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“I think emotions are a little raw right now," Commissioner Ellen Reckhow said. "You have to understand that this is a project we have been planning for two decades, and we actually linked our comprehensive land use plan to transit.”
Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State and ambassador to the United Nations, came to Duke to discuss her career in public service and reflect on current national issues.
In an email to the Duke community Thursday afternoon, President Vincent Price addressed the University’s decision not to sign the cooperation agreement for the Durham-Orange Light Rail project.
The plot has thickened in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District.
Duke will not sign onto a cooperation agreement for the Durham-Orange Light Transit Project before the Feb. 28 deadline imposed by GoTriangle.
Roughly 200 people were arrested in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across North Carolina earlier this month.
In order to cement lasting change, individuals need to put the community’s needs first, three panelists agreed at a Monday talk on activism and organizing hosted by the Hart Leadership Program.
Two of North Carolina’s more controversial amendments that voters approved in November, including mandatory voter photo-identification, have been shot down.
The Duke Climate Coalition hosted a public forum on Thursday to discuss Duke's possible involvement in the Durham-Orange Light-Rail Project. The light rail, an initiative of GoTriangle, would connect UNC-Chapel Hill with North Carolina Central University in Durham.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections unanimously ordered a new election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District on Thursday.
Trustee J.B. Pritzker, Trinity ‘87 and governor of Illinois, signed a bill that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in six years.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is hearing the case of North Carolina's 9th Congressional district this week—and the case could end with Republican candidate Mark Harris winning the district or an order for a new election.
Durham Mayor Steve Schewel says he wants to make living in downtown Durham affordable for all—not just “upper middle-class white people.”
Less than two years from the 2020 election, presidential primary campaigns are quickly heating up, with 11 Democrats already having declared their candidacy or formed exploratory committees.
Andrew McCabe, former FBI deputy director, disclosed details about why he decided to investigate President Trump in an interview Thursday.
The Chronicle recently sat down to speak with Mo Elleithee, spokesman for the Democratic National Committee and for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential run. Now, Elleithee is the founding Executive Director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service and a Fox News contributor.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport wants to expand so it can accommodate more international flights, including non-stop flights to China.
Retired General John Kelly, former White House chief of staff to President Donald Trump, will discuss leading America through global turbulence in Page Auditorium on March 6.
Justin Fairfax, Trinity ‘00 and lieutenant governor of Virginia, now faces a second allegation of sexual assault. This one allegedly occurred during his time at Duke.
The government has run amok in its abuse of control, says political advocate Grover Norquist.
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