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Loop takes O-week social scene a mixed bag over Pauly On-campus EMS calls are down, but off-campus incidents persist By the numbers Dogs stand by Jack Mercola

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Doggone it! Pauly Dogs will not be returning to campus this school year, and it will be replaced by a new hot dog stand opening Monday. After selling countless crazy franks, Pauly Dogs’ founder and owner Paul “Pauly” Konstanzer is hitting the road and ending a hot dog legacy that has served as a Duke delicacy and campus fixture for 15 years. The food stand will reopen today under the name JB’s Gourmet Dogs & More, operated by Dennis Lane and Eric Burchfield, the owners of Duke’s Loop Pizza Grill. Personal reasons—not his relationship with the University—led Konstanzer to leave Duke for the time being, he said. He will be moving to Kill Devil Hills,

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citations given in one offcampus incident Saturday CHELSEA PIERONI/THE CHRONICLE

Two students were arrested and 15 were given citations for underage alcohol consumption at a house on the corner of Markham Avenue and Gregson Street during a party held by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity Saturday night. by Margot Tuchler

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“I’m going to miss the crap out of the students...” —Paul “Pauly” Konstanzer, former owner of Pauly Dogs

Overall calls to Duke Emergency Medical Services are down compared to last year’s Orientation Week, but a police bust at an off-campus party held by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity resulted in 15 underage alchohol consumption citations and two arrests Friday. There were 24 EMS calls placed dur-

ing the 2011 Orientation Week and 13 placed this year, said Sasha McEwan, director of Duke Emergency Medical Services. The number of EMS transports decreased from 11 to four, said Deb LoBiondo, assistant dean for Housing, Dining and Residence Life on West Campus. “My anecdotal observation is that incident rates are lower than last year,” Lo-

Biondo said of on-campus incidents, noting that section parties are not allowed for the first two weeks of the academic year. “[The number of off-campus incidents] seems like it’s similar—maybe a little lower.” Fifteen students received citations SEE O-WEEK ON PAGE 19

DKU moves toward final approval Angelou pushes students to take advantage of Duke

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Although Duke administrators are planning for Duke Kunshan University to open in the 2013 academic year, the Chinese government’s approval process might keep students out until a later date. Last week, the Chinese Ministry of Education granted Duke preliminary approval to move forward with planning the new campus in the city of Kunshan, with the expectation that DKU will receive final establishment approval in the near future. The current stage— known as preparation approval—allows Duke to make strides in planning and hiring DKU faculty and administrators, though they cannot yet offer academic programs. Typically, foreign universities in China are unable to begin the student recruitment process until receiving establishment approval—but Duke is now negotiating with Chinese officials to recruit students before DKU is approved, Provost Peter Lange said. The process leading up to preparation approval SEE DKU ON PAGE 16

The Chronicle talks with summer reading author, Ann Patchett, Page 5

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This architect rendering pictures Duke Kunshan University when construction is completed, expected Fall 2013. But the campus might not open to students until later.

Surrounded by 1,700 of their new classmates and stained glass windows, the Class of 2016 reflected on the “rainbows in their clouds.” Maya Angelou, distinguished writer and professor of American studies at Wake Forest University, addressed freshmen in the Duke Chapel for the twenty-third time on Sunday, weaving personal stories with literature and occasional humor to encourage humility and giving. Following an introduction by junior Isalyn Connell, president of Delta Gamma sorority, and a long standing ovation from her audience, Angelou reminded the crowd that she, like everybody else, benefitted from those who came before her. SEE ANGELOU ON PAGE 12

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Donning their glitziest evening wear, members of the Class of 2016 attended an elegant party at the Nasher Museum of Art, surrounded by tiny desserts and the museum’s renowned collection. The Chronicle’s Ezgi Ustundag spoke with freshmen and museum staff about art, dancing and kicking back with new friends after Orientation Week. I think the atmosphere is really fun. The music seems kind of out of place at first, but it’s really interesting to walk around while talking to people about art and having a good time.” —freshman Lauren Haley

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I think I’ll be back when it’s a little quieter. I think this atmosphere is okay for an orientation week event because we’re all walking around and getting to know each other, and it’s a really welcoming atmosphere—but to appreciate the art we need a calmer environment.” —freshman Wanyi Ng

It really makes me understand how many people are here because this place is so packed. I’ve never been in such a large group before and it made me a little overwhelmed at first, but I think it’s kind of nice to have such a large group of people who have one thing common. They go to Duke and they’re really excited about that.” —freshman Hanyu Iu

I think the event should have been more organized.” —freshman Clive Mudanda

The space itself is really airy. There’s kind of a sense of openness about it, so you can mingle with people and still enjoy the artwork.” —freshman Andrew Katsohirakis

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Some of the artwork is kind of weird.” —freshman James Brock

I think it’s a fun night for people to come. They get a chance to ook at the art. They get a chance to have fun after a stressful week right before they go into another stressful week. — Marianne Eileen Wardle, Andrew W. Mellon Academic Program Coordinator at the Nasher

I got a chance to see some of the exhibits and they look very interesting. I definitely think I’ll be back.” —freshman Kaustav Shah

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It’s exciting to see everyone right here together. This is one of the first times we’ve gotten to go out as a class. It’s a totally unique experience to be in a museum. It almost feels out of place with the music, but I think it’s really cool.” —freshman Kelsey Hopkins

Student parties are always challenging because we’re opening the museum to large crowds and protecting the artwork, and at the same time we have to make sure the students can interact with the artwork. It’s really the only time of the year we have to bring the whole staff to keep watch and monitor things. It’s great to see the student body enjoying the work and seeing all of the galleries. The rest of it, I have to be a lot younger to enjoy—like the music.” —Nasher Preparator Alan Dippy

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Duke doctors discover kidney cancer predictor by Danielle Muoio THE CHRONICLE

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Students observe exhibits at the Night at the Nasher event held for the freshman class at the Nasher Museum of Art Saturday night.

An easily detectable enzyme in metastatic kidney cancer patients allows doctors to more effectively treat patients. Doctors at the Duke Cancer Institute discovered a common enzyme that can dictate the course of treatment for patients with high-risk kidney cancer. These findings, published Aug. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, show how using biomarkers—predictors for how the body will react to various courses of treatment— can spare patients from treatment that may not be beneficial for their particular type of cancer. “Kidney cancer is making more progress than any other tumor type [and] we need to move this kind of work forward with other biomarkers,” said Dr. Andrew Armstrong, assistant professor of medicine and surgery and lead author of the study. High levels of the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase, or LDH, indicates the creation of abnormally high levels of a protein commonly known as mTOR, which have traditionally been identified as a risk factor for tumor progression, Armstrong said. The findings, however, show that high levels of LDH in a patient’s blood can actually predict the best combination of drugs. For example, metastatic kidney cancer patients with high-levels of LDH may benefit from drugs called mTOR inhibitors, whereas ones with normal levels of LDH would not benefit from such drugs, he said.

“We have seven drugs that are now approved for kidney cancer [patients]… that’s already a lot of choices,” Armstrong said. “So any more information that you can use on top of what we already have is really helpful.” Armstrong noted that whenever he gets a patient with metastatic kidney cancer he tries to identify the best therapy for that particular individual, but prior to the study there was no biomarker for kidney cancer that could determine the appropriate course of treatment for the patient. These findings could lead to the first ever blood test to determine the best treatment for metastatic kidney cancer. Because the study looked at high-risk patients, however, it’s hard to evaluate whether the new findings help patients in the long-run, said Dr. Daniel George, the director of genitourinary medical oncology and co-author of the study. “We are characterizing patients who are at higher risks for disease progression and early death better than we have in the past,” he said. “It’ll take more clinical trials to see how much of a survival benefit that is, but anytime we can more accurately help patients understand their prognosis and specifically how to manage that prognosis, well, that puts us at an advantage.” George added that the blood test that measures a patient’s LDH level is already a routine procedure that is cheap and easy to get, making the study’s findings a feasible SEE KIDNEY ON PAGE 18

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Duke alumni take startup to Plug and Play expo by Andrew Luo THE CHRONICLE

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Several Duke alumni have developed a startup, Radius, which will allow users to identify real-world locations for digital broadcasting

From Duke University to Silicon Valley, four alumni are taking their start-up company to the next level. Radius, a Duke start-up that was created last February, will be presenting its concept at Plug and Play’s Sept. 13 Startup Expo. The company is working to create a web and mobile application that allows users to use real-world locations as beacons for digital broadcast areas. Radius was one of fifteen companies that earned a summer residence at Plug and Play Tech Center’s Startup Camp and received a $25,000 investment. “Radius allows users to attach digital files to a specific location,” David Herzka, Pratt ’12 and chief technology officer at Radius, said. “For example, a dance group on campus can set up a beacon at the Bryan Center, post multimedia content online and people walking nearby can retrieve the information with their smartphones.” He noted that being able to work at the Plug and

