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The Chapel carillonneur has been behind the bells for over 50 years

Alex Griffith The Chronicle When the sun is shining just right, you can usually see the bells in the steeple of the Chapel.

But the set of bells, known as a carillon, aren’t the only thing in the top of Duke’s most iconic building.

Right below them sits a small office with sheet music, the bell ringing apparatus and J. Samuel Hammond, who plays the carillon every weekday at 5 p.m.

“It was something I thought I would do for the rest of my undergraduate years, but I just never left,” said Hammond, who began playing under the mentorship of a graduate student when he arrived as a first-year student at Duke in 1964.

Hammond received an undergraduate degree in history from Trinity College of Arts and Sciences in 1968 and a Masters degree in theological studies from the Duke Divinity School in 1996.

Though he initially intended to study the organ while a student, Hammond quickly fell in love with the carillon, which he says is unlike any other instrument.

“The carillon is so entirely different from any other keyboard or other type of instrument that the technique of playing the organ or piano is in and of itself not of See Chapel on Page 6

Emma Baccellieri News Editor The Durham Police Department is investigating a claim of sexual assault at a party held off-campus by Alpha Delta Phi, and the University has suspended the fraternity in the interim.

“Duke University is cooperating with the Durham Police Department in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault of a Duke student at an off-campus private residence that is leased by members of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Pursuant to Duke’s policy, the fraternity has been placed on interim suspension until further notice. As this case is now being actively investigated by the Durham Police Department, Duke will not have any further comment at this time,” the University said in a statement.

DPD announced that it was investi- Alpha Delta Phi gating the claim at a news conference Tuesday morning.

The alleged incident took place Jan. 8.

Emma Loewe | The Chronicle J. Samuel Hammond first started playing the carillon under a graduate student as a first-year at Duke nearly 50 years ago.

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The technology behind the old platform, called OPTIM, had reached its “end of life,” Laurie Harris, interim DukeCard program manager, wrote in an email Sunday. By recently, switching to the new platform—known as Transact—the University has better positioned itself to adapt to future advances in card technologies and systems, she said.

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With first major upgrade in nearly 30 years, University positions itself to adapt to future card technologies and systems Emma Baccellieri News Editor

Darbi Griffith | The Chronicle The DukeCard system received its first major upgrade in nearly 30 years during winter break.

Most members of the University community likely have not noticed anything different about their DukeCards this semester, but the technology behind the cards is running on an entirely new system.

The DukeCard system received its first major update in nearly 30 years during winter break, when all of the system’s technology was transferred to a new platform. Although most DukeCard holders will not see any changes in their personal card use, the switch to a new platform should yield several advantages behind-

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GPSC amends bylaws, reviews walk-up line policy Patricia Spears The Chronicle In their first meeting of the Spring semester, the general assembly of the Graduate and Professional Student Council passed 12 amendments to their bylaws.

At the meeting—which was held Tuesday evening—the council also discussed seven additional amendments to be passed at a later time and reviewed the basketball walk-up line policy.

The majority of the bylaw changes dealt with structure and misrepresentative wording. Important changes included increasing the quorum from one third to one half of sitting representatives. Although some representatives thought this was not a high enough proportion, chairman of the Judicial Committee Paul Escajadillo, an MBA candidate at the Fuqua School of Business, did not want to increase the quorum too quickly.

“I’m more for gradual change than massive disruption,” he said.

Further amendments were made to initiate a plan of removing a GPSC representative who had been found to be abusing the system of pardoned absences.

Basketball Co-chair R. Michael Peace, a third-year Ph.D. student of pathology, presented on walk-up line policies, including the issue of scalped tickets.

After a graduate student was found selling a basketball ticket for above face value earlier this year, the basketball committee deactivated his ticket privileges. Peace estimated the tickets are

worth $14.25 per game. He added that there were twice as many graduate students as undergraduate at the Pitt game.

Peace said that the ushers are tasked with maintaining an energetic environment in Cameron Indoor Stadium, and as such, students with posters will be given special consideration, and possibly a spot closer to the front. The student who has produced the ‘best’ poster at the end of the season will be given a ticket to the game against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In other business: The council approved the funding allocations for many student groups.

Of 83 completed applications, 16 received no funding. Sahil Chaini, chair of the finance committee, said that most of the rejected funding applications asked for money for t-shirts, which the committee does not allow, or speaker expenses, which come out of GPSC’s cosponsorship budget.

A total of $78,886 was requested and $34,218 was allocated. Chaini, who is a graduate student at Nicholas School for the Environment, has one week to notify groups of the decision.

The winter formal will be held on Jan. 31 at the Durham Convention Center.

GPSC representatives will be selling tickets for $12, the price includes.

GPSC will host a mixer with its alumni Feb. 12.

