OPINION
The gilded myth of private school
By Andrew Orme | February 14, 2019The halls of private schools aren’t remotely hallowed. After walking them for 13 years, I should know.
The halls of private schools aren’t remotely hallowed. After walking them for 13 years, I should know.
Hot take, but after most of a full semester as an independent, I can, without a doubt say that being independent has cast a massive, rather bleak shadow over my Duke experience.
The party that is supposed to represent my beliefs, and carry the torch of American conservatism, has fallen into absolute ethical and moral bankruptcy.
One of the most important parts of leaving home is how our place in our worlds change.
I never really thought that I was going to drop a class—mostly out of stubbornness, but also because this semester, I decided to overload with classes that I was genuinely interested in.
“Lowered expectations mean that everybody’s happy.” This was the quote one of my best friends from high school chose as their senior quote.