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Interest in law, medical school rises among undergrads career path for students considering law school admissions. “As prelaw adviser, one of my jobs is to find out if people really want law school or if somebody else wants law school for them,” he said. “I would never go out recruiting people to go to law school, but if people want to go to law school, I would certainly encourage them and work with them. I will point out the advantages of a legal education and a law degree, but I say ‘you have to figure out if that’s right for you.’” The Law School Admissions Council—a non-profit organization of more than 200 law schools, including Duke Law—reported that 56,500 students applied to law schools nationwide in 2016, a drop from 2010, when the number of applicants was 87,900. Medical schools have experienced a gradual upswing of applicants during that same period. The Association for American Medical Colleges reported 52,549 applicants to medical schools in 2016 compared to 42,268 in 2010. At Duke, Andrea Lanahan, director of admissions at the School of Medicine, noted that the upward “trend is real” and credited it in part to the outreach efforts. “We already have too many applicants in my opinion,” she said. “However, we still feel it’s good and it’s important because Duke is being noticed as a potential school that all people think that they could attend, and that’s what we want.” Despite the increase in law school applicants in the past year at Duke, Wilson said he does not anticipate the

Kenrick Cai The Chronicle Duke undergraduates showed an increased interest in applying to law school and medical school from previous years. Despite the recent rise in law school applicants, Gerald Wilson—senior associate dean and the University’s prelaw advisor—said that last year, only about 14 percent of Duke undergraduates were applying to law school as opposed to 20 percent four years prior. The number of students interested in medical school, however, has been more stable. Donna Kostyu, associate dean and prehealth advisor, noted that the number of Duke undergraduates applying to medical school has not decreased. “There used to be the idea that if you don’t know what you want to do, go to law school and you can always get a job,” he said. 2017 saw the rise of law school applicants for the first time in recent years—133 students applied to law school in 2016 compared to 146 applicants in 2017. Wilson said he believed that the trend had “bottomed out” in 2016 and that there would likely be an increase in the number of applicants in future years. The law school trend isn’t particular to Duke but is rather a reflection of the national trend, Wilson said. He noted that the University has not made any efforts to deliberately promote law as a

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number of students applying to law school to reach what it was seven or eight years ago, pointing to three “inhibiting factors” that he believed would prevent a full recovery in applications—technology, students “drifting” into law school and the debt load. In the past, people required lawyers to perform certain entry level duties, such as drafting wills, but can now go online to fulfill their requirements. Wilson said that due to the decreased workload, law firms require fewer lawyers to operate. Additionally, Wilson, who has advised prelaw students for years, noted that fewer students are “drifting” into the profession, in part as a reflection of the

smaller job market. “One of the things I dealt with over the years was not people wanting to go to law school, but people drifting into law school. They couldn’t think of what else to do,” Wilson said. “They’re not doing that anymore.” The issue of the debt load stems out of the first two factors, Wilson said, noting that students are increasingly unwilling to “pile on another debt load for law school” on top of their undergraduate debt load. Despite the declining job market, Wilson said there is a “countervailing force” that allows the number of See SCHOOL on Page 7

Construction update: Where everything stands or doesn’t Nathan Luzum The Chronicle While many Duke students have been off campus during the summer, the incessant hum of on-campus construction hasn’t taken a break. With multiple construction projects slated for completion in the next two years, workers have been taking advantage of the reduced traffic on campus during the summer to make progress on the buildings. All of the projects currently remain on schedule.

Chronicle File Photo The new residence hall on East Campus will be completed in January 2018.

Trinity House The “superdorm” of East Campus is the nearest to completion of Duke’s three current dorm projects. Joe Gonzalez, interim assistant vice president of student affairs and dean for residential life, noted that work over the

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summer has focused on both the exterior and interior of the building. On the outside, workers have been putting the iconic red bricks of East Campus into the skeleton of the building. Interior work has included the installation of drywall and flooring. “Most of the major construction for that project has been completed, and now we’re on to the final phase of that project,” Gonzalez said. After the remaining work—most of which is interior construction—is finished in January 2018, the dorm will then open to house students returning to campus from abroad or elsewhere for the Spring 2018 semester. The Hollows The new dorm complex coming to West Campus, named The Hollows, is part of the University’s plan to phase out Central Campus residences.

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Gonzalez explained that most of the work done this summer on The Hollows was laying the ground for construction of the actual buildings. “A lot of progress has been made, but it’s basically been infrastructure, utility setup—so a lot of digging—and work of that nature,” he explained. Towerview Street was closed for most of the summer due to the utility work being done for The Hollows. Gonzalez said he expected that preparation work would “continue throughout the fall” and that the dorm would be completed around July 2019, with students being able to move in for the Fall 2019 semester. Crowell renovations The renovation of the Crowell Quadrangle—which spurred the University to purchase the 300 Swift

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DUSDAC chair on how to make most of first-year meal plan definitely recommend that freshmen sign up for that. I think that the guides and online charts that tell you how many food points you need to spend each week--following those religiously is not a bad idea. I also think it’s important to mention that a lot of students are able to add extra food points and a lot of students are not, so it’s important as a freshman to be mindful of the fact that not everyone around you is in the same [financial] situation. For freshmen, it’s important to be sensitive to what’s around you and whether or not the people around you may or may not be flexible in terms of what they can [spend].

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Senior Julia Medine is the co-chair of the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee, which works with Dining Services to connect students with administrators, staff and vendors. The Chronicle spoke with Medine to discuss the freshman meal plan, as well as the ins and outs of dining at Duke and in Durham. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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The Chronicle: What advice do you have for first-years about eating on campus at Duke? Julia Medine: When I think about what I would have told myself as a freshman, I would say that the freshman experience involves a lot of discovery and adventure and food should not be left out of that. I see exploring Duke’s food scene as an orientation of its own. I would say don’t be afraid to try something new every day during your first few months here. Of course it’s good to develop comfortable and healthy habits, but exploring Duke’s food scene is not only a great way to meet new people, but also a great way to understand Duke and its relationship to Durham, because Duke’s food scene and food culture involves a lot of local vendors.

