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Blue Devils ousted in Elite Eight GOP candidates push higher ed cuts 69 DUKE STAN 81 by Jack Mercola THE CHRONICLE
Potential cuts to higher education after the presidential election could result news in reduced analysis federal funds for U.S. universities—including Duke. Although higher education has not been a prominent issue in the Republican primary, several candidates have recommended cutting back on federal dollars supporting financial aid and research. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said he supports the House Republican budget, which would cut Pell Grant funding by at least 25 percent. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas and Medicine ’61, proposed completely phasing out federal funding for both research and student aid, said Edward King, national youth director of the Paul campaign. Romney, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House of Representatives, have not articulated specific positions on higher education funding on their campaign websites. Santorum, however, has recently criticized President Ba-
rack Obama for suggesting that all Americans should attend a four-year college. Duke students’ aid packages would not change in the face of more reduced federal aid policies proposed by some GOP candidates, said Alison Rabil, assistant vice provost and director of financial aid. “The federal aid programs wouldn’t affect our student contributions directly,” Rabil said. “If we lost Pell Grants… we would have to make that money up to keep packaging at full need. When federal aid decreases, Duke uses its own funds.” If Pell Grants—received by about 11 percent of students— were eliminated, the University would find a way to compensate the difference in aid packages, Rabil added. Public universities would need to greatly restructure their aid programs if federal aid was decreased, because they have a higher dependency on government grants, Rabil said. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for instance, had to eliminate a tuition grant program in favor of a program that only awards packages to its most SEE CANDIDATES ON PAGE 6
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Chelsea Gray led Duke with 23 points and four rebounds, but the Blue Devils fell in the NCAA tournament to Stanford, 81-69. by Patricia Lee THE CHRONICLE
FRESNO, Calif. — Caught in hostile territory against the home-state team, the battletested Blue Devils finally found themselves facing a deficit they could not overcome this season. Despite a strong second-half performance, No. 2 seeded Duke could overcome its first-
half deficit Monday night, running into its third straight loss in the regional final, 81-69. “It was a good basketball game, and I appreciate our team’s fight and how we played,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “I’m very proud of our team. This is a team that has overcome adversity in an incredible way, a team that has fought
through so many things outside their control.” The Blue Devils got off to a poor start and found themselves down 15 points by the end of the first half, as they were unable to hold down Cardinal star Nnemkadi Ogwumike and her younger sister Chiney. SEE W. BASKETBALL ON PAGE 8
Journalist kicks off Study identifies students’ Global Health Week moral compass, integrity by Shucao Mo by Julia Ni
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Student perceptions of ethics and integrity in academics, civil and social issues vary, according to a recent Duke report. The Academic Integrity in Undergraduate Life study surveyed 2,000 undergraduates over five years with the goal of rectifying misconceptions about students’ sense of integrity and conduct on campus. The report, commissioned by the Academic Integrity Council and the Kenan Institute for Ethics, found a significant decrease in academic dishonesty but an increase in prohibited collaboration on class assignments in the last five years. The report also showed drunk driving and romantic cheating to be considered the most unethical social behavior, and students consider downloading illegal music the least offensive.
World leaders must coordinate their efforts in order to address issues in global health, journalist Laurie Garrett said. Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, addressed issues surrounding global health policies and funding at the Sanford School of Policy Monday. The event kicked off the fifth annual Duke Global Health Week, which is spearheaded by Duke Partnership for Service, with participation by more than 20 student groups. In her talk, titled “The Future of Global Health Policy,” Garrett SEE GLOBAL ON PAGE 5
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Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks at Global Health Week.
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“These kinds of events also teach us who we are and help us improve our self-awareness for those who pay attention.” —Abdullah Antepli in “How to respond to hate.” See column page 11
“As a young honor code school, Duke has been a leader in identifying and addressing issues related to cheating,” Noah Pickus, head of the Academic Integrity Council and Nannerl O. Keohane director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics, wrote in an email Sunday. “[The report gives] the entire community a more holistic and student-driven understanding of the whole student, not just the one in the classroom,” Perception is not reality The report also found that students believe more of their peers are guilty of unethical behavior than the number of students that self-reported guilt. “The gaps between perceived and SEE ETHICS ON PAGE 12
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — An energetic Supreme Court launched its historic review of the national health care overhaul Monday and gave every indication that it will issue an election-year verdict on President Barack Obama’s controversial signature domestic achievement. In the first of three days of arguments, the justices sharply questioned three lawyers who came before them, and they appeared ready to cast aside procedural obstacles that might keep them from reaching an ultimate decision on the 2010 health care law. The health care law, which was passed by congressional Democrats and widely denounced by Republicans, prescribes financial penalties for people who fail to purchase health insurance by 2014. That insurance mandate, the heart of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will be the subject of Tuesday’s two-hour oral argument.
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Wired for Sex Seminar Bryan Research 103, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dr. Dickson will speak about molecular genetic techniques to study the the neurobiology of Drosophila courtship behavior.
Researchers show surgery Afghan soldiers kill three can reverse Type 2 diabetes NATO troop members Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with severe disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and other medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported. Also, surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more than medicine alone.
KABUL — An Afghan soldier killed two British troops in southern Afghanistan and a member of a U.S.-trained militia turned his weapon on a third NATO soldier in the east, officials said, the latest in a string of incidents that have undermined trust between allies.
Panel on the Euro Debt Crisis Social Sciences 139 LaBarre, 5-6 p.m. The panel will feature Enrico Colombatto, Amir Tal and Giovanni Zanalda.
