T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y
The Chronicle
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH YEAR, ISSUE 96
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DUKE CANCER CENTER
MD 55 Duke Cancer Center 73 DUKE to open next week PLUM-MELED by Danielle Muoio THE CHRONICLE
Duke will debut an integrated model for cancer treatment when the Duke Cancer Center opens its doors this month. In 2005, Duke Medicine launched a strategic plan that identified the need for a new cancer facility to manage a growing number of oncology patients. The remedy will finally come to fruition in the new Duke Cancer Center, a facility that weaves together innovative research and cancer treatment in a holistic and centralized patient experience. The center will have an open house Feb. 22, and it will open to patients Feb. 27. Designed to optimize patient care by placing all outpatient oncology services under one roof, the $230-million center will promote multidisciplinary communication through the Duke Cancer Institute’s mission of integrated cancer treatment and clinical research. Duke Cancer Institute’s support services will also move into the new building to offer emotional support to patients going through treatment. “Our concept is to create an institute to bring everyone around the patients for the best care,” said Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of
the Duke University Health System. “Patients can feel at home and feel welcome without having to go from one place to another.” The center is also designed to provide a warmer and more welcoming environment for patients and their families, Dzau said. Certain amenities, such as a quiet room and garden, will provide outlets for stress and fatigue. “When you think about treating patients you are treating the whole patient—mind and body,” he said. “It’s about personal care not just clinical care.” The garden is connected to the infusion room, to provide natural light to patients receiving chemotherapy treatment. The relaxation room offers a quiet respite from the building, in a circular room with ambient lighting and sound controls. The ground floor also includes a cafe and boutique for specialized items like turbans, wigs, scarves and prosthetics for cancer patients. Additionally, patients will receive restaurantlike pagers to let them know when their doctors are ready to meet them, allowing the patients freedom to move through the building in the mean time, said
by Jacob Levitt THE CHRONICLE
Two years ago, then-senior Brian Zoubek emerged as one of the nation’s best offensive rebounders, carrying his team to a victory over Maryland with a 16-point, 17-rebound game. On Saturday, senior Miles Plumlee spurred this year’s Blue Devils to victory against the Terrapins with a breakout performance of his own. “[Zoubek] was really a role model for me when he was playing here,” Plumlee said. “It’s no coincidence. I knew this was the game two years ago that he turned it on. I just took a good look at myself and said I need to come out and do the same thing he did.” Behind Plumlee’s 13-point, 22-rebound performance, which his younger brother Mason called “a man’s 20 and 10,” No. 10 Duke (21-4, 8-2 in the ACC) took control in the second half to earn a 73-55 win against Maryland (1410, 4-6). Mason finished with a double-double of his own, but Miles’ display was the story of the game. His 22 rebounds were the most of any player in head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 37-year career. NATE GLENCER/THE CHRONICLE
SEE CANCER CENTER ON PAGE 8
Miles Plumlee had 13 points and 22 rebounds to help Duke past Maryland, 73-55.
SEE M. BASKETBALL ON SW 4
YOUNG TRUSTEE
The Chronicle staff elects Danesh wins close Kandimalla to be next editor Young Trustee election by Gloria Lloyd
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Yeshwanth Kandimalla, a sophomore, was elected to be the editor of The Chronicle’s 108th volume.
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by Patton Callaway
The staff of The Chronicle elected sophomore Yeshwanth Kandimalla as editor-in-chief of the newspaper’s 108th volume. Kandimalla was elected Friday to succeed Editor Sanette Tanaka, a senior, for a one-year term at the helm of the student-run, independent daily newspaper. He will also serve as president of the Duke Student Publishing Company, Inc., which publishes The Chronicle. Kandimalla will officially assume the role of editor in May. As editor, Kandimalla will lead a staff of approximately 200 student reporters, editors, photographers, layout designers
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SEE KANDIMALLA ON PAGE 3
After a total of 3,048 students cast their votes in the third student-wide election for undergraduate Young Trustee Friday, senior Kaveh Danesh secured the position over seniors Olly Wilson and Michael Mandl. Kaveh Danesh An instant runoff vote between Danesh and Wilson determined the winner. Danesh received a total of 1,623 votes, and Wilson received 1,376 votes after the instant runoff. The results were announced around 11:30 p.m. Friday, an hour and a half after polls closed at 10:00 p.m. Danesh currently serves as the vice presi-
dent for academic affairs for Duke Student Government. For two years, he has been part of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees. He is also a line monitor and has served on the First-Year Advisory Counselor Board. Danesh said he is eager to share his ideas about an international and interdisciplinary Duke with the Board. “When I was waiting to hear the result, I had no concept of how likely I was to win,” Danesh said. “I just knew that we were all very deserving, and that’s why I was taken aback when I heard that I had won. It was in many ways humbling to know that I had the confidence of so many.” DSG President Pete Schork, a senior, said he has witnessed Danesh’s intellect, drive and SEE DANESH ON PAGE 8
ONTHERECORD
Blue Devils shoot past Florida State, SW 5
“I just can’t get into a position of speculating on how it happened.” —Joseph Nevins on Anil Potti. See story page 3
Ward stars in final home match, SW 3