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Students can General Petraeus discusses legacy, Syria buy notes with new service by Linda Yu THE CHRONICLE
A new campus enterprise could give students more options for acquiring notes when they miss a class. TakeNote, the newest division of the student entrepreneurial group Campus Enterprises, allows students to buy sets of notes for their classes. The program began servicing its first class this semester, with a note taker sitting in on economics professor Lori Leachman’s Economics 101 course. “The idea behind TakeNote is to answer the question ‘As a student, do I listen to the professor and engage the material and internalize what’s being taught or do I… hurriedly write down as much as I possibly can?’” said junior Harrison Richard, who runs TakeNote. “It’s a much more enjoyable experience to have a dialogue or conversation and to listen intently rather than scribble.” The venture has begun reaching out to other Duke students to become note takers, as seen by a post on the All Duke Facebook page. “We are looking for a team of three note takers,” read the post, which was written by junior Tom Garrambone, one of the leaders of the project. “We will pay a rate of $25 a class for you to simply take down neat, comprehensive notes!” Campus Enterprises runs other sectors on campus, such as Laundrymen—a doorto-door laundry and dry cleaning service. It is a Limited Liability Corporation registered with the state of North Carolina. Each of the group’s 42 members are See TAKENOTE, page 12
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Whether it is military or diplomatic action, retired four-star Army Gen. David Petraeus believes that the United States should send a message to Syria. In the midst of an ongoing debate about the situation in Syria, the former Central Intelligence Agency director spoke to a packed audience in Page Auditorium Wednesday evening—the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Drawing on his experience as a military leader in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Petraeus said the United States should demonstrate to Syria and other
potential aggressor nations that chemical weapons are unacceptable. “It’s a challenging image,” he said of the magnitude of Syria’s chemical weapon stockpile. Over the weekend, Petraeus endorsed the White House’s proposal for military action in Syria. President Barack Obama’s plan to carry out limited strikes would deter other countries, such as Iran and North Korea, from using chemical weapons, he said in a brief written statement. Since Obama’s Saturday statement, Syria has agreed to turn over its chemical weapons for international control.
Petraeus said the offer, orchestrated by the Russian government, could be a viable diplomatic solution. He went as far as to say that the offer was a “lifeline” to the White House, which has been struggling with public and congressional opposition to Obama’s plan. If it succeeds, Russia would be a winner, he added. Either option—military strike or Russia’s solution—would be challenging, though, he noted. Both require an outside force to take out approximately 1,000 tons of chemical weapons and See PETRAEUS, page 4
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MFA candidate explores faith in “Be Still” exhibition by Zathy Zhou THE CHRONICLE
Storefront churches have always been a part of Kristin Bedford’s landscape. On her way to the bus stop or the candy store, she’d see the D.C. church signs, handmade and painted onto windows. Like so many other visuals in her life, these have stayed with her, footnoting themselves into her mind; this Thursday, September 12, is the opening reception for “Be Still: A Storefront Church in Durham.”
Kristin Bedford takes pictures. ‘Makes’ pictures, if you’re from the South. She vaguely recalls a black and white photography book that was somehow connected to a Sanford School of Public Policy, and that’s more or less how she ended up in the MFA program at Duke. After living in Los Angeles for seven years—for love and sunshine—she arrived in Durham a month before her program began. With the memory of a book she read as a religious studies major (Arthur Fauset’s “Black Gods of the
Metropolis”), Bedford set out to investigate what it meant to photograph faith. It started as a series of all-day experiences. She figured out how to visit three or four storefront churches in one day, which was easy enough in a place where church ran all morning, noon and night. She chose one church with a certain Pastor Dubois. “I really liked his disposition. He was charismatic and generous. But he wasn’t dogmatic. There was roominess in his conversation, his dialogue in religion.”
So Bedford went to church from August of 2012 to April of 2013, taking photographs every Sunday. She was introduced in sermons: “This is sister Kristin. If you haven’t had your picture taken by her yet, you will before you leave. She takes pictures of you standing up, praying, against the wall, laying down… She’s there.” Soon, Bedford became a part of the church’s fabric. She never intruded. She See RECESS, page 8
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Nanowire technology holds PBS investigates the legal promise for touchscreens applications of neuroscience by Emma Baccellieri by Sangwon Yun THE CHRONICLE
Future iPads could be a lot cheaper thanks to research conducted by Duke and the University of Pennsylvania. Collaboration between studies conducted by researchers from Duke and UPenn could allow metal nanowire film to be used in future touchscreen technology. Because metal nanowire film is cheaper and applied more quickly, future generations of touchscreen technology could be markedly cheaper. “People have been making transparent conductors from metal nanowires for five or six years in the lab, maybe more,” said Karen Winey, professor of material sciences and engineering at UPenn and co-author of the study. “But they’re not great… Through his synthetic methods and our simulations, I think we’re going to be able to make faster progress to something that’s going to be commercially adopted.” The Duke researchers—who belonged to the lab of Benjamin Wiley, assistant professor of chemistry—began by looking at the structure and properties of metal nanowire film. In particular, the researchers looked at its length and diameter to determine how these variables give rise to the nanowires’ properties. Ultimately, Wiley’s group was able to obtain four data points for the length of the nanowires and two for the width. The limited scope of the data set, however, prevented them from generalizing the properties of nanowires’ other lengths and widths. “We’re growing these crystals in solution,” Wiley said. “You can imagine trying to cook something where you have control of the scale of one-one thousandth of a human hair… Just like in cooking, there’s an inherent randomness, so the same thing happens when we ‘cook’ nanowires.” Enter the Winey Lab. Before the collaboration, the Penn scientists had been working with three-dimensional composites and had begun to adjust their focus to two-dimensional simulations, an area
consistent with Wiley’s work with nanowire films. Duke’s experimental data was able to validate Penn’s computational simulations. “Professor Wiley is attacking that problem by developing new synthetic routes, new ways to synthesize metal nanowires and new ways to fabricate nanowire networks,“ Winey said. “My group has the same goal, but we’re attacking it from a different direction. We are trying to use computational methods to understand or predict what types of wires are going to have the best results.” The partnership gave rise to a model that determined the resistance of nanowire film which will help achieve a refined understanding of metal nanowire networks. “[Winey’s] model is, take some sticks, throw them across the floor, what is the conductivity across that network of sticks?” Wiley explained. “If you think about this sort of situation, what can you vary? We can change the number of sticks, their length and their width.” The research could present commercial applications and reduce the price of touchscreen technology significantly. Current touchscreen technology is very expensive because it uses indium tin oxide, a costly product, Wiley noted. The slow vapor deposition process involved in its application raises costs further. In comparison, metal nanowires are suspended in ink and then coated to surfaces, presenting a liquid coatable alternative. In addition, ITO is fairly brittle, but metal nanowires would allow for flexible touchscreens and solar cells that use flexible conductors. Rose Ritts, executive director of the Duke Office of Licensing and Ventures, said Duke is looking into the commercial applications of this research. “My office is actively involved in finding a partner to commercialize [Wiley’s] technology,” she said.
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Brain scans that can see your thoughts have major ramifications for law and ethics, as shown in a new PBS documentary featuring Duke professors. “Brains on Trial with Alan Alda” investigates how developments in brain scanning could be used in courtrooms—and what the accompanying ethical implications might be. The program’s host, actor Alan Alda, led a discussion on the topic with four Duke professors at the Nasher Museum of Art Wednesday afternoon. “In an increasing number of cases, jurors are starting to hear about neuroscience,” said Nita Farahany, a professor with joint appointments in the School of Law and Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy. Recent technology, notably functional magnetic resonance imaging, allows scientists to monitor a person’s brain activity while he responds to questions—essentially, the program explains, to see inside a person’s mind in order to determine if one is lying. Brain scans could be used for tasks such as verifying alibis and proving facial recognition. But the technology is not being widely used as evidence in courtrooms just yet. “There are some very basic questions we’re still grappling with,” said Ahmad Hariri, professor of psychology and neuroscience and an investigator at the IGSP. Farahany noted that it is possible for a person to “game” the system by focusing their attention elsewhere while answering questions, meaning that the brain scans can not guar-
antee accuracy. But this should not necessarily discredit an fMRI from being used in the courtroom, she said. “It isn’t the objective truth, it’s just one more piece of information,” Farahany said, adding that juries should consider brain scan results as a additional perspective to be viewed in proper context. Members of the panel noted that other forms of evidence—including polygraph tests, fingerprints and eyewitness testimony—also have room for error. “Memories themselves are constantly changing,” Hariri said, noting that this makes any personal recollection imperfect as evidence. There are also ethical questions surrounding the technology, noted panelist Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, the Chauncey Stillman professor of practical ethics. “It’s very scary,” Sinnott-Armstrong said. “It threatens, I think, a very basic sense of privacy.” The panel noted additional junctions of law and neuroscience, such as the potential to identify indications of psychopathy through brain scans as well as the potential ability to determine the neurological maturity of adolescent criminals. “It’s an exciting frontier in brain science,” said Scott Huettel, the Jerry and Patricia Hubbard professor of psychology and neuroscience The first half of “Brains on Trial” aired Wednesday night and the second half will air on September 18 at 10:00 p.m on UNC-TV. The Duke panel discussion will air Thursday at 10:00 p.m. on UNC-TV.
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Kenya—a DukeEngage destination— made international headlines last week when its parliament voted to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court. The country’s unprecedented withdrawal comes at a time when both the country’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto face charges from the Court. Kenyatta and Ruto are accused of orchestrating the bloodshed that followed the 2007 presidential election of Mwai Kibaki, which resulted in more than 1,000 dead and displaced over 600,000 people. The ICC alleges that the two helped orchestrate the tribes’ massacre in order to gain political power. On Sept. 6, Kenya’s parliament voted to stop assisting the Court. Sherryl Broverman, associate professor of the practice of biology, said that she was not worried about the effect that the withdrawal might have on student safety. “What the government of a country does often has little impact on how visitors are treated,” Broverman—who is the president of Women in Secondary Education and Research International, the group that works in collaboration with DukeEngage in Kenya—wrote in an email Wednesday. In 2013, Kenyatta and Ruto joined forces and were elected in a peaceful process. Although the move will not affect the prosecution of Kenyatta and Ruto, it could mean the end of international prosecutions in Kenya.
