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Wendell Carter Jr. impresses in hometown to lead Duke men’s basketball past Georgia Tech By Hank Tucker Sports Editor

ATLANTA—For a Blue Devil team looking for answers on defense after back-toback losses, a trip to Georgia Tech to face one of the ACC’s worst offenses was just what the

doctor ordered. No. 9 Duke scored the first nine points of the game and stretched its lead to 26 points before wrappin23g up a 80-69 victory against the Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion for its first win of February. Georgia Tech shot just 33.3 percent from the field and had trouble

Ian Jaffe | Photography Editor Grayson Allen scored 23 points to bounce back from two quiet performances to lead the team in scoring with Marvin Bagley III sidelined.

finding holes in the Blue Devil zone to feed star center Ben Lammers, even with Duke freshman big man Marvin Bagley III sidelined by a mild knee sprain. “Losing two straight, three of the last four—it’s a wakeup call to our team, so we came out tonight and just gave everything, put everything out there to start the game, put everything out there to start the second half,” senior captain Grayson Allen said. “We did a great job of responding to our losses.” Sophomore Marques Bolden started in place of Bagley, and head coach Mike Krzyzewski made another unexpected change to his lineup for the first time of the season with freshman guard Alex O’Connell getting his first career start in place of point guard Trevon Duval. Regular starter Wendell Carter Jr. controlled the paint in his hometown in Bagley’s absence, swatting away four shots on defense and adding a double-double with 19 points and 10 boards. Bolden added eight points and six rebounds in a career-high 25 minutes. “Offensively, we switched sides of the court a little bit more and get some ball-screen actions, down-screen actions,” Allen said. “It’s more driving and kicking and stuff like that because when [Bagley’s] in the game, you’re obviously going to give it to him, so a lot of that stuff goes away.” The Blue Devils moved the ball well to get See M. BASKETBALL on Page 8

Congressman Seth Moulton to come to Duke By Sarah Kerman Senior News Reporter

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) will visit Duke Feb. 22 to discuss the political priorities of the nation. The talk will take place in Schiciano Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. and will be moderated by the Fritz Mayer, professor of political science, public policy and the environment. A Marine Corps veteran, Moulton is a member of the U.S. House Budget Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. Since his election to the House in 2014, he has helped pass several pieces of bipartisan legislation, including the Faster Care for Veterans Act and the Modernizing Government Travel Act. Moulton told the Center for Political Leadership, Innovation and Service—which is sponsoring the talk—that he will look to engage Duke students in a conversation about how the See MOULTON on Page 4

Bre Bradham elected editor-in-chief of Chronicle V. 114 By Shagun Vashisth Health and Science News Editor

Sophomore Bre Bradham was elected as the editor-inchief of The Chronicle’s 114th volume. In an staff-wide election Friday evening, members of the student newspaper chose Bradham to succeed junior Likhitha Butchireddygari as editor of The Chronicle and president of the Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., the publisher of the independent, student-run daily newspaper. Bradham—a political science major with a minor in history and a certificate in policy journalism and media studies—who currently heads the local and national department, will begin her one-year term April 25. “I think The Chronicle is one of the most dynamic groups on campus, and I’m really proud of the work that we do,” Bradham said. “To really put my heart into it is really

exciting, and to have a chance to work with everybody is an opportunity I’m really enthusiastic about.” As editor, the Manning, S.C. native hopes to focus primarily on increasing interdepartmental communication, special skill building and recruitment and retention of staff members. “The main goal is to create more interdepartmental collaboration culture, create project-based teams and do training across the departments so people feel comfortable reaching out to other staff members to pursue projects,” Bradham said. Bradham also aims to increase engagement with the newspaper’s audience and the larger Duke community. She additionally hopes for the paper to create more audio and video products. See BRADHAM on Page 4

Carolyn Chang | Associate Photography Editor Sophomore Bre Bradham, currently the department head for local and national news, will assume her new position April 25.

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New living learning community looks to connect students of different religions By Claire Ballentine Towerview Editor

Many students know that Duke’s motto is “Eruditio et Religio,” but what do the words meaning erudition and religion truly look like in practice? A new living learning community is bringing the phrase to life. Eruditio et Religio, also called E&R, aims to help students build relationships with people of varying religious traditions and work together for a common good. The program includes a house course that explores religious diversity as well as community service opportunities. “Today we need to come together across the religion line,” said Christy Lohr Sapp, associate dean for religious life, who helped Special to the Chronicle create the living learning community. “I think we need to make space in our country The new interfaith living learning community Eruditio et Religio grew out of the Interreligious for a diversity of expression. At Duke, we Scholars Program. work hard to create an environment in which students of any religious traditions “The idea was to foster interfaith mass incarceration or food insecurity. feel important.” dialogue and understand the importance “We found civic engagement and social The program does not require of that,” Keen said. “We always envisioned action to be important components of any membership or participation in a specific that as a living community.” faith work,” Keen said. “They are the ties religious affiliation. The program’s website She explained that E&R is structured that bind any religious faith together.” notes that it “welcomes all applicants— around three main topics—education, Students will also be encouraged to go to Atheist to Zoroastrian.” intentional living and civic engagement. a few different religious services outside of Students will The education their own to gain an understanding from a live together People say you should never component will more authentic viewpoint, she explained. in Blue Ridge talk about politics and religion, consist of the house Junior Aidan Workman, who has also House on West course, which focuses been involved in creating E&R, noted that Campus in but I think we have to talk on providing an the program is hoping to bring in speakers Keohane Quad about this because these are introduction to diverse or people from community and form ties 4B and will religious traditions with nonprofits in the area. participate in things that deeply divide people. and minimizing “The goal is to have some sort of service shared meals, stereotypes. Intentional project that we’re all united around,” he said. house events, involves Keen said that she is not sure how many christy lohr sapp living ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RELIGIOUS LIFE WHO the retreats, trips actual dorm members will be accepted into E&R yet, but HELPED CREATE ERUDITIO ET RELIGIO LLC community and religious and that the groups was given 14 rooms, so it can exploration. forming relationships have about 28 members at most. Sophomore Callie Keen, who has helped through dinners together, in which The applications, which closed Feb. 5, design E&R, explained that it grew out of students can gain an understanding of mostly asked questions about the student’s the Interreligious Scholars Program, which each other’s faith. spiritual journey, connection with religion Lohr Sapp launched with the intention of In addition, they plan to participate in See COMMUNITY on Page 4 eventually expanding it. community service work around issues like

