Pilar Kelly

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

‘Masked and excited to be there’: COVID-19 cases remain low after parents enjoy an in-person family weekend

By Pilar Kelly | October 26, 2021

After a virtual family weekend in 2020, families had the opportunity this year to visit campus and catch a glimpse of student life. And the following week, there was a negligible difference in the number of COVID-19 cases among students due to majority compliance. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

'University resources are being wasted': DSG waste audit finds most Bryan Center Plaza waste is missorted

By Pilar Kelly | September 29, 2021

In analyzing only the trash and recycling bins, Duke Student Government members found that some 40 to 50% of waste in any given bin is missorted. In other words, almost half of a given recycling bin’s contents from the Bryan Center Plaza should actually be landfilled.

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NEWS  |  LOCAL NATIONAL

Mayoral candidate Sabrina “Bree” Davis to run campaign centered on crime prevention, fighting poverty

By Pilar Kelly | September 6, 2021

Davis said that she feels so strongly about fighting poverty because she has had to overcome obstacles many Durhamites experience today: food and home insecurity, underemployment and gun violence.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Students audit campus waste, hope to improve composting infrastructure

By Pilar Kelly | April 14, 2021

Student volunteers got their hands dirty last week during a waste audit coordinated by Duke Student Government and the Environmental Alliance.

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FEATURE

A strange introduction to Duke: First-years look back at the fall

By Pilar Kelly | April 9, 2021

The Class of 2024 started college during the deadliest pandemic in a century. Many of them experienced their first day of college in their childhood bedrooms. With the times turbulent and the future uncertain, they had a beginning of their Duke experience unlike any class of first-years before. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Out with the old: DukeHub 2.0 brings redesigned site, new features, some initial bugs

By Pilar Kelly | January 25, 2021

Duke’s website for registration, grades, financial aid and more got a fresh look at the end of 2020. 

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Community outreach, online events: Student political groups gear up for an election during a pandemic

By Pilar Kelly and Hattie Halloway | September 17, 2020

With a presidential election just around the corner, Duke’s student political groups are working to mobilize the youth vote amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NEWS  |  UNIVERSITY

Dine-in, mobile ordering, Merchants on Points: Options for dining safely during the pandemic

By Laura Boyle and Pilar Kelly | September 10, 2020

Stepping inside West Campus' main dining hall reveals the strange new world of eating at Duke.

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