In recent weeks, thousands of South African college students protested across the country against the since-frozen tuition hikes of up to 10 percent in the country's university system.
As reluctant as Duke students may be to admit, the visceral act of hate last Friday is simply the most recent in a string of aggravating episodes.
On Friday, our campus was again thrust into turmoil when a poster advertising the upcoming visit of #BlackLivesMatter founder Patrisse Cullors was defaced with a racial slur
Last week, Countdown to Craziness showcased our men’s basketball team with the same bright lights and hype music used every year to get fans ready for the upcoming season.
Two weeks ago, the European Court of Justice ruled on the case Maximilian Schrems v.Data Protection Commissioner.
For University of Missouri’s student association president, Payton Head, or USC’s student body president, Rini Sampath, being heads of prestigious associations did not stop them from facing racism.
Last month California passed a law requiring universities to use affirmative consent standards in cases of sexual assault.
This semester, Northwestern University introduced a new online course on reproductive and sexual health to provide students with accurate and accessible information they may be lacking.
At some point during the countless hours we spend in the depths of Perkins during the midterm season, our wandering minds contemplate in one way or another the purpose of our university education.
Today, there is no shortage of American pundits who love to denounce the PC culture and discuss the death of free speech on college campuses.
Yesterday’s first Democratic primary debate provided a stark contrast to the previous two Republican debates.
Trigger warnings have come under fire this year. In the Atlantic’s article, The Coddling of the American Mind, which takes on collegiate political correctness and “vindictive protectiveness,” trigger warnings are said to catastrophize educationally valuable content.
In mid-September, Duke United Students Against Sweatshops presented a petition to President Brodhead’s office asking that administration remain neutral as contingent faculty unionize for better salaries and job security.
North Carolina will hold its municipal elections on November 3 in which residents will elect governing officials for the cities, villages and towns of the state.
"I will not name the shooter. I will not give him the credit he probably sought prior to this horrific and cowardly act." Last Friday, hours after a man inflicted tragedy on an Oregon community college, County Sheriff John Hanlin used this statement to start a conversation on how the media should respond to mass shootings.
Our hearts bend, but are they broken? We are saddened, but are we now also hopeless? On Friday, another American community, this time an Oregon community college, was terrorized by senseless violence as a man shot and killed nine people.
Major news sources have been buzzing for years with updates on the military conflict in Syria and how it has been affecting the region since it began in 2011.
Earlier this month, Durham City Manager Tom Bonfield announced the forced resignation of current Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez.
Duke Conversations is taking campus by storm. The program is a series of student-organized dinner discussions between groups of about 20 students and a faculty member host.
Yesterday, the Editorial Board discussed The Tab—a new campus publication—and the strong, visceral backlash it produced immediately after its launch.