Who Owns the Arctic’s Oil? Energy Hub Teaching Lab (Gross Chem 100C), 4:30-5:30 p.m. Dr. Michael Byers, the current Canada research chair in global politics and international law, will speak about his recent book. —from calendar.duke.edu
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Sophomore Hanna elected Patchett’s ‘State of to lead DPS next year Wonder’ chosen for summer reading by Kelly Scurry THE CHRONICLE
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Sophomore Andrew Hanna, president-elect for Duke Partnership for Service, pledges to continue the organization’s focus on social justice around campus. Members from dPS, the umbrella organization for student-led service groups and opportunities, elected Hanna to serve as president for the 2012-2013 academic year. Hanna, who also currently serves as president of the Sophomore Class Council, was chosen March 19 after an application process and debate. Hanna envisions his role as a bridge between student life and civic engagement at Duke. He divided his goals for the organization into three words—connect, support and inspire. “Everyone at Duke has a strong desire... to make an impact on the lives around them,” he said. “Once they are paired up [with an organization], they will realize the value of service earlier.” Hanna noted that his position as class president will help him in this new role, as both experiences involve working with a diverse group of students. “With Class Council, we did a good job as a team and brought different types of people together,” Hanna said. “I want to take that momentum and use it with dPS.” Sophomore Andrew Rotolo, vice president of Sophomore Class Council, said he was not surprised by the results, given Hanna’s amiable character and leadership abilities. “[Hanna] has a big heart for service and [is] very good at mobilizing students for the greater good,” he said. Current dPS President Sanjay Kishore, a ju-
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The Duke Partnership for Service selected sophomore Andrew Hanna to lead the organization next year. nior, added that Hanna’s extensive involvement and passion for service in the Duke community would further the goals of dPS. Hanna has been active in promoting civic engagement since his freshman year. His service experiences include working for Campus SEE DPS ON PAGE 12
The Class of 2016 will read Ann Patchett’s novel “State of Wonder,” as their official summer reading book. A 15-member selection committee chose the book out of 70 nominated works, which was narrowed down to five finalists, according to a Duke news release. The committee, which consisted of students, faculty and staff, said the novel was chosen because it draws on a variety of issues, such as anthropology, medical ethics and student-teacher relationships. A combination of a scientific thriller and a personal adventure narrative, the novel discusses the life of a 42-year-old pharmacologist whose profession leads her to a Brazilian jungle. The work was selected in order to give the incoming class a shared experience and prompt a conversation and debate. Sophomore Madison Moyle, a committee member, said “State of Wonder” was chosen because it provided more topics for discussion in comparison to the other four finalists. “[I] can foresee great conversation associated with the
novel,” Moyle said in the release. The summer reading program was started in 2002 as a way to facilitate discussion for the incoming students. As part of the orientation week activities, the class will be broken into smaller groups to discuss the novel. It is also possible that Patchett will visit the campus during orientation. In the release, Donna Lisker, associate dean of undergraduate education, added the novel will act as a “touchstone” for the incoming class over the next four years. The other finalists included “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave, “Little Princes: One’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal” by Conor Grennan, “The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University” by Kevin Roose and “Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America” by Paul Tough. A special edition of “State of Wonder” will be mailed to incoming freshmen early July. —from Staff Reports
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Exhibitions I Recall the Experience Sweet and Sad: Memories of the Civil War. Thru April 8. Perkins Library Gallery. Free. Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy. Thru June 17. Nasher Museum. The Puerto Rican Diaspora: Photographs by Frank Espada. Thru July 8. Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery. Free.
Events Mar 27 - Apr 2 March 27 Composer’s Voice. Investigations and collaborations with Jacqueline Horner Kwiatek, Grammy-honored vocalist of Anonymous 4, and the Duke composers’ seminar led by Daniel Thomas Davis and Stephen Jaffe. New works by graduate students Bryan Christian, D. Edwards Davis, Vladimir Smirnov, Paul Sommerfeld, and Dan Ruccia, and selections from Jacqueline’s current repertoire, including songs by Davis and Jaffe. 7:30pm. Nelson Music Room. Free. March 28 Exhibit Openings. A reception for Student Action with Farmworkers’ 20th Anniversary, and the opening of two SAF documentary exhibits, produced with CDS, that tell stories of farmworker migration and adjustment in a new culture. RSVP: joanna.welborn@duke.edu. 7–8:30pm Jameson Gallery, Friedl Bldg. Free. March 29 Art for All. Celebrate Calder with Duke students and the community. 7-10pm. Nasher Museum of Art. Free. March 30 Lecture: Michael Cuthbert (MIT). “What were the odds?: Redeeming Early (and not-so-Early) Music with statistical models�. 4:30pm. Rm. 104 Biddle Music Bldg. Free. March 31 Viola Blues Worshop. With Katrina Wreede, formerly of the Turtle Island String Quartet. The public is invited to participate. String players of intermediate level or above will learn the basics of the blues, including the 12-bar blues form, bass lines, backbeat, melody and harmony lines. Presented in association with Mallarme Chamber Players. 12pm. Nelson Music Rm. Free.
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3/27 TEHRAN HAS NO MORE POMEGRANATES (Massoud Bakhshi, 2007) (W) Iranian Cinema Series 3/28 “Utopiaâ€?: HOLDING (Coni Beeson, 1971) + BORN IN FLAMES (Lizzie Borden,1983) (8pm, W) Feature (and shorts) of the Feminist 70s http://ami.duke.edu/screensociety/schedule This message is brought to you by the Center for Documentary Studies, Duke Chapel Music, Duke Dance Program, Duke Performances, Duke Music Department, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Department of Theater Studies, and William R. Perkins Library with support from OfďŹ ce of the Vice Provost for the Arts.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some of the body scanners that peer through passengers’ clothing at U.S. airport checkpoints often go unused, wasting millions of dollars, a government report has found. Scanners at a portion of the airports were used as little as 5 percent of the days after they were installed by the Transportation Security Administration, Stephen Lord, director of homeland security and justice issues at the Government Accountability Office, said in testimony prepared for a House hearing Monday. “The limited use of some of these machines may indicate that there was not a clear need for them at the time they were acquired at the locations in which they were deployed,� Lord said in testimony at a joint hearing of the House oversight and transportation committees. The scanners, made by L-3 Communications Holdings and OSI Systems’s Rapiscan, were deployed after the unsuccessful bombing attempt on Dec. 25, 2009, of a Northwest Airlines flight near Detroit. A suspected terrorist smuggled explosives onto the flight in his underwear past airport metal detectors. The bomb failed to detonate. The TSA considers imaging technology “a critical component� of airport security and plans to increase scanning capacity, according to written testimony prepared by Chris McLaughlin, assistant administrator for security operations, and Stephen Sadler, assistant administrator for intelligence and analysis. Lord’s testimony doesn’t say how many scanners aren’t being used or identify the airports. Some scanners are used less than 30 percent of the time, according to Lord’s testimony. At one of 12 airports that GAO investigators visited, the TSA deployed three scanners in a terminal that typically handled one flight a day with about 230 passengers. Rep. Darrell Issa, the California Republican who is chairman of the Oversight Committee, called the TSA “bloated� and likened U.S. airport security to a leaky ship. “TSA must deliver value to the American people,� he said.
