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If voting is all you have or could ever conceive of having, you’ve long lost whatever war you think we’re fighting. Rather than feeling despair about this election, believe in a revolutionary optimism instead. See you in 2021.
Put the liberalism you praise in your seminars into action.
I was shocked but have never forgotten those two simple words at a table in Miami, Florida.
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At the end of the day, it’s about what’s profitable, and Cardi and Megan are just giving us what we want because sex sells.
Ten years ago today, my best friend Drew Everson passed away during our senior year at Duke University.
To have this sort of trust in your present self is to have, I believe, a healthy respect for yourself.
What does it say about the standing of our institution when we are willing to engage with a speaker who has ties to pro-conversion-therapy groups in the name of ‘academic freedom’?
Experiences like that showed me that humiliation isn't a prerequisite for humility. Individuals can be changed without going through pain.
The guiding principle of this nation has never been true righteousness, or even holiness, but rather a deeply perverted sense of piety accompanied by a terrible case of self-righteousness.
“I shouldn’t be persecuted just because of my gender! What do these people think I am, a woman?” one man says.
As the colder months draw closer at Duke, sweatshirts emerge from hibernation, and students are awash in the bustle of the semester. All the while, something seems absent.
Central Campus was one of the final significant reminders of Duke’s roots as a southern university. Ever since West Campus was designed to look like Princeton, we’ve been running from those roots.
That camera shot of you panicking about a logic game on the LSAT? Still hanging out on the virtual proctor company’s servers, maybe even after you graduate from law school.
The nightlife we construct after this pandemic can be different, more inclusive and appreciative of the happiness that socializing brings. It's not just a silver lining, but a necessity in creating communal happiness.
Let’s examine the success of our reopening against more than just empirical values.
We Duke students are resilient, passionate about learning, and invested in the Duke community. However, we need the Duke administration to take an active role in supporting student mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.
The worth of my life and the worth of your life are not rooted in work or production.
Duke announced on "Wednesday" that it will have a "no-meeting day" on Election Day. There will be no "meetings." Except for "classes." Which we must still "attend."
Thus, I was whisked away. I sat in the back of a dark brown van and watched the trees pass along the highway, blurring like the stability in my life.
Reaching out to see the people you care about can mean a lot to them.
