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Samantha Neal The Chronicle Students will be able to sample fare from the first vendor to open in the new West Union—Devil’s Krafthouse—on the Bryan Center plaza Tuesday beginning at noon. The event will be the first in a series, called Taste of West Union, that will spotlight each of the recently announced West Union vendors. Geer Street Garden—the vendor that will operate Devil’s Krafthouse—will open in February 2016 and be the first venue in the renovated West Union to do so. Andy Magowan, chef and owner of Geer Street Garden, will be serving make-your-own tacos in a buffet-style cart and will be able to feed approxiSee SAMPLES on Page 12

Ian Jaffe, Alex Deckey and Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Facilities Management is evaluating air conditioning systems across campus in response to student complaints that many buildings are too chilly.

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Mary Zhang | The Chronicle The first West Union vendor will offer make-your-own tacos on the BC Plaza at noon Tuesday, rain or shine.

Winter may be three months away, but students are already feeling chilly. Recently, students have complained about excessive air conditioning in several campus buildings, particularly Perkins Library, CIEMAS and Science Drive facilities. Many students claim that the cold temperatures have affected their ability to work efficiently. The Facilities Management department is evaluating the air conditioning systems to determine whether adjustments are

needed. “It’s cold to the point where you have to bring your own jacket,” senior Cathy Li said about Perkins. “I thought the purpose of air conditioning was to keep people comfortable, but it’s not really comfortable at all.” Steve Palumbo, director of facility operations, explained that the heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems are programmed to operate as efficiently as possible but noted that his department is looking at Perkins to see if changes need to be made. “Temperatures in buildings can feel different to different folks. It is important

to understand that our buildings systems are not like a home,” he wrote in an email. “We are looking at Perkins to confirm that the systems are operating efficiently and that we are maintaining the temperature and humidity levels that the Library folks desire.” For large spaces such as Perkins, temperature is not the only thing regulated by air conditioning systems, Palumbo explained. They also reduce humidity, which requires the air to be chilled and then reheated before being piped into the building. See AC on Page 12

Student organizations improving mental health climate Rob Palmisano The Chronicle For students seeking help with mental health issues, studentrun organizations are increasingly providing support. Recently, the number of student groups created to address issues involving mental health has risen. These efforts—such as Peer for You, You’re Not Alone and the Me Too campaign—are working to create a

more inclusive campus climate. Gary Glass, associate director for outreach and developmental programming for Counseling and Psychological Services, said that he has seen significant changes in attitudes toward mental health in his time at Duke.

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“It’s almost a completely different place,” he said. “Starting around five or six years ago, we started to see the campus environment really move towards being a more supportive, more empathic community.” He noted that mental health has received wider attention nationally over the past three or four years because the issue is becoming increasingly significant. “The conversation is that college students are suffering from more

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distress, more psychological disorders, seeking services in greater numbers and with greater severity,” he said. However, Glass said that he thinks these higher numbers may be the result of students increasingly seeking resources because of reduced stigma surrounding mental health, which was not the case several years ago. For instance, the idea of “effortless perfection” was widespread when he See MENTAL HEALTH on Page 4

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Global refugee crisis reaches Duke and Durham Rachel Sereix The Chronicle Durham refugee agencies are encouraged by the Obama administration’s decision to allow more refugees into the U.S. but are also pressing for more expansive measures. President Barack Obama recently announced that the number of worldwide refugees accepted per year into the United States will total up to 100,000 in 2017—up from the current annual cap of 70,000. Durham County has long been receptive to the resettlement of refugees, and Durham humanitarian organizations such as World Relief Durham have pressed for an even stronger response to what they consider to be the largest refugee crisis since World War II. At the same time, however, questions have emerged as to the economic costs of resettling newly arrived refugees. “When you think of the economic impact of refugees, in the short term it is more costly to look at the first year housing of refugees,” WRD Office Director Adam Clark explained. Clark added, however, that refugees are a net benefit to the economy in the long run. He cited a 2012 study by the Chmura Economics and Analytics Group—an economic consulting firm—that analyzed the impact of national refugee programs in Cleveland and found that refugee service agencies spent a combined 4.8 million dollars on refugees in 2012. The report also found, however, that the total economic impact of incoming refugees was about 48 million dollars in economic productivity through job growth, supply-chain effects and consumer spending. “It is important to note that the survey was conducted over a five-year period to take into account the five-year path to citizenship required for all refugees,” Clark said. WRD measures outmigration and retention rate as indicators of refugee success in the resettlement process. The agency noted that a majority of refugees who come to the Research Triangle stay

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in the area because there are enough jobs to contribute to the local economy. “Refugees have a higher entrepreneurial rate than native born United States citizens and a higher retention rate,” Clark said. After fleeing persecution and violence, most refugees travel to Durham because of pre-existing ties to the region, said sophomore Rishi Sachdev, a tutor at the MASTERY Refugee Tutoring program sponsored by the Kenan Institute for Ethics. Due to the high refugee retention rates, local refugee agencies have steadily grown in size, Clark said, adding that between 200-300 refugees come to Durham agencies each year. He also noted that a large proportion of the refugees WRD deals with are coming from Syria.

