Apr. 3, 2012 issue

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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012

ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH YEAR, ISSUE 127

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‘Zoboomafoo’ creator urges conservation

Revised policy allows medical withdrawal

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by Philip Doerr

by Jack Mercola

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The future of primate conservation may be in the hands of today’s youth, the co-creator of the children’s show “Zoboomafoo” said Monday.

Martin Kratt, Trinity ’89, highlighted the potential to shift children’s interest in animals into a desire to make a difference. Kratt delivered the keynote address in Griffith Film Theater for the third annual Primate Palooza. The week-long festival focuses on the important ecological role primates play in the environment. Primate Palooza is sponsored by Duke’s evolutionary anthropology department and the Duke and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Roots & Shoots group, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute.

“Everybody can find their own path and their own way to help the endangered species,” Kratt said. “The biggest thing I learned is that you really have got to do what you’re most interested in and most passionate about.”

Kratt created and hosted children’s television shows about the animal world with his brother Chris. Kratt’s shows, including PBS’s “Kratts’ Creatures” and “Zoboomafoo,” emphasized the importance of getting children excited about primate conservation.

Kratt’s interest in wildlife filmmaking began when he was a zoology major at Duke. Kratt made his first film about the 3-foot long salamander known as the hellbender after a field trip to North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains with his amphibian

Although the Spring course withdrawal deadline has passed, students with extenuating medical circumstances may still have the option to pull out of classes.

Administrators and members of Duke Student Government have recently amended the medical withdrawal policy in response to student concerns about changes made to the rule in November. This change—effective immediately— allows Trinity College of Arts & Sciences students with serious medical concerns to potentially withdraw from a course up to 5 p.m. on the last day of classes by petitioning the Trinity deans.

The November change to the policy applied the deadline for academic withdrawal to medical withdrawal as well. Students were prevented from withdrawing from a course in the four weeks leading up to the last day if classes, even for a medical reason. Up until November, students with extreme health issues could drop a class anytime throughout the semester. This semester, the withdrawal deadline was March 28.

“The [November] policy didn’t fully account for students who faced extenuating circumstances after the standard course withdrawal deadline,” said senior Kaveh Danesh, DSG vice president for academic affairs. “The new language of the policy lets those students know there is a procedure in place for them.”

It is unclear whether or not this policy applies

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The Duke University Chapel is lit in blue to recognize World Autism Awareness Day. SEE KRATT ON PAGE 7

SEE POLICY ON PAGE 8

Junior Lee named Robertson interconnects Truman Scholar wealth and social capital

by Kristie Kim THE CHRONICLE

A Duke student has been named a 2012 Harry S. Truman Scholar in recognition of her public service, leadership capabilities and academic achievement.

Junior Kristen Lee was one of 54 students selected for the scholarKristen Lee ship, which awards up to $30,000 to college juniors to pursue graduate studies in public service fields. Scholars are also given priority in admissions at certain institutions and benefit from leadership training, career and graduate school counseling and internship opportunities within the federal government.

“Truman Scholars are exemplary individuals who are deeply rooted and invested in public service,” said Donna Lisker, associate dean of undergraduate education and co-director of the Baldwin Scholars program. “They’re expected to have contributed significantly to their community and demonstrate their potential to make a difference.”

Lee, a sociology major, has been involved in research on racial inequalities in higher education and sex trafficking.

She has also conducted research and done community service to advocate for women who are especially vulnerable to contracting HIV/AIDS—individuals who are poor, poorly educated or subject to abuse—and partners of prison inmates.

SEE LEE ON PAGE 8

by Yueran Zhang THE CHRONICLE

The meaning of wealth depends on how it is expended, said Julian Robertson, philanthropist and billionaire investor.

Robertson, founder of the Robertson Scholars Program, said that learning to use money to enhance social well-being is much more pivotal than knowing how to make money. He addressed members of Duke Venture Forward and Robertson scholars at an event Monday afternoon sponsored

by DVF, an organization that mentors and prepares students for the business world.

“With wealth can come a lot of good, and I’m always trying to make sure that people are using it in the right way,” Robertson said. “That is something you get addicted to, and you want to keep going with it.”

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“Sounds simple enough, right? Almost as easy as making it past the second round of the NCAA Tournament.”

—Sony Rao in “At face value.” See column page 14

Once commonly known as the “Wizard of Wall Street,” Robertson founded and managed Tiger Management Corp., a hedge fund he started in 1980, which was most successful in the 1980s and 1990s. Since retiring from the hedge fund business, he has worked with a variety of public welfare organizations and university boards. Since he closed the hedge fund—also known as the Tiger Fund—in 2000, Robertson has made substantial profits betting on the fall of credit default swaps on subprime debt, Fortune reported in 2008.

In 2000 Robertson donated $24 million to create the Robertson Scholars Program, a unique merit scholarship offering participants an opportunity to study at both Duke SEE ROBERTSON ON PAGE 6

Blue Devils take on Campbell, Page 9

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Chief of General Services Administration resigns

The chief of the General Services Administration is resigning and two of her top deputies have been fired amid reports of excessive spending at a training conference at a luxury hotel that featured a mindreader, a clown and a comedian.

GSA Administrator Martha Johnson submitted her resignation to the White House Monday. Public Buildings Service chief Robert A. Peck and Johnson’s top adviser, Stephen Leeds, were forced out Monday, White House officials said.

Four GSA employees who organized the four-day conference have been placed on administrative leave pending further action.

The resignations come as the agency’s inspector general prepares to release a scathing report on the training conference, held at a luxury hotel outside Las Vegas in October 2010. Organizers spent $835,000 on the event, which was attended by 300 employees.

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Professor Yang is hosted by Professor Jiyong Hong to speak about “Synthetic Studies of Bioactive Natural Products.” Refreshments will be served before the seminar.

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UNITED NATIONS — The Syrian government has agreed to halt the use of heavy weapons against opposition targets and to withdraw its forces from population centers by April 10, envoy Kofi Annan told the U.N. Security Council Monday.

