I found the Nov. 20 editorial criticizing Barbara Kingsolver's selection as this year's commencement speaker surprisingly shallow. It struck me that if anything is unworthy of a "top notch"...
As frustrating as it is to have another commencement speaker who's most relevant experience appears to be her connection to Duke University, far worse is the total disregard for student opinion...
To quarrel with the notion that Barbara Kingsolver cannot be considered among the "more distinguished speakers" hoped for by The Chronicle in their Nov. 20 editorial, "For graduation, get 'big...
I am profoundly hurt and disappointed by what Elliott Wolf has produced in the Nov. 15 issue of The Chronicle, "Physician, heal thyself," but I am especially appalled at the way Wolf has gone...
I was quoted in Thursday's issue of The Chronicle, in Elliott Wolf's column "Physician, heal thyself," as stating, with respect to Duke Students for an Ethical Duke, "I told them that I will not be...
In response to the Nov. 14 editorial "Don't head down the tobacco-ban road," I would like to thank Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. How can there be any other response to someone...
I was just wondering whether Oliver Sherouse actually thinks that JuicyCampus.com falls under any reasonable definition of "free speech" ("Can't stand the mild warmth," Nov. 14). I agreed with him...
While we appreciate The Chronicle's Nov. 8 article "Minorities call for new committees," it surprised us that the article did not even mention Native Americans among Duke's minority population....
On Friday morning, I got in line for the N.C. Central University basketball game at 7:20 a.m. There were only four people in line ahead of me at the time, but by the time Cameron opened, there were...
The Editorial Board's conception of free speech, as stated in Friday's editorial, "Gossip Web site abuses free speech," is deeply misguided. Like the Board, I find the comments on JuicyCampus.com...
I note from the caption on the photo "Honoring POWs" on page 10 of Friday's edition of The Chronicle that prisoners of war are being held in the Duke Chapel. Could you please call Duke Campus...
Wheeler Frost's Nov. 1 guest column, "History at Iowa was history at Duke for Mark Moyar," highlighted a grave problem in university hiring practices. While there are probably exceptions, it is...
I am pleased to announce that our first regular season home game is tomorrow at 7 p.m. against North Carolina Central University. Validation for this game closes tonight at midnight. Validated...
The tangled skein of Justin Noia's spurious argument begs response ("I don't hate gays (and neither does God)," Nov. 1). I shall confine myself to questioning one idea. This is the fear that...
Justin Noia's Nov. 1 column declaring that "gay sex is wrong" is insensitive and hurtful. He begins by questioning why there should be emphasis on gay pride and asks if he should "be proud...
I agree that no one should be boasting about his or her sexual orientation, as Justin Noia writes in his Nov. 1 column "I don't hate gays (and neither does God)." I look forward to the day when...
I enjoyed Justin Noia's Nov. 1 column about gay pride. It mirrored a good deal of my ignorance about gay culture when I first came out. Then, last spring, in a casual chat with a professor, I was...
Validation for the Nov. 1 Duke-Shaw men's basketball game closes tonight at midnight. All students who validated must be in line-along the sidewalk next to Wilson Gym-60 minutes before tip-off, or...
Dear Presidential Review Committee: As a member of a Duke family (father, Erwin Baumer, '57; sister, Adrienne Baumer Port, '90; brother-in-law, Chris Port, '90; husband, Thomas Rhoads, '92) and a...
Director of Athletics Joe Alleva should be embarrassed by the athletic scheduling situation Saturday night. At 7 p.m., during the nationally televised Duke-Florida football game, the Blue-White...