TC: Many first-years try to save food points by bringing tupperware to Marketplace. What’s your opinion on Vondy in [Perkins Library]. this practice? JM: I can’t speak on behalf of Duke TC: How should first-years make the Dining and I can’t speak on behalf of most of their meal plan? DUSDAC. Personally, I think it’s a great way JM: I think that the best way to to save food and I certainly did so. economize your food points would be to first find the places that are convenient to TC: Do you have recommendations for your routes on campus and then to find places first-years can eat off campus? the best deals at those places. JM: So many! Bull City Burger, I would like to mention that NanaTaco, Monuts and Q Shack all DUSDAC this semester is launching a come to mind immediately. I would also food news email blast, and the goal of go to Dos Perros, Pompieri Pizza—I that is to foster more communication have a million I could list off. between on-campus vendors and students. One of the big parts of that TC: Is there anything else firstemail is going to be talking about years should know about eating at new deals that vendors are offering, Duke and in Durham? whether they’re temporary, permanent JM: My main thing I would tell or seasonal, whether they’re lunch freshmen or that I would give to freshmen specials or random discounts. I would is the desire to try new things! Jeremy Chen | The Chronicle

TC: If you were going to introduce first-years to the main eateries on campus, where would you take them? JM: I would say visiting the [Richard H. Brodhead Center for Campus Life] is an important one because it’s not only new, but also a big part of food at Duke. The dining department worked for years on this to make it the center of food on campus. Although I would say it’s tough, because I think that for freshmen who have to economize on food points, [the Brodhead Center] makes that a little bit harder. I also think that I would introduce freshmen to Cafe Edens because twenty-four-hour eating is such an important part of college. And then, I am sure with or without me, that freshmen would be introduced to

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UNC study: N.C. small towns Duke transitions HDRL to are decreasing in population HRL as former leader retires Shayal Vashisth The Chronicle The death of “Small Town USA” may be imminent, suggests a recent North Carolina demographics survey. According to data from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center, North Carolina’s total population increased by 611,000 from 2010 to 2016—with over 70 percent of that increase centered in the two largest urban areas, the Triangle and Charlotte. In contrast to this sharp population increase in urban areas, most of the state’s small towns are facing population

stagnation or decline. “We’re seeing concentration around the urban cores, and so nearly all the municipalities that are in decline tend to be in more rural areas that are not located very closely to any major metro area,” said Jessica Stanford, demographic analyst at the Carolina Population Center. Of North Carolina’s 553 municipalities, 225 of them—which account for approximately 41 percent of its towns— showed declines in population over the five-year span, according to recent census data. Another 192 municipalities displayed stagnant growth, meaning that See TOWNS on Page 7

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Katherine Berko The Chronicle As students return to campus, they may be surprised to find the “D” missing from HDRL. Duke’s Housing, Dining and Residence Life office has been condensed into just Housing and Residence Life, explained Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs. The name change was spurred by the retirement of Rick Johnson, associate vice president of student affairs for HDRL, at the end of the Spring 2017 semester. Johnson announced his retirement in November, after serving in his position since January 2011. Instead of finding a replacement for Johnson, Moneta explained that he decided to separate Dining from HDRL. Joe Gonzalez—dean for residence life—will take on some of Johnson’s responsibilities and become interim assistant vice president for student affairs as well as the head of HRL. However, Gonzalez will not be involved in dining, as Johnson had been. Robert Coffey, executive director of dining since 2012, will keep his current position in charge of Duke’s dining operations. The need for a new head of HDRL in its original sense was diminished by the completion of most major campus projects relating to dining and residence life, Moneta noted. “At this point, most of the significant capital improvement plans for housing

Courtesy of Duke Photography Rick Johnson will retire at the end of Spring 2017 after six years in the role.

and dining have been completed or are in progress (e.g. Brodhead Center, Hollows, etc.) and the need for that role is unclear to me,” Moneta wrote in an email to The Chronicle. Moneta explained that the new HRL title does not reflect much change in what HRL and Duke Dining actually do. Both HRL and Dining will remain under Student Affairs, which means that Gonzalez and Coffey will still report to Moneta directly. “This is an organizational adjustment,” Moneta wrote. “There’s no change in our principle and practices involving housing and dining.” Gonzalez explained that HRL is still See HRL on Page 7

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Duke researchers find way to increase flu shot effectiveness Shagun Vashisth The Chronicle Duke researchers have found a way to speed up the production of flu vaccines and make them more protective against seasonal flu virus strains. Many vaccine companies grow the influenza virus inside of a chicken egg, where a protein called hemagglutinin, or HA, often mutates and causes the vaccine to lose some of its effectiveness. Researchers developed a new way to prompt the virus to express two copies of the HA protein, one specialized to function in the egg and the other in humans. This would prevent the human HA from adapting to the chicken egg and enhance the effectiveness of the vaccine. “We found that this process is very effective. We can grow the virus with two copies of the HA gene in the chicken egg without it acquiring mutations,” said Nicholas Heaton, assistant professor of molecular genetics and microbiology in the School of Medicine. Heaton explained the two primary reasons behind the flu vaccine’s “traditionally low efficacy.” First, the World Health Organization must predict which flu strains will be prevalent in humans during flu season. This means that an incorrect selection of strain could lead the vaccine to be ineffective even if properly manufactured. Second, the practice of taking a human flu virus and growing it in a chicken egg can also generate problems, Heaton said. The virus may undergo mutations within the egg and come out with a mutated HA protein, limiting the vaccine’s ability to activate the human immune system. “The idea that taking the human virus and inserting it into a chicken egg—an obviously different environment— for growth is what our research studies,” Heaton noted. “When the vaccine is administered, people create a strong immune response to what they’ve been exposed to, which is a weird egg-adapted version of the human virus.” Heaton and his team’s solution to the second part of the problem was to develop the technology that allowed the small genome of the human influenza virus to accommodate and express more than one HA gene.

