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Blue Devils’ Semans honored at Duke Chapel cold shooting leads to loss by Matt Pun THE CHRONICLE
As Connecticut center Stephanie Dolson returned to the bench with her third foul, Duke had cut the Huskies’ 14-point lead to just five with over 17 minutes to go in the game. The Connecticut defense, led by reserve Kiah Stokes, stepped up though, forcing the Blue Devils into 19 consecutive missed shots as the Huskies coasted to victory. CONN 61 With a 61-45 win, No. 3 ConDUKE 45 necticut (20-2) handed No. 5 Duke (17-3) its first loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium since Jan. 18, 2010, when the Huskies won by a 81-48 margin. The Blue Devils opened the game on a strong note. Duke center Elizabeth Williams turned Connecticut forward Kelly Faris away with an emphatic block on the opening possession, and less than four minutes into the contest, Dolson was already on the bench after committing two early fouls. Without Dolson in the game, the Blue Devils remained close through the eight minute mark. Duke had a chance to pull within two when guard Tricia Liston left her defender, guard Caroline Doty, at the perimeter with a swift offensive move. Doty, however, snuck back into the play to block Liston from behind, sparking the Huskies’ fast break and capping off the play by knocking down a 3-pointer in transition. The hustle play sparked a 12-2 run for Connecticut. “We really pride ourselves in our defense,” Doty said. “I got beat [but] you never want to give up. You can SEE W. BASKETBALL ON PAGE 7
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Almost two thousand attendees poured into the Duke Chapel Monday to bid farewell to beloved philanthropist Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans. The funeral service for the great-granddaughter of Washington Duke, the University’s namesake, included remarks from some of the University’s and local communities’ most prominent figures including President
Richard Brodhead, Durham Mayor Bill Bell and former North Carolina governor James Hunt, who worked with Semans throughout his political career. The turnout, which left some in standing-room only space, was a testament to the countless connections Semans forged in her lifetime and her talent for befriending nearly anyone she met. “This would thrill Mary, and to tell the SEE FUNERAL ON PAGE 5
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Biomedical engineering prof to receive Clemson Award by Connie Cai THE CHRONICLE
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Haley Peters struggled against Connecticut with just nine points on 10 shots from the field as Duke fell 61-45.
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Consistently ranked as one of the top biomedical engineering programs in the nation, Duke’s biomedical engineering department—and its faculty— has added another award to a growing list of accolades. This year, Kam Leong, James B. Duke professor of biomedical engineering, will receive the Clemson Award for Applied Research, given by the Society of Biomaterials. This is the third consecutive year in which a faculty member from the Kam Leong Pratt School of Engineering has won the award. In 2011, Ashutosh Chilkoti, Theo Pilkington professor of biomedical engineering and director of graduate studies, won the Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature, and in 2010, William Reichert, professor and associate dean for diversity and Ph.D. education, won the Clemson Award for Basic Research in Biomaterials.
“This is a three-peat for Pratt, which I think is quite remarkable,” Dean of Pratt Tom Katsouleas said. “This is a reflection that the BME department in Pratt is one of the finest in the nation, and in particular, this award given in the area of biomaterials really indicates that we have unmatched strength in biomaterials— one of, if not the best, biomaterials programs in the country.” Leong is being recognized for his work on developing novel materials for controlled drug delivery, said Craig Henriquez, chair of the BME department and co-director of the Center for Neuroengineering. One of Leong’s inventions is Gliadel: a biodegradable wafer for the delivery of anti-cancer drugs for brain cancer therapy that is used in the treatment of thousands of patients worldwide. “This is the culmination of a lot of effort from my lab members, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and collaborators,” Leong said. “It is a team effort—I was just lucky to have a number of good students to work with to be able do this research.”
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The two political parties are test-marketing their strategies for the presidential campaign and congressional races in a special election in Oregon. Republican candidate Rob Cornilles, in ads, is accusing Democrat Suzanne Bonamici of seeking to cut Medicare benefits for seniors because she supports President Barack Obama’s 2010 health law. The Democratic campaign arm has linked Cornilles with a plan by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to create Medicare vouchers that passed the House last April. Democrats say they have the upper hand with voters on Medicare, which they are touting as Florida voters go to the polls Tuesday, because a Democrat won a special election in western New York last May. That campaign turned into a referendum on Ryan’s Medicare vouchers plan. Until then, the state’s 26th district had been held by a Republican since 1970.