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Catherine Wright, curator of the Museum of the Confederacy-Appomattox, holds Robert E. Lee’s presentation sword. Behind her is a picture of Lee wearing the same sword. This museum, housing a large collection of Civil War artifacts, opened last month in Richmond, Va.

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Duke to open federal relations office in April

by Joel Luther THE CHRONICLE

Duke’s permanent office in the nation’s capital is scheduled to open by the end of the month.

The new office seeks to facilitate greater interactions with the federal government and Duke alumni, as well as provide academic programs for students, such as the Duke in D.C. program that will launch Spring 2013. The office will serve as a centralized hub for members of the Duke community who find themselves in D.C., said Landy Elliott, assistant director of the Office of Federal Relations at Duke.

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“On any given week, there’s a ton of Duke activity going on in Washington,” Elliott said. “The idea is that we have a sort of embassy, a point of first contact in the city, so that we can raise Duke’s visibility in the nation’s capital.”

The office—which will be located at 1201 New York Avenue—will house a number of Duke’s academic programs and will sponsor other events in D.C., such as briefings, seminars and alumni events, Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, wrote in an email Monday.

SEE OFFICE ON PAGE 7

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Duke faculty in the Friedl Building on East Campus hang flags outside their offices in protest of Amendment One.

The lobby of the building where Duke’s new Washington, D.C. office is to open in late April.

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Britain considers Internet ‘snooping’ Manufacturing growth streak bolsters economy

by Anthony Faiola and Ellen Nakashima THE WASHINGTON POST

LONDON — Under daily observation from thousands of surveillance cameras mounted everywhere from street corners to taxicabs to public parks, Britons rank among the most-watched people on Earth. But a new government plan is poised to take the gaze of this nation’s security services dramatically deeper—letting them examine the text messages, phone calls, emails and Web browsing habits of every person in the country.

The “snooping� proposal set to be presented in Parliament later this year is sparking an uproar over privacy in Britain, fueling a debate over the lengths to which intelligence agencies should go in monitoring its citizens—a debate that has resonance on both sides of the Atlantic.

Government officials say the new powers are critical to countering terrorism and other threats in an era of fastchanging social media, with criminals using even seemingly

innocent venues such as Facebook and online games as means of communication. But furious citizen groups and some members of Parliament see the push as a part of Britain’s evolution into a “surveillance society� in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States and the 2005 London bombings.

Although the plan is yet to be fully outlined by the Conservative-led government, observers say parts of it may go beyond even the ability of officials in the United States to quickly access private data. Critics say the sheer breadth and scope of the plan also could put Britain out in front of other European countries such as Germany, where the government acts to block some Web sites deemed objectionable, and Sweden, where a law passed in 2008 allows the government to intercept international communication conducted via phones or the Internet.

SEE SNOOPING ON PAGE 6

by Ylan Mui THE WASHINGTON POST

Manufacturing bolstered the nation’s economic recovery in March, according to data released Monday, with companies reporting strong gains in production and employment.

The upbeat report fueled hopes that car sales would continue to climb when automakers reveal their monthly results on Tuesday. A strong manufacturing sector also supports economists’ predictions that the number of jobs created in March would remain above the critical 200,000 mark. Those numbers are slated to be released Friday. “It’s a gift that can keep on giving, so to speak,� said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for PNC Financial Services.

The Institute for Supply Management compiles a monthly index that polls companies to measure activity across a broad swath of the manufacturing sector.

The index registered 53.4 in March, an improvement from the previous month. March also marked the 32nd straight month that the reading has been above 50, indicating that the sector is expanding.

Employment recorded a surprisingly strong 2.9 point increase in March, reaching 56.1 on the ISM index, the highest level this year. Only one industry—computer and electronic products—reported a decline in production in March. The report cited concerns with slowdowns in China but said business remained relatively stable.

Driving the improvement in manufacturing has been the rebound in the once-moribund auto market. Analysts estimate that in March the yearly pace of new-car sales hit nearly 15 million, on track with the previous month. The data will be released Tuesday. “The heart of the manufacturing recovery—and really a main driver of the economy right now—is durable goods manufacturing,� said Robert Dye, chief economist for Comerica Bank.

The ISM index showed autos weren’t the only bright spot in March. Dye said he was particularly encouraged by the performance among nondurable manufacturing sectors such as petrochemicals and nonmetallic minerals. Both were among the top five industries reporting growth last month.

The stock markets also seemed to welcome the news, with all major indices ending the day with gains. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.4 percent to close at 13,264.49, while the broader Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index gained 0.7 percent to 1,418.90.

Still, other economic data tempered enthusiasm over the pace of the global recovery. An index of Europe’s manufacturing economy hit its lowest level in three months in March, a signal that weakness in peripheral countries is spreading to the core. The Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI fell to 47.7 in March. “Euro zone manufacturers suffered a miserable March,� Markit Chief Economist Chris Williamson said in a statement. “Prospects for April also look poor.�

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PRESIDENT RICHARD BRODHEAD INVITES MEMBERS OF THE DUKE COMMUNITY TO THE HERTHA SPONER PRESIDENTIAL LECTURESHIP

SUGAR COATED CELLS: THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS Carolyn R. Bertozzi, PhD The T.Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology University of California, Berkeley

Thursday, April 5, 2012 Love Auditorium, Levine Science Research Center 2:30 PM–Unveiling the translation of Hertha Sponer’s biography, sponsored by the Physics Department and Arts and Sciences 3:45 PM–Reception outside Love Auditorium 4:30 PM–Hertha Sponer Presidential Lectureship

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Out of the Blue performs on the Bryan Center plaza as part of Feminist Week, sponsored by the Women’s Center.

Hertha Sponer was the first woman full professor in the natural sciences at Duke University, invited to join the faculty in 1936. Seventy years later, a group of women faculty in the sciences recommended this lectureship to President Brodhead to highlight the research of prominent women in science, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. phy.duke.edu/history/DistinguishedFaculty/HerthaSponer

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SNOOPING from page 4 “I’m afraid that if this program gets introduced, the U.K. will be leapfrogging Iran in the business of surveilling its citizens,” said Eric King, head of research at Privacy International. “This program is so broad that no other country has even yet to try it, and I am dumbfounded they are even considering it here.”