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Professors propose plan to increase insecticide development Nathan Luzum The Chronicle It has been 40 years since the last insecticides safe for treating bed nets were developed, but two Duke professors are trying to change that. In the August issue of the journal Health Affairs, the professors published an article proposing a voucher system that would incentivize the development of new insecticides. In return for developing an effective insecticide, companies would receive a Vector-Expedited Review Voucher (VERV). This voucher would allow for a second, more profitable product to undergo a faster, but equally rigorous review by the Food and Drug Administration. “The notion there was that speed-to-market is valuable,” said Jeffrey Moe, professor of the practice of global health and one of the paper’s authors. “What we were looking for was a

way to monetize speed-to-market that would be meaningful to a regulatory agency like the FDA, and to manufacturers— which would then give a rationale for US citizens to invest, if you will, in global diseases.” According to the paper, the only insecticides recommended by the World Health Organization for bed net treatment were developed in the 1970s. “We desperately need new residual insecticides that are safe and can be used selectively indoors,” wrote Duane Gubler, emeritus professor in the emerging infectious diseases program at Duke-NUS. “Used properly, these would greatly help to effectively control the mosquito and thus the diseases.” Moe noted that many companies shy away from new insecticide research due to the lack of profitability. By shortening the time needed to review a more profitable product for use, the VERV is designed to increase the likelihood that companies will invest in insecticide development.

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applicants to rise steadily. There is an expanding need for lawyers in various fields where they were not previously needed, he said, noting the technology industry as an example. Still, this won’t be enough to reach the 56 percent increase in applicants needed nationally to achieve the peak figures of the past decade. Rubenstein Arts Center “I don’t know what the limit’s going to be, but I don’t see a quantum leap,” The new arts building on Campus Drive is also sticking to its schedule. Wilson said. Project Manager Ray Walker explained in an email that the trellis, dance floors from page 1 and landscaping for it were completed over the summer. apartment complex for Crowell residents Although the construction of the being displaced by the upgrades—began building will likely be finished by over the summer. October 2017, the building will not Gonzalez noted that the work to date open for students until the Spring 2018 has primarily been demolition and has semester, he added. focused on “removing elements that need “The completion date reflects when to be removed so that new work can be the building is ready to be moved in done.” Lower levels of the buildings were to, and in this case it will take several cleared out to make room for the new months to move in due to the high-tech central air conditioning system and create equipment that needs to be installed and pathways for the air ducts. calibrated,” Walker wrote. “This includes The renovations are slated to wrap up the theater and dance studio lighting, in July 2019, meaning that students will the projectors for the film screening be able to occupy the dorms for the Fall room and also WXDU.” 2019 semester. Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center Wallace Wade upgrade Groundwork for the new Karsh The recent upgrades to Wallace Alumni and Visitors Center is being laid. Wade Stadium will make football games Construction on the building complex is still increasingly accessible to fans—and just in in its preliminary phase, Project Manager time for the upcoming season. Sally Curtis noted. Over the summer, A sidewalk running from the Science workers installed utilities and prepared the Drive parking garage to Wallace Wade land for erosion control. Stadium has been constructed, noted “The foundation is to start in the fall project manager Floyd Williams. Additional and students should start to see a building pathways to the track and lacrosse/soccer rise out of the ground this winter,” she field have also been added. wrote in an email.

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HRL from page 3 going to work very closely with Duke Dining on certain issues, but that HRL and Dining have different priorities. “[HRL is] very focused on student housing and the bedrooms and the life there. [Coffey] and Dining are very focused on nourishment and feeding our students, so while there’s some overlap there, those things still stand alone,” Gonzalez said.

FLU SHOT from page 5 viruses that are currently in the flu shot. After generating the viruses, Heaton said that the new technology needs to be implemented. “We will have to quantify how much better the virus grows using our technology, how much better the immune response is and how much more protective it proves to be,” he said.

TOWNS from page 3 they grew at a rate slower than the state’s average of 6.4 percent. “That brings the total to three of every four municipalities [having] declined or stagnant growth since 2010,” Stanford said. The Carolina Population Center’s data also showed that the northeast corner of the state has been hit the hardest by slow growth. The top ten municipalities with the highest rates of population decline are all from three counties—Northampton, Bertie and Washington. Stanford noted that the population trends often reflect shifts in the economy. As agriculture in rural areas becomes a less prominent career path, job growth is

concentrating in higher-skilled positions in metropolitan areas such as the Triangle, she explained. This could help explain the rapid growth she and her team observed in cities like Durham and Raleigh. “A lot of farms are consolidating because that is the economically viable thing to do,” Stanford said. “Crops like tobacco have definitely declined in importance, and that was at one time a major cash crop here in North Carolina.” She added that some smaller municipalities are seeing population declines due to domestic migration. In these scenarios, younger workers move out of the more rural areas of the state and leave behind an elderly population, artificially elevating their death rates over their birth rates. This will be particularly relevant for the counties of Bertie, Northampton and Washington—the seats of the top ten towns for population decline—in the future, as each of them has a higher population of individuals above the age of 65 than is average for North Carolina. “The pattern of decline just gets even more entrenched as you have a largely middle-aged and retirement-aged group of people left behind in these rural areas,” Stanford said. “As death comes upon, then you have even more decline.” She noted that the population decline for small towns is not limited to North Carolina and instead reflects a national trend. Based on the data she and her team collected for the past six years, Stanford said she expects this progression toward urbanism to continue in the future. “The image of ‘Small Town USA’ is something that we all enjoy and that’s something that should be preserved,” Stanford said. “But unfortunately, we’re going to see these small towns more as satellite towns.”

