As the most qualified candidate to represent the Duke undergraduate student body and in particular, the Asian and Asian American communities at Duke, we feel that Soto’s experiences and perspective best prepare him to be an effective Young Trustee.
Unlike with calls to abolish Greek life, calls to abolish hyper-selectivity are warranted.
Citing its accessible approach to identity issues on campus and facey social media advertising campaign, the Duke student body reported Sunday that thanks to the Me Too Monologues, their annual privilege check had been completed.
Columnist's note: "Content Warning: Sexual Assault” Despite a coordinated campaign of thousands of letters, phone calls and visits to Congress, Betsy DeVos was still confirmed as Secretary of Education.
He has less experience with the Board than other candidates, but his thoughtful, cohesive and engaged perspective on the University will allow him to learn, grow and flourish in his first year as a non-voting member of the Board.
The Duke Undergraduate Research Society confidently recommends Tanner Lockhead as the best choice for Duke University, for our standing as global leaders in research and education, and for the greater Research Triangle Park and Durham community.
Some hold up EMTALA, full of self-righteousness, convinced that the wealthiest nation on earth does not allow citizens to die because of denied medical care. This confidence is misplaced.
Earlier this week we tackled the line between legitimate protest and counterproductive violence in the wake of protests at the University of California at Berkeley, which turned violent in objection to speaker Milo Yiannopoulos’s visit.
President Trump has a lot of work to do. Regardless of your feelings for him, his success in solving key issues that face our country is crucial for maintaining order, especially when it comes to national security.
Sam Ovens always knew he didn’t want to be a worker bee. In fact, the New Zealand entrepreneur left his first post-university corporate job after only three months and moved, classically, to his parent’s garage to start building a business of his own. Which failed.
It is imperative for our success tonight and for the future of Duke basketball that we rediscover what has made us the best student section in all of college sports.
Donald Trump’s tweets are not entertainment; they are a threat to the social fabric that makes America great.
Nearly a week ago, at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump, in his characteristic speaking style, promised to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a perplexing declaration considering the existence of little-to-no mainstream political debate on the amendment.
I would only ask that you weigh this uncertainty against the broader significance of this decision for those within and outside the Duke community, in addition to the specifics of how it may impact you or your department.
The need to mitigate existential risk stands or falls with free will—if it does not exist, then there is little or no case to be made. But if it does—even to an extent—then we have every reason to at least listen to the experts.
The Monologues, if effective as a reminder, should jolt students into taking a closer look at people around them and seeking to console those feeling down.
We are willing to accept what we hear as truth because we do not wish to invest the time necessary for revelation.
President Brodhead recently co-signed a collaborative statement together with the leaders of 47 other American universities condemning Donald Trump’s controversial executive order on immigration.
After a series of gorgeous dance-and-song numbers, the movie is conventionally over.
Instead of insisting that people begin believing the "right" thing, we should change the circumstances that shape the narrative.