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General Lori Robinson is the first woman to lead a major military command and she is coming to Duke Monday to discuss the challenge of “Managing Threats and Relationships Across Two Commands.” The highest ranking woman in U.S. military history, Robinson is commander of both North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). NORAD is responsible for aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning. USNORTHCOM is in charge of homeland defense, civil support and security cooperation. Sponsored by the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy, the Sanford School of Public Policy and Duke Political Science, the event will be held Monday at 6 p.m. in Fleishman Commons at the Sanford School. The discussion will be moderated by Peter Feaver, professor of political science and public policy. Before assuming her current post, Robinson was serving in the Air Force beginning in 1982. She started her military career as an air battle manager, and later became Commander of the Pacific Air Forces and Air Component Commander for See MILITARY on Page 4

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Code Red brings menstrual hygiene products to Perkins Library By Kathryn Silberstein

in need, it seemed to make the most sense to concentrate those resources outside of men’s restrooms.” Eventually, the program decided to supply all restrooms to address the consequences stemming from the recent House Bill 2 controversy by providing equal access to transgender individuals who may use other restrooms. Pate said she previously worked on a similar initiative to have free dispensers for menstrual products installed in the bathrooms of the Bryan Center. Inspired by similar programs that provided free menstrual products at Brown University and Emory University, the Bryan Center’s pilot program ran during the Spring 2017 semester, and was overseen by the

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Department of Facilities Management in partnership with Student Affairs. In contrast to the Bryan Center program, which was run by administrators, Code Red is implemented by students. “We now have a team of four students—[junior] Elle Chen, [junior] Hannah Ahrendt, [junior] Alice Chen [and myself]—refilling bins of tampons and pads in the bathrooms every week,” Pate said, referencing three other juniors who are involved with the project. The team keeps tallies of how many tampons and pads

“Code Red” is often heard in moments of immediate danger and panic. However, as of Jan. 29, the phrase designates an initiative to stock every bathroom in Perkins Library with free menstrual hygiene products. Led by junior Sabriyya Pate, attorney general of Duke Student Government, the pilot program will continue to stock all women’s, men’s and gender-neutral restrooms in the library “until supplies run out,” in an effort to demonstrate to See CODE RED on Page 4 the University that there is widespread interest in menstrual hygiene dispensers. The project is a collaboration between Duke Student Government and Progress. Period., a student organization dedicated to increasing access to menstrual hygiene products and destigmatizing menstruation and menstrual health. “I thought this pilot program would be a great way to show that there is student need,” Pate said. Sue Wasiolek, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students, helped connect the Code Red organizers with faculty and members of the administration who could help them realize their goals for the program. “They brought with them significant information about these initiatives at other schools where menstrual products were being supplied in public restrooms, so we talked it through, and I suggested they create a budget,” she said. “When they brought the budget back, they were put in touch with [Larry] Moneta, [vice president for student affairs], and John Noonan, who oversees facilities management and housekeeping.” Wasiolek noted that Noonan and other faculty were aware that these programs existed at other schools and were supportive of the program. Code Red had to consider whether to place the dispensers in all restrooms, or just in women’s restrooms. “I think the one question that came up more frequently than others is why [put menstrual products] in the men’s Carolyn Chang | Associate Photography Editor rooms,” Wasiolek said. “If one’s resources are limited and they are trying to make the greatest impact especially for women Code Red placed menstrual hygiene products in men’s bathrooms, as well as women’s and gender-neutral bathrooms.

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BRADHAM FROM PAGE 1 Butchireddygari noted her enthusiasm for Bradham’s qualifications. “Bre is uniquely qualified to be The Chronicle’s next leader because of her commitment and her vast experience in different parts of the organization,” Butchireddygari said. “She’s so passionate about ensuring The Chronicle’s success both in its presence on campus as a print organization and its digital growth.” Junior Kenrick Cai, who currently serves as news editor, cited Bradham’s dedication to The Chronicle in saying that she is the ideal person for the job. “One of Bre’s greatest assets is her expansive knowledge of the inner workings both of The Chronicle itself and of the University as a whole,” Cai said. “In her two years at The Chronicle, she’s developed a strong understanding of and deep connections with members of the Duke and

COMMUNITY FROM PAGE 2 and interest in the living learning community. Keen noted that a big part of the application was the “so what?” factor. “Interfaith work is something that we think is important with everything that we do in life,” she said. “It’s also kind of a matter of how do you see these topics and the importance of interfaith work connecting with your future goals.” E&R made an effort to reach out to other religious groups on campus to encourage their members to apply with the goal of gaining a diverse collection of undergraduates. Workman explained that he thinks E&R is needed at Duke because although some students have a wide range of religious backgrounds, there aren’t many avenues for interreligious dialogue.

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Durham community.” Senior Sanjeev Dasgupta, who currently serves as sports photography editor, emphasized Bradham’s time in the photography department as an asset. “Often people who become the editor-inchief come from one particular department in the organization, and that presents a great barrier for them to cross in their first few months, because they have to understand how each individual department in The Chronicle works,” Dasgupta said. “The fact that she has continuous involvement in the photo department and in the news department, and has even written for sports means that she has a breadth of experience that is very rare for any candidate coming into this position.” Bradham noted that her time across The Chronicle has given her an appreciation of the hard work each department puts in and has fostered a desire to pursue collaborations between the departments. “I think each department has a lot to learn from the others. I really hope to collaborate and capitalize on that,” she said.

CODE RED FROM PAGE 3 are used in each bathroom, she noted. Using that data, they are creating a proposal to convince the administration to take control over of the program, including installing and fully funding free dispensers for a more long-term project. Pate explained that the Code Red team wants to demonstrate to the administration that menstrual hygiene products are a necessity—as important as soap or toilet paper—and should be available for free, and made as accessible as sexual health products like condoms.

MOULTON FROM PAGE 1 nation’s policy dialogues should progress moving forward. “I’m looking forward to an engaging discussion about where we’re headed as a nation, and how Duke students can and should be involved in helping to shape our future,” Moulton said in a POLIS press release. Moulton has made headlines in recent years for his role in the Democratic Party. Within the past year he has called for new House leadership of the party, voting against Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) remaining the House minority leader after Democratic losses in the 2016 general election and a June 2017 special election in Georgia. He also said last year that he was approached by Democratic Party officials to run for president in 2020.

