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Students brave the elements to enjoy snowmen, shopping cart sledding

By Adway S. Wadekar | 22 hours ago

Duke got its first snowfall of the spring semester Sunday and despite the slick conditions, students made the most of the day. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Duke’s on-campus gyms return to regular hours of operation as in-person classes begin

By Madeleine Berger | 22 hours ago

Starting Tuesday, the hours will return to those listed in the Dec. 1 email for at least a week, according to the now-updated Facility Hours page. Additionally, group fitness classes will begin for the first time this semester. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Duke to activate severe weather and emergency conditions policy Sunday due to forecast of snow, ice accumulation

By Leah Boyd | 2 days ago

Durham will go under a winter storm warning at midnight Sunday, which will last the entire day. A warning means that there is heavy mixed precipitation expected, including up to two inches of snow and 0.25 inches of ice.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Duke police officer fatally shoots man at Duke University Hospital

By Nadia Bey | 2 days ago

A Duke University police officer reportedly shot and killed someone in police custody at Duke University Hospital overnight.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Duke first-year writes op-ed about corporate influence on Myanmar human rights abuses

By Cody Schmidt | 3 days ago

Disappointed and saddened by the lack of news coverage, he wrote an article in Newsweek about how foreign countries can help the people of Myanmar. 

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NEWS  |  LOCAL NATIONAL

Ways to commemorate and volunteer on MLK Day in Durham

By Alison Korn | 3 days ago

The Chronicle has compiled a list of ways to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. and participate in volunteering activities at Duke and in Durham this upcoming weekend.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Here's why Duke's libraries are closing early and on weekends

By Kathryn Thomas | 4 days ago

Repeated student non-compliance with COVID-19 rules, the rise in COVID-19 cases nationally and on campus, labor shortages and limited use of the libraries during the beginning of the semester were all factors that led to the closures. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

DSG senators hear funding presentations, discuss at-large application process

By Audrey Wang | 4 days ago

Last year’s decrease in funding requests from student groups due to COVID-19 led to an accumulation of current Student Organization Finance Committee funds.

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NEWS  |  LOCAL NATIONAL

UNC resumes in-person classes, limits campus testing as COVID-19 cases rise

By Preetha Ramachandran | 5 days ago

In an open letter from the UNC Residence Hall Association, the executive board condemned the university’s opening plans, calling them “extremely reckless and disheartening.”

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NEWS  |  HEALTH SCIENCE

Two Duke students publish Space Medicine, the first student-created Coursera course to date

By Gautam Sirdeshmukh | 6 days ago

The published Coursera course retains much of the original program’s structure, including a similar blend of pre-recorded lectures with additional guest components.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Duke reports 871 positive COVID-19 tests during first week of return to campus

By Anna Zolotor | January 10, 2022

Only one-third of undergraduate students were living on campus Jan. 6, per Duke Today.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Duke among 16 major U.S. universities accused of illegally colluding to limit student financial aid, per lawsuit

By Leah Boyd | January 10, 2022

Over almost 20 years, the schools have overcharged 170,000 financial aid recipients by “at least hundreds of millions of dollars.”

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Professors notice increase in quality, quantity of responses with new course evaluation format

By Sevana Wenn | January 9, 2022

The revamped course evaluations haven’t just benefited students—some professors are finding unprecedented quality and quantity in last semester’s feedback. 

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NEWS  |  LOCAL NATIONAL

Durham tech startup Kevel raises $10 million to expand clientele, further develop platform

By Violet Wang | January 9, 2022

With the new funding, the company will continue expanding its client base and will offer more advanced features to efficiently monetize ad platforms.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

'Emotional roller coaster': 67 students receive incorrect notifications of positive COVID-19 tests

By Anna Zolotor | January 9, 2022

Students The Chronicle interviewed said that they initially believed the second message saying they were free to leave sequester was an error, and that they really had tested positive for COVID-19. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Two Duke seniors among 41 recipients of prestigious Marshall Scholarship

By Millie Caughey | January 6, 2022

The Marshall Scholarship is a full-ride program covering the tuition and living expenses for American students pursuing graduate study in the United Kingdom. 

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NEWS  |  LOCAL NATIONAL

‘We cannot allow this incident to be swept under the rug’: NC representatives hold vigil one year after Jan. 6 attacks

By Ayra Charania | January 6, 2022

“We know our democracy is only 246 years old, but it is all that we know. It is all that our parents, our grandparents, our great great grandparents have known, and yet we may take it for granted: our Constitution, our free and fair elections, the rule of law, the electoral process, the certification of a president,” state Rep. Marcia Morey said.