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DSG Judiciary Protestors remove tents outside Allen Building overturns funding veto Amrith Ramkumar and Neelesh Moorthy The Chronicle The Duke Student Government Judiciary overturned President Keizra Mecklai’s lineitem veto that stripped the Chanticleer, Duke’s yearbook, of $20,000 in funding. It also declared a bill that decreased the funding allocation for the Peer Advocacy for Sexual Health center “null and void” following Monday’s arguments. Petitioners Executive Vice President John Guarco, a junior, and junior Tanner Lockhead, vice president for Durham and regional affairs, had argued that Mecklai’s line-item veto of $20,000 Chanticleer funding from the annual budget was unconstitutional since it was not an overall veto of a statute. The Judiciary agreed, meaning that the annual budget as passed last week remains in effect. “I am pleased that the Judiciary has accepted the argument put forth by Tanner and myself on the unconstitutionality of the line-item veto. This is a victory for the student body,” Guarco wrote in an email. Mecklai’s veto of a separate $20,000 transfer of funds from DSG’s surplus to fund the Chanticleer was not challenged and remains in effect. Mecklai wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon that the decision establishing the budget as a single piece of legislation, rather than multiple pieces, may limit the president’s ability to veto the budget at all. “There isn’t time for the annual See DSG JUDICIARY on Page 4

Kristen Shortley | The Chronicle The DSG Judiciary declared a bill to decrease funding for the PASH center null and void.

Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle After a rally Tuesday evening, student protestors took down their tents on Abele Quadrangle but said they plan to continue organizing during the summer.

Abigail Xie and Adam Beyer The Chronicle Twenty-six days after the student protestors first walked into the Allen Building, students took down tents they erected in solidarity outside the building on Abele Quadrangle. Duke Students and Workers in Solidarity, the group that organized the recent Allen Building sit-in and protests, held a rally and vigil Tuesday evening as the group took down its tents in A-Ville. Protestors said that they would continue organizing during the summer and into the Fall semester. “This is not the end of A-ville. This is only the beginning,” said sophomore Jazmynne Williams, one of the nine students who occupied the Allen Building for eight days. “We will be taking a break and re-gathering our strength and coming back.” Williams read demands from the 1969 Allen Building takeover and reiterated the demands that the administration has yet to complete. Approximately 50 people attended the rally commemorating the end of A-Ville for the semester. Sophomore

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Dipro Bhowmik, another former occupier, criticized administrators for failing to continue negotiations after protestors left the building. “Both DSWS and administrators agreed to act in good faith. More than two weeks after the sit-in ended, the administration continues not to act in good faith,” Bhowmik said. “They committed to start negotiations within seven days of the sit-in ending, but we have not heard anything from them.” Following the rally, protestors hosted a vigil to reflect on the past year and the removal of pride flags and discovery of a white supremacist pamphlet at the encampment. Several students pitched tents earlier this month to support the nine students occupying the Allen Building. The sit-in began following allegations of discrimination within the Parking and Transportation Services department and a Chronicle article describing a 2014 incident in which Executive Vice President Tallman Trask hit contract parking employee Shelvia Underwood with his car and allegedly used a racial slur. Anastasia Karklina, Trinity ’14, a Ph.D. student in literature and African and African-American studies and a media

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liaison for DSWS, noted that one of the main accomplishments of the protest has been highlighting the issue of worker abuse at the University despite adversity. “To me, it has been about what is possible all along, and I think it is true to say that many did not think this kind of community, this kind of resistance, was possible, but it has been,” Karklina said. Karklina explained that the group would work to continue its efforts next semester by mobilizing and healing during the summer. DSWS is attempting to create a sustainable movement by bringing together undergraduate, graduate students and faculty together. Although Karklina said the group was unsure of the exact form the protest would take in the Fall, she noted that discussions are ongoing and several students have expressed interest in continuing to tent. Williams noted that the students who occupied the Allen Building in 1969 did so after two and a half years of attempting to work with administrators and connected it to DSWS’ current work. “We will be back and we will be fighting for these demands because we stand on the ground of our ancestors that fought before us,” Williams said.

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Prof. raises concerns about Uni. offers support for increasing Duke min. wage third-party energy sales Rob Palmisano The Chronicle Student protestors’ recent demands for a higher Duke minimum wage have sparked campus discussions about whether such a change would benefit workers. Duke Students and Workers in Solidarity issued revised demands to administrators April 6 calling for a steady increase in the University’s minimum wage—from $12 per hour currently to $12.53 per hour by the end of the year, $13 per hour by July 2017, $14 per hour by July 2018 and $15 per hour by July 2019. Prior to the protesters presenting these new demands, President Richard Brodhead sent an email to the Duke community announcing that a steering committee would begin exploring the possibility of raising Duke’s minimum wage. The consequences of raising the minimum wage at Duke, however, are uncertain, wrote Peter Arcidiacano, professor of economics, in an email. “My own view, and that of basic economic models, is that doing so will not be particularly

helpful,” he wrote. Arcidiacano explained that raising the minimum wage would discourage job creation and deter the University from hiring more workers under the new pay scale. Danielle Purifoy, a Ph.D. student in environmental policy and a member of DSWS, said this is a flawed argument because the amount of work that needs to be done on campus will not change, regardless of whether the minimum wage increases. Arcidiacano added that raising the minimum wage could also mean that workers who need the money the most would be less likely to be able to get a job, which would shift resources away from the most disadvantaged. “Those who were previously not interested in a position now may be interested when the wage is higher,” he wrote. “To underscore this point, I would expect a raise of the minimum wage to result in the Duke workforce becoming whiter.” Purifoy argued that although such a See DUKE MIN. WAGE on Page 4

Jesús Hidalgo | Chronicle File Photo Protestors called for a gradual increase in the University’s minimum wage, but some are not sure the change would help workers.

