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For some freshmen, “fitting in” at Duke will require some physical maneuvering. Due to a record number of incoming students, some members of the Class of 2014 will have smaller living spaces and additional roommates. With roughly 40 more freshmen moving into East Campus than last year, about two dozen rooms were adjusted over the summer to accommodate an additional person, said Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. “We were done [with admissions] but kids kept on making funny decisions,” said Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag. “We’re going to end up with a class of about 1,745 to 1,750 students. Our yield is going to be a shade under 42 percent.” The University received a record 26,694 applications this year—an 11.6 percent increase from last year. The 42 percent rate at which students accepted offers of admission marks a half percent increase from the yield of the Class of 2013, Guttentag said. Guttentag attributed the higher number of freshmen to a combination of three factors: wait-listed students took longer to respond to
tion] confidential,” Dzau said. “We are in active discussion, if not the final stages, of arranging for a totally neutral, objective [and] distinguished panel of reviews conducted by a most distinguished organization.” The University completed its own review of the controversial cancer research—used to tailor chemotherapy with individual patients—in January after charges by biostatisticians Keith Baggerly and Kevin Coombes of MD Anderson Cancer Center alleged that Potti’s work contained errors. At the time, Duke stood behind the research, noting that it was “viable and likely to succeed.” But recent allegations that Potti falsified his resume and qualifications on resumes for federal funding brought Potti’s research to the forefront. Potti is accused of posing as a Rhodes Scholar, falsely claiming to be a recipient of numerous awards and claiming work under a mentor who told The Cancer Letter he did not know Potti at the time. For the second investigation, Dzau noted that the Duke community, as a whole, believes it is the best decision to use an
A group of Durham lawyers will likely challenge Duke University Police Department’s authority to make arrests following a recent ruling in a case involving Davidson College. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 17 that the college cannot make arrests due to its strong religious affiliation to the Presbyterian Church. The court tossed out charges against Julie Yencer, who was arrested by a campus police officer driving while impaired, after the defendant appealed on the ground that the the arrest violated the separation of church and state. Whether the challenge of Duke’s power will be successful remains unclear. Duke has long-standing ties to the Methodist Church—ties that could limit the police force’s authority to make arrests. For example, of the 36 members of the Board of Trustees, 24 are elected by the United Methodist Church and the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, according to the University’s bylaws. “The aims of Duke University... are to assert a faith in the eternal union of knowledge and religion set forth in the teachings and character of Jesus Christ,” the bylaws state, though—despite the historical and formal times—the University is independent and non-sectarian. Durham-based attorney Bill Thomas, one of the lawyers set to challenge DUPD’s authority, however, noted that Duke is susceptible to a constitutional challenge due to its “adherence to the Christian tradition and [promote] Christianity,” according to The Herald Sun. Thomas could not immediately be reached for comment. DUPD Chief John Dailey referred all comment to Michael Schoenfeld, vice president of public affairs and government relations. Schoenfeld said the ruling by the N.C. Court of Appeals concerned Davidson in particular and cannot necessarily be applied universally. “It was a specific case regarding Davidson College Police Department,” Schoenfeld said. “We’re studying the ruling and what the potential impact on Duke may be.” For now, it’s “business as usual,” he added. Davidson is not the only institution in the state to have its police authority challenged. The police departments at Campbell University and Pfeiffer University were
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Construction on the new K4 dormitory is “slightly ahead of schedule,” administrators said, adding that noise will be minimized for students this Fall, SEE STORY PAGE 3
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Duke nears ‘final stages’ of naming external review body in Potti case by Tullia Rushton THE CHRONICLE
The external organization set to lead the investigation of Duke cancer researcher Anil Potti’s allegedly flawed findings is nearly determined. Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and chief executive officer for the Duke University Health System, said the University is almost certain about which organization will conduct the external review of Potti’s research. According to The Cancer Letter, National Cancer Institute Director Harold Varmus has contacted the Institute of Medicine to Anil Potti request that the organization lead the review of Potti’s findings. Dzau declined to comment on whether IOM was in fact the organization that Duke has been in talks with, citing an confidentiality agreement with the organization’s president. “It could negatively impact the decision making [with respect to Potti’s work] if we don’t keep the identity [of the organiza-
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Candidates gear up for tough fight over Senate seat by Ciaran O’Connor THE CHRONICLE
As Duke students move on to campus and once again become eligible to vote in North Carolina, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. is gearing up to defend his seat against Democratic challenger Elaine Marshall in what is shaping up to be a close and contentious race. According to a poll conducted earlier this month by Public Policy Polling, 44 percent of North Carolinians disapprove of Burr’s job performance and his lead over Marshall has shrunk to two percentage points. In a statement, Dean Debnam, president of the Raleigh-based PPP, described Burr as the “most vulnerable Republican incumbent in the country.” Voters will face a stark choice between Burr, who spent five terms as a Congressman representing North Carolina’s fifth district before being elected to the Senate in 2004, and Marshall, who has served as North Carolina’s secretary of state since 1997 and defeated Cal Cunningham in a June primary runoff to secure the Democratic nomination. The two candidates offer competing visions of the role of government and differ on almost every pivotal issue, from health care to the war in Afghanistan. In a state with 9.8 percent unemployment, though, both candidates recognize the importance of persuading North Carolinians that they are the better choice to help fix the nation’s economy as well as the need to paint their opponent as out of touch with voters and in touch with the status quo. “Senator Burr has spent 16 years in Washington and he’s just part of the problem,” said Sam Swartz, communications director for the Marshall campaign. “He’s sided over and over with Wall Street executives and special interests, not the people of North Carolina.” Samantha Smith, spokeswoman for the Burr campaign, disputed this assertion and used similar language to argue that it was Marshall who would only give voters more of the same. “[Marshall] endorses every policy of the Obama administration,” she said. “She has mentioned that the only way to fix this economy is to spend more.” Although Burr voted for the controversial Trouble Assets Relief Program, the largest part of the government’s $700 billion financial bailout plan, he has repeatedly set himself against increasing government spending. Recently, he voted against extending unemployment benefits, arguing that it would increase the deficit and discourage people from looking for work, and against a Wall Street reform bill he deemed a misguided government intrusion into the private sector. “The bill that the Democrats voted for did nothing to address the crisis,” Smith said. “It did nothing... it created a slush fund.”
