It is hardly surprising that John Bush's way of framing the issues presupposes much of his reaction to those issues.
There is a saying in journalism that suggests reporters are charged "to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Often attributed to early 20th-century New Yorker writer A.J.
After reading the letter on April 21 by a former Duke Student Government president, I too am disappointed, not by the actions of Joshua Jean-Baptiste (since I don't know what they were, much less...
This past weekend all undergraduates received an e-mail entitled "Visions of Duke." "Visions" is a project that has been extremely successful at a number of our peer institutions.
One of the biggest challenges facing Duke in the future, and one that is directly related to undergraduates, is residential life, which has undergone massive changes in the past year.
I originally wrote this reinterpretation of Allen Ginsburg's "America" for class freshman year. I've updated a couple lines, but most of it remains the same.
One lesson of Flaubert's L'Education Sentimentale is that edifices built on illusions - be they romantic or political - are doomed to failure.
Last week, Campus Council voted to reclaim $35,000 in student programming fees from Duke Student Government's Student Organizational Finance Committee that it had given to SOFC last year.
The most common response I got when I asked past graduates why they decided to go to Duke was for the people, and now, three weeks shy of graduating myself, the thing I will remember most about...
In response to the graffiti on the bridge targeting a member of our community, we write in the spirit of the Danes.
Of all the departments at the University, the economics department has probably undergone the most dramatic change over the past couple semesters and will continue to undergo significant change in...
Bitter people just don't know how to have fun. Okay, so maybe that's just a sweeping generalization.
"Years ago, my mother used to say to me... 'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant." - Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey.
Who would have thought that instead of my parents taking care of me, I'm now taking care of my parents? Who would have thought that a former pre-med is now an aspiring teacher? Who would have...
I left Duke last May in the midst of three campus initiatives: Enhanced campus security, accentuated student leadership and an increased level of responsibility by individuals for their actions.
In the interest of lighthearted entertainment, I will replace the semi-serious content of this space with a humorous anecdote. I hope you enjoy my tale of Duke past and present.
Sometimes I feel like a ghost walking through campus.
It's funny how life changes you, even when you're not looking.
For much of the past four years, it seems that all I have done is write.
