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In a swing state like North Carolina, student volunteers serve as the vanguard for the presidential campaigns. The campaigns of President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have each sought the youth vote. Given that college students are often apathetic in elections, it falls to the work of recruiting offices and dedicated volunteers to get students to the polls, said Tori Bragg, director for the North Carolina Young Americans for Romney. Both Duke Democrats and Duke College Republicans have, nonetheless, secured a steady number of volunteers to increase election awareness. “In North Carolina, the volunteer hours go a long way,” said sophomore David Winegar, president of Duke Democrats. “The race is still really close—every single vote counts.” The upcoming election is a critical one for young adults due to the issues at stake, said Charly Norton, spokesperson for Obama for America. She cited health
Hoping to rebound from a horrific collapse against Virginia Tech last weekend, Duke will need to take down a familiar foe to seal its bowl eligibility. But to make history vs. this weekend, the Blue Devils will first have to break a longstanding drought with their ToSaturday 7:00 p.m. bacco Road rivals. Wallace Wade Duke will square off with North Carolina Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium at 7 p.m. in the annual battle for the Victory Bell. The team’s mantra—back to business. “Obviously, [the loss] was like a slap in the face. Just to get us back grounded, I think we were getting into the clouds a little bit with all the success we were having,” defensive end Kenny Anunike said. “We’re definitely back to where we need to be. We’re still 5-2. That’s a great record right now especially in the state, in the conference and in the nation. A lot of
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Members of the Duke community line up to cast their ballots on the first day of on-campus early voting. Early voting will take place in the Old Trinity Room through Nov. 3.
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On college rankings: Q&A with Robert Morse Robert Morse, director of data research at U.S. News and World Report, has led the magazine’s signature education rankings soon after their inception in 1983. He now manages the entire higher education rankings, including those for national universities, liberal arts colleges and graduate and professional schools. The Chronicle’s Yeshwanth Kandimalla spoke with Morse about his work, the importance of the rankings today and Duke’s place over the years. The Chronicle: How did the rankings originate, and how did you become involved in developing and compiling them? Robert Morse: They origi-
nated in the early 1980s from a simplistic survey. I didn’t work on them for the very first year or two years. Doing them originally was not my idea. When we were a newsweekly magazine, we thought of doing a small feature, using a very simplistic methodology. From the first year in 1983, it evolved from a simplistic methodology to becoming the more sophisticated one we have right now. It has taken a life of its own way what we originally envisioned. TC: If you were a senior applying to college, how would you use the rankings? RM: If I were a senior, I would
use them depending on how much I achieved in high school and my academic profile.... Let’s assume that I wasn’t a top performing student with only passing interest in the rankings... The scope of where I go may be limited to regional universities, and it would be smart to look at the data and get some conception. But I probably wouldn’t be that focused on the rankings. If I had really top credentials, I’d probably care about the rankings. But I’d want them to be just one factor. Hopefully I wouldn’t make my decisions just based on the rankings.
cant shortcoming in the rankings methodology? RM: The most significant shortcoming is that what we can’t measure is important. Duke is a very complex institution. The rankings can only measure a few things. They simplify a school into one number. Those variables are what’s available. That it simplifies complex institutions into a number is certainly the biggest shortcoming. I don’t think the public understands false precision because schools that are close in their rankings aren’t that different. TC: Have the rankings contributed to increased application
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“I went to a number of women’s groups and said, ‘Can you help us find folks?’ And they brought us whole binders full of women.” —Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks about women’s issues Tuesday evening during the second presidential debate. In a discussion about gender equality in the workforce, Romney lauded his own efforts to hire women to his cabinet when he was the governor of Massachusetts. The comment sparked an onslaught of internet parodies.
Oct. 20 — Belmont, Ohio Paul Ryan will attend a rally. Oct. 22 — Boca Raton, Fla. The third and final presidential debate will take place at Lynn University.
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Oct. 18 —“The best way to save Medicare is to repeal Obamacare,” Paul Ryan told a crowd of supporters during a “victory rally.” He focused on the future of Medicare under a Romney-Ryan administration.
Democratic candidate Walter Dalton, the current lieutenant governor, served as a county attorney for 20 years before turning to the North Carolina Senate where he served six terms. In office, Dalton led the education committee, where he advocated for raising teacher standards and pay, reducing class sizes and providing more funding for community colleges Walter Dalton and universities across the state. He authored the Innovative Education Act, a program where students can receive their high school diploma and two years of college credit in five years. The New York Times called the program a “model for the nation.” He also established the Joining Our Businesses and Schools commission—a nationally recognized program that partners businesses and schools to retool education programs. Dalton is a firm believer in increased funding for community colleges and universities and increased teacher pay. “The state’s economic success will depend on how well we align our public education system with our job needs,” he states in his education platform. To improve the quality and affordability of higher education, he will establish a loan program that assists working students as they take one to two college courses, and will fund public colleges based on performance—how many degrees are obtained—rather than the number of students enrolled. On jobs, he plans to support businesses that produce goods in North Carolina rather than overseas and promote job training in growth industries like nursing and allied health, biotechnology and military contracts. On social issues, he supports legal abortion and same-sex civil unions.
