At an institution that will inevitably produce men and women in similarly powerful positions, we must ask ourselves: How are we keeping our Kavanaughs accountable?
We are only a couple of weeks removed from Silent Sam coming down in Chapel Hill; it has been just over a year since Duke University removed the likeness of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from Duke Chapel’s entrance; and the university’s History Department is currently working to rename the building where it’s housed, currently named after industrialist and white supremacist Julian Carr.
Dear Dr. Price, A little more than a year has passed since the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville and the violence accompanying the removal of statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson.
On the 25th of August, one American “[came] to the end of a long journey” to, as he put it, “[make] a small place for [himself] in the story of America and the history of [his] times.”
This lack of empathy—especially for the individuals that work in our temporary homes—stands in stark contrast to our university-wide desire to be in service to society.
One of my favorite childhood stories was about a ruthless innkeeper on a deserted island.
At Duke there is no shortage of hard choices to make: what classes to take, which consulting jobs to apply for, who to fall in love with, or whether or not to wake up for your 8:30 lecture.
A few months ago, I was playing Never Have I Ever with a large group of friends.
I have a problem where I can rationalize that my insecurities are unfounded, yet I cannot bridge the gap between rationality and acceptance.
I find it ironic that the article on Professor Campbell Harvey's bitcoin cryptocurrency prognostication was run while there are still many places in North Carolina without electricity or internet service due to Hurricane Florence.
No college admissions policy can be perfect.
In accepting admission to Duke University, students must agree to uphold the Duke Community Standard.
I stumbled upon my first sociology class my freshman spring and was immediately smitten.
Towards the end of the seventeenth century, the Pennsylvania assembly denied a petition from the many Germanic people coming to Pennsylvania to ban slavery.
I remember one morning last September, my parents called me and told me that my neighborhood was flooded and water levels were slowly rising.
Before attending Duke, I went to Missouri public schools all my life.
The Great Recession represents to our generation one of the most important events of the last twenty years, altering the political, economic, and social landscapes upon which we currently inhabit.
If you give a Duke student a hurricane day, he’s going to ask for the whole week off.
Regarding the faculty and student protests about changing the name of the Julian Carr building because he was a white supremacist and Klan supporter, if the protesters are standing on principle then they have to also demand the name of Duke University has to be changed back to Trinity.
