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(04/15/14 8:19am)
Lately, I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed by how short four years really is. Just when you finally feel like you’ve got Duke figured out, it’s time to leave for some place new. Duke's got a rich and complicated history that, after a certain point, inevitably becomes a part of your own. But while Duke has made an immeasurable mark on my life, it’s strange—and a bit terrifying—to think that we are such a small part of Duke’s story. And what’s even more unsettling sometimes is how little of that history we really know.
(04/01/14 8:08am)
In the upcoming weeks, prospective Blue Devils will be visiting our campus to get a feel for Duke as they make their college decision. They will admire our Gothic architecture, take pictures with the Krzyzewskiville sign and taste the best food Marketplace has to offer all year. Through all of this, I hope they will see the diversity of our student body, the accessibility of our professors and the excellence of our academic programs. Most importantly, I hope they see what made me decide to come to Duke—the spirit and sense of community on campus.
(03/18/14 5:49am)
To an outsider, the Duke experience is represented by the iconic Duke Chapel, our world-renowned hospital, Cameron Crazies bundled up in K-ville and a focus on undergraduate research. The renowned professors and lecture series, student-faculty coordination, student initiative and philanthropy on a global scale are few of many defining characteristics.
(03/04/14 9:58am)
I’ll never forget the smiling, cheerful face of the Marketplace employee who swiped us in every Friday morning. By this time of week, we were stressed, tired and ready for the week to end. But such a simple thing as a smile and a hello made everything a little, well, happier.
(02/18/14 9:04am)
When I announced that I would be presenting our proposed new rules and procedures, the DSG Senate heaved an understandable collective groan. The group I spoke with was already a select number of people—students who had volunteered and students who had run in hotly contested elections in order to legislate for the student body.
(02/04/14 7:05am)
“A white man is superior to a negro.”
(01/21/14 11:56am)
Last week at a Duke Student Government Senate meeting, we heard from two students about The 40 Percent Plan, a proposal to dramatically alter the DSG constitution and restrict the power and funding of the Student Organization Finance Committee. In response to the students’ presentation, one senator asked an interesting question: Do we fund student groups because they are commodities to be bought and sold, or because they exist to enhance our campus community?
(12/06/13 1:57pm)
It was an evening in early September, around dusk. A steady stream of students passed under the archways to the Bryan Center Plaza (RIP) on the way to and from dinner. Midterm season was not yet upon us, and people traveled in groups, still laughing about summer adventures and anticipating the coming semester.
(11/22/13 5:40pm)
I will be honest and fess up now. I am a radical when it comes to residential life and civic engagement on campus.
(11/15/13 9:36am)
To say I have been a Duke fan my whole life would be somewhat of an understatement. The first love of my life was Trajan Langdon, the Alaskan Assassin, when I was the ripe age of 7 years old.
(11/08/13 9:05am)
Dining at Duke has changed in the last year. A lot.
(11/01/13 7:03am)
No value is more American or more collegiate than skepticism.
(10/25/13 9:00am)
If Duke students are good at anything, it’s how to capitalize on an opportunity. We’re a society that is constantly looking for an “in” to the next big thing, that can stack up resume builders faster than some of our students can stack cups and that can build mountains of personal growth and achievements out of molehills of resources. These qualities of innovation and earnestness are what got us into Duke and continue to be fostered throughout our entire careers here. There is one major opportunity, however, that most of us are really missing the boat on: engaging with Durham.
(10/18/13 12:17pm)
Sport clubs have been an integral part in many Duke students’ lives. Personally, my sport has been one of the highlights of my Duke career. Flying to Boston every fall for the Head of the Charles Regatta—the biggest rowing competition in the country—is an experience I will never forget and always be proud of. From these competitions to other team activities, sport clubs have defined my Duke experience.
(10/11/13 10:17am)
With the cost of college rising, many conversations have started regarding the true value of a university education. The growing popularity of online courses complicates this issue further. If students can learn the same material from the same professors online, why pay tens of thousands of dollars to attend a university?
(10/04/13 8:33am)
As most students know by now, Fall of 2012 brought with it a new mode of thinking in Duke’s residential life—what is now called “the house model.”
(09/28/13 3:24am)
I spent this past summer working in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and quickly fell in love with the culture and attitude of the city. There’s a reason why people know Rio as “Cidade Maravilhosa,” as it is the perfect combination of great music, delicious food and wonderful people. One of my favorite things I did in Rio was walk along Ipanema beach, and I remember feeling like all that I saw were boobs, butts and bikes.
(09/20/13 9:00am)
The sun was shining, birds were singing, and I was pulling on my Duke blue leotard. It was 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning in September of 2010, and I was in the process of simultaneously dragging my “do not touch me before 12:00 p.m.” roommate out of bed while perfecting my haphazard, all-Duke-blue chic. 30 minutes of face paint and dorm rallying later, a unified Wilson dorm was sprinting across the East Campus quad to our very first Duke Football Tailgate. That’s right, capital T.
(09/13/13 11:33am)
When I was first elected vice president of equity and outreach for DSG, I was so exhausted from the campaign that I didn’t take time to really reflect on what the name of the position meant. But after spending this past summer in Johannesburg studying the history of queer movements in the late 80s and early 90s, I think I have a better sense of why the title of the position is so important.
(09/06/13 7:52am)
Everyone is upset that the under-21 Shooters cover is now $10. This is certainly disheartening, but it does give you a chance to connect with Durham residents in a new, less awkward way.
