Issuu

The Chronicle

See Inside

Barrett breaks freshman scoring record

Page 8

T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 DUKECHRONICLE.COM

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH YEAR, ISSUE 45

DUKE’S OTHER COACH K The (Real) The rebranding of Duke women’s basketball’s Kyra Lambert

Good Doctor Duke prof. ensures medical accuracy for hit shows By Ashwin Kulshrestha Staff Reporter

Henry Haggart | Sports Photography Editor Women’s basketball player Kyra Lambert has found a new role for herself off the court.

By Glen Morgenstern Staff Reporter

Buried deep in the core of the Mike Krzyzewski Center— adjacent to Cameron Indoor Stadium and through a set of locked doors—another Coach K is being born. Her name is Kyra Lambert. No, Lambert is not some off-limits protégé, shrouded in secrecy, mentored since birth by a crack squad of Duke Athletics staff to succeed Krzyzewski when he finally calls it quits. Neither is she merely a fondly regarded goldfish lounging in a comfortable tank along with a toy castle and a disproportionately-sized scuba diver in the legendary coach’s office. Rather, Lambert’s nickname serves as an acknowledgement of the third step of her winding path from playing basketball to rehab to coaching, and in a few months, back to playing. “It’s funny how things are going full circle,” Lambert said in an interview last week. Lambert’s journey to the nickname begins with a set of extraordinarily adverse circumstances, which her heavily scarred knees will enthusiastically attest to. Yet, those circumstances have allowed her to flip the traditional court hierarchy on its head—and, come next October, she hopes to use her experience to restore Duke to its former place near the top of the women’s basketball hierarchy. The long road home The origin of Lambert’s coaching career is perhaps a disenchanting one, at least for her. An encouraging sophomore season—in which the former No. 9 recruit recorded 7.8 points and 3.5 assists per game on a team with two future WNBA draftees—was cut short when the point guard went down with a torn left ACL in the Blue Devils’ first-round victory against Hampton in the 2017 NCAA tournament. She spent the entirety of the subsequent season in rehab, and

her return date remained cloudy. Finally, at the Blue/White Scrimmage in October 2018, head coach Joanne P. McCallie entertained the idea of a return sometime in December. So when Lambert went down yet again in a late October 2018 practice with a torn meniscus and ACL in her left knee, the experience extinguished the hopes and expectations built up over a year and rekindled old frustrations. The pain of going through a third major surgery was real and fresh for Lambert and her teammates. “I was there for all of Kyra’s injuries, and each one was just as hard as the first one,” senior guard Faith Suggs said. “It was kind of frustrating for us and for Kyra to see her work so hard and then have another setback.” Like all great stories, there was initial resistance. Lambert did not want to coach after she went down in 2017, choosing instead to focus most of her efforts on rehab and academics. When disaster struck again, she did not repeat her mistakes. Already an acquaintance of the rehab process, she took a practical mental approach to recovery. “I was hoping I wouldn’t be coaching this year… but I try not to feel sorry for myself,” Lambert said. “We have this ‘24-48 hour rule.’ You can feel bad for yourself for 24-48 hours, but after that, you just have to go on with it.” Thus, with McCallie’s endorsement, Lambert began to take over some coaching duties, learning more about the various roles associated with the team. She even learned how to splice videos that go up on the team’s social media pages. It wasn’t long before McCallie dubbed Lambert the ‘Coach K of Duke women’s basketball’ early in the season.

Ever wonder if medicine on television is accurate? It’s professor of neurosurgery Oren Gottfried’s job to make sure it is on shows like “Elementary,” “The Good Doctor” and “Chicago Med.” Gottfried is a professor at the Duke University School of Medicine who not only specializes in spinal diseases, but also serves as a medical consultant for popular television shows. Since 2010, Gottfried said he has been involved with more than 30 different shows. Gottfried said he enjoys the creative outlet that the job provides and the chance to educate viewers. “Some of these shows have ten million people watching them every week, and I think it’s kind of nice to be able to tell a medical story,” Gottfried said. “I feel like I’m not just a professor at Duke, I’m also educating audiences with my knowledge and creativity.” Gottfried first became involved in the field of medical consulting after he was contacted by a School of Medicine graduate who had become involved in producing a new television show in Los Angeles. “I received a phone call in 2010 to help with a pilot script and I found that the work was interesting,” Gottfried explained. “The person who involved me in that project began to involve See GOOD DOCTOR on Page 4

EDITORIAL

Vote Daisy Almonte for DSG President Editorial Board The Chronicle

‘I understand why coaches yell’ The presence of a player-coach can throw a wrench into ordinary team mechanisms. Instead of taking the orders, Lambert now gives them. She must maintain the confidentiality of coaches’ meetings, honestly criticize her teammates and keep her teammates’ trust by withholding their private conversations from the coaching staff.

Every March, right before the start of spring break, Duke undergraduates have the honor of ranking their choice(s) for DSG president. Facebook becomes inundated with campaign photos along with personal and group endorsements as junior DSG candidates seek to curry enough votes to claim the crown of DSG president on March 8th. As the official undergraduate student government at the University, DSG has in the past been criticized for its lack of diversity, poor attendance on the part of elected student representatives and for perpetuating a cut-throat, resume-boosting culture among its members. Criticism aside, the role of DSG president holds with it many responsibilities, including being a representative of student voices and concerns across Duke’s diverse campus community. This year, as always, three very talented and exceptional student leaders compete for election in the race to be DSG president: vice president of academic affairs Saheel Chodavadia, vice president of services and sustainability Liv McKinney and vice president of equity and outreach Daisy Almonte.

See LAMBERT on Page 8

See EDITORIAL on Page 10

Duke receives $50 million for new faculty

Women’s basketball heads to ACC tournament

Column: Your career doesn’t define you

The grant from the Duke Endowment will fund new faculty hires in the sciences. PAGE 3

The Blue Devils will open up against Pittsburgh Wednesday evening in Greensboro. PAGE 8

Sophomore columnist Luke Sallmen argues there is no need to have it all figured out just yet. PAGE 11

@dukechronicle @dukebasketball |

2 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019

dukechronicle.com

The Chronicle

Light rail’s electromagnetic interference likely to affect some Duke equipment, report says Uni. only raised concerns recently By Bre Bradham Editor-In-Chief

When Duke rebutted a request to sign onto a cooperative agreement for the light rail project last week, it listed electromagnetic interference as one of the four primary concerns. However, a report from GoTriangle says that Duke did not raise this concern until late into the planning process. Light rail trains disrupt the area’s geomagnetic field as they operate. The shifts are mostly undetectable, but some highly sensitive medical equipment can be affected by it. The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit (DOLRT) project’s planned route spliced Duke’s medical and research facilities, raising questions about effects it may have on medical and research equipment in the buildings near the track. “Since the Erwin Road corridor at Duke contains numerous patient care devices for which any deviation could be catastrophic and potentially fatal, we are not yet able to determine with confidence whether the new study we received last week can adequately address this risk,” the University’s letter to GoTriangle last week stated. “If anything, the new data and our independent expert’s review of them have heightened our concerns.” Exactly when Duke asked those questions is unclear. Durham County Commissioner Ellen Reckhow says Duke had opportunities to raise the concerns for years. “Yes, we were scrambling at the end to respond to the request to address this, but I would submit to you that I feel the lack of transparency and the lack of willingness to provide timely access to the information pushed us to the end of a long process needlessly, and we would have provided an analysis much earlier,” said Reckhow, who is also the chair of GoTriangle’s Board of Directors. What effects would the train’s electromagnetic interference have on Duke’s medical and research facilities? And when did Duke begin expressing concerns about this?

Courtesy of GoTriangle Plans for the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project hit a roadblock last week when Duke decided not to sign a cooperative agreement.

electricity powering the rail system are constantly occurring and fluctuating. “The sensitivity of various instruments varies widely, so an EMI evaluation requires estimates of magnetic field transients produced by the light rail system (quantifying the source), and identification of potentially sensitive instrumentation or equipment in proximity to the alignment,” the report stated. “Comparing expected light rail magnetic field transients with the magnetic field limits of potentially sensitive equipment provides a measure of the The effects of EMI likelihood for interference to occur.” GoTriangle recently produced a report about the Several common medical machines—X-ray equipment, electromagnetic interference, which Reckhow provided to CT scanners and Atomic Force Microscopes—are not affected The Chronicle. by light rails’ electromagnetic effects. Others—like electron “Operation of a DC light rail system produces transient microscopes and MRI equipment—are affected. EMI’s effects magnetic fields that perturb the static drop off sharply within hundreds of background magnetic environment—which is It is clear that the DOLRT feet of the track. primarily the geomagnetic field—in proximity The planned route runs through will create EMI that will to the alignment,” the report explained. Duke and ends on the campus of Practically, this means that the light rail’s interfere with current and the University of North Carolina at operations disrupt the magnetic environment Chapel Hill. The report stated that around it. This disruption comes from two future patient care and 37 facilities within 500 feet of the sources—the inherent shifts caused by a research devices. route containing potentially sensitive large steel body moving and the currents that equipment were reviewed. duke’s letter to gotriangle power the train. At UNC, the closest building to Those currents flow down from the wires the track that was thought to have above the train, through the light rail train and into the rails sensitive equipment was Marsico Hall, which was set back below. They fluctuate with the rail’s operation, so the magnetic far enough from the route that “no EMI impact is expected,” fields they produce also vary. according to the report. Shifts inherently caused by the large steel body occur The Veteran’s Affairs hospital on Erwin Road was deemed to when a train is present, but the shifts that come from the have a low likelihood of impact.

