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Policy changes result in fewer EMS calls

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sonal lessons that I learned.”

The award-winning documentary, which premiered in Charlotte last year, was created by the Echo Foundation—a social justice organization founded in 1997 using seed money donated by Wiesel.

“We believe that each person has a responsibility to humanity,” Stephanie Ansaldo, Echo Foundation president and director of the film, said in an interview. “It is our obligation to contribute whatever talents we have to the

The administration’s charge to shift an alcoholcentric campus culture is enduring so far this academic year.

The amount of emergencies involving alcohol poisoning has declined, Duke Police Chief John Dailey said, adding that overall there has been less irresponsible drinking on campus than in previous years.

“We have seen fewer alcohol-related medical calls over the past few months than we did during the same period last year,” Dailey wrote in an email Monday.

“We’ve had 67 for January to September 2011—last year, the total for the [corresponding] time was 78.”

There have been approximately 82 EMS calls since the start of this academic year, senior Ryan Lipes, director of Duke Emergency Medical Services, said, adding that there was no unusual rise in calls during orientation.

“Orientation week was a fairly average week for EMS calls,” Lipes wrote in an email Monday. “We had 22 EMS calls—six of which were alcohol-related.”

Duirng the week of Sept. 12—the first full-week groups were allowed the have section parties—there were only five alcohol-related EMS calls, Dailey wrote in an email Wednesday. This is less than the three previous weeks, respectively.

Recent policy changes—such as the prohibiting section parties in the first three weeks of school as opposed to the first two weeks—are a direct result of the University’s efforts to lessen alcohol’s pervasiveness on

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Students gather for Jazz at the Mary Lou Williams Center, held select Wednesday evenings.

Students retrace Wiesel’s steps

by Allie Huttler THE CHRONICLE

An audience gathered to follow in the footsteps of a prominent Holocaust survivor Wednesday night.

The Center for Documentary Studies held a showing of “In the Footsteps of Elie Wiesel”—a documentary that follows 12 students from CharlotteMecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C. as they travel to several locations significant in the life of Eli Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The film was followed by a panel discussion among

Duke faculty, the film’s directors and some of the students who participated in the trip—including junior Cate Auerbach, who organized the event.

“My experience was very powerful and very impacting in some ways that I expected, but some that I did not,” Auerbach said. “I hoped to learn more about the Holocaust and Elie Wiesel’s personal experience, which I did, but in addition I learned about the importance of sharing that experience with others.... The event is one way in which I’ve been able to share that experience and continue the per-

Poll shows young voters ACLU files suit over skeptical of Social Security pro-life license plates

by Arden Kreeger THE CHRONICLE

Young Americans would rather entrust their money to the Tooth Fairy than the federal government.

In a recent poll, 66 percent of voters ages 18 to 29 said they believed their Social Security money is safer “under their pillow” than with the federal government. The poll, which was conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Generation Opportunity organization dedicated to educating and engaging young Americans, also indicated that 66 percent are “deeply concerned” about U.S. financial debt, and 76 percent believe government spending ought to be reduced.

“A lot of people in the younger generation realize Social Security is a pay-as-yougo system, and there aren’t actually any

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resources set aside for paying those bills in the future,” said Connel Fullenkamp, director of undergraduate studies and professor of economics.

The two major factors contributing to Social Security instability are increases in obligations relative to contribution and gradually declining labor force participation rates among the working-age population, Charles Becker, associate chair and research professor in the economics department, wrote in an email Tuesday.

Becker described Social Security as a Ponzi scheme, but said the system will continue to exist as long as there are contributors.

“Young people have swallowed the myth that Social Security would not be around for SEE SOCIAL SECURITY ON PAGE 4

by Lia Cromwell THE CHRONICLE

North Carolinians will not hit the polls until 2012, but the state is already absorbed in political controversy.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina Sept. 8 in reaction to N.C. General Assembly House Bill 289, which allows for numerous special interest groups to print license plates for profit. The suit was filed because the N.C. branch of Choose Life Inc., an advocacy group based in Florida, was granted the right to print plates while no pro-choice organizations were granted permission. According to the ACLU, this violates residents’ right to free speech.

Representative Mitch Gillespie, RBurke, is the primary sponsor of HB 289.

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He said the legislation is not meant to encroach on civil liberties, but rather to help pregnant women in N.C. “[The purpose of the bill] was to create an avenue to collect revenue to help support pregnancy crisis centers,” Gillespie said. “We have a legislative process here and we followed it. They tried to amend the bill [to include pro-choice license plates], but the amendment was voted down.”

The ACLU is looking to change that.

The “Choose Life” license plates, which would give $15 per plate to the Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship—a Christian group that provides pregnancy counseling to women not seeking abortions—are currently SEE LICENSE PLATES ON PAGE 10

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even as U.S.-led forces draw down in Afghanistan, U.S. officials expect the number of detainees at their main prison to increase — and by a significant margin.

Officials had already announced that they would retain control of the Parwan Detention Center north of Kabul well beyond the planned 2012 transfer date because of concerns that the Afghan legal system is still too weak. But U.S. officials recently said they intend to solicit contractors to help expand the facility’s capacity from about 3,500 beds to 5,500 beds.

Parwan, which has been expanded previously, holds about 2,500 detainees.

Those detainees include high-profile insurgents as well as Afghans who are suspected of playing more of a peripheral role in the conflict.

Parwan has long been scorned by Afghans, who see it as a symbol of American occupation.

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Obama plans to revamp Palestinians rally for UN ‘No Child Left Behind’ statehood recognition WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama is poised to broaden federal influence in local schools by scrapping key elements of No Child Left Behind, the Bush administration’s signature education law, and substituting his own brand of school reform.

Duke Campus Farm Workday Duke Campus Farm, 4-7p.m.

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Thousands of Palestinians rallied in cities across the West Bank on Wednesday in support of their leadership’s bid for recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations, with only scattered incidents of violence in the first test of the move’s impact on the streets.

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TODAY IN HISTORY 1862: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.

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Admins stress value of student input

by Gloria Lloyd THE CHRONICLE

The administration is working to better meet a growing demand for student input in University decision making and discussions.

Steve Nowicki, dean and vice provost for undergraduate education, spoke at the Duke Student Government meeting Wednesday night about increasing communication between students, faculty and the administration. He announced this will take form in continuation of informal meetings to discuss campus culture and University issues that began last Spring, in the wake of the Karen Owen and Tailgate scandals.

Nowicki added that the group is open to students who feel they should be there, but he does not want it to be a venue for advocating a specific cause. Instead, he wants the group to focus on issues that concern all Duke students.

“If this sounds a little bit like marriage counseling, so be it,” Nowicki said. “I’m OK with that analogy. We are here together in an institution. The faculty—of which I am one—are only here because of the students that we teach.”

Nowicki will lead planning for the group, which will begin meeting Sept. 27, and will attend along with Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta and Mike Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations.

Last Spring, administrators invited key student leaders, including then-DSG President Mike Lefevre, Trinity ’11, to meet with them in a series of informal meetings.

Nowicki declined to call the group a committee, with no predetermined goals other than establishing a habit of more inclusive communication.

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A hog farm in Yadkin County, N.C. is the site of a recently completed carbon-recapture project, which will convert hog waste into electricity.

Project creates energy source from hog waste

by Matt Barnett THE CHRONICLE

Duke scientists are giving a new meaning to the term hogwash—and Google, Inc. wants in.

The University and Duke Energy have collaborated to create a technology that extracts methane from hog waste and creates electricity while reducing carbon emissions. The $1.2 million project was conceived three years ago by Duke and Duke Energy, though ground did not break on the project until Sept. 2010.

