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traditions with recitations of a Sudanese proverb in 11 different languages. More than 30 student representatives from various academic organizations, advocacy groups and Greek life were also present to help introduce new students to activities on campus. “I really appreciate events like this because I can feel the presence of the African-American community here at Duke,” said freshman Mikhal Kidane. “I wasn’t really aware of all the groups they have here. This is really amazing.” Washington spoke on the inequalities and discrimination that students still face on

Duke Police is doubling the number of police security officers on Central Campus after an armed robbery early Wednesday morning. A female student was the victim of the robbery, Keith Lawrence, executive director of news and communications, wrote in an email Wednesday afternoon. The suspects had a handgun, and according to a DukeAlert were seen leaving the area in an SUV on Erwin Road, traveling toward Ninth Street. Lawrence noted that the University and Duke University Police Department are not releasing what might have been taken at this time, and that the University is working with local authorities on the case. In response to the robbery, the number of security personnel on Central will be visibly increased, wrote Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, in an email to students Wednesday evening. “Events like these, while rare at Duke, contribute to a sense of anxiety on campus,” Moneta noted. Moneta explained that the number of police officers and security guards patrolling Central Campus will be doubled effective immediately. A DukeAlert was sent to students, faculty and staff detailing the robbery

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Khloe Kim | The Chronicle Seth Pearson, president of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, was one of the many speakers at the first annual Black Convocation Wednesday.

their community. Featured speakers included Black Student Alliance President Henry Washington, a junior, Seth Pearson, president of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association and Zoila Airall, associate vice president of student affairs for campus life. “We wanted to give something to the students that would allow them to have inspiration for the year—a gathering without protests,” said Sean Palmer, assistant director of the Mary Lou Williams Center. The ceremony paid homage to Maya Angelou with a presentation of her poem entitled “Still I Rise” and to Pan-African

Julian LaFaurie-Hammes The Chronicle More than 200 black undergraduate and graduate students gathered in the Trent Semans Center Wednesday night for Duke’s first ever Black Convocation. At the ceremony—which was organized and hosted by the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture—a procession of student representatives and campus leaders welcomed the Class of 2019. The speakers discussed issues black students face today as well as the importance of inclusion and celebration of

Cost-efficient glass buildings drawing mixed reviews Frances Beroset The Chronicle As construction continues around campus, glass additions to buildings are becoming more prevalent. Although West Campus is known for its Gothic architecture with buildings like Perkins Library and the Chapel, construction has brought some more modern styles to campus. Notably, the Bryan Center, the Levine Science Research Center, Penn

Pavilion and the new West Union feature glass additions that are more reminiscent of International Style architecture. This shift from traditional to more modern buildings is due, in part, to cost limitations of using the original Duke stone. “The last Duke stone building built was the Allen Building in 1954, and they came to view that they couldn’t afford to continue with those,” Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said. “We’ve been trying to build Duke-like buildings, but on a budget you can actually afford.”

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Trask noted that the Westbrook Wall, an addition to the Divinity School, was nine times the price per square foot of CIEMAS because of its use of the Duke stone. The Chronicle reported in 2013 that mining the stone costs $500 per ton with one ton covering only 20 square feet. Despite the new abundance of glass structures on campus, Trask said that there will likely not be any more new buildings with this design. “I think used strategically and in relatively small amounts, it is an interesting

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DSG approves DevilsGate Tailgate proposal Justin Ching The Chronicle At its meeting Wednesday, Duke Student government reviewed the DevilsGate Main Quad proposal and passed a statute to create the Gatekeepers, a group of 2030 DSG affiliates who will be in charge of organizing a new DevilsGate Tailgate before Duke football home games and leading the student section this season. The DevilsGate program involves creating a safe and open space on the Main West Quadrangle that will enhance the gameday experience for students, explained senior Bryan Dinner, vice president for social culture. “[DevilsGate] provides a huge space to support Duke football, which is now an elite program, but is also an open, inclusive Duke community building space, which is something Duke students want,” said Dinner, who introduced the proposal. Because the previous tailgate program was discontinued in 2010 after a minor was found unconscious in a Porta Potty, a major focus of DevilsGate Tailgate will be the alcohol policy. As part of the program, DevilsGate will provide 19 tents for any registered student organization to use, and groups wishing to reserve the tents will have to provide the names of two trained party monitors. Individuals participating in DevilsGate will also have to follow the alcohol policies enforced on the Last Day of Classes. Per the LDOC policy, students cannot have more than six individual drinks on their person or any glass containers, and liquor and

Jim Liu | The Chronicle Bryan Dinner, vice president for social culture, introduced the proposal approved by DSG that will bring back a new form of tailgate.

drinking games are prohibited. Party monitors in each tent—which will have an assigned location on the quadrangle—will be responsible for making sure their groups follow the alcohol policies. Although there will be no grills allowed at DevilsGate, preventing the practice of another common tailgate activity, Dinner noted that there will be free food provided from various vendors. One of the attractions already planned for DevilsGate Tailgate this year is The National Pan-Hellenic Council’s annual stroll show before the first home game Sept. 12.

Other benefits of the program cited in the proposal were gaining the trust of administration and increasing investment from athletics in the program designed to increase spirit on gameday. “[Tailgating] is a huge gap in our social life experience, and it is one I thought that our team could fill,” Dinner said. No objections were raised to the DevilsGate proposal or the Gatekeeper statute. In other business: The second reading of a judiciary by-law amendment occurred. Justice reappointments and selections will now

occur in the spring. Spring appointments of justices will allow for there to be a sitting judiciary during the summer, creating an easier transition for new justices. This will also ensure that the judiciary will not be understaffed during the beginning of the fall semester. Additionally, the judiciary will also send out information to student groups on how to file complaints or disputes to the judiciary for review. Student Organization Funding Committee introduced their new representative program. This program will increase transparency and communication between SOFC and DSG in the future, as well as assist student groups with their large funding requests. All student organizations applying for more than $1500 will be able to request a trained DSG senator to represent them during their presentations to SOFC. SOFC also approved several group funding requests: $2,855 for the Duke Asian American Theater’s new guest speaker series; $3,980 for the Duke Catholic Center’s “St. John Paul’s Theology of the Body” lecture series; $2,500 for the Duke International Relations Association, which is planning to bring a prominent Iranian journalist and activist to speak about U.S.–Iran relations; and $6,000 for Mi Gente, which is planning to host a luncheon and a keynote speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month. Finally, DSG swore in two students as co-directors of the Duke Student Government Research Unit—Julio Cesar, a senior, and Ethan Levine, a junior.

