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From DUPD chief to Durham Sheriff By Matthew Griffin University News Editor

Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead’s career in law enforcement has taken him many places. He has served as a deputy and police officer, worked as a security consultant and taught courses at multiple schools. Still, one thing stands out as a turning point in his long career: his time at Duke, where he was chief of the Duke University Police Department from 1998 to 2005. “Coming to Duke was the best thing that ever happened to me career-wise, and personally as well,” Birkhead said. He has good reason to think so. Birkhead said Duke gave him opportunities for advancement that, as an African American, he might not have had in the rural North Carolina town where he grew up. It was where he met his wife. And it was the place where he developed the philosophies that guide his work to this day.

Former Duke researcher banned from federal funding By Nathan Luzum Managing Editor

The road to the sheriff’s office was not always straightforward—Birkhead played football in the North Carolina Semi-Pro League for two years in his early 20s, until the league folded. His decision to go into law enforcement came at the urging of a friend who was a police officer in his hometown of Asheboro, N.C. Birkhead felt a “natural draw” to the career, he said. He had been a Boy Scout and active in his church, and public safety allowed him to serve his community in a deeper way. He completed Basic Law Enforcement Training and became a deputy in the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office in 1984. Birkhead came to Durham from Randolph County in 1988, becoming an officer in what was then the Duke Public Safety Department. He was quickly promoted, eventually becoming assistant chief of operations. Ten years after he was hired, he became chief of Duke University Police Department. “I had a fast-paced rise through the ranks, but I say along the way I had the opportunity to prepare myself, and I had some great people around me and some good opportunity,” he said. Courtesy of David Bowser In particular, Birkhead said that Duke was “night and day”

Erin Potts-Kant, a former Duke researcher who has been accused of falsifying experiments, was officially banned from receiving federal funding Oct. 1. A report from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity issued Oct. 31 found that Potts-Kant “engaged in research misconduct by knowingly and intentionally falsifying and fabricating research data.” The faked data—including 117 figures and two tables—was in 39 published papers, three manuscripts and two research records, the report found. Although the U.S. Office of Research Integrity found that manipulated data was present in 39 of her authored papers, only 18 have since been retracted, according to Retraction Watch. Retractions are typically issued by the journal in which a paper was published, not a government office. Michael Schoenfeld, Duke’s vice president for public affairs and government relations, declined to comment on the report. A researcher in the pulmonary, allergy and critical care department of Duke Health, Potts-Kant was fired from Duke and arrested in 2013 under charges of embezzlement. In response to a 2015 whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Duke used the fudged findings to secure hundreds of millions in grants, the University paid $112.5 million in a settlement

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Clarence Birkhead was a police officer at Duke before taking the top job at the Durham County Sheriff’s Office.

The Chronicle wins online Pacemaker award at student journalism conference By Mona Tong Local and National News Editor

The Chronicle won the 2019 Online Pacemaker Award, collegiate journalism’s foremost digital award presented by the Associated Collegiate Press. It was also named a print newspaper finalist. Begun in 1927, and considered the Pulitzer Prize of student journalism, the Pacemaker is a journalism award presented annually to U.S. college student publications. There are entries for each category—online, newspaper, yearbook and magazine— which are judged based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics, according to the award website. The Chronicle is one of the 20 college newspapers to win the award for the online category, and one of the 46 newspapers named as finalists for the newspaper category. Vol. 114 Editor-in-Chief Bre Bradham and Vol. 114 Managing

Editor Ben Leonard received the award at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Washington D.C. this past weekend. “I’m really proud of our whole team and the work that everyone put in last year to help us win this,” Bradham said. “I’m really excited about what this says about our growth as a digital source for news, and I’m so glad to be part of The Chronicle.” Leonard added that it was an honor to win the awards and that he is proud of everyone’s hard work in producing great print and online content. “I’m especially proud that we took home the Pacemaker for online content,” he said. “We’ve done a great job transitioning to a digital-first organization and will continue to go down that road going forward. We couldn’t have done it without Bre Bradham’s strong leadership.” The Chronicle Vol. 110 also won the online Pacemaker Special to The Chronicle award in 2015. The Chronicle was also a finalist for the print Pacemaker award.

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THE CHRONICLE’S DURHAM City Council Candidates

By Maya Miller Contributing Reporter

Jacqueline Wagstaff

Daniel Meier

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Jacqueline “Jackie” Wagstaff is running for city council again because she is dissatisfied with its current leadership. She is formerly a member of the city council and school board. “I’m not happy with the leadership that we have now,” she said at the Sept. forum. “I’m running as an individual. I’m not running as a team because I believe that if you have three people who say they eat alike, think alike and sleep alike, you don’t need all three of them to get that one thing done. You take the one you can tolerate.” She told IndyWeek that Durham residents are our “customers” who deserve better, citing the three most important issues facing the city as sustainable jobs, affordable housing and safety and justice.

Daniel Meier is a private attorney specializing in criminal defense who markets himself as a political outsider immune to partisan politics and the pull of Durham’s special interests. “I understand that we need a comprehensive approach, and won’t let ideology stand in the way of doing what is best,” he wrote in an email to The Chronicle. Meier’s platform focuses on public safety and reducing crime, and he argues for greater police presence in a growing Durham. He is in step with the other candidates in calling to promote affordable housing and curb gentrification. Meier has earned an endorsement from the Friends of Durham, a group that values public safety.

Joshua Gunn and his family have lived in Durham for four generations. Gunn is a founder of the Black August in the Park Festival and is a strategic partner at Provident1898, a “contemporary, multi-industry co-working space” with an emphasis on diversity. He is also the vice president at the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce and is on the Board of Directors for the Durham Public Schools foundation. Gunn has earned endorsements from the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People and the Friends of Durham. Some might also know Gunn as rapper “J. Gunn” or as a star on BET’s “Music Moguls” series.