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In 2010, North Carolina was 10th nationwide in terms of refugees received, with Durham accounting for nine percent of the State’s resettlement sites, according to the 2011 Durham County Community Health Assessment. The University has several programs that allow students to engage with refugees. The DukeImmerse Uprooted/Rerouted program and MASTERY tutoring initiative, both associated with the Kenan School for Ethics, allow Duke students to get directly involved with children of refugees abroad and within the local community. While DukeImmerse assists refugee populations abroad, MASTERY Refugee Tutoring underscores the education of refugee youth in Durham. Sachdev emphasized the program’s two-pronged approach that focuses on

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students’ academic potential and collective mentorship. “MASTERY is modeled on a one-toone student ratio so this makes it possible to address each students needs in a very individualized way,” he said. “It is much more effective than the opportunities provided in a typical school setting.” The Interfaith Refugee Ministry—located in New Bern, N.C.—integrates refugees by assisting with housing, furnishings, enrolling child refugees in schools and helping adults learn English. IRM Executive Director Susan Husson reported that the types of refugees received changes year-after-year as global dynamics do. The IRM began working with refugees from Bosnia and Burma See REFUGEES on Page 4

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Uni. need-based aid still limited by $7 billion endowment Sarah Kerman The Chronicle Amid concerns about its need-based financial aid, Duke is trying to balance supporting current students and helping prospective ones. As part of the Duke Forward fundraising initiative, the University is currently conducting a campaign to increase its funding for need-based aid. The goal of the campaign is to raise $190 million in five years for undergraduate needbased aid, said Jim Roberts, executive vice provost for finance and administration. However, he noted that efforts to expand financial aid coverage are limited by the size of Duke’s endowment— currently valued at over $7 billion—and the prospect of removing funds that would otherwise go toward improving the University. “If we have to use general operating funds, then there is a tradeoff between what we put into financial aid and what we put into the overall academic program, which is the reason people come here in the first place,” Roberts said. Throughout the past year, several peer universities have announced aid expansions. In April, Stanford University raised the income threshold below which a student’s family is not expected to contribute to the cost of tuition. Last year, the University of Chicago adopted a no-loan policy for its students. However, Alison Rabil, assistant vice provost and director of financial aid, noted that the University does not have plans to adopt similar policies.

“Until we are in a financial position to expand our award parameters, I don’t believe we will be changing our packages or expanding our awarding policies anytime in the near future,” Rabil wrote in an email. Roberts noted that financial aid is a major factor in determining a university’s yield rate.

“Financial aid is part of the decisionmaking process of entering students, so we try to understand whether our aid program is sufficiently supportive so that a student wouldn’t turn us down because of our aid,” he said. The U.S. Department of Education recently released its College Scorecard, a database that allows prospective stu-

dents to compare average costs between universities. Although the Scorecard’s average annual cost calculation has drawn criticism for only including analyses of students who are receiving federal loans, the Scorecard shows that the average annual cost at Duke is slightly higher than peer universities with significantly smaller endowments. Johns Hopkins, for example, has an endowment valued at $3.452 billion—about half of Duke’s—but boasts a $26,596 average cost compared to Duke’s $28,058. Georgetown University, which has an endowment of about $1.5 billion, has an average annual cost of $27,801. Many students are calling for Duke to expand its financial aid offerings. Sophomore Anuhita Basavaraju is a member of the group YOUnite, a student organization that focuses on increasing student political engagement, expanding college access and combating sexual assault. Basavaraju noted that students are better able to reap the benefits of their education when they are confident they will be able to afford it. “College is supposed to be more than a means to a job; it’s a critical process for understanding yourself, but that can’t happen when an incriminating financial situation is making decisions for you,” Basavaraju wrote in an email. In comparing financial aid packages with other top-tier institutions, Roberts said that Duke is in a special situation because it offers need-based aid in addition to merit scholarships and athletic See ENDOWMENT on Page 12

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MENTAL HEALTH from page 1 first arrived on campus in 2006, he said. He explained that even though this concept still exists today, he does not think it is as pervasive as in the past. “There was such a taboo on vulnerability. Not just concerning mental health problems, but concerning any struggle, period,” he said. Glass noted that previously no student groups addressed these issues but that many exist on campus today to help students with their problems. He explained that he spends a greater amount of time providing consultation to these groups—such as “No, Really?”, a campaign sponsored by the Duke Chapter of the NAACP and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Sophomore Khalouk Shahbander, the president and founder of NAMI, said the group hopes to de-stigmatize the concept of mental health and Stephanie Tsai | The Chronicle help students realize that it is normal to not be In recent years, CAPS has seen an increase in student “mentally healthy.” organizations that aim to promote mental health on campus.

“Normal isn’t normal anymore,” he said. “There’s really been a lag between reality and what students think can and can’t affect them mentally.” To remedy this, NAMI is working to collect data on student experiences on campus with mental heath and CAPS, which they will use to suggest recommendations for the University. In addition, they are preparing their first mental health week to be held in November as a fundraising event to increase awareness of mental health issues. Glass explained that the key to giving students confidence GARY GLASS is to let them know their struggles are shared by their peers. “The reality that students often believe that their struggle is uncommon—even if they intellectually know that other students are struggling,” he said. “To encounter those students is what really makes a whole world of difference.” Several students noted that they have seen changes in how people on campus regard mental health issues. Sophomore James Brooks wrote in an email that he thinks attitudes about mental health need to be improved and that this is finally starting to happen. Even though some people would prefer not to talk about mental health issues, many resources on campus are available for students facing these problems, noted sophomore Luke Duchemin in an email. “There are people who will listen, and who are equipped to engage in this type of service,” he said. “There are also students just as ready and willing to walk with you through your struggles on this campus.”