This Thursday, the Bicycle Safety Committee will meet at the GPSC house at 5:30 p.m.

The Office of Information Technology office is looking for graduate students to participate in a focus group

Darbi Griffith | Chronicle File Photo The general assembly of the Graduate and Professional Student Council, pictured above, received updates on renovations and approved new resolutions at its final meeting last Spring.

about ACES. Last semester marked a time of great accomplishment for GPSC, as they passed two resolutions that made ripples across campus.

The first of which, passed in early November, urged administration to eliminate continuation fees for doctoral

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Veterans’ treatment court proposed for Durham community Sarah Kerman The Chronicle Veterans’ treatment courts have been gaining traction nationwide—and a recent proposal may bring one to the Durham community.

The proposal would bring a treatment court to Durham, the third of its kind in North Carolina. Although state lawmakers have cut funding for drug treatment courts, legal aid and family courts in the years following the recession, there is recent momentum for special services for veterans, Durham Chief District Court Judge Marcia Morey said.

“Veterans’ courts seem to be one area in the court system leaders are finding funds for,” she said.

Treatment courts are designed to help veterans charged with misdemeanors and non-violent felonies find services to help them return to civilian life. The court in Durham would offer support and treatment for veterans suffering from mental illness and drug abuse, and would receive federal funding through a special grant from the Governor’s Crime commission. “[Legislators] want to give special classification of the population special treatment when we’re slashing court funding in other areas,” Morey said.

The model for the Durham proposal is part of a national trend of veterans treatment courts, the first of which opened in Buffalo, N.Y., according to the National Center for State Courts. There are two veterans’ treatment courts in North Carolina, in Harnett and Cumberland counties. Services for veterans are a prominent theme in North Carolina—especially in Durham, which is home to over 15,000 veterans, according to 2013 census.

Desiree Sang—project coordinator of the Veterans’ Treatment Court in Anchorage, Ala., which was modeled after the Buffalo program—said that she has seen firsthand the benefits of a mentor-mentee system within the treatment court. In addition to the mentorship program, Sang credited employees with the successes of the Anchorage court, and said that the future Dur-

Special to The Chronicle Officials from the Durham County Courthouse have been meeting about the veterans’ treatment court proposal for over a year.

ham court could benefit from the same leadership.

“One of the things we definitely would advise is having a dedicated case manager, parole officer, and you need community outreach.” Sang said.

Sang said that while she has seen improvements among participants in the program there have also been significant challenges along the way. “[Some challenges] included starting the new mentorship program,” Sang said. “We started with the roadmap Buffalo has in place but it’s been hard getting people to [continue] mentoring.”

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courts also have mentoring programs where veterans are placed with mentors who also served in the military to act as a resource for support as they complete their treatment process.

Court officials have been meeting about the Durham proposal for over a year. Overall, Morey expressed enthusiasm for the proposal, although she emphasizes that state government must weigh it against alternatives when funding is limited.

“I’m very supportive of the veterans’ court but I’m also interested in mental health and drug treatment court.” Morey said.

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and the Transact platform comes with the connection between the DukeCard’s use for door access and for financial transactions. Under the old platform, the two were linked, but now the technology behind the two uses has been distinguished.

“We have better separation of the functions and fewer future dependencies between the systems,” Harris wrote.

The project involved DukeCards on all campuses— including the Health System, the Marine Lab in Beaufort and the Kunshan campus overseas. As extensive as the overhaul was for the DukeCard office, however, there was little to no noticeable impact to card users— which is a good thing, said Debbie DeYulia, director of customer and technology support. The bulk of the transition was scheduled for Winter Break so as to cause as few disruptions to card users as possible.

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continued from page 1 Richard Schmalbeck, the chapter’s adviser and the Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Professor at the Duke School of Law, said he had not been informed of the allegations or investigation before Tuesday.

These allegations come slightly over a year after Alpha Delta Phi was permitted to Duke’s Interfraternity Council.

In Fall 2013, the fraternity was officially recognized by the University after previously being denied recognition. The chapter has been a part of the national Alpha Delta Phi organization since 2006.

The 2013 announcement came after a long history of changes for Duke’s Alpha Delta Phi. The group was originally chartered on Duke’s campus as Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

SAE, however, was expelled from the national fraternity in 2002 for violating rules regarding risk management, such as hazing and illegal alcohol use. As a consequence, the chapter was immediately disaffiliated from Duke.

After moving off campus, the fraternity assumed the name Delta Phi Alpha. Four years later, the fraternity was adopted by Alpha Delta Phi as part of the national organization’s effort to expand to more elite institutions. SAE was recolonized in 2008 with an entirely new set of members with no ties to the original chapter.

The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life declined to comment via phone.

Rachel Chason contributed reporting.

