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The Chronicle David Rubenstein, Trinity ‘70 and chair of the Board of Trustees, has donated $25 million to help fund the construction of Duke’s new $50 million, 71,000-square-foot Arts Center, President Richard Brodhead announced after the Board’s first meeting of the year. Construction is expected to begin next month and was approved by the Trustees at the meeting, Brodhead said. The new facility—which will be built on the corner of Anderson Street and Campus Drive across from the Nasher Museum of Art—is expected to be completed by the Summer of 2017 and is the largest single arts investment that Duke has ever made, said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. With Rubenstein’s contribution, fundraising for the new center is now complete. “This is not going to be owned space. This is going to be big, multipurpose, creativity spaces,” Brodhead said. “And I expect that, when we saw that incredibly unpromising laundry garage that turned into the Arts Annex, that this will be used—every inch of it will be used—24 hours a day I bet.” The new center will provide a home for Duke’s Dance program and the Arts of the Moving Image certificate program, which have been part of the recent increase in arts activities on campus during the last 10 years. Duke has invested almost $100 million in arts facilities in the past decade following the opening of the Nasher in 2005 and the number of student arts organizations has risen to 75, according to a press release announcing Rubenstein’s donation. The release also noted that three times as many applicants to Duke include arts portfolios

Amrith Ramkumar and Ryan Zhang The Chronicle The Board of Trustees approved a new analytical political economy master’s degree and discussed innovation and entrepreneurship and undergraduate engagement at its first meeting of the academic year Saturday. Saturday’s meeting at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club was the first for the Board’s eight new members, including NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and ValueAct Capital CEO Jeff Ubben. All of the new Trustees were present except for Apple CEO Tim Cook, who was unable to attend, said President Richard Brodhead. “I’ll always remember this meeting in See TRUSTEES on Page 4

Special to The Chronicle The new Arts Center is expected to be a “game-changer for the arts at Duke” at the corner of Anderson Street and Campus Drive across from the Nasher Museum of Art.

with their applications as did 10 years ago. As student interest has grown, the University has added Documentary Studies and Arts of the Moving Image certificates, a master’s of fine arts program, opened the Arts Annex and launched a new pre-orientation arts program. Even with all of the new arts programs, the new center is being touted as a “game-changer for the arts at Duke,” Scott Lindroth, vice provost for the arts, previously told The Chronicle. Following the Nasher’s opening in 2005, Lindroth’s administrative position was created and arts became a strategic planning priority

for the University. The new center will include 12 multipurpose studios, a 200-seat performance theater, a 100-seat film theater, a dance studio, space for video production and a radio station, a garden, lounge, library, reception space, a painting and drawing studio, offices and classrooms. Brodhead noted that the center’s proximity to the Nasher and central location should add to its appeal. Duke’s 18 dance-related student See ARTS CENTER on Page 4

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Ian Jaffe | The Chronicle Despite not finding the end zone, Duke moved to 2-0 in ACC play Saturday.

The Blue Devils weren’t perfect Saturday afternoon, but the defense held firm once again in crunch time to squeak out another win. Led by another stellar defensive performance and three field goals by senior Ross Martin, Duke moved to 2-0 in ACC play for the first time since 2012 with a 9-7 win against Boston College at a rainy and windy Wallace Wade stadium. The Blue Devil offense moved the ball well for much of the first half but sputtered in the second half against one of the nation’s top defenses, but made enough plays to hang on for their fourth

straight Homecoming victory. “We are just looking for the win,” quarterback Thomas Sirk said. “Any way we can get it. Our defense stepped up for us at the end and Ross did such a great job kicking field goals. He’s so consistent. You have to give him a lot of credit.” With two of the nation’s top defenses going head-to-head, the teams combined for five punts to start the game, setting the stage for the afternoon’s low-scoring affair. But the Blue Devils (4-1, 2-0 in the ACC) were able to get into range for Martin thanks to Sirk’s hot first half on a day when the Eagles (3-2, 0-2) stuffed the Duke rushing attack. The Blue Devils managed only 33 yards on the ground in the contest. Sirk, who had thrown three interceptions

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in the past two games, looked comfortable and found just enough space in a Boston College secondary that entered the game allowing only 72 passing yards per game. Sirk was not perfect—completing 50 percent of his passes and accumulating just 57 yards in the second half—but made a number of big plays in the first half to set up the three Martin field goals. With junior wide receiver Johnell Barnes sidelined in the first half due to a targeting penalty, freshman T.J. Rahming quickly emerged as Sirk’s favorite target early in the game. The Powder Springs, Ga., native caught a 26-yard pass midway through the first quarter

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Gen. Martin Dempsey to Rubenstein dedication teach 2 courses in 2016 Harvard President visits for Adam Beyer The Chronicle University dignitaries and invited guests gathered Saturday afternoon to officially dedicate the Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library with a ceremony in the Gothic Reading Room on the second floor. The library officially re-opened Aug. 24, marking the final phase of the Perkins Project, which was conceived in 2000 to improve the Perkins Library complex. The event in the Gothic Reading Room featured speeches by President Richard Brodhead, David Rubenstein, Trinity ‘70, chair of the Board of Trustees and donor of $13.6 million to the renovations, and President of Harvard University Drew Faust. “Rubenstein is the home Duke long needed and deserved to show off our remarkable rare book and manuscript collections,” University Librarian Deborah Jakubs said in her opening address, noting how the library has already become a favorite

study spot for students. Rubenstein noted that the opening was special for him because he has always loved libraries and worked in the library during his time at Duke. He said he often abused the privileges and “read on the job.” “I particularly love rare book and manuscript libraries,” Rubenstein, himself a prolific historic document collector, said. In addition to his $13.6 million donation in 2011 for the approximately $60 million project, Rubenstein donated his copy of the Bay Psalm Book, the first book published in what is now the United States that has its own display in the renovated library. Following his 2011 donation, the Board of Trustees decided to rename the special collections library in Rubenstein’s honor. “While this is a great library, we have a problem in our country, which is that people don’t read enough,” Rubenstein said. “You can’t hurt yourself by reading too many books. I hope the library will be a symbol of learning.”

Staff Reports The Chronicle Gen. Martin Dempsey, Graduate School ‘84 and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been named a 2016 Rubenstein Fellow, President Richard Brodhead announced Thursday. As a Rubenstein Fellow, Dempsey will co-teach a class next Spring through the Sanford School of Public Policy with Peter Feaver, professor of political science and public policy, focused on U.S. civil-military relations. He will also teach a class in Fall 2016 in the Fuqua School of Business about management and leadership, in addition to speaking to several student and faculty groups during his residence at Duke in 2016. “Gen. Dempsey has held a key leadership role at a time when American national security has grown to include every traditional challenge and many new ones as well,” Brodhead said in a press release. “Few people alive know as much about the risks of the global world and are as thoughtful

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Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle David Rubenstein, chair of the Board of Trustees, and Harvard President Drew Faust delivered remarks at the official dedication ceremony of the Rubenstein Library Saturday afternoon.

