BY JOEY LI PHOTOGRAPHY BY MELANIE PARK “Just be yourself" is one of those phrases that has become common parlance for a mode of living. The idea is often attributed to Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in the quote, “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” Wilde likely did not say this quote verbatim, though he espoused … Continue reading A Christian Perspective on Identity – On Being More than “Just Yourself”
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You Are Not in Control: Part 2
BY JUAN LASSO VELASCO PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK MYHRE My father’s work during his time in Colombia took many different forms, yet they all had one key aspect in common: they all involved consistent interaction with other people. My father knew that in order to succeed at his work, he needed to be good at “dealing … Continue reading You Are Not in Control: Part 2
A Good Samaritan Is Radically Present
BY TIM KOWALCZYK There’s No Duke but Us I’ve written elsewhere on our habit of abdicating responsibility for the problems in our community. In brief, we’re only too happy to complain about Duke’s problems—peer pressure, work-hard play-hard, social expectations—but shrink from doing anything to fix them. They are “Duke’s” problems, or “collective” problems. In a … Continue reading A Good Samaritan Is Radically Present
On the Origin of Controversy: Religion and Science
BY ABBY FRANKLIN All the Controversy When Ken Ham and Bill Nye debated creationism in 2014, both religious and non-religious people watched eagerly. Some were on the edge of their seats, waiting for their favorite debater to crush the other. Others bit their nails in horror, afraid that everything they stood for would be misrepresented. … Continue reading On the Origin of Controversy: Religion and Science
My Racist, Sinful Heart
Why white denialism of systemic racism dishonors Christ BY BRIAN GRASSO Nearly all of my close friends in high school were white, and at times, it was possible to count the total number of black students at my school on two hands. My high school had about 2,500 students. The conspicuous absence of black students … Continue reading My Racist, Sinful Heart
God, Why? Thoughts on Suffering After Hurricane Florence
BY ANNA NORTHUP Hurricane Florence’s devastating rip through the Carolinas has only sliced open the wound humanity has nursed for millennia: “Why?” We don’t talk about it often, at least not in a public context. Behind doors, maybe, with family or doctors or clinicians. These things just happen. Everyone suffers. Next, please. We find support groups, … Continue reading God, Why? Thoughts on Suffering After Hurricane Florence
The Fastest Growing Criminal Industry: What the Church Needs to Know
BY KRISTI GAMBUTI “Abolish Slavery Everywhere, Forever.” These are the words that pulsed from the wall each day I walked into the A21 office this summer. These four words, big and bold, were the very first thing I saw entering the room and the last thing I saw exiting it. The more days I spent … Continue reading The Fastest Growing Criminal Industry: What the Church Needs to Know
Strength in Weakness
BY SARAH PROCTOR When spring break rolled around it came as a sigh of relief after the breakneck pace of life at Duke. I was going to the beach with some of my closest friends. I resolved not to bring anything that resembled schoolwork. I was going to actually get a decent amount of sleep. … Continue reading Strength in Weakness
You Are Not in Control
BY JUAN LASSO VELASCO The power to overcome all obstacles through fortitude and determination. The ability to lead your life and forge your destiny by the strength of human willpower. These are qualities that people of our time value and seek with pride, and they are the tenets that my father held onto during his … Continue reading You Are Not in Control
Ambition
BY SAGE GARCIA Ambition. Control. Power. Prestige. Self-worth. These are the things that I so often grasp onto, or rather, try to grasp onto. It is my deeply held belief that all Duke students can be characterized by the trait of ambition. Ambition is a unique character trait, precisely because of its ability to act … Continue reading Ambition
