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ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 37

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RLHS takes measures to stop bed bugs

Grad students share LaSalle robbery stories

Highlighting safety

by Lauren Carroll

by Taylor Doherty and Ciaran O’Connor

THE CHRONICLE

This year, Residence Life and Housing Services fears that students might bring back more than just their luggage when they return from vacations. In recent years, complaints about bed bug infestations across the country have increased dramatically, according to a joint report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in August. Bed bugs are small insects that tend to nest in beds, couches and undisturbed clothing. The bugs are not believed to transmit disease, but they do cause an allergic reaction when they bite. Although they have remained essentially inactive for the past few decades, bed bugs have made a reappearance due to a developed immunity to most pesticides. In light of the growing national concern about bed bugs, RLHS is establishing plans of action in case an on-campus infestation occurs. “There have been no confirmed cases of bed bugs this year” said Joe Gonzalez, associate dean of residence life. Gonzalez

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The Duke University Police Department hosted its first Tips n’ Treats, which provides a forum for students to speak with officers about safety concerns, at the Marketplace Monday. SEE SOUND-OFF PAGE 3

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As two Chinese graduate students new to the country, Ke Xu and Li Kan stuck together during orientation, even getting on the same Verizon family plan when buying cell phones. Two months later—in separate incidents but on consecutive days—both were robbed on or near LaSalle Street. The two met over lunch on the first day of school through a mutual friend—Kan’s roommate at Duke had been a classmate of Xu’s during her undergraduate years at Peking University in Bejing, China. A few weeks later on the morning of Oct. 13, Xu, a first-year master’s student in computer science, was robbed at gunpoint on her way to campus by a black female in a gray hoodie. Kan, a first year graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in structural biology, was on his way to a party the night of Oct. 14 before being attacked by a black male in his 20s. “We are close friends,” Xu said. “You know, I [was] shocked when he got robbed just one day after me.” See robberies on page 7

DUKE UNIVERSITY STUDENT DINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Group discusses dining changes, renovations by Ray Koh

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DUSDAC discussed the effects of recent changes to Duke Dining—and its new place under Student Affairs—at its meeting Monday.

Franklin St. Halloween closed to Duke for third year, Page 4

Despite recent budget cuts and changes, Duke Dining is off to an optimistic start. Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee members and Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst discussed the success of dining changes and tentative plans for the future. “I think that a lot of stakeholders in Duke Dining took some sort of sacrifice to make this year one of the best for dining in terms of revenue, number of people who are going out to eat and so on,” said DUSDAC co-Chair Alex Klein, a senior and former online editor for The Chronicle. Wulforst explained that students had to pay a higher dining administrative fee of $90 per semester, compared to last year’s $19.50 per semester. In addition, the 10 percent discount previously enjoyed by faculty, staff and employees at vendors was eliminated after University officials discontinued the program Aug. 1. These measures were efforts to reduce the $2.2 million Dining deficit which Executive Vice President Tallman Trask announced last year was no longer sustainable due to the economic downturn. Dining officials said last year they plan to eliminate the deficit over a two-year period.

The fee increase is expected to pay for about half of the deficit, and the elimination of the discount program should save the University $50,000 to $75,000. “The employee discount was a luxury for many years, but it was better to eliminate the discount than worry about raising food prices or cutting workers,” Wulforst said, noting that officials were initially concerned about the elimination of the employee discount having a negative impact on venders’ revenue. Dining also saw structural reform over the summer, Wulforst added. After Kemel Dawkins, vice president for campus services, left the University and the campus services department was dissolved this summer, Dining was taken under the umbrella of the Office of Student Affairs, allowing Wulforst to work directly with Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. “I think the best thing that has happened this year is how well our relationship with Student Affairs turned out,” said DUSDAC co-Chair Andrew Schreiber, a senior. “Before, Dining did not get much support from anyone, but now things are much better.”

ONTHERECORD

“If only members of the Duke community were sampled, I bet the department’s approval numbers would be far lower.”

—Senior Gregory Morrison on DUPD’s job approval rating. See column page 15

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Carleton and Cunha take doubles crown, Page 9

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“Head coach Mike Krzyzewski was sad about only one thing at Friday night’s Countdown to Craziness. After the scrimmage, Krzyzewski lamented that sophomore transfer Seth Curry could not receive a ring or a watch commemorating the Blue Devil’s national championship run, repeatedly calling it ‘archaic,’ ‘tragic’ and ‘totally wrong’.” — From The Chronicle’s Sports Blog sports.chronicleblogs.com

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Pet Airways flight attendant Steve Hansen prepares Dusty the cat for his flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Founded by Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel after their Jack Russell terrier had a bad experience on a commercial airline, Pet Airways represents one of the many lavish services the America’s pet fetish has spawned, even going so far as to fly joint-custody pets between divorced owners.

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1781: British surrender at Yorktown ends U.S. revolution.

The Obamas attempt to Palenstine perseveres and rally Dems for midterms begins state building COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sharing a campaign stage for the first time since the presidential campaign two years ago, Barack and Michelle Obama tried to rekindle the magic of 2008, with the president pleading for supporters to “keep believing.” “Let’s be honest. This is a difficult election,” he told a crowd Sunday evening at Ohio State University that campus police estimated to number 35,000. But he warned that if Democrats don’t prevail in the Nov. 2 midterm elections, Republicans will try to roll back his major achievements, including health-care reform and new financial regulations. In double-teaming a campaign swing, the Obamas were betting that their combined star power might give an additional boost to dispirited Democrats. The “enthusiasm gap” between the two parties is a worrisome trend for Democrats facing the prospect of losing control of one or both chambers of Congress.

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says Palestinians must press ahead with building the foundations of government such as police and a central bank to make the creation of an independent state “inevitable.” “Palestine is not going to emerge in a vacuum but on the strength of the institutions of government,” he said in an interview in Ramallah. “People on both sides are beginning to see statehood translated and transformed from the realm of concept to the realm of reality. This is enormously powerful.” Fayyad, 58, said that all institutions needed to run a state will be in place by the middle of next year. Already, bettertrained police are on the streets and sewage systems have been improved, according to a Palestinian Authority progress report published two months ago.

