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Kenrick Cai The Chronicle Students on Central Campus have had to combat mold, flooding, bats and insects in recent months. A number of health and safety incidents have raised concerns among some students living on Central Campus. In some instances, they have expressed dissatisfaction about the handling of the cases by the office of Housing, Dining and Residence Life, often due to communication issues or differences in opinion. During the summer of 2014, junior Daniel Inmacolato discovered a bat in his apartment. A subsequent HDRL investigation found an entire colony of

bats, leading to an evacuation. Over Fall Break this year, sophomore Aliza Makhani’s apartment was flooded after buildup from a water heater’s leaky pipes collapsed the apartment’s ceiling, destroying her roommate’s laptop, various electronics and other possessions. “They’re being unresponsive and it’s really frustrating,” Makhani said, adding that HDRL has failed to respond to emails and has made it difficult to schedule an in-person appointment. “The general consensus, I feel, is that they just don’t care.” In addition, students have raised the issue of black mold in Central Campus apartments on the Fix My Campus Facebook page. Sophomore Mackenzie Drazan reported finding black mold in her apartment during the first week of classes

this year. The University maintains that black mold does not pose a threat to students unless it is exposed on the surface. “Mold is pretty much everywhere,” said Sue Wasiolek, associate vice president for student affairs. “As long as it’s not disturbed or external, any test for it would be negative.” Air quality tests conducted by the HDRL Facilities Department as well as testing by the Occupational and Environmental Safety Office have very rarely returned with results indicating any danger from black mold. “In almost every circumstance, between the inspection and the testing, See CENTRAL on Page 5

Following the death of Megan Barron, Trinity ‘13, the Duke Disability Alliance is working to continue the efforts she began as its founder. Barron, who was born with the rare skin disease epidermolysis bullosa, died Sept. 10 at the age of 24. She advocated for many disability awareness organizations both during and after her time at Duke. Barron founded DDA— the University’s first student group for disabled students—and worked at the National Organization for Rare Disorders after graduating. DDA is continuing many of her initiatives with the overall goal of increasing disability awareness on campus. “She left a legacy that showed students there’s hope for people with disabilities on campus to make a difference, speak out, fight for their rights and not feel shut out or unheard,” said junior Cuquis Robledo, current president of DDA. Last Spring, DDA partnered with See BARRON on Page 5

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moderated by sophomore Zachary Spiera, a manager for the men’s basketball team, began with Scheyer, 28, discussing his The Chronicle family and what it was like to grow up Jewish For Duke men’s basketball assistant in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Ill. coach Jon Scheyer, returning to his roots He noted in particular that it was very has always meant something special. meaningful to him to be a member of the Scheyer, a former basketball standout first high school in Illinois to ever win a for the Blue Devils and member of the state championship with a starting lineup 2010 national championship team, is one comprised entirely of Jews. of three former players that currently Despite cutting down the nets in 2010, make up head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s the first few years at Duke were a struggle for coaching staff, joining associate head Scheyer, as the Blue Devils failed to advance coach Jeff Capel and assistant Nate James. past the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament On Monday evening at the Freeman until his senior year. They were, nonetheless, Center for Jewish Life, Scheyer spoke to a critical learning period for him. a group of nearly 50 students, discussing a “You win because of the work you put in. wide range of topics including his playing You don’t win just because you’re at Duke,” career—both at Duke and abroad—the he said. transition to coaching and the time he After graduating in May 2010, Scheyer spent playing basketball in Israel. played in the NBA Summer League with the “I felt proud to be Jewish living in Miami Heat before suffering a severed optic Israel,” he said. “You realize how there’s nerve in his right eye. Although he was able not a lot of Jews in the world, so that really to recover and get his playing career back on strengthened my beliefs.” The question-and-answer session, See SCHEYER on Page 4

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Mariam Sulakian| The Chronicle Men’s basketball assistant coach Jon Scheyer has won two national championships at Duke—one as a player and one as a coach.

Julian Lafaurie-Hammes The Chronicle Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force and one of the highest ranking Duke alums in government, delivered a keynote address on the importance of leadership and persistence during a luncheon hosted by Duke Campus Club Monday afternoon. The event—which took place at Parizade restaurant on Main Street—welcomed a gathering of distinguished Duke faculty members and military personnel. James, Trinity ‘79, communicated to the audience her most effective strategies for success, noting the perseverance it took for her to become Secretary of the Air Force after her original plan, being a diplomat, failed. “If it doesn’t work out as you want, it doesn’t mean you can’t have the best career ever,” she said. “Persistence pays off—you have to stick with it.” As Secretary of the Air Force, James is responsible for more than 690,000 active duty Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and their

families, in addition to overseeing the Air Force’s annual budget of approximately $140 billion. After holding a number of roles in the Science Applications International Corporation—including senior vice president and director for homeland security—for more than a decade starting in 2002, James was confirmed as Secretary of the Air Force Dec. 3, 2013, having amassed 30 years of senior homeland and national security experience. On Monday, James stressed the importance of making efficient use of taxpayer money in the face of recent budget sequestrations, noting that the Air Force carries out 70 percent of all airstrikes conducted by the U.S. military despite being the smallest it has ever been. Additionally, she noted that the average age of Air Force aircraft is 27 years. “Even though everything is crashing around you, you cannot approach it that way,” James said. “If you can’t see through the fog, the people you’re leading won’t be able to either.”