REFUGEES from page 2 and now works with people from Vietnam, Burma, Cuba, Colombia and Iraq. “People who came as refugees in the 1990s from Bosnia, that situation is not a refugee situation anymore,” Husson said. “The Burma situation has been going on since the 1960s, but due to the absence of democracy and religious freedom throughout African nations, there are many Congolese and Somali refugees coming to Durham.” Refugees are required to apply for permanent residence after one year and attend cultural orientation classes. All refugees emerging from the IRM are self-sufficient after four to six months, she said, often working in factories, housekeeping, hotels or poultry farms. Sachdev urged people to volunteer with refugee assistance programs, adding that these initiatives benefit both the refugees and the student. “It is essential that Duke students be exposed to the plight that refugee youth face in education and social interactions with people who don’t share the same customs or speak the same language,” he said.

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Duke’s three consecutive losses have all been against ranked teams, but its resume still lacks a signature win. The Blue Devils can fix this problem Tuesday when they travel to play Davidson at Alumni Stadium at 7 p.m. in Davidson, N.C. Duke has been competitive during its current skid— holding then-No. 24 Duke UNC Wilmington vs. scoreless before a Davidson late-game meltdown and falling to thenTUESDAY, 7 p.m. No. 14 Clemson and Alumni Stadium then-No. 2 North Carolina on the road in a pair of one-goal contests—but it has not been able to make big plays down the stretch to come away with wins. “We need to get over the hump,” Duke head coach John Kerr said. “We need to believe in ourselves and create our own luck to make sure that we are coming out on top in these games rather than coming close.” Davidson defeated Duke 2-1 in overtime last season, so the Blue Devils will be looking for revenge. The Wildcats will not make it easy, though—they are ranked 28th in the RPI and have played a difficult schedule that will have them ready for Duke.

through seven games. “They beat us last year, so we know them well and we know that they’re going to be very difficult to break down,” Kerr said. “I’d like to spread the field offensively and we need to use our assets, our athleticism and our ability to put pressure on the ball to make them cough it up earlier than they want to.”

We’re now one-third of the way through the regular season, but in many ways it feels as if three entirely different Blue Devil teams have taken the field for the first four games. There was the smooth-operating offense that characterized the two blowouts to kick off the season, when Thomas Sirk stepped into the starting quarterback slot with ease. Then there was the egg against Northwestern, when Duke’s trusted special teams let it down and the offense forgot how to attack downfield. And finally, we saw a reinvigorated Blue Devil squad Saturday—one with Shaquille Powell bursting through holes on offense, the defense flying around making plays and the special teams unit returning to form with a pair of monster returns. But amidst all the questions that remain, one thing is for certain—Duke’s defense is for real. After sparking the upset of then-No. 20 Georgia Tech to open ACC play, the Blue Devil defense ranks in the top 10 in the nation in both scoring and total defense—

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Lily Coad | The Chronicle After an electric start to the season, sophomore Jeremy Ebobisse has been held scoreless since Sept. 11, a streak he will look to snap Tuesday at Davidson.

Davidson (3-3-2) returned from a West Coast trip last week, where it played No. 3 Stanford to a scoreless draw in regulation before losing in overtime. The Wildcats have also played ranked teams in Elon and California, matches that ended in lopsided defeats, and they have some momentum after defeating South Carolina-Upstate last weekend. The Wildcats are an experienced team led by senior forward Valerly Sviderskiy, who has three goals and an assist

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After tournament clash, Hilliard, Rist now working together Meredith Cash The Chronicle Duke defender Tyler Hilliard may be taking the expression “keep your friends close and your enemies closer” a bit more literally than most. After his undergraduate soccer career at Syracuse came to an abrupt end in the third round of the 2014 NCAA tournament, the Atlanta native returned to the South to join the Blue Devils for his final year of eligibility. Little did he know that he would be joined by the player who scored the go-ahead overtime goal to officially put the Orange’s season in the books—former Georgetown defender Jared Rist. “[When] I found out that he was coming in [to Duke] in December, I didn’t know who Jared was,” Hilliard said. “Soon after they told me ‘That’s the kid that scored on you in the NCAA tournament.’ Georgetown actually put us out of the Sweet 16 my sophomore year and my senior year. We had a conversation and put it behind us, but I told him not to bring it up anymore.”

Ninth-seeded Syracuse was fresh off a 2-1 win against Penn State. The Orange routed the Nittany Lions in every category, outshooting them 19-5, allowing no corner kicks and holding them to just one shot on goal. Hilliard and the rest of the team came away with a confidence they would carry with them to their match against the eighthseeded Hoyas just a week later. Georgetown was coming off a nail-biter after narrowly avoiding an upset bid from Old Dominion. With just five seconds remaining in double overtime, midfielder Arun Basuljevic knocked one into the back of the net to secure a spot in the third round of the NCAA tournament. On Nov. 30, Syracuse traveled to Washington to challenge Georgetown in a battle of stout defenses. The Orange entered the tournament ranked third in the nation in goals against average, and the Hoyas checked in at eighth. Both Hilliard and Rist were major contributors to their respective teams’ impressive defensive efforts throughout the 2014 season. See TEAMMATES on Page 7

Lily Coad | The Chronicle Graduate student Tyler Hilliard has helped solidify the Blue Devil back line this season, working in tandem with fellow graduate student Jared Rist, whose goal sent Georgetown past Hilliard’s Syracuse squad in last year’s NCAA tournament.