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Play startup camp has been very helpful in advancing Radius’ development. The accelerated program not only provides each company with sufficient office space but also with valuable mentorship from peers and speakers. Notable speakers at Plug and Play include Lou Montulli, one of Netscape’s founding engineers, and Michael Abbott, former vice president of engineering at Twitter. “Plug and Play has helped us by putting us in an environment where we’re surrounded by other entrepreneurs,” said Fred Ehrsam, Trinity ’10 and president of Radius, in an email Sunday. “[Plug and Play] have made some great investments in the past—PayPal, and Zoosk, among others—so they have seen start-ups from start to finish.” Jason Tian, Pratt ’11 and CEO of Radius, added that the companies in the startup camp come from a variety of different concepts. Each team is working on a different project, fostering a sense of cooperation, he said. The fourth Radius founder, Hudson Duan, Pratt ’11, serves as chief operations officer. The Plug and Play Startup Camp, which runs two 10week sessions per year, is designed to gather university startups in the Silicon Valley environment, said Alireza Masrour, vice president of investing at Plug and Play. The program has worked with notable tech startups such as SoundHound and Zoosk. “I reviewed 608 applications, and most of these applications are from the top 30 universities in the country,” Masrour noted. “From Duke, I chose Radius specifically because of their interesting idea and the great team they had.” Radius has spent the summer in the development stage, working on the mobile application and website. The company is eager to present their concept at Plug and Play’s Startup Expo, Herzka added. “Our near-term goals are to finish development of version one, gain a solid user base, and raise under $1 million to expand our development capabilities,” Ehrsam said. “Long term, we hope to have people compulsively pull their smartphones out to check out their surroundings digitally on our service, whether it’s to discover a new area or see the latest in a familiar area.”

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Q&A with Ann Patchett by Danielle Muoio THE CHRONICLE

Ann Patchett is a renowned novelist—a recipient of the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel “Bel Canto.” This summer, the Class of 2016 read her book “State of Wonder” as their summer reading assignment. State of Wonder follows the life of Marina, a 42-yearold pharmacologist whose profession leads her to the Brazilian jungle. Outside of civilization, Marina tries to overcome mistakes in her past and forms a close bond with her mentor, Dr. Swenson. Ann Patchett spoke with the freshmen class Aug. 24 about her process as a writer and the inspiration behind the book. The Chronicle’s Danielle Muoio talked with Patchett after the event about the various themes in “State of Wonder,” the ethical questions it raises and how the plot is relevant to a Duke student. The Chronicle: What was the main idea that caused you to write “State of Wonder”? Ann Patchett: The idea of wanting to write about strong women characters and also wanting to write about a teacher and student grown up, [who] find each other again. I think those were the two main impetuses for the book. TC: Marina is both a strong woman and haunted by demons from her past. Can you talk a bit about her char-

acter development? AP: There are certain things I want people to think about, like the idea of loss and the idea of finding out who we are. We all, as we get older, decide who we are… [and] we build all of these walls both to protect ourselves and also to establish ourselves. It’s interesting to me to think about those walls getting knocked down and finding out who the person really is underneath them. TC: You discussed how a lot of the book reviews painted Dr. Swenson as a villainess, which you personally did not intend. What is your perception on how your strongest female character got an interpretation that was different from what you imagined? AP: I don’t have much of a reaction to reviews in general because so often they seem wrong and the good ones

seem just as wrong as the bad ones. Everyone will say, “Weren’t you thrilled with that review,” and I’ll say “Oh they got it all wrong.” So to me it’s just interesting how people interpret the book and what people find. If someone thinks Dr. Swenson is a hero or a villain, it says more about them than about me. What’s interesting about the way I work is that I detach from my books when I finish them and I don’t care…. My heart is completely on to the next thing. Someone will come up to me and talk about a book they read 20 years ago and I’m like, “I don’t even remember.” I’ve never read them again and I really break from the book. It’s good, because people ask me things and I think, “Oh, that’s interesting, that’s a good opinion to have.” But it doesn’t excite me or hurt me one way or another. SEE PATCHETT ON PAGE 18

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All undergraduates are invited to our open house, Monday, August 27, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. Meet the Theater Studies Faculty and the Duke Players Council and reconnect with friends. Information about courses, auditions, backstage opportunities, and other news will be available. FREE FOOD, T-SHIRTS AND IMPROV SHOW!

Duke undergraduates can earn credit for participation in some Theater Studies’ productions and workshops as the lab component of academic coursework!

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Duke Players Orientation Show Learn more about Duke Players when we present a rollicking night of theater… A Dopey Fairy Tale and other Vaudevilles: an evening of Chekhov Parodies One acts by Neil Simon and Michael Weller You’ll meet talking dogs and enchanted frogs in these farcical one acts! Brody Theater, Branson Building, East Campus August 31 & September 1 at 8 pm* * free pre-show pizza on the Brody porch at 7 pm!

Visit Duke Players at the Student Activities Fair…Duke Players is the student organization in the Department of Theater Studies. Its members support the Department’s productions by running auditions, working on production crews, promoting participation in theater by all Duke students, and representing the interests of students involved in Theater Studies. All undergraduates are eligible for membership. August 31, 4 - 6pm. Auditions for Women Beware Women and Lear Course credit for both productions (THEATRST 185) for work onstage or backstage! All Duke undergrads are invited to audition for the Theater Studies fall and spring mainstage plays, on August 28-29, from 5-7 pm or by appt. for Women Beware Women and 6-9 pm for Lear with callbacks on August 30 or by appt. Auditions will be held in the Bryan Center – Sheafer Theater for Women Beware Women and Rehearsal Studio (BC 127) for Lear. Audition sign-up instructions are at http:// theaterstudies.duke.edu/productions/auditions.

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How To Build A Forest an installation/performance with visiting artists PearlDamour + Shawn Hall a co-production with the Nicholas School Page Auditorium, West Campus October 19-21

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Duke engineers ranked second in contest to help disabled workers by Kristie Kim THE CHRONICLE

Duke engineers are developing ways to implement class assignments into the community. A team of three recent Duke graduates received $5,000 for placing second in the Ability One Design Challenge, a national competition that encourages creative solutions to help disabled people in the workforce. Their project entry, dubbed “The Cutting Edge”, is a device that allows individuals with disabilities to safely cut large spools of thin metal. The cutting allows any employee, even those with limited body movement, to complete job requirements of Orange Enterprises, a community rehabilitation program in Hillsborough, N.C. that employs people with disabilities. The members of the team—Tom Backeris, Vivek Patel and Eric Yuan—met Spring 2012, their final semester in the Pratt School of Engineering, in the course Biomedical Engineering 460, “Devices for People with Disabilities,” in which students design and build projects that will improve the lives of the disabled. “[The faculty] make sure students take control over the direction of their project,” said their instructor Kevin Caves, director of the Rehabilitation Research Center on Communication Enhancement. “The course is designed around stepping through the refinement of the problem.” Other college finalists include the United States Military Academy at West Point—which came in first place—and Ohio University—which came in third. Duke has placed second in the Ability One Design competition in the previous two years as well, Caves said. The students initially approached the project as a class assignment to increase the mobility of a 65-year-old man with cerebral palsy and limited motor control, Patel said. “[Since our client] was one of the more disabled employees, we concluded that if he could use [the metal-cutting device], anyone could use it,” Patel added. The task was previously given to a staff member who used a vertical bandsaw to cut strips because of the security concerns it posed to disabled employees. The competition considered several criteria in evaluating the submitted prototypes. Judges evaluated devices for their usefulness, ease of use and implementation of the device as well as the construction quality and accuracy of the prototype, according to the official website of the competition. Patel added that faculty members played a large role in the development of the prototype. In addition to the faculty and other classmates, staff members at Orange Enterprises strengthened the team’s under-

standing of the task and the barriers they needed to surmount, said Michael Chao, Pratt ’11 and member of last year’s secondplace team in the competition. “[Staff members] have been dealing with these barriers for a longer time than us and were able to provide different tips and angles that we may not have realized,” Chao added. Students enrolled in the course are encouraged to submit their prototypes to design competitions, Caves said, adding that he hopes that one of the Duke teams places first in the Ability One competition—a feat that has not yet been accomplished. One of the elements of the course that allures students is seeing their work make a positive impact on another person’s life, Caves noted, adding that he has been communicating with other universities to install a similar course.

