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Controversy With blood donations down, DUHS hosts drive sparked after Div. orientation Alleged remarks by Dean Hays result in student demonstration Rachel Chason University Editor Dozens gathered before the Divinity School’s convocation Tuesday in a show of support for the LGBTQ community, following the circulation of a statement allegedly made by Dean Richard Hays that some deemed homophobic. After Hays spoke at the Divinity School’s orientation Friday, an account began circulating online that Hays’ comments on diversity included the line “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.” Tuesday morning’s demonstration was organized in response to the purported statement. Hays addressed the demonstration in an open letter to the Divinity School community Tuesday evening, saying that the statement circulating online was a truncated version of his remarks and that his message had been “gravely Read Dean Hays’ misinterpreted by some who response to the were present.” controversy. In the letter, Hays said that he used his orientation remarks to inform students of the importance of diversity and to share that “all are encouraged to come to one table in an atmosphere of love, respect and mutual acceptance.” His speech then addressed the Discipline of the United Methodist Church’s position on LGBTQ individuals, which declares that all persons are “individuals of sacred worth” but does not approve of same-sex marriage and prohibits clergy from performing same-sex unions. He added that the church’s position on the matter is currently “under debate.” Duke Divinity School is an official theological school of the United Methodist Church, though it accepts students from all religious backgrounds. “My intent was simply to make students aware that there are many contested questions in the community,” Hays wrote in an email to The Chronicle Wednesday. “Diversity includes the diversity of traditions represented in the school, and these traditions sometimes disagree. The goal is to foster a community where these differences
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Members of the local community, pictured above, donated blood at a drive hosted by the Duke Hospital and the American Red Cross Tuesday. The drive was organized so as to address a recent 8 percent drop in blood donations. (See story on Page 4.)
Edens renovation beginning next summer Imminent renovations to Edens Quadrangle may soon change its unpopular reputation among students Bernice Kwan The Chronicle Edens Quadrangle has traditionally had the reputation of being among the least desirable housing options on West Campus—but with a renovation project this summer, Duke hopes to change the dorm’s reputation. Generally overlooked for its position on the edge of campus and lack of aesthetic appeal compared to other dorms, Edens has struggled to attract students in the new housing model. Beginning this May, the Housing, Dining and Residence Life staff will undertake a project to improve the dorm and its sense of community. “We are all really excited about the potential of this project,” Dean for Residential Life Joe Gonzalez said. “We will be able to offer students some nice changes.... Over the years, there has been student unhappiness with
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Edens, and we want to change that.” The HDRL team is calling the program the Edens beautification project, set to begin after Commencement in 2015. A number of improvements—including more amenities in common rooms, renovated kitchens and laundry rooms and better landscaping —will be made to increase resident satisfaction. Current residents agree that the dorm leaves something to be desired. When sophomore Gopi Neppala was assigned to Edens at the end of last year, he and his housing block tried switching into a Central Campus apartment instead. “Before I moved in, I was kind of sad I had to live there, because I had heard that it was extremely far away, the halls were tiny and that it was a lonely place to live,” Neppala said. In addition to being further from the heart of West Campus than all other dorms, Edens has smaller rooms. A 2006 Chronicle analysis of HDRL floor plans found that the average
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Class of 2015 defeats faculty in Cameron basketball game Kickoff, the president’s team lost to Hill’s team of students in a trivia contest. Despite Hill’s trash-talking in the pregame festivities, Brodhead’s squad came out of the gates undaunted, starting the game on a 10-2 run. Matt Pun “Last year the contest was a little more intelThe Chronicle lectual and so I was at more of a disadvantage,” he said. “But I think today we had a fantastic It’s not every day a group of college students display.” get to take on a seven-time NBA All-Star. Brodhead also benefited from his expeOn a night dedicated to the commence- rienced assistant Mike Sotsky, a senior who ment of their senior year, a squad of 13 mem- serves as a manager for the men’s basketball bers of Duke’s Class of 2015 took on a team of team. faculty members coached Blue Devil alum and “Having Mike Sotsky as an assistant managtwo-time NCAA champion er was definitely a big boost Grant Hill Tuesday night for the student team,” he students, they at Cameron Indoor Stadishowed why they’re Lesavoy said. um, defeating their elders In their efforts to staff the best class... We tried our the event—which includ43-31. “The students, they best. We threw everything ed reaching out to Hill’s showed why they’re the we could at them, and they mother Janet in the sumbest class,” Hill said. “They mer—Lesavoy and McFadcame out and took it to still managed to beat us. den made sure to provide