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ATC commemorates 10th anniversary Women in STEM:

still bridging the gap Women make up 30 percent of undergraduates in Pratt, following a national trend of low female involvement in engineering programs Rachel Chason University Editor

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Kali Shulklapper University Editor Balloons filled the air and chalk art glistened on the pavement Sunday afternoon when the American Tobacco Campus hosted a block party in celebration of its ten-year anniversary. Durham residents and out-of-town visitors alike enjoyed food and entertainment in honor of the old tobacco campus’s rebirth in 2004. The event featured performances by the Soul Psychedelique Orchestra and the Durham Ukule-

le Orchestra and activities including juggling, hula hooping and aerial silks. Acrobats and clowns wandered the streets as people of all ages picnicked on the grass, savoring cuisine from food trucks such as Chirba Chirba, American Meltdown and Barone Meatball Company. Stylists from Rita’s Beauty Salon drew Henna tattoos on the hands of attendees and artists painted colorful elaborate designs on the faces of both children and adults. “We love the food, everything,” Durham resident Lynda

With the national spotlight focused on encouraging women to pursue science, technology, engineering and math, Duke is examining its own policies. Approximately 18 percent of undergraduate engineers nationally are women—a figure President Barack Obama has said must increase if the United States is to remain a global leader in research and innovation. At Duke, the numbers are slightly higher, but administrators say there is still improvement to be made—women make up 30 percent of total undergraduates in Pratt School of Engineering and 33 percent of Pratt’s Class of 2018, said Dean of Pratt Thomas Katsouleas. Katsouleas said he hopes to close the gender gap in coming years—in part by providing more female mentors for undergraduate women and by emphasizing the practical, problem-solving applications of engineering. “Women, in general, seem more drawn to a major or career path where they can help people,” Katsouleas said. “The path to parity nationally lies in reframing engineering in human terms—making clear that it’s more than just playing with gadgets.” See STEM on Page 2

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Duke celebrates 1,000 heart transplants Gautam Hathi Health & Science Editor Duke Medicine may have broken a Guinness World Record by hosting the largest gathering of heart transplant recipients ever Sunday. The event—held to celebrate the more than 1,000 heart transplants conducted at Duke Medicine since the program began in 1985—was planned after the 1,000th transplant earlier this year. Nearly 200

transplant recipients, along with families, doctors and hospital staff gathered at the Washington Duke Inn for food and discussion. “What you see here is really the fruits of an incredible amount of work by a really wonderful team,” said Dr. Joseph Rogers, cardiologist and medical director of the Duke Cardiac Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program. “There’s no way you could attribute this to one person.” See Transplants on Page 4

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but in keeping them interested. Between 40 and 50 percent of students enrolled in the introductory course are women, he said. “That’s the number that’s way up,” Astrachan said. “Our goal is to figure out why women haven’t been continuing, and then to find a way to get them to.”

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continued from page 1 Behind the numbers Katsouleas said the statistics—both nationally and at Duke—reveal a need for improvement. “We’ve separated ourselves relative to the national standard, but we’re still not where we’d like to be,” Katsouleas said. Senior Charlotte Lawrence, who studies mechanical engineering, said the gender gap is apparent in classes. It appears that the number of girls in her engineering classes has decreased since her freshman year, she added. “At the start of every semester, I count the number of girls in my classes,” Lawrence said. “I definitely notice.” Each year, approximately 30 to 40 percent of female Pratt students transfer into Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, The Chronicle previously reported. This rate is higher than the overall transfer rate which resides at 20

to 30 percent. Peer institutions report varying numbers of women in their engineering programs. At Washington University in St. Louis, 31 percent of engineers in the freshman class are women. Several peer schools, however, show a smaller gender gap, with women making up 43 percent of undergraduates at Cornell University’s College of Engineering and 46 percent of students at Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering. “We’ve definitely made strides in the last couple of years,” said Chris Ramsey, the assistant dean at Wash U.’s school of engineering, noting that the school has an active society of women engineers and many female mentors for undergraduate women. “But there’s still progress to be made.” Some STEM majors within Trinity College of Arts and Sciences report similar gender gaps—only 20 percent of computer science majors, for example, are women. But Owen Astrachan, the computer science major’s director of undergraduate studies, pointed out that the issue lies not in attracting women to computer science,

Searching for a solution Katsouleas emphasized the importance of female mentorship as part of any solution. Women professors make up around 18 percent of Pratt’s faculty—a number he says he hopes to improve. “Mentorship is critically important,” Katsouleas said. “Progress in terms of recruiting female professors has flattened in recent years, so our current challenge is building a faculty with more parity.” Junior Michaela Walker, a biomedical engineering major, said she found a role model in Connie Simmons, Pratt’s associate dean for undergraduate affairs, who taught Walker’s introduction to engineering class during her first semester at Duke. “It would be such an advantage if every female engineering student had the opportunity to interact with a female professor,” Walker said. “I know it helped me a lot, and I hope everyone has that same chance.” Walker said programs should target girls before they arrive at college, noting that by the time most students get to Duke, they have basically decided whether or not engineering is for them. President Obama has also emphasized the importance of involving women in STEM fields, declaring that the country cannot expect to maintain a stream of new ideas with participation from all Americans. An advertisement put out by Verizon this summer draws attention to this issue, highlighting the ways societal pressures—both subtle and overt—push girls away from science and technology. The video, which has over three million views, shows that 66 percent of fourth grade girls say they like math and science, but only one in seven engineers are women. The student-run organization FEMMES—Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering and Science—aims to address this issue, exposing Durham girls in fourth See STEM Cont’d on Page 3