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ANTAKYA, Turkey â€” A surge in the number of Syrians seeking sanctuary from their countryâ€™s soaring violence prompted the Turkish government to halt the flow of refugees at two key border crossings Sunday amid an escalating humanitarian crisis that is swamping Syriaâ€™s neighbors and intensifying pressure for international intervention. The closure left more than 7,000 refugees stranded in olive groves just inside Syria at the two places where most of the Syrians cross, while Turkish officials look for a way to accommodate them at camps that canâ€™t keep pace with the influx. But with more than 80,000 refugees in Turkey, nearly double the number a month ago, officials warned that the country is rapidly approaching the point at which it will no longer be able to cope. That could trigger a request for support at the United Nations for the creation of some form of internationally protected haven that would enable refugees to remain in Syria. Turkey has not decided how to address the accelerating refugee flow but is considering asking the United Nations to find a way â€œto keep those Syrian nationals safe on the Syrian side of the border,â€? said a government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. â€œIt is becoming a big burden. This could become a big issue, and we have to think about any kind of eventuality.â€? The Obama administration remains

reluctant to become embroiled in what could prove to be a costly and unstoppable war that would risk engulfing the region, U.S. officials say. President Barack Obama last week identified the use of chemical weapons by the regime against its opponents as a â€œred lineâ€? that would trigger American intervention. U.S. officials say they are monitoring the evolving situation and are discussing various options, including the imposition of a no-fly zone in northern Syria that would alleviate the burden on Turkey of accommodating the refugees. But although Turkish officials have been pressuring the United States to move toward some form of intervention because â€œthey donâ€™t want more refugees,â€? the United States is not convinced that the creation of any form of buffer zone would work to protect refugees or accelerate the demise of the regime, according to a senior U.S. administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. Discussions by U.S. contingency planners have focused on a variety of options. They range from what is being called â€œnofly lite,â€? which would provide a haven for refugees but not require outright attacks on military facilities, to a full-scale no-fly zone similar to the one imposed over Libya last year, according to U.S. officials. The number of refugees being accommodated by Syriaâ€™s neighbors already has

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TAMPA — The Republican National Convention opens this week with President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney running evenly, with voters more focused on Obama’s handling of the nation’s flagging economy than on some issues dominating the political debate in recent weeks. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Romney at 47 percent among registered voters and Obama at 46 percent—barely changed from the deadlocked contest in early July. The findings continue a months-long pattern, with neither the incumbent nor the challenger able to sustain clear momentum, despite airing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of television ads — most of them negative — and exchanging some of the harshest early rhetoric seen in a modern presidential campaign. Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as his running mate also did not fundamentally reshape the race, although the GOP’s conservative base has grown more enthusiastic about the ticket—but no more so about the chances of beating Obama in November. Enthusiasm—or a lack thereof—will be on display as Republicans and Democrats hold their conventions over the next two weeks. The two parties will make their pitches to an electorate stuck in a deeply pessimistic mood. More than eight in 10 give the economy negative marks, and nearly seven in 10 see the country as seriously off track—an assessment that has not changed significantly all year. The Post-ABC survey highlights the dominance of the economy as an issue in the 2012 election. Seventytwo percent of voters say the president’s handling of the economy will be a “major factor” in their vote this November. Fewer voters place great significance on other issues that have roiled the race, including the newly minted GOP vice-presidential candidate’s plan to restructure Medicare, differences between the parties on women’s issues and Romney’s handling of his tax returns. The proposed Medicare changes included in Ryan’s budget proposal in the House have been a focus of sharp debate since he was picked by Romney two weeks ago, and the specific changes to the health-care program are viewed negatively by about 2 to 1. Though more focused on the economy, half of all voters still see the Wisconsin congressman’s plan as a big factor in their vote. That’s the same percentage that sees Democratic and Republican differences on women’s issues as playing a major factor. Women’s issues dominated the campaign over the past week because of the controversy that erupted over Missouri Rep. Todd Akin’s comments about “legitimate rape” and the ability of women to “shut down” their bodies in such circumstances. Just 20 percent see Romney’s handling of his tax returns as very important to their vote. The issue has attracted considerable attention, largely because of efforts by the Obama campaign and other Democrats to force the Republican candidate to release more than the two years of returns he has promised. On the substance of the issue, public opinion nearly matches the horse race—47 percent of voters say releasing two years of tax information is sufficient, and 47 percent want more. Despite the attention on these other issues, both campaigns recognize the dominance of the economy and have worked to gain an advantage. The Post-ABC News survey contains some good and bad news for both candidates. Obama continues to get more negative reviews than positive ones for his handling of the economy, and there is tepid confidence that the economy would get back on track in a second Obama term. Majorities have disapproved of how Obama is dealing with issue No. 1 for more than two years, although his numbers have not further deteriorated, despite a string of weak jobs reports leading into the fall campaign season. Romney now holds a slim, seven-point edge among registered voters when it comes to handling the economy, even as there is also limited faith that things would quickly get better if he was to win. Obama has an equivalent advantage over Romney when it comes to who is seen as having a better understanding of the financial problems people are facing. Obama’s campaign has spent freely to portray Rom-

ney as a businessman more interested in profits than creating jobs, and one who enriched himself even as his company, Bain Capital, was closing companies and shedding jobs. In the new poll, nearly six in 10 voters say Romney, as president, would do more to help the wealthy than the middle class. For Obama the numbers are basically reversed, with about six in 10 saying he does more to help the middle class. The president’s advantage in helping the middle class is key and gives him some pushback when it comes to voters’ views on the size of government. By 54 percent to 36 percent, voters are more apt to say that unfairness in the economic system is a bigger problem than government overregulation of the private sector. By a similar split, voters prefer a smaller government to a larger one and overwhelmingly see Obama as favoring a more robust role for Washington.

On 13 issues and attributes tested in the poll, Obama has double-digit leads among voters on three: social issues, women’s issues, and being more friendly and likable. On that last attribute, likability, Obama’s lead is a still-dominant 34 percentage points—61 percent to 27 percent. In addition to his narrow edge on the economy, Romney has a clear edge when it comes to dealing with the federal budget deficit. On all the others, the two are about even or one is ahead by an insignificant margin. Another indicator of why the race for the White House remains so close is the public’s judgment of Obama’s overall performance. In this latest poll, his approval rating is 50 percent positive, 46 percent SEE CONVENTION ON PAGE 19

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Pauly Dog’s hot dog stand has left Duke, but the current owners of the Loop have purchased the food cart for their own hot dog business.

N.C., later this year. “My mom—she’s 83 and I want to move closer to her,” Konstanzer said. “I’m going to miss the crap out of the students and running Pauly Dogs. It was a very hard decision on my part.” Pauly Dogs debuted on the Duke campus in 1997 and moved to its familiar location on the Bryan Center Plaza in 2007. Konstanzer decided not to renew his contract in late July, and Lane and Burchfield acquired the food stand about a week and a half ago. Although Konstanzer sought to keep the Pauly Dogs name in his absence, a contractual agreement could not be reached in the short time between the change of ownership and the beginning of the school year. Lane said he did not want to pay for the name “Pauly Dogs” because Konstanzer would not be part of the contract or liable to the business, and Konstanzer was

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unwilling to relinquish the Pauly Dogs name for free. “Paul is one of my best friends.... He used to wash his dishes and run his business out of my kitchen,” Lane said. “But we can’t be Pauly.... I’m not Pauly. Eric is not Pauly. Pauly is Pauly, so we’ve decided to go our own route.” Because of the quick turnaround, Lane said JB’s will only be offering about a third of the menu he had initially planned but will be offering additional dishes as the semester progresses. JB’s mission will differ from Pauly Dogs’ in that the food will be a bit more upscale and will offer items other than dogs, he said. JB’s will make many of their own toppings from scratch—unlike Pauly Dogs—and Guglhupf, a Durham bakery, will provide buns and pretzel rolls for some of the menu items. “We’d like to try some daily specials such as ‘Wings Wednesdays’ or ‘Two-dollar Dogs Tuesdays,’” he added. “We’re going to have a lot more things than hot dogs and go a more boutique or gourmet route.... And we’re definitely keeping the Mac and Cheese.” Like Pauly Dogs, JB’s will offer late-night hours, staying open until 3:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Konstanzer added that Rick Johnson, assistant vice president of housing and dining, assured him that if he ever wanted to return to campus, he would be welcomed back with open arms. “There were no hard feelings with Duke Dining services,” he noted. “This was not about the new 15 percent commission rate. I was fine paying that [increased] rate all of last year. It’s not about that.... I’m still a Dukie.” Johnson or a representative from Duke Dining could not be reached for comment in time for publication. Konstanzer said he will also be undergoing surgery on his shoulder at Duke Hospital to repair a torn labrum this October, which contributed to his decision to exit Duke. During his tenure at Duke, Konstanzer said he had a large following of dedicated diners—both students and staff. He cited this as the most rewarding part of his experience with Pauly Dogs. “When I get phone calls from students calling me up and saying, ‘We’re gonna miss you, we love you, thank you,’ I know I’ve touched students,” he said. “It touches my heart. It’s like—damn man, I did mean a lot to some people.” Among the group of loyal customers was junior Christine Adams. She said she was upset that she could not visit one of her favorite eateries on campus. “I’m depressed that I can’t get a Pauly Dog,” she said. “I thought I’d be able to come back and get a Mac Dog.” Luckily for Adams, the Mac Dog—a customer favorite—will be one of the several Pauly Dogs items that Lane intends to include on JB’s menu.

