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Maplewood Cemetery holds the graves of many names that are familiar to Duke—Few, Blackwell, Southgate and Wannamaker, among others. There are even members of the Duke family themselves, buried in a stately mausoleum at the cemetery's center.
Nearly forty years ago, North Carolina governor Terry Sanford employed a unique approach to combat the state’s growing poverty epidemic, an approach which has unfortunately been neglected in contemporary efforts to address poverty within the state.
North Carolina’s state legislators are, yet again, mistaken in their assessment of a certain tax proposal’s economic implications.
After North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.4 percent—the lowest rate in more than five years—this past November, Gov. McCrory proudly proclaimed that “the job trend continues to be positive for North Carolina families” as a result of the laws passed by the state legislature this past year. One of these laws, however, may have been more effective in persuading unemployed North Carolinians to drop out of the labor force than in providing them the job opportunities the state so fundamentally lacks.
In his esteemed analysis of the post-Reconstruction-era South, “Southern Politics in State and Nation,” political scientist V.O. Key labels North Carolina a “progressive plutocracy,” commending the state for its “progressive outlook and action” despite the significant political influence wielded by business elites. In their reassessment of the region, “The Transformation of Southern Politics,” Jake Bass and Dr. Walter DeVries arrive at a different conclusion. “Key’s description of North Carolina as a ‘progressive plutocracy’ was an apt one in the late 1940s,” they opine. “When one compares indices of economic development, the level of participation and modernization of the political process [and] the relative neglect of long-standing social problems,” they continue, “what remains is a political plutocracy that lives with a progressive myth.” Though published nearly four decades ago, Bass and DeVries’ conclusion rings true to this very day, as many contemporary scholars are beginning to ask the polarizing question, ‘What is happening in North Carolina?’
Within weeks of his inauguration, former University president J. Deryl Hart established the position of the provost and appointed to it political science professor R. Taylor Cole. Cole, who had taught at Duke since 1935, said that the perspective with which he would preside as provost is “forward leaning,” that the University would be guaranteed a “bright future” under his leadership. Many would hold the position of provost after Cole resigned nine years later, but none would effectively guarantee the University a “bright future” to the extent that Provost Peter Lange has.
In his inaugural address many years ago, Duke’s president, William Preston Few, opined that the University “must not be content to ride upon whatever may happen to be the popular wave,” but “must resist fads and bad tendencies, as well as encourage and direct right tendencies.” One of these right tendencies, Few believed, was the development of a campus culture in which athletics were complementary to academics. He wasn’t the only one who believed this, however, for former President Terry Sanford once remarked that Duke has “endeavored to remain true to [its] academic purposes and to place athletics in the role of wholesome adjunct to university life.” Today, Duke athletics are inseparable from the distinct culture that defines our University. It all started in the early 1930s, when Few appointed William Wannamaker as the chair of Athletic Council committee. At that time, no one foresaw an athletic department that would partially define Duke for decades to come.
Duke has a long, cherished tradition of academic freedom—a tradition that seems to have been forgotten in the midst of the University’s contemporary ventures abroad.
“Dear Senator Kennedy,” the letter started, “Mr. Leonard Reinsch of the Democratic National Committee has recently informed me of your acceptance of Duke University’s invitation to have you visit our campus during the forthcoming academic year.”
This past Wednesday, I wrote a column for the High Point Enterprise indicating that I had decided to vote for a majority of the Republican candidates on my county ballot. I offered reasons behind my decision and ended up discussing the misrepresentation of the Republican Party in mainstream media. Proud of the fact that I cast my first election ballot, I shared a link to my column on Facebook and thus garnered a few supportive remarks and a few critical ones. But, I wasn't very worried about criticism—I am, in fact, very used to it. It was what happened later that night that inspired me to write this piece.
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At the Duke Student Government meeting Wednesday night, I was one of over 60 Senators raising my voice in unanimous consent after Stefani Jones, vice president for equity and outreach, presented her resolution disapproving the University’s statute of limitations policy. Chills went up my spine as Jones walked back to her seat and everyone around me stood up for a standing ovation. History had been made that night.
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Now that the political conventions are over with, there’s no excuse for you not to be able to attend one of Duke’s many events this week.
Whether it is the end of the week or Labor Day, there is never a reason for a student to be bored on campus. Figuring out everything going on around campus, however, is difficult. I figured I’d let you guys in on some cool events that you could hopefully fit into your schedules.
After getting dropped off at the Central Campus bus stop and naively wandering around for 30 minutes, I finally discovered the isolated structure known as Trent Drive Hall. Though my day was off to a bad start, I was immediately gratified after picking up a scent that I had been deprived of for quite some time —Arabic food.
After enduring the hustle and bustle, sleep deprivation and overall excitement of Orientation Week, more than 1,700 overambitious freshmen flooded the main quad on West Campus to find seating in the Chapel minutes prior to renowned poet Maya Angelou’s annual address. I was one of those overambitious freshmen—eager to listen to the very person who recited her poem at former President Bill Clinton’s inauguration.
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What irritates me the most about the upcoming election is the fact that both Romney and Obama are avoiding important issues in order to criticize the other candidate on subjects that shouldn’t even be brought up. We are currently dealing with the worst economy since the Great Depression, and you would think that at least one of the contenders would provide a planned solution for the problem.
