OPINION
Where have we come from, where should we go?
By William Chafe | April 25, 2016Once again, Duke University is beset by issues rooted in the history of our country – and our own university.
Once again, Duke University is beset by issues rooted in the history of our country – and our own university.
As a group of students who cherish the Women’s Center and its role on campus, we are deeply concerned about the confusion and misinformation created by the administration’s handling of the decision to move the Center to East Campus.
Dear President Brodhead, Dean Wasiolek, Dr. Moneta and Provost Kornbluth, We write in the spirit of justice and transparency to express our deep concern with the administration’s initiation of student misconduct investigations against seven of the nine representatives of Duke Students and Workers in Solidarity who held a sit-in at the Allen Building from April 1-8, 2016.
Seventeen years ago, Francis Fukuyama argued that history had concluded with the “unabashed victory of economic and political liberalism” in his seminal and controversial 1989 essay “The End of History?” Essentially, Fukuyama contended that serious intellectual challenges to Western liberalism had ceased and that, except for the occasional “crackpot messiah,” Western liberalism had achieved victory “in the realm of ideas.” I take issue with that thesis, as do many.
You’ve seen the yaks, you may have thrown the shade, you may not even know what’s going on- either way let’s get some facts going. This past year, myself and other members of DSG have worked tirelessly to create the Peer Advocacy for Sexual Health (PASH) center.
Yearbooks documenting seniors’ student years have been distributed free for more than a century at Duke.
Dear Duke Students and Workers in Solidarity, I wish I could say that when I heard that a senior-level administrator hit a parking attendant (with his luxury car) and kept moving, I was surprised.
As Latina alumnae of Duke University, we write to express our continued disappointment in Duke administration’s lack of progress towards justice and equity.
Corruption is a blight on our political culture. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has said that “when you give [politicians money], they do whatever the hell you want them to do,” essentially admitting to quid pro quo corruption.
Duke students like to have fun. Whether tenting for the big game or going hard at Shooters, we escape the stress of a demanding course load with a work hard, play hard mentality.
Few themes dramatize the challenges of the 21st century better than human rights. Egyptian gays alleging rights violations get journalists to press conferences that vanish as soon as police appear with clubs raised.
We demand accountability. Since its founding in 1838, Duke University has held itself up as an exemplar of ethics and integrity.
It is important to reflect on the Duke lacrosse scandal—it was one of the darkest yet most important chapters of our family’s history, and one that led to intense introspection. It truly seemed like it was the world versus Duke, and now it is clear that Duke persevered. While far from perfect, the Duke family became stronger from the challenge. I hope we strive to be even better. Let’s make our Gothic Wonderland proud.
As one of the top 10 universities in the United States, Duke is responsible for the cultivation of the next generation of philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers.
Dear Chronicle Editor, I have been following your articles regarding Duke University’s Department of Parking and Transportation Services.
Freshman year is novel and inimitable for various reasons. Students get to mold and shape themselves in tandem with new surroundings, selecting the people they mingle with and the subsequent values they hold closely as they learn, both academically and socially.
Congratulations! As a conservative on Duke’s campus, you have inherited a special Privilege™.* Unlike the majority of Duke students, you will learn how to engage (not to be confused with Enrage™) with an opposing argument in a constructive way.
During some hot and sweaty WNS my freshman year, she pushed me into the bar. She spilled her entire drink on me, gave me a look from hell and continued to plow through the crowd.
When a group of students protested in the Allen Building on February 13, 1969, they released 10 requests titled “The Black Demands.” The list of demands was developed by this early generation of activists and it yielded some good results.
“Why?” “Are you serious?” “There are better options...” After we decided to spend our junior fall semesters at Duke Kunshan University, the most common reaction we garnered was doubt.