Google expressed interest in funding the project in return for a portion of the carbon offsets credits in June, said Tatjana Vujic, director of the University’s Carbon Offsets Initiative. Companies buy carbon credits to offset their emissions and limit their overall environmental footprint.

In the next 10 years, Duke and Duke Energy will

continue running the project on Loyd Ray Farms in Yadkinville, N.C., and share operating and maintenance costs, Vujic said. Google will be splitting the University’s portion in exchange for a share of the carbon offsets for five years.

“In buying carbon offsets, we look for projects with the greatest possible impact,” Jolanka Nickerman, program manager of Google’s Carbon Offsets Team, wrote in an email Tuesday. “The potential impact of this project is large—it has the opportunity to scale to the thousands of farms in North Carolina and the U.S. and potentially the world. That would result in dramatic emission reductions.”

The exchange of funding for carbon credits is a proportional cost-sharing arrangement, Vujic said, noting that the SEE HOG WASTE ON PAGE 10

HOMECOMING 2011 September 23-24

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Homecoming Kick Off Pep Rally [ Bryan Center Plaza ]

1:15 p.m. Blue Devil Walk Duke football team gathers on Towerview and heads to the stadium.

5:45-6:30: Pizza provided by DUAA & Domino’s; Point Break performs 6:30-7:00: Pep Rally with Coach Cutcliffe, Team Captains, Dancing Devils, Cheerleaders, Marching Band & Blue Devil 7:00-8:00: NPHC Yard Show 9:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

President Brodhead’s Homecoming Dance [ Wilson Gym ] Dance performances by Dhamaka, Defining Movement, and Sabrosura; Featured band: RIGHT ON!

3:30 p.m. Duke Football vs. Tulane Athletics will give sunglasses to the first 1,000 students. Be sure to arrive on time and cheer on the Blue Devils to victory!

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EMS from page 1 campus, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said. These policies have so far been successful in lowering the amount of alcohol-related emergencies, though some students have expressed concerns that the policies could alter Duke’s social scene.

“We are still deep in the midst of a transformation that tries to de-emphasize alcohol as an essential social lubricant,” Moneta said. “This is just another part of a broader intervention.”

The extended section party policy was only a small part of a greater effort to alter the University’s culture in order to make it safer and more encompassing, he said. The end of Tailgate is another example of steps taken by the administration to change the University’s alcohol-centric culture.

Junior Jasmine Johnson said she supports the policies the administration is trying to put in place.

“There’s nothing wrong with drinking alcohol,” she

said. “But if you do it, be smart, and if you can’t be smart then at least be safe.”

In addition to a lowered amount of alcohol-related emergencies, some students said they have noticed a larger number of students cited or documented by resident assistants.

“It seems that there have been more incidents of RAs writing up students this year, across the campus,” said senior Dani Roselius, president of Mirecourt—a selective living group. “This may have been because of the new restrictions on group events during the first two weeks of school.”

Joe Gonzalez, associate dean for residence life, said RAs have not been told to enforce policy differently this year, though he added that there has been a slight increase in the number of documentations so far this year.

“It is not my observation that RAs are being more strict,” he said. “They do appear to be doing an outstanding job in the situations they are confronting.”

Roselius added that she supported the restrictions on section parties because it gave freshman a better op-

portunity to meet people outside of the predominant social scene.

Junior Ming Jiu Li, an RA on East Campus, wrote in an email Tuesday that RAs’ enforcement policies have not changed at all, adding that he has not come across more incidents than last year.

“I don’t think I mind the role of alcohol in Duke’s culture,” said Suvayan Roy, a freshman. “It exposes a lot of things you need to be exposed to when going into the world, and shielding college students doesn’t make sense.”

Ultimately, Duke’s policy changes have to do with health and safety, Moneta said, adding that making these changes will not be easy.

“It’s not like I can flip a switch and the problem is solved,” he said. “We’ve been systematically working with enlightened student leaders on these problems. We’ve even been draconian when we have to with things like Tailgate. But you know every year we turn over 25 percent of the undergraduate student body, so every year we start with a new batch.”

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them for a long time,” Becker said. “At least in the U.S. context, this fear is unfounded.”

Fullenkamp raised concerns about the sustainability of Social Security benefits for future generations. Although there were once three members of the workforce for every retired American, the number is now shrinking to fewer than two workers per retiree, he said.

“One of the big problems we’ve had with the current generation is that they think Social Security is this magical generous thing that’s going to fund their retirement,” he said. “Social Security is really completely inadequate to fund what anybody would consider a normal retirement.”

Fullenkamp believes individuals entering the workforce should only count on Social Security to replace about 20 percent of their pre-retirement income. An advocate for reform of the current Social Security system, Fullenkamp recommended continuing to push back the mandatory retirement age and educate citizens about their personal responsibility to save.

Becker, commenting on prospective changes in the typical retirement age for Americans, predicted that the retirement age will need to be increased to between 73 and 75 unless the average life expectancy stops rising.

Despite the results of Generation Opportunity’s poll, many Duke students view Social Security as an issue far removed from their everyday lives. “[Social Security] doesn’t really matter to me,” freshman Yuchen Long said. “I haven’t been thinking about it because I don’t have an actual job yet.”

Others, like freshman Michael Kaelin—though anxious about the economy—find some humor in the Social Security talks and the current credibility of the federal government.

“Trusting the government to take care of my Social Security money would be like having Michael Jackson babysit my kids,” he said.

Students who are closer to entering the professional world, like senior John Mekjian, are taking the issue more seriously.

“I don’t know how secure my job is going to be, so I’m going to work really hard, but I’m also going to save a lot,” he said.

Fullenkamp noted that students ought to begin saving immediately after entering the workforce and utilizing tax advantage programs that could benefit from their bank accounts early on. Although the current state of the economy has Americans worried about the security of their money, he does not view keeping money under the pillow as a viable saving strategy.

“Your own money is also a dangerous thing,” he said. “Not only is there the chance to lose it, but idle cash is the devil’s workshop, and people end up looking at cash as just another resource they can use to take a vacation or do any number of things where they lose the money.”

DSG from page 3 Communication between students and the administration can be difficult because the student body changes every four years, Nowicki said, and larger University decisions—such as whether to adopt a house model—are made years in advance.

“Some of the fundamental changes we’re proposing right now came out of discussions five years ago with Duke students, but now they’ve graduated and have jobs,” Nowicki said. “The administration is changing things, but we’ve been talking to Duke students for years about this.”

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theSANDBOX. In more than one episode of South Park, Stan and friends set out to prevent George Lucas and Steven Spielberg from ruining some of the classic films they made years ago—Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Empire Strikes Back among them—via ill-conceived digital “enhancements.”

Sadly, as many already know, the satire is not fantasy: Spielberg returned to E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial to replace the weapons in the closing shots with computer-generated walkie-talkies, and Lucas has made so many misguided edits to the original Star Wars films—in addition to fouling up the franchise with newest three—that I don’t have space to count them here.

And lately it seems that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, despite all of his failed attempts to imitate the appearance of Steve Jobs, is actually doing his best to join the ranks of Spielberg and Lucas in that regard. It is every few

months that we find more and more impenetrable alterations made to the website’s layout—always, for some reason, while we sleep—accompanied by a general outcry from the affected population. And every new change to Facebook comes off like another Football Gameday. “You’re going to love this,” its administrators encourage, while patrons are left instead to shake their heads and wonder what happened to this thing they used to love.

There are any number of reasons why people who create something great might be then compelled to turn around and ruin it: money, megalomania and a lack of constructive criticism from intimidated underlings all come to mind. But I suppose its better to have loved and lost—everything from Star Wars to separate chatting and messaging features to Tailgate—than never to have loved at all.