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through sixth grades to STEM subjects. Program director Elisa Berson, a senior, said Duke professors—both men and women—have helped students engage elementary school girls through handson activities and mentorship. “FEMMES would not be possible without the invaluable support of Duke faculty, both women and men alike,” Berson said in an email in August.

Gerbe said. “It’s so adorable, a mom who was hula hooping earlier said she was just trying to impress her kids.” Gerbe’s friend Deon McCormick, Trinity ‘07, said although Durham was a ghost town when he arrived in 2002, the city now has a lot to offer. “It’s very nice to be out in the community,” said Shannon Bush, a Hillsborough resident who attended the event with her husband and four-year-old twins. She added that her favorite part of the event was the music and outdoor activities. Founded in 1890 by J.B. Duke, the American Tobacco Company was a prominent force in the industry until it broke into several major companies in 1911. The company restructured itself in 1969, forming holding company called American Brand, Inc. that acquired a variety of nontobacco businesses during the 1970s and 1980s and eventually renamed itself Fortune Brands. The American Tobacco factory on Blackwell Street in Durham produced some of the most famous tobacco products in American history. But it closed in 1987, leading to the decline and decay of downtown Durham. In 2004, the abandoned campus was developed by Capital Broadcasting and reopened as the American Tobacco Historic District—a complex of offices, shops and restaurants. The complex is recognized nationally as a center for innovation and entrepreneurship that flourished from its historic renovation. Duke University remains the largest tenant of ATC, occupying over 9 units of space at the complex. A man traveling from New York to spend time with his mother, a Durham resident, enjoyed the last few bites of his meatball sub. “I went there twice,” he said. “I’m a food truck kind of guy.” Belinda and James Fayson, Durham residents, said they try to go to all kinds of events whenever they hear about them. “We try to support the community,” Belinda Fayson said. “It’s definitely growing.” J. Ray Kirby, Grad School ‘57, and Martha Kirby—a

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Reframing the discussion Katsouleas said there is a common misconception that women don’t go into engineering because it’s so difficult. But he pointed out that the Grand Challenge Scholars Program—which asks students to address the 21st century’s 14 greatest engineering challenges—attracts men and women in equal numbers. With the goal of ensuring future stability, the program challenges participating students to do everything from provide access to clean water to reverse engineer the human brain. “It’s the most demanding program we have, so it’s clear that women can do the work,” Katsouleas said. “It’s not the material, but the framing of the material that’s causing the gap.” He said women will be attracted to engineering only once they recognize that it’s about more than labs and coding. “The appeal of engineering lies in large part in its ability to help people,” Katsouleas said. “It can be used to solve a number of problems, like how to provide clean water to a billion people.” Walker said that this problem-solving aspect is what she loves most about engineering, explaining that she has always thought of it as more than just fixing a computer. “If you can change the way people look at engineering— if you can make them realize that it has real-world implications and isn’t just about someone sitting in a dark lab with a calculator — then you can absolutely increase interest,” she said.

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The gathering may have set a record for the number of heart transplant recipients in one place at the same time, and representatives from Guinness World Records were on hand to verify the total attendance. The previous record was set in Michigan this year with 132 transplant recipients in attendance. Duke’s heart transplant program began in 1985, but was a low-volume program until the mid-1990s, Rogers explained. Today, Duke Medicine is one of the largest centers for heart transplants in the country. Rogers said that 60 to 65 heart transplants are usually conducted at Duke every year. “There were many more people that would benefit from transplant, and because of that we really began a much more aggressive approach at looking at people and trying to enlist them in transplant,” Rogers said. Roger noted that many patients were able to live normal lives after receiving a transplant—a result of Duke Medicine’s heart transplant program. He also pointed out a man who had returned to playing tennis on a regular basis after receiving a new heart. “The funny part about this is that every one of these people has an interesting story,” Rogers said. “Some of them are sort of funny, some of them are religious, some of them are very family-oriented, but there is a story behind all 1,000 people.” Tommy Humphries, a Roxboro resident, said that a heart transplant at Duke had saved him from an infection that caused heart failure. “When I got here on the first of September, within two or three days they said I would probably need a heart transplant,” Humphries explained. “It was a long ordeal, but Duke Hospital was great.” Humphries said his life was mostly the same now as it was before his heart failed. He goes to work, plays golf and volunteers at Duke Hospital. Humphries added that the heart transplant has allowed him to be present at important family moments that he otherwise would have missed. “I’ve had three grandchildren since I’ve had my transplant,” Humphries said. “I’ve become a granddaddy in the seven years since I got the heart.” Johnny Fogleman, another heart transplant recipient, also expressed his gratitude toward Duke Medicine. “They are all super nice, doctors, nurses, everything. You couldn’t find anyone better than at Duke,” Fogleman said. “And I’m not a Duke fan either. I’m a Carolina man.”

