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In recent weeks, teams of students have scoured Duke’s campus, helping people register to vote or change their registration to North Carolina.

Volunteer efforts and student-run political organizations, including Duke Democrats, and have set up tabling sessions in bustling locations, such as in front of Marketplace and inside West Union, to help students register to vote. These efforts were especially visible Tuesday in honor of National Voter Registration Day. By mid-afternoon Tuesday, senior Kendra Schultz, a volunteer for the Democratic campaign in North Carolina, said she had already registered 60 people to vote— the original goal—and hoped to register 50 more by the day’s end.

“This is the most fundamental way to express your view. It’s one of your basic rights as an American citizen, so I definitely encourage people to register to vote,” said sophomore Dina Xie, also a volunteer for the Democratic campaign in North Carolina.

Many organizations are encouraging students to change their voter registration to North Carolina due to close presidential polls and North Carolina’s status as a swing state.

Xie said that she believes that most students

will have more of an impact by changing their registration.

“You should switch, especially if you live in a state that’s decidedly red or blue,” she explained. “North Carolina is up for grabs. If you can have more of a say in this election, you should want to do that.”

Some students, however, are also from key battleground states and face a situation of

choosing between voting in North Carolina or in their home state.

“It was a pretty tough decision just because both [Florida and North Carolina] are very valuable in the presidential race, because they’re both swing states. I mean it was so close in 2000, like a little over 500 votes difference in Florida,” Zhou explained. “But the thing is, I wanted to actually be able to go to the polls

and put my ballot in to vote... and also North Carolina is extremely important.”

Schultz noted that some students are hesitant to change their registration because they are invested in local elections back in their home state.

“Otherwise I think people are misinformed about how easy it is to switch [their registration],” she said.

According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections website, college students may register and vote in the country where they attend college. The registration process can be completed with a form that asks for name, birth date, residential address and mailing address, and those who wish to change their registration to North Carolina only need to provide the name and home address used in their previous registration. In North Carolina, the deadline to register to vote is Oct. 14.

“I think that not only is this the most impactful election for our country that I’ve ever witnessed, but it also symbolizes a turning point in North Carolina’s history,” said freshman Leah Abrams, Duke Democrats’ communications director. “Our state is very divided, and come November, we can decide whether to turn the tide and move forward, or continue on the path we’ve been on for the past six years.”

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Course launches ‘vision wall’ to combat sexual assault Claire Ballentine The Chronicle While many Duke classes are focusing on problem sets and midterms, one class is working to increase awareness of sexual assault on campus.

“Stories for Social Change”—a 21-person class taught by Lynden Harris, an instructor of theater studies, and Madeleine Lambert, Trinity ‘08 and a professional actress—has spearheaded the creation of a “vision wall.”

These walls are covered with sticky notes on which students and faculty have written phrases, sentences or ideas about what a world without sexual assault would look like. There are currently two vision walls on

campus, one in the West Union and one in Marketplace on East Campus.

“The wall reaches people who think sexual violence is perhaps peripheral to their lives,” Harris said. “It answers the question of ‘how do we not just preach to the choir?’”

The initiative began two years ago as a way to speak out against sexual assault during the red zone—the time period between the start of school and Thanksgiving when the rates of sexual assault among first-years are particularly high. The vision wall is supported by the advocacy group Hidden Voices, which is directed by Harris. Now in its third year, the project has spread to colleges across the country, including New See VISION WALL on Page 4

Jim Liu | The Chronicle The vision walls are located in the West Union and Marketplace and contain statements about what a world without sexual violence would look like.

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Trustee Clarence Newsome reflects on activist history at Duke Bre Bradham The Chronicle Clarence Newsome, a three-time Duke alum, is bringing his long history confronting racial issues at Duke to his service as a member on the Board of Trustees.

Newsome has been involved with the University since Fall 1968, when he walked onto campus as a first-year football recruit.

He earned his B.A. in religion in 1972, before earning a Master’s in Divinity in 1975 and a Ph.D. in religion in 1982—all from Duke.

Newsome is the current president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, where he travels the country to advocate values of equality, activism and inclusive freedom.

“I came out of rural North Carolina to be one of the very first African-American athletes at the University,” Newsome said. “I chose not to be a wallflower. I took what I had been taught, through two years at a black high school and two years at a racially-mixed high school, and found a way to make a contribution to the life and culture of the school.”

Confronting race on the gridiron Newsome grew up in the small,

Special to The Chronicle Clarence Newsome has served on Duke’s Board of Trustees since 2002 and is a threetime Duke alum.

northeastern North Carolina town of Ahoskie, where he was introduced to the concept of inequality and racial segregation at a young age. Attending a predominately African-American high school, he learned to play football on “what was essentially a great big yard of hard, compact dirt,” he said. The mostly white school across town had multiple fields and well-maintained facilities.

Watching Duke Football on TV made him a Blue Devils fan at a young age, he said, and when he was 13, he began to dream of playing for the school.

“It might seem hard to believe, because that was the first year that Duke admitted AfricanAmerican students, but I didn’t know anything about that. I just saw them play football on TV,” he said. “I fell in love with the school, but never told nobody.”

In the spring of his junior year of high school, Duke reciprocated the interest. A football recruiter showed up in Ahoskie to lure Newsome to Durham, and despite offers from other schools, the young student athlete from Ahoskie became a Blue Devil.

During his tenure as an undergraduate, Newsome took full advantage of the opportunities available to him in Durham.

He was recognized by the Atlantic Coast Conference twice for making the conference’s All-Academic Team while lettering in football and participating in theater groups on campus and activities in the Divinity School.

His classmates recognized his dedication to the school, choosing him to be the student commencement speaker at graduation in 1972, the first black student to do so.

Despite being invited to try out for the professional football team known at the time as the St. Louis Cardinals, Newsome decided to pursue a career in higher education by continuing his studies at the Divinity School.

“I finished in three and a half years, which enabled me to begin my Divinity School studies in the Spring of what normally would have been my senior year,” he said.

shift in the focus of efforts toward inclusivity on campus. While acting dean of black affairs, he led task forces on getting more African-Americans both on campus and in leadership, he said.

“We now have more African-American senior level administrators at Duke than ever before,” he said. “We are now at a point where we have to look more at the ethos of campus life, and we have to look at the nature of our overall culture.”

Newsome continues his activism work as president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The NURFC is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of underground railroad and promoting a philosophy of “inclusive freedom”—a key value that Newsome hopes From The Chronicle Archives to encourage on Duke’s campus from his role Newsome was involved in the Allen Building on the University’s Board. takeover in 1969, in which 60 students demanded changes to Duke’s racial climate.

entering students, but also working with faculty, staff and administrators to make sure that the campus atmosphere was wholesome, congenial, inspiring and encouraging,” Newsome said.

Inclusiveness and activism are values that Newsome has made central to his professional and personal life. One of his two adult daughters, Bree Newsome, is a civil rights activist well-known for scaling the flagpole in front of the South Carolina State House in 2015 to forcibly remove the Confederate Flag, which was at the center of a heated debate among state-level legislators.

Newsome said he takes a positive view of young people’s activism.

“My daughter is one of the leading activists in the nation right now,” he said. “So long as it is done with the right kind of intentionality and focus to bring about positive change, then it is right on point.”

Newsome was also involved in activism as part of the Allen Building takeover in 1969.