Marshall supported the bill and her camp is quick to highlight her past experience as evidence that she is prepared to take on special interests and fight for the average citizen. “She’s protected consumers,” Swartz said. “When she was in the [state Senate], she took on insurance companies and [as secretary of state] she’s taken on Wall Street banks and won more than $500 million for the people of North Carolina.” The college crowd Because all Duke students will have lived in North Carolina for more than 30 days prior to Election Day, they will be eligible to vote in the Nov. 2 election. To secure the college vote, both candidates have been making plans to raise awareness of and support for their campaigns on campuses across the state. “[Marshall’s] message and the things she’s fought for appeal to college students,” Swartz said. “We’re going to run a grassroots campaign and be active on campuses.” Ben Bergmann, a senior and president of Duke Democrats, hopes to bring Marshall to campus as part of a larger effort to engage students with a race with a result that he hopes will mirror that of the 2008 presidential election. “It’s going to be sort of a repeat of what we did two years ago,” Bergmann said. “We’re going to have a lot of canvases in Durham... we’re going to be phone banking... we’re going to do a lot on campus.” Furthermore, he added, North Carolina has an early voting option that allows students to register to vote and cast their ballots at the same time until three days before Election Day. Burr and his supporters at Duke also hope to be active this Fall. Burr’s campaign is in the process of implementing a “Students for Burr” initiative across 19 N.C. campuses in which a selected student will officially represent the campaign at his or her school, according to a press release. “This will be a grassroots effort in terms of organizing throughout college campuses,” Smith said. “It will be a part of our ground strategy to get out the vote and have representation throughout North Carolina.” Carter Boyle, a senior and chair of Duke College Republicans, expressed confidence about the race and stressed that his organization has already been working with Burr over the course of the summer, assisting him with his Facebook page and setting up a date for him to come to campus. “We’re working with [Burr] to set up this plan that his campaign has called ‘Tailgate Tours,’” Boyle said, explaining that the Senator will try to visit each N.C. campus that plays college football in the Fall and make an appearance on gameday. “We’re trying to arrange for him to come to Duke for one of our football games.”
A third candidate Although they are the favorites to win the seat, Burr and Marshall are not the only candidates Duke students can choose from to represent them in the Senate. Mike Beitler, the Libertarian candidate, hopes to convince voters he is an attractive alternative to the politics as usual that he feels Burr and Marshall represent. He is currently polling at between 5 and 10 percent but is confident that he will make gains. “I think it’s a matter of name recognition,” Beitler said. “Most North Carolinians are not on that extreme right like Burr or that extreme left like Marshall.” Beitler supports gay marriage, abortion rights, a rapid withdrawal of American forces from Iraq and Afghanistan and an independent audit of all Federal agencies that would highlight ineffective programs to be purged from government. He said he looks forward to elaborating on his positions that differentiate him from both Burr and Marshall at the next debate.
meetthecandidates >>Party: Republican >>The incumbent U.S. Senator has held his seat since 2004, but his disapproval level has recently risen to 44 percent. Richard Burr
>>Party: Democratic >>Marshall has served as North Carolina’s secretary of state for 13 years. Elaine Marshall
>>Party: Libertarian
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>>The third-party candidate is currently garnering poll support between 5 and 10 percent, but he is hopeful that he will gain ground in the election.
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Noisiest K4 construction completed over summer by Matthew Chase THE CHRONICLE
Upperclassmen moving in early to Keohane Quadrangle may notice that construction crews, metal fences and building equipment have taken over the quad’s landscape. Construction of the K4 residence hall, which officially started April 16, took place throughout the summer and will continue into the school year. The dorm, which is expected to open in Spring 2012, will complete the quad and potentially be part of a new University housing model. Joe Gonzalez, associate dean of Residence Life and Housing Services, said work on the new dorm is “slightly ahead of schedule.” Gonzalez added that summer construction crews mostly focused on utility preparation, including rerouting power, water and sewer lines. Most of the noisiest work—especially construction involving blasting—was completed over the summer, Gonzalez said. Workers will soon dig the dorm’s footprint and build its foundation—a project that will last until early November. Gonzalez said crews will work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, adding that crews may have to work on the weekends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. if construction is behind schedule. The structure of the new dorm should be completed by early February, after which “people will start to see a building develop,” Gonzalez added.
For students living in Edens and Keohane quadrangles, however, noise may be an issue. Gonzalez noted that the University has worked with the main construction company, Skanska, so that noise has a minimal effect on students. “[Noise] is a challenge because for this building to be created by January 2012 work needs to progress at a steady schedule,” he said. Although construction on K4 has begun, administrators are delaying discussion of a potential University-wide housing model until Fall when more students are on campus, said Steve Nowicki, dean and vice provost for undergraduate education. “We put the discussion about the housing model exclusively on hold for the summer,” Nowicki said. “Last Spring we worked on outlines and now we are entering phase two, when we will start digging down in the details. It’s going to be a year-long process—we are not thinking of making a change for another two years.” Nowicki added that later housing model conversations will likely include meetings with student leaders—especially Campus Council—as well as town hall sessions. “I am interested in getting students to be aware of our discussions and contribute as much as they want to contribute,” he added. Gonzalez said students living around the construction site may experience temporary utilities outages throughout the year, but added that RLHS hopes to notify students of such outages in advance.
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University moves up in U.S. News rankings, ties for ninth by Matthew Chase THE CHRONICLE
For Dukies concerned about how their school stacks up, the Aug. 17 release of the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges 2011” brings relatively good news. Duke is tied for ninth place in the updated list of national universities offering doctoral degrees, a move up from last year
when it was ranked 10th. Duke shares its new spot with the University of Chicago and Dartmouth College. “It is always good to see Duke recognized among the very best universities in the country and also to be recognized for some areas in which we have put a large emphasis,” said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for See rankings on page 6
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Giles suffers minimal damage from fire Duke looks by Matthew Chase THE CHRONICLE
Despite a small fire on the roof of Giles three weeks ago, freshmen moving into the dorm’s third floor should find their rooms undamaged. Around 1:30 p.m. Aug. 4, the Duke
University Police Department and the Durham Fire Department responded to a report of “visual flames” on the roof of Giles Dormitory. The fire was put out quickly and no one was hurt, according to DUPD Sergeant Gary Smith. Fewer than a dozen employ-
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A fire that broke out on the roof of Giles Dormitory Aug. 4 has left no interior damage, authorities say. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined and is currently under investigation.
ees were in the building at the time. Officers cleared the building upon arrival and allowed employees to re-enter the building around 2 p.m., Smith said. No students were in the building at the time. A construction crew had been working on the roof of the building throughout the summer. Joe Gonzalez, associate dean for Residence Life and Housing Services, said workers were almost finished with the project on the day of the fire. The crew had completed the roofing and was sealing the pipes and vents to prevent leaks. Gonzalez added that he believed the roofers were taking a lunch break when they noticed flames. DUPD received the report at 1:32 p.m., and at least three fire trucks arrived on the scene. Smith was unsure of the cause of the fire on the day of the incident. The Occupational and Environmental Safety Office is looking into what sparked the fire, Gonzalez said. On the day of the incident Smith said there was “very minimal damage” to the dorm’s roofing and wood, noting that there was no interior damage. Gonzalez added that RLHS later conducted another inspection of the top floor and was pleased to find minimal damage. “We were very relieved and happy when we went into Giles,” Gonzalez said. “There was no indication that anything had happened.”
