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A YEAR IN: Duke falls SANFORD’S below most SPACE of its peers in SAFE Looking at how LOCAL AND NATIONAL

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By Lexi Kadis Senior News Reporter

Duke reaped a whopping $581.05 million in charitable contributions in 2017, yet that was only 10th place among all American universities. Donations to colleges and universities in the United States reached a record $43.6 billion in 2017, according to a survey by the Council for Aid to Education, a nonprofit organization which tracks philanthropic contributions to colleges. The survey found that foundations were the largest source of support, making up 30.1 percent of the 2017 total, and alumni were the second-largest source at 26.1 percent of contributions made in 2017. Higher personal giving drove the overall 6.3 percent increase in donations, which CAE attributed to the stronger stock market. “Charitable support for colleges and universities is likely to increase in 2018 if the See FUNDRAISING on Page 3

By Stefanie Pousoulides Staff Reporter

More than a year since its debut, a safe space at the Sanford School of Public Policy is providing students, staff and faculty an area to openly pray, breastfeed or go to when they feel overwhelmed or threatened. Sanford’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) opened the Sanford Safe Space—a physical safe space located in Rubenstein Hall 120—in Fall 2016. Although the University of Chicago letter to incoming freshmen condemning safe spaces seemed to precipitate Sanford’s initiative, the blueprint for the space was already under way. Deondra Rose, assistant professor at Sanford, played an integral role in bringing CDI’s safe space plans into fruition amidst the controversy. “We had already begun making moves to creating a safe space just as that dialogue between the University of Chicago and their

Stefanie Pousoulides | Contributing Photographer Deondra Rose, assistant professor at Sanford, said she hopes the safe space acts as both an intellectual space and a physical space.

incoming students emerged,” Rose said. “It was interesting because we got caught up in that discussion in a way that was a challenge because people were presuming that what we were attempting to do with our safe space was cutting off dialogue and censoring. That was something that was generated by that other discussion, and that is not at all what we imagined.” She noted that, in the month leading up to the Fall 2016 semester, CDI was

deliberating about ways that all members of the Duke community could “feel safe” in this “political and historical context.” To Rose, free speech should not be infringed upon, but everyone involved should leave the conversation feeling as though they were “respected” and treated as “free and equal citizens.” “I think the big lesson for me was that See SAFE SPACE on Page 12

Rivalry renewed: Duke prepares for first meeting with Tar Heels By Mitchell Gladstone Sports Managing Editor

When Duke and North Carolina’s 2016-17 seasons came to a close, both teams knew what was coming next. Combined, the two sides lost seven starters to the pros, including five first-round NBA Draft picks, and the Blue Devils would have to replace nearly 80 percent of their scoring offense. Even so, expectations for both teams entering this year remained high—with the Tar Heels coming off a national title and the Blue Devils bringing in yet another top-ranked recruiting class, there was little reason to think otherwise. But with both ninth-ranked Duke and No. 21 North Carolina not playing up to those standards and preseason rankings, Thursday night’s Tobacco Road rivalry provides the perfect opportunity to kickstart a winning stretch as both squads dive into the latter half of ACC play. The contest,

which tips at 8 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, will be the 246th meeting in a series that the Blue Devils have dominated since 2010, winning 13 of the last 18 battles. “Whether you’re not ready, you’re sick, whatever, you’ve got to give it up,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said Saturday following his team’s shocking loss to St. John’s. “It made the loss, because we came back, all the more frustrating.... That is not acceptable. So I will do the things that I have done for 43 years to make sure that the next time we go, we will have an acceptable performance by our Duke team.” For the Blue Devils (19-4, 7-3 in the ACC), the fixes will likely have to start on the defensive side of the ball. After N.C. State shredded Duke’s defense in early January, Blue Devil opponents did not muster more than 75 points in seven straight games—that was until this weekend, when the Red Storm erupted for 49 in the second half alone en route to an 81-77 victory.

And though the Tar Heels (17-7, 6-5) have struggled to eclipse the .500 mark in league play, they still boast a top-15 adjusted offensive efficiency according to Ken Pomeroy with an average of 82.8 points per game. “We just have to contain the basketball, communicate on defense and you’ve got to play hard,” freshman guard Gary Trent Jr. said Saturday. “Guys are going to make some tough shots, of course...[but] you’ll be successful if you do [communicate], and if you don’t, you won’t.” As usual, North Carolina will enter the contest as one of the nation’s premier rebounding squads—the Tar Heels lead the ACC in rebounds per game and rank third in the country in offensive rebounding percentage. But perhaps surprisingly, it’s Duke in front in the offensive boards category, both in percentage at 41.2 and average total with 14.5 per game. See M. BASKETBALL on Page 4

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Hungry for pizza? Ordering it online might leave you with more slices than you initially planned, according to a Duke study. Ryan McDevitt, associate professor of economics at the Fuqua School of Business, found that consumers spend more money on pizza orders made online than they otherwise would in brick-and-mortar stores. His research indicated that removing the layer of social interaction required by ordering in person makes hungry customers more likely to indulge because they don’t worry about the cashier’s reaction to their order. “When online, you’re anonymous and no one’s judging your behavior,” McDevitt said. “Social judgment is a very powerful force.” McDevitt noted that the idea for the study came about because his friend owned a pizza restaurant in Raleigh but was slow to roll out an online delivery service, only beginning it in 2009. The researchers were able to look at the orders of people before and after online ordering was available, providing them with a clear way to identify its effect on their purchases.

160,000 Number of orders to a pizza restaurant in Raleigh analyzed by Ryan McDevitt and his team McDevitt and his team analyzed approximately 160,000 orders made to the restaurant during the course of four years

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and compared repeat customers’ phone orders with their online orders. This revealed that customers who ordered online made special instructions 15 percent more often, which corresponded to an average increase in 100 calories in the order. For instance, customers were more likely to add extra toppings, increasing the price and calorie count. But is the cashier at your favorite pizza joint really judging you? Maybe not, but McDevitt said that customers still make a snap judgment while standing at the counter to make their order more socially acceptable. “It might cross your mind when ordering pizza, do I

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, Trinity ‘96, is now facing a grand jury investigation for allegedly blackmailing a woman with whom he had an affair. Al Watkins, the attorney for the ex-husband of the woman involved in the Greitens affair, said in a news release that his client had been subpoenaed by the grand jury. This move signals that the jury is now in the process of hearing testimony and gathering evidence regarding Greitens’ involvement in the affair. “The issuance of a grand jury subpoena indicates that the Circuit Attorney’s Office has elevated its undertakings to include Grand Jury proceedings, for which subpoena power and other discovery tools are available,” Watkins said. Greitens, a former Rhodes Scholar and Navy SEAL, publicly acknowledged the affair with his former hairdresser in January but repudiated the allegations of blackmail. One piece of evidence will likely be an audio recording taken by the woman’s ex-husband of a conversation between husband and wife about the woman’s interactions with Greitens. In the recording, the woman alleges that Greitens took a scandalous photo of her while she was tied up and blindfolded, and that he threatened to release it if she revealed

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Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Researchers at the Fuqua School of Business found that customers are more likely to indulge online because of the lack of social interaction required by ordering in person.

