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New tailgate Gamer’s paradise: Expo LGBT group has elements draws geeks to Durham demands old and new more space by Georgia Parke
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Old Tailgate was known for garish costumes and beer showers, but New Tailgating’s debut Saturday took a more traditional southern route. Ten student groups set up tents on the Main Quadrangle Saturday afternoon before Duke Football’s 54-17 victory against North Carolina Central University. Students barbecued, threw frisbees, played corn hole and drank beer together while a student DJ provided music. Perhaps out of nostalgia for Tailgate, which was canceled in November 2010, several people continued the tradition of dressing in costumes. Outfits included purple footie pajamas with ducks, stretchy gold pants, caution tape clothing, a cow suit and multiple dinosaurs getups. But the majority of tailgaters showed up in Duke gear and other athletic wear for a mellow Saturday afternoon under blue skies and barbecue smoke. Kevin Nguyen, Trinity ’12, a recent graduate who returned to campus for tailgating, said he found “the best of both worlds” in this mix of new and old Tailgate. “There’s people just hanging out, people socializing, reconnecting with old
Student group Blue Devils United is fighting for more space for the Center for LGBT Life’s new location, claiming that current plans do not meet the expanded needs of the LGBT community. When it was first announced in April that the LGBT Center would move permanently to the Bryan Center, representatives of the LGBT community believed that they would get at least half of the current University Center Activities and Events space. But the latest blueprints—dated August 16—show that more than half of the space is allocated for the Office of Student Affairs, and the space for the LGBT Center does not reflect the desires outlined by an LGBT Study Group, which was involved in the original planning. According to the blueprints, the new LGBT space is expected to be 3,275 sq.-ft.—about 500 sq.-ft. larger than the current center— and Student Affairs will be 5,038 sq.-ft. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said in an interview that plans are still flexible. Both the center and the Student Affairs office are moving summer 2013 due to the upcoming West Union Building renovations. “We’re still reviewing all the space options
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Activist fights against dam in Ethiopia by Kelly Carroll THE CHRONICLE
Internationally recognized grassroots organizer Ikal Angelei warned against the consequences of a new hydroelectric plant in Ethiopia in a talk Friday. Angelei, winner of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize, spoke at Duke Sept. 14, reaffirming her fight to protect marginalized tribes living near Kenya’s Lake Turkana whose livelihoods could be greatly affected by the construction of the Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia. If completed, the dam would be the largest hydroelectric plant in Africa. “It isn’t easy, but the people need to SEE ANGELEI ON PAGE 2
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David O’Brien (top), a massage therapist from Greenville, attended the Escapist Expo in his handmade 37-lb. chainmail costume. Maggie Bennett (r), an artist from Durham, built an Iron Man suit in more than a month of full-time work. Some participants competed in laser tag (l). by Linda Yu THE CHRONICLE
Nerds, geeks and gamers descended on the Durham Convention Center this weekend for the inaugural Escapist Expo, hosted by Durham-based online magazine The Escapist. The three-day Expo featured videogame tournaments, role-playing games, board game libraries, a cosplay contest and panels led by Escapist contributors on topics like “Fanboyism” and “Best. Magic Players. Ever.” Participants played rounds of Chest High Walls laser tag on the lawn of Durham Performing Arts Center while zombies roamed the streets in search of gamer flesh. Alexander Macris, co-founder and publisher of the Durham-based Escapist described the website as covering types of media that are
“an escape from the everyday.” The Expo brought those media to downtown Durham. Booths sold geek gear including Pokémon badges, posters and cat ears that moved depending on the wearer’s mood. One vendor played the Legend of Zelda theme on an accordion. A battle of Humans vs. Zombies raged in the streets surrounding the Convention Center throughout the weekend. Participants wearing “human” bandanas on their arms fought off those sporting “zombie” bandanas, using modified Nerf blasters and socks to temporarily freeze the assailants. Jason Sweitzer of Raleigh, a records manager for the state government, was sticking to side exits and covering the open
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TAILGATE from page 1 friends—some that just graduated,” he said. “You can’t not come to this, just because it’s right here. It’s good for the campus because it almost forces people to just interact and have fun together and be involved.” Several students interviewed complained that the event was too spread across the campus. Unlike Tailgate, where attendees crammed into the Blue Zone parking lot, tailgating groups were widely dispersed across West Campus, extending all the way into Krzyzewskiville, where alumni and nonstudents spent time before the game. Student groups also set up gatherings in their own dorm sections. Duke Student Government President Alex Swain, a senior, said attendance was great for the first New Tailgating event, with 10 registered student groups. Most tents had a steady crowd enjoying free food and beer, along with visits from groups of unaffiliated students who stopped by before the game. Freshmen made up a significant portion of the attendees. “After hearing stories about the old Tailgate, this doesn’t live up to the legacy, but it’s still fun and there’s free food,” said freshman Tom Vosburgh. “I’ve seen people from every single class here.” Senior Ben Huang noted that the event suffered from more limited access for student groups. “One of the best things about the old Tailgate was that it didn’t matter what group you
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were a part of or who you went there with,” Huang said. “By limiting the number of groups on the Main Quad, you limit how much the student population can intermix.” Junior Neil Kondamuri, DSG vice president for social culture, said that there were more openings available for groups on the main quad. Alcohol policies, similar to those of Last Day of Classes, mandated six beers per person and banned glass containers and common distribution such as kegs. Kondamuri noted that DSG has not met yet to discuss ways to refine the event before the next home game, adding that no major problems arose. “Any group that was getting too excited was told about it. We expect that a little bit,” he said. Several upperclassmen, like senior Michelle Lamani, found the new format of tailgating a refreshing break from the pregame festivities of years past. “It’s nice to interact with other people and have them not be drunk,” she said. “Now people are more likely to think about the football game and support the team.” After student groups deconstructed their tents, New Tailgating seemed to contribute more to football attendance than tailgates past. When Tailgating wound down at 6 p.m., many tailgaters and visitors shifted toward the Wallace Wade Stadium. “Are they more excited for the game? I don’t know,” Huang said. “But are people more likely to go to the game? Absolutely.”