Sujal Manohar | Photography Editor Hock Plaza, located on Erwin Road, was one of the Duke buildings that GoTriangle analyzed for potential EMI effects.

Several Duke buildings fell within the range that may be affected. Hock Plaza, which has both MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy as imaging capabilities, is close enough to the track that the side of the building facing the track was considered moderately likely of being impacted, and the back of the building was labeled as having a low likelihood. The Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital houses an MRI machine, and the building was assigned a low likelihood for interference with the MRI. Duke Hospital North and Duke Medicine Pavilion have multiple MRI systems, according to the report. The Medicine Pavilion is not expected to be impacted, but the Duke Hospital North was given a moderate likelihood for impact. The Global Health Research Building was given a low likelihood. The Duke Eye Center is listed as having an electron microscope, according to the report, which would give it a high likelihood of being affected because of the sensitivity of such an instrument. However, the Eye Center does not fall within the proximity to expect any MRI systems to be affected. Additionally, the Snyderman Genome Sciences Research Building has an electron microscope, which would have a high likelihood of being affected. In the letter to transit officials announcing that Duke would not support the light rail, University administrators listed the EMI’s effects at the top of their concerns. “It is clear that the DOLRT will create EMI that will interfere with current and future patient care and research devices,” the letter stated. “It is also clear that there have been inconsistencies in the information that has been generated to date, and we appreciate the continued efforts of GoTriangle to work with Duke to develop accurate, reliable data that can be evaluated by independent experts.” The letter was signed by President Vincent Price, Chancellor for Health Affairs A. Eugene Washington and Executive Vice President Tallman Trask. “As you know, EMI is not a new or unique problem for urban rail systems,” the letter stated. “Indeed, similar studies done in other cities turned out to be incorrect in their estimation of negative impact on research devices.” EMI, however, did not appear to be mentioned in a letter from Price to Durham Mayor Steve Schewel and Wendy Jacobs, chair of the Durham Board of County Commissioners, in November 2018. The 2018 letter cited five specific points—closing Blackwell Street and access to surrounding facilities like the American Tobacco Campus, ensuring that the hospital’s trauma center is accessible for emergency vehicles constantly, minimizing disruptions caused by the construction, ensuring the electric power supply for the school and medical facilities and “ensuring the continuity and safety of research and clinical activities that take place in buildings adjacent to the planned rail line.” See LIGHT RAIL on Page 4

The Chronicle

dukechronicle.com

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 | 3

Women’s history pioneer Anne Firor Scott dies University receives $50 million for new science faculty By Elora Pradhan Staff Reporter

Anne Firor Scott, who pioneered the study of women’s history, died in her Chapel Hill home Feb. 5. She was 97. Scott was the first female chair of Duke’s history department and revolutionized scholarship of women’s history for future generations. Breaking away from the traditional veneration of Southern women as infallible icons of ladyhood and gentility, she instead emphasized their active roles in transforming Southern history, working to legitimize women’s history.

Chronicle File Photo Anne Firor Scott, the first woman chair of Duke’s history department, was a leader in the field of women’s history.

In 2013, then-President Barack Obama awarded Scott a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment for the Humanities. William Chafe, Alice Mary Baldwin professor emeritus of history, met Scott when he came to Duke in 1971 to study history. Chafe quickly came to know Scott as a close friend. “When I came to Duke, she could have seen me as a competitor. Instead, she saw me as a partner, an ally and a friend,” Chafe said. “Even when the history department was somewhat in flux due to the demonstrations of ‘68 and ‘69, she took leadership of the department and supported our efforts to start a brand new oral history program.” When Scott first arrived at Duke as a young scholar in a male-dominated field, it took a long time for her to get a regular faculty position, something “typical of women in the workplace in that period,” said Linda Gordon, university professor of humanities at New York University. “However, once people got to know her, they found she was a very thoughtful and judicious person,” Gordon said. “It is hardly surprising that someone who at first was not considered for a regular faculty position would end up as the chair of a very distinguished history department.” Gordon noted that even in the conservative culture of the South, Scott “persisted in doing what she wanted to do.” “If you looked at almost any of the books in the field, you would find people who knew her and you would see how direct her influence on them was,” Gordon said. Scott was best known for her book, The Southern Lady: From Pedestal to Politics, 1830-1930. Scott’s research into women’s history revolved around primary sources like diaries and letters. As she mentored a whole new generation of students, this kind of research became “the new norm, a reference point for a new generation of historians,” Chafe said. “[One of my first students] took a seminar with her and was told to go out and find a primary source and write about what it conveyed. That student said this experience changed his life,” Chafe said. “Never before had he dealt with how feeding into someone’s personal experiences and writings could influence the way in which you understood history. [Scott] was instrumental in involving students in this kind of first-person research.”

By Stefanie Pousoulides University News Editor

The Duke Endowment just provided a $50 million grant to the University to hire more researchers in engineering, mathematics, medicine, sciences and technology. According to a Duke Today release Monday, the grant will fund the recruitment of “more than a dozen junior- to seniorlevel faculty.” These new additions to the Duke community will be critical parts of a collaboration among the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Pratt School of Engineering and School of Medicine to advance the Duke’s focus on interdisciplinary work. “…[This] transformational grant will allow us to recruit the brightest and boldest thinkers and provide them with the infrastructure they need to solve the world’s most pressing challenges,” President Vincent Price said in the news release. The Duke Endowment is a private foundation established by James B. Duke in 1924, and aims to carry on the family’s legacy through grant-making, publishing resources for service organizations and operating a fellowship program for emerging leaders in philanthropy. In addition to the more than $1.5 billion that it has donated to the University since its founding in 1924, The Endowment supports programs and organizations of higher education, health care, children’s welfare and spiritual life. The news release explains that recruitment for the new faculty “is expected to be complete within three years,” and that the researchers will contribute to scholarship in fields like “climate change and epidemic disease.” A. Eugene Washington, chancellor for health affairs and president and chief executive officer of the Duke University Health System, explained that the objective of the recruitment is to “improve the overall quality of the sciences across Duke.” “Recruiting the best and most promising scientists will propel us to even higher levels of scientific discovery and education and will translate into improved health for communities in North Carolina and beyond,” he said in the release.

Send us your graduate’s baby picture along with a congratulatory message for The Chronicle’s Graduation Issue and on DukeGraduates.com. PUBLISHED: MAY 10, 2019 DEADLINE: APRIL 12, 2019 To place your order, go to

DukeGraduates.com Contact us at chroniclebabypics@gmail.com or (919) 684-3811

The Chronicle

dukechronicle.com

4 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019

LIGHT RAIL FROM PAGE 2 When did EMI become a concern? Reckhow said that Duke had multiple points over the course of several years at which they could have raised concerns about the EMI. Ideally, she said, University officials would have noted it in 2015 and 2016 when the Environmental Impact Study was receiving comments. “The thing that troubles me the most is that we had an environmental impact process to do an environmental impact statement, and all of that work was done during 2015, culminated with a robust outreach effort during 2016 and a comment period,” Reckhow said. “And if you look at that draft EIS, there are sections covering EMI, noise, vibration and some of the issues that Duke has raised over the last couple of months.” After the study was finalized, the rail’s alignment was largely locked into place. Now only tweaks—like elevating parts of the track or shifting its alignment in relation to roads—can be done.

“I find it frustrating that Duke did not submit any comment “At that time, our project manager John Tallmadge during our EIS process,” the commissioner said. immediately said to Tallman Trask that to do the analysis we She noted that Duke may not have felt that the University need to know the equipment and its location. We got the list needed to submit formal comments, since the stakeholders of equipment about six weeks later, but not the location,” were in ongoing meetings about the rail. Reckhow said. “We did a preliminary short assessment In 2017, GoTriangle officials brought up questions of the with the limited information and it was not until we got EMI and vibrations from construction the locations subsequently, could be with Duke administrators, Reckhow said. This has been determined as recently as three weeks ago, that the “We asked the Duke staff there stats consultant did a more extensive to give us the list of any sensitive by Dr. Trask to be the most EMI report.” electronic equipment and that they give important remaining issue... A memo published by GoTriangle that to us along with the location of about the last few months’ negotiations the equipment along Erwin Road. Well gotriangle report with Duke also provides a timeline for there was no follow-up. I understand the discussions of EMI. The memo says that our staff actually sent out some that on Nov. 26, six days after Price sent email reminders,” Reckhow said. “Bottom line is we never the letter to local officials, Trask raised the issue. got the information.” The memo, written from Tallmadge to GoTriangle’s Instead, she said the issue was not raised by Duke until Board of Directors, says that GoTriangle staff gave Trask Trask verbally noted it after the November 2018 letter. Trask the estimations of the effects on buildings and asked for the did not respond to emailed questions about the timeline and specific locations of sensitive equipment. Trask questioned his opinion on EMI Monday. the accuracy of GoTriangle’s report on the EMI effects and expressed concerns about Duke having to limit where it could place new equipment in the future as a result of the light rail. “This has been determined by Dr. Trask to be the most important remaining issue, because he is not comfortable that there is a solution,” the memo stated. Trask provided a list of assets worth more than $50,000 and GoTriangle analysts found two electron microscopes and six MRI machines “that could be susceptible to EMI,” according to the memo. “I have requested more detailed information about these eight devices and their specific locations from Dr. Trask, and have been told his concern is not limited to these devices, and that Duke is ‘not willing to permanently compromise what patient care devices we can put in our hospital and clinics, how or where,’” Tallmadge wrote. “We have sent draft cooperative agreement language that commits to mitigating the effects of light-rail generated EMI on all future equipment, assuming that Duke makes reasonable efforts to locate EMI-sensitive equipment outside of the disturbance zones of the light rail.” Tallmadge wrote that the Maryland Transit Administration worked to mitigate the impacts of EMI on the University of Maryland’s future equipment using “at-the-receptor protection.” On Feb. 18, GoTriangle sent an updated analysis to Trask that did not show significantly different data than the first, Tallmadge wrote. When asked about the timeline Reckhow outlined, Michael Schoenfeld—vice president for public affairs and government relations—said Duke has raised concerns about the route for the last two decades. “We have been consistent and clear about indicating the concerns about this route and the potential risks and implications for patient safety,” Schoenfeld said. “We’ve done so for 20 years.” Xinchen Li and Kathryn Silberstein contributed to this report.

