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Undergrad tuition to increase 4.3 percent next academic year Staff Reports The Chronicle The University’s Board of Trustees has approved a 4.3 percent increase in 2017-18 undergraduate tuition. Next year, tuition will be $51,720, compared to this year’s $49,574. The total cost for next year—including housing and other fees—will be $68,298, up 3.9 percent from this year. The University’s tuition has been rising at about a four percent pace for several years. “Tuition encompasses a number of factors that make up a Duke education, including world class faculty, small classes, unique experiences like DukeEngage and a leading research library, among many other things, with costs that increase more quickly and steeply than inflation,” wrote Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, in an email. He noted that because tuition does not cover the full cost of a Duke education, the University also relies on income from the Duke Endowment and private philanthropies. “All these sources help sustain the University’s commitment to meeting the full demonstrated need of students who receive financial assistance and making a Duke education accessible many,” Schoenfeld wrote. Tuition rates for Duke’s graduate and professional schools in 2017-18 were also decided and can be viewed below: Divinity School: $23,250 (Master of Divinity), an increase of four percent from

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this year. Fuqua School of Business: $65,665 (daytime MBA), up 3.9 percent. Graduate School: $51,480 (Ph.D. programs), an increase of four percent. Law School: $61,000, up 3.9 percent. Nicholas School of the Environment: $39,000, up 4.7 percent. Pratt School of Engineering: $52,488 (Master of Engineering Management

Program), an increase of four percent. Sanford School of Public Policy: $45,545 (Master of Public Policy), up 5.5 percent. School of Medicine: $57,100, up 3.5 percent. School of Nursing: $40,872, an increase of 3.9 percent. The University has not yet finalized financial aid costs for the upcoming year, as aid packages are still being determined. Duke

expects to spend about $143.9 million of institutional funds to support undergraduate financial aid during the current year. In addition to hiking tuition, the Board also approved a new master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Data Science. This is designed to bring together students with statistics and computer science backgrounds as well as those from humanities and social sciences backgrounds.

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When Duke and Florida State met Jan. 10 with Amile Jefferson sidelined by a right-foot bone bruise, Seminole big men Michael Ojo, Jarquez Smith and Christ Koumadje looked like kids in a candy store. Without Jefferson, the Blue Devils were forced to throw Harry Giles and Chase Jeter into the mix to try to slow down Florida State’s athletic 12-man rotation, resulting in a slew of dunks for the Seminole big men and an 88-72 rout. After Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said he wasn’t sure whether Jefferson would play Tuesday following the Blue Devils’ ugly loss at Miami, some Blue Devil fans were concerned the Seminole frontline would feast again. But Jefferson was a full go for his last home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and he was the one controlling the paint as Florida State stumbled inside time and time again.

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In addition to reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career, Jefferson fueled No. 17 Duke’s 75-70 win against the No. 15 Seminoles with his 14-point, 11-rebound performance— his first double-double since Dec. 10. The game was not as close as the final score indicated, with the Blue Devils leading by 10 in the final minute before a few late Florida State buckets. Freshman Frank Jackson was a big reason why, posting a career-high 22 points— including 10 straight Duke points early in the second half to stretch the lead to 19 before the Blue Devils held on. “It’s special. It’s an unbelievable way for me to leave my last game in Cameron,” Jefferson said. “My mark has been a guy who plays hard, who hustles, who does the dirty work. And to be able to leave like that—playing hard, fighting for my heart out on that floor one time in Cameron—was unbelievable for me and our group. Our group was in the moment the entire game.” See M. BASKETBALL on Page 12

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Dellinger, Ganguly and Hardee vie for DSG presidency Vir Patel and Frances Beroset The Chronicle Ahead of next week’s Duke Student Government presidential elections, The Chronicle profiled all three candidates. Visit dukechronicle. com for full versions of the profiles. Jackson Dellinger For sophomore Jackson Dellinger, the Duke student body and the local community are one and the same. A North Carolina native, Dellinger has been a senator in DSG’s Durham and regional affairs committee for two years. He has spearheaded projects such as improving student voting and is currently working on the revision of the University’s alcohol amnesty policy to include social groups. In his campaign, Dellinger said he hopes to integrate broader student input into the organization’s goals and improve internal communication. “I’m of the philosophy that what DSG should be working on is whatever students are interested in,” Dellinger said. “The cornerstone is that before DSG can go around fixing [problems], we should be talking to you and seeing what your experience is at Duke. And once we’ve had that conversation and together come to a conclusion about what our priorities should be, DSG’s job is to then effectuate the notions that we reach together.” As a framework for his vision, Dellinger pointed to his efforts in expanding Duke’s alcohol amnesty policy, which required him and his team to conduct interviews with various living groups on campus. Dellinger also cited his lifelong Durham residency and his past DSG

Special to The Chronicle The undergraduate student body will elect either Dellinger (top left), Hardee (bottom left) or Ganguly (right) during elections from March 7 to March 8.

projects, which he said will serve as inspiration for future efforts. His focus on working with more student groups is a critical step to his larger vision of “being bold,” Dellinger said. He wants to take more action to address issues like the sexual misconduct policy, undocumented student rights and environmental change and impact. Part of these efforts would require connecting with other universities across North Carolina, Dellinger said, adding that such collaborations could give students

more bargaining power at the state level. Dellinger noted that he also envisions DSG’s role in political advocacy expanding—enabling them to make larger statements about relevant issues on behalf of the student body. “Obviously, we shouldn’t be a partisan body—but we can be a political one,” he said. Riyanka Ganguly Advocating for others is central to junior Riyanka Ganguly’s campaign for

DSG president. Ganguly, who is currently the vice president for equity and outreach, has worked on projects centered around helping marginalized groups during her time in DSG. She noted that her past experiences in DSG have prepared her to take on the role of president. “I believe that it will come down to experience,” Ganguly said. “I am the person who’s shown very large-scale projects that have been very successful... even though I’ve worked with a lot of student groups, I was the one spearheading.” Last year, she initiated the Peer Advocacy for Sexual Health Center, along with a program to supply free menstrual products in the Bryan Center. She also worked with Mi Gente to make the policy on admissions and aid for undocumented immigrants more transparent. Although Ganguly has faced both criticism and praise for PASH, which opened its doors in November, she noted that overall she is happy with the response from students. She also explained that she views the role of president as that of an activist. “We are heading towards a time nationally where a lot of students are, in my opinion, very rightfully fearful, for what is about to come in the next four years, or really the next year as a crucial year of change,” Ganguly said. “And already we’re seeing so many things that do affect people outside of the private institution walls of Duke.” She noted that she wants to make advocating for students, especially those of marginalized identities, a priority for the See DSG CANDIDATES on Page 4

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Bill Bell reflects on Durham in Lesley Chen-Young aims to final State of the City address make DUU a household name Claire Ballentine

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In his final State of the City address Tuesday, outgoing Durham Mayor Bill Bell addressed the city in an interview with WRAL reporter Gerald Owens. The luncheon was held at the American Tobacco Campus, the site of the mayor’s first State of the City address. Bell discussed the progress he has seen Durham make during his past 16 years as mayor, as well as the challenges it continues to face. Attendees included Durham and stateelected officials, mayors from surrounding cities and other members of the Durham community. “The community has been good to [my family]. I consider it an honor to have had the opportunity to serve as long as I have to elected offices,” Bell said. “I’ve met some very great people in this community, throughout this state and even throughout the world, and had it not been for the opportunity to serve as an elected official, that wouldn’t have happened.” Bell emphasized the importance of public-private partnerships that have been crucial in revitalizing Durham. He cited both the American Tobacco Campus and the Durham Performing Arts Center as essential changes to downtown Durham that helped strengthen the city. The mayor also emphasized that changes of this scale do not happen overnight and that the strategic plan set for Durham has been essential in shaping the future

Junior Lesley Chen-Young was recently named president of Duke University Union, the largest programming and media body on campus. She will succeed senior Christina Oliver. The Chronicle’s Claire Ballentine spoke with Chen-Young about her plans for DUU next year.

