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Staff Reports The Chronicle Duke is forming a new commission to review controversial names of facilities and buildings on campus and recommend next steps for the entrance of Duke Chapel. In an email announcing the members of the commission to Duke students and staff Friday morning, President Vincent Price said the Commission on Memory and History will help the campus engage in a broader conversation about its history and inclusion. “Every member of the Duke community deserves a voice in this vitally important conversation, and the students, alumni, faculty and staff with whom I have spoken in the past few days hold a diversity See PRICE on Page 12
Students living in the 300 Swift apartments this year have kitchens, washing machines and a pool. One thing they’re missing? A desk for studying. The apartment complex— located at 300 Swift Avenue—is housing approximately 300 Duke students while Crowell residence hall is undergoing renovations this year, set to be finished in August 2018. Duke bought the 202-unit apartment complex in December 2016 for $50 million and has used it to house students displaced by Crowell quadrangle construction work next year. Most residents The Chronicle spoke with said they are enjoying their first taste of apartment life. But Housing and Residence Life’s decision to place only one desk in each two-person apartment has left students literally sitting in limbo. “I was kind of confused that they gave us only one desk per apartment because we’re at a school,” said senior Michelle Lou, a Swift resident. “People on West can go to Perkins [to study], but if you’re at 300 Swift, you can’t go as easily.” Dean for Residential Life Joe
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Gonzalez said HRL decided to include only one desk because of the apartments’ additional features. “We felt students had the resources to be successful,” he said. “They can take advantage of the living room and kitchen spaces.” Gonzalez explained that the decision was made based on HRL’s observation of student behavior and
conversations with students about how they approach their academics and where they like to study. He added that students can bring their own furniture to the apartments, but they cannot remove HRL furniture and HRL will not remove it for them. However, according to several See SWIFT on Page 12
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Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Bryon Fields returned an interception for a touchdown on the first play of an N.C. Central drive to break the game open in the first quarter.
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After preaching redemption in an attempt to rebound from last season’s 4-8 record, Duke took out some of its anger on its crosstown 7 rival in its season NCCU setting a 60 opener, DUKE scoring record for head coach David Cutcliffe while also reaching a mark it had not touched in nearly 70 years. Behind an offense that amassed 524 yards, the Blue Devils walloped N.C. Central 60-7 Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium, reaching the 60-point mark for the first time since 1949. Starting quarterback Daniel Jones went 19-for-25 for 213 yards and two touchdowns in addition to a rushing score, and redshirt freshman running back Brittain Brown registered 120 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries in his first collegiate game. “You’re not going into any game trying to score 60 points,” Cutcliffe said. “When your
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young players execute as well as they did, that’s how it can happen.” Duke (1-0) wasted no time getting on the board. After forcing a three-and-out on N.C. Central’s first offensive possession, the Blue Devils moved the ball down the field in a hurry with a seven-play, 51-yard touchdown drive. The next play, senior cornerback Bryon Fields Jr. picked off a pass from Eagles’ starting quarterback Micah Zanders and scampered in untouched for another touchdown. “It was great to get a big play for the team early, kind of help build up some momentum,” Fields said. Duke did not let up from there. The Blue Devils dominated on the ground on both sides of the ball, with four different players registering touchdowns. Outside of Eagles’ redshirt freshman tailback Isaiah Totten’s 81-yard rushing touchdown, Duke limited N.C. Central(0-1) to -17 yards on the ground while totaling 243 rushing yards and boasting a 5.2-yard average per carry.
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Dust particles may contribute to obesity, study shows using mouse cells in the lab of Heather Stapleton, associate professor of environmental ethics and sustainable environmental management. “We’ve been studying obesogens, or metabolic disruptors, in indoor house dust samples,” said Christopher Kassotis, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Stapleton lab. “We found that more than two-thirds of these chemicals acted to drive fat cell development.” Researchers first screened dust samples for the presence and concentration of different indoor contaminants. To determine the effect of dust particles on the body, they then measured both fat cell size and fat content in cells that were exposed to the contaminants from the dust samples. Kassotis and his team discovered
that fat precursor cells, which are responsible for replenishing the fat The Chronicle cell population, had developed from exposure to very low levels of the Household dust may make you sneeze chemicals. The fat precursor cells and irritate your eyes. But it can also lead can develop as the harmful chemicals to more severe health effects, according interfere with the endocrine system to a recent study out of the Nicholas and disrupt normal development of School of the Environment. lipid metabolism. Published in the journal The research has not been used on Environmental Science & Technology, human models yet. But the metabolic the study links indoor contaminants disturbance still leaves questions about how and metabolic disruptors found in dust much the harmful chemicals can impact to increased accumulation of fat cells. people most exposed to them. Metabolic disruptors—which can come “The EPA estimates that children from common consumer goods such consume about 50 milligrams of dust per as electronics and food packaging— day, and we were seeing effects in our include flame retardants and pesticides cell model from about 15 micrograms that contaminate dust around the of dust per day,” Kassotis said. “While household. The study was carried out you can’t directly translate a cell model dose to a human model, it does raise the concern that very low levels were able to drive fat cell development.” Kassotis said any adverse health effects from these contaminants would be more severe for children than adults because the developmental stages of childhood are more susceptible to metabolic disruption. Adults, he said, would likely experience transient health effects that could dissipate with a lack of chemical exposure. “During these critical windows like gestation, early life and puberty, the proper amount and timing of hormones is critical to proper development,” Kassotis said. “Exposure to chemicals that can disrupt that process can lead to lasting effects on health.” Adam Beyer | The Chronicle Despite evidence of increased fat cell The research showed that chemicals in household dust particles could disrupt the endocrine production, Kassotis cautioned against system and lead to weight gain. jumping to complete conclusions. He
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said the results from the study are not sufficient to assume a direct link between household dust and obesity. Meanwhile, he suggested that switching to “damp dusting”— moistening a cloth or other dust collector before dusting—would reduce the number of potentially harmful contaminants stirred up into the air. “We’re currently looking at several larger collections of house dust samples and working to correlate the degree of fat cell development induced by these samples with the metabolic health of the residents living in these homes,” Kassotis said. “That’ll ultimately be a better answer to that question of whether this elicits some sort of health result.”
