Staff Editorial: Oxford Dictionary chooses word of the year

By Duke Staff Every year, Oxford Dictionaries chooses one word that “demonstrate[s] some kind of prominence” in the English language both for the UK and U.S. according to their site. Past winners in America have been GIF (2012) unfriend (2009) and podcast (2005) while credit crunch (2008) and Sudoku (2005) have been chosen across the pond. But for 2013, one word was so overwhelmingly popular … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Oxford Dictionary chooses word of the year

Success viewed from many different angles

By Sam Leon | Student Columnist   As we begin the school year, I can’t help but think about the purpose and intentions of us all attending a major university. Even as an upperclassman, I’m constantly reevaluating my ideas of success and how school relates to that idea. Too often, when I speak to peers I haven’t seen in a while, I ask them how … Continue reading Success viewed from many different angles