February 25, 2015

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“It’s about devoting yourself full-time to something that isn’t about you,” said the Time columnist Sydney Sarachek The Chronicle Time magazine columnist Joe Klein visited Sanford’s School of Public Policy Tuesday night to address the civic responsibilities of today’s youth.

Klein has written six books and addresses national and international affairs in his weekly Time column, “In the Arena”. He came to Duke through the Hart Leadership Program’s Connect to Politics speaker series, using his speech to discuss the responsibilities of American students and politicians to give back to their community and pursue a meaningful life path.

“It’s about devoting yourself full-time to something that isn’t about you,” he said.

Klein pushed students to question their own responsibility to their country and local communities, particularly in service through the armed forces, and to act in ways that will benefit society as a whole.

Tommy Sowers, visiting assistant professor of the practice of public policy and Duke ROTC alum, noted that though the majority of Duke students are not joining the military, they are very plugged into giving back to the Durham community. “[Klein] put out the challenge that giving back to the Durham community is not enough,” Sowers said.

When asked if any other countries were better examples than the United States for this type of service, Klein said Americans should look towards Israel, where military service is mandatory for all citizens over the age of 18. He said he believes the kind of service the Israel Defense Forces involves has led to a burst of entrepreneurialism in Israel.

“He did a really great job laying the framework for how the community plays into [military] service,” senior Jacob Zionce said of Klein’s talk. “Not only did he stress how, as an overarching American community, we as young people have the responsibility to serve, but also how people older than us have the responsibility

Izzi Clark | The Chronicle Less than an inch of snow accumulated Tuesday afternoon, causing the provost to cancel classes starting before 11 a.m. Wed.

Emma Baccellieri News Editor Little more than a week after the University’s first snow day of the year, winter weather has caused more canceled classes.

Snow began falling early Tuesday morning and continued through the afternoon, with slightly less than Check for updates an inch of accumulation. throughout the day Though the University did not enact the severe weather online at www.dukepolicy or cancel any classes chronicle.com.

Tuesday, Duke announced Tuesday evening that the threat of black ice Wednesday morning meant the weather policy would go into effect from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and all classes starting before 11 a.m. would be canceled.

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Albert aims to use experience to foster sense of community He added that he wants to expand PACT—or Prevent. Act. Challenge. Teach. training, an interactive learning experience The Chronicle that aimed to prevent gender violence—to Junior Tucker Albert aims to foster a include every student on campus by hosting greater sense of community on campus if training for freshmen during Orientation elected as Duke Student Government presi- Week, in addition to the True Blue skits. dent.

“This would work to make students unCurrently DSG vice president for social afraid to intervene and would instill a greater culture, Albert is hoping to become the sense of responsibility in everyone,” he said. next DSG president in the March 3 elecAlbert also recognized the role of Countion. Three goals are at the core of his seling and Psychological Services in promotplatform: increasing campus safety, mak- ing a safe campus environment and wants to ing student government more accessible increase its efficiency. By hiring more profesand strengthening comsionals, CAPS can better munity on campus. distribute the work load ucker combines, His previous experiand allow students to reence with DSG has almore effectively than ceive appointments faster, lowed him to become anyone I know, grand amhe explained.

He said he envisions involved with many different groups, enabling bitions for what is possible DSG as a more accessible resource for students and him to bring a broad with a judicious and levelperspective of campus hopes to increase comheaded personality. to the job, he said—notmunication between DSG ing that his approach— Jay Ruckelshaus and students by allowing ability sets him apart students to pitch project from the other candidates. ideas. DSG could be more accountable if it “I think that people feel like I’m the kind were smaller—making the position of the of person that they could just walk up to and senator more prestigious and encouraging ask about issues,” Albert said. the Senate to be more efficient in its work, Albert hopes to increase safety on cam- he explained. pus by installing and implementing a moAnother one of Albert’s key goals is to bile BlueLight application that would allow provide more opportunities for diverse students to alert the Duke University Police groups of students to interact.

Department to their location in an emergen“I want to establish a re-orientation procy. This app would allow students to use the gram for juniors who are not going abroad, blue light system from anywhere on campus, which would allow them to reconnect with regardless of whether there is an actual blue their friends from freshman year and meet light post. This will hopefully lead to a reducSee Albert on Page 5 tion in campus crime, he said.

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Mecklai plans to make improvements in equity on campus current efforts to make the Senate’s elections based on residential constituencies. She would also like House CounThe Chronicle cil presidents to have a role in deciding Keizra Mecklai plans to make tangible DSG’s priorities.

“It would be a check on DSG to make improvements in equity on campus if elected Duke Student Government President. us more representative of student deMecklai—a junior from Sacramento, sires,” she said.