Charlie Reece, Jillian Johnson and Javiera Caballero (incumbents) The incumbents for Durham City Council At-Large, Charlie Reece, Jillian Johnson and Javiera Caballero, teamed up this past spring to run together under the mission of “Bull City Together.” They wrote a joint policy platform that outlines their five priorities of “democratic community engagement, inclusive economic development, housing access and affordability, community safety and sustainability.” All three candidates support the proposed housing bond. Reece and Johnson were elected in 2015, while Caballero, the first Latinx member in Council history, was appointed in 2018 to serve the rest of then-Councilman Schewel’s term after he was elected mayor. Johnson also serves as mayor pro tempore. The three secured endorsements from the People’s Alliance PAC, the Durham Association of Educators and IndyWeek. Additionally, they each received the three highest shares of the

Oct. 22 primary vote. “We’re getting more people involved with city government,” Johnson told The News & Observer after the primary election. “I’m excited to see that we’re trying to be a more open, more accessible and more democratic city government.” Critics of Bull City Together have questioned the trio’s commitment to crime prevention and public safety after they voted in June to give part-time city employees a living wage of $15 per hour instead of funding a requested expansion of the police force to address increasing crime rates. Caballero explained that there was only enough funding to either expand the police force or raise the minimum wage for part-time workers without raising taxes. Since crime was on a 20-year decline, the council sided 4-3 with the parttime workers. At a September city council candidate forum, Reece

specifically referenced how the three are in favor of investing in the police department, adding affordable housing and adding more living-wage jobs. He added that Durham is “safer than it was four years ago.” Jaqueline Wagstaff, former councilwoman and current council candidate, raised a general question about the three running together—why the council needs three people who “think alike.” Johnson pushed back against this, asserting that they don’t agree on every issue. Caballero agreed and encouraged Durham residents to examine their votes on zoning to see how the candidates differ the most. “It took us months to write our platform. It’s only the things we could agree about moving forward,” Johnson said at the forum. “I do think it is important for us to move those things forward that we can agree on.”

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MUNICIPAL VOTING GUIDE Mayoral Candidates

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Steve Schewel, Trinity ‘73 and Ph.D. ‘82, is running for his second term as mayor, with affordable housing at the forefront of his platform. He proposed the $95 million housing bond, which voters will either approve or deny on Tuesday. In addition to this five-year housing plan, Schewel aims to reduce violent crime and cultivate healthy relationships between law enforcement and local communities, particularly communities of color. He also wants to improve public transportation in the aftermath of the failure of the Durham-Orange Light Rail project. Prior to his election in 2017, Schewel was an at-large member of the Durham City Council from 2011 to 2017 and held a seat on the Durham Board of Education from 2004 to 2008. He was vice chairman of the Board of Elections from 2006 to 2008. Before his career in politics, Schewel was known for starting and running The Independent, an alternative Durham weekly paper now known as IndyWeek, until he sold it in 2012. He also co-founded Durham’s Hopscotch Music Festival in 2010. Schewel moved to Durham to study at Duke, earning a B.A. in English in 1973 and later a Ph.D. in education in 1982. He returned to Duke in 2011 and taught as a visiting assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy through Spring 2017.

Sylvester Williams has run for mayor three times before, but the losses have not discouraged him from trying again. Getting his vision and platform into the community is just as important as becoming mayor, he said. He credits himself with starting the conversation on affordable housing in 2017, and he shares similar views with the rest of the candidates on gentrification. A self-proclaimed “born-again Christian pastor,” Williams is firmly opposed to same-sex marriage, abortion and the teaching of evolution in schools. To Williams, the LGBTQ+ agenda “is not really an agenda of [the] LGBTQ [community], it’s an agenda of money being pushed around to push different folks out of communities.” Williams worked for more than 30 years as a financial analyst for First Citizens Bank, according to his LinkedIn. As chair of economic development for the Durham Business and Professional Chain from 2008 to 2014, he helped increase business participation and job opportunities for black business professionals in Durham. He currently serves as a pastor for The Assembly at Durham Christian Center.

To ensure that you’re informed this election cycle, The Chronicle has put together this handy-dandy voting guide. Am I eligible to vote in Durham? The first step is voter registration, as you must be registered to vote in Durham in order to take part in this election. Note that you can only register to vote in one state at a time, so if you’re already registered in your home state, you won’t be eligible to vote here. In order to check that you’re registered, go to the following link and type in your personal information. If your name doesn’t show, you’re likely not registered, which means you won’t be able to vote in this election cycle. But there’s always next time! Not sure where to vote? The Durham County Board of Election has provided a list of the polling stations this year. You can input your address to find your designated precinct here. The polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., though lines are likely to get long around break times. For Duke students, West Campus residents are part of Precinct 5 and will vote at W.I. Patterson Recreation Center at 2614 Crest Street. East Campus residents are part of Precinct 2 and will vote George Watts Elementary School at 700 Watts Street. How do I get to the polling station? No worries, it’s simple. If you’re a West Campus resident, the best way to get to the polling station would be via a personal vehicle or a rideshare app like Uber or Lyft. Duke has partnered with Lyft to offer students free rides to the Crest Street polling station from the Bryan Center bus stop on Science Drive. You can even carpool with friends and vote together. For East Campus residents, your station is a short walk from campus. What’s on the ballot? This year, Durhamites will be voting for mayor, City Council and a $95 million affordable housing bond. You will select one candidate for mayor and three candidates for the Council. If you’re not a fan of any of the candidates listed, you’re able to write in a replacement.

Request for input to the regular review of Pam Bernard, Vice President and General Counsel The performance of senior officers at Duke is reviewed at regular intervals by a broad-based committee of colleagues and trustees. Vice President and General Counsel Pam Bernard, who has served since 2006, is being reviewed this fall, and we welcome the input of the Duke community in the review. Members of the review committee are: Richard Riddell (Chair), Senior Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Trustees; Judith Kelley, Dean and Terry Sanford Professor of Public Policy and Political Science; Joseph Blocher, Lanty L. Smith ’67 Professor of Law; Ann Brown MD MHS, Vice Dean for Faculty, School of Medicine and Professor of Medicine; Leigh Goller, Chief Audit, Risk and Compliance Officer; Abbas Benmamoun, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Linguistics; Katy Hollister, Duke University Trustee The committee invites members of the Duke community to provide comments on Bernard’s leadership effectiveness as general counsel as well as assessments of her and her office’s ability to address future opportunities and challenges.

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Black athletes share thoughts on playing for ‘white entertainment’ By Preetha Ramachandran Staff Reporter

At a panel discussion Wednesday, four Duke student-athletes explored the unique experience of living as a black athlete in a predominantly white team and college. The conversation focused around school/ sport life balance, historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and the unique experience of living as black student-athletes at a predominantly white institution (PWI). Entitled “Black Bodies, White Entertainment,” the discussion was hosted by the Center for Race Relations and moderated by Martin Paul Smith, a former college athlete and assistant professor of the practice of education. Jemele Hill’s article “It’s Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges,” inspired the panel. The conversation started with each student emphasizing their academic and athletic prowess, sharing highlights from both spheres of their lives, including important season highlights and various placements on honor rolls. The students emphasized, however, that as black athletes, they are often perceived as less academically capable by their classmates. “I try extra hard—almost try to overdo it— just to prove myself,” Kyra Lambert, point guard for the women’s basketball team and graduate student at the Fuqua School of Business, said about her experience as the only black woman in her 65 person graduate school class. “I might play a sport, I might be black, but I’m here for a reason, just like you all,” shared junior Damani Neal, a safety on the football team majoring in sociology. The panel also discussed code-switching, or the act of presenting differently in front of different groups of people, as a black athlete. Each student shared at least some level of codeswitching, especially in front of coaches.

