Michelle Voicu is a Trinity sophomore and an associate news editor for the news department.
District Judge Angel Kelley, who was nominated by former President Joe Biden in 2021, halted the proposed policy that would cap NIH research funds’ “indirect costs rates” for “facilities” and “administration” costs, including buildings, maintenance and support staff at 15%.
The marriage pact is an age-old custom: If two friends can’t find love years into the future, they agree to be one another’s “Plan B.” Today, some Duke students are embracing this strategy in search of their lifelong partner, just in case traditional dating doesn’t pan out.
As of Sunday, the 538 polling average shows that Trump leads the state by 1.3 points. This gap marks an increase from Sept. 30 figures showing just a 0.1 point gap between the two candidates.
In response to student frustrations, Duke’s Global Education Office eliminated the lottery for fall 2025 study away programs and has moved to replace it with a “best-fit” rubric-based process, which aims to provide students with more agency in selecting a program and take major-based limitations into consideration.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections had previously refused Kennedy’s request to be removed from the 2024 general election ballot Aug. 29, arguing that reprinting ballots would be “impractical” after several had already been sent to counties for distribution. Kennedy responded the next day by suing the NCSBE for having “irreparably harmed him.”
As the ruling's fallout plays out in lower courts, Duke Law and Sanford professors gave insights on its implications for the presidency and the country's future.
In The Chronicle's third Presidential Preview, we look at abortion: Trump has a somewhat ambiguous political history on the issue, though he now leans toward leaving the decision up to the states. Harris has long been a vocal proponent of protecting abortion access and stands staunchly in favor of codifying the right.
With summer session 1 underway, Duke’s facilities have shifted to summer schedules. The Chronicle has compiled updates to resources for students living on-campus this summer.
Munger previously ran for governor of North Carolina in 2008 as the Libertarian Party nominee, becoming the first third party candidate to appear in a televised debate and earning nearly three percent of the vote.
The town hall was a way for the Trinity Curriculum Development Committee to collect feedback as the committee prepares to present a proposal for a new Trinity College curriculum to the Arts & Sciences Council in January.