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Duke’s Howard Hughes investigators among nation’s best Grace Wang The Chronicle It may not be a coincidence that Dr. Robert Lefkowitz and Paul Modrich, the two Nobel laureates at Duke, are both Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. The HHMI investigator program serves to identify individual talent in biomedical fields and provide these scientists with a salary as well as long-term, flexible research funding to pursue multiple projects. Currently, the list of 324 HHMI investigators includes 25 Nobel laureates and 182 members of the National Academy of Sciences—both among the highest forms of distinction in science. Currently six Duke faculty are HHMI investigators. Through its support of researchers, the program maintains a mutually beneficial relationship with Duke and other primary research institutions that host HHMI investigators. “This program is unique in that it funds people, not projects,” said Lefkowitz, James B. Duke professor of biochemistry and the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize Chemistry. “The funding is often very generous—several times higher than a typical [National Institute of Health] RO1 grant—and it gives you tremendous freedom.” Dr. Vann Bennett—James B. Duke Professor of cell biology who has been an HHMI investigator for almost 30 years—also noted the program’s great flexibility. He explained that this is unseen in other funding agencies and granting institutions, such as the National Institute of Health. “Compared to HHMI, the National Institute of Health is a very localized interest group,” Bennett said. For instance, Bennett explained that because his work on proteins spanning cellular

Chronicle File Photo Six of Duke’s top researchers are among the 324 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators provided with a salary and long-term research funding.

plasma membranes has crossed the disciplines of hematology, neuroscience and cardiology at different stages of the research, he would have had to apply to for several grants from different sections of the NIH if he had not received support from HHMI. “Providing this sort of research funding is remarkable in this day and age,” said Philip Benfey, Paul Kramer professor of biology who received an HHMI appointment in 2011. “The funding is longer-term, with no-strings attached. [The program] allows scientists to be productive and liberated from short-term goals.” Every year, HHMI selects around 25 investigators in the nation to offer support. Since the launch of Howard Hughes

Medical Institute Investigator program, the Duke University Health System has had 24 faculty members funded by HHMI while the University has had 21 funded faculty members—including the two standing Nobel laureates, Lefkowitz and Modrich. Bennett explained that the initial selection of HHMI investigators features a national competition—usually including a few thousands applicants. “You start with 2,000 applicants, and by the end of the process maybe 30 might be selected—and they are likely to be pretty good,” Bennett said. Lefkowitz noted though that approximately 40 years ago, when he first became a HHMI investigator, only eight

researchers nationwide received the title. Compared to the 300 HHMI investigators currently in the program, he said there were only 50 scientists back in his day. “They have always picked the best people,” Lefkowitz said. “In 1976, I was the only one of the eight investigators from Duke. Six of the eight of us would go on to be appointed to the National Academy of Science.” However, Lefkowitz—who has been a HHMI investigator since 1976—noted that with tremendous freedom also comes significant accountability. Every five years, an HHMI investigator must undergo a competitive review, which determines if his or her appointment will be renewed, Lefkowitz explained. Research institutions and HHMI have a mutually beneficial relationship. HHMI investigators often use their funding to bring high-end instruments to research institutions that can be shared with non-Hughes faculty and researchers. For example, the Benfey Lab—a biology lab in the French Family Science Center—shares the confocal microscope, which is funded by HHMI, with other scientists in the department. In return for the benefits that HHMI provides to the institution, Duke provides lab space and a sense of school community for HHMI investigators. Lefkowitz noted that he enjoys a unique “hybrid” relationship with the Institute and the University. He explained that one major difference between being an employee at the two institutions is that he is able to connect with school spirit and students at Duke, noting his passion for Duke basketball especially. “[At Duke,] we get to teach, interact with students,” he said. “I’ve always held lectures, teaching labs and have graduate and undergraduate students in my lab. There’s not basketball at HHMI.”

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track in the NBA Developmental League and then in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Scheyer noted that the injury hurt him mentally as a player. Monday’s event at the Freeman Center provided Scheyer the chance to discuss several different aspects of his time with Israel’s top basketball team— including being a dual citizen of the United States and Israel and being in the birthplace of his ancestors while the country consistently made headlines around the globe. “The biggest thing I saw over there is that there’s always something going on,” Scheyer said. “What you see in the news isn’t always reality and I could relate to that being over there and living there.” After Spiera’s questions, the sophomore opened the floor to questions from the audience. Many wanted to know about Scheyer’s relationship with Krzyzewski, who recruited him as a player and again as a coach. Scheyer said he had always thought about the opportunity to be a player at Duke, but when his former coach asked him to return as an assistant before the 2013-14 season, he was even more excited to be back in Durham. The students also brought out Scheyer’s sense of humor, asking him about his favorite laughable moment as a player under Krzyzewski and his current relationship with the first coach to win 1,000 games in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history. “My favorite part was when someone asked him why he still calls Coach K, ‘Coach,’ and [he responded], ‘If you worked with him, would you call him Mike?’” freshman Rachel Berlowe Binder said.

James’ perseverance served her well when she arrived at Duke later than other students due to a foreign exchange program for high school students in Argentina. She added that her interest in travel and experience in Argentina inspired her to minor in Spanish and focus on Latin America while majoring in comparative area studies at Duke. “I was so lost,” James said about her late arrival on campus. “I did not know anyone.” After graduating from Duke and earning a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University in 1981, James’ mettle was again put to the test when she was rejected from every state department job she applied to while trying to fulfill her dream of becoming a diplomat. James noted that after the rejections, she could not get out of bed for four days. “I was devastated. I saw eight years of my young life flashing before my eyes,” James said. The Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives ended up being James’ landing spot when she applied for several other government positions—she would work as a professional staff member on the committee for 10 years. Although she knew very little about national defense when she started on the Armed Services Committee, James explained that others helped guide her along the way. “Be prepared to zig zag—life will throw you curveballs,” James said, explaining her number one secret to success. “Much of my story relates to working for great people. Have gumption to ask people to have coffee with you, you never know what might happen.” Duke Campus Club is an organization for Duke-affiliated women to engage in activities across campus. Monday’s event was its New Century Luncheon.