“You know that there’s already a disconnect between you and your coaches, just on the basis of race, so you don’t want to give them even more of a reason to continue to hone in on that, and drive that disconnect home and put you at a disadvantage,” Neal said. This led to a larger discussion about power structures and race in sports. Smith asked how each of the students reconcile the fact that head coaches and athletic directors, who are overwhelmingly white, get to touch money, while the predominantly African-American players who generate that money are kicked out or have their scholarships revoked should they touch it. “I’m just going to rip the Band-Aid off. It looks a lot like slavery,” Lambert said. Neal agreed, suggesting that the relationship between a head coach and an athlete looks very similar to the master-slave dynamic. “What they say goes, in any regard, whether it pertains to football, your social life, your academics, whatever,” he said. Sophomore Alexis Joseph, defense player for women’s lacrosse majoring in visual arts, emphasized the physical toll that sport puts on athletes. Profiting on athletes’ putting their bodies on the line mirrors slavery in many ways, she said. Neal added that despite these unbalanced power dynamics, their grievances are often disregarded. “Their response is, ‘Well, you’re getting your degree for free,’” he said. “But I think about it like this: at one point in time, slaves were granted their papers. They could go free with literally nothing. But that doesn’t mean they still weren’t hurting physically and emotionally from slavery. And it’s very identical for us.” The panel then addressed just how packed their schedules are, with days filled with treatment, practice, weights and study hall. Athletes have to balance this time, spent almost entirely with the team, with the overwhelming

school workload of a typical Duke student. The panelists added that Hill’s urging black “We’re doing all this and we’re still getting athletes to attend HBCUs was unfeasible. the work done on time and correctly,” said “That article was asking 17 and 18 year olds senior J.T. Giles-Harris, defense player for men’s to think bigger,” Lambert said. “I just think lacrosse majoring in public policy. “We’re still it would take a massive shift in thought and putting in the work academically to succeed.” mindset in order to do that.” Joseph noted that as the only black athlete Joseph also acknowledged the positive longon the women’s lacrosse team, her tight term impact of more high-performing athletes schedule also means spending less time with attending HBCUs, but commented that her people who look like her. internal competitive drive pushed her toward “I just spend all of this time with my team, the chance of “a national championship and now I want to go spend time with my black that rank.” friends,” she said. Above all, one note remained consistent No one sitting on the panel had a black throughout the panel discussion: the head coach. importance of being yourself. “I think sometimes they’d rather ignore that “I went on a recruiting trip maybe my I’m the only [black person] than understand sophomore or junior year and I wore Timbs why I act the way I do occasionally,” Joseph said. and a polo and the coach was like, ‘Yeah, don’t Lambert shared a different story. She said worry. Once you come here you’ll lose your that her coaching staff was pretty diverse and Timbs for Sperrys.’ And I looked at my mom that they now have two black female coaches and was like, ‘Yeah, I like my Timbs,’” Gileswho relate to the players “more than anyone Harris said. else on the coaching staff.” She also noted that her head coach, a white female, makes a good effort to understand different cultural references. Smith also asked each of the students whether or not they had considered playing for a historically black college or university, which Hill encouraged in the article that motivated the discussion to be organized. The panel unanimously responded, “no.” All four students cited the lack of strong sports teams at HBCUs as the primary motivator in their decision to Preetha Ramachandran | Contributing Photographer matriculate to Duke, a PWI. Duke student athletes discuss what it means to be a black athlete.

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Duke set to open season against Kansas in top-5 clash By Derek Saul Sports Editor

The last time Kansas and Duke met on the court, the Jayhawks took down the Blue Devils to clinch a 2018 Final Four berth. Just five players—Duke’s Javin DeLaurier and Alex O’Connell and Kansas’ Udoka Azubuike, Silvio De Sousa and Marcus Garrett—that appeared in that contest remain at the two schools. But when the Blue Devils and Jayhawks meet again at the Champions Classic in Madison Square Garden, memories of the heartbreaking Elite Eight loss from two seasons ago for Duke will still linger. No. 4 Duke will be looking for revenge against No. 3 Kansas Tuesday night at 7 p.m., though it’s more a matter of starting the 2019-20 campaign on the right foot in New York for Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski. “We want to be good against Kansas, we want to be good in every game we play,” Krzyzewski said following Duke’s exhibition win against Fort Valley State Wednesday. “We Kansas want to be great right vs. away. I don’t know if we’ll ever be great, Duke but we want to win basketball games, play TUESDAY, 7 p.m. well, stay healthy and Madison Square Garden prove worthy to be in the NCAA tournament and not blow out any shoes two weeks before the tournament.” Tuesday will mark the first official action

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Tre Jones will have his first chance at establishing himself as Duke’s best player Tuesday. for the Blue Devil freshmen, with four newcomers—Vernon Carey Jr., Matthew Hurt, Wendell Moore and Cassius Stanley—all set to play significant minutes for Duke. This year’s freshmen will have quite the act to follow in their debut, as last year’s R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson-led bunch combined for 89 points in its season-opening trouncing of then-No. 2 Kentucky. With the lights shining brighter than ever before, the young Blue

Devils will be tested right away. “When we get to Tuesday and we’re in that environment in [Madison Square Garden], we just need to prepare in the same way and go through the same routines,” Duke senior captain Jack White said. “It almost feels like we’ve been there before.” While the “Mecca of Basketball” can intimidate nearly anybody, Madison Square Garden is a familiar place to the Blue Devils.