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about their implications. In addition, he is a natural leader whose life of service has won the highest admiration on all sides. Duke is thrilled to welcome back this distinguished alumnus, and we look forward to his contributions to our community.” Dempsey earned his master’s degree in English from Duke in 1984 after graduating from the United States Military Academy. He became the nation’s highest-ranking military officer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2011, and was the primary military adviser to the president, the secretary of defense and the National Security Council before vacating the chairmanship Thursday. He previously served as Commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Deputy Commander and then Acting Commander of U.S. Central Command, as well as Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command in Iraq. In 2014, Dempsey delivered Duke’s commencement address, telling the Class of 2014, “I know your resume. But what’s in your heart?” See DEMPSEY on Page 4

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Students unhappy about sprinkler water waste on West Jaime Gordon The Chronicle Rain is not the only reason walkways on West Campus have been wet lately. This year, students have complained that sprinklers on Few and Chapel Quadrangles appear to be more active, leading to runoff that sometimes floods the sidewalks. Although Director of Landscape Services Bryan Hooks reported that Facilities Management has many initiatives related to conservation, some students remain irritated by the sprinklers’ apparent wastefulness, taking to social media sites such as the anonymous app Yik Yak to express their disapproval. “They tend to spray everywhere except for on the grass,” freshman Natalia Gonzalez-Boneta said. “I’ve also seen them on when it’s raining.” The sprinklers can sometimes be more than a minor inconvenience, as the water has directly sprayed some students. “I’ve seen people sitting on the benches get completely soaked while the majority of the grass remains dry,” sophomore Salena Huang said. “It’s absolutely ridiculous.” Hooks did not say whether the system will be changing, noting that he has not received a work order request to adjust sprinkler heads. “Minor overspray onto sidewalks is intentional to compensate for the wind. This is done industrywide to make sure the grass panel receives an even coverage,” Hooks wrote in an email. According to Sarah Burdick, director of administration and special projects in Facilities Management, the irrigation

system—which is responsible for the sprinklers—consumes only 2 percent of Duke’s water. Chilled water plants use the most water at 32 percent, followed by the hospital at 19 percent and academic buildings at 16 percent. Hooks noted that there are a number of ongoing water conservation projects at Duke, such as the water reclamation pond, which opened in May, and the water conservation plan developed follow-

ing a drought in 2007. Last year, Duke used 440 million gallons of water, down 31.9 percent from the 614 million gallons used in 2007 despite the fact that campus has expanded by 1.78 million square feet, she added. The sustainability signs initiative— which has been in place since 2010—encourages students to consider the impact that their everyday actions have on the environment. But some students believe

the sustainability message is contradicted by the seemingly excessive sprinkler use. “Our toilets and water fountains are meant to save water, but it seems that any little water we save is wasted again on the sprinklers,” freshman Phoebe Caplin said. Senior Kelly Shen, co-president of Duke Environmental Alliance, said she does not believe the current irrigation system is as effective as it hey could be. provide “We should beauty, serenity always be looking for ways to foster and a lovely a campus that is surface for more mindful and students to more sustainable,” gather and play. Shen wrote in an email. “Water con— Larry Moneta servation efforts all up to on the lawns aren’t the University to implement—students make decisions in their everyday lives in regards to water conservation.” Currently, the Academic Quadrangle and the Chapel Quadrangle are undergoing a landscape upgrade that will replace existing irrigation infrastructure, install new storm drains and re-grade the lawns. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, noted that these improvements will be worth staying off the grass and avoiding sprays from the sprinklers. “It’s great to see the Main Quad lawns lush and green,” Moneta wrote in an email. “They provide beauty, serenity and a lovely surface for students to gather and play.”

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TRUSTEES from page 1 terms of the new trustees. This is probably the largest group of [new] trustees we’ve ever had,” he said. “And they just plunged right in. They’ve been completely great—the young trustees I certainly include when I say that.” The new master’s degree that was approved will be a collaboration between the departments of political science and economics, and was approved by the Academic Council and other university committees last Spring. The economics department does not plan to increase its number of master’s students—if the new program draws high interest, current numbers will be maintained by reducing the size of other programs, according to a press release. Although the approval of the new master’s degree was the main action item at Saturday’s meeting, the two items that took up the most time were discussing student engagement and innovation and entrepreneurship, explained Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. Among the topics of conversation related to innovation were the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, licensing and ventures and how faculty translate their research to the outside world, Schoenfeld said. Housing, social relations on campus, DukeEngage and connections between academic programs were discussed during the conversation about student engagement. Several administrators spoke to the Trustees about the topics, including Provost Sally Kornbluth; Dr. A. Eugene Washington, chancellor for health affairs; Eric Toone, vice provost and director of the I&E Initiative; Vice Provost for Research Larry Carin; Steve Nowicki, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education; Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs; Director of DukeEngage Eric Mlyn;

and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag. “With the innovation and entrepreneurship, there wasn’t an action item, but that’s an effort the trustees have always been interested in,” Brodhead said. “So for them to hear about the success of the certificate program, for them to hear about the success of [the Duke Angel Network], for them to get a glimpse of the bullpen space downtown—those were pretty thrilling for people.” Saturday’s meeting also featured a report on Duke’s financial performance during the most recent fiscal year that ended June 30, 2015, which noted that the University’s endowment grew from $7 billion to a recordhigh $7.3 billion after another record-setting year in private donations.

DEMPSEY from page 2 “He is a most remarkable person. He is very knowledgeable, very thoughtful, very modest and very open,” Brodhead said after Saturday’s Board of Trustees meeting. “When he’s spoken on this campus, the questions he’s been willing to answer—people have typically been amazed by it. He’s not going to talk about top secrets of international state, but he has been very frank, and people are going to find that he’s a very powerful source of information.” The Rubenstein Fellows is an initiative to bring notable leaders back to the University to discuss global challenges, and was established by David Rubenstein, chair of the Board of Trustees. Current fellows include Jack Matlock, ‘50 and former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia, and Jim Rogers, former chairman and CEO of Duke Energy. Amrith Ramkumar contributed reporting.

