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DURHAM’S NEXT MAYOR

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From left to right: Farad Ali, Pierce Freelon, Shea Ramirez, Steve Schewel and Sylvester Williams.

MAYORAL CANDIDATE PROFILES

Pierce Freelon

Farad Ali

Steve Schewel

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As one of Durham’s six mayoral candidates, Pierce Freelon sees himself as a bridge builder between generations and as an advocate for intersectional growth. Born and raised in Durham, Freelon has had numerous involvements with the local and regional community, such as teaching courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, founding Blackspace, a digital maker space for people to learn about music, and serving on local boards such as the North Carolina Arts Council.

Farad Ali has a background in business diversity consulting, which he wants to use to push forth a vision of “One Durham” as one of Durham’s six mayoral candidates. Ali—a former city council member—seeks to increase civic engagement and bring together diverse sectors and people in the Durham community. He said he decided to enter the mayoral race after speaking with his family, friends, current Durham mayor Bill Bell and Mayor Pro Tempore Cora Cole-McFadden. He has thus far secured endorsements from two of the city’s most powerful political action committees—the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People and the Friends of Durham. “Durham today [is] going through a big growth, [but] with a focus on equity and a desire to have some smart growth and inclusion,” Ali said. “I thought I could be an asset to the city as mayor... ‘One Durham’ allows us to focus on the benefits of having a city that’s so diverse and using that diversity to inspire change and create innovation.”

In Spring 1972, Duke undergraduates decided to elect Steve Schewel, Trinity ’73, as their student body president. This fall, a new generation of Duke students is faced with that decision again—this time, as Schewel runs for mayor of Durham. Since earning his undergraduate degree from Duke, Schewel has maintained strong ties with the University and Durham. Schewel went on to receive his Ph.D. in Education from Duke in 1982, and was a visiting assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy from 2000 until last semester. He has also been on several boards and councils around Durham, most notably as a member of the Durham City Council since 2011. Schewel wants to address three issues in Durham in his platform for mayor—how to make sure everyone is included as Durham prospers, how to project Durham’s values into the world and how to maintain the small-city quality of life as Durham grows.

‘On the cusp of growth’ “Our platform principles are community, growth and youth,” Freelon said. “We need jobs, safe and non-threatening streets and affordable housing for all of Durham’s residents. We need to continue to be on the cusp of growth in sustainable and equitycentered ways.” Freelon named combatting racial disparities in the criminal justice system and identifying the disparate impacts of Durham’s recent growth as important issues in his campaign. He said Durham’s poverty rate for black and Latinx youth is “staggering” and pointed to the more than 800 evictions in the city per month as evidence of Durham’s high income inequality. “[Durham has] the highest income inequality in the state of North Carolina,” he said. “These are some serious issues that require some bold, creative and visionary leadership.” Although none of the three major political action committees in Durham—Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People,

‘One Durham’ Since 2014, Ali has served as the president and CEO of the Institute, a Durham-based consulting and services firm focused on business diversity. He also chairs the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board, in addition to sitting on a number of other local boards. From 2007 to 2011, he served on the Durham City Council. Tyrone Baines, a supporter of Ali and the founder of the NCCU Public Administration Program, praised Ali’s commitment to

Duke in Durham He noted that the first issue is making sure that “the city we love is a city for all.” This includes affordable housing, the kinds of jobs residents have and transportation to these jobs, as well as the wages that they are paid, he said. Schewel commended Duke for increasing its minimum wage to $15 an hour, emphasizing the huge impact the University would have on Durham as it is the city’s largest employer. However, he noted that Duke could increase its support of the public bus system. Thousands of people are riding the bus to Duke, which

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MAYORAL CANDIDATE PROFILES

Shea Ramirez By Claire Xiao Staff Reporter

Shea Ramirez holds many positions—she’s a tax preparer, an owner of a model and talent agency, a founder of a nonprofit and a mother of six teenage daughters. Now, she got her eye on Durham mayoral seat. For Ramirez, creating a unified Durham and increasing opportunities for the city’s residents are crucial components of making Durham a better city. She plans to use her personal entrepreneurial background to help her relate to all of Durham’s citizens.

Ramirez, who has also served as a substitute teacher for Durham Public Schools, explained that she is experienced in motivating and working with youth. Her talent agency works with youngsters and schools to raise self-esteem and educate them on their self-worth. Last year, she held a ‘Teen Summit’—an event meant to open dialogue between youth and community. “Youth and people in general get lost when they don’t fully understand their capabilities and purpose,” she wrote.

Her background Originally from Greensboro, N.C., Ramirez graduated from North Carolina ‘A united Durham’ Central University in 1995 and has stayed From the t-shirts donned by smiling teenagers in Durham since. She labels herself as an to the web address itself—thepeoplesmayor.net— entrepreneur and a mother who is deeply Ramirez angles herself as a mayoral candidate for involved in the community. the people. Her campaign slogan is “Our Youth, According to her website, she began her Our Community, Our Future.” own business—Sa’Shea Shoes—in 1999 by “I believe in a united Durham, with shared selling shoes out of her car, with her daughters resources and opportunities,” Ramirez wrote in in tow. She eventually earned enough to open an email, explaining her slogan. “‘Our children a storefront and went on to open SH’Bella need programming to better cultivate their Model and Talent Agency in November 2012. talents and gifts.” She has also created a nonprofit—A Beautiful Ramirez is also particularly concerned with You—which collects and donates clothes to local crime. She believes that Durham’s high people in need. crime rates stem from a lack of opportunities for “I have experienced real-life situations that the city’s young people. She stressed her desire make me relatable to all citizens of Durham,” she to provide more financial resources to help wrote. “Running for this position is far greater youth and other residents secure stable jobs and than just experience and a nice resume but pursue their passions. about the individual’s character.” “Our residents are suffering economically and Ramirez has no prior political experience, being displaced,” she wrote. “We need to invest in but she called herself a “doer,” emphasizing her [our youth] and not just the landscape... When every interest in working hands-on in the community community thrives, we prosper as a city.” and opening communication between the She proposed developing programs and government and citizens. If elected, she plans partnerships with local universities and colleges to host regular community functions and town and companies, which could offer education See RAMIREZ on Page 16 and possible job placements.

Sylvester Williams By Rob Palmisano

opportunities across the city to help reduce Durham’s poverty and unemployment rates— currently at 17.1 percent and 4.1 percent, Giving lower-income Durham residents respectively. He explained that while investments more opportunities to succeed in life is the have revitalized downtown Durham into a guiding force behind Sylvester Williams’ landmark tourist attraction, wealth has been campaign to become the next mayor of the unevenly distributed throughout the city, leaving some communities neglected. city of Durham. “There are some parts of Durham where the Williams—a pastor, East Durham resident and retired financial analyst for unemployment rate is well over 30 percent,” he a Fortune 500 company—is no rookie to said. “Why is that happening?” mayoral races. He unsuccessfully challenged Williams said that the possibility of another then-incumbent mayor Bill Bell for the seat economic downturn like the Great Recession increases the value of his financial experience as in both 2011 and 2013. He has also served as chair for economic a mayor. While the United States’ economy has development for both the Durham Business mostly rebounded from the recession, he said there and Professional Chain and the Durham are still several communities—including some in Committee on the Affairs of Black People. Durham—that were never really able to recover During his time as chair, Williams negotiated from the collapse of the housing market. “If you don’t make it so that residents in less a contract with Greenfire Development—a property management company in Durham— fortunate tracks of Durham are able to buy and for 20 percent of jobs at the company to be set spend in those tracks and we have another dip aside for African Americans. like we did in 2007-2008, then we’re going to “Here is someone who has the leadership have a very big problem,” he said. Williams added that he doesn’t believe and the metal to care for all of Durham, not many of Durham’s current leaders have even just a sliver of it,” he said. explored the possibility of another economic Affordable housing and economics downturn and he feels there are no other Williams compared the housing issues he candidates in the race who can offer a similar encountered during his mission trips to those perspective to his own. facing Durham today, noting that his platform Crime and inclusion from the 2013 election cycle hasn’t changed at all. He continues to push for more affordable Williams praised Durham’s police department, but said that in order to address housing across the city. “I talk with people who say they cannot find the city’s high crime rates, the city’s next mayor safe, affordable housing in Durham, and our should allocate more of the city’s budget to leaders ask the question, ‘Why can’t it be done?’ hiring additional police officers. “Our police department is fair and Well, if you [take more of our budget] and put it into the housing market, then maybe it could transparent,” he said. “But why not bring in a be done,” he said. See WILLIAMS on Page 4 Williams also wants to create more job Staff Reporter

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CLASS OF 2021 PROFILE

INCOME-BASED LIFESTYLES: BOTTOM 40% VS TOP 1%

Survey finds sharp lifestyle differences between low-income students and wealthy students By Likhitha Butchireddygari | Editor-

Overall, only about three percent of respondents said that they were very conservative, with 30.1 percent identifying as very liberal. About 19 percent of students identified as moderate. The bottom 40 percent students were more likely to have had alcohol than top one percent students, but less likely to have done drugs or had sex. Whereas about 68 percent of students with families earning less than $40,000 drank alcohol prior to entering college, only 40 percent of students with families earning more than $500,000 had had sex. Religion was another category with sharp differences between these socioeconomic classes. One-quarter of first-years in the bottom 40 percent reported being “religious” or “very religious.” However, only about 12 percent of first-years in the top one percent reported the same. The percentage of wealthy respondents that identified as “not very religious” or “not at all religious”—nearly 62 percent—was significantly greater than that of the low-income respondents—35.7 percent. Overall, first-years are just as likely to identify as atheist and agnostic as they are to identify as Christian. Whereas about 17 percent of students identified as Protestant and Catholic each, 14.5 percent and 19.6 percent identified as atheist and agnostic, respectively. First-year respondents also showed a love of Apple products. More than two-thirds of respondents said they used Mac computers. An even larger percentage—82.5 percent—said that they used iPhones. The rest used an Android smartphone, at 16.7 percent, or Windows Phone, at nearly one percent.

