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DUHS preps Blue Devils buckle in Blacksburg for effects of health reform by Zac Elder THE CHRONICLE
BLACKSBURG, Va.—Prior to Duke’s 4120 loss to Virginia Tech, head coach David Cutcliffe had taken the Blue Devils into unchartered waters. For the first time in his tenure as head coach, the Blue Devils received votes in Game the AP Top 25 Poll after trumping VirAnalysis ginia 42-17. Duke’s 5-1 record going DUKE 20 into last weekend VTECH 41 equaled the team’s best start since the 1994 season—the last time the Blue Devils received a bowl bid. Duke’s 2-0 ACC record also marked its best start in conference play since 1994. Virginia Tech also entered last weekend’s matchup in an unusual situation at 3-3 on the season. Since the Hokies joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004, head coach Frank Beamer’s squad has lost four games in a season only once. With games against Florida State, Miami and Clemson still on the schedule, Saturday’s matchup was a must win in order for Virginia Tech to avoid its first bowl-less since since 1992. For the Blue Devils to stay in the game and compete against Virginia Tech, they needed a hot start to silence the home crowd and gain confidence against a team that traditionally dominates Duke. The Hokies had won their last 11 matchups against the
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The Duke University Health System is changing the way it conducts business since the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in June. On October 1, two major aspects of the ACA were put into motion. One penalizes hospitals if a patient is readmitted within four weeks for reasons that should have been treated on the previous visit. The other, known as Value Based Purchasing, reimburses hospitals based on the quality of their care. The provisions of the Act have forced DUHS to look at ways to reduce patient readmissions. “I don’t want to be penalized for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the ability to improve our process for patients,” said Dr. William Fulkerson, vice president for DUHS. “It takes work, but at the end of the day I’m completely confident that we will perform well.” Value Based Purchasing aims to reward hospitals for providing high-quality care. The federal government withholds 1 percent of payments for hospitals that deliver acute care—short-term treatment for illness, medical conditions or recovery from surgery. This money enters a pool that the Centers
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Duke quarterback Sean Renfree spent a lot of the time on the ground Saturday, with the Hokies generating five sacks.
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White House wives take on the Triangle area Obama emphasizes the importance of voting in NC
Biden stresses women’s rights campaigning in Cary
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Two days before the start of early voting, first lady Michelle Obama returned to North Carolina Tuesday to make the case that America can only move forward if her husband is re-elected. Just weeks after a similar campaign appearance at North Carolina Central University in Durham, Obama drew a crowd of more than 5,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carmichael Arena, where she emphasized issues important to young voters—Pell grants, student loans, jobs, education—and said the future of all of these is on the line in the 21 days between now and the Nov. 6 election. In her speech, Obama numbered the beneficiaries of her husband’s presidency in the millions—he has created millions of
Women’s rights will be a major factor in this year’s presidential election, second lady Jill Biden said at the first stop of her North Carolina campaign tour. President Barack Obama’s health care reform—on top of additional successes of his administration—will be a deciding factor for female voters in the upcoming election, Biden said, speaking to a crowd of more than 200 people at the Obama for America office in Cary Saturday. Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, continued her daylong visit to North Carolina with rallies in Greensboro and Charlotte. “This election is about people’s lives, especially women’s,” Biden said. “I see a lot of women in this crowd. [Obama and Joe Biden] are fighting for the
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First lady Michelle Obama visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tuesday to speak about issues pertinent to college-age voters.
rights of women every day.” Additionally, Biden emphasized some of the Obama campaign’s hallmark policies, such as reforming student loans and working towards universal health care. She also spoke about some of Obama’s past achievements in office, including 31 consecutive months of job growth and ending the Iraq War. Jill Biden The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, one of the first pieces of legislation that Obama signed while in office, is an example of his dedication towards women, Biden noted. The legislation protects SEE BIDEN ON PAGE 4
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“One thing I’ve learned from my parents is that a life is not defined by accomplishments....” —Joseph Kennedy in “Blue Devil legacy.” See column page 19
Professor explains climate change with a simple model, Page 2
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Duke prof. takes simpler approach to climate change by Gloria Lloyd THE CHRONICLE
A Duke professor has devised a model of global climate change simple enough for even a college freshman to work out by hand. Adrian Bejan, J.A. Jones professor of engineering, said his model of climate change is the simplest that has been designed and can be worked out through mathematical equations on the back of an envelope, as opposed to more typical and complicated methods— such as modeling with supercomputers. The new model is more accessible to the average person and could help reduce public controversy about the accuracy of climate change models. The International Journal of Global Warming published Bejan’s paper, which is the collaborative work of several international engineers and scientists, last week. “People do not really see what went in [to the computer] and what really happened inside the black box [of the computer],� Bejan said. “Our first contribution is to demystify
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Adrian Bejan, J.A. Jones professor of engineering, has developed a simple mathematical model to explain global climate change.
all this by reducing what is really a humongous field of research to no more than two measurements or properties.� Those two properties are two methods through which energy flows into and out of Earth. The first taken into account is Earth’s reflectivity, or albedo. Albedo is what provides the “whiteness� of Earth when viewed from outer space. The second component involves greenhouse gases. Amilcare Porporato, researches and publishes on climate change as a professor at the Pratt School of Engineering and the Nicholas School of the Environment. He said in an email Saturday that calculating climate involves many factors. “In many complex systems, like climate, the exact details of cloud and rainfall formation, turbulence and hydrological flows are not exactly known or cannot be computed with desired precision,� he said. But just knowing the values of albedo and greenhouse gas factors at any given time, Bejan said, allows for simple predictions to be made regarding how the climate will respond. The new global warming model is accessible to a typical undergraduate physics major. Following a few weeks of explanation, it could indeed be derived by a college student in advanced physics using just a paper and pencil, Pratt Dean Thomas Katsouleas said. “With pen and paper, you can come up with ballpark models that fit the more complicated models and historical data used by climate scientists, and work these things out from first principles,� Katsouleas said. For that reason, he predicts the model could be used by students or by climate scientists as a complement to supercomputers. There are limitations in the data from the model that mean it will not replace more traditional and comprehensive research models, Katsouleas noted, but it could serve as a useful way for scientists to check their own work. The model may well appear in textbooks one day, he added. Porporato compared the data that can
Second time’s the charm
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Students gather in Lilly Library to watch the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney Tuesday evening.
CORRECTION A caption for a feature picture in the Oct. 12 issue of The Chronicle inaccurately identified the performers as religion professor Shalom Goldman and folk singer Lisa Deaton. The individuals were in fact Joel Marcus, professor of the New Testament and Christian origins, and Kate Bowler, assistant professor of the history of Christianity in the United States. The Chronicle regrets the error.
