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Duke Student Government President Jordan Giordano, a senior, resigned from his position as executive vice president of the Interfratemity Council last week after deciding his role with the organization was
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Giordano said he resigned after discussing the decision with members of the DSG Executive Board and reaching the agreement that it would be more important to put his time toward being an active DSG
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Senior Michael McHugh, a member of
Sigma Nu fraternity, was elected Monday night to replace Giordano, said IFC President Lee Hathaway, a senior. “[The DSG Executive Board and I] thought this was the best decision,” Giordano said. “We had talked about this when I was elected [president] in the Spring because this is obviously a big commitment, and I want to make sure I do it right.” Giordano’s executive position on the IFC—to which he was elected in January and his membership in Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was questioned by some students during his campaign for presidency as a potential conflict of interest. He denied, however, that his resignation was a result of anything but issues
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Beginning next year, students may see an increase in expenses tacked onto their Bursar bills. The Duke Student Government Executive Board proposed an increase in the student activities fee by $25—from $lll to $136 per semester—to finance student organizations. DSG leaders said the increase would be applied for four semesters, after which the amount would be reevaluated. Students will vote on the measure in a referendum Sept. 15. “I think that most students on Duke’s campus are in some type of group, so they’ll see it going towards their organization and hopefully understand,” said DSG Executive Vice SEE FEE INCREASE ON PAGE
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Children at the Eyup Orphanage in Istanbul, Turkey say many goodbyes—to their families, who cannot afford to support them, and to theirfriends, who never seem to stay at the shelter for long. Even so, the seasoned youngsters had a hard time seeing a team of DukeEngage participants go at the end of their six-week stay. “Because of the nature of their lifestyle, I almost assumed they wouldn’t mind saying goodbye to us,” said junior Chrissy Booth, who participated in the program. “But they really didn’t want to see us go. They made it very clear to us that it had been important to them that we were there.”
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This summer, students worked in Peru to develop healthclinics.Duke Engage directors are promoting follow-up programs once participants complete their projects.
Summer has come and gone, but Eric Mlyn, direcofDuke Engage and director of the Duke Center for Civic Engagement, said he hopes students will not say so long to the causes they championed. “Follow-up to DukeEngage is as important as preparation and is as important as the actual experience,” he said. “But it’s not always possible for students to remain directly involved with the communities that they worked with, particularly for those students that went abroad.” DukeEngage directors have coordinated a variety of programming—including a house course and a handful of informal get-togethers—to help participants preserve ties with their far-flung service destinations, Mlyn said. Robert Korstad, associate professor of public tor
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U.S. hands power to Iraq in Anbar
BAGHDAD American forces Monday handed over security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost—a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. But a Sunni Arab leader criticized the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikifor failing to embrace its newfound allies, underlining the threat that sectarian tensions still pose to a lasting peace. Nevertheless, the transfer ofAnbar province, the cradle of the Sunni insurgency and the birthplace of al-Qaida in Iraq, marked a dramatic milestone in America's plan to eventually hand over all 18 provinces to Iraqi control so U.S. troops can go home. The 25,000 American troops remaining in Anbar will focus on training Iraq's military and police forces and standing by to help if the Iraqis are unable to cope with any surge in violence. ~
Jude Law visits Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan Jude Law is visiting Afghanistan to promote peace in the country. Together with director Jeremy Gilley,the Oscarnominated Law has returned to Afghanistan to help maintain momentum for Peace Day—an annual day on Sept. 21 urging a global cease-fire and nonviolence. "When I left Kabul last year, I was hugely moved not by the conflict that I have read so much about, but by the people's courage and the people's sense of hope,"Law told reporters in Kabul on Monday.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium European Union leaders warned Russia Monday thattalkswith ona wide-ranging political and economic agreement would be postunless poned Russian troops pull back from positions in Georgia. The threat to delay talks set for this month on the "partnership and cooperation agreement" with Russia came after Britain and eastern European nations held out for a tougher line. But Europe's dependence on Russian oil and gas effectively ruled out stronger sanctions. At a four-hour meeting, the leaders tasked EU bureaucrats to study alternative energy sources to reverse growing dependence on Russia.
Bipolar kids linked to parents'age CHICAGO Children born to older fathers face a greater chance of developing bipolar disorder, according to one of the largest studies linking mental illness withadvanced paternal age. Previous research has connected schizophrenia and autism with older dads, and a Danish study published last year added bipolar disorder to the list. The new study led by researchers at Sweden'sKarolinska Institute strengthens the evidence. The leading theory is that older men's sperm may be more likely to develop mutations.Even so, the odds of a person becoming bipolar are so low that the study's authors said it shouldn't dissuade older men from becoming fathers. Researchers analyzed Swedish national registry data from more than 80,000 people. The risks started increasing aroundage 40 but were strongest among those 55 and older. Children born to these dads were 37 percent more likely to develop bipolar disorder than those born to men in their 20s.
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Gustav weakens as it hits the coast Freshman gets NIDA accolades By
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pected Gustav swirled into the fishing villages and oil-and-gas towns of Louisiana’s Cajun country Monday, delivering only a glancing blow to New Orleans that did little more than send water sloshing harm-
stead of the mother of all storms, maybe the mother-in-law or the ugly sister of all storms.” The sense of relief did not mean the state cam?”through the storm unscathed. A levee in the southeastern part of Louisiana was in danger of collapse, and officials scrambled to fortify it. Roofs were tom from homes, trees toppled and roads
The Giles third flooris now home to one of the world’s most promising young scientists. Freshman Kapil Ramachandran was recognized this past summer by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, co-sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and Scholastic media company, for his research on alcohol addiction at a lab in his hometown of Austin, Texas. He won the first-ever National Institute of Drug Abuse Scholastic Addiction Science Award, the first time such an award was given to a high school student. His groundbreaking research determined that the binding diazepan gene family enables alcohol tolerance and when deleted can eliminate alcoholism. “The ideais that we can create a drug based on these genes that can combat alcohol addiction in the future,” Raraachandran said. His research was recognized for excellence in the field of addiction science and earned the designation as best of category for a top first-place winner at Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair, the foremost science competition for high schoolers, where he also won in the cellular and molecular biology category. His interest in the field of addiction research was bom from a poignant personal experience working in a hospital when in
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1,600 people. The storm that crashed ashore as a Category 1 hurricane had by late Monday been downgraded to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. “They made a much bigger deal out of it, bigger than it needed to be,” 31-yearold security worker Gabriel Knight said in New Orleans’ nearly empty French Quarter, “I was here with Katrina. That was a nightmare. This was nothing.” There was growing optimism that New Orleans would soon reopen for business. Mayor Ray Nagin cautioned that Tuesday would be too early for residents to return to a city largely in the dark, but their homecoming was “only days away, not weeks.” “I was hoping that this would happen, that we would be able to stand before America, before everyone, and say that we had some success with the levee system. I feel really good about it,” Nagin said. A mandatory evacuation order and curfew remained in effect, and nearly 80,000 remained without power after the storm
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Water sloshes over the flood wall on the city side of the Industrial Canal in the 9th Ward of New Orleans as Hurricane Gustav blows through Monday.
damaged transmission lines that snapped like rubber bands in the windand knocked 35 substations out of service. The city’s sewer system is damaged, and hospitals were working with skeleton crews on backup power. Drinking water continued to flow in the city and the pumps that keep it dry never shut down —two critical service failings that contributed to Katrina’s toll. Crews will comb the city Tuesday to fully review the damage, Nagin said, with the goal of having residents return later in the week. Buses are in place and ready to
bring people back, he said. “I would not do a thing differently,” Nagin said. “I’d probably call Gustav, in-
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Not so SAFERides A cab driver reported that he was assaulted by a student in front of Jarvis Dormitory Friday at 3:53 a.m. The driver also said the student did not pay his taxi fare. Belated larceny An employee at the Walltown Health Clinic, a community health center on Broad Street that is supported by the DukeDurham Neighborhood Partnership, reported a box of medical supplies missing Thursday. Life is like a box of chocolates An unaffiliated female was seen stealing $3 worth of candy from the Pink Smock Gift Shop at Duke South Hospital Thursday. The candy was recovered by the clerk who saw the shoplifter, and the store manager requested that the suspect be issued a trespassing warning, Cyberstalking A student reported Thursday evening that another student has been sending harassing e-mails to him and to his workplace.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. Republicans, determined to propel John McCain to the White House, opened their storm-shortened national convention Monday amid distractions involving running mate Sarah Palin. Police made more than 50 arrests in the surrounding streets as anti-war protests turnedviolent. Delegates had scarcely settled into their seats when it was disclosed a lawyer had been hired to represent the Alaska governor in an investigation of her firing of the state’s public safety commissioner. The other disclosure was personal, not political—the pregnancy of her 17-yearold unmarried daughter. The convention’s opening session was abbreviated as Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast, sparing New Orleans the type of damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina almost exactly three years ago. President Bush skipped his planned speech to go to disaster and relief centers, determined to avoid a repeat of the mismanagement ofKatrina. McCain was in Waterville, Ohio, where he helped pack supplies to be sent to the Gulf. Both men’s wives sparked cheers when they appeared before the delegates, shunning politics to urge contributions to help storm victims. Virtually the only polidcal business of the convention’s 214-hour session was approval of a platform that sidestepped the Iraq War, one of the key issues in the campaign between McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. “The waging of war—and the achieving
