Penny for your squats

What I’ve learned from boarding airplanes

A flight attendant might say no, but I’d never get the seat if I didn’t ask in the first place.

Weed v. United States

Pseudo-intellectual arguments have plagued anti-marijuana laws since the turn of the 19th century and our nation has long used these laws as a wedge to persecute minorities…we and legislatures must approach weed with a clean slate.

Lights, covid, action

It’s simply performative; the pandemic has become more about people and organizations maintaining their political façade of choice—whether that be of collective care, individual freedom or somewhere in between—than it has anything to do with the actual health of any person.

Vincent Price breaks silence, grovels for forgiveness at top donor dinner: “We should’ve taken more”

 But, if it can serve as any condolence, US News & World Report finally placed Duke in the top 10 list for “Schools that Steal from Poor People.”” 

Dr. King’s vision of a "world house"

On this day honoring Dr. King, I hope that your purpose goes beyond the little siloed “i” and is big enough to aspire toward living in a world house.  

Duke 2022: What’s in and what’s out

Replace the C1 with the shooters bus. Something about strobe lights and Jack Harlow’s verse on Lil Nas X’s Industry Baby playing while you’re on the way to your surely dreaded 8:30am class just seems appropriate

The monthly loneliness

The stigma of being sentimental, the worry of inducing negativity and the insecurity of appearing to be a not-so-cool girl all barred me from calling my loved ones.

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The greatest Christmas gift

Santa may not have left a present at the foot of my bed last Christmas, but in many ways, he had already given me the greatest gift of all—a gift that will keep on giving long after he is gone.

Simple steps for Duke to reduce community spread

There are simple and common-sense steps the administration can be taking to protect students, faculty, and staff.

Burnout? Yeah, it’s that time again.

It’s not a weight on my shoulder, but more so on my pride, where I feel as if I am supposed to do well, and I will be an utter disappointment if I don’t.

Ideas for celebrating your birthday in quarantine

Start an ASMR Mukbang Channel.

Frick Madison: Living Histories & the “Profundity of Art”

Two specific paintings in the entire Frick Madison spoke with the loudest voices.

The giving internet: Why we should post more reviews

Positivity is not an inherent personality trait but a behavior to be learned, practiced, and refined.

The Duke Difference: A tradition of admin refusing to listen to students and staff

The decision to fundamentally alter the Thompson Writing Program is almost unilaterally opposed by the student and faculty body, who called for Duke to support faculty and listen to students during Sunday’s protests. As such, it can only be concluded that there are some traditions that the Duke administration cannot continue to uphold.

Low stakes, high reward caretaking

On face value, nothing huge just happened here. It likely wouldn’t be clear that any words were even exchanged between us. Why do I feel so darn giddy and fulfilled, then? I wonder to myself.

Where to go on Duke's campus when you are tired of Duke campus

Social media is not redeemable

Life online removes the short term joy of real, unmediated life, in exchange for short term satisfaction when using these social media platforms, with no long-term benefits on either side of the screen.

The case for talking to strangers

There’s tremendous value in engaging with the world around us, even if the interactions don’t seem particularly profound or meaningful in the moment.