“Especially in the climate at Duke, there is a lot of polarization and not a lot of opportunity to interact across ideological lines,” he said. “It can help students get to know more about value systems outside of what they were brought up with.” Lohr Sapp noted that we can’t pretend our differences don’t matter and don’t show up in public life. “People say you should never talk about politics FROM PAGE 2 and religion, but I think we have to talk about this because these are things that deeply divide people,” ASK US GIVE US YOUR OPINIONS. she said. U.S.YOUR PacificQUESTIONS. Command. The name “Eruditio et Religio” is intended to Robinson was featured in the Time Magazine special report “Firsts: bring to light the importance of talking about Women Who Are Changing The World” as the “first woman to lead a topreligious diversity within an educational setting. tier U.S. Combat Command.” “We chose the name specifically. It’s the motto of “I’ve been privileged to be the first at many things. I’m a general, a the University, but it’s not something we reflect on commander, an airman. And I happen to be a woman,” Robinson said in the much,” Lohr Sapp said. “We hope that through this Time Magazine interview. “When I put the fact of being a woman as more we will remind people of the history and legacy of important than the institution, then I’ve done a disservice to the institution. Duke itself.” But I realize I’m a role model.”

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Blue Devils suffocate Clemson defensively in convincing ACC road win to wrap up strong week By Riley Pfaff Staff Reporter

CLEMSON, S.C.—After a three-game homestand that featured a humbling loss to No. 5 Notre Dame, Duke ventured nearly 300 miles south looking to regain some confidence heading into the final weeks of the regular season. Although their play was far from pretty, in the end, the Blue Devils got the dominant result they needed. No. 19 Duke never trailed in its 6035 victory against Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum Sunday afternoon, handing the Tigers their sixth straight double-digit loss and extending the DUKE 60 Blue Devils’ winning CLEM 35 streak in the series to 22 games. Graduate student Lexie Brown matched a school record by knocking down a 3-pointer for the 25th game in a row—tied for the second longest active streak in the NCAA—but it was classmate Rebecca Greenwell leading the way with 17 points in her second double-double in her last three games. Despite the noteworthy offensive performances by Greenwell and Brown, the highlight of the game for Duke was its defense, which held Clemson to worse than 30 percent shooting from the field and did not surrender a single 3-pointer. The Blue Devils also outrebounded their overmatched opponents 45-28.

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Rebecca Greenwell led the Blue Devils on the scoreboard and the glass with 17 points and 11 boards for her second double-double in three games. “[I’m] really pleased about the team working together, really applying a lot of ball pressure for most of the game, being able to set that attack mode a little bit, and then having the rebounding follow,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “[Clemson is] a hustling kind of team so I’m very glad that we could outhustle [them], get those rebounds, play good defense and attack from there.” After back-to-back games of fewer than

60 points, the Blue Devils, who are averaging 70.6 points per game, finally broke through, but the offense struggled to find its rhythm for much of the game. Nonetheless, Duke made sure Clemson was even more uncomfortable on the other end of the floor, hounding the Tigers to force 16 turnovers. “I liked our aggressiveness. We’ve been practicing all week long getting after it a little bit

more defensively, getting in passing lanes, causing ball pressure, and I think everyone stepped up big-time on defense,” Brown said. Greenwell and Erin Mathias were the stars of the game for the visitors, combining for 29 points and 20 rebounds. Outside of knocking down her record-tying 3-pointer, however, Brown was quiet offensively in terms of shooting, finishing with just six points but dishing out nine assists. “Finding a way to find your teammates and find people, that’s really important. Lexie’s a great scorer and she’s a great offensive player overall,” McCallie said. “Yes, you want to make every shot and you want to be great every night out, but if you’re not making all the shots you can make, boy, you sure want to be productive, and I think Lexie’s very productive on the floor.” Both teams got off to a slow start in the first quarter, with neither shooting better than 30 percent from the field in the period. Despite grabbing 11 offensive rebounds, the Blue Devils (19-6, 8-4 ACC) only capitalized for three second-chance points in the opening 10 minutes and struggled to finish layups and take advantage in the paint. After getting off to a slow start to begin the second quarter as well, Duke finally began to find its offense in the last few minutes before halftime. The Blue Devils shot better than 50 percent from the field in the period, including knocking down two 3-pointers after making See W. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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Duke dominates Jacksonville in third straight win By Winston Lindqwister Staff Reporter

During a hot start to the season, the Blue Devils have looked dominant at all points on the field. And even against a team led by one of Duke head coach John Danowski’s current Team USA players, the Blue Devils showed no signs of slowing down. No. 1 Duke took down Jacksonville 19-8 Saturday afternoon at home in Koskinen Stadium, two days after an 18-6 victory against High Point. The Blue Devils held the tempo of the game with an iron grip, mounting an early lead and never letting 6 the Dolphins come JACK DUKE 18 within four. With four players earning hat tricks Saturday and Duke scoring more than 18 goals in each of its first three games, the Blue Devils showed off an offense that will be a force to be reckoned with against any team in the nation. Although Jacksonville head coach John Galloway is an active Team USA player and spent a year as a volunteer assistant under Danowski, his team did not have the talent to keep up with the top team in the nation. “The hope is that down the road, in preparation for an ACC tournament where you have to play Friday and Sunday, that’s why we schedule these games early in the year—to test

ourselves and see if it’s something we’re capable of doing,” Danowski said. “Overall, we were really delighted with our preparation during the week and how our guys responded today.” Duke (3-0) opened the first quarter as a force of nature, putting up 14 shots to just three from the Dolphins in the period. Senior Sean Cerrone was the first to put the Blue Devils on the board. Playing off a turnover, the midfielder smashed right through Jacksonville’s back line and found the back of the net off a solo surge. Less than 30 seconds later, sophomore Kevin Quigley followed up a faceoff win to find the back of the net, putting Duke up by two early. Quigley went on to post a hat trick with three goals, quadrupling his season total. After Cerrone and Quigley set the tone with their explosive plays, Duke notched three more goals in the quarter without a response from the Dolphins (1-1). Quigley scored one more, and senior Justin Guterding contributed back-toback fast-break goals, capitalizing on turnovers from Jacksonville. Although Duke built up a hefty lead heading into the second quarter, the Dolphins found another gear in them to keep the Blue Devils in check for a period. Bursting out the gates with a level of energy Duke had not seen all afternoon, the Dolphins’ Gavin Legg cut through the Blue Devils’ defense and played off a pass from Shawn Ewert to finally put his team on the board. Duke responded just a minute later, with Joe

