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Students face new pressures in their second year By Rob Palmisano Contributing Reporter

For many Duke students, year two can be a tough one. Headlined by challenges like more rigorous classes, declaring a major, maintaining first-year friendships amidst new selective housing affiliations and beginning to scout out study away, DukeEngage, research or careeroriented opportunities, it’s no wonder why sophomore year might find several students in a slump. Deb Lo Biondo, associate dean for West Campus, wrote in an email that she believes many sophomores suffer from a lack of a common experience, with students scattered across West and Central Campus. “Maintaining meaningful connections with peers and faculty or other adults on campus tends to be harder during this year of much decision making,” she wrote. Accelerating academics One such decision every sophomore must make is choosing a major. A lot of students think they know exactly what Man-Lin Hsiao | Staff Graphic Designer

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

New study looks at lymphoma treatment By Isabelle Doan University News Editor

Lymphoma patients who don’t respond to chemotherapy may be able to seek alternative treatment more quickly, thanks to new research from Duke. Duke Cancer Institute researchers analyzed tumor samples from 1,001 patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, the most common form of the disease. After sequencing the tumors, the researchers identified 150 genes that could indicate See TREATMENT on Page 3

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Panelists of color talk black, brown labor at Duke By Joyce Er University News Editor

Two multicultural fraternities convened a panel Thursday with Duke workers to discuss campus discrimination and draw attention to the contributions of minority labor at the University. The Sal de la Tierra panel organized by Alpha Phi Alpha and Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternities called on students to show more appreciation toward black and brown laborers across campus. The four panelists included Michael Eubanks—a Duke transit operator better known to students as “Big Mike”—and Denise Kinglee, who works in housekeeping at the Old Chemistry building. The two other panelists spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of the potential impact of their comments on their jobs. Collectively, the panelists came from the administrative, facilities and

transportation departments, and fielded questions from members of the audience about their experiences and thoughts on being people of color at Duke.

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“Do you always thank the worker who makes your food on campus?…Do you acknowledge the janitorial staff when you see them in the dorms?” asked junior Travis Smith, a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and co-facilitator at the annual Sal

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de la Tierra—Spanish for “Salt of the Earth”— panel. In his opening address, Smith highlighted the salience of the panel to current events and to his identity as a Puerto Rican given comments by President Donald Trump that characterized Puerto Rico as constantly asking for handouts in the light of Hurricane Maria. “I believe that in times like this, especially considering the state of the world and the state of America, it is more than pertinent that this conversation happens, and that we come together as a community and discuss how we as a student body can be more appreciative of our faculty and staff,” Smith said. Smith posed questions to members of the audience about their interactions with black and brown housekeeping and facilities staff members, before allowing the panelists to introduce themselves. Eubanks, a Durham native who has See LABOR on Page 3

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Trinity faculty hear from Price about his goals for teaching By Bre Bradham Local and National News Editor

President Vincent Price has a broad task for the Trinity College Arts and Sciences Council—to facilitate the reinvention of the “glorious thing” called a research university for the 21st century. At the council’s second meeting of the year, the members heard from Price. The newlyinaugurated president shared his long-term goals for Trinity and took questions from the group. The council also also heard from representatives of the Duke Faculty Union about the details and misconceptions of their recently enacted collective bargaining agreement. “I simply want to say that, like in my inaugural address, I think we in higher education find ourselves in a moment where we are facing considerable challenges,” Price said. “But also, [we are] looking at immense opportunity, and those opportunities will shape the way we teach, learn, feel and serve—the five critical, core things that Duke University does day-in and day-out.” Price reiterated the point from his inaugural address about the imperative of Duke evolving to create interdisciplinary solutions to the world’s complex problems. He said that while the current model of higher education admirably served the last century’s needs, he was calling on the creativity of Trinity’s faculty to help “redefine” the role of liberal arts research institutions for the new century. Reeve Huston, associate professor of history, questioned Price on what he had in mind for this new model. The president said he envisioned increasing the use of material learning techniques and integrating the curiosity and problem-solving model of teaching currently reserved for Ph.D. students into undergraduate education.

“We actually have an opportunity to push the doctoral model down so that the [undergraduate] students are confronted first by problems, and not asked to sit still while we fill them up with stuff,” he said. Price noted that the challenge of educational models for undergraduates is providing the correct amount of well-roundedness. He said that by allowing students to follow their intellectual curiosities in specific topics and developing them into a broader academic exploration, the pyramid-like structure of knowledge acquisition would be inverted. In response to Price’s discussion of his ideas for academic revitalization, Alexander Rosenberg, R. Taylor Cole professor of philosophy, asked if the president was hinting at overhauling the curriculum. Price responded that the entire faculty should not be focused on curricular reinvention all the time. However, some faculty should indeed be thinking about it, he added. He also noted that the University holds onto a lot of its older teaching practices because they’ve been used in the past. But that “just doesn’t hold up to careful scrutiny,” he said. The council members also heard from their colleagues in the Duke Faculty Union. Michael Dimpfl, lecturing fellow of the Thompson Writing Program and the recently-elected union president, said that representatives of the Union were there to clear up “confusions about the ramifications of the contract” that the group signed with the University over the summer. Larry Alcoff, the union’s representative from the Service Employees International Union, said the contract raises the pay and increases inclusion for the faculty members covered by the contract. He said there are about 275 members in the union, who collectively teach about 1,000 courses per year in Trinity. Key rights for the faculty that are included

Bre Bradham | Staff Photographer President Vincent Price expressed the importance of Duke evolving to create interdisciplinary solutions to the world’s complex problems.

in the contract include minimum pay levels based on the number of years they have taught at Duke and inclusion in faculty meetings, although voting rights at those meetings are not articulated. ”We hope [the contract] pushes Duke to be the type of vanguard institution that we know it wants to be,” he said.

and Support, which they will vote on at their November meeting. If approved, the committee will aim to be a “faculty voice in the evaluation and recognition of teaching at Duke.” It will create channels for faculty-to-faculty interaction, serve as a “hub for pedagogical resources” and strengthen the faculty voice in teaching-related planning at the University. The Arts and Sciences Council also heard In other business a brief report on Duke’s certificate programs The council unanimously approved by Anita Layton, chair of the Council and bylaw changes to allow the global Robert R. and Katherine B. Penn professor education committee to formally report of mathematics. to administrators in the Pratt School of Layton said that a moratorium that Engineering, like it does in Trinity. had been placed on the creation of new Members also discussed the creation of a new certificates while the current curriculum standing committee on Teaching Development redesign process still stands.

