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"Spotlight" film showing to invite journalists and students Into dialogue

By Cameron Beach | September 7, 2016

The DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy will bring Boston Globe reporter Matt Carroll in addition to a special screening of the Academy Award-winning film “Spotlight.” “Spotlight,” a drama following The Boston Globe’s eponymous investigative reporting team, highlights the group’s exposure of pervasive child sex abuse within the Boston Catholic Church.

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"Southern Accent" exhibit confronts legacy of the South

By Christy Kuesel | September 7, 2016

Many Duke students may know the Nasher Museum of Art as a quiet place to look at art, or the place with the best brunch on campus.

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Comedian Nikki Glaser to perform stand-up on campus this Friday

By Kirby Wilson | September 4, 2016

When comedian Nikki Glaser takes the stage Friday evening in Page auditorium, she’ll probably make some fairly outrageous quips.

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Q&A with graduate student Jon Holt on his new EP 'South'

By Kirby Wilson | August 31, 2016

Second-year civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. student Jon Holt released "South," his first solo EP, on Aug.

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Disney's Margaret Skoglund T'10 talks navigating the theater industry

By Tim Campbell | June 6, 2016

Duke is nationally famous for many reasons, not the least of which is its uncanny ability to send graduating students to work at top financial institutions and medical schools.

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pArts aspires to foster arts community among first-years

By Georgina Del Vecho | June 6, 2016

Last year, Duke saw the addition of a new pre-orientation program to its long-standing repertoire of Projects BUILD, WILD, Waves, Change and Search: Project Arts, or pArts.

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The Monti adds storytelling to Duke Engage Academy

By Tim Campbell | June 6, 2016

Every year, hundreds of Duke students participate in DukeEngage Academy, a set of workshops and classes intended to prepare students for their DukeEngage service.

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Duke Performances sponsors summer garden concert series

By Christy Kuesel | April 21, 2016

Though the school year is winding down, those staying in Durham have the opportunity to check out Music in the Gardens, an annual program sponsored by Duke Performances.

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Project Vox highlights work of women philosophers

By Jessica Williams | April 14, 2016

For students, it’s often easy to take what professors say as absolute truth—but even they can’t know everything, especially when it comes to female philosophy. Project Vox is working to fill a void in philosophy’s canonical narrative by providing learning materials about female figures in philosophy and creating a website where the public can learn about the women and their philosophies.

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Spotlight: Senior distinction projects

By Christy Kuesel | April 14, 2016

Spring is here, and while students may be dreaming of summer plans, many seniors are still completing and defending their senior distinction projects.

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'BOB:' a play featuring road trips, Girl Scouts and White Castle

By Christy Kuesel | April 7, 2016

This weekend, Sheafer Theater offers students a show with road trips, Girl Scouts and White Castle. The Duke Theater Studies Department brings BOB: A Life in Five Acts to Duke this month.

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StreetMed debuts hip-hop dance showcase

By Georgina Del Vecho | April 7, 2016

On Tuesday April 5, 2016 something unprecedented happened on Duke’s campus: Street Medicine, Duke’s premier (and not to mention only) urban dance group hosted its first ever hip hop dance showcase, dubbed UNLEASHED.

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LDOC lineup analysis, 2016 edition

By Dillon Fernando | March 31, 2016

LDOC Analysis The acts for the 2016 LDOC were announced last week without the pitiful fake-out video and caustic Yik Yak student tirades.

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Duke Players premieres student-written 'The Braveness of Jane'

By Jessica Williams | March 31, 2016

Full of wonders like sea monsters, labyrinths, minotaurs and puppets, The Duke Players’ upcoming Spring show will mirror the real world with fantasy.

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Out of the Blue premieres a cappella album 'Youth'

By Tim Campbell | March 31, 2016

This past week, Duke’s Out of the Blue released their new album, “Youth”. “Youth” is the latest in a rapid stream of albums that OOTB has released in the past few years.

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A brief history of Duke pranks

By Jessica Williams | March 24, 2016

From the fire extinguisher in Giles’s oven to the pizza box in Randolph’s dryer, pranks of this year’s freshman class are notorious among underclassmen and upperclassmen alike.

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Duke Gardens showcases nature exhibit for local artists

By Dillon Fernando | March 24, 2016

As expected during the calm of Spring Break, campus was eerily empty. Even the ebb and flow of p-frosh, their families and members of the Durham community walking on the grounds in nearly perfect weather made only but a subtle hum.

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Nasher to offer new concentration in museum studies

By Christy Kuesel | March 24, 2016

The Nasher has been an integral part of Duke’s campus for the past ten years. Now, students have even more of an opportunity to interact with the museum through the Nasher’s introduction of the Museum Theory and Practice concentration for the Art History major.

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HeForShe inspires photo campaign by Duke students

By Christy Kuesel | March 10, 2016

Duke students may remember Emma Watson’s speech to the United Nations announcing the HeForShe movement.

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Recess Interviews: Journalist Gustavo Gorriti

By Jesús Hidalgo | March 3, 2016

Irony is one of those elements that invigorates the intellectual function of a story if it is well applied. It makes storytelling sharper and clearer. It also creates tension in the story and helps the reader to follow and understand the narrative easily.