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By dawn's early light: Linking history, art and politics

By Zev van Zanten | 22 hours ago

By this point in the school year, any student who has wanted to has likely made the brief trek to the Nasher Museum of Art. What they’ve seen is generally a mix of visiting exhibits and a small slice of the museum’s roughly 13,000-piece collection. In the Janine and J. Tomilson Hill Gallery is “By Dawn’s Early Light,” a yearlong exhibit that uses the Nasher’s vast collection to celebrate the 60th anniversaries of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 and Civil Rights Act of 1965.

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Every Brilliant Thing: Beautiful and educational

By Zev van Zanten | 2 days ago

This fall, one student, senior Sydney Maynor, is choosing to pursue Graduation with Distinction, performing Duncan Macmillan’s and Jonny Donahoe’s one-person show “Every Brilliant Thing” at 8 p.m., Nov. 7 through 9 in Brody Theater.

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Duke Theater Centennial show review: Gazing forward and glancing back

By Zev van Zanten | October 30, 2024

Overall, the show was an impressive affair. Instead of feeling disjointed, the different acts of the showcase flowed well into one another while retaining their own styles. When paired with the pre-show activities and Gambla’s wonderful emceeing, this enabled the performance to showcase the excellent work of students and alumni in the world of theater today, in addition to the impressive work they will go on to do. 

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Five Points Gallery: Small but wonderful

By Zev van Zanten | October 24, 2024

Tucked away at the side of Five Point Plaza, in a small storefront, is a gallery. If you look up while entering, you see a high ceiling, a reminder of the building’s previous history as a barn. This is the titular Five Points Gallery, a small but mighty venue that highlights some of Durham’s wonderful art talent.

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Duke Theater Centennial: telling the story of past and present

By Zev van Zanten | October 18, 2024

The Department of Theatre Studies will hold a special performance Oct. 19 in Reynold Industries Theater from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. to celebrate Duke’s centennial and highlight the history of theater at Duke. By bringing together past and present Duke talent and having them perform pieces that center Duke, Durham and North Carolina, the show will highlight the long history of Duke Theatre and its bright future.

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Lighting up our Duke community - a month of Light Lane

By Zev van Zanten | October 11, 2024

Last month, our campus was graced by a temporary new addition: light-up bikes. Placed alongside the BC Plaza Bridge and at the entrance to the Ruby, at first glance they seem like weird, stationary bikes. But hop on them and you’re in for a novel experience that merges play with sustainability.

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A hidden face of women in STEM - The Scientific Vision of Women

By Zev van Zanten | September 28, 2024

It is no secret that, for most of recorded history, women were almost entirely shut out of the world of science. While some managed to participate in science by hiding their identities or through special circumstances, countless talented women were denied the chance to exercise their agency. However, there was one way that many women were still able to be involved in science: document illustration.

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From interest in Greek life to generative AI use, how is the Class of 2027 navigating Duke?

By Christian Linen and Zev van Zanten | March 5, 2024

The Chronicle asked the Class of 2027 about their lives at Duke so far. Ranging from Greek life and using generative AI to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on their college experience, here’s what they had to say.

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Documentary screening recounts 2015 Chapel Hill shooting of Muslim students, presents evidence for hate crime charges

By Zev van Zanten | February 20, 2024

“36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime,” a new documentary recounting the aftermath of the murders of three Muslim Americans in Chapel Hill, detailed the Muslim community's fight for its classification as a hate crime. The screening at Carolina Theater was followed by a panel of legal experts that discussed the shooter’s prosecution. 

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RECESS | STAFF NOTE

I kind of like Taylor Swift now

By Zev van Zanten | November 8, 2023

My newfound love for Taylor Swift, while admittedly both unexpected and trivial in the grand scheme of things, has a valuable insight/lesson to give us: don’t be afraid to try new things even if your mind/feelings try to hold you back.

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