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He joked that people would at least learn more “by osmosis” in the space. Brodhead said he was excited by the “crackling living inquiry” that would happen inside the facility. The project was not originally planned when the University began its capital fundraising planning during the 2008 economic recession, but Brodhead noted that Rubenstein made it a priority to support the library system, recalling that Rubenstein, the co-founder and co-CEO of the Carlyle Group, asked “Would you be mad if I did it?” Faust provided the keynote address to the dedication, praising Duke’s collections—which she has used for more than 40 years—as “indispensable” to her dissertation and her research as a Civil War scholar. She noted that she has an annotated guide to the collections on her desk at Harvard. She said that although libraries have moved toward digitized resources, physical objects provide “the magic of the real thing” and are “embodiments of the past that still shapes us.” “Special collections librarians are people who must predict the future. They have to look forward to look back and decide what records to preserve,” Faust said. “You want to make history? Become a librarian.” As a token of appreciation for her attendance at the event, Rubenstein gave Faust a 10-volume collection of Civil War photos that she has “wanted for a long time.” She praised Rubenstein and the University for their support of the project. “Generations to come have the privilege to be enchanted and enlightened,” Faust said.

organizations currently have rehearsal space on East Campus and at a studio just off campus. “The design of the building is like a reverse of the Nasher. The Nasher, since it has walls for exhibits inside, has a lot of stone and a little glass,” Brodhead said. “This [center has] a lot of visibility, so the whole point is, you’ll see people dancing in the dance studio as you come from East to West at night. It’s going to be great.” Rubenstein’s latest donation to the University comes just after Saturday’s dedication of the Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Rubenstein contributed $13.6 million to the library’s renovations, and it was renamed in his honor following the donation in 2011. He has previously made sizable donations to the Sanford School of Policy (approximately $21 million through three donations), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative ($15 million), athletics ($10 million) and to enhance Jewish Life on campus ($1.9 million). The co-founder and co-CEO of the Carlyle Group, Rubenstein is also one of the leading supporters of the performing arts in the U.S. He has made significant donations to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and holds administrative positions in all three organizations. “Duke has made great progress in recent years in bringing the arts to the same level of excellence in anything that the University does,” Rubenstein said in the release. “I look forward to this new building, and the programs and performances that will take place in it, becoming an essential part of every Duke student’s experience.”

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Meredith Cash The Chronicle For the first time in head coach David Cutcliffe’s seven-year tenure, Duke won a game without scoring a touchdown. Despite a sluggish performance on the gridiron from the offense, the special teams units rose to the occasion and picked up the slack. Senior kicker Ross Martin supplied the heroics in Saturday’s 9-7 win against defensive-minded Boston College, hitting three field goals despite rainy and windy conditions to extend his record to 9-9 on the season. Although the Eagles made an offensive push in the final minutes of the contest, Duke’s defense once again held firm to secure the victory. “We know as a team that it’s going to take all three phases to win games against tough opponents in the ACC,” quarterback Thomas Sirk said. “It’s going to take offense, special teams and defense to win football games. We have to come in each game and win as a team.” Both sides were slow to generate offensive production in Saturday’s contest. Sirk finally found some success through the air on Duke’s third possession of the contest, hitting true freshman T.J. Rahming and redshirt junior Jela Duncan to put the Blue Devils in the red zone. Once they got there, however, Duke struggled to convert, forcing Martin to come in. The Solon, Ohio, native drilled a 36-yard field goal to put the Blue Devils on the board late in the first quarter. Duke enjoyed another long drive— featuring 59 yards in the air from Sirk—to open the second quarter, but once again, the Blue Devil offense looked primed to score before stalling in the red zone. Martin returned to the field to convert another field goal—this time from 38 yards out—nearly five minutes into the quarter. “We believe that we’re best when we blend offense, defense and kicking,” Cutcliffe said. “If one side is limping, the other side runs a little faster. That’s what you call team responsibility. We weren’t as consistent [today]—thank goodness Ross was.” On its third consecutive drive, Sirk and the Duke offense drove downfield by

Eric Lin | The Chronicle Linebacker Dwayne Norman (40) led Duke with 11 tackles Saturday, helping keep the Eagles out of Blue Devil territory for most of the game.

avoiding the ground game and instead opting to stretch the field through short passes targeting the middle of the field. Once again, though, the Blue Devils struggled to punch it in for a touchdown. Martin stepped in one last time, tying his career-long with a 53-yarder—this time against the wind—for his third score of the game to give Duke all nine of its points on the afternoon. The two-time All-America and three-time All-ACC kicker has yet to miss a field goal attempt this season after going 19-for-21 in 2014. Martin currently leads the Blue Devils with 41 total points this season and is Duke’s all-time leader in total points. The senior has scored at least one point in each of Duke’s last 45 games. Among active kickers nationally, Martin ranks second in field goals, third in total points, fourth in PAT percentage, fifth in PATs, eighth in field goal percentage, 10th in points per game and 11th in field goals per game. “People will ask me ‘Do you get nervous?’—which of course I do,” Martin said. “It’s just a matter of controlling that and harnessing that extra energy into a positive. I’m a lot better at that now than I was freshman year.”

Eric Lin | The Chronicle The Blue Devil offense moved the ball well in the first half but struggled after intermission as it looks to develop consistency heading into the heart of ACC play.

The Blue Devil offense sputtered in the second half, with Sirk going 8-for-18 to pick up 57 yards. Duke struggled even more on the ground, picking up just 16 rushing yards in the final two quarters. Had it not been for the staunch Duke defense that limited the Eagles’ offense to just seven points—which came on a long touchdown pass—and an average of 4.0 yards per rush, the Blue Devils may have faltered in the stretch. Boston College quarterback Troy Flutie led a late fourth-quarter drive to the Duke 27-yard line to put the Eagles in position to score and take the lead. After the Blue Devil defense held off Boston College’s signature inside running attack, kicker Colton Lichtenberg missed a 45-yard field goal attempt wide left. After Will Monday came on to put one last time following an unproductive Duke series, Duke’s defense stepped up to stall the final Boston College threat to close out the win with 2:16 left on the clock. “I give so much credit to our defense,” Sirk said. “Those guys go out and compete and we have so much confidence in them. I wasn’t even getting nervous because it’s kind of expected for them to get a stop.” Although the combined efforts of the

defense and the special teams were just enough to hold off the Eagles Saturday afternoon, the Blue Devils will struggle to win without a balanced effort from all three groups. Cutcliffe’s offense— historically his strong suit—has lacked consistency, especially in the second half. Duke has only converted on 39 percent of third downs this season, and in the final 30 minutes Saturday, that figure dropped to 20 percent. The Blue Devils have tallied just one offensive touchdown in the second half of their last three games. Duke has nearly ceded the victory in the final minutes of its last two games, something the Blue Devils will need to correct as they move further into ACC play to avoid piling pressure-filled situations on the defense’s shoulders. “Next week we have to come out and treat the second half just like we do the first and be consistent,” Sirk said. “It’s going to take consistency the rest of the year to make [wins] happen. That’s something we have to continue to get better at. We had chances today in the second half to score touchdowns and we just didn’t take advantage. We have to finish those drives.”

