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“The point of it was to see Durham—see Durham with a vision of how we could all live, work and play safely. The vision is for an equitable Durham.”
Amid heightening COVID-19 restrictions and stricter mask mandates, many non-Greek selective living groups have had to reimagine their rush processes to comply with Duke’s safety standards. While some say they have yet to receive direct guidance from Duke, SLG leaders are doing their best to interpret the University's school-wide guidelines.
Student groups who volunteer with children have had to make their efforts virtual due to COVID-19 concerns. While some have had success with virtual workshops, others find children are reluctant to log onto Zoom activities after a full day of virtual school.
Quinton Smith, associate director of the Mary Lou, reenacted a long-standing tradition at the Center, where students touch the statue of a Sankofa bird first as a new student, then in their senior year during final honors.
Jerome Lynch will assume the role on Jan. 1, 2022, according to a Thursday press release.
Many parents are not happy with Duke’s new COVID-19 guidelines, with some even considering pulling their children from the University. Some parents are demanding that their kids deserve a normal college experience. Others question Duke’s decision to host large orientation events. And others have concerns “about anything that degrades the quality of the education and the experience that our children are getting.”
Duke Student Government Senate conducted their second meeting this academic year Wednesday, confirming committee nominees, updating Student Organization Finance Committee policy and chartering and recognizing organizations.
“Once we get home, it will just be a different type of normalcy, but we just anticipate that this will just become part of our life and we'll just warm with that until he is called for an actual transplant."
After three students tested positive and three were quarantined in his class of 65 students last week, David Banks decided to move his course online Monday night.
Multiple students believed they had until 4 p.m. to complete their test, but several testing sites closed at 1 p.m. This confusion resulted in fears that students would lose access to housing and dining over the weekend.
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There was a “significant increase in the volume of cases and resolutions issued” due to COVID-19.
“Our highest priority will always be health and safety and, like everything else at Duke, the schedule for the weekend is subject to change on short notice if necessary."
Managing Editor Nadia Bey goes over new mask, dining and gathering rules and the employee vaccine mandate put in place after over 350 Duke students and staff tested positive for COVID-19.
Some who tested positive were told they had to stay in their dorm rooms for the night because Student Health was too busy.
“So much of what got me through last year was white-knuckling through every second of every day saying it won't always be like this—there will be good times again."
Over the last week, 304 undergraduates, 45 graduate students and 15 employees tested positive for COVID-19.
A network created by Duke faculty aimed at giving Latinx community members increased healthcare access has gained nationwide recognition.
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As of Aug. 27, there were about 200 students in isolation, according to Michael Schoenfeld, vice president of public affairs and government relations. Just four days earlier, Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh told The Chronicle that there were 36 students in quarantine.
