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Duke employees’ donations overwhelmingly go to Clinton Likhitha Butchireddygari The Chronicle More Duke employees donated to Democrats Hillary Clinton and Deborah Ross compared to Republicans Donald Trump and Richard Burr by a margin of 16 to one. Almost 90 Duke faculty and staff donated to presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, whereas 43 donated to Senate candidates Deborah Ross and Richard Burr. The Democratic candidates received more than $77,000 in funding—the Republican candidates, however, raised less than $5,000. These numbers are based on faculty and staff that noted “Duke University” as their employer when donating, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics. “My motivation for donating and supporting Hillary Clinton was that I know donations help get the word out,” wrote Stefanie Sarantopoulos, associate professor of medicine, in an email. “A persistent and productive lifetime politician, Hillary Clinton is the most qualified and dedicated individual in history to be nominated for this office.” Hillary Clinton received 86 donations—totaling more than $47,000—from Duke faculty and staff. Some donors highlighted Clinton’s qualifications and history in public life as a motivation for donating. Other donors
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were excited about the prospect of a first female President. “We need a president with two XX chromosomes very badly,” wrote Alexander Rosenberg, R. Taylor Cole professor of philosophy, in an email. Some donors, such as Thomas Nechyba, professor of economics, and Susan Alberts, Robert F. Durden professor of biology, were motivated to prevent a
Trump presidency. Both Burr and Trump received four donations each. However, Burr raised almost $4,000, whereas Trump only raised $860. Notably, Duke employees donated twice as much to Senator Ted Cruz than they did to Trump—$1,150 to Cruz in total. Duke employees donated to other candidates for president, as well. David
Kraines, associate professor emeritus of mathematics, donated to Governor John Kasich. “The other candidates in the [Republican] primaries were weak, corrupt, divisive and/or unhinged,“ Kraines wrote in an email. “Unfortunately, the same is true of the current candidates.” Bernie Sanders—Clinton’s primary opponent during the Democratic nomination process—received more than $25,000 from Duke employees. One donor was Dan Ariely, James B. Duke professor of psychology and behavioral economics, who donated $5,000 to the Sanders campaign. “My point in supporting Bernie was to help expand the political debate in the U.S. to include elements that I thought were incredibly crucial to our continued success,” Ariely said. “I think that the questions of education, and in particular, income equality are crucial for the long term sustainability, and they are the moral thing to do. To my deep sadness, he seemed to be the only one who was making these questions front and center.” The average donation to Clinton was more than $500, but Trump’s average donation was about $216. Burr’s average donation, on the other hand, was $200 higher than Ross’ average—which was almost $800. Third-party candidates Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party and Jill Stein See DONATIONS on Page 5
Kennard stars in exhibition opener as injuries mount Hank Tucker The Chronicle The Blue Devils’ injury problems continued into their first exhibition contest of the year, and they were disjointed at times without their stars on the floor in a shaky victory. But Duke still won by more than 30 points. The Blue Devils knocked off Division II Virginia State 90-59 Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in their exhibition opener despite looking far from the dominant team that was picked to win the ACC at the conference’s media day early on. Duke had 16 turnovers—freshman Frank Jackson had five—and gave up 19 offensive rebounds in its first contest against another opponent this year. But an impressive performance by sophomore Luke Kennard ensured that the outcome of the game was never in doubt. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard led all scorers with 30 points on 8-of-17 shooting and sparked a 13-0 run in the first half with a 3-pointer from
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the top of the key to put Duke in front 32-16. Kennard also picked up a pair of steals in the Blue Devils’ press in the first half that he turned into breakaway layups. “Luke was outstanding, but that’s how Luke has been playing,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “If you had to grade everybody, he’s played the best overall since we started practice.” Freshman center Marques Bolden, Grayson Allen and Jackson joined Kennard in double figures, but Allen’s first contest of his junior campaign was anything but smooth sailing. Allen and co-captain Matt Jones were both hurt driving to the basket early and joined injured freshmen Jayson Tatum and Harry Giles on the bench for a long stretch of the first half. Allen reentered the game after seven minutes on the bench and finished with 13 points, but exited in the second half when he appeared to injure his shoulder again on a breakaway dunk. Jones did not return to the
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Law professor helps organize ‘Originalists against Trump’ sway them says something very significant about how much space the Court has taken up in what would otherwise be democratic self-governance.
Neelesh Moorthy The Chronicle Along with several attorneys and law professors nationwide, Duke law professor Stephen Sachs helped author a letter published earlier this month by the “Originalists against Trump,” arguing that Republican candidate Donald Trump would not uphold important constitutional values. The Chronicle spoke with Sachs about the meaning of originalism and the future of the Supreme Court post-election. The following conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. The Chronicle: Could you explain what originalism means and why you subscribe to it as your philosophy? Stephen Sachs: Originalism is in general the idea that the Constitution says what it said and does what it did when it was enacted. And that even though individual provisions in the Constitution might have different consequences at different times—the fact that House seats go by the [U.S.] Census mean that as the Census changes you get more or fewer House seats—the rule itself for apportioning them does not change. The Constitution created legal rules, and whatever those rules are hasn’t changed since the founding, except to the extent they were amended. My own reasons are that in American law there are only certain ways that are recognized as amending the Constitution or changing what it did. Everyone understands that if a statute or any other piece of law doesn’t get amended, it stays where it is and just keeps on trucking. An object at rest stays at rest unless acted
TC: He has named 10 justices on his short-list, one of whom is actually a Duke alum. Do you have any problems with those particular justices? SS: The statement, as far as I read it, makes no aspersions against those individual justices. Many of them seem to be fine people. It’s more a question of whether this campaign promise as opposed to any other can be relied on, and how you weigh that promise compared to other promises he has made. Many of the justices [he has named] seem like perfectly reasonable choices. Special to The Chronicle Stephens Sachs explained that originalists should not support Trump because Trump would not uphold Constitutional values.
