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Patients sue Zarate questions treatment of Muslims Duke over Potti trials by Julian Spector THE CHRONICLE

Former patients of discredited Duke cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti have filed a lawsuit against the University. The lawsuit was filed in Durham County Superior Court Wednesday on behalf of eight patients who underwent clinical trials based on Potti’s work. The lawsuit was filed against the University, Duke University Health System, Potti, Dr. Joseph Nevins—who co-authored many papers with Potti—and five other defendants. The 73-page filing alleges that the defendants subjected the patients—who are asserting claims jointly—to fraudulent and dangerous clinical trials and improper and unnecessary chemotherapy, among other complaints. Only two of the eight plaintiffs named in the lawsuit are still living. The University received the lawsuit Thursday, said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, adding that this is the first lawsuit filed against Duke related to Potti. “We are going to decline to comment on pending litigation,” Schoenfeld said. Potti resigned from Duke last November after accepting responsibility for the faults in his research. SEE POTTI ON PAGE 6

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Juan Zarate speaks in the Sanford School of Public Policy. Zarate urges Americans to embrace different cultures. by Leena El-Sadek THE CHRONICLE

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the largest threat to the nation may be a sense of otherness, not a threat of terrorist attacks. With a speech entitled “9-11: After a Decade and After bin Laden,” Juan Zarate, senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and senior national security consultant and analyst for CBS News, addressed a packed auditorium Thursday in the Sanford School of Public Policy about national security concerns in the aftermath of 9/11 and the death of Osama bin Laden.

Focusing on the racial targeting of Muslim Americans in the years following the attacks, Zarate said further discrimination of the community will only assist al Qaeda in its mission to further fracture the American identity. “Bin Laden tried to create an Islamic identity as he identifies it,” Zarate said. “In some ways, bin Laden wins, al Qaeda wins, if we start to view each other as others, if Muslim Americans are viewed with suspicion, feel targeted and feel not to be American. That’s disastrous.” Serving as the deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism from 2005 to 2009, Zarate was responsible

for the development and implementation of the U.S. government’s counterterrorism strategy. “We were looking for someone who would cover the issue in a broad context, to be able to speak of the nittygritty,” said Peter Feaver, Alexander F. Hehmeyer professor of political science and co-director of the Duke American Grand Strategy Program, an interdisciplinary program focusing on U.S. foreign policy. In his speech, presented by the Terry Sanford Distinguished Lecture series, Zarate said despite anxiousness surrounding the SEE ZARATE ON PAGE 7

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Muslim life at Duke sees growing acceptance, opportunity by Yeshwanth Kandimalla THE CHRONICLE

Before Ebrahim Moosa walked into his Introduction to Islam class on Sept. 11, 2001, he already knew this discussion would be different. That morning, a group of hijackers claiming to represent his religious faith orchestrated the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United States. “The students were very distraught and concerned, as some had family members in the area,” Moosa, associate director of research and professor of religion and Islamic studies, said. “We canceled the class, students talked about their feelings…. I tried to inform them of the lay of the land and who some of these actors were.” Though he did not experience prejudice in the immediate aftermath, Moosa recalled how the attacks suddenly brought his faith under a microscope.

“Everything, my culture, my faith and my history just became subject to scrutiny,” he said. “I was alarmed but also encouraged to begin the process of education.” In the 10 years since the attacks, Moosa has spoken in many different forums across the nation. In his courses about Islam at Duke, 9/11 sometimes became a theme, especially in the direct aftermath. “In the beginning it did come up,” he said. “You would have students who are not well informed make very bizarre and outrageous statements about Islam as identifiable with terrorism.” But Moosa acknowledged that the Duke community has remained far more open to discussion about Islam than the American public as a whole and noted that the administration has made efforts to accommodate Muslim students, including hiring Abdullah Antepli as the University’s first Muslim chaplain in 2008. “9/11—for all the wrong reasons—brought Islam as a religion and Muslims as a people to the center of

attention,” Antepli said. “For many Americans, their introduction to Islam came in this barbaric, heinous act.” Antepli noted that as the media began to subtly equate Islam and terrorism, the Duke administration realized that a Muslim chaplain’s work would extend beyond providing religious guidance to Muslim students. “From the very beginning, they knew... they needed [a chaplain] not only for Muslim students but for the entirety of this community,” he said. “[Community members] need resources where they can process this information about Islam and Muslims to figure out this confusion.” Phil Bennett, Eugene C. Patterson professor of the practice of journalism and public policy and former managing editor of The Washington Post, added

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A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed Virginia’s challenge to the 2010 health-care law, dealing a setback to state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s prominent crusade against the statute. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Va., found that Virginia lacked standing to sue. The unanimous ruling, which did not address the merits of the case, overturns a lower court judge’s earlier finding that the law’s mandate that practically all Americans obtain health insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional. In a second, divided opinion, the panel also dismissed a separate suit brought by several individuals and Liberty University, a private Christian university in Lynchburg, Va. The two opinions upped the tally of appellate decisions in the government’s favor on a question almost certain to be decided by the Supreme Court.

Nuclear plant shaken by Journalist mistaken for earthquake in Virginia suicide bomber, killed WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Aug. 23 central Virginia earthquake shook the North Anna nuclear power plant harder than it was designed to withstand, officials from Dominion Virginia Power told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday.

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9-11 Tenth Anniversary Symposium: Did 9-11 Change Anything? Everything 9a.m.-5p.m., Von Canon ABC

“Rebirth” Screening 1-3p.m., Nasher Museum of Art Auditorium

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Artistic and Visual Responses to 9/11 and Other Disasters 10a.m.-12p.m., Perkins Library Rare Book Room

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Sept. 10 Reflections on 9/11: Karen Walwyn, Piano 8 p.m., East Duke 201 (Nelson Music Room)

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Remembering Race Speaks! Race, Religion, and Terrorism in a Post-9/11 World 3-4:30p.m., Bryan Center Multicultural Center

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With the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks quickly approaching, many Americans are reflecting on the implication of the attacks and their significance for the United States 10 years later. Tom Rankin, director of the Center of Documentary Studies at Duke, contends that society has been overwhelmed by images of 9/11. The Chronicle’s Spencer Woody sat down with Rankin to discuss this point as well as how this tragedy should be remembered. The Chronicle: You have said before that we will be inundated with images around 9/11. What exactly do you mean by this?

