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Jazper Lu is a Trinity first-year and a staff reporter for the news department.
In an attempt to reduce violence, the mall has implemented new policies including chaperone requirements, a security guard dog and increased security presence.
“The hope is we can push against this stigma that individuals who are formerly incarcerated are not motivated and don’t know how to use their resources," said Syretta Hill, executive director of StepUp Durham.
Activist and leader Sharmla Chetty hopes to “build on a legacy” as the new chief executive officer of Duke Corporate Education.
Property values have been rising in Durham in recent years, attracting wealthier people to the area and raising property taxes. The median sale price for homes sold in Durham increased by over 50% between mid-2010 and October 2019. This process of gentrification results in the displacement of lower-income residents and is phasing out the legacy Black neighborhoods which have been in Durham for many years.
“As an elected official, I’m a brand ambassador of the city of Durham. All the wonderful things that go on in our city, I believe it, I trumpet it and I represent it, not only here, but around the country."
Faculty and staff who met the criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for moderate to severe immunocompromisation were able to start scheduling an appointment for a booster shot on Aug. 19. Duke began administering these doses Aug. 23.
