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
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Rapper B.o.B. to headline LDOC lineup by Raisa Chowdhury
Duke and North Carolina to play for ACC title
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by Andrew Beaton THE CHRONICLE
Entering this season, three-quarters of Duke students had never experienced a loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium, but the team has fallen twice on Coach K Court in 2012. Miles Plumlee, the only senior on this year’s team, was the only Blue Devil to know the feeling of a home defeat before Florida State guard Michael Snaer’s buzzer-beater ended Duke’s 45game home win streak Jan. 21. When the No. 4 Blue Devils host archrival North Carolina at 7 p.m. Saturday with the ACC regular-season crown on the line, it marks the culmination of Plumlee’s career, and his senior season, in which he has been both the team’s elder statesman and most improved player since a dramatic midseason evolution. SEE M. BASKETBALL ON PAGE 7
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Grad students taking varied career paths by Maggie Spini THE CHRONICLE
Some graduate students’ eyes are veering off the academic track. Today, about 10 to 20 percent of Duke graduate students pursue nonacademic careers, said Peter Sigal, director of graduate studies and associate professor of history. The uptick in students choosing paths outside academia has prompted the Graduate School to explore programs that support their interests and goals. “There has been a lot of publicity about the difficulties that there are in getting hired in universities,” said William Wright-Swadel, Fannie Mitchell executive director for career services. “We have seen more students saying that they are open to the idea of going in a different direction.... Ph.D. education is becoming progressively more reflective of what’s happening
in the world.” The Graduate School is working to strengthen its ties with the Career Center to expand career opportunities for graduate students. Efforts are ongoing but have included establishing two standing positions for career counselors to work specifically with graduate students, providing leadership series for doctoral candidates interested in the non-academic job market, hosting networking events and offering more one-on-one opportunities for graduate students to discuss future opportunities with Career Center staff, Wright-Swadel noted. This increased collaboration between the Graduate School and Career Center was based on a May recommendation by a task force commissioned by the Graduate School, said Jacqueline Looney, senior associate dean for graduate programs.
The Graduate School also tracks its graduates after they leave Duke their future place of employment and their reasons for choosing the employer, Wright-Swadel said. This information can be helpful to those considering graduate school but concerned about job placement, Looney added. “We put all of our data online, we’re very transparent,” she said. Some of the University’s departments are also discussing how they can change their mission statements to reflect broader public goals, Sigal said. The history department, for example, promotes intelligent critical engagement that is necessary for becoming productive citizens, but this message is sometimes overlooked. “We need to do a better job thinking SEE CAREERS ON PAGE 3
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B.o.B. will bring his magic to campus at the Last Day of Classes concert as the new headliner, replacing LMFAO’s Redfoo, who cancelled his appearance two weeks ago. The LDOC committee sent an offer to B.o.B’s team Feb. 22 and received confirmation Thursday, said sophomore Jacob Robinson, co-chair of the Last Day of Classes B.o.B. committee. “B.o.B is a high energy artist, and he’ll fit into the lineup very well,” Robinson said. A young hip-hop artist who grew up in Decatur, Ga., B.o.B. already has hit singles “Nothin’ on You,” “Airplanes” and “Magic” off his debut studio album “The Adventures of Bobby Ray.” The album hit No. 1 during its 24 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart for top albums in 2010. He also made the Billboard Top Artists of the Year Chart the same year. “Obviously, B.o.B. is a very popular artist, and a lot of people can sing along to his hits,” said senior Nate French, co-chair of the LDOC committee. A live band will accompany B.o.B. at the concert, which Robinson said will make for a great experience. After Redfoo cancelled, the LDOC committee worked quickly to find an artist to join 3LAU, Macklemore and Basshunter—a lineup which was originally built around Redfoo. “It’s a very different act than Redfoo, but we think it will fit in very well with the lineup,” French said. “He fits in differently, but still really well.” Initially, the committee was limited to the budget that would have been paid to Redfoo, but it requested and received additional money from the Duke University Union general fund Feb. 21. The committee declined to comment on the exact budget used to book B.o.B. “We were really excited that we could bring someone of this caliber given the circumstances and quick turnaround,” French said. Eric Sneeden, the University Center Activities and Events adviser to the LDOC committee, was responsible for communicating with B.o.B.’s booking team. Sneeden could not be reached for comment. Alyson Campbell, the press relations contact for B.o.B’s management, also could not be reached. B.o.B. is set to release his new album “Strange Clouds” May 1, just a few days after LDOC April 25. “So Good,” one of his singles from the upcoming album is currently in the iTunes Top 10 singles chart. French anticipates more singles will be released in the next few months and will be performed at LDOC. Robinson said the proximity of LDOC to the release of B.o.B.’s new album will get the student body excited. “[Students] are going to hear his music all over campus, on their iPods and at Shooters, “ Robinson said. “People will be excited.”
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