The plan may authorize the national surveillance agency—known as GCHQ and whose Web site describes its mission as keeping “our society safe and successful in the Internet age”—to order the installation of thousands of devices linked to the networks of Internet service providers, giving agents broader access to everyday communications. The examination of the contents of those exchanges—such as the text or images contained in an email—would still require special warrants.

But for the first time, intelligence agencies might, for instance, access information such as the times, destinations and frequencies of phone calls, texts and emails without a warrant. They could also use collected data to track worrisome Internet patterns in order to expose terrorist cells, pedophilia rings and other lawbreakers, according to sources briefed on the proposal, which came to light after a report this weekend in London’s Sunday Times.

The measure reportedly would compel communications companies to grant intelligence agents instant access to real-time information in certain circumstances, such as data that could be used to target the location of a user’s mobile phone or computer if authorities suspected a crime was in progress. It remained unclear whether British authorities would need judicial or other authority before accessing such data.

“It is vital that police and security services are able to obtain communications data in certain circumstances to investigate serious crime and terrorism and to protect the public,” Britain’s Home Office—a rough equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security—said in a statement.

Privacy advocates reacted swiftly Monday, saying the move would intrude so deeply into the lives of British citizens that it would rival or exceed measures used by totalitarian governments. They say it marks another of many steps that have curtailed privacy rights here in the post-Sept. 11 world, with one study by British police of-

ficials, for instance, indicating that a person strolling around London is captured on film by at least 68 cameras on any given day.

Still, details of the proposal have not been disclosed, and some experts say it could yet be weakened. But as it stands, key aspects of the proposal may go beyond the kind of surveillance now authorized in the United States, where privacy advocates were quick to raise concerns about the plan—especially given the heavy traffic of transatlantic communication.

“It’s a dangerous trend to have this level of surveillance being made a routine matter,” said Lee Tien, senior staff attorney with the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Access in the United States to “metadata”—such as the time, who emailed whom and how often—depends on the kind of data and type of case. For example, authorities have to obtain court orders before accessing real-time data in both criminal and national security cases.

In criminal cases, authorities need a subpoena to get stored metadata on phone numbers dialed but a court order for email information. In contrast, agents seeking stored metadata in national security cases may use a national security letter, which is an administrative subpoena that can be issued by an FBI field office.

Britain generates more than 2 million emails a minute, and observers say the government may face technical challenges in capturing and storing such vast amounts of data. Currently, firms are required to store some communications data, such as phone calls, for one year. But the proposed law could compel them to store far more varied forms—such as Skype calls or online video game data—for at least twice as long.

Internet companies reacted cautiously Monday, saying they needed to see the full proposal. “It is important that proposals to update government capabilities to intercept and retain communications data are proportionate, respect freedom of expression and the privacy of users,” Britain’s Internet Service Providers Association said in a statement.

Government officials on Monday sought to calm the growing public backlash, which includes at least two petitions against the measure. Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, said the proposal makes a sharp distinction between monitoring details such as the frequency and times of phone calls and emails and accessing their contents.

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ROBERTSON from page 1 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“We invited Mr. Robertson to talk because he has an incredible story that members of our organization could learn a lot from,” junior Ina Li, vice president of public relations for DVF, wrote in an email Sunday.

Robertson said that the most important credo he extracted from his 40-year career was that wealth should not be seen as a goal in itself.

“I don’t think there is anything wrong with trying to pursue wealth, but it is worthwhile only because money can be used for great things,” Robertson said.

Sophomore Jack Schrager, who attended the event, said he agrees with Robertson’s belief that both the availability and limitation of wealth should be kept in mind. “[Wealth] could never define yourself, but I think it definitely [encourages] you to pursue a lot of things and help a lot of people,” Schrager said.

Although Robertson founded Tiger Management himself, he noted the important role others played in the business.

“We were very fortunate to hire a lot of young people who were really capable and passionate when we started the Tiger Fund,” Robertson said. “We’ve never made a mistake in letting them take great responsibility.”

Robertson added that trusting his collaborators’ ideas helps to cultivate a “common spirit” in the workplace, which not only increases comfort but also encourages innovation and productivity.

Freshman Tony Chau said that Robertson brought up a lesson essential for but often neglected by aspiring businesspeople.

“Surround yourself with people who are motivated and smarter than you, who can help to define the culture and define your success,” Chau said.

Robertson concluded his talk by saying that business should never be the only focus in one’s life. The older people become, he noted, the more value they see in their personal and familial life.

“The only thing I want to say about my life is that it’s a lot of fun because of my career as well as my family— there is nothing like a great wife and a great family,” Robertson said.

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KRATT from page 1 ecology class. After winning an award for the film at Duke, Kratt began to consider how he might do something to help endangered species. Kratt said he saw an opportunity when he realized that there was a lack of programming for kids about the topic.

“Kids are the most enthusiastic group of people when it comes to animals,” Kratt said.

Ken Glander, professor of evolutionary anthropology, said he had been impressed by Kratt’s dedication and interest in primates as a student. After Kratt graduated from Duke, Glander invited Kratt and his brother to accompany him on a field trip to Costa Rica to film a documentary about the rainforest and wildlife. Glander said Kratt has an unparalleled empathy for animals.

“Martin invites you to be the creature,” Glander said. “It’s the best way to understand animals.”

Kratt said he knew it would take several years of filmmaking and rejections from pro-

ducers before his first children’s show would take off. Initially he was told that his films were more like home movies than television shows, but his work soon found a home at PBS—and his films took off from there.

“The kids were into it,” he said. “[They] really loved learning this stuff and being smart and teaching their parents.”

Freshman Joe Sullivan said he has always been a big fan of “Zoboomafoo” and “Kratts’ Creatures.” Sullivan, who works at the Duke Lemur Center, noted that Kratt’s show was what sparked his initial interest in animals when he was a kid.