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Professors discuss how to prevent next Hurricane Harvey Likhitha Butchireddygari The Chronicle As the dwindling remnants of Hurricane Harvey move through Louisiana, professors at Duke discussed ways to mitigate the devastating toll of such large storms in the future. The Associated Press reported Sunday that Harvey has taken at least 44 lives. Tens of thousands from the East Texas area are still living in shelters unsure about what the next years of recovery will be like. It’s all the result of Harvey’s remarkable 15 trillion gallons of rainfall. “That’s an enormous amount of rain,” said Mukesh Kumar, assistant professor of watershed hydrology in the division of environmental sciences and policy. “That excess precipitation causes runoff, which is generally much larger in cities because of impervious
services. But, the intensity of the precipitation was so big that even if it was not an impervious cover, it would still be flooded.” David Schaad, professor of the practice of civil and environmental engineering, added that e’re not looking Harvey will have a lasting impact on the area for further into the many years. future, we’re not really “The Texas Gulf Coast will be recovering preparing for it. from this disaster for — Professor Brian years to come,” Schaad wrote in an email. Silliman “Old buildings will be razed and new ones will be erected. [The Federal Emergency Management Agency] is only a relief agency. The planning of what is next for this area will
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reside with the planning departments, city councils and citizens of the impacted areas.” we’re not looking further into the future, we’re not really preparing for it Schaad noted that the impact of flooding goes beyond just building structures. Other materials affected by water damage will have to be removed to avoid the risk of mold or rotting. The professors also emphasized the importance of improving infrastructure both in terms of recovery and as a preventative measure for future disasters. Still, Kumar described the process of upgrading infrastructure as a classic economics problem. He said that cities could always plan for frequent high intensity storms, but that doing so would be very costly. “What people try to do is to have balance between how often something will happen and how much will be the destruction,” Kumar said. “Based on that, we should design.” Another preventative measure the professors discussed centers on maintaining and restoring wetlands, which consist of marshes or swamps. Brian Silliman, Rachel Carson associate professor of marine conservation biology, noted that wetlands act as a buffer to major storms. But wetlands are disappearing. According to a 2014 Texas A&M University study, the greater Houston metropolitan area lost about 23,000 acres of natural freshwater wetlands between 1992 and 2010. “Wetlands act as surface water storage areas,” Kumar said. “So, if those storage areas are not there, then other areas will get flooded.” The study also noted that more than 70 percent of the wetland loss was due to development projects, specifically to accommodate the growing population within the Houston-Galveston region. Kumar said that more should be done to discourage developers from building on high risk areas like coasts, specifically the Texas coast. There are also ways for cities to adapt to frequent flooding, Silliman added, but city and state officials See HARVEY on Page 12
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Redshirt freshman running back Brittain Brown shines in collegiate debut Cole Winton The Chronicle After watching his team struggle to a 4-8 record last year from the sidelines, redshirt freshman running back Brittain Brown was eager to finally show what he could do at the college level. And the former highly-touted four-star prospect wasted no more time getting acclimated to the bigger stage. The first carry of his career went down the sideline for 24 yards, and two plays later, he took it to the house on a 39-yard run in the first quarter to give the Blue Devils a 21-point lead en route to a 60-7 victory. “It was kind of back-to-back. I was just running behind my O-line,” Brown said. “On the touchdown, I was kind of just weaving around defenders.... When I got that touchdown, it’s been a while since I’ve been in the end zone so it felt really good.” Despite just having 10 carries on the day, Brown torched the N.C. Central defense for 120 yards and a touchdown. He even caught a pass for 11 yards and had a 38 yard kickoff return in the third quarter, bringing his all-purpose yards for the day to a total of 169. “That was my first kickoff return. In high school, I didn’t return kicks much,” Brown said. “It was fun to get
Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Redshirt freshman Brittain Brown carried the ball 10 times for 120 yards in his first game as a Blue Devil after coming to Duke as a four-star recruit last season.
back there again and return a kick. I feel like I could have taken that one to the house, but I made the wrong cut and ran into a teammate.” Although Brown might have looked like the best player on either team Saturday, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe remained adamant that senior running back Shaun Wilson, who totaled
623 rushing yards last year and started after Jela Duncan went down with an injury, would remain the starter. Wilson was pulled in the second half in order to prevent further injury after a collision earlier in the game, but Cutcliffe insisted that he is healthy. With Wilson out in the second half, Brown was happy to get as much
experience as possible and soak in the atmosphere of the game. “It’s really important [to get reps] because it’s my first college football game,” Brown said. “I know what to expect because it’s football, just at a faster pace, so it was really good to get some experience out there.” Even with Brown remaining in the second spot on the depth chart, he will still be able to make an impact. In just one game, he has given his coach the confidence to give Wilson a rest or to bring him as a change of pace for a series or two, and he also provides peace of mind as an insurance plan for the senior. Brown was far from a one-man wrecking crew for Duke, however, as the Blue Devils posted their highest scoring output in nearly 70 years with the 60-7 win. Duke threw for 281 yards and ran for 243 more as a team. “Every time [Daniel Jones] throws the ball, it just helps us in the run game,” Brown said. “He’s a great quarterback. I think he’s the best in the ACC and I know he’s going to do big things.” Regardless of the cause, Brown showed flashes of potential against the Eagles. With Jones more comfortable in the pocket and having a full offseason to prepare for the starting gig, Brown could be the component that provides a spark to the offense as the Blue Devils look to improve upon a subpar season.
