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The pressure that doesn’t come from campus, classes, professors, extracurriculars or parents comes from ourselves, and I believe that is what pushes us to sacrifice so much.
Before you ask the Black community your burning questions, there are so many resources here at Duke that exist to shine a light on African American history and culture.
Some things are truly just out of our hands and fighting to end a policy that strives to even the playing field is not the way to regain control.
Competing against students that attended private schools, come from wealthy backgrounds, have had increased access to opportunities or just possess plain talent means that the average student with nothing but a passion to learn will never be enough.
The Duke community must make sure that the burden of reassuring others doesn’t fall on Black Duke.
If Duke truly wants to be allergen-friendly, we should at least recognize more allergens than just peanuts and tree nuts.
Not only does yelling show an utter lack of respect, it’s also pointless and promotes the stereotype of the “entitled Duke student.”