Rep. John Mica, a Florida Republican who leads the Transportation Committee, compared the implementation of some agency’s programs to “a high school class project.� “It’s just a very expensive and disappointing operation,� he said. Lord, in his testimony, also questioned the effectiveness of a TSA program intended to detect suspicious behavior. “Questions related to the program’s validity will remain� until the agency demonstrates conclusively that it can identify terrorists and improve security, according to the GAO testimony. The TSA has about 3,000 officers trained to detect suspicious behavior at about 160 airports, according to the testimony. An April 2011 study concluded that the program was more effective than random screening “to varying degrees,� the GAO reported. The TSA acknowledged that the study was flawed and couldn’t be cited to say whether the program works, according to the GAO. So-called chat-downs—in which TSA officers engage passengers in brief conversations before they’re screened— are being tested at Boston’s Logan International and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport as part of the program, known as Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques, or SPOT. There have been 2,273 people arrested after TSA officers questioned people under the program, according to the agency’s written testimony. TSA officials told the GAO that they weren’t aware of any terrorist or person planning to engage in terrorist-related activities who had been arrested under the program, Lord said in his written testimony. In a May 2010 report, the GAO found that people involved in six terrorist plots had gone through airports where behavior spotting was in place at least 23 times without being detected. The TSA has yet to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the behavior program as the GAO recommended in 2010, Lord said in his testimony. Sterling Payne, a TSA spokeswoman, said she could not immediately comment on Lord’s testimony.
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Lawmakers want investigation of Facebook password requests by Michael Riley BLOOMBERG NEWS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two senators want the Justice Department to investigate whether employers who require job applicants to hand over confidential passwords to Facebook and other social networking sites are violating federal law. Charles Schumer, of New York, the Senate’s third- ranking Democrat, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Sunday that they will ask the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to examine the practice as well. Facebook, the world’s biggest social networking site, has described as “alarming” reports that some businesses ask potential employees for passwords to view private posts and pictures as part of the job-application process. The two lawmakers said the practice could violate federal anti-hacking statutes. “Employers have no right to ask job applicants for their house keys or to read their diaries. Why should they be able to ask them for their Facebook passwords?” Schumer said in a press release. Blumenthal said that by requiring job applicants to provide login credentials, employers could gain access to protected information that would be impermissible for them to consider when making hiring decisions. Those include religious affiliation and sexual orientation, which are protected categories under federal law. Facebook said Friday that accessing such information also could expose businesses to discrimination lawsuits and that
it might ask policy makers to take action to stop the practice. “An investigation by the Department of Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will help remedy ongoing intrusions and coercive practices,” Blumenthal said in the senators’ statement. Laura Sweeney, a Justice Department spokeswoman, had no immediate comment Sunday on the lawmakers’ request. Facebook and other websites are already used by some potential employers seeking additional background on job applicants because of the personal information posted there. As Facebook has given users additional ways to protect that information from public view, reports have surfaced of employers asking job applicants to voluntarily give them access by providing personal login credentials. The Associated Press first reported the growth in the practice last week. Elliot Schrage, a Facebook spokesman, didn’t immediately respond Sunday to an e-mail requesting comment. In a copy of the letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder and provided to reporters, Blumenthal and Schumer asked the department to investigate whether the practice is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the primary federal anti-hacking statute. The lawmakers also asked the department to investigate whether the practice violates the Stored Communications Act, which prohibits intentional access to electronic information without authorization or in excess of authorization.
GLOBAL from page 1 noted that strides in global health are impeded by the failure of world leaders to collaborate on initiatives and a general lack of guidance regarding the way funds are managed. “It’s hard to get the leaders of the world to focus on global health,” Garrett said. She noted that political leaders are often distracted by domestic issues, such as natural disasters, war and uprisings, and may not always prioritize global health efforts. This lack of coordination by world leaders, coupled with the global financial crisis, has reduced the amount of funding previously invested in global health. Private donors have also cut down on financial contributions. Total private donations—excluding funds from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—have fallen from about $2 billion in 2008 to $1 billion in 2011, Garrett wrote in a March 6 article published by the Council on Foreign Relations. The United States government is responsible for 52 percent of all public giving, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is responsible for 68 percent of all private giving for global health. “We have recreated the entire architecture of global health,” Garrett said. “It’s all about the donors on the field and where they throw their money.” In the United States, Garrett noted that Sept. 11 and nationwide anthrax scares drew attention to global health issues and further highlighted the government’s failure to understand and address problems surrounding public health. Garrett added, however, that the U.S.
government allocates less than 1 percent of the federal budget to global health. Funding has also been declining sharply from European countries, as well as organizations worldwide. The budget of the World Health Organization, for example, has declined $5.4 billion in 2006-2007 to its current 2012-2013 budget of $3.9 billion—a decline of $1.5 billion. In addition, the WHO’s voluntary donations have fallen 50 percent since 2008, according to Garrett’s article. Health care workers are in short supply, and many Third World countries lack the basic infrastructure necessary in healing and medicine, Garrett said. Garrett urged world leaders to set politics aside and focus on coordinating their efforts in global health. “We need to get out of our current box of thinking about global health and start thinking about lasting permanent change,” she said. Michael Merson, director of the Duke Global Health Institute, introduced Garrett and emphasized her influence as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. “She’s one of America’s most knowledgeable authorities and one of the most respected in the field,” Merson said. “She is a true leader… [who] sought answers that were far ahead of her peers.” Senior Braveen Ragunanthan attended the event and said he interpreted Garrett’s talk as a call to action. “Her ability to sound the alarm at the seriousness of the situation is important for society to understand, but now we need to react to be the voice for global health,” Ragunanthan said. “We have a moral obligation to take action if we truly believe in global health.”