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DKU from page 1 involved significant paperwork, five different directorates within the Ministry and an external review process, Lange noted. These are all necessary steps to establish a university like DKU, which is a joint venture between Duke, the city of Kunshan and Wuhan University. Duke submitted its initial proposal in June 2011 to the Educational Bureau for Jiangsu Province, where Kunshan is located. The bureau approved the proposal that December, and it was immediately sent to the Chinese Ministry of Education for preparation approval. Duke is currently reviewing the Ministry’s most recent suggestions, and they are working to submit the final proposal within the next month. “We can be as responsive as possible—and we were— whenever we got inquiries,” Lange said. “Nonetheless, you don’t really have control over the timing.” Administrators want DKU programs to have the same recruiting schedule as most other Duke programs, noted Nora Bynum, vice provost for DKU and

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China initiatives. For a program that begins in the Fall, applications would likely be due in January, following several months of recruitment. She added that administrators have made it clear to the Ministry of Education that DKU needs ample time to recruit, and discussions about possibly recruiting before receiving final approval are ongoing. But DKU’s schedule is largely dependent on the Chinese Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education’s official regulations say the time between preparation and establishment approval typically takes between seven to nine months, Bynum said. If Duke’s negotiations about recruitment are unsuccessful, they would be unable to start advertising and accepting students for academic programs until mid-Spring, at the earliest. This would prevent DKU from enrolling students for Fall 2013, when construction is expected to be completed. Despite the tight time frame, the University is still working toward opening DKU to students in the 20132014 academic year. “That’s certainly our goal, given the uncertainties and

given that we don’t fully control the process,” Bynum said. Duke administrators are actively developing additional uses for the DKU campus outside of academic programming such as research facilities and conference space, Lange noted. The completed campus could be used for these purposes in the interim between establishment approval and the arrival of students, if recruitment is delayed. He added that this would require more discussion with Chinese officials. Enrolling students within the 2013-2014 academic year remains a reasonable goal, said Haiyan Gao, incoming chair of the China Faculty Council and the Henry Newson professor of physics. She explained that the two degree programs that Duke has already approved attract a very specific subset of students, so recruitment should take less time. The programs are a Master of Management Studies through the Fuqua School of Business and a Master of Science in Global Health through the Duke Global Health Institute. Now that administrators have preparation approval— giving them more latitude to recruit faculty and promote the campus—DKU will gain more popularity in China, Gao said. “Everyone I talked to in China... was very excited, and people really wanted to know more,” she said. “Now the situation is different—even more people will know and be excited.” Gao added that being able to recruit faculty and move forward with more academic programs will also heighten the eagerness of the Duke community. Executive Vice President Tallman Trask noted that construction of the 200-acre campus located outside of Shanghai is on track for its desired completion date, despite a temporary slowdown due to the Chinese New Year. He added that the anticipated cost to Duke—roughly $40 million over the first six years—might be solidified in the coming months. “I don’t think it will be worse than that, but it might be better,” Trask said. Gao noted that the China Faculty Council will discuss additional academic programming and strategies for recruiting students and faculty this Fall. Currently, Duke is publicly advertising three positions—Director of Information Technology, Director of Human Resources and Director of Finance and Business Operations—all of which require proficiency in Mandarin. Bynum added that people hired prior to establishment approval are considered employees of the “DKU Initiative” until the school receives final approval.

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outstripped the United Nationsâ€™ projection of 185,000 by the end of the year, with more than 200,000 registered in Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon as of Friday. The number in Turkey has climbed by 10,000 since Turkeyâ€™s foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, warned a week ago that Turkey would press for international action if the figure passed 100,000. The latest arrivals suggest that threshold could be reached within weeks, if not days. The rising refugee numbers coincide with a sharp spike in the already high levels of bloodshed in Syria, with the 17-month-old uprising against the regime led by President Bashar Assad claiming an increased number of casualties in recent days. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 370 people were killed Saturday, among them as many as 200 people whose bodies were discovered in the Damascus suburb of Darayya in what appeared to be one of the worst single incidents of mass killing since the crisis began. According to videos posted online by activist groups, most of the victims were men. Some may have been killed by shelling, but others appeared to have been shot in the head. More than 100 bodies were found together in a mosque where people had taken sanctuary, according to activist groups. The videos showed rows of bloodied corpses wrapped in blankets. On Sunday, the observatory group said 32 more bodies had been discovered amid the ruins of Darayya, bringing to 320 the number killed in a five-day local offensive aimed at asserting government authority over a belt of territory ringing Damascus that had fallen under rebel control.

The official Syrian Arab News Agency did not give a number of those killed in the offensive but said the push had been successful. â€œThe armed forces cleared the town of Darayya in Damascus Countryside from terrorists, pursuing them... and eliminating a large number of them,â€? it said. Darayya, once hailed as the epicenter of the peaceful protest movement, was one of the first towns outside Damascus to join the uprising and one of the last to take up arms, although in recent months it had become a stronghold of the Free Syrian Army. The departed U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, made a symbolic visit there last September to attend the funeral of Ghiyath Matar, a peace activist who had been tortured to death after his capture by Syrian security forcesâ€”a gesture of support for nonviolence at a time when the revolt was rapidly turning into an armed rebellion. If the killings are confirmed, said Britainâ€™s Foreign Office minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, they would represent â€œan atrocity on a new scale,â€? highlighting â€œthe urgent need for international action to bring an end to the violence.â€? Most of the refugees in Turkey are fleeing the daily shelling and aerial bombardments in northern Syria, where rebel advances last month into Aleppo, the commercial capital, raised opposition hopes that a swath of territory from which government forces have been ejected could be transformed into a haven. The mostly rural areas along the Turkish border where government forces are no longer present are nonetheless routinely subjected to artillery bombardments, airstrikes and attacks by combat helicopters, contributing to the continued flow of refugees.

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PATCHETT from page 5 TC: It just seems strange that a character that was intended to show strength was interpreted in such a different way. AP: It’s sort of like in the movies, how when an actress gets to be a certain age and she suddenly becomes a villain, [such as] Julia Roberts playing the evil stepmother instead of Snow White. It’s like once you get to a certain age you can’t be the hero anymore. So it’s not just that Dr. Swenson is powerful, it’s also that she’s older. TC: How do you think the mentormentee relationship in the book fits in with the fact that this was a college summer reading book? AP: I’m sure at a place like Duke absolutely everyone is going to find the teacher that really speaks to them and you think, “That’s the person I really want to be.” We just shape ourselves and a lot of that is through teachers that we admire, especially if our pursuits in life are intellectual. If instead of going to college you joined a gang, it might be the gang leader that you’d want to shape yourself around. Or if you were in prison and you got out, perhaps it would be your parole officer. We all have archetypal heroes in our life that we either try to be like or not be like and that’s how we figure out who we are.

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TC: Is there anything else college students could take from this book and apply throughout their college experience? AP: Marina going so far outside her comfort zone is a little bit like going to college—you’re packing off and leaving your family and going into this world where you don’t know people, don’t know the customs and have to share a room with a stranger. All of these things really shake you up and help you figure out who you are and what you want.… Those jarring experiences are often the things that make us grow. It really is applicable to going off to your first year of college. TC: You mentioned that the fertility drug wasn’t the main point of the story, but were you trying to raise any ethical questions with that plot line? AP: It seems like a good idea that people could keep having babies when they wanted them, but at some point it becomes ridiculous. It’s not up to me to say at what point it becomes ridiculous, but it’s worth thinking about. We don’t get to stay 20 forever…. We shouldn’t get to just have all of our options open forever. I’m not saying what’s right and wrong, but I’m saying that this is worth talking and thinking about. It’s fun for me to put those issues into a book—someone said to me once, “You’ve purposely muddied the ethical waters,” and I thought, “Well

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KIDNEY from page 3 addition to kidney cancer treatment. The discovery of this particular biomarker could lead other medical professionals to find biomarkers for other types of cancers, George said, adding that if it is possible to identify drugs based on a patient’s LDH level, then there must be other biomarkers to identify drugs for other types of kidney cancer or different tumors in general. “This is a really encouraging result—we are understanding the predictor of this disease to respond to certain therapies that have real relevance to the biology of the [cancer],” he said. “It is important to see what predictive value this biomarker has in other cancers.” Because the biomarker allows scientists to further understand the biology of metastatic kidney cancer, medical professionals can continue to decipher the most effective combination of therapies for their patients, George said. “The goal is to get a cure,” he said. “[mTOR inhibitors] do not get us the cure, but if we can use this drug and build on our findings… we can hope to get the right combination of therapies that can get us the cure.”

