Opinions

Saúl Berríos-Thomas | Layout Editor I started smoking cigarettes when I was 11-years-old. I used to steal them from older people I was around. Then I started the tactic of asking people walking into stores […]

Rebekah Devorak | Asst. Opinions Editor I’ve always been tall. My best friends in elementary school didn’t even reach my shoulders, but I never really noticed. Almost every one of my teachers, however, would look […]

Duke Staff After a stellar rookie season in the National Football League, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland shocked the world of professional football on Monday with the announcement that he was retiring. The 24 […]

Addison Smith | Opinions Editor As my clock turned from 11:59 to 12:00 Monday night to Tuesday morning, I realized I didn’t feel another year older or another year wiser. I didn’t blast Taylor Swift’s […]

Sean Ray | Asst. A&E Editor In his most recent episode of Last Week Tonight, show host John Oliver asked what was the point of day light saving time, citing the hassle of having to […]

Duke Staff Race relations in the Unites States continue to erode. The latest chapter in this story unfolded in Norman, Oklahoma. On March 7, a group of white students from the University of Oklahoma, some […]

Addison Smith | Opinions Editor There are fewer women CEOs in America than there are CEOs named John according to a New York Times article published March 2. The glass ceiling that we were thought […]

Addison Smith | Opinions Editor Now, before I begin to discuss this week’s column topic, I just want you all to know that this is a subject near and dear to my heart. My sister […]

Rebekah Devorak | Asst. Opinions Editor If you take a look at the United States Constitution, you’ll see that freedom of religion is promised right at the top. Our founding fathers, who experienced unimaginable prejudice […]