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1 week ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman |Michael Austin |Abby Spiller |Ryan Kilgallen
The Class of 2025 arrived at Duke at the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic, just as the University was returning to "normalcy." But they soon experienced significant changes to campus life from the introduction of QuadEx and Experiential Orientation to an uptick in campus activism surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. Their senior year unfolded alongside a contentious national election cycle that brought sweeping changes to the landscape of higher education.
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2 weeks ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
The Class of 2025 holds a unique place in Duke’s history, with their graduation month marking the 100th anniversary of the University’s first graduating class and their walk across the stage marking the end of the Centennial celebration. Over their four years, the Class of 2025 has witnessed fundamental changes to the University, from the introduction of QuadEx and Experiential Orientation to changing tenting traditions.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
Two Duke undergraduates were named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, one of the United States’ most prestigious undergraduate scholarships in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Junior Deven Gupta and sophomore Paul Rosu were selected out of a pool of over 1350 applicants and are joined by 439 other recipients from colleges and universities across the United States.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
Overwhelmed by the endless options on DukeHub as you try to finalize your schedule? Look no further. The Chronicle has you covered with a guide to five captivating courses being offered next semester. Taught by Sheila Dillon, Smith Warehouse Bay 10 A266, MW 10:05-11:20 a.m.Course credits: ARTHIST 334, CLST 354, VMS 334 (CCI, EI, ALP, CZ)If you actually watched “Gladiator II” for the plot, this is the class for you.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
It was 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, when sirens started blaring in Kibbutz Re’im, prompting Gal Cohen-Solal to retreat with his wife and three young kids into their safe room. It would be another 30 hours until the family safely left the kibbutz in southern Israel. The Cohen-Solal family moved to Kibbutz Re’im just six days before the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel, becoming “refugees in [their] own country” soon after.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
The Duke Endowment will provide $2 million to the University to launch the Provost’s Initiative on Pluralism, Free Inquiry and Belonging, according to a Wednesday Giving to Duke announcement. The initiative was first announced in September by Provost Alec Gallimore, the second provost’s initiative unveiled in 2024. The University has not announced any specific programming associated with the initiative in the almost-five intervening months.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
This February, Duke is hosting a number of events, ranging from speaker panels and special movie screenings to a piano performance, to celebrate Black History Month. The Chronicle has compiled a list of events on campus for Duke community members to commemorate this Black History Month. The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture has also published a full list of events for the month, including workshops, community gatherings and performances.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
Rami Davidian, who rescued over 700 people from the Nova Music Festival during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel by militant group Hamas, shared his experience with members of the Duke community at a Monday event. The event, hosted by Chabad at Duke and the Provost’s Initiative on the Middle East, also featured remarks from Millet Ben Haim, who was saved by Davidian at the festival.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
Duke student climate leaders expressed pride and excitement in the wake of the University’s Oct. 16 carbon neutrality announcement and are now looking to how the University can improve and expand its climate work. Duke set an ambitious goal in 2007 to achieve carbon neutrality by 2024. The University was able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 31% in the past 17 years to meet the deadline, becoming one of only 14 U.S. colleges and universities with the distinction.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Ava Littman
In September, Duke joined universities in tightening rules on student protests, after a year of campus confrontations led to sit-ins, arrests and canceled graduations nationwide. Although the University said that these updates to the Community Standard will not interfere with free speech on campus, students expressed mixed opinions about the policy.