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With an international campus underway and increasing student involvement abroad, Duke is launching a year-long initiative to highlight the University’s growing commitment to global development. “A World Together: Duke and Global Development,” will showcase Duke’s strengthening ties abroad and its dedication to service in all areas of the world. The initiative comes as an effort to foster an international service-oriented community at Duke in which faculty, students and staff can exchange experiences and knowledge about various underdeveloped regions worldwide, according to a Duke News release. To supervise and enhance Duke’s international commitments, the University appointed Greg Jones as vice president and vice provost for global strategy and programs. Jones previously served as dean of the Divinity School. “Duke has a long and vibrant history of concern for global development,” Jones said in the release. “We are going to celebrate that history and look to the future, identifying ways to enhance our commitment to work with developing countries on issues of education, See world on page 7
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DPAC continues success in second year The Durham Performing Arts Center earned nearly $1.2 million for Durham in its second year of operation, according to the preliminary financial statement released Thursday for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The city receives 40 percent of the revenue of the Durham Perfoming Arts Center, LLC in accordance with the venue’s operating agreement. The 2,800-seat, $44 million facility has drawn interest from not only the Triangle area but also across the state, accommodating more than 320,000 guests, 61 sellouts and 175 events, according to a Durham news release. DPAC’s total economic impact on the city was more than $24 million last year, according to the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau. More than one-fourth of the ticket sales were from 32 sellout performances of the popular Broad-
“Again, this year, the success of DPAC is astounding, especially given the economic conditions that the city, state and country are facing.” — Bill Bell, mayor of Durham way show “Wicked,” noted the release. However, both its flagship SunTrust Broadway Series, for which DPAC sold more than 10,000 season tickets and events such as concerts, comedy and family shows, contributed to the venue’s success. “Again, this year, the success of DPAC is astounding, especially given the economic conditions that the city, state and country are facing,” said Mayor Bill Bell in the release. “DPAC management continues to find the right combination of excellent customer service, Broadway shows and other performances that make people in Durham, the Triangle, and even statewide, want to attend and return to DPAC.”
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The Durham Performing Arts Center, which draws big-name performances, earned almost $1.2 million for the Bull City in its second year. The city’s income will go towards the city’s DPAC Fund, used for building maintenance and debt service, and will help compensate for revenue shortfalls such as naming rights and hotel and motel occupancy tax, which total more than $448,000, according to the release. In addition, following an agreement made earlier this year to pay for additional sound equipment, $164,108, the final payment for half the equipment’s cost, will be deducted from remittance fees to the city.
Duke Center for Canadian Studies Why study Canada? Taking a Canadian Studies course can help you understand Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, its history of French and British colonization, its evolving relationship to the U.S., the importance of Canadian natural resources to the U.S. economy, our mutual defense and environmental interests, its national healthcare system and its political institutions. Officially bilingual and multicultural, Canada has produced rich cultural traditions in English, French and other languages. It is home to writers and filmmakers such as Margaret Atwood, Yann Martel, Robertson Davies, Tomson Highway, Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg, Michel Tremblay, Dany Laferrière, Nicole Brossard, Denys Arcand and Lea Pool. The Center sponsors an annual film festival (this year’s theme is the Great White North, October 18, 19, 25 at the Bryan Center), visiting scholars and writers, and conferences. Please visit our website for upcoming events. Additionally, students may study in Canada, a great opportunity to learn about our northern neighbor and improve your French. The Center offers financial assistance for summer study at Quebec and Canadian universities. For further information, contact Director Jane Moss (jmm91@duke.edu) or Program Coordinator Amy Vargas-Tonsi (av71@duke.edu).
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“The city could use several more shows like ‘Wicked,’ but the reality is that blockbuster shows like this come along rarely,” Bell said in the release. “So we are definitely putting this year’s success in perspective. While numbers are important, we still can say with certainty that the Durham Performing Arts Center continues to be an asset to Durham and to the region, creating an economic impact that benefits everyone.” —from staff reports
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rankings from page 3 public affairs and government relations. “Any ranking, and there are many of them, represents only a snapshot of what the college experience is for any particular student.” The magazine recognized Duke in four of eight “academic programs to look for.” It highlighted the University’s study abroad, service learning, writing in the disciplines and undergraduate research/creative projects programs. Duke received the same four distinctions in last year’s rankings. Before last year—when the University had its lowest position in a decade—Duke had been ranked eighth for three years. Duke’s best ranking in the past decade was in 2003, when the University was ranked fourth. Harvard, Princeton and Yale Universities were the three top colleges this year, respectively. Last year, Princeton and Harvard were tied for the top spot. For some freshmen, Duke’s U.S. News ranking did not have any significant effect on matriculation. Instead, freshmen listed factors like the University’s large campus and sports programs that attracted them to Duke. “I really didn’t know about [Duke] ranking wise but I knew it had a great reputation,” said freshman Katie Guidera. “It really was the campus itself that made me apply... it
was really not the rankings at all. Obviously it’s a great side factor... but it’s really everything about the campus.” U.S. News reports that it ranks national universities using data in 16 areas “related to academic excellence,” which are then weighted. The magazine largely focuses on University-released data, including undergraduate academic reputation, graduation and freshman retention, student selectivity and faculty resources. U.S. News reported that it changed how it weighs certain criteria this year. “Graduation rate performance,” which the magazine defines as the difference between a school’s actual graduation rate and the one predicted by U.S. News based on test scores and other data. The rate increased nationally from 5 percent to 7.5 percent in the past year. This change in calculations may be the reason for some of the major ranking shifts among the top 10 schools this year. Robert Morse, director of data research for U.S. News & World Report, told The Huffington Post that this change helped Columbia University move from eighth to fourth, and also caused California Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology move from a fourth-place tie to a seventh-place tie. The magazine did not respond Friday to a request of how this change affected Duke. Schoenfeld said it is hard to compare universities from year-to-year partially because of the way the magazine re-
calculates its formula every year. “If you look at the rankings over the last 20 years, the top 10 universities have been in the top 10 over the years,” he said. “In large, complex institutions not that much changes year-to-year.” Duke was also listed as the ninth school on the magazine’s “Best Values” list. The magazine reports that it calculates this list using three variables: ratio of quality to price, percentage of undergraduates receiving need-based scholarships or grants and average discount. Duke also tied Dartmouth in another listing. In a new ranking, high school guidance counselors ranked Duke 11th, giving the University a 4.7 out of 5. This ranking was compiled by surveying counselors at the magazine’s list of “America’s Best High Schools” about which universities offer the best undergraduate education. The Pratt School of Engineering also fared well in the updated rankings. Among colleges offering doctoral engineering degrees, Duke’s undergraduate engineering program moved from a tie at No. 26 to a tie at No. 22 in the updated rankings, according to a Duke news release. Duke’s undergraduate biomedical engineering program was ranked second behind Johns Hopkins University. Joanna Lichter contributed reporting.
DUPD from page 1 deprived of their legal authority due to court rulings in 1994 and 2002, respectively. Both have resorted to directly hiring officers from their communities’ police departments. “The safety of the campus is maintained well by our relationship with the sheriff’s county office,” said Haven Hottel, director for communications and publications at Campbell. “We do have officers that are employed by the university but they do not have arrest possibility; they maintain parking and traffic.” Campbell currently pays the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office over $400,000 annually to assist in securing the campus, The Herald-Sun reported. Hottel was unable to comment on how much the university spent on its police force prior to the ruling and thus was unable to determine whether tapping local officers is more expensive than maintaining a private force. On Aug. 19, the Attorney General’s office said it planned to ask the N.C. Supreme Court to agree to seek review of the case, according to a Davidson release. “We have been advised that there can and should be no immediate change in the way that our police department operates,” said Stacey Schmeidel, associate vice president for college communications at Davidson.