Chronicle File Photo Bill Bell, a Democrat, has been mayor of Durham since 2001.

trajectory of the city. Owens questioned Bell about the current traffic situation, leading to a discussion surrounding the addition of a light rail. The mayor highlighted the key role that GoTriangle would play in this initiative, which seeks to connect Duke, North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bell also discussed crime in Durham— explaining that when he first took office, he advised the police chief to begin publicly See BILL BELL on Page 4

The Chronicle: What experience do you have with DUU, and why did you decide to run for president? Lesley Chen-Young: I was DUU’s [chief financial officer] last year, and before that, I actually wasn’t involved administratively. I enjoyed a lot of the events on campus, but when I decided to get more involved, I instantly realized how amazing this organization was—from the inspiring people I met to learning about the reach that DUU has. During my time as CFO, I completed basic responsibilities which include running our audits, managing our overall budget and managing the budgets of all 13 committees. Beyond basic responsibilities, I instituted the Financial Analyst Program, which created a finance team within DUU to help committees more effectively track their spending. I also became involved in the LDOC committee, and lastly, I worked with DSG and GPSC on organizational relationships and getting more exposure in the student body. This year, I was inspired to contribute

even more to DUU by running for president, and it ended up that my vision and DUU’s vision aligned based on the organization’s trajectory. TC: What do you think of the current state of DUU? LCY: I think DUU is doing a great job. We’ve got amazing events and 13 distinct committees. We’re able to provide consistent programming for people who are looking for things to do on campus, and See DUU PRESIDENT on Page 4

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DSG CANDIDATES from page 2 DSG president going forward. Because Vincent Price—current provost at the University of Pennsylvania—will be succeeding President Richard Brodhead at the end of this year, Ganguly noted that she believes the new DSG president will have a role in influencing Price’s thinking. “President Price is coming, and he will be looking toward student leaders to shape how he prioritizes his initiatives, and my personality is that I’m a person who takes strong stances, especially for what I believe in, and especially if it’s for someone else,” Ganguly said. “For me a lot of times, it’s not about personal opinion but about advocating for people.” Will Hardee Sophomore Will Hardee wants to make DSG work for students if elected president. Hardee began his DSG career as a senator for services and currently serves as the vice president of that

committee. During his two years in DSG, Hardee said that some of his most notable projects have involved expanding student health options, including creating a mental health advisory committee and providing FitDesks in Perkins. In addition, Hardee has been involved with DSG’s internal affairs subcommittee, held a position on the Business and Finance Committee of Duke’s Board of Trustees and served as chair of the Young Trustee Nominating Committee. At the core of his campaign, Hardee said that he hopes to maximize DSG’s impact within the Duke community. “One of the biggest things [I hope to do] is transition DSG to an organization of ‘servant leadership’ and be about honest work that helps the student body rather than spending a lot of time talking about ourselves with restructuring,” he said. Hardee described three major initiatives as first steps toward his aim, emphasizing a focus on connecting directly with the student body. “First is creating office hours for administrators,” Hardee said. “And those would be the most important administrators on campus, plus the director of parking and transportation,

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Duke’s police chief and the director of dining, so students can directly advocate on their behalf.” Additionally, Hardee proposed a council of student leaders from groups across campus who would write “a 10 year plan for how we see the University going under President Price’s tenure.” Hardee added that he also hopes to work more directly with underrepresented groups on campus. He also plans to make rental iPads available for general student use, featuring educational tools and standardized test preparation for students who might not otherwise be able to afford it. In addition, he noted that he would advocate for better student financial aid by leveraging DSG’s positions on Board of Trustees committees. “Making Duke more affordable would be a big thing— making sure that students have access to things that they otherwise wouldn’t have access to because of financial concerns,” he said. Within DSG, Hardee expressed a desire for increased accountability, stating that his work as president could lay the groundwork for future efforts.

DUU PRESIDENT from page 3 we’re also able to provide programming and services that create memorable experiences for a lot of students. From larger events with Campus Concerts, Speakers & Stage and special events to newer weekly events through Downtown Duke to media committees like Freewater Productions, we are continually trying to reach many different groups on campus. That being said, I want to see us grow in DUU branding and name recognition, so that students know that Coffeehouse is connected to Small Town Records which is also connected to VisArts, for example. I want to continue to get students involved in DUU because it’s an amazing community and involvement is a great professional development opportunity. It’s also an opportunity to help create a positive campus climate, since we are guided by the mission to provide inclusive programming to supplement student life for everyone at Duke. TC: What are your goals for the next year? LCY: My main goal is to make DUU a household name on Duke’s campus. That involves developing and telling the DUU story, and being a part of the Duke experience for more students. I think at this point, students that may attend movies with Freewater Presentations might not know that students filming basketball games with Duke Student Broadcasting are included under the same student-run organization. I’m really looking forward to becoming more recognizable and attracting more students to take part in DUU.

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TC: How has DUU been involved with reaching out to the Durham community? LCY: DUU’s mission is to provide all Duke students, including graduates and undergraduates, programming and services that will enhance their experience on campus. As we are guided by our mission statement, DUU is mainly focused on Duke students, but we recognize that we are members of the Duke community. We enjoy bringing in local artists for Jazz@ and being involved in the local music scene through [the radio station]. These are some of the ways that DUU engages outside of Duke. TC: If you could bring any performer to campus, who would it be and why? LCY: It would honestly have to be Shaggy, and with that I kind of date myself and show a little bit of my heritage. I’m Jamaican, and I have been waiting for a reggae artist.

BILL BELL from page 3 reporting crimes in the city. He urged the citizens to listen while still voicing important concerns, keeping in mind that public safety is a community effort. In his final remarks, Bell cited his vision for the growth of downtown Durham and investment into the community. He said he hopes that his initiatives will be carried on by his successors. “I never talk about what I want to accomplish. I have a vision, just like my colleagues on the council have a vision, and there are certain things you tend to focus on…the whole issue of reducing poverty is important to me,” Bell said. “The whole issue of reducing crime is important to me, and I just hope that by the end of this term there will be enough progress so that they could be carried on by succeeding council people and administration.”

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Each year, as February comes to a close and Spring Break approaches, I find myself taking stock of my school year. “Okay,” I think, “I accomplished A, B and C. But I also failed mightily at D, E and F.” True to my barely earned economics degree, I analyze what’s important to me and what isn’t, and promise myself I’ll do better in the next year. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn’t. The point is, though, there’s always next year! Except when there isn’t. The frustrating thing about college is the time frame. If high school is a long slog toward finding your footing and learning social dynamics, college is supposed to be the place where you really emerge from your cocoon of awkwardness, a fully formed leader ready to make your voice heard, make something of yourself and make a difference. But here I am, in March of my senior year, and it feels like I can see where I’m supposed to be but my legs are still trapped by the fear of inadequacy and insecurity. We’re supposed to fly off into the world in three months, but somehow my wings haven’t even finished growing yet. So this week, as I think about what I accomplished and what I screwed up, I’m not looking back at the last 12 months. I’m looking back at the last four years. And boy is there a lot I wish I had done differently. I wonder what freshman year Aditya would think if I sent him this note. “Dear Aditya, First off, congrats on your first week at Duke! You’ll be happy to know that just like you, all of your new friends also got rejected from Stanford early. Here’s a breakdown of everything you’ll experience in the next four years. Guess what? You don’t get made fun

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of for your name anymore! But… it is because everyone calls you Diddy. You got into an a capella group right away! But you never really held any leadership positions or important solos. You finished that Economics major you wanted! But you also hate it and wish you had studied something more interesting. You joined a fraternity, made lifelong friends and traveled to Las Vegas, Punta Cana and Mardi Gras! But you have gotten in a lot of trouble for your aggressive and unhealthy drinking habits over the last few years. You took some really interesting classes with some really interesting professors! But you also never really FLUNCHed or made any real connections with them.

