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Assessing DukeEngage: Part 3 of 3
Program seeks to fix weaknesses
Students feel nat. depression trends
‘Voluntourism,’ link to academics cited by Anna Koelsch THE CHRONICLE
Editor’s note: This is the third in a threepart series evaluating DukeEngage since its inception in 2007. Today’s article addresses critiques of the program and discusses DukeEngage’s responsive strategic plan. Part 1 examined the student experience with DukeEngage and Part 2 analyzed the relationship between DukeEngage and the Duke brand. As an international service program, DukeEngage faces the challenge of proving that it offers students more than just a free trip abroad. DukeEngage’s strategic plan for 2017 outlines ways to address several shortcomings of the program, which has a $4 million annual budget and fully funds more than 400 students to participate in immersive service projects around the world every year. For instance, the onetime, rather than sustained, nature of DukeEngage prompts criticism of this particular service model. Additionally, students consistently show more interest in international offerings than domestic sites, raising questions about what makes overseas service more attractive. Duke also faces a challenge in connecting students’ summer experiences into their broader Duke career.
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Nationally, more and and more students come into college with depression, and this trend is mirrored at Duke. by Maggie Spini THE CHRONICLE
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series evaluating depression among students on campus and how they seek help. Today’s article analyzes how Duke students fit into the trend of increasing rates of depression at universities nationwide and why some students choose medication over other treatment
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He began to lose his interest in academics and lost the ability to focus on anything. Finally, in college, he was diagnosed with depression. “During my senior year of high school, typical senioritis came in around Christmas,� SEE DEPRESSION ON PAGE 3
Deadlines dropped for campaigns by Carleigh Stiehm
Episodic engagement Some of the most pervasive critiques of DukeEngage are, firstly, that students see the program as a travel opportunity as much as a service experience and, secondly, that engagement projects are episodic. Inherent constraints of the program—a typical duration of two months and little infrastructure and resources for students to return to their project site—make it hard for the program to combat the critique that it offers short-term “voluntourism.� Higher student interest in international
options. Tuesday, The Chronicle will assess what about the college environment makes students more susceptible to depression and will explore alternative treatment options to medication. Although he had been a diligent student throughout the majority of high school, something shifted for Advait Ghuge, now a senior, before he arrived at Duke.
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Future Duke Student Government elections will not be bound by campaign timeline constraints or arbitrary spending limits. After the April 11 Daniel Strunk DSG election was postponed to April 16, the Board of Elections decided to disallow further campaigning. But on April 14, the DSG Judiciary ruled to overturn the decision, removing the campaign restrictions. The Judiciary determined that it was not within DSG’s power to restrict free speech via social media. Addition-
ally, the ruling nullified the Board of Election’s ability to determine start and end dates for campaigning. “The most immediate ramification is that specified election periods have been declared unconstitutional, so theoretically someone could start running for DSG president for next year, right now,� said Chief Justice Daniel Strunk, a junior. The complaint was initially filed by freshman Bryan Dinner, a candidate for vice president of social culture, and sophomore Cynthia Wang, a candidate for senator for academic affairs. Strunk added that a candidate’s ability to campaign is part of having the freedom of speech as guaranteed
by the DSG bill of rights. By implementing an election timeline, the Senate was infringing on the freedom of speech and expression of the candidates, said Strunk, who is also a columnist for The Chronicle. President-elect Stefani Jones, a junior, wrote in an email Sunday that the change will not have a large impact on how DSG election cycles operate. “I can’t see students embracing the idea of perpetual DSG elections, so candidates will be pressured to not start too early,� Jones said. “DSG can still have a filing deadline for candidates to be on the ballot, so I’d expect campaigns to
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