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Pratt engineers more practical curriculum

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REIGN IN THE RAIN

By Elora Pradhan Contributing Reporter

Invigorated by a grand vision of the “new” Duke engineer, faculty members are working to change the Pratt curriculum. For the past 40 years, engineering curriculum everywhere has generally begun with basic theoretical classes followed by hands-on application later on—the Pratt School of Engineering is flipping this traditional construct on its head. Ravi Bellamkonda, the Vinik dean of Pratt, explained that the shift is to help students become more flexible in the way they approach different situations. “What we are trying to do more globally is enact the curriculum that will cultivate the characteristics we want to see in a Duke engineer,” he said. “We would like our students to be comfortable and practiced with solving messy, unscripted, real-world problems. We want them to be effective working in diverse teams to solve problems. We want them to have great written and oral communication skills. We want them to be entrepreneurially confident, to have the skills and practice to See CURRICULUM on Page 12

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Dear Noah: Choose love By Grant Besner Columnist

Dear Noah, As you very well know, it’s not all that difficult to spot me on any given autumnal day. Sit out on the West Campus quad for long enough and you will inevitably see a 5’10” lad strutting along in a vibrant Chanukah cardigan, my signature (and only) piece of seasonal outerwear. Bright blue and white with a patterned design of Jewish stars, dreidels, and menorahs, my sweater sometimes feels like a homing beacon, drawing in both compliments and praise, as well as questions about whether or not I know that it’s not Chanukah yet. Simply put, my sweater is part of who I am. So when I wake up each morning and grab this trusty knit garment, how it will affect my safety is the last thing on my mind. However, this past week, in light of the anti-Semitic massacre in Pittsburgh, I found myself not only mourning the senseless loss of eleven beautiful souls, but also hesitating to put on my cardigan, reconsidering how I navigate the world around me. See LOVE on Page 11

Duke comes away with a 20-12 win against Miami to become bowl eligible Henry Haggart | Sports Photography Editor Senior linebacker Ben Humphreys recovered a fumble on Miami’s 12-yard-line in Saturday’s road game.

By Conner McLeod Blue Zone Editor

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—The weather in South Beach was not kind to Duke Saturday evening, but that did not stop the Blue Devils from lighting up the field as it poured down on Hard Rock Stadium. Duke ended its two-game losing streak by defeating Miami 20-12 on the Hurricanes’ home turf, securing bowl eligibility for the sixth time in the last seven years. It was also the Blue Devils’ first win at since 1976 and their first overall win DUKE 20 Miami against the Hurricanes since 2013. “I just [have] got to compliment our 12 MIA squad and our assistant coaches for consistent and courageous effort in a very tough circumstance,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “Miami’s got an outstanding football team, we all know that, and they fought hard and we fought hard. That was kind of an old-fashioned mud game and we were fortunate to pull it out and get the win there in the fourth quarter.” It looked as though Duke (6-3, 2-3 in the ACC) had quickly bounced back from its disappointing loss to Pittsburgh a week ago, with a 75-yard touchdown on the ground by sophomore Deon Jackson on the Blue Devils’ first play from scrimmage. However, poor weather coupled with bad mental mistakes cost Duke the lead as it entered the locker room at halftime. It wasn’t until the end of the third quarter that the Blue Devils were able to find their rhythm and take control of the game. Though Duke’s special teams unit has not had the best track record this season, against Miami (5-4, 2-3) the unit played a big role in keeping the game as close as it was. Redshirt junior Joe Giles-Harris, who finished with a team-leading 12 total tackles, blocked the Hurricanes’ late third quarter field goal to stop Miami from going up by five points. Soon after, the Blue Devils put together a nine-play, 65-yard drive ending in a jump-pass touchdown caught by redshirt senior Daniel Helm from backup quarterback Quentin Harris, which put Duke up 17-12, its first lead since the beginning of the second quarter. The constant downpour transformed Hard

Rock Stadium’s field into a slip ‘n slide early on, making it harder for the Blue Devil front six to keep up with the Hurricanes’ speed in the first half. On the second Miami drive of the second quarter, Deejay Dallas, who finished with 124 rushing yards, sprinted 83 yards for a touchdown. Amidst the heavy rain, the Hurricane placeholder fumbled the ensuing snap, nullifying the extra point and keeping Duke in the lead 7-6. “You can’t let those kind of athletes get started. The only way that you have a chance, is to attack gaps,” Cutcliffe said. “You make a mistake against these people and it’s gonna hurt you.” That lead would not last for long, though. After an 82-yard drive just three minutes later ended with a six-yard Miami touchdown rush, the Hurricanes grabbed a 12-7 advantage on the Blue Devils. On the night, Duke continued its trend of struggling to contain opposing team’s rushers, allowing Miami to gain 300 yards on the ground for the game. The Blue Devils also struggled to generate much offense, as the team only converted on three of its 16 third-down plays. Nothing demonstrated Duke’s offensive struggles more than its inability to find paydirt after a potential momentum-swinging fumble recovery by senior Ben Humphreys on Miami’s 12-yard line. Duke could not muster anything but a threeand-out and a field goal by redshirt senior Collin Wareham to reduce Miami’s lead to 12-10. The heavy rain played a part in Duke’s offensive difficulties as well—Cutcliffe was forced to run the ball more than he probably would have liked, but Jackson, the main ball carrier in redshirt sophomore Brittain Brown’s absence, was effective for the Blue Devils, running for 113 yards and averaging 8.1 yards a carry. The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth affair of miscues and mental errors by both squads, making it anybody’s game. The Hurricanes intercepted a tipped pass from redshirt junior Daniel Jones, but instead of scoring on the next drive, Miami fumbled the ball after one play, giving the ball back to Duke. The Blue Devils did not play a perfect game by far, but they did just enough to win their second ACC matchup of the season. “We’ve got to play as if every play, as if every individual play is the play that’s gonna win the game,” Cutcliffe said. “Where I come from, they feed a pig, and slaughter hogs, so you don’t get hoggish, you better stay hungry.” Photo by Henry Haggart, sports photography editor.

More students are getting flu vaccines

Goalie’s goal seals victory

Letter: Price discusses financial aid

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Flu fighters: On-campus clinics see increase in vaccinations By Abby Kingsley

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Twenty percent more students have been vaccinated for influenza at Duke compared to the same time last year, according to one official. More than 1,300 students were vaccinated during the “Bryan Center Blitz” flu vaccine clinic held Wednesday, John Vaughn, director of Student Health Services, wrote in an email. Student Health has been hosting flu clinics in order to increase the number of students, staff and faculty that get vaccinated. Vaughn wrote that these flu clinics had vaccinated 5,168 students as of Thursday morning. The increase in vaccinations is in part due to the success of the flu vaccine clinics. Vaughn wrote that these have been helpful in increasing the number of students who get vaccinated. “The vast majority of students get them at one of our flu shot clinics around campus,” Vaughn wrote. At Duke, including those who were vaccinated at the flu vaccine clinics, 6,352 students and 1,073 staff members have gotten the flu vaccine since Aug. 1. If you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet, don’t worry— students can get a free flu shot anytime at Student Health. Students can make an appointment by phone or through MyChart or walk in before 3:30 p.m. “We offer students a flu shot at every visit, regardless of what they come in for, and I’d say most students take us up on the offer,” Vaughn wrote. The vaccines are funded by the Student Health budget which comes from the Student Health Fee. In addition to students, staff, faculty and dependents are also covered to receive seasonal flu vaccines under an employee’s Duke health plan. They can visit Employee Occupational Health and Wellness without an appointment. Duke has been hosting clinics to vaccinate these individuals as well. Wednesday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of flu death for the 2018-2019 season. “Flu is always a serious illness, and in some cases can lead to complications and result in death, which is why we strongly

encourage people to get vaccinated early and annually,” State Epidemiologist Zack Moore said in a news release. Officials stated that the number of flu cases is higher than the same period last year. In North Carolina, last year was the deadliest flu seasons since adult flu deaths became reportable in 2009. The state reported a total of 391 deaths. “Flu activity in the U.S. is low now, but expected to pick up in the coming weeks,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on its website. According to CDC data, as of Oct. 19, there have been 140.7 million doses of this season’s flu vaccine given out in the United States. Vaccines not only protect individuals, but communities as

