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DevilsGate looks to ignite football pride on campus Samantha Neal The Chronicle This year’s DevilsGate tailgate aims to improve upon last year’s event and foster a football culture on campus. The Gatekeepers—a group affiliated with Duke Student Government that is responsible for organizing DevilsGate before home football games—have planned to include live music, food and giveaways. The event has been moved to K-Ville from Abele Quadrangle but will continue to emphasize student safety after a 2010 incident when a 14-year-old was found passed out in a porta-potty. “We want to give people the idea that we’re trying to take this to next level,” senior Sophia Khan, co-director of the Gatekeepers, said. “We want to give people a variety of options to come together as a community instead of just drinking. We’re looking forward to revamping football culture.” Saturday’s event is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. and will feature live music from G3—a stage name for senior Gilbert Brooks—as well as food from Jimmy’s Famous Hot Dogs and a tank top giveaway, said Kahn. There will also be vegetarian options. The alcohol policy at DevilsGate will be the same as the Last Day of Classes event, which does not permit more than six individual drinks or hard liquor. “Our number one goal is to make sure students are having fun in an environment that is conducive to safety,” said Moses Wayne, a junior and

Han Kang | The Chronicle The newly-renovated Wallace Wade Stadium now features a new student section located at field level and the Blue Devil Tower, which includes suites and a new media area.

co-director of the Gatekeepers. With the threat of inclement weather from Hurricane Hermine, the first DevilsGate may be called off if the game is delayed or cancelled. That decision will likely be made by athletics administrators, Wayne said. Last year’s DevilsGate featured a concert by pop singer Andy Grammer. Khan said that future tailgates will partner with fraternities to hold service

events, student dance groups and a cappella groups. Khan added that there will be fireworks prior to game time to get students in the stadium and excited for the game. Some of the recent policy changes and renovations to Wallace Wade Stadium will also alter the student experience at Duke football games. Once inside, students will be able to experience the

game up-close from a new field-level student section. “They are the closest stands in the entire stadium to the game action on the field,” Director of Football Marketing Chris Alston said. “It works out well. It gets our loudest fans right down on the field and gives them that ability to make a difference inside the stadium.” And instead of swiping a Duke ID to enter the stadium, students must have a game ticket—which can be obtained at the Duke ticket office throughout the week leading up to a home football game—in order to enter Wallace Wade. Using physical tickets will permit students to use any entrance. “There’s one extra step for students, but it allows a lot more flexibility on game day to enter the stadium quickly,” Alston said. Wayne added that students will no longer be allowed to re-enter Wallace Wade Stadium after leaving, unlike in previous years, and cannot bring bags into the stadium. “I think it’s something that is necessary to do given all of the security risks at larger venues,” Wayne said. “A lot of the things we’re adopting with the football program are things we’ve been doing with Cameron [Indoor Stadium] forever.” Although the renovations to the student section and other parts of the stadium have been completed, the Wallace Wade project will continue over the course of the football season, with some construction still incomplete on See DEVILSGATE on Page 3

BDU president aims to make campus more inclusive Claire Ballentine The Chronicle Amidst the controversy surrounding House Bill 2, which was been widely regarded as discriminatory toward the LGBTQ+ community, The Chronicle spoke with senior Steven Soto, president of Blue Devils United, about his goals for his tenure. The Chronicle: What do you hope to accomplish this year as president? Steven Soto: We had a recent executive meeting and laid out some big ticket items. I think at first we want to see how we as an organization can be not just a welcoming community—I think kind of baseline, if we’re not doing that, we shouldn’t exist—but question more what kind of community are we welcoming people into. I

hope that we can work with more intersectional groups on campus than has been done historically. So whether that’s partnering with Mi Gente on more events or [Black Student Alliance] on more events, I think that’s really important to make sure that Duke is a safe place where all students can feel welcomed, safe and affirmed.

in order to call in traditionally marginalized groups to BDU. I think by keeping an eye out for groups that traditionally don’t feel safe and then having events where they can feel a community from within the large community is really important. And I don’t think that’s something that has been done well historically in BDU.

TC: What kinds of events do you plan on hosting this year? SS: We are planning to host Jim Obergefell, which is going to be really cool. Jim Obergefell is the name in the [landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges]. We’re also holding an event with Mi Gente. Another thing is that we’re doing a better job of kind of picking categories of events. For example, we have specific feminineidentifying, female-presenting events

TC: Do you have plans to make the organization more inclusive? If so, how? SS: I think not just the organization, we also have to make Duke more inclusive. And I think one way to do that is to pick up where the University left off on the president’s task force on bias and hate issues. That’s something that is important to not let fall by the

