A virtual love letter to ProjectWild

Duke needs a climate school

A top education must face the real world—and right now, that world is heating up fast.  

The gift of laughter

Laughter is resistance because it counters the absurdity, evil and violence that happens in our world.

Vincent Price loves motorcycles, is lukewarm on Black lives

I’ve cornered him into every white man’s worst nightmare: a conversation about motorcycles that turns into a conversation about race politics.

Beyond carceral culture: confronting violence with care

Unfortunately, our models of accountability are based within the same carceral logics that plague our criminal-(in)justice system.  

COVID shut my open door policy

Our Duke experience this fall looks nothing like it has before. That’s devastating. But it’s also an opportunity.

On feeling foreign at a Walmart

Up until that point in my life, it had never occurred to me that something as mundane as toothpaste warranted an entire aisle.

Interconnected with "Interstellar"

Moral of the story: wear your mask. Be responsible. We are all just human. We are all facing a moral dilemma, and we know which path is right. And when in doubt, remember: we are all interconnected.

Duke shouldn’t have reopened (that cursed Egyptian amulet)

This decision was a grave mistake that seriously endangers both the Duke and Durham community. 

Corona’s 'Cadenza Fermata': Classical music in the time of quarantine

Music offers a unique and personal sort of solace to all, regardless of how these difficult times have impacted us. Classical music should speak to us now more than ever—its works have stood the test of time, and the sentiments it evokes have resonated with generations of people—each of whom had a distinct set of hopes, dreams, struggles, and ambitions. 

Should Yale even exist?

Diversity will manifest itself once equity is achieved—not the other way around.

Breaking: Recent high school graduates are stupid and also dumb

Horny, repressed, zit-faced, socially inept, newly independent, fresh-out-of-high-school adolescents are exhibiting bad judgement. Administration is baffled. 

History has its eyes on you: Calling 'the church' to radical political protest

 Well, this is “next time”…. and “the church” is still standing on the wrong side of history. 

Duke must protect international students from ICE

Duke University is defined and strengthened by the thousands of international undergraduate and graduate students in our community.

Major madness: Racial and gender equity in computer science

A discussion on achieving racial equity at Duke will have to include conversations about technology and its role in society.

Spike Lee and the ethics of looting

Almost 31 years after its release, Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” remains eerily applicable to understanding and reconciling property damage with anti-Blackness.

A letter to Black Duke

Not only do we as Black people carry the generational trauma of our ancestors, we also carry their generational blessings and gifts. Alive in each of us is strength, love and power that will alter our current reality. 

The price of life as a low-income student: a response letter

You are less likely to take beneficial economic risks; the kind meant for the secure. You just want to make sure your family has what they need. You are extra attentive to messages from your parents. Usually, it means something is wrong. 

The Class of 2020's senior columns

At the end of every academic year, the Chronicle invites graduating staff to write a senior column examining their time at 301 Flowers.

My first and last byline

Though most (read: all) of my contributions to the Chronicle have been photos, I’m glad I had the words to say this.