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(09/26/13 9:00am)
A candid conversation about DKU need not come at the expense of publicity and recruitment. Construction in Kunshan has already suffered numerous delays, and we recognize that a frenzied recruitment push may be the only way to prevent another setback. Another delay could also doom the project and tarnish Duke’s brand abroad, and the University’s full-scale public relations assault—which includes paying for Chinese journalists to travel to Durham—aims to protect this investment.
(09/25/13 8:44am)
On a drizzly Friday last week, Duke set the world record for the largest cardboard box structure. Fort Duke, as it came to be known, was a clever illustration of the large volume of waste Duke students generate and was part of a push to make sustainability efforts on campus more visible. Events like Fort Duke are laudable, and they reflect the importance of giving students opportunities to learn more about social and environmental responsibility. As Duke tries to achieve carbon neutrality by 2024, however, we caution against initiatives that favor publicity over impact.
(09/24/13 8:58am)
For the past nine months, DukeOpen, a student group, has petitioned senior administrators to increase the transparency of Duke’s endowment and promote socially responsible investment practices. Although we take issue with a few areas of DukeOpen’s platform, we commend the group’s overall goals and, in particular, its well-reasoned and moderate stance.
(09/23/13 7:21am)
The brilliance of Duke’s professors extends far beyond what they can squeeze into their syllabi. Programs like FINvite give students an opportunity to absorb more of that brilliance and see a side of their professors that they rarely see.
(09/20/13 9:00am)
This weekend, downtown Durham will come alive with music, food and entertainment, as the 39th annual CenterFest Arts Festival gets underway.
(09/19/13 8:04am)
As tears fell in Page Auditorium on Monday, Jose Antonio Vargas discussed his upbringing as an undocumented immigrant in California. Today, Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill should address undocumented immigrants at home.
(09/18/13 9:23am)
TakeNote, a start-up launched by student group Campus Enterprises, is a new venture that allows students to purchase notes for select classes. It is good to see students embracing entrepreneurship, and we respect the founders of TakeNote for working to offer a service for which there will likely be significant demand. We are wary about this venture for two reasons, however.
(09/17/13 8:00am)
China’s Ministry of Education has officially approved Duke’s campus in China—Duke-Kunshan University. Although the administration has promised to ensure that DKU operates under guiding principles that include academic freedom and open access to information, given China’s legacy of censorship, we have serious doubts that Duke can live up to that commitment.
(09/16/13 8:28am)
Although faculty rejected a proposed online teaching contract with online education company 2U's Semester Online consortium last spring, the Arts and Sciences Council has committed to pursuing new avenues in online learning. As the expansion to online learning becomes more and more popular, however, the problems associated with such a move—such as decreased student-faculty interaction—have become more apparent. As the University places an added emphasis on online education, it will have to remain extremely proactive in combating the problems that accompany the transition.
(09/13/13 11:29am)
The United States has reached a pivotal moment in its tense engagement with the Syrian Civil War, a moment that will not only define this crisis, but that will also have larger ramifications for both foreign and domestic policy. Although the situation is rapidly changing, students ought to pay particular attention to this conflict. Many of us have spent half of our lives in a time of war, and, even though we lack foreign policy expertise, it is important for us to weigh in when our government once again considers military engagement.
(06/24/15 5:34pm)
The United States has reached a pivotal moment in its tense engagement with the Syrian Civil War, a moment that will not only define this crisis, but that will also have larger ramifications for both foreign and domestic policy. Although the situation is rapidly changing, students ought to pay particular attention to this conflict. Many of us have spent half of our lives in a time of war, and, even though we lack foreign policy expertise, it is important for us to weigh in when our government once again considers military engagement.
(09/12/13 7:36am)
A university is its own small universe. It consists of forces and bodies colliding with one another, fusing and morphing to create vast networks of people and groups simultaneously contained in their own space and connected to a whole. These connections and networks form in classrooms and labs as students explore ideas together. They also, and perhaps more importantly, form in clubs, teams and social groups, with students banding together around common interests, passions and projects.
(09/11/13 9:41am)
This week, the release of the U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 Best Colleges list saw Duke ranked seventh among national universities, up one from last year. The new rankings will inform the application decisions of high school students around the world and shape college administrators’ “to-do” list in the coming months.
(09/10/13 7:13am)
In July, the Office of Student Conduct took a bold leap towards securing justice for victims of sexual assault when it agreed to increase the recommended sanction for sexual assault from suspension to expulsion. Duke students would be hard-pressed, however, to find evidence of this new guideline for it is not codified in any official documents.
(09/09/13 8:28am)
Despite intense planning by administrators, the Board of Trustees rejected initial plans for the West Union renovations at the Board of Trustees meeting in May.
(09/06/13 5:47am)
The end of bookbagging is upon us. Looking for some last minute selections? The Editorial Board has compiled a list.
(09/05/13 7:27am)
Over the summer, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a series of controversial legislative measures. In response, large numbers of North Carolinians gathered to protest these decisions, prompting a protest movement known as Moral Mondays. This editorial will outline some of the most controversial legislative changes and consider what we stand to gain from the new wave of political activism in the state.
(09/04/13 9:40am)
Over the summer, Duke reported its highest admissions yield since 1987. Approximately 45.6 percent of admitted students chose to enroll in the University, a significant increase from the previous year, in which 42 percent of admitted students accepted their offers. Although the higher yield rate looks good on paper, these numbers may not be much cause for celebration.
(09/03/13 7:55am)
The Duke bike program closed Friday when the 65 bikes were sold off by 1 p.m. The program, though flawed, did not deserve a full shutdown, and students and their Duke Student Government representatives should work to keep bikes on campus.
(09/02/13 8:01am)
Although we do not always share the views of Duke administrators, we largely agree with their recent critique of President Obama’s plan to cut college costs.