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Q&A: Young settling in as first-ever Duke softball coach Duke took a big step toward adding softball as its 27th varsity sport when it hired Marissa Young to be the program’s first head coach in July. Young, a former All-America pitcher at Michigan and assistant coach at North Carolina, is now faced with recruiting a team to field for the 2018 season and helping fine-tune the details of a new softball facility. The Chronicle’s Ryan Hoerger spoke with Young about adjusting to Duke and her strategy for building the Blue Devil program from scratch. The Chronicle: You’ve had some recruits visiting on campus already. What’s your recruiting pitch for a program that won’t play a game for a couple more years? Marissa Young: It’s been a whirlwind. We’ve had a ton of kids that are excited about the program and interested in the opportunity to be A) here at Duke and B) part of the first team ever. So that’s been exciting. That in itself has kind of sold the program for us. People know that Duke is an amazing university, a place where you’re going to get a very good education and

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also be able to compete in one of the best softball conferences in the nation. That’s made my job really easy. For me as a coach, I want to be as competitive as possible from year one, and I know that a lot of people want to wait and see how it’s going to go or expect that it’s going to take some years to get the program up and running, but I want MARISSA YOUNG kids that are ready Duke Softball to come in here and be gritty and work hard and compete from year one. That’s what I’m looking for as a coach in the recruits that are coming. TC: What have been your priorities in recruiting? MY: Pitching staff was first and foremost on the list.... We did handle that first and now we’re trying to work our way around the field. Obviously, because I recruited right down the road [at North Carolina] and recruited in the same conference, I have a lot of connections right off the bat from people and programs with the right type of kids to get us going. We have a great pool of kids, we’re going to be looking at some junior college kids over the fall as well.

TC: Where are these recruits coming from? MY: California, Georgia and Florida are typically hotbeds for good softball players. TC: What has the transition been like, coming from down the road at North Carolina? MY: I’m thankful that we’re not playing each other for a couple of years. I’m thankful and won’t ever forget where I came from, but I’m really excited to be on this side of the rivalry and always knew Duke was an amazing place, but now to be on the inside, I love it even more. TC: What have you learned at your various coaching stops along the way that inform what kind of coach you’re going to be here at Duke? MY: I started as a Division II coach and then went to a mid-major and worked my way up, so I’m thankful that I’ve had the preparation and experience of having to do it all, from painting the dugouts to dragging my own field to now being at a place where we have more resources, but I think it’s given me a wide range of being able to see things from different vantage points and being prepared to win in the ACC.

one—do you have a five-year plan for where you want the program to be? MY: I think in five years we will definitely be in the top five in our conference and competing in regionals as well. TC: How involved have you been in laying out designs for the new stadium? MY: We have drawings laid out already, it hasn’t been approved yet.... [Duke] had had sort of a plan and started working on it before they hired me, but since I’ve come on board we’ve had several sit-down meetings to tweak what was already in place to be sure that the place was going to be functioning and exactly what we need as we move forward. So I’ve been really excited to be able to be able to tweak those little details. TC: The program is going to phase in its scholarships through 2021. How do you plan on allocating them for the time being? MY: Thankfully the administration has been really supportive with me in saying ‘Do what we need to do’ to be successful. Obviously we can’t give all 12 scholarships that we have in year one, so it’s really going to come down to the personnel that we bring in and

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The Blue Devils (4-3-1) have found themselves in early holes in their last two games. Against Clemson Sept. 18, the Tigers scored in the 12th minute to take the lead, and North Carolina notched its first goal of the game in the third minute Saturday. Duke will need to be hungry from the opening whistle to avoid a similar situation against the Wildcats. A more aggressive defense will be essential if the Blue Devils are to come home with a victory. “We need to come out with more fire, put more pressure on the ball and create some havoc in the opposing team’s desire to build the ball at the back,” Kerr said. “If you allow them time to play, they will pick you apart.” After falling behind in these matches, the Blue Devils have created numerous goal-scoring chances. Sophomore forward Jeremy Ebobisse and freshman Ciaran McKenna both had shots to equalize against Clemson when Duke trailed 2-1 in the second half, but were turned away by Clemson goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell. Ebobisse—the Blue Devils’ leading scorer this season with five goals—has been held scoreless since Duke played Virginia Sept. 11. Against North Carolina, seniors Zach Mathers and Ryan Thompson both had shots down the stretch as Duke tried to rally from a 2-0 deficit, but could not mount a complete comeback in another 2-1 loss. “We’re definitely dangerous in the final third, we just [have] to get that last pass right or be strong enough to be

Each side saw numerous opportunities throughout the first half of the match, but their reputations as strong defensive programs were on full display. Neither team could finish a look through the first 45 minutes. Early in the second half, though, Syracuse caught Georgetown’s back line in a rare and momentary lapse and took advantage. After a quick corner, sophomore Alex Halis maneuvered around the Hoya defense to bury the first goal of the contest in the 55th minute. “It just takes 10 seconds,” Rist said. “You can have your fans chanting about moving on to the next round and then 10 seconds later the ball is in the back of the net. It really is all 90 minutes.” Georgetown managed to even the score in the 80th minute by notching its first goal off a corner kick all season—its first in 129 tries. The two teams exchanged attempts in their respective offensive thirds, but ultimately neither side could prevail in regulation. It only took three minutes and 43 seconds of overtime play for the Hoyas to score the go-ahead goal and end the Orange’s—and Hilliard’s—2014 title bid. Rist rose up above Hilliard on the far post to head a corner into the back of the net for his first career goal as a Hoya. “It was definitely a bit of a sore subject at first,” Rist said. “We’ve talked about it, though, and we’ve both moved past it. It’s not as much sore for me but I won’t bring it up around him. I know he’s tired of seeing it and tired of hearing about it.” The two would meet again nearly

Lily Coad | The Chronicle Graduate student defender Jared Rist and the Blue Devils must keep a dangerous Wildcat offense from striking first Tuesday.

able to take a shot when needed,” Kerr said. “I think a little more hunger and aggression in that final area is going to do us a big favor.” Tuesday’s matchup will be the Blue Devils’ third straight road contest, and Duke will need to match the Wildcats’ intensity on their home field. The Blue Devils are 0-2 away from home this season, and defeating a strong opponent like Davidson on the road would be an important confidence boost for the team as it approaches the rest of its conference schedule. “We really need to embrace the opportunity rather than be fearful,” Kerr said. “I think our guys are ready.”

