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Birds fly free: CIEMAS adds patterned film Neelesh Moorthy The Chronicle Birds may finally be free to fly at Duke. The University has begun applying patterned films onto windows in CIEMAS in order to reduce bird collisions with transparent glass. The move comes after Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela and Scott Winton, fifth- and sixth-year Ph.D. students at the Nicholas School of the Environment, respectively, investigated the problem of bird deaths on Duke’s campus. Their research found that 72 percent of bird collisions occurred at CIEMAS—birds saw the transparent glass windows, mistook it for open space and eventually collided with the window. During the summer, the University initiated a process to ensure bird safety on campus by applying a patterned film—also called frit—to CIEMAS’ windows, so that birds know to avoid the building. “We had a ton of data on our side as well as student support with students saying it was a problem, and they wanted the University to fix it,” Winton said. “At that point, its really hard for the University to justify doing nothing.” The Bird Window Collision Project has been receiving complaints from students about dead birds on campus for

Alex Deckey | The Chronicle Patterned film was applied to CIEMAS’ windows following research done by the Bird Window Collision Project.

years, Ocampo-Peñuela said, but project researchers did not begin a formal study of the problem using a standardized approach until the Spring 2013 semester. The project has continued to collect data for three semesters and is

entering its fourth this Fall. Ocampo-Peñuela explained that she and Winton met with Duke Facilities Management last Spring to advocate for improvements. In addition to attributing the majority of the problem

to CIEMAS, Ocampo-Peñuela also referenced a study by the Ecological Research as Education Network during the meeting suggesting that—out of 45 different universities across the country—Duke ranked the worst in terms of the number of on-campus collisions. As a result of those meetings, Duke decided to retrofit CIEMAS’ upper-level windows —the ones that caused the most bird deaths— by applying a dotted film to the glass and peeling it off so that the dots remain on the windows. Birds can see these dots and avoid the windows as a result, Winton said. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, confirmed via email that the retrofitting process is still ongoing and should be complete by the end of September. The alternative to retrofitting current buildings with film is to build a ceramic frit onto the windows during the initial construction of the building itself. Other buildings on campus, such as Penn Pavilion and Environment Hall, were fritted in this way, and as a result are significantly more bird-safe than CIEMAS was. See CIEMAS on Page 12

Duke experts weigh in on bill to increase NIH funding Abigail Xie The Chronicle After more than a decade of diminished funding, a bill awaiting Senate approval could revive the National Institutes of Health’s budget. The 21st Century Cures Act draft— which the House of Representatives passed in a bipartisan

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344-77 vote last month—stipulates that the NIH and the Food and Drug Administration will receive total increases in funding of $8.75 billion and $550 million, respectively, throughout the next five years. Certain aspects of the bill, however, are controversial among politicians, scientists and the public— especially its streamlined drug and medical device approval process for the FDA. Since 2003, the NIH’s budget has seen only stagnant or decreasing numbers,

so the 21st Century Cures Act comes at a critical point, said Steven Patierno, deputy director of the Duke Cancer Institute. “[Lack of funding] has had a chilling effect on biomedical research in the U.S., DR. STEVEN PATIERNO and unfortunately at a time when we are poised to make some of the biggest breakthroughs ever in

terms of our molecular understanding of disease and our ability to design drugs by utilizing precision medicine,” Patierno said. The past decade’s funding cuts, along with inflation, have translated to a more than 20 percent loss in purchasing power for NIH grants and lower grant success rates. The struggle for resources in such a highly competitive environment has resulted in many top researchers leaving See NIH BILL on Page 5

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Renovated Rubenstein Library ready for students Claire Ballentine The Chronicle The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library reopened Monday—marking the completion of renovations that transformed the building into a state-of-the-art research facility. The approximately $60 million renovations to the 1928 and 1948 portions of Rubenstein—the original West Campus library structure— included adding more event spaces, study rooms, technology and new exhibits. Construction began in late 2012 in the final phase of the Perkins Project, an initiative that originated in 2000 to improve the design and function of the Perkins Library complex. Rubenstein will now be a better space for students, faculty and visiting researchers to utilize, said Aaron Welborn, director of communications for the University libraries, during a recent tour of the renovated space. “This is the kind of space we’ve

needed for years and we finally got it,” Welborn said. Updated exhibit spaces on the first floor—such as the Mary Duke Biddle Rare Book Room—will be the highlights of Rubenstein, Welborn explained. Old exhibit cases were replaced in these areas to show off some of Rubenstein’s special collections, such as a history of anatomy textbooks, he noted. Other aspects of the renovated first floor include exhibit spaces that will highlight student and faculty research and a gallery focused primarily on photography and other kinds of flat media, explained David Pavelich, head of research services of Rubenstein. In addition, the Michael and Karen Stone Family Gallery will display the Rubenstein’s extremely rare artifacts such as the The Bay Psalm Book— the first book printed in what is now the United States—and English writer Virginia Woolf’s writing desk, Pavelich said. “You can see all of these foundational documents in a way that you can’t

Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Part of the Rubenstein Library renovations included enhancing the study space in the Gothic Reading Room on the second floor.