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“What Matters in Voting for Young Trustee” By Richard Riddell, Senior Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

ince 1972, the Duke University Board of Trustees has benefited from having recent or current students serve as Young Trustees. Next week, undergraduate students will select a new Young Trustee in a campus-wide election. As students consider their choices, I’d like to share a few thoughts on the criteria trustees use when selecting new members of the board. Since Young Trustees are trustees, the criteria are relevant as you consider the candidates in next week’s election. First, a note about what trustees aren’t: they aren’t representatives of any group (e.g., the students) and they don’t advocate for particular changes or for particular constituencies. This is a popular misconception. The board is not a representative body, rather it’s a deliberative body that holds the university in its trust (thus the name, “trustees”). No matter what path brings an individual to the role of trustee, it’s essential that once a trustee, the individual be responsive to the whole university, rather than a particular part or constituency. Good trustees are broad-thinkers. Trustees support the overall mission of the University. They have an interest in the role of the university in society, respect for how universities are administered and governed, and curiosity about issues that research universities face today. Trustees speak and think independently, are able to discuss tough issues in a candid, confidential, but friendly manner. They also value collegiality, knowing the importance of being a member of a group and respecting other members. They exercise good judgment and restraint. As representatives of the university, they embody the values that define Duke such as integrity, dedication, courage, and respect for people of different backgrounds and cultures. In my tenure as secretary, I have found the perspectives of Young Trustees valuable and insightful: they are close enough to the experience of being a student to help older trustees understand current campus issues while also eager to ensure that Duke continues to be a vital institution for future generations of students. Whoever is elected this year, I look forward to welcoming the Young Trustee to the board in the fall, and to that Young Trustee’s invaluable contribution to Duke.

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PIZZA FROM PAGE 2 really want triple bacon or is this guy going to laugh in my face?” he said. The anonymity provided by the Internet allows people to behave more freely, McDevitt noted. He previously studied how social interaction affected liquor sales in Sweden and found similar results regarding how people would behave in the presence of an employee. In a self-service format, sales of fancy wines with complicated

names went up 10 times, possibly because customers no longer had to pronounce the names. These findings may extend to other areas of self-service, McDevitt added. Next up, he plans to examine other retailers like Amazon, which purchased the grocery store chain Whole Foods in 2017 and recently debuted its own cashier-less grocery store in Seattle. These studies are especially relevant because more sales than ever are moving to the Internet, especially for younger generations. “As [online ordering] becomes the primary means for ordering pizza, it will change the mix of products that are

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bought and sold,” McDevitt said. Because people are more likely to buy more online, this could inform future retailer tactics. They could encourage more online ordering or ask customers at the last minute if they want to add an extra item to their cart. From a consumer standpoint, people may need to be mindful of how online ordering can affect them, particularly from a health perspective. “The overall effect on calories was not enough to really matter, but if you’re ordering one or two meals a day online, that starts to add up over the course of the year,” he said. “You have to be careful not to overdo it.”

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stock market continues to gain ground through June 30, 2018—the end of the fiscal year,” said Ann Kaplan, vice president of CAE and the survey’s director, in their press release. “In addition, some individuals may have pre-paid intentions and pledges in December of 2017 to take advantage of elements of the tax law that were more favorable for certain donors and types of gifts.” Despite the major increases in contributions in 2017, the new tax plan may diminish future contributions due to the increase in the standard deduction, which reduces the tax incentive for charitable giving, according to the press release. “You don’t know who’s going to fall into what category. The details are so complicated, there’s no way to know how that stratification is going to affect any institution. It’s not clear how changes in the law will affect giving,” Kaplan said in interview with Bloomberg Markets. However, the top 20 institutions in the report—including Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale and Duke—may not have much to worry about. Although they compose less than one percent of the nation’s colleges, these 20 schools collectively raised almost 30 percent of the total contributions to colleges in 2017.

the nature of their relationship. Jim Bennett, an attorney representing Greitens, told KCUR that he and Greitens have yet to hear from any law enforcement agencies. Some of Greitens’ aides have also come under fire for communicating via the text messaging app Confide, which automatically erases a text after the recipient has read it and prevents any screenshots of the message. In response, two St. Louis County attorneys filed a lawsuit alleging that the use of Confide violates Missouri’s open records laws. Judge Jon Beteem announced Feb. 2 that he would not issue a temporary restraining order to ban the governor’s staff from using the app. An investigation by the Kansas City Star in December revealed that the governor and many of his top aides including his chief of staff, legislative director and press secretary all have the app downloaded on their personal cell phones.

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Chinese national coach observes, advises Duke By Spencer Levy Staff Reporter

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Limin Xu sat behind the Duke bench and observed practices for three weeks in January.

M. BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 1 Obviously, that success is a credit to freshmen big men Marvin Bagley III and Wendell Carter Jr., both of whom could feast on a smaller-than-usual North Carolina side. If Tar Heel head coach Roy Williams opts to start his “Warrior” lineup with Cameron Johnson at the four and Luke Maye at the five, the hosts will have no player taller than

NBA Hall of Fame center Yao Ming was never known for his assists. But one crucial offthe-court assist may have started a connection that could shape the next generation of international basketball. Last month, Duke opened its doors to Limin Xu, the Chinese women’s basketball national team coach. Promoted to the highest stage in March, Xu was quick to adjust to his new role as the head of the rising women’s program. But he needed some help—that’s where the former AllStar and current Chinese Basketball Association president came into the picture. “I was looking to study in a college in the United States, so I went through Yao Ming who then looked to the NBA, and Duke is actually recommended by the NBA,” Xu said through Duke student manager and translator Mikaela

6-foot-8 on the floor. Whether it’s on the glass or in the scoring column, a big night for the freshman frontcourt tandem is a likely key to victory for the Blue Devils. “Even though they run a smaller lineup, they’re still the best rebounding team in the conference,” Krzyzewski said on the ACC’s weekly teleconference Monday. “They can come out with a small and a big lineup—they’re just really good, so they

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WENDELL CARTER JR.: 14.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 61.3 FG% MARVIN BAGLEY III: 21.4 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 59.9 FG% GARY TRENT JR.: 15.0 ppg, 44.8 3PT%, 86.9 FT% GRAYSON ALLEN: 14.5 ppg, 4.4 apg, 3.5 rpg TREVON DUVAL: 11.3 ppg, 6.0 apg, 1.5 spg

