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Duke Research DSG partially funds new bike-sharing program manager faces felony charges by Danielle Muoio The chronicle
A Duke research administration manager at the School of Medicine was arrested last week and is facing charges of felony child abuse. Prudence Shivers—who is listed as Charlyne Shivers in the Duke directory— was arrested for two counts of intentional child abuse inflicting serious injury Feb. 1. The two children, ages 4 and 6, were Shivers’ foster children. Shivers’ posted a $60,000 bond on Feb. 1 after being arrested. As part of her release, Shivers may not have contact with children under 16-years-old without supervision. The 4-year-old had multiple lacerations on the back, stomach and buttocks, and the 6-year-old had multiple lacerations to the head, face and buttocks, according to a WNCN article. The police went to Shivers’ home due to a referral from Child Protective Services. The foster children have been removed from the home. Jill Boy, director of communications at the School of Medicine, deferred comment to Keith Lawrence, director of media relations at Duke News. Lawrence said Shivers started working at the Office of Research Administration July 2009 as a research administration manager. She is still employed at Duke, Lawrence said. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, said when an employee is arrested on a felony charge there is a review of whether the employee should be placed on leave. He said those decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and that an employee would be placed on leave if they had been charged with a crime that could affect their ability to be an employee. Associate Director of the ORA Jennifer McCallister declined to comment on the arrest. Raisa Chowdhury contributed to reporting.
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DSG passed a budgetary statute to partially fund a new campus-wide bike-sharing program, which is scheduled to launch July 1. by Carleigh Stiehm The Chronicle
Following the disbandment of the Duke Bikes Program at the Arts Annex in August, Duke Student Government passed a budgetary statute of $5,000 to partially fund a campus-wide bike-sharing program.
The program—national bike-sharing service Zagster—allows students to check out and return bikes from oncampus racks. If all goes according to plan, the program—also partially funded by the administration—should fully launch July 1, said sophomore Lavanya Sunder, DSG vice president for services.
She added that administrators are considering acquiring 50 bikes and signing a two-year contract, with the hope of extending their time on campus if successful. “We’re in the procurement phase, so See bike, page 6
Hannah Ward chosen as student preacher by Staff reports The Chronicle
Senior Hannah Ward will give this year’s student preacher sermon at Duke Chapel, according to a Duke News press release. Ward’s sermon was chosen by a committee that included representatives from the chapel and Religious Life staff. A religion major, Ward will deliver the sermon during the 11 a.m. worship ser-
vice on Feb. 23. Her sermon, titled “Everybody’s Perfect,” is based on the Scriptual passage in Leviticus where Moses delivers the Ten Commandments, as well as Jesus’ conversation with his disciples about the commandments in the book of Matthew. “Hannah’s sermon on the topic of perfection is an appropriate subject for Duke students, who so often find themselves suffering under the weight of this ideal
expectation,” said Meghan Feldmeyer, the Chapel’s director of worship, in the press release. “Hannah’s exploration of the passage is both theologically astute and pastorally insightful: What does perfection look like through God’s eyes?” On campus, Ward—a native of Asheville, N.C.— participates in the PathWays Chapel Scholars Program, the Undergraduate Faith Council, Duke Lutherans and the Presbyterian Campus Ministry.
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DUSDAC members sampled a new local food truck to determine whether it will be offered in the Fall.
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The Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee met Monday evening to sample CJ’s Street Food, an Asian fusion food truck. DUSDAC members are sampling local food trucks to determine those that will be offering dinner in the Fall. Director of Duke Dining Services Robert Coffey informed members that food trucks will no longer be on campus during lunch hours due to limited space. After sampling food from CJ’s Street Food, DUSDAC members noted the high quality of ingredients as well as its novelty Asian-inspired tacos, burritos and fried rice. “These tacos taste better than Captain Poncho’s [a current dinner food
truck],” said DUSDAC member Billy Silk, a sophomore. “And this, unlike the quesadillas at Captain Poncho’s, is something you can’t get at Penn Pavilion.” CJ’s Street Food opened one year ago, when Durham-based chef Mark Thomas and Traci Thomas, his wife, decided to go into the food truck industry. “I had been in high-end fine dining,” Mark Thomas said. “I wanted to cook for myself.” He said that the truck can be found at business parks across the Research Triangle area. They also frequent food truck rodeos in Durham and Raleigh in addition to offering catering services. Customer favorites include the tilapia See dusdac, page 6
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English doctoral candidate Bill Hunt said he would better the University’s student environment for his peers as a graduate young trustee. Hunt is a sixth-year graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in English literature with a focus in American literature and Middle East studies. Hunt has served for five years on the Graduate and Professional Student Council—as president, vice president and head of the Young Trustee Selection Committee—and is involved in bringing the graduate student body together, preparing him for the young trustee position. He noted that the council has become a major part of his identity. “I’ve learned how the University works and the group dynamics between students and faculty that produces great outcomes,” he said. “I hope I’ve made a positive contribution to graduate stu-