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well. This concept is called herd immunity—the more people that are vaccinated in a community, the fewer people a virus can infect. Last year, sophomore Marley Kaplan was originally unable to get the flu shot early in the season due to asthma attacks that she was having. She noted that she got one eventually. “People should get the flu shot, because it’s not about protecting themselves. It’s about protecting others who can’t get the flu shot,” said Kaplan. In North Carolina last year, the majority of flu deaths were among individuals above the age of 65. Flu season lasts from late fall to early spring, with peak illness in January and February.

Call for Nominations

Nominations are now open for the Samuel DuBois Cook Society 2019 Awards. The presentations will be made at the annual dinner and awards ceremony on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.

The DuBois Cook Society was founded in 1997 to Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook November 21, 1928—May 29, 2017 honor the first African American faculty member hired and tenured at Duke University, and to recognize his contributions as a member of the Duke University Board of Trustees. To nominate a Duke faculty member, employee or student, please visit oie.duke.edu (click on the “about us” dropdown to see the Cook Society page link) to download a nomination form. All nominations must be received by November 8, 2018. Table sponsorship and individual ticket information is also available for download. Questions? Please email: carla.peraza@duke.edu

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Duke looks to fight ageism in Energy Week powers ahead medicine as it reforms curriculum By Anna Gotskind

five weeks. There was also a short-term pairing program for students to practice both social interaction and medical assessments. “We have done something called the ‘senior As ageism among providers becomes a more realized issue, Duke is working towards mentor’ program in the past, where we connected implementing a program for medical students to Duke medical students with seniors living in the interact with healthy older adults. community in Durham,” Heflin said. “It was Duke University School of Medicine will paired with a teaching session on care of older follow the lead of at least 20 other medical schools adults, where we focused on appreciation and around the country in its plans to implement understanding for older adults’ experience.” a program about misperceptions around older Until an official program exists, Heflin said patients. At Weill Cornell Medicine, the annual providers who work with older adults like him and anti-ageism program lasts two hours, but Duke Genao will continue to try to get involved in the does not yet have similar program in place. The curriculum development and speak to students medical school is hoping to integrate one in a outside of geriatric-specific courses. pending curricular reform. “In the medical school, in addition to trying “With the exception of pediatricians, everyone to do direct lecture hall teaching and hospital will be doing geriatrics and caring for older adults,” teaching, it means working with the teachers who said Mitchell Heflin, associate professor of medicine are surgeons and other specialists to get them at Duke and medical resident ‘97. “I think we owe tuned into special issues in care of older adults,” it to [students] to provide these experiences so that Heflin said. “They then teach that to their residents they graduate with skills in how to approach and and students. It’s a trickle down effect.” Heflin said he hopes this curricular reform will provide care for older adults.” In this curricular reform process, the medical become a priority, especially with the push for school has considered the input of three age-friendly healthcare systems, prioritizing usercommittees. Liza Genao, specialist in geriatric friendly and more person-oriented medical care medicine, sits on the clinical committee. Although as opposed to procedure-driven. At Duke, there is it made no decisions regarding structure, already an initiative to help older adults prepare for the committee has pushed for more student surgery and post-surgery outcomes. interaction with older adults. With this move towards age-friendly healthcare “One of the main things we recommended to the accompanied by an ever-increasing senior curriculum team was to consider early engagement population, Genao said it is crucial that all medical starting in the first week of medical school, students understand how to interact with older partnering with a senior in the community that they patients beyond a medical context. can follow over four years,” Genao said. “Doctors who think about the patient as a In the past, the School of Medicine has had person first, do patient-centered care, and are more similar programs in place. Up until 2013 when empathetic are able to be more resilient to the stressors the program was canceled, groups of students that medicine can bring,” Genao said. “They’re better followed seniors with specific conditions over equipped as physicians to be able to care for people.” By Shayal Vashisth

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As climate change becomes an increasingly pressing issue, Duke’s Energy Week has become more prominent than ever. Energy Week, a series of events from Nov. 4 to Nov. 9, will expose students to the possibilities of sustainable energy. The week is built around two main events, the energy conference and the case competition. Part of Energy Week’s events, the Duke University Energy Conference is an all-day event led by students that brings together leaders in the industry, government and academia. The goal is to foster connections and take a deeper look at energy markets, trends, policies and technologies. “One of our primary goals is to give students an opportunity to really explore what’s in energy,” said Nikhita Singh, marketing co-chair for Energy Week and a master in environmental management student at the Nicholas School of the Environment. “Energy’s

not really something that necessarily taught in a very traditional class sense, especially not to undergraduates.” The Energy Conference also includes two keynote speakers. The 2018 addresses will be given by Andy Haun, chief technical officer of Microgrids Schneider Electric, and Gerard Anderson, chairman and CEO of DTE Energy. The conference will also feature a full exhibition that people can walk through as well as side panels with presentations. “Our conference specifically ties into our theme,” said Alex Szerszen, a Master of Business Administration student at the Fuqua School of Business and co-president of the MBA Energy Club. “So our theme is ‘Energy +.’ We’ll have panels on Energy + Finance, Energy + Technology, Energy + Digital, that sort of thing in order to target different students who have different interests.” This year, Andrew Seelaus—who created the idea for Energy Week—is a partner for the case competition. Seelaus, MBA ‘17 and MEM ‘17, works for a company called See WEEK on Page 4

Special to the Chronicle Energy Week is on campus Nov. 4 to Nov. 9 and includes a case competition.

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PowerGen Renewable Energy, that focuses on building off-grid solar and wind power systems in East Africa. The competition is comprised of 35 graduate students who submitted different case solutions for how to bring solar and wind energy into East Africa. “We had four international teams submit and we had one international team who made it to the final round this year so that’s something unique,” said Zach Siegel, and MBA student at Fuqua and co-president of the MBA Duke Energy Club. “Historically, we haven’t had many international teams submitting for the case competition.” Beyond the energy conference and case competition, there will also be several other events throughout the week put on by various energy clubs. The Pratt MEMP Energy Club will be running a research poster presentation that invites students, faculty and professionals to present their energy-related research. For this event, prizes will be awarded to the top three posters with a separate award for the best undergraduate poster presentation. A major component of Energy Week is simply bringing together students to learn about and better understand sustainable energy and the advances being made in the industry, Singh explained. It also provides a space for people interested in energy to connect. “Every event has two or three leaders and with them—they have their own set of two or three volunteers,” Singh said. “It’s a huge student-led series. We manage to engage students at every school and in every degree program here.” Yoshizumi added that even though the week has begun, it’s not too late to get involved. The unsustainable use of fossil fuels will inform much of the discussions and events at Energy Week. The team explained that there is a huge focus on reducing carbon use, which will appear in the technology and research being presented not only from Duke professors but from local companies in the Triangle area as well. Another highlight is the zero-emissions electric bus from Proterra that will be presented at the kickoff event, where founder Dale Hill will speak. The University recently announced that two of these buses would be added to its fleet starting in 2020, according to a press release. Energy Week is also partnering with the Duke Carbon Offset Initiative, and there will be a carbon net-zero event focusing on how Duke is going to reduce its carbon emissions. “That’s one of the events that we’re especially excited for just because we figure that it would have broad appeal and especially for any student at Duke, its hyper-relevant,” Yoshizumi said.

