Editing Duke University (section)

=== Activities ===
==== Student organizations ====
[[File:New buildings 002.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A Gothic-style exterior showcases Cathedral-like windows with the intricate framework and dark, colorful stone, with bushes and grass in the foreground|Duke's West Campus Union building has restaurants, offices, and some administrative departments. ''[[The Chronicle (Duke University)|The Chronicle]]''{{'}}s editorial office, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, and the {{not a typo|Center}} for [[LGBT]] Life are all located in the Union.]]

More than 400 student clubs and organizations operate on Duke's campus.<ref name="Student Groups">[http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/osaf/student-organizations Duke Student Organizations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093149/http://www.studentaffairs.duke.edu/osaf/student-organizations |date=March 19, 2012}}. Duke Student Affairs. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> These include numerous student government, special interest, and service organizations.<ref>[http://osaf.studentaffairs.duke.edu/studentorgs/studentgroups/ Non-profit organization.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719151329/http://osaf.studentaffairs.duke.edu/studentorgs/studentgroups/ |date=July 19, 2009}}, Duke University Office of Student Activities and Facilities, July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2011.</ref> Duke Student Government (DSG) charters and provides most of the funding for other student groups and represents students' interests when dealing with the administration.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001110010700/http://www.dsg.duke.edu/ Duke Student Government]. Duke Student Government. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref>  Duke University Union (DUU) is the school's primary programming organization, serving a center of social, cultural, intellectual and recreational life.<ref>[http://duu.dukegroups.duke.edu/about/ About DUU.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815051830/http://duu.dukegroups.duke.edu/about/ |date=August 15, 2011}} Duke University Union. Retrieved August 22, 2011.</ref> There are a number of student-run businesses operating on campus, including Campus Enterprises, which offer students real-world business experience. Cultural groups are provided funding directly from the university via the Multicultural Center as well as other institutional funding sources. One of the most popular activities on campus is competing in sports. Duke has 37 sports clubs, and several intramural teams that are officially recognized. Performance groups such as Duke Players; Hoof 'n' Horn, the country's second-oldest student-run musical theater organization; a cappella groups; student bands; and other theater organizations are also prominent on campus.<ref>[http://www.hoofnhorn.org/ Hoof 'n' Horn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717052747/http://hoofnhorn.org/ |date=July 17, 2011}}. Duke Hoof 'n' Horn. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> As of the 2016–17 school year, there are seven a cappella groups recognized by Duke University A Cappella Council: Deja Blue, Lady Blue, Out of the Blue, the Pitchforks, Rhythm & Blue, Something Borrowed Something Blue, and Speak of the Devil.<ref>[http://dukeacappellacouncil.weebly.com/ Duke A Cappella Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031132/http://dukeacappellacouncil.weebly.com/ |date=October 1, 2017}}. Duke University A Cappella Council. Retrieved April 17, 2017.</ref> Duke University mock trial team won the national championship in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegemocktrial.org/about-amta/history-/national-championship-trial-results/ |title=National Championship Final Round Results |publisher=American Mock Trial Association |access-date=September 30, 2016 |archive-date=September 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929151024/http://www.collegemocktrial.org/about-amta/history-/national-championship-trial-results/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee provides guidance to the administration on issues regarding student dining, life, and restaurant choices.