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research and outreach. This is an exciting time for Duke as it develops its identity globally.” The idea for the initiative was developed by several faculty and staff members who have volunteered for the Peace Corps. With the growing number of international programs like DukeEngage, the Peace Corps volunteers decided to combine a Peace Corps alumni reunion with a broader effort to showcase the University’s growing role in the underdeveloped world. As this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps—for which hundreds of Duke alumni have served— the group decided that this year would be ideal to share information about the developing world with Duke and the Durham community. A main event of “A World Together” will be the alumni association’s annual Duke In Depth weekend, which will focus on the University and global development. The alumni association hopes this conference will attract a diverse mixture of people including Duke affiliates, members of the Durham community, Peace Corps volunteers and developmental organizations. It will be held Feb. 25 to Feb. 26. “A World Together,” also will bring speakers and events to the University throughout the academic year, starting in September during Duke’s Homecoming. Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children, will give a lecture on Sept. 23 titled “Rethinking Developmental Policy.” The event is sponsored by the Duke Center for International Development, the Provost’s Lecture Series and the alumni association.
an offer of admission, a higher percentage of wait-listed students chose to attend Duke and fewer students than expected decided to drop their plans to enroll over the summer after previously committing to Duke. Guttentag said about 10 percent more students were admitted from the waitlist than last year, attributing this to delayed student responses. Normally, a student responds to an offer of admission within two weeks of being accepted from the waitlist, and by the third week it is assumed that a student will not enroll in the University. This year, however, Guttentag said many students enrolled within three to four weeks of being admitted. “What happens of course is that as you admit students from the waiting list, you can’t wait until you hear from every last person to decide whether you want to admit some more students,” Guttentag said. “That means that you have to make some predictions about how many students you’ve admitted from the waiting list will enroll.” Although it was rumored that common rooms would be converted into dorm rooms, Moneta quickly dispelled this, adding that “nothing that draconian” would occur. “We are able to accommodate basically across the board by taking the most appropriate spaces and making the conversions where we needed to,” he said. On the academic side, to accommodate the larger class administrators added more sections for popular classes and new advisors, said Lee Baker, dean of academic affairs of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. Because each freshman is required to take Writing 20, Baker said the University added four new sections of the course over the summer. “We’re really trying to encourage peo-
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“Hopefully it’s a blessing in disguise and the people in doubles and triples won’t be too grumpy about it.” — Lee Baker, dean of academic affairs adding that the directors of undergraduate studies manage these kind of issues well. “The Class of 2014 is going to make a tremendous contribution to Duke University… even though it’s a little larger than we had planned,” Baker said. “Every single student is going to have an impact here. Hopefully it’s a blessing in disguise and the people in doubles and triples won’t be too grumpy about it.”
potti from page 1 outside group to conduct a review of Potti’s scientific work and ethics. “I’m working to get an external organization... [with] high credibility to take over and do all of it without any Duke involvement,” Dzau said. “In other words, we’ll provide everything they need to make it transparent, and we will not be engaged in that review in order for the scientific body to be able to do it in an open and transparent and objective fashion.” The University is currently conducting an internal investigation geared to assess the validity of Potti’s credentials but has not yet released the results of whether Potti is guilty of internal, academic misconduct. The investigation is being led by Provost Peter Lange and a panel of faculty, the members of which have not been released. The review of Potti’s qualifications has now been ongoing for a number of weeks, although in late July Lange said he expected the investigation to end “promptly.” Lange could not be reached for comment on the progress of the internal review. Taylor Doherty contributed reporting.
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Summer 2010 in Review 1. Board OKs budget for fiscal year ’10-’11 At its May meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a $1.93 billion budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, which includes double-digit percent increases to both undergraduate financial aid funding and employee benefit costs. This budget is a 5.6 percent increase from last year’s flat budget, which did not call for any increased spending. Still, the expansion is smaller than the 9 percent annual budget increase typical before the recession. Board Chair and Democratic state Sen. Dan Blue, Law ’73, said the budget is “aus-
tere,” but also one that allows the University to look forward beyond the recession. “[The increase] means that we’re cognizant of [the recession], and budgeting in tough times requires tough choices,” Blue said. “The administration is still implementing some of the [Duke Administrative Reform Team’s] actions, but at the same time, we have to continue on.” The increase can be attributed largely to the projected 4 percent rise in revenue to about $1.27 billion which is mostly generated by the schools, said Executive Vice President Tallman Trask. Much of this new revenue is coming from new academic pro-
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grams the University is fast-tracking to help offset its remaining $40 million budget shortfall. 2. Atwater pleads guilty to state charges of first-degree murder Demario Atwater, one of two men charged with killing former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson, pleaded guilty to state charges of first-degree murder. Because of his guilty plea, Atwater will not receive the death penalty. Atwater also pleaded guilty today to firstdegree kidnapping, possession of a firearm by a felon and robbery with a dangerous weapon and received life in prison without the possibility of parole for the March 5, 2008 incident. The court session marked the second time Atwater, 23, could have received the death penalty. Atwater previously pleaded guilty to federal charges of carjacking resulting in death and kidnapping and received a life sentence without parole. Carson, a pre-med Morehead-Cain scholar who was close to graduation, was found dead in a neighborhood near UNC’s campus. Before shooting Carson five times, Atwater and Laurence Lovette, his alleged accomplice, kidnapped her and forced her to withdraw money from an ATM. Lovette was also arrested for the death of Duke engineering graduate student Abhijit Mahato, 29, who was shot and killed in his home at the Anderson Apartments near West Campus Jan. 18, 2008. Lovette faces first-degree murder charges for both students’ deaths.
3. Employee shot and killed at Duke Health Center clinic in North Durham A woman was shot and killed at a Duke Health Center clinic in May. The victim was identified as Charlene King, a 49-year-old phlebotomist at the clinic. She was shot and killed by a man who entered the building at 3116 N. Duke St. at 2:51 p.m. Tuesday and fired several shots, according to a Durham Police Department news release. About 40 minutes after the shooting, officers confronted a man at the intersection of Broad and Carver Streets. The male suspect was shot during the confrontation and taken to Duke Hospital with serious injuries. The suspect was identified by police as Burnett Taylor, a 51 year-old Durham citizen who has died as a result of his injuries. 4. Perwich resigns as Robertson program director Just months after becoming executive director of the Robertson Scholars Program, Alex Perwich has resigned his post. Perwich officially left his position as head of the 10-year-old merit scholarship program June 1. He originally took on the position Feb. 15. The Robertson program grants scholarships to 36 incoming freshmen—18 at both Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—covering tuition, room, board, summer stipends and other fees. Perwich would not address the details of his leave, but said he was relocating to Atlanta, Ga. to address personal matters.
