Issuu

Back-to-back in Blacksburg

Students support Fees Must Fall

Duke outlasted Virginia Tech in 4 OTs Saturday night in the longest ACC game ever | Sportswrap

Several students gathered Sunday to raise awareness about the South African movement | Page 2

The Chronicle 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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 2015

WWW.DUKECHRONICLE.COM

ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH YEAR, ISSUE 38

‘This is not a micro-aggression—this is an aggression’ Duke community responds to vandalism of Black Lives Matter flyer

Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle BSA President Henry Washington told onlookers Friday that he would not let the vandalism of a Black Lives Matter flyer with a racial slur affect his Duke experience.

Samantha Neal and Amrith Ramkumar The Chronicle Approximately 100 students gathered on the steps of the Duke Chapel Friday afternoon in response to a Black Lives Matter flyer in White Lecture Hall that was vandalized with racial slurs. Junior Henry Washington, president of Black Student Alliance, gave a speech emphasizing the need to take this event in stride and as a reminder to remain fervent in demanding equality. The defaced poster— which advertised a talk to be given next Wednesday by Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of the #BlackLivesMatter movement— was present at the event. Although many expressed anger on social media outlets like

Facebook as news of the vandalism spread throughout the afternoon, Washington took a more positive route in his message. “Standing here in all of my anger and radical, unapologetic blackness, what I have decided to do here before you is to smile,” Washington said. “I have decided that the cowardice and tomfoolery of an anonymous troll will not affect my experience.” Washington also noted the need to continue conversations about race, gender and sexuality in daily life. “It is not enough to sit idly by while black lives continue not to matter,” Washington said. Washington said he was pleased to see the amount of student support on short notice and hopes that next week’s events will continue the conversation.

“I’m always pleased to see such a large gathering of people in the service of this message,” Washington said. “It’s really affirming to me to see that not the entire campus necessarily buys into racist stereotypes and ideologies that produce this kind of thing and keep it happening over and over again.” Keizra Mecklai, president of Duke Student Government, attended the gathering and said that more must be done to solve the issue of racism on campus. On April 1, students gathered after the discovery of a noose on campus, mobilizing near the West Campus bus stop before marching to the tree on the Bryan Center plaza in which the noose was hung. Last semester, there were also reports that drunken white male students had chanted a

racist song at a black female Duke student on East Campus. “I really hope the campus will respond to this and recognize that there are fundamental inequalities in the way that we treat certain racial groups on campus, certain students on campus,” Mecklai said. “These moments of racism aren’t isolated incidents. They’re real and they affect students and we need to be doing something about them and be active about that at all times.” Earlier in the afternoon before the gathering, Sue Wasiolek, associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students, said that the flyer had been taken down early in the afternoon and that she See VANDALISM on Page 4

The Chronicle

www.dukechronicle.com

2 | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

Students gather Sunday Debate about Israel-Palestine for Fees Must Fall movement conflict reaches Duke Claire Ballentine and Neelesh Moorthy The Chronicle A group of about 30 students gathered Sunday evening on West Campus to protest unfair tuition hikes and oppression in South Africa—with some drawing similarities to problems in the United States. The protesters expressed their solidarity with the Fees Must Fall movement, which began when members of the Student Representative Council at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa shut down the university after administrators announced a 10.5 percent tuition hike. In response to nationwide protests and police violence, South African president Jacob Zuma announced last week that there will be no tuition hikes for the upcoming year. On Sunday, Duke students expressed their support for the South African students and argued that despite Zuma’s announcement, much work still needs to be done. “People who were in debt last week are still in debt this week—it doesn’t challenge

the issue at hand, that people are being financially excluded and unable to get an education,” said senior Busi Sibeko, one of the event’s organizers. Students gathered on the steps of the Duke Chapel at 5 p.m. before marching around West Campus to chants of “fees must fall” and “Amandla Awethu,” a South African saying meaning “power to the people.” The march ended at the Bryan Center, where students spoke in more detail about issues in South Africa and explained why more students should get involved. Senior Nash Mepukori, vice president of the Africa Conversations Club, noted that the Fees Must Fall movement addresses not only the cost of a university education in South Africa, but also points to a history of racial and class oppression. “South Africa needs to find not a shortterm solution, but a long-term solution to the education of its most vulnerable,” she said. Sibeko explained that she had the idea for a protest on Duke’s campus after hearing

Lucy Zhang The Chronicle Amid growing tensions between Israel and Palestine, student groups on campus are looking to foster an environment for informed debate. Violence has escalated recently between Israel and Palestine, sparking controversial and divisive international debate. Two Duke groups—the Duke Israel Public Affairs Committee and Duke Students for Justice in Palestine—aim to be voices on campus for their respective causes and to promote student engagement. The groups have engaged in petitions, tabling, editorials and candelight vigils to increase awareness of the issue. “[DIPAC’s] primary mission is to promote awareness and increase dialogue about Israel and facilitate pro-Israel activism through the American political process,” said sophomore Amy Kramer, a member of DIPAC. “That’s very important because unlike any other clubs both on campus and nationally, our

See FEES MUST FALL on Page 4

Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Supporters of Fees Must Fall hope that students wanting to spend time in South Africa through University programs will be aware of ongoing issues in the country.

group does not necessarily advocate for specific Israeli domestic causes and positions. We have members from a plurality of both political and religious beliefs.” In an email, SJP President Zachary Faircloth, a sophomore, described the group’s mission along similar terms—to raise on-campus awareness concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Faircloth pointed to SJP’s vigil held earlier this month in honor of Palestinian victims of Israeli violence, noting that the event garnered widespread support not only from students but also from the Durham community, including members of the Jewish Voice for Peace—a national activist organization. Faircloth added that the group will continue its advocacy in the future, arguing that Israel’s military occupation of Palestine is “ethically, morally and politically wrong.” “As far as the student body is concerned, most people are heavily uninformed,” Faircloth wrote. “This isn’t an issue particular to Duke so much as it is a national issue; most See DEBATE on Page 4

Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Duke Students for Justice in Palestine held a candlelight vigil for victims of Israeli violence Oct. 14—one of many efforts to raise awareness on campus about the Israel-Palestine conflict.

2015 JAVITS AWARD LECTURE “Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease”

Warren M. Grill, PhD Recipient of the 2015 Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award The Office of the Provost cordially invites you to a special event honoring Duke’s own Dr. Warren Grill, recipient of the 2015 Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dr. Grill will apply the $4 million, 4-year grant to study deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Please join us to celebrate with Dr. Grill and learn more about his groundbreaking research.

Javits Award Lecture & Reception

November 2 Trent Semans Great Hall 3:00-4:00 p.m. Lecture Reception to follow

Learn to be a DJ

Play music. Make people happy. Have fun. Make money. We are growing and need people NOW! We’ll teach you and provide equipment and music. Must have own vehicle.

Call or text Ted at (919) 544-1694 cmcarolina.com

The Chronicle

www.dukechronicle.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 | 3

Duke profs improving access to cervical cancer diagnostic tools Teresa Meng The Chronicle Duke University professors have been awarded a total of $3.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to fight cervical cancer in developing countries. Nimmi Ramanujam, Robert W. Carr Jr. professor of biomedical engineering and global health, and Dr. John Schmitt, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, will use the money to further develop a new portable colposcope, a tool used to diagnose cervical cancer. The grant—which was announced in August—will enable the team to work with industry and nonprofit partners to conduct screenings for cervical cancer in regions such as East Africa, India and Peru. “The goal of our research project is to solve a significant unmet clinical need in resource-poor settings,” said Marlee Krieger, research project manager in Ramanujam’s lab. “In areas like Tanzania, Kenya, India and Peru, the incidence and mortality rate of cervical cancer is still very high due to limited access to screening and treatment.” Schmitt explained that his team is tackling this issue because cervical cancer is the leading cause of death for women in parts of Africa and Asia. Additionally, doctors know the biology of cervical cancer better than any other type of cancer. In more developed countries, the incidence of cervical cancer has dropped because of early screening techniques such as

The grants have allowed Ramanujam and Schmitt to form a multidisciplinary team and test the device in relevant clinical settings. Within Duke, they are collaborating with the School of Medicine, the Nicholas School for the Environment and the Global Health Institute. In addition, they work with a number of other academic institutions, medical centers and he hope corporate partners for the around the world. “We have future is that engineers designing we won’t see the colposcope; another woman software engineers die from cervical designing mobile applications so cancer because doctors in the it is so easily countries can easily assess the images; treatable. global value chain —Marlee analysts making sure Krieger that the final device can be marketed in developing countries; and stakeholder assessors confirming that the device is culturally appropriate,” Krieger said. She added that one of the biggest challenges with coordinating such a large interdisciplinary team of people is making sure that they meet set deadlines, as team members are heavily dependent on one another. The device will be implemented abroad starting in January 2016, when a small pilot study will be conducted in Peru. “The hope for the future is that we won’t see another woman die from cervical cancer because it is so easily treatable,” Krieger said.

