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Sen. McCain Web presence may impact admissions stumps for Romney According to a study, about 25 percent of admission officers use Google or Facebook to evaluate applicants. And 35 percent of them say they discovered information that could negatively impact the student’s chances.
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Cary, N.C. — Former presidential candidate John McCain advocated veterans to support Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential campaign. The Arizona senator addressed the role of foreign policy and the military in the upcoming elections to a crowd of veterans and military families Tuesday morning. McCain, the 2008 GOP presidential nominee who lost to President Barack Obama, emphasized the importance of North Carolina, noting that it is one out of six or seven states that will determine this election. He lost the battleground state to Obama in 2008 by about 14,000 votes. “We must win North Carolina,” McCain said. “There are 800,000 veterans, family members, active duty and spouses in the state of North Carolina. That can more than make a difference in this upcoming election.” McCain, joined by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., emphasized the need for SEE MCCAIN ON PAGE 5
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Admissions officers at universities nationwide have been tapping into the Internet to garner information on applicants, but prospective Duke applicants should not expect to be scrutinized. According to a 2012 survey by Kaplan Test Prep, 35 percent of the college admissions officers who looked at applicants on Facebook and Google—about 25 percent of all those surveyed—discovered material detrimental to an application, compared to 12 percent in 2011. But Duke undergraduate admissions officers do not put much stock in information about an applicant found online about, said Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions. Although Duke admissions officers are not prohibited from exploring applicants via Internet, they do not actively seek out negative information, Guttentag noted. The officers are not allowed to friend an applicant on Facebook. “We don’t prohibit the use of publicly available info,” Guttentag noted. “But we also don’t spend hours on Facebook.... We simply don’t have the time.” Of the 15 percent of admissions officers surveyed who have official guidelines concerning the use of social networking profiles, 69 percent are prohibited from visiting applicants’ pages, 17 percent are permitted to visit applicants’ sites with some guidelines or restrictions and 15 percent are permitted to visit applicants’ sites, with no restrictions. SEE ADMISSIONS ON PAGE 16
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Bon Appetit Management Company tries to include local produce in its Marketplace and Great Hall options, including food from the Duke Campus Farm.
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Bon Appetit is keeping its student food options close to home. Providing food in the Marketplace and Great Hall, Bon Appetit Management Company attempts to use local and sustainable produce in on-campus dining hall food. Some of that food comes from the Duke Campus Farm, which is located on a 12-acre plot near the Duke Forest and is operated by Duke students and alumni. The Duke Campus Farm, founded in early spring 2011, has an agreement with Duke Dining that everything that is grown is provided to the Marketplace on East Campus and Great Hall on West Campus, Sloss said. “We meet at the beginning of every
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The long battle to provide more space for the new Center for LGBT Life ended Tuesday night, as administrators approved the center’s expansion. The new center, which will be located in the space currently occupied by University Center Activities and Events in the Bryan Center, will expand from 3,275 sq.-ft. to 3,388 sq.-ft. The additional 113 sq.-ft.—taken from space previously allocated to the Office of Student Affairs—will go toward creating an office for an assistant director, said Blue Devils United President Denzell Faison, a junior. The new blueprint proposal also includes the addition of a discreet entrance, gender-neutral bathrooms on
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the second floor of the Bryan Center and retractable walls that will expand available programming space by 800 sq.-ft. The new expansion follows a Duke Student Government proposal supporting the center’s demands and discussions between students and Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. LGBT alumni also pushed for more space by writing letters of concern to Moneta. “The wide range of support from our LGBT alum community, DSG and the LGBT task force brought the administration back to the table to reconsider the plans,” Faison said. Moving forward, BDU will work to SEE LGBT ON PAGE 16
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The American conversation on corporate responsibility is much less mature than it is in many other industrialized countries, due in part to the sovereignty of corporations like Exxon Mobil, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll said. Coll delivered the Ewing Lecture on Ethics in Journalism Monday evening at the Sanford School of Public Policy. He discussed his newest book, “Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power,” published May 2012. “We are in a very early state of figuring out what it is we want from corporations and why, as social, political and democratic actors,” Coll said. “Exxon Mobil understands that they’re in a permissive environment—they have a great deal of confidence in their ability to manage in that environment.” Coll developed the theme of his book after realizing that Exxon Mobil operates distinctively from other oil companies in Europe and the Americas. Almost every other major industrialized country has a large, state-owned oil company that is closely tied to its sovereign government, Coll said. Exxon Mobil is largest American oil company, but essentially operates in opposition to the government. Their annual revenue of $450 billion gives them great power as an agent of economic activity, but Coll also said he became engrossed by Exxon Mobil’s corporate philosophy. Although headquar-
Botox isn’t just for tightening wrinkles. Duke researchers recently discovered that Botox injections into the bladder can be used to treat urinary incontinence— the involuntary loss of urine. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is the first ever to conduct a sideby-side comparison of Botox and anticholinergic drugs, oral medication typically used to treat urinary incontinence. Botox was found to be twice as effective as oral medication at completely eliminating symptoms of urinary incontinence after six months. “You have the treatment option of medication, but [oral drugs] don’t work in everyone, and they have side effects associated with them, so we were looking for an alternative,” said Dr. Anthony Visco, lead author of the study and chief of the urogynecology division at Duke Medicine. Visco noted that Botox was first used about 10 years ago as treatment for incontinence. Botox hinders the release of chemicals to prevent contractions where the nerves interact with the muscles in the bladder, thereby reducing incontinence. The study conducted trials on approximately 250 women diagnosed with urinary incontinence who were 58 years old, on average. The women were divided into two groups—the first group received Botox injections into the bladder, and the second received oral anticholinergic medications. After six months,
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll spoke about corporate responsibility Tuesday at the Sanford School of Public Policy. tered in Texas, top officials do not see the company as fundamentally American. As a multinational corporation, it operates under many schemes of international law, bases its long-term views on its own interests rather than U.S. interests and is skilled in risk management while operating in dangerous and unpredictable environments. Coll noted that the majority of the comSEE COLL ON PAGE 4