Abigail Xie and Claire Ballentine The Chronicle Duke University supports the legalization of third-party energy sales in North Carolina, according to an open letter by Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. Schoenfeld wrote to North Carolina Rep. John Szoka April 20 urging the adoption of legislation that would permit third-party energy sales, which allow property owners to purchase electricity directly from renewable energy companies. North Carolina is currently one of five states in the U.S. that prohibits the practice. Freshman Claire Wang—leader of Duke Seize the Grid and RE-Act, two Duke Climate Coalition campaigns centered on renewable energy—said that DCC met with Schoenfeld and other administrators earlier in the semester to encourage the University to publicly support the measure. DCC also delivered 250 photo petitions and 250 signatures from students admitted to the Class of 2020, gathered at Blue Devil Days, to Schoenfeld’s office April 12.

“The goal of this is to be the first time that Duke will have advocated specifically for renewable energy policies in the legislature,” Wang said. “What we really wanted to do was to utilize Duke’s role in North Carolina—we’re one of the largest employers in the state.” Wang said that the legalization of third-party energy sales would be “a key driver of the growth of solar power” by allowing energy consumers to enter into power purchase agreements and buy electricity not just from utility companies, but from renewable energy producers themselves. “Such partnerships can significantly reduce up-front installation costs, making renewable energy much more affordable and, in many cases, cheaper than buying energy directly from a utility,” Schoenfeld wrote in the letter. “This could potentially benefit individuals as well as nonprofit entities seeking a costefficient way to engage in sustainable energy practices through the use of federal investment tax credits and other tools.” Schoenfeld also noted in the letter that legislation for third-party energy sales could help grow the renewable energy industry and See ENERGY SALES on Page 4

Special to The Chronicle The Duke Climate Coalition met with university officials to deliver student petitions in support of renewable energy and third-party energy sales.

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Duke scientist defends shrimp research on Capitol Hill Sarah Kerman The Chronicle Duke professor Sheila Patek recently visited politicians in Washington to clarify misrepresentations of her research. Patek, an associate professor of biology, studies the mechanics of movement in mantis shrimp and has received federal funding from the National Science Foundation for her work. In December, U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake created a “wastebook” aiming to reveal “egregious, outrageous and unnecessary government spending” and claimed that one of Patek’s studies was funded for the staging of a “shrimp fight club.” Patek explained that this portrayal of her research was not factual and said she hoped to use the trip as an opportunity to educate politicians about the value of her work. “There are a lot of misconceptions among politicians and the public about how the review process works, how scientists get funded,” Patek said. “Essentially there’s this perception that scientists are handed money to do this research instead of realizing that it’s an incredibly intensive competition.” “Wastebook: The Farce Awakens” was a “Star Wars”-themed publication written by Flake’s staff as a continuation of retired U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn’s “Wastebook.” The report shows 100 examples of excessive government spending, including federal funding of scientific research. Patek’s work was featured in the document, along with a community college program on winemaking and a science grant partially used to fund a life-size Pac-Man game. “During the Ebola outbreak, it was tough to hear the director of [National

Special to The Chronicle Sheila Patek (right) presented her research in Washington after being featured in U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s Wastebook, which criticizes unnecessary government spending.

Institute of Health] say there would’ve been a vaccine if Congress hadn’t slowed spending, and then see millions of dollars funneled to studies that just don’t pass the laugh test,” Flake told the Washington Free Beacon. “I believe that taxpayers and researchers alike would benefit from more transparency when it comes to how and why research funds are being spent.” Patek said that the Wastebook is not a fact-based document and that the motives behind the report are not new, noting that politicians have a record of misconstruing scientific research to prove a political point and that valuable work from her colleagues has also been targeted in the past. She also expressed frustration with how the information from the Wastebook was

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used, given that the “shrimp fight club” portrayal was picked up by national media outlets such as ABC News and Good Morning America and was reflected in congressional budget proposals. “This is a political stunt,” Patek said. “These folks do not read the papers, they don’t understand what the science is about; they’re looking for some way to get the press to engage on a pretty goofy thing.” In a March 14 article for Duke Magazine, Patek wrote that her research does not involve setting up a fight club for mantis shrimp, as the Wastebook suggested. She explained in the article that her lab’s findings have numerous practical applications, including making way for engineers to develop fracture-resistant materials—based

on her lab’s findings about the performance of the shrimp’s hammer-like claws—and informing the development of ultra-rapid aquatic systems. In an effort to combat coverage of the Wastebook’s claims, Patek accepted an opportunity to travel to Capitol Hill and meet with Flake, Roland Foster—a legislative director for Coburn who wrote the “Star Wars”-themed Wastebook—and other legislators. At a poster session organized by the Coalition for the Life Sciences, Patek and 10 other scientists named in the Wastebook explained their research to politicians. Patek said she was pleased with the responses to her work and noted that the atmosphere of the event was “receptive and collegial.” “I do feel like we made a difference, I was actually really surprised,” she said. “I feel like they listened and I think they walked away with a better understanding of why this research that we do is important and how it’s relevant to the United States.” Patek added that the Wastebook’s portrayal of her work may have actually been an unintended consequence of increased efforts to publicize her study’s findings. “In a bizarre twist, it’s a bit of a punishment for us doing our very best to communicate our research to a broader audience,” Patek said. “There’s no question that they heard about this study through the science press and through the work we do with the press to communicate what we do to the public.” Patek said that although the Wastebook was distressing, ultimately it will not prevent her from pursuing a strategy of public engagement. She noted that she has since received many emails of support from members of the public who are excited about her work.

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ENERGY SALES from page 2 create new jobs in North Carolina. “If third party energy sales were legalized, it would give Duke many more options about where our electricity comes from because currently, it’s completely contingent upon what Duke Energy and other utility companies decide to include in their energy mix,” Wang added. Duke Climate Coalition’s efforts began this Fall when it launched a campaign called Seize the Grid with the goal of having 100 percent renewable energy on campus by 2030, Wang said. However, after meeting with Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and other administrators and learning that renewable energy on campus is currently not economically feasible, the group began the RE-Act campaign, which focuses on changing energy policies in North Carolina. The University currently has solar water heaters on top of the Bryan Center and solar panels on the Environment Hall, where the Nicholas School of the Environment is housed, but no large-scale renewable energy projects, Wang said. The letter also states that the University has made a

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commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2024 through “internal operational changes, community-wide initiatives, investments in innovative offsets with public and private partners and working with our electricity supplier to encourage reductions in emissions over time.” Tim Profeta, director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, explained that the Duke’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions result from transportation and power usage on campus. “Duke energy emissions are reducing but are not going to zero anytime in the next decade,” he said. To work toward a net zero carbon footprint, the University created the Duke Carbon Offset Initiative to invest in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere, Profeta said. According to DCOI’s website, the University will need to offset approximately 185,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent-emissions per year to reach the goal of carbon neutrality by 2024. Profeta noted that Duke is very aggressive in terms of carbon offsetting compared to other institutions. “I don’t know that anyone else has gone out and built their own carbon reductions process,” he said.