Special to The Chronicle Duke professors Nimmi Ramanujam and Dr. John Schmitt are hoping to improve the efficacy of cervical cancer diagnoses around the world.

the Pap smear. Ramanujam and her team have developed a “culturally appropriate” solution: a hand-held colposcope for cervical cancer screening in resource-poor areas called the Point of Care Tampon— or POCkeT. The system consists of a fivemegapixel digital camera that is used to magnify the cervix during a screening technique called visual inspection. Krieger said that compared to standard colposcopes, their hand-held system is low-cost, easy to use and requires minimal training. She added that the process of

designing a culturally appropriate device involves understanding the core cultural values, beliefs and perceptions of a specific location and incorporating those beliefs into their design. Additionally, Krieger said that they have designed the device to be speculum-free because speculums are stigmatized in many cultures and religions. “During Pap smears, the doctor uses an instrument called a speculum to widen the vagina,” Schmitt said. “Women find it to be intimidating and uncomfortable.”

The Chronicle

www.dukechronicle.com

4 | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

VANDALISM from page 1 had just been made aware of the vandalism. She noted that she could not provide any more information at that time. “I don’t know who took it down and I don’t know who [vandalized it], but [the vandalism] is very, very unfortunate,” Wasiolek said. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta echoed Wasiolek’s message. “I’m disgusted every time something like this happens,” Moneta said. “I wish we lived in a world where racism and sexism and homophobia never occurred, but that’s unlikely.” Students in attendance at the gathering expressed disappointment that similar events have continued to occur on campus. “This is not a micro-aggression—this is an aggression. Not even aggression, just hate,” senior Busi Sibeko said. Sophomore Miles Ndukwe explained that he encountered similar anonymous hateful writing last summer during DukeEngage in Charlotte. “Seeing that just got me so distressed to the point that I’m desensitized to stuff like this,” he said. “I’ve seen stuff like this so many times that it just does not faze me.” After Friday’s events, Moneta sent an email to students Saturday evening lauding students’ responses to the vandalism, but did not provide any more information about the vandal or the administration’s response. Following April’s noose incident, BSA and DSG created a list of action items to reduce racism at Duke, including a revamped orientation curriculum, a preorientation program for black students and the publication of community safety and bias incident reports. The Executive Board of the Black Graduate and Professional Student

Association also released a statement over the weekend applauding the efforts of other students, but urged faculty and administrators to more directly respond to the incident. “Expunging racism from our campus means that this university cannot afford for you to effectively condone such actions by your silence,” the statement read. Ryan Zhang and Stephanie Wu contributed reporting.

DEBATE from page 2 media reporting on Palestine is heavily biased in favor of Israeli, and thus United States’ interests.” Sophomore Andrea Lin emphasized the difficulty in understanding the conflict due to its “deeply historical and religious origin.” She also stated that the Duke community is not always “as open as it should be” due the large amount of differing identities and opinions. “I can say that I’m aware of the recent news, but what I can’t say is that I understand and know how it feels for the people with a background or personal experience with Israeli and Palestinian identities or connections,” Lin said. Students such as freshman Ofir Golan, who considers herself “quite aware” of the issues and often turns to her Israeli parents for insight, expressed criticism toward the media’s portrayal of the events in Israel and Palestine. “I think a lot of people don’t know enough factual information and form their opinion too quickly,” Golan said. “This is heavily influenced by the media, which makes bold, dramatic headlines to draw attention and doesn’t try to portray a

NOTHING

TASTES BURRITOS COSMIC as good as

balanced argument.” DIPAC encourages its members to write editorials to express their opinions and instigate conversation. However, Kramer emphasized that DIPAC does not tell its members what positions to take. Op-eds are critical in establishing the agenda for foreign policy discussion at Duke, wrote DIPAC president Tyler Fredricks, a senior columnist for The Chronicle, in an email, pointing to a series of five op-eds in The Chronicle earlier this year that sparked discussion about the Iran nuclear deal. DIPAC has also tabled on campus and collected signatures for petitions. In the future, DIPAC plans to bring soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces to discuss Israel’s rules of engagement, which Fredricks described as a significant source of confusion to some students. Most people intimately familiar with these issues either have a personal connection to it or are majoring in a related field, Fredricks explained, adding that this needs to change. “There’s always room for improvement, both at the individual and community level for being more open-minded, being more tolerant, being more aware,” Lin said.

“That’s what we’re here to do today—to echo their voices, to show someone’s listening,” senior Dimeji Abidoye said. “If nothing else, they’ll get a few angry posts on Yik Yak. Someone will Google it, and they’ll see there’s a movement happening here.” Some students drew parallels between the movement in South Africa and issues regarding increasing tuition and discrimination in the United States. “As student debt looms and tuition continues to increase at universities across this country, including our own, perhaps we can take a page from their book and encourage our leaders to make college affordable for all students,” said sophomore Chandler Phillips, secretary for the Duke Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Several students also noted their personal connections to the struggles South Africans are facing. “My friends were arrested, got bailed out after a lot of support. Some friends were in the hospital. This is very real to me, dear to me,” said junior Uzoma Bailey Ayogu, who spoke at the event. Chris Burner, a second-year graduate student in the Divinity School who worked at a church in Cape Town this summer, noted that the movement is important because it highlights institutionalized racism and systematic oppression. Sibeko challenged Duke students who participate in international programs to pay attention to the issues of inequality and discrimination found in countries around the world, including South Africa. “Duke students want to do DukeImmerse in South Africa, DukeEngage in South Africa, study abroad in South Africa, but they don’t want to recognize structural injustice in South Africa or participate in eradicating it,” she said.

FEES MUST FALL from page 2 about solidarity marches in London and New York and desired to help form a chain of protests. One of the goals for the march was to educate students on campus about events in South Africa, she said. She noted that if people do not realize that South Africans are fighting for a right to education, they cannot help them. Students also spoke of the importance of showing solidarity with those in South Africa.

DED N E T EX RS HOU FOR N! WEE O L L HA

tal d or ren package le s availab costume our-own create-y es costum

packaged or rental costumes available

world famous halloweenist

SURPLUS Surplus SID’S Sid’s

mous world fa ist en hallowe

309 E. MAIN CARRBORO 942-7127

from

Menu Sampling

Old School Veggie Burrito Regular Chicken Burrito Cheese Quesadilla Chicken Quesadilla Veggie Nachos Chips & Salsa

