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Faculty and staff who met the criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for moderate to severe immunocompromisation were able to start scheduling an appointment for a booster shot on Aug. 19. Duke began administering these doses Aug. 23.
While buses are running more frequently this semester, Duke has adjusted operational hours and paused the C3 route. Here's how Duke chose the new hours, when you should pack up your books and hurry out of Perkins to catch the bus—and why students are saying the adjustments pose threats to their safety and are sources of stress.
At its first Wednesday meeting since the successful conclusion of first-year elections, Duke Student Government passed new budgetary statutes as well as prepared for newly elected senators and a new student wellness caucus.
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The majority of workers at the Brodhead Center either declined to comment or cited no notable changes in the labor force. However, dining workers have been directed not to speak about the dining labor shortages.
In addition to required indoor masking, Duke will continue limiting indoor seating at Duke Dining facilities.
Most similar to Duke’s QuadEx are residential college systems at Yale University, Rice University and Dartmouth College.
The linking of East Campus dorms to West Campus quads has been in place since 2018, and since then, many other housing changes have taken place. Here’s how Duke gradually progressed towards establishing a full residential college system.
First-years will continue to live on East, and beginning with the Class of 2025, one to two East Campus houses will be assigned to one of seven quads on West Campus. This is similar to the automated linking system that was established in spring 2020, but linking is now mandatory.
Following the closure of residence halls to private package carrier deliveries, the mailroom has received over 1,300 incoming packages each day.
The plan is built around “a strong affiliation for students’ first-year homes and their sophomore year quad, with recruitment for Greek life and other selective living groups continuing in the fall of prospective recruits’ sophomore year."
Durham Mayor Steve Schewel joins DukeWeek to talk about what he’s most proud of from his time in office. Also, News Editor Anna Zolotor breaks down Duke’s national ranking, and Features Managing Editor Alison Korn talks about the effort to create an Ethnic Studies department.
The period from Sep. 6 to Sep. 12 saw just 37 positive results out of the 22,312 tests that were administered, for a positivity rate of 0.17%.
Duke shares its No. 9 spot with the California Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University.
"When we remember the dead, we remember the grief and the loss, but we also remember what is yet to be, we remember our future and try to put our lives back together again," Chapel Dean Luke Powery said.
For Jerome Lynch, incoming Vinik dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, "technology is just one part of the solution set" when it comes to solving the real-world problems with which engineers are faced. Whether in the classroom or through extracurriculars, Lynch "definitely [wants] those experiences to reaffirm [students'] interest in engineering.”
Worried about that multivariable calculus midterm next Wednesday? The Chronicle compiled a list of learning resources offered at Duke to support student learning outside of the classroom, from MCAT prep courses to writing workshop services.
Caucus meetings will focus on enhancing communication between wellness-focused student groups. The caucus also plans on meeting with various administrators in hopes of providing an avenue for students to offer feedback on ongoing University initiatives.
Duke Student Government will welcome new first-years to the Senate Sept. 22.
“People aren’t just showing up to take the free T-shirt: they’re also staying around for a little bit and engaging with other students."
The policies are meant to “overview the entire election process [to] make sure all the rules are spelled out,” said Devan Desai, a junior and Senate president pro tempore.
