Letter to the Editor
February 25, 2016Duke frequently commends itself on its commitment to alternative transportation, but in between new parking decks and freshly paved roads, conditions for bicycle commuters remain unsafe.
Duke frequently commends itself on its commitment to alternative transportation, but in between new parking decks and freshly paved roads, conditions for bicycle commuters remain unsafe.
The Jewish Student Union is excited to endorse Tara Bansal for President and Ilana Weisman for Executive Vice President of Duke Student Government.
Duke Engineering Student Government formally endorses Tara Bansal for DSG president. Both Annie Adair and John Guarco demonstrated a great grasp of the challenges that the DSG presidential role faces in the upcoming year.
I would like to share my observations from the DukeEnrage protest in front of the Delta Sigma Phi section.
Duke Student Government is an insular and selective campus organization that brands itself with quarter zips, armies of senators, shiny ideas and initiatives that look great on Linkedin and in photographs (bike-share anyone?). Meanwhile, the “News” section on their website that has not been updated since last winter. Working on Sophomore Class Council, I have seen many of the realities of campus programming: Take this lump sum of money (enough to purchase two small homes in Michigan). Go improve the “Sophomore Year Experience.” Let me be blunt.
I was surprised to read today's article on Vice President and University Secretary Richard Riddell's guidance for the Young Trustee candidates. I understand Vice President Riddell’s point that the Young Trustee’s role is different from that of DSG president.
The executive board of Duke Diya, the South Asian Students Association, had the opportunity to talk with the three Young Trustee candidates recently, and we are excited to formally endorse Jamal Edwards. Jamal Edwards presented his position with a very realistic perspective, understanding that the Young Trustee role is not a position of advocacy.
After interviewing each of the candidates and serious deliberation, Duke Political Union has decided to endorse Jamal Edwards for Young Trustee.
DukeAFRICA, a university-recognized cultural organization that serves to promote, educate and advocate for African culture on campus, has decided to endorse Jamal Edwards for Young Trustee.
After meeting the three Young Trustee finalists and hearing their visions for Duke’s campus, we were thrilled to see all candidates exude so much passion and interest in the position.
It is with confidence that the Engineering Student Government endorses Jamal Edwards for the position of Young Trustee.
After meeting with the three Young Trustee candidates, Duke Muslim Students Association has unanimously decided to endorse Jamal Edwards.
BSA President Henry Washington responds to the statement released by Young Trustee candidates Wills Rooney and Max Schreiber last week.
Cameron Crazies. Little kids watch us on TV, dreaming of being part of the Craziness one-day. College students across the country envy us, they hate us.
Similar to Alexandra Villasante-Fricke who was President during 2007-08, we were saddened to read “Duke without Mi Gente,” but not for the same reasons.
I cannot believe that Grace’s Café, a restaurant that has been a part of Duke for almost 20 years, was so unceremoniously voted off campus by a group of students that is unrepresentative of the communities that care about Asian food options.
Paul Mees' January 14th Letter to the Editor spreads misinformation about being LGBT that was rejected beginning in the 1970’s by all major professional groups associated with medicine, psychology/psychiatry and the social sciences. He encapsulates his fallacy by saying, “If I were gay or trans-gendered [sic]... I would want to know all of the relevant consequences in order to make an informed decision.” Being LGBT is not a choice.
Pearce Godwin’s January 20th guest column laid out a commendably balanced view of the division in America’s gun control debate.
I was Co-President of Mi Gente during the 2007-2008 year, and I came up with the idea for and executed the Latin Chic Library Party (yes, I made library parties "a thing"). I was saddened to read "Duke without Mi Gente." To be frank, the tone of the letter struck me as militant and entitled.
In a recent letter to the editor from Paul Mees T'86, Duke’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies were reminded of just how far we have come.