Alongside Trump in his purge of due process has been a staunch new ally of the U.S., President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador. From the inception of the second Trump administration, El Salvador’s dictator-esque president has warmly endorsed and welcomed the plan to host American criminals in El Salvador’s uniquely repulsive prisons.
Working outside the Duke Health system at a local urgent care clinic, I witnessed firsthand the stark healthcare disparities just minutes from campus. Unlike the high-tech, well-resourced environment of Duke, the clinic served patients who often lacked insurance, consistent care or the means to pay — a reality that turned routine issues into medical crises.
I know how to collapse at the end of a long day, sure, crawling into bed at 2 a.m. with a wary mind cast forward to my 8:30. But the Joy of Missing Out (JOMO)? That quiet confidence of saying “no” and actually meaning it, even relishing it?
The season will take place during the week leading up to the Duke vs. UNC men’s basketball game in March 2026.
The existence of the Marine Lab has always frazzled the accounting team back in Durham because it’s relatively costly for its small size and generates little revenue. But if you look beyond the balance sheet, you will find the most impactful and irreplaceable unit at Duke.
Over the last several weeks, I have returned to a reggae song I had on repeat during the COVID pandemic: “Not an Easy Road” by the artist Buju Banton.
Both the presidents of Princeton and Wesleyan have written op-eds rejecting Trump’s anti-intellectual demands. The president of Wesleyan, Michael Roth, is preemptively preparing to fight back by considering the development of a legal defense fund with Yale. What about Duke?
My friend and I were waiting for class to start one day, when he opened his calendar. It took a minute for my eyes to adjust — it looked like a Tetris game seconds away from game over.
Here are Duke’s five main pre-professional paths and how students pursuing one of these paths can make a positive climate impact in their career.
Berlin is where you carve your path, where freedom pulses through the city and independence is your compass. Duke, on the other hand, is a force that sweeps you up, where the campus and its people become the heartbeat of your own experience.
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Even when humans aren’t meant to be at the top of the food chain, human development has disrupted the ecosystem to a point where the food chain no longer affects our survival.
By choosing to release a statement, Duke has now drawn more attention than it could have desired.
Spoiler alert: Studying abroad has not been the fairy tale I was told my whole life. Instead of instant connections, I’ve found myself wandering Madrid alone. Yet, in my solitude, I’ve found clarity, and in unmet expectations, I’ve discovered more about myself. And perhaps, that’s the real magic of this experience.
I reflect on my decision to stay at Duke while many of my peers went abroad — a choice that felt unpopular but deeply personal.
Placing fraternity houses next to essential workers and families with children has worsened our relations with the Durham community, exposed Duke students to possible criminal charges and weakened oversight of the Greek life system.
Are you listening, or just waiting to speak? What if your superpower isn't your voice, but your ears?
North Carolina’ Senate has passed Senate Bill 50, allowing permitless concealed carry for individuals over 18. This legislation eliminates background checks and training requirements, a shift that data suggests will lead to increased gun violence. Drawing on my personal experiences from Michigan, a state that has endured fatal school shootings, I reflect on the broader implications of policy that prioritizes deregulation over public safety.
Administrators held an emergency meeting, and a brand new initiative was born. Now, the incoming freshmen will be used as labor to build their future campus. To ease freshmen into this unprecedented position, the president abolished all orientation programs, even the existing P-Build, to start a fresh program: P-Construction.