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Students venture north Professors predict future of through Duke in Alsaka HB2 after federal injunction Vir Patel The Chronicle A new global education program in Alaska allowed students to explore the intersection of biology and culture this summer. Named Duke in Alaska, the program was held from July 5 to Aug. 4 and gave students the chance to experience different regions of the Alaskan state, including cities Juneau, Seward and Anchorage. Jon Shaw, a professor of biology and director of the program, said the program permitted students to learn about the many communities that make up the region— both natural and man-made. “It’s actually an interdisciplinary course in the sense [that Alaska is a] great place to combine history, political issues, economic issues, Native American issues and biodiversity,” Shaw said. “So it’s fundamentally a biology course, but it includes other components. We look at oil development versus biodiversity. We look at native Alaskan issues.” The 11 students in the program were a mix of biology majors and non-biology majors, wrote Olivia Sanchez—a senior who participated in the program and is studying international comparative studies and Spanish—in an email. Sanchez noted that Duke in Alaska was an enjoyable experience with “a perfect combination of science, anthropology and sociology” in its design. “I would recommend this program to anyone and everyone,” she wrote. “Not

only did we cover a broad range of topics that would interest any student, but we did so in a fun and beautiful environment. Although it was biology based, we did a lot of fun and interactive things like hikes, visits to nature conservancies and boat tours that made the learning a lot more dynamic.” Amanda Kelso, executive director of the Global Education Office and assistant vice provost for undergraduate education, explained in an email that both students and faculty typically submit reports and course evaluations to evaluate the success of a new study away program. “Duke in Alaska received very positive feedback from students, and Professor Shaw was very pleased with group dynamics and the quality and diversity of discussions and projects resulting from the field studies,” she wrote. The Global Education Office also sponsored the Duke in Aix-en-Provence and Duke in Bologna programs for the first time this summer, Kelso wrote. She added that two new programs are also on the horizon. “In 2017, we’ll launch two programs— one aimed at rising sophomore engineers, Duke Pratt in Costa Rica, and another focusing on the Chicago finance market, Duke in Chicago Finance, coming out of the economics department,” she wrote. The Duke in Alaska experience was designed by Shaw, who previously headed the Duke in Australia program, Kelso noted. Shaw explained that the structure See DUKE IN ALASKA on Page 3

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Duke in Alaska program this summer allowed 11 students to study Alaska’s biodiversity, history and political issues.

Kenrick Cai The Chronicle Duke professors said that Friday’s federal injunction blocking portions of the controversial House Bill 2 at University of North Carolina foreshadows an ultimate ruling on the case later this year. Federal district judge Thomas Schroeder’s injunction, which will run until Nov. 14, prohibits UNC from enforcing the bathroom-related “biological sex” portions of the legislation against multiple transgender plaintiffs who had sued Governor Pat McCrory and other state officials. The expiration of the injunction coincides with the resumption of federal hearings aimed at ultimately deciding on the constitutionality of the bill. Jane Wettach, clinical professor of law at Duke, noted that the legislative act has done damage on the state’s standing nationwide. “The enforcement of HB2 has already hurt the reputation of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina and, derivatively, Duke University,” Wettach wrote in an email. The UNC system issued a statement Friday saying they would follow the ruling of the district court. “Our attorneys are still in the process of reviewing the court’s 83page order, and we will fully comply with its directive,” officials from the university system wrote in a statement.

“We have long said that the University has not and will not be taking steps to enforce HB2.” An April memorandum issued by UNC system President Margaret Spellings to constituent universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics said that all schools must act in accordance with HB2. However, the memo noted that the law does not contain any enforcement provisions for its bathroom requirements. Shortly afterwards, leaders at UNCChapel Hill, including Chancellor Carol Folt, issued a statement also noting that the law contained no method of enforcement and that the schools will add more genderneutral restrooms to campus. “We have added and will continue to add public gender-neutral single-use restrooms and changing facilities throughout our campus and we will be adding additional signage,” they wrote. The statement by the UNC system after Friday’s injunction emphasized that the university does not “discriminate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity,” and had no part in endorsing HB2. “As President Spellings has emphasized all along, the University has been caught in the middle of a conflict that we did not create between state law and federal guidance,” it read. The injunction is a promising move for opponents of HB2 based on previous litigation, said Pope McCorkle, associate See HB2 FUTURE on Page 3

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons A federal court issued an injunction Friday against the University of North Carolina, preventing it from enforcing House Bill 2.

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BDU PRES from page 1 wayside. We have to ask the question: what comes next? TC: What did you think of the task force’s report? SS: Before any action is taken, it’s always a question of if the report can prove that something is going on. So now that we have the report, I’m interested in what happens next. A report to me is just a piece of paper that gives credibility to what students have been saying, so now we have to see how far this credibility goes. TC: What policies affecting the LGBTQ+ community does Duke still need to work on? SS: One that we are talking about is policy for transgender identifying students: I know we have PASH, so making sure queer students and transgender-identifying students are supported with PASH. We want to make sure it has sexual resources for all types of students. The other thing is seeing what happened around HB2 at Duke. I think perhaps while [HB2] is not exactly for the LGBTQ+ community at Duke, voter registration is something that certainly affects us. BDU is going to be doing a lot this year with voter registration. BDU is really serious about voter registration because students should have the same say in the state that they are going to school in. TC: How have you worked to advocate against House Bill 2? SS: We’ve released pieces through The Chronicle, and we’ve also sat down with administration and pushed for a