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LUKE MAYE: 18.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 48.7 3PT% CAMERON JOHNSON: 12.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 88.6 FT% THEO PINSON: 8.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.4 apg KENNY WILLIAMS: 11.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 39.3 3PT% JOEL BERRY II: 17.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.1 apg

Projected lineups and statistics from 2017-18 season Luke Maye has been a surprise DUKE UNC as an ACC Player of the Year 82.8 PPG: 89.6 candidate, but Marvin Bagley 72.8 PPG DEF: 72.4 FG%: III and Wendell Carter Jr. 50.7 46.4 3PT%: 38.9 37.2 are both bigger, faster and FT%: 68.9 73.4 stronger than North Carolina’s RPG: 43.4 42.7 undersized frontcourt. APG: 18.5 18.0 Veteran captains Grayson Allen 4.4 BPG: 5.4 and Joel Berry II have been 7.4 SPG: 5.3 having down years for both 12.5 12.8 TO/G: sides, but Duke’s Gary Trent Jr. The breakdown and Trevon Duval should own On paper, Duke has had a better season with a slim edge against Kenny a more talented lineup thus far than North Williams and Theo Pinson. Carolina. This rivalry is rarely decided on paper, Seventh Woods is expected but it’s hard to imagine 6-foot-8 Luke Maye to return for the Tar Heels for containing Marvin Bagley III or Wendell Carter Jr. the first time since November, Maye will get his points, too, and the Tar Heels and freshmen bigs Sterling could knock down enough 3-pointers to win, but Manley and Garrison Brooks we’ll take the Blue Devils in a close shootout. give North Carolina far more OUR CALL: Duke wins, 84-82 depth than the Blue Devils.

Li. “I especially liked Duke because it’s not only a good sports school, but also in academics and culture and history and just everything.” The similarities between the national team and the Blue Devils go far beyond the hardwood. Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie noted the two coaches’ personal connections helped spark an instant connection to Xu. “I’m 52, he’s 51. We both have a son the same age. His wife is a coach. My husband is a professor and I just felt like we had a lot in common,” McCallie said. “I have family that go to China regularly, so China is something that’s revered in my family in terms of that opportunity culturally.” The similarities, in the minds of McCallie and Xu, enabled the relationship to grow. That connection allowed for more conversations and a greater understanding of each other. “It was such a great thing to get that call from Carol Callan, [USA Basketball Women’s

National Team director], when she said that Yao Ming made that decision and would we be willing, and it was such an interesting question,” McCallie said. “Of course, we would be willing. We were absolutely thrilled about it and it has just worked out even better than we could have expected.”

present a challenge to anybody and they’ll be difficult to defend.” The other battle to watch will take place beyond the arc, a place where both teams have impressed this season. Duke and North Carolina both shoot better than 37 percent from long distance, but the teams also rank in the bottom half of the league in defending the 3-point line, with the Tar Heels ranking a miserable 313th nationally. Trent’s hot stretch—the freshman is shooting a torrid 62.0 percent on treys in his last seven games—has given a major boost to the Blue Devil backcourt with senior captain Grayson Allen slumping. But Allen has routinely emerged as a key figure in these rivalry contests, posting performances of 23, 29, 25 and 14 points during his last four regular-season tussles with North Carolina. If that weren’t

enough, the then-junior added 18 points to help Duke hang with the Tar Heels before the Blue Devils rallied for a win in last year’s ACC semifinals. Allen, like his teammates, will have to put his struggles aside, however, to reemerge as a crucial offensive figure for Duke and continue to be one of North Carolina’s worst nightmares. “In February every year, we’re working through issues. They are, too, and there are very few teams not working through issues to get better,” Krzyzewski said. “Sometimes, one game can help you if you’re really good at some of these things—if you win and if you do those things well, it can give you confidence going further.”

A fresh evaluator During the three-week span that Xu was in Durham, the impact of the visit was more than merely showing up to practice every day and watching the games from afar. “Yes, we communicated a lot of ways and occasions. One event that was especially important was after the UNC loss,” Xu said. “Coach P asked for my advice and my perspective on the team from an outside perspective. I also gave a few [pieces of] advice and suggestions, See CHINA on Page 9

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ACC Player of the Year frontrunners Marvin Bagley III and Luke Maye will face off Thursday.

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It’s Spring semester of my junior year realized I’d rather do almost anything else at Duke and I’m wondering where the than tinker with code. time went — not because it’s flown by, After accepting my shortcomings in like everyone said it would, but because Computer Science, I began a long process I’m just now gaining my footing. It’s taken of crossing potential majors off my list. me three years to find a group of friends I’d always loved biology, but I didn’t want I feel like I can depend on, to decide on to work in a lab or conduct experiments the academic path that will determine on animal subjects. I entertained Asian my future opportunities, to seek out the and Middle Eastern Studies, International extracurricular activities that bring me Comparative Studies and Cultural ASK US YOUR QUESTIONS. OPINIONS. joy — regardless GIVE of whetherUS theyYOUR will Anthropology but found that none of impress my future resume-readers. I have them quite satisfied me. ahead of me only two semesters, eight Last summer I decided to commit, if classes and nine-odd months on this only because I was running out of time, campus before my college career is over. I to pursuing a Visual Arts major. The can’t help but feel that just as I’m settling decision was not without its own internal in, Duke is pushing me out. debate: Who will hire me after I graduate? On my own tour of Duke at the Is this major rigorous enough? Do I even start of my junior year of high school, I We’re all born naked, and the remember hearing — and I have said it myself to prospective students on their rest is... tours of campus — that here at Duke, you can and should take whatever classes Will Atkinson .......................simulacra you want. We’re advised to explore our options, to enroll in courses because Nina Wilder .......................... suffering they interest us, not because they’re Georgina Del Vecho................. disney prerequisites for a biology class we think we’ll need for our major. And maybe Christy Kuesel ..........................milton that’s where I went wrong. At the end of high school, I felt so have the talent to be successful as an Jessica Williams .. things 2 do in durm strongly that I was meant to be a computer artist? What will people think of me when Likhitha Butchireddygari........... ledes programmer that I wrote my Common I tell them I graduated from Duke with an Application personal essay about my arts major? love for coding. When I came to Duke, I The potential answers to those was ecstatic that my randomly assigned questions stopped filling me with academic advisor was a professor in the fear when I answered the most simple Computer Science department. (That question: What do I want the rest of my would give me a leg up, wouldn’t it?) time at this institution to look like? I I enrolled in all the Computer Science want to enjoy it. I want to be challenged The Ruby Grand prerequisite courses I could handle during in ways I have yet to be challenged, I want Opening Party Saturday. my first year. I enrolled in, withdrew from to succeed in ways that surprise me and I Photo by Bre Bradham. and re-enrolled in Math 111, all because want to love every minute of it. I thought I should get those pesky math For the first time in my Duke career, requirements out of the way. And, one I feel content exactly where I am. I am Duke Computer Science class later, I rediscovering my creativity, a part of