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the combination of modern materials and glass,” Bruzelius said. “This goes back to Gothic, at its distant origins.” A Gothic cathedral expert, Bruzelius said that she is “thrilled” by the changes in architectural style at Duke. “Life is always changing,” Bruzelius said. “And everything changes with it—our own personal lives, our lives as communities, our lives as institutions and also our technical and aesthetic interests change. So, to stick with the gothic style and say ‘that’s the only thing we want’ would be so mistaken.” These glass boxes are not the first departure from the original Duke stone in an effort to stick to budget. Duke brick— imported from Kansas—has blue hues and has been used on buildings around campus including the Krzyzewski Center. Each brick costs less than $1.

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have significantly increased staffing on Central; have installed more fencing there; improved lighting and installed new lights; installed new locks in all units; and trees and shrubs were and continue to be trimmed to improve sight lines,” Lawrence wrote. “Anytime we have an incident we review every aspect of our operation to see if there are other things that we can do.” Janine Weaver-Douglas, associate dean for Central Campus, wrote in an email to Central Campus residents Wednesday afternoon that an audit of lighting on Central Campus has recently been completed and that extra security patrols have been added on Central. She also noted that residents on Central can request a Walking Escort to accompany them back to their residence if they feel unsafe at night or by themselves. Several Central Campus residents noted that security has been a concern for them, especially at night. “I think these things have been happening more recently than they have in the past,” said Jack Gillette, a junior. “I can’t say I’m really concerned about my security but I do have to think twice when I’m out late at night on Central.” Others noted that it may be hard to avoid some robberies at night in a city, and that Duke students may be particularly targeted. “I’m from Durham and I’ve lived here my whole life,” said Lucy Wooldridge, a sophomore. “In general, I get frustrated with people saying Durham is a sketchy place but I think there is a big problem with Duke students being targeted. I wish there was a good way to improve safety on campus without demonizing the Durham community.”

that was reported at approximately 12:03 a.m. Wednesday morning. The alert—which was sent at approximately 1 a.m.—explained that the robbery was reported near the 1901 Erwin Road apartments on the University’s Central Campus, and that two suspects were involved. Descriptions of the suspects provided in the release were limited—they were described as “dark complexion males, in their 20s, both about six-feet tall.” The only clothing description was that one was wearing a dark-colored t-shirt, and the other was wearing dark sweat pants. The DukeAlert that was sent out was the third in less than six weeks. On July 24, an armed robbery was reported near the 301 Swift Ave. apartments and on Aug. 20, it was reported that DUPD was investigating a sexual assault that occurred in a taxi on Science Drive on West Campus. A man was arrested for second-degree sexual assault the day after the DukeAlert detailing the sexual assault, which took place after a student left Shooters II. Wednesday morning’s armed robbery was the third to occur on Central Campus since February. Before February’s armed robbery, the University had not had an on-campus armed robbery in more than a year. Lawrence explained that at this time, there appear to be no connections between Wednesday’s robbery and the one that occurred in July. He also noted that student safety has been and will continue to be a priority on Central Campus. Adam Beyer and Claire Ballentine contributed “Over the past several years, we reporting.

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With new starters at several positions, Duke spent the offseason working to replace the core responsible for the program’s three consecutive bowl appearances. But after a slew of injuries in fall camp forced some reshuffling of the roster, head coach David Cutcliffe’s squad still has plenty of questions to answer. That uncertainty will begin to subside when the Blue Devils face Tulane Thursday at 9:30 p.m. at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. The season opener will be the Blue Devils’ first on Duke the road since Duke vs. hired Cutcliffe after the 2007 season. Tulane Last September, it THURSDAY, 9:30 p.m. was a one-sided show Yulman Stadium when Duke squared off with Tulane at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils dominated the Green Wave 47-13 thanks to two interceptions returned for touchdowns and a strong game on the ground. But this is a new season, and with many returning starters, Tulane has the potential to contend for a postseason bowl bid. “Tulane is a veteran team with a lot of people back. They’ll have the comfort of being at home,” Cutcliffe said on a conference call with reporters Wednesday. “I’m excited to see what we look like. All of us have these first-game jitters in college football. We haven’t seen ourselves against

Khloe Kim | The Chronicle Sophomore running back Shaun Wilson is back at full speed after dealing with a leg injury for part of fall camp, and should return to the backfield rotation with senior Shaquille Powell and redshirt freshman Nicodem Pierre in Thursday’s season opener at Tulane.

anyone else.... We’re going to focus on who we’ve got ready to go and hopefully play at a very high level and travel well.” Thursday’s game will be the first for redshirt junior quarterback Thomas Sirk in command of Duke’s offense. With the departure of last year’s leading receivers in Jamison Crowder and Issac Blakeney, Sirk will look for wide receivers Max McCaffrey, Johnell Barnes, T.J. Rahming and Chris Taylor to make plays on the edges and down the field.

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Sirk and his receiving corps will go up against a strong Tulane secondary known for its ability to create turnovers. The Green Wave must replace safety Sam Scofield, who registered a team-leading 94 tackles last year, but return 2014 Freshman All-American cornerback Parry Nickerson. “I watched their last four games from the season last year,” Sirk said. “I feel like they’re going to be similar. They’re going to do what they do well. We’re practicing against it. We’re prepared.”

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Duke hosts Nike Classic Trio returns to Kansas Cassie Calvert The Chronicle With three ranked teams set to square off at Koskinen Stadium this weekend, the Duke Nike Classic promises top competition between ACC and Pac-12 opponents, match-ups that usually do not occur until the No. 15 NCAA tournament. USC No. 18 Duke will vs. face No. 15 Southern No. 18 California Friday at Duke 7:30 p.m., following a 5 p.m. game between FRIDAY, 7:30 p.m. Koskinen Stadium No. 4 North Carolina and California, a team that received 59 votes California in this week’s Coaches’ vs. Poll. The tournament will continue Sunday No. 18 with the Tar Heels Duke squaring off with the SUNDAY, 1:30 p.m. Trojans at 11:00 a.m. Koskinen Stadium and the Blue Devils

playing the Golden Bears at 1:30 p.m. “The center of the women’s soccer world will be looking this week at Durham,” Duke head coach Robbie Church said. Duke (3-0-1) will enter the Classic rested after posting shutouts in each of its two games this past weekend. Friday’s game at No. 7 Penn State ended in a draw with both teams failing to score, but the Blue Devils were able to ignite offensively in Sunday’s home opener against William & Mary, taking a 27-4 shooting advantage and winning 2-0 behind goals by Taylor Racioppi and Toni Payne. Church said he appreciates the difficulty of the early season schedule in readying his team for the challenges of the upcoming ACC schedule. The Blue Devils’ first ACC foe will be defending national champion Florida State. “We love playing big-time games,” Church said. “Both of these teams will show us what do we do well and they’ll show us what we really need to work on as we move forward.” Duke found success Sunday by way of

