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Six ALP classes to help fill your fall 2023 schedule

By Zev van Zanten | May 23, 2023

If you’re like most Duke students, you're either a Trinity student trying to meet those T-Reqs or a Pratt kid looking for a fun way to fill one of the few free spots in your schedule. Or maybe you’re panicked about your current workload and looking for a way to mellow your coursework. Regardless of why you’re reading, here are six carefully curated ALP classes that will provide an enjoyable and interesting learning experience.

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Duke Chorale: Family or club?

By Zev van Zanten | May 21, 2023

Duke Chorale is a university-run choir led by professional directors. Ever since its genesis in 1970, the organization has established itself as a respected, talented and welcoming group within Duke's bustling music scene.

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Studio Duke: A Year in Review 2022-23

By Zev van Zanten | May 18, 2023

In honor of several successful graduates and an incredible year for the University’s arts, I wanted to highlight each StudioDuke from 2023, the story behind it and what the students gained from the experience.

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Q&A: Jonathan Lee talks flying to Paris for 36 baguettes with Mr. Beast

By Arnav Jindal | April 25, 2023

The Chronicle caught up with Jonathan to talk about internet fame and the experience of a lifetime.

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A deep dive into this year's LDOC artists

By Zev van Zanten | April 24, 2023

While the Chronicle’s news team already briefed the LDOC artist announcement, I wanted to dive a little deeper into the artist's backgrounds and music and provide some representative songs students can listen to leading up to the big day. 

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Stuart Weitzman almost went into investment banking — and then he didn’t

By Derek Deng | April 14, 2023

The Chronicle sat down with the American shoe designer to talk about not going into investment banking, his Jewish heritage and how he came to understand his consumer. 

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Hoof 'n' Horn holds its first 24-hour play with 'High School Musical'

By Zev van Zanten | March 23, 2023

For those unfamiliar, a 24-hour play is when a group of performers, writers and producers have 24 hours to produce and perform an entire play.

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Spending a spring break at the Duke Campus Farm

By Zev van Zanten | March 10, 2023

To this end, the program will feature minimal mandatory fieldwork, in addition to engaging yet relaxing activities like queer ecology lessons, handicrafts, cooking, bonfires and visits to outdoor sites. 

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It's about Thyme: New Chef's Kitchen eatery spices up students' lunch options

By JM Stroh | March 2, 2023

“Did you hear?” asked my friend, their voice drenched with enough solemnity to suggest an asteroid might be inbound, “that a new restaurant opened in the kitchen above Il Forno.”

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Chagall at the Chapel: Beautiful and powerful

By Zev van Zanten | March 1, 2023

Beneath the Duke Chapel’s stained glass, amongst the cold walls of gray stone and warm pews of richly dark wood, a collection of pieces of art — fifty in total — are on display. 

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Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship recruits a new cohort

By Katherine Zhong | February 25, 2023

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program centers on increasing representation from minority groups in arts, humanities and social science faculty of higher education institutions through “undergraduate research funding, mentorship, peer support and loan repayment for Ph.D. programs.” 

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Spirit in the Land opens at the Nasher Museum

By Katherine Zhong | February 23, 2023

In the Nasher Museum of Art’s newly opened “Spirit in the Land” exhibition, artworks by 30 artists question the belief that humanity and nature are distinct entities.

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Q&A: Allison Chen on Stage at Swift and balancing a student-influencer life

By Arnav Jindal | February 8, 2023

Recess staff writer Arnav Jindal recently sat down with Allison to discuss her journey to content creation, Stage at Swift and life at Duke.

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Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James visits the Rubenstein Arts Center

By JM Stroh | December 7, 2022

This evening, award-winning novelist Marlon James will visit the Ruby for a reading and book signing.

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The Duke Symphony Orchestra brings winter symphonies to Baldwin

By Zev van Zanten | December 7, 2022

Three songs have been selected for performance at the concert: Ferenc’s Overture No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 23 (1834), Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 (1894-95) and Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 (1883). 

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No longer in the DÖKK

By JM Stroh | November 28, 2022

As a respite from midterms and essays, Duke Performances scores once more. 

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Getting their bearings: A look into Duke's skateboarding culture

By JM Stroh | November 21, 2022

An aura pervades their skateboarding show.  A mystique too complex and fluid to firmly categorize or define.

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Ricky Moore on ‘Food as Care’ at ‘The Ethics of Now’

By Katherine Zhong | November 15, 2022

 “Why does it matter what we eat?”

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Q&A: Brooks Frederickson on Duke Laptop Ensemble, the newest music group on campus

By Arnav Jindal | November 10, 2022

"Even if making music for you is just like punching buttons on your phone, and then it spits out a song. That's great," Frederickson said. "That's making. That's creating. Everyone should be doing that."

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'She Kills Monsters'

By Zev van Zanten | November 9, 2022

To convey the themes of this play and show how Agnes’s life changes through the course of the campaign, the play switches between the D&D game and the real world, with most of the action taking place within the world of the game.