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CANDIDATES from page 1 needy students after recent state legislation decreased state-granted aid. “There are other institutions of higher education serving a much lower-income clientele—think community colleges or ‘for-profit’ colleges—where changes in financial aid policy could threaten the very existence of the institution,” said Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and economics and a specialist in higher education finance policy. “Duke doesn’t really have to worry about that.” ‘Pretty broad’ education consensus Although Republicans have not put issues of higher education at the forefront of their campaigns, none of candidates are “anti-education” or opposed to making college more affordable for low-income families, Vigdor noted. “While there’s rhetoric around the evils of federal dollars going to universities, there is pretty broad bipartisan support for those efforts when the rubber hits the road,” added Chris Simmons, associate vice president of federal relations. “Most people understand that investing in students and research is a huge economic and societal priority.” Looking at the congressional record of some candidates can provide insight into their approach to higher education, Simmons noted. Santorum, as Senator, advocated to increase the maximum Pell Grant and to direct research dollars to Pennsylvania institutions. Gingrich, as speaker of the house, vocally supported research in universities. Romney, however, has no experience in the executive branch or Congress, so it is unclear how he would treat higher education as president.
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King noted that Paul—a strong opponent of federal spending—will end government subsidies for student loans and research. “When a government subsidizes education through loans, it dramatically drives up tuition costs by guaranteeing endless money to institutions, who can raise their price as they so please,” King said. “Regarding grants, government bureaucrats determine what research is funded, and that’s not nearly as effective as letting scientists who understand the specific needs in their respective fields of research make the decisions.” The Romney, Gingrich and Santorum campaigns could not be reached for comment. Research on the rocks Duke’s student aid program would be resilient to conservative policies but the University’s research funding would be in peril, Vigdor noted. Duke is far more reliant on federal research funding—about $500 million each year. Under Republican governance, funding for basic research is more likely to be on the chopping block than federal student aid. “Both Romney and Santorum have pledged to cut non-defense discretionary spending, which is about 15 percent of the federal budget in total,” he said. “Research support is one of the biggest items on the list.” The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation together comprise a larger portion of the federal budget than all federal financial aid programs combined, Vigdor said. Duke is a significant recipient of those funds— although Ohio State University and the University of Texas at Austin have more than 10 times the number of Pell Grant recipients, Duke receives more than twice as many NIH dollars as OSU and nearly
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one day be lured into private industry if federal research funds dry up,” he said. “Cuts in financial aid would make places like Duke—which have the resources to provide their own aid to students—more attractive relative to their competitors. Cuts in research support would do the opposite.”
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Austin Rivers is the fourth Duke freshman ever to declare for the 2012 NBA Draft. Austin Rivers, who became the first freshman since Johnny Dawkins to lead the Blue Devils in scoring this season, will hire an agent and enter the NBA Draft, Duke confirmed Monday. Jeff Goodman of CBSSports.com first reported the news Friday, citing unnamed sources. “I would like to thank the coaches, my teammates and the fans for helping make this past year at Duke so special,” Rivers said in a press release. “Coach K and the rest of the staff really helped me develop and improve in all areas of the game. It was a difficult decision to leave Duke, but I am excited about chasing my dream of playing in the NBA.” Rivers recorded 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game to go along with his teamhigh 15.5 points per contest. He turned it on down the stretch, scoring in double figures in every game after a four-point performance against Clemson Jan. 15. The ACC rookie of the year is the fourth Blue Devil freshman ever to declare for the NBA Draft, along with Corey Maggette in 1999, Luol Deng in 2004 and Kyrie Irving in 2011. Rivers is projected to be selected in the middle of the first round. “Austin [Rivers] had a terrific year as a freshman and has put himself in a position to pursue his dream of being a great player in the NBA,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said in the release. “He is an outstanding young man with an even more impressive family. We are in total support of Austin, his family and his decision. We look forward to watching him continue to develop and excel at the next level.” —from staff reports
Last Saturday against then-No. 18 Georgetown, Duke won its fourth straight game. But in three of those games, the No. 8 Blue Devils (7-3) nearly coughed up large fourth-quarter leads before hanging on for the victory. Against Brown (3-3) today at 3 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium, that should not be a problem. The Bears’ three wins have come against teams that are a combined 5-18, and they surBrown rendered 20 goals vs. in a blowout loss No. 8 to Hartford, which Duke currently sits at 3-6. Although this TUESDAY, 3 p.m. is a game Duke is Koskinen Stadium expected to win without trouble, as it did against Dartmouth—the one game in the win streak that was never in doubt—the game is vital to the Blue Devils’ development in other key areas. With only four games remaining before the ACC tournament, including a showdown with No. 14 Syracuse in the Big City Classic looming this Sunday, Duke does not have much time to figure out the issues that have prevented this team from reaching its full potential. The Blue Devils were ranked second nationwide to start the season, but have struggled to close games. Duke has been outscored in the fourth quarter by a margin of 26-18 on the year, including a 17-3 deficit on its latest four-game win streak. So far, this disparity has not had an effect on the wins column, but the team is concerned nonetheless. “I thought we lost poise,” head coach John Danowski said of Georgetown’s 5-0 fourth-quarter run Saturday. “We did the same thing against North Carolina
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Michael Manley and the Duke defense will aim to solve their fourth-quarter woes against Brown. and against Harvard. We don’t know why. You can have theories, but until you can climb into somebody’s head, you’re not sure.... We talk about perhaps the psychological reasons. We try to get the guys to be really honest with themselves and to admit if they’re afraid or scared or nervous or tight or whatever.”