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Girls school gripped by fear in Swat, Pakistan by Richard Leiby THE WASHINGTON POST
MINGORA, Pakistan — Under a portrait of Sir Isaac Newton, the ninth-grade girls clasped their chemistry texts, smoothed their white head scarves and movingly voiced support for the cause of their classmate, Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head by the Taliban last week because she advocated a girl’s right to attend school. “In our hearts is the thirst for education,” one 14 year old told reporters brought to her classroom by the Pakistani military’s public relations wing on Monday. “We want to show the world that we are not worried.” It was a brave but ultimately false front. “We are worried for our lives,” the same girl confided later, out of earshot of the army minder. She pleaded that her name and photograph not be used because she feared retribution by the Taliban. The powerful army, which immediately took over Yousafzai’s care after she was shot in the head in Mingora, the Swat Valley’s largest town, says the attack last Tuesday was an aberration, not an indication of resurgent militancy. In the main that seems true: Verdant, mountainous Swat, once a haven for foreign tourists, is peaceful except for rare vio-
lence, its residents say. But Yousafzai’s shooting spoke to a larger truth: The threat of Pakistani Taliban attacks pervades the entire nation, especially the northwestern frontier and the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. The instability persists despite massive military operations three years ago to quash the extremist group and the continued presence of troops in all seven Federally Administered Tribal Areas. That nagging threat seemed reinforced when the military assigned a heavily armed squad from its Rapid Reaction Force, including a mounted machine gunner, to protect a small convoy of international journalists for a six-hour trip to Mingora from Islamabad. “There is a security alert in this area,” a military official said. “That is why some precautions were taken.” Soldiers were posted at every stop along the route, including the Khushal Girls High School and College that Yousafzai attended; the final, boisterous regional match of the “Peace Cricket Tournament”; and the police station where the open-backed, canopied van that carried the schoolgirls still bore splashes of blood on its white benches. Even so, parents here refuse to
bow to terror: While 14 girls out of 31 in Yousafzai’s class did not come to school the day after the assassination attempt, on Monday only six were absent. The attack grievously wounded Yousafzai — who was flown to England on Monday for specialized treatment — and left two classmates with lesser injuries. Yousafzai’s prognosis appears to be improving, but she faces longterm rehabilitation. In the face of worldwide revulsion, the Pakistani Taliban has issued several statements attempting to justify her shooting. The latest is a six-page disquisition emailed to journalists Monday night that twists Islamic history and scripture to reach the same murderous conclusion that has been denounced by Muslim leaders worldwide— “Malala was using her tongue and pen against Islam and Muslims,” the Taliban said. “So she was punished for her crime by the blessing of the Almighty Allah.” In the religiously conservative, ethnically Pashtun Swat Valley, residents initially embraced the imposition of Islamic law, viewing the secular government and courts as unresponsive and corrupt. But their support faded during a reign of Taliban terror from 2007 to 2009.
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Attendees of Friday’s Wig Out event—geared toward improving oncology patients’ self image—dress up like celebrities and dance the night away.
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BIDEN from page 1 against paycheck discrimination. She said Obama and Joe Biden’s devotion to women’s rights is part of who they are. Of all registered voters in 2008, 54 percent were women, and 55 percent of those who voted were women, said N.C. General Assembly member Jennifer Weiss, D-Wake County. “Talk to the women in your lives, especially young women,� Biden said to the crowd as they cheered and waved blue campaign signs. “Ask who they can trust to protect the rights of women and our freedom.� In tune with Obama’s campaign slogan—“Forward�— Biden said voters should re-elect the current administration so future generations will not have to fight for women’s issues that were controversial in the 1960s and 1970s, such as contraception and abortion rights. Some local spectators, such as Vietnam War veteran John Kuruc—attended the event to show support for the campaign. Kuruc recently decided to support Obama due to opponent Mitt Romney’s recent comment that 47 percent of
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Americans do not pay taxes. “I wasn’t going to come today, but I came because I really think there’s a potential for Romney starting another war in the Middle East, and that concerns me,� Kuruc said. “I’m a disabled vet. I get benefits, and I think Romney is going to take a lot of that away.� Biden also addressed American defense strategy, speaking from her experience as a military mom. Biden’s son, Beau Biden, served in Iraq from 2008 to 2009. “We need to take care of our troops not just with words but with real actions,� she said. She encouraged audience members to cast their ballots early to maximize support for the president and her husband. Early voting begins in North Carolina Oct. 18, and Election Day is Nov. 6. Although regular voter registration closed Oct. 12, people can register and vote at the same time at one-stop early voting locations from Oct. 18 through Nov. 3. “If you vote early, you can get others to go out and vote early. Make phone calls and get everyone to the polls,� Biden said. “It’s not just the two of them moving this country forward—it’s all of you.�
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Second lady Jill Biden visited Cary Saturday to discuss women’s issues and campaign for President Barack Obama. Cameron French, N.C. press secretary for Obama for America, described the importance of holding such a modest event. French gestured toward some attendees who had lingered after the event to sign up to volunteer and discuss the speech with others. “Having [Biden] here creates a very important community for us,� he said.
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A woman dressed as Marilyn Monroe takes to the dance floor at an event sponsored by the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program Friday.
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HEALTH from page 1 for Medicare and Medicaid Services draw from to reimburse hospitals based on their score. The score is based om a set of guidelines that measure the quality of a hospital’s care. Strategizing care Although it is “too early to tell” if penalties have accrued because of patient readmissions, DUHS have taken precautions to prevent patients from returning, Fulkerson said. “We are focused on [what] we can do to reduce unnecessary readmissions and a lot of that has to do with patient education at the time of discharge,” he said. Physicians are informing patients of outlets outside of the health system that will provide follow-up care, he added. To do so, DUHS must work with community facilities so that their physicians treat the patients instead of sending them to the hospital. Fulkerson noted that this collaboration requires DUHS to focus on expanding primary care in communities. Patients would, then, have access to treatment when they first start seeing symptoms rather than waiting until symptoms worsen to the point of needing hospital readmission. “In the next five to 10 years, we’ve got to continue our commitment to quality, but also focus on some slightly different areas, and part of that is the post-discharge environment for patients,” Fulkerson said. An emphasis on utilizing community facilities began prior to the Supreme Court decision, Fulkerson said, adding that this strategy has resulted in “some reductions” in the amount of patients needing hospital readmission. “We’ve seen some success, but it’s a work in progress,” he noted. “We have the opportunity to continue to improve that process.” Mary Ann Fuchs, vice president of patient care and system chief nurse executive, said the ACA has looked toward nursing to help fulfill the act’s goal of providing higher quality care that is more cost-efficient. Duke was one of five medical centers selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to participate in the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration project, which provides $200 million over four years to increase the number of advance practice registered nurses and design more health care models, Fuchs noted. DUSON has also changed its curriculum to train nurses to work within the parameters set by the ACA, including giving nurses greater knowledge on insurance programs and what payers require. Nurses are also trained to increase communication with patients both before and after their discharge to decrease the likelihood of hospital readmission. Communicating over the phone—and eventually online—will help accomplish this goal, Fuchs added. “We monitor that rate of readmission and then look back to see why that patient is coming back in,” Fuchs said. “We are trying to build systems to prevent those types of things.”
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DUHS has also assembled teams to look at very common diagnoses and procedures to evaluate how to design them in a more cost-efficient and patient-friendly manner, Fulkerson added. “The idea is that you get the clinical leaders in the room and begin to challenge ourselves about how we can re-engineer in certain areas and do better,” Fulkerson said. “We are responsible for how we will continue to thrive in an area of health care reform—we have to deliver the very highest quality, and we can’t waste money doing it.” Points of concern Dr. Joseph Moore, medical director of the Duke Raleigh Cancer Center, said the partisan nature of the act concerns both physicians and patients. “One of the concerns is that the ACA, regardless of what your political persuasion, has become a political entity,” he noted. “I don’t think everyone totally understands all of the implications of it and I’m in that group too.” As a result, there are a large number of misconceptions surrounding the act, Moore said. For example, people are
concerned that the act promotes an increased number of patients, which will ultimately limit access to physicians. “The concern that I’ve heard from people is that the number of physicians is fairly static,” he said. “There would be a large number of patients that should be cared for and a concern about whether that volume can be appropriately seen.” Moore added that physicians are also worried about how the act will affect them, but that the rhetoric surrounding whether “to continue or torpedo” makes it difficult to discuss areas of the provision. There are also problems within the act itself, he said, adding that the readmission penalization does not take into account the particular needs of different medical fields. For instance, a hospital should not be penalized for a readmission that is medically necessary, like a cancer patient receiving scheduled chemotherapies within one month of the previous treatment. “Regardless of what the reimbursement model is five years from now, we must deliver the highest quality,” Fulkerson said.