In a statement to The Chronicle in February 1984, Newsome reflected on the events of the takeover, which had occurred Activism and inclusiveness During his time at the Divinity School, exactly 15 years earlier.

Newsome served as the acting dean of black “A lot of us are still wounded by the affairs and oversaw the summer transitional incident [being hit with tear gas when exiting program for incoming black and white the building],” he said. “The atmosphere of the time, though, made it necessary.” undergraduates during the summer of 1974.

“I had a wonderful year working with Since then, there has been a paradigmatic

FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Joining the Board Newsome joined the Board of Trustees in 2002, following a prestigious career in higher education as a professor at the Divinity School, dean of Howard University’s Divinity School and the president of Shaw University.

He now serves on the Board’s Undergraduate Education Committee and the Committee on Human Resources. Newsome’s service on the Board will conclude in 2019, following 17 years of continuous service to the University in that capacity.

“My role is to participate along with others in making sure that the policies of the University are sound and are being implemented correctly for the advancement of the mission of the University, and to make sure that resources are available for faculty, students and staff,” he said.

As for how students can promote positive change on campus, Newsome said that one of the most important factors is intentional involvement. He attributes his own success at encouraging campus inclusivity to this intentionality.

“I wasn’t content on just finding what was, I was intent on creating something new that would complement the character of the campus,” he said. “I was going to be free on Duke’s campus, and I wasn’t going to worry about Duke receiving me because I was going to participate in the process of Duke not only accepting me, but claiming me as one of its own.”

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Fraternity chapters raise $1700 Reflecting on the first debate: through partnership with Uber Professor breaks it down Jackie Park The Chronicle

raise as much,” Francis said. “I think it was also good for the Duke community because during Orientation, first-year students and upperclassmen alike are going out to and from events off-campus a lot, and I think safety is always a priority.”

He also noted that it helped first-year students become aware of Uber as a convenient and cost-effective mode of transportation.

Although the fraternity chapters did not advertise explicitly through social media, the information travelled quickly via wordof-mouth, Francis said. Fraternity brothers told their friends, and the promotion gained popularity among students.

Evangeline George, Uber’s North Carolina spokesperson, said that the company was also

Through the Interfraternity Council’s recent partnership with Uber, students were able to ride for a cause.

Since its founding in 2009, the transportation network app has become a must-have for college students who often do not have cars and need a cheap way to get home, especially after a night out. This summer, IFC partnered with the app as a fundraiser for its chapters’ philanthropies.

“I think it was a win-win-win for a lot of parties involved,” said senior Mark Francis, IFC vice president of community interactions.

“It was great for IFC because it was a very easy See UBER on Page 4 way to raise money for philanthropy.”

Earlier this year, an Uber representative reached out to IFC to seek a partnership for a back-to-school promotion, Francis said. The app assigned a unique code for each fraternity chapter that was participating. The promo codes gave $10 discounts on rides as well as one free month of the app’s loyalty program to whomever used them.

For each person that used a particular chapter’s code, Uber gave five dollars to that chapter. By the time the promotion period was over, IFC was able to raise $1,715, and each chapter donated the money to its respective philanthropy, Francis explained.

The promotion involved 10 of the 17 IFC chapters and lasted from Aug. 23, the first day of Orientation Week, to Sept. 10.

“Oftentimes, traditional ways of raising Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons money involved a lot more overhead cost Uber donated five dollars to a chapter for and a lot more time and effort and we don’t each rider who used that chapter’s code.

Claire Ballentine The Chronicle Monday night marked the highly-anticipated presidential candidate debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton—the first in what will be a series of three debates. The Chronicle asked Christopher Johnston—assistant professor of political science whose research centers on political psychology and public opinion—about how the candidates fared, the techniques they employed in the debate and the role that fact-checking plays in the election.

The Chronicle: Who do you think won the debate Monday and why?

Christopher Johnston: If we look at indicators that are relatively objective, it seems likely that Clinton won. In particular, I am looking at the following indicators: in CNN’s poll of registered voters who watched the debate, 62 percent said Clinton “did the best job,” while 27 percent said Trump “did the best job.” The prediction markets show an increase from pre- to post-debate in the probability that Clinton will win the election, and the Mexican peso rose in value against the dollar pre- to post-debate.

When you take these and other indicators together, the conclusion that Clinton won seems reasonable.

Courtesy of Duke Photography Christopher Johnston’s research focuses on the application of psychological theory to mass politics.

family leave, stating that they differed only on the details, and then sought to sharply distinguish himself on dimensions where he may have a natural advantage, in particular, trade and law and order. I think he was most successful last night on these issues.

For example, he sought to portray Clinton as a political insider who cannot be trusted to negotiate trade deals that will benefit average Americans.

On the whole, Clinton is in the lead, and I TC: What persuasive techniques did you think she is accordingly playing a low-variance see the candidates using last night and do strategy: maintain composure, demonstrate you think they were effective? competence on the issues and let Trump CJ: Trump looked to neutralize be Trump. The debate can then serve as Clinton’s natural advantages on some domestic economic issues such as paid See DEBATE on Page 4

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VISION WALL from page 1 York University, Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Hawaii.

“The long term goal is to end sexual violence, which we think is both reachable and teachable,” Lambert said. “We would love to have campuses all around the country do this.”

She noted that the project began because she and Harris wanted to come up with an easy and inexpensive way for universities and colleges to think more deeply about the problem of sexual assault.

Sophomore Jennifer Hong, a member of the class, explained that the wall began with the class compiling about 20 different responses from campus organizations, which they wrote on the sticky notes and posted on the wall. Now, so many passersby have contributed that the organizers are struggling to create more space.

The wall will be up for two weeks and at the project’s end, students will read the responses “almost like a poem” during an event, said sophomore Miriam Levitin, another student in the class.

“We’re also sending around online surveys to represent more voices that might not see the wall and taking their responses and putting them up,” she said.

Junior Michelle Chen, who is also in the class, explained that she hopes the wall will start conversations around campus and help stop victim-blaming.

The students are working to increase the wall’s visibility through social media, Hong said, using Twitter to post tweets of responses that have been written on the wall.

The wall has also been featured on Duke’s Instagram and Snapchat accounts.

Harris said that she thinks the initiative has been successful because it is so easy to take part in, requiring only a pen, a sticky note and a few minutes of a person’s time.

Next year, Harris said she hopes that the vision wall can expand to all 50 states. Hidden Voices is also partnering this year with a school in India and hopes to connect with more universities and international students, Lambert noted.

“Having it spread nationally is like having us all united under a vision, and the vision is a world without sexual violence,” Levitin said. “Through having this wall be visible, we’re hoping to make it become a reality.”

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UBER from page 3 able to benefit from the promotion. They were able to gain 10 new Duke users in addition to securing the existing users.

“Partnering with Duke’s IFC helped us get the word out to students about the access to safe, reliable and affordable rides that Uber offers with the tap of a button,” George said.

“No matter the time or place, from a ride back to the dorm after a night out or a trip to the grocery store, students can depend on Uber, and our technology allows a focus on safety before, during and after ever ride in ways that have never been possible before.”

Students noted that the promotion was beneficial to them as well. First-year Raisa Reed explained that Uber came in extra handy for first-years who did not have a car to get around Durham.

“I definitely think they should partner up with Uber again because that’s how we get anywhere,” Raisa said. “[IFC] would make a lot of people happy if they continue to partner up!”