DSG JUDICIARY from page 1 budget to be reintroduced and debated (with the requisite two readings) as the second reading of the budget is always scheduled during the second to last or last senate meeting of the year,” Mecklai wrote. She added that she hoped the Senate would not overturn the veto at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting. The Senate eventually elected not to overturn the veto at the meeting. After her initial line-item veto Sunday, Mecklai, a senior, vetoed the entire annual budget before the Judiciary reached its decision in the case. The Judiciary then said it would not hear the case because the overall veto would override the lineitem veto, at which point Mecklai rescinded the overall budget veto so that the case would be decided. The Judiciary’s full decision can be viewed online. The Judiciary also ruled on the case involving the funding allocation for the new PASH center. The Senate voted April 13 to fund the PASH center with $17,252. At its next meeting, the Senate passed the PASH Responsibility Act, which specified line-items of the total sum, including $5,000 for sexual health products and another $10,000 to be used for both sexual health and sexual pleasure products. The act was submitted by Josh Curtis, a freshman senator for academic affairs, and Jackson Dellinger, a freshman senator for Durham and regional affairs. After that bill passed in the Senate, freshman Michael Brunetti, a senator for services, and sophomore senator Edward Torgas introduced the PASH Reform Bill, which reduced total PASH funding to $12,762, increased funding for sexual health products to $10,000 and reduced funding for sexual pleasure products to $500. Petitioners junior Ilana Weisman, vice president for equity and outreach, sophomore Riyanka Ganguly, vice president-elect for equity and outreach, and Curtis filed a complaint to the Judiciary Saturday arguing that the PASH Reform Act—and its accompanying funding changes— were invalid because of an entrenchment clause in the PASH Responsibility Act. That clause specified that the Responsibility Act could only be overridden by legislation with the “explicit, sole purpose” of repealing the Responsibility Act. Because the Reform Act changed funding allocations, instead of solely repealing the Responsibility Act, it ought to be invalidated, petitioners argued. The Judiciary’s majority opinion ruled in favor of the petitioners, keeping in place the funding outlined by the Responsibility Act and declaring the Reform Bill “null and void.” According to the majority opinion, the court found that the “explicit, sole purpose” entrenchment clause was enforceable, because it was not a significant obstacle to the legislative process.

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demographic shift is a “very real fear,” being vigilant against employment discrimination is a better solution than not providing workers with a living wage. “If the demographic becomes whiter, it is not because people of color are less qualified, but because there’s some form of discrimination happening there,” she said. Purifoy also acknowledgd that if wages rose at Duke but not elsewhere, a broader applicant pool might naturally result in a change in the workforce’s racial composition. However, she added that systemically low wages elsewhere should not prevent the demand of higher wages at Duke, and that other steps should be taken to address potential demographic shifts. “If you’re seeing a complete flip in the racial demographics of your staff, you need to be doing some affirmative action,” Purifoy said. “No workforce should be 90 percent white.” Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, noted that the new steering committee announced by Brodhead will not be making any quick decisions regarding a wage hike. “[Duke’s minimum wage] is something that is reviewed, analyzed and ultimately acted on in a very deliberative way, and it has significant cost implications for the University, ultimately leading to tuition and other fees,” he said. “It is not something to be done precipitously or emotionally.” The debates about raising the minimum wage, however, make it even more imperative that workers have a seat at the negotiating table, Purifoy said. Duke Students and Workers in Solidarity previously stated during the Allen Building sit-in that they would not negotiate with administrators until workers were included in discussions. “The concerns raised are, for me, some of the greatest reasons for having workers and advocates for workers at the table,” she said. “It requires all of our input.” Neelesh Moorthy and Amrith Ramkumar contributed reporting.

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Most Duke students will be celebrating the last day of classes with Wednesday evening’s concert, but as the music blares on campus, the Blue Devils will be just out of earshot with a game down the road against a crosstown foe. Duke takes on N.C. Central at 6 p.m. at the Durham Athletic Park, two weeks after the Blue Devils took down the Eagles 3-0 at the newer Durham Bulls Duke Athletic Park April vs. 13. Duke has won 13 N.C. of its last 18 games Central and is 18-0 all-time WEDNESDAY, 6 p.m. against N.C. Central Durham Athletic Park as it looks to keep the momentum going with a critical weekend series against No. 12 N.C. State on the horizon. The Eagles have played many high-scoring games and sport a 5.71 staff ERA, but offense came at a premium during their first matchup with the Blue Devils. Junior starter Christian Gonnelli held Duke to just two runs in six innings, but six Blue Devil pitchers combined to shut out N.C. Central in the slim victory. “Gonnelli kind of got us on our heels a little bit, and then they brought in some harder throwers behind him, and our timing was really [disrupted]. I was very impressed with their club,” Duke head coach Chris Pollard said. “They don’t look like a .960 fielding percentage team, and what I mean by that is they were very crisp, they were very sharp, they were very athletic.” But runs may not be hard to come by at

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Kristen Shortley | The Chronicle Sophomore Justin Bellinger has hit four home runs since being inserted into the starting lineup in late March, with power that could pay dividends with a short porch in right field Wednesday.

the hitter-friendly DAP, where numerous fly balls have cleared the fences this season. The Eagles (21-23) have hit 41 home runs— tied for 22nd in the nation—led by juniors Conrad Kovalcik and Carlos Ortiz with nine apiece. Six of N.C. Central’s regular starters are batting .290 or better, leading an offense that averages 5.5 runs per game. The Eagles are 15-10 at home, but they will be without Gonnelli—their top midweek starter—who took the hill for Tuesday’s loss at Elon. The Duke bats could take advantage of a depleted pitching staff early in what could turn out to be a slugfest. Seven Blue Devils are hitting .300 or better during the last 18 games, and freshmen