Eric Lin | The Chronicle It was a long afternoon for Boston College quarterbacks Troy Flutie and Jeff Smith, who did not complete a pass until the seond half.

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Hokies score 4 goals to ease past Blue Devils Jesús Hidalgo The Chronicle The Blue Devils conceded four goals in a single match for the first time this season. And although they made it a two-goal game with five minutes left, their effort to orchestrate a comeback fell short. Despite outshooting Virginia Tech 17-12, No. 22 Duke fell 4-2 against the No. 9 Hokies at Koskinen Stadium 4 Sunday afternoon. VT DUKE 2 After four conference games, the Blue Devils remain winless in ACC play and their defeat against the Hokies marks their slowest start in conference play since 2010. “I’m definitely disappointed,” Duke head coach Robbie Church said. “I felt that we could play better. I was excited about the game and looking forward to it. Our team had a good week of training but we lost something and it’s something we’ve got to be able to find.” Duke (6-4-3, 0-2-2 in the ACC) fell behind early as Virginia Tech (11-1-1, 3-1) took the lead in the 15th minute, when Anissa Dadkhah finished a low cross from Madi Conyers. In the second period, the Hokies— who entered Sunday’s match averaging 2.3 scores per contest—added three goals, an advantage that the Blue Devils trimmed in a two-minute span thanks to a goal from sophomore forward Casey Martinez and an own goal by a Hokie defender. Duke started the matchup with a 4-4-2 formation instead of its traditional 4-3-3. With junior captain Christina Gibbons playing in midfield, freshman Chelsea Burns made her first career start, occupying the left flank of the defense. Junior forward Toni Payne accompanied freshman Taylor Racioppi in the attacking third of the pitch. In the 15th minute, Burns could not send a ball away on the left side of the field. Conyers

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grabbed the bouncing ball and then put a cross into the penalty spot, where Dadkhah broke the scoreless draw with a first-touch shot. The Hokies did not look back for the rest of the matchup. “We tried to play with a possession-oriented style and when that gets disrupted, it’s a lot of adjusting,” Gibbons said. “We didn’t make the proper adjustments quick enough today before they scored that first goal. Once they did it, they got a lot of the momentum and it was tough to regain the kind of style we wanted to play after that point.” Sophomore goalkeeper E.J. Proctor dealt with two more shots from Virginia Tech’s attackers in a five-minute span to keep Duke alive and with options to find an equalizer. Sophomore Ashton Miller led Duke’s attack with four shots in the first half and had two opportunities to tie the score. But her header in the 26th minute was deflected away on the goal line by a Hokie defender, and the Okemos, Mich., native sent another shot wide from inside the box 10 minutes later. The Hokies used their physical style and

toughness—they committed 10 fouls in the opening period and 17 overall—to prevent the Blue Devils from finding clear looks on goal. Duke started showing some signs of anxiety and Racioppi received a yellow card in the 40th minute after tackling a Virginia Tech midfielder from behind. “[Virginia Tech] brought a different style of play that we haven’t faced yet and I don’t think we dealt with it quick enough,” Miller said. “But it’s a great learning opportunity going into a lot of the games we have coming up because in the second half we showed we could play with [a physical team].” Two minutes into the second half, sophomore defender Morgan Reid sent a long cross into the box from midfield. Gibbons tried to chip the ball over Hokie goalkeeper Kaylyn Smith, but it flew above the crossbar. That was the closest Duke got to tying the contest. In the 49th minute, Laila Gray made the best out of a Duke turnover and rolled the ball

home from 14 yards out. Nineteen minutes later, Murielle Tiernan scored the third goal of the contest and her 10th of the season. Jordan Coburn took a corner kick that Proctor could not punch away and Tiernan found the back of the net with a header from five yards out. Caroline Kerns added a goal for Virginia Tech with 12 minutes to play, controlling an inviting cross from the right side of the pitch with a right-footed shot toward the far post. “I’m not sure if we [the coaches] had the right tacticsinmidfield.[VirginiaTech]hadmorenumbers in midfield and dominated that part,” Church said. “We just have to go back and work to get better and get that spark and hunger that we had early [in the season]. I know this group will [do it].” The four-goal deficit proved to be insurmountable, but Martinez registered her second goal of the season in the 82nd minute to get Duke on the scoreboard, as she tapped the ball into an open net after a miscommunication between Smith and the Hokie defense. Two minutes later, Proctor took a free kick from Duke’s side of the pitch. A Virginia Tech defender tried to turn the cross away with a header but the ball went toward her own goal and Smith could not pull off a save. Midfielder Danielle Duhl tried to make it a one-goal game from outside the box with 30 seconds left but her shot was too weak and Smith had no trouble grabbing the ball. “We have no other choice [than to move forward,]” Church said. “We’ve got to get on a plane on Wednesday to go to Miami. We have to figure out why we are not playing at the level we played in the past. We’ve just got to get better. We just need a confidence-builder. We just need to get one win that will let us roll from there.” The Blue Devils will play three consecutive games on the road, battling Miami Thursday at 7 p.m., Louisville Sunday at 1 p.m. and their Tobacco Road foe—top-ranked North Carolina—Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.

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Duke salvages much-needed win at N.C. State Drew Johnson The Chronicle RALEIGH—Heading into Sunday’s match, the Blue Devils were hungry to prove themselves. Having dropped three of its previous four matches, Duke needed to right the ship, and was able to do so on the road. The Blue Devils took down N.C. State (2512, 26-28, 16-25, 25-20, 15-12) in a grueling five-set duel at Broughton High School. The DUKE 3 battle required the absolute best from NCST 2 Leah Meyer, Jordan Tucker and Cadie Bates, all of whom had 13 or more kills to power Duke to victory. The Blue Devils were fed up with their recent struggles, and brought that emotion to the court against the Wolfpack. “We’re done losing. It’s time to step up,” Bates said. “We told each other that nothing was going to stop us today, so we were going to fight all the way to the end no matter how many games that went…. Everybody on the court had good energy and it was a really fun fight.” Duke (7-7, 2-2 in the ACC) faced an upward battle before the match even started, as senior outside hitter Emily Sklar dressed

