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Halle Friedman is a Trinity junior and an associate news editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume.
Without federal protection of abortion rights, state legislatures would have the discretion to decide on abortion legality. In the Republican-held North Carolina General Assembly, legislation to implement a post-viability abortion ban may be on the table.
“The Plea Tracker Project, for us, is an opportunity to look into our work and see if we are actually living up to what we’re saying we’re doing."
A stately red brick residence across from East Campus will soon be transformed into an enclave for Jewish students at Duke and renamed the Fleishman House. The century-old residence features three floors, 17 bedrooms and a 2,100 square-foot rooftop deck.
After North Carolina expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to include college students on March 31, Duke Health began administering one-shot doses to Duke students at warp speed.
Some students experienced acute anxiety over disruption of their academic schedules.
While many members of the Duke community are beginning to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, the distribution timelines of Duke’s peer institutions are widely varied. On one end of the spectrum, schools such as Yale University are anticipating that every member of the student body will have the opportunity to be vaccinated by the end of the spring semester. On the other end, Cornell University is struggling to provide access to its student workers.
While the pandemic has emotionally affected many in the Duke community, it has taken a particularly grave toll on those who are struggling with eating disorders.
Pope McCorkle, professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy, said on Feb. 10 that the impeachment effort might not be successful because Trump’s act was an “eleventh-hour act.”