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ANGELEI from page 1 understand what’s going on so they can either keep fighting or give up,” she said. “We give them the information to keep fighting.” Angelei detailed her fight against the Gibe III dam over the past four years, noting that she first learned about the plans in 2008, two years after the project had begun. She founded the nonprofit Friends for Lake Turkana that year to fight for the rights of the 500,000 people who could be severely affected by the dam. The dam is estimated to deplete the amount of water flowing into Lake Turkana by 20 to 30 percent annually, and phosphates from the new agri-
culture supported by the dam could have environmental consequences downstream that would inevitably cause conflict between the tribes over resources, Angelei said. When asked about her strategies at the onset of her fight, Ikal laughed and stated that there is never really a strategy in the beginning. Thus far, Ikal has seen success in her work—she has convinced the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank to withdraw their investments in the project. She now faces her last obstacle, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Ikal now seeks to forge a meeting between Ethiopia and Kenya, in recognition that the
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Grassroots organizer Ikal Angelei is fighting to protect tribes near Kenya’s Lake Turkara who could be harmed by a new hydroelectric plant in Ethiopia. Angelei is the winner of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize.
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dam project has moved beyond the boundaries of Lake Turkana. To this end she said she has begun focusing on the larger issues of resource scarcity, because the whole of Africa needs to discuss where the continent is going in regards to energy and water. Angelei noted that negotiations with China could prove difficult, given the Chinese government’s policies regarding foreign activists. The fight in Africa began with the project to protect the tribes around Lake Turkana, but has expanded to the entire continent, she said. She added that the problems will continue to expand until Africa decides how to allocate the continent’s energy and water. “It started with one [problem], but we realized it is all little pockets of problems,” she said. Angelei said she hopes the Gibe III Dam issue will gain publicity and raise awareness for people in the area. She accomplished her goal, said Erika Weinthal, associate professor of environmental policy and associate dean for international programs at the Nicholas School of the Environment, adding that Angelei’s speech resonated with students. “This has been an inspirational visit for many students to meet with a young leader in the environmental movement,” she said. Freshman Carolina Madrid said Angelei was an image of inspiration. “For someone who doesn’t necessarily have an interest in the environment, to see that Ikal is not necessarily an expert because she’s still learning—it was inspiring that she was taking a risk,” Madrid said. “It makes you feel like you can go out and do something like this.”
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LGBT from page 1 for the center,” Moneta wrote in an email Saturday. He added that the new center sufficiently meets the community’s needs. “[The space] is pretty spectacular. It’s in an ideal location, and it addresses their needs— separate meeting rooms, student offices, a library and programming space,” Moneta said. After DSG made a resolution to support BDU in seeking more space for the new center, representatives from both groups met with Moneta this past Wednesday. “What we ask Moneta to do is to remove some of the administrative space and make it more of a student space,” said BDU President Denzell Faison, a junior. “We feel that space in the Bryan Center should be used for student use and not for administrative purposes.” In addition to receiving a smaller space than expected, Faison noted that the new center does not include an office for an assistant director, and the programming space is not much bigger than the space in the current center—going against a report submitted by the LGBT Study Group at the beginning of the planning process. Moneta said he hopes revised plans will include an office for an assistant director. The LGBT Study Group, which included undergradu-
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ates, graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni, compiled a report for Moneta about the groups’ needs in the new space. Through extensive research and surveys, the group outlined the LGBT community’s requests. Participants wanted a more visible location, increased programming space, a discreet entrance for students uncomfortable coming into the center and an office for an assistant director, Faison said. “We outlined in our report that we have grown substantially from the original four students to hundreds of students,” he added. “Our [current] space has become insufficient.” The new space does not reflect the growth of the LGBT community at Duke and their programming needs expressed in the report, said study group member Michael Gustafson, associate professor of the practice of electrical and computer engineering. “The part of all this that shocks me is the number of square feet going into the Bryan Center for student life that have nothing to do with students,” Gustafson said. “Payroll specialists and development are important, but they should not be in the center of the student center.” Moneta said the study group’s ideas were included when creating the new center. He added that the space improves on the current location, with separate meeting rooms, programming
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Next summer, the Center for LGBT Life and the Office of Student Affairs will move to the space currently occupied by University Center Activities and Events, and the LGBT Center is expected to receive less than half of the space, which they did not expect. space, student offices and an alternate entrance. “The student voice was reflected in the development of the narrative that ultimately influenced the architect’s proposed layout of the space,” Moneta said. After submitting the report this past Spring, members did not receive any updates or information about the process from Moneta’s office until receiving the most recent report this Fall, Faison said. And when BDU and DSG met with him Wednesday, the students’ understanding was that nothing could be done at this point, he added. “Moneta wasn’t even willing
to listen to our concerns. His mind was already made up,” Faison said. The decision to reduce programming space in the new center sends a strong message of indifference to the needs of the LGBT community, said Kyle Knight, Trinity ’08, president of the LGBT Alumni Network. “In the conversations I have had with LGBT alumni who graduated in the ’60s through the present, one theme tends to surface rather often: a general distrust of the Duke administration’s dedication to the LGBT community on campus,” Knight wrote in an email Friday. He also noted that these
plans could affect LGBT alumni donations to the University. “I would hope alumni interest—substantive and financial—has sent a strong signal to the University that we take decisions such as this one seriously,” Knight added. With the support of alumni, DSG and the LGBT community, BDU plans to appeal to President Richard Brodhead and Provost Peter Lange next, Faison said. “Fundamentally, we believe we need more space,” he added. “What we ask Moneta to do is to remove some of the administrative space and make it more of a student space.”
