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Durham’s newest Harris Teeter supermarket welcomed customers for the first time at its grand opening Wednesday. The grocery store chain, which is based out of Matthews, N.C., opened in front of Erwin Mill apartments on Ninth Street. Many customers explored on opening day, tasting the food samples, ordering drinks from the Starbucks inside the store and grocery shopping. Local business owners and Duke students have said that the new establishment is likely to have a positive impact on the community. “I definitely will use it a lot because generally when I need to pick up something quickly, I go to Whole Foods,” said senior Amanda Young, who lives in Erwin Mill. “I’ll probably be spending more time at Harris Teeter and not as much at Whole Foods.” Young said she believed Harris Teeter chose a good location because there are not other student budget-friendly grocery stores within walking distance of See harris teeter, page 8

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Student Health has decided to close its East Campus Clinic in an effort to provide more efficient care for students. Due to the East Campus Clinic’s inability to provide high-level care, student health clinical services will be exclusively provided at the Student Health Center on West Campus beginning in the Spring semester. The East

Campus Clinic is only equipped to provide low-level care, and occasional referrals for students suffering from more serious ailments, while the Student Health Center provides both low-level and specialized care. “It comes down to giving better care,” said Director of Student Health John Vaughn. “It might be more convenient for a student just to walk in, but it doesn’t help to wait an hour and then be told that you can’t get what you

really need.” Students who go to the 600-square-foot East Campus student health center with serious afflictions cannot receive targeted care and are referred to the Student Health Center—often prolonging the wait for effective care. Started in the 1990’s and equipped solely with a nurse, a care provider and limited See health, page 8

Duke Kunshan board has routine first meeting by Lauren Carroll The Chronicle

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Harris Teeter opens a new location on Ninth Street, within walking distance of East Campus.

The Duke Kunshan University Board of Trustees met in China for their inaugural meeting this week. The independent seven-member board— comprised of three Duke representatives, two from the city of Kunshan and two from Wuhan University—came together to hear updates on construction, pricing, academics, enrollment and other ongoing matters, said Peter Lange, DKU board chair and Duke provost. He said that because it was the group’s first official meeting, the discussion was routine, and no major decisions were made. “We [the Duke representatives] were primarily updating the board on all of the issues that are similar to what we have provided our colleagues at Duke,” Lange said, adding that

the board communicates frequently through email. Although Kunshan and Wuhan University trustees both gave updates, DKU staff made most of the presentations, Lange added. The board signed off on the Articles of Association, a document previously approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education as part of the university establishment process. The trustees also approved a set of fundamental operating principles for the board. The bylaws call for three meetings each year, as well as the creation of an audit committee and a finance and administration committee. Lange said some “technical questions” arose about construction. He declined to elaborate on specifics, but said the issues would not force the campus to open later than expected. The opening is slated for late summer 2014, with classes beginning that

Fall. DKU board member Jim Roberts, executive vice provost for finance and administration at Duke, last visited the campus in July. This time around, much of the scaffolding has come down, and walkways are now in place, he wrote in an email from China Wednesday. The meeting took place Monday and Tuesday at Wuhan. Lange and Roberts traveled to visit the campus site in Kunshan afterward. DKU administrators are working with the Chinese pricing bureau to solidify tuition costs even as registration deadlines at the end of the year get nearer and nearer. Lange said the board members agreed on DKU’s proposed tuitions, but the board does not need to make a formal decision as the pricing See dku, page 7

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DSG to receive higher portion Professors speculate on of student activities fee in 2014 future of terrorism in Africa

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DSG will organize a tailgate for the Miami game.

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The portion of the student activities fee that Duke Student Government receives for the 2014-15 school year will increase by $1.50 from this year’s $114.50. This increase—which will bring the total to $116—is part of the routine increase to account for yearly inflation, said junior Nikolai Doytchinov, executive vice president. The increase represents the 1.2 percent inflation that occurred this year, he announced at the DSG meeting Wednesday evening. “We are basically collecting the same amount of money in real terms,” Doytchinov said. In light of the successful student turnout at last week’s football game against North Carolina State University, there will be another pre-game event for this week’s game against Miami University, said president Stefani Jones, a senior. Doytchinov and sophomore Mariel Turner were confirmed as the two members of the Traffic Appeals Committee. This committee hears all appeals of traffic citations and give recommendations. After releasing an application to the entire student body, Turner was the only applicant.

Doytchinov noted however that Turner was incredibly qualified for the position. Freshman James Ferencsik, senator for academic affairs, presented the second reading of the revised version of the affiliate bylaw. DSG affiliates are defined as semi-autonomous entities affiliated with DSG to further common objectives. These include the Duke Student Dining Advisory Committee and the Inferno. The revised bylaw ends the Residential Facilities Committee because the committee has been inactive for some time, Ferencsik said. The Student Environmental Sustainability Committee was also deemed inactive, but it can be reinstated in the future if the DSG president deems it necessary. Jones noted that the SESC has not been necessary since the Senate was restructured to include a Facilities and the Environment committee. The legislation passed. Treasurer Davis Treybig, a sophomore, presented legislation to grant the Duke University Canadian Club status as a recognized student group. The legislation passed by unanimous consent. The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity requested $1,625 from the programming fund for its annual Kappa Christmas Social. About 125 undergraduates are expected to attend the event held in the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture on Dec. 6. Sophomore Jay Sullivan, senator for residential life and a sports reporter for The Chronicle, noted that a denominational party could potentially exclude students who do not celebrate Christmas from attending. “It doesn’t seem like an accepting and open event because it is about Christmas,” Sullivan said. Junior Jacob Zionce, vice president for residential life, said that so long as all students are invited to attend, he sees no problem with funding religiously affiliated events. Sullivan also noted that the party will feature three performances—Rhythm and Blue, a live jazz quartet and a magician—all of which cost between $100 and $200 each. The legislation passed.

