Campus Damage and Duke's Championship: Celebrating Without Smashing
Basketball tradition here at Duke is inseparable from campus culture. Last year, I waited outside Cameron Indoor Stadium for about 24 hours to get inside the Duke-University of North Carolina game and just barely made it in, relegated to the very edge of the student section. Others slept outside for weeks, sacrificing schoolwork and their health for the chance to jump up and down for two hours, without even a guarantee of a win (we lost that year.) So, you can imagine our disappointment when the past two graduating classes at Duke didn't even get to see a Final Four appearance while on campus. ...
Measuring the Madness: Negative Economic Impact of the NCAA Tournament
It's like clockwork. Every year, perfectly on cue, Selection Sunday comes around and the same slew of articles claim March Madness is responsible for million$ and million$ in lost worker output. Sure, people only spend a few minutes out of their day checking scores or striking up a conversation at the water cooler, but, according to the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., it's adds up to a whopping $1.8 billion dollars of negative economic impact. All in all, one-tenth of what the new jobs bill is going to cost us. Of course, college basketball distractions run from the break ...
Does Teach for America Hold the Answers to Education Reform?
Who was the greatest teacher you ever had? I remember mine, but I can't quite put my finger on what made her so good. It didn't have anything to do with age or gender. Nothing to do with years of experience or where she got her college diploma. There was some indescribable quality, a certain touch. The way how, during tests, I would remember exactly how she explained concepts but couldn't necessarily remember the same ideas as explained by the textbook. Of all teachers, why was she so special? And why weren't there more like her at my school? Despite constant indicators that our nation has ...
Duke University Clashes with Local Union
Campuses all over the nation constantly struggle to maintain good relations with their host cities. It's mutualistic: colleges and universities provide innovation, technology and bustling life, while the town or city provides a temporary home for its students. The relationship gets tricky when the school and its community clash over campus issues. Generally it's something benign, like tensions over excessive noise and partying, and there's always the chance of crime on campus. While seemingly placid, problems with dining services can bring the campus to a boil. After all, college kids can't ...
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