Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum recently caused a stir when he referred to American universities as “indoctrination mills” and called President Barack Obama a “snob” for encouraging...
The Chronicle is accepting remembrances of Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans.
Do you perceive a relative lack of quality among today’s artists when measuring them against the Eagles, or even Chuck Berry?
Sunday, May 1 marked our first day of production as a new masthead. At 9:30 p.m. we were adding the finishing touches to the issue and looking forward to an uncharacteristically early night. Less...
I've never understood the attraction of Chronicle columns. Reading or writing them-it seems to me that both are overrated. But sometimes it's nice to have a chance to get on your soapbox, and...
In Thursday's editorial, "Our loss of will," the independent Editorial Board cited a speech by Reynolds Price sixteen Founders' Days ago. The phrasing used to capture the way in which it was...
Recess has a wide purview-and today, with the rest of these pages full of fine art, music, film and interior design, I'm taking a stab at media criticism. With luck, I can be like David Carr-become...
The most exciting announcement of all is that this year TV celebrates its tenth anniversary volume!
Sophomore Benjamin Cohen was elected sports editor for Volume 104 of The Chronicle at a meeting of the sports staff Monday night.
In the spirit of the highly regarded journalistic axiom "full disclosure"-and with Valentine's Day pending-the editors of this magazine have chosen to tell you about the Feb. issue in their other...
I punched Rick Santorum in the face yesterday. Okay, it may have been a dream sequence, but did you know that Republican hair stays in place, even after an ass kicking? Behold, the power of hair...
Welcome to the medley of fun-the veritable panoply of winter mirth-that is our fourth issue, the final one for the Year of Our Lord MMVII. We hope you've previously read and loved the work of our...
People tell me that I don't have to worry any more about school, now that I have a job for next year. However, the Duke-bred stress that four years of GPA-building, deadlines and internship hunts...
During my sophomore year at this fine publication, one of our editors, Robert Winterode, had an unhealthy obsession with Britney Spears. I mean really, I just couldn't understand where he was...
Whether Duke has a vibrant intellectual life for undergraduates depends almost entirely on its students and faculty.