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Students whose family income is below the poverty line are more likely to be liberal and more religious than students whose families are in the top one percent, according to a recent Chronicle survey. This past summer, The Chronicle solicited responses to a survey for members of the Class of 2021, of which 281 students—about 16 percent of the class—responded to. Some of the questions centered on lifestyle, including drug use, political alignment and religion. Students in the bottom 40 percent of income—those whose families earn less than $40,000 annually—differed drastically on several lifestyle questions compared to students in the top one percent—those whose family income is more than $500,000 per year. Nearly three-quarters of respondents have not had sex. A much larger percentage—nearly half— affirmed that they’ve consumed alcohol before college. A smaller portion have used drugs, at 18.8 percent. Whereas no low-income student reported obtaining a fake ID, about 17 percent of wealthy students reported getting one. Political affiliation also saw some incomebased division. About 64 percent of the lowincome first-years identified as “liberal” or “very liberal,” compared to about 46 percent of wealthy first-years. In fact, the proportion of wealthy respondents who identified as “conservative or very conservative” was more twice the proportion of low-income respondents—34.6 percent versus 14.3 percent. There were similar proportions of moderates in both camps.

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Vincent and Heather Cook, a community collaborator Council is about 62. There is a political representation gap,” Vincent said. “A potential challenge is we want to make sure that as many with Freelon, both noted his willingness to “seek input” before people vote as possible. Extending the access to young voters in making decisions. “I know him to be someone who will not speak on something Friends of Durham and the People’s Alliance—endorsed Freelon, other Durham is important.” that he’s not knowledgeable on,” Cook said. “He knows better than PACs have endorsed him, including Run for Something and Equality to think he has the best ideas.” North Carolina, which also endorsed Steve Schewel. Finding a ‘balance’ between past and future Vincent became close to Freelon in 2014 after organizing a ‘Seared in my mind’ ‘Wait your turn’ moment of silence for the death of Michael Brown and other victims Freelon named several people who have shaped his character, At 33, Freelon is the youngest of the mayoral candidates, more of police brutality. than a decade younger than the next youngest candidate. “Because of Pierce Freelon’s connections to the activist including Chuck Davis—founder and former artistic director of the “A big comment that I’ve heard from time to time is ‘wait community here in Durham, his candidacy speaks to young folks African American Dance Ensemble, his wife Katie—for her support— your turn.’” Freelon said. “I respond to that with my ancestors in in Durham, but also to poor, working class folks in Durham who and Harvey Gantt—the first black mayor of Charlotte. “In the 90s, my parents were very involved in the political mind: Martin Luther King Jr. who was 34 when he led the march might have felt that even under Mayor Bell they may not have had on Washington, Patrice Lumumba the first democratically elected the voice who had their best interests there,” said Mark Anthony campaign of Harvey Gantt, [who became] the first black mayor of Charlotte,” Freelon said. “That race really seared in my mind the president of the Congo who was 34, Angela Davis who was Neal, professor of African and African American studies. organizing in her mid 20s.” Neal, who originally met Freelon through his mother, also said importance of stepping up for what’s right and being a champion of He also mentioned that he was the youngest member appointed that his ability to unite people would be important given the recent principled opposition.” His parents—jazz musician Nnenna Freelon and architect by the governor to the North Carolina Arts Council. influx of migrants from the Northeast corridor. Joshua Vincent, Freelon’s campaign manager, commented on “The city needs leadership that understands [how] to find a Philip Freelon—raised Freelon in Durham. A self-proclaimed the significance of Freelon’s youth. balance between historic Durham and the Durham we’re starting to local, in his spare time, Freelon enjoys playing pick-up basketball, frequenting Skewers Bar and Grill and attending film festivals at the “The average age of Durhamites is 32. The median age of City see literally grow up into the sky—into the future,” he said. Carolina Theatre. While he believed that the venues and restaurants provided new opportunities to experience Durham’s creativity and diversity, he also recognized that the growth has been alongside some “alarming disparities.” “Durham likes to think of itself as a progressive city,” Freelon said. “But it’s time for some new blood and new ideas.” FROM PAGE 1

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FROM PAGE 1 diversity. Ali grew up with Baines’ son and later crossed paths with Baines in their work on economic development. “If I look at how Durham has developed recently—in all of the development downtown—I think that a part of Durham has been left behind, places like East Durham,” Baines said. “You can’t talk about fair housing without talking about having a job. You can’t talk about having a job without talk[ing] about an education preparing you for the job.” But Baines also noted that representing and bridging the diverse segments of Durham could be challenging. “The real challenge is going to be bringing people together,” Baines said. “But Farad has proven that he can do that. I am excited about the opportunity to see him work across those lines because I have seen him work across them before.” ‘Someone who knows the challenges’ Another of Ali’s supporters, Hampton Dellinger, also lauded Ali’s ability as a leader. A longstanding Durham resident, Dellinger grew up in Durham and is a former North Carolina Deputy Attorney General. “I think we are a very cohesive community, but we could be even more united. Farad is a uniter,” Dellinger said. “Farad is so well known and so well respected across all of the different segments of Durham. He is known in the business community and known by those interested in social justice and civil rights.” In addition to supporting Ali’s prior campaign to become city councilman, Dellinger has worked with Ali and his colleagues at the Institute. Dellinger characterized economic development and increasing wages as key issues for Durham, which he believed Ali has ample experience in. “Farad is someone who knows the challenges out there, but is able to work within the system to be persistent and to achieve progressive change,” Dellinger said.

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Connection to Durham Like Baines and Dellinger, Ali has a long history with Durham. Although he was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to Durham soon after. Ali went to Jordan High School and raised a family in Durham. “I love hanging out with my family in Durham,” he said. “I do stay-cations in Durham.” Ali said he has been inspired by his mother and father— who grew up in South Carolina and the inner-city of New York, respectively—for showing him how to overcome obstacles and create more opportunities for himself. “I have watched them toil their way through struggle, through being working-poor to raising two sons and giving them an opportunity to attend college,” he said. “[I’ve learned] that your current condition doesn’t necessarily determine your outcome in life.”

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greater police presence into the Durham area?” When asked what he believes the people of Durham are looking for in their next mayor, Williams pointed to honesty, transparency and a willingness to deal equally with every resident. He noted that his experiences as a pastor and African American makes him more relatable and understanding. See WILLIAMS on Page 16

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As a student studying abroad, I’m probably expected to write about what an awesome semester I’m having. A beautiful European city, a plethora of museums to visit, endless events to attend, embarrassing yet endearing mistakes with the language, a great homestay family—all would be more than suitable topics for this staff note. But I’ll spare you the fluffy descriptions of cobblestone streets and dramatic stories of the cultural lessons I’ve learned. It’s not just the culture that’s been on my mind. Since I’ve been in Berlin, I can’t stop thinking about time. Personally, I feel like time is running out. I’m over halfway done with Duke; I’ve spent four semesters on campus and only have three remaining when I return in the spring. It’s strange to think that I’ve already walked past the Chapel more times than I have left to stroll by it. My time abroad is thus important on multiple levels: it is a time marking the middle of my college career, and it will probably turn out to be one of the best times of my life. Before leaving for Europe, my interaction with others on campus always seemed to be marked by forthcoming absence. Be it “we can start going to Wilson together again in the spring!” or “don’t worry, Tandoor will still exist when you come back in 2018,” I was often reminded by friends that my time at Duke would take a long pause. Like a novel missing a chapter, this break in my time on campus makes the

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entirety of my “Duke Experience” more confusing. Studying abroad is a milestone in my college career, raising questions about what came before and what will come after. Have I spent my time on campus correctly? What will I do with the three semesters I have left? Will my perspective on Duke life change now that over half of it is over? During the one semester I have away from Duke, I’m left thinking about my experiences under the gothic arches of the Rubinstein rather than those of the Marienkirche.

staff note I question, too, the meaning of my time in Berlin. By all accounts, a semester abroad is often the best time of students’ college careers— if not their lives. After a full month here, I can see that being the case for me as well. But can I make more of my time here? How many art galleries and cinemas can I fit into the next three months? How many pretzels can I eat? Even if I had all the time in the world, I doubt I could do everything in Berlin I’d want to do. So how can I make each

day here the best it can possibly be? My questions on time are daily answered by the city. Although all cities have a past, Berlin’s history can be read on each of its buildings and all of the faces of its people. Here, time is felt rather than passively lived through. Few cities have gone through as tumultuous a history as that of Berlin’s, and the impacts of each era can still be sensed across the city streets. While most European cities feel overwhelmingly Old, Berlin’s many rebirths have made it feel New—and still defining itself. Although time hasn’t been good to the city, the city is good to time. From streets named after medieval regions of Berlin to modern memorials, history is not forgotten. The city’s good and bad times are laid out plainly, to learn from and build from. Living in this vortex of time, I’m daily reminded of my search to define my own personal zeitgeist— what this time will mean to me in the larger context of my life. Just as how Berlin as a city has been and will always be defined by time, I will never be able to fully control time’s impacts on my life. So, shouldn’t I just let it happen? My time abroad and at Duke will come and go, leaving me with memories of the past like Berlin’s street signs and reconstructed buildings. I know these memories will be made, so long as I worry less about the time and more about the moments. As to what those moments will be—only time will tell. —Jessica Williams