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Tipsn’Treatssoundoff by Nicole Kyle THE CHRONICLE

Dinner was served with a side of safety in the Marketplace Monday night. The Duke University Police Department sponsored Tips n’ Treats—an informal meet and greet where students could pick up some sweets and talk to DUPD officers about various safety concerns and precautions—in light of recent robberies in and around Duke’s campus. DUPD Chief John Dailey and Crime Prevention Manager David Williams were joined by two other officers in answering students’ questions. Students were also given highlighters and wallet-sized emergency information cards with DUPD’s contact information and various tips. Officers said Tips n’ Treats distributed over 300 emergency information cards to students. The Chronicle’s Nicole Kyle spoke to officers and freshman attendees about their thoughts on campus safety. Tips n’ Treats will be at Devil’s Bistro on Central Campus Oct. 19 at 6 p.m., and the final session will take place at the Bryan Center entrance Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. “In light of recent activity, we’re going to beef up patrols. The biggest thing we can do is to be more visible and be available. We’re looking out for the whole University community.” — DUPD Investigator Marshall Thompson “I feel very safe as long as I’m inside the wall. I’m not too concerned about crime outside campus because you can get that in any city, though what happened [outside Jarvis Dormitory] had me worried. But all things considered, I

feel pretty safe.” —Charlie Arentzen, freshman “[Tips n’ Treats] is good for reinforcement. Campus is on the whole safe—it’s always been safe—but we need to make sure students are aware and we need to be alerted of any fears they may have. Most of them say, ‘Oh yeah, I’m safe,’ but we want to make sure.” —DUPD Crime Prevention Manager David Williams

“Students shouldn’t be afraid to report things—you can report things anonymously. Don’t hesitate to call something in just because you’re afraid you might be wrong or be embarrassed. We’ll take the embarrassment for you, we’ll check their I.D. and if they’re supposed to be there, we’ll take care of it.” —DUPD Lt. Shannan Tiffin

“I took self-defense in high school, so I feel pretty confident I’d be OK.” —Peyton Kramp, freshman “I feel completely safe on campus— and anytime I’m walking to and from Shooters.” —Glenn Rivkees, freshman

“We have been taking precautions since the beginning of the year when we go out. I think people should be aware that [crime] happens, and that it could happen to you.” —Becky Davis, freshman “These incidents have been really isolated. What we want is for people to be aware of behaviors to minimize risk, like traveling in pairs or groups at night.... We’re happy to have this opportunity to hear from the students.” —DUPD Chief John Dailey “Last night I was walking back alone from Lilly [Library] at 12:30 [a.m.] and I mean, I never felt unsafe.” —Colin Scott, freshman “I still feel safe. We were walking down Ninth Street the other night as it started to get dark, and it was fine. Other than the usual walking in a group, we’re not doing anything too different.” —Mike Potts, freshman

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Homegrown Halloween shuts crimebriefs Blue Devils out for third year

Fore! A golf bag was stolen Friday afternoon from Epworth Dormitory.

from Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE

For the third year in a row, Duke students will not be able to attend the traditional Halloween festivities on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. “Homegrown Halloween” is the initiative started by the town of Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to keep the Oct. 31 event’s small-town, community feel. According to the Homegrown Halloween website, crowds on Franklin Street were becoming unmanageable, with an attendance of over 80,000 in 2007. Statistics from the website show that attendance dra-

matically dropped to approximately 35,000 in 2008—the year the restrictive policies were established—but rose to about 50,000 last Halloween. In a letter addressed to the Duke community, UNC Student Body President Hogan Medlin encouraged visits from Duke students to Chapel Hill every weekend except that of Halloween, citing the safety of UNC students as the key motivation behind these restrictions. “Knowing the capacity of our town and the limited resources at our disposal, I am writing to ask that we all respect Chapel Hill’s ‘Homegrown Halloween’ policies,” he wrote.

It’s show time A television was stolen on Trent Dive Friday afternoon.

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Book smart A textbook was stolen from the Fuqua School of Business Friday.

Shoe-in A pair of shoes was stolen from the Fuqua School of Business early Sunday morning. Should have put a ring on it A ring was stolen from Wilson Recreation Center Saturday afternoon.

Give me the green light A traffic citation was issued at Erwin Road and Fulton Street after a driver ran a red light Oct. 13. Fast cash A wallet was stolen shortly after noon Oct. 14 from an apartment on Erwin Road. Dirty picture An unsecured camera was stolen from Perkins Library during the evening Oct. 10. Driving us crazy A traffic citation was issued on Erwin Road for speeding, expired license tags and an expired inspection near midnight Oct. 10.

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The annual Halloween celebration on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill will once again be closed to Duke students due to safety concerns.

Trash talking Someone was cited for communicating threats Oct. 10 in Wilson Recreation Center.

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Navy joins the hunt for famous shipwreck by Annys Shin

THE Washington Post

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Captain Ahab had Moby Dick. Bob Neyland’s white whale is the Bonhomme Richard. For decades, thrillseekers, archeologists and professional treasure hunters have searched for the wreckage of the USS Bonhomme Richard, a Continental Navy ship captained by John Paul Jones during the Revolutionary War that sank on Sept. 25, 1779, off the coast of Yorkshire, England, in the choppy waters of the North Sea. But the ship is legally the property of the U.S. Navy, which is responsible for preserving whatever may be left of it. A big part of that job falls to Neyland, chief archaeologist for the Navy’s Underwater Archeology Branch, based at the Washington Navy Yard. The tiny unit is responsible for identifying and preserving sunken and historically important Navy vessels from colonial-era warships to World War II fighter planes. Created in 1996, the branch has had as many as eight employees, but budget cuts have sliced that to four, including Neyland. After salaries, the branch operates on a budget of about $37,000. Neyland augments that by teaming up with other Navy offices, nonprofit groups, federal agencies and state governments. With their help, he has joined three expeditions in the past four years to look for the Bonhomme Richard. He would like to be part of the crew that finds the ship, but he has a lot of competition. Treasure hunting has become mass infotainment, thanks to TV shows such as “Deep Sea Detectives” on the History Channel and “Treasure Quest” on the Discovery Channel. Shipwreck hunters include in-