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Tom Rankin: Well, it’s a major anniversary and all media outlets have special issues and documentaries about 9/11. So there are lots of people—for good reason—doing anniversary programs of various kinds. Part of what I mean by inundated is [that it’s hard] to get our heads around a quiet moment to reflect on the 10year anniversary, and you’d like to think that after 10 years you can start to understand [it] in a deeper way. TC: So you believe the coverage has been excessive? TR: Yes, but I don’t think the real issue has been the coverage but rather the question of how do we pick out of all this information what we want to use to mark an anniversary. I actually think it’s moving and remarkable how there has been so much coverage and that so many people have so much to offer around the anniversary. But as individuals trying to mark [the anniversary] ourselves, we might be better off to look at one photograph as opposed to a thousand, or instead of looking at 10 documentaries to focus on one and use that as our prism through which to mark the anniversary. TC: Right now are we misrepresenting the significance of 9/11? TR: No, but I think there’s always the danger that we trivialize it through broadcasting. We can always trivialize history through over-promotion. But no, I don’t think [that we are misrepresenting] it. I think 9/11 is so fundamentally profound for everybody. My primary concern is, how do we get a chance to really think about it deeply when you are bombarded by imagery? That’s really the question for all of us. Sometimes the most moving renderings are a single person’s story. That’s all you need, and it metaphorically captivates that moment. TC: Is the media’s coverage too shallow and not analytical enough? TR: It isn’t so much who’s covering it but how we decide to respond to the coverage. And I don’t think analysis is always the answer. On the radio I heard a story about

Faculty members heard a message of optimism at the first Arts and Sciences Council meeting of the academic year. Dean of Arts and Sciences Laurie Patton shared her vision for the year with council members Thursday and discussed the school’s fiscal standing—which has improved from last year. Patton also emphasized her commitment to promoting innovation, adaptation and integration within Trinity College of Arts and Sciences’ academic departments. Patton—the second-ever woman to fill this role— previously worked as the Candler professor of religions at Emory University where she also served as the director of Emory’s Center for Faculty Development and Excellence. Patton said she is confident that this will be a successful year because of Trinity’s strengthening budget. The school’s administrators are working with a balanced budget for the 2011-2012 academic year and do not have to compensate for any remaining deficits from the year before. Despite the improvements, she advised council members to remain conservative with their spending. “[Finances are] slightly better than last year, but we still exist in a volatile market and can’t count on being out of the woods yet,” Patton said. Because of the balanced budget, Trinity administrators have the ability to hire 15 new faculty members. Patton urged council members, when considering how to allocate the open positions within each department, to ponder the advantages of a diverse

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This 3 Session workshop helps you examine the nature of your worry and how to recognize when you get caught up in it. Worry tends to hold you hostage, and this workshop will help you show up for your life more fully! Learn to adjust your perspective and your actions to “un-hook” from disruptive stress. BODY MIND AND MOOD - a CAPS Yoga Workshop Thursdays October 13, 20, 27, and November 3 12 noon - 1:15pm in Room 217 Page Building Learn skills for managing your mood through balancing your body. This CAPS workshop offers participants an opportunity to cultivate emotional, mental, and physical health through breathing exercises, easy and simple yoga postures, and guided meditations. KORU: Mindfulness Practice Toward Richer Living (2 Classes) CLASS #1 - Tuesdays September 27, October 4, 10, 18, and 25 CLASS #2 - Fridays November 4, 11, 18, and December 2 12:15pm - 1:30pm in Room 217 Page Building Mindfulness is a skill that helps you decrease your stress and find more pleasure in your daily life. The course, consisting of 4 classes, is designed to help you learn mindfulness through the practice of specific skills that calm and focus your mind and through the practice of meditation. STRESS FOR SUCCESS: Understanding Stress and Using it to Your Advantage Mondays Sept 19, 26, and October 3rd 4:30 - 6:00pm in Room 217 Page Building This 3 part workshop offers skills and insights into how to effectively manage your stress. From recognizing your stress physiology, modifying thinking patterns, and relating more fully to your emotions, this workshop not only helps you reduce harmful stress---it adds life wisdom. ____________________________________________________________ Visit the CAPS website for more information including dates and times. To register, click on the link for each of these programs on the CAPS website under Workshops and Discussions.

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Study shows aerobic exercise is best for weight loss by Danielle Muoio THE CHRONICLE

When it comes to losing the Freshman 15, aerobic exercise is more effective than resistance training. In a recent study conducted at the Duke University Medical Center, researchers placed overweight adults into three groups with different exercise routines—aerobic exercise, resistance training and a combination of the two—in order to determine the most efficient way to burn abdominal fat. They found that aerobic exercise works better than resistance training when it comes to losing weight. In fact, cardiovascular exercise alone burns approximately the same amount of calories as aerobic exercise and resistance training combined. “Most people think resistance training does all sorts of wonderful things and leads to weight lost,� said Dr. Cris Slentz, who led the study. “[However,] data does not support that weight training leads to weight loss.� Slentz and his team said they were motivated to research whether a combination of aerobic and resistance training is the best way to lose weight because that is the conventional wisdom of most national fitness groups. Despite the study’s results, Duke fitness counselor Jane Moore, a senior, said she believes that resistance training should be incorporated with aerobic exercise.