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CONVENTION from page 9 negative among all Americans. Among registered voters, 47 percent saying they approve and 50 percent say they disapprove. The near-even appraisal continues to put Obama in a tenuous position for reelection—neither strong enough to ensure victory nor low enough to presage a loss. Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush, had a 50 percent approval rating at this time in 2004. And it is Bush who provides a boost to Obama now—more than half of all voters see Bush, not Obama, as the one more responsible for the economic challenges the country faces. The president has other advantages, too. On the choice of whether to create jobs by cutting taxes or enacting more government spending programs, spending holds a 14-point advantage among voters. Even among those who would prefer a smaller government, more than a third say spending is a better way for the government to try to spur job growth, as opposed to tax cuts. One advantage that Obama held in

O-WEEK from page 1 for underage alcohol consumption at a party at 910 Gregson Street Friday night, said John Dailey, chief of the Duke University Police Department. Two students were arrested—one for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and one for possession of an open container of alcohol and littering. They were given $1,000 bond and $500 bond, respectively.

previous polls—a big lead on enthusiasm—is no longer evident. In the new poll, 48 percent of Obama’s backers say they are “very enthusiastic” about his candidacy, compared with 42 percent of Romney backers who feel that way about his campaign—a difference that is not statistically significant. Obama had a 13-point edge in July in this measure; his lead was 25 points in May. Newfound enthusiasm for Romney probably stems in part from his selection of Ryan as his running mate. Very conservative voters overwhelmingly approve of his pick and are now more likely to be “definite” GOP voters. For the first time, enthusiasm among conservative voters who back Romney now rivals that of liberals for Obama. The latest poll points to demographic divisions that have defined the Obamavs.-Romney contest all year. Prominent among them are a gender gap, with 49 percent of female voters backing Obama and 43 percent supporting Romney, while men break 51 percent to 42 percent in favor of Romney. White voters break for Romney by 18 percentage points; non-whites go for Obama by better than 3 to 1.

The incident stemmed from the fact that the party was an open event, said junior Jack Davis, president of Pi Kappa Alpha, in a statement to The Chronicle. Changes to risk management procedures will help ensure that similar incidents do not occur again. A noise ordinance in Durham dictates that excessive noise between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. is not allowed, said the Durham Police Department watch commander.

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reetings and salutations to all of you the Washington Duke Inn every time we visited. gents. My name is Wellington Biddle Still, I was shocked at the gall of Mr. Moneta Duke McClendon, but you may call me readjusting Duke living around his nouveauGrumpy Trustee. And grumpy I am. Marxist ideology of equitable housing. Just recently, as I was travelling down to Duke What is equitable about allowing those who with my 12th and final grandson donate the least to occupy the Herbert so that he could see the best parts of campus? As an arschool he will one day attend (his dent supporter of the righteous incessant crying and vomiting capitalist system that has put me displeased me), I noticed that in this position of excellence, I this little muckraking periodical would like to inform Mr. Monpublished a piece about some eta that handouts such as these sort of “house model,” and the simply lead to nothing but idle effects it will have on the coming behavior from the underclass semester. as well as certain, ahem, demoAlthough I have not been a graphics. Although I’ve always student here in several score, I supported the policies of segrehave been concerned about the gation, and felt that Duke is right University’s treatment of its stuin shielding people of different dents since the unfortunate infrom one another, Mr. grumpy trustee viewpoints cident with those pleasant chaps Moneta has managed to do so in monday, monday on that distinguished lacrosse the worst possible way. team. It left such a bad taste in There is, of course, a greater my mouth that I simply had to donate to my issue in this new “vision” of Central Campus: wife’s school for a few years until the whole allowing women to live in their own residences thing blew over. on-campus without adequate supervision. In And it seems as though the University has my day, women were only permitted to leave yet again failed to act to protect its most vul- East Campus for Convocation and graduation. nerable students: the distinguished brothers I remember not seeing my sister at home durof the Greek community. My sources tell me ing her four years at Duke, and although she that Central Campus now contains six frater- may have regretted missing our parents’ funities and nine sororities. Needless to say, I neral after the hell, I still know it was the right whipped out my fountain pen and began writ- thing because she was shielded from the temping this very column. (If you note any gram- tation of Durham. matical errors, blame my dear assistant GerAnd their own houses? I’m far too protrude: She has done her best to put my words gressive a man to argue that such houses will into what she calls “digital form.” Unfortu- become brothels, but as my second wife Cenately, although she possesses the great quali- line says, there are a few temptresses in every ties of her gender—namely fidelity, deference sewing circle. These houses of sin will stand and eagerness—she also is afflicted with the in stark contrast to the beautiful Chapel my associated inferior intellect of the very same grandfather built with nothing but the force gender.) of his will … and perhaps the excellent deal My grandnephew Theodore is currently a he got on non-unionized labor in the Ameribrother in such a fraternity, and he told me can South. that he is alarmed by his new housing. I agree. In short, I find this housing model repreHad I known that the continued deferral of hensibly designed. If I am forced to visit my fuCentral Campus renovations I approved dur- ture descendants in that hellish Central Caming my time on the Board of Visitors would af- pus, I will simply have to organize funding to fect people of repute beyond the usual rabble build more financially appropriate residences we charitably let in each year, I would have for the members of the Greek Community.… simply cut the Women/Homosexuality CenUpon further reflection, I believe I may ter from the budget for Teddy and his pals’ have come upon Mr. Moneta’s more hidden insakes. tentions here. Well played, good sir. Oh, Teddy living on Central Campus? Perish the thought. He’ll just have to use the off-camThe Grumpy Trustee refuses to make any statepus house we purchased so that we wouldn’t ment regarding Chesapeake Energy’s current finanhave to deal with the commoners frequenting cial ties to Duke.

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ast week, I had to double-check my pregnancies are extremely rare.” In the arsurroundings to make sure I hadn’t ticle, author Dr. John C. Wilke writes that slipped through some time warp into the “emotional trauma” caused by assault the 19th century, because that would be rape can change the hormonal balance of the only explanation for Rep. Todd Akin’s the female reproductive system, which “can comments. Apparently, it’s radically upset” the woman’s rare for a woman to get ability to nurture a pregpregnant from rape—“If nancy. Wilke argues that we it’s a legitimate rape, the fehave a gravely distorted unmale body has ways to try to derstanding of rape because shut the whole thing down.” some women don’t report But I read the story on my incidences of rape, and othiPhone, went for a run on er women, “pregnant from the human hamster wheel, consensual intercourse, joline doedens have later claimed rape.” If drove home from campus in a car powered by gas instead Wilke and Akin really bewait a minute of horses and made my dinlieve that assault rape is the ner on an electric range. By “greatest emotional trauma” all indications, the first week of law school that a woman can experience, why doesn’t had not pushed me so far over the edge this factor into their understanding of rapes that I had landed among the Bronte sisters, that are reported late or not at all? And why Charles Dickens and the Brothers Grimm. shouldn’t a woman whose uterus has apSo why does it seem like Rep. Akin parently failed to secrete the appropriate of Missouri, the Republican Senate candi- cocktail of lethal hormones have the right date, is slipping back into 19th-century to choose to end her pregnancy? understandings of female sexuality? Why The physicians Akin cites seem to revert to an understanding of women as be the Nazi doctors who selected women nothing more than baby-making machines, who were about to ovulate and sent them rooted so firmly in their biology that the to the gas chambers, but didn’t actually kill risk of female hysteria to the wellbeing of them. After the near-death experience, the civilization is sufficient to confine society’s Nazis observed that a high percentage of elite women to the home? He argues that those women failed to ovulate. Aside from a woman’s right to choose should be lim- the obvious ethical problems with the Nazi ited to a very small subset of cases in which experiments, the Nazi doctors’ experimenit is abundantly clear that the fetus has ab- tal methods were also objectively flawed—a solutely no chance of survival, because such truckload of Jews constituted “sample size,” an attitude comports with the American level of evident misery translated into “sigpeople’s exceptional respect for life. nificance,” and the “control subjects” in the He seems to forget about the experiments suffered the most and often quality of the life that could result from died. an unwanted and/or difficult pregnancy. Akin is stuck in the 19th century in Can one really argue that a child really has his understanding of what constitutes rape. a “life” if he or she is confined to a wheel- Based on his definition, rape can really only chair, unable to feed him or herself and happen if the woman fights back with every incapable of communicating with the out- last fiber of her being, because otherwise side world? It would be outrageous for the the body’s biological response won’t kick government to mandate the abortion of in. If we subscribe to that definition, rape the fetuses presented with such a future, would be impossible in the case of a woman but it hardly seems fair to force parents to who decides not to resist her rapist when he watch a child slowly die as a result of a con- threatens her, or a woman who can’t legally dition that developed during the first two consent because she’s drunk, unconscious trimesters of pregnancy. What kind of life or otherwise incapacitated. And what about can such a child lead, if he or she is com- men? Is it impossible for a man to be raped pletely dependent on machines and his or because he can’t get pregnant? her parents? We are fundamentally social Unfortunately, I have not fallen beings, and the goal of prioritizing life must back into the 19th century. I am solidly in be evaluated in light of the quality of life the 21st century, reading about how Akin that we promulgate—a woman, rather than didn’t do “anything that was morally or ethia male politician, should at least have the cally wrong,” but just ”misspoke one word in right to choose whether or not to continue one sentence on one day.” And now I have her pregnancy in the face of life-threaten- to say that I agree with Romney’s statement ing circumstances. that Akin’s comments are indefensible, and What about the emotional conse- that he should exit the Senate race. quences to the mother of a pregnancy that results from rape? Of course, Akin would Joline Doedens is a first-year law student. Her argue, based on a vague 1999 article in column runs every other Monday. Follow her on Christian Life Resources, that “assault rape Twitter @jydoedens.