dent life.” The final elections will take place Feb. 18 with only GPSC members voting. Growing up in rural Virginia on 25 acres “in the middle of a swamp,” Hunt said that he could not pick and choose his friends, so he was forced to befriend anyone around him. This experience has taught him how to interact and accept a variety of people. “I can find something to share and a common identity with every other human being on the planet,” Hunt said. “I bring versatility.” Hunt’s advisor, Priscilla Wald, professor of English and women’s studies, attested to Hunt’s reliability, communication skills and ability to be inclusive. “He is very deeply thoughtful and very open-minded and kind, and the kind of person who is very aware of his surroundings and very eager to have as many people participate and entertain as many points of view as possible,” Wald said. “He listens before he makes up his mind.” As a bankruptcy paralegal and finance manager for various nonprofits in the United States and the Middle East before coming to Duke, Hunt became cynical about the necessity for funding. His experience working on grant applications for nonprofits made him a realist. He said that although administrators spin everything in a positive way, it is often more gray. “It gives you a perspective on how if See hunt, page 12
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The Nasher Museum of Art announced Marshall Price as the new curator of modern and contemporary art. In the newly created position, Price will facilitate new exhibitions and programs within the museum. He officially assumes the role of Nancy Hanks Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art in March. Before coming to Duke, Price worked as the curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Academy Museum in New York City for 11 years. “Marshall brings tremendous experience to the Nasher Museum as an art historian and museum professional,” Sarah Schroth, Mary D.B.T. and James H. Semans Director of the Nasher Museum, said in the release. “He brought international attention to the National Academy Museum, infusing that venerable, 200-year-old institution with new
art and programs. He perfectly complements the expertise of our curators with his background in American modernism as well as international contemporary art.” Price noted that he has watched the Nasher grow since its inception in 2005 into one of the country’s premier midsize museums. “I am thrilled to be part of the museum’s next decade—building the permanent collection, organizing exhibitions that travel the world, publishing original catalogues and working with Duke’s outstanding faculty and students,” Price said in the release. Price earned a Ph.D. in American modernism from the City University of New York in 2011 and earned a master’s degree in art history from Pennsylvania State University. He has also previously worked as an assistant curator at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California.
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Eight men in clothes dirtied by their desert journey rise from their seats and approach the bench. They wear no belts or shoelaces. They are chained around the waist, shackled by their ankles, cuffed at the wrists. They pad across the gray carpet under the recessed lighting in the William D. Browning Special Proceedings Courtroom. “Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty?” Judge Charles Pyle asks. “Si,” the men say in unison. “All answer yes,” the interpreter repeats. In a few minutes, these men and women from Mexico and Central America who are convicted of illegally entering the United States will be taken to a lockup by U.S. marshals in blue windbreakers. Then there will be eight more immigrants, and eight after that, until the courtroom is empty and 70 people — the day’s quota — will have passed through this judicial assembly line in federal court. This is Operation Streamline. Fasttrack prosecutions. Group hearings. From arrest to jail — with sentences as long as six months — in as little as one day. And under the Senate version of the immigration bill being debated in Washington, the number of people passing through U.S. District Court in Tucson under Streamline would triple — to up to 210 per day.
Critics say that with such speedy proceedings, immigrants do not receive a thorough defense. “I’m just appalled,” said Isabel Garcia, a criminal defense lawyer and immigration activist in Tucson. “This program is endangering our very justice system.” Sixty percent of those the United States is deporting are labeled “criminals” — a total of 216,810 people in the last fiscal year_ but for many of them, their crime has been crossing the border. Over the past several years, the government’s efforts to stiffen the consequences of entering the United States illegally have led to a jump in criminal prosecutions and jail time for offenders. Previously, repeat illegal border-crossers would often be deported rather than sent to jail. Those who support Operation Streamline find it not only efficient but humane. Since the defendants are generally accused of re-entering the United States after being deported at least once — a potential felony — the plea deals in the Streamline court get them reduced charges and less jail time than they otherwise might receive. “The system is working well and the system is fair,” Judge Bernardo Velasco, who presides over Streamline cases here, said in an interview. “When you enter illegally you’re a criminal. You may not be a big criminal, but you’re a See immigration, page 12
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all of the contract and liability language needs to be finalized, and there are some technological [and] security issues that need to be resolved,” Sunder said. Although much of the plan is not yet finalized, there have been no major roadblocks so far, Sunder noted. Under the current plan, there will be three on-campus bike stations—one near the bus stops on east and West campuses and one near the Food Factory on Central Campus. The east and West campus locations will each hold 20 bikes, and the Central location will hold 10, Sunder said. Students can subscribe to the service by paying a $20 yearly fee, Sunder noted. When a student is ready to access the bikes, they can check one out using their Duke card or a text code. rental will last for about three hours before incurring late fees, though Sunder noted that the timing specifics have not been fully ironed out. regardless of where the bike is checked out from,
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bikes can be returned to any of the on-campus racks, Sunder said. “A bike-sharing program, where people can ride bikes between classes, is perfect for students who don’t want to wait for a bus, or are in a hurry, or want to grab a burrito at Chipotle before heading to east for a class,” Sunder said. Many of Duke’s peer schools—such as Yale University, Cornell University and the University of Chicago— have already implemented Zagster, Sunder said. Several other universities are planning 2014 launches. Administrators have been very supportive of the new program, Sunder said. They have looked to secure necessary funding and finalize contractual language. Vice President for Student Affairs larry Moneta said he is hopeful that the contract with Zagster will be successful, but there is always a chance that the agreement will not be finalized. in an email Monday, Moneta noted that if the contract does not pan out, the $5,000 will be returned to DSG.
