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President Richard Brodhead announced Thursday that Duke will award five honorary degrees at this year's commencement ceremony.
The Duke Student Government Senate discussed the potential implementation of pass/fail classes for freshmen and heard about changes to ACES. A full video of the meeting can be viewed below:
Senior Jamal Edwards was elected undergraduate Young Trustee Wednesday.
Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon Tuesday morning during a team conditioning session and will undergo surgery Wednesday morning, the program announced Tuesday.
The Chronicle's Jack Dolgin and Meredith Cash break down a down-to-the-wire victory for the Blue Devils, who went 10-of-12 from the foul line in the closing minutes to put away No. 13 Louisville for their first win against a ranked opponent this season. Grayson Allen scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half, and Duke went to Brandon Ingram down the stretch as a 6-foot-9 point guard, slashing through the lane to draw contact.
The Chronicle's Ryan Hoerger and Jack Dolgin preview Monday's tilt between the Blue Devils and Cardinals—the 1,000th game in the history of Cameron Indoor Stadium and Louisville's first visit as a member of the ACC. The Blue Devils are riding a two-game winning streak into their toughest four-game stretch of the year; the Cardinals just beat No. 2 North Carolina but self-imposed a postseason ban for potential recruiting violations.
This week's edition of Sportswrap features freshman guard Luke Kennard, who scored 26 points off the bench Saturday against N.C. State as the Blue Devils picked up a second straight win with an 88-80 victory. Sportswrap is your one-stop-shop for the weekend that was in Duke athletics.
The Chronicle's Brian Pollack and Jacob Weiss break down Duke's 88-80 victory against N.C. State Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The backcourt tandem of Luke Kennard and Grayson Allen combined to score 54 points and drain 10 3-pointers to lead the Blue Devils to their second straight win.
The Chronicle's Ryan Hoerger and Brian Pollack preview Saturday's 2 p.m.tilt between the Blue Devils and Wolfpack. Duke is expected to have head coach Mike Krzyzewski back on the sidelines after he missed his team's win at Georgia Tech due to a hospitalization, and the Blue Devils will have to key in on Wolfpack point guard Anthony "Cat" Barber, who has scored 30-plus points in four of his last five games.
Student Government Senate heard from undergraduate Young Trustee finalists and discussed a recent student petition to keep Grace’s Café open. A full video of the meeting can be viewed below:
The Chronicle’s Jack Dolgin and Sam Turken break down the Blue Devils’ nine-point win in Atlanta, which they earned without head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who stayed in Durham after falling ill Monday. Grayson Allen hit seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lead the Blue Devils, who found success playing man-to-man defense in the second half.
The Chronicle's Ryan Hoerger and Brian Pollack look ahead to Duke's Tuesday contest at Georgia Tech. After an eight-day layoff, the Blue Devils will play their first game as an unranked team since 2007 against a Yellow Jacket squad that has been pesky at home, knocking off then-No. 4 Virginia and dropping their last two ACC games by just five total points.
Duke University Police Department arrested two men for shoplifting from the University bookstore in the Bryan Center Tuesday afternoon.
The Chronicle's Ryan Hoerger and Jack Dolgin preview a marquee Monday matchup as the Blue Devils welcome the No. 3 Fighting Irish to Durham. Duke is riding a four-game winning streak but will have to quiet one of the nation's most explosive offenses in order to claim its first win of the season against a ranked opponent.
The Chronicle's Jack Dolgin recaps the weekend in Duke athletics. With no basketball games from Friday to Sunday, the focus well on the tennis teams, which both took on Northwestern. The Duke women prevailed 4-3 on the road, but the men fell 5-2 Sunday at home. In other action, North Carolina spoiled the Blue Devils' Senior Day in the pool, and Duke wrestling picked up two victories in Washington, downing Columbia and American.
Tom Ross, former president of the University of North Carolina system, will be a fellow at the Sanford School of Public Policy, the University announced Friday in a press release.
Duke will begin metal detector screening at men's basketball games at Cameron Indoor Stadium beginning Feb. 6 against N.C. State, the athletics department announced Friday.
The Duke Student Government Senate discussed a proposal to support the installation of security cameras, changes to the Young Trustee election process and other issues at its meeting Wednesday night. A full video of the meeting can be viewed below:
Panhellenic sorority activities have been partially suspended after a new member was hospitalized due to an incident with alcohol Tuesday night.