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President Obama spoke to his fellow Americans on the rebirth of the economy, the necessity of equal opportunity and the value of diplomacy at his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Obama laid out several plans for his final two years in office, including a commitment to staying on the forefront of fighting climate change, a diplomatic foreign policy to avoid “getting dragged into unnecessary conflicts” and an extensive initiative to provide all Americans the tools they need to succeed in the workforce, ranging from tax deductions for working families to a universal proposal for two years of free community college. While the State of the Union celebrated the strides the United States has made in human and civil rights in past months, such as the legalization of gay marriage in 36 states and a ban on torture, Obama still pressed the need to improve opportunities for women, veterans and those earning minimum wage to afford equal opportunity to all. “We need to raise our standards higher than just making sure the government doesn’t screw things up,” he said. “We need to do more than just do no harm.”

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a quantum leap in the way it played and sounded.”

Everyday, Hammond pulls several pieccontinued from page 1 es of music from the Chapel’s carillon repertoire, which fills a bookcase and a file much use,” Hammond said. cabinet in Hammond’s office. The office Though the carillon is controlled by gi- also contains a smaller practice bell set. ant wooden keys, it is more like a percus- The style of music varies throughout the sion instrument in the way it functions. year, Hammond noted.

When hit with closed fists, the wooden “I try as best I can to follow the church keys pull metal cables which run through year, but if there are other occasions for the ceiling of the carillon room to the bells which there is some musical way to take themselves, where iron clappers are pulled note of them—say Valentine’s Day or the to ring the bell.

Fourth of July—and if I’ve got the wit to “It’s completely mechanical,” Ham- know of a piece of music which would be mond said. “We’ve got electric lights, but suitable, I’ll try to include that,” Hammond there’s nothing about the instrument that said. is electric at all. Both the playing and the In addition to the Duke Chapel’s cargeneration of the sound is mechanical and illon, Hammond has played carillons quite natural. It is, in throughout the country. design, a very primitive He also plays a recital t was something I instrument, which is one at the University of the thought I would do for of the things that makes South in Sewanee, Tenn. it a pleasure to play be- the rest of my undergraduate most summers. cause there’s not much years, but I just never left.

“Every instrument is different, even if its made between the player and — J. Samuel Hammond by the same foundry in the actual maker of the the same year,” Hamsound.”

There are 50 brass mond said. “It’s an enbells in total, with the smallest weighing riching and sometimes challenging expein at roughly 10 pounds and the largest rience [to play other carillons] because weighing more than five tons. The com- there’s no standard size for a carillon, so plete set of bells, combined with the frame, you have to know and be able to adjust what weigh more than 50 tons in total. The bells you’re going to do.” were cast in England by the John Taylor Fortunately, the upcoming renovations Bellfounders, who have been making car- to the Chapel will not affect the playing illons since the 14th century. In 1992, the schedule of the carillon, he says.

“The restoration work is all taking place carillon mechanism was deconstructed and renovated to ensure the continued func- in the knave of the Chapel, and, as far as I tionality of the bells. know, there’s no work planned on the tow“The bells are exactly the same as were er,” Hammond said. “I’ve been told that I’ll put in in 1932, but the playing mechanism still have access because the building will was replaced,” Hammond said. “The first closed to everybody, but they were willing few weeks of playing it after the restoration to make an exception so that we can prewas musically a high point, because it was tend that everything is normal.”

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Duke ready to kick off ITA campaign Coming to the defense of defense Jacob Weiss Beat Writer

With two dominating wins in the rearview, the real fun starts now for Duke— it’s ITA season.

Fresh off a 7-0 sweep of Michigan State, and a 5-2 win in Lexington, Ky., against the Wildcats during No. 20 Martin Luther King Wake Jr. weekend, the Blue Forest Devils look to kick off vs. the men’s ITA season No. 12 Duke against No. 20 Wake Forest Friday. The FRIDAY, 1:30 p.m. match will be played Sheffield Tennis Center at 1:30 p.m. at Duke’s Sheffield Tennis center. The Blue Devils will then play either Memphis or Clemson the following day, also in Durham, as part of the ITA tournament kick-off weekend.

“Going into a match [against an opponent like Wake Forest], it was really important to get those first two wins under our belt,” head coach Ramsey Smith said.

“It gave our guys a really good chance to get some solid singles and doubles play before [the ITA Kick-Off]. I think our guys are feeling confident, and [Wake Forest] is a really good team. I am excited for the challenge.”

The Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 in the ACC) have recorded wins this season against

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Khloe Kim | The Chronicle Duke senior Raphael Hemmeler is coming off a 2-0 victory against Kentucky and will look to improve on his 2-0 slate against No. 20 Wake Forest Friday.

unranked Charlotte and unranked East Tennessee State University, both by a score of 7-2. Wake Forest features three ranked players—No. 12 Romain Bogaerts, who will most likely be starting at No. 1 singles against Duke, No. 52 Jonathan Ho and No. 102 Maksim Kan. However, there is a chance that

Wake Forest starts Noah Rubin in the No. 1 singles position instead, like it did against ETSU, to take advantage of match-ups.