Sarah Kerman The Chronicle The Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee discussed the possibility of adding popular eatery Heavenly Buffaloes and other restaurants to the Merchants-on-Points program at its meeting Monday. New potential vendors were discussed due to an opening in the MOP program after Chai’s Noodle Bar and Bistro left the program in August. The vendors discussed included Heavenly Buffaloes, the popular chicken wing restaurant off East Campus; Luna, a South American restaurant; Guglhupf, a European artisan bakery; Epa Chamo, a Venezuelan restaurant that opened this year; and Don Marcelo’s, which offers Mexican cuisine. In its search for a new vendor, the committee will weigh whether to fill a gap in Italian food or opt for a more niche option, explained DUSDAC Chair Brian Taylor, a senior. “MOPs are best for finding those little niches that we haven’t found on campus yet,” Taylor said. Currently, there are no Italian food options represented among the 16 MOP vendors. Taylor noted that this absence is partly due to the removal of the Italian restaurant Pizza Mia from the MOP program in the summer of 2014, a move meant to reduce the number of pizza options at the time. Soon after, the only Italian option remaining—The Pizzeria—went out of business, Taylor explained. “Do we want to consider Pizza Mia or does that seem [duplicative]?” Taylor asked the board. “I think [Pizza Mia has] a lot of pasta and greater Italian food besides pizza.”

The gap in Italian food will eventually be filled by Il Forno—which will open as part of the new West Union next Fall, he pointed out. Il Forno will feature a caesar salad station, pasta made in front of the diners and a wood-fired pizza oven, said Director of Dining Services Robert Coffey. Despite the interest in having an Italian food option, several DUSDAC members also advocated for adding Heavenly Buffaloes because of its popularity among students. Members also expressed enthusiasm about Don Marcelo’s, which they said offers more authentic Mexican food than current vendor Tijuana Flats. “We’d rather see a place that gets people excited.” said junior Michael Smargon, a committee member who advocated reaching out to Heavenly Buffaloes. Taylor noted that when DUSDAC first talked to Heavenly Buffaloes about a year ago, the restaurant was just working on getting the business going and was not ready to start signing contracts. DUSDAC will reach out to all of the proposed vendors to discuss the possibility of adding them to the MOP program, but the conversation is in its preliminary stages. Adding a new vendor to the program can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, Taylor said. In other business: Sitar Indian Cuisine, which will operate as Tandoor in the new West Union and currently serves food in Penn Pavilion, will be the second vendor featured in the Taste of West Union series Tuesday. The restaurant will serve food on the Bryan Center Plaza from noon until 1 p.m., rain or shine.

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have been a low number of complaints relative to the number of students living on Central Campus. Mellgard attributed this partly to the lack of effort by affected students to reach out to HDRL outside of a few individual cases, adding that he is consolidating a list of students who have complained about mold to make sure they have reached out to HDRL. Gonzalez said that HDRL has not heard any t’s not complaints about unusual for animals and insects there to be a bat this year. Makhani noted, however, on Central, but that she has had issues with ants in it’s difficult for them to actually her apartment this year and reported make a colony. them to HDRL, but HDRL chose — Joe Gonzalez not to perform an extermination after investigating the room. Gonzalez also addressed the colony of bats found in the Summer of 2014, noting that it is not unusual for bats to appear on Central Campus periodically, though that specific incident was especially rare. “There’s a number of attractions close to Central or on Central itself. The gardens in particular are really popular for bats,” Gonzalez said. “So it’s not unusual for there to be a bat on Central, but it’s difficult for them to actually make a colony.” Inmacolato is not convinced the University is dedicating enough resources to the health and safety issues students care about. “I think Duke spends a lot of money on things like renovating the entrance to Perkins, and not enough on undergraduate students’ real needs, such as housing and increased variety in food options,” Inmacolato said.

BARRON from page 1 Best Buddies to stage Duke Disability Awareness Week. DDA also ran a scavenger hunt this Fall that educate students about accessible pathways and entrances to buildings on campus. “All these activities stem from Megan’s earlier efforts that hopefully the DDA will continue to deliver on,” said senior Audrey Keller, the organization’s treasurer. Barron founded DDA in 2010, hoping to promote accessibility on campus and create a space for students with disabilities to come together and have conversations about their experience at Duke, said Tyler Bray, Trinity ’13 and cofounder of DDA. One of Barron’s first initiatives was the Accessibility Matters campaign, which continues to this day to raise awareness about campus accessibility. “Members of the DDA took pictures around the campus and put up posters to highlight the fact that certain places on campus weren’t accessible,” Bray said. “For example, in Keohane hallways and the campus hospital entrance, there were automatic doors with handicapped buttons that led to stairs. Megan would become very excited when we passed by people and heard them talking about [the campaign].” In 2012, Barron and fellow DDA members, in collaboration with Duke Student Government, held a campus walk with members of the administration to point out buildings that were inaccessible to students with disabilities and areas that needed improvement. Senior Bryan Dinner, DSG senator of equity and outreach at the time, attended the walk with Barron

