That’s right. Students had free rein with this one.
What Can We Do To Help? By Angela Liu
A Duke student sits down with a resident at the Durham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to hear some of her thoughts about college volunteers and life in general.
Flying Birds, Shotguns, and Dog Drool: A Weekend of Simulated Hunting Tests, by Cassie Klos
The sounds of a weekend of simulated hunting retriever tests in the Carolinas.
Special thanks to Matt Neal of East Carolina Retrievers, Mike Shelton, Cheryl Adair, Eric Grubbs, and the Hunting Retriever Clubs of North and South Carolina.
Mac, by David Rothblatt
Last winter, our fraternity lost its de-facto leader. Mac was truly one-of-a-kind. With his effortless charisma and selfless soul, he was an enormously positive presence on all of our lives. This piece is a letter that I am writing to him, incorporating the voices of a few fellow brothers. Collectively, we tell him just how much he meant to us.
Background Music: Clip from Interstellar Main Theme By Hans Zimmer
A Lesson in Resiliency, by Erin Edmiston
A life lesson learned from knowing resilient refugees.
Chasing Darkness, by Jackson Prince
Jaxson Floberg composes his music at night, in the dark. Now, after three years of songwriting, he’s putting together his first album.
Third Coast Festival 2004 ShortDocs Challenge: Darkness
Three Chickens in the Coop, by Jacob Moss
Classic tale of Man vs. Nature:
In 2011 a group of college students in Southern California decided to raise three chickens. What came next could not be foreseen.
Music: Dead Chicken Blues by Dr. Nüdel
Flourishing in a Food Truck, by Jake Sheridan
Ian Burris’s food truck, the Dankery, is strange. It’s also wildly popular. Follow Ian’s path to success and see where the ambition that made him a fixture of Durham late nights may take him.
Music: “Alllknow” by Makaih Beat
Whistling, by James Robinson
On the Tibetan Plateau, whistling is more than a hobby, it is a critical tool for herders.
If You Could Redo College, Would You Change Your Major? by Janie Hendrickson
We’re all familiar with the term effortless perfection. It’s seeing your friends seamlessly glide through the water, acing midterms, starting clubs, and landing job interviews, without exerting any extra effort. But does it go beyond that? Is the idea of having to be perfect forcing students to major in subjects they aren’t interested in just to get the perfect career? Listen to one Duke senior’s story and how he chose the road less traveled.
Duke Women’s Basketball Practice Team, by Jeff Blair
The practice team is a group of around 10 male Duke students who play against and challenge the Duke Division 1 Women’s Basketball team. Here, we capture the role of the team from the perspective of a student manager, a senior on the women’s team, a senior on the practice team, and a new member of the practice team.
Mom and Daughter, by Katie Eppinger
Relationships between mothers and daughters can be pretty complicated.
We’re All Living Against Time, by Lishan Guo
I’ve always been touched by us, as humans, to live intentional or unintentional lives. We’re not actually made by “changes,” but we’re put together by these little things that don’t change in our lives and by living in our own little heterotopias. We’re all holding this great value of living against time, and we stays “young” by remaining these repetitions.
Icebreaker Radio Drama, by Mark Sampson
Your favorite day of class. Can’t wait to meet everyone.
Music credit: Way Up High
Many thanks to the talented Oskar Marszalek for his help writing and recording.
Proceed With Caution, by Michael Betts
How would you go about a new relationship with a grandparent you never knew, but had always seen the fallout and negative impact on family members you love? What if, when asked for their side of a story, they omit details? You would proceed with caution. The story, in two parts:
Different Religions in Student Athletes, by Sarah Nelson
I interviewed four student athletes at Duke University. One Christian Field Hockey player, Haley Schleicher, one Christian Volleyball Player, Kincey Smith, and two Jewish Volleyball players, Samantha Amos and Alex Amos. Considering these student athletes have similar daily routines and schedules, my interviews compare how different religions play a role in the daily lives of these student athletes. I look at their mindset inside and outside the locker room.
The Prayer Band, by Zaire McPhearson
The Prayer Band was a Charismatic Movement that took place in the mid-1970’s through the mid-2010’s. The Prayer Band was a group of women and children who followed in the footsteps of a very strong leader. This was a Christian organization that later turned into a cult and forever changed the lives of everyone involved. The leader formed her own ministry to control the lives of these women in any way possible. They were not allowed to do anything without the consent of the leader or they would be punished. This group of women lived a very fearful life for many years until they were able to gain the strength to move away and start a new life.
