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WEDNESDAY Elizabeth Warren, Mass. senate candidate Bill Clinton, former president

THURSDAY John Kerry, senator from Massachusetts Joe Biden, vice president Barack Obama, president

The Democratic National Convention, beginning today in Charlotte, N.C., aims to excite national enthusiasm for President Barack Obama, who faces a tough re-election battle, and his party but will also have a local focus on North Carolina—the state Obama won by less than 14,000 votes in 2008. The Chronicle will provide print and online coverage as North Carolina assumes the national spotlight to bring coverage to Duke students on campus, just 150 miles from the convention, and to other residents of the Triangle. Local and national editor Jack Mercola (@mercolajack), special projects editor Nicole Kyle (@nicolekyle) and online photography editor Chelsea Pieroni (@chels_piero) will be in Charlotte to live-tweet, post photos and recaps of major events and offer analysis on the numerous players at the convention. DNC programming will run through Thursday and feature North Carolinians such as Rep. David Price, a former Duke professor whose district includes the Triangle, North Carolina lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton and Sen. Kay Hagan, in addition to former president Bill Clinton and other national party leaders. Charlotte

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The recruitment process for the nine sorority chapters in Duke’s Panhellenic Association will move from West Campus to the Durham Convention Center this Spring. The move was prompted by expected limitations to available on-campus space. In prior years, sororities have utilized the Von Canon meeting rooms in the Bryan Center, which will be undergoing renovations this Spring in preparation for the West Union renovations beginning summer 2013. These and other meeting spaces across campus have seen decreased availability in response in the renovations said Sarah Loge, program coordinator for the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Although sorority recruitment will be moved off campus, the new location will centralize the process as all recruitment events will occur in the same place, Loge added. “We are very excited about the move and the ability to have everyone in one location with similar spaces instead of all over East and West Campus,” said Loge. President of the Panhellenic Association Kelsey Woodford, a senior, declined to comment on the change in location. Although the new location will present changes to transportation logistics—students will have to be bused from campus to the Convention Center—the recruitment events themselves will remain largely unchanged, Loge said.

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Some professors restrict Wannamaker breaks from laptop use in classrooms new house council model by Danli Liu THE CHRONICLE

Despite the large role computers play in higher education, students are restricted from using their laptops in many classes. In an effort to hold students’ attention, some Duke professors are restricting the use of laptops in lectures. Laptops not only distract students themselves but also negatively affect other people in the class, said Emily Klein, senior associate dean at the Nicholas School of the Environment and professor of geology. Some professors have found that students have been more focused and engaged in classroom conversation when they are

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not using their computers during lecture. “Not having laptops means that students can convey active engagement more easily,” Cheri Ross, professor of international comparative studies, wrote in an email Saturday. “I have noticed that there are fewer side conversations happening in class without laptops.” Professors who have implemented the laptop ban in their classrooms said they found the change to be very effective. Ross—who has kept her classes laptop free for the past two years—decided to make this change after discovering several students in SEE LAPTOPS ON PAGE 5

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As students across West and Central Campuses prepare to elect house councils, one group of houses has taken a different approach. Under the newly implemented house model, each house is supposed to choose its own independent house council, a departure from the quadrangle councils of years past. Recently, however, the three Substance Free houses in Wannamaker Quadrangle opted to merge under a single elected house council. The Wellness House in Wannamaker retained its own previously elected house council.

“For Wannamaker, it makes the most sense to have two councils,” said Joe Gonzalez, dean for residential life. “It makes sense to have one group for the Substance Free houses and have the Wellness house be its own separate group.” Wannamaker resident Ernst Casimir, a sophomore, said that the combined Substance Free council would benefit all three of its houses. “Instead of, for example, having three different pool tables, this plan allows us to bring all of our resources into one group that everyone can use,” Casimir

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Q&A with Thomas Robisheaux terested in the historical context for understanding the development of psychology and anomalous experiences. In that regard, we’ve had an affiliation.

Thomas Robisheaux, Fred W. Schaffer professor of history, has research interests that include parapsychology and witchcraft. He is the author of an book chronicling a woman accused of witchcraft in a German smalltown in 1672. Just last month, Robisheaux delivered the annual J.B. Rhine banquet address at the 55th Annual Parapsychology Convention, detailing the historical pathway of the development of parapsychology—the branch of psychology dealing with such paranormal phenomena as clairvoyance, precognition and telepathy. The Chronicle’s Ashley Wong spoke with Robisheaux about his work. The Chronicle: You were the keynote speaker at the annual Parapsychology Convention hosted by the Rhine Research Center here in Durham. How did it feel to receive the honor? Thomas Robisheaux: Well, it was an honor to me for several reasons. One, Professor J.B. Rhine was a distinguished professor at Duke in psychology in the 20s, 30s, 40s, and he retired in 1963. He was known for his path-breaking work in parapsychology. Controversial, of course, but he really had an open mind. To me, he represents one of those scientists in the social sciences who was willing to ask bold questions and take the flack for doing research that others found at the time not worthy of pursuing. That was a great honor. The other reason is that I teach this course, “Magic, Religion and Science,” and students from my class often go to the Rhine Center. We’ve been the guests of Sally Feather-Rhine, who’s the daughter of J.B. Rhine, so I’ve come to know her.

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Thomas Robisheaux, Fred W. Shaffer professor of history researches topics such as parapsychology and witchcraft. The third reason was being able to meet several of the top researchers in the field right now. One in particular is fascinating to me—Daryl Bem of Cornell University—who’s recently done work on precognition. His work is now receiving a lot of intense interest among a number of psychologists, so I say that it was very stimulating in that regard. TC: It seems that you have a pretty strong affiliation with the Rhine Research Center. TR: It’s not an official affiliation— I’m just interested in their work, and I’ve known the directors for a number of years. I’m a historian of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, and they’re very in-

TC: You have quite an expressed interest in parapsychology. What particularly attracted you to this unique subject matter? TR: Because the persistent reports that there are “anomalous experiences”— that’s the term that most scholars that are interested in the field call it now.... These are reports that we’ve known about for quite a long time, which indicate a whole range of human psychological experiences or perceptions that are difficult to reconcile with experimental work done in laboratories for psychology. Some psychologists developed laboratory conditions for experiments in psychology, but so many of these anomalous experiences have not lent themselves readily to that environment. Rhine was trying very hard to develop lab experimental methods for that and they’ve been controversial. But more recently in the 1990s and 2000s—now I’m not a psychologist, so I don’t assess this research on the vantage point of experimental psychologists. But my colleagues who know something about this work using the Ganzfeld experiment, which is about communication with which we might call telepathy, [find it] very convincing. I find it fascinating that consciousness studies that have emerged in the nineties and early 2000s is a whole field of research, and, in some respects, this new evidence about precognitive studies, clairvoyance

or telepathic communication fits with a view of the mind that’s not easily reconciled with physical models of the mind. TC: Do you think society as a whole can derive some sort of use from the study of parapsychology? TR: If you look at any of the polls or samplings of public opinion, most people have experiences that cannot be readily explained, whether it’s the so-called crisis communication—knowing that a family member is in a crisis, has passed away or is seriously ill or threatened— and that’s very common. A lot of people have these experiences, and many people think that there’s something to them. It’s very difficult to establish the protocols that will satisfy some experimental psychologists, but the public is very interested. Part of it has to do with its possible applications. For example, some of the work done on medical clairvoyance suggests that there are some people who particularly are acutely aware of sources of illness through means we don’t really know. Precognition, which suggests that time is actually flowing backwards, would actually be consistent with some models of theoretical physics and a bit more consistent with the way quantum mechanics works. TC: Your interests run the gamut from parapsychology and witchcraft to medieval and early modern history. Do you see many ties between the fields? TR: Absolutely. These are different disciplines that are looking at often similar SEE ROBISHEAUX ON PAGE 4

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Romney leads over Obama in NC poll By Peyton Craighill THE WASHINGTON POST

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Mitt Romney has a slim edge in North Carolina over President Barack Obama, according to a new poll of likely voters in the state. Romney’s 47 to 43 percent lead over Obama, in a poll from Elon University for the Charlotte Observer, is a slight improvement from other recent polls showing an almost even race. The Democratic Party kicks off its nominating convention on Tuesday in Charlotte. The selection of convention cities is usually strategic, but it’s an open question whether this one can pave the way for a repeat victory in North Carolina. Obama won the state by the slimmest of margins in 2008, with 13,692 votes over John McCain out of over 4.2 million votes cast. The Elon poll, conducted Aug. 25 to 30, spanned the days of the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. and shows a slight tilt to Romney. But other polls just before the GOP convention and since show a narrower race. A poll from CNN/Time Magazine/ORC ending Aug. 26 pegged the race at 48 to 47 percent for Obama and Romney among likely voters. An automated poll for High Point University by Survey USA ending Aug. 23 had the race tied at 43 percent each among registered voters. Two new automated polls show a narrow race. One completed on Sept. 2 from the Democrat-aligned Public Policy Polling has the race at 48 percent each among likely voters and the newest poll from High Point University (completed Aug. 30) has the race at 46 percent for Romney to 43 percent for

Obama among registered voters. One of the most important groups that powered Obama to victory in 2008 was young voters, who supported him overwhelmingly. Those under age 30 went to Obama by 74 to 26 percent according to exit polls. This was the difference maker—he lost among every other age group. In the new Elon poll, Obama is much softer among young voters, winning by just 58 to 34 percent. Perhaps the convention in Charlotte can excite young voters in a similar fashion, but just 36 percent in that age group say they are “very excited” about the election.

Polls show no sign of GOP bounce after convention By Mike Dorning BLOOMBERG NEWS

A series of Gallup polls finds no sign yet that the Republican National Convention provided a bounce in support for presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The contest between President Barack Obama and Romney remained stuck in the days following the convention, according to Gallup daily tracking polls running through Saturday. Party nominees usually receive a bounce in support after national political conventions and the extended case for their campaigns made in the televised proceedings.

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Romney’s speech at his party’s convention also received low marks from the public. Only 38 percent rated his speech good or excellent, the lowest favorable response to any of the eight acceptance speeches that Gallup has tested since Republican Bob Dole was nominated in 1996, according to a poll that the research group released Monday. Fewer Americans than in previous years said the convention overall made them more likely to support Republicans. The convention had a “net impact” of 2 percentage points, which Gallup calculates by subtracting those who say the proceedings made them more likely to vote for the party nominee versus those who said it made them less likely to do so. The “net impact” for the Republican convention, held last week in Tampa, Fla., was the lowest for any convention of either party on a question Gallup has asked since 1988. The combined poll results back “the tentative conclusion that the Republican convention did not change the race,” Frank Newport, Gallup’s editor-in-chief, wrote in a blog post. Still, in online poll Ipsos conducted for Reuters showed movement toward Romney following the Republican convention. The Ipsos poll, released Sept. 2, showed the race tied at 45 percent each versus a 4 percentage point advantage for Obama a week earlier. A Charlotte Observer/Elon University poll conducted during the Republican convention also shows Romney ahead in North Carolina, leading Obama 47 percent to 43 percent. Democrats begin their convention in the state tomorrow. Obama carried North Carolina in the 2008 election.