“If you don’t add weight resistance training into your workout you are excluding your body from another area of fitness you can really benefit from,� Moore said. “[So] I would still recommend both. Cardio is what you need to burn fat. The strength training is what gives you lean body muscle and that will help your body metabolize better.� She also added that building muscle aids in participation in aerobic exercises, finding that building a strong core can help with running and allow for optimal aerobic activity. Students hold mixed opinions about the best way to burn fat. Sophomore Shannon Kalsow said she believes a combination of weight lifting and aerobic exercise is best for losing weight, while Freshman Amanda OnateTrules said she prefers aerobic exercise. Kalsow said that the way she exercises depends on what her goals are. “Fitness goals are different than just burning fat,� she said, adding that because she is a member of the water polo team she needs to do more than just burn calories. Slentz agrees that resistance training has a place in exercise because it aids in building strength and lean body mass and has also been shown to improve glucose

control in diabetics. “66 percent of Americans are overweight and obese,� Slentz said. “So if somebody asks me what type of exercise they should be doing... then I think aerobic training is the way to go.�

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RANKIN from page 3 a chaplain for a New York City firehouse who was killed in the attack, and that’s powerful. That alone touches on all the tragedy and heroism of that moment, and I’m sure there are others. You could listen to many different stories but that one stays with you. TC: So from an individual standpoint, how should we engage? TR: I think we should find a select handful of documentary presentations—because I’m a documentarian—whether they’re presentations or films and use those as a way to reflect. It’s enormously important that we reflect on the anniversary and that we think about [the past] 10 years and about where we are and what it means, and finally that we do it on our own terms, not just be told what it means. TC: It’s been 10 years since 9/11. How is it relevant to today’s society? TR: Well obviously there’s the relevance in the larger, so to speak, drama between good and evil. And it makes us think about ourselves and the American character. For me, what’s important about it is to realize how surprised we were at an attack that really came out of nowhere. We were all shocked that it happened and that in a small amount of time, a huge number of lives were lost. All of our lives were impacted. And that’s a lesson that we should really hold on to. We think about all the people who were lost, and the story of each one of their lives. TC: One last question. May I ask how you personally will be commemorating the anniversary? TR: [laughs] I knew you were going to ask that. I think I will watch the “O’ Say Can You See� installation here [at the Center for Documentary Studies] by filmmaker Laura Poitras and then read The New York Times to see how they handle the topic of the anniversary.

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“ T H E Y E A R S H AV E PA S S E D B U T T H E I R M E M O R I E S L I V E I N T H E H E A RT S O F T H E I R F R I E N D S A N D FA M I LY, A N D O F T H I S U N I V E R S IT Y . W E A R E S A D D E N E D B Y T H E I R A B S E N C E B U T I N S P I R E D B Y T H E I R L E G A C Y. T H I S PA I N F U L D AY A L S O R E M I N D S U S T H AT T H E P OW E R O F D E ST RU C T I O N I S L E S S M I G H T Y T H A N I T S O P P O S I T E: O U R P O S I T I V E E F F O RT S A S I N D I V I D U A L S A N D A S A C O M M U N I T Y . ”

— Richard H. Brodhead, President, Duke University

On September 11, 2002, Duke University dedicated a Memorial Grove of six trees in Keohane Quadrangle to honor the alumni who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. With the construction of the new residence hall, the Memorial Grove has been temporarily relocated but will return to its original site when the building is completed. This year, in their honor, wreaths will be placed by the front of Duke Chapel. This weekend, as we approach the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, the entire University community pauses to remember and to honor: J. Robinson “Rob” Lenoir ’84 Peter Ortale ’87 Christopher Todd Pittman ’93 A. Todd Rancke ’81 Frederick C. Rimmele III M.D. ’94 Michael Morgan Taylor ’81

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Attorney Thomas Henson, of the North Carolina personal injury firm HensonFuerst, wrote in an email Thursday that he had filed the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs and was continuing an investigation into the clinical trials. “Duke conducted clinical trials on cancer patients that should not have occurred,” Henson said. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, deferred comment on the lawsuit to Doug Stokke, DUHS associate vice president for communications. “I’m out of town,” Dzau said. “I only got an email saying a lawsuit was filed.” Stokke could not be reached for comment.

Pamela Bernard, vice president and general counsel to the University, also declined to comment. Henson noted the suit focuses on the University’s treatment of cancer patients given the information available at the time of the trials. “Respected researchers and others in the oncology world repeatedly informed and warned Duke that the trials were based on bad science,” he said. “Duke failed to give their patients full, informed consent with regard to the clinical trials and the underlying bad science.” The statement of facts in the lawsuit traces a timeline from the creation of the Institute of Genome Sciences and Policy in 2003—the year Potti joined DUHS under the supervision of Nevins. Potti, Nevins and others formed Oncogenomics, Inc. in 2006. That company is also named as a defendant.

The lawsuit alleges that Potti, Nevins and Duke were warned repeatedly by outside researchers that some of their genomic research was flawed. Henson said the lawsuit aims to shed light on how trials are carried out. “One of our clients’ primary motivations with this litigation is to uncover the whole truth behind these clinical trials, so that future patients involved in clinical trials will be better informed about how these types of trials should be conducted,” he said. Potti is currently practicing medicine at the Coastal Cancer Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. according to the Center’s website. The facility he works at conducts clinical trials.

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“Duke is the opposite of the closing down of curiosity, and that’s why I’m here,” she said.

staff and the necessity of building faculty strength in a wide range of areas. “The assumption in our very name is that we move between disciplines,” she said. “The arts and sciences are uniquely positioned to provide interdisciplinary opportunities through their resources.” During her speech, Patton stressed the ability to be flexible when pursuing higher education as an exciting opportunity for faculty members because they can work in multiple disciplines.