dependent archaeologists, descendants of shipwreck victims and private salvagers seeking to cash in on what they find. That burgeoning interest in sunken treasure has an upside: a steady stream of discoveries. In 1995, a nonprofit group backed by adventure novelist Clive Cussler found the wreck of the H.L. Hunley, a Confederate Civil War submarine, off the coast of Charleston, S.C. (An earlier explorer claims to have identified its resting place in 1970). In 2000, the Navy helped raise the Hunley, which contained the remains of its eightman crew. The sub, propelled with a hand crank, was designed to pick off Union ships blockading the port of Charleston. The Hunley sank in 1864. The raised vessel and its contents, now in South Carolina, are estimated to be worth as much as $40 million. The downside to all the interest in shipwrecks is the threat it can pose to preservation. Neyland and his team devote a good chunk of their energy to persuading people to leave wrecks alone. Excavating warships, and the unused ordinance or potentially toxic substances that might be on board, can be dangerous for improperly trained explorers. Artifacts can easily be destroyed as they are removed from under layers of sediment. “Sometimes that passion [for underwater archaeology] works for us,” Neyland said. “Sometimes it makes work for us.” Profit-seeking treasure hunters, in particular, make some archaeologists nervous. The treasure hunters, however, say they are doing the public a favor. Greg Stemm, chief executive of Odyssey Marine Exploration, one of the best-known firms, said his company gives governments cultural artifacts for museums “without putting any taxpayer dollars at risk for the search, excavation and conservation.”

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Neyland’s team has learned to make do with its limited resources. At the Navy Yard, its main work area is a series of small rooms cluttered with hand-me-down desks, file drawers and large metal storage cabinets that hold hundreds of artifacts in different stages of conservation. During a recent tour, George Schwarz, 33, an archaeologist who runs the conservation lab, gingerly pulled out a toilet bowl recovered from the CSS Alabama, a Confederate ship that circled the globe raiding Union vessels in an effort to end the North’s blockade of southern ports. The toilet was so well-preserved that every detail of the picturesque maritime scene that adorns the inside of the bowl is visible.

In an adjacent warehouse, archaeologist Alexis Catsambis, 28, donned padded gloves and lifted the lid of a giant stainless steel vat. Inside was an anchor encrusted with decades of mineral gunk, some of which was now slowly being removed by a rust-colored bath that extracts salt from the metal. Once done, a machine will clean off the remaining mineral accretion. The process can take as little as a few weeks or as long as several years, Catsambis said. Once an item has been conserved, Neyland’s staff tries to find it a home, either in a museum or research facility. Of the 9,000 artifacts in the unit’s care, about 7,000 are See shipwreck on page 6

IF YOU LEAD, THEY WILL FOLLOW Interested in becoming a Duke Tour Guide? The Blue Devil Guides will host a brief informational meeting so that you may learn everything you need to know, from training to scheduling. Attend either the meeting on Tuesday, October 19 (East Campus: White Hall #107) or Thursday, October 21 (West Campus: Soc. Sciences #139). Both are scheduled for 7:00 PM. Call 684-0172 or email Samuel.Carpenter@duke.edu

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bed bugs from page 1 added that two students reported possible infestations of bed bugs, but that no bugs were found when RLHS investigated the incidents. The protocol being developed includes preventative as well as proactive measures, Gonzalez said. RLHS is looking into getting covers that protect mattresses from the bugs and soliciting companies that use dogs to identify bed bug infestations. The RLHS and maintenance staffs are being trained in inspection and are creating an inspection schedule. This is the first time that the administration has implemented widespread plans to combat bed bugs. A challenge facing RLHS in the event of an infestation is “the extensive response required to make sure the problem is retained and eliminated” said Gonzalez, referencing the potential problem of relocation. East Campus relocation would be particularly difficult this year with a record-breaking 1,750 freshmen already straining housing accommodations. RLHS has not yet created a plan in case of a mass infestation on East Campus, Gonzalez added. After Fall Break, some students were notified of the bed bug issue. Gonzalez said residence coordinators were supposed to e-mail their residents with tips on how to prevent bringing any possible bed bugs back to Duke. The tips included keeping luggage off of beds and drying all clothes at the

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highest possible temperature. Many students living on Central, East and West campuses reported that they were not aware of the e-mail either because they did not receive it or it was overlooked. Residents of Crowell and Wannamaker quadrangles received the e-mail Oct. 11, but Gonzalez could not confirm that all residence coordinators notified their students. William Grisaitis, a senior living in Few Quadrangle, said he did not receive an e-mail. Grisaitis added that he does not think Duke needs to be more proactive in its preventative measures because “people are mak-

ing too big a deal out of [the bed bug issue].” Even though Duke has not encountered bed bugs yet, many major cities are experiencing an influx of the pests, notably New York City, Philadelphia and Detroit. For students from those regions, the concern at home is much more prevalent than at Duke. In New York City, the bed bug epidemic has become a main topic of local media and daily conversation, said Lucas Spangher, a freshman from Long Island. “I know a lot of people who have [changed] because of it,” he said, “They’ve gone out and bought bed bug control.”

shipwreck from page 5 currently on loan to museums or universities. Neyland and his staff handle requests for artifacts, make sure the Navy complies with historic preservation laws and monitor auction sites such as eBay for illegal sales of shipwreck loot. Those duties don’t leave a lot of time to hunt for wrecks. But Neyland goes out on the seas whenever he can. Last month, he hitched a ride on a Navy survey ship and joined colleagues from the Naval History and Heritage Command, the Ocean Technology Foundation, the Naval Oceanographic Service, the Naval Academy and the Naval Surface Warfare Center to look for the Bonhomme Richard. The group went at it for 10 days, 24 hours a day, using underwater robots and sonar to scour the ocean floor. The Navy has competitors: Cussler’s official-sounding nonprofit outfit, the National Underwater and Marine Agency,

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In light of rising complaints across the country of bed bug infestations, RLHS is taking measures to prevent the insects from permeating the University.

