Author: Mary Mulualem

Student Leader Board launches campus’ first free menstrual product initiative

Mary Mulualem 2026-04-23 No Comments

Photo: Mary Mulualem Student Leader Board Intercultural Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion (IDI) committee member, Anastasiia Titarova (class of 2027) has spearheaded a budding initiative to provide free menstrual products on DKU’s campus. In an interview with the LilyPad, she explains why she has dedicated this semester to pursuing this project.

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Professor Binbin Li introduces “A Mirror to the Sky: Understanding and Preventing Bird Collisions” library exhibit

Mary Mulualem 2026-04-08 No Comments

Photo: Cai Yan On March 23, Associate Professor Binbin Li of Environmental Science held a presentation introducing the university’s Anti-Bird Collision Survey Project and ongoing exhibition in the university library. The exhibition titled “A Mirror to the Sky: Understanding and Preventing Bird Collisions” opened on March 13. It was curated

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Students discuss campus diversity ahead of Student Leader Board campaign

Mary Mulualem 2025-11-04 No Comments

The Student Leader Board (SLB)’s Intercultural Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (IDI) is planning a series of culture and diversity-related events throughout session two to raise discussions on race and diversity related issues at DKU. To get a better sense of the campus climate towards these issues as they stand now, the LilyPad surveyed students on their thoughts.

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How Climate Science Denial Keeps America Frozen in Time

Mary Mulualem 2025-07-31 No Comments

Obfuscating the political scales on environmental science is keeping America frozen in time, particularly when it comes to energy and natural disasters. Climate denial is generally considered a fringe conspiracy in other countries. In the USA, legislators openly proclaim to be anti-science. Of the 541 members of the 118th congress,

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Anonymous: Not So Quiet on the Western Front 

Mary Mulualem 2025-04-08 No Comments

I find parallels between being at Duke and being behind enemy lines. Although we receive Duke degrees and share similar curricula, syllabi, and faculties, impostor syndrome is common among DKU students. Hearing about it is one matter; experiencing it is entirely different. Letters like this can perhaps help future DKU students during their time in the US.

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Mary Magdalene: Miss-Representation in Italian High Renaissance Art

Mary Mulualem 2025-04-02 No Comments

The Gospel of John describes Mary Magdalene as the first person to see Jesus Christ after his Resurrection. According to John, Magdalene afterwards said to Christ’s disciples, “I have seen the Lord”. Through modern scholarship, it has become apparent that her characterization has been subject to many changes from the

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In defense of the seven-week schedule

Mary Mulualem 2024-10-31 No Comments

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.

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