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Heading to Houston

An inside look at Duke admissions

The Blue Devils defeated the Aztecs 68-49 to punch their ticket to Houston and the Sweet 16

Gautam Hathi Health & Science Editor With admissions decisions for the Class of 2019 just around the corner, a look at a Duke admissions file shows an attempt to summarize applicants efficiently while still evaluating them holistically.

This reporter, a sophomore, recently submitted a Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act request for his admissions records. FERPA—a federal law— allows students to review their personal records held by the University. The documents turned over by the registrar’s office as a result of the request included an annotated copy of this reporter’s application, a cover page summarizing the application and a data form containing information about the application and about this reporter. Internal scores and ratings used by the admissions office were included in the application summary. Although the registrar’s office let this reporter review his records in accordance with FERPA, it did not give copies of the records.

“Each application is summarized differently,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag wrote in an email Thursday. “What makes one application compelling is different from what makes another compelling.”

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Amrith Ramkumar Beat Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Entering their Round of 32 tilt against one of the stingiest defenses in the country, the Blue Devils said they wanted to get off to a good start.

They did just that.

No. 1 seed Duke knocked off No. 8 San Diego State 68-49 Sunday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena, opening the game on a 15-4 run and never looking back led by ACC Player of the Year Jahlil Okafor. The nation’s second-best scoring defense had no answer for the dominant center, who had 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting in the first half and finished with 26 points.

Justise Winslow added 13 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for the Blue Devils, who advanced to the Sweet 16 and earned a Friday date with No. 5 seed Utah in Houston.

“Our guys played outstanding defense,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Justise—his defensive rebounding especially in the first half was huge—and his play throughout was huge and Jah—his scoring inside, to get that percentage of shots and makes against a San Diego State defense that is one of the best in the country was

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terrific. We’re going to Houston—that’s a heck of a thing.”

Okafor almost kept pace with the Aztecs (27-9) by himself for much of the first half, as San Diego State struggled mightily to score all game against the Blue Devils’ pressure man-toman defense. The Aztecs opened the game 0-of-7 from the field with two turnovers and never looked comfortable on the offensive end, shooting just 33 percent.

One of the main reasons Duke was able to stymie the San Diego State offense was by taking swingman J.J. O’Brien out of the game. The primary Aztec facilitator was held to 2-of-10 shooting and recorded just one of his team’s five assists, often seeing multiple Blue Devil defenders every time he ventured into the paint.

“They bothered us with their pressure. They did a good job denying our wings [and] getting us out of our sets a little bit,” O’Brien said.

“Not a lot of teams pressure like them,

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Students spend weekend analyzing statistics at DataFest Gautam Hathi Health & Science Editor

Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle DataFest participants were introduced to their data sets at a reception hosted at The Edge Friday evening.

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More than 200 students scrutinized, analyzed and visualized data during this weekend’s DataFest.

The event—the fourth annual DataFest held at Duke—consisted of teams from Duke and surrounding universities. Participants were given statistics from a major consumer shopping company, and had 42 hours to analyze the data and develop interesting ways of presenting their results. Teams that found valuable insights in the data, successfully integrated outside sources and created engaging visualizations

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won final prizes. The event was the first in a series of DataFests being held at universities across the country this Spring.

“The purpose is to get exposure to a large and real dataset,” said Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, assistant professor of the practice of statistics and one of the organizers of the event. “It’s also to give them quite a bit of liberty in what to do with it.”

Students in teams of two to five worked with up to a million rows of consumer website interaction data from a major shopping company that connects buyers to sellers. Rather than See DataFest on Page 3

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ratings of the application by Senior Admissions Officer Elizabeth Harlow and Robert Everhart, a member of the applications reading staff who does not work in the admissions office. Although the admissions office employs about 20 admissions officers, the office hires additional part-time readers during application season, Guttentag said.

Six components of the application— high school curriculum, academics, recommendations, essays, extracurriculars and test scores—were rated on a scale of one to five by each reader. The sum of the readers’ ratings was also noted on the cover page.

Guttentag said that the scores did not directly determine the outcome of any student’s application.

“Scores are suggestive but not determinative,” he wrote. “They help us get a general sense of an applicant’s strengths, but they do not determine the decision.

There is no threshold that determines a decision.”

In a December interview with Forbes, Guttentag said that roughly half of applicants are determined to be uncompetitive after an initial reading of their application, before the application is given to two admissions readers to evaluate. “[A regional admissions officer] will make a preliminary assessment about whether that candidate is a competitive candidate or not,” Guttentag told Forbes. “It’s a way of making the workload manageable. Of the half the applicants that are competitive, they then get two full reads, one by a member of our

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reading staff and one by an admissions officer.”