HOT ITEM of the WEEK

Duke Sports Tees Color: Black Available Sizes: S - 3X Fabric Content: 100% cotton

Advertised price does not include tax. Offer cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion. Offer valid Wednesday, March 6 through Monday, March 11, 2019, or while supplies last.

each for S-3X

Compared to $3295 each Available in the following locations:

The University Store Upper Level, Bryan Center

Medical Center Bookstore Lower Level, Duke Clinics

eSTORE

www.shopdukestores.duke.edu

Departments of Duke University Stores®

GOOD DOCTOR FROM PAGE 1 me in other projects, and eventually I built a network.” Through the course of Gottfried’s career as a medical consultant, the professor has taken on a variety of different roles. “Each particular show has a different assignment. Some projects need story ideas, so I think of an interesting story idea and I pitch it,” he said. “Other times, I’m working in collaboration with a group of writers to help them develop a story that they thought of and helping them make it as medically feasible as possible. I would say that at any level, I can intervene and help.” Gottfried added that part of what he enjoys about the job is that he does not work in a vacuum. When faced with a medical topic that he must learn about, Gottfried often turns to his colleagues at the University for advice. “I have a list of over fifty doctors at Duke and I go to them to help me with these projects,” he explained. “So when I have an interesting TV story, I don’t just type in a Google search—I actually go to my expert in this field and get firsthand knowledge.” However, Gottfried also spoke to the difficulties of being a medical consultant. “The hardest part is that I value what the writers and producers have put into their stories, and I never want to ruin a story with medical details, medical jargon or medical complexity,” he said. “I want to make the medicine as close as humanly possible to reality, while honoring their story. I can’t work in the technical world, I have to work in a creative world that honors the technical world.”

The Chronicle

recess dukechronicle.com

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 | 5

VOLUME 20, ISSUE 45 | MARCH 6. 2019

good vibe(s)

Student develops music discovery app, page 7

the daily show Q&A with writer Zhubin Parang, page 7

drawing in digital the benefits and drawbacks of the tablet era, page 6

R 6 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019

recess editors Dream spring break destination?

Christy Kuesel ................. deutschland

Sarah Derris.......................... chicago Will Atkinson ..................... milwaukee Nina Wilder .................big apple, baby Selena Qian .....................outer space Eva Hong.............................bora bora Alizeh Sheikh ......................... perkins Lexi Bateman ..............................nola Sydny Long ......... south of the equator Ashley Kwon ......................... canada Jessica Williams .................... havana Bre Bradham................seven day nap

I finally bought myself a drawing tablet this past week. I’ve started using a tablet at work — at the Duke Innovative Design Agency — but outside of that, I’ve been using a mouse or my trackpad to do digital art. That works pretty well for infographics, but it’s definitely difficult to replicate the same effects I would have on paper or canvas. I was uncharacteristically excited when I saw an email last Friday telling me to go pick up a package from the Student Mailbox Center. I rarely buy myself things that I don’t truly need, so deciding to spend my own money on this tablet just for me is something of a novel experience. (Although I’ve convinced myself it has practical purpose too — apparently people use them to take notes?) When I saw the box, though, I immediately knew it wasn’t the tablet. It had the distinctive red-and-white pattern of the Disc Store, where I occasionally look for deals on ultimate frisbee apparel andgear. That didn’t make any sense — I hadn’t bought anything from there recently...Had I? Turns out, my sister bought me the black, sparkly, unicorn-adorned disc I had mentioned to her a few weeks ago. I was a little disappointed, but definitely appreciative of her gift. Anyway, fast-forward a few hours, after I had gone back to my room, taken a nap (that lasted two hours instead of one, oops) and gotten ready to head out again, and what was there but another package, this time from Amazon. Opening the package was careful but also a bit rushed. I was running late for research, so I didn’t have time to fully open it and use it. That had to wait for much later in the day. After research, dinner, practice and a shower, I finally got around to opening the package all the way, installing the driver and testing the tablet out in Illustrator. I’ve only really used tablets with screens before, so using one that required coordination between the tablet surface and my laptop monitor took a little getting used to.

IT’S SO CREAMY

MENU SAMPLING Old School Veggie Burrito Regular Chicken Burrito Cheese Quesadilla Chicken Quesadilla Chips & Salsa

$2.86 $5.65 $1.41 $3.59 $2.06

The Chronicle

dukechronicle.com recess

1920 1/2 Perry St. @ Ninth Street Just a block from East Campus

The tablet has made me think about all the digital illustrations and graphics that I’ve done in the past that would have been easier with it. That was one reason I’ve been wanting to get one for a while, since I’m much more used to working in a more tactile and direct medium than a mouse or trackpad allows. I started exploring art in much the same way as most people do — with drawings in pencil then slowly moving into various types of paints, dabbling in other mediums like clay sculpture and string art along the way. It was my high school newspaper that introduced me to digital art through infographics and page layout. I enjoyed writing, and I still

staff note do, but art has been a larger part of my life for longer. The transition from the more traditional mediums of paper and pencil or canvas and brush to the computer wasn’t easy — I remember spending hours on digital illustrations that would have been much quicker and simpler in watercolor or pencil. But the digital illustration has a different appeal — it’s easier to fix mistakes and tends to have a cleaner, crisper feel. It’s also more portable. Instead of carrying around an entire bag of art supplies (palette, brushes, pencils, paints, canvases, water cup), I just need my laptop — which I would have regardless — and now the tablet as well, though it isn’t absolutely necessary. In online forums and Facebook groups, I’ve seen posts from other artists going through the same transition to digital art, asking about the best software to use, the best

tablets for beginners, tips and tricks, etc. It’s part of a shift toward digital media in general — paper books to e-books, print papers to online and notebooks to digital documents. It’s been interesting to watch this happen, especially as The Chronicle moves toward a digital-first model and potentially further reduces its number of print days. Although digital has become dominant in many fields, it has an interesting relationship with art. Many artists have shifted to or focused on digital from the start, but the viewing of a physical object in person is what draws many to visit museums and to purchase work. Digital art doesn’t always allow for that capability (though video installations and the like are another matter entirely). Pencil and paper also definitely still have a role in my workflow. I find it much easier to brainstorm and sketch on physical paper instead of heading directly to digital. I also love the feel of a brush on canvas and find it freeing to splash paint without exacting, directed control, and I have a more intuitive grasp of the way that colors mix in physical mediums. It’ll be interesting to see how digital and physical mediums continue to interact, and to anyone looking into graphic design and digital art, I say to try it out. You’ll be in good company. —Selena Qian

on the cover: P-Checks Concert by Eric Wei

POP AMÉRICA, 1965–1975 On view through July 21

nasher.duke.edu/pop

Raúl Martínez, El vaquero (Cowboy) (detail), c. 1969. Acrylic on black- and-white photograph, 21.5 x 16.75 inches (54.61 x 42.54 cm). The Shelley and Donald Rubin Private Collection. Image courtesy of the Raúl Martínez Estate, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, and Corina Matamoros. Pop América, 1965 – 1975 is a recipient of the inaugural Sotheby’s Prize and is supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional thanks to the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) and to its President and Founder, Ariel Aisiks. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Chronicle

dukechronicle.com recess

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 | 7

campus arts

Student app lets users discover new music through their friends’ tastes By Will Atkinson Culture Editor

If you use a music streaming service like Spotify, then chances are you have come across mixes tailored to your listening habits — whether it’s “New Music Friday,” “Discover Weekly” or “Tastebreakers.” For many listeners, these algorithmically-generated playlists are one of the only options for discovering new music. But to sophomore Ben Snow, something was missing. He felt that the social element of sharing music had been overlooked by platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Inspired by the universal experience of passing the aux cord while driving with friends, he sought to design an app that replicated that sense of connection through music. “I recognized that music discovery could be better,” Snow said, pointing out that many Spotify users do not even use its built-in discovery tools. “When I started talking to people and getting out there, everyone started telling me the same thing: that 90 to 95 percent of the time, they just go on Spotify for the music library. And I realized, that’s a fundamental flaw. Because there’s something magical about music discovery.” Snow’s idea came to life as Vibe, a social media music discovery app that he hopes to launch exclusively at Duke in April. Beginning with an investment from the Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship program and the assistance of a Duke graduate coder, Snow has developed a beta version of the app that is nearing full functionality. As Vibe’s co-founder and CEO — along with cofounder and chief ambassador Gaurav Sharma,