Jimmy Herron and Zack Kone lead the team with averages of .322 and .321, respectively. Sophomore Justin Bellinger is hitting .383 with four home runs since entering the lineup March 27, and his power as a left-hander could be a good fit in a ballpark that is shallow in right field. The Duke bullpen will team up to try and shut down N.C. Central for the second time this season, but the Blue Devils (23-18) will likely need to score more than three runs this time to walk away with a win, and their offense has been heating up at the right time. “It’s a park that’s very conducive to power, See BASEBALL on Page 9

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When the clock finally runs out The final buzzer is sounding. The game is over. It is time to pack up and go home. Unlike in the sports that I have had the privilege of covering for The Chronicle, there is no overtime in life. I am finishing my collegiate four quarters, the second half is winding down and the clock on the scoreboard sits at zero. It is time to leave Duke. But that does not mean I cannot take the memories out of my undergraduate locker and bring them with me when I go. Every one of those experiences as a sports writer will forever be etched in my memory. The first game that I ever covered as a sports writer was a Tuesday night men’s soccer game at Koskinen Stadium. The press box was a rickety shed atop the visitors’ bleachers— the majestic Kennedy Tower remained halffinished, ominously hovering above the home stands. I sat in the brisk October night with pen in hand and laptop by my side, ready to

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When my phone rang, I saw who was calling, grimaced and went to go find a quiet spot in The Chronicle’s third-floor office. Standing in the dark emptiness of the lounge, I tried to hold myself together as my dad told me that my grandpa had passed away. I was not successful. My family had gotten the news earlier in the day, but it was the night of the Duke-North Carolina game at Cameron Indoor Stadium— the one every Chronicle sports editor circles on the calendar well before the season starts. They knew it was one of the highlight days of my tenure, and they knew I’d be busy, so they waited to tell me until it was over. In many respects, that’s a pretty apt way to sum up the last 12 months of my life—everything has revolved around Duke athletics. Weekends and vacations were left clear to handle breaking news, if anything were to happen. Writing my thesis became secondary to writing about basketball. Sleep became optional. And it was awesome. You don’t jump into sports journalism without an extreme passion for sports— for analyzing every decision, for noticing every little detail, for finding the unique stat. I threw myself into the deep end, and as a result, covered some truly great games. I had a front-row seat to Jim Boeheim’s blazer bonanza, documented Mike Krzyzewski’s 1,000th win in my first trip to The Garden, survived “Enter Sandman” and four overtimes at Lane Stadium, got crushed on press row by students after Grayson Allen’s buzzer-beater against Virginia and, yes, live-tweeted the netcutting ceremony in Indianapolis. Those games are going to stick with me forever—I have the articles to re-read and the audio files to re-transcribe. But the off-court, off-field part of being a reporter has been just as unforgettable. They say college is where you create the best memories of your life. For the most part, all of mine revolve around the work I did for The Chronicle. I’ll remember the searing heat from the flames at Lucas Oil Stadium as Duke and Wisconsin ran onto the floor. I’ll remember Nigel Hayes’ press conference hijinks. I’ll remember the bald eagle fly-over during the national anthem and the chance to watch “One Shining Moment” on the big screen. I’ll remember trying to play it cool as the large man in the green sweatshirt walked past us courtside at the Final Four. Once he’d disappeared, I glanced at the Chronicle writer with me and was met with

capture every moment of what I hoped would be a victory for the home side. The Blue Devils were facing Davidson and had not lost at home all season—surely I was about to write about another triumph. Two halves later, the score was knotted at one goal apiece. Fewer than five minutes into overtime, it was over—Duke had fallen 2-1 on its home turf. Despite all hopes I had for interviewing an ecstatic Blue Devil squad and writing about another victory, my hopes were dashed. But even in defeat, Duke head coach John Kerr said something that will stick with me forever: “It’s a cruel game sometimes.” He was right about what had happened that night. It was a cruel game. And that is not confined to just soccer or sports in general— life can sometimes be as cruel as that game. But my experience as a writer at Duke mitigated a lot of disenchantment that this University had thrown my way. In many ways, I view my writing experience See JOHNSON on Page 9

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Appreciating the citizens of the Duke bubble Duke, and colleges and universities in general, are often criticized for being out of touch with the real world. An insulated bubble, if you will, isolated from the happenings in the world around it. Personally, given the frequency of student protests and activism in our Gothic wonderland, I am not entirely sure that concept of ignorance holds true here. But for the purposes of this reflection, let’s say it does. As we’re so frequently reminded, the world is a scary and screwed-up place and as educated young people, it’s our job to go out and fix it. The reality is many students here will go out and do exactly that. Duke students may work to eradicate discrimination. Duke students may discover the cure for cancer. That Duke student who sat next to you in Writing 101 may become the President of the United States—or perhaps that’s just my wishful thinking this election cycle. But for four years, these future illustrious alumni get to just be. These students take different forms, shapes and sizes. Some are athletes, some are artists, some are researchers. Here at The Chronicle, we like to think some are journalists. If you had told me when I stepped on East Campus as a freshman that I would be pursuing sports media and journalism after graduation, I would have looked at you like you were crazy.

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I had no journalism experience, besides one semester of high school yearbook (where I mainly put photos into premade boxes). A career in media sounded unstable and difficult. I liked structure. Besides, girls didn’t get to have careers in sports anyways, right? Sometimes life throws you curves. A chance encounter at the end of my freshman year led to the opportunity that would provide me some of my happiest memories at Duke. The Tuesday afternoons I’ve spent working with Coach Cutcliffe’s Duke Football show every fall completely shaped my Duke experience. I walked away from every filming session happier, infused with passion

