Mitchell Siegel is a Trinity sophomore. His column, "truth be told," runs on alternate Wednesdays.
Duke is partaking in a national crisis, and it’s only getting worse. It’s contributing to the enormous cost crisis engulfing the higher education system.
Last year I wrote a column concluding that critics impetuously characterize Greek life as homogenous, and in effect, dehumanize its members.
Stressed by demanding workloads, job searches and social pressures, college students, including many of those on Duke’s campus, are vulnerable to deteriorating mental health.
The midterm elections are over, and we’re left with what most expected: a Democratic House, a Republican Senate, and an overwhelmingly divided government.
This past weekend, I experienced arguably the wildest cultural event of my life by attending Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.
This past week, I made a trip to Dublin, Ireland, where I will be studying abroad for the next three and a half months.
The responsibility is on us to make prudent decisions regarding our social media and internet activity.
We should all sympathize with those affected directly by the mass shootings. However, we cannot continue to feed the false narrative that tragedy makes people policy experts.
Duke seems intent on restricting the liberty and individual autonomy of its students by basing its decision on gross exaggerations that living with someone who you are similar with is not beneficial for the college experience of exploring identity and embrace diversity.
We are not asking others to pity us, but rather suggesting that it is a shame that our world has come to this point of double standards.