us. We tried our best. We Hill with a top-notch assis— Grant Hill tant as well. threw everything we could at them, and they still Sotsky’s fellow men’s managed to beat us.” basketball manager and As part of the Senior Class Kickoff orga- senior classmate, Derek Rhodes, served on nized by the Class of 2015’s class council, the the other end of the floor, helping coach the Student vs. Faculty game tipped off after a faculty squad. series of remarks from senior class president “I was conflicted initially when contacted Bret Lesavoy, senior class vice president Kenai about coaching the faculty,” Rhodes said. “But McFadden, Hill and the student team’s coach, I had figured they had done so much for me University President Richard Brodhead, as over the past three years that I could root for well as a video message from men’s basketball them one last time.” head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The 12 faculty members, selected for the For Brodhead, the win came as sweet team from among 100 senior nominations, vengeance. took great measures to defend Hill’s crown. Last year, in the inaugural Senior Class Dr. Chris Roy, the associate director of
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Vice President of Student Affairs Larry Moneta took to Cameron Indoor Stadium to show off his basketball skills in the student-faculty game. undergraduate studies for the chemistry department, began warming up a whole hour prior to tip-off, Lesavoy said. Still, the student team pushed the break to build an eight-point lead on their professors. Hill, coaching from Cameron Indoor’s away team bench, gave his best Jim Boeheim impression midway through the first half, pulling off his jacket as he stormed onto the court, earning himself a swift technical foul call from Dean Sue Wasiolek, who refereed the game. “Hill was a lousy coach, , tonight,” Wasiolek said of the sequence. “His team wasn’t even close. He just deserved in general a technical.” Down 18-10 at the half, Hill looked to provide a spark for his team by taking a page out of legendary NBA big man Bill Russell’s playbook.
Entering the game as a player-coach—and still in his suit—the 6-foot-8 forward returned to the hardwood of Cameron and immediately made an impact. Receiving a feed in the high post, Hill hit Roy right in the numbers on a backdoor cut for a layup. The spark didn’t last as the students exploited the fast break for two easy buckets in a row. “It felt weird being a player-coach, especially when you’re wearing a suit,” Hill said. “I think my presence on the court actually worked against us. They went on a nice run so clearly that strategy backfired.” Checking out with 12 minutes to go and his team down double digits, Hill soon resorted to some other strategies. See Basketball on Page 6
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Senators sworn into Duke Student Government Carleigh Stiehm Editor-in-Chief The first meeting of the Duke Student Government Senate began with the traditional inauguration of senators Wednesday evening. DSG Judiciary Chief Justice Will Giles, a senior, presided over the ceremony in which senators swore to “preserve, protect and defend” the constitution of DSG. At large-members of the Board of Trustees committees were then confirmed into their new positions. Members of the DSG Executive Board discussed their most pressing goals for the year. “I want to make sure DevilsGate is an integral part of every student’s football weekend,” said junior Tucker Albert, vice president for social culture, referencing the new institution of pre-game want to make sure celebration, which DevilsGate is an inte- will begin with the gral part of every student’s home football game Aug. 29. football weekend. The new pregame celebration — Tucker Albert is modeled after tailgating policies at Wake Forest University, said President Lavanya Sunder, a junior. She noted that living groups and various student groups are given the opportunity to rent tents to gather for DevilsGate. In addition to many traditional gameday attractions at DevilsGate, the event will feature body painting opportunities, Sunder said. Students living on East and Central campuses have the added convenience of a gameday bus designated to bring them to and from Wallace Wade Stadium. Executive Vice President Abhi Sanka, a junior, notified the Senate members that their attendance policy will be strictly enforced this year. Last year saw several instances of poor attendance records at Senate meetings. The estimated launch date for a new bike-sharing
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At DSG’s weekly meeting Wednesday evening, incoming senators, pictured above, swore to “preserve, protect and defend” the constitution of DSG. program on campus is mid-September, Sunder said. regarding the influx of construction projects on camDespite some “funding compliance issues,” the Zag- pus. Sunder noted that Duke administrators have been ster program will feature four bike stops—two on West working extensively with student leaders in an attempt Campus and one each on East and Central. There was some discussion within the Senate body See DSG on Page 6
