Let me be honest with you, I don't actually have a desk. I barely even have an ability to recall my name at this point-Varun Lella is what people are telling me. After a full weekend of editing, designing and yelling, the 10th volume of recess, The Chronicle's arts and entertainment section, has been completed.
To the left are the covers that make up the past nine years of this glorious and, frankly, most awesome weekly section.
Though our covers have changed over the past 10 years, our dedication to informing Duke students about the best and worst of music, film, food, fashion, books, tech and more has not.
recess started as a replacement to "R&R," another Chronicle section dedicated to the weekend life at Duke. The first issue of the first volume featured an article about the closing of the legendary Poindexter Records, a music store foremely located on Ninth Street. Ten years later, with record stores folding all across the country, the sad story of a former freshman hot spot rings true today.
Today recess consists of a small staff of some of the kewlest kids and hippest cats at Duke. That's what you kids say these days, right? Hip? Kewl? Our tastes editor used to run an illegal gourmet restaraunt out of his dorm room and our very own David Graham was a freakin' park ranger. Like that hip, kewl kid-cat from Yogi the Bear, Ranger Smith. Most impressive is our managing editor, who can throw a DukeCard distances over 50 feet at speeds fast enough to kill West Campus cats.
We always need new writers, so if you are interested, whether you are a freshman or a senior, hit us up at recess0708@gmail.com. Did I just say "hit us up"? God, I have issues.
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