Israel, Palestine both deserve to exist in peace
By Alan Felton | November 15, 2012I was saddened, but not surprised, to hear of the violent disruption of the recent Duke Students for Justice in Palestine event.
I was saddened, but not surprised, to hear of the violent disruption of the recent Duke Students for Justice in Palestine event.
The 2012 election season was dominated by polarized, hateful, theocratic and purely ignorant comments.
Unlike many students who read the Nov. 1 letter “Rethink affirmative action,” I was not the least bit surprised by the author’s statement.
The Duke Chronicle editorial board’s endorsement of Barack Obama was predictable. But its characterization of Republicans as “bloodthirsty” and “extremist” was absurd.
I was genuinely shocked to read that Duke is actively and openly supporting affirmative action.
In his Oct. 26 column, Mr. Spangher attempts to address the failures he perceives in libertarian policy.
Christians don’t care about the environment, or so it is thought. To whatever extent this is true, it makes no sense.
Despite the fevered pitch at which it seems all campaigns have been running for a year now, the election is actually coming. Soon.
I tried not to get too frustrated reading the Oct. 12 column “The feminine mystep,” because it’s been refreshing and enjoyable to hear feminism at the forefront of social discussions on Duke’s...
On Monday, Michael Cook wrote on the need to re-evaluate what “Economic patriotism” entails.
In the Sept. 26 editorial “Curriculum auditing is crucial,” The Chronicle Editorial Board addressed an important issue: how Trinity curricular codes are monitored.
After reading the Sept. 18 front-page story boldly titled, “Weed, alcohol mix hurts learning,” I was more disappointed than ever by the severe lack of journalistic integrity of The Chronicle.
Lest my words become lost in the perpetual though ultimately unproductive cycle of “I’m right, you’re wrong” counterclaims, I’ve always refrained from responding to columns and letters that deal...
Samantha Lachman, the author of the Sept. 13 column, “Hunting for the middle,” and I both admire Gov. Jon Huntsman for his diplomatic approach to politics.
Duke’s Panhellenic Association agrees with the Editorial Board’s stance that housing is an important topic of discussion during Panhellenic recruitment.
Your Tailgate Working Group has been meeting, talking, deciding and negotiating all summer in order to bring you the best and Dukiest New Tailgating possible.
I would like to respond to the Sept. 6 column titled “Honoring Rachel Corrie.” Many of the claims about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are inaccurate.
If you want to support independent, locally owned businesses—and I hope you do—remember Duke’s own entrepreneurs right here on campus.
Duke students have always struck me as apolitical. And yet if memory serves correctly, Duke students voted en masse—at about 74 percent, if I recall correctly—for Democratic candidate Barack Obama...
On behalf of our entire program, THANK YOU for your enthusiasm and support on Saturday night for our season-opening victory over Florida International University.