Just 18 days are left until Election Day, when Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory will go head to head with Walton Dalton. McCrory served as mayor of Charlotte for an unprecedented seven terms, where he tackled issues such as economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public safety and education. Under his leadership, Pat McCrory the city saw a reduction in the property tax and crime. Chair of the Republican Mayors Association and appointed as the president to the Homeland Security Advisory Committee, McCrory is recognized as a leader in economic, transportation and homeland security issues. Fixing the state’s economy is a priority on McCrory’s agenda, which he plans to do by modernizing the tax code to spur job creation, productivity and innovation; reforming education; establishing a long-term vision for transportation and infrastructure to support economic expansion and making government more responsive to business. McCrory is also a firm advocate of educational reform and establishing more charter schools, online educational options and a required reading level for fourth graders. If elected, he plans to improve higher education by helping students acquire the skills— whether through liberal arts or technical training—to complete degrees and lead successful careers. He will also integrate resources across college campuses and expand technological use to make college more affordable. On social issues, McCrory opposes abortion and same-sex marriage. He opposes Obama’s recent health care plan and supports a lower personal income tax. McCrory advocates for energy independence and an increase in investment in energy resources.
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On documentaries: Q&A with Sharmeen Chinoy by Kelly Scurry THE CHRONICLE
Filmmaker Sharmeen ObaidChinoy won Pakistan’s first Oscar for her 2012 documentary Saving Face, which received the honor for Best Documentary-Short Subject. The film chronicled acid attacks on women in Pakistan. Chinoy’s films, focus on issues affecting women and children. Chinoy spoke to The
Chronicle’s Kelly Scurry prior to a viewing of her upcoming film “Ho Yaqeen” Thursday, which was sponsored by the Pakistani Student Association. The Chronicle: How would you describe your work? Sharmeen Chinoy: I’m a social justice documentary filmmaker that focuses on human
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rights, gender inequality and minority rights. I’ve worked in over 10 countries and made six films. All of my films have been on stations in the United States, Britain, Canada, France and Germany. I did a lot of work on PBS Frontline, HBO, Discovery Channel and Channel 4 [in the United Kingdom]. TC: Why did you choose to focus on women’s and children’s issues? SC: I’m partly driven to marginalized groups that don’t have voices. Women and children voices often get brushed aside, and I think there are issues we must discuss. If we never have the difficult conversations about these problems, we will never find the solutions.
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TC: What led you into documentary filmmaking? SC: I was a senior at Smith College when 9/11 happened, and I was writing for a variety of papers in the United States and Canada, and I noticed there were not many voices going into Afghanistan and Pakistan that knew little about the issue. In December 2001, I went to Pakistan and the first thing that struck me was the number of children that were Afghanis. Many
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MORSE from page 1 numbers at certain schools? RM: There have been studies that have shown that, to a limited degree, they do. Other events at certain schools have more of an impact. When a school—some schools that aren’t well known—do well in basketball, such as George Mason University, they are not highly ranked in our rankings, and they get a surge of applications. When schools go from not using the [Common Application] to using it, they see a surge because it’s easier for students to apply. I think there are external factors, but in some cases it can have an impact. TC: Do these surges in applications increase a college’s selectivity and boost its ranking? RM: No, the acceptance rate counts only 1.5 percent in the final score. You would have to see a 30 to 40 percent
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change in the acceptance rate to change the rankings. I’ll pick on George Mason or Butler University. If the applicant pool changed in the sense that their average SAT and high school class standing changed, then the ranking would change. If it’s more of the same type of applicant, then it wouldn’t really change the rankings. TC: Does the magazine receive a big revenue boost from the rankings? If so, how much? RM: It’s certainly the most visible product that U.S. News does. A vast percent of people are seeing them for free online, so the revenue is not from people paying to see the national university rankings. It’s the companies or people or schools that are buying ads—there is a surge in sponsorships and banner ads online. It gets half the web traffic. It’s the company’s biggest brand—it’s what people most associate U.S. News with.
TC: Is there a qualitative explanation for Duke’s pattern in the rankings? RM: The fact that Duke has been able to stay in a relatively narrow range of the top-10 schools shows its consistency over the years. Certainly the third place [in 1997] is a peak, but I’m not sure why. It’s hard to make the top 10, from a statistical perspective. When your numbers are that high with retention or your classes sizes are so small, it’s hard to have that much higher of a reputation. Thus, schools in the top 10 maintain it, and it’s very difficult for a school in the 20th range to break into the higher ranks. TC: What is the vetting process for data you receive from schools? Has it ever been adjusted after major revelations of misleading data provided by the school— most recently at Emory University? RM: We have a vetting process, but with Emory or Claremont McKenna [Col-
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lege], they did it in the way that couldn’t be cross-checked. They were smart enough that they had to report the same falsified data to multiple agencies. U.S. News checked against the federal government website, and we check a lot of the data external resources. [But] we don’t have the reach to audit. It would be impossible to cross-check if you found the same falsified data.... We’re hoping that people get to a point where they decide that it’s not worth it. TC: Is there a difference in reporting requirements between public and private institutions? RM: There are lot more reporting requirements for public schools. There are many reports that they have to file for the state. At the federal level, if you received Pell Grants, you have to do mandatory filings. The private schools don’t have to do that.... [The University of Illinois College of Law], which is a public school, was falsifying data. The recent ones related the U.S. News rankings, such as Emory, Claremont McKenna and Iona University, have been all private. In general, institutions are betraying themselves if they preach high ethical standards. But there are individuals in the process, and they—for whatever reason— may not have those standards. Some of this is human weakness. TC: Are there discernible differences in student experience between schools that are close together in the rankings. such as Duke compared to the schools above it in the top 10? RM: There are only slight differences in schools in the top 10. There are meaningful differences between a school that’s ranked 10 and 25. If you’re getting between 10 and 15 places, you’re getting a meaningful difference. There is a more recent phenomenon, with the surge of Chinese students coming to the United States. Rankings matter in East Asian countries. They really care. We’re actually more popular as a product in China because of the importance of rankings. If you’re an international student, you’re paying full and probably not getting any aid. You want to make sure you’re going to a good school for that money.