stronger response to House BIll 2. The first University response released on Duke Today was not publicized very well. I don’t think many students knew it was on Duke Today, and it had no teeth. And I think the second one was better, but as Duke University, I think we could show a little more courage in terms of House Bill 2 than we have before. TC: What are your plans for the North Carolina Pride Parade? SS: [The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity] has a float so BDU and CSGD will team up and will be on the float. There will be lots of programming around that week. That weekend is when we will host Jim Obergefell. Later that week, we will have activities with our UNC equivalent, and we will also have our pre-pride, post-pride and duringpride events.

DUKE IN ALASKA from page 2 of the program was designed for students to explore the state’s major biological communities, or biomes. “On the biological level, I wanted students to have an appreciation for the three major biomes of Alaska,” he said. “I think they were really excited by the fact that by the time we finished in Juneau and Anchorage, they could walk through the forest and basically know the dominant plants that they’d see. On a conceptual level, I wanted them to appreciate the field of biogeography, what determines what lives and grows [in these biomes].” Although the trip explored the temperate rainforest biome close to Juneau and the taiga biome near Anchorage, Shaw noted that the program’s itinerary did not cover

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the third major biome—the Arctic. “The only one of the three biomes which we did not get to this past year— which I hope to add next year—is actually the Arctic,” he said. “That’s expensive, [but] I think I found an affordable way to do it because I think that students really need to see the Arctic since it’s such a unique thing.” For future trips, Shaw said that he also hopes to take advantage of Juneau’s role as Alaska’s state capital, possibly visiting the capitol building or studying education policy for Alaskan natives. Connor Hall, a senior environmental sciences major and Duke in Alaska participant, noted that the program also helped students learn about the impact of human civilization on Alaskan wildlife. One of his favorite parts of the trip, he said, was a chance to speak with five environmental specialists from ConocoPhillips, Alaska’s largest oil producer. “It was so interesting to learn about all the environmental regulations that they have to do and all this data that they have to collect,” he said. “People think that oil companies just come in and do whatever they want, but it’s really not like that anymore.”

DEVILSGATE from page 1 the east side of the stadium, including the ticket booths, concessions spaces and restrooms. Alston said he believes that fans will appreciate the improvements that have already been made. “We really feel that all these changes are going to be big enhancements to the student experience,” Alston said. “We’re hoping for a big turnout, especially these first two weeks.”

HB2 FUTURE from page 2 professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy. “There is the implication that [Schroeder] is very skeptical about the constitutionality of HB2,” he said. “With the kind of questions that he was asking—this doesn’t have any enforcement mechanism. Why is it law then? How, if it’s law, is it going to get enforced—it certainly seems like he’s very, very skeptical.” In April, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a transgender student in Virginia could use the bathroom that matched his gender identity. Schroeder wrote in the injunction that the Fourth Circuit decision in the Virginia “remains the law in this circuit.” Wettach added that she anticipates if Schroeder’s ruling is taken to the Supreme Court, it will eventually be affirmed. “The US Supreme Court has only eight justices right now due to the Senate’s refusal to act on President Obama’s nomination, and those eight justices often split 4-4 on controversial social issues,” she wrote. “If the Court were to take up the case and split 4-4, the Fourth Circuit’s decision would be upheld.” McCorkle noted that given Schroeder’s political track record, it is unlikely that the Supreme Court would overturn one of his rulings. “I can’t see—with Judge Schroeder being a Bush appointee and a pretty Republican judge—the Supreme Court overturning a Schroeder opinion,” he said.

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‘TIME TO QUIT TALKING ABOUT IT’ Duke ready to answer preseason questions on the field starting Saturday in season opener Delaney King The Chronicle

The Blue Devils have had an emotional week after finding out that quarterback Thomas Sirk will miss the entire 2016 season due to another Achilles injury, adding to an offseason filled with uncertainty at almost every position group. But for the first time in more than eight months, Duke will get to respond to its critics. The Blue Devils will take on FCS opponent N.C. Central Saturday at 6 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium in the fifth Bull City Gridiron N.C. Classic. In addition to Central introducing redshirt vs. freshman Daniel Duke Jones at quarterback, Duke has new starters SATURDAY, 6 p.m. at almost every skill Wallace Wade Stadium position and has just one week to prepare them for its ACC opener against Wake Forest. A contest against a team that does not play in the FBS should offer that chance, however. The Blue Devils have outscored N.C. Central 100-0 combined in the last two matchups. “We have a lot of questions that need to be answered. There’s going to be some new faces, some familiar faces,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said. “Now is the time to quit talking about it and go execute.” Cutcliffe and his staff have been impressed with Jones in fall camp—

Photo Courtesy of Duke Photography Redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Jones will make his first career start Saturday evening against an FCS opponent.