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On Aug. 14, a U.S. airstrike in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed a Taliban commander known as Abu Baqir. In a country where insurgents are killed daily, this attack was notable for one unusual detail: Abu Baqir, the military said afterward, was also a member of al-Qaida. Although U.S. officials have often said that al-Qaida is a marginal player on the Afghan battlefield, an analysis of 76,000 classified U.S. military reports posted by the website WikiLeaks underscores the extent to which Osama bin Laden and his network have become an afterthought in the war. The reports, which cover the escalation of the insurgency between 2004 and the end of 2009, mention al-Qaida only a few dozen times and even then just in passing. Most are vague references to people with unspecified al-Qaida contacts or sympathies, or as shorthand for an amorphous ideological enemy.
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Lester’s first-ever goal bests pesty Bulldogs by Nicholas Schwartz THE CHRONICLE
A young crop of Blue Devils helped usher in a new era of Duke soccer with a bang Friday, but it was a familiar face who made the difference against Georgia. In the team’s season opener against the Bulldogs, senior Molly Lester scored her first career goal to give the No. 24 Blue Devils a 1-0 win in front of over 2,000 fans in Athens, Ga. ”Lester missed DUKE 1 all of last year and has just been work0 GA ing her butt off all summer,” head coach Robbie Church said. “For her to come in and score that goal….what a wonderful story.” Lester’s goal highlights a triumphant return from an injury-plagued past at Duke (1-0). In just her first start in midfield, the Georgia native looked at home from the opening whistle. After senior Rebecca Allen and freshman Mollie Pathman tested Georgia goalkeeper Ashley Baker early, it was Lester who would finally convert. A carefully measured Allen cross from the left wing found Lester in space on the right side of the penalty box, and the senior comfortably slipped the ball past a charging Baker into the left corner of the net to give the Blue Devils an advantage
they would keep for the remainder of the game. “The goal was a little bit surreal as I wasn’t quite certain that it had gone in,” Lester said. “I hadn’t done that before.” Duke looked lively in the first half and likely should have increased its advantage before halftime. Pathman and fellow freshman Laura Weinberg troubled the Georgia defense with creative runs at goal, but Baker kept her team in the game with five first-half saves. “I really thought there would be another goal scored by somebody,” Church said. “I think where we are right now, we’re better defensively than we are offensively—but we have the potential to be really good.” Georgia (0-1) came out of the locker room determined to score in the second half. The Bulldogs kept the Blue Devils under pressure almost continuously for the final 45 minutes. Duke’s defense held firm, however, behind stellar performances from the back line. Fullbacks Erin Koballa and Maddy Haller kept the Georgia offense compact in the center of the pitch, and sophomore keeper Tara Campbell was solid. “Last year we had to throw a lot of young players in the back, and they weren’t really Lawson Kurtz/Chronicle file photo
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Making the most of her first career start, Molly Lester scored her first collegiate goal to help Duke beat Georgia.
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Defenseman Andrew Wenger led the offensive attack for Duke with three shots—none, though, were successful.
Despite solid play in its first performance of the season, No. 11 Duke managed to fall just short against UNC-Greensboro, losing 1-0 under the lights of Koskinen Stadium Saturday night. The loss extends a seven-year streak for the Blue Devils in DUKE 0 which they have failed to win their UNCG 1 preseason opener. Yet the final result, attained by Spartan Matt Strine’s lastminute goal, didn’t tell of Duke’s strong play on both the offensive and defensive ends of the field. “This was our fourth day into preseason,” head coach John Kerr said. “But we learned a lot about ourselves in the second half, and I thought we played really well.” During the game’s opening stages, the Blue Devils didn’t seem to show the vigor of last season: Passes were not entirely crisp, and the defense yielded fast break opportunities. With the exception of a few possessions, Duke relied almost entirely on the long ball to get scoring chances. Yet following the halftime break the offense seemed to find its old dominant self. Controlling possession for the majority of
the half, the Blue Devils created scoring opportunity after scoring opportunity as a result of patience and solid passing. Senior Cole Grossman nearly capitalized on free kick in the 50th minute only to hit the crossbar. Senior Nick Sih also almost netted a goal in the 52nd minute, but he was instead witness to a timely save by Spartan goalie Peyton Ford. Sophomore Ryan Finley produced three strikes in the second half—all of which sailed wide of the mark. “We really tried to take it to them the second half,” Finley said. “I think we did that and were just a little unfortunate.” The defense also played with more fire in the opening minutes after halftime. Swarming whenever the ball entered its side of the field, Duke kept UNC-Greensboro from glimpsing any good looks on the net. The Blue Devils stepped up the physicality of play and bullied the smaller Spartans for the majority of the half. In the 88th minute, though, UNCGreensboro capitalized on one of its few scoring chances. Receiving a long throw-in pass from the sideline, Strine gained possession in the box. He ripped a shot into the top right corner of the net, and his lone goal proved to be the game’s difference. The loss was especially surprising, conSee m. soccer on page 18
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Coach K, Team USA win last-minute thriller The U.S. to play one more exhibition game in Athens Propelled by 25 points and two crucial blocks from Kevin Durant, Team USA survived a close 86-85 battle with Spain Sunday in a pre-FIBA World Championships exhibtion match held in Instanbul, Turkey. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski made one of the game’s pivotal decisions, switching from man-to-man to zone defense—Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim’s famed “Orange” 2-3. It worked: Spain couldn’t react in time, and Durant easily blocked shots by Ricky Rubio and Rudy Fernandez. “Jim Boeheim said, ‘Let’s go orange,’” Krzyzewski said. “So we did. It was his suggestion, and our guys did a good job with that.” Derrick Rose, who finished the game with 13 points, hit two free throws to put the U.S. ahead by one. After the game, he recalled what went through his head while he stood on the line. “I got to hit them,” Rose said. “As your legacy goes on or the way you want your legacy to finally end, this is something that some people are going to remember.” The U.S. nearly led the entire game, until Spain pulled ahead by two with 90 seconds to play on a Felipe Reyes layup off a nifty assist from Rubio. It capped a remarkable comeback by the defending world champions. Durant, who also had 10 rebounds in the contest, countered with a one-handed shot to put the U.S. up 84-82. But the game was hardly in the bag—Juan Carlos Navarro scored a three-point play with 27 seconds left to put Spain up three. Rose made his foul shots, though, and the U.S. pulled out the close win. The U.S. have one more exhibition game to play until the FIBA World Championships begin August 28 in Turkey. Krzyzewski and crew will travel to Athens and play Greece Wednesday. — from staff reports
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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski barks out instructions during a time out in Team USA’s 86-85 win over Spain. The U.S. plays Greece in its next exhibition.
