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Vice President Biden outlines goals of recently-announced cancer moonshot

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Senior Jamal Edwards was elected undergraduate Young Trustee Wednesday. Edwards won the election with 2,302 votes, senior Max Schreiber came in second with 622 votes and senior Wills Rooney came in third with 528 votes, wrote senior Robin Zhang, Duke Student Government attorney general, in an email Wednesday. Edwards is a Robertson scholar majoring in global health at Duke and journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the former president of the Black Student Alliance, a member of Dukes and Duchesses, a student ambassador group for the Office of the University President and was one of 10 See EDWARDS on Page 4 Jack White | The Chronicle Biden toured Nobel laureate Paul Modrich’s lab and talked about overcoming bureaucratic obstacles on the path to cure cancer Wednesday.

Ryan Zhang The Chronicle Vice President Joe Biden joined a panel of experts to discuss barriers to curing cancer Wednesday afternoon. Last month, Biden announced a new initiative for cancer research—a “moonshot” that aims to speed up the process of finding cures for cancer. During his Duke visit, Biden engaged in a roundtable conversation with 10 other panelists about a number of issues, placing special focus on the main challenges

facing researchers and policymakers today. More than 100 people attended the invitationonly event, including physicians, administrators and scientists. Topics that were touched upon included using big data to enhance research, addressing disparities in patient care and increasing access to clinical trials. “Together, we can find a lot of answers to these questions, and in the process I think we can end up developing game-changing treatments and delivering them to anyone who needs them,” Biden said. “We’re not looking at incremental change. What we’re trying to do is end up with a quantum leap on the path to a cure.”

The goal of the initiative is to double the rate of progress, making “a decade’s worth of advancements in the next five years,” Biden said. Nonetheless, the vice president repeatedly mentioned that he was not “naïve” and that developing a cure would be a long and difficult process. “I’m not looking for a silver bullet. There is none,” Biden said. The vice president said he saw big data as “the greatest hope” for cancer research, adding See BIDEN on Page 3

Special to The Chronicle Senior Jamal Edwards received more than three times as many votes as the runner-up.

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Special to The Chronicle Paul will serve a three-year term on the Board.

Christopher Paul was selected as Duke’s next graduate Young Trustee last Tuesday. Paul was chosen through a parliamentary selection composed of more than 150 student-voted representatives in which every graduate school was represented at last week’s Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting. A Ph.D. student in the University Program in Environmental Policy, he will serve a three-year term on the Board of Trustees, although he will be a non-voting member during his first

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year. Having been an undergraduate and graduate student at Duke, Paul has held many leadership roles and has a passion for the University, he explained. “I’m honored to be selected by my peers to apply my broad and interdisciplinary experience at Duke to advancing the future of the University as a whole,” Paul wrote in an email. He noted that he has high hopes for Duke’s future and only wants to see the University flourish more. “Universities represent the best of society, and Duke represents the best of universities,” Paul wrote. The four major themes Paul hopes

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the Board will focus on are maintaining core strengths in education and research, ensuring and promoting diversity, enhancing the University’s global reach and using the work and research generated at Duke as a service to society. Despite graduating with the first class of Robertson Scholars in 2005 and now studying as a Ph.D. candidate in the Sanford School of Public Policy and Nicholas School of Environment, Paul noted that Duke has never stopped challenging him and that is why he loves the University so much.

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DukeEngage participant numbers reaching plateau Graphic by Yuhkai Lin | The Chronicle

Neelesh Moorthy The Chronicle Although DukeEngage continues to raise money, the program does not have “immediate plans” to incorporate more students overall into its programs. Despite the financial resources of the program, which was launched in 2007, DukeEngage is not expecting a substantial increase in the number of students who can participate anytime soon, said Eric Mlyn, the Peter Lange executive director of DukeEngage and assistant vice provost for civic engagement. Participation numbers have held relatively steady in the past five years—408 students participated in 2011 and 412 participated in 2015. The strategic plan developed in 2013 initially recommitted the program to the goal of enrolling 600 students annually by 2017, but that goal has since been lowered to 540 students, Mlyn added. Getting to that goal of 540, however, “would be hard,” Mlyn wrote in an email. He noted that the program has not been funding additional students in the past four to five years, adding that increasing those numbers remains a long-term, “aspirational” goal and that it is unclear where that funding would come from. “We’re never losing sight of that goal, but it’s not going to happen next year,” Mlyn said. DukeEngage is funded largely through a $30 million endowment fund comprised of a $15 million gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and $15 million from the Charlotte-based Duke Endowment. Annual gifts from alumni and friends of the University as well as the University’s operating funds make up the rest of the program’s funding, Mlyn said.

“President Brodhead, Provost Kornbluth and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki have been extraordinarily supportive and generous of DukeEngage,” Mlyn said. “We have no funding issues.” The program’s endowment generates interest annually and is now worth more than $30 million, Mlyn said. The program’s strategic plan for 2017 called for an additional $20 million of funding

to be raised as part of the DukeForward campaign—which Mlyn said has been raised and goes in part to annual spending and in part to the program’s endowment. DukeEngage spends more than $4 million annually, he added. Roughly two to four programs have been added to DukeEngage each year, while simultaneously other programs have dropped out or dropped to an every other year cycle, Mlyn said.

DukeEngage has been focused on reallocating students based on specific program demands rather than providing more student opportunities overall. Before 2011, adding a program typically meant allowing more students overall to participate in DukeEngage, he noted. Adding a program itself does not typically lead to increased costs for DukeEngage, Mlyn explained. “We’re not buying real estate or building infrastructure,” Mlyn said. “We’re using infrastructure that’s already there. New programs do not in and of themselves create a financial burden for us.” Although DukeEngage has added more programs, it has seen an overall decline in student participants over the past two years— from a high of 441 students participants in 2013 to 430 in 2014 and 412 in 2015. Mlyn attributed the decline to programs being cancelled for security reasons and students dropping out at the last minute such that their spots could not be filled. Major gifts from donors could allow DukeEngage to accept more students, but the University is limited in its own ability to increase student numbers, he said, especially given how much support it currently provides. He added that Duke’s support goes above and beyond what other universities often provide to similar civic engagement programs. Although DukeEngage is unlikely to reach its student totals projected in its 2017 strategic plan, it has achieved some of its other goals. The plan called for 35 percent of all DukeEngage participants to serve domestically—an increase from 25 percent five years ago—which Mlyn said has been achieved. See DUKEENGAGE on Page 4

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BIDEN from page 1 that genomic information which once required countless hours and dollars to extract could now be accessed easily as a result of improved technology. Dr. Shelley Hwang, chief of breast surgery at the Duke Cancer Institute and professor of surgery, noted the difficulty of analyzing massive amounts of data, much of which is extraneous or unusable. A project that Hwang is part of aims to organize patient data earlier on in the clinical process in order to simplify later data analysis and sharing. One barrier to data sharing is the lack of standardization of data elements in the medical field, a problem that the National Cancer Institute unsuccessfully attempted to tackle several years ago, Hwang said. “It’s important for us to all have the same language,” she said. “When we’re talking about a broken leg or a fracture, it means the same thing. We need to be able to define it in a way that when we pull the data out, it is recognized as the same thing.” A related issue has been the lack of communication between experts in different disciplines, creating “silos” that prevent researchers from building upon each other’s work. In the past, Hwang noted, surgeons, oncologists and scientists failed to reliably communicate with one another. “We’re going to make sure the information is being shared so that an oncologist in Fayetteville can access information from a world-class institution like Duke,” Biden said. Part of the solution will be the increased funding for research provided by the federal government, Biden noted. The initiative will include $195 million in new research funding for Fiscal Year 2016 and $755 million for the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration in FY 2017. “We don’t think the federal government is the only answer to this,” Biden said. “This is a