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Community gives blood after decrease in donations Duke Hospital and American Red Cross host blood drive after report of 8 percent decrease in donations over past three months with all blood types, although certain types, including O and B negative, are particularly valuable, Parlor said. Donated blood is used to help a Following a blood shortage that wide variety of people, from surgery to spanned the summer months, Duke chemotherapy patients. Despite this Hospital and the American Red Cross constant need for blood supplies, Parlor hosted a blood drive Wednesday to said only about 5 percent of people contribute their part to saving lives. donate blood. Most blood donors The drive—which took place in the present at the drive had given blood Medical Center’s Mudd Building— before, Kuwlow added. occurred at a time when the Red Cross “Maybe we’ll get three to four new has reported an 8 donors in a drive.” she percent decrease in guess some people are said. “Not a lot of peoblood donations over ple do it.” nervous to do it bethe past three months. Some donors presThe organization cause a lot of people don’t ent at the event had classified the shortage like needles. But I find it’s been donating for as “urgent” in July. Duke years or even decades. organizers planned to less painful than you antici- Durham resident Dacollect at least 82 pints pate. vid Smithwick said he of blood from more had probably donated — Leah Valario blood over 100 times than 100 people. Red Cross sites must since his early 20s. collect approximately Another Durham resi15,000 blood donations every day to dent, Leah Vallario, said she had donatprovide for patients at more than 2,700 ed blood many times since joining her hospitals and transfusion centers across mother as a donor in high school. the country. “It’s an easy way to give,” Vallario said. “The need is always great,” said Joelle “It’s really easy.” Parlor, team supervisor and charge nurse Leah’s mother, Phyllis Vallario, who supervised the event. “People use accompanied her to Wednesday’s drive. blood every day.” Phyllis, who works in an intensive care Set up in the middle of a lecture hall, nursery, said she wanted to give her the donation center had beds, donation blood because it was type O negative— processing machines and screening which can be given to anyone, including centers. infants. The drive collected blood from people “I know my babies really need my
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The donation center provided its blood donors first aid antiseptics, pictured above, in order to prevent the risk of skin infection. blood,” Phyllis Vallario said. Both Kulow and Leah Valario said that most fears or concerns about giving blood are likely exaggerated. “I guess some people are nervous to
do it because a lot of people don’t like needles,” Leah Valario said. “But I find it’s less painful than you anticipate.” See Drive on Page 6
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continued from page 1 can be discussed charitably.” Hays said he has invited the members of Sacred Worth, the Divinity School’s LGBTQ support organization, to speak with him and they are currently working to schedule a meeting together. Breana van Velzen, a second year divinity student and a Sacred Worth member, said that Sacred Worth members would decline to comment until their meeting with Hays. Junior Daniel Kort, the president of Blue Devils United—the undergraduate support organization for LGBTQ students—attended Tuesday’s demonstration. He said that he was not present at the orientation panel in question but noted that LGBTQ identities are often framed at odds with religious principles. “In my experience, religious groups at Duke have done their best to uphold Richard Hays standards of affirming sexual and gender minorities, in accord with our non-discrimination policy,” Kort wrote in an email Wednesday. “However, I have heard stories from friends whose experiences have not been as positive.” In his letter, Hays noted that the Divinity School is fully compliant with Duke’s nondiscrimination policy, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks, Duke Divinity School ’74, wrote in a open letter to Hayes that she found it “deeply shocking” to learn he responded to a question about LGBTQ resources by quoting from the UMC Book of Discipline. Brooks pointed out that not only United Methodists are admitted to the Divinity School. “You owe those students a climate of support, and an educational environment free of manifest hostility to LGBT people,” Brooks wrote.
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will be a chance to enhance the place and raise the right of return rate here,” he said. Right of return—students’ ability to choose to return to their independent houses for a second or third year—was created with the new house model in 2012. Although the number of students exercising right of return for independent housing rose significantly in the past year, right of return use in Edens has decreased. From Spring 2013 to Spring 2014, the total number of students who exercised right of return jumped from 531 to 785—while the right of return rate for Edens independent housing dropped by 2 students, Gonzalez said. One small step has already been taken to
make the quad more desirable—larger beds. Sophomore David Ling, an Edens resiInstead of the standard twin extra-long bed, dent, expressed appreciation for the project. “I think it’s great students in Edens now that HDRL cares about sleep in double beds. he work done this Edens and wants to “We have received feedmake it more appealing back from students over summer hopefully students. With some the years that larger beds will be a chance to enhance for were desirable,” Gonzalez changes, I can definitely wrote in an email Wednes- the place and raise the right see Edens becoming a more desirable dorm to day. “The rooms in Edens of return rate here. live in,” Ling said. “To are well sized for this type — Joe Gonzalez make Edens on par with of room furnishing so we Keohane it will require a solicited input from students.... Strong interest was shown in having major revamp. Bigger rooms, suites, maybe the larger beds so we moved forward with the even another eating place close by other than Cafe Edens.” change.”