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COUNCILS from page 1 said. “It will allow the dorm to be more coordinated.” Sophomore Laurel Koch, who is running for house council president in Craven Quadrangle, wrote in an email Sunday that she had doubts about the proposal, suggesting that houses be kept separate at least at the beginning of the academic year. This would allow them more time to form their own identities and communities before making the decision to share a house council with other houses. Deb Lo Biondo, associate dean for West Campus, wrote in an email Sunday that the unification of separate house councils did not constitute the formation of a Wannamaker quad council, noting that combining Substance Free houses build on their shared theme. She added that the houses were given the choice between maintaining independent councils and form-

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ing one council, eventually choosing the latter. Wannamaker houses, however, are unique among West Campus dorms because of their small size, which makes the idea of merging house councils more feasible there compared to other quads, Casimir noted. “[It makes sense] especially for a dorm like Wannamaker, where all of the common rooms are so close, and all of the houses are so close,” he said. “Regarding potential conflict, I don’t see any serious problems arising in the future. I didn’t hear much opposition to the idea.” Gonzalez said he believes that the merging of house councils does not run contrary to the house model in this instance, though he acknowledges that it is not exactly what was envisioned during the planning stage. “The residential communities at Duke are incredibly unique, and when you implement a new system, there always has to be some interpretation of that system to make it work best,” he said.

DNC from page 1 was selected over other U.S. cities in part due to North Carolina’s battleground status. In June, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Florida congresswoman and Democratic National Committee chair, said the North Carolina host city would serve as “a phenomenal organizing tool” that could help expand Democrats’ grasp of the electoral map. Party organizers tried to showcase the state’s culture, which they hope will contribute to a strong sense of community within the Democratic party. These efforts include a Carolina Stories Showcase”— video interviews with Charlotte residents featured on the convention’s website intended to “bring to life the what the 2012 DNC means to the Charlotte region and highlight the legacies the convention will leave behind.” Before delegates came to the city, the convention committee held a contest to choose official barbecue sauces of the convention—three winners were selected—and unveiled a “Power by the People” stock car, decorated with the names of 3,502 individuals who donated $5 or more to reelection efforts. Senior Elena Botella, president of College Democrats of North Carolina, will experience the proceedings from the convention floor. Botella was selected as one of North Carolina’s 157 delegates. On Thursday, she and other representatives will officially renominate Obama as the party’s 2012 candidate. Additional Duke students will travel to Charlotte Thursday to watch Obama accept the nomination in person, said David Winegar, co-president of Duke Democrats. Steve Kerrigan, CEO Democratic National Convention, called the national meeting the most “open and accessible” convention to date due to its focus on public events, including CarolinaFest, a public celebration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway yesterday, which featured performances by James Taylor, Jeff Bridges and others. Additionally, corporate donations were not accepted for this year’s convention, marking a change from past years. In 2008, Democrats raised $60 million for their Denver gathering—$40 million of that sum was donated from corporations.

ROBISHEAUX from page 2 phenomena but from different vantage points. I look at them historically and from the lenses of religion and concepts at the time that you might call magic. But they have persisted. For example, William James, the great Harvard psychologist, who was really the founding figure of psychology in this country, was very much interested in the phenomenology of religion as a psychological phenomena just when psychology was developing. That was set aside by mainstream psychology in America in the 20th century, but there was a broad interest in that there was something about psychology of religion.

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TC: You’re a professor, speaker, a published author—how do you juggle it all? TR: These are passions of mine, so I’ve been very fortunate at Duke to have my research supported very well. It takes a number of years of dedicated research, working carefully in archives and painstaking research that takes years to pull together. And part of the way I juggled that is by setting aside a certain amount of time even during the semester. But part of it, too, is linking my research to my teaching. I created one of my classes, “Magic, Religion and Science,” so I could explore some of the scholarly literature that would help me with my research. As it turns out, my students have helped me a great deal in that regard. TC: You have a reputation for being a rather terrific and passionate teacher. How does it feel to be held in such a high regard by your students? TR: It humbles me, and I’m mostly not aware of that. I just think about wanting to inspire my students to do the best they can possibly do. I think about individual students and what they’re interested in or figure out how to pitch this material that can connect with them. I don’t really think about a reputation that I have. I just really want my students to do well. That’s really what it’s all about.

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LAPTOPS from page 1 her class browsing Facebook photos instead of taking notes. Because her classes are mostly discussion-based, Ross noted that students can very easily handwrite their notes. Laptops not only negatively affect other students in the classroom, but also do not make for a useful study tool in certain classes, she added. Klein does not allow computers in EOS 11—a graphic-intensive geology class that she teaches. Klein noted that it is easier to draw graphs on paper than with a keyboard. Klein said she considers herself an environmentalist, noting that she feels guilty forcing students to print out class notes on paper. But she said that it is necessary given how distracted students become while using laptops. Some students said they believe handwriting notes is a more effective way to focus and study in a class. Vincent Ding, a sophomore,

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said that although some students use their laptops productively in class, most people just use them as a distraction from listening to lecture. When students must take notes by hand, he said, they are forced to stay attuned to the most important points of lectures. “When I have my laptop, I almost always get distracted by doing other things,” said sophomore Megan Steinkirchner “When I’m just writing [notes] down, I can stay focused more easily.” Joe Liu, a sophomore, noted that he tried to multitask on his computer while in lecture to finish an assignment that was due. He was able to complete his homework, but he completely missed all the points from class. Sayan Mukheree, associate professor of statistical science, added that in some cases, laptops are necessary given the nature of the course material. He noted, however, that students can be notified beforehand in cases when laptops are necessary.

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RECRUITMENT from page 1 “Honestly, the only major change that is in place from recruitment this year to recruitment in years past is we are moving from on-campus to the Durham Convention Center,” she said. The Durham Convention Center has not yet begun preparations for the rush events, said Anne Howard, director of convention services. She noted that preparations for events do not typically begin until six weeks before the occasion.

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NBA’s one-and-done rule makes recruiting even dirtier At the time, Wednesday, April 11 was just another day for Duke basketball fans to forget as the “sky is falling” narrative screeched louder than normal. That night, Shabazz Muhammad, the No. 2 ranked player in the class of 2012, spurned Duke, opting to grace UCLA with his presence for what will likely be his one and only season on the colliegate hardwood before going to the NBA. Long before Muhammad’s pledge to the Bruins, widespread rumors about the legitimacy of the Brady dynamic 6-foot-6 swingman’s recruitment were already swirling among avid recruiting fans. The NCAA quickly caught wind of these potential infractions. Since he signed with UCLA, the NCAA has taken swift action by investigating how Muhammad paid for his suspiciously-high 13 unofficial visits (which universities cannot finance) that occurred outside his hometown of Las Vegas. The NCAA is also looking into whether or not he received any improper benefits from boosters of his AAU program, which shares the same sponsor as his current UCLA team—Adidas. This summer, the NCAA did not allow Muhammad to play with UCLA in the team’s summer exhibition games in China. On Sunday, Tracy Pierson of Scout.com’s Bruin Report Online wrote, “The eligibility of star freshman Shabazz Muhammad is looking less promising according to sources close to the situation.” Muhammad’s eligibility concerns drastically swayed my outlook of the importance of him being in a Duke uniform, while reaffirming my belief that the one-and-done rule in college basketball must go, given that it incentivizes bending and breaking rules to get the top-flight NBA talent on campus for nine months. Aside from Muhammad, there have been a handful of players in the recruiting class of 2012, the current freshmen, with lingering eligibility concerns. Ahead of Muhammad in the rankings is Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel, with whom Duke tried to get involved, though the interest was never reciprocated. The NCAA is currently investigating the 6-foot-11 shot-blocking machine’s eligibility after growing concerns that some of his unofficial visits were illegally paid for by his entourage. Having to delay his move to Lexington this summer, Noel recently arrived to Kentucky and the NCAA deemed him academically eligible to attend classes this semester, while his on-the-court eligibility still remains in question. Rodney Purvis—the No. 20 overall player according to ESPN and another former Duke target—was unable to play with N.C. State this summer for its exhibition tour in Spain. Recently cleared to attend classes, the 6-foot-4 Raleigh native’s academic qualifications, as part of the firstever graduating class at Upper Room Christian Academy, are under review by the NCAA. The list drags on. UNLV star freshman Anthony Bennett was deemed eligible to play by the NCAA just over a month ago. Most recently, Bruin Report Online reported Sunday that the NCAA is investigating potential recruiting violations of Muhammad’s freshmen teammates Kyle Anderson and one-time Duke recruit Tony Parker. To summarize, four of the top 10 players and six of the top 30 players in the class of 2012 are being investigated or have already been investigated by the NCAA for improper benefits or academic eligibility, which makes this class one of the dirtiest in recent memory. And that just encompasses what we know.

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After earning medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory are adjusting to student life once again. by Daniel Carp THE CHRONICLE

Six weeks ago, Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory starred on the world stage and won the United States’ first diving medals in 12 years at the Olympic Games. Now they are happy to just be Duke students again. The pair returned to Duke for the Fall semester with Olympic medals in hand after Johnston won the silver and McCrory won the bronze in the 3-meter synchronized springboard and the 10-meter synchronized platform competitions, respectively. Neither Johnston nor McCrory took classes at Duke last Spring as they trained for the Games. In addition, McCrory took the Fall semester off while Johnston took a reduced courseload. “It feels amazing to be back. I feel like everything is like new again,” McCrory said. “It’s fun and exciting and being back on campus it feels great walking to classes and doing all the normal stuff that I used to do for two years.” Johnston and McCrory both said they were surprised at the ease of their transitions back to academic life. After extended hiatuses from the classroom, the pair is now staying away from the diving well for the first month of classes as they concentrate on their academics—taking a rigorous courseload this Fall to make up for lost time. For Johnston, that courseload includes classes in physics, biochemistry and two psychology classes, one of which is graduate level. “It’s a pretty heavy schedule, but I’ve put off a lot of classes in past years so I could focus on training and traveling,” she said. “Right now my main focus is academics and I’ll get back into diving later in the semester.” Both said their teachers have congratulated them on their Olympic performances, but neither expects their medals to earn them any free passes as they transition back to academia. “Even though I have a medal, it’s not going to get me an ‘A’ on my test,” Johnston said. Although nothing can compare to Olympic triumph,

McCrory’s bronze on the platform and Johnston’s silver on the springboard did not come without considerable sacrifice. Because they took time away from Duke, Johnston and McCrory will graduate a year later than expected, in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Johnston felt the most immediate impact of this change—by the time she returned to Duke, all of her former classmates had graduated last May. “It’s definitely tough, first of all to take five years to graduate, but freshman year I came in thinking that I would get to graduate with my friends,” Johnston said. “So I felt somewhat left out when they all graduated, but I was also really distracted at the time by everything that was going on in my life.” Johnston and McCrory’s former classmates may have moved on to different phases in their lives, but the duo said they have felt a warm reception from the Duke community since their return to school. They often struggle to blend in, having interactions with peers and fans on a daily basis. Most of the time these meetings come in the form of an autograph or photo, but sometimes the requests can be a bit more outlandish. Johnston said her strangest interaction with a stranger was when a student asked her to sign his DukeCard. McCrory’s most memorable interaction had more permanent implications. “When we were at the Durham Bulls game there was this girl about 25 or 26-years old. We were doing an autograph signing and the paper she gave me said, ‘I, blank, agree to marry this person’ and it just had a line there for me to sign and I thought that was really funny,” McCrory said. According to McCrory it was the first marriage proposal he had ever received. As the semester wears on, Johnston and McCrory will slowly make their transition back to competitive diving, competing for the Blue Devils this season. After a year full of international success, the pair said they look forward to competing for Duke again for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

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BUCK from page 9 So Duke may not have missed on anything when Muhammad and Parker chose UCLA, and when Purvis eventually settled on N.C. State. Rather, the Blue Devils, in all likelihood, won by losing and their immaculate image as a basketball program can live on untarnished. The same cannot be said for the NCAA as a whole, though. The NBA is causing all sorts of headaches for the NCAA, college basketball programs and most importantly the 18-year old superstar hoopers of the world by inflicting the one-and-done rule. The kids do not deserve the scrutiny from allegations or the inconvenience of having to wait to profit from their talents and hard work. Programs should not have to risk their livelihood to get the top-flight players on campus, granted eliminating the one-and-done rule would not be a cure all either.

