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Dismantling the Duke Genome Sciences Institute

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In light of campus and national conversations about adult film actress— Belle Knox—several professors, students and sex workers gathered for an academic discussion about local sex workers Wednesday night at the Sanford School of Public Policy. The panel-led discussion touched on topics including feminism and cultural perceptions of sex. It also examined sex work within historical, societal and economic frameworks. The panelists were Gunther Peck, Fred W. Shaffer Associate Professor of History and Public Policy; Pete Sigal, professor of history; Diane Nelson, professor of cultural anthropology; Luna, a Raleigh-based sex worker; senior Jacob Tobia, Duke Student Government vice president for equity and outreach; and adult film actress Belle Knox, a freshman. The event drew more than 100 attendees. The goal of the discussion was to initiate a broader conversation about sex and sex work, Peck said. “We wanted to move beyond one woman’s decision to engage in sex work,” Peck said. “To talk about sex as work immediately ruptures beliefs held dear by many people. To recognize that is to recognize what the stakes are of this conversation.” The ‘politics of rescue’—or characterization of sex workers as victims—pervade the way in which sexual labor is addressed, Peck said. Such a framework of perception can inhibit positive dialogue by refusing workers the right to narrate their own stories, he noted. Both supporters and critics of Knox have used her to reinforce their own opinions on sex work instead of allowing Knox to voice her own narrative, Sigal said. Sex work is no different from any See SEX, page 4

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After July 1, the Institute of Genome Sciences & Policy will be replaced by a broader three-unit structure in an effort to respond to changes in the field.

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The Duke Institute of Genome Sciences & Policy will be gone July 1— and the transition is somewhat bittersweet. IGSP Director Huntington Willard announced on the IGSP website March 24 that it will be shifting from a formal institute to a broader three-unit structure, effective July 1.

The change parallels the evolution of genomics as a field and will have a narrower scope than the institute has had in the past 11 years. “This has been one of my babies that I developed from scratch,” Willard said. “There’s a lot of ownership there, both intellectual and emotional. Having said that, when you look around and you see what’s here now that wasn’t here 11.5 years ago, there’s a lot to be

proud of, so it’ll be fun to see what happens over the next five years.” When the IGSP was established in 2003, the University believed that genomics would have substantial research and policy implications, said Provost Peter Lange. As a result, the institute’s main goal was to bring genomics to See GENOME page 3

DSG Senate approved resolution to support ePrint allocation By Hayley Trainer THE CHRONICLE

Duke Student Government Senate approved a resolution to support the ePrint initiative introduced by representatives from Students for Sustainable Living, following a debate centered around the exemption system. Sophomore David Clancy and junior Leah Catotti, members of Students for Sustainable Living, presented their proposal for the exemption system to the ePrint quota reduction

that they proposed at the previous meeting. Under the proposed system, students may receive exemptions through an automatic objective process or a subjective process mediated by a committee of students. “Very few schools have exception policies for their printing system, but most schools that do use a council approach to determine if exemptions are warranted,” Clancy said. Clancy explained that students could apply for an exemption through two routes—an objective process in which students would be

granted exemption following the presentation of financial need or medical need documentation and a subjective process in which students could submit online a written request that would be reviewed by a student committee. The proposed system would create a committee composed of students representing Sustainable Duke, the Office of Information Technology and the Duke Libraries, with a See DSG, page 2

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Department of Veterans Affairs official to join Sanford faculty Tommy Sowers—assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs—has been named to a one-year appointment at the Sanford School of Public Policy as visiting assistant professor of the practice and as assistant director of the Hart Leadership Program. Sowers, Trinity ‘98, attended Duke on an ROTC scholarship and participated in the Hart Leadership Program as a student,

DSG from page 1 staff member from OIT managing the system. Clancy noted that the committee would suggest whether an exception is warranted but OIT would have the final say in granting an exemption. “There are more hoops, that’s true, but those are the hoops that make people think again before damaging the environment,” senator Michael Pelle, a sophomore, said. Catotti said she is not yet sure how this program will affect student printing habits, but she noted that the committee will address the effects of the system after the first year and make adjustments as necessary. “Of course our goal is to decrease printing overall, but even if printing patterns don’t change that much, if people are at least thinking about how their printing is affecting the environment, that’s a victory within itself,” Catotti said. Following the presentation by Clancy and Catotti, several senators—freshman Betty Chen, sophomore Hannah McCracken and juniors Tristan Ballard, Ray Li and Ellie Schaack—presented a resolution to the Senate to support the ePrint quota change. Li noted that this initiative would convey an important message about the University’s priorities. “It’s Duke taking a strong stance on sustainability,” Li said. “We’re not just students at Duke University. We’re students who are affected by the world.” Chief of Staff Daniel Pellegrino, a senior, opposed the resolution. He argued that the Senate shouldn’t be supporting an initiative that limits student resources and creates ob-

according to a Duke News press release. He served 11 years of active duty in the U.S. Army, including two combat tours in Iraq as a Green Beret. “I’m thrilled to be returning to Duke,” Sowers said in the press release. “As an undergrad, I learned lessons of leadership from Terry Sanford. Now, I am eager to join the discussion of what it takes to lead in both the public and private sectors.” After Duke, Sowers received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics & Political Science. In the past, he has taught courses in government and politics at the United States

Military Academy and at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He has been in his position with the Veteran’s Administration since 2012.