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But senior Grace Han kept the faculty from ever getting too close. “They went zone to start the second half, which actually threw us off for a couple possessions,” Sotsky said. “But then, when we put on Grace, she started sinking threes, took them out of the zone.” “She was fantastic,” Brodhead added. “Look at her—a natural talent.” To stop the bleeding, Hill tried some tactics
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his old college coach never would have. He first sent six players onto the court, seeing how far he could push the bounds, then expanded to seven. Hill avoided getting a second technical for having too many players on the floor, and now down 37-18, opted for putting his whole 12-man roster into the game, to which a few Cameron Crazies responded, “You can’t do that” (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap). “We tried it all,” he said. “We got down in a pretty big hole and so we were a little unconventional in terms of our approach. Sometimes thinking outside the box works. Sometimes it doesn’t. It clearly didn’t today
but we had fun.” Failing to get improved results from his 12-person offense, Hill received some help from the officiating crew that had been so strict with him in the first half. Benefiting from a series of in-bounds violations against the students, the faculty team scored three straight layups without the students ever touching the ball in-bounds, cutting the lead to 37-24 with less than five minutes to go. “At some point in the game, your heart takes over,” Wasiolek said. “Your head has been ruling the whole game and then suddenly your heart kicks in,
and I just felt so sorry for the old people.” The 6-0 run, however, would not prove enough to engineer a comeback for Hill, the quarterback of Christian Laettner’s famed game-winning 1992 jumper against Kentucky and his faculty squad. Another triple from Han buried the teachers once and for all, sealing the victory for the Class of 2015 on their first night in Cameron. “It means that we’re going out in style,” Rhodes said of his classmates,” the way the Class of 2015 should be remembered: as winners.”
vamped to include a space for blogs from the senators chronicling the progress they have made on their ongoing projects in an effort to accomplish those goals. Junior Billy Silk, vice president for services, noted he wants to improve the “dining sentiment” on campus. Since the closing of the West Union building, many dining venues have undergone change or closure. “I hope to make Durham a lot more accessible to Duke students,” said senior David Robertson, vice president for Durham and regional affairs. For the first meeting of the year, the Senate consisted of only sophomores, juniors and seniors. The election of firstyear senators will take place Sept. 11.
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Blue Devils set to host Phoenix for season-opener in first meeting between the two since 2010 Michael Schreiner Beat Writer Coping with preseason injuries and facing a revamped coaching staff, Duke will look to answer a host of question marks surrounding this weekend’s season-opening matchup with Elon. The Blue Devils host the Phoenix at Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday at 6 p.m. to open their 2014 season. The game will be the first for Elon’s new head coach Rick vs. Skrosky, who joined the team in the offseason after three seasons as offensive SATURDAY, 6 p.m. coordinator at Ball Wallace Wade Stadium State. “We are playing an opponent that we’re familiar with to some degree but not familiar with,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. “Elon [has] a new coaching staff but we know something about that new coaching staff.” Despite the new look on the Elon sideline, Cutcliffe is not worried about being caught off guard by the Phoenix. “You know they’re going to be run-
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Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone will look to the lead Duke both on and off the field in his final season as a Blue Devil. ning Ball State’s offense and what they did at Elon before under Coach Skrosky,” he said. “You feel like you’ve got some idea and you just kind of put your game plan together schematically.” The greater uncertainty may lie with the Blue Devils themselves, as Saturday’s game will feature a Duke lineup devoid of many of the key pieces from last year’s 10-4 campaign.