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myself that, somewhere between learning my ABCs and now, I deserted in favor of what I thought were more important and marketable skills. I have learned that enjoyable work and rigorous work are not mutually exclusive; spending hours in the studio drawing from a model is neither easy nor unpleasant. I have no shame when I tell people that yes, I go to Duke and yes, I am an arts major, because I understand that creative work isn’t an “easy out.” I have met staff and faculty at this institution who have become mentors and inspirations to me. I can finally see a path for myself, however hazy and winding. I am a firm believer in the old adages “you are exactly where you are meant to be at this moment” and “everything happens for a reason.” Yet I can’t help but wonder what my time at Duke would have looked like had I allowed myself the space to explore during my first year. If I had allowed myself to take any of the courses that, when reading the course catalogue out loud to my mother in the car, had excited me, would I have found myself sooner? Would I have had the time to work more intensively on my own project or embark on a semester abroad? Would I have saved myself hours of worrying, frantically Googling what to do with a Computer Science major if you don’t really want to be a computer scientist? I guess my point is two-fold: One, that the world limits us enough without our help, and two, that it is never too late to find your path. For anyone stuck in a course of study you don’t love, there’s still time. For anyone boxing themselves in, creating themselves in the image of what they think they should be, give yourself a chance. We only get four years here, and they can be remarkable. —Alexandra Bateman

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Music audible from a block away, free coffee and the presence of a large fox were all sure signs that something special was happening at the Rubenstein Arts Center. Last Saturday, over 3,000 people attended the opening of the Rubenstein Arts Center. The event featured collaborations with duARTS, Duke Performances, Small Town Records, the campus radio station WXDU and the Dance Program Repertory. The Rubenstein Arts Center, which has been branded with the nickname “The Ruby,” officially opened Jan. 8, but the celebration allowed students to explore the Rubenstein and learn about all of the opportunities offered there. “It’s exciting for me to see people come, because I think you have to be in the building to see all the different types of art-making it

community,” said Scott Lindroth, vice provost for the arts. The opening also featured an abundance of free merchandise, ranging from Joe Van Gogh coffee to posters for the first 50 attendees. The event was so well-attended that the posters ran out 10 minutes before the festivities officially started. While a large number of Duke students attended the opening, the event also attracted many members of the Durham community. Families and curious locals alike flocked to the Rubenstein, eager to see the result of the construction first approved in 2015. “It looks like a wonderful collection of spaces for the students, and I expect that it will foster a lot of creativity,” Durham resident Steve Pulling said. The Rubenstein was built to allow students to explore their artistic talents, but its opening was also a chance to showcase what students have already accomplished. Student

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can support,” Arts Communications Specialist Katy Clune said. The large number of attendees exceeded the expectations of many people involved in planning the event. “I am absolutely thrilled to see this incredible turnout for the grand opening — so many students, so many people from the

Dance Council brought together multiple student dance groups on campus for short performances throughout the afternoon. Small Town Records also featured student artists in a series of live sets. The Arts of the Moving Image program played student films throughout the event. Local artist Bill Thelen hosted a Biscuit

Bre Bradham | Associate Photography Editor The grand opening of the Rubenstein Arts Center featured numerous student groups and local artists.

Station where attendees could “order” biscuits with various toppings like jelly, pimento cheese and fried chicken. They then received a lithograph print of a biscuit with their selected toppings, custom-made in the back of Thelen’s makeshift shop. duARTS debuted a student art exhibition, entitled “What is Home?”, on the second floor of the Rubenstein. duARTS solicited pieces from the student community that centered on the idea of home and the different forms it can take. The exhibit is split into three sections that describe home: as a physical space, as a person or as an unwelcome environment. “You can explore the different way

Duke students have interpreted what home means to them,” duARTS President Kelsey Graywill said. On display for a month, the “What is Home?” exhibit is the first gallery to be shown in the Rubenstein. Graywill said that the arts center allows for students, administrators and Durham community members to all see the gallery. “It’s kind of a unique showcase in that this is probably the most diverse group of people that will have ever come into a student showcase,” Graywill said. See RUBY on Page 8

From ‘Blade Runner’ to ‘ Three Billboards’: How Freewater gets its movies By Selena Qian Staff Writer

Most Friday and Saturday nights, the Griffith Film Theater fills with students eager to watch a new movie. DUU’s Freewater Presentations screens these films, which are often some of the most popular recent releases, with this semester’s lineup including “Thor: Ragnarok,” “The Post” and “Star Wars: the Last Jedi.” While attendees see the end product — the screened movies — they don’t see what happens behind the scenes. Freewater Presentations is entirely student-run and does more than staff the screenings; the group takes care of the whole process, including dealing with the legal barriers to public screenings. These restrictions mainly deal with copyright and licensing for public showings. At the beginning of every DVD, viewers have to watch the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning. While the typical viewer ignores the text, impatient for the film to start, groups like Freewater Presentations who want to show films to a public audience have to take heed. Junior Juliana Zhang, chair of Freewater Presentations, wrote in an email that the group pays for public showing licensing through film distribution companies like Swank Motion Pictures and Criterion Pictures USA. Freewater Presentations then receives films in encrypted Digital Cinema Packages or as Blu-Ray/DVDs. According to Twilight Zone Cinema Services, a movie event company, the cost of licensing typically ranges from $250 to $600, depending on the date and studio. On occasion, the films will be available

for screening before release to DVD. The licensing agreements, though, limit the showings to the date or dates specified in the order. Swank Motion Pictures’ FAQ also indicates advertising restrictions that intend to limit potential for competition with theaters. Freewater Presentations meets every week to plan the screenings, first compiling trailers of movies in the right time frame. They watch the trailers and vote on which

movies will be included in the survey sent out each semester to the general student body. The results of the survey will then determine the final list of films. Screenings are always free. Zhang wrote she values this accessibility when showing films. “Films can connect people, start necessary dialogues, and express all facets of life — and that requires opening such access to all people,” Zhang wrote.

Courtesy of Duke Box Office This week’s movies from Freewater Presentations include a midnight singalong of “High School Musical 2.”

The screenings fall into a few groups: “quad flix” on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 and 10 p.m., “indie flix” on Thursdays at 7 and 10 p.m., midnight singalongs on Fridays at midnight and collaborations with other organizations. Some of these collaborations have included screenings with Nasher MUSE, DSG and the Pratt School of Engineering. Groups at other universities fill a similar role in providing free movie screenings. For instance, the NCSU Union Activities Board has a film committee that “selects and promotes the films shown at the NCSU Campus Cinema” and aims to “satisfy every type of moviegoer,” according to their website. Some of their upcoming screenings include “Blade Runner 2049,” “My Life as a Zucchini” and “Fatima.” The NCSU UAB allots $50,000 for movie rights per year, which is still less than 10 percent of the total UAB budget. UNC-Chapel Hill has the Carolina Union Activities Board, which deals with programming and events including films and other entertainment. Zhang said Freewater Presentations is always open to new members, and members receive pay for their time. She joined the group after seeing the semester movie poster at the First Big Week activities fair in her first year at Duke, and has grown more involved since. “I’ve been a part of it ever since because I wanted to improve the Freewater Presentations experience for Duke students,” Zhang said. “I like that the organization gives me opportunities to engage in my love for film and all types of media in a way that I would have never considered before coming to Duke.”

