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Dobbins to succeed Bynum in DKU leadership

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“It’s hard to find someone who’s worked harder than Nora on making DKU a reality” Emma Baccellieri News Editor

Henson, Jr. A hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday is still on the calendar, according to the Durham County clerk of Superior Court.

Potti received complaints about his research from peer-reviewed journals, news publications and a medical student working in his lab beginning in 2008. Duke administration, however, did not pursue the concerns until 2010—when national cancer research publication The Cancer Letter reported that Potti had falsified information on his resume, leading to probes into his work and an eventual investigation by the Institute of Medicine of Potti’s research misconduct and the University’s response.

Potti’s clinical trials were suspended and later

As Duke Kunshan University kicks off its second semester, a leadership change is in store.

Nora Bynum, vice provost for DKU and China initiatives, will leave her position next month to direct the Science Action Center at Chicago’s Field Museum. She will be replaced by James Dobbins, director of Duke’s graduate program in medical physics, who will take the role under a new name—associate vice provost and director of the DKU Program Office at Duke.

Bynum has worked with DKU since 2010 and been in her current position since 2012, overseeing the Nora Bynum Chinese campus as it went through a long planning and construction process before opening in Fall 2014.

“In a project on which a lot of people have worked really hard, it’s hard to find someone who’s worked harder than Nora on making DKU a reality,” said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for government relations and public affairs.

Dobbins has appointments in radiology, biomedical engineering and physics. In addition to founding Duke’s graduate medical physics program in Durham, he also helped bring the degree to DKU as one of the Chinese campus’s first programs.

Working to further establish DKU’s academics, particularly regarding curriculum and faculty development, will be central to his new role.

“He will help to drive the many processes necessary for building the faculty and student body at DKU and will also be an important strategist as we move forward in establishing new programs at DKU,” Provost Sally Kornbluth wrote in an email Monday.

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Emma Loewe | The Chronicle Renovations to West Union continue and are on track to be completed by 2016. Recently, a new foundation was poured, and work will begin on the steel structure of the framework next month. (Read more about campus renovations online.)

Duke research misconduct trial postponed Tessa Vellek The Chronicle The wait for the Anil Potti trial has gotten a little bit longer, courtesy of the flu.

The plaintiff attorneys in the medical malpractice lawsuit against Duke University filed by patients enrolled in discredited researcher Anil Potti’s clinical trials contracted the flu late last week, leading the trial to be postponed by Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin. Originally, the trial was scheduled to begin 10 a.m.

Monday in Durham County Superior Court.

A new trial date has not yet been set.

“It appears several motions in the case may still be heard near the end of this week, depending on how everyone recovers,” said plaintiff attorney Thomas

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DUSDAC talks potential MOPs and food trucks Samantha Neal The Chronicle While West Union remains under construction, the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee is considering additional food trucks to add to the lineup.

When it opens in Spring 2016, West Union will house approximately 12 food venues, replacing several that were lost when renovations began in Fall 2013.

During their meeting Monday afternoon, members of DUSDAC leafed through branding options for the eateries that will open in the West Union. Contracts are still being negotiated with the venues, so the committee was unable to comment on the potential offerings being planned.

The construction on West Union is progressing on schedule although the timetable is tight, said Director of Dining Services Robert Coffey. The new West Union will be three stories high with glass bridges and student workspaces inside.

“I think it’s going to be a one-of-a-kind [eating venue] in the nation,” Coffey said.

In the interim, DUSDAC is looking to fill gaps in campus food selection by bringing in new food trucks or delivery options. In particular, the committee noted that students were interesting in having additional Mexican food options on campus.

Ninth Street eatery, Tijuana Flats, has expressed interest in becoming a delivery option, the committee discussed. The Tex-Mex chain already operates a delivery system through a third party.

The committee also discussed adding other options—including Sarge’s Chef on Wheels food truck Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle which specializes in Asian and Caribbean food and a At their Monday meeting, members of DUSDAC considered adding new food trucks or delivery options.

Belgian waffle food truck. unable to contact representatives. If the sports bar In the Fall DUSDAC hosted a naming competition for In other business: does not respond by a Feb. 9 ultimatum, Satisfaction the new venue, and has narrowed down submissions to Satisfaction Bar and Grill has been unresponsive will lose its spot. a few finalists. The name was not decided during this with getting on the Merchants-on-Points system. After It is currently uncertain if the spot will be immediately meeting but will be determined based on a vote among announcing that Satisfaction would fill a MOP spot in replaced or remain vacant for the semester.

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Researchers break ground with growth of muscle tissue

Chronicle File Photo Researchers at the Bursac lab, housed within the Fitzpatrick Center, have developed the first contracting muscle tissue.