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DSG executive Vice President nikolai Doytchinov, a junior, noted that he feels that DSG and administrators are partners in bringing this bike program to fruition. “i think the bike program is really a valuable program for students,” he said. Doytchinov noted that many students were very frustrated when the bike program in the Arts Annex was disbanded. “if there were a bike-sharing program, 68 percent of students who do drive between campuses would take the bike instead,” Sunder said, referring to a survey sent out last Fall. “i think that is huge for sustainability.” After comparing several different bike-sharing programs—with a variety of price points and service models—Sunder determined that Zagster was the best fit for Duke’s campus. one of the issues with the old Arts Annex bike program, she noted, was that it was not under the direct supervision of any one department. “Duke had to house the bikes, pay employees to check them out and manage the program,” she said. “That sort of lack of logistical infrastructure compounded the lack of a set funding source.” ideally, Sunder noted, bike-sharing at Duke would be through an all-inclusive program that would not require much oversight from the University. “Zagster fit this mark best, as it markets itself as a company that, for one price, will handle the installation, maintenance, liability, customer support and marketing for the bikes,” Sunder said. “They also have really high-tech bikes and a very comprehensive maintenance policy, which were definite plusses.” She noted that the program’s prices are very reasonable for the services that they provide, adding that she believes that bike sharing is the future of bike services because it allows more flexibility than purchasing a bike. “Duke’s campus is perfectly designed for a bikesharing program,” Sunder said. “We have multiple campuses that are just far away from each other where walking seems unreasonable, but driving your own car, as it should be, is a hassle.”
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tacos and the spicy kimchi tacos, Mark Thomas noted. Members of DUSDAC agreed that these were strong specials. Thomas said that when customers enjoy a special, he always brings it back. DUSDAC members noted the Thomas’ professionalism and their truck’s high health rating. “he even gave out a print-out,” said DUSDAC member Betsy Mansfield, a sophomore. “That is very professional.” Members of DUSDAC noted that the truck’s competitive pairing of reasonable prices with compelling deals, such as two tacos with fried rice for $10. They are accustomed to serving crowds at a fast pace, Mark Thomas said, noting that he constructed the menu with quick recipes. CJ’s Street Food served 600 people at the raleigh Food Truck rodeo and typically serves 60 to 70 customers during lunch hours at rTP business parks. “We are one of the faster, more efficient trucks in the area. if you are waiting more than ten minutes for your food, you are seeing us on a bad day,” Thomas said. “if we hit 80 people for dinner at Duke, i would be more than happy.”