“Their top two singles players, have done very well,” Smith said. “They play big See M. Tennis on Page 17

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Blue Devils making strong case for NFL Jamison Crowder heads a group of former Duke players poised to play professionally Nick Martin Sports Editor For the first time in years, Duke fans will have multiple Blue Devils to follow in the months leading up to the NFL draft.

Senior receiver Jamison Crowder has done everything but slow down since being named to CBSSports.com’s All-Bowl team.

The Monroe, N.C., native has stood out in practice leading up to Saturday’s Reese’s Senior Bowl. NFL Media’s Mike Mayock said Crowder was one of the standouts in Tuesday’s North team practice and that “no one covered him today.”

“The one-on-one drills are what this week is about and what I really enjoyed today was Jamison Crowder,” Mayock said on NFL Network. “He’s so quick, he beats press coverage, creates separation.... This

kid is so quick, he’s going to be difficult for everybody to cover.”

Crowder, who had tallied an ACC-record 283 receptions in his four seasons with the Blue Devils, may make his way onto an NFL roster as a slot receiver, but he will likely also see time as a punt returner.

The 5-foot-9 speedster finished second in Duke history in punt return yards with 869 and punt return average at 13.37 yards per return. He capped his Blue Devil career in the Sun Bowl, in which he caught seven passes for 102 yards, returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown and threw for a 12-yard score. Although he entered the offseason being considered a day-two pick, his stock seems to be on the rise as of late.

But Crowder has not been the only Duke receiver and Monroe native to thrive in January play.

Issac Blakeney led all receivers in the Medal of Honor Bowl Jan. 10 with five catches for 103 yards, an average of 20.9 yards per reception.

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It’s no secret that during Duke’s twogame losing streak last week, the Blue Devils could not play a lick of defense.

Against N.C. State, Duke allowed the Wolfpack to shoot 55 percent from the floor and 62.5 percent from beyond the arc.

Against Miami, it was more of the same—the Hurricanes shot 51.8 percent from floor, an even 50 percent from long range and hung 56 points on the Blue Devils in the second half. Duke allowed 177 points in the two games after its previous seasonhigh in points allowed had been just 73.

Mike Krzyzewski has always been a proponent of man-to-man defense, but when he saw his players getting beat up and down the floor and in the half-court the way they were against Miami and N.C. State, he did what good coaches do and shook it up a bit. He knew that his team’s shooting confidence was at a season low and so he changed what he could control—the style of defense his team played.

When the Blue Devils headed to Louisville, Ky., last Saturday in what would be win No. 998 for Krzyzewski, they played a healthy dose of zone defense, very similar to the one that his peer and good friend Jim Boeheim has made famous at Syracuse.

The result was an absolute 180 on the defensive side of the ball.

Duke held the Cardinals to just 29.5 percent from the floor and an even worse 16 percent from behind the 3-point line.

Louisville had just two players reach double digits—guard Terry Rozier, who had 17 points, and forward Montrezl Harrell, who had 10—and no other Cardinal had more than seven points in the contest. The Blue Devils still couldn’t find their stroke, but it didn’t matter.

When you play defense at that high of a level, you can afford to be average from the floor and dismal beyond the arc.

And then came the shooting barrage.

Against Pittsburgh Monday, Duke shot a remarkable 47.8 percent from beyond the arc, its highest 3-point percentage so far this season in an ACC contest. The Blue Devils continued to play the 2-3 zone that stifled Louisville just two days before and mixed some man-to-man defense back in

Eric Lin | Chronicle File Photo Former Duke receiver Jamison Crowder has impressed in his time working out for NFL scouts.

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continued from page 15 as well. But more importantly, Duke looked confident shooting the ball for the first time since the start of the New Year.

When a team has trouble shooting the ball the way the Blue Devils did, it needs to find a way to get its mojo back, and all the shooting drills in the world won’t save a player if he doesn’t feel confident in his shot. That’s where the importance of a strong defense comes into play.

Duke is going to have days like it had against Miami and N.C. State where it simply cannot find a way to put the ball in the basket with efficiency and regularity; that’s just part of the game. But what this team has the ability to do that last year’s team could not is fall back on its defense.

That gives them a spark by frustrating the opponent and not letting them have their way in the paint or on the perimeter.

When the Blue Devils are confident, they can defend and keep themselves

in the game regardless of how they shoot, it takes an enormous weight off the shoulders of the guards and Jahlil Okafor, who has probably felt at times that if he didn’t put it in the basket, there would be no offense that day. But Duke showed against the Panthers that it can still shoot and all took was a little spark to get them right.

