DSG caucuses update Senate on previous work, plans for academic year
Following the creation of Duke Student Government caucuses during the 2018-19 academic year, the caucuses have expanded to better represent the Duke student body.
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Following the creation of Duke Student Government caucuses during the 2018-19 academic year, the caucuses have expanded to better represent the Duke student body.
After a series of election snafus last year, Duke Student Government is rewriting its election procedures.
The Duke Student Government Senate approved an overhaul of its election rules at its first meeting of the semester.
From combating “Zoom burnout” to avoiding time zone conflicts, student leaders have been working tirelessly this summer to brainstorm ways to conduct engaging virtual events.
On March 10, Liv McKinney was on a beach in the Bahamas. It was the Tuesday of spring break, and McKinney, then a senior and the Duke Student Government president, was on vacation. She expected things to slow down after the break as she began to hand things off to her successor.
Duke Student Government is pushing back against Duke’s decision to revert to its usual grading policies after spring semester changes.
If you’re in a rush, we’ll get right to it: Duke administrators have recently informed our DSG Academic Affairs Committee that they will not be able to make changes to the fall calendar (currently zero days off) and grading policy (S/U is returning to its all-but-useless status); therefore, our DSG Committee urges as many students as possible directly reach out to department chairs and DUSes to change these policies at a departmental level. This document contains information on how to help in two quick steps. The process shouldn’t take more than five to ten minutes, as all you have to do is click, sign, and send each email. If you put on Kanye’s Runaway and start blazing through the list, odds are you’ll be done before the song even ends.
The beginning of incoming students’ first year at Duke will be unusual—even leaving aside the normal challenges that come with adjusting to college.
A group of student leaders will provide input on Duke’s plans for the upcoming academic year, as part of administration's effort to include student feedback.
Thirty-five years ago, a group of 50 students gathered outside the Allen Building, chanting, “Duke, Duke, we can’t hide. We know we support apartheid. Divest now.”
Juniors Josh Berman and Alejandro Vogel were elected Class of 2022 Class Council president and vice president, respectively, in an election that saw the Duke Student Government Judiciary strip votes from their opponents for violating election rules.
The cases just kept coming this year.
A Duke Student Government Judiciary report harshly criticized DSG for a variety of perceived failings in the spring's student elections.
What does it take to make a university accessible to students from all socioeconomic backgrounds?
Junior year saw the renaming of an infamous building, an array of controversies and a star-studded basketball season.
The Class of 2020's first year at Duke featured participation in local and national elections, the announcement of a new University president and an ACC tournament championship for the men’s basketball team.
With nothing happening on campus, The Chronicle is getting absolutely desperate for content. In the spirit of all the celebrity quarantine interviews, The Chronicle wanted a piece on the quarantined lives of Duke admins and celebs. And so, as an expert reporter for the Chronicle, I was assigned to write this stupid ass puff piece for my last satirical article as Monday Monday.
In its final meeting of the academic year, the Duke Student Government Senate doled out funding to student groups and swore in new DSG officials.
His path to victory was long and bumpy, but Duke Student Government president-elect Tommy Hessel has moved on, with his sights set on summer and next fall.
Update: This article was updated May 17 with the results of the Class of 2022 Class Council election. The results were initially delayed because of pending petitions.