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WOMEN’S SOCCER: WEINBERG SEALS OT WIN • VOLLEYBALL: DUKE WINS ONE OF THREE IN MICHIGAN
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No team—let alone the second-ranked team in the nation—wants to open conference play 0-2. After falling to No. 1 Florida State Thursday and sitting in a 2-2 stalemate with Miami Sunday DUKE 3 at the end of reguNo. 2 Duke MIAMI 2 lation, needed a spark in overtime to avoid a winless weekend in the Sunshine State against two ACC foes. The Blue Devils (7-2-0, 1-1-0 in the ACC) found that spark, eking out a 3-2 victory against the Hurricanes (4-4-1, 0-2-0) at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables, Fla. “It wasn’t the prettiest game we played all year by any means, but it’s probably the best win we’ve had,” Duke head coach Robbie Church said. “We had a lot of emotions and frustrations at the end of the game. We had to block those out and push them out of the way. To get our composure and come back and score the game-winning goal in overtime, when they had all the momentum, was a great testament to the character of this team.” In sudden-death overtime, junior Laura Weinberg finished off a scramble in the box to break the 2-2 deadlock and seal the victory for the Blue Devils. Duke initially held a 1-0 advantage behind a goal from freshman Cassie Pecht, who scored 12 minutes into the game outside the 18-yard box off an assist from junior Gilda Doria. The Blue Devils held that lead
until the 79th minute of regulation, when Miami freshman Ava Ambrose tied the game at one with a header. “We possessed the ball well,” Church said. “We really passed and moved and ran at their back line. We created a number of scoring opportunities. And credit Miami— they hung in there and hung in there and got two goals late. It was disappointing giving up those two goals, but I thought overall we played pretty well.” Blue Devil junior Kim DeCesare responded with a header goal to put Duke up 2-1, but the Hurricanes did not let the Blue Devils get away with a regulation win. Ambrose struck again off a corner kick opportunity with 20 seconds remaining on the clock, sending the game into overtime. “[Ambrose] is a good player, no question about it,” Church said. “I think we really neutralized her for a lot of the match, but in the end she stepped it up and gave two goals.” Ambrose’s two goals coupled with stellar play from Miami goalkeeper Emily Lillard— who recorded eight saves on the day—kept the Hurricanes in the game. In the sixth minute of overtime, Weinberg secured the win for the Blue Devils with an unassisted tally. Sunday’s game marks the end of the heavy traveling portion of the season, with the Blue Devils returning for their next SEE W. SOCCER ON PAGE 8
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After a 3-0 midweek win against Georgia State, the Blue Devils proved that their display of offensive firepower was no fluke. Duke (3-3-0, 0-1-1 in the ACC) beat Clemson 2-0 Friday night both sides seekCLEM 0 with ing their first conferDUKE 2 ence win. Although Clemson created some early chances, Blue Devil sophomore midfielder Riley Wolfe scored on a late cross and senior goalkeeper and captain James Belshaw put home a penalty kick to secure the victory. Clemson (1-4-2, 0-1-1) defender Phanuel Kavita’s reckless tackle fewer than two minutes into the contest was cautioned with a yellow card, setting the tone for a physical and aggressive game. Possession went back and forth throughout much of the first half, but the Tigers mustered the more threatening opportunities behind the aggressive play of Manolo Sanchez and Austin Savage. Just two minutes before the end of the half, Sanchez slipped behind the Blue Devil defense with a threatening run. But Belshaw held strong as pressure from behind caused Sanchez to lose control of the ball before he could attempt a shot. Despite some lackluster chance creation, Duke’s defense held firm under Belshaw’s leadership, and the Blue Devils had to be con-
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Riley Wolfe scored his first goal since going down last season with an injury that sidelined him. tent going into the locker room at halftime tied 0-0. “We needed the win. The performance wasn’t perfect, but it was a really good defensive performance and we conjured up some goals in the second half,” Kerr said. “We had some really good moments SEE M. SOCCER ON PAGE 8
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51 DUKE NCCU 17 NO BULL ABOUT IT Injured wide receiver Blair Holliday returns to Durham as Duke rolls to a 54-17 victory by Chris Cusack THE CHRONICLE
The most important moment of the Blue Devils’ weekend came four hours before they kicked off against N.C. Central. As the team sat down to their pregame meal, Blair Holliday walked into the room to many of his teammates for the first time since the July 4 Jet Ski accident that left him in a coma. Holliday joined the team for the Blue Devil Walk later in the afternoon before taking the field as an honorary captain for the coin toss. “The plan was for him to be at the Yoh [Center] watching the game—that went right out the window,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “I didn’t think anybody wanted to wrestle Blair off the sideline.” Holliday’s presence on the sideline was more than enough to inspire Duke (2-1) past the Eagles (1-2) 54-17 in the second Bull City Gridiron Classic. Neither team could find a rhythm on offense in the first 10 minutes of the game, combining for just two first downs, but Lee Butler gave the Blue Devils an early edge on special teams. He returned the first two Eagle punts back into N.C. Central territory, the second giving Duke the boost it needed to open scoring with a 35-yard field goal. His third return was electric, though, as he initially ran 10 yards in the wrong direction to elude a pair of Eagle defenders before finding a seam back upfield for a 65-yard touchdown, giving the Blue Devils a 10-point lead despite having totaled just 41 yards of offense. “There wasn’t much of a flow to [the offense],” said quarterback Sean Renfree, who completed 24-of-34 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns. “I think we struggled at times, had a couple three-and-outs, but we had explosive plays and that was… what got us the win.”
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After a July 4 Jet Ski accident placed Blair Holliday in critical condition, he returned to Wallace Wade Saturday. After a slow start, though, the Duke offense began to ramp up its play following Butler’s touchdown. First, Renfree capped off a sixplay, 66-yard drive by finding Jamison Crowder for a 33-yard touchdown to put the Blue Devils up 17-7. A few minutes later, cornerback Ross Cockrell intercepted Jordan Reid’s pass over the middle and returned it 14 yards to midfield, setting up a field goal drive. The Blue Devils confirmed the rout on their next drive when Josh Snead caught a screen pass, slipped between a pair of Eagle defensive backs and went 18 yards for a touchdown, giving Duke a 27-10 halftime lead. Despite the lopsided score, N.C. Central outgained the Blue Devils 200-198 in total offense through the first half. Duke had just 26 rushing yards on seven carries in the
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opening 30 minutes, but the Eagles were also able to take advantage of the Blue Devils’ banged-up secondary, which has lost five players to injury. “We’ve still got some room to improve from the running back position and from the front six,” Snead said. “We’ll try to improve next week and establish the run in the first half.” N.C. Central quarterback Jordan Reid completed 8-of-13 passes for 121 yards before halftime, but struggled to find the same consistency in the second half. The Blue Devil offense did not slow down after halftime, showing off an effective ground game—led by Juwan Thompson and Josh Snead—to complement the aerial attack. The running back duo combined to touch the ball on seven of the team’s 10 plays on a 66-yard touchdown drive early
in the third quarter. On the next drive, Renfree faked a screen pass before throwing deep down the middle to Isaac Blakeney for a 54-yard touchdown, making it 41-10 Duke. Cockrell added another score in the fourth quarter when he intercepted Reid again, this time finding his way 32 yards into the end zone, giving the Blue Devils a touchdown in all three phases of the game—offense, defense and special teams—for the first time since the team’s matchup with Maryland in 2004. “Both times the quarterback was rolling out because he got pressured up the middle and around the edge,” Cockrell said. “I was fortunate enough to read his eyes and break on the ball.” Redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony Boone and freshman running back Jela Duncan carried the offensive load in the final period. Boone found sophomore Jack Wise six yards out in the end zone on his only pass— Wise’s first career touchdown reception.