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Wulforst also said the plan to renovate the West Union Building is making significant progress. He said that a renovation has been an ongoing discussion for 15 years because many challenges needed to be tackled and still exist, noting that six venders would be affected

has also looked for the Revolutionary War vessel. The competition “is friendly,” Neyland said, “but we do not share data.” A British group recently claimed to have found the Bonhomme Richard, but after studying the group’s data and location, Neyland and his colleagues are dubious of the group’s claims. “It is not consistent with where the ship would have sunk,” he said. There are few certainties at this stage of a search. Identifying a wreck often entails building a case on circumstantial evidence. With older wrecks, archaeologists are rarely lucky enough to stumble upon something as definitive as a cup engraved with the ship’s name. Instead, they study the remains of the hull to determine whether it is the right age and shape and then examine artifacts to see whether they match what the crew would have carried. The only thing Neyland can be certain of is that the Bonhomme Richard will turn up eventually. “With modern technology,” he said, “there is not any shipwreck that can’t be found.” by the building’s closure. “We’re looking at temporary facilities for these venders, such as the [Intramural] Building, tents and so on,” Wulforst said, addressing possible locations for those eateries during construction. “But the funding finally seems to be on the horizon. It looks like the plan might happen pretty soon.”

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Robbed at gunpoint Xu was nearing West Campus the morning she was robbed when a black woman approached her and asked to use her phone. It was 9 a.m. and Xu said she felt safe. “It’s daylight—that wouldn’t happen at that time of the day,” Xu said she remembered thinking. She obliged, then waited. In retrospect, Xu said she suspects that her attacker was not actually making a call; instead she was likely waiting for the perfect moment to rob Xu when no witnesses were in sight. An instant later, the woman threw Xu to the ground, held her at gunpoint and told her to stay face down. “She pushed me hard into the trees,” Xu said. “She took out a gun and pointed it out to me and said, ‘Give me your bag and give me everything in your pocket.’ I did everything she said.” Her attacker then fled in a gray car with Xu’s backpack, which contained an mp3 player, a debit card and $30 in cash. “I was a little bit scared when I was pointed [at] by a gun, so I just did what she wanted me to do,” Xu said. Xu did not sustain any lasting injuries, but she said the robbery was emotionally traumatizing.

Public safety concerns, according to the website, include personal and property crime, crowd panic, largescale civil disorders and gang-related violence. The website also specifically mentions the issue of alcohol poisoning during the events. While attendance numbers decreased as a result of the Homegrown Halloween policies, the number of emergency calls for alcohol related issues remained the same—31— from 2007 to 2008. The number did, however, drop to 22 calls in 2009. “‘Homegrown Halloween’ is Chapel Hill’s way of keeping the celebrations on Franklin Street dedicated for those who reside in Chapel Hill,” Medlin wrote. “Since 2008, [Duke’s] campus has been so helpful in our mission to minimize the number of outside visitors to Franklin Street on Halloween night. As the Student Body President, I ask that you continue this tradition once again.”

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“Probably a gun” Texting with one hand and holding a bottle of wine in the other, Kan was walking down LaSalle Street at about 10 p.m. on his way to a party when he spotted a black, hooded man standing at a bus stop in front of him. Although he said he was wary of the darkness, Kan thought there was no way he would be robbed the day after his friend had been held up on the same street. As Kan walked by the bus stop, the hooded man suddenly grabbed the short 22-year-old, put him in a choke hold and pressed a metal object against his cheek. “It felt cold,” Kan said, adding that because it was dark he could not fully see the object. “It was probably a gun.” Kan said he struggled with his assailant and considered striking him with the bottle of wine, but he worried that he might get shot. After the brief struggle—Kan said he was familiar with basic self-defense maneuvers—the robber stripped Kan of his phone and threw it aside before striking him in the face with the metal object. The attacker, who Kan described as dark-skinned and of medium height, then grabbed the phone from the ground and sprinted off. With his wallet still in his pocket, Kan made his way to the party where he called the police. Administrative response Chief John Dailey of the Duke University Police Department said that in the original report filed by DUPD Xu did not indicate that a firearm was involved in the crime. Indeed, an e-mail sent Wednesday night to the student body by Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta noted that there was “no weapon used.” But according to both the Durham Police Department report and Xu’s personal account of the incident, she was robbed at gunpoint. Dailey said he was surprised to hear Xu had said with such certainty that her attacker had a handgun, and he noted that sometimes victims are able to recall crimes with increasing detail as time passes. Dailey added that because the robberies took place off campus, DPD is the “primary investigative agency.” In addition to the two incidents near LaSalle Street, another Duke student was the victim of an attempted robbery near Jarvis Dormitory Oct. 9. The victim’s identity was withheld by DUPD in its incident report. Dailey said that is standard operating procedure whenever DUPD feels that revealing the identity of a victim could compromise a student’s safety. DUPD held a meeting Friday with DPD and a number of Duke officials to discuss student safety. DPD agreed to increase patrols on and around LaSalle Street and is assessing the area’s lighting to potentially increase visibility. Both Xu and Kan said a number of Duke administrators, including staff from the International House, reached out to them after they were robbed. The International House will host a session Wednesday about safety for international students, International House Director Li-Chen Chin wrote in an e-mail.

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Welcome to the 2010 Duke Arts Festival! A two-week arts showcase celebrating the creativity of Duke student painters, photographers, printmakers, sculptors, musicians, composers, actors, directors, dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, and poets. The festival is a snapshot of what takes place in the arts on campus year round. View the exhibitions, attend performances, and participate in the arts! Up-to-date schedule and information at arts.duke.edu/festival. ART. Book + Art: Artists’ Books at Duke University Libraries. Work from the collections of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture. Thru January 9, 2011. Perkins Library Gallery. Free. ART. Deena Stryker: Photographs of Cuba, 1963-1964. Stryker’s black-and-white photographs of revolutionary Cuba open a window into an unsettled time in that country’s history. Thru Dec. 12. Perkins Library Special Collections Gallery. Free. October 21 FILM. HouseQuake. A film by Karen Price. The story of the 2006 elections that turned Congress over to the Democrats. Followed by artist’s talk and reception. 6pm. Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford Building, Rm. 05. Free. TALK Literacy Through Photography—Arusha, Tanzania. LTP Dir. Katie Hyde will discuss an ongoing project in Arusha schools. 6pm. CDS Gallery. Free. TALK. Bea Nettles, Book Artist and Photographer. Conversation with a pioneer in photographic techniques and book arts. 5:30pm. Rare Book Rm., Perkins Library. Free. THEATER. Beatification of Area Boy. By Nobel Laureate in Literature Wole Soyinka, Jody McAuliffe, dir. 8pm. Reynolds Theater. $10 Gen., $5 Students/Sr. Cit. Shows will also take place on Oct. 22, 8pm (with a pre-show discussion with playwright at 6:30 in the Rare Book Rm. Perkins Library), Oct. 23, 8pm, Oct. 24, 2pm. October 22 ART. 2010 Duke Arts Festival Exhibition Opening. Visual art exhibit featuring more than 150 works by student artists. Noon. Bryan Center, Schaefer Mall. Free. MUSIC. Parents’ and Family Weekend Concert. Duke Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Brown, and Duke Djembe Ensemble, directed by Bradley Simmons. Guest artist Derrick Gardner, trumpet. 8 pm. Baldwin Aud.. $5 Gen., Students/Sr. Cit. free. DANCE. Ark Dances. A fun-filled evening showcasing the many styles and talents represented of Duke dance students. 8pm. The Ark Main Dance Studio. Donations accepted for Walltown Children’s Theatre. Free.

