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VINCENT PRICE NAMED NEXT PRESIDENT

Ian Jaffe | The Chronicle The Board of Trustees chose Vincent Price as Duke’s next president. He will replace Richard Brodhead in July.

Staff Reports The Chronicle Vincent Price, the provost of the University of Pennsylvania, will become the 10th president of Duke University. The Board of Trustees elected Price Friday morning, wrote David Rubenstein, chair of the Board of Trustees, in an email to the Duke community. Price, who has served as provost at Penn since 2009, is also the Steven H. Chaffee professor of communication in the Annenberg School for Communication and a professor of political science at Penn. Price will replace current President

Richard Brodhead starting July 1, 2017. “I’m thrilled to be part of Duke at a moment in time when this nation and world need universities more than ever,” Price said in one of a series of YouTube videos that Duke published with the announcement. “We need educated and thoughtful, inclusive communities of people who are dedicated to identifying and solving our most challenging problems.” Price noted that Brodhead’s leadership has brought Duke “to the pinnacle of global universities,” but that the University’s collective challenge is to develop “ever more” effective models of openness, diversity and engagement with societal problems.

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Price was the presidential search committee’s unanimous choice after an extensive international search, said committee chair Jack Bovender, Trinity ’67, Graduate School ’69 and vice chair of the Board of Trustees. The 19-member committee consisted of Trustees, faculty, students, administrators and alumni. Legacy in Philadelphia As provost at Penn, Price is in charge of overseeing the university’s 12 schools and colleges as well as student affairs, athletics and the arts. Price has been influential in giving Penn a global presence—helping launch the 2015

Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing and hiring a vice provost for global initiatives. Brodhead has also taken an international view during his tenure, helping start both the DukeEngage program and the Duke Global Health Institute. Duke Kunshan University—a joint venture between Duke and Wuhan University in China—began operations in 2014, and a new four-year undergraduate degree program received final approval from the Board of Trustees this month. “The world is shrinking. We cannot just be a great national university—we need to be a great global university,” Price said in See PRESIDENT on Page 6

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Who’s the new guy? The Chronicle sits down with Price Abigail Xie and Claire Ballentine The Chronicle Vincent Price, currently the provost of the University of Pennsylvania, was just announced as Duke’s president-elect. The Chronicle talked with Price about race and bias issues, free speech and other challenges he will face on campus as president when he takes over on July 1, 2017. The following conversation has been condensed. The Chronicle: How are you feeling right now? Vincent Price: Exhilarated, just so excited to be here right now at Duke. This is a fantastic community—outstanding faculty, fabulous students, incredible staff and such passionate alumni. So as a community willing to have us join, I just have enormous respect for Duke University. TC: During your time at Penn, you’ve been a proponent of free expression and free speech. What do you think is the role of free expression at a university and how do you hope to foster that at Duke? VP: It’s critical to a great research university. To have the sorts of breakthroughs that we expect to generate in our research and scholarship, it requires open mindedness. It requires multiple perspectives, and multiple perspectives only come with diversity in experience. So the more diverse our community, the wider the range of perspectives, the greater our ability is to think deeply and honestly about the full dimensions of every problem we face and to be fair and equitable in how we approach them. So I think from a philosophical point of view, it’s an absolute necessity for universities

to build the most diverse community they can possibly develop. Socially, it’s important because higher education is such a powerful good in our society today. There are few things that unlock the opportunities that education unlocks. And to the extent that we can distribute that fairly and broadly across the population, the entire society benefits. And finally, I think there’s a moral obligation for us to be honest and thoughtful, and the best way to do that is to have respectful conversations with people who are just not like us. So the diversity of Duke is a huge attraction to me. I think we can do more on that front, but it requires being open and honoring free expression—even when we confront ideas that we find very different, very challenging, even offensive, because that’s when we’re tested and our commitment to open expression is tested.

expression and committed to diversity and inclusion. People have to understand that everyone belongs here. People who are part of the community are here because they share our goals, our ideals. That sense of belongingness, has to be worked at and cultivated. TC: What do you think is the value of a task force at the University in identifying problems and bringing about change? Do you think they actually work? VP: I do. One can have committees and task forces, and task forces on committees. In our university and in our faculty senate, there is a committee on committees, which See PRICE on Page 3

TC: Duke has had to handle a number of racist incidents and incidents of bias and hate, as I’m sure every university has, but how do you plan to handle those incidents at Duke in particular? VP: I think the best response to problematic speech and behavior is more speech. The community has to identify it as a problem and then work collaboratively to address it. Duke doesn’t have speech codes and nor does the institution I serve. That produces real community challenges, because that means that when we identify something we find problematic we have to attack it. Some of these are matters of conduct and can be addressed through that system, but some of them are matters The Daily Pennsylvanian, Mi Jiang of speech and that’s a very fine line. What Price noted that he believes free expression is a crucial part of a university and that the best one community would define as a matter of way to combat racist speech and behavior is more speech.

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conduct another would define as a matter of speech. If the community is robust, if students, faculty, staff, administrators, confront those issues together, we’ll learn. Let’s not forget that these kinds of incidents are not [unique]. They come from the outside environment to Duke and are brought from all parts of the globe. The prospect for educational institutions, because we build this microcosm of society and we live to the highest ideals, the possibility we have to make real progress exceeds the possibilities at any other venue that I can imagine. And although we’re headed for challenging times, I can’t think of a better place to confront those challenges than a place that’s so committed to open

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PRICE from page 2 is charged to identify people who will serve on committees. Let me put it this way—I believe in collaboration, I believe in conversation. If task forces are serious ventures, they’re not done for the purposes of publicity. They’re done because an issue has been identified and a deep dive into those challenges is required, and a venue is created that canvasses the viewpoints across the campus and percolates those into a set of recommendations that can then be considered by the administration. I think that’s a powerful thing to do. So I like them. You can do too many of them—you have to be focused. I think the main challenges with these kinds of task forces is that the nature of the problems that are confronting us are repetitive and profound, so if you have too many of these task forces people start to feel a bit jaundiced about them. But I’m not jaundiced about them. I think they’re incredibly powerful, and most powerful when they engage students. TC: A big problem facing college campuses everywhere is sexual assault. Just a few days ago, a woman reported being sexually assaulted on campus in broad daylight. What do you think are the ways to go about fighting back against that issue? VP: Well, problems surrounding sexual assault, and sexual harassment more generally, are profound problems of our society. These are not problems that are generated locally, but they come with the attitudes of students arriving on campus. But this is a place where college campuses can deliver an enormous service. I think that women speaking out and our LGBTQ

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community speaking out to elevate the visibility of the kinds of challenges they face is the first important step. So the first thing we have to do is listen— listen very carefully to the concerns of the community and work constructively to try and address them. That means having good avenues for reporting incidents and having a support structure that mobilizes immediately to support anybody who’s been a victim of sexual assault. And also to support the accused party, because they are often times wondering what resources they have access to. So wraparound student support, to make sure that by experience students never feel that if they raise a concern to the University, things will go from bad to worse. The point is to have things go from bad to better, so you have to have those services in place. And having good, sound adjudication procedures in place to make sure that there’s fair opportunity for consideration of the nature of the case. Many of these cases do not rise to the point of being subject to criminal complaint and the University is going to be dealing with a lot of activities in that area. Like many campuses, I know Duke has invested in this tremendously.

directed at ensuring that our work, such as our educational programs and our research programs, is able to move forward in the best possible way. So there’s a wide range of issues that fall into this definition of being relevant to the core values of an institution like Duke. And HB2 is a good example given the nature of the community of students that we have here. And what I just said about this importance of making sure that every student belongs and feels like they have access to the opportunities that Duke provides. That being said, there is constant pressure on institutions to take stands on all manners of things. Largely because, and I don’t blame people for thinking of this, institutions have visibility and very respectable standing. So a constituency that can convince a university to take a public stand on something achieves a win. The University should only do this when it’s absolutely in the interest of Duke University. We just have to be careful about that. Otherwise we will find ourselves under pressure to take stands on everything that comes down the pipe, but we have to be focused—focused on those things that matter to Duke, that are critical to Duke, and not allow ourselves to become a TC: How do you feel about the political megaphone. Even if we’re inclined University, or yourself, taking positions on to support those causes, because we’re social issues? An example would be with talking about an institutional stand. House Bill 2, which the University publicly condemned. What do you think about that TC: You have several months now decision and how you would approach before the end of your time at Penn and that as a public figure here? before you come to Duke. What will you be VP: Universities as institutions have doing to prepare? an obligation and responsibility to take VP: I’ll be talking with President stands on issues that affect the institution’s Brodhead regularly and getting to know activities or values. And there’s a lot of the staff, which is outstanding I will tell advocacy—both collective advocacy in the you. One of the things I’ve learned as I’ve higher education sector and individual started to tell my colleagues at Penn that advocacy by campuses—that’s really I’ve been invited to take this opportunity

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The Daily Pennsylvanian, Melanie Lei Price said he plans to spend time with Brodhead in the coming months to ensure the continuity of Brodhead’s initiatives.

at Duke, they’ve said ‘my counterpart at Duke is the best.’ Getting to know the president’s agenda, ensuring that there’s continuity and I’m confident nothing will be dropped during the process of the transition. And then thinking about how those available systems and programs and people might make adapt going forward. It’s great to have these eight months for the transition. The staff on my end is going to be extremely cooperative, and I expect to be down in Durham quite a bit. I do have a day job, I will have things to do in Philadelphia as well, but after everything I’ve seen in the process of the interview and the search—which was led masterfully and impressively I will say—I think this is going to feel like like hand in glove. I think for students and faculty and staff it’ll feel seamless.