upon by an outside force. If you don’t do anything to the Constitution, it keeps on trucking and containing whatever legal rules it had before, and there are ways of adding or subtracting those legal rules, but just that people might understand the words differently at different times is not one of those ways. TC: Why call yourself “Originalists against Trump”? What’s the significance of that particular group? SS: I think it was important to have originalists speak out as originalists, because many people have defended Trump and argued for voting for Trump on the basis of his likely Supreme Court appointments—his statements during the
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debates that he would appoint justices who interpret the Constitution as written. But as the statement says, the signatories don’t believe he can be trusted on that. Moreover, there are a lot of things the president does outside of appointing Supreme Court justices on which Trump can’t be trusted to comply with an originalist interpretation of the Constitution. I think it’s interesting that so many people seem to be willing to vote for literally anyone who promises to appoint Supreme Court justices who agree with their views. I think that says something very sad about the place of the Court in the democracy, because there are so many reasons why people might object to Trump as president. And the idea that that would be the one factor that would
TC: Wouldn’t the Senate’s ratification procedure prevent a problematic justice from being sent to the Court? Is that not a sufficient check? SS: Maybe. But the track record of the Republican Party in checking Trump in various ways during this campaign is not good. [If the Democrats take the Senate,] it’s even less likely that he would appoint originalist justices, because the Democratic Senate would prefer justices who are less originalist rather than more. TC: Is [Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton] any better, or worse, for originalism than Trump is? SS: The statement was worded broadly enough to appeal to two kinds of people. I’m sure some of the people who signed it feel that Trump would be worse solely on See ORIGINALISTS on Page 5
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Long-time State Rep. Paul Durham County investigating loss of ballots in primary Luebke dies Saturday Staff Reports The Chronicle Paul Luebke, a member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented Duke’s campus, passed away Saturday. He was 70 years old. Luebke, a Democrat, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives since 1991. He was also a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. “Paul Luebke was a dedicated legislator,
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Paul Leubke served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for 25 years.
educator and citizen whose service made North Carolina a better, more equitable place,” wrote Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, in an email. “He represented Duke and Durham with great passion. We will miss him.” Diagnosed with lymphoma last fall, Luebke returned to work during this year’s legislative short session. He is the author of Tar Heel Politics, a political history of North Carolina. “Paul had an unprecedented concern for working and marginalized communities and families,” said Durham Representative Larry Hall, who was a close friend and colleague of Luebke. “He always put them first in every public policy debate.” City council member Steve Schewel, a visiting assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, noted that Luebke was an important Durham leader. “Paul deserves immense credit for the progressive, diverse, welcoming nature of Durham,” Schewel said in a statement. “He is a chief architect of our city’s current political culture and for 25 years he has been our state’s unflinching progressive champion in the General Assembly—a north star for everything good.” Luebke’s name is still on the ballot for re-election. State election law says that if elected, his successor would be named by members of the Durham County Democratic Party’s executive committee.
Rick Mortenson The Chronicle As many Duke students struggle with calculus this semester, they may take comfort in the fact that they are not the only ones with numerical issues—an investigation indicates that Durham County may have mishandled and miscounted provisional ballots during the March primary. Investigators referred their findings about the errors—discovered after the election’s results were certified—to the Durham County District Attorney’s office. Roger Echols,
the county’s district attorney, will determine whether to pursue a criminal prosecution in the case. The errors affected 1,039 ballots, the State Board of Elections determined, and included errors in the reported totals and “manual changes” to ballot records. In May, the State Board ordered 892 ballots to be recast. Several losing candidates in the Democratic primary for Durham County Commission complained that the errors could potentially have impacted the outcome of the election. Because there were only Democrats running for the position, the primary, in effect, See PRIMARY on Page 5
Chris Teufel | The Chronicle The State Board of Elections determined that the errors affected 1,039 ballots cast in the March primary elections.
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DONATIONS from page 1 of the Green Party both received exactly one donation. Michael Munger, professor of political science, was the sole Duke faculty donor for Johnson. “I am trying to advance the electoral prospects of the candidate nominated by the party I identify with most closely,” Munger explained in an email. By department Several trends were also seen in donors’ department affiliations. Most of those donating to Republican candidates were in math or science departments or the School of Medicine. Several Law School and Sanford School of Public Policy faculty members donated to Ross, who had previously served as a lecturer in the Law School. In a recent article by The Chronicle, Ross’ colleagues had high praise for her and her work at Duke. Clinton also received high support from the graduate schools, namely the Fuqua School of Business and the Nicholas School of the Environment. Both Ross and Clinton, however, also had supporters spanning several different departments at the University. The department with the highest number of donors was the biology department. Emily Bernhardt, associate professor of biogeochemistry, cited her experiences in North Carolina in her support for Clinton. “As a feminist and as a scholar my interests are much more aligned with the Democratic candidate for president, and I am frankly appalled by the misogyny and anti-intellectualism of her opponent,” she wrote in an email. “I also hope that the enthusiastic voter turnout for the presidential election will have important down ballot implications in NC, as I have great concerns about the anti-environment and anti-LGBT+ stance of the majority of current members in the N.C. state legislature. These are the reasons I have personally donated money and time to the Clinton campaign.” Donors to Burr and Trump either declined to comment or could not be reached.
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clear sense of the limited powers of the presidency and the separation of powers, but has tended towards general proclamations that he is going to do things that aren’t the basis of originalism alone, not only due to the justices he within the president’s powers to do. His statements appoints but also because of all the other things he would towards [Judge Gonzalo Curiel] does not give any faith want to do while in office and all the other expressions that he would promote an independent judiciary. His he has made and their inconsistency with the original discussion of registering American Muslims would be a Constitution. I think there is also a group that thinks, even clear violation of religious liberty. His discussion of libel if the terribleness of both candidates brings the originalism laws and other ways in which he would silence critics issue to a draw, there are other reasons to oppose Trump would be a violation of freedom of speech. There are as a candidate. other examples as well. One school would say that Trump is worse solely on originalism alone. A second school would say that Trump and TC: Does this letter advocate for any candidate? Clinton are approximately equally bad on originalism grounds, SS: I don’t read the letter as an endorsement of any one but there are other reasons not to vote for Trump. candidate, just that the signatories are not going to vote for Donald Trump. TC: You mentioned there are other things besides the Supreme Court that could clash with originalist TC: Are you willing to share your personal voting doctrine. Could you give some examples of what worries plans? you about Trump? SS: My plan is to wait until election day and see what SS: Many of his statements during the campaign and polling in North Carolina looks like. I would prefer to vote beforehand have suggested this is not a person with a my conscience, but if necessary, I will vote strategically.
