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There were 22 new positive coronavirus tests reported at Duke between Oct. 31 and Nov. 6, out of 15,858 total tests, according to data released Monday on the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker.
Election excitement in North Carolina isn’t over yet.
For many Duke students, the news of Biden's victory brought relief and joy. Supporters of the president, meanwhile, came to terms on Saturday with their candidate’s defeat.
Gathered at the intersection of West Main Street and Corcoran Street, waving American flags and Biden-Harris signs, Durham residents did what people do after the conclusion of a harrowing election whose result meant the end of a divisive presidency: They celebrated.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the next president of the United States on Saturday.
A strange semester is almost over, and students learned more on Friday about the transition to the next one.
As election news pours, stay tuned to The Chronicle's live blog for up-to-date news on the key local, N.C. and national races.
In a virtual talk hosted by Duke’s Latin American Student Organization, Enrique Peñalosa, Trinity ‘77 and former mayor of Bogota, Colombia, discussed his work as the mayor of Bogota, his views on democracy and his time as an undergraduate at Duke. Peñalosa is known for his urban planning efforts, which have been recognized and used as a model worldwide.
Duke’s Office of Information Technology announced in September that following the end of fall semester, Zoom will require that all meetings have either a passcode or waiting room enabled. A waiting room will automatically be added if no password has been set.
Faculty from across disciplines came together Wednesday afternoon to recap a strange Election Day.
With the presidential election balanced on a knife edge as ballots are counted in key states, Duke students from around the world are following developments in the race.
On Election Day 2020, Nov. 3, associate photography editors Lydia Sellers and Henry Haggart went into Durham to capture the scene.
As the home stretch of the fall semester begins, Duke is making plans for spring housing assignments.
North Carolina’s presidential and U.S. Senate races remain too close to call as of early Tuesday morning.
Duke students, faculty and alumni have seen a mixed bag of results as contenders in eight political races across the country.
U.S. Rep. David Price and Rep. G.K. Butterfield, Democrats representing North Carolina’s 4th and 1st Congressional Districts, respectively, are both projected to win reelection by the Associated Press.
Durham voters headed to polling places to cast their ballots Nov. 3, marking the end of a long election cycle.
Incumbent Roy Cooper, a Democrat, will serve as the Governor of North Carolina for a second four-year term. After his opponent conceded, Republican Mark Robinson will be North Carolina’s next lieutenant governor and the first Black person to serve in this position.
Four Duke professors signed an open letter opposing President Donald Trump's reelection.
Election Day is here, and Duke students have made their plans to watch the results—conclusive or not—come in. Some will attend a virtual watch party as they wait with bated breath to see what happens in the contest between incumbent President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Others plan to watch with smaller groups or do their best not to focus on election coverage at all.
