Halle Vazquez

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Associate News Editor at The Duke Chronicle

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Mayor's 'State of the City' address is a valentine to Durham

2 months ago | 9thstreetjournal.org | Halle Vazquez

On Tuesday, hundreds meandered through the rainbow-lit hall of the Durham Convention Center, serenaded by a jazz band as they passed tables headed by different city departments and brimming with swag: lip oils, pamphlets, candy, bracelets.
The Chronicle’s guide to national, state-level races on the Durham ballot

Oct 28, 2024 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

Less than a week out from Election Day, North Carolina has become a major player in the presidential race as a battleground state with 16 electoral votes up for grabs. But those registered to vote in Durham will also see a number of other important races on the ballot Nov. 5. This election cycle, U.S. Senate seats representing North Carolina are not on the ticket, but spots in the U.S. House of Representatives, the N.C. General Assembly and some of the state’s courts and executive offices are.
Duke awards three alumni 2024 University Medals, highest honor

Sep 29, 2024 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

Duke awarded three alumni with the 2024 University Medals for Distinguished Meritorious Service, Duke’s highest honor, in recognition of their longstanding impacts on the University. President Vincent Price presented the medals to Robert Califf, Trinity '73, School of Medicine '78 and House Staff '83, Fred Stanback, Trinity '50, and William Turner Jr., Pratt '70, Divinity School '74 and Graduate School '84, at the award ceremony over the Centennial Founders’ Day Weekend.
Masks, juvy and AI pornography: New NC legislation and what it means for Duke’s home state

Jun 5, 2024 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

In May, a series of bills concerning mask-wearing, juvenile detention and pornography were approved by the North Carolina General Assembly and sent to Gov. Roy Cooper’s office to be signed. They have the potential to alter the state’s legal and social landscape. The bills imposing rollbacks on mask-wearing and juvenile court placement — H.B. 237 and H.B. 834, respectively — sparked controversy in the legislature over equity and legal concerns.
Duke Shave & Buzz club ‘puts heads together’ to reach $1 million in donations

Jun 2, 2024 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

After nine years of fundraising, Duke’s Shave & Buzz club reached $1 million in total donations for young adult cancer patients in May in partnership with Durham Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE). Shave & Buzz was founded by the family and friends of Bobby Menges, a Duke student who passed away from cancer in 2017, and cancer survivor Mark Schreiber, Trinity ‘18, who beat the disease shortly afterwards.
DSG senators debate SOFC funding allocations, confirm new members

Mar 4, 2024 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

Duke Student Government met Wednesday to discuss funding for 16 student groups, share committee updates and confirm new senate members. The meeting included two closed executive sessions. The topic of the first session, according to one senator, was “financials.” Two members of the Student Organization Finance Committee gave updates regarding approvals on eight student groups funded by the operational and capital fund, and eight through the programming fund.
Greek life students report increased police presence at parties, point to new Duke-Durham program

Feb 27, 2024 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

Duke students involved with off-campus Greek life have experienced an increase in police responses to events through the 2023-24 academic year, with incidents spiking in January and continuing through February. This new pattern has brought a wave of concern for Duke students who planned to rush, pledge or throw events for Greek organizations.
Empty Shabbat table display on BC Plaza honors hostages taken by Hamas

Nov 12, 2023 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

Rows of empty Shabbat tables were assembled on the Bryan Center Plaza Monday, representing over 230 people kidnapped in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks in Israel. Throughout the day, passersby frequently stopped in front of the Bryan Center platform’s empty tables topped with flowers, challah bread and wine, glancing at the backpacks representing each kidnapped child and reading the hostages’ missing posters.
‘Harmful for anyone involved’: Orientation leaders, students reflect on O-Week gender violence training

Nov 9, 2023 | dukechronicle.com | Halle Vazquez

Some project directors and first-years expressed concerns with Duke’s required gender violence training after orientation week, noting that multiple students walked out crying and that attempts at comedy felt insensitive. One part of the training involved a presentation led by Victoria Krebs, associate dean of students and then-interim director of the Center for Gender Violence Prevention and Intervention, who discussed Duke’s policies surrounding sexual violence.