VOTING from page 1 Recent efforts on campus to register more voters have stemmed partly from close presidential polls, but also from North Carolina’s state laws, such as House Bill 2, which have generated controversy in recent months.

“Especially with HB2, there’s a lot of outrage on campus, and this is an example of something that you can really do about it,” Schultz said. “This is a tangible action that you can take if you disagree with the policy.”

Xie noted that she thinks students on campus are engaged with this presidential election, which goes against the stereotype of college students being apathetic in political issues.

“It’s just a matter of turning conversation about what’s happening into actual action,” she said.

Addressing those who say that they dislike both Trump and Clinton and will not vote, Schultz and Xie emphasized that voting is a citizen’s civic duty. Schultz noted that if neither of the two candidates are appealing, voters should turn to independent candidates.

“It’s your responsibility to at least voice your opinion and participate in the democracy,” she said.

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TC: Some have criticized Clinton for being too informal during the debate, stooping down to Trump’s level. What do you make of that?

CJ: I can see where that view comes from—for example, her continuous use of the informal “Donald,” and the speculation about the reasons for his refusal to release his tax returns. On the whole, however, I would hesitate to characterize either candidate as sinking to a particularly low level. It wasn’t your average debate, but it wasn’t all mudslinging either.

TC: What influence do you think fact-checkers’ reports of candidates’ claims have on voters?

CJ: I am not sure that political scientists have a solid answer to this question yet. It is a complex issue. The high-quality research conducted to date suggests that fact-checking may indeed increase political knowledge. For example, one study

by Brendan Nyhan and Jason Reifler randomly assigned people to receive or not receive fact-checks, and found that people exposed to fact-checks were somewhat more knowledgeable at the end of the study. Other research, however, suggests that citizens resist new information that strongly conflicts with their prior beliefs and attitudes. Further, even if people learn from fact-checks, this does not necessarily mean that they will change their overall view of the candidates. We need to do more research on fact-checking before we can know for sure how it influences voting behavior.

TC: Why do you think that voters can know facts about certain candidates but refuse to believe them?

CJ: People are not immune to reality, but there is usually some residual uncertainty, even on things that are labeled “facts,” and candidates’ statements are often vague and can be spun in multiple ways. Just take a look at The New York Times debate fact-checker to see how hard this can be. For example, did Trump support or oppose the Iraq war in 2002?

He is seemingly on record in support during an interview with Howard Stern, but perhaps he was speaking off the cuff, and his true opinion really was opposition. It is hard to admit that “our team” is wrong about something because we lose face. If there is room for doubt, we latch onto it.

Editor’s note: All responses were obtained via email.

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I watch movies more than I probably should. Although I can’t say exactly when I fell in love with film, movies have been a part of my life as long as I can remember—whether it was watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” every Christmas or being forced to see “To Kill a Mockingbird” by my grandmother, my childhood was dotted with films I would love more and more as I got older. In high school, I’d find myself pretending that I could multitask well enough to watch “Fargo” and do Calculus homework at the same time (which I couldn’t)— and my preferred social activity was watching movies with friends.

My interest in film became more serious, though, during my senior year of high school. I started to frequent an old, local indie theater, and made a goal to watch all of the American Film Institute’s list of the “100 Greatest Movies” before I came to Duke. Although I haven’t gotten through the entire list—I keep getting distracted by other films— incorporating cinema into my weekly procrastination routine has haven’t cultural and artistic insights I hadn’t otherwise been able to connect to through books or television.

This is why I find myself writing about the same subject for my first Editor’s Note as I wrote about for my first ever Chronicle article: movies.

Around this time last year, I picked up a story about the Retro Film Series at the Carolina Theatre. About every week, the Theatre screens a double feature of two retro films—and even includes door prizes and commercials from the time period when the two films were released. Dragging some O-Week friends to a double feature,

the experience quickly made the Theatre my favorite place in Durham.

It was the first time I felt at home in the city—if not for the theater itself, then for what was being played on the screen. It was comforting to know that, after a stressful week of classes, I could always go catch a Retro—or maybe a film from one of the Carolina Theatre’s many festivals—with friends as a way to forget about the pressures of Duke for a while. After visiting the Theatre, I came to realize why films have been so important to me while I’ve been in college—they remind me that, though my life continues to change, the important things tend to stay the same.

editor’s note Although “The Graduate” provides me with a different meaning each time I watch it—as my future becomes more defined—its main character Benjamin appears equally lost each time I begin his story anew. And (spoiler alert) the Earth is always consumed by nuclear detonations at the end of “Dr. Strangelove,” regardless of if I’m viewing the political comedy in Perkins Library or across the country in my native San Diego. While the story on screen stays the same, the story of the person watching the screen has changed. In all of the rush and stress of college, seeing movies has provided a lens through which I can connect to

my past, but also through which I can be honest with myself about how time has changed my outlook on life.

In addition to making me think about how my life has already changed, movies also remind me of who I want to become. I know I’ll never be as chill as The Dude in “The Big Lebowski” or as effortlessly glamorous as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard,” but watching the characters on-screen reminds me that these qualities exist—something especially useful to remember when I become a stressedout blob during midterm season. While Clint Eastwood’s character Blondie in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” is far too badass to actually be real, his larger-than-life persona makes his rugged bravery seem at least a little bit attainable. If Blondie could survive trekking through the desert, torture and numerous gunfights… what could possibly stop me from surviving an allnight study session? Though I know characters in film are often unrealistic, their pronounced traits provide a reminder of the qualities I hope to incorporate into my own life—as much as I realistically can.

For all these reasons, I’ll probably re-watch “Double Indemnity” once I’m done writing this article, instead of getting ahead on my Political Science reading like I should. I know I’m just attempting to justify my procrastination, but sometimes I feel like I learn more about the world and about myself through films than I ever could through a textbook. So I guess the question isn’t whether or not I have the time to watch a movie tonight—it’s “which movie do I want to watch next?”.

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Cartoonists talk HB2 and art at Satire Fest panel Henry Chan The Chronicle

In a year when politics in North Carolina have turned absurd and grotesque, one can take comfort in knowing that political cartoonists are here to keep us sane.

The panel discussion titled “Bathroom Banter” was held on Friday, Sept. 23 at Reynolds Theater, featuring Charlotte Observer reporter Jim Morrill and Kevin Siers, a Charlotte-based Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist. Billed as a “hard look at satirizing North Carolina’s House Bill 2 controversy,” the event was part of the Political Cartoon and Satire Festival, which was co-hosted by Duke and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and concluded Sept. 24.

“It started when the Governor and the legislature got together and said, what can we do for the nation’s cartoonists?” Morrill said of the controversial HB2.

But, like the cartoons themselves, there is sobriety beneath his humor.

HB2, also known as the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, is notorious for what some believe is its discriminatory treatment of transgender persons. The panel recapped the bill’s legislative history, with Morrill giving a behind-the-scenes look at state-level decision making.

The recent fallout with the NCAA and ACC is considered a crucial turning point, but Morrill believes the matter will eventually be decided in court.

“[Governor McCrory] wanted it as a wedge issue, and with all the followup they’ve basically given themselves a wedgie,” Siers said.

Calling it an unenforceable law for a non-existent problem, Siers argued that HB2’s central mistake is that it labels transgender people as either predators or not real.