Robertson barreling through Jacksonville’s back line. The Charlottesville, Va., native found an open teammate in junior Sean Lowrie, who put the goal away. The rest of the quarter was a vicious back-andforth between the two teams, with Jacksonville’s Eric Applegate contributing two goals to try and cut into the Blue Devils’ momentum. But Duke remained undeterred with its attacking trio of Guterding, Robertson and sophomore

Joey Manown penetrating deep into Jacksonville territory and finding three more goals for the Blue Devils. The Dolphins added a man-up goal late in the quarter, but still trudged into halftime facing a 9-4 deficit despite outshooting Duke 11-7 in the second quarter. “We had our game plan the whole time,” Robertson said. “At the end of the second See M. LACROSSE on Page 9

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Freshman Joe Robertson has already developed into an effective sidekick for Justin Guterding on Duke’s attack and delivered a hat trick Saturday afternoon.

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SOFTBALL

Duke holds its own in first weekend of action By Mitchell Gladstone Sports Managing Editor

It may have not been a perfect weekend for the start of Duke’s softball program, but with a pair of victories in their pocket, the Blue Devils can return home with both positives and learning experiences. After splitting a pair during Thursday’s season-opening 5 doubleheader against OSU 2 host Florida Atlantic, DUKE Duke won just one 3 of its final three DUKE 0 games in Boca Raton, MSU Fla., at FAU Softball 7 Stadium, sandwiching BU 4 a 3-0 Friday evening DUKE shutout of Michigan State between losses to Ohio State and Boston University on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The Blue Devils fell 5-2 against the Buckeyes before a 7-4 loss in extra innings versus the Terriers. Still, Friday’s stellar outing in the circle from freshman Katherine Huey was the standout moment of the trip to the Sunshine State. “She’s been battling some back pain as well, so going into that game, we weren’t planning on her throwing a full seven innings,” Duke head coach Marissa Young said. “But she got into a really good rhythm, kept her pitch count down and she was able to stay in control of the game.” From the get-go, the Blue Devils (2-3) attacked the Spartans, pouncing on them in the opening frame for three runs. Leadoff

hitter Jazmine Moreno got on second base thanks to an error, but was in danger of being stranded after a strikeout and a fly out from Duke’s second and third batters. But three straight hits capped by a tworun double from sophomore transfer Dom Salinas helped the Blue Devils tally all the offense they would need. Despite mustering just two more hits the rest of the way—one in the second and the other in the fifth—it was all Huey on the rubber. Michigan State (2-2) threatened in the first, second and fourth frames, putting runners in scoring position with fewer than two outs each time. But the Cumming, Ga., native came up huge, posting perfect innings in the fifth and the seventh to seal the deal. “We scored in the first inning, which is what you always want to see, and not scoring the rest of the game meant there were times when we had to bear down and be tough,” Young said. “I was really proud of the kids for keeping their composure, staying locked in and keeping Michigan State scoreless.” In the early matchup Friday afternoon, Duke struggled with a different Big Ten foe. Although the Blue Devils strung together a series of good at-bats in the bottom of the first inning to grab an early advantage 2-1 against the Buckeyes, Ohio State was relentless. The Buckeyes (4-0) added a pair in the third, another in the fourth and then an insurance run in the top of the seventh to secure a 5-2 victory. Duke starter Peyton St. George suffered her second loss in as many days on the hill, allowing a trio of earned runs in three innings

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Jameson Kavel had a double and drove in a run in Duke’s extra-inning loss to Boston University to wrap up the program’s first-ever weekend of action. on five hits. But the biggest concern for Young was the Blue Devil bats. Although they scored five runs in the first inning of the two games combined, Duke didn’t score at any other point in either contest, with most of its offense coming from the top of the lineup. “We need to do a better job of being able to move runners and get things going in our bottom half of the lineup,” Young said. “They’ve got to get things going to turn that lineup over to the top half, but again, it’s really early.”

In the weekend’s finale, it was an early start for the Blue Devils with first pitch coming at 9 a.m. Saturday, and it showed as neither Duke nor Boston could score in the first two frames. And although Jameson Kavel provided some early offense with an RBI double and a run in the third to give the Blue Devils a 2-1 lead, it would be short-lived. The Terriers (2-1) scored lone runs in the fourth and fifth innings to go in front, and See SOFTBALL on Page 8

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Blue Devils cruise past Phoenix in season opener By Ben Feder Staff Reporter

Coming off their worst season in 20 years, the Blue Devils sorely needed to make a statement in their season opener. 9 ELON They did that, as DUKE 17 well as plenty more. No. 19 Duke put the nightmare of last season to bed in a dominant 17-9 victory against Elon at Cohan Turf Fields

adjacent to its usual home at Koskinen Stadium Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils were unfazed despite the change, which was due to the weather conditions affecting Koskinen’s grass field. Senior captains Maddie Crutchfield and Grace Fallon led the charge with five points apiece, while sophomore netminder Gabbe Cadoux proved unflappable between the pipes with 10 saves. “We’ve just worked really hard to try to put together a game like we did today,” Duke head

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Midfielder Maddie Crutchfield scored four goals in the last season opener of her career to lead Duke to a decisive victory.

coach Kerstin Kimel said. “To be able to be really solid defensively, to be a threat out of transition, and to execute offensively, I’m very pleased with our first outing.” The Blue Devils (1-0) came out hot from the start playing on one of their practice fields. After Crutchfield found the back of the net for the team’s first goal of the season, Duke went on a run, opening up a 4-1 lead less than 10 minutes into the contest. By halftime, the Blue Devils were up 11-3, forcing the Phoenix to replace freshman goalkeeper Allie Cerrone, who got off to a rough start in her Elon debut with just one save in the first half. Entering the season with just senior Anne Slusser as the lone holdover from last season’s starting group, Duke’s new-look defense provided the jolt needed for the first-half dominance. After the Blue Devils’ first offensive possession— which proved unfruitful— Elon (0-1) emerged with its first attacking opportunity of the game after a Fallon turnover. However, the Phoenix could not get any good shots off on the ensuing possession as Duke forced a shot clock violation, energizing the unit. “That is exactly what we’ve been looking for,” Cadoux said. “When we can force that and did such a good job with it, it’s such a game starter for the defense and the midfield.” Due to her efforts on the draw, junior attack Olivia Jenner helped keep the offense rolling throughout the first half. After finishing 10th in