necessarily do in other places,” Welborn said. “It’s a personal interaction with history.” Several students voiced their approval of the completed renovations. “We’ve been waiting for it for a long time,” senior Rachel Anderson said. “It’s pretty thrilling to see it reopened.” Senior Liz Colavita agreed, noting that she is excited to have the main entrance to the library finished in time for her final year on campus. Rubenstein will host an open house on Sept. 10 to show off the new space. In addition to food and giveaways, library staff will give tours of the new spaces. Another area of interest on the first floor is a new event space—able to hold about 90 people—that was added near the front of the library and will be used to host an increased number of programs, Pavelich explained. “We’ve been wanting a space like this that’s right on the main quad, and I think it will be a very popular room,” he said. The library’s entrance was transformed

to make it easier for visitors to enter the building closer to the bus stop, and students will be able to access Perkins Library by going through an exhibit gallery. The front entrance to the library now also features a plaza where people can gather, Welborn explained. New features for teaching—such as projectors that can display images of physical artifacts onto screens—were included in the renovations, Welborn said. He added that students in classes that do research in the library’s archival collection will be able to use these as well. Pavelich said that the library now boasts upgraded teaching spaces as well as seminar rooms that can hold about 10 people. Three group study rooms are now available for students and include bigger tables and more power outlets. Updated technology includes better climate control to maintain the ideal temperature and humidity for preserving books, Welborn explained. New deep cold storage rooms will store color photography. See RUBENSTEIN on Page 12

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‘Pratt Pouch’ delivers drugs to mothers worldwide Abigail Xie The Chronicle Duke scientists and students are moving forward in their efforts to introduce a new method of delivering drugs that prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to infants. The “Pratt Pouch”—which resembles a ketchup packet—allows mothers in developing countries who cannot give birth in hospitals or clinics to administer an antiretroviral drug directly to their newborn babies. The pouch can also extend the shelflife of the medicine by up to 12 months. After a long development process and a series FILLING THE PRATT POUCH of successful trials in countries including Ecuador, Tanzania and Zambia, the Pratt Pouch team is now looking for partners to introduce the pouch in more countries around the world. Robert Malkin, professor of the practice of biomedical engineering and director of the Developing World Healthcare Technologies Lab, is leading the Pratt Pouch efforts and has been recruiting undergraduates to work on the project for seven years. “A lot of people are talking about an AIDS-free generation,” Malkin said. “The only way to accomplish that is if

Special to The Chronicle Bianca Bracht, Pratt ‘15, spent a summer in Ecuador as an undergraduate helping pharmacists fill “Pratt Pouches” for mothers .

HIV-positive mothers have HIV-negative children, and at the moment, the Pratt Pouch is the only solution for mothers who can’t deliver in a clinic.” Mother-to-child transmission of HIV— which occurs during the birthing process or breastfeeding—can be prevented if an antiretroviral drug is administered within 24 hours of birth. Making sure that the mother receives medication during her pregnancy and that the infant is given it immediately after birth and for the days following can lower transmission rates to 5 percent, Malkin explained. He added that when neither of them receive

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antiretrovirals, it means that the baby will almost certainly become HIV-positive. Although the HIV medication involved in previous methods of treating mothers and infants was effective, conventional delivery methods—such as syringes— often destroyed the antiretrovirals, he noted. The design of the Pratt Pouch, however, allows the surface-to-volume ratio of the packet to be adjusted so that the medicine remains in liquid form and does not dry out, which dramatically increases its shelf-life. With the Pratt Pouch, mothers who cannot give birth in clinics can receive

the medicine they need at antenatal appointments and deliver it to their infants themselves, simply by tearing the pouch open like a ketchup packet and emptying it into their mouths. This technology has been in the works for several years, and its development process has involved a number of Duke undergraduates. The Pratt Pouch Project has involved students in every stage, from its initial design to testing, clinical research and its deployment in countries abroad. In 2008, Malkin recruited then-senior Michael Spohn, Pratt ‘08, to begin testing hypotheses about why the antiretrovirals kept getting destroyed in their packaging. “We found two problems: moisture loss and the drug leaching into the materials of the syringe,” Spohn explained. “So we came up with a new design to address those problems.” In designing the new drug-delivery system, the team of both students and researchers had to conduct clinical research and determine the most costeffective ways for pharmacists, especially in developing countries, to fill and seal the pouches. This process involved training doctors, pharmacists and community health workers to use the pouches and give mothers instructions for the medicine. Finally, clinical trials were recently conducted in Ecuador, Tanzania and Zambia where an estimated 5,000 pouches were delivered to clinics, hospitals and mothers. Bianca Bracht, Pratt ’15, said she See PRATT POUCH on Page 12

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Local panel talks police relations with community Among the topics covered were body cameras and racial profiling Alex Griffith The Chronicle Body cameras, racial profiling and the uneasy relationship between underprivileged communities and the police were discussed in a panel organized by University of North Carolina Television Monday night. Though not the direct focus of the panel, underlying the discussions were a number of recent events in Durham and North Carolina— including the mistrial of the officer accused of shooting unarmed Jonathan Ferrell in Charlotte and the acquittal of Carlos Riley Jr., who was found not guilty of assaulting a police officer in Durham. The panel, which consisted of community leaders, politicians and members of law enforcement, fielded questions about police methodologies and the tense dynamic between police and the community. “We’re at a turning point, and we need to engage a lot more,” said Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez. “We need to look to tomorrow and find solutions.” The use of body cameras and antibias training were two of the specific initiatives discussed by panel members. Greensboro Police Chief Wayne Scott noted that the Greensboro Police Department has been using cameras for two years and films all initial police contact, but that leaving police cameras on all the time would be impossible due to limits on data storage. Nia Wilson—executive director of the Durham cultural arts organization Spirit House, which works with underprivileged families to increase civic engagement—said police officers should not require body cameras to be deterred from using violence. Steven Combs, director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division

where decisions are made. Wilson explained that she offered her spot on the panel to the members of the community she works with, but no one wanted it. “It doesn’t help when those e need who feel safe are the ones to look invited to this Wilson to tomorrow and event,” said. “I’m sitting find solutions. here because — Durham [those who feel unsafe] gave me Police Chief permission to be Jose Lopez in this seat.” The event, hosted by UNC-TV’s Deborah Holt Noel and Mitchell Lewis, was held Courtesy of Jonah Kuttner, UNC-TV at the Carolina Theatre and will be N.C. community leaders, politicians and members of law enforcement talked about how to broadcasted by UNC-TV Sept. 9.

