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CHAPEL HILL—Eight years ago Austin Rivers etched his name in the Duke-North Carolina history books with a gamewinner as time expired. Saturday, Tre Jones and Wendell Moore Jr. took their place right alongside him. Trailing by three with four seconds left in regulation, Jones stepped to the free throw line. The sophomore captain calmly made the first, then purposefully bricked the second. The ball kicked out to Matthew Hurt on the perimeter, who passed the ball to Jones. Jones patiently dribbled forward, fought through ferocious defense from Cole Anthony to get a midrange jumper off with less than half a second on the clock. The arena fell silent as the ball went through the net, forcing overtime. “With Duke being my dream school since I can remember, I’m always watching these rivalry games,” Jones said. “Seeing Austin Rivers hit a shot here when I was at one of my basketball tournaments, going crazy, watching my brother do what he did against Carolina. I just wanted to put my name in the game like that. And I feel like I might have done that tonight.” “He made—not a good play—that was an amazing play. That’s one of those clinic videos,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski added. “We won because of that kid.” Trailing by five with 20 seconds remaining in overtime, Duke staged another dramatic comeback. Jones converted a lay-up after a foul, but the rebound was tipped out of bounds off North Carolina. Moore would score on the ensuing possession to cut the deficit to one. The Tar Heels botched the inbounds pass to set up an opportunity for the Blue Devils to go for the win with 10.7 ticks on the clock. Jones promptly drove to the dish and got to the line. Swish, tie game. The Apple Valley, Minn., native missed the second, but would get another chance on the offensive rebound. Jones

missed the midrange pull-up, but Moore was right there to lay it in for the game-winner as time expired. The Blue Devils escaped the Dean E. Smith Center with a 98-96 victory. “I missed that and Wendell pursued it,” Jones said. “They got that big guy down low and he was able to go up and tip it out. Jordan Goldwire pursued the ball as it was going out of bounds and saved it to me. I put up a look and Wendell again went after it, something that he was doing all game and he was able to get that huge putback.” Jones led his team with 28 points, while Anthony fed off the energy of the crowd and led North Carolina with 24 points of his own. With a 13-point advantage and four minutes remaining in regulation, North Carolina fans flocked to the exits confident in a Tar Heel win. But the Blue Devils went to work on a comeback for the ages. Triples by Joey Baker and Alex O’Connell along with missed free throws at the other end gave Duke the opportunity to cut the lead down to 8179 with 40 seconds remaining. Trailing by two with 15 seconds left, Jo n e s and Jordan Goldwire forced a steal as Duke had an opportunity to tie. Cassius Stanley got the ball under the basket and pump-faked, but the Tar Heel defense swatted it away. Andrew Platek would go 1-for-2 at the line for North Carolina to set up Jones’ classic moment. “I didn’t think it was gonna take that, but like I said I knew what it’d take. Almost dead in the water there in regulation and overtime,” Jones said. “Everyone on the team had the same look in their eyes, same look on their face. The coaches had the same thing going as well. We all believed in each other. We all believed every second of the game that we were going to come out with a win.” Anyone who watched the two teams for the first time would be stunned to learn the Tar Heels entered the contest with losses in 11 of their last 15 games. North Carolina overwhelmed Duke (20-3, 10-2 in the ACC) with exquisite ball movement, domination on the interior and near-perfect accuracy from the midrange for the first 35 minutes of the contest. The Tar Heels (10-13, 3-9) feasted off open attempts from the midrange en route to an astonishing 59.4 percent first-half conversion rate and a nine-point halftime lead. The See WILD on Page 8

bench burning effort By Nathan Luzum Managing Editor

After a win for the ages against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students were fired up to burn benches. There was only one problem—Duke didn’t have a permit. Students dragged the bench for Sherwood House onto the quad, but Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek planted herself atop the bench for around 45 minutes to prevent students from lighting it on fire. As students chanted at Wasiolek, others attempted to give her a handle of vodka and White Claws, which she declined to drink. Some students also approached the bench with lighters and a small blowtorch, but did not set it aflame. Eventually, when they realized a bonfire wasn’t in the cards, students began filing over to Cameron Indoor Stadium to welcome the team back. “I have great appreciation for the school spirit, and I love to encourage that in any way I can,” Wasiolek told The Chronicle after stepping down from the bench. “But I just felt it was very important not to burn that bench. I really want to preserve the opportunities in the future to be able to burn with a permit. If we do it illegally now, we’re not going to get a permit in the future.” Bench-burning permits are granted for only four games out of the year, she explained. The University has permits for both the men’s and women’s home basketball games against UNC, in addition to the men’s and women’s National Championship game—but none for an away game in Chapel Hill. “What I didn’t want to have happen is any students get in trouble by burning the bench,” she said. “It’s not a matter of whether we could have controlled it and tried as best we could to make it safe, but it’s illegal. It’s against the law. I’m not sure students understand that. I don’t mean that in a condescending way, but the law is very clear.” Wasiolek knew that she might have to intercede even before the Sherwood bench was dragged into the quad following the Blue Devil win. Students have reacted this way to close victories in the past, she said, noting that this was the third time in her career pacifying a group of students See BURNING on Page 4

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Duke bans e-cigarettes on campus By Ben Leonard Features Editor

