by Laura
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been doing a lot more UNC -related work than blogging. Apparently, I am enrolled as a student. Who knew? But I’m sure that all of our brains will welcome a respite from the Serious Business of the World when it comes to indulging my latest musings:
1. Even though [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Duke’
February 24, 2010
Great Expectations
February 23, 2010
A discussion on free speech
By Harold
Thursday night was the perfect time for Laura and I to go our separate ways. Laura went to see the educational documentary The Prep School Negro, while I saw Larry Flynt, who was brought to the UNC campus by the law school’s First Amendment Law Review.
Free speech is something a lot of people struggle with. As [...]
February 19, 2010
1.5.0.
by Laura
I’d been wanting to try UNC’s new sustainable dining option and took the opportunity to gobble down lunch there yesterday. The good news? There was absolutely nothing on their menu that I wouldn’t have happily eaten. The downside for students is the mildly higher cost, especially compared to neighboring Chick-fil-a, where nothing costs more [...]
February 11, 2010
The Duke-UNC rivalry
By Harold
An interesting article came out the other day about how fewer than 20 percent of Duke and UNC fans actually hate their rival. Even Ol’ Roy and Coach K are liked more than hated by opposing fans.
This shows something I’ve written before. The best thing about the Duke-UNC rivalry is really the proximity of [...]
November 21, 2009
Town Frown Relationships
by Laura
Tonight I’m going to venture out with some grad school ladies for a bachelorette party, and we’ll be stopping by a few of the hotspots that Dukies used to frequent on a Saturday night. Back then, those places seemed so far from the Gothic Wonderland bubble that groups would charter buses to travel about [...]
November 18, 2009
E) All of the Above
by Laura
Having just completed the last multiple choice exam of my career, I’m contemplating what to do next:
a) Throw Noodle one of her new fancy toys we bought for her last weekend, because we love our dog more than budgeting money for groceries.
November 6, 2009
Duke vs. Carolina – The Dining Hall Wars
by Laura
Last night, I ran into the main dining hall on UNC’s campus hoping to visit the Mediterranean Deli kiosk before our big soccer showdown. (Spoiler alert: We lost, and got scored on by someone with no arms. Granted, you don’t necessarily need arms to play soccer, but this pretty much sums up our level [...]
October 25, 2009
Mission Stay On Couch=Epic Fail
by Laura
Anticipating a few days without visitors, we decided to stay local for fall break and attempt to do absolutely nothing. However, Harold discovered that it was Parent’s Weekend at Duke, and the related events were right about at our current hipness level. Besides, this meant reaping all the benefits of the free dessert reception [...]
October 15, 2009
Lecture circuit
by Harold
Washington Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes likes to write, “We watch so you don’t have to.” Well, the last two days I’ve gone to three lectures at Duke and UNC, so you don’t have to.
October 10, 2009
RDWe’reBetterThanU
by Laura
The Daily Beast recently revealed a ranked list of the country’s smartest places. Apparently, I should pat myself on the back for choosing to be a part of the most intelligent metro area of them all – the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill trifecta of awesome.
September 27, 2009
Harold’s Homecoming Highlights
by Harold
In a great coincidence, the year that we moved back to the Triangle was the same year that Duke invited all its alumni volunteers to attend Homecoming for free (I conducted alumni interviews in New York City). Laura had some ridiculous excuse on Friday morning (work, I think) so I went by myself to hear [...]
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