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question of, how can we be helpful? What can we do to work with the community to make more progress? Where you view the government as a bureaucratic stumbling block, I want to make sure that stumbling block is eliminated.” Another issue that was discussed was that of racial disparities in healthcare access. Gayle Harris, public health director for the Durham County Department of Public Health, pointed out that people of color often receive late diagnoses and are also often reluctant to enroll in clinical trials. “In the African-American community, people still go back to [the] Tuskegee [syphilis experiment]. There is a lack of trust,” she said. During the discussion, Biden posed several questions to the panelists, including one about how to reach larger populations of patients for clinical trials. “We have patients who would willingly and gladly participate in trials. They want to be part of this moonshot,” said Dr. Kimberly Blackwell, professor of medicine, assistant professor of radiation oncology and a renowned breast cancer researcher. “They are in line, they are ready to break down those barriers, they are ready to participate in the clinical trials.” Blackwell noted, however, that lack of collaboration between pharmaceutical companies creates silos that lead to wasted resources. One panelist, Niklaus Steiner—director of the Center for Global Initiatives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill— shared the story of his daughter Sophie, who passed away at age 15 due to cancer. Steiner and his wife have since founded the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation to support adolescent and young adult cancer patients, an age group that he noted is sometimes overlooked by health care systems. Steiner’s story prompted Biden to reflect on tragedy in his own life, including the death of his son Beau, who died of brain cancer at age 46 last May. “We all have had our experiences with death and tragedy,” Biden said. “When you’ve been

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through it, you have a different perspective.” The other speakers at the roundtable were Dr. James Atkins, a medical oncologist; Susan Braun, chief executive officer of The V Foundation for Cancer Research; Dr. Howard Eisenson, chief medical officer of the Lincoln Community Health Center; Brenda Nevidjon, chief executive officer of Oncology Nursing Society; Dr. John Sampson, Duke’s chair of neurosurgery; and Stephanie Wheeler, associate professor at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to the roundtable discussion, Biden visited the lab of Paul Modrich, James B. Duke professor of biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, accompanied by Dr. A. Eugene Washington, chancellor for health affairs and CEO of Duke University Health System. Before briefly chatting with Modrich and congratulating him on his recent Nobel Prize victory, Biden also met with

Sampson and Dr. Matthias Gromeier, associate professor of neurosurgery. During his visit, Biden talked to Stephanie Lipscomb, who had a brain tumor that was successfully treated by a novel poliovirus therapy at Duke Hospital. The novel treatment—which uses a safe, modified form of polio to alert the immune system to the presence of cancer cells—was developed by Gromeier. Based on Gromeier’s work, Duke researchers are currently in the process of testing the treatment on other forms of cancer, including prostate cancer. The moonshot initiative emphasizes development in immunotherapy approaches like Duke’s, in addition to other cutting-edge research in combination therapies and genetic screening for early detection. “The science is ready,” Biden said. “Much more has to be done, but I believe we can make much faster progress…if we see greater collaboration, greater sharing of information.”

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“We feel we have an ethical obligation to be more involved in the United States,” he said, adding that DukeEngage is not planning to further increase that percentage. DukeEngage is also near its goal of having 25 percent of all Duke graduating students to have participated in the program, according to an October article in The Chronicle. Mlyn added that part of the reason for revising projections from 600 to 540 students was to “more accurately reflect” the 25 percent target. Although adding more students is desirable, he said, the program is comfortable with its current status. “DukeEngage is already having the impact that we would like on our students, on the communities they serve and on Duke,” he wrote. “But to the extent that the growth would allow us to serve more qualified students and communities, that is one of our great aspirations.”

“It isn’t just about studying what is known, but also discovering the new, and this is something that Duke does so well through research,” he said. Born and raised in Durham, Paul decided to attend Duke as an undergraduate student after learning about the “incredible research opportunities Duke had to offer.” As an undergraduate, he was a leader with an environmental education group affiliated with Project Wild and a leader of LEAPS Service Learning. During his time as a graduate student, Paul has continued his service by holding a position on the Duke Graduate School Board of Visitors. In addition, he has served as the leader of GradParents—a group designed to provide support for graduate students with children— as well as the Society of Duke Fellows and the Duke Global Health Student Council. Next year, Paul plans to stay at Duke as a postdoctoral student researching environmental policy, in addition to serving The Chronicle communicated with Mlyn on the as the graduate Young Trustee. phone and via email. “I look forward to working with all of the Trustees to advance Duke’s excellent future,” he said. Claire Ballentine contributed reporting. The Chronicle communicated with Paul via email and on the phone.

EDWARDS from page 1 undergraduate students in the nation named a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow last year. “I’m very overwhelmed with how much support was shown throughout the Special to The Chronicle election,” Edwards said. Executive Director Eric Mlyn explained why The election saw significantly higher participant numbers have remained constant.

voter turnout than previous years. Edwards attained just 180 fewer votes than the total number of voters in the election last year. In this year’s race, 3,452 students cast ballots, meaning 53 percent of the total undergraduate population participated in the election— a substantial uptick from last year’s 38 percent turnout. Zhang said that DSG was “extremely excited” about the increased voter turnout. Zhang called the election “unusual” because its winner captured such a large proportion of the vote. Because Edwards earned the majority of the votes, there was no need for tallying through instant runoff and the results were available immediately postelection, Zhang said. Edwards said he enjoyed meeting with student groups across campus during his two-week campaign. He captured all six endorsements authored by student organizations published in The Chronicle and garnered four others published on Facebook. In his campaign, Edwards emphasized his wide range of experience and vision for the University’s future. He wrote in an email to The Chronicle Feb. 1 that he “wants to give it back and pay it forward by serving the University at large.” “I see the role as an opportunity to be a trusted steward of the University and after embedding myself in so many different communities on campus, I know I have what it takes to help make Duke’s best, better,” Edwards wrote. Edwards’ four areas of focus during the campaign included access and equity, diversity and inclusivity, sexual assault and gender-based violence and institutional advancement. His original website did not elaborate on these points, although it was updated

Monday to include more specific information on each area. He explained that he had left his positions on specific issues vague because of the way that the Young Trustee role was outlined by Richard Ridell, vice president and university secretary, who advised candidates not to advance stances on issues during this year’s election. Edwards will serve a two-year term, his first year as a non-voting member. Schreiber and Rooney both said they were thankful for the opportunity to connect with students through the experience of running their campaigns. “There’s no better opportunity than being on the Board of Trustees and really having the vision to lead Duke,” Schreiber said. “Jamal earned the right to do that and I wish him all the best.” Rooney noted he thought Edwards is well-prepared for serving on the Board. “He’ll do a great job, he’s got a wide range of experiences on campus, and clearly the student body believes he’s the right guy for this position,” Rooney wrote in an email. “That showed in the vote.” Schreiber said he hopes to get on the Board in the future and further contribute to the University. “I’d love to get on the Board the easy way, which is hopefully strike rich, make some money, donate for Duke in Jerusalem and then join the Board the easy way down the road,” Schreiber said. Edwards also said that he learned from his opponents in the race. “[Schreiber and Rooney] are both great and have reached out giving support… I definitely learned a lot from both of them,” Edwards said. The Chronicle communicated with Zhang via phone and email.