This team is starting to get its swagger and confidence back after it took a punch to the mouth last week, and it is due in large part to a new style of defense. Whether Krzyzewski decides to continue with the zone this year or goes back to his comfort zone with the manto-man remains to be seen. Regardless, it is the defense that will have to spark the offense the next time the Blue Devils get caught in a shooting drought.

And considering the three-game road trip it is about to undertake against a good St. John’s team and the No. 2 and No. 8 teams in the country, Duke’s defense is likely going to have to shine again soon.

Elysia Su | The Chronicle The Blue Devil defense has stepped up its intensity and efficiency in Duke’s past two victories at Louisville and against Pittsburgh.

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Blakeney suited up for the National Team, which was coached by Chan Gailey, who was hired Tuesday to fill the role of offensive coordinator for the New York Jets. With numerous scouts in attendance throughout the week, Blakeney impressed with a 46-yard touchdown and led the National Team to a 26-14 victory.

In his time at Duke, the 6-foot-6, 225-pound receiver played in 40 career games, finishing with 98 receptions for 1,093 yards and 12 touchdowns. More than half of that production came in his redshirt senior season. Despite having an up-anddown season production-wise, the Monroe, N.C., native finished with a team-high seven touchdown receptions and ranked second among all Blue Devils with 47 catches and

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559 receiving yards.

Former Duke quarterback Anthony Boone—the man on the other end of both Blakeney and Crowder’s receptions—has also had a busy offseason.

The Weddington, N.C., native played in the East-West Shrine game and tossed eight passes, completing four for 49 yards. On his second drive of the afternoon, Boone led the East squad on a drive that would result in a field goal, its first points in a game the team would win 19-3.

Takoby Cofield has also been active and is coming off a solid performance at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Monday, in which he was coached by Super Bowl-winning head coach Mike Holmgren on the American side. Cofield’s squad lost 17-0.

Although not in the top-tier of offseason games, the Collegiate Bowl has been good to offensive linemen in the past. Of the linemen that played in the 2014 contest, one—former Boise State center Matt Paradis—was selected in the NFL Draft, and two undrafted free agents—former Florida center Jonotthan Harrison and James Madison tackle Josh Wells—are currently on NFL rosters.

Rounding out the NFL hopefuls is the player who is most likely to hear his named called sooner than any Blue Devil in recent history—Laken Tomlinson.

Tomlinson bolstered the Blue Devil line from the right guard position, and along with Cofield and the rest of the Duke offensive line, led the ACC in fewest sacks allowed per passing attempt.

Tomlinson earned his second-straight first-team All-ACC selection and was the first Blue Devil since Clarkston Hines in 1989 to be named a consensus AllAmerican.

Tomlinson’s draft status is still up in the air and will likely depend on his performance in this Saturday’s Senior Bowl, in which he joins Crowder on the North Team. He is currently projected to be drafted between late in the first round to early in the third and is ranked as Mel Kiper’s fifth-best guard in the draft.

Tomlinson, Cofield and Crowder all received invitations to take part in the 2015 NFL Combine set for Feb. 17-23 in Indianapolis.

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Besides Bogaerts and Rubin, Duke (2-0, 0-0) will be challenged by Wake Forest’s doubles teams, which have won three of four against each of their past two opponents this season. Against Charleston, the Demon Deacons started the teams of Christian Seraphin and Skander Mansouri, Rubin and Ho, Bogaerts and Kan and Keivon Tabrizi and Sam Bloom.

Although the lineups for each team have not yet been set, it is likely that Nicolas Alvarez, Jason Tahir, Raphael

Hemmler and Bruno Semenzato will start for the Blue Devils in the singles line-up, and Rubin, Bogaerts, Ho and Mansouri will start for Wake Forest.

In doubles, Alvarez and Hemmeler, Tahir and Josh Levine and Chris Mengel and Semenzato seem like likely doubles pairs for Duke. Mengel—a redshirt senior who missed the entirety of last season after he underwent major reconstructive shoulder surgery—earned the match-clinching point for the Blue Devils against Kentucky Monday in the No. 5 singles spot in a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Trey Yates. “[Mengel] is a big part of our season this year,” Smith said, “He just went through major shoulder surgery, and, [against Michigan

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State], he played his first match for Duke in 21 months, which he won. He has put in a lot of work and sweat and rehab to get back to where he needs to be. The most important thing is that he is feeling healthy, and he is going to be a big factor for our success this year.”

The Blue Devils will face the winner of the match between Memphis and Clemson Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Memphis most recently competed in the Illini Invite at Ft. Myer’s, Fla., where the Tigers went a collective 7-16 in singles and doubles play against No. 11 Illinois.

Memphis features No. 23 Andrew Watson and No. 79 Connor Glennon as the only two ranked players on its roster.

