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Looking Back at Duke
May 18, 2012 -  No comment

This past Sunday, I marched into Wallace Wade Stadium wearing a long black robe and a silly-looking hat.  Important people...


No Worse for Wear
April 18, 2012 -  No comment

Seeing the flood of prospective students at Blue Devil Days this past week has brought back a flood of memories. I was in their...

Duke Beyond Duke
April 6, 2012 -  No comment

Over the next few weeks, prospective students will flock to Duke’s campus, taking tours, attending information sessions,...

From Point A to Point B
February 24, 2012 -  No comment

It’s 1:00 p.m. on Monday afternoon, and a swarm of students gathers at the West Campus bus stop. During the gap between...

A Call to Action: Duke Celebrates MLK Day
January 26, 2012 -  2 Comments

Last week, hundreds of Duke students, including me, gathered on the quad to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,...

Hands-On Learning: Part Two
December 22, 2011 -  2 Comments

This is the second post in a two-part series about undergraduate research. Last time, I focused on the so-called “hard”...

Hands-On Learning: Part One
December 3, 2011 -  2 Comments

This is the first post in a two-part series about a popular topic at Duke—undergraduate research. In state-of-the-art laboratories...

When Dorms Have Less Energy and More Spirit
October 29, 2011 -  1 Comment

One of the biggest competitions at Duke happens long before March Madness. Every fall, the freshmen participate in a month-long...

Let’s Start from the Beginning
October 1, 2011 -  1 Comment

Welcome to my blog! In future posts, you’ll see a lot about environmental sustainability at Duke. That’s been my passion...