editor’s note You did Me Too Monologues your senior year and it was incredible! But it was the only acting thing you ever did, just because you were too busy to commit to too many creative pursuits. You studied abroad! But you also went to London, didn’t get really good at any particular language and hung out with American kids. Anyway, you’re graduating in a few months and you did some cool stuff! But you also left so much on the table. Good luck, kiddo. You’re going to need it.” Would he focus on the good or the bad? On the accomplishments or the screw-ups? Would he, like myself and so

many others, fret about where he didn’t go? Whom he didn’t meet? What he didn’t do? What he couldn’t say? Or would he pull an Amy Adams in “Arrival,” who (SPOILER) has a child knowing she will die of a rare disease and gets married despite knowing it will end in divorce? Take the bad in stride, knowing that the opportunities and the connections could be fulfilling even if there was more left to do? I’d hope so. That’s the thing. There’s always more to do, isn’t there? More articles to write, more classes to take, more friends to make. More people to date, more professors to hate. More games to go to and more championships to win. I would love to end this note on a happy, inspiring “We should all cherish what we did do!” call to action. But that would be disingenuous. That’s not the natural thing to do, and it’s certainly not easy. I finally understand the appeal of taking a victory lap. At the same time, maybe the “Duke Experience” probably wouldn’t be the “Duke Experience” without the finite timeframe. Maybe I only got to have some of the great moments because of sacrifices in other areas. Maybe if all the failure and heartbreak and missed connections still don’t conspire to change the fact that my Duke experience was a net positive, it was worth it. Maybe it’s fine. And maybe whatever I did was enough. Or maybe not. ––Aditya Joshi

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Dirty Projectors, The Shins and the insularity of the one-man band Will Aktinson The Chronicle

David Longstreth would like everyone to know that he is not going solo. Still, it’s hard not to judge otherwise with the release of his band’s latest album, the self-titled “Dirty Projectors.” Even its eponymous title, an unusual choice for an act that’s over a decade old, feels like a reclamation of identity, a statement of purpose. When Longstreth released the album’s first single, “Keep Your Name,” last fall, his isolation was apparent: the song begins with his voice alone save a spare piano arrangement, gradually intertwining with and racing against itself. The former members of the band were there, in some sense, but only as a warped, ghostly sample from one of Dirty Projectors’ own songs, 2012’s “Impregnable Question.” The track was wacky and bold, if melodramatic. (“Dirty Projectors goes hip hop” is as weird as it sounds, yet it’s not an inaccurate description of what goes on here.) The subversion of the steadfast devotion of “Impregnable Question” into the bitter kiss-offs of “Keep Your Name” captured the direct aftermath of a relationship, when memories become tainted and distorted. As a one-off single, “Keep Your Name” was brilliant. Building a whole album in this mold, though, is an entirely different matter. For the most part, that’s exactly what “Dirty Projectors” does. The absence of Amber Coffman, Longstreth’s ex-girlfriend and exbandmate, hangs heavy over the album, and the concreteness with

which Longstreth addresses her is sometimes unsettling, with specific names and places interspersed between platitudes about love and loss. Lyrically, it’s the equivalent of a voicemail you immediately regret leaving. “Dirty Projectors” is a candid examination of the post-breakup echo chamber that is one’s own brain—but is that really something that needs to be vocalized? As a result, the record comes across a little too diaristic, a little too selfindulgent. It’s full of name-drops to Longstreth’s own touchstones—he calls out everyone from Gene Simmons to Bowie to Kanye to Tupac—but it seems none are as worth referencing as Dirty Projectors itself. Longstreth alternately boasts that “what I want from art is truth, what you want is fame” (“Keep Your Name”), narrates his relationship issues in the third person (“Work Together,” otherwise a highlight) and seems to swipe the credit from Coffman for one of his band’s best songs, “Stillness is the Move” (“Up in Hudson”). While the interpolation of “Impregnable Question” into “Keep Your Name” was a clever move, these instances scan as navel-gazing at their most innocuous and belittling and arrogant at their most brazen. Musically, “Dirty Projectors” continues the streak of reinvention Longstreth has made between every album since 2009’s “Bitte Orca.” The band’s vice has always been over-indulgence, but here Longstreth channels that instinct into frenetic beats and glitchy electronics that bear as much resemblance to “Yeezus” or “22, A Million” as to anything in Dirty Projectors’ catalog. Like Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Longstreth has drifted

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more and more into pop star territory as he makes the project his own, trading the tropes of rock for those of R&B and hip hop to craft pop music that’s as accessible as it is off-putting. In doing so, he’s consciously completed his evolution into that most hallowed territory in rock music: the auteur, the one-man band. But without the talents of Coffman and Angel Deridoorian (who also left the band in 2012) to complement him, Longstreth sounds more limited in scope even as his focus is more assured. “Dirty Projectors” sounds like the work of a man isolated in his vision and aware to a fault that, like

Gene Simmons said, “a band is a brand.” Another act releasing an album in the coming weeks, The Shins, underwent this transformation as an artistic vehicle for frontman James Mercer. After an “aesthetic decision” led Mercer to part ways (read: fire) his bandmates, The Shins became a bona fide one-man band beginning with 2012’s “Port of Morrow.” Out March 10, “Heartworms” continues in this vein, and if the singles released so far are any indication, the results are tepid. Numerous artists have pulled this trick See ONE MAN on Page 10

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The Oscars were predictable with a few shining moments Nina Wilder The Chronicle The 89th annual Academy Awards were held last Sunday and, in typical award show fashion, it was an indulgent and lackluster Hollywood affair that prompted more eye-rolls than elated outbursts–excluding, of course, the Best Picture fiasco, which was both wildly entertaining and mortifying. And while the ceremony ushered in many positive changes following the #OscarsSoWhite vilification over the last two years, the Academy irrevocably proved that it has ways to go in terms of championing genuine diversity and its perceived liberal ideals. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night talk show host you’ve definitely confused for Jimmy Fallon at one point in time, who gave a routinely uninspired and tasteless performance. He opted for cringeworthy and borderline racist jabs at the names of multiple people of color. (“Jimmy Kimmel thinks Mahershala is a weird name? Jimmy Kimmel sounds like dog treats,” one Twitter user wrote). He brought his ongoing feud with Matt Damon to the stage, a shtick that quickly grew trite for everyone but the small cohort of people who actually detest Matt Damon. He tweeted Donald Trump and patted the Academy on the back for being less racist than America’s president. Somehow, though, Kimmel’s lowbrow and hackneyed mess of jokes wasn’t the most upsetting part of the night. The Academy managed to laud two different men with abusive, sexist and sexually inappropriate pasts. Mel Gibson, who allegedly beat his exwife Oksana Grigorieva in 2010 and definitely told her that she deserved to be raped, was nominated for the Best Director award for his work on

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Oscars featured a lackluster Jimmy Kimmel, a poor showing for favorite “La La Land” and, of course, the Best Picture fiasco.

“Hacksaw Ridge.” Casey Affleck, who was sued by two female crew members for sexual harassment in 2010, won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his part in “Manchester by the Sea.” Irrespective of both men’s individual talents and abilities, the Academy has a less-than-stellar record awarding sex criminals and abusers. Roman Polanski, a convicted statutory rapist, won a directing Oscar in 2003 and Woody Allen, an alleged child molester who married his adopted daughter, has run the gamut for Oscar nominations and wins. There’s an entire discussion to be held as to whether or not art should be judged separately from its artist, but when it came time to hand Casey Affleck his Oscar, something felt entirely immoral about the exchange.

Even the presenter, Brie Larson, refused to clap after Affleck’s win. The evening, which was poised to be a historic sweep for Damien Chazelle’s somewhat controversial but highly popular “La La Land,” took a sharp turn after many awards that were supposedly set in stone were given to apparent dark horses. The award for Best Sound Mixing went to “Hacksaw Ridge” over “La La Land,” curious given the fact that the latter was a musical, but explainable knowing that the Academy has a soft spot for war movies in this category. Likewise, “Hacksaw Ridge” upended “La La Land” once again when it won Best Editing, an award typically reserved for movies with some semblance of pacing and coherent cuts (sorry, not sorry).

