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There is more than just emotional baggage that the ‘sophomore slump’ holds

By Kaitlyn Choi | December 8, 2019

The “sophomore slump”— is it a myth or not?

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Fire at Washington Duke Inn to close building for several hours

By Nathan Luzum | December 6, 2019

The Washington Duke Inn will be closed for part of the day after a fire erupted in its chimney stack on the roof Friday morning, according to a news release.

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Professors from low-income first-generation backgrounds are ready to help Duke students

By William He | December 6, 2019

Here are stories of some professors from Duke who were low-income, first-generation (LIFE) college students.

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Will Duke reach carbon neutrality by 2024? Depends on your definition

By Cameron Oglesby | December 6, 2019

Duke planned to be entirely carbon neutral by 2024, but it may not achieve the goal in time through campus reductions alone. 

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Academic Council: Duke may get developer to build new grad housing for them, plus parking and China

By Matthew Griffin | December 5, 2019

Duke might get its new graduate housing built for free.

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Five Duke students, alumni named Schwarzman Scholars, will pursue degree in China

By John Markis | December 5, 2019

This year’s class was the most competitive in history, with 145 individuals selected from more than 4,700 applications.

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Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power on working in male-dominated spaces

By Preetha Ramachandran | December 5, 2019

Samantha Power, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke to a packed audience at Penn Pavilion Tuesday night about her career and latest memoir. 

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DSG passes resolution against Palantir, one voice dissents

By Kaitlyn Choi | December 5, 2019

The resolution condemns the University for its relationship with Palantir and demands that Duke terminate all relationships with them, including the company’s recruitment activities on campus, until Palantir ends its contract with ICE.

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A month later, a Few students still have flea-related issues that continue to haunt residence hall

By Matthew Griffin | December 3, 2019

More than a month after they were first discovered, there are still fleas in a Few Quad residence hall.

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Elika Bergelson wins early career award for child linguistic development research

By Nadia Bey | December 3, 2019

Bergelson was recognized for her research on how babies and infants learn language skills by interacting with their environments.

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Sam’s Quik Shop to be revived as The Quikie, former location to be luxury student apartments

By Anna Zolotor | December 3, 2019

The Boy family, who owned Sam’s Quik Shop for decades, plans to open a “spin-off” of the convenience store in downtown Durham and name it “The Quikie.”

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University adds 27 acres to Duke Forest to stop development, protect natural heritage site

By Anna Zolotor | December 3, 2019

$2.5 million for 27 acres? This may seem exorbitant, but for Duke, this addition to the Duke Forest was well worth the cost.

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NC court upholds new Republican-drawn congressional map

By Matthew Griffin | December 2, 2019

A panel of three NC judges ruled that the state’s redrawn U.S. House district map will be used in 2020. 

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Duke students tackle interviews involving artificial intelligence

By William He | December 1, 2019

For some job applicants, traditional face-to-face interviews are becoming more like face-to-camera interviews. 

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The ethics and reasoning behind Duke scientists paying people to get swine flu

By Kristi Sturgill | December 1, 2019

What would you do for $3,300? For some people, the answer is getting infected with swine flu.

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Same old, same mold: East Campus dorms deal with perennial problem

By Ashwin Kulshrestha | December 1, 2019

East Campus may be a dry campus, but this policy has not stopped mold from growing in several of its older dorms. 

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What to do if you’re staying on campus for Thanksgiving break

By Preetha Ramachandran | November 28, 2019

Staying on campus this Thanksgiving? Here are activities to keep you occupied during the break:

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NIH lifts restrictions for Duke research that it imposed after misconduct cases

By Nathan Luzum | November 28, 2019

Nearly two years after they were initially levied on research at Duke, the restrictions imposed by the National Institutes of Health are set to be lifted.

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Two Duke biomedical engineers are transforming human tissue growth research

By Annika Agrawal | November 27, 2019

Prof. Tatiana Segura has spent nearly a decade focusing on repairing tissue in the brain.

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Duke students create website as ‘an equalizer’ to approaching course registration

By Paige Carlisle | November 26, 2019

Three seniors finished a website in April called ClassRanked to help students register for classes.