Dr. Larry Moneta (a super-nice guy, might I reiterate) recently invited me to drop by his office to discuss the future of Tailgate. I'll let the transcript speak for itself.
This is a nation of laws, and unless we uphold them all, none of them means anything. As a sovereign nation, we have every right to secure our borders and not be labeled unfair, racist or immoral.
If you are ever lucky enough find yourself in northern South Carolina in the early part of May, you might just have the privilege of witnessing one of nature's strangest phenomenons-the annual...
I'm writing my final column at the beach in Charleston, South Carolina. I'm here with three new friends from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, none of whom I knew at the beginning of the...
Many people have randomly asked me, based on the content of my columns over the past three semesters: "Elliott, why do you hate Duke so much?" And based on the content of my columns, it is a fair...
Joy of Joys! JACK BAUER'S BIDET might be the first Chronicle joke-mongerer with a better-than-average shot at being read by the one, the only, the "Reverend" Al Sharpton. The defense in the story...
You had to have heard it at some point this past week. It was everywhere, all at once-a huge, collective sigh of relief. Heck, you can still hear it now. I've decided that it is probably the worst...
There was a lingering hope that the return of DNA tests would grant a sense of finality to the allegations against the Duke men's lacrosse team. What the Duke-Durham community has witnessed,...
Would you vote for Jesse Longoria again? Given the choice, would you have returned the same officers to the DSG executive board? How about your senators? Have they earned the spot you gave...
I am the 21st century's Quentin Compson, stuck in a past I never experienced, a past I will never escape. For us, love is a Bob Dylan song. War is a Marvin Gaye song. Home is a Talking Heads song....
My lovely editor described my previous column as "750 words with no point." In fact, it was about how Duke is perceived by outsiders (but she was right about the lack of point). Shortly...
I've used the words "incompetent" and "irrelevant" to describe Duke Student Government-but "corrupt?" That's just crazy. Or so I thought. Three recent events and one from the beginning of the...
It is a good thing Early Decision is binding, otherwise we might not have a new freshman class. While that would solve the housing crunch, I wonder who in my class would accept their seats if this...
Every so often, old traditions change. What worked for one time period may not always work for another. Duke is no stranger to this. We've integrated the Woman's College into Trinity College....
When our peers are accused of heinous acts, we should be the first to demand they be given the presumption of innocence-their immutable right. Instead, from the first day, many immediately...
My time at Duke is almost over. I turned in my thesis last Friday and spent the weekend packing up to move to New York next month. Like any school experience, mine has had its ups and downs, but...
A year ago, on a C-2 bus, I met a mother and son visiting Duke for the first time. She leaned over to ask the location of a particular building, and we soon started chatting about the University,...
Last Wednesday, students received an e-mail from President Richard Brodhead about the "issue that is troubling our community." It listed five wide-reaching (and so far well-received) steps that the...
In my last column, I urged people to avoid the Blame Game during these times of blurred clarity despite the fact that many have painted the lacrosse situation black and white. Though I questioned...
It's been a wild few weeks at Duke. And the women's basketball team was slightly disappointed. JACK BAUER'S BIDET didn't monopolize as much space as he usually does last week, and three open...