Linda Yu The Chronicle Researchers at Duke’s Bursac Lab have grown the first artificially contracting muscle tissue, creating new possibilities for drug and medical testing.

Led by Nenad Bursac, associate professor of bio-

medical engineering and the lab’s namesake, along with post-doctoral researcher Lauren Madden, the research team grew skeletal muscle tissues—called myobundles—from muscle biopsies, which were then suspended on a frame floating in a special gelling agent. Unlike previous lab-grown muscle tissue, this tissue flexes in response to chemical and electrical stimulus.

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Funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, the lab spent a year working on optimization procedures to develop the functioning muscles and then another year analyzing the muscle. They published their findings earlier this month in the journal eLife.

“So that’s where your tax dollars are going,” Madden said. “We’re doing the science to improve human health.”

The researchers say this breakthrough opens up many avenues for future research, a major one being drug testing and drug training.

“We can see how a drug is affecting someone as maybe weakness or muscle cramps,” Madden said.

“This gives us a measurable outcome similar to how patients would tell you what they are experiencing.”

The paper also states that the technique will allow for toxicology screening and modelling calcium handling and different protein expression.

Madden said that one of the paper’s co-authors— professor of medicine William Kraus—is also approaching the myobundles from the perspective of studying exercise and aging.

The Bursac lab is currently pursing ways to use their methods to study diseases—such as muscular dystrophy—in a different way from traditional biopsies.

“With clinicians from Duke, we have started obtaining consented needle biopsies from cohorts of patients with muscle disease,” Bursac said. “We are generating muscle tissues from these biopsies and are now working to validate... functional and biochemical responses of our myobundles against the results obtained in clinics.”

Beyond these findings, some of the future aims of the research can almost seem like science fiction.

“Some of our goals are to create bigger tissues and implantable tissues and get to the future step of implantable organs,” Madden said.

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Construction on new $53 million parking garage on deck Aleena Karediya Local & National Editor Phases of pre-construction are underway for the construction on the new $53 million parking garage on Science Dive.

The parking garage, located on Science Drive and Cameron Boulevard, is being built to help alleviate the growing demand for parking on campus—with approximately 2,200 students, faculty and staff currently on the parking waiting list. The Board of Trustees approved plans to build the garage in May 2014, with an original start date of August 2014.

“This is a very strategic component of our overall traffic and parking plan,” Kyle Cavanaugh, vice president for administration, said in a Duke News press release. “The placement of the garage is consistent with the parking master plan to place more parking on the outside of campus and move to a pedestrian space inside campus.”

Fencing has already been placed to section-off 3,000 feet around the 751 Lot and R. David Thomas Center, where the garage will be built. According to the 2014 Facilities Management Project Summary, the location of the garage will be strategic in expanding peripheral campus parking while still providing connections to Duke and Durham’s bus transit network. In addition to creating 2,320 spaces—more than the current number of people on the wait list—it will feature a mix of green space and hardscape, with hundreds of trees and shrubs.

The garage will also add parking access in the athletic facilities area of cam-

Emma Loewe | Chronicle File Photo The Bryan Center parking garage, pictured above, will soon be joined by a parking garage Rita Lo | The Chronicle to be constucted on Science Drive.

pus and provide additional spaces to graduate students, including Duke Law School and Fuqua students who have classes in the area.

Alongside the construction of the garage, there will be many changes made to adjacent roads to minimize traffic congestion. Changes include the addition of two stops to the current C3 Science Drive bus route—both immediately outside the garage. These stops will allow

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Efforts to expand parking throughout campus, however, are being matched with plans for new buildings and overall expansion throughout the University.

According to Cavanaugh, these competing projects will create even more demand for parking in the future.

“As we continue to grow over the next couple years, surface parking availability, will become increasingly constraint,” Cavanaugh said in the release.

The construction plans for this area of campus are some of many scheduled for the 2014-15 academic year. Other notable projects include renovations of the Chapel, construction of the West Union and changes to the entrance of the Bryan Center.

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‘Generation of Change’

Danielle Muoio | Chronicle File Photo Nora Bynum, who has worked with DKU, pictured above, since 2010, will leave her position next month to become a director at Chicago’s Field Museum.

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continued from page 1 The new name for the position and its accompanying office do not necessarily mean different work for the role, Schoenfeld noted—the position was originally created when DKU was relatively early in the planning stages, and now that the university is open, positions are shifting and being redefined.

“Now that DKU itself is up and running, this just clarifies what the responsibilities are at Duke and at DKU,” Schoenfeld said of the new office.