Senior Andrew Rotolo, who has made three trips to Kenya to study Kenyan political science, said he does not believe Duke students will be affected by the withdrawal. He added that violence is uncommon in the country except during times of political change. “Kenya is moving toward a better spot politically,” he said. “It is still relatively safe to be there.” Broverman noted that the violence that is reported in African countries by the media is often overstated. “The last election was very peaceful, which you wouldn’t know at all from the recent press coverage,” she said. Davis Muthoka, a sophomore who was born and raised in Kenya, saw firsthand the effects of the bloodshed following the 2007 Kenyan election cycle. “I went to an international school, and we had students from all of the tribes in Kenya. Some of the students could not make it to school, and some of them lost relatives,” Muthoka said. Although there has always been tension in the country, the massacre was not happening all over Kenya, Muthoka said. Some regions of the country—which is roughly twice the land area of Nevada— were completely unaffected. “I don’t think much is going to change,” Muthoka said when asked whether Kenya’s withdrawal will affect student safety. Rotolo saw the country’s move to withdraw as political, despite the leaders’ protests that the ICC has acted unfairly See KENYA, page 6
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A better understanding of fungal reproductive mechanisms holds promise for future disease prevention. by Yiyun Zhu THE CHRONICLE
A study that challenges the former understanding of fungal sex could aid scientists in finding treatments for fungal infection. Led by Joseph Heitman–director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and James B. Duke professor and chair— the study found that the sexual reproduction of fungi with others of the same mating type can lead to genetic diversity that is beneficial to the survival of the organism. The study specifically looks at the sexual cycle of Cryptococcus neoforman because it is during this fungi’s reproduction process that infection-causing spores are produced. “If you understand the pathogenesis
of the microbe, it is easier for you to fight it,” said Marianna Feretzaki, a sixth-year graduate student of genetics and genomics in Heitman’s lab and author on the study. Cryptococcus is a pathogen that infects humans with deficiencies in their immune systems, such as HIV and AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients and patients taking steroids. Heitman estimated that there are more than 6,000 deaths each year attributed to Cryptococcus neoforman—about one-third of which are AIDS-associated deaths. Infections are caused by people inhaling the tiny purple spores produced during the fungi’s sexual cycle. See FUNGI, page 12
PETRAEUS from page 1 precursor materials, which are located at more than 40 sites around a country ravaged by civil war. “It’s an enormous task,” he said. “But if it can happen, great.” Petraeus skirted around a question about whether or not America should have assisted rebel forces earlier on in the Syria conflict, posed by political science and public policy professor Peter Feaver, who led the discussion and served as a special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council during the Iraq War. “It’s a regional civil war in a single country,” Petraeus said, adding that there are numerous sides in the war, including several players that the United
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“War hero political ambitions are possible,” Maier said. At the public talk, Petraeus said he “wouldn’t get into” the politics of leaker Edward Snowden and the NSA. He noted, though, that the leaks put U.S. intelligence gathering at risk by exposing crucial tactics. “Snowden signed all the relevant [non-disclosure] documents,” he said. “He’s violated what he signed, and it’s why he’s not coming home.” Petraeus also declined to talk about drone strikes, citing his position as a former CIA director. On the subject of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi exactly one year ago, Petraeus said America has yet to retaliate because of the difficulty of tracking down the perpetrators. “The root of the problem is we don’t have a government to work with in Libya,” he said. Much of the discussion centered around his role in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. When Feaver asked about current violence and discord in Iraq, like his Libya response, Petraeus said some of the issues have to do with local government problems, rather than the fact that the United States pulled out. “People would have loved to see a more substantial structure on the ground,” he said, regarding public opinion on post-war Iraq. Army Reserve Capt. Austin Dufresne, of Raleigh, said he was thrilled to see Petraeus—whom he served under while deployed in Iraq—face-to-face. “Because of his role in the military, he was like a god on the battlefield,” Dufresne said. “To see him in person—it was very exciting.” A graduate of the United States Mili-
tary Academy at West Point, Petraeus served in the military for 37 years, including as the commander of coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and the commander of U.S. Central Command. He was the CIA director for a little over a year until he stepped down November 2012, after it was revealed that he was having an extramarital affair with his biographer. According to Politico, this was Petraeus’ first paid speech since leaving the CIA. The Ambassador Dave and Kay Phillips Family International Lecture, titled “America and the World,” was sponsored by Duke American Grand Strategy, the Sanford School of Public Policy, the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, the Duke Office of Global Strategy and Programs and Duke’s political science department.
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toward African leaders. “They are probably pulling out because they don’t want allegations against them,” he said. “Maybe there is some bit of truth to what they’re saying, but I doubt it.” No matter the reason for the withdrawal, Broverman believes that the political action of the country will not affect the University’s ability to send students to Kenya. “Bottom line, right now this is an issue for Kenyan citizens to be concerned about, but not Duke students except as a teachable moment in understanding postcolonial politics,” she wrote.
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I can’t think of any regular-season game in any American sport that could have the sort of anticipation that Alabama-Texas A&M has. Not any regular season NFL game, not Heat-Thunder, not Ohio State-Michigan. And no, not Duke-North Carolina basketball. In many ways, college football is a spectacle unlike anything else: for one day a week, entire towns are just preparing for the game and a whole other town travels long distances to get there. All of this got me wondering: would I swap the success of the Duke basketball team with that of the Duke football team? Imagine a Duke football team that has won four national championships since 1990 and is seemingly a lock for a BCS game every year. Coach K could even be the coach! In his own words: “I don’t look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.” (Let’s take a second to imagine Coach K the football coach: after four years as the quarterback at Army, Krzyzewski would get a job as an assistant coach at Alabama under the legendary Bear Bryant. There he briefly overlapped with David Cutcliffe, then a student assistant, who would later serve as the offensive coordinator on Coach K’s first two national championship teams at Duke, led by Peyton and Eli Manning.) Back to reality, basketball and football success are not mutually exclusive. In the Coach K Era—the demarcation for the beginning of time at Duke— two teams have won national championships in basketball and football: Michigan (football in 1997 and basketball in 1989) and Florida (football in 1996, 2006 and 2008 and basketball in 2006 and 2007). Plenty of other schools—Ohio State, LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisville, to name a few—have also been quite good at both sports at varying times. But there’s one main reason why I’d never trade what we have at Duke for what Alabama and so many other top college football programs have: the intimacy of college basketball. College football, unlike college basketball, is built on the spectacle of it all. It’s about tailgates and Tailgate, ESPN specials with Lee Corso putting on mascot heads and the biggest celebrity in sports who we’ve nicknamed Johnny Football. There’s nothing bad about any of that that—in fact, it’s quite amazing that The Big House
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Brandon Connette will make the second start of his collegiate career in place of injured quarterback Anthony Boone, but Duke’s defense could have the toughest task in store this weekend. The Blue Devils will once again be tasked with stopping Georgia the spread-option atTech tack of Georgia Tech vs. as Duke hosts the Duke Yellow Jackets Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium at 3:30 p.m. SATURDAY, 3:30 p.m. Blue Devil head Wallace Wade Stadium coach David Cutcliffe joked that in theory, stopping the triple-option should be as easy as one, two, three. “Stopping the option—just get one guy on the dive, one guy on the quarterback, one guy on the pitch, and let the other eight guys do whatever they want,” Cutcliffe said. “What’s so hard about that?” Stopping Georgia Tech’s spread attack was no small task for Duke (2-0) when the teams met in Atlanta last year. The Yellow See FOOTBALL, page 8
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Blue Devils host undefeated Miami by Rooshil Shah THE CHRONICLE
After playing one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country, Duke is hoping to start ACC play with a home win and snap a two-match winless streak. The No. 12 Blue Devils will open Miami their ACC schedule against unranked vs. Miami Thursday at No. 12 7 p.m. at Koskinen Duke Stadium. Although THURSDAY, 7 p.m. Duke’s record does Koskinen Stadium not stand up to that of many other top15 teams, head coach Robbie Church said the team’s start to this season is actually better than its record indicates. “I know a lot of people look we’re 3-2-1 and may not think that’s as good as we’ve been the past couple of years, but it’s actually really good,” Church said. “We’ve had to replace seven starters… and that’s not easy to do. We’ve played the toughest schedule in the country and had to start five freshmen, had players injured… so if you look at the big picture we’ve done really well.” The Hurricanes (5-0-0) will be no
pushovers, as they enter this game unbeaten and having outscored opponents by a 15-5 margin. Miami is ranked 19th in the country in scoring offense, and the Blue Devils (3-2-1) are ranked 229th. Church said that one of the most difficult parts of transitioning to the ACC schedule could be the youth in his start-
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ing lineup. “It’s a tough ACC season,” Church said. “You go in and play four, five freshmen in the ACC and that’s tough to do. But these are good freshmen and they can handle their own, and I think the upperclassmen will come to form.” To get the better of the Hurricanes, Duke will have to shut down junior forward Ashley Finn. She already has six goals on the season, which includes two game-winners. Finn is not Miami’s only offensive weapon, as a total of nine players have notched goals for the Hurricanes in the early-going. A major force in the Duke defense could be freshman Christina Gibbons, who was selected to the all-tournament team at last week’s Duke Nike Classic. “She’s been so consistent from day one. She’s been just outstanding from day one,” Church said. “She plays on the right hand side of our back, left hand side of the back and we like to attack with our outside backs. She is a two-way player. She can really attack and she can really defend—she can do it all.” The Blue Devils have had no shortage of opportunities on the offensive end See W. SOCCER, page 8
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After suffering its first lost last week against the defending national champions, Duke looks to rebound at home with the chance to settle the score with old rivals. The No. 9 Blue Devils will face off against William & Mary Friday at 6 p.m. and Old Dominion Sunday at 1 William p.m. at Jack Katz Sta& Mary dium. Although the vs. Blue Devils and MonNo. 9 archs play in different Duke conferences, the teams have had no shortage FRIDAY, 6 p.m. Jack Katz Field of exciting matchups in recent years. “[Old Dominion] is ODU definitely a team that vs. sticks out in my memory,” senior midfielder No. 9 Grace Christus said. Duke “They’re athletic and SUNDAY, 1 p.m. play really hard. If we Jack Katz Field win, it’ll definitely be a quality win.” Though they reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 2012, Old Dominion (1-3) has faltered this year after losing four starters, particularly all-conference forward Martje van Rijswijk, who tied an NCAA tournament record with five points against Michigan in the first round. Old Dominion has dealt with a number of transitions this year, including a new head coach, Andrew Griffiths, and a move into the new Big East conference. The team has struggled early in the season against the highly-ranked Penn State, Maryland and Virginia teams. “They’re a very strong, fast, dynamic team and they’re very organized,” senior forward Emmie Le Marchand said. “If you run into a block-stick tackle with them, you’re going to fall over. If you don’t pull it right or you get too close, they’re going to knock you down.”