for the contest but did not play. Sklar—who head coach Jolene Nagel said was a gametime decision—leads the ACC in kills per set and has been the anchor for the Blue Devil offense, but the rest of the team’s hitters had no problem picking up the slack. Bates, Meyer, and Tucker accounted for more than two-thirds of the team’s total. Duke started off hot in the first set, jumping out to a quick 8-3 lead that forced an early N.C. State timeout. The Blue Devils were aggressive offensively and kept the Wolfpack on the defensive thanks to Tucker, who tallied five kills in the frame. The Wolfpack (12-4, 1-3) failed to gain any kind of momentum— posting a .280 hitting percentage—while Duke ran away with the first set, 25-12. Early signs foreshadowed a quick and decisive Blue Devil sweep, but the rest of the match would not be so easy. N.C. State quickly improved its play and battled hard to fight back in the following two sets. The missed blocking opportunities and unforced errors that marred the Wolfpack’s first set disappeared, and left Duke with a challenging test ahead. N.C. State stayed neck-and-neck with the Blue Devils, eventually leading the second set 21-20 and forcing a Duke timeout. The teams continued to trade blows, but Duke faltered after a powerful

kill by Wolfpack freshman Blayke Hranicka followed by a service error by Meyer. The Blue Devils had six hitting errors in the second set, compared to zero in the first set. The third frame brought more of the same, as N.C. State claimed a 25-16 decision that was highlighted by a .760 hitting percentage. Five more hitting errors prevented the Blue Devils from developing any offensive rhythm. With their backs against the wall, the Blue Devils entered the fourth set needing to recover the momentum of the first. Bates— among the most animated and energetic of the team’s players—said she knew that the team could turn it around at any moment. “No matter what happens, you could win,” Bates said. “Having that positive energy and momentum [is] what keeps you going…. I definitely pride myself on keeping that energy the whole time.” Bates was at the forefront of the Duke comeback, leading the team in the fourth set with four kills and also picking up three digs in the back row. Thanks to her efforts, along with those of a Blue Devil front row that accumulated 14 blocks on the day, Duke forced a final set with a 25-20 win. The team’s 14 blocks were in stark contrast to their total of See VOLLEYBALL on Page 8

Ian Jaffe | The Chronicle Sophomore Cadie Bates put down 13 kills in Sunday’s comeback effort in Raleigh.

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Chillano’s hat trick fuels rout of Longwood Arbor, Mich., Nov. 20-22. “I think it’s prepared us for any kind of weather, so I think it’s going to help us for a national championship. We’re looking forward to that in Ann Arbor,” Chillano said. “That’s going to be cold, so it’s helped us for everything.” Duke will be in action again next weekend in Boston, where it is set to face Boston College Friday night in a conference game and Boston University Sunday afternoon.

Hank Tucker The Chronicle Alyssa Chillano entered Sunday without a goal this season. She finished the game with three. The sophomore midfielder’s first career hat trick punctuated an offensive explosion for No. 5 Duke, which defeated Longwood 7-0 on a windy afternoon at Jack Katz Stadium. The Blue Devils LONG 0 pressed forward for DUKE 7 a constant barrage of chances inside the Lancers’ circle throughout the game, completing an unbeaten homestand with their fourth straight win. “Our whole thing is about having an attacking mentality, both on offense and defense,” Chillano said. “When we have the ball, we’re attacking their defense and even when we don’t have the ball, we’re stepping up in front of our girls and making interceptions.” The Blue Devils (8-3) came out firing from the opening whistle, scoring three times in the first 10 minutes. Junior Hunter Bracale scored the first goal less than four minutes into the contest after seizing control of a loose ball deep in the Lancers’ territory and burying it into the bottom left corner of the cage. Moments later, Chillano converted on a chance off a penalty corner to double the lead. Sophomore Ashley Kristen completed the opening flurry with a goal from close range off an assist from Morgan Bitting 9:36 into the game. This early 3-0 lead left no doubt about the outcome for most of the contest, but Duke continued to attack, with junior Heather Morris and senior Amanda Kim each adding goals off of corners in the second half. The Blue Devils finished the game with a 28-3 advantage in shots and earned 14 penalty corners that created five of their seven goals.

VOLLEYBALL from page 7 Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle Sophomore Alyssa Chillano notched the first hat trick of her career Sunday as Duke sprinted out to a 4-0 lead in the first 10 minutes.

“We’ve worked into our corner execution success,” Duke head coach Pam Bustin said. “We’ve got a lot of kids with a lot of guns so we can move some people around and try different things. I thought they handled their opportunities well today.” Duke’s defense completed a flawless weekend with another shutout after holding No. 9 Louisville scoreless in a 2-0 win Friday night. The Lancers (4-6) could not muster a shot on goal and only earned two corners during the contest. Longwood’s lone threat was off a corner midway through the second half—a clean shot sailed high into the cage, but was not low enough to hit the board at the back of the net. Shots directly off of corners must hit this board in order to count as goals. “We’ve just locked into the discipline of what it takes to play good defense for 70 minutes. We’re playing opponents that are going to challenge it and we just have to meet that challenge with good discipline,” Bustin said. “Once we do that, the team connects and creates some attacking opportunities for us.”

The two wins built off of home victories last weekend against then-No. 15 Old Dominion and then-No. 12 Delaware, wrapping up an impressive homestand for the Blue Devils. Duke only has one home game left—Oct. 24 against Syracuse—but the 4-0 stretch gives Bustin’s squad a lot of confidence as they go on the road for most of the rest of the season. “We’ve learned some hard lessons through our losses and we’ve made some good adjustments even through our wins,” Bustin said. “I’m really happy for the kids to come out and embrace the fact that we are home and take care of some good wins while we’re here.” The past two weeks have also exposed Duke to a variety of weather conditions. Sunday’s game featured strong gusts of wind and a steady second-half drizzle, after the Blue Devils had to play in heavier rain during the previous three games. These conditions have prepared Duke well for the four-game road trip that lies ahead and even has some thinking about the ultimate goal. The Final Four will be played in Ann