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As a senior with graduation fast approaching, ever y moment inevitably becomes a “last” or a “close to last.” A little less than a month ago, I celebrated my last “First Day of Classes”—FDOC for those in the know. And yet, despite all the finality, I am still waiting for it to sink in. I’m graduating. I won’t live on Duke’s campus anymore. Suddenly I’m going to become an alumna of my home for the past four years. All I can say is: oh geez. To stave off all the sadness that comes with realizing graduation is real, I have compiled a “senior year bucket list.” Each week, I am attempting to go to a new place, eat at a new restaurant or tr y a new thing that I haven’t done before. And one of my big ones was—you guessed it—karaoke. Whenever I think of karaoke, I always remember the timeless workparty karaoke scene from “500 Days of Summer.” I like to picture myself as a pseudo-Zooey Deschanel who gets on stage, belts out a song and ever yone’s like “Whoa, you’re like a semi-okay singer.” Also, I meet Joseph Gordon-Levitt and fall in love with him. You know, these are all ver y achievable goals. A few weekends ago, my friends decided to make this goal a reality in the form of a karaoke party. Admittedly, I wasn’t the reason for the party, but I was going to take full advantage of the opportunity. I started preparing early, practicing Adele’s “When We Were Young” any time I could. In the shower? Done. In the car on my way to class? Yeah, I was belting. I even slow-jammed a

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few times in front of the mirror. I was ready to knock this out of the park. But when the night came, I wasn’t ready. I opted out of the party, my friends opted out of karaoke, and the best laid plans of mice and men, or just me, went awr y. I told myself the moment would present itself when I was ready. My friends would throw another party. I would find another per fect Adele song. (All of her songs are per fect, so I wasn’t worried.) I shrugged it off. Evidently, I didn’t realize what was

editor’s note in store for me. On Saturday night, my friends and I found ourselves at Sati’s after we were deterred from Shooters because of a long line and frigid cold. We opened the door eager for nachos and some warmth, but were shocked to find some legit karaoke going on. My eyes widened. Here was my chance. With my Saturday night-infused courage in tow, I immediately strutted up to the karaoke attendant and asked for the song menu. My friend and I decided on a classic duet—the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way.” Song after song passed, and

they never called our name. I was convinced that I’d have to wait for karaoke again. But then I heard it: “Patrick and Elizabeth.” It was time. We had recruited two more friends in the process, and we approached the makeshift stage in front of an audience of probably 30 people. They handed us the microphones, and I gulped a bit with ner ves. It was now or never. The opening bars played. “ Yo u a r e m y f i r e , ” I t e n t a t i v e l y sang. Come on, you can do this, I told myself. “My one desire,” I started pointing to the audience. “ B e l i e v e w h e n I s a y, I WA N T I T T H AT WA Y. ” That was it. The audience practically evaporated in front of me, and it was just me and the mirror. At first, people just smiled, but slowly they started singing along. They danced with us. My friends and I were actually per formers. This was crazy. By the end, I was sure my dreams had come true. People high-fived me and told me what a great job we had all done. This was what I wanted. But more importantly, I realized that this was how I wanted to live my life. I didn’t want to be afraid of what other people thought. I didn’t want to sing the Backstreet Boys tentatively, I wanted to sing it at the top of my lungs. I wanted to be the girl who sang karaoke on a random Saturday night, not the girl who said “maybe later.” Last weekend, I was. —Elizabeth Djinis

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Viennese Ball carries on for 42nd year despite funding cuts Christy Kuesel The Chronicle This Saturday night, Shooters won’t be the only place with a dance floor full of students. The Duke Wind Symphony will host its 42nd annual Viennese Ball in the Freeman Center this Saturday, Feb. 13. The entire event, save for one song, is played live by Wind Symphony members, and features traditional Austrian waltzes and polkas. Dance workshops will be also held, in which formal dance instructors will teach attendees how to dance the waltz and the polka. “Even for beginners that have not danced at all, this is definitely something fun to try out,” said Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, director of the Duke University Wind Symphony and assistant professor of the practice of music. The highlight of the evening is the Promenade, in which 16 members of the wind symphony perform a choreographed waltz that they have spent the last several weeks perfecting. The members of the symphony have their choice in playing either in the full symphony orchestra— accompanied by outside string players—or in a polka band.

“Our biggest strength is the music, because it’s live music, and that’s really special,” said senior Grant Kelly, co-chair of the Viennese Ball. The Wind Symphony faces a special challenge this year, as this year is the first one in which the Wind Symphony has received no funding from Duke to put on the ball. In the past the ball has received funding through the John Spencer Bassett Fund, which is used for cultural events. This year, however, the fund is limiting its resources to events that students can attend for free, and the Viennese Ball requires attendees to purchase tickets. Though co-chairs Kelly and William Harris, a junior, had to cut costs, they did not forgo any key parts of the ball to save money. “We’re not sacrificing quality,” Kelly said. The Viennese Ball is the Wind Symphony’s only fundraiser for the year, and the money earned in ticket sales helps the symphony host other cultural events. In addition to providing funds to put on future Viennese balls, the money is used to help the Wind Symphony tour. Three years ago, the symphony toured in Atlanta, and this past fall they went to Washington, D.C. and worked with the U.S. Air Force band. The Viennese Ball is student-run, under the supervision of Mösenbichler-Bryant.

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Members of the Wind Symphony divide into committees and handle all aspects of the ball, including food, publicity, ticketing and equipment. The event is usually attended by hundreds of students, both undergraduate and graduate. Outside community members frequent the ball as well. MösenbichlerBryant estimated that the event draws in 350 to 400 attendees. When the Viennese Ball began, it was tradition for the Wind Symphony to tour Austria for an entire semester. Inspired by the formal balls they saw in Austria, Wind Symphony members returned to campus and wanted to bring the tradition to Duke. Ever since moving the event back on campus and to the Freeman Center, the popularity of the ball has increased dramatically. The Wind Symphony has close to 70 members and performs two to three formal concerts per semester. Members of the symphony are not necessarily music majors or minors and have interests as diverse as engineering and pre-med. Though the theme of the event is very specific, Duke is not alone in hosting a Viennese Ball. Other universities, most notably Stanford and Harvard, host their own Viennese Balls, albeit with different focuses. Kelly, who spoke with Stanford

about their Viennese Ball, said that the event was more focused on dancing rather than music, as Stanford holds dance lessons ahead of time instead of at the time of the event. Since the Wind Symphony covers the live music at Duke, tickets are considerably less expensive than similar events at Stanford and other college campuses. While the Viennese Ball does not host a formal dinner, snacks, ranging from fruit to brownies to chocolate covered strawberries, are offered when attendees grow tired of dancing. Though many students attend the event with a date, attendees are free to go alone or with a group of friends instead. The dress code to semi formal to formal. Women typically wear prom dresses or other formal dresses, while men usually don suits or tuxedoes for the night. For those who want an affordable and elegant Valentine’s Day weekend, Kelly suggests, “Duke puts on a darn good Viennese Ball.” Tickets are available at $12 for Duke students, with a special Valentine’s Day special of $20 for two tickets. Tickets are available through tickets. duke.edu, and the Wind Symphony is also tabling in the Bryan Center. The Viennese Ball is held at the Freeman Center Saturday at 7 p.m.

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Ward Theatre premieres ‘Jacuzzi’ next month Jessica Williams The Chronicle The Ward Theatre Company will open its premiere season in North Carolina later this month with a production of “Jacuzzi”—a “deadpan thriller” written by New York’s The Debate Society. Looking to be a hip, comic production like no other, “Jacuzzi” centers on a solitary ski cabin where “the wealthy and the aimless meet in the simmering waters of a hot tub.” Founded by artistic director Wendy Ward, T’81, the Ward Theatre Company has produced works in New York City, Philadelphia and Melbourne, Australia—moving to a new Durham theater venue in November 2014. The Theatre Company is closely associated with the Ward Acting Studio, also run by Ward. She prepares actors for success on screen by instructing them with the Meisner technique through six-week acting intensives and part-time acting classes. The cast of “Jacuzzi” has trained at the Acting Studio and will extend the sincerity of emotion highlighted in the Meisner approach to their upcoming production. “I’ve never missed acting since I’ve started directing, because it’s been so creative and innovative and challenging and fun,” Ward said. Already performing an unconventional work, the Theatre Company rehearses in an unconventional way. For example, Australian cast member Emma McKay has joined practices over Skype. Moving the laptop to face the action on set, Ward has found Skype effective in incorporating McKay into rehearsals despite being on separate continents. In addition to adding a cast member over video, the Theatre Company practices in their sets and lighting much earlier than most performance groups. “I create my environment immediately,” Ward “It’s not built four days before the opening. We try to get the actors working in the environment, so part of their work is getting used to living in the space,” Ward said. The set for “Jacuzzi” definitely creates the mood of a wintry ski cabin. Performing in warm lighting and multiple rooms filled with cabin-like furniture, the actors will provide an authentic performance in an authentic setting. “Jacuzzi” forgoes a traditional stage production for more intimate acting in a small space. Initially drawn to small spaces while acting at Duke, Ward has found them effective while directing.