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Late equalizer, overtime header give Duke dramatic win Liz Finny The Chronicle In the 95th minute, junior midfielder Ciaran McKenna jumped in the box to receive a pass from Cody Brinkman, hoping to make some sort of contact with the ball. Duke was just minutes removed from tying the score 2 at two late in HPU 3 regulation, and DUKE McKenna headed the ball into the net for the golden goal to edge High Point 3-2 on a rainy afternoon at Koskinen Stadium. “We kind of made eye contact, and [Brinkman] just lofted the ball into the box,” McKenna said. “I heard the keeper come out and show for it, but I knew I was in the advantage.” The Blue Devils (3-0-0) remained perfect in the regular season, but survived their first challenge of the year against the Panthers, who led 2-1 until senior defender Markus Fjortoft scored in the 88th minute to equalize. Freshman goalkeeper Will Pulisic’s shutout streak to start his career ended at a little more than 233 minutes, but Duke still dodged a bullet with the victory. “It can be hard to get motivated,” said McKenna, who is becoming a major factor despite coming off the bench in all three contests and is tied for the
team lead with two goals. “In the past, we wouldn’t have come back from that, so it shows we’ve come a long way and matured a lot as a squad. In the first half, Duke started with all the momentum and tried to capitalize on it, with four corner kicks coming before the break. A curling free kick taken by sophomore midfielder Suniel Veerakone resulted in a header by freshman defender Matthias Frick—the newcomer’s first career goal— that put Duke on the board first. But the Blue Devils seemed to lose some steam in the second half, when High Point (2-1-0) capitalized on its lone corner kick of the contest. Jonathan Bolanos headed the ball into the goal off a cross from Ryan Inman in the 55th minute. Thirteen minutes later, the Panthers took a surprising lead when Ebe Kudolo delivered a pass to Connor Cesar, who buried a beautiful shot from 20 yards out. The Blue Devils created multiple scoring opportunities as the second half wound down, and hope was slowly dissipating until the ball found Fjortoft’s head in the closing minutes. Sophomore Brandon Williamson sent the ball into the box, and Fjortoft sent it into the left side of the net. “As soon as Marcus got his header, that just uplifted us,” McKenna said. “After that, there was a mentality shift for us, and we knew the game was in
our hands.” Duke entered overtime rejuvenated and quickly found the game-winner to breathe a sigh of relief. “We faced adversity today for the first time,” head coach John Kerr said. “We got outplayed in the first 10 minutes of the second half and we had to roll up our sleeves and dig deep to come out
on top. It wasn’t easy, but I like the way our attitude has been. That’s been the biggest positive from this year.” The Blue Devils will look to stay perfect Tuesday night, when they face off against Presbyterian at 7 at Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Hose are just 1-2 this season, with a 2-0 loss to Elon in their last game Saturday night.
Sujal Manohar | The Chronicle Marcus Fjortoft scored on a header in the 88th minute to send the contest to overtime and help the Blue Devils remain unbeaten.
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Blue Devil defense stifles Auburn in Nike Classic Meredith Cash The Chronicle Since dropping their first regular season matchup to rival North Carolina Aug. 18, the Blue Devils have been focused on shoring up their play before facing stiffer competition in conference play. They have done just that, to the tune of five straight victories, back-to-back shutouts and more than 200 career wins for head coach Robbie Church. No. 13 Duke rounded out the Duke Nike Classic Sunday UNCW 0 afternoon at Koskinen DUKE 1 Stadium with a 2-0 victory against 0 Auburn, which lost AU DUKE 2 in the Elite Eight of last year’s NCAA tournament and started out this season ranked in the top 25. Sophomore forward Ella Stevens converted on a free kick to put the Blue Devils on the board, and senior captain Imani Dorsey punched a loose ball into the back of the net for her fifth goal in as many games. Although Duke did not come away with the title at its annual home tournament, this weekend marks the Blue Devils’ first two-win showing in the Classic since 2012. “I think it’s a really positive weekend and a really solid win for us,” Church said. “We won two games and [got] five wins in a row. We grew from a mental standpoint as well as a physical standpoint. We just grew this weekend, and that’s what we’re looking to do.” After lightning delayed their Friday night contest against UNC Wilmington and kept them from leaving Koskinen Stadium until 11:30 p.m., the Blue Devils rallied for an early-afternoon kickoff and came out strong against the Tigers (2-3-1). Duke jumped out to an early 4-1 shot advantage through the opening 20 minutes, but, as has been a
trend from the start of this season, the Blue Devils struggled to convert on any of their opportunities in front of the net. Although Duke (5-1-0) has found success on set plays, its offense has struggled to finish during the general run of play. A third of the Blue Devils’ goals this season have come from set plays, causing Church and the rest of the Duke coaching staff to place an emphasis on dynamic play in their attacking third. “The one thing we talked to them about was just really attacking and going at them,” Church said. “We’re still not aggressive enough offensively. Sometimes we bail defenders out by cutting the ball back or touching it into pressure. Offensively, we still can get better, and we get better in our mindset just by being more aggressive.” Although her goal came in the form of a free kick, Stevens certainly did not shy away from attacking the net as she lined up her shot. She had taken numerous free kicks for the Blue Devils Friday night and lofted each of them in front of the net for one of her teammates to put on goal. But after 23:59 of watching her team struggle to convert, the Grayson, Ga., native took matters into her own hands. Stevens blasted a rocket into the right side netting past a frozen Auburn goalkeeper from just outside the left corner of the 18yard box. It was Duke’s first score of the day and her first score of the season. Although she led the Blue Devils with 10 goals and 26 points last season, the former Gatorade National High School Player of the Year had struggled to generate much offense until this point in her sophomore campaign. “It was really nice. It was like, a big relief, to finally get that goal in,” Stevens said. “I wanted to shoot that. I saw the back post open and went for it. “I was like, ‘Breathe. Just breathe, don’t hit it over. We got this,’ and I don’t really remember hitting it. I think I just blacked out a little bit.” With some of her fellow attackers having
Juan Bermudez | The Chronicle After leading Duke in scoring last season, Ella Stevens scored her first goal of 2017 with a free kick from just outside the 18-yard box.
