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Madeleine Berger is a Trinity sophomore and a university news editor of The Chronicle's 117th volume.
O'Neal reflected on Durham’s previous year and shared her plans for the year ahead, focusing on the topics of safe neighborhoods, shared economic prosperity, public health and inclusivity.
Current Trinity Dean Valerie Ashby is leaving Duke to become president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Noor will fill Ashby’s role while the national search for her permanent successor takes place.
“That’s what SFK does. She makes the ordinary—not that [Shooters II Saloon] is ordinary—extraordinary. She makes the sidewalk a red carpet. She wears a ballgown to the frat party, and I did that three times.”
“One of the amazing things about Duke is that there are so many brilliant people working in so many areas,” Wright said. “I know everything that's going on in biology, but this is a chance to lift my head up and look around and see a lot more of the University. That's really exciting.”
They discussed topics ranging from the importance of education in their lives to Duke's history and what they want to highlight at Duke's 2024 centennial celebration.
Ultimately, Yeshurun said that his goal as Young Trustee would be to “serve the larger Duke community, whether it be the students, the faculty and everybody else, you know—the people who work here that make this a great place. I hope to serve them.”
Strunk attributed his mentality toward life to being a cancer survivor, which showed him the importance of “experiencing the joys of many different things, whether it’s adventure or the people you’re with.”
“I got into Wordle around Christmas. And I think a week or so after that, I missed one just because I forgot to do it one day, and so I wanted to go back to it,” Thakkar said. “So I was like, ‘How can I do that?’”
A fire in the Few Quad FF first floor laundry/vending room Sunday night resulted in an evacuation of all Few residents and damage to drying machines.
According to a Jan. 25 email from the Academic Advising Center, students pursuing the B.A. degree will no longer need to take Economics 205, Math 112/122 or Math 202/212. The B.S. “will be virtually unchanged.”