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nine months later, but this time not as rivals. Hilliard and Rist both decided to capitalize on the opportunity to help mend Duke head coach John Kerr’s porous defense by bringing their talents to Durham. Although there were some hard feelings at first, the defenders have put their history behind them. These days you can find Hilliard and Rist standing side-by-side on the Blue Devils’ back line. Their veteran presence has helped transform a young and inexperienced Duke defense—which allowed a conference-high 34 goals in 2014—to one that has allowed an average of 12.0 shots and 1.6 goals per contest this season. “I know that [Duke] struggled a little bit last year defensively,” Rist said. “I knew that after last season there was a need on the defensive end. Both Tyler Hilliard and I came from really strong defensive programs. I’ve seen what it takes to be a successful team in college soccer and if I’m able to help us have a successful season at Duke, that would be somewhat of a dream come true.” In addition to their contributions in the defensive third, Hilliard and Rist have tallied three points apiece this season. Hilliard has notched a goal and an assist in his short time as a Blue Devil, and Rist has added three assists. It seems that the most fitting ending to this story of rivals becoming teammates would be a picture of the duo hoisting the 2015 College Cup into the air together. For the couple of months until then, however, rest assured that these two defensive veterans have already worked wonders in bolstering an otherwise young Duke squad.

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year, Tulane, N.C. Central, Northwestern and Georgia Tech have averaged better than five yards per carry and nearly 250 yards on the ground—meaning their production has fallen by more than 50 percent against the Blue Devils. Even when they try to attack Duke’s staunch secondary, opponents have had great difficulty moving the ball and putting up points. The Blue Devils have allowed just two passing touchdowns thus far—one of which was a garbage time score by the Green Wave—holding opponents to less than onethird of their aerial scoring output from all other games. Tulane’s Tanner Lee has been the only signal-caller to eclipse the 50 percent completion mark with his 24-of-42 performance, but, again, most of that came when the game’s outcome was already safely decided. The Blue Devils have held opposing quarterbacks to a 44.8 percent completion rate,

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compared to the 59.4 percent rate those passers have posted against all other foes this season. Thanks primarily to its ability to keep opposing quarterbacks from completing passes at any kind of productive rate, Duke has yielded less than five yards per passing attempt—or more than a full yard less than beleaguered Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles threw for last year—and fewer than 150 passing yards per game. Next up for Duke is Boston College as the Blue Devils try to move to 2-0 in conference play. We can’t know which version of Sirk will show up at Wallace Wade this Saturday, but we can be sure the defense will be there in full force. Nobody is going to confuse them with the 1985 Chicago Bears anytime soon, but the Blue Devils’ defense is starting to look like one of the elite units in all of college football.

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TC: What did you like about your coaches when you were playing? MY: Just holding me to high standards on the field, off the field, making sure that I display myself and our program in a positive manner, and I think that’s what I carry on as a coach as well. I want the best for my players, and I’m going to push them to be their best. I’m going to be their biggest fan but also their toughest critic. My coaches related well to me and I think as a coach I do that with my players—I want to be on their level to where they’re comfortable to come in my office and talk about anything. We’re in this together—this isn’t a coach-and-player, this is we’re a team working for the same goals.

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esterday, the Editorial Board discussed The Tab—a new campus publication—and the strong, visceral backlash it produced immediately after its launch. The publication and response reveal something similar; there exists an unsatisfied demand for a different type of social and political discourse at Duke, one that transcends the deep cleavages between communities on campus. Today, we tackle how discussions of social justice, intersectionality and related issues succeed and fail on campus and how we and the University are responsible for making conversations more accessible and productive. First is the persistent issue that ideologies talk past each other. We note that conversation in groups like cultural student organizations is often constructive because an array of viewpoints is still represented despite common membership. When disparate groups are in conversation, however, they look amateurish in their engagement, whether on Facebook, The Chronicle’s Opinion section or other public forums. This is most evident after polarizing events that divide campus. Even worse, after making some impression even productive dialogues fade for lack of contact points for distinct campus groups. Sustained dialogue is vital, but sustained interest is hard to come by. The tendency of different views to slip past each other

seems natural, and the specific identities of individuals and organizations often dictates the degree to which that participant invests themselves in the conversation. A huge issue is that the supposedly privileged students being discussed are often at a loss. Even when students understand arguments about power structures and relative positions, there is difficulty in answering “I am sincerely interested, but what can I do?” At their worst, conversations become adversarial with a negative

Editorial dichotomy between disadvantaged communities and those with “privilege.” The first step to resolution is awareness, not through inflicting guilt but by seeing the systems that exist before, around and after us. Through classes and campus events, education is everywhere. After that, students have a collective responsibility to avoid blanket ideologies that do not recognize from where students of all levels of privilege are coming. Successful politics and problemsolving charitably recognize arguments’ nuances and avoid militantly digging in against opposing or confusing viewpoints. An important motivation to remember is that, as Audre Lorde puts it, “there is no such thing as a