‘mother!’ deserves a question mark, not an exclamation point By Sydny Long Contributing Writer

It is human nature to obsess. Our obsessions distinguish us, drive us, destroy us. Countless stories have been told about the subject of obsession and its pernicious nature, depicting humans as manic creatures who will sacrifice their well being and relationships in the name of the all-consuming fixations that govern their lives. Perhaps most famous are the stories told by Darren Aronofsky, whose body of work centers around the passions that can so easily bloom into raging obsessions. From his sophomore effort “Requiem for a Dream” about the perils of drug addiction to the ballet thriller “Black Swan,” Aronofsky has been building narratives around the journey of a crazed protagonist toward that unattainable goal. His latest film “mother!” aims to deconstruct this theme of obsession by depicting in vivid detail just how catastrophic it can be when an innocent is caught in the crossfire between the obsessed and their point of fixation. A young housewife (Jennifer Lawrence) and her much older husband (Javier Bardem) live in an enormous house in a picturesque clearing. She spends her days renovating the house, which has become her greatest love, while he struggles with his writing. Their life of domestic tranquility is suddenly upturned when a doctor (Ed Harris) comes to the door and is invited to stay the night by the husband. He is soon joined by his presumptuous wife (Michelle Pfeiffer), who rudely interrogates her female host about her perceived reluctance to have children, and their bickering sons (brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson). The housewife is overwhelmed by her guests’ mistreatment of her and eventually

persuades her husband to evict them, after which they conceive a child. But when his latest poem becomes a universal success, she must again cope with her house being filled with cruel strangers whose obsession with her husband’s work prompts them to singlehandedly destroy everything she holds dear. Billed extravagantly as an unforgettable thriller—complete with taglines that are lifted from sixties’ shock-horror films— “mother!” is in fact a numbingly long and hollow allegory that seems less interested in the cerebral aspects of obsession and more committed to exploring the visceral evils of obsession and abuse. “mother!” is fundamentally a long-form metaphor about the Bible, the environment and altruism, any of which could have served as the core of an intriguing story. Aronofsky’s decision to explore all of these topics, as well as a motherhood subplot that borrows heavily from “Rosemary’s Baby,” causes the film to feel overwhelmingly schizophrenic. The symbolism is glaringly obvious, but it is draped in so much superfluous imagery and stiff dialogue that the film becomes almost impossible to decipher and enjoy. There are moments where Aronofsky’s vision is clear—a broken sink mirroring the flood from Genesis, a yonic hole in the nursery floor—but they are bookended by delirious, deranged scenes that do little in the way of entertaining or informing the audience. Even though “mother!” is more concerned with ham-fisted references to Christ than delivering scares, it is still a profoundly disturbing movie that does not earn its stomach-churning scenes. One moment in particular is so devastatingly, needlessly heinous that it begs the question of whether this film should have been made at all. The film’s liberal use

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem star in director Darren Aronofsky’s newest film ‘mother!’

of blood, violence and bare flesh feels absurdly gratuitous, especially a later scene where Lawrence is kicked to the ground and called misogynist names for an entire minute. It turns what should have been a thought-provoking commentary on the abuse of the environment into a nauseating bombardment of unpleasant imagery. “mother!” may be difficult to watch, but the care invested into crafting each scene and a surprisingly strong performance by Lawrence rescues it from total failure. The sound design is spectacularly immersive; most of the visuals, like a lightbulb filling with blood, are richly realized and effective. Lawrence, whose praise until now has been mostly undeserved, manages to convey her helplessness without resorting to chewing the scenery. Her performance in the movie’s final half-hour primarily consists of screaming as the nightmarish

situation crescendos into a fiery finale, but Lawrence makes every shriek just as chilling as her first. Aronofsky’s work has been the subject of controversy ever since “Requiem for a Dream” and it seems that “mother!” has already attracted its fair share of criticism for its frankly abhorrent content. His exploration of obsession has served him well in the past, but his habit of layering his films in subtext and symbolism has proved to be its own form of obsession, one that completely obviates whatever statement “mother!” might have been trying to make. Do not be blindsided by Aronofsky’s smug remarks about “dream logic” and his own genius—“mother!” is less of a brilliant Biblical allegory and more of an interminable, sickening sermon led by a man who is little too obsessed with himself.

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Campus Arts

From faculty to students, how the podcast movement has taken Duke

By Selena Qian Contributing Writer

Stories come in many forms, from the written word to the silver screen. One form that has recently flourished, though, is the podcast. According to surveys conducted by Edison Research and Triton Digital, podcast listening has nearly quadrupled over the past 10 years. Carol Jackson, digital communications strategist at the Sanford School of Public Policy, said she has witnessed this trend at Duke. Jackson produces “Policy 360” and co-produces “Ways & Means,” podcasts funded by the Sanford Innovation & Impact Fund. “Policy 360” is a series of conversations hosted by Kelly Brownell, dean of Sanford, while “Ways & Means” showcases faculty research by including “real-life stories” and adding in a script to tie the pieces together. A self-described fan of the audio medium, Jackson previously worked in television before moving to radio. She felt that the artificial lighting needed for television created an unnatural atmosphere, while audio did not have that issue. “When I found radio, I was like, ‘Wow, this is so—it’s intimate,’” Jackson said. “It’s almost like you can hear the person better if you can’t see them.” The podcast movement has trickled to other faculty and students as well. Alex Gonzalez, senior and co-founder and copresident of Hear at Duke, had also been interested in television and film for a while, and first discovered podcasts during her freshman year when the popular truecrime series “Serial” came out. “I was hooked,” Gonzalez said. “I would take extended breaks between studying to listen to it.” This experience spurred Gonzalez and her friend, fellow senior Maria Luisa

Frasson-Nori, to start a podcast of their own, “Hear at Duke.” Gonzalez said their work was picked up by the Language, Arts & Media Program, leading to funding and brand expansion. Since then, Hear at Duke has become an organization that produces its own podcasts as well as offers resources and advice to aspiring podcasters. Alison Jones, senior writer in the Office of News and Communications, also started an audio working group about two years ago to help people create their own audio projects. She said she had noticed an interest in podcasting but no way for people to get together, discuss their projects and receive feedback. “It brings together people who wouldn’t necessarily cross paths,” Jones said. “We’re united by our love of audio.” Jones mentioned that one reason Duke has a “vibrant audio culture” is John Biewen, audio program director at the Center for Documentary Studies and instructor in documentary studies. Biewen has taught two classes, Introduction to Audio Documentary and The Short Audio Documentary, for nearly a dozen years. These classes are entry-level classes that teach students the basic skills to work with the audio medium. Biewen has his own podcast that started about two years ago, titled “Scene on Radio.” Senior Lou Kendaru said she took one of Biewen’s classes in her sophomore year because she was interested in radio. She has now produced the first episode of her podcast “kiss + tell,” which she released Sept. 11. Kendaru’s podcast explores her interests in sex education and relationships and “embraces the awkward [moments]” that come with the topic “This project is really marrying my two loves together,” Kendaru said. Groups on campus have also begun to incorporate audio into their existing platforms. For instance, The Standard

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Chronicle File Photo The Sanford School sponsors a number of podcasts, including “Policy 360” and “Ways and Means.”

started two podcasts last spring, “Everyone’s an Expert” and “Two People Talking.” Laure Bender, senior and editor of video and audio for the magazine, said podcasts are another medium for The Standard to showcase student voices. Bender said while she doesn’t make podcasts, she does enjoy listening to them, often while walking to and from work Kendaru expressed the same sentiment. “If Duke students are going to listen to podcasts for one reason, it’s this: you can do stuff while listening to podcasts,” Kendaru said. Jones said this on-demand style allows more people to engage with audio. Within the realm of podcasts, there is still a wide range of lengths and types, from a few minutes of interview to an hour-long scripted story. Biewen agreed, remarking that there exists an important distinction between the talk show style and the

documentary style because they require different skills. But Biewen also noted that starting a podcast is “very accessible” because it requires minimal equipment—just a recording device, a laptop for editing and an Internet connection. Because of this accessibility, he said the field has exploded, with now hundreds of thousands of podcasts and for-profit companies that had not existed before. It will be interesting, he said, to see what happens to smaller independent shows as larger companies come into play and the field becomes more organized and professionalized. Kendaru, though, emphasized the fundamentals of why people enjoy podcasts. “No matter how much technology we have, the human voice is always going to be the driver of storytelling,” Kendaru said.

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ALICE FEST provides space for independent women filmmakers

By Alexandra Bateman Contributing Writer

It’s no secret that the film industry is a male-dominated field. In 2016, women comprised only 4% of directors, 13% of writers and 17% of executive producers on the top 100 grossing films that year. Of the top 250 grossing films in the same year, 58% of them had no female executive producers whatsoever. This dearth of women involved in higherlevel film direction and production is by no means a consequence of a widespread lack of qualification. In fact, about half of film school graduates are women. Unlike the underrepresentation pointed out in STEM fields like Computer Science, the film industry’s gender disparity has gone largely ignored. Fortunately, Vivian BowmanEdwards and her independent film festival ALICE FEST are working to shed light on this issue and provide a space for independent women filmmakers. Bowman-Edwards founded ALICE FEST seven years ago as a Durham-based annual film festival that showcases films directed, produced and written by women. “I always have wanted to do a film festival that showed women’s work because I wanted to watch it,” Bowman-

Edwards said. “I felt like I hadn’t seen enough film through the female gaze. I’m all about promoting films by women and getting women’s work out there and encouraging women to not just make film but to make films about women where women are agents of change.” ALICE FEST has grown out of Bowman-Edward’s commitment to herself and her peers.