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Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski may side with this line of thinking too. In the past, he has adamantly defended allowing kids to declare for the draft out of high school and making those who choose to attend universities stay for at least two years. If the NBA does not change its draft-entry rule, playereligibility issues will become more common than players slipping on the court due to floor stickers. The status quo does not translate well as one analyzes the prized recruits in the forthcoming classes. I won’t name names, but there is already smoke surrounding several players in the class of 2013, which is substantially more talentheavy than the class of 2012. And where there is smoke, there is often fire. Regardless of what happens with the rule, it’s no coincidence that Duke avoided the fire in 2012. The Blue Devils will continue to navigate their way to success by signing upstanding student-athletes, while other programs could very well see their skies fall.

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Reassessing college assessment At Harvard University, 125 wrong cheating, the Harvard students are under investiga- affair is more complex to detion for possibly cheating on cipher. Students claim that the a take-home final exam in a professor was disorganized and government course offered last unclear; there was one highly Spring. weighted exam question that The invesmany students, tigation began left to their own editorial after a faculty devices, found member teaching the course impossible to decipher. noticed similar answers on the Thus, the issue at stake is final exam. Students were not not solely an issue of dishonallowed to discuss the exam esty but also the instinctive with others. Alleged behaviors impulse toward collaboration tied range from collaborating when faced with tricky or obwith classmates to plagiarizing scure concepts. Although stuthe work of other students. dents clearly violated policy by The recent scandal at Har- discussing the exam when they vard brings to mind the Chem- were told to avoid collaboraistry 31 cheating scandal that tion, this incident presents an occurred at Duke two years ago opportunity to examine the apin relation to a broader culture propriateness of various assessof dishonesty. Although it is ment methods used in college easier to view the Duke scan- courses. dal an example of straight-up Currently, major assessment

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at Duke largely takes place either in traditional proctored exams, essays or collaborative projects. The first is still the best method to test straightforward knowledge, such as simple regurgitated facts like the dates of major World War II battles, or basic skills like finding the derivative of a matrix. But more complex tasks that involve problem solving and critical thinking are best assessed through collaborative assignments. In the adult world—ranging from fields like academia to art to politics— one’s labor is often filtered through a complicated series of complicated social and professional relationships. In fact, as the Harvard incident demonstrates, students already possess a built-in tendency toward collaboration when faced with

complex and unclear issues, even in situations where such collaboration is forbidden. We support more assessment designed with collaboration in mind, when appropriate. Advantages include enabling students to work with new people and perspectives, gain interpersonal skills and increasing overall understanding of the material through debate, discussion and discourse. Potential issues raised by group collaboration can be mitigated through the creation of special policies and procedures from course instructors. For example, the creation of a detailed and intelligent collaboration policy can ease student confusion about acceptable behavior while still allowing room for positive collaborative learning.

Establishing assigned study groups can also be helpful. Students with more friends in the class may have a significant advantage. Assigned study or project groups ensure that all students have roughly equal amounts of collaborative potential they can access. Special procedures for group assignments, such as post-project assessments of one’s group members, can also ensure each student pulls their weight. Ultimately, students should respect the wishes of the professor and face discipline otherwise. Nevertheless—given the students’ innate tendencies towards collaboration, pedagogical arguments why collaboration is often desirable and the collaborative nature of the post-college world—perhaps it is time to reassess assessment.

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wo years ago, I ran for Bassett’s House Coun- tors—who advised, challenged and motivated me. cil and lost. I subsequently ran for a Duke There was Kaveh Danesh, the academic dynamo Student Government (DSG) Senate seat and who taught me how to convert my intellectual lost that, too. On the night of that energy into legislative deliverables. second loss, I retreated to my room There was Chris Brown, the everand sat against the frame of my bed, supportive leader who showed me overwhelmed by my failures. In high that genuine sincerity is the key to school, I had succeeded at nearly evaffability. There was Will Passo, the erything, and now I was stunned— venerated legend that stoked my intimidated by an atmosphere where passion and determination. And of I was no longer the best, brightest or course there was Alex Swain, our most accomplished. I didn’t want to patrick oathout current DSG President, the poised lose anymore, and I was tired of tryleader who helped me find my own realpolitik with ing. Most of all I was embarrassed, resilience. I looked up to so many patrick and I was dreading the “Did you others I don’t have room to name win?” questions that would come here, all leaders in their own way, all the next day. I’d give a positive spin to my answer, mentors to me forevermore. I’d change the subject. But I also made a decision— This past week, so many first-year students have I’m done trying. And I might have stuck with that approached me with questions and advice. In rechoice, had I not received an email that night from sponding to their inquires, I’ve tried to emulate former DSG President Pete Schork. my mentors at Duke. I want to tell them that they Pete wrote, “I’m sorry you did not win your elec- might not immediately succeed here, and that tion yesterday. Freshman elections can be pretty their failures (if you could even call them that) competitive and pretty arbitrary. Every year we get will bring them the kind of self-introspection some of our best freshman senators—and future that’s so stereotypically collegiate. I’ll take their DSG leaders—from the Senate at-large applica- questions with enthusiasm because I’m eager to tion/interview process. … I actually lost my election forward the advice I received. I’ll tell them to nevfreshman year and then applied through at-large; er give up, but I’ll try to say it in the least cliché it’s the reason why I’m involved in DSG today.” way possible. Finally, I’ll give them some advice: Pete wrote that email when he was DSG’s execu- Seek out student mentors. It could be someone tive vice president, long before he’d established his you met in class, or at ultimate frisbee, or maybe legacy. Pete reached out to a disheartened first-year even at Shooters. Maybe it’s your FAC, or maybe and told him a story. A story of preliminary failure your eventual fraternity brother or sorority sister but enduring success, an honest story of redemp- will fill the role. It might even be me. tion, a story that made you sit up and say, “If he can The Class of 2016 begins their DSG Senate elecdo it, why can’t I?” Most of us now know Pete as a tions this week. Before the campaigns start, I have visionary leader who made a significant impact at a message for them: “Freshman elections are always Duke, but right then I felt he was speaking to me as competitive, and the most qualified people don’t ala mentor and friend. ways win—that’s politics. Every year we get some of I followed Pete’s advice and got an at-large spot our best senators—and future DSG leaders—from in the Senate, and now, two years later, I’m in the the candidates who lose but apply at-large. I lost my same position Pete occupied when he sent me that election my first year and then applied through the email. I never forgot that email, and Pete contin- at-large process; it’s the reason why I’m involved in ued to be a mentor over the next two years. He was DSG today.” For me, they’re familiar words, and it’s there to inspire me to action, console me over a time I pass them on. legislative loss and remind me that I’m not done trying. Patrick Oathout is a Trinity junior. His column runs Pete wasn’t the only person I looked up to in every other Tuesday. You can follow Patrick on Twitter @ DSG. There were so many other leaders—all men- patrickoathout

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hey say that hindsight is 20/20, but they don’t tell you how hindsight can magnify an otherwise ordinary moment. In history books, that innocent moment is lucky to get a footnote; the rest are forgotten. These are the moments a good author uses subtle foreshadowing so that a huge plot twist is shocking at first and inevitable in retrospect. These are the capillaries that deliver oxygen to cell tissues without the stardom of the arteries or the veins. These are the side streets that take you to the best hole-in-the-wall places or the worst neighborhoods in town—sometimes both at once. These little moments can simultaneously be the smallest and biggest moments for you. For just about anything in life, from business ethics to the flow of the Nile, sports provide great examples of such moments. If you were at last Saturday’s football game, you remember that Florida International University scored on Duke in the first 43 seconds of the game. The first offensive possession of the season led to a punt. The pessimism in the crowd was palpable: Was this to be yet another one of those years for Duke football? But on that punt, the dyjordan deloatch namic of the game changed. FIU fumbled the punt return never just a game and the Blue Devils recovered the ball. The offense nearly stalled, but they managed to convert on fourth down by the slimmest of margins. Both of those moments were critical: Both times, the Blue Devils had another chance on offense. They would score to tie it, and FIU would not lead again. Without that moment, who knows how that game would have gone? And, if Duke had lost the game or even won by a slimmer margin, there’s absolutely no telling if or how that would have changed the course of the season. In my life outside of Wallace Wade Stadium, one of those moments took place in an IHOP on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. The Wake County public school system was making its move toward ending its student-assignment policy, which mandated socioeconomic diversity (as an unfortunately accurate proxy for racial diversity) across its rapidly expanding school district. I don’t recall what stage of that process they were in on that fateful day; all I remember is that was the day I decided I couldn’t be silent and allow this policy to end. I would end up contributing in any way I could. I sent emails to the five school board members who were pushing for the change. I wrote a letter to the editor of The News & Observer, the main newspaper in my hometown of Raleigh. Neither my small contributions nor the much larger contributions of the state NAACP stopped the school board from ending the diversity policy anyway. Yet, even though I couldn’t change the school board’s mind, that moment at IHOP is one that I can look back on as a turning point in my life. It was the moment when I began feeding my fledgling interest in politics. It was the moment when I began learning about activism and how I could get involved. It was the moment when I began learning how to keep up with current events. Without that moment, I don’t know where I’d be. One of the reasons I was drawn to Duke in the first place was because of its politically active nature, but what if that were a turn-off instead of a turn-on? What if, without that moment, my acceptance into Duke would have been a rejection? Worst of all, what if I’d ended up at the place-that-shall-not-be-named in Chapel Hill? These moments will become more and more important as we continue through life. Here at Duke, an obvious turning point is one’s choice of major. That’s not the kind of thing I’m focusing on, though. Your choice of major is both a cause and an effect: It will cause you to have a certain set of opportunities, yet it’s only the result of your prior experiences and your reactions to those experiences. Take a look at the decisions you make in low-pressure situations. It’s a lot easier to make a decision when you don’t think it’s going to matter down the road. It’s precisely the fact that it doesn’t matter that it’s so important. When the pressure’s up, when the deadline’s about to hit, you’re more tempted to do what’s expected of you. These small yet retrospectively critical moments help shape your character and set up your future. You won’t know which of these moments were crucial until after they’ve happened, but if you’re ever at a crossroads, it’s these moments that can be your guide. Jordan DeLoatch is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Tuesday. You can follow Jordan on Twitter @jstorm64