Dobbins will partner with Duke faculty to work on DKU’s academics, in addition to serving as a liaison between

programs at Duke and DKU. “Duke and DKU will continue to have a very tightly integrated relationship, and the role that Dr. Dobbins will fill will be one of developing and connecting,” Schoenfeld said.

DKU opened its doors in August 2014, after years of planning and delays. The university currently hosts a semester-long undergraduate global education program as well as three master’s degrees—in medical physics, global health and management studies.

Moving forward, the university will continue to build both physically and intellectually—wrapping up campus construction and expanding co-curricular and academic programs. Long term, the school is in the process of developing its own undergraduate degree program.

“DKU will be a work in progress for a long time to come, and that’s a good thing,” Schoenfeld said.

Bynum was out of the office Tuesday and could not be reached for comment.

Laura Brinn, executive director of global communications, deferred comment to Schoenfeld.

Bynum briefly left her position for personal reasons in 2013 and was temporarily replaced by Donna James Dobbins Lisker, then associate vice provost for undergraduate education and now dean of Smith College in Massachusetts. She returned to the position February 2014.

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Amrith Ramkumar Beat Writer Putting success in the rearview mirror.

It’s one of the toughest things to do in sports, but it’s what No. 4 Duke has to do quickly ahead of its Wednesday tilt at No. 8 Notre Dame at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, No. 4 Ind. The Blue DevDuke ils used a furious vs. second-half rally to No. 8 knock off St. John’s Notre Dame and notch head coach Mike KrzyzeWEDNESDAY, 7:30 p.m.

Purcell Pavilion wski’s 1,000th win Sunday, but come 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, their recent success will mean very little.

More important will be Duke’s current two-and-a-half game deficit in the ACC standings behind conference leader Virginia and the tall task of slowing down the Notre Dame offense—the most efficient in the nation at 1.25 points per possession.

“We had to really talk to our guys about moving on,” Duke assistant coach Nate James said. “It felt like an NCAA tournament type of game [Sunday], with the emotion. We just wanted to make sure our guys understood, ‘Look, what we did was terrific but we have to move on.’ It can be a very dangerous thing with an unexperienced team.”

The Fighting Irish (19-2, 7-1 in the ACC) have bounced back from last year’s lackluster 15-17 campaign thanks to a

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eraging 13.9 points and 8.9 boards per game. The versatile 6-foot-5 swingman has already made 53 3-pointers on the season and fires from long range at a 45.3 percent clip, which makes it especially tough for opponents to guard Notre Dame when he plays the four.

The Blue Devils (17-2, 4-2) have had recent success employing zone schemes defensively, but against a team that averages nine 3-pointers per game, frontcourt players Amile Jefferson and Jahlil Okafor might have to show more versatility playing away

Head coach Mike Krzyzewski began the 2014-15 season well within reach of his 1,000th win, and its arrival Sunday at Madison Square Garden flooded every social media outlet with #1K celebrations.

The milestones in Coach K’s career are inextricably linked to the accomplishments of the Duke basketball program. In 1989, had the 42-year-old coach accepted the Boston Celtics’ offer to coach in the NBA, the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium would undoubtedly be short a handful of banners. But just as the accolades of the Duke program—national championship titles, ACC tournament crowns—would be lacking, so would Krzyzewski’s win total, had he transitioned to a professional organization so early in his career.

Luckily, we don’t have to play the whatif game with Krzyzewski because he turned down the Celtics’ offer and every NBA opening that followed. Although other Division I coaches might wonder what their careers would look like if they had stayed put, Coach K can see his success any time he looks back at the history of Duke basketball.

It’s easy to find record of Coach K’s 1,000th win, his 903rd, even his 500th. But I want to start closer to the beginning—when people still fought over how to pronounce this new

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Eric Lin | The Chronicle Senior Quinn Cook and the Blue Devils must leave the celebration surrounding Mike Krzyzewski’s 1,000th win behind and prepare for a tough road test at No. 8 Notre Dame Wednesday.

team led by two seniors, Jerian Grant and Pat Connaughton. Grant—Notre Dame’s leading scorer last season before academic violations caused him to miss the team’s ACC slate—leads the Fighting Irish in points and assists per contest, so staying in front of the explosive 6-foot5 guard will be a top priority for Quinn Cook and company. Grant averages 17.1 points and 6.2 assists per game and facilitates an offense that shoots 52.1 percent from the field, the second-highest clip in the nation.

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Healthy at last, Henson rounding into form for Duke Sameer Pandhare Beat Writer Not two…not three…not four…not five…not six. For Amber Henson, not even six knee surgeries could keep her from getting back on the court.