Abe, associate professor of art, art history and visual studies and Michael Hardt, chair of the literature department. In his time at the Press so far, Cohn has guided the organization into electronic publishing and developed a flexible business model, a Duke News press release noted. Cohn worked at the Press as journals manager before becoming director. Prior to his time at the Press, he was the managing editor of a journal of health policy, and he has also taught English at Stanford University, George Peabody College for Teachers and Durham Technical Institute.

Cohn reappointed director of Duke University Press Steven Cohn has been reappointed for another five-year term as the director of Duke University Press, Provost Peter Lange announced. Cohn has served as director since 1993 and will begin his new term July 1. The reappointment comes after a review conducted by history professor Sally Deutsch; Stan

stacles for students to regain those resources. “I’m someone that prints a lot, I can’t interact with written words in a meaningful way unless I have the material printed out,” Pellegrino said. “This wouldn’t change my behavior at all, it would just cost me more money.” In other news: Junior David Robertson, a candidate for vice president of Durham and regional affairs, presented his platform focused on “creativity, collaboration, and commitment.” “I want to bring together all the resources that Durham has for Duke students,” Robertson said. “Every Duke student can grow by engaging in the Durham community.” Junior Derek Rhodes, vice president for Durham and regional affairs, presented a recent study by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement on Duke student voting in the 2012 presidential election. The results of the study showed that 7,935 graduate and undergraduate students registered to vote and 6,123 voted. In addition, 77.2 percent of eligible Duke students voted in comparison to the North Carolina average of 63 percent. Senators Eric Lam, a sophomore, and Tara Bansal, a freshman, presented a resolution to support DukeConnect, a new summer reading program for incoming freshman students. This program will incorporate written, visual and auditory material to increase student participation. The Senate voted to approve this resolution. “In an ideal world, students would want to read the book as well as the supplemental material, but this isn’t realistic,” Bansal said. “With

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The DSG Senate approved resolutions in support of a new ePrint initiative, summer reading program and need-blind admissions with full financial aid opportunities for undocumented students.

this program, students who don’t have time or choose not to read the book are still able to engage with the themes behind the book and join in the conversation.” The program will be integrated into the program for the Class of 2018, as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel “Americanah” will be accompanied by a TEDTalk by the author. The Senate approved Student Organization Finance Committee’s allocations of $2,250 to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for the Carpe Noctem Gala on April 18. The Senate granted chartered status to Nakasai African Dance Ensemble, a dance group for all students interested in Africanstyle dance. The Senate approved a resolution presented by senior Jacob Tobia, vice president for equity and outreach, to support need-blind admission and full financial aid for undocumented students. Newly-elected Executive Vice President Abhi Sanka, a sophomore, presented several recommended changes to the Senate bylaws. Senators will automatically be placed in

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Genome from page 1 the forefront of campus dialogue, something Lange said he believes it has accomplished. “In 2003, I was literally one of two people on campus who knew what genomics was,” Willard said. “So that was the blank piece of paper that attracted me was that ability to come up with that vision and see how one would do that. In some sense, mission accomplished. Now genomics is everywhere.” A timeline for change In February 2013, Duke conducted an external review of the institute as part of a regular five-year-review cycle mandated for all institutes. The resulting April 2013 report was “quite laudatory,” Willard said. The review stated that Duke should preserve key functions of the IGSP that are critical to all research universities, such as cross-disciplinary, genome-relevant research. “This key function is provided exclusively by IGSP, and not by any other current genome program at Duke, and will be required for the foreseeable future as technologies and opportunities continue to emerge,” the review stated. After IGSP completed the review process, several administrators came together to deliberate on the future of the institute. Lange and Willard were part of the decision-making process, as well as incoming provost and vice dean for basic science Sally Kornbluth, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies Susan Roth and Dr. Nancy Andrews, dean of the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Although the review was conducted in February, the fate of the IGSP was not discussed with IGSP faculty until September 2013. As a result, rumors proliferated about the future of the institute, Willard said.

Initial uncertainty “There were times when it was not clear whether the IGSP would actually cease to exist, that it might have been downsized to a smaller institute, that they had a more focused and austere role,” said Dr. Geoffrey Ginsburg, director of genomic medicine for the IGSP. “There was a lot of water-cooler talk and that kind of thing that was counterproductive because it’s all speculative.” Lange said the University knew what direction it needed to go regarding the IGSP but did not want to broadcast multiple messages. Instead, Duke waited until the leadership, structure and budget were decided. “I do regret that there was that level of uncertainty, I know it made people a little unhappy,” Lange said. “But everybody involved in this has navigated the uncertainty really well and stepped up to the solution with a lot of enthusiasm. I think we’re going to be able to go forward with a strong set of programs.” Since the March 24 announcement on the change, Willard and the new directors have been working to ensure that all academic, administrative and research activities seamlessly transition to the new model, Kornbluth said. The University decided in September that the institute will transform into three new units: Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, Computational Biology & Integrative Genomics and Duke Science & Society. “Because we got the review we did, we concluded this was the best way to advance the broader mission that we have,” Lange said. Andrews deferred official comment to Kornbluth. “Having smaller units means they’ll be able to respond more nimbly to rapid changes in their different areas of focus,” Kornbluth said. “None of the areas developed in the IGSP will be neglected.” Although the new units will no longer share a director or a budget, they will continue to share students and core technology