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of the North Carolina Department of Justice, discussed the importance of anti-bias training in reducing the likelihood and necessity of the use of violence by police. But although Combs said anti-bias training was just one part of the education police officers undergo, Wilson pointed out that a few hours of anti-bias training cannot undo years of natural bias formation. State Representative Edward Hanes Jr. of Forsyth County explained that legislation requiring bias training and the use of body cameras among North Carolina officers was moving through the General Assembly. Other members of the panel spoke of building trust between law enforcement officials and members of the community—notably, Hanes suggested that police officers ought to live in the communities they serve, as many do not. Neighborhoods with a high police presence are also subject to fear and

mistrust, he said. “We have to build relationships before the crisis comes,” said Christopher Blue, Chapel Hill police chief. Travis Mitchell, president of Communities In Schools of Wake County, discussed his role as an educator who helps teach young men how to safely interact with police officers. He drew on a recent experience where he, a 45 yearold African-American man with graying hair and wearing a suit, was stopped by police and had his car searched. Though he was able to keep his cool, younger men are more likely to lose their temper around the police, Mitchell said. “I’ve got no choice but to tell them about the rules of engagement to survive,” he said. “All life matters, period, and the sanctity of life must be protected.” Courtesy of Jonah Kuttner, UNC-TV The panel ended after several members of the audience asked how Several police chiefs discussed how to change can happen if members of the potentially reduce the tension between officers and members of underprivileged communities. community are not invited to events

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NIH BILL from page 1 their fields, Patierno said. “Biomedical scientists are competing for a much smaller pie, and with less purchasing power even if you do get a grant,” he explained. “What’s more scary is that we’ve lost a generation or two of young scientists who have chosen other fields because they see an uncertain future based on the decreased investment in biomedical research.” The 21st Century Cures Act aims to boost funds for basic science research, spur innovation and invest in the next generations of scientists. The “Innovation Fund” sets aside $1.75 billion for the NIH each year for the next five years and $110 million annually for the FDA. The partly restored flow of funding will allow larger grants to be awarded to more researchers—especially younger investigators. “By relieving the pressure that this intense and long period of resource restriction has produced, it allows younger scientists to compete for grants and help them get started in science,” Patierno said. “It will provide a psychological boost by energizing the research community which has been laboring under very difficult circumstances.” The bill also hopes to incentivize the development of drugs for rare diseases, remove barriers that block sharing of health data for research, modernize clinical trials and direct funding toward several critical areas of research—including Alzheimer’s disease, precision medicine, the president’s BRAIN initiative and antibiotic resistance. Patierno compared the government setting specific targets for biomedical

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research to NASA announcing efforts to get to the moon or sending a spacecraft to Pluto. “The idea is an intensive period of resources and targeted research,” he explained. “It really facilitates collaboration between scientists, institutions and countries. Many minds brought to bear on a single problem—that is how major discoveries can be made.” The most controversial aspect of the 21st Century Cures Act—and the one that will potentially encounter the most debate in the Senate—is its expediting of the FDA’s drug and medical device approval process. To get drugs to patients more quickly, the bill proposes the relaxation of certain standards for FDA approval. For example, when evaluating a drug’s effectiveness, the FDA could use biomarkers such as tumor size instead of relying on longterm health outcomes in patients. Patierno argued that the bill would mostly remove redundant bureaucratic barriers to conducting research, not patient protections. “Most big research universities like Duke and [the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] are very sensitive to maintaining patient protection, both physical health and privacy,” he said. “No one is advocating to remove that—we’re advocating to decrease the amount of paperwork and restrictions that slow the process dramatically.” But other scientists see the lowering of FDA standards as risky for drug development. “Aside from rare diseases and the few drugs that treat few people, if you’ve got molecules treating a lot of human beings, you want to be absolutely sure it works,” said Dr. Daniel Benjamin, faculty associate director

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of the Duke Clinical Research Institute and professor of pediatrics. “And if you don’t require companies to make sure they work, they’ll submit garbage for approval.” Relaxing legislation for randomized and blinded clinical trials could harm patients, he added, noting that Duke conducts the most randomized, industrysponsored clinical trials of any academic institution. Benjamin said he believes the Senate will discuss and ultimately take issue with certain aspects of the expedited FDA approval process—leaving the outcome of the bill unknown. Paul Vick, associate vice president for government relations for Duke Medicine, explained that the core conflict on this issue is between ensuring patient safety and getting cures to patients in need as

quickly as possible. “It’s been a lot of debate inside and outside Congress,” Vick said. “The key thing is, the Senate has a very different set of ideas, some in common with the 21st Century Cures and some not, so it’s not clear yet how they are going to manage this bill.” Despite the Senate’s uncertainly, the bipartisan support exhibited by the House of Representatives reflects politicians’ increasing awareness of the importance of research and health. “There’s been an enormous public cry from the general public and patients, from advocacy organizations,” Patierno said. “This groundswell of support has made its way to the offices and path of congressional representatives. I think they are poised to act.”