PRIMARY from page 3 decided the winners of the election. Th margin of victory in the race was 1,161 votes. Michael Page, chairman of the Durham County Board of Commissioners, who lost his bid for reelection, said that the issues with the vote totals are not just unfair to those running but also to the voters. “With the miscounting and the mishandling of the ballots there’s too many things that happened,” Page said. “Voters deserve a much more accurate picture of what really transpired and we’re really not getting that... If you have any ballot that has been tampered with, the integrity of the election is destroyed, and I have no faith in the election. In my opinion it was unethical.” Page said he believes re-doing the election would be the optimal solution. “I hope the [District Attorney] is sensitive to what has happened in this election to the candidates as well as to the voters,” Page said. “The right thing for this election is to vote this out and do this all over again. I’ve already filed a complaint, and it is obvious that the State Board of Elections has no interest in understanding what has taken place.” In addition to facing a slew of complaints filed by candidates, Durham County officials could also be confronted with a series of criminal charges if Echols makes that determination. These could include making fraudulent entry on elections books and certifying, delivering or transmitting false returns, both of which are Class I felonies. “I’m not a sore loser, but I really do believe in a fair fight, and it’s disappointing. We’re not saying, ‘this is not acceptable, this should not have happened, and we demand a new election,’” Page said. “It’s just not right, and nobody’s saying anything.” While state election officials have maintained the loss of the ballots would not have impacted the election, Michael Munger, a professor of political science, said there still are detrimental effects from this miscounting. “There was a small number of votes, but it’s a pretty small election, and if it changes the election, it does two things,” Munger said. “One, the wrong person is serving. The other thing that it does is it reduces our confidence in the legitimacy of the system.” Munger also emphasized the importance of maintaining the integrity of elections. “We can’t constantly be checking, and the inattention of public officials to that part of the process is inexcusable,” Munger said. The investigation is ongoing and no timetable has been given for when it will conclude.
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Heroics from Georgia Tech’s Thomas too much to overcome as rally falls short quarter to get back in the game. “You’re down 28-7. So what do you do?” The Chronicle Cutcliffe said. “We went step-by-step what we had to do as a team to put ourselves back in ATLANTA—For the second straight game, the game.” the Blue Devils found themselves playing from Duke took advantage of two forced behind for much of the second half. fumbles to outscore the Yellow Jackets 21-3 in This time, Duke came all the way back, the period, with Jones finishing 22-of-36 for overcoming a 21-point halftime deficit to take 305 yards and two touchdowns through the a 35-31 lead with less than nine minutes left in air to tight end Daniel Helm. the game. He added 73 yards on the ground, as the But the Blue Devil defense could not Blue Devils racked up 254 rushing yards led by preserve the lead. their quarterback and the running back tandem A 21-yard touchdown pass from Georgia of Shaun Wilson and Jela Duncan. Tech quarterback Justin Thomas to running “Daniel did a great job leading us,” redshirt back Clinton Lynch with 5:38 left keyed the junior center Austin Davis said. “He was able Yellow Jackets’ 38-35 victory against the Blue to put the ball where our receivers could get Devils Saturday afternoon at Bobby Dodd it, made great checks and reads considering Stadium. Duke had a chance to get the ball all the fronts they threw at us and he was on back late in the fourth point as a leader and as a quarter when it forced a quarterback today.” e might have had his 3rd-and-17, but Thomas But first-half fumbles escaped the pocket and by Wilson and Duncan finest hour.— Head cut upfield for 50 yards to and a late three-andcoach David Cutcliffe on Justin out following four seal the win. “Why we couldn’t Thomas consecutive touchdown finish, you have to just drives to start the look at Justin Thomas and say he might have second half proved costly for Duke, which had his finest hour,” Duke head coach David could never get the stop it needed Saturday Cutcliffe said. “He played like a senior.” afternoon. Following Helm’s seven-yard The redshirt senior’s final big play of the touchdown reception in the fourth quarter day was part of his best game since his 2014 to give the Blue Devils their first lead of the second-team All-ACC campaign. Thomas contest, Georgia Tech controlled the rest of had 459 total yards and four touchdowns, the game. taking advantage of blown assignments After Duke sacked Thomas, on 2nd-and-19 and missed tackles by the Duke defense from his own five-yard line, the Prattville, Ala., throughout the game. On each of their native, retreated toward his own end zone, scoring drives, the Yellow Jackets (5-3, 2-3 rolled out to his right, then darted up the in the ACC) had a play that went at least sideline for 46 yards. A few plays later, he fired 20 yards as the Blue Devils (3-5, 0-4) had a laser across the middle to Lynch to put his little success against Georgia Tech’s triple- team back on top before his back-breaking 50option scheme. yard scamper on what proved to be the game’s But after Duke went down 28-7 at halftime final possession. because of two first-half turnovers and two The heartbreak did not end there for the failed fourth-down conversions, redshirt Blue Devils. freshman quarterback Daniel Jones and Duncan left the game in the second the Blue Devils found a rhythm in the third half with a ruptured Achilles tendon he
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Jack White | The Chronicle Running back Jela Duncan scored two touchdowns Saturday before exiting the game in the third quarter. He is done for the year with a torn Achilles.
suffered celebrating a touchdown and did not return. The team announced Sunday that the redshirt senior captain is done for the year, joining Thomas Sirk and DeVon Edwards as redshirt senior captains who have suffered season-ending injuries. Duncan had two of the Blue Devils’ three third-quarter touchdowns, becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 2,000 rushing yards for his career. “I am very saddened by Jela Duncan’s injury,” Cutcliffe said. “It’s been that year, but we will support him.” Duke will take on Coastal Division leader Virginia Tech at home next Saturday looking to put a pair of losses that will be tough to swallow in the rearview mirror. “Sometimes, it just doesn’t go your way,” redshirt senior safety Corbin McCarthy said. “In the second half, the comeback was pretty awesome to be a part of. But if we can play like that for 60 minutes, we’re going to have great success in the next four games.”
The Yellow Jackets lost to Duke in 2014 and 2015 but had total yards, including 341 on the ground.
After the Blue Devils completed a 21-point comeback, Thomas found Clinton Lynch for a 21-yard touchdown pass with 5:38 left in the game.
Jack White | The Chronicle Redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Jones had 378 total yards and two touchdowns, but the Blue Devils came up short Saturday.
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Season of inconsistency continues for Blue Devil defense Saturday Mitchell Gladstone The Chronicle
Jack White | The Chronicle d little trouble moving the ball Saturday, racking up 605
Redshirt sophomore tight end Daniel Helm’s sevenyard touchdown reception put Duke on top for the first time in Saturday’s game with 8:55 remaining.
With Georgia Tech facing 3rd-and-17 up by three, Thomas scrambled for 46 yards late in the fourth quarter to preserve the Yellow Jackets’ win.