Duke took down eventual national runner-up Texas Tech last season at Madison Square Garden in a back-and-forth 69-58 affair. Then-freshman Tre Jones shone for the Blue Devils in that contest, putting together one of his best overall performances of the season, with 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and a season-high six steals. Now the leader of this year’s Duke team, Jones is eager to return to the historic arena. “[It’s] a big-time matchup, big stage in New York [at] Madison Square Garden,” Jones said. “It’s one of the best arenas. I think it’s my favorite arena to play in, so you just got to enjoy [it], be in the moment.” Though Jones is projected to be the Blue Devils’ best player, Duke is still a freshmanheavy team, with three freshmen starting each of its exhibition contests. On the other hand, all of Kansas’ expected starters are veterans, led by lethal sophomore guard Devon Dotson and 270-pound senior center Azubuike. The Blue Devils’ starting lineup will likely be up in the air until tip, but the five that get the official nod from Krzyzewski may not be the ones that get the most minutes. Duke has 10 players that could be a major part of the rotation, a major change compared to the thin rotations that Krzyzewski has used in recent years. “This group is going to be a unit, not a starting five,” Krzyzewski said. “Everybody has got to be ready to play. It’s more...old school, like older Duke teams. Not like the See CLASH on Page 9

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Five things: Can Blue Devils slow the veteran-rich Jayhawks? By Michael Model Associate Sports Editor

Duke will open the 2019-20 season Tuesday night against a familiar and unfriendly foe, matching up with a Kansas team that has beaten the Blue Devils in the teams’ last three meetings. The Blue Devils will be in pursuit of their first win against Kansas since the 2011 Maui Invitational championship game at this year’s Champions Classic, hoping to avenge a pair of heartbreaking losses to the Jayhawks in the teams’ last two matchups. No. 4 Duke will face a tough challenge in knocking off the third-ranked Jayhawks, who are looking to get back to an elite level after struggling through a 10-loss campaign in 2018-19. Here are five things to watch for when the Blue Devils open the 2019-20 season at Madison Square Garden. Carey’s biggest test yet Centers often have the hardest time adjusting to the collegiate game due to a lack of experience battling people their own size. Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr. will have to learn on the fly battling arguably the nation’s most dominant force on the interior in Kansas center Udoka Azubuike. Azubuike had his 2018-19 campaign cut to just nine games due to an injury, but the 7-foot, 270-pound center should be back at full strength for the season opener.

During his sophomore season, Azubuike had a nation-best 77.0 field goal percentage. Azubuike also averaged 13 points per game, pulled down 7.0 rebounds per contest and recorded 1.7 blocks per contest. The Nigeria native has not been perfect, however, and has averaged merely 21 minutes per game in his career. This has partly been due to foul trouble—the senior averages three fouls per game—and partly due to a lack of endurance. Duke will have to take advantage when he is off the court and, if he’s on the court, the Blue Devils should not be afraid to foul Azubuike, who is a career 40 percent shooter from the line. Shoot it over the trees The Jayhawks plan to rotate their three big men in Azubuike, Silvio De Sousa and David McCormack between the power forward and center position. While this should give Kansas an advantage on the glass and the interior against a pair of Duke freshmen in Carey and Matthew Hurt, it will be interesting to see if the Blue Devils can take advantage and stretch the floor. Both Carey and Hurt have the ability to hit from the perimeter and the Blue Devils will need to convert from downtown in order to create space to operate on the interior. Like Carey, Hurt could also have a hard time battling on the interior, facing much larger competition than he would have been up against at the high school level. In order for

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Vernon Carey Jr. will have his hands full against Kansas’ capable bigs Tuesday night. Duke to take down Kansas, it’ll have to avoid an off night from the perimeter. Hurt along with sharpshooters Alex O’Connell and Joey Baker will need to get going from the opening tip. On the dot Like the Blue Devils with Tre Jones, Kansas’ roster received a major boost when

Devon Dotson decided to return for his sophomore season rather than head to the NBA. The Jayhawks’ floor general averaged 12.3 points per contest and 3.5 assists in his freshman season. Dotson will be relied upon to lead the perimeter attack with Kansas losing three of its top perimeter threats See FIVE THINGS on Page 9

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‘THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN GREAT’ Blue Devil seniors reflect on their experiences with the program By Joe Wang Staff Writer

Friday night, Duke’s seniors played on the Koskinen Stadium grass for the last time. In front the warm gaze of family members and devout Blue Devil fans, Max Moser and Daniele Proch produced the perfect combo once again for a goal, but as the final whistle blew and the stands emptied, Koskinen was left dispirited and deprived. The seniors worked hard night in and night out, but nothing could save Duke from a disappointing season, with the Blue Devils sitting below .500 and a near lock to miss the NCAA tournament. Of the 15 players that registered more than 500 minutes on the field, seven of them are playing their final year of college soccer. Together, the seniors produced 70 percent of Duke’s goals. “It’s a great core of seniors for sure,” Kerr commented. “They showed an incredible amount of leadership. They made a major impact on our team and helped the team make the playoffs the past two years. I’m excited about them in the future. I don’t know if they are all going to play pro soccer, but whatever endeavor they decide to be, we are behind them 100 percent and they meant a lot to our program.” The Chronicle surveyed these veterans as they bid farewell to Duke. Daniele Proch, Midfielder Duke career stats: 27 goals, 11 assists, 10 game-winning goals Favorite Duke soccer memory: 3-2 win against Notre Dame in 2018 (scored the game-winner) Proch is the heartbeat of this team, leading the Blue Devils in scoring the last two seasons. The Italian garnered All-

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Max Moser declared coming to Duke as the “best decision” of his life.

America honors and was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist last season. “The journey has been great,” Proch said. “I hope I will not close this chapter yet because I want to do more this season. It’s tough at the position that we are in right now.” The striker registered his final goal at Koskinen Friday night, ending a four-game scoring drought in a bittersweet farewell. Brandon Williamson, Midfielder Duke career stats: 4 goals, 7 assists Favorite Duke soccer memory: 2-1 win against Notre Dame in 2016 (scored two goals) Brandon Williamson is an authentic boxto-box midfielder, giving his all for the entire 120 yards. The team captain can rush to the attacking third and take care of goal-scoring opportunities as well as building a solid wall against the opposing team in front of the box. His luxurious hair symbolized the energy he brings to the team every night. “It’s crazy to think that I’ve been a big part of this team,” Williamson said. “I feel like I had such a great time here, progressed so much, doing [it] with the greatest guys that have made me better. I didn’t get here by myself. It was coaches and everybody that made me better. It was a great run. I just wish it did not have to end.” Max Moser, Defender/Midfielder Duke career stats: 5 goals, 19 assists Favorite Duke soccer memory: Beating North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2019 Max Moser has been an indispensable offensive weapon for the Blue Devils since the first minute he set foot on Duke’s campus four years ago. Time after time, Moser reminds people of the beauty of soccer with his impeccable right-foot curling ball.

