Simple steps for Duke to reduce community spread
By James Gao | January 4, 2022There are simple and common-sense steps the administration can be taking to protect students, faculty, and staff.
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The last year of Duke life, through the eyes of the community
By Matthew Griffin , Simran Prakash , Maria Morrison and Mason Berger | April 22, 2021As the year draws to a close, we’ve asked members of the Duke community to send in their photos and videos from a year like no other in Duke’s history. We hope that this compilation shows you the diversity of experience that Blue Devils had, and at the same time the common elements we share. Regardless of where we were, we were all part of life at Duke.
COVID-19 cases drop as Duke plans return to in-person classes in fall
By Nadia Bey and Anna Zolotor | April 21, 2021Duke’s positive COVID-19 tests for the week of April 12 to April 18 dipped after a slight increase last week, according to data posted Tuesday on Duke’s COVID-19 tracker.
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Column: Duke football should schedule more in-state nonconference games
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Duke doesn’t want me. Neither does my home.
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Students have received more than 9,000 vaccine doses, most respondents to DSG survey have been vaccinated
By Parker Harris | April 20, 2021Students had received more than 9,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses by April 12, with Duke alone administering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to more than 1,800 students, according to Vice President of Administration Kyle Cavanaugh.
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Workers request hazard pay, back pay, clearer communication for Duke
By Mona Tong | April 19, 2021Duke service workers delivered a petition to Duke this month demanding hazard pay, back pay and more transparent communication from management about COVID-19 details and protocol.
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Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: How does Duke’s policy compare to other universities?
By Paige Carlisle | April 19, 2021Several other colleges have adopted policies similar to Duke’s fall vaccination requirement.
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Studying misinformation, overcoming vaccine hesitancy: New house course studies politics, history of vaccines
By Carsten Pran | April 16, 2021As coronavirus vaccines become widely accessible for the Duke community, juniors Anne Crabill and Ishaan Kumar are teaching a topical house course that explores the politics, history and societal implications of immunizations.
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Duke imposes 59 more sanctions on students for COVID-19 violations
By Preetha Ramachandran | April 15, 2021Throughout the spring semester, Duke has issued 187 COVID related sanctions to students that could be included on their disciplinary record and 11 student hearings for alleged flagrant violations of the Duke Compact, administrators wrote in a Thursday email to undergraduates.
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'Kind of scary when I first heard about it': Marketplace workers react to COVID-19 outbreak, shutdown
By Katie Tan | April 15, 2021Marketplace and Trinity Café closed down March 27, after several Marketplace dining staff tested positive for COVID-19. The two eateries reopened on April 12. Julia Anderson, who has worked at Marketplace for 36 years, said she spent the time relaxing and wrapping her head around the COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 cases increase slightly after 3 weeks of decline
By Anna Zolotor | April 14, 2021After decreasing for three weeks, Duke’s positive COVID-19 cases ticked upward this week, according to data posted Tuesday on Duke’s COVID-19 tracker.
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'I don’t feel the point of it sometimes’: Students feel burnout near end of third pandemic semester
By Lily Coll | April 13, 2021“I don’t feel the point of it sometimes,” first-year Emily Miller said. “Doing 13 straight weeks of school, you never have a moment to take a breath.”
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Duke to require students to be vaccinated for fall semester
By Matthew Griffin | April 9, 2021All students will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before they can enroll for the fall semester, President Vincent Price announced Friday.
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A strange introduction to Duke: First-years look back at the fall
By Pilar Kelly | April 9, 2021The Class of 2024 started college during the deadliest pandemic in a century. Many of them experienced their first day of college in their childhood bedrooms. With the times turbulent and the future uncertain, they had a beginning of their Duke experience unlike any class of first-years before.
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Academic misconduct spikes during pandemic, professors offer solutions
By Gautam Sirdeshmukh | April 7, 2021Duke’s transition to virtual courses over the past year has been marked by a spike in academic misconduct cases across several departments. Some professors think that reducing student stress is essential for reversing the trend.
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COVID-19 cases at Duke decline for third straight week
By Anna Zolotor | April 6, 2021Duke’s positive COVID-19 tests have decreased for three weeks in a row since a stay-in-place order was imposed on all undergraduates.
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Legal advocates, grassroots groups fight to protect Durham tenants from eviction during COVID-19
By Mona Tong | April 6, 2021Legal aid organizations have stepped in to help tenants fight eviction, and tenants have come together in collective grassroots organizing.
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How a Duke team reads the genome of every positive COVID-19 case
By Ashwin Kulshrestha | April 5, 2021At least three coronavirus variants have been identified in positive Duke-administered tests since the start of the semester. Who are Duke’s variant hunters, and how do they identify different versions of the virus?
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New EVP Daniel Ennis discusses plans for his tenure, Duke’s recovery from COVID-19
By Jake Satisky | April 5, 2021Daniel Ennis is Duke’s new executive vice president, taking over from Tallman Trask. The Chronicle spoke to Ennis about his past experience at Johns Hopkins University, his decision to come to Duke and his goals for his new role.
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East Campus Union to remain closed until April 12
By Chris Kuo | April 4, 2021In the meantime, students will have various other dining options.
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How Duke’s peer institutions are handling their graduation ceremonies
By Maya Miller | April 2, 2021As Duke’s commencement approaches—with more students invited than initially planned—the University’s peer institutions are taking a variety of approaches to their graduation ceremonies.