—Chris Bassil

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Among underground or altern native music (re: the only music R Recess writers care about), musicians s have flaunted different sexualities s that matched their unconventional appearances, but u largely la shied away any explicit or o declaratory statements of sex: D David Bowie, Morrissey, Michael Stipe S (R.I.P. R.E.M.) and Neil Tennant (of Pet Shop Boys) all suggested, flirted, or ultimately back-pedaled on sexual inquiries before arriving at a consistent “decision.”

Members from contemporary acts like the Drums and Girls have taken a similarly liberal path of least resistance, at times suggesting their ambiguous lyrics are universal or genderless. And Sufjan Stevens’ silence continues to pit idealistic gay hipsters against his overly defensive Christian fans.

Of course, it shouldn’t have to be this way, and in certain instances (e.g. Anderson Cooper) I fully support resistance to this idea of public declaration, or “coming out.” It’s an inessential, symbolic act that’s become a little too mandatory and political.

But so Duke is hosting four non-heterosexual writers who grew up in South and North Carolina will talk about what it’s like to be “Out in the South.” My

choice phrase, “non-heterosexual,” cues how tricky issues of identity have become in 2011.

Catchalls like “queer” have been suggested to signify the same thing, but some organizations have merely added this letter as an appendage to increasingly long acronyms like LGBTQAI. “Out in the South” focuses on the intersection of these two identities, queer and Southern and tacitly implies that they are somewhat contradictory. Unfortunately, in industries of art this doesn’t have to be the case. Durham is a great example of this; a town with Southern character that is nonetheless a great intersection of alternative art and queer identities—and this weekend is as good a time as any to witness it. (North Carolina’s major gay pride celebration takes place largely on East Campus this Saturday, with local music venues supporting pre- and post-parties to boot.)

But looking out in a contemporary music landscape, the scene is still a little bleak. It’s still rare to see homosexuality treated with confidence; the activist stance of Lady Gaga, the confrontational aesthetics of Sleater-Kinney, the shocking depictions in Xiu Xiu songs and even the nonchalant pronoun choices in Stephin Merritt’s songs—I would argue that all these choices are political, even when they don’t mean to be. (That Katy Perry song isn’t even part of the discourse).

At some point that might not have to be the case, and Merritt’s flippancy (he advised young songwriters not to come out) would be less irksome, but for now, people like me will continue react with unfortunate enthusiasm when noticing a lyric suggesting boy-on-boy romance.

—Brian Contratto

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Summit brings together native NC authors

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A diverse profile of literary figures will speak at White Lecture Hall this Friday. “Out in the South: Writers in Conversation” brings Dorothy Allison, Shirlette Ammons, Jim Grimsley and Minnie Bruce Pratt together to read from their pieces and converse. Though the authors’ work runs the gamut from memoir to poetry to music, all share the commonality of being queer-identified and from North or South Carolina.

The event fits neatly with the programming of NC Pride 2011, the state’s largest gay pride celebration, whose marquee events take place largely on and around Duke’s East Campus.

The presence of Dorothy Allison in particular, whose debut novel Bastard Out of Carolina established her place as a force in Southern literature, is a long time in coming, and celebrates the arrival of an anthology of her work at Duke’s Special Collections Library.

Kelly Wooten, who works at the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture in the Special Collections Library, helped to coordinate the efforts to bring her papers, including rough drafts, personal journals and published creative pieces germane to Southern culture, women’s history and sexuality studies.

“She’s known for her identity as a lesbian, as a Southerner and her efficacy in women’s rights and the LGBT movement—she’s known in the queer and BDSM communities as well,” Wooten said.

The Carolina Wren Press was interested in the same themes, and had begun arranging talks for two of their recently published authors, Minnie Bruce Pratt and Shirlette Ammons, when they entered into a co-sponsorship with the Library.

Shirlette Ammons, who lives in Durham, will be reading excerpts of her poetry book Matching Skin, which the Press published last year. More than any of her other writings, Ammons says this book explores being “out in the South,” and examines her roots as a rural North Carolinian from a Christian background.

Now a long-time Triangle native, Ammons said she stuck around Durham for its unique character.

“Durham has a little bit of grit and a lot of creativity,” she said. “[It’s] a convergence of like minds and people who challenge me. I always seek ways to find likeness and community.”

The writers will represent both the diversity and common topicality, Wooten said, answering the questions, “What does it mean to be a queer writer in the South? Does it matter?”

Allison, now 62, has broached subject matter that has developed radically throughout the decades— she’ll explore the implications and intersections of community, identity, activism and the narration that binds these ideas through writing.

“It’s gotten easier to be queer, frank, forthright about your family, your sexualities, your perversities, your gender identity,” Allison said. “Writers, our job is to put on the page mythic renditions of our lives— that’s what I love to see in our work. What are the stories we tell ourselves, what are the stories we don’t? It’s always as much as you can stand.”

She recalled, for instance, having a shotgun fired through the door of her home, but said it was actually more terrifying being morally condemned by the

very preachers she collaborated with on sexual abuse prevention projects. But if homophobia and anti-gay violence are dwindling, essential issues of character remain to challenge queer people, Allison said.

“Creating a queer identity is always gonna be complicated. Detailing that identity is what writers and writing does. But every once in a while you’ve gotta be willing to get your front door shot down.”

Dorothy Allison, Shirlette Ammons, Jim Grimsley and Minnie Bruce Pratt will read selections of their work for “Out in the South: Writers in Conversation” at the White Lecture Hall on Duke East Campus at 7p.m. A book signing and reception will follow.

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DUU schedules Aziz Ansari, Local Natives

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With two performances brought to campus by DUU Major Attractions this fall, students can soak up some live stand-up comedy and an indie rock concert without breaking the bank. Actor and stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari will perform at Page Auditorium on Oct. 25; a dual bill of indie acts Local Natives and Blind Pilot will follow on Nov. 2.

Ansari, who stars on NBC’s Parks and Recreation and co-starred with Jesse Eisenberg in this year’s 30 Minutes or Less, was a natural choice to bring to campus, according to Major Attractions chair Julia Hawkins. Ansari’s wellreviewed stand-up debut, Intimates for a Sensual Evening, displayed the comic’s youthful, pop culture-informed brand of humor.

Although booking indie rock acts bucks a recent trend by Major Attractions—last year’s performances included mainstream hip-hop artists Chiddy Bang and Lupe Fiasco—Hawkins expects that Local Natives and Blind Pilot will be well received by the Duke student body.

“When we were discussing our outlook for 2011-2012, we felt we had done way too much mainstream hip-hop and that the student body was craving diver-

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sity in music,” she said.

She added that DUU tried to choose bands that were relatively recognizable. Both Local Natives debut album Gorilla Manor and Blind Pilot’s first LP 3 Rounds and a Sound charted on the Billboard Top 200.

“These two bands aren’t that weird indie rock that only music snobs like to listen to,” Hawkins said. “They’re the kind of band that can be put on in an environment and everybody, whether or not they’ve heard them before, is immediately drawn to their music.”

Blind Pilot was also on her committee’s radar because of the success of 3 Rounds and a Sound, which was released in 2008, Hawkins said. Their second album, We Are The Tide, was released earlier this month.

“They’re not a crazy, wild, out-there band, but they have beautiful voices,” Hawkins said. “Both bands will carry very well in Page.”

Lynn Vandendriessche, chair of Speakers and Stage, said that although her committee looks to find innovative performers, they try to bring in comedians each year because they are popular with the student body.

“One of our goals is to lighten the spirits of the Duke community, and I think comedians are a good way to do that,” Vandendriessche said. “The

beauty of Aziz is that he relates to such a wide set of the Duke community that there’s not one specific student group that we think is going to buy all the tickets really fast.”