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October 22-November 7 THEATER. Into the Woods. Hoof ‘n Horn presents the Tony-award winning musical that draws on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale characters. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine. 8pm. Sheafer Theater. $10 Gen., $8 Duke Students/Employees/Sr. Cit. Shows will also take place on Oct. 23, 2pm & 8pm, Oct. 24, 2pm. October 23 MUSIC. Parents’ and Family Weekend Concert. Duke Chorale, directed by Rodney Wynkoop; Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson; Duke Wind Symphony, directed by Verena Moesenbichler-Bryant. 8 pm. Duke Chapel. $5 Gen., Students & Sr. Cit. free. ART/THEATER. Waves of Mu. An interactive neuroscience-based art installation and performance work, by Amy Caron, which probes the debate surrounding mirror neurons. 8pm. Schiciano Aud. & (The Studio) in (FCIEMAS). Free tickets at dibs.duke.edu. Shows will also take place on Oct. 24, 2pm & 8pm. October 24 MUSIC. In the Spotlight. Solo and small group student performances. 2 pm. Nelson Music Room. Free. October 25 FESTIVAL. 2010 Duke Arts Festival Student Performances. Throughout the festival look for salsa, modern dance, a cappella, theater, jazz, classical music, drumming, pianists and ensembles and more! Thru Nov. 7. Noon & 5pm. Plaza walkway, Bryan Center, Great Hall. Free. TALK. Brown Bag Presentation. Crisscrossed Disciplines and Chaotic Lifestyles. Photojournalism, commercial photography, and performance art converge. Featuring visiting artist in residence Amy Caron. Noon. Center for Documentary Studies. Free. October 26 TALK. The Bad Plus in conversation. 12:30pm. Bone Hall. Free. MUSIC. Reading & Masterclass. The Bad Plus reads new works by graduate composition students. 2-5pm. Baldwin Aud. Free.

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The positive side of dodging flying tortillas There’s no such thing as a moral victory. It’s a tired cliché repeated time and time again by coaches and players in every sport at every level. But it’s true, especially in college. At the end of the day, winning is the primary factor in determining whether coaches keep their jobs, and it defines their lasting legacies. That being said, even though Duke lost 2-0, head coach John Kerr and the Chris men’s soccer team deserve an enormous amount of credit for playing a Friday night game at the University of California-Santa Barbara, the site of this fall’s College Cup, The Blue Devils’ loss gave them an 0-3 record all-time against the Gauchos, who beat Duke in Koskinen Stadium in 2003 and blew the team out in the 2004 College Cup semifinals, 5-0. Kerr’s decision to take on Santa Barbara was especially surprising considering the feelings of his predecessor John Rennie, who claimed he never wanted to take on the Gauchos again after the 2004 loss. “[Rennie] said ‘That’s the last time I’ll ever play UCSB,’” Santa Barbara head coach Tim Vom Steeg said. “We kind of had to wait

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Jonathan Aguirre and the rest of the young Blue Devils gained valuable experience Friday, Cusack writes.

for Rennie to retire before we ever had a chance to schedule a game with Duke.” And Rennie never even faced the Gauchos at Harder Stadium, home to the most raucous crowd in NCAA soccer. Santa Barbara fans routinely pack into the converted football stadium night after night lugging thousands of tortillas with them. Every Gaucho goal brings a cascade of tortillas from the stands. And following the team’s 2006 NCAA championship, students carried the goals over a mile to dump them into the ocean. Just three weeks ago, 15,896 fans—the largest on-campus crowd in NCAA soccer regular-season history—filled Harder Stadium to see the Gauchos beat thenNo. 13 UCLA 2-0. While “just” 11,242 showed up to see the Blue Devils, it was the biggest crowd Duke had seen all season, almost 4,000 more than the attendance at Maryland, which is considered to have the most rowdy fans in the ACC. The Santa Barbara crowd was the sixthlargest in NCAA regular season history and was riled up from beginning to end, storming the field after the victory. Losing in front of that crowd to an unranked opponent is a tough price to pay after a 5,000-mile roundtrip at the end of a brutal conference slate, but the game will give the See cusack on page 10

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Cunha wins singles, doubles crowns by Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE

Sophomore Henrique Cunha continued to etch his name in Duke history Monday at the ITA Carolina Regionals, capturing two tournament titles after playing nine matches over the last three days. The No. 2 singles player in the nation was unfazed by the busy match schedule and became the first Blue Devil since 2003 to win both the singles and doubles championship in an ITA Regional. Cunha accomplished the feat in hostile territory as well, as he beat North Carolina players in the final three rounds of the tournament on their home court at the ConeKenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill. The Brazilian beat Joey Burkhardt in the quarterfinals 6-4, 6-3 and followed that victory with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Stefan Hardy in the semis. The championship match was a closer contest. Cunha, the top seed in the main draw, faced second-seeded Jose Hernandez and dropped the first set of the match 7-6. He fought off four set points before Hernandez took the tiebreaker 10-8. Cunha turned on another gear in the next two sets, however, charging out of the gates in the second to take a 3-0 lead. He ended up winning that

set 6-2 and proceeded to clinch the win with a 6-3 victory in the third set. Senior Jared Pinsky, junior David Holland and freshmen Chris Mengel and Fred Saba all reached the round of 32 in the singles tournament as well. Pinsky scored an upset victory over tenth-seeded Dominic Hodgson of N.C. State to advance to the round of 16, yet he got no farther after losing that match 7-6(7), 7-6(5). Cunha had little time to rest after winning the singles championship Monday morning since he had to compete with senior Reid Carleton in the doubles final the same afternoon. The country’s No. 1 doubles team rolled over Tar Heels Hernandez and Burkhardt by a score of 8-1 to win the doubles title for the second year in a row and push their record to 11-1 on the season. The reigning ITA National Doubles Team of the Year dropped only four games over its first three matches. Cunha’s singles crown earned him a berth to the ITA National Indoor Championships held in Flushing, N.Y., Nov. 4-7. Carleton already qualified for the event by reaching the semifinals at the ITA All-American Championships a little over a week ago. The two players will also compete in doubles at the National Indoors and will look to improve upon last year’s loss in the final round.

