Equity, administrative dialogue are at the core of Daisy Almonte's DSG presidential campaign
(03/04/19 5:00am)
Junior Daisy Almonte is putting equity at the forefront of her Duke Student Government presidential campaign.
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Junior Daisy Almonte is putting equity at the forefront of her Duke Student Government presidential campaign.
A Georgetown professor described the plight of the Uyghurs, a minority group living in China, at a talk Wednesday.
This past summer, Alexandria Niebergall and Weiyi Tang—Ph.D. students in the Nicholas School of the Environment—took part in a research cruise in the Northern Pacific Ocean. The two worked together as part of the Export Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing (EXPORTS) project, a NASA-funded campaign focused on the fate of global ocean net primary production and its implications for present and future climates.
Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, stopped by Duke Wednesday to promote his book "From Cold War to Hot Peace" and discuss U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War.
For students unable to participate in traditional semester-long study abroad programs, Duke offers more than 20 summer study abroad options. Many students take advantage of this opportunity to explore the diverse cultures of their host country. The Chronicle’s Annie Wang asked Duke summer study abroad students to share the highlights of their experience abroad.
Home to the United Nations, the Red Cross and hundreds of multinational corporations, Geneva is a vibrant cosmopolitan city that hosts one of Duke’s most popular summer study abroad programs. Co-taught by Duke faculty members Alexander Rosenberg and Martha Reeves, the two courses focus on the issue of globalization. The Chronicle’s Annie Wang asked fellow program members to share the highlights of their experience in Geneva.
Duke is known for its stellar athletic programs. Baseball and football prove no exception. The Chronicle’s Annie Wang spoke to football player Carson Ginn and baseball player Garrett Hayward to learn more about these two athletes.
Diversity abounds at Duke, as reflected by our unique student body. While Duke boasts a diverse international student body, quite a few Duke students are local Durhamites. The Chronicle’s Annie Wang interviewed Leighanne Oh, a Durham local, and Julian Borrey, an Australian native, to learn more about these two.
Duke Men and Women's Crew are two teams that are hard working, competitive and active in the community. They are great representations of Duke Athletics and we all enjoy watching their row-a-thons that raise money for great causes. The Chronicle's Annie Wang talked to two rowers, Parker Poliakoff and Kara Risser about odd things you'd like to know about them.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People took the issue of racial discrimination in voting laws to the United Nations this past March.
Duke haas a proud and extended legacy of women's sports with athletes that have merited national acclaim. Our championship winning programs include basketball player Alison Vernerey and fencer Libby Malcolm. The Chronicle's Annie Wang asked these two power women everything you'd need to know about them.
Peter Schork, DSG President, heads the prestigious governmental body for undergraduates at the University. Michael Marion, East Campus Council President, heads the student body comprised of freshmen representatives. No Dukie's education is complete without knowing the following information about these influential individuals.
A capella groups at Duke are akin to rock stars. Everyone knows them, everyone loves them and everyone wants to know more about them. For that reason, The Chronicle's Annie Wang asked Speak of the Devil's Ryan Gaylord and Deja Blue's Willa Townsend a bit about themselves.
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Regarded as one of the country’s premier constitutional law scholars, Professor H. Jefferson Powell will return to Duke Law in May 2012. He currently serves as a deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice and teaches at the George Washington University Law School. The Chronicle’s Annie Wang interviewed Professor Powell to learn more about this constitutional scholar.
Pre-med is one of the most poplar pre-professional tracks that students take at Duke University. What many people don't realize, however, is that the same classes—give or take a few—are also taken by science-loves of another field, pre-vet. The Chronicle's Annie Wang asked Katie Simmons and James Alin about their lives...whatever is left after the time they spend on their respective tracks that is.
Although most Duke students recognize Coach Jolene Nagel as the head of the women's volleyball team and Samuel Carpenter as an admission officer and the director of the tour guide program, few realize they are husband and wife. This power couple has been at Duke for more than a decade and have two boys that reside with them in Durham. The Chronicle's Annie Wang interviewed this husband and wife duo to learn more about them.
Duke is characterized in part by its multitude of organizations across campus and the types of people they represent. Some have distinct personalities attached to them while others boast a more varied eclectic mix. The Chronicle's Annie Wang asked Stefani Jones, a debate team members, and Hunter Douglas, a member of Duke University Improvisation, questions to figure out a bit more about the groups they are a part of.
Up until a couple of days ago, few Duke students had heard of PIPA, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011, or SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, until an internet blackout shed light on the issue.
Duke University boasts a variety of scholarship programs based solely on merit, two of them being the University Scholars Program and the Robertson Scholars Program. The former was created in 1998 and serves to promote interdisciplinary study and the latter was created by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate named Julian Robertson in 2000. The Chronicle's Annie Wang asked a scholar from each program—Joyce Lau and Jeannie Yim, respectively—enough to figure out the key differences between the two.