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facilities. Lange noted their new cumulative budgets would probably be a bit larger but said he could not comment on their individual budgets. “Is any single person likely to be the best at coming up with a strategy for science and society and the best to come up with a strategy for computational biology?” Willard said. “It’s almost impossible, they’re so different. It’s more important to get the content experts who have national reputations in each area.” Duke Science & Society began within the institute July 2013, and was designed to integrate science with the broader community, said Nita Farahany, director of Science & Society and professor of law and philosophy. Increasing the program’s emphasis on bioethics will attract new types of students, Willard noted. Approximately 95 percent of current certificate students are science majors. The Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine unit will study how genome research can be applied to medicine. It will work closely with patients and providers to improve the efficiency of genome-related health care delivery, said Ginsburg, who will be director of Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine. While most researchers in the other units use genomics as a tool, those in Computational Biology & Integrative Genomics focus on refining genomic tools and techniques. As the hub for basic-science research, it is also home to the core technology facilities, currently overseen by Greg Wray, director of Computational Biology & Integrative Genomics and biology professor. “We want to bring together the people who are the innovators in genomics on campus,” Wray said. “The people in the unit I’m leading are kind of defined by the fact that they want to push the envelope on genomic methods, and that can be computational, statistical, building a device or techniques.” In addition to its research, the IGSP main-

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tained several educational programs, including the freshman FOCUS program and the undergraduate Genome Sciences & Policy certificate program. Willard said between eight and 20 students graduate with the certificate each year. The IGSP’s transformation will not end either program, but will instead modify them to span all three units. Beyond the undergraduate programs, the University will preserve doctoral program in computational biology and bioinformatics and graduate studies in the Duke University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Lange noted. Duke is also adding a masters degree in bioethics and science policy. “The education programs are the great integrator,” Willard said. “Before we had this institute umbrella and a whole bunch of things underneath it. Now we have these three units, but the foundation of them is education.” Implications for other institutes Including the IGSP, there are currently seven institutes on campus—all begun under Lange’s provostship. Although Kornbluth said there are no immediate implications for other institutes, the University will continue to conduct regular reviews of each one. “We’ve always told them no institute is permanent,” Lange said. “Certainly this tells them the review process is real, it’s serious. It can have consequences. Those consequences don’t need to be that we restructure, they might just be to learn from these things and to go on the next five years like we’ve been going.” The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and The Kenan Institute for Ethics have all recently or are currently going through reviews, Lange said. “Overall, it’s harder to dismantle an institute than it is to put together,” Lange said. “That’s a bottom-line lesson we learned.”

SEX from page 1 other occupation, Luna said. Although sex workers do not always enjoy their work, neither do many people in other jobs, she said. Many women involved in sex work consider their occupation to be the best option in a “cornucopia of sh*t jobs.” “There’s this bourgeois, feminist idea that you have to like your job,” Luna said. “It’s looking at the situation through a privileged lens, with the assumption that we can all access those dream jobs and earn a living. That’s bullsh*t.” Sex is a transaction, whether or not it is economic, Tobia said. He noted that exchanging sex for material, career or social gains is not uncommon at Duke. For instance, students may sometimes engage in sex with certain individuals to get into organizations of their choice or gain social

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capital. “If we’re going to attack Belle, we have to attack ourselves too,” Tobia said. “We have to think far more about what systems we participate in. It behooves us to stop thinking about ourselves as not sex workers.” Panelists urged more open discussion of sex work and emphasized that criminalizing and shaming sex workers would not help workers who are currently mistreated. “No one is willing to consider the lives of the people behind the cameras,” Knox said. “No one wants to consider that we have hopes and dreams and ambitions. No, instead we are hoes and bimbos. I reject this.” The event was hosted by the Forum for Scholars and Publics and the Program in Women’s Studies.

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“They’re starting to play really well together, and it should be a good match.” After the doubles contests, Duke’s recently-shifted singles lineup will take to the courts against a seasoned Tiger squad. With sophomore Michael Redlicki suspended and injured redshirt junior Cale Hammond out of competition, the Blue Devils have been forced to readjust their lineup. The most recent combination— featuring junior Jason Tahir at the top position—has resulted in four straight Duke wins on the road and will likely serve as this weekend’s lineup as well. “[Clemson] has a couple new guys, [and] their returning players are playing a lot better than they did last year,” Smith said. “They just lost to Virginia 4-3 in a really close match… so we obviously

Like I imagine every basketball-obsessed Duke senior did, I checked the Duke eRecruiting website when I heard Steve Wojciechowski was taking the head coaching job at Marquette. Unfortunately I found no listing to apply for his job, so my unmatched experience—middle school point guard, high school varsity basketball manager, collegiate basketball writer—will go overlooked. Unable to apply for the position, I’ve done the next best thing and compiled a comprehensive list of suggestions for potential assistant coaches on Coach K’s staff. The natural move may be promoting special assistant Jon Scheyer, so some of these candidates would replace him in that role. Other candidates are older and would provide a more veteran presence on the staff, joining Jeff Capel and Nate James as the assistants. So unless something new pops up on eRecruiting before graduation, here would be my short list: Tyler Thornton — A graduating senior, Thornton could probably skip eRecruiting if he wanted to express an interest in a position on the staff. The savvy point guard has said he wants to try playing professionally before looking into coaching, and some time away TYLER THORNTON can always be benFormer Duke guard eficial. But Coach