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Still, “La La Land” took home a considerable amount of technical awards and Emma Stone managed to snag the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role, solidifying the film’s reign over the current awards season. Most deserved, perhaps, was Damien Chazelle’s award for Best Director— the opening sequence of “La La Land” alone was enough to christen the budding filmmaker as a visionary, and his win will indubitably elevate him as a director whose work will be highly-– anticipated for years to come. It was at the close of the ceremony, though, when the slow step of the evening exploded into a moment that will inevitably be relayed in See OSCARS on Page 10

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MSA spoken word night makes us listen to other perspectives Melissa Letzler The Chronicle Student rappers and spoken word artists took to the stage Saturday night at the Muslim Student Association’s spoken word night. The, part of Duke’s Islam Awareness month, highlighted special guest Amir Sulaiman, a Muslim recording artist, spoken word performer, actor and Harvard Fellow. Sulaiman’s spoken word is striking and powerful: his piece “Danger” cuts through the facade of political correctness. It carries tones of retribution and violence—not just in reference to the brutal and cruel treatment of African American men and women when they were enslaved by fellow humans—but in reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and white supremacy. Sulaiman says he “will slice his belly open”, to free black souls which have been taken by institutional violence, police and slavery. He ends the piece saying we must “fight, kill, and die free.” In contrast, student per former and self-identified Muslim Jimshad Farooque Jr., spoke of gradualism, believing that peace, tolerance, patience and love can conquer hate.

However, Farooque said he believes the message of “Danger” is incredible, and that it gives a power ful voice to the injustices committed against black people. “There are people that believe you should fight and kill until you’re free, and I guess over time, when injustice after injustice keeps getting committed you get frustrated. I agree that he has a right to be mad, but I don’t agree with the method,” Farooque said. When asked how people who are not Islamic or black should receive and listen to the anger expressed in his spoken word, Farooque suggested a solution that should seem obvious but often isn’t: listening and thinking. “If a race or religion plays a part in a piece, try to think about why they’re saying what they’re saying. Think about why that person is angry,” he said. Farooque said he does not rap exclusively about faith. He raps about about his experiences, about who he is as a person and even about stories he makes up in his head. Sophomore Eric Morgenstern, also known as the rapper eQ, was another highlight.. While Morgenstern does not identify as Muslim, he said he has taken considerable inspiration from Islam by growing up in a

community where many practiced Islam. Morgenstern practices ethical humanism, practitioners of which, Morgenstern noted, attribute worth and dignity to human life as a starting point in their quest to an ethical life. The influence of Morgenstern’s beliefs is evident in his artistic pursuits – his production name is eP, an abbreviation for Ethical Productionz, and his former rapper name was eQuality. At the spoken

word night, Morgenstern per formed “Down the Road” where he delved into his ability to change his fate. He suggested we do have considerably more agency in determining our future than we practice, but it is quite possible we will never use our agency and continue to maintain the status quo. For these artists, though, the status quo was anything but satisfactory. They used their agency to perform.

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Thundercat’s ‘Drunk’ stays goofy when the world is anything but Will Atkinson The Chronicle

Even a month before its release, Stephen Bruner’s latest album made an impression with its cover art. The bassist himself is pictured at point-blank range, his face halfsubmerged in a pool of what could either be water or wine, his eyes wide and wild. With its film-like grain and retro title card, the album art would be at home in a bin of the ‘70s funk and jazz vinyls that influenced it. Meanwhile, the distorted expression on the artist’s face suggests a terror that borders on comic. The music follows suit: even when the state of the world terrifies on so many levels, Bruner chooses to revel in the absurdity of it all. On “Drunk,” he keeps things goofy when his surroundings are anything but. The result is a sprawling opus and the solo breakout for a musician who has been one of the key conspirators in so many of the biggest moments in hip hop in the last ten years. Bruner, a.k.a. Thundercat, began as a member of L.A. thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies, then raised his profile as a session musician for artists like Erykah Badu and Flying Lotus. The release of the latter’s “Cosmogramma” in 2010 launched a creative partnership that continues to this day, the two sharing Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder record label. It’s hard to imagine the sound of one without the other close behind, whether in FlyLo’s frenetic production or in Bruner’s noodling bass. He found another creative complement in Kendrick Lamar, becoming a main architect in Lamar’s 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Months later, with the release of the EP “The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam,” Bruner scored a minor crossover hit with “Them Changes,” whose springy, P-Funk-indebted groove

established the bassist with a voice of his own. Interestingly, although the song is nearly two years old, Bruner chose to include “Them Changes” on the final tracklist of “Drunk.” If anything, the move enhances rather than disrupts the album’s cohesiveness, providing a grounding point for “Drunk”’s spacey digressions. The onetwo punch of single “Friend Zone” and “Them Changes,” as well, forms a high point on the album, a gem buried amid its back half. And what a back half it is—in total, the album comprises 23 tracks that spread over 51 minutes. This format gives Bruner full agency to indulge his inner weirdo, each track an offthe-wall vignette that rarely exceeds 3 minutes. Like J Dilla’s “Donuts,” “Drunk” lends itself to rediscovery. With every listen a new sonic element, whether a subtle keyboard texture or an isolated vocal line, reveals itself. Tying these moments together, as suggested by the title, is the common thread of inebriation. “Let’s go hard, get drunk and travel down a rabbit hole,” Bruner implores on the first track. “Drunk,” however, is no party record. It’s ridiculously, undeniably fun, but even when Bruner’s narrators—and the who’s who of guests he brings along for the ride, including Flying Lotus, Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and (yes) Kenny Loggins—are getting wasted, they do so knowing that death, or worse, “the descent into madness,” could be looming around the corner. At the end of the night, so much about tomorrow remains unknown. When Thundercat embarks on his trip, it’s a way of reconciling with a world that otherwise threatens to destroy him. His forays into downright silliness (actual lyric: “so many feels, bro / L-O-L”), geeky references (Mortal Kombat and Dragon Ball Z both get shoutouts) and escapist fantasies (“Show You the Way,” “Tokyo”) belie his consciousness of his surroundings.

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Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Thundercat’s “Drunk” comes across as goofy and upbeat while tackling serious themes.

On “Jameel’s Space Ride,” he croons over chirping Nintendo synthesizers, “I want to go right, I’m safe on my block / Except for the cops / Will they attack? Would it be ‘cause I’m black?” Lines such as these read like seeds of terror in a wandering mind that never fully develop—they’re delivered in the same cartoonish falsetto Bruner always uses, making their gravity that much more striking. Like the evocative

cover art, Thundercat holds terror and humor in the same hand. Rather than let the fear weigh him down, Bruner chooses to go down that rabbit hole. “Although it seems like it’s all crashing down, I just want to ride my bike,” he sings, just after wondering about the cops on his block. “Just let me ride off into space.” On “Drunk,” he’s generous enough to take us along with him.

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Future continues to forge his legacy in the trap subgenre with his release of a self-titled album. “FUTURE” is the trap king’s attempt to solidify his claim to the trap throne as he explores a range of themes that speak to the potential for Future’s diversity as a trap artist. For instance, “Mask Off” tells the stor y of the trapper’s transition from drug dealing into a legitimate career in music. The song details a metaphorical mask coming on and off, revealing a sensitive, vulnerable Future to the audience. However, this comes with the ever-present misogynoir in his lyrics. It features the daring addition of a flute melody sampled from Tommy Butler’s “Prison Song” featuring Carlton Williams. This is a strange—and yet pleasant—feature of the song that makes it worth the listen. “Feds Did a Sweep” continues in the vein of a vulnerable Future as he details losing friends to incarceration. The track comes after “When I Was Broke,” a backhanded ode to

a significant other. In contrast, “Scrape” and “I’m So Groovy” are up-tempo songs with beats that will lighten a mood at any party. This is also at the expense of perpetuating disrespectful, sexist ideas into a pleasant, social space. As a result, any woman committed to the preser vation of her dignity will find herself squirming at each song. Aside from Future’s chauvinism, the rest of the album bores Future’s casual listeners. Drawn in by catchy hooks from past albums, these listeners will find that the new album tirelessly drags on. Every song will melt into each other until the listener realizes that the album is nearly over. For this reason, “FUTURE” will only resonate with the trapper’s core fan base. This is not surprising since all of Future’s signature elements are present in the new album. The trademark, auto-tuned voice returns to glide over synthesized trap beats with snappy melodies and rhythms. This is unfortunate as the highly anticipated release happens to be a lackluster addition to a large collection of fiery club hits. Even with noteworthy production by Metro Boomin’, “FUTURE” ultimately dissatisfies.