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single-issue struggle.” Those affected by multiple circles in the complicated venn diagram of social justice exist at intersections that are neither here nor there in social justice movements but require special attention. If you reflect and find yourself also defined by multiple identity features, then you should sympathize with the needs of these doubly marginalized groups. Taking a step back from the student perspective, Duke cannot be held responsible as an institution for improving the authenticity of our discourse. Culture is too organic for that. In the pursuit of improvement, however, Duke certainly has a place in facilitating conversation. As it did with the common room conversations and counseling opportunities during last year’s events and tragedies, ensuring our student body is well-informed on these issues comes first. Second, there should be an ideal of reminding students that they are all impacted by the views of their peers and that campus dialogue is something they cannot and should not retreat from. The proposition is not whether an institution can dictate culture, or whether culture is too obdurate for successful interventions. The two must work together. Students have demonstrated a demand for something better, and it is time we and Duke work with students to deliver by reminding campus’s manifold communities of their singular identity and intertwined fates.

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omething I’ve noticed while going through college is that some things that you once adored can escape you amidst the hodgepodge of experiences that university life can offer and only reappear when you little expect it. The classes, the activities, the political engagement, the cultural learning, the part-time jobs, the friendships all contribute to the often irregular rhythms and overwhelming nature of student life. Many of us feel compelled to try new things, to experience things we never have before, because we’re still young enough that we are more than willing to envision changes in our own lives and in the world we must continue to inhabit. I came into Duke knowing that I wanted to major in linguistics and analyze words through the lens of

queer and trans people many times are depicted as non-normative, sidekicks for the protagonists or simply not represented at all. Representation alone will not cause systemic problems to disappear, but it can validate the experiences of people in the community that might usually be talked about on the national platform. Representation can provide role models for children who, to date, do not have many options of fictional characters who look like them and whose stories they can identify with. And representation might also not only bring joy to marginalized communities but can also hold majority groups accountable to intentionally and actively striving to coexist more equitably. I’m all for promoting literary and artistic work that sparks political consciousness and dialogue. But I don’t

Drew Korschun LOVE AND HATE, JUST NOT APATHY modern social science. I knew I wanted to study an array of languages. And lastly, I knew that I was enchanted by books and literature since a young age and wanted to take formal classes on how the written word could be used as artistry to convey stories and paint elaborate pictures. While I pursued the former two all the way to the end of my time at Duke, I never ended up majoring or minoring in something literature related. I felt that with a full schedule of classes, activities and day-to-day socializing with friends, it was hard to enjoy books in the way I wanted to. Reading became a rote academic chore—how many words I could feed my brain before I could write a sufficient Sakai post to get by that day in class. I could no longer truly get lost in a book, and the millennial generation’s collective addiction to social media started to shorten my attention span little by little. A passion of mine began to slip away from me, and a part of me regrets that. But not reading as much fiction on my own time meant that I got to spend more time to listening to the stories of friends and classmates. I got to get involved in political happenings inside the classroom and out and learn about unequally stratified power that privileges certain narratives and silences others. And so this hiatus from frequent fiction reading made me question the literary works that had already nourished me and shaped me growing up. When you study American literature in high school, for example, the reading list speaks volumes about how high school students in the U.S. should view the major voices in the country. Images of Europeanness and whiteness, Protestantism, wealthy or middleclass status, conquering the American frontier and cisheterosexual romance are elevated. Communities of color, religious minorities, the working class and

always feel like picking up books that read like Jacques Derrida’s verbose philosophy or a public policy memo. When I read fiction, I want to read the stories of people in their wholeness; I want to experience life figuratively through their eyes. I want the wonder of a new world to give me a fresh perspective on my own path through life. I want to devour words because of the beauty that lies in their sounds and orthography. I want stories to exist for both the selfish reason of providing happiness and comfort for me as an individual reader and also for the reason of creating more public consciousness about the rich diversity that makes our country and our world. Representation in literature alone will not spark change. The quality of education in literacy and language depends highly on school systems and their access to economic resources. American school systems must continue to reform until resources are more equitable and until desegregation is fully realized, so that all children will be believed in and will be encouraged to pursue the fields they want to. In any nation, striving toward justice in the realm of literature, media and education might not be a number one issue tackled by policymakers, but it is inherently tangled up with all the issues affecting society. It feels as if I left my frequent pastime of fiction reading for a short hiatus. But on this break, I’ve been pondering whose stories need to be heard the most, whose accounts I need to open my heart to listening to and what stories I want to tell throughout my life and career. I guess now’s the time to go in search of lost time. Drew Korschun is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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he Tab is my Donald Trump. It asks to be mocked—in fact, it likes to be mocked. Its provocativeness is selfserving: generate controversy, increase page views and make money. And just like Trump, it makes its money off the backs of those it disparages, although in the case of The Tab, it’s Duke and its students’ reputations that are left in tatters. My issue with The Tab is not its questionable motives and negative societal effect. My complaint is that tabloids are supposed to cover sensational and salacious

f*** them,” and further, that you can possess this selfless mindset and still not be “a total arrogant b****.” Had the student actually taken on this mindset as her own, perhaps she would have stories worthy of being told in a tabloid, but it seems to be a case of words over action. My suspicions were confirmed shortly thereafter when I learned that the infamous closed birthday party at Shooters last semester was not as free as she’d claimed. While she didn’t have to pay to rent out the facility, her

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h, I’m from Duke.” “Duke…University?” “Yeah, that’s right.” “Hm, I didn’t even know they had a theater department.” “Oh, they do. One of the best, really.” The lively rhythm of stiletto boots echoes from down the hall. Those in the holding room brave enough to talk immediately end their conversations to hear the next name. The door opens, and everyone looks up. “Catherine Smith?” Turns out the young lady sitting next to me is Catherine Smith. “Well, here I go. Wish me luck!” “Break a leg.”