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The Poetry Fox also made an appearance. A long line of students waited to receive a typewritten poem based on their chosen word from the fox. Duke Performances hosted a demo of the technologyinspired dance performance “MEETING,” which was shown in the von der Heyden Studio last week. Alisdair Macindoe, the creator of the robots used in the show, conducted a Q&A after the performance. The scale of the opening of the Rubenstein signaled to students that Duke is serious about its commitment to the arts. “I really like it,” first-year Aasha Henderson said. “I think it’s really awesome that they have this on campus and that Duke embraces the arts this way.” First-year Isabella Victoria Jimenez echoed the sentiment and said she enjoyed the variety of types of art on display at the opening. “They’re trying to show off everything at the same time,” Jimenez said. Sophomore Ashton Carr, who works at the Arts Annex, said that she likes how Duke is pulling together all of its different arts spaces on campus. The Nasher Museum of Art, the Arts Annex, Smith Warehouse and the Rubenstein are all located along Campus Drive. Together, they form an arts corridor stretching from East to West Campus. Lindroth agreed that the development of the Rubenstein signaled a new era for the arts at Duke. “I’m so proud that Duke has made this commitment,” Lindroth said. “I think it will send a whole new signal for what this institution is about.”

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CHINA FROM PAGE 4 and I think Coach P also saw something that she didn’t see with the team before.” McCallie talked about the fact that Xu is a “fresh evaluator” and how that newfound perspective aided the team in numerous ways. Although the Shanghai native was new to the college stage, that originality allowed him to see the players for who they are, not what a box score or highlight film may display. Whether it was talking to a coach on the sidelines during practice or talking to McCallie following the North Carolina defeat, Xu left a mark that will be felt for the rest of the season. Overcoming the language barrier Another coach that Xu had a strong connection to was associate head coach Hernando Planells. McCallie’s go-to coach on the bench, Planells conversed not only about Duke basketball, but also about Xu’s area of comfort—Asian basketball. Similar to Xu, Planells brings a different perspective to the college game as a result of his time coaching in Japan and around the world in different basketball environments. “He has so much knowledge, obviously being the Olympic team coach for China, who is a very, very good program,” Planells said. “You’re talking about someone whose seen all the ups and downs, has won so many games in the professional league—the CBA—so it’s those types of things that we took away from him.” Xu clearly learned from the Duke team, but at the same time, the Blue Devils learned from their visitor from China. “We all got better because so much knowledge, the interaction between him and Coach P and him with us, being able to hear his stories, what he’s done, again helps us steer what we’re doing,” Planells said. “Even though they’re

two different worlds, two different countries, but basketball is basketball and you’re able to do similar things.” One of the ways that Xu was so well versed in the culture of the Blue Devils came from an individual that often gets overlooked. Li, a sophomore student manager from Shenzhen, China, took on the role of a critical translator to help to overcome the language barrier between McCallie and Xu. The Chinese coach brought along an interpreter of his own from China to aid in the translation alongside Li, who communicated McCallie’s message effectively. “It was wonderful to have somebody from our program who does know how we do things, and Mikaela is fabulous,” McCallie said. “She was very at ease and able to translate very quickly and made it feel as if Coach Xu and I were talking just because of her ability to translate so easily. That was a special treat to have a Duke student have that capability and understanding.” On the way up Similar to the United States, sports fans from China will first look at the men’s team, while the women’s team is second to that. Xu said that basketball reigns supreme over the other sports. For the most part, college basketball is not popular on television, but can be streamed online. Xu hopes that it will become more popular in the future. “I learned a lot from the basketball, especially the college basketball league here,” Xu said. “I hope to use what I’ve learned to go back to China and lead China into having a more robust college league, especially in the women’s sports too.” The Chinese national team is on the way up after a top-10 finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics with Xu serving as an assistant coach. Currently, the national team ranks as the 10th-best team according to FIBA and second in Asia. Xu said he is still making some minor adjustments to the

roster from a year ago, but he said the overall age of the team will be younger on average. “Mainly looking at America and also Europe because I think physical characteristics are similar with European players,” Xu said. “If we can model some of the aggressive playing style and also the physical contact and training of fundamentals, China will be able to play at a world level.” Where China differs from the United States is the development system. In China, the players lack the ability to learn fundamentals from a young age, and Xu knows of only one player that moved to the United States for high school before returning to China. For the most part, the cultural exchange is not occurring in basketball, leaving China behind other world basketball powers.

beginning full-time in less than two months. “It’s memorable also because I’ve formed such good relationships with the team and the coaching staff. Everyone’s really been supporting me with everything I need and also just being really nice to me in general,” Xu said. “I feel like a part of the team now and feel an emotional connection with the team, so I’m going to miss this experience a lot.” A growing market for women’s basketball, China provides an opportunity for players to earn a good living—even greater than the WNBA—and live in a nation with a booming economy. In a few years, it’s possible that a current Blue Devil will be roaming the streets of Beijing or Shanghai. “China’s a place that has professional basketball. China is a place where they have A long-term connection contracts and opportunities for women in sport In the future, that cultural exchange may be and basketball, and I think they learned a lot,” helped by this newly-formed bond between Xu McCallie said. “At the moment, because we’re in and McCallie. season, they might not appreciate it as much as “It was such an honor, just such an incredible they will later when the season’s over, or in the honor to work with him. I just can’t stress that future that we had this opportunity.” enough. After 26 years of being a head coach, it Although Xu is a new name on the was sort of like, just the most fun thing, just being international stage, his experience speaks for able to talk to another person who is committed itself as a three-time CBA league champion with to basketball and has such incredible experience,” his team the Beijing Great Wall. With more McCallie said. “I’ve been a USA [U20 and U21] than two decades of head coaching experience coach, so we could talk about playing Russia on his resume and now an American coaching for example. We could talk about gold medals. I staff he can look to for advice, Xu will look could talk about coaching against China and so toward leading China back to the top echelon of that whole thing, it’s hard to put into words, but international women’s basketball. it’s a highlight of my career.” “We will continue to have a tight connection On Jan. 26, Xu traveled back to China after between the national team. He’s been very the three-week stint with the Blue Devils to gracious, invited me to go to the World begin the team’s training for its next tournament, Championships in Spain and sit behind the the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup bench with his team,” McCallie said. “We just in September. As the CBA nears its season’s went on a tour to Italy, so we have to wait four conclusion, some national team players have years before we can bring the team over to China. Thetheir Newtraining York Times already begun for theSyndication big stage inSales ButCorporation something to look forward to and something 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 the fall, with the players on postseason teams that we’re going to work on.” For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 ForRelease ReleaseWednesday, Tuesday, February For February6,7,2018 2018

