OPINION
Good ole Duke
By Nathan Jones | March 25, 2014This year’s men’s basketball team lost its final two games to teams built on Coach K’s principles: fundamentals, toughness and team defense.
This year’s men’s basketball team lost its final two games to teams built on Coach K’s principles: fundamentals, toughness and team defense.
Congratulations to the Blue Devils for beating North Carolina. Although we had more points on the scoreboard by the final buzzer, we lost what really matters: sportsmanship.
Dear men—particularly undergraduate men—of Duke University,
There’s so much MORE to talk about.
A year ago, John Kerry was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of State. Kerry decided to focus much of his efforts on reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, which were in a stalemate at the...
Whoever you are, I want to laud your courage in coming forward, speaking up and bringing your story into the light.
When I narrowed down the list of universities to which I would apply, admittedly the factors I considered were arbitrary. Since I had not yet come to terms with my gay identity, not even in the...
At a recent meeting, the Duke Student Government rammed through changes to the way student groups get funding.
On Jan. 30, 2013, I held the first meeting for DukeOpen, a student group advocating endowment transparency and investment responsibility.
On Dec. 14, 2013, Duke University lost one of the greatest, most inspirational teachers it has ever known.
In short, SOFC is not perfect, but I strongly feel that it is a better system than that which would exist under The 40 Percent Plan.
K-ville is stupid. That’s the most important thing about tenting. Next to the stupidity, everything else is just sweetener.
As we’re both aware, the American Studies Association recently passed a resolution to endorse the academic boycott of Israel.
A few weeks ago, the members of the American Studies Association have voted in favor of boycotting Israel.
As I walked along the Bryan Center Plaza on Thanksgiving morning, I took a second to stop and admire the petite, white Christmas tree situated cozily next to the metal dining tables.
In my four years at Duke, I have tried to write this article many times. But I was afraid. I was afraid to reveal an integral part of myself. I’m poor.
The summer before my senior year of college, I decided that I wanted to pursue a career in teaching high school social studies.
So let me introduce myself. My name is Ronnie JaMaal Wimberley Jr., and I am not black*. I am black. And it’s time we recognized that difference.
If you Google “Oscar Hijuelos,” you will find articles that praise him for being a pioneer of Latino immigration writing.
We stand in support of DukeOpen because we love Duke and we appreciate our history.