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Price attends Duke-Maine as Former Duke president Keith Brodie dies at age 77 Blue Devils mourn Brodie’s death Staff Reports The Chronicle

championships in men’s basketball in 1991 and 1992, Brodhead noted in his email. “Duke University lost one of its longstanding pillars with the passing of a truly exceptional man, Dr. Keith Brodie, who I, along with so many others, loved dearly,” said men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski in a Duke Today release. “He was a mentor and role model to many of us. Dr. Brodie’s guidance, wisdom, compassion and, most importantly, his deeply felt friendship had an immeasurable impact on countless people at Duke and within our basketball program.” The Keith and Brenda Brodie Recreation Center on East Campus is named after him and his wife. “His love for Duke knew no bounds, and he was generous in offering advice to me,” Brodhead wrote. “Our hearts are with his wife Brenda and their family.”

Keith Brodie, former president of Duke, died early Friday morning at the age of 77, the University announced. President Richard Brodhead shared the news with the Duke community in an email Friday afternoon. Brodie served as president of Duke from 1985 to 1993. Under Brodie’s leadership, Duke began to gain national recognition for its emphasis on interdisciplinary scholarship and medical research, Brodhead noted. “We are shocked and saddened to hear this news about our longtime colleague, university leader and friend,” he wrote in the email. During his tenure, Brodie worked to expand applications to graduate and undergraduate programs and promote Duke’s national reputation as a research university. He also increased efforts to improve racial and ethnic diversity in Duke’s faculty. Brodie graduated from Princeton University in 1961 and received his medical degree in 1965 from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Before coming to Duke in 1974, he served as an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Stanford University and program director in the General Clinical Research Center at the Stanford School of Medicine. At Duke, he worked as chair of the department of psychiatry and was named chancellor in 1982 before becoming president in 1985. After stepping down as president, Brodie continued his teaching and research at Duke. Courtesy of Duke Photography While Brodie served as president Duke men’s soccer won its first national championship Keith Brodie served as president of Duke in 1986 in men’s soccer as well as two national from 1985 to 1993.

Mitchell Gladstone The Chronicle On an evening when two Blue Devil freshmen made their season debuts, it was only fitting that Duke’s next president made his second major public appearance in as many days. Vincent Price, provost at the University of Pennsylvania, was named Duke University’s president-elect Friday morning, and he took in the Blue Devils’ 94-55 win against Maine at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday alongside President Richard Brodhead. Price and his wife, Annette, received a standing ovation when they were introduced during the game’s first media timeout. But for Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, Friday was a day of mixed emotions. Less than four hours after Price was named the 10th president in Duke history, Brodhead announced the passing of former president Keith Brodie. Brodie served from 1985 to 1993 and was a close friend of Krzyzewski, who spoke at length about his memories of the former Duke leader at his postgame press conference. The Blue Devil coaching staff donned pins with black ribbons in honor of Brodie, Duke’s uniforms had a black band on the shoulder and there was a moment of silence before Saturday’s game. “Keith understood what he would call the levers of power throughout the university, where you could combine academia, medicine and sports,” Krzyzewski said. “During his time, our school went from an outstanding southern institution

Juan Bermudez | The Chronicle President-elect Vincent Price and his wife, Annette, attended Saturday’s game along with current President Richard Brodhead.

to an outstanding national institution, and since then, it’s become an outstanding global institution.” During Brodie’s time as president, Duke captured its first ever team national title in 1986 in men’s soccer, and in the same year, the Blue Devils reached their first men’s basketball Final Four under Krzyzewski. Duke made six Final Four appearances during Brodie’s eight-year tenure, capped by consecutive national championships in 1991 and 1992. “We were not good friends. We were great friends,” Krzyzewski said. “For me, he was an amazing mentor. As much as we’re in joy, we mourn the loss of this great man and empathize with his family.... That’s the most important thing.”

Sophomore alleges medical leave policy is discriminatory Joyce Er The Chronicle When sophomore Jack Donahue took a leave of absence to seek treatment for depression and anxiety in October, he did not anticipate the difficulty he would face returning to Duke. But Donahue claims his appeal to be readmitted for Spring 2017 semester was denied in November because of the Office of Student Returns’ medical leave of absence policy, which states that the “expected leave time is two full terms.” Donahue is now petitioning the University to reconsider, describing the policy as “prejudicial, against the Americans with Disabilities Act and cruel.” The petition,

Chronicle File Photo Donahue spoke at a gathering in November 2015 in response to a death threat written on the first floor of his residence hall.

created Friday night, currently has more than 1,200 signatures. In November 2015, Donahue was the target of a death threat when a homophobic slur was written on the first-floor corridor of East Residence Hall. He wrote in the petition that the threat contributed to his mental health issues. However, he noted that now he wants to return because he is “ready and [has] been cleared to return by all of my health professionals.” “I discussed my sincere and ardent desire to only be on leave for Fall 2016 before I even signed,” wrote Donahue in an email to The Chronicle. “I was first requested to submit an additional recommendation and then was told I wasn’t up for consideration for a Spring 2017 return after my trip to Durham.” Donahue admitted in the petition that he violated Duke’s MLOA policy on campus visitation—which says you cannot be on campus during the leave of absence—when he returned to Central Campus for his birthday weekend in November to see his friends. During this incident, he requested to be EMSed from Central Campus after consuming several alcoholic drinks he believes interacted adversely with his new medication. Donahue claimed that the Office of Student Returns is using this incident to reject his application to return a semester early. On its website, the Office of Student Returns says that students are supposed to remain on leave for two semesters to ensure adequate treatment of health issues. “Students placed on a medical leave of absence are expected to remain on leave for two semesters beyond the semester in which the leave was granted,” the OSR website reads. “This ensures that there is adequate time for transition, diagnosis, treatment, and stabilization so that the student can return to Duke from a position of strength and without

additional (undesired) interruptions in their degree pursuit.” In October 2015, Duke updated the leave policy to explicitly state that medical leaves can be longer or shorter than two semesters, whereas in the past the policy stated that they were required to be at least two semesters. OSR’s policy on requesting an early return from MLOA is that “an early request will be given a full review,” according to its website. But Donahue alleges that the administration has refused to answer his questions, that his petition was denied without explanation and that communications with him since have been “poor and infrequent.” “I do not believe that this violation justifies my being barred from school for an entire semester,” wrote Donahue in his petition. “The Office of Student Returns seeks to take this accidental and minor infraction and force me to unnecessarily stay at home for another seven months with little to no resources.” Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, declined to comment on Donahue’s case, citing privacy concerns. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act does not allow universities to disclose certain private information without written consent. “The University respects the privacy rights of all students and cannot comment on any individual’s academic or medical situation,” he wrote. Donahue wrote that he thinks that Duke’s policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, arguing that there have been students on MLOA for physical illnesses who have been allowed to return after one semester. “This policy explicitly discriminates against the mentally ill, as a student who left with a physical ailment and wanted to return a semester later with doctor’s approval

would never face this treatment,” he wrote in his petition. Arlie Petters, dean of academic affairs and associate vice provost for undergraduate education, could not be reached in time for comment. Many Duke students have rallied behind Donahue. “I don’t understand why Duke University, which has an internationally renowned hospital and medical school, isn’t listening to the recommendations of trained health professionals in Jack’s case,” wrote sophomore Solomon Yirga, one of Donahue’s friends. “At this point, Jack is prepared to return and use local mental health resources while also having the social support of his friends.” Sophomore Monica Lee, who is also a close friend of Donahue, noted that Donahue’s decision to take a semester of leave was difficult to make—particularly because struggles in his home life contributed to his depression and anxiety. She said that returning to Duke would allow him to be surrounded by his close friends. Senior Pooja Mehta, who has dealt with mental illness herself, criticized the MLOA policy as “too broad to be truly effective.” She said that only the opinions of the student’s medical professionals and medical professionals at Counseling and Psychological Services should determine whether a student is capable of returning. “The administration does not have the expertise and information to truly determine if a student is able to return to Duke,” Mehta wrote. “And it is truly upsetting that administrators everywhere choose to stand by flawed policies rather than make accommodations to do what is best for the student.” Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, also said that the administration had no comment on the matter.

