On poetry: grasping at the ineffable
By Matthew Arakaky | November 14, 2022Through its novelty, poetry shatters the conventions of everyday language to goad at something much deeper.
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Through its novelty, poetry shatters the conventions of everyday language to goad at something much deeper.
Mandatory attendance policies may be well-intentioned, but they rely on the natural distrust of the student, the ableism-coded “laziness” of the individual.
Please, research the court candidates. Vote for the people who want to safekeep all votes.
Perhaps it is time to stop caring about optics, and start allowing your poor students to sip their Diet Dr. Peppers.
Duke University will be judged by current and future generations in the ways we decide to implement concrete, measurable, and forward thinking goals to ensure that our actions are as bold as our words.
Iranian women are not victims, they will emerge victors over a repressive regime.
Until Duke pledges to total [fossil fuel] divestment, the Climate Commitment will remain a statement of utter hypocrisy.
I wrote this letter to you in the hopes that it would make you feel a little less lonely.
To diminish this source of community at all is disheartening; to diminish it sooner than we had expected is even more so.
If I still can't get a visa this fall, I will give up the opportunity to study at Duke University.
Duke has once again failed diversity on campus. The Bryan Center must remain a student facing area, promoting equity and inclusivity.
Dean Jackie Looney retires this year. She was a beacon of opportunity for over 30 years for families who have struggled over generations.
Selective social groups, unaffiliated or not, need more transparency in their systems to address racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, ableism and sexual assault.
One of my favorite professors, Dr. Malone, once asked me, “Are you a stat, or a story?”
Duke University and the Global Education Office (GEO) should offer more diverse study abroad programs in Latin America and the Caribbean to better reflect the Latinx/Latine student body instead of overemphasizing Spain.
In that video, Inside Joke was not only equating Lia Thomas to a man, but also invalidating the existence and successes of all trans athletes.
Probably, the CEB should just admit it has no idea what it is talking about most of the time.
I find it incredibly concerning (and consider it a conflict of interest) that there are several board members who have a significant stake in the success of companies that rely on fossil fuels or our consumption of them.
We will need companions to help us along the way to healing.
If Duke wants to identify hypocrisy, look no further than a commitment to being a climate champion while benefiting directly financially from the root causes of climate change.