trouble finding the back of the net, Dorsey has been the key to Duke’s offense thus far this season, and Sunday’s contest was no exception. The Elkridge, Md., native took eight shots—seven of which she placed on goal—to add to the Blue Devils’ lopsided 16-5 shot advantage. She finally broke through in the 56th minute, sliding through the six-yard box to jab a loose ball through traffic and past Tiger netminder Sarah Le Beau. Although it was far from her prettiest score of the season, Duke will take whatever it can get from its leading goalscorer, who boasts a team-high 11 points to boot. “I felt like I was really connected with Kayla [McCoy] and Ella [Stevens] and Taylor [Racioppi] up front,” Dorsey said. “I knew where they wanted to play the ball and they knew where I was running, so I was able to find some good spaces between the defenders. I was really happy with the way we had combination play and got in a
lot behind their defense.” The Blue Devils will need to capitalize on that offensive chemistry as its schedule intensifies in the coming weeks, beginning with a trip to Morgantown, W.V., to take on No. 6 West Virginia. The Mountaineers ousted the Blue Devils from last year’s NCAA Tournament in the quarterfinals before falling to Southern California in the title game. But Duke appears to be finding its stride at just the right time. Its offense is picking up the pace after injuries kept major contributors—like Stevens, Racioppi and McCoy—off the field late last season, and its defense has notched two straight shutouts despite losing starter Mia Gyau for the season against Bucknell August 25. “That gives us a lot of confidence going into West Virginia,” Dorsey said. “As long as we can match them physically, then we’ve got a good game on our hands. They’re always a great opponent.”
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No. 3 Class of 2018 recruit Reddish commits to Duke Staff Reports The Chronicle
Courtesy of The Players’ Tribune Five-star forward Cameron Reddish announced his commitment to Duke with a video on The Players’ Tribune Friday night.
August treated Duke well in recruiting with the commitments of Tre Jones and Marvin Bagley III, and September has started out no differently. Five-star small forward Cameron Reddish announced Friday night with a video for The Players’ Tribune that he is committing to the Blue Devils, becoming the second member of Duke’s 2018 recruiting class. Reddish is No. 3 overall in the ESPN 100, which would give the Blue Devils at least one top-three recruit for the sixth straight year if he does not drop in the rankings. “I’m going somewhere that I can be challenged as a leader, challenged as a student, challenged to grow up on and off the court,” Reddish said in the video. The Norristown, Pa., native is the top small forward in the class and chose Duke ahead of Kentucky, UCLA, Connecticut and Villanova.
Reddish played for the U.S. U19 National Team at this summer’s FIBA U19 World Cup, averaging double figures in scoring for a team that won the bronze medal. Earlier in the summer, Reddish dominated against other top recruits in the Nike EYBL, averaging 22.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. A versatile wing that can play almost any position on the floor, Reddish could have a similar role as Jayson Tatum and Brandon Ingram in past years for Duke and will likely join current freshman Jordan Tucker as a potential impact small forward in 2018-19. The Blue Devils already landed point guard Tre Jones—the younger brother of Tyus Jones—in Reddish’s class, and they are still strongly in the mix for top 2018 recruit R.J. Barrett and fivestar point guard Darius Garland. Starstudded recruiting classes are becoming a regularity for Duke in the one-anddone era, and next year is shaping up to provide more of the same.