the nation in draw controls per game last year, Jenner got into an early-contest rhythm as she finished with a game-high nine draw controls. In just the first half, the Blue Devils won 12 of 15 draws, and Crutchfield and freshman midfielder Catriona Barry also pitched in with multiple controls. Duke’s captains—Crutchfield, Fallon and senior attacker Kyra Harney—especially benefitted from Jenner’s efforts on the draw. The trio combined for 12 points, and just as importantly commanded the flow of the offense, which was able to get into its sets early in the shot clock. In turn, the Blue Devils were able to pepper Elon’s goalkeepers with 24 shots on goal. “[The captains] all played like seniors today, which is awesome,” Kimel said. “We’re asking them to play out there with a lot of young kids, and I think they do a great job of communicating and distributing the ball.” Kimel decided to start three freshmen— Barry, defender Gigi Vasile and midfielder Charlotte North—while bringing in a slew of their classmates as the game progressed. North shined, scoring three goals in her collegiate debut, while Vasile worked on the other end to shut down senior attack Nicole Sinacori, who finished with just two shots after ripping 26 goals last season, good for second on the Phoenix. Duke seemingly went on cruise control See W. LACROSSE on Page 8

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With Selection Sunday exactly a month away, Duke may not have as much work to do as many expected to play its way into a top seed. Duke is currently the No. 7 team in the nation in the eyes of the NCAA men’s basketball selection committee, which revealed its top 16 teams up to this point in the season Sunday afternoon on CBS. That ranking would make Duke a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Virginia is running away with the ACC even after a home overtime loss to Virginia Tech Saturday for its first conference defeat, and it has earned the respect of the committee with the No. 1 overall ranking and a clear path to a No. 1 seed. The other three top seeds if the season ended now would be Villanova, Xavier and Purdue. If the tournament started today, the Blue Devils would be the No. 2 seed in the

M. BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 1 Carter opportunities alone in the paint, and senior captain Grayson Allen dished assists to him on back-to-back possessions midway through the first half to help Duke stretch its comfortable lead to 14 points. “Wendell is sensational. He’s a double-double [threat]—amazing kid, represents Atlanta and Pace [Academy] and his community at the highest level,” Krzyzewski said. “He’s as good a kid as we’ve had at Duke and one of the really good players.” Allen also enjoyed one of his most effective games of conference play, adding a team-high 23 points to his six assists and knocking down three 3-pointers. Freshman Gary Trent Jr. joined Allen and Carter in double figures with 15 points. On the other end, the Yellow Jackets (11-14, 4-8 in the ACC) could not solve the 2-3 zone the Blue Devils used for most of the game with Bolden manning the middle under the basket and Carter contesting shots alongside him. Georgia Tech had to resort to deep perimeter possessions on most possessions and didn’t make many of them until the final minutes.

East Region with Villanova as the top seed, Texas Tech as the No. 3 seed and Ohio State seeded fourth. Other ACC teams in line for top-four seeds are Clemson at No. 9 and North Carolina, which was ranked No. 12 after a strong week with wins against Duke and N.C. State. The Cavaliers, Tar Heels and Tigers are the only other teams in the Blue Devils’ general geographic region in the committee’s top 16. The results of the next month will decide which two teams get to stay close to home and play the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in Charlotte. The Blue Devils were widely thought to be a strong candidate for a No. 1 seed before last Saturday’s stunning loss to St. John’s, and the defeat against the Tar Heels Thursday night made matters worse. They will likely fall out of the top 10 in the next AP poll for the first time of the season Monday, but are still in the mix in the only rankings that will matter in the middle of March.

If the season ended Sunday afternoon, the selection committee would have placed Duke as a No. 2 seed in Villanova’s East Region.

If the Yellow Jackets had any slim hopes of a comeback facing a 17-point deficit at halftime, Duke appeared to extinguish those with an 8-0 run to open the second half and take a 51-26 lead. But the Blue Devils (20-5, 8-4) faltered in the final 10 minutes, giving up several transition buckets and second-chance putbacks, as Krzyzewski used two timeouts in the middle of a 15-2 Yellow Jacket run that trimmed Duke’s lead to a dozen. Duval finally stunted the spurt with a wideopen corner triple off an assist from Allen and gave the visitors some breathing room. “It was [Duval’s] best performance in a couple weeks and he hit the biggest shot of the game,” Krzyzewski said. “That was a big response, because you get it down to 12 and the world can look like it’s falling apart and we got a great response from a kid that didn’t start for the first time and got the confidence from a veteran to get the ball.” Georgia Tech never seriously threatened to get back into the game the rest of way—the hosts would not get any closer than 10 down the stretch. Duke’s three players from the Atlanta area—Carter, O’Connell and freshman Jordan Goldwire—all saw time in front of a crowd that was about half Duke fans, and they had a lot to

cheer about for most of the night. “It’s always good to be back home and play in front of my city, but at the same time, I came here thinking it was just another business trip,” Carter said. “I didn’t want to grow my own head up and think I had to do something spectacular in this game. Just go out and play my game, and we got the W.” Sophomore Josh Okogie was consistent and effective for the Yellow Jackets with 29 points. But Georgia Tech took a serious hit for Sunday’s game—and potentially for the rest of its season—in the first half when secondleading scorer Jose Alvarado fouled Javin DeLaurier under the basket and fell to the ground hard on his left arm. He was taken to the hospital immediately with a dislocated elbow. The Blue Devils will now return home to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face Virginia Tech Wednesday night at 7. The Hokies pulled off a massive upset Saturday evening when they knocked off No. 2 Virginia on the road, and head coach Buzz Williams’ squad is lurking just outside the ACC’s top four with a shot at a double bye in next month’s conference tournament.

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SOFTBALL FROM PAGE 7 Duke needed a late rally to tie things up. With four hits in the sixth, the Blue Devils did just that. After a leadoff groundout, Duke’s next four batters reached base as Salinas proved clutch yet again, singling down the left field line to score Raine Wilson. And even though the Blue Devils were able to load the bases with a shot at the lead, a fielder’s choice ended the threat, and the game would ultimately have to be decided in extras. Boston tacked on four runs in the top of the eighth thanks to a pair of hits and a pair of costly Duke errors. Facing its largest deficit at any point of the weekend, the Blue Devils scored a run, but could not get any closer, ultimately falling 7-4. With five games in three days, it wasn’t always easy sledding for Duke as it set a number of program firsts in its opening contests. But the Blue Devils return to Durham knowing where they will have to improve with their first home games less than a week away. “We’ve got four quality pitchers—they’re different, so they can come in behind one another,” Young said. “It’s more figuring out our lineup and getting our kids comfortable and into a good rhythm.”