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CINOY from page 3 parents had sent their children to Pakistan after the U.S. invasion in October. I felt the story about the impact of the war on the next generation of Afghans had not been told. I went back to the United States and wrote a proposal that I sent to 18 news organizations soliciting support. I got a lot of nos. Then I heard about the new president of New York Times Television, which had started a new venture online. Next thing I knew, The New York Times had hired me, and I was on my way to Pakistan. TC: What about your life prepared you for your career? SC: I was a person of two worlds—I was born in Pakistan but educated in the United States. It gave me a window into the developed and developing world that I could bring stories from one part of the world into the other TC: How did your films attract an Academy Award and an Emmy? SC: I think over the course of my career I won some big awards—the Alfred DuPontColumbia Award and the Livingston Award for International Reporting. I felt my work has highlighted work that hasn’t been seen before and the fact that I bring views from a different part of the world, such
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as Children of the Taliban, that were brought to television for the first time [led to the awards]. TC: Have any of your films been shown in Pakistan? SC: The films I have done recently have aired in Pakistan. The reason is that there isn’t a market for documentaries in Pakistan, and I make films around the world, not necessarily in Pakistan. TC: How has your work been received in Pakistan? SC: It’s been fairly positive because it was Pakistan’s first Academy Award. Of course there were some right-wing voices that said I should focus on other countries with similar issues rather than Pakistan. Whenever you have a conversation about difficult issues there will always be voices that say no. It has given me a platform to bring issues to Pakistan in films for the first time. After winning the Academy Award, I partnered with Coca-Cola to make six shows about pressing problems in Pakistan for television audiences. Coca-Cola bought airtime on sixteen channels. TC: What is your mission? SC: I think my mission is to bring awareness, make people uncomfortable to know they live in a world with these issues and to start conversations because people will know how to solve
those issues. TC: Do you think U.S. viewers have learned about Afghanistan and Pakistan through your films? SC: I think it’s fairly successful because my work has gained prominence and I have been fortunate to see my shows on primetime and after airing I have received emails and questions that show people are listening. TC: Have you begun thinking about future projects yet? SC: I am doing several projects. One is about people around the world who gave up violence and what prompted them to do that and how they convince others to do the same. It’ll take another year and a half to complete it. TC: What do you want to see as your legacy? SC: I think I really would like people to look back and say I provided daylight about issues affecting the [Middle East] today. TC: Do you have any advice for aspiring filmmakers? SC: It’s so easy today in the digital world to make a film. You don’t even need a distributor because you have YouTube. Many young people worry that they don’t have the funding to make a film. All you need is a point and shoot camera and a good story.
VOLUNTEER from page 1 care reform, the Pell Grants and the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as especially relevant to college students and recent graduates. Junior Taylor Imperiale, president of Duke College Republicans, noted that enthusiasm for Obama among young people has decreased since the 2008 campaign, when the president enjoyed a substantial advantage in the youth vote. “There is a lot of momentum on our side,” Imperiale said. “Conservative and independent students are volunteering because they’ve been disappointed by the results of the last four years and are looking for a change.” Recruitment for the Obama campaign has also been successful by involving students in leadership roles through fellowship programs such as the Fall Organizing Fellowship, Norton said. Obama for America has volunteer organizing teams on 22 college campuses in North Carolina. Bragg noted that regional offices also play a major role in organizing and mobilizing local volunteers for the Romney campaign. The liberal views held by
many college students have not posed a major obstacle to recruitment for the Romney campaign, she added. “There’s actually been a significant rise in interest in a more conservative tax plan,” Bragg said. “Students have seen their friends and family lose jobs or not be able to find jobs after graduation. They’re excited to see a change in the administration.” Volunteers on both sides find themselves increasingly busy as the election draws nearer. Approximately 20 Romney volunteers will be going into Durham to make phone calls and knock on doors this weekend, Imperiale said, adding that the group will participate in three public discussions about the election, including a debate with the Duke Democrats Nov. 1. In addition to their recent rally on the plaza, volunteers for Obama plan on hosting a number of on-campus events in the weeks leading up to the election, Winegar said. “Most of the people at Duke right now didn’t get to vote for President Obama in 2008,” Winegar noted. “Now in college, as they’ve become more politically aware, people have started to want to get involved. They want to win this thing.”
