FEATURE
Richard Nixon, the pariah: Things fall apart
By Audrey Wang | January 13, 2025The end starts with a roll of tape.
The end starts with a roll of tape.
The election is set to take place between Feb. 10 and Feb. 15 at the fulfillment center. If a majority of the roughly 4,800 RDU1 employees vote in favor of CAUSE, Amazon will be required to negotiate in good faith on a contract, according to Professor of Cultural Anthropology Orin Starn.
Pilkey, once named the “reigning dean of American coastal studies” by The New York Times, had a profound impact on the field of geology and coastal policy in North Carolina and beyond, as well as at Duke where he worked for nearly 60 years.
For 22 years, Richard Nixon had campaigned relentlessly. Now, at the zenith of his career, he had to govern.
All in-person inaugural celebrations were postponed due to inclement weather conditions, as the Triangle saw its first significant snow in nearly three years. The event was broadcast live to North Carolina residents.
The 161-page complaint alleges that the landlords used nonpublic information and RealPage’s products to charge higher rents than what market forces would have determined.
Though Friday’s blanket didn’t quite amount to the anticipated three inches, it was the first time many Blue Devils saw their Gothic campus dressed in white.
Duke has activated its severe weather and emergency conditions policy from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday, affecting both the University and the health system.
Arts & Sciences Council heard a presentation on the experiences of Duke Kunshan University study abroad students at Duke and a proposal for a new carceral studies certificate during its first meeting of the spring semester Thursday.
After serving as President Dwight Eisenhower's right-hand man for eight years, Nixon faced an uphill battle to the presidency, pitting him against John F. Kennedy, the press and his own conscience.
Exactly why Nixon decided to leave his law career behind and enter the political ring is unclear, though his long-held desire to outgrow his humble beginnings was likely a factor. Regardless of his personal motives, the young upstart seemed to be exactly what the GOP was looking for.
Richard Milhous Nixon, Law School ‘37, is the only U.S. president Duke has produced in its century. “Few came so far, so fast, so alone,” biographer John A. Farrell wrote about the man who graduated Duke at 24, became a congressman at 34, a senator at 38, a vice president at 40 and a president at 56.
Multiple Duke-affiliated attendees expressed frustration at the results of the COP29 negotiations.
Durham City Council swore in its new city manager, denied a motion to revise deer bow hunting regulations and approved several appointments and amendments during its Monday meeting.
Richard Hays, who served as the dean of the Duke Divinity School from 2010 to 2015, died at age 76 at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, following a decade-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
N.C. Gov. Josh Stein signed five executive orders addressing Hurricane Helene recovery efforts Wednesday, shortly after he was sworn into office as the state’s 76th governor.
Rubenstein is one of 19 individuals to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year, including four who were recognized posthumously.
Cooper's decision to commute the 15 inmates' sentences marks the largest clemency action of its kind in North Carolina.
Professor of Physics Tom Mehen died unexpectedly last weekend at age 54 at his home in Chapel Hill. The cause of his death has not been released.
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