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(03/24/14 10:44pm)
In the midst of the many debates, philosophical issues, and heated discussions that fill our daily lives at Duke, we often forget to take a moment to simply reflect on our time here. The goal of this blog is to remind us that regardless of your major, your GPA, or your opinions on the current campus hot topic, your time at Duke is made up of much more than any one of things. These four years are an experience and a journey full of great moments and some difficult ones as well. In this blog series, I hope to provide you with a few perspectives from some anonymous seniors on their time at Duke. My goal is not to convince of you any particular message or theme. What you take from this is entirely up to you.
(03/17/14 11:49pm)
In the midst of the many debates, philosophical issues and heated discussions that fill our daily lives at Duke, we often forget to take a moment to simply reflect on our time here. The goal of this blog is to remind us that regardless of your major, your GPA or your opinions on the current campus hot topic, your time at Duke is made up of much more than any one of things. These four years are an experience and a journey full of great moments and some difficult ones as well. In this blog series, I hope to provide you with a few perspectives from some anonymous seniors on their time at Duke. My goal is not to convince of you any particular message or theme. What you take from this is entirely up to you.
(12/10/12 9:29am)
I still remember the day I received my acceptance later for Duke in France’s SciencesPo program. The Duke in France program has two divisions: the regular program, which gives students the option to take two out of your four courses at a French university, and the SciencesPo program, where students take all six of their courses at SciencesPo, France’s top university for political science. The SciencesPo courses are all in French, and most of them are quite rigorous.
(12/06/12 6:46am)
I’ve got less than two weeks left in Paris. That’s right; the semester abroad is almost over. I admit I might be slacking on the “important” things like going to museums and other Parisian landmarks in my final days. At least I’m making a serious effort on the food front, no time for nutrition over here. Unless I’m mistaken, Durham is fairly lacking in the French bakery department. Regardless though, that’s my justification for extra croissants and crepes while I still can.
(11/08/12 8:43am)
My fall break abroad was one of the most surreal weeks of my life. It began last Friday with a train ride down to the south of France to see my half-sisters and their children. My sisters grew up by the beach in a small town called St. Cyr, where life moves at a different pace. People live in the context of a different narrative. As far as I can tell, the phrases of “What do you want to do with your life?” and “I want to be successful” don’t hold much meaning. The people of this small town live very much in the present. Shops often close early and everything is closed on Sundays. Family time and rest come first, then comes the customer.
(10/25/12 6:53am)
In trying to live up to my “live every week like it’s o-week” pledge, I finally introduced myself to my neighbor in my new dorm, Lindjom. Lindjom is a Cameroonian man who appears to be somewhere in his 30s, but beyond that I can’t tell you much. As soon as I asked him what book he was reading, he skipped all formalities of introduction and jumped to explain why he loves to read. Reading, he explained, is a way of entering into dialogue with another, much like having a conversation. By reading, Lindjom is able to learn from the lives of others in order to lead a wiser and more fulfilling life himself.
(10/11/12 7:25am)
Heading into week six of the semester, it’s hard to believe I’m already halfway through my study abroad experience. Living in a foreign country is a learning experience in every possible sense. Whether it’s learning a new language, living on your own in an unfamiliar place or being so far from family and friends, studying abroad teaches you a lot. Unfortunately, these lessons aren’t always easy. It took me more time and more financial loss than I would have liked to learn a traditional and sobering lesson: Don’t gamble.
(09/27/12 7:31am)
I got to enjoy a nice change of pace last weekend, leaving Paris for the first time to visit Freiburg, Germany. Freiburg is an awesome place. It’s quaint and relaxed—and apparently nobody worries about calorie counting. Everyone around you is eating gelato all the time. Wherever you find yourself in Freiburg you’re surrounded by picturesque green mountains that look like they came straight out of “The Sound of Music.” In my mind, this was the epitome of a cute German city.
(09/13/12 5:57am)
As Duke students I think we’ve all become addicted to the rush of “getting something done.” We might not realize it, but there’s a little mental competition going on in all of our heads. It’s that satisfaction you get when you tell someone that you were just at the library or just came back from the gym. Or, better yet, that you just churned out a five-page paper in three hours. Yeah, it’s a good feeling getting things done. You feel productive. You feel efficient. You feel good.
(08/30/12 2:49am)
“Why are you smiling?” asked the tall, young, Senegalese man.
(06/21/12 7:14am)
I’d been in Jodhpur, India, for a little over a week when a situation arose that we had been warned about during our orientation week. We had been told not to talk about religion or politics with our host families. At the time, I had thought to myself, “Well, that’s a bummer. Those are things that I care about, things that I really like to discuss.” Even so, having spent six weeks with a host family last summer in Paris, I had a sense that the subjects would come up whether I brought them up or not. They pretty much always do, and personally, I’m too lazy to try to casually avoid the topics.
(04/03/12 4:00am)
The future of primate conservation may be in the hands of today’s youth, the co-creator of the children’s show “Zoboomafoo” said Monday.
(03/16/12 4:00am)
At 22 years old, Holocaust survivor Rebecca Hauser was uprooted from her home in Greece and sent to Auschwitz.
(02/22/12 5:00am)
God should not be pitted against science, a scholar argued at the Griffith Film Theater Tuesday.