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Alex Rosenberg, R. Taylor Cole professor of philosophy, recently wrote a new book called “How History Gets Things Wrong: The Neuroscience of Our Addiction to Stories.” The interview has been edited for length and clarity. The Chronicle: How would you describe your new book? Alex Rosenberg: “How History gets Things Wrong” talks about how neuroscience shows us why the theory of mind, which we employ to navigate through our day-to-day lives, which drives our demand for stories and addresses our questions, is profoundly wrong in its account of human behavior. If we want to understand human behavior and channel it into a more constructive and benevolent direction, then we have to give up this theory of mind and substitute science for it. TC: What is an example of a historical event from your book that cannot be explained by narrative history? AR: The sudden emergence, thousand-year persistence and 10-year disappearance of foot-binding in China cannot be explained by religion, culture or narrative history but by game theory. Binding feet was a fitness reducing process that made everybody worse off. If everybody was binding their daughter’s feet, nobody could cease to do so without condemning them to spinsterhood and so a custom emerged, largely because of the emperors interest in securing the certainty of paternity amongst his concubines. Pushed down the social hierarchy, it was a merry-go-round that nobody could get off of. The system finally unraveled because a small number of people at a certain point in history began to commit themselves to one another to marry within the group, and not to bind feet within the group. TC: Why is effective history problematic? AR: When people understand their histories, it gets them angry and riled up against people they have historically been in conflict with. That resentment and a desire for revenge causes them to do bad things. A famous physicist once said, “There are good people who do good things, there are bad

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people who do bad things, but to get a good person to do a bad thing takes religion.” I think it also takes history. TC: What do you think was the biggest American mistake? AR: The Constitution of the United States. The worst founding document ever contrived, specifically designed to obstruct democracy and ensure the continued domination of the rich over everyone else. TC: What do you think is the biggest challenge to humanity today? AR: Donald Trump. He’s a dangerous megalomaniac who has no interest in anything but self-aggrandizement. He has the largest quantum of power of any individual in the world, and a disgusting private life.

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Duke defense finds a knack for big plays, holds Hurricanes scoreless in the second half of victory By Liz Finny Associate Sports Editor

Saturday night proved to be a series of highs and lows for the Blue Devils. Duke came away with a 20-12 win against Miami, securing a sixth win to make them bowl eligible and beating Miami on the road for the first time since 1976. The night was marked with long touchdown runs—including a 75-yard touchdown run by Deon Jackson on the opening play, trouble in the passing game, some stellar defensive plays and rainy conditions that led to an inability to tackle for the the first half. While Duke had some trouble making defensive plays as the rain poured down onto the field, the second half saw the rain clear up and the Blue Devils defense stopped Miami on three consecutive plays. “The biggest thing we look towards is they didn’t score,” linebacker Ben Humphreys said. “They missed a field goal, they missed an extra point, we held them on the two-point conversion, Joe blocked a field goal. We held them to not scoring and if you keep them out of the end zone then you’re going to win football games.” Duke came out in the second half and stopped Miami out of the gate. On the next drive, Duke’s Derrick Tangelo forced a fumble on Miami’s second down, which was recovered by Humphreys. The Hurricanes were finally able to get something going, driving 53 yards down the field. However, the Blue Devil special teams then blocked a field goal that kept Miami

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The Blue Devils shut down the Hurricanes in the second half Saturday, sending them to a third straight loss. from going up by five. Joe Giles-Harris blocked a field goal that could have changed the outcome of the game, had Miami scored it would have extended the lead to 15-10. The Duke defense was once again able to save the team from what could have been a sticky situation when quarterback Daniel Jones threw an interception, giving Miami the ball on its own 47-yard line. On the first play of that drive, Humphreys forced a fumble and recovered it, keeping Miami from potentially

scoring to make the game closer. “We executed what we did in practice,” Tangelo said. “Our coaches wouldn’t blow the whistle until we at least attempted a rip or blocked the quarterback and attempted an interception. Working on turnovers, working on being the second man in and rip the ball out, we just tried to execute that and it worked out in our favor.” Tangelo added a big sack as the seconds winded down in the fourth quarter and

Miami tried to mount a comeback. The defensive tackle sacked N’Kosi Perry for a loss of eight yards with 45 seconds left in the game—one of three sacks on the game in a big moment. While Duke was able to pick it up in the second half, the Blue Devils rush defense was not able to slow down a Miami offense that only put up 12 points on the game. Duke gave up 300 rushing yards to Miami, with two Hurricane running backs each having 100plus yard games and a touchdown. As the rain started to come down harder in the second quarter, it became increasingly hard for players to stay on their feet. Duke’s defensive line could not control Miami’s backs while the secondary let players slip out of their grasp, with defenders slipping and sliding to the ground when trying to make tackles. A huge chunk of this rush offense was DeeJay Dallas’ 83-yard touchdown run, which came in the monsoon that was the second quarter. On the following drive, the Canes drove 82 yards in six plays—including a 43yard run by Travis Homer—for a touchdown to put Miami in the lead going into halftime. “When the rain’s really picked up, I think maybe we did go a little conservative on the road, just to make sure that you’re not going to turn the ball over,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. The Blue Devil defense will face a North Carolina offense next week that, despite losing its last five games, has put up points and created high-scoring games against fellow ACC teams.

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Blue Devils cruise to victory in exhibition tune-up By Evan Kolin Staff Writer

Seven months removed from its Sweet 16 loss to Connecticut, Duke women’s basketball hoped to open its 2018-19 campaign on the right foot in its exhibition opener. The Blue Devils did just that, defeating Alaska Anchorage 75-54 Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. No. 20 Duke bullied the Seawolves all afternoon, outscoring its opponents 42 to 20 54 in the paint. The UAA DUKE 75 Blue Devils were led by junior Leaonna Odom, who sparked the offense with 13 firstquarter points, and finished with 17 points off a very efficient 7-for-10 from the field. “I think the paint points make a huge difference in all games,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “It is going to be something that we need to be consistent about. Our game has to be our game regardless of who we play. You cannot be dictated by the opponent; we need to show up and do what we do.” Sophomore center Jade Williams added 17 points of her own, while freshman

Onome Akinbode-James posted a doubledouble for the Blue Devils with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Haley Gorecki struggled; despite totaling 10 rebounds, four assists and a team-high 18 points, the junior shot just 5-for-12 from the field and posted a team-leading seven turnovers. Both squads had trouble keeping control of the ball throughout the contest, with Duke turning it over 20 times and Alaska Anchorage adding 20 turnovers as well. That carelessness on offense was no more apparent than in the first quarter, when the two teams combined for 15 turnovers. “[The Seawolves] hustled beautifully, hustled all over the floor and they were quick,” McCallie said. “Turnovers were a problem for us...they were aggressive and that was good for us—to have people really coming after us.” Despite the sloppy play, the Blue Devils were able to bolt out to a commanding 29-17 advantage after one period, paced by Odom’s dominant first-quarter. Alaska Anchorage had no answer for “Neah”, as the 6-foot-2 forward forced her way into the See W. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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Leaonna Odom sparked the Blue Devil offense Sunday, scoring 13 points in the team’s opening quarter.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Breaking down Duke’s newest offensive scheme By Mitchell Gladstone Sports Features Editor

