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The GroupMe message, sent May 2 to multiple group chats, read, “Need help crossing the border? Lucky for you ADPhi has a few too many Latinos who are extremely skilled at evading law enforcement."
Initially, around 56 graduates applied to be the Class of 2022 student speaker, according to an email obtained by The Chronicle sent from Joanne Dellaero, special assistant to the secretary to the Board of Trustees and chief of staff at Duke University, to committee members in March.
If you’d like to submit a piece in honor of Nugget, please email a Word document or PDF to opinion@dukechronicle.com.
Nugget was diagnosed with lymphoma in March, but had “not been feeling well in recent days,” Upchurch wrote in an email to The Chronicle.
The 2022 student Commencement speaker said she was “mortified and embarrassed to find out” after giving her speech that parts were “directly taken from” a past Harvard address, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Chronicle is not aware of any instances of plagiarism in her published stories, but the staff is conducting a review of her work.
When student speaker Priya Parkash took the stage in Wallace Wade Stadium at Sunday’s Class of 2022 Commencement ceremony, she dubbed the University as its own “Duke nation.” That metaphor, as well as other elements of the language and structure of Parkash’s speech, bears striking similarities to that of a 2014 Harvard University Commencement speech by Sarah Abushaar.
Barra outlined five “fundamental” lessons she learned “from the kitchen table”—always do your best; find your purpose; listen to understand; be honest, always; and include one more.
Matthew Freetage is suing Duke on counts of retaliation and wrongful discharge, according to the suit filed on May 5 in U.S. District Court in North Carolina.
Graduates, we want to see your faces! Each year, we highlight graduation photos in celebration of commencement. Submit yours via email by Saturday, April 30 by 5 p.m.
The DSG Senate heard from Duke’s Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity on Wednesday about the center's support programs for students and how it struggles with a lack of staffing.
Drew Flanagan, chair of the Student Organization Finance Committee, spoke about SOFC's efforts to support student groups at the Feb. 10 meeting of the DSG Senate.
The DSG Senate heard updates on student group funding at its Sept. 30 meeting.