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just one Friday at North Carolina. The final set was a continuation of the afternoon’s roller coaster of events. Duke led early after a soft shot from redshirt senior setter Maggie Deichmeister put the Blue Devils up 10-7, but consecutive serve-receive miscommunications by Duke allowed the Wolfpack to recover and take a 12-11 lead. When the Blue Devils needed a rally to earn the victory, Bates and Meyer came up with back-to-back blocks that sent Duke out in front, 14-12. Deichmeister delivered the final blow with a service ace that brought the Blue Devils back to winning form. Nagel noted that the other hitters’ ability to step in for Sklar was the most impressive part of Sunday’s victory. “[N.C.] State is a very gutsy, quality team that always fights hard,” Nagel said. “[I was happy] to see our team make some adjustments that we needed to out there… It showed what we’ve known all along: that our team had some depth….[Today’s win] should only help us understand that on any given day, we can count on somebody to come in and help us.” The Blue Devils will look to continue Sunday’s momentum boost when they face No. 17 Florida State Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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credited the Eagles defense with holding Duke to 228 yards without a touchdown. â€œLetâ€™s give a great Boston College defense their due,â€? Cutcliffe said. â€œTheyâ€™re going to be in every game they play because of that defense.â€? Boston College rotated quarterbacks Troy Flutie and Jeff Smith in and out of the game in an attempt to generate offense, with Smith playing most of the first half, rushing for 60 yards on 11 attempts and Flutie taking the majority of the snaps in second half. Although the Boston College offensive line did a good job of containing All-American safety Jeremy Cash in the box, linebacker Dwayne Norman was all over the field for the second straight game, notching 11 tackles. Norman helped the Blue Devil defense limit the Eaglesâ€™ inside running attack, which was missing its top two backs Jon Hilliman and Myles Willis due to injury. â€œWe were a little bit more focused on the run,â€? Norman said. â€œWe knew they had two young quarterbacks that werenâ€™t too experienced in passing [situations], so we were more focused on the run with the big [offensive] line and good running backs. But the Eagle offense got its spark with less than a minute to play in the third quarter, as Flutie found sophomore wide receiver Thadd Smith for a 66-yard touchdown pass that sailed over the head of cornerback Breon Borders. Borders fell trying to corral Smith, who sprinted the rest of the way into the end zone, trimming the deficit to two. All five of Flutieâ€™s completions came in the second half after the redshirt freshman 0-of-2 to start the game. He led the Eagles on a late drive in the fourth quarter down to the Duke 27-yard line, but kicker Colton Lichtenberg missed the

to set up the first Blue Devil points of the afternoon. Rahming finished the half with five catches for 75 yards, but was held without a reception after intermission. â€œWe knew we were going to have to spread this team out because they are so big and talented up front and their linebackers are heavy,â€? Sirk said. â€œThey blitz a lot, so getting the ball down the field against the coverage that they had, we knew that was going to be part of our game plan.â€? Boston College struggled on offense in the second quarter and Sirk continued to make the necessary throws to put his team in scoring position, heading to the locker room completing 10-of-18 attempts for 138 yards. He spearheaded drives of 65 and 34 yards that resulted in two more Martin kicks to give the Blue Devils a 9-0 lead at the break. Duke looked poised to build on the lead with 13:49 to play in the third quarter when punt returner Sherman Alston muffed Will Mondayâ€™s punt inside the Eaglesâ€™ 20-yard line and Barnesâ€”back in the game on special teams dutyâ€”pounced on the loose ball for the Blue Devils. Sirk then broke off an 11-yard run to set his team up inside the five-yard line. But the Boston College defense rose up on its biggest drive of the game, stuffing Duke on four straight plays to keep the Blue Devils out of the end zone. Defensive linemen Harold Landry and Connor Wujciakâ€”who combined for eight tackles on the afternoonâ€”were key parts of a front seven that caused the turnover on downs at the one-yard line. Duke head coach David Cutcliffe sudoku_494A

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ensuing 45-yard field goal attempt that would have given Boston College a 10-9 lead. The Eagles had one more opportunity to win after using their remaining two timeouts and forcing Duke to go three-and-out with just more than three minutes to play, but Flutie took a big hit from Cash on a second down scramble and had to come out of the game. Smith entered in his stead, but made an errant throw on a fourth-and-two from the Blue Devil 42-yard-line, forcing wide receiver David Dudeck to make a diving catch short of the sticks. â€œWhen you have a guy thatâ€™s not real comfortable throwing the football, you are going to get it out of his hands in a hurry,â€? Cutcliffe said. â€œWe felt like we could cover them.â€? Duke will head back on the road next weekend to take on Army at noon Oct. 10.

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The heartache, repetition and resignation of gun violence

ur hearts bend, but are they broken? We are saddened, but are we now also hopeless? On Friday, another American community, this time an Oregon community college, was terrorized by senseless violence as a man shot and killed nine people. This terror of guns and cultural violence now seems normalized. As the Washington Post notes, not a single calendar week has gone by in President Obama’s second term without a mass shooting in which four or more people are shot. We need to pick up the pieces and start a conversation that compels us to do better even as we feel resigned to the political status quo. Last week, we wrote about the difficulty of intra-community conversations about the hardest socio-political ills on campus. After another mass shooting, we are reminded that this is not just a campus failure, but a societal one. In our stubbornness, pro-gun control and pro-gun freedom groups are prone to talking past each other, to selecting statistics that match their beliefs and to hijacking, or worse, giving up on dialogue. This is a process failure of society and politics which is fixable in part by recognizing the psychological failure that occurs after gun

tragedy. Obama, compelled to frankness by Friday’s tragedy, pointed to it when he called on news organizations to “tally up the number of Americans who have been killed through terrorist attacks over the last decade and the number of Americans who have been killed by gun violence, and post those side-by-side on your news reports.”

Editorial He is asking why the not-to-be diminished pain of terrorism has translated into such an expenditure of our country’s resources and willpower when the terror of guns, which impacts many thousands more American citizens according to Vox, has not. In fact, gun violence seems to actually perpetuate polarization along a plainly false liberal-conservative dichotomy of the sanctity of individual rights versus prevention of tragedy. Yesterday, we could only grieve. Today, we can only ask questions. But tomorrow, we must try to find answers. Forgetting this seems to be our most prescient failure: Gun control is, as the New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik reminds us, “not a panacea, any more than penicillin was,” but it “will eliminate gun massacres in America as surely

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as antibiotics eliminate bacterial infections.” How can we ever settle for these tragedies with gun control left as an untouchable third rail? Understanding the different legal precedents in other countries and the absurd power of the gun lobby in America, we look to what other countries have done as reported by the New York Times on Friday. In Australia, national outcry and a difficult legislative process resulted in a successful country-wide gun-buyback program and a one-time tax on citizens. The continued blocking of solutions in the United States has become rationalization for giving up on conversations that could help chip away at the problem. We are a generation of college students, who have come of age witnessing college shooting after college shooting. This normalization seems to be our most dangerous and yet probable disposition. Just because the process seems intractable and just because there exists no singular or politically easy solution does not mean we should not keep pushing closer to one. Today we have talked about gun control and the intense frustration therein. In tomorrow’s editorial, we will address the national media’s coverage of shootings and how society processes the narratives of these tragedies.