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and lauded her perseverance in increasing disability awareness. “Megan was really sharp,” Dinner said. “She kept pushing the administration to improve the DukeMobile app, so now people can see all the accessibility pathways. “ Barron’s devotion to promoting disability rights was not limited to her efforts on campus. She interned at the disabilities department of the White House in 2011 and also wrote for policy websites. After graduating from Duke in 2013, Barron was actively involved with the National Organization for Rare Disorders, a nonprofit organization that advocates for individuals with rare disorders. Considered a representative of the younger generation of rare disease advocates, she spoke at NORD’s 30th anniversary celebration in 2013 and received a standing ovation for her remarks. Barron later worked at NORD as the social media coordinator. Mary Dunkle, NORD’s vice president for educational initiatives, said Barron utilized her strong writing skills and social media experience to help NORD transition into becoming more active and involved in online social media. “Social media is so important for people with rare diseases to connect to others, and Megan really got a good understanding of how social media works, so her work was really helpful and important to us,” Dunkle said. “Even though in her personal life she was living with this very terrible rare disease and having to deal with daily challenges related to that, she always seemed to feel a responsibility to other people. She was a true advocate, not only for herself, but for the rare disease community.” A memorial service for Barron will be held in Goodson Chapel in the Divinity School Nov.14, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Jesús Hidalgo The Chronicle Last Thursday, Pittsburgh finally did something no team had done against Duke in 325 minutes of game action. The Panthers scored. The Blue Devils shook off the early 1-0 deficit, riding two goals and an assist by sophomore Ashton Miller for a 3-1 win. But after a key injury left Duke looking for answers on the back line, the Blue Devil defense has locked down opponents down the stretch of ACC play. With one conference game to play before the end of the season, the Blue Devils have allowed 13 goals, only 56.5 percent of last year’s total. With a new starter between the pipes in sophomore E.J. Proctor, the Blue Devils have also registered 10 shutouts—the most by a Duke squad since 2011, when the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA championship game. “Every one has a role to do and everyone has a role to play,” junior captain Christina Gibbons said. “We’re trying to emphasize being in your spot early, doing the work as soon as the ball is turned over, getting yourself in a good defensive position and not giving up on the play. Even if the ball has past you, you’ve got to get back and cover for someone else. That’s what we mean by work ethic.” Throughout the fall, head coach Robbie Church has highlighted the

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pounce on turnovers and start counterattack plays 40 to 50 yards away from the other team’s goal. “We probably ask more work out of the forwards than anybody else,” Church said. “We’ve got to get them back and defend. They’re our first line of defense for us and they’re really important. When they’re defending and getting every back behind the ball, we’re really top to play down.” At the beginning of the year, Church had a clear plan for his four starting

The late Stuart Scott was honored at his alma mater Friday when the iconic SportsCenter host was inducted into the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame—a powerful moment regardless of where you stand in the Tobacco Road Rivalry. His recognition was meaningful in many ways—from the public beatdown he inflicted on cancer to the way he shaped how we watch and listen to sports highlights in his role at ESPN. Even the most casual of sports fans knows Scott’s famous catchphrase, “Booyah.” As I watched a video package of the ceremony, I was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar face speaking to Scott’s legacy. Before Serena, before Ronda, there was Mia. Every little girl growing up in the 1990s knew Mia Hamm. Factor in growing up in North Carolina like I did, and she was an absolute icon. Regardless of her collegiate alliances, Hamm’s contributions to the sport of soccer blazed the path for future female athletes to follow. At the age of 15, Hamm was the youngest player on the U.S. national

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work his squad has put in this year to strengthen its back line. But the emphasis has stretched throughout the rest of the field as well—Duke is now defending not with four players but 10, with three forwards always putting pressure on their opponents. Church said that his team employed a high pressure strategy last year, but it was not sustainable for a full 90-minute contest. This season, forwards are frequently stepping back and helping midfielders to double opposing players around midfield. The shift has allowed the Blue Devils to

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Duke goes for fourth straight win against Dolphins Staff Reports The Chronicle Starved for wins and facing the possibility of no postseason, the Blue Devils have responded by ripping off three key victories. But Duke still has work to do. With two regular season games left to prove their candidacy to the NCAA t o u r n a m e n t Jacksonville selection committee, Duke will host vs. Jacksonville Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Koskinen Duke Stadium. After picking up their first TUESDAY, 7 p.m. Koskinen Stadium road win of the year Saturday night at Pittsburgh, the Blue Devils enter Tuesday’s matchup with plenty of momentum on both sides of the ball. Duke (8-6-2) sat at 5-6-2 and very

much on the edge of the NCAA tournament bubble before a six-goal explosion against then-No. 23 N.C. State opened the floodgates and gave the Blue Devils new life. Since then, Duke’s offense has found ways to finish the shots that they could not for most of their ACC schedule, picking up another upset win against then-No. 10 Elon Oct. 20 in overtime. After a hot start to the season, sophomore Jeremy Ebobisse found the back of the net for the first time since Sept. 11 against the Panthers, providing the game’s only offense. With the Bethesda, Md., native back in the box score, the Blue Devil offense now resembles the unit that staked head coach John Kerr’s squad to a 4-0 record early in September. Duke’s strong run has coincided with See M. SOCCER on Page 8

Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Sophomore Jeremy Ebobisse scored for the first time since Sept. 11 last weekend against Pittsburgh, the latest sign that the Blue Devil offense is waking up at the right time.

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DEFENSE from page 6 defenders. Gibbons would defend the left flank of Duke’s outside back line and sophomore Morgan Reid would occupy the other side of the pitch. Sophomore Schuyler DeBree—who played as a left defender in 2014— and junior Rebecca Quinn formed the center-back duo. But those plans changed abruptly Sept. 24. In the 41st minute of a 1-1 draw at Boston College Sept. 24, DeBree was forced out of the game due to a knee injury. A few days later, medical exams confirmed that the Fair Haven, N.J., native had torn her ACL, sidelining her for the rest of the season.