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A second quarter surge led Duke to victory against Troy

It was a tale of two teams for the Blue Devils Saturday

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TROY, ALA.—Duke used a 21-point second quarter to overcome a slow start en route to a 34-17 win against Troy at Veterans Memorial Stadium Saturday night. Trailing 14-3 early in the second frame, the Blue Devils needed a two huge stops on fourth DUKE 34 down and a couple 17 of big scoring plays Troy from quarterback Anthony Boone to take a 24-14 lead into the half. Although Troy was able to stop the bleeding in the second half, the game never felt within reach as the Blue Devils prevented the Trojans from reaching the end zone again. Duke (2-0) looked sloppy out of the gate, failing to reach the end zone in its first two drives and allowing Troy (02) to advance the ball with ease. The Trojans’ hurry up offense averaged 6.7 yards per carry in the first quarter and had just one incompletion through the air as they put together two long scoring drives. “I think maybe our team didn’t understand—although we tried to tell them—what it means to come in here,” head coach David Cutcliffe said of traveling to Troy. “I don’t think they understood it. There’s nothing easy about it.” The Blue Devils finally found the end zone with a 30-yard touchdown scamper by Boone on their third possession. The score was the first of the redshirt

Erase the first three possessions of Saturday night’s game against Troy, and Duke would have put together an almost perfect game—a 34-3 butchering of the Trojans on their home field. Alas, there are no mulligans for possessions in football, although the Blue Devils needed a few early against Troy. The Trojans operated like a welloiled machine on their first two offensive possessions, putting together consecutive 83-yard touchdown drives in 13 or less plays with little resistance from the Duke defense. The Blue Devils would clamp down defensively and score 21 points in the second quarter to take the lead and silence an upset-minded Troy squad, but not before falling into an early 11-point hole. “Not only did we have to come back from being down, we had to come back from being shocked,”Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. The Blue Devils found themselves trailing 14-3 after Troy running back Jordan Chunn punched in a touchdown from one yard out on the first play of the second quarter. The Trojans utilized a fast-paced, short-yardage attack—not unlike Duke’s offense in Cutcliffe’s first years in Durham—to keep the Blue Devil defense on its heels. Troy scored its first touchdown in just 3:15 and its second in 4:09, overwhelming a Duke squad that looked like it had just stepped off the bus minutes before game time. “It’s the first time we’ve played another hurry-up offense in a while,” senior linebacker David Helton said. “We just had a little adjusting to do.” But the Blue Devils overcame their slow start and spent the next three quarters exacting their revenge on the Trojans. Duke limited Troy to just 230 yards of total offense and three points after the Trojans’ first two scoring drives, an impressive defensive turnaround after the Blue Devils’ initial struggles. After its first two possessions, Troy only made it into the red zone once and only crossed the 50-yard line three times. After starting the game 4-for-4 on third down conversions, the Trojans converted just 4-of-13 third downs the rest of the game—not to mention going 0-for-3 on fourth downs. Duke’s offense, on the other hand, finally found its rhythm, scoring on four straight possessions after punting the ball away on its first possession. “A year ago these guys had 500-andsomething yards,” Cutcliffe said, referring to last year’s 38-31 victory over Troy in Durham. “They didn’t do much in the second half. 396 yards of offense, and they are very capable.” The cause of Duke’s slow start was

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Kevin Shamieh | The Chronicle Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone led the Blue Devils with 268 yards and a touchdown through the air and added 47 yards and a pair of scores on the ground.

senior’s two rushing touchdowns on the day—a feat he accomplished only one other time in his career. The captain mixed brilliance with mistakes through the air, finishing with 268 yards and a touchdown on 27-of41 passing. Boone did not commit a turnover and tossed a couple of beautiful passes for a fourth down conversion and a long touchdown connection, but missed a number of throws to open receivers, sometimes badly. “It’s a tough adjustment,” Boone said. “It took us a while to settle in, but that slow start is something we can’t do

throughout the season.” After Boone’s rushing score, the Trojans took over with good field position and the opportunity to retake an 11-point lead. But the Blue Devils used three straight tackles from David Helton, who led Duke with 15 tackles overall, to force a fourth-and-short attempt from Troy. With nothing having gone Duke’s way up to that point, the defense came up with the stop they desperately needed when sophomore safety Deondre Singleton stood up and See Football on Page 8