Open until 4 am

$2.99 $6.29 $2.49 $4.99 $3.99 $2.49

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

Now served at JB’s hot dog stand

Maximize your money 153 YEARS! COMBINED EYECARE/OPTICAL EXPERIENCE

20% Discount COUPON EXPIRES 12/31/15

FLEX on HSA WAGE WORKS

8202 RENAISSANCE PKWY #105

The Chronicle

sportswrap www.dukechronicle.com

october 26, 2015

DARBI GRIFFITH/THE CHRONICLE

the chronicle

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 | 5

PUSHED TO THE MAX

VOLLEYBALL: TAKES DOWN HOKIES • FIELD HOCKEY: DUKE FALLS TO PERFECT ‘CUSE

6 | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

www.dukechroniclesports.com www.dukechronicle.com

The Chronicle

Sirk, Duke beat Hokies in 4OT to become bowl-eligible for fourth straight year Ryan Hoerger The Chronicle BLACKSBURG, Va.—Thomas Sirk got Duke within striking distance with his arm. Then he won the Blue Devils the game with his legs. Sirk hit tight end Erich Schneider on a double-move down the left sideline for a 25-yard touchdown pass on Duke’s first play of quadruple overtime, then weaved his way into the end zone on the mandatory two-point conversion to give No. 23 Duke a 45-43 win against Virginia Tech Saturday at Lane Stadium. With the win, the Blue Devils are now bowl-eligible for the fourth consecutive season. Virginia Tech put pressure on Duke to extend the game in quadruple overtime as Travon McMillian plowed into the end zone from one yard out to put the Hokies on top 43-37, but Duke safety Deondre Singleton broke up the two-point conversion attempt—required rather than kicking an extra point beginning with the third overtime—to keep the deficit at six, setting the stage for Sirk’s scramble and run. “Coach said, ‘If there’s nothing there, don’t force a throw—tuck it and run, use your legs if you have to.’ We brought Johnell [Barnes] in motion and they had a great coverage on it, so I knew the run lane back to the left there was going to be open,” said Sirk, who received a final push across the plane from running back Shaquille Powell. “I knew that at all costs we had to get the ball in there, that’s what it was going to take for us. Nobody was open, so I didn’t want to force the ball and keep going in overtime, so I just had to trust my legs on that play.” With time ticking down in the fourth quarter, Virginia Tech (3-5, 1-3 in the ACC) cut the lead to 24-22 on a fourthdown heave to Hodges from Brewer, who delivered the ball to sophomore tight end Bucky Hodges despite being leveled by Duke safety DeVon Edwards. Back-to-back pass interference calls on the Hokies’ first two attempts at a two-point conversion placed the ball inside the one-yard-line,

and McMillian bulldozed his way into the end zone to even the score. “I got a hit on him—it’s like he threw it up, and it was up for grabs and their receiver made a good play, and they kept the game going,” Edwards said. “It’s ACC football—you can count on things like that to happen any down.” Duke (6-1, 3-0) still had a chance to win in regulation after a 39-yard catch by senior Max McCaffrey, but Ross Martin’s 46-yard field goal attempt clanked off the right upright. The senior entered the game a perfect 12-of-12 on the year, but missed a 29-yarder near the end of the second quarter before his misfire in the fourth. There was no time for contemplation, though, as Martin trotted back onto the field on the first possession of overtime to calmly hit a 38-yard field goal. “Our special teams coordinator, Zac Roper, he came over to me and said, ‘Keep your head in it, we’re going to need you again,’” Martin said. “It’s a short memory. Whatever happened on the previous play doesn’t change how you are as a player on the next play.... We had our backs against the wall a couple times tonight, but guys stepped up and we made enough plays, and we made the last one count.” After watching a double-digit slip away in a hostile environment, the Blue Devils made enough plays in all three phases of the game to leave Blacksburg victors for the second time in program history—and the second time in as many tries. Both of Duke’s overtime wins in the past two seasons have come via Sirk’s legs, after the Glen St. Mary, Fla., native powered into the end zone at Pittsburgh last year. “This is what you come here to compete at the highest level to do. If you’re a competitor, you love that test,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. “I don’t think we ever felt like we were going to lose.” Hodges caught his third touchdown of the game in double-overtime for the Hokies, but Duke answered with a four-yard pass to wide receiver Anthony Nash. McCaffrey reeled in a 21-yard reception on the first play of triple overtime to set

Darbi Griffith | The Chronicle Quarterback Thomas Sirk was Duke’s most effective rusher, picking up 109 yards on 18 carries.

Duke up inside the five yard line. But two snaps with backup Parker Boehme under center and a third-down pass by Sirk—who finished with 270 yards and four touchdown passes and 109 rushing yards—left the Blue Devils empty-handed. Duke was forced to settle for another Martin field goal, this one from 20 yards away. Duke jumped out the gates with consecutive scoring drives of the Sirk-toMcCaffrey variety. McCaffrey—who finished with 94 receiving yards—caught a one-yard toss from a rolling-out Sirk through a tiny window, then snagged a 13-yard slant to put the Blue Devils back in front, 14-7. Midway through the second quarter, Duke left the middle of the field open and Brewer—making his first start under center after returning from a broken collarbone— scampered for a 16-yard gain inside the red zone. The Hokies hurried to the line in an attempt to catch the Blue Devils off-guard, but junior cornerback Breon Borders snuffed out the screen pass to speedster Isaiah Ford, and the Hokies suddenly found themselves facing second-and-22. The drive stalled from there as Virginia Tech settled for a field goal to trim the deficit to 14-10, handing the Blue Devils a small victory. Cutcliffe said his team knew the feeling all too well from last year’s 17-16 loss to the Hokies at home, when Duke failed to turn solid field position into touchdowns. “That was a defensive explosive play. We try to get those all the time—sacks, tackles for loss, takeaways,” defensive tackle A.J. Wolf said. “The more of those we get, the better chance we have of winning the game. That’s a huge play by Breon, and I think it gave us a little bit of momentum.” After the hot start, the Blue Devils cooled down. Sirk completed nine of his first 12 attempts but was just 4-for-12 the rest of the half. Save for a steady diet of designed quarterback rushes carries up the middle, the Blue Devil running game struggled out of the gates—the trio of Powell, Wilson and Jela Duncan managed just 13 yards on eight carries in the first half. Wilson changed that in a hurry on Duke’s first possession of the third quarter, taking an option pitch from Sirk on the edge and eluding a would-be Hokie tackler. Fifty-eight yards later, the sophomore shook off one last cornerback and eased into the end zone, putting the Blue Devils ahead 21-10. Virginia Tech delivered a counter-punch, bleeding most of the period on a 95-yard touchdown drive that took 9:46 off the clock. The Hokies did most of their damage on the ground, punching it in on a direct snap to McMillian. The junior collected 39 yards on seven touches during the drive, finishing the afternoon with 146 rushing yards. “They did what outstanding programs do—they responded,” Cutcliffe said. “They played as good of football as I’ve seen anyone play in that second half. But in the end, we made plays.” With the win, the Blue Devils kept pace with fellow undefeated ACC Coastal teams No. 25 Pittsburgh and North Carolina, both of which await Cutcliffe’s squad in the next three weeks. Duke returns home to host Miami Halloween night at 7 p.m.

Thomas Sirk called his own number and fell across the

R a u o r i Virginia Tech tight end Bucky Hodges grabbed his third touchdown of the night to give the Hokies the lead in double-overtime.

The Chronicle

www.dukechroniclesports.com www.dukechronicle.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 | 7

Cutcliffe, Blue Devils learn from past to withstand Virginia Tech comeback Amrith Ramkumar The Chronicle

Darbi Griffith | The Chronicle goal line to give the Blue Devils a two-point win.

Ross Martin’s field goal attempt off the right upright sent the game into overtime, but the senior rebounded with two makes in the extra sessions.

After a touchdown pass to Erich Schneider, Thomas Sirk called his own number to win the Blue Devils the game on a two-point conversion.