“For me, personally, Martin Kratt is kind of a hero,” Sullivan said.

Kratt’s most recent show, the animated program “Wild Kratts,” has seen the highest ratings to date of any of his shows. As he continues his career in filmmaking, Kratt said getting kids interested in wildlife conservation remains his top priority.

“Pick what you love to do, persevere at it, don’t take no for an answer and it’ll happen,” he said.

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Martin Kratt, Trinity ’89, speaks about primate conservation in Griffith Film Theater Monday evening.

OFFICE from page 3 “While the office is part of the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations [at Duke], it is really a University-wide resource that I expect will continue to evolve as more schools and units at Duke become engaged in D.C.,” Schoenfeld said.

Although an official grand opening for the new space has not been set, the office is expected to be fully operational by the end of April. While waiting for the permanent office to be finished, Duke has been operating out of an interim office that was created in December 2010, said Elliott, who currently directs the interim office in D.C. and will serve as a full-time staff member at the permanent office.

The Duke in D.C. program, hosted by the Sanford School of Public Policy, will be based in the new office. In its first year, the program will focus on the developments of the first 100 days of the new presidential administration, said Kristin Goss, assistant professor of public policy and political science.

The program will benefit from being in the nation’s capital where potential changes in the White House and Congress will occur following the November election.

“We’ll have just had a presidential election, so we might have a new president, and we’ll certainly have changes in Congress,” said Goss, who will serve as director of the Duke in D.C. program.

The program will consist of four classes, including a course on political participation, a course on the media and an internship with an organization in D.C. All current Duke undergradu-

ates who have taken the introductory public policy course are eligible to apply to the program, Goss said.

A federal relations office in Washington is a common practice for many universities. The city is the third largest Duke alumni base in the country and hosts more than 100 interns each year. According to the Career Center’s annual senior exit survey results, Washington, D.C. has ranked in the top five job locations.

Melissa Vetterkind, director of the Office of Federal Relations, voiced enthusiasm for the office.

“It’s a really great opportunity for expanding Duke’s presence in D.C.,” Vetterkind said. “We have such a huge alumni base up there, and this will enable us to have a permanent space both for our academic programs and for connecting with those alums.”

Elliott expressed the same optimism about Duke’s new home in the capital.

“We all do a lot of individual Duke activities, and we’re really hopeful that this office will bring us together into a capital ‘D’ Duke and show folks here in D.C. what we have to offer,” Elliott said.

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POLICY from page 1 to students in the Pratt School of Engineering as well, since the deal was brokered with Trinity College administrators. DSG President Pete Schork, a senior, said that Duke may seek to extend the policy also to Pratt students.

The previous policy change happened because students were reporting long-standing mental or physical issues late in the semester instead of earlier on when they could be addressed effectively, The Chronicle reported in November.

Danesh and Schork wrote the new version of the policy in collaboration with Lee Baker, dean of academic affairs of Trinity College and associate vice provost for undergraduate education. The change was announced in an April 2 DSG press release.

Baker said administrators and student representatives have

LEE from page 1 Lee was chosen out of 587 candidates nominated by nearly 300 universities and colleges, according to the scholarship foundation’s official website. The nominees go through a highly rigorous selection process designed to identify juniors who have the potential to affect and improve their communities.

“From the moment I saw [Kristen] during her freshman year, she has always been dedicated to the welfare of others—searching for ways to make the community and world around her a better place,” Lisker said. “She exemplifies the civic-minded spirit of [the scholarship].”

A Baldwin Scholar, Lee said she applied for the scholarship because she saw the award as a natural extension of her work at Duke. She noted that the opportunities of being a Baldwin Scholar inadvertently aided her in preparing for the scholarship.

“Being a Baldwin allows you to become comfortable in your voice, prompting you to speak your own truth and also to share the truths of others,” Lee said. “It was evident that the [Truman Scholarship Foundation] was looking out for the very same qualities.”

Lee’s work transcends U.S. boundaries. She spent last summer in Ecuador creating gender-based violence

been discussing the issue of medical withdrawals for the past two years. He added that this new measure is not a new policy and does not give students any additional privileges. Instead, it serves to remind students of all of their options in the face of extenuating circumstances late in the semester—either receiving an incomplete, taking a medical leave of absence or withdrawing from a course.

Receiving an incomplete or a medical leave of absence from all courses were still options under the November version.

“In clarifying the language of this policy, we’re not affording students any new rights, but we’re illuminating the options that students have so that they can better exercise the rights that were already in place,” Schork noted, adding that the previous version made some students feel like they had limited options if they fell ill after the withdrawal deadline.

The policy will also encourage better working relations between students and academic deans to find a solution, Danesh

noted.

“There is a culture that exists here where students will only reach out to their deans in dire emergencies and will only seek that help when it’s the last possible resort,” he said. “We want the language of the policy to articulate that students should communicate with their deans as early as possible to discuss their options.”

Baker added that students should not avoid taking an incomplete or a leave of absence if one of those strategies is appropriate for their particular situation. He added that an incomplete on a student’s transcript is often the best solution for someone who falls ill after the withdrawal date.

“That’s what incompletes are for—when you’re almost done and you hit a rough patch,” he said. “If you are in a situation where you are compromised so much that you cannot complete a course load, a medical leave is also a good option.

Both are viable.”

and HIV/AIDS workshops for at-risk communities, and is now continuing her research on minorities and human rights through the Duke Global Semester Abroad program. The program takes place in Udaipur, India, and Beijing, China.

“Kristen’s dedication to being a change-agent in the arena of women’s health [was] evidenced everywhere in her application,” Melissa Malouf, director of the Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows, wrote in an email Monday. “By ‘health,’ she means a healthy body image, an active, productive relationship with mentors and role models and control of decision-making.”

Locally, Lee is active at the Duke Children’s Hospital, working in the Sickle Cell Transition program since coming to the University. She is also a 2012 Spring semester editorial columnist for The Chronicle.

Lee plans to attend medical school and pursue graduate studies in public health. She ultimately hopes to embark on a career as a women’s health center physician who works with underinsured patients and special populations.