Calif.—currently serves as the DSG vice Opposed to the newly enforced adpresident of equity and outreach. With ministrative requirement that 30 percent a platform centered on tackling campus of members living in an SLG or greek sexual assault and working to make DSG housing section be juniors and seniors, more transparent, Mecklai said her expe- she said she intends to help improve rience leading several initiatives has given housing options on campus. her a strong knowledge “I want to create a of what it takes to get system in which students eizra is by far the things done. can live with larger blocks “I feel like I learned a and to establish a commost passionate lot about what it means student leader I’ve worked munity startup fund in to make an effective stratorder to implement idenegy to create effective with at Duke. She fights for tity to housing,” she said. change,” she said. “We’ve issues because she genuSenior Ray Li, DSG done a lot of cool stuff.”

Vice President for acainely cares about them.

During her time in demic affairs vouched DSG—first as a senator — Ray Li for Mecklai’s drive and and currently as VP— dedication.

Mecklai has helped lead the “I Will Speak “Keizra is by far the most passionate Up” and “What I Be” photo campaigns as student leader I’ve worked with at Duke,” well as the current Mental Health Aware- he said. “She fights for issues because she ness Month, all of which address intan- genuinely cares about them.” gible issues with campus culture, she said.

If elected, she said sexual assault will “A lot of what I’ve dealt with are ideas be one of her major areas of focus—tarof effortless perfection, mental health geting the issue on three fronts by increasand identity. These are all real, but not ing the representation of Prevent.Act. necessarily concrete,” she said. “I want to Challenge.Teach bystander intervention apply my skills to DSG at large to make training, clarifying the sexual misconit more effective and more responsive to duct policy for students and having more campus needs.” small-scale discussions of sexual assault As part of her plan to make DSG See Mecklai on Page 5 more responsive, she said she supports

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GPSC reviews wish list for new strategic plan The council also passed a resolution to urge the prevention of unnecessary avian deaths Patricia Spears The Chronicle The Graduate and Professional Student Council met Tuesday night to give feedback regarding Duke’s new strategic plan.

Despite low attendance due to inclement weather, GPSC convened to discuss revisions to bylaws, pass two environmental resolutions and hear about the new strategic plan from Susan Lozier, Ronie-Richelle GarciaJohnson Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences and chair of GPCS’s steering committee.

“This steering committee is really looking for input from graduate and professional students,” Lozier said.

Faculty members have proposed new strategies to better meet the academic needs of graduate and professional students including J-terms, graduate sabbaticals, increased fellowships and a more modular approach to postgraduate education to decrease cost.

Lozier said that the last strategic plan, which was implemented in 2006, emphasized undergraduate education, seeking to distinguish it from peer institutions through efforts in interdisciplinary education and globalization.

Representatives met in caucuses to generate ideas before presenting to

the council. Most suggestions centered around the issues of career placement and professional development and included structured mentorship, customizable study plans, changing the curriculum to reflect the current job market and utilizing alumni resources.

Other suggestions were to add research projects to the graduate schools in the same way that the professional schools utilize them, and to extend graduate school programs to an automatic six years instead of five.

During their meeting, GPSC also passed two resolutions related to environmental concerns.

The resolution on bird collisions, which urges the University to seriously consider the issue of bird collisions in new buildings and take steps to retrofit windows in existing problem architecture, passed unanimously. Students had partnered with 45 other universities, and Duke had the most bird deaths related to collisions, which refers to birds dying by flying into buildings.

“We’re number one,” said Scott Winton, a graduate student in the Nicholas School of the Environment, who noted that two thirds of the recorded deaths occurred around the Fitzpatrick Center at the Pratt School of Engineering.

Winton said the simple solution exists in easily-purchased window treatments for the existing buildings, and using more bird-friendly designs in future construction projects.

GPSC also passed the Forest Preservation Resolution, which is aimed at

Patricia Spears | The Chronicle Despite inclement weather, the Graduate and Professional Student Council convened Tuesday to discuss revisions to bylaws, pass two resolutions and hear about the new Strategic Plan.

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Klein also discussed the role of politicians in the world, who he sees acting in the short term for good weekly or monthly ratings and ultimately showing little concern for future generations.

“I want a leader who’s looking through the telescope, who’s thinking where we’re going to be 30 or 40 years from now and what we have to do,” he said.

Klein has spoken at several other universities in the past week to urge students to look beyond material ambitions in their post-graduate careers.

“The people here are among the elite,” Klein said in an interview following the speech. “I tried to talk about the responsibilities that come with being in the elite.”

Sowers echoed Klein’s words and found the content of his talk relevant to today’s Duke students and community.

“I generally believe that certain causes bigger than yourself are a way for broad satisfaction in life,” Sowers said. “I think it is important that a message like Lesley Chen-Young | The Chronicle that of service is communicated here at As part of the Hart Leadership Program’s Connect to Politics speaker series, Time magazine columnist Joe Klein addressed students about their civic responsibilities at the Sanford School of Public Policy Tuesday evening.

