Students feel stress as thesis deadline nears
The Chronicle
Duke University
DURHAM, N.C. (U-WIRE) - In
these last few days of school, many
seniors have been toiling night and day
to finish their honors theses on time.
But was it worth the Herculean ejfort
to receive distinction status on the
graduation program?
“Towards the end, I was wonder
ing if I would get it done at all,” said
Trinity senior Thomas Bums, a politi
cal science major. “I was hardly get
ting any sleep during the last four
weeks, skipping class and all sorts of
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things.”
However, he added that he was
glad to have undertaken the endeavor.
“Once I got into my topic, it was pret
ty fun,” said Bums, who wrote about
ethnic conflict in Ireland. “It was a pity
that I didn’t have another semester to
work on it more.”
Graduating with distinction
requires proof of academic achieve
ment, faculty recommendations, the
approval of the department, a substan
tial thesis of generally at least 50 pages
and an oral defense.
“We take into account their gener
al performance thus far in work
they’ve done,” said Ian Baucom, assis
tant professor of English, who coordi
nates the department’s distinction pro
gram. “We want to have a sense of
(their) facility for this kind of work.”
Faculty and students said the hon
ors thesis is an excellent research
opportunity for those who want to
attend graduate school.
“I think for those students who are
going to continue professionally in the
sciences, writing a senior undergradu
ate thesis is just preparation,” said
Ronald Grunwald, biology’s associate
director of undergraduate studies.
Some students, however, simply
enjoy the research.
“Many of them do it because it’s a
culmination of their study, which
includes a significant research com
ponent,” Grunwald said.
Faculty also noted that there is a
large number of students who do inde
pendent studies, which also conclude
with a large body of research and writ
ing work but are not technically “hon
ors.
That difference probably stems
from the stringent grade point average
requirement associated with the hon
ors label.
Writing a senior thesis also
requires plenty of time, which may
turn off some students to the task.
For Gonzales, however, the time
commitment was not a factor, as she
has already been involved in research
on Shakespeare this year with English
professor Joseph Porter. Next year, she
is considering researching the play
“Othello.”
“You’re usually involved in classes
where you’re writing and researching
on topics you’re given,” she said.
“This was a chance to research and
write on something I was interested
in.”
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