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BAGLEY COMMITS TO DUKE More than Top 2018 recruit reclassifies at the last minute to play this year a numbers game Mitchell Gladstone The Chronicle

In the last 17 seasons, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has had his fair share of young teams. But for the first time since 1999-2000, the Blue Devils’ roster will feature seven freshmen, capped by a key last-minute addition Monday night. Marvin Bagley III, the top-ranked player in the Class of 2018, announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter that he will reclassify to the Class of 2017 and join Duke this season. The 6-foot-11 power forward opted for the Blue Devils ahead of Southern California and UCLA, becoming another piece of a young frontcourt in Durham that already includes sophomores Marques Bolden and Javin DeLaurier as well as fellow freshman Wendell Carter. Bagley said on SportsCenter that Danny Ferry has allowed him to wear the retired No. 35 at Duke. After the reclassification announcement, he immediately became the top player in the 2017 class and gave the Blue Devils the top-ranked recruiting class ahead of Kentucky. “The brotherhood there, that’s what Coach K preached to me and my family,” Bagley said during his announcement. “You have to be special to go to a place like that.” Bagley is completing his coursework at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles this month, and the NCAA will review his transcript and decide whether to clear him to play this year. The first day of class at Duke is Aug. 28, and ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported that the

Chronicle File Photo A day after securing a commitment from Tre Jones in the Class of 2018, Mike Krzyzewski landed one of the most hyped high-school talents in years last Monday.

NCAA’s ruling will likely come within days or weeks. Another projected one-and-done, Bagley participated in the star-studded Drew League earlier this summer in Los Angeles, playing alongside a pair of NBA stars in James Harden and Chris Paul. He had a highlight-reel moment in one of those games, forcing a turnover when he was matched up one-on-one with NBA champion JaVale McGee. It has already been a good last few days for Krzyzewski, who underwent successful right knee replacement surgery Sunday morning and then added a key piece for his 2018 recruiting class in Tre Jones. Now, Bagley can be an immediate weapon for the 70-year-old coach and his inexperienced Duke team this season.

“Marvin is a special basketball talent and a tremendous young man,” Krzyzewski said in a program press release last Tuesday. “He is completely dedicated to his improvement as both a player and student and, given his family’s deep history in this area, he is fully aware of what it means to be part of Duke University. We’re thrilled to add Marvin to our program.” The Phoenix native has the size to be a consistent rebounder for the Blue Devils, averaging a double-double as a junior at Sierra Canyon, yet his soft shooting stroke and innate ball-handling skills make Bagley a unique talent. He will likely fill a multidimensional role on both ends of the floor and make Duke, despite its youth, potentially as dangerous as any team in college basketball.

When Marvin Bagley III committed to Duke a little more than a week ago, I experienced the same rush of excitement that I figure most Blue Devil fans felt. It’s rare that any college basketball team can pick up a player this close to the start of the school year—and in this case, one that so dramatically lifts his team’s chances of bringing home a national title. But in the moment when Bagley pulled a Duke jersey out of that bag, I neglected to notice the number 35 on it. Yes, that 35 is a number unworn by any Blue Devil in the last 28 years. And it has hung in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium since February 18, 1989, for good reason— Danny Ferry helped Duke to three Final Four appearances, was twice named first-team AllACC and became the first player in program history to rack up 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists. So why would Bagley be holding up a retired number on national TV? Well, according to Ferry in an interview with The Chronicle last week, “Jeff Capel and I had talked about it a while ago, at which time I offered and said I was totally fine with it at some point if they needed to use one of the

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Danny Ferry explains decision to let Bagley wear No. 35 Hank Tucker The Chronicle Marvin Bagley III’s decision to come to Duke was not a shock to fans that followed his recruitment closely, but he did have a surprise in store during his announcement on ESPN’s SportsCenter Monday night. Bagley unveiled a Blue Devil jersey with the retired No. 35, thanking Duke and Danny Ferry for allowing him to wear the number that hangs in the rafters at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It is the first time any Blue Devil will wear a number after it has been retired for an entire season in the history of the program. “[Associate head coach] Jeff Capel and I had talked about it a while ago, at which time I offered and said I was totally fine with it at some point if they needed

to use one of the retired jerseys,” Ferry said. “I’m very proud my jersey will still be hanging in Cameron, but I’m most attached to what is best for Duke and the basketball program.” Duke has retired 13 numbers in total, leaving just 23 non-retired numbers available for active players since no college player can have a digit greater than five on his jersey. No numbers have been retired since J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams saw No. 4 and No. 23, respectively, rise to the rafters 10 years ago. But any future jersey retirements could make assigning numbers to every active player impossible. “Speaking pragmatically, with so many retired jerseys and the great tradition that hopefully continues, this was going to be See FERRY on Page 12

Chronicle File Photo Danny Ferry played in three Final Fours during his college career from 1985-89.

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Blue Devils down Xavier for first win of season Mitchell Gladstone The Chronicle With 13 first-half shots and a handful more in the first 29 minutes of the second half, the Blue Devils were dominating Sunday’s game, yet had just XAVIER 1 one goal to show for it. 3 DUKE It was only a matter of time until they would

ultimately break through. Thanks to a penalty kick from junior Chelsea Burns and a final goal in the waning seconds by senior Imani Dorsey, No. 12 Duke eased past Xavier 3-1 at Koskinen Stadium for the Blue Devils’ first win of the 2017 campaign. After falling in a grueling overtime battle less than 48 hours earlier against No. 6 North Carolina, Duke once again had to endure blistering heat against the Musketeers, with temperatures rising to

Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle Kayla McCoy scored her first goal since returning from a torn Achilles’ tendon to put the Blue Devils on the scoreboard in the first half Sunday.