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Suniel Veerakone’s time at Duke was marked by injuries and a stellar freshman season.

This season, Moser mostly contributed from the bench as an injury limited him. Disappointment and grief were clear in Moser’s face after his final home game, as he stood silent and motionless on his favorite right-wing spot for an extended period. “I think coming to Duke was the best decision I have ever made in my life,” Moser said. Suniel Veerakone, Midfielder Duke career stats: 5 goals, 8 assists Favorite Duke soccer memory: 2018 summer team trip to Argentina and Uruguay Suniel Veerakone, a former ACC allfreshman selection, made a strong comeback this season after fighting injuries over the past two years. “My family’s been through it with me,” Veerakone said. “And the boys as well. College is a unique time when everybody on the team is around the same age and studying the same thing. I think it’s a good thing to experience, being part of the team with the guys your age and building a special bond.” Anchoring the midfield with fellow senior Brandon Williamson this year, Veerakone is the link between the front line and the back third. You might not see him pulling out fancy moves, but his efficient passes and incessant movements are central to the function of the team. The 5-foot-8, 135-pound midfielder might appear small on the field, but he’s as tough and gritty as anyone, creating threats for the Blue Devils while putting himself in dangerous positions. Colby Agu, Forward Duke career stats: 4 goals, 1 assist Favorite Duke soccer memory: beating North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2019 There are players like Moser who are

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ready to go day one, but there are also the later bloomers who need time to realize their potential. Colby Agu is definitely one of the latter types, assuming a starting role in his final year after playing sparingly during his first three seasons. “I would summarize my career as a learning experience,” Agu said. “I got a lot more playing time this year and I think I have done a good job applying what I learned on the field.” The Cary, N.C., native values the limited touches he gets on the pitch, with a shoton-goal percentage of .500. With his scores against CSU Bakersfield, Syracuse and Denver, he is now the only Blue Devil besides Proch to have notched at least three goals this season. Hassan Pinto, Defender Duke career stats: 1 goal Favorite Duke soccer memory: beating Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019 Hassan Pinto, a Durham native, came home for his final year of eligibility after finishing his undergraduate studies at Elon. “It’s awesome to play in my hometown,” Pinto said. “I remembered coming to games as a kid. Going to a Duke soccer game with my team and watching those guys play was a thing every Friday night. And to be one of those guys now, it comes full circle. It’s pretty cool.” The current Blue Devil, however, was born and bred a North Carolina fan. His father was a standout of the Tar Heel soccer team during the early 1990s, while his sister is a star on the North Carolina women’s soccer squad now. Regardless of his family allegiance, Pinto proved he belongs at Duke. After notching his first and only college goal in his debut against Furman, he never stepped off the pitch for the remainder of the season.

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In their first game action in a Blue Devil uniform, the newest additions to the Duke roster turned heads. Despite a formidable effort from Alaska Anchorage, Duke walked away with a commanding 91-59 victory in the Sunday afternoon exhibition. Although the usual suspects, Haley Gorecki and Leaonna Odom, shined, it was the performances of newcomers like Jada Claude and Jaida Patrick that stood out the most, with Claude notching a doubledouble and Patrick putting together an allaround effort. “I haven’t had a first-year get a doubledouble in any exhibition,” Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie said of Claude. “I’ve been doing this a long time. That was a very, very strong performance regardless of who you’re playing.” The young Blue Devils wasted no time in showing that they intend to contribute to punching this team a ticket to the NCAA tournament. Despite being one of the lowerranked recruits of this 2019 class, Claude played with the grit and tenacity that the coaching staff emphasized during the offseason. Although there was some speculation as to where she was going to play in this guard-heavy roster, Claude found her spot at the small forward position, posting up and grabbing

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Jada Claude opened some eyes Sunday, posting a double-double in just 19 minutes. rebounds for the whole game. Claude appeared comfortable in her role, finishing the game with 14 points and 12 rebounds in only 19 minutes of playing time. To complement her impressive box score, Claude flashed a high basketball IQ throughout the afternoon. She read the eyes of an Alaska Anchorage player to pick off an inside pass in the first half, in addition to often putting herself in a superior rebounding position before the shots even

touched the rim. Her fellow freshman, Patrick, came out blazing in the second half. To start the third quarter, she picked up a steal to ignite Duke’s offense that came out of the locker room flat. Gorecki had words of praise for the young guard. “[Patrick] in general for the top of our zone is really great, she always has her hands up, talking all the time.” On the other side of the court, Patrick made

a crucial hustle play to save the ball and set up a Gorecki three. Patrick was cutting nonstop all over the floor, appearing to have as much stamina as the Energizer Bunny, creating offense for the Blue Devils. “She offers a great deal with her intensity,” said McCallie. “Jaida Patrick is going to apply ball pressure and give us great things.” Though her immaturity showed on her five turnovers, Patrick made her minutes count and will clearly be important to this Duke team for the whole season. Patrick and her teammates were relentless defensively, as defenders picked up the ball handler as soon as she crossed half court from the opening whistle. “The energy provided and ball pressure and talking, especially in effective switching, are things that we are trying to get done,” said McCallie. “Overall, there were a few lulls there but not too many, just good intensity, good immediacy, good playing off each other.” Though the Seawolves’ 59 points may appear to diminish the Duke defensive performance, the underlying stats tell the true story. Alaska Anchorage shot 27.4 percent on the night, with the majority of its baskets being a result of 3-pointers in its fast-paced, runand-gun offense. With a reinvigorated, defense-first mindset and the fire of the freshman, Duke looks to be on track to rebound from its NCAA tournament-less 2018-19 season.

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[Christian] Laettner, [Bobby] Hurley or [Shane] Battier [led teams], but a team that needs to play really good defense and kids [who] want to do that.” After the showdown against the Jayhawks, the Blue Devils will return to Durham for a series of easier matchups, hosting Colorado State, Central Arkansas and Georgia State over the next two weeks.

from last season, as Lagerald Vick graduated, Quentin Grimes transferred and Dedric Lawson left for the NBA. Dotson connected on 36.3 percent of his attempts from downtown last season, but the next strongest returning Jayhawk from the perimeter was Ochai Agbaji at 30.7 percent. Kansas would greatly benefit by spacing the floor with sharpshooting to allow Azubuike to go to work on the interior against Carey, and graduate-transfer Isaiah Moss—who hit 42 percent at Iowa last season—could be the answer, if healthy. If the Jayhawks cannot hit, look for Duke to pack the paint against the opposing bigs.

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Matthew Hurt and Duke’s other freshmen will be tested against the Jayhawks.