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BEJAN from page 2 be gained from Bejan’s climate insights to what a researcher could learn about a student’s performance on an exam. In Porporato’s analogy, by using Bejan’s simpler method, a researcher could calculate whether a student will pass or fail. To predict whether the student receives an A or a C on the exam, however, more detailed models would need to be used. While developing the model, the researchers went back and compared the results of the change in climate predicted by their model with the results from more traditional models using supercomputers. The results were similar, a check Katsouleas said is important in scientific research. Bejan is among the top 100 most-cited engineers because of a first principle of
physics he invented called the constructal law. The law states that design in nature is based on systems evolving to flow more efficiently over time. Scientists have used the constructal law to predict all sorts of things, Bejan said. The principle can apply to elements of nature, as well as systems built by humans, such as bureaucracy or university rankings. “Climate change is just the most recent,� he noted. Professor of the practice of sociology Gilbert Merkx worked with Bejan on a book applying the constructal law to social dynamics. He said he is not surprised that the constructal law can be applied to climate change modeling. “It’s a wonderful insight that allows one to make sense in a very straightforward way of things that seem extremely complicated when you look into them,� he said.
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Carolina for our Southern hospitality,� Hunt said. “They come for our well-educated workforce. They come for you.� Many attendees at the rally, which catered largely to supporters of the president, voiced approval for the first lady’s prowess as a speaker. “I thought it was a good call to action,� said Samanthis Smalls, history graduate student at Duke and Obama phone bank volunteer. “With the reminder that there are only 21 days left, clearly this is a push toward the end.� Smalls said she appreciated the time Obama spent after her speech shaking hands with the Organizing for America volunteers on the floor of the arena. Duke senior Chris Carroll thought Obama’s opening remarks could have had more substance. For instance, in the context of an anecdote recounting to the crowd why she married the president, she mentioned it was not just because her husband is handsome. “The message when she said that was kind of, ‘Barack’s a really handsome and really good-looking person, so you should vote for him,’� Carroll said. “She’s an incredibly intelligent woman. I wish she would just stand on her own, rather than in the background promoting her husband.� The personal anecdotes Obama offered were rich in detail, such as the look on her father’s face when she walked across the stage for college graduation. But when she discussed politics, she turned from details to more general statements, Carroll noted. Carroll said he and his friends were struck when Obama mentioned “ending the war in Iraq� as an accomplishment of her husband’s. “My friends and I just looked at each other like, ‘Oh, Michelle,’� he said. “It’s all politics.�
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Ten-hut! Blue Devils kick off 2012 campaign Krzyzewski addresses preseason issues
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Things may not get crazy until this Friday, but the Duke basketball season began last week as the Blue Devils conducted their first official practice of the season this past Friday. Prior to practice, head coach Mike Krzyzewski spoke with reporters and addressed on and off-the-court issues surrounding the Duke basketball team as it prepares for the 2012-2013 campaign. Fans will get their first look at the Blue Devils Friday with Countdown to Craziness.
Year in and year out, Duke basketball is considered one of the strongest in Division I. But Monday, the Blue Devils practiced in front of what head coach Mike Krzyzewski called the “best team in the world”—the U.S. Military. Having served as a West Point cadet, Krzyzewski paid homage to a contingent of troops by spending Sunday night at the Fort Bragg military base in Fayetteville, N.C. with the team participating in physical training Monday morning and conducting basketball practice at the base Monday afternoon. Being in such an environment gave the team a taste of true leadership in action. “Coach [Krzyzewski] is great at teaching [leadership],” assistant head coach Jeff Capel said. “But sometimes it’s always good to hear a different voice or to see it in action.” The team not only saw it in action, but they also experienced it first hand. Sleeping on bunk beds on the military base, the team woke up at the crack of dawn to go through physical training with the troops. The workout included a two-mile run, an obstacle course and leadership drills. The rigors of the military’s training proved to be challenging for the team.
The Lance Thomas jewelry investigation Krzyzewski spoke to reporters for the first time about the former Blue Devil Lance Thomas, who is currently being investigated by the NCAA about a jewelry purchase he made in December 2009. Thomas was initially sued by the jewelry company Rafaello and Co. regarding the balance of the purchase he made, but he is currently being investigated for the nature of the purchase—whether or not he received improper benefits in order to obtain the money or credit required for the $97,800 worth of merchandise. Krzyzewski said he was first made aware BRADY BUCK/THE CHRONICLE
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Alex Murphy, left, and Amile Jefferson, right, run drills in front of the troops at Fort Bragg Saturday.
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BLACKSBURG, Va.—For Duke football, things usually go from bad to worse. But Saturday, in the biggest game for the Blue Devils in recent memory, things went from great to the absolute worst. After scoring the game’s first 20 points and dominating most of the first quarter, Duke collapsed, allowing Virginia Tech to put up 41 unanswered points and come away with a 41-20 win at Lane Stadium. “It hurt a lot, particularly when you have a 20-point lead,” Cutcliffe said. “It’s difficult emotionally—it feels like our bubble burst.” Everything went right for the Blue Devils (5-2, 2-1 in the ACC) in the opening. The offense took the field first and welcomed back starting quarterback Sean Renfree, who missed last week’s game with an elbow injury. On the fifth play of the game, Renfree SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 15
After dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker to No. 1 Maryland Friday, Duke bounced back in a midweek matchup with Presbyterian Tuesday night. Junior Alex Sauciuc tallied his first career goal as the Blue Devils 2 MD shut out PresbyteDUKE 1 rian 2-0. Friday night, PRES 0 Terrapin senior DUKE 2 John Stertzer struck 13 minutes into the game, giving Maryland (12-0-1, 5-0 in the ACC) a 1-0 lead. Duke sophomore Nat Eggleston evened the score at one 15 minutes later off a corner kick from freshman Ryan Thompson. With fewer than four minutes remaining in the half, however, Terrapin freshman Christiano Francois scored the game-winning goal. Maryland fired 11 shots in the second half, but the Blue Devils’ firm defensive unit held the Terrapins scoreless. Maryland outshot Duke 19-8 on the day. “We did pretty well with possession,” Blue Devil head coach John Kerr said. “It’s just our final third that we’re struggling with and not making decisive movements and aggressive shots on goal, so we’re missing a little killer instinct in that part of the field.”
