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A Ray of light

(09/12/18 4:00am)

We are witnessing a moment in this country where people, young people in particular, are challenging the racial nostalgia of halls of higher learning. That is to say, as we raised our hands in classrooms, prodded projects further in study sessions and office hours, we at some point asked ourselves, who will we honor? Last Wednesday, students rallied to echo Duke history professors that Julian Carr, a pro-Confederate, should no longer be memorialized. It is with enthusiasm that I second the History faculty’s formal proposal to rename Carr Building after the late historian Raymond Gavins.












The end of the 93rd

(04/30/18 4:00am)

Amidst the frantic rush to finish up the academic year, tunnel vision has set in for most students: got to cram for my orgo exam, got to finish up my senior thesis, got to decide what I’m going to wear to Myrtle. Lost among the seemingly endless bucket list of things to do this week is an appreciation that yet another year at Dear Old Duke is finally coming to a close. Ever since January 1925, when Trinity College students came back from winter break to find their campus newly christened as Duke, this institution has been progressing forward and changing quickly with each passing year, with new challenges awaiting it each new cycle. As members of this institution, we should take it upon ourselves to reflect on the events of this academic cycle, and the progress (or lack thereof) we have made as a community. 



Protesters want the Board of Trustees to increase transparency. We asked the Trustees for their response

(04/30/18 5:16am)

Two weeks ago, a group of student protesters demanded greater transparency from the Board of Trustees. In an effort to gather the Trustees’ opinion on that demand, The Chronicle investigated the matter and found that even contacting the members could be a challenge.