In addition to rating an application, the admissions readers also each write short summaries of the entire application. These one-paragraph summaries attempt to briefly cover the entire application, from essays to academics to extracurriculars to test scores.

In the written summaries of this reporter’s application, one reader noted that he was good at “inciting high level dialogue,” while the other said that this reporter’s extracurricular activities were “not unusually deep.”

The cover page also contained information about applicant test scores and classes. In particular, the number of “solid” classes taken by the applicant was noted on the page. Guttentag said that the admissions office refers to academic courses as “solids” to distinguish them from subjects like physical education or art.

“We pay the greatest amount of attention to the grades received in academic courses, and to the rigor of a student’s curriculum, but we don’t ignore any grades,” Guttentag explained.

After the cover page, the documents provided by the registrar’s office included a copy of this reporter’s application with highlights by readers in certain sections. There was also a data form several pages long which contained information such as test scores, potential major interest, and applicant classification information. The form had spaces to note the types of activities that the applicant might have participated in as well as different backgrounds—such as first-generation college, first-generation immigrant, “economic diversity”, “adversity” or LGBTQ orientation—that might describe the applicant.

Although the purpose of each classi-

fication in the data form was not always despite the volume of applications, they clear, there were no obvious mentions of got to know each applicant,” he exapplicant legacy status. plained. “If they had a lower grade, they Ari Worthman, this reporter’s college asked, ‘Why did that lower grade occur? counselor and director of college coun- What was the story behind it?’” seling at Lakeside School in Seattle, notWorthman noted that the condensing ed that Duke’s admissions file is fairly of an application during the admissions process does require applicants to make standard for college admissions offices.

“Their comments weren’t surprising sure they stand out to colleges and emat all,” Worthman said. “When we talk phasize the aspects of their lives which to colleges about what colleges are looking they’re looking for and He compared an here is no set pri- for. how they review stuadmissions application ority of importance to a job application, dents in the context of their lives, those are among factors, and each which should articulate typically the types of why a candidate is a things I would expect application is consid- good fit for a position. them to be keeping ered within the specific “The application isn’t their eyes open for.” an autobiography, so context of that individual Although the sumstudents have to make maries provided by the and the context of the ap- some really careful registrar’s office were plicant pool as a whole. choices about how they brief and somewhat present themselves,” — Christoph Guttentag Worthman explained. sparse, Worthman— who is currently on the “Students have to think Board of Trustees for about their many expethe Association of College Counselors at riences and, by selecting one or two of Independent Schools and was formerly them, succinctly articulate why these stoan admissions officer at Haverford Col- ries are meaningful and what they suggest lege—said that they are actually more the student would add to campus.”

Guttentag emphasized that there is extensive than other applicant summaries he has seen. no one set of characteristics which ad“The written comments about each missions officers are looking for during application are more extensive than the admissions process. He noted that what we did when I worked at Haverford this is not necessarily widely understood 10 years ago,” he said. outside of the admissions office.

“There is no set priority of imporAt the invitation of the admissions office, Worthman has observed a day of tance among factors, and each applicaadmissions committee deliberations at tion is considered within the specific Duke. Although much of the session was context of that individual and the concovered by a confidentiality agreement, text of the applicant pool as a whole,” he he said that committee sessions went wrote. “People think that there’s a fordeeper into each applicant than the ad- mula that that determines the decision missions file appears to. and there just isn’t one. Each decision is “I was actually really wowed by how, always made individually.”

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into from just the dataset itself,” said Heather Shapiro, a senior. “It’s good experience for interviews and stuff.” continued from page 1 Anurag Sodhi, a first-year masters in engineering management student, giving specific objectives to students, noted that the scale of the dataset was organizers encouraged groups to think larger than most others he had worked outside of the box with what they could with. do with the dataset.

“We might require another week to “It’s interesting trying to run an anal- get the whole feel of what’s inside it,” ysis without the very guided question he said. that you usually receive on work and Engineers and analysts from compatests,” said junior Tori Hall—a member nies as well as professors were on site of the Bayes Anatomy team. to provide advice for teams. Brittany While many of the participants were Cohen, Trinity ’14 and quality assurundergraduates at Duke, the event was ance engineer with Applied Predictive open to master’s students as well as stu- Technologies, said she had enjoyed dents from other uniparticipating in DataFversities. Teams came est during her time at he purpose is to get Duke and was interestfrom the University of North Carolina at Chaexposure to a large ed in helping current pel Hill, North Caro- and real dataset. It’s also to students. lina State University “[The teams] are and as far as the Uni- give them quite a bit of lib- telling me what they’re trying to do and versity of Michigan. erty in what to do with it. bouncing ideas off of Participants were majors in subjects includ- — Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel me,” she said. ing statistics, computer The team that won the science, engineering and the natural sci- Best Use of Outside Data award comences. Çetinkaya-Rundel said the dataset bined data on political ideology with was chosen so that students with any level transaction data from the provided daof statistics knowledge would be able to taset. The Bayes Anatomy Team, which participate. won the Best Visualization award, creat“The dataset is such that someone ed an alluvial flow chart and a network with only one semester of statistics graph using the provided data. Winning could take a small random sample and teams in each category received books, still provide some interesting insights,” certificates and medals.