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Alex Sauciuc registered his first career goal in Duke’s 2-0 shutout against Presbyterian Tuesday night. Duke (5-6-1, 2-3-1) continued its success in maintaining possession Tuesday against the Blue Hose (3-12), but again struggled to capitalize on these opportunities. While the Blue Devils held possession for the majority of the first half, earning eight corner kicks, they could not find the back of net. “Our service wasn’t really that good, especially for me,” Blue Devil freshman Zach
Mathers said. “We just didn’t have great service, and we couldn’t get the ball in. We couldn’t get an attack going.” In the regular run of play, Duke created quality looks on offense. In the 30th minute, a shot by sophomore Matt Slotnick appeared to result in a surefire goal, SEE M. SOCCER ON PAGE 16
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Gray genes are good genes for Duke volleyball tainly put the 6-foot-5 Gray to good use in her three and a half seasons playing for the Blue Thankfully for the Blue Devils, Stuart Gray Devils. Through the first 12 matches of the played basketball and not volleyball. Other- season, the standout middle blocker sat third wise the former NBA center’s daughter, Chris- in the Duke record books with a career .367 tiana, might not be where she is today. hitting percentage. In 2011, Gray’s hitting “My dad played professional basketball percentage of .396 tied for second highest and got every award imaginable,” Gray said. in the program’s history for a single season. “I figured I couldn’t compete with that, so I Gray also ranks eighth and ninth, respectively, had one basketin career blocks ball game in my “Coach K flew out to California, per set and total whole career. I blocks. quit after that sat in his living room, and said, For Christigame. I tried ana, her father’s ‘I want you to play for my bas- decision to go to everything from gymnastics to ketball team,’ and my dad just UCLA indirectly soccer to softinfluenced her totally blew him off,” ball, but nothing choice to bereally worked for — Duke volleyball player Christiana Gray come a Blue me until I found Devil. volleyball.” “He was an Despite bearmy brat so he ing recruited by Duke basketball coach Mike grew up everywhere,” Gray said. “He ended Krzyzewski, Stuart Gray attended UCLA, up in [Los Angeles] and went to UCLA. But where he played for three years before being it’s funny because Coach K flew out to Califorselected as the 29th overall pick in the 1984 nia, sat in his living room, and said ‘I want you NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. After spend- to play for my basketball team,’ and my dad ing five years with Indiana, Gray moved on to just totally blew him off. He didn’t want to go the Charlotte Hornets. It was in North Caro- south and ended up going to UCLA. I don’t lina where his first daughter was born. think he liked it there very much, so when I “My dad never pushed me to play basket- visited [Duke] my dad said, ‘This was the worst ball,” Christiana said. “Thank goodness, be- mistake I ever made, not coming here.’ The cause I was actually awful. But there was pres- campus was so great, and the coaches were sure to be an athlete. I have so many athletes so great. And it was just another thing that I in my family. Growing up my parents knew could put on my resume that my dad doesn’t that I was going to be tall. My dad is seven feet have.” and my mom is 6-foot-2, so they wanted me to Gray didn’t choose Duke simply to go in a put it to use I guess.” different direction than her father, though. In Duke head coach Jolene Nagel has cer- fact, she came dangerously close to not comby Zac Elder THE CHRONICLE
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Christiana Gray’s father, Stuart, stands at 7-feet tall and played basketball both in college and in the NBA. ing to Durham at all. “I picked up the phone to call the Wisconsin coach,” Gray said. “I was looking at Wisconsin, and I had the number dialed twice and then just hung up because it didn’t feel right.” For Gray, choosing a college came down to more than just athletics. She is focused on more than just winning volleyball matches, as evidenced by her selections to the
All-ACC academic team in each of the past three seasons. “My parents have always taught me that whatever you are doing, do it to your best,” Gray said. “Never slack—whether that’s playing volleyball or in school. Even meeting people don’t give them some crappy handshake and then leave. Anything you do, do it to your SEE GRAY ON PAGE 16
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Blue Devils split weekend games in Virginia by Danielle Lazarus THE CHRONICLE
The weekend was filled with many firsts for Duke field hockey—two players scored their first goals of the season, and the Blue Devils shut out an opponent for the first time. On their last DUKE 1 road trip of the 0 JMU 2012 season, however, Duke has yet DUKE 2 to achieve their first weekend 3 ODU sweep. And after only splitting their two games this weekend, it appears they never will. The Blue Devils (6-9) began the weekend with a 1-0 victory over the James Madison Dukes (8-5) Friday on the road in Harrisonburg, Va. They then traveled south to Norfolk for their rematch against No. 8 Old Dominion (11-4) Sunday afternoon. The Lady Monarch’s beat Duke 3-2 earlier in the season and again Sunday. The Blue Devils got on the board early in the 12th minute against the Dukes, when sophomore Martine Chichizola scored on a penalty corner, with assists from senior Chelsea Amsley and sophomore Abby Beltrani. This was Chichizola’s first goal of the season and Amsley’s fifth assist, which tied her for the team lead in assists with junior Emmie Le Marchand. “The defense played especially well on Friday,” head coach Pam Bustin said. “It started with our front line and midfield line doing their work to keep the ball at our attacking end, so it was a great effort
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Martine Chichizola scored Duke’s lone goal in the team’s 1-0 victory against James Madison this weekend. as a team. [Martine] stepped up and fulfilled her role so it was great, and I’m very happy for her.” Although Duke outshot James Madison 18-4, Chichizola’s goal was enough offense to push the Blue Devils ahead for good. In addition, sophomore goalie Lauren Blazing
notched her first shutout of the season. “Lauren has been working really hard,” Bustin said. “She communicated with her defense very well, so we’re very happy with her shutout.” Against Old Dominion, there was little action in the first half until the Lady Mon-
archs opened up the scoring in the 29th minute on a goal by redshirt sophomore Nicole Goff. The Blue Devils responded in the 43rd minute with freshman Amanda Kim’s first goal of the season. Old Dominion, though, was quick to counter, as goals by freshman Sarah Breen and senior Maartje van Rijswijk gave the Lady Monarchs a 3-1 lead. In the 63rd minute, Le Marchand brought Duke to within one on her team-leading 10th goal. Despite many opportunities in the final minutes of the second half, the Blue Devils were unfortunately unable to score again, falling 3-2. “We absolutely had opportunities throughout the entire match to win the game,” Bustin said. “We definitely had many in the last minutes of the game to tie it, but it just didn’t happen. But it was a great game against a good opponent and there’s a lot we can take away from it on the positive side.” The Blue Devils and Lady Monarchs were evenly matched throughout the game. Old Dominion slightly outnumbered Duke in shots, 12-9, while Duke had the edge in penalty corners, 6-5, and saves, 5-3. The Blue Devils, however, were unable to convert when it mattered. Despite its split weekend, Duke is still looking forward to the postseason. Bustin emphasized the importance of her team staying “positive” and doing what they have to do to reach the NCAA tournament. “It’s going to be important that we take care of business over our final two regular season games,” said Bustin. “And as we go into the ACC Tournament, it’s our chance to break into postseason play, and that’s what we’re looking forward to.”
