OPINION
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COLUMNS
auf Wiedersehen
By George Mellgard | May 1, 2017Each memory feels distinct yet somehow still able to influence me at every turn.
Each memory feels distinct yet somehow still able to influence me at every turn.
An upheaval of the status quo is inevitable, and The Chronicle is the first institution to crumble.
Our allocation of resources says something about our priorities.
The first time I tried to write an article for The Chronicle, then-sports editor Dan Carp placed the cursor above my entire story—a riveting men’s golf preview—hit “enter” five or six times, and abruptly said, “How about we start over?”
During my four years with The Chronicle, I’ve gotten used to doing tasks that might make others uneasy.
This editorial, written by the co-chairs, is dedicated to Leonard Giarrano IV (Class of 2017), former chair of the editorial board and the guiding voice for much of our meetings.
One particularly late night in The Chronicle’s office early in the spring of my junior year, I turned to my friend Amrith, then the editor-in-chief, and asked what him what he thought about balance.
Trask and Roy Williams meet one last time to plan UNC and the Association of Degenerate Privilege’s final assault on West Campus and to seize Cameron Indoor Stadium.
So, as I wrap up this column and say farewell to Duke, I urge those reading to consider what sort of future they want for themselves.
I had been looking forward to seeing the article “School vs. sports: Which really comes first for Duke athletes?”.
Such reckless and absolute claims insult not only athletes, but also anyone who does not specialize in one of your thirteen chosen fields.
In his last days in office, President Brodhead has elected to bequeath all funds raised in the Duke Forward capital campaign to The Chronicle’s Editorial Board.
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a runner.
For the last week of classes, I thought I’d look back on what has happened the last year in this column on complexity.
To Bright Lights Who Are Burning Out: If you’re ambitious, as so many Duke students are, you’re often also touted as talented, determined and relentless in the pursuit of your lofty goals.
I can’t quite imagine having the experiences where I learn the most about people—Marketplace conversations, dorm room chats, random walks around the quad—with you.
“Dude,” my brother-in-law said a few years before Captain America: Civil War, “Black Panther...is finally going to be in a movie.”
Around this time last year, the Harvard Crimson ran a shocking ad during accepted students weekend that caught the attention of the student body and the country.
Yesterday, thousands gathered in Washington D.C. as well as other satellite sites to participate in the highly publicized March for Science.