I never saw myself as a “gym girly,” but Duke’s fitness classes have allowed me to redefine my relationship with fitness, letting go of my fixed mindset and figuring out what meaningful exercise looks like to me.
November 29th marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Henry Kissinger. Indeed, there has hardly been an individual in American history whose influence over US foreign policy and global affairs was so complete, and whose expertise was as coveted and revered. Simultaneously, there has hardly been an American with as much blood on his hands.
Now more than ever, the political system attempts to color us in red or blue. In this polarized climate, we have to remember — we are far more vibrant than the red and blue binaries that seek to define us.
After receiving countless complaints about the short period between Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, Duke finally decided to extend this year’s break to March to save students thousands of dollars on tuition and travel costs
Information is power. Who gets to distribute information and how has shaped the course of history. After Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1439, he was sued by one of his investors over unpaid loans. The lawsuit broke Gutenberg’s monopoly on the machine, allowing the printing press to spread across Europe and gave rise to improved literacy rates and the scientific revolution.
Many of you favor Duke merchandise, and that’s only natural. It’s usually pretty comfortable (sweats), and people have been sporting college merchandise since its invention. Even before that, they probably wore some form of merchandise, possibly a nifty lapel pin or something analogously fashionable for the 1800s. So, it’s no big deal if you do, except that you may face accusations of perniciously propagating classism.
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Although it’s now considered a “fad diet" on many popular health websites, it’s a mind-boggling reality to reflect on how powerful the Rice Diet was in shaping the landscape of diet culture not just in Durham, but the country. What this story shows us about the allure of weight loss and the lengths our culture pushes to pursue it can be an entire thesis.
Many studies have suggested that we might do a lot better individually and collectively if we were only more patient. If we weighed payoffs with logic rather than emotion, we could start thinking of choices as long-term investments.
So often, the headline news spotlights start-up companies where the excitement is in the beginning of a new venture. What doesn’t get much attention at all is the end. Doesn’t it matter how we end, too?
Before I come off as a self-righteous off-the-grid-holier-than-thou character, know that I occasionally redownload and doom scroll for hours, for I am only human. But, taking intentional breaks has made me conscious of how the app literally rewires my brain.
Duke will inevitably shape who we are in many ways — and where we choose to study is no exception. Here’s my very objective (not) take on what that means.
When I woke up on November 6th, I immediately checked my phone. Although I had a strong suspicion that I knew who America had elected as our president, I wanted to be sure. After I received confirmation that I was right, a small part of me was happy; my prediction was correct. However, I felt an overwhelming sense of disappointment and concern for my community.
Duke, I’m here to help you help us — your precious students — by suggesting ways in which you can save us from having to move our cars during home football games, all while preserving that cash flow you love so dearly (and keeping Iron Dukes happy).
Despite the hype around biomass as a "nature-based solution" to climate change, the biomass industry is defined by its rising emissions and the pollution it adds to disadvantaged communities.
I believe that sad music only ends up making us sadder, and that it does nothing but exacerbate this weird negative feeling that we get with the shorter daylights and growing workloads. If I am feeling somewhat negative, listening to moody music always makes me overthink and worsens any negative thoughts that I have in my mind.
Grades and GPAs don’t often reflect the growth a student has experienced over the course of a class or their academic careers, rewarding never failing instead of rewarding failing and getting back up again.
When used cautiously, these words can aid our speech: Without them, we’d sound robotic. But there’s a sweet spot we should try to land on. While drowning in fillers, we can’t expect to be articulate.
Duke is unveiling its own "Starbucks secret menu" of classes, if you will. Last night, the University dropped dozens of new courses on DukeHub, the website students use to register for their classes. I wanted to beat the University News section of The Chronicle to the punch and tell my loyal readers about the new offerings as soon as I found out.
Difference or diversity, even religiously or faith-wise, is embraced as a reality of the world of which Duke is a part.