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Duke struggles to find net early at SMU Staff Reports After hitting the road for their first away game of the season, the Blue Devils will be happy to return back home in search of better results. Duke suffered its first loss of the season Friday night, falling 3-1 to Southern Methodist at Westcott Field in Dallas. After erupting for seven goals in the second half of their last game, the Blue Devils DUKE 1 didn’t score until the 3 80th minute—and by SMU that time it was too late to overcome a 3-0 deficit. Duke (1-1-1) had plenty of chances to grab an early lead, but was unable to convert its chances into goals. The Blue Devils kept the ball in the attacking third—accumulating six corners in the opening half—yet had nothing to show for it. The Mustangs (1-2-0) were eager to get on the scoreboard after being held scoreless in both of their first two matches. They broke the ice in the 35th minute, when sophomore Stanton Garcia rocketed a shot

into the corner of the net for the first goal of his career. Freshman Colten Habecerk— who was named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year in 2013—tallied his first career goal a few minutes later, knocking in a rebound from a corner kick to give Southern Methodist a 2-0 advantage as the first half drew to a close. Any thoughts Duke had of mounting a comeback took a major hit early in the second half. The Blue Devils committed a key foul in the 54th minute to give the Mustangs a penalty kick, which senior Andrew Morales— who started every game at Duke his freshman year before transferring—put past goalkeeper Joe Ohaus. Morales’ goal put Southern Methodist up 3-0, a lead that would prove to be insurmountable despite the Blue Devils’ fierce efforts. By the time Duke scored on senior Nick Palodichuk’s goal in the 80th minute, it was too little, too late. The Blue Devils will return home to Koskinen Stadium and take the field again Tuesday night, when they host Temple at 7 p.m.

Jesús Hidalgo| Chronicle File Photo Senior Nick Palodichuk had Duke’s sole goal of the game in the 80th minute as the Blue Devils fell to Southern Methodist on the road.

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Duke finishes weekend strong to upset Michigan State Ali Wells Beat Writer Plagued by service errors in their loss to Michigan Friday, the Blue Devils needed a total team effort to rally back for a victory against a ranked opponent less than 24 hours later. No. 19 Duke struggled in the first two No. 19 2 sets but fought back DUKE Michigan 3 to upset No. 14 Michigan State 3-2 in No. 19 3 East Lansing, Mich., DUKE Saturday. The Blue No.14 2 Devils were not able MSU to settle into a rhythm early on, as the memory of their inability to seal the match against the Wolverines was still on their minds. “It was a quick turnaround from an emotional loss the night before with the fact that we had played really good volleyball but kind of hurt ourselves with errors at Michigan,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. Friday, Duke (5-1) committed 24 errors on 167 attacks—a season low. Even more costly, the Blue Devils doubled the Wolverines’ service errors, committing 20 throughout five sets and another five in the final frame. Capitalizing on Duke’s mistakes, Michigan (3-2) took the fifth set 15-10 and the match 3-2. Following their first loss of the season, the squad was not able to rebound emotionally before taking the court against the Spartans (4-2) Saturday. The Blue Devils quickly gave up the first set 25-12 and lost six of the first seven points of the second set.

“We had given it our all [against Michigan], so we started the match flat and a little bit tight,” Nagel said. “I don’t know if we got up emotionally to where we needed to be to get going.” Showing confidence in her underclassmen, Nagel and her coaching staff made adjustments to the lineup and gave younger players a chance to take the court under pressure. Leading the charge in the second set with two service aces and six straight points, freshman Nicole Elattrache brought Duke back into the game. The Michigan State squad was unnerved and committed four errors in seven points, giving the Blue Devils the second set 25-22. Fellow freshmen Cadie Bates and Anna Kropf also made needed contributions to Duke’s second-set comeback en route to collegiate career bests of seven and five kills, respectively. “They went in there and did a great job and made some tremendous plays for us,” Nagel said. “That allowed us to relax as a team and get into a better rhythm. It was a great team effort, and I think our team grew as a result.” Knocking down 12 kills, outside hitter Jeme Obeime continued to pace the Blue Devils on offense. The senior recorded a career-high 21 kills the night before at Michigan and kept her team in the game despite its troubles on the service line. Obeime was again a steady presence through all five sets Saturday. “Jeme is playing like a senior should play: consistent night-in and night-out,” Nagel

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said. “[Against Michigan] she was fabulous. [Against Michigan State] her numbers might not have been as great, but throughout the entire match, if it was something she was going to be able to work with, she was able to get a good swing at it.” Spartan libero Kori Moster challenged Duke’s offense, amassing a match-high 24 digs. Leading Michigan State’s offense, Allyssah Fitterer knocked down a match-high 14 kills, giving the Blue Devils trouble in the fourth set. Unable to set up effective blocks, Duke fell behind 14-8 and was forced to take a timeout. Returning to the court, the Spartans faltered, giving up three points on errors. The Blue Devils rallied back to within two, sending libero Sasha Karelov to the service line down 23-21. In the final four points of the frame, sophomore Alyse Whitaker overcame Duke’s struggles at the net, blocking three of Michigan State’s attacks, two from Fitterer. “The good serving was a key at that time,” Nagel said. “And by slowing the ball down with our blocks, we were able to get our hands on it defensively and transition. That made all the difference in the world to catch up.” With the match tied 2-2, the Blue Devils carried their momentum through the fifth set. Duke hit .312 while Michigan State hit .083 and committed six errors. Drilling down the final kill, sophomore Jordan Tucker sealed the final frame 15-10 and the match 3-2. The come-from-behind victory is sure to boost the squad’s confidence as it will be on the road for its next three more games. The

Kevin Shamieh| Chronicle File Photo Freshman Nicole Elattrache led the way as Duke leaned on its underclassmen Saturday.

