Opinion

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Digging at my roots

By Gino Nuzzolillo | October 17, 2019

We know ourselves by knowing where we came from.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Socially conservative, fiscally progressive

By Reiss Becker | October 17, 2019

Does anyone remember 2008?

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COMMUNITY EDITORIAL BOARD

This land is not our land

By Community Editorial Board | October 17, 2019

Despite centuries of violence and erasure, Native Americans are reclaiming their narrative and calling upon allies to amplify Native voices and stories about Indigenous resistance and resilience.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Whining while opining

By Matthew Noles and Mitchell Murphy | October 16, 2019

Duke objectively does care. It’s time to show some appreciation.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Who's in your Duke community?

By Bella Miller | October 15, 2019

While close staff-student friendships are considered unconventional at Duke, they shouldn’t be.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Civic engagement: Intent vs. impact

By Honor Council | October 15, 2019

As we form more communities and seek opportunities to make a difference in them, we should consider our motivations.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

The dark side of the 'Duke Difference'

By Pranav Athimuthu | October 15, 2019

I’ve only been here for two months, but I’m already excited to see what the next Duke Difference moment will be. Because that phrase, to me, is what makes this place special. What makes this place a home.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

My family's religion

By Ishaan Ghosh | October 15, 2019

My experiences over fall break reveal something important about my family’s religion: for us, religion was not mainly about praying to Gods or about following rules.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

What living with less pain could look like

By Liddy Grantland | October 14, 2019

Pleasure activism makes room for two things to be true at the same time: for this body of mine to be the site of pain, but also the site of joyful and liberatory pleasure.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

'Loser now older loser' and other Duke Homecoming poems

By Monday Monday | October 14, 2019

You had a diploma in your hand And a cap on your head. You applied to Big Three But went boutique instead.

OPINION | GUEST COLUMNS

My English: Same same but different

By Alethea Toh | October 14, 2019

I find myself vacillating between embracing my Singaporean accent to express myself the way I am, and conveniently adopting a twang or two to sound like my American peers.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

The myth of the marginalized conservative

By Nikhil Sridhar | October 14, 2019

Of course, Duke is overwhelmingly left-wing, both in terms of student and faculty, but this is not uncommon at an elite institution. What is important is that, relative to those other schools, Duke does a pretty decent job at permitting and encouraging heterodox opinions, across the board.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

Knowledge (or lack thereof) of abortion coverage under the SMIP

By Sana Pashankar | October 11, 2019

After this wild-goose chase for information, I came to the conclusion that on campus, abortion coverage under the SMIP is not a topic that is well-known, well-investigated, or well-publicized.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Proposed vaping ban unwise

By Concerned Tobacco Addiction Treatment and Policy Experts | October 11, 2019

It is misguided and counterproductive to ban vaping because it is an important, less harmful alternative to combustible cigarettes for addicted smokers who cannot quit.

OPINION | STUDENT VOICES COLUMNS

This is Duke

By Lily Levin | October 11, 2019

Racial separation then becomes a means of survival. My white peers and I self-segregate. Many of our minority classmates self-preserve.

OPINION | GUEST COLUMNS

Trump labor policies will hurt grad students—and the University

By Chris Huebner | October 10, 2019

Without this labor, universities would not be able to function. This decision lets the university profit from our labor while denying us our rights as workers.