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Top recruits visiting campus highlight the festivities for the annual season-opening event by Brady Buck THE CHRONICLE
Each year, Countdown to Craziness is one of the grandest stages of the season, allowing the program to sell itself with a rock-show-like performance. The magnitude of this season’s kickoff ceremony, however, separates itself from most years. The Blue Devil coaching staff will host one of its most star-studded recruit lineups in recent memory—Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Theo Pinson of the 2014 class, as well as sophomore Karl Towns. Since all of the nation’s other top programs held their Midnight Madness celebrations last Friday, Duke has the luxury of less competition for hosting five-star recruits in its season-opening event. Jones—the No. 1 point guard and No. 2 overall player in the class of 2014 according to ESPN.com—is making his first trip to the Duke campus. The 6-foot-1 point guard possesses an uncanny feel for the game, a unique ability to make his teammates better and is capable of taking over games himself with his diverse scoring arsenal. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been in hot pursuit of Jones for quite some time and even opted to forgo recruiting 2013 point guards altogether in hopes of bringing the Minnesota product to Durham to be the team’s lead guard of the future. Jones’ close friend, Okafor—the top-
ranked power forward and No. 3 overall player in the class of 2014—will make his second unofficial visit to Duke this weekend. At 6-foot-10 and 270 pounds, the Chicago native is one of the premier post players in all of high school basketball due to his NBA size, impeccable low-post footwork and great shooting touch around the basket. Usually package deals in recruiting rarely transpire, but Jones and Okafor might be the exception to the rule. On numerous occasions, the two have publicly stated their desire to play with one another at the next level, further illustrating the importance of the two’s time together this weekend. “There’s been some talk about these two kids legitimately having the kind of relationship where they might go to school together,” ESPN senior recruiting analyst Dave Telep said. “If you get Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor, you have two key components to winning a national championship.” From nearby High Point, N.C., Pinson— the No. 2 small forward and No. 8 overall player in the class—rounds out the juniors attending. Living in close proximity to the school has allowed the versatile 6-foot-6 wing to visit campus multiple times throughout his high school career. The athletic slasher is also strongly considering local rivals N.C. State and North Carolina. Last, but certainty not least is Towns—
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This will be the Crazies only chance this season to see Rodney Hood, who is redshirting after transferring. the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2015. The sophomore is as seasoned as an underclassmen could possibly be and Krzyzewski knows that first-hand after coaching against the 6-foot-11 combo forward a few months ago. Playing for the Dominican Republic national team this summer gave Towns the unique opportunity to face off against Krzyzewski’s U.S. national team in a July exhibition game with the Americans preparing for the Olympics. Against the NBA’s best, the 16-year-old Towns finished
with three points, two rebounds and an assist in 9:24 of action. This weekend will be Towns’ second unofficial visit to Duke since August, which seemingly puts the Blue Devils in an ideal starting position to court the New Jersey product in the coming years. Getting these four highly touted prospects to visit Friday night promises to be a pivotal step in the recruitment of each. SEE COUNTDOWN ON PAGE 11
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This was not how it was supposed to end. For the seven Blue Devils recognized on senior night, this final conference game was supposed to be Duke’s first win against No. 7 North Carolina since 2005. But a goal early in each half by the Tar Heels condemned the No. 6 Blue Devils to a 2-0 loss at home 2 against their ToUNC bacco Road rivals. DUKE 0 North Carolina (9-34, 5-2-1 in the ACC) has never lost at Koskinen Stadium. “I’ll take the blame on this myself. I didn’t inspire my team like Carolina. I thought Carolina was much more inspired. They played much harder. I thought the best team won today’s game,” Duke head coach Robbie Church said. “Our seniors played extremely hard, but some of our kids didn’t play as well as we’re capable of playing. My job is to get them to play at the highest level that they’re able to, and today we didn’t play at that level.” Although Laura Weinberg, the ACC’s leading scorer, was on the bench with all seven members of the senior class starting the game, the Blue Devils (11-4-2, 5-3-2) came out controlling the possession early in the game. Redshirt Junior Callie Simpkins, who started after being honored as part of the senior class, had Duke’s first shot but her header was easily claimed by Tar Heel goalkeeper Adelaide Gay. In the
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After that, North Carolina pressured Duke and stopped the Blue Devils from playing their possession game. The Tar Heels’ speed posed a threat on the break throughout the game, yet most of North Carolina’s nine shots in the first half were from distance. The Blue Devils would not register another shot in the period. Duke had a strong penalty claim turned down soon after Morris’ goal, but the shouts for a handball were disregarded by
Sitting one game below a .500 winning percentage in overall and ACC play, Duke resumes conference play against a strong Boston College squad, which has seen success both in and out of conference play this season. The Blue Devils (5BC 6-1, 2-3-1 in the ACC), vs. hoping to build off Duke solid performances against No. 1 Maryland and Presbyterian, will Friday, 7 p.m. face the Eagles (7-4Koskinen Stadium 3, 2-1-2) in a crucial home match at Koskinen stadium Friday night. Boston College defeated Duke 2-1 last year in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. Duke goal keeper James Belshaw, who earned his third shutout of the season against Presbyterian, ranks second in the ACC this season with an .807 save percentage. He will play an integral role against the Eagles, who rank third in the ACC in shots with 72 so far this season. Boston College forward Charlie
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Kim DeCesare said UNC was able to exploit Duke’s weaknesses in its 2-0 defeat Thursday night. 10th minute, however, North Carolina had the game’s first breakthrough. On a counterattack, the Tar Heels’ Katie Bowen broke down the right flank, and she was able to put in a cross towards the center of the box. Maria Lubrano beat her defender to the ball and laid if off to Meg Morris, who strode up to rifle the ball into the bottom corner of the Blue Devil goal with Tara Campbell well beaten. “They got the goal against the run of play, and Meg did a great job. She took it and finished it very well,” Church said.