The Blue Devils (3-1) will look to counter Old Dominion’s physical style of play with force as well as offensive intensity. Particularly important at the top of the field is Le Marchand, who leads Duke in points as well as shots on goal. Le Marchand delivered her 100th career goal Sunday in a 3-2 double-overtime victory against Rutgers. “It’s a fantastic honor,” she said. “You get points by scoring goals and assists. As a forward that’s what I should be doing, so to me it’s just affirming that I’ve been doing my job and doing it consistently for four years.” In the 2010 season—Le Marchand’s freshman year—the Blue Devils delivered the top-ranked Monarchs their first loss of the season in double overtime. Old Dominion knocked Duke out of the NCAA tournament later that year. “Beating them was an absolutely unbelievable feeling,” Le Marchand said. “I think since that season they’ve always been on the lookout for us and we’ve always looked out for them.” Duke has not played William & Mary (2-2) since 2011. The Griffins have only played one other ranked team, Louisville. Although William & Mary is not ranked and has not played a difficult schedule, head coach Pam Bustin said the Griffiths are still a team to watch out for. “They are a team that works very hard. They’re very feisty,” she said. “They’ve got some good skill coming out of the backfield and some good speed [up front]. So that combination will give us a good test in our defensive organization and our ability to keep the organization throughout the whole match.” Duke will focus on finishing its chances in the upcoming two games. The team is looking to regain its precision after a less composed performance against Rutgers last weekend. “We were a little bit disorganized and weren’t playing the hockey that we expect of ourselves at this point,” Le Marchand said. “But we grounded down and got the win.”
Duke will look to stay unbeaten at home and kick start its offense in its ACC home opener. In search of its first conference win of the season, the Blue Devils host Virginia Tech Friday at Virginia Koskinen Stadium Tech at 7 p.m. The Blue vs. Devils will be lookDuke ing to make it two wins in a row, as a Nick Palodichuk FRIDAY, 7 p.m. goal was enough to Koskinen Stadium help them defeat Georgia Southern 1-0 Tuesday. “It’s a big game for us, it’s a home game in the ACC,” head coach John Kerr said. “We have to match their intensity and make sure we’re on our toes.” Virginia Tech (2-1, 1-0 in the ACC)
comes in to this game following an overtime win against then-No. 15 Syracuse. The Hokies grabbed an equalizer with five minutes of regulation time remaining and then scored an overtime winner to complete the upset. Kai Marshall, who scored the game-winner, also claimed the Co-ACC Player of the Week honors to complete a successful stretch for Virginia Tech. “Virginia Tech is coming off a really big win at home last weekend against Syracuse in a comeback win,” Kerr said. “So they’re going to be on a bit of a high, and they have some really talented players.” Both teams’ defenses will not make it any easier to score goals. The Blue Devils (2-1-1, 0-1) have allowed only four opposition goals this season, and the Hokies have allowed just three. Like Duke, the Hokies have struggled to See M. SOCCER, page 8
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This year’s Duke squad looks nothing like the team that won an ACC Championship four months ago. After graduating four seniors the end of last year, the Blue Devils return just one starter from their postseason lineup. Duke will open its fall schedule at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate at Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday and Sunday. The Blue Devils return two of its five starters from the tournament last season, where they took first place and finished with five golfers in the tournament’s top 12. “There’s no doubt, we’ve got a lot of big shoes to fill,” head coach Jamie Green said. “When you lose four seniors on a golf team, that’s a bundle.” The Blue Devil roster features three fresh-
men, the most of any Duke team in four years. For guidance, these freshmen will be relying on senior Austin Cody, the only returning starter from last year’s ACC Championship team. Cody said he is optimistic about the new lineup as well as his team’s chances of repeating last year’s success. “There are a lot of guys who can step up and fill the space,” Cody said. “I don’t see why we can’t have just as good of a season if not better.” Cody is not the only one with confidence in this year’s team. Duke was ranked 15th overall in the Golf World preseason coaches’ poll behind only two other ACC squads, No. 4 Georgia Tech and No. 13 Florida State. But See M. GOLF, page 9
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Starting their season in difficult conditions on a daunting golf course against stiff competition, the Blue Devils could have gotten intimidated and lowered their expectations. Instead, they put themselves into contention and started the season with a top-five finish. No. 4 Duke seized a one-shot lead at nine-over-par after 36 holes, but it surrendered that lead during the final round and finished in a tie for fourth place. Finishing the 54-hole Dale McNamara Fall Preview at 16-over-par, Duke was eight shots behind tournament winner and No. 1 Southern California at Tulsa Golf and Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., the same site that will host the 2014 NCAA Championship. “I’m proud of them. They played golf that they should be proud of,” head coach Dan Brooks said. “The conditions were pretty challenging because of the heat and wind.... I think the numbers were pretty good for those kind of conditions—we weren’t ready for that heat.” Duke was led by senior Laetitia Beck, who held a share of the 36-hole individual lead at two-under-par before a final round 72 on the difficult par-70 course pushed her into a tie for eighth. Beck finished six shots behind Southern California’s Kyung Kim, the tournament’s individual champion. Fellow senior Alejandra Cangrejo held a share of the individual lead halfway through her second round before faltering and finishing the tournament tied for 28th at eight-over-par. Nonetheless, both seniors set the tone early in
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In its first tournament without some key contributors from last season, Duke finished tied for fourth. the season with their play and their leadership. “It’s always great when your seniors step up,” Brooks said. “The best thing there was that I don’t think [Cangrejo] was hitting the ball particularly well, so what she showed me is that she’s learned how to score whether she’s hitting it really well or not.... That’s the stuff you want the underclassmen to learn from seniors.” Following the lead of Beck and Cangrejo were sophomores Celine Boutier and Yi Xiao, along with freshman Sandy Choi. Boutier, playing in her first tournament See W. GOLF, page 9
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Jackets (1-0) racked up 330 yards on the ground and averaged 4.6 yards per carry in a 42-24 victory. Duke’s defensive front, which allowed opponents to pick up 5.0 yards per carry in 2012, has been stellar against the run in victories against N.C. Central and Memphis to open the season. The Blue Devils have held opponents to just 2.7 yards per carry thus far, but will face their toughest test in Georgia Tech’s deep stable of running backs and unique blocking scheme. After splitting snaps with Tevin Washington last season, redshirt sophomore Vad Lee will be under center for the entire game against the Blue Devils. Lee completed 7-of-11 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns in Georgia Tech’s season-opener, a 70-0 drubbing of Elon. “They do the best job consistently of creating big plays,” Cutcliffe said. “Great play-action pass team, particularly with a quarterback like Vad, who has a strong arm and can get downfield with the ball. They’ll always have big, tall receivers who can out-jump you.” A matchup with Duke will also serve as a homecoming for Lee, who is a Durham native and graduate of Hillside High School. On the Blue Devils’ sideline, Connette will be making his first start since the middle of the 2010 season when Duke takes the field Saturday with a chance to go 3-0 for the first time since 1994. After Anthony Boone was sidelined with a broken collarbone in the second quarter of the Blue Devils’ 28-14 victory against Memphis Saturday, Connette entered the game and completed 14-of-21 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns. With an entire week to prepare with the first-team offense, Connette has had the chance to build a rapport with his wide receivers before Saturday’s contest. The pace of the Duke offense could be one of the key factors in this game. The Blue Devils’ attack is one of the fastest-moving in the country, but with a groundand-pound Georgia Tech team standing on the opposing sideline, Duke might be rethinking that approach. In last year’s contest, the Yellow Jackets wore down the Blue Devil defense throughout the game, taking as many as eight minutes off the clock on each drive and marching down the field for scores. Duke’s usual approach of sprinting up and down the field may not lend itself well to resting its defense enough to put up with Georgia Tech’s spread option. “On the offensive side of the ball, there may only be 10 series in the whole game,” Cutcliffe said. “They are all huge.”
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score goals this season. Virginia Tech has just four goals in three games despite averaging 16 shots per game. Duke has five goals in four games, averaging 17.3 shots a game. Kerr said that even though his team found the back of the net just once in the 1-0 win against the Eagles, the Blue Devils made strides on the offensive end that may come in handy against the Hokies. “[Against Georgia Southern] our movement on the ball was much better,” Kerr said. “Our approach to the goal in the final third was more direct and a little bit more moving in terms of getting into spaces to be dangerous. We have some good play in the wings and some great balls across and we just have to get on the end of those crosses and finish off the play.” For Duke, Palodichuk could make a difference in the midfield. The junior scored his first goal of the season against Georgia Southern and looks healthy after being sidelined for much of last season with an ankle injury. If he can regain the form from his freshman season, when he was voted to the All-ACC second team, Duke’s offense could receive a much-needed boost. Alongside Palodichuk, Kerr said that he hopes other members of the Blue Devil attack will step up and contribute in the team’s first ACC tilt. “We still haven’t seen the best of Brody Huitema as well, because he can score goals,” Kerr said. “Once those guys start finding goals for us, we are going to be in great shape.” One player who stood out in Duke’s last game was goalkeeper Alex Long. The graduate student in his first season with Duke made a career-high eight saves, including a critical play with 15 seconds left to preserve his second shutout of the season. “It was a great performance—to bounce back from what wasn’t his best game on Friday night,” Kerr said. “And we finished off the game with a shutout so I’m proud of him, happy for him and happy for our team.”