Seasoned vets In contrast to the Blue Devils’ likely three- or four-freshman lineup, Kansas’ entire starting five from its exhibition contest against Pittsburg State Thursday started at least nine games last season. The Jayhawks are also no stranger to the big stage, with De Sousa and Azubuike playing in the 2018 Elite Eight against the Blue Devils and the Final Four. On the flip side, you never know how the freshmen will respond in their first chance on the big stage—Duke certainly was not fazed in Indianapolis last year. Duke will need to avoid the anxiety it exhibited during its nightmarish preseason opener against Northwest Missouri State. The Blue Devils were plagued in their narrow six-point win early by sloppy offense and costly turnovers. Against a veteran Kansas team, Duke will have little room for error or else it could be a

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long flight back to Durham. Take two The 2018-19 campaign turned disastrous in a hurry for the preseason No. 1 Jayhawks. Kansas was plagued by injuries to Vick and Azubuike, in addition to De Sousa’s ineligibility due to recruiting violations. The Jayhawks were never able to recover, ending the season as a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, going home in the first

weekend after losing to an eventual FinalFour team in Auburn. Ranked No. 3 in the preseason AP poll and healthy once again, Kansas is looking to prove that it deserves to regain its spot among the nation’s elite. With the majority of its core back and a few key members from the 2018 Final Four run, the Jayhawks will look to prove the doubters wrong and make a statement to open the season, like Duke did a year ago.

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Javin DeLaurier will be asked to slow down Udoka Azubuike, Kansas’ 270-pound center.

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animal rights while still contributing to the demand for meat, so I finally made the switch. While not exclusively vegan because I still eat seafood, my animal-conscious (and also climateconscious) diet has been pretty successful. But despite my strong desire to stop eating most animal products, it’s been very difficult for me to make such a drastic change. I miss so many different meals, but it’s not even that. My big problem is that I don’t know how to psychologically move on from the idea of meat completely. That’s why meat alternatives like tofu and tempeh have been really important to me this semester. In case you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, alternative meat is becoming more and more commonplace. But as new as the idea may seem, tofu has potentially existed for as long as 2,000 years. In a more modern sense, meat analogues started to emerge in the late 19th century, though they were far less common before the past few decades. Yet the idea only seems to have become mainstream now when fast-food chains like Burger King are selling meat substitutes nationwide. Duke has already started to expand access to meat alternatives, as well, but it should take a larger role in this trend. Duke has made a lot of progress for being inclusive towards veganism—there are numerous different vegan protein sources available so far—but it still has more it could do. Unlike more traditional vegan meals, meat analogues have an especially critical role in distancing ourselves from the meat industry because they are better gateways into flexitarian or vegetarian lifestyles. But those options are less visible on campus than they should be. While every restaurant on campus has a vegan option, vegan substitutes that mimic meat are less common. Sprout obviously has its mock chicken nuggets, at least a dozen other restaurants offer tofu/similar soy products, and even vegan burgers are becoming

more commonplace. Regardless, there are still many restaurants without a true vegan substitute for meat—a good number of these restaurants offer beans, hummus, or portobello mushrooms as the main vegan protein, but it’s just not the same. A large part of the problem is my inability to escape the framework of the meat-centered meal, but I know I can’t be alone in this struggle. The majority of Americans are cutting their meat consumption in some way, and there is also a rapid projected increase in the market for alternative meat; those two facts together mean that many consumers who are leaving meat will want products that replicate the flavor/nutrients of animal flesh without the health-related, environmental or ethical costs. For people like me who want to make a difference by cutting meat from their lives but are struggling to quit cold turkey, meat substitutes are life-changing options that enable us to create change. And this would not only improve the lives of students across campus. By working to make vegetarian or vegan alternatives that exist to replicate meat more accessible and affordable, Duke can help decrease the demand for animal products and lessen its negative impact on livestock, public health, and the environment while reducing its own role in the meat industry. Duke is already an inclusive campus for vegans relative to other colleges, but that doesn’t mean we should stop. And I don’t think it will—the temporary return of Big Bowl and the recent addition of Impossible Burgers to the Krafthouse menu are both good signs for the future. But attempts at vegetarian, flexitarian and especially vegan diets are still daunting lifestyle changes, so Duke can help make those changes easier by promoting current vegetarian/vegan options and continually offering new ones—alternative meat most critically—across campus. Alex Frumkin is a Trinity junior. His column typically runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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dysseus: What will happen now, and what in the long outcome will befall me? For if I wait out the uncomfortable night by the river, I fear that the female dew and the evil frost together will be too much for my damaged strengthIn order to complete his quest, the legendary Greek hero Odysseus must travel to the Underworld to meet the wise prophet Tiresias. So it goes. Meant for the damned souls of the dead, the Underworld is a miserable, hellish place. Odysseus, a man still living, dreads going. To get to the Underworld, Odysseus must traverse the River Styx, a murky body of water that literally translates into the “river of hate.” It really isn’t the best place to swim.

Michael Cao MARKETPLACE OF THE MIND The only way for Odysseus to get across the River Styx is to take a ferry (eternal damnation aside, a boat service to Hell sounds pretty cool) operated by Charon, the ferryman of the dead. For the right price, Charon would take dead souls to the Underworld on a one-way trip. Oh, and if he didn’t like someone, Charon could fling them off his boat at any time. Understandably, Odysseus was afraid. Thus, it must have been quite perplexing, when it was time to make my own voyage to the Underworld, that I was strangely… excited? Waiting on the shorelines of the East Campus bus stop, I anticipated my trip to the Underworld, or as most people call it: Duke University West Campus. Stepping on to the C1 bus, the driver didn’t even expect payment. This must be a good sign. The C1 soon departed the world of the living—East Campus. I was well on my way, and I wasn’t the only one. I was surrounded by other first-years on their pilgrimage to West, ostensibly to study in the nightmarish building called Perkins Library. We were going to Hell together. Not only that, we were all coming back, alive. Leaving the C1 bus once it arrived on West Campus, I felt brazenly confident. Maybe the Greek

