After watching last night's episode of "60 Minutes," in which Ed Bradley expressed the most grave reservations about the Duke lacrosse case and Duke law professor James Coleman strongly denounced...
The first time I ever registered to vote was in 1996 when I was a Duke sophomore. I did so with the help of a fellow student at a table on the Bryan Center walkway primarily to vote against...
"Appeal Note Code: Knowingly parking at an inoperable meter or pay station is a violation. Judgment Decision: Call [Parking and Transportation Services] at 684-PARK at time of meter/pay station...
Don't be fooled by those who formed the group Scientists and Engineers for America about their motivations. They want you to think that they are defending science against those who want to...
In their recent guest column, Richard Hain and Fred Nijhout call for a thoughtful debate about the role of athletics on campus. They conclude, "Let the debate begin." Very well, let's debate....
I have a couple of corrections to make to the otherwise excellent Chronicle article on the results of our 2005 academic integrity surveys ("Self-reports of cheating drop in '05," Oct. 4). First,...
In their recent guest column, Professors Richard Hain and Fred Nijhout overlooked the extraordinary value afforded to students engaging in university athletic programs or to faculty who have...
In the last two days, stories about Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst have unfairly tarnished his reputation. In the October issue of Towerview, the blurb accompanying Wulforst's photo...
The Blue/White Scrimmage tickets will be on sale on Wednesday, Oct. 4, beginning at 6:30 a.m. It is a first-come, first-serve walkup line until all tickets are sold. Students may validate for 1...
The Pedestrian Plan that Duke recently submitted to Durham's Development Review Board for approval is woefully inadequate. Duke's plan leaves off a significant number of future sidewalks-which...
I was troubled by Andrew Gerst's Sept. 27 column "44 for divestment owe apology" for one reason: It seemed to attack faculty simply for disagreeing with him. Gerst neglected to inform us of...
As a Duke graduate and current Duke law student, I fully understand how important it is to maintain our University as, first and foremost, an educational institution. Furthermore, I am entirely...
On Thursday, Sept 14th, a "Letter to the Editor" ran in The Chronicle describing an unfortunate incident on the Plaza involving DUU's All Campus Entertainment and WXDU ("Racially charged incident...
During my first couple of weeks back at Duke, I noticed almost daily front-page articles in The Chronicle bemoaning the fact that Duke had dropped another few places in this or that national...
Having been raised in a southern family that instilled in me the importance of gentility and a respect for women, I was troubled by Steve Brown's perspectives in his Sept. 20 article "Sit Down For...
As a parent who pays for the parking pass, I expect there to always be a place to park on campus. The issue last Friday where parking was eliminated to host another "camping" event for athletics...
I learned two things from Jamie Deal's Sept. 21 article "Victory." One, Deal has left the reality-based community and now resides in a world where facts don't matter. And two, he has a great future...
It is very encouraging that Duke Student Government, Campus Council and Duke University Union were all able to coordinate with one another to secure funding for Of Montreal to play a free show for...
Most people think we are a swim team. Or at least, that is the typical question I receive when I man the AQUADuke booth at the Activities Fair. We are an organization of LGBT individuals who for...
Thank you for the Sept. 12 editorial entitled "The same rules apply," which praised the athletic department for, among other things, not creating a separate code of conduct for athletes. Athletes...