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before: Lilys, Guided by Voices, Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes, Mountain Goats, Tame Impala. At its best, the one-man band magnifies the artistic vision of an individual under the guise of a full band. At its worst, it can seem like a deliberate, self-aggrandizing ploy for credibility— and, it should not be forgotten, it so often comes from a place of privilege (see: Two White Guys Declare Indie Rock Dead Since 2009). As their careers have progressed, Mercer and Longstreth fall increasingly into the latter camp. With their recent output, each has retreated into an insular outlook, one that suggests they fear, just as much as their fans do, that their best work is behind them.

excitement to our future children. (“Mom, where were you when the 2017 Oscars gaffe went down?”) Faye Dunaway announced that “La La Land” won Best Picture and nothing seemed out of the ordinary—it was the anointed darling of the night– but the win felt wrong. As radical as “La La Land” claimed to be, it was still a film directed by, starring and centered around white folks in Los Angeles, and it was certainly not the best film nominated. And then the Oscars producers rushed the stage as the cast and crew of “La La Land” accepted the Best Picture award, awkwardly relaying to the emotional horde that a mistake had been made:

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do not exist separately from their surroundings–they are intertwined with real people and real experiences. By awarding “Moonlight” with Best Picture, the Academy validated and respected a highly compelling and important story. So while the 89th Academy Awards ceremony was not profound in the sense that it repeated many of its problematic behaviors, its shining moments proved that “risky” films (read: movies with an all-black cast and a gay lead character) can win Academy Awards and garner commercial success. Regardless of the innumerable ups and downs of Sunday’s show, one fact remains clear: positive change is on the horizon for the Oscars and the film industry as a whole.

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‘HE’S NO FRESHMAN OUT HERE’ Rookie Frank Jackson sparks Duke in key ACC victory

Brian Pollack The Chronicle For most of the year, Frank Jackson has managed to stay out of the spotlight as the fourth member of Duke’s hyped freshman class. Even as he started off the season with eight consecutive double-digit scoring performances, much of the focus was on the rookies on the sidelines—Jayson Tatum, Harry Giles and Marques Bolden—and when the trio would return. But now, with the regular season drawing to a close, Jackson is asserting himself as perhaps the most important newcomer for Duke’s postseason hopes. For the second straight game, the freshman guard was the spark plug for the Blue Devil offense—and this time, it was enough to carry Duke to a 75-70 win against Florida State Tuesday night in a game that was not nearly as close as the final score implies. With junior Grayson Allen still hampered by an ankle injury, Jackson slid into the starting lineup for the first time in more than three weeks and just the fourth time in league play. And after halftime, he made his presence felt with a dominant stretch that, by now, should look familiar to Blue Devil fans. Jackson poured in 13 points in the first 4:23 of the second half with a flurry of jumpers and blowby drives, nearly doubling Florida State’s output and giving Duke a 19-point lead that allowed the team to coast the rest of the way. “Frank played incredible today,

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Lily Coad | The Chronicle Freshman Frank Jackson had a career-high 22 points against Florida State, erupting for 10 points in the first 4:23 of the second half to put his team up 19.

he was huge for us—especially the offensive explosion he had in the second half,” Allen said. “He’s started games before, so I just told him to explode like he does when he comes off the bench. He really is an explosion of offense and defense—he just attacks. I tried to tell him, when I was on the bench, what I was seeing out there, what he could do more of, but it really wasn’t much—he was doing a great job out there.” Jackson produced similar singlehanded runs during nonconference play against Kansas and Michigan State,

showing a flair for the bright lights that should serve him well come March. After leading the Blue Devils with 16 points in Saturday’s loss against Miami, the Alpine, Utah, native notched a career-high with 22 Tuesday, and looks like he is starting to put together all the pieces he flashed so tantalizingly earlier in the year. “He played like a senior tonight. He’s no freshman out here. You can’t say that anymore,” graduate student Amile Jefferson said. “He’s a player and he played like a veteran tonight. And I’m so proud of him.”

For much of the season, Duke has struggled to find a point guard to initiate the offense, and Jackson is becoming increasingly comfortable bringing the ball up. The rookie had one of his worst games of the season against the Seminoles in January, when he missed all five of his shots from the field and looked overmatched by Florida State’s physicality. The Seminoles came right back at the Blue Devils with their aggressive man-to-man defense, but this time Jackson showed he was up to the task. No matter who Florida State tried to stick on him—and its 12-man rotation ensured Jackson saw no shortage of fresh bodies—he was able to blow past his defender with ease. “He’s improved a lot. He’s getting a lot more comfortable out there. He’s becoming really poised with the ball and he’s really handling the pressure well,” Allen said. “That’s huge for us and we obviously have belief in him because we’ve seen him do this multiple times. He had a lot of experience at the beginning of the year, which I think really helped him.” In Allen, Luke Kennard and Matt Jones, the Blue Devils have a trio of other backcourt options who do most of their damage with their shooting strokes. Jackson has proven himself as an adequate marksman—he’s hitting 37.0 percent of his 3-point attempts and knocked down 3-of-4 Tuesday—but his electric quickness off the dribble allows him to penetrate into the lane and break See JACKSON on Page 13

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Ian Jaffe | Chronicle File Photo Thomas Sirk led the Blue Devils to an 8-5 campaign in 2015 but missed last year due to two Achilles injuries.

The Blue Devils entered the spring thinking they might potentially have another quarterback competition on their plate if Thomas Sirk recovered well from yet another Achilles injury. But the 6-foot-4 signal caller has decided to transfer rather than compete with Daniel Jones for playing time. Duke announced Sirk’s decision to transfer Monday morning. The 2015 starter graduated last May, and the University is letting him transfer to any school outside the ACC and other than 2017 opponents Army, Baylor, N.C. Central and Northwestern. Since Sirk already graduated, he will be eligible to play right away after earning a master’s degree from Duke in May.

“First and foremost, we are 100 percent supportive of Thomas and his decision to complete his eligibility at another school,” head coach David Cutcliffe said in a release. “I’ve said it many times before: Thomas is an incredible young man. He’s conscientious, dedicated and what I would consider the ultimate teammate due to his selflessness and leadership qualities. Thomas loves Duke. He and I have had great discussion regarding this decision, and his love for this university and everything it represents is what made this decision so difficult for him.” After leading the Blue Devils to an 8-5 record and their first bowl win in 54 years in December 2015, Sirk suffered a rupture of his left Achilles tendon See SIRK on Page 12

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Brown, Greenwell collect Hank Tucker elected first-team All-ACC honors sports editor of V. 113 Staff Reports The Chronicle In a season defined by exceeding expectations, perhaps no player has reflected this theme during Duke’s eyecatching year more than junior transfer Lexie Brown. After not being included on the preseason All-ACC team, Brown earned first-team AllACC honors Tuesday along with redshirt junior Rebecca Greenwell, who was included on the preseason squad. The Blue Devils’ two leading scorers, Brown and Greenwell led Duke to a 25-4 regular season, including a 13-3 mark in league play. Duke was picked

to finish sixth in the conference at the start of the season, but tied for second in the league standings and will be the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. The league’s 10 best players are included on the first team. Brown is a candidate for ACC Player of the Year and Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie would seem to be a favorite for ACC Coach of the Year—those awards will be announced Wednesday. A first-team All-Big Ten performer at Maryland in 2014-15 before sitting out as a transfer, Brown’s dynamic playmaking and sweet shooting stroke gave McCallie’s See W. BASKETBALL on Page 13