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ranked doubles team—took down the Blue Devils’ Beatrice Capra and Hanna Mar 6-2. Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips added a 6-1 victory against Ester Goldfeld and Alyssa Smith to put Duke in an early 1-0 hole. The deficit only grew larger for the Blue Devils, as Harrison added a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Rachel Kahan in the fifth singles position and Kaitlin Ray knocked off Marianne Jodoin 6-1, 6-1 at sixth singles to give UCLA (8-1) a commanding 3-0 advantage. Sitting just one point away from elimination, Duke no longer had a margin for error. “As long as they believe in themselves and trust themselves and believe in each other and trust each other, then anything can happen,” Ashworth said. Smith was the first to get on the board for the Blue Devils, clawing her way back into the match after dropping the first set to take a 3-6, 6-1, 10-8 victory against No. 36 McPhillips. Goldfeld— ranked 45th in the nation—was the next Duke player to notch a victory, taking down ninth-ranked Chanelle Van Nguyen by a score of 6-4, 7-5. Goldfeld was the only Blue Devil that did not have to come back from a one-set deficit to win her match. Capra was unphased in her matchup against Anderson, the nation’s topranked player. After losing a quick first
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Knocking off three top-10 teams in Charlottesville, Duke captured its first ITA National Team Indoors championship since 2003. set, the sophomore stormed back to take a 1-6. 6-3, 10-7 victory to even the match at 3-3. The third-ranked singles player in the country, Capra also knocked off the nation’s No. 2 player when she de-
feated North Carolina’s Jamie Loeb 6-4, 6-4 Saturday in the quarterfinal round. Ashworth said that Capra was his team’s See W. TENNIS, page 9
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The Blue Devils tried to overcome a firsthalf deficit, but their Tobacco Road rival always had an answer. No. 3 Duke fell to No. 17 North Carolina Monday night 89-78 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Once a top-10 team, the Tar Heels entered the contest losers of their last three games. North Carolina responded by leading wire to wire and recording its first victory in Durham since 2008. “We were tired of losing,” Tar Heel guard Allisha Gray said. “We came out knowing it was a rivalry and wanting to hit first. We got those first couple of baskets and never lost the lead. We just never stopped playing hard.” Freshman Diamond DeShields, North Carolina’s leading scorer this season, led her team with 30 points on 12-of-20 shooting. She also added five treys on her way to a career night. Duke was never able to take a lead, as
North Carolina’s top two scorers are freshman guards. It is easy to forget their age when you watch them dominate a game. Diamond DeShields and Allisha Gray took Cameron Indoor Stadium by storm Monday evening, combining for 54 points to spark No. 17 North Carolina’s 89-78 upset of No. 3 Duke. The Tar Heels never trailed and got big plays from DeShields and Gray every time the Blue Devils threatened to get close. “[Gray] took over,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “She did a great job. We know that [DeShields] did a great job, but I think [Gray] was the difference-maker in the game. That’s clear in terms of how she was getting her points.” The duo’s biggest plays came with the Blue Devils down 63-61 with 8:00 left in
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Duke was able to draw within one point early in the second half before North Carolina pulled away for an 11-point victory.
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Allisha Gray made crucial plays down the stretch for the Tar Heels as they captured their first win at Duke since 2008.
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the game after a 10-2 Duke run. DeShields calmly sank one of her five 3-pointers on the evening before Gray converted a Blue Devil turnover into an old-fashioned three-point play. Duke never got closer than six points after that. Gray added 12 more points down the stretch—including two more three-point plays—to seal North Carolina’s first win at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 2008. The
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Blue Devils (22-3, 9-2 in the ACC) struggled to locate Gray from the opening tip. The Sandersville, Ga., native knocked down a 3-pointer 10 seconds into the game to spark North Carolina’s 10-2 run to open the contest. Behind the play of a backcourt duo that was experiencing the Tobacco Road rivalry for the first time, the Tar Heels (18-6, 6-4) did not look at all like a reeling squad that had lost three games in a row. “I think it was something we needed to experience. For us, losing can be losses—they can be just that—or they can be learning experiences,” DeShields said. “I’m thankful for those losses at this point because it really helped us. I’m not sure if we would have played as well as we did tonight if we had won those ballgames. It lit a fire under us, and it showed tonight.” Although Gray took advantage of her first of many open looks on the evening, DeShields—North Carolina’s leading scorer—threw up an air ball, much to the delight of a raucous Duke crowd. “I thought it was hilarious,” DeShields said. “I knew [the crowd] was going to tear me up. It’s part of the experience coming here.” DeShields responded to her early moment of embarrassment by making her next six shots and taking advantage of Duke’s miscues. The Blue Devils dominated the paint— scoring their first 20 points in the paint thanks to All-American center Elizabeth Williams’ career day—but missed far too many opportunities that resulted in transition buckets for the Tar Heels. Much like Notre Dame guards Kay-
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Freshman Diamond Deshields scored 30 points as North Carolina snapped a threegame losing streak with an upset win. priorities after two consecutive double-digit losses at home keyed by athletic guards feasting in transition. The Blue Devils play two more ranked teams capable of punishing them in transition—Maryland and N.C. State—before a rematch with the Fighting Irish Feb. 23 in South Bend. “Defense is something that this team generally wants other people to do,” McCallie said. “We don’t get into defense. We’re playing defense to get the ball back on offense. Our transition defense has been awful. The difference in the game [was] transition defense.”