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summerblogrecap Though Duke sports quiet down in the summer months, Blue Devil athletes continued to make news all over the country and around the world. Below are some highlights from The Chronicle’s Sports Blog from July and August: Smith named MVP of N.C. Pro-Am From August 8 — With the N.C. Pro-Am complete, we have an MVP, and it’s a Dukie. Nolan Smith was named MVP August 7 after playing for Team Dreamworks and scoring 35 and 41 points in two games of play. In one of the games, he led Team Dreamworks to 81-78 game over Team Navy after his team trailed by 12 in the fourth quarter. Smith quickly tweeted his appreciation for the honor. “#MVP of @NCproam...Thanks to those who voted, and those who supported! Now head down and keep it moving!” Smith, Kyle Singler and many other Blue Devils played in the league, also known as the “Rucker of the South,” which lasted for over a month. Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry and Andre Dawkins were the only players still in the league during its playoffs. Kelly and Dawkins’ team, D1 Sports, actually won the N.C. Pro-Am by beating Hendrick of Durham 135-124. Dawkins scored 18 and Kelly had 16 in the win. “Winning this was great, but not quite as good as winning the NCAA championship,” Kelly told The (Raleigh) News & Observer. “We didn’t get to cut down the nets this time.”
Silly Bandz spur scoreless streak From July 29 — Baseball players are known to be a superstitious bunch, and it seems Duke’s Marcus Stroman is no different. The rising sophomore has found his own lucky charm during an astounding 23 inning scoreless streak in the Cape Cod Baseball League. It just might not be what you’d expect. “While I’ve been up here I’ve been wearing these animal bracelets [Silly Bandz] on my wrists,” Stroman said. “I’ve been working at a camp up here for 6 to 12-year-olds that we do everyday, and they all have these bracelets, like 20-to-30 on their wrists. So they give them to us, and I kept them on when I pitch, so I guess you can attribute [the streak] to that.” Clearly, though, more than luck must be factoring into Stroman’s remarkable summer. After one start in which he went five scoreless innings, Stroman transitioned into the closer’s role for the Orleans Firebirds. 18 innings later, Stroman is eight-foreight in save opportunities, has struck out 28 batters while issuing only three walks and still has yet to give up a run. And he’s currently working on yet another streak: the pitcher has retired the last eleven batters he’s faced, striking out seven of them. All-in-all, it’s an astonishing step forward for a pitcher who had a 5.31 ERA in his first season at Duke last year and bounced around between the bullpen and the starting rotation. But for now, he’s working on keeping that streak going—even if he’s not exactly focusing on it. “The best thing is to just go out and
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Marcus Stroman lit it up in the Cape Cod summer league, pitching 28 scoreless innings and amassing 11 saves. pitch everyday. You can’t think about it too much,” Stroman said. “I usually come in during the ninth when we’re up by one or two runs, so I just have to give it all I got. You’re playing against the best talent so you’ve got nothing to lose, and if you pitch well you’re going to get seen by a lot of scouts.” Indeed, Stroman’s efforts aren’t going unnoticed by those in the Cape Cod League and beyond. July 28, Stroman participated in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game, pitching, unsurprisingly, a scoreless inning to help the West All-Stars beat the East All-Stars 5-0. The experience was a special one for Stroman, as the game took place in front of more than 10,000 fans in Boston’s Fenway Park, considered one of the most historic venues in baseball. “That was probably one of the best things in my life,” Stroman said. “Pitching
on that mound in that ballpark, it was unbelievable.” But as the summer draws to a close, Stroman must start thinking about what his role will be when he returns to Durham and the Blue Devils after such a successful summer. Stroman said he’s “not picky” about whether he remains in the bullpen for Duke or works his way into the starting rotation. Stroman hopes his Cape Cod League prowess will transition back into the college game, regardless of his role. Unfortunately, he knows his bracelets surely won’t be making the trip back to Durham. “Coach McNally wouldn’t allow that,” Stroman said. “We’re not allowed to have anything flashy on our wrist, so it’s going to be a summer thing.” Stroman did not allow a run in 27 innings of work in the Cape Cod summer league. He also amassed 11 saves.
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Scheyer’s summer play ends with eye injury From July 15 — After a promising debut with the Miami Heat’s summer league squad, Jon Scheyer’s chances of making the team’s final roster suffered a major setback July 14. Scheyer sustained a lacerated eyelid during the team’s second game July 13. He received five stitches and was released from the hospital, but he did not play in the Heat’s game against the Detroit Pistons. The reason for Scheyer’s absence will dishearten Duke fans eagerly keeping tabs on his attempt to make an NBA team after going undrafted. Two Miami sports reporters tweeted July 14 that the former Blue Devil who helped lead Duke to its fourth national championship had to leave Las Vegas and will not participate in Miami’s remaining summer league games. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel said the Heat sent Scheyer home. Michael Wallace of the Miami Herald added that Scheyer would miss the rest of the Las Vegas games after he saw a specialist and flew back to Chicago The summer league was essentially Scheyer’s audition for a spot on the Heat, and Las Vegas was most likely his one and only opportunity this year to prove he possesses NBA-caliber skills. While Scheyer did impress with a clutch performance in the Miami’s opener, he needed strong performances in the remaining three games in order to keep his stock high and stay on the team’s radar. As a result of the injury, head coach Erik Spoelstra and his staff have only seen Scheyer play competitive five-on-five for 36 minutes. The Heat’s continued signing of available free agents increases the improbability
of Scheyer suiting up for the team next year. In the wake of the James-Bosh-Wade signing, Udonis Haslem, Mike Miller, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Eddie House all inked deals with Miami. With Scheyer sitting on the sidelines at home, it looks as if Miami is prepared to move on without him. In an interview, Scheyer said he faces a recovery time of three to six months. As of August 22, he is not on the Heat roster. Ten-Hut! Duke practices with ROTC From August 13 — Duke Field Hockey gained a competitive edge August 12 by doing something no other team in the ACC most likely did in its first practice of the year—work with its school’s ROTC squad. While sporting camouflage attire, the team went through two one-hour sessions with the military personnel, practicing in drills designed to “test the team’s stamina and mental endurance,” according to a GoDuke article. The team capped the drills with a fullfield scrimmage. “I thought it was great,” Bozman said. “First of all, everybody is in tremendous shape to endure what we did today in the two sessions and in this heat. It was a really good day for us and we have had really positive feedback from the ROTC training in both the physical and team-building exercises.” One of the players gave the drilling a tougher assessment. “The ROTC training was definitely intense,” said Stefanie Fee. Fee added that this wasn’t the first time the team worked with the ROTC squad, having also done so in the spring. The team will continue to practice and scrimmage until its season-opener, against Louisville, August 28.
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The Blue Devils outshot UNC-Greensboro 22-6 in the game, but they failed to capitalize on their scoring changes and could not muster a goal in the loss.
sidering that the Blue Devils outshot the Spartans 22-6. While Duke was disappointed after the defeat, the team said it served as a good wake-up call. The Blue Devils may be ranked No. 11 in the country, but they cannot afford to let up their level of play. “We had a talk earlier and it’s a painful reminder that every team that comes here, whether it’s ACC or non-ACC, wants beat us,” senior captain Christian Ibeagha said. “Every game we play we can’t expect to win just because we’re Duke.” Looking forward, the performance Saturday does indicate brightness on the horizon for the Blue Devils. They made adjustments after a poor half. They used their size advantage to force opportunities. They transitioned well from defense to offense. While the shots may not have fallen, all indicators suggest that eventually they will. “Yeah sure, there’s pride and you never like losing,” said Kerr. “But we’re more concerned about how we’re moving forward… and I’m pleased with the performance.”