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With the season opener on the horizon Sept. 3 at Tulane, Saturday’s scrimmage at Wallace Wade Stadium left just as many questions as answers for an injury-riddled Blue Devil squad. Although healthy players were able to garner some experience from live-game situations for 75 snaps, there were still 10 scholarships players that were held out of action, including running backs Shaun Wilson and Joseph Ajeigbe. With classes officially in session starting Monday, the timetable for injuries to heal is a relatively short one. “I think Tuesday is one of the days we’re shooting for,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said after Saturday’s scrimmage, noting that he would give his team Monday off to get into the swing of classes. “We won’t take the field again with pads on until Tuesday morning. After the next round or two of treatment, I’ll meet with [Duke trainer Hap Zarzour]...and then hopefully we get a couple of those guys back, if not more than a couple.” The running backs, who were supposed to thrive this year for the Blue Devils, still remain the most questionable position for injuries. Despite the addition of thirdstring quarterback Nicodem Pierre to the lineup at the running back position, two more players—redshirt junior Zach Boden and redshirt sophomore Quay Mann—took a considerable number of snaps during the scrimmage.

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pare for the what-ifs and I can’t assume that [any of the running backs are] going to be well when [they are] not well.” The ground game once again featured Pierre bulldozing his way into action at the position. The Miami native rushed nine times for 31 yards, including a cutback to the outside for a touchdown to cap a 17-play drive. “I thought Nico ran the football

This story doesn’t have a happy ending, or an ending at all, really. But it’s one worth telling. Very few football players get to go out on top. Most fade into obscurity or have their careers cut short by injury and are then replaced by bigger and better players who fans flock to follow. That’s how the system is set up, and it’s that way because it works best. But not every player gets the same treatment or chance for coverage, and in this space, I’d like to highlight a player who may never truly get his full time in the sun: former suspended and now-injured running back Jela Duncan. In 2012, Duncan burst onto the scene as a rookie at the perfect moment. For the first time since the 1994 season, Duke was in a bowl game and had made it there on the backs of two 1,000-yard receivers in Conner Vernon and Jamison Crowder, a tried-and-true quarterback in Sean Renfree and a relatively obscure running back—Duncan. The Charlotte, N.C., native rushed for a team-leading 553 yards and added four touchdowns, all while doing so as a back who wasn’t all that heavily recruited out of high school.

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Izzi Clark | The Chronicle Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said after Saturday’s scrimmage that he was hopeful some of his injured players—like running back Shaun Wilson—would return to the field soon.

After Shaquille Powell finished firstteam duties with 22 yards on five carries, Boden lined up in the backfield beside quarterback Thomas Sirk. In a recent switch from safety to the backfield, Mann moved into the game as the third running back to take reps for the decimated group of Duke rushers. “We made a move with Quay Mann because we felt like we needed to and he wasn’t in our rotation on defense,” Cutcliffe said. “I have to always pre-

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Blue Devils turn to beach for summer training Jack Dolgin The Chronicle With new hydration formulas, shirt technologies and workout regimens, it seems like athletes are doing whatever they can to get ahead in their respective sports. For several Blue Devils, the next training tool just might be beach volleyball. The appeals of beach volleyball are many—Duke players have turned to competing with a partner in the sand as a means of improving shot accuracy, reading defenses and rounding out their skills. So while senior Emily Sklar played against top international talent at the World University Games this summer, Sasha Karelov, Cadie Bates, Christina Vucich and Nicole Elattrache battled on the beaches of southern California. “I am a huge supporter of them

playing sand volleyball,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “It’s two-on-two, in the sand, so it’s hard and great conditioning, but it’s also easier on the body than a hard court.” With two players inside the lines rather than six, each competitor covers more territory, even though the beach surface is smaller than the indoor one. The result is an emphasis on analyzing the opponent, anticipating the shot and diving for anything within reach. And as Sklar and her team-leading 436 kills return to anchor the offense, beach volleyball could be the ideal training ground for a maturing group of Blue Devils on the defensive end. Karelov, Duke’s libero and the ACC leader in digs per set last year, made sure her teammates knew about the benefits. See BEACH on Page 8

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FOOTBALL from page 6 well,” Cutcliffe said. “He’s a physically tough competitor. He’s still learning and going to continue to learn. If I get him a little bit lower, he’s not going to be fun to tackle.” Pierre showed off the running ability that helped him elude defenders as one of the nation’s top high school dual-threat quarterbacks during the scrimmage, but he is also adjusting to something that comes a little less naturally—blocking. When the redshirt freshman was expected to block for freshman T.J. Rahming on a wide receiver sweep, Pierre missed his block, re-

DUNCAN from page 6 Like the past two seasons, 2012 didn’t end on a high note, as the Blue Devils lost their final five games, including a disappointing 48-34 defeat at the hands of Cincinnati in the Belk Bowl. But there was always 2013. That was the year Duke truly burst onto the college football scene, taking the ACC Coastal crown with a 10-2 regular season record, winning eight straight to close the regular season. Duncan didn’t lead the team in rushing again— then-redshirt junior Josh Snead claimed the top spot, but we’ll get to how in a moment. That didn’t mean Duncan did not have his fair share of memorable moments, however. In Duke’s final regular season game—against rival North Carolina, no less—Duncan both played his smallest and most important role. Playing on the road, it was neither Snead nor Duncan taking charge, but current starting back Shaquille Powell, marking the first, but not last, time in his career that he would lead the team in rushing. Duncan finished that game with just 2.8 yards per carry, but contributed perhaps the game’s most important reception. You see, although he’s earned his keep by being a bruising back, Duncan quickly established himself as a viable part of Duke’s offense by being the best running back option in the passing game. Although a great blocker, he would wreak havoc on opposing defenses whenever he leaked out of the back-

sulting in a loss of yardage on the play. Fortunately for the Blue Devils, Wilson was dressed on the sideline, carrying his helmet and encouraging his teammates as the scrimmage progressed. If his enthusiasm on the sideline is any indication of his readiness to take the field, it is possible that Duke could see the running back corps closer to full strength in the coming days. “Shaun Wilson is one I’d like to see back out to full speed Tuesday,” Cutcliffe said. “We need all able bodies before we go to New Orleans. We won’t have everybody, but I think we’ll have a good portion of them.”

