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Meet Adriana Okoye, a incoming Blackwell Residence Hall resident from Austin, Texas. This interview is part of a summer blog series profiling one Class of 2018 member from each of the 13 East Campus dorms. Look out for the rest of the blogs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays leading up to Orientation Week.
Meet Varun Turk Jain, an incoming Pegram Dorm resident from Chantilly, Virginia. This interview is part of a summer blog series profiling one Class of 2018 member from each of the 13 East Campus dorms. Look out for the rest of the blogs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays leading up to Orientation Week.
The U.S. Senate election for North Carolina may have the potential to shift power on Capitol Hill, but Durham will also feel aftershocks in public policy depending on the outcome.
Ninth Street, known by locals and students alike as the “college town” area of Durham, has seen its fair share of change over the past several decades as local businesses move in and out—in the past few years, however, a different kind of change has been taking place.
Author and poet Maya Angelou died Wednesday the age of 86.
Neon Trees is riding its pop momentum into Raleigh this Saturday.
Neon Trees is riding its pop momentum into Raleigh this Saturday.
At Sunday's Commencement ceremony, graduates of the Class of 2014 were urged to remember their humanity after they toss off their mortarboards.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>On the third Saturday of every month, some Triangle residents carve out a little time to slam.The Jambalaya Soul Slam is a monthly spoken word competition held at the Hayti Heritage Center that has been taking place since 2002. The top 12 poets from the past year’s slam competitions were invited back to try out for one of four open spots on the Bull City Slam Team this past Saturday at the Grand Poetry Slam Finals. The team represents the Triangle area throughout the year in various regional and national competitions, but even the open slam events put on throughout the year
Kristina Wong is a comedian and writer who has traveled across the country performing shows covering topics including laundry, suicide, cats and, soon, poverty in Uganda. Wong will make an appearance Saturday at the Triangle-Area Asian-American Student Conference held at Duke, giving a speech on stories empowering love and fortitude. Wong spoke with The Chronicle's Georgia Parke about her career, her creative process and her experience with mail-order bride websites.
A report showing potential evidence of voter fraud in North Carolina is fueling new flames in the debate over mandatory voter identification.
San Antonio mayor Julian Castro turned the conversation about public service from politics to leadership in his address to a crowd at the Sanford School of Public Policy Tuesday.
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Senior Rebecca DeNardis leaves behind a legacy of remarkable dedication and kindness toward others.
Students, faculty and administrators are displaced for the rest of the semester because of the collapsed ceiling in the West Duke building.
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As debate over voter identification laws persists in North Carolina, a lecture series put on by the Reginaldo Howard Scholarship Program hopes to bring racial justice to the table.
Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 589 Aug. 12 of last year to alter voting procedures and restrictions. Among the provisions and restrictions are a reduction of early voting as well as the termination of same-day voter registration, pre-registration for high school students and the use of college identifications as acceptable forms of voter identification.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Members from both the Duke and Durham communities are working toward protecting students from a downwards spiral into the criminal justice system. Durham officials recently proposed a revised misdemeanor punishment process for 16- and 17-year-olds. Under this diversion project, some minors who commit misdemeanors may avoid a criminal record provided they complete community service and educational programs instead. The opportunity to participate in the diversion program is limited to first-time offenders, said Marcia Morey, Durham County Chief District Court Judge.In response to the state of minor punishment in North Carolina, a group of Duke students have elected to raise awareness about disciplinary sanctions in public schools. Students at the Center for Documentary Studies created a short film Fall semester called “North Carolina’s School-to-Prison Pipeline,” illustrating how “no tolerance” and suspension polices can push students out of school and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Keeping the records cleanBy allowing first-time juvenile offenders the opportunity to have misdemeanors removed from their criminal records, Durham officials hope to give young offenders a fresh start.