Staff Reports The Chronicle Sophomore Hank Tucker was elected sports editor of The Chronicle’s 113th volume at a department-wide meeting. Tucker, a Durham native and graduate of Durham Academy, will begin his one-year term April 26 and lead a staff of about 30 writers and editors. He will replace senior Amrith Ramkumar. “I have been surrounded by Duke athletics for my whole life and am excited to put some of my knowledge to use as sports editor,” Tucker said. “I can’t wait to see what our great staff has in store next year for our coverage of

all of Duke’s varsity sports.” Tucker is currently the editor of The Blue Zone, The Chronicle’s sports blog, and also serves as a men’s basketball beat writer. He was previously a beat writer for women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball. In his platform and speech, Tucker stressed the need to go beyond typical previews and game stories and diversify content, publishing more features and analytical pieces for Duke’s sports teams. He also suggested expanding The Chronicle’s multimedia presence, integrating more video breakdowns and graphics into game stories as the newspaper continues to become See TUCKER on Page 13

sports Jack White | The Chronicle Lexie Brown and Rebecca Greenwell led the Blue Devils to a 25-4 regular season, including six wins against top-20 competition.

Bre Bradham | The Chronicle Hank Tucker will begin his term as The Chronicle’s sports editor April 26, replacing senior Amrith Ramkumar.

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physical than they were when they first played Florida State, contesting the Seminoles’ pick-and-rolls more aggressively and keying on the team’s leading scorer—sophomore Dwayne Bacon. Bacon got just three first-half shot attempts against Jones, and his big men squandered several easy looks in the paint that could have given Florida State an early advantage on the road. Ojo, Smith and Koumadje shot just 1-of10, and the Seminoles posted 38 points in the paint after racking up an absurd 56 in the January meeting. Although Bacon and Xavier Rathan-Mayes got going after halftime to fuel Florida State’s comeback effort, combining for 34 points, their strong finish to the game was too little, too late. One of the top floor generals in the nation, Rathan-Mayes entered the game having amassed 23 assists against just two turnovers in his last three contests. But the junior matched a season-low with just one helper Tuesday, an indication that an up-and-down Duke defense put together one of its more complete performances. “That was a key to the game, because usually he sets the table,” Krzyzewski said. “Our goal was to try to keep him out of the paint…. We actually were doing that pretty well until we got worn out, and they just pushed it down our throats at the end, but still, we had enough to win.” Now tied with the Seminoles for fourth in the ACC, the Blue Devils will look to secure a double bye in next week’s conference tournament in New York with a win at No. 5 North Carolina Saturday night.

Starting in place of junior Grayson Allen—who played just 16 minutes and still looked less explosive after sitting out against Miami—Jackson played one of his best games of the season to inject life into the team’s offense. The Alpine, Utah, native fed off a slew of transition opportunities created by Jefferson’s defense inside, shooting 8-of-15 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. After sparking the Blue Devils’ 9-0 run near the end of the first half that staked Duke (23-7, 11-6 in the ACC) an 11-point halftime advantage, Jackson’s transition triple with 15:37 remaining gave

Jack White | The Chronicle Freshman Jayson Tatum made a key layup late in the contest and combined with Luke Kennard for 32 points and 15 rebounds.

the team its biggest lead of the night and sent Cameron into a stupor. “Frank brings an energy to our team that nobody else can. Other guys, they bring energy, but Frank opens us up a lot,” sophomore Luke Kennard said. “The way he’s been playing, we need him to continue to do that for us to be good.” Duke let Florida State (23-7, 11-6) cut the lead to eight with 6:26 remaining thanks to a 7-0 run, but Kennard responded with a key triple and a Jayson Tatum layup two minutes later extended the lead to 12. Kennard and Tatum joined Jefferson and Jackson in double figures, combining for 33 points and 15 rebounds. The Seminoles clawed back within eight with less than three minutes left before Kennard knocked down a pair of free throws to preserve the win. Coming off a two-game losing streak, Duke’s win Tuesday was its its fourth against a top-20 opponent and first relatively stressfree victory in more than a month. Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski was able to sub Jefferson and senior Matt Jones out for one last ovation in front of the crowd and embrace the two consummate glue guys and leaders who have been on the court for more than 100 victories apiece. “Four years here ain’t for the fainthearted. To have that moment with Coach K—honestly, I’ve had a couple moments like that over my four years—but to be an old man basically to these kids and to have that moment with Coach, it was one that I’ll cherish and remember,” Jones said. From the outset, the Blue Devils were more

SIRK from page 11 Feb. 9, 2016, before partially tearing it again Aug. 25 during fall camp. His right Achilles tendon had previously ruptured, costing him the 2013 season, so the NCAA granted him a sixth year of eligibility last November. If Sirk can stay healthy, he showed his ability to be an effective quarterback at the ACC level—his 285.7 total yards per game ranked third in 2015. “When I joined the program in the spring of 2012, I never expected that I would leave here with two degrees and to become the man that I am today,” Sirk said in the release. “I am grateful that Coach Cutcliffe believed in me to play quarterback at the next level when not very many people did. I will carry with me the life lessons I learned both on and off the field and I’ll leave Duke University prepared to handle any situation that life could throw my way.” One of the reasons for his decision to transfer is likely how effective Jones was at the end of the 2016 campaign— the rookie led Duke to its upset win against then-No. 17 North Carolina and improved throughout the season, making him the starter when the Blue Devils opened spring practice Feb. 3. Duke’s spring showcase will be March 4 as the Blue Devils get used to life without one of the program’s mainstays and captains the past few years.

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Jack White | The Chronicle Although senior Matt Jones had another rough shooting day, his first-half defense on Dwayne Bacon was critical to the Blue Devils’ strong start.

guarantee that he will regain his top form this season, Duke may soon face a difficult tradeoff of minutes for the established veteran and down opposing the charging rookie. defenses in a way Blue Devil head coach rank brings an energy that his teammates to our team that no one Mike Krzyzewski touted cannot. Allen’s Jackson’s competitiveness else can. — Luke Kennard injury woes have him and toughness after moving a step slower Tuesday’s win, qualities late in the year, and that are vital for a team Jackson’s explosion gives him another that has shown a tendency to play close games gear off the bounce. against just about any opponent. “When he’s like that, he makes our “I’m just trying to stay aggressive, I’m team even better, and it’s really good just trying to create for my teammates. to see,” Kennard said. “He’s put in I’m playing the full 40 minutes hard tons of work. He’s one of the hardest and trying to make every play count,” working guys on the team, and it’s Jackson said. “I know Coach is going to really showing.” put me here and myfor teammates in situations Advertise With Allen’s health up in the air and nothewhere can do some things.” bestI results

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ast Saturday, the Democratic National Committee, the formal governing body of the national Democratic Party, held its first contested election for its Chair position since 1985. It comes at a historical moment when centerleft parties across the world are in disarray against a rising tide of far-right populism. In France, the incumbent Socialist Party is running fourth in the polls, and Emmanuel Macron, a popular former minister who formed a new center-left party with the intent of preventing far-right candidate Marine Le Pen from taking the presidency, is predicted to lose to her in the first-round election. The past year has also seen insurgent far-right populist challenges in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy that have mirrored the run of Donald Trump last year. The DNC race was thus a moment for the Democratic Party leadership to decide where the future of the party lay. The two candidates—Tom Perez, former Labor Secretary in the Obama administration, and Keith Ellison, Representative from Minnesota and head of the Progressive Caucus—could be said to represent the Clintonite and progressive wings of the party, respectively. Perez narrowly won 235 votes to Ellison’s 200 and immediately named Ellison Deputy Chair in an act

of reconciliation and party unity. What does this mean for the Democratic Party? Perez is a veteran of the Obama administration, received the endorsements of President Obama and Vice President Biden and (broadly speaking) shares the center-left ideology of Clinton and the former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz of Florida. Further, Perez, whose parents are Dominican immigrants, fits with the Democratic strategy of capturing Latinx votes as that population continues to increase. Ellison, a black Muslim, represents a Bernie Sanders-tinged progressive