field. And that’s exactly what happened against the Tar Heels. With just more than five minutes remaining, Duncan ran an angled route out of the backfield that sent him streaking toward the middle of the field. When quarterback Anthony Boone saw all his options were covered, he hit his checkdown, who hit the open field. Duncan took the pass and ran for 29 yards, flipping the field to North Carolina’s 33-yard line and forcing the Tar Heels to burn a timeout. Five plays and three precious minutes later, Ross Martin booted the game-winning and division-clinching field goal. That play would be the last great play Duncan has made on the football field. Following the 2013 ACC Championship, a game in which Duncan—who contributed five carries for 16 yards and a reception for eight yards—and all of the Blue Devils were far from their best against eventual national champion Florida State—the news broke: Jela Duncan wouldn’t be returning for the 2014 campaign due to a Duke-issued suspension that stemmed from a violation of University academic policy The suspension, paired with the illness of Brandon Connette’s mother, set a dark cloud over the team heading into its bowl game. The Blue Devils would go on to play and lose in the Chick-fil-A Bowl without Duncan. The offense had a field day in the shootout, including Snead, who rushed for 104 yards and a score to put him ahead of Duncan on the season total list. With Powell, Snead and incoming

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Khloe Kim | The Chronicle Redshirt sophomore Joseph Ajeigbe is the third Blue Devil running back currently nursing an injury.

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freshman Shaun Wilson taking charge in the backfield, the worries were tempered for the 2014 season, but still, Duncan’s downtime could have resulted in his disappearance. But that’s not what he had in mind. Instead of using the down year to rest or get away from campus, Duncan committed to adding on to his already-stout 5-foot-10 frame. After just six months, Duncan looked like a new person, or as if the old Duncan had consumed a new person. But he wasn’t just lifting weights—Duncan also had two shoulder surgeries performed to fix lingering issues and recovered from both. He came back and re-enrolled this past spring and seemed on the fast track to rejoining a true stable of backs. Duncan, paired with every-down back Powell and a home-run hitter in Wilson, would make for a devastating combination in the ACC Coastal, with all three having the ability to switch out seamlessly to adapt to any situation. The now-redshirt junior even flashed off his receiving skills in a preseason scrimmage. But this season, like the last, could be over before it began. Duke announced Aug. 11 that Duncan would be out indefinitely due to a partially torn pectoral muscle. That kind

of injury could take between five to six months to fully heal, meaning Duke’s biggest back faces an uphill battle to get back on the field. The classic overused trope goes that sports, like life, aren’t always fair. Something can break your way or break your leg—the uncertainty involved is a big part of why fans tune in week-to-week. It’s why they want to watch their team play every game and why we all hold our collective breath during the pointless NFL preseason and somehow even more terrifying offseason. Duncan’s case is one that screams potential being spoiled. And maybe it is. He could have been a true fouryear back had he stayed out of trouble and stayed healthy. But despite what some fans would have you believe, life does not start or end at football, at least not yet. So although Duncan’s story may come to a premature close, it’s still one that deserves to be told. His fingerprints are all over Duke’s 2012 and 2013 success, and though names like Jamison Crowder and Anthony Boone will go down as the integral parts of the revitalization of Duke football, Jela Duncan’s name, and the names of scores of others, should be right there with them.

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additional practice and as a springboard before they play in competitive leagues over the summer. Nagel said she would consider building a second one. Vucich said that the beach game has a quick “It’s different because there’s two people, obviously, learning curve and forced her to adapt to a new so there’s a lot more reading going on on defense,” style of play—and the wind. Karelov said. “In indoor I’m a libero so I don’t have “Setting was actually harder because it’s a different to hit, and when I play beach, I have to hit. So it’s just style of setting on the beach,” Vucich said. “It’s very different, and I like that aspect, because I get to do all slow, and indoors our coach wants us to do it very quick, the skills—pass, set, hit, and block, sometimes.” with a very fast ball, so it actually kind The Raleigh, N.C., native—who feel like I’ve gained so of messed up my form, setting-wise.” played on the same club team as Vucich left the USA U23 Elite Ten Vucich growing up and played much on my vertical team—a group for top beach volleybeach with her before coming to playing beach.... So I feel ball competition—early last sumDurham—recruited Bates this sumlike I’m jumping out of the mer because of an injury. Bates, who mer as a beach partner. gym when I come indoors. ” played beach in middle school but After Duke’s intrasquad scrimnot high school, called the deep Calmage Saturday afternoon, Bates — Cadie Bates ifornia sand taxing on the body after pointed to clear changes in her playing indoors for the previous nine court game as the result of a summonths. mer playing on the beach. Given Still, Vucich seemed pleased with the overall benethat the indoor rotation emphasizes multidimensionfits, and she spent her second straight summer playing al athletes, the summer training makes the quartet all for the Elite Ten team, this time injury-free. By playing the more valuable for Nagel’s squad. on the sand, athletes not only hone skills—using accu“I’m just going for so [many] more balls,” Bates said. “You’re looking at the hitters’ arms a little bit racy, rather than power, to thread the needle on the smaller court—but also improve their physical strength more…and your reading skills are so much better.” Several years ago, Nagel oversaw the construction and conditioning. “I feel like I’ve gained so much on my vertical playof a beach volleyball practice court for her team, which is located near the back of the Blue Zone parking beach,” Bates said. “So I feel like I’m jumping out ing lot. The Blue Devils use it during the spring for of the gym when I come indoors.”

