The firestorm of events surrounding Omar’s correct assertion that a powerful lobbying group hold sway over politicians is indicative of just how difficult it is to have substantive conversations about Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Today, your voice can make a lasting, positive impact on the relationship between Duke and Durham.
Have you ever noticed how billion-dollar infrastructure projects often live or die according to the ego of one white male?
The halls of private schools aren’t remotely hallowed. After walking them for 13 years, I should know.
Wednesday marks 50 years since dozens of Black students staged the largest student protest in Duke University's history, taking over the Allen Building and issuing demands for administrative action.
I write today as the James B. Duke Professor and Chair of the nationally and internationally renowned Department of African & African American Studies, in large part, because of the vision and bravery of those students 50 Years ago.
I’m writing to express my concern that Duke has not yet signed a cooperative agreement with GoTriangle and is putting the light rail transit project at risk.
“Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.” The Roman poet Martial captured that uncomfortable feeling of seeing something good drift from us and wanting to somehow hold onto it.
I feel immensely guilty when I’m not being productive. Even when I’m choosing to do something fun, or putting my work down because I know I need a break, I can’t seem to shake the feeling that I’m wasting my life away.
During this Lunar New Year festival, I felt an incredible amount of pride for being Asian-American. I wish this feeling wasn’t something rare for me, but it is.
In our last column, we wrote about four uncontroversial ideas which constitute key principles of the nascent Effective Altruism (EA) movement, of which Effective Altruism Duke is a small part.
I volunteer most weeks at a nursing home near Duke. I am painting portraits of the residents there; I work on sketches when I visit.
Upon meeting with all Young Trustee candidates individually, Blue Devils United is excited to endorse candidate Trey Walk for the role of Young Trustee.
Having met with all four candidates for the position of Young Trustee, we are excited about the passion they exhibited for the university and its students.
Catalyst is Duke’s social and pre-professional community for aspiring technologists. We strive to foster Silicon Valley’s spirit of innovation by building a network of student mentors and collaborators who see technology as a catalyst for change.
The Muse chooses to endorse Archana Ahlawat because we believe she will be the strongest advocate for women during her term on the Board of Trustees.
This week, we strongly encourage the undergraduate student body to rank Trey Walk first when voting for Young Trustee.
With just one more day until our Young Trustee is selected and just one more week until the student body promptly stops caring, I feel obligated to weigh in on the Young Trustee candidates.
As second semester rolls in full force, networking events and cover letter writing workshops abound.
You assert that Megan Neely, the former Director of Graduate Studies in Biostatistics, who sent an email chastising students for speaking Chinese in the department building and warning them of the potential negative impacts on their futures, should not have stepped down. I strongly disagree.
