The Community Editorial Board endorses Lana Gesinsky for DSG president

Mi Gente endorses Drew Flanagan for DSG president

Mi Gente is excited to announce its wholehearted endorsement of Drew Flanagan for Duke Student Government president.

Where are you, Duke? The consequences of neglecting local politics

It is more important than ever to mobilize the student body to engage in their communities with the same ferocity with which they post on social media. 

Duke Honor Council endorses Drew Flanagan for DSG president

The Duke University Honor Council is pleased to formally endorse Drew Flanagan for Duke Student Government president.

The marketplace of ideas won: how Duke Yik Yak cured cancer

The progress flowed faster than you can say “Milton Friedman is kinda the GOAT fr.” 

Ashes of war

Because we are all ashes, alike, we should all be better stewards of ashes, treating each other with great care, gentleness, tenderness, kindness and love. 

Happiness and its many faces

For the people that chase after a profession out of pure passion regardless of the salary, I applaud you and I respect you immensely. But I’ve stopped pretending that I am one of those and I’ve stopped feeling guilty for what happiness looks like for me. 

Five surefire ways to improve the Duke student experience

I’ve come to realize that task forces are like rabbits—you put two of them in a room for long enough, and soon enough there are 10. 

The Chronicle is accepting endorsements in the DSG Presidential election

Lessons from All of the Above: your story matters too

I joined not as an experienced actress or confident storyteller or believer in my own worth, but quite the opposite. It was a selflessly selfish endeavor: I wanted to bring life to someone else’s words in hopes that it would help me find my own. Just for fun, I reasoned, not recognizing at the time how much this show would come to mean to me, and what it can mean to you.

The five stages of a lecture

Taking chemistry was a mistake.

Living on the edge of a hyphen

When people questioned athletes like Gu deciding to represent China, comparing her to athletes like Chen who continue to represent the U.S., whether I agree with their decision or not, I do acknowledge the risk and courage it took to make either decision.

Happiness Hangovers

 I am not scared by the silence before the storm, but by the silence after sunset.

Remembering Paul Farmer

Paul was erudite, accomplished and revered. But he also was down to earth and fun – so much fun -- to be around.

The five stages of first-year grief

The denial phase begins where everyone begins at Duke: orientation week, better known as O-week. Nothing makes it easier to avoid confronting the gigantic life shift that is college like no work and all play for a whole week...but denial never lasts forever.

Why body positivity?

Fat shaming--this idea that we can bully people into losing weight--is blind and dumb.

Consumer-centered healthcare

Against the backdrop of a high-cost, fragmented healthcare system, the US healthcare marketplace continues to experience a flood of new choices.

My dream school: the teen fantasy I narrowly avoided

Y*** Class of 2021. A t-shirt that means the mythic gates have opened to me! But I will never pass through to Elysium. 

What’s the buzz on vibrators?

I've come face to face with society's critical treatment of women masturbating, a memory that reemerges each time I search up vibrators on Amazon.

In dining and writing, keep Duke's variety alive

Duke didn’t become a premier academic institution by gutting the things that work. The TWP works well in its current form.