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Blue Devils survive scare, extend shutout streak to 3 Alex Sanfilippo The Chronicle Following a dominant victory against one of the nation’s strongest programs, the Blue Devils had every reason to be confident heading into Sunday morning’s clash with Northwestern. But the Wildcats provided a scare, forcing Duke to withstand six DUKE 2 second-half corner 0 attempts after a MD rebound goal put the DUKE 1 Blue Devils in front 0 early. Northwestern’s NW upset bid ultimately fell short, though it was fresh on head coach Pam Bustin’s mind after the game. After capably dispatching No. 6 Maryland Friday night, No. 2 Duke narrowly escaped a second-half barrage from the No. 14 Wildcats at Spooky Nook Sports in Lancaster, Pa., to preserve another shutout and guarantee the Blue Devils’ third consecutive
perfect weekend at the Big Ten/ACC Cup. Duke leaned heavily on the play of redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sammi Steele, who turned away five secondhalf Northwestern shots after she was required to make just three total saves in the season’s first two games. “We did a decent job managing in the first half, but we didn’t really get into our own rhythm as much as we wanted,” Bustin told GoDuke.com. “We addressed it at halftime but it still kind of stung us in the second half, and Northwestern started gaining more confidence and building their momentum. We managed it and we came away with the win, but it is a great lesson for our team and one at this stage of the season that we are really going to take to heart so that we can work to make ourselves better.” Duke (3-0) was firing on all cylinders Friday night against the Terrapins, outshooting an overwhelmed Maryland team by 20-3 and earning eight corners. That narrative failed to repeat itself in the early going against Northwestern (2-3), as the Blue Devils and
Carolyn Chang | Chronicle File Photo Redshirt sophomore Sammi Steele made five saves in the second half Sunday to keep Duke in front against Northwestern.
Wildcats battled for possession without much offensive penetration. Duke’s breakthrough did occur early on, though, after junior Erin Scherrer slammed home a rebound goal in the 14th
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Duke drops 6 of last 7 sets in consecutive losses Winston Lindqwister The Chronicle After a disappointing loss to Northwestern, the Blue Devils could not redeem themselves in the final match of the Duke Invitational. The Blue Devils concluded the weekend with a four-set loss against South Carolina Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium. UNCW 0 Although the Blue DUKE 3 Devils looked like they had found 3 their groove in the NW DUKE 0 first set, Gamecock sophomore Mikayla 3 Shields took over USC DUKE 1 the match. The South Carolina outside hitter notched a career high 26 kills to take advantage of a disorganized Duke defense, giving the Gamecocks a comeback 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 win
before they headed home. “We had a strong start, but we definitely needed to take that into the next set,” Duke head coach Jolene Nagel said. “We were down quickly in that second set, so we didn’t give ourselves a chance. We’re going to learn a ton from this weekend and we had some new faces on the floor, which was wonderful and hopefully giving them some experience.” At the start of the first set, Nagel’s team looked as strong as ever, with senior Cadie Bates and freshman Payton Schwantz— who was named to the All-Tournament team—leading the Blue Devil offense. Duke (4-2) opened the match with a quick 9-4 lead, and although South Carolina responded with four points of its own, the Blue Devils held their lead in a back-and-forth frame up to 18-16. From there, Duke took off, taking the set thanks in large part to Bates and Schwantz contributing five kills each. However, the Blue Devils struggled to find any footing in Cameron from there.
The Gamecocks (4-2) swooped forward with an early 10-5 lead in the second set, with communication breakdowns on Duke’s end costing the Blue Devils crucial points off easy sets. Down 19-12, kills from Bates and freshman Summer Brown allowed Duke to claw back with a 7-1 run, trimming the deficit to 20-19. But just as the Blue Devils were beginning to re-enter the conversation, South Carolina responded with four straight points of their own to put the set away. By the start of the third set, Duke was in disarray. Within the first 10 points, the Blue Devils committed five attacking errors, giving the Gamecocks an easy 10-3 lead. Duke managed to level the score at 19-19, but two Blue Devil attack errors and three clean kills from Shields gave South Carolina the advantage in the match entering the fourth set. “[Communication] definitely was [an issue],” Nagel said. “That’s not usual for our team. We have to work on communicating--and that broke down for
us a bit today. Those are some of those little things we have to do better and have the discipline to do every time we’re on the court.” In set 4, Duke’s defense become more ineffective, lending a single block to its match total of 4.5. The Gamecocks dominated the set, taking a 20-10 lead by shutting down any attempts by the Blue Devil offense to find another gear. Ultimately, South Carolina closed the frame 25-16, leaving Duke with back-toback losses to wrap up the weekend. Although the Blue Devils started their season with four straight wins in nonconference play, their offensive inefficiency is beginning to take a toll. The Blue Devils totaled 21 attacking errors Saturday—eight in the third set— and Schwartz was the only Blue Devil with double-digit kills. But with Brown finally taking a bigger attacking role, Duke may be able to find additional scoring potential See VOLLEYBALL on Page 9
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VOLLEYBALL from page 8 from its underclassmen. “[Schwartz and Brown] were a couple of positives we could take away for today,” Nagel said. “Certainly, to get Summer in there starting and have her be productive for us offensively was really great, especially against a really strong opponent. Payton did a great job too, not only offensively but on the defensive end as well. It’s nice to see a couple of young players being able to do that and get that experience moving forward.” The Blue Devils will return to the court next Friday in Fort Worth, Texas, in the Fight in the Fort at TCU. There, Duke will continue its nonconference slate against the likes of the Horned Frogs, Utah Valley, and Lehigh. “It’s the little things—we were undisciplined this weekend, and against great competition you just can’t afford to do that,” Nagel said. “We’ll get back, play some great practices, and make those things a little more efficient for us for next weekend.”