BLACKSBURG, Va.—Last November, then-No. 19 Duke cost itself a chance to win the ACC Coastal Division with a late collapse against Virginia Tech at home. Saturday’s narrative could have followed the same script after the No. 23 Blue Devils coughed up a 21-10 lead and the game headed to overtime. But thanks in large part to its coaching staff’s determination not to repeat mistakes from the past, Duke wound up on top in a 45-43, fourovertime thriller after rallying around the cry of winning back to back games in Blacksburg— something no team had done since Virginia accomplished the feat in 1992 and 1994. “Coach Cut stressed that no one’s won back-to-back in Blacksburg since the early ‘90s, and we made it a goal to get that done,” senior defensive tackle A.J. Wolf said. ““This is probably the happiest I’ve ever been after a game in my life. To finally pull it out in the end and celebrate with the team—I almost cried tonight.” In last year’s loss to the Hokies, the gamedefining trait was Duke’s inefficiency when it got near the red zone. Kicker Ross Martin missed his first two field goals of the season against Virginia Tech, and quarterback Anthony Boone and company could not get much going offensively against a stout Hokie defense. The Blue Devils made three red zone trips that afternoon in Durham, finding pay dirt once but settling for two field goals. And although Martin missed his first two field goals of the year against the Hokies again Saturday, the Blue Devils made sure this year’s script would be different by keeping faith in their kicker and their offense, which failed to get much going in the second half other than a 58-yard touchdown scamper from Shaun Wilson. Even after Duke was unable to score a touchdown in the third overtime when backup quarterback Parker Boehme could not manufacture a score on two plays inside the Hokie five-yard line—leading to a chip-shot Martin field goal—Cutcliffe and his players said they still had no doubt they would emerge victorious. Perhaps more importantly, Cutcliffe said he remained supremely confident in offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery and his unit. “I’ve made a living out of not secondguessing. You can’t be in this business and be that kind of guy,” Cutcliffe said.

Darbi Griffith | The Chronicle Senior tight end Erich Schneider hauled in the game-tying touchdown pass on Duke’s first play of quadruple overtime, setting up the game-winning play as Duke became bowl-eligible.

The next time the Blue Devils touched the ball, they made sure the possession counted—just as Martin did on his final two field goal attempts in overtime—as quarterback Thomas Sirk launched a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Erich Schneider, who got free on a double-move. One play later, Sirk rolled to his right and used his legs on a two-point conversion to secure Duke’s fourth consecutive year of bowl eligibility. The Blue Devils’ precise offensive execution to seal the win reflected their coaching staff’s adjustments after last year’s loss and miscues earlier in the game. “You better learn when you win or lose, but you darn sure better learn when you lose,” Cutcliffe said. Facing a Bud Foster defense known for its aggressive, cover-zero defense that relies on man-to-man coverage on the outside and is based on stopping the run, Duke dialed up more Sirk runs than it had all season, and the redshirt junior native responded to the tune of 109 yards on 18 carries. Because of the Hokies’ strength in the middle of Foster’s defense, Blue Devil running backs Wilson and Shaquille Powell gained just 19 yards on 10 carries on conventional running plays. By using the Blue Devils’ physical running backs as blockers to open holes for Sirk, Montgomery allowed the Blue Devils to maintain just enough balance to keep passing lanes open. And after Sirk recorded just one

Darbi Griffith | The Chronicle Duke became the first program to win back-to-back games in Blacksburg since Virginia in 1994.

touchdown and three interceptions in his first three starts against Power Five opponents, he took advantage of the middle of Virginia Tech’s defense time and time again Saturday, racking up 270 yards and four touchdowns despite a few costly drops by his receivers. Schneider, who played a major role in taking advantage of the middle of the field along with senior wideout Max McCaffrey, said exploiting the middle of the field was one of the offense’s goals Saturday. Schneider finished with three receptions for 40 yards and the game’s final touchdown, and McCaffrey had a career day, totaling six catches for 94 yards and Duke’s first two scores of the game. Sirk also once again displayed that he is most comfortable firing strikes over the middle from the pocket before pass rushers can affect his vision. “In this game [the middle] definitely was something we were trying to attack,” Schneider said. “Last year, the middle of the field was open a lot. We were looking for that matchup, to get a big body against their linebackers so I could catch the ball in the middle of the field.” Duke’s defense got burned by Hokie tight end Bucky Hodges for the second straight year late in the game when the 6-foot-7 sophomore pulled in a touchdown near the end of regulation against the smaller Deondre Singleton. Hodges—who finished with 101 yards and three touchdowns—added the goahead score in the second overtime, but Sirk and the offense always had an answer. Rather than taking a step back like it did a year ago against Virginia Tech, Duke kept pace with North Carolina and Pittsburgh atop the Coastal Division, with contests against both teams slated for the two weeks following the Blue Devils’ Saturday date with Miami. The barn-burner in Blacksburg also showed yet again why Cutcliffe has revived a oncelethargic program into a Coastal contender. The former Ole Miss head coach was on the losing end of a seven-overtime affair—tied for the longest game in FBS history—in 2001 that saw Arkansas knock off the Rebels 58-56. After revamping his team’s overtime preparation, Duke’s meticulous head coach was on the winning end of the longest game in ACC history Saturday night. “This is the biggest win I’ve ever been a part of. We never gave up,” Schneider said. “It’s a milestone. To win in this environment is unbelievable.”

8 | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

www.dukechroniclesports.com www.dukechronicle.com

The Chronicle

FIELD HOCKEY

Orange squeeze by Blue Devils, stay unbeaten Ali Wells The Chronicle The Blue Devils hoped they could knock off the undefeated Orange for their seniors’ last home match, but came up just short Saturday. No. 4 Duke held off top-ranked Syracuse through 78 scoreless minutes but could not complete the upset at Jack Katz Stadium, falling 1-0 in overtime. Redshirt senior goalkeeper Lauren Blazing tallied 12 saves in the game, and looking to stop the Orange attack for her 13th, dove forward out of the cage. Before Blazing could reestablish herself in the goal, Alma Fenne found the ball and then the goal from six yards out. “We came into this game knowing that Syracuse was going to bring a lot of attacking presence. The game plan to keep them outside worked well most of the game,” Blazing said. “[Fenne] has a lot of skill. Obviously I should have gotten the ball, but she played it well and kudos to her. It was a disappointing finish for us.” The Orange (16-0, 6-0 in the ACC) gave Duke (11-5, 2-4) few opportunities to score in the first half. Despite breaking into Syracuse’s defensive zone multiple times, the Blue Devils could not get a look at the goal. Even with the Orange playing a man down after a

Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle Syracuse scored in overtime to preserve its perfect record and spoil Duke’s Senior Day Saturday at Jack Katz Stadium.

green card on Laura Hurff in the 31st minute, Duke could not capitalize and went into the locker room at halftime without taking a shot. The Syracuse offense—which entered Saturday ranked third in the nation in goals per game with 4.2—gave Blazing and the Blue Devil defense little breathing room, firing off eight shots in the first period and seven more in the second. Blazing came up big with seven saves in the opening period, matching her season-high for most saves in a period.

The redshirt senior finished the game with 12 stops, her second-highest total behind the 13 from the team’s 3-2 overtime loss against Stanford Aug. 30. Five minutes into the second period, sophomore forward Ashley Kristen took Duke’s first shot of the game and earned the squad’s first penalty corner in the scramble with the Orange defense. After leaving the cage early twice, Hurff once again gave the Blue Devils an opportunity to play with a man up. Senior Amanda Kim took the penalty corner and passed

to sophomore Alyssa Chillano, but Chillano’s shot missed wide right. Duke only took one more shot on goal in regulation, but Orange goalkeeper Jess Jenko blocked the attempt from freshman forward Caroline Andretta. The Blue held off the persistent Syracuse attack through both 35-minute periods, shutting out the Orange in regulation for the first time this season. Syracuse had only played one overtime game before Saturday—a 2-1 win against then-No.6 Stanford Aug. 28. The lone goal from Fenne sealed the win for the Orange—the only win with just one goal for the unbeaten squad. “We have been playing high-ranked opponents the entire season. For us it was the opportunity to play again and to play at home, and bring home one of our best games. Unfortunately we fell short,” Duke head coach Pam Bustin said. “We have been saying all year that we just need to compete and believe in our game plan. And we did that today. We just have to find a way to bring a little bit more and to rise above.” Duke’s five seniors—Blazing, Kim, Aileen Johnson, Hannah Barreca and See FIELD HOCKEY on Page 12

