By Chris Dong and Zhang Yu Photo: Indian Mountain School On a sunny afternoon, a group of students rushes out of the campus canteen. In their hands are plastic cups, bottled water, and takeout containers. Within minutes, most of that plastic will be tossed into a bin and will never
By Enwei Fan and Jiale Li Photo: Aunt Ping and bees, Enwei Fan Warming World, Fading Hives “Good afternoon, Johann!” greeted Aunt Ping—a local beekeeper who has tended bees for over thirty years. “Your pre-ordered beewax is all packed.” Handing it over, she smiled:“It makes candles that burn clean—no toxic
Photo: Liam Curaming My study abroad semester at Duke is drawing to a close—in about a month, it’ll be time to fly out for the winter break before returning to DKU. At Duke, undergraduates can take a graduate-level course (that is either in the 500 or 600 level). Many of
Photo: Marielle Williamson Picture this: it’s a cold, early morning in Kunshan, you’re rushing to class and in your hands lies a cup of warmth. It’s not an uncommon situation–college campuses basically run on coffee. But where does it come from? Why should we care? And–perhaps most importantly–what can we
Photo: Xinwen Hu From October 17-19, DKU held the inaugural Sino-Foreign Model United Nations conference in a partnership with New York University Shanghai, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, and the University of Nottingham Ningbo. Co-sponsored by the DKU Library, this conference marked a milestone: it was the largest fully student-led conference DKU
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.
Liam Curaming and Waylon Liu Approximately half of DKU’s class of 2027 is now in Durham, North Carolina completing their study-away semester at Duke. During this time DKU students must become adjusted to and learn a new way of life. Some differences between the two universities have been met with
Visiting faculty member Dr. Jennifer Turner sat down with the LilyPad to discuss her career and journey to teaching climate storytelling at DKU as an avenue for sustainability.
DKU’s student-led initiative REACH (an acronym for Recycling, Economical, Activity, Community, Humanity) conducted its first collaboration with the campus Never Mind Café. The event brought sign language education to participants as a bridge between DKU’s community and café staff.
On July 13, in Chiang Khong, northern Thailand, local high school students worked alongside students and faculty from Duke Kunshan University in a filmmaking workshop along the Mekong River.
