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The University has not sought our input as it has made decisions affecting our health and livelihood, and many of us are struggling.
Raj, I will never forget you. You deserved the world. Thank you for always taking care of me and everyone around you.
Raj, you will remain missed by so many in this community and beyond.
It is not normal to lose two of our friends in the span of a few days.
It was beautiful that I missed Duke this much, that I connected to people enough that I found it wrenching to leave them. I try to focus on this now.
While the university adapts to rapidly changing conditions, Duke has a responsibility to minimize the financial uncertainty for all members of our community and ensure that all individuals have the support and resources to follow appropriate public health measures.
Why not hire NBA candidates as Adjunct Professors, with a salary and a right to attend what classes they wish?
A Swastika or a Noose left under the cover of night is not how a scholar communicates, but how a coward seeks to inflict harm on others while avoiding any costs to themselves.
I loved my Duke experience and am a passionate supporter of our great university. However, this decision by the Duke administration is terribly misguided, despite the good intentions behind it.
Sleeping outdoors in the cold winter months can indeed open one’s eyes to the plight of those who do it not for fun and camaraderie, but because they have no other choice.
Even if the positions of the candidates on these issues were truly unknown, Mr. Markis’ conduct would still be inappropriate as it would have primed voters to think about the particular issues deemed salient by Mr. Markis rather than who would make the best overall Young Trustee.
There are many children in the world that literally dream of attending college someday, but many never even get past middle school before they have to start working to help maintain their families.
How does a video of a candidate chomping down on vegan hot wings or dancing along to 2010 bangers aid my decision to elect a member of the Board of Trustees?
What kind of workplace do you want for you and your colleagues? What changes do you want to see?
The point is that the Crazies are Duke. Without us, there is no show. With us there is a show, no matter how good the team.
We are not “only interested in Duke basketball if we are undefeated.” There are several hundreds of students sleeping outside on this crisp thirty-eight-degree night that would be (and have been, trust me) rolling their eyes in response to your letter.
What I’m saying is that the “guilt,” if there is any to be found, lies in many different places.
It is unacceptable to allow human beings to live in the conditions many individuals have described.
The $280,000 we’ve each paid in tuition is clearly insufficient; students must be more appreciative of the opportunities that Duke gives them.
Last night I witnessed with embarrassment a “TV-side” student section that was empty from the baseline extended!