For most of us at Duke, the past two weeks have been hell week, filled with misery, copious amounts of work and long nights at the library.
Based on the religious festivals that have been going on with Yom Kippur, the pilgrimage of Hajj and Eid ul Adha, it is safe to believe that the remembrance of God has been somewhat more prevalent on Duke’s campus and throughout this world during this past week.
Today is a sad day in the history of America. Today marks fourteen years since a group of nineteen men affiliated with Al-Qaeda — fifteen from Saudi Arabia, two from the United Arab Emirates, one from Lebanon and one from Egypt — hijacked four U.S.
Freshmen, as you begin the school year and start your remarkable journey here at Duke, I would like to begin with telling you all that through your Duke journey, you will most likely fail.
Was it easier to be patriotic in 1776 than it is today?