The winners emphasized that they she explained.

The data was taken directly from enjoyed being able to engage with real the company’s databases. Several teams world data. The Bayes Anatomy team said they learned a lot from working added that the weekend was “stressful with real-world information, but also but rewarding.”

“It was just a massive learning experisaid that the dataset presented a wide range of challenges. ence,” said team member David Clancy, “There’s so many issues that we run a junior.

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Elysia Su | The Chronicle As part of ArtCon, nine Colombian student artists from La Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede MedellĂ­n exhibited their artwork in the York Room Saturday afternoon.

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DUKE ON TO SPOKANE Meredith Cash Beat Writer

After a premature end to their season at home in the Round of 32 last year, the Blue Devils made sure it did not happen two years in a row.

In a come-from-behind victory, fourth-seeded Duke pushed past fifth-seeded Mississippi State 64-56 Sunday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Freshman Azura Stevens notched yet another double-double, leading the Blue Devils with 22 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and an assist.

“This team is very special,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said.

“They have chemistry, they’re focused and they want to do well. No team deserves it more.”

Duke (23-10) got out to a hot start, scoring four unanswered points before Bulldogs guard Dominique Dillingham drained a three from the corner nearly three minutes into the game. The Blue Devils’ stout defense left Mississippi State (27-7) scoreless from the paint in the first 10 minutes of the half, but the Bulldogs went 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Duke had a four-minute scoring drought in the middle of the half but sophomore Kendall Cooper broke the dry spell with a beautiful cut to the basket on which she was fouled. She converted on the three-point play and spurred momentum for a Blue Devil

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Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle Freshman Azura Stevens posted 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Blue Devils past Mississippi State and into the Sweet 16.

comeback. An easy layup from Stevens tied the game with 4:35 remaining in the half and a trey from redshirt freshman Rebecca Greenwell handed the lead back to Duke. The Bulldogs quickly responded with a 3-pointer of their own, and the two teams went into the final media timeout of the period tied at 21-21. “[The freshmen] have been great,” said senior Elizabeth Williams, who add-

ed 12 points and nine rebounds. “Azura was tough inside today and she was really tough to guard. [Greenwell] was consistent… and found her flow. It’s really nice when the freshmen can step up.”

Despite a quick layup from Williams, the momentum was in Mississippi State’s favor after the Bulldogs retaliated with back-to-back jumpers. Mississippi State freshman Victoria Vivians ended the half by connecting from deep with five sec-

onds remaining. At the half, fourth-seeded Duke trailed the Bulldogs 28-24.

The much-anticipated matchup between Williams and Mississippi State center Martha Alwal did not disappoint.

Alwal made her presence known early on, stuffing Williams on her first drive to the basket. But the Virginia Beach, Va., native found her footing after the first media timeout and powered past the 6-foot-4 senior for her first two points of the contest.

Williams and the Blue Devils’ post defense held Alwal to four points on 2-of-9 shooting. After posting nine blocks against Albany, Williams had no blocks in the first 20 minutes of play and two in total—Alwal finished the game with four.

“Elizabeth’s game was steady, focused and aggressive,” McCallie said. “Her defense was incredible. She owned the paint and took a lot of sightlines away with her stances.”

Stevens—the second half of Duke’s dynamic post tandem—made history in Sunday’s contest. Going into the game, she needed three rebounds to claim the Blue Devil freshman record for most rebounds in a season. She had 10 rebounds in the win, giving her 268 on the season and the freshman record.

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Winslow puts it all together to earn a trip home Nick Martin Sports Editor

Emma Loewe | The Chronicle Justise Winslow stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks in Sunday’s win against San Diego State. The victory will send Winslow home to Houston for the Sweet 16.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Houston, Justise is coming home.

In Sunday’s Round of 32 victory against San Diego State, freshman forward Justise Winslow stuffed the stat sheet and—along with another big performance from rookie center Jahlil Okafor—secured Duke’s spot in the Sweet 16, which will be hosted in Winslow’s hometown of Houston.

“It’s big. I know [Winslow]’s going to see all his family,” senior captain Quinn Cook said. “All his family is going to be there. It’s just great to move onto the next round. I know one of his goals was to get to a Final Four, so we got where we can complete it.”