The Chronicle

www.dukechroniclesports.com www.dukechronicle.com

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 | 9

VOLLEYBALL

Meyer’s 17 kills, big block help Duke beat Hokies Peishu Li The Chronicle Early on, Duke found success on the attack, averaging a .415 hitting percentage across the first two sets. But it was the Blue Devils’ blocking that won them the game. Leading 25-24 in the fourth set, freshman middle blocker Leah Meyer and senior setter Christina Vucich leaped up to stuff Amanda McKinzie at the net to secure a four-set victory (2522, 25-22, 16-25, 1 26-24) for Duke VT DUKE 3 against Virginia Tech Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The decisive block was one of 11 on the day for the Blue Devils, who picked up its second win in three days and avoided heading to a fifth set for the second time this weekend. “We definitely struggled in the beginning of the season with the blocking,” Meyer said. “I know it has been the main focus for me personally and the rest of the team. In practice we worked at it every single day, coming in and working on our blocking and I think it is starting to pay off.” After establishing a two-set lead, Duke (10-10, 5-5 in the ACC) withstood a furious comeback bid from a Hokie squad that took a while

to get going. Meyer racked up 17 kills and senior outside hitter Emily Sklar and junior middle blocker Jordan Tucker added 16 and 14 kills, respectively, to keep Virginia Tech blockers busy across the net. The first set featured plenty of offensive fireworks, with both sides posting hitting percentages approaching .400. The Blue Devils maintained a tight lead and started to pull away midway through the frame. After an impressive 9-1 run featuring multiple kills from Meyer and Sklar, Duke led, 19-10. Although Virginia Tech (14-8, 5-5) managed to close the gap to just two points, the hosts put away the frame with two powerful kills from Tucker, who posted perfect hitting percentage in the first set. The Hokies came out strong to start the second set, but every time they were on the verge of creating separation, a service error kept the Blue Devils right on their heels. Virginia Tech committed six service errors in the first two sets and 10 for the match. Duke capitalized on the opponents’ missteps and eventually took the lead at 21-20. Hokie head coach Chris Riley called for timeout as fast as he could, but it was no use against a Blue Devil squad with momentum on its side.

sudoku_500A Created by Peter Ritmeester/Presented by Will Shortz

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. (No number is repeated in any column, row or box.)

HELP WANTED EGG DONOR NEEDED

2 8

6 (c) PZZL.com

6 7 3 5 4 9 7

500A

Distributed by The New York Times syndicate

Solution sudoku_500A

Find the answers to the Sudoku puzzle on the classifieds page

1 7 6 4 9 8 5 3 2 3 5 4 7 2 6 1 8 9 The Chronicle 8 9 2 1 5 3 7 4 6 things we wanted to do but couldn’t: 7 6 8 3 4 5 2 9 1 sleep: ��#amrithisnotimpressed go to krispy kreme: �� zhangsta watch the blazers play:5 ��theneeldeal 1 3 9 8 2 6 7 4 not here yet: ��vosburghler straight cash hokies: �� 2 4 9 6 1 7 3privateryan 5 8 leave at a decent hour: ��morsecoad catch-phrases/celebrate a PHI win: �� jackofalltrades 9 8 7 5 6 1 4herbal 2 tea 3 start my PPT: �� Barb Starbuck: ��Barb 4 3 1 2 7 9 8 6 5 Student Advertising Manager: ��Alyssa Coughenour Account Representatives: �� John Abram, Megan Bowen, TJ Cole, 6 2 5 8 3 4 9 Philip1 Foo 7 Maria Alas Diaz, Tyler Deane-Krantz, Davis English,

500A

Jack Forlines, Beatriz Gorostiaga, Jackie Lin, Rachel Louie, Gabriela Martinez-Moure, John McIlavaine, Brian Paskas, Risa Pieters, Nick Philip, Maimuna Yussuf Creative Services: �� Judith Leng, Rita Lo, Ella Wigington Business Office ��Leta Hallowell

BAHAMAS SPRING BREAK $189 for 5-Days� All prices include: Round-trip luxury party cruise� Accommodations on the island at your choice of ten resorts� Appalachia Travel� www�BahamaSun�com� 800-867-5018

Crossword 34 Inventor Lighten one’s 29 of a

portfolio, say mineral scale 40 hardness Texas home of World Series Ian Fleming’s Baylor University champs with a “You Only Live 31 Covers sayname 41 trowel, Towing co. 5 Twice” Web address near the start of starter 33 One whose 10 Some tiltyard the Yellow Pages 9 paraphernalia Overhead tennis work hours may 42 involve “Here comes shot minutes 15 “Murder, She trouble!” 14 Wrote” Troop group It’s a knockout setting 35 43 Comes to rest 15 Little injury, to a 36 too soon Small pianos 16 Flip toddler 47 The “she” in the 38 On the dark 17 Protest song on 16 Phi Beta ___ lyric “I’m not side Pink Floyd’s 17 “The Touchy subjects the world’s most Dark Side 39 Conservatory physical guy, / the Moon” 19 of Homeric epic pursuits But when she 20 Sought, 4-0 WorldasSeries squeezed me 18 a 40 Took home win, e.g. tight she nearly price brokePack my spine” 42 Brat 21 Off Beginning that 19 one’s rocker doesn’t go 48 name “Yikes!” 20 Bouncer smoothly of 45 ___ to 49 Mens Something signals 23 radio %: Abbr. (criminal intent) take and “make it better,” in the 22 25 Fiver Twin of Jacob 46 Night courses? Beatles’ “Hey and in-law of 23 Alley of reality Jude” org. 48 Court 30-Down TV 51 Chicken Boob tubes 50 or 26 Prefix with 24 Voice against a potato realism 54 mashed Is under the bill weather 27 Leave port 52 It makes 25 29-day month 57 granite 12 on a glint 31 PX patrons grandfather clock 27 Ballet 53 Challenge 33 supporters Like classic 58 for Quits anfidgeting E.S.L. hospital 28 Venue thermometers 61 student “Hardball” airer 1969Blofeld and 1986 11 Like in

ANSWER ANSWER TO TO PREVIOUS PREVIOUS PUZZLE PUZZLE H V AI SC AE TS

AI B N A S N HE

LP E A N ST EA

E XT TA K AE R M OI M N AE

LC I A O R N A TC A M R EA RS

FA I M N A EZ TO U N N A EN ST

FP LE AT UE TS A R EI SB N A TL A I N K C E

A D O R A N L T TR I A N MI OT I E S

S A FN ET A B R A O AS LA U N P I N

O S W N E A J K I N X N PA S N E UT DT OE

SE A LS I E N R T F RT I O SY BE ER ES

AS RP EI O N S OE R T R B A O C N E LS A U N P

D E A N S A HL O A YB A GS TI LE D R

A U T S O EC D A G D E S E VC A H CA F E

SI M C PE N O A R EI M S T R AT VA TI N A GS

SA OL UT RE N R O N TA ET SE

L M EA M R OI N PA ET E LD

A S N PA EL N Y Z NE ER O

LI ED V O EL RS

V EI VR RS EO

E N S VS OE YS

65 They’re Nasal stimulus 54 never 66 required Reels from a haymaker 56 Brain study, 68 informally Get tangled up 69 Greek philosopher 57 Disciplinarians known for paradoxes 58 Show of shows, 70 with Actor“the” Morales 71 Icy precipitation 59 Become 72 Some boxing 49-Down results, for short 73 “Darn it!”