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new people as well,” he explained.

Albert said he plans to unify students through modification of the independent housing model, allowing larger groups of students to brand their own house based on their collective interests.

Junior Jay Ruckelshaus, senator for equity and outreach, noted that Albert’s combination of lofty and concrete ideas makes him an excellent leader.

“Tucker combines, more effectively than anyone I know, grand ambitions for what is possible with a judicious and levelheaded personality,” he said.

Albert emphasized that his experience as VP of social culture will allow him to be successful as president.

“I asked a lot out of my senators this year, yet we worked very effectively, which I think really speaks to my leadership skills,” he said.

Associate Dean of Students Clay Adams—who worked with Albert on this year’s bonfire process for the basketball game against the University of North Carolina— spoke highly of Albert’s leadership abilities.

“He’s a solid young man and brings a lot to the table for students, faculty and staff,” Adams said.

policy among first-year advisory counselor groups. Her committee is currently calling for the University to set up a fund for reimbursing students who are victims of sexual assault and receive an examination in the emergency room.

“My track record speaks to the fact that I am always willing to work hard, to listen to the perspectives of others and to take criticism,” she said.

Mecklai is a biology major, minoring in chemistry with a certificate in genome sciences and policy. She has been involved with a number of organizations on campus including Alpha Phi sorority, selective living group Maxwell House, Duke Debate, Common Ground and pre-orientation program Project Build.

Robert Cook-Deegan, a research professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy who has had Mecklai in the classroom, recalled her as both strong and funny.

“I remember her clearly during her freshman year when we did a debate for the genome Focus student discussion course,” Cook-Deegan said. “We had to pick her opponents up off the floor; she was overpowering with how fast she talked and how forceful her arguments were.”

GPSC ultimately had 57 members in attendance, exactly enough to make quorum, the number necessary to pass resolutions.

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In other business: Members of the Executive Board presented on their respective positions. Elections for the following academic year will take place at their next meeting March 17.

The Finance Committee expects a revenue of $150,500 for next semester, but has approved budgets to expend $154,800 to begin decreasing the current surplus of $38,000 from underfunding student activities in the Fall.

University canceling classes after 11 a.m., North Carolina Central University canceling classes after 11:30 a.m. and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill canceling classes after 2:30 p.m. Durham Public Schools initially announced a two-hour delay before closing schools for the day.

Duke had been monitoring the chance of snow throughout the weekend and was prepared for Tuesday’s weather, Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh said.

“It’s nowhere near as bad as what we had last week,” Cavanaugh said, referring to the nearly two inches of snow that fell a week ago.

The University stayed in contact with state and city officials throughout the day. Crews began salting campus roads early Tuesday, he said.

“Starting at about 6 a.m. both the Health System and the University had teams of people deployed across both the campus and the Health System— roads, walks and parking lots,” Cavanaugh said. “The challenge is with the literal millions of square feet of space, to be able to get everything.”

He noted that despite the snow, the University did not experience any safety issues Tuesday. The bus system ran unimpeded without any accidents as of Tuesday afternoon, he said.

Though additional precipitation is not expected during the day Wednesday, the evening could bring more snow—with two to four inches predicted by the National Weather Service.

“We’re preparing and talking about what we may need to do for those issues,” Cavanaugh said.

Correction: In the Feb. 24 issue of The Chronicle, the article “Uni. to award six honorary degrees” misidentified a photograph of David Levin. The Chronicle regrets the error.

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DUKE GOES FOR 8 STRAIGHT VS. HOKIES Ryan Neu Staff Writer

The Blue Devils have been hot since dropping their last contest Jan. 28 at Notre Dame, but they will need to avoid another trap game to keep the win streak going.

No. 4 Duke will head to Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday to face off against Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum with tip off set for 9 No. 4 p.m. The Blue Devils Duke are looking to extend vs.

Virginia their winning streak to eight games before Tech returning home for WEDNESDAY, 9 p.m. their final two home Cassell Coliseum games of the season.

Duke is currently riding a seven-game win streak against the Hokies having not suffered a loss to Virginia Tech since Feb. 26, 2011.

“It’s been a matter of us taking care of business over the past few years,” assistant coach Jon Scheyer said. “But [the Hokies] are going to play their butts off, and we’ve got to get ready to go for this game.”

With the success that the Blue Devils (243, 11-3 in the ACC) have had recently against the Hokies (10-17, 2-12), it could be easy— particularly with a younger team—to overlook the weaker Virginia Tech squad for the upcoming rematch at home against Syracuse Saturday.

The last time the Orange played at

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Brianna Siracuse | The Chronicle Senior Quinn Cook dropped a combined 49 points in his last two games against North Carolina and Clemson and will look to lead the Blue Devils as they go for their eighth straight win against Virginia Tech.