ATLANTA—With eight minutes to go and his Yellow Jackets trailing for the first time all afternoon, quarterback Justin Thomas rolled out to the right, backing up into his end zone. Chased by a pair of Blue Devil defenders, the 6-foot-3 senior looked for an escape route. As Duke linebacker Ben Humphreys sprinted up the middle and defensive end Dom McDonald held the edge, Thomas headed for the sideline, just hoping to make the most of a broken play. And like he did all afternoon, the Prattville, Ala., native found yet another way to gash the Blue Devil defense. “When I looked at the angle he had, I said on the headset, ‘They’re not going to catch him,’” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. Thomas turned the corner and found a lane in front of the Blue Devil bench, sprinting for 46 yards to set up Georgia Tech’s eventual game-winning touchdown. In the Yellow Jackets’ 38-35 victory against Duke, the Georgia Tech signal-caller dominated the Blue Devils from start to finish. From tossing a 50-yard bomb on just the Yellow Jackets’ third play from scrimmage to scampering for 50 yards late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory, Thomas had it all going right for the hosts. “Some of those plays are just based on pure athleticism,” Humphreys said. “[Thomas] is kind of playing outside the offense and it’s tough to stop…. He’s been here three-plus years and this is the best game he’s played against us by far.” The explosive chunk plays that have plagued Duke throughout a challenging season haunted the Blue Devils once again Saturday. Georgia Tech racked up 605 yards of offense on just 61 plays, good for an average of nearly 10 yards per play. The Yellow Jacket offense also tallied 13 plays of 15 yards or longer, scoring from more than 20 yards out on four of its five touchdown drives. After Thomas—who rushed for 195
Jack White | The Chronicle Ben Humphreys and the Duke defense sparked the Blue Devils’ comeback with two forced fumbles but could not get a late stop.
yards on 17 carries—gave Georgia Tech an early 14-0 lead on an 82-yard touchdown run, Duke cut the Yellow Jacket lead in half with a score of its own. But with quick strikes of 33 and 46 yards through the air on the ensuing drive, Georgia Tech was back up by two scores and well on its way to a 28-7 halftime lead. Early on, the Blue Devils had no answer for the Yellow Jackets’ dangerous tripleoption attack. Georgia Tech shredded Duke for 327 yards on only 26 first-half plays, despite having the ball for less than 13 of the game’s first 30 minutes. But the Blue Devils have made sure to make big plays of their own this season despite getting gashed by opponents, and that trend continued in the second half to spark Duke’s 21-point comeback. On the Yellow Jackets’ first play of the second half, a crucial forced fumble and recovery by Humphreys—who finished the game with 10 solo tackles and a sack—gave the ball back to quarterback Daniel Jones and the Blue Devil offense with good field position. And after Duke sliced the lead to 2814 with a touchdown, a huge hit by safety Deondre Singleton on the ensuing kickoff
Jack White | The Chronicle The Blue Devils struggled to wrap up the Yellow Jackets throughout the game.
caused the Yellow Jackets’ kick returner to put the ball on the turf at his own 10-yard line. One play later, Blue Devil running back Jela Duncan found paydirt for the second time in as many plays. Thanks to those few momentumchanging plays by its defense, Duke— which faced its largest deficit at any point this season at halftime—was right back in the game. “There are a lot of people that run from these situations,” Cutcliffe said. “At the worst of times, that’s when people jump off bandwagons—not this group of young men. It was really impressive to see the battle waged forward and everybody took part.” With the exception of three Georgia Tech rushes that went for 146 yards, Jim Knowles’ unit kept the Yellow Jackets in check for a majority of the second half. But once the Blue Devils snuck in front midway through the game’s final stanza, Thomas went to work. “He’s elusive. He’s not the biggest guy in the world, but he plays big,” redshirt senior strike safety Corbin McCarthy said. “He did a phenomenal job capitalizing on some of our mistakes when it came to pass rush and giving him some open lanes.” With the Yellow Jackets facing a 3rd-and-17 and less than two minutes remaining, Thomas once again used his legs to dash up the middle for a 50-yard pickup that would salt the game away. Georgia Tech’s quarterback finished the game with a 99.7 quarterback rating—the best of any player in college football so far this season. And for a Blue Devil team that is running out of time to make its fifth straight bowl game, Saturday was yet another chapter in what has been a season of inconsistency. “We were in position to win the game,” Humphreys said. “It’s tough because you’re in a position most weeks and the ball’s not falling your way. You’ve just got to keep working hard during the week until it does.”
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Greenwell on fire during Blue-White scrimmage Ben Leonard and Andrew Donohue The Chronicle The Blue Devils hit the floor Sunday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium for their annual Blue-White scrimmage. The White team won the intra-squad scrimmage 76-58 against the Blue team, with rosters fluctuating throughout the game. Regardless of which team she was on, redshirt junior guard Rebecca Greenwell dominated the action, leading the team with 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Here are some major takeaways from the scrimmage, with Duke’s first exhibition game against Charleston less than a week away: Kyra Lambert shows off improved jumper After making 23 starts in an up-anddown freshman campaign, point guard Kyra Lambert looked much more comfortable offensively Sunday. The sophomore shot just 32.1 percent from beyond the arc and 38.0 percent from the field last season, but spent much of the summer focusing on her outside shot. That work showed, as she scored 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting—including a deep buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the third quarter—to go along with five assists. The Cibolo, Texas, native brought energy on the defensive end as well, forcing five steals. Her potential emergence as an offensive threat and a distributor as part of a star-studded backcourt that
includes All-American Lexie Brown and Greenwell is an encouraging sign for the Blue Devils. “Kyra had a great summer,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “She was looking for her shot more and looking to create more off the bounce. She really benefits from playing alongside Becca [Greenwell] and Lexie [Brown], in terms of that the defense really has to honor some great 3-point shooters. I’m just very pleased with the summer that she’s had and the direction in which she’s moving.” Impressive frontcourt performances, but foul trouble concerns emerge With few established post scoring options heading into this season after Azurá Stevens’ departure, a big key for Duke heading into the season is finding a consistent threat in the post. But the Blue Devil frontcourt impressed Sunday, with four players scoring in double figures. Redshirt sophomore Lyneé Belton was a force offensively after a torn meniscus derailed her season last year, contributing 17 points and 10 rebounds, and freshman Leaonna Odom and senior Kendall Cooper both chipped in 14 points. However, the biggest surprise might have been the play of junior Erin Mathias, scoring 13 points for the Blue Devils a year after making just three starts and averaging 1.8 points per game. “Erin had an especially great summer,” Greenwell said. “Just playing pickup with her, you could tell she was improving offensively and
Alexandra Davis | The Chronicle Junior Rebecca Greenwell is expected to lead Duke this season and poured in 26 points during Sunday’s scrimmage.