94 degrees during the contest. Fortunately, the Blue Devil offense delivered late to make sure it would not have to play more than 90 minutes again in the North Carolina summer. “Coming off of Friday’s game, everyone was pretty tired,” junior forward Kayla McCoy said. “It was a really emotionally, mentally exhausting game, so coming into here, it took a little more mental focus and a little bit of heart to get through the 90 minutes.” The visitors were the first to get on the scoreboard with a 14th-minute goal by forward Tori Doss. On Xavier’s lone real attacking threat on the day, Doss was able to elude her defender and flick the ball past Duke goalkeeper Brooke Heinsohn, who had crept well outside her 18-yard box, setting up an easy shot on a wide-open net. A mistake like that from Heinsohn, a redshirt freshman making her collegiate debut after spending last season with the U.S. U-20 women’s national team, may have just been rookie jitters. “Like every goal, it was a combination of play that starts up high on the field,” Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church said. “We didn’t have good pressure on the ball and then it got split between our two backs.... We just weren’t tight enough defensively. We didn’t get there with our legs.” It didn’t take long, however, for Duke (1-1) to respond. Three minutes

later, junior Taylor Racioppi fed McCoy with a perfect through ball out wide on the left. McCoy then glided past the Musketeer back line and slipped the ball past Xavier goalkeeper Toni Bizzaro at the back post for the equalizer. “It’s definitely nice to just get one goal,” McCoy said. “Once you break through that barrier of one goal, you know the next ones are going to come after that, so it definitely felt good to get that one out of the way.” For McCoy, it has been an uphill climb to get back on the field since suffering a torn Achilles’ tendon last fall against Boston College. But despite missing the final 14 games of the 2016 season, it did not appear as if any chemistry between her and Racioppi had faded. Two minutes later, it was McCoy setting up Racioppi after a long-distance attempt by McCoy bounced off Bizzaro’s hands and into the feet of Racioppi. Although the Ocean Township, N.J., native was unable to finish on that shot, nor any of her five other shots Sunday, she and her attacking mate set the tone for a Duke offense that controlled the game throughout. After about a half-hour’s worth of play, the teams finally settled in. Neither squad had much going in the last 10 minutes of the first half, with See W. SOCCER on Page 12

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Kristen’s goal lifts Duke past Tar Heels in scrimmage Hank Tucker The Chronicle

North Carolina will borrow Duke’s Jack Katz Stadium for home games this fall as its athletic facilities undergo major renovations, but the Blue Devils made sure to claim supremacy on their shared home field for the time being Saturday. Senior forward Ashley Kristen scored just 85 seconds 0 into the game UNC 1 to lift Duke to DUKE a 1-0 victory in its final exhibition of the fall. Goalie Sammi Steele had nine saves to keep the Tar Heels off the board after the Blue Devils split two contests with their rivals last year. “In this point of preseason, to have a game that competitive and to have the effort and the energy from both teams out there for 70 minutes is really impressive,” Duke head coach Pam Bustin said. “We just held our composure and kept up our focus and the goals that we set for the game in spite of or within the real high level of competition.” The lone goal of the day came just after the opening whistle—senior Ainsley Gill got a shot off at North Carolina goalie Amanda Hendry and the rebound rolled to Kristen in the middle of a crowd in front of the net.

She pushed the shot past Hendry from point-blank range. “We were just working the ball around and we’re really focusing on the hot box this year around the net,” Kristen said. “We’re just trying to get on the rebounds and finish.” Both teams had chances to add to the scoreline in the final 68 minutes of the game, finishing with 12 shots apiece, and the Tar Heels’ best chance to equalize came in the last two minutes. North Carolina forward Malin Evert fired a shot off a penalty corner that Steele parried away, but the Tar Heels got the ball back and earned another penalty corner seconds later. Evert got another clean look at the goal, but Steele denied her again, laying on her side on the ground to make the save. Steele also made a save with a shot from North Carolina’s Eva van’t Hoog deflecting off her shin guards in the closing minutes. The redshirt sophomore goalie was the only Blue Devil to play all 70 minutes, and Duke got everyone on its roster into the game except its reserve goalies. “We got everybody in, all 20 kids. The only one, I felt was important for Sammi to get her feet under her with the whole game and with the pressure of the game,” Bustin said. “It says a lot about the talent we have on this team.” The Blue Devils earned three penalty corners in the first half but could not

convert on any of them. Their second half was highlighted by three shots from reserve forward Erin Scherrer, including a chance from close range in front of the net that Hendry saved. Bustin started five seniors and played her only other senior, defender Stephanie Pezzutti, off the bench for 31 minutes. The only freshman to see the field for more than 30 minutes was midfielder Lily Posternak, but the scrimmage still capped a preseason of a

lot of change for Duke. Former associate head coach Jarred Martin left to take the head coaching job at Ohio State after working under Bustin for 10 years, and Duke is also replacing volunteer assistant Valerie Dahmen, with Ralph Boersma and Tracey Griesbaum joining the staff this offseason. “It allows some growth maybe for a program and for me as a head coach See F. HOCKEY on Page 13

Chris Teufel | Chronicle File Photo Senior Ashley Kristen scored the lone goal in Duke’s scrimmage against North Carolina on a rebound in front of the net.

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Ferry said. “I think it’s terrific for Marvin to wear 35 if he desires, and we’ll warmly welcome him to the Duke family. I hope he has an incredible experience at Duke.” Ferry played 143 games at Duke from 1985-89, an issue going forward for the school at some level,” Ferry said. “For it being a high-quality player and a high- appearing in head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s first three Final Fours. The 6-foot-10 big man character kid, it certainly makes is sixth on the Blue Devils’ all-time decisions like this easy.” ’m very proud my jersey will scoring list with 2,155 points and is Ferry said he has not met still be hanging in Cameron, one of only four players in program Bagley, but Capel followed up history with at least 2,000 points and with Ferry after their initial but I’m most attached to what is 1,000 rebounds. He holds Duke’s conversation to make sure he best for Duke. single-game scoring record with 58 would be happy with another — Danny Ferry points against Miami in 1988 and player wearing No. 35. Bagley won the Naismith Award as the wore the number in high school, and when the Blue Devil coaching staff knew Ferry was national player of the year for the 1988-89 season. After a 13-year NBA career, Ferry served as the okay with it, it passed the message along. “I had heard he was a wonderful young man through general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the the coaches and felt like he had incredible poise and Atlanta Hawks and is now a special advisor for the New represented himself and his family very well last night,” Orleans Pelicans.

Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle Chelsea Burns broke a 1-1 tie late in the second half with a penalty kick to the bottom left corner of the net.

