The Chronicle | 1,612 followers on LinkedIn. The independent news organization of Duke University | The Chronicle, the student-run newspaper of the Duke community, is older than Duke University itself. Students at Duke's predecessor, Trinity College, founded the newspaper in 1905, and the first issue published on Dec. 19 featured articles about a campus debate and a speech by a Charlotte businessman. The paper was created by members of the Hesperian and Columbian literary societies but eventually moved beyond those roots.