Although I agree that trying to fit a syllabus into seven weeks forces many classes to feel like they are flying by too quickly, I can appreciate the way this keeps students on their toes. If anything, I think there is great experience to be gained that will hopefully help DKU graduates while trying to navigate an increasingly fast-paced dynamic competitive global workforce.
Submitted anonymously to The LilyPad I find myself particularly uncomfortable with the concept of polyamory. It makes me question my values of love, intimacy, and balance in relationships. Polyamory challenges the traditional views I hold about relationships, particularly my ideas on exclusivity being fundamental for commitment. While I recognize polyamory
Since starting university, I’ve been asked many times by people from my parents’ and grandparents’ generations if any of my friends are engaged or married. Those questions always shocked me, and my answer that most of my friends were not even in relationships would always shock them back. In my
Filming for the upcoming Chinese sci-fi odyssey film “The Decisive Moment”, or 群星闪耀时 (When the Stars Shine) in Chinese, directed by Zhang Disha, moved the cast and crew to DKU’s campus for filming on Wednesday, September 11th. Chinese actors Gao Ye, Huang Bo, Wu Lei, and Sun Yang were alongside
Boycotting corporations whose products are the default mental image of the commodities they offer isn’t as hard as some people make it out to be. It’s no surprise that many are quick to assume “boycotts don’t work” when contemporary society tends to either use them as a suggestion or call
Photos by Ann Tong DKU held its fourth annual Academic Awards ceremony on Friday, April 27. The opening remarks from Dean of Undergraduate Studies Marcia France described the ceremony as an opportunity to acknowledge DKU’s top academic performers from this year. France, who will be leaving her position as Dean
Photos by Yifei Li DKU held its second annual Athletic Awards ceremony on Thursday, April 25 to acknowledge the athletic highlights of the past academic year. In an opening address, Dean Van velzer said the athletics community has a “supersized role, critical in the life of a university”. He highlighted
by Jas Santos and Mary Mulualem Photo by Jas Santos The pressures of attending a college hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from home are a point of connection between many students at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). Even more difficult: the academic pressure faced by students entering into such fast-paced
Student governance is not a foreign topic to university students. The constant wish for smoother communication between administration and students is an omnipresent feeling no matter which university you attend. The case for a DKU student government In a relatively new and small community like DKU, many students feel a
Kunshan, China — 172 people participated in the DKU running club’s fourth Park Run of 2024 at Dayu Bay (大渔湾), with most participants finishing the 5 kilometer run within 90 minutes. The morning of April 6 began cloudy and rainy, but as running club members began setting up for the
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