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this season, but have struggled to put the ball in the back of the net. Duke only has five goals to show for it, and the Blue Devils have not yet managed to score more than one goal in a single game. Church said that execution in the attacking third could be the key to a successful ACC campaign. “The big elephant in the room is that we have to score more goals. As we go forward those goals are going to come,” Church said. “I know the character of our players. They’re working hard. They want to score goals. They want to help their teammates out, but we’re just pressing a little bit in the final third with our final decisions.”
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Green refuses to let rankings affect his attitude toward the season. “Sure it’s nice to have your peers believe that you’re a top 20 team… but as far as I’m concerned, everybody’s tied for first place,” Green said. “That’s the attitude we’re going to take.” When looking toward Duke’s season-opener at Finley this weekend, Green said he will be focusing more on his young team’s performance, rather than the tournament’s results. “It’s not a matchup against other teams, it’s a matchup against a golf course,” Green said. “If I can get them focused… I think we’ll be just fine.” Playing the tournament in nearby Chap-
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holds more than 115,000 people and that the entire town of Ann Arbor turns blue and maize for six or seven Saturdays a year. What’s more amazing to me, though, is that the best venue in all of sports holds only 9,314 people. The biggest college basketball venue, Syracuse’s Carrier Dome, doesn’t even hold 35,000 people. There’s nothing like what happened this weekend when Coach K, with the entire team at his side, addressed the Duke graduate students who were out camping for games. It was nothing formal, he just casually told stories about hanging out with LeBron James, Jay-Z and Beyonce. As the kids these days say, NBD. On game days, Krzyzewskiville is a
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for Duke since making the cut at this year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open at St. Andrews, carded an impressive 34 in her final nine holes to finish tied for 17th at five-overpar. Xiao shot a solid opening round 70 to help the team finish the first round in contention before struggling the rest of the way. Choi put together the best final round on the team, turning in an even-par final-round 70 to record her first top-25 finish as a Blue Devil, tied for 24th. “I’m so happy for her,” Brooks said. “I watched quite a bit of her golf [Wednesday] and she’s just so solid. She’s a very consistent player. It’s not flashy, but it’s really good, quality golf. I learned a lot 5. It gets really cold at football games 6. They probably still wouldn’t allow Tailgate even if Duke were really good at football The reality is that Duke fans should hope that the recent success of the football team means that the Blue Devils will someday be on that list of teams that excel both on the hardwood and on the gridiron. And we don’t need to replace Coach Cutcliffe with Coach K because Duke is quite lucky to have somebody with Cutcliffe’s smarts and character rebuilding this program. Perhaps I’m just a bit overexcited because graduate student campout is the Groundhog Day of Duke basketball season: the first tease of what’s actually coming in a month or two. Did I mention Duke kicks off its season in 37 days? Until then, it’s also probably worth mentioning that Duke football is still undefeated.
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about her.” Choi joins freshmen Yu Liu and Esther Lee to give the Blue Devils an impressive trio that adds great depth to a team that finished second at the NCAA Championship last season. Liu missed Duke’s first tournament because she was competing in the China’s National Games. This depth gives Brooks another reason to feel good about this season’s outlook. “It’s great to know that we can finish near the top without Yu Liu or Esther in the lineup,” Brooks said. “I came away from this with a very positive feeling about our p program”. g
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Editorial strategy leaves us open to possibilities we may not have considered otherwise. The perceived status of a group or the weight a club association might add to a resume is very rarely a sufficiently good reason to join a club or group. The injunction not to instrumentalize college has been repeated so often at Duke as to become painfully trite, and yet many of us remain inveterate credential seekers. We therefore encourage students, particularly freshmen, to take risks and to sample. You have neither to wed yourself to the clubs you first join, nor to limit yourself to the groups represented at the activities fair. Club commitments ebb and flow as circumstances change, and extra-curricular can mean extra-
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welve years ago yesterday, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center after being hijacked by terrorists. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon. And a fourth into the fields of Pennsylvania. I was only seven years old but that morning has been permanently etched into my mind. I was throwing a tantrum because I couldn’t find my favorite pink tie-dye shirt. I went to my dad to complain but his eyes were so focused on the events unfolding on the television that he hardly even noticed me. I was a small child who didn’t get what she wanted, so in a rage I screamed hysterically and slammed my door. It was all so incredibly frivolous, yet amidst national terror it was all I cared about. Later that night, I found out that my aunt had died in the attacks. And all I had cared about was a shirt. I have few genuine regrets in life, but the way I acted that morning is something I’ve never been able to quite forgive myself for. In the aftermath of the event, my family began to put the pieces together. My aunt was in Washington, D.C. for business, helping to develop new drugs to battle cancer. She was not supposed to be on Flight 77, but her meetings ended early, and she decided to change her flight at the last minute. All she wanted was to be home with her husband and kids. But at 9:37 that morning, she and all the other passengers on the plane were killed. I think everyone can pin-point certain events in his or her life that have fundamentally changed who he or she is as a person, and for me 9/11 was one of those events. It’s my first memory of death, of seeing my father cry and of wondering how God could exist and still allow such atrocities to happen. Death is undoubtedly difficult for anyone, but I think there’s an added element when a person is so young. I was just a kid. I had no concept of mortality or evil or the unthinkable cruelness of the world. I couldn’t cope with the events simply because I didn’t know how. And so I turned to the adults around me, but I saw in them the same dizzying array of hopelessness and confusion as they struggled to come to terms with the fact that life would never be the same. But while I saw chaos, I also saw something else. During this time of tremendous turmoil, there emerged an unprecedented feeling of unity and overarching sense of people caring about people. There was this notion that, while—as Americans—we were damaged, we were not broken. We were one—a single and strong entity—and no terrorist or national threat could take that away from us. And so, as years passed, America slowly
began to heal. As I matured, I was better able to understand the events of that day and their broader implications. I’ve learned to cope, but
Michelle Menchaca MAKING CONNECTIONS remnants of past pain remain as small reminders that I am never going to be completely OK. And yet, I’ve learned that part of the grieving process is accepting that loss steals a part of you that you may never get back. Following the Boston Marathon bombings, the familiar fear and trepidation came flooding back in as I’m sure it did for many others affected by 9/11. At the time, I was panicking and so decided to confide in a friend. I told him about my connection to 9/11 in an attempt to find comfort, but instead I received the response, “It’s been 12 years—can’t you just get over it?” I was partially struck by the sheer ignorance of the statement. But mostly I was angered. No, I cannot just get over it. I will never be over it. To “get over it” is to forget, and to me there is no greater tragedy than to forget those who have touched our lives in such incredible and enduring ways. And, for 9/11 in particular, to forget is to do a great disservice to the 2,977 men and women who were killed. And so I argue that we should remember. Because it matters. Because we still live in fear. Because civilian killings still exist. Because my cousins no longer have a mother and my uncle lost his wife. Because thousands of fathers, mothers, sons and daughters lost their lives that day, and we owe them our remembering—our reverence—if only to keep the flame of their memory lit and our passion for a better world alive. It’s painful to remember, and doing so may prevent us from recovering, but I don’t think anyone ever fully recovers anyway. So if you didn’t remember yesterday, then all I ask is that, today, you take the moment to sit and think about 9/11 and these past 12 years. Grieve. Lament. Ponder. But most of all, remember. Remember the patriots who lost their lives, the men and women who lost their loved ones, the children who lost their innocence and the nation that lost its sense of security. We all lost something on that day. Michelle Menchaca is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Thursday.