Some artists (including Bruce Springsteen) have responded to HB2 by canceling shows in North Carolina.

However, unlike other artists, political cartoonists do not have the luxury of being on the sidelines when it comes to legal drama. Drawing cartoons on a hot-button topic like HB2 can be tricky, and one way or another satire is always partisan. Siers and Morrill spoke of the common pitfalls of reporting on HB2, noting that the most visceral approach—that of potty humor—may not be best.

“Because the law is so complicated, so many other things get short shrift.

We rarely mention the minimum wage part, or that it strips the authority of local governments,” Morrill said.

Despite there being other important aspects of the bill, Siers said that the bathroom aspect is a convenient shorthand that has become a metaphor for the bill itself, making it an easy target for cartooning. However, both panelists agreed that cartoons should work with news and editorial pages to present a more complete picture.

HB2 elicits strong feelings from most North Carolinians, and the attitude of cartoonists seems to alternate between

wry detachment and outright glee. But even though our state politics going down the toilet is no laughing matter, it is hard to blame them for having fun.

“It’s a godsend,” Siers said. “[HB2] is a civil rights issue with lots of potty humor—who can resist?”

A recording of panel discussions at the Political Cartoon and Satire Festival

can be viewed here. The “Bathroom Humor: National Cartoonists Take on HB2” exhibition will be on show until Sept. 30 at Horse & Buggy Press, 401-B Foster Street, Durham. Claire Ballentine contributed reporting.

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The Chronicle Panel discussion “Bathroom Banter” focused on HB2 and how it is depicted in political cartoons.

Distinguished Speaker Series

Sam Allen Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Deere & Company Thursday, September 29, 2016 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM Geneen Auditorium The Fuqua School of Business The university community is invited to attend.

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MICHAEL GREEN Former NSC Director for Asian Affairs Senior Vice President for Asia & Japan Chair at CSIS and Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics & Foreign Policy, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

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Wherefores & Repercussions

Kenneth H. Rubin Thursday, September 29 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Sanford Building, Rhodes Conference Room From early childhood through adolescence, socially withdrawn children are at risk for a wide range of negative outcomes, including socio-emotional difficulties like anxiety, low self-esteem and depression; peer difficulties, including rejection, victimization and poor friendship quality; and educational challenges such as poor quality teacher-child relationships, academic difficulties and school avoidance.

Kenneth Rubin will examine the predictors, correlates, and consequences of child and early adolescent social withdrawal. He will also present a developmental framework describing the pathways to and from social withdrawal in childhood and discuss a novel early intervention for socially inhibited preschool-aged children. “The Turtle Program: Helping Shy Preschoolers Come Out of their Shells� is designed to help shy preschool children gain confidence in social settings and develop positive relationships with their peers and teachers.

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Recess interviews: Bonnie Paine of Elephant Revival Alex Griffith The Chronicle

Elephant Revival is a band hailing from Colorado that covers a wide range of musical genres, with strong folk, bluegrass and indie rock influences in their music. They released their new album “Petals” in April, and the band plays the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro on Oct. 5. The Chronicle sat down with vocalist Bonnie Paine—who also plays (deep breath) the cello, djembe, washboard, stompboard, guitar and musical saw—to discuss the band’s music and the touring lifestyle. The following conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

The Chronicle: Elephant Revival has such a wide variety of instrumentation, and the members have a ton of experience playing with different bands, including Little Feat, Nickel Creek, the String Cheese Incident and Parliament-Funkadelic. How did you guys come together and coalesce as a group?

Bonnie Paine: I first met the guitar player Daniel Rodriguez in Connecticut, at a club he was running an open mic at. I ended up singing there and we ended up playing on the rooftop until the sun came up. That was May of 2002, and later on the next fall, I went to a bluegrass festival where I met Bridget, Dango and Charlie.

TC: How does the songwriting in a band with so many instrumentation options work?

BP: It’s really just listening and staying open—when a song is first being born I try to stay really open so that I can hear what tonalities would work with the song.

Usually it’s pretty obvious, whether or not I would play washboard or [musical] saw or the djembe or the cello, and there’s really only one or two songs out of our 80 song repertoire where I could play two instruments. A lot of times, the songs I sing I’ll write a capella and then I’ll find the chords on guitar or cello and teach them to the guitar player.

TC: What made you pick up the cello for this new album?

BP: I’ve always loved the cello. It’s one of my favorite instruments in the world. I had a voice teacher tell me once that it’s the closest instrument to the human voice, and I was really shy and I wanted to sing with somebody and I could do that with a cello. It felt like I was harmonizing with someone. I love its depth—it can sing and lull you, and it can be percussive and have a bite, and it’s got so many dimensions. I’ll never master all of them, but I’m excited about the adventure of the cello for now.

TC: Beyond you picking up the cello, how has Elephant Revival’s instrumentation changed over the years?

BP: It’s definitely grown more and more, every time. When we started, I just played washboard, Dan played guitar, Bridget played fiddle, Dango played bass and Sage played banjo. As things morphed, we started adding instruments. I was playing saw every once in a while in the beginning, and got my djembe and the stompbox. Charlie Rose has been playing with us, and he plays the pedal steel [guitar], so that’s been really cool. The pedal steel and different amp tonalities with the banjo let it sound like an electric guitar sometimes.

TC: What was playing at Red Rocks this past spring like?

BP: It was beautiful, honestly. You never know how something you work yourself up about is going to be, especially when you have 40 family members come up from Oklahoma. It was cool to have our own show there—we had acrobats and aerialists, and a giant dreamcatcher behind us. The wind blew at all the right times.

TC: Last time you were in North Carolina, your bus caught fire and you lost some instruments—hopefully this time it doesn’t go the same way.

BP: To North Carolina’s credit, [Hickory] was the nicest community we could have broken down in. It’s hard to watch your stuff and your traveling home burn up in front of you, but it was heartwarming how kind people were there. I found a washboard at an antique store and we borrowed the rest of the instruments from the opening band and still played the show. The audience was amazing in the sense of pulling through and togetherness.

Elephant Revival plays at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro on Oct. 5.

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Colorado band Elephant Revival, whose new album came out in April, is influenced by many different musical genres.

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Duke Chapel (Convocation) and Abele Quad (Reception) Recognition of outstanding students, faculty, and staff; presentations of the Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, and the University Medal.

3 – 4:15 PM: Spotlight Speakers Series FRI

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Page Auditorium Join Professor Mark Anthony Neal for a conversation with Grant Hill ’94; Anna Kipervaser MFA’15; Vice Provost for the Arts Scott Lindroth; and Professor Beverly McIver about the importance of the arts. From personal passions to professional paths, these members of the Duke community seek and support their interests in a variety of ways and share why they make a point to do so. Presented as part of the Duke Alumni Forever Learning program.

7 – 9 PM: Graduate School 90th Anniversary Celebration and Reception

Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens Graduate students are welcome to join alumni to toast the celebrated history of graduate education at Duke. Paula D. McClain, Dean of the Graduate School, and General Martin E. Dempsey AM ’84, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give remarks.

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HOOS RIDING HIGH AFTER FIRST WIN Sam Turken The Chronicle

Duke is not the only ACC Coastal Division squad that overcame earlyseason adversity with a much-needed victory last weekend.

