Ann Gehan

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NEWS  |  LOCAL NATIONAL

Meet the students who swapped the classroom for the campaign trail this fall

By Ann Gehan | September 16, 2020

Some students had long had the fall of 2020 earmarked for a leave of absence from Duke for election-related work. For others, the decision came in response to COVID-19, after a spring and summer filled with Zoom meetings and a lack of clarity from Duke about what the fall semester would look like on campus.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

After internship cancellations, Phoenix Project aims to give new life to students’ summer plans

By Ann Gehan | May 25, 2020

Instead of seeing cancellations as a loss, seniors Mary Gooneratne and Luke Truitt saw an opportunity to help their peers.

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FEATURE

From 2 missed checks to Tent 1 for the Duke-UNC game

By Ann Gehan | March 5, 2020

After a season filled with wind, snow and administrators preventing students from burning benches, Tent 1 will be the first group of 12 students through the doors of Cameron Indoor Stadium when Duke hosts the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Saturday.

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FEATURE

Claudia Koonz studied women in Nazi Germany. Now she hopes to save US democracy, one vote at a time

By Ann Gehan | February 18, 2020

Claudia Koonz knows that talking to her can sometimes be difficult. “Don't talk to a Nazi historian if you want to cheer up,” she cautions with a laugh.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Q&A: Kristina Smith discusses being a female student leader at Duke for International Women's Day

By Ann Gehan | March 8, 2019

In honor of International Women's Day, senior Kristina Smith, president of Duke Student Government, shared her experiences as a female leader on campus with The Chronicle.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Why we wait: Duke students eagerly invest time in line for basketball and more year after year

By Ann Gehan | March 5, 2019

A sociologist who studies social interaction said waiting in line can be a way of distinguishing oneself as part of an elite or niche group.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

'Maybe' should be more than enough to stop Kavanaugh

By Ann Gehan | September 25, 2018

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is considered an expert in trauma.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Racism? Blame Duke

By Ann Gehan | September 10, 2018

I’m usually not a confrontational person. Honestly, most interpersonal communication kind of terrifies me, and I will go to great lengths to avoid it (hence the existence of this column). 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Older, wiser and still overwhelmed

By Ann Gehan | August 27, 2018

Welcome back to campus! Hope you’re feeling ready for that first beautiful view of the chapel, first super late night in Perkins, and first encounters with all of the bright-eyed, confused-looking first-years who are now on campus. With the start of a new school year comes the traditional deluge of advice, goal setting, and ‘we back’ Snapchat stories, so I figured I’d throw in my two cents. However, the first-years have had enough of people talking to them this week. They’ve already heard how amazing their Duke experience will be and to take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities coming their way, so instead, this one is for the sophomores. I feel totally qualified to give this advice, since I myself am a sophomore (meaning I’ve got about ten days of not being a first-year under my belt) and have now been to O-Week twice, so obviously I know everything.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

I learned more on Tinder than I did in college

By Ann Gehan | April 25, 2018

It’s for the Cardi B concert. Don’t worry. Tons of people are on here, I told myself. 

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