The team’s inconsistency quarter-toquarter has mirrored the merry-go-round in net for the Blue Devils. While junior Dan Wigrizer leads the team with a cumulative save percentage of . 533, he has saved fewer than half the shots he faced SEE M. LACROSSE ON PAGE 8
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Grant McCabe leads the Blue Devils with a batting average of .341, including four doubles.
Fresh off their first ACC series sweep in eight years, the Blue Devils will look to build on the momentum in a road contest against Davidson tonight at 7 p.m. The Wildcats (8-13) are headed Duke in the opposite direction, entering vs. the matchup on a Davidson three-game losing streak. Davidson has not fared well TUESDAY, 7 p.m. against Southern Wilson Field Conference competition, winning only two league games so far this season. The Wildcats may struggle to contain Duke’s offense as the Blue Devils (11-14), who tagged Virginia Tech for 23 runs over the three wins last weekend, feature five players batting over .320. Three of the four starting pitchers for Davidson, on the oth-
er hand, have earned run averages higher than 4.70. Senior center fielder Will PiwnicaWorms posted a career-high five RBI in Saturday’s 13-0 win over the Hokies, and he also knocked in his team-high third home run of the year. Davidson split two games against the Blue Devils last year, with each team winning on its home field. Wildcat thensenior Drew Gadaire was the hero of Davidson’s 9-7 win over Duke last April, hitting two homers in the game—the second was a go-ahead, two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh. The Blue Devils will look to control the long ball this time around and put together a successful nine innings before next weekend’s series against Georgia Tech. —from staff reports
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W. BASKETBALL from page 1 “They’re a really strong group, and if one doesn’t have a strong shot, the other does,” said sophomore Chelsea Gray, who was named to the Fresno All-Region team. “They possess a lot of leadership qualities for their team, so credit to them. They’ve worked hard for their team.” Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 15 points in the first half and her younger sister notched 10 rebounds, but Duke’s problems did not end with the Ogwumikes’ dominance. The Blue Devils struggled on the offensive front in the first half, too, shooting 40.7 percent from the field— Stanford made 51.7 percent of its shots in that span—and making only 1-of-4 of their attempts from beyond the arc. On defense, they were outrebounded 18-11. “Coming into halftime, coach talked about how we only had three offensive boards and to attack the glass more and be more aggressive,” said Gray, who finished with a team-high 23 points and added four rebounds. Urged on by McCallie’s words, Duke emerged from the locker room looking like an entirely different team. The Blue Devils began to play like the team they had been all tournament—the team that dominated St. John’s just two nights before, and Vanderbilt and Samford the week before. The team was able to claw back from the deficit by doing what it could not do during the first 20 minutes—slow down the Ogwumikes. Freshman and All-Region player Elizabeth Williams held the elder Ogwumike to four points during the first 13 minutes of the second half before she got her fourth foul with 7:05 remaining. Ogwumike finished with 14 points in the
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second half. “I think Elizabeth is a warrior… and I think what you saw there was a senior with experience playing her game, and a firstyear student-athlete learning about some things defensively,” McCallie said. “Again, [Nnemkadi] is a really, really good player, and she was the difference in the first half, and if you take away her 15 points, you have a tied game.” While Williams contained the Stanford star, Duke trimmed the Cardinal’s lead to single-digits, narrowing the margin to eight points before Stanford broke loose with about five minutes remaining. “I tried to encourage everybody to get after it, box out, rebound, because I knew that would lead to a better offensive side, but unfortunately we couldn’t bring everything together,” said senior Shay Selby, who finished with 11 points and five rebounds. “It was very frustrating to do all of that hard work and get a stop and then they get an offensive rebound… it just kind of sucks the air out of you, and they did that multiple times.” Adding to Selby’s frustration was that the loss marked the senior’s last appearance in a Duke jersey and the Blue Devils’ third straight Elite 8 exit. “I’m upset, but it was a good run,” she said. “I think this will probably hurt the most because when you’re a sophomore or a junior, you think you have next year, but I have no next year.” The veteran had encouraging words for the younger players on the team, however, and McCallie’s post-game remarks reflected that sentiment, too. “This will be a teaching moment, a learning game for the returning players,” she said. “When you don’t end the way you want to, when you don’t end on your own terms and on somebody else’s terms, it stings.”
M. LACROSSE from page 7 in three of the five games he has played. Although he was playing on short practice time in his return to the goal against Loyola, his worst outing, he saved only 45 percent of the shots he faced in the team’s most recent match against the Hoyas. Mike Rock, the team’s next option in net, has been more consistent than Wigrizer at protecting the goal—he saved at least half the shots he faced in five of his six games—but he has not
had any spectacular performances and has struggled clearing the ball. Freshman Kyle Turri is at the opposite extreme. He has no turnovers on the year, but he has saved just 42 percent of the shots he has faced. For now, the job remains Wigrizer’s to lose. “Danny didn’t really do anything to lose his job except get a concussion,” Danowski said. “We can win with all three of them.... I’ve never had a season in my coaching lifetime where I’ve won with three different goalies... so it’s unusual. [But] if that’s what we have, then so be it.”
