I am kind of thinking that bitcoins themselves are a cheap form of fiction, but considerably less interesting than a random short story by a mildly talented writer.
Perhaps it’s sad to be in your mid-20s and have a well-honed strategy for getting your money’s worth out of a chain restaurant, but I choose to think of it as one of my charming qualities.
In light of our view that there is no military solution to the Israel-Gaza War, we understand the calls for an immediate cease-fire. What is needed, however, is a fundamentally different discourse — one that recognizes the multiple conflicting truths and complexities that inextricably bind us as Israeli and Diaspora Jews and Palestinians.
In his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. quoted the prophet Amos, saying, “Justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
I have long considered the capacity to fervently sob to the prelude of ‘Tannhäuser’ as an indicator of virtuous moral character.
We must also honor that we have invisible, moral injuries from how former Duke Football Coach Mike Elko left us.
I can't imagine how difficult it must be for those of you who are facing the prospect of a third coaching staff in your time at Duke and are being asked to trust another group of coaches.
Duke students have lived their whole lives being told they are smarter and more interesting than the average person. Opinion columnists dare to challenge this and say: “Untrue! Our opinions are just as boring as everyone else’s.”
Participants in the event — spanning a broad swath of political, religious, socio-economic and ethnic divides — called for more spaces at Duke in which to engage in civil discourse with people other people with differing viewpoints.
Foreign language and, more importantly, acquiring the higher-level experiences that are enabled by that facility in the foreign language — study abroad, engagement with intellectual works in the foreign language, etc. — should be an essential part of a liberal arts education.
Home was a place I had worked tirelessly and pleaded fervently to leave as soon as I was old enough to realize that the option existed.
Commitment takes dedication, and dedication isn’t efficient.
Duke needs to cut all ties with fossil fuel companies to ensure that it is actively supporting climate action and decarbonization, rather than playing into the interests of big oil.
Atrocities on both ends further emphasize our wish and the emphatic need for everyone — Israelis and Palestinians alike — to be free from Hamas.
As a rule of thumb, this is exactly what gratefulness affords us: a better perspective. By pinpointing what is most important to us, daily battles feel relatively insignificant.
After being a staple of dining for Duke students who loved underseasoned chicken for 15 years, Panda Express served its last rice bowl last May, leaving a gaping hole that has been under constant renovation ever since.
Singing the blues is an essential ingredient for anyone who wants to prepare for the way life is.
There are definitely better fried chicken sandwiches out there, like at the Popeye’s at RDU or Cane’s on Franklin Street. But the Pitchforks sandwich is bewitchingly delicious, easily accessible and better than its on-campus competitors.
With reports of a cool-down in consumer spending coming out of last week's Black Friday, I imagine more people will forgo store-bought gifts — not out of protest, but out of necessity.
I don’t know why I have cared more about my physical appearance since coming here, but I do reckon it's something to do with the overall preppy, classy appearance of the Duke student body.
