“Not a lot of people try sneaking in,” a line monitor said. “And almost all of them that do try, we catch.” Emphasis on the “almost.”
The Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership has strengthened the connection between the city and the University since early in President Nannerl Keohane's tenure at Duke.
Check out the results of The Chronicle's Class of 2022 survey.
Ernie Jackson and Clarence “C.G.” Newsome, the Blue Devils' first two African-American scholarship athletes, enrolled at Duke in the fall of 1968.
In dire need of experience in a predominantly young roster, the Blue Devils turned to graduate transfer Andie Shelton to fill in the gaps.
Duke’s changing infrastructure, disparity in housing amenities and large proportion of students in selective living make housing reform a difficult case.
You haven’t even declared your major, and jobs and careers are a world away from East Campus. It's sophomore summer.
Cutcliffe helped Duke break a streak of 55 years without a bowl victory in 2015, and there's belief he can still take the Blue Devils even higher.
But what are these partnerships actually like and what challenges arise from working with independent restaurateurs instead of Duke employees? And more importantly, at a time when universities are steadily increasing tuition and the public is calling for colleges to spend more on financial aid, how much value should schools really place on their dining?
The clock strikes midnight. It’s Wednesday—or it was—but students continue to pulse to “Mr. Brightside,” unaware of the coming morning. Kim Cates glides from a corner of the bar, which she affectionately named “Lacrosse Alley,” toward the mass of tangled bodies that now spills across the dancefloor. Her eyes scan the crowd. She’s on the lookout. But for what?
From discussing the future of new research centers and campus construction to approving tuition hikes, the University's Board of Trustees makes decisions that can have immediate impacts on the student experience.
When you walk around the corner of Rubenstein Library that juts out toward the bus stop, the first thing you see is the towering Chapel and the statue of James B. Duke. But tucked down low on the corner itself, hidden behind purple and white blooms during the spring and summer, is a less conspicuous monument to the tobacco philanthropist—a thick gray cornerstone that reads “Duke University, Founded by James B. Duke, December 1924.”
Some students come to Duke eager to get involved in the activist culture that colleges are known for having. Victoria Pannell is a bit ahead of the game—her entire life has already revolved around activism.
Crime has always been a hot topic on Duke's campus. In late February, a student reported an attempted kidnapping on Central Campus. Students have also voiced concern about how long it took the University to send out a DukeAlert after a suspicious individual entered a dorm on West Campus in September 2017. The Duke University Police Department has said it is increasing the police presence around Central Campus and improving lighting.
More than five years ago, Carla Antonaccio, a professor of classical studies currently on leave in Greece, found Peaches hiding under a bush in Keohane Quad.
Pass by K-Ville, swipe in at Wilson Gym, walk past Quenchers and a grey, irregularly shaped wall with colorful blobs rises out of the floor beneath you. It’s the backdrop of Wilson’s cardio area. Squished into the corner surrounded by an army of exercise bikes and treadmills, the rock climbing wall is an obvious afterthought.
What does puppetry have in common with conversations about the removal of Confederate monuments? At first glance, nothing.
Pre-Nobel or post-Nobel, Lefkowitz has no intention of slowing down.
While several classes involve professors imparting their wisdom to students via lectures and presentations, Brame’s course is hands-on and helps students gain stress management techniques and learn to appreciate their bodies.
Seven years ago, Seth Gross opened his first restaurant in Durham using a lesson he’d learned in college—you can live solely off pizza, burgers and beer.
