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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 DUKECHRONICLE.COM
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH YEAR, ISSUE 41
LOCAL AND NATIONAL
Schewel discusses first days in office
NO WOMEN, AGAIN
By Ben Leonard Staff Reporter
For the first time since 2001, Durham officially has a new mayor. Steve Schewel, Trinity ‘73 and Ph.D. ‘82, was sworn into office Monday. He recently sat down with The Chronicle’s Ben Leonard to discuss some of the challenges he faces as a new mayor. The Chronicle: You are replacing Bill Bell after his 16 years in office. Does that put more pressure on you or affect how you will act in office, especially in the beginning? Steve Schewel: No, not really. I know Bill really well. We’re good friends. I’ve been on the council for six years that he’s been mayor. I watched him and know what he did and totally respect him, but I don’t feel any extra pressure replacing Bill. I feel a great sense of responsibility to the people of Durham that elected me and that weighs heavily on me, but that doesn’t put any extra pressure on me.
Neal Vaidya | Staff Photographer For the past three years, there have been no female managers for the men’s basketball team.
Men’s basketball program draws complaints from female applicants about manager selection process
TC: All but one of the members on city council is changing positions. Do you anticipate that having any sort of effect— will it be a steep learning curve at the beginning? SS: Well first of all, two other council members besides myself will still be on the council. We’re getting new people, but three of us are there from the previous council. We have three totally new members and will be appointing the new member to my seat, so four of the seven will be totally new. That does present a real challenge, which is that there’s See SCHEWEL on Page 3
By Sam Turken Managing Editor
Duke’s men’s basketball managers are easy to notice if you’re watching the Blue Devils in the stands. At every timeout, the managers dash onto the court with one handing a clipboard to head coach Mike Krzyzewski and the others giving the players Gatorade and towels. They usually all dress similarly with each wearing black slacks, black Nike sneakers and a blue, black or white collared shirt with a Duke logo. But in recent years, another feature has been glaring— they’re all men. Although the team says that both men and women can become student managers, a woman has not served in the role since the 2014-15 season. And with Duke’s 2017-18 season underway and the undefeated Blue Devils ranked No. 1 in the country, a team spokesman confirmed that the program does not have a female manager again this year. Women have applied in recent years, but one student not affiliated with the program was directly told by a nowformer manager in 2014 that the team was not going to hire women anymore. A former female applicant also recently complained to the Office of Institutional Equity about the team not
hiring women. She said OIE told her it was looking into the matter. That applicant provided The Chronicle with a copy of a message from another former manager showing that the team has held female applicants to a higher standard than males. She and one other former female applicant also said that the application process and interview in front of only men is intimidating and uncomfortable for female applicants. The latter woman said she felt self-conscious about wearing a dress during her interview. A continuing trend Duke’s student managers are considered critical to the team’s success. The managers spend 30 to 50 hours per week with the players and coaches and travel with the team for away games. Their duties include setting up equipment for workouts, hauling luggage on road trips, retrieving balls at shoot-arounds and giving players water and Gatorade during games. The total number of managers each year varies from about 10 to 13. Although they work unpaid, managers are eligible to receive scholarships not given to other See MANAGER on Page 8
Bre Bradham | Associate Photography Editor Steve Schewel, Trinity ‘73 and mayor of Durham, was sworn into office Monday.