Winslow went for 13 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks and for the first time all season, the aggressiveness he would use in spurts—such as the fivepoint personal run he had in the Round of 64 against Robert Morris—was present for every one of the 34 minutes he was on the floor.

The difference between an aggressive Winslow and a reigned-in Winslow is drastic.

As the pressure is magnified with each game in the tournament, the 6-foot-6 freshman stepped up on an afternoon when the Blue Devil bench went for just five points and proved that a Duke team with Okafor and an aggressive Winslow is a dangerous one.

Don’t believe it? Ask the Aztecs.

San Diego State had been the nation’s second-best defense in terms of points allowed per game at 53.9. The Blue Devils finished with 68 points, making them just the fourth team this season to eclipse the 65-point mark against the Aztecs. With Okafor owning the attention of two or three San Diego State defenders at a time, the lane was open for Winslow to slash through and finish at the rim, which he did on several occasions.

“It takes us to a whole other level,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Those two kids played at a really high level this afternoon. And Justise, a lot, was on their best player, [senior guard J.J.] O’Brien, who I think a lot of people feel is the best player in that conference.”

It is no secret that Winslow is among the best athletes in college basketball. His blocks have dominated Vine all season long and his ability to take the ball the length of the court and convert or get fouled has dropped plenty of jaws. But what the swingman had not done is consistently put it all together.

In Sunday’s game, Winslow did just that, dominating the defensive glass, holding O’Brien—who scored 18 points against St. John’s in the Round of 64—to eight points on 2-of-10 shooting and nearly registering a double-double by halftime. And of course, he See Winslow on Page 8

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Orange crush Blue Devils in top-5 showdown Seth Johnson Beat Writer Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, the game was virtually over before it even started.

Touted as a marquee matchup for No. 4 Duke in its ACC opener, the squad was blown out of the Carrier Dome 19-7

by No. 1 Syracuse Sunday afternoon DUKE 7 in Syracuse, N.Y. The Orange remain CUSE 19 the only undefeated team in Division I lacrosse, handing the Blue Devils their second loss of the season—the other coming against then-No. 1 Denver by a score of 17-13 Feb. 14.

“There were times when we just didn’t look well-coached today,” Duke head coach John Danowski said in his postgame press conference. “I was disappointed in some situational things and some plays that were happening over the course of the game. I thought we were further along.”

Duke (7-2, 0-1 in the ACC) fell into a deep hole early and never recovered. By halftime, the Orange (7-0, 2-0) held a 13-1 advantage due to a 34-12 shot mismatch.

A major part of the lopsided score sheet came down to Duke’s young defense. In the first period alone, the unit was pushed to its limits by a Syracuse squad that put on a clinic in every facet of the game. Although the Blue Devil offense averaged 16 goals per game entering the contest—good for first in the ACC and third nationally—the defense was on the field for the first half of the opening quarter before the offense got its first full possession.

With so much time on the field, the Duke defense faltered and was outhustled by a more experienced Syracuse team—by halftime the Orange held a 22-18 ground ball advantage.

“Syracuse had a really good game plan for our offense,” junior midfielder Myles Jones said at the Duke press conference.

“We got frustrated not having the ball. We have to tip our cap to their coaching staff and their game plan. It really affected us going down in the first quarter and got us off our game. The wheels came off the bus after that.”

The success for the home squad started at the faceoff X. Despite the much-anticipated matchup between Blue Devil draw man Jack Rowe—second in the ACC with a 60.0 percent faceoff win percentage entering the day—and Syracuse specialist Ben Williams—first in the conference and fourth nationally with a 68.9 win percentage—the Orange dominated the draw.

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Brianna Siracuse | Chronicle File Photo It was a rough afternoon for Luke Aaron and the Blue Devil defense, as Syracuse put together a 13-goal first half and kept it going after halftime, winning 19-7.

Carolyn Chang | Chronicle File Photo Deemer Class and Myles Jones were held largely in check Sunday in a lopsided loss to top-ranked Syracuse at the Carrier Dome.

Williams lost the opening faceoff but then won 11 straight at the faceoff X and grabbed 13-of-16 before heading into the locker room. When the final whistle sounded, Rowe failed to meet expectations against Williams—who dominated the matchup by winning 14 of 22 draws before earning an early exit late in the game with the score out of hand. “[Williams] played great all game,” Rowe said. “Certainly I think it helped them when they were scoring goals and getting the ball right back. I certainly think that helped them build some momentum up. It would have been nice to have the ball on offense.”