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The Blue Devils are back in Durham for the rest of the season, and it couldn’t come at a better time. The No. 24 Blue Devils (6-9, 0-4) will face the California Golden Bears (5-7) in their second-to-last game of the season Friday at Jack Katz Stadium. “We’re looking Cal forward to returning vs. home after a couple No. 24 of weeks on the road,” Duke head coach Pam Bustin said. “We’ve been Friday, 6 p.m. playing some good Jack Katz Stadium hockey. Now we really just need to put it all together so we can get the result we want.” The result Duke is looking for—postseason play—has a greater chance at coming to fruition now that they are playing on home turf. The Blue Devils face the Golden Bears after splitting games against James Madison and Old Dominion last weekend. After beating James Madison 1-0 on sophomore forward Martine Chichizola’s first goal of the season, Duke fell to the Lady Monarchs 3-2 in a tight contest. Despite the split weekend and tough loss to Old Dominion, Bustin emphasized that the Blue Devils are ready to build on the “good hockey” they have been playing as of late. “We’ve had some moments of great stuff,” Bustin said. “But we really need to lock down the things we’ve been working on in practice and bring [them] into the competition and into the match this weekend.” The Golden Bears travel to Durham after
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Duke goalkeeper Lauren Blazing has only given up more than two goals once this season. splitting games against Pacific last weekend. In a 5-0 win Friday, freshman goalkeeper Joelle van Hoorn notched her fourth shutout of the season, while sophomore midfielder Lara Kruggel scored all five goals. California played Pacific again Sunday, falling 2-1 on Kruggel’s sixth goal of the weekend. Kruggel leads California with 15 goals on the season—11 more than any other Golden Bear—and was named last week’s NorPac West Offensive Player of the Week. “California will be a great matchup,” Bustin said. “They have some newcomers on their team, and they’re starting to find their rhythm as well.” Duke will counter with sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Blazing, who notched her
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Much of the hype surrounding Countdown to Craziness this weekend centers on the four elite men’s basketball recruits visiting Duke for the festivities. But they will be joined by four of the top women’s basketball recruits, who will soak in some of the crazy Friday night. Class of 2013 recruits Oderah Chidom and Kianna Holland will make their way down to Durham and will be joined by 2014 prospects Brianna Turner and Azura Stevens. Holland, a 5-foot-9 point guard and the No. 22 recruit in the nation according to ESPN, has already verbally committed to the Blue Devils, and is joined in the class by Rebecca Greenwell. Chidom, the nation’s No. 10 recruit, is a 6-foot-3 forward from California touted for her ability to effortlessly run the floor and finish near the hoop. This will be her official visit. But the gem of the weekend might be current high school junior Turner, the No. 2 recruit in her class. Another 6-foot-3 forward, she is visiting unofficially and is thought to have the highest upside in the class of 2014 due to her length, strength and speed. Stevens, also making an unofficial visit, is the tallest of the players visiting at 6-foot5, and is from nearby Cary, N.C.
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Looking to rebound after a tough loss to Wake Forest Tuesday, Duke faces two ACC opponents on the road this weekend. The Blue Devils (11-10, 2-7 in the ACC) will face Virginia (6-14, 0-9) Friday at Memorial Gymnasium before taking on Virginia Tech (11-8, 4-5) Saturday at Cassell Coliseum. Although Duke has struggled in ACC play this season, the team has experienced much success against both Virginia and Virginia Tech in recent memory. The Blue Devils have won 13 straight matches against the Cavaliers dating back to October 2005 and are 24-2 alltime against the Hokies. Virginia snapped an eight-match losing streak Tuesday with a 3-2 victory against James Madison. The Cavalier attack is led by junior Tori Janowski, who has recorded a team-high 177 kills on the season. To counter, Duke will rely on the defensive prowess of libero Ali McCurdy, who is the ACC’s leader in digs and totaled 27 in Tuesday’s loss to Wake Forest. The Hokies have cooled down considerably since their 11-4 start, dropping four consecutive matches in ACC play. They will face Wake Forest Friday before taking on the Blue Devils. Virginia Tech will rely heavily on sophomore middle blocker Kathryn Caine, who ranks third in the ACC with a .420 hitting percentage. Following the road trip, Duke will return to Cameron Indoor Stadium next weekend for home matches with in-state rivals North Carolina and N.C. State Friday and Saturday.