“Everyone definitely knew that [DeBree’s injury] was going to affect us,” Proctor said. “Schuyler is a key player, a great voice to have in the back. But we had to turn that into motivation and find a way to play for her. She’s such a vocal leader and now that’s even more crucial from the sideline. To have someone that has experience sitting there and talking to the backs and keeping everyone in check is a lot more effective than what people realize.” Without DeBree in its defensive third, Duke dropped two consecutive conference matchups—a 1-0 defeat on the road against 2014 national runner-

up Virginia Sept. 27 and a 4-2 home loss against Virginia Tech a week later. Church’s squad had only allowed six goals prior to the two-game skid, but the debacle against the Hokies proved to be a turning point for the Blue Devils. Church said that the team learned to be greedier after the disappointing defeat against Virginia Tech and that the Blue Devils improved the way they handled physical opponents moving forward. “The biggest thing [after the loss against Virginia Tech] was that we had to trust our abilities and our talent,” Proctor said. “We weren’t as competitive as we should’ve been on the ball because they threw a high pressure on us. [Staying composed] has been a big improvement from Virginia Tech and something we have definitely focused on since then.” The Blue Devils learned their lesson and bounced back, winning three conference matches before Sunday’s 1-0 loss to then-No. 15 Notre Dame. Duke also registered three consecutive shutouts after the loss against the Hokies, including a historic 1-0 victory against Tobacco Road rival and then-No. 7 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Oct. 16. Against the Tar Heels, Church decided to shuffle some pieces in his formation once again. Freshman Chelsea Burns made her second career start as Duke’s right defender, Gibbons played as center-back—a position she was familiar with due to her club soccer experience—for the first time as a Blue Devil. The experiment was successful

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and the junior captain received ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors that weekend. “She can play anywhere—she’s just a soccer player,” Church said. The season-long process of tinkering with the starting back line might continue Sunday against N.C. State, as Quinn might not be available for the Blue Devils’ last home ACC game. The Canadian defender suffered from a concussion during Duke’s win against North Carolina and did not play against the Fighting Irish. But as they have done all season, Church and the Blue Devils will look to make the necessary adjustments to start a new shutout streak heading into the postseason.

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Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Graduate student Mitch Kupstas tallied his first shutout as a Blue Devil Saturday in Duke’s 1-0 win at Pittsburgh—the squad’s first road win of the year.

Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Senior Zach Mathers leads Duke with 19 points, enjoying a career year in his last season in Durham.

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for Duke after becoming the starter six games ago. The back five will look to shut down a Jacksonville offense that has only managed four goals in its last five games. The win at Pittsburgh guaranteed Duke a spot in the ACC tournament, which runs Nov. 4-15, but a win Tuesday against the Dolphins (3-10-1) would further solidify its postseason resume. The Blue Devils are ranked 30th in the NCAA RPI and unranked in the coaches poll. Three of Duke’s last four wins have come against top-25 competition as Duke makes a lateseason push for a spot in the 48-team tournament field.

excellent play from senior midfielder Zach Mathers, who spearheaded the scoring spree with a hat trick against the Wolfpack. Mathers has 19 points this season, just three short of his total from the last three years combined. Led by Ebobisse’s 16 points, the Blue Devil sophomore class has scored 56 percent of the team’s goals, with Brian White and Macario Hing-Glover also in Duke’s top four for points this season. With 14 goals in the last six games, finding the net has come more easily for Duke, even against strong competition.

In the eight games prior to the win against N.C. State, Duke scored on 9.6 percent of its shot attempts—since then, the Blue Devils have found the back of the net 19.6 percent of the time. The Blue Devils have also tightened up as a unit defensively, now allowing just 3.3 shots on goal per game during their winning streak. Duke also registered its second shutout of the season against Pittsburgh. Freshman Oliver Spring came in against the Panthers in relief of Carter Manley and Kevon Black for 70 minutes of action. Goalkeeper Mitch Kupstas recorded his seventh career shutout and first

Jacksonville is still searching for its first road win this season and has lost 10 of its last 11 matches. But the Dolphins won the last meeting against the Blue Devils—a 3-2 triumph in the first round of the 1998 NCAA tournament. The Dolphins are buoyed offensively by Ejiroghene Mrabure’s five goals this season but are struggling defensively, giving up 13 goals in the last five games. Goalkeeper Marc Meny has saved 55.3 percent of shots sent his way, but has split time in goal with four other players. The Jacksonville goalie unit has allowed 35 goals on the season.

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Prizes to yelling and jumping as our basketball teams battle for bragging rights, North Carolina and Duke challenge each other and thus make each other better. When Scott died in January, athletes, coaches, friends and fans across the country mourned. Duke and North Carolina united again just more than a month later when legendary Tar Heel head coach Dean Smith passed away. Blue Devils and Tar Heels alike shared condolences and acts of respect honoring both men that took many forms. That respect continued through the tip of the first North CarolinaDuke matchup at Cameron Indoor Stadium, when the Blue Devils devoted a moment of silence in Smith’s honor. Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and their teams took a knee with arms wrapped around one another at center court. Scott, Smith and Hamm can and should be revered by even the most devout Duke fan. By choosing to look

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s reluctant as Duke students may be to admit it, the visceral act of hate last Friday is simply the most recent in a string of aggravating episodes. In yesterday’s editorial, we discussed Duke’s racial history and the responsibility the University has to create a campus that not only includes but also values people of color. Today we evaluate the University’s response to this incident and provide steps forward. After the Black Student Alliance organized a gathering on the Chapel steps, Vice President of Student Affairs Larry Moneta released a statement condemning the vandalism, quoting an earlier email of his about Duke’s desire to be more inclusive. Moneta’s message was needed but ineffective, reiterating his stance on racism without providing solutions to our community’s problem. If “acting in the face of hatred” is one of the University’s priorities, it must have clear and consistent policies to condemn acts of hate and respond to those in conflict with this goal—current conduct policies do not mention an official response to harassment based on race, national origin, sexual orientation or other characteristics. The A-Z Policies, which cover everything from academic dishonesty to weapons, do include a short section condemning harassment but only has procedures written for

sex and gender harassment. The recourse for acts of racial discrimination do not fall under current conduct policies and is dealt with by a non-punitive Bias Response Advisory Committee, which responds to incidents with recommendations to “promote campus dialogue” and “provide mediation.” Given our campus’s penchant for macro and microaggressive incidents and our University’s place in the South, an advisory committee that parrots what