After starting its 2016 campaign 0-3 with disappointing losses to Richmond and Connecticut, Virginia exploded for 21 fourth-quarter points in a gritty 49-35 win against Central Michigan—which upset then-No. 22 Oklahoma State early in the season—Saturday at home.

Now, led by first-year head coach Bronco Mendenhall, the Cavaliers hope to continue their momentum and knock off the Blue Devils for the second straight year Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium. Virginia beat Duke 42-34 last season.

“I’m excited about the progress we’re making. I’m excited about the [Central Michigan] win,” Mendenhall said at his weekly press conference Monday. “But you’ll find with me, this is a fairly consistent approach.... Now it’s right back to the things that we need to continue to work on and to improve.”

Throughout the offseason and its first four games, Virginia has made several adjustments. Mendenhall—who previously coached at BYU for 11 years— introduced a new up-tempo offense and a 3-4 defensive scheme.

Mendenhall and his staff have also replaced 2015 starting quarterback Matt Johns with East Carolina transfer Kurt Benkert, and Virginia’s receiving corps is adjusting to life without last year’s leading wideout, Canaan Severin.

Throughout Virginia’s first three games,

Ian Jaffe | Chronicle File Photo Virginia running back Taquan Mizzell broke an ACC record for most receiving yards out of the backfield last season.

the Cavaliers displayed their inexperience playing with Benkert in the new spread offense. During double-digit losses to Richmond and Oregon, Benkert showed little chemistry with his receivers, as Virginia rarely converted passes downfield and struggled with Mendenhall’s quick pace.

But on Saturday against the Chippewas, the Cavalier offense finally found its stride, recording a season-high 569 total yards.

The offensive line—which was suspect against Oregon—did not give up any sacks, allowing Benkert to finish 27-of-43 for 421 yards and five touchdowns.

“Really impressed after analyzing the game and going through it [by] Kurt Benkert’s performance, the delivery, the timing of the delivery, the accuracy, the decision-making and the consistency,” Mendenhall said. “He was exceptional.”

On the outside, wide receivers Olamide Zaccheaus and Doni Dowling combined for 239 receiving yards and senior running back Taquan Mizzell added 168 total yards.

In Virginia’s win against the Blue Devils last season, Mizzell—a third-team All-ACC honoree—contributed three touchdowns and more than 100 all-purpose yards.

“Virginia looked really good last week against a really talented Central Michigan team,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said at his weekly press conference Tuesday.

“You can visibly see them improving as they become more comfortable with the way things are done with a new coaching staff.”

The Cavaliers’ run defense made strides this week, holding an opponent to fewer than 100 yards rushing for the first time this season against the Chippewas.

Even with the imporvement, Virginia is

still allowing 176 rushing yards per game and will have its work cut out to slow down Blue Devil running backs Shaun Wilson and Jela Duncan.

“Defensively it was also the best we had performed for the longest amount of time,” Mendenhall said. “The number of big plays against us is continuing to go down.”

Virginia has several key cogs in its front seven. Junior linebacker Micah Kiser leads the squad with 40 tackles and 2.5 sacks, and junior defensive end Andrew Brown and middle linebacker Zac Bradshaw have combined for 8.5 tackles for loss.

First-team All-ACC safety Quin Blanding—who is second on the team in tackles—also routinely comes up to the line of scrimmage to disrupt plays.

Even with Blanding, the Cavaliers have been vulnerable on the back end of their defense, giving up 306 passing yards per game. After surrendering 331 through the air against Oregon, Virginia’s secondary allowed Central Michigan to throw for another 402 yards.

The Cavaliers’ struggles are primarily a product of two injuries and a suspension sidelining their top three cornerbacks.

Defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta is now relying on inexperienced underclassmen Myles Robinson, Kareem Gibson and Bryce Hall to fill the void.

But as is the case with most other aspects of his squad, Mendenhall noticed improvement in the play of his young defensive backs against Central Michigan— they will now attempt to stymie an ACC quarterback in Duke redshirt freshman Daniel Jones.

“Both Kareem and Myles, I like the way they played,” Mendenhall said. “They played assignment-sound football for almost the entire game against a quality passer.”

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Costly own goal gives Georgia State major upset Riley Pfaff The Chronicle

Deniz Simsek | The Chronicle Junior defender Kevon Black suffered a serious injury during Tuesday’s game and had to be taken off the field on a stretcher.

After a disappointing tie Friday with Pittsburgh, the Blue Devils looked to build momentum heading into a series of ACC games.

Instead, they were handed their third loss in their last five games.

Georgia State stunned Duke 2-1 in double overtime at Koskinen Stadium Tuesday night 2 after coming back GSU DUKE 1 from a 1-0 halftime deficit. The Blue Devils had a number of scoring chances but could not finish off the Panthers, who scored in the 75th minute and held off the Blue Devils to force overtime before scoring the game-winner in the 106th minute on an own goal off the head of

Duke freshman defender CC Uche.

“We didn’t execute. And it’s a shame, because it’s not for lack of effort, the boys are giving everything they got, just not executing in the final third,” Blue Devil head coach John Kerr said.

Duke (3-3-2) opened the scoring in the 39th minute on a header from junior Cameron Moseley, his second goal of the year. After the Blue Devils played a corner kick short, freshman Suniel Veerakone’s cross was deflected toward the front of the goal. Moseley then rose above the Georgia State defense to guide the ball into the back of the net past goalkeeper Yannic Horn.

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Maguire catches fire to spark Duke after slow start Ben Leonard The Chronicle The six-time national champion Blue Devils were in the top five to start yet another season, but in the year’s first event found themselves in new territory—last place.

No. 5 Duke stumbled out of the gates in its season opener, finishing seventh at the Annika Intercollegiate after posting a tournament-worst first round of 5-over-par. In a field that included five of the nation’s top seven teams, the Blue Devils fought back to card a combined 12-under-par in the final two rounds Monday and Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their slow start.

No. 2 Southern California won the event at the Watson Course at the Reunion Resort in Reunion, Fla., by two strokes ahead of No. 12 Arkansas and finished with a three-day total of 24-under-par.

“We were just getting started,” Duke head coach Dan Brooks said. “There’s something to be said for the kind of mental preparation that you get from competition, and we had really not competed. We had one day to get our feet back on the ground competitively and look what we did the next day.”

Junior Leona Maguire led the charge for the Blue Devils, overcoming a first-round 74 by combining to shoot 11-under-par in her last two rounds and finish tied for third overall. The world’s No. 1 amateur finished in the top 10 at the tournament for the third consecutive year, and Brooks said she could

have won individually had a few more putts fallen in the first round.

The Cavan, Ireland, native tied for second in the field in par-5 scoring at 6-under-par in her season opener and continued the momentum she built last month at the Olympics.

“She’s striking the ball really well,” Brooks said. “She said she struck the ball the first day as well as she did the whole tournament, it’s just the putts fell later and they didn’t fall in the first day. Once they started dropping, if she could make putts that first day like she did later in the tournament, it would have been really, really special.”

Maguire and 2016 NCAA individual champion Virginia Elena Carta—who also tied for second in par-5 scoring and finished tied for 14th overall—were the only Blue Devils that took advantage of the optimal scoring conditions.

The wet Florida conditions led to a softer golf course, allowing for low scores during the three-day event. Although eight teams finished under par and only two finished worse than two-over par, no other Blue Devil finished in the top 35.

Senior Sandy Choi finished tied for 37th, junior Gurbani Singh finished tied for 47th and junior Lisa Maguire tied for 55th.