With only 1,200 seats in Page Auditorium, DUU expects tickets for Ansari to sell out and Local Natives and Blind Pilot to do “very well,” Hawkins said.

Although Page puts a more concrete constraint on the number of people who can attend the events, Hawkins argued that Page’s long history as a concert venue and superior acoustics made it ideal for large-scale DUU events.

“A lot of people have performed on that stage,” Hawkins said. “We think that the students will appreciate these shows down the road, that they attended some very memorable events.”

Tickets for Ansari’s performance will be available for students on Oct. 4, and to the general public on Oct. 5.

Tickets for the Local Natives/Blind Pilot bill go on sale for students on Oct. 6, and for the general public the next day.

Aziz Ansari will perform at Page Auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 8; Local Natives and Blind Pilot will perform there on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Tickets for each event are $15 for students and $25 for the general public.

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This weekend, Duke’s studentrun Wendell Theater Company will present Keith Huff’s gritty drama A Steady Rain, which follows the lives of two policemen as they become embroiled in a cannibalistic serial killer’s murderous plot. Recess’ Katya Prosvirkina spoke with actors Kyle Glackin and Ted Caywood and producer Ali Yalgin about the history of Wendell and the upcoming production.

Recess: What is the Wendell Theater Company?

Ali Yalgin: Wendell Theater Company is the student-run theater company at Duke. It has different funding than Duke Players. It is not faculty-related; it is completely independent. In 2009, after a couple of years on hiatus, a group of people started to get involved with Wendell again, most of whom were seniors—I was a sophomore then. We produced three plays that year, and the theme that we initially set was that our plays raise social awareness on campus.

R: What does it mean for you as actors to be independent of the Theater Studies department? Less funding? Less regulation?

Ted Caywood: Actually I’ve had a decent amount of experience with Hoof ‘n’ Horn being independent from the Theater Studies department and with Wendell I was in Stop Kiss, one of the last shows Wendell did. It’s different to an extent; on this play we’re still working with Jay O’Berski—he’s our director and part of the Theater Studies faculty, and we’ve gotten help from the costume

department. There’s definitely a department influence on it.

Kyle Glackin: It’s also a lot of responsibility because I feel like since there is an acute number of people involved and we’re all students, success or failure rides on us a little bit more. There’s not as much of a safety net.

AY: Issues such as the performance rights and going to FedEx to get the posters printed—those are actually the students’ responsibilities. But whenever we are in trouble, we do not refrain from going up to the department and asking them for help, which is a great resource for us.

R: Do you identify with your character(s) or is this play out of your comfort zone?

TC: For me this is somewhat out of my comfort zone, and that is why Jay thought it would be a really good idea for me to play it. The character I play, Joey, is withdrawn, sheepish, likes to avoid confrontation, and is at least somewhat submissive. Normally, I tend to play really angry, powerful people. It’s definitely somewhat of a departure.

KG: I feel like as an actor you have to identify with the character. I always find myself identifying strongly with my characters by the end of the plays, which is kind of scary. Like Heath Ledger as the Joker – over the edge. I often play really loud angry characters. It’s a little outside my comfort zone, but I’m trying to find new ways to present myself.

R: What response are you hoping for from the audience?

KG: Shock is a good word for it.

Jay said that he wanted the play to be really quick. He wanted it to sort of just happen and leave the audience to just sit there at the end saying, “What the hell?”

TC: And not really give people a chance to catch their breath. It’s sort of a thriller murder mystery, a crime drama kind of feel.

R: What is the best part about being an actor with the Wendell Theater Company?

KG: I think they sponsor shows that wouldn’t necessarily be done otherwise. And I think that has a lot of value on campus.

TC: Also, Wendell seems to be functioning as a project theater; someone has a project that they really want to get done, and they do it.

As opposed to a part in a play where a professor has something they really want to get done and they have to convince everyone to do it. For Wendell, we have a good portion of the team on the project before it starts.

KG: Wendell is not an organization that has to do a play every semester.

R: What is one thing you would want to relate to Duke students before they come see the play?

TC: Bring an umbrella.

KG: Don’t actually bring an umbrella. We wouldn’t say a lot. We want to keep people guessing.

AY: Challenge yourself to step out of the circle.

Wendell Theater Company will perform A Steady Rain Sept. 22-24 at 8pm at Brody Theater on East Campus. Tickets are $5 for Duke students and $7 for the general public.

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ly different, so I issued this idea of a service to commemorate the study.”

Threaded throughout the film, Dean Wells’ sermon echoes the program’s approach of healing through spirituality and unity. “Death isn’t the worst thing that can happen,” Wells said. “The worst thing is isolation. It’s about accompanying people through the bleakest experiences in their life, which are death and bereavement.”

Many of the women in the Pathfinders study fill the pews during Wells’ sermon, where he also speaks about the loss of his mother to breast cancer in his youth. Wells offers a sense of hope that reverberates throughout the entire film. “I always say, ‘If it isn’t happy, make it beautiful,’” Wells said. “My mother’s death certainly wasn’t happy, but it inspired my ministry.”

Despite its somber topic, What Love Is offers an uplifting message by showing the positive effects of the Pathfinders program and the cognitive void that it fills.

What Love Is: The Duke Pathfinders 50 premieres this Friday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. at the Nasher. The screening is free and open to the public, and will conclude with a Q&A with director Ted Bogosian.

Bogosian premieres cancer documentary

What should medical professionals do when they can no longer save their patients’ lives? That question lies at the heart of What Love Is: The Duke Pathfinders 50, a new film by visiting filmmaker Ted Bogosian, Trinity ‘73, which will premiere at the Nasher Museum of Art this Friday.

The documentary explores the lives of 50 women undergoing treatment for breast cancer and their experience with the Pathfinders cancer support program. Created by social worker Tina Staley in her hometown of Aspen, Colorado, the Pathfinders program—which first collaborated with Duke Cancer Care Research Program in 2006—aims to provide cancer patients with the psychosocial support they need to cope with a life-threatening illness. Each patient is paired with a social worker, or “pathfinder,” who emphasizes spirituality, support and balance in an effort to alleviate any additional emotional suffering that a patient might experience.

Bogosian’s film stands out from other medical documentaries thanks to the director’s vision in creating a film that is equal parts poignant and informative.

“I decided to focus on the Pathfinders study because I felt I had seen other documentaries about cancer, especially breast cancer, and they all seemed to be the same film,” said Bogosian.

“What makes this documentary different is the blend of scientific fact and personal communication, especially nonverbal communication.”

The women involved in the Pathfinders program, all diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer, participated in a two-year trial study during their treatment at Duke High-Risk Breast Clinic. Along with candid interviews from patients, the film shows therapy sessions between Pathfinders and patients, demonstrating how the social workers apply the tenets of the program in an effort to better the daily lives of cancer sufferers.

Bogosian describes the challenge in balancing the patient testimonials with the scientific achievements and goals of the Pathfinders program, admitting that the film wasn’t complete until the inclusion of Dean of the Chapel Sam Wells’ sermon about the subject.

“I didn’t know what the outcome of the study was going to be when making it,” Bogosian said. “When I finished, I decided that I still didn’t have a documentary that was going to be sufficient-

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16 years ago, Opeth exploded onto the death metal scene with a debut album, Orchid, that redefined the limits of the genre, blending technical jazz influences and haunting acoustic arrangements between blasting double kick and Mikael Akerfeldt’s gravelly vocals. Now, ten full-length albums after their rough and revolutionary inception in Stockholm, the Swedish five-piece returns with Heritage, their most recent release, to the styles and influences that preceded and informed their music, and the progressive death metal they helped cultivate. Casting their sights backward and easing off the thunderous distortion, the Opeth we hear on Heritage are decidedly more thoughtful, sophisticated and technically proficient than they’ve ever been.

