Two years ago, a Duke professor warned to prepare for a devastating pandemic that sounds similar to what the world is facing today.
Welcome to Ghost Town—also known as Duke University.
At first I thought I might use this time to get in shape, maybe pick up running. But it is currently 30 degrees in Vermont and there is still snow on the ground, so that might have to wait a couple weeks.
Durham will soon join cities, counties and states around the country in issuing a “stay at home” order to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Owner Allie Labate always intended to use VYB Studio as a space that helped and supported the Durham community — she just didn’t anticipate doing it amid a global pandemic.
For Duke’s current merit scholarship finalists and prospective incoming first-years, the COVID-19 pandemic has heavily shaken up some planning and logistics.
With students off campus for the remainder of the semester and online classes starting up, it’s fair to wonder what the rest of the semester will look like.
The Chronicle compiled the questions that you asked and addressed them to the best of our ability below.
It’s easy for Duke students to believe that our lives are exceptions from the rest of the population and that our time is the most valuable thing on Earth. But maybe it isn’t.
“I just think part-timers should get the same type of benefit(s) as full-timers since we do the same work as them, you know?” Angel said.
Look. You live here. You’re breathing.
Campus is immaculate in a way that is only possible in human places devoid of people.
Although COVID-19 has brought death and exacerbated societal inequities and increased feelings of isolation and loneliness, this virus has united humanity in our shared vulnerability.
Perhaps the hardest part of this pandemic is surviving in quarantine. Toilet Paper is at an all-time low. Please consider using both Tar Heel Shirts and your old midterms to wipe your ass.
It was beautiful that I missed Duke this much, that I connected to people enough that I found it wrenching to leave them. I try to focus on this now.
As the spread of COVID-19 led Duke to move all undergraduate, graduate and professional classes to online or remote learning until further notice, faculty were charged with a sudden shift to remote or virtual teaching. Duke Learning Innovation’s team stepped in to help.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is the first U.S. senator and third member of Congress to test positive for COVID-19, his Twitter account announced Sunday afternoon.
Duke’s spokesperson offered more specifics to The Chronicle about the plan, explaining that the qualifications for furlough pay for dining contract workers were more expansive.
When she received the March 10 email from Duke administration, announcing the extension of Spring Break and the transition to remote learning, senior Christine Yang’s first thought was whether Street Medicine’s annual showcase would go on.
The person is in self-isolation at home and hasn’t been in contact with DUHS patients while exhibiting symptoms, according to the statement.