Cameron Indoor Stadium, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim infamously removed his jacket in disgust as forward C.J. Fair was called for a charge against Duke forward Rodney Hood and was subsequently ejected from the contest.

The course of events of the last meeting at Cameron between the Orange and Blue Devils coupled with Duke’s come-frombehind win on the road against Syracuse Feb. 14 could provide a distraction for the young

Blue Devil players when they step onto the court Wednesday to face the Hokies, but Scheyer said he doesn’t believe it will.

“For us it should be easy from the beginning [to stay focused],” Scheyer said.

“Our guys are experienced now where they know that anybody can beat you. We have big goals so winning [Wednesday] is a big part of that, and I don’t see any way they won’t be focused.”

Duke was forced to play without freshman

superstar and probable No. 1 overall draft pick Jahlil Okafor in Saturday’s win against Clemson, but his health is steadily improving.

The team is optimistic that Okafor will be able to lace up against Virginia Tech, but it does not want to push Okafor before he’s ready to return and risk re-injury, Scheyer said.

In his absence Saturday, fellow freshman Justise Winslow and senior Quinn Cook See M. Basketball on Page 9

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Blue Devils to host N.C. Central after snow-out Brian Pollack Beat Writer Despite Mother Nature’s apparent wishes, the Blue Devils are going to continue to try to play baseball.

After Tuesday’s scheduled game versus North CarolinaGreensboro was N.C. postponed due to Central weather and snow vs. on the field, Duke Duke heads back to the diamond at Jack WEDNESDAY, 3 p.m.

Coombs Field for a Jack Coombs Field mid-week matchup against local rival N.C. Central. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.

With snow falling in Durham Tuesday morning and more in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon and evening, counting on a full nine innings might be a bit optimistic. The Blue Devils were also affected by weather this past weekend— when they swept the second annual Duke Baseball Classic—and have had to

constantly adapt to weather conditions that have been less-than-ideal for baseball.

Cold weather can be especially worrisome for pitchers who are still trying to build up arm strength in the early weeks of the season. Aside from difficult field conditions, putting a player’s arm under heavy duress in cold weather makes them more prone to injury. But bullpen sessions and other side work still need to be completed—which is the fine line Duke has had to straddle thus far with the inclement weather.

“The short of it is you just have to bundle up and keep working,” Blue Devil head coach Chris Pollard said. “We don’t have an indoor facility. Our guys will go up there this afternoon and they’ll go through their pregame routine—which is what we call the day-before-a-game routine that they go through. They’ll be sloshing around in the snow a little bit, but that’s what we have to do to make sure we get our work in.”

Duke (5-1) will send freshman Chris See Baseball on Page 8

Jesús Hidalgo | Chronicle File Photo Senior Kenny Koplove has four RBIs through six games this season and will look to add to that total when Duke plays host to N.C. Central Wednesday.

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Duke men head to Atlanta for ACC Championships Ali Wells Beat Writer Sophomore Peter Kropp hopes to continue Duke’s strong breaststroke tradition and become the third Blue Devil in program history to claim the individual conference title in both the 100- and 200-yard distances this weekend.

The men’s squad will head to the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta for the ACC Championships, competing in all four days of morning preliminaries and evening finals starting Wednesday.

After an impressive performance at the Nike Cup Invitational in November—posting the secondfastest time in the nation, earning an automatic qualification to the national championships and shattering the Duke and conference records—Kropp is the favorite to win the 100-yard breaststroke Thursday. But the Los Angeles native hopes for more this weekend, with a chance to claim victory in the longer 200yard breaststroke and to lead the Blue Devils to an automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships in the 200yard medley relay.

“He’s an incredible competitor,” head coach Dan Colella said. “The more pressure, the bigger the meet, the faster he goes and the better he performs.”

Kropp is the top seed in the 100-yard breaststroke with his personal-best time of 52.02 seconds. Virginia’s Yannick Kaeser, Notre Dame’s Zachary Stevens and Louisville’s Thomas Dahlia could all give the current ACC record-holder a run for the title. All three challengers have posted season-best times within a second of Kropp’s and will likely be invited to

Khloe Kim | The Chronicle The Blue Devils, led by sophomore Peter Kropp, will look to wrap conference competition when they head to the four-day ACC Championships in Atlanta.

compete in the event at the national championships.

Duke’s standout breaststroker will face an even stronger field in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Kaeser and Dahlia have posted the top two times in the conference so far this season— 1:53.79 and 1:53.83, respectively.

Kropp is seeded seventh with his time of 1:56.73 from the morning preliminaries of the Nike Cup Invitational. The Blue Devil swam even faster in the evening

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continued from page 7 McGrath—who was scheduled to take the ball for Tuesday’s contest—to the mound against the Eagles (1-4). McGrath is a 6-foot-4 southpaw who was selected in the 35th round of the MLB draft by the Seattle Mariners, but turned down their offer to come play for Pollard and the Blue Devils.