Kansas is not known as a volleyball hotbed, so it seems a little bit of an anomaly that three Blue Devils call it home. This weekend, though, they head back to the Sunflower State and could not be more excited. Duke takes on Missouri-Kansas City at 10:30 a.m. and Kansas at 8 p.m. Friday at the Kansas Invitational at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center in Lawrence, Kan. The following day, the Blue Devils will return to the court against Western Illinois at 11:30 a.m., hoping to move back into the top 25 with three victories. “The opportunity to play back at home in front of friends and family is awesome, and to do it with the girls that are from there is so much more [special], to be able to wear Duke colors

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In my first year at Duke, I was terrified of separating from the collective freshmen conglomerate. Orientation week activities and dorm bonding helped the class feel like a cohesive whole. While in retrospect these events solidified friendships and brought forth new experiences, at the time I felt artistically suffocated by this ever-present community. Maybe this feeling of entrapment was a result both of my naivety to the validity of my own interests and tastes and my shyness that kept me from seeking out people who shared them. This stifling culminated in my attendance of a Macklemore concert. Despite your opinion on the artist, he was never a rapper I was into. Did I enjoy spending time with new friends and partaking in a shared experience? Sure. Was it worth sixty dollars and two hours of Macklemore? I think not. Last Thursday I did the complete opposite: I went by myself to a concert to see a band that I love. Although at first I thought attending the show alone might be a completely lonely, desolate experience, I found branching out into Durham to celebrate a band with strangers was a deeply satisfying night that freed me from the Duke bubble. I decided to walk to the venue from my apartment. In the beginning of my walk I had quite the time, jamming to the band’s music and imagining the absolute magnificence that awaited me. Things started to become strange, though, once I entered the downtown area. In leaving the Duke environment I was treading into an unfamiliar expanse. In the evening light I perceived shadows twisting into figures, and figures fading into the darkness. Then a friend passing by in his car saw me, picked me up and dropped me off at the venue, so that was

nice of him. While approaching the bar where the concert was located I felt the same sense of unease. Strange figures loomed in front of the doorway, blocking my entrance. When they came into the light, though, I realized they were just music nerds in flannel. I passed by uneventfully. Once inside the venue I was hit with the gloriously pummeling doom metal of a local band called the Solar Halos. I immediately felt at home. The bass loomed as the guitar oozed out of the speakers and drums accentuated rhythms to bring order to the wall. Although many people would probably find this

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form inharmonious or simply bizarre, I was totally digging it. Even better was that I didn’t have to worry about whether my friends liked it or not. Whenever I take people to a concert or show them new music, I feel like every aspect of the art reflects on me. Here, it was just me and the noise. Actually, though, there was also a crowd of about one hundred people there to see the main act, The Screaming Females. The crowd itself offered a feel of communal exuberance as people bobbed to the music, cheered at onstage displays of excellence and even held up the guitarist when she decided to do a solo while crowd surfing. A cake also went crowd surfing. More interesting, though, were the individual interactions I had with strangers there. Before the

main act I had a conversation with a girl who loved the band and had seen them many times before. As she voiced her excitement I realized that I was about to witness something special. The concert was, in fact, very awesome. The guitarist is known for her nifty finger work, and she did not hold back. Although her solos were mostly the same as those on the recorded studio versions, it was really amazing to see her play in person. The bassist loomed over the stage, sending thundering rhythms through the bar. In the back the drummer drove the song onward and kept the crowd bouncing. The venue shook. It is safe to say The Screaming Females lived up to their name, as the guitarist howled and reverberated across the room. By the end of the night I was sweaty, exhausted, and happy. Although I enjoy reliving this experience, my main point in recounting this adventure is that it’s possible to experience the artistic wonders of Durham completely by yourself, without being hindered by the opinions of friends or the gargantuan, inanimate force that is the Duke bubble. I regret not exploring Durham more thoroughly in my first two years at Duke. Who knows what experiences I may have missed out on? It’s not too late, though, for the new freshman class. I suggest you make a priority of seeking out your artistic interests in the Durham area. Especially for those who wish to perform or create, the real world offers much more worthwhile opportunities for artistic development than the artificial environment Duke has created for us. With that, I leave you to your adventuring. —Gary Hoffman

Arts Annex debuts free student workshops Christy Kuesel The Chronicle This Fall the Arts Annex is opening up its space not only to Duke students, but to the Durham community. The Annex will be hosting the DukeCreate Arts Workshop Series, a series of weekly arts workshops centered around various art forms including drawing, painting, ceramics, screen printing and photography. These small group classes will be taught by professional artists from around Durham who will help students create and critique their own art. They are first-come, first-served and are open to all Duke students, regardless of skill level. The workshops are a chance for students to explore their artistic interests in a more experimental environment, said Bill Fick, a printmaker and visiting assistant professor of art, art history and visual studies. “This would be a great place for people to come and be creative and make art, but not have the pressures of an academic environment,” Fick said. The workshops also serve as a way for students to familiarize themselves with the Arts Annex and the arts community

his would be a great place for people to come and be creative and mark art, but not have the pressures of an academic environment. — Bill Fick

Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle The Arts Annex sits on top of a hill between East and West Campus and offers students a place to explore their artistic side.

on campus. Although the Annex is already a popular spot for organized arts groups, the workshop series will mark the first time that the space has been used for consistent, weekly workshops centered around visual arts. Fick also emphasized the importance of consistency, noting that students would be more likely to attend if they knew the workshops were taking place with some regularity and in a casual setting. Anshu Vipparla, a senior and president of duARTS, said she hopes to use the workshop series to promote the arts on campus and to let students experience different artistic perspectives and forms of art. “As more students go to these

workshops, it contributes more to the overall arts community on campus,” Vipparla said. She also noted that the workshops would help connect the Duke and Durham arts communities, as the program allows local artists to instruct the students in their chosen art medium. “Durham is amazing, but oftentimes students don’t have the ability to go out and check out these galleries, to meet these amazing artists around the city,” Vipparla said. Sylvia Herbold, an MFA student employed at the Arts Annex, was involved in setting up the workshop series and organizing the artists who would act as instructors for the program.