a sophomore — Snow has recruited a team of 17 campus ambassadors, including teams for graphic design, social media and operations, to help spread the word about Vibe. Together, Snow and Sharma have spent the last six months building the app and increasing its functionality. With LDOC and finals season approaching, the founders hope that the app will see an audience at Duke in time for the end of the semester — whether to help students celebrate the end of classes or to help them unwind after long study sessions. What sets Vibe apart from more traditional streaming services, Snow said, is its emphasis on interactivity and connection between users. At the center of the app’s interface is a feature called the “lineup”: When a user registers an account, the app scans their Spotify or Apple Music profiles for their most frequently-played artists of the last six months, saving up to 20 artists on the user’s Vibe profile. With the lineup — which is publicly viewable by any user — other users can choose to shuffle through their friends’ libraries, in essence creating their own online radio station based on selected friends’ music tastes. “You have a customized, independent and individualized experience every time you go on the app — based on your friends, rather than ‘New Music Friday’ or random mood-curated discovery playlists,” Snow said. While shuffling through friends’ lineups, a user may choose to “like” any given song, which both adds the song to the user’s own music library (on their streaming service of choice) and updates the friend’s “score,” a tally of likes that displays publicly on their profile. Far from

creating a socially competitive environment, though, Snow said these features aim to restore the emotional rush that comes with sharing music — an aspect he felt was lacking in most streaming services or, for that matter, through sharing links over text. Particularly in a college environment, too, Snow noted that Vibe has the potential to provide connection between students through a medium, listening to music, that often occurs in isolation. He noted the frequent use of music as a distraction while studying. “It’s a tool that, personally, I think, could make kids a lot happier,” Snow said. “You think about how people listen to music all the time, most people are listening to it to escape — let’s say studies get too overwhelming, you cloud it all out. And I think that the experience that we’re getting right now is just inferior. … [Vibe] is just a great platform to use to relax, to connect more

with your friends and to just have a more fun experience in general.” In addition to its social potential, Snow and Sharma pointed out that Vibe directly challenges the increasingly algorithm-centered landscape of music streaming, where landing on coveted “curated” mixes can make or break an artist’s burgeoning career. By creating an experience that prioritizes the organic sharing of music between friends, Vibe decentralizes this trend in the music industry. In the process, it improves the experience of artists and listeners alike, Snow said. Although the app does not exist independent of giant streaming companies like Spotify and Apple, it at least hopes to bring out the best in them. “We’ve always relied on our friends for recommendations, to point us in new directions, to new genres,” Snow said. With Vibe, that timeless experience is simply taking on a new look.

Will Atkinson | Contributing Photographer Sophomore Ben Snow hopes to launch his new music discovery app exclusively at Duke in April.

‘Daily Show’ writer Zhubin Parang on his transition into comedy By Miranda Gershoni Staff Writer

Zhubin Parang, producer and writer for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”, visited Duke Friday for a talk hosted by the Center for Political Leadership, Innovation and Service (POLIS). Before becoming an Emmy award-winning writer and comedian, Parang practiced law after graduating from Georgetown Law School. The Chronicle spoke to Parang before his Friday afternoon talk. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The Chronicle: How did you first get into comedy? Zhubin Parang: Like a lot of comedians, I was unpopular in middle school, and I kind of saw comedy as a way to make friends and not get beaten up. So from a very young age, I was into joking and trying to be a class clown. I was lucky that our high school had an improv team — it was very bad, but it was an improv team. I wasn’t expecting a career out of it, but I definitely knew that I wanted to have some kind of comedic performance or writing always be percolating in the background of my life. TC: So how did you decide to go to law school rather than just going straight into comedy? ZP: Well, I’m very risk-averse, which is not good for comedy, but very good for law school. If you’re the kind of person who is not very risky and who wants a steady, certain path they can go through in life with constant reminders that they are on the right track, law school tends to be a very easy and default choice. A lot of lawyers are miserable because they didn’t go into law because they liked the law; they went into law because they didn’t know what else they wanted to do and they didn’t like anything else. And I was like that. I loved debating politics and arguing, and I was smart enough, but not mathematically smart, so law appealed to me as the default option. I thought, “Oh, I’ll just go to law school and end up getting into politics somewhere.” I now know and learned very quickly that is not how you go into politics. You go into politics if you are very rich or know somebody very rich. It seems like it opens you up to a lot of career options, but really all it does is lock

you into a lot of debt. Unless you really just love practicing law, you should not go to law school. TC: The student body of Duke will be forewarned. ZP: Yeah, good. Whatever I can do to reduce the number of miserable lawyers. TC: How did you make the transition from law to comedy? ZP: I practiced law in New York for about four years. There wasn’t a specific moment — it was more that as I was doing law, I was also doing comedy with the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater, which is — and I don’t mean to toot my own horn — the best improv theater in the country, and as I practiced law, I liked it less and less, and as I did more and more comedy, I loved it more and more, and I began seeing that peers of mine in comedy classes were getting comedy writing jobs, and that’s when I began to see that this was an actual viable career path. So eventually the balance tipped enough that I decided to take the leap and just try. TC: How do you think that your experience with law transfers to “The Daily Show?” ZP: It’s very good in two different ways. One is that I’m a bit more aware of legal developments. I bring that expertise to the show so I can help other writers if they have a legal question. Secondly, it really helps with writing comedy to have a legal background. A lot of comedy, really, is finding gaps and holes in logic and exploiting them for jokes. And you get trained very well as a lawyer to search for holes and weaknesses in arguments. TC: A lot of the material you deal with is not comedic in nature, a lot of the news is really depressing and a lot of people don’t want to watch the news for that reason. How do you use comedy to explain the news? ZP: You can make a joke about anything. No matter how serious the subject is, no matter how complex or awful it is, there is a joke to be found in it. It depends on partly what your perspective is on that story. It also depends on if you have a different way to frame the story than what might be in the news. There are different approaches you can take to stories that on the surface seem very upsetting or dense or not funny at all. Our task is always to look at a story and to ask, “What is it about this story

that emotionally excites us — whether it upsets us, makes us laugh, disgusts or excites us generally, and what is it about that that is generating emotion?” And then usually there, from that visceral reaction, there are either gaps of reason or thoughts that are interesting or at the very least unique, and that’s usually where jokes come from. Sometimes it requires going around the story, like if there’s a story about a school shooting, there’s usually more to talk about around the story — the political or media reaction to it rather than the event itself. But there’s always something funny, and it’s our job to find what’s funny. TC: What advice do you have for students who are interested in arts and media, or any kind of nontraditional field? ZP: That’s a very broad range, arts and media, but I would definitely say that because of its lack of clear paths, arts and media especially requires a lot of knowing the right person. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ve got to hope that your roommate’s dad is the head of NBC, but it does mean that if you want to get into comedy, or if you want to get into news media, you have to go to the places where that is done, and you have to get in somewhere in the ground floor and get

to be known by people. For comedy, that means moving to New York or L.A. For news media that would be New York or D.C. and becoming an intern or P.A. But the important thing is that you have to do a lot of it for free for a while until you get better at it. You should get to know the people in the scene so that eventually when job opportunities come up, you are the first on people’s minds when they think about who to hire. There’s no guarantee that’s going to happen either — it’s really a matter of you just lucking out that you happen to have the skill set for it, you happen to have the talent for it and you happen to know enough people at the right time that you get it. But you can increase the opportunity of that by being in the right place and doing as much work as you can in your field so that you get better and people get to know you. Also, it’s very important to be a good person. People have to know you as being nice and collaborative, as someone who can take advice and notes. People who are jerks to other people or who are moody or unpleasant to work with don’t rise very far, or if they do they fall very hard. Being a good person is not just morally imperative — it’s also very good for a career.

Henry Haggart | Sports Photography Editor “Daily Show” writer and comedian Zhubin Parang spoke at the Sanford School of Public Policy Friday.

Sports 8 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019

dukechronicle.com

The Chronicle

THE BLUE ZONE

BEYOND THE ARC: SENIOR NIGHT FOR MBB dukechronicle.com

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019

MEN’S BASKETBALL

STAY WAKE

Blue Devils escape against the Demon Deacons as potential game-winning layup rolls off rim By Winston Lindqwister Sports Managing Editor

After a last-second drive from R.J. Barrett gave the home team a three-point cushion with 20 seconds remaining, Duke was in strong position to come away with a win. But a pair of free throws from Wake Forest and a costly turnover by Jack White gave the Demon Deacons the ball with 7.4 seconds remaining and a chance to pull off the upset of the season as 20plus point underdogs. Chaundee Brown’s buzzer-beating layup was WAKE 70 halfway down and then floated on the rim, but DUKE 71 ultimately rolled out in the final second to the cheers—and sighs of relief—of the Cameron Crazies. The fourth-ranked Blue Devils eked out a 71-70 win against Wake Forest Tuesday evening behind a 28-point performance from Barrett. Barrett shouldered the offensively load from the outset as Duke struggled to find momentum throughout the contest, breaking the Blue Devil freshman scoring record previously held by Marvin Bagley III. “We were fortunate in the last play,” Krzyzewski said. “That’s inexcusable what we did. I don’t think we’re fortunate to win. [Wake Forest] played great, not good. Brown and Childress were