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Since the end of last season, the team has lost quarterback Brandon Connette to Fresno State, running back Jela Duncan to suspension and linebacker Kelby Brown and tight end Braxton Deaver to season-ending ACL injuries. The recent injuries have forced Cutcliffe to call on last year’s reserves to shoulder a greater load heading into this season. “Although you’re emotional and you
hurt, you don’t miss a beat,” Cutcliffe said about responding to the injuries. “It happens and it can strike anytime, anywhere. So that’s what you have spring practice for. You already have those moves in place and people ready to play football.” Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony See Football on Page 8
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With an impressive preseason already under their belts, the Blue Devils will look to continue their strong play in games that count. After winning all three exhibition contests in more than a decade, Duke kicks off the regular seaLoyola son Friday night at Marymount 7:30 p.m. when it vs. hosts Loyola MaryDuke mount at Koskinen Stadium as part of the John Rennie/ FRIDAY, 7:30 p.m. Koskinen Stadium Nike Invitational. The tournament feaStetson tures four teams— Elon and Stetson vs. being the other Duke two—each of which will play two games throughout the SUNDAY, 2:30 p.m. course of the weekKoskinen Stadium end. The Blue Devils will conclude the invitational against Stetson Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
“We’ve had a tremendous preseason,” head coach John Kerr said. “The three games were excellent. We all learned a lot, we’re progressing. I just like the way this team feels, the vibe is really great.” Duke will face a stiff challenge Friday in the Lions, who are coming off a season in which they posted 13 wins and qualified for the NCAA tournament, losing a first-round match to Stanford on penalty kicks. Loyola Marymount plays in the West Coast Conference—which is also home to Brigham Young and Gonzaga—and the Blue Devils are embracing the opportunity to play a quality opponent from unfamiliar territory. “It’s a great opportunity for us to play a team out of our region and a real talented team,” Kerr said. “They’re going to be a formidable opponent, they’re a good technical team, they have some size on set pieces and we know they’re dangerous on set pieces.” Loyola Marymount is led by a strong midfield tandem of sophomore Adrien Perez and senior John McFarlin, who See M. Soccer on Page 12
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With the start of the 2014 season nearly underway, Duke is more than ready to take the court and prove last season was anything but a fluke. The Blue Devils will host North Florida at noon and High Point at 7 p.m. Friday at Cameron Indoor Stadium as they kick off their season with the Duke Invitational. Duke’s primary focus in its first two matches will be evaluating this new squad’s strengths and weaknesses and continuing to compete at the same
high level of play that earned them the ACC title last year. “I look forward to it being a good learning experience for all of us this weekend,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “The team is really excited to see how we look against someone other than ourselves.” The addition of four new freshmen has already shifted the dynamics of the team in the right direction, according to sophomore outside hitter Jordan Tucker. This weekend presents the Blue Devils with a crucial opportunity to challenge themselves and learn how each player will respond in match situations and how the team will respond to its experience on the court. The Blue Devils will close out the weekend against Furman Saturday at 3 p.m. But the squad is more concerned with how it will perform as a unit, and less with the team on the opposite side of the net. “This weekend is going to be a good opportunity to see how we do in See Volleyball on Page 8
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competition,” Nagel said. “Hopefully we’ll see how we work together, respond and get a really good idea about where we are right now.” Duke will also get a chance to help acclimate the freshmen to the pace of the game at the college level, which will become more familiar to them as the season goes on but is currently the number one task facing the rookies. “They’re a lot of fun to work with and a lot of fun to coach,” Nagel said. “From what I can tell so far, they are great volleyball players and great teammates and they are learning every single day they are out there on the court.” With the last several weeks consisting of numerous Blue-White scrimmages, the Blue Devils are excited to finally establish themselves as a unit and face someone aside from their own teammates. Although improvement has been a constant theme for the squad—which lost standouts Ali McCurdy, Chelsea Cook and Elizabeth Campbell in the offseason—the high level of competition will provide Duke the perfect opportunity to come together and defend its home court. “They are coming here to beat Duke,” Nagel said of the other teams in the tournament. “We’re going to have to be on our toes and play our best.” Chronicle File Photo
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Duke’s defense, led by senior safety and captain Jeremy Cash, will be tasked with containing quarterback Mike Quinn, wide receiver Kierre Brown and the rest of the Elon offense. The Blue Devils allowed 26.6 points per game last season, but lost standout cornerback Ross Cockrell to graduation in addition to losing Brown. Cutcliffe has liked how his team has adapted, but recognizes that nothing counts until the season actually starts. “We’re the sport that does nothing exhibition, and that does nothing in the spring against an opponent,” Cutcliffe said. “You think you know and have an idea, but each year there’s such a mystery to what your team’s going to do to respond.” Saturday’s meeting will be the schools’ eighth all-time, and their first since 2010, when the Blue Devils treated the visiting Phoenix to a 41-27 defeat. The schools, which are separated by 40 miles, also met six times in the 1920s. Most importantly, Saturday will be the first chance for both teams to demonstrate the effects of an offseason full of change.
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I have been silent for too long. I am ready to come out with the truth. I am not a Beyonce fan. I’ve read the Buzzfeed articles. I’ve watched the Video Music Awards. I’ve Urban-Dictionaryed “surfbort.” And, despite my extended research into the various phases of Beyonce’s musical career, I honestly don’t relate to her work. I find her music over-played, boring and unimaginative. And I can’t lie about it anymore. But with this open confession to the world, I realize I have probably lost at least half of my friend base, including my fellow Chronicle editors. Just last night I experienced
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lectivity fosters a perception of an uneven playing field that hinders, rather than contributes to, class unity. Every Duke student should be able to partake in a pre-orientation trip. Schools like Dartmouth have already opened their programs, which draws 95 percent participation from the incoming class. At Duke, the opportunity to leave campus and interact with fellow students in a stress-free environment could both forge organic relationships and relieve the social pressures related to drinking and status that haunt freshmen from the moment they arrive. Perhaps such a program would stymie the increasing volume of EMS calls. Duke should emulate these programs and invest more money in pre-orientation trips, so no students are turned away. Admittedly, a weeklong trip followed by a week of orientation would be overwhelming. We thus propose an orientation week where students would spend two days on campus undergoing the important information sessions before embarking on randomly assigned threeday excursions to the beaches and mountains of North Carolina. Such outings would allow students to both explore campus and solidify long-lasting relationships.
