The Chronicle

Create a personal ecology this finals season

(11/22/22 2:29pm)

The weather is getting colder, it’s getting dark earlier and the stresses of the semester are piling up. As I prepared to go home for Thanksgiving earlier this week, I couldn’t help but worry about the dark cloud of final papers and exams waiting for me on the other side. I had accepted that instead of the restful break my body and mind ached for, I would take advantage of the class-free week to get ahead of my assignments and finally start the process of applying for summer jobs and internships. There was no time to relax; in this world, if you’re not working, somebody else is.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/11/112222-kelly-personal-ecology

Thoughts on changing the world

(11/10/22 5:00am)

From the moment we set foot on Duke’s campus, we are told that we are the next generation of great minds. We are exceptionally inventive thinkers who carry ideas for start-ups and technological innovations that will solve climate change, world hunger and social injustice.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/11/111022-kelly-certificates-change-world

Don’t overlook undocumented students this election cycle

(10/31/22 4:00am)

A recent campaign ad shows North Carolina Senate candidate Ted Budd walking along the border wall separating the U.S. and Mexico with a handgun jutting from his waistband. The narrator growls, “Open borders. Crime. Drugs.”

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/10/103122-kelly-daca-elections

Duke is on the wrong side of labor union history. Here’s its chance to get it right

(09/27/22 4:00am)

Last week, as I walked across Abele Quad, I came across a table with petitions and pamphlets for Duke Graduate Student Union (DGSU). A cardboard sign read, “Duke can’t work without us.”

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/09/092722-kelly-union-history

SLGs or QuadEx? Why not both!

(09/13/22 12:28pm)

Freshman year is about trial and error. You start with a blank canvas without many of the expectations of the life you left behind. The newfound freedom is astounding. Soon, that canvas begins to be colored by the people you meet and the decisions you make: joining and staying in communities when you feel understood, and leaving when you don’t. I’m not saying this process is easy; it can take weeks, months or even years to finally feel like you have found the right people. But I do think this experimental process is essential to self-discovery. You uncover what you truly value in relationships and who makes you feel the best.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/09/091222-kelly-slg-quadex

‘Masked and excited to be there’: COVID-19 cases remain low after parents enjoy an in-person family weekend

(10/26/21 5:35am)

To many, walking around campus during family weekend felt like being transported back to pre-pandemic life. There were parents crowding the Bryan Center Plaza, visitors strolling through the Duke Gardens and K-Ville overflowing with Crazies waiting to be the first fans in Cameron Indoor Stadium in over 18 months.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/10/duke-university-family-weekend-2021-covid-cases-masks-rules-photos-events-schedule-2022-dates

'University resources are being wasted': DSG waste audit finds most Bryan Center Plaza waste is missorted

(09/30/21 3:29am)

Last spring’s waste audit conducted by members of Duke Student Government’s Services and Sustainability Committee dug up some pretty rotten results.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/09/duke-university-duke-student-government-dsg-waste-audit-services-sustainability-committee-results-recycling

Mayoral candidate Sabrina “Bree” Davis to run campaign centered on crime prevention, fighting poverty

(09/07/21 12:36am)

Editor's note: This article is part of a series of mayoral and city council candidate profiles. Check back for more throughout the week.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/09/duke-university-sabrina-bree-davis-durham-mayor-steve-schewel-profile-election

Students audit campus waste, hope to improve composting infrastructure

(04/14/21 5:50am)

Student volunteers got their hands dirty last week during a waste audit coordinated by Duke Student Government and the Environmental Alliance.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/04/duke-university-waste-audit-compost

A strange introduction to Duke: First-years look back at the fall

(04/09/21 3:48pm)

Think back to your first day at Duke. Your parents just dropped you off, and now you’re standing in your dorm room, alone and uncertain. Now what? Will you make new friends? Will classes be impossible? Will you miss home?

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/04/duke-university-first-year-strange-semester-fall-orientation-dorm

Out with the old: DukeHub 2.0 brings redesigned site, new features, some initial bugs

(01/25/21 4:42pm)

Duke’s website for registration, grades, financial aid and more got a fresh look at the end of 2020.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/01/duke-university-out-with-old-dukehub-redesign-new-features-bugs-website

Community outreach, online events: Student political groups gear up for an election during a pandemic

(09/17/20 6:29am)

With a presidential election just around the corner, Duke’s student political groups are working to mobilize the youth vote amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/09/duke-university-student-political-group-gear-up-election-pandemic-covid

Dine-in, mobile ordering, Merchants on Points: Options for dining safely during the pandemic

(09/10/20 5:09am)

To the casual observer, the steady stream of students entering and exiting the Brodhead Center wouldn’t appear to be a shocking departure from the normal campus dining scene. But stepping inside West Campus’ main dining hall reveals the strange new world of eating at Duke.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/09/duke-university-dining-mobile-ordering-merchants-points-safely-pandemic

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