W. SOCCER from page 10 the contest remaining tied at one goal apiece headed to intermission. It stayed that way until the 74th minute, when Musketeer defender Addie Englehart tripped Duke’s Ella Stevens inside the Xavier box, setting up a penalty-kick opportunity for Burns. And the junior did not miss, placing it perfectly into the bottom left corner for the game-winning score. “I like what I’ve seen so far on the offensive side,” Church said. “We’ve played one game without Ella, we played without Rebecca [Quinn], and they’re part of that rotation up front. Unfortunately, we didn’t have Ashton [Miller] today, so we haven’t had everybody there to get our rotation down pat and play off one another.... We’ve got great potential at those positions, but we’ve got to get everybody there and training together.” Injuries aside, the Blue Devil offense did not seem to miss a beat. Duke racked up 23 shots—including 13 on goal—to just two for the Musketeers (1-1), both off the foot of Doss. Imani Dorsey added the final tally with just 21 seconds to play. Dorsey carried the ball from midfield all the way up the left side, pushing right into the Xavier box and scoring the capper, her first of the year. “There’s a lot of offensively talented players on our team,” McCoy said. “I’m really excited to see how we come together and it’s only the second game of the season, and we have so much growth still to happen. But it’s exciting because we’re already looking pretty good.” Duke continues with another double dip next weekend as it looks to build a winning streak. The Blue Devils will host Bucknell Friday afternoon in Durham before traveling up to Norfolk, Va., for a matchup with Old Dominion Sunday.

Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle Senior Imani Dorsey put the finishing touches on a comfortable win with a goal in the final minute.

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TRADITION from page 9 retired jerseys.” I was initially skeptical of this statement. For as good as some of these top recruits are, some can often be prima donnas who just wish they could bypass college for the NBA, and I could easily see one of them deciding against playing at a certain school simply because they would not be allowed to wear a certain number. Fortunately, it appears as if this was not a special exception made only for Bagley, but rather part of a running conversation that the Blue Devil coaching staff has probably maintained with most, if not all, of the players whose numbers have been retired that started before Bagley was even in the picture. In all of this, though, I am still

somewhat bothered by the fact that any retired number is going back into use—especially for a guy who is almost certainly going to be a one-and-done. The unofficial rules at Duke for lifting a number to the rafters have always been the same: graduate and win a national award—National Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, NCAA record-holder, first-team All-American or Olympic gold medalist. The first of those two criteria will likely never be met unless Bagley eventually comes back to Durham to finish his degree after his NBA career ends. And as talented as both the Blue Devils and Bagley may be this season, there is a pretty good chance that the team doesn’t have its one shining moment come April and Bagley doesn’t win any national awards. Is Duke simply throwing away one of its

Han Kang | Chronicle File Photo Marvin Bagley III will be the first Duke player ever to start a season wearing a number that hangs in the rafters.

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most unique traditions? Even with all the from page 11 success the program has had in the Coach K era, there are just 13 retired numbers. All of those legends wore the blue and white for four seasons with the exception of Dick Groat, Art Heyman, Jeff Mullins and Jason Williams, who graduated in three years. The other three were not allowed to compete at the varsity level as freshmen since they played before 1972. On top of those 13, there are others— some of whom meet the criteria and some of whom do not—whose numbers were not retired. Nolan Smith was a first-team AllAmerican as a senior when he averaged 20.6 points per game. Chris Carrawell was a consensus first-team All-American Chris Teufel | Chronicle File Photo and ACC Player of the Year during his Sammi Steele played all 70 minutes of the senior season in 2000. And you can’t Blue Devils’ scrimmage and made nine saves forget Trajan Langdon (never got a to preserve the shutout. national honor) and Elton Brand (did not graduate), among others. to kind of reevaluate where we’re at, I get it, though. Given the NCAA’s rules what kind of changes I want to make,” and the 13 retired jerseys, current Blue Bustin said. “I couldn’t be more Devils only have 23 numbers to choose pleased and feel very fortunate to have from. And when Bagley committed, 13 of the coaching staff and the strengths those 23 were already taken by players on that they have, and the passion that the roster. they have for the game.” Still, why not one of the other 10 After scrimmaging against Davidson available? I know most top players shy away last week and beating North Carolina in from numbers in the 50s, but Nos. 13, 21 their second exhibition, the Blue Devils or 30 would have looked perfectly fine on will turn their attention to another Bagley. Instead, he elected to stick with his week of practice. Then, the regular high school number and take a piece of season begins next Friday at William & Mary, with Duke hoping to lay the Blue Devil tradition with him. Ultimately, there are plenty of things that foundation for a Final Four run this fall are a bigger deal. It is not as if banners are after a disappointing NCAA tournament quarterfinal exit in 2016. coming down for a major violation. “It’s definitely nice to have UNC so close The point is, getting your number NewisYork Times Corporation to us to play such high-level field hockey retired atThe Duke hard. AndSyndication it shouldSales 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. before the season,” Kristen said. “It’s not be this easy to bring one of those right10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 an awesome way to start.” numbers down.For Release Tuesday, August 22, 2017

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decided that whatever historical benefits there might be to maintaining General Lee’s statue were far outweighed by the generational pain and racist legacy that the stone carving carried. Opponents to Lee’s removal from the Chapel have emphasized the historical importance of preserving such monuments for posterity, no matter the politics being represented. However, what this perspective fails to recognize is that the action of removing such monuments is not an erasure of the past, rather it is a continuation of history, especially considering the ugly narrative of

Editorial race relations within the United States. Perhaps it was only too fitting that Takiyah Thompson, a young black student-activist, took the lead in taking down Durham’s Confederate monument, demolishing a statue that for decades stood to memorialize a nation that had enslaved her ancestors. Clearly, this movement is part of a longer struggle connected to a legacy of slavery and white supremacy. To suggest that these statues serve only as a “memorial” implies that racism remains a specter that needs only to be remembered as an ancient relic rather than a living, breathing component of our present society. The argument that defacing such morally bankrupt

memorials can be equated to the vandalism of other historical monuments falls flat as well. In his op-ed in the News and Observer, written in the aftermath of the statue’s disfigurement Tuesday, Moneta likened the toppling of Durham’s Confederate statue with the recent defacement of a Holocaust Memorial in Boston. Such a comparison fails to recognize the stark ideological differences between the two acts and echoes the ethically dubious assertion expressed by President Trump that “both sides” were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville. Moreover, Moneta’s complacency with the deeply flawed North Carolinian “democratic” system for resolving such matters is evidence that he and so many others at Duke lack an in-depth understanding of the structural inequity of the state’s political sphere. In the end, President Price, heeding the majority sentiment of the campus community, has decided that Mr. Lee—both in his physical effigy and the hateful racial politics that he embodies—does not belong at Duke. The decision will surely be looked back on in Duke history as the right one. Significant credit is owed to the Duke community for actively lobbying and mobilizing for the statue’s removal. As active stakeholders within the university, we have a duty to let our voices be heard on such crucial matters facing our community—voices that will ultimately affect decision-making even at the highest level of campus administration.