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second goal of the season proved to be decisive. After a tumultuous 2016 season in the kicking game— Despite the 1-0 advantage, the Blue Devils continued kicker A.J. Reed converted just 3-of-10 field goals—the Blue to press forward offensively, outshooting Northwestern Devils elected to go for it four times on fourth down, often 10-4 in the opening half in addition to a 4-0 advantage extending drives already deep into Eagles’ territory. As a result, on corners. Duke scored on its first seven offensive possessions, putting the The tides quickly turned after intermission, however. game out of reach by the beginning of the second quarter. The Wildcats earned three quick corners to start Jones and backup quarterback Quentin Harris spread the the second half, though only one led to a shot on goal, ball around to 13 different receivers, as Cutcliffe continues to which Steele confidently turned away. As Northwestern try to sort out the pecking order on the outside with a lot of increased its offensive pressure, Duke lacked the same depth behind No. 1 wideout T.J. Rahming. Although Rahming offensive dominance it displayed throughout the first only grabbed two passes for 20 yards, he had a punt-return five halves of the season, instead relying on Steele and a touchdown nullified by a holding penalty and just missed a veteran defense led by seniors Alyssa Chillano and Sarah long touchdown grab by inches. Furey to secure the win. “There’s an excitement and an energy about us. We’ve got “It was the first time we were really as challenged as all the pieces and all the talent,” Jones said. “There’s definitely we were defensively, especially in the second half with so improvements to be made and progress to be made, but overall, many corners,” Bustin said. “I thought our corner unit I think we’re in a good spot and we got what we need.” did an exceptional job keeping their composure and Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Aaron Young distanced reading the corners.” himself from the pack of taller wideouts with his performance, For the first time this season, the Blue Devils were as he led Cutcliffe’s squad with five receptions for 89 yards and outshot in a half, though Duke still led the overall shot a touchdown, which came on a 54-yard bomb from Jones. A margin at the final whistle by 16-13. With one of the miscommunication in the Eagles’ secondary left Young wide nation’s toughest schedules featuring a grueling ACC open streaking down the field, and Jones found him as the slate coming up, Sunday’s victory demonstrates that 6-foot-2 Blue Devil glided into the end zone untouched. even the nation’s second-ranked team still has room Defensively, Duke notched nine tackles for loss, led by for improvement. sophomore starting defensive end Tre Hornbuckle with 3.5. That consistency will be tested Friday when Duke travels On the other end of the line, true freshman Victor Dimukeje to Charlottesville, Va., for its first conference tilt of the racked up 1.5 sacks—the half sack was in combination with season against No. 10 Virginia before visiting No. 19 James fellow classmate Drew Jordan. Standout linebacker Joe GilesMadison Sunday. The road trip will wrap up a string of five Harris was all over the field as well, leading the Blue Devils with straight games away from home to start the season for the eight tackles. Blue Devils. Duke will have to improve on its third-down offense, Despite starting the season with three shutouts—a first though, as it converted only 6-of-14 opportunities despite for the team since 1991—Bustin recognizes that the road playing an overwhelmed FCS foe, especially with Northwestern will not get any easier. and Baylor visiting Durham the next two weekends. “Every day is a new day and every day is a great battle, But so far, the Blue Devils have been true to their word so how do we prepare to play the kind of hockey that Duke in coming out with more fire this season, showcasing their can play consistently?” Bustin said. “ThatThe is going be our potential their season opener. Newto York Times offensive Syndication Salesin Corporation Eighth Avenue, “I New York, N.Y. has 10018 challenge, but our schedule provides us with620 opportunity think this team that ability [to be explosive],” Cutcliffe Call: 1-800-972-3550 to rise to the occasion because it is so tough.” For Information said. “But we’ll see. It’s going to get tougher before we know it.”
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bring about their own variation of change. Yet, for those eager first-year candidates, it is important to reflect on one’s personal reasons and convictions before joining DSG. The commitment of a DSG senator is intense with weekly meetings that can go on for hours at a time. Historically, DSG has also had a considerable issue with attendance, along with a serious problem in diversity that fails to fully represent Duke’s multifaceted student body. As one of the most prominent student organizations, DSG remains a large bureaucratic body made up of over 200 members—a
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here were about twenty young adults crammed into our tiny windowless classroom in Fez, which had a small AC unit that often stopped working. Fourteen of us were Duke students, participating in the 2017 Duke in the Arab World program in Morocco, and the others were all young Moroccans who had volunteered to engage with us in a conversation about citizenship. It had been one young Moroccan’s idea to write down stereotypes on the board, and we’d compiled two long lists for “stereotypes about Morocco” and “stereotypes about America.” The first list was full of words like “dirty, conservative, developing, poor,” while the other included the adjectives “white, rich,” and “free,” and the Moroccan student took charge and led a
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discussion about what these things implied. Once the conversation had run its course, he concluded on our behalf that “both countries have both things,” and stereotypes were therefore meaningless and grounded in ignorance. I rolled my eyes. As a large group of American students studying abroad in Morocco, we were often privy to this kind of discourse from Moroccans who felt as though they had to defend their country, culture and religion from our privileged, judgmental gazes. When our professor invited some young Moroccan women to come in and talk about being female in a Muslim society, one of the speakers seemed to have framed her entire presentation on the basis that we were all going to reject her talk of feminism and equality and instead project our American biases about Islam and women in the Middle East. When these sorts of instances initially occurred, it saddened me to think that Moroccan students would think so lowly of their American counterparts; after all, our program was comprised of people who’d chosen to study in Morocco instead of Spain or Greece precisely to overcome these stereotypes and get to experience another people and way of life. I quickly realized, however, that just because our hearts and ears were open, it was still incredibly hard to overcome a lot of our societal and cultural differences and truly feel immersed. On a daily basis, my roommate and I would struggle to find cafés with reliable wi-fi and properly-functioning outlets. On the occasions when we discovered a squat-toilet, we would make a point of avoiding going to the bathroom whenever we were in that vicinity again. We tried all sorts of different strategies to see what would allow us to get the best sleep without sweating too much, including sleeping naked, leaving our bedroom’s large doors open, and sleeping with cold, wet towels around our necks. (It was about 115 degrees Fahrenheit on any given day in Fez). As much as we were enjoying our host families, our meals, and our new surroundings,