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Blue Devils, and Duke had never even won a game in Blacksburg. The Blue Devils did not just come out playing well—they were unstoppable. They went to work on the very first possession of the game. Duke quarterback Sean Renfree capped off a six-play, 81-yard drive with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder. Then two field goals by freshman kicker Ross Martin and an interception returned for a touchdown by safety Jordon Byas put the Blue Devils up by 20 with 3:12 left in the first quarter. “It felt good,” Renfree said. “But we have a bunch of older players who weren’t going to o ride the momentum and let their heads get outt of it. We were still focused and in it. Give Virginiaa Tech credit for fighting back.” In Lane Stadium, 65,632 Hokie fans sat in silence as their team gave up the second highest point total in one quarter during the Beamer era. A palpable disbelief hung over the home crowd as some fans even resorted to booing their team. Even after allowing a Virginia Tech touch-down late in the first quarter, Duke headed d into the second stanza with a 13-point lead and all the momentum. But things quicklyy turned in favor of the Hokies. With 2:15 left in the half, the Blue Devils ls still held a 10-point lead and had possession n of the ball. Renfree came back onto the field d after being shaken up and led Duke all thee way to the Virginia Tech 29-yard line with h enough time remaining to put points on the he board. But Renfree’s next pass bounced off ff wide receiver Conner Vernon’s outstretched d arm and into the hands of Hokie safety De-trick Bonner, who returned the intercep-tion to the Blue Devils’ 42-yard line beforee being brought down. It took the Hokie offense just one play— a 42-yard pass from Logan Thomas to Marcus Davis—to score another touchdown
and shrink the Duke lead to just three. Although the Blue Devils still held the advantage on the scoreboard, Virginia Tech held all the momentum going into the locker room. The Hokies’ 24-0 second half dominance resulted from the second-quarter momentum swing that sealed Duke’s fate to remain winless Blacksburg. “I told our team, they are going to hit you with some big punches,” Cutcliffe said. “They are going to make big plays. They are going to come at yyou, and you have to respond. We didn’t respond as well as I thought we would have.” B The Blue Devils clearly did not respon against the Hokies. But respond they cannot let one loss, and un 41 unanswered points put up KEVIN SHAMIEH/THE CHRONICLE by Vir Virginia Tech, become mulConner Vernon caught four passes for 70 yards, but dropped a key ball that resulted in an incetception. tiple losses. D Duke still has to play oneloss teams in Florida State and Clemson, as well as a 45, 47 and 86 yards. tale talented North Carolina squad that has won its last Duke also needs to address its offensive line performance. four fou games. With a difficult schedule remaining, Duke The line committed five false starts and gave up five sacks Satneeds ne to take care of the several problems uncovered urday. Both factors combined in the second half to paralyze in Blacksburg, or else they could lose their early sea- the offense, which did not gain a single first down in the third s momentum and their chance for a bowl berth. quarter. The growing second half deficit and lack of a runson “It’s difficult emotionally, and it feels like our ning game made the Blue Devil offense one-dimensional and b bubble burst,” Cutcliffe said. “I told the team that allowed the Virginia Tech pass rush to take over. y have to let this go from an emotions standpoint. you Finally, Duke needs to learn how to contain a quarterback W continue to learn about our team and we have who can operate outside the pocket and pick up first downs We’ll to all a look at what we all can do to correct it…. I believe with both his feet and his arm. Thomas rushed for 50 yards tha we’ll respond the proper way, but we can’t just say Saturday, including a 20-yard scamper that led to a Hokie that that, th we have to do that.” field goal in the second quarter. Thomas also compiled 256 If Duke wants win its sixth game in its showdown yards through the air on only 14 completions. a against the Tar Heels—another team vying for its The most important thing for the Blue Devils to unders sixth victory—it will have to fix three problem areas stand, though, is that they are still 5-2. They sit among the h highlighted by the Virginia Tech loss. leaders in the ACC and bowl eligibility is just one win away. First, the Blue Devils cannot give up mul- Beating North Carolina Saturday would restore all the motiple big plays and expect to compete with mentum lost from last weekend’s disappointment at Virginia the best teams in the ACC. Of the five Hokie Tech and place Duke in a position it has not encountered in touchdowns, four were scored on plays of 42, nearly two decades.
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FOOTBALL from page 7 lofted a pass deep over the middle into the outstretched arms of Jamison Crowder, who maintained his balance and ran the last 30 yards to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown. The defense forced punts by Virginia Tech on its first two possessions, and the offense capitalized with field goals of 40 and 23 yards, respectively, extending Duke’s lead to 13-0. Then, on the second play of the ensuing Hokie drive, Jordan Byas snatched the ball away from Virginia Tech’s Tony Gregory after he bobbled a swing pass. Byas returned the ball 20 yards for a touchdown, giving Duke a 20-0 lead. “We were firing on all cylinders,” left guard Dave Harding said. “Everybody was making great plays, and we were really crisp. That’s a good feeling.” But finally, with 3:12 minutes left in the first quarter and a 20-point lead, Duke cooled down, and Virginia Tech (4-3, 2-1) responded. The Hokies strung together a solid drive to get on the board just before the end of the quarter, using a 40-yard connection between Logan Thomas and Marcus Davis to set up a four-yard touchdown run. Duke’s first possession of the second quarter resulted in its only punt of the half, which pinned the Hokies inside their own 20-yard line. A promising Virginia Tech drive stalled in Duke territory, and a failed fourth down conversion gave the Blue Devils the ball on their own 33yard line. Renfree suffered an injury scare in the second quarter, but returned to the game later in the period. With backup quarterback Anthony Boone and Renfree sharing time under center, Duke’s offense failed to convert a fourth down conversion on the Hokie 44-yard line on the next possession. Boone’s deep pass up the right sideline missed its intended target and landed squarely in the arms of Virginia Tech’s Michael Cole. On the ensuing possession, back-to-back dropped passes at the end of an 11-play, 66-yard drive forced Virginia Tech to settle for a 37-yard field goal, narrowing Duke’s lead to 20-10. After the Blue Devils took control of the ball with 2:15 left in the half, another interception, this time thrown by Renfree, killed any momentum Duke had left. On the ninth play of what had been a nearly textbook two-minute drill by the Duke offense, Renfree tried to connect with Conner Vernon, who was running a crossing pattern from left to right about 15 yards up the field. But the pass slipped through a leaping Vernon’s hands, and he tipped the ball directly into the hands of Virginia Tech’s Detrick Bonner, who returned it 39 yards. The turnover set up a 42-yard touchdown pass by Thomas to a wide-open Davis on the very next play and gave Virginia Tech the momentum going into halftime, only trailing by three points. “I know it was a pretty big blow,” Cutcliffe said. “The first thing I did [at the half] was come in and try to rally the team.” The break did nothing to help the Blue Devils, however, as Virginia Tech dominated the second half. The Hokies put together drives of 78 and 83 yards, which culminated in a 45-yard touchdown run by J.C. Coleman and a 47-yard touchdown pass from Logan Thomas to Marcus Davis, respectively. “When you have a lead, you still have to win the physical battle of the game,” Cutcliffe said. “We couldn’t do that today.” Despite trailing by just 11 points for much of the third quarter, Duke was unable to get anything going for the rest of the game, exhibiting none of the energy it possessed in the first quarter. With Renfree constantly taking hits in the backfield, the Blue Devils gained just 103 yards on offense the entire second half. Punctuating the difficult loss, Virginia Tech added one last touchdown midway through the fourth quarter on an 83-yard run by J.C. Coleman, putting the Hokies up 41-20. “I think they won the physical battle as the game wore on,” Cutcliffe said. “I think that may be the biggest issue out there. It wasn’t just the turnovers or the explosives, it was just being physical all around.”
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M. BASKETBALL from page 7 of the lawsuit in September before it was made public. He subsequently contacted the Duke administration, who contacted the NCAA. “We want to honor the integrity of that process, and that’s why I haven’t made any statements about it and will continue to do that,” he said. “I have complete trust and confidence in all the parties involved.” Injuries to start the season Krzyzewski also announced that the Blue Devils have two injured players: senior guard Seth Curry and redshirt freshman center Marshall Plumlee. Krzyzewski described Curry’s ailment as a “little leg injury.” In the open practice available to the media afterwards, he was limited in his participation. Freshman guard Rasheed Sulaimon played with the white team in the portion of practice available to the media, along with Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kelly, Alex Murphy and Quinn Cook. Marshall Plumlee, who has been wearing a walking boot after injuring his foot last Wednesday, will be out for an estimated six to eight weeks with a fracture of the second left metatarsal in his left foot.