In other business: Council Chair Ruth Day said all faculty members will receive the results of a recent budget solutions poll. More than 350 faculty members participated in the survey, which assessed their opinions on how to achieve cost-savings and how to enhance revenue. Additionally, Day said the council will soon conduct more faculty polls concerning possible revisions to Curriculum 2000 and the current system of course evaluation. President Richard Brodhead addressed the council

and expressed his enthusiasm about the beginning of the year and the addition of Patton to the Duke faculty. Brodhead said although a perfect algorithm for excellence in higher education does not exist, the presence of inspirational professors changes students’ academic experience. “Great teachers help people model how to be an intelligent adult,” Brodhead said. “Let it be our business this year to be the ones… who offer such great awakenings to the students of this University.… Let’s make this a year of superb generosity, and so when the phenomenon of a great teacher is mentioned, those people [talking] will think of us.”

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MUSLIM LIFE from page 1 that polls show non-Muslim Americans to have a more negative view of Muslims now than they did a month after the attacks. “The news media as whole uses a very broad brush to describe the experiences of Muslim Americans,” Bennett said. “It does so almost exclusively through the context of terrorism.” Antepli added, however, that his efforts to educate the Duke community about Islam have been met with a very

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Muslim students at Duke said the University has fostered a supportive enviroment after Sept. 11, including hiring a Muslim chaplain.

high demand. “I wish there were an extra few hours a day to keep working with people,” he said. Duke has largely been a tolerant environment for Muslims, said senior Rayan Izzeldin, vice president of the Muslim Student Association. The Class of 2012 was the first class to arrive after Antepli began his work at Duke. “I was so impressed by all the accommodations to Muslim students, but it wasn’t like that for alums who had graduated even a few years before me,” Izzeldin said. Izzeldin said she recalled one incident of prejudice during her time as an undergraduate, when vandals sprayed graffiti on the MSA display under the Campus Drive bridge in Spring 2010. Fatema Ahmad, Pratt ’09, said though there were fewer resources for Muslim students at Duke before Antepli’s arrival, the University community had still been a significantly more supportive environment than the high school she attended in Cumberland, Md. “I was the only Muslim student in my high school, and I had some difficult situations with prejudice and questions about my faith,” Ahmad said. “At Duke, I was more isolated from those types of things…. I did experience [prejudice], but it was much more subtle.” Antepli noted, however, that though the Duke community is generally more accepting, Muslims on campus are not fully insulated from the bigotry of the post-9/11 world. “It’s in the air,” he said. “If you are visibly Muslim, wherever you talk, wherever you walk, you feel this intense pressure to define who you are not.” Beyond the Duke community, Antepli and Moosa have become targets of anti-Islam activists—particularly contributors to the website Campus-Watch.org—that paint Muslims in academia as tolerant or even supportive of extremism. “They have pages and pages profiled of me on Campus Watch,” Antepli said. “Everything that you say—they interpret it as we are here to just destroy American secular democracy.” He said he is optimistic that prejudiced Americans will soon abandon their beliefs, adding that Duke has been an important part of a shift in that direction. “I am still hopeful that this is temporary craziness,” he said.

ZARATE from page 1 anniversary of the attacks, America is not in major danger of further terrorist threats. “We’re fortunate we haven’t seen two things,” he said. “One, a critical mass of radicalized individuals. The other thing is that we haven’t seen an American citizen engage in a suicide attack. I think… that’s the next threshold. If we would see an American citizen go into a civilian quarter and engage in a mass or a significant suicide attack, that would change the question.” Admiring Zarate’s unique ability to speak to a broad range of issues and appeal to a wide audience, AGS Program Assistant Jennifer Boyle said Zarate’s insider perspective is invaluable to the Duke community. Boyle said bringing speakers to campus is one of the best ways to spur reflection on past events of significance. “It is important to take this moment in history and reflect on it,” she said. “Without historical understanding and appreciation of what brought us to where we stand today and to who we are today, we, as a nation, will face difficulty maneuvering the domestic and international environments.” Freshman Emily Brown said she personally connected to Zarate’s message as she was present during the attempted civilian car bombing in Times Square in 2010. Calling his speech far-reaching as well as eye-opening, Brown said she walked away from the event with a new perspective on the issues. “Coming from such a decorated figure, the information he provided and his insight into the everyday news we hear was quite enlightening,” she said. “He seemed to comment on everything from domestic to foreign policy of terrorism and protection.” Leaving the audience with the hopeful message that the U.S. will not only surpass the 10th anniversary of 9/11 without an attack but reach the 20th anniversary as well, Zarate said one day, the nation can be completely safe from the danger of al Qaeda. Until then, he encourages Americans to stand together as a united front.

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Duke’s 2010 season took a turn for the worse after a shellacking at the hands of thenNo. 1 Alabama. The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, running back Mark Ingram, missed the first part of the season with a knee No. 6 injury, but showed Stanford no signs of rust in his vs. return, as he shredded the Blue Devil defense for 119 Duke yards and two scores SATURDAY, 3:30 p.m. in the first quarter. Wallace Wade Stadium On Saturday, Duke’s defense hopes to have a better performance containing one of this year’s Heisman Trophy contenders, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. The Blue Devils have their work cut out for them, as they have not beaten a ranked team since November 1994, but they are convinced that last year’s embarrassing result on national television has taught them a lesson. “[Having that experience] will make it easier,” starting cornerback Ross Cockrell said. “There’s no way that you can prepare for an Alabama-type team during the week without having seen them before…. We’re ready for it and we’re more settled in our attitude.” Cockrell and the rest of the defense will have to maintain their composure as they face a very potent offense led by Luck. Duke faced two signal callers last year who went on to the NFL—Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor and Alabama’s Greg McElroy—but the Blue Devil players realize Luck is in another league. In addition to completing over 70 percent of his passes as a redshirt sophomore last year, Luck was also the secondleading rusher for the Cardinal. “Andrew Luck brings a whole different thing,” linebacker Kelby Brown said. “He’s a true pocket passer but he’s also a great athlete. He can run in the open field. We’re going to have to keep him contained in the pocket and try to get some pressure on him.” The defensive front will have to do a better job of generating pressure against No. 6 Stanford than it did against Richmond. Although senior captain Charlie Hatcher and his fellow defensive linemen hurried quarterback Aaron Corp several times last week, they failed to record a sack. The pass rushers will play a pivotal role in Duke’s ability to keep the Cardinal offense in check. SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 11