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With only a handful of dual matches remaining, every conference contest counts. No. 13 Duke will welcome No. 20 Clemson and Georgia Tech to Ambler Tennis Stadium this weekend for two of its final three home matches of the regNo. 20 Clemson ular season. Returning to Durham and vs. hoping to extend No. 13 its four-game winDuke ning streak, the Friday, Noon Blue Devils will Ambler Tennis Stadium square off against Georgia the Tigers Friday at noon before roundTech vs. ing out the weekend Sunday against No. 13 the Yellow Jackets at Duke 1 p.m. SUNDAY, 1 p.m. “These are all imAmbler Tennis Stadium portant matches,” head coach Ramsey Smith said. “They all count the same, whether you beat Virginia or Boston College, it all counts for your [position in the] ACC standings.” Clemson (18-5, 5-3 in the ACC) comes to Durham after a narrow loss to Virginia and a victory against Virginia Tech last weekend. The squad’s weekend culminated in senior Dominique Maden earning ACC Player of the Week honors after going undefeated in both singles and doubles competition. Throughout the season, the Tigers’ performance in doubles play has been a difference-maker—the Tigers have secured the doubles

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Senior Fred Saba and doubles partner Raphael Hemmeler will have their hands full Friday with Clemson’s duo of Dominique Maden and Hunter Harrington.

point in all but one ACC match this year. “Clemson’s really good. They’ve had a really good year,” Smith said. “We’re focusing a lot on doubles this week, trying to fine-tune the doubles, but it’s going to be a battle.” Maden poses the greatest threat to the Blue Devils (14-5, 6-1) when he teams up with 2013 All-ACC athlete Hunter Harrington. Although the duo did not play together last season, they are ranked 31st nationally and have lost only once—by two points in a set tiebreaker against Wake Forest. The formidable pair will face Duke’s Raphael Hemmeler and Fred Saba, who moved to the top doubles spot in early March and have gone 5-2 since. “[Hemmeler and Saba] are playing well. They won 8-0 against Florida State, which is pretty unbelievable,” Smith said.

Mannings, other NFL players return to Camp Cutcliffe by Daniel Carp THE CHRONICLE

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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning worked out at Duke last spring.

It’s that time of year—when NFL signal-callers descend upon Durham to work out with quarterback guru David Cutcliffe. Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders tweeted out a picture Tuesday with quarterback Peyton Manning, wide receivers Wes Welker and Andre Caldwell and tight end Julius Thomas at Duke’s Yoh Football Center. Joining Peyton is his brother Eli and a group of receivers from the New York Giants. This year’s NFL contingency is a bit larger than last year’s with each of the Manning brothers bringing about five receivers to Durham. The Broncos contingent worked out with former Blue Devil running back and NFL hopeful Juwan Thompson Wednesday morning.

Working out at Duke during the offseason has become a matter of habit for the Manning brothers in recent years. Peyton famously spent more than a month at Duke rehabbing from neck surgery in 2012. He then returned with his brother Eli and groups of receivers from both the Broncos and Giants for a threeday mini-camp in 2013. Buffalo Bills quarterback Thad Lewis is the new addition to this year’s bunch. The former Blue Devil appeared in six games for the Bills last season, going 2-3 in five starts. On the horizon, a group of receivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to work out at Duke and reunite with former Steelers wide receivers coach and new Blue Devil offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery.

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Joe Hilton Invite looms for Duke by Ali Wells THE CHRONICLE

With the momentum of an explosive indoor season and one school record after another falling outdoors, the Blue Devils are off to the strongest start to the outdoor season in recent memory. Entering the Joe Hilton Invitational— the final meet before the ACC Outdoor Championships next weekend— Duke will look to finalize its impressive conference roster for a run at the conference title. “I’m very, very impressed in that we’re a very balanced team and we’re getting contributions from all different event areas,” director of track and field Norm Ogilvie said. For outdoor competition, the Blue Devils will not need to hit qualifying standards to earn a spot on the ACC roster. They will compete for spots within the team. Duke may send a maximum of six athletes per event and one relay to Chapel Hill next weekend. This weekend’s single-day meet at the same facility as the conference championships will provide the Blue Devils with the opportunity to tune up on technique and preview competition conditions for

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the big weekend. Narrowing Duke’s roster just a few weeks after the first meet of the outdoor season may prove to be difficult for the coaching staff. “We have more potential qualifiers already than maybe we were expecting, so we’ve raised the bar a little bit,” Ogilvie said. Times and scores from the indoor season will likely also factor into final roster decisions. Some athletes, like redshirt senior Curtis Beach, have not competed in their championship events yet this outdoor season. Beach was crowned NCAA Indoor Heptathlon Champion just a month ago in Albuquerque, N.M. Although he did not take a break from competition between championship meets, he has not completed a full decathlon this year. Despite only finishing one day’s slate of events at the Texas Relays in late March, Beach will be the most dangerous of Duke’s multi-event athletes come postseason. In addition to Beach, sophomore Megan Clark also figures to have already solidified her place on the championship roster with a school-record-breaking performance. At the Carolina Relays at the beginning of the outdoor season, Clark surpassed former Olympian Jillian Swartz’s record in the pole vault by more than five inches. Easily clearing 14 feet, 7 1/4 inches, Clark asserted herself among the nation’s top pole vaulters and will be poised to attempt 15 feet in the coming week. At the outdoor ACC Championships last year, the Blue Devils took home fifth place on the men’s side and tied for fourth with Virginia on the women’s side. The women finished just six points