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utes as part of a deep Blue Devil bench. In total, Church fielded 20 players in total, and he could have featured even more if not for preseason injuries. “All of them are working extremely hard in training, and I want to try and reward them in the game,” Church said. Non-conference clashes against powerhouse Missouri and No. 1 Stanford loom this weekend in Chapel Hill, and unproven players will have excellent chances to earn time as Duke crawls toward the ACC season, which projects to be one of the toughest ever. With a quality win already in the bag, though, this young Blue Devil squad looks ready to compete with the best.
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In her seventh career shutout, sophomore goalkeeper Tara Campbell tallied six saves in 90 minutes.
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A growing concern Five years ago this sum- freshmen meant that plans mer, the University was pre- to close Epworth Dormitory paring to welcome its largest would be delayed by one freshman class yet. year and the admissions ofThe growth in the num- fice would admit fewer freshber of first-years was largely men in the future. Officials a strategic move. from ResiThe Office of staff editorial dence Life Undergraduate and HousAdmissions had acted on its ing Services said they were stated goal of increasing en- unsure whether the campus rollment in The Pratt School could handle more freshmen of Engineering. Construc- if class size kept expanding. tion on Bell Tower DormiFast forward five years tory was complete and the and this expansion is threatdorm was ready to make its ening to grow into a serious debut in time to accommo- problem for the University. date a larger population on With the Class of 2014, East Campus. Duke has once again admitted Still, University adminis- its largest crop of freshman evtrators told The Chronicle er—between 1,745 and 1,750 that the Class of 2009 was go- first-years are expected to aring to be larger than antici- rive on East this week. pated by about 50 students. This situtation was foreThe final number of 1,715 shadowed in the Spring by
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But the number of freshmen who continue to show up on East each Fall merits more than just the admissions office’s consideration. This potential problem calls for a University-wide rethinking of institutional priorities. East Campus may be able to handle a population of roughly 1,750 without drastic changes to its housing model. But those freshmen are not likely to be guaranteed spots on West Campus when they become sophomores. Moreover, an enlarged Class of 2014 will affect every aspect of the University, from buses to dining to class sizes. The University and the Board of Trustees needs to strategically examine whether it makes sense for Duke’s undergraduate population to keep growing.
K4 dormitory will provide a welcome addition of more housing space on West when it opens in Spring 2012, but Duke will need to bolster more than just its housing capacity if its undergraduate population stays on track to reach 7,000. Should the University decide that a class size of 1,750 is indeed too large to sustain, then admissions must be given the resources that it needs to pare down the class earlier and avoid the uncertainties associated with a massive waitlist. Regardless, it is clear that there needs to be more coordination between admissions, housing and the central administration to ensure that undergraduate overpopulation does not grow into a crisis five years down the road.
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a story in The New York Times, which reported that Duke’s wait list had ballooned to 3,382 students. Duke received a recordbreaking number of applicants numbering more than 26,694, and as a result the admissions office did not have enough time to narrow them down, accumulating a massive waitlist that was almost twice the size of the freshman class itself. Director of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag has candidly explained to both The Times and The Chronicle that changes must soon be made to the University’s admissions process before it is severely stretched by the rapid rise in applicants.
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“Oh, Durham?” I scoffed. “I guess it’s OK, but Imagine this: On your extensive summer travels in Europe (right after you helped the hungry I never really explore during the school year. Too in Uganda and right before you studied abroad busy with, you know, schoolwork. Plus campus has in Madrid, you worldly, do-gooder, stereotypical everything I need: coffee, food, a bed to sleep in Duke student, you), you find yourself in a little city …” I trailed off. Lucky for me and my insular self, a friend who was called Paris. You spot a University of Paris student nonchalantly nibbling on a piece of brie on the also in town for a summer internship had abandoned Métro and use your French-English pocket dic- the typical Duke student’s blasé attitude toward Durham. Before the summer, she hadn’t seen much of tionary to ask him about places to go in the city. the city either. In the Duke bub“Oh, Paris?” the student scoffs. ble, “Durham seemed very much “I don’t go into the city unless I an impenetrable, murky place,” have to. The Louvre is so small she confided to me. these days, the streets smell bad, By the time I got to town, and—” he reaches up with one though, she’d broken the Dukehand to adjust the angle of his beDurham barrier. She introduced ret “—I can’t stand the rags these me to the events calendar on Parisians call clothes nowadays.” shining li the Independent Weekly website Shocked? Appalled? Of course (www.indyweek.com), dragged you are. After all, who would go all too human me to Movies on the Lawn (held to the Sorbonne without taking advantage of the local sights, without experiencing at the American Tobacco Campus by the Full Frame everything the City of Light has to offer? Who would Documentary Film Festival) and told me about a spend years wasting away inside the confines of his community art project she wanted to participate in. Somewhere between buying tomatoes at the university, ignorant of the non-collegiate goings-on Durham Farmers’ Market (Saturdays from 8 a.m. taking place mere miles away? to noon at Durham Central Park) and digging Oh, wait. Pause to let this moment of blatant hypocrisy through old postcards at the Scrap Exchange (on sink in. Because you, dear worldly, do-gooder Duke Foster Street), I remembered a piece of trivia I’d student—you’re actually the same person as anoth- hardly believed when I first heard it last fall: Durer, less flattering Duke student stereotype. You’re ham was named one of the 10 “Best Places to Live” also the undergrad who never sets foot off campus, in 2009 by U.S. News and World Report. It’s more believable now. who cringes at the mention of downtown Durham I don’t want to be one more voice cheerfully (“Don’t people, like, get shot on street corners?”), who supposes that a biannual visit to Bali Hai con- trying to convince the Duke masses that “Hey, Durham isn’t as bad as we thought!” Really, it’d be stitutes a robust town-and-gown relationship. Worldly, do-gooder Duke student, meet irratio- fine if we all stayed in our ivory towers looking susnally wary, insular Duke student. I have a feeling piciously out at the shadowy regions beyond our borders. Durham would continue existing in its you guys will get along just fine. How do I know this? Because once upon a time, quirky, tech-and-med small city glory. Duke would I embodied both stereotypes. Worldly, do-gooder continue churning out highly qualified medical me had plans of studying in Europe, volunteering students and other worldly, do-gooder types. It’d be fine, but—as one of the University’s in China, flying across the globe for the sake of both my personal growth and the future of civili- many renowned economics professors would say— zation. I was willing to spend thousands of dollars it’d be inefficient. Especially now, with the launch on airfare and go weeks without showering, but of the free, low-energy Bull City Connector (which irrationally wary, insular me had no plans of mean- runs from 7 a.m. to midnight Mondays through Saturdays), your excuses for not poking around in dering through the streets of the Dirty D. This mindset remained intact for two years. Then, Durham are dwindling fast. If you’re a freshman new to this whole college two months ago, I found myself in a little city called Durham sharing an apartment with my friend and business, I hope your impressionability wins this her family visiting from Eastern Europe. They wan- column some influence as you begin your days at dered around Brightleaf Square, noted Durham’s Duke. If you’re older and still unfamiliar with your abundance of medical centers. They were charmed surroundings—well, get out there! You’re setting by the lushness of the foliage—pink flowers scattered a bad example for the youngsters. throughout green leaves—and the quaintness of the Shining Li is a Trinity junior. Her column will run houses lining the city streets. One day they casually every other Monday. mentioned how much they liked the town.