“We’ve been talking about patience.

When you play at this level, you’ve got to be really really patient, and realize that a good bit of it is out of your control,” Brooks said. “I anticipated that there might be a little bit of putts not dropping, so that’s why we play hard

Sanjeev Dasgupta | Chronicle File Photo Junior Leona Maguire shot 65 and 68 during the final two days of Duke’s season opener to tie for third overall.

and train and qualify to get in great fields, because the more you’re in that groove and the more you’re playing and competing, the more the putts start to fall.”

That sentiment was especially true for Carta and Lisa Maguire, who both missed time leading up to the tournament due to wisdom teeth surgeries. Especially with the Florida heat, Brooks explained that Carta was a bit tired early on because she had not been able to work out as much leading up to the tournament.

The team will not have much time to make adjustments before its next tournament— the Blue Devils leave Saturday for the Windy City Classic in Chicago Monday and Tuesday, but Brooks said he was not too concerned about the short turnaround.

“We feel good….You can’t win an NCAA championship on the first day in September because it requires training and being mentally ready and well practiced,” Brooks said. “That’s not what you are on the first day of competition in the fall.”

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“We let them hang around,” Kerr said “We had a lapse on their goal for sure.”

For Duke, a scary moment came in the continued into the second half, with the 78th minute when Hague lifted a cross to Blue Devils allowing no shots on goal for the a cutting Rashid Alarape in front of the first 20 minutes of the period. goal, only to have it broken up by Duke The offense, meanwhile, put on the defenders Kevon Black and Fjortoft. pressure as the second half began, as Duke During the play, however, the two Blue fired five shots in the opening 10 minutes Devils collided, leaving Black injured of the period. However, despite several and unable to get to his feet. The junior chances to put the Panthers (6-4) away, from Brampton, Ontario, was taken off the Blue Devils could not capitalize. In the the field in a stretcher with an apparent 52nd minute, Ryan Thompson crossed the back injury. ball to freshman Max Following a scoreless Moser at the top of the first overtime period, he boys are giving box, who had his first the two teams headed to everything they got, shot blocked before double overtime with the firing a second one off just not executing in the final Blue Devils determined to the post in the upper third. avoid another frustrating right corner. result after a disappointing — Head coach John Kerr Three minutes later, tie on Friday.

With four minutes a header from junior left in the second overtime period, Markus Fjortoft off a cross from Veerakone however, they lost their chance at was saved by a diving Horn, who had six saves on the day. redemption.

“We had several chances in the first five Georgia State senior Casey Shultis crossed minutes of the second half…. we’re not the ball from the right corner in front of the capitalizing on our good play,” Kerr said. “I goal toward Alarape. Before it arrived, the felt if we got the second goal we would put ball deflected off Uche’s head as he tried to the game away.” clear it and into the net for an own goal. The In the 75th minute, Duke paid the price scene was unhappily familiar for the Blue for letting the Panthers hang around.

Devils, who gave up a similar own goal on a Georgia State finally broke through header by Moseley in their 2-1 win against the Blue Devil defense when junior Nick Georgia Southern last week.

Hague found sophomore midfielder Max With a showdown against N.C. State Hemmings cutting through the Duke Friday up next for the Blue Devils, Kerr and defense. Hemmings took the through ball company will look to bounce back quickly from Hague and beat graduate transfer and keep their hopes of a first NCAA Robert Moewes—who finished with four tournament bid since 2011 alive. saves—with a quick shot to the left side of “I’m not despondent. We just got to get the goal for the equalizer and his fourth through this little period and get back to goal of the season. winning ways,” Kerr said.

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or the past week, Duke’s campus has been abuzz with discussions of LGBTQ rights. Last Friday, Jim Obergefell visited Duke to speak to students about his role in the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. On Saturday, Pride celebrations occurred on East Campus only a few days after Governor McCrory announced that he would drop a lawsuit against the Department of Justice after its appeal of House Bill 2. As we celebrate the progress, We should recognize that the fight for LGBTQ rights did not end with the achievement of marriage equality and consider avenues for its advancement.

These past few months in North Carolina have illuminated the bias and discrimination against the LGBTQ community that still exists in our state. House Bill 2, which quickly passed through the North Carolina state legislature, highlighted a lack of respect for transgender individuals in the state. The bill barred local municipalities from implementing anti-discriminatory policies, and mandated that transgender individuals utilize the bathroom of the gender assigned to them at birth. Recognizing this, we see an opportunity for students to engage with the queer community

to potentially push for legal change.

While we applaud Duke’s non-discrimination policies with regard to the LGBTQ community, we know that in many respects, as a country, we are far from a post-LGBTQ discrimination era. As such, we urge students to challenge their representatives to implement nondiscrimination policies on a statewide and national level. Think about the times in American history when certain immigrant

Editorial and religious groups were met with blatant, ubiquitous discrimination. If it seems ridiculous that legislative action was not swifty taken then, it should seem equally ridiculous right now.

In addition to advocating for legal pushes, we encourage students to expose themselves to queer culture and normalize it in their own minds. By truly embracing the queer community, students can help others in their communities escape an apathetic “live and let live mentality” and also actively support the LGBTQ community.

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— “bluedevil_101,” responding to “Black lives still matter,” published September 26, 2016

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The future struggle for true LGBTQ equality will indubitably be difficult. While we appreciate the immense strides that have been made so far, we look forward to the fight and dream ahead.

Turn (out) the vote

nless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re likely well-aware that the presidential election is in full swing. Political pundits and the 24/7 news media have never had more dramatic campaign coverage, which seems to be closer to Kardashian-esque reality television than true political news coverage.

While the media and the cameras have consistently been chasing the presidential candidates and the latest campaign stories, young Americans have been less reliable.

According to Nate Silver’s poll-aggregator FiveThirtyEight, voters under the age of 25 made up slightly more than the Latino U.S. electorate,

how truly important your vote could be, just consider these few facts, which seemed to have entered Facebook newsfeed conversations. In 2008, President Obama won North Carolina by approximately 14,177 votes. That same year, the Duke community cast approximately 10,000 votes. Think about that. Our school turned out enough voters to comprise up to approximately 2/3 of the margin. This means that our votes have never been more important or impactful.

So how do you actually make sure that come November you’re ready to vote? I’ll use the rest of my space for my column to list the steps (as outlined by Duke Student Affairs) to register to vote:

Shruti Rao TAMING OF THE SHRU at approximately 9 percent in the 2012 election.

They also heavily favored Obama, at a dramatic 29 points higher than Romney.

Clinton’s presidential run isn’t receiving the same support from voters under the age of 25. In fact, a comparison of Clinton’s margin over Trump (13 points) and Obama’s net approval rating (32 points) shows a negative 18 points difference for voters under the age of 25. Across the board, voters that traditionally supported Obama favor Clinton, except for voters under the age of 25.

So what’s going on with the young people?

Young voters are generally less drawn to a President Hillary Clinton than a President Barack Obama. They are less likely to actively vote for Clinton and are also increasingly leaning towards voting for third-party candidates.

Reports from Atlantic magazine indicates that of voters under the age of 30, at least one-third support Gary Johnson or Jill Stein.[1] As Duke students, we fall solidly in the 18-25 age range that will significantly impact this election. As voters who can register to vote in North Carolina, our voters will count in one of the most heavily weighted swing states of this election. Current analysis of North Carolina predicts that the state has an 8.4 percent chance of tipping the election with a 1.6-point lead for Trump.