“They are not only talented, but really interesting people with a lot of energy and enthusiasm for their craft,” Herbold said. She also noted that the ceramics instructor for the workshops, Mark Kozma, sells the pottery he creates at the Durham Farmer’s Market, and that many of the instructors display their art in local art in galleries around Durham. In participating in the workshops, students would have a chance to connect with these people in addition to improving their own craft. “It will expand not only the Duke students’ awareness of art on campus but also awareness of Durham at large,” Herbold said. Although the program is in its infancy, many of those involved with its implementation are looking towards the future. Fick revealed that a film and video workshop will be run in the Spring semester and noted the possibility of an expansion of the program as a whole, depending on student feedback. “The workshops are innovative and informal learning opportunities in a creative maker space for all students, faculty and staff to further their creative interests, make new friends, try a new medium and have fun,” said Amy Unell, a Career Center alumna in residence and arts entrepreneurship assistant. DukeArts, University Center Activities and Events, duARTS, VisARTS, Artstigators and the Arts Annex collaborated to set up the workshops, which are held on Wednesday and Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons at the Arts Annex through November.

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Pauli Murray exhibit highlights her legacy and Local arts organization the Scrap Exchange has teamed up with the Pauli Murray Project—a community-based initiative of the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute— to celebrate the life and legacy of Pauli Murray. Murray—a Durham native and writer, poet, educator, lawyer, feminist and priest—was a passionate human rights activist until her death in 1985, as well as the first African American female priest to be ordained by the Protestant Episcopal Church. The exhibition, titled “Pauli Murray: Imp, Crusader, Dude, Priest,” brings to light the fluidity and multiplicity of Pauli Murray’s identities. A multimedia exhibit with videos of Murray speaking, photos of her four defined identities, and a timeline chronicling the events of her life reflects the diversity of identities Murray herself embodied.

As a person of color, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Murray personally and professionally embodied struggle and vitality in her racial, sexual and gender identities. “Pauli Murray led a life that was characterized by a tremendous amount of resilience,” said Barbara Lau, director of the Pauli Murray Project. “So many times the doors were closed in her face, and she somehow found the strength to be resilient in those moments.” The exhibit explores these multifaceted identities and embraces the powerful nature of her non-conformity. Moving through the exhibit, visitors are immersed in a sea of purple—highlighting both Murray’s Episcopalian religion and her LGBTQ+ identification—as they learn about her life and work. The location of the exhibition within the Cameron Gallery of the Scrap Exchange only further enhances the fearlessness and creative self-expression that characterized Murray’s work as an advocate. Parallel to the manner in which Murray expressed her different identities

Special to The Chronicle A visitor interacts with a typewriter in the exhibit, which encourages collaborative poetry.

Special to The Chronicle Pauli Murray embraced various facets of her personality, including the Imp and the Dude.

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Special to The Chronicle Visitors to the Pauli Murray exhibit analyze the works on display at the Scrap Exchange.

through self-portraiture, the Scrap Exchange aims to encourage community members to creatively express themselves in a similar way, said Chellie LaPointe, coordinator of the Cameron Gallery and outreach and education manager for the Scrap Exchange. “The main skill we teach through our education programs is creative problemsolving, and Pauli Murray’s life was all about perseverance, persistence, creative problem-solving,” LaPointe said. “The message that we communicate through our work is that all people should be proud of and have confidence in themselves— whoever they are, however they see themselves, however they see their identity.” Pauli Murray’s childhood home, merely blocks away from East Campus on 906 Carroll St., is immersed in a neighborhood devoted to celebrating the history and traditions surrounding it. The Scrap Exchange is located six blocks down from

Murray’s historic home, making it the perfect place to tell the story of Murray’s life not only due to its creative vision but also its location. “Pauli Murray: Imp, Crusader, Dude, Priest” was originally exhibited at the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, S.C. “It was really important for us to bring it home,” Lau said. It is the goal of the Pauli Murray Project to lift up the life and legacy of Pauli Murray, continue her vision of justice and freedom and engage the surrounding community in a dialogue of her story. “She’s just such a prophetic voice. She really had a vision for the future that I could relate to and wanted to support,” Lau said. The Scrap Exchange will be unveiling a newly painted portrait of Pauli Murray Sept. 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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For those who are tired of living in the present, an immersive experience in the past of film is waiting just a few blocks off campus. Started in November 1998, the Retro Film Series at the Carolina Theatre is the second longest-running genre film series in the United States. Focusing on movies created between 1930 and 1995, it consists of five sub-series: RetroFantasma for horror, sci-fi and action-adventure films; RetroClassics for dramas, westerns and mystery-thrillers; RetroTreasures for comedies and musicals; RetroAmore for romance and love stories; and the more recently created RetroEpics for long films such as “Once Upon a Time in the West” and “The Sound of Music.” One of the series, besides RetroEpics, plays a double feature on alternating Friday nights. “The Retro experience isn’t just coming to see an old movie on the big screen,” said Jim Carl, senior director at the Carolina. “We’re going to take you

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back to the night when it first came out.” To create the atmosphere, the theatre plays a montage of famous film clips relating to the series’ theme before the actual films begin. Then, it screens movie trailers that would have played opening night. In the case of “The NeverEnding Story,” trailers included ones for “Ghostbusters” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” both of which were released in 1984. “The best part of the movie experience was the commitment to the little details of the Retro theme, like telling us historical facts at the beginning and playing the trailers from the day,” said freshman Angela Liu after seeing a Retro film for the first time. Aside from the montage, trailers and facts about the movie, Carl also raffles

off door prizes related to the films being shown. “I didn’t want the series to become like Rocky Horror Picture Show, with people yelling at the screen and getting rowdy,” said Carl, “I want people to have a good time, but respect the material on screen.” The audience the most recent showing included many frequent Retro patrons who are really passionate about the source material. “Everyone there really enjoyed watching the movie and weren’t even on their phones or anything,” Liu said. Because each Retro series has its own montage, themes and atmosphere, each has its own following. Although films include more popular titles such as “Jaws” and “The Princess Bride,” they also incorporate lesser-known movies that

would otherwise never be seen in theater. By going to a double feature, moviegoers have a chance to watch old favorites as well as less predictable, yet still culturally relevant films. Although the films vary in popularity, Carl stated that average attendance is around 150 people each showing, with many selling out at 229. Carl, whose motto is “interesting is good, fun is better,” said he selects films for Retro that people who grew up with them would want to bring their kids to—which is often exactly what happens. “I’ve heard many stories of couples who met at a Retro film or had their first date here, who kept coming back, who got married and eventually started bringing their kids to Retro films,” he said.