Sujal Manohar | Photography Editor

R.J. Barrett broke the Duke freshman scoring record with 28 points Tuesday. sensational. But their whole team, that’s the best I’ve seen them play, and they played throughout. Obviously they were playing a lot better than us and took a ten point lead, but in the last 15 minutes of the game we played better.” Trailing by just one at halftime, it was the Demon Deacons who hit the ground running in the second half. After Barrett knocked down a long-range jumper to knot the score at 39-apiece, Wake Forest’s Brandon Childress ignited with a layup, a jumper and a three on the fast break to leave the home team reeling. A missed pass from Barrett gave the Demon Deacons the ball back, and Sharone Wright Jr. left Wake Forest’s bench

rocking with a corner three, giving the visiting team a 10-point lead and leading to a furious timeout from Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Following Wake Forest’s early second-half run, the Blue Devils (26-4, 14-3 in the ACC) worked meticulously, using a Tre Jones three followed by numerous high powered drives from Barrett to bring the home team within three. And just as Duke caught the wind in its sails, Alex O’Connell, the Blue Devils’ surprise development in the absence of Zion Williamson, sent Cameron into a frenzy with an and-one drive. “We stopped calling sets,” Krzyzewski said. “We just ran our motion offense. Tre hit the three and Alex O’Connell had a big three-point play,

and we could see we were more ourselves. We did say at that time, we’re not playing well. But we’ve got 16 minutes to go and there’s plenty of time. In that 16 minutes we played with great passion.” But even after Duke seemed to have the tide of the game swinging in its favor, the Blue Devils could not keep the Demon Deacons (11-18, 4-13) at bay. Although Cam Reddish gave Duke a spark with a pair of deep threes to keep the Blue Devils going, Brown and Childress hounded Duke’s back court to prevent the Blue Devils from building any real momentum. Poor shooting from Duke didn’t help matters either. With Barrett going 11-for-23 and multiple Blue Devils struggling to finish at the rim, Duke ended the contest shooting a paltry 41.4 percent from the field and 7-for-22 from three. To make matters worse, Jones—the Blue Devils’ only player outside of Barrett with double-digit points—was sent to the locker room down the stretch with an apparent knee injury. However, after three minutes of Jordan Goldwire as primary facilitator, the Duke freshman found his way back to the floor. Reddish was rendered a complete nonfactor due to reckless plays in the first half. The Norristown, Pa., native was whistled for a trio of See M. BASKETBALL on Page 9

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Duke to open ACC tournament play Wednesday By Dilan Trivedi Associate Sports Editor

Despite entering the ACC tournament with the lowest seed in program history at No. 11, the Blue Devils believe that their record understates a solid campaign and hope that they can make a deep run in the conference tournament at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C this week. Duke will start its postseason run against No. 14 seed Pittsburgh No. 14 Wednesday at 6:30 Pitt p.m. The Blue Devils vs. are undefeated all-time No. 11 against the Panthers, Duke boasting a 10-0 record and won at home 74WEDNESDAY, 6:30 p.m. Greensboro Coliseum 55 in early February. Greensboro, N.C. Haley Gorecki and Miela Goodchild combined for 36 points in that contest, with the former tallying the eighth triple-double in school history. If the Blue Devils emerge victorious, they will play sixth-seeded Florida State Thursday

evening for the chance to face off against No. 3 seed N.C. State in the quarterfinals Friday. Duke lost to the Seminoles in a tight 66-62 decision on the road and saw just three players contribute in scoring all night. “If we keep getting better, we’re just going to have to see how we do,” McCallie said. “You can’t march on based on your past. That’s the thing about a tournament, all records are gone.” Currently riding a three-game winning streak, Duke had an up-and-down regular season that saw the team lose nine contests decided by 10 or fewer points. Although the Blue Devils lost to the top-two seeds Notre Dame and Louisville by more than 20 points in the regular season, they played N.C. State and No. 4 seed Miami closely, showing that young squad has the potential to make some noise. “I think the thing about it is, we’ve been getting better all season. Every single game, every single opportunity. If you look at our margins, we’re minus-four in the ACC, which means a lot of these games could’ve turned the other way, and that’s going to be a frustration for us to think about,” head coach Joanne McCallie said.

Henry Haggart | Sports Photography Editor

Miela Goodchild has been lights out from the perimeter during her freshman season. “I feel like we’ve been getting better for a long time. I think it shows up now with more W’s, and of course, that’s great. We want those. But it’s definitely been a process, each time we’ve lost a point guard, each time adversity hit, there were things that we have to deal with.”

Duke (14-14) is led by the duo of Gorecki and Leaonna Odom, who have replaced the scoring and leadership of Lexie Brown and Rebecca Greenwell. Gorecki is looking to be the first Blue Devil—and See W. BASKETBALL on Page 9

The Chronicle

dukechronicle.com

LAMBERT FROM PAGE 1 Lambert must do all this while trying to build a makeshift rapport with future teammates. Her relationship with her teammates seems a tricky subject to navigate. When asked about it, Lambert pondered her response for a moment. “I’ve never actually thought about that,” she said. “With my younger teammates, specifically, it has been a different relationship than teammates that I’ve played with. It will be more interesting to see next year, when I do get to play with the freshmen and sophomores now, who will then be sophomores and juniors.” Suggs is one of the few players who has played with Lambert. A fellow member of the 2015 recruiting class, Suggs sees a different side of Lambert when she is in coach mode. “I think she’s nicer as a coach than she is as a point guard,” Suggs said. “She definitely demands a lot, but I’m seeing her get more comfortable as a coach.” Suggs supports Lambert’s coaching so much, she promised to join her coaching staff if she decided to coach full-time. Lambert, though, does not necessarily agree with Suggs’ sentiment. “I understand why coaches yell so much now,” Lambert said with a chuckle. ‘I just can’t imagine her as a player’ When Lambert returns to the starting lineup— and she will—the question remains whether she can maintain her tightrope relationship between the players and the coaching staff. McCallie, however, erased any doubt. “She’ll always have that,”McCallie said of Lambert’s relationship with the Blue Devil staff. “We’ve built on that together, and that would be a tremendous asset to her on the court, making decisions and being an

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 | 9

M. BASKETBALL

extension of the coach on the floor.” It’s easy to tease out praise from McCallie for her prized player-coach. McCallie’s outlook could not be much more positive. “Oh my gosh, being a player after the knowledge she has, being able to control games and understand value of possession and defense and intensity and detail—I just can’t imagine her as a player,” McCallie said. “I think the game would become very simple to her and very slowed down relative to what she sees.” Like Lambert, Mikayla Boykin—the Blue Devils’ other point guard—tore her right ACL in a loss to Miami Jan. 17 of this year, leaving Duke without a primary ball-handler and paving the way for its worst season since 1992-93. But the future is bright. McCallie’s staff, with the aid of Lambert, has groomed an inexperienced squad into a team laden with potential. In particular, freshman roommates Miela Goodchild and Onome Akinbode-James have transformed into crunch-time specialists, showcasing their evolution in a narrow victory against Clemson last Thursday. After Akinbode-James mentioned growth in the postgame press conference, McCallie laughed openly for the first time all season, knowing full well Lambert was a driving force behind much of that growth. When McCallie interrupted Lambert’s interview to advertise the “scout guide galore” coming in 45 minutes, it was the point guard’s turn to laugh, knowing that she wouldn’t be needing that guide to prepare for the upcoming game. Her gaze is set on October, the intended date of her return. Lambert’s story isn’t over, and she knows it. For now, though, the Coach K of Duke women’s basketball is focused on the task at hand: upholding the prestige of her nickname. “I have a lot to live up to,” Lambert said.

has not been practicing at all. At all. She’s got turf toe, on top of everything else,” McCallie said. FROM PAGE 8 “What I’m saying is that the adversity that we’ve faced and the way the team has handled it.” charges in the opening 20 minutes, limiting him Odom has been the jack-of-all trades for the to just 26 minutes and six points on the night. Blue Devils this year and has been forced to adjust Even Barrett fell victim to numerous her role on the team as the team has faced injuries. freshman mistakes, giving the ball away three Officially listed as a forward, the junior was thrust times on ill-advised feeds down the post that into the point guard role after Kyra Lambert could have given Duke’s offense momentum in tore her ACL for the second consecutive season the opening 20 minutes. He finished the night and Mikayla Boykin went down with the same with a team-high seven turnovers. affliction against the Hurricanes in mid-January. Outside of Barrett’s scoring, the only bright Odom, the only starter with meaningful ACC spot for the Blue Devils’ first half came from tournament experience, is shooting 50.6 percent junior captain Jack White. Insistent on shaking from the floor—good for eighth in the ACC— the rust off for good, White electrified the chipping in 13.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.4 crowd with back-to-back threes to get Cameron assists per game. rocking. However, Duke couldn’t keep the “Yeah, I’d say I’m getting very comfortable momentum going and erased any advantage the running the point guard position,” Odom said. “I Blue Devils could muster. think this is probably my first actual year running Duke will look to shake off its poor Tuesday the point guard position in my whole career and so performance against No. 3 North Carolina it was a learning adjustment the whole season but Saturday night in Chapel Hill, seeking revenge you know, it’s coming and I think we’re coming after the Tar Heels’ victory just two weeks ago. together as a team as well.” “It should be a war,” Reddish said. “These The third cog in the Blue Devil rotation is guys are a team full of fighters and I feel like we Goodchild. The freshman started the season can go out there and win the game, and that’s the coming off the bench, but has become a starter goal at the end.” with her lethal accuracy from deep. The Australian is top-10 nationally in three-point percentage at 44.2 percent and is averaging 14.0 points and 2.0 FROM PAGE 8 assists over her last 11 games. Goodchild’s ability just the seventh in ACC history—to lead the to space the floor allows the likes of Gorecki and team in points, rebounds and assists. The redshirt Odom to drive inside and draw contact—the two junior, whose Duke career has been riddled with average 8.7 free throw attempts per game—or kick injuries, is stuffing the stat sheet with 17.1 points, out the ball for an open trey. 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. “People can rest on what they’ve done, that’s With 11 games of 20 or more points, Gorecki all about placement in a tournament,” McCallie has been the driving force behind the offense and said. “A tournament is about finding a way to play hopes to be even more effective in the postseason your best basketball regardless of who you play New York Times Syndication Sales as her turfThe toe heals. andCorporation marching forward. That’s the experience we’re 620Haley’s Eighthbeen Avenue, NewHaley York, N.Y. “I want to say amazing. going10018 to focus on.”