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Assuming Cooper wins, how much would N.C. change? Kenrick Cai The Chronicle If Democrat Roy Cooper is confirmed as governor, professors say he will be almost completely powerless for at least one year. Although Cooper has already declared victory in the gubernatorial contest, incumbent Republican governor Pat McCrory has not conceded. McCrory has also filed several protests with the State Board of Elections—all of which have been rejected except for a recount in Durham County, which must be completed by end of day Monday. Even if Cooper wins after the recount, it might not mean too much for North Carolina’s future. “Electing Cooper, as a Democratic governor, would have almost no consequences on public policy,” said John Aldrich, PfizerPratt University professor of political science. “The governor will have a state address where he’ll outline an agenda of things he’d like to try to get accomplished. None of that will happen, almost certainly.” A federal district court last Tuesday ordered new elections for the General Assembly to take place in 2017, because it said the current districts were the result of racial gerrymandering—the process of manipulating district boundaries for partisan gain. This followed an August ruling ordering the legislature to redraw 28 of the state’s 170 state House and state senate districts. During the last two elections, both houses of the legislature have maintained Republican supermajorities, giving them significant powers. After the 2016 elections, Republicans controlled 74 seats in the state House compared to 46 Democrat seats. Similarly, Republicans maintained their supermajority in the state Senate with 35 seats to the Democrats’ 15 seats.

PRESIDENT from page 1 a video. “And globalism means diversity, it means inclusiveness, it means bringing the community of the world together here today— and to be honest bringing Durham to the world, bringing Duke to the world, extending our community as broadly as we can.” Price named the “digital revolution” as one of the major challenges facing higher education today. He emphasized that it was important “to seize these new technologies and redefine the way we teach, redefine the way we organize ourselves as a community and expand our global reach.” To that end, Price helped Penn become one of the first universities to partner with online-learning community Coursera, and he also served as founding chair of Coursera’s University Advisory Board. Protecting free expression at Penn has also

By controlling more than three-fifths of both the North Carolina House and Senate following the 2012 and 2014 elections, the Republicans gained the ability to override any veto by the governor. Even during Republican Governor Pat McCrory’s term, the legislature overrode some of his vetoes. McCrory had vetoed, for example, a bill that would have allowed government officials not to perform same-sex marriages if they had strong religious objections. The legislature promptly overrode his veto, making the bill law. “If [the Republican legislature] wants to do something, they can do it and there’s nothing the Democrats can do to stop it essentially,” Aldrich said. Even without a supermajority, Aldrich said that Cooper’s powers would be more limited than those of other state governors due to the presence of a separately-elected Council of State sharing executive power. The state’s constitution was designed to leave the governor with weak powers, he noted, adding that the individual serves more as a party leader. However, the legislative elections in 2017 and 2018 offer Cooper an earlier opportunity “to try and at least break the supermajority,” Aldrich said. Still, he noted it would be a difficult task for the Democrats. “These are elections that are historically extremely low turnout. It’s a much more Republican electorate because of that,” Aldrich said. “So it’s a high bar for the Democrats to cross to be able to have a really big change.” Jonathan Mattingly, professor and chair of the mathematics department, has conducted research on the gerrymandering of North Carolina’s United States House of Representatives districts. He noted that computer-generated random redistricting affirmed that gerrymandering skewed the

popular vote and misrepresented the state’s electorate. “You can’t just say that North Carolina is this way because clearly we’re much more evenly split between different opinions,” he said. “This is a state that when it was without districts, elected its governor apparently by about 10,000 votes. So it’s not that that’s how the state is; that’s how the districts were constructed.” Similarly, Aldrich said the presidential election provided further evidence for how the state was not predominantly Republican. “We’re about 50-50 in a general presidential election, but then 10/13th of the congressional delegation is Republicans,” Aldrich said. “It’s really asymmetric and that’s sort of a reflection of how skewed the population distribution and gerrymandering is. And that’s the same thing at the state legislative level.” Mattingly agreed that state legislature gerrymandering was similar to the gerrymandering of North Carolina’s U.S. House districts. Gerrymandering in North Carolina arises due to what Mattingly called “uneven distribution,” which “packs all the Democrats” into districts that were already solidly blue. “Since African Americans predominantly vote Democrat in North Carolina, putting African-Americans into one district is the same as putting Democrats in that district.” Mattingly said. “So that led to districts with huge percentages of Democrats.” In the 2016 presidential election, exit polls showed that nationally, 88 percent of African American voters selected Democrat Hillary Clinton, compared to 8 percent for Republican Donald Trump. Although the court only ordered redistricting for 28 districts, Aldrich noted that districts on their borders will also be impacted during the redrawing process.

been one of Price’s priorities. He served on the 2014-15 Committee on Open Expression, which according to The Daily Pennsylvanian aimed to reverse the trend of dis-inviting controversial speakers. Price emphasized the protection of free expression, even if it could lead to controversy. Brodhead has emphasized similar principles in several community forums dealing with issues of hate and bias at Duke. One of the tasks of Duke’s president is also to foster the growth of the University’s medical system, which the selection committee considered. Price serves on the executive planning group for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and is a trustee of the Wistar Institute, a nonprofit focusing on biomedical research. “Duke has made an absolutely superb choice,” said Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, in the release. “No one is better prepared or more deserving

than Vince to lead a distinguished university such as Duke. We at Penn are both proud and extremely happy for him, Annette and their family, even if our happiness is tinged with the sadness of our cherished colleague and friend departing from Penn come July 1.”

Izzi Clark | The Chronicle Price and his wife Annette have two children, a daughter who is a graduate student at the University of Arizona and a son who lives in Devon, Pennsylvania.

Addressing issues at Penn In recent weeks, Price has taken steps to address sexual violence and racial tension at Penn. Last month, several Penn students expressed their skepticism and concern that a new task force to target sexual harassment and sexual violence did not go far enough to address rape culture. Similar task forces dealing with bias and hate issues have been created at Duke, as well as an ongoing sexual misconduct task force. “Because of the performance of past task forces, we fear that this one will not prove effective in enacting comprehensive, concrete policies,” an editorial in The Daily Pennsylvanian read. After the Nov. 8 election, several Penn firstyear students of color found themselves added to racist GroupMe group messages, which featured violent descriptions of lynchings. In joint emails with Gutmann, Price condemned the messages and updated students that an investigation had revealed the source was believed to be from Oklahoma and not Penn. They also noted that the University would work to support students victimized by the messages. In an October letter to the black student community, Gutmann and Price expressed support and proclaimed that “black lives matter.” Marcus Benning—Trinity ‘14, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council and a search committee member— said he believes Price will be a strong advocate for students. “Vince has encountered curricular, social and cultural issues that impact students across

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“They’re mostly saying that the high concentration Democratic voters in AfricanAmerican districts has to change,” he said. “So those 28 have to change and they have to get white voters from some place else.” For people looking for a decision that would have a greater impact on redistricting, Aldrich estimated that there is only a “two percent chance” a judge would consider simply partisan, not racial, motivations to be illegal. There’s no legal standing to make such a decision, he said. The large number of incumbent seats held by both parties due to gerrymandering fundamentally hurts the functions of a democracy, Mattingly said. “The responsiveness of government is what gerrymandering also defeats,” he said. “[Partisanship] comes from gerrymandering.” all degree programs, and he has demonstrated a willingness to build relationships with students and to consult students for advice and guidance on the issues that affect their lives,” Benning said in the release. “We are confident that he will leverage these past experiences, seek out diverse perspectives and build on Duke’s culture of student engagement.” Price’s engagement could also take on a lighter side. When “Hamilton”-creator LinManuel Miranda addressed the University of Pennsylvania’s class of 2016, Price rapped his introduction. “That show is still on the rise, let me emphasize, and allow me to publicize, hello Mr. Pulitzer Prize. You know the rest, and you know our guest. He is truly blessed with what educators try to do best. They open our eyes, they catalyze, they help us realize, make us truly come alive,” he said, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Personal life Price received both his Ph.D. and master’s degrees from Stanford University in 1987 and 1985 respectively, after completing his undergraduate studies at Santa Clara University in 1979. Price’s scholarly work has focused on public opinion in politics. He served as editorin-chief of a journal dedicated to the subject— ”Public Opinion Quarterly”—and has authored a globally-known book on the subject. His wife, Annette Price, is also a graduate of Santa Clara University and has worked in event planning at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at Penn. The couple has two children—Sarah Price, 27, a graduate student at the University of Arizona as well as Alexander Price, 25, who lives in Devon, Pennsylvania. The Price family also has two dogs—Scout, an 8-year-old golden doodle, and Cricket, a 6-year-old labradoodle—that they plan to bring with them when they move to Durham this summer.

