The Duke Chronicle published a letter to the editor from the Sunrise Movement Durham and signed in solidarity by three Duke professors that called on the Center for the History of Political Economy to cancel a scheduled talk by Bjorn Lomborg. As the Director of the Center and the person who invited Dr. Lomborg to speak, I feel compelled to reply.
And what if the self I’d been living with for the better part of a year and a half, the one without energy, without hobbies, without hope for good things, wasn’t really me?
Going forward, we should re-envision universities with students as the architects of their education—not departments and majors.
The Chronicle will be publishing endorsement letters for the 2021 Duke Student Government presidential election from Tuesday, March 2nd to Monday, March 8th at 11:59 p.m.
We must remember that Duke was built on the backs of Black and Brown people and continues to rely on these communities to operate today.
Rather than seek revenge, Thurman calls us to revere. Revere one another. Honor the image of God in one another.
The following slam-poetry monologue, entitled “Normalize Camera-Off”, was submitted by Monday Monday to be performed in the Me Too Monologues showcase. It was rejected.
I believe that over the next decade, we’re going to experience the biggest cultural revolution of an era.
The undersigned call on the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke to end its conflicts of interest by denying platforms to Koch-funded diffusers of misinformation.
The best essays become proverbs because both are the product of a clear mind.
For me there are few greater joys than a delightful dinner of shawarma and mashed potatoes on the steps outside WU with my close circle of shawarma-lovers.
Discussing selective living systems is inevitable in the conversation about housing at Duke.
I want no part of Gen Z GOP’s vision. They aspire to create a Republican Party that is a respectable rump, its representatives fit to be invited on cable news but not to actually govern in the interests of the American nation.
When will the church understand that it won’t be evolution, but rather a staunch need to be infallible and unmovable, that will lead to the downfall of the church?
Over the past two years, the ambiguously fictional/satirical social group Wungus has been at the center of a vast web of conspiracies threatening to bring the Duke community to its knees.
At a time when the wellness industrial complex convinces us our mental health can be bought, astrology can reconnect us with our inner power.
The Chronicle has not always upheld the standards of equity and inclusivity that we hope to achieve, but we are committed to improving our practices.
So long as your adversaries are able to make their points with courtesy, they deserve to be heard.
My ask to faculty is this: please, keep up the flexible teaching.
This story is not part of a series about the Class of 2024 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle.