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We will not flinch from change. We will lead it. We will not turn away from challenge. We will welcome it.” These words would influence both his tenure at Duke University as well as his esteemed life of public service and selfless devotion. A brave and sincere leader who guided with empathy and who was unyielding in his exceptional efforts to improve the lives of others, Terry Sanford is rightly considered one of the foremost innovators of the twentieth century. He embraced a vision so unusual—so idealistic, yet would see it through in a pragmatic manner once thought to
Mousa Alshanteer YOU DON’T SAY? have been impossible during his lifetime. With such determination, it ought not to register surprise that Sanford would become a U.S. Senator, Governor of North Carolina, two-time U.S. presidential candidate and, most importantly, President of Duke University. As governor, Sanford was a strong proponent of public education and, thus, introduced a statewide network of educational television, doubled state expenditures on public schools and consolidated the state’s public universities into the University of North Carolina. He further ensured the establishment of the North Carolina Community College System, the Governor’s School of North Carolina for the academically gifted, the North Carolina Advancement School for the underachieving and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts—the first public arts conservatory in the nation. The success of the governor’s policies also afforded him the opportunity to hire more teachers, increase their salaries and institute effective training programs. Though the source of numerous controversial tax increases, these proposals triggered the enrollment of 150,000 full-time and 400,000 parttime students in what would become the nation’s second largest community college system, a significant increase in local industry investments and the creation of over 100,000 jobs. Additionally, Sanford’s relationship with President John F. Kennedy resulted in generous provisions of federal funding and, hence, the expansion of the Research Triangle Park—an effort which would attract the Environmental Protection Agency and major corporations to the state. Access to education and economic mobility were not Sanford’s only concerns, however, for racial acceptance was a condition he had long advocated for, regardless of the state’s political climate. In fact, Sanford sent his own son to a desegregated public school, despite the substantial unpopularity of such a decision, in order to express support for racial desegregation. He founded the Good Neighbor Council, so as to encourage employment without regard to race, and the North Carolina Fund—a precursor to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty that, among many other goals, aimed to reduce poverty among minorities and further the cause of civil rights. In the face of insurmountable opposition, Sanford named blacks to high state positions and furthered monumental reforms which reduced racial disparities in the state’s prison system. With such advancements, it’s no
wonder that, during the March on Washington, the NAACP’s Roy Wilkins called on politicians to “be as forthright as the governor of North Carolina,” with a call for equality and inclusivity unheard in years prior. Soon after, Sanford became President of Duke University, a position he would grace for the next 15 years. Faced with racial tensions and protests of the war in Vietnam, “Uncle Terry,” as he called himself, listened to and respected the concerns of students—at one point declaring into a bullhorn, “Let us all fight Washington together”—when most administrators were hesitant to set foot on the Main Quad. Resultantly, he won the hearts of all who walked upon Duke’s campus during his tenure. Sanford is commonly accredited, by many, with converting Duke from a relatively-unknown liberal arts college to a world-renowned research institution. His election impelled the opening of the Fuqua School of Business and the completion of the William R. Perkins Library. In addition, he established the Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs—today’s Sanford School of Public Policy—formalized the women’s athletic program, started the Women’s Studies Program, instituted the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture and presided over the merger of the Woman’s College and Trinity College as well as the dedication of both Duke Hospital North and the Bryan Center. Consequently, Sanford’s legacy, as both North Carolina governor and President of Duke University, is felt to this very day. This legacy, though exemplified by his inimitable achievements, is best preserved by Stanford’s very message—his articulation of this university’s ultimate goal—that resonates throughout our community to this very day: “Duke aspires to leave its students with an abiding concern for justice, with a resolve for compassion and concern for others, with minds unfettered by racial and other prejudices, with a dedication to service to society, with an intellectual sharpness and with an ability to think straight now and throughout life.” “All of these goals,” he concluded, “are worthy of outrageous ambitions.” Sanford himself had satisfied these goals and sought to implement from them a framework for the University for generations to come. Next month, Perkins Library will begin hosting an exhibition entitled “Outrageous Ambitions: How a One-Room Schoolhouse Became a Research University,” chronicling Sanford and others’ roles in fundamentally transforming this institution. Sanford’s dedication to making education more accessible, increasing acceptance of minorities and charting a pathway to the future, in the face of thencontemporary beliefs and economic realities, is the very reason his life is being celebrated to this very day. He displayed compassion and concern for those most ignored—with a mind unconstrained by the prejudices of his times, dedicated his whole life to effectively serving those who had been exposed to staggering racial and economic hardship and saw through what he had envisioned from the very beginning. Indeed, Sanford was a true visionary—a role model, but above all, a hero. And to me—in my eyes, he is a hero who will never be forgotten. Mousa Alshanteer is a Trinity sophomore and the editorial page managing editor. His biweekly column is part of the weekly Editor’s Note feature and will run on alternate Thursdays. Send Mousa a message on Twitter @MousaAlshanteer.
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f you are ever offered the opportunity to attend an embassy party, take it. Go with some friends and arrive a little early to get a good sense of the event. Not only do they usually offer the best food that particular country has to offer, sometimes even flown in that day for the purpose of you enjoying it, but they are also fantastic places to meet some very interesting people. Some years ago, when I lived in Washington, D.C., I attended one of these events and met a young Egyptian diplomat who had just arrived in the U.S. As we were chatting, he realized from the context of the conversation that he was speaking to a Jew. He took my hand in both of his, and with eyes that began to tear up said very sincerely, “I’m so very sorry, it wasn’t until last week when I arrived in the U.S.
Jeremy Yoskowitz THE DUKE RAV that I learned that your people defeated mine in the Ramadan War.” Even after I explained that I was American and not Israeli, and he said that while he understood that not all Jews are Israelis and not all Israelis are Jews, he went on to explain how learning of Egypt’s defeat was such a great shock to him. Despite having come from a background of privilege and a seemingly excellent formal education, he had grown up being taught that it had been a decisive victory for Egypt and a resounding defeat for Israel. I wasn’t entirely sure how to respond. I had grown up learning that the Yom Kippur War was a tremendous victory for Israel and the U.S. as part of the proxy war with the Soviet Union. Thankfully his diplomatic skills were more polished than mine, and he was able to move the conversation to a shared interest in the history of Egypt. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the war that began on Yom Kippur of 1973 when, with Soviet support, Egypt and Syria led a coalition of Arab states against Israel. By all accounts, it was a significant Israeli tactical victory that was also a game-changer in the region. This victory enabled the ensuing peace process that resulted in the first time an Arab nation peacefully recognized the state of Israel. Anwar El Sadat, the president of Egypt, entered into peaceful negotiations with Israel that led to Israel giving the Sinai Peninsula, which it had captured from Egypt in 1967, back to Egypt in exchange for peaceful recognition and relations. Despite not being the warmest relationship, the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt still stands today. God willing, it will stand forever and inspire more peaceful relationships in the region. When we had that conversation, it was not quite 30 years past the Yom Kippur War, and each year around this time I recall that random conversation at a party and how it caught me off guard. Growing up in the Cold War, we were taught in school how the Soviets taught a distorted version of history behind the Iron Curtain, yet I had never expected that to be such a part of someone’s experience that when they learned what had been taught to them as a child was a distortion of history, they would feel compelled to publicly apologize to a complete stranger as soon as the opportunity presented itself. While I was very confused by it at the time, I appreciated the courage it took for him to express what was clearly his deeply felt and personal pain. What does it take to apologize to someone as a proxy for a national wrong? Is it less difficult to ask for forgiveness when the wrong is personal rather than national? Can one then apologize to an entire nation (when one isn’t a national figure)? Do we apologize for acts committed by others for which they will never be offered an apology from those who hurt them? Do we owe an apology to the people of Syria, Sudan or Mali for the ongoing violence in those countries? And if we don’t, who does? It can be challenging to see what the scope of an apology should be, particularly when there is no statute of limitations on pain. Prior to the start of Yom Kippur this Friday night, the day when Jews atone for any sins they may have committed against God this past year, many people will ask apologies of those whom they have personally wronged as well. Those apologies, offered with a sincere and open heart, should hopefully be accepted as people release whatever pain and resentment they were holding against those whom had hurt them. Sometimes people don’t even release the depth of the injury until they’re confronted with the apology, but that will hopefully begin the path to healing. As we enter this season, let us hope we have not only the strength to forgive those who may have wronged us, but also the courage to offer apologies to those whom we have wronged. The courage to act is no small thing, whether on a personal or global scale. Jeremy Yoskowitz is the campus rabbi and assistant director for Jewish life. His column runs every other Thursday. Send Rabbi Jeremy a message on Twitter @TheDukeRav.
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“[Fungal infection] is a very significant global health problem,” Heitman said. The organism has two mating types— a and alpha—similarly to the two sexes in humans. Virtually all Cryptococcus organisms are mating type alpha— among the 3,000 organisms used in the study, only three of them were mating type a. This means that in many circumstances a Cryptococcus population is entirely unisexual. Heitman noted that this often leads to the assumption that fungi only reproduce asexually. About eight years ago, however, it was discovered that unisexual reproduction—sex within the same mating type—does occur, even when the genomes are completely identical. “Imagine if identical twins could marry and have children,” Heitman said. “They would have identical children.” Heitman noted, however, that the process of unisexual fungi reproduction has a specific purpose. “Since you know sex exists to introduce diversity, the question was why two identical cells go through these processes if it’s not going to make any difference,” Feretzaki said. The unisexual reproduction of fungi functions to generate diversity in some way, researchers hypothesized. The offspring created through the unisexual reproductive cycle differed greatly from their asexually created counterparts. Compared to the asexual spawn—which were identical to their parents—the unisexually created organisms had a higher resistance to antifungal drugs.
The majority of the unisexually created progenies had an extra chromosome—a genetic change called aneuploidy. “Analogy of aneuploidy in humans would be if you have an extra copy of chromosome 21—you are born with Down’s syndrome,” Heitman said. Although aneuploidy is deleterious in humans, it can be beneficial in fungi. The extra chromosome makes the fungi grow faster in an infected host. If there is an extra copy of chromosome nine or 10, the organism can be resistant to fluconazole—one of the drugs used to treat patients with fungal infection. “The findings broaden our vision in understanding how microorganisms develop the smart way to survive in harsh conditions, such as anti-fungal drug treatment,” said Min Ni, a post-doctoral fellow and a co-author of the study. She added that the new information will help researchers to develop new types of anti-fungal drugs by inhibiting the generation of aneuploidy. “We want to know everything about this pathogen, where it is found in the environment, what its life cycle is and what is causing this infection,” Heitman said. He added that in the last decade, the scientific community discovered that asexual reproduction was not the only possible sexual cycle. The more accurate understanding of fungal reproduction could lead to advancements in the field. “So if we can figure out how to interrupt this unisexual cycle in nature, we could reduce the amount of infectious spores that are produced, which could be a measure of intervention,” Heitman said.
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shareholders in the company, which recruits and vets 14 new freshman each year. The new members buy out graduating seniors to the tune of $9,000 each. “We generate close to half a million in revenues,” Garrambone said. “No one quite understands how robust we are.” Administrators met with the TakeNote founders last spring and found it was not in violation of the Duke Honor Code. “It’s not that they have approval, but that the administrators are neutral,” said Steve Nowicki, dean and vice provost of undergraduate education. Nowicki noted that the key condition is that professors give explicit permission. “When I talked to [Campus Enterprises] late last semester, I expressed that it was between them and the professors,” he said. “If a professor thinks it’s valuable for their student, they’ll do it, and if they think that it isn’t, they won’t.” Leachman said she allowed the program in her classroom to give students additional help. “If this makes them feel more secure and confident, I’m going to give it a go,” she said. TakeNote just hit its second week on campus and Campus Enterprises’ executives are pleased with its progress, although they declined to disclose how much money they made. Richard noted, however, that when he sold copies of the notes Friday, the line was so long people started to leave. An email from Richard to the students of Econ 101 stated that they are planning to sell packs of all notes taken before each midterm.