Without much possession time for the Blue Devil offense, the Syracuse defense was able to shut down Jones, eliminating him from the game. Although the Huntington, N.Y., native entered the game with a hat trick in seven of eight outings this season—including five or more points in six of his contests— he failed to tally any goals from his eight shots.

Despite a tough day, the junior midfielder did extend his point streak to 26 straight games with his lone assist. The streak dates back to a 14-6 win Feb. 23, 2014 against Stony Brook.

“I thought Myles a couple of times tried to dodge into doubles and just didn’t make the simple pass—the easy pass,” Danowski said. “One of the things Myles has to learn—even though he is a junior—with all of the limelight and all of the articles and everything that is being read, there is a lot of responsibility that goes with that and sometimes you have to let the game come to you. I thought he tried to force the game.”

After not playing against Georgetown last weekend due to a nagging lower-body injury, junior attackman Case Matheis scored his sixth goal of the year on the third Duke possession of the game for the team’s lone first half score. Freshman attackman Justin Guterding joined in on the scoring as well to add to his team-leading goal total. With two goals in the contest, the Garden City, N.Y., native brought his total on the year to 29.

Looking to return to its winning ways, Duke will finish its three-game road stretch against North Carolina March 29 at Fetzer Field. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m.

“We are not the two-time defending champion [in playing through the struggle],” Danowski said. “Those two teams have come and gone. This is a very different team.”

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continued from page 6 brought the Duke crowd to its feet by doing things only he can.

There was one sequence that will likely live on in the halls of YouTube and SportsCenter lore for the rest of the tournament. With Duke leading 30-15, O’Brien stripped Tyus Jones and drove past the rookie guard toward the basket for what seemed to be an easy layup.

Winslow—who had run the length of the floor—flew in, back turned to the basket, and sent O’Brien’s shot flying back down to earth.

Jones then scooped up the ball, drove upcourt and found Cook for a 3-pointer in the right corner that would put an exclamation point on a clinical half for the Blue Devils.

“Justise was big-time tonight,” Jones said.

“He stepped up, especially on the defensive end—[he had] a couple big blocks that led to some transition buckets. He just stepped up for us tonight.”

But what makes Winslow special is that he is more than just an athlete. He is—minus a pair of judo-kicks—a smart basketball player who knows when to give the ball up and when to put his head down and power ahead.

It is this versatility that makes Winslow key to Duke’s title hopes. Although much of the attention on the team is sent the way of Okafor, Cook and Jones, Winslow has proved all season that when one of the three is having an off night, he can step in and provide the needed spark. Sunday’s performance was just another example of this, but it was one that came at the perfect time.

When it was all said and done, the dangerous swingman had one of his best showings of

the season and moved Duke one win closer to the title. And now he gets to go home.

“That was a goal of ours—to get [Winslow] back there,” Jones said. “To get to the national championship, we have to go through Houston.

We’re excited to be back in the Sweet 16 and we’re excited to get him back to Houston.”

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the half with an early layup, all of the energy was with the Bulldogs, who managed to retain their lead until there was 12:25 left in the game.

“We really tried to come out in the second half with an attack mentality but also with a high IQ,” Greenwell said.

“That really showed and helped us go on some good runs.”

From that point on, it was Duke’s game. A layup from Stevens, a jumper from Williams and back-to-back drives down the lane from senior Ka’lia Johnson gave Duke a 46-39 lead with nine minutes remaining in the contest. For what felt like the first time all afternoon, Cameron Indoor Stadium was loud—with Blue Devil fans making the noise.

Duke’s momentum did not disappear after a Mississippi State timeout.

The Blue Devils extended their run to 12 unanswered points, forcing Bulldog head coach Vic Schaefer to call another timeout with 7:51 left. Mississippi State was finally able to end its shooting lull

Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Redshirt freshman Rebecca Greenwell scored 17 points Sunday and hit three more 3-pointers, giving her nine for the opening weekend of the tournament.

with a trey from Morgan William, only for Stevens to return the favor with a trey on the other end. “[Stevens] was absolutely fantastic,” McCallie said. “You have to be really strong [to play 40 minutes] and pull the numbers that she did.”

Duke strung together a 26-5 run in a 10:34 minute span without the efforts of Cooper, who went to the locker room with what appeared to be a leg injury with 14:40 remaining in the game. The Blue Devils already have a short bench after the departure of freshman Sierra Calhound and injuries to freshman Lynee Belton and sophomore Oderah Chidom. Fortunately for Duke, Cooper returned to the game sporting a brace on her left knee with five minutes left

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The Bulldogs resorted to fouling with two minutes left in the game. Mississippi State was clearly frustrated, culminating in Schaefer receiving a technical foul with just more than a minute left. Despite struggling from the charity stripe, the Blue Devils closed out the game and warded off a comeback attempt from the Bulldogs.