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the Tar Heels came out firing from long range right out of the gate, with Gray and forward Xylina McDaniel kicking off a big offensive night with back-to-back shots from beyond the arc. Trailing 45-34 at halftime, the Blue Devils (22-3, 9-2 in the ACC) emerged from the locker room poised to make a comeback in the early minutes, cutting the lead to just one point with 17:02 to play. “We mixed things up a little bit, denied [DeShields],” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “They turned the ball over. There were some [good] things going on.” But following the trend of the night, DeShields responded, draining a 3-pointer to give the Tar Heels some extra breathing room. With less than 10 minutes to play, a 7-0 run once again brought Duke within striking distance, but Gray made a three-point play in transition to put North Carolina (18-6, 6-4) ahead 66-61 with 8:00 to play. From there, the Tar Heels would only build on the lead they held throughout the game. “I feel like we had a lot of times where we were [down] three, five and one, then gave up an easy bucket on the other side,” guard Tricia Liston said. “So every time we got close we were not getting the stops to tie it or go ahead.” The Blue Devils scored 44 of their points in the paint thanks to career-high 28 points by center Elizabeth Williams. The junior held her own in the paint with seven rebounds and five blocks. Williams’ play helped keep Duke in the game, even when North Carolina jumped out to an early 10-2 lead in the opening minutes. kakuro_410E.txt
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Liston struggled in the first half with just seven points. She finished the night with 20 points, but also had four turnovers. Even when the Tar Heels pulled ahead late in the half by 13 points, Williams managed to score on a jumper with a minute left that helped swing some momentum the Blue Devils’ way before halftime. Still, the lead was too much to overcome. “I did not like our sensitivity,” McCallie said. “In this game, you have to be very hungry and go through walls. We really did not do that.” Defense emerged as an area of major concern for Duke, allowing the Tar Heels to shoot 51.5 percent from the field and knock down
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star of the weekend as she knocked off the nation’s top two players. With the match knotted up, all eyes turned to No. 49 Mar. The senior dropped the first set to Brady—ranked 24th in the nation—by a score of 6-3. Brady held a 5-4 lead in the second set and was serving for the match, but Mar broke serve and took the second set in a tiebreak 7-6 (7-3). Mar rode the momentum of her second-set victory to a 10-3 win in the third-set tiebreak, completing an improbable comeback for Duke and giving her team the tournament crown. “We had to [believe] to the fullest extent,” Ashworth said. “Having to win at one, two, three and four today was a fullteam effort, and I am definitely proud of that.” Duke’s victory against UCLA was the third top-10 win the team notched at National Team Indoors. The Blue Devils began their championship run Friday by knocking off No. 11 Michigan 4-2. The team followed that up with a 4-2 win against No. 3 North Carolina Saturday. The Tar Heels were the tournament’s two-time defending champions. Duke earned its spot in the championship match with a 4-2 victory against No. 8 California. The Blue Devils’ tournament victory against the nation’s top competition should make for a shake-up in the next ITA team rankings, which are slated to be released Tuesday.
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after they leave college. In pushing for this kind of representation and its likely health benefits, the Northwestern players have thrown themselves into a nationwide discussion about mental injuries, football’s inherent physical hazard and the responsibilities of the National Football League and NCAA.
Editorial The NFL and NCAA are very different organizations. NFL players are granted lucrative contracts, allowing them to reap some of the revenue they generate and, in some cases, compensate for potential occupational health risks. College players, on the other hand, are not paid. Although some argue that athletic scholarships are fair compensation for student-athletes, it is hard to accept this claim as true, given that some Division I schools have utterly failed to educate their athletes and footballrelated concussions can cause permanent physical and mental damage. There is no denying the value of college scholarships, especially for low-income students. But, given what we know about concussions, “student-athlete,” as far as football is concerned, is a contradiction—the mind receives an education, but
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the brain is put in harm’s way. In the unlikely event that the Northwestern team ignites revolution in college athletics, questions remain about the legitimacy and effectiveness of college athletes players’ unions. Health care is costly—if athletes unionize and successfully lobby for better medical protection, they might force universities into austerity cuts for non-revenue generating sports. If universities have to reallocate funds, scholarships and sports supported by revenue-positive teams will be at risk This tradeoff is not sufficient reason to deny athletes the right to NCAA representation. Institutions devoted to liberal values and academic excellence ought to protect the rights of those who represent it on the field. Although the formation of a player’s union could cause unforeseen consequences for athletics across the board, collegiate athletes deserve some form of basic lawful representation before the NCAA. If Northwestern’s players succeed in unionizing, it will give student-athletes at Duke and elsewhere an opportunity to participate in decisions that have profound effects on their lives and careers. It is time to revise rules that bind our student-athletes to the outdated definitions and outsize power of the NCAA.