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lettertotheeditor Special thanks from Coach Cutcliffe On behalf of our entire program, THANK YOU for your enthusiasm and support on Saturday night for our season-opening victory over Florida International University. The atmosphere at Wallace Wade Stadium was terrific, and you—OUR STUDENT BODY—set the tone of the game from the outset. Our players and staff were able to feed off of your great energy, and without question it made an impact on the outcome of the game. Together, we

are in the process of building a successful football program—many thanks for your continued contributions! After our trip to play Stanford this weekend, we have two consecutive home games against North Carolina Central University and the University of Memphis. We look forward to seeing all of you there for more exciting football! Coach Cutcliffe

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hile Duke students petulantly glared at their ten for one of Nyang’oro’s classes five years ago. North computer screens minutes before the opening Carolina State fans took to various forums and pasted of the first registration window, some students links to websites and passages from books that McAdoo at the school down the road signed up apparently plagiarized from. for suspicious courses with little or no inIf fans could uncover the plagiarism, struction by professors—and once again, why couldn’t the professors? the NCAA let them off the hook. Just recently, UNC administrators took Records show that there were althe Penn State approach by blaming the most 700 enrollments for 54 suspicious only two people within the department courses offered by the Department of Afwho appear to have been responsible: rican and Afro-American Studies at the Nyang’oro and department administraUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Deborah Crowder. Though Crowder mousa alshanteer tor Hill. Although athletes amount to a tiny retired in the fall of 2009, Nyang’oro reyou don’t say? fraction of the total undergraduate popcently stepped down as department chair ulation at UNC, football and basketball and will be retiring on July 1. players made up nearly 40 percent of the available seats But what about the administration? in courses taught within the department. Forty-five of Even though the blame shouldn’t be put solely on these classes listed the department’s chairman, Julius the academic department, I can comprehend the reaNyang’oro, as the professor. son why the aforementioned situation took place. The Is it just me, or does Mr. Nyang’oro have way too Academic Support Program for Student Athletes (ASPmuch time on his hands? He could either be suffering SA) at Chapel Hill isn’t necessarily banking on support from insomnia and sleep deprivation or he could be from the College of Arts and Sciences. What I found fabricating the majority of the classes within his depart- rather interesting is that the ASPSA’s funding comes ment. What’s more, many of the suspicious courses straight from the athletic department. Moreover, the were taught during the summer—i.e., football season. director of the program, Robert Mercer, reports to a Though Carolina fell into a ditch following a NCAA senior associate director of athletics at Chapel Hill. investigation two years ago, they seem to be recovering Sounds fishy, doesn’t it? from the resulting bowl-game ban, loss of scholarships Despite the fact that the administration has ignored and probation. Although the investigation deprived the issue, it’s safe to assume that it’s not necessarily football coach, Butch Davis, of his profession and accel- the first time Carolina has been involved in academic erated the retirement of former athletic director, Dick fraud. I’m sure we can all remember Jason Parker, a Baddour, it didn’t necessarily amount to what Florida top recruit who initially failed to meet the minimum State underwent back in 2007. Following a biased in- SAT score required for participation in the athletic provestigation, Florida State was required to vacate wins, a gram, but retook the exam, increasing his score by 45 championship and several athletic team scholarships. percent. Despite all of this, coaches and administrators In my opinion, Carolina got off easy. An official re- denied that the situation had anything to do with the port by UNC concluded, “There were no violations of institution. current NCAA rules or student-athlete eligibility issues.” Enough is enough. Surprise, surprise. The NCAA has obviously shown favoritism to certain Another report released by investigators three schools, but seems to have held other institutions up to months ago provided baffling evidence of illicit grade their hypothetical academic standards. The association manipulation and very little, if any, record of instruc- foolishly focuses on the most insignificant violations, tion by professors. Several professors who were inter- and Carolina was allowed to give degrees to students viewed for the report indicated that they had not ap- who, quite frankly, didn’t deserve them. It’s time for proved grade changes and that their names seem to institutions to stand their ground and say, “No more.” have been forged on school records. This same report No longer should the NCAA force certain schools to cited the transcript of former athlete Marvin Austin, accept repercussions while others get off easy. No lonand indicated that he had taken an upper level Afri- ger should the NCAA make millions of dollars off of can studies class, taught by Nyang’oro, instead of the the students they treat so unfairly. It’s time for us to required remedial writing course the summer before take a stand against the hypocrisy and partiality that the his freshman year. Oh yeah, and he got a B+. NCAA displays on a regular basis. I’m honestly considering transferring to Pratt and It’s time for us to make a change. taking a 400-level biomedical engineering course as a freshman. Maybe I can get the same grade Marvin did. Mousa Alshanteer is a Trinity freshman. His column runs Michael McAdoo, another football player at Chapel every other Tuesday. You can follow Mousa on Twitter @ Hill, publicly released a research paper he had writ- mousaalshanteer

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September 4-10 Exhibitions Student Action with Farmworkers: 20 Years of Growing Farmworker Activists. Thru December 9. Perkins Library Gallery. Free. Documenting the Politics of Food: Photographs from the Rubenstein Library Collections. Thru December 10. Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery. Free.

Events September 4

Arts Annex Grand Opening. Tour the new facility and learn about programming offered out of the Annex this upcoming year. Free food, giveaways, activities, and performances by Duke’s student arts groups. 4pm – 7pm, Arts Annex (just off the C-1 and C-2 bus routes on Campus Drive). studentaffairs.duke.edu/ucae/arts-annex September 5

Curator Conversation. Meet Jason Rubell, T’91, one of the world’s most important contemporary art collectors. Reception and cash bar to follow. 7pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free.. September 6

First Thursday. ‘80s to the M-M-M-Max. Free film series to complement Time Capsule: Do the Right Thing (1989, Spike Lee, 120 minutes). 7pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. September 7

Lecture Series in Musicology. A mini-symposium marks Duke graduate student Angela Mace’s discovery of Fanny Hensel’s Easter Sonata manuscript. Musicologist Susan Youens of Notre Dame will give a talk comparing settings of Heinrich Heine’s poetry by Fanny Hensel and Clara Schumann. 4pm, East Duke Parlors, East Duke Bldg. Free. September 10 Duke Arts 2012 Festival call for submissions opens. Students are invited to submit work in all art forms including, but not limited to, painting, photography, poetry, sculpture, mixed media, digital art, graphic design, animation, film, video, music and dance. Festival runs Oct 26 thru Nov 4.

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It can be hard keeping up with all of the arts events going on around campus. The Fall Arts Preview is here to help you navigate Duke’s extensive music, film, dance, and visual arts scenes. Bon appetit!

what we usually do on Monday nights Michaela Dwyer..........................................................................class, always Holly Hilliard....................................................................................Cosmic Ted Phillips............................................................................Google myself Katie Zaborsky...............................................................eat leftover muffins Dan Fishman............................................................poetry. LOTS of poetry Sophia Durand...............................................................I’m usually not here Andrew Karim.........................................................................nobody knows

DUKE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC music.duke.edu Louise Toppin, soprano & David Heid, pianist

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September 14 8 pm, Nelson Music Room Free Admission

Family Weekend Showcase Concert Duke Chorale Symphony Orchestra Wind Symphony

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November 29 8 pm, Reynolds Industries Theater Free Admission

October 27 8 pm, Duke Chapel

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The richness of French cinema arrives on campus once again as Duke’s Center for French and Francophone Studies (CFFS) presents their annual month-long Tournées French Film Festival. The Tournées Festival is a program of the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) that partners with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy to bring current French films to college campuses around the United States. Professor Laurent Dubois, director of the CFFS, describes the festival as “an opportunity to see films [Duke students] otherwise wouldn’t have access to.” It is a decade-long venture that seeks to expose the Duke community to a variety of French Films that have not been distributed widely or shown at all in the States. Dubois and Assitant Professor Anne-Gaëlle Saliot pick the films from a long list presented by the FACE. Running the gamut from established titans like Jean-Luc Godard to up-and-comers like Céline Sciamma, the film series revolves around a theme that changes each year corresponding with the latest releases and current issues. This year’s theme, France in Europe, seeks to explore the meaning of France’s place in the increasingly complex European societal landscape, according to French Professor Saliot. French directors do not necessarily create the films. However, they all discuss themes that resonate with the francophone community at large and deal with universal themes like immigration, gender and the lingering presence of the past. The film series includes Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki’s Le Havre. The work crafts a warm portrait of the French immigration issue that focuses on an aging ex-bohemian shoe shiner who cares for an African immigrant youth stranded in the French port city of Le Havre and his efforts to reunite the boy with his family

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in England. Céline Sciamma’s sophomore effort, Tomboy, will also show during the run of the festival. A tomboy, Laure (Zoé Héran), moves to the suburbs and reinvents herself as

Mickaël, reveling in her/his newfound identity but constantly in fear of having her/his femininity revealed. The movie deals with the fluid nature of gender, a topic not SEE FRENCH FILM ON PAGE 15

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Senior Sam Xi, who was paired with the third movement of Mozart’s fourth concerto, said being a fall soloist will give him an opportunity to study a new piece of music while gaining experience as a featured performer within the symphony. “I’m interested to see how this plays out because I don’t have a private teacher right now,” Xi said. “I’m going to have to study this one on my own. It’s worked out for me pretty well in the past and I’m hoping it will work just as well in this case.” Junior Kate Pearson also acknowledged the challenges associated with being a featured solo performer, but said she is excited to rehearse a movement that fits her performance style. “I was excited to be assigned this movement because slow, lyrical violin pieces are my biggest strength,” Pearson said. “I think that coordination between soloist and orchestra is a common difficulty, because everyone has a different idea of how a piece should be played.” Davidson said his fledgling program will be an interesting way for DSO audiences to experience a young musician’s sound in the context of a lengthy fullorchestra piece. “If I were an audience member, I would think it would be fascinating to hear the musical personalities of three different people within a single concerto,” Davidson said. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Pearson added that the concerti on them but also from their orchestra auditions last week,” the DSO’s fall lineup are a perfect introduction to the Davidson said. “They are all also going to serve as concert- seemingly impenetrable world of classical music. She said masters or associate concert-masters of the orchestra this classical music holds a different experience for each lisseason. They all are technically competent players and tener. “Students should come to Symphony Orchestra conevidence some of the highest levels of musicianship within certs because I think it would change their minds about the orchestra as a whole.” After the general audition process for the DSO wrapped classical music,” Pearson said. “Many college students write up late last week, Davidson said he studied each of the it off as boring, but if they took the time to engage with movements of Mozart’s concerti and matched the student classical music, they would discover that it can be happy, soloists’ “musical ability and temperament to the musical passionate, enraged, quirky and many other emotions that I can’t put into words.” demands of the movement.”