27 percent of the women who received Botox as treatment reported that their symptoms had gone away completely. Of those who took the oral medication, only 13 percent reported that their symptoms were gone. Dr. Nikki Le, assistant professor of surgery in the urology division, said the effects of bladder incontinence can be debilitating for patients, especially in women where the condition is more common. An estimated 15.7 percent of women experience urinary incontinence at some point in their life, according to a 2008 study done at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Females are twice as likely as men to struggle with this condition, and it is particularly prevalent among older women. “The problem with incontinence is there’s no warning, and so there is a lot of anxiety,” she said. Le said she hopes that the findings of this study will increase treatment options for patients. Oral medications are common but are not always the best line of treatment, she said, adding that patients may not want to take a pill everyday, and daily medications can become costly. At times, it may be in the patient’s best interest to get a Botox injection to treat urinary incontinence. Botox was at one time only prescribed to women once they had first tried oral medications, Le said. The success of the study, however, indicates that Botox could SEE BOTOX ON PAGE 5
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Duke researchers have developed a lightcontrolled system for controlling gene expression within living cells in a population. This new technology, called LITEZ, offers researchers a method of mimicking the spatial patterns of gene expression used by nature during tissue development. It marks an advancement in the field of bioengineering that has important ramifications for cancer treatment, gene therapy, regenerative medicine and a vast range of other clinical and research applications. “We already understand how cells themselves turn specific genes off and on,� said Huntington Willard, director of the Duke Institute of Genome Science and Policy. “The last step is being able to control gene expression ourselves at the level we want.� LITEZ has the potential to solve this final problem. In addition to being relatively inexpensive and noninvasive, it also allows researchers to control genes of interest within a group of growing cells in a spatial, temporal, reversible and repeatable manner. “Precise control of gene regulation is critical to all biological systems,� said Charles Gersbach, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, who worked on the project. “In the future, this system could be used for basic science research, biotechnology and medicine in applications such as gene therapy and regenerative medicine.� To create this system, researchers extracted light-sensitive proteins from plants and combined these with engineered proteins
that can be programmed to bind to particular parts of a gene. To test if these proteins could control genes in response to light stimulus, the researchers then delivered them into human cells that were subsequently cultured in the light and in the dark. The scientists observed that they could control gene expression with this system based on several factors—the magnitude of the light, the duration of the light exposure and the spatial pattern in which the cells were exposed to the light. Researchers hope that in the future, they will be able to use LITEZ to pattern the expression of genes that control tissue morphogenesis, said Lauren Polstein, a biomedical engineering graduate student who worked to develop the system. “Successful patterning of certain genes may allow us to create tissue constructs in the lab that mimic those found naturally,� Polstein said. “The closer engineered tissues are to natural tissues with respect to patterns of gene expression and cell types, the more functional they will likely be when implanted into a patient.� The system also holds important ramifications for the future of cancer research in that it provides a method of targeting events to specific tumor tissue in a manner that does not affect neighboring healthy cells. “The ability to precisely control genes in time and space with light will allow us to recapitulate [natural] processes in the laboratory,� Gersbach said. “We hope these studies will ultimately lead to improvements in human health.�
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Students wary about getting a job after graduation learned of a five-step plan to help them at a School of Law event Tuesday. Jack Bobo, senior adviser for biotechnology in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, discussed his personal experience applying for government positions to help students looking for a job in the government. Bobo gave a wide array of advice, noting that students should embrace networking, be clear when stating their qualifications, play up their strengths and follow up with potential con-
nections. Making connections should not be seen solely as a job searching technique but as a way of interacting with other people, he said. “Just by working and talking with them, people will want to help you.� Bobo said. “It’s about how we treat people on an everyday basis, not about trying to get ahead.� To illustrate this point, Bobo referenced his own experience as a project manager selecting employees. After looking at a candidate’s qualifications, it is helpful if an outside SEE BOBO ON PAGE 6
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A bare majority of voters in Florida and Ohio, and nearly half in Virginia, support the right of same-sex couples to wed, according to Washington Post polls in September showing that the national trend toward accepting such unions also has taken hold in these swing states. The growing support is a sharp departure from eight years ago, when opposition to gay marriage was so widespread that it may have helped tip the scales in favor of President George W. Bush’s reelection. Today, the politics of the issue is murkier. In Florida, 54 percent of voters think gay marriage should be legal, though 33 percent say it should be illegal. In Ohio, 52 percent say it should be legal, and 37 percent say it should be illegal. In 2004, by contrast, nearly two-thirds of Ohio voters—62 percent—supported a constitutional amendment defining marriage as “only a union between one man and one woman.” The Ohio ballot initiative may have driven more voters to the polls who then supported
Bush, according to exit polls. In 2006, 57 percent of Virginia voters supported similar legislation. And in 2008, among Florida voters, 62 percent supported an amendment limiting gay marriage in their state. This year, the issue has hardly registered in the presidential election, even though President Barack Obama announced in May that he was in favor of same-sex marriage. Republican challenger Mitt Romney has said he opposes such unions and supports a federal constitutional amendment banning them. Despite the growing acceptance of same-sex marriage, it still has been a loser at the ballot box, at least through 2010. Six states and the District of Columbia have legalized same-sex marriage through court or legislative action, but dozens more have banned it after the issue was put to a referendum. Gay rights activists in Maryland, Maine and Washington state hope to break that trend in next month’s election, when voters will be asked whether they want to legalize gay nuptials in their states. In Minnesota, voters will be asked if they
want to ban gay marriage. Danny Martin, 54, a former factory worker from Columbus, Ohio, reflected the shifting public attitudes, saying he has had a gradual change of heart on the issue. “When I was growing up, it was like, you don’t talk about that stuff,” said Martin, a respondent in The Post’s Ohio poll. “Now, we’re more open about it. And I have some friends who are gay, and they don’t come off to me as anybody different than any other people.” In Virginia, the nine-point gap between those who support and oppose same-sex marriage — 49 percent in favor and 40 percent opposed — represents a significant gain in support compared with a Post poll in May, when 46 thought it should be legal and 43 percent said it should be illegal. Partisan reactions are consistent across the swing states; about two-thirds of Democrats support legal gay marriage compared with a third or fewer of Republicans. In Florida and Ohio, close to six in 10 independents support gay marriage, while in Virginia the figure is a bit lower at 54 percent.