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asked delegates to use their cell phones to text a five-digit code that would make a donation to the Red Cross for victims of the hurricane. It was a theme that first lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain picked up more than an hour later. “This is a time when we take off our Republican hats and put on our American hats,” McCain said. Added the first lady: “Our first priority for today and in the coming days is to ensure the safety and well-being of those living in the Gulf Coast region.” Behind the two women was a giant SEE CONVENTION ON PAGE 6
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FEE INCREASE from page 1 President Sunny Kantha, a senior. Currently, the annual student activities fee is split among organizations such as Duke University Union, DSG and class councils. A certain amount is also allocated to campus-wide events such as Last Day of Classes, and the Student Organization Finance Committee —a subsidiary of DSG budgeted for this year $614,000 from the fee toward funding other student groups. In order for the fee to increase, the proposal must be approved by the DSG Senate and the student body referendum. DSG executives foresee refusing $60,000 in programming requests because of a shortage of funds, they wrote in a letter addressed to the student body. But DUU President Chamindra Goonewardene, a senior, said student leaders were not informed of the proposal until Monday—just 14 days prior to the referendum—adding that DSG should have consulted with other student leaders and organizations before making the an—
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“There is a process that wasn’t doneand I find that quite a bother,” he said. “I understand student organizations need more funding, but the way to approach the problem is to restructure the funding process instead of a random fund increase. SOFC in its finest form is very effective. It’s a matter of making that work.” Still, SOFC Chair Sam Halls, a junior, said the proposal for increased fees was propelled by the realization that the programming fund and annual budget were not meeting the demands of student groups. In addition to providing campus organizations with increased funding, DSC ex-
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from University administrators, including Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta and Chris Roby, director of the Office of Student Activities and Facilities. “I only heard that an increase is proposed and fully support it,” Moneta wrote in an e-mail. Former SOFC chair Alex Crable, a senior, said he does not mind the small increase, though he was previously unaware of the new proposal and does not understand the need to supplement the budget with higher fees. “I tried to avoid any general increases in the student activities fee,” he said. “My goal was to find the best use of the money [from the surplus account] and in my opinion, the most legitimate way to spend it was to
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ecutives said the higher fees will allow for more student programming and new initiatives. Among these proposed services are bus-tracking systems, a low-cost attorney for students and a car rental service. Kantha estimated that the 10-car service will cost $lBO,OOO and the tracking systems about $BO,OOO. “I’m hoping students will see that there are lots of great programs that DSC funds,” said DSG President Jordan Giordano, a senior. “I hate to increase fees, but in order to keep these programs around, the options are to increase the fee, don’t do the programs we want to do or have the school increase the fee itself and we lose control over programming.” He noted that for the past few years, DSG has supplemented student activity fees with a surplus account established approximately six years ago from accumulated funds. The organization withdraws $20,000 to $40,000 from the fund annually. The Senate approved continuing use of the surplus account at the end of the last academic year, Giordano said. Following discussions over the summer, however, the Board and SOFC decided to forego the usual model and move to increase fees, he said. If the referendum passes, the raised student activities fee will be enacted for the next academic year. In the meantime, Giordano said there is enough money in the surplus fund for the current year, though he said he was unsure of the exact amount remaining. He added that DSG is also exploring other ways to increase financing. “The surplus money is running out,” Halls said. “This is not only something for the next couple years—it’s more sustainable. If we reconfigure things now, it’ll help student groups further down the road.” Kantha said DSG has sought support
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it to the student organizations.” Goonewardene said he thinks DSG’s proposal is “unique” and is one students could take advantage of, but thinks that students could be getting more for their money if the proposal was thoroughly examined. Even so, Giordano said he is planning for years to come. “If we can secure funding for the future, we can secure funding for our current year,” he said. “We’ll be in a much better situation to handle our current finances... Right now we’re having to turn down a lot of events, and partially fund others. I wish we could [grant all fund requests], but we can’t. So this is the best option, I think, and I hope that others see that too.” return
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with time limitations. He added that he did not resign earlier because he did not realize the extent of his workload from DSG until the Fall. “I just want to make sure my entire workload is committed to DSG,” he said. He had discussed the possibility of his resignation with the Executive Board of the IFG upon his election, Giordano said, adding that all IFG members were informed of this likelihood. “Giordano fulfilled all his responsibilities [recruiting the fraternities],” Hathaway said. “It’s a good transition point because [the fraternities] haven’t started their preliminary recruitment yet and Michael can handle thatjob.” DSG Executive Vice President Sunny Kantha, a senior, said Giordano’s decision was predictable. “Trying to split the DSG president role is almost impossible,” Kantha said. “I wasn’t sure what he was going to do, but I was thinking there was a good possibility he may resign.” Giordano’s time commitments with DSG include gathering student perspective on campus issues, meeting with administrators and thinking of ways
screen showing the names of state-approved charities in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. There was money news of a more conventional type, when John McCain’s aides announced he had raised at least $47 million last month for the fall campaign against Democratic rival Barack Obama. It was the largest monthly amount to date for the GOP candidate. While the opening day convention program was shorn of political rhetoric, officials said Monday night they were planning for a resumption of normal convention activities Tuesday, likely including a keynote address by New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Aides said McCain was likely to deliver his nomination acceptance speech as scheduled Thursday. Some Republicans were eager for a more traditional convention week. “When the storm passes and we can see that there are enough resources and that lives are not in danger any longer and help is on its way or in place, then that’ll be the green light for us to enjoy the celebration we’re all here for,” said Kelly Burt, a delegate from California. But what there was revolved around Palin, little know nationally until McCain named her his running mate last Friday. An attorney has been hired to represent Palin in the legislature’s investigation into the dismissal of public safety commissioner Walt Monegan, who was dismissed after he refused to fire a state trooper who had divorced the governor’s sister. As for Palin’s daughter, McCain’s campaign aides said Monday’s statement was issued to rebut Internet rumors that the governor’s four-month-old baby was, in fact, daughter Bristol’s child.
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DSG President Jordan Giordano, a senior, resigned as executivevice president of IFC last week. He said time requirements would not allow him to serve as both president and an IFC executive board member. semester.
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“I thought the process [of bringing new fraternities to campus] was right it was in line with role of the DSG president.”
dent services and policies. Kantha said Giordano probably would not have taken a leadership role on the IFC if he had been elected DSG president first. DSG elections take place at the end of the Spring
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finished all that he wanted to do for theorganization. “My role with IFC was primarily bringing new stuff to campus,” he said. “I think it was important to think about what all of the campus wanted, as well as what the Greek community wanted. I thought the process [of bringing new fraternities to campus] was right in line with role of the DSG president.” Student government presidents of the recent past—including Paul Slattery, Trinity ’OB, Elliott Wolf, Trinity ’OB, and Jesse Longoria, Pratt ’o6—were not involved in any other executive and public positions, Kantha noted.
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SERVICE from page 1 policy studies and history and a program leader for the Dusite in South Africa, teaches The Politics of Civic Engagement, a course geared toward students who have recently concluded long-term service projects such as DukeEngage. Coursework will require students to explore the political and ethical issues raised by their civic engagement, but Korstad noted that the class will also provide support to students who are having difficulty returning to their lives as Dukies after an influential experience abroad. “A lot of students find that the most difficult part of their service engagement projects is when they return to Duke and have to fit back into the culture, organizations and group of friends that they had before,” he said. “You go away and have an experience that’s very powerful and transformative, and then you come back to school and everyone sees you as the person you were in the Spring. But you aren’t that person anymore.” Although adjusting to the nuances of life in Turkey took time, Booth said many aspects of the American culture seemed foreign to her upon return to the U.S. the amount of skin shown by her fellow students, the hostility of strangers and the secular climate of the cities—and she experienced culture shock yet again. Junior Elbe Hwang, who
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Freshman Kapil Ramachandranreceived three awards this summer—including recognition from a divisionof the NationalInstitutes of Health—for his work inbiology and addiction science. Hisresearch led to the discovery that a genefamily mayenable alcoholism.
NIDA from page 3 high school. “A patient came in who had overdosed on narcotics and alcohol,” Ramachandran saiB. ”1 thought, ‘What drives a person to do this to themselves?’ I started looking around for labs in Austin. Eventually I found one and started my project.” Ramachandran, who plans to study biomedical engineering and neuroscience, is eager to embark on new research here at Duke. He has already been contacted by Dr. George Augustine, G.B. Geller professor of neurobiology, who has offered Ramach-
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andran a position in his lab. “Kapil caught my attention after he applied to Duke,” Augustine said. “He’s a remarkable talent. I want him to start his Ph. D. research n0w.... Hopefully he can finish in his four years at Duke.... He is the most promising undergraduate student I’ve ever seen in 25 years.” Ramachandran worked closely with Nigel Atkinson, associate professor of neurobiology at the University of Texas at Austin. “Kapil was an incredible kid to have in the lab,” Atkinson said. “He was definitely working on the level of an advanced graduate. I’m sure he will learn a lot at Duke, but he is prepared to
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flooded. A ferry sunk. More than 1 million homes were without power. And the extent of any damage to the oil and gas industry was unclear. But the biggest fear—that the levees surrounding the saucershaped city ofNew Orleans would break hadn’t been realized. Wind-driven water sloshed over the top of the Industrial Canal’s floodwall—the same structure that broke with disastrous consequences during Katrina—and several Ninth Ward streets close by were flooded with ankle- to kneedeep water. Still, city officials and the “Everything’s like playing Army Corps Nintendo when you’re of Engineers
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production that was stopped because of Gustav could be restored by this weekend, stressing that it was a rough estimate. To the east of the city, state officials were unable to reach anyone at Port Fourchon, a vital energy industry hub where huge amounts of oil and gas are piped inland to refineries.