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The Duke Symphony Orchestra (DSO), one of the oldest music ensembles on campus, is breaking with tradition this year. Each spring, the DSO features one student, faculty or community solo musician in a concerto performance. After a lengthy and competitive audition process, the soloist can claim to be one of the most talented musicians in the Duke and Durham communities. DSO Director Harry Davidson, who is also professor of the practice of music, said it was the right time to feature the talent within the orchestra during the regular performance season. During the DSO’s auditions last week, Davidson and his colleagues selected six violinists who will each perform one movement during the orchestra’s October 3 and December 5 concerts. “I thought that rather than engage a soloist from outside the university or a faculty member, I would turn these fall concerti over to a student out of the members of the orchestra,” Davidson said. “Because I have such depth from within the violin section, I thought it would be entirely possible to have six deserving soloists this fall, giving an additional six students a chance to have the experience of playing a concerto with the symphony orchestra.” The fall concerto soloists include seniors Niloy Ghosh, Jacqueline Sun and Sam Xi and juniors Kate Pearson and Wenjia Xu. Davidson expressed the utmost confidence in the violinists, especially after directing all six students for much of their Duke careers. “I chose them personally based on what I know about

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When I found out that Shut Up and Play the Hits was only playing for one day in theaters in July—some sort of devilish yet ingeniously effective scheme by the distributors in terms of purchase-motivating psychology, I imagined—I scrambled to buy tickets. I was rewarded; the film, recounting LCD Soundsystem’s final show, was historically important, captured the concert experience tremendously, delved into big questions about the nature of art and experience itself, and introduced us to lead singer James Murphy’s absurdly adorable French Bulldog. I paid around 10 bucks for that screening, movie-theater-buttered popcorn notwithstanding. And yet I could’ve waited. On October 5, Shut Up and Play the Hits will be screened at the lawn on American Tobacco Campus—for free. Shut Up and Play the Hits is the final screening of Movies on the Lawn, a free summer SEE SHUT UP ON PAGE 6

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SHUT UP from page 5 film series open to the public. This is the third consecutive year the series has run, the product of a partnership between Full Frame Festival and the American Tobacco Campus. The series focuses on music documentaries produced in recent years, and is a perfect dovetail into American Tobacco’s successful Music on the Lawn series, said Sadie Tillery, programming director at Full Frame. This summer, the series has shown films like Standing in the Shadows of Motown, a documentary exploring the career of The Funk Brothers, the uncredited house band on all major hits recorded under the Motown record label, and Andrew Bird’s Fever Year, which documents the culmination of Andrew Bird’s most rigorous concert tour. Shut Up and Play

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the Hits, a film that Full Frame was not able to show at the festival due to the distributor’s plan, seems a fitting end to a successful series. “It’s great to bring it back and show it in this other way,” Tillery said. “What’s nice about programming for this series is that you get to show a different variety of work…not just about music but different styles of filmmaking as well.” Movies on the Lawn endeavors to foster a relaxed family atmosphere, “a place together that’s not the home or office, where people come out and bring their families, dogs, picnic…sit underneath the stars… and just watch a great documentary film on music,” said Valerie Ward, arts coordinator at the American Tobacco Campus. “There’s something about that shared experience which is very exciting,” added Rebecca Mormino, Full Frame programming coordinator.

In addition to numerous other arts programs, American Tobacco Campus is an important sponsor of Full Frame— “second only to Duke,” according to Mormino—indeed, Full Frame’s offices are located at the campus on Blackwell Street. Movies on the Lawn is Full Frame’s way of giving back to American Tobacco Campus and the Durham community. “We’re really grateful to American Tobacco for sponsoring our programs, and we couldn’t do it without them,” Full Frame Executive Director Deirdre Haj said. Full Frame is committed to bringing year-round programming to the community, said Mormino; indeed, efforts do not end with the summer series. There is a youth screening in fall for middle school and high school kids as well as a winter series that screens documentaries selected for Academy Awards nominations.

In collaboration with the Duke Center for Documentary Studies, Full Frame sponsors a school for Durham students who might not otherwise have the chance to learn about documentary filmmaking. In addition, the free Teach by Teachers program, taught by Duke professor Allen Kingsley, helps teachers learn how to utilize documentary filmmaking in the classroom. Next spring, Full Frame hopes to do a series with the Durham Public library. As the final screening of Movies on the Lawn, Shut Up and Play the Hits is expected to garner a relatively large and diverse audience. “We’re working with the [entrepreneurial coordination organization] American Underground, reaching to local entrepreneurs to make the screening a networking event,” Ward said. Shut Up and Play the Hits will be screened through Movies on the Lawn on Friday, October 5, at 9 p.m.

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Ongoing Exhibitions

Student Action with Farmworkers

Student Action with Farmworkers: 20 Years of Growing Farmworker Activists. Thru December 9. Perkins Library Gallery. Free. (LIB)

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Arts Annex Grand Opening. Tour the new facility and learn about the variety of programming and activities that will be offered out of the Annex Grand Opening this upcoming year. Free food, giveaways, activities, and performances by Duke’s student arts groups. 4pm – 7pm, Arts Annex (just off the C-1 and C-2 bus routes on Campus Drive). studentaffairs.duke.edu/ucae/arts-annex

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Curator Conversation. Meet Jason Rubell, T’91, one of the world’s most important contemporary art collectors, who organized Time Capsule Age 13 to 21: The Contemporary Art Collection of Jason Rubell. Recreated from Rubell’s senior project 21 years ago, the exhibition opened at the former Duke University Museum of Art. Reception and cash bar to follow. 7pm. Free. (NAS) First Thursday. ‘80s to the M-M-M-Max. Free film series to complement Time Capsule: Do the Right Thing (1989, Spike Lee, 120 minutes). 7pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (NAS)

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‘80s to the M-M-M-Max. Free film series to complement Time Capsule: Wild Style (1983, Charlie Ahearn, 82 minutes). 7pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (NAS) Film Screening. The CDS “Fresh Docs” series presents Landscapes of the Heart, a work-inprogress documentary. 7pm, CDS. Free. (CDS)

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Screening. Interviewed – A Durham Cinematheque program w/ filmmaker Tom Whiteside. 8pm, Richard White Aud. Free. (MFAEDA/AMI)

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Faculty Recital. Susan Fancher, saxophone, Rachael Elliott, bassoon, & Jane Hawkins, piano. Works include Poulenc’s Trio for soprano saxophone, bassoon and piano. 3pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Duke Symphony Orchestra. Harry Davidson, dir. Haydn, Mozart and Schumann’s ‘Eroica’: Haydn, Symphony No. 103 in E Flat Major, “Drum Roll”; Mozart, Concerto in D Major for Violin, K.218, featuring selected soloists from the violin section of the DSO; Schumann, Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97, “Rhenish”. 8pm, Page Aud. Free. (MUS) First Thursday. Gallery talk on Eat, Pray, Weave. Hosted by Duke graduation student curators of the exhibition. 5:30pm. Free. (NAS)

Art for All. Following a gallery talk, celebrate Time Capsule with live entertainment and refreshments. Hosted by the Nasher Student Advisory Board for the Duke and Durham communities. 7-10pm. Free. (NAS)

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Faculty Recital. Hsiao-mei Ku, violin and R. Larry Todd, piano. Sonatas by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Elgar, and pieces by Ma Sicong. 8pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS) Movies on the Lawn. Full Frame and American Tobacco present the film Shut Up and Play the Hits on the American Tobacco lawn. 9pm. Free. (CDS)

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Vocal Workshop. Contemporary Commercial Singing Styles with Jeannette LoVetri. 10am-9pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Registration fee, call 919-681-4984. (MUS) Vocal Workshop with Jeannette LoVetri. (See Sept. 21) (MUS) SOULOWORKS Repertory Workshop. (See Sept. 15) (DDP)

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Movies on the Lawn. Full Frame and American Tobacco present Under African Skies on the American Tobacco lawn. 9pm. Free. (CDS)

Curator’s Talk. Sarah Stacke discusses turn-of-thecentury photographs from the CDS exhibit Keep All You Wish by Durham photographer Hugh Mangum. 6pm, CDS. Free. (CDS)

‘80s to the M-M-M-Max. Free film series to complement Time Capsule: Downtown Calling (2009, Shan Nicholson, 75 minutes). 7pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (NAS)

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Art+ Where Art & Math Intersect Lecture Series. Talk by Charlotte Caspers + Ingrid Daubechies. Mathematics revealing Art. 5:30pm, Friedl Bldg. Free. (AAH&VS/Math Dept.)

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Lecture from Hell. A solo performance/reading by Jay O’Berski, directed by Ellen Hemphill, with a post performance bi-lingual discussion by Denis Guénoun, visiting writer and director of “ArtaudBarrault”, Théâtre de Chaillot, Paris. 7pm, Brody Theater, East Campus. Free. (TS)

Reception and Artist Talk/ Book Signing. Photographer Harvey Stein discusses his exhibit and book, Coney Island 40 Years, on view thru Oct 27. 6pm, CDS. Free. (CDS)

Duke Arts Festival call for submissions opens. Students are invited to submit work in all art forms including, but not limited to, painting, photography, poetry, sculpture, mixed media, digital art, animation, film, video, music and dance. Festival runs Oct. 26-Nov.4. (VPA) Art+ Where Art & Math Intersect Lecture Series. Talk by George W. Hart, Mathematics inspiring Art. 4:30pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (AAH&VS/Math Dept.)

CDS Info Session. Learn about continuing education courses and workshops offered by the Center for Documentary Studies. 6-7:30pm, CDS. Free. (CDS)

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Wednesdays @ The Center. Dance professor Purnima Shah screens her documentary film “Dancing with the Goddess.” Noon, 240 John Hope Franklin Center. Free. (DDP)

‘80s to the M-M-M-Max. Free film series to complement Time Capsule: Basquiat (1996, Julian Schnabel, 108 minutes). 7pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (NAS)

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Artist Talk. Louise Toppin (UNCChapel Hill). Repertoire lecture on art songs by African American composers. 5pm, Bone Hall, Biddle Music Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Ciompi Quartet Lunchtime Classics. Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, “Rasumovsky.” Noon. Gothic Reading Rm., Perkins Lib. Free. (MUS, LIB)

Reception and Talk/Book Signing. Editor Eric Muller discusses the new CDS/UNC Press book Colors of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in WWII. 7-9pm, CDS. Free. (CDS)

Exhibition Opens. Eat, Pray, Weave: Ancient Peruvian Art from the Permanent Collection. (NAS)

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Lecture Series in Musicology. Susan Youens (Notre Dame) will present the paper, “Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann and Heinrich Heine.” R. Larry Todd (Duke) and graduate student Angela Mace will present short talks on Hensel’s Easter Sonata, followed by a discussion. 4pm, East Duke Parlors, East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Reading and Discussion. Julia S. O’Grady on her book Good Busy: Productivity, Procrastination, and the Endless Pursuit of Balance. With CDS director Tom Rankin and writer in residence Duncan Murrell. 7-9pm, CDS. Free. (CDS)

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Liebe Love Amour! By Anonymous Ensemble. A live film about love on the silver screen. 8pm, Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. $10 Gen. Public; $5 Students/Sr. Citizens. (TS)

Across The Threshold. Deadline for proposals for papers, panels, workshops or lecturedemonstrations for the 2013 interdisciplinary conference. Featured presenters: Ronald K. Brown, Lily Yeh, and Chris Jordan. Registration required. (DDP)

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SOULOWORKS Repertory Workshop. Dance professor Andrea E Woods conducts modern dance workshops based on Afro-Latino Diaspora cultural and social experience. Registration required. www. americandancefestival.org/studios/Workshops.html. (DDP)

Documenting the Politics of Food: Photographs from the Rubenstein Library Collections. Thru December 10. Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery. Free. (LIB)

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Free Family Day. Gallery hunt, make-and-take crafts, live entertainment. Support provided by the Fox Family Foundation, Nordstrom and SunTrust Foundation. In-kind support by The Container Store®. Noon-4pm. Free. (NAS)

