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As I start bookbagging for the last time as a senior, I find myself paralyzed by all of the options. Suddenly, I regret not taking a class with every professor I was inspired by and not exploring interesting subjects regardless of whether or not it was relevant to my major. There is no more “maybe next semester.” All of a sudden the endless possibilities that bookbagging used to represent have become painfully finite.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Spring registration is upon us. It's often said that the choice of a course instructor is more important than the choice of the course itself. Registration has been delayed for a weekend, leaving more time to fine-tune one's bookbag contents. Below is a list of common courses and the professors teaching them next semester. If you have taken any of the classes or professors, vote and help other students make the right decisions when it comes to scheduling this Spring… before it's too late.#qp_main166439 .qp_btna:hover input {width:80px}
Every year student organizations line the East Campus Quad trying to entice freshman to join them. All 300+ of the student-run organizations recognized by the University, as well as student resource centers such as the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, are eligible for apply for a spot at the fair. This year's Activities Fair, which was sponsored by Launch and took place Friday, was attended by approximately 250 organizations, according to an estimation by Launch event programmer and junior Brooks Sime.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>An anonymous submission revealed suicidal thoughts in an entry on PostSecret.com Sunday.Postsecret.com is a website aimed at bringing awareness to issues that are typically ignored due to social stigma. The website is a collection of secrets written on anonymous post cards that are mailed in from around the country.The postcard showed a picture of the Duke Chapel and read, "Sometimes I wish I had the courage to jump off the top of this chapel. I'd ask for help but no one actually cares. No one actually understands. Everyone is self absorbed in their own lives."The post garnered many email responses from readers of PostSecret offering support. One response came from a Chapel Hill resident who urged the anonymous poster to stay safe and seek out suicide prevention in the area.Another response directed the author of the postcard to Duke's Counseling and Psychological Services located at 214 Page Building. CAPS offers the services psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists free Duke students. The staff works with students dealing with everything from the challenges of everyday life to more serious conditions that effect daily functioning."...we recognize that any student may face some level of challenge at any point in their careers here at Duke. Our work is guided by sensitivity to the needs of a diverse student body," the CAPS website states.CAPS can be reached Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 919-660-1000.
Student hackers from across the country gathered in Gross Hall this weekend to explore the intersection between technology and social good.
Bowling for Soup will bring the campus back to 1985 during this year's Old Duke Concert.
Dillon Francis will bring moombahton to Duke as the headliner for this years Last Day of Classes this year.
Students, faculty, administrators and members of the Durham community gathered in the Washington Duke Inn Tuesday for the 17th Annual Samuel Dubois Cook Society Awards dinner.
A crowd of nearly 100,000—including Duke students—protested recent policy changes in North Carolina in downtown Raleigh Saturday, a culmination of last year's popular Moral Monday protests.
A total of 3,420 students, which makes up 53 percent of the student body, voted online by ranking their the candidates in order of preference. Because no candidate received a majority vote—defined as 51 percent of the votes—Zhang, who received the fewest amount of first-choice votes, was eliminated. The top two candidates then entered an instant run off. Kondamuri received a total of 1,716 votes and Tobia received 1,704 votes after the instant runoff.
Senior Kat Zhang hopes to help reshape the face of liberal arts as Young Trustee.
An organization in North Carolina is shining light on poverty in a new way.
A startup led by recent Duke alums is developing technology to help build trust between fracking companies and the communities they affect.
Alpha Delta Phi will join the Interfraternity Council in the Fall after being denied admittance in March.
Many greek organizations on campus have taken steps toward reducing gender violence at Duke by committing to train their members to prevent, act, challenge and teach.
Travis Porter’s controversial lyrics have caused some students to challenge the selection criteria for performers at the Last Day of Classes concerts.
Newly declared members of the sophomore class united on the Chapel Quadrangle Wednesday to kick off a new tradition.
In a private hearing held Monday, the Interfraternity Council voted to deny the off-campus fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi, admittance to the council, IFC Vice President for Recruitment Taylor Elliott, a junior, confirmed in an email Tuesday.
When Ida Owens entered college, she never guessed she would become a trailblazer in the field of biochemistry.
Three sororities have officially been invited by the Duke Panhellenic Association to present themselves as candidates to colonize on campus.