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toward the end of the game, though, allowing four of the contest’s final six goals. For Elon, attack Stephanie Asher led the charge with five goals and an assist, though she had just two goals before the last seven minutes of the game. The Blue Devils will have nearly a week off before facing Campbell and No. 9 Northwestern next weekend at Koskinen. “This is the field that we’ve been working hard on for so long for months. It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t play in Koskinen, but it’s going to be there all season,” Cadoux said. “We have a lot of home games, and it’s just really nice to be able to dominate on a field you’ve been working so hard on.”

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M. LACROSSE FROM PAGE 6 quarter, we started moving too fast and got ahead of ourselves a little bit. We came [into the locker room], calmed it down a little bit and got out fighting.” Coming out of the half, the Blue Devils were in control for the rest of the game. Guterding, Lowrie and Robertson took the reins for a 5-1 Duke surge in the third quarter. Although Jacksonville found four more goals by the end of the game, the outcome was never in question. Guterding finished with four goals and five assists, while Robertson contributed three goals and five assists. “[With Guterding and Robertson] you have a dominant right-hand player and a dominant left-hand player down low,” Danowski said. “They don’t come off the field, so by the time they get together, they will develop some

chemistry together.” With a team that picked up 42 ground balls to 30 from Jacksonville and forced 26 turnovers by the Dolphins, the Blue Devils won by making deep attacks and dominating possession of the ball. But with just 12-of30 faceoffs won, Duke will need to beware of giving early possessions to more talented teams after the graduation of reliable faceoff man Kyle Rowe last spring. The Blue Devils will return to action Friday at home against No. 4 Denver, when Duke will face its first top-10 test of the season. “We need to celebrate this win a little bit—two games in three days,” Danowski said. “Second would be to just take the day off and let everybody get some rest and relax. Then on Monday, we get back to work.... Denver is a team we’ve struggled with in the regular season since 2014.”

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Lexie Brown tied a program record with her 25th straight game with a made 3-pointer, though she only finished with six points.

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it. She plays a very concentrated game,” McCallie said. “She doesn’t get affected by anything going on around her [and] stays just one in six attempts in the first quarter. very focused.” Mathias helped lead Duke’s surge to pull In a sloppy game for both teams that away from the Tigers, finishing the first half featured 29 total turnovers, the Blue Devils with six points and rebounds apiece. The were able to lean on their superb defense Blue Devils posted their season-high for to keep the Tigers at bay. Four players had boards in the first half with 28 rebounds, at least two steals, led by Greenwell, who compared to just 11 for Clemson. finished with three. Although Duke never As the offense struggled to find its rhythm really found its groove on offense, the Blue for much of the game with all three Duke Devils used their defense and rebounding to point guards out with injuries, the Blue continue to pull away in the second half. With the win, Duke secured its 21st Devils leaned on Greenwell to provide the consecutive 20-win season, the longest spark on offense. The graduate student from streak in the ACC and the second-longest Owensboro, Ky., contributed 11 rebounds in in the NCAA. The Blue Devils will travel to addition to her 17 points and knocked down Syracuse, N.Y., a pair ofThe 3-pointers to help Duke cruise afterSales Corporation Thursday for their final road New York Times Syndication 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. game10018 of the year before closing out the season the first quarter of play. For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 with a pair of home contests. “Becca’s For aggressive. goes February after ForRelease ReleaseShe Monday, Saturday, February 12, 10, 2018 2018 FROM PAGE 6

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eginning tomorrow, students will cast their votes for the next Young Trustee. Among the official candidate pool are four, highly qualified Duke seniors: Amy Kramer, Bryce Cracknell, Liz Brown and Chinmay Pandit. Each of the four candidates represents a unique voice on this campus and will bring to the Board their own particular set of experiences if selected for the position. Consequently, the process of voting, much less endorsing, a candidate for such an important position by no means a straightforward process or discussion. As a board of student opinion journalists coming from a wide swathe of on-campus experiences, we ultimately could not come to a clear consensus on who to specifically endorse. Chinmay spoke passionately about his investment in teaching and holding members of the board responsible for the realities of financial aid. The board was impressed by his thoughtful convictions regarding reducing loans and other monetary burdens that often come with a Duke education. However, we found that Chinmay ultimately did not accurately present how his diverse lived experiences or specific actions on campus could speak to how they could accurately represent the diversity of Duke’s student body required of a Young Trustee. Amy brought up disability rights on campus in

her interview, citing health complications during her Duke experience as evidence of her commitment to improving on-campus accessibility if elected. Her experience with collaborative work within the military was also a emphasized selling point that could be translated effectively to the Board. Moreover, Amy has stressed throughout her campaign the importance of

Editorial Board female representation in communities of power such as the military—a central feature of her senior thesis. The board did find it somewhat problematic that she did not emphasize the importance of intersectionality in female representation on the board; gender, after all, is bound to so many other identities experienced by ordinary Duke students. Bryce’s interview centered around his commitment to a wide array of diverse student groups on campus and his commitment to representing said perspectives to the board. As a resident assistant with a record of student activism, along with being the only candidate on non-merit need based financial aid, Bryce’s resume stood out in comparison to many other candidates we have interviewed in past elections. Nonetheless, many

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editorial board members questioned the tangible results of his student activist work, and how his strong positions on a number of topics could pragmatically translate behind closed doors. Liz stood out with her deep commitment to DurhamDuke relations and her in depth understanding of the city around us, historically and contemporarily. She emphasized the importance of a Young Trustee’s willingness to be critical and brought in perspectives unique to her extensive experience working with vulnerable populations in the city. Liz also brought a powerful and rare passion for labor issues on campus and described the role she argued Duke should embody as the largest employer in the region. However, board members also expressed concern whether or not she could truly represent Duke’s diverse student body, which she would be the voice for, if elected. In the end, the vote within the Chronicle was split relatively evenly between Liz Brown and Amy Kramer. Given the recent discussions over the lack of female representation among Young Trustees, we believe that students this year should pay particular attention to gender when casting their votes for their next Young Trustee. So many subjective factors need to be gauged when choosing a student to represent the undergraduate body on the Board; yet this year, we urge voters to make gender a particularly important one.