Despite missing nearly two years recovering from knee issues that doctors struggled to diagnose, the Tampa, Fla., native has once again done what she does best—use her indomitable will to persevere when even the toughest challenges are thrown her way.

“It’s her from the inside-out,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said.

“She’s somebody who really loves to compete and loves to challenge herself and this has been an enormous challenge, but she’s continued to rise in every way.”

In a 68-53 home win against Miami Jan. 18, Henson notched career-high to-

tals of 10 rebounds and 32 minutes. But it’s easy to forget the tremendous fight the 6-foot-4 forward has shown just to work herself back into playing shape.

Entering Duke as a top-10 recruit in the Class of 2011, Henson faced more pressure because of her name than her game. Henson’s brother John—who currently plays in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks—had set the bar high for the Henson family with his stand-out play at North Carolina. By opting for the smaller, more tight-knit community at in-state rival Duke, Amber Henson knew that the transition wouldn’t be easy.

“I was always relaxed, but more of the pressure came from my brother already doing it and being John’s little sister and living up to what he established at Carolina,” Henson said.

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proved wrong those who didn’t think she could work her way back to a contributing role at the college level.

“She’s a heart person with a great work ethic and desire to compete,” McCallie said. “She’s one of the greatest competitors I’ve ever been around and she certainly has a fine skillset.”

But Henson’s value to the young Duke squad is more than just being the feel-good story for teammates to rally around.

After losing highly-touted freshmen Lynee Belton— who tore her ACL—and Sierra Calhoun—who decided to transfer—the Blue Devils are down to just 10 scholarship players, including walk-on-turned-scholarshipplayer Jenna Frush.

Capable of playing the three, four and five positions and an able long-range shooter, Henson brings versatility to the court and serves as a leader for the young squad in the locker room.

“She has a key role as a senior, as a captain, as somebody who’s verbal and not afraid to speak her mind, “ McCallie said.

As Henson pulled down her career-high 10th rebound against Miami in a game in which she only scored three points, both McCallie and Henson once again had a chance to reflect on a great lesson about

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the power of perseverance, work ethic and dedication to the game.

“I was so happy for her, her team, and all of us,” McCallie said. “I love that she got 10 rebounds because it wasn’t a big scoring game for her. Somebody with less character wouldn’t rebound as well because when you don’t score, you don’t rebound as well.”

And for Henson, the performance was just another way to prove the doubters wrong.

“It was awesome because rebounding is something that is jumping, and being able to get into position using the lower body,” Henson said. “That was something I always struggled with so being able to do that and prove to myself and my coaches was inspiring.”

The journey doesn’t end here. The fourth-year sophomore intends on using her two remaining years of eligibility to continue polishing her game and pursuing various internships and graduate programs as a public policy major.

The season has had its twists and turns for Duke this season. With a healthy Henson ready to provide a counterpunch to senior Elizabeth Williams and freshman Azura Stevens down low, the Blue Devils will have a chance to prove their doubters wrong in the ACC and beyond. Just like Henson.

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continued from page 6 turn for the worse when she began to feel knee pain in her final years of high school.

After appearing in just eight games her freshman season at Duke, Henson was forced to the bench as doctors decided surgery was necessary to fix her kneecap instability. But what was believed to be a quick fix was far from it. Henson was granted a medical redshirt following her freshman and sophomore seasons, campaigns that saw the Blue Devils fall just a win short of reaching the Final Four.

“It was definitely tough, “ Henson said. “They initially told me it would be six to nine months, but then it turned into two years. It was tough trying to keep my spirits up and my teammates have been great.”

Henson was finally cleared to play—as a third-year redshirt freshman—before the start of the 2013-2014 season. Having undergone six surgeries and two years of rehab, it was clear that the forward would not be nearly the same player Duke had recruited two years earlier.

“At first, I just wanted to learn how to play basketball,” Henson said. “It’s already a big transition going from high school to college and then to miss two years and be set back two years… I was just trying to get back in the flow of the game again and trust my body again.”

Henson’s first season was a step in the right direction as she averaged 1.7 points per game in 9.3 minutes per game, regaining confidence that she could once again be a contributor on the court.

With three years of eligibility remaining, Henson was expected to slowly work her way into a more prominent role in the Blue Devils’ rotation—likely as an energy player off of McCallie’s bench this season and potentially a starter in future years.

But Henson had no intentions of easing her way into the fold. With the benefit of an offseason free of injuries, Henson transformed herself into a player that hasn’t been seen since her days at Walter L. Sickles High School in Tampa, Fla. “There’s something special about senior year and I didn’t want to go into it as a sophomore thinking I have two more years,” Henson said. “I wanted to go into it with a sense of urgency.”

