OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES
Getting around to it
By Jackson Prince | November 16, 2020Today, November 8, 2020, of all days, I’m thinking about that final senior column I didn’t write.
Today, November 8, 2020, of all days, I’m thinking about that final senior column I didn’t write.
When we black out, we lose our inhibitions. That is, we lose our “voluntary or involuntary restraint on the direct expression of an instinct.” Simply put, we lose the rational ability to read situations, to reason with others and to recognize our own compromised state of being.
The final deadline for endorsements is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7.
Duke Students for Housing Reform has extended an invitation, not a threat, to members of selective residential organizations of all kinds—fraternities, sororities, SLGs, even academic- or scholarship-based living situations—to reflect on their experiences of housing, to defend their individual ideas and values regarding housing and, most importantly, to listen to other people’s residential experiences.
The Chronicle will be publishing endorsement letters for the 2018 Young Trustee elections from Monday, Feb. 5 to Sunday, Feb. 11. No endorsements will be published after Sunday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m.
In an effort to honor their accomplishments and share some of their insights, we have compiled a list of our favorite columns from last semester.
As the editorial page editor of a reputable college newspaper, I’m supposed to judge a column’s worth by the strength of its argument, the fervor of its voice and the call for action it inspires.
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Want to contribute to campus dialogue with your own bi-weekly column? The Fall 2017 Columnist Application is now open.