giving him the starting job ahead of veteran Parker Boehme—but the 6-foot5 Charlotte, N.C., native will need to get it done in front of thousands of fans to keep the starting job. During Duke’s only scrimmage open to the media, Jones did not commit any turnovers, and his decision-making will be under the microscope again Saturday and beyond. Luckily for first-year offensive coordinator Zac Roper, he has a new assistant in Sirk to help mentor Jones as

he makes his first start. “I’m excited for Daniel Jones, although we’re all heartbroken for Thomas. Thomas Sirk—as I’ve said all along—is an inspiration to any of us and certainly me,” Cutcliffe said. Facing a team that hasn’t held Duke to fewer than 40 points in their four matchups since 2009, Jones will look to starting wideouts T.J. Rahming, Anthony Nash and Johnathan Lloyd to break Saturday’s contest open early.

Rahming and Nash saw plenty of action last year but must now produce more consistently without Max McCaffrey, last year’s leading receiver. Lloyd is stepping into a prominent role for the first time in his career. The Blue Devil receivers are hoping they can deliver big plays in 2016, with opposing defenses likely keying on the dangerous running back tandem of Jela Duncan and Shaun Wilson until Jones proves he can deliver through the air. However, Duke’s new quarterback has reportedly been in command of the offense up to this point. “Overall, his demeanor is pretty laid back,” Lloyd said. “But when it comes on the field, he speaks up and says what needs to be said.” Defensively, the Blue Devils will look to shut down an N.C. Central rushing attack that averaged 174.7 yards per game on the ground and led the Eagles to an 8-3 record and a share of the MEAC conference title. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said his unit wants to create explosive plays, and has a full complement of athletic linebackers and a healthy secondary hungry to meet that goal starting this weekend. At linebacker, the Blue Devils will start underclassmen Ben Humphreys and Joe Giles-Harris, with Zavier Carmichael and Tinashe Bere rotating in. Duke will hope to record its third straight shutout against the Eagles—who return 13 starters—and use a veteran secondary buoyed by the return of See FOOTBALL on Page 8

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Fast start not enough for Duke against Tar Heels Peishu Li The Chronicle With the Blue Devils off to a strong start against their rival, the last thing they needed was another injury. But Duke was handed more adversity in the second set of Thursday’s match against North Carolina with little time to bounce back. Following a first-set victory against the No. 12 Tar Heels Thursday evening at Cameron Indoor 3 Stadium, the Blue UNC DUKE 1 Devils lost senior middle blocker Alyse Whitaker in the second set before falling 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-20) to their rival. North Carolina came back thanks to a program-record 21 blocks

and got a dominant performance from freshman Julia Scoles, who notched a double-double with 17 kills and 14 digs. “We are still trying to find ourselves and we had to play a really strong opponent [in] UNC in the fourth match of the year when we are also still trying to get some of our players back to be full strength,” Duke head coach Jolene Nagel said. “We didn’t execute as well as we could throughout. There were moments that were really [close] but we weren’t consistent with that.” The Blue Devils (3-1) got off to a strong start in front of a raucous crowd, overcoming a 15-12 deficit after a timeout to win the opening set on a Cindy Marina lob. One of Duke’s several underclassmen contributors, Marina See VOLLEYBALL on Page 8

Austin Peer | The Chronicle Sophomore Leah Meyer returned from an ankle injury to play her first game of the season but could not propel the Blue Devils to their fourth straight win.

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Blue Devils eye historic second straight win vs. UNC Jake Herb The Chronicle North Carolina women’s soccer is the most dominant program of all time, having won 22 of the 36 NCAA championships ever contested. The Tar Heels’ dominance has extended to their rivalry against Duke, which has lost 37 of the No. 8 41 meetings between UNC the two schools. vs. But after a No. 7 breakthrough win Duke against North Carolina FRIDAY, 7:30 p.m. last year and a national Koskinen Stadium title game appearance, the Blue Devils have the No. 9 Minn. unique chance to notch a historic win in just vs. the third week of the No. 7 regular season. Duke No. 7 Duke will SUNDAY, 2:30 p.m. look to earn its second Koskinen Stadium straight win against the No. 8 Tar Heels for the first time in program history Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium as part of the Duke Nike Classic. To finish up the two-day event, the Blue Devils will also host No. 9 Minnesota Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Because of ACC scheduling, the Blue Devils will not face North Carolina in conference play this year, so the teams decided to do battle early in the season instead.