Editorial students have been demanding for years is not enough to combat racism. Other colleges, including those in the University of California system, provide students, faculty and staff with the means to report “Hate or Bias Motivated Incidents” online. UC Santa Cruz’s policy on such incidents is as clear as the words on this page—and those printed in its student handbooks— and should be used as a model for Duke. Because other incidences have been committed by students who cite ignorance as their excuse, the University must also do more to educate students of the racial history of our school, state and region. During this year’s Orientation Week, first-years could

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attend an optional session on “worldwide diversity,” but the closest thing to a talk about race was the inaugural and equally optional “Black Convocation” after the start of classes. Again, these programs are needed but far from enough. In response to last semester’s noose incident, the BSA created a list of demands intended to reduce racism at Duke. These demands included a call for an orientation program for all incoming students that “meaningfully addresses the gravity of race, gender, sexuality, class and religion,” a pre-orientation program for black students, a Social Justice Fellowship and greater transparency in how incidents of bias are reported. While DSG has allocated $6,000 toward a fellowship, the call for public incident reports has been blocked by administration on account of FERPA and other demands are “in progress.” DSG must be commended for its quick response in tandem with BSA last Spring, but our student government can and must do more to make sure these and other demands come to fruition as the institutional conduit between students and administration. Calls to “act in the face of hatred” in the wake of racist incidents are well-intentioned but not sufficient. We must stay on top of things and take real action if we are to become the welcoming and inclusive campus we so desperately wish to be.

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ou can’t make sarmale without fresh cabbage. You can’t make a creamy vânata without fresh eggplant. And making tocana de miel without fresh onions? Heaven forbid. These dishes are just a few of the many that characterize the cuisine of Romania, the land my ancestors call home. It is a country that is characterized by its culture and the

found out, sitting in the garden that day, he never did make a garden on American soil. The chains of communist rule that would spread across Romania after the Second World War kept him from ever coming. My head was as empty as the little dirt holes that surrounded me as I tried to make sense of such an unfortunate circumstance. If this world is at all just, I thought, why couldn’t my grandfather have his garden? My

Paul Popa THE RIGHT GUY fastidiousness of its people in upholding it. A large part of Romanian culture is the value we place on fresh produce, the kind that starts with the seeds in your hands and ends with the vegetables in your family garden. The times I spent in my family’s gradina make up a large part of my childhood, so it’s no surprise that one of life’s most important lessons came to me while I sat there planting onions. Within a rusty metal encasement, my mother and I toiled. Rows upon rows of plowed dirt lay before us, awning stripes awaiting their chives beneath a hazy May sunlight. Holes needed to be made for the arpajic, which we accomplished with our bare hands. I remember complaining about the chalky dirt and my mother insisting that I leave the gardening gloves behind. This gardening tip wasn’t the first one I had heard over the years. I deemed it and its millions of accompaniments to be the seedlings of old Romanian culture, passed through each generation by word and practice, eventually germinating in my childhood. This theory of the origins of our family’s strongly instilled ways, however, was proven to be entirely wrong by my mother, who proceeded to explain to me the true origin of these traditions. She told me about her grandfather. A man that passed away many years before my birth, Gherasim Muresan was mostly a stranger to me, a materialization of whatever happened to have come up about him in conversation. Growing up in Romania when it was still a kingdom, Gherasim dreamed of American agriculture. For a man that had never breathed American air, it seemed like an unusual passion to be sure, but Gherasim knew every tip in the book when it came to the farming practices of Native Americans. I

mother’s reply to this explained that for me. “You’re sitting on American soil, aren’t you?” I realize now that my sitting in that garden meant he had achieved his dream. Despite the setback he faced, he taught his daughter, my mother, everything he knew about America and its ways of agriculture. He toiled in the confinements set around him, hole by hole, seed by seed, until he waved my mother goodbye as she boarded a plane to America, where she would later make a garden on American land. His soul now lies decomposed in the soil that gave life to his dream. From this soil I came, sprouted from years of meticulous work and endless determination. Planted in a country that I would have to discover for myself, I found my roots loose and billowing, finding myself more and more different from my peers every day. I dreamed of a bachelor’s degree, but I didn’t see that in store for a boy from a family with no diploma on the walls. That is until I discovered what it meant to be a first-generation American. My story does not restrain me but molds me; the strength and dedication my family has shown through cultural setbacks has inspired me to work at anything I want to achieve, because my story does not stop at “first generation.” I know this because my grandfather’s story did not stop at “Romanian.” Like my grandfather, I’ll ignore the pesky dust under my fingernails and keep on planting my chives, knowing with all my heart that with the new season will come vegetables. Paul Popa is a Trinity junior. His column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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ollege is an environment within which students can afford to make some mistakes and not have to suffer the consequences for the rest of their lives. And nothing says second chance quite like bookbagging, which means the opportunity to rectify last semester’s bad class selections. Or in the case of over 50 Pratt students, rectify a poor college selection by transferring to Trinity. With the opening of bookbagging

thing. Also consider the graded courses if you’re lucky enough to have an early enrollment even though you won’t get an ALP or QS out of these classes. Actually, only enroll in physical educations classes—you won’t be able to graduate, but you’ll be a much happier person. Don’t take an 8:30 a.m. course if it’s not on the same campus you’re living on. There are 8:30 a.m. courses and then there are 8:30 a.m. courses on another