Chronicle File Photo Sophomore Cadie Bates returned from her summer playing beach volleyball with an added spring in her vertical leap.

Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle For senior Christina Vucich, a big adjustment from indoor volleyball to the beach was changing her setting form.

Jack Dolgin | The Chronicle The Blue Devils have a sand court to use for practice on campus, before heading off to compete in summer leagues in California. The benefits of beach volleyball include practice reading defenses and playing on a more forgiving surface.

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eyond the FAC chats and author’s talk during Orientation Week, this year’s summer reading selection, “Fun Home”, was accompanied by an informal class-wide discussion on its content. Many first-years took issue with its sexual images and themes, bringing to light concerns about what is appropriate for the University to select as the first common intellectual experience of new students. The University is not afraid to select books tackling controversial topics. The last four selections of “Americanah”, “Let the Great World Spin”, “State of Wonder” and “Eating Animals” dealt complexly with race, immigration, religion and animal welfare. We applaud the University and summer reading selection committee for continuing to choose books that challenge students. A summer reading book should challenge incoming first-years in a meaningful way. The University will never be able to please everyone with any book selection, but it has the right and imperative to present all students with a chance for discussion. There has been a sense that first-years who chose not to read the book for moral and personal reasons create a controversy. We instead

believe that the discussion generated is simply one of the many ways students can engage with the reading. Choosing not to read the book is a statement in itself and invites the very discussions we have seen on Facebook and in The Chronicle. Though some claim that this book and other choices exclude certain sets of views on these issues, we recognize that no book can

Editorial have every student in mind, especially when students often have diametrically opposing views. The choice of any book has a political dimension, but that only becomes a bad thing when only one view or one topic is featured. For all the discussion, year in and year out, the selection committee should be mindful that in addition to pushing the envelope, selections should come from a variety of ideological backgrounds in the interest of challenging students across philosophical spectra. At the same time, it is important to recognize that historically, many viewpoints have been given less of a platform. To ensure that all people

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ever you want. I don’t mean the literal value but the more sentimental, less based-on-food-quality value. Odds are the majority of you hate the cafeteria already —let’s face it: despising Marketplace is trendy and easy. I admit I had the occasional complaint. But now with a few years of experience living without it, let me advise you not to give into the bandwagon. Let’s be honest — the food is consistently solid, the atmosphere is sublime and the workers are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. Stop hating MP especially since I hear it looks beautiful now.

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are heard, we as a community have to understand our historical context. Like many universities, Duke at one point refused to accept queer students and, up until 1994, had no center or space for any kind of queer students. In addition, women in the past had to push to liberalize social regulations, especially those that were placed on women and not men. We urge all students, especially first-year students, to continue to thinking about the book, including the viewpoint that it should not be read. We especially hope students will try to place the book’s themes in the history of Duke, whether or not they choose to read the book itself. The Queering Duke History exhibit, website for the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and written history of women at Duke provide a lot of context for how conversations regarding sexuality have often been limited in the past. As first-years make their way into the school, it does them well to understand the history behind why a book like this might have been chosen and why it is important to welcome every kind of statement about it. Most importantly, all of our students should draw the line between controversy and meaningful conversation.

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Living on one campus. While I love living on West, most students choose to live off campus their senior year. So essentially all my friends have left me. They’ve moved on to bigger, better apartments with amenities that I can only dream of — private bathrooms, queen sized beds, an obvious lack of cockroaches. And it is strange to walk around campus and not recognize the vast majority of students I walk by. On East, everyone is a freshman and, after a few weeks, faces quickly start to look familiar. It truly is one community, and that sort of cohesion in a class never happens again. The Ambiance of Brodie Some of you may have already ventured to Wilson gym and determined it’s far superior to Brodie. And sure, it’s larger and with more equipment, and Quenchers is amazing. But Brodie gym offers a pleasant atmosphere mixed with something very undervalued — a low-density group of co-exercisers. Racquetball courts will be open, equipment will be available and never again will you have to be paranoid that people are silently making fun of your form. The Value of Marketplace Yes, that incredibly undervalued magical place where all of you can go for unlimited food when-

The Lack of Construction In case you haven’t noticed, construction is everywhere. At this point, it is probably everyone’s favorite topic to complain about. East is the one place where renovations seem to randomly happen over every summer with no disruption to students during the school year (enjoy that ramped-up Marketplace). The BC, Perkins, the Chapel and whatever is being built next to the Pavilion might be undergoing construction, but rest peacefully knowing that you can still walk from any point A to any point B on East without wanting to take out your frustration on an inanimate object. Proximity to the Best of Durham And I’m not just referring to Shooters — though I do miss being able to walk home after a night out as opposed to paying for an Uber. Duke students rarely take advantage of Durham as much as they should, but Ninth Street and Downtown Durham really have so much to offer. Spend your nights seeing a show at the DPAC, your mornings lounging at Mad Hatters and your productive days grocery shopping at Harris Teeter. You’ll never be closer than you already are living on East. I have been trying to get away from East for years, but there is always something bringing me back. This year, it’s the running trail and my 10:05 on Tuesday and Thursday. I’m sure at some point, we’re all ready to leave East, but don’t be distraught if it ends up pulling you back in too. It’s actually pretty great. Michelle Menchaca is a Trinity senior. Her column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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n an effort to pump myself up for the upcoming semester, I decided to look for some inspiration. While paging through my quote book, I found some cool quotes from even cooler people. “Cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or be disappointed in us… Cynics always say no ... for as long as you have the strength to, say yes.” - Stephen Colbert