“We have an unbelievable weekend,” Duke head coach Robbie Church said. “It’s not just Carolina, but it’s also Minnesota…. To have two top-10 teams in our tournament and play them all within 48 hours is going to be a great challenge, but it’s one we’re really anxious for and looking forward to.” The Blue Devils (3-1-0) enter the weekend fresh off a 2-0 victory against Coastal Carolina, a game defined by Duke’s season-high 39 shot attempts and the return of senior midfielder Rebecca Quinn. The Toronto native recorded one assist and four shots in her first game since winning bronze with the Canadian national team at the Olympics. Quinn’s return comes just in time for the All-ACC performer to transition back into the college game ahead of the Blue Devils’ toughest test of the season so far. In Duke’s variations of a 3-2-5 formation, the Blue Devils are counting on several versatile players like Quinn to send in passes from the sidelines to create more scoring chances. Duke will need to be more efficient when it gets those chances than it was last weekend against the Chanticleers and its 2-1 loss to Arkansas to knock off the Tar Heels (3-0-0). “Now we finally got our whole team together,” Church said. “We’ve learned a lot about our new players who have played a really big role in our team. At the point we’re at now, we can kind

Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Freshman Olivia Erlbeck scored her first career goal last week and is one of several Blue Devil contributors who will get their first taste of the Duke-UNC rivalry.

of [start focusing on] what is our best taste of top-10 competition. formation, what is our best way to attack All three have gotten multiple starts and what is our best way to defend.” early in the year, with Stevens notching Last year, the Blue Devils’ 1-0 upset goals in the Blue Devils’ first two games in Chapel Hill gave their young players and Erlbeck accounting for Duke’s only the confidence that propelled them to score in the loss to the Razorbacks. “I’m not sure they’ll all start, but the national title game. Duke is hoping The New York York Times Syndication Sales Corporation New Times Syndication Corporation there will be a lot of freshmen that will a similar The situation unfolds this year, withSales 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 freshmen like Ella Stevens, Mia Gyau For Information Information Call: Call: 1-800-972-3550 1-800-972-3550 For See W. SOCCER on Page 8 and Olivia Erlbeck getting their first For Release Friday, September 2,1,2016 For Release Thursday, September 2016

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his semester has brought a considerable amount of new things to campus: West Union, the class of 2020 and, for rising seniors, the anxiety of post-graduation planning. On top of their normal classwork, seniors are now pressed with the intimidating task of preparing for a life outside of Duke. For some, that means mastering the MCAT; for others, that means persevering through Ph.D. applications; for others still, that means beginning harrowing hunt for a job; for all, it means serious thought about the meaning of a successful life. As the semester and year carry on, seniors would do well to reflect on how they define personal success. They would also do well, as their eyes turn beyond Duke, to consider how they might help out their younger peers in order to line them, too, up for success. It is easy to become overwhelmed by the stress of approaching a new chapter in life. It is easier still, when a person obsesses over comparing their struggles with their peers’ successes. A crucial thing for a senior to keep in mind during avalanches of applications and interviews is that it matters very little to their futures what happens to their friends now. While peers might appear to be getting into prestigious medical

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schools left and right, that has no bearing on their own success. A senior might even find, in the midst of his/her own medical school pursuits, that the skills and traits they possess uniquely position them to ace nursing school and go on to heal and comfort others. For them to pivot away from med school applications and become a nurse would be its own success. The crux of success lies in living a life that is both fulfilling and beneficial to others. It takes courage to pivot away from money in order to devote one’s self to service,

Editorial but perhaps that is the price of success. For those who find themselves unable to live a fulfilling life because of their job, solace might be found in the hope of finding a personally worthwhile job in the future. Such people could also find success in life outside of their job—volunteering, teaching others and raising a virtuous new generation. Without a doubt, defining and worrying about success is a weighty business. While seniors are bound to be caught up in it at some level, they ought to also

consider how to build up the younger citizens of Duke to ensure that they, too, have a strong shot at a successful life. Generous donations lavished during mid-life crises will certainly help young students, but seniors can begin giving back now, during their last school year. To begin, they should remain present and visible on campus. Younger students need leaders and role models. Seniors should think back to their arrival at Duke and be the older peer they wanted to have when they were first-years. That doesn’t necessarily have mean they have to establish long-term mentorships: it might take the simple form of offhand advice, compliments and caring. Whether it be through SLGs, clubs or sport teams, seniors should provide guidance and be a useful resource for the next generation of Duke students. As they ponder success, they might find that another word—legacy— goes hand-in-hand with it. By helping, molding and giving advice to those with less experience, Duke seniors will leave a lasting legacy on campus and take the first step on the road to righteous success. Editor’s Note: This editorial was written by members of staff rather than The Chronicle’s independent editorial board.