“We just had great energy and focus,” McCallie said. “This team has worked so hard. They deserve everything in my opinion. We’re very excited to be moving forward.”

Duke will travel to Spokane, Wash., March 28 for the Sweet 16. The Blue Devils will take on the winner of top-seeded Maryland and undefeated Princeton.

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but that’s just their style. We hadn’t faced a style like that.”

Duke (31-4) was able to take advantage of San Diego State’s offensive struggles thanks to the activity of Winslow, who sparked his team’s 18-6 advantage in fastbreak points. The Houston native was consistently in attack mode, often going coast to coast after pulling

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Although San Diego State was able to cut the lead to seven twice, Winslow and senior Quinn Cook—who had 15 points and knocked down three 3-pointers—came up with strong responses both times. The Blue Devils sealed the win with a 20-2 run after the Aztecs climbed to within seven at the 12:42 mark of the second half to regain momentum during one of San Diego State’s many droughts.

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As they hoped to against a team with four starters 6-foot-7 or taller, the Blue Devils were able to dictate tempo thanks to their hot start and tenacious defense— trends they hope continue next week.

“When they control the pace, they’re a tough team,” Cook said. “We wanted to speed them up a little bit and ball pressure was a big thing for myself and Tyus—getting after the point guards and making them play faster than they usually do. Those guys are humongous, so we just wanted to fight.”

on a run of our own and that’s what we did,” point guard Tyus Jones said. “We got stops and that’s how it started and it transitions to offense.”

Duke’s ball security allowed the Blue Devils to have a solid offensive game despite starters Tyus and Matt Jones combining for just nine points on 4-of-14 shooting. Duke did not get to the free throw line until the 7:49 mark of the second half, but also did not commit a turnover for the first 16:44 of the game, which prevented the Aztecs from generating offense from their normally impen-

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t is that time of year again. As March Madness descends, college basketball is once again in the spotlight. Indeed, the NCAA basketball tournament has become a staple of popular culture and a financial juggernaut, bringing in billions of dollars in revenue each year. But it is not alone. NCAA Division I football is just as lucrative, if not more so. It is no secret that, at many universities, including Duke, the basketball and football programs provide the funding for all of the other athletic programs combined. But, at what price? Nationwide, basketball and football are the only sports whose athletes have graduation rates lower than 75 percent. Concerned by the apparent lack of academic maturity among men’s basketball and football players, the Big Ten has proposed a policy whereby men’s basketball and football players would be prevented from participating in game competition during their freshman year.

At Duke, however, athletes posted a graduation success rate at 15 percentage points higher than the national average, according to the 2014 NCAA annual graduation report. Men’s basketball posted a perfect 100 percent GSR, and football reached 92 percent.

The root issue that the Big Ten proposal seeks to remedy—poor academic performance among men’s basketball and football student-athletes—is troubling.

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The snow is gone and green leaves peak out from tree branches as spring rolls in. More importantly, my Facebook newsfeed and email is full of brackets. March Madness is upon us.

After being on campus for my first basketball season, I wholeheartedly believe that Duke fans are the best fans. As Crazies, we are truly some of the most intense fans out there.

But you don’t have to take my word for it. Al Featherston, a long-time writer on Duke athletics, summarized the power of Duke fans writing, “Duke’s crowd may or may not be the best student

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Basketball and football players make up less than 18 percent of the Division I student-athlete population, yet account for an astounding 80 percent of all the academic infractions. It is unacceptable that basketball and football players, upon whose backs the NCAA is built, suffer from poor academic performance. The trend raises questions about the relationship between the “student” and “athlete” roles of these players and the efforts to help them find balance.

The reasons for academic underperformance may be rooted prior to student-athletes’ arrival on campus and are only exacerbated after their arrival. On one hand, some men’s basketball and football players may be recruited under circumstances in which education may not be emphasized. In this case, the athletes are already behind before they even set foot on campus. Yet, even more at issue is the environment in which these student-athletes find themselves once on campus.

Thrust into a paternalistic atmosphere in which many athletic departments prioritize performance on the field, student-athletes may feel encouraged to avoid course loads that would interfere with their sport.

Moreover, some athletes are encouraged to avoid other fulfilling aspects of university social and academic life in favor of athletics. At Duke, for example, new rules prevent women on some varsity teams from join-

ing sororities until their sophomore year. These institutional pressures, along with the need to accommodate rigorous practice and travel schedules, form a potent recipe for academic underperformance.