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My Country, My Country. A documentary by Laura Poitras. Part of the Barbaralee DiamonsteinSpielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series. 7pm, Griffith Film Laura Poitras Theater, Bryan Center. Free. (LIB/CDS/SS) Barbra and Andrew Rothschild Lecture. Meet artist Kerry James Marshall, a leading contemporary artist, whose work is part of the Nasher Museum’s permanent collection. 7pm. Free. (NAS) Art + Where Art & Math Intersect Lecture Series. Talk by Massimo Fornasier. “Mathematics reconstructing Art.” 5pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (AAH&VS/Math Dept.) Duke Wind Symphony. Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, dir. Black Dog, featuring Jimmy Gilmore, former principal clarinetist of the North Carolina Symphony. Works by Dana Wilson, Ronald LoPresti, Scott McAllister, John Mackey, Darius Milhaud and Leonard Bernstein. 8pm, Reynolds Theater. Free. (MUS)

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Duke Players Lab. (See Oct. 25) 8pm. (TS) Duke University String School. Dorothy Kitchen, dir. 3pm, Beginning Ensembles & Intermediate I; 7pm, Intermediate II & DUSS Youth Symphony Orchestra. Reynolds Theater. Free. (MUS) Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History 20th Anniversary Lecture Series. Ann Mack, Director of Trendspotting at JWT, talks about how trendspotting and advertising intersect. 5pm, Gothic Reading Rm., Rubenstein Library. Free. (LIB) All-Beethoven Concert. Katharina Uhde, violin; Marc Moskovitz, cello; R. Larry Todd, piano. 8pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS)

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Lecture Series in Musicology. Creed Taylor, jazz producer (CTI Records). “Inside All That Jazz: My Role As A Music Producer.” 4pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (MUS)

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Theater Previews New Works Lab: So Go the Ghosts of Mexico. By guest playwright Matthew Paul Olmos. Directed by Jonathan Cullen. A reading. 8pm, East Duke 209, East Campus. Free. (TS)

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Art + Where Art & Math Intersect Lecture Series. Talk by C. Richard Johnson Jr. Mathematics studying Art. 7:30pm, Hudson Hall, Engineering School. Free. (AAH&VS/Math Dept.)

Duke Arts 2012 Festival Exhibition Opening. Student visual arts exhibit opens featuring works by Duke student artists. Thru Nov. 4. Bryan Center. Free. (VPA)

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Family Weekend Showcase Concert. Duke Jazz Ensemble and Duke Djembe Ensemble with guest artist Wycliffe Gordon, trombone. 8pm, Page Aud. $5 Gen. Free for students & Sr. Citizens. (MUS)

Violin and Viola Master Class. Anton Miller and Rita Porfiris. 2pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Exhibition Opens. Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore. 10am-5pm. Free to Duke students (1 per day with I.D.) Tickets: 919-6844444 or tickets. duke.edu. (NAS)

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Women Beware Women. (See Nov. 8) 2pm. (TS)

Lecture Series in Musicology. Katherine Bergeron (Brown University). “What’s in a Name: History, the Afterlife, and Berio’s King.” 4pm, Rm. 101 Biddle Music Bldg. Free. (MUS)

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Djembe & Afro-Cuban Ensembles. Bradley Simmons, dir. with guest artist Gene Golden. 8pm, Page Aud. Free. (MUS)

Matisse Exhibit

Listening to Hiphop. Toussa Senerap (Dakar, Senegal) and D. Edward Davis. Noon. Music Library Seminar Rm., Biddle Music Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Matisse Talk. Author and art historian Nancy Ramage, great-great niece of the Cone sisters, will give a talk, “Matisse and Old Lace: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore.” Reception to follow. 7pm. Free. (NAS)

November Dances 2012. New works by Duke Dance Program faculty and students. 8pm, Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center. $15 Gen.; $5 Students. (DDP)

Voice Master Class. Louise Toppin. 5pm, Bone Hall, Biddle Music Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Women Beware Women. (See Nov. 8) 8pm. (TS)

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November Dances 2012. (See Nov. 16) (DDP) Duke Opera Workshop. Sandra Cotton, guest director. 8pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS)

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Women Beware Women. (See Nov. 8) 8pm. (TS)

Women Beware Women. (See Nov. 8) 8pm. (TS)

Theater Previews New Works Lab: So Go the Ghosts of Mexico. (See Nov. 2) 8pm. (TS)

Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series: A Conversation with Laura Poitras. 6pm, Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (LIB/CDS/SS)

Duke Players Lab: Metamorphoses. By Mary Zimmerman. Directed by Lindsay Samuel. 8pm, Brody Theater, East Campus. Free. (TS)

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Guest Recital. Anton Miller, violin and Rita Porfiris, viola. Works by Errolyn Wallen, CastelnuovoTedesco, Villa Lobos, Gliere. 8pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Organ Recital Series Concert. Performing on the Flentrop organ, Douglas Cleveland has dazzled audiences throughout the world with his “keyboard wizardry.” 5pm, Duke Chapel. Free. (CM)

The Oath. A documentary by Laura Poitras. Part of the Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series. 7pm, Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. Free. (LIB/CDS/SS)

Women Beware Women. (See Nov. 8) 8pm. (TS)

Organ Recital Series Concert. Alumnus Parker Kitterman returns to Duke as part of the “Alumni Series” in a recital on the Flentrop organ. Duke Chapel, 5pm. Free (CM)

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How To Build A Forest. (See Oct. 19) Noon-8pm. (TS)

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Duke New Music Ensemble [dnme]. Tim Hambourger, dir. Covers Concert II. 8pm, Bone Hall, Biddle Music Bldg. Free. (MUS)

How To Build A Forest. (See Oct. 19) 11am-7pm. (TS)

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Hiphop from Senegal. Tousaa Senerap (Dakar, Senegal) with Shirlette Ammons and the Dynamo Bros (Durham). 9pm, Duke Coffeehouse. Free. (MUS)

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Chamber Music Master Class. Philip Setzer (Emerson String Quartet). 3:30pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS)

Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History 20th Anniversary Lecture Series. Nancy Fletcher, CEO of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. 5pm, Gothic Reading Rm., Rubenstein Library. Free. (LIB) Women Beware Women. By Thomas Middleton. Directed by Jay O’Berski. A Jacobean tragedy where women seize hold of their sexual power, plumb the depth of their ferocity, and find that they are capable of depravity equal to any man. 8pm, Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. $10 Gen. Public; $5 Students/Sr. Citizens. (TS)

Duke Players Lab. (See Oct. 25) 8pm. (TS)

How To Build A Forest. An installation/performance with visiting artists Pearl Damour + Shawn Hall, a co-production with the Nicholas School of the Environment. 10am-6pm, Page Aud., West Campus. Free. (TS)

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Family Weekend Showcase Concert. Duke Chorale, Duke Symphony Orchestra, and Duke Wind Symphony. 8pm, Duke Chapel. $5 Gen., Free for students & Sr. Citizens. (MUS)

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dar of Events Women Beware Women. (See Nov. 8) 8pm. (TS)

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Free Family Day. Gallery Hunt, make-and-take crafts, live entertainment. Support provided by the Fox Family Foundation, Nordstrom and SunTrust Foundation. In-kind support by The Container Store®. Noon-4pm. Free. (NAS)

Duke Chorale Christmas Concert. Rodney Wynkoop, dir. 7pm, Duke Chapel. Seasonal music on the carillon and for organ beginning at 6:30pm. Admission: one non-perishable food item for needy families in Durham. (MUS/CM)

Women Beware Women. (See Nov. 8) 2pm. (TS) Duke Opera Workshop. 3pm. (See Nov. 17) (MUS)

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Student Chamber Music Recital. 7pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS) Screening. FILMISTORY.3 – a Durham Cinematheque Program w/ filmmaker Tom Whiteside. 8pm, Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. Free. (MFAEDA/ AMI)

Ciompi Quartet Lunchtime Classics. Beethoven: String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Rasumovsky.” Noon, Gothic Reading Rm., Perkins Library. Free. (MUS, LIB)

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Duke Symphony Orchestra. Harry Davidson, dir. Nothing ‘Pathetic’ about these three: Debussy, Petite Suite; Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 “Turkish,” featuring selected soloists from the violin section of the DSO; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique.” 8pm, Page Aud. Free. (MUS) First Thursday. Visitors are invited to take part in fabric design activity inspired by Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters. 6pm. Free. (NAS) Art for All. Following the hands-on activity, Celebrate Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters. Hosted by the Nasher Student Advisory Board for the Duke and Durham communities. 7-10pm. Free. (NAS)

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Duke New Music Ensemble [dnme]. Tim Hambourger, dir. 8pm, Motorco Music Hall, 723 Rigsbee Ave., Durham. Free. (MUS)

Duke Wind Symphony. Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, dir. Collaborations, featuring Dr. Douglas Henderson, guest conductor, and the Duke University Marching Band with director Jeff Au. Works by Richard Strauss, Pavel Chesnokov, Frank Ticheli, John Barnes Chance, and J.S. Bach. 8pm, Reynolds Theater. Free. (MUS)

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Cloud Eye Control’s Half Life. An experimental multimedia piece inspired by personal blogs of women in Japan after the earthquake/tsunami. 8pm, Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. (TS)

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Handel’s Messiah. (See Nov. 30) 2pm. (CM)

The Beethoven Violin Sonatas, Part 1. Katherina Uhde, violin, and R. Larry Todd, piano. 8pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. (Pre-concert talk, 7pm) Free. (MUS)

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The Beethoven Violin Sonatas, Part 2. Katherina Uhde, violin, and R. Larry Todd, piano. 8pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. (Pre-concert talk, 7pm) Free. (MUS)

Duke Jazz Ensemble. John Brown, dir., with guest artist Alvin Atkinson, drummer/percussionist. 8pm, Page Aud. $10 gen., $5 Students & Sr. Citizens. (MUS)

Duke String School. Dorothy Kitchen, dir. 3pm, Beginning Ensembles & Intermediate I; 4pm, Chamber Music Groups; 7pm, Intermediate II & DUSS Youth Symphony Orchestra. Page Aud. Free. (MUS) Choral Society of Durham Christmas Concert. Presented with full orchestra, this community group will perform Honegger’s Une Cantate de Noel, and carols of the season. Duke Chapel, 8pm. $20 Gen.; $5 Students. (CM)

Handel’s Messiah. (See Nov. 30) 3pm. (CM)

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Faculty Recital. Jonathan Bagg, viola & Jane Hawkins, piano. Music for viola and piano by Bach, Brahms, Jaffe and Ligeti. 4pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. (MUS) Choral Society of Durham Christmas Concert. (See Dec. 8) 4pm. (CM)

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Encounters: with the music of our time presents the Wet Ink Ensemble. Works from the ensemble’s repertoire and new compositions by Duke graduate composers, featuring Kenneth Stewart’s Make It Opaque, works by Jamie Keesecker and others. 8pm, Casbah, 1007 W. Main St., Durham. $3 entry fee. (MUS)