Henson is one of only four Duke players to play in every game this season and has started seven contests.

Averaging 4.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in a solid 17.5 minutes of action, the redshirt sophomore has

Chronicle File Photo Amber Henson was forced to watch from the bench during her first two years in Durham recuperating from injury, but has carved out a role for herself on the No. 15 Blue Devils.

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from the basket Wednesday night.

Along with Grant and Connaughton, forward V.J. Beachem and guards Demetrius Jackson and Steve Vasturia have all made 28 or more triples on the year and shoot 37 percent or better from distance. Duke gave up 10 triples apiece to N.C. State and Miami in losses earlier this season, so its third road win against a top-10 opponent likely won’t happen unless it shows urgency with its close-outs.

“They penetrate and kick and they have five players who have made 25 3-pointers or more, which is unbelievable,” James said. “It’s very difficult for a defense because you can’t over-help.

Any one of them are capable of having huge games. [Our priority is] making them work for everything.”

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can negate Notre Dame’s offensive efficiency is by staying patient and playing through Okafor on the offensive end to control tempo. The dominant freshman center leads the ACC in scoring at 18.5 points per contest while shooting 67.1 percent from the field.

The Fighting Irish recently got their primary interior presence Zach Auguste back from suspension, but at 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds, the junior likely won’t be able to contain Okafor by himself.

After Notre Dame helps on the Chicago native, the Blue Devils should be able to get the looks that have them ranked in the top 15 nationally in points per game and shooting percentage. But despite the recent efficiency of point guard Tyus Jones and Duke’s offense in crunch time, the health of one of its four double-digit scorers has become a major question.

Swingman Justise Winslow is battling

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shoulder and rib injuries and has scored just 12 points on 4-of-17 shooting in his last four games. The 6-foot-6 Houston native played just 10 minutes Sunday, and if he is limited once again, the Blue Devils’ depth will get a major test in what promises to be an up-tempo contest.

“With young guys, their experience at this level—it can sometimes knock everyone back to some degree,” James said. “Guys go through slumps. With all players, if you aren’t 100 percent, which most players aren’t [at this point], you’ve got to figure out a way to best help your team.”

Reserves Matt Jones and Marshall Plumlee stepped up against St. John’s with Winslow ailing and Jefferson and Rasheed Sulaimon in foul trouble. Role players could make the difference for both teams once again Wednesday night.

In conference play, Jackson, Grant and Connaughton are averaging more than 37 minutes per contest, with Brey’s two seniors combining for 79.0 minutes on court per game.

With Winslow’s status still a question mark and the importance of having Okafor and Cook—who averages 36.8 minutes per contest in league action— on the court for Duke, foul trouble or fatigue could cause the brief dips in play that usually determine the outcome of seemingly-even matchups like this one.

But despite the intricate game-planning that comes with prepping for a top-10 opponent and a raucous environment, the Blue Devils are trying to do what they did late in the game Sunday—

Elysia Su | The Chronicle Freshman Justise Winslow has been slowed by injuries of late, scoring just 12 points in Duke’s last four games.

keep it simple. Duke fell in South Bend last year in its conference opener after blowing a late lead because it got tight.

Wednesday will show whether or not this year’s squad is ready to make another statement about its growth on the heels of an emotional win.

“It’s just all about being in the moment,” James said. “Our biggest thing is we want them to play harder, play smarter and play together. If we do that, everything else will take care of itself.”

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It’s not too hard to believe that the man who claimed 903 wins four years ago now holds the first four-digit win total of anyone to coach the sport. Harder to believe is that the young man who arrived at the school in 1980 with five years of experience to his name would continue to grow the Blue Devil program into a perennial title contender that has recorded decades of historic success.

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ast week, Duke Student Government introduced four proposals that could alter the landscape of its elections and internal organization. We applaud DSG’s efforts to continue evaluating its efficacy and today evaluate the efficacy of DSG and its election model.

In the past, we have called on DSG to be more relevant and to bridge the communication gap between its members and the students they serve.

The organization has made strides this year in increasing its transparency, and we commend these efforts to improve communication between students, DSG and administrators. Initiatives like assigning each senator their own blog, hosting town hall meetings on the curriculum review and allowing public access to all Student Organization Finance Committee requests are productive steps toward open communication and effective advocacy.

Despite these laudable efforts to inform students, however, many remain uncertain about what DSG accomplishes during its Wednesday night meetings. For most, the white Zagster bikes sprinkled conveniently around campus are among the few tangible outcomes DSG has produced.