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“I did all my shows at Branson—now Brody Theater—which is a small space. This may have something to do with why small spaces appeal to me,” Ward noted. Because Meisner approach is suited for screen actors, the genuine emotion it emphasizes is more easily viewed up close. The set for “Jacuzzi” is surrounded by only one row of seats. The audience will be in the middle of the action, viewing the actors at a more personal level. “Some people that haven’t gone to the theater a lot may find it initially confronting,” Ward said. “But overwhelmingly, my audiences come back because they love the experience.” Far from a normal stage production in both script and setting, “Jacuzzi” will provide audiences a new view of acting. Chairs positioned around the set will allow for different points of view and seeing the work multiple times will reveal new aspects each time. “None of the direction is done for the audience. It’s always done to create an experience for the actors on the stage to create public solitude,” Ward said. Instead of acting to or for the audience, the actors in “Jacuzzi” have been taught to see themselves as alone on stage. The audiences are just witnesses to the events. This method of acting draws spectators into Ward Theatre Company shows, as well as students to the Ward Acting Studio. “I didn’t really start learning how to act before I came to the studio,” said Ryan Fleming, an actor in “Jacuzzi.” “I consider this my first show because it’s so much different and so much better than the shows

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Recess Playlist: Non-Valentine’sValentines Find us on Spotify at “dukerecess” to listen each week to our slate of tunes. This week’s theme is: nonValentine’s Valentines. We’re talking about non-sappy songs that speak both the good and the bad about love.

“Falling”—Florence + the Machine

I want Florence to be my valentine. —Georgina Del Vecho

“I Melt with You”—Modern English

While not a sappy or overly emotional song, it encapsulates the exciting, happy feelings of being in love. Also, it’s perfect for mid-study dance sessions. —Jessica Williams

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Because it combines the sadness and nostalgia of a breakup (“This is the last song that I will write while still in love with you”) with the hope that is not the end of the world (“cause blue skies are calling but I know it’s hard.”) —Jesús Hidalgo

“How Will I Know”—Whitney Houston

I don’t know. —Dillon Fernando

“Solitude Is Bliss”—Tame Impala

Why go on a date when you could be listening to a lush psych-rock odyssey about the benefits of transcendental meditation? —Drew Haskins

“Regulate”—Nate Dogg and Warren G

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This song describes the platonic love between two fellow Regulators that I think all of us should keep in mind on Valentine’s Day. —Tim Campbell

“Vagabond”—Wolfmother

This song reminds me of everything. —Georgia Parke

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What to do on V-Day, whoever you are Georgina Del Vecho The Chronicle

Valentine’s Day has the power to inspire a variety of emotions in people. For some it can be one of the most meaningful and romantic days of the year, while to others it’s simply another opportunity for the capitalist system to take people’s money. But regardless of your feelings towards Valentine’s Day or your current relationship status, there are plenty of ways to have a good time this weekend in and around Durham.

For the singles (who may or may not be ready to mingle): The Viennese Ball This Saturday evening from 7 to 11 p.m., the Duke Wind Symphony is hosting its 42nd annual Viennese Ball at the Freeman Center. The event will include live Austrian waltz and polka music, dance workshops, and a waltz performance by Promenade dancers. Also free food and drink!

Nevermore Film Festival Running from Feb. 2 to 14, the Nevermore Film Festival is a horror/science fiction/mystery/thriller/action-adventure competition festival that has gained international reputation as one of the United States’ premier genre fests. This year the programming has expanded to include animated films and features films from 25 countries.

For the stressed out students: The Regulator Bookshop Cat/Rabbit Adoption Event With Valentine’s Day falling right around midterm season this year, a little stress-relief couldn’t hurt anyone. Even though it’s not a typical Valentine’s Day event, the Regulator Bookshop is hosting a cat and rabbit adoption event from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, and there couldn’t be a better way to spread the love while simultaneously destressing.

Antic Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet Running from Feb. 12 to 14 at 7 p.m., Antic Shakespeare’s twist on the classic love story of Romeo and Juliet is the perfect excuse to drop your books and spend a night enjoying fine theater. You don’t even have to leave campus— the show is

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If you’re like the Recess staff, you probably tuned in for the tunes and not the sports. Below is our ranking of the Super Bowl performers in order of worst to best. 1. Coldplay—When it was announced that Coldplay would perform at the Super Bowl, they got a lot of hype...and not the good kind. Poor Chris Martin. He tried, but he just couldn’t beat his competition. It was the “adventure of a lifetime,” but maybe not a good one. 2. Bruno Mars—Bruno never ceases to amaze us. He disappears just long enough for us to say, “Who is Bruno again?” before we’re reminded of why we like him so much. “Uptown Funk” never sounded so good. 3. Lady Gaga—Gaga absolutely slayed the National Anthem, or at least that’s what Buzzfeed and my Facebook newsfeed told me. As many critics pointed out, for a woman who once wore meat to an awards show, she was a pretty great representative for America. 4. BEYONCE—Beyonce just dropped “Formation” then performed at the Super Bowl. I mean, what can this powerhouse not win at? We’re stil waiting to find out.

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For the music lovers: Primitive Ways presents Hateface (The Cave); 3@3: Lazy Circle, Them Damn Bruners, Adam Fenton (Local 506); Bob Margolin (Cat’s Cradle); Ali Paris (Reynolds) Luckily for all you music lovers, there are plenty of concerts happening in and around Durham on Valentine’s day. Hateface will be performing at The Cave in Chapel Hill, while Local 506 will be hosting 3 artists— Lazy Circle, Them Damn Bruners, and Adam Fenton— at 3:00 p.m. as a part of their weekly 3@3 event. Cat’s Cradle will be hosting Chicago blues artist Bob Margolin. There are even musical events happening on campus, with Ali Paris performing a special Valentine’s Day show at the Reynolds Theater. So whether you prefer to enjoy the music with a partner or rock out alone, there will be plenty of options for the musicallyinclined.

DUI and The Pitchforks’ Valentine’s Day Show Another on-campus option for people who love a good show is The Valentine’s Day Show being put on by Duke University Improv in association with The Pitchforks on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. It’s a great option for anyone who wants to laugh a little and listen to some a cappella.

For the couples: Passion of Flamenco at Motorco Flamenco Vivo Carolota Santana, a Spanish dance company based in New York City, is bringing the Passion of Flamenco show to Motorco for Valentine’s weekend with four performances from Friday to Sunday. The dances will be performed in an café-style setting, and Motorco will be providing food and drink specials during each of the shows.

Valentine’s Day Specials For a more classic date, a variety of Durham restaurants are offering Valentine’s Day specials for brunch and/or dinner. Parizade, Revolution, Guglhupf, and The Melting Pot all have deals for couples and even WaDuke has a Valentine’s Day Special if you’re ballin’ on a food point budget. If you’re looking for just desserts, the Parlour is having a Valentine’s Day flight night (with vegan options) on Monday. Ruici Ong is a Trinity senior. If interested in submitting comics to be published, please email gpp5@duke.edu.

