Duke students need to be creative
By Anna Garziera | September 13, 2023Imagine a world where all those students really were in touch with their creativity, and were able to solve problems effectively — those students would own the future.
Imagine a world where all those students really were in touch with their creativity, and were able to solve problems effectively — those students would own the future.
We must keep events like Burning Man in check and accountable for their impact, encouraging them to strive for better.
President Price seems to have forgotten that most students at Duke do not speak broke. Therefore, I, Monday Monday, champion of the vernacular of the common (top 1%) man, have taken it upon myself to translate the announcement into more accessible language.
On a day of remembrance such as Sept. 11, I hope you will be remembered for a legacy of advocacy.
Eating at Panda Express was both a fundamental part of my Duke experience and a respite from all things Duke.
We had our first day of classes ripped apart by reports of a shooting less than 30 minutes from campus — a shooting that sent our brothers and sisters at UNC into lockdown.
Although particle physics seeks to describe the most fundamental aspects of the universe, the fundamentals of physics themselves are always subject to change in response to new information.
I realized that while I felt I was being polite, I was actually apologizing for the kindness people showed me instead of appreciating it.
As a self-proclaimed anti-STEM student, I started to see the benefits of pursuing the STEM path at Duke and how my own path lacked these advantages.
Duke is an elite American college and thus must be politically correct 100% of the time; this professed commitment to diversity is directly at odds with the latent goal of perpetuating the university in its intended form.
Increasing legislator pay would not prevent self-serving politicians from running for office, but it would introduce a financial incentive that would both increase the pool of candidates and provide a counterweight to the perverse incentive of special interests.
The roughly 5,000 new first-years at UNC, some dear friends included, experienced their welcome-to-college hurrah running for cover in the basement of their nearest building as they decided whether to text home.
The day of the shooting at UNC is a day I will never forget ... It was the first time that I looked at the news and said, “Wow. It could have been me.”
To make a life is different from making a living.
By offering a synopsis of this legislative session, we hope Duke students will recognize how the decisions being made in that building are directly impacting their lives and others around the state.
Duke University has an obligation to provide guidance and resources around reproductive health which meet nationally-accepted standards of care.
By sending this email voicing opposition to North Carolina’s new law, Duke signals that many viewpoints are not welcome here.
Being a woman in leadership, especially in a male-dominated industry, is often a gunfight you were given a knife for.
So perhaps the measure of our devotion — to a piece of writing, to an institution, to an industry — is our belief in its potential. When you stand still and look around, what do you see in the negative space?
In order to mitigate the negative effects of extreme heat and ensure that communities of color are adequately protected, Durham must amend its city Tree Ordinance and collaborate with vulnerable communities to target planting.