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over again that I was Nandita, her granddaughter. But instead of looking at me, she asked my nearby relatives who I was. Each time, their answers brought her a little more distress. There was no way she could have forgotten that she had daughters that live in America, much less that she herself lived in America and helped raise her own granddaughters. I worked hard to fight back tears. My mom and relatives had tried to prepare me, to caution me that
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aagayi!”—“Grandmother, I’m coming!”—in Hindi at the top of my lungs. But when I turned, I saw that she was sleeping, huddled under a quilt to protect herself from the winter. So I turned my stomps into tiptoes, my smile still growing wider and wider. I sat down gently next to her and removed the blanket to reveal her face. Her closed eyes were slightly more cratered into the hollows of her face, and her skin more draped with wrinkles. Even though she wouldn’t agree, I found her age beautiful. She got me into a habit of eating barely-boiled spinach, allowed me to make messes with flour in our kitchen, dressed me up for school in the mornings and told me stories about “rajas” and “ranis”—kings and queens—at night. Many of my friends don’t understand my attachment to the elderly or why my heart yearns to do more for them than people my own age. But the concept of ageism, or prejudice against the elderly, is an almost absurd concept to me because I see my “naniji” in every elder person I see. It had been four years since I’d last seen my “naniji” and almost 10 years since she last lived with me. But my attachment to her only grew stronger in her absence. Finally her eyes opened, and I waited eagerly for the smile to jump to her face. As I looked into her graying eyes, she stared back with confusion and hesitation. She wasn’t wearing her traditional sari, her hair wasn’t carefully plaited into a braid, and she didn’t immediately jump to cover her head because my uncles were in the room, all of which were very uncharacteristic of her. She simply sat up, looked at me and asked me for my name. It’s a fear most of us have, the fear of being forgotten. It’s that sinking feeling you get when you’re a kid sitting in class and the substitute teacher passes over your name when she takes attendance. Those few seconds of panic, wondering how or why your name could have been left off the list, hit you in an instant. Except, this time, I wasn’t in a second grade classroom. I was at my home away from home in India with my own grandmother. I kept searching her eyes and forcing myself to smile while I repeated over and
my “naniji” most likely wouldn’t remember me—that she had experienced quite a bit of blood loss and it had affected her memory. But by the end of the day, my “naniji” had reasoned me to be her niece from her maternal village of Madhva Nagar and became comfortable with my presence. It took me a while, but I eventually stopped fighting her working memory like my relatives. It occurred to me that whoever it was she reasoned me to be, she still found a reason to love me. Something in her reminded her to address me as her “beti,” or daughter, to still pester me to eat food, to cover me at night with blankets, to ask about my education, to still love me. And at the end of the day, she was just happiest when we would share in her astonishment that potatoes cost ten rupees and not two paisa now, sit in the garden to enjoy the warmth of the sun and listen to her stories of life and lives past. While my “naniji” never quite understood who I was to her, she did understand that I was young and shouldn’t be spending so much time around someone as old as her. She didn’t like taking photos together because she said other people wouldn’t find her as easy to look at as I did. She valued my youth, and I valued her age. Ageism, the concept of prejudice and lack of concern for the elderly, is a growing concern in a country where beauty is synonymous with youth. With over 77 million baby boomers now reaching well into their sixties, America is aging. While we all may not have a reason to see the effects of memory loss or dedicate our lives to a career in medicine, we do have the power to lend our time to a group of people who benefit from just having someone to talk to. The next time you’re looking for a service opportunity or thinking about volunteering, try looking into events with Adopt a Grandparent, Duke Homecare and Hospice or the local Durham nursing homes to lend some time to having a conversation with the wise. Nandita Singh is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Tuesday.
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n 1973, two Princeton psychologists published a study that should give us pause amidst our hurry. The study subjects were seminary students, Christians preparing for a career in ordained ministry. They had signed up to serve in churches, help the poor, alleviate suffering and be “professional Christians.” Yet, when experimenters told the seminarians to hurry, they were much more likely to ignore human suffering that the
16 offered the victim direct or indirect help, which ranged from telling the professor’s assistant about the victim to taking the victim inside and insisting on taking him to the infirmary. The other 24 subjects—60 percent of these ministers-in-training—walked past the clearly distressed victim without offering help. Seminarians who had just prepared a talk on the parable of the Good Samaritan weren’t statistically more likely to help than
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experiment placed right in front of them. In Luke’s gospel, a lawyer reiterates the traditional Jewish imperative to love God and love one’s neighbor. He then asks Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus responds with an allegorical story about a man who was robbed, beaten and left naked and bleeding. A priest, a powerful religious leader, switched to the other side of the road to avoid the sketchylooking man. A Levite, a member of the Jewish elite, does the same. Then, along came a Samaritan—a persecuted minority who was viewed as a second-class citizen by the Judean society in which Jesus preached. When the Samaritan saw the injured victim, “He was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn and took care of him.” Jesus finishes the story by asking, “Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” The Princeton experiment made clever use of the Good Samaritan parable. All subjects were told to prepare a talk; half were to base their talk on a text about future careers of seminary students, and half were given the parable of the Good Samaritan. After a few minutes to prepare, experimenters told the subjects to walk to a nearby building to give their talk to a professor’s assistant. A third of the subjects was told they were running late and needed to get moving (the “high-hurry” condition); the next third was simply told that the assistant was ready for them (“intermediatehurry”); the last third heard that they would have a few minutes before the assistant would be ready (“low-hurry”). On their short journey to the nearby building, a stand-in Jericho, every seminarian passed by a faux victim who “was sitting slumped in a doorway, head down, eyes closed, not moving.” The experimenters instructed the victim to cough twice, groan and keep his head down as the subjects walked by. Of the 40 seminarians in the study, only