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fans can believe in I woke up Sunday morning still basking in the glow of the first Duke victory I had seen with my own eyes since 2005. The sun was a little brighter. The air was a little lighter. And I was a bit more hopeful for the season to come. That’s when it hit me like a 10-ton DATA bus featuring the giant likeness of the New Ball Coach: David Cutcliffe is the change we can believe in. I closed my eyes and saw the Man from the Land of Manning standing before a packed Wallace Wade Stadium, filled to capacity with Blue Devils from all walks of life—Dukies and Meredith Durhamites, Greeks and independents, English majors and engineers—all clamoring for what the athletic department has branded as the dawning of a new era. After nearly three minutes of applause and a litany of thank-yous, Cutcliffe finally speaks to the crowd of passionate believers: “Nine months ago, I stood before you and told you my story, of the brief union between a veteran coach from SEC country and a former NFL-bred father from New Orleans who got stuck playing
for one of the worst professional teams of the 19705, but shared a belief that in football his two sons could achieve whatever they put their minds to. “It is that promise that’salways set football apart—that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one football family, to ensure that the next generation ofplayers and fans can pursue their dreams, as well. That’s why I stand here tonight. Because for 19 years at Duke, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary Blue Devils —Patrick Mannelly and Ryan Fowler, Lennie Friedman and Orrin Thompson, Vince Oghobaase and Eron Riley—found the courage to keep it alive “We meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our program is at a crossroads, when one can count Duke’s victories over the last four years on one hand and when the Duke athletic promise has been threatened once more. “Tonight, more Blue Devils are still interested in Duke Basketball than pigskin, and some are already bypassing the Blue Zone altogether and setting up camp in K-ville. More ofyou who live here have found a home at either Kenan Memorial or Carter Findley Stadium, SEE SHINER ON PAGE 12
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Coach K, Olympians honored at halftime If students in attendance at Saturday’s Blue Devil win in Wallace Wade Stadium felt more like Cameron Crazies than football fans, at least they had a reason during halftime. Mike Krzyzewski, who led Team USA to a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics Aug. 24, was recognized at the intermission on the field, receiving a standing ovation from almost everyone in the stands—including the James Madison faithful. Krzyzewski was flanked by members of his Duke and Team USA staff, including associate head coaches and Team USA scouts Chris Collins and Steve Wojciechowski and both squads’ video coordinator Kevin Cullen. The group was joined on the field by President Richard Brodhead and new Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White. The Department of Athletics also honored Duke’s other representatives in Beijing on the video screen ofWallace Wade’s scoreboard. Carlos Boozer reunited with Krzyzewski, his old coach, and helped the United States to the gold medal in his role as a reserve forward. Becca Ward, a Duke freshman,
took two bronze medals in individual and saber fencing. Shannon Rowbury, a 2007 graduate, placed seventh in the 1,500meter final. Rebecca Smith, a 2002 alumna, played for the New Zealand soccer team. But it was Krzyzewski who received the largest ovation from the more than 30,000 fans who endured the early rain Saturday evening. Duke’s most prominent Olympian, he was the last person to be introduced in the photo montage and his ovation lasted the longest. Wearing a USA jacket, Krzyzewski faced the students and waved to signify his gratitude. He turned to the other side of the stadium, where the James Madison fans in purple and gold rose to their feet. When Krzyzewski spun again, he bowed to the students—a tactic usually employed by students. He rode off the field in a golf cart serenaded by chants of“U-S-A!” Krzyzewski made .a point when he returned from China to express his support for David Cutcliffe’s program, even scheduling his first press conference early in the week to allow more media attention for Cutcliffe’s squad. team
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For only the second time in two years, the Blue Devils gained over 200 yards on the ground. Clifford Harris led the way with 95 years on 17 carries, giving him an average of 5.6 yards per rush. True freshman Jay Hollingsworth shined brightly on the game's final two drives. All three running backs, however, coughed up the ball, which resulted in two turnovers.
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Thaddeus Lewis and Eron Riley connected seven times for 67 yards and two touchdowns. The highlight was Riley's 20yard touchdown catch which gave Duke a 21-point advantage. The rain may have caused a couple of Lewis' throws to sail on him, but none of his overthrows found their way into the hands of a defender.
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Duke's two-pronged offense was certainly on display. The Blue Devils actually ran the ball more than they threw it, something that would not have happened last year. Duke was also an excellent third- and fourth-down team, converting on 9-of-18 third down situations and ail three of its fourth down gambles. The offense ran 79 plays to JMU's 48 and won the time of possession battle by nine minutes. The unit met Cutcliffe's goal of 30 points by the end of the third quarter.
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DEFENSE Rush:
If you take away Rodney Landers' 47-yard touchdown rush in the Ist quarter, the Blue Devils held the Dukes to less than 150 yards on the ground. In the second half, when you would expect the defense to be fatigued, James Madison only mustered 70 additional yards against the Duke starters who had played the entire game. No complaints here.
Pass:
The Dukes did not throw the ball much, and the Blue Devils did nothing to make them think they should. JMU's paltry passing game only amassed 51 yards over all four quarters and had no completions of 20 yards or more. Jabari Marshall opened up the second half with a pick on Landers's pass that set the tone for the rest of the half.
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The defense limited the Dukes to seven points, the fewest of any Duke opponent since 2003, and did not yield a single thirddown conversion. Along with the interception, the Blue Devils forced three fumbles and recovered two of them. Not bad for a defense with basically the same personnel that finished dead last in the ACC in most defensive categories last year.
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Harris was the leader of the rejuvenated running game. With his average of 5.6 yards per rush and two touchdowns, he turned in a performance Duke hopes to duplicate on a weekly basis.
The one major flaw for the Blue Devils was the big returns they allowed on kickoffs. Scotty McGee had a 60-yard return to open the second half, which put JMU in great position to score had they not turned the ball over. —by Laura Keeley
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SHINER from page 9 historically better ticket buys in the recession-ladenfootball market known as the Atlantic Coast Conference. “These challenges are not all of the Blue Devils’ making. But the failure to respond is a directresult of a broken system at Duke and the failed policies ofTerrence Edwin Roofjr. Duke, we are better than these last four years. We are a better program than this.” The crowd erupts yet again in thunderous applause —and I awake from my daydream, gazing at the Barack Obama poster held up on my refrigerator by my snazzy new Duke Football schedule magnet. I rub my eyes. What could this vision possibly mean? Politics aside, these two men seem to be in somewhat similar situations. (For the record, I do not intend to trivialize the important issues facing America with this' column dr make any sort of political statement, only to use comparisons to make a greater point about Duke Football.) Both Barack Obama and David Cutcliffe present themselves as agents of change. Both men have generated a hype and a hope about their tenures almost unparalleled by their predecessors. And both men are almost completely unproven in their chosen endeavors. Yes, Cutcliffe has been a successful college coach before, but the mess he inherited at Duke is one so messy it’s like a whole new world. It takes time and ability to correct years of bad decisions. It takes even more time
and ability to change an entire culture. Don’t get me wrong—a 31-7 win Saturday evening over James Madison was a solid start in putting Duke back on track. But, it was only that: a good start to a year, and maybe even a tenure, that is sure to see its ups and downs. When you really think about it, beating a I-AA squad is something that a program like Duke shouldn’t be excited about. It’s a win a BCS conference team is supposed to take (Sorry, Michigan fans, but it’s true). So the real.question is this: what happens when the honeymoon is over? When the Blue Devils lose a game, which they inevitably will —perhaps as early as this week—and the 32,000 fans who filled Wally Wade last Saturday are wondering why they even got excited about Duke Football in the first place? My gut tells me their interest and faith will wane, their frustration will wax and their attendance will drop faster than a botched snap. But (and perhaps affected by the movements taking place all around me), I have to hope that Duke fans will be a bit more patient than that—that they will look back at the history of Blue Devil athletics and see that even the greatest Duke dynasties, built by some of the best coaches in history, took time to build. Can Cutcliffe take this team to a bowl game in his very first season in Durham? In all likelihood, he can’t. Over time, can he turn this football program around? (An echo heard, as if from a dream...) Yes he can.
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Duke apart as a trailblazer not only in civic engagement but also in redefining the notion of a truly global education. At the same time, though, this strength of concept requires a good execution in order to really be effective. DukeEngage must not become an exercise in self-congratulation. While 365 students participated in DukeEngage programs this summer, important questions loom in thefuture. How will the program be evaluated and how will it adapt? How will the experiences it offers students transfer back into the Gothic Wonderland? How will a student’s experience extend beyond a single summer? How can the promise of DukeEngage’s idea change the experience ofeveryday life at the University? Moreover, while the program offers many unique op-
portunities for learning abroad,
DukeEngage should work more to cultivate opportunities in this
country. It is doing so already, and this is good, because the United States has no shortage of real human needs. In fact, Duke Engage is perhaps most effective, its message most ingrained, when it is not a foreign trip but a slow, hard grind in the backyard ofone’s own country. Finally, if DukeEngage deserves praise, it also deserves a clear look, and we should at least call it what it is—that is, not away to change the world but away to be changed by it. The goal of DukeEngage is not, and cannot be, to transform the world piece by piece. Instead, its purpose is to complement, to bring context to and to test the education we receive on campus. That, for now, is enough.
Gao is a perfect fit for Duke Board of Trustees
aiUj^lrecord The work you do is of greater importance than the awards you get. The achievement of the research and the ability to help other people is more important than the accolades.
since James B. Duke’s founding indenture, the University has sought to compete with the best American universities by expanding the terms ofexcellence to include both academics and broad social engagement In 2004, President Richard Brodhead arrived here with the stated goal of broadening the conventional idea of an education. Throughout the past four years, he has embraced a vision of learning that is not limited to a GPA and a well-paying job at the end, but does more. For Brodhead, education must not only instruct the student but “expand the domain ofknowledge; the struggle to share that knowledge through education; and the struggle to put that knowledge to profound human use.” Duke Engage fits squarely into this determination to set
Disclaimer: This submission is my personal opinion and does not reflect the views of the Duke University Board of Trustee, in which I hold the position of Young Trustee.
also awarded Duke Law School’s International Alumni Award in 2005. Second, Duke’s globalization is moving forward very rapidly but is still rooted in our hisattentory. Last week, I was thrilled to watch Coach K xmg zong tion was lead Team USA to a gold medal at the Beijing grabbed guest commentary Olympics. In my humble opinion, the highlight of the redeeming journey was the opener beby a column by Kristin Butler tween China and United States, a game watched and Ed Rickards entitled “Chinese trustee carby 184 million Chinese viewers. What an excitries too much luggage” which appeared in The ing historic moment! Chronicle Monday. As an international student Remember that it was only 36 years ago that hailing from China, a proud Dukie who lived another Duke alumnus, Richard Nixon, rein this wonderland for five years and the most opened the door between China and United recently elected Young Trustee, I would like to States. If you went back a little further, to 1881, share some of my personal perspectives. Duke’s first Chinese student, Charlie Soong, First, I am sure most people would be immatriculated in Trinity College. Now, more pressed as much as I am when they read Gao than a century later, Duke has Xiqing on the Xi-qing’s compelling story—a typical “American Board of Trustees, the University’s highest govDream” that epitomized erning body. thousands of Chinese in Third, although I Gao’s generation. Gao don’t know the authors Remember that it 36 only was grew up during the Great personally, I am willing Cultural Revolution. He to bet that neither Butyears ago that another Duke was a railroad laborer and ler nor Rickards have alumnus, Richard Nixon, a factory bench worker in travelled to China over his early years. The turnthe past few years. If they reopened the door between ing point came in 1983, had, they would have China and the United States. when the then-dean of seen first-hand the reDuke Law School, Paul markable changes in my Carrington, offered him a country; changes that scholarship to study at Duke. After graduation, have captured the attention of journalists, pubGao worked on Wall Street for a short before relic officials, business executives and the millions turning to China, where he helped establish the of people who visited China this summer for the Chinese stock market and was a key architect of Olympics. Chinese securities law. Currently, Gao is known China is still a developing country in many as China’s “200 billion dollar man,” because respects, with big challenges, but to have one he manages the sovereign wealth fund. If you of the most respected people in the country search YouTube for “60 Minutes” and “China,” giving back to his university is a wonderful you can watch a very frank interview he recently opportunity for Duke. We can and should be a part of the transformation of China into a gave to Lesley Stahl. Gao is an enthusiastic supporter of Duke global player. and one of our most influential and successful alumni in Asia. For example, he returns to the Xing Zong, a sixth year Ph.D. student in Physics, is law school each year to teach a course. Gao was a Young Trustee.
