The TikTok ban serves as a case study to expose President Trump’s overarching and deceitful political tactics. Trump orchestrates crisis, controls narratives and feigns heroism for the sole purpose of garnering public approval.
The North Carolina Supreme Court, which temporarily blocked the election from being certified, is stacked with a conservative majority and appears likely to uphold Jefferson’s false claims. Beyond devastating any legitimacy in our system and creating a long-lasting imbalance in the North Carolina Supreme Court, such a decision would set a dangerous precedent nationally. If so, it wouldn’t be the first time North Carolina has served as a testing ground for far-right policies.
Standing at the airport, excitement, nerves and a bittersweet lingering sadness washed over me. I finally understood. My mental preparation since that email, months of planning out every small yet relevant detail, from which flights to take to scanning the campus map vigorously to visualize my future study routes, did not prepare me for the actual feeling of leaving.
Over the past week, the Trump administration has instituted sweeping policy changes affecting millions of Americans. Two students recount their trip to Trump’s inauguration as well as its implications for the future of his administration and the country.
Any resistance act against the military regime, regardless of the impact, can face up to the death penalty. So, their fate of not being able to return home was more sealed and profound than that of regular citizens. And that was the case for me.
When it comes to relations with Latin America, the United States has historically viewed the region as its personal playground, granting itself the right to intervene economically and militarily in its own “backyard” wherever it deems appropriate. This self-bestowed prerogative which defined American foreign policy towards its Southern neighbors for most of the 20th century was invariably carried out at the expense of the sovereign rights of Latin American states
It seems that we have forgotten that comedy movies do more to unite than to divide, oftentimes transcending the identity of its audience.
Despite being aware of the immensity of our world and knowing that there are other people doing the same thing, you can’t help but feel that your experiences are truly your own. In the face of all the evidence to the contrary, the troubles you navigate, the relationships you build, the jokes repeated over and over, it has to be uniquely yours. And why can’t it? Why shouldn’t it? There isn’t harm in embracing your own narrative for a bit, because if you don’t, who will?
A Duke bachelor's degree costs the average student $198,427, which the college advisory website College Factual doesn’t think is great value for money. But does our “big name” make it worth it?
The status quo is not sustainable. We cannot wait for emissions reductions to occur and climate change to relent.
Many at Duke seem to have perfected this ensemble. And, like the poetry goers, compete in their performance of knowledge. But what happens to those who have not? Those who feel morally opposed to or, more likely, too shy to act the expert?
You’re alive and you’re here. That fact in itself is the combination of uncountable unlikely probabilities. Call that friend. Hit the gym. Climb a mountain. Explore the world, and in doing so, find more of yourself. Even through darkness, there is so much beauty and wonder waiting for us if we only choose to see it.
Seeing an opportunity to save Duke's TikTok-educated masses, British-born Computer Science Professor J. Bailey submitted a grant proposal one hour before the app was banned and secured funding to start on an experimental app.
On this King Day, there is one lesson from Thurman’s life that may be enlightening at a time in history when there appears to be pervasive estrangement among the citizens of the United States.
Facilitating effective civil discourse is ultimately very different from facilitating knowledge production — a distinction that universities like Duke may overlook.
A recent poll of the student body has Duke Athletics in a frenzy, as it showed 90% of students felt the tenting test focused too much on basketball-related knowledge.
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This challenge is not about election integrity — but about silencing student voters in order to flip the outcome.
Women's sport is at the center of fights over transgender rights and the meanings of fairness. Here's what trans-exclusionary positions get wrong.
