Watch List: Splurge on leftover food points
(04/16/14 7:30am)
Toward the end of each Spring semester, a question commonly heard around campus is, “What am I going to do with all my extra food points?”
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Toward the end of each Spring semester, a question commonly heard around campus is, “What am I going to do with all my extra food points?”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Dear Readers,For some reason, when we became Towerview editors, we thought that editing a magazine would be a glamorous job. Now that we’ve led Towerview through Volume 15, it seems like a big part of our job is actually crisis control—particularly when writers decide at the last minute that they don’t want their stories to be published, writers don’t turn in what we expected, writers don’t turn in anything at all or senior administrators are displeased with a story. We also appreciate how heavily we rely on students and community members (like our freelance illustrator, Alan Dippy) who volunteer their time and talents to make Towerview happen. Towerview’s staff deserves a big shout-out. The camaraderie we developed during brainstorming sessions with our associate editors eventually trickled into our social lives. For a story published in our November issue, we all went on a ghost tour and pub crawl through Durham. Another one of our favorite memories is walking for an hour through the snow to get from our off-campus houses to The Chronicle office on a snow day. We had to finish the March issue before sunset to we could walk home, and chased students on the quad to get last-minute responses for The Inquisitor. And how could we ever forget posing with snowmen and our unofficial mascot, Misty, for our editors’ note photo? Daniel Carp and Danielle Muoio take over Towerview after this issue, and we wish them the best of luck! But first, we invite you to delve into our last issue. You’ll find our version of the Duke student body’s unofficial graduation requirements in the Watch List (p. 8). Sid Gopinath takes us on a creative tour of Shooters II Saloon (p. 10), and Sharif Labban shows us how tattoo culture has changed in Durham over the past 20 years (p. 5). If you’ve noticed an increase in the number of mopeds you see around campus, then check out Emily Feng’s story about Durham’s very own moped gangs (p. 15). You’ll also find stories about returning home. Ryan Zhang interviewed international students who take a break from Duke to serve in their home countries’ militaries (p. 22), and Daniel Carp looked at the trend of former Duke basketball players who return to Duke as coaches (p. 18). Finally, our cover story details the history of the Duke Lemur Center, from its early days as a somewhat unregulated behavior station to the thriving research hub it is today (p. 26).See you later, and thank you for a great year!
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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Dear Readers,Whether you consider yourself to be a glass-half-full kind of person or a cynic, you’re probably a bit of an optimist because you believe in the value of a college education. We want to better ourselves, maybe make a difference in others’ lives and eventually make our marks on the world. (Wouldn’t even the cynics among us agree?) Fall is our season because it’s ripe with opportunity. Maybe it’s something in the air, or the fireflies that glow at night. We want to get out of the classroom, dorm room, library and do things this fall. It might not happen at all, but we make hopeful plans anyway, and because we hope and plan, some of it might just happen. Ergo, we’ve put some thought into our fall bucket lists. We want to climb to the top of the Duke Chapel and get a new perspective on the miniscule students rushing around below. Before we got into Duke, tour guides told us about having a faculty lunch with a cool professor. It’s time to gather up the courage to actually “flunch.” Many Blue Devils sleep in tents to get into Cameron Indoor Stadium for the Duke-UNC basketball game, but how many show up to support our lesser-known teams like cross country or wrestling? We want to check out every Duke team in competition at least once. (Check out our profile of head football coach David Cutcliffe).We’re going to embarrass ourselves while salsa dancing at Cuban Revolution on Thursday nights. It’s time for Ashley to take her dog, Misty, to the quarry for an afternoon runaround. In October, we’re going to gorge ourselves on fried Kool-Aid and hopefully not get sick on our friends on the rides at the N.C. State Fair. How have we not yet been to the Durham Farmers’ Market? We published a photo essay of it in Towerview’s summer issue, for goodness’ sake. The Duke Teaching Observatory holds regular open houses, and we’re going to watch the Orionid Meteor Shower there Oct. 21. Everyone settles into a routine at Duke, but not all routines are good ones. Why not get out of Perkins and study in one of the 10 spots that our writers selected for our October Watch List? Ashley got a head start on her bucket list when she and Sharif Labban went to Paint Nite at the West End Wine Bar for a less conventional date. Later in the issue, three Duke professors reflect on what motivated them to partake in the Moral Monday protests, and the repercussions of their arrests. It’s time to jump into the Fall semester.
On Ninth Street, a long black awning hangs over a series of lavender columns. On it, “Francesca’s” is scrawled in neat cursive font. Here, members of the Duke and Durham communities can re-energize with delicious caffeinated beverages, satisfy a sweet-tooth and enjoy free Wi-Fi and friendly service. The café also features large wooden booths lined with purple cushions. It’s an ideal study haven.
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