Blue Devils will have a week to review tape from the two matches and work on service accuracy and blocking. They must continue to build team chemistry, as this weekend proved that it will be key if Duke hopes to have any success against Stanford, Santa Clara and Pennsylvania next weekend in California.

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Nittany Lions best Blue Devils in Sunday shootout Sam Turken Staff Writer Despite their continued display of offensive firepower, the Blue Devils were unable to stop the attack of the Nittany Lions. No. 22 Duke was forced to play catchup throughout the game as No. 7 Penn State repeatedly No. 22 3 regained a oneDuke No. 7 4 goal advantage en Penn State route to claiming a 4-3 win at Koskinen Stadium to cap the Duke Nike Classic Sunday. The defeat ended a three-game winning streak for the Blue Devils. “It’s a tough one to swallow,” head coach Robbie Church said. “We did a lot of things well today, especially offensively. But I’m really disappointed in how we defended. We have got work to do on the defensive end all over the field from the goalkeeper, our backs to the midfielder... You can’t give soft goals against quality opponents.” Duke first responded to Penn State’s initial goal when senior midfielder Kelly Cobb fired a strike past Nittany Lion goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom to tie the game at one. The blast was Cobb’s fourth goal in her last three games. She was named the Offensive Most Valuable Player

Elysia Su | The Chronicle Senior Kelly Cobb was named Offensive MVP of the Duke Nike Classic after scoring three goals in two contests against Arkansas and Penn State.

of the tournament for her dominant performances against Penn State and Arkansas Friday night. “I think I’ve been fortunate to be in the right places at the right time,” Cobb said. The Blue Devils would go down 2-1 when the Nittany Lions scored with 13 minutes left in the first half. In the 54th minute, sophomore Rebecca Quinn juked a defender and sent a right-footed shot past Eckerstrom’s outstretched arms to tie the game back

up at 2-2. The score was her first goal of the season. Despite Cobb and Quinn’s heroics, frequent lapses in communication among Duke defenders were evident, namely on the Nittany Lions’ third goal. Blue Devil goalkeeper Ali Kershner and sophomore defender Lizzy Raben collided deep within the penalty box as they tried to defend a Penn State attack. “Things happen,” Kershner said. “The game is moving pretty fast, but I saw it

coming across, thought I could step in front and there was a little collision.” Following the third lead change, Duke demonstrated its resiliency and willingness to fight. With 21 minutes remaining, Christina Gibbons was pushed and fouled as freshman defender Morgan Reid took a free kick. Gibbons converted on the ensuing penalty kick with an easy shot into the right side of the net. Much to Blue Devils’ dismay, they were unable to rebound from Penn State’s fourth goal with less than seven minutes left. Two quick passes allowed for an unmarked Raquel Rodriguez to leak through Duke’s last line of defenders and power the winning shot past Kershner. The surrender of multiple soft Nittany Lion goals was an indicator of the youth in the Blue Devils’ rotation. The experience of Duke’s defense has been a question mark since the beginning of the season. “We’re young, but that’s no longer an excuse,” Kershner said. “We need to be better. We need to be working as a team and as one unit. Our defense just has to match our [offense].” The loss will provide the Blue Devils with opportunities to learn and mature See W. Soccer on Page 8

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continued from page 6 took down Trojan running back Jordan Chunn in the back field. “That’s a turnover,” Cutcliffe said. “Even though we don’t take the ball away, that is literally a turnover.” The stop on fourth down gave the Blue Devils the ball in Trojan territory, and seven plays later Duke took the lead with a two-yard jump pass from redshirt sophomore Thomas Sirk to tight end David Reeves. The touchdown pass was the first of Sirk’s career and put the Blue Devils ahead to stay. After a quick defensive stop and a Troy punt, Duke tacked on another score on a 49-yard connection between Boone and Issac Blakeney, who led the Blue Devils with 90 yards on five catches. Blakeney has benefited from an offseason change that now has him lining up to the outside of fellow receiver Max McCaffrey. “We are seeing results of it consistently,” Cutcliffe said of the move. “Issac is very difficult for people to play one on one. He is a big man versus corners. He is a 6-foot-6, 225-pound man, and he can mismatch people.” Blakeney’s long score capped off Duke’s second 21-point second quarter in as many games and gave the Blue Devils the 24-14 they took into halftime. “In the beginning they outplayed us, plain and simple,” junior running back Shaquille Powell said. “We had penalties, which are a lack of discipline that can’t happen. For us to bounce back is a really