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hen I first came to Duke, I was aware that the academic and political climate was very different from what I had been used to growing up in white, middleto-upper-class, Protestant, American suburbia. When I took a freshman seminar that focused on the politics of everyday language and the language of contemporary politics, I was a bit taken aback by the voices of those who were not represented in the curriculum. Liberal

to the masses, because such prescriptions exist in dictionaries and textbooks and are selected by an elite social class. If linguists want to do rigorous, engaging work, they accept that language norms and prescriptions are based on biases and that linguistic differences color our world in beautiful ways. Even conservative grammarians seem to be fine with the fact that we no longer use the pronoun “thou.” Why then, is it so difficult to accept gender pronouns for gender non-

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yesterday and registration in just a couple weeks, I’m going to take the opportunity to share what is at least self-perceived as useful information to keep in mind when registering for classes. I’m forgoing the cliché tips that you should expand your horizons and take classes with the best professors regardless of subject. You’ve already heard that advice and decided whether you’re going to heed it or ignore it. Instead, I’m going to focus on other aspects that can make or break your schedule. This advice won’t make a bad professor good or a hard class easy, but it can make the good better or at the very least make the bad not quite so bad. Do give yourself a three-day weekend, but do schedule class for Friday. While it may be tempting to start your threeday weekend Thursday night, you’ll be regretting that decision come Sunday evening. Instead, give yourself Mondays off so that you can have a worry-free weekend without having to stay up late Sunday night to finish your work. You’ll be much more likely to get your work done on Monday when you don’t have the anticipation of the weekend hanging over your head. Don’t audit classes. Instead of auditing a class, just enroll satisfactoryunsatisfactory. There’s no motivation to learn anything if you audit a course, but if you enroll satisfactory-unsatisfactory you’ll be motivated to keep up with class enough to learn about the subject without having to stress before exams or worry if you’re too busy to do the homework this week. It may seem stressful to still have to worry about a grade, but what could you possibly learn from the class if you can’t even manage a C-? Do take physical education classes (half-credit and full-credit courses). These are not your high school P.E. classes where you were graded on how quickly you could run the mile (not a mile, THE mile). Physical education classes aren’t too demanding and they force you to do some physical activity with regularity, which is never a bad

campus—a whole other breed of evil. The last thing you want to do after rolling out of bed at an ungodly hour is to do it 15-20 minutes earlier and then have to wait for the bus. This even applies to socalled morning people who claim to be unbothered by having to get up before the sun rises. Do enroll in five courses during drop/ add (you can only enroll in four credits during your registration window). You may think that you’ve picked the perfect schedule and that you’re truly interested in every course you’ve enrolled in. That is until you show up on the first day of class, and it turns out that your “easy class” has a mandatory 50,000-word essay—not so interesting all of a sudden. Better to already be enrolled in your backup rather than find that it’s already full and have to settle for some sorry class that no one else wanted. Also, if you know that one of the five classes you’re most interested in won’t fill up before drop/add, which is after all undergraduates enroll, wait until drop/ add to enroll in it to ensure you get into all five of the classes you want to. Hint: there’s a reason no one’s enrolled in it. If you’re an underclassman and you’ll be one of the first to enroll in a class, think twice, especially if it’s not a class designed for underclassmen. You may think you’ll be the student who magically likes the professor and that it’ll be different—the truth is that you won’t and you’ll just end up hating yourself. While bookbagging may sound like something you’d do at Shooters, it’s important to remember that this is far more important. This is not Shooters where your mistakes are forgotten the next morning. You have to live with these choices for the next four months—that’s like half of a baby—so think twice when picking your classes these coming weeks and then review them one more time just to make sure. Justin Koritzinsky is a Trinity junior. His column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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and progressive ideas were presented almost as fact, and I struggled to find works that represented conservative modes of thought. Something felt amiss to me. In an institution of higher education, why would certain viewpoints be promoted at the expense of others? Why couldn’t there truly be an arena of discussion where all ideological camps were represented? For members of my community and family as I was growing up, political affiliation was akin to culture and identity. To speak badly of a party was to speak badly about people registered to vote in that party. And while there was always a sort of reforming and reconvening political ideas that the previous generation had given to the next, political ideologies were largely passed down through narratives and anecdotes; they were an inheritance of sorts. While I was surrounded by the American idea of “be-who-you-want-to-be” self-determination, I also felt that it was a faux pas for someone to go against the political leanings of the communities that raised them. However, as I learned and grew during my time in undergrad, as I had many hard conversations with people of diverse backgrounds and as I learned more about the social and economic disparities that correspond to social factors such as race, ethnicity, gender performance and identity, sexuality, ability, nationality, religion and so on, I had to shift around things that I had previously prioritized and make room for what I now learned to be true. I began to deconstruct the linguistic labels that political ideologies take, such as “conservative,” and I began to question, what exactly was I trying to conserve? If my country of citizenship is built on the genocide and displacement of indigenous people as well as the mass enslavement and forced labor of black people, then how could I support “conserving” such a social order with a clean conscience? If conservative candidates like Donald Trump support deporting 11 to 12 million undocumented Americans with no questions asked, if Ben Carson would not accept a Muslim American as president and if Mike Huckabee uses a transgender celebrity’s coming out story to delegitimize people’s gender identities, then it seems that the social order that the right wing aims to conserve continues to be based on the exclusion of people who do not fit the model of normative identity. Much of my political education intersects with my background in linguistics. Contemporary linguists are interested in how language functions in the real world, period. They are not interested in prescribing outdated rules