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and the environmental impact of drilling are overblown, he supported a tax on carbon emissions in 2009. Coll was introduced by Phil Bennett, Eugene C. Patterson professor of the practice of journalism and public policy. The two previously worked together at The Washington Post, where Coll was managing editor from 1998 to 2004. Coll is currently a staff writer at The New Yorker and president of the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank. “Steve has a unique talent for the narration of histories, of deconstructing complex systems and digging up truth that, in the case of Exxon Mobil, was literally underground,” said Bennett, a member of the board of directors of the Duke Student Publishing Company, which publishes The Chronicle. “He’s inspired people with his infectious sense of journalism’s higher purpose—the idea that if you can’t move the world, with the right tools, you can at least see it more clearly.” Coll’s speech helped clarify the complex nature of Exxon Mobil, said Tom Nicholson, a first-year master’s candidate in international development policy. Coll clearly explained how their internal strategy of avoiding mistakes that lead to the Exxon Valdez oil spill are colliding with their long-term strategy of going to riskier places. “He’s got a really measured way of looking at pretty overwhelmingly complex things [and making them understandable] to your average reader,” Nicholson noted.
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BOTOX from page 3 be considered as a first line of treatment. “In the future, [Botox] may become a first line of treatment for patients, meaning you don’t have to fail the oral medications first,� Le said. “You can go straight to Botox if your doctor thinks you are a good candidate for it.� Currently, the Food and Drug Administration has only approved Botox for patients who have a neurologic cause for their incontinence. Visco said that he hopes the study will encourage the FDA help expand the approval, eventually leading to insurance coverage for the injections. Dr. Cindy Amundsen, professor of urogynecology and Visco’s partner, is currently leading another study that compares Botox injections in the bladder to InterStim therapy, which uses mild electrical pulses to treat urinary incontinence.
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MCCAIN from page 1 a strong leader, touting Romney as a strong commander in chief. The two men, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized Obama’s foreign policy record. Obama has inserted uncertainty and risk in terms of the nation’s security, McCain said. He noted the President’s recent gaffes in the handling of the assassination of Christopher Stevens, U.S. ambassador to Libya, and military withdrawal plans in Afghanistan. The demise of Osama Bin Laden during Obama’s administration has earned him some points in terms of foreign policy, noted Rep. David Price, D-N.C., at a separate event. But Graham disagreed with the idea that bin Laden’s death points to a successful foreign policy. “Has it stopped people from coming after us?� he noted. Graham, additionally, refuted Obama’s lack of leadership on addressing the impending defense cuts, slated to take effect with automatic sequestration in January 2013. “If you want jobs back in North Carolina, you need to replace Obama,� McCain added. “Mitt is a strong contrast [to Obama] because he believes that we should lead.� The stop in Cary was part of McCain’s tour of North Carolina to stump for the Romney-Ryan ticket.
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in a specific department, taking a job in another area can get them to that department eventually. Navigating through government jobs is much easier from the inside than from the outside. Bobo was also quick to acknowledge his own struggles when he first started looking for work. When he graduated college, he began applying for government jobs even though he did not have enough experience, leading to a string of rejections year after year. He advised current students to look into applying for internships and career entry programs early when they are still in school. “A lot of my presentation on how to get a job is about all the things I didn’t do,” Bobo said. “You have to start planning far in advance and not miss those deadlines.” Nate Yang, a first-year law student, said that he thought the career advice Bobo offered would be helpful in any field, not just government-related jobs. “I really appreciate someone who would put so much time in helping students navigate their skills in a social aspect,” said Matthew Lowe, first-year law student. “It was interesting to see just how natural networking can be—he presented it in an approachable way.”