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Blue Devils take the Duke splits contests Tar Heel Invitational against ranked foes by Jackie Klauberg THE CHRONICLE
On the short drive back from the Tar Heel Intercollegiate Tournament held at the Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C., Blue Devil head coach Jamie Green told his team about a question he was asked in an interview after their showing on Saturday. The interviewer asked Green if he was depending on anyone on the team in particular to be the real closer on Sunday. When Green told his team the story and asked them to guess what his response was, they all laughed—the answer was obvious. “All of our guys are closers,” Green said. Green knew that this would put a chip on the team’s shoulder. Everyone would be depended upon to finish the tournament strong, nothing would simply be given to them. “I wanted to make the point that no one is going to give you the trophy,” Green said. “You have to go out there and keep the pedal down.” On Saturday, Duke found itself atop the leader board with a comfortable lead at nine-under par after two rounds of play,
followed by North Carolina and Charlotte, who sat tied for second at 1-under par. Despite wet conditions, the Blue Devils played a solid round Sunday to win the tournament, finishing the day just 1-over par. The Blue Devils finished 8-under par, followed by the Tar Heels in second place at 2-under par and the 49ers in third place at nine-over par. Charlotte struggled on Sunday, finishing the day at 10-over par. Green said he was very happy with his team’s performance in the opening tournament of the season, but made it clear that there is always room for improvement. “Any time you walk away from a tournament and grab a trophy, it’s going to help your confidence,” Green said. “But our guys at the same time recognized that they need to look at their performances individually and see that there are still a few things that each of them need to do better.... That’s what drives you, that you can be successful and walk away with a win and still know you can keep getting better and not be complacent.” SEE M. GOLF ON PAGE 8
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After a promising, thrilling win Friday against Richmond, Duke dropped Sunday’s match to Old Dominion to remain below .500 for the season. The No. 17 Blue 1 Devils (3-5) won a RICH DUKE 2 tight game 2-1 against the No. 25 Spiders 3 (4-3) before falling ODU 3-1 against the No. DUKE 1 8 Monarchs (4-3) at Jack Katz Stadium. Duke opened up the scoring oring against Richmond in the 11th minute, as gliardi redshirt junior Devon Gagliardi scored her third goal of the he seaenior son with an assist from senior Mary Nielson. Richmond ond freshman Taylor Dietrick ick tes tied the game seven minutes later, until Blue Devil junior or Emmie Le Marchand converted on a penalty corner in the 48th minute.
“I was really proud of our game against Richmond because the team controlled their performance,” head coach Pam Bustin said. “As a coach, I was just able to do the Xs and Os, and they brought the rest of it. I didn’t have to spark them, and that was probably one of the first matches where I didn’t have to do that.” Old Dominion brought a new challenge for Duke, as the Blue Devils were up against legendary field hockey coach Beth Anders. Anders, the winningest coach in Division I field hockey history, is in her 30th and final season for the Monarchs. Her influence in ho the field hockey world has reached far, especially for Bustin. “I played for Beth for two years, and I grea respect for her and what she’s have great done for both Old Dominion and USA field hockey,” Bustin said. “Honestly, if hoc it weren’t weren’ for Beth, I’m not sure that I would be in the coaching profession.” The Blue Bl Devils’ “spark” was missing during the first half against Old Dominion, minio as Duke was outnumbered SEE FIELD HOCKEY ON PAGE 8
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Duke takes Race begins at Wallace Wade, ends in Duke victory one of three at Michigan by Sarah Elsakr THE CHRONICLE
Just 15 minutes before this past weekend’s football game, Duke and N.C. Central raced along the track to the theme song from “Chariots of Fire.” Although the teams stayed together for the duration of the first lap, once the runners exited the stadium both Duke’s men’s and women’s teams left N.C. Central far behind. On the men’s side, junior Phil Farleigh took first for the men in the 6K race with a time of 18:58. Despite leaving the starting line grinning about the music choice and trying to pump up the crowd, he quickly became serious once the race was fully underway. “The first 400m had a great atmosphere. It was fun,” Farleigh said. “Once we left the stadium we picked it up…. At the two mile I kind of made a big move and pulled ahead and tried to, from there, maintain my lead and just keep it all the way in.” The difference in racing style between the track and the rest of the trail was apparent when the runners stepped up the pace from their initially slow start to blow through the mile in about five minutes. Seventeen seconds after Farliegh, teammate junior Lucas Talavan-Becker crossed the finish line, with sophomore Brian Schoepfer following just five seconds later. Freshman Eddie Merenda and senior Joseph Elsakr rounded out Duke’s top five, finishing in 19:26 and 19:39, respectively. The entire Blue Devil team crossed the line in a span of less than 90 seconds, with Duke’s last man, Nate McClafferty, finishing more than four minutes in front of N.C. Central’s first. Head coach Norm Ogilvie expressed his satisfaction with the success of the com-
bined events, agreeing with his runners that starting the race in Wallace Wade was a success and should be repeated. “Phil moved away very convincingly in the last mile, especially after the big hill that we hit in the Washington Duke course.” Ogilvie said. “It was a very good effort on his part. I’m thrilled for him.” The win will ensure Farleigh a spot competing for the Blue Devils at the meet in Virginia next weekend, which only the top 11 Blue Devils will attend. The women also had a successful weekend, taking the top five spots of their 4K race. In her collegiate debut, sophomore Kelsey Lakowske led the Blue Devils across the finish line with a time of 14:16. Juniors Collette Whitney and Dana Morin, who took second and third, respectively. Five seconds later, senior Adrianne Soo finished in fourth with a time of 14:58 and junior Brittany Welch finished off the top five for Duke with a time of 15:02. Because the women were not competing for additional stakes and approached the meet simply as a chance to see where they stood in terms of performance, they were able to focus more on the experience of racing through Wallace Wade. “I really appreciated our teammates because they were a fantastic cheering squad,” Lakowske said. “They had posters, they were all dressed up in blue, and they were probably the most spirited squad in the entire stadium…. It was fantastic and it definitely made me feel supported and excited.” Now, while the women have a chance to rest for a few weeks before their next meet, the men are already looking ahead to the Panorama Farms Invitational where they will face several nationally ranked teams.