I couldn’t help but feel the distance between myself and the country; I felt as though despite the homestays and the increasing familiarity with the local language, I was still limited to a tourist’s perspective. I was keenly aware of how many amenities I missed on a daily basis, and though I was more than willing to enjoy all the up’s and down’s of the adventure, I was hyper aware of how much it was just that: an adventure, a trip, just as temporary and selfish as any other vacation I’d taken in a foreign country. All the people I encountered and conversations I had, I felt like there was a glass wall between me and them, held up by the fact that I was only there for six weeks to collect all my insights, pick apart, analyze, and go home to my airconditioned bedroom. All my dreams of deep cultural exchanges and widenings of perspective shattered, I wondered about the tendency of these programs to offer entirely new ways of seeing the world, and our tendency to expect such a thing. If we truly expect to relate to people of a different continent, country, religion, culture, and background, we need to stop framing the encounter as a one-ina-lifetime experience that will change the way we understand the world. I believe that this was the frame of mind that lots of student in the program shared, and it made it easy to “other” the behaviors and occurrences we witnessed every day. If men harassed us, they were Moroccan men. If a restaurant had bad service, they were bad Moroccan waiters. Any problem that didn’t fit into our expectation of an idyllic, rewarding, life-changing trip in the magical land of Morocco was a national, geographical, inherent country-specific flaw. It should have been easier to accept that we were a bunch of privileged American kids having fun on a trip in a beautiful country, trying our best to learn the language and meet new people and get to know the culture. The fact that there was a lot of poverty, a bit of danger and discomfort, and several other bumps along the road should not have been shocking or disappointing. Life outside of the place you grew up in will always be startlingly different, and that’s the point. What I most gained from my time in Morocco wasn’t a new understanding of other people, but a deeper appreciation for my own understanding of citizenship, my own spirituality, my unique background and family life and my way of relating to people and understanding things. I became a little more knowledgeable about Islam and what society is like in Morocco, a little better at Arabic, and I met lots of cool students and families from cities all over the country. My world wasn’t turned upside down, but it was pieced together a little bit better, and I think that’s the best one should hope for when embarking on these kinds of journeys. That, and, honestly, functioning air conditioning.
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hile the University of North Carolina copes with its fair share of shortcomings, a basketball team coached by Roy Williams and a nauseating school color to name just two, the university down Tobacco Road offers its rare benefits. Or, perhaps, at least one: it’s called “the Pit.” Rather than a synecdoche for the campus itself, “the Pit” is a sunken courtyard beside the Student Union at UNC, where students frequently host speeches and per formances. It is also where individuals and groups of friends and strangers alike gather to “pit-sit”—a verb for sitting in “the Pit” and taking in one’s surroundings. One surprisingly approachable Tar Heel, junior Sabah Kadir, described pit-sitting as “a chance to hang out with your friends between classes and enjoy a beautiful day.” A public policy major from Cary, N.C., Kadir is a busy lady who successfully balances school work and a healthy social life. Rain or shine, she trusts “the Pit” as somewhere to find someone she knows, meet her friend’s friends, and recharge when needed. At Duke, comparable spaces include the Brodhead Center, the Bryan Center Plaza, specific residential quads, Marketplace, and not many more. On the other hand, at Chapel Hill, “the Pit”—as a central campus feature—is a hub for students willing and seeking to relax and hang out. Kadir says, “It’s fun to see the student body in general buzz around you and get in touch with campus culture since so many student organizations per form in the Pit.” Meanwhile, the Landing, a relatively new per formance venue in the Bryan Center, still needs time to gain footing as a recognizable campus hub. The outdoor courtyard accessed through the Landing is also a potential new campus pitequivalent, with its scenic view, collaborative spaces, comfortable patio furniture, and tropical vibe. Best of all would be an unapologetic embrace of the Br yan Center Plaza—a space administration has already dubbed “a central gathering place for students.” Importantly, an embedded culture of openness sets “the Pit” apart from our Plaza: “the Pit” is a place where people join to take relaxed mindful breaks from homework, emailing and texting. With said openness presents an opportunity to meet new people and put names to recognizable faces. One step in the right direction is increased traffic from House Council and student group programming and open-invitation meetings on the Plaza. Another step, or rather call to action for you, reader, is to spend free time—as scarce as it may be—on the Plaza and strike up conversation with the person on the table beside yours. As beautiful as ever y corner of our gothic wonderland may be, the beauty of a sea of intermingling first-years and seniors offers a sight yet to be fully unearthed at Duke. In the weeks to come, students will begin to investigate, explore, and claim study spots throughout campus. We will compare the noise volume in our common rooms to that on the firstfloor of Perkins, and perhaps venture to the Wellness Center for its highly-praised study booths. Critically, we must offer as much diligence and conscientiousness as we do to our choice of study spot, as we do to our spots for socializing. On a campus where far too early-determined affiliations do not define social networks, reliable venues for meeting new people and hanging out are intentionally so, highly-visible, and all-inclusive. If UNC can do it, we can do it better. Here’s to a Bryan Center Plaza that makes a pity of the Tar Heel pit.
