Week 7 – Mar 10-15

Article 1 – No. 1 Duke escapes Georgia Tech 78-70 in ACC Tournament quarterfinals, Flagg and Brown injured – https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/03/duke-georgia-tech-mens-basketball-game-recap-cooper-flagg-jon-scheyer-baye-ndongo-maliq-brown-acc-tournament-quarterfinals

This article was evaluating the game against Georgia Tech, there were several injuries at the start of the game that made Duke nervous about their possible win. This was especially prominent due it being a quarterfinal tournament, them losing this one would result in the end of the season for the men’s teams. This article did a good job of breaking down the game in a way where the reader can feel the tenision and discourse of the viewers.

Article 2 – Duke among 45 schools under federal investigation for alleged race-based discrimination in graduate programs – https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/03/duke-university-federal-investigation-alleged-race-exclusionary-practices-graduate-programs-phd-project-department-of-education-52-total-universities-under-investigation

This article is looking at the investigation that Duke is under due to the department of education’s thought the Duke’s Graduate programs is not being racial fair. This can be seen as problematic due to there being a need for diversity within school to ensure that there is enough school of thought between peers also to ensure fairness for all who apply for their programs. Within the article, they showcased a possible example of this limiting of racial fairness/chance, “The University previously terminated its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a full-ride scholarship for “top applicants of African descent,” and replaced it with a leadership program open to all undergraduates, regardless of race.” This was very troubling to read considering it is apart one of the most renowned schools within the US.