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Professors discussed the past, present and future of al Qaeda’s presence in Africa during a panel Wednesday evening. The discussion—titled “The New Face of Terror: The Evolving Threat of al Qaeda and Extremism in Africa”—was moderated by Seth Cantey, a sixth year graduate student in political science. The panelists were Mbaye Lo, assistant professor of the practice of Asian and Middle Eastern studies, Bruce Hall, assistant professor of history and African and AfricanAmerican studies and David Schanzer, associate professor of the practice of public policy and director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security. The Duke International Relations Association organized the event. “The big question in terrorism and counterterrorism—is Africa the new launching pad?” Schanzer said. “Is this where al Qaeda is going to make its comeback? Has it come back?” Al Qaeda, as it currently exists, is quite different from the al Qaeda responsible for the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Schanzer noted. Previously a centralized organization able to operate without much government interference, it now functions mostly as a collection of regional insurgence groups that experience great political opposition. “Al Qaeda means the base—what that means is the blueprint,” Lo said. “It means, wherever you are, if you want to join us, you can join the base.” With this decentralized structure, social

media has become a notable recruiting tool, with young men as the primary targets, Schanzer said. This has been accompanied by “media jihad,” the concept that extremists can and should use the Internet to publicize and promote their beliefs, Lo added. Al Qaeda’s present structure has introduced a number of questions regarding how best to handle its actions and predict its future, panelists said. “The big dynamic here is the extent to which this is local...or the extent to which this is international,” Hall said. The way in which governments deal with terrorist organizations can present a dilemma, Hall noted. Suppressing these groups in the interest of public safety often involves using force, which can incite increased violence in return. “How do you calibrate what we have to do right now with the bigger, long-term objectives?” Hall asked. Senior Olivia Wasteneys, director of campus affairs for Duke International Relations Association, said she was inspired to organize the panel after learning about the subject in a course taught by Lo. Given the great deal of media attention focused on terrorism stemming from the Middle East and Southeast Asia, many might not know details about related situations in Africa, she said. “I really liked the fact that each of them had different perspectives,” first-year Connor Phillips said regarding the panelists. “They had different areas of expertise and could shed light on the issue from different areas.”

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Seniors Cara Peterson and Brianna Welch created the Duke Culture Initiative, a campus organization intended to increase dialogue and advocacy at the end of last Spring and currently serve as its co-presidents. They sat down with The Chronicle’s Shanen Ganapathee to discuss the group’s origins, intentions and the deeper issues that exist within Duke’s social environment. The Chronicle: When did you first start thinking about creating this organization? Cara Peterson: Towards the end of last semester. We were both on the Gender Task Force within Duke Student Government under Stefani Jones. Brianna Welch: They had multiple different initiatives that they were planning and Cara and i had decided to do the empathy building one. CP: We were working on a gender violence intervention proposal that had multiple different parts. BW: The one that we were focusing on was empathy building and that’s how we came together, we first met. our first idea was empathy building through discussion—dialogue sessions, because i think the way you can advise someone is by understanding their experiences, hearing about their experiences and trying to put yourself in their shoes. it led to us creating the organization because we decided we wanted to do more than just discussion groups. TC: how did the process start? CP: First, we wanted to make sure we weren’t replicating anything that was already out there. So we went to several different organizations. We went to the Women’s Center, we went to Gary Glass at CAPS. BW: We were also looking for feedback on how to create these dialogue groups and that’s

when Cara came across the Greek Culture initiative. CP: They put on a study last semester. Basically, they were also an organization that was not continuing. Their leadership was graduating. i think one of the things that you see over and other at Duke is that because students are on four-year cycles, there’s lots of really brilliant ideas that are created over and over again and they graduate with the person. People are continuously recreating the wheel and we were trying to go and see what was already out there, what had already been done and see if there were any frameworks we could work with, build off of. We sort of took the framework. We wanted to make it more inclusive to student groups and organizations. BW: They did a study. They weren’t really doing advocacy work, although they had other initiatives. We wanted to expand the work they were doing. CP: We are recognized by the equity Council that Jacob Tobia [DSG vice president for equity and outreach] created. i think we are one of the five main student groups. TC: What are the main actions your organization has taken? CP: This semester our two big initiatives— the first one, we built a bench in collaboration with the Women’s housing option. it’s very colorful, and it says, “By sitting on this bench, i open myself to having a conversation with a complete stranger.” There were two goals for that. BW: one, it is a symbol of engaging people with different identities, so that it gets people talking. CP: it’s a symbol of inclusivity. Also, pulling people together in a way that would make them interact with people they would not normally interact with because i think one of the

things that’s really cool about Duke is the different types of people—different experiences, different interests. The ability to engage in each other’s differences is what really allows you to almost become drawn close to who you are because hearing other people’s experiences allows you to expand your empathy as Brianna mentioned before. You are able to engage in another’s difference that allows you to expand your sense of self because you are not just looking through your own personal vision, but you are also taking a step back and asking yourself, why do i act, socialize and behave in the way that i do—see the bigger picture. BW: it allows you to challenge social norms and gender norms by seeing things from a different perspective and challenging the status quo because that sometimes can be restrictive to your identity and the way you view other people. CP: We also have our Gender identity Summit this weekend. That’s for three days. We are bringing [anti-domestic violence advocate] Ted Bunch. The two main goals of that are to reflect on the ways gender roles constrict both men and women at Duke. BW: And also how our gender identity can shape our behavior and attitudes and possibly suppress our genuine self because we want to fit a certain mold. We also want to equip the people who attend the summit with the language that they would require to share this and start transforming the norms that guide our culture. TC: Are you collaborating with other organizations? BW: We are trying to make sure that we are engaging with all the different institutions. We are collaborating with different advocacy See dCi , page 7

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Appeal by lacrosse players denied by Supreme Court by Georgia Parke The Chronicle

An appeal relating to the 2006 lacrosse scandal was rejected for consideration by the United States Supreme Court Tuesday. The case, brought by former players Ryan McFadyen, Matt Wilson and Breck Archer against the city of Durham, was reviewed by the Court last week. The plaintiffs appealed the decision on their federal civil rights claim from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which decided in December 2012 that law enforcement officials were not violating the players’ constitutional rights by taking DNA samples and examining them­—and all but one of the 2006 lacrosse team members—for evidence. The Supreme Court released two sentences on the case, reading that the petition for a writ of certiorari was denied and that Justice Alito did not take part in the consideration or consideration of the case. Alito is a visiting professor of law at the School of Law. Attorneys from law firm Ekstrand & Ekstrand, who are representing the case, did not immediately respond to request for comment. Beverly Thompson, director of public affairs for the city of Durham, released a statement expressing that the city is “extremely pleased” with the court’s refusal to hear the case. “Given that this second suit was particularly lengthy, exaggerated and outrageous in its claims against City employees, the City had great confidence that the courts would see through the complaint to determine that there was no merit to the dozens of claims

against the City and City officials,” the statement reads. This case was one of many filed in the wake of accusations against three other 2006 lacrosse players—David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann—of raping stripper, dancer and escort Crystal Magnum in 2006. The accusations were eventually proven false and all charges against the players were dismissed. In early October, a case involving the three formerly accused players was similarly denied by the Supreme Court. Evans, Finnerty and Seligmann were also suing the city of Durham and its officials for mishandling investigation of the charges brought against them. This rejection by the Supreme Court left the plaintiffs able to continue pursuing claims at the state level but not the federal one, because their claims of a Fourth Amendment violation were already affirmed by the court. A single claim now remains against the city due to the standing decision made by the Fourth Circuit on the McFadyen plaintiffs’ claims. Similarly to the Evans plaintiffs’ result, the appellate court ruled McFadyen’s Fourth Amendment claims valid and thus will not pursue them further. However, the state-level claims that the players are making have not yet been ruled in their favor. The statement from Thompson referred to this remaining claim by emphasizing the city’s position that no Durham officials took action that would render the McFadyen plaintiffs’ claims valid. “We are very please with the Supreme Court’s decision today and look forward to a favorable final outcome for the City,” the statement said.