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Ron Paul draws interest European Union from young conservatives adopts treaty on debt by Edward Cody by Michael Shammas THE CHRONICLE
Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s alma mater is not the only thing he has in common with some Duke students. While he may be lagging in the national polls for the Republican nomination, Paul, Duke Medical School ’61, has secured a noticeable folRon Paul lowing among young people who are drawn to his libertarian ideology. He surged ahead in votes among young people in the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, as nearly half of voters under age 30 chose Paul. Additionally, the most recent weekly Gallup poll of Republican voters ages 18 to 34 reported that 31 percent—the most of all GOP candidates—support Paul. While not represented by an official campus political group, several Duke students have voiced their support of Paul. “I haven’t quite figured it out,� Paul said in an interview with The Chronicle. “I think
young people are more principled. They like the Constitution. They look at my voting record, and even if I vote by myself, they like me.â€? Paul’s philosophy, which supports individual liberties, small government and limited military activity overseas, is appealing to college students who may not identify with an established political group, said freshman Ryan Gaylord, who is an active political supporter and donor to Paul’s campaign. “There is significant support for Dr. Paul here at Duke,â€? Gaylord said. “The problem, I think, is that‌ libertarians here don’t have as strong of a distinct campus-wide presence as do the [Duke] College Republicans or Duke Democrats.â€? Similarly, sophomore Michael Elgart noted that Paul seems to recognize the issues that concern young people. “Paul [taps] into young people’s frustration with the current political system, which will ultimately leave them with problems of debt and a decaying entitlement system,â€? Elgart said. “His libertarian-leaning ideas provide an excellent al-
ternative to many conservative positions, as it dissociates the popular economic ideas of free markets and property rights from religiously influenced, socially conservative positions, such as opposition to gay marriage—which many young Republicans find to be outdated artifacts of a previous generation of conservatives.� Paul noted that his policy stance against war tends to resonate with college students. “[Young people] are much more interested in changing our foreign policy, and they think these wars we are fighting are contributing to our bankruptcy,� Paul said. According to a 2011 Chronicle survey, 26 percent of Duke students identify as Republicans, compared to 56 percent who consider themselves to be Democrats. Elgart said, however, that he believes Paul is the most popular Republican on campus. “My generation does not want... to settle for less—to settle for liars,� said junior Lewis Purcell, another Paul supporter. “They want statesmen with a clear vision for our country, SEE PAUL ON PAGE 4
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BRUSSELS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; European leaders adopted a groundbreaking treaty Monday that binds them to imposing caps on deficits and government debts to combat the painful financial crisis that has sabotaged prosperity across the continent and left it slipping toward recession. The treaty, endorsed by 25 of the 27 European Union governments, was intended as a gesture to show skeptical financial markets that European governments are at last committed to gaining control over lax borrowing habits that over the past four decades have helped create dangerously high debts. But the effort is just the latest in a series of efforts over many months to contain the crisis, and it was unclear whether Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action would be enough. Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mounting debts have already led to bankruptcy in Greece and raised the specter of default in several other countries, leading to fears of cascading financial turmoil that could disrupt once-booming economies not only across Europe but also in the United States and as far away as Asia. European leaders are determined to prevent that from hap-
pening, said Herman Van Rompuy, the E.U. president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The treaty is all about more responsibility and more surveillance,â&#x20AC;? he said. The effort was undermined, however, by Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reluctance to go along, citing its determination not to relinquish national sovereignty to the treatyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s provisions for automatic sanctions against governments that exceed the new debt limits. In addition, the Czech Republic also declined to sign up, with the government saying it was not sure it could get such a treaty approved in its parliament and courts. Moreover, a chorus of European officials and economists have questioned the wisdom of the treaty in the first place. The pact was unnecessary, they contend, because European rulesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;merrily ignored over the yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;already forbid excessive government deficits and because the emphasis should be on economic growth rather than fiscal discipline. Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, lectured the gathered presidents and prime ministers on the need to stimulate growth and provide more jobs for the unemployed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The aim of the fiscal pact is to SEE EU ON PAGE 4
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not sound bites and politically expedient positions.” Although the North Carolina primary takes place in May, some students are already trying to drum up support on campus, such as by distributing flyers, Purcell noted. Still, Elgart, Purcell and Gaylord all said they do not believe that Paul will win the Republican nomination, as he consistently falls behind the other candidates in national polls. While Paul may have drawn the attention of younger voters, junior William Reach, former chair of Duke College Republicans, noted that the majority of Republicans do not relate with Paul. “In the U.S., where the president typically becomes the face of his party, the Republican establishment has had trouble reconciling some of Paul’s asymmetric positions with the party platform,” Reach wrote in an email Monday. Yeshwanth Kandimalla contributed reporting.
