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How the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity supports students: Director presents to DSG Senate

By Milla Surjadi | March 4, 2021

Despite limited staffing, Duke’s administration and student groups are still working together to oppose oppression due to gender and sexual identity, Nicholas Antonicci, the director of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, told Duke Student Government senators at their Wednesday meeting. 

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'There isn't that depth of connection': Faculty-in-residence mourn loss of community due to safety rules

By Malika Rawal | March 4, 2021

“No one showed up to my zoom meeting last week,” said Sue Wasiolek, the faculty-in-residence in Gilbert-Addoms Residence Hall. 

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COVID-19 exacerbates disordered eating at Duke, but presents hope of recovery for some students

By Halle Friedman | March 4, 2021

While the pandemic has emotionally affected many in the Duke community, it has taken a particularly grave toll on those who are struggling with eating disorders.

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Keeping steady: Weekly COVID-19 cases stable as Duke eases dining restrictions, plans in-person commencement

By Nadia Bey and Anna Zolotor | March 3, 2021

Duke’s COVID-19 positive test results have remained consistent for nearly the past month, with between 20 and 26 positives each week. 

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Students, faculty find new ways to manage pandemic stress and improve mental health

By Gautam Sirdeshmukh | March 3, 2021

From physical activity to time with family, students and faculty have found new ways to relieve the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mounting stress and increasingly low motivation have affected Duke community members’ mental health this past year. However, some faculty members and undergraduates said these conditions have slightly improved in the spring.

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'Feels like class registration': Students compete for Wilson gym reservations

By Evelyn Shi | March 3, 2021

Wilson has been extremely popular among students: It’s the only indoor gym open on campus this semester, and spots are in high demand. Due to limited capacity to allow social distancing, students must reserve a one-hour slot, registration for which opens two days in advance and is open until 30 minutes after the start time.

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Duke plans for seniors to have in-person commencement, families not allowed

By Leah Boyd | March 2, 2021

Duke is currently hoping to host an in-person commencement ceremony, according to a Tuesday announcement from President Vincent Price, but families will have to watch remotely as of now.

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‘We just don’t want to give up on it’: Student-teachers begin careers with remote instruction

By Milla Surjadi | March 2, 2021

While teachers last spring scrambled to move their classes onto virtual platforms, student-teachers will now have to face a transition back to in-person teaching without ever having taught in a classroom. 

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Seniors will receive housing priority over juniors in 2021-22, DSG and Student Affairs say

By Mona Tong | March 2, 2021

An announcement from Duke Student Government, shared by Duke Student Affairs, walked back earlier information from Housing and Residence Life that juniors would have priority over seniors. 

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Photos: Black history in Duke's campus and architecture

By Aaron Zhao | March 1, 2021

Duke's Black history is visible in buildings and their design around campus, from the center for Black culture to the main West Campus quad.

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Price reappointed to second term as Duke president

By Matthew Griffin | March 1, 2021

At their quarterly meeting, the Board of Trustees reappointed President Vincent Price to a second five-year term. Price took office in 2017 and is now in his fourth academic year as Duke’s president. His second term will begin July 1, 2022.

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'A bittersweet feeling': Seniors studying remotely reflect on their decision

By Anna Zolotor | March 1, 2021

A year ago, nobody in the Class of 2021 expected that their final semester at Duke would involve Zoom lectures and social distancing. 

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Q&A: Prof. Joseph Winters discusses balance between hope and melancholy in Black literature

By Anisha Reddy | March 1, 2021

Winters, Alexander F. Hehmeyer associate professor of religious studies and African and African American studies, is the author of “Hope Draped in Black: Race, Melancholy, and the Agony of Progress."

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Duke cost of attendance to increase 3.5% for next academic year

By Matthew Griffin | February 27, 2021

The Board of Trustees approved a 3.5% increase to Duke's undergraduate cost of attendance in its quarterly meeting, which concluded Saturday. 

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Q&A: A conversation with Paul Newby, Duke alum and newly elected NC chief justice

By Brooks Robinson | February 26, 2021

Paul Newby, Trinity ’77, defeated former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in last year’s election for chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court by a mere 401 votes out of 5.4 million total votes cast. The Chronicle spoke to Newby about his transition to chief justice and time as a Duke student.

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From sculptures to random meals, meet Duke students running businesses

By Damla Ozdemir | February 26, 2021

Duke students are, in many ways, more than just students. Some are musicians, some are athletes, some are writers—and some are entrepreneurs. The Chronicle interviewed four undergraduates who are making their startup visions come to life alongside their lives as students. 

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Q&A: Nicholas Institute director on helping the Biden administration kickstart the climate fight

By Emily Zhao | February 26, 2021

Tim Profeta is the director of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and a co-chair of the Climate 21 project.

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Duke allows blocking of up to six people, first-years will live on East Campus for 2021-22

By Preetha Ramachandran | February 25, 2021

Blocking of up to six people will be allowed and first-years will live on East Campus in the 2021-2022 academic year, according to an update from Housing and Residence Life and Duke Student Government.

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Duke gardens remain closed, accessible for some classes and student research

By Paige Carlisle | February 25, 2021

One of Duke students’ favorite study-break spots is still off mostly off limits to them.

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DSG Senate calls on DUPD to limit cases where it deploys officers, supporting BCAP activism

By Milla Surjadi | February 25, 2021

The Duke Student Government Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution supporting the student Black Coalition Against Policing’s efforts and approved the creation of the Student Advocate’s Office at a brief Wednesday meeting. The resolution seconds BCAP’s demands that the Duke University Police Department issue a written commitment to “not deploy police officers when responding to mental health crises, noise complaints or student disputes.”