“It started because I belong to a small group of women filmmakers,” she said. “One year, I came up with the idea that we should do something to challenge ourselves. I went out and looked for films by women, announced [the festival] and got a few submissions.” The first ALICE FEST was held on Duke’s campus in the Center for Documentary Studies’ basement.

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The festival is named for Alice Guy-Blaché (1873-1968), a pioneering filmmaker from Paris.

According to Bowman-Edwards, the first year was standing room only. The second year of ALICE FEST saw even more visitors than the previous year, and by the third year they had moved to the Full Frame Theater. Though ALICE FEST premieres in March, Bowman-Edwards leads the women’s charge yearlong with other, smaller programming at local theaters. This past Saturday, she turned everyone’s attention to animation with an animated shorts screening at the Shadowbox Studio in Durham. Before the screening began, Bowman-Edwards highlighted the lack of women’s voices in animation. According to a 2015 study, 60% of animation school students are women but upon graduation, they are offered only 20% of animation jobs. In the same year, IndieWire reported that only two US animated films had been directed solely by women in the last fifteen years. “I’m interested in animation. I always pick out stuff that I’m interested in,” Bowman-Edwards remarked on why she chose to curate an animated shorts program. “I’ve always wanted to learn [animation] and, over the last few years, I’ve been learning it on my own. When See ALICE on Page 10

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Duke Coffeehouse turns 50: A loo By Jake Parker Contributing Writer

If you’re a regular at the Duke Coffeehouse or simply pop in for a milkshake or a coffee every now and then, you’ve probably glanced over the Polaroids of current and former employees hanging on the back wall, just beyond the bar. The collage of faces represents a small piece of the Coffeehouse’s complicated and lengthy history—it is a saga that could easily fill a thick volume. This year, the Coffeehouse recognizes that history with a celebration of 50 years, though to regulars and even some staff members, the particulars of the Coffeehouse’s origin story remain unknown. “So much of [the history] is shrouded, and you have to really sift through the archival materials,” said senior Wesley Caretto, general manager of the Coffeehouse. That archival material ultimately led back to a charter for the Celestial Omnibus, a coffeehouse located in the Flowers basement during the late 1960s. So this begs the question: How did a 1960s café born in a West Campus basement evolve into the graffitidrenched space in the Crowell building we now call the Duke Coffeehouse? The Celestial Omnibus During the 1965-1966 school year, a committee was established under Bill Patton, then a Duke chaplain, to seek out a space on campus for a coffeehouse. At one point, President Douglas Knight supported converting the chapel basement, but it was determined that such an undertaking would be too costly. It wasn’t until 1967 that Vice President Charles Huestis approved a proposal to convert the game room in Flowers basement into a coffeehouse. Renovations were complete by September 1967, and the space opened shortly after. “We don’t want the coffeehouse to cater to only one group of people,” Jeff Van Pelt, Trinity ‘69 and manager of the Celestial Omnibus, said in 1967. “We want it to be a place where everyone—fraternity men, sorority women, independents, and independent independents— can come and enjoy himself.” Barely a year into its existence, the Celestial Omnibus soon found itself the subject of intense administrative scrutiny. After a widespread drug crackdown in Durham resulted in multiple high school students identifying the Celestial Omnibus as their direct or indirect source of marijuana, the Durham School Board asked that the coffeehouse be shut down, and it closed March 28, 1968. No indictments were ever brought against the coffeehouse staff.

The Celestial Omnibus reopened April 16, 1968, after having agreed only to allow “members of Duke University and guests accompanied by their host” into the coffeehouse. The group struggled to thrive and by the fall of 1970, the space once occupied by the coffeehouse was now home to Hoof ‘n’ Horn. The Red Room In the immediate wake of Celestial Omnibus, the Associated Students of Duke University, the student government group from 1967 to 1993, decided to fund and sponsor a new coffeehouse in the Red Room of the East Campus Dope Shop—a soda fountain and eatery that shut down in 1982. And so it was through the failure of the Celestial Omnibus and the hope of ASDU that the Duke Coffeehouse, or at least its ancestor, found its way to the Crowell Building. Despite initial optimism, the Red Room quickly ran into logistical issues. Maintenance of the space and lack of funds for programming posed serious challenges. By October 1973, the Red Room was being used as a storage space for Duke University Stores, and a month later, Dean Griffith confirmed that the space would be closed permanently, citing the unreasonable financial burden of maintaining the facility. James Adams, business manager of the University, cited the poor condition of the building as a reason for the Red Room’s closure. A coalition for the coffeehouse During the early 1980s, on-campus activism flourished. Students were meeting, organizing and educating around a range of issues. The only problem was a lack of space for such meetings and gatherings to take place. “We all started meeting in Flowers lounge, and we formed a group called United Duke Students,” Wendy Jacobs, Trinity ’83, said. “One of the things we realized was that we didn’t have anywhere to meet … we started realizing there was no place on campus that students could just get together and meet, there was no space around that.” In the fall of 1980, a group of students from UDS began meeting with Dean Griffith about the need for such a space, which they envisioned as a coffeehouse. Jacobs, now chair of the Durham Board of County Commissioners, signed up to have breakfast with President Terry Sanford as a part of his Breakfast with Terry program, intending to speak about the possibility of establishing a coffeehouse. “I will never forget the conversation,” Jacobs said. “‘Well Wendy,’ he said. ‘I know all about you and all

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ok back at a complicated history the students and what you’ve been up to, and if we’re going to have students plotting the revolution, we don’t want them doing that out in the woods, we want them doing that in our backyard … so you’re going to get your coffeehouse.’” After a trial run in the East Campus Dope Shop during the spring of 1981, the Coffeehouse opened in its current location Nov. 2, 1981. The University appropriated approximately $12,000 to renovate the Red Room, and the students—all of them volunteers— handled the rest, scrounging up furnishings and figuring out programming. During this period, the Coffeehouse’s name changed under tragic circumstances. “The summer of 1981, one of the students who was very involved in starting the Coffeehouse, her name was Judy McDade … ended up dying at Yosemite National Park in a really tragic accident,” Jacobs said. “And we renamed the Coffeehouse; we had a sign that said the Judy McDade Coffeehouse, so we actually renamed it.” Jacobs said she was sad to find that, upon returning to the Coffeehouse four or five years ago, the sign was gone. The DUU effect The Duke University Union got involved in the operations of Duke Coffeehouse in fall 2004. The partnership was initiated by the Office of Student Activities and Facilities and initially produced an anxiousness among employees and regulars, who feared that the Coffeehouse’s culture, its coolness, might be coopted by DUU in the transition process. “At first we were very apprehensive about the move, we were afraid that closer administrative involvement would change the character of the coffeehouse, close us down through on weekdays, paint over the murals and turn it into another Starbucks,” Sarah Ogburn, Trinity ‘05—who was slated to be manager of the Coffeehouse in 2004 before DUU got involved—said in an email. Ogburn noted that the transition ended up being for the best, given the new support the Coffeehouse began to receive. For their part, members of DUU—some of them with their own connections to the Coffeehouse— worked to assure skeptics that the space’s character would remain untouched. “As I recall, it was definitely a priority for the Union that it wasn’t meant to be stealing a space and wasn’t meant to be co-opting a space,” Quynh Tran, Trinity ’06, remembered. “They wanted and welcomed involvement… anyone could join the Coffeehouse committee. It wasn’t

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closed off.” The centralization of the Coffeehouse and other organizations within DUU also helped to fortify bonds with groups like the campus radio station WXDU. For example, Tran was serving as general manager of WXDU at the time of the transition, and helped Andy Kay, Trinity ’05, the first general manager of the Coffeehouse under DUU, book musical acts. “The relationship’s always been close, but I think one of the reasons the DUU is successful is you allow quite a bit of autonomy to the programming heads assuming that everything is going well and there aren’t issues and people are happy, and so Coffeehouse, I think, always had a lot of autonomy,” former DUU President Katelyn Donnelly, Trinity ’08, said. Still going strong “I just love the fact that [the Coffeehouse] still exists, and I think it still really fulfills an important role on the Duke campus,” Jacobs said. Of course, the Coffeehouse has changed a great deal over the years, but always in unison with the students who work and study and hang out in the space. Pieces of the past still hang around, either in the form of the Polaroids on the wall or some bit of graffiti in the bathroom or even a band that keeps coming back. “We’ve come upon an old calendar from, like, 1999 in which we’ll see a band that we booked just last week,” senior and booking manager Jason Calixto said. “We’ll be like, ‘Oh my god, they’re still playing. It makes sense that they kind of all look like dads.’” And even if it’s not the past, that variety of the present has remained throughout the years. The Coffeehouse isn’t just a Duke venue; it’s a Durham venue, too. It’s not just a place for bands to play; it’s a spot for poets to read their work and actors to practice their art. “It’s one of the few places on Duke’s campus that you do see people that might not even have anything to do with Duke that come through,” junior and cobooking manager Evan Morgan said. “For instance, on Thursday nights there’s a Marxist reading group that comes through, and they’re mostly grad students, but some of them are not grad students, they’re just, you know, Marxists.” The point is, there are no set rules; the space can be whatever the people that make it their own want it to be. In this sense, the Coffeehouse continues to echo with the refrain that defined the group from the early 1980s: “[The Coffeehouse] belongs to all of us, so come make it into the kind of place you want it to be.”

