Trump’s victory — called by AP at 5:37 a.m. after Wisconsin brought the Republican candidate's electoral vote count to 277 — concluded a heated election cycle. The final result was released just over 11 hours after the first polls closed, in stark contrast to 2020’s presidential race, which took nearly four days to call.
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.
If there were any question marks about the Duke defense at the start of the season, consider them answered. The Blue Devils forced consecutive turnovers on the Highlanders’ first three possessions and never let up from there, ending the outing with 34 in total. Duke started in a full-court press from the start of the game that did not let up until the buzzer sounded.
With the election underway in North Carolina, The Chronicle is providing insights into national and state-level races and recapping the results.
Following a quarterback injury and poor defense, N.C. State found itself sitting at 3-4, a disappointing record for a team that came into the season ranked with ACC Championship aspirations. Since then, however, the Wolfpack have rattled off wins against California and Stanford, with the latter ending 59-28.
The world is very different now compared to how it used to be 100,000 years ago. But some human trials have stood the test of time: through the years, we’ve struggled with confronting our mortality. One way we try to cope with that is by leaving a piece of ourselves behind.
Why should we expect our politicians and our fellow citizens to endorse outcomes they disagree with? Why shouldn’t we go out of our way to find reasons to reject a result we find objectionable?
Chatterji, Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess distinguished professor of business and public policy, sat down with The Chronicle to discuss his new role at OpenAI and how his time at Duke and in the White House influenced his perspective on the economic impact of emerging technologies.
We found that respondents generally care most about abortion, climate change, the economy, gun control and democracy, though priority issues varied with candidate preference and certain demographic characteristics.
With Election Day less than 24 hours away, the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns made last-ditch campaign efforts early this week to win over North Carolina.
By bringing in voices from across the country and world, Duke Arts gives Duke students the chance to broaden their horizons, although it appeared like few took advantage of it. It was truly one of the prettier performances I’ve been to — filled with life, community, talent, history and gratitude. It was not something I ever would have gone to if it wasn’t so accessible, I just wish more could do the same.
Whether your plans are settled or still in motion, take a look at how Duke students plan to spend their election night as they await which candidate will come out victorious.
Three varsity boats of Blue Devils competed in the Women’s Open 8-plus, placing two in the top 25 at the Princeton Chase regatta.
The Blue Devils started the year with some strong individual performances in the Battle at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., Sunday. Aidan Wallace, Vincent Lee, David Hussey and Connor Barket all finished top four in their respective weights, indicating that Duke might be in for some improvement over last season.
The Duke men’s fencing team emerged victorious with a final score of 15-12, holding a decisive 14-8 lead before the concluding bouts. On the women’s side, the Blue Devils battled the Tar Heels in a close match, narrowly falling with a final score of 15-12.
In its season opener against Maine, Duke debuted a trio of freshmen in the starting lineup who combined for 46 points in a wire-to-wire 96-62 win. Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg led the way with 22 and 18, respectively, and nine Blue Devils finished with a basket.
No. 7 Duke men’s basketball opened its highly-anticipated 2024-25 campaign with a home contest against Maine. After 20 minutes of play, the home team is out to a 44-33 lead.
The field trip was a success for the young fans as Duke conquered Radford to the sound of a 89-36 beatdown through double-digit scoring efforts by six individual Blue Devils.
Deadline just broke the news that Durham will host a new romantic comedy following a messy love triangle of three Duke students.