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Senior Amanda Robertson led the Blue Devils with ten kills in a losing effort against the Toreros. by Mike Schreiner THE CHRONICLE

Losing streaks can cause panic even among the most experienced coaches. Despite the fact that No. 21 Duke (4-3) is in the midst of its longest losing streak in eight years, though, 3 USD head coach Jolene Duke 1 Nagel remains positive. “I don’t think about losing streaks,” Nagel said. “We knew it was going to be a tough road. We are going to get better from the tough competition we face and that’s going to help us as we go into the ACC season.” Thursday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, No. 19 San Diego (7-0) handed the Blue Devils their third straight loss, 25-22, 25-12, 17-25, 25-16. The loss marks the first time since 2003 that Duke has dropped three games in a row. The Toreros started the match well, controlling the first set on their way to a 25-22 victory. The set was not even as close as the score may indicate, however, due to ten San Diego errors. Then, after winning a long rally to pull even at 5-5, the Toreros dominated the Blue Devils to win the second set 25-12. In that set, the Toreros went on three separate runs of four straight points and got four kills from sophomore Katie Hoekman. Duke, led by freshman Jeme Obeime with 5 kills, fought back to win the third set 25-17. But San Diego finished off the Blue Devils 25-16 in the fourth set, capping Duke’s first loss at home in nearly a year. The Toreros benefitted from a wellrounded offensive attack—they had four

players finish the game with double digit kills—and ended up with 56 as a team. In comparison, the Blue Devils had only 36 kills and a single player, senior Amanda Robertson, with ten or more. “They were really coming at us with their serve,” Robertson said. “We could tell they were being aggressive.” San Diego had eight service aces on the night compared to Duke’s two. Junior Carrie Baird led the Toreros with 17 service attempts without an error. When asked about San Diego’s strengths in the game, Nagel singled out the Toreros consistent blocking and coverage of their hitters. “What they did a lot better than we did was cover their hitters so [they] could continue to get swings on the ball,” Nagel said. “Early in that first set, to set the tone of the match, we were getting blocked left and right. We weren’t covering our hitters well enough to be able to get second, third, fourth or fifth swings on the ball.” But Nagel was not fazed by Thursday night’s game nor any of her team’s recent losses. Instead, she focused on what the team can improve on before their next contest, home on Sept. 13 against Campbell. “We want to be a better defensive team than we are right now,” Nagel said. “We think we can dig some of the balls we are not getting to right now.” In addition to digging, Nagel said she plans to work with her players on their blocking and discipline on offense. “We need to have our team step up now,” Nagel said, “and understand the things we need to do better.”

A game this early in the season cannot truly be a must-win, but avoiding a three-game losing streak heading into the heat of ACC play is just about as important as it gets. The Blue Devils will open up ACC play at home Friday night No. 12 at 8 p.m. in a matchup against No. 12 VirUVA ginia (3-1). No. 25 vs. Duke (1-3) is hoping No. 25 to rebound from two Duke difficult losses in the Duke/Nike Classic this FRIDAY, 7 p.m. past weekend, where it Koskinen Stadium dropped consecutive overtime matches to No. 9 UC-Santa Barbara and No. 17 SMU. Despite the weekend’s disappointing results, the Blue Devils remain optimistic about their prospects against yet another tough opponent. “We feel like we deserved more this past weekend,” sophomore midfielder Rob Dolot said. “We had a really tough practice on Tuesday to help us get back into the right mindset and win this game.” Dolot believes that this past weekend’s matchup against Santa Barbara will be particularly helpful as preparation for SEE M. SOCCER ON PAGE 11

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Despite losing star center back and redshirt junior Ashley Rape for the remainder of the season, the Blue Devils are quickly returning to form. After falling to Auburn 1-0 last Friday, No. 10 Duke (5-1) bounced back two days later with a 1-0 win over Ole Miss. Although Duke’s perforTexas mance was far from perfect, defenA&M sive issues, which seemed likely afvs. ter the loss of Rape, seemed to have No. 10 been addressed and the offense Duke continued to create dangerous chances on goal. The team returns FRIDAY, 4 p.m. to Koskinen Stadium for this weekKoskinen Stadium end’s Duke/Nike Classic, playing Texas A&M (3-3) Friday and UNCGreensboro (1-3) Sunday. “We’re five and one,” head coach UNC-G Robbie Church said, “and we’ve only vs. had two home games. That’s a great No. 10 statement these days when it’s so hard Duke to get wins on the road. It was good to play in these environments. Sunday at SUNDAY, 2:30 p.m. Auburn, with 2,000 people hollering, Koskinen Stadium that was just like an ACC game.” At least initially, the loss to unranked Auburn signaled future problems for the Blue Devils. Duke had just come off an emotional victory over then-No. 1 Notre Dame, but also witnessed its leader on the back line, Rape, being carried off the field. Understandably, the Blue Devils’ defense was in question, and the loss to Auburn added weight to these concerns. As Church pointed out, however, the final score was not reflective of Duke’s performance. “We dominated the game,” he said, “but we didn’t finish. We also had a 15-minute spell in the second half where we didn’t play well and gave up a set-play goal.” The Auburn game highlighted the Blue Devils’ main chal-