She noted that her joint degree in public health will teach her more than mere clinical practice and will address the “greater context of social challenges and governmental health policies.”

Duke nominated four students this year, Lisker said.

Lee is the 40th University student to receive a Truman

Scholarship since the program’s inception in 1977.

Congress established the Truman Scholarship Foundation in 1975 and its awards are supported by a special U.S. Treasury trust fund. Among the qualifications, recipients must be U.S. citizens, have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills and be committed to careers in government or the nonprofit sector, according to the scholarship’s website.

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Passing the key for Duke moving forward Growing up, I was never good at shooting a basketball.

But I must have been good at something—not just anybody could be a menacing point guard for the Rodeph Sholom Lions, my middle school team.

My secret? The pump fake and pass.

You think I’m going to send a lob pass to the post? Pump fake and bounce pass. 60 percent of the time, it works every time.

Fast forward six years, as my navy blue No. 23 jersey from eighth grade sits in the drawer Andrew of my dorm room, I still know good passing when I see it. I know bad passing too.

And what we may have seen with this year’s Duke men’s basketball team is the worst passing team in head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s tenure.

The Blue Devils averaged 12.4 assists per game this season, the third fewest in Krzyzewski’s 32 years at the helm.

The only two seasons that were worse?

1981 and 1982, his first two seasons in Durham, with teams that combined to win 27 games, just as many as this year’s squad won.

What makes this season’s passing effort truly remarkable, though, is how bad the ball movement was relative to the success of the offense.

Duke scored 77.8 points per game

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The Blue Devils struggled to find a consistent point guard all season, Beaton writes, and they averaged just 12.4 assists per game as a result.

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Nonconference test awaits in Biues Creek Blue Devils look to finish over .500 on eight-game road trip On Feb. 21, the Blue Devil fielders committed two errors, the pitchers handed out six free passes and hit five batters and Duke fell to 1-3 on the season in a 10-4 home loss to Campbell.

The Blue Devils (12-17) will look to avenge that defeat tonight as they travel to Buies Creek, N.C. Duke for a revs. match with Campbell the Fighting Camels (25-4).

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Duke is Taylor Field coming in off a weekend of mixed results.

The team was able to salvage the finale of a three-game series at then-No. 21 Georgia Tech, but dropped a doubleheader Saturday without scoring a single run.

The squad failed to capitalize on another top performance from Marcus Stroman in the first game Saturday, losing 1-0. Stroman struck out 12 Yellow Jackets while surrendering just one run and no walks in 7.2 innings.

The offensive woes continued in the second game as the Blue Devils managed just two base knocks and fell out of the game after a five-run seventh inning put Georgia Tech up 8-0.

On Sunday, Duke was able to cling to its 4-3 victory when Anthony D’Alessandro gunned down Georgia Tech’s Brandon Thomas at the plate in the bottom of the ninth. Thomas’ double began the final frame, and he moved to third on a groundout to short. Thomas tagged up on the ensuing fly ball CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO

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Will Piwnica-Worms and the Blue Devils will have to have the bats ready against a potent Fighting Camel lineup Tuesday.

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BEATON from page 9 this season, compared to 66.9 and 64.0 in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;81 and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;82, respectively.

This resulted in the Blue Devils tallying .159 assists per point this season, the lowest ratio in the Krzyzewski era. This was just one of eight seasons in his time as head coach that Duke assisted fewer than 50 percent of its field goals.

According to basketball statistician Ken Pomeroy, the Blue Devils averaged 116.1 points per 100 possessions, a metric known as offensive efficiency. Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense was the most efficient in the ACC, with North Carolina coming in second at 114.7.

The Tar Heels led the ACC with 17.3 assists per game, led by arguably the best passing point guard in the nation in Kendall Marshall, who tallied 9.8 assists nightly before injuring his wrist in the NCAA tournament.

Even without him, however, the offense found ways to pass the ball. Stilman Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whose scrawny build makes him look like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d fit in more playing against the Rodeph Sholom Lions than against the Duke Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;tallied 13 assists in the two games with Marshall sidelined without turning the ball over once.

Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a star like Marshall or a heart-warming story like White, true point guards are invaluable, and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blue Devils suffered without one. Elite passing is a hallmark of Duke basketball, from the naturals like Bobby Hurley and Jay Williams to those who had to adjust to the role like Jon Scheyer.

This year Seth Curry and Austin Rivers led the team with 2.4 and 2.1 assists per game, respectively, hardly impressive statistics considering how much time each spent as the primary ball handler.

POINT GUARD POSSIBILITIES

QUINN COOK

SETH CURRY

TYLER THORNTON

Cook showed flashes of brilliant offensive play, but inconsistency and spotty defense got him relegated to a bench role by midseason.

Curry spent most of his time in 201112 playing off the ball, and he will likely stay away from the point because of his 3-point shooting ability.

The sophomore solidified the starting role as the season progressed with his work on the defensive end, but his offense hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t caught up.

Quinn Cook had back-to-back games in which he notched eight and nine dimes but never secured the point guard role.

That was largely due to the phenomenal defense of Tyler Thornton, who secured a spot in the lineup and assumed the ballhandling duties.

As outstanding as a defender as Thornton was, however, he did not prove to be a true point guard on the offensive end.

Over the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last seven games, when he solidified his role on the team with 30.0 minutes per game, he averaged just 2.3 assists despite the increase in minutes and ball control.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far too early to know what next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense will look like, especially with the potential to add Central Michigan transfer Trey Zeigler, who has the ability to run an offense.

Maybe it will open up in Riversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; absence, or maybe the team will sorely miss his go-to scoring ability. Perhaps Cook will overcome the freshman woes that kept him on the bench for long stretches and solidify himself as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best passer and point guard of the future.

Or maybe theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just give me a call. After all, I still have my jersey, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve mastered the pump fake and pass.

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BASEBALL from page 9 to left—where D’Alessandro had just come in as a defensive replacement to start the inning—but D’Alessandro’s one-hopper got to catcher Mike Rosenfeld in time for the game-ending double play.