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and more informed about the inner workings of a football program on the rise. The producer of the football show, the talented Renaissance man, John Roth, prodded me to look into writing for The Chronicle. It’s been the small moments serving as a beat writer that have been the most rewarding. Coaches have made an effort to express interest in my own life when I’m in their office asking questions about the week’s games. Fellow students have wowed me with their ability to reflect and articulate complex team strategies or personal feelings after the high of a big win and the low of a crushing loss. Sports information

directors have gone out of their way to help you, offer advice and throw me some juicy statistics about the week’s matchup that will make my story that much better. Through these experiences, there are two things about Duke that I have learned. The first: everyone at Duke, regardless of position, has something in common. No, it’s not the ability to sleep in a tent or moan about construction—though those may be true of the vast majority of our population. It goes deeper than that. There is not a single person at Duke that you can dismiss as being one-dimensional or can categorize into a cookie-cutter mold. Everyone here is smart, yes, but everyone here is also really stinking cool. It’s like going to a college where every single person is that one kid from your high school who built a well in Africa, launched a city-wide literacy initiative or was a McDonald’s All-American—because, honestly, you were probably one of those kids. I’m not sure when the second lesson hit me for the first time. There was no reckoning moment, but rather a period of reflection over the opportunities and moments I have been fortunate enough to experience at Duke. There are people here—coaches, athletic administrators and employees, in my case— who will go out of their way to help you when they do not stand to benefit at all. Through these people I have made connections, found internships and improved See CALVERT on Page 9

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FC Barcelona and Duke: My fútbol passions When my father took me to a soccer stadium for the first time in Lima, I was just two or three years old. Although I did not become a soccer player, my very first childhood memories are associated with a green pitch, 22 guys kicking a white and black ball and a referee. My father never imagined the way the beautiful game would shape my life. Even if he had had a vague idea, though, I am sure he would have taken me to the stadium with him every Sunday afternoon anyways despite my mother’s skepticism of this father-son bonding moment. “What can you guys learn from 22 morons kicking a ball?” A lot. Actually a lot, Mom. Like any team sport, soccer gives you life lessons. Losses are part of the game and you have to learn how to deal with them. After a bad day, you have to keep moving forward and learn from your mistakes. Developing team chemistry boosts the group’s efficiency as standout individuals quickly learn that they are nothing if they do not do their best to reach a common goal. Duke women’s soccer team—a squad I started following two years ago—made me realize how true these life lessons actually are. In August 2014, I went to Chapel Hill to take photos of a 1-0 loss against Ohio State for The Chronicle and despite the defeat against the

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Buckeyes, I fell in love with the Blue Devil team right away. Its 4-3-3 formation and its soccer style based on ball possession made me think of my beloved FC Barcelona, so I volunteered to take pictures of several games that year and wrote a profile of head coach Robbie Church for a magazine journalism class. Duke struggled that year and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in 11 years—a heartbreaking end to the season— but it also strengthened my connection with Church’s squad, to the point that I promised him that I would become The Chronicle’s beat writer for the team. That promise paid off, because the Blue Devils had one of the most impressive seasons in the history of the program in 2015, reaching the College Cup final in December. Getting to know Church and his players more deeply and writing game recaps and sidebars about their huge bounce-back last fall is absolutely one of the most cherished memories that I will take with me after my Duke life. If there is any sport that really teaches what passion is, it is “fútbol,” especially if you are from Latin America like me. Former Argentina player Jorge Valdano once said, “Soccer is the most important thing among the least important things.” Some people might think that a true soccer fan is the person who wears a team’s jersey when going to classes or the individual who can list an entire roster by heart. I believe that true soccer fans are those people whose saddest day is when their team loses and whose happiest day is when their

Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Women’s soccer beat writer Jesús Hidalgo followed the Blue Devils on a season of redemption that ended with a 1-0 loss to Penn State in the national championship game.

team wins. I am not exaggerating. My fiancée and friends often witness how radiant I am when Barcelona wins and how miserable I feel when the Catalan squad loses. In that sense, soccer gives you a strong sense of community, a sense that you belong to a group of people who share and cherish the same history, the same traditions and the same values. It is, of course, an imagined community, but the bond it creates is so emotional and visceral that several people—like me with FC Barcelona and Duke—adopt this feeling as a significant part of their identities. That is the wonderful and mysterious thing that makes “fútbol” unique—it is indeed the most important thing among the least important things.

My parents, of course, did not imagine that, almost 25 years after that foundational moment when my dad took me to a soccer stadium for the first time, I would find myself writing about “el deporte rey” in English for a college daily in a city of more than 200,000 people in the middle of North Carolina. There are no words to thank you for introducing me to what has become my passion, Dad. Or maybe there are, and this column is precisely that—a way to thank my dad for making my life a little bit better through soccer and The Chronicle for giving me the opportunity to be part of one of the greatest college soccer stories ever. Jesús Hidalgo is a Romance Studies graduate student.

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HOERGER from page 5 the eyebrows-raised look that mirrored my own, as if confirming, “Yes, in fact, that really was Magic Johnson.” I’ll remember standing in the back of the East Room of the White House, watching President Obama say he’d dominate Duke’s fantasy basketball camp and introduce Krzyzewski as an “up-and-coming” head coach. One of the first times I appeared on camera for our actual “up-and-coming” video department, the White House was my backdrop. No pressure. I’m a quiet person, but reporting forced me out of my comfort zone. The games were always great, but the most interesting stories I wrote focused on life off the field. I asked Krzyzewski about the college readiness

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program at the community center that bears his mother’s name. I asked David Cutcliffe how he’s approached the tidal wave of tragedy his football team has faced. I asked midfielder Rebecca Quinn about being taken out of the latest EA Sports FIFA video game at the behest of the NCAA, and tried to get a handle on how Cutcliffe and other Duke coaches use social media on the recruiting trail. I also saved room for the truly important questions: “Matt, Tyus is gone, so is there a reason your jersey still says “M. Jones?” That’s one of the few stories I wrote that had a perceptible impact—by the next game, the “M” was gone. I’ll remember sitting in the Oakland Athletics’ clubhouse, talking with former Duke first baseman Nate Freiman. I asked him about his walk-off hit against the legendary Mariano Rivera, and he asked me about life on

