‘Thrilled to be there’: Duke senior finishes second on ‘Jeopardy!’ episode
By Madera Longstreet-Lipson | July 17, 2024Duke senior Alex Wang appeared on a July 5 “Jeopardy!” episode, taking second place and walking away with $3,000.
Duke senior Alex Wang appeared on a July 5 “Jeopardy!” episode, taking second place and walking away with $3,000.
To commemorate the Centennial, The Chronicle is looking back on Duke's presidents. In the first installment, we review the five leaders who established Duke's predecessor institutions and saw the school through the challenges of civil war and enduring financial hardship.
For years, Duke Presidential Ambassadors have often served as the first faces for guests of the University, providing a glimpse into the student experience while gaining valuable leadership skills.
As students strive to meet the high bar set by Duke’s academic prestige and pre-professional culture, some expressed feelings of inadequacy in light of the competition for summer opportunities.
Despite being admitted at a rate nearly identical to first-year students, many transfers face unique challenges while transitioning to the University, including social and administrative obstacles.
In support of two of their brothers who were diagnosed with cancer while at Duke, Durham Pi Kappa Alpha has played a critical role in pioneering Shave & Buzz donation efforts since the club’s founding in 2016.
It took over 50 years for Trinity College to claim its “deep dark blue,” and another 30 years for the first Blue Devil to appear on Duke’s campus.
When Gooch arrived at Trent Hall for his first day of work at Duke, he was handed a bucket, a sponge and a rag and sent to the basement. He spent his whole shift scrubbing walls.
University administration has continued to firmly reject any form of divestment and has upheld civil dialogue and academic freedom as a more effective response than withdrawing its assets from companies tied to Israel.
Izatt first joined the BME department at Duke in 2001. Throughout his 23-year tenure, Izatt received the 2008 Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence and Advising from the Pratt School of Engineering and the 2017 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring from the Duke Graduate School.
DKU has a relatively new team, as the DKU Football Club was founded in 2021. The DKU women's soccer team is currently in the process of joining the women's SCFL.
A native of Chapel Hill, Carle spent thirteen years with Dillon Fence touring the U.S. and Europe, releasing three studio albums and opening for rock bands such as The Black Crowes and Hootie and the Blowfish.
In 2021, fraternity organizations disaffiliated from Duke’s Interfraternity Council following administrative directives to change the rush process. This prompted fraternities to host more off-campus events, which are typically parties held in private homes.
Every day at 5 p.m., rich melodies roll over the lawns of West Campus, washing over the masses typing on laptops at tables in the Bryan Center plaza all the way to students tossing frisbees in the Duke Gardens.
The University's latest student voter engagement report, which analyzed voting trends from 2020, reveals a mixed landscape of above-average participation in national elections alongside gaps in data regarding student demographics and local voting habits.
Benjamin seeks to “take up the mantle” from civil rights activists such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Fred Hampton who “died too young,” and finish what they started.
Duke students and faculty have previously expressed concerns about the prioritization of STEM over the humanities, pointing to declining enrollment in the humanities over the past decade and the fact that none of the University’s top five majors in 2022 belonged in the field.
Herbarium faculty members say that administrators ultimately decided that the department’s limited funds would be better spent in support of more productive initiatives, namely the Duke University Phytotron, an allegation that University media spokespeople have avoided commenting on.
The Chronicle spoke to five tour guides about what they are encouraged — and discouraged — from talking about on tours. Here’s what they had to say:
Hans Joris Van Miegroet, professor of art and art history, is remembered as a pioneer in his field who lived life to the fullest and an innovator who bridged art history and economics with an interdisciplinary approach.