Gone are the relentless double-kick drumbeats, the searing walls of guitar-driven power and Akerfeldt’s gut-wrenching howls and growls–this is progressive metal stripped to its bones. With the distortion turned down to the level of an Eric Clapton solo and the roaring death vocals replaced with a soft, mournful croon, the sheer skill of the musicians and the erudite, introspective character of Akerfeldt’s lyrics take center stage. Few other bands in genre could successfully support such a radical departure from the hot air and frantic energy that define the genre.

Produced by Steven Wilson, frontman of the influential prog-rock group Porcupine Tree, Heritage is a beautiful deconstruction of the precedents of modern metal. Flitting between poignant acoustic passages, driving progressive compositions and gigantic guitar solos, Opeth create soundscapes of Deep Purple- and Pink Floyd-esque rock organs, Claptonian guitar licks, jazzy drums and flutes. Enough sonic dissonance and ponderous guitar build-ups remain to satisfy purists, but Opeth have the chops and courage to depart from their roots to expand the scope of their oeuvre. At times, it even seems that these riffs and arrangements were what Akerfeldt always wanted to write. “Famine,” one of the album’s two 8-minute tracks, ranges from breathy flute to slow piano dirges to prog-rock intricacy, highlighted by the lonesome croon of Akerfeldt’s cleaner voice. It’s a track representative of the album’s epic form that captures Opeth’s artistic soul in an unexpectedly accessible way.

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When Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs was released in 1971, its gruesome, explicit exploration of violence and the true nature of man made it one of the most controversial films of its time. So how do you update this Oscar-nominated film for a generation more prone to violence?

Writer/director Rod Lurie does a poor job. Immediately, Lurie cuts dialogue in favor of drawn-out reaction shots meant to imply marital strife as Los Angeles-based screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) relocate to her small Mississippi hometown.

The focus on slow, deliberate shots— which continue with the introduction of Amy’s ex, Charlie (Alexander Skarsgard), and his “redneck” friends—is intended to imbue Straw Dogs with artful, reserved suspense. But hints at the coming violence gradually grow dull, and the film unfolds painfully slowly as a result.

Charlie’s emergent antagonism kicks the film into a higher, more engaging gear. Still, Lurie insists on representing his characters’ mental deterioration visually, rather than through dialogue. Despite the vivid cinematography, these shots fail to add enough anxiety and urgency to the atmosphere. As the movie approaches its unsurprisingly violent finale, the audience is left confused and disengaged with the film’s central theme: violence as a result of human inability to communicate.

Instead, we linger merely to watch the brutality promised to us in the trailer. In a last effort to top his successor, Lurie intensifies the violence in the final sequence in desperate search of the shock value that characterized Peckinpah’s original. How-

ever, the ending is mismatched with the pace of the 100 minutes preceding it, and the brutality exhibited by Straw Dogs’ characters is scarcely validated by the hostility that Lurie has unsuccessfully attempted to establish.

Lurie’s attempt to remake this film with a unique perspective and more artful use of cinematography irrevocably clouds the movie, marking it inferior to the more provocative 1971 version.

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‘MUSICAL CHAIRS’ the 2012 season. With Pitt and Syracuse switching conferences, however, the ACC is now able to renegotiate its television rights on the open market.

A new deal would likely prove to be much more highly valued, with the increased presence in the Pennsylvania and New York state television markets.

“One of the big things you get to share because of the great popularity of football and basketball is TV revenue,” Clotfelter said. “It’s been discovered by conferences that by banding together you can write tremendous deals with these broadcasters, like ESPN. And the more markets you cover, the richer you can be.”

While Brodhead would not confirm that the ACC is actively looking to continue its expansion any further, he said travel time for teams was an important factor in determining the viability of any potential further additions. In a teleconference Sunday, ACC commissioner John Swofford said at least ten teams had approached the conference about admission.

“The world of mention is the world of rumor,” Brodhead said. “The ACC has made no decision beyond [adding Pittsburgh and Syracuse].”

The ACC must also consider what its existing members are planning in this period of conference instability. The Council of Presidents met last week and raised the buyout for departing teams to $20 million from the previous range of $12 to $14 million. “[The increased buyout] was just a symbol of [each member’s loyalty to the conference],” Brodhead said.

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In the midst of an unstable college landscape, the Atlantic Coast Conference made significant steps towards long-term stability last weekend.

The ACC announced Sunday morning that it would add Pittsburgh and Syracuse to its ranks, bringing the total number of member universities to 14. The move may not take place for some time though, as Big East bylaws require a 27-month waiting period—plus a $5 million buyout— before the Panthers and Orangemen can leave the conference. Pittsburgh chancellor Mark Nordenberg emphasized that the exit rules will be followed, but the potential exists for negotiation that would allow the two schools to shorten the departure timetable.

Duke president Richard Brodhead is this year’s chair of the ACC Council of Presidents, the group responsible for the final decision. While expansion was not necessarily a move the conference needed to make, Brodhead said, it helped ensure the ACC’s long-term security.

“The analogy of musical chairs is really the right one,” Brodhead said. “You don’t want to wake up and find out you don’t have a chair.”

Brodhead also cited the academic and athletic prestige of both universities as reasons for their admittance into the conference.

Charles Clotfelter, the Z. Smith Reynolds professor of public policy and professor of economics and law at Duke, though, believes the decision was more one-dimensional. “[Adding Pittsburgh and Syracuse] has little to do with the academic mission of the University,” Clotfelter, the author of “Big-Time Sports in American Universities,” which examines the role of athletics within the university system, said. “It’s commercial.”

The ACC’s current football and men’s basketball television contract with ESPN, worth $155 million per year, dwarfs that of the current Big East deal, which pays out $200 million over six years, expiring after

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Not much has gone wrong for Duke this year.

Off to their best start in school history, the Blue Devils have risen from unranked to No. 4 in just the opening month of the season.

The recognition that accompanies such a hot start, Miami h o w e v e r, has led to vs. increased No. 4 expectaDuke tions.

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Duke (9-1) Koskinen Stadium will take on Miami (7-1) Thursday night at Koskinen Stadium. The red-hot Blue Devils, coming off a 2-1 victory over then-No. 3 Florida State last Sunday, will certainly be expected to take care of business at home against an unranked, but nonetheless formidable, conference opponent—even though

the Hurricanes have won seven consecutive games.

Duke head coach Robbie Church believes his team is taking these newfound expectations in stride by continuing to work extremely hard and remain humble.

“We’re happy with what we’ve done so far,” Church said, “but we’ve got a lot of ACC games to go. We have consecutive home games here and we want to make sure we get both of them. We had the best Tuesday practice, I think, that we’ve had all year, after our off-day on Monday.”

Miami has earned a reputation as an athletic, physical team that competes aggressively against its opponents.

“I was tired after just watching the tape [of the Hurricanes],” Church said.

The Blue Devils will need to counter by competing for every ball and establishing numbers behind the ball from the game’s

outset, Church said. More importantly, they will need to execute through Miami’s trademark defensive pressure.

“I don’t think we did a particularly great job executing under pressure against Florida State, or at least we weren’t able to do it consistently,” Church said. “We’ll need to be better on Thursday.”

Duke can negate Miami’s aggressive, wear-youdown mentality with its deep bench, which was largely responsible for the victory over the Seminoles. In that game, four subs, led by senior Chelsea Canepa, entered during the 32nd and 33rd minutes and propelled Duke to a 1-0 lead. Church expects to deploy his bench similarly Thursday, and has significant confidence in its ability.