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news, and The Tab does neither. The first story published on The Tab was a first-person narrative titled “A British freshman goes to his first Duke rager.” It included such groundbreaking insights as: there are parties in college, girls wear swimwear in the summer and heterosexual males like females, especially when they wear said swimwear. What this story lacks in substance, it also fails to make up for in pictures. I was confused about the author’s goals. He disclosed that he “came from a conservative, British, all-boys private school which was established 700 years ago” and that his school “never played host to evenings like this”. Neither did my 54-year-old, coed public high school in the United States. Still unsure of the author’s message, I decided to make my own for him. I decided that the 650 years between our schools’ founding and cumulative hundreds of thousands in tuition don’t make us that different at all because neither of our schools hosted “ragers.” Building off of this, I realized that if we all could stop getting caught up on what makes us unique and instead generalize our identities to the extent that we ignore them, perhaps everyone on campus would realize that we’re really not that different. No such argument was presented though, and I was left feeling unfulfilled. Another piece titled “WTF is SFK? We meet [name withheld], Duke’s Queen Bee” begins with the claim that we’ve “downloaded her app.” I hadn’t, but decided to do some investigative journalism—the kind of stuff The Tab makes its name off of—and checked the app store. I found that the app doesn’t even have enough ratings to merit an average on its current version, which is months old. I doubt that most, if any, students have downloaded the app. Nonetheless, I was initially hesitant to even bring up the app for fear of driving undeserved traffic its way, but it seems that no amount of media will make this app a success by any rational measure despite The Tab’s insistence otherwise. I continued to read in search of anything remotely interesting. It was then that I learned that “if people don’t like you, then

parents did cover an open bar, a backdrop picture and a pretty good-looking cake. While I would hope that hundreds of students would show restraint in their alcohol consumption from a bar whose tab they wouldn’t have to pay, I doubt that was the case. By the end of this surprisingly long article, I was confused. Why was it written? Of the thousands of students on campus, what had she done? She says that she wants to be the voice of our generation and write television shows for herself to star in, but what action has she actually taken towards achieving these goals? Admittedly, someone who achieved these goals would be interesting, but nothing I read pointed towards this—instead, I found a predictable reliance on vulgarity in a play for attention. I neglected to reach her for comment on these matters because I don’t really care what she has to say. My final read of the day was an article that began with the declaration that “few have the goal of leading a nation”—finally, a measured and thoughtful statement. It seemed that I had found an interesting story about a student working toward a substantial goal. That is until I learned that he’s an heir to a powerful Kurdish family. I believe the subject of the article misunderstands the concept of a goal—it is something you aspire to achieve, not a position you are born into. Still in search of something that this student has done, I learned that he was rewarded with a Porsche Panamera as a reward for passing freshman year. A spot on the dean’s list this semester will hopefully earn him a driver, allowing him to finally make use of the car. With a driver shuttling him to classes, he might then be deserving of tabloid attention. As a regular consumer of the Daily Mail, I know there is a market for tabloid journalism. Nonetheless, The Tab has managed to come up short despite covering Duke, which has played host to the lacrosse scandal and an adult actress. I hope The Tab’s editor will look further than chapter meeting for future stories and prove me wrong. Justin Koritzinsky is a Trinity junior. His column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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She grabs her book and follows after the audition personnel. The door shuts, and the room slowly returns to the bustle of quiet chatter it was before. It’s 10:28. Looking around, I see a tastefully appointed holding room. A couple of framed posters from past productions hang on the walls, but there’s not much else to indicate just how distinguished this school really is. I check my watch, my outfit, my hair and then my watch again, hoping that it’ll just be 11:00 already. It’s still 10:28. Flipping open my book, I briefly skim over my monologues that I’ve rehearsed at least a thousand times, and hum my 16 bars. I feel confident, but confidence is no guarantee of success. “Excuse me, Paul?” I raise my head to see the same stiletto boots as before right in front of my Timberlands. I quickly meet her stare and nervously smile. “Ye-yes?” “We’re running a little early, if you’d like to go now.” I make as nonchalant of a glance as I can at my watch and manage to croak out a “Sure.” Before I know it, I’m walking down the hallway to the audition room. The audition room. “So, where are you from, handsome?” How can she manage to smile and make conversation? Is she nuts?! I’m scared out of my mind but I can’t show that because if I show that I’m nervous then they won’t call me back and all my work will be for nothing and I’ll be a total failure and I’ll disappoint Jeff and Dana and Jules and everybody at...” “Duke.” “Oh, Duke, that’s nice! Didn’t know they had a theater program.” I chuckle, genuinely this time. “That’s what everyone says.” “Well, I guess now’s the time to change that. Whenever you’re ready, and break a leg!” In front of me is the door. The door to the theater. The lion’s den… I take a deep breath and find my smile again. I open the door to the stage, and behind me it shuts. This scenario is what I expect I’ll face when I audition for graduate programs in acting next year. You get five, maybe ten minutes, and this small amount of time afforded to you by the audition committee will either convince them to call you

back or send you straight into the reject pile. I stay sane by reminding myself that, yes, it is possible to not only be called back but to be admitted as a fulltime graduate student. Dozens of students do it every year, so why can’t I? The first time I stepped on stage for an audition was when I was a freshman in high school. I had just finished track practice and was just about to step outside to wait for my ride when I overheard singing coming from the auditorium. “I am sixteen, going on seventeen, I know that I’m naïve…” “Who’s singing The Sound of Music?” I whispered to myself. I walked into the auditorium and saw a long row of people sitting in chairs onstage, watching