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A confounding decision The recent decision to and drawing input from across institutionalize and expand campus on a sensitive issue, Black Student Alliance Invita- the administration seemingly tional funding is a flawed but capitulated to a set of demands understandable response to without really explaining why. the ongoing debate regarding The structure of the dethe recruitment cision is also editorial weekend and troubling. In minority issues extending and on campus. We believe the tim- expanding funding uncondiing and structure of this partic- tionally, the University fails to ular decision misreads both the address the two main drivers of real nature of the campus de- the debate on the existence of bate about BSAI and diversity. BSAI: why the weekend exists, The decision to increase and what it actually achieves. BSAI’s funding is in response More than anything, the proto demands by the Black Stu- cess by which this occurred dent Alliance in January, fol- represents a missed opporlowing outcry related to a study tunity. Discourse about BSAI on race and academics by Duke is, understandably, steeped professors. in emotional language. The From a public relations arguments about BSAI rely standpoint, this sets a troubling on opinions that are intuited precedent. Rather than engag- but not empirically proven ing in an inclusive dialogue —counterfactual statements
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that just “seem” true—and are made on both practical and philosophical grounds. We would have liked to see the administration use this moment to enhance rather than stifle debate. We believe BSAI reflects legitimate and important needs—combating a legacy of institutional hurdles while highlighting aspects of cultural life unique to the University. We also acknowledge that the existence of BSAI is not the primary vehicle for addressing issues of race relations on campus. Legitimate questions remain about the purpose and structure of BSAI that need to be addressed, like whether it promotes self-segregation and how accurately the weekend reflects life on campus. The administration was
right in securing BSAI weekend’s funding in the near term. Current discourse on BSAI is untenable, and the group’s desire for security from the, at times, prevaricating Brodhead administration is eminently reasonable. However, expanding funding from $7,000 to $20,000 without explaining why the money currently allocated to BSAI weekend is insufficient is puzzling, at best. Considering the range of opinions on BSAI weekend, and the needs of other less prominent minority recruitment programs like Latino Student Recruitment Weekend, the scope of this expansion requires concrete justification. A compromise should have been considered. The administration could have guaranteed
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ast semester, in a course entitled “Race, Ge- so they exchanged goods with their soon-to-be annomics, & Society,” I learned that there are nihilators. Clearly, not everyone was blind or lost. no biological grounds for races. Apparently, Perhaps, Africans, Native Americans and other victhe facts are conclusive. The jury is tims later found out the true intenout. Before us stands the verdict: tions of the Europeans the hard way, your race, my race and every race out with the destruction of indigenous there is fictitious, invented, a mere civilizations. social construct. Based on this breakThe colonization of Africa, for through, some scholars and scientists instance, was planned in Berlin, the have suggested that we should do same city in which Hitler and his psyaway with races altogether, because chopaths calculated the Final Soluthey can no longer explain the taxotion to “the Jewish Question” several nyuol tong nomic differences among human centuries later (what is wrong with populations, nor justify attitudes, apyou, Berlin?). European monarchs can the minority titudes, essences or identities associand princes convened and divided speak? ated with a particular race. “the magnificent cake of Africa” Black people (my race) have sufamongst themselves, each accordfered greatly, and continue to struggle, on account ing to his power and appetite—how insatiable was of race. I should feel vindicated by this discovery, their greed! My ancestors, thousands of miles away, but I don’t. This DNA-backed evidence doesn’t ex- had no idea that Europeans were scrambling the onerate me: It only exonerates everyone. And I am map of Africa, as if the continent were just an uninnot everyone. I am black. It’s just a pardon from habited and resource-rich plat of land. and for the scientific community, who charged my But why am I even getting ahead of myself with people with inferiority and sub-humanity, forcing this search for a way for the West to explain or rethem to spend centuries in prisons of slavery, colo- deem itself? It is not like the West is that interested nialism, bigotry and all sorts of oppressions. in singing “Amazing Grace.” It was only four years Oh, no! This is just a pardon, not proof of in- ago that the United States House of Representanocence. tives passed a resolution apologizing for American Are scientists trying to cover things up or what? slavery and subsequent discriminatory laws. This The criminal is still out there. If black people are in- resolution mentioned nothing about reparations, nocent of the crime for which they spent lifetimes yet we have people who complain that affirmative in chains and lost millions of loved ones in hell, action should be abolished. And then we have exthen who is the actual perpetrator? Or perhaps colonial European countries, which owe a large this crime of inferiority was never committed? If degree of their economic power to the resources so, then we have a bigger problem. The judges and they looted from Africa during colonialism—when the juries—almost everyone in the Western world, are they going to recognize the injustice that bethrough ignorance, indifference or silence—man- got their wealth and do something about it? ufactured this crime. What shall we do about that? Some would argue that race wasn’t the reason And black people are among the few innocent the colored peoples of the world were (and are) convicts that survived this unjust incarceration. What oppressed and exploited. That race was only used are we going to do about the genocides that Western to justify overt discrimination. And I would say, yes. empires carried out against those they deemed less That’s my point. Race proved that these populathan human? These empires are very much alive. Are tions were inferior, which legitimated their crushing we going to hold them responsible? Are we going to and exploitation by the “master race.” So to render administer justice? Or are we just going to organize race invalid now does not solve the crime or rectify truth and reconciliation commissions, do some soul- the injustice. It does not stop what is happening searching and try to find forgiveness in our hearts? (among other things, racial steering, racial profilAre we just going to sing “Amazing Grace?” ing and the unjust U.S. criminal justice system) and Perhaps, the judges and the juries were then what is likely to continue happening (the current truly lost and blind, and now are found and can rise of xenophobia in Europe, for example). In my see, but what does their sudden epiphany and thirst opinion, this belated, careless correction, devoid of for redemption have to do with those whose lives justice, is no less injurious than explicit racism. they ruined? Those who were forced to cross the As Plato warned, “Knowledge without justice Atlantic in chains and sickness and shit saw plenty. ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.” The Arawak people of the Bahama Islands, the first people Columbus encountered, did see that the Nyuol Tong is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs strange people on their shores were human beings, every other Tuesday.