W. BASKETBALL

For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For ForRelease ReleaseWednesday, Tuesday, March March5,6,2019 2019

CLASSIFIEDS HELP WANTED FOOD APPRECIANADO Part-time food lover wanted! This position is a unique blend of retail, hospitality, education and culinary appreciation� You don’t need to be a culinary genius, just display a passion for food and flavor and be able to talk about it with customers� We sell high quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar, chocolate, cheese, pasta and more� We are a locally owned and operated specialty food store in Brightleaf Square in downtown Durham� Ideal candidate must be good communicator (both with customers and coworkers), attentive, polite, well-spoken and eager to learn and share that knowledge with others� A demonstrated ability to think on your feet is a plus, along with good listening skills (a MUST)� Some heavy lifting may be required� We can teach you all about the finer details, but it helps if you really, really like food� Paid training, generous discount� Must be available Friday and Saturdays til 6pm� All interested applicants send resume detailing work experience and your favorite food memory� NO phone calls or drop-ins� Email julie@ bullcityoliveoil�com

RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS No plans for the summer? Like working with young people? Want to make a difference? Become a residential counselor with Duke Youth Programs! For more information and to apply: https://learnmore�duke�edu/youth/ employment-opportunities� Email tpatters@ duke�edu RESEARCH ASSISTANT Duke professor looking for research assistant to run subjects at the VeraSci innovation lab� If interested, please submit your resume to: hr@verascience�com

SERVICES OFFERED DURHAM EXECUTIVE TRANSPORTATION Robbie Watlington 919-475-4672 rwatlington@twc�com Get there in style�

The Chronicle Our DSG Election Predictions: Bucky4Prez: ��winnie the pooh Zion declares for presidency: �� wayland Zion sits out election: �� americasnexttopmodel Hacked by Russia: �� happyrock Student Advertising Manager: ��Griffin Carter Account Representatives: �� Paul Dickinson, Matt Gendell, Francis L’Esperance, Lancer Li, Jake Melnick, Emma Olivo, Spencer Perkins, Brendan Quinlan, Levi Rhoades, Rebecca Ross, Alex Russell, Paula Sakuma, Jake Schulman, Zoe Tang, Stef Watchi, Matt Zychowski Creative Services: �� Rachael Murtagh, Myla Swallow Student Business Manager �� Will Deseran, Brian Njoroge

Crossword ACROSS 1 Barred from “Aladdin” prince competition, 4 briefly Sandal feature 10 5 Flat-bottomed Prefix with economics boat 10 Scoundrel Sportsbook 14 offering 15 Beekeeper’s 14 Liqueur locale with a licoricelike flavor 16 Psychologist Sharpen, as one’s 15 skills Alfred 17 Stumble N.Y. engineering 16 around in a daze sch. 17 talk not 18 Empty *They get backed byGreek action stuffed at 19 Screenwriter restaurants James of “The 20 African EnemiesQueen” from way back 20 Santa ___, Calif. 22 Consider carefully 21 Slender 23 50-Across, 22 *With Play loudly, as classic music ice cream treats 23 Like all natural Abbr. 24 numbers: Judge’s seat 24 Louis, Boost after 25 par appearing exemple on a certain old 27 Comedy Something Central divided in W.W. II show

28 Malia 27 Stand Obama’s for a sister speaker 29 *With Use an44-Across, oar 30 candies 30 sour Lion in the heavens 32 Body image, 31 briefly In effect 33 35 Ages Arkin and of ages 34 “Catch-22” Tribal emblems 35 Product Unproductive 36 from … RCA or LG a hint or, literally, to the answers 39 Something to this puzzle’s traced to draw a starred clues turkey 37 bankrupt 40 Not Get,yet as from a 40 will Goal for an actor 41 Maidenform “___ the least I 41 can do” garment 42 Groceries holder 44 *See 30-Across 43 45 Sedan Noted alternative 1970s-’80s Gang 47 Symbol of the leader? completion of the 46 Transcontinental Revolutions can Railroad divide them 52 Dallas Upper extreme, 47 hoopster, informally for short 53 Stockpilegown 48 Wedding 54 designer Work without Di Santo ___

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE D A O T LF AI P R S T H DI G E H N LT O A W L

Q N U A RI N R O A A T O T R A T R O O I M NI E

E K Z N P E A E S B S O N E N S O L N A T VI E M D E

D A L E M N O Y A A D U S E R E C Y V C S U L LI H E C O K LE H P A S I OI P C E R L O E V A DI D E A SI N E A G P B T H E D S E N S P R Y D E T E K VI O C G E LI DI S S M T E A

CI L S LI M A B N D A S S H S M PI A R L K E A O T

R C O H E O E R H E R R CI N E G A L S B O P ET R T B A R E O H W U S N E TE S A T SI O H N A S L E R FI TI I C C O F NI K E E E N E D T E N L ET Y S A B R A S L T Y E W E E S A M

D E O G E A S U N LT L E O L UI M V L E A T U T TI

D A E C ET R U M A EL A T M A P N A E G L E L R A S

S LT E A E P P L O E N S E X N OI L R E A S

50 Gift 55 *Seefor23-Across which you might reply 52 ___ Beanies “Mahalo” (bygone toys) 56 Happening now, 54 as Super a telecast conductor? 57 Sport hinted at the ends for of 55 by *Garnishes 17-, 24-, 36- and old-fashioneds 47-Across 57 Subway unit 60 Universal donor 58 type, Cargo’s forplace short 59 tabs on 61 Keep Paragon tabbies, say 62 Christmastime 60 Cancer 63 Breast Exchanges “I Awareness mo. do’s” 61 Sounds Murder :from crows 64 a :: pet owner’s:lap parliament ___ 65 Carves Column on a 62 flight board, for 63 short French possessive DOWN DOWN 1 Practice 1 swimming One going head heels? 2 over Trendy food from Andes 2 the Seaport near 3 Buenos Toll method Aireson the New Jersey 3 Turnpike Emphatic denial Add, +asuno an extra 4 Uno

Edited by Will Shortz 11

14 14

17 17

20 20

23 23

31 36

53 57

58 60 61 63

50 51

52 55 59

59 61

62 64

43 49

55 56

47 47

22 24

44 41

27 27

37 39

0129 No. 0130

PUZZLE BY EMILY BENJAMIN CARROLL KRAMER

25 Orange 19 Wall off Muppet 49 Primitive One crying kind of 37 Forced Naval bigwig: into “Uncle!,” perhaps diet Abbr. bondage 26 Whirler on a 21 Relatives, whirlybird casually 38 Fine Homepoint to 5 Dispersed Kingpin on “The 50 guest 51 Holiday Raid targets many Greeks, 28 “Please ___” Wire” 24 Paris eateries 39 Poker variant in that a couple informally 6 Madres’ sisters (secretary’s which the worst might fight over 6 Excedrin 26 Connections words) 7 competitor Kendrick Lamar’s 39 set Score of cards at thesplits start 53 Partner of odds 29 Indie artist of the a pot set 32 Water with the genre 51 Starting points in 7 Do some DiFranco Alps in its logo 41 The first 42 original “B” “The of 8 South American 54 shipbuilding Fit together well mountaineering 31 U.F.O. occupants 33 Men’s gymnastics Office,” e.g. B&B cakes 8 corn DVR button 33 event Blackboard chore 42 German 44 Wearyingmark routine 57 55 Get-up-and-go “What have we 9 race marker 9 Air Molybdenite, for 34 Bit of volcanic Emulates here?!” molybdenum 43 45 Puts Spanish in order rice dish 10 Roe source fallout Pinocchio 58 Payment of 10 Toothpaste brand 45 Banishees 46 Not give up on 11 Soldier’s request 35 Apropos of to One dressed 56 tribute? Abbr. sometimes 11 Airport named for before entering a 36 impress Luke Skywalker’s 46 48 They Bottom loop of the written twice in a a president firefight 36 home Britishplanet bathroom Loop barrel 59 “Ciao!” row 12 Venison 12 Like quaint Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past 13 Take some time schoolhouses to consider puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). 13 Anderson who 18 Break free Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. directed “Isle of 22 Texter’s Dogs” segue

dukechronicle.com commentary

T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y

The Chronicle

10 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019

“

EDITORIAL FROM PAGE 1 The independent editorial board of The Chronicle met with each candidate individually to discuss their platform and to ask various questions related to their candidacy. All three presented compelling and interesting platforms, and emphasized their previous experiences serving as the leaders of their respective DSG committees. In the end, after careful deliberation, the board has decided to endorse Daisy Almonte for DSG president. Saheel presented a realistic, feasible platform based on his previous projects as vice president of academic affairs in DSG, condensed into the acronym ACT: Access, Community and Transformation. Some specific agenda items of his platform include organizing DSG town halls with the involvement of marginalized student groups, creating a 1:1 peer mentorship program for the first-year class beyond problematic FACs, and connecting CAPS mental health resources to East Campus. Among all three candidates, Saheel’s platform seemed the most concrete and practical given the time constraints faced by sitting DSG presidents to meet their goals before graduation. Like Saheel’s platform, Liv’s platform is based upon three ideas: to make Duke accessible, to hold Duke accountable and to reimagine student life. Pointing to the first-year meal plan reform she led, Liv emphasized her ability to keep Duke’s disconnected administration aware of student concerns, including the “shocking” revelation of food scarcity at an

onlinecomment

”

“Does the author now need a private security detail?” —Dean Kaiser, responding to “An open letter to Zion Williamson: Don’t come back” via Facebook on Mar. 4, 2019

LETTERS POLICY The Chronicle welcomes submissions in the form of letters to the editor or guest columns. Submissions must include the author’s name, signature, department or class, and for purposes of identification, phone number and local address. Letters should not exceed 325 words; contact the editorial department for information regarding guest columns. The Chronicle will not publish anonymous or form letters or letters that are promotional in nature. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for length, clarity and style and the right to withhold letters based on the discretion of the editorial page editor.