“There’s a student who has already gotten an A in the class, knows what material is important and I can focus on the material in class and know that I have a good set of solid notes to fall back on,” Garrambone said. Others are more skeptical of the benefits of the service. “It’s just like recording the lecture,” Leachman said. “In my opinion, note taking is filtered through the bias of the note taker.” Sophomore Maggie Marks, who bought a copy of the notes last Friday, said that though she thought they would be helpful for students who missed class and needed to know what to cover, the notes didn’t go into much depth. “They were advertised as an alternative to furiously scribbling down everything the professor says, so that you could engage more with the lecture,” Marks said. “But they’re not very detailed, so they won’t get you far if you’re trying to understand a difficult concept. You’re better off writing down whatever the professor says so you can use it later to understand the material.” Richard emphasized the notes are meant as an aid, and not a replacement for the course. “Going to class and actively participating is always going to be the best way to learn,” Nowicki said. “Students who think that because they can buy notes they don’t need to go to class… are screwing themselves.”
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I am frequently made fun of for spending at least half of my waking hours listening to HAIM and Fleetwood Mac, but I remain completely unapologetic. With this shameless “I’m the music editor, so there’s that” attitude in mind, I’d like to share with you some of my favorite songs. Now, you too can live in the auditory bubble of joy that envelopes me whenever I put on my Beats. You’re welcome. Much of today’s new music draws heavily on the sounds of the ‘80s. The last year and a half has been a dream for those of us who wished we had been alive at the inception of new wave, or when synth pop was new to the top 40 countdown. Through the combination of “best of the ‘80s” with a distinctly new 2010s spin, I believe that we’re seeing some of the best music of our lifetime. The synth pop of which I speak isn’t my only jam. We also have a multitude of indie folk and indie rock songs that contribute to my original “high-quality new music” category. And to demonstrate, I will now share with you the very best songs occupying my top tracks on Spotify. 1&2. “Forever” and “The Wire” by HAIM First and foremost, let me introduce HAIM to those of you who aren’t already addicted. They’ve been one of my favor-
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ite up-and-coming groups for the last year. HAIM (pronounced HIGHm, not HAYm) consists of three sisters who sing and play every instrument heard on their tracks, except the drums. They’re from Los Angeles, and, as the ever-wise Derek Saffe stated, they sound like it. The sisters’ harmonies are perfect, and they are unafraid to tear it up on guitar and synthesizer. Their voices draw Fleetwood Mac comparisons frequently, though I’d argue that their overall sound is a SoCal combination of Fleetwood Mac, Blondie and The Bangles. It’s electric and enrapturing, and I’m trying to avoid writing this editor’s note entirely about HAIM so I’ll skip the rest of my love letter. Keep an eye out for their new album dropping on September 23. 3&4. “Closer Than This” and “All Eyes on You” by St. Lucia St. Lucia is my next go-to right now. St. Lucia is in fact a South African man who is completely unashamed to describe his music as “very heavily ‘80s-influenced with a touch of nostalgia.” This is almost completely pop in the best sense of the word, with a few extra dance elements incorporated. Good luck getting either of these tracks out of your head. 5. “Latch” by Disclosure Disclosure is the “new new thing” in EDM and dance, as evidenced by the widespread coverage of their Lollapalooza performance. They have a sound that actually ventures beyond the same three synthesized chord progressions we hear in almost every modern house track. Disclosure play with a variety of new sounds and beats, and fit perhaps best into the space of UK garage music. One needs only to hear the falsetto vocals and accompanying beat drop in “Latch” to get hooked. This summer, my roommates and I listened to this song almost exclusively on repeat for several days at a time.
6. “Most People” by Dawes “Most People” is the song I listen to when I want to mix self-pity with the sentiment that humanity is beautiful. Dawes creates rock that falls on the quieter side of life, making it easy to listen to. This is perfect for driving home from class at the end of the day, particularly when lamenting at one’s own singledom. Not that I’d ever relate to that... 7. “Keeper” by Shovels and Rope Shovels and Rope are a married duo. The two play every instrument heard on their album, and are adept at playing multiple at once, as evidenced by the energetic and phenomenal live performance I witnessed at Lollapalooza. Their sound, completely divergent from that of my previous suggestions, is best described as Southern bluegrass and country, while also incorporating indie-folk. There are few others like them out there today. “Keeper” goes well with Friday afternoons and an ice cold PBR. 8. “River Rhine: by The Last Bison The Last Bison is a bit like Mumford and Sons with a far more traditional folk twist. I saw them live at Motorco several weeks ago, and enjoyed an encore consisting of only their guitarist and cellist. “River Rhine” showcases the band’s talents, from the perfect harmonies to the classically trained violinist and cellist that add a differentiating flavor to the rest of the band’s folk aesthetic. 9. “This Year” by The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats have been around for a long time now, and lead singer John Darnielle has even been nominated for national laureate by a public petition on the White House website. I will now end this playlist with “This Year” because I think it reflects the sentiments of many seniors on campus right now; “I am going to make it through this year if it kills me.” — MC Bousquette
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Most of us take the time to watch the movies that win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, or at least we’re familiar with the film titles. Many of us might even watch the cute Best Animated Short as it circulates on social media. But how many of us have taken the time to look into the Best Documentary Short? “Inocente,” Best Documentary Short of 2013, will be screening at Duke on September 16. The film tells the inspiring story of Inocente Izucar, an undocumented immigrant who was homeless when she was only 15 years old and living in San Diego. There will be a question and answer session with Izucar after the screening. The film, directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine, follows Izucar and her experiences as a high school student and an artist. While her status as an undocumented immigrant affects all aspects of her life, it is her artistic drive and vision that give the true sense of her identity. Through the trailer alone, Izucar’s story is a poignant one. She mentions her fear that other kids at school will make fun of her if they knew she was homeless, and her relationship with her mother is rocky. Jenny Snead Williams, Executive Director of Duke’s Program in Latino/a Studies, sees the similarities in the human experiences of Inocente and Duke students. “Bringing Inocente to campus is important because it highlights a segment of the population that is similar to part of Duke’s population. Inocente is also the same age as many Duke students,” said Williams. “One of the biggest confusions among faculty, students and the community in general is that [the Program in Latino/a Studies] is about something international, foreign or in another place. Part of our program’s goal is to show that Latino studies is a part of U.S. studies,” Williams said. The greater
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political considerations from watching this movie are significant, and yet it is also important to note Inocente as an individual artist. There were times when Inocente had no money for canvases, painting instead on her clothes and her face, which she paints every morning with bright and elaborate makeup designs. Through filmmakers Sean and Andrea, she connected with ARTS: A Reason to Survive, a non-profit dedicated to transforming the lives of youth through the arts. Now 19 years old, Inocente has her own website for her art and has had a successful show in New York City. Inocente shows us how complex identity is and inspires us to transcend any one interpretation of a person. “One of the reasons we want to bring Inocente is because her story is inspiring, regardless of whether or not you’re interested in the issue of immigration,” Williams said. As the film touches on a number of problems such as domestic violence and homelessness, “Art is a way
to understand and elaborate those problems,” said Miguel Rojas-Sotelo, Special Event Coordinator at Duke’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Rojas-Sotelo will take this message of art and its transformative power to a community screening prior to the event at Duke. The community screening, which will be in the Holton Career and Resource Center, will be geared toward 300 Durham high school students. Rojas-Sotelo and several Duke students in his “Building Creative Class” will work with 40 of these students to create a moving canvas mural and redesign t-shirts, just as Inocente does in the film. “Fashion and the way Inocente performs art are really important in the film in how she identifies herself,” said RojasSotelo. There will be several opportunities to see the finished mural. It will be on display at the Holton Center and will travel to several of the Durham high schools represented at the community screening. The mural will come to Duke’s Bryan Center for the Duke Arts Festival and will later be on display in a final exhibit at the Jameson Gallery in the Friedl building starting December 5. The event is presented by Duke’s Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South and cosponsored by Duke Libraries, Mi Gente, Screen/ Society, Two-Way Bridges/Puentes de Doble Via (Humanities Write Large) and the UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Following the screening there will be a question and answer with Inocente Izucar and Matt D’Arrigo, founder of ARTS: A Reason to Survive. There will be a reception in the Jameson Gallery, which is currently exhibiting Out of the Shadows: Undocumented and Unafraid, about undocumented youth. The screening of Inocente will be on September 16 at 7 p.m. in White Lecture Hall.
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Digital print ‘Motherland and Om Flag and Trishul’ (2009) is on display at UNC exhibit.