Clemson, on the other hand, has notched

a pair of 7-0 wins against Winthrop and Davidson, and features No. 69 Hunter Harrington as the team’s only ranked player. Clemson is ranked No. 22 in the country, while Memphis is ranked No. 23.

The Duke, Memphis, Clemson and Wake Forest group is one of 15 groups of four that will be kicking off the ITA season with a tournament. The ITA season will continue for Duke from Friday until Thursday, April 23, when the ACC Championships will take place in Cary, N.C. The ITA season and its rankings will play an important role for the Blue Devils come the start of the NCAA Championship May 14 in Waco, Texas.

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n yesterday’s editorial, we discussed the reversal of Duke’s decision to hold a weekly adhan, or call to prayer for the Muslim community, from atop the Chapel. While we disagreed with the institution’s reversal of their decision, we understood the complexities that went into making the call and how making the “right” decision is something very contextual and situational. Bearing this in mind, the board finds the response of many individuals around the country and here on campus reprehensible. Today, we focus on the communal and administrative response surrounding the events.

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The call to prayer is the most recent controversy that has catapulted Duke into the national media spotlight. Like clockwork, these “scandals” seem to occur yearly. In these instances, the public backlash seems to disproportionately shape the direction of the administration’s decisions. Rather than allowing the community most directly affected by these core ethical conflicts—current students and faculty—to shape dialogue and the direction of change, the administration has tradi-

tionally pandered to the broader public. Be they alumni or devoted fans, the ties of those whose judgments are weighted most heavily are, at most, symbolic and, at the least, monetary. The question of whose voice is heard in these decisions is an important one that seems favored against the current community most affected.

Beyond the decision process, the lack of communication and transparency in the wake of the reversal raises concerns. The administration’s allusions to “serious and credible” threats are certainly valid reasons for concern—the safety of our students is of utmost importance. Yet, the lack of official affirmation and the ambiguity in where those threats came from or what is being done in response has created an environment of fear and uncertainty. With no clear communication—even something as simple as a statement from the Office of the President would suffice—students are forced to conjure up their own machinations as to why the decision to have a call to prayer was reversed. Even if unsure that it is the right call, the administration taking a united stance that would allow dialogue is more preferred than silence.

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suffer from the temporary stomachache than the social discomfort that results if I tell the truth.

Although I don’t stray from my diet very often, I am lucky to be able to break it without facing severe consequences. For people with more serious conditions like Celiac or Crohn’s Disease, eating gluten can be a matter of life or death. Eating a waffle may incapacitate me for several hours, but at least I don’t have to go to the hospital. Thankfully, I am privileged to be able to afford foods that nourish me and to have the luxury of time to cook or find meals that fit my special needs. Not enough people can say the same.

College is often a time when personal health is neglected. Students stay up late studying and socializing and eat meals in a hurry between meetings and classes. I do all of these things. But

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ments of communal growth. Taking a firm, communicative stand and engaging the ethical issues at hand would foster campus wide consciousness and raise discussion surrounding important critical issues. Rather than tarry over and be driven by the public image of the University amidst outside protest—shifting the lens of what is right and wrong—Duke should carefully assess its actions and stand by its values and those at the margins most affected.

Entertaining whether or not the call to prayer and subsequent reversal should have happened is one discussion—yet another equally important conversation is engaging with the subsequent aftermath. Why were these threats made in the first place? And while taking a stance against allowing the adhan to play from the Chapel is not necessarily racist or Islamaphobic, using one’s own amplified platform—like Franklin Graham or Sean Hannity—to conflate the Islamic faith with Islamic extremists yields unproductive vitriol. It is heartening to witness administrators and students who stood in solidarity and support of Muslim students. We can only hope that any further discussion can replicate this sense of community, understanding and engagement.

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t took me 18 years to realize that experiencing stomachaches, indigestion or nausea after meals is not normal. Although I have long known I was gluten intolerant, it wasn’t until I adopted a paleo diet that I learned how to fully prevent my stomach from rebelling against me every time I ate frozen yogurt or black bean soup. Ever since I eliminated gluten, dairy legumes and sugar from my diet, I’ve periodically reintroduced foods to see if I can tolerate the occasional hot chocolate or hummus snack, but so far I’ve had little success. For me, limiting the foods I eat is not so much a choice as it is a necessity.

In addition to the direct improvements in my digestive health, adopting a paleo diet has benefited me in other ways. Since I eat more protein, I am more alert in the afternoon and my mood remains stable even when I’m hungry. Changing my diet forced me

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to learn how to cook more than just breakfast foods and smoothies. Now I can cook nearly anything I would ever want to eat, and I can survive in places where commercial food access is limited. I also no longer stress about how much I eat because I know that the foods I eat—mainly vegetables, fruits, eggs, nuts and meat—are nutritious and will keep me full.