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Campus Council responds to East Campus sleep hours policy
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response to the new East Campus Courtesy Sleep Hours policy designed and introduced by Residence Life and Housing Services and other administrators, Campus Council presents a set of alternatives that we find more realistic for and less patronizmg to stu-
molly bierman denis. Although the omission of guest commentary student leaders preliminary in discussions regarding this policy and the failure to notify student leaders after the its implementation have certainly been alarming (and undermine the very role of student governance on our campus), also frustrating are what we feel are some substantial logical flaws that inherently weaken its overall effectiveness. Although sleep deprivation is a significant problem plaguing college campuses, the establishment of East Campus Courtesy Sleep Hours is not an appropriate method of encouraging a healthier lifestyle. The purported goal is to help marginalized students otherwise afraid to seek assistance when neighbors become intolerably loud. Unfortunately, the “reactive” nature of the new policy makes it virtually unenforceable, as afflicted students must still seek out a Residence Assistant in order to take any action. Additionally, this change simply shrinks the zone past which students should not hear noise from three to two rooms away; this is a largely ineffectual step in promoting healthy sleep as it still permits noise within a two-room radius. Moreover, this policy patronizes first-year students. Holding first-years to a different standard from those living on other campuses implies residents of East Campus aren’t capable of maintaining a healthy sleep schedule (yet that residents of West and Central Campuses are). Many of the University’s policies recognize that Duke students are responsible adults. Judging by this trend, Campus Council anticipates that administrators will amend or eliminate the East Campus Courtesy Sleep Hours to fit this pattern and that administrators will include student leaders in future discussions regarding policy changes directly impacting residential life. Furthermore, we write to propose a few other options that Campus Council feels are more reasonable and equitable. First, we urge RLHS to consider a revised policy that would include the option of no additional restrictions, as students are currently only allowed to chose the times when quiet hours are imposed but not whether or not they are imposed at all. Campus Council envisions this vote mirroring the current bathroom unlock vote. Initially, students would vote whether to have any stricter quiet hours, after which a second vote would determine the hours during which they would be enforced. Second, we recommend this take place on an RA-by-RA basis (as opposed to the current residence hall-wide system) in order to offer greater flexibility and greater ownership over one’s particular area. Third, once East Campus Council is formed, we encourage them to evaluate the policy and work with Campus Council and RLHS to determine its effectiveness and its place (or lack thereof) at Duke. We also hope that students will take advantage of Counseling and Psychological Services, the Oasis and other resources currently available to those struggling with sleep deprivation. Campus Council anticipates working with RLHS and other administrators to implement one (or several) of these alternatives and welcomes additional suggestions from the student body. Molly Bierman, Pratt ’O9, is' the president of Campus Council.
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letterstotheeditor Vote yes on DSC referendum It’s time for a new Duke Student Government that listens to Duke students. Our goals are simple. We’ll fund student groups, fix student problems and bring students’ voices to the administration. Of course we’re going to work from past successes. We brought you the Brightleaf Bus and the new LaSalle route. We brought you the climbing wall and Wilson Gym TVs. We brought you the Dillo patio and the Link: the new basement of Perkins with sweet technology. But more importantly, we’ve always supported time-honored Duke traditions: burning benches, K-Ville and drinking in the Blue Zone. This year we want to accomplish even better projects. Here are the big three; first, we want Duke students to have access to legal advice on campus at minimal cost Second, we want a bus tracking system. We’ll have displays at the stops and you can see where the buses are online, even on your cellphone. Third, we want to bring Zip Cars to campus. Rent a car by the hour: All you need is a driver’s license. Most importantly, we want to increase funding for the amazing things already happening on campus. With this year’s budget, we anticipate having to refuse at least $60,000 in great programming requests. We fund important events from Awaaz and Greek Week to Kville and Springtemational. We fund vital campus organizations from the Black Student Alliance and Intramural Sports to the Undergraduate Publications Board. Under our current financial model, we cannot fund many of the requests we are receiving. We don’t want to limit the great things that students do on our campus. So we propose a simple solution.Let’s increase the student activities fee by $25 per semester for the next four semesters. This money will go to your club, your event, your Duke. Help Duke Student organizations thrive: Vote yes on the Sept. 15 referendum. Because, unlike with tuition price hikes, you’ll actually see where your money is going.
trustee, Gao Xiqing, since we were both students at Duke in the mid-1980s. We continued our friendship after graduating and returning to Beijing, me to work as a foreign
correspondent and Xiqing to help found China’s securities industry. Xiqing is one of the most honest, ethical human beings I have ever had the privilege of knowing. He has honored his status as the first PRC citken to earn a J.D. from a U.S. law school (Duke Law ’B6) in his pioneering work in China since his 1986 graduation. It is conscientious civil servants like him that are changing China’s authoritarian political culture from the inside out, and these agents of change should be actively engaged, not on grounds of ideological purity. In my humble opinion, it would be a huge mistake to let the perfect be the enemy of the practical and not engage someone like Gao just because he serves in a Chinese government that has a less than spotless record on human rights. Butler and Rickards may not know that during the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 I regularly saw Gao delivering food and water to his Chinese University of International Business and Economics students while they were occupying the Square. Whenever we made eye contact Gao would wink at me, a silent Duke salute that said, “I cannot be seen with you, an American reporter, in these sensitive circumstances, but w'e both know where my real sympathies lie, with my protesting students.” Gao continued to show his true blue Duke colors in the years following the massacre, regularly accepting my interviews and privately briefing my visiting American colleagues as he rose up the ranks of the Chinese bureaucracy. China’s political culture is changing rapidly, and what is required by concerned interlocutors from the,West is constructive engagement—critically constructive engagement of course—but engagement nonetheless. A principled stance of having nothing to do with China and not working with agents of change like Xiqing because China’s human rights record is less than perfect Jordan Giordano, DSG President would be tragic, and ironically play directly into the hands Sunny Kantha, Executive VicePresident of the hardliners in China who really do want to turn the Chelsea Goldstein, VicePresident ofAcademic Affairs clock back to the days of Maoist totalitarianism. MikeLefeure, VicePresident ofAthletics and Campus Services In short, I applaud the appointment of Gao Xiqing to Andrew Brown, VicePresident ofDurham and Regional Affairs Duke’s Board of Trustees, and am confident that if Butler Amanda Tong, Vice President ofInter-Community Council and Rickards met Gao they would concur with my assessLauren Maisel, Vice President ofStudent Affairs ment ofhis impeccable integrity.
Gao Xiqing a conscientious civil servant I would like to comment on Monday’s column by Kristin Butler and Ed Rickards entitled: “Chinese Trustee Carries Too Much Baggage.” I have known Duke’s new
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It is a definitive aspect ofDuke’s culture but is rarely openly discussed. The CCI hints at it, condoms are given away in LDOC goody bags, but I have yet to have an honest discussion of sexual relations that did not result in a breakup and a boy with very hurt feelings. In the first episode of the first season of “Sex and the City,” Carrie Bradshaw demegna raksit scribes herself as a sort of “sexual anthropologist,” pub- sex and the bull city lishing the observations of her fieldwork, if you will, in her weekly column. Although Durham is no New York City, and my picture isn’t splashed across the Cl buses (yet!), I hope to use this space as a commentary on relationships at Duke. Hookup culture aside, I would venture to say that not only do Duke students have relationships, but also that these relationships are worthy of print Rolling Stone magazine seems to agree. Though it would label all Duke women as Samanthas and all Duke men as toxic bachelors, I believe that there is more to romance at Duke than a frat-star-takes-home-sorostitute pattern. It really comes down to the type of student one has to be to get here You would be hard-pressed to find a girl who would name Miranda as her favorite character from “Sex and the City,” and it’s close to impossible to find a boy who likes her at all. But I think that every Duke woman has some Miranda inside of her. We are driven and independent. We work hard in Bostock for our grades and in Wilson for our bodies, and party in heels Thursday through Sunday.
We carry planners. Who has time for relationships? At Duke, being too bus)' to do something is the go-to excuse for anything (similar to “the dog ate my homework” of our childhood). But if we have hours Saturday afternoon to drink beer in tutus, we certainly have time to date. Assuming that we have the time and the interest in romantic commitment, all of our Facebook statuses shouldread “In a relationship.” So why do we have Date Week and the Women’s Initiative to address our lack of long-term relationships? Maybe the overcited effortless perfection really is to blame. Arguably, women at Duke set extremely lofty standards for their grades, appearances and social lives. In other words, we work very hard to seem “Easy Breezy Beautiful” to all who see us. It is not an irrational stretch of imagination to see that we place these same standards ofeffortless perfection on our hypothetical Prince Charming. For a Duke girl used to getting what she wants, when she wants it, why settle for anything less thanBig’s charm with Steve’s sense of humor in Smith Jared’s body? The inherent problem is that while you can always hit the books harder or the gym longer, it is much more difficult to mold the cute boy from Econ into the knight in shining armor youlre waiting for. As a result, the quest for Prince Charming is exhausting and highlights the ease of finding a semi-stranger at Shooters II to take home whenever you feel a little restless. Perhaps Duke’s supposed dearth of committed relationships is just a function ofvery high personal standards, and not a campus-wide cultural crisis. After all, if you believe one toxic bachelor from the first episode of “Sex and the City,” “when you’re in your twenties, women control the relationships.” So whether or not a Duke girl is a Samantha or a Charlotte comes down to her own version of perfection, and not a frat star’s sexpectations.
Megna Raksit is a Trinity junior. Her column runs every other Tuesday.
