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“Happy birthday Robert E. Lee,” the note, which was accompanied by a pink flower, read. “There are many who still respect your memory despite this foolish university’s disdain for your exemplary life.”
Duke Student Government senators attended an antisemitism training presentation held by Director for Jewish Life Joyce Gordon and Campus Rabbi Elana Friedman during their Wednesday evening meeting.
In the first 911 call, made at 11:32 p.m., “two loud bangs” are heard as a woman tells a dispatcher that she has a patient in the emergency room, according to The News & Observer.
Arcidiacono used “a litany of materials” in his analysis, including individual-level data about Harvard students in the Classes of 2014 to 2019.
Students unable to find a compatible roommate within their West Campus quad who want to live with a roommate of another quad can submit an appeal.
Even with the in-house Duke Human Vaccine Institute helping keep costs down, the sheer number of tests given out would suggest a big price tag.
While administrators are optimistic about keeping operations normal under the current conditions, faculty were less optimistic, raising their concerns during the meeting.
Some test-takers thought the move to Blue tenting would mean the trivia test would be more competitive than usual and spent their winter break studying game stats, creating Quizlets and scouring players' social media accounts for potential trivia answers.
As COVID-19 cases on campus rise, some Duke professors are requiring students to wear N95 or KN95 face masks—as opposed to cloth or disposable surgical ones—in order to attend in-person classes.
The Chronicle asked first-years about their ability to find community on campus, how much the pandemic has affected their ability to find community, their experiences with COVID-19 on campus and their opinions on Duke’s COVID-19 policies and their impacts.
The Chronicle surveyed first-years about their interest in Greek life, non-Greek selective living groups and Living Learning Communities; their opinions on QuadEx and interest in tenting.
The goal of the conversation was to define how DSG would define and treat selective living groups after they no longer have residential spaces.
Duke is distributing KN95 masks through schools and departments to on-site faculty, staff and students this week.
We asked respondents in the Class of 2025 about their religious beliefs and political leanings. Then, we compared these aspects against their answers to other survey questions, from their interest in Greek life to views on Duke’s COVID-19 policies.
The Chronicle’s first-year survey asked the Class of 2025 to describe their paths to Duke, including legacy or first-generation status, type of high school attended, median household income and whether or not students receive financial aid.
Sunday’s winter weather led to delays in transporting students to COVID-19 isolation, with some students not knowing how to avoid exposing their roommates while waiting to be picked up.
For the fifth year in a row, The Chronicle surveyed members of Duke's first-year class. Read an overview of the class, including demographic data; paths to Duke and plans upon arriving; and the use of campus resources and amenities.
The Chronicle asked first-years about their knowledge and usage of Duke’s amenities and academic, health and wellness, mental health and identity and cultural groups/spaces.
See all of our currently published articles about the Class of 2025.
This week, The Chronicle will release survey data about the Class of 2025.