Despite their record, the Blue Devils have outscored their opponents 133-132 this season. Centerfielder Will Piwnica-Worms leads the offensive attack for Duke, slugging .486 and getting on base nearly 40 percent of the time.

Campbell, however, has a potent lineup that boasts two over-.400 hitters—Michael Felton and Jake Kirkland—and averages nearly eight runs a game.

That Fighting Camel lineup recorded eight extrabase hits in the first matchup between the two teams, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looking back.

Today’s game will wrap up an eight game road trip for Duke—during which it has gone 4-3—that began with a three-game sweep of Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils will then resume conference play against Clemson at Jack Coombs Field this weekend.

Check the Blue Zone at sports.chronicleblogs.com and follow us on Twitter at @dukebasketball for breaking news leading up to the beginning of the early signing period.

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No neutrality on gender-neutral housing In 1968, a Barnard Col- been met with conspicuous silege student named Linda lence by the administration.

LeClair was nearly expelled Last month, Duke Students after choosing to live with for Gender Neutrality submither boyfriend, a student at ted its “Proposal for GenderColumbia University, against Neutral Living” to the House school policy.

Model WorkOver forty years ing Group. editorial later, the conThe more than cept of mixed-gender housing 80-page document proposes has become considerably less the option for gender-neutral contentious in higher educa- roommate pairs in all coed tion, with several schools—in- houses on West and Central cluding Dartmouth University campuses by the 2013-2014 and Stanford University—im- academic year. The proposal plementing gender-neutral also allows for the creation of housing. Last year, Duke gender-neutral bathroom in made further strides in its addition to already existing implementation of gender- single-gender bathrooms. neutral housing with the creHowever, the proposal has ation of gender-neutral spaces been stalled in the House on Central Campus. However, Model Working Group for a recent push by students to almost two months, despite make gender-neutral housing repeated meetings with available on West Campus has DSGN members. This slow

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bureaucratic process is disconcerting: If a decision is not reached before the summer, the proposal will likely have to be resubmitted during the next academic year.

While the implementation of gender-neutral housing may prove complicated at first, we believe that DSGN is owed an immediate affirmative response from the House Model Working Group and, more importantly, from toplevel administrators.

Commonly mentioned concerns about gender-neutral housing can be easily mitigated. The proposal preempts the possibility of exploiting gender-neutral housing to facilitate the cohabitation of heterosexual couples by including a clause in student housing contracts forbid-

ding cohabitation with one’s partner. And similar to the current status quo with samesex roommates, students that choose to cohabit and find the experience uncomfortable will be able to request room reassignment. Another concern is the discomfort of other students. However, the proposal suggests that gender-neutral housing be opt-in and only available to sophomores, juniors and seniors.

Students who are uncomfortable should be able to express their preference for a singlegender hall in their housing surveys.

A blanket gender-neutral housing option would significantly benefit the entire Duke community. The creation of more gender-neutral spaces could promote positive gen-

der relationships on campus by creating safe mixed-gender living spaces, advocating healthy interactions between men and women that are not hypersexualized. Gender-neutral also provides a positive living arrangement for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students that promotes safe and acceptable living situations with a member of the opposite sex.

It is no longer 1968. The administration should support DSGN in its mission and expedite the implementation process. It is increasingly recognized by many universities as a necessary component of residential life. Most importantly, it will improve the living experience of all Duke students, regardless of gender or sexual identity.

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eauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when in the back of my head I’m usually thinking, in the eye of the camera, it can distort the “Really? Really, c’mon that’s Photoshoped.” standard of what it means to be healthy.

But in the age of Facebook flaunting, where When we were kids, our concept pictures have to be posted hours of body image was molded by images after they are taken and where of celebrities who had perfect skin photos can make or break relaand bodies or were willing to go to tionships, pictures seem to genany lengths for the perfect body— erate way more than a thousand think Mary-Kate Olsen’s transition words when they are really worth from sweet child star to strikingly so much less. well-dressed skeleton.

In fact, recent studies have Suddenly, however, we can no shown that as young girls spent sony rao longer blame Glamour or “E! News” significant amounts of time on for projecting unreal and superficial that’s what she said Facebook, they were more likely images of body type. We have taken to develop negative perceptions body image creation into our own hands, with our of body image. And with Facebook becoming as cameras and social networks. quick a fad as Bieber fever for preteens, this does Don’t lie. You know you’ve done it. I’ve done not bode well for the future eradication of body it. Scanned through the photos of a high-school stereotypes. friend that you haven’t seen for months and wonBut there is hope in the fact that, if these netder how they suddenly look so… good. Or sigh as works can send negative messages about body imyou come across pictures of yourself at the beach age, they can also promote more positive percepand cringe as you compare yourself to the people tions of such images such as the “Healthy is the around you.

New Skinny” campaign.

Sometimes it feels as if we look a certain way We can really only stop the obsession over onnot because we actually want to look good for a line images if we change the way we seek informanight out with friends, but because we are ex- tion about another person and realize that a protremely conscious of the fact that we will not only file is barely even a snapshot, and not even a very be seen by other people, but also by their cam- reliable one, of a person’s true personality; or if eras. And although people may forget images, we can find a way to flip through a friend’s album cameras don’t. that pops up on our news feed without judging Our lives have become defined and hallmarked them for how they look or judging ourselves for by images. And as if we weren’t already bombard- how we don’t look. Sounds simple enough, right? ed by enough images on a daily basis—on the In- Almost as easy as making it past the second round ternet, in magazines and on television—social net- of the NCAA Tournament. Oh, wait... works have made it infinitely easier to condense a There are probably several years to go before person’s life and personality into a mere series of we can really see the effects of the vast multiplicapictures. tion of image circulation on self-perception and This means a tougher battle for those fighting body image. But even now, we can realize that the the advent of eating disorders caused by feelings comments or photos we leave on the virtual wall of bodily insecurity. You can avoid the tabloids can help block the efforts of a friend who is tryand the media, but it is not so easy to avoid social ing to battle self-esteem issues and possibly even networks, which have become so vital for personal an eating disorder. communication.