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Playing surface named for Sara Lynn and K.D. Kennedy, Jr. The playing field inside the Pascal Field House now has a name.

Thanks to their numerous contributions to the Duke football program, Sara Lynn Kennedy and K.D. Kennedy, Jr. P’64 will lend their surname to the indoor facility’s surface, Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White announced Wednesday.

“Historically speaking, no two people have been more passionate or enthusiastic about seeing Duke Football return to prominence, and their commitment helps serve as the foundation of our success,” White said in a statement. “This dedication ceremony will put a huge excla-

mation point on Sara Lynn and K.D.’s incredible generosity to Duke University, and specifically, the Duke football program.”

The field, which was opened in August, will be dedicated to the Kennedys at a ceremony Friday.

“I have a fond spot in my heart for both K.D. and Sara Lynn, as they have been not only great supporters of Duke Football, but friends of mine,” head coach David Cutcliffe said in a statement.

“This dedication is a celebration of K.D and Sara Lynn.”

Duke next plays Tulane on Saturday at home.

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W. SOCCER from page 5 Church said. “They know their roles and are always ready to play. They come in and immediately put pressure on teams. It’s a situation where I really do believe we have more than 11 starters.”

And as for the members of the starting 11, no one has generated more buzz than freshman Kelly Cobb, who leads the team with seven goals and has also picked up four assists. As the Blue Devils push farther into ACC play, expectations for her own performance continue to grow, mirroring how expectations have grown for the entire group.

Nonetheless, the team remains focused on the task at hand—handling an aggressive Miami squad.

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more forward Mollie Pathman said. “We go into each game focusing on us, not worrying about what others think and try to live in the moment.”

EXPANSION from page 5 “The presidents have been on the phone with each other over the last week. I think there is a high level of mutual trust.”

In the end, though, the Big East is left without two of its most defining members—Syracuse was one of the conference’s charter institutions.

“By doing this, the ACC is bedeviling lots of others,” Clotfelter said. “We’re stealing from the Big East hen house again. It’s just more of the same.”

For up-to-the-minute updates on Duke sports, head to the Blue Zone at sports. chronicleblogs.com.

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Matthew Grape: A legacy of loyalty Last week, the University many members of which he suffered the loss of one of counted among his closest its own in senior Matthew friends. Athletics gave Matt Grape. It is a loss deeply felt, scope to exercise his inexnot just by his friends and haustible loyalty. His unwavfamily, but by the entire Duke ering interest in the Boston community.

Red Sox was It is natumatched only editorial ral to mourn by his investMatt’s death, but we should ment in the Duke men’s also celebrate his life—for it lacrosse team—he attendwas a blessed life filled with ed nearly every one of the joy, friendship and love. team’s home games during Matt leaves his mark upon his time at Duke. the lives of those he touched He had a similar committhrough his devotion, charm ment to his fraternity, Alpha and sense of humor.

Delta Phi. It was here that He quickly fell in love Matt really found his niche with many facets of Duke: the in college. He was not mereathletics, the academics and ly a transient member of the the camaraderie. A life-long group—he was an active and sports enthusiast, Matt’s love engaged member, devoting for athletics found expres- himself completely to the sion in his devotion to the fraternity and its members.

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a bad mood, needed help or just wanted a laugh, Matt was there. He had the ability to turn a bad day around with his unfailing compassion and wit.

Matt was unconditionally kind, even to those he did not know. Last week’s Career Fair provides a moving example. When Matt began speaking with a woman whom he believed to be an Accenture spokeswoman, he quickly realized that she was not recruiting for a consulting firm but for the Teach for China fellowship. Instead of walking away and hurting the woman’s feelings, Matt continued the conversation for 20 minutes and even signed up to receive further information, despite his lack of interest.

In Duke’s sometimes stressful climate, Matt never lost sense of his priorities. He was steadfastly committed to his friends and family. At Duke, he maintained a closeknit group of friends and never underestimated the importance of developing personal relationships.

Matt’s warm actions toward others were not onesided. The abounding love felt for Matt found form last week when more than 100 students attended his memorial service at Duke, and when more than 50 former and current fraternity brothers attended his funeral in Wellesley, Mass. during the weekend.

Matt was appreciated then, and he is appreciated now.

Every account of Matt from his friends and family highlights, among all else, his loyalty. The lesson of this commitment—that the most important part of life is the development of personal relationships—is one of the legacies that Matt will leave at Duke.

Thank you, Matt, for embodying values that Duke students too often forget: friendship, spirit, unity. You will be missed, but you will always have a place in the hearts of those who knew you.

It is in times like these that we all need a friend like you—a kind, loyal, comforting presence to remind us that, if we stick together and support each other, our sorrows are always surmountable.

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o face death is sobering, even horrifying. what we do is not what really matters. What matTo face a sudden death, with no proper way ters is not admiring what he did but loving who he to say goodbye, no parting words, no sense was. The point isn’t to be admired. Admiration is a of peace and understanding, is an poor substitute for love. The point ending we rightly fear. But to face is to be loved. That’s what counts. sam wells sudden death at the age of 21, with But at the same time there’s anguest column your life before you and an ocean other struggle going on for most of of friends wishing you well and so us. It’s a struggle between what we much to live for and the glory of God alive in achieve and what we show. Again, part of why we you—that is against nature, against everything we grieve is that Matt didn’t get the chance to achieve know to be right and hope to be true. It doesn’t in life as much as his huge potential suggested get worse than that. he would. But the truth is, life isn’t fundamenThe deepest things we share in the wake of tally about what we achieve. It’s about what we Matt Grape’s death are the grace of silence, when show. The question is, what did Matt show that we we know there’s nothing to say—the gentleness of couldn’t have seen in the same way without him? touch, when it’s good to feel that others are there, And you, those who knew him and loved him, the simple, sympathetic word, that says, “I’m sorry” know the answers. What we achieve in life fades or “I’ll never forget him.” But I want now to find away. It will be surpassed or replaced or forgotten. words to reach into this silence, to touch what’s so But what we show in life is our glory. hard to touch, to say what’s so hard to say. I want to Because what life is fundamentally about is talk about what Matt’s life shows us about God. this: It’s about becoming so transparent that The heart of our anger and dismay and bewil- people can see through us and come face to face derment is that it seems such a waste—such a ter- with God. That doesn’t mean being perfect. If we rible waste. Most people get a whole story of life to were perfect, people would see us and not God. map out and contemplate, but Matt’s life was cut Matt showed us God through his wonders but also off, abruptly ended, the map now torn in shreds. through his fragility, his fears and his failures.

And so immediately we think of what he never got In chapter six of Luke’s Gospel, Jesus says, “No a chance to do, to experience, to share, to enjoy. good tree bears bad fruit.… Each tree is known by But I want to address not what Matt wasn’t, but its fruits.” Jesus lived a life so transparent that in what he was. him we see God face to face. He hung on what we For most of us there’s a profound struggle go- call a good tree, the good tree we call the cross. ing on between what we do and who we are. For And the fruits of that good tree are forgiveness so many people around Matt’s age, life is largely and eternal life, the healing of our past and the about the accumulation of accomplishments— gift of our future. This is what Jesus achieved. Our about proving to enough people that they’ve role in life isn’t to achieve it. Jesus has done that. done worthwhile or amazing things. The point is Our role is to show it. to make yourself someone who can be admired.