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M U S I C R E V I E W : R I H A N N A’ S ‘A N T I ’ Drew Haskins The Chronicle After three and a half long years, the wait is finally over: the new Rihanna album is finally here. “Anti,” the prolific Barbadian songstress’ eighth album, arrived two weeks ago as a surprise release on Tidal, and the response thus far has been rabid. Rihanna has long been our most mysterious pop star, eschewing the empowering confidence of Beyoncé or the universal affability of Taylor Swift in favor of remaining an aloof enigma. Her past seven albums have given us little sense of what makes her tick, yet she has proven herself quite adept at consistently churning out massive hits. “Anti” is a different breed entirely. There is no “Only Girl (In the World)”

here, or even a low-key jam like “Rude Boy.” “Anti” is a major creative statement that redefines Rihanna not as the chart-topper of yore, but rather as a bold maverick within the field of pop music. This is pop defiantly unconcerned with its own popularity, and its utter weirdness makes it Rihanna’s most satisfyingly complete album. To be frank, there are no world-beating jams on “Anti.” Only one track, the Drake-assisted “Work,” could be played comfortably at a club without some sort of remix. “Work” is among the chillier of Rihanna’s already quite chilly singles, and it’s a synth-infused reverie that sounds like a dancehall song with all the air sucked out of it. She slurs over Boi-1da’s beat in a patois, repeating the titular refrain until it loses meaning. It is catchy, but lacks

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the vocal ability that gives the rest of the album its power. Rihanna’s voice has never been better, her previously reedy soprano deepened to a raspy alto capable of great heights. The way she plays with diction is not unlike Fiona Apple, using it to add a great deal of character to lyrics that in a previous incarnation she might have applied her ice-queen robotics. When she howls “This whiskey got me feelin’ pretty/so pardon if I’m impolite,” on “Higher,” a two-minute interlude that sounds like a blues track on the verge of imploding, she conveys not the confident forwardness of previous comeons, but rather a sad desperation that enhances the rawness of the rest of the song. Rihanna also displays a very dexterous falsetto to great effect on the Shirelles-esque doo-wop ballad “Love on the Brain” and a note-for-note cover of Tame Impala’s “New Person, Same Mistakes.” The latter track is a pleasant highlight, with her feathery, spacey voice a beautiful compliment to Kevin Parker’s psyched-out arrangement. “Anti”’s clear standout (and, for me, a top three Rihanna song) is the album opener “Consideration.” A collaboration with St. Louis-based singer SZA, “Consideration” is a series of rebukes to Rihanna’s haters set over a mechanized loop that sounds like funk music for automatons. The most quotable lyric, “I come riding in on a pale white horse/Handing out highs to the less fortunate,” could be the mission statement of the whole album. While there is an absence of the globally dominating hits that made her famous, “Anti” contains some of Rihanna’s most accomplished work to date and cements her as a trailblazer in the field of pop music. We are all more fortunate to receive her highs after such a long wait.

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Ryan Kelly reflects on his foot injury as the Blue Devils hope for the return of Amile Jefferson Ryan Hoerger The Chronicle Now that the Blue Devils’ three-game skid is a thing of the past and their toughest stretch of the year is squarely in front of them, the season’s most pressing question remains in the forefront: When is Amile Jefferson going to come back? Jefferson has missed the Blue Devils’ past 15 games with a fractured right foot. Now into week seven of rest, recovery and rehab, Duke’s senior captain has transitioned from hard cast to walking boot to shoes—and most recently, back into the walking boot—and there remains no official timetable for his return to the floor. If there’s anyone who can relate to what Jefferson is going through, it’s Ryan Kelly. Kelly missed 13 ACC games as a senior during the 201213 season after breaking the fifth metatarsal in his right foot for the second time against Clemson Jan. 8, 2013. The Raleigh native had been playing his best basketball of the season in the five games prior to his injury, and suddenly saw the rest of his Blue Devil career put in jeopardy. “Your senior year, you want to leave a mark, an imprint on the program,” said Kelly, now a Los Angeles Laker. “And all of a sudden, it unravels just like that.” Kelly scored 12 points in the first 19 minutes against the Tigers—as a team, Clemson managed just 10—but did not return to the floor in the second half. Once the 6-foot-11 forward received his diagnosis, he, like Jefferson now, was confined to crutches and a boot for the next several weeks. During the time the Raleigh native was out, Jefferson— then a freshman averaging 8.8 minutes per game—was thrust into a platoon with junior Josh Hairston to fill Kelly’s power forward role. The Philadelphia native more than doubled his usage to 19.6 minutes per game during Kelly’s absence and reached double-figures five times after doing so just once before the injury. “I just told them, ‘There’s always opportunity there. You

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never want your teammate to be hurt, but grow into that opportunity. Take advantage of it,’” Kelly said. “I always tried to be there for them, because there was going to be a learning curve for them. They were being thrust into a new role, but they stepped up and did what was necessary.” Unable to contribute on the court, Kelly was left to serve as a source of encouragement for the younger players. Now that things have come full circle and Jefferson is the one on the sidelines, he’s traveled on each of Duke’s road trips to mentor rookies Chase Jeter and Brandon Ingram. Kelly’s words helped, though not enough—Duke suffered its first loss of the season at N.C. State in its first game without him and lost its foothold on the No. 1 spot in the AP poll. As

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the foot began to heal, Kelly had to decide whether or not he even wanted to attempt a comeback. He’d require surgery at some point, and going under the knife sooner rather than later would have meant rehab and preparation for the NBA draft, rather than one more shot at March Madness. But Kelly felt he could not let his career end on an injury, and kept working in the weight room to keep his muscles strong. “We spent a lot of time in the pool, first swimming, and then when I could put a little bit of pressure on my foot, the treadmill. Just trying anything to be in the best position possible so that when I did think I was See KELLY on Page 16

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Blue Devils stun UNC Duke gets last chance for big win Seth Johnson The Chronicle CHAPEL HILL—Welcome to Chapel Thrill, where rankings mean nothing and anything can happen, especially when Duke comes to town. But someone must have forgotten to inform the Tar Heels, after they decided to reschedule a postponed dual with Navy prior to grappling the Blue Devils in a Tobacco Road showdown. No. 14 North Carolina seemed to overlook a short-handed Duke squad Wednesday night at Carmichael Arena after toppling the Midshipmen 24-12 in the 5 p.m. match. When the DUKE 21 Blue Devils hit the 17 mats two hours later, UNC they outhustled and outgrappled their rivals for a 21-17 victory, upending the Tar Heels for the first time since 2004 and bringing home the largest

upset in program history. “I guarantee they won’t schedule a dual prior to us wrestling them again—they’ll come straight out,” Duke head coach Glen Lanham said. “And that, they deserve it. They did that and thought that we were going to roll over and they had another thing coming tonight.” Heavyweight Brendan Walsh stepped up in the biggest way possible for Duke (5-7, 1-3 in the ACC) in a do-or-die match in the final dual with the Blue Devils nursing an 18-17 team lead. The redshirt senior lined up against North Carolina’s Cory Daniel with the match riding on his performance. The two grapplers fought to a 2-2 tie entering the final frame, but Daniel gave Walsh the escape, allowing him to carry a 3-2 advantage into the final 30 seconds. There was a stalemate with 23 seconds remaining. And another with 14 left. With both benches yelling their respective See WRESTLING on Page 16