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Classic Treasures a spot for unique art and furniture finds Chase Fretwell The Chronicle A typical Duke dorm room’s space has a sort of inherent character with its well-worn floors and classic Gothic or Georgian architecture, but something may seem to be missing. While your Target decorations may be on point, they leave the room devoid of the warmth and personality that truly makes a space feel like home. Classic Treasures, a local consignment furniture store that also sells unique, expressive art, is a spot to find that feeling. This atmosphere starts with the smell of fresh coffee that greets you at the door in the store’s Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard location, along with the subtle rise and fall of jazz piano. The walls are covered with eclectic works of art from a wide array of regions and time periods and sections of the space are staged as different rooms, each its own distinctive space. “A lot of times people just come in to unwind and de-stress from hard jobs at noon, and they’ll grab a cup of coffee and just listen to the music and wander, and don’t buy anything. And we’re fine with that,” said Adele Addison, one of the store’s co-owners. The wide variety of merchandise and experiences available to the customer at Classic Treasures make it an ideal place to begin personalizing your space. For Addison, furniture shopping is an art form. “You can start with a piece of artwork that’s on the wall, and you can build around that, pulling colors and ideas,” Addison said. “A lot of times I’ll tell people to start with a painting or a picture that means something to them and then find a piece at a time that pulls it all together. It’s very artistic and

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it expresses style and personality and is a fun way to bring warmth to whatever space you’re trying to do.” Another thing that sets Classic Treasures apart is the furniture quality and affordability. They also have fast delivery and student discounts on delivery, which is perfect during move-in. “We want it to feel like home—like the old general store back in the day where folks would come and meet,” said Blake Addison, the store’s other coowner. While the coffee and donuts they serve on Saturdays help create a relaxed and fun atmosphere, the primary influence on the store’s unparalleled ambience is the music. Adele and Blake Addison are both musicians. Blake wrote songs for radio in Nashville, Tenn. for four years and had some of his songs recorded by an artist on an independent label. Adele is a classically

trained pianist who has played for Broadway singers in Raleigh and opera singers in Germany. Because of their background, they wanted to make music a significant part of the shopping experience in the store. “We want to be happy and listening to good music. It’s important. It just puts us in a good spirit,” Adele said. “Every now and then we’ll have an event where he plays the guitar or our daughter will play the guitar and sing.” Their 14-year-old daughter, Savannah, is also an artist, and on Saturdays she comes into the store to work on her paintings. “I just love meeting all the people,” Savannah said. “It’s a great experience because I’m able to encourage little kids to be able to do art, and I’m also able to work with other artists who come in sometimes.” Creating artwork is an integral part of Savannah’s life. Savannah started drawing at a very young age and now follows an art curriculum through her home schooling, noting that it is soothing to her as someone with Asperger’s syndrome. She is very passionate about animals and expresses her love for them through her artwork. When asked how she knows when a piece is finished, she replied, “when you’re able to look in their eyes and see their soul.” As a family business, Classic Treasures provides a place to to relax and listen to e want it to feel good music and find high-quality like home—like furniture and the old general store back unique art work to in the day where folks help you find the little piece of home would come and go. that your dorm — Blake Addison might be missing.

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recovered from a leg injury suffered in camp. Wilson was also nursing a leg injury for part of camp, but appears ready to go come Thursday night. “We’ve opened him up, and he’s running full speed,” Cutcliffe said. “There’s no real doubt in my mind that Shaun Wilson is ready to play.” On the other side of the ball, Duke will once again try to shut down Tulane’s passing attack. In the last meeting, the Blue Devils held Tulane to 160 yards in the air as starting quarterback Tanner Lee completed just 14 of his 35 passes and threw three costly interceptions. But the Blue Devils expect to face a quarterback who is capable of making plays. Lee now has a year of experience under his belt and impressed at the Manning Passing Academy in the offseason. He also has experienced playmakers on the outside in wide receiver Teddy Veal—who had 40 receptions for 381 yards as a freshman in 2014—and tight ends Charles Jones and Trey Scott. “We’ve had a lot of time to prepare for this game,” redshirt junior safety DeVon Edwards said. “[Lee] has some guys around him that can help him make plays. If we go out there and do what we’re supposed to do, it shouldn’t matter.” Up front, the Blue Devils may also have their hands full. In their previous meeting, Tulane’s running backs gashed Duke for 231 yards. All three of the Green Wave primary backs return, led by redshirt sophomore Sherman Badie, so the Blue Devils know what to expect—Cutcliffe predicted power offense sets with two running backs in the backfield. A strong performance by Duke’s defensive line with three new starters—ends Kyler Brown and Britton Grier and nose tackle A.J. Wolf—will be crucial in order to slow down Tulane’s deep rushing attack. “We’re going to play a lot of people,” Cutcliffe said. “I know Tulane’s offensive line is big, same group, four of the five [starters] back. I know they’re very talented. I know the backs are extremely talented, and when you’re having to defend that and defend a quarterback with the kind of arm they have in Tanner, then you’ve really got a test defensively.”

the defensive motto it has employed this season: “everybody defends.” From practice repetitions to game play, Church has instilled a strong defensive mindset. Rather than defensive efforts coming solely from the back—the designated defensive players—the Blue Devils expect great defense from everyone on the field, starting with the forwards. Sophomore goalkeeper E.J. Proctor was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week, posting double-digit saves for the first time in her career against Penn State. With Proctor and redshirt freshman Abby Pyne between the pipes through the first four games, Duke has yet to allow a goal. “[E.J. has] got a nice little swagger about her out there too, which I think is really important for a goalkeeper,” Church said. “She is doing some of the things that were weaknesses I would say last year, but have become strengths this year.... We’re very happy where E.J. is right now.” Offensively, well-timed goals were crucial in Sunday’s win and Duke will look to score early in both games this weekend to avoid late-game panic. Senior captain Kara Wilson noted that because higher-ranked opponents are less likely to allow a high volume of shots, the Blue Devils will have to capitalize on the looks they get. “It’s super important to come out of the gate and make a statement that you want to put the other team on their heels,” junior captain Christina Gibbons said. “[You need to] really show them that you’re here to attack and not just sit back and defend the whole game.” Duke is well poised to execute such an attack with the return of Cassie Pecht and the addition of freshmen Racioppi and Kayla McCoy. With depth on the front half, the Blue Devils create difficult match ups for their opponents who are unable to focus defensive efforts on only one player. Church has said he believes the Blue Devils have not had as many players with the skill to compete for a starting role since 2011, when his squad advanced to the NCAA championship game. With talent up and down the roster comes a battle for starting spots among position groups. “I think that this Duke team has had more depth than any

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of the ones I’ve been on in the past,” Wilson said. “Everyone who’s in a starting position has to worry about someone else taking the position. I think that’s great because it doesn’t allow anyone to be complacent and everyone will have to work hard throughout the whole season.” The Blue Devil lineup may be missing sophomore Imani Dorsey during the weekend’s classic. The Elkridge, Md., native did not assume her usual starting role in the game against William & Mary Sunday due to a hamstring injury, and the coaching staff may delay the forward’s return to game action to ensure the injury fully heals. The Trojans (2-1) have scored three goals so far this season, all from different players. Junior Morgan Andrews is not one of them, but has accounted for 12 of her team’s 34 shots through three games. California junior Arielle Ship leads the Golden Bears (2-1) with three goals, all of which came in her team’s 5-1 win against Hawaii.

