OPINION
To the end of complacency
By Christopher Scoville | April 21, 2005I suppose that the farewell columns we seniors are asked to write should highlight the “big lessons” of our four years here.
I suppose that the farewell columns we seniors are asked to write should highlight the “big lessons” of our four years here.
Here are seven suggestions for improving The Chronicle. Some are directed at readers, some at editors, others at columnists.
Hey, undergraduate. All you learn at college is how to drink, have sex and memorize trivia. In a few years, nobody will care which university you went to, what your grades were, or what you studied.
Closing time—the year is just about up, and final reflections are ubiquitous.
There was a point in my life when I wanted to become an astronaut.
For four years I’ve had to pee. At least several nights a week and then several times a night, I’ve had to pee.
As a second-semester senior, I have suddenly been afflicted with a disorder that prevents me from beginning coursework before approximately 1:45 a.m.
Conventional wisdom looks at Christianity as a matter of faith, not logic.
This isn’t your granddaddy’s KKK. It’s not about hate, it’s about love. It’s not about power, it’s about autonomy.
Sitting here, writing my final column, there’s the temptation to turn it into something major and profound.
First class. Business class. Economy class. Coach class.
I would never expect to learn so much from eighth graders. Duke professors, yes. Duke students, of course. But from scrawny, gossiping pre-teens?.
Conventional wisdom looks at Christianity as a matter of faith, not logic.
This isn’t your granddaddy’s KKK. It’s not about hate, it’s about love. It’s not about power, it’s about autonomy.
As an advocate of cultural diversity, awareness and participation, I was quite dismayed to read the staff editorial in the Tuesday, April 12, 2005 edition of The Chronicle where the first sentence...
Apparently, Duke is doing something wrong. This is what I’ve been reading in the paper. Our social scene isn’t “comprehensive.
In his April 7 column, “The case against a living wage,” Nathan Carleton contends: “The biggest problem with a living wage is that it prevents less qualified or uneducated workers...
Sometimes being a complaining, no-talent ass-clown in The Chronicle is all too easy.
You know, like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.
The Pulsar Triyo is going to save the world. Don’t ask me about the specifics. I just know it’s going to happen. But first, let me introduce you to Dan.