OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Your chance to make an impact
By Anne Katharine Wales | April 3, 2014How many of you want to lead an extraordinary life?
How many of you want to lead an extraordinary life?
Ever since we were little, most of us wanted to be something important. Some of us wanted to be firefighters, others wanted to ballerinas.
A few weeks ago I attended my first funeral. Walking into the wake, I was surprised by how scared I felt to see my grandfather displayed inside the casket.
I know we are all tired of talking about sexual assault on Duke’s campus. We all know the statistics by heart: one in four women and one in 10 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes.
Take a look at the world around you. Your roommate is an amazing athlete and has already written an inspirational autobiography.
Do you ever wonder where your $120 student activities fee goes? This semester alone, I paid $248 so that we have an afternoon barbecue or a band play on the quad whenever Campus Council desires.
You walk into a supermarket and are able to choose from countless types of perfectly ripe fruit.