For years, the motion offense was a staple of Duke basketball. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski typically built his team around a primary big man—think Brian Zoubek or Shelden Williams— with shooters aplenty on the outside. But with the advent of the one-and-done era, the traditional Blue Devil style faded. Talented wings such as Jayson Tatum, Brandon Ingram, Justise Winslow and Jabari Parker along with a constantly changing core are two of the biggest reasons why Duke has gotten away from an offensive gameplan that made it one of the most feared units in the country. That’s why an announcement during Coach K’s opening press conference a few weeks back turned some heads. “We’re going to play the five-out,” Krzyzewski said. Five-out motion, an NBA staple, will theoretically take the Blue Devils back toward the program’s offensive roots. But with the evolution of basketball strategy and fewer true big men than ever, the old-fashioned, four-around-one motion of years past is no longer possible. Thanks to Mike D’Antoni, current head coach of the Houston Rockets and a former USA Basketball colleague of Krzyzewski, though, Duke is hoping it has found its offense of the future. “D’Antoni started it with Phoenix where he had the guys run to the corner,” Krzyzewski explained at ACC media day. “On a court, the bottom eight feet, from the baseline to about halfway to the foul line, is hardly ever used except for a post man in the way the game runs. People used to stop at the wings. When D’Antoni had his guys go to the corner, now he had the defense play more space on the court and it gave more

room for the pick-and-roll with [Steve] Nash and [Amar’e] Stoudemire.” The Rockets nearly upset the Golden State Warriors to reach the NBA Finals last season because of their explosive, potent attack led by MVP James Harden. But Harden didn’t do it alone. He often teamed up with center Clint Capela, Houston’s 2014 firstround pick from Switzerland, to run a pick-androll-based attack, similar to that of D’Antoni’s Suns back in the day. Add in the equally-lethal combo of nine-time All-Star Chris Paul and veteran P.J. Tucker, and the Rockets made for the second-best offense in the league. Call Krzyzewski a copycat if you want, but the Hall of Fame coach has continued to adapt. And if the five-out can take root in Durham, it might be his most critical adjustment in the last few seasons. “The five-out incorporates what they call a ‘read’ or ‘dunk’ spot, which is on the baseline outside the lane,” Krzyzewski said. “The premise there is, the center normally has to play post defense or protect the basket. In five-out, he is now a help-and-recover [guy] because with penetration, he is not touching his man, so he has to make moves. “If he makes a move [toward the ball], you have a lob. If he makes a move just to come and the guy shoots, you may have a free rebounder. So it’s called a ‘read’ space on a pass, dunk or rebound, but it forces the middle guy to be in a help-and-recover position.” “Positionless basketball” has become a more and more common refrain among the Blue Devils recently. Five-out, however, is not so much “positionless” as it is evolutionary. The offense requires high-level athleticism at all five spots, starting with the ever-crucial “read” man. For Duke, that will likely be either Marques Bolden or

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Zion Williamson was the Blue Devils highest-volume scorer during the preseason. Javin DeLaurier when it tips off against Kentucky at the Champions Classic in Indianapolis. Bolden, at 6-foot-11 and 250 pounds, is not the typical fit for the role, yet he’s shown signs of growth that could enable him to succeed in the modern-day offense. DeLaurier seems to be the more natural player for a pro-style attack. The Shipman, Va., native is an inch shorter and 16 pounds lighter than Bolden, and he’s taking 3-pointers—a facet to his game that was not there even at the end of last season. Perhaps, the Blue Devils could even choose to go small at times and let freshman Zion Williamson take over the “dunk” spot—very fitting for the high-flying rookie—with either Joey Baker or Alex O’Connell playing on the outside along with freshmen Tre Jones, R.J.

Barrett and Cam Reddish. Regardless of personnel, there will certainly be an adjustment period during the season’s first few months as Duke tries to figure out how it can best take advantage of the five-out system. “Five-out is less posting and a lot more making reads and finding open space,” DeLaurier said. “It’s been great for me because guys are forgetting about me down on the baseline when you’re worried about Zion, R.J., Cam, Tre in dribble penetration.... It’s something that’s wellsuited for our team.” “You just get to play and not worry about a lot of plays or a lot of system stuff,” Barrett added. “You get in there and Coach K gives you the freedom to do what you do and just play.” See M. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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Blue Devils suffer early ACC exit after loss By Anne Crabill Staff Writer

Thanks to dominant play from Duke’s seniors, the Blue Devils looked to the ACC tournament to find postseason success that has consistently eluded the team. However, Duke stumbled yet again, leaving the NCAA tournament as the squad’s last chance for the season. After a tough back and forth match, the second-seeded Blue Devils were eliminated by WAKE 4 the No. 6 seed Wake Forest Deacons 4-3 in 3 the semifinals of the DUKE 2018 ACC championship played this afternoon at North Carolina’s Karen Shelton Stadium. Senior forward Caroline Andretta led Duke in scoring with two goals. Freshman Leah Crouse knocked in another goal for the Blue Devils while junior Jillian Wolgemuth and senior Rose Tynan each contributed one assist. “[The team’s performance] was up and down,” said head coach Pam Bustin. “It wasn’t as consistent as we had planned it to be and wanted it to be. So that’s pretty disappointing. There were moments where we judged the game and allowed

Wake’s energy to kind of creep into our game plan, and then we took care of it, but it was just too much up and down.” Duke (15-5, 5-1 in the ACC) went up early in the contest, notching a goal just two minutes and 37 seconds into play after an aggressive offensive strike initiated by a Rose Tynan assist to Caroline Andretta. Tynan’s assist marked the 101st point of her career after she reached the century mark in Thursday’s semifinal win over Syracuse. The Demon Deacons (11-8, 2-4) answered back with a goal from Grace Sambrook seven minutes after Andretta’s. As the first half wound down, The Duke senior netted her second goal of the day after knocking a rebound out of the scrum and into the net. Wake Forest—a strong penalty corner team—tabbed another goal off of a corner in the 35th minute, sending the battling teams into the locker rooms tied 2-2. After the break, the Demon Deacons capitalized on another penalty corner, putting in a second chance shot two minutes into the second period. At the 46-minute mark, freshman Leah Crouse secured a goal set-up by junior Jillian Wogelmuth. Unfortunately, the Blue Devils were unable to respond to Wake Forest’s strong performance on penalty corners. The Deacons tabbed another penalty corner in the 57th minute and Duke could

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Caroline Andretta scored a pair of goals Friday, but it was not enough. not recover despite several frustratingly close chances in the final minutes. “It was a set piece game today,” Bustin said. “They scored three goals off of their corners, whether it was direct or a rebound. We knew that was their arsenal. Knowing that, instead of stepping up and expecting it and being ready to defend it and not allowing a corner to happen, we were a little bit timid about denying corners. That was, again, disappointing. However, this was a great lesson. You’ve got to come back again,

you’ve got to play your best game again and that’s how it is in the postseason.” As Duke looks to the NCAA tournament, the Blue Devils will have to find ways to get back to their strong team game and focus on bringing a national title back to Durham. The NCAA Selection Show will air Sunday on NCAA.com. Duke looks to make its 17th appearance in the postseason event and seventh in Bustin’s eight seasons at the helm with the Blue Devils.