defensively. She’s one of the better screeners on this team, so she’s really versatile out there.” Although Duke’s forwards impressed, foul trouble looks to be a concern for the unit going forward. Both Odom and Cooper would have fouled out of the contest had it been an official game—the duo combined for 13 fouls. Greenwell in midseason form With so many potential offensive threats emerging, one was left to wonder if Greenwell was being overlooked. But she left no doubt about her status as the
Blue Devils’ best offensive player with a dominating performance. The Owensboro, Ky., native poured in 26 points and scored in a number of different ways. Greenwell was her trademark self from beyond the arc, knocking down five 3-pointers, including a spectacular four-point play, but also was willing to drive to the basket and finish at the rim. When the defense collapsed on Greenwell, the second-team All-ACC guard was a willing passer, finishing with four assists. See W. BASKETBALL on Page 13
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Seminoles stun Duke in PKs to open ACC tournament Jack Dolgin The Chronicle “Let’s go!” senior Christina Gibbons yelled at her teammates Thursday night as Clemson celebrated its win on Duke’s home field. “Get your heads up. We’ve got a tournament this weekend!” Despite the co-captain’s words of encouragement, that tournament ended in a similar fashion for the Blue Devils. After 2015 National 1 Freshman of the Year FSU Connolly DUKE 1 Megan struck her team’s fifth penalty kick into the top left corner of the goal, Duke looked on as another ACC rival handed the Blue Devils their second loss in four days. No. 6 seed Florida State knocked off thirdseeded Duke 3-2 in penalty kicks after the teams were tied 1-1 following 110 minutes of action at Koskinen Stadium Sunday afternoon in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. The Seminoles gave the Blue Devils their first ACC loss in Tallahassee, Fla., last week with a 1-0 overtime win, and Florida State took advantage again when Duke missed its first three penalty kicks en route to its third loss in four games. “It’s my fault that we didn’t start maybe a little bit earlier and become better at our PKs,” Blue Devil head coach Robbie Church said. “It’s just frustrating to see that we have come up short at the end of the year.” Duke took the lead in the 32nd minute when junior Ashton Miller ripped a bullet from
Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Florida State upset the Blue Devils for the second time in as many weeks to hand Duke its third loss in its last four games.
more than 20 yards out into the bottom left corner of the goal past Seminole goalkeeper Cassie Miller. Miller has given Duke all sorts of trouble in recent weeks, as she shut out the Blue Devils in Tallahassee, and finished Sunday’s game with five saves, including two in the penalty shootout. Ashton Miller’s shot, though, was too accurate to be stopped, and it marked the fourth time in her career she has scored from outside the penalty box. She scored a nearly identical goal last year against Pittsburgh, finding space beyond the box and striking a low shot into the
bottom corner of the goal. “That’s kind of my spot, on top of the box,” she said. “This season so far, I haven’t really had an opportunity to hit that ball. So I was really excited when I finally got it right where I love to hit the ball.” The goal changed the pace of the game— both teams started finding more scoring chances shortly after Miller’s finish. Duke had two prime opportunities to score in the last 10 minutes of the first half, as seniors Toni Payne and Gibbons set up junior Imani Dorsey and redshirt junior Malinda Allen for looks in the
box, but both shots went right at Miller. The Seminoles (12-3-3) responded just two minutes into the second half. After senior defender Lizzy Raben cleared a ball with her head in the box, freshman Deyna Castellanos stood right outside the box and drilled a one-time volley into the right corner of the goal. “They scored a world-class goal against us, oh my God,” Church said. “We saw a goal like that in China—that was the only time I’ve seen anything like that.” After winning every regular-season game it led in, the Blue Devils (12-4-3) could not finish off Florida State in the second half. Although the Seminoles dominated play after halftime, it was Duke that had the best scoring chance. In the 54th minute, Dorsey broke free behind the Florida State back line and had just Miller to beat to take a 2-1 lead. The junior tried dribbling to the right and around Miller as the goalkeeper came off her line, but Miller fell on the ball and ended the scoring threat. “We see how close we are, but we’ve been there all year,” Church said. “We had two or three really quality opportunities. You can’t really ask for more against a really quality team.” Although Duke searched for answers late in the game, it managed only one shot on goal after the first half. The troubles highlighted the injuries that have hampered the team this year, as senior Rebecca Quinn and sophomore Kayla McCoy are out for the year and there is no timetable for sophomore Taylor Racioppi’s See W. SOCCER on Page 13
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Blue Devils rout Richmond 6-0 on Senior Day Cole Winton The Chronicle In their first ever game ever as the No. 1 team in the country, the Blue Devils did not disappoint. With an ACC tournament semifinal matchup against either No. 4 North Carolina or No. 8 Louisville on the horizon, Duke flexed its muscles, controlling time of possession, forcing the Spiders’ goalie to make 10 saves and not allowing a 0 single RICH penalty DUKE 6 corner. The ACC regular season champion Blue Devils did not score in the first 10 minutes, then erupted for five tallies in the next 25 on their way to an easy 6-0 win on Senior Day against overmatched Richmond. Duke missed two opportunities on wide-open backdoor shots early on, but senior Robin Blazing found the back of the net in the 12th minute to open the
floodgates. The Blue Devils were able to rest their starters late in the game with the outcome already decided in their regular season finale. “It’s just important for us to stay consistent and finish out our regular season the way we’ve been preparing for and playing each game,” Duke head coach Pam Bustin said. “We got off to kind of a slow start, but about 15 minutes in we started picking up our pace and playing our game, so I was really pleased with that.” Perhaps the most impressive play of the day came when Blazing opened the scoring with a diving goal to redirect a wild pass into the cage to continue her late-season resurgence. Less than 10 minutes later, Blazing found classmate Hunter Bracale for a close-range tally to double the home team’s lead. Junior Ashley Kristen, sophomore Erin Scherrer and graduate student Aisling Naughton then also added first-half goals to put the game out of reach. “Finally getting on the board was a
Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle Senior Robin Blazing opened the scoring Saturday afternoon in the 12th minute as the Blue Devils opened up a 5-0 first-half lead.
really good feeling,” Blazing said. “We knew it was coming and sometimes we have to build up to it, but that just gets us going. After those sorts of goals, we just hope we can keep up the pressure.” The Blue Devils’ offensive explosion should come as no surprise—Duke (15-2) ranks among the top 10 teams in the country in goals per game with an average of 3.3. On the other end of the field, redshirt freshman goalkeeper Sammi Steele and the Blue Devils’ defensive line enjoyed their second straight shutout and fifth overall with Duke dominating possession. The Blue Devils outshot Richmond (7-10) 24-1. Given the defense’s stellar play, Steele was pulled from the match with about 11:30 left in the game to allow senior goalie Kelsey Wagner to enter and finish out her final home game on the field. “It meant so much, especially being able to play on senior day,” Wagner said. “It’s such an honor to even be a part of this team.”