those who had merely prepared a talk about career options. What made the difference? Hurry. A majority (63 percent) of the lowhurry subjects offered help, 45 percent of intermediate-hurry and only 10 percent of high-hurry. The difference between means proved significant in an ANOVA test. The study’s authors summarized the results by saying, “A person not in a hurry may stop and offer help to a person in distress. A person in a hurry is likely to keep going … even if he is hurrying to speak on the parable of the Good Samaritan, thus inadvertently confirming the point of the parable. (Indeed, on several occasions, a seminary student going to give his talk on the parable of the Good Samaritan literally stepped over the victim as he hurried on his way!)” The story of the Good Samaritan exemplifies Jesus’ call to enter into relationship with our neighbors, especially the marginalized and the suffering. Yet when told to hurry, aspiring pastors rushing to give a talk on the parable literally stepped over a man in need. What does this experiment mean for Christians and all who value love of neighbor? It might imply that what we hear in church and read in the Bible doesn’t affect our actions. That possibility raises tough but worthwhile questions for people of faith. Being in a hurry kept these seminarians from helping a neighbor in need; can we be better at recognizing and addressing suffering if we avoid being in a hurry? Could it be that leaving earlier for my classes and appointments would give me the space to be a better Christian? A more modest schedule might help. But at Duke—and perhaps in modern American society—we live in a “high-hurry condition.” This study suggests that we’re predisposed to walk past hurt and suffering around us. I’m not sure what to do about it, but it’s enough to give me pause amidst the hurry.
legacy become tarnished, leaving his future career in question. Eight months ago, Smart turned down millions in order to stick around another season in Stillwater. He was pegged as a preseason AllAmerican and a godsend, becoming one of very few stars of the “oneand-done” era to disregard the promise of a professional contract and instead return to the NCAA. He was undoubtedly ready to advance to the next level of competition, but instead chose to stick around campus to pursue a national title, as well as revel in the attention that the Stillwater community provides him. This season was supposed to be a victory lap for Marcus Smart. NBA scouts know he possesses the skills to play against the likes of LeBron, Kevin Durant and Kobe. Many of the scouts were puzzled when he turned down the opportunity to get drafted. College hoops fans rejoiced, as Smart’s decision to remain in school only added to the drama that has defined this season. With all the hype surrounding incoming freshman talent, Smart diverted attention back to himself. For one, University of Kansas’ freshman phenom Andrew Wiggins would have to go through Smart just to be the best player in the Big 12 Conference. Things have not gone as planned, though. Oklahoma State’s rollercoaster season began with the Cowboys looking like a team poised for a title run in March, but recently has become muddled by their rapid descent in the rankings. Plummeting in the standings would be an understatement—four straight losses in the heat of their Big 12 schedule have resulted in what has become an all-out free fall for Smart’s team. Saturday night’s episode, in which Smart went after a Texas Tech “superfan” named Jeff Orr, summed up what has been a forgettable two weeks in Stillwater. Bringing back memories of Ron Artest, now Metta World Peace, and the “Malace at the Palace,” the 19-year-old Smart pushed Orr after what appeared to be a heated exchange of words. Smart was assessed a technical foul and immediately escorted to the bench by teammates, all the while yelling back at Orr and the refs. It was an ugly moment for Smart, a moment that has now put his NBA readiness in question. No matter his stellar resume and stat line, many critics believe he must be held accountable. Despite allegations that racism provoked Smart to fight back, a dark light has been cast on a budding teenage star, potentially rebuking his status in the upcoming draft. The kid is under immense pressure to perform, having turned down the NBA to stick around. Should he not perform to the same level, his draft stock will plummet. Tragically, that is the least of Smart’s worries at this point, as now he has a public relations campaign to embark on in order to restore some faith in scouts. All of this at the age of just 19. Smart in no way should have responded the way he did, but to trash his reputation in the aftermath is not right. I get it that he crossed a line and pulled the ultimate “no-no” in spectator sports by attacking a fan, but can some retribution not be aimed at the involved fan as well? Whether or not a racial slur was uttered, Orr is just as responsible for what transpired. Maturity questions aside, what right does a middle-aged man have to trash a young student-athlete? I bring this up because as at a school with a renowned fan base, it is important to keep in mind what constitutes “going too far” when cheering at games. In no way do I mean that fans cannot make it difficult for the opposing team to compete—that’s part of home court advantage—but in all cases, there has to be moderation. When the game is already won, fans should not take jabs at the opposing team. Salting fresh wounds is painful, and when stakes are as high as they are for Smart and his team, even one negative word uttered by a fan can set them off. As Duke heads into its biggest games of the season against instate rival The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and ACC powerhouse Syracuse University, I hope we as a fan base can avoid the type of actions that will cause even our most-despised rival players to erupt violently. For the sake of the game itself, let’s not provoke any player to fall into the trap that Marcus Smart is now entangled in. We can be passionate, but let the egos stay on the court and not enter the stands.