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LABOR FROM PAGE 1 been a Duke transit operator for nine years, noted that although Duke has advanced substantially, there is still “a lot of work that needs to be done.” “I have noticed considerably over the years, presently and previously, the un-level playing field on many, many levels, and some things are so blatantly uneven that no one can deny that,” Eubanks said. “Race has always been part of the equation and always will be.” Panelists spoke about their personal experiences of discrimination at Duke. An administrator on the panel who is a person of a color, noted that her credibility has been questioned by people who have failed to acknowledge her expertise, and that she struggles to decide when to advocate for herself and when not to.

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“I would encourage everyone to actively fight against that thought if you ever find yourself in that situation because advocating for yourself, asserting yourself is the only way for you to progress and learn and move forward,” she said. “Sometimes we might make mistakes and sometimes people may not like what you say but it’s still worth saying.” In response to a question posed by sophomore Delmar Kaiser about changes they have seen on campus in relationships between students and staff members, panelists also noted that Duke has hosted fewer initiatives promoting interaction between students and staff in recent years. “They used to have a luncheon with the students and the employees a couple times a year, sometimes in the Bryan Center,” said one panelist who is an electrician and also wished to remain anonymous. “They haven’t done that in a while.” Panelists also discussed why they chose to

TREATMENT FROM PAGE 1 ahead of time whether chemotherapy would be effective in fighting a patient’s lymphoma. The scientists say knowing that chemotherapy will not be effective can help doctors devise different treatments sooner. “The goal was to really generate as comprehensive a road map as possible for understanding the role of different genes and response to therapy, and to provide a prioritized list of targets so that we can prioritize new drug development and new clinical trials for these patients,” said Sandeep Davé, professor of medicine and the lead author of the study. Although lymphoma is the most common blood cancer, patient response to therapies can vary widely, Davé explained. And unlike lung cancer or breast cancer, where early detection is key, there is no method for early identification of lymphoma tumors. By the time

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work at Duke. Eubanks explained that he applied just for the opportunity to showcase his skills. “It’s been nine wonderful years ever since. The staff and students have been very receptive even though I’m not the easiest person to get along with when it comes to putting feet on my seats,” he joked, in reference to students propping their feet on bus seats. The panelist who works as an administrator at Duke added that she was attracted by Duke’s reputation for excellence and the knowledge that the University would constantly push her to improve. Meanwhile, the electrician panelist cited the beautiful campus and the presence of “so many wonderful people,” including men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. “Most of all, I love you guys. I have so much respect for you. Soon I’ll be retiring and I’ll miss everybody,” Kinglee said. Many of the students in the audience were brothers of the hosting fraternities.

lymphoma is diagnosed, the tumors have spread and all patients need chemotherapy. However, Davé said chemotherapy is usually effective for just about half of all lymphoma patients. When patients

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Number of genes that were found to indicate whether chemotherapy is effective in fighting lymphoma do not respond to the therapy, doctors then try other treatments. But the genes pinpointed in the Duke study will help streamline the process because they can tell doctors

They, along with non-affiliated students, spoke positively of the event and its impact on them. “I would say that it’s important that we’re having these kinds of conversations [about] not just what other people can do for us but how we can be in collaboration with people who are here at Duke University, and not only recognizing, but thinking about how we can support them,” said sophomore Ashleigh Smith. “I think it was a really great event to have. Everyone was respected and very interesting.” Kaiser added that he appreciated the opportunity that the panel presented to gain the perspective of diverse members of the Duke community. “I obviously think there’s a lot of room for improvement at Duke in the sense that we need to have a lot more of these kinds of interactions, just to learn about their backgrounds and the work that they do and the impact they have on campus,” he said.

about a patient’s responsiveness to chemotherapy before they have even started the treatment. “So with our study, it’s possible to identify some of these patients who are unlikely to respond to up-front chemotherapy, and at least start thinking early about what we’re going to do next and possibly enroll them in clinical trials early rather than late,” he said. Davé noted that this study was one of the largest genetic studies of any disease. He said that differences in the genes of tumors develop infrequently in patients, with most mutations occurring at a frequency of about just five to 10 percent. With a large sample size—more than 1,000 patients—it is easier to map out different mutations respond to chemotherapy. Researchers uploaded the genetic information and they collected onto an interactive online database. Davé explained that the database allows individuals to select different mutations and learn more about the chemotherapy outcomes for certain mutations. See TREATMENT on Page 9

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OFFENSE

The last time the Blue Devils played Florida State, they stared at a bagel for almost 59 minutes. The Seminoles steamrolled Duke in the 2013 ACC championship, shutting the Blue Devils out until the final minute of garbage time in a 45-7 win. Jameis Winston and Devonta Freeman helped Florida State outgain Duke by nearly 350 yards to leave it in the dust. Now, after two straight ugly losses, Duke is in a similar pit at one of the worst possible times. Although the Seminoles have just one win, they are arguably the most talented team the Blue Devils have faced thus far. And Saturday at noon, Duke will match up against them at Wallace Wade Stadium near rock bottom, a game after Daniel Jones completed just 14-of42 passing attempts and amid a two-game skid in which the Blue Devils have scored just two offensive touchdowns. “To be completely honest, I’m not completely sure what the hell is going on,” Duke tight end Daniel Helm said. “We need a spark obviously, so we’re working on making some plays. We need to protect the quarterback, and I’m a part of that as well.”

Seminoles (1-3, 1-2)

Blue Devils (4-2, 1-2) Florida State dual-threat quarterback James Blackman has shown steady improvement since being thrown into the fire after Deondre Francois’ season-ending injury.

DEFENSE

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The Blue Devils (4-2, 1-2 in the ACC) will be looking deep into a passing game that has been grounded almost completely for the past three weeks. During that span, Jones has completed just 45.3 percent of his passes, with little help from his offensive line or his receivers. But even heading into the meat of the conference schedule, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe is not ready to panic. “I’ve been through a lot as a coach. I’ve had struggles where things just don’t click for periods of time. You don’t ever punch a bell that’s called an alarm,” Cutcliffe said. “You study the results and what’s leading to the results. I’m about work. An alarm says we have a problem. Work says we’re approaching everything we can to find a result to end the problem.” The pass blocking was subpar against North Carolina and Miami—which combined for eight sacks against Jones—and when the quarterback has more time to look downfield, his receivers are struggling to get open. But when the pass protection improved against Virginia, Jones seemed rattled by an early interception returned for a touchdown and went on to throw 10 consecutive incomplete passes.

