OPINION

They're not really like that, just get to know them

By Monday Monday | September 25, 2017

Duke students interact with dozens of peers each day, whether within their solidified friend groups, their same-as-freshman-year clubs, or that Greek crew they always darty with. But a recent investigation by the Department of Sociology unequivocally concluded that the person your friends dislike might seem rude or arrogant or facetious, but that attitude changes once you really get to know them.

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OPINION

48 hours a day

By Jack Dolinar | September 25, 2017

In your life at Duke, you are surrounded by people who are motivated, skilled, ambitious and successful, and you can learn so much from them if you are willing to reach out. Most people won’t take that initiative, but learning this fundamental skill can be something that truly separates you from the crowd. 

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OPINION

The pursuit of sadness

By Jaxson Floberg | September 25, 2017

We understand that tragedy is always more interesting than comedy and always more important because only in tragedy do we approach the greater questions of life. We want to feel complex and nuanced, and because we see sadness as the doorway to deeper thought, we derive satisfaction out of our own unhappiness. 

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OPINION

On board with the Editorial Board

By Editorial Board | September 25, 2017

Here on Editorial Board, it’s evident that we love to write about a diverse range of issues. If you want to be part of an institution that is able to discuss international relations and Beyonce’s new album all in the same meeting, then join Editorial Board; we would love to have you on board! 

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OPINION

Lessons from UC Berkeley

By Mitchell Siegel | September 22, 2017

Free speech provides for social innovation, checks the power of authority, and reminds us that we are a society of open-mindedness. Free speech is a fundamental prerequisite for a free society, no matter if the ideas expressed are repulsive, offensive, or even revolutionary. Free speech, not violence, can and should also be used as a tool for condemnation of repugnant and immoral ideologies.

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OPINION

'Oreo': A harmful title

By Victoria Priester | September 22, 2017

Growing up, we had a term at my school for black people that “acted white”: they were referred to as “oreos.”

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OPINION

America's extroverted bias

By Camille Wilder | September 22, 2017

The American bias against introverts and preference for extroverts needs to end, not only because it is unfounded but also because it excludes a key part of the population that can offer a useful skillset. A preference for solitude is not something that should be looked down upon, and a lack of exuberance does not lessen the success of a student or worker.

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OPINION

Material world, material career?

By Editorial Board | September 22, 2017

As the frenzy of fall job recruiting grips campus, throngs of suit-clad, portfolio-armed Duke students have become a familiar sight. Behind the scenes, students spend hours perfecting resumes, polishing interview answers, and diligently networking with company employees. The targets of these all-consuming efforts are coveted job opportunities with a handful of elite firms—predominantly within the consulting and finance industries—that recruit extensively at Duke every year.

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OPINION

Dos and don'ts of undergraduate research

By Sarina Madhavan | September 21, 2017

How do undergraduate students get stuck toiling on a project they don’t even care about? Can “true love” ever exist between Duke undergrads and Duke labs?

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OPINION

The harder right

By Duke Honor Council | September 21, 2017

With our programming this year, Honor Council will offer some answers, but it’s each student’s responsibility to wrestle with, modify, and internalize them for themselves. Community, fairness, and equality undergird the Duke Community Standard and our mission. 

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OPINION

Trumping world peace

By Editorial Board | September 21, 2017

At the U.N General Assembly on Monday, President Trump ushered in a new era of American foreign policy with a bellicose speech that, among many other things, openly mocked North Korea and called for an American prioritization within international relations. 

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OPINION

Free speech spectacle

By Editorial Board | September 20, 2017

Diverse viewpoints should be allowed to dialogue and disagree on campuses because it builds towards the universal goal of universities as sites for inquiry, reflection and intellectual challenges. However, the spectacle of current efforts obviates the real good of allowing controversial views and their dissenters a voice.

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OPINION

The grayness of manhood

By Duke Men's Project | September 20, 2017

We rarely use Good/Bad to describe other social identities, so why not problematize Good Men? Who gets to choose who is Good and who is Bad, anyway? Perhaps masculinities are too nuanced and complicated to be understood with such an inadequate moral standard.

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OPINION

Choosing a career path

By Hope Arcuri | September 19, 2017

Every time you see the PCRs walking around and feel a wave of stress and anxiety, take five minutes and google random careers.

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OPINION

Donut holes

By Mihir Bellamkonda | September 19, 2017

A good apophatic theologian understands well the idea that truth and beauty are defined by absence, that a room is made to seem brighter if one corner is in shadow.

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OPINION

DeVos and the legacy of assault on campus

By Editorial Board | September 19, 2017

 Instead of focusing on the repeal of Obama era advancements, there needs to be be a concerted effort to work on re-imagining the process to strip the university of its undue power and to bring a more just treatment of sexual assault cases.

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OPINION

Making connections

By Cameron Beach | September 18, 2017

We didn’t create these situations in our city, but we’re lucky enough to be in a place where we can do something about them.

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OPINION

Give North Korea a seat at the grown ups table

By Sabriyya Pate | September 18, 2017

Both bullies and the bullied struggle with the consequences of feeling left out—a natural human sentiment we all can relate to. 

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OPINION

Homecoming: the best weekend ever?

By Daniela Flamini | September 18, 2017

Undergraduate students had to have awkward conversations with all the “young alumni” who they’d kind of hoped they’d never see again post-graduation.

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OPINION

Historicizing North Korea

By Editorial Board | September 18, 2017

There should be no cheering for a nuclear war where its innocent civilians will suffer the most. When speaking on foreign policy tactics, it remains unproductive and dishonest to conflate the people of a nation with their political leaders.