Ben Feder The Chronicle With another $1,000 on the line, the Blue Devils are looking to feed off of a tenacious home crowd as they aim to knock off their first ranked opponent of the year. Lacking a signature win, Duke will take on No. 10 Florida State Thursday at 7 p.m. at Cameron No. 10 Indoor Stadium. The FSU Seminoles are the last vs. ranked team left on the Blue Devils’ schedule Duke for the regular season, and with the team’s THURSDAY, 7 p.m. strongest win coming Cameron Indoor Stadium at Pennsylvania in the season-opener Nov. 14, Duke still has work to do to pad its resume in order to secure a NCAA tournament bid. “We want to go after Florida State—they’re an excellent team, but it’s still about us. We have to

outrebound opponents and we have to contest shooters better,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “We want to beat everyone on our schedule and you have to make people quit. You have to break teams. You have to make it so intense that you have to break teams, and we have to learn how to do that.” But the Blue Devils (17-8, 6-5 in the ACC) are expected to be short-handed once again, as star Azurá Stevens—the team’s leading scorer and rebounder—has missed her last two games with a partial plantar fascia tear in her left foot. In Sunday’s 61-53 loss at then-No. 16 Miami, Stevens’ offensive abilities were dearly missed, as Duke only mustered two points in the second quarter and missed 25 consecutive field goal attempts. Although the Blue Devils got back on track offensively with a 25-point third quarter, it was not enough to overcome a 16-point halftime deficit. Duke has had its chances to make a See W. BASKETBALL on Page 17

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No. 1 pick Jones, Class, Matheis to lead Blaze Hank Tucker The Chronicle Myles Jones, Deemer Class and Case Matheis will all wrap up illustrious college careers this spring, but the end of their senior years will not mark the end of their time on the field together. Jones was selected by the Atlanta Blaze with the first overall pick in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse draft Jan. 22, and the Blaze added Class and Matheis with the 10th and 53rd overall picks, respectively. For the three teammates, it was a pleasant surprise to have the opportunity to continue their careers on the same team. “It’s very exciting—very exciting day sitting on the couch, hanging out with those guys and all our names get called for the same team,” Jones said. “I think that we can really take a new program like Atlanta to the next level with our chemistry that we’ve already built over four years.” Jones is a two-time All-American and won the Donald McLaughlin Jr. Award last year as the nation’s top midfielder, making the Huntington, N.Y., native a clear choice for the expansion Blaze squad to build its franchise around. After he was taken first, the other Blue Devils had to wait and see where they would end up. The trio will also be reunited with former teammates Chris Hipps and Josh Dionne, who were both seniors on Duke’s 2014 team that won a second straight national championship. The Blaze took Hipps from the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the expansion draft, and Dionne joined the team by way of the supplemental draft after beginning his pro career with the Charlotte Hounds. With the Blaze preparing for their first season, head coach and general manager John Tucker was looking for players that would have experience with each other to mitigate the effect of an entirely new team coming together at once. When he had the chance to provide Jones with the support and familiarity of his college teammates, he jumped at the opportunity.

KELLY from page 15 able to come back, it wasn’t going to be a complete disaster,” he said. Eventually, Kelly got back on the practice court for about 10 minutes of five-on-five on March 2, 2013—the day before No. 3 Duke hosted No. 5 Miami—when head coach Mike Krzyzewski came over to him. “He said, ‘Hey, you look pretty good—you want to play tomorrow?’ I was a little bit taken aback by it, but at that point there weren’t many games left in my senior year and I said ‘Heck, why not?’” Kelly said. “I called my parents and said ‘I’m playing tomorrow.’ They said ‘That’s great—hopefully you can get a minute or two...if you can give an emotional lift, that’d be great for your teammates.’ That was kind of all they were really expecting.” Krzyzewski had something different in mind, though, and the next night, he drew up the first offensive play for Kelly, who received a roaring ovation when introduced as starter. “Only Coach K would know what button to push perfectly,” Kelly said. “I’m sure that said not only to my teammates but to me that Ryan was going to be a big part of this game. I missed that first shot,

Chronicle File Photo Senior Myles Jones was selected first overall by the Atlanta Blaze in January’s Major League Lacrosse draft, where he will join teammates Deemer Class and Case Matheis after the season.

“I was talking to the coach—he likes a lot of guys who have a lot of chemistry together, and obviously Deemer and I have been playing on the same midfield line since we got here,” Jones said. “We’ve played really well off each other and we know each other—where we’re going, what we’re thinking at all times and it’s very easy to play with someone who you’ve played with four years.” Although Jones is the most highly touted of the group, Class and Matheis should both be major contributors in the pros as well. Class is a two-time All-American in his own right alongside Jones at midfielder, and Matheis has started since his freshman year on attack, tallying 133 career points. The MLL season spans from April to August, with the Blaze playing their first game in franchise history April 23 against the Bayhawks. The Blue Devil trio will not be on the field for at least the season’s first two games while Duke’s regular season winds down—and could miss but I didn’t miss many after that.” The result: 32 minutes, 36 points on 10-of14 shooting—including seven 3-pointers— and a much-needed Duke win. Not every game went so smoothly after that. Folding Kelly back into the lineup took some time, just as it did in 2011 when Kyrie Irving returned from his toe injury. When Jefferson—another power forward who was averaging a double-double at the time of his injury—does come back, there will likely be another feeling-out period. Ingram may move back to the perimeter as Jefferson rejoins Marshall Plumlee down low. “I think it’s safe to say there are parallels whenever someone who has such a big impact on the team goes down,” Plumlee said after Duke’s 88-80 win against N.C. State Saturday. “Ryan Kelly came back and made a huge impact, and I’m expecting the same from Amile. We love him, we miss him, but right now we have to focus on what we do have and the task at hand.” Kelly said he has not reached out to Jefferson because he does not want to be a distraction, but offered simple guidance for the senior as his odyssey back toward the court continues. “It’s never fun to be hurt—you feel disconnected, no matter what, you feel less part of the team because you

the first four if they make one final run to the season’s final weekend—but the three seniors are in no hurry to play at the next level after last year’s unceremonious early exit from the NCAA tournament at home against Ohio State. “It’ll be fun when it comes around, but honestly I haven’t really thought about it too much,” Class said. “This [season] is all I’m really focused on, but of course it’s going to be great and it’ll be good to play with some other Duke guys.” The 16-11 loss to the Buckeyes snapped a streak of eight consecutive Final Four appearances and kept the Blue Devils from winning a third straight national title. Jones, Class and Matheis are the heart of this year’s senior class and are determined to lead Duke to a deep NCAA tournament this year, but if their college careers are stopped short of a storybook ending on Memorial Day in Philadelphia, the prospect of playing together in Atlanta may make the agony of defeat more bearable.

Chronicle File Photo In his first game back from injury, Ryan Kelly scored 36 points in a win against Miami.

can’t help,” Kelly said. “But my message certainly would be that as long as you’re doing everything possible to get yourself back, then you’re doing what’s best for you and what’s best for your team.” Brian Pollack contributed reporting.

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at least 10.0 points per game. Do-it-all point guard Brittany Brown leads the offensive charge for Florida State, as she enters the contest averaging 10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and nearly five assists per game. Brown is a former AAU teammate of Duke freshman Crystal Primm, which could prove helpful, especially since the Blue Devils have switched into a primarily man-to-man defensive scheme with Stevens on the sidelines. “[Florida State has] been really talented, out of control offensively…. We just have to break their momentum, just play great possession basketball and defend a lot of very good players,” McCallie said. “We’re going to try to keep them off balance, but they definitely have a lot of offense, and we’re going to have to slow them down. Their transition game is really the key. They just fly in transition, so we’ve really got to get back.” The Blue Devils will look to forward Oderah Chidom to help shoulder Stevens’ production on offense, as the Oakland, Calif., native is coming off a career-high 18 points against the Hurricanes. Chidom will also have a tough defensive assignment, as she will be tasked with shutting down the Seminoles’ top two scorers, forwards Shakayla Thomas and Adut Bulgak, who combine to average 30.6 points per game in the post. Fighting for a tournament berth come Selection Monday likely without its star player, Duke will have to find a way to knock off one of the top teams in the country. “Azurá’s a big part of our offense. Not having Azurá means that we have to tighten up on defense and make sure we’re playing our game,” Chidom said. “We have so many offensive threats. Everyone just can’t step outside of themselves and people just need to step up.”