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Duke’s stellar run defense still doesn’t have the talent of a perennial powerhouse like the Seminoles, who boast a pair of preseason All-ACC defenders.

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DUKE vs. FLORIDA STATE

He might not be his brother, but Ricky Aguayo has one of the better legs in the ACC with range beyond 50 yards. Florida State also averages close to 30 yards per kick return, led by sophomore Keith Gavin.

COACHING

Coming off consecutive losses, Blue Devils in need of offensive revival against Florida State

Jimbo Fisher has won a national title and three ACC crowns in just eight years with the Seminoles. David Cutcliffe has resurrected Duke’s program, but has yet to come close to matching those accomplishments.

Key players (2017 stats) Duke

RSo. QB Daniel Jones: 104.1 eff. rating. 9 total TDs, Jr. LB Ben Humphreys: 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT

Florida State Fr. QB James Blackman: 126.2 eff. rating, 4 pass TDs Rsr. LB Matthew Thomas: 22 tackles, 3 TFLs

PPG: YPG: RUSH YPG: PASS YPG: PPG DEF: YPG DEF: TO MARGIN: SACKS: FIELD GOALS: NET PUNT AVG:

DUKE 31.5 414.0 203.7 210.3 20.0 294.2 +4 19 9-11 34.2

FSU

18.5 327.0 124.0 203.0 23.5 334.5 -4 8 10-12 32.6

The breakdown Things can’t get much worse for Duke’s offense after the worst performance of Daniel Jones’ career last week, but Florida State is not an ideal matchup to get back on track. Derwin James, Matthew Thomas and Derrick Nnadi lead an athletic ‘Noles defense that keeps the Blue Devil run game well in check. Florida State will pick up a much-needed win with ease. OUR CALL: Florida State wins, 31-10

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Hill, Dempsey named to college hoops committee financial advisors, focus on the relationship between the NCAA and the NBA and promote transparency between the NCAA’s national office and its member institutions. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will chair the committee, which will convene for the first time in November and make recommendations in April. “Individuals who break the trust on which college sports is based have no place here. While I believe the vast majority of coaches follow the rules, the culture of silence in college basketball enables bad actors, and we need them out of the game,” Emmert said in the statement. “This is not a time for halfmeasures or incremental change.” Former Duke player Jay Bilas, now one of the NCAA’s foremost critics as a college basketball analyst for ESPN, is not on the committee but weighed in on the news on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. “Clearly, the ‘system’ works for everyone except the athlete,” Bilas wrote in response to Emmert’s quote that the system is not working. “The NCAA methodically and intentionally built the ‘system’ into what it is.” Krzyzewski spent the majority of his preseason press conference last Tuesday discussing the FBI investigation and lamented that there was no group dedicated to finding a solution to the problem.

By Hank Tucker Sports Editor

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was overwhelmingly voted the most powerful person in college basketball in an anonymous survey of coaches a month ago by CBS Sports, and for good reason. Although there are no active head coaches serving on the Commission on College Basketball, Krzyzewski’s fingerprints are all over the committee in other ways. Former Blue Devil star Grant Hill and retired Gen. Martin Dempsey are two of the 14 members of the group, which was established Wednesday by NCAA president Mark Emmert in the wake of the ongoing FBI investigation into corruption involving apparel companies in college basketball. Basketball Hall of Famer David Robinson, the father of current Duke player Justin Robinson, is also on the committee. Hill is now a part-owner of the Atlanta Hawks, and Dempsey is the chairman of USA Basketball and a close friend of Krzyzewski for decades since earning his master’s degree at Duke in the early 1980s. According to Emmert’s statement Wednesday, the commission’s goal is to investigate the relationships between schools or athletes and outside entities like apparel companies or

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Former Duke star Grant Hill is one of the 14 members of the newly established Commission on College Basketball. “Who figures it out? To me, that’s the biggest question. There is no who. There is a group called the who, but they don’t figure out this particular thing,” Krzyzewski said. “We are not running this the way a billiondollar industry should be run. We try to put

a circle into a square.” He will have to hope a couple of his longtime associates can help the NCAA take that initial step forward. Mitchell Gladstone contributed reporting.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Duke hopes for more consistency in Chapel Hill By Ben Leonard Blue Zone Editor

Duke was in historic form—until the wind blew. After posting the lowest 18-, 36- and 54hole scores in school history at the Jim West Classic to open the season, the Blue Devils were blown off course in the Windy City. No Duke player finished under par, and the team slumped to end the Windy City Collegiate Classic 19-over-par. Now, the sixth-ranked Blue Devils will

need to get back on track against a field that includes the nation’s top two teams— Arkansas and Alabama—in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational this weekend at UNC Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill. “Chicago was a real learning experience,” Duke head coach Dan Brooks said. “You learn a lot when the wind blows. You learn how solid your game is when the wind blows. We learned we needed to do some work.” Senior Leona Maguire and freshman Jaravee Boonchant, who will be No. 1 and 4 in the lineup this week, respectively, were

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Leona Maguire missed the Tar Heel Invitational last year with an injury as Duke slumped to a 10th-place finish.