DOWN DOWN 1 Do a school

1 3 8 7 5 2 9 4 6

TRAVEL/VACATION

Couple seeks egg donor 20 - 29 yrs� old� College educated; fit; healthy; nonsmoker� Compensation is $10,000 and costs� Contact The York Syndication The New New York Times Times Syndication Sales Sales Corporation Corporation Anu Sharma, M�D�, at 620 N.Y. 620 Eighth Eighth Avenue, Avenue, New New York, York, N.Y. 10018 10018 Advertise here for asharmamd@verizon�net�

2 9 1

500A

Solution sudoku_500A

For For Information Information Call: Call: 1-800-972-3550 1-800-972-3550 For Release Release Monday, Friday, October For October23, 26,2015 2015

ACROSS ACROSS

Distributed by The New York Times syndicate

See VOLLEYBALL on Page 12

6 3 7

2 8

CLASSIFIEDS

Created by Peter Ritmeester/Presented by Will Shortz

6 5 4

2 9

6 3 7

Han Kang | Chronicle File 3 6 Photo Freshman Leah Meyer put down 17 kills to help the Blue Devils stave off a Virginia 7 3 5Tech comeback bid Sunday.

sudoku_500A

6 5 4

1 visit, “No ___, no fuss” maybe? 2 Sufficient, to a 2 Yellow-skinned bard fruit 3 Uniroyal product 34 Quieted down What a nearly vertical hill has 4 Cey and 5 Darling Bunny’s of movement baseball 6 Noah’s Ark 5 Co. with groupings 7 budding Her Royal Highness, e.g. prospects? Mexican moolah 68 When Musetta’s 9 waltz Winterisattire in heard Vail in “La Bohème” 10 Ice cream drink 7 Associates 11 Beelike 8 “All the same 12 Knockdown of all the pins in two …” bowls 9 Sends back 13 Couldn’t say no down the 18 ladder Protector of stray cats and dogs, for short floored 10 Looking 22 Goes back and 11 Start forth, of as aa holy tail day? 24 “___ the season …” to placate 12 Try 27 someone Scatters, as seeds 13 Wheeler-dealer 28 The “E” of Q.E.D.leave at 14 They 29 night Tex-Mex serving

7 5 9 6 1 4 8 3 2

6 4 2 8 3 9 7 1 5

4 7 1 3 9 6 5 2 8

14 15

23 28 25

9 10

58 50

11 12

12 13

13 14

26 24 31

40 54 46

10 11

36 31

48 52

500A

22 21

30 27

34 30

43 36

2 9 6 1 4 8 3 5 7

26 29

3 8 4 9 7 5 2 6 1

19 18

51 45

20 19

5 1 7 2 6 3 4 8 9

No. 0918 0921

17 17

8 6 3 5 2 7 1 9 4

the best results

Edited by Will Shortz 11

9 2 5 4 8 1 6 7 3

38 41

59 51

32 35

32 28

50 42 57 47

48 61

65 53

66 54

68 56

69 57

71 58

72 59

49 63

PUZZLE BAIN AND BRAD WILBER PUZZLE BY BY GARETH BRUCE HAIGHT

30 Maid Wife ofofJacob 21 honor, and in-law of often 25-Across

44 Terse It’s leftcop when 33 order ocean water

34 Club metal evaporates 36 Rush-hour

55 They’re “Hungarian 46 not

Rhapsodies” sale

for

composer 23 56 Streamlinedpage 47 Righthand 32 Scandinavian Best black 45 subway Variety show rider, female friend coin with a hole segment 59 “Peter Pan” figuratively it buccaneer 49 Not done 35 in Philosopher 46 Italian I.R.S. money 37 Riviera ___-tzu 60 anymore Jay formerly of 26 Chorus of city late-night 36 approval Swedish version 50 Loses brightness 51 Sen. Booker of 38 Grumpy old of Lawrence 62 Apollo org. New Jersey men 51 Old Russian 28 37 Dummy When doubled, a 63 Young miscreant autocrats 41 “CSI” setting child’s train 30 Source of some 52 64 Toddler’s Some CBS 52 Doesn’t Go ___ (spread gaffes 43 claim 38 political City on the forensic spinoffs assertion online) Rhine, to locals 32 Monopoly pair: 44 “… and all that 67 Signal from a 55 To marooned sailor 39 Abbr. Layered hairdo 53 jazz” Kitchen range

Online Online subscriptions: subscriptions: Today’s Today’s puzzle puzzle and and more more than than 7,000 7,000 past past puzzles, puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 ($39.95 aa year). year). Read Read about about and and comment comment on on each each puzzle: puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. nytimes.com/wordplay. Crosswords Crosswords for for young young solvers: solvers: nytimes.com/studentcrosswords nytimes.com/studentcrosswords..

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

“

Racial controversy at Duke: our historical footprint

n Friday, our campus was again thrust into turmoil when a poster advertising the upcoming visit of #BlackLivesMatter founder Patrisse Cullors was defaced with a racial slur. This troubling event occurred on the heels of another racially charged display at Duke when a noose was hung in April. Following the noose incident, administrators and student leaders spoke about the need to overcome these acts, and students debated for weeks the implications, guilt and rage engendered across campus. Responses to last Friday’s event have repeated the same language, but have left us confused about what effective steps have been taken to improve race relations at Duke. Last week, we called for tangible action by administration, organizations and the student body. This starts from recognizing the historical landscape of racial tension at Duke and our relationship to the history of racial oppression within the United States generally and the American South particularly. This year’s troubling events are not isolated instances, but reflect rather context within which we all exist as students, faculty and staff. In 1969, Duke students organized the Allen Building sit-in advocating for a safe community and formal organization for black students at Duke with 2,000 students gathered. In 1997, racial tensions flared

when students incited a misguided racial protest by lynching a black doll. In 2003, Duke received national attention for outrage over the “Viva Mexico” party. In 2006, the Duke Lacrosse case illuminated the complex intersections of race, privilege and justice. In 2011, a list of offensive fraternity parties made clear the extent of the problem among Greek organizations. In 2012, an unpublished study drew criticism when it was construed as denigrating minority student achievements. In 2013, Duke again made national

Editorial news with Kappa Sigma’s “Asia Prime” party. In 2015, we have been kept vigilant by nooses, summer professorial opinion controversies and racial slurs. These events take place in a state that gave rise to student organization around racial equality during the Civil Rights movement and in the city that housed Black Wall Street before its destruction. Discussions of race are a part of the very fabric of the Southern academic institution and must not be ignored. Yet, for all those involved, the conversation is emotionally charged and highly nuanced. It is not unreasonable then that students unfamiliar with these many past conversations are confused or

“Which companies? I assume you’re talking about the big banks? Despite what you may want to believe, there are very few industries where a junior employee can make as big a difference for their firm as in the finance and consulting industries.” — “Anon” commenting on the Oct. 21 column “The road not promoted”

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.

”

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

AMRITH RAMKUMAR, Editor RYAN HOERGER, Sports Editor RACHEL CHASON, Co-News Editor RYAN ZHANG, Co-News Editor GAUTAM HATHI, Digital Content Director STEPHANIE WU, Office Manager CAROLYN CHANG, Photography Editor JONATHAN ZHAO, Editorial Page Editor LEONARD GIARRANO, Editorial Board Chair MICHAEL LAI, Director Of Online Development

CHRISSY BECK, General Manager CLAIRE BALLENTINE, University Editor SARAH KERMAN, Local & National Editor ABIGAIL XIE, Health & Science Editor LILY COAD, Sports Photography Editor ELIZABETH DJINIS, Recess Managing Editor TOM VOSBURGH, Editorial Page Managing Editor EMMA BACCELLIERI, Towerview Editor MATTHEW ROCK, Towerview Photography Editor ALEENA KAREDIYA, Special Projects Editor SOPHIE TURNER, Special Projects Photography Editor MICHELLE MENCHACA, Recruitment Chair SAMANTHA NEAL, Senior News Reporter MEGAN HAVEN, Advertising Director MARY WEAVER, Operations Manager

defensive. It is also not unreasonable that those who deal with these questions in their lived experiences are fatigued. The empathy that is critical to moving forward is not possible when the Other’s position is unexamined. Examination requires discussing the structural nature of racism and its history at the University and in our country. Understanding history requires charitably engaging it, not doggedly questioning its every step. It means seeing how it has shaped communities, being deeply with people and only in this way arriving at the catharsis that building community in the face of tragedy allows us. The premier academic institution of the South, Duke—however you cut it—has a responsibility to not only be equipped as a safe place for students and employees of color, but to become an example in the development of a truly innovative system of education on issues of race and of the benefits of deep understanding. Today we have briefly clarified the long and storied history of racial discourse, the complex reactions race elicits and the important role of our University in creating and improving diverse communities, particularly in the South. In tomorrow’s editorial we will outline the tangible actions we believe must be taken to make Duke and its student body the leaders they have the potential to be.

