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Former U.S. Rep. Frank calls for more compromise

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By Katherine Berko Senior News Reporter

their history of violence,” said Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health and lead author of the study. Anyone who is legally permitted to own a firearm may carry it publicly—the practice of concealed carry—so long as there are no laws or private policies in place, said Kristin Goss, Kevin D. Gorter associate professor of public policy and a co-author of the study. States with “shall issue” laws only require individuals to fulfill state-imposed criteria in order to obtain a permit. The study found that such states were “significantly associated” with a 6.5 percent increase in the rate of total homicides, as well as an 8.6 percent rise for firearm homicides and 10.6 percent increase in handgun homicides compared to “may” states.

A former U.S. congressman who is the namesake of the post-recession Dodd-Frank financial reform bill urged politicians and citizens to be more open to compromise in a talk at the Sanford School of Public Policy Tuesday. Barney Frank—a Democrat who served in the House of Representatives for 32 years—said that pragmatism and agreement is critical in today’s divisive political atmosphere. Frank will be on campus until Thursday. Dozens of faculty members and students attended his talk—“The Fight for a Fair Society: Is Pragmatism a Betrayal?” “There has always been the argument that you should not compromise...because if you accept less than your full desire, you are never going to get better than that,” Frank said. “[This is] just factually not true...I cannot think of any good social advance that wasn’t a compromise when it happened.” Frank gave an example of a time when compromise would have been particularly beneficial. He said that Democrats should have compromised with President Richard Nixon in the 1970s when he proposed healthcare reforms. Frank added that Democrats simply rejected Nixon’s proposal because they did not agree with it completely. But if the party agreed with Nixon’s proposal, healthcare would be in a much better place today, he said. The former congressman continued to explain that sometimes people are so idealistic that they are incapable of pragmatism, which keeps them from making compromises. “Ideals without any pragmatism—without any concern about whether or not they’re implemented—is kind of a recipe for you to feel morally superior and not help anybody else,” he said. He added that even though he considers himself an idealist, he is always open to negotiating and making concessions. Frank said he believes that there is no point of having ideals if one does not learn to practically carry them out. “No unrealized ideal ever fed a hungry child, provided medical care to somebody who needs it or prevented pollution or did anything good,” Frank said. “The issue is

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CONCEALED? Homicides are more common in states with looser gun laws, new study finds By Stefanie Pousoulides Contributing Reporter

In an era of deregulated gun laws, criminals are more likely to slip through the cracks, according to a study involving a Duke researcher. States with less stringent concealed carry permit laws were found to be correlated with higher overall firearm and handgun homicide rates in the study, which was published Thursday. Researchers at Boston University, Boston Children’s Hospital and Duke analyzed data from 1991 to 2015 in two different types of states—”shall” states with less rigorous gun laws and “may” states with more regulated firearm access—to make the comparisons. “According to our findings, states that have weaker concealed carry permit laws do have more risky people getting guns. Otherwise, they would be denied permits because of

Director of Chapel Music announces retirement, reflects on Duke By Rob Palmisano Contributing Reporter

In the spring of 1989, the interim director of chapel music invited a fifth-year faculty member named Rodney Wynkoop to conduct a concert for Duke Chapel Choir. That was his first of nearly 580 now and counting. Wynkoop, professor of the practice of music, will retire as director of chapel music next June after 29 years of conducting the Chapel Choir. Originally joining the Duke Music Department in 1984, Wynkoop found himself conducting in Duke and Goodson Chapels, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham Bulls Athletic Park, several retirement homes and other caroling venues. Beyond the states, he has also conducted in China and will conduct four to five concerts on a tour of

Spain this upcoming summer. A hard sell After nearly three decades on the job, Wynkoop said he still recalls how immediately he felt the synchrony and connection of the Chapel Choir during that first concert in 1989. But upon first being offered the position of director of chapel music, however, Wynkoop was not interested. “I liked having my weekends free,” he said, adding that he had been going to church for a very long time—first at Yale, then the University of Chicago and now Duke—and that he was not necessarily prepared to make the transition to a far busier schedule. But William Willimon, dean of Duke Chapel at the time, would not give up so easily. In Wynkoop’s opinion, it was Willimon’s

“hard sell” that ultimately convinced him to come aboard. Wynkoop added that several members of the Chapel Choir at the time were very vocal in expressing their desire to have him be their next conductor moving forward. And all of that combined was enough. “I talked with my wife and said, ‘Let’s do it,’” he said. Reflections Twenty-nine years later, Wynkoop recounted some of his fondest memories on the job. The one he cherishes most? When then-President Keith Brodie used his family foundation’s money to send the entire Chapel Choir and chorale to China for a couple of

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Courtesy of Duke Photogaphy Rodney Wynkoop has been conducting the Chapel Choir for nearly three decades.