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t is disheartening, if not entirely surprising, to read the backlash to the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue at the Duke Chapel by many Duke alumni. I, for one, count myself amongst those proud to see my alma matter take decisive action in removing the statue. What I do find surprising are the conspicuous flaws in the arguments made by those in favor of the statue, especially given that these alumni, having received the same education I received at Duke, should easily recognize these fallacies. Arguments that Lee was an individual of upstanding moral character are quickly disproved by a cursory Google search, let alone a rigorous analysis of the history (see the open letter circulated by Adrienne Harreveld). Arguments that Confederate monuments should be retained as part of “heritage” also seem absurd when viewed in the historical context: a majority of these monuments were erected not following the Civil War, but instead decades later during periods of racial unrest. Non-historical arguments that focus on issues of “free-speech” or “politicalcorrectness” at least require thought, given that these are reasonable topics of debate in our political climate. But conflating these issues with that of Lee merely marries two hot-button issues with no similarities, creating a transparent straw-man. A statue is not individual speech, so the first amendment does not apply. While political-correctness arguments portray themselves as an attempt to preserve political debate, they most often are code for intolerance for the evolution of modern society and civil rights; nonetheless, the evils of slavery are not a topic of debate among rational citizens, and thus would not fall under this banner in any case. I welcome any reasonable political discussion, even over something as seemingly straightforward as not venerating treasonous historical figures. I would simply ask that those arguing against removing Lee’s statue use the critical thinking skills that Duke instills in its students to make an argument that has some semblance of logical basis. Scott Rich is Trinity ‘12.

obert E. Lee fought for slavery. He took on the cause of the oppressors, enabling unimaginable injustices. It should not be controversial that he is a symbol of the racism that plagues our country to this day. And yet, there he is, on the Duke Chapel, for everyone to see. Lee is clearly a rallying figure for neo-nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups and domestic terrorists, yet Confederate statues are often defended on the false pretense of “remembering history.” Yes, history is nuanced. But being an influential historical figure does not automatically grant you a position of honor. There’s plenty of room for “remembering” in museums and textbooks that offer context, not glorification. Let’s dig a little deeper. Proponents of keeping a statue of Lee often ask what we should do with statues of Washington or Jefferson, both slave owners. It’s a good question, since we should treat like cases alike. Every generation has moral blind spots. Living in the present might allow us to identify yesterday’s sins, but makes it difficult to grasp today’s injustices. Isn’t it wrong, for example, that a small number live in abundance while so many barely have enough to live at all? Or isn’t factory farming, the horrific slaughtering of millions of animals, a grave injustice? This is not to create an equivalence between past and modern injustices, but rather to consider another point. We enjoy looking up to people, having heroes. But when we choose to glorify individuals, we inevitably run into problems. Washington had slaves. JFK wasn’t perfect. And the “heroes” of today may tolerate injustices known or not yet identified. Who can we celebrate? That’s a tough question. But today, we are faced with something that isn’t quite so tough. Lee is unquestionably a rallying symbol for white supremacists, neo-nazis, and other radicals. And in a debate about who should stand and who should fall, the toppling of Lee is a good place to start.

David Wohlever Sanchez is a Trinity junior.

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0 percent of [sexual assault accusations]…fall into the category of ‘we were both drunk,’ ‘we broke up, and six months later I found myself under a Title IX investigation because she just decided that our last sleeping together was not quite right.’ ” These are the chilling words of Candice Jackson, leader of the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. With the support of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Jackson began investigating policies enacted by the Obama administration that increased sexual assault protections. Last month, the Office for Civil Rights announced a plan to “scale back” Title IX investigations. Title IX prohibits sexual harassment, sexual violence or gender-based discrimination that interferes with a person’s ability to pursue educational opportunities. Title IX is supplemented by the Clery Act, a policy requiring universities that receive

reports have always been public record; sexual assault data should be no different. As Jackson considers the path forward, she should look to the few institutions that rely on the discretion of leadership to evaluate how these systems fare. Federal service academies—which include the Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Naval Academy and the Military Academy— remain exempt from Title IX and the Clery Act. Title IX passed before academies even admitted women, but the exception has endured in the statutes for 35 years. Instead of filing complaints with the Department of Education, military students report incidents up their academy’s chain of command. The uniform code of military justice outlines harsh punishments for offenders, but few sanctions exist when academies violate or mishandle complaints about these offenders. Military academies have cultivated a reputation for indifference to assault

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r. Price, I must say that I am alarmed and saddened at the same time, that you and my fine university have made a decision to follow rather than lead the way—both in thought and in enlightenment. You have given in to pressure to try to erase history that you do not like rather than use this opportunity to clarify it. Now, Duke students will not have an open opportunity to learn more about Lee or of the tremendous character and outlook adjustments he made. His post war efforts to help our nation heal, to help us adopt a more civil, humane outlook, and his efforts to create a great, all inclusive nation apparently mean nothing to you. Sadly you have forgotten the lesson of Professor Basset that universities are the one place that should allow all thought openly. The lesson you have learned, apparently, is the lesson of