The Atlanta native got his first taste of college baseball Saturday, when he earned the starting nod and tossed two scoreless innings in the Blue Devils’ 9-4 win against Delaware State.

Duke expects to use several starters on the mound to piece together Wednesday’s game—the same strategy it employed Saturday and a common approach toward non-conference, mid-week games. Pollard pulled McGrath after two innings Saturday and was satisfied with the rookie’s debut but is looking to have a bunch of guys log in-game innings as the team moves closer to the start of conference play.

“We intentionally got [McGrath] out of there after two innings—he would’ve been fine to keep going,” Pollard said.

“He felt good, but we knew there was a chance he would come back in a split-start scenario during the week, and we didn’t

want to extend him to a point where it was pushing the envelope to bring him back. He got out of there right at about 30 pitches and felt really good [and] had a good, clean second inning. You could tell there were a little bit of nerves there in the first inning, but he settled in nicely and I look for him to really be able to build off that tomorrow.”

If recent history is any indication, the Blue Devils should fare just fine against N.C. Central. The two Durham squads faced off twice last year, with Duke taking both contests easily by a combined score of 20-3.

But the Blue Devils’ current lineup features just two starters—the middle infield tandem of Kenny Koplove and Andy Perez—that started against the Eagles last season. Duke lost several key lineup cogs from a season ago—Chris Marconcini, Jordan Betts and Aaron Cohn, just to name a few—but many new faces have done an admirable job picking up the slack so far.

In his first season as the regular catcher, sophomore Cris Perez has already racked up three extra-base hits and eight RBIs— both of which lead the team. Freshman Jack Labosky has taken over at third base and led the way for a highly-regarded rookie class, pacing the team with a

final at the same meet, but his swim was disqualified.

“There are some absolutely great 200[yard] breaststrokers in the conference,” Colella said. “He’s going to be right in his environment, and the competitors better watch out for him.”

If Kropp earns the win in both events, he will be the third athlete in Duke history to sweep the breaststrokes. Donald Schumacher first achieved the feat in 1960, then Eric Steinhouse claimed both

titles 20 years later.

Kropp will also be a key contributor to team’s effort to qualify the 200-yard medley relay for the national championships.

Posting a season-best time of 1:26.49 at the Carolina College Invitational Feb. 7, backstroker Kaz Takabayashi, Kropp, butterflier David Armstrong and freestyler James Peek are less than a second shy of the 1:25.63 automatic qualification time.

“We absolutely have the potential,” Colella said. “The time that they posted a few weeks ago is a great indication of their capabilities. There’s a great chance that they can do it.”

The Blue Devils hope to qualify more swimmers for the NCAA Championships in Iowa City, Iowa, in addition to Kropp, including sophomore Bradley Cline.

Cline’s season best of 1:47.09 in the 200yard individual medley from the Nike Cup Invitational earned him a provisional cut, and he could be considered for invitation to Iowa City with a strong performance in Thursday’s event.

The squad will look to improve on last year’s eighth-place finish—a tall order with the addition of Louisville to the conference and the loss of champion diver Nick McCrory to graduation. The Cardinals shook up the conference at the women’s ACC Championships last week, winning five individual events and taking fourth overall, and are poised to do the same in the men’s competition.

“It seems every year the conference just gets stronger and stronger,” Colella said. “Our goal is to improve on last year’s finish and get as many guys back in the evening and scoring position as possible.

We’ll see how it shakes out at the end of the meet.”

Darbi Griffith | Chronicle File Photo Senior catcher Mike Rosenfeld has allowed just three passed balls and one error through Duke’s six contests to open the season.

.350 batting average and a .458 on-base percentage.

Pollard knows that the Blue Devils’ success against the Eagles last season means little for this year, with N.C. Central having turned over its roster just as Duke did. The Blue Devils are just looking forward to getting out on the field— weather permitting—and building on what has been a very encouraging start to

this young season.

“They had a veteran team last year and so did we,” Pollard said. “I think both teams are going to be new to each other. I think both programs are excited slash desperate to get out on the field and get some work in. I think both teams are looking at this as an opportunity to get live reps and continue to develop before we start conference play.”

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stepped up to provide the offense for the Blue Devils. Cook finished the contest with a game-high 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting and Winslow added a double-double of his own with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

The Hokies—though they rank outside the top-200 nationally in both points per game and points allowed—are not without promise.

Junior guard Adam Smith leads Virginia Tech in scoring with 13.6 points per game and can be a nightmare for teams on the perimeter.

The Jonesboro, Ga., native is shooting 43.3 percent from beyond the arc this season.