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behind third-place N.C. State. Once Duke’s bolstered roster is finalized after this weekend’s performances, the Blue Devils will have a strong chance at jumping up the leaderboard next weekend. Last year’s total of 66 points on the men’s side was far behind fourth-place North Carolina’s tally of 113, but this year Duke will look to close the gap and assert itself as a strong program in the conference. “Based off the last two weekends, Duke outdoor track and field has never been in a better place than we are right now, and it’s a lot of fun,” Ogilvie said.

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than Clemson, in the current ACC standings, Duke can finish second behind Virginia with wins in its last four contests. The Blue Devils face No. 23 Wake Forest and No. 8 North Carolina next weekend. “We’ve done a really good job all ACC season. We lost that one match to Virginia, [but] it was pretty close—closer than the score,” Smith said. “Since then we’ve had some really good wins…. We just need to stay focused and keep working hard. Focus on the doubles is going to be key for the rest of the ACC season.”

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have to play our best.” Out of the 12 singles players who competed in last season’s matchup between the two teams, only half will play Friday, and all six will most likely face new opponents. After downing Harrington in last year’s contest, Saba will face No. 99 Maden, while No. 42 Tahir will make the jump from his 2013 bout with Clemson’s Austin Ansari at the sixth spot to face Harrington as the top seed. After Clemson, the Blue Devils will play host to Georgia Tech (7-11, 1-7), which has won just one of its last 11 matches. Despite beginning the season with success against nonconference foes, the Yellow Jackets’ lone conference win came against Boston College, the only team positioned lower than Georgia Tech in the ACC standings. Resting third, just one spot higher

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FRIDAY, April 11, 12:00-1:30pm, at Duke’s Franklin Center: Manuel Rosa, Historian and Author of 5 foreign language books on the falsified history of the “Discoverer of America”, will present facts gathered during 23 years of scientific research that show the current history of Columbus is based on fraudulent documents, intentional lies, and patriotic inventions, concealing the true identity of Columbus as well as his real reason for the 1492 voyage. Mr. Rosa participated in the DNA studies of Columbus’ bones and has been featured on BBC and WNPR. A controversial author of a controversial subject that has puzzled academics for 500 years. www.1492.us.com

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fense and floor slapping. Paulus’ career wasn’t quite as illustrious as Wojo’s— Paulus was benched in favor of Nolan Smith in his senior year—but his peskiness on the court could help replace some of the same energy Wojo brought. Jay Williams — Already a Duke legend, Williams’ No. 22 hangs from the Cameron rafters. Since his NBA career was cut short due to a motorcycle accident, he has found a successful career as a college basketball analyst on ESPN. He has already been rumored as a potential candidate for the job, so the question is: Does it make sense for both JAY WILLIAMS parties? If Williams ESPN analyst, former Duke guard were actually interested in coaching, returning to Duke would be the logical step. It’s not unprecedented, either, as Hubert Davis left ESPN a couple years ago to become an assistant at North Carolina, his alma mater. But does he want that? Williams is a celebrity, and the glamour (not to mention salary) would be reduced as an assistant. Moreover, would he make sense for Duke? Williams is a big personality and would add instant star power to Duke’s bench, so the question is if that’s what Coach K is looking for. Jay Bilas — Like J-Will, Bilas is an ESPN star. Unlike Williams, he has experience as an assistant, working on Krzyzewski’s staff while he earned his law degree from 1990-92. How did Duke do during those three seasons? Three national championship game appearanc-

K has said numerous times Thornton’s communicative abilities made him like another coach on the court, adding that he and Thornton share common qualities. Wojo only played a year professionally before returning to Duke… Why not get the learning process started sooner? Brian Zoubek — For much of his time as an assistant at Duke, Wojo worked with the team’s post players. How about replacing him with a real big man who he helped develop into the centerpiece of a national championship team? More imporBRIAN ZOUBEK Former Duke center tantly, though, this could allow Zoubek to relaunch his Dream Puffz cream puff shop in Durham. If Jabari Parker takes his Jabari Bars with him to the NBA next year, why not bring back the greatest snack of them all? Plus Zoubek is smart, well-spoken and knows basketball— that’s probably worth mentioning too. Greg Paulus — Could Duke lure Paulus away from his assistant coaching gig at Ohio State? Who knows, but Paulus is the best candidate to put someone on the staff who inspires an immense level of Duke hate. Wojo frustrated countGREG PAULUS sudoku_418B less opposing guards Ohio State assistant, with his tough deformer Duke guard Created by Peter Ritmeester/Presented by Will Shortz

