OPINION
Keep cultural centers in mind
By Editorial Board | September 26, 2011The function of some campus spaces underscores their symbolic importance.
The function of some campus spaces underscores their symbolic importance.
We have spent much of the semester castigating the Allen Building for administrative high-handedness as it goes about transforming Duke’s campus culture.
Last week, the University suffered the loss of one of its own in senior Matthew Grape.
Some recent changes made to the Duke Community Standard reveal that the rule of law may not extend to Duke students as clearly as it does to U.S. citizens.
This semester marks the first year of Duke’s new Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts degree program.
It is no secret that many Duke students lead double lives.
The recent lawsuit filed against the University and former Duke researcher Dr. Anil Potti adds yet another twist to the researcher’s very public fall from grace.
Duke’s global expansion has always managed to unsettle while it inspires. A more global reach promises diversity and the extension of the University’s educational mission.
Duke’s campus abounds with symbols of social activism—it’s not uncommon to see students adorned in the Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life’s “Love = Love” shirts.
In a well-intentioned but disappointingly ambiguous policy memo from the Office of Student Conduct, the University has stated that it will hold leaders of student groups accountable for the...
Duke’s Panhellenic sororities have not had an identifying space on campus for more than 50 years.
Duke University prides itself on being a bastion of technology advancement.
The Office of Student Conduct has upped the ante for students who use cognitive-enhancing prescription drugs.
The gender-neutral housing pilot program that Duke launched this fall manages to expand student options without realizing true gender- neutrality.
Moves by the administration to revamp the housing model, alter dining policy and restructure social events point to an extensive campaign to redefine Duke life.
One especially fascinating aspect of academic disputes is that they are marked by a ferocity that is inversely proportional to the scope and significance of the issue under contention.
After a week of frustration over the change in hours of the Merchants on Points food delivery program, Duke Dining has reversed the policy.
Hazing is a misdemeanor in the state of North Carolina and is banned at Duke. Yet nearly everyone in a fraternity will tell you that it exists.
President Brodhead delivered a clear message to freshmen at the Convocation ceremony last Wednesday.
A successful placement structure must reconcile the house model’s two objectives.