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The No. 6 Blue Devils (11-4-1) will look to bounce back from a disappointing senior night loss in their final game of the season against non-conference opponent Francis Marion (6-8-1) 2 p.m. Sunday at Koskinen Stadium. The Patriots are winless on the road Francis and the break from the grueling ACC Marion schedule will allow Duke to build some vs. confidence and momentum in anticipation of the conference tournament No. 6 the following week. Duke This non-conference match is late in SUNDAY, 2 p.m. the season due to the Blue Devils’ conKoskinen Stadium secutive byes at the end of the regular season conference schedule. Although this game will not affect Duke’s seeding in the conference tournament, the Blue Devils cannot afford another loss, especially one against an unranked opponent, if they hope for a high seed in the NCAA tournament. Duke’s previous losses have all been against ranked teams. Francis Marion has scored a mere 25 goals this season, just over half of Duke’s 48 goals for 2012. The Patriots are led by Elizabeth Asare and Yasmin Bunter with six goals each. Francis
COUNTDOWN from page 6 “Midnight Madness is something that Duke makes a priority,” Telep said. “And it’s worked well for them in the past.” Recruits and fans alike will have much to look forward to Friday night. The intra-squad scrimmage will be the first and only chance this season to see Rodney Hood, who transferred to Duke from Mississippi State this summer and will be forced to sit out the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Additionally, freshmen Rasheed Sulaimon and Amile Jefferson will make their career debuts. After redshirting last year, Alex Murphy is another player that the Blue Devil
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Laura Weinberg, the ACC’s leading scorer, will look to get the Duke offense back on track after a scoreless output against North Carolina. Marion also has conceded 32 goals compared to the 23 that the Blue Devils have let in. After the loss on her senior night, Blue Devil forward Kim DeCesare spoke of how the emotions after the game against the Tar Heels will light a fire under the team and they will come out stronger in future games. Francis Marion may be a chance for Duke to take out its frustrations. faithful is anxious to see in action. And the Cameron Crazies will get their first glimpse of a healthy Quinn Cook at the starting point guard position. After suffering a stress fracture in the second left metatarsal of his left foot last week, Marshall Plumlee remains in a walking boot and will not play in the scrimmage. Senior guard Seth Curry, who is dealing with a leg injury, will be limited. As a fanfare spectacle, Countdown to Craziness will likely have little, if any, influence on the outcome of this season for the Blue Devils. It does, however, provide quality entertainment, dunks galore and the celebration of a new season. And even though tonight’s event may not impact hanging banners in Cameron Indoor Stadium this season, it could very well do so in years to come.
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W. SOCCER from page 6 referee Andrew Chapin. “There’s no question it was [a handball],” Church said. “The refs have a tough job, they have to make a quick judgment…. It would have been nice to have that opportunity, but we didn’t get the call. There was still a lot of time left on the clock. That didn’t cost us the game.” The second half began with a tactical change from the Blue Devils, playing both Kelly Cobb and Kim DeCesare at the forward positions. This change produced more shots in the half, but quality chances were few for Duke. With eight minutes played in the second half, the Tar Heels doubled their lead. A lofted free kick from the center of the field was not cleared by the Blue Devils and Summer Green centered the ball from the goal line
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for Kealia Ohai to tap in. “I think they really exposed our weaknesses: they spread us apart, they got between us and they were able to finish the few chances that they had,” redshirt junior Kim DeCesare said. “We both had few chances but with them being able to finish those chances and us not really creating enough was how they got to us.” At that point, Duke went on the offensive in search for that first goal to get back in the game, but the Tar Heel defense held firm to deliver Duke its third blank sheet of the season. It was also the first time the Blue Devils have been outshot this year. “I didn’t think we were really dangerous. I didn’t see a lot of explosiveness in some of our players especially on the attack. I thought we slowed it down instead of really going at them when we had a chance to. It’s a disappointing per-
formance. I’m disappointed in myself, not getting our team to play at the level we’re capable of playing,” Church said. “The bottom line is that when we play a team like this we’ve got to be motivated and we’ve got to play better.” The result drops Duke out of a certain home game in the ACC tournament quarterfinals, and the Blue Devils now wait for the remainder of the league to complete their conference schedules to find out their seeding in the conference tournament. “We never want to feel like this again. So with that in mind we’re going to come out for every game that much harder. Every loss I think adds a little to the edge we have on us,” DeCesare said. “We played tough today, we played hard but there are still things that we need to do better in order to come out and win the ACC tournament.”
M. SOCCER from page 6 Rugg, who leads the Eagles in goals and points with five and 14, respectively, will be the focal point of Duke’s defense. Sebastien Ibeagha and freshman defender Zach Mathers have combined for five goals and five assists, bringing offense from the defensive end. Mathers is the only Duke player to play every minute of the season. Duke has a perfect record this season when scoring two goals in a game as compared to scoring just one with a record of 1-4-0. For Duke to score more than one goal, the front line will need to improve, which could happen with the return of freshman forward Luis Rendon to the lineup. The Blue Devils have relied on strong play in set pieces to score. Duke has scored five goals off corner kicks this season due to strong service from players such as Mathers and midfielder Ryan Thompson. The Blue Devils will look to diversify their offensive repertoire to beat Eagle keeper Justin Luthy, who has four shutouts. The Blue Devils were able to control possession against Presbyterian and tally 23 shots throughout the game. Defender Alex Saucuic netted his first career goal in the game, helping Duke rebound from a 2-1 loss to the top-ranked Terrapins.
