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Basketballs are flat

It’s a credit to Duke University that one of our own Blue Devils, out of all the professional athletes of the NBA, was both perceptive enough to see past the illusion and brave enough to speak truth to power.


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A country for all of us

Some of the last words Srinivas Kuchibhotla ever heard were “get out of my country." Then he, along with two other Indian men, was shot in what can only be called a hate crime.


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If you can afford Cartier

While we can rightfully interrogate the origins of wealth, it is unconducive to disparage its recipients just for their ability to buy Canada Goose coats. Rather, we can push for awareness of these inequities.


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Adapt to survive

This is the “adaptation-level phenomenon” at work: the force that turns new and exciting into old and dull.


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Potential DSG initiative helps senators annoy strangers

“Most of us are so self-absorbed and petty that we don’t otherwise have any friends to sit with. Providing a space for us to engage with strangers in a non-threatening environment—a safe space, if you will—will be productive not only to our legislative capacities, but also to our secretly dismal levels of self-esteem.”


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2017 DSG endorsement policy

The Chronicle will be publishing endorsement letters for the 2017 Duke Student Government elections from Monday, Feb. 27 to Monday, March 6. The positions of president and executive vice president are available for endorsement. No endorsements will be published Tuesday, March 7 or Wednesday, March 8, the days of the election. The final deadline for endorsements will be 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 5.


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Choosing a path

In the midst of a monsoon of midterms and papers, harried Trinity sophomores might have seen an email from the Academic Advising Center on Tuesday reminding them that in two short weeks they would be required to submit major declarations.


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Weighty manners

One morning in prenatal clinic I was catching up with a patient early in her second trimester. The patient’s morning sickness had abated and she was excited about her pregnancy.


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Live your life

Fear no one and nothing, for there is nothing that can harm you if you live with conviction and take no action that you would regret for the whole world to see.


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Lucky

Have you ever had one of those moments that snaps you out of the mundane day-to-day issues that typically bother you?


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The price of extravagance

If the price hikes come as a result of Duke’s provision of living wage, we feel Duke should shoulder at least an equal burden to that of its students in upholding such a commitment.


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Quantifying impact

Our generation is the most compelled that change is needed, but also the least compelled to step outside of social norms to embody that change.


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The enemy of my enemy is my pen

If Trump takes the time to correctly word his message, then the media will have a more difficult time distorting his words and their inherent bias will become more apparent.