After initially including only combustible tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars and hookahs in a “smoke-free” campus policy set to go in effect July 1, Duke has now added e-cigarettes and vaping products to the ban. Duke’s experts had reviewed a “growing body of evidence” about potential health dangers associated with vaping since the original policy was announced. That included the Center For Disease Control’s recognition of a newly identified disease, e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), according to an email sent to students Thursday from Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh and Chancellor for Health Affairs A. Eugene Washington. As of Jan. 21, the CDC had observed more than 2,700 cases of the syndrome in the United States, including 60 deaths. “Combined with the rapid increase of vaping

and use of e-cigarettes in recent years, especially among college-age students, we have reconsidered these provisions of the policy,” Cavanaugh and Washington wrote in the email. The policy will apply to all Duke property, owned or leased. Washington and Cavanaugh wrote that the announcement will give community members “sufficient time and opportunity” to get treatment for nicotine dependence before the ban takes effect in less than five months. They noted that the Duke Smoking Cessation Program will “provide a highly effective, evidence-based treatment program to support those who want to quit.” This e-cigarette ban did not come out of nowhere. James Davis, the director of the Duke Smoking Cessation Program, announced during an October panel that Duke was considering adding e-cigarettes and vapes to the ban. Davis spoke to Duke Student Government and Academic Council about the potential addition to the ban to receive their input, referencing the dangers of EVALI and their addictiveness. “We essentially started with the position saying, ‘let’s use a messaging and outreach campaign to let the ones who use e-cigarettes know its dangers.’ However, this was seen by our administration as insufficient in light of the severity that we see in this lung syndrome,” Davis told DSG. He noted at Academic Council that approximately 21% of Duke’s undergraduate population smoke e-cigarettes, but only 2.9% already vape when they enter their first year on campus. As Duke mulled over the vape ban, members of the community weighed in. In an Oct. 7 letter to the editor, eight Duke faculty members

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As Duke Chapter of the NAACP prides itself on its purpose to advance and uplift Black and Brown people at Duke and in Durham, we have the responsibility to endorse the candidate who we believe best upholds this mission. After deliberation, we are happy to endorse Leah Abrams for Young Trustee. Leah Abrams’ deep love for Duke and Durham is evident through her work with the Community Empowerment Fund, Duke Chronicle and People’s State of the University where she has actively engaged with communities of color and used her platforms to elevate the voices of those who often go unheard. We were impressed by her commitment to change for the most vulnerable people. In her time at Duke, she has supported crucial initiatives for the advancement of people of color in our community— including her promotion of the call for a standardized hate and bias policy and the “ban the box” initiative. She also shows heightened awareness of Duke’s responsibility to its surrounding community as a Durham native. She spoke at great lengths about the controversial decision that Duke made to defund the Bull City Connector and its disproportionate, adverse effects on Black and Brown people’s lived experiences in Durham. We are grateful for all of the candidates’ leadership and work to ensure that Duke will be a better place for those who follow behind them. We do believe that all of the candidates share a level of care for the mission of the Duke Chapter of the NAACP. However, we believe that Leah shows an outstanding commitment to advocacy and community. Without question, we feel that Leah Abrams has the experience and qualities necessary to serve our community well as a member of the Board of Trustees. Signed, De’Ja Wood, T’21, President of the Duke Chapter of the NAACP, on behalf of the 2019-2020 Duke Chapter of the NAACP Executive Board

The Baldwin Scholars had the opportunity to hear all four of the incredibly qualified, and well-spoken candidates for Young Trustee. We were genuinely impressed by each student’s dedication to both the Duke and Durham community and feel honored to call them our peers. After carefully considering the values, qualifications, missions and experiences of each candidate, we are pleased to endorse Ibrahim Butt (Ibby) for Young Trustee. Ibby presented himself as an authentic, compassionate, courageous leader who will advocate for all students’ needs. Ibby’s life experience and time as co-president of Duke Low Income-First Generation students have enabled him to connect with a multitude of students, faculty and administrators on an assortment of issues. His love for the Duke and Durham community was evident through his engagement with the Community Empowerment Fund, advocacy for affordable housing and his time as a student representative to the Board of Trustees. Ibby has a strong sense of self that allows him to articulate his thoughts and positions in a respectful yet assertive way, a necessity for a Young Trustee. Ibby considers those who are not in the room and finds ways to include their voices in the policymaking process. We trust Ibby to enter the boardroom and speak on behalf of the student body because we believe that he will have the students’ best interest in mind. We also recognize strong candidates Maryam, Leah and Tim. Maryam demonstrated a commitment to increasing inclusivity on campus. Leah exhibited a passion for social justice. Tim has contributed positively to the sports and health community. Ultimately, the Baldwin Scholars chose to endorse Ibby because of his vision to make Duke a more accessible, empathetic and inclusive place—as Ibby said, “these aren’t buzzwords for me [him], these are core values.” We believe his strong track record of advocating for students from a myriad of backgrounds will aid the Board in their decision-making process. Signed, Mannat Bakshi, Trinity ‘20