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he juvenile kangaroo is doubtless one of the most pitiable sights in nature. Shiny, veiny, and mottled in a disconcerting pattern of cherry red and translucent flesh tone, the joey is completely dependent on its mother for survival, even after birth.

Mihir Bellamkonda SMALL QUESTIONS The joey is born blind (despite creepy subdermal proto-eyes visible through its skin) and hairless (all the better to display its previously discussed, borderline lovecraftian, coloration). It lacks hind legs, or rather, it lacks fully-formed hind legs: it does have confusedly shaped protrusions of flesh that will one day develop into hind legs. It uses barely serviceable forelegs to painfully odyssey across its mother’s body over an approximately five minute period immediately after birth to arrive at the sanctity of the famous kangaroo pouch. Once the joey has arrived at the pouch, it begins to feed on its mother’s milk. It does this, and nothing else, for nearly 200 days in the case of the red kangaroo. Even after this period, it remains, helplessly, in the pouch for around another month. Even the word joey, at 62.5 percent (sometimes y?) vowels, screams of gooeyness, weakness. Vulnerability. Our campus has been known to bear strange fruit. Homophobia scrawled on walls. Dirty looks for conservatives on buses. In short, vulnerability exploited. It’s no secret that these events are not limited to our corner of the world. We are assaulted by information, mired in echo chambers, beholden to institutions that cannot agree on the truth. If to be human is to speak an opinion and to hear the opinions of others, then we are now, more than ever, vulnerable. This question of vulnerability has become the defining question of the modern university, if not the entirety of the modern world. What should we do about it? The media has helpfully supplied several suggestions. We’re treated to sketches of the intellectually masochistic, purposefully selfoffensive strategy undertaken by Chicago and depictions of the determinedly parochial, selfenforced echo chamber of Berkeley, each in their turn. Just as this dichotomy fails to accurately represent the intent and reality of these schools, so too does it thoroughly misrepresent the choice we face in confronting the problem of vulnerability. The phrase “free speech” emphatically should not mean the normalization of homophobic graffiti, just as the term “safe space” should not imply a culture of

implicitly or explicitly silencing conservative voices, whether on the C1 or on stage. It is time for us to stop characterizing the two sides of this debate as “pro-hate” and “pro-complacency”; time for us to free ourselves of the notion that we as a university and a people have to choose between freedom to and freedom from; time and past time for us realize our apotheotic legacy of ruthless idealism, reckless hope, uncompromising pursuit of truth and beauty in all their forms: eruditio et religio. We are vulnerable when we speak, and we are vulnerable when we listen. We are vulnerable, period. We should neither worship nor fear this vulnerability. To be an intellectual, as Voltaire put it, is to “descend into the arena,””condemn [oneself] to the beasts.” Whether we as modern students find ourselves standing alone against controversy in a philosophy or political science class or surrounded by hostile, hateful institutions of power in the course of our lives, we would do well to remember that the arena, after all, is one we share, and the beasts are in the end our companions. I’m saying a lot of things in this column. Bold notions that may be hollow, idealistic suggestions that may defy practicality. Things that I will likely roll my eyes at in days or months or years. But I’m still talking, and you’re still listening. And as we engage together in this, we are both made vulnerable. That fact, beyond all the bitter rhetoric and partisan passion, is our model for the future. Everyone on this campus has at one time or another felt that the world is sometimes hateful, sometimes stifling. Let us then, in the face of this common ground, be both generous when we speak and generous when we listen. Let us be vulnerable together, and when we are, inevitably, hurt, when we stumble on the path to understanding, let us not turn on each other with accusatory words. Let us instead help each other stand back up. The adult kangaroo is profoundly powerful. The male red kangaroo is the largest land animal in Australia. The average specimen stands at around five feet tall. Adult males can attain heights of around nine feet and can cover up to around thirty feet in one bound. Kangaroos are relatively unique in their use of hopping as a mechanism of locomotion. If pursued by a predator into a body of water, they have been known to hold the predator underwater, drowning it. The kangaroo has somehow managed to become more successful after human-induced habitat change. Some people know all these facts about kangaroos and still consider them just a bit ridiculous. I encourage those people to go look a red kangaroo directly in its hot, black, profoundly uncaring eyes. They might see many things there. They will not see vulnerability. Mihir Bellamkonda is a Trinity first-year. His column, “small questions,” runs on alternate Mondays.

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What is a Young Trustee?

here are certain hallmarks of campus life which when encountered serve as sudden reminders that spring semester is in full swing. The chaotic but lively swarm of tents in K-ville, the destructive sweep of the flu and of course, the Young Trustee election. Signs of the election are everywhere with student groups releasing endorsements, flyers flying all over campus and campaign materials flooding social media newsfeeds. The Young Trustee position is deeply embedded in Duke’s history, dating back to 1972. The Duke Board of Trustees takes on an elected undergraduate student for a three-year term, in which the student spends one year as an observer and two years as a voting member. The current Young Trustee application and election process is formal and bureaucratic. Every year Duke Student Government (DSG) puts together a Young Trustee Nominating Committee (YTNC). This year, DSG amended the bylaws for the YTNC, changing the minimum number of committee members from ten to eight in order to create a higher quality selection committee. The YTNC then accepts written applications for students interested in applying for the Young Trustee position. This year the committee selected eleven semifinalists, who were interviewed, and then announced four finalists. After the finalists are announced, there are over two weeks until election day. The results of the election are decided based on a majority vote, which means there is potential for a run-off before finalists are announced. While the process of applying and selecting

a Young Trustee is highly scripted with bylaws and committees, it is still unclear what the role of the Young Trustee actually is. The application states, “The Young Trustee should demonstrate an ability to think broadly about the university, understand the role of the university in society, be curious about larger institutional issues facing Duke, and respect how universities are administered and governed. Also, the Young Trustee should be independent and collegial and be a good

forced to explain how and why they will advocate for specific student groups when in reality their role will be to represent the entirety of Duke. There are also a range of issues with the structure and pace of the Young Trustee campaigns. In the current structure, Young Trustee finalists must make rapid-fire meetings with as many groups on campus as possible. Finalists reach out to almost every club, Greek organization and selective living