Although the number is always changing, the chance of Clinton winning is currently sitting at approximately 54% and Trump winning are 45%.

In this incredibly close election, it has never been more important for young people, and Duke students, to get out and vote.

If you need motivation to understand

1. Use the Duke TurboVote Platform at https://duke.turbovote.org/.

When filling out the residential address here is the relevant information to use: If you live on East Campus, write Duke East Campus on Line 1 (Durham, NC 27708).

If you live on West Campus, write Duke West Campus on Line 1 (Durham, NC 27708).

If you live on East or West, enter: [Your PO BOX number] on Line 1, Duke University on Line 2, and Durham, NC 27708 when asked “Where do you receive mail?” later in TurboVote process.

If you live on Central Campus, write your street address (Durham, NC 27705).

If you live off-campus, write your street address.

If you have moved from East Campus to West Campus or Central Campus, you need to update your registration. If you have moved off-campus, you also need to update your registration. For your mailing address, be sure to use your Duke PO box, central or off-campus address.

2. Go to Vondy/the Perk/Saladia @ The Perk/that café in the big library (it’s all the same) on Thursdays and Sundays from 2-5pm, as there will be student groups present to help seamlessly register voters through a quick paperapplication process.

3. Get out there and vote during the early voting period on-campus from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5, to register on-site and vote using your Student ID as proof of address.

Shruti Rao is a Trinity junior. Her column, “taming of the shru,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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crashed a wedding in Vietnam.

Or, rather, I received my invitation at the very, very last second.

Let me explain.

This past summer, I volunteered on the Duke Engage Vietnam program with eleven other undergraduates. While mornings were spent laying bricks and afternoons teaching English, we had most weekends to ourselves, free to explore (or sleep) as we pleased. It was during one such respite, traveling with a handful of my service inclined colleagues to Danang, that we stumbled upon a full-blown Vietnamese wedding reception underway in the front

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inconveniencing others, thus abandon the feeling of wanting altogether.

In a recent study conducted at Cornell University, researchers sought to identify underestimations of presumed compliance when subjects had to ask others to do some specified task. In one such experiment, 17 participants approached a total of 105 strangers with the goal of borrowing their cellphones. The test subjects presumed that only 30 percent of strangers would actually let them use their devices, however, 48 percent actually lent their phones to the participants. Indeed, the evidence is conclusive. Out of 627 total

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driveway of our hotel.

Having just arrived, backpacks on shoulders and t-shirts on torsos, our group marched single-file through this festival of newfound love, weaving our way in-between drunk uncles, trays filled with Chả Giò, and a very unamused father of the bride.

The juxtaposition of our rugged looking American contingent with the vibrantly colored traditional wedding decor was almost as glaring a contrast as the peaceful breeze of Vietnamese countryside with the hectic urbanist roar of Saigon. Needless to say, we were quite conspicuous. And after several hours of continual travel, we were also quite hungry.

It was in that moment, at the crossroads of appetite and nourishment, that I decided to ignore the ostensible awkwardness of the situation and follow the compass arrow inside of my stomach pointing towards the oodles of rice noodles. I located a women who I assumed to be in charge of the event and, using broken Vietnamese and universally comprehendible gesticulation, asked if we could have some of their food.

She enthusiastically agreed and sat our assembly down at a table with some very confused guests.

As soon as my voyage-worn buttocks came into contact with the cold metal seat below, plate after plate of Vietnamese delicacy materialized in front of my watering eyes. Several men at the next table, enjoying the spectacle of foreigners, came over, beer in hand, and tried to instruct me how to open a bottle using chopsticks. As the evening progressed, I had an in-depth conversation with the bride’s cousin, Dó, about Vietnamese political corruption. Later, the groom’s best friend, who told a few of us that his name was Money, insisted that we walk across the street to his home and check out his vast collection of international currency. We politely declined. Then, as the festivities of the evening were winding down, my inebriated Vietnamese friends pushed me onto the makeshift stage and forced me to sing karaoke for them. I gave a powerful rendition of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” (watch here).

This story is one of my fondest from my time in Vietnam. I created lasting memories with my fellow Duke Engagers and was provided with a completely different, deeper perspective into a truly beautiful culture. Had I not asked that woman for leftovers, I would never have had this unforgettable experience.

This Duke Engage experience taught me that we need to do a better job of asking for things. Too often do we not pursue that which we desire because we cling to the unfounded belief that others will not comply with our requests.

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ate at Au Bon Pain almost every day for two years. Well, maybe that is an exaggeration, but it certainly felt like it. Whether it was an extra chopped salad or a poorly cut sandwich, my diet was dominated by ABP and the other limited vendors available on campus during the closing of the West Union.

But within this food wasteland appeared oases in which to take refuge from ABP. Wednesday was always crepe day and nothing said goodbye to dieting like double-fisting with a chicken pesto crepe in one hand and Raspberry-Nutella in the other. When I was not in the mood for the daily food

Campus following the significant fines. However rather than take the easy route out, Duke Dining fought to find a location to accommodate the necessities for a food truck somewhere on West.

For these reasons, I believe that the administration made the right overall decision regarding food trucks on West Campus.

The changes to Merchants-on-Points reveal a different logic on the other hand. When the West Union was closed it made sense to extend Merchant-On-Points hours. However, with the opening of the West Union, Duke now has close to 60 vendors available to students. The issue now becomes one of supply and demand. It is impossible for vendors to remain on-campus if

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participants,14,757 strangers and 12 total experiments, the aggregate presumed compliance of 28 percent reflected a severe underestimation of the actual figure, 54 percent compliance.

In addition to our belief that others will not submit to our simple inquiries, eight out of every 10 people are afraid to ask for things in the first place. Is that a real statistic? Nope. But I believe it to be a true.

We, as humans, are afraid to ask. We’re afraid to ask people to buy our products.

We’re afraid to ask someone out on a date. We’re afraid to ask for more money at our jobs. We’re afraid to ask the tough questions in our relationships.

We’re afraid to ask because we fear rejection.

Rejection is this unbelievably strong thing that keeps us from getting so much in life. On some level, we all just want to fit in. The reason we fixate on things like rejection and negativity is because they make us feel alienated from the rest of the world. Experiencing rejection on any scale cuts into our most basic human core.

So, how do we overcome this fear that other people do not want to help us? For starters, we must realize that just as difficult as it may be to summon the courage to ask something of someone, the awkwardness targets would feel saying “no” supersedes even our own insecurities. For example, if you are walking in the BC Plaza and a friend asks you to buy a pastry from her sorority’s bake sale to support the poor, non-striped zebras, how likely are you to decline? Even though a non-striped zebra is just a horse, you’ll probably pull out a single regardless.

Next, we must let go of our fear of rejection. Let’s say that you want to participate in a weekend banana bread baking competition, but you fear you cannot get your paper due Monday morning done in a timely manner. Ask your professor for an extension! We must realize that the cost of not asking is far greater than ephemeral pain of rejection. Sure, they will most likely decline, but at least you can be content having tried and failed than having just accepted conventionality. After all, your banana bread is bomb. Presuming rejection before even asking the question cuts you off to a whole world of possibility and experiences that may very well give you a story to tell.