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ALICE FROM PAGE 7 I got into it I realized there’s all kinds of animation. You can see tonight, there’s 2-D, there’s clay. Every ALICE FEST I show something animated.” She’s right to highlight the var ying forms animated films take—of the eleven shor t films screened, no two employed exactly the same st yle. The prog ram began with a commercial for Nivea lotion, created w ith silhouette animation—a technique that involves silhouetted characters, usually cardboard cutouts, against white against a black backg round. The rest of the prog ramming included films produced using classic 2-D animation, clay mation and stop-motion animation. Several local filmmakers were present to introduce their own films, fulfilling one of ALICE FEST’s primary goals—giving a voice to local filmmakers whose work may not be shown elsewhere. “I like to find people locally to show their films and talk about their films,” Bowman-Edwards said. “I would say that at ALICE FEST, half the films we show are local. I want [local female filmmakers] to have that first experience, and then maybe they’ll go on and do more of their own shows. It’s really wonderful for me because I get to see all of these really great films that normally I wouldn’t see. The audience is really happy to see them because you’re not going to see them anywhere else.” Saturday’s ALICE FEST programming was part of a larger discussion of women in the film industry. Directed by Women has declared September the Women Directors Awareness Month. Each year, they encourage a worldwide viewing party of films produced and directed by women and compile a list of these events on their website. Certainly there are people in the film industry who understand the significance of women’s absence from film—a marginalization of the voices, stories and experiences of half the population. Independent film festivals like ALICE FEST return artistic agency female filmmaker community and expose the general public to ideas that would otherwise go unwatched and unheard. The film industry can learn a great deal from the efforts of individuals like Vivian Bowman-Edwards, whose commitment to a diversified filmic body continues to inspire the Durham community. For information about the next Directed by Women event, visit directedbywomen.com.

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Former Duke commit Chazz Surratt leads North Carolina at quarterback By Derek Saul Contributing Reporter

Bad blood reigns supreme in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, and Chazz Surratt, the Blue Devil commit turned Tar Heel redshirt freshman quarterback, makes Duke fans’ blood flow an even darker blue. For many North Carolina and Blue Devils fans, a switch to the rival side seems unfathomable. However, the former blue-chip recruit switched his allegiances in June 2015, when he announced his decommitment from Duke in favor of the Tar Heels. Surratt was formerly the centerpiece of Duke’s 2016 recruiting class and ranked as the top dual-threat quarterback in the state of North Carolina. The Denver, N.C., native’s change of heart certainly inspired animosity amongst Blue Devil coaches, players and fans alike. North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora defended Surratt’s actions this week despite the murky circumstances, and he said when he asked Surratt if he wanted to continue being recruited after committing to Duke, Surratt said yes. “I think deep down in his heart, this is probably where he wanted to go the whole time. He just had to find the right time to make that decision,” Fedora said at his weekly press conference Monday. “He was the guy we had picked from within the state that we felt like could help us win a championship. Especially at [quarterback], when you have one in the state, you have to find a way to get him.” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe preferred to keep the focus on his own players Tuesday, saying he learned early in his coaching career not to fret about lost recruiting battles. “I’m an old bass fisherman. You’ll never hear me talk about the one that got away. Rarely, though, with this bass fisherman, when I really set the hook do they get away.”

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The Blue Devils certainly will not underestimate the former Parade National Player of the Year and the team he commands despite the Tar Heels’ underwhelming 1-2 record. North Carolina turned in consecutive defeats to start the year before thrashing Old Dominion 53-23. Don’t be fooled by the team’s losing record— the Tar Heels held a lead in the fourth quarter of both of their losses. In its first ACC matchup against the Cardinals, North Carolina seemed poised for an upset and entered the final quarter with a narrow lead. Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson had other plans, and his

It’s not very often that teams make the jump from a doormat to knocking on the door for a conference title in one year. But a season after finishing 4-8, losing to Wake Forest and Virginia at home and making just three field goals, Duke has a good chance of doing just that. After a perfect 3-0 start to the season, the Blue Devils have at least a 47.5 percent chance of winning all but two of their remaining games, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index, which predicts them to go about 8-4—a number they may even best. Granted, Duke didn’t look good Saturday against Baylor in a textbook trap game. North Carolina was calling the following week, and the Bears had just lost to an FCS team and looked hopeless in another defeat to TexasSan Antonio. It was hard to get excited to play them. Going forward, however, the Blue Devils fit the blueprint perfectly of teams that have made an instant jump out of obscurity. Since 2012, an average of exactly two teams per year have vaulted five or more wins to into the top 25. Out of those 10 teams, eight of them made huge strides in either running the football or stopping the run. One of the two that didn’t was Michigan in

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Fedora’s expectations for Surratt have come to fruition thus far. The Tar Heel quarterback has accounted for seven touchdowns and has not turned the ball over yet this season. Surratt has evidently won the quarterback competition with Brandon Harris, an LSU graduate transfer who entered the season as North Carolina’s starter, but delivered two middling performances in losses against California and Louisville. “[Surratt] is a great athlete. He has a great lefty touch. He has great fingers, he [can] put the ball where he wants it,” Cutcliffe said. “He’s physical. He has good size and quickness and can extend plays. There are just a lot of things about Chazz that [we] knew he [would be] a special athlete.”

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Conine stars during summer in Cape Cod League By Michael Model Assistant Blue Zone Editor

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Griffin Conine finished in the top five in the Cape Cod Baseball League in batting average, home runs and RBIs.

Following the end of the college season, the nation’s best prospects flock to summer leagues across the country to hone their skills while competing with elite talent. Duke junior Griffin Conine headlined the group of Blue Devils who competed in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League this summer and continued to elevate his Major League draft stock. Conine followed up his breakout spring, in which he led Duke in most offensive categories, with an outstanding summer as a member of the Cotuit Kettleers. The Weston, Fla., native finished fifth in the league in batting average, tied for third in RBIs and tied for the league lead with nine home runs. Conine’s performance earned him the Robert A. McNeese Award given to the league’s top professional prospect, as voted on by numerous Major League scouts. The junior outfielder felt his

ability to maintain his output day in and day out was the key to his summer success. “Having a consistent approach and never getting out of it really [helped],” Conine said. “I never really had a slump up there, which was nice. I think that was the biggest thing, just being the same guy every day.” Although Conine impressed scouts on the field during his time in the Cape, his demeanor and actions off the field may have left the strongest mark on those who surrounded him, including his coaches and teammates. Cotuit’s head coach Mike Roberts had particularly high praise for Conine’s work ethic and humble nature. “One thing I saw was one of the best professional approaches I have ever seen out of an amateur,” Roberts said. “When Griffin walks on the field, you see a very humble young man, but you see a man who understands what he’s See CONINE on Page 12

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Blue Devils rally from 2-goal deficit in wild win By Dani Schneider Contributing Reporter

Everything went wrong for the Blue Devils in the first 25 minutes of Tuesday night’s game, but they rallied in their most memorable game of the season so far to avoid a second straight defeat. Duke beat Wisconsin 4-3 in a dramatic comeback victory that kept the fans at Koskinen Stadium on the edge of their seats, exacting revenge on the Badgers for winning the 1995 national 3 championship game WISC 4 2-0 in the two squads’ DUKE last meeting. The Blue Devils battled back from a 2-0 deficit to even the score by halftime and added two more goals in the second half to bring home the game. Duke’s game-winning goal finally came with just 12:36 left in the match, when senior Cameron Moseley turned a long pass straight from freshman goalkeeper Will Pulisic into a breakaway, kicking the ball off the left post and into the net. “We took too long to move the ball in the

first 15 to 20 minutes and defended poorly on set pieces and paid the price,” said Blue Devil head coach John Kerr. “But we knew once we got the first goal, the second was going to come. We went into the half thinking about getting the third and fourth and had to fight for this win.” The nightmare for Duke (5-1-1) started in the 13th minute, when Wisconsin senior midfielder Christopher Mueller nailed a corner kick into the box to forward Michael Catalano, who was in perfect position for a header to put the Badgers on the board. Minutes later, Wisconsin forward Mark Segbers scored the second goal off yet another corner kick by Mueller to put the Blue Devils in deep trouble. Both goals Duke allowed in its 2-1 loss to then-No. 8 North Carolina Friday night also resulted from corner kicks. But Kevon Black came to the rescue for the Blue Devils with 17:03 left in the first half. Just a few minutes after returning from a brief departure due to an elbow to the face during the Badgers’ second corner kick, the senior defender received a pass in front of the

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Senior defender Kevon Black put Duke on the scoreboard with his first goal of the season to spark its comeback from a 2-0 deficit.

CONINE FROM PAGE 11 there for, and that’s to get the job done and get it done well. When he is inside the fences, he handles it like a professional and not like a lot of amateur players do.” Conine said the proudest moment of his summer was hitting a home run off North Carolina ace Tyler Baum, who pitched for the Harwich Mariners, to blow open the game in Cotuit’s eventual victory. He also competed in the College Home Run Derby in Omaha, Neb., July 1, with his father Jeff throwing to him. Conine’s quietness off the field reminded Roberts of Jeff Conine, who played in the Major Leagues for six different ball clubs from 19902007 and mentored Roberts’ son Brian when the two were teammates on the Baltimore Orioles from 2001-03. The younger Conine’s performance in the last six months has caught the eyes of many MLB scouts, who hope he will develop into a player like his father. Roberts currently feels Conine could be a first-round pick, but he will likely need to continue improving his defensive skillset in order to break into the top 30 on draft day. “What I saw was a guy that was really trying to improve his game in every area and not just one

area,” Roberts said. “I thought he worked on his outfield play very hard to become a better defensive player this summer, which I think is very important for him to be, possibly, in the first round, as they want to see some improvements in the defensive side, in the arm and the baserunning.” In addition to Conine, fellow junior Jimmy Herron also thrived in the Cape Cod League this summer. Herron decided to return to school after being drafted in the 31st round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees. The Harleysville, Pa., native finished third on the Cape with a .338 average for the Orleans Firebirds. He also added 10 doubles to his summer line. Perhaps the highlight of the summer for the Blue Devil duo came July 22, when the two faced each other in the Cape Cod league All-Star game. With the score tied 3-3 in the top of the seventh inning, Herron laced a go-ahead two-run double on the 10th pitch of his at-bat, which put his East squad in front. Herron was named East MVP, and Conine was named West MVP following a 2-for-4 day with a two-run home run. “That was really cool because I don’t think it has ever been done before,” Herron said. “That was neat. Just to make the All-Star game was a great honor, but to win the MVP, and also Griff won it, it’s pretty neat to just represent Duke in that way.” Following the summer, Herron and Conine