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University’s fine arts and music scene continues to flower during semester Forget Michaelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael. If you’re looking for a renaissance in the arts, Duke is place to be. But there’s still work to do to complete the University’s transition out of a darker age for the arts, recess
faculty strength in the arts, build national and international arts programming, create magnificent arts facilities on all three campuses and strengthen arts leadership,” the plan reads. The University’s choice was an important one. Artists at Duke—from freshman students to tenured professors —have often felt marginalized. As I’ve spoken with student performers over the years, they’ve complained about the lack of attention they’ve received, both institutionally and from their fellow’ students. Professors in arts departments have told me of the difficulties they face, such as departments whose facilities are spread across two or three campuses. Happily, the plan recognized this fact. “Over the years, however, Duke—like other comparable research universities—has struggled to create an environment where the arts are clearly valued and widely supported,” it reads. We can already see some of the fruits of this new focus on the art. First, the Nasher Museum of Art has quickly become not only one of the campus’ social hubs, butalso—with the huge El Greco to Velazquez show (see page 3) —a true leader in the visual arts. Second, since the plan’s approval, the University has created a vice provostship for the arts, which was filled by Scott Lindroth, the former chair of the Department of Music.
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any returning alumnus: There’s a lot changing at Duke these days. And you can see it very clearly—in the renocations in Few Quadrangle and the Bryan Center, the many new buildings across campus and the plans for a “New Campus.”
There’s another change going on that’s less obvious, but that promises to have every bit as important an impact on the University. It’s the florescence of the arts, from Brody Theater on the fringes of East Campus to Smith Warehouse to the Bryan Center on West Campus. In September 2006, the Board ofTrustees approved the University’s latest strategic plan, “Making A Difference.” After the boom building years under former president Nan Keohane, the Board and the University have chosen to focus on less tangible elements of education—among them the arts. “As we we will enrich the student experience in the arts, increase
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And Lindroth, along with Provost Peter Lange, helped to push Duke’s arts programming into a new era, selecting Aaron Greenwald to lead Duke Performances. Greenwald replaced Kathy Silbiger, the founder of the office and a seminal figure in Duke’s art programming, who worked at the University for more than two decades. In Greenwald’s first year at the reins, Duke Performances booked dozens of big name shows, celebrating North Carolina-born Thelonious Monk and the state’s soul music. As a student, I’ve never heard as much buzz about any arts event as during Duke Performances’ marquee series. Elsewhere on campus, the Dance Program added a new major in March 2007, and the Department ofArt and Art History rechristened itself the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies to reflect its evolving curriculum and expertise. You can find more about what’s going on in some of these departments and programming inside this preview. In the meantime, there’s still work to do.. The New Campus—the new name for the Central Campus renewal—is slated to become a special arts zone, encompassing the Nasher and new facilides for the University’s other arts-related departments. This should go some way to helping solve the faculty’s complaints about dispersion. On my personal wishlist, I hope to see the University take steps to rectify the lack of a good performing arts hall. Baldwin Au-
ditorium, for one, is subpar. And Durham resident and international jazz star Branford Marsalis told me last summer that the poor facilities and acoustics in Page Auditorium actively banned the University’s efforts to bring world-class musicians to campus. Though I’m glad to see he’s playing here this Fall anyway, he is right that something must be done. In the meantime, open your eyes and ears: It might be fall, but the arts are flowering everywhere at Duke.
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This fall, the Nasher Museum of Art offers visitors the chance to explore historic masterpieces as well as a modern installation
El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign the Nasher’s first blockbuster exhibit. The product of 20 years of research by Sarah Schroth, the museum’s Nancy Hanks senior curator, the showcase presents more than 100 works created from 1598 to 1621. The corpus of work created during the reign of Philip 111 was for many years dismissed by most art historians as less significant than during the comparatively flourishing Spanish scene during the king’s father’s and son’s reigns. But while conducting research for her graduate dissertation at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, Schroth stumbled upon an inventory list of art work belonging to the Duke of Lerma, Philip
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Ill’s court favorite The aged document listed 448 pieces that had been commissioned during Philip Ill’s reign, proof of a thriving art culture and only a fraction of Duke of Lerma’s full collection of more than 2,000 fine art pieces. After years of additional research and field work, Schroth partnered with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to track down numerous pieces, some of which were retrieved from church basements and others from outdoors courtyards. From sculptures to portraits to stilllifes, the exhibition features vivid, naturalistic works filled with intricate details and emotive characters. Art by El Greco and Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, two of the most famous Spanish artists of all time, bookends the exhibit; in between, lesser known figSEE NASHER ON PAGE 4
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Francisco Ribalta's "The Ecstasy of St.Francis of Assisi," left, and Peter Paul Rubens'"Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Lerma," right, both of which are in the Nasher's El Greco to Velazquez.
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Prof’s pre-Columbian ‘Mirror’ rounds out art museum’s Spanish-tinged schedule NASHER FROM PAGE 3 ures get their chance to be seen. The consistency of quality across all pieces is a testament to the skill of all artists in the showcase In conjunction with the exhibit, the Nasher Museum will also be presenting several lecture events including “Patronage and Style at the Court of Philip III” by Schroth Sept. 18 and an Oct. 18 talk by Jonathan Brown, a professor of fine art specializing in Spanish art at NYU. Antonio Feros and Rosemarie Mulcahy, two contributors to the exhibition catalogue, will also be hosting a talk on “The Historical and Religious Context in 17th Century Spain” Sept. 25. Additionally, Laura Bass and Ronni Baer, the William and Ann Elfers senior curator of European paintings at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, will de-
liver a lecture on the “Common Images and Themes in Art and Literature in the Age of Philip III” Oct. 30.
Art by El Greco and Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez bookends the exhibit; in between, lesser-known figures get their chance to be seen. The consistency of quality across all pieces is a testament to the skill of all artists in the showcase. The Nasher is also exhibiting Black Mirror/Espejo Negro: A Museum Installation by Pedro Lasch, a single large-
scale sculpture that marries historic relics with modern materials. Lasch is the assistant professor of the practice of visual arts at Duke, and although he incorporated 16 pieces from the museum’s permanent collection into his sculpture, the work as a whole is his own reflection on the significance ofpre-Columbian art. Among the museum works included are'a beautiful black obsidian mirror and ceramic figurines that date as far back as 2,000 years. The showcase was commissioned to accompany El Greco to Velazquez and in many ways is a prologue to Nasher’s upcoming exhibition, Escultura Social, which will arrive this spring. El Greco to Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip 111 will be on exhibit at the Nasher Museum of Art until Nov. 9. Tickets are $5 for Duke faculty and staff students and children ages 7-1 7, $l5 for adults and free for Nasher members and children under 6. Black Mirror/Espejo Negro will he displayed until Jan 18, 2009.
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The North Carolina Symphony will perform in October aspart of the festivities surrounding El Greco to Velazquez. At left, a still-life by Juan Sanchez Cotan from the exhibition.
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Panelists: Producer/writer/director Carl Kurlander, entertainment journalist Susanah Gora, DUKE//!/LA Faculty Director Jim Thompson, and Sterly Wilder from the Duke Alumni Association r
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Duke Performances gears up for first half of multifaceted, complex 2008-2009 the capitals of the art world on her tour, is the latest addition to her oeuvre of socially aware political commentary, and features In response to the huge political and social changes that are taking place this year, top musicians including drummer Joey Duke Performances is presenting a total of Baron and violinist Eyvind Kang. 50 programs aimed at showcasing how art Also in September, the Chiara Quartet will perform renditions ofMozart and is intimately intertwined with the many issues facing our generation. other classical composers, and Robert ParWhereas last year Duke Performances kins, professor of the practice of music at concentrated on two major thematic Duke and University organist, will revive programs throughout the year, resulting selected pieces by Spanish composers Antonio in a fairly regide Cabemented schedule, this year’s zon and With a focus that ranges from itinerary is “a lot Juan Cathe international to the local, banilles. more organic,” In adsaid Aaron GreDuke Performances’ program diti o n , enwald, who was last year named features artists and themes 20-yearold masdirector of Duke that reach far beyond the folk Performances. terpianist With a foLise de la culture indigenous to the cus that ranges Salle will American South. from the interbe giving national to the a recital local, Duke Perbased on formances’ proworks by gram features artists and themes that Mozart, Liszt and Prokofiev. reach far beyond the folk culture indigJazz attractions in September include enous to the American South guitar virtuoso Lionel Loueke, who has This year’s schedule features 7 main played with Herbie Charlie series: Piano Recital, Art/Politics Now, Baden’s Liberation Music Orchestra feaShuffle & Pick, Jazz @ Home, Brazil 58, turing Carla Bley, the Dafnis Prieto Sextet and pianist Frank Kimbrough, a native of Gypsy, and lastly, Esparia Clasica. The idea, Greenwald said, is to find a the Tar Heel State. balance between local customary music In October, the Duke-based and worldand global music. The effort promises to acclaimed Ciompi Quartet will give their create a nexus of sounds that will both be second and third performances on the second and fourth of the month respecprovocative and entertaining. In one of the season’s first major tively. performances, performance artist, songFollowing them is what promises to be writer and violinist Laurie Anderson a sharply contrasting performance by Milbrings her newest major work, titled ton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio. Nas“Homeland,” to Page Auditorium Sepcimento, a world-famous Brazilian singer, tember 18. SEE DUKE PERES ON PAGE 7 The piece, which she is performing in by
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The Ciompi Quartet performs Oct. 2 and 4 and Nov. 20 and 22, as well as several times in the Spring.
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DUKE PERFS FROM PAGE 6 joins the trio to bring some bossa nova soul to campus.
Adding
to
the diversity, the Tallis Schol-
ars, one of the most renowned Renaissance music ensembles, will treat listeners to
songs from Renaissance Spain in the Chapel Oct. 17.
Later in October, students will have a chance to enjoy the music of Beethoven, Bartok and Brahms through a live performance by the Tokyo String Quartet with David Shifrin at Reynolds Theater. Other highlights in October include a show from well-known tap dancer Savion Glover and a concert by Romero Lubambo, a jazz guitarist from Brazil. The month of November will feature some of Duke Performances’ most exciting shows of the year. British songwriter Billy Bragg—whose music straddles categories from folk to punk—plays in Page Auditorium Nov. 1 as part of the Art/Polliics/Now series. Bragg—also known for his work putting lost Woody Guthrie lyrics to music on the Mermaid Avenue project with Wilco—is a passionate liberal and will surely offer commentary on the upcoming election during his concert. The following Thursday, Durham resident Branford Marsalis’ saxophone sounds will resonate in the rafters of Page Auditorium. Marsalis’ show, a concert with Filharmonia Brasileira, will include works by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Darius Milhaud. For a full Fall schedule, visit the Duke Performances website at www.duke.performances.org. Tickets for most shows are $5 for students, with others free; other prices vary.