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Price addresses community, fields questions on discrimination said he is committed to its success. Two weeks ago, Academic Council approved The Chronicle an undergraduate degree program for the Kunshan campus, pending final approval by Duke’s newly-appointed president Vincent the Board of Trustees in December. Price addressed the Duke community at a After the reception, Price, Bovender, reception Friday afternoon. Rubenstein and Michael Schoenfeld, Earlier Friday, Price—currently provost vice president for public affairs and at the University of Pennsylvania—was government relations, led a press announced as Duke’s 10th president, set conference. Those in attendance had less to succeed President Richard Brodhead than 10 minutes to ask questions. after he steps down at the end of the Senior Lara Haft, one of the nine academic year. students who occupied the Allen Building Price and Brodhead—along with David for a week last April in response to allegations Rubenstein, Trinity ‘70 and chair of the of discrimination within the parking and Board of Trustees, transportation department, and Jack Bovender, asked Price about his am thrilled at the Trinity ‘67 and search thoughts on supporting opportunity to lead Duke in committee chair— non-academic employees. the next phase of its ascent. delivered speeches She noted that such at a reception in — Vincent Price employees were not present Penn Pavilion, which on the search committee Rubenstein joked was that selected him. selected in honor of Price’s previous role as “The non-academic employees of this provost at Penn. University, are, in my estimation, one “My confidence in the future is of its great strengths,” Price said. “They buoyed by my recognition that this is an deserve to not only feel appreciated, but extraordinary University,” Price said. “The to be appreciated in everything they do. opportunities for this University in the So as president, I want to make myself as region are tremendous, and I am thrilled available to the staff as I am to students and at the opportunity to lead Duke in the next faculty, and I look forward to working with phase of its ascent.” them going forward.” Price’s public address and remarks Senior Mina Ezikpe, who also focused largely on research, diversity occupied the Allen Building, asked and globalization. Price addressed about Price’s support for the Black Lives research funding specifically, noting Matter movement and what he would do that the traditional model is “starting to to promote inclusion at Duke. Price said break down.” he hoped to extend efforts Duke has He also lauded Duke Kunshan University as already made, agreeing that all students “one of the most significant global enterprises need to feel included. At Penn, Price and launched by an American university” and president Amy Gutmann sent a letter to

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the black community saying that “black lives matter,” according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. The event also yielded more details on the selection process itself, which Bovender called “the most thorough search in Duke University’s history.” It began by soliciting feedback from students, faculty and staff about possible candidates. “We got a lot of nominations,” he explained. “Some of them very good, some of them not so good, and some of them really silly, if you want to get down to it. The search included trips across the country to meet with 25 eventual nominees, 13 of whom were later invited in secret to meet with the selection

committee in New York. The committee eventually narrowed it to three final candidates, Bovender said, before unanimously supporting Price. Price emphasized that he is looking forward to getting to know the Duke community better. He does not plan to bring any staff from the University of Pennsylvania with him to Duke, he said. “I also love to walk, and you know, the job of a president can be a somewhat sedentary job,” he said. “For my own health, I’ve gotta get out and about. I hope I am the kind of the president who pops up around campus—with the two dogs! Scout and Cricket. They are the loveliest dogs. And you will see them.”

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Dear President Price, The Board of Trustees has bestowed a great responsibility and honor upon you. Hundreds of thousands of Duke students, faculty, staff and alumni are now looking to see what direction you will set for this institution. We hope you will use the trust you have been given to support, enrich and broaden the community that you now join. Duke is uniquely positioned to thrive. As you noted during your time on campus last week, Duke has risen rapidly to the top echelon of academic institutions. The last several years have also seen a proliferation of innovative new programs and opportunities which will allow members of the University community to seek knowledge and serve the world in ways that were inconceivable just a few years ago. You have an opportunity now to do great things as a result of Duke’s position. Just because we have gone so far does not mean that we have no further to go. There are new opportunities to explore, both here in Durham and across the world. But there are also concerns that you will need to address, from programs with an uncertain future to students who feel they are not at home here. We hope you will focus both on the opportunities and the problems during your time here. In particular, we look forward to your support as we continue our mission of making Duke as transparent and accountable as possible for those who depend on it. A university with a multi-billion dollar endowment and programs reaching hundreds of places around the world can be an opaque and intimidating place at times. That is a problem which we seek to remedy every day. Ask the tough questions and be open to the honest answers. We also believe strongly that every person who is part of Duke has a right to expect that this institution will constantly work to earn their trust, and we hope you agree. You are not just accountable to the Board of Trustees, but to the thousands of students, faculty, staff and alumni who center their lives around this place. We want to welcome you to the Durham community. You will find that it is a vibrant and dynamic city that seeks to be a model in the South. As one of Durham’s largest institutions, please respect the enormous responsibility to the community that comes with running this University. Duke has not always been a model for positive community relations, and many locals, particularly from marginalized communities, still maintain a wariness toward us. We hope you will find membership in this community to be as engaging and rewarding as we have. We wish you every success in the years to come, and look forward to seeing—and reporting on—the great things you will accomplish during your tenure here. Sincerely,

“I was glad that they selected someone who had a background in academia. The president is in charge of faculty, so I think he should have the ability to empathize and understand what their job is like. He seems like someone who has had a life in education, and he’s done some really interesting research over the years at Penn.”—first-year Bo Carlson “We’re seniors, so it seems a little inconsequential for us. I don’t know much about the new president.”—senior Symonne Singleton “I’m looking forward to seeing what changes he’ll bring to the University and how he’ll keep us moving forward.”— sophomore Mitchell Abrams

“I was more looking forward to a person of color, whether it was a woman or not, because Duke had a female president, but all of them have been white. Right now, it’s 10 white presidents, which is very disproportionate. That’s not our goal!”— sophomore Hadeel Abdelhy “I’m sure he’s a nice guy, and I’m sure he’s extremely successful, but I was looking forward to having a little more diversity. I think it definitely has the potential to impact the environment [of Duke]. I know that sometimes it’s easy to forget that the presidents do have impact, but a lot of the changes they make have the power to impact day-to-day lives. And especially their making of executive decisions to do things like construction work or implement certain policies. That’s a big thing that people sometimes just don’t think about.”—sophomore Emily Brockman “I just know he [introduced] LinManuel Miranda, so I assume he’s a funny guy.”—senior Tim Luu

Ian Jaffe | The Chronicle The search committee selected Price out of 25 nominees after an extensive international search process.

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“I don’t really feel like we have all that much interaction with Brodhead as students. I went to a dinner where he was there, and he seemed very nice and open to talk, and he seemed like a very responsive administrator during the Allen protests, but I don’t really think it’s going to affect people all that much.”—junior Alina Ahmad

“It seems like his experiences at Penn align with Duke’s mission and priorities. I’m excited to see if he changes the course of the University or keeps it on the same trajectory.”—first-year Elliott Davis

Continuing the legacy: A look back at Duke’s past presidents Future president Vincent Price has big shoes to fill. The Chronicle took a moment to remember Duke’s former leaders. Richard Brodhead, 2003-2016 Brodhead came to Duke from Yale where he was dean of the College. At Duke, he has overseen a major expansion of the University’s global presence with the launch of the DukeNational University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, Duke Kunshan University and the DukeEngage program. The Duke Forward capital campaign, one of his initiatives, has raised more than $3.3 billion to support financial aid, campus construction and academic programming. Nannerl Keohane 1993-2003 A former president of Wellesley College, Keohane was the first woman to serve as Duke’s president and only the second woman to oversee a leading private U.S. research university. During her tenure, the University raised more than $2 billion through the Campaign for Duke, established the Duke University Health System and launched major programs in fields ranging from genomics to ethics. Keith Brodie, 1985-1993 Brodie, the James B. Duke professor of psychiatry, served as Duke’s chancellor from 1982 to 1985 and was named president as Terry Sanford’s successor. During his leadership, Duke became a nationally-known research university, established a new school for the environment and built the interdisciplinary Levine Science Research Center. Brodie also established the President’s Advisory Council on Resources and started a number of Duke’s diversity initiatives.

Terry Sanford, 1969-1985 Affectionately known to all as “Uncle Terry,” Sanford was Duke’s first president selected from outside the academic community. In his years at Duke, the always approachable former governor oversaw a massive expansion of the physical campus and an increase in participatory governance with the addition of students to campus committees and the Board of Trustees.

Douglas Knight, 1963-1969 Knight served during one of the most chaotic times in Duke and American history, and came into conflict with students on a number of occasions. His tenure, however, included the creation of new undergraduate and medical school curricula, the construction of a hyperbaric chamber, a phytotron and the largest nuclear structure laboratory in the Southeast, as well as a major addition to Perkins Library that increased the library’s services and capacity. Julian Hart, 1960-1963 In his short time as president, Hart overhauled much of the University’s administration, creating the Academic Council and redefining the roles of the University Planning Committee and a number of administrative offices. The former chair of the Department of Surgery also amended the University’s admissions policy by affirming equality of opportunity regardless of race, creed or national origin.

Arthur Edens, 1949-1960 During the turbulent post-war period for private universities, Edens helped build Duke’s endowment. The youngest president in 40 years, the native Southerner also formed the University Council (Academic Council’s precursor) and established the James B. Duke Endowed Professorships as well as the student-run Duke University Union. He was also a vigorous defender of academic freedom during the McCarthy Era. Robert Flowers, 1941-1948 During his more than 60 years at the University, Flowers served in many varied capacities with the presidency being the culminating position. His vast experience and stature were welcome in dealing with the demands of a world at war and the strains of transition to a peacetime economy.

William Few, 1924-1940 (Duke), 1910-1924 (Trinity College) Greatly respected by students, Few oversaw the institution’s transformation from Trinity College into Duke University. A former professor of English and first dean of the College, Few served a 30-year tenure and the University benefitted from the philanthropy of the Duke family.

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Greenwell pours in 29 to lead Blue Devils to first top-five win since December 2013 Andrew Donohue The Chronicle As the seconds ticked off the clock and the noise inside Cameron Indoor Stadium built up to a fever pitch, the Blue Devils waited in eager anticipation. The buzzer finally sounded, sealing Duke’s first win against a top-five team since December 2013, and the celebration began. The Blue Devils ran toward one other, jumping into each other’s arms as Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie raised her hands triumphantly. Junior Lexie Brown ran around looking for anyone to high-five or hug, overcome with happiness. For a program that missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994 last year and dealt with an internal investigation in the offseason, Sunday’s 7463 win against No. 3 South Carolina was much more than the Blue Devils’ first win against a ranked team in more than year— it was redemption for a team picking itself up from last year’s turmoil. “I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to win a game as much as I wanted to win tonight,” said redshirt junior guard Rebecca Greenwell, who led the way with 29 points. At the start of Sunday’s game, it looked like a Duke postgame celebration was a long shot. After No. 3 South Carolina ripped off an early 10-0 run to take a 14-4 lead, it seemed like the Blue Devils were on their way to a second loss against an SEC opponent marked by their inability to take

Ian Jaffe | The Chronicle Redshirt junior Rebecca Greenwell scored 29 points on 9-of-15 shooting to lead the Blue Devils to their first win against a ranked team in more than a year.

care of the ball. Instead, Duke (9-1) quickly turned the tables, led by Greenwell and senior forward Oderah Chidom. The Blue Devils cut the Gamecocks’ lead to two at the end of the first quarter and took control in the second quarter with a 14-4 spurt to break an 18-18 tie and take the lead for good. Greenwell was the catalyst throughout the game, making 9-of15 shots from the field, including a crucial 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter to halt a Gamecock rally and clutch

jumper in the paint to put Duke up by seven with 2:37 left. Chidom added 15 points and eight rebounds, holding her own against a strong South Carolina front line and essentially putting the game out of reach with a tip-in following Greenwell’s jumper. “I was super-focused,” Chidom said. “I wanted to make a statement and South Carolina is a great team to do it against.” But the real star of the game was the Duke matchup zone defense, which forced 18 South Carolina turnovers and multiple

lengthy Gamecock scoring droughts. South Carolina (7-1) went 6-of-23 from 3-point range and struggled to get the ball inside to dominant All-SEC forwards A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates. “We did a great job of following the scouting report—getting in front, limiting their touches,” Chidom said. “We knew A’ja Wilson was strong with her left hand, [we were]trying to shut that down and just constantly be aware of where they were on the court.” After Wilson scored seven of her team’s first nine points, the Blue Devils capitalized when the first-team All-American went to the bench. Duke quickly went on its 9-0 spurt to end the quarter, punctuating it with Chidom’s first career 3-pointer to beat the buzzer. The Blue Devils then stepped up their defensive intensity to start the second quarter, switching to the matchup zone defense that posed all sorts of problems for the South Carolina offense. Duke used its length and activity to force 12 turnovers in the first half, as the Gamecocks often seemed confused on offense. That defensive pressure turned into 15 Blue Devil points on the other end, including a coast-to-coast drive by freshman Leaonna Odom following a steal. Although Greenwell and Chidom did most of the scoring damage, notching 11 points apiece in the opening 20 minutes to give the home team a 36-29 halftime lead, See W. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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Maine game offers glimpse of Duke’s potential Amrith Ramkumar The Chronicle In the four games leading up to Saturday’s Duke-Maine contest, the Blue Devils had primarily used four guards around big man Amile Jefferson. With five-star freshmen Jayson Tatum, Marques Bolden and Harry Giles out due to injuries, Duke was forced to rely on its perimeter players for production in almost every statistical category. But with guards Grayson Allen and Frank Jackson resting and Tatum and Bolden back in the fold, all of a sudden, the Blue Devils were using three players taller than 6-foot-8 for the duration of Saturday’s game. Although Duke did not have its full complement of players—Allen and Jackson are expected to be back for Tuesday’s game against Florida—head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s team showed why it entered the season as the favorite to win the national title. In addition to using smaller lineups to open driving lanes and create open perimeter shots, Duke can now suffocate teams with its length when it plays three or more frontcourt players at the same time depending on the opponent. The Blue Devils showed off that ability in the second half Saturday, when they used a methodical 26-4 run in a 9:56 stretch to break the game open and focused on pounding the ball into the paint on the offensive end.

“You’ll start to see when everyone gets ready that it’s going to be like tools in a toolbox. One game you’re going to go to the hammer, one game you’re going to go to the screwdriver,” said graduate student Amile Jefferson, who had a career-high 20 points. “It’s just what you’re going to need that game because we have a lot of talent and guys are getting healthy now.” Even with Giles—who Krzyzewski said went through a full-contact practice Friday and will do more 5-on-5 work in the coming weeks—still not playing, Duke could have its deepest bench since the start of the 2014-15 season moving forward. Bolden and Tatum said they both found out they would play Friday, and after several weeks off due to lower-leg injuries, both looked rusty to begin the contest. Tatum started alongside Jefferson, sophomore big man Chase Jeter, sophomore Luke Kennard and senior Matt Jones in his return from a foot sprain, missing his first shot of the season on a 3-pointer early in the game. He broke through at the 13:49 mark of the first half on a post move and was much more assertive from that point on. Following a brief stint on the bench, Tatum grabbed four defensive rebounds and went 0-of-3 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line in a 2:15 stretch, with many of his shots coming after he collected Maine misses and pushed the ball up the court in transition. Although his shots did not fall, one of the misses set up Bolden’s first bucket on a

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put-back, and Krzyzewski noted that he liked Tatum’s aggressiveness. The prolific scorer made his final field goal toward the end of the first half on a triple from the left wing before leaving the game due to cramps in his right leg early in the second half. In 20 minutes, Tatum had 10 points on 2-of7 shooting, eight rebounds and one block. “I really wasn’t focused on scoring. I was just happy to be out there, getting to rebound, play defense and win,” he said. “Just being out there with the guys is all I was

worried about.” Krzyzewski noted that Bolden had not done anything for five weeks due to a lower-leg injury, and the 6-foot-11 center struggled the first two times he touched the ball after coming off the bench early in the first half. The first time, Bolden was whistled for a travel, and less than 30 seconds later, the DeSoto, Texas, native ran over a Black Bear defender on his way to the hoop for a charge. See FRESHMEN on Page 9

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Kennard’s career-high 35 carry Blue Devils vs. Maine Mitchell Gladstone The Chronicle It was two in, two out for the Blue Devils Saturday afternoon. With guards Frank Jackson and Grayson Allen sidelined, freshmen forwards Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden made their longawaited debuts as No. 5 Duke cruised to a 9455 victory against Maine at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Although the five-star prospects struggled to find their footing early, the Blue Devils had no problem putting away the Black Bears after halftime. Sophomore guard Luke Kennard led the way with 20 first-half points en route to a career-high 35—the most points by a Duke player since Ryan Kelly’s 36 against Miami in 2013. Graduate student forward Amile Jefferson chipped in a career-high 20 points and nine boards of his own. “I knew that a couple of guys had to pick up the scoring a little bit,” Kennard said. “We took shots, we shot our bullets and that’s what we needed to do.” But unlike the best performance of the sophomore’s career, the freshman duo’s first game did not go as planned. After posting 10 points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes, Tatum fell to the ground, grabbing his right leg with a cramp early in the second half. “I just caught a cramp. The game was intense,” Tatum said. “It wasn’t my foot. My foot feels great. It was just my calf. It got tight.

I hadn’t played in a while.” The St. Louis native remained on the bench for the rest of the evening as his firstyear counterpart failed to find a rhythm for much of the game. Bolden did, however, turn it on late, finishing with seven points and five boards in 12 minutes before leaving at the 13-minute mark of the second half. Fortunately for the Blue Devils, Kennard made the game easy for his teammates. The Franklin, Ohio, native went 11-of-16 from the field and nailed 4-of-9 triples to go along with eight rebounds in the best game of his career. It was not until more than midway through the first half that Duke (8-1) began to pull away from Maine, using a 9-0 run to go ahead by 14 points at intermission. The Black Bears kept it close for a majority of the first 20 minutes though, as junior forward Ilker Er racked up 20 of Maine’s 32 first-half points. The Istanbul, Turkey, native drained four 3-pointers, hit on 8-of-13 field goal attempts and added five rebounds, allowing the Black Bears to hang around. But Kennard swished a running 3-point attempt at the buzzer, giving his Blue Devils momentum headed into the locker room. “We started a little slow. We gave up some shots that we shouldn’t have given up,” Kennard said. “We didn’t play our kind of defense that we’re usually playing and offensively, I don’t we think we shared the ball as well as we should have, especially in the first half.” With a 26-4 run in a nine-minute span in the

Jack Dolgin | The Chronicle Luke Kennard scored the most points of any Blue Devil since Ryan Kelly’s 36-point outburst against Miami in March 2013.

second half, Duke stretched a 14-point halftime advantage to put the game out of reach. The Blue Devils’ length took Maine (2-6) out of its offense, as Er was held scoreless after halftime and the Black Bears suffered through several lengthy scoring droughts. Duke smothered Maine in the second half, as the Black Bears scored just 23 points on 9-of-34 shooting from the field. Instead of the four-guard lineups that Duke has featured throughout much of its first eight games, the Blue Devils started three forwards against Maine, with Tatum and Jefferson playing alongside sophomore

Chase Jeter. Duke dominated the visitors on the glass, outrebounding the Black Bears 4922, and the Blue Devils tallied 44 points in the paint. Jefferson’s 20-point, nine-rebound outing left the Philadelphia native just one board short of his fifth double-double so far this season. “For us, it’s just about playing hard,” Jefferson said. “If we play hard, all the other pieces will fall into place…. We’re starting to put together the steps to become who we should be.” See M. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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In her first two career games against South Carolina, All-ACC guard Rebecca Greenwell did not look like herself. Against All-American Tiffany Mitchell, the sharpshooter went 6-of-18 shooting and had seven turnovers in the two games combined, including a critical giveaway with Duke up 50-49 in the teams’ 2014 meeting that set up the Gamecocks’ final possession and game-winning shot. Those difficulties against top competition were not unique for Greenwell or her teammates. Since 2014, the Blue Devils had gone 0-11 against top-five teams entering Sunday’s game, with almost all of those losses coming against South Carolina, Notre Dame and Connecticut— teams with the athleticism to force Duke into the costly turnovers that defined its recent struggles as a program. After the Blue Devils coughed it up 19 times in a close loss at Vanderbilt—a team that lost by more than 30 points at Indiana early in the year—one wondered whether Duke had what it would take to win against a Gamecock team that already had three top-15 wins this year. Those doubts grew when six Blue Devil turnovers staked South Carolina an early 14-4 lead and first-team All-American forward A’ja Wilson, who had 28 points against Duke last year, picked up right where she left off with nine points in the opening minutes.

Ian Jaffe | The Chronicle Senior forward Oderah Chidom had 15 points and eight rebounds against an imposing South Carolina frontcourt.

But buoyed by their three-guard lineup, the Blue Devils did something they has seemed impossible against a ranked team the past few years. They stopped turning the ball over for more than 10 minutes, turning a 10-point deficit into a 10-point lead late in the second quarter to take control of the game. “They weren’t happy because we can play certainly a lot better, but I saw a very focused team,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said of the slow start. “We had to reboot a little bit.... There was great poise because it is a marathon. These games are

very long and they’re very physical.” After going more than seven minutes without a field goal to start the contest, Greenwell got herself going on the defensive end—an approach that became infectious for the Blue Devils. The Owensboro, Ky., native came up with a steal late in the opening period, then went coast-to-coast for a layup. Then after a brief rest on the bench, Greenwell looked like a different player from the one who started Sunday’s game. As the Duke matchup zone frustrated South Carolina’s defense, the Blue

Devils found their rhythm, and junior Lexie Brown fed Greenwell for her first triple of the game early in the second quarter to give the home team a lead it would not surrender. From that point on, Greenwell looked every bit like one of the best scorers in the nation. After the redshirt junior notched four games of at least 25 points to start the season, she did it again Sunday facing one of the nation’s top programs, using a mix of four 3-pointers and timely drives to the hoop to keep the Gamecock defense off balance. She finished with 29 points on 9-of15 shooting and just two turnovers in 37 minutes. “I really just tried to focus on the defensive side and getting stops and that really pumped me up and then I hit some [3-pointers],” Greenwell said. “Just seeing the post get stops like that, it fueled energy throughout the entire game.” As impressive as Greenwell was, Duke’s play in the paint might have been even more surprising. Facing what many consider the nation’s top interior duo in A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates, the Blue Devils showed much more toughness than they did when Vanderbilt outrebounded them by nine Nov. 20. Senior Oderah Chidom used her quickness inside to tally 15 points and eight rebounds, and Duke’s zone smothered Wilson and Coates. Despite Wilson’s hot See DEMONS on Page 9

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But as was the case for Tatum, Bolden found his footing as the game wore on. In a 40-second stretch in the second half, Bolden had consecutive putbacks, collecting misses from his teammates for a layup and dunk to finish with seven points and five boards in just 12 minutes. Krzyzewski said Bolden got tired, and the big man said after the game that he did not have any minutes restriction or target in his return to the court. “The team has been playing well together, so I’m trying not to come in and disrupt anything that’s been going on. I just want to add to what the team has done so far,” Bolden said. “I’m not quite myself yet, but that’s coming along during the season.” With so much length and athleticism on the court moving forward, Krzyzewski and his staff will have the opportunity to switch lineups and defenses to match up against various opponents. As the freshmen get used to playing with their teammates, the other Blue Devils will also get to adjust their style of play based on who else is on the court. Duke swatted eight shots Saturday, and senior guard Matt Jones said he felt even more confident than normal pressing up on Maine’s ball handlers with an imposing frontcourt behind him. The scary part for Blue Devil opponents is that such confidence is likely to only grow in the coming weeks. “I know if I get blown by I’ve got a couple of 6-[foot]-11 guys behind me that love blocking shots,” Jones said. “We definitely tried to accommodate everybody. Ultimately, everybody we put out there can do one of a lot of things.... It creates a mismatch problem—it’s a good problem to have.”

Odom’s quickness and nose for the ball start, the tandem finished with just 26 gave Duke another gear. points on 10-of-21 shooting. “[Leaonna] is the fastest player on For a frontcourt still adjusting to life the floor,” McCallie said. “Her speed and without All-American Azurá Stevens— quickness is something to envy—the team who transferred to Connecticut in the knows it. They’ve been talking to her and offseason—Sunday’s win was a resolute pushing her and one of these days she’s statement that the Blue Devils are still going to really get everything together, but strong enough in the paint to get back to we’re very proud of her.” being a prominent program. South Carolina got off to a strong start in Duke outscored South Carolina 42-32 the third quarter, cutting the deficit to five after inside, compensating for a poor shooting it had stretched to double-digits and bringing day from junior guard Lexie Brown. the largely pro-Gamecock crowd to life. Perhaps most importantly, Wilson Duke struck right back, however, led and Coates had just 11 total rebounds as again by impressive defense resulting in the Blue Devils avoided giving up backtransition baskets to build a 55-43 lead breaking second-chance points when heading into the final period. South Carolina cut the lead to five times Although the Gamecocks made three multiple times in the second half. 3-pointers early in the quarter to put “South Carolina has very good post the pressure back on the Blue Devils, players—they’re very tall and strong,” Greenwell and company responded to McCallie said. “We learned about our preserve a comfortable margin. interior defense and the things that we Duke held Coates and Wilson—thought can do and grow from, and did a pretty by many to comprise the nation’s best good job with the guards as well for the frontcourt—to 26 points and 11 rebounds most part.” combined to give itself a good chance Ironically, Duke was the team that to crack the top 25 for the first time this looked more composed and experienced season Monday. during the defining moments of Sunday’s The Blue Devils’ statement win should contest as the Gamecocks look to find give Duke a new level of confidence their way without Mitchell setting the tone entering the final part of its nonconference in the backcourt. schedule. The Blue Devils will only play That has to be one of the sweetest two games between now and Christmas feelings of all for a Blue Devil team that before another chance to bolster its has dealt with injuries, transfers and even resume against No. 17 Kentucky Dec. 29 at an internal investigation in the years since Cameron Indoor Stadium. its last win of this magnitude. “We had a full team effort. Everyone “It just shows that we can play with Thethings,” New York Times Syndication Corporation did special Greenwell said. “TheSales anyone out there,” Greenwell said. “We Avenue, 10018 defensive side620 of Eighth the game forNew us York, was N.Y. knew that from the beginning of the season, For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 incredible. I was soRelease proud ofSaturday, everyone.” but For For Release Monday, December December 5, 3,now 2016 2016it’s just showing it to others.”

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M. BASKETBALL from page 8 After utilizing just a six-man rotation against Michigan State Tuesday night, Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski used nine players against Maine while still allowing Allen a day off to recover from a nagging toe injury that has kept the junior from playing at full strength. Sophomore big man Antonio Vrankovic was among the beneficiaries, posting eight points and three boards off the bench. “Grayson needs more than one game out, but hopefully he’ll be ready by Tuesday,” Krzyzewski said, noting that Allen is dealing with a form of turf toe. “We think [Frank] will be ready to go for Tuesday—[he has] a little bit of a sore foot. He’s played an unbelievable amount of minutes.” Duke will return to action Tuesday night when the Blue Devils travel to Madison Square Garden in New York for a matchup against No. 24 Florida in the Jimmy V Classic.

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n July 1, 2017, Richard Brodhead will formally step down as the 9th president of Duke University after over 13 years at the helm. In his place, current University of Pennsylvania provost Vincent Prince will begin his tenure as the 10th president of Duke University. Price will inherit from Brodhead a dynamic university that consists of 15,000 students, 3500 faculty members, 36,000 employees and over 150,000 active alumni. When he begins his service to the university, he will inherit a task of gargantuan proportion equal to those numbers: successfully administrating Duke’s colossal multifaceted campus community. A key component of a successful presidency will hinge on Price’s ability to communicate effectively with Duke’s diverse student body. Besides attending hackneyed town hall style events, President Price will need to utilize other approaches to acclimate himself to the Duke student body, such as setting up meetings directly with affinity groups and campus organizations. He should not just use DSG as a blanket voice for the campus community, but rather work with individual student organizations and activist groups in order to carry out his goals and serve their interests. In the process, students and faculty will come to know and respect the man who runs our university in ways beyond

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like the university’s long standing segregationist policy or the lacrosse scandal that plagued the early part of Brodhead’s presidency feature prominently in our institutional history. A two-decade long Quaker, President-elect Price will need to learn the history and character of Duke in order to effectively serve in the Allen Building next year. Of course, a significant part of President Price’s administration will be devoted to the financial stewardship of the university. As well as keeping an eye on the university endowment, President Price should expand upon Brodhead and Keohane’s successful multi-billion-dollar

capital campaigns. Although raising money is hardly sexy, doing so allows our institution to keep providing sufficient financial aid to students, fund new research ventures and maintain a first-class faculty. In leading the Duke community for the foreseeable future, President Price will also have room to spearhead personal projects to improve the university. Past leaders of the university have all defined their presidencies through their own initiatives to improve the Duke experience. President Keohane spearheaded a successful campaign to transform East Campus into a freshmen learning community, while institutions like DukeEngage and Duke Kunshan remain hallmark accomplishments of the Brodhead era. In addition to taking on his own concrete projects, we hope President Price will keep in mind the intangible improvements he can make on campus—from solidifying administration-student relations to holding our campus to Duke’s honor code. With the Brodhead presidency ending this year, we hope to see a successor up to the task of building upon the legacies of Brodhead, Keohane, Brodie and Sanford. We look forward to seeing an administration that will perhaps even expand upon the president’s role, becoming a visible figure within the campus community whether it be through direct conversations with students or simply dining in West Union.

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am just old enough to remember the Soviet Union. Not the daily fear of nuclear war or the parades in Red Square or the premier with the crimson birthmark who promised glasnost and perestroika—this is not the U.S.S.R. I remember. I remember the Soviet Union as an oblong blob of pink that spread across the northern half of a globe in my firstgrade classroom, a vast country that no longer was. There was a time when American intellectuals looked at the Soviet Union and saw the future. Well into the 1950s, the U.S.S.R. was notching impressive gains in space and posting GDP growth rates of six percent a year. When Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev famously exclaimed “We will bury you!” to a Western audience, he wasn’t threatening to entomb millions of Americans and Europeans in a nuclear war. Instead, he was proclaiming the superiority of the Soviet system over the American system, of “scientific socialism” and the “dictatorship of the proletariat” over free enterprise and representative government. The Soviets believed History was on their side. History showed otherwise. The Soviet experiment demonstrated over the decades that it wasn’t anything new at

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America’s name is supposed to mean something. The clearest indication that something is rotten in the state of American democracy is that we Americans have twice elected president charismatic men who brand themselves as “outsiders.” Barack Obama and Donald Trump both campaigned as uniquely capable men who could rise above the brokenness of Washington and finally make our government work for the people again. Both couched their appeal in Messianic terms; Obama rhapsodized that his clenching the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination would go down in history as “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal,” while Trump declared at the Republican National Convention in July 2016, “Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.” And so a nation founded, in John Adams’ memorable phrase, as “a government of laws and not of men,” came to place its faith in men and not in laws. Although the growth in executive power under Barack Obama’s presidency and Donald Trump’s threat to “open up” libel laws should worry lovers of liberal democracy, their greatest

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all. It was an old story of empire and tyranny that the denizens of the Soviet Union eventually saw through. The gulag, the lines for bread and toilet paper, the decade-long misadventure in Afghanistan—all of these actions spoke louder than the rhetoric of uplift and equality. Naturally, growing up with the pink-splotched globe, that relic of an age when America had some real competition, I thought that the hard work of History had already been done. We had more or less perfected liberal democracy, our greatest rival was no more, and the rest of the world would gaze upon our success and be dazzled into imitating our ways. Back then, I was convinced the future belonged to America. Today, I am not so sure. To be clear, I am not the only one who has doubts about America these days. Bashar al-Assad doubted our resolve to punish the use of chemical weapons when he unleashed Sarin gas on hundreds in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta in August 2013. Vladimir Putin doubted our commitment to international norms when, in annexing Crimea in February 2014, he became the first strongman to take a European state’s territory by force since Hitler annexed the Sudetenland. Kim Jong-un doubted our commitment to nuclear nonproliferation when he ordered his country’s fifth nuclear test in September 2016. My most unsettling doubts, however, are not related to the ongoing collapse of the liberal international order the United States engineered in the aftermath of World War II and reinforced after the collapse of the Soviet Union. I am more concerned about what is going on within our country than what is taking place beyond our shores. The Pax Americana could be revived, or at least extended, in the face of an emerging multipolar world, were the Americana not more fragile than the Pax. That is to say, we can hear the most ominous bells tolling from our own land, not echoing from some distant place where

sins are of omission, not commission. Outsider politicians correctly identify that something wrong with the system, but rarely do they actually tackle the causes of institutional decay. Obama has said that one of his biggest regrets is that he failed to fundamentally transform Washington; other priorities, like health care reform, crowded out institutional changes. It is possible that Trump may take real steps to “drain the swamp,” but he too has other priorities. Meanwhile, a slow-rolling institutional crisis decomposes the fabric of our country, never urgent enough to command national attention at any particular moment. It may well take a generational struggle—from the grassroots, not our country’s kakistocratic political leadership—to renew our political institutions. The trouble is, the youth no longer believe in them. According to research by Harvard researcher Yascha Mounk, only around 30 percent of Americans born in the 1980s today consider it “essential” to live in a democracy, as opposed to almost 80 percent of Americans born in the 1930s. Liberal democracy as we know it today—characterized by a vibrant civil society, independent judiciary, universal suffrage, free press, recognized and protected individual rights and the rule of law—is an idea only about 250 years old, and it has flowered in practice only in the past 50 years. In the dreary sweep of human history, liberal democracy is an inspiring aberration. Liberal democracy is also the source of America’s identity. What is the United States without liberal democracy? Just another ordinary country, a pastel-shaded geographic expression on a globe a child halfway around the world might learn about and ask, “Why wasn’t History on their side?” Matthew T. King is a Trinity junior. His column, “at the water’s edge,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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y heart breaks for anyone who has to suffer through the experience of mental illness. I myself remember the scared person I was almost two and a half years ago. I remember myself unable to explain what was happening to me, and the day I became labeled by the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM). I remember returning to Duke after a summer of intense therapy, feeling terrified—not certain what the future held for me. I was lucky though; my mental illness was not exacerbated until right before the summer and I never had to take a leave of absence from Duke. That is a

his health professionals and that he describes home as his “site of trauma,” this decision might make the most sense. In the other case, as he also mentions, there is the fact that Donahue violated university policy for medical-leave students by coming back on campus, as well as university policy for enrolled students by getting EMSed for underage consumption, while technically on medical leave. Even if he failed to internalize information the day he left Duke, not only is such information usually mailed to students on medical leave, according to several sources, but also it is available in multiple places online. It is for this violation that

bjectivity is subjectively defined. Beyond the seeming paradox of these words lies a truth one may unironically note as authentic. The frameworks of our everyday conversations revolve around ambiguous and subjective rubrics—coined “objective” by their authors. And to find evidence, one need look no further than the unexpected grade they once received on an assignment. However, one might, and within that would discover a world of construed notions of objectivity and utter rejection of subjectivity. Within the realm of foreign policy, U.S. relations with Russia capture the essence of conflicting value-judgements. After all, the extent of bias and sense of justice that colors a nation’s policy objectives often correlates well with clashes they encounter on an international stage.

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privilege I recognize. It’s important to understand something about mental illness, which Duke’s medical leave policy attempts to comprehend but ultimately is impossible to quantify. There is no definitive time it takes for someone to address and treat their mental illness. Some individuals will be severely affected for the rest of their lives, others will be able to manage their illness after a few months. Mental illness is a deeply personal and unique struggle and for that reason there is no one-size fits all treatment or time period. It is for that reason that so many students fought against Duke’s previous mandatory two-semesters-off policy for students taking medical leave. Even with such pushback, this policy still unfortunately remains in place, though a mandatory two semesters off have now become an expected. Duke has these policies for a reason. After all, it is the university’s hope that these semesters allow individuals to receive proper treatment, to prepare them to re-enter the often harsh academic and social environment at Duke, to ensure that individuals do not worsen their mental illness by returning to Duke prematurely. It makes sense from administration’s perspective; yet it fails to account for an individual’s narrative. It is because this policy fails to tailor to an individual and their respective treatment that we must continue to question and rework this policy. Any student who cannot come back or has to go through two semesters of medical leave despite recommendations from their health professionals is a “victim” of this policy. However, there is a difference between these students and the case of Jack Donahue, which he made public through an online petition with over 1,200 supporters. If his very-public fight was about the expected number of semesters one might need to take off and about tailoring mental illness to individual cases, it would be one I could get behind. There is a dangerous precedent in conflating the fight for proper understanding of mental illness with the violation of university policy. The progress of his treatment is not the reason he is being denied readmission, rather his actions as an individual and student on medical leave. After all, in the case of Jack Donahue, there are two categories of understanding that must be distinguished. In one case, as he mentions, there is his fight to return to campus after two months of medical leave, and before the expected “leave for two semesters.” Given recommendations from

he ultimately is denied readmission, and for this reason why Donahue’s case cannot be the case for changing the flawed twosemesters-off policy. More important than distinguishing these categories, however, is the impact this individual has on some individuals who have taken or are taking medical leave. Already these individuals feel stigmatized by this petition, because it devalues their experiences and struggles. It suggests that despite taking two semesters off, taking classes, working a job for three months— whatever it may be—other students’ experiences are less valuable. After all, Donahue’s situation doesn’t stand alone. He is now part of a community of Duke students who have taken medical leave, many of whom have returned after adhering to the policy. By attempting to make his case more urgent than these students through a public petition, by using the power of the student body’s passion to bypass others, Donahue is indirectly suggesting that his experience deserves more immediate attention, despite his violations. It is in this respect that this petition serves as a dangerous precedent in regards to the administrative side of Duke’s medical leave policy. Duke’s medical leave policy creates a standard for ensuring systematic treatment of individuals with mental illness, while maintaining itself as a working academic institution. Its policy also allows for transparency and modification of those standards for students despite its flaws. If Donahue were to be treated differently from these set standards in spite of his violations, then it suggests that his case is somehow more deserving of attention than those of other medicalleave students. The danger of making a special case of Donahue’s situation is that it opens up the potential for unequal treatment of different students, based on such subjective reasons as the willingness to publicize his mental illness. With no standard policy, there can be no equality. Without a standard policy, subjective bias and unequal treatment of individuals could quickly become normalized within the process of taking medical leave. The administration needs to take a serious look at its standard for medical policy and provide reform for all students with mental illness. Mental health should not be a barrier to education, ever. Butthis case does not define the fight against this barrier. George Mellgard is a Trinity senior. His column, “esse quam videri,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

For instance, to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the “Russian truth” may bare down to a fundamental desire to restore Russian power and influence. On Dec. 2, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated its foreign policy doctrine to note how Ukraine and Syria are two new prominent “priority areas” for their strategy in the region. Particularly in Syria, however, Russian interests remain convoluted as the Kremlin continues to support a repressive, dictatorial regime. Some argue that Russia views the region as a platform to display their military might, while others point to what Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has lauded as a “privileged relation” between Russia and Bashar al-Assad’s father, as a possible explanation for Russian intervention. Meanwhile, Russia’s official stance on Syria has been to cooperate with al-Assad in light of the Islamic State. “It is hypocritical and irresponsible to make loud declarations about the threat of international terrorism while turning a blind eye to the channels of financing and supporting terrorists,” claimed Putin in a 2015 speech to the United Nations General Assembly. In that same speech, Putin expresses his preference for “collective work” and “equality” in sovereign nations. What a misunderstanding it must be, then, for the U.S., a country whose constitution professes the exact same ideals as those moralized by Putin, to characterize Russia as anything less. There is no evidence to suggest Putin is not sincere in his interpretation of justice in international law; however, if his truths speak sincerely, how can, therefore, the U.S. Secretary of State denounce the Russian “regime” as one engaging in deliberate efforts to terrorize citizens? Simply put, easily. In a global context where enemies are easily constructed and authentic allyship is difficult to find, both the U.S. and Russia can believe in their respective truths, holding themselves to “objective” standards on the grounds of fairness, respect, and inclusion. Who, however, are the stakeholders in their characterizations of truth? The displaced Syrian populace? The legacy of al-Assad’s father? Russia with its desire to assert global influence? Those are to be, again, factored in an subjective manner. Beyond nation-states alone, everyone can know and appreciate their divergent stakes, interests and risks. But what is intriguing is how confident each actor—be they Russia, the U.S., or a disgruntled professor faced with a regrade—can attribute truth to their words. In that respect, “truth” has become extremely subjective. Within the context

of Russian-U.S. opinions on Syria, much stands to be gained from discussions on the ways in which objectivity can be defined. Once a common rubric or set of objectives is established, defined perhaps by the prioritization of saving the most Syrian lives, the two nations may then proceed to weighing the costs and benefits of engagement. After all, the question of who is a suitable ally in the fight against ISIS or the regime of al-Assad, depending on one’s perspective on the root of instability in Syria, segues well into potential agreements. Effectively, agreements on what is a truth, otherwise described as an objective, can prevent many of the conflicts of interests found on global but also personal levels. Throughout the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, many have taken to accepting truth on their own terms. Researchers at

Stanford have found that young people are more susceptible to fake-news—an emerging “threat to democracy.” With eighty percent of today’s middle schoolers believing ‘sponsored content’ is real news, and high schoolers accepting photographs without verification and failing to distinguish real from fake news sources on Facebook, the future of truthtelling remains dismaying. In response, there has been a commendable call for greater fact-checking. While valiant these efforts, it is important to recognize how individuals may be willful consumers of “subjective” news. The challenge then becomes altering those perceptions, and proving the value of objectiveness as it is contextually defined. Duke’s tenth university president, Vincent Price, wields the power to define our own truths on campus—though how we act on those objectives is up to us. Coming from the University of Pennsylvania with an extensive background in public opinion and political information research, Price perhaps can embrace subjectivity and the nuances of diversity in opinion when implementing policies and promoting messages of our campus’ “truths.” One ironically potent message delivered by Putin regarding Syria, concerning diversity of opinion, was that “we are all different, and we should respect that. No one has to conform to a single development model that someone has once and for all recognized as the only right one. We should all remember what our past has taught us.” Disregarding the egregious and provocative nature of this man’s prior statements and actions, there is a subjectively granted truth to his words. Encouraging debate through conversations, preferably one person at a time, is a crucial aspect of restoring trust in our communities and governments. Our dinner tables shan’t be homogenized echo chambers. Especially within elitist bubbles, diversity, across educational attainment levels, is a “requisite for any meaningful dialogue,” as Tom Ross, UNC president-emeritus, said at the recent Sanford event. Once diverse actors set the criteria for the quality of information they act upon, diplomatic and interpersonal relations can better flourish. While recognizing the immense subjectivity of the words of any columnist, the argument for negotiating definitions of objectivity withstands. We all have different “truths” that we live; the great challenge now is to negotiate those within ourselves and with our neighbors. Sabriyya Pate is a Trinity sophomore. Her column, “in formation,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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