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Duke’s administration ‘Completely and Utterly Spineless,’ says groundbreaking study

100-year evolutionary anthropology study on the genetic mutations of Duke’s administration has produced findings that have rocked this campus to its

Monday Monday NOT NOT TRUE very core. The report comes at an awkward time for the administration, facing tough questions over the closing down of K-ville as well as last week’s bombshell revelation that Duke’s most controversial rapper— Executive Vice President Tallman Trask—is still employed by this university. Monday Monday sat down with the scientist behind the research to see what it all meant. “Before I go on the record, I’d just like to make one thing crystal clear. Your column has made a number of mistakes in the past few weeks regarding whether or not various departments at Duke have won Nobel Prizes; my department

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has not, so please make absolutely sure that your article reflects this,” said Felonious Dimples the Third, a professor at Duke’s Nobel Prize-winning Department of Evolutionary Anthropology. “When we looked back over the past century, we found administrators that were capable of standing on their own two feet and holding their heads up high. Whether it was the officials that led this university through its struggles during WWII, the administration that allowed the cohabitation of men and women in Trinity College, or the pioneers that finally integrated African-Americans into our student body, Duke’s most respected administrations all have a common denominator: spines.” “But X-rays show that over the past two generations administration officials have miraculously evolved to survive despite losing every single vertebra in their spines. It has advanced to such a dire stage that they are now utterly devoid of anything even vaguely resembling a backbone. Biologically speaking, it’s what we would call an epidemic of invertebrates. Institutionally speaking, it’s a f**king s**tshow.” Chilling words indeed from Dimples III, but the administration was quick to defend its honour and, within hours, had called a retaliatory press conference. First up to bat was Larry Moneta, Vice President of Student Affairs, who came under heavy fire for his decision to close down K-ville last week owing to health concerns. He crawled up to the stage as an elderly inchworm might, his spineless body straining under the vast weight of a 90-pound HAZMAT suit. Although muffled by a helmet the size of a small child, his voice still seemed quietly defiant: “Hear me out—I heard from a friend’s daughter’s ex-boyfriend’s aunt’s gardener’s sonin-law’s urologist’s second cousin Bethany that she saw someone sneeze into her order at ABP one time. If that’s not doomsday I don’t know what is; I had no choice but to take precautions and splooge Purell™ all over those big boy tents. Make no mistake, students: the grim reaper is at your doorstep—well technically, he’s awkwardly fumbling with your tent flap zipper. The point is this: you’re welcome.” Next up to the plate—like a slug on Xanax—was Michael Schoenfeld, Duke’s Vice President for Public Affairs and author of The New York Times #1 bestseller “Let’s Have A Muslim Call To Prayer! Actually Scratch That: Let’s Never Talk About It Ever Again.” “Hold up guys—I’m just the mouthpiece for the administration. If you want to actually talk to someone with a semblance of authority, call the number for the Allen Building—that’ll put you through to an automated calling system—then dial “4” to make a donation larger than $500,000, and you’ll finally get through an intern named Preston who makes coffee for Price. We like to think it’s a pretty effective method of communication between the administration and its students.” Having come under fire for not speaking out when the Trask controversy initially erupted across campus in 2016, President Emeritus Richard Brodhead was the last to address reporters. He wriggled to the stage like a soggy banana—skin intact, but clearly lacking any internal structure—to say: “ “ Wow! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it seems like curling up into a ball of

silent apathy is worth a thousand more! Tragically unable to be present, owing to yet another meeting with his lawyers, Tallman Trask - your very own Executive Vice-President and 4-time “PR Dumpster Fire of the Year” award winner - was only able to respond by sending a telegram reminiscent of the good ol’ days that read: “STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES BUT SCHLONKING PEOPLE WITH MY PORSCHE IS STILL MY FAVORITE HOBBY.” The only person suspiciously absent from the proceedings was Duke’s new president, Vincent E. Price. Despite the university’s official stance (“This administration does not negotiate with satirists”) Monday Monday was able to secure an interview with the president, holed up in the Allen Building. The man that had once pledged in an email to the student body never to “violate our longstanding commitment to open inquiry” now sat closed off in his office, slumped nervously in his Lumbar Support Plus™ desk chair. The words Price had penned a mere three weeks ago—“Let us not deny those who promulgate challenging ideas their own right and responsibility to defend them.”— floated back to haunt him as he found himself incapable of handling the very real responsibility of defending his own administration’s stance. Visibly shaken, he looked more uncomfortable than when Tallman Trask walked into the wrong movie theatre and accidentally sat through Moonlight. He sat, gazing wistfully at the press release covering his decision to remove the Robert E. Lee statue, basking in the warm memory of what if felt like to have a clean conscience. After five minutes of awkward silence he finally snapped back to reality. When Monday Monday asked him to explain the difference between removing Trask versus removing Robert E. Lee from campus, Price searched fruitlessly through his drawers for a moral compass before wearily replying, “Oh come on, that’s a silly comparison. One is an old Southern gentleman with a clearly documented history of crime that Duke has regrettably spent years tacitly defending and the other is Robert E. Lee.” Unable to mount any further defence and exhausted from the exertion of saying just a few dozen words on the matter, Price sagged back into his chair and ordered Monday Monday to be removed from his office. Make no mistake: these are dark days at Duke. But with springtime just around the corner, students can at least take comfort in that they will soon have a sweet new meme to enjoy: giant inchworm or administration official? Correction: Monday Monday earlier stated mistakenly that Duke’s Department of Evolutionary Anthropology was “Nobel Prize-winning”; as of yet the department has been awarded no such title but Monday Monday is optimistic that if they just keep adding the fattest Fred Flintstones they can find to their Pokédexes something will definitely come along soon. Monday Monday has now received several letters from dead horses complaining that they are being unduly beaten and has taken their words to heart. This is, without a doubt, the last time this kind of error will occur.

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Politicians choosing their voters

esieged by baseless accusations of a rogue FBI, the possibility of another government shutdown, and the President’s continuing feud with the news media, one threat to American democracy that drives political polarization is being widely overlooked: gerrymandering.