#AllLivesMatter

onlinecomment

Est. 1905

The Chronicle

www.dukechronicle.com commentary

10 | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

ALEX GRIFFITH, University Editor NEELESH MOORTHY, Local & National Editor SANJEEV DASGUPTA, News Photography Editor GEORGIA PARKE, Recess Editor JESÚS HIDALGO, Recess Photography Editor BRIAN POLLACK, Sports Managing Editor NICK MARTIN, Towerview Editor THU NGUYEN, Towerview Creative Director CARLEIGH STIEHM, Senior Editor RITA LO, Graphic Design Editor DANI LAZARUS, Recruitment Chair ADAM BEYER, Senior News Reporter GRACE WANG, Senior News Reporter 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 2022 Campus Drive 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. @ 2015 Duke Student Publishing Company

s we all by now know, something terrible happened on our campus this Friday. A poster advertising a talk by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors was found defaced with explicitly white supremacist and antiblack graffiti. Now let me be the first to say: this was very much a racism. Whichever individual is responsible for

Monday Monday

Oh also, can you stop saying all white people are racist? It really hurts our feelings. Next I would like to urge caution to Duke’s Black Student Alliance. The course of action they are pursuing has already made the poster incident into a far bigger deal than it need be. As many of our peers have noted via Yik Yak, BSA has had a very extreme response to the poster incident, having

SATIRE, PROBABLY

the racism that happened should be ashamed of himself and has no place in the Duke community. But I, like much of the Duke student body, feel it is important to warn against any overreaction to what is fundamentally just a singular, isolated event. For one thing, we do not yet know all the details of what happened or who did the racism. Many have been quick to assume that the vandalism was perpetrated by a Duke student, but there is no way of knowing that this is true. It is after all very possible that a resident of largely progressive, black Durham wrote these racist words. This non-student could have been in White Lecture Hall doing some of the many non-academic things one does in a lecture hall building when suddenly they saw and then defaced the poster. That may sound implausible—why would this individual be in White in the first place? Perhaps then this act was not casual but instead planned. This non-student may have actively targeted Duke, aiming to pull off a spectacular and visible act of racial intimidation by writing some small graffiti in translucent ink on one poster in one building at the edge of campus. Even if the racism was done by a student, we cannot presume to know the circumstances. Let us not forget the lessons of last semester’s noose incident. When that controversy broke, many of us assumed the intentions of the noose-hanger were racist. This assumption was proved wrong when it emerged the student was merely unaware of the symbolism hanging a noose from a tree holds in America. Learning from that incident, we must not be too hasty in our judgement; for all we know, this graffiti could have been written by an innocent, uninformed student who had simply never been informed that black people exist. I must warn also against the hypersensitivity on show recently. I understand that the sentiments expressed in the graffiti were hurtful, but they were only words. Words cannot do any real harm—when someone says something emotionally hurtful, it is entirely on you to develop a thicker skin, be mature and deal with what’s being said.

done such extreme things as sharing photos online and standing on some steps. During the gathering on the steps, the BSA president proclaimed that he was going to smile and not let the racist graffiti ruin his day—truly, another sad example of BSA creating a toxic racial climate. BSA, end this radical course of publicly disclaiming racism—it is only driving away your potential white allies. Yes, there are some racial problems in society, but the best way for you guys to deal with them is by just being chill and polite until things get better. That’s what worked in the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, after all. Of course that leads me to the #BlackLivesMatter campaign itself. I myself am strongly of the opinion that All Lives Matter. I know much has been written on this topic already, but I feel it is important to mention. My personal worry is that by using the extreme statement “Black Lives Matter” as the leading motto of the fight against racism, every black and allied activist is implicitly saying that they think I and all other white people should be gruesomely murdered and lose all legal protection against the same. This is clearly the logical end point for the “Black Lives Matter” mantra, and it cannot be read in a more moderate way by any reasonable person. #AllLivesMatter is far more reasonable because it essentially says nothing and is therefore very agreeable and so can be used to unite far more people. I would urge my black and allied peers not to violate anyone’s freedom of speech during this turbulent period by telling him or her they’re wrong about that. So yes—a racism happened. But let us not extrapolate from this one event and say that systemic racism is a constant force on campus. After all, Duke students are smart, so they cannot be racist. The vandalism of the Black Lives Matter poster was not part of a trend. It was just an unfortunate, exceptional, one-off incident—just like the next one will be, and the one after that, and the one after that, and the one after that, forever. Duke what’s good?

The Chronicle

www.dukechronicle.com commentary

What I wear to work

’ve been researching my career options for hours at this point, flipping back and forth through numerous descriptions and outfits. I wish I had a few more options, but at this point I just need to pick something. Personally I’m torn between “Firehouse Hottie” and “Hospital Honey Nurse,” though “Blast Off Sexy Astronaut” has a certain ring to it. But those fishnets have to be a

This degrading gendering devalues the struggle that women have faced to even enter the armed forces, and ignores the continued combatexclusion rule for women, often justified by arguing that including women would make combat units less capable. By portraying women in the military as wearing fishnets and polyester lingerie, we fundamentally devalue the service women have devoted to their country.

Two strangers a day

tudy abroad isn’t that great. It just isn’t what it used to be. We have high expectations for study abroad, and those expectations can be met with some effort. It’s also really easy to get lost and bored. I have had high expectations for my semester abroad since I was a little girl. At the fine age of 19, my mother abruptly broadened her world with the decision to leave Puerto Rico, where she grew up, to study and work in Paris for a year. The photo

Dana Raphael

Marina Poole

BETWEEN THE LINES

GUEST COLUMN

fire hazard. In fact that entire outfit would probably go up in flames in about three seconds. Plus I doubt I would have many options for career advancement. Maybe I should go the military route instead. “Booty Camp Cutie” looks like it would prepare me well for a career in the field, though the platform boots may make some training exercises difficult. Maybe I can take them off when crawling through the mud. Alternatively, “Adult Major Bombshell” sounds like I would get a lot of leadership experience. Though I don’t know if I could handle being a bomb. That sounds like a lot of pressure. Screw it, I’m joining the circus. They have a “Circus Sweetie Ringmaster” opening? Done. I have a certain disdain for Halloween. It’s like a slap in the face. After all that women have accomplished, American culture still sees us as valuable only for our sex appeal. Every costume is sexualized. I can’t just be a police officer, I have to be a “Stop Traffic Sexy Cop.” I can’t just be a basketball or baseball player, I have to be sexy too. Not sure how I’m supposed to score a basket or hit a home run in platform heels. I can’t just be a gnome, I must be a sexy gnome. Yes … that costume exists. My frustration does not lie in the existence of sexy costumes themselves. Women should feel empowered in what they choose to put on their bodies, defining whatever “sexy” means to them, without the judgment of others. Rather, my frustration stems from the fact that commercial Halloween costumes offer no other option except for sexy. By contrast, the male versions of costumes, especially “career” costumes, strive to look as realistic as possible. Police officers look like police officers, doctors look like doctors, pilots look like pilots. You get the point. But the female equivalents marginalize women. Good luck finding any “career” costumes women could actually wear to do their jobs. Good luck finding female costumes for professions like doctor, judge, lawyer, pilot, and more. You’ll instead find sexy nurses, sexy criminals, and sexy flight attendants. That tells girls and women that their worth lies in their ability to look attractive in cheap polyester, not in the profession they have worked hard to attain. When we sexualize every military costume option that women can buy, we are sending the signal that women don’t really belong in the military, especially when the male equivalents actually look like realistic uniforms.