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veteran in the NBA, Battier has said it would take an “act of God” for him not to retire at the end of this season. He is still an elite defender in the NBA for the back-to-back champion Miami Heat, and few can match his smarts. Would he really want to become a coach, though? Like Grant Hill, someone SHANE BATTIER with Battier’s chaMiami Heat forward, risma will have no former Duke forward shortage of career options, whether that’s on a coaching bench, an NBA front office, the broadcast booth or elsewhere. With that skill set, he’d be awfully tough to say no to, if he were interested. Me — Just kidding. Kind of. Call me maybe?

es, winning the title in ’91 and ’92. Sure there were those Christian Laettner and Grant Hill guys… but Bilas had to be the key, right? As a Duke assistant, Bilas might have to tone down JAY BILAS his NCAA trolling ESPN analyst, in order to avoid unformer Duke forward wanted distractions for the program. Or would he? If he were constantly challenging the NCAA’s treatment of student-athletes from within, that would only make Coach K’s press conferences even more entertaining. Shane Battier — No Wojo, no Josh Hairston… somebody needs to teach future Duke teams how to take a charge. Now a grizzled

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Vote schaack, silk Thursday In Wednesday’s Editorial, we endorsed candidates for three of the five contested committees. Today, we turn to the remaining two contested races—facilities and the environment and services. Facilities and the environment Throughout the 2014-2015 academic year, cranes will continue to renovate our campus. It is therefore unsurprising that the vice president for facilities and the environment will be important in minimizing the negative effects of these projects. The two candidates for the position, sophomore Max Schreiber and junior Ellie Schaack, both bring energy yet represent two different archetypes of candidates. Max is the unorthodox choice. Having never served in the Duke Student Government Senate, he offers new lifeblood to the organization, proposes strong ideas and a refreshing outlook on DSG reform. In particular, his commitment to providing free employee parking is laudable, as parking remains an intractable issue. However, the rest of his platform fell short. Instead of planning realistic strategies to tackle construction concerns, he champions long-term building sustainability and quad access. Although important, these issues do not adequately represent the scope of the VP position or the challenges construction will present next year. In contrast, Ellie Schaack has invaluable experience as the incumbent VP for facilities and the

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Editorial questionable track record since her appointment, we still believe she is better fit for the position. Services Construction will also present unique challenges to the continuity and accessibility of services. Between the two candidates, junior Taylor Turkeltaub and sophomore Billy Silk, we endorse Billy Silk. We appreciated Taylor’s sensitivity to student health issues. After organizing a successful eating disorder week, she is well-positioned to advocate for improving such health services. However, she seemed unfamiliar with the broad range of services that are addressed as a VP of services. Silk, on the other hand, offered a firm understanding of this range of services. From towing and laundry services to counseling and psychological services reform and improved dining,

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his platform was comprehensive and inclusive. With Judiciary experience and strong policy proposals, we believe he would be effective in implementing the changes he proposes. In particular, we were impressed by his attention to the issue of weekend access to birth control, and we strongly hope this proposal will come to fruition. Voter Accountability In light of concerns raised recently regarding poor DSG attendance, we strongly encourage students to consider this metric seriously and hold their representatives accountable when casting their votes. If what a person does in the past is any indication of what they will do in the future, this history of absences should not be disregarded. Grandiose plans from representatives are not uncommon, but if representatives do not attend the meetings where these plans become realities, then even the strongest platforms become fruitless. To those who win this election, we encourage you to take the responsibilities of the elected positions seriously. DSG has often been criticized as an ineffective organization, and if the organization wants to increase its legitimacy, attending meetings is the first and necessary step. If its members truly believe DSG has the power to make change, their attendance should reflect that belief.

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environment. She has a much better understanding of the position and an awareness of student concerns, including disability accessibility. Her strong relationships with administrators, solid foundation of institutional knowledge and understanding of construction make her the stronger candidate. Although we are concerned about Schaack’s

1,188 dollars and 29 cents. That’s not how many food points I started out with this semester, it is how many food points I have left. According to the food point usage chart on Duke’s website, I should be at a little under $600, but, in fact, I’m at nearly double that. I’m not insanely frugal. I eat three meals a day nearly every day, I frequent Quenchers nearly 4 times a week, and I enjoy more fourth meals at Pitchforks than I’m proud to admit.

uncomfortable with is splurging hundreds of food points, equivalent in value to money, on gourmet food in an upscale resort with a few friends just because I have points to blow. Those same food points have the potential to impact the lives of hundreds of homeless families in Durham. Families who travel miles to get to the food bank in search of a meal. Families whose only daily meal relies on the donations of individuals that have excess, individuals like us. Families who don’t have the resources or

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guest column Foster’s on the Fly makes a mean chicken bacon sandwich with tots that I love, and Enzo’s is clutch when I do not want to leave my dorm or when the weather is terrible—God bless those deliverymen and women. So, how the heck do I have so many food points? I’m on full financial aid, which means that Duke gives me the second highest meal plan. I’m also not 21-years-old yet, which means the Loop Bar and goods at the Devil’s Bistro are not an option. Add to that being raised on food stamps, being taught to finish a plate or save it for later, and seeing my mom stretch every dollar to buy what was needed and the excess food points begin to make a little more sense. About half of my excess food points rolled over from last semester. These points along with the excess points from this semester have accumulated into a ridiculously large sum of food points that must be used in the next two weeks. Well, looks like it is teatime and filet mignon at the Washington Duke Inn every day until LDOC right? No. Not for me. I have nothing against the WaDuke and, when my family visits next weekend, you can bet I’ll be treating them to a fancy family dinner at the WaDuke. But something I am

