Freshman year is meant to suck
By Susan Chemmanoor | September 15, 2023So, in the next few months, I'm not going to demand from myself that I join 12 labs and save the world, but instead, fall down, get back up and try again.
So, in the next few months, I'm not going to demand from myself that I join 12 labs and save the world, but instead, fall down, get back up and try again.
Fearing for your own life or the life of a loved one is possibly one of the most terrifying feelings you will never want to experience.
Imagine a world where all those students really were in touch with their creativity, and were able to solve problems effectively — those students would own the future.
We must keep events like Burning Man in check and accountable for their impact, encouraging them to strive for better.
President Price seems to have forgotten that most students at Duke do not speak broke. Therefore, I, Monday Monday, champion of the vernacular of the common (top 1%) man, have taken it upon myself to translate the announcement into more accessible language.
On a day of remembrance such as Sept. 11, I hope you will be remembered for a legacy of advocacy.
Eating at Panda Express was both a fundamental part of my Duke experience and a respite from all things Duke.
Although particle physics seeks to describe the most fundamental aspects of the universe, the fundamentals of physics themselves are always subject to change in response to new information.
I realized that while I felt I was being polite, I was actually apologizing for the kindness people showed me instead of appreciating it.
As a self-proclaimed anti-STEM student, I started to see the benefits of pursuing the STEM path at Duke and how my own path lacked these advantages.
Duke is an elite American college and thus must be politically correct 100% of the time; this professed commitment to diversity is directly at odds with the latent goal of perpetuating the university in its intended form.
To make a life is different from making a living.
Being a woman in leadership, especially in a male-dominated industry, is often a gunfight you were given a knife for.
So perhaps the measure of our devotion — to a piece of writing, to an institution, to an industry — is our belief in its potential. When you stand still and look around, what do you see in the negative space?
American Sign Language should be formally taught at Duke because it is practical, increases accessibility, and contains a rich history and diverse community that students would benefit to learn from.
As long as Chronicle Sports exists, some immensely talented handful of friends will always be walking across the quad at some obscenely early hour in the morning. And the sun will always rise over Abele Quad.
In reality, moments, they are beautiful and fleeting and raw, but they say nothing, really. It is our job to bring them to life.
Family is behind every great story in sports, from San Francisco to Philadelphia to Durham. It’s behind my story, too.
It's a gift to take a step back with a columnist, to help them look at that puffy, wet wisp of an idea and condense it until it becomes water.
When the clock strikes midnight, the realization that my tenure has come to an end will slowly sink in, and I’ll reflect with certainty on how taking that leap of faith was the best decision I have ever made.