Est. 1905

Direct submissions to: E-mail: chronicleletters@duke.edu Editorial Page Department The Chronicle Box 90858, Durham, NC 27708 Phone: (919) 684-2663 Fax: (919) 684-4696

The Chronicle

Inc. 1993

BRE BRADHAM, Editor MICHAEL MODEL, Sports Editor ISABELLE DOAN, News Editor BEN LEONARD, Managing Editor NATHAN LUZUM, SHAGUN VASHISTH, LEXI KADIS Senior Editors LIKHITHA BUTCHIREDDYGARI, Digital Strategy Director SUJAL MANOHAR, Photography Editor FRANCES BEROSET, Editorial Page Editor CHRISTY KUESEL, Recess Editor ALAN KO, Editorial Board Chair SYDNEY ROBERTS, Editorial Board Chair CHRISSY BECK, General Manager MARY HELEN WOOD, Audio Editor STEFANIE POUSOULIDES, University News Department Head JEREMY CHEN, Graphic Design Editor JAKE SATISKY, University News Department Head JUAN BERMUDEZ, Online Photography Editor MICHELLE (XINCHEN) LI, Local & National News Head IAN JAFFE, Special Projects Photography Editor DEEPTI AGNIHOTRI, Health & Science News Head CHARLES YORK, Special Projects Photography Editor KATHRYN SILBERSTEIN, Health & Science News Head HANK TUCKER, Towerview Editor JU HYUN JEON, News Photography Editor SHANNON FANG, Towerview Managing Editor SARAH DERRIS, Recess Managing Editor LIKHITHA BUTCHIREDDYGARI, Investigations Editor HENRY HAGGART, Sports Photography Editor KENRICK CAI, Investigations Editor WINSTON LINDQWISTER, Sports Managing Editor LIKHITHA BUTCHIREDDYGARI, Recruitment Chair MAX LABATON, Editorial Page Managing Editor FRANCES BEROSET, Recruitment Chair VICTORIA PRIESTER, Editorial Page Managing Editor SAM KIM, Senior News Reporter MIHIR BELLAMKONDA, Editorial Page Managing Editor MAYA ISKANDARANI , Senior News Reporter JIM LIU, Opinion Photography Editor SEAN CHO, Senior News Reporter IAN JAFFE, Video Editor TREY FOWLER, Advertising Director JAMIE COHEN, Social Media Editor JULIE MOORE, Creative Director The Chronicle is published by the Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., a non-profit corporation independent of Duke University. The opinions expressed in this newspaper are not necessarily those of Duke University, its students, faculty, staff, administration or trustees. Unsigned editorials represent the majority view of the editorial board. Columns, letters and cartoons represent the views of the authors. To reach the Editorial Office at 301 Flowers Building, call 684-2663 or fax 684-4696. To reach the Business Office at 1517 Hull Avenue call 684-3811. To reach the Advertising Office at 2022 Campus Drive call 684-3811. One copy per person; additional copies may be purchased for .25 at The Chronicle Business office at the address above. @ 2019 Duke Student Publishing Company

$8.5 billion institution. Moreover, Liv also highlighted other, concrete concerns that she wished to tackle as DSG president, such as connecting first-years to institutionalized financial resources on campus and restructuring Duke’s sexual assault education program. Finally, following the trinity-style platforms of her running mates, Daisy presented a set of campaign objectives based in equity, student activism and securing a two-way conversation with administrators. More specific agenda items within Daisy’s trifecta of presidential goals if elected include forming a studentled advisory committee for financial aid, and reorienting DSG’s culture more toward service and inclusion, instead of representing a social space for well-connected students. In particular, Daisy envisioned her role, if elected president, as being a voice for marginalized communities at Duke—voices who are often not included within important campus spaces. Legitimate critiques can be made that the role of DSG president should be based more upon a candidate’s managerial, political abilities rather than an activist commitment aimed at changing the status quo of campus life. However, campus institutions and their leadership roles are never fully set in stone, and can be flexible depending on the goals of whoever wields the reins of power. The role of being an activist for marginalized groups, whether it be undocumented students or lower income students, is a bold reimagining

The Chronicle of the DSG presidential position. Yet, at a university that still struggles immensely with diversity and inclusion, it is certainly a goal that has the power to question the status quo of what it means to serve as a student leader in seemingly staid, rigid campus institutions, including DSG and The Chronicle. This Thursday, we strongly encourage the student body to rank Daisy Almonte first when choosing the next DSG president. As outsiders to a complicated, seemingly closed-off group, student voters are somehow expected to competently choose the next president of Duke Student Government, though most Duke students are unlikely to be able to name every executive board member of their student government. Again, putting aside this anti-establishment, black-coffee criticism of DSG, the organization does accomplish meaningful work for the student body, and the president of DSG is able to be a true voice for student concerns and frustrations on a divided campus. Based upon our interviews with the candidates, Almonte seems to be the leader best suited to take up the mantle of DSG president for the 2019-2020 year. This was written by The Chronicle’s Editorial Board, which is made up of student members from across the University and is independent of the editorial staff. Editor’s note: Olivia Simpson and Doha Ali recused themselves from this editorial.

What do middle schoolers have to teach us about honor?

magine this: Coach K sets his rules for the upcoming game—everyone must be at practice. Every day, on time, no exceptions. One afternoon, all of the team’s starters decided to show up an hour late to practice. The rule says they should be suspended for one full week, which means they will not play against UNC... But the whole team, not to mention K-Ville, is depending on them. What should Coach do? This dilemma was presented to middle schoolers at Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill last week. A few members of Duke Honor Council visited Smith to teach and talk with sixth graders about honor. We began by presenting these ethical dilemmas.

Duke Honor Council COLUMN

The middle schoolers moved to one side of the room in support of the players being allowed to play and the other side for the players not being allowed to play. A student in the back raised his hand and started with “an unrelated question, but do you think Duke is gonna sue Nike?” More students began sharing their thoughts. They delved into more complexity than I had anticipated. For instance, one student said that she thinks the “coach should not prevent the players from playing until talking with them because what if their dog had died, and they were at home feeling sad.” Another student argued that she would support the coach preventing the players from playing because in that case, benchwarmers would have a turn on the court. Overall, middle schoolers seemed to focus on the feelings of the players, as opposed to the logistics of the rule, perhaps due to that middle school emotional lability, but also to give insight into people’s motivations. When talking about the different ethical dilemmas and what terms like honor, moral courage, cheating and plagiarism mean, the students recognized the interconnectivity of these concepts— for example, how cheating leads to dire consequences for the cheater but also affects other students in the classroom. They also exhibited great empathy when, for instance, talking about how it would make a friend feel if they lied to them. We have much to learn from these middle schoolers. Younger people tend to be more curious than critical of those around them. A middle schooler may welcome an unfamiliar face on a bus more readily than we might. The ability to recognize that at times we will all be the new and unfamiliar person on the bus needing a seat and to respect the dignity in fellow

humans is admirable. As Duke students, we can learn to better relate to and interact with people outside of the Duke bubble. We should strive for the middle schoolers’ curiosity. Once we are curious and care enough to learn about those around us, their beliefs and values, we can listen and empathize with them. This empathy is necessary for healthy relationships between students and Duke and Durham. Safety is not explicitly laid out in the Community Standard. However, the Community Standard does establish trust as a baseline for our behavior, leading to a communal feeling of security and care between students and community members. The Community Standard does not limit our expressions of trust, respect and integrity to within the Duke bubble. Rather, because we are ambassadors of Duke to people outside of its realm, we should uphold the Standard in those situations especially. In Durham, we should act if we see wrong. We should respect Durham community members in the same way we treat ourselves and our fellow Duke students—as we assume the best of our classmates, we should not lay judgments on those outside the Duke bubble. Duke is not an isolated island floating at sea—Duke community members are interconnected with Durham, and it is our responsibility to engage in the space we inhabit in an honorable way. Duke Honor Council’s goal is to promote the Duke Community Standard and its core ideals of honesty, fairness, respect and accountability. The basis of The Community Standard is about treating others as you want to be treated and acting if you see something wrong. Middle schoolers can also teach us something about what is wrong in academic settings. When we talked about academic integrity—defining cheating, plagiarizing, and discussing strategies to do the right thing—the middle school students saw that avoiding cheating and plagiarizing only requires doing your own work. Academic pressures can blind Duke students to these middle schoolers’ common sense. Middle schoolers could remind Duke students that doing one’s own work means without the aid of Adderall or a computer science friend who already completed their code. At the end of our day at Smith Middle School, we weaved our way through the hallway, hearing shouts and lockers slam. Though they might not have taken organic chemistry or read “War and Peace,” we have much to learn from these middle schoolers. They remind us that acting honorably in social settings requires empathy to treat others with human dignity, and in academia, requires honest common sense. This week’s column was written by Margaret Gaw, a Trinity first-year.