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Divides at Duke tion were disadvantaged. This journey was full of emotional ups and downs and failures and successes, which ultimately made me a better person. Throughout these experiences I had many wonderful mentors and teachers who guided me. However, by the time I graduated, I had gained a reputation from them, an image projected onto me. So when I went off to college, I was convinced that I fell into a specific bucket. I let adults, albeit important adults

doesn’t influence whether or not I will create positive change in the world. I’ve decided that at Duke we are at risk of buying into a harmful dialogue that categorizes students into different buckets. There are the dreamers who will work for government organizations, lead campaigns and work for non-profits. There are also the heads-down, cutthroat, gogetters who give in to the realities of student loans and aim for high-paying, soul-crushing jobs.

tional ways. Atul Gawande, a doctor by training, has written several books challenging the problems with the medical field, access to health care, and addressing mortality in end-of-life care. While medicine already has a degree of social application, Gawande inspires me because of his approach to take his degree and see how it impacts society and individual people. There is nothing more dangerous than limiting the purpose of yourself or your peers. The truth is that none

like parents, teachers and mentors, tell me who I was. They told me I was destined to be a public defender, maybe even a judge. I didn’t question this destiny and assumed I was going to be a prelaw undergraduate with dreams of going to a top law school. When I finally was thrown into the depths of campus my freshman year, I found myself discovering all sorts of new interests. I learned about design thinking, took a coding class and explored global value chains. Finding these new interests were fun, but also unsettling. One of my biggest struggles last year was feeling like an imposter. My new passions were shaking preconceived notions, and I worried that I wasn’t staying true to who I was. Coming into this new semester, I still don’t know exactly what I’m majoring in. I certainly don’t know what I’m going to do when I grow up. However, I’ve learned something important. What I major in or choose to study

When we create this dialogue of “greedy corporate sellouts” or “idealist unpractical dreamers,” we fuel a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Wall Street bankers and consultants might think less about how they can live their life to create positive change. The non-profit dreamers might feel guilty about pursuing new passions that don’t obviously help others. Worst of all, we create divides in our student body and become less likely to hang out, collaborate and learn from each other. Instead of seeing ourselves as collective agents of change, we are broken up into fundamentally different groups. This mentality is stunting our growth at Duke and our potential to do great things even after we go out into the real world. What we can take comfort and encouragement from is that changing the world isn’t about your career or job title; it is about your approach to the world. The people who embody this best are the ones that take their career or degree and then go on to apply it in non-tradi-

of us are corporate sell-outs that don’t care about society. None of us are idealistic, head-in-the-clouds dreamers that are doomed to live in cardboard boxes either. Examples of this are everywhere. Take Sheryl Sandberg, a senior executive in a corporation, who took her experiences and used them to address issues facing women in business. I almost fell into the trap thinking there was a “good” or “bad” education from a moral perspective until I realized that there is no such thing. We exist as people first, outside of our respective majors or careers. Don’t fall into the trap of categorizing yourself as a “selfless do-gooder” who plans to go into nonprofit work or a “corporate sellout” who only can use your degree to make a lot of money. You are neither of those. We are better than that.

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“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fightnever stop fighting.” - T.S. Elliot “I think they should modify strawberries so their seeds aren’t so sharp and dangerous” - my younger sister Okay, you had to be there for that last one. My point is that almost all of of these quotes encourage being the best version of yourself, to be honest and genuine and contribute to making the world a better place. When I graduated, I had a very set image of what my future held. Throughout high school, I volunteered in a local youth court system, which took me on an intense path of working with disenfranchised minority youth. Many were often denied the proper resources to advocate for themselves and faced serious injustices. For example in truancy cases, students who didn’t have access to doctor’s notes or proper transporta-

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don’t care for A Clockwork Orange. I have got a pretty good stomach for unsavory scenes, but reading Anthony Burgess’s novel and watching Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation as a sophomore brought a visceral reality to violence that made me squirm. The fact that both the book and film were able to elicit such a strong reaction surprised and discom-

To systematically reject intellectual content you don’t agree with is antithetical to the university construct. Most college campuses are predicated on the idea of advancing academic discussion, challenging ideas and pushing boundaries in the process. Those discussions allow students to evaluate their own beliefs, challenge those of their peers and ultimately

with doesn’t make the questions they pose or the realities they convey disappear. What’s seemingly been lost in the controversy surrounding this year’s summer reading selection is the fact that—textbooks excluded— it’s absolutely okay to disagree with what’s written. Reading a novel is not a binding endorsement of its content or message, and without reading

lenge your socialization, dive into the unknown and reach conclusions substantiated by multifaceted and challenging experiences. The diverse array of viewpoints that comprise Duke students were gathered specifically to help advance and challenge academic conversations that have been handed down for generations. The right

make sense of a world that is far more complicated than black or white and right or wrong. In fact, that notion of right or wrong is exactly what A Clockwork Orange confronts head on. Burgess uses his protagonist Alex, whose penchants for Beethoven and sexual violence are indistinguishable, to question whether we are born good or made good. He asks whether government has the right to instill—or rather install— proper morality through improper methods. Those questions are inherently difficult to grasp, let alone answer. However, failing to tackle or even acknowledge them represents a failure to embrace critical thinking and a broader perspective. A Clockwork Orange doesn’t offer up a neat little bow or a happy ending largely because society’s grander questions rarely give us either. Simply averting your gaze from books and novels you don’t agree

it there really is no way to raise awareness about the shortcomings it might present. Dissenting opinions carry as much weight as the message of a book itself, and the following discussion stimulates what is hopefully a vigorous and illuminating debate. Choosing intellectual content that affirms an ideology stunts personal and social dialogue, a form of self-censorship that, frankly, neglects diversity of thought. Few would blame someone for avoiding something they don’t like or find uncomfortable; people consistently and justifiably avoid foods, activities and individuals who fit that bill. Fortunately, academia doesn’t. The academic climate of Duke, or any university for that matter, shouldn’t be reduced to a set of taste buds where students sample and consume only what they agree with. A university presents the opportunity to, perhaps more than any other time or place, chal-