the only ones that didn’t fall off significantly The third freshman on the team, Miranda at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, both Wang, has also stepped up for Duke, grabbing top-15 finishes. rebounding from a 77 in the first round of A former first-team Rolex Junior All- her first college tournament at the Windy American, Boonchant has shown no signs of City Classic to shoot a combined 3-over-par being intimidated by the college stage thus in the final two rounds—the last a 73 on the far, combining to shoot 4-under-par in her windiest day of the week. first two tournaments and finishing tied for “She played the windy day and she sixth at the Jim West Challenge. played really well,” Brooks said. “She’s “She’s a hard worker, she’s talented, got a powerful game—she hits it hard. she’s a real pleasure That’s a great plus to have on the team,” You learn how solid your when the wind blows. Brooks said. “She’s a game is when the wind I saw a lot of great lot of fun, but at the blows. We learned we things from her.” same time, there’s a lot Outside of the of fire in there. It’s the needed to do some work. usual leaders like combination you look DAN BROOKS Maguire, Duke will WOMEN’S GOLF HEAD COACH need for—someone that’s contributions enjoyable but also has a from players like Wang lot of passion.” and Carta in the No. 2 and No. 3 slots. Part of an elite recruiting class, Boonchant Carta struggled mightily at the Windy City has provided Brooks some valuable depth in a Collegiate Classic, finishing a distant tied lineup that was thin at times last season. for 43rd after shooting 11-over-par. The most highly-touted member of Carta had played well at the Jim West Brooks’ freshman class, former No. 1 Challenge, finishing tied for 12th at amateur Hannah O’Sullivan, has yet to play 3-under-par, but bogied 15 times in three due to a wrist injury and the sheer talent rounds her last time out. However, last in a lineup that already includes 2016 year at the par-72, 6,379-yard track in individual national champion Virginia Chapel Hill, she finished the best out of all Elena Carta, the 2016-17 National Player returners, tied for 22nd at 4-over-par as the of the Year in Maguire and Ana Belac, the Blue Devils slumped without Maguire to former No. 1 junior golfer in Slovenia who finish 10th. carded four top-10 finishes last year. Belac “We know the course pretty well—it will be in the No. 5 slot. wasn’t anything about the course,” Brooks “[O’Sullivan] is working through a said. “We just had an off week. Tenth couple of things, which happens in golf,” certainly wasn’t where we want to be. I’m Brooks said. “It’s not a constant rise. There sure the team is dead-set on doing better are some valleys in this process. We’re a than that this year.” tough team so she’s just not in the lineup, but she’ll be there.” Hank Tucker contributed reporting.

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Blue Devils ready to tame 11th-ranked Tigers By Jonah Sinclair Contributing Reporter

With only four games to go, Duke will face a pivotal top-20 matchup with major implications for seeding in the ACC and NCAA tournaments. The 16th-ranked Blue Devils will look No. 11 Clemson to improve upon their vs. two impressive road No. 16 wins last week against Duke Pittsburgh and then-No. 10 Georgetown as they FRIDAY, 7 p.m. face off against No. 11 Koskinen Stadium Clemson on Friday the 13th at 7 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium. Duke players characterize the Tigers as a resilient, talented team that will be undeterred despite recent losses in close games to Wake

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Markus Fjortoft is a leader on a back line that has allowed less than a goal per game.

FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 6 “I don’t think I was as balanced as I should have been at times,” Jones said. “I wasn’t as fundamentally sound as I need to be to throw the ball consistently and accurately. It’s certainly something I’ve been working on and am looking forward to correcting.” Jones and the offense were able to build some momentum late, marching all the way to Virginia’s 30-yard line on five straight completions with a chance to tie the game in the closing minutes. But a sack forced Duke to face fourth-and-long and turn the ball over on downs. Along the way, Jones connected with highlytouted redshirt-freshman receiver Scott Bracey twice for 26 yards, perhaps a sign of increased usage for a wideout that had caught just three passes before Saturday. “We were able to move the ball there for a little bit, but weren’t able to finish. We were able to gain some confidence from that,” Jones said. “I have plenty of chemistry and trust that I’ve developed with Scott through practice, with as much as we’ve done not on game day and things that not everyone sees. But bigger than that, we weren’t able to finish, and that’s something we need to focus on and improve on.” It won’t be getting any easier for the Blue Devils, who will face a stout Florida State

Forest and Notre Dame. “We watched their video, they were in both games, it wasn’t like they got dominated, so they’re going to take a lot of confidence from that. We need to be careful,” said Cody Brinkman, a senior midfielder from Durham. “If we think after these couple losses they’re feeling down, that’s the last thing they’re feeling. They put in good performances, so they’re going to come out ready, come out confident, come out hungry, so I think we need to match that and raise it. We’re doing well but the second we get complacent, we’re dead.” “I’ve played them a few times, and they’re a proper good team, scrappy, yet technical with some good individuals,” said Markus Fjørtoft, a senior from Asker, Norway. Clemson (9-3-0, 2-3-0 in the ACC) is just 1-2-0 on the road this year, with its conference victories coming against Pittsburgh and Henry Haggart | Contributing Photographer Boston College. Clemson suffered losses to In his final season at Duke, Durham native Cody Brinkman has helped position his team N.C. State, Wake Forest and Notre Dame, well for an NCAA tournament berth in the midfield. three stronger ACC opponents. The Tigers and a chance at a third Friday, their RPI ranking have earned their No. 11 ranking with a think that would be good for us.” The back end is a strength for Duke (10-2-1, is No. 7 in the nation, making them a near lock formidable unit on both ends of the pitch. The sixth-ranked offense in the nation averages 3-2-0), as freshman Will Pulisic has allowed just to qualify for this year’s field. “We have put ourselves in an excellent position. 2.4 goals per game, and goalie Ximo Miralles 0.92 goals per game and registered five shutouts Different from previous years, we are one of the along the way, tied for the most in the ACC. has a 0.87 goals against average. “We’ve won a lot of games this year by favorites,” Fjørtoft said. “It’s a little different for us “Clemson is a great team with a great attack, and they counter attack pretty well staying tight defensively and taking care of being this highly ranked, but something we set a our chances,” Fjørtoft goal of attainting and truly embrace.” with a couple of speedy said. “Now, we know Despite the serious nature in which Duke players. We need to try We’re doing well, but the that we will have our is approaching the daunting final stretch of its to limit the amount of second we get complacent, [offensive] chances, but season—which includes three top-10 opponents balls that get behind we’re dead. defensively it’s decided by in a two-week span—the team certainly does us that they can play, especially because they CODY BRINKMAN little moments, seconds not lack confidence. SENIOR MIDFIELDER of brilliance or lack of “Clemson, Notre Dame and Virginia are have a couple of center concentration, so for us undoubtedly very good, and it will be very mids that can play well,” to be aware of that in tough,” Fjørtoft said. “But knowing that we’ve Brinkman said. “We need every aspect of the game will be vital.” beaten top-10 teams before and knowing how to try to get pressure on them and limit the The Blue Devils have not played in the well we’ve matched up in the two losses we’ve amount of impact they have. They like to get NCAA tournament since 2011, but with wins had, and deservedly so in my opinion, at home into a rhythm and dominate the game. If we against two ranked opponents already this year we know we can win all of them.” can disrupt that and get into our rhythm, I

