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1 week ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan |Samanyu Gangappa |Kate Haver |Michael Austin
Republican Jefferson Griffin conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race Wednesday, ending his unprecedented effort to throw out over 65,000 votes in hopes of overturning the November election’s outcome. His concession marked the end of the last uncalled contest of the 2024 Election. Griffin’s decision followed a Monday federal court ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Myers, who determined that the contested ballots must remain in the final count.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
This spring marks five years since the founding of Duke Sexual Harassment & Assault Prevention & Education (SHAPE), a student-run organization with the mission of eradicating sexual violence on campus.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
Five months after Republican Jefferson Griffin lost the N.C. Supreme Court race to Democratic incumbent Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a panel of three judges on the N.C. Court of Appeals — where Griffin currently serves — ruled Friday that over 60,000 ballots that Griffin claims are fraudulent should be recounted and verified.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
Undergraduate Young Trustee finalist Jax Nalley hopes to leverage his love of and extensive involvement with Duke in order to strengthen the University’s capacity to impact more students and navigate current tensions in higher education. A senior from Springdale, Arkansas, Nalley is majoring in public policy and romance studies. He is also a Robertson Scholar and dual-enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
Three Duke professors were awarded the inaugural Judith Deckers Prize for excellence in undergraduate education Thursday.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed this year on Jan. 20, is a federal holiday and national day of service for Americans to commemorate the legacy of the prominent Civil Rights leader. Ahead of the holiday — also falling on Inauguration Day — The Chronicle compiled a list of opportunities to celebrate King’s life and continue his tradition of service at Duke and in Durham.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
For 24 straight hours, beginning at 3 p.m. on Monday and ending at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, members of and volunteers for the read aloud the names of victims of genocides in the 20th and 21st centuries. The name reading ceremony is an annual event that CPM, a coalition which includes a variety of campus organizations, has hosted since 2013. This year, it is hosted on Abele Quad on West Campus near the clocktower.
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
As the academic year comes to a close, here are the key dates, details and resources that students need to know before move-out. Campus residence halls and apartments will close May 6 at noon. Students with extended housing approval and graduating seniors will be able to stay for one extra week until May 13 at noon. After this date, students approved to live on campus for the summer will move to their assigned summer living arrangements.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
Duke Student Government senators convened Wednesday to approve funds in hopes of making Personal Checks, an annual Krzyzewskiville tenting party, safer for students. DSG approved $5,850 in funding for personal pizzas and hot chocolate to be available to all K-Ville tenters on the evening of P-Checks in order to minimize the risks of heavy drinking among students.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
dukechronicle.com | Holly Keegan
Following a payment mistake that left over 1,000 employees overpaid for months and walkouts after the district announced pay cuts, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education announced Monday that affected workers can keep what they received through January 2024. The overpayments began in October, a result of accounting errors that left 1,300 employees classified in higher pay steps.
