East meets West (Summer 2023)

En garde — A bout unfolds at the NCAA Fencing Championships, held in March at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke’s team placed 9th in head coach Alex Beguinet’s 38th and final season. Photo by Chris Hildreth

A doughnut ring proposal brought laughter at the 50 Days Ball, held for seniors as a way to celebrate their final weeks in school. Photo by Chris Hildreth

A freshly renovated Reynolds Industries Theater reopened this spring featuring new seating, refinished walls, new stage legs and borders and a Duke blue main curtain, drawn back for the first time at an April run of the musical “Rent.” Photo by Chris Hildreth

Duke Kunshan University intramural athletes enjoy a friendly game of volleyball. Photo by Courtesy Duke Kunshan University

Spring's "Halfway There" event for sophomores featured an oversize chess set. Check and mate. Photo by Chris Hildreth

Lana Gesinsky, president of Duke Student Government and a senior from New York, holds weekly listening sessions to get feedback from her campus constituents. Photo by Chris Hildreth

Alexa Kleinbard discusses artwork from the Nasher’s “Spirit in the Land” exhibit, on display through July 9. Photo by Chris Hildreth

ACC Rookie of the Year Kyle Filipowski talks during the annual men’s basketball banquet held in Cameron Indoor Stadium as teammate Ryan Young listens. Photo by Chris Hildreth

Students participate in a Duke Chapel tower climb, taking the tight 239 steps to the top. Photo by Chris Hildreth