Cherishing friendships
(04/03/07 4:00am)
It seems to be a rite of passage for senior Chroniclists to self-indulgently give advice to underclassmen at the end of the year.
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It seems to be a rite of passage for senior Chroniclists to self-indulgently give advice to underclassmen at the end of the year.
Since the Campus Culture Initiative Report was released several weeks ago, many have questioned the wisdom of its recommendation to stop assigning residential space to selective living groups.
Prosecution should occur] whether it happened or not. It would be justice for things that happened in the past." -NCCU Student Government Senator Chan Hall, Newsweek
Last year, the so-called "Group of 88" famously asked what a social disaster looks like. They probably meant this rhetorically. But in my estimation, it would look exactly like the arbitrary, fun-killing decision by Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta to veto the proposed 10-foot bar in Tommy's. Rubs, Grubs and Suds.
As I prepare for my final 7 a.m. bout with ACES, I realize that over the years these registration windows have been geared as much toward satisfying graduation requirements as they have my intellectual curiosity.
This fall break, I had the opportunity to visit Yale's campus in beautiful New Haven, Conn. There are a number of differences between our Gothic Wonderland and their ivy-laden gates-not the least of which is that the Pi Phis there actually talk to me.
I tend to be most concerned with the elements of a situation that directly affect me.
My lovely editor described my previous column as "750 words with no point." In fact, it was about how Duke is perceived by outsiders (but she was right about the lack of point). Shortly thereafter, our school started to make national headlines for a reason I never would have predicted, rendering moot my more nuanced (read: irrelevant) concerns.
This past Spring Break was more for me than a chance to go home, flop down on the couch and enjoy palatable food and reliable, decent cable TV service. It turned out to be an intellectual journey, as well (read: I managed to wrench a column topic out of it).
The loss of Elliott Wolf's server as a resource for watching and downloading movies, television shows and Duke basketball games left a void in many students' lives (especially the lonely ones). This is understandable. What could be better, on a college campus, than a one-stop location to view any missed TV program, or nearly any popular movie?
On this page you've read numerous compelling, incisive and sometimes scandal-mongering commentaries about the current state of Duke dining. This is not one of those commentaries.
Since Duke Cable afforded us no grace period during the beginning of the second semester, I've been reduced to flipping between MSNBC and an all-Russian station. It's good that I can have access to Tucker Carlson for free, though, because I'm a sucker for a bow tie. Still, I can't help but feeling like I might not be the typical viewer when the commercials are for life insurance and synthetic knee replacements.
After arriving in Durham this semester following a summer of debauchery, I was told by several of my friends about the latest menace to Duke's social scene. Once I got past the cleverness of the acronym-Alcohol Law Enforcement-my mind turned to images of computers tracking Solo cup purchases and agents belaying through windows of duplexes off East Campus.
Nip/Tuck is arguably one of the best shows on television at the moment. How can it miss with non-stop, over-the-top drama about transsexuals and serial rapists?
Academic freedom is under attack at Duke University. Don't worry though, one campus group aims to defend it.
What does George W. Bush have in common with anti-wrinkle cream?
Thanks to the widely publicized Alcohol Law Enforcement crackdowns, a startling number of Duke’s underage drinkers are now experiencing what it feels like to be on the wrong side of the law. Anyone who knows me knows of my gangsta ways, so of course I could share any number of stories about encounters with the po. Yet one particular incident stands out, as it led to a two-year saga that has only recently been resolved.
Professor James Bonk recently announced to his Chemistry 83 class that homework would no longer be self-graded due to reports of cheating on the assignments. When I heard the news, I had to wonder which would be more common: students indignantly wondering, “Who cheated?” or students indignantly demanding, “Who told?”
The DSG senate recently passed a constitutional amendment submitted by sophomore Joe Fore and senior Chase Johnson that addresses “Academic Expectations and Responsibilities.” It will be presented to students as a referendum during the Executive elections on March 31. We should consider this legislation carefully, as it represents an opportunity to define the type of community we wish to build.
The other day I had the pleasure of finding out what an insensitive person I am. I was following my typical afternoon routine of waiting an extra 10 minutes at the East Campus bus stop for a C-3 that saves me a five-minute walk to my dorm. Once the bus arrived, I settled into my seat, expecting an uneventful trip. That was when I discovered that for the past 20 years, I have been encouraging disordered eating through my inappropriate ways of thinking.