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ince I have the dubious honor of least something close to that level). Inwriting a column for the very first stead, I find that the campus is working day of classes, I’ve decided that up a storm … about a party theme. simply writing a column advocating I imagine that you the reader might my own point of view would be way less be thinking something along the lines interesting than writing of “you really don’t take something a little more this stuff seriously, do … meta. Looking back on you?” In fact, a few of my undergraduate experimy friends accused me ence, I’ve thought about of the very same thing. many of the elements Rest assured folks, I do common to Duke’s brand take it seriously. The of dialogue and social actheme chosen was in retivism that really bother ally poor taste and needmichael cook me. I’ve thought about lessly offensive. I take it everything from tone to as seriously as I think that atlas chugged substance (or lack therea fraternity’s choice of of), and decided to offer party theme really ought some words of wisdom to address said to be taken. The reason I link this to elements. With a presidential election “crying wolf” is because if every last not far off, this is probably a good time incident encountered is treated like to bring it up. I’ll start with humor. a scandal, large blocks of the student In the world of comedy, there is body will start to tune out campus diathis thing called “shock humor.” From logue. Events that should command Wikipedia: “Shock humour is a style of everyone’s attention will cease to do comedy intended to shock the audi- so, not because the events objectively ence.” I emphasize the word “intend- aren’t serious, but because students ed” because it underscores the heart will take them as the hip new things to of my guideline. Whining about race rage about that week. jokes and dark humor is pointless preMy last piece of advice is to undercisely because the very point is to be stand and fully comprehend that moral, offensive, to shock the audience into intelligent people can disagree on big laughter. Whether it’s Tosh.0 or Fam- issues and to respect those that disily Guy or just some local stand-up agree with you accordingly. This advice comedian, shock humor has survived is perhaps more appropriate for polibecause a plurality of Americans finds tics, as the level of respect for political it hilarious. The style of humor that a disagreement has far eroded since the person likes is a matter of preference. days of Bill Clinton’s presidency. Entire By preference, I mean that a person is shows on Fox and MSNBC are devoted neither morally inferior nor morally to picking a liberal and a conservative superior based on their taste in humor. and watching them talk over one anFrom this logic it follows that if you do other and accuse one another of being not like shock humor, you are in no anything from a racist to a pinhead. I’d way a lesser person, and disliking it is imagine that this stuff makes sense to an equally valid matter of preference. the American public because, let’s face That said, don’t throw a fit because you it, they are easily convinced. Luckily, we spent your time surfing the Internet as a campus aren’t nearly that bad. (read: Jezebel), scouring Duke’s camThose of you in the Class of 2016 pus and eventually encountering words will soon notice that Duke is a fairly that offended you. It’s a waste of every- liberal place. It tends to follow that one’s time, and it always ends with peo- campus dialogue is dominated by a ple getting all worked up over a joke. liberal sentiment. I don’t consider the Of course, not all discussions on liberal slant to be a problem, despite campus are about whether a joke was being a libertarian. What does bother over the line. Many discussions are me is how the liberal tone can quickly about far more grim topics, like institu- become presumptuous, rather than tional discrimination or sexual assault. truly tolerant of differences. DisagreeMy experience has been that Duke stu- ing (partially or completely) with the dents treat real issues with seriousness pro-choice stance toward abortion does and respect. We have an unfortunate not necessarily make someone sexist. tendency, however, to cry wolf or to Liking a specific government program treat some events with far more out- does not make someone Marxist. To rage than they really deserve. I recall immediately assume the worst out of the “Pocahotness” incident last year, in people who disagree with you is not which the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity threw only an act of bad faith, but ultimately a party with what was admittedly an in- counterproductive. It leads reasonable sensitive choice of theme. The outrage people with different perspectives to was loud and immediate; I remember shy away from dialogue out of fear of waking up that day hearing talk of a being demonized for their beliefs. scandal. I heard visceral anger, and This election season is going to be the words “Pi Kappa Phi” and “Native intense, but that doesn’t mean we can’t Americans.” Since eavesdropping is be civil. I have faith in Duke students. kinda creepy, I decide to ask a couple We are among the world’s best and of my friends what happened. At this brightest, and I look forward to a year point, and based on the sheer level of of good discourse. indignation, I was fully expecting that a bunch of frat guys had gotten violent Michael Cook is a Pratt senior. His colwith a Native American student (or at umn runs every other Monday.

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Duke’s hot start came to an abrupt end Sunday. Despite leaping out to a 2-0 lead, the Blue Devils fell to No. 20 Florida 3-2 when Gator midfielder Erika Tymrak, a senior, slotted the golden goal off a give-and-go just three minutes into overtime at 3 UF Fetzer Field in ChaDUKE 2 pel Hill, N.C.. “We fell too far off of them defensively,” head coach Robbie Church said. “We gave them too much room. We gave them too much space. We didn’t track some players. And they did the little winning things as they fought back. They got the tying goal off of us, and then they made the play in overtime.” No. 1 Duke (2-1-0) entered the game having outscored its regular season opponents 12-1, not including the team’s 5-1 exhibition win against Montreal in its first game in the UNC Nike Classic. The Blue Devils wasted no time adding to that tally to close out its Classic schedule against Florida. Within 10 minutes of the opening whistle, Duke opened the scoring. Junior midfielder Gilda Doria—taking the feed from team points leader and center forward Kim DeCesare, a redshirt junior— scored from 20 yards out into the lower right corner of the goal. “We came out strong,” Doria said. “Our team was really hyped up before the game.” The strike marked Doria’s second goal of the season and was one of a game-high three shots on goal for the midfielder.

“[Doria’s] being much more dangerous,” Church said. “She’s getting deeper. She’s creating more goals, shots and opportunities.” Maintaining the possession, the Blue Devils offense increased its lead. In the 29th minute, freshman forward Cassie Pecht picked up a loose ball on the left wing and netted a 20-yard goal for her second score of the season. Pecht’s goal put Duke up 2-0, but as both teams inserted several reserves into the game, the one-sided possession that had characterized the first 30 minutes of the game did not last. The Gators (1-1-1) soon racked up a number of their own offensive chances. With just more than six minutes remaining in the half, Florida’s Havana Solaun slipped a through ball around the Blue Devil back line, finding fellow substitute Jillian Graff in the center of the box. With a quick finishing touch, Graff gave the Gators life, bringing the deficit back to one. “We started out great. We played really well, but they never gave up,” Church said. “The goal at the end of the half was a huge goal for them—to put it 2-1. At that point, that got them momentum.” Coming out of halftime, Duke returned all of its starters. The team did not, however, find the same level of offensive play that it possessed to start the first half. “I was disappointed with how we responded in the second half a little bit,” Church said. “We had a chance to stop. We had a chance to regroup.” Although no Gators registered a shot ELYSIA SU/THE CHRONICLE

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Blue is our color, and black is our other color. At least, that is the message of the Duke football team. The Blue Devils unveiled two new helmets for the upcoming season, adding a black and a blue helmet to their existing white lid. Last season, the team wore black uniforms for the first time in its history, in its season-opening loss to Richmond. But there were no black helmets to accompany the new jerseys. “Nobody is going to accuse them of looking like the [Indianapolis] Colts anymore,” said Paul Lukas, an ESPN columnist who analyzes sports uniforms. “Duke basically has the same uniform as the Colts and the white helmet definitely reinforces that notion.” Although the team plans to wear an allblack outfit at least once this season, it will not be in this year’s Sept. 1 opener against Florida International, head football equipment manager Wes Pickell said. Head coach David Cutcliffe, though, gets the final say on which uniforms will be worn for a game. The team knew that it wanted a black matte-finish helmet option, and discussions with supplier Nike began in January. The final selection for the blue helmet came from four samples provided by Nike. Duke meets with Nike, which has a contract through 2018 to sponsor the athletic apparel for all 26 Blue Devil athletic teams, annually to discuss uniforms, and the design process is a collaborative one, Pickell said. Beyond the aesthetic value, different sets of uniforms play a role in attracting recruits, Lukas and Pickell said.

