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What does Duke's new residential college system, which will roll out next fall, mean for campus life? Why won't the University have selective housing sections after the 2022-23 academic year? Editor-in-Chief Leah Boyd breaks down the QuadEx system.
First-year Ella Davis acknowledges that the Brodhead Center is understaffed and has sympathy for the employees but believes that the wait times go beyond these specific issues.
This weekend, Duke will bestow honorary degrees to four people during the Class of 2020 commencement festivities, including vaccine researchers, a university president and its own commencement speaker.
Every day, Wilson Recreation Center is crowded with students trying to squeeze in a post-class workout. But over on East Campus, Brodie Recreation Center sits closed and empty.
Three food trucks come to Duke on a rotating basis and can be found in the Swift parking lot from 5 to 7 p.m. Students can use their food points at the food trucks.
"First, you have to do the work in the community that is impacted or knows … and then you have to do the work with your colleagues so that they know why this is important to you, and what you're hoping the outcomes will be.”
Faculty and staff who met the criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for moderate to severe immunocompromisation were able to start scheduling an appointment for a booster shot on Aug. 19. Duke began administering these doses Aug. 23.
The vans, equipped with a multitude of data-collecting devices, collect and compile information about every street maintained by Durham Public Works to help plan street maintenance funding.
While buses are running more frequently this semester, Duke has adjusted operational hours and paused the C3 route. Here's how Duke chose the new hours, when you should pack up your books and hurry out of Perkins to catch the bus—and why students are saying the adjustments pose threats to their safety and are sources of stress.
At its first Wednesday meeting since the successful conclusion of first-year elections, Duke Student Government passed new budgetary statutes as well as prepared for newly elected senators and a new student wellness caucus.
The majority of workers at the Brodhead Center either declined to comment or cited no notable changes in the labor force. However, dining workers have been directed not to speak about the dining labor shortages.
In addition to required indoor masking, Duke will continue limiting indoor seating at Duke Dining facilities.
Most similar to Duke’s QuadEx are residential college systems at Yale University, Rice University and Dartmouth College.
The linking of East Campus dorms to West Campus quads has been in place since 2018, and since then, many other housing changes have taken place. Here’s how Duke gradually progressed towards establishing a full residential college system.
First-years will continue to live on East, and beginning with the Class of 2025, one to two East Campus houses will be assigned to one of seven quads on West Campus. This is similar to the automated linking system that was established in spring 2020, but linking is now mandatory.
Following the closure of residence halls to private package carrier deliveries, the mailroom has received over 1,300 incoming packages each day.
Though election days are still weeks away, Durhamites will be able to take advantage of early voting in municipal elections starting this Wednesday, Sept. 16. For those unsure of when or where to go, The Chronicle has put together a quick guide to early voting in Durham.
The plan is built around “a strong affiliation for students’ first-year homes and their sophomore year quad, with recruitment for Greek life and other selective living groups continuing in the fall of prospective recruits’ sophomore year."
Durham Mayor Steve Schewel joins DukeWeek to talk about what he’s most proud of from his time in office. Also, News Editor Anna Zolotor breaks down Duke’s national ranking, and Features Managing Editor Alison Korn talks about the effort to create an Ethnic Studies department.
“If you knew that today was your last day on Earth, what would you be proud of? Did you have the opportunity to do that one thing that you would be known for? I believe that everyone has a talent, everyone has a skill set, and you just have to realize it.”