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Erez Manela explains Roosevelt’s interest in China as a major world power.

erez Manela, a professor of history at harvard University, discussed Franklin D. roosevelt’s vision for China’s global role Wednesday. Manela discussed roosevelt’s vision of China as a major global power postWorld War ii at the Sanford School of Public Policy. roosevelt’s insistence that China would become one of the United nations’ “four horsemen”—the four nations which would be permitted to use armed force for regulatory purposes— baffled foreign powers at the time because they had perceived China as an insignificant player in international affairs, Manela said.

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“it’s not only about China, it’s not only about east Asian security,” he said. “it’s a crucial part of the global architecture.” Manela said roosevelt selected China as one of the four horsemen for symbolic reasons. China’s role as one of the four great powers would legitimize the United nation’s anti-imperialist credo and include non-Western nations in the highest rung of the new order, he said. “What do you do with all those postcolonial territories?” Manela said. “how do you bring them into this order you are creating? China, in his mind, was representative of these new nations. You have to show these post-colonial territories that you are serious.” Manela suggested the possibility of reviving roosevelt’s vision as a new approach to the United States’ relationship with China, which has been antagonistic for a long time. he also questioned the idea that close ties to Japan and South Korea were fundamental to United States’ foreign policy. he emphasized that roosevelt did not prescribe shared democratic values as a pre-requisite for establishing a working relationship between the United States and China. “From FDr’s perspective, first of all, the alliance with China was both natural and necessary,” Manela said. “Again, not because of shared values, but because of shared interests.” When the floor opened for questions, an audience member asked Manela whether he considered a closer working relationship with China a positive or negative. Manela clarified that history did not

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groups and trying to bring them together. We do have many great groups that are more focused on race or class or sexuality and there’s nothing that ties them together. And we wanted to build an organization that builds solidarity and compassion. CP: It’s critical that we have student organizations like Black Student Alliance, Mi Gente and Blue Devils United, but often times it’s a lot of people coming together to talk about a common identity that they all share. They are talking to people who maybe already get it. And we are trying to create ways so that people are not opting out of issues that maybe do not apply to them as much. BW: It’s also unifying because it’s trying to say there are many ways people are oppressed because of their identity, whether because of sexuality, or race but we should not be fighting to see who is more oppressed but rather supporting each other in our struggles. That’s what we are trying to do—bridge the gap between all of them. TC: What goal do you wish the organization to fulfill on campus? CP: The mission of DCI is to connect and collaborate with all other advocacy organizations on campus to create a shift within Duke’s community, encouraging a culture built on solidarity and compassion. We want to continue dialogues and foster engagement with students of diverse identities and realities, through consciousness-raising campaigns, speakers and events. It is our hope that through this process, individuals will feel a greater sense of urgency in shaping their culture and our Duke community as a whole will be defined by inclusivity, understanding and empathy. BW: We also have talked to the International Association at the Equity Council and we are exposing international students to this as well. The head of that organization—she’d said they

actually had difficulty fitting into our culture and that’s something we want to address. CP: We also want to ask, “What is Duke culture?” I think a lot of people think there is this set thing. Those people over there define Duke culture and we are really trying to get people to think that, “I may as a Duke student have the ability to shape what Duke culture is.” We have a specific committee that targets first-year students because I think a lot of times people come in to Duke and they are so set on trying to figure out what the Duke culture is and they do not really think about what they are trying to fit into in the first place. One of the things Brianna always talks about is how important it is to reflect on one’s own personal values and the types of decisions you want to be making. BW: The first step is awareness and introspection. I feel a lot of students don’t take the time to do that. If you don’t know who you want to be and what motivates you, you can’t really have the confidence and act on it.

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DKU from page 1 bureau makes the final call. “I’m very upbeat,” Lange said. “We seem to be on-target and on-plan, but obviously we would like to get this pricing question settled.” The members of the board include Lange; Roberts; Duke Board of Trustees member Thomas Gorrie; Shen Jun, who runs the Kunshan Science, Technology and Education Park; Kunshan Vice Mayor Jin Ming; Wuhan Vice Chancellor Feng Youmei; Hong-Bing Shu, vice president for research and graduate studies at Wuhan and ex-officio members DKU Chancellor Liu Jingnan and DKU Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Bullock. Although the majority of representatives on the DKU board are not from Duke, at least one Duke vote is required to make a decision. The meeting took place Monday and Tuesday at Wuhan. Lange and Roberts traveled to visit the campus site in Kunshan afterward.

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medical resources, the center was originally designed to serve minor ailments of first-years seeking advice. “There’s no renovation about it—it would either be to add space on or find another accessible space,” said Jean Hanson, associate director of clinical support services and outreach at the Student Health Center. Vaughn explained that the number of student referrals to the center on West was increasing, and centralizing the location made practical sense. “It’s not like the old days where you can have some nurse to check on kids who don’t feel well—their medical needs are more complex,” Vaughn said. “By getting everything in one place, every student will get the same level of care that they need.” Vaughn explained that students go to the East Campus Clinic with conditions ranging from mental health issues to broken limbs—problems the center wasn’t created to handle. “The acuity of illness has changed so much—when we first started [the East Campus Clinic], we saw the most freshmen

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out of anybody else and they were the least sick,” Hanson said. Freshman Jiawei Zhang, who went in to the East Campus Clinic for a severe cough and strep throat came out frustrated with the care he received. “The ‘physician’ there told me to buy honey from under the marketplace and mix it with hot water and that [that] was more effective than Robitussin,” he wrote in a Facebook message, also citing inconsistent hours and long wait times. “I don’t think I will go again. I might die while waiting.” Although the lack of a clinic on east campus may be inconvenient for freshmen, Vaughn noted that the change was worth better care for students. “There’s a convenience factor that’s not going to be there for students—yes, we get that,” said Vaughn, “But I think that [centralized care] is more valuable, even as a parent, than to say, ‘We can have someone eyeball you over there, but they probably won’t be able to take care of you.’” In the 2012-2013 academic year, the East Campus Clinic saw 2,379 patients. Accessibility to the center on West Campus should not change, even with the influx of appointments. Practitioners from East Campus are being integrated at the center

to provide care to students. “We’re making room for them, and we’ve been able to make some changes in the way the provider schedules were done,” said Vaughn, who added that students can simply walk into the Student Health Center and be assessed to save time. “We have a mid-level provider. We’re all in the same place. We have all the supporting nursing staff,” Vaughn said. Sue Wasiolek, assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students supports the endeavor, noting that students end up going to the center on West Campus after their visit to the East Campus Clinic anyways. The approval for the change, therefore, came fairly easily. “We didn’t have to argue very hard,” Hanson said. The integration will be implemented starting the first day of the Spring semester. “We’re going to see how it goes, it’s a trial for this semester,” Vaughn said.

