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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, NOVEMBER 14, 2018 DUKECHRONICLE.COM

Price addresses workplace harassment

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH YEAR, ISSUE 26

SNEAKING IN

By Ben Leonard Managing Editor

After 17 percent of faculty, staff and graduate students reported being harassed in their academic environment, President Vincent Price has called on fellow administrators to create action plans to address the issue. “We are fortunate to be a part of one of the world’s great institutions of higher learning, but I know we can do better,” Price wrote in an email to all faculty and staff Monday. “I also know you share my commitment to ensuring we treat every member of our community with the civility and respect they deserve.” In the email, Price presented the results of a survey sent to all in academic units this August. 17 percent of faculty, staff and graduate students have reported feeling harassed or uncomfortable in their academic unit based upon “age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual harassment, or sexual orientation” in the last five years. Sexual harassment was the most-reported action, ahead of race/ethnicity-based harassment and gender and age harassment. Price noted that although there were differences in individual departments and units, the statistics were “broadly consistent with national trends for both large employers and academic institutions.” Price wrote that he has asked high-level administrators to meet with deans, department chairs and directors to address the situation going forward. Price wrote that he, Provost Sally Kornbluth and A. Eugene Washington, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of Duke University Health System, have asked for Abbas Benmamoun, vice provost for faculty advancement, and Ann Brown, vice dean for faculty in the School of Medicine, to take action.

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Not all fans get into the UNC game through K-Ville

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Charles York | Staff Photographer President Vincent Price announced the survey results in a Monday email to staff.

Then the first-year guys came. Carrico had expected that a horde of fraternity pledges would try to cut in line and save spots for their older “brothers.” as they had the year before Despite doing walk-up line last Where were you for the Duke-UNC game? year. she wasn’t ready for what came this year. That question means everything to a Blue Devil, and “They didn’t care and were a foot taller,” she remembered. “It was some fans go to great lengths—from months in tents to terrible. It was horrible.” days in lines—to make sure the answer is “Cameron Indoor She estimated that approximately 100 pairs of guys cut in front Stadium” on game day. But only 9,314 people can be inside of her. She was pushed back and pressed against a fence, incapable the hallowed walls. of moving for three hours. She tried to weather the storm, even For every triumphant entry into the game, there are plenty muscling up to push forward a bit. But it wasn’t enough. of devastated fans left looking in. After registering with the line monitors, Carrico’s group ended Last year, some Duke students tented to get into the game. up 359th in line. That was bad news—in her experience, 300 groups Some waited in the walk-up line. Others or fewer get in. She stayed in line and camped in Not a lot of people try snuck in. This is the story of the latter. K-Ville for two straight days anyways. The names of one of the Blue Devils sneaking in. And almost all of On game day morning, Carrico toured whose stories is told in this article has Cameron with her mother. Then she returned been changed—they agreed to tell me them that do try, we catch. to K-Ville, where thousands of students were their story on condition of anonymity partying before the game. After a couple hours peter potash into the massive tailgate, the time came when all out of concern of potential disciplinary CO-HEAD LINE MONITOR action. The other is named. walk-up liners would learn whether they’d make Undergraduate entrance into Duke it into the big game. Everyone in the walk-up basketball games is regulated by a group of students known line gathered together by the line monitors, eager with anticipation as line monitors. They have their hands full during the North and hope. Carrico got rowdy; the crowd got rowdier, eager with Carolina game, but senior Steve Hassey, co-head line monitor, anticipation and hope. said he doesn’t think that students sneaking into the game is a This year, lineup time was a drunken, rowdy trainwreck in which huge problem. beer bottles and arm chairs became weapons, and the line monitors “There are definitely a couple people every year who we’ll became enemies of the (very drunk, very rowdy) people. Duke catch trying to sneak in, and obviously immediately we’ll kick Student Government and the line monitors discontinued walk-up them out of the stadium,” Hassey said. “But it’s never been an in response. overwhelming issue.” Sitting in her apartment as she tells me about her game day Senior Peter Potash, the other current co-head line experience, Carrico explained why she thinks this year’s walk-up line monitor, agreed. on game day went wrong. “Not a lot of people try sneaking in,” Potash said. “And “Because no one at Duke can be sober for anything, especially almost all of them that do try, we catch.” when they have to talk to a peer,” she said. Emphasis on the “almost.” Carrico walked into the kitchen, made herself another mixed drink and continued talking to me, her peer. She was heading to a Paint senior darty (daytime party, for parents) after the interview. This wasn’t then-senior Melissa Carrico’s first Duke-UNC As the situation escalated, police decided it would be unsafe to let game. She got in through the walk-up line last year. For her senior the uncontrollable line into Cameron. They went with the nuclear year, she had every intention of getting in in the same way. option: no one gets in. Walk-up liners saw injustice. Police and The walk-up line, which was recently discontinued, administration saw a boozed-up mob. was the quick-and-dirty version of tenting. On the first As a beer-fueled riot ensued, she saw an opportunity. She grabbed day of walk-up, scores of undergraduates would rush to her walk-up line partner, who confirmed the story. Krzyzewskiville in pairs to reserve a spot in the line. Duos “We are going to the game,” Carrico recounted saying. “Follow would need to keep at least one member in line for two me, stay close.” straight days—day and night, rain or shine— to have a shot In the midst of mayhem, she found one of the many blue buckets of getting into Cameron Indoor Stadium once all the tent of paint floating around Krzyzewskiville. She painted over the “3” on groups were inside. her wristband. As far as anyone could tell, she now belonged to group On the first day of walk-up, Carrico’s partner got to K-Ville 59. She covered the rest of her arms in blue for good measure. around 5 a.m, prepared to sacrifice dozens of hours for just two inside Cameron. She got there at 7 a.m. to switch shifts. See SNEAKING on Page 12 By Jake Sheridan Staff Reporter

A journey through the Duke Gardens’ history

Highlights from the Rubenstein Library

Although they now house chickens and famed terraces, the Gardens were not always destined to be a garden. PAGE 2

Take a peek inside Duke’s special collections—from a students’ 1920s scrapbook to a Galileo artifact. PAGE 8

‘Best of both worlds’ Maria Mateas is already starring as a tennis pro before her first collegiate season. PAGE 11

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