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Henrique Cunha swept the ITA Carolina Regionals, taking both the singles and doubles wins in Chapel Hill.

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Duke takes on highscoring High Point by Jay Vitha THE CHRONICLE

It’s Tuesday, which means Duke will play its weekly nonconference game. This time, though, the opponent will be stronger than the usual challengers. The No. 19 Blue Devils (5-3-4) take on High Point (10-2-1) in Koskinen Stadium tonight at 7 p.m. The Panthers come into the game with seven consecutive wins and an offense that will High Pt put Duke’s defense to the test, creating probvs. lems for sophomore No. 19 James Belshaw in front Duke of the net. “We are taking TUESDAY, 7 p.m. Koskinen Stadium them just as seriously as an ACC opponent,” head coach John Kerr said. “We use the same reports, watch video and run the same practices.” With only five regular season matches remaining until the start of the ACC tournament, Kerr is looking for the Blue Devils to finish strong and break out of a recent slump in which the team has won only one of its last five games. “We need to take one game at a time and get some ‘W’s,’” Kerr said. Returning to Koskinen Stadium should be refreshing for Duke, which lost 2-0 at UC Santa Barbara and tied 0-0 on the road against N.C. State in its last two games. And although the Blue Devils only have three losses in their first 12 matches, senior captain Cole Gross-

man is disappointed with some aspects of the team’s recent performance. “We’re obviously struggling to score,” Grossman said. “We aren’t keeping the ball well which means we aren’t creating chances.” Grossman is looking for Duke to play aggressively on offense and win the ball back with pressure. Kerr attributed the team’s recent struggles to the decisions the Blue Devils have been making on the attack. He believes that being direct and decisive, especially late in matches, is key to breaking out of this drought. “We need to be more deliberate in the final third,” Kerr said. “We need to take advantage of openings and get good spots.” Although the offense has been relatively quiet of late, the defense is playing particularly well, especially Belshaw. Belshaw said that, except for a few errors, the defense has been very strong this season. “It took a few games for us to get into it,” Belshaw said. “Since then we’ve been doing very well.” The defense must keep up the pace tonight against the Panthers, paying special attention to junior Karo Okiomah who leads High Point with 11 goals. Okiomah will head a Panther squad that enters tonight’s matchup with the momentum that Duke has been searching for all season. A win over their latest nonconference opponent might help the Blue Devils reverse the tide and start a winning streak of their own.

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Sophomore goalie James Belshaw will be tested by Karo Okiomah, who has scored 11 goals this year.

CORRECTIONS The Chronicle regrets two errors from Monday’s issue. The score was incorrect in Duke and Miami’s headline. And, in the cross country article, head coach Norm Ogilvie said senior Ryan McDermott ran well, not Virginia’s Ryan Collins.

young Blue Devil team more experience than any other regular season game. For a squad that started the season ranked No. 11 nationally with three freshmen and three sophomore starters, playing elite nonconference opposition will certainly pay major dividends in the coming years, though perhaps not this year. Duke will not face another intense away environment in the regular season, with games against only unranked Clemson and Virginia Tech left on the road docket. From a national viewpoint, Kerr’s decision to play in Santa Barbara may hurt in the short term. In the eyes of the NSCAA, the organization responsible for the NCAA Division I weekly rankings, the Blue Devils’ loss could be costly. It took UCLA three weeks to regain its No. 13 ranking after its loss at Santa Barbara, and though there are exactly that many weeks left in the regular season, it leaves Duke with no room for error. But Kerr should still be commended, not criticized, for his bold scheduling. Too often, coaches simply rely on the strength of their conference games to earn a top ranking and gain experience for playoff success. And, if the Blue Devils are to make the College Cup this year, they will likely be the only school involved with an intimate knowledge of the Gaucho fans. With Santa Barbara’s desire to become a more permanent host of the Cup, this game would be meaningful for years to come. So while there may be no such thing as a moral victory, some losses are more meaningful than others. And this one will help Kerr and his squad as they work toward their goal of winning an NCAA championship.

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DUPD openness encouraging Last week, two graduate irresponsible for DUPD or the students were the victims Durham Police Department to of robberies that took place deviate significantly from their on the same street on con- patrol strategies in response to secutive days. Earlier this three isolated incidents. month, a freshman was the Additionally, it is easy for victim of a simevents like these ilar attack on to reinforce editorial East Campus. negative stereoWe are pleased with the way types about Durham. The Bull the Duke University Police City’s crime rate is comparable Department has responded to other metropolitan areas to these unfortunate inci- of its size, and the Duke comdents, and we feel confident munity is not immune from that these crimes are being these unfortunate occurrenchandled appropriately. es. These crimes do, however, It is important to maintain provide a good chance to talk perspective after a rash of in- about safety issues as a campus. cidents takes place. Living in a DUPD Chief John Dailey large urban area like Durham sent an e-mail to the Univerentails risk. Around 80 robber- sity community Oct. 15, outies were reported city-wide last lining the response of Duke month, according to the Dur- Police. He cited efforts inham Police Department Crime cluding increased patrols of Mapper. It would be unwise and the area and expanded eve-

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in cities of this size. In addition to Dailey’s summary of the police response strategy, a DukeAlert message was sent to students as well as two e-mails from Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta informing the student body of the attacks as they were reported. As students, we appreciate the notification and reassurance these messages provided. Dailey’s prompt e-mail is not the only way DUPD is connecting with students on a personal level. Other laudable measures include “Tips n’ Treats” meet-and-greet sessions with Duke Police, which are being held this week in the Marketplace, the Devil’s Bistro and the Bryan Center. The purpose

of these sessions is to familiarize students with officers and provide safety tips and information about resources and services that Duke Police provides. Although some degree of crime is unavoidable in urban areas, robberies such as those that have occurred during the past month involving Duke students are preventable. Students must take advantage of the resources offered and be vigilant regarding their safety. Students living in all parts of campus and those living off campus deserve to feel safe. We believe the Duke University Police Department is doing its part to provide students with the knowledge necessary to protect themselves.