Of course, I don’t follow my diet perfectly.

When I eat out, I often weigh the social pain of explaining my food restrictions and appearing high maintenance with the potential stomach pain I know I will experience later. I avoid mentioning my dietary preferences because if I do people narrow their eyes at me as if to discern whether I have a health condition or if I am just another fad dieter who avoids gluten without knowing what it is.

I also have a tough time turning down friends who buy or cook foods for me without knowing my unique restrictions. People express love by sharing food, and I don’t always have the courage to tell someone that consuming a homemade treat will make me feel sick later. So I either decline politely or suck it up, and eat a small slice of sugar-laden gluten-free pie, or the salad with a little bit of cheese, because I’d rather

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college is also a time for experimentation and reflection; college is an opportunity for students to control their schedules and develop healthy habits to carry them into their careers. For me, switching my diet has taught me how to cook and helped me develop a personal eating formula that will serve me for the rest of my life.

Even if you don’t have stomach problems like I do, you can figure out the food and health habits that work best for you. As humans we have the remarkable ability to adapt to situations, including those that are non-optimal. Before switching my diet, I assumed that it’s normal to feel bad all the time. It’s not. If you’re tired all the time, you can try eating more protein, eliminating caffeine and going to bed earlier for a week, and see how you feel. If you like how you feel with the changes, keep the habits—if not, resume your normal lifestyle, or try something else.

Life is more enjoyable when you feel good. Don’t be afraid to take your health into your own hands, or at least have tolerance for those who do.

Rachel Anderson is a Trinity junior. Her column runs every other Wednesday.

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n light of last week’s controversy over the University’s decision—and then reversal of that decision—to allow the Muslim Adhan to be broadcast from the top of the Chapel, I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a Christian in the interfaith community that is the Duke student body.

As I saw many of my friends and mentors receive hate mail—even threats of violence—I was struck by the unfairness of the claims being made against them. I was first and foremost incensed by the stereotypical and extraordinarily hurtful claims about Islam, which were clearly based in ignorance and certainly not reflective of the nature of Muslim life at Duke.

Many critics made the claim that Duke, as a Methodist university, should not allow nonChristian expressions of faith. While Duke may have Methodist roots, it now has no denominational affiliation and claims to fully support religious pluralism, so this argument falls short.

Other critics argued the exact opposite, saying that the university has no place allowing public

adorned with a cross and a Bible.

10. The Chapel hosts several Christian religious services each week.

11. In addition to the services hosted by the Chapel, our 20+ Christian Religious Life groups host numerous services and events each week.

Duke supports and funds many of these groups, which far outnumber all other faith-based student groups combined.

12. While many Christian groups are highly accessible, often with offices in the Chapel, other groups are pushed to the periphery of campus. The Center for Muslim Life, for example, is located on the edge of Central Campus.

13. As a Christian, if I am not satisfied by the worship opportunities on campus, there are over 225 churches in Durham, many of which are situated within walking distance of campus.

14. While there is only one Muslim Imam at the university, there are at least 50 Christian ministers employed by the Chapel, the Divinity School, and independent Christian student groups.

15. Although Duke is officially a non-sectarian

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ack in elementary school, I once argued with my parents over the spelling of the word “farm.”

Halfway through our argument, I realized my parents were correct, but what first grader wants to admit that? Thus, in the end, my stubbornness and first grader ego emerged victorious and I proudly turned in my homework with the word “form” scribbled somewhere in the assignment.

Looking back, I can’t help but chortle at the embarrassing memory. I’ve come a long way since then. I’d like to think I’m now a relatively proficient speller—though I sometimes write “safetly” and not “safely” for whatever odd reason—and have definitely mastered distinguishing “farm” from “form.” I’m now a student at Duke and according to the overwhelming plethora of university rankings, that apparently means I have done fairly well for myself so far.

When my parents decided to immigrate to America, neither of them ever imagined their two kids would attend such prominent universities. It’s not that they thought we were dumb, but frankly because they didn’t know the names of any American colleges besides Harvard. Heck, even after I was accepted to Duke, my mom sometimes struggled to remember which state Duke was in. My parents moved to the United States with close to zero words in their English vocabulary.

Unfortunately, one can really only say, “hello,” and ask, “Where is the bathroom?” in so many situations. The move was bold, ever so daring, and though they never explicitly admit it, probably absolutely terrifying as well. I often wonder how I would’ve acted if I were in their shoes and if I would’ve been able to do what they did.

Last semester, my sister was offered a job at a

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expressions of faith on campus. Such a claim is based on the premise that religion is somehow already not a part of university life, that Duke is somehow religionneutral. Think about that—were we to desire to completely sever religious life from Duke public life, we would need to tear down the Chapel, eliminate the Divinity School and most Christian student group programming and completely redesign the architecture of our campus.