Editorial persuasion and was endorsed by Sanders, New York City mayor Bill De Blasio and (surprisingly) Chuck Schumer, thought to be a mainstay of the Democratic establishment. Ellison presented a vision of a more boldly progressive Democratic Party that may have been tougher on both Wall Street and campaign finance reform and sought to pull back on the current unwavering alliance with Israel. Many progressives have bemoaned the results

of this election, which in many ways represents a decision on the part of Democratic Party to stay their previous course. In some respects, picking Perez feels a bit like the choosing Tim Kaine as Clinton’s vice presidential candidate—an anodyne pick that can be seen as a paean to demographically crucial Latinx voters. It is interesting to see how these identities were instrumentalized during the race: Perez was seen as someone whose identity was crucial to the future of the party, while Ellison’s Islamic faith was seen as a threat to Democratic commitments to Israeli relations. Perez’s decision to bring on Ellison as deputy does point toward broader unity between the warring factions within the party, at least at a superficial or symbolic level. However, it presents a stark contrast to the current situation of the Republican Party. When Reince Priebus went onstage at CPAC alongside Steve Bannon, it solidified the Republicans as unified under Trump’s presidency and ideology. The closeness of this race shows that the Democrats are still undergoing the convulsions of an identity crisis. For young liberalinclined students, it presents an opportunity for getting involved in the formative shaping of the future of the American left.

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ust days after a Duke University soccer player was granted a preliminary injunction to remain on campus after being suspended for sexual assault, the school released a survey with updated statistics on campus sexual assault. Duke has come back into the national spotlight for sexual assault with a lawsuit against the university filed by men’s soccer player Ciaran McKenna. On Feb. 15, Judge Orlando Hudson ruled that McKenna would remain at Duke for the remainder of the lawsuit. Duke is no stranger to lawsuits filed by students found responsible for sexual misconduct. In 2016—ten years after the infamous Duke lacrosse case—an ESPN documentary entitled “Fantastic Lies” brought back to public attention the way in which Duke handles sexual misconduct cases. In 2014, another Duke soccer player, Lewis McLeod, sued Duke for his degree after being expelled during his senior year. He is the first known student to be expelled for sexual assault at the university. Since McLeod’s expulsion, this sort of sanction has become more common at Duke. However, “common” is a relative term. As I dissected in my last column, “Breaking down the breakdown,” the Sexual Misconduct Review for the 2015-2016 school year shows that of 124 student sexual

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alongside his victim? On Feb. 20, the results of the Duke University Student Experiences Survey—conducted in the spring of 2016— were released to a campus reeling from the headlines on Feb. 15 that a student-athlete found responsible of sexual assault would return to campus. The survey released findings that would be shocking to anyone unfamiliar with the prevalence of sexual assault on campus. Since enrolling at Duke, 40 percent of undergraduate female respondents, along with 10 percent of undergraduate male respondents, reported being sexually assaulted while at Duke. In addition, Black/African-American and Hispanic undergraduate women reported higher rates of sexual assault than any other racial subgroup. Gay, lesbian and bisexual undergraduate students also reported a higher rate than heterosexual/straight undergraduates. The report also highlights that the majority of sexual assaults during the 2015-2016 academic year involved high levels of alcohol or drug use. A higher percentage of sexual assaults occurred off-campus, with the highest frequency occurring at Greek houses and bars/clubs. Residence halls were the most commonly reported on-campus location for sexual assault.

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misconduct reports, only four students were expelled. The report showed that one student was suspended, who can now be identified as McKenna. McKenna was not just found responsible for sexual misconduct in one instance, but was in fact found responsible by two separate panels. McKenna was allowed due process through, appealing the first panel decision that found him responsible for sexual misconduct. When the appeals panel found that there was procedural error in the first panel, a second panel found that the victim had not given consent, and also explicitly denied it. A second appeals panel then decided not to overturn this decision. McKenna was finally suspended this January for an assault that occurred in November 2015, over a year later. In court, McKenna’s lawyers argued that the details of the alleged sexual assault were not in dispute in this case, but instead whether Duke was negligent. Hudson agreed that there was proof that McKenna’s hearings may have been fundamentally unfair. Thus, the injunction was placed that McKenna should be allowed to remain on campus during the litigation of his case. McKenna’s lawyers have expressed enthusiasm that he will be allowed to continue his education at Duke. I demand that we look at how this will affect the education of his victim. Is it fair to force her to remain on a campus with her perpetrator who has been found responsible by the university on two separate occasions? If the details of the assault are not in dispute in this case, is it acceptable to allow a university-declared rapist to remain on-campus, studying

The majority of female undergraduates reported that their perpetrators were heterosexual males, while male undergraduates reported an equal percentage of male and female perpetrators. The majority of students reported that perpetrators were Duke students, but 30 percent of female undergraduates reported that despite this fact, they considered their perpetrator a stranger. The largest age subgroup of women reporting sexual assault is 18-year-olds, which coincides with female undergraduates reporting that most sexual assaults occurred during the first three months of their academic year. Male undergraduates reported that most assaults occurred in September, November and March. I can only hope that the enormous prevalence of sexual assault perpetrators and victims on-campus humanizes and grounds the McKenna case in a frightening reality. With 40 percent of female undergraduates and 10 percent of male undergraduates reporting being victims of sexual assaults while at Duke, it is highly likely that everyone on-campus knows someonesufferingfromtheconsequencesofanassault.Andyet, although the rights of McKenna’s education are being debated, discussions of these same rights for the victim are nowhere to be heard. Whether a victim decides they’re comfortable to go public or they’re to rightfully keep their privacy, victims deserve to continue their education in a safe and supportive environment, and must always be a part of the consideration. Delaney Dryfoos is a Trinity sophomore. Her column, “let’s talk sex,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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A ‘rare look’ at a common experience Correcting the sexual assault narrative

olumnist’s note: “Content Warning: rape, sexual assault” When a student-athlete is accused of sexual assault, the media tends to fall into a frenzy. We hear about “what a great guy” with “so much potential” the alleged rapist is. We hear about the “promiscuity” of the victim. The things she did that night to “encourage” what happened. Or about how she’s vindictive and “just changed her mind.” The entire narrative is constructed by the accused. We rarely hear from the victim. This same pattern is playing out, yet again, in The Chronicle’s reporting of the Ciaran McKenna case. The “facts” that keep getting reported are, actually, McKenna’s account of events. The voice of the victim has been completely left out of the public narrative, but McKenna has had no problem pontificating on the victim’s character. How very fair. The victim can’t speak for herself, but she has to witness this deluge of information about the worst day of her life spread across the pages of The Chronicle. She can’t defend herself when students publicly talk about the case on campus.

tears because I couldn’t get the words out. They ushered me back into a room and began asking me what happened. For the next several hours I sat on a hospital bed staring into space, switching between bouts of tears and hysterical laughter. It was like watching a sick parody of my own life. I was no longer connected to my body. He had been my friend. I knew him well. I never expected that he would attack me. As I was lying on a hospital bed in a gown, he was texting me insisting that nothing had happened. Apparently I was delusional and had made it all up. The cognitive dissonance of thinking of a person who had been my friend 24 hours prior, and who now made me feel sick; it was paralyzing. I spent six hours in Duke hospital for the rape examination. I filed a report with Duke Police. I was lucky to have close friends sit with me through it all. I got home around 11 p.m., showered until my skin burned, and got into bed. I received a final text from him, confirming everything that happened