COURTESY DUKE PERFORMANCES
Alarm Will Sound, top, and Bela Fleck, bottom left, appear in the Spring. Billy Bragg, right, plays Nov. 1.
Thursday and Friday, September 11 & 12at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January
23 at 8 p.m.
Menopause the Musical®
Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble
Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m,
Saturday, January31 at 8:30 p.m,
Breaking the Silence of Ovarian Cancer
Los Lonely Boys
40IftAmtesaryTiior
Vicki Lawrence & Mama
With special guest Dave Barnes
and Saturday, October 3 & 4 at 8 p.m.
Friday
Friday, February 13 at
8 p.m.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
History of the Word
Legendary a cappeSa group
Saturday, October 11at 8:00
Arlo Guthrie
The Hip Hop Musical
p.m.
Eric Benet
The Lost WM Jour
With Special GuestStar Dwele
Friday,
October 24 at
Saturday, February 14 at 8 p.m.
8:00 p.m,
Paula Poundstone
Tuesday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. Guitar Blues starring Joma Kaufmen. Ha Oftenfin# and RuttHe Foster >
Saturday, October 25 at
7:30 p.m.
Joe Satriani US ’OB Tour
With Very Special Guesl Mountain Featuring Leslie West and Corky Laing Saturday,
November 8 at 8 p.m.
Duncan Sheik
featuring original cast members of Spring Awakening
and Saturday, November 14 &15 at 8 p.m. Friday
Defending the Caveman Written byRob Becker Sunday,
November 23 at 7 p.m
John Berry Classic Christmas Toys for Tots collection night
Friday, January 9 at 8 p.m.
Ain’t Got Long to Stay Here Relive the civilrights triumphs of the 1960's
Thursday, March 5 at 8 p.m.
David Sanborn Blazing hotcontemporary jazz Friday,
March 6 at 8 p.m.
The Art of Beliydance featuring The Beliydance
Superstate
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Friday, March 13 at 8 p.m.
Pieces of War
Powerful, political, pro-vet experience
Sunday, April 19 at 4 p.m.
San Jose Taiko
Powerful Japanese drumming
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THE CHRONIGLI
Duke Universiiu Fall 27 Discord:
Soviet Music
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Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live performance by local jazz musicians refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg, Free. CMLW)
Memories
Terry Rhodes, soprano; Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin; Fred Raimi, cello; Jane Hawking, piano. Bpm.
Nelson Music Rm. Free.
CMUS)
Dafnis Prieto Sextet. Taking the Soul for a Walk. DP "Jazz S Home"
series. Bpm. Reynolds Theater. $2B $2O; $5 Duke students. CDP)
28 Frank Kimbrough.
Air. DP Jazz S> Home" series. 3pm, Nelson Music Rm. $2O; $5 Duke students. CDP)
Violin Master Class.
Dmitry Sitkovetsky. 7pm. Nelson Music
Rm. Free.
CMUS)
30 The
Bonromco Quartet. Discussion & performance of Shostakovich's String QuartetNo. 8. 4pm, Baldwin Aud. Free. CMUS)
Vilobtr Wednesdays at the Center. "Digital Youth and the Paradox of Digital Labor," Lecture by Cathy
Davidson. FHI
English, Duke: HASTAC event; 12pm, 240 Franklin /
Center, Free, lunch provided. (FHD
September 3
■8
Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live performance by local jazz musicians refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg. Free. (MLW)
Lecture. "Blurring the Boundaries between Reality and Fiction in Contemporary Theatre," Erika Fischer-Lichte, Theatre Studies, Freie Univcrsitat Berlin/FHI Distinguished Scholar in Residence; 4:3opm, 240 Franklin Center, Free. CFHD "Art/Politics/Now" series. Bpm. Page Aud. $3B $3O $22; $5 Duke students. (DP.)
Rubinoff, traverse; Baroque Winds. Works by Boismortler, Telemann and Oliveira. Bpm. First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St.. Durham. Free. (MUS)
19
Chiara Quartet. Mozart, Prokofiev, Bartok & Others. DP "Chamber Arts" series. Bpm. Nelson Music Em. $2O Gen; $5 Duke students. (DP)
20 Lise dc la Salle. Mozart, Liszt, Prokofiev. DP "Piano Recital" series,
Lecture. "Culture as Performance; Developing a Concept of Performance," Erika Fischer-Lichte, Theatre Studies, Freie Universitat Berlin / FHI Distinguished Scholar in Residence: 4:3opm, 240 Franklin Center, Free. CFHD IO Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live performance by local jazz musicians, refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg. Free. CMLW) Lecture. "9/11 and the American Landscape: National Trauma and Roadside Public Expression." An illustrated talk by photographer Jonathan Hyman. 7pm. Rare Book Rm, Perkins Library. Free. (CDS)
Robert Parkins. Cabezon to Cabanilles. DP "Espaha Clasica" series. 7:30 pm Nasher Museum Aud. Free. (DP) Rare Music Scries. Penelope Jensen, soprano; Caryl Thomason Price, mezzo-soprano; Michael Hirata, tenor; Lewis Moore, baritone; Don Eagle, comet & keyed bugle; and Randall Love, square piano: "Echoes of the Past: Sounds of the American Civil War." 4pm. Rare Book Rm, Perkins Library. Free. (MUS)
£ Charlie Hunter. Rhythm Mavericks. DP "Shuffle & Pick" Bpm. Reynolds series. Theater. $2B $2O; $5 Duke students. (DP)
Tamango
(DP)
21 Faculty Recital. Sandra Cotton, mezzo-soprano and David Heid, piano. Songs of Parting. 4pm. Baldwin Aud. Free. <MUS)
25
$2B $2O; $5 Duke students. CDP)
Lecture. Stephen Rumph, "Mozart and Marxism." 4pm. Rm 104, Biddle Music Bldg. Free. CMUS)
dnme [Duke New Music Ensemble] and putsoptional. The Music of Jennifer Fitzgerald (1975-2007), featuring Sloan Hoffman, horn,
and John Mcdonald, piano. Bpm, The Ark. Free. (MUS)
Charlie Hadcn’s Liberation Music Orchestra featuring Carla Bley. Not in Our Name. DP "Jazz 5) Home" series. Bpm. Page Aud. $3B $3O $22; $5 Duke students. (DP)
Duke Wind Symphony. Pamela Halverson, dir. Works by Eric Knechtges, Verdi, Wagner and Steve Reich. Bpm. Baldwin Aud Free. CMUS)
Ciompi Quartet. With Peter
Artist’s Talk and Exhibition Reception. Scenes of Secrecy: Visual Studies on Suspicion. Intelligence, and Security. Photography, film, and mixed-media work by Trevor Paglen, William Noland, and NC Stop Torture Now. Thru January 4 2009. Talk by Trevor Paglen.
s:3opm, reception following.
Center. The Things of War,” Lutz Musner, IFK Int. Research Center for Cultural Studies; Center for European Studies & Triangle Center for Security Studies event; 12pm, 240 Franklin Center, Free, lunch provided. (FHD
Milton Nascimento
Zenobi. spm. Bone Hall, Bidi Music Bldg. Free. (MUS)
Duke University Chapel. $2B; $5 Duke students. (DP) NC
Symphony. Weber. Schubert,
Tchaikovsky. DP "NC Symphony" series. 7:30 pm. Page Aud. $36 $3l $2l $26 (seniors); $5 Duke students.
(DP)
Tokyo String Quartet with David
A
Shifirin. Beethoven.
Bartok. Brahms DP "Chamber Arts" series. Bpm. Reynolds Theater. $2B; $5 Duke students.
£
Jobim Trio.
Jihadfor Love.
Oct. 21
Screening. A Jihad for Love (d Parvez Sharma, 2007), Awar winning documentary explo
Guest Recital. Dana Long Zenobi (alumna. 1999), soprano, and David Held, piano. Works by Ame and Rossini, songs by Rachmaninoff and Leslie Adams. 6pm. Nelson Music Rm. Free. (MUS)
intersections between Islam homosexuality. Panel discus with Duke faculty follows. 7] Griffith Theater. Bryan Cent Free. (FVD)
22 Wednesdays at the Center. In national Sexualities: New Direct In the Study of Sexuality." Elisabeth Engebretsen, Svati SI Ara Wilson. Ranjana Khanna, Duke. Study of Sexualities eva 12pm, 240 Franklin Center. Fri lunch provided. (FHI)
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Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live formance by local jazz musid refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Unioi Bldg. Free. (M.LW)
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Sweeney Todd. Musical thrill book by Hugh Wheeler, must . and lyrics by Stephen Sondhi Directed by John Clum. Bpra. Reynolds Theater. $lO Genera Public; $5 Students/ Sr. Citlze (TS, HnH)
Zenobi, Oct. 19
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Voice Master Class. Dana LOl
the Spanish High Renaissance. DP "Espana Clasica" series. Bpm.
Lecture. "Freeing an Empire’s Slaves." Adam Hochschild, Author of King Leopold's Ghost and Bury the Chains, FHI-Duke Human Rights Center. spm, Love Aud., LSRC. Free, reception to follow. CFHD
Davidson, music dir. with HsiaoM.ei Ku. violin and Jonathan Bagg, viola. 'Czech' This Out, works by Vorisek, Stamitz and Dvorak. Bpm. Baldwin Aud. Free. CMUS)
Laurie Anderson, Sept. 18
Duke University Chapel. Free
21
Tallis Scholars. Dream Visions from
Lecture. Michael Noone, "Newlydiscovered musical masterpieces from El Greco's Toledo; from 16thcentury illuminated manuscripts to 21st-century CDs." 4pra. Rm 104, Biddle Music Bldg. Free. CMUS)
Duke Symphony Orchestra. Harry
Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live per-
(CDS)
Screening. "King Leopold’s Ghost.” with discussion with Pippa Scott, Director and Adam Hochschild, Author. FHI-Duke Human Rights Center. 6pm. Griffith Theater. Free. CFHI, FVD)
provided. (FHD
Wednesdays at the
Organ
from the Golden Age. DP "Espa ClAslca" series, 2:30 pm &5]
CMUS)
a Neglected American Hero," John Hope Franklin, History Emer., Duke; and Lia Wernick Fridman, English, Kingsborough CC.; Rm. 240 Franklin Center; Free, lunch
Williams
■9 Robert Parkins. Iberian
Rare Music Series. Steve Barrel!, clavichord: "Sentimental Journey." 4pm. Rare Book Room, Perkins Library. Free (MUS)
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Washington Williams: The Case of
Durham community collaborative artists. 2pm, Center for Documentary Studies. (CDS)
Mary Lou
Elizabeth Linnartz, soprano; Elizabeth Tomlin, piano; Americana: from folk Arts to fine Arts. A celebration of American song. 4pm. Nelson Music Rm. Free.