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campus, given that Whole Foods’ prices deter many students from shopping there. Some business owners on Ninth Street see the new establishment as a sign of the area’s prosperous future. For example, Charlie’s Pub & Grille currently has a message on its awning that reads “Welcome Harris Teeter.” “I think it’s great,” said Danielle Rios, general manager and co-owner of Blue Corn Café. “It’ll bring more traffic to this side of town and different options for consumers.” Rios added that Ninth Street is becoming increasingly connected to downtown Durham due to the newly renovated Main Street bridge. John Valentine, co-owner of The Regulator bookstore, said that the addition of Harris Teeter on Ninth Street could catalyze stronger infrastructure in the neighborhood. “Hopefully this means the city will start paying more attention to this side of town,” Valentine said. “Perhaps there will be better lighting, better security and better sidewalks.” Valentine noted that the positive effects of Harris Teeter’s addition to Ninth Street should not be overstated. “People are calling it the anchor of Ninth Street,” he said. “But that might be a stretch because there are so many other individual, independent businesses on this street.” Rios said that she does not think there are any downsides to the new establishment, but she noted that there has been some pushback from Ninth Street business owners. “A lot of people are putting a lot of energy into negativity and I’m not sure as to why,” she said. Rios said it is possible for a corporate business and small businesses to be “harmonious and symbiotic” in a neighborhood, but she also noted that it is important to remember that Ninth Street is a “local street.” She said that Whole Foods will remain popular as the dramatic increase in new apartments in Erwin Mill will mean that both the existing and new grocery stores will have plenty of business. “Harris Teeter is a corporation—they clearly ‘did their homework’ and identified a market here,” she said. Danna Jones, communication specialist for Harris Teeter, noted that the chain is familiar with Whole Foods and has successfully competed against them for several years in other locations in the Triangle area, throughout North Carolina and outside of the state. “We have enjoyed getting to know our customers in Durham and we are excited about the grand opening of our new store,” Jones wrote in an email Wednesday. “We look forward to establishing a new relationship with the surrounding neighbors.” Jones also mentioned the presence of a hot food bar, salad bar, cheese and pizza kiosk and bread kiosk in the store as well as an extensive wine department, a walk-in beer cooler, a Fisherman’s Market, a service meat case and a Farmer’s Market produce section. Young speculated that many students will likely shop at Harris Teeter for its relatively affordable prices, but still frequent the Whole Foods hot bar for lunch and dinner because of its comparably convenient location. Rios said that she plans to go to Harris Teeter within the next week to introduce herself to the management and welcome them to Ninth Street. “I’ve been here 17 years, so I’ve seen a lot of ups and downs,” she said. “I can’t wait to see what happens.”

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Storm Brewing Rolling Blue Devils seek just 2nd win in program history against the Hurricanes

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Duke’s only victory against Miami came in 1976. The Blue Devils have not beaten the hurricanes since Miami joined the ACC in 2004. Since the two schools are both in the conference’s Coastal Division, they have played every year since 2005. Duke has lost to the hurricanes eight years in a row. “A lot of people No. 24 have had trouble Miami with Miami in the vs. past, i can tell you that, because they Duke are significantly Saturday, 3:30 p.m. more athletic than Wallace Wade Stadium teams you’ll see,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “i think we are faster, better suited to have an ability to challenge them athletically in some places. We are not going to mismatch them anywhere, but this team is mature and grown up and believes it can play well as a team, which we’ll have to do to stop that trend.” The no. 24 hurricanes (7-2, 3-2 in the ACC) and Blue Devils (7-2, 3-2) are on opposite trajectories entering Saturday’s game.

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Wideout Jamison Crowder will look to recreate the success he had last year against Miami, when he registered 272 all-purpose yards. After beginning the year 7-0, Miami was ranked seventh in the nation and looked to be on its way to the conference championship game with little competition. Then a crushing defeat at Florida State set the hurricanes back in a big way. not only did Miami lose for the first

time all year, but it also lost its star running back, Duke Johnson, to a broken ankle. Johnson had carried the hurricanes offense, racking up 920 yards and six touchdowns before going down with the season-ending injury. After the disastrous trip to Tallahas-

see, Miami returned home to face a reeling Virginia Tech team. The hokies took advantage of crucial mistakes by the hurricanes to escape with a 42-24 win. now the hurricanes face what is most likely a must-win scenario this weekend if they want to remain relevant in the conference championship hunt. Duke began its season 2-0 for the first time since 1998, but then lost its first two ACC games against Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech. Then the Blue Devils ripped off five wins in a row, including a huge upset over the then-no. 16 hokies in Blacksburg. Duke is also healthier than it has been this late in the season in past years. Senior cornerback ross Cockrell did not play against n.C. State after injuring his ankle against Virginia Tech, but Cutcliffe expects his lockdown corner to see the field Saturday on Senior Day. A healthy, and deep, defensive line has served as the bedrock for the Blue Devil defense. last year injuries plagued the front four and Duke’s run defense ranked 101st in the country, allowing more than 200 yards on the ground per game. But this year the defensive line See football, page 12

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Fancy facial hair matters most when the postseason begins by Lucas Hubbard The ChroniCle

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With a variety of facial hair styles, the men’s cross country team looks set to perform well in the “Stachies for Nashies” photo competition.

With the nCAA Southeast regional Championships looming this Friday and a berth for the nCAA Championships on the line, Duke has turned to a training technique that every runner knows well: growing mustaches. Wait—what? “The national championship is what we’re here to do. We’re here to run as fast as we can—but we’re here to do it in style,” said graduate student Mike Moverman, who sports a walrus mustache with a complementary chinstrap beard, a look he calls “the halfpipe.” The phenomenon originated with the running website Flotrack.org, which has run a “Stachies for nashies” photo competition in recent years. The setup is simple— run fast enough to qualify for the national cross-country meet (“nashies”), grow a mustache, and document the lip lettuce to enter the online contest. But while other teams halfheartedly grow

top-shelf ticklers, the Blue Devils channel their inner Tom Selleck and use strategic timing to gain a leg up on their rivals. “[Flotrack] tries to get us to do it from october through nationals, which is usually Thanksgiving weekend,” Moverman said. “But my sophomore year we started taking it to the extreme. We started the first week of camp, a month and a half before all the other teams were starting.” Moverman credits the captains of the team that year—ryan McDermott and Bo Waggoner—with firmly cementing the mustache tradition at Duke. McDermott, in particular, is still a name that resounds through the annals of Duke’s rich mustache history. “[McDermott] had the original Fu Manchu,” Moverman said. “The guys still talk about it as the original sweet mustache.” Although McDermott has since graduated, his whisker wizardry has been replaced by that of Moverman and junior Shaun Thompson, who is widely regarded as the most talented on the team—at growing facial hair, that is. “in high school, i was lucky enough to be endowed with the ability to grow a beard,” See C. Country, page 13