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Duke edges Pittsburgh in penalty shootout win By Karthik Ramachandran Staff Writer

After earning a bye through the first round of the ACC tournament, the Blue Devils avoided an upset and advanced through to the semifinals with a gritty penalty shootout win. Despite playing much of the match with only 10 men, No. 3 seed Duke took down 11th-seeded Pittsburgh in the ACC quarterfinals Sunday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium. The match ended scoreless after 3 extra time, at which PITT 4 point the Blue Devils DUKE won 4-3 on penalties behind an outstanding effort from sophomore goalkeeper Will Pulisic that featured two saves and a goal of his own. Duke handily defeated the Panthers earlier this season, but Pittsburgh delivered a strong showing Sunday, coming close to scoring several times. “We were up against a team that was very hungry and motivated and had nothing to lose,” Blue Devil head coach John Kerr said. “[Pittsburgh] brought its best game forward and really challenged us.... They really made life difficult for us.” Both teams began the game aggressively as each looked to open the scoring. Junior Max Moser found himself in space in the fifth minute but was met by Panther goalkeeper Johan Penaranda. Just seven minutes later, Pittsburgh (8-10-1, 2-6) hit the crossbar twice off a corner

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The Blue Devils staved off an upset effort from Pittsburgh in its ACC tournament opener. kick, mere inches away from finding the back of the net. Later in the 26th minute, another Panther shot was cleared off the goal line by Pulisic. On the ensuing counterattack, the Blue Devils (105-2, 5-3) nearly scored, but sophomore Daniel Wright’s attempt was blocked by Penaranda. The remainder of the half was dominated by Duke. Freshman Issa Rayyan came close to scoring, but his shot from just outside the box floated just over the crossbar. Later, junior Daniele Proch’s driven effort was saved. The team was also caught offside by Pittsburgh’s back line several times. In the 42nd minute, freshman Seth

Kuhn missed the target from just ahead of the goal. Despite having several clear scoring chances, the Blue Devils were unable to convert, a problem that has plagued them in games all season. “We had some good movements at times, but the finishing started cold,” Kerr said. “We were either offside or just a little bit off with our pass and we weren’t able to convert any goals during the run of play.” The opening minutes of the second half looked to be the same, as Duke applied constant pressure on the Panthers without coming away with any goals. Rayyan continued to pose

problems, getting behind the defense, but the team was unable to capitalize on any passes across the goal. The Blue Devils aggressively pressed Pittsburgh’s defense, suffocating it and constantly winning the ball back. Tempers began to flare as both teams began to commit more fouls as the match shifted to the midfield, resulting in several confrontations. The Panthers began to attack more in the 59th minute, forcing senior Ciaran McKenna into a clumsy challenge that saw him pick up a yellow card. Just two minutes later, McKenna made another heavy tackle and was sent off on a second yellow. Duke was down to 10 men, and Kerr had to make adjustments to offset the loss. “We had to dig deep,” Kerr said. “Daniel Wright had to slide in centrally and Suniel [Veerakone] slid out wide, and obviously we’re only working with one forward.” Although the team was forced to commit to the defensive end more, the Blue Devils still created many scoring opportunities as Rayyan and Proch continuously looked to attack. Duke managed 18 shots in the match, and the offense, especially on the counterattack, looked potent despite McKenna’s absence. Kerr said he was “very happy” with the team’s response. The last 10 minutes of regulation were frantic. In the 80th minute, the Blue Devils nearly conceded an own goal as they struggled to deal with a series of Pittsburgh crosses. In the 81st, freshman Aedan Stanley made a key tackle to See M. SOCCER on Page 9

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team to cut its deficit, the Blue Devils were able to hold out the victory to finish off FROM PAGE 6 yet another undefeated preseason slate. “Her mindset,” McCallie said of what point at will en route to a perfect 6-for-6 changed between the first and second half start. One fan even yelled out “it’s too easy” for Gorecki. “Haley was not happy...she is after yet another Odom layup. a competitor, a great player...It is hard to “[Odom] is an amazing player to play be consistent. [The Seawolves] did a good with,” Williams said. “We are always going job of attacking her—that was part of their to feed off of her energy.” strategy. And I think she understood that The Seawolves’ offense, meanwhile, and at halftime made that adjustment.” was carried by the 3-point shot. Of Alaska Duke now turns its focus to its regular Anchorage’s 17 first-quarter points, 15 season opener, where the team will travel came from downtown. Senior guard Tara to Evanston, Ill., in a matchup with Thompson led the way with nine points, all Northwestern next Sunday at 2 p.m. from beyond the arc. The second quarter was not much better in terms of handling the ball, with Duke adding six more turnovers during the period. But the Blue Devils were still able to widen their lead to 46-27 entering halftime anchored by efficient inside scoring. Williams made all four of her shot attempts during the quarter, bringing her first-half point total to 13—one behind Odom. “I definitely wanted to get started on offense early in the game,” Williams said. “That was definitely the main focus—to get into the paint and finish.” The Blue Devils were not able to get much going offensively to start off the secondhalf. A Gorecki three represented the team’s lone field goal in the first four minutes of the third quarter, with the Seawolves able to keep up with the Blue Devils the rest of the way to keep Duke’s advantage at 19. Gorecki finally started to get going in the game’s latter stages, scoring the Blue Devils’ first five points in the fourth-quarter to add David Xian | Staff Photographer to her six points in the third. And despite a Haley Gorecki scored 18 points Sunday, solid attempt by a scrappy Alaska Anchorage but had seven tournovers.

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At times in recent years, that same stop a free Panther run into the box. Under a freedom has been the Blue Devils’ downfall. minute later, Pulisic was forced to make a huge Guys like Tatum, Marvin Bagley III and save on Pittsburgh striker Edward Kizza. On the Austin Rivers have led to isolation-heavy ensuing counterattack, Rayyan found Proch in offenses that have prevented young teams space and he put the ball into the net but was from growing into a unit. ruled just offside, and the goal was called back. This group has a different vibe. Duke’s This frantic back and forth continued until latest recruiting class came together before the end of regulation, as both sides grew more it even arrived in Durham, much a credit to desperate to score. Jones, who was the first player to commit to Both extra time periods saw similar Krzyzewski back in August 2017. action, as the Panthers immediately found Jones will now take control of the themselves on the offensive. Kizza received five-out motion, leading his classmates the ball six yards out from goal in the 92nd once again. minute, but his shot bounced off the crossbar “One of the things that five-out motion does out of harm’s way. After that, it was all Duke is that it teaches you to make reads,” Krzyzewski as the Blue Devils looked to find the winner. said. “I try to show, every day, three to five cuts However, a series of offside calls and wayward that they’ve made because they made a read to shots kept the game level as the teams headed celebrate reads, celebrate reading. It shows that into penalties. you’re smart, and people like to be smart. But The Panthers converted on their first again, it takes time. We’re going to stick with it. three attempts, while Proch, Wright and I do think they have the potential to do it and sophomore Kristofer Gardarsson scored Tre can help them.” for Duke. On the fourth shot, Pulisic If the Blue Devils aren’t the same guessed correctly and dove to the bottom kind of dominant offense they’ve been— left corner, saving the penalty and putting ranking among the top 10 in KenPom the Blue Devils in a chance to take the lead. adjusted offensive efficiency each of the Surprisingly, Pulisic then stepped up to last 10 seasons—from the get-go, they take the next shot, which he placed in the will have an excuse. Five-out is a complex, top-right corner. new wrinkle that theoretically will take “I was ready for it,” Pulisic said of his time to develop. attempt. “I knew what I was doing and I had But if there was ever a group to take on this confidence in myself.” mission, Krzyzewski believes it’s this one. Pulisic then saved Pittsburgh’s final attempt, The Blue Devils probably won’t be the handing Duke the victory. Warriors or Boston Celtics anytime soon. “We’ve been practicing penalties for the past The New York Corporation It’s a step, though, that Times should Syndication take Duke Salesweek, so I knew we were confident in our ability 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018Pulisic said. into a new generation. to score,” For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Release Saturday, Monday, November For November 5, 3, 2018 2018