Catalyst is Duke’s social and pre-professional community for aspiring technologists. We strive to foster Silicon Valley’s spirit of innovation by building a network of student mentors and collaborators who see technology as a catalyst for change. We had the opportunity to meet with all candidates running for the position, and after much internal discussion, we have chosen to endorse Ibrahim Butt for Young Trustee. All candidates demonstrated passion and qualifications to serve the University throughout their unique experiences. We believe that Ibrahim’s commitment to removing barriers for low-income, international and minority students through his work serving as co-president of Duke LIFE will equip him to continue standing up for the rights of students who are not represented or heard on the current Board of Trustees. He has made a strong impact on Duke and the Durham community with advocating for the pursuit of affordable housing through the Community Empowerment Fund. Lastly, his experience on the Undergraduate Education Committee where he has previous experience lobbying with Trustees about decisions gives us the confidence that he will enact change and create a positive impact serving as Young Trustee. We value Leah’s commitment to advocacy and our Durham community, Maryam’s impact on campus and focus on uplifting minority communities and Tim’s experience with the Young Trustee Nominating Committee. Catalyst is excited for what the future holds regardless of which candidates are elected as all are strongly qualified to execute their bright visions for our student body. Nevertheless, Ibrahim Butt is the candidate who we believe will best champion the interests of Duke’s rapidly growing tech community. Akshara Anand (T ‘22), President of Duke Catalyst Editor’s Note: Abrams is the opinion editor for The Chronicle. The Opinion section played no role in the Young Trustee endorsement process, as outlined in this year’s endorsement policy. If your organization would like to submit an endorsement to The Chronicle, please read the policy.

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BURNING FROM PAGE 1 dead set on burning benches. “I didn’t think it was going to happen tonight because of the weather,” Wasiolek explained. “And then I called Duke Police just to see if they knew of anything going on, and they called me back and said it might be helpful for me to find my way to the main quad.” In response to being handed several alcoholic beverages by students begging her to allow a fire, Wasiolek noted she wasn’t tempted to crack one open. “Someone handed me some vodka, some White Claw,” she said. “This is not an appropriate time or place for me to be consuming alcohol, frankly. There’s a time and a place, but this wasn’t it.” As students continued to surround the bench and serenade Wasiolek, Mary Pat McMahon—vice president and vice provost for student affairs—was surveying the fray from the edge of the quad. She told The Chronicle that they were trying

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to get a bullhorn to Wasiolek. However, students filed away before she could receive it. Despite several students approaching the bench with lighters and a blowtorch, Wasiolek said she wasn’t afraid that the bench would burn. “The good news is that the collective levelheadedness of the crowd, other students made sure that didn’t happen,” she said. “I was greatly appreciative of that.” As the crowd thinned out, students began climbing atop the bench and taking selfies and pictures with Wasiolek, which she described as “awesome.” There also wasn’t a possibility of acquiring a permit on short notice. Associate Dean of Students Clay Adams and McMahon said that the permits had to be granted 90 days in advance, so there was no chance to apply for one on the spot. In 2001, benches were burned without a permit in Duke’s legendary comeback win against Maryland. After students set them aflame, the Durham fire marshal rescinded the permit for a future game, but was persuaded to return it days later after discussion with administrators.

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urged the University to include e-cigarettes in the smoking ban. Four days later, a different letter to the editor argued against a vape ban. “It is misguided and counterproductive to ban vaping because it is an important, less harmful alternative to combustible cigarettes for addicted smokers who cannot quit,” read the letter, which was signed by 14 worldwide tobacco and addiction experts. Jed Rose, director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation and professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was the top signatory on that letter. He had backed allowing on-campus vaping as Duke mulled banning e-cigarettes, The Chronicle reported. He has accepted funding for his research from the tobacco and e-cigarette industries, including Philip Morris International and JUUL Labs, Inc. Rose said he has no conflict of interest issues. “There’s virtually no plausible scenario where e-cigarettes can have a negative public health impact,” Rose said at an event in October.

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‘I’M GOING TO TRY EVERYTHING’ Small-ball lineup ignites Blue Devils’ ferocious comeback in Chapel Hill By Winston Lindqwister Associate Sports Editor

CHAPEL HILL—Down 13 with under four minutes left in regulation, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski and his squad faced the prospect of being on the receiving end of an embarrassing loss to a severely underpowered conference rival. Krzyzewski needed to pull a rabbit out of a hat to save the evening. Good thing he found a couple of small forwards. With Vernon Carey Jr. sitting on the bench with five fouls and Matthew Hurt having a cold night from the field, Krzyzewski opted to forego a big man entirely, opting to run a lineup of Tre Jones, Jordan Goldwire, Wendell Moore Jr., Alex O’Connell and Joey Baker. And with the Blue Devils running a lineup that allowed for decent shooting and high-energy defense, Duke was able to mount a comeback that will forever be etched in the annals of the great Tobacco Road rivalry. “I mean what else are we going to do,”

Krzyzewski said. “I’m going to try everything. We just tried it and Alex hit some big shots, Joey had one. Our perimeter was tough. At halftime we got on our perimeter because we felt their perimeter was beating us. And even the first eight minutes of the second half.... They were beating us with not just their key guys...and then our perimeter just stepped up and this happened.” With 3:40 left on the clock, the Blue Devils used North Carolina’s high-paced transition offense against the Tar Heels, forcing the home team into quick contested shots and retrieving possessions through fouling. After a Garrison Brooks miss at the charity stripe, his fifth of the night, the Blue Devils stormed back down Roy Williams Court for an in-rhythm three to put Duke within striking distance. Just a few minutes later, O’Connell put his mark on the run. With North Carolina’s Cole Anthony still reeling from a missed off-balance fadeaway, Jones ripped the ball in the air and broke into a dead sprint to the top of the key. With Anthony still See SMALL on Page 7

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Alex O’Connell provided much-needed energy for the Blue Devils in crunch time.