The Chronicle

dukechronicle.com commentary

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 | 11

Why is your career already your life?

n almost any conversation about future plans with my fellow students at Duke, I catch myself wondering how anyone is so sure about what they want to do with their lives. At 19 years old you’ve already decided that you’re going to spend the rest of your life as a doctor, mathematician, or software engineer? Or, alternatively, you’ve hedged all your bets on getting a consulting job

Luke Sallmen COLUMNIST

upon graduation? Now, that’s not to say that people can’t change their minds and pivot to a different field or career—but Duke students act as if their chosen path is an absolute certainty. We spend hundreds of hours in the library, skip out on Duke basketball games and social events, miss amazing speakers and cultural events—all to secure a sky-high GPA that will open the door to prestigious graduate schools or high-paying jobs. We make sure the next phase of our lives is filled with bigger, better and more impressive things. We bolster our already crammed resumes, secure research positions and aim for some of the world’s best summer internships just to maintain our places in the rat race that is chasing money, success and status. Why? That’s how success has been defined for us. We live in a capitalistic world that runs not on Dunkin’ but on dollar bills, fame, and securing the most impressive credentials. We teach our kids, either explicitly or implicitly, that doing well means getting good grades, securing a position with Facebook, or getting into a top-25 medical school. It’s also great to learn to grind and work for what you want, but how are you so sure that

you’ve even found something you really want? When my inner monologue eventually reaches this conclusion, as it always does, I get angry. Duke students are mostly young people, but we are all conditioned to follow others’ definitions of what our lives should be. Granted, I’m sure it’s not helped by the helicopter moms and dads that have planned out our lives at every stage, nor by being surrounded by others that seem to have internalized the same ideas about wealth, impressiveness and resume-building. But despite our society collectively agreeing on this being the right path to follow, it’s still bullsh*t. Duke students are, on average, one fourth of the way through our entire lives (if we live to 80 or so) and already we have dedicated our existence on this tiny rock that orbits an unimpressive star to maximizing our potential success in whatever careers we have been conditioned to seek. As I consider our limited definitions of success and the small number of paths that we feel permitted to follow in life, I realize that we are not even doing what the most traditionally successful people advise us to do. CEOs, billionaires, and celebrities frequently say that in your 20s while you’re still young, you should try to travel, experience new things, get the hell out of your comfort zone, and try to figure out what really makes you you. Granted, it’s a privilege to have the means to travel and many experiences cost money—but Duke has so many resources to help us out. We are blessed to have DukeEngage, study abroad opportunities that are cheaper than our tuition, and so many other cool speakers, events and people to help us figure out our place in the world. Nonetheless, we are not taking the advice even of the figures that we consider the most successful. We skip study abroad to prepare for tech recruiting, set ourselves up for lifestyles designed to maximize our comfort, and never leave a spare moment to think about who and what we really want to be. We just mimic those around us and before us, follow our parents’ career guidance, and

generally accept the way of the world as a foregone conclusion. Coming into Duke, I decided that my goal was to work for a top tech company because I believed that a Facebook, Microsoft or Google job was the way that I could show people that I had succeeded. I wanted it as an addition to my resume and as a key that would unlock many doors for me. And that thought made sense; landing an offer from a big tech company would make things easier for me long-term. I would have a fairly stable career and plenty of opportunity for advancement. And even grinding for the next two years to achieve it would make sense in terms of stability or from a financial standpoint, but in the past year I’ve come to value not being tied down and I’ve sought out unique experiences. I’ve realized how much I would miss if I wanted to fulfill every item on the Facebook recruiter’s checklist, and decided recently that that life is not for me, especially when I’m not even sure if I want to be working in the software industry. I’ve come to realize that I do not want that top tech internship, despite how well it might set me up for the rest of my life if I would acquire it. I know that not everyone is comfortable with the uncertainty that comes from not knowing the future, and that it’s scary to admit you have no idea what you want to do or why you want to do it. But choosing the future trajectory of your life should not be you choosing the safest or most lucrative path. And committing so strongly to that path so early on in your life will undoubtedly cause you to miss out on other opportunities for exploring other fields and exploring who you really are. And since it seems like half of the student body at Duke acts like their future is set in stone, I have one question for you, fellow college students: why are you already acting as if this path that you have been greatly influenced to follow is your life? Luke Sallmen is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs on alternate Wednesdays.

The Chronicle is publishing DSG election endorsements until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6.

chron.it/2EHmbGY

In defense of an affordable education

o you ever wonder if members of the Board of Trustees read the Chronicle? The Chronicle is the one place on campus, save maybe K-Ville, where all aspects of Duke unite and reflect the most honest versions of themselves. The front pages are plastered with the latest scandal, the sports section is flooded with love letters to everyone’s

student filled so many of us with pride because we understood that what is available here is unmatched by any other university. My worry is that, as time passes and tuition increases, fewer students would see Duke as the door-opening, worldview-expanding place that we all know and love. I am worried that instead, Duke will become a university whose gates are closed

Ryan Williams COLUMNIST favorite valentine, Zion Williamson, and the opinion section is filled with columns that reflect the honest views of students. Columns that, largely, question whether or not the people in charge of our education are connected to the students most impacted by their decisions. Based on the latest update to come from the Board of Directors, I would argue they aren’t as connected to the concerns of the most marginalized as we might assume. As The Chronicle reported, tuition is set to increase by 3.9 percent over the next few years. While 49 percent of Duke students are able to afford tuition without any aid, I believe Duke is failing students who need financial aid to make Duke work for them. Understandably, the University needs money to function properly. Duke is a unique place that provides so many students with an educational journey of a lifetime. From programs like DukeEngage and DukeImmerse, to assistive services like the Career Center and the Academic Advising Center, right down to, arguable, the best dining in the nation, Duke has a lot to offer its students. Getting into Duke and becoming a

to students who cannot pay high tuition but would otherwise benefit from everything this school has to offer. One of the most defining moments of my time here at Duke came almost a year ago. I was talking to a p-frosh about all he’d come to love about Duke during Blue Devil Days. One of the last things he told me, however, was that he wouldn’t be able to come to the schools that he grew to love because it was too expensive and Duke’s loan-based financial aid package wouldn’t work for his family. I pointed him in every direction I knew to try to scrape a few extra dollars out of Daddy Duke, but to no avail. He didn’t end up coming to Duke. My conversations with this p-frosh reflect the sticker shock that accompanies a Duke acceptance letter. For many, this initial price shuts down the possibility of Duke from the get-go. Students who manage to stretch their dollars and enroll without the assurance that comes with growing up in financial security face an altogether different set of challenges. Changing eating habits, taking on multiple jobs while balancing a rigorous course load, and opting out of Duke’s highly-visible social scene are basic

examples of all the ways students on this campus try to balance lower socioeconomic status at a school that never stops building markers of wealth. The conversation around financial accessibility has played out in the pages of the Chronicle this semester. Starting off as commentary on how certain students find social life at Duke to be inaccessible and ending up as a plea for Duke to do more to support students who fall outside of Duke’s economically well-situated class, the conversation about accessibility has taken center stage this semester. Senior Tyler Goldberger put it best when he wrote, “the juxtaposition between Duke’s commitment to parading its expansive wealth in front of the world and my financial background” leads to feelings of isolation and solitude. It’s important to note that low-SES students are not lazy or passive on this campus. In many situations, students are taking it upon themselves to make Duke more accessible. DSG has been extremely effective at increasing transparency for course costs as to not blindside students while also increasing the number of food points given to first-years so that students are able to afford three meals a day. This speaks to the care and attention Duke students pay to the opportunities given to their peers. Campus leaders identify issues and work tirelessly to solve them. However, the burden to make Duke more affordable across income levels cannot only be placed on students. After all, if we are asking low-income students to buy into an education—one that still relies on loans, while peer institutions do not—more than 1.6 percent of them should see an increase in wealth as a result of their Duke degree. As senior Ethan Ahuna asks, “Why do we pay so much money to take those classes here?” As Ethan mentions in his own column,

learning at Duke is a unique opportunity. We have access to some of the best professors, utilities and peers the country has to offer. Outside of the classroom, Duke’s extracurricular and entertainment activities are par none. At the beginning of this year’s fall semester, I urged Duke to do a better job of addressing hate speech on this campus. Thankfully, between now and then, the University has put forth logical and tangible initiatives to make Duke safer and more welcoming to students with marginalized identities. I want to urge Duke, now, to do a better job of addressing the reality for so many students and so many Americans: the price tag of a Duke education is too high for those would stand to benefit the most from a high-quality education. I cannot imagine what lies within the pages of Duke’s financial books. Nor can I assume that if I were a member of the Board and had access to the long-term knowledge that they do that I would have voted differently. I understand that the University may face pressures that necessitate a tuition increase. All I ask is that the Board reevaluate President Price’s commitment to financial aid. That the University has invested in scholarship programs and has made increases in other categories of financial aid investment shows that the Board understands, generally, the economic burden that most students face. However, we must go beyond that. The Board must listen to students who have a hard time making Duke work financially. As students, we must continue to work to make every part of this campus as accessible as possible. We must continue to push for change that makes Duke open to all. Ryan Williams is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs on alternate Wednesdays.

dukechronicle.com

12 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019

Support your favorite local businesses. CAST YOUR VOTE IN The Chronicleâ€™s

best of

2019

Duke VISIT

bit.ly/2EMCgez MARCH 6-21 TO CAST YOUR VOTE FOR Best Burrito Best Local Beer Best Professor Must-take Class and more!

Voters will be entered to win $200!

The Chronicle