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(09/10/01 4:00am)
Yet again, as evident in the Sept. 4 editorial, it seems that the sanctuary of 301 Flowers has caused the Editorial Board to come down with a case of the hippie idealism. Yet again, I am called upon to inject a small but much needed dose of reality to this paper.
(04/18/01 4:00am)
If there is one thing I've learned at Duke, it is that people always misinterpret what one says in The Chronicle.
(04/11/01 4:00am)
It's over.
(03/28/01 5:00am)
Ridiculous.
(02/28/01 5:00am)
Recently, the president of the University of California System suggested that the system should not require its applicants to take the SAT I standardized exam. He said he questions whether the exam accurately tests a student's knowledge of his high school curriculum. It clearly does not. But the UC president fails to see the SAT I's usefulness in creating a standardized measure of academic development. Any attempt to throw this measure away is misguided.
(02/14/01 5:00am)
Trent is Vietnam. Sure, it is so far from West that it is almost in Southeast Asia, but that is not what I mean. It is a problem the University has been dealing with for many years and one that caused the spending of millions of dollars. Just as the West-Edens Link is scheduled to come online in the fall of 2002, we learn that the death of Trent is still years away. But is it only the death of Trent or the death of the current way of Duke residential life?
(01/31/01 5:00am)
On Saturday, I witnessed the greatest men's basketball comeback of my Duke career thus far. Although I rank the 77-75 1998 home victory over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the most special Duke victory of my time, this victory was more impressive. Few teams could score 10 unanswered points in under a minute. Few teams have players like Jason Williams who can play inspired basketball despite being in a slump for the first 39 minutes of a contest. Few teams can spark an emotional explosion on their home campus even while hundreds of miles away. It is that last quality that led us into trouble Saturday night.
(01/17/01 5:00am)
"Duke has maintained its commitment to excellence in undergraduate education even as its faculty has grown in national and international prominence for scholarship and research. Duke's graduate faculty in Arts and Sciences and Engineering are active undergraduate teachers."
(12/05/00 5:00am)
Recently, the University Registrar allowed athletes to register before other members of their classes. I am sure that other changes are not far behind, such as allowing them to cut in the mile-long Alpine line, parking in nondesignated spots such as the Alumni Lounge and making nonathlete students bow or curtsey whenever passing an athlete on the Bryan Center walkway. Within a few years, each athlete may even get his own lemur to act as a personal valet.
(11/21/00 5:00am)
This past Friday, Dean of the Chapel William Willimon released his report on undergraduate life at the University. I do not know why he even wasted his time. He could have gotten that information by talking to any undergraduate over coffee.
(11/07/00 5:00am)
Sometimes, The Chronicle just makes me laugh. And I don't mean the comics.
(10/24/00 4:00am)
I am so glad we elected ordained clergymen to Duke Student Government.
(10/10/00 4:00am)
After a few weeks and thousands of dollars, the Alcohol Task Force's programming has failed. They brought us live entertainment, specialty food and most importantly, something to do on a Friday evening. Why did only a handful of students show up? What does Duke really want in social options?
(09/26/00 4:00am)
Duke is a true residential University. Approximately 90 percent of students live on campus and most of those students live in dormitories. It is just one aspect that makes this institution a unique, stimulating and fun place to be. Yet our arrangement does come with some drawbacks. One of them is the lack of kitchens, which makes us dependent on campus dining. This would be fine if the University did not decide to inflate prices.
(09/12/00 4:00am)
I always wondered who actually puts their backpacks in the unsecured lockers outside the University Bookstore. Now that several students have lost hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, it is clear to me that those people are the ones who really, really, want to be crime victims.
(08/29/00 4:00am)
Welcome class of 2004. I know you are still settling in here on this second day of your Duke careers, but it is time you start to replace the image of Duke created in your minds by the brochures and form your own vision of the University. I hope this review of present and future campus issues will draw you into our campus-wide discussions. We are eager for your input. This is YOUR Duke now and YOU have to make your voice heard.
(06/15/00 4:00am)
Recently, The Chronicle brought the Duke community some exciting news: the Class of 2004 will be one of the most racially diverse classes in our short history. After spending tens of thousands of dollars recruiting minority students, especially blacks and Latinos, the University has finally drawn closer to its goal of making the University's racial profile reflect the nation's racial profile. The attainment of this "correct" racial profile is the University's Holy Grail, even sparking a strong effort to increase the number of black faculty.
(05/25/00 4:00am)
I had a conversation with a friend the other day about possible topics for this column. She suggested that I write about how the country will collapse when George W. Bush becomes president. I told her that as tempting as that topic may be, I like to keep Giuliani's Corner focused on campus-related issues. Her counterpoint was that the election is a campus issue because it affects the whole campus, even though most students here probably could not identify "Dubya" if he were in a police line up with five Icelandic midgets.
(12/13/99 5:00am)
Well, that's a wrap. It was a fun semester while it lasted. We learned a lot about ourselves and the Duke community. Before we get to all of our thank you's, let's take a minute to explain what STONE COLD was all about.
(04/28/99 4:00am)
Two recent University studies raise possibilities for a genetic link to cognitive disabilities after coronary bypass surgery.