Rand, Romance, and that “Honors Thesis” Every so often, I try to read a “book that matters.” I literally got chills, and she’s a fictional middle-aged You know the ones I’m talking about—”The Great woman from 1957. Lill—, I mean Dagny’s first lover’s Gatsby,” “Catcher in the Rye,” “To Kill a Mocking- wife, is a brutally honest romantic caught in the midst of industrialization. bird,” “The Sun Also Rises”—all those Alright boys, start taking notes. great American novels that shape our Page 305: high school literature curricula. “It’s really very simple. If you tell So why take on the extra reading? a beautiful woman that she is beautiTo increase my literary stock? No. To ful, what have you given her? It’s no whip out the perfect quotation on the more than a fact and it has cost you off-chance I meet a foreign dignitary? nothing.... To love a woman for her No. To expand my vocabulary in prepavirtues is meaningless. She’s earned ration for the GRE? No. But now that I molly lester it, it’s a payment, not a gift. But to write that down, it’s not a bad idea.... Honestly, I just like the stories. I more taste, less filling love her for her vices is a real gift, unearned and undeserved. To love her like the adventure and the intrigue the characters and their conflicts, the romance and the for her vices... that is a real tribute to love, because you sacrifice your conscience, your reason, your integrity love affairs. My most recent “book that matters” was “Atlas and your invaluable self-esteem.” I want someone to love me despite my vices! I know Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. Yes, it was the longest book I’ve ever read for leisure (1,168 pages of 10-point font I said I want someone to tell me I’m beautiful, but this with no pictures!), but it certainly made me think. Un- is so much better. I want to be part of a tribute to love. I fortunately, it did not make me think about capitalism want someone to sacrifice his reason, his integrity and and industrialization, but instead, it made me think his invaluable self-esteem—all for me. Admittedly, I’m quoting selectively to make my about dating at Duke. point. Rand was a laissez-faire capitalist, not a hopeThat’s right, dating at Duke. In light of the whole Karen Owen fiasco and the less romantic, but you get the picture. Based on my own observations, the sad reality of incessant chatter about Duke’s hook-up culture, I find that sometimes, we Duke girls need to hear about a ro- it all is that very few of us will find true romance in mance. Ranking each other on a raw score bar graph college. If I tried to tell a 21-year-old frat star that he is cool and all, but in the real world, someone better should sacrifice his reason to love me to the fullest, tell me he loves me instead of just giving me a 12/10 he’d probably just pour beer on my head. Our generfor overall performance (hey, a girl can dream). ation is so focused on appearance and instant gratifiHe should bring me flowers and tell me I’m the cation that any sort of romance probably won’t weasel most beautiful girl in the entire world. He should take its way into our lives until we’re at least 30. me on romantic dinner dates and read me poetry and Exhibit A: An “Honors Thesis” on a series of rauntell me he was lost before he found me. (Yeah, I stole chy one-night stands in which the subjects were gradthat from Madonna, but there are “songs that matter” ed and ranked. too, you know....) Exhibit B: 173,000 search results for “Duke’s hookBut, back to “Atlas.” For those of you who haven’t up culture” on google.com, many of which contain conquered this behemoth of a novel, I’ll give you a the phrases “casual sex” and “dating is outdated.” little context. Exhibit C: The last “love” poem I received was in Protagonist: Dagny Taggart, executive of Taggart the ninth grade from a boy with bad acne and braces. Transcontinental, the largest railroad corporation in Maybe it’s not too late to reconsider his offer? the country. Men love Dagny and women want to be My real fear, however, is that as Duke students of Dagny. I imagine her to be like one of those power the millennial generation, we won’t recognize love women from the 1990s: great suits, bold haircut, lots when we see it later in life. We have been so dulled by of edge. Rand probably didn’t imagine Dagny to be the hook-up culture that I’m afraid some of us won’t like this, but in my mind, Dagny embodies sex and be able to fall in love, but instead, will be permanently sophistication. condemned to falling in and out of lust. Dagny, of course, falls in love, and she does it more There’s a whole romantic world out there. If you than once. I mean, what’s a novel about capitalism can’t find it at Duke, read some of those “books that without a little romance? matter.” You’ll certainly find romance there. Dagny’s first lover’s wife (did you follow that?), who will remain unnamed to keep from ruining the book Molly Lester is a Trinity senior. Her column runs evfor all you “Atlas” virgins, wooed me with her words. ery other Tuesday.