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Saturday’s cross country race had an unusually large crowd, beginnning in front of the fans ready for the football game at Wallace Wade
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Both the Blue Devil men and women came out fighting and ready for competitive match play this weekend at the Fab Four Invitational in Cary, N.C. With its first official practice yet to come, the men’s team swept all six singles and doubles titles for a solid start to its preseason. Four new doubles teams made their debuts in the draw, with three of the four winning in their respective brackets. The women, however, did not dominate the tournament. “It is a perfect start to the year. I thought our guys did a great job competing and battling, and it was just a great overall showing,” men’s head coach Ramsey Smith said. The No. 15 pairing of juniors Fred Saba and Chris Mengel cruised to victory against Louisville and Virginia Tech to reach the final against Radford’s Thomas Dehaen and Nicholas Sayer. The Duke duo went on to win 8-3. Senior Henrique Cunha and sophomore Raphael Hemmeler—the No. 16 doubles team in the nation—bettered their score in each round before down-
ing Elon’s Stefan Fortmann and Cameron Silverman 8-2. Freshman Michael Redlicki and sophomore Jason Tahir secured the third doubles crown. After sneaking by in the first round against Elon 9-8 (7-3) they went on to beat N.C. State 8-4. Freshmen Daniel McCall and Josh Levine won third place against North Carolina in the consolation round of the same bracket. “Overall I was really happy with all three freshmen,” Smith said. “All of them have a lot of potential—they have the foundation to be great players. They are off to a good start and I a m looking forward to watching them play more.” Due to rain, the singles play was moved indoors on Sunday. The Blue Devils filled all six possible spots open in the final rounds, so they did not play out those matches. Had the matches
been played, Tahir and Cunha would have fought it out, along with Mengel and Hemmeler and Redlicki and Saba. Besides the four ranked Duke players, eight players represented other schools ranked in the top 122 in the nation. The highest ranked opponent was No. 12 Anthony Rossi from Kentucky, who withdrew from his match against Redlicki. Levine fell in the semifinals to teammate Tahir 6-1, 6-2 and lost in the third place match against Virginia Commonwealth’s Max Wennakoski 7-6 (97), 6-7 (4-7), 10-3. After losing in the second round to Rossi 6-3, 6-2, McCall lost to Becker O’Shaugnessy of Alabama 6-3, 6-2. The Blue Devil women gained a few victories, but did not take control in the tournament. Senior Mary Clayton lost in the semifinals of her SEE TENNIS ON PAGE 8
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Duke rounded out its regular season non-conference play this weekend at the Michigan Invitational in Ann Arbor, dropping two of three matches to its stiffest competition of the young season. After falling to Western Kentucky Friday afternoon, the Blue Devils (9-3) rallied to beat Eastern Michigan just a few hours later. In Saturday’s tournament finale, Duke came up just short to No. 1 DUKE 22 Michigan (12-2), losing a closely WKU 3 contested fifth set to the host team. “We knew it was going to be a chalDUKE 3 lenging weekend,” Blue Devil head Jolene Nagel said. “We knew EMICH 1 coach we were facing three opponents who were pretty strong, and we were exDUKE 2 cited about it.” The Blue Devils wrapped up the MICH 3 weekend against the Wolverines, losing in a five-set heartbreaker, 22-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15 and 13-15. A rowdy Michigan crowd helped the Wolverines close out the back-and-forth match. “It was one of those places that is not an easy environment to play,” Nagel said. “Their students were right behind us, yelling all sorts of things at our team. They had a good crowd.” Trailing the Wolverines 2-1, Duke dominated the fourth set, holding Michigan to a .100 hitting percentage. Junior Chelsea Cook posted five kills in the set, trailed closely by sophomore Jeme Obeime and freshman Emily Sklar with four apiece. After forcing a fifth set, the Blue Devils surged ahead to a 6-4 lead, only to see the score tied again at 10-10. The Wolverines took the next four points to go up 14-12 and closed out the match on a kill by junior outside hitter Lexi Erwin. “In that fifth game, we needed to make a couple of plays at the end of the match to win it,” Nagel said. “That eats away at us, all of us, on the team and the staff.” Obeime led the Blue Devils with 14 kills while Sklar and sophomore setter Kelsey Williams both recorded double-doubles. Sklar knocked down 13 kills and added 12 digs, and Williams posted 35 assists and 13 digs, giving her a double-double in each of the three matches. Cook finished the match a teamhigh .409 hitting percentage, while also adding seven blocks. Nagel acknowledged that Duke gained valuable experience facing tough competition on the road, but still felt that her team could have done better. “It’s not that much of a consolation because our goals and our standards are so high,” Nagel said. “We can feel a teenyweeny bit of gratification, but it hurts more because we were so darn close and we didn’t finish it out.” After taking the first set 31-29 against the Hilltoppers (133) Friday afternoon, Duke dropped its next three sets 23-25, 14-25, 19-25. The Western Kentucky offense registered hitting percentages of .321 and .389 in the third and fourth sets to finish off the Blue Devils easily. Western Kentucky senior outside hitter Jordyn Skinner, who was tournament MVP, recorded a double-double, posting 11 digs and pacing the Hilltoppers with 15 kills. Melanie Stutsman tallied 50 assists and only two errors. Obeime led the way for the Blue Devils, posting 16 kills. Sklar and senior Christiana Gray added 12 and 10 kills, respectively, and Williams recorded 42 assists and 12 digs. Junior libero Ali McCurdy paced the Blue Devil defense with 22 digs— her fifth match with 20 or more this season—while Gray and Cook each posted five blocks. Sloppy ball handling hampered Duke, and the Blue Devils dropped nine of the last 10 points to close out the match. “I think we could have beaten them, but they are a very good team, and we had nine service errors,” Nagel said. “I feel like we didn’t give ourselves a chance.” Duke rebounded later Friday evening to take down the Eagles (10-6) in four sets, 14-25, 25-23, 25-21, 27-25. After Eastern Michigan easily took the first set, the Blue Devils took each of the next three closely contested frames. Williams totalled 44 assists and a season-high 14 digs. Cook registered 10 kills and five blocks, while freshman outside hitter Elizabeth Campbell posted nine kills on a team-high .474 hitting percentage. Gray, the only Duke player to receive all-tournament honors, posted eight kills and five blocks.
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Green praised freshmen Motin Yeung and Mads Sogaard for poised performances in their collegiate debuts. Sogaard finished the highest of all Duke players in the tournament as he tied for fourth with a three-round 213, just eight shots off of the winner, Albin Choi of N. C. State. Yeung, who recorded a pair of under-par rounds Saturday, finished the tournament tied with senior teammate Brinson Polini, for sixth place at 2-under par. “[Motin] did what Motin does well,” Green said. “He is very calm, he’s got a great demeanor on the golf course. He doesn’t play outside of himself. It was really great to see [Yeung and Sogaard] do so well in the first tournament out of the gate—what a great thing for them to build on.” Two other Blue Devils finished in the top 15. Seniors Julian Suri and Adam Sumrall tied for 10th and 12th respectively. The 10th-place finish marks Suri’s 14th career top-10 finish. Duke looks to build upon a strong start to the season when it hits the links again Sept. 30 at the Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields, Ill.
two games at home against Maryland and Clemson. Eight of their past 11 games have been on the road. “We’ve been on the road since Wednesday, and this is our second five-day road trip in two weeks,” Church said. “Being on the road for so long is just vicious. We’ve got nine games left, six of them at home. We’ve got some very good teams ahead of us, but we’re over the tough part of the travel.”
bracket to Texas A&M’s Cristina SanchezQuintanar 6-2, 6-2. Both sophomore Annie Mulholland and junior Marianne Jodoin lost in the quarterfinals of their respective brackets. Mulholland won in her seventh place match against Miami’s Melissa Bolivar 6-2, 6-2. Jodoin fell to Noel Scott of Texas 6-2, 6-4 but later regrouped to claim seventh place in her bracket. Sophomore Ester Goldfeld fell in the first round of her bracket before winning the consolation round 6-4, 6-0 to Purdue’s Lynda Xepolas. The only Blue Devil in the final was junior Hannah Mar, who beat Scott 6-1, 6-1, giving the team its only tournament victory. “The first tournament of the year can be difficult because you are just getting back into playing matches,” Mar said. “Whenever you can come out and play a lot of matches it will always be really helpful. I am glad I got to do that and play some good matches with some good opponents. Every win is a boost of confidence, so I feel great about winning any match.” Once again, Duke struggled in overall doubles play for the tournament, but it was the first time the Blue Devils tried this com-
FIELD HOCKEY from page 6 6-2 in shots and 4-2 in penalty corners. The Monarchs jumped to a 2-0 lead before halftime on goals by freshman Celine Marquet in the 13th minute and sophomore Rosario Villagra in the 26th. Old Dominion added to its lead in the 45th minute with a goal by redshirt sophomore Katie Fuhrman. Duke, however, appeared to be energized in the second half, despite senior Chelsea Amsley and junior Grace Christus sustaining injuries, and Christus leaving the game in the 70th minute. The Blue Devils kept up with the Monarchs in shots, 9-8, and penalty corners, 3-2, though they were still outpaced in both categories. Le Marchand added her fourth goal of the season on a penalty
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second half, demonstrating an improvement in productivity as the game went on. Although offensive latency has been a concern for the Blue Devils, Wolfe and his fellow attackers began silencing their doubters. “[The goal] was a huge relief. It kind of broke us through,” Wolfe said. “We were saying at halftime that once we got one it would lead to the next.” Just three minutes later, the Blue Devils were able to build on their advantage. A deflected shot into the box beat Clemson keeper Chris Glodack, and was only kept out by a handball by Sanchez. Belshaw took the penalty, burying the shot into the left corner. Utilizing their extra man, Duke was able to maintain possession for the majority of the last 20 minutes, earning an important home victory. More than 1,100 Duke fans made it out to Koskinen Stadium to see the Blue Devils earn their third consecutive home victory, moving the team up to fourth overall in the ACC standings. “In two games [we’ve had ] two clean sheets, solid play at the back and we’ve scored five goals,” Belshaw said. “It’s massive going forward.”
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bination of teams in a competitive situation. Alabama’s Jansen and Mary Anne Macfarlane dismantled the No. 27 duo Clayton and Jodoin 8-3 in the quarterfinals. Duke finished in third place in that bracket after Texas A&M did not compete, giving the pair a walkover. Goldfeld and Mulholland started with good momentum posting an 8-5 victory in the first round over Purdue followed by an 8-2 win over Ole Miss. However, William and Mary’s Jeltje Loomans and Maria Belaya proved to be too strong, defeating the Blue Devils 8-2 for the title. “We played okay, we can definitely play better... we definitely played a pretty average tournament for our level,” head coach Jaime Ashworth said. “But one of the reasons we play tournaments like this is to know what we need to work on and get a lot of matches. I’m not worried, we have a lot of talent and its just figuring out what to do with it.” This tournament provides momentum to both teams as they move further into their preseasons. “It gives us a lot of confidence,” Cunha said. “Everyone played well, everyone stepped up, I think all the guys that are playing the next tournament are confident and I think we set the tone for the season.”
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LGBT Center deserves better In preparation for the upThe LGBT Center has trecoming renovations of the mendous importance and imWest Union Building, the pact for LGBT students and Center for LGBT Life will be the Duke community at large. moving to the Bryan Center by The Center engages more next fall. Under plans released than 150 students at events by the Office such as Fab of Student AfFriday, remarkeditorial fairs earlier this able growth month, the LGBT Center will considering, as recently as have significantly less space 2007, only 25 students were than it hoped for, particularly attending the same event. for putting on programming This rapid expansion demonand possibly providing an of- strates both an increased defice for a new assistant direc- mand for and the impressive tor. Considering that that the reach of LGBT programming center’s new location in the at Duke. The center’s relocaBryan Center is essentially tion presents an opportunity permanent—it will not be to continue this progress in returning to West Union af- welcoming LGBT students, ter renovations—we urge the which is especially important administration to seriously in light of the passage of the consider ways of expanding discriminatory Amendment the space, if even only by a few One at the state level. hundred square feet. We understand that the ad-
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ministration is put in a tough spot. The Bryan Center faces extreme spatial constraints given many student services migrating from West Union. Architects have to contend with offices for the DukeCard, The Chronicle, Duke Dining, Duke Stores, student conduct and more, in addition to the identity centers and pre-existing dining facilities. Not everyone is going to be perfectly happy. However, given that the LGBT Center will be housed in its new space for the foreseeable future, the administration has an obligation to equip them as well as they possibly can right now. In October 2011, Larry Moneta commissioned the creation of the LGBT Center Study Group to determine how the
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wonder if you heard about it; last week the opment at which abortion is highly controNinth Circuit Court of Appeals made a versial. After aborting the fetus at home, she landmark ruling in an abortion case. The kept it frozen in a box on her back porch. All federal court affirmed an injunction issued of this took place in a conservative town in a by the Ninth Circuit Court that barred Idaho conservative state. from prosecuting Jennie Linn McCormack Any one of these issues alone could be for aborting her fetus using drugs ordered enough to bring about an all-out throw down on the Internet. This decision was made on between pro-life and pro-choice groups, but the grounds that the restrictogether they create a gnarled tive abortion statutes in Idaho thread of issues that twirl toplaced an undue burden gether into a knot too comon women seeking the legal plicated for people to even medical procedure. begin to unravel. Many of the Strangely, the case got esissues drive at the very core sentially zero national media of even the most staunchly coverage. There was nothing pro-choice individual’s beregarding this ruling in The about abortion. It is a meredith jewitt liefs New York Times, on NPR or situation so complicated that guest column CNN. Considering all the repro-choice groups are shying cent debate regarding aboraway, refusing to come to Ms. tion (it is an election year after all), where was McCormack’s aid in her battle against the the media? Shouldn’t we have been paying Idaho statutes. attention to this case? Let me explain why we Pragmatically, this is a wise choice. Pro-lifdidn’t. ers would see red before the legal questions at Ms. McCormack was arrested in Jan. 2011 the core of the case could even be raised. Proafter ordering RU-486, aka “the abortion pill,” choicers back away, unable to stand behind off the Internet to terminate her pregnancy. the complicated details of this case. Yet, what She had turned to the drug after realizing she options does this leave Ms. McCormack? It had neither the time nor resources to seek an seems that she must fight alone. To me, both abortion from one of Idaho’s legally autho- reactions are unacceptable; both reactions rized abortion clinics (I could only find two of make the case about Ms. McCormack rather these after a fairly thorough Internet search). than about the true issue at the core of this Both clinics are located in Boise, which is over lawsuit. four hours away from her home in Pocatello, The unwillingness of the nation to take Idaho. She was arrested under Idaho statute on this case is proof that neither side of the 18-606, a law that criminalizes women seeking abortion debate is ready to fully confront the to induce their own abortions. Ms. McCor- issue. We are stuck in a place of blame where mack faced a felony charge that carries up to the details of each case cloud the fundamena five-year prison sentence and a $5,000 fine. tal consideration of law, which is ultimately This seems like the beginning of a good a question about individual rights. This is challenge to laws restricting abortion. Ms. disappointing, because we as a nation must McCormack has expressed her desire to sort through the inherent complications that take her case all the way up to the Supreme come from resolving the legal questions at the Court if she has to and abortion is undoubt- center of the abortion debate if there ever is edly a contentious issue in this election cycle. going to be a resolution of the issue. This is Great legal challenges on timely issues have how hard problems are solved. yielded landmark rulings on constitutional isMoreover, we must recognize that aborsues before. Brown v. Board, Loving v.Virginia tion is not a black-and-white issue. Pro-choicand Lawrence v. Texas—which struck down ers must accept that some women will use segregation in schools, bans on interracial abortion in ways that make us uncomfortable, marriage and anti-sodomy laws respectively— and pro-lifers should recognize that continucome to mind. Each case represents hard ing to restrict abortion means care will be dework by groups like the NAACP, the Ameri- nied to women who need it. Both options are can Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal. uncomfortable, and less-than-ideal cases, like The NAACP spent years combing the nation Ms. McCormack’s, will be the majority rather for the perfect city, the perfect group of fami- than the exceptions. This case is the perfect lies and the perfect challenger to undermine example of what the abortion debate needs to segregation in schools. They needed a set of be: uncertain and uncomfortable. litigants who were unimpugnable in order I see Jennie Linn McCormack as a warrior, to minimize attacks on their case, in order to as a hero. She knows she is not unimpugnmake it about the law rather than the people able. She knows her battle is uphill. Yet, she involved. chooses to continue her fight against what she Ms. McCormack, however, is not this type sees as fundamentally wrong even though she of challenger. Her story abounds with the faces judgment from every side. She might kinds of controversies that complicate the not be the sort of challenger the ACLU wants, abortion debate. To begin with, at the time but she is in fact a far better one than we—a the case was brought, she was an unemployed nation unwilling to give her case the fair and single mother of three and reliant on child reasonable attention it merits—deserve. support. She had received an abortion less than two years prior. The fetus she aborted Meredith Jewitt is a first-year law student and at home was 20 weeks old, a stage of devel- the former editorial page editor of The Chronicle.
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How I learned to stop worrying and love misandry
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hen I identify as a feminist, often sacred, that they are powerful and they the immediate response is, “Does cannot and will not be controlled. It is, for that mean you hate men?” fol- instance, my fault if I am raped, because it lowed quickly by, “Are you a lesbian?” This, was my clothing that triggered some internal in turn, is sometimes folpenile mechanism, which, lowed by, “What is your favoronce set into motion, could ite pagan ritual involving the not be resisted. The man is goddess Hecate and mena helpless, innocent maristrual blood?” After repeatonette, and it is the atavistic edly explaining to various phallus that pulls the strings. people that I do not, in fact, Even the government tacitly wish men ill and plan to overunderstands the importance throw the government and to of healthy, functioning erecdanica liu install a matriarchy, I finally tile tissue, and so your Viagra winter is coming gave up and decided to stop is covered by insurance but worrying and love misandry. my birth control is, well, you If people were going to level unfounded ac- know what they say about people who want cusations at me, I might as well run with it affordable birth control. And, of course, and have a little fun. I was, for instance, de- there are all those idiomatic phrases like lighted to find a blog entitled “Misandry and “grow a pair” or “get some balls” that sugKittens.” Occasionally I terrorize my hapless gest that, not only are penises invincible, but boyfriend by letting him know how cute I those silly lumps next to them are actually think it is that he has opinions, but how I synonymous with strength and willpower. don’t really support the whole “strong man” We live in a culture where female bodthing because, well, that’s just taking things ies are commodities, where casual nudity a bit too far. Sweetie, if I am emasculating at and sexuality is inescapable (only womtimes, it is only for your own good. en’s bodies, of course. When was the last Of course, men oppressed for being men time you saw a flesh ferret on “Game of is a rampant issue that absolutely needs to Thrones”?) We are taught that breasts be addressed. It came to my attention that must be displayed for the purpose of my thoughtlessness and disregard for oth- male enjoyment or else they are vulgar ers’ feelings was causing some general dis- and disgusting. (Nursing? Do you really comfort, but I am afraid that this is one of think anyone wants to see that?) Just this the consequences of free speech. For the summer, a woman was banned from the most part, I am directing my comments to- Michigan Senate floor for saying “vagina,” ward people who perpetuate misogyny, so because, presumably, “Tunnel of Love” if you aren’t a raging sexist, you shouldn’t or “Jezebel’s Cave” would’ve been more worry about being offended. Besides, if you appropriate euphemisms, according to a find me offensive, you don’t have to read government that is regulating your body. my writing, which is, as far as I know, not In any case, excuse me for thinking of you mandatory reading for any classes. men and your penises as sort of a bully and Still, I wanted to address people who use its sidekick (I won’t say who is who). And the words “misandry” and “feminazi” seri- so, like I did in grade school, when people ously, people who think Rush Limbaugh made fun of me, I went ahead and made makes good points sometimes and people fun of them right back. My motivation was who think we live in a post- feminist, post- self-preservation and coping, not malice. sexist society. And so, friends, here is a let- I assumed that, if these bullies were really ter just for you: as powerful as they said they were, they Dear Anti-misandrists and anti-femi- wouldn’t mind me poking a little fun. nazis, Sadly, I was mistaken. It seems that you It has come to my attention that my men and the chickens you choke are more fondness for male tears has been the cause delicate than you appear, and things like of great distress for many of you, and may romantic rejection and GIFs of male tears even have resulted in the spilling of addi- were more painful than I intended them tional male tears. Because this is a vicious to be. I never really wanted anyone to cry, cycle, and I care deeply about all of you, especially not your one-eyed monster. So your fragile masculine egos, and of course, here I am, sincerely begging your forgiveyour charming little members you-know- ness. This is a public apology to all of you where, I wanted to take this moment and whose finer sensitivities I have offended. apologize for my callousness and apparent Consider this a metaphorical shaking of lack of sensitivity. metaphorical hands, and let us go back to As someone raised in contemporary men oppressing women in peace. American society, I have always been taught Gently, the myth of the Invincible Phallus. I am not Danica just talking about the very nice dangly bits in the boxers or briefs of individual men; I Danica Liu is a Trinity sophomore. Her colam talking about this idea that penises are umn runs every other Monday.
Mariah Hukins, Trinity ‘13
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EXPO from page 1 ground beyond the convention quickly to avoid getting caught. “The paranoia is surprisingly present—[I’m] looking over my shoulder, having someone watch out for us,” he said. “A group of 15 zombies charged after this poor guy. We didn’t see what happened to him. They ran out of sight.” Many convention-goers dressed in elaborate cos-
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tumes, partaking in cosplay, a popular convention pastime where attendees dress up as characters from videogames and comics. At one point, a group of Mass Effect cosplayers began dancing in unison to the song Gangnam Style, space combat gear clanking. Raleigh resident and first-time cosplayer Monica McDowell dressed as a Little Sister, a character from the Bioshock videogame franchise. She wore a dirty blue dress and carried a foot long syringe.
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Cosplay outfit makers Carrie Wink (left) and Carolann Voltarel (right) peddled their homemade Pokémon hats at the Escapist Expo this weekend at the Durham Convention Center.
Alex Devine, who traveled to the convention from Cary, was wearing a huge homemade papiermâché taco in place of his head. “I’m relatively known [on the internet] for photoshopping a taco onto faces,” he explained. Two Durham Police Officers floating through the event for security said that several people mistook them for being in costume. Attendees not in costume wore street clothes— the favored style of dress was pants with t-shirts bearing videogame logos and cheeky slogans such as “I support the right to arm bears.” Some donned Pokémon hats. Michael Claros, a Marine stationed in Jacksonville, Fla., dressed up as Darth Vader. He ordered the costume when he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. “It’s really hot,” he said of the outfit. That was a common theme for many attendees in full body costumes. After about twenty minutes, two attendees dressed as Captain America and Iron Man reimagined in the blocky style of the videogame Minecraft stripped off their costumes, both visibly perspiring. As for Claros, he said
that his job makes it difficult for him to regularly attend conventions, but he is thinking about joining a charity group where members dress up as Star Wars characters and visit sick children. Claros was not the only military serviceman at the convention. After a panel on songwriting given by Gavin Dunne—known at The Escapist as Miracle of Sound and creator of songs that he describes as “geek culture in music form”—a serviceman told him that a song he had written had become an unofficial anthem for his crew, before presenting Dunne with a shirt from the unit. This was not the first time that a serviceman had told Dunne that his songs had had a positive affect on him, he said, but he was still touched. An Irishman who was not looking forward to a 15-hour flight home, Dunne describes his career at the Escapist as an “accident.” “I was feeling a bit crappy and I wrote a little joke song and posted it on the Escapist forums,” he said. The song was about a videogame and it took off, culminating in Dunne becoming Miracle of Sound. Dunne said he loved the convention and especially enjoyed meeting his fellow
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Radical Something performed Friday night in the Keohane Amphitheater in a concert sponsored by Duke University Union. Escapist contributors for the first time. At a panel, Susan Arendt, the magazine’s managing editor, described The Escapist contributors as a collection of “angry funny guys with accents.” Another Escapist, Bob “MovieBob” Chipman, also stumbled into Internet fame. Chipman posted some movie reviews onto YouTube, which were seen by the Escapist’s editors, who pulled him onboard.
“It’s weird,” Chipman said. “I don’t feel like a super famous person.” Chipman said that he went from being a commenter on The Escapist forums to one of the featured contributors on the site a week later. Because of this, he sees himself as more of a peer to his fans, hundreds of whom escaped to Durham to see him this weekend. —Julian Spector contributed reporting.
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