defense that ranks No. 15 in the nation in defensive efficiency. However, the Seminoles (1-3, 1-2) have been more susceptible to the pass than the run, tying for eighth in the ACC in yards allowed per pass attempt. Nevertheless, it will likely be the toughest defense Duke has faced so far, with nine returning starters from a unit that was No. 12 in the nation in efficiency last season. “I’m extremely excited,” Jones said. “It gives us an opportunity to show what we can do. I know the whole team feels that way. It’s a tremendous opportunity for us.” While the Blue Devils’ offense has struggled, their defense was much more efficient and adept at stopping big plays against Virginia, allowing just one passing play of 25 yards or more after allowing seven such plays against Miami. They will face a Florida State offense that has been forced to start a true freshman, James Blackman, after Heisman Trophy contender Deondre Francois went down with a season-ending knee injury. Since losing Francois and dropping their season opener to No. 1 Alabama, the preseason No. 3 Seminoles have sputtered, falling in close games to N.C. State and then-No. 13 Miami. But Blackman has steadily improved, completing 60.7 percent of his passes behind two feature backs, Jacques Patrick and Cam Akers, that have averaged a combined 5.3 yards per carry. Duke will counter with the No. 7 rushing defense in the country.

Certainly, with the pit Duke is in, topping the Seminoles will be no easy task. But if anyone were the man to weather the storm, it would be Cutcliffe. “We’ve had times where I’ve probably wanted to panic,” Cutcliffe said. “I’ve been shut out as coordinator at the University of Tennessee. I’ve been part of a staff there that

hit 0-6. A guy got on top of a billboard and wouldn’t come down until we won. I thought we were going to break up a family. You’re driving to work and see a guy roosting on a billboard. You just work.” Hank Tucker and Mitchell Gladstone contributed reporting.

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SLUMP FROM PAGE 1 they are going to do [upon first arriving at Duke], but after a year it may become clear to them that their current path is not working, explained Senior Advising Associate Jen Hoff. Although FOCUS and first-year seminars target community-building, there aren’t really any comparable programs designed to help [sophomores] “put it all together,” leaving them in a state of developmental confusion, she said. Hoff added that she believes the major declaration process weighs on the minds of students because students may feel as though they have to pick the right thing to get to where they’re going, even if they don’t necessarily know where they’re going. She explained that although the emphasis students place upon their major decisions is probably a bit excessive, it is certainly understandable. “If [students] have been thinking prehealth for many, many years, they think, ‘Well I’ve wanted to do this since I was six years old, so now I have to follow through on that, right?’” she said. But beyond just selecting a major, sophomore year courses tend to be more difficult than first-year ones, particularly for pre-health students or students pursuing other pre-professional tracks at Duke. Hoff explained that many students who feel they have to do pre-health also think they have to focus heavily on the natural sciences and slog through a series of classes that they may find difficult and not as rewarding.

director of Duke Student Wellness Center, said that sophomore year often affords students their first leadership opportunities within various Duke clubs and organizations. Once school starts to pick up, sophomores may suddenly have a lot more things to get done on their agendas. “It’s not just marginalized to their academics. It’s the busyness factor,” he said. Szigethy went on to explain that sophomore students might hit a wall if their process is “do-do-do-do-do” before they finally get to a point where it is no longer humanly possible to get everything done that they’re seeking to get done. This is when students become sleepdeprived, and they now have so many things to do that they cannot make up that sleep. From there, students either continue to try to do everything on their plates until they crash or they come in to see DuWell. He added that eventually students’ bodies will tell them if they’ve pushed themselves hard enough, as evidenced by a winter break survey administered by DuWell that reported students frequently recovering from illness during the first two weeks of winter break. “I think there’s a mentality that ‘my health can wait,’” Szigethy said. “But if [students] had actually paid attention to their health ahead of time, they could have avoided the sickness.”

Re-establishing community Several students recalled their experiences with leaving behind the community-fostering comfort of East Campus for what awaited them on West or Central Campus. Senior Hope Arcuri explained in an email that the nurturing community of East Campus makes it easier for students to run into people they know, grab meals with them and simply ‘The busyness factor’ plan time together. She added that without an On top of the more rigorous academics upperclassmen presence on East, certain Duke and major-related decisions Duke already social pressures—including selective living requires of its sophomores, second years may groups, being overly committed and beauty be voluntarily biting off a little more than they standards—aren’t as obvious or impactful. can chew. “Most people will give you the time of day, Thomas Szigethy, associate dean and and everyone is struggling to figure out the

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omewhere between the Gothic Wonderland of West and the Georgian grandeur of East sits Central Campus, a collection of austere apartment blocks dotting the CCX bus route. So unremarkable is Central that apocryphally, a Duke administrator is said to have remarked: “Central Campus isn’t a campus and [isn’t] really central to anything.” On Wednesday, The Chronicle shed light on renovation plans for Central Campus, whose future remained a mystery amidst the ubiquitous construction on East and West. By the summer of 2019, Central will cease to house students, leaving its future within the university unclear. Today, we turn to the campus often forgotten between its more glamorous neighbors to envision a new housing model that will hopefully arise from the ruins of Central. Home to about 1000 students, 26 houses and 23 selected living groups, Central has a complicated history. Despite its recent surge in popularity among its predominantly Greek or SLG-affiliated population, the campus lacks the structural integrity and architectural grandeur of other residential spaces, with a recent past rife with maintenance issues. Well publicized instances of bat infestations, leaky pipes, ceiling collapses and frequent reports of mold have highlighted the many pressing problems surrounding Central’s infrastructure. Whether black mold actually exists on the campus or

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not, all of these concerns coupled with security problems over the last few years contribute to a sense that—to echo the sentiment of administrators—the campus was simply not built to last this long. Any prior plans to redevelop Central were forgone during preliminary stages. The proposed revamping of Central in 2000 emphasized open, green spaces in place of apartment blocks. This “New Campus” was to house numerous arts, humanities, international programs

Editorial Board and living-learning communities. Renovations and construction would have granted our departments and programs in language, film, dance and theater spaces with the latest technology, creating a unified academic village that would serve as a true conduit between East and West. However, the 2008 recession’s effects on the university endowment derailed plans for the New Campus, giving the administration a chance to reevaluate its plans. Now, new plans include demolition and a range of possibilities for new construction. Given the integral role Central has played in on-campus housing, Duke is on the precipice of large-scale, long-term changes to the housing model. While Central is

predominantly affiliated, its absence will have huge impacts on independent housing. Conversations about independent housing have long been relegated to residential life, student government and administrative meetings; with grand, impending changes to the campus, open discussions are a necessity. When students are relocated from Greek and SLG sections to West Campus, a new, integrated housing model is definitely on the table. As students move from Central to West, Duke should consider a shift from the current segmented house-based model to a residential college system wherein the West campus quads function as independent communities, not unlike East Campus. The current housing model on West lacks the “dense and vibrant community” Duke hopes to foster and peer institutions like Rice and Yale have found success with a residential college system. While this new system would complicate membership in affiliated groups, the presence of these groups and a new system with no affiliated housing are not mutually exclusive. Duke’s administration should work with student groups both affiliated and independent to build a new housing model that optimizes the living experience for most people. Given the immense changes in Duke’s campus infrastructure being planned, students who want their voices heard should demand a spot at the table.