GRAY from page 8 best. That’s just what I translated from volleyball into the classroom. And that’s why I came [to Duke].” Combined with her work on the court, Gray’s efforts in the classroom and in the community have been noticed. In September, Gray was nominated for the Senior CLASS award, which recognizes student-athletes excelling in four different areas—community, classroom, character and competition. Thanks to her involvement in multiple community service projects while pursuing a degree in psychology, Gray was one of 30 seniors put up for the award. Gray relishes her multiple responsibilities as a senior co-captain and leader on the volleyball court, student, community servant and role model. “When you’re young and playing volleyball you see all these girls on the court, and they’re your idols,” Gray said. “I didn’t realize until the past few years that now I’m there, and girls look up to me now. You have to do good by those girls and set a good example. They really do look up to you, and it really does impact their lives what you do on and off the court.” Thanks to her parents’ incredible genes, Gray gained the natural ability to become a fantastic volleyball player. But it was the insight from her parents and hard work that brought Gray to where she is today. Looking back at her father’s athletic ca-
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Cook gets the nod at point After seeing inconsistent minutes during his freshman season, Krzyzewski said sophomore Quinn Cook will start the year running the point, although he will split minutes with junior Tyler Thornton. Cook averaged 1.9 assists in 11.7 minutes per game last season, the best ratio on the team. Cook started just four games last season while Thornton started 19. “I like that duo. Strong point-guard play will be critical for conference play,” Krzyzewski said. Curry, who saw some action at the position last year, and Sulaimon, will not be relied on to play point guard on the offensive end, Krzyzewski said. Krzyzewski emphasizes defense After the Blue Devils allowed opponents to score 68.1 points per game last season, Krzyzewski emphasized the team’s need to improve on the defensive end of the floor. After Duke often featured three-guard lineups last season, adding size to the perimeter with Sulaimon, Murphy and freshman Amile Jefferson could be key, Krzyzewski said. “The history of our program has been based on really sound, good defense and I didn’t think we had that [last year]. I think we beat teams offensively last year,” Krzyzereer, Gray believes she learned the right lessons and made the correct choice with her own career. “He mostly talks about it in terms of regrets, saying, ‘I wish I had of done this,’” Gray said of her dad. “He was not involved in the community—that just wasn’t really something that you did. I think he is so proud that I was able to find a school where I could be a student, be an athlete and impact other people, which is something he never got to do. He went to UCLA, where you are a Bruin for four years. But you’re a Dukie for life.” With half a season left to play in her senior year, does Gray have any regrets in her accomplished Duke career? “Not at all,” she said. “I loved it, and I would do it over again.”
FORT BRAGG from page 7 “I have a lot of respect for these guys,” freshmen shooting guard Rasheed Sulaimon said. “I thought our basketball workouts were pretty hard, but their physical training is something serious.” The leadership activities were equally beneficial for the team and also mentally taxing. “It was different,” junior forward Josh Hairston said. “It was team building and we learned a lot about ourselves.” The actual basketball portion of the trip was more enjoyable for both the players and
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Duke held its first practice Friday, but they got in a different type of workout at Fort Bragg Monday. wski said. “We have much more length on our team this year. I don’t think we are a particularly fast team, but we are pretty long.” Mason placed in the spotlight After averaging 11.1 points and 9.2 rebounds last season, Mason Plumlee decided to return for his senior season. Krzyzewski
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held no praise back of his veteran forward, who along with Kelly was named one of the two captains for the upcoming season. “I think [Mason] is one of the best players in the United States,” Krzyzewski said. “Him having that type of year will be key for us. I’m very anxious to see how that will turn out. I’m excited for him.”
but Presbyterian goalkeeper Tyler Beadle stopped the attempt. Six minutes later, after a scramble in the box, a touch by Eggleston landed just left of the post. The Blue Hose’s best scoring opportunity came with fewer than 20 minutes left in the half, when a shot by sophomore Ignacio Monchetti sailed just a few inches over the goal. Duke broke the scoring drought in the 57th minute with a little help from Presbyterian. In an attempt to clear the ball, a Blue Hose defender accidentally scored on his team’s own net. With fewer than seven minutes remaining in regulation, sopho-
more Sean Davis served a corner kick in to junior Sebastien Ibeagha, who set up Sauciuc for the Blue Devils’ insurance goal. Duke found its offensive groove in the second half, edging the Blue Hose 14-2 in second-half shots. The overall shot and corner kick statistics speak to the Blue Devils’ dominance in possession. They won the shot and corner kick battles 23-6 and 12-1, respectively. “[Presbyterian] kind of packed in the back, so we had a lot of time to develop our attack,” Sauciuc said. “A lot of the time we started in the back with our defenders and made our way through the midfield, and we were able to get a lot of shots off and find a lot of balls. It was nice for us to get a little rhythm out there.”
troops alike. The team went through a 90-minute practice Monday afternoon with several hundreds of troops in attendance at Funk Gymnasium. “These are the people that put their lives on the line everyday,” Hairston said. “Just being with them has been very humbling.” The end of practice was devoted to the troops as many had the opportunity to participate in practice by teaming up with the Duke players in shooting drills. “It was outstanding,” said Sergeant First Class Bradley, who participated in shooting drills with the team. “It’s something I’ve never seen before with Coach K orchestrating the
whole thing.” The troops were unable to see much of senior shooting guard Seth Curry, who warmed up with the team but did not actually participate in practice due to a leg injury. Redshirt freshman Marshall Plumlee did not even suit up for practice as he is out for six to eight weeks with a left foot injury. Despite being bit by the injury bug early just days into the season, the team’s trip has boosted camaraderie and togetherness through the unforgettable stay with the troops. “It was a great experience,” Sulaimon said. “And we’re coming together strongly as a team.”
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Keep admissions out of Facebook We have all heard some ver- mation about an applicant. At sion of the story: a college ad- first glance, Facebooking an missions officer casually looks applicant might seem helpup a promising applicant on ful considering admissions Facebook, sees a questionable officers allegedly seek the photo or status that cannot most holistic understanding be unseen, and of an applicant suddenly the beyond mere editorial applicant’s fate grades and is in jeopardy. According to SAT scores. Social networking a recent survey, 35 percent sites could help admissions of college admissions officers officers access a wealth of that searched for applicants personal information about on Facebook or Google— an applicant—their passions, about 25 percent of all sur- relationships, preferences veyed—found material that and vices—but at the cost of hurt an application. Duke of- fairness. ficers are not prohibited from The main problem with searching applicants on the using the Internet in the colInternet, but they do so rarely lege admissions process is and do not put much stock in that it is nearly impossible to the information they find. standardize such usage. GenWe commend Duke for erally speaking, the college not making heavy use of the admissions process strives to Internet in unearthing infor- be fair by giving all applicants
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identical materials to work with: a personal statement, a transcript, letters of recommendation and so forth. But adding the Internet to that list injects a huge amount of variability and uncertainty into the admissions process. The Internet in its many complicated forms—Google, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and countless online publications—means that the quality and quantity of information available to an admissions officer will fluctuate wildly based on the applicant. Before college admissions officers implemented a plan to use the Internet in their process, they would have to answer a plethora of difficult questions: Which sites will they search? How deep will their search go? How will they
judge what they find? And which applicants will they choose to search in the first place? The answer to that last question, in the interest of fairness, should be all or none. The process many college admissions officers use is already haphazard: They search some applicants and not others. Since Guttentag admits himself that Duke is already overwhelmed by the sheer number of applicants— earlier this year, Duke reduced the number of times an application must be read before it can be rejected—it is unlikely they have the capacity to use the Internet fairly and even-handedly across all applicants. We commend the goal of college admissions to update
