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Protesters gathered in Durham Saturday, joining the tide of demonstrations that has washed over the United States in recent days after the death of George Floyd.
President Vincent Price addressed recent events in Minneapolis and condemned “fundamental and systematic disparities of justice” in the United States in a Saturday statement. He acknowledged the suffering of communities of color and affirmed that Duke will “continue the work of addressing generations of racism and injustice.”
Two Durham teens put up 100 copies of Sunday's New York Times front page near the East Campus bridge, representing the lives lost in the United States to the coronavirus.
After North Carolina entered the second phase of reopening May 22, Durham held back from lifting restrictions for a week and a half, after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
There is a lot of buzz around Duke’s plans for the Fall semester. But what are other colleges and universities planning?
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that North Carolina’s stay-at-home order would last through May 8.
Two Fuqua students raised over $4,000 for medical supplies to send to Wuhan, China, where the virus originated.
College students are turning to social media to fill their time, document this unprecedented experience and continue connecting with each other.
After the nation focused its attention to the Wisconsin elections last week, Jill Karofsky emerged victorious in the hotly contested State Supreme Court race. Turns out, she's a Duke alumna.
On March 15, Shooters II Saloon opened for a last hurrah.
The Chronicle has compiled a comparison of Duke’s Regular Decision and overall acceptance statistics for the Class of 2024 with some peer universities in the Ivy League.
Justin Walker, Trinity ‘04, was nominated April 3 by President Donald Trump to the influential United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, despite receiving an “unqualified” rating by the American Bar Association for his current judge post.
"Duke is more secure and better positioned than most to weather the storm, but it will be a difficult time for all colleges—almost certainly worse than the financial crisis of 2008."
Since COVID-19 began its spread in Wuhan, media attention on China has almost exclusively covered coronavirus, leaving behind violent demonstrations still present in citizens’ minds.
It bans individuals in Durham from traveling, going out in public or gathering in groups of more than 10 people, with some exceptions.
Durham will soon join cities, counties and states around the country in issuing a “stay at home” order to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is the first U.S. senator and third member of Congress to test positive for COVID-19, his Twitter account announced Sunday afternoon.
After a decade and a half in Congress, Duke alumnus Dan Lipinski has lost his seat.
They were on an overseas Duke trip where four members of the group became infected.
The first case of COVID-19 has been reported in Durham County, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
