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Traveler's Tongue

Allahu Akbar. God is most great. The phrase is engraved in shimmering calligraphy on my ring. And every time a well-intentioned shopkeeper or taxi driver (why are they always smiling old men?) asks...


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Being Libertarian

“You ARE libertarian. Live free,” reads the wall behind Gary Johnson’s podium in Reynold’s Theater. Truthfully, under your cloak of political indifference, past the narrow political constructs of...


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The Issues: N.C. Education

As North Carolina struggles to choose between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in this year’s presidential election, the state is much more certain about its choice for governor.


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The Issues: Foreign Policy

The following two pieces are excerpts from a foreign policy debate hosted by Prof. Peter Feaver's "Foreign Policy of the 2012 Elections" class, held on Oct. 9, 2012


The Duke Chronicle
OPINION

Editors' Note

What do Duke, the College of the Ozarks and the University of Scranton have in common? They are all listed in the Huffington Post’s list of the most politically apathetic colleges—at the top of...


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Leading the Dream Team

Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski led Team USA to its 14th gold medal­—the second under his leadership—with the help of two other Blue Devils: associate head coaches Chris Collins and...


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From the Board to the Books

Senior Abby Johnston and junior Nick McCrory made waves in London this summer as the latest Duke-affiliated athletes to medal in the Olympic Games.


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Convention, From Within

The building at 301 East 9th St. is inconspicuous. Two blocks off of Charlotte’s main street, the space is a balance between an old warehouse and an abandoned office space. Loading docks in the...


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Think Small

The clatter of plates, customers placing their orders, babbling babies and jazz music. These are not the typical sounds one associates with an office environment, perhaps with the exception of...