Letter: My guardian angel
By Dav King | May 14, 2022I have muddied beliefs on an afterlife, but I know that somewhere out there Nugget is lying on a bench still getting pets from all kinds of people.
I have muddied beliefs on an afterlife, but I know that somewhere out there Nugget is lying on a bench still getting pets from all kinds of people.
Nugget served as a constant reminder that amid all the work you were caught up in, that home, comfort, and community were never too far away.
I thought that someday this summer, I would learn to shake her hand. I thought she might be there to see me graduate next spring. I thought we would always have more time.
Selective social groups, unaffiliated or not, need more transparency in their systems to address racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, ableism and sexual assault.
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Although I recently resigned from my role as Senior Director of Arts Engagement and Partnerships, I will always be a champion of the arts, DEMAN, StudioDuke and your friend.
Duke University and the Global Education Office (GEO) should offer more diverse study abroad programs in Latin America and the Caribbean to better reflect the Latinx/Latine student body instead of overemphasizing Spain.
One of my favorite professors, Dr. Malone, once asked me, “Are you a stat, or a story?”
In that video, Inside Joke was not only equating Lia Thomas to a man, but also invalidating the existence and successes of all trans athletes.
I wonder if I have problems prioritizing as I balance on scales, watch my weight drop, know it’s the cost of saving each HEERF fund, stimulus check, meal stipend, the cost of piling books on my windowsill instead.
We are proud to announce that, this semester, our articles got "increasingly worse."
We treat our doctors with pride and appreciation, but there’s a very heavy burden that follows the letters D and r.
Fundamentally, the liberal arts must be, in a word, ‘liberal’—that is characterized by freedom of choice.
Just as I’m gentle on my knee so my knee supports my hip, I can maintain, as life continues, that all my seasons may count for me sometime.
It’s natural to have regrets in life, but as The Chronicle chapter comes to a close, I only have one: Why didn’t I start sooner?
I’ve been a sports fan my entire life, but I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been as interested in the Xs and Os on the court or field as a lot of my peers.
As I look back on my time on this campus built to let in sunlight, I’m aware of what a privilege it’s been to spend my college career illuminating Duke and its community.
And the moment I stared out the window at the Chapel, my head swimming with memories instead of stress about the week ahead, I knew it was time for the end.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from The Chronicle, it’s that you never know when a lifelong memory is going to fall into your lap.