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RECESS | CULTURE

Smoke-Filled Rooms: ‘Daredevil’ as a parable of contemporary political illusion

There are no heroes in smoke-filled rooms. There are only silhouettes: blurred, shifting, shaped by whispers and the promise of power. In “Daredevil: Born Again,” Disney's revival of the Netflix series, Matt Murdock’s return is less a triumphant homecoming and more a descent into a darkness that requires not masks or fists, but rather silence, consent of the governed (or lack thereof) and crisis.




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OPINION

A fortune cookie come true

With my height now sharpied on the door frame of the editor’s office and a note scribbled on the wall for the future editors to come, I — with bags under my eyes —  look back on the past year proud of all we have accomplished and ready to pass on this paper to the next 120 lucky editors-in-chief to come.




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OPINION

Oh, the places you’ll go

This job has taken me to many places. Literally — from Durham to Clemson to New York and beyond — but more than that, it’s taken me into moments of raw, fleeting emotion that I never would’ve witnessed otherwise.



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OPINION

On charging the grounder

This year, every time I walked into 301 Flowers and inevitably found our reporters, columnists and photographers chiseling away at their Pacemaker-award winning masterpieces, the norm did not apply. Every day challenged me and each person inspired me. The Chronicle made Duke exactly what I had hoped for.



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OPINION

This is not goodbye

When I arrived at Duke, I knew I would get involved in sports. I could never have predicted the opportunities and community that this paper would give me.


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OPINION

Walking on

I came to Duke knowing almost nothing about myself, and left with a community I value and a clear sense of purpose. That’s no accident. But it only happened because I made myself embrace the unknown.



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OPINION

I’m still on that tightrope

The Chronicle made me feel seen in so many different ways. Every compliment I got about my ideas, every time I was shouted out in our weekly sports meetings — I always felt listened to. Nothing else I did or experienced at Duke was as unconditionally supportive as the halls of 301 Flowers. 


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OPINION

The end of a four-year identity crisis

I know now that belonging to a group is not just about sharing a common skill, ability or interest. Learning new photography techniques did not help me feel like I belonged to The Chronicle’s photo department. Creating deep relationships with those in it did. 


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NEWS | UNIVERSITY

What did Duke Student Government do this year?

In Duke Student Government’s final meeting of the year, DSG President Heather Raslan praised senators for “one of the most productive years” in DSG’s recent history. The Chronicle looked back on DSG’s 31st session to see whether — and how — it impacted the student experience.