The implications of RMB inclusion within the SDR

n October 1, 2016, China’s currency will join the US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen and British Pound in a unique and highly selective unit of account—the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Right, or SDR. The Renminbi’s inclusion in the SDR follows a concerted, multi-year lobbying effort by Chinese authorities along with challenging deliberations by the IMF’s Executive Board. It marks a major milestone in China’s ascension in the global financial system, and sets the RMB on a path to becoming a major reserve currency, widely owned by other central banks as part of their foreign exchange arsenals. But is membership in this elite currency club cause for unbridled celebration? Upon deeper reflection, RMB inclusion within the SDR is almost certain to subject China to greater policy demands and economic challenges. It also exposes the IMF to possible claims of political favoritism: to admit the RMB in the SDR, the IMF had to stretch its own criterion of “free convertibility.” At a time when the global

China to impose capital controls, effectively ending its “free convertibility” status. In such circumstances, RMB inclusion in the SDR would end ignominiously, and with truly debilitating impact across global markets. Of equal concern, Chinese authorities are now likely to be exposed to the famous Triffin dilemma or paradox. More than a half-century ago, BelgianAmerican economist Robert Triffin observed that demand for reserve currencies all but axiomatically reverberates on a county’s current account, promoting trade deficits in place of trade surpluses. This is because surpluses and deficits on current and capital accounts ultimately must sum to zero. Self-evidently, China’s historic growth model has been heavily dependent on trade surpluses. Until domestic demand rises to meet China’s immense supply capacity, continued trade surpluses seem necessary to avoid large increases in unemployment and outright recession. RMB inclusion in the SDR effectively increases the urgency of further migrating Chinese economic policy from export-led growth, to deeper sources of domestic demand.

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economy needs greater integration, coordination and co-operation, IMF legitimacy is not an asset to be squandered. Of the risks for Chinese policy makers, the challenge of large, unwanted capital inflows/ outflows during times of pronounced uncertainty is perhaps the most pernicious. Of the five currencies set to comprise the SDR, the RMB is the most heavily managed, by far. Indeed, from July 2014 to March 2016, China’s foreign exchange reserves fell by 20 percent, or nearly $1 trillion, as the central bank intervened heavily to limit the RMB’s devaluation. No central bank can set the value of its own currency without capital controls when global markets move unilaterally against them. Regrettably, central bank reserve managers are highly prone to pro-cyclical investing: that is to say, they are more likely to sell assets in a time of crisis than buy them, as witnessed by European peripheral debt spreads during the Euro crisis and US government agency debt during the sub-prime crisis. If, as should be expected, the RMB becomes more widely held by central banks in the future, and if, as should also be expected, China incurs some unwelcome political or economic events in the future —akin to, say, Great Britain’s Brexit decision— more RMB may be sold in the markets than Chinese authorities could practically manage. An unruly devaluation of the RMB would almost certainly force

For the IMF’s part, nothing would be more welcome than to have China as a fully contributing, responsible global stakeholder. Our global financial architecture was created in the aftermath of World War II, at a conference in Bretton Woods that representatives from the People’s Republic of China did not attend (Taiwan, or the Republic of China, did participate, however). No global organization today can speak with full authority and legitimacy while ignoring the world’s most populous state and second largest economy. This said, a rules-based global order is man’s best hope – and some rules, like full convertibility, are simply too important to be ignored. The RMB’s inclusion in the SDR will integrate China more fully into the global financial architecture, creating opportunities for China to assert itself more forcefully in G-20 discussions about global growth, stability and sustainability. But every privilege entails some responsibility. The IMF’s decision to admit the RMB into the SDR presents great opportunities for China and the global financial system. But life for Chinese policymakers will not become any easier because of it. China’s domestic challenges—like those in the US, Europe and Japan—will now take on new, international dimensions. Julian Keeley is a Trinity senior. His column, “individuals and institutions,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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ep. Graig Meyer of North Carolina House District 50 said, “This election is really putting North Carolina in the middle of our national political debate. As the most closely divided state in the nation, there are a lot of eyes on us.” Over the past six years, North Carolina has undergone a whirlwind of tumultuous partisan politics. With a ratio of Republicans to Democrats split more evenly than any other state in the country, it’s no surprise that intense political debate occurs. However, in 2010, with the election of a strong Republican majority, both the N.C.

cracking. Packing creates long, oddlyshaped districts in order to pack populations of political opposition into one voting district, diluting their political power. Cracking splits regions of the opposition into tiny pieces, combining them with populations in which a strong majority support the party in power, once again fragmenting the power of the opposition. By February of this year, no state had been more packed nor cracked than North Carolina. Minority populations, who historically supported the democratic ticket, had been either isolated into one long district or broken apart and

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ast Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that students who work as teaching or research assistants at private universities must be considered employees with the right to organize in unions and participate in collective bargaining. The decision reverses a 2004 ruling, in which the Board determined that the student-university relationship was primarily academic, and thus universities were not obligated to follow