Measures must be put in place to help student-athletes balance the demands of their studies and athletics—yet paternalistic measures that prohibit students from taking classes or joining organizations are a misguided solution. Instead, there needs to be a cultural perspective shift where coaches at colleges across the country are more dedicated to helping their athletes succeed academically. That is, emphasizing the student half of student-athlete. Moreover, excessive travel for competition disrupts academics and poses immense burden on student-athletes. Working to minimize travel time where possible should be a priority. Finally, universities like Duke should consider adopting an explicit system to balance academic achievement for incoming recruits. The Ivy League uses the Academic Index— which summarizes a prospective recruit’s high school GPA and standardized test scores along a sliding scale— to make sure that its incoming athletes as a whole stay above an average academic standard. Employing such a standard within every conference—including the ACC—would help ensure that admitted student-athletes have every opportunity to succeed academically.

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famous in the NCAA. We have pulled off several stunts ranging from our raucous cheers to our witty jokes. Just a few weeks ago, Duke students poked fun at Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim for being ejected at last years game when he yelled at a referee and in a fit of rage nearly took off his blazer, prompting Duke students to show up to this years game wearing blazers.

But we didn’t build our reputation as being the most wild, passionate, witty, outrageous fans in basketball just with a blazer scheme. Duke fans are credited with the invention of the “Air Ball”

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As a freshman, I was amazed and overwhelmed by the sheer amount of energy and enthusiasm that flooded campus during basketball games.

Common rooms filled with students decked out in blue and media cameras panning over hoards of Crazies are distinctly Duke. Being an obnoxious, overenthusiastic fan is a part of the college experience that Duke claims as its own.

People often make references to the wild energy in Cameroon Indoor stadium or the sense of community that arises during basketball games, but I still wasn’t prepared for the powerhouse of unity that basketball creates. I had heard that Duke was a very spirit-driven school, but nothing prepared me for the kind of powerful unity it awakens. The beauty of being a basketball fan is something that every person on campus can be a part of regardless of race, socioeconomic class, religion, major, dorm, affiliation or year.

Why is basketball such a core part of the Duke experience? Maybe its the sanctity of Cameron Indoor Stadium or our collective reverence to Coach K. Maybe it’s the quality of our basketball players, but I think it really lies in the loyalty of the Cameron Crazies.

The rowdiness of Duke basketball fans is in-

cheer, and former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins once said, “ [Duke fans] are my favorite fans in the league. They do things so creative. I had a jacket with patches on the sleeves that I got from a tournament. They destroyed me.”

Our enthusiasm hasn’t always gotten us positive attention. And the criticism of Duke fans has been at times necessary. However, much of our slogans that have come under fire aren’t really worth it.

For example, “Go to Hell Carolina” and “Go to class Carolina” are often criticized as being too negative or elitist.

Here’s the thing. Being a Duke fan is like being a part of something that is bigger than each one of us. It is a force on this campus that makes us a stronger, more united student body than any photo campaign or other movement I’ve seen so far.

We live and breathe by Duke basketball and graduate with a passion for our university that is unrivaled by other schools.

Cameron Crazies earned our reputation as the best fans in basketball and we should be allowed to continue indulging in our enthusiastic antics.

Basketball fandom is one of the greatest assets we have so to all the critics who hate on us... just let us be Crazie.

Shruti Rao is a Trinity freshman.

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I love you (too)

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I love you.”

“I love you.”

The above is an exchange between my girlfriend and me. Whereas most such exchanges by other couples would include a “too,” we exchange our affections without it.

Some of you are probably thinking, “Oh boy, here comes an article with too much information,” and I apologize if it does sound like so. I am really just hoping to have a conversation on some of the more intimate aspects of dating. In the initial stages of dating, not only does gossip abound, but you can seek guidance from a wide range of friends. But after a relationship becomes more personal, there is less guidance for the complex issues that arise, which actually need more guidance.

Last semester, some of you may remember the initiative “Dating at Duke.” Between the different apps and websites, CAPS events with Gary Glass and the Date Lab, it seemed there was definite interest for more dating on campus.

But what happens when we move past the “gung ho, let’s go on a date” mentality that these initiatives were trying to push? For the single person, decreasing the fears of dating could prove extremely useful, but what guidance is there after that? Outside of CAPS, there is

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The true meaning of the phrase “I love you” is much more than a saying. Not only is it unique to each person, but couples should not be expected to find that meaning at the same time. So there shouldn’t be embarrassment if your “I love you” isn’t immediately returned. Personally, last December, I told my girlfriend that I loved her, but I made sure I didn’t expect her to say it back until she meant it—and she did get back to me in early February.

Our unique paths to love is also why we don’t usually say “I love you too” to each other. “Too” takes away from the uniqueness of each other’s love. My expression of love for her is completely different from hers for me.

“Too” makes it seem like a response to an initial query, a validation rather than an affectionate statement.