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Senior Cameron Moseley scored two goals in the second half, including the game-winner in the 78th minute. net from sophomore Daniele Proch. Black’s powerful shot landed in the top of the goal out of Wisconsin goalkeeper Phillip Shilling’s reach to put Duke on the board. Shortly after Black’s goal, the momentum shifted further when Segbers was sent off for his second yellow card of the night after slide tackling Proch, forcing the Badgers (3-2-2) to play the rest of the game with 10 men. Duke quickly took advantage of having one more weapon on the field and equalized. Sophomore Jack Doran kept the ball low as he aimed for the left-hand corner of the goal, scoring for the first time in his career with a shot that whizzed past teammate Daniel Wright. Then, just 33 seconds into the second half, Moseley scored his first of two go-ahead goals off an assist from Black that gave him a breakaway, energizing the Blue Devils and their home crowd. “It gave us the lift that we need that we can score in the first five minutes of the half, and I think that set the mentality for the rest of the game,” Moseley said. “We knew we

were good enough to score.” However, after Duke was whistled for a red card of its own when freshman Matthias Frick received a second yellow card in the 76th minute. Wisconsin midfielder Mike Catalano scored on the ensuing free kick, with the play evening up both the score and the numbers of players both squads had on the field, but Moseley responded again two minutes later. The matchup proved to be aggressive, with a total of 15 fouls for each team—the Blue Devils drew 12 whistles in the second half alone. “Wisconsin comes from the Big Ten, a very physical league compared to the ACC, which is very fast paced,” Moseley said. “I think after the first 30 minutes of the game, when we realized they were going in for each 50-50 [ball] with all they’ve got, we adjusted pretty well.” After prevailing in a match that featured several momentum swings and contributions deep into its bench, Duke will look to pick up its second ACC win on the road against another ranked foe in No. 11 Syracuse Friday night.

are entering their fall routine of intra-squad scrimmages and workouts back in Durham to prepare for the start of the season in the spring. If they both continue playing well in the spring, they would have the option of leaving for the pros next summer, but they are hoping to play deep into the NCAA tournament in June before having to make that decision.

“The stadium was as nice of an atmosphere as I’ve ever played in,” Conine said of the Home Run Derby in Omaha, where the College World Series is also held every year. “It definitely got me interested to have more Duke uniforms out there instead of just the one.” Hank Tucker contributed reporting.

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525 total yards and six touchdowns propelled Louisville to victory. The Tar Heels’ defense has been their Achilles’ heel so far this year. North Carolina ranks just 120th in the nation in total yards allowed per game and 108th in points allowed per game. Its passing defense has been particularly atrocious, as the Tar Heels have yielded 323.3 passing yards per contest through the third week. Led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Daniel Jones and senior running back Shaun Wilson, Duke’s offense has been far improved from last season. Cutcliffe is planning to exploit North Carolina’s subpar defense primarily through the air. “[The] first thing to do is to protect the quarterback better. Pass offense always starts with pass protection. That pass protection is a big long laundry list of responsibilities that belongs to the quarterback, the offensive line, the running backs, the tight ends and the receivers,” Cutcliffe said. “If receivers aren’t ready and separating on time, then you’re not going to get the football. So, the way you open up a pass offense and utilize more people is [to get everybody in sync], and that’s a work in progress that we work on every day.” Ultimately, this Saturday’s matchup at Kenan Memorial Stadium will come down to quarterback performance—a former Duke commit leading the Tar Heels against Jones, a former preferred walk-on who seized the opportunity to start when Surratt chose not to come. The contest figures to be a shootout, as both teams have reached at least 30 points in each of their three games, but the Blue Devils have shown more potential on defense and could be primed to exact revenge on Surratt for their second straight win against their biggest rivals. Mitchell Gladstone contributed reporting.

similar path—after suffering through years of mediocrity under past regimes, it made bowls in four straight seasons until last year’s dud. Last year, Daniel Jones eventually developed into a strong quarterback by the end of the fall, but didn’t have the potent rushing attack or defense up front to back him up. Now, with improvements up front on the offensive line and the addition of graduate transfer right tackle Evan Lisle, Duke’s rushing offense looks much more dangerous after an additional year to coalesce. The duo of Brittain Brown and Shaun Wilson has been deadly, and Jones picked up the slack with 108 rush yards in the only game where it faltered against Northwestern. Wilson and Brown have been explosive, giving the Blue Devils the two-dimensional offense that they sorely lacked last year. Their success Jack Dolgin | Staff Photographer has opened up the passing game even more, Brittain Brown has been a strong complement with teams forced to commit more personnel to Shaun Wilson in Duke’s backfield. up front to slow the run. And on the other side of the ball, the Army and Virginia should be easy wins. North rush defense has been stellar, suffocating Carolina has looked vulnerable, too, and one of the most elusive running backs in the Georgia Tech and Wake Forest are both very country—Northwestern’s Justin Jackson— beatable opponents to wrap up the regular and giving up just 1.8 yards per carry on the season. Even budgeting for one slip-up, that’s year. Although there were questions about eight wins right there. the unit’s depth heading into the season, According to FPI, Duke is more likely the front seven looks like it will be a force— than not to beat No. 14 Miami Sept. 29 Duke has the top defensive efficiency rating at home, a game that could be pivotal in in the nation. determining its fate. A road matchup with Certainly, the competition hasn’t been No. 13 Virginia Tech Oct. 28 will be a stellar yet, but with much better control tougher test, but the Hokies have to play No. of the line of scrimmage, the Blue Devils 2 Clemson, which could give them an extra have the right foundation to make a big loss in the ACC standings. If the Blue Devils jump—and perhaps make a run to the can beat Virginia Tech or Miami, they ACC championship game in a wide-open would have a realistic chance to get back Coastal division. to the ACC championship for the first time Virginia Tech and Miami are the only since 2013. With a relatively soft schedule, The New York Times way—Duke’s Syndication Sales serious obstacles in their theyCorporation can crack 9-3. 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, 10018 schedule is looking weaker and weaker by N.Y.Your eyes haven’t deceived you—Duke is For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 the week. Pittsburgh is downright awful, and for real. ForRelease Release Tuesday, September 19, 2017 For Wednesday, September 20, 2017

the first year of Jim Harbaugh’s reign. On average, those teams improved by 1.3 yards per carry from the year before in rushing margin, which subtracts the yards per carry the team yielded on defense from the yards per carry they gained on offense. Although there have also likely been teams that made similar improvements which did not translate to the win column, Duke is on the right track with a rushing margin of 2.8 yards per attempt, a considerable improvement from its negative margin in 2016. Auburn vaulted to the national title game in 2013 when it out-rushed its opponents by nearly two yards per carry, a year after being out-rushed by its opponents by nearly a yard per carry. This isn’t to say the Blue Devils are national-championship caliber—Daniel Jones isn’t Nick Marshall, and Shaun Wilson isn’t Tre Mason—but they have followed the script by controlling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. A more realistic comparison would be a 2012 Oregon State team that made a six-win jump to 9-4. Although head coach Mike Riley had helped Oregon State make four bowls in the previous six years, pulling the program out of obscurity, it fell on hard times in 2011 without a strong running game and feature back, despite having a good quarterback in Sean Mannion. Then, the next season, the Beavers’ rushing yards per carry margin increased by 1.2 yards, boosted by running back Storm Woods’ emergence and a defense that went from giving up 4.8 yards per carry to fewer than 4.0. Sound familiar, Duke fans? David Cutcliffe’s team seems to be on a

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he University of California Berkeley campus was quite literally on fire this past February when riots broke out on campus during a planned speech by fascist and well-known agitator, Milo Yiannopoulos. Following the outrage and protests that made national headlines, two subsequent events, a planned visit by Ann Coulter—which was cancelled—and a speech by Ben Shapiro last Thursday, cost Berkeley roughly $600,000 each. The hefty price tags for security brought the costs incurred by the university to a staggering $1.4 million. Another series of events is purported to be planned for next week and has been dubbed the “Berkeley Free Speech Week.” There are currently conflicting reports of the event schedule, the planned speakers and whether events will occur, but regardless of what happens UC Berkeley will principally deal with the consequences, financially and otherwise. These circumstances offer an opportunity to reflect on the history of the university as a battleground for free speech and the contemporary dilution of that legacy by antagonistic political factions. This isn’t the first time that UC Berkeley has served as the central character in a national discussion around right to free speech. The Free Speech Movement of the 1960s found home on its grounds and was the first instance of mass civil disobedience at a university. It resulted in the abolition of bans in place for on-campus political activity, removed restrictions on student free speech and led to the protection of academic freedom while activist students and faculty asserted their right

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to involvement in the Civil Rights, Anti-Vietnam War and Counterculture Movements. The Free Speech movement extended the protections of free speech afforded by the US Constitution to the campuses on which we all work or live, where they were previously deprived and deeply changed the way that students and faculty engage on campus allowing opinion dissenting from administrative oversight to be heard and celebrated. While organizers of this modern wave of “free speech” efforts have not explicitly framed their actions as a continuation of the social movements of the 1960s, their choice of UC Berkeley as ground zero for their efforts, in addition to a brief perusal of their event schedule,makes the connection clear.The organizers wish to

