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Wake County Transit Plan speeds toward Durham
By Cara Leigh Downey | November 29, 2016The Duke community may stand to benefit from the passage of Wake County's transit tax.
The Duke community may stand to benefit from the passage of Wake County's transit tax.
In the past several weeks, students have complained of mold across campus in dorms and apartments. But we are not the only campus to experience the problem.
Amid national debate about immigration, President Richard Brodhead has expressed support for undocumented immigrant students.
Jack Matlock, a former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, discussed the the future of U.S.-Russia relations under Donald Trump’s presidency Monday evening.
Holocaust survivor Sol Lurie revisited his traumatic experiences in Auschwitz Monday night.
Despite losing the popular vote by a wider margin than any elected president in history, Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States.
Thought the North Carolina Supreme Court turned blue after the election? There are rumors that this could change.
Female leaders on campus joined forces in a panel Wednesday to discuss how the election will impact women.
Scott Savitt has seen nearly all aspects of Chinese life during his two decades as a journalist in the country—including the inside of a jail cell.
Durham residents gathered at the Farmers' Market Sunday morning to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s victory.
The presidency was not the only election of importance this cycle—voters handed Republicans control of Congress for another two years as well.
Despite backlash since its introduction in March, North Carolina’s House Bill 2 is here to stay unless a Supreme Court decision repeals the bathroom provision of the law.
Darren Beattie, Ph.D. '16 and visiting instructor of political science, predicted at a political science department gathering Nov. 2 that Donald Trump would win the presidential election. Beattie was also a signatory on a list of "Scholars and Writers for Trump," who endorsed the candidate. The Chronicle’s Likhitha Butchireddygari corresponded with Beattie to discuss how he was able to foresee Trump's victory and what a Trump presidency will look like.
Following Donald Trump’s victory, several students reported significant distress and requested that midterms be postponed.
In a close North Carolina senate race, Republican incumbent Richard Burr beat Democratic challenger Deborah Ross by a 52 to 45 percent margin.
Following one of the most volatile elections in recent memory, filled with divisive rhetoric and scandals, Republican Donald Trump emerged early Wednesday morning as the country's next president-elect.
The winner of the North Carolina gubernatorial race will not be decided until at least Nov. 18 because the razor-thin margin will require a thorough vote canvass, according to incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory.
Duke students anxiously tuned in to the election coverage Tuesday night across campus, from the Sanford watch party to common rooms to Perkins. Here's what they said about the night's events:
RALEIGH—The air of anticipation turned into one of giddy celebration soon after news broke that North Carolina belonged to the Republican Party.
Residents from all over Durham gathered at Parts & Labour restaurant in Motorco Music Hall, anxiously watching the nail-biting 2016 election night.