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with silence. In some ways, they breed. Talking about our opinions enables us to understand why they are wrong. But repressing everything we are told not to feel only develops a very real fear of breaking from the status quo. And breaking from the status quo is not always a bad thing. What I fear is that this desire to conform stops fruitful ethical discussion. We are so scared of how someone might react to a possibly controversial statement that we hold our opinions in altogether. The questioning of ideas is what makes an intellectual environment so important. Every interaction is an opportunity
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enjoy the event. The twelve-page event schedule handed to students is packed with enough events, information sessions and meetings to overwhelm students who have been on campus for two years— let alone two days. Furthermore, there should be greater emphasis on upperclassmen mentorship. Although students are paired with First Year Advisory Counselors and Resident Assistants, these re-
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EDITOR’S NOTE the immediate prejudice that comes with expressing this sentiment. As my coworkers watched the entirety of Beyonce’s 16-minute VMA performance, I rebelled. “Turn it off,” I yelled, in what probably could have been a more polite manner to get my point across more effectively. Of course, this outburst was immediately met with an angry “What! You don’t like Beyonce?! Get out!” As you can see, the Beygency—an anonymous group intended to convert Beyonce haters everywhere and impersonated by Saturday Night Live that I am sure also exists in real life—is clearly alive and well in The Chronicle office. But whether I like Beyonce or not is a moot point. We all have personal tastes in art forms, and mine happen not to gravitate to someone who “wakes up like this—flawless.” But yours might, and that shouldn’t stop us from being friends. Here’s where the problems begin. We need to facilitate an environment of openness towards opposing opinions. It’s easy to start small— Beyonce is only a small part of the problem. But too often we are afraid to engage in arguments, afraid to be proven wrong. It is easy to pick a majority opinion—be it sometimes the ethically right one and sometimes not—and silence others, ones that are “wrong” in the eyes of most. But not wrong in the eyes of all. The truth is, opposing opinions don’t die
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y first moments at Duke are documented by a blurry photo of the Keohane fire lane. Taken on impulse as an ohso-eager freshman looking to preserve his first memories of Duke, the photo is dated August 4, 2013, marking when I came to participate in the pre-orientation program Project Search. Although seemingly mundane, it is a memento of the transformation Duke has brought into my life in just this past year. Most of my peers are surprised to find out that I hadn’t visited campus before committing
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seemingly controversial topics are debated is a constant reminder of the safe and stimulating environment Duke fosters. Just recently, over a casual meal at Chai’s, a good friend of mine brought up the topic of life as a cross-cultural individual. We discussed the difficulties we faced in “fitting in” with specific social groups due to our Asian-American identity. The conversation revolved around our own experiences living life with one foot in our Asian heritage and the other in our desire to be American, comparing such experiences in high
Putin’s War of Attrition in Ukraine At the time Ukraine’s ousted President Viktor Yanukovych announced the abandonment of Ukraine’s trade agreements with the E.U. on November 21, 2013 in order to seek a closer relationship with Russia, a few experts on the former Soviet Union region anticipated a chain of political events that would drag Ukraine into ethnic conflict, threatening its mere existence as a state. What happened next we know from stories that made international headlines—violent protests in Kiev resulted in the February Revolution and the annexation of Crimea by Russia amid rising ethnic tensions in Ukraine. By May, when developments in Odessa claimed the lives of 42 men in a single day as a result of clashes between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian protesters, it became clear that Ukraine was taking a steady route towards ethnic war. For Putin, a shrewd and devious political leader, this was all well planned. Obviously, letting Ukraine slip away from his iron fist was not on his to-do list. Called the “latter-day dictator” in a July Newsweek article, Putin waged a war of attrition against Ukraine, a strategy aimed at defeating the opponent through continuous losses until the conflict is won by the side with greater resources. To solve the conflict in Ukraine, one must understand that, like any other dictator, Putin is not a leader who gives up easily. In Chechnya he defeated the local population in a military campaign that killed roughly 25,000 