Lightning hits Central Campus
(09/02/13 8:36am)
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For Halloween, some flock to Franklin Street, others go to class dressed as critters, some knock on doors for candy and the really adventurous stay home. The Chronicle's Raisa Chowdhury spoke to students about their thoughts on the holiday this year.
Passwords are alarmingly vulnerable.
The sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha invited Duke campus to release emotion by hitting a pink car last Friday.
Now in its second year now, the housing model has received neutral to positive feedback from students.
Farah Pandith was appointed the first Special Representative to Muslim Communities in 2009 by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and has traveled to over 80 countries over the last few years in her role. She is responsible for creating a vision for how the government should engage with Muslim communities and was awarded the Secretary's Distinguished Honor Award in January 2013, which is given to those who exhibit outstanding service to the agencies of the United States government. The Chronicle sat down with Pandith to discuss foreign affairs when she visited for the opening of the new Doris Duke’s Shangri La Islamic art exhibit at the Nasher Museum of Art.
Named after “les Diables Bleus,” the now iconic mascot stems from the skilled French soldiers known for helping break the stalemate in World War I and their flowing capes and jaunty berets. In need of a pithy way to describe the University’s athletes and fans, editors of The Chronicle decided on “the blue devils” after failed attempts at a democratic selection and began using the tag in articles—and so the Blue Devil of today was born. Although the current mascot has retained the cape of the original soldier’s uniform, the headware, sadly, did not make it through.
Although the country has bounced back since the economic downturn in 2008, demand for financial aid still remains high at Duke.
The face of Duke student housing shifted seismically last year, and students are still adjusting to the new lay of the land.
Supercameras created by engineers in the Pratt School of Engineering are in the process of being made available to the public.
Originally built as temporary housing in the 1970s, the Central Campus apartments are receiving their last upgrades for the next decade.
Budget cuts to the Duke Center for Civic Engagement have raised questions about the direction of “knowledge in the service of society” at the University.
Budget cuts to the Duke Center for Civic Engagement have raised questions about the direction of “knowledge in the service of society” at the University.
Melinda Gates, Trinity ’86 and Fuqua ’87, visited campus last weekend to deliver the commencement speech and receive an honorary degree. A former member of the Board of Trustees, Gates is an entrepreneur and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which aims to improve health outcomes and eliminate poverty in developing countries. Through the years, Gates has helped fund University initiatives such as DukeEngage, University Scholars and the construction of the French Family Science Center. The Chronicle’s Raisa Chowdhury talked to Gates before commencement to discuss her relationship with Duke, her philanthropy and her daily life.
Caps flew as undergraduate, graduate and professional students celebrated their new degrees in Wallace Wade Stadium Sunday morning.
The Board of Trustees will convene this weekend to touch base on several University projects.
This year’s Last Day of Classes festivities tried not to kill anyone’s vibe.
DukeOpen, a new student coalition advocating for greater endowment transparency, was redirected after petitioning to meet with the Board of Trustees at their May 10 meeting.
Hundreds of prospective freshmen visit campus in April for Blue Devil Days to see if Duke is where they want to go in the Fall. The Chronicle’s spoke with the p-frosh, their parents and their hosts to find out what they think of Duke so far.
Students looking to cross physical and academic borders have a new tool to use.