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Joey Baker was a part of the Blue Devils’ small-ball lineup used late.

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A performance like this comes around once every hundred years, or in Duke’s case, once every hundred games. Duke won the hundredth contest of the Tobacco Road rivalry Thursday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, defeating North Carolina 71-61. Duke utilized suffocating defense and lights-out shooting in the second half for the program’s 50th win against the Tar Heels, leaving the two teams tied all-time. “I’m really proud of our team, especially defensively, in terms of shooting percentage and the pressure,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “[There were] a lot of nice plays out there 61 and a lot of great UNC DUKE 71 intensity. We’re very appreciative of our great fan support; nice and loud and crazy as it should be.” It wouldn’t be a Duke game without an ever impressive offensive show from the pride and joy of Cameron Indoor Stadium: Haley Gorecki. In the final home North Carolina matchup of her college career, the star guard finished with 25 points on an efficient 7-of-12 shooting, not to mention posting a doubledouble with 12 rebounds. The Blue Devils (12-10, 6-5 in the ACC)

came into this game following a disappointing loss against No. 7 N.C. State, which was a challenging, yet winnable game. Duke’s biggest flaw, which has been a repeating See W. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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Mikayla Boykin had a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter.

Evan Kolin was elected to serve as sports editor for The Chronicle’s 116th volume in a department-wide meeting Friday night. The sophomore from Bloomfield Hills, Mich., will replace Derek Saul, and his term will begin April 22, Duke’s last day of classes for the 2020 spring term. “I am beyond excited to use what I’ve learned over the past two years to improving the future of The Chronicle’s sports department,” Kolin said. “We’ve done

a lot of great things, but I know there are ways to get even better, and I can’t wait to be a part of that.” In his campaign platform, Kolin emphasized renewed and cutting-edge coverage of all Duke sports. Kolin also promised a bigger focus on social media and video coverage of Duke sports, as The Chronicle as a whole moves further into a digital world. He plans on using the wide range of skills in the sports department to give readers the best insights possible. Kolin has served as an assistant Blue Zone See KOLIN on Page 8

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‘Enjoy her while you have her’: Gorecki torches UNC By Joe Wang Staff Writer

It’s Haley Gorecki’s world. The Tar Heels are just living in it. In a much-anticipated heavyweight battle between the two shades of blue, Gorecki outshone everyone else on the floor. She finished the night with a gamehigh 25 points, bypassing Chelsea Grey and Carey Kauffman for 27th on Duke’s all-time scoring list. Meanwhile, her 12 rebounds, eight assists and two steals were all teamhighs for the Blue Devils Thursday night. It was Gorecki’s leadership on both ends of the floor that sparked a 17-3 run in the third quarter to put Duke firmly in the driver’s seat. It was also Gorecki who made sure the Cameron Crazies didn’t have to live through another late-game thriller. Duke held a comfortable 12-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but the gritty Tar Heels made one last push with an 11-5 run that cut the Blue Devil lead to just six. With four minutes on the clock, the Blue Devils found themselves once again, as they did many times this season, in a close-game situation. But Gorecki was not going to allow another comeback at her home floor, forcing two crucial defensive stops on the Tar Heels’ most reliable ball-handler, Shayla Bennett, in the dwindling minutes of the game. In the first play, Gorecki utilized her quick reaction time, picking Bennett’s pocket as the Tar Heel senior surveyed the floor without much caution. Duke’s full-court press forced the Carolina guard to commit six turnovers in the game. On the next play, Bennett decided to drive against Gorecki, with the Blue Devil

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backpedaling, the Apple Valley, Minn., native bounced a gorgeous pass back for a trailing O’Connell, who drained another trey to make it a two-possession game with 1:45 remaining. “I didn’t go in the first half, but I made sure I stayed ready,” said O’Connell, who didn’t play at all in the first half. “Being ready the whole game allowed me to step into those shots and knock them down.... We had a lot of athletic guys in there, so I think the speed definitely shook them up a little bit. We were able to build off of that and complete an incredible game.” Of course, Jones’ late-game heroics was what saved the evening for Duke. If there ever was a night to showcase why the young point guard is a National Player of the Year candidate, this was it. But the Blue Devils’ decision to go small in stark contrast to North Carolina’s lumbering bigs certainly paved the way for an unforgettable finish. Defensively, Duke’s late-game lineup perfectly countered a Tar Heel rotation worn down by an evening of dead sprints. With Jones and Goldwire constantly doubling Anthony, North Carolina had to find other options for offense. But Moore managed to