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VOLLEYBALL

A tale of two seasons

A year after finishing under .500, the Blue Devils sit atop the ACC as they eye the final stretch by Ryan Hoerger THE CHRONICLE

What a difference a year makes. After last year’s disappointing 15-17 finish, No. 15 Duke (20-3, 11-1 in the ACC) has bounced back by getting off to the program’s best start since 2006. That year’s Blue Devil team finished the season by winning 22 of its last 23 contests before losing to San Diego in the second round of the NCAA tournament. This year’s squad will look to mirror the strong stretch run of 2006, and recapture something the Blue Devils haven’t held since 2010—the ACC title. “Last season was definitely a low for everyone,” senior captain Chelsea Cook said. “We ended the season and we all had a sour taste in our mouth afterward. Our goal this year was to be what Duke volleyball is and play Duke volleyball. I think we’ve done a really good job of putting in the work and the effort and everyone developing their game to get back to that point.” For Cook, “Duke volleyball” means being the hardest-working team in practice and during games. “We don’t want another team to play us and say, ‘We outworked them,’” Cook said. “I think we’re all a little hungrier

and we all want it a little more.” This year’s roster is nearly identical to last year’s squad. The Blue Devils lost one just one starter to graduation in middle blocker Christiana Gray, and a strong incoming freshman class has made up for her absence. Defensive specialist Sasha Karelov and middle blocker Jordan Tucker have seen significant playing time during their first season in Durham. With the bulk of the roster and starting lineup still intact, familiarity is one big reason why this year’s team having so much more success. “We’ve just improved with team communication and team cohesiveness and understanding each other’s capabilities,” Duke head coach Jolene Nagel said. “The younger kids last year were having to carry a bigger load.” As freshmen last season, Elizabeth Campbell and Emily Sklar combined for 615 kills, or 36.3 percent of the team’s total. Jeme Obeime was Duke’s leading hitter with 320 kills as a sophomore, and Cook added 247. This year, a well-balanced offensive attack has taken the pressure off individual players. Campbell said getting the first year of experience under her belt has made her

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much more comfortable on the court. “Your first year you find out you’re playing against 22-year-olds and girls who are stronger than you and have so much more experience,” Campbell said. “And you’re not targeted—as a freshman, like ‘Oh that girl’s a freshman, let’s target her and get her out of this game.’ Now they’re like, ‘Oh, she’s a sophomore, she’s a lot stronger mentally than last year.’” The team has also altered its approach this season as well, stressing the importance of taking each match one at a time. Nagel credits her two captains with making sure that the younger players understand the problems that arise by overlooking an opponent. Cook and libero Ali McCurdy were freshmen on that 2010 ACC championship team and are seeking their first return trip to the top of the conference pedestal. “One thing we’ve realized over our four years here is that everyone wants to beat Duke,” Cook said. “We’re the team that everyone has marked on their schedules, they want to get this win… Every game could be the ACC championship game.” Duke faced some high-caliber compe-

tition early in the season, posting a 4-2 record after two weekends of play. Since then, the Blue Devils have won 18 of 19, including statement victories against thenNo. 16 Illinois and then-No. 10 North Carolina and a five-set marathon against then-No. 18 Florida State. The win against the Tar Heels opened eyes around the country, including some on the Duke team. “[Against North Carolina] was the moment where we realized that we could compete and not just compete but beat teams that are ranked in the top 15,” Campbell said. “Playing Carolina, our biggest rival, sweeping them in three on their home court, that was a big deal for us. We were like, ‘If we can beat them on their home court, we have a pretty good chance of beating anyone.’” With just six matches to go in the regular season, the Blue Devils appear headed for the NCAA tournament once again after missing out on postseason play last season for the first time in eight years. “It would be a really big deal, especially for the sophomore class since we haven’t been to that point yet,” Campbell said. “It’ll be something new for us.”

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FIELD HOCKEY

Duke hosts first round of NCAA tournament by Brian Mazur THE CHRONICLE

Not only was Duke awarded with the fourth seed in this year’s NCAA tournament, but they will be playing their first and possible second round games in front of its home crowd. The fourth-seeded Blue Devils will host New Hampshire Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Jack Katz Stadium. Immediately following the game, Virginia will play Massachusetts. The winners of the two New Hampshire games will face off Sunday at 2 p.m. vs. “What a bonus No. 5 [playing at home Duke is],” head coach Pam SUNDAY, 2 p.m. Bustin said. “This Jack Katz Stadium team has earned it. We fought every week, fought every game. To be home, especially for the seniors, I am pleased that they have a chance to finish off here with a couple of wins.” No. 5 Duke (14-5) boasts a 3-1 all-time record against the Wildcats, but has not played New Hampshire (15-6) since Sept. 27, 2009, when the Blue Devils won 7-1. The two teams have never met in the postseason. The Wildcats are coming into the NCAA tournament fresh off a 3-2 win against Albany in the America East tournament championship game after going undefeated in conference play. They have not lost since Oct. 13. Sophomore forward Meg Flatley, who has knocked in 16 goals this season, is a major reason why the New Hampshire offense is click-

ing, averaging 2.81 goals scored per game. “At this point we are not looking at rankings,” redshirt senior midfielder Devon Gagliardi said. “Anything can happen in the tournament. New Hampshire is going to have a lot of heart and come in with a lot of energy. We just need to make sure that we play our game.” Duke has played through one of the country’s strongest schedules, including non-conference opponents Old Dominion and Princeton, which also made this year’s field of 16 teams. “This whole season has prepared us to face different styles of hockey and different regions of hockey in away games and home games,” Bustin said. “It has put us in this position where we are going to be able to adapt and play our game against any opponent and be comfortable with it.” Despite an overtime loss to No. 1 Maryland in the ACC tournament semifinals, the Blue Devils are hoping to carry the momentum from a second-half comeback against the Terrapins into this weekend’s matchup. Trailing 2-0 at halftime, Duke fought its way back into the game with two late goals by forward Abby Beltrani and defender Hannah Barreca. Just minutes into overtime, Maryland rebounded a shot and slid it past goalkeeper Lauren Blazing for the 3-2 victory. “I hope we take the momentum of the style of play that we had [in the ACC tournament],” Bustin said. “We played a fast, firm game of hockey.”

