Paige Carlisle is a Trinity senior and a staff reporter for The Chronicle.
The human element of choosing songs and playing them live is a way of “honoring events of Duke, of our community, of our nation, of the world in sound and music."
For Jerome Lynch, incoming Vinik dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, "technology is just one part of the solution set" when it comes to solving the real-world problems with which engineers are faced. Whether in the classroom or through extracurriculars, Lynch "definitely [wants] those experiences to reaffirm [students'] interest in engineering.”
Although senior Elliot Kelly enjoys the free coffee from Panera, he does miss the Good Egg from Au Bon Pain, which he said was the best breakfast sandwich on campus. He said that while Panera sandwich options are decent, none can compare with the Good Egg. However, he loves Panera’s cinnamon crunch bagel.
This year’s Duke Common Experience summer reading pick is Kiley Reid’s debut novel “Such a Fun Age,” which explores everyday racism, implicit biases and privilege.
Several other colleges have adopted policies similar to Duke’s fall vaccination requirement.
What do “Dude Diet,” “Little D” and “DBag” have in common? Duke thinks they could hurt its trademarks.
Duke Student Government presidential candidate Carlos Diaz, a junior, plans to work closely with student groups and make Duke more equitable for all.
One of Duke students’ favorite study-break spots is still off mostly off limits to them.
Fauci and David Rubenstein, Trinity ‘70, discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine distribution at an event that was livestreamed on Youtube. Fauci said the pandemic situation could improve by March or April if Americans continue to wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid congregating. But he also acknowledged the presence of new threats.
Survivors of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre spoke about their experiences at Duke as inspiration for their activism during a Tuesday event hosted by the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine. Rosalyn Pelles, former executive director of the North Carolina NAACP, moderated the talk, titled “Remembering a 1979 Moral Moment: Medical Activists, Racial Justice and Confronting the KKK”.
Anthony Fauci spoke about the COVID-19 vaccination effort in a Feb. 10 talk.