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ith construction noises and smells still popping up around campus this week, ongoing work is still rightfully viewed by many students as burdensome, but the completion of some projects is starting to change that annoyance to wonder as we see the benefits of projects. We were able to meet this week with Duke Student Government Vice President of Facilities and Environment Michael Norwalk to discuss the smorgasbord of projects and their reception by and impact on students. Perhaps the most valuable player of all the construction of the West Union, which should generate no end of excitement for students. It will be an absolutely massive space and likely the center of student activity and social life, along with dining. The first floor will open sometime next semester with the remainder coming Fall 2016. Another highlight will be the new Student Health and Wellness Center near Penn Pavilion. The 70,000 square-foot center will bring together closely related resources like Student Health, CAPS, Wellness, Duke Reach, a pharmacy, Duke EMS and spaces for mind-body wellness classes. In terms of effect on convenience and daily life, this project will make a big difference for students.

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A tucked-away but impactful renovation is Edens, where common rooms and outdoor spaces have been beautified for community building, a yoga studio and small gym have opened and a large gaming center is being finished. Feedback has been immensely positive. On a different corner of campus, Gross Hall’s basement has been converted from a mechanical space to a project floor of work benches, optics lab and handson equipment for engineering projects. The Foundry, as

Editorial it is named, has its open house today, kicking off the 7,600 square-foot’s opening. Looking down Towerview from there, the athletic campus’ changes are almost too many to count and include updates to facilities badly in need of modernization. In brief, the football stadium will have lowered seating, a state-of-the-art video board, a special teams practice field, a new entry gate and a new press tower, not to mention the changes to Cameron’s general admissions entrance and the softball field that will come to East Campus. To a less glamorously received project, the Bryan

Center’s glass entrance has been open since the start of the year. Students have questioned the general point of the renovation along with its excessive cost, but at least design-wise, it will coordinate well with the other plazaside projects once completed. One future project to be excited about is the massive 68,000 square-foot Arts Center planned for Campus Drive across from The Nasher that will have large-scale facilities like painting, video production and dance studios along with the radio station and a theater for performances. This building will give the dance, theater and Art of the Moving Image programs a proper home and spaces all their own, creating the hub for all arts production on campus. Though your panorama shot of main quad from the bus stop may not be flawless anytime soon, campus will be a much more perfect version of itself soon enough. The donations and funds that make these renovations possible are largely paying off for the student experience, and we expect enthusiasm to grow over time. Campus will appeal to future students who want spaces promoting academic and social excellence. Although the recession pushed back many projects, it is only a matter of time until the spirit of campus is changed and students given all the more reason to pay a return visit down the road.

The power of alone

here are some things I have learned to expect when traveling through European hostels. The wifi will likely be spotty in the upstairs rooms. One of the hostel bedmates will inevitably snore. A group of rowdy Australians will probably appear in the communal living room when least expected. And if traveling alone, long wait times and daunting groups of people can sometimes mean that there are hours and hours stretching ahead where you must keep your own company. Traveling alone is one of those practices that exposes just how jarring it is to truly isolate yourself from the presence of others. I am not the first or last woman to

Isabella Kwai truth or Dare try this out. People’s brushes with traveling in solo have particularly resonated with a modernized, global youth that sees planet earth as its next, new playground. My personal favorite is Cheryl Strayed’s memoir “Wild,” which follows her experience hiking 1,100 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail. Yet no matter how many have done it already, the experience of traveling alone is so inherently personal that you cannot help but feel as if you are the very first person to ever experience true solitude. Undoubtedly, this belief is a naïve and little self-serving, but it is also a facet of how novel the sensation of being separated from all our familiar relationships is. We are alone so little these days. We do not live in a world where being alone is encouraged. Quite the opposite: the apparent universal truth in movies nowadays is that the path to happiness is paved with good friends, lovers and an a cappella concert where people sing in perfect harmony to modern-day hits. This combination might well be the path to achieving true happiness. Nevertheless, we are told again and again by every movie ever that our self-worth derives from our connections to other people. There is the impression that to be alone is to be lonely, and those who are devoid of friends or partners are to be regarded as alien. We wonder if the lone wolfs are unwanted or messed up, angsty figures. We shudder at the prospect of dying alone. Imagine that, we whisper. How terrible. Yet there is an important distinction here that should be clarified: to be alone is not the same as being lonely. Loneliness is sense of loss; an abiding emotion that suggests a desire for connections that are missing. Alone, however, is simply a state of being by yourself. Of course, being alone and loneliness often go hand-in-hand but that is not always the case. It is possible to be surrounded by a group of beloved people and still feel lonely. Therefore, it is not being alone we fear, but loneliness itself. There is nothing wrong with finding joy and comfort in each other’s company. The urge to be with people is the urge to become part of something bigger than simply ourselves. It makes the menial meaningful and

provides a source of emotional support. It is only when our relationships with people become the foundation on which we build our identity that this becomes dangerous. People, in their very natures, are infallible and to trust fullheartedly in the infallible is a frightening way to live. This is how I used to be. And every time I was in transit, waiting in ticketing lines or dragging bags along cobblestoned paths, I was often lonely. I would watch people walking in and out of train stations, on their way to and from their lives, and wish I could go with them. At first, to temper the loneliness, I would start conversations with these people, and I would learn about their lives. They were mechanics, teachers, parents who were having bad days because Steve at home was teething. All these conversations were pleasant. Many revealed to me perspectives I had never considered before. Yet they were too fleeting to be satisfying. I had assumed that, by substituting my solitude with whoever was passing by, the strange aching in my heart would dissipate. How wrong I was. The source of the loneliness was in the jarring separation. It was only when I stopped resisting my imposed solitude that I realized it was very possible to hang out with yourself. Time without people is time for reflection, a vital part of learning and self-improvement that often gets lost in the urgency of life. To my surprise, I began to hear the emergence of an authentic voice that I had forgotten existed. After all, when all the shots were mine to call, I had to see them all laid out. It was curious to discover things that did not gel with the self-image I had cultivated for years in my head. Some were nice discoveries. I was a braver traveler than I thought I could be – walking in the dark, trusting strangers, caching greasy bus after bus in the middle of the night. More painful to discover were the glossed-over flaws. I found I was often impatient, unkind to those that did not deserve it. I judged people and found them wanting for petty reasons. Being alone gave me the opportunity to see myself in the same fluorescent light I saw others. And in strengthening my identity, I was uncovering in myself a real human companion. I was alone but not lonely. On my last day in Prague, I met another solo traveler – a large, bearded Canadian man whose size belied his age. He was just twenty-three. He was the quietest person at the hostel, and I liked him for this. We made plans to climb together to Prague Castle, a huge gothic structure that stretches above the city and a monolith of its own being. We didn’t say much on the way up. As we climbed higher, we swapped little anecdotes from our lives. “I’m actually saving up for a ring so I can finally get married,” my companion confided. Somewhere below, dusk fell on the city. “Except, you know, I don’t know that I want to get married.” He furrowed his brow. “I don’t know that I want at all.” The way he said it was so surprising. I didn’t say anything back, but I didn’t really have to. The way he said it, I understood. Isabella Kwai is a Trinity senior. Her column runs on alternate Thursdays.