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hat does it mean to believe that from donors, along with the financial crihealth is a human right? sis, have forced the Global Fund to canThe topic is controversial. cel its next round of funding. President Many would vehemently Obama’s FY 2013 budget argue that health is not a proposal calls for a slight right, but rather a priviincrease in funding to lege—an earned state of support the dying Global physical, mental and soFund—but only at the excial excellence. Such is the pense of cutting over $550 belief that people are the million from PEPFAR. prime controllers of their Such a move is equally own health. It is hard for terrible. It makes no fiscal us, however, to entirely jus- Duke Partnership sense when global health is for Service tify this perspective amid already only 0.25 percent the enduring disparities of U.S. federal spending think globally, that persist in cold reality. and when America alloact locally Duke alum Dr. Paul cates less than 1 percent Farmer once said, “For me, of its entire annual budget an area of moral clarity is: You’re in front to foreign aid. There should at least be of someone who’s suffering and you have maintenance of historical investment levthe tools at your disposal to alleviate that els, given the unquestionable evidence of suffering or even eradicate it, and you act.” successful programs by PEPFAR and the Dr. Paul Farmer, who has also written ex- Global Fund. tensively on health as a human right and Cutting funding for global health will a social justice paradigm for medicine, is only unravel the progress that the world an inspiration to many undergraduates at has achieved together. The White House Duke and elsewhere. For many, his con- and Congress have no excuse for ignortributions to global health seem unattain- ing this resoundingly bipartisan issue. able; little do we realize, however, that we In response, several Duke students just have to look in the mirror to discover have been pushing the boundaries by callthe next Paul Farmer. ing political offices, signing petitions and To what extent do we as Duke students lobbying on Capitol Hill. These efforts go believe in the right to health with the beyond typical levels of student engagesame indignation, fervor and intensity as ment and tackle pressing global health isPaul Farmer? Will we go to any length to sues head-on. Our peers at Harvard, Yale sacrifice our own comfort for those whose and other institutions have been working voices are stifled? Are we empowered by in even larger numbers to support the DukeEngage or other fieldwork experi- Student Global AIDS Campaign. ences to attempt to alleviate suffering and Universities Allied for Essential Mediminimize health inequities in this world? cines—at Duke and nationally—has also When we internalize the right to health proven for over a decade how students as fundamentally necessary and summon can stand up and influence the distributhe courage to act without reserve, we put tion of medical innovation. Just recently, principle into practice. This is the differ- students succeeded after years of work ence between an interest and a passion. to convince the University of California This week over 20 student organiza- system to prioritize global access licenstions are collaborating to celebrate Duke’s ing for medical research. In other words, fifth annual Global Health Week. On Fri- drugs and technologies invented in these day at 5 p.m. in front of the Chapel, we laboratories will be now accessible to milwill have an open mic rally to allow stu- lions of people in middle- and low-income dents to voice their views on health as a countries. human right. Global Health Week has alBut where are Duke laboratories and ways aspired to raise awareness and foster the administration in this fight? When spirit, but this year we especially hope to will Duke be next? inspire action. Action through fieldwork, Regardless of our professional aspiraresearch and fundraising. Action requir- tions, we as students should be advocates ing unseen levels of resistance against for change if we genuinely care about the deep, widespread complications resulting health of society and the right to health from political and economic systems. Ac- for all. Studying in Perkins for a midterm tion epitomized by boldness, guts and will is important, but advocating for health in against seemingly insurmountable chal- some capacity should also be personally lenges. necessary. Why? Because we must. Students must We do not have to be doctors, policymobilize to fight against health inequi- makers or other professionals to make ties, and importantly, we have the power a change. As students, we have no conto do so. Where? One place to start is the flict of interest stopping us from fighting current global health funding crisis. against health disparities—today. Let’s Yesterday Laurie Garrett, senior fel- start making a systemic difference now. low for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, gave a Global Health Braveen Ragunanthan, Trinity ’12, is the Week lecture discussing the future of undergraduate chair of the Duke Global Health global health policy and funding. The last Institute’s student council. Ruvi Chauhan, decade has seen enormous investments in Pratt ’12, is the vice president of global health international initiatives through mecha- for the Duke Partnership for Service. This colnisms such as the U.S. President’s Emer- umn is the 10th installment in a semester-long gency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) series of weekly columns written by dPS memand the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB bers addressing civic service and engagement at and Malaria. But waning commitments Duke. Follow dPS on Twitter @dukePS
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t has been an eventful couple of weeks around the world. These events clearly to say the least. The national and in- tell us that our relative achievements in ternational headlines were full of soul combatting hate and violence are still crushing events both at fragile and that more subhome and abroad. Just to stantial work needs to be mention a few: An Ameridone in order to eliminate can soldier named Robert hate, prejudice and vioBales walked into the midst lence from our societies. of an Afghan community These kinds of events and in cold blood shot 16 also teach us who we are people dead, including and help us improve our nine children and three abdullah antepli self-awareness for those women, one of whom was who pay attention. Our blue devil imam pregnant. A 17-year-old individual and collective black high school student, responses and reactions Trayvon Martin, was tragically shot and to these heart-wrenching events serve as killed by a racist in Florida. A terrorist in important clues about the fabric of our France killed seven people in a nine-day personal and social souls. They tell us shooting rampage against paratroopers, what we are made of and who we have two of whom were fellow Muslims, and become. I invite myself and others to innocent Jewish schoolchildren. Last, but check our hearts and see if our reactions not least, Shaima AlAwadi, a California to these events are morally and ethically resident of Iraqi Muslim background and consistent. Can I/we point out the very mother of five children, was beaten to many hypocrisies and double standards death with an iron bar in her own home. in the way these events are covered and According to the police reports, there was discussed in our media? Do I/we feel and a note left on her body, which read: “Go give the same innate gut reactions to each back to your country, you terrorist.” of these events or do we treat them differHate, violence and human-inflicted ently? If my reactions and responses are pain manifested themselves in many dif- different, then why is that? What do these ferent colors, shapes and forms ... pump- differences in reactions tell me about who ing fear and hopelessness into the hearts I am as a person and who we are as a sociand minds of many. Needless to say, these ety? Does the murder of innocent people events are utterly despicable, reprehensi- pain me/us equally regardless of who the ble and disgusting. They all challenge our heartless perpetrator is and regardless of trust in the innate good of humanity. And the victims’ race, nationality or religion? again, I state the obvious: They all need to Do I/we discuss these tragic losses in simibe condemned with the strongest possible lar language and with similar standards or words, loved ones need to be remembered do I/we apply different criteria based on in thoughts and prayers and most impor- who did it and who the victims are? If diftantly, the lessons that these tragic events ferences and inconsistencies are obvious teach us need to be learned so that similar and undeniable, as I believe is the case, disasters can be prevented in the future. can I/we look in a mirror and be proud Often, however, these lessons, regretta- of what I/we see? I don’t think so. bly, are not properly discussed—let alone Second, I hope and pray none of us, as used as powerful wake up calls or forces members of the global human family, and of change for a better future. Often, we especially none of our political, religious put the blame in the wrong place and/or and civic leaders will dismiss these events marginalize these events in our individual as individual, episodic instances. Rather, and collective minds. We dismiss them as we will take these events as the symptoms the works of a few rotten souls and dis- of much larger, much deeper social, ethitance ourselves from them as if we have cal and moral pathological diseases that nothing to do with it. They quickly disap- cripple our individual and collective pear from our news headlines and our souls. I hope and pray these disturbing discussions until hate and violence show symptoms alarm us and that we become their ugly faces again. motivated to take a constructive set of This column is an invitation to engage actions. Each and every one of us has an with these events in two major ways before ethical and moral responsibility to comthey are forgotten: bat hate—no matter who we are or what First, one of the biggest lessons we we do with our lives. Every single one of need to learn from these events is that us has numerous things that we could do we (humanity in general, American soci- to silence hate, stop it before it darkens ety in particular) are not as enlightened, hearts. Ultimately, I believe it is not a few open minded, pluralist, compassionate or rotten souls who are solely responsible progressive and welcoming as we think we for these atrocities. It is our personal and are. Our recovery from racism, hate and collective inaction, our selfishness and exclusion is a long and ongoing process. greed, our ethical and moral failures that We are nowhere near declaring victory or keep producing these kinds of monsters. total immunization from these grave diseases. On the contrary, we may very likely Abdullah Antepli is the Muslim Chaplain regress and relapse as the hateful and ex- and an adjunct faculty of Islamic Studies. His clusionary voices rise here at home and column runs every other Tuesday.