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FOOD from page 1 semester to see what they need, what they want, what they don’t want us to grow again,” Campus Farm Manager Emily Sloss, Trinity ’10, said. “We work really closely with them to make sure that we meet their needs.” Marketplace Manager Michael Brownlee said he enjoys wondering what produce the campus farm will provide every week and planning how to incorporate it into the weekly menu. Menus are created to be seasonal and based on what is available locally, rather than a fixed menu based on the day of the week, he noted. “We’re not stuck with just spaghetti and meatballs every Wednesday,” Brownlee said. Brownlee noted that although efforts are made to utilize what the Campus Farm provides, it is a small operation and cannot sustain the sheer volume of food that Bon Appetit prepares for students. Brownlee cited beets as an example. The Marketplace will take all three bins of beets that the Campus Farm might be able to provide one week, but this is not enough to feed everyone who eats there. The Campus Farm is one of 52 Farm to Fork Vendors, a term Bon Appetit coined to describe small sustainable farms that are within a 150-mile radius of the café, Brownlee added. Café Bon Appetit’s spends 23 percent of its budget on Farm to Fork produce while the rest of the food comes from large vendors such as US Foods. “We certainly want to spend as much as we can with [the Farm to Fork] program but we also have to look at cost and what’s available,” Brownlee said. He noted that while cream from Maple View farms— another local farm—is used, it cannot provide all of the butter that is needed on campus. Showing and teaching people about the state of agriculture is difficult without a fully functioning farm, she noted. “It’s easier to reach many more people by having the food in the campus dining halls because we reach the 4,000 people who eat in the dining hall every day,” Sloss said. “Our priority is education, especially at an institution of higher learning, but the production side of it is just as important.” After delivery, Brownlee said that the food from the Campus Farm is put on display as decoration and then triple washed and used in food production the next day. “I want people to see [Campus Farm food] and say ‘Wow, that’s really cool. Did it come from the farm?’” Brownlee added. Even with Bon Appetit’s efforts to use sustainable ingredients, not all students are content with the current state of food on campus. “It’s great what they do, but Bon Appetit is really the only dining service that has that commitment to local food,” said senior Hannah Colton, a member of the Real Food Campaign which aims to shift Duke’s food budget to sources that are ecologically sound, fair, community-based and humane. Colton, a Chronicle columnist, added that Bon Appetit only provides 30 to 40 percent of the on-campus food leaving 60 to 70 percent, most of which does not have sustainability goals. As part of the campaign’s Real Food Challenge, Colton noted that students are in the process of tracking where food purchases are made and what criteria— ecologically sound, fair, community-based and humane—they meet. “We’re going to be starting with Bon Appetit, but eventually we’d like to move on to the independent vendors— although that will be more difficult,” Colton said. “We really want to be able to celebrate the eateries on campus that do a good job and also challenge the other eateries.” The Real Food Campaign will be hosting Food Day Oct. 24, which will provide students with meals composed of local and sustainable food.
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The need for Austin Nichols Plain and simple—size matters. Last season, Duke’s length deficiencies on the perimeter often resulted in one-on-one mismatches against lanky swingmen with guard skills. Looking forward, head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s imposing stable of sizable wings— Rodney Hood, Alex Murphy and 2013 commit Semi Ojeleye—should Brady prevent that issue from reoccurring. That group could become even more formidable if Jabari Parker—the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2013 who will officially visit Duke later this month—decides to take his talents to Durham. The future-frontcourt situation, however, could be a whole ‘nother story. After this season, the Blue Devils will lose the backbone of their presence in the paint when seniors Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly graduate. Four-year services from the two allowed Duke to avoid desperation mode in big-men recruiting in recent years. Without Plumlee and Kelly, next season’s frontcourt will be comprised of an unproven Marshall Plumlee and undersized combo-forwards Amile Jefferson and Josh Hairston, hence the urgency for a quality low-post addition in the 2013 recruiting class. “[Duke] is going to have a need to revamp their front court and the avail-
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A rocky road to 5-1 In case you haven’t heard the shocking news, Duke football is 5-1. While the surging Blue Devils have created a buzz around campus and the Research Triangle alike, they have also received the attention of some of college football’s national pundits. On the precipice of its first taste of bowl eligibility since 1994, Duke received votes in the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time in 18 years. Some unfamiliar faces joined head coach David Cutcliffe at his weekly Daniel media luncheon Tuesday. In addition to the regulars from the Duke, Durham and Raleigh communities, writers from ESPN and The New York Times peppered him with questions about the impact of a potential trip to a bowl game, a budding football culture at Duke and Cutcliffe’s team potentially making a long-awaited return to national significance. And although these juicy storylines will likely find themselves on a fair amount of newsstands and computer screens if the Blue Devils continue their success, these questions missed the real story behind this team. What’s shocking is not the fact that Duke is 5-1, but rather the adversity it has had to overcome to get there. Coming off back-to-back three-win seasons, 2012 marked a make-or-break year for the Blue Devils. Duke’s 2011 team found itself chock-full of talent but unable to come through in the clutch. Ultimately, a team with great hopes, a preseason All-American and a future member of an NFL roster fell flat on its face. In the offseason, this team’s emotional fortitude was tested on a date normally reserved for fireworks and barbecues. When wide receiver Blair Holliday was injured in a horrific watercraft accident, the Blue Devils didn’t just lose a dynamic playmaker— Jamison Crowder, who was also involved in the accident, could have been injured as well. This team could have crumbled under the emotional weight of watching their teammate lie in a hospital bed in critical condition. Instead the team banded together in the wake of tragedy and dove into training camp, where one-by-one, they dropped like flies to injuries. Bumps and bruises turned into surgeries, probable and questionable turned into out for the season, and before the Blue Devils knew it, they were entering the 2012 campaign with a shell of the team they planned on bringing to a tough seasonopener against Florida International. To fill these voids, the team turned to players who had just switched positions to step up and start right away. Safety Brandon Braxton and wide receiver Desmond Scott have answered the call for Duke, contributing in crunch-time with veteran savvy. Brandon Connette, a quarterback all his life, has taken rare snaps under center for the Blue Devils this season, but has scored
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Seniors Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee will leave Duke with the need for big-men in the paint. able targets are dwindling,” ESPN senior recruiting analyst Dave Telep said. Dwindling may be an understatement. After being cut by 2013 power-forward recruits Marcus Lee and Julius Randle, Krzyzewski and his staff are down to just one big-man target in the class of 2013—Austin Nichols, who officially visited Duke this past weekend. Since receiving a scholarship offer
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from Duke in April, Nichols has steadily risen in the rankings. In a class stockpiled with talent but short on impact post players, the Memphis, Tenn. product checks in as the No. 11 overall recruit in the class of 2013 rankings according to ESPN.com. With an ideal frame at 6-foot-8 and an impressive SEE BUCK ON PAGE 12
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Junior Laura Weinberg has been named the ACC Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday. Weinberg ranks seventh in Duke history with 75 career points and fifth in goals with 32. This past week, Weinberg led the Blue Devils to victories over No. 15 Virginia Tech and No. 13 Boston College, registering three goals and one assist. Against the Hokies, Weinberg scored the game-winning goal in overtime to secure a 3-2 victory. This was her third gamewinning goal in ACC play and fifth overall this season. The junior tallied her 14th goal of the season against Boston College Sunday, and assisted redshirt junior Kim DeCesare on the last goal of the match, which the Blue Devils won 4-2. In eight of the last 10 matches, the Boca Raton, Fla. native has found the back of the net. Her ACC-leading 14 goals currently tie for fifth on Duke’s single-season list. She is tied for third in the nation in goals per game, ranking sixth in points. The Blue Devils face N.C. State Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.