binary and genderfluid people, such as “they/them/theirs” and “xe/xem/ xyrs?” Shouldn’t we advocate for positive change that will represent and validate all people’s experiences? I acknowledge the ways that educational and social experience construct different people’s views. Especially if one’s livelihood relies on state institutions, it becomes difficult to question statesponsored rhetoric. For example, those who seek social mobility in the military would likely be stigmatized if they criticized the state’s rhetoric of militarized heroicism. In this context, to criticize the system would be to belittle the individual’s service and sacrifice, even if it is a system that has serious physical and psychological repercussions for almost everyone involved. Too often, when voices from the left criticize state systems, they are misconstrued as attacking the individuals that make up the system as well. As well, one must be aware of the nuance that, in post-colonial contexts, liberalism is often associated with the uprooting of tradition at the hands of Western imperialism. For example, in South Korea, much of the opposition to rights for sexual and gender minorities comes from the belief that homosexuality was an import from the western world. While such a belief is incorrect and harms LGBT citizens of South Korea, it is true that the modern LGBT movement in South Korea was modeled after the U.S. movement. Progress the world over should respect indigenous sovereignty and rights, which should not have to be imposed upon by one version of progressivism. Political discussions can be extremely difficult, especially with people of differing political leanings and educational experiences. However, given what I’ve learned thus far, I believe that the political necessarily intersects with the personal and that it is of vital importance to stand on the side of the oppressed and not remain conveniently neutral. My values envision change for a more just and inclusive nation and world, but I do believe that compromise with the other side is often necessary in order to create change for social minorities. However, I also believe there are also many spaces where it is vital to remain unapologetic about one’s beliefs, values and politics, so that people can express their thoughts and grievances and hopes in their fullest extent. I don’t subscribe to a political party, but I will always be looking forward to what can change for the better instead of idealizing and preserving oppression. Drew Korschun is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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Reality of My Surroundings: The Contemporary Collection. Thru

July 10, 2016. Nasher Museum of Art.

EVENTS October 27 Piano Master Class with David Breitman. 5pm, Nelson Music Room, East Duke Bldg. Free. October 28 Mark Steinmetz Artist Talk. MFA|EDA Visiting Artist Mark Steinmetz (Oct 26-29) will conduct an artist talk and present a photography slideshow. 7:30pm, Full Frame Theater. Free. Rare Music: Classical Piano Trios On Original Instruments with Gabriel Richard, violin; Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello; & David Breitman, piano. Clementi: Trio, Op. 27; Mozart: Piano Trio in G major, K 496; Haydn: Trio in G major, No. 39 “Gypsy”; Beethoven: Trio, Op. 1, No. 3. Presented in association with DUMIC (Duke University Musical Instrument Collections). 8pm, Nelson Music Room, East Duke Bldg. Free.

1234 Friday, OctOber 30

Duke Jazz Ensemble

directed by John Brown

Duke Djembe Ensemble directed by Bradley Simmons Featuring guest artist Terri Lyne Carrington, drums

8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium

Queer Motion in Criticism and Activism: Jill Johnston’s Dance Criticism and Lesbian Activism. Talk by dance historian Clare Croft (Univ. of Michigan) on dance critic and activist Jill Johnston.12pm, Women’s Studies Pink Parlor, West Duke Bldg. Free and open to the public.

Tickets: $10 general admission; students FREE

Diva Stances & Racial Subversion: How Dancers Re-imagined “America” on U.S. State Department-sponsored International Dance Tours. Talk by dance historian Clare Croft (Univ. of Michigan). 6:15pm, Friedl 107, Duke East Campus. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, OctOber 31

October 29 Collections Come to Light. Nasher Museum and Duke Gardens co-host gallery and workshop combining art, photography, horticulture and landscapes. 3pm, $15. Register: 919-668-1707 or gardenseducation@ duke.edu.

directed by Rodney Wynkoop

Exhibition Opening Event. Artist’s talk by Lange-Taylor Prizewinner Jon Lowenstein on South Side, a cross-media project on his Chicago neighborhood; on view at CDS through February 28, 2016. 7pm, preceded by a reception at 6pm, Center for Documentary Studies. Free. Duke Players Lab presents Comic Potential by Alan Ayckbourn. A romantic sci-fi comedy set in a TV studio in the foreseeable future, when low-cost androids (known as “actoids”) have largely replaced actors. 8pm, Brody Theater, East Campus. Free. October 30

After Coal. Part of the Fresh Docs Film Series from the Center for

Documentary Studies and the Southern Documentary Fund. 7pm, Full Frame Theater, American Tobacco Campus. Free. Duke Djembe Ensemble, directed by Bradley Simmons, and Duke Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Brown, with guest artist Terri Lyne Carrington, drums. 8pm, Baldwin Auditorium. $10 general; students free. Duke Players Lab presents Comic Potential (See October 29) 8pm. Ark Dances. Everyone is welcome to this bi-annual, informal dance concert highlighting Duke student works. 7pm, The Ark, Duke East Campus. Free, but donations welcomed. October 31 Showcase Concert: Duke Chorale, directed by Rodney Wynkoop, Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson, Duke Wind Symphony, directed by Verena Moesenbichler-Bryant. 8pm, Baldwin Auditorium. $10 general; students free. Duke Players Lab presents Comic Potential (See October 29) 8 pm.

SCREEN/SOCIETY All events are free and open to the public. Screenings are at 7pm in the Richard White Lecture Hall, East Campus. (G)=Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. (Carr) = Carr 103. All events subject to change.

Duke Chorale Duke Symphony Orchestra directed by Harry Davidson

Duke Wind Symphony directed by Verena Moesenbichler-Bryant

Three of Duke’s largest student music ensembles celebrate Family Weekend with a showcase concert featuring an eclectic selection of works.

8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium Tickets: $10 general admission; students FREE

October 27 Summary of Crimes + Q&A w/ filmmaker Xu Xing Cine-East Series (China) October 28 2015 AMI Student Film Festival (G) Curated festival of works produced in Spring ‘15 courses at Duke. AMI Showcase ami.duke.edu/screensociety/schedule

This message is brought to you by the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Center for Documentary Studies, Chapel Music, Duke Dance Program, Duke Music Department, Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts, Nasher Museum of Art, Screen/Society, Department of Theater Studies with support from the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts.