As an alumna and current doctoral student, I have watched this scene unfold over and over—when Black students at Duke are terrorized, we continue with business as usual. Sometimes, however, we may offer up 10 minutes of our time.
What has happened to free speech at Duke? On Wednesday, a student published a column condemning the Palestinian acts of violence on Israelis and gave his reasoning for the justification of settlements in Israeli occupied and unoccupied territories.
To any Duke student, the October 8th article about excessive fire alarm activations seemed incredibly predictable because it has happened to everyone at least once.
I disagree with Duke Political Union’s September 30th column, “Welfare and the federal government,” on several points.
From SNL sketches, to The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, comedic and satirical media now have a substantial impact on how Americans receive and digest news and current events.
I am responding to your 16 Sept. editorial entitled "Legacy admissions: something given for little returned." In your article, you state, among other ridiculous untruths, that "those that believe legacy students bring a coherent or uniquely beneficial background to Duke are deluding themselves." In other words, you believe that legacy students do not belong at Duke.
Sally, Rob and Tom are three freshmen running for the last remaining position on the DSG Free T-Shirts Committee.
On July 14, Iran, the P5+1(the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – plus Germany) and the European Union completed a marathon 20 months of negotiations.
In response to The Chronicle's story on some Duke students objecting to reading Fun Home for religious reasons, I would recommend that those students take themselves and their summer reading assignment a little less seriously.
We want to take an opportunity to emphasize not only our grief and mourning over the tragedy, but our anger and outrage at the way this event has been characterized in the media and what it...
The Duke Democrats Executive Board presents a counterargument to Editorial Page Editor Jonathan Zhao's most recent column.
Duke Young Americans for Liberty expresses concern about the recent petition to remove Editorial Page Editor Jonathan Zhao and critiques Zhao's most recent column.
Hough's comments following the New York Times editorial deserve criticism for their slackness and casual wording, not for racism.
The Executive Committee of the Black Faculty Caucus supports the University's statement regarding last week's controversial comment on a New York Times editorial by James B. Duke Professor Jerry...
To the Class of 2017, we are at a weird crossroads of adulthood and non-adulthood.
A Word of Thanks
As a 1991 graduate of Duke University, I read with profound sadness the reports of recent racial tensions on campus that culminated with the discovery of a noose hanging in front of the Bryan...
As a proud Duke graduate and beginning professor, my impulse is to celebrate any victory Duke achieves over UNC, but alas, I found nothing but a bitter taste when I heard of NC State Senator Tom...
