Irrational flag debate
By Emily Streyer Carlisle (Strange Bedfellows) | September 19, 2002Two weeks ago, I criticized the tactics of the NAACP in its attempt to remove the flag from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse.
Two weeks ago, I criticized the tactics of the NAACP in its attempt to remove the flag from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse.
I have to shake my head in wonder at Nick Christie's tirade against the South and wonder if this sports editor has ever opened a history book or opened his eyes and looked around him.
As a Southerner, I feel that far too often the South is portrayed in the media as racist and backward. Nick Christie's column raised old feelings of confusion and frustration in me.
I disagree with some of the fundamentals of Nick Christie's column.
Maybe through ignorance, maybe through greed, maybe through lack of courage, Duke retains a policy in its undergraduate admissions that perpetuates economic inequity and exacerbates the tendency of...
The Miss America Pageant--which allegedly forced former Miss North Carolina Rebekah Revels to resign her title in July because her former boyfriend bragged to pageant officials that he possessed...
Here's my dream job, a stupid pipe-dream fantasy career: After a few years backpacking through the South Pacific and bumming around New York, I pick up my things and move to a small, quasi-hip...
Seniors searching for jobs were the biggest winners Friday when they learned Duke placed fourth in the U.S.
I really hate the University's new, more "efficient" bus system.
This is in response to the column by Nick Christie, "Attacking the beloved South.".
"I'd show those who'd live by the sword.... I'd drop that bomb and I'd force Peace right down their bloodthirsty throats!".
Yogi Berra, arguably one of the greatest catchers ever, combined solid defense with excellent offense to help the Yankees win many World Series Championships.
Last week, President George W. Bush addressed the United Nations on the threat Iraq poses with its possession of biological, chemical and possibly nuclear weapons.
It is with great dismay that I read Nick Christie's column "Attacking the beloved South".
"Yeah, Duke is a blast," he said and then snorted. "But Durham--man, what a s---hole." I was visiting Duke and stayed with this guy from my high school.
Last year while riding the bus to East Campus, I could not help notice a list entitled "The Axis of Evil at Duke" and sure enough the newly enacted flyer policy was right up there.
Before I get started, I have an announcement to make. THE SECOND GUNMAN is turning pro after this season and would prefer to be called "Jay" from now on.
American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Having lived in the South most of my life, I have heard that refrain hundreds of times.
I write this letter primarily as a warning to other unsuspecting freshmen and the Duke community at large: Avoid, at all costs, falling ill on a weekend.
Florida markets itself as a tourist haven and a mecca for fun and entertainment. Unfortunately, the whole state continues to be a punchline.