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you want to accomplish great things, you need to have money to do those things,” he said. Kevin Modestino, Hunt’s colleague and also a Ph.D. candidate in English, vouched for Hunt, saying he was supportive. Modestino and Hunt have known each other since the beginning of Hunt’s graduate career six years ago. “I’ve always thought highly of his insights both in the classroom and how, as a department, we can interact with the institution,” Modestino said. Modestino noted that Hunt gets along with the majority of the people he meets, especially in the English department. He added that Hunt also succeeds at involving the English department with the larger institution. “He is a really easy-going guy but also very confaident with working with different people,” Modestino said. “He gets along with other people in the department pretty well. He’s good at understanding how people can help.” Hunt said that after graduate school he hopes to pursue a career in teaching and higher education. “It really is fun to teach undergrads because the vast majority of undergrads are learning who they are,” Hunt said. “What we teach people in the humanities is to read and be critical of not only their lives but also their relationships.”
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Streamline defense attorneys, who often handle four to five defendants per day, meet with each one for up to 30 minutes in the morning. They present the government’s deal: Plead guilty to the misdemeanor of illegally entering the country and receive up to 180 days in jail, or plead not guilty and face felony charges and a sentence of between two and 20 years in prison, depending on one’s criminal record. Afterward, a representative from the Mexican consulate talks to the group — including immigrants from other countries — about the consequences of their decision. Opponents argue that with such speedy proceedings, attorneys do not prepare a proper defense for their clients. A University of Arizona study last year found that 40 percent of the defendants surveyed said they were instructed by their lawyers to not fight the charges. Potential defenses — such as being a juvenile or unfit to stand trial, or being eligible for citizenship or asylum — slip through the cracks, according to Heather Williams, a federal public defender who testified before a congressional committee six months after Streamline started in Tucson. As the immigration debate in Washington has intensified, so has public criticism of Operation Streamline. In October, police arrested at least 18 protesters who lashed themselves to the wheels of two buses carrying immigrants to their Streamline hearings and blocked an entrance to the courthouse parking lot. One of those arrested, Steve Johnston, a 68-year-old activist, grew up in Alabama and worked in the civil rights movement before moving to Arizona. “I think we will look back on this the same way my children look back on the ‘50s and ‘60s,” he said. “How could our
government have treated our neighbors so poorly?” Those who defend the immigrants argue that there is little to be done for them besides push for the shortest sentence. “We have enough time,” said Richard Bacal, a private attorney who has worked with Streamline clients in Tucson since the program began in 2008. In 95 percent of the cases, he said, his clients have no defense. Operation Streamline began in the Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector in West Texas in late 2005, as an effort to expedite cases at a time when the number of immigrants being picked up crossing the border was spiking. Since then, it has spread. By the end of fiscal 2012, more than 200,000 people were processed through the program — nearly half of all immigration-related prosecutions along the border during that period, according to a Congressional Research Service study from last year. During one session last week, all 70 people accepted the government’s plea agreement. They received sentences of 30 to 180 days in jail. Sometimes, the migrants ask to say a few words. On Jan. 21, a Mexican man in one of the groups addressed Judge Jacqueline Rateau after he pleaded guilty. “I would like to say, I didn’t really want to come to the United States. I had a little shop over there in Michoacan. The mafia told me I had to pay them 500 pesos a month, and I didn’t have that much money to pay them,” he said, referring to a sum of about $37. “I had to leave Michoacan because they threatened me.” Given the rampant violence in that part of Mexico, the man could have made an asylum claim, other lawyers
said. Instead, he went to jail and faces deportation. “I’m sorry you found yourself in that situation,” Rateau told the man. “And I hope you’re safe when you go back home.” On Jan. 29, another shackled man requested that his sentence be reduced to 30 days in jail. “The reason being my family, my wife, my mother, my siblings, rely on me financially,” he told Velasco. Velasco said he didn’t have the authority to reduce the sentence. “Furthermore, I can assure you that if you look around in this courtroom, that everybody I have addressed today, and everybody I’m going to address the rest of this afternoon, more likely than not, is here because of economic considerations,” he said. “Nevertheless, you violated the law. You know it. And you can either accept the sentence or enter a plea of not guilty and request a trial. Do you understand that?” “Si.” “I sympathize with your condition,” Velasco told him. “But unfortunately the law is hard but the law is the law.”
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