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or many second-generation Americans whose parents did whatever it took to reach U.S. soil, their citizenship is a badge of honor and a meaningful chance for a more comfortable life. However, being born in the United States may no longer be enough to guarantee the rights and opportunities associated with being a full, documented resident if President Trump has any say about it. In a recent interview with Axios, he announced intentions to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. Given that about 250,000 babies in 2016 were born to noncitizen immigrant parents, the order would carry a significant impact if implemented. In the days since Trump’s announcement, legal experts have frantically tried to ascertain whether or not this policy move would actually be constitutional since birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. However, regardless of whether Trump actually manages to end birthright citizenship, merely floating the possibility is yet another deeply worrisome move in Trump’s hard-line, white nationalist, anti-immigration campaign. Birthright citizenship has long been framed as a strength of the United States. The 14th

onlinecomment “There’s no doubt in my mind that a proportion of the Duke student body believes these things. It would be incredibly naive to think otherwise.” —Alisa Harrison, responding to “Pumpkin carved with swastika, flyer saying ‘It’s okay to be white’ found on East Campus via Facebook on Nov. 1, 2018

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Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that American citizenship as a right for all people who are born on American soil. This amendment was ratified 150 years ago during the Reconstruction era in response to the landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford case decision that denied citizenship to former slaves and their descendants. Different groups have utilized the 14th amendment—and its promise of citizenship for all born in the country—to access certain rights excluded to them on the local level.

Editorial Board In the case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court ruled that a child born to parents of Chinese nationality—who at the time had a permanent domicile and residence in the United States—automatically became a US citizen. In the early 1900s, Japanese-American farmers, who were unable to own land due to the exclusionary Alien Land Law, managed to claim ownership through the citizenship of their Nisei children. Attacking immigration and citizenship does not go without precedence in the Trump era. There are numerous ways that navigating immigration has already changed since the administration took office. In 2014, the average application took about five months to go through the naturalization process. Now it takes nearly twice that. This past September, the administration launched an effort to revoke citizenship from people who they suspect of fraudulently obtaining it. “Hundreds, even thousands” of Latinos born near the U.S.Mexico border were told that their birth certificates weren’t sufficient proof of U.S. citizenship to get their passports approved or renewed. Furthermore, Trump announced Wednesday that the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could reach 15,000. Targeting birthright

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My Jewish identity is not something I think about often because it’s inseparable from who I am. You and I grew up in Broward County, Florida, an area with one of the largest Jewish populations in the country. We attended a small K-12 school where the vast majority of our friends and classmates were Jewish and spent our Wednesday afternoons and Sunday mornings studying prayer and Jewish values at our synagogue, Ramat Shalom. We swam and played with other Jewish children at Camp Blue Star during the summer months, sat at the dining room table for Shabbat dinner on Friday nights, and woke up to Dad’s famous chocolate chip challah french toast on Saturday mornings. Our lives up to this point, though we might not always recognize it, have very much been defined by our Judaism. Having been constantly surrounded by a Jewish community, it’s easy to conflate our lived experience with the reality of all other Jewish-Americans and Jewish people. Perhaps because our environment was so sheltered or perhaps because I just wasn’t listening, I’ve lived my life with a somewhat deluded sense of security. While I knew that anti-Semitism existed, I have been incredibly fortunate to have never personally experienced any form of hate speech or violence. Even when I visited the Nazi death camps of Majdanek, Chełmno, Treblinka, and Auschwitz–Birkenau at the end of my senior year of high school, my heart was not full of fear, but of sorrow. This was something to never forget, but not necessarily something to actively be on the lookout for. However, it was naive to believe that this hatred died with the 6 million, just as it is naive to believe that it has died with the eleven. Hatred is alive and well in the world today, and this most recent, deplorable attack is a stark reminder that not even we are immune. When I stood in the Freeman Center last Shabbat and said kaddish, I thought of morning services in the Elmore Solomon Chapel at Camp Blue Star. I thought of all of my friends’ Bar and Bat Mitzvahs during almost every single weekend of 7th grade. I thought of Friday nights singing and eating at Freeman Center throughout college. It hit me then and there that it could have been us, Noah. It could have been our friends. Our family. Our community. I say

citizenship certainly doesn’t deviate far from this troubling lineage. Immigration and citizenship were hallmarks of his campaign speeches. Back in 2015, he expressed that he doesn’t think people born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants should be considered citizens. This recent rhetoric is so concerning partly because it represents a realization of campaign threats actually coming to fruition. For those who wrote Trump off, saying that he would never act on his own words, the nightmare is being actualized. Trump’s proposed constitutional change—as well as his other ethno-nationalist domestic policies— would de facto affirm whiteness as citizenship. By creating and magnifying a fabricated fear of undocumented Mexican immigrants as threats, he reproduces a conception of citizenship that is deeply racialized and hinges on proximity to whiteness. It substantiates dangerous white supremacist dog whistles and fear-mongering over shifts in ethnic demographics. Regardless of whether or not this specific policy can or will take effect, the bottom line is that the fear being generated is putting already vulnerable segments of the population at greater risk. This creation of new definitions of illegality and non-citizens only adds to the specter of the “violent immigrant” that Trump has further entrenched in conservative Americans. Even if his proposed policy eventually gets rejected on a legal basis, we can’t estimate the long term impact that his rhetoric will have. Immigrants are under attack and this fervent, viral hostility has already permeated so many institutions. While even leaders of the Republican party are skeptical about this policy coming to fruition, it is nonetheless deeply troubling and should concern us. In these frightening times, we need an analysis and a strategy centered on building solidarity with the most targeted communities while placing an urgent emphasis on direct action and mobilization. this not to scare you, but to remind you that there is injustice and suffering in this world of ours, and, if we do not awaken from our indifference and take a stand against it, hatred will persist. Hatred is not some other worldly evil that corrupts individuals and overtakes societies. It is not something alien that descended from the heavens long ago and wiped out the dinosaurs. It is a distinctly human matter, born out of fear, insecurity, and ignorance and nourished by apathy. When we yield to our own indifference, we are feeding the fire of hate, allowing it to burgeon and spread instead of stamping out the sparks. If we are truly to create a world of benevolence, then each of us must make a decision. To choose love or indifference? You see, the quintessential question of college is not so much “what do I want to do?” but rather “who do I want to be?”. The choices you make each and every day on the love-indifference spectrum will ultimately define your time here at Duke, and how you live the rest of your life. I’m not saying that you need to become an activist, politician, or rabbi and make it your life’s sole purpose to fight for justice, but you have the ability to shape the world around you by the way in which you live your life from one moment to the next. We are presented with countless opportunities each day to make this decision. When you see someone sitting alone at a table in Marketplace, will you sit down next to them and offer a smile and a conversation, or will you ignore them? When you walk into downtown Durham and a homeless man asks you for a dollar, will you afford him the human dignity of your eye contact and a loose bill, or will you ignore him? When hate speech affects those from different identities and communities, will you show up and stand with them, or will you shrug your shoulders and remain silent? By exercising the choice to love wherever and whenever we have the chance, we steadily and gradually move our world one step closer to ridding itself of hate. Elie Wiesel once said that “the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” You have the power and privilege to choose and, wearing my Chanukah cardigan as I write these final words, I sincerely hope that you do not waste it. Your loving brother, -Grant Grant Besner is a Trinity senior who one day aspires to operate his own alpaca farm. His column, “Dear Noah,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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Letter: Price restates Duke commitment to financial aid

o the Editor, I want to respond to some recent concerns that have been expressed about the future of the university’s commitment to financial aid with a simple statement: there will be no changes to the financial aid pledges made by Duke University to current undergraduates during your time as Duke students—not to health insurance, not to support for summer programs, not to any of the components that make a Duke education possible for those who could never have considered it so. Nor will Duke diminish our commitment to ensuring that all who come to our university have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of university life, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Duke has historically been, and will continue to be, one of a small number of universities that admit students regardless of their ability to pay and subsequently meet every student’s full demonstrated need for their entire course of study, from orientation through graduation. As the cost of providing our unique, intense and immersive educational experience continues to increase each year, so do the financial resources necessary to ensure that every student coming to Duke can have that experience. This year, Duke will invest more than $180 million in the many forms of financial assistance for undergraduate students—need-based financial aid, selective scholarships like the A.B. Duke, B.N. Duke and Reginaldo Howard Scholars, athletic scholarships, first-generation programs like the