Still others claimed that Duke prioritized Islam over Christianity when at first it allowed Muslim students to conduct an important ritual of their faith. Especially after reflecting on the unique benefits that are afforded to me as a Christian student at Duke, it is overwhelmingly clear to me that Christianity remains the predominant faith on this campus.

And so, in response to these claims, I have compiled a list of 25 visible examples of Christian privilege and predominance at Duke: 1. There is a cross in the center of the Duke crest.

2. Duke’s West Campus was intentionally laid out in the shape of a cross.

3. There is a giant Christian chapel in the middle of West Campus.

4. The Chapel has become arguably the most recognizable symbol of Duke University.

5. Many secular campus events—for example, convocation—take place in the Chapel.

6. Duke supports a prominent Christian Divinity School, which is situated in the heart of campus and contains yet another chapel.

7. The chapel bells play hymns from my religious tradition eight times a week, and they can be heard from as far away as Central Campus.

8. Each year, on Good Friday, the Chapel hosts a Procession of the Stations of the Cross that travels around the main quad carrying a giant cross— and using the same amplification device that the Muslims used for their call to prayer last week.

9. Undergraduates sometimes have classes, including classes unrelated to religion, in the Divinity School, where many classrooms are

institution, 24 out of 36 university trustees are selected by local conferences of the United Methodist Church.

16. The University’s bylaws outline the school’s intention to “assert a faith in the eternal union of knowledge and religion set forth in the teachings and character of Jesus Christ.”

17. As a Christian, I can be assured that I will have time off for my important religious holidays without having to make any special request, because the University’s academic calendar is oriented around my faith tradition.

18. Finals week does not interfere with a Christian worship schedule – there is a break from finals before noon on Sunday morning.

19. During the holiday season, there are Christmas trees erected in a variety of buildings around campus.

20. Each spring, Christian groups are permitted to host tenting, service events and amplified speakers on the main quad as part of the J-Ville Social Justice initiative.

21. It is not rare to hear Gospel music playing while eating lunch in Marketplace.

22. Many so-called secular music groups on campus perform predominately Christian music.

Some, such as the Chorale, also include Bible readings as part of their concert programs.

23. It is considered perfectly normal for Christian groups to aggressively proselytize to incoming students during orientation week.

24. When extremist members of my religion commit heinous acts of violence, and they do, my peers and community members don’t immediately assume that I am supportive of those acts.

25. Christians can use the Chapel sanctuary and bell tower for a variety of public purposes, without receiving death threats. As we learned last week, our Muslim brothers and sisters are not afforded that same liberty.

top-notch finance company. When she told my parents, they were absolutely ecstatic and since then, my parents have rehearsed their pronunciation of the company’s name in hopes of bringing it up in conversations with their friends. They almost have it down, I think, and hopefully, they will have it mastered before my sister actually starts working.

Like my parents, when I first heard the news, I was blown away. It wasn’t necessarily the prestige of the company or the overly casual message regarding the offer that my sister sent me via Facebook that astounded me. Rather, in my mind as well as my parents’, she had made “it.” Having moved to the U.S. in fourth grade, she had overcome all odds—the language barrier, vast cultural differences, and an entirely foreign land. Having a steady income and a prestigious job at a caliber his or her parents’ could never have dreamed of achieving in America is, more often than not, every immigrant parent’s dream for their children.

Here at Duke, we are all driven individuals. Perhaps your “it” is a specific job, a certain income threshold, or anything that proves and screams “Look, everyone! I’m successful!” It is an unhealthy definition to say the least and in the past, especially under times of stress, I have viewed my own “it” as proving to myself that my parents’ immigration was worthwhile. Yet, it is silly to think our entire life should revolve around obtaining that one “it.”

After my sister became officially employed, she was still my sister and everything remained rather constant. This job that I supposedly thought was her “it” will be one of many of her accomplishments to come. Many hold the mindset that achieving their “it” will free them from any and all other concerns. They become obsessed with and fail to see anything but that marvelous moment of obtaining their goal.

One of my favorite essays is “The Station” by Robert J. Hastings.

Near the end, it reads, “Sooner or later, we realize there is no station, no one place to arrive. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.”

One “it” of many for me was more than ten years ago when I learned how to spell “farm” correctly. It wasn’t life changing (I rarely use the word “farm” in any of my assignments, to be honest) but it was certainly an accomplishment. Don’t obsess over and wait for a single defining moment whose occurrence is unfortunately not even guaranteed. Avoid wasting the before, which for many of us, is our time right now here at Duke. Like Hastings writes, “Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.”

Katie Becker is a Trinity Sophomore. Her column runs every other Wednesday.

Brandon Choi is Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Wednesday.

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