The organization’s numerous other projects this year—revamping the Women’s Mentoring Net-

work, launching the statistics-based DSG Research Unit, organizing voter registration and transportation and working on an LGBTQ DukeImmerse— go largely unnoticed. If DSG has taken steps to open its channels of communication to reach out to students, then it is now up to students to tune in.

Yet, increased transparency is only as efficacious as the engagement—or disengagement—of the student body. Indeed, one of the problematic barriers between students and DSG is that many students do not know who their senators are or how to reach out with their ideas. Revamping the election process so that students vote based on residential “districts,” as proffered by the first recommendation, may offer a potential remedy. Under this system, the connection between student and representative would be more direct and clear, thereby incentivizing student buy-in. Yet, though increased representation is a step in the right direction, we remain wary about the potential underrepresentation of certain student groups, particularly unaffiliated students.

Another barrier between students and DSG is that the internal operations, language and policydriven nature of DSG can often be confusing and unapproachable. Where does the jurisdiction of

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While applauding DSG’s efforts thus far, we note that there is still significant room for improvement. The average Duke student remains disconnected with DSG’s activities despite the organization’s increased outreach. One exception is the implementation of Fix My Campus (FMC)—a forum on which students can relay campus concerns to DSG representatives. The Facebook group has over 2,400 members and hosts a constant stream of posts and communication. Given the efficacy of the program—it reduces the initial barrier for communication between DSG and their constituents and often initiates prompt responses—we propose DSG expand the service. By creating a FMC equivalent for each of the five committees, constituents will more easily be able to voice concerns that may fall beyond the scope of a typical recommendation.

Career Fair blues

his past week, I attended my first career fair. Three and a half years into my Duke education and I have never been to a career fair. Three summers of hard and grueling labor in finding an internship and here were over 30 companies looking for Duke students to hire. I cannot stress how stupid I felt for never realizing the awesomeness of this resource. Look, companies that come to you! Half the work of finding a job or an internship is done—why wouldn’t you go? Half appalled and half amused, I walked into Wilson Gym hoping to leave with some semblance of peace and hopefully job security.

As any normal and inquisitive student, there was no way in hell that I would walk into that gym unprepared.

I did countless hours of research before that day.

Well, not so much research but more like aggressive Facebook stalking on unrelated topics and a pinch of actual research on the career fair. Focusing on said pinch, I learned a lot of interesting things about career

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wanted employers to take me seriously, then I had to not only look the part but also act the part. Thankfully, it started with wardrobe and that leather Duke folder that everyone buys. I actually purchased mine before the fair and ran into other people buying their own as well. Clearly, it must be a good idea if so many Duke students have purchased one.

My next step was getting to the fair. On the day of the fair, it seemed that I had 99 problems and getting to the career fair was definitely one of them. I felt thoroughly unmotivated to go to the career fair. At first, I thought it was my antipathy towards leaving the apartment on a freezing morning. However, I realized I was nervous. Ridiculously and incredibly nervous. I worried that I was too unprepared and too unqualified. What if I went and no companies were interested in me?

I couldn’t really answer that, especially since this was my first career fair, but walking into Wilson wasn’t

Fedner Lauture 50 SHADES OF GROOT fairs and internship and job searching. However, there were two key points that really hit home for me.

Firstly, it is never too early, nor too late, to start.

Tons of companies are looking for new hires for fulltime as well as summer intern positions. You may feel depressed and alone as the seemingly only person without a job or even plans for the future. But really, you’re not alone and there are always more companies out there and looking for someone as talented as you! From freshmen to seniors, there is always some company or opportunity that would love to have you working for them. Secondly, and in my opinion most importantly, companies usually bring swag. There is nothing more satisfying, especially for a college student on a budget, than getting anything for free.

The rent is too damn high and momma didn’t raise a fool, it was time to clean my act up and get to that career fair.

I had to go from dejected senior to pre-professional senior in a day. It was a Cinderella transformation without the Disney charm, a fairy godmother and cute mice that know how to sew. Everyone knows the age-old saying, “Look good, feel better.” I may have just made that up, but there is some truth to it. If I

nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Thankfully, I knew someone who was entering at the same time and I looked great, so I really shouldn’t have worried at all.

In fact, while talking to one of the recruiters I brought up my nervousness. Interestingly, she was a recent graduate and met her future boss at a career fair, so she completely understood my feelings. Furthermore, the nerves were completely normal. It’s hard going out and approaching recruiters. The career fair was the perfect environment for me. I was able to talk to recruiters in a semi-casual environment. Also, there are so many students milling around that you’re bound to see someone you know.

I still can’t explain why I never went to a career fair before this week. It ended up being a great experience and I was able to talk to tons of companies that were new to me and some that I was already interested in.

