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Regaining confidence

Like almost all graduate students, I have gone through times when I thought that I was not cut out for grad school. Completing a graduate or professional degree is hard.


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Don't be a hypocrite

To the select few stating they are ashamed to be a Duke student because 75 Duke students had their cases thrown out of court: why are you so bitter? (Note, your bitterness is rubbing off on me to...


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Giving thanks

Four weeks from today will mark the beginning of Winter Break. Four months, Spring Break. And just four days separate us from starting to "give thanks"-Thanksgiving Break, that is.


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Hands off my yams

I hate Thanksgiving. I mean, I really, really hate Thanksgiving," a Durham hairdresser snarled while running her bony, hawkish talons through my hair.


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Saving water

Everyone has probably noticed the "Drought in Durham!" warnings posted in Duke's dormitories. According to the fliers, we only have 72 days worth of water left, so "please conserve" and "report leaks.


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Cat-astrophe

You know, you really shouldn't smoke," I said to Pokey, a friend's two-month-old cat, as she lifted her paw to her mouth and took another pull on her Parliament.


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Opt in to this

As the Duke Student Government Vice President for Academic Affairs, Joe Fore is supposed to fight for my interests.


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Hard to starboard!

I attended the "Speed Debate" event this week, co-sponsored by the Duke Political Union, Duke Democrats and College Republicans.


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Numb3rs

A title such as the "Summary of Unrestricted Unallocated Budgeted Funds" may conjure an image of an abstract and unintelligible financial statement.


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Better TV

As the nation prepares to make the leap to digital television, Congress is trying to decide how many billions of dollars it's going to spend to make sure no TV viewer gets left behind.


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A chance to help

I have accepted the invitation to serve as the new Chair of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation to help ensure that funds donated for recovery are used wisely and...


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Dropping the A-Bomb

The landmark Roe v. Wade case has been the automatic go-to political litmus test for the public approval of political and judicial confirmations ever since 1973.


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Waitress?

She used to work in a diner/ Never saw a woman look finer / I used to order just to watch her float across the floor-".