knowledge to access welfare. That’s why my excess food points will not be used on herbcrusted grouper with vegetable julienne or beef tenderloin with balsamic cipollini jus. Instead, they will be used on peanut butter, canned meats, canned fruits, canned vegetables, soup, beans, granola bars and cereals—all items on the Durham Food Bank’s “Urgent Needs” list. My plea to you is not to give up buying a friend a meal on your food points, or to boycott the WaDuke, but, rather, to think about the impact that your excess food points can have when applied to canned goods and nonperishable items rather than gourmet foods and afternoon tea. The large majority of us walk through the Bryan Center at least once a day, the Lobby Shop sells all the things on the “Urgent Needs” list on food points and Uncle Harry’s on Central Campus and the Place under the Marketplace, affectionately known as the PUMP, on East Campus do the same. Two minutes out of your day can mean the world to someone in need. Contact me if you would like information on where you can donate in Durham or if you want me to take canned goods to the food bank for you. My email is sb286@duke.edu. Santiago Bejarano is a Trinity sophomore.

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ast Monday morning, I read with disbelief and dismay that Brandeis University was scheduled to honor Ayan Hirsi Ali by awarding her an honorary degree as part of their commencement ceremony at the end of this academic year. My incurable optimism even made me think for a minute that this might be a poor taste of a belated April Fool’s prank. This was particularly painful for me, simply because of my utmost admiration and respect to this

supporters’ freedom to say whatever they want to say. I despise censorship and believe in the sanctity of freedom of speech. I also find Muslim hypersensitivity over criticism of Islam to be foolish and immature. The problem is, simply put, why a university with outstanding moral values would put a kosher seal of endorsement on hate, de-legitimization, dehumanization and exclusion and contradict herself with its core values? Thank God and to all those who

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oday will mark the thirtieth column I have written for The Chronicle. It will also mark my last. I would like to dedicate this to all those who took the time to read what I had to say—whether they agreed with it or not, but especially if they didn’t. There is a tremendous temptation as a departing senior columnist to use these last few words to sign-off with a grand message or, alternatively, an existential meandering journey through one’s time at Duke. Today I’m going to resist that siren call, however, if only because I’ve engaged in such activity enough these last three

blue devil imam outstanding Jewish-affiliated liberal arts university. My feeling stems from the University’s commendable track record in its commitment to equality, diversity, dialogue and social justice. The namesake of the University is former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, who was a living example of these universal values and moral standards. To my knowledge, Brandeis University takes enormous pride in claiming this exemplary legacy and lives up to those ideals for the most part. Therefore, it is one of the most diverse and welcoming campuses in the U.S. where all minorities thrive, including, and especially, Muslims on its campus. Before many other universities, Brandeis had and still has so many Muslim students, faculty members, administrators and a Muslim Chaplain. How on earth could this university make such a move to endorse Ali, who is a professional Islamophobe and has a deeply troubling and destructive track record of publicly expressing hateful views of Islam and Muslims? For those who do not know who Ali is, she is one of several ex-Muslims whose souls were deeply scarred by the way they experienced Islam and various local cultural practices in their own life. She and others like her later found themselves spokespeople and poster children of those who have passionately promoted the “Clash of Civilizations” theory between Islam and the West since early 1990s. All these Ayan Hirsi Ali’s needed to do was generalize their tragic and heartwrenching personal experiences to the entire world of Islam and Muslims to verify and validate the demonic and monstrous images of this faith and its followers that these “Clash” dreamers have been championing. You can find out more about Ali, but here are a few ‘pearls of wisdom’ that she repeats about her former religion and former co-religionists: “ …Islam is a destructive, nihilistic cult of death.” “…We need to defeat Islam. Once it’s defeated, it can mutate into something peaceful. It’s very difficult to even talk about peace now. They’re (Muslims) not interested in peace. I think that we are at war with Islam. And there’s no middle ground in wars.” “Islam was like a mental cage. At first, when you open the door, the caged bird stays inside: it is frightened. It has internalized its imprisonment. It takes time for [the] bird to escape, even after someone has opened the doors to its cage.” Having said all of this, I firmly and unequivocally support Ali and her

were involved. The story took admirable turns after it became public. Brandeis’ community and friends of Brandeis turned this potentially disastrous and destructive scandal into an admirable and exemplary teaching moment for all. Numerous Brandeis faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors and community members fiercely protested the University’s decision and demanded for it to be rescinded. So many others from all around the country joined in support of the protest and signed petitions. Brandeis’ decision-makers admirably moved quickly to correct this mistake and withdrew their decision to award the honorary degree to Ali. In its official statement, the University explained the reason of cancellation in following words: “…We cannot overlook certain of her past statements that are inconsistent with Brandeis University’s core values.” This mid-course correction is admirable, worthy of applause and exemplary for all, but especially, Muslims all around the world. This decision sets a moral standard for all of us in how not to turn each other’s renegades into heroes in our communities. This decision invites Jews and Muslims, and others, to reconsider their sources of information about each other, as well as the list of names and experts that they invite to their communities to learn more about each other. Brandeis’ moral act on this issue invites those Muslims who invest heavily in the Jewish versions of Ayan Hirsi Ali to stop promoting these exJews or anti-Semitism-vomiting Jews as the most favored Jews in certain Muslim communities. This correction provides a huge moral ground for Muslims like me to shame those Muslims who happily drink from the Jewish anti-Semitism fountains and despicably have no moral difficulty in providing support to them. I now, for sure, will raise my voice as loud as possible to call on them. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Brandeis University, President Frederick Lawrence and all others who are behind this exemplary moral act. Thank you for not damaging already fragile, Jewish-Muslim relations any further. Thank you for not pulling the rug from under the feet of people who are admirably trying to repair the relationship and bridge the gap between these divided communities. As my Jewish brothers and sisters say, “Yashar Koach!” Well done, hats off to all of you and thank you.

