Yesterday, we scrutinized the procedural failures of administration’s investigations of EVP Tallman Trask’s 2014 hit-and-run incident as well as what allowed Parking and Transportation Services hostile and discriminatory work environment to persist.
Sofia Stafford With spring break just two weeks away and the halfway point of the semester in front of us, as much as we try and resist the urge, we start thinking about what comes next in our Duke careers.
Since the day I first stepped foot on this campus, it has been in vogue to criticize Duke Student Government.
On Monday night, I attended the SiriusXM "Electoral College Tour" comedy show in Page Auditorium.
On Monday, the Duke community learned the shocking story of a criminal(?) incident involving Executive Vice President Tallman Trask. Before a basketball game in 2014, Trask hit a game-day parking attendant with his car and allegedly called out a racial slur as he abruptly left the scene.
Sirs: You report in the Duke Chronicle that two years ago Duke VP Tallman Trask was involved in an altercation with a contract parking attendant.
Major League Baseball spring training games begin today, the first steps toward what promises to be yet another classic season of baseball. (Though annually spiced up by an ever-changing flow of talent, the game of baseball is, for the most part, one of purity, beautiful in its form, governed by long-standing traditions.
If I didn't want to abolish Greek life before the protest the other Friday, I certainly do now.
Last year, Valve Corporation, a premier video game development company, organized a tournament labeled “The International 5” for one of its most popular PC games, DOTA 2.
As Duke students vote today and tomorrow for the next leaders of DSG, voters across the nation are participating in this year’s Super Tuesday primary races.
After four years of constant DSG, I have finally come to the conclusion that each of you has understood since the end of O-week: DSG is completely powerless. In the last couple of weeks, two high level administrators independently told me that DSG does not speak for the student body because DSG is not representative of the student body.
Last Wednesday, DSG made the Catholic Center pay over $2,000 out of pocket. We didn’t force the expense on the Catholic Center because we thought the event they put on was a bad idea; we simply failed to vote on their appeal for help.
In this election cycle, there has been a resurgence of populism, a political ideology that emphasizes the needs of the general public above those of the elite, on both the right and the left.
Dear Dr. Monday, When I came to Duke just a couple of years ago, I thought I’d have enough money to pay my way through, even though I was just over the cutoff for financial aid.
Regardless of who you choose to vote for this week, vote “No” on the referendum included in your ballot Tuesday. Very early Thursday morning after a four-plus-hour meeting that began Wednesday evening, we voted at the close of the Duke Student Government Senate meeting to put a referendum on the ballot for Tuesday’s Presidential election.
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Duke’s Interfraternity Council enthusiastically endorses Tara Bansal for Duke Student Government President.
Duke Environmental Alliance endorses John Guarco for DSG President. John has demonstrated his commitment to the environment by speaking up for sustainability issues on Duke’s campus.
The Duke College Republicans are endorsing Tara Bansal for DSG President and Ilana Weisman for DSG Executive Vice President.
The Duke University Honor Council confidently endorses Annie Adair for President of the Duke University Student Government (DSG). As chief of staff she has demonstrated her unique capacity to manage the student government with critically effective judgment.
After meeting with all of the candidates running for President and Executive Vice President of Duke Student Government and for the Student Organization Funding Committee Chair, Blue Devils United has democratically voted to make the following endorsements: BDU will endorse Tara Bansal for the role of DSG President.
