Column: The role of rhetoric at PCU
By Bill English | October 21, 2002What are the standards, written and unwritten, that govern debate at Duke? On paper they aren't too bad. Indeed the ACLU would probably step in if they were.
What are the standards, written and unwritten, that govern debate at Duke? On paper they aren't too bad. Indeed the ACLU would probably step in if they were.
The expulsion of two fundamentalist Christian protesters Thursday is a disgrace to this University and this country.
Two weeks ago, North Korea admitted it has been covertly running a nuclear weapons program in defiance of a 1994 arms control accord that pledged American and European energy in exchange for a...
It has come to my attention that DSG recently chartered a Duke chapter of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, a national organization.
As an African American, a descendant of slaves and a Muslim woman, I felt compelled to respond to the Sept. 25 article "Qur'anic questions" by Dr.
Lately it seems every couple I know is redefining their relationship in order to see other people.
I spoke this week with one Duke student who thinks the key to racial harmony lies in our loins.
When William Chafe, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, addressed the Arts and Sciences Council one year ago, he characterized his division's financial outlook as one of "difficult choices.
What is it like to be truly frightened, to continuously feel as if your life is at risk?.
As one of the members of the Arts and Sciences Task Force that reported on the likely budget crunch facing Arts and Sciences in the next few years, I was surprised to read The Chronicle's front...
The Chronicle's Oct. 12 headline stating that the Arts and Sciences budget Task Force had endorsed a cut of 50 faculty members to deal with projected Arts and Sciences deficits is misleading.
We would like to thank Bill English for his Oct. 7 column on women's issues and the gender initiative at Duke.
For the past year, women on campus have felt their safety increasingly threatened--a concern emphasized by last week's devastating attack of a woman in her locked bathroom.
During the recent quad protest, I noticed few people were really paying attention to the message, and many joked at how odd and displaced it looked. This is odd and disappointing.
An old lady from Sydney asked where I was from. I was in Sydney for the weekend, but was a study-abroad student in Townsville.
I'm shocked and dismayed that President Nan Keohane declined to sign the anti-intimidation petition.
"Caution: Church Van," read the rear doors of the vehicle in front of me at the traffic light.
On October 16, a female student in Wannamaker was attacked in her hall's bathroom by a man trying to sexually assault her.
I wake-up in the morning, dress and walk hand-in-hand to the bus with my girlfriend. I kiss her good-bye and tell her I'll see her later, no one stares or points.
November's election is right around the corner, and it is worth noting at this point that our system of elections is one of the defining features of our country.