Editorial Board promote the idea that the free speech of right-leaning individuals is somehow oppressed on university campuses. Any truth there might be to this rallying cry is undermined by the fact that Berkeley leadership has repeatedly affirmed the right of speakers of various backgrounds to come to campus, at great cost to the public and the university, with the understanding that counter-demonstrations would be allowed—for they are free speech in themselves. The apparent need of organizers to invite only the most infamous and inflammatory speakers available for their cause, most who lack any academic background,

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the constant complaints about counter-demonstrations and the persistence in staging these events on a campus garnering national attention rather than at numerous university venues, bring into question the goals of organizers. When Charles Murray was invited to speak at Duke, opportunities for him to engage with campus academics like Charmaine Royal, who’s working on themes of race and genetics, were missed. This exemplifies the true nature of the current free speech spectacle. It routinely invokes the values of open and free dialogue, yet removes opportunities for deep academic discourse between visiting and local scholars. Ultimately, any free speech on university campuses is a sacred right won for us by the valiant work of the pioneers of the Free Speech Movement. Diverse viewpoints should be allowed to be expressed in dialogue on campuses because such perspectives build toward the goal of universities as sites for inquiry, reflection and intellectual challenges. However, the spectacle of current efforts obviates the real benefit of allowing controversial views and their dissenters a voice. Sadly, at the center of it all is a beleaguered public university charged not only with serving the poorest students in our nation, but also saddled with the financial burden of advancing the careers of political provocateurs. Sadly, at the center of it all is a beleaguered public university charged not only with serving the poorest students in our nation, but also saddled with the financial burden of advancing the careers of political provocateurs.

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t is mid-morning and I am sitting on the floor of my apartment typing out this article. Sunlight shines through the windows and warms my outstretched legs. This column is due to The Chronicle at 5pm and my editor–who is also my housemate–is reprimanding me for being unprepared. Why didn’t I work on it yesterday? Why didn’t I work on it over the week? Why leave it to the last minute? To his credit, he is gentle about it, prodding but not inquisitorial, but it still annoys me terribly. Across the room, my partner is by the dining table listening in. They are clearing up the remains of the night (cups of half-finished water and little wooden sticks from the inside of frozen corn dogs). I want to shout at my housemate/editor. I want to tell him that if my column gets submitted without his comments it is my fault, not his; I want to tell him that he doesn’t get to micromanage me. I want to shout at him so badly. But of course, I do not shout at him. I do not shout at him, because I want to be a Good Man. I do not shout at him, because shouting is violent

Duke Men’s Project BIWEEKLY MANWICH and shouting is hyper-masculine and shouting is Not What Good Men Do. So instead, I bite my tongue. Instead, I tell my partner that they are cleaning the table wrongly. I push them out of the way and do exactly what they were about to do. I then go back to sitting on the floor with a grim look on my face and type angrily, whipping at the keys because I did not shout, because I Am A Good Man. My partner comes over and asks me what is wrong. “Nothing,” I say. “I don’t know.” I think sometimes we talk about Good Men as if they are iconic, mythological heroes–Superman, Batman, Iron Man, all come to mind–but I don’t think the Good Man actually exists. For me, manhood is too fluid and diverse for any notion of an ideal man to be useful or attainable. Thinking about manhood as a dichotomy of Good and Bad fails to account for the ways we have a difficult time identifying violence, and the ways we apply moral equivalences to sanitize violence. It frames Goodness as an identity, which, at best, simplifies the complex calculus involved in navigating a world marked by power and oppression. And at worst, it camouflages perpetrators of gender violence behind claims such as “I can’t imagine him doing such a thing.” Essentially, it fails to recognize the grayness of manhood.

The Good/Bad dichotomy is problematic on a number of fronts. Firstly, it does not recognize (and often facilitates) the many times we let perpetrators of gender violence off the hook because they are “good men.” Conversely, it does not leave much room for reform or restorative justice, and leaves the door open for the justice system to project ideas of criminality onto men based upon race and class. Of course, we have to be able to adequately report and prosecute rapists before we can start thinking about restorative justice, but that is an altogether different conversation. We rarely use Good/Bad to describe other social identities, so why not problematize Good Men? Who gets to choose who is Good and who is Bad, anyway? Perhaps masculinities are too nuanced and complicated to be understood with such an inadequate moral standard. Twenty minutes later, after half a cup of coffee and more key smacking, I sheepishly go over to my partner. I kiss them on the forehead and apologize: “I’m sorry. I was being ridiculous and immature, and should not have projected my irritation onto you.” I tell my housemate-editor all the things I originally should have said: “I felt hurt when you piled onto me like that. It was frustrating to be micromanaged. It felt like you were stepping on my autonomy.” He gives me a familiar, sheepish look, and apologizes for being bossy and overbearing. We do not exchange forehead kisses, but we feel better. More often than I’d like to admit, I find myself patting myself on the back for not raising my voice and then redirecting those feelings into the annoying little things. I find myself staying quiet so there is one less man taking up space in the classroom, but widen my stance and puff out my chest while walking by frat boys in my apartment building. The ways I have been conditioned to behave are informed my much more than my gender, but personally, expressions of manhood are a large part of how I carry myself. And despite not buying into the idea of the Good Man, I (evidently) can’t help unconsciously holding myself to some contradictory and inconsequential standards. So where do I go from here? Honestly, I have no idea. What I do maintain, however, is that no standard of masculinity (whether implicit or explicit) is useful. This also means we need to find ways to hold individuals accountable beyond the oversimplified and politically-loaded Good/Bad dichotomy. Ultimately, there is no pinnacle of Good Manhood that I am striving for, nor any that I can achieve. And that’s okay. The Duke Men’s Project’s column, “bieweekly manwich,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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ithout imposing any religious doctrine on anyone, I think this week we should all thank Christ. By Christ, I mean University of California at Berkeley’s new chancellor, Carol Christ, who should be commended for upholding the principles of free speech on a campus that recently experienced violence at the prospect of hosting controversial speakers. Earlier this year, Berkeley was scheduled to host a slew of controversial speakers including provocateur and former Breitbart employee Milo Yiannopoulos on February 1 and conservative columnist Ann Coulter on April 27. While protesting Yiannopoulos, far leftist groups set fires, deliberately damaged property, and attacked crowd members as well as police. Following the cancellation of the event, the months that followed included multiple pro-Trump rallies that were met with counter-protesters. Far right NeoNazi and white supremacist groups were also present. These clashes resulted in several injuries and arrests with the police

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confiscating metal bats, bricks and other weapons. Coulter’s speech was canceled by the university due to security concerns based on these previous events. Last Thursday, Berkeley successfully hosted Jewish conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, a former Breitbart writer who now runs his own media company known as The Daily Wire. Shapiro is known for attending universities and speaking events across the country. His speeches and Q&A sessions are often YouTube hits as he rarely, if ever, is stumped by any of his encounters with other students or panelists. Shapiro’s fiery debating strategy, extensive use of evidence, and impeccable grasp of logic makes him an idol to many young conservatives in the United States. It was anticipated that Shapiro’s speech would cause amplified tension and that extreme measures would have to be taken in order to keep peace on Berkeley’s campus. Given the contentious political environment in this country and the polarizing nature of Mr. Shapiro’s ideology, Berkeley made sure to plan for the worst. In fact, the university reportedly spent $600,000 to ensure adequate security and used officers from each of the 10 campuses within the University of California System. Other measures taken included erecting concrete barriers, establishing a secure perimeter, and closing off access to nearby buildings. Despite that Berkeley banned the use of pepper spray 30 years ago, the City Council voted to permit police to use pepper spray if necessary. These measures successfully ensured that no one was injured by violence. Out of the 1,000 protesters, 9 were arrested. To those who cherish freedom of speech and an open exchange of ideas, Shapiro’s unobstructed presentation was a major achievement considering the direction in which college campus dialogue is going. Not only was this event a win for Shapiro supporters, but also a significant improvement in upholding peaceful protest. Free speech and democratic principles prevailed over censorship and violence. Whether or not you agree or disagree with Mr. Shapiro’s opinions, no one should deny that his free speech privileges are

protected equally compared to all other citizens. The notion that his identity or ideology disqualifies him from expressing certain opinions is a fallacy that attempts to undermine the legitimacy of a person’s ideas. Yet, this misconception is commonly used on college campuses today in order to discredit and demonize certain arguments, particularly those made by conservatives and libertarians. Chancellor Christ deserves immense credit for defending a fundamental liberty needed for a civil and just society. She demonstrates an excellent mindset with regard to dealing with controversy, which should serve as an example for college administrators across the country. In the past, she has respectfully advised her students to have an objective view of defending free speech. This means defending free speech even when a speaker may have ideas that are “hateful,” “bigoted,” or simply not aligned with popular opinion. She specifically wrote in a campus-wide letter this August, “Call toxic speech out for what it is, don’t shout it down, for in shouting it down, you collude in the narrative that universities are not open to all speech. Respond to hate speech with more speech.” If Duke hosts speakers like Shapiro in the future, it should pledge its full support to upholding free speech, regardless of the monetary price. The free exchange of ideas is priceless, and will always be a worthwhile investment. I remind everyone that Duke University’s community standard explicitly states, “It is the policy of the university to protect the right of voluntary assembly, to make its facilities available for peaceful assembly, to welcome guest speakers, to protect the exercise of these rights from disruption or interference.” Duke must ensure that violence does not intimidate free thought. Personal friends of mine who are ideological minorities on this campus often feel threatened or fearful if they speak up for their views. This should never be the case on a campus that preaches tolerance. Free speech provides for social innovation, checks the power of authority, and reminds us that we are a society of openmindedness. Free speech is a fundamental prerequisite for a free society, no matter if the ideas expressed are repulsive, offensive, or even revolutionary. Free speech, not violence, can and should also be used as a tool for condemnation of repugnant and immoral ideologies. History ensures us that if we suppress speech through the use of violence because we find certain ideas distasteful or “triggering,” we are implementing elements of totalitarianism into our society that echo those of Nazi Germany and North Korea. We would also be setting the dangerous precedent that the masses can oppress the minority. I commend organizations and professors on Duke’s campus that are committed to protecting every student’s right to speak their mind. POLIS and The Chronicle are examples of organizations on campus that deserve praise for facilitating peaceful dialogue. I encourage the various political organizations on campus to challenge the views of our student body and create dialogue that addresses the issues we currently face as a society. Through this process, we can effectively heal the wounds that currently separate us.

