Posts from Washington, D.C. from 2019

On the first day of DukeEngage Academy, Professor Williams asked us a seemingly simple question: what is science? Dumbfounded, my …

Volunteering at the food bank made me quite emotional. I was helping out with registration overall, but I mainly focused …

Last week, we watched the movie Westworld (1973) as a DukeEngage cohort. During our discussion of the movie, a lot …

Throughout elementary and middle school, I learned about the basic story of slavery in history classes: moving from the slave …

I am a compartmentalizer. To cope with the daily stressors of being a young adult and the anxieties commonplace with …

Throughout this summer, I have been slowly noticing the similarities that have tied my Duke Engage experience together with my policy …

I was scrolling through an article the other day, and right when I was about to lose interest, I happened …

Coming up on the last week of the program creates a mix of emotions. I’m relieved, excited, and glad, but …

Growing up on the West Coast, I always told myself I’d come back home and live there after Duke. I …

In seven minutes, I will have one week left of DukeEngage. What does this mean? Well first of all, it …