Max Labaton COLUMNIST Gerrymandering, or the process by which legislators create districts that unfairly tilt their electoral prospects, is not new. Since America’s founding, politicians have sought to draw districts for electoral advantage. In 1788, just after Virginia ratified the Constitution, former Governor Patrick Henry persuaded the state legislature to remake the Fifth Congressional District in Virginia so that Henry’s nemesis, James Madison, would run against the formidable James Monroe. Newspapers at the time criticized Henry’s scheme as an attempt to violate the principle that free people should choose their representatives. The word “gerrymander” derives in part from Elbridge Gerry, who as governor of Massachusetts in 1812 signed into law a redistricting plan to benefit his political party (the second half of the word derives from “salamander” in reference to the odd shaped districts). Opponents argued that the law “inflicted a grievous wound on the Constitution” and “silences and stifles the voice of the Majority.” It is no coincidence that Henry and Gerry, adamant opponents of the Constitution,

saw it fit to rig elections in their favor. In a nation as polarized as ours, enabling politicians to choose their voters, as opposed to voters choosing their politicians, is profoundly problematic. Even though over 70 percent of Americans—conservatives, moderates, and liberals—believe that “those who may benefit from redrawing congressional districts should not have a say in how they are redrawn,” 37 state legislatures draw congressional boundaries, and only six of those states have either advisory or backup commissions. Only Arizona, California, Idaho, and Washington use an independent commission. Yet, gerrymandering still plays a significant role in exacerbating partisan polarization. By creating safe districts, gerrymandering reinforces hyper-partisanship, provides incentives for candidates to take more extreme positions, and imposes obstacles to pragmatic compromise that is a hallmark of successful policy-making. For most members of Congress or state legislatures, the biggest electoral challenge is a primary, and with an already polarized electorate, there is little room for compromise. Recent litigation illustrates how gerrymandering has been used as a political weapon and why it threatens our democracy. On Monday, The Supreme Court declined to block a Pennsylvania state court ruling that had declared that the state’s Congressional map was unlawfully gerrymandered. The state Supreme Court ruled two weeks ago that Pennsylvania’s congressional district map is a partisan gerrymander that “clearly, plainly and palpably” violates the state Constitution. The court banned the current map from being used in this year’s primary and general elections,

and ordered that a new map be submitted by February 15. Redrawing the map has huge political implications. Republicans control 13 of the 18 House seats, but outside experts say that a nonpartisan district map could move as many as three of those seats to Democrats. In November 2016, a three-judge panel ruled that the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2011 redrawing of State Assembly districts to favor Republicans was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander that violated the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, because it aimed to deprive Democratic voters of their right to be represented. The plaintiffs cited the fact that Republicans won 48.6 percent of the two-party vote, but held 61 percent of the State Assembly’s 99 seats. The decision was appealed to the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments last October in the case, known as Gill v. Whitford. In Maryland, there have been legal challenges over the boundaries of the Sixth Congressional District since they were drawn in 2011. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Benisek v. Lamone, a case in which Republicans allege that Democratic state lawmakers redrew the district to retaliate against voters who supported a longtime Republican incumbent, which violated the First Amendment by diminishing their voting power. And here in North Carolina, a panel of federal judges struck down the state’s congressional map last month. Republicans hold 10 U.S. House seats, while Democrats hold three. Citing the claim of the Republican legislator in charge of redistricting who said, “I think electing Republicans is better than electing Democrats. So I drew this

map to help foster what I think is better for the country,” the judges argued that Republicans unconstitutionally drew the congressional map to gain a political advantage. Days later, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the lower court’s ruling, and questions remain about the fate of this case, known as Rucho v. Common Cause. While the Supreme Court has rejected the plaintiffs’ claims in previous cases dealing with political gerrymandering, the justices’ decision to add two such cases for the spring’s docket is welcoming. The Court’s recent decision to hear arguments in a case concerning racial gerrymandering in Texas shows that progress achieved on voting rights in recent decades is under threat. The ability of legislators to choose their voters as opposed to the other way around, is troubling for anyone concerned about extreme partisan polarization and Congressional gridlock. The arguments advanced by plaintiffs show the incompatibility of partisan gerrymandering and a democratic process where citizens can choose their elected officials without legislators tilting the playing field. While gerrymandering may not be the root of all political problems, and while redistricting alternatives may be more complicated to implement than acknowledged, it is long past time for lawmakers and judges to address the inherently corrosive effects of the practice. Only through nonpartisan redistricting reform can our politics more accurately reflect the views of voters, and our democracy perfected in accordance with the founders’ vision. Max Labaton is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs on alternate Wednesdays.

Code red

enstrual hygiene access is a human rights issue. It is a matter of agency, public health, human dignity and gender equality. But it may also be wrongfully framed as an issue at the heart of feminism, with little regard to the issue’s location within the context of individual privilege and disprivilege. In advancing the collective uplift of women worldwide, we must first understand and actively contribute to the amelioration of these positions. After all, non-inclusive feminism is not feminism. University movements in support of menstrual hygiene product accessibility must therefore follow suit. Roses are red, violets are blue and everyday almost a billion women will receive their periods. Although the mainstream conversation on menstrual equity in the U.S. context surrounds unfair “tampon taxes,” discourse on menstrual equity begins with individuals in far more dire circumstances. In countries where economic development has brought along a relatively high quality of life, we are privileged to walk into restrooms where we find functioning toilets, soap and toilet paper. Poor menstrual hygiene is linked to cervical cancer in some countries, and without hygienic products, women and young girls are often forced to make do with infectious and unsanitary rags. It was not until March of 2016 when New York Congresswoman Grace Meng convinced the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to allow the use of homeless assistance funds for feminine hygiene products. Of the 549,928 homeless people in the U.S. in 2016, 50 percent were women; this means that a large population of individuals struggle daily for food, water, shelter, employment, medicine and standard hygiene products. In places like the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, girls will miss school when they are on their periods because they cannot afford menstrual hygiene products. Where graduation rates and life expectancy are

low, alcoholism and teen suicide are rampant, and poverty indiscriminately afflicts suffering, women and girls face pricey, unfairly taxed costs to access basic hygienic needs. Meanwhile, certain conversations on menstrual hygiene equity frame the matter as an issue of destigmatization. It is critical that individuals consider the distinction and relative significance of this matter, which is a function of context and perspective. For example, according to a United Nations study,

increased access to menstrual hygiene products in city shelters, high schools and correctional facilities. After observing how men in her state purchase Viagra tax-free, Wisconsin Rep. Melissa Sargent is now working with others to make menstrual hygiene products tax-exempt in her state. Still, the U.S. federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program does not encompass feminine hygiene products. Activists, entrepreneurs, lawmakers, students