statement, but sports an 0-6 record against top-25 teams. Late in games, the Blue Devils’ inexperience has been costly—Duke played No. 2 South Carolina close into the fourth quarter on the road, took No. 15 Texas A&M to overtime and dropped a 10-point contest at No. 8 Kentucky. McCallie’s squad had No. 3 Notre Dame on the ropes Feb. 1, but a fivepoint lead evaporated behind a 13-0 Fighting Irish run late in the game. The Blue Devils will get one more chance to upset a quality opponent, so to create an intimidating atmosphere, Duke is offering $1,000 to the “craziest” student. McCallie offered a $1,000 reward against Army Nov. 22—a 72-61 Blue Devil win. Monetary giveaway or not, McCallie’s squad has been better in the comfy confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium this season, entering Thursday’s matchup boasting an 11-3 home record, with two of the three losses coming against ranked opponents. Guard Rebecca Greenwell—who has shouldered the majority of the scoring burden offensively without Stevens—averages 17.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and shoots 48.8 percent from 3-point range on Coach K Court compared to 10.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 32.1 percent 3-point shooting on the road. Freshman Angela Salvadores has also been much better at home despite her injury-riddled season. The Leon, Spain, native has registered 10.1 points and 3.8 assists per contest in Durham, and played a large role in the team’s 67-52 victory against Virginia Feb. 4 in Stevens’ first missed contest of the year. But Florida State (19-4, 9-1) boasts one of the conference’s most efficient and wellbalanced offenses, as sudoku_519A four Seminoles average

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ast month the public because aware of a student’s Title IX complaint filed against Duke. The opened federal investigation will “review handling of sexual misconduct and harassment complaints involving students, faculty and staff.” While reports of the opened investigation relate three high profile cases of sexual assault at Duke in the past year, there is no way to surmise what case, known or unknown, generated the complaint. We need to take this investigation seriously rather than dismissing it as perfunctory. Many correctly write off Title IX complaints as unlikely to produce change. Nearly half of complaints do not result in investigations by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. Only 22 percent of 801 complaints resulted in completed investigations or institutional changes. A further 61 percent failed to result in any OCR investigation, one-third of those being “administratively closed” which often means private, mediated resolutions. While we do see the larger context of how attitudes towards women and sexual assault have improved over decades, we cannot ignore the opportunity for change amidst statistics about the percentage of college women experiencing sexually assault. When OCR resolutions are finally reached, recommendations are often predictable, and we urge students, faculty and staff to

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push for change ahead of the curve. First, students want real data about what sexual assault and harassment look like at Duke. Annual campus climate surveys and exit surveys of undergraduate and graduate students would publicize our campus’s experiences. Similar surveys for faculty and staff would alleviate concerns highlighted in the faculty Task Force on Diversity’s report about appropriate management of complaints. Only by making these results freely available to Duke’s faculty and student communities

Editorial can accountability be achieved. Second, we hope to see reinforcement of our culture of student accountability. Training for bystander intervention and reporting incidents ought to continue, particularly as a key take-away of Orientation Week. Training graduate students, faculty and staff is also vital as misconduct certainly occurs outside of Shooters and campus parties. Clarification is additionally needed to boost correct reporting of incidents, especially when witnesses face the question of who to actually report to. Students need to know what is right and have confidence that the highest standards of professionalism are used for these sensitive cases.

Complainants should be encouraged to take steps to preserve evidence by obtaining a Sexual Assault Nurse Examination at the Duke Hospital Emergency Department. The option of filing a blind police report where complainants provide a statement to police but withhold their personal information until they choose to proceed should also be encouraged to ease working with police. Lastly, students should be clearly informed of their right to file a complaint if they experience retaliation following reporting. These steps build confidence in the process. Finally, we hope that an honest conversation can be had about the appropriate role of universities in adjudicating these cases. Colleges can certainly support victims, but the involvement of universities must not absolve the criminal justice system of its responsibility to improve its police practices. That said, the potential for a university’s own conflicts of interest needs to be be carefully considered. Public perception of overly strict disciplinary proceedings and retraumatizing victims certainly affect university choices in designing and executing policies. The issue of handling sexual misconduct on college campuses is complicated, and no single law or university policy offers the solution. But iteratively and through constant feedback, we hope to see progress made more proactively to prevent these tragic crimes.

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uring some hot and sweaty WNS my freshman year, she pushed me into the bar. She spilled her entire drink on me, gave me a look from hell and continued to plow through the crowd. “F*** you,” she said. I didn’t know her, I mean, not personally. I met her once during recruitment, but she seemed disinterested in me the whole time. I also recognized her from Me Too Monologues the weekend before, where she had performed an emotional piece on the casualties of Duke’s Greek ladder. She evocatively conveyed her pain in feeling “less than” in a culture that lauds the rich, the white and the beautiful. This girl

means to be black on Duke’s campus and what it means to be black in America. That piece was stellar; after all, I saw it too. But I didn’t send the black skinned “ok” emoji from my iPhone like this kid did, a few hours later, when organizing the ubers to his fraternity section. Was he black now? Did he now understand the plight of black people in America, so intimately, that he himself was black? Or maybe he had always used the black skinned emoji because he likes to pregame to A$AP and because black music exists to be fetishized? Did witnessing this Me Too Monologue propel him to use the black skinned emoji because he “gets it” now? Or did

Natalie Carroll guest column performed it. Maybe I’m being too harsh. After all, Duke kids are smart. Duke kids are screwed up, just like everyone. Duke kids, like most college kids, hide all sorts of things in order to “fit in,” to be appreciated and to appear to be okay. Yet this girl seemed to have discarded the very ideals that drove her heart wrenching performance in the first place. I questioned the authenticity of her performance. I questioned the legitimacy, in fact, of the whole thing. As a freshman, I wondered why we Duke students gather around to watch a two-hour performance once a year, to sing kumbayah like we’re at a campfire, and then move on with our lives. It seemed off to me. Duke has a lot of problems, in part precipitated by a heteronormative, sexist and racist hierarchy. The dark side of Duke is everywhere, and yet, for two hours out of my year, I am to pretend like I could relate and connect over these heartbreaking stories that aren’t necessarily my own? Some white kid from Texas attended Me Too Monologues this past weekend. There, he witnessed an eye-opening piece on what it

witnessing this Me Too Monologue change so little in him that he couldn’t question his actions in the time it took to leave the auditorium and walk home? Do we all possess this same feigned identification so that we appropriate other people’s cultures and problems to the extent that we see fit? Before you break out the pitchforks, let me say that Me Too Monologues is a really, really good thing. It totally helps to start the conversation, while at the same time making people feel less alone. But if that’s its sole purpose, what do we do beyond that? Just because it’s the status quo, doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve to be challenged. If the campus-wide effects of Me Too Monologues can’t extend past the two brief hours it takes to hear a story, claim to “get it” and then move on, it’s not enough. Good ideas and sound dialogue should lead to action—the monologues in and of themselves shouldn’t be Duke’s endgame. If we can’t stop spilling drinks on “uncool” freshman girls tomorrow, what’s the point of striving to care about this campus today? Natalie Carroll is a Trinity junior.

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earch your feelings. You know it to be true.”— Darth Vader, “The Empire Strikes Back” In this epic scene, Darth Vader convinces Luke Skywalker of their kinship by compelling Luke to trust his feelings and sense-experience. What strikes me most about this line is not the classic plot twist that it forms but how its message embodies our culture. Feeling is used everywhere, as both a tool to find answers and a mine

misunderstandings will dissolve. This has generated an entire culture of “just listening” to solve rifts. It actually functions in a very similar manner to Darth Vader’s encounter with Luke Skywalker. For when Darth Vader related his experience of fatherhood to Luke, Luke initially refused to accept it. But when Luke trusted his feelings, he found the truth about his father in them. The problem with Duke’s atmosphere of dialogue is that the Star Wars model

alentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means this weekend will be packed with red and pink, hearts and roses, dates and formals. Indeed, “love will be in the air,” or so they say. For those in relationships, this weekend is an occasion for celebration. For others, as Yik Yak will no doubt attest, Valentine’s Day often yields insecurity and heavy hearts.