Hyper-sexualized “career” costumes are just as damaging for what they don’t portray. Sexy maid costumes frequent nearly every commercial store, the vast majority of them modeled by white women. However, the reality of housekeeping work is that nearly 70 percent of housekeepers are people of color, and sexual abuse in the industry is disturbingly common. America’s housekeepers aren’t wearing frilly lace lingerie; they are working grueling hours with low pay. An equally problematic costume is the sexy prisoner, also nearly exclusively modeled by white women. Yes, the sexy prisoner is actually in the career costume section. In reality, black women are imprisoned at twice the rate of white women, and inmates who report sexual abuse have nearly a fifty percent chance of being written up. Not to mention that, by law, inmates cannot consent to sexual activity. Sexy inmate Halloween costumes fetishize a group of women–mostly women of color– who can never consent to sex. And sex without consent isn’t sex; it’s rape. We shouldn’t tolerate commercialized Halloween assigning women sexy “career” outfits–outfits that look nothing like what someone in that career would actually wear– while simultaneously handing men realistic costumes. That sort of gender division upholds centuries of gender discrimination in the workplace, and arguments about women’s inferior ability to perform jobs based on their sex. Even more so, these gendered costumes perpetuate the objectification of women in what are considered subordinate roles, for the sole purpose of male pleasure. That objectification removes women’s agency over their bodies, career choices, and the roles that they play in society. We should do better. Throughout high school I bought into the commercialized Halloween industry’s insistence that anything I put on my body during Halloween had to be sexy. Any career I aspired to had to include an outfit revealing as much skin as possible. I wasn’t wearing those clothes to feel empowered; I was wearing them because I was told that attractive women wore costumes like that. I’ve decided to make my own costumes. Last year I went as Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Unsurprisingly I couldn’t find any costume judicial robes for women. For men, there were plenty. I ended up cutting a black maternity dress down the center and wearing it like a cape. This year? I’m going as Amelia Earhart. Dana Raphael is a Trinity junior. Her column runs on alternate Mondays.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 | 11

of my young mother lounging with a cigarette (something she surely picked up in France) came to represent for me exactly what her stories said an abroad experience meant: making local friends you’d always remember, picking up local eating habits to take home with you and, of course, becoming a natural in the language. Though she insists she’s no longer fluent, I always watched with great admiration how, as soon as my mother met someone French, they would seamlessly slip into relaxed, laughter-filled conversation in the romantic language I didn’t understand. They were in on something I didn’t have, but one day, when I went abroad, I would. Fast-forward however many years, and I’m halfway through my semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At this point I have already studied Spanish for over 10 years and spent quite a bit of time in Spain and Latin America. I have gotten a lot closer to being able to express myself as well as I’d like to, but I remain nowhere near the linguistic and cultural fluency I had dreamed of. From the start, I was pretty enamored with Buenos Aires, with it’s trendy, yet angsty, yet romantic character, and though I’d never become a native, I could certainly appreciate this extended vacation. Argentines don’t take life too seriously, and life while studying abroad isn’t to be taken seriously, so in that respect I was having a genuine experience. Though I wasn’t becoming a native, I had made some great friends through my program, so did it really matter that they weren’t from here? One day, though, my quiet dissatisfaction broke out in full force. All of a sudden I looked around and hated all the beautiful Argentine people for hiding the loneliness they surely felt living in this massive city. A rush of feelings I couldn’t control took over me—scary, as I think of one of my greatest strengths being my ability to not take life’s lows too seriously. For a few days, I couldn’t get in touch with my beloved life-partner— my persistent optimism. It didn’t matter to anyone in this city if I was here or not. I wasn’t contributing to anything; I wasn’t part of a community. I had met some people, but I didn’t know anyone. What I was experiencing was the “disintegration stage” of culture shock, as described by Paul Pedersen. This is when novelty of the new place wears off, and it

becomes necessary to move beyond the role of an observer. Overwhelming feelings of loneliness are to be expected. Though I felt like Buenos Aires was not so different from other cities I’m used to, I felt like I had no place here whatsoever. Luckily it would only be a few days before I made the crucial mistake of needing to be somewhere, but forgetting to have my phone with me for directions. This would guide me towards the “reentry stage.” It is extremely scary to ask for directions on the street for the first time since you

discovered GPS. I knew my exact location, the address of where I needed to be and how I could map it. But without my phone, the only way I would get there would be to ask. Add in the second-language factor and my emotional state, and this is no small feat. I gave myself a quick pep talk, and the woman I chose to ask was really friendly. I got what I needed, felt immensely better, and that woman also got to feel helpful. We sent each other off with smiles, and in that small exchange, the two of us were appreciating the other one’s presence in this city. That’s when it dawned on me… Of course a city is going to feel unwelcoming if you don’t talk to people! It’s that simple. If my failure was that I wasn’t challenging myself to meet the city, then I needed a challenge. I started to force myself to say hello to at least two strangers a day—on the bus, in taxis, in the elevator—and ask them about their lives. Though I received some unenthused responses, most people seemed to really appreciate it; I started to feel that, just by being here in this city, in some small way, I was contributing to it. Study abroad is not what it used to be. In today’s globalized, technological world, we’re not forced to engage locally like we were in the past. Today we get to know our way around a new city through Google maps, apps and to-do lists given to us from people who came before. For better or for worse, we talk to our friends from home all the time, so we don’t need to find solid replacements. It has become more convenient to not meet people than ever before. Today if you want to try to get meaning out of moving somewhere for a short period of time, you have to be more active than ever. Duke promises us that study abroad is the time of your life, and it will change your world. You’re told that every day will be an adventure, but study abroad is really just a lot more of everyday life, simply in a new place. You form patterns, and believe it or not, you can actually get bored. Just like everyone else, I will definitely come back from study abroad and tell you it was one of the best semesters of my life. But I will also warn you: study abroad, on its own, is not that great. Marina Poole is a Trinity junior studying abroad this semester in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Interested in reading more Opinion? Check out the Opinion pages at www.dukechronicle.com/opinion

12 | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Chronicle

www.dukechronicle.com

FIELD HOCKEY from page 8

VOLLEYBALL from page 9

Sarah Urdahl—were honored with their parents on the field after the game. The group has guided the Blue Devils to a 48-30 record during the past four seasons, highlighted by a trip to the 2013 NCAA championship game. “My experience here has been amazing. I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the entire world,” Blazing said. “I have made some of the best friends in the entire world. We have the best coaching staff on the planet and we are at an amazing school. It’s the top of the line. And it’s not over yet. This is definitely something we can build from for the rest of the season.” With Saturday’s loss, Duke solidified its No. 5 seed in the ACC tournament. Before the conference tournament begins, Duke has one match left of the Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle regular season and will head to Lynchburg, Va., Oct. Duke’s seniors came up just short in their last home game, but 31 to face No. 9 Liberty at 1 p.m. were all smiles during the Senior Day celebration.

Meyer accounted for three of the final four points as Duke went up 2-0 with a 25-22 set win. “We were excited to get this win because Virginia Tech is a good team,” Duke head coach Jolene Nagel said. “They were a solid team and they worked really hard [and] played amazing defense, especially in set three and four.” But things started to go south in the third frame. Virginia Tech finally found its footing and dominated the set on both sides of the net. After Duke hit a soaring .452 in the second set, the Hokies blockers cut that the number to -.027, forcing seven Blue Devil attack errors. Offensively, Virginia Tech had its own trio leading the way—junior outside hitters McKinzie, Lindsey Owens and Katie Krueger combined for 47 kills on the afternoon, pounding Duke’s defense from all angles. Duke was limited to six kills in the frame, scoring mostly on the Hokies’ attacking and service errors. “I think they picked up their play a lot,” Nagel said. “I feel like today we didn’t play together as a team like we were capable of. So there was just a little bit [of] a lack of communication and I thought our energy was low as well. Unfortunately, you never want that to happen but it does happen…it’s good to know that we can get [a win] even in that situation, but I feel like that was something we were missing in order to play a little sharper.” With the chance for a sweep out of the window, the fourth stanza turned into a nail-biter, with 15 ties and four lead changes. After coming from two sets down to beat Pittsburgh Friday, the Blue Devils wanted to avoid suffering a similar fate. Duke entered Sunday’s match 2-4 in five-set contests this season, but made sure a decisive frame would not be needed. The teams traded punches as the score stacked up all the way to 24-24. In the next rally, Sklar’s kill opened up a precious window for the Blue Devils to put the game away for good, setting the stage for the block by Meyer and Vucich. With two solid wins in its pocket, Duke will set foot on the road again Wednesday at Wake Forest at 6:30 p.m.

Follow The Chronicle @DukeChronicle

Learn to be a DJ for weddings and parties!

We are growing and need people NOW! We’ll teach you and provide equipment and music. Must have own vehicle.

Call or text Ted at (919) 544-1694 cmcarolina.com