“I’m a very good Christian... and I’m proud of it.” So declared Donald Trump to Pope Francis. Mr. Trump, I wish to address you not as the presumptive Republican nominee for POTUS, but as the brother in Christ that you claim to be.
In early February, The White House released a press statement about aggressive efforts to combat Zika, a mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects and other negative health outcomes.
I write to respond to Noah Kane’s March 2 Letter to the Editor about Monday evening’s SiriusXM Electoral College Tour comedy show. My introduction to the show did indeed reference the POLIS belief that comedy can help us grapple with dysfunction in our political system.
To the Editor: I worked closely with Tallman Trask III as both the Duke Student Government President and a 3-year Chronicle columnist.
Sirs: You report in the Duke Chronicle that two years ago Duke VP Tallman Trask was involved in an altercation with a contract parking attendant.
After four years of constant DSG, I have finally come to the conclusion that each of you has understood since the end of O-week: DSG is completely powerless. In the last couple of weeks, two high level administrators independently told me that DSG does not speak for the student body because DSG is not representative of the student body.
Last Wednesday, DSG made the Catholic Center pay over $2,000 out of pocket. We didn’t force the expense on the Catholic Center because we thought the event they put on was a bad idea; we simply failed to vote on their appeal for help.
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Duke’s Interfraternity Council enthusiastically endorses Tara Bansal for Duke Student Government President.
Duke Environmental Alliance endorses John Guarco for DSG President. John has demonstrated his commitment to the environment by speaking up for sustainability issues on Duke’s campus.
The Duke College Republicans are endorsing Tara Bansal for DSG President and Ilana Weisman for DSG Executive Vice President.
The Duke University Honor Council confidently endorses Annie Adair for President of the Duke University Student Government (DSG). As chief of staff she has demonstrated her unique capacity to manage the student government with critically effective judgment.
After meeting with all of the candidates running for President and Executive Vice President of Duke Student Government and for the Student Organization Funding Committee Chair, Blue Devils United has democratically voted to make the following endorsements: BDU will endorse Tara Bansal for the role of DSG President.
After meeting with each candidate, Duke Political Union has decided to endorse Annie Adair and Ilana Weisman for DSG President and Vice President, respectively.
The Baldwin Scholars had the opportunity to hear from all three DSG Presidential candidates and the two EVP candidates this past Thursday.
NAMI at Duke is delighted to endorse Annie Adair for DSG President. Throughout this process, we were impressed by every candidate and the vigor with which they want to improve our university.
The Asian American Alliance endorses Tara Bansal for President and Ilana Weisman for EVP. We appreciate Bansal’s commitment to the archiving role of DSG, the implementation of Asian American Studies, as well as the exploration of innovative ways to bring Asian American Studies faculty to Duke.
I received many reactions from a letter to the editor I wrote two weeks ago about Duke Student Government, and specifically two direct messages: one from current DSG President Keizra Mecklai and executive vice president candidate John Turanchik.
After meeting with the three candidates for Duke Student Government President, the Duke Muslim Students Association has unanimously voted to endorse Tara Bansal.
This week marks the beginning of “Celebrating Our Bodies Week”—highlighting the pressure that both men and women face when it comes to physical appearance and self-consciousness.
The executive board of Duke Diya, the South Asian Students Association, had the opportunity to talk with the three DSG President candidates recently, and we are excited to formally endorse Tara Bansal.