civilians in the course of the Second Chechen War, and he openly invaded Georgia in 2008 with Russian soldiers standing only 37 miles away from Tbilisi, the country’s capital. With all eyes on Putin, his actions in Ukraine have been more cautious and more calculated. First, he installed his own man, ex-President Yanukovich, into power, and when Yanukovich was removed in February 2014, Putin’s little green men—wearing no identifying insignia—occupied Crimea without a single bullet being shot. When annexation was met with sanctions from the West, he made his next move—a rebellion in Eastern Ukraine against Kiev’s new government by separatists who are essentially his proxies in the conflict. But, unlike in Crimea, this time shots were fired and by August 13, less than a month after flight MH17
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OVERWHELMING THOUGHTS to Duke, and they are even more so when I tell them I was an Early Decision applicant. Granted, the last few weeks before departing for college were inundated with worries and fears. How would I make new friends? Would I even be able to make new friends? How do you pronounce Coach K’s last name? What is it like having seasons year-round? In retrospect, the humidity and the heat were appalling, all my Midwestern friends scoffed at my blatant inability to gauge what cold really meant and quite frankly, some parts of winter were absolutely unbearable. Yet my bold decision to apply and commit to Duke was rooted in the same reason as my fears—Duke meant change. Growing up in an immaculate suburb in Southern California, I was surrounded by the same familiar faces for over ten years. My life was devoid of any exposure to realistic socioeconomic diversity, except for the rare visits to homeless shelters with my church or a community service club at school. I was exposed culturally to the same spectrum of ethnicity and political stances. Back home, we call our town “a bubble” and, to be honest, I wanted to escape. As a mere sophomore with only two semesters under my belt, I will gladly spare you any cliché sentiments about how Duke turned my entire life around, because that would be simply false. Instead, Duke exposed me to the wide breadth of perspectives everyone has to offer. My friends back home always ask me what my favorite part of Duke is. Much to their dismay, I do not reply with “watching basketball in Cameron Stadium” or “Marketplace brunch.” As much as I love both of these aspects, my answer to the question is always the same—the people. The people at Duke have amazed me since day one. The eclectic amalgamation of academic passions, hobbies and beliefs—even just amongst my close friends—has left me utterly speechless. They have challenged my own perceptions and beliefs beyond just an intellectual curiosity. Regardless of major or personal background, I have found my peers to be eager to engage themselves and spur conversations regarding topics ranging from politics to religion to philosophy. The comfort at which such
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school versus college. Although the conversation was cut short due to the busy lives we all face as Duke students, it reminded me of the genuine passion and inquisitive nature of Duke students and their willingness to explore such remarkable topics—even over a bowl of pad thai. People are instinctually hesitant when confronted with the possibility of change— rightly so, because change is frightening. We seek comfort in what we know and naively convince ourselves into a state of satisfaction when regarding our growth as intellectuals and human beings. We are often in a state of tunnel-vision, where we come to Duke with a premeditated plan for what our next four years will produce. Consumed by our hectic personal agendas, we unknowingly close ourselves off from any external influences at a great cost. The late-night conversations on the Quad or the intense discussions in the common room in which my friends and I tackled topics ranging from homosexuality to feminism to the vexing question of what we were all doing with our lives were some of my favorite freshman year memories. My peers have challenged me to widen my perspective and always question and aspire towards more. Furthermore, I have never been so eager to learn and, more importantly, continue to be changed by everything and everyone. Such growth has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career. For you freshmen who have yet to breach the superficial conversational boundaries beyond name, dorm, major and whether you are premed or not, I sincerely hope you utilize Duke for more than its outstanding academic credentials and delve yourself into the community. Duke University is a perpetually evolving institution both physically, as proven by the cranes that make our chapel Instagram a struggle, as well as metaphysically, through the student body’s wide mosaic of beliefs and personalities. Assert your beliefs, welcome others’ opinions, but, most importantly, never be afraid of change. Brandon Choi is a Trinity sophomore. This is his first column in a semester-long series.
