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“Duke fails time and time again to ensure its students of color and minority students are institutionally included in all academic and social settings,” said junior Miriam Shams-Rainey, who emceed the event.
Many first met Ken Jeong when he jumped out of the trunk of a car to the utter horror of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. But as President Vincent Price said when he introduced Jeong, Trinity ‘90, that comical scene in “The Hangover” does not begin to capture his essence. That became obvious as soon as Jeong took the podium and proudly proclaimed “Dr. Ken has come back home.”
“We taught ourselves how to cope in the midst of instability and how to create our own senses of closure. And that shared experience of overcoming personal difficulties brought another way that Duke has bonded us together.”
“It’s a small, dense stadium—that’s what makes it great. But that’s also not ideal in this situation,” said Associate Professor of Medicine Cameron Wolfe. “We’ve already been going back and reevaluating the ventilation system."
Brown will have the “top-down visibility” necessary to identify areas where the University can adapt and grow, building a stronger community.
Duke Student Government Senators welcomed the newest additions to its ranks during its first full Wednesday meeting of the fall 2021 term.
When most people think about going to college, they envision earning one degree after four years of hard work. Dr. Bill Mallon, on the other hand, spent a total of 14 years at Duke, earned two degrees, and completed two residency programs.
Undergraduates at Duke are required to receive their flu vaccine by Nov. 2, while faculty, staff and other employees have until Nov. 9 to do so.
“Whatever plans they have to change the way Duke housing looks in the future, they need to be cognizant and not intrude on the efforts of the Mitchell-White House because we’re here to stay."
This is the second time this year Duke has hit the top 10 in a college ranking list.
While the increases in meal prices weren’t incredibly high, students have said they have changed their eating habits to adapt to the new costs and not run out of food points.
First-year Ella Davis acknowledges that the Brodhead Center is understaffed and has sympathy for the employees but believes that the wait times go beyond these specific issues.
This weekend, Duke will bestow honorary degrees to four people during the Class of 2020 commencement festivities, including vaccine researchers, a university president and its own commencement speaker.
Every day, Wilson Recreation Center is crowded with students trying to squeeze in a post-class workout. But over on East Campus, Brodie Recreation Center sits closed and empty.
Three food trucks come to Duke on a rotating basis and can be found in the Swift parking lot from 5 to 7 p.m. Students can use their food points at the food trucks.
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.
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.