Duke will need to focus on defending Smith along with fellow Hokie guard Justin Bibbs, the only other member of the Virginia Tech squad that averages double digits in scoring with 12.6. “[Virginia Tech] has so many shooters on the floor,” Scheyer said. “Their main guy is Smith, he’s very quick and can penetrate, but he’s a great shooter…. They get mismatches a lot by moving guards to the four.”

The Blue Devil guards should be up to the task of defending their Hokie counterparts after having plenty of experience defending guard-heavy teams so far this season.

After losses to N.C. State and Miami— two teams dominated by quick and talented guards—Duke has been able to learn from its failings and has beaten No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 2 Virginia who also feature an array of talented backcourt players.

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The University has a moral obligation to ensure that students of all backgrounds have the ability to access its education. Yet, simply increasing the socioeconomic makeup of the student body will largely miss its goals if efforts are not made to also address the student experience once on campus. There remain a number of issues, both institutional and personal, that students face throughout their four-year tenure.

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hen it comes to the Middle East, sometimes the enemy of my enemy is still my enemy. There is a school of thought that exists that says that because Iran is an enemy of the Islamic State, and we are an enemy of the Islamic State, that Iran and the United States should work together. This mentality is fundamentally flawed when the region and our interests in keeping Iraq together as an inclusive, cohesive state are viewed in tandem.

The US administration has repeatedly stated that President Obama and the American military are not considering working alongside Iran against the Islamic State. Yet it is no secret that Obama sent a private letter to Ayatollah Khamenei where he asked for assistance and cooperation in dealing with their mutual threat. It is no secret that the Ayatollah privately responded to Obama’s overture by asserting that Iranian

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Tyler Fredricks PATRICIANS ETC. assistance in the fight against the Islamic State was contingent upon an agreement concerning the ongoing nuclear deal to be reached. It is no secret that the Islamic State’s removal would create a power vacuum, one which would need to be filled.

Some have stated that oftentimes, the situation for which the United States is least prepared is its own success. In the Gulf War, after barely 100 hours after operations began the question for the US shifted from how to remove Saddam to how to end the operation. Fontaine and Serchuk write that “[i]n 2003, the Bush administration actually did a great deal of planning on nightmare scenarios like burning oil wells, missile attacks on Israel, massive refugee flows, and the use of WMD” but that “ it failed... in thinking through the consequences of its own stated objective of toppling Saddam Hussein.” Many assume the current conflict will be difficult, grueling and that afterwards the extremist Sunnis will be defeated in the region.

However, in my Middle East politics class this semester, I learned that much of the Islamic State’s fighting backbone doesn’t come from radical Sun-

ni extremists—it comes from the trained, secular Ba’athists. The main support group for Saddam grew disaffected by Malikhi’s efforts to block inclusive government and grow closer with Iran. While the flow of foreign fighters may be motivated by religious extremism, the expertise that makes the Islamic State so deadly comes from another source.

When the forum for moderate Sunnis to express their grievances was blocked by Malikhi, many turned to other sources. As I have mentioned in a previous column, it’s critical for moderate Sunni Muslims to know that there is a place for them in the government and that the United States supports them as well.

A symptom of America’s tailored interests in the Islamic State is our focus on advocating that such moderate Sunnis in Iraq and Syria fight against the Islamic State. When the vast majority of deaths in Syria continue to be caused by the Assad government it is difficult for us to tell the civilians in Syria, “Hey, don’t fight back against Bashar al-Assad, help us fight against the Islamic State instead! Once you help us beat our enemy, we’ll leave you and Assad to work things out between yourselves.”

It’s no wonder they don’t trust us.

Even with current debate over the President Obama’s petition to Congress to pass a revised Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), the three-year limit that President Obama is making sure to include in his legislation keeps the focus on switching peacekeeping efforts back to the Iraqi militia (which, in its current form, is dominated by the Iranian-backed Shi’ite faction).

If the United States leaves Iraq after beating down Sunni extremists the same way that it did in post-surge 2011, then we may see the same thing: a return to a Shi’ite-dominated Iraq, a return to Iranian influence, and a return to disaffection among moderates. This would be filled with Assad’s government and Iran’s influence.

During the AUMF debates that will come to dominate the news in the coming days, questions should focus on not only what it means for our involvement during the conflict, but what it means for the region after the conflict. While we obviously need to prepare for the conflict as it stands today, the United States also needs to plan for the possibility of its own success.

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first met Duke Student Government President Magma Solder outside the UCAE, just before another meeting she had scheduled. The timing was not coincidental—she had suggested that for my first day on assignment tailing her, it would be the best introduction to immediately see her at work. “‘The stallion might be a pretty sight at rest,”’ she wrote to me in her email, “‘but it’s in full canter that you see what its really made of.”’

She greeted me with a warm handshake and a show of quick verbal charm before leading me into the UCAE boardroom. The meeting was with a DSG senator, on the topic of the Zagster bike program Solder had been campaigning for. Solder began the exchange.