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She doesn’t have a voice. But I do. I was raped on Halloween of 2015. I went through the reporting process at Duke, just like this victim. The Chronicle recently wrote about the “rare look” this case gives Duke’s policies, but did not capture how they affect the victims who have to live through them. That is a onesided account. This is the real rare look, which isn’t so rare when you remember that 40 percent of women are sexually assaulted at Duke. I woke up to a text asking where I was for my group project meeting. Those first few minutes were the most disorienting. For several seconds everything seemed okay, but then a sinking feeling slowly set in. I couldn’t immediately articulate what exactly had happened the night prior, but I knew it wasn’t good. My heart rate picked up, beating as if I were sprinting a mile. It came flooding back and I began to shake. I started to repeat to myself, “It couldn’t have happened,” over and over again. It couldn’t have happened. It couldn’t have happened. It couldn’t have happened. All I wanted was to get into the shower and scrub the feeling of him off of me and scald my skin until it was raw, but I was already late. Canceling my group meeting somehow didn’t seem like an option. I threw on some sweatpants and a mismatched sweatshirt and went to Perkins. I quickly realized that concentrating was not going to be an option. As I sat at the table, I kept playing the night prior over and over again in my head. I couldn’t hear what my project mates were saying. My skin felt like it was on fire. I wanted to take it off, shed it like a snake, and run far away from this nightmare. After a few hours of trying to force myself to work to no avail, I began to really break down. My friends saw me start to lose it and left Perkins with me. That’s when the ugly sobs started and I realized I should go to the hospital. I walked into the ER and burst into

Every meeting I had with the investigator, student conduct, my lawyers and the myriad of other people involved left me exhausted and unable to do work those days. In the end of January, Duke finally held my hearing. I had reported on November 3rd. It took almost three months just to get a hearing. The hearing was without a doubt the worst day of my life. I spent 12 hours reliving my nightmare on the top floor of the Crowell building, sitting two feet from my attacker. A wooden panel separated us, but I could see his feet and hands and hear his breath. I had to describe, yet again, what happened that night, all while he sat right next to me. Then I had to listen to him describe in painful detail to a panel of strangers what he said happened that night, a narrative devoid of any semblance of truth. There is nothing more dehumanizing than hearing someone describe the things they did to your body without your consent and then try to laugh it off. I was physically sore the next day from crying. I tried to celebrate with friends when the hearing was finally over, but I couldn’t

experience of my life. I am thankful for all the resources I had access to that most survivors do not. But I am furious that the hurdles for reporting are still so high. I’m furious that 40 percent of undergraduate women are sexually assaulted at Duke, but only four Duke students were expelled last year for sexual assault. I’m furious that I talk to other victims on a weekly basis and, for the vast majority, their friends chose not to believe them. I’m furious that men find it acceptable to put their hands on women at Shooters without their consent. I’m furious that this campus is still widely ambivalent. I am telling my story because I am tired of hearing that victims “just need to report.” I’m tired of hearing people vilify victims for not coming forward to report sexual assault. I was as prepared as possible to file a complaint, and it was still a nearly insurmountable barrier. I was privy to support and knowledge of the system few have the proper access to, and it was barely enough. Had I understood the full emotional toll of reporting, I am not sure I would have. It would have been much easier just

shake the anxiety. Three months of pain and misery, and what if he won? Waves of relief poured over me when I found out that he was expelled a few days later. I celebrated with friends, thinking my nightmare finally over. But he appealed with a fury I did not anticipate. He hired a psychologist to suggest that because I had PTSD when I was a first-year that I had made it all up. Although Duke requirements at the time stipulated that he make his appeal five days after the outcome of the hearing, Duke gave him two weeks. Despite requirements limiting appeals to 1,500 words, he submitted 87 pages. He used one of those pages to threaten both the University and me with a lawsuit should he be expelled. Months later—in April—Duke finally upheld his expulsion. He packed up and left, and I haven’t seen him since. This past year I’ve lived in terror that I’ll be handed a lawsuit. I still worry that maybe he will. The only reason I am glad I reported is because he is no longer here. Duke is my campus again, and I no longer walk around in fear of seeing him. But the costs of reporting sexual assault cannot be exaggerated. I lost two of my closest friends. One of them actively helped him try to win his case against me. The time requirements of meeting with attorneys and drafting statements are roughly the equivalent of two additional classes. The emotional labor of meeting with an investigator and then being expected to go to class was exhausting. I struggled to get out of bed, finish assignments and do the things I loved to do. I left class crying more than once. I came up with excuses for why I couldn’t complete things on time. Had he not been found responsible, I would not have made it to where I am today. I am grateful to Duke for expelling him. I’m grateful to my friends and family for supporting me through the hardest

to pretend like nothing ever happened. I am also telling my story because the victim in the McKenna case can’t. She had to live through the same reporting process I did not just once, but twice, and it still isn’t enough. She has to wake up every morning and read Chronicle headlines about the worst day of her life. She has to hear irrelevant garbage about the status of her virginity. She has to watch her entire life paraded around for everyone else to judge, unable to add a single word. Sure, she could make public comments if she wanted to. But every word would end up in court. Trying to publish in The Chronicle would mean every time someone Googled her name, it would be the first thing to come up. Thousands of eyes would follow her every move. Reporters would dig into her personal life. Silence is easier. You cannot imagine a worse hell. I don’t know how a “false report” would survive a six-month reporting process. There are so many easier, faster ways to ruin a person’s life than to file a false report for sexual assault. Accusing someone of cheating would be much faster, and would probably result in a harsher punishment. The process is hell. The only reason someone would voluntarily subject themselves to hell is because the alternative—watching your rapist walk around every day without a care in the world, still on campus—is so much worse. Editor’s note: The Chronicle reached out to the alleged victim for comment on the articles“Men’s soccer player suspended for sexual assault allowed to remain at Duke after preliminary injunction” and “Men’s soccer player’s lawsuit gives rare look into how Duke decides sexual misconduct cases,” and she declined to comment.

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after initially denying it. But he insisted I had consented to it. As if a consensual encounter could end with me sobbing in the ER. A lot of rape victims don’t report immediately. They may spend weeks or months trying to suppress memories of what happened, and then another untold weeks or months going through counseling. I was in the unique position of having already completed a year of therapy for experiences that happened in high school. I had spent the last two years working on the sexual misconduct policy at Duke and talking to victims about how to file reports. I had met with administrators that handle this issue. I personally knew survivors who had gone through the process themselves. I knew I wasn’t to blame, that I did nothing wrong, and that I did not deserve what had happened to me, feelings that often take survivors years to embrace. I had incredible lawyers through a UNC clinic. I had the support from the amazing Women’s Center staff. I had a phenomenal support system of friends. Reporting was still the worst experience of my life. The person who was once one of my friends became overnight my worst enemy. Seeing him on campus gave me heart palpitations and shortness of breath. I stayed in my apartment to avoid him. I peered around corners or big rooms before I entered them. I feared going to one of my favorite workspaces because he was always there. A close friend chose his side over mine because “he could never do that.” I had to describe what happened to me more times than I can count. The Duke investigator assigned to my case compiled a nearly 125-page report of what happened that night, with transcripts of my attacker’s disgusting version of events. Reading his statements, with ridiculous claims of how much I wanted what happened, made my stomach churn.

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In the summer of 2016, artist Torkwase Dyson and attorney/ environmental scientist Danielle Purifoy began a collaborative research project with citizens of historic black communities in North Carolina (Alamance County) and Alabama (Lowndes County). Traveling in a Dyson’s mobile solar-powered workspace—Studio South Zero—they documented places that date back to the post–Civil War era, when free blacks established communities of their own to distance themselves from white terrorism, often on land undesirable to white property interests. Many residents still lack access to a viable wastewater infrastructure, which threatens their health as well as local water quality and capacity for economic development. In Conditions of Fresh Water features photographs, drawings, paintings, writing, and audio recordings inspired by these places and their people, histories, power struggles, and victories.

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