You may have missed this career fair but there’s bound to be more in the future. Even if you think it’s too late or too early, try it out. You might be surprised by how you like it.

Fedner Lauture is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Tuesday.

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f the thousands of Muslims I’ve befriended, fallen in love with or randomly passed by on the street, approximately zero have tried to kill me. Now, I know what some readers must be thinking: it’s a trick! The numbers must be lying. Everyone knows that Islam is the religion of pure extremism and that the secretive “Muslim Extremists Unite!” listserv circulates around on a daily basis with devious suggestions of how to gain the trust of unsuspecting Americans.

I hope that these statements do not resonate with readers in a “finally someone gets it!” kind of way. But dialogue on and off campus surrounding Duke’s decision and then reversal to allow the Muslim call-to-prayer suggests otherwise. Arguments against the initiative have been as frequently filled with hatred as they

Brendan McCartney A TOUCH OF GINGER have been devoid of rational objectivism. If you still feel uncertain about whether or not the Adhan should have been projected from Duke’s Chapel, then here are the logical issues with the most frequently leveled arguments against the initiative.

Islam uniquely encourages violent behavior.

Of course parts of the Qur’an are violent in nature, but then again, so are parts of many religions. Christianity’s Old Testament, for example, depicts God-inspired plagues and executions for individuals who work on the Sabbath. Apart from its vengeful God, interpreted strictly, the Bible commands that Christians engage in violence. One example comes in Deuteronomy 22:23-24, which mandates that Christians stone any woman who has extramarital sex without crying for help, regardless of context.

Many Christians today, myself included, get around this by selectively interpreting certain parts of the Bible. But a Christian cannot with consistency condemn the violent parts of Islam as characteristic of the entire religion while disregarding the Old Testament as an innocent product of an older time.

Islam is still more violent than other religions— look to the Middle East for proof.

To funnel all the complexities of chaos in parts of the Middle East to religion is to drastically oversimplify. The majority of Muslims, who are peaceful, deserve the agency to define the principle tenets of their religion. Extremism abroad is due to a variety of factors, the most obvious being complete political destabilization, but surfaces at its core from radical ideology, not religious worship.

If the majority of Muslims are so peaceful, why do I never hear Muslims condemning Islamic extremism?

To put it bluntly, one needs look further than Fox News to find Muslims calling out extremists of their religion—Muslim critics of extremism abound. Muslim leaders from most major Islamic

organizations have condemned the blending of terror and Islam. Leaders from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, for example, have publicly condemned the radical ISIL but have not been invited to the same Fox News shows that feature anchors questioning the existence of peaceful Islamic leadership.

All Muslim Americans should speak out against Islamic extremism.

Perhaps they should, as we all should, but not because of their religion. A typical Muslim American has no more connections to an ISIL extremist abroad than a potato chip does to the extinction of the dinosaurs. A Muslim American shouldn’t be tied to the Boston Marathon terrorists any more than a Christian American should be tied to the hate speech of the Westboro Baptist Church. Keep in mind the difference between Islamic extremism and Islamic religion.

Analogously, though extremist Christians threatened the safety of Duke students when the university originally announced its initiative, I do not feel that they faithfully represent my religion, and therefore neither I nor other Christians should need to apologize for their bigotry.

But why does a Muslim call-to-prayer need to be broadcasted from a Christian Chapel?

Limited campus resources prevent all major religions from having their own places of worship.

As a result, students of various faiths including Muslims are already allowed space to worship within the Chapel. While isolated worship cannot be perfectly compared to public prayer, an important note to consider is that Islam stands apart from other religions in its requirement of a call-to-prayer. It is probably a safe bet to assume that if broadcasting the Lord’s Prayer were a part of Christianity, it would be done from the Chapel.

Even still, the decision should be left to Christians, not liberal elitists.

I agree that Christians do reserve the right to decide how a Christian building should be used. But I also believe that my God would advocate acceptance within the context of growing Islamophobia. Christians on campus tend to agree. The initiative to allow the Adhan was started by Christy Sapp, Duke’s Associate Dean for Religious Life at the Chapel, and has received support from Christian student groups throughout campus. The Chapel today stands as both a beacon of Christianity and a symbol of Duke—a progressive university that aims to achieve religious pluralism and acceptance within its student body. While the decision to allow the public broadcasting of the Adhan ultimately should be left to Christians, the deciders should be Christians of this university, not of this nation.

It’s been disappointing to see how easily highprofile tragedies internationally have stirred up the vicious persecution of peaceful Muslims for their religion and heritage. I encourage readers to think critically about the true causes of extremism and to consider how we can ensure that America remains a safe and accepting home to Muslim Americans.

