If we have any sense at all, we should get a lot from our experiences at Duke. But do we give back enough? We ought to stop and ask ourselves occasionally: Is this university better for having had...
An open letter to the president-elect regarding his cabinet-to-be Dear Pete, Congratulations on your election to be Duke Student Government president next year.
Tomorrow are the Duke Student Government elections. And you should vote. But only once you’ve finished reading this column.
Although you might not know it, we’re in the middle of the campaign to decide who will be the next president of Duke Student Government. Election day is April 6. The DSG President is the single...
Athletics—excellent athletics—are central to the Duke “brand.” And that brand is pretty successful judging by the fact that more than 26,000 people applied for admission to the Class of 2014.
I’ve long been of the opinion that so-called “campus culture” problems get vastly more attention than they deserve, and I made a vow never to dedicate a column to them. I break that vow today.
The institutional importance of the presidency is surpassed perhaps only by the Board of Trustees. I recently interviewed all the living presidents of Duke to help me understand the nuances of...
My favorite place to eat on campus is the Refectory. My next favorite spot is Chick-fil-A.
I helped deliver babies in Uganda two summers ago. That’s not a normal college experience for your average history major.
About a month ago, I set out to find the answers to several questions about what it takes to be a good member of our Board of Trustees so as to be able to cast my vote for Young Trustee intelligently.
