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SLGs were told in August that they could not hold recruitment events this year, due to it being the last year they will have on-campus housing, a change brought on by QuadEx, Duke’s new living and learning initiative.
All first-years and sophomores are required to return to China. Exceptions are permitted for juniors who have not had the opportunity to spend a semester at Duke, along with seniors currently in Durham who plan to study at Duke in the spring.
At this time, Duke is not requiring the bivalent booster, which also protects against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are currently in circulation, but strongly recommends it.
A Friday email sent to SLG leaders amended the restriction, allowing them to hold the open house as long as it was not “advertised for the purposes of recruitment.” But as SLG members stood around posters on the quad chatting with interested sophomores and juniors, you could still hear the words “rush” and “recruitment."
“Access to health care should be a right,” Harris said. “Not a privilege for those who can afford it ... We’re not talking about a luxury. We’re talking about an essential need.”
Upchurch remembered the impact Nugget had on the Duke community. It was his “calling” to get another golden retriever, he said.
Administrators have hailed the redesign as the most significant change in Duke’s new student programming since 1995.
The renovations will support “spatial equity” by prioritizing spaces for affinity groups, according to a final report of recommendations sent to student leaders from administrators on Wednesday.
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Former students allege that the schools engaged in price fixing by relying on a shared method to calculate applicants’ financial needs.
With Marketplace closed, students wait for food at a food truck on East Campus.
Students wait at a food truck on East Campus while Marketplace is closed.
