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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 DUKECHRONICLE.COM
Duke holds out on light rail support
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH YEAR, ISSUE 29
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PAINTING PRESIDENTS
By Bre Bradham
Selena Qian | Staff Graphic Designer
Editor-In-Chief
After years of planning, local leaders trying to bring a light rail to the Triangle are facing a federal deadline for a $1.2 billion grant. But Duke, which would have to donate land for the planned route to work, has some questions. President Vincent Price has informed project leaders that the University wants assurances and tweaks to several aspects of the planned rail before he will recommend to the Board of Trustees that they donate the land. In the last two weeks, this holdout has led to a letter from Reps. David Price and G.K. Butterfield pushing for the rail and has spurred faculty members to speak out in support of the infrastructure. With grant application deadlines looming, will local leaders be able to resolve Duke’s concerns and guarantee the land donation? ‘Duke is an absolutely critical partner on the project’ The Durham-Orange light rail project would connect Durham to Chapel Hill along a 17.7-mile line, which skirts Duke’s campus. The total project is projected to cost See LIGHT RAIL on Page 4
Robert Anderson has painted official portraits of George W. Bush, Richard Brodhead Courtesy of Bob Capazzo
Duke unveiled President Richard Brodhead’s portrait for the Gothic Reading Room Nov. 2. The painting was done by Bob Anderson, a classmate of Brodhead’s at Yale, who has also painted President George W. Bush on three occasions. Anderson has been painting privately commissioned portrait since 1973, and previously painted Brodhead when he stepped down as dean of Yale College. The Chronicle spoke with Bob Anderson about his career as an artist and his experiences painting the presidents. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. The Chronicle: What does the process of painting someone’s portrait look like? Bob Anderson: In the case of Duke, I knew President Brodhead before and I had actually painted him once before for Yale, but generally that wouldn’t be the case. I like to spend a
By Christy Kuesel Recess Editor
little time getting acquainted with the person I’m going to paint and establish some kind of personal relationship with them, which puts everybody at ease. After a conversation, I see how people are when they’re relaxed, not thinking about whether they’re sitting up straight or being aware of their body language. And the painting is to portray that, as much the body language as getting a good focus of the face and the proportions of the body and that kind of thing. And then we set up a second session to take photographs and any sketches that I might want to make for the final painting. I would put together some kind of composite sketch based on the best information I could get out of the photographs and sketches. See PRESIDENTS on Page 10
Town hall discusses reforming Shooters II By Nico Portuondo Contributing Reporter
If you’re heading to Shooters II Saloon after winter break, you might run into protesters. Student activists organized Tuesday to discuss initial plans for a boycott and protest of the popular nightclub because student activists that allege it is complicit in sexual assault. The protest, discussed at an event scheduled by the Duke Men’s Project—a group that aims to tackle “toxic masculinity,” is scheduled to begin Jan. 16. In addition to an organized boycott, protest outside the club’s doors and a petition, students suggested shining headlamps on people on the dance floor to reveal the forms of sexual assault that they said occur on a nightly basis. “Pretty much everyone is aware that Shooters is very complicit in sexual assault and groping,” said senior Chris Camp.
A post from the Duke Men’s Project after the event said it hopes to “line the path to Shooters with signs and protesters to recruit more individuals to pledge and remind those who do attend of what they are funding.” Others suggested informing first-year students of other activities that Duke offers on Wednesday nights. Students at the meeting believed that the problem with Shooters runs deep. “By attending and funding a toxic and corrupt institution, students are complicit in its existence and perpetuation,” a Duke Men’s Project post read after the event. Some students argued that the entire foundation of the Shooters environment is founded on normalizing rape culture through the mirage of a nightclub setting. Senior Miriam Levitin said she was so affected by the Shooters culture that she remarked she would not feel safe protesting See SHOOTERS II on Page 4
Mary Helen Wood | Associate Photography Editor A Tuesday night town hall event discussed the culture of Shooters II.
Duke Jazz Ensemble directed by John Brown with guest organist
Ali JAckson Friday, November 30 • 8pm Baldwin Auditorium dukejazz.org