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"And to you C students, you too can be president of the United States," President George W. Bush told the Yale University class of 2001. While Bush's statement received giggles from some, it gave hope to others. Our very own commander-in-chief, love him or leave him, knows what it means to fail. In fact, many of the great successes of today were at one time considered hopeless failures.
Fifteen years ago female students at Duke documented the experience of walking past benches where groups of men rated them with numbers scribbled on paper. This legend became reality one day last April as I witnessed fraternity members practicing the archaic process.
Rushing as a freshman, I made the mistake of using the word "cuts" in conversation with my rho chi. She wasted no time in setting me straight. With the calculated coldness of a fake half-smile, she said: "Julie, they're not cuts. They're mutual selections." Right then I knew we weren't going to get along.
For the commuting student, a 2:20 p.m. class requires more than parking one's butt in a classroom seat. First, you have to figure out how to park your car, which goes something like this?|.
For the past five years, you haven't been served a Mt. Olive pickle at a campus eatery. For the past five months, you haven't purchased a Mt. Olive pickle at a campus store.
Handfuls of student groups are jockeying for space on campus, but the Duke's Muslim students are now asking for it to suit a unique need-prayer.
To improve efficiency, Human Resources has begun consolidating the transactions of three of its departments-recruitment, rewards and recognition, and benefits-into a new centralized location, the Human Resources Information Center, located in the Erwin Mill complex on Main Street.
Each year the Office of Undergraduate Admissions asks students to return to their hometown high schools during breaks and tell prospective students about their experiences at Duke.
