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New housing committee aims to transform residential life, is not against selective living, members say

By Mona Tong | December 11, 2020

Duke’s Next Generation Living and Learning 2.0 Committee will not diminish or eliminate Greek life and selective living groups, hoping rather to improve non-selective housing through a residential quad model, distinct quad traditions and greater faculty engagement on West Campus, committee members said Wednesday.

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Student Affairs leadership sees changes, former HRL head now working on COVID-19 priorities

By Matthew Griffin | December 10, 2020

Student Affairs is undergoing changes in leadership and structure, particularly within Housing and Residence Life, with the former head of HRL now working on pandemic planning.

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Where the money goes: Duke Greek life’s relationship to the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee

By Stefanie Pousoulides and Hannah Miao | December 7, 2020

National and local organizations associated with 13 of Duke’s Panhel and IFC chapters gave a total of more than $200,000 to the hybrid political action committee between 2013 and 2020.

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Three COVID-19 conduct hearings led to suspensions of 1 semester or more, Duke announces

By Mona Tong | December 6, 2020

In addition, 11 more students have faced sanctions that could be included on their disciplinary record, since Duke’s last conduct update Oct. 30.

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From the Gardens to the basketball court, students adjust to changed work-study programs

By Alison Korn | November 29, 2020

In the midst of many lost opportunities due to the pandemic, Duke’s work-study program has persisted by making adjustments to align with new safety regulations.

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Some first-years on West feel large meal plan was 'wasteful,' others are grateful

By Parker Harris | November 25, 2020

First-year Aden Clemente has a dilemma: too many food points. Clemente is one of many first-years living on West Campus this fall who received atypical food plans—with no Marketplace swipes or Trinity Café equivalency—and were awash with food points. 

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FAQ: Duke's current plans for the spring semester

By Matthew Griffin | November 24, 2020

Here’s a roundup of what we know so far about the spring 2021 semester.

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Duke reports 13 new positive COVID-19 tests for students, 11 for faculty and staff out of 15,532 total

By Mona Tong | November 23, 2020

There were 24 new positive coronavirus tests reported at Duke between Nov. 14 and Nov. 20, out of 15,532 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.

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Seniors Jamal Burns and Kendall Jefferys named Rhodes Scholars.

By Carter Forinash | November 23, 2020

This year, 953 students applied to travel to the University of Oxford on the all-expenses-paid Rhodes Scholarship. Two of the 32 recipients, seniors Jamal Burns and Kendall Jefferys, hail from Duke, becoming the University's 51st and 52nd recipients. 

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Duke's surveillance testing successfully mitigated COVID-19 spread, researchers find in CDC report

By Leah Boyd | November 20, 2020

In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, Duke researchers found that the University’s COVID-19 pool testing system successfully slowed the spread of COVID-19 on campus.

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Price addresses main challenges with anti-racism efforts at Academic Council meeting

By Mona Tong | November 20, 2020

Administrators gave updates on Duke’s anti-racism initiatives at the Academic Council’s Thursday meeting. 

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Duke has several contingency plans for start of spring semester

By Mona Tong | November 20, 2020

Duke has four possible plans for the start of the spring semester, including the current plan and three contingency options if COVID-19 rates are higher than expected, Executive Vice Provost Jennifer Francis told the Academic Council at its Thursday meeting. 

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Duke to create 'residential community' system on West Campus, new task force to reshape housing experience

By Carter Forinash | November 19, 2020

Rush is moving to sophomore year and Duke is setting up a new “residential community” system on West Campus, as part of the guidelines for a committee that will rethink the Duke housing experience. 

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The history of Craven Quad's namesake, a slaveowner and Confederate supporter

By Anisha Reddy | November 19, 2020

West Campus' Craven Quad is named for Braxton Craven, a president of Duke's predecessor Trinity College—and a slaveowner and supporter of the Confederacy. 

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Career Center pivots to help students with virtual recruitment

By Sibani Ram and Rees Payne | November 18, 2020

Although adjusting to a fully virtual recruiting environment presents both challenges and opportunities, the Duke Career Center is lending a hand to students.

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Duke reports 19 new positive COVID-19 tests for faculty and staff, 11 for students out of 16,146 total

By Rose Wong | November 16, 2020

The number of positive faculty tests is an increase of five from last week, and is the highest total since Duke began regularly releasing testing data. The number of student positives is a decrease of one from last week.

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Don't miss these stories from October

By Jake Satisky | November 16, 2020

Boy, October seems like an eternity ago, doesn’t it? Halloween was only two weeks ago. Spooky.

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Duke's fall season in pictures

By Henry Haggart , Aaron Zhao and Winnie Lu | November 13, 2020

As the leaves turn to orange and the weather begins to cool,  take a glance at Aaron Zhao, Henry Haggart, and Winnie Lu's photographic depiction of Duke's 2020 fall season.

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From dining safety to compliance incentives, students collaborate with administrators to plan COVID-19 changes

By Navya Belavadi | November 13, 2020

Two prominent groups that worked with Duke’s senior administration to plan the semester were DSG and the 2021 Student Advisory Board. The board was founded over the summer to get student input for COVID-19 planning.

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Faculty approve proposal to expand S/U grading in Trinity for spring semester

By Chris Kuo | November 13, 2020

The Arts and Sciences Council, Trinity’s faculty governance body, approved on Thursday a proposal to expand voluntary S/U grading for the spring 2021 semester.