good sign.” After struggling to keep up with the Trojan offense at the beginning of the game, Duke’s defense seemed to find its groove after notching its first few stops, and the squad carried that stronger play into the second half. A third stop on fourth down and a crucial hold in the red zone on third down allowed the Blue Devils to limit Troy to a third quarter field goal on the half. “When the players settled into it, we were much more consistent,” Cutcliffe said. “When you look at the three points for the rest of the game, that’s pretty good production.” Relying on a rushing attack that balanced carries between Boone, Powell and redshirt senior Josh Snead, Duke did its best to milk the clock while picking up Boone’s second rushing score in the third quarter and a 48-yard Ross Martin field goal in the fourth. A week after four players gained at least 54 yards on the ground, no Blue Devil reached that total Saturday night—Boone’s rushing total of 47 yards paced the team. “I’m proud we won, but we won in a few specific areas,” Cutcliffe said. “We lost on first down on both sides of the ball, and that concerns me.” The win marks the Blue Devils’ sixth straight on the road and gives the team a 2-0 record for just the second time since 1998. With a much tougher schedule ahead, however, Duke cannot afford too many more slow starts if it wants to continue that success deep into the season.

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not immediately apparent, although the Blue Devils had various theories on why they took so long to find their rhythm. “We were just coming into a hostile environment and trying to feel ourselves out, but once we got comfortable with what they were running we just came out and played ball like we were supposed to,” redshirt junior safety Jeremy Cash said. “I think the quick pace in cahoots with the weather made it a little different.” An attacking offense, a hostile environment and an extremely hot night might have played a role in the slow start, but a unique road trip may have also been a factor. The Blue Devils do not usually travel to locations as remote as Troy, Alabama—a rural college town with a population of roughly 18,000 located about an hour from Montgomery, where Duke stayed Friday night. Maybe the slow start can be attributed to the hour-long bus ride from the team hotel to the stadium, as opposed to the

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as they review their performance. The defensive execution will be a focus for Duke throughout the season, as it has been outward about its hopes to compete for ACC and NCAA championships. “We will see some things on tape that will help us going forward,” Church said. “They turned our backs more than any other team that we played all year.”

normally quick gameday trips at ACC venues where the team stays closer to the stadium. “It’s a tough adjustment, having an hour drive from Montgomery to here, to hop off the bus and get ready to play a football game,” redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone said. “It took us a while to settle in.” Regardless of the cause, the Blue Devils played like two completely different football teams Saturday night. In the first quarter, a slow-moving team lacking aggression on both sides of the ball took the best punch Troy had to offer. In the final three quarters, the Blue Devils looked as good as they did in their week one trouncing of Elon. Although Duke overcame its slow start and escaped the heart of Alabama with a victory, the next time the Blue Devils step off the bus and into an opponent’s stadium—at Miami in three weeks—they may not be able to take a quarter off and see a similar result. Duke prides itself on being a second-half team, but it will take a strong performance for all four quarters to defeat ACC opponents on the road in tougher venues than Troy. Sunday’s defeat can only increase the confidence on the offensive end, as the Blue Devils have consistently demonstrated that they can score against some of the best competition in the country. “I think on offense as a whole, we’re very creative and we’re very dangerous on both sides,” Cobb said. Both the coaching staff and players are aware of how important it will be for them to bounce back in their next two games against Hofstra and LSU before they begin ACC play.

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Editorial spot in Blue Zone – they can check out a bike, ride to their destination and drop it off hasslefree. And, for those without cars, bike sharing can increase mobility. Bike sharing is a noteworthy addition to campus. Given Duke’s expansive layout, frustrating parking policies and often sporadic bus flow, the bike program will provide a convenient alternative to navigating campus. The plan includes four docking stations, 50 bikes, 24-hour access and full maintenance services. Students can opt into the service by registering online or downloading the app and paying a $20 annual membership fee— the first three hours per ride are free, after which students will be charged $2 per hour. Additionally, the bikes have locks and GPS trackers, making them

suitable both for off-campus trips and commutes to campus locations without docking stations. Though the return of bike services on campus is an undeniable plus, the price tag may spur some unease. The program, funded mostly by Duke Student Government and the Parking and Transportation Services budget, will cost Duke $60,000, a seemingly high annual operating fee for just 50 bikes. But breaking down the expense to $1,200 per bike incorrectly frames the program. Not only does the price include bike maintenance services from Zagster, but it also represents Duke’s investment in a new, long-term transportation system. Zagster and companies like it have already proven successful at universities like Yale and New York University—where membership has reached over 3,000 students—and in major cities like New York and London. In short, the bike-sharing program is not just 50 bikes for 50 students. It is a new culture of transportation that promises to improve campus life for all students who participate. Whether Zagster will prove successful on Duke’s campus, especially in light of the failure of Duke Bikes, rests on two main factors. First, the service

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want to talk about something important that affects everyone at Duke regardless of race or creed. This is an issue that has changed the way students make decisions daily. To print or not to print? That is the question. While I don’t remember the significance with which Hamlet spoke similar words (I never read the play), I guarantee this modern-day dilemma facing Duke students is of far greater consequence. Every time I press control p (or command p for those who make poor financial decisions), I can no longer press enter without momentarily questioning if it’s worth it—the cost is 2 cents a page with a minimum of 4 cents per sheet. But I’m not really getting charged because all

resolutions from student organizations where the opinions of the average student will be given as much consideration as University of North Carolina Chapel Hill athletics does to academics. But without the support of the same students who serve in all of these organizations, my plan is destined for failure. To them, the moral conscious of a few outweighs the academic needs of many, even when the needs have no actual effect on them. Furthermore, when many students are already paying $60,000 a year, asking them to pay an additional few bucks to print out an overpriced textbook doesn’t raise awareness, it just feels like a shakedown. It also fosters animosity towards well-intentioned organizations whose