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ast Saturday morning, I was “that” girl. The one violence is a product of two factors: the vast number you hate because she was taking up an entire of workers and the legality of the export. group study room for just herself in the Link The fact that coffee is legal makes a world of difduring midterms week. I was pretty pleased with my- ference in the impact of the export on the producself, sitting there with my quantum ing nation. The argument that legalbook. Yet as one hour passed, then izing drugs in the United States lends two, then three, I developed a blinding itself toward more capable regulation headache. What could be to blame? is the same from the production end; My money was on the physics. a legal product has far more potenAt that point I left the Link (novel tial for control and oversight than an idea!), climbed the stairs and walked illegal one. In order to derive serious into a now open von der Heyden. power from coffee production, an I’m not a milk person, so I went with lydia thurman organization would have to take over the classic: a small black coffee. And government infrastructure of export doubly a lie lo and behold, that cup of coffee was and transport already being utilized my miracle drug! If I hadn’t already in legitimate trade. committed to catching up on “How I Met Your So then the solution to the poverty-based violence Mother,” I might even have been able to return to from decades ago is for coffee prices to soar and for homework. coffee to remain in high demand. For Colombians, Before this harrowing experience, I did not con- that would mean less poverty and less violence, and sider coffee addiction to be legitimate. How many for importers like the United States, the assuagement times have you heard, “Now I would just DIE without of our far-too-prolific socially conscious ethos and a my morning coffee”? And how many times have you safer backyard. These are the goals that “fair trade” actually heard campus EMTs touting high numbers coffee seeks to achieve. By setting an above-market of caffeine-withdrawal transports? Still, on average price floor for coffee that is certified fair trade (high Americans drink 3.1 cups of coffee per day, and with- wages and good working conditions), money from out those 3.1 mug refills at Joe Van Gogh’s/ABP/ coffee trade goes directly to the worker, directly to von der Heyden there’s quite the painful biological the root of the poverty problem. Fair Trade USA is response that kicks in. surprisingly self-sufficient as well. By applying service The volume of coffee in our economy as a result fees upon buyers of fair trade coffee, they earn 70 of these addictions is jolting. Forty billion dollars are percent of their budget. spent on coffee in the United States every year. Not Now, of course it is naïve to assume that certifying only is that number impressive, but also the implica- coffee as “fair trade” ensures that all coffee-pickers retions of our demand in coffee-producing nations are ceive fair treatment. And I haven’t even broached the huge. Colombia derives about 3.5 percent of its GDP intricacies and complications that result from applying from the exportation of coffee, and that’s based al- a subsidy, particularly on imported products. But cofmost exclusively on the coffee cultures of the United fee imports are not one-dimensional; they aren’t a oneStates and Europe. Imagine if coffee became a part for-one trade, cash for coffee, so it’s extremely valuable of the culture in Russia or China, two other nations that organizations within the United States are applywith huge populations and huge purchasing powers. ing focus on intelligent and ethical consumerism. Coffee could be the next black gold. I will usually be the first to adopt a cynical attitude This sort of commodity dependence in the West- toward purely emotional pleas for advancing world ern world is not necessarily a positive thing. In fact, peace, but advocacy like this makes up for the annoymore often than not, addiction implies constant, ance by prompting dialogue, by making it such that and high, demand, providing an exploitable source there are countless research projects and editorials of profit for violent groups in nations vulnerable to written adopting pro-fair trade attitudes or adopting corruption. Lucrative and addictive products like anti-fair trade attitudes. The problem is relevant and opium and coca end up funding whatever corpo- discussed, and only then can we adequately and inrate, militant or governmental organizations that telligently look at solutions. Hopefully this column have the power to control them. will prompt you to think about fair trade, or coffee, So it fits that in the ’90s, fluctuating coffee prices or worker’s rights. And if you ever want to chat, I’ll brought violence to Colombia. But here it was lower probably be in Vondy, mug in hand, single-handedly prices causing the unrest. Violence wasn’t a result tripling the GDP of Latin American coffee exporters. of crime-based organizations accruing more money and power, but rather a response to rising poverty Lydia Thurman is a Trinity sophomore. Her column levels and the resulting spike in crime rates. This runs every other Wednesday. You can follow Lydia on Twitconverse relationship between coffee profits and ter @ThurmanLydia.
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y parents first met at the Dope Shop, they are is to say the following: Think of that the old on-campus restaurant that, ac- moment when the wind was in your face, when cording to them, had “the best milk- all of a sudden your minutes of sun turned to shakes.” Last week, more than 30 years later, hours of storm, when you were holding on the athletic department publicly announced with one hand and your fingers started slipthat a press box will be built overlooking Ko- ping, when you were faced with a defining skinen stadium named after my parents, Chris choice and doing wrong was easy and doing right was hard. That moment when expedienand Ana Kennedy. In between those two moments, many of cy called for compromise and you almost gave our major family events have been associated in but you listened to the better part of your being and stood up for what with Duke. The day I was born, was right—and maybe your life Duke beat Tennessee in football joseph eugene has been harder for it. Maybe, and as such, one of the football at night, when it’s just you and coach’s wives wanted my parkennedy your thoughts, you lie awake ents to name me “Tennessee.” guest column thinking about what would I am so glad they chose Joseph. have been had you gone the In 1991, we took our family vacation to the Final Four where I remember easy route, but you fall asleep when you realize Grant Hill playing the piano in the hotel lobby you wouldn’t have it any other way. I truly believe that it’s those moments that after winning the national championship. Every year, at our family Christmas party, where define us and give our lives significance. No most of the guests are athletic department staff, one has had more such moments than my parmy father dresses up as Santa, makes snarky ents. To me, they represent the best in all of comments and hands out presents. We rarely us. What we all could be. Some have called it missed a Duke athletic event. I played lacrosse conscience or heart or soul or morals or integat Duke. We watched my sister’s graduation rity or character. What it is, I don’t know. All from the top of the Yoh football building. Sim- I know is that I’ve watched my parents consisply stated, our family life has been intertwined tently choose this righteous path and it gives me hope. Hope that there are still people out with Duke University. At the time my parents met, both were PhD there who live their lives not in furtherance of candidates, my father in English literature and material achievements but rest their ultimate my mother in Spanish. My mother went on self-worth on those moments when the world to teach Spanish at Duke and subsequently at was against them and they did what they knew N.C. State, giving her more free time to take was right anyway. In large part, I chose to go to Duke because care of my sister and me. My father began working in the athletic department in 1977, when, I felt, as a university, it strives every day to cultias he described it, the entire athletic depart- vate this appeal to our higher angels. I sincerely ment consisted of three people: Tom Butters think that my parents have been materially re(Duke’s hall-of-fame former athletic director), sponsible for this culture that gives us all pride when we say that we are Blue Devils. So I hope my father and their assistant. My father has worked in the athletic depart- that when the press box is built and my parents’ ment ever since and is now the deputy direc- names are hung, it stands for those moments tor of athletics and helps to oversee a staff of when we are at our best. I hope that it stands as more than 200 people. In that time span, he a reminder that doing the right thing in your has implemented many of the programs that darkest hour will lead to your finest moments. have become the cornerstone of Duke athlet- I hope that for those who were not