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With her third goal of the season, defender Hannah Barreca tied the game for Duke against Maryland in the ACC tournament, but the Blue Devils could not hold on. The Blue Devils continue to work on getting on the board first, something that did not happen against Maryland. In recent games—including the team’s first round ACC tournament win against Virginia—Duke has scored early, driving them to victory. The team has not lost a game this season when it gets on the scoreboard first. “[Getting off to a fast start] is what we are focusing on,” senior midfielder Grace Christus said. “Bringing that intensity from the first minute of practice and from the first minute of every game. We are just going to take it one minute at a time, one play at a time.”

Although the Blue Devils gave up 35 shots in their last two games, only four have been converted into goals by opposing teams. Goalkeeper Lauren Blazing averaged 10.5 saves per contest during the ACC tournament and ranks seventh in the nation by stopping 79.5 percent of the shots she has faced. Defenders Brenna Rescigno, Paula Heimbach and Amanda Kim will anchor the Duke defensive lines and look to lighten some of Blazing’s workload against the strong Wildcat attack. “It is that ‘get the job done’ style of hockey,” Bustin said. “If we can bring that into the weekend, it will be good.”

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OPENING UP AT HOME Coming off of a big win on the road against No. 9 California last weekend, No. 2 Duke women’s basketball returns to Durham for its home opener against USC Upstate 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

LOOKING TO REBOUND No. 4 Duke men’s basketball looks to rebound from its Champions Classic loss to No. 5 Kansas with a win at home against Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. Friday in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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has remained healthy. “All of them—Kenny [Anunike] Dezmond Johnson, Jonathan Woodruff—[have] continued to grow, we’ve got A.J. Wolf back,” Cutcliffe said. “You think about the numbers of people playing... I think it can be a good group, and I think they believe it can be a good group, and they’ve worked hard to improve.” The Blue Devils are on a roll, thanks mostly to their healthy defense. Duke has allowed just 14.8 points in its last four games and the Blue Devils lead the ACC in red zone defense. Duke ranks 32nd nationally in points allowed per game at 22.2, but that number is inflated by a 58-point lapse against Pittsburgh early in the season. The offense, on the other hand, has struggled in recent weeks. Starting quarterback Anthony Boone has thrown seven interceptions in his last two games and was benched in favor of backup Brandon Connette in the second half against N.C. State. But Connette has proven himself to be reliable. He has thrown for more than 1,100 yards and scored a total of 20 touchdowns, most of which came during the time when Boone was sidelined with a collarbone injury. Against the Wolfpack, Connette led a fourth-quarter drive to give Duke a lead it would not relinquish. Despite Boone’s struggles of late, Cutcliffe indicated that both quarterbacks would see the field Saturday, although the battle for starter will play out this week leading up the the Miami game. “No decision has been made,” Cutcliffe said. “We want to use practice and some thought processes, and I’ve talked with [offensive coordinator Kurt] Roper at length, and he and I have discussed it, and I’ve talked with Anthony and Brandon. We’ll just keep working through the week, evaluating tape and what’s in the best interests of the team. But I expect we’ll see both of them play.” For 11 Duke seniors, Saturday will be their final game in Wallace Wade Stadium. The Hurricanes come to town for the Blue Devils’ Senior Day for the second straight year. Duke’s senior class has seen two consecutive 3-9 season, a six-win season last year and will leave with a winning record this year. Cutcliffe emphasized their importance to the Blue Devils and the acknowledgment they deserve for helping rebuild Duke’s football program. “I’m counting on a huge Duke crowd to send them out properly,” Cutcliffe said. “You go back to the fifthyear seniors... That’s a lot of buy-in to the program. They’ve done it 12 months every year they’ve been here. These guys, there are no complaints you could register. They’ve really bought in and led and been pretty special.”

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SCOUTING MIAMI Duke football plays host to No. 24 Miami Saturday on Senior Day in a game with ACC Championship game implications, but the Hurricanes are without top running back Duke Johnson.

TIME FOR A POSTSEASON PUSH Having lost its last two games, Duke women’s soccer begins its NCAA Tournament road in Colorado Springs, Colo. against Conference-USA champs Colorado College.

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“Some of the kids on the team had to shave for interviews,” Thompson said. “Really, I was trying to make up for their slack and their inability to commit to the full beard, so I had to [start] early.” By growing the mustaches out over the whole cross country season, the runners make sacrifices both socially and professionally. Seniors burdened with interviews for jobs and graduate schools are given leeway, but otherwise, the Blue Devils typically put their egos aside for the sake of tradition and team-building. “I don’t know how kindly the women at Duke look at it, but we enjoy it, and it definitely brings us closer,” Moverman said. Thompson’s girlfriend, however, didn’t beat around the bush. “You won’t get a girl if it looks like [Thompson’s],” said Ashley Brasovan, who flaunts neither beard nor mustache. “At this point, I’m not going to make a big deal about it. [I] just let him do his thing, and it’ll be gone when Nationals is over.” Battling the ‘stache stigma is an ongoing effort. In Thompson’s freshman year, an elder teammate shaved all of his facial hair off prematurely to “try to make friends.” Even Thompson struggles to balance his looks and his other responsibilities. “I work in a middle school tutoring, and the stigma with the mustaches… I don’t think it’d go over too well if I just had the ‘stache for a long time,” Thompson said. Besides its connotations, the style is also dated, having peaked in the 1970s and ‘80s. This period boasts some of history’s premier mustachioed men—Selleck, Burt Reynolds, Carl Weathers, Rollie Fingers, etc. Perhaps the

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Thompson said, twirling his scruffy lumberjack beard. “[And as you mature], you improve in your ability to run and your ability to grow facial hair.” It doesn’t hurt Thompson that he’s joined a hair-heavy locker room like Duke’s. Still, he maintains that his success is a case of nature over nurture. “The Thompsons are a strong line of beards,” Thompson said. “It’s been passed on for many generations, and I have a lot to live up to with the strength of my beard.” Theoretically, the end goal is an isolated mustache for the national meet. With the Blue Devils’ qualification for nationals un- certain, most of the runners “cut down” Sunday to a more refined look in anticipation of regionals. But runners can certainly experiment: last year Thompson debuted a mustache and muttonchops combo that changed the paradigm of facial furriness, a style junior Brian Schoepfer mimicked this season. The key characteristics of good, strong facial hair were universally agreed upon within the team. A powerful look needs to be full—covering the desired area consistently, not simply in patches. It must be long, and unfortunately for blondes, darkness was also heavily regarded. “Out of the three characteristics, Shaun wins in all three,” Moverman said. “He had an unfair advantage starting in the mid-summer, but that’s a lot of commitment.” Thompson claims that his head start was not selfish but rather necessary to uphold Duke’s reputation as a forerunner in the fakakuro_399B.txt cial hair field.