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ix years, one week, and one day ago, I watched my house burn down. Six years, one week, and one day later, I can still close my eyes and relive the entire night. Being in the car with my mom and pulling over four times to let fire trucks pass.

The growing knot in my throat that made it hard to swallow when I realized they were going the same way we were. The surrealism of turning the corner on to our street, knowing, just knowing, it was our house, but still having to see it to believe it. My sister, barefoot in the snow, talking to the firefighters because that was the night we found out how amazing she is in a crisis. Seeing my dad cry for the first time ever as he watched everything he had worked so long and hard for since coming to this country go up in smoke.

I didn’t cry until I called my friend. I distinctly remember watching the flames and saying, “Brit? It’s me. My house is on fire.” and then I lost it. I took three showers that night, but could still smell the smoke in my hair when I went to school the next day. I burst into tears when I saw my AP Biology teacher and told her I couldn’t take our test. Until that point, I had been lucky enough to be fairly

Ananya Zutshi BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEER shielded from misfortune, and my thoughts took the same direction most people’s do in times of suffering—why my family? Why me?

How could this experience possibly have a bright side?

It took me a while to figure out the silver lining. The rug was swept out from under my feet, but I picked myself back up, forced to ask myself one of the most difficult questions that life can throw at you—what have I learned?

All hardships pass, and without them, we wouldn’t appreciate the good times.

Every year, around the anniversary of The Fire, I think about how far I’ve come from that night. Here I am, eating cereal at midnight in Elmo pajama pants, with one of my dearest friends less than 10 feet away from me in her room, at one of the best universities in the world. Coach K just got his 1000th win. With all the stress and craziness, sometimes I forget the good. Especially around this time of year, with recruitment and job fairs running rampant, my mind is so preoccupied with matters that feel imperative—like getting that one line on my resume to sound just right and worrying about what strangers think of me. I forget that my own two feet carry me through the heat and snow and rain—sometimes all in one day, thanks North Carolina—and that the cut on my knee will heal. I forget that the stress will pass and the tears will dry and the laughter will come back.

This is not me telling you that those things—tests, grades, finding a job, among others—aren’t important. And I won’t belittle how you feel when those things build up to the point that they fill your lungs and you can’t breathe, particularly at a place like Duke, where the plethora of Type A individuals place the need to succeed on a higher pedestal than personal happiness. I just want to remind you that everything will be alright. The anxiety and hurt will fade, leaving only the luxury of a memory and the blessing of forgotten sorrow.

Life is not a linear time-invariant system. For those who have not taken BME 354, let me put it in layman’s terms. Life isn’t fair. Bad things happen to good people. But the hardships in life are what make us what we are, and scars give us stories to tell. Every kick you take when you’re down should be what fuels you to get back up. Six years, one week and one day later, I am grateful for the experience that I went through, because every time I think about it, I am pulled away from the daily seemingly overwhelming insignificances.

I don’t know where I’ll be in a year, but I hope I don’t forget my own advice.

Ananya Zutshi is a Pratt senior. Her column runs every other Tuesday

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Attorneys defending Duke argue that no patients were harmed during the now-discredited clinical trial. continued from page 1 Duke’s motion states that the standards contained in the Belmont report— canceled as more information about his the 1979 report by the National Commission for Protection of Human Services research misconduct came to light.

Many of Potti’s papers have been re- of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, tracted in the years since, and the final which sets out ethical standards and requirements for reinvestigation report by the Institute of Medisearch institutions— t appears several mo- are not a part of North cine noted several issues with Duke’s hanCarolina law. tions in the case may dling of the case.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys still be heard near the end argue that Duke had In the original complaint filed with the of this week, depending on abundant opportunities to recognize that court, plaintiffs argued how everyone recovers. that patients’ participathe genomic technol— Thomas Henson, Jr. ogy used in the trials tion in Duke’s clinical trials was under false was fraudulent. pretenses, their cancer was treated imThe case was filed in October 2011, properly and they had unnecessary che- nearly a year after Potti resigned. The motherapy. defendants are Duke University, Duke Furthermore, plaintiffs claim that the University Health System, Duke Private trial resulted in mental and physical in- Diagnostic Clinic, Potti and Dr. Joseph jury.

Nevins, who served as a research mentor Altogether, 117 patients enrolled in to Potti at Duke.

Anthony Alvernaz | Chronicle File Photo the three clinical studies at Duke, acDefense attorneys could not be Despite the plaintiff attorneys in the medical malpractice lawsuit contracting the flu, a hearcording to The Cancer Letter. reached for comment Monday. ing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Durham Superior Court.

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