Justin Koritzinsky SOUNDOFFS FROM EDEN students get a semester soft-limit of $32, to which we can request only one $8 increase, but only if our allocation falls below $10. If we fail to request an increase and exhaust our allocations, our printing will be charged to our FLEX accounts. If this seems unnecessarily complex with a net negative effect and all in the name of raising awareness for something we’re already perpetually reminded of on campus, then you’re correct. Yes, there is actually a hard cap on top of a soft cap that I imagine they justified with the always reliable “why not?” I would like to propose something simpler-unlimited printing for all students. If you’re still convinced that the current system isn’t harder than it has to be, I recommend you count the words required to describe it and how many it took to explain my system—math is on my side and so is common sense. Up until this year, students effectively had unlimited printing through a similarly convoluted system of increases, allocations and soft caps. While more confusing than it had to be, it served its purpose by reminding students that there is in fact a cost associated with printing. 80 percent of students wouldn’t have reached the printing cap last year under the new system, but I am convinced we can achieve full proficiency through my proposed plan. It won’t be easy—there will be pointless meetings and

efforts would be better spent on more expansive and less intrusive policy changes. The true cost, however, comes to financiallystrapped student, who often rely on PDF’s of textbooks to save money. They are now forced to choose between uncomfortable and inefficient studying on a computer or pay out of pocket to print their textbooks, a cost that leaders of the policy change insensitively refer to as “nominal.” The hard-cap also hurts those who prefer to read and study using printed materials as well as students who suffer from migraines that can easily be induced through prolonged reading on a computer. For all I care, ePrint can be programmed to calculate all the negative effects of each print job and display them to students before they can confirm the print job—it could be like the warning labels on cigarettes. This type of warning would be much more effective than instituting a hard cap on students’ printing by forcing them to actually consider the effects of each print job as opposed to wondering how they will allocate their 1000 sheets. As important as the environment is, no one’s education or wellbeing should suffer in the name of it. The new ePrint policy prioritizes trees over people—I thought this was Duke, not Stanford. Justin Koritzinsky is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Monday.

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reetings tramps, Now that the chaos of drop/add period and asking people you don’t care about how their summers were is over, it’s time to focus on something important— love. Make sure to pay extra attention if you’ve already lowered yourself, like I have, to marrying rich. So, if in the words of my favorite song, “you love bad girls and that’s your problem,” listen up. I know you’re all desperate for your guardian devil’s advice. The Duke administration has informed me that net traffic to Pornhub and calls for Food Delivery have increased dramatically over the last few days. This is a vicious cycle because the fatter you get, the more you’ll have to rely on Internet love. So in an effort to be more direct, I’m going to teach you about love and how to deal with it on

spontaneous matchmaking. These are the only two acceptable ways to make connections/ get sexually transmitted infections here. I’ve experienced Duke social culture, so I know that you are secretly willing to make out with anything with a pulse, provided you have enough liquid courage. Remember, LOVE is LUST is REGRET— get that on a T-shirt and I guarantee Shooters would sponsor it. If you’re a normal human being, you probably have an iPhone. This is where our favorite matchmaking applications come into play. Tinder, OkCupid, Grindr (and even Snapchat if you use it correctly) allow you to either be coy or really thirsty. Meeting real people in person that you either want to bang and/or marry is highly overrated. These apps are amazing because they allow you to make snap judgments about people based on a

ll throughout O-week my FACs and RAs had been making references to this grand, momentous event where I would go and find the cornucopia of Duke’s resources laid out in front of me in a calm, organized fashion. This was my chance to get involved with the organizations and activities that most interested me. It was a chance to figure out who I would be at Duke. So there I was bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and carrying a bag to collect free stuff. I was equipped and ready for the infamous student activities fair. But when I stepped outside my dorm and saw the endless rows of tables covering the entire quad, I froze. I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of booths that advertised everything from a capella to dance groups to food magazines. Part of me wanted to try something new and