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House and Senate became increasingly divided and increasingly unwilling to compromise. Art Pope’s and the Koch brothers’ money poured into Republican campaigns, and politics became focused upon reelection and fundraising, not upon actual results. By the 2012-2013 school year, the starting salary for a North Carolina public school teacher was $30,800. For reference, that’s almost $16,000 less than the annual salary of a General Manager at McDonald’s. North Carolina education, predictably suffered. Not only did it suffer, it continues to suffer. We are at the bottom of the pack in teacher pay, in per pupil spending, in teacher retention and much more. But education was not the only price our citizens paid. No doubt you’ve heard of the recent House Bill 2, coined the “Bathroom Bill,” which caused hundreds of millions of dollars in capital flight from our state. Even before HB2, the legislature blocked huge reforms in policing for which many in Durham had pushed. Proposed legislation would require police body cameras and allow public access to footage, which was the culmination of months of activism and political compromise. In one swift movement, the state struck down this reform. The public university system faced budget cuts totaling $235 million since 2008 and trap laws shutdown women’s health centers across the state. Arguably most notably, the state passed controversial voter ID laws that targeted young and minority populations. For those not from the south, it may be difficult to understand the gravity of the race-related gerrymandering and voting restrictions in this state. “Why, Leah!” you say, “No government could possibly enforce a rule of segregation or extended Jim Crow! It’s 2016!” And yet, this very hand was dealt unto Durham residents in particular. There are two main forms of gerrymandering: packing and

incorporated into Republican districts on every congressional map drawn. Over the past six years, North Carolina has been sued by the Department of Justice so many times that I couldn’t find an exact figure giving the total. So extreme were our infractions of the Voting Rights Act that the courts were compelled to call N.C. District 12 a “serpentine district that has been dubbed the least geographically compact district in the Nation.” North Carolina residents were so perturbed by the overwhelming decline in the quality of state representation that they took to the streets in protest. The Moral Monday movement began in April 2013. Built as a reaction to a perceived attack on social values, Moral Mondays quickly inspired millions of North Carolinians to stand up for their rights. As a young and idylistic middle schooler, I was in awe of the sea of people that I saw each week; all there to defend their teachers, their environment, their right to vote, their right to marriage. It became a cathartic experience. For every teacher that left my high school for a state with higher pay, I recruited one friend to come and raise their voice. Each year, the total grew higher. November 2016 will be a pivotal turning point in North Carolinian history. We are gearing up for the closest presidential race in the country, and it’s anybody’s guess which way we’ll swing. If you want your vote to have the most statistical weight possible, go to YouCanVote.org and register to vote in North Carolina (your new home), so that when you cast your ballot for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, you are giving your vote a real purpose. It’s up to you—not just to decide the outcome of North Carolina’s electoral votes, but to turn the tide in the state and ensure that every legislator is truly working for the will of the people. Leah Abrams is a Trinity freshman. Her column, “cut the bull,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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standard labor laws when determining students’ benefits and compensation. For the thousands of Ph.D. students who work as teachers and researchers at Duke, this is huge news, although not entirely surprising. The decision is very much in line with recent trends in academic labor rights. Earlier this year, driven by a lack of benefits and job security, Duke adjunct faculty voted 174-29 to be represented by the Service Employees International Union. The primary argument used by dissenters, as in the 2004 NLRB ruling, is that teaching or undertaking research is itself a central part of the graduate curriculum. In other words, the “work” that is being done by the graduate student is simply a component of the student’s academic and professional development, and the faculty-student relationship is one that is more in line with teacher-mentee, as opposed to boss-subordinate. Dissenters claim that, therefore, graduate students cannot be considered statutory employees and are not covered by the National Labor Relations Act. In the 2004 ruling, the Board took this notion a step further, concluding that engaging in collective bargaining would “intrude into the educational process and would be inconsistent with the purposes and policies of the Act.” On the other hand, the Board found in its 2016 ruling that, whether or not the graduate student’s relationship with the university is considered more academic than economic, the broad definition of the term “employee” within the language of the Act cannot exclude student assistants. So long as they are compensated for teaching or research they do for the university (via financial aid or external grants), students remain under protection of the Act, and consequently can be considered statutory employees with the ability to unionize. The claim that unionization may interfere with university operations remained present in the recent ruling’s dissenting opinion, which warns of potential strikes, lockouts or even acts of incivility that may occur as a result of the Board’s decision. But when considering the fact that graduate student unionization has existed at public universities in many US states, and has done so for years without such major incidents, it seems highly unlikely that the recent ruling will incite this sort of drastic action. In the 2004 ruling, the Board determined that the graduate students are primarily students, not workers. Although this distinction is not as critical in the arguments from the recent ruling, there is a case to be made that graduate students are just as much worker as student.

While it is true that teaching and research are vital elements in many Ph.D. programs, the fact remains that these are both services that are crucial for a university to function. Graduate students who run discussion sections or teach labs as a supplement to faculty-led courses surely learn from their experiences as teachers and become better trained in their respective discipline. But at the same time, they provide a service for the thousands of tuition-paying