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The Duke football team unveiled two new sets of helmets, black and blue ones, this summer. The Blue Devils first wore black uniforms last season. “We put them out in January for our recruits to see, and you could already tell the difference in the way they were viewing Duke football,” Pickell said. Although Duke’s official colors are blue and white, black has become an unofficial third color for the Blue Devils, with many of the varsity uniforms featuring black. This trend has been seen not just at Duke but

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When the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 NBA Finals, Shane Battier became the third Duke basketball playerâ€”and the second under head coach Mike Krzyzewskiâ€”to win a title in the league. But a fellow Blue Devil was also a part of the Heatâ€™s championship squad, albeit not on the court. Nick Arison, Miamiâ€™s CEO, was one of the menâ€™s basketball managers from 2000-2003. The pair were a part of Dukeâ€™s 2001 national championship squad and combined for another title in Miami this year. Nick, whose father Micky Arison owns the Heat, played a critical role in adding Battier to a team of stars that already included LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. â€œWe all knew Nick was going to move into the front office of the Heat. I remember as a senior I said, â€˜If you guys need a small forward, keep me in mind,â€™â€? Battier said. â€œLast summer was the first summer of free agency in my career, and it was really cool to be able to call up a friend and say, â€˜Letâ€™s win a championship together.â€™â€? That they did, with Battier averaging 11.6 points per game in the Finals, hitting 58 percent of his 3-pointers. When Arison made the recruiting pitch for his former teammate, he said he could see him being an integral member of a winning team. Battier was the lone Blue Devil to play 40 minutes in Dukeâ€™s 2001 national championship victory against Arizona, notching a double-double in the process. â€œShane is the kind of player who deserves to be a champion,â€? Arison said. While Arison sold Miami to Battier in free agency, he was also encouraged to go to South Beach by another Blue Devil. Battier said he received a call of congratulations from Duke basketball head coach Krzyzewski, who has seen just him and Danny Ferry leave Durham to become NBA champions during his tenure. â€œ[Krzyzewski] was the one who wanted me to go to Miami more than anyone else,â€? Battier said. â€œIn the end, like always, he was right.â€? Between Duke and Miami, Arison has played apprentice to two of basketballâ€™s most revered minds in Krzyzewski and

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TRACK AND FIELD

Beach lends unique lens to Eaton’s record by Sarah Elsakr THE CHRONICLE

American decathlete Ashton Eaton earned the gold medal for the United States at this year’s 2012 Olympic Games in London, but his best performance had come more than a month earlier. It had been at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. that he broke an 11-year-old world record in the event. And Blue Devil senior Curtis Beach was there to lend Eaton a helping hand en route to his landmark performance. When Beach and coach Shaun Wilbourn arrived in Eugene, they were focused not on Eaton but on Beach’s own quest to join the U.S. Olympic roster. But as the defending NCAA decathlon champion stepped onto the historic University of Oregon track, Beach knew that anything short of his best showing would not be enough to earn him a place in London. To earn one of the three available spots on the national team, Beach needed to finish in the top three and earn an 8,200-point total that would meet the Olympic “A” standard that guarantees a place on the team. With competitors like five-time NCAA champion Eaton, two-time World Outdoor champion Trey Hardee, and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Bryan Clay, there could be no mishaps for Beach. He got off to a strong start, holding fifth place after the first two events, but his 11.83-meter shotput throw was the worst in the field and a disappointing high jump dropped him well off the pace he would need. Then, in the second-to-last event, the javelin throw, an elbow injury caused him to foul and earn zero points, ensuring that the most he would do was finish the competition. While Beach struggled, however, Eaton was piling up record performances as he moved through the events. The existing record had been set in 2001, when Czech decathlete Roman Sebrle—who would go on to be the gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics—became the first to exceed 9,000 points in the event. Eaton’s coach Harry Mara watched as Eaton crept up on Sebrle’s world record, but Eaton and his coach avoided discussing the record pace during the competition. It was only before the final event of the competition, the 1500m, SEE BEACH ON SW 14

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VOLLEYBALL

Freshmen shine in season-opening sweep by Zac Elder THE CHRONICLE

Nine sets into the season, Duke has yet to drop one. The Blue Devils (3-0) opened up their 2012 campaign with the second annual Duke Volleyball Invitational at Cameron Indoor Stadium, winning all three of their matches without losing a set. After taking down William and Mary in Friday nightâ€™s seaW&M 0 son opener, the Blue overpowered DUKE 3 Devils Fairfield Saturday 0 morning and WisFAIR consin-Milwaukee DUKE 3 later that evening. â€œWe saw three opponents UWM 0 good this weekend,â€? Duke DUKE 3 head coach Jolene Nagel said. â€œWe were able to get some different styles as well. It was a real test for our young team, and I think we responded quite positively.â€? After a closely contested opening set against the Tribe (1-2) in the first of the three matches, the Blue Devils found their stride and utilized their massive size advantage to dominate the second set and finish off William in Mary in straight sets, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23. Freshman Emily Sklar led the way with 14 kills. Sophomore Jeme Obeime registered 10 kills, and senior co-captain Christiana Gray registered five kills with a .571 hitting percentage. A large, freshmen-filled crowd created an electric atmosphere for Dukeâ€™s first match of the year. â€œIt was pretty exciting,â€? Sklar said. â€œI

think the biggest thing for me was all the fans. In high school I was lucky if my parents came out. Everyone was just so pumped up and had their chests painted. Iâ€™ve never seen anything like it before.â€? The Blue Devils took control early against the Stags (0-3) Saturday morning, jumping out to a 9-1 lead in the first set. Led by junior Chelsea Cookâ€™s 11 kills and four blocks, Duke easily finished off Fairfield 25-15, 2520, 25-20. The Blue Devil defense led them to victory, holding the Stags to a meager .092 hitting percentage, compared to Dukeâ€™s .351. Junior libero Ali McCurdy posted 14 digs, while middle blockers Gray and Cook each recorded four blocks. Saturday nightâ€™s matchup against the Panthers (2-1) provided Duke with its toughest opponent of the weekend. But the Blue Devils took advantage of tune-ups from their first two matches, and downed Wisconsin-Milwaukee 25-21, 25-11, 25-23. Duke increased its defensive dominance, holding the Panthers to a .049 hitting percentage for the match. McCurdy recorded a team-high 15 digs, bringing her weekend total to 52. The Blue Devils tallied 12 blocks as a team, including four in the second set when they held Wisconsin-Milwaukee to a -.059 hitting percentage. Sklar once again led the way for Duke offensively, posting 13 kills. Cook also registered nine kills with a .600 hitting percentage. The Blue Devilsâ€™ successful opening weekend featured a slew of different lineups, all of which utilized some combination of three DAN SCHEIRER/THE CHRONICLE

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FIELD HOCKEY

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After dropping a 1-0 decision to Drexel Friday, the Blue Devils redeemed themselves Sunday with their first victory of the season against Temple. Fifth-ranked Dukeâ€™s matchup against the No. 24 Dragons at Buckley Field in Philadelphia was a game of one missed opportunity after another coupled with clutch 0 DUKE saves by Drexelâ€™s DREX 1 goalkeeper. â€œWe didnâ€™t execute our opportuDUKE 2 nities,â€? Blue Devil TEMP 1 head coach Pam Bustin said. â€œWe absolutely created many, many opportunities in the circle, and we had a lot of corner situations. We keep creating corners, and thatâ€™s awesome; itâ€™s just a matter of completing them. We had our chances toward the end of the match, but the Drexel goalkeeper had key saves at the end of the game.â€? These end-of-game chances included two corner shots with less than 2:30 remaining on the clock, but the Dragonsâ€™ Jantien Gunter, a sophomore, came up with saves to keep Duke from tying the score. The Blue Devils dominated in penalty cornersâ€”with 14 compared to Drexelâ€™s seven. The Dragons bested Duke in number of shots 12-10. The game remained scoreless for the entire first half. Drexel sophomore Meghan Plank broke the stalemate in the gameâ€™s 50th minute, when her shot from the left side of the field found the back of the net. Three Duke corners followed the goal, but the Blue

