Duke Votes representatives are tabling on campus in the weeks leading up to the 2024 general election to provide eligible students with physical DukeCards that meet the N.C. State Board of Elections’ photo ID requirement.
Republican nominee Donald Trump is continuing to run on a tough-on-crime agenda, while Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is aiming to strike a balance between emphasizing her experience as a prosecutor and promoting more progressive gun reforms.
Founded in April 2023 by a coalition of 16 American colleges, STARS works to support the 9.7 million high school students from rural America in enrolling in and graduating from college.
Many agree that the unique form of celebration is a special part of Duke’s history. Yet, the union of passionate students with blazing bonfires has also raised concerns of safety and fueled disputes with University administration and public safety officers over the years.
The event, hosted by Duke Democrats, was part of Clayton's “30 campuses in 30 days” tour.
Once completed, the quantum computer could be the first with the ability to outperform classical computers in areas of scientific application.
Duke shares its No. 6 ranking with the California Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University.
Notably absent was N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has long been one of Trump’s top surrogates in the state and received an endorsement from the Republican presidential nominee in March but has faced recent scandal.
Duke increased the number of employees obligated to respond to reports of Title IX policy violations and adjusted aspects of the hearing process in response to updated federal regulations that took effect Aug. 1.
Duke previously operated under a residential advising system but moved away from the model with the adoption of QuadEx in fall 2022.
University administration stated that there is “no threat to campus” in a Friday email to The Chronicle.
The typhoon made landfall Monday in Shanghai, about 40 miles east of DKU. It was the strongest typhoon to hit the city since 1949, prompting the preemptive evacuation of over 414,000 people.
“I recognize this is a difficult time for many members of our community [and] also for higher education generally,” President Vincent Price said in an address to the council. “It's never [been] more important that we as an academic community, represented by this council, lean into these issues and think deeply about them.”
The Thursday afternoon report linked the Republican nominee for governor to an account under the handle “minisoldr” on Nude Africa — a pornographic website that includes a message board feature — where his full name and email were mentioned alongside several identifying biographical details.
Beginning Monday and concluding Dec. 13, the Durham, Korstian and Blackwood Divisions of the forest will be closed to the public on weekdays to prevent injury during the hunting period.
The letter characterized the decrease in Asian students from those enrolled in Duke’s Class of 2027 to those in the Class of 2028 — 35% to 29% — as “not possible” through the race-blind admissions process delineated in the June 2023 Supreme Court ruling.
DSG senators met Wednesday to approve over $30,000 in SOFC and OCF funding, discuss Democracy Day and consider proposed guidelines for off-campus events and gatherings.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, stopped in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, Tuesday before ending the night in Asheville. Ohio Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, visited Raleigh a day later.
Bostock and Perkins Libraries now close at midnight Sunday through Thursday, two hours earlier than last year’s closing time of 2 a.m. Study spaces in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Von der Heyden Pavilion in Perkins Library will be kept open until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.
Duke Respects Durham — dedicated to making “Duke pay their fair share” — calls on Duke to make voluntary payments in lieu of property taxes on all of its owned land to the City of Durham beginning in 2024.