myths were wrong. Odysseus had nothing to be scared of. It’ll only be for a few hours, I reassured myself. I’ll make it back to East Campus. I failed to understand, however, that Odysseus wasn’t afraid of the journey to the Underworld. He was afraid of the journey back. Shivering at the West Campus bus stop, after hours had passed in the Underworld, I finally felt that fear. It was the first time I had stayed past midnight on West Campus. If that’s supposed to be a rite of passage, I didn’t think about it. I was worried about my passage home. The people I had arrived with were nowhere to be seen. What will happen now, and what in the long outcome will befall me? The real Hell was not knowing. Thankfully, after what felt like an eternity, I heard the familiar sound of a C1. Alas, I was not forgotten! The bus halted to a stop and its doors opened. My ordeal was over; I could finally go home to East Campus. But still, a foreboding uncertainty lingered. Was it Charon who had arrived to laugh at my demise? Would the ferry leave the Underworld as empty as it had arrived? As it turns out, I didn’t have to worry. Charon is an uncommon name. My bus driver’s name was Deborah, and I was her final passenger. “What are you doing out so late?” Deborah inquired, starting the bus engine. I could not offer her a proper answer. As the C1 motored through the drear of midnight, crossing the length of the Styx, I could only express my gratitude. My experiences are not singular. At some point in our Duke careers, we will encounter what the ancient Greeks called katabasis, or a descent downward that leaves us alone and afraid. But aside from thanking the bus drivers in our lives—the people who work tirelessly for the sake of our physical and spiritual transportation from the underworlds we find ourselves in—I offer another word from my limited Greek vocabulary. The next time we are confronted by a downwards spiral of Odyssean proportions, remember anabasis: the march upwards that will always follow. Michael Cao is a Trinity first-year. His column, marketplace for the mind, runs on alternate Fridays.

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SIDES OF THE COIN: BALANCED BUDGETS AND THE 2020 ELECTION A ‘balanced budget’ is an unreasonable goal

hile it is critical to hold candidates accountable for their spending plans and ensure they are rational and sustainable, holding candidates to the standard of a “balanced budget” is, at best, impractical and, at worst, a great obstacle to growth. A balanced budget is far from the global standard of national budgets. According to the CIA, in 2017, out of 222 countries, only 41 had

decreased income, and therefore decreased revenue from taxes, a balanced budget would require the government to decrease spending during recessions, which would exacerbate the effects of downturns on individuals and corporations alike. At the end of the day, deficit spending is a government’s way of investing in itself. If we are interested in remaining an economically competitive nation that supports its citizens, we must be willing

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couple of weeks ago I was watching the Democratic debate. As usual, I saw the oft made plans for universal healthcare and a variety of new welfare programs such as Universal Basic Income (UBI). What really struck me, however, was Elizabeth Warren’s consistent failure to respond to claims made by her fellow Democrats that her spending plans were not feasible without raising

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balanced budgets or budgets with surpluses. Furthermore, the vast majority of the countries in this category were smaller or less developed nations with smaller, easier to balance budgets. The US is clearly not alone in its decision to engage in deficit spending. If, as Stephen says, not maintaining a balanced budget is “failing,” then 72% of the world is failing. While debt, for many, is a frightening enigma, retaining a certain amount of debt, on both a personal and national level, is a healthy practice. The average US household has $132,529 in debt, much of which is from mortgages. This seems like a frighteningly large number, but, for most people, this debt is sustainable and allows them to further themselves financially in ways that would not be possible without healthy debt. The same is true for the debt accrued by a national government. Deficit spending allows the government to build credit with other nations, maintain alliances, and build up its

to invest in ourselves. While there is, of course, a point where deficit spending is unsustainable, it is highly unlikely the US has reached that point. In 2017, the nation clocked in at 131 of 222 countries in terms of budget balance (revenue or deficit) as a percentage of GDP. Falling in the 59th percentile, the US’s deficit spending practices are arguably as “normal” as you’ll find. It is true that “normal” practices are not inherently the best practices, but in the case of government spending, countries have had hundreds to thousands of years to reach a proper equilibrium, and the US’s spending falls near that equilibrium point. There is no indication that there is genuine cause for concern in our “imbalanced budget.” Finally, to consider the “per person value of the American national debt” alone is misleading. While that figure is $69,458, no individual American will ever be asked to cough up that value at any time or over the course of any time period. In contrast, the average earner pays $355,366 in taxes in a lifetime.

taxes. Fundamentally, the federal government has consistently failed to balance the budget over the last couple decades, resulting in massive increases in debt. Governments maintain “balanced budgets” when their revenue exceeds their expenses. However, governments can avoid balancing their budgets when debt can be issued to pay off excess expenses. Many governments recognize this is not sustainable. Nearly every US state has some sort of stipulation requiring a balanced budget. Nevertheless, the federal government has never had such restrictions on its ability to run a budget deficit. Federal deficits have run in the hundreds of billions for the past several decades. Indeed, the last year we had a balanced budget was 2001.

the foreign policy and economic front. This was of course paid for through more debt. Although issuing more debt may not have been the best longterm option, it was certainly the most politically feasible. This brings us to a more recent example: the Trump tax cuts. Fundamentally, I support any tax cuts, and Trump did an excellent job in lowering corporate tax rates (although there were some problems with changes

in rules on income tax deductions). Roughly speaking, Trump’s tax cuts decreased government revenue by close to $275 billion in 2018, not taking into account the increase in economic growth caused by the tax cuts. While $275 billion is a great number to start with in terms of tax decreases, it is necessary to also decrease spending to correspond to the lower revenue. However, this is also politically undesirable. Just as raising taxes is unpopular, so too is decreasing spending. Some constituency will inevitably lose out from a spending cut—and they could be a key group in a battleground state. Accordingly, tax cuts, just like increases in spending, are often paid for through debt. To end, I will share the per person

While debt, for many, is a frightening enigma, retaining a certain amount of debt, on both a personal and national level, is a healthy practice.

Fundamentally, the federal government has consistently failed to balance the budget over the last couple decades, resulting in massive increases in debt.

infrastructure and support programs. Without it, as can be seen by the effect of Germany’s “debt brake” (a national policy which requires the country to run a budget with a deficit of no more than 0.35% of GDP) on the country’s infrastructure, growth halts. When you boil it down, a balanced budget can be achieved by decreasing spending, increasing revenue from taxes, or some combination thereof. Accordingly, the $265 billion decrease in tax revenue caused by Trump’s tax cuts clearly do not bring the U.S. any closer to the “goal” of a balanced budget—though I argue this should not be the goal in the first place. To require the nation to maintain a balanced budget is to ignore that economies move in cycles. There may be years in which maintaining a balanced budget is practical, but there are certainly years where it is harmful. Since recessions result in

