OPINION
Summa cum loony
By Kristin Butler | May 15, 2008It seems anyone can get a college degree these days-especially if they go to North Carolina Central University.
It seems anyone can get a college degree these days-especially if they go to North Carolina Central University.
Today marks my 58th-and final-Chronicle column as a Duke undergrad.
In January 2007, I wrote a column about the racist covenants Duke once inserted into the deeds of faculty homes in the Duke Forest.
A year ago this week, I offered my first annual "Notorious Alums" column. Timed in honor of Alumni Weekend, it featured some of the oddest, craziest and naughtiest ex-students to have ever donned...
High-quality education is a costly thing," began President Richard Brodhead in his Feb. 29 press conference announcing a 4.8-percent bump in tuition.
It will come as no surprise to Chronicle readers that I don't have much faith in the Brodhead administration.
Although I didn't know Eve Carson, those who did have made it clear that she was the type of capable leader, dedicated student and loyal friend we all hope to be.
The Board of Trustees' recent decision to ban future direct investment in companies linked to the genocide in Darfur was both courageous and necessary.
Thirteen months ago, The Chronicle's editorial board had this to say about the Brodhead administration's performance during the lacrosse case:
If last week's senseless murders at Northern Illinois University teach us anything, it should be that even the most comprehensive security plan can never make us "completely safe."