Photo: Pinterest Evolving from the heavy makeup style and maximalist fashion, a new beauty trend has emerged: the “Clean Girl” aesthetic. She’s dressed in matching, sleek yet simple clothes. Her apartment is flooded with sunlight; her sheets are linen, always in neutral tones. Her morning routine includes journaling, eating meal-prepped
Some assignments need more than just a laptop, pencil, or coffee– they need the right spot. The space you choose ends up shaping the kind of thinking you do there. A room, a desk, even the presence or absence of sunlight can shape the way ideas arrive, or refuse to.
In May of 2022, it was estimated that 48% of living bird species are either known or suspected to be undergoing population decline. In a world where birds do everything from controlling insect populations to germinating plants, it is in the global community’s best interest to address the rapid decline
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,
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.
I believe the habit of staying within our comfort zones is a form of self-limitation. It might feel easy and natural now, but that ease is deceptive. In the long term, it stops us from growing, from seeing ourselves and others in new ways, and from experiences that could broaden our perspectives. When we stay in our bubbles, we never get to prove those assumptions wrong.
What is more American than not trusting the federal government? It’s in our history to rebel against higher states of power. If you have the power to make changes it is your duty to yourself and your fellow Americans, to your brothers and sisters across the globe to vote. You can and should have issues with your candidate of choice. You should remain vigilant to their actions, their wording, their policies because ignorance aids the oppressor.
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
