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JUUL to pay $40 million settlement to North Carolina for youth vaping case

By Anna Zolotor | June 30, 2021

JUUL will pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state of North Carolina that claimed that the company’s products were causing young people to become addicted to nicotine. Duke operates under a tobacco-free policy that went into effect in July 2021. The policy prohibits “all tobacco-related products,” which includes e-cigarettes.

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Durham City Council approves $2.8 million for new Community Safety Division

By Leah Boyd | June 22, 2021

The department will include community responders, nurses, social workers and researchers.

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Durham budget for 2021-22 fiscal year includes $6 million for reparations through green infrastructure projects

By Anna Zolotor | June 22, 2021

This money will be used to fund green and equitable infrastructure in historically Black neighborhoods.

Amy Chua, a former Duke Law School professor, allegedly invited students and federal judges to her home for dinner parties despite Yale students and faculty being asked not to host or attend maskless indoor gatherings.

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Former Duke Law School professor Amy Chua embroiled in ‘Dinner Party-gate’ controversy at Yale Law

By Anna Zolotor | June 21, 2021

In March, several law students reported that Amy Chua had hosted parties with food and alcohol at her house that winter, presenting screenshotted text threads as evidence. While this wouldn’t normally be grounds for disciplinary action, students and faculty had been asked not to host or attend maskless indoor gatherings because of the pandemic.

A new study featuring a Duke professor concluded that reparations to Black Americans would have decreased COVID-19 transmission rates across Black Americans and the entire United States.

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Study shows reparations to Black Americans could have decreased COVID-19 transmission rates across US

By Jane Zebrack | June 15, 2021

Reparations for Black American descendants of persons enslaved in the United States would have decreased COVID-19 transmission for Black Americans and the population as a whole, according to a new study conducted by a team of researchers, including William A. (“Sandy”) Darity Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook professor of public policy.

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Proposed city policing changes include cuts to Durham Police Department, new community safety division

By Nadia Bey | June 14, 2021

The Community Safety Department will “work to enhance public safety through community-centered approaches to prevention and intervention."

Durham Mayor Steve Schewel will not be seeking a third term.

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'An amazing city': Steve Schewel reflects on time as Durham mayor after announcing he will not seek reelection

By Nadia Bey | June 7, 2021

“I love my city. It’s an amazing city,” Schewel told The Chronicle. “As mayor, I have the opportunity to articulate a common vision that we hold for who we are and who we want to be, and try to encourage people to reach for that vision and make it real.”

The proposed Durham-Orange Light Rail would have stops near Duke University Medical Center and on Ninth Street.

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Two years after failed light rail project, GoTriangle plans for new Triangle commuter railway

By Parker Harris | May 26, 2021

The proposed route is 37 miles long and includes stations at North Carolina State University and Raleigh-Durham International Airport, as well as one about a mile from Duke.

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that North Carolina would move into Phase 3 of reopening Friday at 5 p.m.

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North Carolina lifts most coronavirus restrictions

By Nadia Bey | May 14, 2021

The announcement came one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidelines on masking. All capacity and gathering limits and social distancing requirements have been lifted statewide. Masks will still be required in certain situations including crowded areas, public transit, schools and certain public health settings.

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Cooper to lift outdoor mask mandate, increase gathering limits starting Friday

By Leah Boyd | April 28, 2021

Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that he will lift the outdoor mask mandate and increase gathering limits on Friday.

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North Carolina to gain 14th seat in US House

By Leah Boyd | April 26, 2021

Five states, including North Carolina, will gain one seat in the House, and Texas will gain two. Seven states will lose a seat.

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Apple to bring $1 billion and 3,000 jobs with new Raleigh campus

By Leah Boyd | April 26, 2021

The campus will be 1 million square feet and run on 100% renewable energy, according to Apple. It marks Apple’s first entirely new U.S. campus in more than two decades.

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Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: How does Duke’s policy compare to other universities?

By Paige Carlisle | April 19, 2021

Several other colleges have adopted policies similar to Duke’s fall vaccination requirement.

Students celebrate at Duke's commencement ceremony in 2019.

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How Duke’s peer institutions are handling their graduation ceremonies

By Maya Miller | April 2, 2021

As 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.

DUPD officers were stationed along Duke University Road Tuesday afternoon during the search for a suspect.

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Suspect in custody after police search near cemetery close to campus

By Matthew Griffin | March 30, 2021

Durham police have closed Morehead Avenue between Kent Street and Anderson Street while they search for a suspect.

Durham's public schools have opted to remain remote until at least next semester.

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Durham Public Schools teachers, administrators adjust to hybrid in-person teaching

By Katie Tan | March 26, 2021

Elementary school students in Durham Public Schools returned to schools on March 15, and middle and high school students will begin returning April 8. Families can still choose to remain learning virtually. For Durham Public School educators and administrators, this was short notice to begin preparing their schools for students.

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North Carolina ‘in a promising place’ as COVID-19 cases stay lower and restrictions ease

By Maya Miller | March 26, 2021

Average daily cases in North Carolina have dropped to 1,787, a four-month low for the state that comes among an increase in vaccinations. Nearly one in five residents is fully vaccinated, and with more vaccine doses on the way, public health and government officials are hopeful about further reopening the state.

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Vaccine timelines vary at Duke's peer schools

By Halle Friedman | March 23, 2021

While many members of the Duke community are beginning to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, the distribution timelines of Duke’s peer institutions are widely varied. On one end of the spectrum, schools such as Yale University are anticipating that every member of the student body will have the opportunity to be vaccinated by the end of the spring semester. On the other end, Cornell University is struggling to provide access to its student workers.

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‘We just don’t want to give up on it’: Student-teachers begin careers with remote instruction

By Milla Surjadi | March 2, 2021

While teachers last spring scrambled to move their classes onto virtual platforms, student-teachers will now have to face a transition back to in-person teaching without ever having taught in a classroom.

Paul Newby, Trinity '77, was narrowly elected chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court.

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Q&A: A conversation with Paul Newby, Duke alum and newly elected NC chief justice

By Brooks Robinson | February 26, 2021

Paul Newby, Trinity ’77, defeated former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in last year’s election for chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court by a mere 401 votes out of 5.4 million total votes cast. The Chronicle spoke to Newby about his transition to chief justice and time as a Duke student.