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ne of my first programming ideas as an RA this year was an ongoing event called condoms and chocolate. It consisted of putting a box of condoms and chocolate outside of my door so as to encourage my residents to practice safe sex without ostracizing those who frequented the box for condoms. When I initially came up with the idea, I got a ton of support from my RC and RA metty fisseha team, as well as from the peoi’m just saying ple in Student Health who provided me with bags upon bags of free condoms, dental dams and lubricant. Duke’s commitment to protecting its students and taking an active stance in promoting sexual well-being was made evident to me in the way that everyone applauded my effort for being in line with the community’s goals in this arena. However, as I’m learning more about the stance that Student Health has recently taken with regard to Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing, I’m starting to see a contradiction. While Student Health and Healthy Devils distribute exorbitant amounts of contraceptives to the community, the decision by Student Health this summer to charge students for STI testing suggests that this commitment to sexual health is only surface deep. In fairness to Student Health, the decision was motivated by an unexpected increase in fees charged by the Duke University Medical Center lab, which prior to the increase had interpreted tests for Student Health at a greatly reduced rate. Yet, in order to credibly influence students’ behavior, it is important that Duke demonstrates a whole-hearted effort to the cause of safe sex awareness. Simply providing condoms to the community is not enough to promote such practices; students should be able to receive both prophylactic as well as retroactive support. Senior Jessica MacFarlane, co-director of Know Your Status (KYS), expressed concern about the new charge for STI testing. “I definitely think that having to pay for STI testing will prevent students from going in to get tested,” she said. “Just knowing that the service is free creates a positive and more open attitude on campus toward testing.” In implementing a fee for STI testing, Student Health must consider the effect that they are having on the nature of campus culture as it pertains to sexual awareness. In distributing free condoms yet charging for STI tests, Student Health is sending a contradictory message to the Duke student body that says “we care about your sexual health…but we don’t care that much.” It is a reality that even when STI testing was free, it was a challenge to encourage Duke students to get tested. Charging for STI testing is building yet another barrier and forcing students to turn to other, more affordable, means of obtaining STI testing. “We are testing the most students that we’ve ever tested before through KYS,” commented MacFarlane. “However, it is difficult for us to know if it’s because they don’t want to go to Student Health because of the price, or if it’s because Student Health has increased our budget which has allowed for us to advertise better.” This shift in attitude reflects poorly on the Duke administration, especially in the aftermath of the numerous sex scandals that have transpired over the past few years (namely the lacrosse case in 2006 and the Karen Owen F*** List a few weeks ago) that depict the Duke campus culture in an overtly sexualized light. While cost cutbacks are needed in order for Duke to make up its losses in this tumultuous economy, the sexual health of students should not be one of the first things to be put into jeopardy as a result. The administration should explore other areas where costs can be cut that don’t involve Student Health. “I understand why it was necessary for them to charge for STI testing now, but ideally it should be free for students,” said MacFarlane. Perhaps it is time for us to find more creative ways to save money for our university while maintaining its commitment to keep its students safe and healthy during the duration of their time here. As I regularly replenish the box outside of my door with more condoms, I can’t help but hope that the contraceptives that I provide will be enough to keep my residents safe because, in the event that something does happen, Student Health has made it very clear that they are on their own. Metty Fisseha is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every Tuesday.

Beyond better lighting

rime, at Duke and in Durham, is a serious problem. pus safety in the DSG vice presidents’ recently adopted According to cityrating.com, Durham’s yearlong agenda is a call for better lighting on Central violent crime rate per capita is 1.41 times higher Campus and Campus Drive. Better lighting is a necesthan the national average. The property sary, but wholly insufficient, prerequisite crime rate per capita is 1.56 times higher for a safer campus. than the national average. And still In his 2010 presidential platform, the Durham Police Department’s 2009 Lefevre promised to advocate for safer Annual Report boasts a 61.3 percent job public roads bordering campus. He approval rating. noted that Duke “has never extended its If only members of the Duke commusafety improvements to Durham itself. nity were sampled, I bet the department’s Yet many students feel that the public approval numbers would be far lower. gregory morrison streets bordering campus are the most The Duke University Police Departdangerous to walk on.” finish the thought ment released its annual, federally manI wonder why that is? dated Clery Campus Security Report Oct. Lefevre outlined a plan to consult 1, noting all crimes committed on campus, on Duke’s with students and compile a list of off-campus locations “non-campus” property, and on public property, like students felt to be unsafe and then to communicate this streets or parking lots, adjacent to campus. list to Durham officials. He also suggested that a proThe report showed increases in forcible sex offenses, cess resembling the DSG Safety Initiative “be carried robberies and aggravated assaults. Last week, two Duke out regarding neighboring parts of Durham.” students were robbed off campus near LaSalle Street. When I met with Lefevre Sunday night (albeit Granted, not all crimes are preventable, but we can, for only a very short time), he made no mention of and must, do better than this. these plans. First, though, let’s start with the positives. Our student representatives must absolutely return Duke communicates about crime very well. Stu- to his agenda. DSG can do better for us. dents receive alerts when crimes have happened, and Third: the University should suggest organizationlast week, during a time of increased crime, we real changes to the Durham Police Department. Duke ceived e-mails from both Vice President of Student Af- falls into three separate Durham police districts. West fairs Larry Moneta and Duke University Police Chief Campus and the Medical Center are in District 3. East John Dailey. After the two robberies, “senior officials” Campus and Main Street are in District 5. The areas (Dailey’s words) including Durham Police Chief Jose surrounding East Campus (Trinity Heights and Trinity Lopez, held a crime summit to discuss appropriate ac- Park) appear to be in District 2. Districts 2 and 3 are tion to respond to the LaSalle Street robberies. You geographically large, and have a lot of crime. District 5 should be glad to know that the Duke and Durham is relatively small, and has a much lower number of anpolice departments will “continue collaborating in nual incidents. DPD should place the entire University the investigation of these crimes,” and, of course, the community in the same district. Duke Police Department welcomes the concerns and Duke doesn’t need its own special unit, but splitting suggestions of students. the community up across three vastly different comWell, here are my suggestions: mands with differing security landscapes doesn’t make First: the Allen Building should make a commit- much sense either. Consolidating Duke into the same ment to preserve the budget of the Duke Police De- district could very well increase the frequency of patrols partment and protect it from cuts or personnel down- around campus and establish a clear set of Durham sizing. Indeed, we should receive a commitment from officers (i.e. the commander of the district containthe administration to bring the Duke Police Depart- ing Duke) responsible for the safety of those who live, ment up to its authorized 68 state certified sworn of- work, study and visit campus. ficers. A public commitment to continue to resource And if you think it might not be worth Durham’s the Duke Police Department at least at current levels time to make Duke safe, think again. and to work to bring the force up to its full strength According to the most recent economic impact over the next three years (if it isn’t already) would statement released by the University (2006-2007), we’re send a strong signal to students that we’re worth more worth about $3.4 billion to the city. Half of the Univerthan a few e-mails. sity’s nearly 40,000 employees are Durham residents. If it’s really true, as Chief Dailey wrote to students Students spent $113 million in the city that school year. three days ago, that there is “no higher priority” for the Visitors to campus spent another $313.6 million. University than our safety, then a concrete commitment Keeping Duke safe is not only good politics, it’s also of resources is not an extravagant request. smart economics. Second: student leaders must more aggressively asBut, above all, students, remember not to walk alone sert campus safety as a fundamental student right. DSG at night. It isn’t safe now, and it’s likely not going to be President Mike Lefevre is correct when he says that anytime soon. campus safety is no longer merely an issue of better lighting and more frequent blue lights, which is why Gregory Morrison is a Trinity senior and former Duke StuI find it disconcerting that the only mention of cam- dent Government EVP. His column runs every Tuesday.

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