“Howard! Wonderful to see you as always.

How’s Olivia?”

Bron Maher DUKE, TWEAKED “She’s great, actually. Just found out she’s gonna be a Rhodes Scholar!”

“Well that IS joyous; I wish the best of luck to her up in Jolly Old. Now Howard—let’s cut straight to it. I gather your support for the Zagster program has been flagging.”

“Magma, you know my position. It’s a big expenditure for a pretty niche interest. My constituents would never go for it.”

“Howard, you know full well that’s not true at all. The program would benefit many-“ “I’m sorry, Magma. I have to stay firm on this one.” There was silence in the boardroom for a few moments. Magma stood and gazed opaquely across at Red Mango.

“Well Howard, I can’t fault you for being a man of conviction! You’re certainly full of surprises. I wonder if Olivia knows how surprising you can be?” “…What are you saying?”

“Oh, nothing really. Just a thought. It WOULD be unfortunate though, if Olivia were to be tipped off, say, to the fact your Snapchat best friends are three other girls in her sorority—no?”

The meeting took three minutes—Solder left with the senator’s unwavering support. “A senator is like a dog. Let it off the leash every so often so it believes its freedom—but never hesitate to clip it on the ear for running too far,” she said animatedly, locking eyes on the middle distance.

When I asked whom she was talking to, Solder merely continued to smirk into the distance and make brief, quote-able metaphors about how one should dodge press questions.

Next on the agenda was a presidential trip to the Duke Hospital. She had come to visit a senator who had had an unfortunate—and unexplained— fall from the Bryan Center roof. The senator was conscious when Solder arrived – and appeared visibly distressed by the president’s arrival.

“Don’t you come any closer! I know about you, Solder! I know what you did to me! I’ll talk!

This guy right here—you’re from The Chronicle,

right? You’ve gotta listen-” “Well James, how the mighty have fallen, eh?

Ha! Just a joke, you know. James and I have been good friends ever since our days back on the Services Committee-” “F*** off. Get the f*** out of here. LEAVE!” Solder put on a face of deep concern and walked toward the senator, hand out as though to reassure him.

“DON’T TOUCH ME!” he screamed, lashing out at Solder as she approached. She pulled away, revealing after a few seconds the crimson gashes on her arm. She turned away, gazing down at her wound. But then, Solder began to laugh—a dry rasp at first, bursting quickly into a full, maniacal bellow.

“You’ve just assaulted a DSG president, James.

That’s a felony.”

The room was silent for a few moments.

“No… No it’s definitely not.”

“Well, still.” She looked to me. “The man’s clearly having some kind of psychotic attack. Best not to listen to him—you’ll just upset yourself.

Shall we be leaving?”

I didn’t see Solder until days later. She asked me to meet her at the bus stop outside the Nasher. When I arrived she was, inexplicably, wearing a long trench coat, glasses and fedora.

“Bron Maher. I’m glad you came. We have things to discuss. What do you think you saw the other day in the hospital?”

“Well I saw that there’s a Chick-fil-A. It doesn’t take food points though. Can you fix that?”

“Ugh, NO, stop that. About the senator… Has he contacted you since?”

“Nope.”

“You’re certain? You must tell me, Bron. We have a working relationship here.”

I had at this point noticed that she had begun to edge closer to me – this was concerning, because the C1-X was speeding towards us in the distance. Suddenly, she stopped moving and turned towards the middle distance, muttering “The cornered warrior has no choice: kill, or be killed.”

“Excuse me?”

Still looking away at some unknown location, “When the matador is most in danger he has no choice: He must push the bull in front of a bus.”

“What?”

“A president who murders people in a bid for power need throw some investigative journalists under public transport vehicles.”

“These metaphors seem oddly specific. I think I’m just gonna leave if that’s fine by you.”

Much later, before going to print, I got in touch with Solder to ask her opinion on the ongoing DSG presidential election. “Hardly material,” she wrote back. “It is not who rules the kingdom in name that matters but rather who holds the keys to their castle—and I have quite the key lanyard. Besides, who really cares? Hardly anyone will use their vote. Ask any of these Duke students on the quad, they’ll be the ones to tell you: Democracy is so overrated.”

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am Duke’s new Director of Title IX Compliance and I would like to introduce myself and share a bit about what Duke is doing in this area.

I coordinate the University’s compliance with Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act,and the University’s own policies and procedures. This includes requirements regarding education, prevention, and response to sexual harassment (including sexual or gender based violence), domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Title IX and University policies cover much more, though—they prohibit discrimination based on sex in classrooms, in athletics and in every other facet of the University’s programs and activities.