win back the confidence of the markets, and we certainly need that,” Shulz, a leader of Germany’s opposition Social Democratic Party, said in a brief speech. “At the same time, however, we must take care not to lose the confidence of ordinary people.” With that in mind, the European leaders also announced measures designed to foster employment and provide financing for small and medium-size businesses. “Governments are undertaking strong efforts to correct budgetary imbalances on a sustainable basis, but further efforts are needed to promote growth and employment,” they declared. “There are no quick fixes. Our action must be determined, persistent and broad-based. We must do more to get Europe out of the crisis.” Van Rompuy also recognized that fiscal discipline is not enough to restore prosperity. “We recognize that financial stability is not enough in itself to get out of the crisis,” he said at a news conference. “We must do more, particularly
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in the areas of growth and employment.” The E.U.’s economic growth declaration was replete with plans to help train young people and ease their entry into the job market, along with pledges to find new ways to get money to small-business owners in a credit-scare economic environment. In fact, however, most such economic efforts are decided by national governments, which for months have been wrestling to find ways to solve the same problems discussed in Brussels. Monday’s deficit-capping treaty—the outlines of which were agreed upon late last year—was viewed as a testament to Germany’s growing influence in European affairs. German clout has been increasing since the continent was struck in 2008 by the economic crisis that began on Wall Street, and then since last summer by the realization that European government debt had spun out of control. In large measure, this has happened because Germany’s export-oriented economy is booming and its government debt is under control, but also because the legacy of World War II is fading. The conservative German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has insisted that fellow European governments must discipline themselves to limit their budget deficits and the borrowing that finances them. This has been a controversial point in German politics because, with its cash on hand, Germany often has been the source of funds used to bail out Greece and other fiscally wayward governments in Southern Europe. Merkel has been adamant, for example, that until it enacts more budget cutbacks Greece cannot receive the next installment of a rescue package managed by the E.U., the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Greek officials have been reluctant to go any further in austerity measures, saying the Greek people already have been squeezed to the limit and such services as health care are starting to falter. Against that background, a suggestion surfaced in Germany last week that the E.U. should send a commissioner to Athens to supervise Greek budgets to make sure the savings imposed by the E.U. are actually carried out. That was quickly dropped, however, after Greek officials complained that their national dignity was at stake, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy predicted an early accord. Talks on the rescue package have been under way simultaneously with negotiations on a Greek debt swap under which lending banks and financial institutions would be asked to take at least a 50 percent loss. Those discussions were said last week to be near completion but appeared to snag again over the weekend. Officials said Monday that they still hope to wrap up the deal by March 14, when Greece has a large debt repayment coming due. The E.U treaty’s provisions on deficit and debt limits, according to European economists, have been drawn up as a formula reflecting the relationship between debt and deficit—the smaller the debt, the larger the deficit allowed.
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Leong’s recognition is the latest development for a department that is emerging as a leader in BME research, said George Truskey, senior associate dean for research and R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson professor of biomedical engineering. “All of the faculty members [who won the award] are in biomedical engineering, and it’s highly unusual for faculty of one school to win this on a regular basis, year after year,” Truskey said. “It’s quite an achievement and a testament to the quality of their work.” In order to receive the award, a member of the Society of Biomaterials must nominate an individual through a letter of recommendation. Sun Wong Kim, Ph.D., University of Utah, nominated Leong. An additional three letters of recommendation and the curriculum vitae of the candidate are also submitted, according to the society’s website. “Research in biomaterials has grown, and now we’re at the point where we are receiving a high level of recognition,” Reichert said. “[This] is a demonstration of the growth and the depth that the department has achieved.” Leong’s research has been published more than 240 times, according a Society of Biomaterials press release from December. “He’s been a pioneer in this area,” Reichert said. “He’s had a long track record in degradable biomaterials for broad applications involved in tissue engineering and drug delivery.” According to the release, recipients are selected by the Society for Biomaterials Awards, Ceremonies and Nominations Committee and then confirmed by the president of Clemson University. Leong will also receive $1,000 award from Clemson University and additional travel stipends for attending the Society for Biomaterials Fall Symposium in New Orleans this October.
truth, she’d probably blush a little bit,” said Thomas Kenan, trustee of the Charlotte-based Duke Endowment and board member for the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Kenan had known Semans for about 40 years. Semans, who died Wednesday at the age of 91 at Duke Hospital, was a prominent force within the University and public service, serving on the Board of Trustees from 1961 to 1981 and on the Durham City Council beginning in 1951. Semans, the first woman elected to the city council, also served as Durham’s first female mayor pro tempore from 1953 to 1955. She also served as chair of the Duke Endowment, founded by her great-uncle James Buchanan Duke, from 1982 to 2001. The service was particularly fitting for Semans, said Rev. Dennis Campbell, former dean of the Divinity School and fellow trustee of the Duke Endowment. The service was a true reflection of her immense passion for the arts—Semans helped found the UNC School of the Arts and the Nasher Museum of Art—as it featured a number of musical performances, including one by the a cappella group Durham Carolers and an arrangement of “The Impossible Dream” by Greg Walter of the School of the Arts. Campbell, Trinity ’67, had known Semans since his days as an undergraduate. “There was nobody who loved Duke University more or was more committed to its growth and its well being and its improvement,” Campbell said in an interview Sunday. “What was always remarkable about Mrs. Semans was that she was always pushing all of us to improve and to think in new ways.” In his greeting, Dean of the Cha-
pel Sam Wells described Semans as the “twinkle” of the eye of Duke, Durham and North Carolina. “She pierced our souls with love,” he said. Brodhead noted Semans’ ability to make even outsiders feel welcome, recalling the first time he met Semans as a newly appointed president in 2003. Semans, with her unique skill developing personal relationships, was able to make anyone feel at home. He noted Semans’ unfailing thoughtfulness that manifested in the customary thank you notes she was known for sending. “If you knew Mary, then you mattered,” he said. Hunt’s remarks spoke to Semans’ public spirit, noting that her role on the board of the governor’s Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee meant that North Carolina governors were always considering Semans’ thoughts, which often encouraged setting big goals for the state. “When you needed someone to validate a progressive idea, there was no better way than to call on Mary Semans,” Hunt said. Hunt noted how Semans ignited “a re-
solve to do more” in the state’s leaders and he said that those in the audience should adopt a similar can-do spirit in order to make North Carolina all that it can be. “That’s exactly what Mary would want,” he said. Long-time friend of Semans, Joel Fleishman, also remarked on Semans’ strength and sincere perseverance, though this time in the context of her philanthropy and role as a devoted mother and grandmother. Invariably kind and compassionate, Semans lived to serve others. “Magnanimity, thy name is Mary Semans,” said Fleishman, former legal assistant to former University President Terry Sanford and professor of law and public policy sciences. Kenan said he never learned as much from anyone—besides his own father—as he did from Semans. He noted Semans’ work at the School of the Arts, adding that she knew each student individually and followed them closely throughout their careers, sending flowers or cards when the occasion called. “The opportunity to help was never in short supply with Mary,” he said.
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Connecticut defense stymies Blue Devils by Jackie Klauberg THE CHRONICLE
Winning a basketball game while shooting less than 25 percent from the floor would be a difficult feat in any game. Doing so against a behemoth in the world of college basketball was too much to ask Monday night for Duke. The difference between the Blue Devils and Connecticut was obvious from one look at the stat sheet—Duke making just 17-of-69 shots from the floor while the Huskies shot 45.1 percent. The Blue Devil offense struggled to push the ball up the court against Connecticut’s relentless full-court press. Game This often led to primarily individual and forced jumpers to beat the Analysis efforts shot clock. “Our shots were often off-balance and rushed,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “And our shot selection was completely random.” The lone bright spot for the Blue Devils was sophomore guard Chelsea Gray, who totaled a team-high 13 points—albeit on just 5-of-17 shooting—plus six assists and seven rebounds. Haley Peters and Richa Jackson both helped on the glass, combining for 18 rebounds, but the pair combined to make just 8-of-28 attempts from the floor. In contrast, the Huskies’ top three scorers, Caroline Doty, Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson, combined to score SEE ANALYSIS ON PAGE 8
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Sophomore guard Chelsea Gray scored a team-high 13 points on 5-for-17 shooting, but missed several layups in the lane.
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Freshman center Elizabeth Williams was held to just 3-for-15 shooting Monday night against Connecticut’s frontcourt.
always make something happen.... If you can get defensive stops, offense will come, and transition points are pretty much what wins games.” Throughout the period, the Blue Devils struggled to attain any offensive rhythm compared to their opponents. At the break, the Huskies owned a 10-3 advantage in assists. “You’ve got to penetrate, kick, [and] get the ball to the other side of the floor,” Blue Devil head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “I’m not sure I can find a ball reversal in the entire film.” As the half drew to a close, however, Duke scored three consecutive baskets to cut the deficit to eight. The Blue Devils carried their momentum into the second half, drawing a third foul on Dolson within three minutes and bringing the Connecticut lead down to five. Despite its promising run, Duke proceeded to play the next 11 minutes without registering a single field goal. “It’s just focus,” forward Haley Peters said. “If you want to beat a team like that, you just have to lock into everything that you do for 40 minutes and you just can’t stop. You can’t get tired.” The series of 19 consecutive missed field goals contributed to an altogether abysmal shooting per-
formance for the Blue Devils, who made just 17-of-69 field-goal attempts. The Connecticut defense proved suffocating throughout the night, forcing poor shot selection from nearly every Duke player. Only Richa Jackson managed to shoot over 30 percent from the floor, and Williams and Chelsea Gray missed more than 10 shots apiece. The Huskies’ perimeter defenders proved especially stifling, as they were able to deny penetration throughout the night. The majority of Gray’s misses came on well-contested layup attempts from the edges of the paint. “We have four interchangeable players,” Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemna said. “We switch a lot of screens. It’s difficult for teams to get comfortable against us because you might have a different kid guarding you every time down the court.” On top of the lockdown defense from Connecticut’s guards and forwards, the Huskies benefited greatly from freshman center Kiah Stokes’ contributions off the bench. Stepping into the void left by Dolson due to foul trouble, Stokes grabbed 12 rebounds and registered five blocks, outworking Williams in the paint for most of the second half. “I’m really bothered by the hustle plays,” McCallie said. “It’s important for our team to recognize that these are the intangibles. These are the things that allow a team to have a history like Connecticut…. These are the things that separate banners and not.”
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ishing its shots at the rim. The team was forced instead to take outside looks due to the Huskies’ relentless on-ball pres36 points on 50-percent shooting. sure, and for the first time all season, The emotionally draining loss certainly did not earn a trip to the charity stripe agitated McCallie after the game, as evi- in the first half. denced by her “This was a great frank demeanor. defensive game “I was ex“This was a great lesson for us tonight,” tremely disConnecticut head turbed by the for our team on what not coach Geno Aueight assists,” riema said. “Our to do offensively.” McCallie said. goal was to make — head coach Joanne P. McCallie them a jump“We were too one-on-one orishooting team, ented today.” and we did that.” Although Dolson, the Huskies’ sophoThe loss marks the fifth straight time more center, was sent to the bench early that the Huskies have held Duke to under in the second half with three fouls, Duke 50 points in a game. continued to have trouble penetrating “This was a great lesson for our team on the pesky Connecticut defense and fin- what not to do offensively,” McCallie said.
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Young Trustee, old process The Young Trustee Nomi- to a process that is perenninating Committee, tasked ally criticized as opaque. The with handpicking three final- unnecessary, and putatively ists for the sought-after posi- repeated, violation was avoidtion of Young Trustee on the able and reflects poorly on Board of Trustees, blundered the YTNC’s ability to adhere twice last week. to its own codiAccording fied standards. editorial to a Duke StuRegretfully, dent Government Judiciary the lack of an information sesruling this past Thursday, sion was the lesser of the two the YTNC violated the Young committed offenses. One of Trustee selection bylaw that the primary conditions to be explicitly calls for the con- met as specified by the bylaw vening of a public informa- was the inclusion of at least tion session for Young Trust- eight candidates in the apee applicants. Such a session plication pool. This requirewould no doubt have allowed ment went unmet for the secapplicants to better gauge ond time in three years. and understand the views of The YTNC may have their competitors, thereby dodged a bullet in this nomihelping them to sharpen nation cycle—fortuitously, their platforms. But more im- the shrunken applicant field portantly, it would have lent still offered three suitably an extra layer of transparency qualified applicants. But
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what if we are not so lucky in the future? Indeed, if next year’s applicant field has four candidates, with two of them ill suited for the position, the YTNC has no contingency plan with which to select its finalists. We view both the bylaw’s infraction and the lack of forethought to account for small applicant pools as further indication of the YTNC’s irresponsibility. The YTNC bylaw should have been updated two years ago to provide a backup plan. If fewer than eight qualified applicants apply to the position, the YTNC should have the option to forge ahead or solicit more applications. The YTNC bylaw will always be provisional; this change should be made now. We wish now to consider
an even more serious issue: Why did so few students apply for Young Trustee in the first place? The position certainly does not lack in either prestige or power, values that Duke students certainly covet. Perhaps a portion of the decline in applicants can be attributed to the shortened timetable of the application process—students were given only a week to produce multiple essays and personal statements. We see no issue in granting prospective applicants more time to put their veritable best feet forward, and we advise the committee to publicly release Young Trustee applications prior to winter break—a full three weeks before the current release date. But more troubling, the
most significant obstacle to a larger applicant field might be the nature of the Young Trustee election process itself. Finalists’ election campaigns are too often heavily politicized, as they must pander to the interests of particular groups to garner votes—even though the Young Trustee, by definition, serves no constituency or set of interests. This pressures would-be Young Trustees to make a deal with the devil, trading empty campaign promises for ballots. This process seems better suited to tease out the superior campaigner rather than the best Young Trustee. As we argued in December, one solution is to allow the Board itself to choose the Young Trustee.
