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Maria Morrison is a Trinity senior and a digital strategy director for The Chronicle's 117th volume. She was previously managing editor for Volume 116.
We’re halfway through 2021, and June has brought news and changes as students scattered to their summer activities. With all these new developments, here are five stories from The Chronicle that our readers found most interesting.
May brought celebration to Duke’s campus and beyond. Among all these new developments, here are five stories that really stood out to our readers.
How difficult could it be to run the paper while we were all apart? Answer: difficult.
As the year draws to a close, we’ve asked members of the Duke community to send in their photos and videos from a year like no other in Duke’s history. We hope that this compilation shows you the diversity of experience that Blue Devils had, and at the same time the common elements we share. Regardless of where we were, we were all part of life at Duke.
The singer, songwriter and philanthropist was announced Tuesday morning. Legend, who has been awarded Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards, is also an advocate for criminal justice reform. He is the first African American man to reach “EGOT” status.
To mark the end of this year like no other, we’re seeking submissions of photos, videos, audio files and other media documenting the last year in Duke’s history. There are no format requirements: You can send anything from a professional photo of students hanging out on the quad to a grainy 3-second Snapchat video of a socially distanced meal or a Zoom screenshot of a remote class. Submissions are due Friday, April 16.
After being closed for more than a year due to the pandemic, the Sarah P. Duke Gardens are reopening to allow members of the Duke community time amid the flowers and the geese.
As we near the one-year anniversary of Duke’s March 10, 2020, announcement that classes would move online, we’re stepping back and considering how much our campus and community have changed.
The COVID-19 pandemic upended Duke students' college experience. As part of our one-year retrospective, we spoke to students about how the last year has affected them.
Traditionally excluded from Duke’s predominantly white fraternities and sororities, it wasn’t until 11 years after being admitted on campus that Black students could find social outlets in the University’s Greek life scene. Now, 46 years later, Duke's NPHC is currently in a transition period.
Charlotte band Patois Counselors performing at Coffeehouse.