Wednesdays at the
Face Up Mural Tour. Bike or bus to 14 murals by Brett Cook and
formance by local jazz musicians refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg. Free. CMLW)
)
Reynolds Theater.
26
CDP)
Contemporary African American Fiction and the Shadows of the Black Arts Movement," Dana Williams. Howard. 12pm, 240 Franklin Center, Free, lunch provided. CFHD
Faculty Recital.
Lionel Loueke Trio. Karibu Welcome DP "Jazz 5) Home" series. Bpm. (
Duke students.
Wednesdays at the Center. "The House That Toni Built at Random:
Martin, piano; John Brown, bass; Adonis Rose, drums. Haydn. Ravel. Dr. Billy Taylor. DP "Ciompi Quartet" series. Bpm. Reynolds Theater. $18; Free to Duke students. (DP)
Bpm. Reynolds Theater. $2B; $S
Duke students.
Ciompi Quartet with Peter Martin, piano, first Course Concert. DP "Ciompi Quartet" series. 6pm. Nelson Music Rm. $5; Free to CDS Speaker Series. Ruth Behar "The Hopes and Worries of a Vulnerable Observer.” Richard White Aud, 7pm. CCDS)
Laurie Anderson. Homeland. DP
Faculty Recital. Tom Moore, traverse and modern flute; Kailan
Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live performance by local jazz musicians refreshments and a cash bar. 9;3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg. Free. CMLW)
Duke String School. Dorothy Kitchen, dir. Oktobcrfest. 3. 4. and 7pm. Baldwin Aud. Free. (MUS)
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22 November Dances. Works by Visiting faculty Leonard Cruz and Julie Walters, and the staging of Torelli, (original choreography by Twyla Tharp, restaged by Barbara Dickinson and Tyler Walters), and other works by faculty. Bpm, Reynolds Theater. Tickets $l5 General: $5 Students. CDDP)
Afro-Cuban
Guest artist Bobby ibria, percussion. Parents tend Concert. Bpm. Baldwin $5 general, students/seniors
Abies.
l/ID. CMUS)
jjnings. Duke alum and Holly-
Ciompi Quartet. Beetho-ven. Schubert, Mark Kuss. DP "Ciompi Quartet" series. Bpm. Nelson Music Room. $18; Free to Duke
j director/producer/screenB:3opm My Cities C2008). Q&A with
erCarl Kurlander. ofTm
follows, dor Carl Kurlander pm. St. Elmo’s pire (Joel Schuler, 1985) introduced by scrcenTheater, er Kurlander. Griffith -no advance tickets. CFVD)
students.
Richard Luby, violin and Jane Hawkins, piano. Beethoven violin and piano sonatas. 4pm. Nelson Music Rm Free. CMUS)
tova. Gypsy Visions. DP "
series. Bpm. Nelson Music
$2O: $5 Duke students. (DP)
ney Todd.
October 23). Reynolds Theater. (TS. HnH) (See
Chorale, Symphony tstra, Wind Symphony. its Weekend Concert. Bpm. Chapel.
$5
rs free w/
ley
Todd.
tee 2pm,
IlH)
general, students/ ID. (MUS)
(Sec
October
23).
Reynolds Theater
m Clover. Bare Soundz DP Be & Pick" series. Bpm. Page $3B $3O $22: $5 Duke stu-
|(DP)
Spotlight. Solo and srriall 1
student performances. 2pm Music Room. Free (MUS)
ilty Recital.
Hslao-Mel Ku. It and Randall Love, piano, plete Brahms sonatas for violin biano. Bpm. Nelson Music Rm. (MUS)
Griffith Theater. Free.
(FVD)
and New Media Tuesday.
taedia artist Fatlmah Tuggar. i. 240 Franklin Center. Free, ■nation Science and Informa-
Studies
event. CFHI)
it the Mary Lou. Live pcrmce by local Jazz musicians ihments and a cash bar. m-12am. 201 West Union
Free.
(MLW)
Historias, Nuestros Suenos
Drd. International Center for iltional Justice; Archive for in Rights event. 12pm, 240 ilin Center, Free, lunch pro(FHD
Lubambo.
Brazil for Six DP "Brazil 58" series. Bpm. Music Room. $2O: $5 Duke its. (DP)
1
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ney Todd. (See October 23) Reynolds Theater. (TS. HnH) re
Without End Conference.
:
passlcal Studies. Women s r 3, and Network on Ancient Modern Imperialisms event; sPm, 240 Franklin Center. (FHI)
Whose Empire Anyway?"
°yinka, Nobel Laureate in
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Franklin
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Women/Slaves/Empires."
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Empire Without End Conference (See Oct. 31). 9am-spm, 240 Franklin Center. Free.
(FHI)
Billy Bragg. Mr. Love
& Justice. DP "Art/Politlcs/Now series. Bpm. Page Aud. $34 $26 $2O; $5 Duke students. (DP)
Sweeney Todd.
(See
1
23)
/
Our Stories, Our Dreams, Nov. 13
14 Duke
October 23)
Bpm, Reynolds Theater. (TS. HnH)
Encounters: With the Music Of Our Time. Tony Arnold, soprano and Jacob Greenberg, piano. Music of Thomas Ad£s, Elliott Carter. Olivier Messiaen. Bpm. Nelson Music Room. Free. (MUS)
Sweeney Todd. (See October 23) Matinee 2pm, Reynolds Theater
=
Richard White Auditorium. All events subject to change-for details, updates, see fvd.aas.duke.edu/screensociety.
French
Francophone Film
-1
(See Nov. 22) 3pm, Reynolds Theater. CDDP)
Bpm, Brody Theater. Free. CTS)
Chamber Music Master Class. Kuss Quartet. Spm. Nelson Music Rm.
Bpm, Brody Theater. Free. CTS)
Scenes of Secrecy series (7pm) 9/3 REDACTED—Brian De Palma's "fictional documentary" about the Iraq war. 9/10 THE LIVES OF OTHERS 9/17 CLANDO 9/24 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE—ErroI Morris's documentary about Abu Ghraib 10/1 SECRET TAPES (TAJNE TASMY SB) & OCCULTED—(?&A with Prof. William Noland
Duke Players Lab Theater.
FVD SHOWCASE
Free. CMUS,
DP)
Kuss Quartet. Haydn. Lachenmann, Schubert. DP "Chamber Arts” series. Spm. Reynolds Theater. $2B $5 Duke students. (DP)
Graduate Composers Concert. Spm Nelson Music Rm. Free. CMUS)
Duke Players Lab Theater.
Matinee 2pm, Brody Theater. Free. (TS)
Chava Alberstein S Greg Brown. Mideast / Midwest: folk Politics. DP "Art/Politics/Now" series. Spm. Page Aud. $34 $26 $2O; $5 Duke students. CDP)
i 8 Chamber Music Recital.
Branford Marsalis C Filharmonia
19 Wednesdays
Brasiliera conducted by Cil Jardim.
Marsalis Brasllianos: Villa-Lobos, Milhaud, and the New Worlds of Brazilian Modernism. DP "Brazil 58" series. Bpm. Page Aud. $44 $34 $2B: $5 Duke students. (DP)
Compahia Flamenco lose Porcel.
Mds Alld de flamenco. DP “Espana Claslca" scries. Bpm. Reynolds Theater. $3B $2B $5 Duke students (DP)
Takacs Quartet, Muzsikas Marta Sebcstyen. Bartdk and Folk Music £
DP "Gypsy" scries. Bpm, Reynolds Theater. $3B $2B; $5 Duke students. (DP)
Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live performance by local Jazz musicians refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg. Free. (MLW) Exhibition Reception and Panel Discussion. Nuestras Historias, Nuestros Suehos / Our Stories, Our Dreams. Farmworker families in the Carolinas. Thru January 4, 2009. Also on display; Border Stories. 6-9pm. (CDS)
Dorfman Dance. Disavowal DP "Art/Politics/Now" series. Bpm. Reynolds Theater. $3O $22 $5 Duke students. (DP) David
Duke Players Lab Theater. Bpm, Brody Theater. Free. CTS)
Rare Music Series. John Pringle, viola da gamba and other stringed instruments: "Reproduction: Some Thoughts on Recreating the Music of Bygone Ages." 4pm. Rare Book Rm, Perkins Library. Free.
Dorfman Dance. Disavowal DP "Art/Politics/Now" series. Bpm. Reynolds Theater. $3O $22; $5 Duke students. (DP) David
£
Scries; "Cultures” 9/8 LILI AND THE BAOBAB 9AS L’ORIGINE DE LA TENDRESSE AND OTHER TALES (shorts) 9/18-9/19 PERSEPOLIS (7 & 9:3opmj Co-presentedwith Freewater Presentations.
Players Lab Theater.
Jan at the Mary Lou. Live performance by local jazz musicians refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg. Free. (MLW)
CMUS)
y T °dd- (See October Flme 7pm, Reynolds !r - FTS, HnH)
general public. Unless otherwise noted screenings are at Bpm~in the Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. CW)
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November
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events are free and open to the
November Dances. Nuestras
(TS. HnH)
ling. America the Beautiful America s unhealthy Blon with beauty. Q&A with tor Darryl Roberts follows.
CDP)
23 Faculty Recital.
SCREEN/SOCIETY All
,
ney Todd. (See
Reynolds Theater. CTS.
