Uzoma Ayogu elected undergraduate Young Trustee
(02/15/17 6:34pm)
Senior Uzoma Ayogu was elected as the undergraduate Young Trustee Wednesday.
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Senior Uzoma Ayogu was elected as the undergraduate Young Trustee Wednesday.
The second semester officially begins, and with it, a process known as Rush. Students have fretted about Rush being a life or death process for years, but this is the first year in which their cries and complaints are actually justified. The need for every existing Greek and non-Greek organization to replenish its forces, combined with the lack of a central monitoring authority such as the IFC (which used to do an excellent job of ensuring that no dangerous or illegal activities occurred at anyRrush events), makes this year’s Rush particularly dangerous and competitive.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Editorial Board would like to send our appreciation to a few of the many things that we love about Duke.
Recently, the executive members of Duke Partnership for Service (dPS) had the honor of listening to all four finalists of the Young Trustee election. After an internal process, I am happy to announce that we have collectively decided to endorse Tanner Lockhead for this incredible position.
After meeting with the four Young Trustee candidates and having the opportunity to learn about their view on Duke’s mission and its future, Duke Honor Council is thrilled to formally endorse Tanner Lockhead.
Starting tomorrow, undergraduate students will be tasked with selecting a new Young Trustee. The stated role of the Young Trustee is to serve as a steward of the University, a caretaker of the University’s long-term development and health. Beyond that, the Editorial Board sees the Young Trustee to be someone to whom students can voice concerns that may lie in the blind spots of other members of the Board of Trustees. Each candidate is extraordinarily qualified and has a lot to offer, but only one fully fits into our vision of the role.
The Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee discussed long lines at Trinity Café and the food truck rodeo at Monday's meeting.
A classmate once remarked, “A Duke student is more likely to create a new organization called ‘Duke Against Food Insecurity’ than to create a campus chapter of the NC Food Bank. And if the organization already exists, they probably won’t ask.”
With the dust beginning to settle after the storm that was Greek and SLG rush, students are finding themselves once again faced with the harsh realities of Duke’s toxic social climate. As bid day photos and big-little shots are plastered across social media, independent students increasingly feel pushed to the side. The looming housing deadline presents further apprehension for many who have no selective housing safety net. Social events become more restrictive as they transform into intimate mixers, leaving unaffiliated students with few options besides Shooters if they want to go out.
Last spring, Duke introduced a new, more secure Wi-Fi network named Dukeblue. Almost one year later, I’m still asking, “Where’s the Wi-Fi?”
At its Wednesday meeting, the Duke Student Government Senate passed amendments to reconfigure its structure after many failed attempts in the past few years.
If you returned to Duke in the new year hoping that the new year means a finally-finished Duke, you have cause for both rejoicing and dismay. Coming back every semester always provides an exciting opportunity to survey campus and see what’s changed since leaving just a few weeks before. It also provides a chance to see where the familiar blue construction fences have next appeared.
The survey showed that 54 percent of DSG identified as male this year, compared to 57 percent last year.
According to an internal survey, Duke Student Government had modest improvements to its representation this year compared to last year.
At Duke, the term EMS is thrown around a lot—frequently used as a verb when referring to a night of heavy and dangerous drinking. But some students may hesitate to call Duke EMS, or Emergency Medical Services, for a friend if it means repercussions for their selective living group or fraternity.
Dellinger said he has logged more than 80 hours of interviews with campus groups to create suggestions for improving Duke’s social culture, many of which concern alcohol.
At its weekly meeting on January 18, the DSG Senate had its first reading for an updated amendment concerning the number of seats on the Board of Trustees that are reserved for members of DSG. The amendment is a revised version of a similar proposal that the DSG Senate ultimately rejected in the spring of 2016. As it currently stands, five of the eight student positions on the Board of Trustees committees are reserved and occupied exclusively by DSG vice presidents and presidents, with the remaining three open to representatives from the student body at large. The updated amendment would instead place one DSG member on each of the five committees with a seat reserved for the DSG president. The remaining five open positions on the committees would be open to the general student body to apply for.
The finalists for Young Trustee are seniors Uzoma Ayogu, Anya Ranganathan, Tanner Lockhead and Steven Soto, wrote sophomore Will Hardee, vice president of services for Duke Student Government and chair of the Young Trustee nominating committee, in an email Sunday.