The Chronicle

OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

We should reimagine our vending machines

By Zubin Rekhi | September 28, 2024

In addition to stocking healthier non-perishable foods, vending machines should be stocked with stationary, like G2 pens, small notebooks and Texas Instrument scientific calculators; health products, including over-the-counter medication like Tylenol or allergy medicine, first-aid kits and contraception; and other miscellaneous goods like nail clippers.

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OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

The new social contract that permeates Duke student life

By Zubin Rekhi | September 13, 2024

As the university went from being a neutral facilitator, taking a hands-off approach to all student actions clearing the low bar of safety, to an active participant with veto power over student choices, it also used its expanded powers — in ways intentional or not — to extend benefits to students. But college students are adults and we should make our choices, even in the midst of an evolving and enlarging university apparatus.

OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

We need a better way to get groceries

By Zubin Rekhi | November 17, 2023

The problem with the administration’s current shuttle model is its prioritization of the bare minimum — keeping students safe on-campus — without respecting any other concerns about students’ time or needs.

OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

The constant 'renovations' on Abele Quad are counterproductive

By Zubin Rekhi | November 3, 2023

The tragedy is that while Duke’s administration squanders money by chiseling away at the edge of pavements, many small improvements — actually capable of strengthening a sense of community among students and improving student life — go completely overlooked.