It’s also surprising how little we talk about commitment. Long-term dating isn’t a stranger to Duke— about one third of Duke is currently in a committed, long-term relationship. I’m sure the issues of commitment have been discussed between the two people in a relationship, but wouldn’t it be nice to have some external guidance? When your partner is at Duke, becoming and staying committed required a lot of personal reflection and value judgments. But even more so in my case, when we are both about to graduate,

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surprisingly little guidance for questions like when to say “I love you,” what commitment really means or if something will last past graduation.

Let’s start with the first one. Many people, myself included, have thought about saying “I love you” just because we think that’s part of the expected timeline of the relationship. Or perhaps we want to believe it, and we think that saying it—and hearing it back—will help the relationship mature. After all, if we were both thinking it, then perhaps the other will say it back as soon as you do.

There are many factors that go into when it is the right time to say “I love you,” not to mention the embarrassing possibility of saying it and then not hearing it back. But in reality, it should be much simpler than that. I asked Gary Glass about this, and he had a great rule of thumb: “The only reason you should say ‘I love you,’ is when you want the other person to know it.”

it becomes a whole other level of conversation. The expectations you had for the relationship that were already hard to align are now clouded with an overwhelming uncertainty. People tell you to embrace uncertainty, but that is easier said than done. Rather, all you can do is continue your current path, and either trust in a higher power from your religion or face the difficult task of embracing uncertainty.

Last year, “what is love” was the most asked question on Google. While dating advice is more broadly useful, the deeper issues in a relationship are much more intricate. I don’t have a particular point to persuade, but I do believe that we should discuss openly what happens in the later stages past the stage.

A special thanks to my significant other for allowing the details of our relationships to be shared.

James Tian is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Monday.

Flushing away our dreams

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t is 3pm on sunny March day and you have just enjoyed hearty meal of orange chicken and tasty lo-mein from the Panda Express. You are walking to your next class with watering mouth from all the Duke squirrels who are scampering about. Suddenly you feel time bomb ticking inside your body. Your stomach drops and your butt cheeks clench. It feels like there is Bolshevik insurgency in your colon and you have four minutes to achieve peace diplomatically. What do you do?

I write this column in order to serve the Duke public. From the goodness in my heart I offer you a guide of what really matters at Duke. No, this is not a propaganda guide like the tour that you are given on Blue Devil Days, where you are told falsities about the efficiency of e-print or fairytales about DukeEngage vacations that you can put on your resume. This guide has pure intention of improving your sad, academic lives. In this article, I offer you a guide to the Duke restrooms. Read on to hear about the best restroom environments on campus.

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Monday Monday PEACE! LAND! BRODHEAD! situations of little time pressure, where the poop approaches as pleasantly as drifting log in Black Sea, finding the best toilet is much like finding best restaurant. One desires an authentic experience—one that is clean but not overly so, which would compromise the very authenticity of the experience. If you are like me, you also prefer intellectual décor. It is for this reason that I lend my highest decorations to the glorious first floor Men’s restroom of Lilly library. The toilet seat is one which I have never known to be dirty and the restroom offers a clean, but no-frills environment.

Written on the walls of the stall are profound existential quotes such as “It is what it is” to guide you through physical and emotional constipation of the Duke experience.

For those Library dwellers who prefer more privacy when they are flushing down their dreams of medical school, I highly recommend the single, handicapped toilets found in the Link, by the group study rooms. These rooms, with doors that lock, provide great sphere of peace and quiet for all kinds of excretions—from poop, to lonely love juice, to uncontrollable tears that seem to be pouring out of me for no apparent reason when I least expect it!

There are those poops that are patient, and then there are those that come blitzing through the Defensive Line like flaming American Football player.

It is in these dire situations that one cannot choose based on quaintness, smell, or décor, but instead on convenience and access. Convenience depends on location. If you are blazing down Science Drive only to feel a lurch in your stomach, the Sanford School’s first floor bathroom is an easy-access area in which you could exorcise yourself of your demons in a non-claustrophobic environment. Buildings Gross Chem and Physics, however, must be avoided like plague. Their lab-like bathrooms are buried quite deep in the rear of these structures, and if the situations is urgent enough, one may not reach the final destination on time.

My dear American friends, we here often about these so-called problems that Duke must face in their lives. Everyday I hear words like “inequality” and “racism,” and “mental health.” But what about problems that all men—white, black, and female—must face at a moment’s notice? Too often, we forget about the real trials and tribulations that Duke students must face. I hope this guide can serve to find you comfort in the times of your greatest discomfort.

Ishmael is a Trinity freshman. For lunch, he ate double servings of Sitar Chicken Tikka Masala and followed that up with the Asian stir-fry from the marketplace. He does not feel so good.

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