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By Chloe Decker | 21 hours agoBy letting go of monitoring the telltale signs of my peers’ political beliefs, I came to appreciate the input of every member. We had all come to class prepared, asked tough questions and treated each other with dignity.
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Wisdom from clinical year on the wards
By Nathan Luzum | YesterdayThere’s a jack-of-all-trades aspect to clinical year that’s necessarily uncomfortable — in this environment requiring frequent shifts from specialty to specialty, change is the only constant.
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The (misused) power of elite college admissions
By Aaron Price | 2 days agoIf Duke, and our peer institutions, decided that the main basis for undergraduate admissions was students’ ability to play ping pong, suddenly every ambitious high schooler in the country would be practicing their serve.
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Why I chose not to study abroad during my junior fall
By Barbara Cardenas | 3 days agoMy decision wasn't just about choosing to stay; it was about investing in the sense of home that Duke had become.
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Maybe you should be passionate about work
By Heidi Smith | 3 days agoIt’s possible to not be passionate about your job and find passion in other endeavors. You’re probably going to enjoy your life a lot less, though.
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Duke is actually good for low-income students
By Angikar Ghosal | 3 days agoThe New York Times casts us into the roles of pugilistic adversaries within the theater of a class-based struggle.
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East, West and the void in between
By Aaron Siegle | 6 days agoDespite its current state of disrepair, Duke can leverage the prime location of Central Campus to create one, coherent, walkable campus that serves as a gateway between Duke and Durham.
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Talk is overrated
By Valerie Tan | 6 days agoAs we ease into the rhythm of the new academic year, I find myself, once again, in the company of my old friend, social anxiety.
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Freshman year is meant to suck
By Susan Chemmanoor | 6 days agoSo, in the next few months, I'm not going to demand from myself that I join 12 labs and save the world, but instead, fall down, get back up and try again.
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In the last 16 days, I’ve started college and my brother has been in two lockdowns
By Bella Naspinski | September 14, 2023Fearing for your own life or the life of a loved one is possibly one of the most terrifying feelings you will never want to experience.
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Duke students need to be creative
By Anna Garziera | September 13, 2023Imagine a world where all those students really were in touch with their creativity, and were able to solve problems effectively — those students would own the future.
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Burning Man in a burning world
By Morgan Foster | September 12, 2023We must keep events like Burning Man in check and accountable for their impact, encouraging them to strive for better.
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Duke is not rich, just comfortable
By Monday Monday | September 11, 2023President Price seems to have forgotten that most students at Duke do not speak broke. Therefore, I, Monday Monday, champion of the vernacular of the common (top 1%) man, have taken it upon myself to translate the announcement into more accessible language.
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A legacy of advocacy
By Luke A. Powery | September 11, 2023On a day of remembrance such as Sept. 11, I hope you will be remembered for a legacy of advocacy.
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A eulogy for Panda Express
By James Gao | September 8, 2023Eating at Panda Express was both a fundamental part of my Duke experience and a respite from all things Duke.
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A potential fifth fundamental force
By Monika Narain | September 7, 2023Although particle physics seeks to describe the most fundamental aspects of the universe, the fundamentals of physics themselves are always subject to change in response to new information.
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A love letter to Duke Engage Boston: Turning 'sorry' into 'thank you'
By Advikaa Anand | September 7, 2023I realized that while I felt I was being polite, I was actually apologizing for the kindness people showed me instead of appreciating it.
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STEM students are privileged at Duke
By Sonia Green | September 6, 2023As a self-proclaimed anti-STEM student, I started to see the benefits of pursuing the STEM path at Duke and how my own path lacked these advantages.