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I have always had trouble breaking up with girlfriends. It seems that the whole, “It’s not you, it’s me” routine is too much of a farce for me to say with a straight face. I just have a problem with hurting the ladies, I guess (and thus concludes my personal ad). So you can imagine how amazed I was when LeBron James dumped the entire city of Cleveland. During an ESPN televised event known as “The Decision,” Mr. James gave his hometown state the standard lines. He started with, “Feel like it’s going to give me the best opportunity to win and to win for multiple years” (It’s not you, it’s me). He followed that line antonio segalini up with, “It’s about joining forces with the other musings two guys that I feel like I respect their game the most” (I think I found someone else) and ended the heartbreak with, “The seven years I gave to that franchise, to that city, it was everything” (at least we have the memories). I took notes, because this was like Breakup 101 from the master. But LeBron isn’t the only one doing it. Players, coaches and management switch teams so often that they sometimes don’t even bother to find housing in their team’s city; they just sleep over at teammates’ or friends’ houses. With the flip-flopping exceeding John Kerry’s political posturing, is there loyalty in sports? I’m not even talking about spending an entire career with one team (more or less an impossibility), but the simple belief that a team (for a player) comes first or that a hard-working player (for an owner) should be rewarded for his or her labor. The short answer here is no. Owners trade players they don’t think they can keep or release players that are of no value to them. Players demand trades when they cannot get out of a contract they signed or jump ship after their time is served. Yet, even as kids watch Lebron cast loyalty to the wayside, how can they not want to grow up and be him? He throws lavish parties in South Beach where he is presented with cakes decorated with the word “King,” LeBron’s self-proclaimed nickname. He never has to grow up, and has money, success and women literally handed to him. The man gets to party rather than practice. To top it all off, he feels neither obligated nor compelled to speak kindly of his benefactors. When asked about his former employer, Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, King James remarked, “I don’t think he ever cared about LeBron.” Life is good if you’re talking in the third person. And this is where the world is. More people take the route of Roger Clemens (without the steroids, that is) than Derek Jeter. It has gotten so bad that our generation has been labeled by author Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D. as “Generation Me,” a generation that Twenge writes, “has never known a world that put duty before self, and believes that the needs of the individual should come first.” Sounds right, no? We focus on what we get out of something rather than what we give, from school to a company. But look at the other side. Look at the people who stay loyal: Derek Jeter, Chipper Jones, our own Coach K. The owners: Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, for example. They stayed true and believed in something bigger, doing what they had to in order to help the team succeed. All are loved and cherished. It’s not a coincidence. When history books are written, I would appreciate if I wasn’t included under “Generation Me.” With all that needs to be solved, we must choose between personal and global successes. I am really hoping we go down the road of the latter. And it would be so easy to go down the wrong way. It is easier (and probably more common) to venture onto Duke’s campus and immediately question what the school has to offer you. From academics to athletics, Duke does indeed have much to give. However, what makes the school great is, somewhat ironically, you (and you and that guy making a mess of his Cook-Out over there). It takes commitment to make and keep this university the special place it has become. So whether it is your first year on campus or your 40th as an alumni or teacher, realize that Duke is a place made by the people. The buildings or the endowment or the U.S. News and World Report ranking—or any other exterior sign of status that might enhance how we view our school and, by extension, ourselves—do not determine whether Duke thrives or falters. You and I do. Antonio Segalini is a Trinity sophomore. His column will run every Monday.
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Top 10 things you shouldn’t do freshman year I’d like to believe I’m somewhat of an authority on dio, music, Baldwin, gym, dorms, books, food. That’s starting life at a new school, having switched schools 3 about it. times in my grade school career. 6) Have high standards for food employees. I’m not I was always on the verge of tears on the first day saying that the food employees are bad by any means, of my new school. Although this had more to do with but having worked in food service, I know it is hard the top being down in the convertible, I still was able to do some things, like work in food service. If you’re to learn more about myself because I was put into a nice to the people at Subway, they’ll make your sandslightly scary new environment (isn’t wich without even asking you to order that the rationale behind animal and at least 40 percent of the time, testing?). So as we all move in, some they get it right. If you’re mean, then of us for the first, some of us for the you’re just an awful person. last, I present to you a list of things 7) Expect things to get done in the that you shouldn’t do in your first study room. My year, there was a “paryear at Duke: ty study room” on our hallway. You will 1) Go tunneling. The University tell people this like it is completely does not want you to do this. It is unique and not a fixture of collegiate jeremy steinman dangerous as you could die from life. Just accept that you will never get einsteinman the asbestos, the Wojo-level clearany serious work done in there. ances and the questionable legality. 8) Think that Asher Roth has any The University probably does not like me even in- credible college degree. “Pass out at three, wake up at forming you of tunneling. It definitely will not be 10, go out to eat and do it again.” Sounds like my study one of the coolest things you do, including finding habits the weekend before an orgo test. stuff that has no reason to be down there, like the 9) Be arrested or caught in any capacity. I’ve found bike I didn’t find freshman year. that the best way to avoid your parents finding out that 2) Skimp on basketball history. Don’t know who you do stupid stuff is to not actually do it in the first Wojo is? Didn’t know in 1998 he won defensive player of place. It’s a pretty simple method that has worked for the year for playing stellar defense against Shammond 20 years; admittedly, I was arrested for singing off key Williams twice a year and his 3.9 FSPG (floor slaps per as a child. game)? In the modern era, only Greg Paulus averaged 10) Skip class because it’s cool. Shady math tells me more than 1.0 FS. classes cost about $90 per hour. You skip a 75-minute 3) Abuse Cosmic. Too much of a good thing is al- lecture, that’s $108 you’re dropping. Just give me a ways a bad thing. Remember, though, if you don’t eat call and I’ll only charge $100 to take notes (you save there, your vitamin F deficiency will get to your late- $8, which you would have known had you gone to that night study habits. math lecture). 4) Ignore everything West Campus has to offer. I 11) Try to be funny to get noticed. Ironic stuff like made the mistake of going back to East between classes making a list of 10 things and actually having 11 is funmy freshman year. I missed some great events on West ny once, but then it gets old if you try too hard. such as free T-shirts on the plaza, as well as students crawling out of Griffith Theater after an econ exam and subsequently recognizing that the library is a much better sleep area than a study area. Jeremy Steinman is a Trinity junior. His column will run 5) Ignore everything East has to offer. Writing stu- every Thursday.
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