For the past few weeks, many Duke students have expressed concerns over a lack of parking spaces, for commuters and non-commuters alike, particularly in the Blue Zone.
While the Editorial Board will not be endorsing a candidate for the Young Trustee election, we thought it necessary and important to take time to discuss the role of the Young Trustee as students make their decisions on who to elect.
In November Duke announced its newest scholarship program, The Washington Duke Scholarship Program, aimed at improving the experience of first-generation students and those coming from under-resources backgrounds.
This week, the Associated Press released its first Division I men’s basketball ranking since the 2007-08 preseason poll without a ranked Duke team. This follows the women’s fall last month from its rankings for the first time since 1999.
Last week, students were relieved to hear that a new member hospitalized for an alcohol-related incident is expected to make a full recovery. Thankful as we are, we must not allow near misses of this nature to be okay.
For most undergraduates, Duke’s three campuses are supposed to be home, from waking up in twin or full XL beds to late walks back from socializing or the libraries.
Earlier this week, Mi Gente published a letter in The Chronicle announcing their decision to cease working with the Admissions Office on Latino Student Recruitment Weekend.
Last Wednesday, the Duke Open Campus Coalition published an open letter to President Brodhead in The Chronicle, requesting a meeting with administration to “reaffirm the Duke community’s commitment to preserving ideals of reason, debate and intellectualism at Duke.” Though we appreciate and value intellectual debate and the need to have open dialogue and conversation, we find a number of fatal flaws in their arguments and reasoning. The first point that the coalition makes is that Duke is not implicated as an institution by the acts of bigotry on campus.
Ask most Duke first-years what they plan to major in, and pat come the replies, BME, pre-health, CS, with an assurance that betrays their being new to college.
Last semester, we surveyed the Imagining the Duke Curriculum committee’s first year of reflection.
As the last week of January approaches, first-years move closer to their final decisions about housing for sophomore year.
Since at least 2006, the Career Center, Computer Science Department and Pratt School of Engineering have hosted TechConnect, an event that brings together students and employers to promote engineering and technical careers on campus.
As students come back for the spring, many look forward to a semester of change. For some, there are new classes to explore and appreciate, while the gauntlet of tenting in K-Ville will be the highlight for others.
In October 2014, Duke announced plans for a new Student Health and Wellness Center.
Last semester, racial tensions shook campuses across the nation, including our own, leading to forums and task forces convened to tackle the inequities stratifying our shared experiences.
Duke leadership has been working for years with Wuhan University to create a liberal arts research university in China.
As leaves swirl across stone sidewalks and the wind nips at our noses, campus welcomes students back for the next chapter of their Duke experiences.
We on The Chronicle’s Independent Editorial Board have noticed a decline in our readership this semester, so we’ve decided to makes moves to boost our clicks and page views.
On November 18, members of the Black Justice League at Princeton University occupied the office of the university’s president as part of a wave of college protests against racism last month.
As first-year students begin to consider housing options for next year, they have doubtless heard of the very different residential experiences of those who choose selective living groups versus those who choose independent housing.
