OPINION
The Hip List
By Editorial Board | September 6, 2013The end of bookbagging is upon us. Looking for some last minute selections? The Editorial Board has compiled a list.
The end of bookbagging is upon us. Looking for some last minute selections? The Editorial Board has compiled a list.
Over the summer, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a series of controversial legislative measures.
The Duke bike program closed Friday when the 65 bikes were sold off by 1 p.m.
Although we do not always share the views of Duke administrators, we largely agree with their recent critique of President Obama’s plan to cut college costs.
At the end of this academic year, graduating seniors from colleges across the country will have the option to sit for a test that could have a big impact on their futures.
News of the robbery between Bostock and Perkins libraries this past Sunday has quickly spread across campus, alarming administrators and students alike.
If you blinked this summer, you may have missed the North Carolina legislature’s push to revise policies on hot-button issues ranging from Medicaid to abortion.
As students pour onto campus for the first day of classes, they will find themselves in the middle of a massive effort to rebuild and reconfigure the University.
The cost of attending college has risen steadily in the last few years, barring more and more students from attending college and widening the gulf separating the rich from the rest.
The Edit Board offers several suggestions on how to get the most value out of first-year orientation.
As students anxiously flock to majors grounded in science and mathematics to ensure job security, humanities departments across the country are scrambling to justify their existence.
We applaud the University’s new partnership with Say Yes to Education—a non-profit group that helps underprivileged students pay for college.
Charles and David Koch have set out to buy the Tribune Company—the owner of ten major U.S. newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
In most cases, getting arrested is frowned upon. But arrest for reasons of political activism—as in the case of several Duke professors—merits commendation and a certain amount of admiration.
This summer, Central Campus is receiving its last upgrades for the next decade.
Financial and administrative complications have hindered some construction plans and left others severely underfunded.
We applaud the Board of Trustees for electing David Rubenstein, Trinity ’70, as chairman of the Board of Trustees this weekend.
Although discussions about the purpose of higher education continue, the debate over for-credit online courses has, for the time being, ended.
In case you couldn’t tell, this editorial is a joke! Have fun at LDOC and good luck with exams.
DukeEngage has largely succeeded in improving Duke’s brand and offering students an opportunity to participate in service projects across the world. The program remains, however, far from perfect.