campus. Like most everyone, he was upset to learn that the Armadillo Grill is gone. Before I left, I made my way over to Coco Crisp to get his thoughts on Freiman. He slowly looked up from his game of FarmVille and answered my first two questions graciously, and when I went for a third, he gave me an answer that gently told me that it was time for him to return to his iPad. For reasons unknown, Chicago Bull legend Scottie Pippen came to watch Duke play Syracuse in 2014. I’ll remember walking over to try to figure out why—he was nice about it, but by the time my wrist had reappeared from his enormous hand, it was clear I wouldn’t be getting an interview. I’ll remember the quietest, saddest place I’ve ever been—the Duke locker room after the loss to Mercer. I’ll remember standing next to an emotional Jabari Parker trying to deflect questions about his NBA future just minutes after his heart had been ripped out. A few feet away, Rasheed Sulaimon sat staring straight ahead, hands on knees, totally despondent. That’s the first image in my head when I reflect on my first season on the beat. I’ll remember the pressure I felt trying to cover the men’s lacrosse national title game as a West Coast kid with very little exposure to the sport. I’ll also remember the fully stocked media press box at M&T Bank Stadium. Thank you, Baltimore Ravens, for the Memorial Day feast. I’ll remember the weeks spent reporting on the Tommy John epidemic, probably the best story I’ve ever helped put together. We got Tommy John himself on the phone, and I got as close to understanding the workings of the ulnar collateral ligament as I ever will. The takeaway: Think before you throw a curve ball. I’ll remember—though not nearly as well

as I should—the drowsy drive to Charlotte that could have, and maybe should have, ended so much differently. That was just one of several travel mishaps while trying to get to road games in the past four years. I’m still grateful to the Syracuse beat writer who drove three of us back to our hotel in the middle of a blizzard, and still amazed that it got so cold that night that ice formed on the inside of our hotel window. Two days later—still stranded—I befriended an AP U.S. History teacher at the Syracuse airport who perfectly encapsulated my frustration in language far more colorful than I’m allowed to repeat here. To be sure, I’ll remember the many, many trips to Pitchforks at 2 or 3 a.m. once the paper was finished for a late-night snack before starting homework. Thanks to the staff there for always asking me what I wanted, even though my order never changed. In his postgame press conferences, there are a few buzz words Krzyzewski is bound to bring up during the course of a season. When the Blue Devils play well, he will often praise the “verve” and energy of his team, which likely played “together.” After a disappointing loss, he has lamented the fact that his team lacked “it” down the stretch. I never got the chance to ask him to clarify what “it” actually is, or how I too could become wise and acquire “it.” But I think my four years at The Chronicle can be best described by another Krzyzewski sound byte, one he used—albeit euphemistically— in the aftermath of a last-second loss to Syracuse back in January: “Literally amazing.” Ryan Hoerger is a Trinity senior. He served as the sports editor of The Chronicle’s 111th volume.

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JOHNSON from page 5 as a parallel to the final Blue Devil basketball game that I covered. Earlier this season at PNC Arena in Raleigh, Duke came out cold against N.C. State and fell into a 43-36 hole at the half. But the Blue Devils rallied out of the locker room, outscored the Wolfpack 5235 in the second half and snagged a muchneeded 88-78 victory. Like Duke on the hardwood, I did not get going until my own second half. After two years as an undergraduate, bouncing around various social scenes, spending many nights looking for a purpose and where I really fit in on campus, I was approached by the upcoming sports editor and his blog editor—two friends of mine—to join the sports staff in the fall of 2014. I loved sports and I loved writing. Why not, right? That turned out to be the best decision I have ever made as a college student. And for the first time, I think I really felt like I belonged on campus. And sure, like many students, I had been baptized a Blue Devil from a very early age, but this time I felt like I had found a home at Duke, covering the sports and teams that I had idolized since I knew what a sport was. As a kid, I revered the 2001 national championship basketball team. J.J. Redick became—and still is—my sports hero. I learned to loathe Kentucky and North Carolina. I even hated Connecticut with a passion. Why? They had ruined Redick’s championship run in 2004—as a 10-year-old, that will make you despise a team in more ways than one. When it came time to pick a place for my undergraduate career, as my friends

so often reminded me, I would have been in trouble if I did not attend Duke—everything I owned was stained with the blue that might as well be pouring out of my veins. Now, as a writer, these sports had been thrust upon me. They were up close and personal. I started small—a blog every week or so that was ripped to shreds and hardly resembled the piece I had meticulously prepared. But I strived to improve, and I sought out a beat position for wrestling and men’s lacrosse. Had I ever wrestled? No. Did I play lacrosse? Not at a rural public school in Georgia, I didn’t. It did not matter because these sports became my home for my last two years at Duke. The wrestling beat was the best. The squad is composed of some of the most devoted student-athletes I have ever met. And if one coach deserves credit for being the most dedicated, personable man at the helm of a program, it is Glen Lanham. Whether or not I ever did anything else for The Chronicle, meeting Lanham and having our weekly chats during the season put a smile on my face and kept me coming back for more. The lacrosse beat was a roller-coaster ride. After two championships in 2013 and 2014, I witnessed the struggles of a team under the pressure of besting its past. The 2015 squad fell short in the first round of the NCAA tournament and the 2016 season has not met expectations, but there’s still time to change that. Despite the valleys, I have also been there for the peaks of the record-shattering Class of 2016 and the explosive offense that roams Koskinen’s confines. With my undergraduate career coming to

close, both as a fan and a writer, I can now gather all of my Duke sports memories and move on. I camped out freshman year to watch Aaron Craft and Ohio State cave under the chants of the Cameron Crazies. I watched the White Raven dismantle Miami on one leg. I witnessed Myles Jones defy the laws of physics. Duke captured multiple national titles during my time in Durham—from lacrosse to basketball—and I covered the Blue Devils’ 44-41 overtime victory at Yankee Stadium— their first bowl victory since 1961. But unlike that program-defining squad on the gridiron, I do not get overtime. This is very likely the end of my writing career and I am glad to say that I have no regrets. It’s been one hell of a ride.

as a writer, reporter and lover of sports. That’s what has made Duke special for me. So maybe the real world isn’t like that. Maybe those people only exist here under our little invisible bubble. I don’t think that’s the case. But if it is, how lucky were we to live underneath it for four years?