I have written, some explicitly planted and others that have subconsciously arisen, but one more than any other has reigned supreme: “know thyself.” There are a few other vehicles at Duke so aptly suited to ignite personal understanding in one’s heart and mind than that of column writing. It was in this column that I first revealed my political beliefs at Duke and discussed my take on the campus’ political climate. It was in this column that I first came out publically as a cancer survivor and reflected on the lessons I drew from this struggle. I have discussed my family’s journey to

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years. Instead, I want to write very truthfully about the experience I’ve had authoring this column—and, in doing so, hopefully encourage you, the reader, to consider writing one as well. I’ll begin with a concession—writing these columns has been, unequivocally, the most taxing recurring event of my Duke career. The other night I was amused to discover that the “stress relief” album on my iTunes had transformed into the “most played” album as well—something I can attribute to Duke as a whole, but this column in particular. More semesters than not, every other week, I have found myself staring at a blank Microsoft Word document, trying to put together an 800 word literary puzzle from scratch. Far too often this took place on a very late Tuesday night or a very early Wednesday morning, much past my deadline for a Thursday-run (I’d thus like to express a belated thanks to all my editors!). I’ve sometimes said writing a column is like pulling a tooth—when it’s loose, the tooth comes right out, but when it’s not, it can be an agonizing process. Most of the time, column writing has been more reminiscent of the latter than the former. But, though it is true that writing these columns has been the most stressful recurring event of my Duke career, I can also unequivocally say it has been the most rewarding. Despite the mental anguish and existential angst the process might have entailed, writing as a columnist for The Chronicle was something that I loved. As it is with many endeavors in life, the discomforting challenge I faced every time I stared at that blank Microsoft Word document afforded me a great deal of growth. There are practical and salient perks to writing a column regularly. Comparing my first column to my penultimate, I’d say I’ve become a better writer. Columns grant you the opportunity to influence dialogue and establish a presence on campus (for better or worse). And when it comes time to depart Duke as a senior, regularly writing a column will have prepared you well for the act of personal statement composition—a skill supremely important for future employment, graduate admissions and countless other walks of life. But these benefits pale in comparison to the ultimate boon of column writing. Put simply, columns challenge you to explore your identity and values on the page. There are many recurring themes in the columns

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America and my love of country, the value I place on introspection and my grief during a time of tragedy. This month, I delineated that which drives me to do what I do in life. Reading back over what I’ve authored, I can, in a certain sense, trace the trajectory of my thinking and development over these last four years. I no longer believe some of what I’ve penned, but most messages still resonate deeply with me. I think it’s safe to say writing this column has required me to confront my identity and, in doing so, taken a significant role in shaping it. Lastly, I think it is worth noting the value there is in taking a public stance on questions of importance—entering the “arena” as I like to call it, in reminiscence of a Teddy Roosevelt quote I greatly admire. Column writing forces you to become a gladiator, whether weak or strong, in the coliseum of Duke’s campus discourse. I have put my political views on display. At times, I have put my heart on the page. It is difficult, impossible even, to write columns about one’s identity without demonstrating a sort of vulnerability that many often fear, opening oneself up to misinterpretation, criticism and rejection. But there is a great courage, value and significance in taking a public stance and making an argument—convincing people and promoting discussion. Duke, and life, has a plethora of pigeons and not enough sculptors—people just waiting to defecate all over the work someone else has created. Columnists, even the columnists who write the columns you hate, even the columnists who write the columns you disagree with, are sculptors. They are in the arena, taking a stand. I afford them all a great deal of respect. I’d like to thank you all once more for traversing this journey with me, every other Thursday for the last three years. As much as this column has provided me the opportunity to grow as an individual, it has equally afforded me the opportunity to grow in my relationships with others— to learn from other people and hear what they have to say. When words you’ve written lead to discourse you otherwise never would have experienced, with people you otherwise never would have met, this is one of the greatest treasures a column can bring. In closing, I have nothing left to say but this: writing this column has been a privilege. Thank you for reading. Daniel Strunk is a Trinity senior. This is his final column.

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The Baldwin Scholars Program presents

The Ninth Annual Event in the

Jean Fox O’Barr

Distinguished Speaker Series

m e n i e t S a Glori t and Activist Feminis

Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30p.m. Duke Chapel - Duke University Tickets to this event are now sold out. The lecture will be streamed live from the Duke Chapel website and broadcast on the Duke student cable network. Co-sponsored by the Muglia Family, Women’s Studies, the Women’s Center, and Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

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