How to be high income at Duke and not the worst person
I am tired of reading about being low-income at Duke. Weekly, I am confronted with the anomaly of my low-income status on Duke’s campus in the form of emails and truly well-intentioned events. “Brunch for 1st Gen, Low SES students!” “Conversation on Financial Management at Duke!” Daily, I am confronted with my low-income status in a more personal way, as I look at the brands of jackets, bags, and surprisingly even day planners around me. Yes, feeling uncomfortable, out-of-place, and insecure transcends carrying the heavy weight of financial insecurity on your back. It can be superficial. It’s just as often, and valid, that I feel these insecurities when deciding whether to buy Juul pods as I do walking into my third job.