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t is easy to interrogate the human condition with people’s responses to the standard set of big questions: Who are we? Do we have a purpose? Do Tar Heels have a right to exist? But let’s keep in mind that this is a college campus. The big questions, as that weird alternative kid who lives down the hall from you and only listens to bands with a vowel to consonant ratio of one to fifteen will be quick to remind you, are far too mainstream to tell us anything interesting about life anymore. Let’s assume he’s right. Screw the big questions. Let’s seek truth in trivialities. Here, then, is a decidedly small question I posed to anyone brave or foolish enough to respond: how do you feel about the holes in doughnuts? My first respondent expressed the view that the hole in a doughnut is a sort of gastronomical keystone: as he memorably put it, “the hole makes the ‘nut.” There’s certainly

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a frank poetry to that response, as well as a sort of wisdom. Debussy called music “the space between the notes…the dividing of the tones,” a sentiment famously reiterated by Miles Davis, and easily affirmed by anyone who has ever appreciated the cadence of a good song. This idea is reminiscent of a relatively little known theological tradition known as apophatic theology that seeks to define the divine not in positive, descriptive terms, but in negative, exclusionary ones: describing not what God is, but instead what it explicitly isn’t. A good apophatic theologian understands well the idea that truth and beauty are defined by absence, that a room is made to seem brighter if one corner is in shadow. This idea applies rather well to the doughnut: as a baked good and as a cultural icon, it is defined by its hole, and so to fill it in would be to strip it of its significance as both food and symbol. I also received a more grounded, albeit tongue-in-cheek opinion: that the holes in doughnuts are merely the product of corporate America’s relentless greed and reluctance to utilize any more dough than is absolutely necessary to keep the gluttonous masses worshipping at the altar of consumerism. I should also probably mention here that perhaps the truest, or at least the most literal, meaning behind the hole in a doughnut is simply to promote even cooking. There’s a practicality to these kinds of responses that I think is worth learning from: beyond all the layers of metaphor and cultural significance, the hole in a doughnut, is, before any thing else, simply a hole in a doughnut. In order to find meaning in small things, the small things have to exist. And often, they exist thanks to capitalism. C’est la vie. A third respondent launched almost worryingly promptly into a story involving a friend, a glazed doughnut, and certain acts that are perhaps best left to the imagination

of the reader. I suppose this, too, is a necessary part of the human condition, whether we in our ivory towers approve or not. Onward. Another respondent pointed out that the doughnut would be rather difficult to grip without its hole. As we are all no doubt aware, a proper doughnut should be downright slippery with glaze, such that without the hole, it would be quite difficult to eat. Just as there’s a beauty to the thought of my future readers carefully turning over the Platonic ideal of a doughnut hole in their mind and flipping through possible ascribed meanings like vellum pages in a fine leather-bound book, there is a franker beauty to the image of the swimmer down the hall from me hungrily tearing into a clutched doughnut after a trying practice without care for anything but its heavenly taste. My final respondent seemed a bit bemused by all this talk of exploring the human condition through people’s opinions on doughnut holes. In her view, politely but firmly expressed, doughnut holes are too trivial to truly be worth analyzing. I would venture to say that she was the type to strive for big things, and therefore the type to entertain only big questions. To type out 800 words dissecting the significance of a single unremarkable feature of a single unremarkable food would to her seem childish at best and a waste of time at worst. For all I know, she’s right. Ultimately, this is a short, biweekly column, that will occupy only a few minutes of your day. Trivial would absolutely be a fair descriptor of such a feature. Like the hole in a doughnut, it would be easy to dismiss it as another one of the myriad small details that make up the stuff of life. It is my hope that you will see it, like I do, as something more. Mihir Bellamkonda is a Trinity freshman. His column, “small things” runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords, something Trump promised in June. Another example, Schewel added, would be utilizing what saves the University money, he noted. he calls “Durham work-arounds,” a solution “Duke is huge—it’s enormous—and it pays to the problem of mass incarceration and high no taxes, and yet it receives all the benefits of recidivism rates. Durham,” Schewel said. “When Duke does pay “For example, we have our misdemeanor for various services, one of the questions is what diversion court, which diverts people from our services Duke should be paying for.” regular court system and gives them community Schewel added that Duke could also be more service or something like that that keeps them out involved in affordable housing work in Durham. of the criminal justice system if they had some sort He noted that the University has supported of small offense,” he said. This is not the first time that Schewel has affordable housing through land banking, but that it could be more of a contributor. considered national issues at a local level. As a However, he also emphasized more positive student, he was deeply involved in the anti-war impacts that Duke has had on Durham, including movement and the women’s movement. the revitalization of downtown Durham. Small-city life “The renaissance in downtown Durham would not have been possible had Duke not decided very His third platform plank is enhancing Durham’s consciously to move some of its offices downtown and small-city way of life as its population grows. Parks, to really provide the anchor for a lot of downtown’s trails and bicycle infrastructure are part of his plan for enhancing the quality of life, he said. redevelopment,” Schewel said. Schewel also emphasized the importance of Durham’s tree canopy. The tree canopy is Projecting the city’s values The second part of Schewel’s platform is old, with the willow oaks that line Durham’s addressing how Durham projects its values of diversity streets being planted around 80 to 90 years and peacefulness to the world, while examining how ago. But thanks to this tree canopy, over 50 percent of the city is currently in shade, residents live those values at home. He noted that an example would be Durham Schewel noted. Equitably replenishing the adopting a sustainability plan if Trump officially canopy is one of his priorities.

“If you look at the old red-lining maps from the 1930s, you’ll see that those neighborhoods that were red-lined from banking—from people not being able to get loans for their mortgages and so forth—those same neighborhoods are bereft of a tree canopy,” Schewel explained. He also noted that because Durham’s population is expected to nearly double in the next 30 years, having good transportation systems is essential. This includes improving any means of transportation that doesn’t involve getting in a car—buses, rail, bicycle trails and sidewalks. “We are already in gridlock at rush-hour on the way to Raleigh and on the way to Chapel Hill,” he said. “We will have way more than that unless we have a good transportation system that can help us keep the quality of life that we have now.”

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with his beliefs. “Those issues are not resolved. It’s not FROM PAGE 4 genetic,” he said. “So if it’s not genetic, why are some of these people having some of these Still, Williams has been criticized for problems and issues?” his negative views toward the LGBTQ+ community. He has said that “civil rights do not apply to the bedroom” and that being transgender reflects having a mental problem. FROM PAGE 3 At a mayoral forum Monday, he commented on fellow mayoral candidate Shea Ramirez having While on their iPhones, students spend a homosexual daughter. the most time on Snapchat and Instagram, on But when asked about his views at a separate average. The mean time spent on each app was forum Sept. 14, he said that he is just transparent 1.9 hours per day.

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Impact at Duke Schewel’s colleagues at Duke said that he would be an excellent leader for Durham. Mac McCorkle, associate professor of the practice in Sanford, said that he is Schewel’s friend and supporter. McCorkle—who has seen Schewel in a variety of roles and settings—believes he would make a great mayor. “He understands Durham,” McCorkle said. “He’s been part of making a modern Durham with The Independent and just been involved in the

FROM PAGE 2 forums to make city officials and police more accessible to Durham residents. She also noted that she would “push to have a police oversight board made up of residents and city officials that would have hiring and firing abilities.” Duke and Durham As for Duke’s relationship with the city, Ramirez noted that the University is synonymous

center of a lot of progressive achievements that the city has made. He fits Durham like a glove.” Alma Blount, director of the Hart Leadership Program in Sanford, wrote in an email that she has known for Schewel for nearly 40 years and endorses him personally in her role as a resident of Durham and a voter. Junior Rachel Rubin, who took a class taught by Blount and Schewel her first year, wrote in an email that Schewel and Blount—or as they insisted their students, Steve and Alma—inspired her love for the city. “I began to love Durham by watching Steve love Durham,” Rubin wrote. Senior Lisa Guraya, who was part of a two semester political leadership program with Schewel, echoed Rubin’s sentiments—noting that his qualities as a professor can be translated into the necessary qualities for a mayor. “The passion that he brings in the classroom is the same passion that he brings to deal with issues regarding whatever in Durham,” Guraya said. As for Schewel, he looks fondly upon his 17 years teaching at Duke. “It’s such a gift to be able to teach Duke undergraduates,” Schewel said. “That is also a big part of my life—the ability to interact with students who are really smart and committed to making a better world, working with them and being able to teach them.” with Durham. But she added that the relationship between the two should still be improved. “Duke has some great programs in which they provide services to Durham children,” she wrote. “It would also be great if Duke campus areas open their doors to host some community functions.” Ramirez added that she sees the opportunity for Duke to have a positive effect on the city going forward. “If Duke is involved in the progression of Durham, it would…help Durham to move forward in a united fashion where all communities thrive,” she wrote.

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