Opinion | Student Voices

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

It's time for the Divinity School to come out as gay

By Jordan Diamond | February 18, 2020

I don’t intend to “out” the Divinity School, but I hope instead that when the Divinity School discloses its sexuality, we students will have already created the necessary support and outreach system—and that this column can start a larger conversation about how our religious institutions feel at Duke.

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Let the mustachioed speak

By Lena Yannella | February 17, 2020

Vincent Price can do lots of things for the student body, but he can’t build a wall high enough to protect you from John Bolton.

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Applying for things

By Carol Apollonio | February 17, 2020

Sometimes you get a glimpse into an alien world. Admittedly, just about anything is going to seem fresh after decades arguing with Russian writers.

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It takes a village: Lessons in collective action

By Community Editorial Board | February 17, 2020

To exclusively value individual achievement and to dismiss the role that support networks and larger structures have played in that achievement breeds narcissism and minimizes harm.

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The four changes to Duke's gender violence policy we actually need

By Rebecca Torrence | February 14, 2020

By now, we're all aware that Duke's response to campus sexual assault is inadequate.

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House of cows: Our morning with Dean Sue

By Taylor Plett and Margot Armbruster | February 13, 2020

It’s a captivating study—how gregarious women with life under their belts occupy space—and I’m learning, I hope, how to become one of them.

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The virulence of xenophobia

By Community Editorial Board | February 13, 2020

This is not the first time we’ve seen the conflation of diseased bodies with political bodies—HIV/AIDS and Ebola were also racialized diseases that resulted in calls for travel bans.

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'A quant background with a focus on social impact'

By Amy Fan | February 12, 2020

But the world is more complicated than that, and the only reliable way I’ve found to learn about that world is to be more immersed in that world.

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Why is a white supremacist coming to Duke?

By Lily Levin | February 11, 2020

Bringing a white supremacist to campus as a part of a program that professes to “prepare the next generation of strategists” is, conservatively speaking, a pretty bold statement to make.

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Bolting from Bolton

By Gino Nuzzolillo | February 10, 2020

John Bolton does not deserve this platform. We have no business legitimizing the blood on Bolton’s hands—and his mustache.

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You mind if I get a hit?

By David Min | February 10, 2020

The even scarier fact of the matter is just how out of touch older people are, particularly when it comes to handling the crisis. I think kids might have trouble taking their demands about health seriously when their generation is confident that fruit medley is a bigger concern to safety than AR-15’s, but I digress.

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What are we?

By PASH | February 10, 2020

Think of “what are we” conversations not like tattoos, but like nail polish.

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A contingent campus tour: the Dukes that never were

By Nicholas Chrapliwy | February 7, 2020

Chance, context, and happenstance determined the eventually permanent daily features of our campuses.

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The conflict of a conservative: Bernie Sanders

By Reiss Becker | February 7, 2020

Today, America faces immense challenges. It is time to choose from sufficiently radical options.

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Diagnosed with poverty

By Bisma Suleman | February 7, 2020

Oftentimes it is not just thoughts and diagnoses that affect our mental health. It is also our circumstances.

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Destigmatizing pre-professionalism

By Akshaj Turebylu | February 5, 2020

Pre-meds are not just chasing money—they are hoping to fulfill dreams that have yet to be born.

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Let's get this bread

By Gretchen Wright | February 5, 2020

One of my favorite parts about Duke Dining is the abundance of carbohydrate options. So many choices!

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A dose of shame in the medicine cabinet

By Liddy Grantland | February 4, 2020

The myth that people who use painkillers have done something wrong is a myth that keeps people addicted. It’s a myth that makes me feel shame when I take pain medicine every night. But it is just that: a myth.

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Letter: Increasing racism in the Coronavirus pandemic

By Francisco Reveriano | February 4, 2020

The Coronavirus is a frightening disease that is pushing people’s prejudices and ignorance to the forefront. As Duke students, we should not fall under that trap.

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Devils in the closet

By Nathan Heffernan | February 4, 2020

Being an ally is more than supporting openly queer people.