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Still, the ‘stache surprise can sometimes provide its hosts with an upper hand against an unsuspecting witness. When Moverman interviewed for medical school, he found himself justifying the look to a begrudging school official. “The first thing she said was, ‘Did you have facial hair when you sent in your picture for the application?’” he said. “I sort of explained the whole situation, and I think she found it funny. It makes you stand out a little more, and people remember you more.” Senior Christian Britto, going through his

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own set of interviews for jobs, has been hesitant to commit to the bold mustache and risk unemployment but hasn’t cut his hair in over a year. As a result, he’s flaunting an even more outrageous look: the mullet. With the diversity provided by Britto’s locks, as well as the other runners’ efforts— middle-distance specialist Kyle Moran rocks a walrus mustache and soul patch combination and Schoepfer brings the hammer with his muttonchops—Duke has one of the deepest ‘stache squads in recent history. But what puts the Blue Devils in another stratosphere from the competition is the style their leaders bring to the table. Moverman and Thompson have been top runners for Duke this season along with senior Brian Atkinson, who Moverman deemed “Mr. Consistent” for his performances in both the running and mustache departments. Together, the three—despite Atkinson’s disadvantage as a blonde—form as strong a mustache trio as any. When asked whether it was a coincidence that the top runners also had stellar ‘staches, Moverman was unequivocal. “When you start running hard, the hair starts growing,” he said. “I don’t think you can be a true champion without having a great mustache.”

most famous “modern” mustaches are those of characters: Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy in Anchorman and Nick Offerman’s Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation. Despite the noble attempts of the team to bring the look back into style, it’s been a rocky ride. For outsiders, seeing so many mustaches today is jarring, Moverman said.

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collect data on faculty age Earlier this week, we discussed the search for a new provost. As we noted, one of Provost Peter Lange’s lasting legacies will be faculty composition at Duke: he is responsible for hiring nearly two thirds of the current faculty. During a 2012 Board of Trustees meeting, however, Lange noted that Duke’s faculty composition has shifted towards older, tenured professors. To counter this, he suggested that the University should hire younger professors, who are typically paid less than older faculty members. We should consider whether hiring young professors is indeed the right tactic, and the Provost Search Committee should evaluate its applicants’ views based on their answer to this question. We laud Duke for its focus on faculty diversity, but question how intently the age of faculty members is, and ought to be, considered. At the University of Pennsylvania, over 7 percent of tenured faculty members are over 70 as of 2010, and, according to a Fidelity Investments study, 74 percent of older professors nationwide do not plan to retire at 65. We have little data on the age of faculty at Duke. Thus, we urge the University to study the

age distribution among faculty, as doing so will allow us to better assess the role age does and should play in discussions about faculty diversity. To be clear, it is neither possible to induce from a professor’s age his or her research or teaching capabilities, nor advisable to general-

Editorial ize from singular examples the features of all professors of a given age. A comprehensive study, however, could help determine whether or not the faculty composition, in terms of age, has any correlation to classroom teaching or research outcomes. This data could help us rethink the meaning and importance of faculty diversity. It may also make a difference in hiring decisions, and might be valuable for the Provost Search Committee and the next Provost. Student input should be included in this data. Students have a wealth of thoughts about in-class experiences, and many conduct research with professors. Although we caution against generalizations, trends identified by the student body could prove informative.

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t’s not an easy thing to admit. It’s something that is a very big part of who I am, and it’s something that I’ve hidden from all of you for almost eight hours now. Members of the Duke community, I have a confession to make: I am a future consultant. This morning, I signed my offer letter and solidified my status as one of those dirty C-words.

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You might be wondering why this is hard for me to admit. You see, I entered this University pre-med. I came to Duke with aspirations to join a profession that is perceived as being prestigious and intellectual, but simultaneously grueling and selfless (or at least it should be). It’s not easy coming to terms with the fact that I’m ultimately joining a profession that people associate with bratty 20-something-year-olds from elite universities with no definitive career aspirations besides making a lot of money. As much as consulting is a very sought-after industry for students leaving top schools like Duke—there’s a rumor going around campus that Bain & Company received over 600 applications this year from Duke students alone—it simultaneously has a stigma for being overrun by students that choose it for the wrong reason, or for a lack of any reason whatsoever. Just as there are the Big Three management consultancies—Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group—at Duke there are the Big Four career paths: doctor, lawyer, banker, consultant. The science-minded become doctors, the humanitiesminded become lawyers, the economic-minded become bankers and the rest becoming consultants or “settle” for a less-uppity, inherently inferior industry. This attitude unfairly creates a divide between the “pre-professionals” and the “others.” The pre-professionals, those pursuing a career in medicine, law or banking, complement themselves on having their lives figured out and maximizing the return on their parents’ Duke investment, while the “others” complement themselves on using college to explore their intellectual curiosities and following their dreams without settling on one of the prototypical careers mentioned above. And then there are the consultants—the ones uncomfortably left somewhere in the middle. We supposedly have the pre-professional aspirations of the former group, but haven’t yet figured out what that profession is. And we are supposed to have the intellectual curiosities of the latter, becoming consultants in a last ditch effort to buy some time in

figuring our lives out … while simultaneously telling people more experienced than ourselves what to do. Let me start by saying that there is some truth to the idea that students who come to liberal arts universities like Duke with their minds already 100 percent made up about their vocations are missing out on some valuable experiences and self-discovery. It is, however, an incredibly privileged perception to believe that every student should come to college purely out of intellectual curiosity and that every student is lucky enough to afford the possibility of leaving school without a well-paying job in reach. Moreover, though, the lines aren’t as clearly defined as “pre-professional” and “other.” As white-collar a profession as medicine may be, there’s a vast difference in the life—and salary—of a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills and an epidemiologist in Africa. And when it comes to consultants, just because someone works at a generalist firm doesn’t mean he is clueless about his aspirations after that two-year contract is up. Duke students have an unimaginably vast array of vocational interests, and not all of them match up nicely with postings on eRecruiting. Just because I’d like to be the CEO of a pharmaceutical company in 20 years doesn’t mean there are any companies looking to hire me as one today. For me, and for many other students like me, consulting is the best way to step into the industry where we’d ultimately like to see ourselves. For other students who really don’t have a clue what they want to do in five, 10, 20 years from now, consulting may be the best way to step into any number of industries that their life after college may present to them. And that’s OK, too. Any employer will tell you that obtaining a degree from Duke (or any university) doesn’t mean you have the skills to do a job—it just means that you’re “trainable.” You can be trained to be a good doctor, lawyer, banker, consultant, or “other.” At the end of the day, we’re all more similar than we like to think. The point is: Life at Duke is hard enough. We all worked our a--es off to get into Duke and to make it through. As seniors, we’re all working our a--es off to get job offers anywhere or acceptances to any graduate schools, let alone at the ideal company or the ideal school. Judging each other for our career decisions or indecisions doesn’t make any of it any easier. Here’s how I see it: Maybe there are students here who only care about making money. And maybe there are students here who have no career aspirations at all. But I haven’t met any of them. Scott Briggs is a Trinity senior and the editorial page editor. His biweekly column is part of the weekly Editor’s Note feature and runs on alternate Thursdays. Send Scott a message on Twitter @SBriggsChron.