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A different kind of learning As we turn the corner to the final push of the semester, the stress creeps up on us. The end of semester grind is filled with non-stop work and assignments. It seems like all I do is write paper after paper, study for exams and prepare for presentations, all while trying to squeeze in as much self-care and sleep as possible. And I know I am not alone. I keep reminding myself that surely all of this is helping me synthesize and apply the lessons, theory and concepts learned in my classes this semester. Yet, I am moving so quickly, working to get it all done, that I rarely give myself the space and the time to think about what I am taking from these classes. What is the stuff I will

that studying abroad or participating in experiences outside of the traditional academic setting is not learning. This is far from true. No matter what you choose to study, immersing yourself in an environment different from your own and learning how to adapt and thrive is some of the most valuable learning that happens. The additional challenges of having to learn a new language, living with a family you do not know and navigating a completely new cultural setting equip you with the skills to overcome challenges and discomfort we will all inevitably face in our lives. In addition, reflection is just as important as the

Sofia Stafford LIFE AFTER ABROAD actually remember? What did we learn that peaked my interest? Some of the material I will build upon next semester in my classes and some I might never use again. Regardless, the applicability of the lessons from the classroom and their value to my life is clouded by stress and a drive to “just get it done.” Writing this column every other week this semester has given me that space and that time to think about my semester in Brazil in a way that I have never thought about a semester in college before. Reflecting on those four months in Salvador has made me recognize how I can apply what I learned to my day-to-day life and how it has enhanced my understanding of culture, politics and social issues. The observations I made, relationships I forged and experiences I went through have all influenced my worldview. Of course, that is not to say that what we learn in our classes is not pertinent or that it won’t serve a purpose in our lives. Regardless of what we choose to study and then pursue after college, the content, theories,concepts, methods we are taught will help us in different facets of our life, whether professional or personal. College classes help us with not only understanding the what but also asking the how. We learn to interpret, analyze and make sense of data and scholarship. Our professors and peers inspire us and guide us in our endeavors. In my opinion, these are all incredibly important components of our four years at Duke. But what if we are missing out by undervaluing other potential aspects of our college experiences? What I propose is two-fold: perhaps some of the most important learning and self-development in college occurs outside the classroom and requires us to reflect in meaningful ways. Time spent learning outside of the classroom is never time lost. I think there can be a perception

learning. I find that when I don’t take the time to reflect on what I have learned or the experiences I have had, much of what I have gained is lost. If I hadn’t spent this semester thinking back and connecting many of the experiences I had abroad to my life at Duke, to what I am studying and to social issues around me, my experience wouldn’t have been as rich of a learning experience as it was. From observing and interpreting cultural variations in feminine body ideals to participating in social movements that take an intersectional approach to fight racial and gender inequalities, I had the opportunity to apply theory to real life. I saw the effects of racism and discrimination first had and made cross-cultural comparisons. I understood the importance of rituals, traditions, and food in families. But I did not realize how much I had learned until moments afterwards cause me to think back to them. Never underestimate the power of reflection. Through reflection and conversations with my peers at Duke, I have seen how they have shaped the way I approach the personal and academic areas of my life. Stepping out of my environment to learn about another culture made me more aware and informed about my own culture. I cherish my semester in Salvador more today than I did Dec. 14 when I returned home because I am more aware of the impact that it has had on the way in which I view the world. This might be the end of my column, but it will not be the last time I think about and continue to learn from my time abroad. In fact, what I have learned outside the classroom during my time at Duke will probably be some of the most important lessons I will learn to prepare me for life after college. Sofia Stafford is a Trinity junior. This is her final column of the semester.

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Abele-ville, anti-queerness and administrative inaction “There is no such thing as a singleissue struggle, because we do not lead single-issue lives.” — Audre Lorde We have been deeply troubled by recent acts of prejudice and hate on campus recently, including the destruction and theft of multiple pride flags (both from dorms and from Abeleville) as well as the discovery of a white supremacist flyer and the attempted theft of many pro-worker, anti-racist

light of these incidents. The response of the administration and dialogue among students has focused solely on the vandalization of the pride flags, not the circulation of a white supremacist pamphlet that co-occurred with these events. While we were overjoyed to see myriads of pride flags spring up around campus, we wonder why the same visible show of support was not organized for those who were harmed by the white

The future of U.S.-China relations The relationship between the United States and China has always been tenuous at best. Like members of a class project group forced to interact with one another against their will, China and the United States find themselves forced to cooperate. Since his inauguration in 2009, President Obama has attempted to develop a new strategic outlook toward the emerging superpower—one that engages them and incorporates them into the international

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banners in Abele-ville. These hateful events are not ceasing, rather they appear to be escalating; late last night, the pride flag in A-ville was stolen for the second time and homphobic slurs were used against people in A-ville. The responses to these cruel occurrences from students and administrators alike has been deeply disturbing, and not solely because of the malicious nature of the acts in themselves. In an email that was sent nearly 6 days after these attacks began, Dean Sue Wasiolek and Dr. Zoila Airall stated that these acts of hate are “often viewed as small and insignificant.” This statements leads us to wonder, to whom do these acts seem “small and insignificant?” These acts are far from “small and insignificant,” as they speak to a larger culture of prejudice and discrimination against LGBTQ+ students that informs all hateful acts, from something as seemingly transient as tearing down a flag to the ongoing epidemic rise of transmisogynistic violence, legally mandated antagonism against LGBTQ+ people, and more. Describing these acts as seemingly “small and insignificant” is seeing these events through a tokenizing and othering lens. This characterization of these acts as inconsequential demeans their immutable gravity and minimizes the severity of the consequences of the broader culture that condones LGBTQ+ oppression. In light of the Abele-ville location of one of the flags that was defaced, certain students have expressed anger with the students in A-ville hanging a pride flag in the area. Some felt that it was appropriating queer culture while the protests in A-ville do not necessarily align with the ideals of LGBTQ+ activists nor queer students. While we cannot speak for the entirety of this broad community, as an organization we offer our support to the residents of A-ville in this somber time, we express our agreement with the ideals and goals of Duke Students & Workers in Solidarity, and stand wholly by their decision and right to hang a pride flag in A-ville. To this end, it is critically important to inform our discussions of LGBTQ+ issues with an intersectional perspective. To see discrimination and violence against queer, trans, and intersex people as a separate from discrimination and violence against workers is myopic. Racism, classism, hetero-sexism, cis-sexism, allo-sexism, and anti-intersex discrimination are all inherently tied, as are all other forms of oppression. We are deeply troubled by what we perceive as issues of pinkwashing, or using messages of queer acceptance to veil other forms of oppression in