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At the very confluence of art and culture is “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989” at the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill. The museum searches for “exhibitions that have interesting relationships with [its permanent] collection,” said Carolyn Allmendinger, Ackland’s Director of Academic Programs. “We have a substantial amount of South Asian art from much earlier centuries,” she explained. “But, the ‘Sahmat Collective’ gives our visitors a chance to appreciate some much more modern Indian art.” The exhibition is highly socially and politically charged, chronicling a significant cultural, political and artistic movement spanning more than two decades. In fact, “The Sahmat Collective” is what Delhinative and MIT professor Arindam Dutta deems “the largest-ever voluntary collective of artists coming together to share a single political platform.” Of course, by its definition and sheer historical essence, art has always been an effective and dynamic avenue for personal expression. Yet modern-day museumgoers that mentally confine artwork to the apotheosis of creativity are in for a wake-up call. Challenging that longtime ideology of art’s purpose is none other than a Delhi-based activist art group: Sahmat. The duality of its name alone attests to Sahmat’s deep cultural understanding of the dissonance between anti-secularism and neoliberalism in modern-day India. Short for the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, Sahmat also means “in agreement” in Hindi. Thus, it is fitting that the artwork in “The Sahmat Collective” speaks as a unified voice, vigorously protesting political violence, religious fundamentalism and anti-democratic forces. Clearly, this exhibition transcends the conventional stereotype of art. It is much more than a collection of assorted yearnings of heart, expressions of individualistic will or musings of introspection. Emily Bowles, Ackland’s Director of Communications, attested that “beyond being visually interesting objects to look at, the pieces in the exhibition really under-
score how art has the power to engage, motivate and move people. It makes sense that this group, thinking about broader issues that impact its country, uses art to bring people together.” The distinctive historical basis of “The Sahmat Collective,” and of Sahmat in general, is the driving force behind its leadership in the worldwide activist art arena. Of primary importance is the significance of the date in the exhibition’s name: 1989. This year marks the politically motivated street murder of Safdar Hashmi, an esteemed egalitarian, democracypromoter and artist across genres. In the wake of his untimely death, Hashmi became an unforgettable symbol—if not a martyr—for the ideals of secularism and freedom of expression. In this violent cultural crucible, an incendiary national reaction began; the anti-censorship and pro-tolerance Sahmat was a notable product. Allmendinger highlighted one particular piece in the exhibition, ‘Husain @ 95,’ as “a powerful example of that [reaction]. The idea is that Husain, one of India’s greatest modern artists, was subjected to so much criticism and harassment for the works of art he made that he decided to leave India. When the artist’s community
wanted to honor him on his 95th birthday, he physically couldn’t be there… So ‘Husain @ 95’ shows his image as a cardboard cutout in only two dimensions.” Paralleling the main theme of “The Sahmat Collective” is “Lines of Control: Partition as a Productive Space” at the Nasher Museum of Art. Through South Asian artwork, the Nasher exhibition analyzes literal and metaphysical borders. “Some of the same artists are featured in both of the exhibitions, so there’s not only overlap in whose work is represented, but also in terms of conceptualizing the partition between India and Pakistan,” said Allmendinger. “In some of the Sahmat work, that religious difference and the associated cultural differences come up very explicitly.” Two unique student-focused events celebrate these sister exhibitions. Students will have free entry to Crossing Blue Borders on November 7 and 14 at the Nasher and the Ackland, respectively. Allison Portnow, Ackland’s Public Programs Manager, “would like to have students from both universities attend both museums, crossing the borders between Duke and UNC.” In tandem, Ackland’s “The Sahmat Collective” and Nasher’s “Lines of Control” serve a distinct and profound role in out-of-the-classroom education not only for students, but also for lifelong learners from every corner of the globe. Portnow, who has been coordinating programs related to “The Sahmat Collective,” said, “It’s all about these collaborative ventures, which is nice because [my work] is in the spirit of the collection itself.” Bowles elaborated that the Ackland’s overall mission intersects with “The Sahmat Collective.” She stated, “As a university art museum, we have an obligation to bring art exhibitions that engage people in social and political issues around the world. Certainly, India is not the only country being divided by different ethnic and religious groups; Sahmat is just a case study. But this is an exhibition for people sharing messages about harmony and the common good, [even if only] within their own neighborhood.” She is a firm believer that “The Sahmat Collective” visually and emotionally answers the verbally elusive questions that activism combats daily in India and elsewhere. “The Sahmat Collective: Art and Activism in India since 1989” opens at the Ackland Art Museum on September 13 and runs until January 5. “Lines of Control: Partition as a Productive Space” opens at the Nasher on September 19 and runs until February 2. For more information and a calendar of events, visit http://www.ackland.org.
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‘Slogans for Communal Harmony’ features religious markings.
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itions showcase Egyptian graffiti portraying t revolution comes to Duke of art, graffiti wars can begin to take the place of lethal wars. “Out of cracks in these governments grew this beautiful cultural production that was not just artwork. It was music and street theater and slogans and chants and poetry,” says Ellen McLarney, Assistant Professor of Arabic Literature and Culture and another organizer of the events. “Cultural production became a vehicle for political mobilization.” This explosion of media and culture after and during the revolutions of the Middle East helped to express “a hope for a new Egypt, a new Tunisia, a new Nigeria,” explained McLarney. By providing a window into what is happening, this artwork allows viewers to see the perspective of all those present at the Egyptian Revolution. In addition to the exhibit, Gröndahl is speaking on Wednesday, September 18 as part of the ongoing series, “Wednesdays at The Center.” She will be giving a one-hour talk about the experience of photographing graffiti, both in Cairo and other places of conflict, like the Gaza Strip. Despite the many events centered on this exhibit, “Revolution Graffiti” is just one part of a much larger project. “There is a broader conversation on campus. This is just one highlighted
segment,” explained Kelly Jarret, Associate Director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center and the Duke Middle East Studies Center. This is all part of “Arts of Revolution,” a year-long series of events. While many of the events will concern the Middle East, there will also be talks on a wide variety of global issues, including topics like “Jews and Muslims in the Americas,” which will be an interdepartmental collaboration. A rap artist from Tunisia will be coming in the spring, and a conference involving writers, artists and scholars will occur at the end of March. It is clear that the Middle East is in turmoil right now. There are deaths nearly every day, and debates rage over the proper course of action for the international community to take. But sometimes, it isn’t the political leaders and hardliner generals that we should be paying attention to. Sometimes, we need to look to the people—the community—to see the real situation. Sometimes, the world needs to look to the artists. “Revolution Graffiti: Street Art of Egypt” opens September 16 at the John Hope Franklin Center. The opening reception is September 17 at 5 p.m. Gröndahl’s lecture will be September 18 at noon. For more information, visit http://islamicstudies.duke.edu.
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Swedish photographer Mia Gröndahl captures authentic street art for exhibit.
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In 2011, the world watched as the Middle East rose to demand democracy and protest autocratic dictatorships. Two years later, the world is still watching, waiting to see what’s next for the region. Fundamentalist extremist groups are openly fighting with nationalist and secular groups. Popularly elected governments are again being overthrown by the military in swift, harsh coups. To much of the world, it seems like nothing is permanent. The usual cries that the Middle East is “a violent region” that will “never be at peace” ring out from televisions and radios everywhere. Headlines of violence and death loom at the top of newspapers and websites. But that isn’t the full picture. The full picture comes from living among the people, wandering through the crowds, roaming the streets—the streets of a city like Cairo. There, one might find Swedish photographer Mia Gröndahl photographing the shifting and changing graffiti that is plastered all across the city. This graffiti is the voice of the artists, the voice of the community and the voice of the Egyptian people. Between September 16 and November 22 at the John Hope Franklin Center, Gröndahl’s incredible photographs of this graffiti will be on display in an exhibit. The opening reception will be on September 17 between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. “I think it will be really fabulous,” gushed miriam cooke, Professor of
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and an organizer of the exhibit. In addition to Gröndahl herself being present to talk and answer questions, the entire area will be “wallpapered,” according to cooke, with various photos of the graffiti. In fact, the exhibit is set up to feel like a street in Cairo. “I believe very strongly that creative artists and writers have a vision that we [as scholars] don’t,” explained cooke. The intent is to open the doors for a wider conversation. By allowing students, faculty and community members to engage with the artists, everyone can gain new knowledge and perspectives. Displaying what cooke describes as “what it is that [the graffiti artists] are envisioning the next steps to be,” allows for interaction between the learned, scholarly community that exists on campus and the artists that are inspiring and shaping the revolutions in the Middle East. It’s important to see the “ways in which artists, cartoonists, graphic artists, plastic artists, writers, filmmakers and musicians have participated in various revolutions around the Arab world,” cooke was quick to point out. People watched hopefully as Cairo and Tunisia fell with very little violence, a surprising and exciting event. But, soon enough, the violence picked up, and people went back to seeing only the stereotypical. “We aren’t thinking about the human part—the humanity of the revolutionaries,” cooke said. She is hoping that, by giving exposure to this kind
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Street art of Cairo broadens insight into revolutions throughout the Middle East.
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Furthering this point, there is a young, religious teenaged boy who looks like he should be sitting in AP Calculus rather than timidly blasting at alien scorpions. In the context of the movie as a whole, his character seems like a forced and desperate attempt to add some SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE RIDDICK flavor to the motley band of hunters—esPC One Race Productions pecially when he starts quoting the Bible Directed By David Twohy when the compound is stormed by hundreds of hissing monsters. by Lincoln Richards Character roles aside, the auxiliary acTHE CHRONICLE tors support Diesel while he does what he Like a jacked, sci-fi version of Michael does best—moving and speaking softly Corleone in The Godfather series, Vin while carrying a big stick (in this case, Diesel translates his calm yet commanding a homemade three-foot switchblade/ demeanor to “Riddick.” As one of this sum- club). In 119 minutes there is enough mer’s banner space-age action films, “Rid- head-slicing, alien-skewering and legdick” comes as the sequel to “The Chroni- snapping to make even the most avid cles of Riddick” (2004). action-lover feel more than satisfied. The Throughout the film, Vin Diesel’s Rich- only action missing is a large explosion ard B. Riddick attempts to escape from an (maybe Diesel has had enough of those uncharted, alien-filled desert planet on after seven “Fast and Furious” films). which he was abandoned. To do so, he “Riddick” only enjoyed a budget of schemes to steal a ship from one of the two $35 million compared to the $120 milteams of bounty hunters that track him to lion budget of its prequel, according to the planet. Riddick has a large bounty on Moviefone. However, this decrease didn’t his head that is worth twice as much if he is hamper the special effects. I initially exreturned dead. pected the effects to be near that of the Alongside his tamed werewolf-like ‘pet,’ first “Star Wars” but was pleasantly surRiddick schemes and manipulates the 11 prised to see that the aliens and pterodacbounty hunters searching for him. The tyl-like monster from the opening scene most prominent of these are Vaako (Karl looked as real as the line at The Loop Urban), who simply wants to learn the around 1 p.m. Even Diesel’s kidnapped truth about his son’s death; Dahl (Katee dog-bat-hyena hybrid looked lifelike as it Sackhoff), who plays the token female-love- leapt and pranced around the desert. interest-with-attitude; and Santana (Jordi As it stands, “Riddick” is well-crafted Molla), the sleazy, Hispanic commander of and beyond entertaining. While some the second bounty hunter group. The sup- movies sacrifice plot quality and creativporting characters are the poorest part of ity for more violence, writer and director the film; they are stock characters or other- David Twohy manages to pull both to the wise dull and cliché. forefront of his latest work.