Rubenstein Scholars, and other programs—that make Duke to as accessible and affordable as possible. That financial aid investment has increased by 95 percent over the past decade, very significantly outpacing the increase in tuition, which has risen by only 43 percent over that same period. Today, 51 percent of all Duke undergraduates receive some form of financial assistance from the university. Accordingly, fundraising for financial aid remains one of our highest institutional priorities. Duke’s access and affordability efforts are comparable to, and in a variety of ways already exceed, peer institutions with significantly larger endowments. However, we do not have unlimited financial

Vincent Price

DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT resources; and for that reason, we have to be prudent and creative in allocating the funds available for financial aid. Over the past year, we have been analyzing a wide range of approaches to this challenge: how to ensure that the university’s funds can be allocated to the largest number of students, over the longest period of time, while also being able to invest in the faculty, facilities and programs that make us Duke. With every potential adjustment to our aid program, we strive to be fair and equitable, to sustain an environment in which every student has the opportunity

Do your research, then vote

anners in front of the Brodhead Center scream at passing students to “VOTE EARLY.” My Facebook feed has been flooded with political ads encouraging people to cast their ballots for this candidate or that candidate. Even celebrities, from Amy Schumer to Rihanna to Taylor Swift, have publicly endorsed civic participation at the polls. I commend the effort. This election could be a huge turning point. If Democrats win the majority, they could start taking down President Trump. If Republicans manage to stay in control, they could further their legislative agenda. So encouraging everyone to vote is, of course, a good thing.

Alicia Sun

COLUMNIST The ability to vote—to have some say in the future of our country—is an American’s most important and impactful political right. But I think it’s also worth talking about the flip side. When we ask everyone to cast a ballot, there’s bound to be some cases of ignorant voting, which begs the question: is uninformed voting better than not voting at all? Ignorant voting is not unusual. The other day I caught my friend walking out of the Brodhead Center with an “I voted” sticker on his shirt. Curious about the race in North Carolina (I’m voting absentee), I asked about who the incumbents and nonincumbents were. “Honestly I didn’t know half the names on the ballot. I just circled some random ones from my party.” His response didn’t surprise me: I’m guilty of doing the same thing. Last semester, I felt compelled to vote in Durham’s local elections even though I knew very little about the candidates, and even less about how a local government functions. Much of America is in the same boat when it comes to the most basic information about our nation’s political system. More than a third of Americans can’t name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment, and only a quarter can name all three branches of government. Regardless of whether you know our constitutional rights or structure of the government, you are allowed—you are encouraged—to vote. The ignorant voter poses a danger. Those who are misinformed sometimes support a policy that is contradictory to their beliefs. For instance, many people overestimate how

much of the United States’ federal budget is allocated towards foreign aid, on average estimating it to be 10 percent. In reality, it’s only about one percent of the budget. At the same time, we underestimate how much goes to entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security. That’s why many Americans, when asked how to solve the country’s debt crisis, believe in just cutting discretionary spending without touching entitlements or raising taxes. “That delusion makes it very hard to do budget policy in a rational way,” says George Mason University Professor of Law Ilya Somin. Unfortunately, even when people do seek to inform themselves, they do a poor job of it. Instead of conducting objective research, they gravitate towards information that confirms their existing beliefs, and that further entrenches them along party lines. Any evidence supporting the other side is a product of ignorance, but that same accusation could never be true of their own party. People are more biased than they like to admit. When I participated in my state’s Democratic caucus in 2016, I was in high school, and my high school self didn’t pay nearly enough attention to political happenings. Consequently, my vote was strongly influenced by my dad, who was spewing facts from MSNBC in support of his preferred candidate right before the caucus. When people asked who I voted for, I couldn’t properly rationalize it. I knew nothing beyond their party lines and their stances on a few big issues based on my dad’s precaucus briefings. What I lacked was a wide enough perspective of the political landscape to explain how my candidate’s platform supported my own values and played into the broader policies of the nation. To be clear, I’m not trying to discourage voting. Rather, I want to change the message from “get out there and vote” to “do your research and vote.” You don’t have to understand the intricacies of Congress or every single policy at play. Simply know who the candidates are: what do they support? What do they believe in? What are their values? When you go to the polls this November, know that the decision you make will impact the lives of everyone else. Voting is a right and a privilege, but it’s also a luxury. Careless, misinformed voting is just as bad, if not worse, than not voting at all. Alicia Sun is a Trinity junior. Her column usually runs on alternate Wednesdays.

to not only succeed, but to thrive. That doesn’t mean that every idea is perfect, desirable or even feasible; but to be the best possible stewards of our resources, we must continually evaluate our practices to ensure the greatest possible collective benefits. Unfortunately, some of the ideas being examined are portrayed as having been decided, when in fact they should be considered aspects of ongoing review and evaluation. This can only add to the understandable anxieties of students and families depending on our financial support. And in some cases, as in proposed changes in health insurance which will now not be implemented as previously reported, our own recent communications have been partial and incomplete. For this I apologize, particularly to any families who may have made decisions to change their family health coverage. Those families will be reimbursed by Duke for any costs they incurred in making this change, and I deeply regret any distress they experienced. The broader challenge to university finances has not gone away. The growing gap between the demand for financial assistance and our resources—which is itself a product of our firm commitments to access and affordability—must be addressed vigorously, directly, honestly and compassionately. Be assured that Duke will not diminish our commitment to ensuring that all who come to Duke have the opportunity to enjoy the many fulsome benefits of university life, regardless of their socioeconomic status. That is, truly, what makes Duke Duke. Vincent E. Price, President

Vote, and then what?

lection day is tomorrow. On campus, I’ve seen parties, panels, and programming to promote student voting. Off campus, as I’ve canvassed Durham for early voting, I’ve seen huge amounts of volunteers taking time to help others vote. North Carolina is already seeing incredible turnout of early voters. With the prospect of Democrats taking back the House and candidates like Beto O’Rourke, Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum catching support like wildfire, talk of electoral politics is near impossible to avoid. Yet as I’ve knocked on doors and sold strangers on the power of the ballot, I can’t help but considering what will happen to this incredible momentum after November 6th. Political change is often long and slow, so sustaining this momentum beyond just Election