AMI Showcase 9/4 Robert Yeoman Retrospective: The Royal Tenenbaums (35mm) 9/11 Indochina, Traces of a Mother. Documentary about West African soldiers presented by Idrissou Mora Kpai, dir. 9/18 Durham Cinematheque program: The Royal Tenenbaums Interviewed (8pm, W) w/ filmmaker Tom Whiteside. (MFAEDA/AMI) 9/25 Cinema Studies Lecture Series: “Rethinking Nonfiction” by Prof. Devin Orgeron (8pm, W) 10/9 Robert Yeoman series: Drugstore Cowboy (35mm) 10/23 Robert Yeoman series: Hotel Chevalier + The Darjeeling Limited (35mm) 10/30 Robert Yeoman series: Rushmore (35mm) 11/13 Let the Wind Carry Me (W). Documentary about renowned cinematographer Mark Lee Ping Bing 11/28 Multi-projector Durham Cinematheque program: FILMISTORY.2 (8pm), w/ filmmaker Tom Whiteside. (MFAEDA/AMI) Tournées French Film Series 9/3 Le Havre (35mm) 9/10 Mysteries of Lisbon (6pm) 9/17 Film Socialisme 9/24 Tomboy 10/1 Cave of Forgotten Dreams (35mm)

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Time Capsule (N) 9/6 Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee, 1989) 9/13 Wild Style (Charlie Ahearn, 1983) 9/20 Downtown Calling (Shan Nicholson, 2009) – NC Premiere 9/27 Basquiat (Julian Schnabel, 1996) Tropes of Home: Films from the Middle East 9/12 The Runner (Iran, 1985, 35mm) 9/19 Avetik (Armenia, 1992m 35mm), w/ filmmakers 10/2 Rocking Horse (Israel, 1978) (W) 11/12 Turtles Can Fly (Kurdish, 2004) (W) 11/26 Clouds of May (Turkey, 1999) (W)

Handel’s Messiah. A holiday tradition at Duke, the Chapel Choir presents Handel’s masterwork with full orchestra and professional soloists. Duke Chapel, 7:30pm. $15 Gen.; $5 Non-Duke students; Duke students free. (CM)

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All events are free and open to the general public. Unless otherwise noted, screenings are at 7pm in the Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. (ED) = East Duke 108. N) = Nasher Museum Auditorium. (SW) = Smith Warehouse Bay 4, C105. (W) = Richard White Auditorium. All events subject to change – for details, updates, and additions, see: ami.duke.edu/screensociety/schedule

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Feminism & Freedom Film Series (ED) 9/26 Battle of Algiers (Italy/Algeria, 1966) 11/7 Secret Sunshine (S. Korea, 2007) Rights! Camera! Action! (SW) – discussion follows each screening 10/2 Our Brand Is Crisis. Documentary about impact of American marketing techniques in Bolivian politics. 12/4 I for India. Chronicles a 40-year exchange of home movies/audio letters within a family split betw. England & India.

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Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker—Laura Poitras 10/3 Flag Wars (35mm) 10/8 My Country, My Country (35mm) 10/22 The Oath (35mm) The Oath Cine-East: East Asian Cinema 10/4 The King and the Clown (S. Korea) (W) 10/17 Memory Project*: Treatment, by Wu Wenguang, dir. 10/24 Memory Project: Luo Village. Q&A to follow w/ Luo Bing, dir. 10/25 Memory Project: Self-Portrait With Three Women (W). Screening w/ live dance performance, by Zhang Menqi, dir., (Q&A to follow) 10/26 Memory Project: Satiated Village (W), Q&A to follow w/ Zou Xueping, dir. Three Women 10/29 Japan Foundation Series: A Stranger of Mine (35mm) 11/5 Japan Foundation Series: Dog in a Sidecar (35mm) 11/13 Let the Wind Carry Me (Taiwan, documentary) (W) 11/14 Japan Foundation Series: Hanging Garden (35mm) NC Latin American Film Festival 10/5 Two Americans (USA, 2012) (W). Q&A w/ Daniel DeVivo, dir. 10/6 To Stay or Go? Voices From Oaxaca (Mexico, 2012) (4pm, W) 10/6 Y tambien la lluvia/Even the Rain (Mexico, 2010) (W) 10/10 When the Drum is Beating (Haiti, 2011)

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Special Events 10/31 Lasya Kavya. Documentary about S. Indian classical dancer Alarmel Valli (appearing in person for Q&A!) 11/1 Midnight in Paris (N). (Woody Allen, 2011) 11/15 Toussaint Louverture (SW). Epic biopic about the Haitian liberation leader, governor of the world’s first Black Midnight in Paris republic. * Memory Project = Chinese documentary tour w/ filmmakers in person

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10-day arts festival celebrating student artists Exhibition of 200+ works of art by students Back-to-back student performances in music, dance, drama, poetry on East and West campus Hands-on happenings where YOU make art

Get all the FAQs @ arts.duke.edu/festival Image credit: Mariam Diskina, untitled, photograph

Call for submissions opens September 10. We seek work by Duke students to present in exhibition and performance settings.

150+ participant-strong DEMAN* Weekend of panels led by alumni with careers in the arts sponsored by the Duke Alumni Association. Special guest alumni reception at the Nasher Museum of Art

Image credit: Felix Wibergh, 1st Place Winner 2011 Duke Arts Festival, Triptych 1, photograph.

Sponsored by Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts, Duke Alumni Association, Duke Career Center, Duke University Union Visual Arts Committee. *DEMAN (Duke Entertainment Media and the Arts Network) Weekend is sponsored by Duke Alumni Association.

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Duke Dance professor debuts documentary, Dancing with the Goddess by LaCresha Styles THE CHRONICLE

In recent months, Duke Dance Professor Purnima Shah’s debut documentary has been making the film festival circuit. Dancing with the Goddess: the Ras-Garba Traditions of Gujarat, India was screened at the World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington, DC and nominated for Best Documentary Music/Feature and Best Director at the same festival. Dancing with the Goddess showcases the religious traditional dances of Garba, a circle dance that represents infinity or the circle of life. The Hindu dance is usually performed during Navratri, a nine-night festival in mid-October dedicated to the goddess Shakti, the personification of primoridal energy. Garba is often performed by women during religious worship, weddings and pregnancy, but it is also performed by male warriors to give thanks to Shakti and receive the goddess’ blessing. The dance brings entire villages together in celebration, a ritual that the film’s editor, James Haverkamp, adjunct instructor in the Program in Arts of the Moving Image, found fascinating. “The kind of thing where the whole village comes together to celebrate together was very exotic to me,� Haverkamp said. “In the U.S. you don’t really find that.� Shah, who is associate professor of the practice of dance, was inspired to make this documentary after researching the songs and poetry usually accompanying the Garba dances. “This was really rich poetry often describing their own relationships with the goddess,� Shah said. “It highlighted social and historical events, [generally] speaking of the ills of the times.�

Intrigued by her findings, Shah spent time traveling and speaking with the elders of small villages. She was shocked to find that the poetry of these songs and dances was slowly being lost with time. The elders explained that Shah had arrived SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE too late, explaining that there are few women who still know these songs. Shah attributes the waning interest in The most striking aspect of the documentary is the traditional dances of worship to the commercial media, contrast drawn between traditional Garba and the new modernization and globalization in India. phenomenon of Disco-Garba. While traditional Garba foUpon her return to Duke, Shah decided to docuSEE GODDESS ON PAGE 12 ment these dances and the religious tradition, hoping to archive as much of it as possible. Rather than recording the dances on her own, Shah applied for a Collaborative Arts Grant to Our goals: Your best vision. The style you love. facilitate her documentation. This transformed the project from footage that Comprehensive eye exams, contacts, and glasses. would have been used only as source material into a Currently accepting‌ formal documentary. BlueCross BlueShield Haverkamp was espe813 Broad St., United Healthcare cially impressed with the raw Durham, NC 27705 OptumHealth Vision footage that Shah brought Vision Service Plan (Near East Campus, back from India. Superior Vision Next to Nice Price Books) “Professor Shah took EyeMed on something really new (919) 381 - 5365 Community Eyecare [through] this project,â€? Medicaid & Medicare said Haverkamp. “This was the first time she’d made a movie.â€?

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GODDESS from page 11 cuses on the music, poetry and simple dance moves, Disco-Garba uses secularized lyrics and strobe lights to complement newer, more intricate choreography. Shah emphasized that her documentary isn’t meant to pass judgment or draw conclusions for the viewers but attempts to convey that Disco-Garba lacks much of the beauty of traditional Garba. “[Disco-Garba] is a natural progression because the youth is so engrossed in these global forms of popular music, but as a performer and as a scholar [I feel] the tradition… and the emphasis on the poetry and literature is being compromised,” she said. “The aesthetic of the music composition is no longer there.” Entertainment, rather than worship of the goddess Shakti, is at the center of Disco-Garba; the dancers are no longer focused on manifesting the primordial energy. Observing this firsthand, she experienced an urgency to record whatever traditional Garba remained for fear that in a decade it may be gone entirely. Audience reactions to the film have been overwhelmingly enthusiastic. In addition to the telling award nominations, Dancing with the Goddess has received resounding positive reactions from many viewers. Shah said she was surprised by the audiences’ reactions. “This was simply ethnographic research that emerged into a documentary through the grant. It is inspiring and motivating to make more films,” Shah said. What began as poetry research and a means to preserve an art form has transformed into a film recognized by international organizations, bringing Garba to the cultural forefront for many viewers. Dancing with the Goddess will be shown September 26 in the John Hope Franklin Center from 12-1 p.m. as part of the “Wednesdays at the Center” series.

Laura Poitras to participate in Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series by Madeleine Roberts THE CHRONICLE

With her nominations for an Oscar, Independent Spirit Award and an Emmy Award, as well as her Peabody and Sundance Film Festival award, it’s clear that Laura Poitras is an exceptional documentary filmmaker. As such, she was chosen to take part in Duke University’s Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series to visit campus for two days this fall. Her stay will culminate in “A Conversation with Laura Poitras,” part of the second iteration of the Visiting Filmmaker Series. The conversation will be hosted by Dr. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, a prolific author, interviewer and curator recently tapped as an advisor to the Port Authority about the use of art and architecture in the World Trade Center commemorative site. As Poitras’ films have a particular focus on post-9/11 America from the perspective of the Middle East, the conversation between the two women aims to engage a specific aspect of cultural relevance. Poitras’ participation with the Visiting Filmmaker Series coincides with her visit to Duke’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts. “We’re really thrilled that she’s doing the [Visiting Filmmaker series] because it’s an opportunity for [all] students,” Assistant Director of the MFA Program Teka Selman said. “Screenings are fabulous because they give an opportunity to [Duke] students to see Poitras’ work….she’s a phenomenal filmmaker.” Three of Poitras’ films will be screened at GrifSEE FILMMAKERS ON PAGE 15

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Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters THE CONE SISTERS OF BALTIMORE LEFT: Henri Matisse, Striped Robe, Fruit, and Anemones, 1940. Oil on canvas, 21½ x 25½ inches.(54.3 x 64.8 cm) The Baltimore Museum of Art: The Cone Collection formed by Dr. Claribel and Ms. Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland. © 2012 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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Lead corporate support is provided by Wells Fargo. Lead foundation support is provided by the Crow Creek Foundation.