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Blue Devil graduate guard Haley Gorecki had a stellar last home game against the rival Tar Heels, tallying 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. captain smothering the lay-up attempt with her larger body, effectively quenching the last flame of hope for the visitors. “Haley just works very, very hard, and when you work very hard and you play hard, that automatically makes you a very good

keep a hot shooting Andrew Platek in check with his length, and O’Connell’s speed allowed him to switch on all levels to force high-pressure passes, effectively disrupting a Tar Heel offense that had spent most of the evening abusing Duke. With sharpshooters on the wing and a hustling inside-outside presence in Moore, the Blue Devils had all the spacing they needed to open the lane up for Jones to go to work. Duke’s game plan allowed for the sophomore point guard to drop 15 points in the final minutes of regulation and into overtime, finally using the shooting gravity of Baker and O’Connell in conjunction. “All five guys could handle and make plays and guard different positions,” Baker said. “It caused some chaos on both ends of the floor. That lineup hasn’t been on the floor at all this year, so [North Carolina] didn’t know what to do with it, so we took advantage.” For Duke, Saturday’s win is more than just a legendary finish in one of the most storied rivalries in sports. Duke has the depth to match up with anyone, and tonight proved that the Blue Devils have what it takes to win no matter the odds. “We stuck together,” Baker said. “There were a lot of points in the game where we could’ve fallen apart and laid down, but we kept fighting no matter what. Tre led us, and we followed his lead. It was a special night.... I just wanted to win.”

defender,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said on the progress of Gorecki’s defensive game. “I think Haley has been terrific offball, with steals and anticipation, and I think her on-ball defense has improved in terms of one-on-one stops. Just better,

better, better.” On the offensive end, Gorecki is a certified bucket from anywhere on the floor. She hit four triples in just six attempts while taking care of her opportunities at the charity stripe in late minutes. But aside from her regular individual production, the real difference-maker of the night was her tremendous passing ability. North Carolina ranks third in the ACC in assists per game, but Gorecki had as many assists as all the Tar Heels combined Thursday. She dished out a no-look dime to Jade Williams during a fast break and threw a quarterback pass to Kyra Lambert that led to a wide-open layup. But the most impressive delivery came unexpectedly from an inbound play in the fourth quarter. Gorecki launched a perfect lob from the sideline that flew passed the entire Tar Heel defense and connected with Leaonna Odom in the air. The play was a perfect combination of a great pass and an elite catch. “It’s a set play, Coach P drew it up but I knew [Odom] was going to get that ball,” Gorecki said. “She can just jump out of the gym, so I just throw it up.” With her incredible output tonight, the Palatine, Ill., native improved her stats to 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game across four career matchups against the Tar Heels. She also helped the Blue Devils tie the all-time Tobacco Road rivalry at fifty games apiece. “Gorecki had herself a night,” North Carolina head coach Courtney Banghart said. “I recruited that kid out of high school, I knew how good she was... You guys should enjoy her while you have her. And if you want to trade her, we’ll take her, if you guys are willing to do that.”

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Tre Jones was the hero for the Blue Devils, carrying the scoring load late.

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Duke point guard Jordan Goldwire’s nose for loose balls was crucial Saturday night.

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Blue Devil defense was not better for much of the second half. North Carolina shot 52.2 percent compared to Duke’s 42.5 percent from the field overall. The Blue Devils (16-7, 7-5) opted for size in the starting lineup with the insertions of Moore and Jack White in order to counter Tar Heel big men Armando Bacot and Garrison Brooks. Regardless, Duke got mauled on the glass as North Carolina dominated the battle on the boards 51-42.

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“This game has no record. Both teams 0-0, you have to treat it like that. I know they’re struggling record-wise, but they’re as talented as almost any team that we’re going to see out there,” Jones said about his message to his freshman teammates. “That’s an extremely good team, extremely talented and they’re coached by one of the greatest. The atmosphere is crazy, one of the best places to play on the road. There’s really not a lot you can say besides that because once you’re in it, you just realize how much different it is.” The Blue Devils will have a chance to climb their way up the ACC standings Monday, as they are set for another tough test in No. 8 Florida State in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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The reaction to Duke’s pair of buzzer beaters was less positive among Tar Heel fans.

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Vernon Carey Jr. thrived in the first half, but was a nonfactor afterwards.

