It’s clear from student conversations that Central Campus might not be a desirable place to live. Whether they’re posting on Fix My Campus about the mold, bemoaning the distance between Central and literally anything else at Duke or complaining about poor security, most undergraduates are tired of it.
It has been three months since former President Richard Brodhead left office—what’s he been up to since then?
For most of us, the sound of a train horn along the Durham tracks inspires annoyance and perhaps a bit of shock. For senior Tristan Bouan, it inspired a film.
The grass in front of 2021 Campus Drive is cut. The windows are dark. The tan front door is shut. Quiet—save the grumbles of passing buses—but normal. Eleanore Jantz, or “Elli” as her friends called her, occupied the colonial-style brick house nestled in the middle of the rapidly growing University since 1978. When she died in July, the 104-year-old widow was the last private resident of the faculty houses lining Campus Drive, relics of a mostly forgotten era.
For the first time since the 2002-03 school year, appeals boards in the Office of Student Conduct no longer have the authority to “resolve” cases. Instead, they must send the case back to OSC.
Everyone knows that Duke students despise UNC, but one thing they may hate even more? Parking on campus.
Why is there a statue of Robert E. Lee at Duke?
When Nestor Paonessa runs on trails, he is always concentrating. He looks down at his feet, making sure he doesn’t step in a rut and sprain his ankle on the uneven ground. Sometimes, his eyes watch for copperhead snakes, which he often sees slithering across the Al Buehler Trail. On really long runs, he is gauging the best time to slow to a speed-walk.
This is the fourth story in a multi-part series on the student conduct process. The first story, published three weeks ago, examined the experience of one student who went through the student conduct process and felt she was treated unfairly. In the second story, published two weeks ago, two legal experts criticized the student conduct process, and the third story, which was published last week, detailed additional students’ experiences with the Office of Student Conduct.
This is the third story in a multi-part series on the student conduct process. The first story, published two weeks ago, examined the experience of one student who went through the student conduct process and felt she was treated unfairly.
When President Richard Brodhead arrived on Duke’s campus in 2004, the Nasher Museum of Art was still a construction site.
When Richard Brodhead called up his close friends at Yale to tell them that he would be taking the President’s job at Duke, they were shocked. “People couldn’t believe it,” he said of his friends’ reactions.
Cindy Brodhead knows how to throw a party. Tucked away behind the football stadium and Blue Zone, the Hart House—where the Brodheads have lived for the majority of their 13 years at Duke—has three giant tents filled with sharp linen tablecloths and blossoming peonies on the afternoon I visit.
The Blue Devils got rid of their football program from 1895 to 1920 but have since used athletics as a major image-maker.
As Duke President Richard Brodhead navigates his final semester, The Chronicle will be examining his impact on athletics with a series of articles, continuing with one about Brodhead’s relationship with Kevin White, vice president and director of athletics, and the transformation of Duke’s athletic facilities.
Brodhead’s decision to hire Cutcliffe in December 2007 changed Duke’s program forever, and his final months as president offer a unique perspective into how far the Blue Devils have come.
From Richard Brodhead’s first day in office June 28, 2004, his presidency was tied to head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
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The view from President Richard Brodhead’s office in the Allen Building is not what it was when he came to Duke in the Summer of 2004.
How Duke adjusted its expectations by launching its largest capital campaign following a recession
