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A Durham City Council member was accused of allegedly attempting to extort a developer and misusing city staff for campaign work at the council’s Thursday work session.
Climate+ was created in collaboration with the Rhodes Information Initiative in 2022 as an offshoot of Data+.
The finalists discussed their visions for increased accessibility to higher education, maintaining affordable housing and a hypothetical situation on the Board.
Critics say Bennett, who had committed to a “shrinking of the conflict” between Israel and Palestine, perpetuated previous Israeli leaders’ intentions to expand Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and withhold a reversal of the 54-year occupation.
The reforms will require the support of a majority of at least 15% of the student body to become part of the DSG constitution.
Medicaid could expand healthcare access to underfunded groups within Durham, allowing greater access to services provided by Duke Health.
Throughout her career, Murray wore many hats, including poet, writer, activist and lawyer. Often ahead of her time, she is known for her pioneering work in these many fields, particularly in her advocacy for civil rights and social justice.
The finalists discussed their visions for the Climate Commitment, Duke's upcoming centennial and curriculum changes.
Originally announced last August, the student debt relief plan would cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loans for non-Pell grant recipients and $20,000 for Pell grant recipients.
Young Trustees are current students selected to be on the Board of Trustees for two or three years that must “demonstrate an ability to think broadly about the university.”
As an undergraduate Young Trustee finalist, senior Drew Flanagan hopes to elevate diverse perspectives in the Duke community, drawing on his work at the student level to inform strategic decisions.
As a Young Trustee finalist, senior Sydney Hunt hopes to increase accessibility to resources within Duke, address the impacts of technological evolution on the University and ultimately give back to the school that has provided much for her.
As a midwesterner, Mehbod said she was exposed to “a majority of people who have political opinions in the middle of the political spectrum,” which she believes has given her the ability to see both sides of an issue.
Masking is recommended on buses, according to the email, and masks will remain available to passengers when boarding buses.
“Duke will seek to present evidence demonstrating that its graduate students in their academic programs are not employees, and that the NLRB's 2016 reasoning was incorrect,” wrote Chris Simmons, interim vice president for public affairs and government relations, in a statement.
Duke, however, said the University "will not be neutral in its position."
Some rising juniors who indicated a desire to live in their QuadEx-designated quad were instead placed in the apartments at 300 Swift, which they ranked lower.
Nominated to the position last November by President Joseph Biden, Werfel arrives at the IRS a few weeks before the 2022 income tax filing deadline on April 18.
At last week’s meeting, senators allocated $10,000 to a Late Night Lyft Van program.