Duke University

PROMPT: We believe there is benefit in sharing or questioning our beliefs or values; who do you agree with on the big important things, or who do you have your most interesting disagreements with? What are you agreeing or disagreeing about? In my freshman year common room, girls snatched dumplings from others’ hands because they had “eaten enough.” Giggles followed in reaction, but fidgeting hands exposed the opposite sentiment. Weeks passed like this. I wanted to respond to these convoluted cries for help, but I couldn’t fathom losing my first friends at a new school. An hour before our…