For the past week, Duke’s campus has been abuzz with discussions of LGBTQ rights. Last Friday, Jim Obergefell visited Duke to speak to students about his role in the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
A week ago, our fellow North Carolinian Keith Lamont Scott, a disabled black man, was fatally shot by a Charlotte police officer while exiting his vehicle.
Tonight, the first presidential debate of the 2016 elections will be aired from Hofstra University.
As the specter of midterms looms ever closer, the last thing on many students’ minds is putting away notes, sitting down and spending some quality time with a novel.
As midterm season looms, so does the familiar set of “hell week” studying rituals that accompany it: late nights in Perkins, frantic read-throughs of textbooks, high-dose coffee binges and, for some students, the abuse of prescription ADHD drugs.
Although there is certainly room to admire the beauty of West Union, in light of the almost $90 million cost of constructing the building, today we aim to critique certain negatives of the new glass box.
Last week, the U.S. News & World Report released its latest rankings of colleges and universities in the nation, ranking Duke eighth once again.
As faculty evaluate a new curriculum, the proposed class about the Duke experience for all first-year students highlights an emphasis on reflection.
In response to discriminatory policies enacted by House Bill 2, the NCAA announced this Monday that they will relocate all championship games previously scheduled to take place in North Carolina this academic year.
Operating within a busy schedule of information sessions, coffee chats and events like the Career Fair and TechConnect, students have been sweating under the pressure of the lingering summer heat and the turn of a new semester, formalwear aside.
Fifteen years ago, American citizens carried out their daily routines—reading the mail, commuting to work, dropping their children off at school—when the national consciousness changed forever.
This year, the Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies department will host a series on transgender studies and the humanities with support from the Franklin Humanities Institute and the Mellon Foundation.
In light of an upcoming new curriculum, we revisit Duke’s emphasis on a liberal arts education.
September 10 is World Suicide Awareness Day, which we utilize as a time to reflect on mental health issues affecting students on campus.
Two weeks ago, Duke Student Government president Tara Bansal addressed first-years as part of Convocation.
Last week, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick drew vitriol from fans when he chose to protest racial inequalities in America by refusing to stand during the national anthem.
On August 23, just as graduate students around the country were preparing to return to campus, the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) issued a ruling with the potential to greatly improve workplace quality for a great many of them.
This semester has brought a considerable amount of new things to campus: West Union, the class of 2020 and, for rising seniors, the anxiety of post-graduation planning.
Yesterday, we published an editorial in which we stressed the necessary role of safe spaces on college campuses.