undergraduate students who expect a quality education from qualified agents. It is simply unrealistic for universities to disburse exorbitant amounts of money by, for example, hiring overqualified adjunct professors to fill these roles; centuries of university operations have found that student assistants are the happy medium for occupying these position. In this regard, it’s just as much a business decision that universities have made in hiring graduate student teaching assistants to run so many of the courses that are offered. The claim that the act of teaching is more for the teaching assistant’s good (i.e., an academic relationship with the university) than it is for the learning undergraduate students and the university as a whole (i.e., an economic relationship) is illogical. A similar case can be made as well for graduate students who are paid as research assistants. By performing research, it is true that the students will learn, for example, laboratory techniques, data analysis methods or development of communication skills. But as much as doing research benefits the graduate student, there is arguably a larger gain to the faculty and university as a whole. It’s undeniable that graduate students are the stokers of the ship that is academic research, and although it’s the students who do the grunt work, it’s the faculty and the school who receive the credit…and the money. Billions in grants and endowments have been awarded for Duke’s worldrenowned research, done mainly by graduate students and postdoctoral associates. These grants provide funding, which, in turn, is used to propel further research and campus investments. As before, the decision to hire graduate research assistants cannot be considered a purely academic one, and consequently, the research assistants’ relationship with the university. The Board has a checkered history of authorizing student assistant unionization at private universities. The previous 2004 ruling was, in fact, a reversal of a 2000 ruling, which itself was a reversal of a 1972 decision that originally disallowed teaching and research assistants from unionizing. The rulings can be considered a reflection of the political landscape at the time, but there are certain arguments that should not be rehashed in future debates regarding this topic. But for now, the future is bright as Duke Ph.D. students begin organizing to form a student union in light of last week’s decision. Junu Bae is a graduate student in the chemistry department. His column, “interested in everything,” runs on alternate Fridays.

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its special teams unit among the best in the nation. Cutcliffe only named A.J. Reed the starting kicker Thursday—according to Steve Wiseman of the Durham Herald-Sun—and does not want his team underestimating N.C. Central before facing Wake Forest and traveling to Northwestern and No. 10 Notre Dame the next three weeks.

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Chronicle File Photo The Blue Devils have one of the most experienced secondaries in the nation, with five starters who have been in the program for at least three years.

at times in the final two sets. Although the Blue Devils knotted the third frame at 23 before dropping the set, at times Duke looked like a team laden with stuffed the stat sheet with 38 assists and 13 young players. Several times throughout digs, setting up returners Jordan Tucker, the match, the Blue Devils were caught Leah Meyer and Anna Kropf for several standing still and looking at each other kills early on. Each member of the trio as well-placed North Carolina spikes recorded doubleand lobs landed digit kills, with near them. hey need to open their Meyer making her “They need first appearance to open their mouths a bit and make sure of the season after that doesn’t happen. mouths a bit and recovering from make sure that an ankle injury doesn’t happen,” — Head coach Jolene Nagel and Kropf playing Nagel said. as an outside hitter “That’s a mental for the first time in her career. mistake [rather] than a physical “We want to be as variable as possible mistake, so I would like us to take a [to] keep the other team guessing,” step up mentally and be able to execute Tucker said. “So it was important for us a little bit better.” to have a lot of people firing at one time. Following the third set, the Tar Heels It makes our job a lot easier.” made sure Duke would not get any Despite the early deficit, the Tar more momentum, frequently stuffing Heels (4-0) showed why they are a top-15 the Blue Devils at the net after their team. North Carolina opened up a 13-6 19.5-block effort in a win against No. 9 lead in the set before quickly evening Penn State Sunday. the contest, using an efficient attack Duke will look to recover quickly and several timely blocks to frustrate before hosting the Horned Frogs (3-0) the Blue Devils. Scoles was quiet in the Friday, when the Blue Devils will look to first set but left her mark on the rest of avoid their first losing streak of 2016. the game, pouring in nine kills in the “TCU is a very physical team. They are second set to grab momentum for the a good team and they didn’t play tonight,” visiting team. Nagel said. “We have got to make sure As the ACC Freshman of the week that we got that energy when it comes to energized the Tar Heels, Duke struggled game time tomorrow at 6:30.”

Austin Peer | The Chronicle Three Blue Devils posted at least 10 kills Thursday but Duke could not sustain momentum after Alyse Whitaker went down with an injury.

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at least play, and that will help their growth at this level,” Church said. “They learn they got to play quicker. They learn they got to open themselves up. They got to think before the ball gets to them, so there’s a lot of positive things coming out of these games that will help the freshmen moving forward.” Duke has several new faces making contributions this season, but its 10 starters returning from last year’s team will likely preach the importance of maintaining intensity Sunday against against Minnesota (4-0-0) regardless of Friday’s outcome. The Golden Gophers boast one of the best defenses in the nation early in the year, having allowed only one goal in 360 minutes. The Golden Gophers

are coached by Stefanie Golan, a Duke alumna who played for the Blue Devils from 1997 to 2001. After faltering in a challenging environment a week ago, Duke will look to show that it capable of consistently holding its own against top competition. The Blue Devils will host No. 4 West Virginia next week, giving a veteran group the chance to rise right back up in the polls after dropping five spots this week. “They’re probably more confident,” Church said of the team’s veterans. “These players have been through a lot of big games in their career, and that builds confidence into their play. They’re still just as respectful of North Carolina, but we try not to worry and spend too much time focusing on them. We have to worry about the things we need to do better.”