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was this stretch that decided the game. The drought ended shortly after the Blue Devils’ FROM PAGE 6 14th consecutive unanswered point, but the offensive onslaught was far from over. Duke trend this season, is its inability to close out ended the third quarter having outscored the winnable contests. The frustration that has Tar Heels 20-12. come with these losses provided the Blue “I really liked our composure and slowing Devils with the anger and passion required to the ball up after a couple quick shots and take down a balanced and foreboding North recognizing our control over the ball,” McCallie Carolina (16-7, 7-5). said. “Of course, some key plays were made by The beginning of the contest resembled various people, some good rebounds and Haley an even boxing match, with each side trading taking care of things on the foul line.” blows and no one having a clear upper hand. Learning from its failure to close out games, The first quarter’s staggering eight lead Duke ramped up the aggression once it built changes culminated in a Mikayla Boykin last up its double-digit lead. This meant switching second 3-pointer to put the Blue Devils up to a full-court press, everyone sticking to their 18-16 at the buzzer. matchups like glue and strongly contesting every Boykin has been used sparingly throughout shot. Unfortunately, the aggressiveness resulted the season, but tonight McCallie set her loose in seven free throw attempts for North Carolina and showcased the full force of the Clinton, in the fourth quarter, of which the visiting team N.C., native. The redshirt freshman typically knocked down five. These points defined a clear hits her stride in the second half, but tonight momentum shift, and while Duke still had a she was in a hurry to make a statement, posting comfortable lead, the roar of Cameron’s crowd eight of her 11 points in the first half while Duke notably dropped a few decibels. was holding onto its lead by a thread. Nevertheless, clutch free show shooting of “[It was] just high energy, wanting to get its own clinched the game for the home team, stops on defense and having fun,” Boykin said. including five made free throws from Gorecki “That’s all we preach and we did that, so it’s over the final minute. just a lot of fun.” While Gorecki undoubtedly led the Blue Duke’s defense absolutely suffocated the Tar Devils, the credit does not belong to her Heels throughout the first half. The Blue Devils alone. With four other players scoring at least excelled at directing their attention to the players nine points, two of which being Gorecki’s that were heating up, consistently controlling fellow guards Boykin and Kyra Lambert, this the momentum. One example of this was North truly was a team victory. Carolina star guard Shayla Bennett, who missed “I loved it,” Gorecki said. “I think playing all five of her field goal attempts in the second with guards on the floor, we move faster. quarter after finishing the first period as her Obviously we have a ton of outlets, everybody team’s leading scorer. can handle the ball. It’s fun, it’s fast. We find But there was one aspect Duke did struggle each other really well and we look for each with in terms of matching up with the Tar other all the time.” Heels over the first 20 minutes: rebounding. The all time Duke-North Carolina record North Carolina finished the first half with a is now tied at 50-50, and the stage is set for 24-16 advantage on the boards. the tiebreaker March 1 in Chapel Hill. This Duke led by only two at the half. But game was a testament to Duke’s grit and within two minutes out of the locker room, underrated defensive intensity, which will the Blue Devils led by six without giving serve the team well as it proceeds down a up any points to the struggling Tar Heels. stretch of inferior ACC opponents, looking The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation After four minutes, Duke was by 14, and New toYork, grabN.Y. ahold of some momentum for the 620up Eighth Avenue, 10018 ForaInformation Call:second 1-800-972-3550 North Carolina was still without bucket. It half of the season. For Release Friday, February 7, 2020

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What are we?

ou’re really cute (or cool, or funny, or whatever), but I don’t have time to be in a relationship right now. It’s not you, it’s me. Sound familiar?

things. First, we’re students just like you. Existing in Duke’s hookup culture definitely doesn’t mean we have the “correct” answers to these questions; but we have experiences and we think it’s helpful to share them.

If you say that, I’m almost positive the person(s) you’re speaking with is going to reciprocate with something similar. We’re all busy, none of us is perfect and we honestly don’t know what a perfect

Second, we want to be careful in how we use the term “relationship.” I may not have a committed partner right now, but I have relationships with my friends with benefits. In fact, we have a relationship with all of our sexual and romantic partners, even if it’s not exclusive and very short-term. We have a lot to say about all those types of relationships, and in other columns, we’ll tackle them in more depth. For now, we’re going to use “relationship” to talk about the ones we have with committed partners. You’ve had the “what are we” conversation—or maybe like seven iterations of it—and you have a clear idea of boundaries with that partner (you’re exclusive, you have an open relationship with clear communicated boundaries, some combination of the two). Let’s start by asking why it seems like so many people at Duke aren’t looking for a relationship. In my almost four years here, I’ve heard two justifications far more frequently than all others: first, “I’m too busy to be in a relationship right now;” and second, “everyone around me is just looking for a hookup.” We’ll talk about hookup culture more in future columns, but we think tackling the “I’m too busy” response itself is really important. Duke students are busy. We often overcommit, and many of us struggle to get all of our things done in a day. On top of taking care of ourselves in the midst of classes and other responsibilities, being in a relationship might sound impossible. Whether or not it’s impossible, I think, depends completely on your mindset. Yes, relationships consume time. They rely on communication, and that isn’t always easy (a Capricorn wrote this, and they might know this best of all). But being in a relationship is not like being in a house course or picking up an extra shift at work. We don’t have to judge our capacity to engage in relationships by how well it fits in our calendars. We can—and we should—judge our willingness to engage in relationships based on our feelings. Do you want to be in a relationship with someone? If the answer is yes, you and your partner(s) will make time for it. In fact, if you’re thinking about dating other students, who better to understand how you’re feeling in terms of your workload and capacity to take on another thing? In relationships I’ve had while at Duke, I’ve gone to Perkins with my partners. I’ve sent and received texts asking to postpone dates because an assignment deadline was looming. And because they were on the same page, they completely understood. That brings me to my biggest point: communication in relationships is key. In a “what are we” conversation, you can tell someone you’d like to be more than friends and also tell them you have other academic, work and social requirements that make you worried you won’t be a perfect partner.

