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T. Greg Doucette’s Crusade Against Hypocrisy, Police Violence, And Big Government
Editor’s note: This story was produced through a partnership between the INDY and The 9th Street Journal, which is published by journalism students at Duke University’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy.
It was five days after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, and T. Greg Doucette was mad.
Doucette, a criminal defense and small business attorney in Durham, was angry with the way police were treating protesters: beating them, pepper-spraying them, and, in one
Duke's first class of Rubenstein Scholars found support in the program, faced graduation amid COVID-19
To be in the first class of Rubenstein Scholars was to embrace contradiction.
It was saying yes to a full-ride scholarship, but also to a struggle to belong. It was receiving a letter in the mail that was so preposterous you wondered if it was a scam, thinking scholarships from big-name colleges went to students from preparatory schools, not to people like you.
It was traveling to places you never thought you’d go and making the best memories with friends. It was being sent home because of the
Faculty approve proposal to expand S/U grading in Trinity for spring semester
The Arts and Sciences Council, Trinity’s faculty governance body, approved on Thursday a proposal to expand voluntary S/U grading for the spring 2021 semester.
The proposal, introduced during the council’s previous meeting, allows students to request multiple courses to be S/U without having them count toward the current limit of one voluntary S/U course per semester and four voluntary S/U courses during an undergraduate’s time at Duke.
Under the proposal, students would have until the end of
Jubilant Durham residents celebrate in the streets after Biden win
People danced together in CCB plaza on Nov. 7, celebrating Joe Biden's projected victory in the presidential election.
It was a moment of catharsis for Durham residents, an impulsive outpouring of hope and joy and relief.
Gathered at the intersection of West Main Street and Corcoran Street, waving American flags and Biden-Harris signs, they did what people do after the conclusion of a harrowing election whose result meant the end of a divisive presidency: They celebrated.
They jumped up and d
Analysis: In Senate race, text messages made the difference
The texts were far from salacious — they sounded like messages from a nerdy college kid — but they probably cost Cal Cunningham a Senate seat.
Heading into Tuesday, most polls showed him with a single-digit edge over Republican incumbent Thom Tillis, just like they had for the entire campaign. Even Republican strategists thought Cunningham would win, said Jessica Taylor, the Senate and governors editor for The Cook Political Report.
But the messages and their ripple effect shifted the dynamic
After helping students find their political truths, former Polis associate director leaves Duke to focus on his own
In early June, as protests proliferated across the country over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, B. J. Rudell noticed that many of the protesters were white.
“That really hit me, as a privileged white guy, thinking, finally the country is changing. And what am I doing?” he said.
Married and the father of three young children, he didn’t feel safe physically joining the protests.
“But I needed to do something,” he said. “And I didn’t want to be a coward.”
He emailed
A Wad Of Towels And A Spray Bottle To Keep Voters Safe
Editor’s note: This story was produced through a partnership between the INDY and The 9th Street Journal, which is published by journalism students at Duke University’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy.
Wearing a plastic face shield, a blue surgical mask, blue gloves and a white surgical gown that reaches down to her pink running shoes, Maria Quiros looks like many of the health workers battling the coronavirus in hospitals across the country.
But this is no hospital. It’s the early
‘Time to restore America’s soul’: Joe Biden delivers message of hope, attacks Trump’s COVID-19 response in Durham speech
On Sunday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden encouraged Durhamites to vote in what he called the “most important election in our lifetimes.”
“The very soul of this nation is at stake,” he said.
At the campaign event, which took place at Riverside High School in Durham and was regularly punctuated by a cacophony of car horns, Biden addressed the daunting challenges facing the country while also delivering a message of hope—his promise to help America embrace its better self.
“There’s n
Senate Race Offers A Glimpse Into Oppo, The Shadowy World Of Digging Political Dirt
Editor’s note: This story was produced through a partnership between the INDY and The 9th Street Journal, which is published by journalism students at Duke University’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy.
They’re sleuths, professional scandal-hunters. They target senators, presidents, politicians of all stripes, unearthing past gaffes and present improprieties. If there’s dirt, they’ll find it.
They are opposition researchers, people who assemble negative information, or “oppo,” about
Wildfires cause fear, lack of focus for students living on West Coast
When morning dawned Sept. 9 in Chico, Calif., the sky was dark and orange, and the street lights stayed on.
Junior Justin Dodds, who lives in Chico, remembers being able to stare directly at the sun—a small red sphere, smothered by smoke. Ash was everywhere, coating car hoods and camp chairs.
Strong winds had caused the North Complex wildfires, which began Aug. 18, to spread into Butte county, where Dodds lives. The air soon became so hazardous that Dodds and his family wore N95 masks when ste
Supreme Court Fight Adds Intensity To Senate Race
Editor’s note: This story was produced through a partnership between the INDY and The 9th Street Journal, which is published by journalism students at Duke University’s DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy.
The day after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis broke some news to a crowd of cheering supporters at a rally for President Trump in Fayetteville.
“All the press tried to swarm me when I was coming up here, but I thought I would tell you all first,” he said
Protesters gather after Breonna Taylor decision, Durham mayor condemns acts of vandalism
Editor’s note: This article and headline were updated Thursday with information from news reports about instances of vandalism that took place at the protest, as well as Durham Mayor Steve Schewel’s remarks.
Cries of “Say her name, Breonna Taylor!” rang outside the Durham police department headquarters, where more than 100 protesters, dressed in black, congregated in front of the building.
“No justice, no peace! Abolish the police!” they chanted.
Some clutched cardboard signs, while others ca
A vulnerable Republican incumbent. A changing state. A shot at capturing the Senate.
In a different year, the race might seem humdrum: a Republican boasting about jobs and the economy pitted against a Democrat promising better healthcare.
But this is 2020, and few things are run-of-the-mill, including the tight, high-profile competition for a U.S. Senate seat between Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham.
Congress doesn’t always hang in the balance.
“I just think everybody recognizes that this is going to be the most expensive race, probably in
From first-year students to Coach K, K-Ville protest organized by Nolan Smith draws a crowd
First-year Henry Coleman III, a member of the men’s basketball team, spoke at a Thursday Black Lives Matter protest in Krzyzewskiville.
First-year Henry Coleman III, a member of the men’s basketball team, stood on a small platform.
“Last night, I wrote this out of pain, out of anger,” Coleman said, pulling out his phone to read.
“This country has had its knee on the neck of African Americans for too long.”
Halfway through his speech, Coleman’s teammates streamed onto the platform and huddled
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