fortunate ics: academic programs to increase graduation enough to know my parents, it is a beacon of rates and compliance programs that uphold integrity, much as they have been for me, my the integrity of the department. He has been sister, my family and the many people they have largely responsible for many of those things touched. And finally, I hope that it will always we love about Duke athletics: winning on the stand for those ideals that make being a Duke field, academic excellence, class and integrity. Blue Devil so special. In conclusion, to the anonymous alum who As Dr. Kevin White, the current director of athletics, once said in a much more eloquent made this possible: I don’t know your specific manner, “In many ways Chris has served as reason for donating this money, but I have the conscience of Duke athletics.” Similarly, in to believe that you feel the same way I do. To many ways, my mother has served as the con- that person or group of people, on behalf of science of our family. Many of those values that my family and myself, from the bottom of our my parents live by, I see reflected in the athletic hearts, thank you. To the Duke coaches and staff who have department. There are many accomplishments to list been a part of our family for all these years and that would be relevant, but I don’t think that helped make this possible, thank you. And to all Blue Devils, past, present and fuwould do them justice. One thing I’ve learned from my parents is that a life is not defined by ture: Go Duke. Go to Hell Carolina. accomplishments. As my mother is fond of sayJoseph Eugene Kennedy ing, there is more to life than Duke basketball. Trinity ‘05 The only way I know how to truly capture who
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wise man once told me, Blowfish, Third Eye Blind and “Lindsay, stop writing about Adam Duritz’s dreadlocks were the how pathetic you are.” Well, musical accompaniment of my life. it wasn’t so much a wise man as If only the warbling voices of mila constant slew of lennium-finishing friends who are equal front men translated parts supportive and well in today’s pop bored of my middle rock. I won’t bash child syndrome. Eiany specific bands, ther way, I’m hesibecause it’s not my tantly obliging. place to say that your The truth is, I radio presets are don’t know if I can lindsay tomson poppycock. But in be funny if I’m not my humble opinion, middle child making fun of myself. you’ve got to go left syndrome The truth may also of the dial for the be that I’m generally good stuff. (Apolonot funny. But now that I’m mak- gies for the pretentiousness, but I ing the commitment to steer clear like to pretend I’m this indie-muof an 800-word self-deprecating sic fiend who scours over blogs in soliloquy, I must resort to writing her spare time and wears grandpa on what I know almost as well as I specs with no lenses. The reality of know myself. the situation is that my best indie No, not Harry Potter. No, not se- music comes off the “Gossip Girl” rial killers. The answer is: gangsta soundtrack. Low culture, meet rap. At least part of the answer is high culture.) gangsta rap. The whole answer is Beyond the scope of the last 20 music, but you can bet your bot- years, my music taste extends to tom dollar that I’ll cover gangsta the poodle skirt era. My doo-wop rap too! ... she said Caucasianly. playlist boasts a catalog of old fashThere’s a Jimi Hendrix quote ioned R&B that can psych you up on my Facebook that reads, “If for bopping, baby-making and anythere is something to be changed thing in between. The seduction in this world, then it can only hap- of these songs was moderately less pen through music.” That quote explicit than last weekend’s Shootis on my Facebook page because ers soundtrack. So while my generI believe it makes me look cool. It ation generates boners up against also vaguely illustrates the yummy, that foggy dance floor mirror, I’m happy feelings that music evokes hand-jiving along to the smile-inin me. The right song can ampli- ducing melodies of the Four Tops. fy your mood to be more excited, My above-mentioned enumeramore pissed, more confident. It tion of “Music Genres the Matter” contains a level of anticipation, is an individual reflection of taste. inspiration and that triumphant It’s incomplete without the favorcrescendo of every great anthem. ite classic rock bands and constant The crescendo doesn’t need to string of folk albums that additionbe blaring trumpets or a dramatic ally occupy my iPod. It’s also inStyx-esque key change, necessarily. complete without any of your favorIt could be your favorite lyric or ite songs and artists. I’d list them the perfect harmony or whatever all here if I had the volume to do moment of the track that gives you so because I have an unhealthy apan eargasm. petite for people-pleasing. In the Which brings us back to the end, it all comes down to pleasure: gangsta rap. Ever seen a freckly eargasms, orgasms and every possiwhite girl singing along to Black- ble prefix to -gasm. Since you can’t street while wearing tights and a hear or feel me writing this article, circle scarf? You have if you were at I personally aim to stimulate readHe’s Not last Oct. 23. I rang in my ing-comprehension-gasms with my birthday with a well-sung round of eloquently edited sargasms. “No Diggity.” I’m a big fan of that Music and writing make me song, because when Dr. Dre raps happy. Their pure and pleasurable about giving honeys eargasms with entertainment value provides the his mellow accent, he was talking balance and creativity necessary about me. for my ascension up Maslow’s hiHip-hop of the ’90s is among my erarchy of needs. We all know that favorite brands of tuneage. There’s Duke works hard and plays hard nothing I’d rather blast on a sum- and then brags hard about both. mer day than the sweet, sweet musi- But outside of those two seemingly cal stylings of Del tha Funkee Ho- opposite but equally exhausting mosapien. I’ll kick back and pump activities, self-actualization is most up my old school jams CD that I likely derived from things you do bought at Starbucks. The cover art in the empty pockets of your day. is just a bunch of graffiti—because To pull from another Facebook that’s apparently how commercial quote of mine used primarily to coffee drinkers choose to interpret feign coolness: “Time you enjoy anything a shade darker than Billy wasting was not wasted.” Joel. Of course I get off to more than Lindsay Tomson, Trinity ‘12, is just the statement spitting, tongue currently applying her Duke-developed twisting jives of DJ Jazzy Jeff. While skills of sarcasm and awkwardness in we’re in the ’90s (which I always the real world. Her installation of the am), I simply must pay tribute to weekly Socialites column runs on alterthe alt-rock gods that spun around nate Wednesdays. You can follow Lindin my Walkman. Hootie and the say on Twitter @elle4tee.
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October 17 - 22 EXHIBITIONS Coney Island 40 Years. Photographs by Harvey Stein. Thru Oct 27. Center for Documentary Studies. Free. Student Action with Farmworkers: 20 Years of Growing Farmworker Activists. Thru Dec 9. Perkins Library Gallery. Free. Documenting the Politics of Food: Photographs from the Rubenstein Library Collections. Thru December 10. Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery. Free. Eat, Pray, Weave: Ancient Peruvian Art from the Permanent Collection. Nasher Museum of Art.
EVENTS October 18 Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History 20th Anniversary Lecture Series. Ann Mack, Director of Trendspotting at JWT, talks about how trendspotting and advertising intersect. 5pm, Gothic Reading Rm., Rubenstein Library. Free. All-Beethoven Concert. Katharina Uhde, violin; Marc Moskovitz, cello; R. Larry Todd, piano. 8pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. October 19 Campus Shot: Duke Magazine Photography Contest. Duke Magazine, the university’s award-winning alumni magazine, invites students to submit a photograph that captures the Duke experience. Winning photo will be published in Duke Magazine. Some entries will be displayed in the Duke Arts Festival Exhibition in the Bryan Center. Deadline: October 19. Questions: robert.bliwise@daa.duke.edu. Submit at arts. duke.edu/festival. Lecture Series in Musicology. Creed Taylor, jazz producer (CTI Records). “Inside All That Jazz: My Role As A Music Producer.” 4pm, Nasher Museum Auditorium. Free. How To Build A Forest. An installation/performance with visiting artists Pearl Damour + Shawn Hall, a co-production with Theater Studies and the Nicholas School of the Environment and others. 10am-6pm, Page Aud., West Campus. Free. Duke Arts Festival 2012 Submission Deadline for ready-tohang artwork! Final date for students to submit artwork to the 2012 Duke Arts Festival. Work must be ready for display. Submit at arts.duke.edu/festival. October 20 Chamber Music Master Class. Philip Setzer (Emerson String Quartet). 3:30pm, Nelson Music Rm., East Duke Bldg. Free. How To Build A Forest. (See Oct. 19) 11am-7pm. October 21 How To Build A Forest. (See Oct. 19) Noon-8pm. Organ Recital Series Concert. Performing on the Flentrop organ, Douglas Cleveland has dazzled audiences throughout the world with his “keyboard wizardry.“ 5pm, Duke Chapel. Free. October 22 The Oath. A documentary by Laura Poitras. Part of the Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Filmmaker Series. 7pm, Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. Free.
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