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to discover truth. This raises a very pertinent question, which is, “Where should we look to understand the problems of our world, and what is the nature of truth?” Often when we have an opinion, we are inclined to say, “I feel that, fill-inthe-blank.” Our culture prescribes this as a humbler and less domineering way to state a thought. There is nothing inherently wrong with feeling; but if we are to grasp our culture, we need to understand what our language really means. If one says, “I think,” he or she is posing that the following opinion is rationally accessible to everyone. But to say, “I feel,” suggests exactly the opposite. For what is felt is not open to all, but only those who identify with that same feeling. Yet use of feeling as a tool to navigate the world and attain understanding has also transcended our society and politics. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has famously adopted his campaign slogan from the twitter hashtag #FeeltheBern. The very title of the perennially renowned “Me Too Monologues” at Duke reflects the concept of feeling, as if adapted from the statement, “I too feel that way and/ or have experienced that.” This reflects a deep human need for empathy. Whether or not we confront it, a substantial part of Duke students’ lives is driven by pain that is seasonal and continuous. Even on Duke’s isolated campus, it seems that every semester an event inflicts emotional wounds on a large part of the student body. Our campus copes by creating “safe spaces” for dialogue—places where people can hide in their feelings in the refuge of their experiences, away from all the sharp edges in the world. Accordingly, the atmosphere of dialogue here at Duke is designed around the sharing of experiences. The basic premise of many dialogue sessions at Duke is that if Person X fully feels the soundness of Person Y’s experiences, then Person X will understand Person Y’s point of view and the disagreements and

doesn’t work in this world. Duke has a very ethnically, culturally, religiously, socially and politically diverse body of students, possibly more so than any other elite academic school in America. Different narratives and worldviews are everywhere, which translates to feelings and experiences being opposed to one another rather than in sync. If everyone’s feelings and experiences are right, then the particular term “right” becomes meaningless. On the other hand, if there truly is a meaningful “right,” then people’s internal senses cannot all be relied upon as a source of truth. We might wonder, “If we cannot use our feelings and experiences as our guides, then what can we trust?” Returning to the problem of pain on our campus, we must ask ourselves whether this situational pain is merely an undesirable conditional discomfort or whether it arose from an unjust act. If the latter is the case, the very notion of justice requires a moral law that would make such an action actually wrong at a level that transcends matter. Only then would morality not depend on time or culture or subjective personal preference, but an objective reference point—a Truth—that is alone trustworthy. Tender love is a vital element to real healing. But without Truth, real healing is not possible because there is nothing to guide us out of pain and dark confusion. As a campus, we must seek both in our dialogue. Feelings and experience are not bad; they are actually amazing and powerful tools. But because they are not infallible, we shouldn’t be afraid to challenge each other’s experiences and feelings. “Just listening” to each other and searching our feelings, as Darth Vader suggested, isn’t enough. Genuine dialogue requires both careful listening and also a readiness to process and engage the issues. As we bring a diversity of ideas and experiences to the table, let us think hard and think well—together.

Everyone wants to love and be loved, whether in romance, friendship or family. Indeed, we are wired for love. But what, actually, is love? The answer to that question frames one’s entire worldview. Nothing could be more important than getting that answer right. Is this universal longing for love merely a desire, feeling, sensation or sentiment—perhaps just chemical reactions in the brain? Is it a quest for self-gratification, for pleasure? Or is love something different, something more radical, something more “other”? Among the most quoted texts in all of literature on the subject of love comes from Paul of Tarsus, writing to the people of Corinth, “Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quicktempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.” The jaded might discard Paul’s text as a list of platitudes—patience, kindness, humility and honesty—mom and apple pie. But embedded in that litany is a phrase packed with power: Love seeks not its own interests. To love another—to be patient, kind and humble and to rejoice in the truth—we must want and do what is good for another, for that person’s sake. One of the best philosophers of love— Aristotle—anticipated Paul by more than 400 years when he articulated that very proposition in his hallmark work, the “Nicomachean Ethics.” When love pivots on “self-donation,” it becomes a gift, a free offering to another, a “gratis” or “grace.” And when another responds in kind, a reciprocity develops, forming a synergy of grace. One’s heart throbs as love, which is our lifeblood, flows into and out of the heart, powering the synergy of grace that sustains rich and durable relationships. Love, thus understood, is surely not a feeling, sensation or sentiment. And far more importantly, love cannot be a utilitarian game. One person cannot “use” another for self-gratification and at the Addison Merryman is a Trinity junior. same time make a gift of oneself. Moreover, His column runs on alternate Thursdays. using another objectifies the other and, in doing so, degrades the other’s inestimable dignity and personhood. We are human persons, not instruments. Does “consent,” the celebrated moral imperative of our day, cure the utilitarian problem? Can two people just contractually agree to hook up for their respective pleasures? No, not without reducing both participants— the other and the self—to objects and destroying their respective personhood. The participant seeking the hook-up reduces the “partner” (predominantly an economic term) to an instrument of ar299@duke.edu one’s own self-seeking, pleasurable use. That participant also degrades his

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or her own self: first, by objectifying the self as an instrument of use by the other and, second, by seeking only self-serving, physical pleasure from an interaction that should be directed toward the good of the other. Consent thereby becomes a pact of mutual selfannihilation—both participants agree to reduce their respective personhood to nihil—which only magnifies the

utilitarian problem. But if love is not about self-interest, must it focus only on the good of the “other”? Or might it gratify the lover too? Love absolutely gratifies the lover, though not by the seeking of one’s own interests. As Saint John Paul the Great explained, when a lover obeys the “Law of the Gift” and chooses the good of the beloved, the lover grows in virtue and, therefore, happiness and true “gratification”—with more good comes more “gratis.” And when the gift of self is reciprocated by the beloved and the synergy of grace is formed, both persons, as Paul says, “rejoice with the truth.” The common celebration of truth leads to a third dimension of authentic love. Aristotle teaches that reciprocal love is focused not solely on the lover and beloved but is sustained by their shared understanding of and participation in the values that inform the life of virtue and happiness. They pursue that life together and thereby flourish in a dynamic and reinforcing manner. Within the framework of this column, the imago Dei, that “third dimension” of love—the shared pursuit of the good life—is the common embrace of the transcendent God, the ultimate origin of grace itself. The synergy of grace is thereby completed and allows both people to become the images of God that we are all meant to be. The Trinitarian essence of God gives that paradigm an even deeper meaning because God, as Trinity, is literally Love itself. The Trinity, the namesake of Trinity College, subsists as an interplay of reciprocal, dispossessing relations among three divine persons: the transcendent Father and the consubstantial Son are in perpetual and perfect self-giving (loving) reciprocity, from which proceeds the Holy Spirit, the very expression of love itself. Because we are made in God’s image, the relationality of the Trinity is the model for our own relations: reciprocal self-donation that cleaves toward the transcendent. So, if you are looking for true love this Valentine’s Day, look into the heart of the other (whether lover, friend or family) and serve his or her best interests. Embrace the other for who he or she is, not for what the other can do for you or what pleasure the other can provide you. And give yourself to the other as you actually are—not a superficial version of yourself. Then, when the other embraces you for who you actually are and for what is truly, objectively good for you, the two will form a synergy of grace, with each giving and receiving, receiving and giving. All the while, turn upward, allow your hearts to throb, and jointly embrace Love itself. William Rooney is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Thursdays.

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