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300 Swift ranged from $1,025 to $1,640 per month, according to nearDuke.com. Housing in an air-conditioned double in Crowell for the 2016-17 school year cost $8,286 per person. Additionally, cell reception is poor at 300 Swift, especially with Verizon, Lee noted, as evidenced from the three times his phone disconnected during his interview for this article. The wifi has also caused problems for him and his friends, noting that they had to set up the routers by themselves. Despite his worries about transportation to campus, Lee said buses come to 300 Swift frequently and he has been able to get to West Campus easily. Gonzalez explained that HRL partnered with Duke Parking and Transportation to provide a new SwiftWest route. Students can also walk from 300 Swift to Campus Drive and catch an East-West bus from there. “Between all those routes, students have had a number of options,” Gonzalez said. “We’ve only been open a few days, but so far we haven’t heard complaints.” Junior Evan Cater—a member of the all-male selective living group Wayne Manor, whose section was previously located in Crowell—said 300 Swift is a huge upgrade from his tiny dorm without air conditioning in Crowell last year. He added that he misses the campus vibe and being close to West Union but having his own kitchen, washer and dryer make up for it. Although Wayne Manor no longer has a common room for its members to gather like in their section in Crowell, Cater said the group started hanging out in the apartments of members who have four-person suites. “Certainly the common room was an important part of the campus vibe but we seem to have adapted,” he said. Bandt voiced concerns about the lack of a dorm community within 300 Swift. She said that she only briefly met her RA and there has been very little information about social events. As a senior, she is adjusting to being more independent, but she said she feels bad for the underclassmen who could benefit from having more community at Duke. “It’s sad thinking that they have essentially no dorm community here,” Bandt said. “I barely even know my neighbors.” 300 Swift also has other features, some common to on campus living and some not. Gonzalez noted that RA teams are living in 300 Swift, just as they do on other parts of Duke’s campus. HRL
Chronicle File Photo The University purchased the 300 Swift apartment complex December 2016 for $50 million and has placed Crowell residents there while Crowell quad is undergoing renovations.
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added a market similar to Bella Union on West Campus. In addition, students will have access to one food truck outside the complex each weekday and a pool until 8 p.m. “I think students have really done a good job of trying to take care of the community for us,” Gonzalez said. “They are really critical partners in this, and their stewardship of this community is critical to its success.”
models that predict more than ten years of flooding frequency on the shore line,” Silliman said. “Because we’re not looking further into the future, we’re not really preparing for it... So, we need to think longer term and maintain the safety of the people in these communities.” In addition to those in city and state government, everyday citizens can also support victims of Hurricane Harvey, Schaad said. “Part of the issue with disasters like from page 4 this is the sense of powerlessness which they engender,” he wrote. “People want must be willing to think long term. to help, to partner—to contribute— He said that in North Carolina, short and there are many ways to do that. term economic interests have too much The most pressing is donating to the influence on coastal policy. relief effort.” “Those [short term] interests have resulted in the legislature not using Vir Patel contributed reporting.
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PRICE from page 1 of views about the best way forward for the University,” Price wrote. “At Duke, we have the courage and integrity to engage productively around our disagreements without resorting to incivility or vandalism, instead finding collective strength in open-minded participation and mutual respect.” The 16-member commission includes administrators, professors, trustees and students and will be chaired by Frank Emory Jr., trustee emeritus. Other members include Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, Luke Powery, dean of Duke Chapel, and Michael Ivory Jr., president of the Black Student Alliance. Price said students can offer their input to the commission online. He said he has asked the commission to complete its work Nov. 17. The announcement came almost three weeks after Price decided to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the entrance of Duke Chapel. Here is the full list of the members: Frank Emory, Jr., chair, trustee emeritus; Gráinne Fitzsimons, vice chair, professor at the Fuqua School of Business; Thomas Pfau, Alice Mary Baldwin professor of English; William Ferris, professor of history; Michael Ivory, Jr., a senior and president of Black Student Alliance; Luke Powery, dean of Duke Chapel; David Levi, dean of the Law School; Adriane LentzSmith, professor of history; W. Barker French, former president of the Duke Alumni Association; Elizabeth
Kiss, Duke University trustee; Robert Penn, Duke University trustee; Wilhelmin M. Reuben-Cooke, trustee emerita; Sally Robinson, trustee emerita; Jacqueline Robinson-Hamm, Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering; Michael J. Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations; and Charles Smith, trustee emeritus. It remains unclear which building names will be reviewed. But Price’s announcement elicited different reactions from students. Sophomore Patrick Botros said he supported the committee’s creation but expressed concerns about changing the names of buildings. “I think it’s important [Price] is getting out in front of these issues before they become a campus-wide protest and dealing with the history of the institution instead of covering it up,” Botros said. “Although I suppose you could say it’s covering it up if you change the name [of a building].” Sophomore Olivia Lee said she does not believe that Duke should glorify Confederate generals and praised the creation of a commission, noting that the University still has questions to confront after the statue’s removal. “I hope that the commission is a balanced place of ideas for both sides of the issue.” Lee said. “I agree with President Price’s decision to take down the Robert E. Lee statue, but I do think we can’t forget it. I think it’s really important that we maintain not monuments, but museums, and I think it’s really important that we remember the history instead of embracing it.” Nathan Luzum contributed reporting.
Ian Jaffe | The Chronicle President Vincent Price removed the Robert E. Lee statue outside of Duke Chapel three weeks ago after hundreds of alumni signed a letter supporting its removal.