The Chronicle

Response to “Add LGBTQ identity question to college application”

(02/13/14 9:44am)

In Monday’s guest column, Daniel Kort suggests that an optional LGBTQ identity question be added to next year's undergraduate application. While I find Kort’s commitment to creating a more LGBTQ-friendly campus commendable, as a gay student myself, I oppose the proposal because it would bring unfair disadvantages to LGBTQ applicants who have yet to come to terms with their identity or who are not ready to come out.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2014/02/response-add-lgbtq-identity-question-college-application

Fight against Vandalism: Voice from Action

(07/20/12 1:00am)

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https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/07/fight-against-vandalism-voice-action

Duke Engage: Partial justice does have merits

(07/04/12 8:35pm)

Among many advantages of DukeEngage in Tucson is the opportunity to connect national and political issues with what we’re doing in the community. The most momentous of these issues is, of course, the United States v. Arizona case involving the notorious Arizona Senate Bill 1070—one of the strictest anti-illegal immigration measures in the nation.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/07/duke-engage-partial-justice-does-have-merits

Robertson interconnects wealth and social capital

(04/03/12 4:00am)

The meaning of wealth depends on how it is expended, said Julian Robertson, philanthropist and billionaire investor.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/04/robertson-interconnects-wealth-and-social-capital

New Duke Medicine partnership promotes local health education

(02/03/12 5:00am)

A community health program launched by Duke University Medical Center is connecting Duke students with the Durham community in order to enrich both.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/02/new-duke-medicine-partnership-promotes-local-health-education

Scientists prove ability to split charge of electron

(01/19/12 10:00am)

A recent simulation by a group of physicists has proved that it is possible to split the charge of an electron in half.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2012/01/scientists-prove-ability-split-charge-electron

Former Clinton admin discusses US-India relations

(12/09/11 10:00am)

The United States needs to put more emphasis on economic engagement in order to enhance its relationship with India, a former Clinton administration official said.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/12/former-clinton-admin-discusses-us-india-relations

Deshusses given $100K grant for waste disposal system

(11/16/11 11:51am)

A Duke environmental engineer will apply a recently received grant to safely eliminate biowaste in underdeveloped countries.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/11/deshusses-given-100k-grant-waste-disposal-system

Kilner explains the overlooked beauty of war

(11/14/11 11:00am)

War can be beautiful, a U.S. Army officer said Friday.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/11/kilner-explains-overlooked-beauty-war

Expert debates possible water policies

(11/08/11 10:00am)

The United States needs to adopt an integrated water policy in order to confront the long-term water crisis, a leader in water sustainability said Monday.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/11/expert-debates-possible-water-policies

Trinity offers first-ever University Course

(11/01/11 9:00am)

For the first time in its history, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences will offer a University Course that will be open to all undergraduate, professional and graduate students and similarly taught by professors from across the University.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/11/trinity-offers-first-ever-university-course

Vogel claims US more cautious with policy

(10/25/11 8:00am)

Although the United States previously enacted strict rules about environmental protection, health and safety, the European Union is leading the game of precautionary regulations, said David Vogel, professor of political science and Solomon P. Lee chair in business ethics at the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/10/vogel-claims-us-more-cautious-policy

Bulliet illuminates Islamic contributions

(10/18/11 9:00am)

Western society should value the connections and similarities it has to Islamic society instead of approaching it with hostility, said Richard Bulliet, professor of history at Columbia University.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/10/bulliet-illuminates-islamic-contributions

GPSC elects new committee members

(09/21/11 9:00am)

The Graduate and Professional Student Council elected members of the Judicial Committee and Young Trustee Screening Committee for the new academic year at its biweekly meeting Tuesday night.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/09/gpsc-elects-new-committee-members

State rep. attributes gridlock to ‘distrust and confusion’

(09/15/11 8:00am)

North Carolina’s current gridlocked political landscape has the potential to come to a consensus, said State Rep. Ruth Samuelson, R-Mecklenburg, at a University forum Wednesday.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2011/09/state-rep-attributes-gridlock-distrust-and-confusion

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