two actors sing through the number. “Is this an audition?” I nervously approached the stage just as the two actors finished, and I heard a woman ask, “Would anyone else like to sing that number?” I almost raised my hand, but as I had no idea who she was or what this was all about, I hesitated. She sat down and starting giving out directions to the row. I nervously approached the stage and asked a friendly-looking gentleman at the table what was happening. “We’re the Saline Area Players, and we’re holding auditions for The Sound of Mu—” “Can I audition?” I heard myself ask. “Uh, sure. Let me just ask the director.” The director looked in my direction and then motioned me to come on stage. I walked on in my track clothes, carrying my CamelBak and quite possibly drenched in sweat, getting a number of confused looks from the individuals seated in front of me. The director asked me if I could sing anything. “Well, I’ve been singing Sixteen since I was three. I think I could do that.” She laughed and asked me to introduce myself. “Um, hi. My name is Paul Popa, and I just came from track practice and um, well, I heard you guys singing and now I’m here.” Everyone laughed, and I sang. Whether it was my charm, talent or dashing good looks, I was cast. A few individuals are drawn to the performing arts, and for whatever reason, I am one of them. Perhaps it’s the bright lights or the timeless lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II. Maybe it’s the joy that comes with discovering yourself through the portrayal of others. Is it the music? The book? The memories? Maybe it’s all of the above, or none of these at all. Whether it’s the American Repertory Theater or the local community theater, I guess I’ll have to remember that I’m here because I love theater. I know I have the passion, the talent, and the charisma to win over an audience and persuade them to come with me on a journey. If I can convince even one member of an audition committee of that next year, I’ll have succeeded, whether my name happens to be on the callback list or not. Paul Popa is a Trinity junior. His column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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aid awards. Although the University is not planning to get rid of existing merit scholarships, Roberts noted that the general consensus among administrators is that no more should be added. The University will continue its fundraising campaign for need-based aid for the next two years, wrote Sarah West, associate vice president for strategic planning and the Duke Forward campaign, in an email. She said the campaign’s goal is to raise $420 million for financial aid university-wide, with $190 million specifically toward undergraduate need-based financial aid. As of June 30, 2015, about $121.5 million had been raised for this purpose. "Over the remaining two years of the campaign, we will continue to sustain a deep focus on fundraising efforts for undergraduate need-based support,” she wrote.

mately 500 students, wrote Barbara Stokes, assistant director of dining operations, in an email. The event is set to occur rain or shine, as it will take place under the cover of a tent, Stokes added. Senior Brian Taylor, chair of Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee, explained that the well-known Durham restaurant and bar stood out for its pub-style food and ability to fit in with the campus dining scene. “We wanted it to be a mix of somewhere you could go for dinner, but also somewhere you could go hang out and watch a show, football game or basketball game,” Taylor said. The event will feature carnitas, grilled chicken and black beans along with various add-ons such as pico de gallo, sour cream and pickled carrots. Taylor noted that the menu for Devil’s Krafthouse is not set, so student feedback at the event

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AC from page 1 “We don’t want to over-reheat a space as this wastes energy, but we need to make sure the spaces are comfortable,” he wrote. Many students said that the temperature inside campus buildings is anything but comfortable. Two weeks ago, sophomore Adriana Santomero complained on the Fix My Campus Facebook page about the temperature inside Perkins after he library seeing multiple people there with blankets and jackets. Sanisn’t a giant tomero said she has yet to nofridge to store tice any changes, adding that books. I tend she had planned to spend her day studying in the library but to make a lot of was too cold and left. mistakes when The low temperatures I’m doing my work could also pose health issues, noted sophomore Harvey Shi. when I’m really “The main issue with havcold. ing the buildings be so cold at the beginning of the year with — Cathy Li all the hot weather is going in and out [of the buildings]. If you weren’t careful, you could get sick pretty easily,” Shi said. Shi—who lives in the Smart Home, a live-in research laboratory operated by the Pratt School of Engineering—said residents of the Smart Home are interested in analyzing the University’s energy efficiency. Sophomore Lauren Perry-Carrera noted that living on Central Campus poses additional challenges for her because returning to her apartment for warmer clothing is inconvenient. “I have to bring a change of clothes,” Perry-Carrera said. “Most of the classrooms in general, I tend to bring a jacket.” She said she has taken to working in the Allen Building, where the temperature is more suitable for her. Palumbo explained that controlling the temperature of a building depends on the age of its control system. Buildings with control systems older than 25 years allow the user to set the temperature as desired. However, buildings with newer control systems can set their own temperature within a restricted range, or the department controlling the space can ask for it to be set at a specific point. This allows the facilities management department to override any variations within the building in order to save energy. Typically, temperatures are set to 76 degrees in the summer and 70 in the winter. According to Palumbo, the University and the Medical Center use more than 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to chill water used for air conditioning systems each year, which costs approximately $20 million. This energy cools over 13 million gross square feet of floor area, the equivalent of 15,000 average-sized homes. Palumbo noted that Duke’s system is one of the most energy efficient in the country and has helped reduce the overall energy consumption on campus. Still, students insist that Perkins and other buildings are excessively cold. “The library isn’t a giant fridge to store books,” Li said. “I tend to make a lot of mistakes when I’m doing my work when I’m really cold. The temperature inside should at least make people comfortable.”

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