relationship is. But we can commit to trying our best by being honest with our partners and ourselves and consistently communicating our wants and needs. If you’re like me, you’ve also probably used the “I’m too busy” justification as a write-off instead of tackling how you’re really feeling. We often push off or avoid “what are we” conversations because we know they might lead somewhere that makes us feel embarrassed or undesired. Nobody likes hearing “you’re really cute/cool/fun, but…” In truth, I think we ought to stop assuming that “what are we” has to carry so much weight. It doesn’t have to lead to an answer stemming from the binary “we’re dating or we’re nothing.” Think about it: we break that binary all the time when we have friends with benefits, when we’ve been talking to someone or when we’re otherwise semi-consistently seeing our partners. It also doesn’t have to place an unchangeable label on your relationship. Think of “what are we” conversations not like tattoos, but like nail polish. Maybe this color looks good on us this week, but we can change it whenever we’d like. We just have to be honest about it. Maybe the conversation doesn’t even give us a clear label. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t give us clarity. I may not have a word to attach to my bond with my partner, but if we’re on the same page about what we are (even if it’s pretty low-key), who cares? If you’re interested in dating at Duke, or in general, you won’t have the “what are we” conversation just once. Even if you’ve dated a lot before, your current fling/FWB/partner is a different person, and it’s up to y’all to navigate your relationship (and those conversations) together. If you can commit to doing that, your overcrowded schedule won’t stop you. Bonus question: “Where can I access latex-free condoms on campus? Answer: PASH just ordered some that will be delivered soon. We’ll be on the BC plaza tabling and giving things out later in the semester. You can reach out to PASH’s president directly (tjk25@duke.edu) and they’ll hook you up with a bunch of condoms and other safe sex supplies! In the meantime, DuWell carries latex-free condoms, so if you ask someone at the front desk, they’ll give you some! Lastly, you can fill out special requests for supplies on campus here.

PASH LET’S TALK ABOUT ‘IT’ Since our last piece, a lot of you have asked questions using our form (keep it up!), and a lot of your questions deal with Duke’s hookup and relationship cultures. One of you pointed out how it seems like some people on campus have a ton of experience dating, while others have none at all. Another student asked about the ethics of hooking up. Others mentioned how uncertainty—a huge question mark next to “what are we?”—impacts people’s day-to-day, and sometimes gives them performance anxiety in bed. Sounds like a lot of us are thinking about dating at Duke. In this column, we’re going to begin to tackle a combination of these questions by asking: how do we navigate relationships at Duke when it seems like everyone around us isn’t looking for anything serious? Before we dive into this topic, we should say two

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Bolting from Bolton

n Monday, February 17, Duke’s Program in American Grand Strategy will host war-monger John Bolton for a conversation on “The National Security Challenge of 2020.” Professor Peter Feaver, who will interview Bolton, commented that Bolton’s various roles in the Reagan, Bush (I and II) and Trump administrations presents an “exciting opportunity to hear first-hand from a significant figure in American policy-making.” However, AGS’ announcement fails to list Bolton’s many concrete

Israel to use nuclear weapons against Iran (if, of course, the U.S. hadn’t bombed Iran first). 3. John Bolton is an asshole. He is abusive toward those who work for or below him. His 2005 Senate confirmation hearing to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations was derailed, in part, because of multiple accounts of nasty past behavior. For example: When a USAID official raised concerns in Moscow about the mismanagement of funds in Kyrgyzstan in 1994, Bolton arrived to handle the situation. As the official wrote in

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John Bolton does not deserve this platform. Everything about him and his record should be rejected. If you were planning to go next week, don’t. We have no business legitimizing the blood on Bolton’s hands—and his mustache.

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COLUMN “achievements” beyond his titles. So, to better understand why Professor Feaver speaks so highly of Bolton—and why we should all be so excited to hear from him—I present the following list of John Bolton’s greatest hits: 1. John Bolton forcefully advocated for the invasion of Iraq in 2003 while serving as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security under George W. Bush. More specifically, Bolton lied about Saddam Hussein’s possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) to justify the Bush administration’s illegal invasion of Iraq. This catastrophic war unleashed ongoing violence and destruction in the Middle East, resulting in at least 640,000 Iraqi deaths (not to forget hundreds of thousands more throughout the region); over $2 trillion in financial costs to the United States; the Syrian refugee crisis; and unimaginable, unquantifiable suffering. John Bolton proudly stands by his role in Iraq, even as many other national security officials from the Bush administration do not. 2. In fact, John Bolton loves war. Beyond Iraq, he has repeatedly argued for regime change and preemptive strikes on Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela. In other words, Bolton seems to take pleasure in the thought of decimating every country even slightly in the way of American imperialist interests. He has praised the Bush and Obama administration’s use of drone warfare, and he argued for

her testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, “Mr. Bolton proceeded to chase me through the halls of a Russian hotel—throwing things at me, shoving threatening letters under my door and, generally, behaving like a madman…John Bolton put me through hell—and he did everything he could to intimidate, malign and threaten not just me, but anybody unwilling to go along with his version of events. His behavior back in 1994 wasn’t just unforgivable, it was pathological.” I think her testimony speaks for itself. 4. To extend his war-mongering legacy (and perhaps to indulge a hint of narcissism), John Bolton formed the John Bolton Super PAC in 2013 in order to give millions of dollars to candidates equally enthusiastic about war. 5. John Bolton is extremely Islamophobic (if that wasn’t already clear). Here’s more information about Bolton’s tenure as chair of an allegedly viciously anti-Muslim think tank called Gatestone. These are five big reasons that the American Grand Strategy Program thought John Bolton might make a splash at Duke. But in case you’re still interested, here are a few more juicy episodes from Bolton’s record—just for the hell of it. 6. As Assistant Attorney General in the Reagan administration, Bolton opposed reparations for victims of Japanese-American internment during World War II. 7. Bolton has been called a “protégé” of former North

Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. Helms was a malicious white supremacist and homophobe who led the conservative moment in the late 20th century. 8. Bolton once threatened a Brazilian diplomat who had gotten on Vice President Dick Cheney’s bad side by saying, “You have 24 hours to leave the organization, and if you don’t comply with this decision by Washington, we have ways to retaliate against you. We know where your kids live. You have two sons in New York.” Like, could he be any more cartoonishly villainous? Wait, hold up, I forgot... 9. That awful, hideous mustache. Though Bolton more fittingly belongs in the Hague than at Duke, he does join an illustrious line of “controversial” speakers invited to campus, including the eugenicist Charles Murray, the Islamophobic Zuhdi Jasser and the Trump enabler Reince Priebus. Bolton might just have the dubious honor of being the most egregious of them all. All joking aside, however, I want to be clear that John Bolton does not deserve this platform. Everything about him and his record should be rejected. If you were planning to go next week, don’t. We have no business legitimizing the blood on Bolton’s hands—and his mustache. Gino Nuzzolillo is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Mondays.

You mind if I get a hit?

often find myself daydreaming about how future generations will look back upon our current society. I think about this not only in the context of technological innovation and the age of Trump, but also in terms of more minute fixtures like Twitter culture, late 2000’s

To me, the issue of Juuls and e-cigs more generally will either end up as a paragraph max in American history textbooks— somewhere in the last chapter that no one really reads because the school year is about to end—or as a fantastic introduction into the lost generation chapter that recounts

Station guy for the “Banana Ice” Puffbar. He hands it over and glares disapprovingly; you’re just as embarrassed because you’re still thinking about asking him to swap it for “Blue Razz” which apparently restocked. Truly uncivilized. I think an essential first step in thinking

how half of us perished in the pursuit of crackly noises from a USB device. My friends’ Juul habits don’t really terrify me, but I am definitely worried about the younger generations. Think about the visceral, gut-wrenching terror of being caught by some mid-level school administrator for taking a smoke break in the bathroom during 3rd period or the fact that instead of debating favorite Call of Duty maps, they’re arguing about the pros and cons of 3% mint versus 5% Virginia tobacco. The latter is a truly insidious but relatively new debacle brought about by the Great Flavor Fallout of 2019. Top-level government action by the FDA axed some of Juul’s most popular flavors, but only seemed to prove that the whole appeal of Juuling wasn’t that adolescents stupidly liked cute and yummy, fruity flavors but actually just about how sick the morning head rush is. In fact, the flavor ban has only seemed to push kids away from more refined and cultivated tastes in cucumber and creme brulee towards having to ask the Shell Gas

about Juuling is identifying which particular populations we’re talking about. Some key figures: 1. The really addicted kid. They’ll brag to you about their nicotine-induced bowel movements and how they’ve lost their battery for the 5th time this semester. You’re never sure what to say. 2. The really addicted kid who thinks not owning one but asking strangers for hits every 4 hours is what progress looks like. 3. The “I only do it when I’m out” type. You’re not fooling anyone. You’re out every night. 4. The “I don’t inhale it though” type. No free clout, you’re the worst. One of the largest, yet overlooked benefits of Juuling has to be its ability to test character and produce personal improvement. The Juul forces you to learn to trust total strangers who ask for it out of fear of being wack, engage in critical thinking to determine how much of your friend’s decision to stop by

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iOS games, and mumble rap. It’s likely that historians will botch or even just entirely forget these smaller yet essential details about our time. But something that I can only hope they write about is Juuling. In my columns, I usually find myself prescribing action or trying to make some sort of deep, thought-provoking point and then struggle with the idea that I might be entirely unqualified to add nuance to these topics. But this is way different: in my short stint as a college sophomore, I feel absolutely comfortable and potentially overqualified to talk about this. I felt inspired to write about this topic mostly because of just how annoying the mainstream media coverage of people Juuling is. But I also don’t want to get your hopes up. I won’t tell you it’s funny or even permissible that you can’t make it through a 75-minute lecture without chiefing. In a different sense, I seek to highlight some less-covered observations mostly so that boomers can figure just what exactly is going on. They seem to be the only ones who read my articles anyways.

your room can be traced back to nicotine withdrawals, and practice forgiveness when your loved ones delete your pod but can only cough up a reasonable, yet unsatisfactory Venmo offer that you politely decline. When you choose not to participate in such a system, know that you are saying no to the networks of those living in the fringes of society who have united against leaky pods and networks of loosely affiliated college students who have all unsurprisingly contracted the same cold. To be honest, it’s actually pretty scary. And I think there’s probably something to say about capitalism if I think hard enough. The even scarier fact of the matter is just how out of touch older people are, particularly when it comes to handling the crisis. I think kids might have trouble taking their demands about health seriously when their generation is confident that fruit medley is a bigger concern to safety than AR-15’s, but I digress. Either way, you’re not going to convince these kids that they should stop because it’s dangerous. Hit them where it hurts, go straight for their Achilles heel. Tell them they’re not cool and that cigarettes are way cooler. Tell them that they’re getting used by their friends but are too afraid to stop. Tell them it’s embarrassing that they structure their days around ripping it. That no one cares what they carved onto it or that they call it Juulio Jones. And most importantly, tell them that the fact they’re perpetually quitting says a lot more about them than the Juul itself. David Min is a Trinity sophomore. His column, milk before cereal, runs on alternate Mondays.

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