The Duke Chronicle

The Chronicle is a daily newspaper run by students at Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. It originally started as The Trinity Chronicle on December 19, 1905. The name was updated to The Chronicle when Trinity College became Duke University, thanks to a generous donation from James Buchanan Duke.

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Duke men’s tennis’ Cooper Williams and Theo Winegar earn spot in US Open doubles main draw

1 week ago | dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal

Two Blue Devil standouts will compete together on American tennis’ biggest stage. Rising junior Cooper Williams and graduate Theo Winegar — Duke’s top doubles pairing for the latter part of the season — emerged victorious in the 2025 American Collegiate Wild Card Playoff. The tournament is a novel opportunity for collegiate tennis players to qualify for the U.S. Open, one of four professional tennis Grand Slams, or major tournaments.
‘Until Dawn’: The bones of something great

1 week ago | dukechronicle.com | Zev van Zanten

The game “Until Dawn” (2015) follows eight adults trapped on Blackwood Mountain, where they are stalked by mysterious monsters and a sadistic serial killer. “Until Dawn” (2025), its film adaptation, follows five similarly situated individuals, albeit now in a time loop. This switch in style is jarring but justified.
What would the ‘big, beautiful bill’s’ higher endowment tax mean for Duke?

1 week ago | dukechronicle.com | Zoe Kolenovsky

President Donald Trump is working with Congress to raise taxes on university endowments, a move many college administrators — including Duke’s — say would put further pressure on financial aid initiatives and research funding, and for some schools, may be entirely “untenable.”The policy change would come through Trump’s federal budget proposal, dubbed the “big, beautiful bill,” which was passed by the House of Representatives May 22.
Inside the ACC’s new team payout models, record revenue year and settlement with Clemson and Florida State

2 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal

The past couple of years have been consequential for the Atlantic Coast Conference and demonstrated the ever-changing landscape of money in college athletics. The league settled lengthy litigation disputes with two member schools and introduced new revenue distribution models to financially reward its top-performing and most-watched schools. The ACC’s 2023-24 tax 990 form, released in May, showed a record $711 million in revenue, up nearly $5 million increase from the previous year.
Hidden camera discovered in Duke Hospital bathroom, culprit banned from all Duke Health facilities

2 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Zoe Kolenovsky

A man has reportedly been banned from all Duke Health facilities after installing a hidden camera in an employee-only bathroom at Duke Hospital. According to local news outlet WRAL, which obtained a copy of a warrant to search the man’s home following the incident, the camera was discovered by a Duke Hospital employee in late April. The recording device apparently resembled a key fob and was hidden by a box of latex gloves under a bathroom sink.
As Trump administration plans to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese international students, many at Duke are ‘prepping for the worst’

2 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin

Editor’s Note: The Chronicle is committed to maintaining journalistic standards and credibility in our coverage. The Chronicle has elected to grant anonymity to the two Chinese international students interviewed — referred to by the pseudonyms “Wang” and “Chen” — due to fears of retaliation. While the class year and school are accurate, the pseudonyms do not necessarily reflect the students’ gender identities.
Duke community members demand Price take pay cut, ‘Duke, Don’t DOGE!’

3 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Lucas Lin

A growing list of Duke community members are demanding President Vincent Price and top administrators take a voluntary 25% pay cut as part of the University’s ongoing cost-cutting efforts. Two dozen groups across the Triangle have signed a “Duke, Don’t DOGE!” letter urging “an immediate halt” to the University’s layoff measures, and more than 120 community members have signed a petition calling for salary cuts among highest-paid administrators.
The House v. NCAA settlement is officially approved. What does it mean for Duke and college sports?

3 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal

Judge Claudia Wilken finalized the consequential settlement approval that will fundamentally change college sports. More than a year after the two sides in the House v. NCAA case voted to settle, Wilken approved the revised terms Friday evening. Schools will be able to directly pay players from their athletic department budgets for the 2025-26 school year, also known as revenue sharing.
Christoph Guttentag retires after decades leading undergraduate admissions

3 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Samanyu Gangappa

Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag retired in June after nearly 33 years in the role, according to a press release from Duke Today. Guttentag had been reappointed to the role in 2023 for a five-year term that was intended to last until 2028. He has led Duke’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions since 1992, after spending nine years at the University of Pennsylvania’s admissions office.
Price announces faculty retirement incentives, warns of likely staff layoffs

3 weeks ago | dukechronicle.com | Ana Despa

In a Thursday email to faculty and staff, President Vincent Price announced that eligible faculty members across the University will receive voluntary retirement incentives. He also said the University will “likely” have to engage in involuntary reductions in staff.