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n Dec. 14, 2012, a young man armed with a semi-automatic weapon burst into Sandy Hook Elementary School and fatally shot 26 people–20 of whom were small children. On Jun. 12, 2016, another young man with an automatic weapon open-fired on a crowd at Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people who had gone out to enjoy a night of dancing. On Oct. 1, 2017, an older man with an automatic rifle murdered 58 people from the 32nd floor of a hotel, indiscriminately open-firing on a crowd of country music festival-goers.

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These shootings–these horrific shootings that have become next to commonplace over the course of my lifetime–have much in common. In all three cases, and in many more, the perpetrator of the attack was an American citizen. In these cases and in many more, the attacker gained access to automatic militarygrade weapons that could hold more than ten rounds at once. But perhaps most appallingly, each of these shootings was followed by a deafening, ear-ringing silence from Congress. Certainly, in the days following these attacks, we see an outpouring of generous love and affection via Twitter from both Senators and Representatives. Our own North Carolinian Senator Richard Burr tweeted a statement, saying “My heart is with the people of Las Vegas and their first responders today. This morning’s tragic violence has absolutely no place here in America…” Burr’s condolences are sweet, but they have yet to translate into tangible action. In fact, over the course of his political career, Senator Burr has received nearly seven million dollars in campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association. According to its website, the NRA is an organization dedicated to defending the Second Amendment right to bear arms for the purposes of recreational shooting sports. Its lobby spends millions of dollars annually working to prevent the passage of gun control legislation, regardless of whether the proposed bills relate at all to hunting or shooting sports. In funding the campaigns of Republican legislators at the local, state and federal levels, the NRA and its colleagues throughout the gun lobby have effectively disrupted the legislative will to protect the American people from mass gun violence. It is one thing for the NRA to protect law-abiding citizens’ right to own a weapon. It is an entirely different matter, however, for the group to lobby

legislative officials around goals that would serve no purpose but that of those intent on committing violent crime. For example, in a rare act of bipartisan productivity, the House of Representatives has put forth a bill criminalizing the sale of bump fire stocks, gun accessories that allow for a rapid release of rounds from semi-automatic weapons. These accessories are not necessary in hunting, nor would they be helpful in an attempt to aim at a “bad guy.” In fact, the sole advantage they present is in rapid, indiscriminate firing. Accessories like bump fire stocks have been used in several shootings over the past few years, including Las Vegas. Despite bump fire stocks’ apparent uselessness in recreation and ability to cause fatal harm, the NRA opposes any legislation banning the sale of these accessories. Though this bill represents a small step in the path to comprehensive gun policy reform, the NRA’s firm grip on the Republican leadership throughout Congress destines the bill for certain failure. Herein lies the hypocrisy of the political attitude toward gun violence: Senator Burr and his colleagues across the nation like to claim that tragic violence “has no place in America.” They disparage acts of violence facilitated by weapons, and they condemn the perpetrators of these horrific crimes. And yet, as we have seen in shooting after shooting and death after death, these crimes do have a place in America, and they will continue to do so until Congress passes thorough and pragmatic gun regulation. Many criticize legislative action against gun violence as a gross “politicization” of tragic death. Yet, this argument is a tired excuse for putting off vital conversations surrounding gun policy. There is no act more important after a grievous attack than a genuine respect for the fallen victims and their mourning loved ones, but this respect goes hand in hand with a dedication to justice and action. It is essential to remember that the 58 lives lost in Las Vegas represent potentially preventable deaths. With the advent of safe regulation of the weapons industry, we have the power to decrease the possibility of mass attacks like those that occurred in Virginia Tech, Las Vegas, and Orlando. In this sense, it is impossible to “politicize” the deaths of victims of mass gun violence–their unjust and despicable murders are already inherently political. The policies in place, when grasped in the hands of shooters, are directly responsible for the fatalities in Vegas, Sandy Hook, and elsewhere across the nation. To refrain from engaging with and amending these policies is to dishonor every American life lost to gun violence. Leah Abrams is a Trinity sophomore. Her column, “cut the bull,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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n a cute Chronicle video produced for PricePalooza last week, students were asked, “What advice would you give President Price in his presidency?” Wedged between the all relatable “Please make the freshman food plan better” and “I hope we see your dogs,” one student noted something else in particular–a call for President Price to do more regarding sexual assault on campus. To my fellow student, thank you.

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The research on the intersection of race and sexual assault is spotty. The difficult nature of the topic is something that makes inquiry challenging. But there are many people who are outspoken about the harmful effects of stereotypical racial history and myths, such as the hyper-sexualization of Black and Hispanic women. To these women at Duke, I want to extend love and support. There are too many times where being not only female, but also a minority is too heavy a burden to carry, and these statistics show all too well that you are not alone. But there was something else that stood out about the survey report. 31 percent of Asian women reported incidents of sexual assault. This is where I get scared. I fear that in reality, this number is higher. I am inclined to think that 31 percent is lower than the true proportion of Asian women at Duke who have experienced assault. But the struggle comes from the fact that I do not know. Like those of you who think that 40 percent is too high, I think 31 percent is too low. I fear that many factors keep Asian women from being more open about sexual assault, both on this campus and in the rest of the country. Research about the topic of Asian women and sexual assault is too often omitted due to “scarce” or “low amounts” of information. Asian women are the least likely to report rape and sexual assault, and I fear that we are also less willing to talk about it with each other, or even to an anonymous survey, for the same reasons. Perhaps it is because sexual assault among Asian-American Pacific Islander women often involves a domestic partnership, or because of a central values of being “good girls” and “saving face.” I can only speculate, but I feel that it is because we don’t talk to each other about these things enough–not only among other Asian women, but also with other women of color. It’s hard to understand the true extent of the situation when we don’t feel comfortable enough to talk about it. Thank you to all the women out there who responded to the survey, including those of you who have been open about your experiences. Many of us hope that we can have more and better conversations about these incidents that are too widely shared. Women of color at Duke can support each other to create a better environment on campus. Whether it is 40 percent or 54 percent or 31 percent, too many is too many. Let’s talk about it.