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the space of each of these songs, manages to inhabit a different era completely. Not only does she seem to live in these eras, but also she brings along for the ride one of the best-curated lists of guest stars since Kanye’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” Prince fits SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE perfectly into the album’s second song, ‘Givin Em What They Love,’ JANELLE MONAE a minimalistic jam that works as a great The Electric Lady showcase for both singers’ incredible vocal Wondaland Arts Society work. Erykah Badu lends impressive vocal flourishes to the sharp ‘Q.U.E.E.N.,’ acby Sid Gopinath centuating Monae’s spectacular vocals on THE CHRONICLE the track. On their tracks too, Solange and Whether it is the recycled electronic Esperanza Spalding blend their style and beats of Top 40 dance hits or the banjovoices wonderfully with Monae without plucking, foot-stomping crooning of overpowering her. In fact, the only guest singer-songwriters, there is a lot of safe, star who may outshine the Electric Lady crowd-pleasing music out there. But “The herself is Miguel, who swoops in to croon Electric Lady,” Janelle Monae’s eccentric and woo in the sexy ‘Primetime,’ which is and unabashedly fun album, is absolutely nearly guaranteed to play in bedrooms and not safe music. This is not a collection on moonlit drives across the globe. of annoyingly catchy singles. This is not There is really no denying that Momusic created by hired writers and copynae is a fantastic musician and a fantastic cat producers. This is a true, cohesive singer. At heart, she may be an R&B voalbum, crafted by a woman who knows calist through and through, but there are exactly what she is doing. Tied together so many other genres and ideas slipping with interludes by a futuristic radio host, in and out of this album that it is nearly “The Electric Lady” continues the story of impossible to address them all. I haven’t Janelle Monae’s alternate, android-filled even touched on the tribal energy of world from her “Metropolis” concept. ‘Ghetto Woman’ or the grand, orchestral This massive, 18-track album shows that feel of ‘Victory.’ Monae is unafraid to experiment. Throughout the album, I was struck by And, wow, does she experiment. Whethhow danceable many of these tracks are. er it is the aggressive single ‘Q.U.E.E.N.,’ This is not the grimy nightclub grinding the old school boogie song ‘Dance Apocathat our generation is so familiar with. lyptic’ or the dark, tango-esque piece ‘Look This is classy music from a classier time. Into My Eyes,’ Monae shines. She melds This is music for boogie and swing dancgenres and musical styles in a way that aling. Music for sultry tangos and Buddy ways keeps the listener curious. More than Holly glasses. The music of young love, half of her songs sound like they were writof spontaneity, of what might have been ten 30, 50, or even 80 years ago. Monae, for a better era.
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After the boisterous success of “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz,” the creative ménage à trois of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost culminates their unofficial ‘three flavor Cornetto trilogy’ with the sci-fi comedy fusion “The World’s End.” In spite of the spate of apocalyptic-themed movies that came out this summer, “The World’s End” does not lose any steam in its attempt to cast the genre in a new light. The film starts off with an exuberant nostalgic swagger, taking us back to Gary King’s (Simon Pegg) younger days with a Super 8 retro-montage of his and his buddies’ first attempt at ‘the golden mile,’ a pub crawl set in the provincial British town of Newton Haven that requires them to visit 12 pubs and imbibe a pint in each. The end goal of this boozy odyssey is to reach the fated drinking hole, ‘The World’s End.’ King’s merry band (including most prominently Nick Frost and Martin Freeman) never finishes the fated pub crawl and we are flung back to the bittersweet present where King is in an Addicts’ Anonymous meeting, relating the best moment of his life. In this sobering moment, our protagonist then realizes that he must complete the challenge that his schoolboy self couldn’t in order to reclaim any sense of value from his wasted life. He then sets out to regroup his high school friends to finish off ‘the golden mile’ once and for all. The screenplay then spirals into the prototypical getting-the-old-band-back-together sequence of scenes, but it does so in a frenetic and youthful fashion, reveling in King’s brilliant immaturity and countered by the fraught seriousness of his ‘grown up’ friends’ lives. The Edgar Wright-helmed work eventually evolves into its sci-fi comedy mash-up form. Thankfully, Wright doesn’t get bogged down in either genre and casts each in a refreshing and engaging light. There’s lively wordplay in each scene and the actors never miss a beat, demonstrating their acting and comedic chops with a firm British grace. Additionally, “The World’s End” benefits from its well-deserved big budget. Using CGI and elaborate cinematic tricks to bring the vibrant set-pieces to life, Edgar Wright and his crew create some of the most exciting action sequences seen in the past year. The work also doesn’t cast aside film’s visual intrigue for the sake of entertainment. It excels cinematographically where other blockbusters don’t, using interesting and creative shots to reveal character and engross the viewer from an aesthetic perspective. The film, in its beer-soaked essence, is a rant that never loses its comedic edge and stylistic spirit. It contains just the right inflection of vulgarity, fusing witty banter with pop-culture references and physical comedy to create an artistic piece that never flounders or treats its subject matter with aloof irony. “The World’s End” does not deliver the huge laughs that (American) audiences have come to expect (and usually don’t receive) from other Hollywood fare. But, the film succeeds in its consistent entertainment value. It surprises with its probing emotional depth, a feature severely lacking in comedies—and most all works—in the cinematic landscape.
Delorean has broken from snappier “Subiza” (2010) with their more heavily-produced “Apar.” There’s an intensity that’s missing from the new album, leaving the listener with little more than apathetic dance pop. However, several stand-out songs pull “Apar” from the mundane. The opening track, ‘Spirit,’ is a call to ‘80s power pop, evoking an image of devil-may-care youths running from trouble. Its underlying beat reminds me slightly of ‘Chariots of Fire.’The majority of the better— or at least more danceable—songs are front-loaded into the album. This includes ‘Destitute Time,’ which sounds like Two Door Cinema Club played underwater at threequarter speed. The album doesn’t quite push through to its listener, and when it does, it has been manipulated into a slow, echoing muddle. One exception is ‘Dominion.’ Its beautiful rhythms are driving, layered with chant-like lyrics.‘Unhold’ doesn’t escape the submerged sound, but the track uses that to its advantage. Reminiscent of The Cranberries, ‘Unhold’ retains a modern twist. The band recruited Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek
MUSIC to perform. Her ethereal DELOREAN harmonies are a wonderful Apar addition, and her hauntTrue Panther Sounds ing voice pairs perfectly with the tone. The album is split into two distinct halves, but all of the songs follow the same structure: intense, aggressively hopeful drumbeat, then incoherent, echoey lyrics, building up to a polyrhythmic climax. While the first five songs on the album return to Delorean’s roots, the less pulsating second half of “Apar” feels like an inappropriate come-down from a party that wasn’t that great to begin with.
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was either at a seated level or on the ground, making a point to never stand up and look down at people through her lens. She focused on capturing moments of serenity and candidness: a young girl twirling; flowers and a comb in the bathroom; church members swimming in Falls Lake; a man in the back of the church (“I don’t know what he’s doing—he’s just having this moment alone.”). “You’re ingratiated when you’ve taken the time to know who they are. People will respond to that…I had a quieter presence. I would sit for long periods of time before I would take a picture. I would wait before the moment arose.” Bedford started young. She was exposed early to the world of photography; her father, a documentary filmmaker, was very interested in her visually telling stories. He presented Bedford with a point-and-shoot camera when she was five. Every so often, she’d graduate to a new camera—always film.
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recess “[My father] wasn’t somebody who would tell me what was right or wrong or good or bad. We would generate a dialogue, talk about what’s going on in the picture.” Along with the camera came a tradition. On special occasions, Bedford’s father would give her a book, usually dedicated to a single photographer—Margaret Bourke-White is still Bedford’s greatest influence. Some of the only things she owned as a child, these books would soon inform her own process, stimulating a visual exchange between what Bedford was doing and what these artists were doing. She was informed and impressed upon by anything she owned or encountered. “We were poor, but the Smithsonian is free. My father and I would spend a lot of time talking about the art in the museum—Calder, Rothko, Noguchi. That’s where I came out of. The cultural exposure my father gave me was second-to-none,” said Bedford. “It was this very quiet and homemade spirit of independent education.” Bedford recollected amusedly on her Bohemian
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Bedford captures moments of stillness.
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upbringing, surrounded by those who had dedicated their lives to their artwork; she met Andy Warhol and Basquiat in a restaurant. “I knew who Warhol was, so I picked up my cloth napkin and introduced myself. I told them that I was a photographer—I was seven!— and they asked what kind. I said I liked taking pictures on the street, and they asked me if I liked Gary Winogrand.” Then Warhol opened up his jacket, pulled out a Sharpie and signed Bedford’s napkin. After decades of creating pictures and despite wanting to teach and continue with longer-term projects, Bedford never feels comfortable when labeled a photographer. “The world wants you to be in a category,” she said. If she were in a category, she decided it would best be termed the ‘documentary arts.’ “Essentially, you’re entering a situation as a storyteller, but you have the liberties of an artist…But any category seems strange to me. I take pictures.” Twenty-five of Bedford’s pictures are displayed for the “Be Still” exhibition. Some are larger than others, but all are poignant and earnest to share. Like the storefront churches, which are stripped from elements of architecture and decoration, Bedford’s compelling images delve into faith, celebrating our quiet glimpses into stillness. “I hope that people take the time to be present… To actually see materiality is a joy,” said Bedford. “My hope is that people would take the time to look.” “Be Still: A Storefront Church in Durham” is on display in the Allen Building Gallery, 2nd Floor, until December 13. The opening reception is tonight, September 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. To see more works by Kristin Bedford, visit http:// www.kristinbedford.com.
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