Carly Stern

Glen Duncan

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financial aid to publish a yearly crime report which includes sexual violence. In May of 2014, the Obama administration published a list of universities under federal investigation for possible violations of Title IX. The rationale underlying this push was simple: transparency leads to greater accountability, creating the capacity for solidarity among victims and informed public dialogue. This discourse is essential given that at least one in four students will be sexually assaulted while in college. Even with the sobering frequency of this crime, stigma and fear of isolation deter students from coming forward. RAINN estimates that just 20% of college-age females report incidences to the police. Declining rates on a Clery report does not necessarily mean that fewer incidences of violence are occurring; often, it signals that students are not reporting them. Meanwhile, Jackson is threatening to end the practice of publicly disclosing Department of Education investigations—a record she deemed a “list of shame”—because it lies beyond her responsibilities “to threaten, punish or facilitate drawing media or public attention” toward institutions. Instead, she recommends relying on the “good faith” of universities to protect students as they see fit. Universities are more likely to handle complaints appropriately when they expect to be under a microscope—and the public maintains this scrutiny when legal bodies fall short. The Department of Education has not levied a single fine throughout 419 investigations– four of which have involved Duke. Three hundred and fifty cases remain unresolved, including two at our university. Moreover, disclosure enables dialogue. Media attention amplifies personal narratives, reminding survivors they are not alone while keeping the issue at the forefront of public consciousness. Activist groups like Know Your IX help survivors access vital support networks and understand their rights. Campaigns like It’s On Us provided tools to help schools shift the way they think and talk about sexual assault. Students deserve to know if the university they attend, or plan to attend, is being investigated—just as new residents are notified when moving into a neighborhood with a registered sex offender, or community members are informed that their water supply may be contaminated. Local crime

accusations, with deeply embedded sexism woven into the fabric of their culture. Just this March, a Facebook scandal caught public attention when male service members distributed thousands of nude photos of female colleagues—including names and ranks. The Defense Department admits that the estimated rate of assault far exceeds the number it records. The Pentagon reported that 12 percent of academy women and 2 percent of academy men experienced unwanted sexual contact in 2016. However, anonymous surveys revealed numbers closer to 48 percent for women and 12 percent for men. In other words, nearly half of military academy women should expect to encounter harassment. And it’s not difficult to understand why many hesitate to come forward: approximately 1 of 2 female cadets and midshipmen who reported a sexual assault to the Defense Department experienced retaliatory behavior in 2016. This flawed model should hardly serve as the blueprint for America’s universities and the more than 20 million students they encompass. When transparency is washed away, accountability erodes by its side. People are either forced to leave hostile environments or suffer in silence within them, unacceptable fates to which we cannot condemn 5 million students. But in trying to stifle national conversations, Jackson has affirmed the permeability of our stories and the potency of our voices. We can take action by doing the very thing she fears: speaking out. As the Department of Education’s plans unfold, we must take advantage of existing public data to launch informed conversations, write our representatives and intensify the efforts of advocacy groups. Together, we can reinforce the notion that transparency is essential to democracy. By doing so, we protect America’s greatest natural resource: its next generation of leaders. This column originally appeared as a blog post on socialconnectedness.org on 8/11. Carly Stren is a Trinity senior.

Mao Tse Tung, Pol Pot and the leaders of ISIS. The first step in population control is to remove all signs of previous regimes and all sense of history. By hiding our history you have joined a much larger and much more frightening movement than one that merely wants to remove so-called offensive objects. As you must be well aware, those who are now screaming emotionally to remove and bury our nation’s history by targeting inanimate statutes are not at all concerned deeply about the men depicted and what they stood for. That is not the point. They are simply using the fear of being labeled racist, the easy target of defenseless statues, and an emotional, “enlightened” intelligensia to gain power needed to not just re-write history, but to carry out an effort to end personal liberty and individuality completely. Similarly, universities across the land are now banning speech and speakers, because thoughts and views are not the “right” ones or honorable ones. This tactic also is a part of the larger picture you are playing into, very much like a puppet. It is no secret that the notions of democracy, capitalism, and individual liberty above group are anathema to statism and those who believe society should be controlled and managed by a central power. Gathering power to force you and others to bury history is but one step. The next, and it is already occurring, is to speak out loudly against our nation’s

past and our formative documents. The thesis you are supporting is this...our nation’s founders are so evil, so vile and so unenlightened that they cannot possibly have created a government or nation worthy of existence. Therefore the constitution and its notion of individual liberty is flawed and ought be ignored. The effort underway to “highlight the evil our nation sas supported and flaunts” in the form of statuary is set on re-constituting our nation as one of totalitarian, state control. You, as a member of the academic community, are lumped into that group by association, if not by actual fact. Either way, your actions to erease “evil” reveal that you are supporting this effort either tacitly or actively. I can do nothing to stop you, but can only stop all future support of Duke University as well as communicate to all who will listen that you and Duke have

now actively joined the statists under the guise of intellectual, benevolent, paternal guidance. I wish you would adopt a more intelligent position. You must know by now that statism has failed as a liberator and freer of humankind. It has succeeded only in taking away liberty and individualism. But perhaps that is exactly what you want and choose to use a university to foster that view in your faculty and students. So now that we know your stand, will you follow the pack as well to remove the statue of George Washington Duke, slave owner? He was also was part of the great tobacco cabal, which as you know is accused of preying on and poisoning the black and underserved community with targeted advertising and promotions of a highly addictive product. Perhaps you will now also follow the pack by taking the next next logical step: re-naming the university. Apparently Duke is morally reprehensible in all of its history. Maybe you should resign in disgust and ask all students to transfer elsewhere. How can you exist surrounded by such evil?

Glen Duncan is Trinity ‘80 and former Alumni Advisory Committee local chair, former recruiter and former supporter.

onlinecomment “As a[n] alumni, Class of 1953, I was OUTRAGED and disgusted by the removal of General Robert E. Lee. He has always a fixture in the Chapel. Therefore I will no longer contribute to the Loyalty Fund which I have been doing for more than 20 years, and am buying a Confederate Fag lapel pin and am joining the Mississippi Society of the Confederate Rose! George Benda ‘53 See you at Home Coming” —George Benda, responding to “‘What does it mean to be a Lee in the 21st century?’ published August 19, 2017

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