NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Presidential Preview: Voting rights

By Nikhil Sethi and Rudi Chamria | November 2, 2024

Major party nominees Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have vastly different viewpoints and track records on voting rights. Trump has supported restrictions he contends will protect election integrity, while Harris has promised to expand access to the ballot box and combat laws she considers restrictive or discriminatory.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

A look into Duke’s Hurricane Helene relief efforts

By Aditya Gupta | November 1, 2024

From pushup competitions to donation drives, Duke student organizations and offices have been actively involved with relief efforts for western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Trump, Harris and Walz rally in NC as early voting deadline approaches

By Winston Qian | October 31, 2024

As of Wednesday, the 538 polling average shows that Trump narrowly leads the battleground state by one point. As of Tuesday, roughly 3.2 million early ballots had been cast, accounting for 40.7% of registered voters in the state. Early voting in N.C. ends Saturday.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Presidential Preview: Climate and environment

By Zoe Kolenovsky | October 31, 2024

Climate issues have come to the forefront of political discourse in recent years, especially for young voters. Yet, the two major presidential candidates offer drastically different approaches to climate and environmental issues.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

The Chronicle’s guide to national, state-level races on the Durham ballot

By Halle Vazquez | October 29, 2024

This election cycle, U.S. Senate seats representing North Carolina are not on the ticket, but spots in the U.S. House of Representatives, the N.C. General Assembly and some of the state’s courts and executive offices are.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Presidential Preview: Social spending

By Samanyu Gangappa | October 29, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris’ and former President Donald Trump’s agendas and records are highly divergent. The Democratic nominee is largely in favor of expanding social spending and enacting new programs, while the Republican nominee has long been a proponent of cutting welfare funding.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Blue Devils on the ballot: Duke alumni, students and faculty running for office this year

By Mekhi Patterson | October 28, 2024

Duke community members — some alumni of the University’s undergraduate and professional schools, others former employees and one a current student — are running for office at various levels and branches of the government this election season.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Harris, Trump campaigns close in on North Carolina ahead of Election Day

By Michelle Voicu | October 28, 2024

As of Sunday, the 538 polling average shows that Trump leads the state by 1.3 points. This gap marks an increase from Sept. 30 figures showing just a 0.1 point gap between the two candidates.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Biden formally apologizes for US government’s role in controversial Native American boarding schools

By Zoe Kolenovsky | October 27, 2024

One of the boarding schools for Cherokee students — “Industrial Indian Boarding School” —  was operated by Duke’s predecessor institution Trinity College for several years in the 1880s. The school was named in a 2022 investigative report from the Department of the Interior that identified over 400 such schools across the nation.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

The Chronicle’s rundown on the 2024 NC gubernatorial candidates

By Mia Taubenblat | October 24, 2024

Two major candidates are vying for the gubernatorial position in North Carolina: Democratic nominee Josh Stein and Republican nominee Mark Robinson. Stein currently leads Robinson by roughly 14 points as of Tuesday.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

‘Blue Devils for Harris-Walz’: Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz holds GOTV rally at Duke

By Abby Spiller | October 24, 2024

The BC Landing, adorned with a sea of “Blue Devils for Harris-Walz” signs and overlooked by Secret Service agents, hosted over 150 community members to hear the vice presidential pick speak on the importance of voting in North Carolina this election.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Duke alumnus Ken Jeong awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

By Ana Despa | October 24, 2024

Per Jeong’s request, his star will be placed next to that of Chinese American actress Lucy Liu and Anna May Wong, the first Asian-American actress awarded a star on the Walk of Fame, to honor the Asian American and Pacific Islander community’s contributions to Hollywood.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Presidential Preview: Opioids

By Ahilan Eraniyan | October 23, 2024

Trump and Harris have spent much of their respective political careers working to combat the ongoing opioid crisis. Each supports crackdowns on drug imports and investment in treatment and recovery programs, but Harris has prioritized going after pharmaceutical companies while Trump has targeted foreign suppliers.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Durham City Council adopts new street and bikeway infrastructure design guides

By Samanyu Gangappa | October 22, 2024

Durham City Council voted unanimously to adopt new street and bikeway design guides and emphasized the importance of voting during its Monday meeting.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Could North Carolina flip blue? The battleground state’s voting record, by the numbers

By Ana Despa | October 22, 2024

To see how politics have evolved in North Carolina over the years, The Chronicle conducted an independent analysis of the state’s voting history using publicly available election data.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Early voting in North Carolina reaches record turnout of 1 million

By Winston Qian | October 20, 2024

The over 1 million votes account for roughly 13% of the state’s 7.8 million registered voters. Of the votes, 916,433 were cast in person. Of the remaining 91,690 absentee votes, 77,831 were cast by civilians, 11,168 by overseas voters and 2,691 by the military.

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CHRONQUIRY

Chronquiry: Why are West Campus street lights purple?

By Claire Chen | October 20, 2024

Street lights around the Triangle — including on Duke’s campus — have started emitting a bluish-purple hue. The Chronicle explains why.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Duke professor, journalist Frank Bruni to receive North Carolina Award, state’s highest honor

By Michael Austin | October 20, 2024

The North Carolina Award was established in 1961 by the General Assembly to honor contributions to the state in fine arts, literature, public service and science.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

‘Let’s lead the country, Durham’: Tim Walz, Bill Clinton rally in Bull City, advocate for early voting

By Zoe Kolenovsky and Abby Spiller | October 17, 2024

The politicians focused their remarks around contrasting the two major presidential campaigns, characterizing a prospective Trump-Vance administration as dangerous for democracy, while identifying the Harris-Walz ticket as the campaign of “freedom.”

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Vance rallies in Wilmington, Greensboro while Harris stops in Greenville

By Ava Littman | October 16, 2024

The Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance campaigns continue to make appearances in North Carolina in the hopes of securing the state’s 16 electoral votes. As of Oct. 16, the 538 polling average has the race essentially even in North Carolina, with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leading Harris by just 0.5 points.