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ETHICS from page 1 self-reported dishonest behavior are so large that it’s likely that students have a wildly inaccurate picture of how dishonest their peers actually are,” Pickus noted. According to the report, students estimate that twice as many students have fabricated lab data, three times as many exaggerate qualifications and four times as many are unfaithful to romantic partners than compared to the self-reported evidence. Senior Nick Valilis, chair of the Honor Council and member of the Academic Integrity Council, noted his surprise at this disparity between perception and reality of ethical behavior. “To me, it says that Duke students, for the most part, do behave ethically,” Valilis wrote in an email Sunday. “As a community we continue to put too much stock in stereotypes and media characterizations of our student body.” Collaboration station There was an increase in academic dishonesty in two areas of collaboration: receiving unpermitted help and working on an assignment with others when the instructor asked for individual work. Academic dishonesty in these areas increased by 20 percent and 15 percent respectively. These rates are higher at Duke than at peer institutions that have an honor code, according to the study and data from 2005. The study suggests an explanation for this apparent growth in unethical conduct. Students reported feelings of uncertainty regarding collaborative assignments as to what is ethical and what is not. Technology and social media encourages networking and sharing among students, which may be blurring the line of ethical integrity and
dishonesty. The Honor Council is helping to clarify any misunderstanding through a house course and an orientation program specifically geared to toward students in the Pratt School of Engineering, where collaboration occurs frequently. “We have some work to do in terms of communicating what ethical collaboration looks like at a university where so much of what we do is collaborative,” Valilis said. “This is particularly important in engineering where coding and problem sets are inherently collaborative. Prevalent behavior More than 50 percent of students reported downloading copyrighted music without permission, 40 percent of students have knowingly disclosed information imparted in confidence and 35 percent have faked an illness. Students reported that they differentiate between perceived victimless behaviors, such as pirating music, and behaviors affecting others, like romantic cheating. Students also act consistently, the study shows. A student in an exclusive and committed relationship is less likely to cheat on a romantic partner than cheat on a test. “This is significant because it suggests a holism—whether for good or bad—rather than a view that ethical behavior varies by who or what is involved,” Pickus said. Witnessing unethical behavior does not mean students will report it, according to the research. For example, 44 percent of students have witnessed other students posting anonymous disparaging comments online, but only 24 percent took any sort of action and only 10 percent called public attention to it. Pickus noted the high proportion of students who report they did nothing when confronted with behavior they saw as wrong
as a cause for concern. “Is this because of a healthy sense of tolerance or a lack of concern for and commitment to each other?” Pickus asked. Students reported that the primary reason for their hesitance to act against certain crimes is that it is “not my business” and it “violates social etiquette.” For incidents that directly affect students, however, more reported the behavior. When an individual slacked off in a group project, for example, about 56 percent of students took action. Students referenced a personal code of ethics and self-respect as primary considerations in ethical decisions more so than religious beliefs or respect for others. Time to act Pickus said he hoped that the Duke community will actively engage in interpreting and building a more ethical community from the report. “No one ‘owns’ integrity, and there’s lots to puzzle over in analyzing the report and lots to do in further strengthening Duke’s culture of integrity,” he said. “So rather than create a separate infrastructure for integrity issues, Kenan’s goal has been to produce a report that others will want to embrace and take ownership in.” Pickus and Steve Asher, professor of psychology and neuroscience and lead author in the recently published Duke Social Relationships Project, will present their respective results to Duke Student Government this Wednesday. “[It is] a valuable opportunity to reflect on the role of ethics inside and outside of the classroom and, in particular, to think about how one’s values in each of these two spheres are part of the same whole,” senior Kaveh Danesh, Academic Integrity Council member and DSG vice president for academic affairs, wrote in an email Monday.
DPS from page 3 Crusade for Christ—an interdenominational Christian ministry—and founding the IGNITE Peer Mentoring program, implemented in public high schools in the Triangle area. Hanna said he would continue dPS’s focus on issues pertaining to social justice, which Kishore also considered a priority. During his term, Kishore added new programming for dPS—including hosting events such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and celebrating Duke’s history of activism through a sit-in. Hanna said he plans to improve the organization’s ability to connect students with service organizations and support existing groups in achieving their goals. For example, he hopes to increase interaction among the leaders of the service organizations that compose dPS by planning a retreat. In order to accumulate interest in civic engagement, Hanna noted that it is important to highlight the role students play in advocating against injustice. “One of the best things about Duke is that it’s a diverse group of people, but the one thing they can get behind is serving and fight[ing] injustice,” he said. Hanna also plans to focus on transportation issues and their effect on students.
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