OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Vineyard Vines: Clothing brand or character flaw?

By Sami Kirkpatrick | August 30, 2017

For this reason, I only see one explanation as to why so many people choose to wear Vineyard Vines, and that is to advertise—be it truthfully or falsely—that they come from money. Some may do this consciously, others more subconsciously, but I highly doubt anyone at Duke just happened to stumble into a Vineyard Vines store and buy a polo because they thought it looked cool without knowing anything about the brand or its reputation. 

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OPINION

New year, new wages

By Editorial Board | August 30, 2017

The start of the semester has brought more changes this year than just new classes and construction projects.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

A case of corruption in the Senate

By Ian Buchanan | August 30, 2017

Just as in the Russia investigation, every American, regardless of political affiliation ought to hope for the same result in Menendez’s trial: that it reveals the truth and administers justice so that the nation can proceed accordingly. If Senator Menendez is indeed innocent, may his day in court fully exonerate him, and if he has erred, may the court’s decision condemn his mistakes.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

A PSA to first-years

By Amy Fan | August 30, 2017

But when confronted with the reality, when everyone else seemingly wants to be this busy, when people both at and outside of Duke praise the resource-rich environment, when large empty blocks on my Google Calendar worry me, can’t we acknowledge that stress and busyness aren’t some sort of status symbol, and that it’s actually just… kind of stressful? 

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OPINION

An unpardonable pardon

By Editorial Board | August 29, 2017

Despite the objections from political figures like Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Senator John McCain and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, President Donald Trump officially fulfilled his controversial promise to pardon America’s most infamous sheriff, Joe Arpaio.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

The Justice Department’s misguided investigation

By Max Labaton | August 29, 2017

The Justice Department was recently reported to be preparing to re-allocate resources from its civil rights division to sue universities for discriminating against white applicants. 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

The price of freedom

By Jason Beck | August 29, 2017

If we as Americans want to remedy our fractured political landscape, we must reinstate pure freedom of speech and look back to Berkeley, not as it is now, but as the university was half a century ago.

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OPINION  |  GUEST COLUMNS

The Freshman 15 (Tips)

By Duke Launch | August 28, 2017

If you have any questions feel free to email us at dukelaunch@gmail.com.  

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

The iAddiction

By Jack Dolinar | August 28, 2017

Transforming my smartphone from a drug into a tool is just one step in that journey. 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

DukeEngage inspires gratitude, not much else

By Monday Monday | August 28, 2017

But, as the program directors emphasize, it isn’t just seeing poverty that helps Duke students grow—it’s about experiencing poverty.

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OPINION

Ushering in the 93rd

By Editorial Board | August 28, 2017

President Price will have to confront many other future campus controversies in a similarly decisive, effective manner.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

What those statues really mean

By Leah Abrams | August 26, 2017

The message that towns have been sending for the last century is one that upholds a dated racial caste system and demeans the experience of Black Americans. 

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor

By Dave Allen | August 26, 2017

I encourage the entire Duke community to seek ways of renewing the spirit and renewing the mind, and especially of reckoning with our racial histories and identities.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor

By Jerry Bernstein | August 26, 2017

Can you imagine, years from now, another group of ideologues carry the Stars and Stripes while doing their evil, that people would rise up and call for the removal of our flag?

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OPINION

Honor Council Summer Reading Contest Winner

By Anuk Dayaprema | August 26, 2017

It is this support, the strength derived from community, that I consider most beneficial to those facing pressure to conform.   

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OPINION

Bringing down Mr. Lee

By Editorial Board | August 22, 2017

Last Saturday morning, the Duke community awoke to find out about President Price’s decision to remove General Robert E.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor

By Glen Duncan | August 20, 2017

By hiding our history you have joined a much larger and much more frightening movement than one that merely wants to remove so-called offensive objects.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Campus disclosure is under attack

By Carly Stern | August 20, 2017

But in trying to stifle national conversations, Jackson has affirmed the permeability of our stories and the potency of our voices. We can take action by doing the very thing she fears: speaking out.

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OPINION

Healing the healthcare debate

By Editorial Board | August 20, 2017

In the past week, the news cycle has been jam-packed with a stream of controversial proclamations courtesy of President Trump’s Twitter account and heated debates over hot button topics.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor

By Scott Rich | August 20, 2017

I would simply ask that those arguing against removing Lee's statue use the critical thinking skills that Duke instills in its students to make an argument that has some semblance of logical basis.