When seven fraternities cut ties with Duke in the wake of recent reforms to rush and selective living—to be later joined by two others—senior Shreyas Gupta wasn’t surprised. But he says there’s “nothing redeemable” about the announcement.
Nine fraternities have broken away from the Duke Interfraternity Council since Duke announced changes to the rush process and selective housing.
Pike is at least the ninth fraternity to break from Duke after the University announced changes to the campus residential experience, including pushing rush to sophomore year.
At least 50 unmasked students were present at a Friday night gathering that violated Duke’s COVID-19 rules, as well as local and state coronavirus policies, Durham police have told the University.
Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Alpha Order, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu have also disaffiliated.
The Duke Gardens are mostly closed, but students can still go in for guided study breaks.
The Trinity College of Arts and Sciences made changes to its spring 2021 grading policies, but despite student advocacy, these changes don’t extend to the Pratt School of Engineering.
Food establishments in downtown Durham have had a variety of experiences navigating the pandemic and these restrictions, and while some restaurants may be doing better financially than others, it has not been business as usual for anyone.
Duke's financial situation isn’t as bad as some feared it would be due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the University is still looking to buy time before loosening spending.
Duke Student Government caucuses are changing course after realizing that other student groups are doing much of the work they had originally planned to carry out, DSG senators said at their Wednesday meeting.
A recent policy change in North Carolina vaccine distribution has shifted college and university students to the back of the line, making the timeline for student vaccination unclear.
During a largely virtual school year, Duke has moved towards normalizing inclusive language and pronouns for transgender and gender non-conforming members of the Duke community. One recent change allows students to choose their own pronouns in the new version of DukeHub. Additionally, customizable Zoom titles and email signatures have made it easier to learn someone’s pronouns.
Thursday morning’s in-person classes are off with an unusual “ice day” expected in Durham, and professors are urged to hold those classes online if possible.
In a Wednesday email to all undergraduate students, Deb Lo Biondo, interim dean of Housing and Residence Life, and Christopher Rossi, assistant vice president of student affairs, wrote that the University plans to resume some pre-pandemic housing policies in the fall 2021 semester.
The University announced Tuesday that 20 people tested positive for COVID-19 out of 22,738 tests conducted on 11,971 students, faculty and staff from Feb. 8 to Feb. 14.
As of right now, events can involve a maximum of 10 people, must follow state and local COVID-19 guidelines and must be approved 14 days beforehand by University Center Activities and Events staff.
The unmarked construction on East Campus, which has led to speculation and annoyance from residents of nearby Trinity dorm, is turning the quad by Trinity into a new public gathering space.
Ravi Bellamkonda, Vinik dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, is leaving Duke in June to become Provost and executive vice president at Emory University, Duke announced Tuesday.
The fraternities’ decisions to sever official links to the University come after administrators ended the recruitment of first years by Greek and non-Greek selective living groups. The mass exodus marks a permanent and dramatic change to Duke’s on-campus culture.
In-person classes are popular among students but many Duke professors have mixed feelings about teaching face-to-face during a pandemic.
