DSG endorsement policy for 2020 election

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Major madness: What does data on English majors say about preprofessionalism at Duke?

By Amy Fan | Yesterday

By the class of 2018, English had dropped to the 19th most popular first major, with 21 first majors and 30 total majors. 

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Let’s talk about faith

By Margot Armbruster | Yesterday

I could talk about gender violence and homophobia with these people, I realized, without ever getting my tongue around the only healing thing I know.  

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OPINION  |  GUEST COLUMNS

Duke grad workers demand dental coverage

By Michael McGurk | Yesterday

Dental care is health care. Our bodies don’t make distinctions between broken noses and broken teeth, so why should our insurance?

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Let the good times roll, just not in my Airbnb

By Lena Yannella | 2 days ago

Alcohol is not an excuse for bad behavior, even though it is often used as such, especially on college campuses. “I was so drunk, I barely remember.” Yeah right, you seriously don’t remember ordering five pounds of boneless spicy barbecue wings and waking up to find 16 missed calls from the Heav Buffs delivery guy.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Finding empathy in tenting

By Jennifer Mario and Carolyn Schuldt | 3 days ago

Sleeping outdoors in the cold winter months can indeed open one’s eyes to the plight of those who do it not for fun and camaraderie, but because they have no other choice.

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COMMUNITY EDITORIAL BOARD

Bolton's bad, but what about the rest of us?

By Community Editorial Board | 3 days ago

In tandem with calling out the atrocious behaviors of controversial speakers, we are calling on all members of the Duke community to hold the root of the problem accountable. 

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Do we really need eight hours?

By Naima Turbes | 4 days ago

I am hyper-aware that the 24 hours afforded us each day never feels like enough. 

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Consent, at the club

By PASH | 4 days ago

But what form does consent take while dancing on a night out?

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Attack anti-Semitism at its root: White supremacy

By Lily Levin | 4 days ago

Anti-Semitism is dubbed ‘history’s oldest hatred’ for a reason.

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OPINION  |  GUEST COLUMNS

In defense of medicare for all who want it

By James Tian | February 21, 2020

A public option would address both of the most crucial challenges in health policy today: guaranteeing that everyone is insured and working within the market to compel private insurance companies to cut costs and improve care, all while not forcing anyone against their will to give up their current health insurance.

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

I don't want your 'mental health awareness'

By Bisma Suleman | February 21, 2020

Even the more “common” mental health struggles like anxiety and depression are downplayed under the guise of Tumblr-esque self-care treatment methods like bubble baths and tea drinking breaks. 

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OPINION  |  GUEST COLUMNS

Give teachers a place at the table

By Emily Stout | February 21, 2020

My fellow alumni tell me they value my work. I hope that my stories motivate them to encourage policies that do the same.

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Advice for DSG presidential candidates

By Reiss Becker | February 20, 2020

Throw the cynicism, the belief that DSG is an utterly ineffectual, careerist institution, aside. That outlook is a choice, not a reality. Worse still, it’s also a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

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OPINION  |  GUEST COLUMNS

Stop making jokes about homelessness in K-Ville

By Sannan Saleh | February 20, 2020

I can’t be the only one disgusted by this. 

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

A zeez on a string

By Sami Kirkpatrick | February 20, 2020

My grandpa didn’t know the word beetle, so he referred to them onomatopoetically as “zeez” after the buzzing sound produced as they zipped back and forth, constrained by the string.

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

The responsibility asked of preprofessionals

By Akshaj Turebylu | February 19, 2020

The responsibility of choosing a career path that takes into account the damages caused by it is placed firmly on the shoulders of the individual. Each person has the greatest control over their own decisions, not the system they are forced to make them in.

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OPINION  |  STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Rethinking the English major

By Gretchen Wright | February 18, 2020

A student could obtain an English major without reading a single book by a person of color, and maybe only two or three written by women.