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hen Pope Francis visited America last week, all anyone could talk about in the media was his progressivism—his views on climate change, poverty and immigration. As a Christian with deep Catholic roots, such a change in the discourse around Christianity was a welcome one. Since starting Duke, I have had a crisis of faith. Not for the conventional reason of freedom from familial constraints but instead for recognizing and coming to terms with the inherent lack of inclusivity and social justice built into the modern Christian complex in America. By the

mutually exclusive. But they continue to be increasingly distant in American life. I have been pondering this question the past couple of weeks. Why does it, or should it, matter that I am a Christian? In my columns, I have tried at times to broach topics that matter to me—what it means to be an ally for sexual assault survivors or for the Black Lives Matter movement for instance—but I have never approached those issues of justice through the frame that has been one of the most salient in my life, namely my faith. Faith and justice are explicitly tied. Loving people for

Jay Sullivan HOPE, FOR THE WIN modern Christian complex in America, I refer to the mostly white, evangelical tradition that has become so embroiled in the dynamics of our national politics and more specifically in the Republican Party, though both parties are not exempt from this phenomenon. A politician or pundit panders to this demographic by telling women what they can and can’t do with their bodies, affirming that All Lives (not Black Lives) Matter or reiterating that a Muslim cannot be president. In a sense, justifying the oppression of non-white, non-Christians through a feigned moral lens of superiority. We used to do the same thing to justify slavery, imperialism and (still today) American exceptionalism. One would think that American Christians writ large could contemplate and understand the language of the oppressed since the Church and its language arose from such a context 2000 years ago. But the reality has been far different. Our history has shown the Christian establishment’s propensity to be on the wrong side, and a select set of prophetic voices within the Church be on the right side of progressive movements against oppression in America. Save the black prophetic movement and forms of liberation theology among other examples of progressive leadership, the connection between state-sponsored oppression and moral justification through the Church is fairly clear. As a person of faith, however, who believes that justice is what love looks like in public, to borrow from Cornel West, I cannot and simply will not identify with these strains of discourse that promote oppression, bigotry and hate. I’ve decided to reinforce my ally-ship for movements against oppression not in spite of, but because of, my faith. Last week, a close friend told me, “I didn’t know you were Christian.” It troubled me because such statements highlight the extent to which state-sponsored, majority white Christianity has limited the purview of what it means to be Christian. If I’m pro-choice, support gay marriage and have a close group of interfaith friends, does that mean I am not Christian? Christianity, feminism, ally-ship for the LGBTQ community, support for racial justice and interfaith engagement among other forms of ally-ship are not

who they are is analogous to breaking systems and structures of oppression that communicate the exact opposite. If we want to change the discourse in the Church, we need more Christians to be allies of movements against oppression. I know there are students at Duke and people around the country who share this common crisis of faith. The dichotomy between these movements and a broader Christian discourse that rests in opposition to these notions of freedom and justice is palpable and complicated to navigate. But we’ll never experience change in the politics of our nation and in the progression of the Church without voices demanding such change and supporting such voices in our communities as allies. Prophetic witnesses like Dorothy Day and Martin Luther King have contributed to such shifts in the past, and perhaps Pope Francis will continue to contribute to changing notions about climate change and poverty. But we can only begin to achieve such change when Christians in our communities and elsewhere begin to take the risk of speaking in opposition to the masses of Americans who are Islamophobic, homophobic or believe climate change is a myth. As I’ve become more active as an ally for the LGBTQ community and feminist movements, I have watched as peers in my religious community have found discomfort in broaching the subject with me. In most cases, the resolution is to agree to disagree or avoid the topic all together. Suffice to say, I am done avoiding the topic or failing to speak up. It matters that I am a Christian, and it matters just as much that I am an ally for movements against oppression. We as Christians have to begin to understand the ways in which our version of the Golden Rule means loving everyone in policy and in practice no matter our differences. We should support oppressed movements rather than act as the oppressors, for that is truly who we were meant to be. Tolerance and complicity are simply not enough. Let us have the courage to challenge ourselves to truly live out a calling of a deeply seeded love of justice borne of a love for others. Jay Sullivan is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Mondays.

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hirty-three percent of American eighth graders think that Canada is ruled by a dictator. There are countless damning statistics about the American education system, but this finding from the 2014 National Assessment of Educational Progress report stands out in particular because it reveals a larger ignorance: we Americans know so little about our northern

nd now, a digest of The Chronicle’s biggest stories for the month of October 2020. CONSTRUCTION VILLAGE CELEBRATES FIRST CHILD BORN economic freedom, higher than 12th- TO TOWN: The population of Duke’s ranked United States. The Canadian federal corporate tax rate stands at 15 Construction Village grew by one this percent and Canadian businesses are month with the long-anticipated birth among the world’s most globalized, of baby Aedifica Dare. The newborn dynamic and innovative. During the 2008 child is the first resident of the town financial crisis, Canada’s banks were the to have been both conceived and most secure in the world and even used born within it. Said Construction the recession as an opportunity to expand Village Mayor José Marquez, “This is overseas. This is all thanks to simple, a wonderful time for our town and

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neighbor. Canada occupies, at best, a marginal place in the American mind. Although this may come as some shock to a third of America’s eighth graders, Canadians do elect their leaders. Canadian voters will go to the polls two weeks from today to pick their new government. For the past nine years, Stephen Harper of the Conservative Party has served as a competent, if uninspiring, prime minister. His critics deride him as an “Americanstyle conservative”—yes, this is quite the insult in Ottawa—but even leaders with strong ideological convictions can only do so much, fiddling at the margins of their country’s political culture. Of all the countries in the world, Canada has the political culture most similar to that of the United States. Both countries employ federal systems to govern their vast territories, share a history of British colonialism and its liberal political institutions and have experienced successive waves of immigration that have gradually transformed the face of national identity. Where the United States and Canada diverge, then, sheds light on each country’s distinct national identity, values and institutions. On the eve of the Canadian elections, at a time when Canadian voters and leaders are doing some soul-searching about the direction of their country, it’s worth reflecting on what Canada does right. Canada punches above its weight in the international system. It was a Canadian, John McCrae, who penned the famous poem “In Flanders Fields” to commemorate the dead of the First World War (Canadians entered that war in 1914, three years before the first American doughboys filed into the trenches of the Western Front). In 1956, Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson proposed that U.N. troops be deployed during the Suez Crisis while a political settlement was being negotiated. Now, it is difficult to imagine the United Nations without peacekeepers. Canadian diplomats not only hatched a brilliant scheme to help six Americans escape from Tehran during the bleak days of the Iran hostage crisis, but also continue to serve today as effective negotiators who secure their country’s interests in shrewd deals to expand trade and promote human rights. More recently, Canada was the first NATO country to join the United States in launching airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria. Canada stands as an exemplar “middle power” in the international system, widely admired for its benign influence overseas. Canada combines economic freedom with financial regulations that work. According to the Heritage Foundation, Canada ranks 6th in the world index of

