OPINION
Dig deeper for diversity
By Editorial Board | March 31, 2017Yesterday, we highlighted the importance of the Black Student Alliance Invitational.
Yesterday, we highlighted the importance of the Black Student Alliance Invitational.
This weekend, Duke will host prospective students for the annual Black Student Alliance Invitational (BSAI). The events of the weekend—including panel discussions with current students, a mixer between the Black Women’s Union and Black Men’s Union and National Pan-Hellenic Council step show—are open to all Duke students, but serve to provide a glimpse of life on campus for students deciding between Duke and other colleges and universities.
As the major declaration process ends with the “Academic Homecoming: Major Madness” event Wednesday evening, many sophomores will indubitably find themselves picking up a t-shirt with the name of a major that they are less than excited about.
Last Friday, in a high stakes match of politic chicken that pitted President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan against members of their own party, the Affordable Care Act was set to the guillotine. Repealing the act, colloquially known as Obamacare, had long been a goal of all three actors and groups, and each was eager to see to its demise.
When passing judgment on student athletes at Duke, it critical to look beyond the overly publicized promotion of Duke men’s basketball, including the phenomenon of one and done players. The clear majority of Duke student athletes are on campus for the sole purpose of learning at a world class university.
On Monday, James H. Ball Sr. and Wendy A. Ball, parents of Duke alumni, published a letter in the Chronicle establishing the cessation of their long-standing monetary support for the University, in light of political and atmospheric changes they have perceived to be harmful.
Yesterday, we opposed Duke’s decision to allow Charles Murray to speak on campus, echoing concerns voiced during the Middlebury College student protests in response to Murray’s visit to the school.
On Tuesday Charles Murray spoke on campus at event organized by students involved with the American Enterprise Institute and the Duke College Republicans.
Amidst media fervor about Russian hackers, Republican infighting and fake presidential wiretaps, a previously controversial situation has quietly evolved beyond notice of the general populace: the nomination for Antonin Scalia’s vacated seat on the Supreme Court.
This past week, nearly 100 freshmen and sophomores spent their spring breaks on campus participating in the inaugural offering of Spring Breakthrough.
Duke always garners attention in the media because our student body fascinates the nation. The wealth, the power and the selectivity Duke represents are the makings of any good click-bait title, so I will be giving the world a sneak peak into the secret and mysterious lives of Duke students.
The U.S Supreme Court announced earlier this week that it would forego any judicial decision on the Gavin Grimm case and instead send the suit back to the lower courts for further debate.
Last Friday, the Provost’s office held an all-day forum on race, policing and the broader justice system in the United States.
Today, the Editorial Board endorses current DSG Chief of Staff Kushal Kadakia for EVP.
Tomorrow and Wednesday, Duke undergraduates will elect the next president and executive vice president of Duke Student Government.
Over the past year, members of the faculty, administration and student body were consulted about this complete overhaul of the current Trinity curriculum. As the dean of academic affairs noted, such monumental changes in trajectory “do not happen often historically,” so we utilize this opportunity to reflect on Duke’s niche among peer institutions.
The Board of Trustees recently approved a 4.3 percent tuition increase for the 2017-2018 academic year, bringing the total cost of a Duke undergraduate education to an estimated $68,298.
Last Saturday, the Democratic National Committee, the formal governing body of the national Democratic Party, held its first contested election for its Chair position since 1985.
Some of the last words Srinivas Kuchibhotla ever heard were “get out of my country." Then he, along with two other Indian men, was shot in what can only be called a hate crime.
The notion that because the media attacks a partisan government it is thus lacking legitimacy is a perversion of the media’s entire purpose.