to freely express and discuss controversial topics is a privilege that has endured immense struggle. I would argue that students, more so than others, have a responsibility to seize that opportunity and infuse it with new ideas. Fresh conclusions can’t be reached and problems can’t be solved if the best and brightest are reluctant to immerse themselves in the conversation. This isn’t meant to be an indictment of any one individual’s discomfort but rather an invitation to engage it in a previously undiscovered way. It’s okay not to like the taste of broccoli, but you can’t make that determination just by looking at it. The next time you see a book, movie or class that might not sit well with your stomach, just try it. You just might be surprised at what you find.

Caleb Ellis MORE OR LESS forted me further. Yet, it’s for those very same reasons that both works represent some of the best and most difficult academic discourse I’ve been exposed to as an undergraduate. That’s why the decision of several freshmen to boycott this year’s summer reading selection, “Fun Home”, seems so misplaced. The book confronts the difficulties of embracing a sexual identity incongruent to societal and familial norms. It challenges readers with a visual representation of that struggle and has no qualms about illustrating the sometimes-fatal complications. For many people, those concepts are difficult to reconcile. However, they also represent the emotional and intellectual realities of thousands, if not millions, of people who live in the United States. Choosing to reject the book without opening it up is no different than a child refusing to eat broccoli because it’s green.

Caleb Ellis is a Trinity senior. His Column runs on alternate Tuesdays.

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CIEMAS from page 1 The frit does not need to be plain dots in order to ensure bird safety, Ocampo-Peñuela noted. As long as parts of the frit pattern are condensed to within three inches of each other—necessary to make the frit clearly visible to birds—any aesthetic design could work. Environment Hall’s frit design was patterned off of a window in Duke Chapel. Moving forward, Duke’s chapter of the Bird Window Collision Project intends to explore a potential connection between buildings certified by the US Green Building Council as demonstrating Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and bird death, Ocampo-Peñuela said. While the connection has not been proved definitively, Ocampo-Peñuela and Winton suspect that LEED certifications—which emphasize energy efficiency and natural light—contribute to the rise of glass windows that are so dangerous to birds. Additionally, LEED certification only has one

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credit—out of the many needed to get certified— related to bird safety. That requirement, which requires inspection as well, seems pointless and onerous to many people, Winton said, adding that the project is pushing for LEED to make bird safety a bigger part of its certification rubrics. It is also possible that fritted windows could help buildings achieve energy efficiency, Winton said. Fritted windows help to both bring in natural light and reduce “solar heat gain,” which is a burden on energy efficiency. Schoenfeld wrote in an email Monday that Duke is “incorporating measures to avoid bird collisions into newly designed and renovated buildings.” Ocampo-Peñuela’s goal for the upcoming Fall survey is to see whether or not applying the film to CIEMAS has actually alleviated the problem. She hopes that if the results are promising Duke can be further pushed to take action on other buildings—such as French Family Science Center or the Law School—as well as provide motivation for similar advocacy groups on other campuses.

“They’ve given us a great opportunity, because migration is going to start soon and we can see if it works,” she said.

Gautam Hathi | The Chronicle The University agreed to alter the CIEMAS glass following research done by two Ph.D. students.

PRATT POUCH from page 3 spent a summer in Ecuador as an undergraduate helping pharmacists fill the pouches and analyze how well the technology was working for mothers. “It was incredible, watching her fill [the pouches] with actual medication,” Bracht said. “I got to see the first dose being given to the first newborn.” After the trials’ success abroad, Malkin’s team is now working with implementing partners—which can take on a variety of forms, from governments to non-profits and non-governmental organizations—to distribute these pouches to more clinics and incorporate them into regional or national health care systems. However, regulations for antiretroviral distribution are different from country to country, and resources are often scarce, Bracht explained. “But we see tremendous potential, since the majority of mothers in Tanzania and Zambia are breastfeeding and giving birth at home,” Malkin said. “For a huge swatch of the population, this holds the promise of a new AIDS-free generation.” The Pratt Pouch team hopes to begin expanding into new countries such as Uganda and continue to research other applications of the pouch and the medicine it can hold. Sophomore Emma LaPorte, a Pratt student currently doing research for the efforts, said that working on the Pratt Pouch Project has been an incredible experience so far. “Realizing as a freshman undergrad that I could work on something so early that was actually helping people around the world—that’s one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Duke,” she said.

RUBENSTEIN from page 2 He added that an improved exhibit prep area will allow employees to better prepare the library’s many exhibits. The renovations will also be useful for visiting scholars, Welborn said. These researchers will be able to use the upper floors of the library—which previously served as offices for the political science department—as study spaces. “Our researchers come from all over the world,” he said. “This will be something they remember as Duke, they’ll remember this space.” The renovations were not without challenges, however. Welborn explained that the old steel stacks—which were part of the skeletal structure of the building—had to be replaced. Architects found a way to core the building from the top down and reinforce it with steel beams, he said. In addition, Welborn noted that the renovations came at a time when students were already voicing complaints about the number of construction projects on campus. Welborn added that he is excited to welcome students back into the building and that he prefers when the library is full. One of the more student-friendly aspects of the new Rubenstein will likely be the Gothic Reading Room on the second floor, which features modified study space along with portraits of many University figures. “We want people to come study and use this place and be inspired,” he explained. Amrith Ramkumar contributed reporting.