Conversations about sexual assault should never end. A 2016 Bureau of Justice Statistics report states that 20 percent of women on college campuses nationwide experience sexual assault on campus. According to February 2017 survey by the Duke administration, 40 percent of undergraduate female-identifying students on campus report being sexually assaulted on campus. Yes, that is twice the national average. “Sexual assault” is broadly defined from anything as serious as rape (“unwanted sexual contact that involved a penetrative act”) to battery (“unwanted, nonconsensual sexual contact that involved forced touching of a sexual nature, not involving penetration”). Many of readers out there will assume this number is too high, and claim that these statistics are #fakenews from the #liberalmedia. But If you feel like 40 percent, or even 20 percent of the women around you have not actually been sexually assaulted, chances are that is because you haven’t heard of them being assaulted. Think about all the things that go on around campus that you have never experienced. To think any one person’s anecdotal evidence completely epitomizes the state of the entire campus is wrong. There are so many voices on campus that are too often unheard. Talking about sexual assault matters because victims of sexual assault are already too often silenced. Sexual assault is a psychologically taxing situation in any case. But the race factor adds insult to injury. According to the Duke survey, 42% of Black undergraduate females and 54% of Hispanic women responded as having experienced a sexual assault incident since enrolling at Duke. This disproportionately high Amy Wang is a Trinity senior. Her column usually runs on alternate number of assaults on WOC is nothing but horrific. Thursdays.

Editor

n Oct. 5 you published an article by Bill McCarthy entitled, “American Grand Strategy email features event with VP of recognized hate group.” The article accused the American Grand Strategy program at Duke of promoting a talk by a representative of

Mike Munger LETTER TO THE EDITOR a “recognized” hate group. There is no authoritative list of “recognized” hate groups. Worse, the Southern Poverty Law Center is no “think tank,” but is instead an ideologically motivated advocacy group with a narrow set of progressive objectives. And they are entitled to do that, of course. Goodness knows there are ideologically motivated advocacy groups with narrow conservative objectives. The SPLC’s designation of groups as “hate groups” or “white supremacists” is notoriously mixed, however. Many are certainly actually worthy of that designation. But other groups and individuals on the list have simply taken a position that the SPLC happens to disagree with. If the SPLC were serious about public debate, they would engage those opponents. But it’s much easier to label disagreement as “hate.” And, again, they get to do that. It’s politics, it’s a tactic that both sides often use. In fact, McCarthyism (Joe, that is, completely unrelated to the author of The Chronicle piece) was a favorite tactic of the right. Instead of engaging in a discussion of the merits of Progressive political ideas, Senator McCarthy found it useful to label people he disagreed with as “communists.” That derailed discussion and forced the accused to defend themselves. Tailgunner Joe had “lists” of communists, and appearing on one could ruin a person’s life. My objection is to (Bill) McCarthy’s use of the SPLC list as a legitimate source. Your willingness so credulously to swallow ideologically motivated agitprop put out by the SPLC, and treat it as objective, is embarrassing to the position The Chronicle claims as an independent news outlet.

Local 22-year old lacks detailed 50-year life plan

n my time at Duke, I had no less than three people tell me they wanted to be president. Now, this may sound like small number to you. “Just three?” you may ask, puzzled given how many times you hear the word “pubpol” bubbling around 1st floor Perkins at any given moment. And yes, three presidential contenders may seem small in a talent pool as rich and deep as Duke’s student body. But these weren’t flippant musings in class or heart-to-hearts between sleeping bags at dawn in K-Ville. These weren’t dreams. These were immaculately thought out plans—plans that their respective owners planned on executing to perfection. These future presidential hopefuls were all male—all blessed with the SAT scores, Duke degrees and sharp jawlines that would one day propel them into political success. I could sense inklings of their life plans in class. There was the banker, who planned on getting into politics the old-fashioned way: after he’d earned his first couple million. There was the grassroots guy. He’d return to his home state to start his career shortly after graduation to reconnect with the state from which he was proud to be born and bred. And then there was the corporate type. He wasn’t yet sure where he’d call home, but eventually he’d skip right to the glitz and glam of the U.S. Senate to find solace amongst his highbrow colleagues before making his run for the White House. You’re probably thinking–I know him. And wait, I know him too. Or: that kind of sounds like that guy from my English class who I struck up a conversation with a couple of times. Or maybe you’re thinking to yourself: how dare you reveal my life plans in the school paper,

Annie?! My answer to that would be: be less predictable, that’s how. But the reality is that these men represent all of us. We expect so much of ourselves by age 22 and we expect that much more by age 42, so we plan accordingly. And this makes sense given that at this point, we’ve succeeded by leading a life rife with rigidity and planning. You got to Duke because of “the plan.” So why should it be any different when it comes to post-graduation?

offer high pay and come with high regard. They attract the same sort of “wow” factor that Duke does when you first introduce yourself. Some of them do incredible good in this world, some of them sell life changing products or services, and some of them will pay for your grad school if you stick around long enough. None of this is to say that every person who accepts an offer before their senior year begins, or takes a tech or management consulting job

The next big thing in Silicon Valley could be hiding in somebody’s garage in Portland, and the future senior senator from Maryland could be cleaning bedpans at her local hospital in the meantime. ANNIE ADAIR duke, forward

