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Commentary: The Best All-Around of the Bests

(04/09/04 4:00am)

Duke University is one of the best Universities in the nation. However, despite our standing, some Dukies like to analogize Duke to such schools as Harvard, Stanford, Princeton and Yale. These same people anticipate this time of year when the U.S. News & World Report rankings come out to see whether we have moved up or down in relation to our Ivy League peers. For the people who look solely at the numbers, they unfortunately have a self-created inferiority complex, and miss out on the overall picture. To quote something close to what Einstein once said, you learn just as much outside of the classroom as you do inside; our time here definitely thrives on that exact logic. Duke, whether as an undergraduate, graduate or professional, provides us with an outstanding overall university experience. To add a new ranking to the mix, I would like to rank us number "1" amongst the very elite and prestigious as the best all-around school. Here are the ten reasons why:

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2004/04/commentary-best-all-around-bests

Commentary: Being Jewish after Duke

(03/26/04 5:00am)

I am one of God's chosen people. I am a part of the most overachieving and over-represented religious and ethnic group in the entire world. We have practiced our ways for close to 6,000 years, and have survived oppression throughout many of those days. We are world leaders and experts in the areas of law, business and medicine. Within the United States we overwhelmingly fill the ranks of the most prestigious universities. We own Hollywood, Las Vegas and Wall Street.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2004/03/commentary-being-jewish-after-duke