Matt’s life wasn’t a waste. Sure, he didn’t do all Having a bulging resumé is about being able to the things many people live to do. Sure, he didn’t convince a stranger that you’re a valuable person. achieve all the things we might have thought he But life isn’t basically about impressing strangers. would live to achieve. But life isn’t about what we Sometimes all this assembling of achievements is do and achieve. It’s about what we are and what about running away from the reality of who you we show. Matt was a beautiful child of God. He are. In the end, life isn’t about how many things showed us who God is and what God has done. you do—it’s about who you are. Matt died at 21. He That was his glory. didn’t get a chance to do many things. We grieve that and always will. But in the end the quantity of Sam Wells, Dean of the Duke Chapel

The Chronicle dedicates the opinion pages to the memory of student Matthew Grape.

Additional remembrances of Matthew can be found at www.dukechronicle.com.

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A Tribute to Matthew Grape 1990-2011 remembrances Matt, Over the past three years, we have shared some wonderful memories. You were honest, loyal and not afraid to be yourself, and that’s what I loved most about you. I will always admire the way you treated people and lived your life regardless of what other people thought. You were truly an amazing person (let’s not forget your dance moves); and although you may not be with us in this life anymore, you will never be forgotten, and your memory will live on through all the lives that you touched while you were here.

Phi Alpha.

Mike Sullivan, Pratt ’12 Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity It was my first Tailgate. Orientation was hardly over and already the self-identified socialites had heralded themselves into their competing cliques.

Riding together on the bus to West Campus that morning, we would have told you that our gang of 10 was the best. You might even have believed us. We very well may have been the loudest, the wildest, the drunkest and the most confident.

It was all pretty new to me, but I thought I might as well play the part. After all, what was there to lose? If this was what Duke was about—and my peers seemed to think it was—then I might as well blend in and have some fun.

That morning the bus was packed full of drunken freshmen dressed in full Tailgate garb. Except, that was, for one girl sitting alone. She had had the luck of being positioned next to a particularly cocky member of the clique so that he was looming over her.

Normally, my friend was a gentleman. I liked him—and still like him—very much. But on this particular morning, he must have been feeling pretty full of himself. He started hitting on her. By this I don’t mean funny jokes and personal inquiries. He was being aggressive. Not physically, of course, but words were enough.

Meekly, the girl sitting alone declined his advances. After a number of attempts he finally became spited. With a voice loud enough that all the bus could hear, my friend exclaimed that the only reason he was talking to her was because he was drunk.

What color remained drained from her face. Silence.

No one moved.

Then, without missing a beat, a small guy in Timberland boots stepped forward. This kid, who looked like he couldn’t weigh more than 150 pounds, looked right into my friend’s eyes and told him to: “Shut the hell up and leave her alone.” He didn’t flinch for a moment.

My friend was taken aback, and there was another pause. Then, the pack reacted. Within moments the kid in the Timberland boots found himself surrounded by three guys, each at least 20 pounds larger than him. “You wanna go?” they asked, “you wanna do this?”

The kid had nowhere to run, and no good option except to back down. So I thought, anyway. But he didn’t back down. Somehow he got bigger, his face even more fierce, and starring straight into my friend’s eyes, he responded, “I’ll go right now.”

There was no fight, of course. The bus arrived and we all got off, and that was that. Except, I had this nauseous feeling as I got off the bus. That kid, I thought, he was who I wanted to be. Not these guys.

The kid in Timberland boots was Matt Grape. He never attempted to blend in, and he never compromised his principles. Matt was twice as loyal as your family retriever and three times more fun to be around. He was the true gentleman that every guy should aspire to be.

It has taken me years to fully appreciate the feeling I had that day, and to realize that Matt, who I got to know so well, had become a role model. I will never forget that day.

I will never forget the kid in the Timberland boots.

James Sawabini, Trinity ’12 Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity I remember one day last Spring when I had a funny interaction with Matt. The French department was gathering on the front patio of the Languages Building for an afternoon of cheese tasting and speaking French. My

French professor had told our class about it that day, so I decided to stop by before returning to my dorm. Matt was there as a requirement for his French class. We saw each other and, after grabbing a plate of cheese, I made my way over to him. It was unusual, but so uniquely funny for both of us to be there, required to speak French to each other.

I think I speak for all of his friends when I say that Matt was one of the last people you would expect to be hanging out at a French-speaking, cheese-tasting get-together. We definitely struggled to keep up the French conversation for the whole time. But even if we probably made up half of what we said to each other, it was so fun to be able to find him there and do something with him that I never thought we’d do together. He made a potentially uncomfortable situation into an awesome one. Matt was one of the friendliest guys I ever met in English, French or any other language if he could speak it. We love and miss you, Grape. Rest in peace.

Alex Ghaffari, Trinity ’14 Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity Dear Grape, I decided to write this personally to you instead of to The Chronicle in remembrance of you. Why? Because, to me, your legacy is not about an article in a paper, a stone in the ground or even your composite picture (one of which I am now paying my tribute to. Can you guess which one?).

It is about someone that, without any personal direction, changed my life indescribably for the better. This is the legacy that I envision when I think of you still being here with us. I close my eyes and remember my dear brother as I have come to know him. He is a person who, despite self-claims of introversion, touched more lives than many on this earth. He is a man who excelled at his educational career to create purpose in his life. And finally, he is a brother who taught us the authentic ways of our great ADPhi, bonded with us as a everlasting fellow Alpha Delt and survived to become the embodiment of the true gentleman the elder ranks of our chapter crave and deserve. I am honored to be a part of your legacy and only wish that we would have been able to continue to create together.

Writing straight to you Grape, allows me to be truly honest.… I have very few memories of us together my freshman year. And sophomore year, a few here or there, but nothing that could stick with me forever as I would have preferred. Yet somehow, in these past few weeks, something remarkable happened. Call it coincidence, but you suddenly became so much more a part of my life. I found joy knowing that a day wouldn’t go by when I wouldn’t be hanging out with you. Whether you were creating the atmosphere at my apartment (for some reason, more often than not, dawning one of two L.A. Lakers jerseys), pouring your heart out at the bar (seriously, YouTube-bmac08 “arms wide open”) or late-nighting somewhere till the sun came up, one quick 360 degree sweep, and there you were, smiling away, keeping my energy going. This was your effect on me after only three or so weeks of me actually getting to know you. The beautiful thing is, it happened so quickly, yet, I am not surprised in the slightest about what occurred. For when you displayed this presence so naturally, the only logical option was to continue to be around it… forcing me to hang out with you (sarcasm).

You rarely find people in this world who you can connect with so quickly. That’s why, when someone like you does come along to fit the bill, you can’t help but recognize and accept what’s happening. And it’s not because “there’s no fighting it” or because you might as well go with it (Grape will hang out with you sooner or later, whether you like it or not), it’s because there’s no one in this world who would, out of total desire for the change for the better, want to refuse it. A lot of s—t says you don’t know what you got till it’s gone. But, Matt, it’s time for your final “I have no friends” correctional therapy. Cause the truth is, everyone who has ever had the opportunity to cross paths with you has felt your inspiring impact on their lives. That was your true mission, your true purpose. I believe you were meant to continue this purpose for many years and eventually generations. Yet, with great sorrow, we recognize that this will not be possible. Fortunately, though, we all certainly recognize how blessed we were to be a part of

even 21 short years with you as a loving family member, courageous colleague and a forever-fraternal brother. I will never forget you till the day we meet again, Devines in our sights, and the spirit of Xaipe in our hearts. Love and Phi Alphas eternal, Always your brother, Joel Sues, Trinity ’13 (aka Randy aka You can’t squash the Grape!!!)

Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity Matt, You were a great brother. You really have an amazing loving family, and I am thankful to them for helping to shape you into the man you were. I am honored to have been your friend and most importantly, your brother. I know this hits pretty close to home for me and for all of us. You’ll always be one of us, until the day we’re all gone.