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In the Blue Devilsâ€™ 2-1 victory against Temple, sophomore Jessica Buttinger notched the assist in what proved to be the game-winning goal. Devils could not capitalize, costing them luck for them and bad luck for us, but it keeper Lauren Blazing. The Owls tied the game. ended up being the winning goal.â€? the game in the second half when sophoâ€œDrexel put a lot of high energy on the Less than 48 hours later, Duke was more Amber Youtz notched a goal. Four field for the entire 70 minutes,â€? Bustin back on the field to take on the Owls. minutes later Blue Devil sophomore Jessaid. â€œThey did a good job of keeping up Blue Devil senior Chelsea Amsley sica Buttinger answered with the decitheir pace of the game, which was a lot of kicked off the scoring 6:32 into the half sive score, assisted by classmate Martine running up and down the field, so that on a penalty corner putback. Toward the Chichizola. was a challenge for us to handle. I think end of the period, Temple failed to conâ€œWeâ€™re such a good force when everywe did a good job with it, but they scored vert on a penalty corner, firing a high bodyâ€™s working together and communion a crooked play. It was honestly good shot stopped by Duke sophomore goal- cating,â€? Bustin said.

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HEAT from SW 7 Heat president Pat Riley. Arison, Trinity ’03, cited the pair for much of what he has learned about basketball and has experienced success in both places, including four consecutive ACC tournament victories while in Durham. “There are very few better people to learn from, if anyone, than Coach K,” Arison said. At the same time, Battier has witnessed Arison’s growth from freshman manager to Heat CEO. Battier was a senior in 2001 while Arison was a sophomore, so they had two years together at Duke. “I remember this really shy freshman manager, which is the equivalent of being a plebe in the military,” Battier said. “Nick is not a man of many words, but he was especially shy as a freshman.” Now the pair often text about the Duke basketball team, with Arison saying they were especially excited when Austin Rivers hit the now-famous buzzer beater

against North Carolina. Battier also tries to stay in touch with former teammates and see them when they are in town, including Mike Dunleavy, Carlos Boozer and Corey Maggette. Both said that after the Heat won the title, they were inundated with calls, text messages and emails from former Duke teammates and other connections. With Battier being integral to Miami’s title, does that mean people should expect to see more Blue Devils in South Beach? Not yet, according to Battier. Down the road though, perhaps. “We’ve got a pretty full roster, so we didn’t recruit any Duke guys this summer,” Battier said. “But, if the opportunity arises, I won’t be afraid to make a phone call.”

W. SOCCER from SW 2 on goal in the half, Florida’s pressure soon put it back in the game. In the 65th minute, Tymrak fired a cross into Duke’s 18-yard box that ricocheted off Blue Devil senior midfielder Nicole Lipp’s back and into the goal. “I think we just had a letdown after we had scored those two goals,” center back Natasha Anasi, a junior, said. “When we have those kinds of lapses, goals are going to slip in, and if we have mental lapses they’re going to punish us for those…. They did a really good job—credit to them— to punish us with those chances, getting behind, and they never quit playing the entire time they were out there.” Although its 2-0 lead had evaporated, Duke continued to rack up opportunities in the offensive third. The Blue Devils outshot the Gators 7-4 in the second half, and despite putting a number of crosses off target, Duke held a 10-4 advantage in corner kicks. One of those set pieces almost gave the Blue Devils the lead back as a cross found Lipp open at the far post. The midfielder’s volley, however, sailed over the goal. “We had chances to make plays,” Church said. “We didn’t make plays. We served a lot of balls to goalkeepers. We served a lot of balls behind the goal. It’s a disappointing loss. You can’t be up 2-0 and give a game away like this. We have to battle back. We have to keep playing the full 90 minutes.” With the score tied at two to close regulation, the game went to its first period of sudden-victory overtime. All but one of Duke’s starters returned to the field, with senior left back Maddy Haller leaving the game due to dehydration. The Blue Devils’ chance to take the game back was short-lived, however. In the fourth minute, Tymrak led a counter-attack, drawing three Duke defenders to the middle of the field. The midfielder passed to senior forward McKenzie Barney, who returned the favor and found Tymrak in traffic for the game winner. The three goals allowed marked the highest total for the program since Oct. 28, 2010, when Duke lost 5-3 against North Carolina. “We can’t give up this many goals,” Church said. “We’ve got to be a better defensive team. We should not give up three goals. We cannot give up three goals, and we gave up three goals.”

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Kim DeCesare notched her third assist of the season on Duke’s first goal of the game, giving her a team-high nine points on the season.

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head of the class. It’s really interesting, actually, the split athletic personalties of those two sports at Duke.” Pickell, though, does not see the same class division between basketball and football. But he understands how the success of a team can factor into those decisions for an outfitter such as Nike. “They’re one of the top two or three programs in the country for basketball,” Pickell said. “We’re not at that level, but we aspire to be at that level.”

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Freshman Emily Sklar is just one of three Blue Devil freshmen who was integral to the team’s undefeated weekend in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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highly touted freshmen. Sklar paced the team with 33 kills in Duke’s three matches and also posted 28 digs. Middle blocker Elizabeth Campbell, a freshman, also impressed with 20 kills throughout the weekend, and freshman setter Christina Vucich led the Blue Devils with 49 assists. “I think we had a good opening weekend,” Cook said. “We are just starting to get used to each other and work out all the kinks. We have a lot of new players on the court with 10 underclassmen. So I think it was a good opening weekend. It’s a good feeling to go 3-0 on your home court.” Despite her team-leading .455 hitting percentage, Gray recorded only 18 kills due to limited touches. “That’s what we’re working on with all of our team,” Nagel said. “We were trying to make sure we controlled the ball well enough to be able to use our middles with that sort of thing, and that will come with time. We are young right now. I’m encouraged by what I saw this weekend, but we will certainly be working on that going into next week.”

that the topic came up at all. “I knew I was having a great meet overall despite some ups and downs with performances and weather,” Eaton said in an email to The Chronicle. As the final event approached, Eaton asked Mara what time would be necessary to break Dan O’Brien’s 20-year-old American decathlon record. “He paused, looked me dead in the eye and said, ‘No Ashton, world record,’” Eaton said. “That’s when I knew I was going to break the world record. That gave me all the confidence in the world.” Although Eaton had not been focused on his recordbreaking opportunity, his pace had not escaped the notice of his competitors. When Beach found out that Eaton’s potential world record depended on his ability to run a personal best time by about two seconds in the 1500m, Beach—the favorite to win the event—approached Eaton and offered to pace him to the finish. “Curtis came up to me and basically said, ‘Hey man, I can set that pace for you and get you around in that time,’” Eaton said. “I was encouraged by his support and greatly appreciated the gesture, but I didn’t want Curtis to take anything away from his own performance. In years to come, he will be a great decathlete in his own right and I didn’t want…to keep him from running his own race that day.” When Eaton and Beach stepped up to the line for the final event, their mindsets could hardly have been more different. Eaton was gearing up to “cross the finish line as world record holder no matter what effort it took to do it. ” Beach, on the other hand, knew that regardless of how fast he ran, his 2012 Olympic journey would come to an end at the conclusion of the race. As the runners took off, all eyes were on Eaton. Despite his best efforts though, he entered the last 600 meters two seconds off the necessary pace. The time gap was announced to the stadium, which responded with even louder cheers. Joe Detmer, running just ahead of Eaton, began pacing him, slowly pulling away and challenging Eaton to follow then pass him. Beach, who had been running a strong race well ahead of the rest of the competitors, began to slow down and look over his shoulder. As Eaton closed the gap, Beach slowed to a jog and moved well out of the way, waving Eaton on and cheering. When Eaton made it across the line in 4:14.48 to break the world record by 13 points, Beach threw his hands and the air and finished in third place with a grin on his face. “At that moment...it was all about Ashton,” Beach said. “We knew who was going to the Olympics and who wasn’t, and the only question was whether or not he was going to get the world record.... To be right there with him when he broke the world record is something that I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” And Beach’s actions did not go unnoticed by the new world-record holder, who later went on to take gold in London. “What Curtis did was special for the sport and it was special for the integrity of true sportsmanship,” Eaton said. “The Olympic Trials and the world record set that day are bigger than us as individual athletes. Everyone who competed out there in that decathlon shared that moment together. I know that everyone would have been just as excited and supportive had it been any other person, and that’s what the decathlon is really about at the end of the day.”

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