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ust two days ago, online commenters from this university attacked my identity, my friend group and my character. We were discussing how to make trans and other people who don’t adhere to the gender binary feel comfortable, and I pointed out that if we were supposed to ask everyone what their preferred pronoun is before addressing them, then people would regularly be asking

to make others upset and purposefully posts inflammatory comments. In the face of such a culture, a particular orthodox ideology becomes prevalent, and this creates a feedback loop that leads to group polarization. Any sort of “out” group isn’t tolerated, and the communist of McCarthy’s era is like the bigot of today’s era. Once one has been accused of deviating from the norm, there is a burden placed on that person

ntil a few years ago, I thought I knew what it meant to be a good listener. It meant being quick to hear and slow to speak. It meant having a calm demeanor, a warm smile and a steady shoulder on which a friend could cry. It meant commitment and trust. It meant sacrifice. It meant love. But at times, it also meant constructing an illusory understanding

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me if I was male, female or somewhere in between. I even mentioned that I do not know what the solution is but was concerned that having people question whether or not I was male would offend and confuse me. I thought my response, in polite society, would be an obvious invitation to discussion. The replies I was met with ranged from being told that, because I am cis gender, my sensibilities matter less so I should “...get the [explitive] over myself...” to saying that I was arguing against “decency and kindness” to comments that implied my friend groups are artificial. These commentators carried on the conversation, oblivious to their bad form, as if I would respond to a horde of comments attacking me personally. It didn’t matter that I admitted I didn’t have the answer, or that I opened the door to conversation: I was questioning them. I was the enemy. It doesn’t take too much browsing to figure out that the Internet has a unique culture of its own. Whether one browses Reddit sub-forums, has ever been in a Facebook debate or ventured deep into the comments section of a news article about a controversial subject, one can’t help that Internet debates are... different. A strange interplay among internet trolls, thought police, sarcastic replies, devil’s advocates, bigots, social justice warriors and people interested in coming to an understanding makes normal policy debates incredibly frustrating. Duke’s campus is not immune. I was brought up thinking that dialogue is constructive. I figured that the more people talk about issues, the more they’re able to improve upon their own ideas. The classic Hegelian dialectic for how ideas gain prominence is that one proposes a thesis, which gives rise to an antithesis, and the tension between the two eventually produces a synthesis that improves upon both theories. Yet, even in an academic environment like Duke, many refuse to engage with opposing argument. The idea that engaging in dialogue with others is unproductive is, unfortunately, pervasive in American society. Abraham Lincoln once said that it is “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt,” while George Bernard Shaw said, “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”Although college campuses are intended to be a marketplace of ideas, too many people are comfortable standing on the sideline. This creates a dangerous phenomenon where many people’s ideas are left largely unchallenged, and when they are challenged, it may often come from an “internet troll,” who is a person that argues online just

to prove otherwise. This fear of being accused limits dialogue. Perhaps even more dangerously, this group polarization makes the predominant group more likely to think that anyone who disagrees with them is evil or racist or sexist or a bigoted or (insert your favorite ad-hominem here). It’s not productive. No matter how many times this topic is written about, it just doesn’t seem to stick. But I plan on continuing to try. In the echo chamber that is Duke University’s campus, it’s all too easy to lose sight of why we came to college. We did not come here to be indoctrinated into a single worldview, and that’s the last thing the administration wants. We came here to critically engage with others, to learn from their experiences and perspectives and to synthesize those with our own experiences. Arguably even more frustrating than those who caricature their ideological opponents are the bystanders. From my own experience, when large communities see ad hominem attacks and other questionable forms of argument, those comments tend to get the most “likes.” Yet, by judging an argument based on “likes” from people who never themselves enter the arena, group polarization only continues to increase. It is easy to attack someone personally on the Internet but much more difficult to do so in person. I would highly encourage anyone who is actually interested in learning more about other viewpoints to engage with those people in person. Starting the conversation is difficult, but once you break that barrier, it is much easier to actually expose yourself to the way other people think. One of the most critical things that you can do when engaging others is to separate the argument from the person. Moreover, you need to be able to identify what someone is saying from what someone is not saying. Anyone familiar with debate, or anyone who has taken the LSAT, knows that if you want to assess arguments, you need to be able to assess the argument that is actually being made and not bring any preconceived notions about what one’s identity or personal values are into the conversation unless they’ve been stated as part of the argument. If you do, it’s a straw man, one of the most classical ways to be intellectually dishonest. The hysteria of McCarthy-ism died down only after Senator McCarthy was confronted publically. We can ignore the Internet culture, but it will not end the orthodoxy and unwillingness to engage. To fix this culture, we need to be willing to engage with it. Tyler Fredricks is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Thursdays.

of what I thought was going on inside someone’s mind. I remember being this kind of listener during my second year at Duke. A friend and I were sharing a conversation about how each of us thought about gender as a formative agent in our identity. Being male, I had been conditioned since childhood to estrange myself from such dialogue as if the word “gender” somehow connoted in my mind, “not relevant to men.” As a woman, however, my friend experienced daily life quite differently than I did. She described to me how regularly she thought of herself first as a woman and then as a human being. She admitted that when constructing an image in her head of a physician or engineer, the person was always a man, even though she herself had considered pursuing these careers. She related in detail the many safety precautions she took when walking home and how even that wasn’t enough to displace the lurking fear of what could happen on any given night. As our conversation went on, I found myself anticipating what she was trying to say. When she struggled at times to capture the complexity of her story with words, I intruded her narrative with suggestions, hoping to fill in the gaps with presumptive comments such as, “I think you meant to say this…” or “You must have been feeling this way….” I thought I was being a good listener — someone who understood her situation and could offer guidance on how to reconcile her feelings. The problem was that I didn’t understand her situation; in fact, I could never fully understand. Quite the opposite: by claiming to comprehend what I didn’t know, I was neglecting the multiplicity of her personhood. There are some experiences that simply cannot be conveyed in their entirety, lest they be fundamentally reduced. It’s like describing the color blue to someone who’s never seen it before. Some philosophers refer to these ineffable phenomena as qualia. As for me, I’m trying to think of what these unique experiences could potentially teach us about emotional humility, about what it truly means to listen. Within Duke’s campus, we are surrounded by the pervasive rhetoric of “listening.” Especially in conversations regarding racial, gender or class reconciliation, we are urged strongly to listen and consider deeply the personal experiences of our peers. Upon concluding these dialogues, however, I often find myself bewildered by that word. What is listening, and if we were to partake in it, would it be enough to mend our

