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In honor of Duke’s Centennial, The Chronicle is highlighting pivotal figures and events throughout the University’s history. Here we take a look at Duke’s first Centennial in 1938 to honor the founding of Brown’s Schoolhouse.
The Cameron Crazies tent every year for a chance to see Duke and North Carolina face off in Cameron Indoor Stadium, but the game on the gridiron is also full of rich history. The two rivals have competed every year since 1922, and The Chronicle has covered the matchup every step of the way.
Tensions were high in Jack Katz Stadium as No. 5 Duke field hockey took on No. 10 Saint Joseph’s Sunday afternoon.
That was odd.
Duke football extended its record to 4-0 after posting a final score of 45-17 against Middle Tennessee. The Blue Zone is here to break down the victory with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead:
For the first month after the new semester starts, my calendar is typically decked out for every meal — plans with friends I haven’t seen in a while and dinners with professors I have to catch up with, brunches with clubs and girls’ nights. A month filled with, “Tell me about your summer,” “Do you think you know what you’re doing after college?” and “Where are you staying this year?” And just as quickly as the calendar fills up, it dwindles. Lunches turn into quick conversations in the hallway and dinners morph into waving at WU. It’s understandable: life gets hectic, priorities change, and the weight of classes and extracurriculars begins to hang heavy. Maintaining friendships gets more and more buried on the to-do list. Most people I talk to on campus are knowledgeable, kind and wonderful — how do I decide which friendships to invest in? Which ones will last when I graduate? Who do I want to see at the ten-year reunion, and who do I want to see over Christmas break?
Editor's note: This article mentions substance use and overdose.
As I reflect on last week’s Provost Forum focused on “Universities and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: How to Discuss, How to Engage?” and enter this week of the Centennial Founders’ and Homecoming celebrations, I am reminded of the founding of Duke University in 1924, including our institution’s guiding documents. “Article I: Aims” of the university bylaws speaks of how Duke “is committed to creating a rigorous scholarly community characterized by generous hospitality toward diverse religious and cultural traditions” and strives “to promote a respectful spirit of dialogue and understanding; to discourage all partisan and sectarian strife….” How relevant are these aims for the time in which we live!
Editor's note: This article discusses substance use and addiction.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.— From Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton to Chris Stapleton and Taylor Swift, Nashville’s history with music is as rich as its fried chicken. Record producers own almost every building on Music Row, bachelorette parties pack the honky tonks on Lower Broadway and the Grand Ole Opry rotates from country star to country star, drawing tourists from all over the world.
CARY—It was an all-ages affair at WakeMed Soccer Park Friday evening in Cary, as little kids all the way up to parents and grandparents lined up at the finish line to watch the athletes as they crossed the 6K finish line. There was an excitement in the air as one thing was fully clear: Cross country is back.
As Duke prepares to take on Middle Tennessee, the Blue Zone gives its pre-game insight on some prop bets:
Duke University Police Department responded to reports of an assault rifle in the Blue Zone parking lot Friday afternoon, which was determined to be “parts of airsoft guns, all of which were confiscated” by officers, according to a 2:55 p.m. email to The Chronicle.
Introductory press conferences aren't normally significant. They’re mostly full of coachspeak, talks of building culture and vague platitudes about performance. But Manny Diaz’s was different. Since being hired, Duke’s new coach has preached the importance of a defense that “gets [opponents] to lose football games.”
In a thrilling ACC opener, No. 3 Duke secured its sixth consecutive victory, dominating Clemson 3-1 on the road.
Last week, the Wall Street Journal released their annual list of the best colleges in the US for 2025, and it is, put mildly, a bewildering mess. Reading it feels as though the world has turned upside down, with conventionally highly esteemed universities taking the back seat to lesser-known schools.
Typhoon Bebinca toppled trees and caused water damage in a building at Duke Kunshan University, according to students on Duke’s flagship campus in China.
Academic Council heard Student Affairs' plans to ensure student safety in the face of increased protest activity and the University's intention to update its academic freedom policy in its first meeting of the 2024-25 year Thursday.
For the 17th time, sectors of the Duke Forest will close for deer hunting as part of the annual deer herd reduction program.