The game also held extra value for Blazing, who was one of two seniors to score in the game along with Bracale. “It’s a pretty good feeling scoring during Senior Day,” Blazing said. “When we play the game, our first goal is to win, but the second goal is to honor the seniors and have a good time.” Coming off a historic win against North Carolina last week, Duke stayed sharp Saturday. The Blue Devils will look to remain hot and knock off either the Tar Heels or Cardinals Friday evening in WinstonSalem, N.C., to advance to the ACC championship. Duke went 1-1 against North Carolina during the regular season and knocked off Louisville on the road in the teams’ only matchup. “Our goal is to every day get a little bit better. Every day that’s our focus,” Bustin said. “Sometimes you have to revisit things—and that’s normal—but we’re where we want to be as we get into a strong and challenging ACC tournament.”
Mikhal Kidane | The Chronicle Senior midfielder Hunter Bracale had a goal and an assist Saturday. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with a 15-2 record and enter the postseason ranked No. 1.
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in 25 minutes. Graduate student Amile Jefferson also reached double figures on the boards. “Marques did a great job in the second half of protecting our paint. He did an amazing job of being really big and then finishing out with defensive rebounds,” Jefferson said. “They got a lot of shots at our basket early in the first half, and in the second half we did a way better job of keeping guys in front.” With Jones’ health status now also uncertain, the Blue Devils will be looking for a more complete performance against the defending Division II national champions in their final exhibition against Augustana next Friday. “They were placed in some unusual situations tonight because of our physical condition,” Krzyzewski said. “It’s kind of nuts right now. We’ve got to get healthy.” Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Freshman center Marques Bolden anchored the Blue Devils down low by blocking five shots in his first 20 minutes on the court.
M. BASKETBALL from page 1 floor and played just three minutes. “Matt is going to be alright, but his hamstring started to tighten up and we’re just not going to take a chance on that,” Krzyzewski said. Without Duke’s veteran guards helping him on the wing, Jackson struggled handling the ball and threw several errant passes. The Trojans responded to Duke’s full-court pressure defense with aggressive on-ball defense of their own, speeding the game up for the Blue Devils’ inexperienced players and forcing mistakes all night. But Duke also scored 24 points off turnovers to use the fast pace to its advantage. “We’re really athletic, really long, so the press can kind of slow a team down,” Kennard said. “We can score the ball, so if we play well on the defensive end and get some turnovers— especially from the press like we did—it can really propel us as a whole group.”
return from a lower-leg injury. Mia Gyau, Ella Stevens, Casey Martinez and Allen have all seen more minutes since then, but struggled to penetrate Florida State’s back line Sunday. The loss likely ends the Blue Devils’ chances of earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, meaning Duke would only host a first-round game barring an upset by higher seeds in its side of the bracket. “Now we have that mentality, that underdog mentality,” Miller said. “If we can get everyone fresh and 100 percent by the time the tournament comes, I think we’ll be really good.” “The turnover differential shows that Blue had difficulty with [turnovers],” McCallie said. “It was a little bit a product of how the teams were set up, but it would be great if we could stay at eight or less once we start playing real games.”
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But after Kennard carried Duke into the locker room with a 42-27 lead, Jackson and Duke’s big men came back strong in the second half. The Blue Devils were outrebounded 22-15 in the first half, allowing the Trojans to get 13 offensive boards, but finished the night with a 41-37 advantage on the glass. Jackson canned four 3-pointers to finish the night with 17 points despite his rocky start. Bolden energized the crowd with an offensive rebound and layup through contact to give the Blue Devils their first 20-point lead at 52-31 with about 14 minutes remaining, and the DeSoto, Texas, native took a pass from Allen on the ensuing possession and finished with a strong two-handed dunk. Less than a minute later, Bolden passed to classmate Javin DeLaurier slashing through the lane for another dunk to force a Virginia State timeout. Bolden impressed Friday, notching a doubledouble with 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks
“I’m just trying to take the right shots,” Greenwell said. “Playing with Kyra and Lexie makes it really easy.... We ran our offense well and there’s a lot of openings for me to take shots.”
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taken on the characteristics of a spectator sport. With the rise of social media and number-centered politics projects like FiveThirtyEight and the New York Times election projections, the election has been treated by many as a horse race rather than a legitimate democratic process. This de-politicization has been particularly exacerbated in this election with the widespread media’s focus on Donald Trump’s lewd and derogatory parlance rather than his actual politics. Meanwhile, legitimate political discussion on welfare reform and gender
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equality has been mostly cast aside. As voters, we also contribute to this depoliticization by often choosing only to participate in the American democratic system during election time before returning to a four-year dormant state of political apathy. Politics itself, however, does not cease to exist between elections. Each of our votes has direct and indirect consequences long term. Depoliticizing oneself from politics can prove to be an easy way out of political responsibility for some, with the end goal being to vote rather than furthering a democratic outcome or goal through one’s vote.
Simply voting and disengaging from politics after each presidential election ignores the greater responsibility of further political participation and discussion required by an active electorate. Political opinions exist outside the vacuum and hypotheticals in which we discuss them. Individuals are charged with the responsibility with not only choosing representatives every two or four years, but also forming and expressing informed opinions on a wide range of political issues. When we choose to weigh our fiscal preferences over our social values, or vice versa, we make a statement. Each candidate we support, each issue we lobby for and each vote we cast are a reflection of what we stand for and who we are. The political process neither begins nor ends with a vote. Putting “politics” back into politics requires that voters actively weigh in on pressing, relevant issues independent of party ideology, and casting one’s vote accordingly. Moreover, political process should not be treated as a quadrennial exercise, but should be acted upon by voters as a continuous yearlong discussion and democratic engagement to affect change. Merely casting one’s vote and de-politicizing oneself from the greater democratic processes is not enough. The vote should be the means, not the end in the American democratic system.
