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Duke to provide spring housing update second week of October, McMahon tells DSG Senate

By Bea De Oliveira | September 24, 2020

Duke will provide new information on spring semester housing the second week of October, with information on the format of spring courses likely coming then as well, Mary Pat McMahon, vice provost and vice president of student affairs, told the Duke Student Government Senate at its Wednesday meeting. 

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Here's where NC General Assembly candidates from college towns stand on the issues

By Sonia Rao and Michael Taffe | September 23, 2020

The Chronicle worked with six other student newsrooms across North Carolina to profile every General Assembly candidate in Orange, Mecklenburg, Wake, Guilford, Pitt, Durham and Watauga counties.

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With flu vaccines required this year, here's how to get one at Duke

By Grace Sorensen | September 23, 2020

Flu shots are required this year, and Duke is offering free flu clinics to help with the process.  

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Blue Light residents praise amenities, location of Duke’s new housing option

By Sibani Ram | September 23, 2020

Duke acquired housing in the apartments in June as part of an effort to reduce residential density to combat the spread of the coronavirus. From amenities to the close proximity to 9th Street, the apartments are living up to or even exceeding the expectations of their residents.

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Black students matriculate to Duke at lower rate than white students. Why?

By Nadia Bey | September 23, 2020

At Duke's Living While Black symposium in June, Provost Sally Kornbluth said that 39% of Black students admitted to the Class of 2024 matriculated to the University, compared to 68% of white students admitted. This statistic points to a need to create a more welcoming environment for Black students, she said.

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Pratt’s diversity, equity and inclusion committee to meet this month in new form, with new focus on community

By Rachel Enggasser | September 22, 2020

The Pratt School of Engineering will host the first meeting later this month for its new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Committee. The committee includes faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students from each Pratt department and will work to create positive change in the way of diversity, equity, inclusion and community in Pratt.

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Soaked in sanitizer: Duke adds hundreds of hand sanitizer dispensers due to pandemic

By Theiija Balasubramanian | September 22, 2020

The number of hand sanitizer dispensers available on campus has increased drastically compared to previous semesters, as part of Duke’s effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. 

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Duke reports 6 new positive COVID-19 tests for students, 3 for faculty and staff out of 12,313 total.

By Carter Forinash | September 21, 2020

There were nine new positive coronavirus tests at Duke between Sept. 12 and Sept. 18, out of 12,313 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.

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Q&A: Mark Anthony Neal reflects on August K-Ville protest, Duke’s role in promoting racial justice

By Kyran Williams-Roberts | September 21, 2020

At an Aug. 27 Black Lives Matter protest at Krzyzewskiville, Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke distinguished professor of African and African American Studies, was joined by men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, women's basketball head coach Kara Lawson and several student-athletes to address a gathered crowd. The Chronicle spoke to Neal about the protest and Duke'su2014and the nation'su2014role in promoting racial justice.

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Virtual 'VLearn' meetings temporarily replace FLUNCH this semester

By Jamael Smith and Andrew Griffin | September 21, 2020

The FLUNCH program has been part of Duke student life for years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, structured faculty meetings are about to look very different this semester. 

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IFC plans to hold Spring 2021 recruitment, Panhel considering options

By Madeleine Berger | September 21, 2020

Amid a pandemic and a movement to abolish the Greek organizations associated with the Duke Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council, both groups are taking a new look at rush. 

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Why did athletes test positive at a higher rate during COVID-19 entry testing?

By Anna Zolotor and Chloe Nguyen | September 20, 2020

If the the entry tests Duke performed on the general student body had come back positive for COVID-19 at the same rate as July entry tests for student-athletes, Duke would have had around 340 positive cases as students returned to campus. But only 24 Duke students tested positive for the coronavirus upon entry after Aug. 2.

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VP for Finance Tim Walsh to leave Duke at beginning of October

By Carter Forinash | September 18, 2020

Tim Walsh, Duke’s vice president for finance, will leave the University at the beginning of October. 

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Lack of supervision may have led to large O-Week gatherings, students say

By Ayra Charania | September 18, 2020

Groups of students gathered outside of Gilbert-Addoms dorm on East Campus the night of Aug. 12, chatting and partying less than six feet apart. First-year Angela Torrejon felt that a lack of adult supervision potentially caused these gatherings and that not much was put in place to prevent them. 

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Community outreach, online events: Student political groups gear up for an election during a pandemic

By Pilar Kelly and Hattie Halloway | September 17, 2020

With a presidential election just around the corner, Duke’s student political groups are working to mobilize the youth vote amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Students adjust voting plans as unprecedented election approaches

By Kathryn Thomas and Miles King | September 17, 2020

With an unprecedented and consequential election just under 50 days away, voting has become a particularly important talking point of discussions on campus. 

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DSG completes diversity, equity and inclusion training, confirms positions at Senate meeting

By Bea De Oliveira | September 17, 2020

In its first meeting with newly elected  senators, the Duke Student Government Senate participated in diversity, equity and inclusion training with James Mason, an equal opportunity compliance investigator at the Office for Institutional Equity.

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Cleaning, distancing, more buses: The C1 during COVID-19

By Preetha Ramachandran and Jackie Jaffe | September 16, 2020

Say goodbye to jam-packed bus rides between East and West Campus. 

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Duke professors, departments join #ScholarStrike to highlight need for racial justice

By Alison Korn | September 15, 2020

To educate students on racial violence and brainstorm ways to abolish inequality at Duke, professors and departments chose to participate in the recent #ScholarStrike movement. 

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Online mental health resources available to students this fall from DSG, student groups

By Theiija Balasubramanian | September 15, 2020

In addition to a summer dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, a socially distanced semester and online classes have created concerns of prolonged periods of isolation for incoming students. With the semester back in full swing, students have a variety of mental health resources to help them navigate the challenges this year brings.