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Duke Entertainment Media and Arts Network Weekend returns for fourth year by Katya Prosvirkina THE CHRONICLE

As part of the Duke Arts Festival, Duke Entertainment Media and Arts Network (DEMAN) Weekend returns for its fourth year this fall. Duke alumni who work professionally in arts, media and entertainment will come back to Duke to interact with undergraduates in hopes of providing them with a network of arts-related opportunities after they graduate. The festival showcases student dancers, musicians, actors and poets in different performance spaces on campus, including the new Arts Annex off of Campus Drive. One of the main goals of DEMAN is to expose alumni to undergraduates seriously engaged in the arts on campus. For undergraduates interested in the arts and media industries, this is an opportunity to fill in the gaps left by a more predominant corporate presence on campus. While plenty of large consulting firms and investment banks are able to recruit actively with stand-alone receptions and meet-and-greet events, most arts-related companies do not have the resources to travel from campus to campus. That is one of the reasons that DEMAN is beneficial not only as a form of exposing students to possible careers in these fields, but convenient for the professionals returning to campus for recruitment opportunities. The returning alumni also get a chance to interact with the campus again. Not only do they tour the revamped Duke arts facilities like the Hull Avenue Dance Studios, the Carpentry Shop, Smith Warehouse and Baldwin Auditorium; this year the programming will introduce alumni participation in some arts classes during the first day of DEMAN Weekend. Additionally, alumni will have a panel discussion at the Nasher Museum of Art, followed by a reception designed for students and faculty to ask relevant career questions and have time for one-on-one conversations in a casual atmosphere. There will also be a chance for undergraduates to attend several workshops and interact more purposefully with the DEMAN alumni. “The one change we are working on this year is to work with student organizations to develop more structured interactions with alumni,” Scott Lindroth, Vice Provost of the Arts, wrote in an email. “Our goal is to make these sessions as relevant as possible for students and alumni.” The only remaining issue that some students have about DEMAN Weekend is its timing. Trinity Senior Lauren Niculescu wasn’t able to attend last year like many

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other juniors who went abroad in the fall. With many students receiving job offers from their summer internships, Niculescu also expressed concern about the benefit to seniors who want to finalize their jobs early in the semester. “The deadline that the Duke Career Center sets for summer internship offer acceptance is before the DEMAN Weekend,” said Niculescu. “It’s hard for seniors to use this opportunity when they have to know their career plans so early.” That is why DEMAN aims to attract students of every year, emphasizing that it is never too early to start making

alumni connections and discovering alternate paths after Duke. The event is less about reviewing resumes and more about engaging conversations that can be meaningful in themselves and lead to a further discussion about specific job opportunities in the arts and media. The focus of the event is to form a symbiotic relationship and continue to attract alumni who want to share their experiences with students year after year. Last year, Delta Rae, a local band formed by recent Duke recent graduates, performed at the welcome luncheon. Kara DioGuardi, a former American Idol judge and songwriter for many pop singers including Kelly Clarkson and Christina Aguilera, talked to students about her experience as a Political Science major at Duke and her post-graduate career. Alumni return from as far away as Los Angeles, but many continue to work in the Triangle area. With over 100 returning for the festival, DEMAN Weekend has become a valuable addition to the Career Fair for students who are already thinking beyond Duke. DEMAN Weekend will take place at the tail end of the Duke Arts Festival, which runs from October 26 to November 4.

Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 1 at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 2 at 3 p.m.

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Theater Studies combines technology and performance by Katie Zaborsky THE CHRONICLE

In keeping with Duke’s ongoing commitment to multidisciplinary performance, the Department of Theater Studies will host two theater groups that combine digital technology and interactive media with live performance. The first residency, Anonymous Ensemble, is a theater company led by Duke grad Eamonn Farrell. His ensemble integrates theater and film using live cameras, green screens, projectors and real-time video to superimpose live actors onto an already-made film. In addition to conducting workshops and speaking with theater classes, Farrell will conclude his residency with a two-night showing of LIEBE LOVE AMOUR!, a “live film� SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE inspired by the black-and-white Marlene Dietrich movies and set against director Erich Von Stroheim’s silent film imagery. The production, which will run September 14 and 15, evokes the nostalgia of old Hollywood romances while fusing together theatrical performance and the silver screen. “Humans are becoming more and more screen-based,� Farrell said. “It’s a more comfortable medium than straight live theater.� The incorporation of technology into theater can R E S TA U R A N T & B A R also increase audience participation and enhance the theater experience, said Farrell. “Technology empowers viewers to become participants. We wanted to make a live film that could actually draw the audience into the narrative.� Chair of Theater Studies Jody McAuliffe is one of the faculty members responsible for Theater Studies’ explora"RIGHTLEAF 3QUARE s 7 -AIN 3T tion of technology’s role in the performance arts. Duke is a recent recipient of the Humanities Writ Large grant, which $5+% OR is designed to discover the ways in which live performance WWW SATISFACTIONRESTAURANT COM and integrated media intersect in the undergraduate humanities. As part of the working group of faculty, MFA canSATISFACTION NC RR COM didates and undergraduates involved with the grant, McAu0IZZA s 3UBS s "URGERS s 3ALADS s "OTTLED "EERS liffe’s investment lies in showing students that technology is another medium of performance that brings its own ethical $RAFT "EERS s ($ 46S questions. “One of the goals of our working group is to create courses, including a FOCUS program, that will deal with the theoretical and practical issues of performance and technology,� said McAuliffe. “We want to push Duke into the vanguard. Institutions are already really innovative in this area, especially on the undergraduate level.� Cloud Eye Control, the second group that the department will host this year, also combines media and live performance to explore how humans adjust to an increasingly technology-driven world. On December 1, the three-member group will present their latest work, Half Life, a film/theater hybrid based on original blog posts that Japanese women made during the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Unlike LIEBE LOVE AMOUR!, the work examines the negative consequences of innovation. Using pre-rendered animation, digital stagecraft and live-feed video, Half Life creates new, unexpected ways of storytelling. The production blurs the distinction between virtual and physical reality, all while subverting our very definition of theater. “We’re all very conscious of the relationship between a live performer and the projected image,� McAuliffe said. “That tension is something that can be explored in an interactive way in the4-diamond dining, bountiful breakfast buffet lively atmosphere light fare & beverages ater.� golf-view terrace, saturday monday–saturday 7-10:30 am delicious menu overlooking the course McAuliffe isn’t the only professor who is pushing to include interactive media. & sunday brunch sunday 7-10:00 am all your favorite beverages golfers & non-golfers welcome Other faculty members of McAuliffe’s working group in the dance, music, art history and visual studies departments have been working towards the same goals. “All of the faculty has done performance with media and we just want to find a way to teach it to undergraduates in a new and compelling way,� said McAuliffe.

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FRENCH FILM from page 3 often presented in French culture. Another standout is the cine-essay by celluloid demigod Jean-Luc Godard, Film Socialisme. It is an unabashed treatise on the history and current status of the European landscape that juxtaposes discussions amongst vacationers on a cruise on the Mediterranean with the story of a rural couple in the midst of a marital crisis. Godard interpolates these macro- and micro-cosmic storylines with digital images of hedonism and violence creating relationships that leave the viewer to extrapolate his or her own meaning and views on the future of society. As Professor Saliot phrases it (quoting Godard), film is a “thinking form” that lends itself to reflection and engages the student in the French cultural experience. These films and the others presented are meant to promote interest in francophone culture and provoke thought in our own lives and interactions.

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The Tournées 2012 French Film Festival is showing a film at Griffith Film Theater every Monday evening from September 3 until October 1.

Visiting Artists @ Duke, 2012-2013 Rob Amberg A two-week residency during the fall of 2012 with documentary photographer Rob Amberg, whose work is recognized for chronicling life in rural Appalachia. The residency will build on Duke Engage students involved in the Spring Creek Literacy Project, located in the rural community of Spring Creek, NC.

FILMMAKERS from page 12 fith Theater as part of AMI’s Screen/Society series in the weeks leading up to her discussion with Dr. DiamonsteinSpielvogel. In accordance with the goals of the Visiting Filmmaker Series, the featured works focus on conflicts of social and political urgency. In Flag Wars (2003), Poitras explores the tension surrounding the gentrification of a community in Columbus, Ohio. It delves into the social conflict between gays and African-Americans in one of the city’s residential neighborhoods. My Country, My Country (2006) and The Oath (2010) are the first two parts in a yetto-be-completed trilogy. In My Country, My Country, we are introduced to Dr. Riyadh, a Sunni doctor and father in Baghdad, who was running for political office during the U.S. occupation following 9/11. The film was nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award, among others. It explores the complexities of the occupation in Iraq, demonstrating Riyadh’s personal life interacting with the military involvement. In 2010, Poitras released The Oath, the second installment of her trilogy. This documentary adheres to the theme of illuminating different perspectives of 9/11 and its repercussions. In her work, Poitras follows two men: Guantanamo Bay prisoner Salim Hamdan and Yemeni taxi driver Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former body guard. Their stories reveal much about the religious aspect of the War on Terror and gives an alternative view of Guantanamo Bay, the Supreme Court and the FBI. Poitras’ first-hand experience travelling to and from the Middle East qualifies her to “speak to politics in America this time” and comment on the ever-changing security policies of the past decade, explained Ruth Cody of the Archive for Documentary Arts. After the screenings of Poitras’ documentaries, the Duke community has the opportunity to hear the artist speak about her process. All three films will show at 7 p.m. at the Griffith Film Theater; Flag Wars will play October 3; My Country, My Country on October 8 and The Oath on October 22. The discussion between Poitras and Diamonstein-Spielvogel will take place at the Nasher Museum of Art on October 24 at 6 p.m.

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Charlotte Caspers During a joint residency sponsored by the Math Department and Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Dutch artist and fine art reconstructionist Charlotte Caspers will give a talk as part of the Art+ Where Art & Math Intersect Lecture Series. Thursday, September 27, 5:30pm, Friedl Bldg. Free.

Makoto Fujimura and Bruce Herman The Divinity School’s Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts hosts the return of Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimura for a residency that includes the creation of a body of work in response to T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Fujimura will collaborate with Boston-based artist Bruce Herman to create and mount the work in Duke Chapel. January 28 - February 10, 2013

How to Build a Forest

A residency that meditates on creation, destruction, biodiversity and ecological sustainability will include a theatrical installation created by director Katie Pearl, playwright Lisa D’Amour, visual artist Shawn Hall. October 10-21, 2012

Chris Jordan Photographic artist and cultural/ environmental activist Chris Jordan will participate in a residency with the Duke Dance Program that includes serving as the keynote speaker at Across The Threshold: Creativity, Being & Healing conference. February 28-March 3, 2013

Wet Ink Ensemble The second stage of a two-year residency that will bring this New York-based composerperformer chamber ensemble to perform and collaborate with students in the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts program and the Department of Music. Fall 2012 & Spring 2013

Wangechi Mutu Internationally renowned artist Wangechi Mutu will give a free public talk on March 20 as part of her first major solo museum exhibition. March 21 - July 21, 2013, Nasher Museum of Art.

Image: Duke Music Department graduate student Alex Kotch and members of Wet Ink Ensemble in rehearsal at the Duke Coffee House, spring 2012.

Image: Wangechi Mutu, The Bride Who Married a Camel’s Head, 2009. Mixed media on Mylar, 42 x 30 inches (106.7 x 76.2 cm). Deutsche Bank Collection, Frankfurt, Germany. Courtesy of the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, CA, USA. © 2009 Wangechi Mutu. Photo by Mathias Schormann.

The Visiting Artist Program of Duke University receives funding from The Duke Endowment. For more information contact the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts, 919.684-0540 or visit our website at arts.duke.edu.

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