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Finding a voice
By Ethan Ready | November 7, 2017My struggle with a speech impediment left me voiceless for years.
My struggle with a speech impediment left me voiceless for years.
Democrats should certainly continue to draw a stark contrast with Trump. But 100 percent purity tests will only hinder the party’s ability to win over crucial swing voters, preventing the party from ultimately prevailing.
Duke should continue to foster academic exploration and intellectual curiosity for its many students beyond the sophomore year deadline for major declaration. One amazing way to do this would be opening up Spring Breakthrough to all students at the University beyond just the freshmen and sophomore classes.
Students need only show a Duke ID and an updated, official transcript to receive the vaccination, which in addition giving the host a sense of invincibility, also causes the host to instinctively shun those who exhibit any symptoms.
If people are able to build long-lasting friendships in their first-year dorms, there is no reason why such an environment cannot be recreated in upperclassman dorms.
For millions of Americans, including those here at Duke, the proposed GOP tax plan represents a legislative attack on working class families and students for the benefit of corporations and religious conservative elements that clearly stand to profit immensely from the bill.
We place the blame on other races for believing representations of black people in the media and expecting black people to fulfill those stereotypes as a result. Yet not all African Americans themselves understand that the representations of their own race, as portrayed in the media, do not represent the majority of black people in America.
The debates I took up with Duke administrators and ideologically different acquaintances now seem like child’s play in comparison to the labor of achieving mutual respect and understanding with complete strangers. Contesting the merits of identity politics with a conservative friend in Vondy was one thing, while it would be another to discuss it with new colleagues from around the world.
A report compiled by Duke includes data showing that Duke students are more moral than we think we are. We believe that cheating is unavoidable, but these perceptions far outpace reported incidences of it. This is not unlike how we believe that everyone’s drinking each Wednesday night and still effortlessly acing his or her midterm at 8:30 on Thursday morning. Changing these norms requires faith, and that belief in the importance of integrity starts with each of us.
I ventured to learn more about PhiDE’s potential role on campus and of the hurdles that this new group expects to face while integrating into the Duke community.
It is devastating that the Trump administration has chosen to repeal the Clean Power Plan and ignore the effects that climate change will have on our planet and safety.
We have learned that the instructional design approach required for developing online courses can transform how faculty approach all their teaching.
If Duke students are genuinely concerned with educational issues, we must work towards halting the ever-quickening crawl of inequitable schooling throughout North Carolina, including Durham. At a university where 15 percent of the student body are products of the state educational system, and where 66 percent come from public schools, Duke has a special duty to ensure that such schools remain well-funded and dedicated to democratic values.
If health care reforms fails completely, the only thing being repealed and replaced in Congress will be the GOP.
We ought to respect people’s desires as long as they are coming from a place of truth.
Do we have good intentions? Yes. Are we eager to help? Of course. Are we actually helpful? Quite frankly, not always.
Rather than thinking about how to compile a mile long list of certificates, think about the things you want to leave Duke knowing and having experienced.
After pausing to wipe a metaphorical tear from his eye, he softly remarked, “In ABP, they write 'Burt' on my sandwich...every time.”