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WITH DISDAIN, YOUR GUARDIAN DEVIL this campus. In my opinion, love is like crack, which basically means you don’t really need it, but once you get a taste of it, you crave it so much that eventually it consumes you. And because I’m your ever-so-thoughtful guardian devil, I’m going to help you get your fix (unlike Merchants on Points, crack doesn’t make you fat, so I guess that means it’s better for you.) There’s a famous quote in some famous book that says, “love is patient, love is kind.” How about no? That’s wrong. I don’t want my love to be like my grandmother, even though she is awesome and sends me her social security checks a few times a year. Without trying to marginalize every Christian on campus, which is totally possible because majorities can be marginalized too, I want to clarify there are much better ways to think about love that won’t make you want to vomit. Duke students are competitive. In fact, due to this competitiveness, I think drinking games via binge drinking are a whole category of sports that we could actually be consistently amazing at, unlike basketball (#lehigh, #mercer). Besides, basketball isn’t really competitive because no one’s liver and dignity are on the line. “Let’s play a love game,” proclaimed Lady Gaga, the LGBTQ cult leader, once when she was channeling her inner Dukie. An important caveat though-I cannot in my good conscience (irony intended) support Lady Gaga, who is a rude hussy for calling all her mostly homosexual fans little “monsters.” She’s basically as bad as the Westboro Baptist Church. But seriously, if there is one thing I know about love and Duke students, it’s that the best ways to find love are through hooking up and

DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE few pictures and a biography so basic a third grader could have written it. If you’re just trying to sexile your roommate, these apps are a god send because if you want to meet up with someone who is hopefully not a murderer or a local ratchet, they are 100 percent foolproof. Gentlemen, always swipe right. Ladies, be careful—buy pepper spray and make sure you don’t pull a Jennifer Lawrence by keeping your collection of nude selfies offline. If these applications seem too inclusive for you, try Friendsy. It’s like everything mentioned above but has a built-in IQ measurement so that whoever you fall in love with/on top of won’t be incredibly stupid because it’s only for Duke students. It’s also super awesome, because like most things at Duke, it makes social stratification and cliques a million times easier to face cause you can filter by Greek Organization, levels of douchebaggery, athleticism and probably parental income as well—sorry, if you don’t vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, we have nothing in common. This is perfect for the Duke student on the go because who has time to filter out the basics from your life in person? Since being obnoxious and being a Duke student are synonymous, this guardian devil is sure that everyone will be on Friendsy in no time. Falling in love/finding a booty call is challenging like most things at this school. But if you really can’t find your “special someone” while you’re here, you’re definitely not trying hard enough or have nothing to offer as a human being. You can always get a cat.

crazy, part of me wanted to sign up for all the safe, comfortable things I did in high school and part of me wanted to turn right back around into my dorm and hide from all the choices. As I walked around the activities fair, the relentless sun came pounding down on me and suddenly the humidity made everything I touched turn sticky. I was simultaneously impressed by the Duke Political Review, intimidated by Duke Mock Trial and confused by all things sports related. The good news is that I did not run back into my room. But somewhere in between fending off aggressive upperclassmen who were shoving flyers at me and trying to read the hastily thrown together signs of the booths, I realized something--I wasn’t having fun. I was stressed out, hot and tired. Feeling this way at the activities fair was really strange. I had really been looking forward to this. I was supposed to be in paradise--like a kid in the candy store who couldn’t decide what amazing opportunities I wanted to experience . But I got lost while trying to balance the time commitments of different clubs and understand every last detail and ended up being stressed and unhappy. In the midst of organizations speaking at me, I didn’t let the organization speak to me. I felt like I was doing it wrong. I had analyzed and debated too much before putting my net ID down on their listserv. I was thinking of the advice from my FAC not to sign up for too many things and the advice from upperclassman who told me to just go for it and do everything. But really I should have just let myself decide what was interesting to me. I walked away from the activities fair feeling overwhelmed and unable to remember the names of the clubs I had signed up for. Leaving the activities fair, I thought I would have been excited at all the new opportunities in front of me, but I realized something. Amidst all the exuberant pitches I heard to join the Chess Club or Ping Pong, I hadn’t felt that enthusiastic about the organizations I signed up for. In fact, it took a little bit of a coincidence for me to realize how it feels to actually be excited about something. The same day of the fair, I walked by a concert sign that said, “Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali” which is a form of Sufi/Islamic music. I have to backtrack a little bit here. This summer, while watching a Hindi movie, I heard a song and fell in love with it. I incessantly played it on the surround-sound system in my house, much to the annoyance of my family. After about the fourth day, my dad handed me a pair of headphones, a Wikipedia article about Qawwalis and a CD with more Qawwalis because he refuses to get with the program and accept that the Walkman is no longer in style. From the moment I turned on one of the CDs, I was hooked. It turns out that the song I was listening to was a Qawwali, which is a form of music popular across South Asia with a rich historical and religious background. I listened to tracks by the legends like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Aziz Mian. I learned about the structure of Qawwalis and especially loved to listen to the verses after the alap, where the lead singer sings only with the harmonium. I spent the rest of my summer researching and listening to Qawwalis. Random, right? So when I walked by that sign in the Bryan Center I felt a rush of excitement and a clear passion for something I enjoyed - emotions that I did not feel while I was walking amongst hundreds of opportunities at the activities fair. I know that a concert and a club are different things. But being a part of anything “extra” on campus should make you feel happy or fulfilled in at least some way. So to my fellow freshman, I would recommend you do what I didn’t--allow yourself to do things that speak to you. Whether it’s a dance group or robotics club or a concert from an obscure form of music you happen to love, find your home on this campus. You might find it’s the best way for you to take advantage of Duke.

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