Fundamentally, this problem is caused by excessive spending and tax decreases. The spending part is obvious. When the Congress increases spending it is often politically difficult to raise taxes. This is why Warren refuses to answer how she would pay for her policy proposals. If implemented, these policies will likely be paid for through taking on more debt. Since taxes are politically undesirable, the most feasible way to account for new expenses is through debt. George W. Bush realized this during the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although these wars cost billions, the Bush administration lowered taxes instead of raising them. This combination of tax cuts and war kept support high on both

Regardless of your stance on tax increases, it is clear from these numbers that, if reducing or capping the debt became a strong national interest, it could be done through raising taxes. There is more than meets the eye to numerical measurements of debt, and we would do well not to fear them without doing research into their meaning. While a balanced budget sounds like a clean solution to a big problem, it is not a solution, the problem is not big, and the problem is not a problem. Bryn Lawson is a Trinity junior and a for Duke Political Union. Editor’s note: The following two columns are the first installment of Duke Political Union’s new series, “politically savvy.” Once a month, two columnists from different ideological backgrounds will offer their opinions on the same issue. This month, Stephen Kosonocky and Bryn Lawson address federal debt and spending.

value of the American national debt. The figure is $69,458. That’s $69,458 for every man, woman, and child in the country. Now ask yourself, is it fair to saddle future generations with such a burden for the sake of political desirability? Stephen Kosonocky is a Trinity junior and a columnist for Duke Political Union. Editor’s note: The following two columns are the first installment of Duke Political Union’s new series, “politically savvy.” Once a month, two columnists from different ideological backgrounds will offer their opinions on the same issue. This month, Stephen Kosonocky and Bryn Lawson address federal debt and spending.

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Birkhead left Duke in 2005 and served as FROM PAGE 1 Chief of Police in Hillsborough for five years. In 2010, he ran for sheriff in Orange County— compared to Randolph County when it came and lost. to race. Minorities were well represented in He spent the next few years working as a Duke’s Public Safety Department, whereas safety and security consultant and teaching Birkhead had been the only African-American at North Carolina Central University and deputy in Randolph County. Durham Technical Community College, but he “Had I stayed in Randolph, we’d be telling a never gave up on the goal of being a sheriff. different story now,” Birkhead said. “I knew it was something that I had aspired He credited Paul Dumas, the director of the for, or that I thought would one day sort of Duke Public Safety Department who hired him, complete my law enforcement journey,” he with being particularly committed to inclusivity. said, referring to the job of sheriff as “the As chief of police, Birkhead stayed busy. capstone of [his] career.” Through an advisory committee of campus Birkhead achieved his goal last year, law enforcement officers, he provided input on defeating incumbent Mike Andrews in the Campus Police Act, which gave university the election for Durham County Sheriff. police departments in North Carolina the same IndyWeek reported in January that his authority as municipal forces. He also oversaw priorities for his first 100 days included the merger of Duke’s police force and in-house preventing suicides in the county jail, security force, which allowed the two to work implementing racial-equality and crisismore closely together. intervention training and reviewing “Bringing those two forces together to Durham’s school resource officer program. work parallel basically doubled our forces and Shortly after taking office, Birkhead our eyes and ears,” Birkhead said. “It made made headlines when he announced that everything more seamless.” he would stop honoring Immigration and Birkhead found personal as well as Customs Enforcement detainers’ requests professional experience at Duke—he met his to hold individuals after their scheduled wife here when she was a journalist writing for release dates so that ICE can determine Duke Magazine. whether to take them into federal custody. However, not everything was perfect. Birkhead told The Chronicle that it was a Birkhead admitted that the relationship between simple decision. police and students was strained at points. “An ICE detainer… is not an arrest “You always want to do more. You want warrant, it’s not based on probable cause, it’s to leave a place better than it was when you merely a request from a federal agency for arrived,” he said. me to hold someone beyond their potential Still, he did what he could to connect the release date,” Birkhead said. “That constitutes police force with students, working with Sue a new arrest. I’m not gonna do that. It violates Wasiolek, now dean of students and associate their rights, Fourth Amendment rights, due vice president for student affairs, to address process rights.” student life issues. According to the ACLU, recent federal court “His approach was very community oriented, decisions have held that ICE detainers constitute as he wanted the officers and the staff to get out new arrests and therefore must be supported by into the Duke community and get to know probable cause to be constitutional. everyone, particularly students,” Wasiolek wrote Through it all, Birkhead looks to lessons of Birkhead in an email to The Chronicle. that he learned at Duke. His philosophy for Birkhead tried to find a balance in enforcement, policing students shapes the way he handles he said, allowing college students to be college enforcement, he said, and his experience students while holding them accountable for navigating the “internal politics” of a university unacceptable behavior. There were times when prepared him for the “external politics” of that accountability was necessary. municipal law enforcement. “My 17 years there, I saw of “That The the Newcreativeness York Times Syndication Salesphilosophy Corporationthat I developed at Duke 620 Eighth Avenue, N.Y. 10018my work here at the Sheriff’s Duke students,” he said. “There were days when the New hasYork, transcended For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 phrase ‘work hard, play hard’ reallyFor applied at Duke. ” November Office,” he said. For Release Friday, Release Saturday, November1,2,2019 2019

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DATA FROM PAGE 1 announced in March. The Office of Research Integrity’s latest report on Potts-Kant states that she agreed “to exclude herself permanently from any contracting or subcontracting with any agency of the United States Government and from eligibility for or involvement in nonprocurement programs of the United States Government referred to as ‘covered transactions’.” Additionally, she was blocked from serving in any advisory role for the U.S. Public Health Service. The falsified data was used in work supported by 60 grants from the National Institutes of Health, the report found. Potts-Kant changed recorded measurements of lung functions in mice or fabricated the numbers altogether, according to the report. She also altered data measuring immune system activation in mouse lungs. In the past decade, Duke has been hit hard with findings of research misconduct,

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leading the University to create an Office of Research and Office for Scientific Integrity, as well as enact several other measures to address the issue. “We are striving for an ‘ownership’ culture, in which everyone at Duke feels a sense of responsibility to each other and to the institution,” Vice President for Research Lawrence Carin wrote in a September email to The Chronicle. “That means doing the right thing, always, and, if something seems amiss, bringing that to the attention of school leaders and/or Office of Scientific Integrity.” Anil Potti, a former professor and cancer researcher at the University, was also found to have committed research misconduct, according to a 2015 ORI report. Potti currently practices medicine at the Grand Forks Cancer Center in North Dakota. The NIH has also hit the University with more stringent restrictions in March 2018. The new requirements included submitting itemized budgets for grants more than $250,000 and obtaining the NIH’s permission before transferring remaining funds to another budget period.

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