We’ve always been told not to judge a book by It’s almost too crazy to admit that we can now its cover. So now maybe it’s time we learned not to blame ourselves for the unhealthy body images judge a face by its book. that we sustain and support through social networking. I never think twice about lauding someSony Rao is a Trinity junior. Her column runs every one on how hot they look in a certain picture, other Tuesday. Follow Sony on Twitter @sony_rao

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Jack Dawson is still the king of the world

y most standard measures, Duke was supposed to have a pretty typical year in 1997. President Nan Keohane was returning to office, hoping to initiate a university-wide dialogue on the importance of race relations on campus. Our beloved Coach Wojo was the starting point guard for our basketball team, recently coming off an ACC regular season championship. Indeed, that Duke might not have looked that much different than ours today. Although the year started off in rather ordinary fashion, the Duke community—as well as the nation—was in for an Duke Partnership for Service extraordinary surprise.

It all started when a group of unthink globally, dergrads, led by student Tico Almeida, act locally returned back to campus with an ambitious dream. After it became apparent than inhumane working conditions were being forced upon workers in garment and clothing factories, they were moved that such injustice was so commonly accepted within an entire industry. How could this be normal in the modern era? They couldn’t be quiet. Realizing apparel carrying the Duke brand was itself licensed to manufacturers who were violating fundamental human rights, they decided it was time to stand up and leverage the voice of our University to call for social justice.

What followed was the birth of a movement. Students Against Sweatshops took campus by storm, mobilizing Duke students to voice their opinions and call for action and even hosting a 31-hour peaceful sit-in in President Keohane’s office. Their campaign set a historic precedent, pushing Duke to be the first university in the nation to require all apparel vendors to sign an ethical code of conduct and disclose locations of their production factories. Their progress sent shockwaves, receiving coverage in outlets like The New York Times and placing the issue squarely in the realm of public debate. Within a year, their movement had spread to over 100 universities, and major clothing manufacturers like Nike and Adidas had no choice but to pay attention and act.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Students Against Sweatshops movement, and perhaps fittingly, we’ve arrived at a similar moment where Duke students have the ability to stand up and lead in a movement for human rights. Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4, Duke’s Advisory Committee for Investment Responsibility is convening for the first time in five years to deliberate on investments in companies sourcing “conflict-minerals” from eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. War in the area has claimed over five million lives, and due to an epidemic of sexual violence U.N. Representative Margaret Walström has called the region the “rape capital of the world.” Numerous armed militias have ravaged the region through sustained warfare, and in many cases, have exploited Congo’s vast mineral reserves through coercion and taxation of miners as a key source of financial sustainability. These minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold) are utilized by a wide variety of industries, but most notably by the consumer electronics industry. In 2010, a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act called upon corporations with possible connections to the DRC to disclose information about their mineral supply chains. But unfortunately, regulations to be issued by the SEC have been delayed for over a year and a half.

Now, more than ever, it’s time for us to stand up. The hearing on Wednesday commences a multi-week deliberation period when ACIR consults experts and decides whether to recommend a resolution to President Brodhead, who can then pass it on to the Board of Trustees. If passed, Duke would join Stanford and become only the second university to pass a “proxy-vote” resolution, which would pledge our support to shareholder movements supporting oversight and transparency within relevant companies in which we invest. Though the proxy-voting resolution is a small, symbolic act compared to the Students Against Sweatshops movement, it is a humble first step that will signal to other universities, the general public and most importantly, technology companies, that ethical supply chains are a key priority.

We’re not that much different today from those students who came 15 years before us, and we never really have been. Our thoughts and aspirations still center around a vision of social change—as did theirs. Our minds, hearts and guts still have visceral reactions to gross injustice—as did theirs. Our convictions still tell us that this University has the moral courage to not just describe the status quo, but to transform it—as did theirs. Together, we can write a new chapter to this lasting story. We hope you stand with us at the ACIR hearing Wednesday evening as we pay tribute to a legacy of action at Duke.