supremacist pamphlet. Similarly, while we commend administrators for releasing a strengthened condemnation of HB2, we could not ignore that this statement was only issued following these hateful events and that this statement was issued in the context of continued resistance from administrations to calls for an end to worker abuse. While this statement was comforting, it did not offer any concrete plans to ensure inclusivity for all members of the Duke community. We hope that the administration follows through on their commitment to a safe environment that they espoused in this statement, meaning the creation of more solidified plans for addressing oppression, rather than issuing statements without actionable goals or creating more task forces with vague intentions that have proven ineffective in preventing discriminatory and cruel behaviors. A vital component of this commitment to safety from hate on this campus is ending worker abuse, especially given that much of this grave mistreatment disproportionately affects workers who are black, Latinx, or otherwise people of color. The negotiations with administrators regarding workers’ rights are at a standstill despite their promise to resume negotiations once students left the Allen building. Issuing a statement to advocate for the repeal of HB2 that Duke’s administration is “committed to fostering an open, welcoming, inclusive community” while simultaneously refusing make progress to end the mistreatment of workers seems contradictory if the administration is truly committed to inclusion for all. Additionally, the student conduct repercussions that students involved in the takeover of the Allen building are facing are disturbing to us, as they constitute the administration actively working against a movement to make progress towards a safer campus for workers. The contrast between the speed with which these students received student conduct citations from administration (despite the previous promise of unconditional amnesty) and the stalled response to calls to end worker abuse is of deep concern to us. In these dark times, we hope that the broader Duke community will actively invest in fostering an inclusive environment for all people, whether they are students, workers or any other part of our community. We envision a Duke where every person feels safe to be themselves, and this will not happen unless we all vow to actively challenge any and all forms of discrimination that occur here—not just in words, but in actions. Be United.

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system through the U.S. strategic lens. To date, his strategy has been marginally effective and offers his successor a solid foundation off of which they will (hopefully) build a new and effective strategic partnership. During the past decade, China began a new era of military investment, as any rising superpower could reasonably require. Perhaps more noteworthy than sheer investment is their development of weapons specifically designed to prevent foreign military activity in the region. Most notable among these technologies is the missile designed specifically to penetrate the hulls of aircraft carriers. The Chinese claim these weapons serve as defensive preparations only, but in reality they create the potential for a more volatile international system. Without a variety of military technology, conventional and otherwise, a state cannot signal its preferences effectively. Fewer technologies reduce the potential to fire a proverbial shot across the bow and instead encourage a direct jump to use of dramatic technology. In recent years China added to its developing military strategy by playing a more active and aggressive role in its region of the world, specifically the South China Sea. China recently finished a campaign in which they literally dumped sand into the ocean to produce man-made islands. The Chinese use these islands to claim legal protection via the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, arguing that they justify granting China territorial waters and an exclusive economic zone in the area surrounding the islands. These claims overlap with those of surrounding nations like Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. Most disconcerting are the military instillations appearing on these islands. Several have deep-water harbors that could support Chinese naval vessels, and a few even have airstrips. Although the Chinese claim these islands serve merely economic and defensive purposes, their potential for inciting conflict remains obvious. In recent months, Chinese and American naval warships came very close to one another and exchanged radio messages. Although the situation remains relatively peaceful, the potential exists for escalation in the future. In response to this expanding Chinese power, the Obama administration introduced its strategy called the “Pivot to Asia.” Ignoring the semantics, which have caused the administration considerable headache, the strategy proposes engaging with China more and seeing more of the world through a China-inclusive lens. As then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted in the strategy’s inaugural article in 2011, “at a time when the region is building a more mature security and economic architecture to promote

stability and prosperity, U.S. commitment there is essential.” She also notes that the United States had repeatedly found itself shackled to the interminable conflict in the Middle East and could no longer afford to do so due to China becoming an increasingly prominent figure. Of course, since the publication of that article the administration has found itself wrestling with the Arab spring, intervention in Libya, the Syrian Civil War and the rise

of the Islamic State, but they nonetheless remained committed to making China a key component of U.S. foreign policy. If the “rebalance to Asia” (as the “pivot” came to be renamed) was the strategy’s bumper sticker title, the Trans Pacific Partnership was its keystone. Billed as a trade agreement between the nations surrounding the Pacific Ocean, it serves to redefine the rules of international, economic and diplomatic engagement with the countries surrounding China. The partnership accomplishes two primary objectives with regard to a grand strategy. First, it forces the nations in China’s region to uphold trade and labor practices that China traditionally eschews. By doing so it, in theory, forces China to adopt similar practices in the long term. If one takes a pessimistic view of the agreement, it could be framed as a way to thwart China’s economic development by raising the cost of manufacturing in the country. Even a more optimistic view of the agreement sees the benefits of encouraging the surrounding nations to adopt a more Western-friendly economic environment. Second, the TPP further solidifies the relationships that the U.S. shares with the signatory states. By doing so, it not only prevents China from dominating those countries (diplomatically and otherwise), but it also strengthens American relationships. Should the situation become more polarized in the future, the U.S. would (theoretically) be in a better position down the road. Five years beyond the strategy’s introduction and less than a year from President Obama’s departure from office, foreign policy analysts and laymen alike have begun considering whether the strategy proved effective, and how it will shape policy for the next administration. Few deny that the strategy found itself distracted by events in the Middle East. Ultimately, Obama’s effort to turn the country’s attention toward China proved less effective than he hoped, but it may provide a solid foundation off of which the next administration can build a stronger strategy. If I found myself in a position to advise the next president on Chinese policy, I would recommend continuing to bring China into the internal system, rather than excluding them altogether. The Chinese have the potential to shoulder a share of the world’s responsibility, and by doing so continue their expansion peacefully. In turn, the United States ought to balance the fine line between antagonizing China and allowing them to surpass us. Although that will prove a very difficult strategy, modern society as we know it could not survive the alternative— armed conflict between the United States and China. Brian Hopkins is a Trinity senior. This is his final column for The Chronicle.

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