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onsidering that the most hallowed of Hallmark holidays lands on the worst of weekdays this year, by now, most of you witches, warlocks and gender-fluid genies have enjoyed your fair share of trickery and treat-ery and are more than ready to settle in for a six-week mental reel of “Oh, I really should have done this when it was assigned.” The spookiest thing that the most of us will encounter this evening are the last three soggy Southwest chicken wraps in Vondy that even the most daring of Duke squirrels wouldn’t touch. Still, a good handful of you are still itching to make an appearance at Franklin Street. If you’ve already exhausted every color tutu and creepy presidential mask you could get your hands on, here’s a few more Dukeinspired costumes that are sure to raise an
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without a plastic container of Quenchers fruit or a care-free attitude. If a group project is assigned is class, be sure to tell everyone that you have absolutely no time to meet because, like, practice. If sports aren’t really your thing, there’s always the “Pratt Star.” Steal a friend’s “Trust an Engineer” shirt and tote around a Mechatronics textbook. Be sure to rave about the E-Quad food options that no one’s ever heard of and end every conversation with “Trinity kids just don’t understand…” Perhaps you would like to take on a much more well-rounded identity, one in which you can be sporty, ubersocial yet much too woke for the traditional social scene, all while managing leadership roles of both Buddhist Meditation Club and the Quidditch Team? Then a new
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eyebrow or two from the mobs of co-eds who’ve also decided to extend their weekend. At the top of the list this year, we have “Basic Bridgett Who (Pretends) To Hate Her Sorority.” Throw on your best Lulu’s and a grab multicolored Monut you most likely won’t eat. To really put this costume over the edge, spend all night rolling your eyes at the hierarchical structure of the Greek system and insisting that you have friends “all over campus.” While we’re on the subject of Greeks, you could also try out “Frankie Frat Boy.” Drag out your finest pastel salmon shorts and add a neck strap to your sunglasses. Bonus points for humble bragging about having yet to study for an Econ test, yet still managing to land the finance job of your parents’ dreams. Feeling a little more edgy? Perhaps you might go for “Obnoxiously Liberal Facebook Troll.” Wear strangely expensive vintage clothing and clear non-prescription eyeglasses. Before heading out for the night, be sure to change your cover photo to an artsy #NastyWoman and tell your Trump-supporting Facebook friends (as if you still have any) that you, again, don’t give a you-know-what if they unfollow you. Trying to shed a pound or two before the Battle of the Holiday Bulge is officially upon us? Maybe you’ll find inspiration by dressing as “Athletic Dookie.” Don a tracksuit and an empty blue Nike backpack. Don’t ever be caught
favorite, “SLG Superstar,” is absolutely the character for you! All you need is a multicolored Patagonia sweatshirt, some chacos and a laptop covered in four dozen stickers. Can’t go a single night without good political banter? Get decked out in an “IDK Not Trump Tho” t-shirt, paired with your favorite cardigan, and prepared for a “fun” night of analyzing the electoral college. “Peter Feaver’s Pet” comes with a free set of LSAT exams and a soapbox for regurgitating the latest from Politico. And, if you’re feeling particularly lazy, bring the lanyard and drawstring backpack back that Duke so generously gifted your during your very first O-Week. As “Naive Freshman,” type “Shooters II Saloon” into your Google Maps app and drop your ACT score in casual conversation. As is tradition, 50 cultural insensitivity passes will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis on Central Campus this afternoon. They may be redeemed for feather headdresses, kimonos and skin-toned face paint amongst other politically incorrect garb. However you choose to spend this Halloween, I hope it’s every bit as wild and predictable as an ICS major’s job prospects. This millennial must admit that some Duke students might be better off in costumes that hide those worn-down, post-midterm/post-Saturdaynight faces.
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The satire conundrum Constructing community
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uick—what do “Catch-22,” “American Beauty,” and “Last Week Tonight” have in common? You might say that they are all examples of satire, and you would be correct. However, they are also emblematic of issues stemming from the current role of satire in the contemporary world. Satire is defined as “a way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc.” Nowadays, you don’t have to look very far to see how much it has integrated itself into the fabric of our society. Links to The Onion and ClickHole fly around the Internet at light speed. “Saturday Night Live” is as popular now as ever. And The Pledgemaesters has quickly become one of the Chronicle’s
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to Normal.” Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it addresses mental illness, loss, suicide and other issues. When I recommended it to a friend, she said that she didn’t want to see it because she didn’t feel like confronting the seriousness of the underlying themes. Such a response it not uncommon, and I imagine there are many others who would say the same about “Next to Normal” and other works ranging from musicals to literature to film. There is a certain irony in people’s resistance to discussing the underlying issues of creative works: the creators of such works often want these issues to be discussed. For example, the writers of “Next to Normal” didn’t choose the topics they did to discourage and upset people. Rather, they chose the topics
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ou are now a citizen of Duke.” This was how President Brodhead welcomed the new Class of 2020 to our campus: with the aspiration that for all of them, Duke would be more than just a school—it would be a community that every student can be proud to call home. Underlying this proclamation is the idea that identity is a process of co-creation between individuals and community; that the definition of the “Duke experience” evolves as each student makes their unique mark on this place. Today in particular feels like an inflection point in Duke’s history. The ending of old construction (West Union) and the breaking of new ground (dorms on East) are reminders that this community is constantly changing. But the prospect of expansion is accompanied by the opportunity for reflection. The feedback from current students will redefine the experiences of future Duke “citizens.” Duke Student Government (DSG) began the year with the goal of bridging the gap between the
First, we emphasize the need for increased investment in developing community in independent houses. Given the success we see in the pilot Living and Learning Committee (LLC), building and funding additional LLCs, such as the Ethics-themed LLC opening this year, to develop communities beyond the classroom offers an opportunity to increase intellectual engagement. Second, we recommend fostering connections between residence halls on East and West campus. This could be operationalized by revisiting the 2001 pilot housing program that randomly paired East and West dorms on a rotating basis from year to year, offering freshman communities the chance to stay together (Alspaugh connecting with Keohane, so residents can opt-in to a lottery to stay with fellow Alspaugh residents the following year). We would also recommend the introduction of “Smart Blocking” into the housing lottery, allowing two blocks of students to prioritize living in the same house in exchange for compromises on housing location; this would allow independents with
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most-read columns. It must be said that there is nothing inherently wrong with satire. Even when done poorly, it can still succeed in drawing attention to issues that may have eluded the public’s attention. Take John Oliver, for example. His late-night talk show has been lauded for its in-depth coverage of topics that are either underreported by the media and/or difficult to understand (net neutrality and predatory lending). When his jokes fall flat (as they often do), he is still able to educate people on his chosen topics. But how much is this education worth? Herein lies the problem with the current state of satire: it must entertain as well as educate. As people often tell me, a little humor often helps make the topics covered by satire more palatable. There is certainly some truth to this statement—it is not always easy facing reality, and addressing issues straight up is a strategy that can often backfire. But what happens when people begin to see satire as nothing more than mere entertainment? Sadly, this seems to be the case nowadays. Links are shared and videos are watched. People laugh and maybe even think about what is being being satirized. But this is where the process ends. Instead of the starting and continuing of a dialogue, there is often silence. For instance, one of John Oliver’s most popular segments this year was one about Donald Trump. In it, he criticizes the Republican presidential candidate in a variety of ways, including poking fun at the changing of his last name from “Drumpf” to its current spelling. The video became a sensation—for about a week. After it made the rounds on social media, people stopped caring and went back to their lives. Nothing changed. This is not a problem specific to satire. People in general are often reluctant to discuss topics that they feel are too real or too heavy. Last semester, for example, I went to see the musical “Next
they did so they could express their thoughts about, and draw people’s attention to, them. It would be a detriment to the creators’ vision, then, if we purposely chose to avoid the issues being addressed. So why do we insist on doing it? The aforementioned irony is most apparent when it comes to satire. As soon as people lose sight of satire’s educational aspect, it loses its power to effect real societal change. After that, it becomes no more relevant than a generic mindless action thriller or romantic comedy. Once again, John Oliver proves to be an illustrative example. As soon as the Donald Drumpf segment aired, he released a line of “Make American Drumpf Again” hats which sold quickly sold out. Unfortunately, it seems that the only change brought about by the piece was the lining of HBO executives’ pockets. Such commercialization will only continue as satire becomes more and more prevalent in our daily lives. The creative market will give the people want they want, which right now seems to be nothing more than entertainment in the form of a quick laugh. Again, none of this should discourage anyone from the consumption of satire. Society and the people who live in it are flawed, and pointing out such flaws through channels such as satire is often beneficial in the long run. But we cannot be afraid to follow up on the efforts of satirists. Yes, reality is indeed often tough to face, but people must not be afraid to take the bull by the horns. No, conversations are not always funny, but that doesn’t mean they are not important. We need to learn to overcome our reluctance and not always view the world through rose-colored glasses. Satire is great. But it is not a substitute for real conversation. Ben Zhang is a Trinity senior. His column, “human foibles,” runs on alternate Thursdays.