lenges thus far in the season. Besides trying to fill the defensive gap created by Rape’s absence, the team also has to work on creating higher quality chances and finishing. Against Auburn, Duke outshot its opponent 20-10. This has been a common trend throughout the season, with the Blue Devils averaging 18 shots a game to their opponents’ seven. Only about 40 percent of the Blue Devil shots are on goal, however, almost 20 percentage points lower than their early-season foes. This will have to change in order for the team to have success this weekend. Texas A&M dropped completely out of the rankings after starting the season at No. 11, but has since shown signs of its potential. The Aggies cruised past Dartmouth last Friday, winning 3-0, and embarrassed McNeese State earlier this week in a 9-0 rout. Texas A&M will look to continue its impressive play against Duke this Friday. The two teams have played four times with the most recent matchup coming in 2007, and the Aggies lead the all-time series 3-1. “Texas A&M is one of the premier programs in the country,” Church said. “Year in year out, they’ve been one of the top ten teams [in the country]. They’ve got a lot of younger players this year, but [they are still] a very talented team. They’re going to be a great test.” Despite the rapidly-improving talent from College Station, UNC-Greensboro is not to be ignored. Picked to win the Southern Conference for the seventh consecutive year, the team lost a trio of tough matches against Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Tennessee earlier this season. Still, the Spartans are coming off a 19-win season—which matched the school record—last year. Under the direction of new head coach Steve Nugent, the team will look to finally break through and get its first big win of the season against Duke on Sunday. “It’s amazing,” freshman Kelly Cobb said. “You can just feel the energy building up. It’s pretty much all I’ve been thinking about this week.... It’s going to be a great atmosphere out there.”

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After four consecutive away games to start the season, the Blue Devils could not be more excited to be home. The No. 9 Blue Devils (3-1) will start ACC play against the No. 20 Demon Deacons (1-3) on Saturday at 1 p.m. in their home opener. Duke ran away with a 6-1 victory when the teams met in a No. 20 preseason exhibition. Wake “It’s an exciting task to take vs. [Wake Forest] on again because we No. 9 know that they’re going to be comDuke ing back for revenge,” sophomore Emmie Le Marchand said. “I like to SATURDAY, 1 p.m. think we embarrassed them a little Jack Katz Stadium bit. We know that it’s going to be tough, but I think it’s good to have Longwood that challenge first up when we’re at home in front of the fans.” vs. Duke has made many changes since its last appearance on Williams No. 9 Field at Jack Katz Stadium. First year Duke head coach Pam Bustin has incorpoSUNDAY, 1 p.m. rated a new formation into the team’s Jack Katz Stadium gameplan which gives seasoned players as well as freshmen more opportunities in front of the net. According to Le Marchand, the new structure allows more balls to be passed through the midfield and keeps the defense more organized. The new offensive tactics have paid off, as the team has outshot and outscored its opponents 94-30 and 12-7, respectively. Le Marchand already has four goals on the season, including SEE FIELD HOCKEY ON PAGE 11

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this Friday’s game against a historic ACC power. “It’s always good to be put in positions to play top teams,” Dolot said. “Especially in this case, because both [Santa Barbara and Virginia] play very similar styles.” In practice this week, the team prioritized both attacking and defending in the final third, Duke head coach John Kerr said. Kerr believes that improvement in these areas is essential to his squad’s chance of success on Friday. “The last couple of games, we’ve done really well in the middle of the field,” Kerr said. “Our issues have primarily been in attacking and defending the final thirds. We need to sharpen up there.” Kerr too remains highly optimistic about his team’s chances despite its early season difficulties, and in discussing potential areas for improvement also saw a number of positives in his team’s performance in the Duke/Nike Classic. “We did a great job of maintaining possession and didn’t give opportunities away,” Kerr said. “Unfortunately the few times we did, they capitalized and we got punished.” Critical to Duke’s success this weekend will be the performance and leadership of its veterans, particularly senior midfielder Christopher Tweed-Kent and junior Andrew Wenger, who has played a variety of positions this season. Tweed-Kent, who tied for the ACC lead with 11 assists last year, will be crucial in creating opportunities against Virginia’s athletic and physical defenders. Wenger, the reigning ACC defensive player of the year, has made an immediate impact at forward this season, notching three goals and 15 shots in the Blue Devils’ first four games. His ability to finish opportunities in the final third will be essential to Duke’s prospects on Friday. And undoubtedly, the Blue Devils’ highly-regarded duo of star freshmen, Andrew Morales and Nick Palodichuk, will also have a significant impact on the results of Friday’s match. Both have played nearly every minute of the early season, with Palodichuk recording his first career goal against Santa Barbara. Ultimately, however, Duke’s chances for a bounceback victory depend on its ability to engineer a hardfought, collaborative team effort. “Every time you play [the Cavaliers],” Kerr said, “it’s a physical battle, and we have to understand that it will be physical and as a group work to surpass that mentality.”

Ball control will be crucial for the Blue Devils, who will need to keep the Stanford offense on the sidelines. That could be more difficult for Duke without two of its top three running backs, including last year’s leading rusher Desmond Scott. This week, Juwan Thompson, who combined with Scott for 168 yards on 26 carries

“I expect to go to a bowl game.... Our expectations have not changed” — Dave Harding against the Spiders, will be counted to shoulder the load this weekend in just his second career start. Duke must put points on the board as well to keep pace with a Cardinal offense that scored 57 points in its opening matchup against San Jose State. Blue Devil quarterback Sean Renfree threw for over 300 yards in five games last year, so he has proven his ability to have big games. However, in 2010, he played poorly against his strongest competition, failing to get into a rhythm against top-ranked Alabama and completing just 17-of-37 attempts. If the outcome is to be different this time around, Renfree will have to stay comfortable and find his playmakers, Conner Vernon and Donovan Varner, to reach the end zone. Each wideout has seven career 100-yard games to his name, but the pair combined for just seven catches in the Alabama game last year. The Blue Devils will need their dynamic receiving duo to step up in a big way in order to keep pace with Stanford. Although they know it is a tall task, Duke’s players are looking forward to the challenge. “You can win every game you play,” offensive lineman Dave Harding said. “I expect to go to a bowl game still. I know the rest of the team does. It’s tough, but our expectations have not changed.”