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hen I was growing up, I spent a large part people. As time passed and I grew older, that exof my summers glued to the chair in front pectation faded into a hope that they wouldn’t disof the TV, anxious to catch up on all the appoint me, even though I had a nagging fear that quality American programming I missed during they eventually would. the school year. My interests were confined mostly My favorite athlete growing up was Michael Jorto Nickelodeon, when it had “Legdan, a choice I’m sure was shared ends of the Hidden Temple,” “All by many other children of the ’90s. That” and “Kenan and Kel”—back I knew he didn’t have the greatest when it was actually, you know, good. personality, but I was willing to overOccasionally, my focus would stray look it because of his incredible, into the Tour de France, and I would imitable skills. But when he used his end up watching a stage or two. This Basketball Hall of Fame induction wasn’t because of any great love for speech as an opportunity to call out cycling or the French countryside, jordan siedell everyone who had ever wronged him, but because I had heard about this mock his own children for their inguy named Lance Armstrong who had words, lines and life ability to live up to his legend and exbeaten cancer and then came back to pose his insatiable ego to the world, win the Tour again and again. I watched the Tour the nagging fear in my mind was realized. His tranto watch him dominate. He was an inspiring figure. scendence on the basketball court was no longer He was someone to look up to. enough to hide his personal shortcomings. This week, Armstrong’s contract with Nike, I hoped that Armstrong would be different. I which had lasted more than a decade, was terminat- hoped that this man who had suffered from cancer ed. (Nike is actually only one of over half a dozen was actually able to be a clean champion in argusponsors that have dropped Armstrong in the past ably the dirtiest sport in the world. It wasn’t easy week.) Additionally, Armstrong stepped down as to accept the truth that finally emerged, but there the chair of Livestrong, the cancer foundation that was no point in denying it either. It’s true that he has raised about half a billion dollars for cancer has made an undeniable impact in the fight against research. His departure came in the wake of the cancer, but it’s also true that his efforts were due U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s disclosure of evidence in part to things other than his own blood, sweat implicating Armstrong in the use of performance and tears. enhancing drugs during all seven of the Tours that Luckily, my heroes aren’t limited to the people he won. Although Armstrong denies ever having I read about on ESPN or watch on “SportsCenter.” cheated, he has already been stripped of his Tour I try my best not to forget about the people that titles and his name has joined the lengthy and igno- make my life better on a daily basis just by being minious list of professional cyclists who used drugs who they are, like my parents, my siblings and my to get ahead in their sport. One example of how friends. Those are the types of people worth lookprevalent cheating is in cycling: Tour officials are ing up to, and luckily we all have them in our lives, unsure which racers they can present Armstrong’s despite what we may occasionally think. Our famivacated titles to, as nearly all of the seven runners- lies and friends and other normal, unassuming up to Armstrong during his championship run had people we encounter who do great things are just inspired suspicions of drug scandals of their own. as worthy of being put on the pedestals that athTo be honest, I can’t say I was surprised. In the letes and celebrities currently occupy, if not more past few years, I’ve seen numerous professional so. Lance Armstrong let a lot of people down, inathletes exposed as cheaters. To say that the use of cluding me. But maybe this was just another sign performance enhancing drugs isn’t a part of our that it’s time to stop looking to people like him to sports culture is to deny the reality of the world we be our heroes. As kids, we didn’t know any better live in. Heroes become villains overnight. Legacies than to watch him race and marvel without quesbecome tarnished forever. tioning how he did it. Now, as adults, we have the As a kid, I never really expected my heroes to let power to make sure that the people that we look up me down. The athletes I saw on TV and the stars to actually deserve our admiration. that I saw in movies seemed like the coolest people ever. I always had the expectation that they were Jordan Siedell is a Trinity senior. His column runs too noble, too skilled, too good to fall victim to every other Friday. You can follow Jordan on Twitter @ the temptations and flaws that undermine normal JSiedell.
t’s been years since I’ve done it, and yet I can remember it like it was yesterday. The paper. The pencil. The dots. I am talking about connect the dots, the game that was the staple of my obsessive-compulsive childhood. For me, there was nothing more satisfying than sitting down with a warm glass of milk, adjusting my perpetually lopsided glasses, and opening up my big book of connect-the-dot games. I would carefully lead my pencil from numbered dot addie navarro to numbered dot until the chocoholism jumble of dots turned into a beautifully outlined image ready to be colored in. Chaos into order. Life was a simple and lovely thing. As I’ve grown up, I’ve realized a few disappointing things that frustrate my inner control freak. First, life is kind of unpredictable. Second, I am not psychic (though … really I am). And third, I can’t control other people’s thoughts and beliefs (but I sure can try! Muahaha). In all seriousness, it makes me extremely uncomfortable not knowing how my life will play out based on certain decisions that I make. I’d love it if someone could just tell me how my life will be affected by my choices. There are so many potential realities, and my decisions and actions determine which diverging path I take. Will I be a famous author? Will I be a hobo? Will I take the right path? Make the right choice? So. Much. Anxiety. So by now we’ve established a couple of things: I have control issues, and life is a foggy abyss that we must constantly navigate using only a match. That’s depressing, and this is supposed to be a column on happiness. Worry not, I’m getting to it. In 2005, Steve Jobs delivered an excellent and inspiring commencement speech at Stanford University (available on YouTube). In it, he gave graduates several valuable suggestions for navigating the abyss that is life. The piece of advice that resonated most with me was his analogy of a game of connect the dots. He said that it is impossible to connect the dots of life looking forward; you can only connect the dots looking retrospectively. It is only through this lens that we are able to see how all the dots—or events, choices, actions, etc.—connected perfectly to lead us to where we are today. In Mr. Job’s speech, he gave an example of how this idea applied to his own life. When he was in college, he randomly took a calligraphy class out of sheer curiosity. Because of this class, he was able to have an eye for aesthetically pleasing fonts that he later applied to his Apple computers. It may be too early to connect too many dots at this point in my life, but I can see how making good grades in high school allowed me to be accepted to this school, or how taking an interesting English class last year led me to enroll in a similar class this semester. People are even better dot connectors. How many times have you thought about the fact that if you had never met a certain person, you may not have met one of your best friends? Well, think about it. It’s nuts. The answer to making the best possible choices that result in the best possible outcomes lies not in our ability to be great planners, but in our ability to listen to our intuitions and act on them. No amount of planning in the world will guarantee a certain reality. Sometimes, things are just out of our control (and trust me, that statement gives me the heebie-jeebies more than anyone). All we can do is make decisions based on what our gut tells us is the right thing for us as individuals, and then just trust that all those choices made through intuition will lead to something great. Someday, we’ll get to play a giant connect the dots game with our lives and see how everything built upon each other in just the right way at just the right time to bring us to the present moment. I can’t wait! And to borrow a bit of wisdom from one of my favorite Pinterest quotations: Everything turns out okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.