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needs of students and resources of administrators. Our aim is to increase transparency, accountability and representation in university policy, so that the Duke experience continues to be a collaborative product designed with all of this community’s citizens in mind. To accomplish this goal, DSG has formed a Steering Committee of Student Leaders, which aims to hold monthly roundtables with senior administrators to discuss the challenges of the present and our hopes for the future. Even month, student leaders will be selected in collaboration with student groups and administrators in Student Affairs. The committee’s rotating membership aims to represent the different facets of the Duke experience—from the academic to the professional, from affiliation to independence and much more. For the first meeting, the Steering Committee hosted Dr. Larry Moneta with a theme of “Construction and Communities” to discuss some solutions and recommendations for the housing to come. Our committee widely recognized the fragmentation in student life on campus. Relationships take on their own chronology—my “O-Week friends,” my “freshman year friends,” my “living group friends”—disaggregating the Duke experience into parts rather than a sum. For some students, such as pockets of the international population that find ‘rushing’ and ‘selective groups’ to be a foreign method of forming communities, the transition from East to West and the prospect of losing their freshman dorm communities may leave them feeling stranded. For others, such as independent students, physical divisions between the selected and the unaffiliated—from pod-style common rooms in Edens that physically separate groups, to inconsistent division of housing among established groups—silo student life. Without a doubt, there is certainly “community” at Duke. But the problem is that the feeling of “community” exists in pockets. The focus of the discussion then shifted to how the next cycle of construction on campus could provide momentum to bridge the gaps between different communities at Duke. Duke, with its “builder’s spirit,” will be reshaped as the construction to come will transform the way that social culture operates at Duke. Proposed new construction includes a new residence hall on East Campus to replace Jarvis, East House and Epworth, a new 450-bed housing complex by Edens called “The Hollows,” set to be open in 2019, in parallel with the demolition of Central Campus with apartment-living built on Campus Drive. In many ways, construction is physically shifting the locus of community to include a section of Campus Drive. The physical divides between West and Central are being torn down with the demolition of each old building. The departure from East will become less of a filter into either West or Central, and more of a progression down Campus Drive towards the heart of Duke. Construction becomes a vehicle for community development— like the new suite-style residence halls for Edens, the preservation of apartment-style living along Campus Drive and the incorporation of new dining and social spaces to expand opportunities for programming and relationship building. The design process also allows us the chance to rethink what new spaces are there for students to enter. The Student Leader Committee offers the following recommendations.
smaller blocks to preferentially select for more active independent communities, while allowing room for existing communities to deepen and develop their own spaces. We further believe that HDRL and programming groups ought to invest in quad programming to build community within sections on West. This would involve a programmatic and funding shift towards events such as lawn parties and barbecues that would expand the radius of a community from individual houses. Additionally, we recognize that this focus on independent student programming is not mutually exclusive from efforts to bring all students—affiliated or not—together. Within the new dorms on West Campus, we believe Duke should invest in common resources for groups (selective and independent) to use together. For example, this could mean developing a music room, art studio, game area or performance area in The Hollows. Introducing more “social” atmospheres near the Keohane-EdensHollows area through more food and drink spaces, including building a campfire site for cookouts and creating a pub setting in the Pitchforks expansion. These spaces would offer groups within that housing complex a place where they could convene for shared experiences. A second benefit of this construction would be shifting the locus of social culture from off- to on-campus. We collectively recognize that spaces shape student life, and the unique features of different locations help develop our definition of “home.” Each building at Duke has a signature, from the massage chairs in Wannamaker to the alcoves in Keohane, that are critical parts of those community. Thus, design plans moving forward should account for student input about the unique features in existing facilities that make those spaces feel like home. We urge the administration to build in room for adaptation out of an awareness that new communities will continue to arise on campus, considering that every incoming class brings its own unique experiences and identities. It is critical to retain flexibility in living options and programming to ensure that students have the opportunity for self-discovery and community innovation in the years to come. We recommend all students attend The Hollows Open House on Nov. 2 in Penn Pavilion. This is an opportunity to directly share ideas about what a future cornerstone of campus should look like with the architects of The Hollows. Additionally, DSG is eager to conduct a listening tour with the various groups on campus and hopes to meet with the House Councils of independent houses, SLGs and Greek organizations. Looking beyond, we are excited for the opportunity to explore other challenges and elements of the Duke experience at upcoming roundtables with administrators and Student Leaders. It is important to recognize that dialogue is not meant to be a substitute for action; and indeed, meetings with administrators, designs of new policies and proposals for different programs underway are all concurrent with these conversations. But we in DSG want to continue these conversations to increase our collaboration with the other leaders on campus and help focus our advocacy efforts on behalf of the student body. Come join us as we work to reshape the Duke community for generations to come.
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