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Weinberg currently ranks seventh in Duke history with 75 career points and fifth in goals.
Senior Ben Hwang and junior Christine Wixted have earned ACC Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week honors, the conference announced Tuesday. The Blue Devils competed this past weekend in the All-North Carolina Invitational in Greensboro, N.C., where the men took second overall and the women took third. There, Hwang won the 50-yard freestyle and 100 freestyle, and finished second in the 100 breasstroke. His 20.03 time in the 50 freestyle is tied for first in the nation, while his 100 freestyle time of 45.09 ranks eighth. Beyond his individual success, Hwang anchored the firstplace 200 freestyle and 200 medley relay and swam in the second-place 400 freestyle and 400 medley relays. Wixted won the 100 and 200 breasstroke, as well as an event she had not yet swam in her college career—the 500 freestyle. She also swam on the second-place 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays, and the first-place 400 medley relay. Her 2:20.17 time in the 200 breasstroke is currently ranked 12th in the nation.
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BUCK from page 11 7-foot-2 wingspan, Nichols is one of the few forwards that can step on campus and bolster a team’s frontcourt from day one. “I just think he has a gift inside the lane and runs the floor exceptionally well,” Telep said. “Austin has a basketball brain [and] the ability to be a low-post scorer [who] can be highly impactful in a high-major frontcourt.” Sounds exactly like what the doctor ordered. Accompanying Duke on Nichols’ list of potential suitors are Auburn, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Virginia. On the surface, it would appear that the Blue Devils would easily win over Nichols given the program’s superior history and tradition. In reality, Tennessee—the home-state school—is a serious threat to win this recruiting battle. Nichols’ twin sister is currently a freshman there and Robert Hubbs, his close friend and AAU teammate, recently gave his pledge to the Volunteers. Nichols could not be reached to recap his official visit to Duke, but Telep sees distance as a pivotal factor as the recruitment enters its final stages. “Austin has to decide how far he wants to go away from home,” Telep said. “That’s a key component in his decision-making process.”
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It seemingly comes down to the comfortability of Knoxville versus the exposure and prestige of Duke, not to mention the immediate availability of playing time. If Krzyzewski comes up short in this one, the last thing it would trigger is comfortability in Durham. “At this point, if you start missing your primary [recruits], you are in spring mode,” Telep said. “Spring mode means you have to jump on guys when they blow up during [the high school season]. If that doesn’t work, you go into carnivore mode and you see what coaches lose their job and what prospects shake loose.” Monday, the scenario Telep described appeared to be reality when an online report on volnation.com surfaced indicating that Nichols has committed to Tennessee. Nichols quickly refuted that claim on his twitter account Monday by tweeting, “…I have not informed anybody of anything!” As the Cameron Crazies exhale in relief, Nichols will take his final two official visits to Auburn and Tennessee in the coming weeks. Soon after that, he is expected to announce his college decision and sign in the early signing period, which is Nov. 14-21. It’s a decision that could secure the future backbone of Duke’s frontcourt or potentially break it.
CARP from page 11 seven touchdowns and made appearances at running back, wide receiver and tight end. He has even spent time at free safety, and is probably one of the only ACC quarterbacks to play both sides of the football since it was commonplace in the 1940s. The Blue Devils began to show the talent and offensive firepower that makes them such a dangerous team, racking up easy wins against Florida International, N.C. Central and Memphis in three of their first four games. But as each week went by, the injuries continued to pile up—it seemed like every time a player would return to the lineup from his latest ailment, another player would take his vacant spot on the injury report. Duke suffered its worst injury in the second half of its win against Wake Forest, when starting quarterback Sean Renfree injured his elbow, forcing him out of the game. With an opportunity to defeat the Demon Deacons for the first time since 1999, backup quarterback Anthony Boone led the Blue Devils to two fourth-quarter touchdowns to snap the streak. Boone made his first-career start the following weekend in Duke’s biggest home game in two decades. Battered and bruised after losing five starters in its win against Wake Forest, Duke received inspired performanes from its four captains in last week’s
42-17 dismantling of Virginia. Wide receiver Conner Vernon caught two acrobatic touchdown passes, beating Cavalier defenders in the air en route to setting the ACC’s all-time receptions record. Safety Walt Canty earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors, registering 14 tackles, including three for a loss and a huge stop on fourth down to turn the game’s momentum. Cornerback Ross Cockrell added his ACC-leading fourth interception of the season. Renfree provided support from the sideline while watching Boone toss four touchdown passes to move the Blue Devils within striking distance of an elusive bowl bid. This team’s ability to conquer adversity is a testament to its leadership. Duke’s captains have demonstrated their abilities as consummate leaders both on and off the field, and the rest of the team has responded. We are all witnesses of the dividends. The going will only get tougher as Duke ventures deeper into its ACC schedule. It is possible that the clock might strike midnight on this Cinderella story with difficult matchups against conference foes looming on the horizon. But will the Blue Devils face any obstacles greater than the ones they have already overcome? Probably not. That’s why the rest of the college football world shouldn’t look away from this Duke team. Everybody might learn a thing or two about heart from them.
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Committee indicate that students are tuned in too. This trend will continue. Duke’s new capital campaign Duke Forward focuses largely on interdisciplinary academic activities at Duke. Departments, programs and professors looking to bolster discipline-specific initiatives will likely take a back seat—in terms of funding, at least—to those looking to collaborate. Students will follow suit, letting the interdisciplinary feel of the University seep into how they conduct their academic lives. Duke also expects that their academic lives will not only be richer but also larger, branching into their extracurricular and social lives as well. Duke hopes to produce a new kind of student, someone who doesn’t compartmental-
ize academics but sees them as fluid and interdependent —permeating their entire Duke experience. This is a no trivial shift. Ask the Duke applicant of 10 or 15 years ago and they would be far more likely to pick school spirit or “work hard, play hard” as a reason for coming to Duke. It may not be superior interdisciplinary academic programs now, but maybe it will be in the future. This potential change should generate a spirited campus debate about what Duke is and what it should be. It is incumbent on anyone who has even the slightest interest in the future of this school to take an active role in this discussion. Now is the time to decide who we really are.
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sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criteria. First, who can bash China the most? And, displayed an appalling level of temerity when, second, who loves Israel more? For many, whoever during the U.N. General Assembly meeting scores highest on these scales will be the “winner.” that ended Oct. 1, he waded into What a tragedy. American domestic politics and The past few months of electionsuggested President Barack Obama eering suggest that a candidate’s could do more to support Israel. support for Israel will be quesTo many Americans, this accusationed during the foreign policy tion is perplexing. Since 1985, the debate even if he states his support U.S. has provided nearly $3 billion unequivocally. After signing a bill annually in grants to Israel. The in July that gave Israel’s military country, along with Egypt, receives $70 million from our exmike shammas another roughly one-third of U.S. foreign tremely healthy, solvent and stable fairly unbalanced aid. We share a substantial amount economy, Obama announced, “My of intelligence with the Mossad. By administration’s commitment to these measures and others, our support for Israel Israel’s security has been unprecedented.” In the has been unshakable. This has not changed dur- wake of this, Romney called Obama’s “unprecing the Obama administration. Yet despite the bil- edented” support everything from “shabby” to lions of dollars in military aid, despite our contin- “shameful.” ued alliance, despite our advocacy for Israel in the Are you confused? I am, too. Apparently, each U.N. Security Council and despite the emphasis candidate loves Israel more than the other. we (rightly) place on Israel’s right to exist, NetanThe greatest tragedy of this all-or-nothing supyahu apparently is not satisfied. port for Israeli policies is that it hurts Israelis, PalesThis raises two questions. First, how much are tinians and Americans by delaying a solution to the we expected to give? Second, has Israel taken Israel-Palestine problem. Like our national debt, American support for granted? The answer to the social security and tax reform, the proverbial can latter question is yes. And the reason is simple: In is kicked down the road because the risks of pickthe United States, you cannot criticize Israel and ing the battered thing up and actually examining still hold public office. To criticize Israeli policy is it are too large. Even though very large numbers to commit political suicide. Netanyahu knows this, of American Jews do not support the continued and as a shrewd politician it is only natural that he construction of settlements on Palestinian land, or is taking advantage of it. the bulldozing of Palestinian homes, there is a false Of course, things are not like this in other perception in the U.S. that to even talk about these countries—namely, Israel. issues is to be “anti-Israel” or even anti-Semitic. As Jon Stewart pointed out in a hilarious “Daily Thus, although current Israeli President ShiShow” segment last March, Israeli politicians rou- mon Peres can call for “territorial compromise” tinely say things in the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) with Palestinians, and can even say things like “the that no U.S. presidential candidate would dare say. settlements must be evacuated; the [Israeli] setFor example: “Israel is making a mistake in its un- tlers cannot remain,” our own president must rewillingness to recognize a Palestinian state.” Or: main silent on such issues or risk political suicide. “[Netanyahu’s words on Iran] sound like a calcu- The irony is palpable. lated preparation for a reckless adventure.” Israel is an important and valued ally. It faces a The fact that anything less than full support great number of threats, and like any good ally we of Israel is so risky in U.S. politics is why Netan- should work to neutralize those threats. But preyahu was able to bully Obama into a meeting in cisely because we are allies, we should not hesitate the summer of 2011 and why he almost succeeded to point out problems. We certainly should not alin doing the same at the recent U.N. gathering in low our president to be bullied by a foreign leader. New York. It is also why the American political diaThe political dialogue about Israel needs to belogue about Israel is so utterly lacking. As Stewart come less about who loves Israel more and more said, “The parameters for debate … range all the about how to promote American and Israeli interway from ‘I unequivocally support them and might ests in a just, intelligent and mutually beneficial bomb Iran’ to ‘I unequivocally support them and manner. Perhaps we’ll see this during the foreign will definitely bomb Iran.’” policy debate Oct. 22. No doubt, Israel will feature heavily in the Oct. I’m not holding my breath. 22 foreign policy debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney. As in previous debates, the canMike Shammas is a Trinity senior. His column runs didates will strive to surpass one another on two every other Wednesday.
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ast month, a man named Alvin SchAlthough judges and legal scholars take langen was tried in a Minnesota court a variety of positions of the subject of jury for violating a state law against the nullification, the validity of the practice is sale of raw milk. The case usually said to follow logiagainst Schlangen, which cally from several aspects dealt with what reasonable of our judicial system. The people will recognize as a first of these is that memrelatively inconsequential bers of a jury cannot be transgression, was made on punished or reprimanded the basis of a series of raids for any of the decisions that of the farmer’s property. they deliver. The second is These raids produced evicontained in the double chris bassil dence proving that Schlanjeopardy clause of the Fifth human action gen was, in fact, guilty of the Amendment, which basicrime. In a surprise maneucally states that an individver, however, Schlangen’s jury decided to ual who has already been acquitted of a nullify the case by simply declaring that he crime cannot be tried again on the basis was not guilty. of that same crime. Thus, although there Interestingly, this case of jury nullifica- is no positive justification for jury nullifition is not an isolated incident. In recent cation—i.e., although there is no explicit months, a number of juries across the na- enumeration of the practice or delegation tion have practiced nullification, especially of it to the jury—it is typically defended as in cases involving non-violent drug offend- a direct consequence of the intersection of ers. In New Hampshire, for example, a these two realities. Rastafarian man named Doug Darrell, Of course, the practice can be defendwho had been growing marijuana in his ed on a natural rights basis too. Any selfbackyard for purposes of personal con- owning individual, coerced into jury duty sumption, was brought before a jury on under a legal and judicial system to which felony drug charges. The evidence against he never gave his voluntary and express Darrell was substantial; he had been clear- consent in the first place, can, being in ly in violation of the law. Nonetheless, his no legitimate way bound by the logic or jurors—who found themselves morally op- authority of the court, decide to deliver posed to the sort of law that would send any verdict that he pleases. He can decide a peaceful man to prison—explicitly de- not to deliver one at all, or even to up and cided to nullify the case against him by leave the courtroom altogether. Although finding him not guilty. “I knew that my this approach has an intellectual and philcommunity would be poorer rather than osophical appeal, its validity is not likely better off,” one juror explained afterward, to be recognized by any court, to say the “had he been convicted.” Similar cases least. It is therefore, somewhat strangely, have arisen in Montana and Kansas as well, not particularly useful outside of scholarly where juries have even refused outright to debate and essays by Lysander Spooner. consider drug charges against non-violent That this is true is perhaps reflected, offenders. albeit indirectly, in the general unwillingIn fact, the United States actually has a ness of judges to inform juries as to the history of jury nullification. The practice, option of nullification. In fact, the justice which appeared in the years leading up system in general seems opposed to allowto the American Civil War, originated as a ing open discussion on the issue. A man means of moral opposition to the Fugitive named Julian Heicklen, for instance, has Slave Act of 1850. It resurfaced later when, been repeatedly arrested for distributing in the early 20th century, as many as 60 per- literature on jury nullification outside of cent of Prohibition-era alcohol control cas- courthouses, despite the fact that no law es ended in acquittal. In both of these cases, against such behavior exists and that he is the practice of jury nullification—which well within his First Amendment rights to functioned in the short term as a safeguard do so. Separately, Attorney Erick J. Haynie against sending non-violent men to prisons has said, “It is highly questionable whether and plantations—served as an important jurors should be instructed to ‘make’ the outlet for societal discontent with local and law when a legislative body has already national legislation. It was something of a done the job for them. Congress and the safety valve for citizens who felt that their state legislatures have superior expertise, values were no longer being reflected by resources and perspective to make macrothe laws or the leaders of the land. social decisions, and much more time to It would be irresponsible, however, to reach a well-reasoned decision than does suggest that Americans have always prac- a ‘group of twelve citizens of no particular ticed nullification in the name of liberty distinction snatched away from their priand defense of freedom. It is no secret mary vocations’ to spend a couple of days that, in the late 19th and early 20th cen- in court.” turies, murderous racists and lynch mobs It does not take a law student or profeswere often found innocent of their inex- sional, however, to point out that Haynie’s cusable and morally repugnant crimes by argument begs the question. It is precisely fair-skinned Southern juries. Although the point of jury nullification that it exists this arguably does not fit the definition of as a final refuge for juries whose Congresjury nullification per se, it is at least a de sional and state legislatures have faltered facto implementation of the practice and and been misled, in all of their superior therefore complicates its history in Amer- wisdom, toward macro-social decisions ica. And, although most citizens would that the macro-society itself actually wishes recognize all the difference in the world to reject. As such, the practice of jury nullibetween a non-violent religious use of fication, regardless of its advisability in any marijuana on the one hand and a race-riot particular scenario, is a real and relevant lynch mob on the other, it brings us to a phenomenon, and its resurgence warrants recognition of the fact that the practice of our attention and consideration. jury nullification is simply a tool; whether it does good or bad depends only on how Chris Bassil, Trinity ’12, is currently workthose who wield it at any given time decide ing for Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, to use it. (In this respect, though, it is no Mass. His column runs every Wednesday. You different from the law itself). can follow Chris on Twitter @HamsterdamEcon.
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The Socialites
Candy Land and other terrible games
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y first crush on a boy was in shops her and her love interests’ the first grade. The playa heads onto the bodies of Mickey that I am, I’d obviously had and Minnie Mouse. boyfriends before, but there was Oh, and texting. The modern never an emotional connection—a game would not be complete withtrend I would carry into college, but out Cupid’s 160-character arrows. that’s another story. Then, at age This is by far the part of the game 6, I met Zach (I haven’t changed with the most rules. You can’t text Zach’s name, so if he happens to first, last, too much or too little. And read this … hi, Zach, I had a crush you DEFINITELY can’t text back too on you in first grade). Zach was the fast. A prompt texter is the world’s hottest boy out of pre-K. He was biggest boner killer. Make them tall and blonde, and he ate consid- wait so long before you respond erably less crayons than the other that they seriously consider filing boys. One day in class, I was con- a missing person report. When you templating Zach’s round, child-size do send texts, they must be funny, jaw and sculpted baby fat when I relatable and short—but still rerealized that I was a little chilly. So quire a response. With the amount I did what anyone would do: I put of time and energy people put into all of my limbs inside my shirt. I’d crafting this perfect text message, never attempted arms AND legs at debating whether no punctuation the same time before, but it was re- or a period will best convey their ally cold and so I went ahead and sly indifference, we could have finshoved all my appendages in. Two ished all our college schoolwork or seconds later, the shirt popped off deprogrammed that pesky Romney my head, exposing my baby boobies robot or genetically engineered doto the entire first grade. And that is mesticated dinosaurs by now. Come the story of how I first ON, people, I want a got to second base. pocket T-Rex! This was the start to There are a few my long saga of having characteristics that absolutely no game. make gameplay im“The Game,” as many of possible. The Game is you know all too well, is not compatible with a prolonged foreplay to most foreign models. hookups, relationships Blunt people, those lillie reed or awkwardly over-sexuwith expressive faces wumbology alized friendships. The and chronic drunk main goal of The Game texters need not apis making other people feel what you ply. Anyone with relationship experiwant them to feel by pretending that ence may have significant difficulty you feel the exact opposite of what installing the necessary software. you feel (say that 10 times fast and If you need help, call The Game’s tell me if it makes sense). Basically, help line—they’ll probably respond The Game starts every relationship within the next couple of days, but on the exact right footing: manipula- not until you feel sufficiently insetion. Like any good game, it is laden cure about whether or not they care with candy cane forests, sugary gum- about you. drop mountains and pretending to As someone who possesses some if be a lot more prudish than you actu- not all of those characteristics, playally are. ing the game is definitely NOT my Sometimes, I wonder what The jam. There is no secret sexual innuGame was like in the 1800s. Teasing endo behind my texts or Facebook a little too much, playing coy, flirt- posts. I usually try my hardest to make ing with all the suitors in town—all my feelings blaringly obvious, and in while wearing glorious, giant skirts my ideal world, everyone would say that hide your out-of-wedlock preg- exactly what they were thinking all of nancy and knowing that, at the end the time. And would that be so bad? of the day, The Game doesn’t mat- What if we did know what our hookter because you’re probably going ups and potential partners thought to die of yellow fever anyway. I hear- and wanted out of us? Maybe people ken back to these days with fond, are afraid to abandon The Game benonexistent memories. Now, thanks cause to face their real feelings and to technology, The Game permeates the feelings of another person would every aspect of life. Crucial to this make them vulnerable. It would be updated version are Facebook posts hard. But reality check people: Rethat show how much fun you’re hav- lationships are hard, and they are ing—without your love interest, of all about the vulnerability. So why course. If you manage to get slightly would we make it any harder than it sexual pictures of you with some- already has to be? Let’s skip the Moone more attractive than the person lasses Swamps and head straight to you’re seeing, you’ve advanced two the Candy Castle—if you know what spaces. Of course, there are people I mean. who take this aspect of The Game Sex. I mean sex. too far. They become that girl who we all stalk on Facebook because of Lillie Reed is a Trinity junior. Her inher overly emotional statuses about stallation of the weekly Socialites column people she’s known for two weeks. runs on alternate Wednesdays. You can You know, that chick who photo- follow Lillie on Twitter @LillieReed.
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ADMISSIONS from page 1
Arguing the world
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“With regard to college admissions, the traditional application—the essays, the letters of recommendation—represent the polished version of an applicant, while often what’s found online is a rawer version of that applicant,” said Jeff Olson, vice president of data science for Kaplan, in a press release. The Kaplan survey noted that materials that can hurt applicants can include instances of plagiarism, vulgarity, alcohol consumption and other illegal activities. The survey indicated an increase in the use of Google, which enables admissions to use Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, blogs and other platforms, Olson said. Some admissions officers in the survey said they only visited an applicant’s page because they received an anonymous tip about that particular applicant, noted Jieun Choe, Kaplan’s executive director of college admissions and K-12 programs. Others searched online for clarification that in previous years have been sought by calling a guidance counselor “In the face of all these trends, the rise in discovery of digital dirty laundry is inevitable,” Olson said. Although Internet searches do not play a significant role in the Duke admissions process, officers sometimes consider information found online that may bolster the chances of an applicant’s acceptance, Guttentag noted. But there is not much weight given to this material because not all applicants may publicize themselves on the Internet in the same way. “I’m sure that every year, out of almost 32,000 applications, somebody on my staff looked something up on Google,” Guttentag said. “Somebody won a science fair, and we want to learn a little more about it.... [But] the purpose of the application is the that we get the same information from everyone.” Guttentag also noted that Google allows admissions officers to find out about school activities, events and news stories pertaining to the applicant. In contrast, Facebook profiles can contain both positive and negative information of individuals, and using material from them could be a violation of the applicant’s privacy. “I’m not going to try to have access to privacy,” he said. “We’re not going to cross that line.” Although the survey did not specifically ask admissions officers if they found positive information about prospective students, the use of social media in a controlled form could be beneficial for an applicant, Choe said. “Using social media to your advantage in the admissions process might be a smart strategy,” she wrote in an email Tuesday, “If you are an artist, for example, consider posting some of your work in an online gallery you build.... It’s an additional way to show colleges that you are a must-have.” Despite potential students concerns about their online presence, traditional factors such as standardized testing, school transcripts and letters of recommendation remain much more important than social media, Choe said. She offered simple advice when it comes to posting online—be smart. “The Internet has a long memory,” she said. “After all your hard work, the last thing you want to keep you out of your top college choices is an inappropriate blog post or offensive tweet.”
LGBT from page 1 ensure that plans are finalized and that everything that was agreed upon is kept. The new proposal has not yet been presented to BDU’s executive board for official approval, though the plan will likely pass, Faison said. “We look forward to opening our new center in the fall with much fanfare and state-of-the-art things,” he said.
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