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FIELD HOCKEY from page 10 three this past weekend. Freshman Jessica Buttinger closely follows with three goals in just four games this year. When the ball does make it to the backfield, the Blue Devil defense is prepared. Last weekend, senior goalkeeper Samantha Nielson recorded her 13th career shutout with three saves against Drexel. “We, fortunately, have the talent and the depth to play this type of structure and formation where we’re really putting numbers up above the 50, past the midfield and up to the forward line,” Bustin said. “It relies on a lot of teamwork and it relies on a lot of communication and some good awareness.” The Blue Devils have already defeated two ranked opponents during the regular season, then-No. 6 Ohio State and then-No. 18 Drexel. Although her team defeated Wake Forest in the preseason, Bustin never takes ACC opponents for granted. “The preseason win just shows that we were maybe a bit more prepared at preseason,” Bustin said. “I’m prepared for a battle. It’s going to be so much fun….That’s what you expect when you play ACC field hockey.” Duke will round out the weekend with another home match against Longwood (2-2) on Sunday. The team is excited to be back playing in front of a home crowd. “I think people are going to want to watch [these games],” Le Marchand said. “The whole of the ACC is going to be watching to see how this pans out.”

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es, and … ” prov started to make sense to me, and I found What you just read was not a sen- myself wondering what would happen if I aptence that I forgot to finish. Rather, it plied this fundamental rule in real life. is one of the fundamental rules of It used to be that when someone improvisation. would make a joke or say someImprovisational comedy, or thing ridiculous, I would laugh if improv, is based upon the idea of it were funny or sometimes make creating a story or situation from fun of that person in an attempt to nothing, save for the occasional look cool. Sometimes, I would say prompt or cue. Improvisers must nothing at all. Now, when a friend depend on their environment, or acquaintance says something their quick wits and most impor“controversial,” I try to add on to milap mehta tantly, their partners, to have a their statement. I not only accept successful sketch. what i think, i think their words, but I make my own The “Yes … and” principle says contribution to the dialogue. The that an improviser should never result is that I have had hilarious disagree or ridicule the contributions of a fel- exchanges with my friends, and made boring low improviser during a sketch. For example, if situations into really fun ones. one person says “I am a clown with bunny ears” The “Yes ... and” principle doesn’t only apply and the other says “no you’re not, that’s stupid,” to comedy or being funny, however. Part of the the latter person has just completely destroyed point of the rule is that you are giving the perthe efforts of the former to create a story that son you are interacting with your approval. Most could potentially get the audience laughing. people want to be agreed with—it gives them Instead, the second improviser could have said social validation and a feeling of importance. “Yes, and I am the director who is shooting your To be in agreement, in most cases, is to be in horror film!” So, as a general rule, improvisers harmony. Approval is productive, disapproval is always agree with their partners, try to build on destructive. what their partners say and create a story from Out of sheer insecurity, I used to disparage scratch, no matter how preposterous. or debunk the ideas and plans of my peers, When I took my first improv class at the DSI rather than seeing the merits in what they had Comedy Theater in Carrboro, I understood this to say. They usually dropped whatever subject rule in principle. I thought to myself “yes, yes, they were trying to talk about, and sometimes just agree with the other person. Alright, I get agreed with me that their idea was quite ridicuit.” But I realized very soon after that this is eas- lous. I realized that without the approval of othier said than done. ers, no idea, no matter how good, will come to When my partner (who was also a beginner) fruition. told me he was a Justin Bieber body-double, I Healthy collaboration should mean that said, without even thinking “No you’re not, you everyone’s contributions are accepted and imlook nothing like him!” The scene devolved proved. Some ideas that were simply absurd 100 into a dumb argument about whether or not years ago have turned out to be both true and my partner was ugly, until we resorted to fight- possible. I believe every idea is a valuable thing, ing each other until our instructor mercifully to be absorbed and perfected. ended our failed attempt at improv by yelling So the next time someone says something to “Scene!” I need not tell you that my instructor, you that you have never heard before, try beginin his frustration, quit his job and set fire to the ning your reply with this: building with all of us still inside. “Yes, and … ” With practice, I got a little better at the “Yes … and” principle, to the point where I actually Milap Mehta is a Trinity senior. His column runs made a couple of people laugh! The rules of im- every other Friday.

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I get hammered for America

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he other day, someone said to me that it is patriotic to follow the law. I would like to assure you all that this is far from the truth. I am not trying to tell you that the guy that robbed you at gunpoint on william weir your way back to Central that one time is a modern a modest proposal day Paul Revere, but that the law-abiding citizen may not always win the citizenship award. In essence, one should follow a law because they believe it is just. On first examination, this seems rather self-evident, but the number of people that follow laws they do not support merely because they are laws is quite impressive. I often hear two reasons for this choice. The first is to avoid punishment. This is logical at least; we have punishments for crimes to deter people from committing them in the first place. We can all agree, though, that this logic is a bit cowardly. To sacrifice one’s personal ideals just to avoid prison, a fine or God forbid, a smudge on a resume smashes against that whole meaning-of-life thing. But at least it’s logical. The second reason given is to be a good, law-abiding citizen—a good American. Unfortunately, this is not logical. The founding principle of the United States is the notion that one should not follow an unjust government. In other words, it is our natural right to DISOBEY those laws we deem unjust. Our Founding Fathers—those Misters Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Adams and even our Mr. Revere—did not believe in laws that could tax the colonies without proper representation or place the city of Boston under military control. So, what did these great American heroes do? They committed nearly every crime in the book: theft, property damage, tax evasion and ultimately treason. They risked death on the gallows rather than obey an unjust law, and they are not unique in our nation’s history. You will be hard pressed to identify any American hero that was not either a politician, a general or a criminal. In 1838, the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass became a runaway slave. In 1872, his close friend Susan B. Anthony illegally voted in the presidential elections. In 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for failing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. On the third Monday of every January, we celebrate a man who was arrested some 30 times. It is our duty as Americans to not follow those laws we find unjust. By following an unjust law, we are merely adding to the injustice, we are giving our consent for a legislative sin to continue. I think we can all agree that, on the campus of Duke University, the greatest case study for civil disobedience is the underage consumption of alcohol. There are those who decide to abstain from alcohol always, and I, as well as their bodies, support that decision. There are many Duke students, however, that instead choose to refrain from alcohol specifically until their 21st birthday. If someone truly believes that this is the biologically proper age to begin drinking, then great, but still, many people disagree with the law while supporting it with their obedience. They agree that it is illogical for young adults to be able to leave home but not be able to drink, they agree that our country sends a mixed message when it says an 18-year-old girl or boy is responsible enough to elect the leader of the free world and to be drafted into the military, yet they also feel that following the law is the right thing to do. There is a difference between justice and the law, and I encourage everyone to act on that difference. The world will only benefit from more civil disobedience, whether it is fighting to legalize gay marriage, or working to create a universal health care system or yes, drinking as an 18-year-old. Consenting to an unjust law will only validate it. Thus, I urge you as an American to disobey, to violate and to ignore those infringements on the liberties of yourself and others. And if the world decides to punish you for your upstanding morals, maybe you can also get a monument in Washington like some of our other troublemakers. William Weir is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Friday.