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uslims all around the world just celebrated Hijri, the Islamic New Year, and welcomed the year 1435. I wish a happy, blessed and prosperous year for all fellow Muslims together with the rest of humanity and all of creation for that matter. Muslims, like Jews and some other religious and ethnic groups, use the lunar calendar, which is 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar. This difference makes all Muslim days of observance and celebration float around the calendar year. We celebrate our festivals, like Ramadan, in almost every season. For those faith communities who always celebrate their religious holidays around the same season, Muslim holy days present a striking difference. How this lunar Muslim calendar came into existence is worth reflection. What marked the beginning of the Muslim calendar was neither Muhammad’s birth, nor the moment when he started receiving revelations at the age of 40, nor his successful return to Mecca nor any other low or high point in his prophetic career. It was his journey—or Hijra. His immigration to Medina was chosen as a starting point for the Muslim countdown in history. It was this successful immigration experience that made Islam possible. Muhammad and his followers faced fierce persecution and fatal threats in Mecca. The status quo in Mecca had no tolerance for this new movement and was absolutely determined to eradicate it. In the face of these threats, those early Muslims migrated to a new city with hopes of having a better future. They became refugees in this new city and went through their own refugee settlement challenges. Yes, Islam’s prophet and many of his disciples were immigrants and refugees, and when 1.7 billion Muslims today recount their history, their starting point begins with this immigration story. In no small part, this immigration experience has been a very influential force in shaping Islamic theology in its formational period and beyond. Living in a country built by immigrants and the children of immigrants—and as an immigrant myself—I resonate and connect with this very central story of immigration in my faith tradition in very special ways. Therefore, I believe, as we reflect over the beginning of this new Islamic year and the historical events behind the creation of the Islamic calendar, we, Muslims, in partnership with the rest of the world, have to renew our commitments to take the pressing issues of immigration and refugees in our society very seriously. This story of Hijra should remind us of our responsibilities vis-a-vis the more recent immigrants, especially the refugees in this country. I am really proud that Duke’s Muslim community considers working with recent

refugee communities as one of its top priorities. In partnership with various other Duke departments, student organizations and various refugee settlement agencies, Muslim Blue Devils have been trying to help the increasing number of immigrants arriving to our area as refugees regardless of their ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds. A lot more needs to be done, however, to respond to the complex challenges that these refugees face in their new homeland. The refugee

Abdullah Antepli blue devil imam settlement agencies that bring these people into our country do a fairly good job of helping them with their very basic and immediate survival needs. They find them housing and help them with a couple of months worth of rent money and food. Unfortunately, for these people who have been forced to leave their homelands and live through brutal refugee camp realities often for many years before finally coming to the U.S., their needs in starting a healthy, productive life go far beyond shelter and food. Their cultural, religious, social and psychological needs are no less important. Many of these people suffer from severe PTSD and not able to function fully. Many of them speak very little to no English, and they come here with very little to no understanding of how life works in America. Therefore, bringing them here and expecting them to stand on their own feet all by themselves in a very short period of time is not only unfair but also potentially very harmful and destructive. We need to create much better ways of welcoming these new arrivers to our country. No single agency or faith community can do this alone. Are you looking for an opportunity where people put all their ethnic, racial, political, religious and many other differences aside and partner in doing God’s work in our area? Then check to see how you can join several noble initiatives on and beyond campus to make a modest difference in the lives of the many beautiful souls who became our neighbors recently and who would appreciate a warm no-strings-attached welcome and support from you. Hats off to those who are already doing that noble job beautifully.

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Abdullah Antepli is the Muslim chaplain and an adjunct faculty of Islamic Studies. His column runs every other Thursday. Send Abdullah a message on Twitter @aantepli.

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hile this semester may very well be the hardest I’ve worked in my life, my current grades can hardly speak on my behalf. Regardless of the effort I put in, it all seems so worthless. And even when I did my problem sets and weekly assignments, my grip on the material seemed to fade away just in time for the next midterm. What was I doing wrong? It only took me until now to realize it, but I never learned how to learn. Blowing through my pre-collegiate studies with nothing more than a single f--- given is likely the primary causal factor for my current predicament. While everyone surrounding me seemed to be so successful, I lagged behind

Bryan Somaiah breaking barriers in just about every aspect. I’ve been approaching the situation as if it was entirely a fault of my own, but now I’m starting to see it in a new light. Why is it that we accumulate a massive amount of debt and endure severe mental trauma over four years just to get a diploma? For most, it’s not just the Duke name that takes you places. It’s Duke that takes you places. It may be hard to believe for some, but the reality is that everyone that sets foot on this campus is a genius in their own secretly amazing way. The truth of the matter is, each one of us will make an impact on the world, big or small, whether we want to or not—and that’s pretty awesome. As our understanding of the world grows in complexity, so will the way we communicate and interact with one other. The Jonas Brothers propose that little will have changed in the year 3000, but I must beg to differ. Our understanding of the world will likely have progressed a sizeable degree, and if the recent emergence of social media makes us feel more connected than ever before, imagine what it will be like in just a decade! There’s a reason why research is conducted in teams: surgeons don’t work alone, and people don’t self-diagnose themselves. Einstein may have been the s--- back in the day, but people simply don’t pull revolutionary ideas out of their a-- like they used to. The fact that the celebrities we’re supposed to revere are interminably pooped on by society and relentlessly ripped a new one by the tabloids shows just how supportive modern society deems such an existence. Duke does a really good job of making every class its own microcosm of hell on earth. But the point is not to destroy your hopes and dreams—it’s honestly just to make them a reality. It took approximately three semesters of hardship to figure it out, but I simply can’t do it all on my own. There is no question that the undergraduates and professors here will be instrumental in shaping my future, and to devalue such relationships is an absolute mistake. The importance of people in my life, both academically and emotionally, is something I grow more conscious of every day. Just the other day I planned to meet with a really cool and insightful professor, but I completely blew it. I let the opportunity fall through my fingers, and I want to pound my head on the wall just thinking about it. It’s hard to face the disappointment I felt in myself, let alone cope with the fact that I let another incredible person down. I treasure all the people that come into my life, and I hope with all sincerity that the feeling is mutual. I’m not asking to be loved, nor is that what I seek. It’s my hope that, in the way I carry myself and live my life, I will continue to build meaningful relationships with my fellow Dukies and remain in tune with a world that can’t seem to sit still. Bryan Somaiah is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Thursday. Send Bryan a message on Twitter @BSomaiahChron.

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