FEATURE

Inaugural OpenAI chief economist, Duke professor Ronnie Chatterji reflects on impact of AI, leading CHIPS Act

By Samanyu Gangappa and Michael Austin | November 5, 2024

Chatterji, Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess distinguished professor of business and public policy, sat down with The Chronicle to discuss his new role at OpenAI and how his time at Duke and in the White House influenced his perspective on the economic impact of emerging technologies.

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FEATURE

Abortion, climate change identified as top issues for Duke community, per The Chronicle’s campus election poll

By Jazper Lu , Tyler Walley and Audrey Wang | November 5, 2024

We found that respondents generally care most about abortion, climate change, the economy, gun control and democracy, though priority issues varied with candidate preference and certain demographic characteristics.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Presidential campaigns make their last stands in North Carolina

By Michael Austin and Abby Spiller | November 5, 2024

With Election Day less than 24 hours away, the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns made last-ditch campaign efforts early this week to win over North Carolina.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

A look into Duke students’ election night plans

By Dylan Halper and Annie Eilers | November 4, 2024

Whether your plans are settled or still in motion, take a look at how Duke students plan to spend their election night as they await which candidate will come out victorious.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

What are provisional ballots, and why have some Duke students’ ballots been discarded?

By Annie Eilers | November 4, 2024

A June 2024 Bass Connections report found that one in eight Duke students and nearly half of North Carolina Central University students who voted in the March 2024 primary had their vote thrown out due to provisional balloting.

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FEATURE

Over 3 in 4 of Duke community members plan to vote for Kamala Harris, per The Chronicle’s campus election poll

By Oliver Lublin , Liane Ma and Sonya Lasser | November 4, 2024

The Chronicle found that over 80% of respondents plan to vote this election cycle, and over 75% intend to vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the presidential election. The majority of respondents identified as liberal, a trend that was consistent across demographic groups.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

'Have you voted yet?': Scenes from Democracy Day 2024

By Claire Cranford and Tanya Wan | November 4, 2024

From Votechella to tabling on Bryan Center Plaza and a conversation with Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams, take a look at some of the scenes across campus on Democracy Day.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

President Vincent Price to appoint working group to address Craven Quad namesake’s ties to slavery

By Zoe Kolenovsky | November 3, 2024

The working group will be charged with developing a proposal for how to best “publicly acknowledg[e] and contextualiz[e]” Craven’s ties to slavery alongside his position as an important figure in Duke’s history. The proposal is expected to be completed by the end of the 2024-25 academic year.

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NEWS | LOCAL & NATIONAL

Early voters talk major policy issues, motivation to vote following record NC turnout

By Dylan Halper and Rudi Chamria | November 3, 2024

Karsh accounted for 13,956 of the record 4,465,548 votes across the state, ranking sixth out of Durham County’s 12 early voting locations.

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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 | UNIVERSITY

Rising trends in political violence: A conversation with Duke professors

By Owen Thomas | November 1, 2024

With only a few days until Election Day, The Chronicle interviewed professors in the Sanford School of Public Policy to hear how this trend of increased violence arose and how it could develop post-election.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

‘Variety of hues but not of views’: Faculty reflect on academic freedom, point to low perceived ideological diversity on campus

By Ana Despa | November 1, 2024

Since 1976, Duke’s academic freedom policy has remained largely untouched and uncontested. Yet in April, the Academic Council, along with Duke’s President’s and Provost’s Offices, formed a committee on Academic Freedom, Responsibility, Free Expression and Engagement following the escalation of protests on college campuses across the country in response to the Israel-Hamas war.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

Over 100 Duke faculty petition the University to adopt institutional neutrality

By Lucas Lin | October 31, 2024

The petition, created by Duke Faculty for Institutional Neutrality and Free Speech, calls on the University to refrain from issuing position statements on current events that do not directly affect the institution’s “academic mission.” Exceptions would only be made in rare instances when the issue “directly concerns” the University’s mission.

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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 | UNIVERSITY

DSG announces permanent game day parking extension, promotes Democracy Day

By Zoe Kolenovsky | October 31, 2024

Duke Student Government announced a permanent extension to game day parking, launched a new initiative to stock menstrual products in residential bathrooms across campus and approved over $25,000 in student group funding requests during its Wednesday meeting.

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NEWS | HEALTH & SCIENCE

Duke Hospital becomes second-ever hospital to implant artificial heart

By Darragh Senchyna | October 31, 2024

The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, a device currently undergoing clinical trials, was used in August to keep Donavan Harbison, a resident of Graham, N.C., alive for 10 days while he awaited a heart transplant at Duke University Hospital.

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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 | UNIVERSITY

All our coverage from The Chronicle's campus election poll

By Staff Reports | October 30, 2024

See all our coverage from The Chronicle's inaugural campus election poll.

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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

The Chronicle’s 2024 elections poll: Methodology, limitations and summary statistics

By Audrey Wang | October 30, 2024

We surveyed members of the Duke community about their voting plans and top issues for the 2024 presidential election and North Carolina gubernatorial election. Questions ranged from opinions on the North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to student debt relief efforts.