Take care up there, bro. I’ll be singing, “Good times never seemed so good,” for you.

Your brother, Kevin Rutter, Trinity ’12 Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity I remember spending the first day of our sophomore Fall semester with Matt. I live about an hour’s drive from campus, so I’m usually one of the first to return to Duke after a break. Matt was as well, not because he lived particularly close—he didn’t—but because he simply loved coming back here and viewed the beginning of each new semester with something like manic excitement.

One asset Matt possessed was an encyclopedic knowledge of contemporary popular cinema—and a particular, possibly ironic affinity for rom-coms and Michael Bay action flicks (and I have witnessed Matt recite entire scenes of “The Rock” from memory). So here’s me, bouncing around our brand-new Edens digs looking for company; I happen upon Matt, firmly ensconced in his couch, Busch Light in hand, taking an active interest in the opening credits of “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.”

Matt had this very particular grin that may have been the most endearingly coercive facial expression I’ve ever seen. He’d tilt his head down and bring his eyes back up to you, eyebrows drawn together slightly, and shoot you this narrow, dimpled-cheek smile; the effect was diabolical and irresistible, like a real-life Tom Sawyer come to convince me that I did indeed need to go out drinking with him on a Tuesday. Matt and I had called each other “buddy” since the beginning of freshman year. I have no idea why we did it, but neither of us ever questioned the practice. I was Buddy Green and he was Buddy Grape.

Buddy and I watched Nick and Norah in its entirety that day; all it took to keep me there was that grin. Watching a bad movie is a litmus test of a friendship. You’ve got to be comfortable in each other’s company: comfortable with long silences, with occasional interjections, with sustained conversations that have nothing to do with whatever you’re watching. I haven’t felt this way about many people, but Matt was unquestionably one of them.

“Best friends” is a trite term, cheapened by Facebook and emoticon-laden text messages, but that’s what Matt and I were. Immediately after it happened, I thought of the tragedy in abstract terms, outside of my own perspective: Someone with so much potential and vitality had been taken so young, robbed of the fruitful and fulfilling life he was certain to enjoy. But I can’t come to terms with Matt’s death without considering what we have lost on a personal level: a youngest son and brother, the object of immense pride; a fun-loving, unfailingly loyal friend; an intelligent, reasonable man with strength in his convictions and compassion in his heart.

At his wake this Saturday, the line outside the funeral home stretched around the block for upwards of four hours, mourners coming to grips with what they had lost.

I was fortunate to know Matt well enough to know that the void he left can’t be filled. He was, in every meaningful sense of the word, my brother, and I’ll miss him terribly.

Ross Green, Trinity ’12 Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity

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LICENSE PLATES from page 1 under injunction and cannot go into production until after the lawsuit is settled.

The States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit— which holds appellate jurisdiction over Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia— set a 2004 precedent including license plates under government documents subject to the First Amendment.

Now, the courts must decide whether the specifics to the North Carolina case fall under that policy, said Katherine Lewis Parker, the Legal Director of the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation.

“Ultimately we’ll ask the court to strike down the plate law as unconstitutional, as long as there is not a prochoice alternative,” Parker said.

The N.C. case is not the first instance in which the ACLU has filed a lawsuit dealing with pro-life license plates. In the past, the group has pressured Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina due to their

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approval of “Choose Life” license plates without passing similar approval for pro-choice groups.

The S.C. case ended in 2004 with the Fourth Circuit States Court of Appeals requiring the state to cease production of anti-choice license plates because the state’s legislature would not pass a pro-choice alternative.

While many view the lawsuit as being mainly about abortion, Lewis Parker said this is misleading.

“This is a free speech issue, not an abortion issue,” she said. “[The ACLU] would feel the same way if there were only a pro-choice license plate and not an anti-choice license plate. It’s a free speech issue if the state opens up the forum to one side of the issue and not the other.”

Around campus, students are discussing the issue as well.

“I think [a] pro-choice group should be allowed to print license plates,” freshman Russell Crock said. “I wouldn’t personally support a pro-life license plate because that is not what I believe in, but if [pro-life supporters] are allowed to have license plates printed then so should the opposing group.”

WIESEL from page 1 betterment of the human condition.”

The students began their journey in the summer of 2007, starting in Wiesel’s birthplace of Sighet, Romania.

The group then traveled to Krakow, Poland; concentration camps such as Birkenau and Auschwitz; and to France— where Wiesel stayed following his time in the concentration camps.

“We visited Paris to absorb the influence of the French culture and to imagine what it must have been like for a young man from the rural mountains to find himself in this magnificent city filled with culture and life,” Ansaldo said.

The group also traveled to Berlin to asses modern German attempts to make amends to the Jewish people for the Holocaust.

Between footage of the trip, the film included students’ journal entries and interview excerpts, as well as quotes and speech excerpts from Wiesel and biographical facts.

The discussion that followed the documentary featured Abdullah Antepli, the University’s Muslim chaplain; William Donahue, professor of German and Jewish studies; Dean of the Chapel Sam Wells; and Rabbi Jeremy Yoskowitz, assistant director of Jewish life at Duke. They discussed the importance of youth service, the relationship between German and Jewish people today, the connection between faith and responsibility to others and the legacy of the Holocaust.

“The Holocaust does transcend any race, religion and any other boundary you can think of because—in reality— is it is challenging for any human being with a modicum of emotional health to hear about such an event and remain unmoved,” Yoskowitz said.

Some audience members said the program was inspiring.

“It’s really nice to come to an event to get perspective because it’s easy to live in the Duke bubble and forget important lessons,” senior Katy Warren said.

Yoskowitz said he is supportive of these students’ endeavors because projects like this can serve as a model for other peace-making efforts.

“The Echo Foundation and what the students have done is remarkable and commendable and something that is well deserving of the praise it has received,” he said. “[The students] have taken responsibility for their own learning and are creating a more positive future.”

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technology will soon be demonstrated on a commercial scale.

Of the carbon credits that the project produces, Google will receive the same percentage of funding that they contribute.

The carbon-recapture system is reduces emissions by about 5,000 metric tons per year and helps farms manage waste and promote on-farm renewable energy. The technology uses a two-million gallon anaerobic digester to isolate methane from the waste, converting it into electricity using a heated micro-turbine.

“This is not ivory tower policy but concrete evidence that this technology can work and pay off for farmers, the community and the climate,” Nickerman said.

Professor of engineering Marc Deshusses is in charge of the technical evaluation of the project and will be monitoring it during the next 10 years.

“Farmers will generate revenues from electricity savings and sales, the sales of Renewable Energy Certificates, carbon offsets, new cash crops replacing sprayfields and possibly improved animal health,” Deshusses wrote in an email Tuesday. “This is an important development and opportunity.”

The carbon offset credits the system produces are helping the University and Duke Energy reach their goal of carbon neutrality—one motivation for the project. The University hopes to be carbon-neutral by 2024.

Gus Simmons, director of engineering at Cavanaugh & Associates—an environmental engineering firm— was the principal designer of the project. Simmons said for every ton of methane converted to carbon dioxide there is a 21-fold reduction in greenhouse gas emissions—a benefit to the environment that also has a positive impact on the farm itself.

“Because we’re generating electricity, [the farmer] receives the energy that’s produced in excess of what the project consumes, resulting in cost savings,” Simmons said.

“We want to make good economic sense as well as good environmental sense for the farmer.”

One of the best parts of the project was working with the 70-year-old farm owner, Simmons said, adding that the owner embraced the technology well beyond Simmons’ expectations.

“It’s really pretty forward-thinking of Duke University to be doing this,” said Vujic. “I’m really proud of Duke for its leadership, and we’re seeing some great results.”