Building Bull City
By Becky Richards | July 1, 2014Duke's effort to support urban gentrification in downtown Durham has left the University in the shadow of one of America's fastest growing cities
Duke's effort to support urban gentrification in downtown Durham has left the University in the shadow of one of America's fastest growing cities
A photographic essay inspired by spring's sunny skies.
The office of Housing, Dining and Residence Life does not refund unused food points at the end of the semester, so students think of creative ways to get the most bang for their buck.
The Perkins Library bell, which rings only on weekends to indicate to students that it will close at midnight, sounds more like a fire alarm than it does a melodic goodbye.
Mopeds are well suited for thrifty students in need of transport around relatively quiet urban areas like Durham.
A letter from Towerview's editors.
Now that tattoos are erasable, why are current clients more cautious with their body art than they were 20 years ago?
Since 1938, the Marine Lab has drawn adventurous students to Beaufort, N.C. But once there, it takes a little exploring—and a boat—to find the most interesting spot near the Marine Lab: Shackleford...
Of the 39 eateries spread across Duke's main campus, graduate schools and the Duke University Medical Center, how many have you eaten at?
How would you structure a class if you had complete academic freedom?
A Duke experience may not be complete without at least one night spent dancing at Shooters II Saloon, located within walking distance from East Campus.
Home to the most diverse collection of lemurs outside of Madagascar, the Duke Lemur Center has evolved from a somewhat unplanned lemur colony to a world-class noninvasive research center.
A creative piece about attending Shooters II Saloon without beer goggles to cloud Duke students' drunken debauchery.
As one of Duke’s unofficial “graduation requirements,” students roam the maze of concrete steam tunnels located on East Campus.
Trading in their jerseys for a clipboard, former Duke guards are leaving their marks on sidelines throughout the college basketball world.
Student, conscript: Duke careers interrupted by international military service
From the Duke Chapel climb to illicit scaling of other buildings across campus, Duke students consider climbing structures to be an unofficial graduation requirement.
While some students hop onto a crowded cruise ship this spring break, 55 members of Duke Chorale will squeeze onto a tour bus to New England for their annual tour.
Students often talk about struggling with the pressure to be the perfect Duke student, or at least appear like they are. What students don’t talk about, however, is what happens when you inherently...
This March, sophomores will celebrate their newly declared majors at the second annual Sophomore Academic Homecoming.