Bursting the bubble
(04/22/08 4:00am)
Call me a cynic, but I have never understood the widespread mentality that Duke really is some kind of "wonderland," Gothic or otherwise.
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Call me a cynic, but I have never understood the widespread mentality that Duke really is some kind of "wonderland," Gothic or otherwise.
Duke Student Government elections are coming up Thursday. But does anyone other than the candidates really give a shit?
I'm sure most attendees think last Friday's library party was a smashing success. But in reality, the Latin Chic soiree served to highlight the woeful inadequacy of Duke's on-campus social scene.
I'm all for fighting to improve women's rights and gender equality across campus. But sometimes, those efforts turn hypocritical and men have to start fighting back.
The Cameron Crazies are Duke's most unique, prized and egalitarian tradition (because where else do nerds get to seem so cool, if only for a time?).
College wouldn't be the same without the inevitable weekend bacchanalia. But when your innocent, excitable dog is hung over the day after a big party along with you, has your debauchery gone too far?
I never expected to spend my senior year of college fearing for my life. But at the beginning of my final semester at Duke, that is exactly what has happened.
I've often wondered why Duke Student Government never seems to do anything substantial. Sure, they manage to do a lot of interesting little things, which is fine in the general sense. But why don't they ever seem to enact real change?
I'm not above giving credit where it is due, so I'll say this: The University certainly deserves its fair share of congratulation for responsibly solving the Tailgate dilemma. Both students and administrators appear to be happy with the current model's remarkably stable balance between ridiculousness and safety.
What is the appropriate "price" of a fraternity? And what is that investment worth to campus?
It's entertaining when people argue that Durham is a great place to go to school. I tend to agree, but only in the sense that by "great place to go to school" these misguided individuals actually mean Duke is a great place to go to school.
I've seen four Greek Weeks in my time here at Duke, and three of them have been as a part of an IFC fraternity. Yet I still have absolutely no idea what Greek Week really is. Which probably means that it's about as important as student rights are to Judicial Affairs.
Dear Board of Trustees,
Last week, L-Mo bluffed that only students of age would be allowed to tailgate. Last Saturday, the student body called him out on it, holding a massive party in the Blue Zone. Shortly thereafter, the reckoning no doubt began-for we had fumbled the tradition once again.
If there's one thing Duke's good at, it's starting committees with serious-sounding names that never end up doing anything. So I propose the creation of the Common Sense Initiative to look at some of the stupid things Duke does and fix them with really obvious solutions. Because, hey, getting paid $100,000 or more just isn't enough incentive for administrators to do their jobs well. And that's what all the columnists are doing when they don't have real ideas these days, so why not jump on the bandwagon?
Let's get one thing straight-the worst thing Duke students can do is give in. Since March, our "campus culture" has been under assault from the media, from Durhamites, from critics around the country and especially from the administration. Unfortunately, playing hard is now being attacked from within by an insidious segment of the student body, the group known as DukePlays.
The Republican Party as we know it is on its deathbed. The long conservative reign over American politics has ended, and its life rests solely on the people's choices over the next two years. I propose we end it. Era of Good Feelings II, here we come.
RLHS hates fraternities. And now they're employing new tactics to prove it: institutional theft. This essay is the story of how they stole from me.
It was a perfect Saturday. Sunny and bright, hot and humid-the kind of day that was made for college football. About nine beers deep, I entered the stadium just before kickoff, having spent the last three hours immersing myself in tailgate. Greeting me were 92,000 screaming fans anxiously awaiting the battle between two perennial football powerhouses. I was in heaven.
Durham -- A Duke freshman died earlier today from alcohol poisoning after drinking heavily at a fraternity party last night. He was admitted at 3 a.m. and pronounced dead earlier this morning. President Richard Brodhead has just been informed, and the students' parents have yet to be contacted. Duke responds by...