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lettertotheeditor Nov. 6 is coming Despite the fevered pitch at which it seems all campaigns have been running for a year now, the election is actually coming. Soon. That also means all of the associated deadlines are coming too. I consider myself a political student, and I have been following the contests since the beginning of the Republican nomination process. I’ve also followed the debates about voter identification, but I did not realize I might be affected. My first taste of this came when I returned from my DukeEngage project and found a new voter’s registration card on my dresser. My mom explained that Florida, my home state, had cleared the voter rolls and re-registered me. Then last week, I went online to order my absentee ballot. After filling out the online form, an error message appeared on my screen saying that my voter’s registration could not be found. I was holding my two-month-old card, and reading a message telling me I was not registered. The whole process to correct the mistake took
five days, and as it turns out, I was, in fact, still registered to vote. To be sure, Florida is not known for having a stellar electoral system, but voting laws and policies are changing throughout the country. The current climate is bad enough that my high school architecture teacher sent out an email encouraging all of his former students to vote, included relevant deadlines, and advised students to update their registrations if they have had any changes of address or names. He closed the email encouraging us to ask him any questions we may have. In a Sept. 27 article for Towerview, it was reported that 36 percent of 18- to 30-year-old voters polled responded that they were “very excited” about voting in the upcoming election. Please visit your county’s Board of Elections website to find out about relevant deadlines. No matter how, or where, you plan to vote, vote. Sarah Bartleson Trinity ’13
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Addie Navarro is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Friday.
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FOOTBALL from page 1 teams can’t say that. We know that we still have a very good team. We had a minor setback but we need to come back this weekend and take it to North Carolina.” The Bell has found a comfortable home in Chapel Hill in recent memory— the Blue Devils (5-2, 2-1 in the ACC) have not defeated the Tar Heels (5-2, 2-1) since 2003, which is the only Duke victory in the teams’ past 22 matchups. “When you play a team as talented as North Carolina you are going to have to play extremely well fundamentally or they’ll make you look bad quickly. You have to block, you have to tackle, you have to do the little things because they have some great weapons on offense and some outstanding talent on defense,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. “It’s a big game. It’s a big game to our players and I’m sure that it more than likely is to theirs as well.” After being burned for four touchdowns of 40 yards or more against Virginia Tech, the Blue Devil defensive unit will be wary of North Carolina’s quick-strike capabilities on offense. As always, the Tar Heels are a threat to score through the air behind the play of junior quarterback Bryn Renner, who has thrown 15 touchdowns and just five interceptions through seven games. But the biggest addition to the North Carolina offense has been the emergence of the running game behind sophomore running back Giovani Bernard. He is the ACC’s leading rusher this season despite missing two games due to injury, averaging 130.4 rushing yards per game. He has rushed for seven touchdowns this season, adding two scores on receptions. Bernard is undoubtedly the key to the
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North Carolina has beaten Duke 21 of the last 22 meetings, including a 37-21 win in Chapel Hill last year. Tar Heel offense—they are 5-0 when their star tailback plays and 0-2 without him. He was instrumental for North Carolina in its past two conference wins against Virginia Tech and Miami, notching 50 carries for 439 yards and three touchdowns. Bernard will be priority number one for the Duke defense, which allowed true freshman J.C. Coleman to run for 183 yards and two scores last week in its
worst performance of the season. “He’s definitely somebody we have to prepare for. He’s a great back, powerful and a good runner. But we’re going to have some answers for him,” Anunike said. “The defensive line‚if we secure our gaps and the secondary is where they need to be—we can make sure we have a handle on him and help us win that game.” Duke and North Carolina have been
squaring off on the gridiron since 1888— back when Duke was Trinity College—but the teams are not used to battling for the Victory Bell this early in the season. Saturday’s matchup marks the 99th meeting between the two schools, but is just the fourth time since 1965 the game has been played before the season’s final weekend. This weekend’s game is the earliest in the season the Blue Devils have faced the Tar Heels since 1926. Although many ACC coaches have voiced that they prefer rivalry games to be played out in the season’s final week, Cutcliffe welcomes this year’s scheduling change. Playing the game before the final week of the season, which takes place on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, allows Duke students to attend the game against its fiercest rival. “I know that traditionalists don’t like that, but I’m all about getting an opportunity to play in front of a home crowd,” Cutcliffe said. “I really don’t care what weekend we play. There’s going to be other good things that happen Thanksgiving weekend.” Cutcliffe hopes the intensity of the rivalry, combined with the Blue Devils’ opportunity to become bowl eligible on their home turf, will create an electric home atmosphere for a difficult conference tilt. The coach hopes a bounceback performance coupled with the home crowd’s energy will bring the Blue Devils their first home victory against North Carolina since 1988. “We’re looking forward to being back home in Wallace Wade,” Cutcliffe said. “I would expect we have an outstanding crowd and with circumstances like they are, I’m looking forward to our students seeing their first North Carolina-Duke game. I want to see them come out in big numbers and would love to see a lot of Duke blue in the stadium.”