here were you when the Titanic sank? of pre-pubescent male singers and the creation of Quite frankly, it’s a blur to me. Maybe it a genre that made the harmonious sound of garwas a case of too much Capri Sun or Sprite bage disposals famous (i.e., “Dubstep”), the music Remix. There’s a good chance my industry has turned over thousands cousins and I were having a home of times in the 15 years since Elrun derby on our front lawn—the ton John’s “Candle in the Wind” boys donning Street Sharks tees, topped the Billboard 100 in 1997. keeping a close eye on the model America has chosen its idols (where Millennium Falcon ships they set in the world is Ruben Studdard?), on our concrete front steps, and the and, unfortunately for the future of girls distracted by the barrels full of music consumers, Kim Kardashian sidewalk chalk scattered around our ashley camano and Paris Hilton are far too persisgarage. Chances are, I was wearing tent in their attempts to tap into going camando my favorite dress, a pink, cap-sleeved the airwaves. Fortunately, it took little number with a screen-printed Scott Stapp and Creed eight years image of Nala from “The Lion King” across the between their last two albums to try and impress front. Chances are, I also either struck out look- their miniscule following of listeners, while thanking or got pegged in the back by my older brother fully Dave Matthews and Third Eye Blind remain Dan, who now plays division-I baseball. alive in the face of post-rehab Disney Channel acRegardless, the 5-year-old version of me wasn’t tors hoping to strike it big in the music world. viewing what could arguably be considered the Pop culture is a mere afterthought in the most epic romantic tragedy of our generation, shadow of social and political events in the time “Titanic,” in theaters. However, I wholeheartedly since Jack and Rose kindled their undying love onrespect my parents’ judgment call when they de- screen in ’97. I remember the Tuesday morning cided to leave me at home with our babysitter at Allenwood Elementary School when the teachDolores. My attention span was miniscule and cer- ers kept quiet the attacks on America that would tainly no match for a 194-minute film—I’d have to unquestionably change our lives for far more wait to watch it on VHS (approximately nine tapes than 15 years. We’ve grown up and grown into the long), after which even my miniscule brain was an- first generation whose most profound thoughts gered at Rose De Witt Butaker’s selfishness in not can be expressed in mere seconds with the ease moving over on the floating door to make room of 140 characters. Social networking and smart for Jack Dawson. He’s the king of the world… is phones have improved the speed and efficacy of she for real? our thumbs while arguably deteriorating the social The film’s plot will remain unchanged after 15 aptitude of a large majority of young adults. We years in the Hollywood blockbuster movie vault, have a black president, a $15 trillion national debt but that’s essentially the only thing unaltered in and a $640 million Mega Millions jackpot in which the last decade and a half. Leo DiCaprio is no lon- about 100 million Americans participated (despite ger a twenty-something, swoopy-haired heartthrob, the higher probability of being eaten by a mounbut is now a 37-year-old slick-haired one. Kate Win- tain lion than striking it rich). slet, now blonde, recently professed that she feels Tomorrow, millions of Americans will guzzle nauseous when she hears Celene Dion’s impossibly overpriced fountain sodas and shovel barrels of unforgettable tune “My Heart Will Go On.” Strike popcorn into their mouths as they are rewarded two, Kate. with the intrinsic and intangible value of reliving Relative to my own two-decade existence, 15 the film all over again. Now, 15 years and threeyears is an impossibly long time to comprehend dimensions later, the world off-screen has changed the course of worldwide change. The entertain- for better and for worse—perhaps this time around ment industry has both flourished and floun- our more mature minds can enjoy a deeper underdered. It has produced some enduring cinematic standing of Jack and Rose’s uncanny ability to fall masterpieces, but it has also produced some madly in love at first iceberg (ew) and enjoy the films whose ticket fees would be better-spent historic story again. I grew out of that pink Lion on expired milk. Most of these involve Nicholas King dress, and I can’t find my copy of Green Day’s Cage or Keanu Reeves, with the exception of the “Nimrod” album, but you will find me in the back first “Matrix” movie and maybe one-third of the of a Southpoint theater, alone if necessary, with a plot of “National Treasure.” But “Ghost Rider?” box of Kleenex, ready for the scene where Jack is Or worse… “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance?” handcuffed to a pipe in a room of rising water. In Come on, America. a time flooded with papers, and with finals straight The music industry has experienced a similar ahead, it’s certainly time to slow down and watch rollercoaster effect since the late ’90s—an indel- the ship sink again. ible ebb and flow of quality, well-produced and Spoiler alert: Rose lets go of Jack’s hand. valuable music coupled with an ear-shattering and uninspiring compilation of radio hits. In case you Ashley Camano is a Trinity sophomore. Her column were curious, “Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol- runs every other Tuesday. Follow Ashley on Twitter @caume 41” was released on Feb. 7. Amidst an output mano4chron

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Liz Hannah, Trinity ’14, Saira Butt, Trinity ’15 and Sanjay Kishore, Trinity ’13 are members of the Coalition for a Conflict-Free Duke. This column is the 11th 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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THE CHRONICLE

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 April 3 - April 9 with live orchestral music presented by the Duke Chamber Players

Book by

Terrence McNally Music by

Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by

Lynn Ahrens Based on

Ragtime

by E.L. Doctorow

Directed by

Jeff Storer

Music Directed by

Anthony Kelley Choreographed by

Barbara Dickinson

April 5-7 & 12-14 at 7:30 pm April 7, 14, & 15 at 2 pm Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center $10 general public $5 students and senior citizens | tickets.duke.edu or 919-684-4444 RAGTIMEDUKE.COM Ragtime is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

PUBLIC LECTURE Stacy Wolf, Professor of Theater, Princeton University Divas, Darlings, and Dames: Women in Broadway Musicals of the 1960s Friday, April 6, 2 pm, Classroom 5, the LINK, Perkins Library POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS April 7 matinee: Stacy Wolf April 14 matinee: Broadway producer Manny Azenberg and Ragtime Orchestrator Bill Brohn

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.

April 4 Immersed in Every Sense Lecture Series.

Artist talk by visiting artist Art Werger. 6pm.

East Duke 108, East Campus. Free.

April 5 Piano Master Class with Ian Hobson. 5pm.

Nelson Music Room. Free.

Encounters with the music of our time.

John Cage Centennial Celebration featuring Ryoanji. NY-based Wet Ink ensemble performs an hour-long, open-air concert of Ryoanji (1983), a composition inspired by the famous Zen stone garden Kyoto. 12pm.

Bryan Center Plaza. Free.

First Thursday. Gallery talk: Museum Dir. Kimerly Rorschach gives an introduction to the screening of the 1955 ďŹ lm by Jean Pavileve, Le Grand Cirque Calder 1927. 5:30pm, cash bar; 6pm, Gallery Talk. Nasher Museum of Art. Free.

April 6 Encounters with the music of our time.

Alleys of Your Mind Dance Party. 9pm: Wet Ink Ensemble and guests perform new music by graduate student composers Bryan Christian, D. Edward Davis and Kenneth David Stewart. 10pm: Alex Kotch presents instrumental-electronic dance music featuring Wet Ink and guests. 11pm: Beat Report (local DJ). 12am: Treee City (local DJ).

Duke Coffee House. Free.

Screen Society All events are free and open to the general public. Unless otherwise noted, screenings are at 7pm in the GrifďŹ th Film Theater, Bryan Center. (N) = Nasher Museum Auditorium.

(SW) =Smith Warehouse - Bay 4,C105. (W) = Richard White Auditorium.

4/3 OF GODS AND MEN (France, 2010) Kenan Ethics Series 4/4 THE WAY HOME (JIBEURO) (S. Korea, 2002) (8pm, W) Cine-East: East Asian Cinema 4/5 An Evening with Calderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circus (N) Two short ďŹ lms, followed by reception w/ cash bar, circus snacks, juggling demonstration!

4/8 BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER (Iran, 1990) (W) Iranian Cinema Series http://ami.duke.edu/screensociety/schedule