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We sacrifice our sleep schedules, meals, mental health, and more, to maintain the facade of being "fine." We keep faking it to achieve effortless perfection. But we are in effortless shambles.
If there’s no Greek life, who’s gonna offer friendship and community? Y’know, other than friends and communities.
There is one litany that this nation knows all too well, a litany we often choose to ignore, only paying attention to it when forced. It is one that some may not even know exists, and one that others are all too familiar with.
Joe Biden was not my preferred nominee, and my sentiments are shared by many young people across the United States. But to see him talk in terms of fulfilling the demands of this moment—big, structural change—means that American progressivism might find a willing ally in the most unexpected of places.
If it's possible to see the good and the bad in Duke, to acknowledge the university’s failings while appreciating its many incredible virtues and accomplishments, then it is possible to do the same for Greek life.
It’s time for Zoom (and others) to join the ranks of America’s critical infrastructure.
A top education must face the real world—and right now, that world is heating up fast.
Laughter is resistance because it counters the absurdity, evil and violence that happens in our world.
I’ve cornered him into every white man’s worst nightmare: a conversation about motorcycles that turns into a conversation about race politics.
Unfortunately, our models of accountability are based within the same carceral logics that plague our criminal-(in)justice system.
Our Duke experience this fall looks nothing like it has before. That’s devastating. But it’s also an opportunity.
Up until that point in my life, it had never occurred to me that something as mundane as toothpaste warranted an entire aisle.
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.
This decision was a grave mistake that seriously endangers both the Duke and Durham community.
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.
Diversity will manifest itself once equity is achieved—not the other way around.
Horny, repressed, zit-faced, socially inept, newly independent, fresh-out-of-high-school adolescents are exhibiting bad judgement. Administration is baffled.
Well, this is “next time”…. and “the church” is still standing on the wrong side of history.
Duke University is defined and strengthened by the thousands of international undergraduate and graduate students in our community.