Don’t be misled by my title—while it refers to compliance with Title IX, the University is committed to more than just compliance. Duke has worked for years to create and sustain a safe environment for students and employees alike, one in which everyone can learn and work free from discrimination and harassment. The Sexual Misconduct Task Force, created more than seven years ago, has been but one vehicle for students to have a meaningful voice in helping the University address its formal and – more importantly – ethical obligations. The Women’s Center’s PACT training has done much to raise awareness on campus and the Center, Student Health Services and Campus Health continue to provide support and resources for survivors.

Duke Police receive ongoing training on how to respond to incidents of

Howie Kallem GUEST COLUMN sexual and gender based violence.

The University’s commitment has only increased in the recent months. This includes not only my new position in the Office for Institutional Equity, but the hiring of an additional position in the Office of Student Conduct to work with students during the complaint process to ensure a thorough investigation and resolution that provides a fair process to all parties. Together with a new position in the Women’s Center, OSC and OIE will work to increase awareness about sexual and gender violence and related misconduct. The University is developing training for faculty and staff, exploring training specific to the needs of graduate students and researching options for evaluating the campus climate to help us determine what we are doing, where there are gaps in our efforts and what we can be doing better. We are working with Duke Student Government, the Graduate and Professional Student Council and others as we continue to look for ways to refine and improve our policies and procedures.

You will hear more about these efforts in the weeks and months to come.

Education, training and response—one specific issue I would like to address regarding response is the training of those hearing sexual misconduct cases. As has been noted in these pages, a well-trained hearing panel is critical to providing students with the confidence that our procedures for resolving complaints are fair and balanced. Panelists are selected from the Undergraduate Conduct Board—as such, they are trained on the University’s student misconduct policies generally, including on how a hearing is conducted and their role in the hearing. They then receive additional training specific to adjudicating complaints of sexual and related misconduct. Together, the training covers how a hearing is conducted, their role in the process, preparation for a hearing, how to evaluate evidence, privacy and confidentiality, conflicts of interest, the importance of ensuring a fair process for both parties, the requirements of Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act. and Duke’s policies;evaluating evidence, assessing credibility, confidentiality, conflicts of interest. Training also focuses on evaluating evidence, assessing credibility, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, relevant definitions of terms such as sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, consent, incapacitation—including the possible impact of alcohol and drugs, the impact of trauma, the perspective of the respondent, how to be sensitive to the emotional state of both parties during the hearing process, tips on questioning, determining relevance and assessing credibility and sanctioning. The training is a combination of lecture, group discussions and case studies and is conducted by University staff with expertise in Duke’s hearings process generally and consultants with specific expertise in Title IX and sexual misconduct.

Adjudicating claims of sexual misconduct can be very complex, and this training is designed to address those complexities. Cases involving drugs or alcohol are but one example. The Student Sexual Misconduct Policy provides: “The perspective of a reasonable person similarly situated to the complainant and in consideration of the context of the behavior will be the basis for determining whether one should have known about the use of alcohol or drugs on another’s ability to consent.” Yes, this sounds complicated, but it reflects the complexity of deciding such cases—with the panelists thoroughly trained in how to interpret and apply it. At the risk of oversimplifying, it means that the respondent knew or reasonably should have known from the complainant’s behavior that the complainant was more than just intoxicated, but intoxicated to the point of incapacitation such that the complainant was unable to freely consent. Moreover, a representative of the Office of Student Conduct is present during every hearing to advise the panelists on procedural and substantive issues such as this that arise during the hearing and when they make their decisions, and to help ensure consistency in those decisions.

This is but a brief summary of some of the work Duke is doing to address sexual- and gender-based violence and related misconduct. If you have questions about the University’s efforts to ensure a safe and nondiscriminatory learning and working environment, please contact me at Howard.Kallem@ duke.edu.

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ATTENTION: BONFIRE GUIDELINES February 25, 2015 The University has requested a City bonfire permit for March 1, 2015 (UNC Women at Duke). We want to remind you about safety guidelines for basketball bonfires at Duke. Several years ago, the Durham Fire Marshal revoked permits following a bonfire that, in his view, had gotten out of control. Students and administrators subsequently agreed on the guidelines outlined below which will help ensure everyone’s safety.

1. The bonfire site is in front of House P. The bonfire must be contained within a 40-foot marked boundary and everyone should remain outside that boundary.

2. Do not put furniture in the bonfire.

3. Periodically, the bonfire must burn down to a safe height. During “burn downs,” no additional fuel may be added to the bonfire.

4. Bring beverages in plastic bottles or cans.

5. Do not sit or stand on building roofs.

6. Do not add fuel to the fire more than two hours following the game.

7. The use of any accelerant is prohibited.

8. Bonfires on any other day or at any other location are not permitted. Students who participate in a bonfire on any other day or at any other location may be subject to prosecution.

Celebrating basketball victories with a bonfire is a Duke tradition. Follow these basic safety rules so we can maintain this tradition for years to come.