Roses are red, violets are blue and everyday almost a billion women will receive their periods. Sabriyya Pate approximately one in three South Asian girls knows nothing about menstruation prior to getting their period. Forty-eight percent of girls in Iran and 10 percent of girls in India believe menstruation is a disease. Harsh social taboos about menstruation exclude women from praying, cooking and schooling in communities worldwide. Facebook campaigns to destigmatize menstruation that do not address these realities are counterintuitive to a humanist argument for universal rights to hygiene products. For students of low income backgrounds, tradeoffs in a convenience store (or overpriced student store) may be no different than those on the aforementioned Native American reservation. Women at Duke are late to class because they unexpectedly get their periods and cannot find pads or tampons. Though this predicament is dramatically different from the plight of women whose health and livelihoods are jeopardized by a lack of access to hygiene products, the underlying need remains: we must respect women and their bodies, and reorient social systems toward these needs. In the U.S., some systems have begun this process. On July 13, 2016, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill into law that

and professionals are joining hands to challenge the taboo of menstruation. They are fighting for menstrual hygiene product accessibility and will hold institutions accountable. Parochial perspectives pose a detriment to this movement. Focusing on a limited, highly privileged understanding of menstrual equity is an injustice in itself for it alienates and curtails issues relinquished to the periphery—at a time where human respect and public health needs are already overlooked. Rather than serve to delegitimize the movement across the U.S. and other countries wherein menstrual hygiene products are becoming more accessible, an informed broader understanding of menstrual equity legitimates the calls for product accessibility in American workplaces and schools. The informed students, faculty and staff on college campuses who understand this are able to eruditely articulate the objective issues of menstrual hygiene product accessibility in our community. “[Menstrual hygiene products] are integral to the mental, emotional, and physical health of many students, and are necessary to ensure equal access to people of all genders and socioeconomic statuses,” explains New York University, where tampons and pads are

provided in restrooms and offices throughout the city campus. If universities such as Duke can provide free condoms as a matter of sexual health, why not define tampons and pads, supplies for a biological reproductive process, as such? It is time for dynamic and progressive institutions such as Duke University to fully recognize this mockery and act upon it. Community members are invited to respectfully reject the status quo and hold our institutions accountable, while recognizing the privileged position of our calls for menstrual hygiene product accessibility. Public spaces that choose to provide toilet paper and soap must dedicate resources to support fundamental hygienic needs of our community members. In 2017, the Duke University Facilities Management Department installed tampon and pad dispensers in the Bryan Center. Academic departments and buildings have provided bins with products in their facilities, and a studentrun pilot program has recently launched to provide tampons and pads in Perkins Library restrooms; however, the University has yet to assume this responsibility. Meanwhile, any space that puts developmental needs and the promotion of inclusive environments at the forefront of its mission statement should be eager to provide supplies for the menstruating students, faculty and staff who built and enrich those institutions. “This pilot program makes me feel like Duke respects my needs and experiences as a woman on our campus,” remarked sophomore Maddie Manning on the new temporary Perkins pilot. However, when supplies run out and the pilot concludes, how will the University demonstrate its respect of the needs and experiences of its menstruating community members? Providing free menstrual hygiene products—in the buildings where they study, learn, eat, sleep and thrive—is just the beginning. Sabriyya Pate is a Trinity junior. Her column usually runs on alternate Mondays.

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SAFE SPACE FROM PAGE 1 any time you are starting a new initiative, especially when it is institutional, it is important to make it very clear what you are doing. Because if you don’t, other people may attach preexisting notions,” Rose said. “It is very important for us to emphasize that we see free speech and safe spaces as working in tandem with each other.” The use of the space Rose said CDI envisioned the space having two functions. “In one way, we were looking to create an intellectual safe space through a series of programs and also a way to create a physical safe space—a place someone might go if a person feels overwhelmed, threatened or one of the many other ways that someone might seek out a physical safe space,” Rose said. The physical safe space has since evolved and has numerous purposes for students, staff and faculty, ranging from breastfeeding in private, praying or just to find others with whom to

talk freely and openly. Anyone is free to stop by the space or schedule an appointment to meet with CDI Fellow Quinton Smith or either of the CDI co-chairs. Smith is in charge of the “day-to-day” operation of the space and wrote in an email that the space has “seen regular and ongoing use” with 45 to 50 visitors since inception. He has

The Chronicle and staff have “many meetings and discussions” at “varying times for various topics” throughout the year. Other events have also prompted a “brief uptick” in the space’s use, such as “troubling” news stories or events at Duke that discuss aspects of diversity or identity. Smith added that both the Charlottesville, Va. white nationalist rally last year and

The same ‘right’ of students to have ideologically segregated safe spaces in the Sanford Institute is the right to choose your own group, to invite speakers and to choose an audience focused on a narrow research or policy question. MICHAEL MUNGER

PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE

also had approximately ten scheduled appointments. Because the space is most frequently used for religious purposes, Smith wrote it has prayer rugs and a small notation indicating Qibla, the direction that a Muslim should face during salah prayers. He also mentioned that students, faculty

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the CDI’s consequent discussion and documentary viewing about those events “certainly caused a bump in traffic.” Other instances of more frequent use have included the threat of a white supremacist march in downtown Durham or an event discussing the dangers of stalking. ‘Ongoing challenges’ of accessibility Rubenstein Hall 120 is a former faculty office. Although there are no maintenance costs, the doors to faculty offices in Rubenstein lock at certain times in the day. “I’ve only had one issue recently where a student was asking about after-hours access, as they have a late class and desired a place to pray afterward,” Smith wrote. “I’m still trying to coordinate a conversation with facilities here to see if there’s anything we can do to improve access for them, since the building and hallways both lock automatically at a certain time, and require an approved Duke ID to enter.” Rose explained that “one of the ongoing challenges” has been finding a way to “extend the safe space’s accessibility beyond the normal business hours,” but other places on campus that are not explicitly labeled as safe spaces functionally act like them, like Counseling and Psychological Services and the Women’s Center. “One additional hope and something that we work very carefully to do is to provide students with other resources and other safe spaces on campus,” Rose said. Safe spaces and academic freedom Michael Munger, professor and director of undergraduate studies for political science, wrote a guest column last March entitled “Safe spaces and controversial speakers.” “A ‘safe space’ is a choice, implied by academic freedom, to nurture association and learning. The same ‘right’ of students to have ideologically segregated safe spaces in the Sanford Institute is the right to choose your own group, to invite speakers and to choose an audience focused on a narrow research or policy question,” Munger wrote in the column. Now, Munger said he still believes the Sanford Safe Space promotes “academic freedom” and is “exactly what a safe space should be.” He noted that because Duke’s campus is private property, it does not have the same free speech rights as an individual would politically. “There is absolutely no problem having a content-based restriction for a small space—provided that other people get to create their own content-based restriction,” Munger said. “The same thing that allows there to be fraternities—which get to determine their membership, and they do it in ways that are discriminatory. That is what being a private organization and a safe space means, so Sanford can do that, too. It’s the same freedom that protects fraternities, sororities and other exclusive organizations.”

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Stefanie Pousoulides | Contributing Photographer Michael Munger, director of undergraduate studies for political science, said the space promotes academic freedom.