broken world? After immersing myself in various narratives on campus for three years, I’m learning that listening was never meant to serve as a solution to our problems. It wasn’t intended to be a panacea for all the hurt we inflict upon each other. It alone cannot bring about change in society. But what listening can do is provide channels of profound emotional connection

between people. It ensures that, before we try to understand and help a friend in need, we take active steps to diminish our own voice so that their story is expressed on their terms, not on our own presuppositions. As Duke students, we’re surrounded by discourses assuring us that we will one day change the world. We’re told that our intelligence and ambition will help us discover novel solutions to global issues. Within this kind of environment, we start to nurture unbridled confidence in our ability to solve human issues with the same efficiency with which we would ace a problem set. But in doing so, we could easily fall into the trap of fetishizing the chase for a solution. By consequence, the humanity of a person sharing their story loses its importance in our minds as the obsession with finding an answer seizes primary control of our interest. When we engage in this kind of listening — the kind that gives ear to a friend’s experience only to figure out how to provide a solution — we are concerned inherently with ourselves. As I listened to my friend explain her experience of living as a woman in today’s society, I was concerned more about understanding the contents of her mind than about paying attention to the way she was expressing her feelings. I tried to finish her sentences and articulate her pain before she shared it with me on her own terms — just to let her know I understood. What I didn’t realize was that by trying to get into her head, I had totally missed her heart. I didn’t know it then, but I was listening as if it were a means to an end. It led me to believe I understood what my friend was going through when in fact I had neglected her. Nowadays, I see listening more as a manifestation of emotional humility. It’s not in anyone’s power to provide answers to people who disclose their hardships. Rather, by carefully attending to the words of others, we let them know that it is their personhood and not their thought that is important to us. For this reason, we should take care not only to listen intentionally but also to choose our own words carefully. Our speech comprises more than just its denoted linguistic meaning. When we take the time to search for the right word to express our feelings, we also communicate a subtle sensitivity and emotion into our dialogue. So I hope that in all our conversations, both speaker and listener will try to listen genuinely for the heart that lies beneath the thoughts we share. Chris Lee is a Trinity senior. His columns run on alternate Thursdays.

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year’s featured events, including a workshop with #BlackLivesMatter founders as well as a national conference on civil rights. The purpose of holding Black Convocation was to pilot this event for next year when they hope to invite more colleagues, alumni and faculty, and to encourage student involvement in the black community on campus, she explained. “I thought it was great to bring together so many different areas of black life at Duke,” senior Lily Zerihun said. “I feel like there are not a lot of times we’re all able to come together and engage with other people who identify as black. We cross over a lot of different areas— African affinity groups, dance groups, living groups—so it was really cool to just see everyone in one place.”

Blue Devils (2-1) last weekend. Kansas sits right next to Duke on the outside looking in at the top 25. and the Duke name,” said freshman The Jayhawks lost two major offensive defensive specialist Kelli Kalinoski, an weapons from last year’s team to Overland Park, Kan., native. graduation in outside hitters Chelsea Head coach Jolene Nagel first Albers and Sara McClinton, but return tapped into the recruiting pipeline three starters, libero Cassie Wait and six flowing from Kansas to Durham when seniors. Kelsey Payne, Tiana Dockery she targeted Chelsea Cook, a middle and Tayler Soucie—who played on the blocker from Overland Park who was same club team as Tucker—have led the named to the second team All-ACC as Jayhawks offensively so far, combining a senior in 2013. From there, Nagel for 101 kills. went on to recruit middle blockers Led by head coach Ray Bechard— Jordan Tucker and Anna Kropf, and now in his 18th season in Lawrence— received a commitment from Kalinoski the Jayhawks are seeking a programsoon afterwards. All three players hail record fourth straight NCAA from the Kansas City area and will be tournament appearance, and a big playing less than an hour from home factor will be the team’s experienced, this weekend. but relatively short, middle blockers. “As a 15-year old, I didn’t know All three players stand at 6-footexactly where I was going to be,” said 1, which should make things easier Kalinoski, who played in the same for the Blue Devils after facing a club program as Tucker. “And I was towering 49ers squad in California like, ‘Woah, [Jordan’s] going to Duke, last weekend. that’s so cool.’ And it ends up that I’m Duke’s first contest Friday will be going here, which is the greatest thing, against Missouri-Kansas City, which is because she’s such a great teammate. picked to repeat as WAC champions Having that hometown friend, it’s just after coming within just two games of its such a great experience on and off the first NCAA tournament appearance last court.” year. The Kangaroos (2-1) return their Kalinoski’s older sister played against libero and six starters, including 2014 Cook, and her father worked with First Team All-WAC selections Sydney Kropf’s father. Tucker also knew Kropf Crimmins and Taryn Miller. because of a mutual teammate on the Tucker will line up across the net from club and high school circuits. former high school teammates Anna “The kids that we have had from Church of Kansas and Lindsay Zych of Kansas City have turned out to be UMKC Friday morning. Kalinoski also great, so that helps to want to go back expects to see several former opponents there and find some more, too,” Nagel during what should be a long and said. challenging weekend. This weekend, the Jayhawks (3-0) will “[I’m excited to] see those girls, be Duke’s toughest competition, and but it’s definitely going to be a weird similarities abound between the hosts experience,” Tucker said. “No mercy will NewState, York Times Syndication Corporation and LongThe Beach who defeated theSales be shown.”

campus, citing incidents from the noose hung on the plaza last year to national court cases involving police brutality. “I implore you to celebrate your blackness whenever and wherever you can, ever honor the struggle of those who came before you,” he said. Chandra Guinn, director of the Mary Lou Williams Center, noted that there were 45 total black undergraduate and graduates at Duke in 1970, but 1333 black students last year. She added that numerous African-American leaders in the University’s administration today, such as Airall, serve as resources and role models for students’ paths to success. “Tonight has been a very important night, as the beginning of the 2015-16 year. There will always be ups and downs but you know you will be together,” Airall said. Quinn also described the upcoming Abigail Xie contributed reporting.

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