So ask away. Ask to sit down with a group of strangers. Ask for AC in your sweltering Crowell dorm room. Ask for financial aid.

Ask for an extension. Ask for help on an assignment. Ask for better merchants-onpoints hours of operation. Ask to belt Adele at the next wedding you crash. What’s the worst that could happen?

Grant Besner is a Trinity sophomore.

truck, I knew that almost whatever the hour I could order copious amounts of hummus from Mediterra or a couple California Rolls from Sushi Love. It was the food trucks and Merchants-on-Points that made Duke Dining rank fifth in the nation, when it might have crashed without the West Union.

Students are grateful for the positive impact these vendors had on our lives over the past three years. It is for that reason there has been so much student animosity towards recent changes to Duke Dining.

For those unaware there have been two major differences in on-campus dining this semester. First, the food trucks have been moved from their previous location in front of the Duke Chapel to the Kilgo Parking Lot and Swift Avenue. Second, students are only able to order from Merchant-On-Points (MOP) after the hour of 8 p.m.

Since these decisions were made, Duke Student Government’s Fix My Campus has been abuzz with complaints from agitated students.

One post laments the now inconvenient locations of the food trucks. Another suggests that students try to reverse the changes to MOP as was done in 2011. Still a third emphasizes the distinct lack of food options on Central Campus.

More heartbreaking than any of these posts was a letter written by Ji-Myung Kim of Mixed Korean Truck to the Chronicle, suggesting that Duke Dining had “set food trucks up for failure, to the students’ detriment.” As one of those students who knows both the value of MOP and the food trucks, I can only begin to feel his pain.

However, before I go on to my own critiques of these policies, certain rumors about them must be dispelled. These changes were not due to some elaborate conspiracy of the administration to eliminate student’s vendors and promote the West Union.

After corresponding with Robert Coffey, Executive of Dining Services, I hope to bring to light the administration’s reasoning behind these changes. While it is a tragedy that our food trucks are experiencing decreased student traffic and revenue, leaving them at the Chapel was not an option. In short, the food trucks were fire hazards in their previous location and to keep them there required Duke to pay significant fines.

Despite these fines, Duke Dining still kept the food trucks in their previous location for one more semester until the West Union opened.

However, with the opening of the West Union two issues come to the forefront. One, whether their location is worth paying the fines, and two the fact that regardless of the fine they still indirectly affect the safety of Duke students on West Campus. Either way Coffey made it clear that food trucks were notified of the impending location changes by mid-summer.

Beyond that as Coffey noted, “Duke Dining advocated for Duke students in two instances.”

First, with the movement of undergraduate students into previously unoccupied apartment on Swift, the food trucks there provides them a realistic option considering the distance to Devil’s Bistro. Second, Duke Dining had the option to remove food trucks completely from West

they do not have enough traffic, and the MOP hours affect said traffic. Consequently, with the opening of the West Union, students have to prepare for MOP hours not to change back.

Although the reasoning appears sound in the grand scheme of the university, it fails to justify both the lack of communication and temporary solutions. I do not think the fault of communication lies with Duke Dining, however, but with DUSDAC (Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee).

According to Coffey, students have been involved in almost every step of the process concerning Merchants-on-Points and food trucks. Irrespective of one’s opinion about the changes, the fact of the matter remains that these changes were made with student input but without the knowledge of the general student body. Consequently, changes that are thought to be representative of work between students and administrators become an unfortunate surprise to the average undergraduate.

Both students and the administration should have seen how these changes might affect Central Campus residents and come up with temporary solutions to alleviate the situation.

With the closing of Grace’s Café, Central Campus residents are left with only Devil’s Bistro as a truly on campus venue. From my experience with ABP, I know how monotonous one food vendor can get. I understand that Central Campus is being torn down, but until it physically is gone, more options must become available for its residents.

According to DSG President Tara Bansal, Duke Student Government has been pursuing solutions since the summer, highlighted here.

These are several steps in the right direction.

Potential solutions include the extension of hours for certain Merchants-on-Points vendors as well as the creation of a delivery service using West Union vendors. These efforts are most certainly a way to help central campus students in the short term.

However, whatever the solution, one fact remains clear: DUSDAC must start and continue to include the larger student body in the conversations it has with administrators.

After all, its role is to bridge the gap between students and the administrators in charge of dining. Whether it means making a Facebook page or having an email blast similar to that of SOFC, DUSDAC must start to expand its reach. As long as it leaves the general student body out of the conversation, students will continue to be misinformed about their dining experience and a productive conversation will remain out of the question.

While I appreciate Brian Taylor’s column, explanations are hollow and meaningless when not backed with concrete ideas for the future. At this point in time, students deserve more than just explanations. It is my hope that DUSDAC will go on to write something more along the lines of “Duke Dining: our solutions” to illustrate its commitment to actually resolving the problems.

George Mellgard is a Trinity senior. His column, “esse quam videri,” runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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CAN’T MISS EVENTS SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 4, 2016

Screen/Society—AMI Showcase— ”Down by Law” Wednesday, September 28, 7-9pm White 107 (White Lecture Hall)

Director Jim Jarmusch followed up his brilliant breakout film Stranger Than Paradise with another, equally beloved portrait of loners and misfits in the American landscape. When fate brings together three hapless men-an unemployed disc jockey (Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (John Lurie), and a strongwilled Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni)-in a Louisiana prison, a singular adventure ensues. Described by Jarmusch as a “neo-Beat noir comedy,” Down By Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring sterling performances and crisp black-and-white cinematography by the esteemed Robby Müller.

ARTURO FERNANDEZ CHOREOGRAPHIC/REPERTORY WORKSHOP Wednesday, September 28 4:40-6:10pm Friday, September 30 11:45am-1:15pm The Ark, 14 Epworth Lane Durham

DUKECREATE WORKSHOPS Wed., September 28, 6-8pm: Ceramics Thurs., September 29, 6-8pm: Screen Printing Sat., October 1, 2-4pm: Painting & Drawing Tues., October 4, 6-8pm: iPhone Video Journalism Arts Annex

SCREEN/SOCIETY—AMI SHOWCASE—”KOYAANISQATSI” Thursday, September 29, 7-8:50pm Bryan Center Griffith Film Theater Free and open to the public

“LOOSE ENDS” INSTALLATION OPENING Friday, September 30, 4-6pm Smith Warehouse – Bay 11, 2nd Floor

SCREEN/SOCIETY—2016 NC LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL—”EL ABRAZO DE LA SERPIENTE / THE EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT” Friday, September 30, 6:30-9pm [Reception 6pm—Hall of Science] LSRC B101 (Love Auditorium)

CDS: FRESH DOCS SCREENING OF “THUMBS UP FOR MOTHER UNIVERSE: THE LONNIE HOLLEY STORY” Friday, September 30, 7-9pm American Tobacco Campus— Power Plant: Full Frame Theater Free, but attendees must reserve a ticket: bit.ly/2d3sUA7

THE CIVILIANS PRESENT ‘THE UNDERTAKING’ Friday, September 30, 8pm Sheafer Lab Theater $28 Full Price, $15 Ages 30 & under, $10 Duke students

JOHN BROWN QUINTET & “LITTLE” BIG BAND WITH CYRUS CHESTNUT, PIANO Saturday, October 1, 8-10pm Baldwin Auditorium $20 Full Price, $10 Students, $10 Seniors (65+), $10 for Duke Employees

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