was downed over Eastern Ukraine, the death toll had risen to 2,086 men. In this regard, Putin is a political leader who likes playing tit-for-tat games, equivalent retaliation strategy, if you will. He resorts to reciprocal altruism—as a typical KGB agent with an adversarial nature, he will reward his opponents as long as they cooperate, but will punish them as soon as they defect. Today the prospect for peace in Ukraine is dark. Even if the new Ukrainian government succeeds in pushing the rebels out of the Donetsk and Luhansk districts in the East, Putin will have his army handy to invade its next door neighbor under the pretext of a peace-keeping operation to protect Ukraine’s Russian speaking population. With controversial Russian humanitarian convoy crossing illegally into Ukraine on August 22, such a scenario is likely. If this strategy fails, the Russian bear carries another trump card in his pocket: carbohydrates. According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, the country’s primary energy consumption is fueled by natural gas (40 percent) and coal (28 percent). With winter coming to Ukraine in less than four months and the coal mines located in the easternmost part of the country ravaged by conflict, Ukrainians will freeze in their homes as their gas supplies from Russia are depleted. Therefore, if the rebels fail to achieve their goal, Gazprom, Russia’s energy giant, will help Putin to win the war eventually. And sanctions—while they create annoyance for Putin—are essentially a boondoggle, as they will not yield political and economic payoffs that the West anticipates to achieve in order to contain Russia’s ambition for Ukraine. With Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announcing countersanctions against the Western countries, both sides will incur sufficient losses, making this strategy ineffective. Moreover, sanctions will force Russia to seek closer economic ties with emerging markets in Latin America and Asia, which will consequently strengthen Russia’s political alliance with regimes that do not necessarily favor Europe and the U.S. This could lead to the polarization of the world that we observed during the Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Bottom line, it is impossible to reason with Putin, who has too many tools to counteract any political defection along Russia’s borders: with a strong army, domestic support as high as 87 percent and vast energy resources at his disposal, Ukraine without strong action from the West stands no chance against Russia. In such a dangerous geopolitical situation with far reaching and unpredictable consequences, the best strategy for the new government of Ukraine is to settle the conflict peacefully, i.e. cease military hostilities against rebels and start political negotiations. This approach is the only panacea to the conflict. Otherwise, Ukraine will face a fiasco and its future will be endangered by a protracted, insidious ethnic war and devastating economic losses that will affect not only this Slavic nation with democratic aspirations but also its European neighbors. Geysar I. Gurbanov is a Rotary Peace Fellow at Duke-UNC Chapel Hill Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies. He recently returned from Harvard University, where he researched the conflict in Ukraine at the Center for Government and International Studies. Follow him on Twitter @geysar.
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combined for 46 points last season. Perez racked up 11 goals during his freshman campaign and is the primary scoring option for the Lions, while McFarlin—who set a school record with 11 assists in 2013—acts as the facilitator for the entire offense. Duke will attempt to slow down Loyola Marymount’s attack with a new face in goal. The Blue Devils lost year’s consistent presence between the pipes in Alex Long—who started every game and posted a goals-against average of 0.93— to graduation and are taking a goalieby-committee approach for the time being. Freshman Joe Ohaus received extensive playing time in the preseason and allowed just one goal, but Kerr is also looking at the three other goalies on the roster—Wade Clement, Wilson Fisher and Simon Omholt-Jenson— for minutes in net. “I don’t want to make a decision [about the starting goalkeeper] until we have a couple of games,” Kerr said. “We still haven’t made that final decision yet….Joe and Wilson have done a great job, and Simon and Wade are coming along as well. So we’re really strong in the goalkeeper department.” On the offensive end, Duke will feature a mix of youth and experience as it tries to improve an attack that scored only 25 goals in 19 contests last season. Senior midfielder Sean Davis—serving his second year as a team captain—was tied for the team lead with six goals last year and will remain the focal point of the offense, but he will have plenty of help. The Blue Devils return their top five scorers from last year, including for-
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Senior Sean Davis will be one of the key returning starters for the Blue Devils this season as they look to their underclassmen to propel them on the offensive end of the field. ward Brody Huitema, who matched Davis with six goals scored as a freshman last season. Even with several key contributors coming back, Duke recruited a freshman class of 13 to help improve on last year’s 9-5-8 record. Two of the newcomers—forward Jeremy Ebobisse and midfielder Brian White—were named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Division I Preseason Best XI. Kerr is particularly excited about this group, not just for their on-field talents, but also for the way they’ve conducted themselves as they prepare for their first collegiate games.
“The seniors and the upperclassmen in general have really led the way and made a big effort during the summer to communicate and get to know the freshmen,” Kerr said. “Once they landed on campus, it seemed like everyone was really understanding of each other. So that was a big step and the freshmen’s attitude, set forth by the leadership of the upperclassmen, has been tremendous.” Stetson—coming off a three-win season and fielding a roster with 18 underclassmen—will provide a bit of a different challenge Sunday for the Blue
Devils. Faced with the challenge of preparing for a team that is still very much developing, Kerr is planning to watch closely as the Hatters take on Elon Friday, allowing his team to stay focused on the opener against the Lions in the meantime. “Luckily for us, we’ll get to see [Stetson] Friday and see what they’re all about,” Kerr said. “I haven’t done as much homework on Stetson as I have on Loyola….but I think if we continue to progress like we have so far, we’ll give [Loyola Marymount] a really good match on Friday night.”