Student groups. 7:3opm. Nelson Music Rm. Free. (MUS)
at the Center. "Brazilian Popular Music: Samba to Hip-Hop." Tom Moore, Music Librarian & Director of Duke Collegium Musicum. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies event; 12pm, 240 Franklin Center, Frea, lunch provided. CFHU
Piano Master Class. Matthew Bengtson. 4pm. Nelson Music Room. Free.
(MUS)
Guest Recital. Matthew Bengtson piano. Bpm. Nelson Music Room. Free, (MUS)
Jazz at the Mary Lou. Live performance by local Jazz musicians refreshments and a cash bar. 9:3opm-12am. 201 West Union Bldg. Free. (MLW)
20 Ciompi Quartet with Mark Kuss, composer, first Course Concert. DP "Ciompi Quartet” series. 6 pm. Kirby Horton Hall, Duke Gardens. $5; Free to Duke students. (DP)
Duke Wind Symphony. Pamela Halverson, dir. Works by Richard Strauss, Orff and more. Bpm. Baldwin Auditorium. Free CMUS)
21 Fred Hcrsch 6 Christopher O’Riley Heard fresh: Music for Two Pianos. DP "Piano Recital" series. Bpm. Page Aud. $34 $26 $2O; $5 Duke students. (DP) Lecture. Jeremy Smith, "Imitation as Cross-Confessional Appropriation in the Susanne u’n jour Complex: Revisiting Kenneth Jay Levy's 'History of a 16th-century Chanson.'" 4pm. Rm 104, Biddle Music Bldg. Free. CMUS)
Djeml>e
&
Afro-Cuban Ensembles.
Bradley Simmons, dir. with guest
artist Monti Ellison. 8 pm, Baldwin Auditorium, Free.
CMUS)
Films of Lech Majewski 9/16 ANGELUS 9/23 WOJACZEK (8:30pm)-Q&A with director 10/7 GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS
Brian Johnson, Dec. 3
December Duke Chorale.
'Why Democracy?'
Rodney Wynkoop,
dir. Christmas Concert. 7pm (seasonal carillon and organ music 6:3opm). Duke Chapel. Admission: one non-perishable food item for needy families in Durham. (MUS)
Duke Symphony Orchestra.
Harry
Davidson, music dir. A Salute to Ralph Vaughan Williams on the 50th anniversary of his death, with guest artist Brian Johnson, baritone. Bpm. Baldwin Aud. Free. (MUS)
Duke Jazz Ensemble. John Brown,
dir. with Russell Malone, guitar. $lO general, $5 students, seniors. (MUS)
Bpm. Baldwin Aud.
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Despite the modest size of the Duke Program, recent efforts to expand and bolster the program have not been without reward. From visiting faculty to restaging of classic works, the dance program offers exciting new events this fall. Duke looks to add more expertise to its strong modern dance program with the help of Guest Assistant Professor Leonard Cruz. In 1983, Cruz participated as a student in the American Dance Festival, the major dance event held on campus every summer, and returned in 1990 to perform at ADF with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company. After 25 years since first stepping foot onto Duke’s campus, Cruz is “happy to be hack and ready to share his Passion for dance with the Duke University community,” according to his biography on the Duke Dance website. His accomplishments include dancing with Robert Wilson, Shapiro and Smith Dance, Kei Takei’s Moving Earth and Sally Dance
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Since 2001, Cruz has worked as a freelancer in Essen, Germany and as a choreographer in the United States and Europe. He was cited in the 2004-2005 German Tanz Platform as one of 50 Important Choreographers. In 2006, he received an Asia Pacific Performance Exchange fellowship from the University of California at Los Angeles, and he is currently an M.F.A. candidate at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Cruz will handle upper level modern courses,
Modern 111 and Modern IV, this semester. He is sure to bring a unique style to his class, so look into Duke’s Dance program this fall for something refreshing. In addition to Cruz, the program is welcoming back visiting faculty member Julie Walters to the ballet program. She will be teaching Ballet 11, Ballet 111 and Ballet V this fall. Walters is a former lead dancer of the Jeffrey Ballet and currently teaches ballet at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David Dorfman Dance, an acclaimed modern dance troupe based in New York City, will be in residency at the Ark Nov. 9 to 15. Look for more details to come soon. The dance department will continue its ambitious agenda through its annual fall showcase, the November Dances. This year the event will be held Nov. 22 and 23 in the Bryan Center’s Reynolds Theater and will feature performances by students in the repertory program. A highlight in this fall’s performance schedule will be the restaging of Twyla Tharp’s Torelli. Tharp is one of the greatest recent American choreographers and is known for her ability to fuse ballet, modern and popular dance with natural movements into innovative performances. Tyler Walters and Barbara Dickinson, two members of the dance faculty, have received a prestigious American Masterpieces grant to prepare the Tharp piece, and dancers will arrange the new rendition of Torelli with students from schools and universities in the area. For more information, visit the Dance Program COURTESY DUKE DANCE PROGRAM website at http://www.duke.edu/web/dance/. David DorfmanDance will be in residence at the University from Nov. 9-15.
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This fall, the Department of Music will showcase how great art emerges from the worst of oppression. The Sept. 27 performance of “Discord: Soviet Music and Memories” will spodight music created in Russia from 1929 to 1953, where more than 18 million people passed through the Soviet forced labor camps known as gulags. The concert will feature music by wellknown Russian composers Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich, but the centerpiece of the performance will be a presentation of piano preludes written by Vsevolod Zaderatsky, a composer who continued to create music even as he worked in a gulag for over a decade. During his lifetime, Zaderatsky was never provided with an opportunity to present his work to the public, nor was a note of his music ever published. His historical persecution, not to mention his moving work, made him a fitting choice for the “Discord” concert.
In addition to the musical concert, “Discord” will also feature the performance of a monologue inspired from interviews with gulag survivors. Much of the monologue comes from discussions with gulag survivor Nina Rodina. Rodina, who worked in the gulags as a young woman, was originally interviewed by Associate Professor Jehanne Gheith 10 years ago. As part of the collaboration with the Department of Theater Studies, Rodina’s words have been transformed into a
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The “Discord” concert is the first in a series of Duke performances that will address life in the Soviet labor camps. “Gulag Follies,” a play based on The Kolyma Tales, a collection of short stories by Varlam Shalamov, will be presented in February. In addition, Duke will also be featuring a voice recital by Duke alumna Dana Long Zenobi. Zenobi, who received a B.A. in music in 1999, will perform pieces by Arne, Rossini and Rachmaninoff in an Oct. 19
recital. She is currently a professional opera singer as well as a member of the vocal faculty at Southwestern University in Texas. Aside from her performance, the Duke alumna will also be leading a voice master class Oct. 21 that is open to all members of the Duke community. Both the concert and the master class arc free.' The highlight of the Fall season may come in the much-anticipated production of “Sweeney Todd; The Demon 'Barber of Fleet Street.” The performance, which will be the Fall main-stage production, is a collaboration between Hoof V Horn and theater studies. Although both Hoof ‘n’ Horn and the department usually put on separate shows, each decided that working together on this difficult piece would produce a better show and a wider audience than either could have donealone. The lively and chilling musical will be directed by John Chun, professor of theater studies and English, and will run from Oct. 23 to Nov. 2. Johnny Depp, eat your heart out. For more information, visit music.duke.edu
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Kurlander’s biggest credits are as both a producer and writer for the ’9os TV show Saved by the Bell and as the writerfor the story that inspired the 1985’s post-collegiate Brat Pack tale, St. Ebno’sFire. This year, Kurlander released the documentary My Tale of Two Cities, in which he traces the history' of the city of Pittsburgh. The film also examines Kurlander’s decision to leave Hollywood (hence, two cities) to become a professor in Pittsburgh and the ramifications of that decision. For his visit to Duke, Screen/Society will screen both My Tale of Two Cities and St. Elmos Fire Oct. 24. Following the first screening, Kurlander will do a questionand-answer session on the film that will focus on his experiences at Duke as well as in Hollywood and Pittsburgh. He will then introduce the screening of St. Elmo's Fire. “We’re making it like a tale of three cities with Duke, Hollywood and [Pittsburgh] and talking about his homecoming back to Duke during parents weekend and what he can say about his experiences in Hollywood,” Okazaki said. Duke will also host two screenings from the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival, now in its 22nd year, in late November. Directors Darryl Roberts and Felipe Aljure and experimental filmmaker David Gatten will all be present at Screen/ Society events later in the semester. “Basically I like all of [the schedule] but Kurlander and Majewski are particularly big for us,” Okazaki said. In other F/V/D news, Stanley Abe, associate professor of art, art history and
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This fall, in addition to standby series such as Cine-East on East Asian film, Screen/Society’s calendar is loaded with a particularly rich set of events. Hank Okazaki, program coordinator for Screen/Society —part of the Program in Film/Video/Digital —said of particular noteworthiness this semester are a new series called Scenes of Secrecy and visits from Polish filmmaker Lech Majewski and Duke alumnus Carl Kurlander, Trinity ’B2. Scenes of Secrecy is a new series tied into a larger project going on at Duke. The project, funded by Provost Peter Lange, was approved during the summer and takes an interdisciplinary look at intelligence and security. The series includes films such as The Lives of Others (2006) and Brian De Palma’s Redacted (2007). In addition to the series, various departments throughout the University will hold workshops and panels on the topic. Starting Sept. 16 and ending Oct. 7, Screen/Society will be screening some of Majewski’s later films. On Sept. 23, Screen/ Society will present Wojaczek, the biopic of poet Rafal Wojaczek. Majewski, the first filmmaker to visit for the fall semester, is a major Polish filmmaker who was honored with a retrospective in 2006 at the Museum of Modem Art in New York. He is also famous for his playwriting, directing and producing live theater and video installations. “I think Lech Majewski... is very interesting, just as a personality and his films,” Okazaki said.
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Exiled will be shown by Screen/Society Sept 22 as part of its ongoing Cine-East: East Asian Cinema program. visual studies, replaces Professor of Political Science David Paletz at the helm of the program F/V/D will also Join with the Career Center and Jim Thompson, director of the Duke in Los Angeles program, for seminars and info sessions on both the industry and
the Duke in L.A. program during Parents’ Weekend, Oct. 24 and 25. The sessions will include industry members, including Kurlander. For more information on F/V/D and the complete Screen/Society calendar, visit the F/V/D website at Jvd.aas.duke.edu.
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