Lance Tran

COLUMNIST Day is should be an issue of concern. Is our campus’s political discourse reflective of this truth? We often hear and say: VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! (To be fair, I may be quoting myself here) But vote, and then what? Historically, engaging with American democracy has never meant simply voting. And for our political discourse to suggest “vote, and leave it at that,” is a grand disservice to the history of political change in our country. Progress is not something that happens every two years with the local board of elections. It’s a long march that keeps moving after you cast your vote. Progress doesn’t happen just because we elect the right people. Movements make change, not politicians. The New Deal didn’t happen simply Franklin Roosevelt won office. Before 1932, a massive movement of organized labor in the United States had elevated the plight of the worker to the highest level, demanding federal intervention. There were huge movements of unionists and communists even in places like Alabama and all across the Black Belt. Massive strikes were met with deadly state violence. Movements, not politicians alone, brought us the eight-hour workday, collective bargaining and overtime pay. The Civil Rights movement was not handed down to us by the election of John F. Kennedy, nor the efforts of Lyndon B. Johnson alone. To examine the Civil Rights movement solely through a lens of electoral politics and legislative calculus is to ignore the reality of hard, long struggle for freedom. Boycotts, demonstrations, historic marches, radical organizing and coalitions challenged oppressive structures and were met with galvanizing moments of state repression. Movements, not politicians alone, brought us the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Same-sex marriage wasn’t brought to us by a single Supreme Court case. Queer activists acted as a thorn in President Obama’s side throughout his two terms, pushing against his discomfort and hesitance to ultimately win Senate repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and forcing him to come out in support of same-sex marriage. Years of LGBT activism and legal strategy laid the ground for legalization in multiple states and pushed cases to the federal level to challenge discrimination. Movements, not politicians alone, brought us the historic Obergefell v. Hodges. Issues on Duke’s campus are no different; we are nearing the 50th anniversary of the longest student strike in history. Students formed an incredible coalition of Black, Latino, Asian, white students in the Third World Liberation Front that demanded the recognition of the histories of people of color. Thus, African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Latino Studies, and other courses of study dedicated to minority experiences in the U.S. were born. Over a decade of sustained student activism, not the kindness of administrators, brought us Duke’s Asian American Studies program. To believe that civic engagement ends at voting is to forgo our own historic sense of agency. We must refuse the notion that politicians are speaking for us because we cannot speak for ourselves. We must instead embrace the notion that we can speak for ourselves, and will organize for our own futures. Our elected officials must be our representatives, not our saviors. Electoral politics will always be at the core of democratic change, but we need to do more than vote if we want our electoral politics to work. Elected officials, no matter how brave, cannot alone be champions of our causes. Officials we elect will be hard-pressed to accomplish much without continued support and challenge from movements. Imperfect as it is, we live in a democracy. And to fully embrace that ideal, to fully take the future of our society into our own hands, is to challenge the notion that ‘civic engagement’ ends at voting. Voting is just one means for us to grasp the future and shape society for the better. It’s just one crucial tool in the toolbox, and we need every single tool to build this house. So Duke students, after you vote: As we move back into the daily struggle of cramming for midterms, meeting deadlines and preparing for careers, remember that the agency to build and create lasting change is still in your hands long after you leave the ballot box. We have to reject what Reverend William Barber calls the ‘one moment mentality’ of this election. We have to vote, and then some. Lance Tran is a Trinity senior. His column usually runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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CURRICULUM FROM PAGE 1 make their imagination a reality.” One of the major changes is the introduction of the Engineering 101 class, Engineering Design and Communication, as a mandatory requirement for all Pratt first-years. Piloted with around 50 students in the Fall 2017 semester and 150 students in the Spring 2018 semester, the class received such a positive response from the department that faculty voted to open it to all first-years one year earlier than expected, Bellamkonda explained. He said that the class allows first-year students to get handson experience working with real-world clients to design, prototype and deliver solutions while learning to communicate and collaborate effectively in teams. Senior Tracy Lu, president of Engineering Student Government, noted that she appreciated the emphasis the class places on communication. “It is a great initiative to inspire students to get their hands dirty early on,” Lu said. “I like that the class is interactive and teaches students how to be engineers even before they take the typical hard and time-consuming Pratt classes that tend to be very theoretical.” This sentiment seems to have resonated with students who took the class. Sophomore Liat Levin, a current teaching assistant for the class who also took it last fall, fondly recalled his own experience with the course. “EGR101 was my first experience with engineering, and it is one of the main reasons why I chose to transfer into Pratt,” Levin said. “I really enjoyed working through the engineering design process while also solving a real world problem that felt meaningful to me.” Because computing is becoming such a fundamental skill for engineers, faculty members are also working to create multiple pathways to satisfy the computing requirement for students with different levels of experience. Bellamkonda explained that this idea has been translated into conversations regarding a new computing class with higher emphasis on computational thinking rather than the technical details of coding. The class will likely be ready by Fall 2020, he said, but the difficulty of the new course compared to Engineering 103L—

the current mandatory computing class for first-years—is still department, students would not be required to take them in up in the air. order. For instance, if they had prior experience with launching Another change in relation to computing curriculum is the startups, they could start with the third class. This is all in a shift in teaching programming languages from MATLAB to coordinated effort to make Duke a school not about just Python in EGR103L. learning content, but rather about how content is mapped to “This is pretty influential because all the upper level the real world and applied for something useful and positive, engineering classes were done in MATLAB, so now either Bellamkonda said. students will have to learn MATLAB a different way, or New requirements for sophomores are also under the labs will be changed to Python,” Lu said. “I think the consideration. Stacy Tantum—Bell-Rhodes associate professor change is great because Python is free, open-sourced and of the practice of electrical and computer engineering—and and extremely widely used in industry and academia. The Paul Bendich—associate research professor of mathematics— language is more applicable outside of Duke and valuable are currently piloting the class Data Analysis and Decision for engineering in the real world.” Sciences, listed as Engineering 190L. However, this change may be minor in comparison to The class teaches students to use statistics to interpret what is to come. Michael Gustafson, Pratt ‘93, Ph.D. ‘99 real-world data sets. Taught collaboratively between the and associate professor of the engineering and math departments, practice of electrical and computer this class will most likely replace engineering, said he foresees the statistics requirement for broader overarching changes in the most departments if voted in by structure of the class. faculty as a sophomore-year staple, “During the Spring semester Bellamkonda added. we will be reevaluating how we Although still in its very early make sure our students learn how is the new engineering course that stages, a track in engineering to use computational methods will replace 103 as the mandatory analogous to Program II in Trinity tools as applied to their work in is also being prepared, where requirement for Pratt first-years. later classes and in their careers,” engineers could create their own Gustafson said. “Now that EGR major. Bellamkonda explained that 103 is no longer the ‘class everyone takes’—that being EGR he wanted to create new kinds of interdisciplinary majors 101—we have space to explore different options, including such as machine learning, as he envisions a mechanism for having entirely different courses.” students to experiment with new majors without starting Bellamkonda said he is also eager to revitalize entirely new departments. “entrepreneurial confidence” among Pratt engineers, but he “This initiative hopes to foster student-driven inquiry realizes that there is a difference between taking a class on and allow students to really shape their own learning,” entrepreneurship and actually building a business. Bellamkonda said. To prepare students for real-world entrepreneurship, faculty Overall, the changes in the Pratt curriculum reflect the members are working to create three sequential experiences, faculty’s multifaceted efforts to make the Pratt School of the first of which is already being offered in Innovation and Engineering much more “21st-century,” Lu added. Entrepreneurship 290. Open to sophomores and juniors in all “Historically, Pratt has had a heavy focus on consulting, majors, the class puts students in semester-long teams to fully finance, and software in post-graduation career paths, but develop a startup pitch. the curriculum is slowly shifting towards training people to The second experience would give students money to be actual engineers,” she said. “While I think this does upset build a prototype version of their startup, and the third would some Pratt students who did not intend to be engineers give them money to officially launch the startup and build it, after graduating, I am glad that Duke engineers are being Bellamkonda added. reinvented as confident, innovative individuals equipped to Although all three classes will be offered under the I&E make a change in the real world.”

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