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often wonder how Coach Cutcliffe—the foot- conference. Beyond our valuable rivalry with ball coach, for all you ignoramuses—sees the North Carolina and tradition, which we cling to debate over Duke basketball attendance. I like there’s no tomorrow come re-alignment talks, then remember Cutcliffe’s startwe add no serious revenues to the ing salary was $1.5 million in 2007, conference. Football defines bigand it most likely hasn’t decreased. time athletics, and we drag the ACC That’s $500,000 for each win this down—big time. Considering the year, for those of you less-hirable ACC just took a founding member arts and humanities majors. of the Big East, tradition doesn’t But, alas, supporting the Duke seem to be a top priority. football team and putting out a Those who state Duke basketball “respectable” team is essentially a antonio segalini is essential to Duke’s brand, to our requirement for being a member rankings and to application numbers musings of a major conference. Outside of need to look at Cameron’s attenthe Big East, which houses approxidance numbers. Simply put, it is very mately 285 non-football members including the hard to maintain both high academic standards and local YMCA and even DePaul, being a member of sustained success in a major sport (sorry Stanford). a big conference means large investments. Despite the negative trends, Duke basketball is Duke has lived up to that expectation, spend- the University’s biggest asset. And therefore, it’s ing millions on building up an athletics depart- time we considered becoming an independent ment that goes well beyond its basketball team. In basketball school. Getting into the NCAA tournathe 2010-2011 fiscal year, Duke’s athletics’ budget ment is more competition-dependent than conwas approximately $61 million. Athletics brought ference-dependent, and it makes perfect sense in $45 million in revenues, including $20 million considering where our team is today. from the athletics’ endowment and gifts from Syracuse and Pittsburgh coming is a lifesaver alumni. Duke’s athletics is in a hole and constantly to the sinking Titanic that is the ACC. The conferneeds to be bailed out—receiving a $15 million ence has seen losses to schools like Holy Cross and subsidy each year. Southern Conference powerhouse Wofford. CurAnd you thought Duke Kunshan University rent projections have the ACC getting four teams (DKU) was bad (or maybe that’s just me). into the NCAA tournament, a number less than the Attempting to take emotion out of this, Duke projected total for the Atlantic 10 (and this is not has an identity crisis. During a 2009 discussion your father’s Atlantic 10). The lifesaver is much too about the size and reach of Duke athletics, Rich- little much too late, and we need to stay ahead. ard Hain, a professor of mathematics at Duke, Duke basketball is a national brand being forced asked “Do we want to be known for the exploits of to play sub-par competition due to conference conour athletes or for the exploits of our students and straints. In this day and age, when college players faculty, or for some sort of balance?” This conflict are saying they love the idea of a platinum home is easily seen through scholarships at this univer- jersey instead of traditional home whites (Coming sity: Duke has 109 football players on scholarship to Cameron Feb. 11) and salivate over Oregon footand only 58 A.B. Duke Scholars. Want to go to this ball’s updated uniforms, it’s time we stopped keepschool and not pay a dime? Run a 4.6 second 40- ing terrible teams afloat at our own expense. Goyard dash and have a decent wingspan. You’ll have ing independent in basketball and moving other no problem. sports to a less-competitive conference would not At a time when money is tight and Duke is find- only cut costs, but would also increase national exing ways to stretch dollars, we need to question how posure of our team, players and brand. Leveraging athletics fits into the University’s overall mission. A our coach, team and the vitriol surrounding both, serious attempt to be competitive in football has we could easily find competition despite NCAA seen us win three games in a very mediocre Atlantic constraints on out-of-conference games. Doing so Coast Conference (did you see the Orange Bowl?). would add competitive games to the schedule and With all due respect to our other teams, the full or bolster our student attendance numbers. Duke is partial scholarships given to those players could a national brand in collegiate basketball, and it’s help us attract and maintain top faculty, bolster our time we utilize that asset. domestic and international financial aid or even give more academic scholarships. Antonio Segalini is a Trinity junior. His column usuWith serious re-alignment—defined by televi- ally runs every other Monday, however this week is runsion revenue rather than history—affecting the ning Tuesday because of the memorial for Mary D.B.T. ACC, Duke needs to question its stance in the Semans. Follow Antonio on Twitter @Segalini21
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hen we think of community service or civic engagement, we often think of serving someone else’s community. Even thinking about our University strategic plan which refers to “knowledge in the service of society,” I find myself thinking of society as something outside of Duke—maybe it’s greater Durham, or a developing country.... It’s not my own community, selective living group or friends. But in many ways, our own communities are ones we’re especially well-equipped to serve, Duke Partnership for Service and furthermore, they need us just as much as we need them. think globally, As an intern at the Women’s act locally Center, I consider myself part of the ongoing struggle for gender justice at Duke. And by gender justice at Duke, I mean that people of all genders should be able to take full advantage of what the Duke community has to offer and that the Duke community should offer them the same things (like safety, support, leadership opportunities, respect and housing, to name a few). I am one of 10 undergraduate student interns at the Center who focus on different areas from gender violence to gender justice in general, and I am one of a much larger (and growing!) number of students who participate in the wide variety of opportunities the Center provides. Duke’s Women’s Center truly has opportunities relevant to every student. And I actually mean every student. I actually mean you. Hey men! You may be surprised to hear that the Women’s Center is home to an all male discussion and activism group. Every week, a group of men gather to discuss our place in the fight for gender justice with a group called “Men Acting for Change,” or MAC for short. We meet every Thursday at 7 p.m. The group is open to newcomers throughout the year, so come to a meeting and learn what we’re up to. Hey women! If you are interested in great discussion and developing community among female peers, come to the Women’s Collective (dukewomenscollective@gmail.com) on Fridays at 5 p.m., and if you are interested in discussing the intersection of your experience with race and gender as a woman of color, check out EMBRACE events. Also, the Women’s Center is once again offering the highly successful “Elect-Her” program on Feb. 4, which teaches female students valuable skills needed to run for elected offices—and win. The program aims to address the great disparities in gender representation in elected offices at all levels of government in the United States by helping women gain experience in office. If interested, register online before the end of tomorrow, Feb. 1. Hey everyone! You may have already heard about the Develle Dish blog or maybe even posted comments. If not, go to http:// dukegroups.duke.edu/develledish/ and see what other Duke students are saying about a variety of topics, including dating versus hookup culture, porn women like, moving personal stories and interesting points of view. When it comes to trying to make our community a more just place, there may be no more urgent place to start than in confronting sexual assault and intimate partner violence. The Women’s Center is working on two fronts to reduce sexual violence. Not only does the Center provide confidential counseling and crisis services for gender violence survivors of all genders, but it also works to prevent future gender violence. Here’s where you, the community member, comes in. A problem as widespread as gender violence requires that Duke students get involved and no longer take the back seat on this issue. One way you can get involved is by attending one of the four bystander intervention training sessions the Women’s Center is sponsoring this semester for all interested Duke students. The training sessions— called PACT (Prevent. Act. Challenge. Teach)—give participants concrete skills in identifying gender violence, risk and intervention in order to make our community safer for everyone. For more information on these sessions, email PACT.duke@gmail.com. Finally, to find out more about all upcoming programming and events, join the Women’s Center listserv by emailing womenctr@duke.edu. So when you’re considering how to get more involved and maybe do some community work, I might suggest to you a community that could really use your involvement, and that you might already know a lot about: the Duke community. Ian Harwood is a Trinity junior and intern at the Women’s Center. This column is the third installment in a semester-long series of weekly columns written by dPS members addressing civic service and engagement at Duke. Follow dPS on Twitter @dukePS
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America becoming Europe No, I am not talking about the debt crisis or add- Carolina, that have been trying to introduce laws to ing public transportation in the U.S. or increasing “ban Sharia.” Some of these suggested bills were so the number of smokers… etc. There is a troubling contradictory to our constitutional standards and common sense that they were immetrend that American society is increasdiately undone by federal courts. The ingly becoming like Europe vis-à-vis her most infamous one was in Oklahoma attitude toward Islam and Muslims. and suggested criminalizing ALL pracIslamophobia, defined as unfounded tices of Sharia. So according to this and irrational fear of Islam as a religion bill, selling or ordering a halal chicken and Muslims as a people, has been on the wrap could mean several years in jail. rise both in Europe and the U.S. for variAmericans also witnessed a disturbing ous reasons. The types of Islamophobia seen on either side of the Atlantic were abdullah antepli resurrection of McCarthyian congressional hearings about American Mussignificantly different from each other blue devil imam lims that shamefully tried to cast clouds in terms of their manifestations and imof suspicion and doubt on millions of pacts, up until two or three years ago. If I have to summarize this in simple terms, the European upstanding American citizens. As we are now in the season of our next presidential Islamophobia has always been somewhat systemic and more mainstream. There are laws passed to protect election, anti-Muslim sentiments uttered by our politi“enlightened” European civilization against “primitive” cal, religious and civic leaders are becoming more and Muslim cultures or to prevent the general “Islamiza- more mainstream and systemic. I can imagine presition of Europe.” The faces and voices of Islamophobia dential hopefuls saying things like: “I will never apin Europe that call for action against this “imminent point a Muslim person to my cabinet, we have right threat” often had no difficulty finding tremendous sup- to ban mosques in the U.S., Palestinians are invented port from their fellow Europeans. Several radical po- people, there is a war against Islam” or comparing litical parties that use this anti-Muslim message as their Muslims with Nazis and getting away with it. Imagine central mission have gained significant representation anyone saying: “I will never appoint a black person or in various European parliaments. Many academics who Jewish person to my cabinet.” This thankfully won’t beat the “Muslims out!” drum have been promoted in fly and will not go unpunished. Why is it OK when it various European universities. Whenever we American comes to Muslims? My fellow Americans, the reasons of my sounding Muslims used to complain about instances of Islamophobia to our European Muslim brothers and sisters, the alarm of Islamophobia in our society, as an immithey would immediately ask us to count our blessings nent danger, is not a cheap self-defense tactic. I hope because what they go through is a lot harder to deal you don’t hear me saying: “Oh please don’t hurt us we are not bad people!” Far from it. My cry comes from my with and much more difficult to overcome. The American Islamphobia on the other hand, love and admiration for our diverse and pluralistic civic thankfully so, has been mostly episodic until recent society and our foundational ideals and commitments. years. It was almost always isolated individuals, fringe This cancer of Islamphobia, if it is not treated early on, radical organizations or a few professional Islamphobes will spread and destroy many other parts of our society. who chose fear-mongering as their life’s calling and History has shown over and over how dehumanization made millions of dollars out of it. For example: A crazy of one part of a society ultimately harms society at large. pastor of no significance in Florida deciding to burn I remind myself and all Americans of the famous quote copies of the Koran, creating a scandal. Some individu- of German pastor and theologian Martin Niemöller afal protests here and there and so on. It was not systemic ter WWII: “First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out and mainstream for the most part. However, there is a scary trend that our Islamophobia is increasingly be- because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not coming a European type; a type that is potentially very destructive to our civic culture, social harmony and speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not foundational values. And the turning point in this scary speak out because I was not a trade unionist. trend was the 2010 midterm election. Then they came for me and there was no one left to There has been an important paradigm shift in the way we Americans discuss and debate issues related to speak out for me.” If we are not shocked, and not motivated for action, Islam and Muslims in this country since 2010. Here are some of the main examples of this claim: Hundreds of that means we are not paying enough attention. Attenold and newly aspiring members of Congress in 2010 tion and action please! Before it is too late… made anti-Muslim sentiments a central part of their election campaigns … and they got elected into the Abdullah Antepli is the Muslim Chaplain and an adhighest decision making mechanism in our country. junct faculty of Islamic Studies. His column runs every other There are 25 states, including our own beloved North Tuesday.
lettertotheeditor Get your government hands off my rush As presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney seeks to equate President Obama’s policies with the profligate spending of now-bankrupt Western European states, the intellectual debate between free-market capitalism and statism has once again emerged as a frequent discussion point on the campaign trail. Mr. Obama has resorted to a populist message that seeks to paint the GOP as the party of the 1 percent, while Mr. Romney assails the president’s vision of America as an “entitlement society” instead of an “opportunity society.” The two parties offer wildly contrasting visions of moderated redistribution/interventionist policies (Democrats) versus the wild jungle of unadulterated free-market capitalism (Republicans). It has come to my attention that Duke’s greek system has much to learn from this debate. With its assurance that each girl receives precisely one bid, Panhel rush is emblematic of an economic system based upon centralized planning and equality of outcome. It is very left-wing in its assurance of egalitarianism for all rushees, regardless of the utility they may provide to chapters. On the contrary, Interfraternity Council
(IFC) rush is emblematic of laissez-faire capitalism— of what F.A. Hayek described as “men on the spot” making their own decisions to seek to maximize their own welfare. IFC seeks to ensure equality of opportunity, as opposed to equality of results. As such, IFC rush is brutally capitalistic—where some receive multiple bids and some receive none at all—and Panhel’s is more socialized. Personal politics aside, I endorse IFC’s “opportunity society” and decry Panhel’s “entitlement society.” There is a reason, beyond historically entrenched oncampus sections, that fraternities at Duke have always been intrinsically tighter-knit communities than their sorority counterparts. The free-market system ensures that fraternal utility is maximized during the IFC rush process. Fraternities only extend bids to freshmen with whom they feel a connection; bids are not merely extended as handouts. IFC rush puts power in the hands of the individual, whereas Panhel engages in crony capitalism by picking winners and losers. If Panhel really wants its “best damn pledge classes,” it needs to get its government hands off sorority rush. Josh Hammer, Trinity ‘11
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. By Tennessee Williams. Directed by Kim Solow (T’12). Featuring Kirsten Johanssen, Jennifer Blocker, Kyler Griffin (Sr. Distinction Projects). 8pm. Brody Theater, East Campus. Free. This show will also take place on February 3 and 4 at 8pm. February 4 Duke New Music Ensemble [dnme]. Old Film | New Music: featuring works by six Duke composers written to accompany archival film footage from the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 8pm. Von Der Heyden Pavilion, Perkins Library. Free. February 6 When Janey Comes Marching Home. Photo portraits and oral histories of female Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. Thru April 21. Center For Documentary Studies. Free.
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