As you start to think about the “real world” this early on in the year, it’s terrifying. The deep, dark unknown is beckoning toward you and suddenly the amalgamation of your internships, extracurriculars and experiences abroad just don’t seem so relevant. So to the best of your abilities, you plan with what you have in that exact moment. It doesn’t matter that Duke students can wait in line for upwards of nine weeks for a basketball game—what we can’t wait for is for life to happen. Or at least, not without trying to control fate to the best of our abilities. That’s the reason, so I believe, that so many people rush into jobs early on in their senior years. Some apply in order to rush into a job, others feel forlorn and worried about being rejected, and the rest feel insignificant in that they didn’t consider applying in the first place. These places offer plans—and perfect ones, at that. They

things, but I’m too jaded to think those efforts would be anything but futile. Because, I get it. The allure of an offer in October and earning a salary that nears six figures during your first year out of school is nearly inextricable. I don’t have all the answers, and I doubt that the plan I’ve charted for myself—despite all of the addendums I’ve already made to it in the past six months—will even work out. But sometimes, time is worth it. It’s worth it to graduate without a job, it’s worth it to read contracts law long into the night and it’s worth it to travel around Asia or lay on your couch for six months while soul searching to find the right answers. And even if you don’t find them, and in a year you’re working at a coffee shop or weeping in your car every afternoon because your students won’t understand the material, that’s okay. The reality is that every president’s life—and the life of every managing director, business magnate, doctor, Supreme Court justice, etc.—is shaped not only by the life and career decisions they laid out, but also by the ones they didn’t. You might meet the love of your life while you’re working at a brewery or scuba diving in Thailand. The next big thing in Silicon Valley could be hiding in somebody’s garage in Portland, and the future senior senator from Maryland could be cleaning bedpans at her local hospital in the meantime. So the question begets itself—will any of those men who are carefully curating the rest of their lives actually become president? I guess only time will tell.

in early October, is making the biggest mistake of their life. By all means, good for you. Many classmates of mine who did just that are incredibly happy with their decisions and I have no doubt that they will go on to do real good in the world. But there are also others who feel like they made big mistakes—people who hate airports and are equally afraid of flying to Kalamazoo, Michigan for consulting every Monday morning for the next four months. The life plans that they perfectly laid out two years prior come apart at the seams as they realize they just aren’t that passionate about Microsoft Excel. So they’ll move to a new city simply because they like it, or work on the Hill for no money, or enroll in grad school because they finally figured out what Annie Adair is Trinity ‘17. Her column they’re passionate about. with McCall Wells, “duke, forward,” runs on I would encourage you not to rush into alternate Fridays.

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SLUMP FROM PAGE 9 year was the scattering of her first-year hall all over West Campus—explained that the experience has taught her about the importance of staying open to making new friends. “Of course, [living apart from your best friends] just lends itself to developing deeper relationships with those you either weren’t close to before or those you didn’t know,” Kang wrote. For some students, transitioning away from East Campus might solidify some existing relationships in favor of others. Junior Cheenu Tiwari wrote in an email that he grew much closer to his first-year friends that had continued onto join a residential block with him on West Campus. A lot of the friendships made during the first year are harder to maintain later on because everyone gets busier, but people a student is able to stay close to, such as the members of their block, become extremely close friends, wrote Tiwari. Reflecting on the slump When asked what comes to mind when they think of the “sophomore slump,” students gave varying answers. In junior Briana Kleiner’s opinion, the slump is best described as a roadblock during the second year of college— like hitting a wall of exhaustion. “You get so tired of the countless hours of work, and begin to slack off. You get frustrated easily and you let the academic rigor consume you emotionally and physically,” she wrote in an email. Arcuri held the opposite view, however, arguing that the slump is more emotional and social than academic. She explained that although these emotional and social effects might sometimes manifest in lower academic performance, Arcuri and her friends’ sophomore slumps were not necessarily characterized by decreased academic motivation or performance. Sophomore Joanna Li explained that though the first year is marketed as a year for growth and exploration, becoming a sophomore is like suddenly being thrust into the cold reality. Students are all of a sudden expected to be equipped with the professional and social knowledge of navigating life. Li likened the transition to Duke’s move-in process.

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“Freshman year you get a bunch of FACs to carry your stuff, and then the subsequent years you’re expected to just do everything yourself,” Li wrote in an email. Responding with solutions Arcuri offered her opinion on how many of the complaints associated with the sophomore slump might be avoided going forward for those struggling with it now. If more students were willing to admit that they are not alone with the sophomore year struggles, she said, then they would be better able to lean on one another through hard times. “The phrase makes you think that it’s a season of life where you’re unmotivated and lazy, and I knew that would never be me. And then I actually got the sophomore slump and I realized it has nothing at all to do with motivation and laziness,” she wrote. “I realized that not only was this happening all over Duke, it was happening all over college campuses around the U.S.”

The only way I got through sophomore year was by talking to two seniors every week. HOPE ARCURI TRINITY SENIOR

Lo Biondo reiterated Arcuri’s claim, explaining that the “sophomore slump” is a common occurrence on most college campuses across the country, as affirmed by much research that has been conducted over the past decade on the sophomore year experience. Duke is already leading the way in developing initiatives to combat the sophomore slump in response to this research, Biondo added. In 2007, Duke initiated the Duke Social Relationships Project (DSRP), a four-year study and collaborative effort between members of the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience and the Division of Student Affairs to learn more about the association between social relationships and feelings of loneliness and belonging in college. Lo Biondo cited one particular finding of the DSRP—that students who are more passionate for their academic work and who had developed a relationship with a faculty member were less lonely and tended to be more engaged. She noted

The Chronicle that this finding was the basis for originally initiating the FLUNCH program and faculty outings as new Duke student programs, in addition to making the Faculty-In-Residence (FIR) program more robust. She added that the DSRP findings collectively inspired the development of Duke’s Sophomore Year Experience program, which has already been benchmarked by several other universities since its inception. Lo Biondo wrote that if she could add another initiative to the current programming for Duke sophomores, it would be to add more FIR’s to the upperclassmen campuses along with more living learning communities. Arcuri pitched in some ideas of her own for new student programming that might better facilitate the transition from freshman to sophomore year, including a “mentor/buddy” system of individual juniors or seniors being assigned to each underclassman and upperclassmen-led discussion sessions about different topics such as social life, health and nutrition, campus involvement and academics. She explained that just having someone older who has been through the sophomore slump can help make a student more comfortable with opening up about it. “The only way I got through sophomore year was by talking to two seniors every week,” she wrote. “They literally counseled me through that season of my life, because they had been there and they knew what to say.” Despite all the sophomore slump may present to students, it may also have its own silver lining. Kleiner wrote that although classes will become more challenging during sophomore year, students should not let the pressure of doing well outweigh the importance of taking care of themselves. She encouraged her fellow students to live not just for the memories they make academically, but for those special ones with people and events that they will look back on and treasure for the rest of their lives. Junior Ines Jordan-Zoob reflected on the best parts about being a sophomore. “You feel more established on campus, and tend to have more direction than freshman year. You are also less pressured by the career and recruitment opportunities of junior year,” she said. “So make the most of it. Go to one cool speaker event a week, and hang out with your friends. Enjoy your time, because when sophomore year ends, you’re already halfway done with Duke.”