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We each need different things. We’re operating within different limits and circumstances. We have different values. Those very differences give rise to the immense diversity that has allowed humans to grow and thrive on an individual and collective level.
As it happens, it all worked out in the end in what I’d like to think is a way that was meant to be—and I’m thankful for the hindsight-aided clarity—but the process disillusioned me, early and thoroughly. This is by no means a hot take, but the college admissions process is deeply flawed.
Students come to Duke because of the peer connections, interdisciplinary studies and school culture, not only for the classes.
Even now, I can hear God speaking as a Great Gardener to us: “Give it one more year. I’m not giving up on you."
Free speech is important; exchange of ideas is important. So is my safety.
Our times are not just precarious for humanity, but also for the humanities. Perhaps the two go hand in hand.
If Duke wants to identify hypocrisy, look no further than a commitment to being a climate champion while benefiting directly financially from the root causes of climate change.
The Duke Administration already feels that we students are too unqualified and biased to select the next Young Trustee by coming together, so let’s prove them wrong by uniting against injustice and unfairness when we see it.
If educators are unsure about what lines they can’t cross regarding sexual identity and gender expression, then they’ll ultimately decide to not even try crossing over into that territory.
Seriously, will a block on campus change the frats’ treatment of women and minorities? Will SOFC money make them less hostile to poor people?
I believe that Coach Krzyzewski also has pride in his family name.
The slate of finalists that we as a committee agreed upon reflect members of the Duke community that are passionate about the institution and committed to serving the university.
For an American company that claims to care about American citizens, Smithfield’s actions in North Carolina scream the contrary.
Administrators should consult those affected by their decisions – namely Duke students.
If the relationship between a university and its students is purely economic, then I’m becoming increasingly unsure of what I or Duke bring to the table. Are we both as valuable as we’re portraying ourselves to be?
March 2020 witnessed the loss not only of loved ones and stability, but also of what would never be...It made us confront mortality at large as well as the fragility of our individual lives. It made us look inward for a strength that could no longer be obtained from the proximity of others. It gave us no other option but to assess our existence thus far in this world and feel the equally painful and inspiring dissonance between who we are and who we want to be.
Tearing down the walls I had built around me and allowing others to enter the private fortress where my innermost thoughts and emotions resided was exhilarating and unnerving in equal measures.
While the decision is looming in the coming weeks, members of the YTNC who have a conflict of interest and personal relationship with Shrey or another finalist should come forward and drop their vote.
University campuses across the country, including Yale and the UC system, have had accessible AGBs for years, yet at Duke, access to AGBs remains a major challenge.
I’ve known about Sven since, well, when I was born, but I’ve never really “known” him.