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Struggling to cope

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ecilia Terrero is 62 years old. Born and raised Americans, lapse of family savings and evaporating rein Argentina’s largest city and capital, Buenos tirement nests, guns in schools, war, etc.—most would Aires, she is a true “porteña” (a resident of Bue- agree that we too are struggling to cope. Why then, nos Aires). aren’t Americans as attracted to psychoLike many Argentine women her age, therapy as the Argentines? Cecilia lives alone. She occupies a charmI have two answers. ing, but modest flat—characterized by The first reason has to do with access. vintage peach sofas, crotchet pillows and Psychotherapy in Argentina services a an impressive book collection that spans multiplicity of needs and is offered at the entire length of one living-room wall. each step of the socioeconomic ladder. Scattered along these bookshelves are an In many provinces, public health care assortment of religious trinkets—framed centers have attempted to integrate sonia havale prayers, laminated saint cards, illustrative modern psychotherapy with traditional crosses—all of which signify that strain healing methods, conventional psychoa dose of reality of devout Catholicism so distinctive of therapists working alongside indigenous Latin America. She speaks openly and healers. Although services can somepassionately about politics, enjoys at least two cups of times be restricted due to limited resources, psychocoffee each day and shares in the national predilec- therapy is generally far more accessible in Argentina tion for tango and soccer. Many would say, based on than it is in the United States. This is because for us, this description alone, that Cecilia is the embodiment psychotherapy is a luxury, primarily reserved for those of Argentine culture—religion, politics, coffee, tango, who have mental health insurance or can afford it out soccer. But there is one more facet of Cecilia’s life that of pocket (these people are often one and the same). makes her especially Argentine. Government funded services do exist, but they are ofCecilia is a psychologist. ten inundated and unable to provide ongoing care. It is a generally well-known fact that Argentina has a In a 2008 analysis of the state of psychotherapy in fascination with psychotherapy. In 2005, the World Health the United States, psychologist Heidi Hartston writes Organization reported that Argentina has more psychol- that Americans struggling with emotional problems are ogists per capita than any other country in the world— reaching out to their primary care physicians rather there were about 121 psychologists for every 100,000 than psychotherapists, despite an abundance of psychoinhabitants. Compared to second-place Denmark’s 85 therapists. Although every medical doctor in Argentina and the ninth-place United States’ 31, this proportion is can practice psychotherapy without specialization, the exceptionally high. In 2008, researchers posed an even same is not true for us. For Americans, the problem higher number for Argentina—about 145. then is not the practice of psychotherapy. As Hartston The omnipresence of psychotherapy in Argentina notes “It is alive and well.” The problem is that these is especially apparent in large cities like Buenos Aires. services are not being extended to those who need Situated just blocks away from the trendy downtown them the most. Palermo, is Villa Freud—a neighborhood named for its Secondly, Argentines do not stigmatize psychotherahigh concentration of shrinks. Nearby cafes like Freud py in the same way Americans do. Psychoanalytical dis& Fahler and until recently, Bar Sigi, also serve as testa- course pervades the national airwaves; from radio and ments to what many agree, has become a national ado- television programs to military and political speeches, ration of Freud himself. psychoanalytic themes are everywhere. In her last camIn Buenos Aires, foreigners may encounter taxi driv- paign, President Cristina Kirchner vowed to reinstate ers, waiters or storeowners who openly speak about Argentine “self-esteem”—rhetoric that demonstrates their therapists. In fact, the concentration of psycho- the cultural importance placed on the national and intherapists in the capital is nearly 5.5 times that of the dividual psyche. Psychotherapy is not a service reserved entire nation—that is, 789 psychologists per 100,000 for the “sick” or “mentally ill.” Rather, it is a tool used “porteños.” Compare that with the 100 psychologists to enhance the quality of life and aid personal developper 100,000 citizens of New York City, and you have a ment. According to Argentine psychologist Dr. Héctor lot of psychologists. Fernández-Álvarez, it has become part of everyday life. What is the explanation for this abnormally high Even though we continue to reassess our model of consumption of psychotherapy? Many scholars attri- health care, it may be wise to consider psychotherapy bute the high demand to a turbulent history—one as an essential and affordable benefit that should be that includes a search for personal identity in a nation available to everyone. As attested to by the Argentines, of immigrants, the devastating aftermath of the 1976- making psychotherapy within reach for all may allow 1983 military regimes and the distressing economic us to more effectively address the socioeconomic and crisis of 2001 (google Argentina 2001 for some dis- cultural challenges we Americans now face in our diturbing images). verse society. Yet, with the challenges Americans have faced in recent years—educational needs of the younger genSonia Havale is a Trinity junior and is currently studying erations, career dilemmas (or lack of opportunities) abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her column runs every among graduates, unemployment among middle-aged other Friday.

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