Cultural groups on campus include the Asian Students Association, ASEAN (Alliance of Southeast Asian Nations), Blue Devils United (the student lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group), Black Student Alliance, Diya (South Asian Association), International Association/International Council, Jewish Life at Duke, KUSA (Korean Undergraduate Student Association), Mi Gente (Latino Student Association), LangDorm, LASO (Latin American Student Organization), Muslim Student Association, Native American Student Coalition, Newman Catholic Student Center, and Students of the Caribbean.<ref name="Student Groups" /><ref>[http://duke.collegiatelink.net/organizations DukeGroups directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701183428/http://duke.collegiatelink.net/organizations |date=July 1, 2011}}. Duke University. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
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Duke's chapter of [[Students Supporting Israel|Students Supporting Israel (SSI)]], an international pro-Israel movement, was [[Universities and antisemitism|denied recognition]] by the Duke Student Government (DSG) in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DSG President Christina Wang vetoes recognition of Students Supporting Israel, citing inappropriate social media conduct |url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2021/11/duke-university-students-supporting-israel-ssi-veto-student-government-dsg |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=The Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> The incident attracted national media attention, with organizations such as [[Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law|The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Sean |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Legal group says Duke University must grant pro-Israel campus group recognition under federal law |url=https://www.jns.org/legal-group-says-duke-university-must-grant-pro-israel-campus-group-recognition-under-federal-law/ |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=JNS.org |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Zionist Organization of America]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Jackie |date=December 15, 2021 |title=ZOA to Duke U.: Rectify Antisemitism at Duke & Override Student Govt.'s Refusal to Recognize a Pro-Israel Student Group |url=https://zoa.org/2021/12/10444511-zoa-to-duke-u-rectify-campus-antisemitism-override-student-govt-s-decision-denying-recognition-to-pro-israel-student-group/ |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=Zionist Organization of America |language=en}}</ref> advocating on behalf of Duke SSI after Duke's chapter of [[Students for Justice in Palestine]] challenged its existence. The Brandeis Center sent a letter to President Price alleging that the derecognition of Duke SSI constituted discrimination against a Jewish student organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louis D. Brandeis Center to Duke: SSI must be recognized |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/louis-d-brandeis-center-to-duke-students-supporting-israel-must-be-recognized-689088 |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=December 18, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> Duke SSI was officially recognized as a student organization in February 2022 after the student government reconsidered the group's application.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapin |first=Andrew |title=After outcry, Duke University student government recognizes campus Zionist group |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-outcry-duke-university-student-government-recognizes-campus-zionist-group/ |date=26 February 2022|access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Civic engagement ====
[[File:VonderHeydenPavillion.jpg|thumb|alt=A glass building with a metal blue devil on top and arched details in the interior|The [[Karl von der Heyden|von der Heyden]] Pavilion is a popular place among students for gathering and studying.]]

More than 75 percent of Duke students pursue service-learning opportunities in Durham and around the world through DukeEngage and other programs that advance the university's mission of "knowledge in service to society." Launched in 2007, DukeEngage provides full funding for select Duke undergraduates who wish to pursue an immersive summer of service in partnership with a U.S. or international community. As of summer 2013, more than 2,400 Duke students had volunteered through DukeEngage in 75 nations on six continents. Duke students have created more than 30 service organizations in Durham and the surrounding area. Examples include a weeklong camp for children of cancer patients ([[Camp Kesem]]) and a group that promotes awareness about sexual health, rape prevention, alcohol and drug use, and eating disorders (Healthy Devils). Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, started by the Office of Community Affairs in 1996, attempts to address major concerns of local residents and schools by leveraging university resources.<ref>[https://community.duke.edu/duke/index.php Duke University Community Engagement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012052152/https://community.duke.edu/duke/index.php |date=October 12, 2011}}. Duke Office of Durham & Regional Affairs. Retrieved August 1, 2011.</ref> Another community project, "Scholarship with a Civic Mission", is a joint program between the Hart Leadership Program and the [[Kenan Institute for Ethics]].<ref>[http://www.hart.sanford.duke.edu/hlp_archive/RSL/index.htm Research Service Learning – Scholarship with a Civic Mission] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823101524/http://www.hart.sanford.duke.edu/hlp_archive/RSL/index.htm |date=August 23, 2011}}. Duke University. Retrieved August 1, 2011.</ref> Another program includes Project CHILD, a tutoring program involving 80 first-year volunteers; and an after-school program for at-risk students in Durham that was started with a $2.25 million grant from the [[Kellogg Foundation]] in 2002.<ref>[http://civic.duke.edu/directory Civic Engagement Directory.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810050937/http://civic.duke.edu/directory |date=August 10, 2013}} Duke University Division of Student Affairs. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
</ref> Two prominent civic engagement pre-orientation programs also exist for incoming freshmen: Project CHANGE and Project BUILD. Project CHANGE is a free weeklong program co-sponsored by the [[Kenan Institute for Ethics]] and Duke Women's Center with the focus on ethical leadership and social change in the Durham community; students are challenged in a variety of ways and work closely with local non-profits.<ref>[http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/education/project-change/ Kenan Institute for Ethics – Project Change] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627020034/http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/education/project-change/ |date=June 27, 2012}}. Kenan Institute for Ethics. Retrieved June 27, 2012.</ref> Project BUILD is a freshman volunteering group that dedicates 3,300 hours of service to a variety of projects such as schools, Habitat for Humanity, food banks, substance rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters. Some courses at Duke incorporate service as part of the curriculum to augment material learned in class such as in psychology or education courses (known as service learning courses).<ref>Dean, Ashley. [https://www.nytimes.com/uwire/uwire_SEAG11112005718485.html Duke Students Mix Service With Academics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816173001/http://www.nytimes.com/uwire/uwire_SEAG11112005718485.html |date=August 16, 2010}}. ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 11, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref>

==== Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) ====
[[File:181105-D-PB383-028.jpg|thumb|Duke ROTC participants meeting with [[General officer|General]] [[Joseph Dunford]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]]]

Duke's [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] has three wings: Army, Air Force & Space Force, and Navy & Marines. Duke University [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (AROTC) students who receive a scholarship or enter the Army ROTC Advanced Course (Junior and Senior Year) must agree to complete an eight-year period of service with the [[United States Army|US Army]].

Duke's [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (AFROTC) Detachment 585 includes members from  Duke University and [[North Carolina Central University]].<ref name="afrotc.duke.edu">{{Cite web |title=Front Page {{!}} DUKE UNIVERSITY AIR FORCE ROTC |url=https://afrotc.duke.edu/ |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=afrotc.duke.edu}}</ref> Established in 1951, Detachment 585 is located at Trent Hall on Duke University campus. This program is designed to provide men and women the opportunity to become military officers while earning a degree. Upon graduation, students who have successfully completed this program will receive a commission in either the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] or [[United States Space Force|US Space Force]].<ref name="afrotc.duke.edu" />

==== Student media ====
{{See also|The Chronicle (Duke University)|WXDU}}

''[[The Chronicle (Duke University)|The Chronicle]]'', Duke's independent undergraduate daily newspaper, has been continually published since 1905.<ref>[http://dukechronicle.com/about-us The Chronicle: About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218154539/http://www.dukechronicle.com/about-us |date=February 18, 2012 }}. ''The Chronicle.'' Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref> Its editors are responsible for selecting the term "[[Duke Blue Devils|Blue Devil]]". The newspaper won Best in Show in the tabloid division at the 2005 Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention.<ref>[http://dukechronicle.com/article/news-briefs-41 The Chronicle heralded at conference] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816020332/http://dukechronicle.com/article/news-briefs-41 |date=August 16, 2011}}. ''The Chronicle'', October 31, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> Cable 13, established in 1976, is Duke's student-run television station. It is a popular activity for students interested in film production and media.<ref>[http://www.cable13.com/ Cable 13] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505055719/http://www.cable13.com/ |date=May 5, 2006}}. Cable 13. Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> [[WXDU]], licensed in 1983, is the university's nationally recognized, noncommercial FM radio station, operated by student and community volunteers.<ref>[http://www.wxdu.org/ WXDU Durham, 88.7 fm: Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616223633/http://www.wxdu.org/ |date=June 16, 2007}}. WXDU. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091022024300/http://geocities.com/rdurw/wxdu.html Raleigh-Durham Radio Waves]. RDU Radio Waves. Retrieved June 21, 2011.</ref>

''The Chanticleer'' is Duke University's undergraduate yearbook. It was founded while the institution was still Trinity College in 1911, and was first published in 1912. The yearbook been published continually ever since, apart from 1918 when many students left for military service in [[World War I]]. In 1919 the yearbook was titled ''The Victory'' to mark the war's end.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harkins |first1=Tom |title=The Chanticleer, Duke's Student Yearbook |url=https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/chanticleer |website=library.duke.edu |access-date=June 9, 2021 |language=en |date=August 12, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609081514/https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/chanticleer |url-status=live}}</ref>