Fighting hate with positivity: Duke law students hold counter event as Westboro Baptist Church protested
By Jake Satisky | November 20, 2019The scenes were polar opposites on a cold, rainy day at Duke.
The scenes were polar opposites on a cold, rainy day at Duke.
Here are all the articles from the 2019 iteration of the survey. Articles based on the survey data will be added below as they are published.
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“The blues” can be many things: a musical genre, a kind of dance or the foundation of modern rock music. It can also be a pathway to conversation and healing, according to social justice scholar Monique Morris.
Students aren’t the only ones who have an axe to grind with parking—staff and faculty members from across Duke have expressed frustration with Parking and Transportation Services. The director of Duke’s Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory and several workers in the Duke University Health System voiced issues with parking, ranging from steep prices, availability on campus and potential safety concerns.
As a participant in the bSchool (Book School) program of the Creator Institute, Michael Tan wrote and will publish a novel, The Death of Uncertainty.
The results of this survey will be released throughout the coming week and will give a deeper look at Duke’s newest undergrads.
A new introductory course on Duke may soon become part of the first-year curriculum.
Westboro Baptist Church, dubbed “arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, will demonstrate at noon on Monday on the corner of Erwin and Towerview roads, according to Steve Drain, spokesperson for the church.
At Wednesday’s Duke Student Government Senate meeting, student justices gave senators an overview of the role of the DSG Judiciary.
The meeting was cut short after Zweli’s, a local Zimbabwean establishment, could not show up due to an unspecified emergency.
As controversy surrounds the United Methodist Church’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights, some students argue that Duke Divinity School has struggled to support its own LGBTQ+ students.
Duke will receive a $261 million distribution from the LORD Corporation, the University announced Wednesday morning.
The Duke University Police Department made two arrests last week for on-campus crimes.
At lunchtime last Friday, the Bryan Center was filled not only with Duke students munching on McDonalds and cramming for midterms, but also with the garlicky smell of Papa John’s pizza and the excited chatter of hundreds of eighth graders who were about to eat it.
A capella shows, basketball, Lemur Center tours and morning yoga on the lawn—take your pick.
An opossum began living in the ceiling of the first floor of Few GG in late September, residents said, and the problem grew worse in October when fleas infested two first-floor bathrooms and multiple dorm rooms. The opossum remains at large, and one of the bathrooms was closed as of Sunday evening for another round of flea treatment.
Students have mixed reviews of their DukeEngage programs, but Suzanne Shanahan says most changes for 2020 were not made in response to student feedback.
The 10-person committee charged with selecting Trask’s successor features prominent figures from sectors across the University, including multiple vice presidents, deans and endowed professors.
At Wednesday night’s Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee meeting, student representatives discussed the rumor that Insomnia Cookies is coming to Durham next semester.