“Instead of glittery posters and cookies, the candidates now have shiny profile pictures and photo-ops on the BC Plaza.” Shruti Rao taming of the shru representative of Duke University. Young Trustees are fiduciaries of the university, not advocates for any particular agenda or issue.” There appears to be a glaring disconnect here. Young Trustees are asked to sit on the Duke Board of Trustees, be holistic thinkers and act as representatives of our university. However, out on the campaign trail it becomes immediately clear that the student body doesn’t understand the role of Young Trustee. Students expect candidates to run on a “platform” and have specific stances on issues ranging from housing, curriculum reform and construction. Thus, the Young Trustee campaign process has turned into a sad state of affairs where candidates are

glittery posters and cookies, the candidates now have shiny profile pictures and photoops on the BC Plaza. The greatest issues of the election is, however, our collective action problem. Due to the murky role of Young Trustee and a general lack of investment, students get overwhelmed by the myriad of endorsements and new profile pictures. Without institutionalized, accessible opportunities to get to know the candidates, students might either not vote or vote for the person whose name has come up most often. Going into next year’s election cycle we should find ways to improve the campaign process. Instead of long weeks parading around Marketplace and canvassing East campus, candidates could be asked to release a short video available online. The campaigns should be limited to a shorter period and individual meetings with student groups should be replaced with open meetings available to the student body. DSG could also host a series of town-halls open to the entire student body in order to give everyone access to the election and give students a chance to compare candidates. While our Young Trustee processes are far from perfect, the concept of having a student sit on the Duke Board of Trustees is a striking opportunity. It allows the student body to have a voice, and a face, on the Board. Take the time to learn about our four qualified finalists and send in your vote this Tuesday.

group as possible and then run around campus in a wild goose chase to meet as many students as possible. The biggest drawback to this structure is that students who aren’t affiliated with organizations on campus might not get access to the circuit of meetings and don’t necessarily meet all the candidates. Social media, unsurprisingly, also plays a huge role in the election. Candidates who are in larger student organizations have bigger networks to push their campaign content onto other student newsfeeds. This essentially turns the election into the same Shruti Rao is a Trinity senior. Her column, popularity contest from your fifth grade “taming of the shru,” usually runs on alternate study body president election. Instead of Thursdays.

The four letters my parents gave me

y name is Amy, although I have always thought that the French spelling “Aimee” looked prettier. When people ask me about how I got it, I have this story I love to tell. My parents are some of the most decisive people on the planet. I’m fairly convinced that they just opened the baby name book, saw the name “Amy,” and then proceeded to close the book. When Oct. 30 rolled around and I made my first appearance on this planet, the nurse asked them what my middle name would be. My parents were confused. “What is a middle name?” They asked. I imagine the nurse must have said something like, “It’s another name you name your daughter.” My parents thought long and hard in that hospital room in Virginia, and continued to fill out my birth certificate. “M.” Yes, my middle name is one letter. They have no reason for “M;” it was a purely spontaneous decision. I have a lot of pride that my name is strangely short. I shave off a lot of time bubbling in my information on standardized tests. It’s hard to misspell. There’s a lot of empty space on my Duke card. Best of all, I always have a fun fact for awkward icebreakers. I never really thought much about it until I got to Duke. Many of my Asian-American friends have an American first name, a name that doesn’t stand out on a roll call or trip anyone up at a nametag networking event. Others have their English alias as their middle name, but their first name is in their family’s native language, reminiscent of their origins and a constant reminder of where they came from. So why do parents choose their children’s names? I think for a lot of Americans, the choice is driven by its sound. Meaning comes second. But for Asian families, meaning is just

as important as sound. Typically, names are hopes. Just like how some English names are virtues—Grace, Hope, Patience—most Chinese names are derived from abstract nouns or descriptions that are supposed to indicate some kind of wish for your child. Long life. Lifelong happiness. Dreams come true. But I don’t have a Chinese name. Not even a non-legal nickname. My older sister has a Chinese name, and even a Chinese nickname. My family back in China addresses me as “Amy,” as best as they can in their thick

name. It was her adopted, American parents who gifted her “Rachel.” My parents gave me “Amy” because it sounded as American to them as baseball and apple pie. To have given me “Amy” and nothing else implies that my parents wished for me to be American first and foremost. Considering that my parents omitted a Chinese name, I have never been to Chinese school, and even was encouraged to have more “American friends,” I can’t help but feel that my Chinese parents would rather me limit the “Chineseness” I embody.

“When Oct. 30 rolled around and I made my first appearance on this planet, the nurse asked them what my middle name would be. My parents were confused. ‘What is a middle name?’” Amy Wang columnist accents, or just refer to me as “the little one.” Does this mean that my parents have no forward-looking wishes for me because they neglected to give me a Chinese name? Not only did they not give me one, but they were also presented a prime, second opportunity in that emergency room after my birth. And they didn’t because they never considered coming up with one for me. I’ve come to realize that the absence of a Chinese name speaks volumes more about their expectations for me than any real name they could have given me. I’m enrolled in a great house course about Asian-American history. Our course instructor, the ever-inquisitive Christine Lee, showed us one of my favorite spoken word poetry pieces by a young woman whose biological Korean parents did not give her a

I love my name. It’s a reminder of all of the gifts that my parents have given me after having given up everything, emigrating from the only place they knew as home, and shouldering financial burdens to put a roof over our heads. It was all to bring our family to the land of opportunity that this nation represents for so many immigrant families. My parents ended up actually giving me a name that was a promise about what they wanted for me: their daughter to become American. It would be easier for me to assimilate and succeed, they believed, if I had a white-sounding first name. And it’s funny because they’re not the only ones. I know so many other Asian women named “Amy” and even another “Amy Wang” right here at Duke. While I can’t speak to the reasons why other expecting Asian parents

give their children American names, I can’t help but speculate that assimilation is a large contributing factor. Assimilation is not bad. In fact, I believe some degree of assimilation is truly necessary to survive here at Duke, if not within the rest of the country. But I can’t help but question whether or not my name is an indication of how much I should be willing to give up whatever claim I have of being “Chinese” in order to be more “American.” My name is just one example where my Asian-American identity is more Asian vs. American, and it is a zero sum game. My name—the front-facing image of who I am as a person, the first thing I use to identify myself—is incredibly short. But it shoulders both the history of my parent’s struggles to get here and their biggest wish for their American daughter. I am beyond lucky for all they have given for me, but I can’t help but wonder about the true weight of the cultural implications of what they decided not to give me. Amy Wang is a Trinity senior. Her column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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