signals to the world our viability and stability as a community. I have no doubt that little Aedifica marks the start of a long and illustrious life for Construction Village.” Though Construction Village began as a simple collection of sleeper cabins for workers unable to get home each night, building delays and new renovations led to an increase in population and the erection of more permanent homesteads. Now home to more than 150 people, Construction Village stretches from Crowell dormitory to the Sanford building and has become a self-sufficient community, with most of its residents employed in services or in constructing new homes for the Village itself. NEW AWKWARDNESS-AVOIDANCE MODULE PROVING POPULAR AMONG STUDENTS: At least 2,000 Duke students are reported to have enabled the new AppleVue “Discretionary Interaction Mode” since its release in August. The feature is an add-on that allows users of the Apple headwear device to filter undesirable persons out of their vision. Said junior Francesca Zhang, “It’s great! Before, if I saw a distant acquaintance walking toward me, I had to look around the quad for a bit until we were close enough to awkwardly say hi to one another. Now I don’t even see them, so I don’t have to think about it!” Each device is able to pair with others: if you’ve been wiped from another user’s vision, then upon passing them you’ll see either a simulation of that person waving at you or not see them at all depending on how close you are with them. Said Duke’s on-campus Apple representative, “In this way, we have replaced messy human relations with a convincing, much more appealing facsimile, thereby making everyone much happier. Granted, if you don’t have AppleVue it’ll seem people you thought were friends are constantly ignoring you on campus. But hey, that just means you have to go out and grab an AppleVue yourself—now available in Atomizing Blue!” CAPS TO THROW FAKE PARTIES TO ENCOURAGE GREATER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: In its ongoing bid to reach the large segment of the Duke population too uncomfortable or proud to admit it needs help, CAPS last month launched its “Party With Kappa Alpha Pi Sigma” campaign. The campaign sees Duke’s psychological and counselling services move into an off-campus house every Friday and Saturday night to throw Matthew King is a Trinity sophomore. His a party in which all the beverages are secretly non-alcoholic and the party column runs on alternate Mondays. effective financial regulations that require Canadian financial institutions to maintain a 20 to 1 leverage ratio, meaning that banks must hold one dollar for every twenty they lend. The American investment bank Lehman Brothers, in contrast, had a leverage ratio as high as 44 to 1 when it collapsed in 2008. The stable capitalization of Canada’s financial system has helped Canada earn the honor of a first-place ranking in the World Economic Forum’s assessment of “soundness of banks.” Canada recognizes how much immigrants can contribute to national success and prosperity. The United States certainly deserves the distinction of being a “nation of immigrants,” as about 13 percent of Americans were born in another country, according to the 2010 Census. In Canada, however, immigration is on another level entirely. Over 20 percent of Canadians were born somewhere else, making Canada a hyperdiverse polity with a strong and growing tradition of pluralism. While American politicians dither over whether to build a fence to keep immigrants out, Canadians have opened the gates to immigration and see the benefits. An arch stands astride the border of British Columbia and Washington State. Dedicated in 1921 to commemorate the end of the War of 1812, the Peace Arch serves as a testament to the enduring friendship between Canada and the United States. Fitting for a monument along the world’s longest undefended border, the arch’s inscription reads: “May these gates never be closed.” Through the development of Great Lakes shipping, the parallel industrialization of the two countries and the signing of NAFTA, these gates have opened wider and wider. Today, Canada is America’s largest trading partner and most significant oil supplier. President Kennedy said it best when he addressed the Canadian Parliament in 1961: “Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder.” Above all, Canada is worthy of America’s respect. As Canadians go to the polls in the next two weeks to elect their new parliament, it is worth paying attention to our northern neighbor. Canada is not America’s “51st state.” It is a distinct, dynamic place with its own government, culture and history—a place we should know better. A stronger ally, more willing partner or more compassionate friend of the United States can scarcely be imagined.

hosts are actually trained therapists disguised as students. The counsellors use the party guests’ imagined inebriation and consequent openness to work through issues students would otherwise be unwilling to seek help for. Said wellness coordinator Stephanie Heathers, “Our hope is that, by setting up an informal environment not associated with the stigma of mental health, we’ll be able to engage students who might otherwise have actively avoided seeking help.” Unfortunately for Heathers and her staff, student reception to the initiative has been

chilly. Said sophomore Clark Bennett, “Dude, those guys at Kappa Alpha Pi Sigma are really lame. I went to their party last week. Some dude tried to talk to me about my lack of enthusiasm for getting out of bed in the morning, and I’m like, hahaha dude, are you gay or something? Hahaha. Haha, ha. Ha.” Bennett then turned to stare quietly into the middle distance. ADMINISTRATION: ALL ONCAMPUS PARTIES TO HAVE AN RC IN EVERY ROOM AT ALL TIMES: As part of its longstanding push to eliminate dangerous drinking practices on campus, the administration last month announced that a Resident Coordinator must be present in any room on West where drinking is planned to occur. Seeing that no writeups were reported at any section party for the entire month of October, the administration has declared its policy a resounding success. In unrelated news, 63 people were EMS’d from off campus parties in October, marking an all-time monthly record. NEW APP TO SPEED UP DATING PROCESS: Two Duke students are to up sticks to New York following the successful launch of their new app. The app, called “Razor,” has already found widespread popularity on campus for the apparent simplicity it brings to the sometimes-Byzantine millennial courtship process. Said co-founder Rihanna Bailey, “Razor monitors all of your in- and out-bound online communication to determine if you’re romantically or physically involved with someone. And if you start to reply less frequently or less enthusiastically, Razor will see that you’re not into it anymore and automatically block them on every possible platform.” Explained other founder Sonya Nambiar, “The app won’t ask you if you want to block your former partner. It’ll just note your lack of interest and do it for you. There’s no moment of confrontation, no moment where you choose to cut them off, and so no guilt. You’ll never hear from them again, and you just get to go on with your life.” Duke students have been enthusiastic about the new technology. “There’s no more trial and error to dating! With Razor I can spend less time messing about with duds and only get involved with people who I absolutely know are really right for me! Because, like, if it’s a good match, you know you’re never gonna be in doubt about it. …Right?” Much as this is theoretically satire, Monday Monday would like to pre-emptively copyright the ideas for Discretionary

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