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Grad’s app caps the market Au Bon Pain comes to BC

by Kristie Kim THE CHRONICLE

Perched at number six on the top free applications chart in Apple’s iTunes Store as of Wednesday, the application “I’d Cap That” has stirred quite a sensation among iPhone users.

Within the past month, the application has grabbed the spotlight by making a presence on national charts, including most popular Twitter hastags—labels used to categorize posts— and its recent ranking as number one photo and video application. “I’d Cap That” lets a user personalize their iPhone photo library by assigning captions on individual photos. Random comments are generated by the application and the final product is then ready to be posted on various social media sites or sent to friends and family, said creator of the mobile application Cody Kolodziejzyk, Trinity ‘12.

“I’d Cap That” was fueled by Kolodziejzyk’s personal goal to improve his iPhone programming knowledge during his time at Duke. A computer science major and captain of the Duke men’s swimming and diving team, Kolodziejzyk said he created the application in approximately

by Gloria Lloyd THE CHRONICLE

Fresh pastries will be on the rise in the Bryan Center this Fall.

National bakery and cafe chain Au Bon Pain will take over the Bryan Center spot formerly occupied by Alpine Atrium. The space, currently under renovation, will open early August. The new vendor will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, offering a healthy menu of soups, salads and sandwiches made to order, along with pastries baked on-site.

The change will be immediately noticeable to students, said Director of Duke Dining Robert Coffey.

“It will be a very bright, warm, inviting space, and we’re looking to enhance the patio seating,” he said. “A lot of [Au Bon Pain’s] food is so visual that it’ll be telling a story with the food choices that are visible to the customer.”

The addition of Au Bon Pain will address requests made by students in recent surveys on their Duke dining experiences, Coffey said. The restaurant offers vegetarian and vegan options and has a variety of low-calorie choices. It also has the capacity

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Duke falls in Angier leaves ‘big shoes to fill’ semifinals

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As an unseeded team who lost to Duke in the ACC semifinals, Maryland was determined to prove itself.

The Terrapins did just that, pummeling the third-seeded Blue Devils 16-10 in the NCAA semifinals Saturday at Gillette Stadium on Foxborough, Mass. This marks the second consecutive year Duke has lost to Maryland in the semifinals of 16 the NCAA tournament.

MD “They were better than us today,” DUKE 10 Duke senior CJ Costabile said. “They played all parts of the game offensively. Defensively we couldn’t stop them. There was no backside help.”

After trailing the entire game, the Blue Devils (15-5) narrowed the margin to 10-8 with 13:44 left in regulation, but could not keep it close, allowing six goals in the final period of play. The Terrapins (12-6) scored on 16-of-29 shot attempts, making it difficult for the Blue Devils to stay in the game.

Duke, by contrast, only capitalized on 10-of-32 of shot attempts. Maryland senior Drew Snider led all players with four goals.

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The Chronicle is saying goodbye to its long-time business manager, praised by his colleagues for the stability he brought to the organization.

General manager Jonathan Angier is expected to leave his post at The Chronicle by the end of June. Angier managed the organization for 18 years, during notable events such as coverage of the lacrosse scandal, the creation of The Chronicle’s website and the 2008 economic crisis.

He will continue to provide assistance throughout the transition to a new general manager.

“It’s time for a change of leadership to someone who is probably better equipped [than I am] to take the company to the next step,” Angier said.

Angier has worked in the journalism industry since high school, operating on both the editorial and business sides of the field. He worked with the Times Publishing Company for 22 years, specifically the St. Petersburg Times, now known as the Tampa Bay Times, and Congressional Quarterly, which was owned by the Times Publishing Company until 2009. He then worked as vice president for operations at real-estate developer the Adler Group, Inc., focusing on the publication of real estate guides in various cities, before joining The Chronicle in 1994.

Angier said his most enduring memory from his time

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General Manager Jonathan Angier is resigning from his position at The Chronicle after 19 years.

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Matsui rides with the Bulls NC Senate considers

by Tiffany Lieu THE CHRONICLE

Baseball All-Star Hideki Matsui joins the Tampa Bay Rays after a 13-game run with the Durham Bulls.

Matsui, the first Japanese-born player to be awarded the World Series MVP in 2009, joined the Durham Bulls as part of a minor league contract with the Rays April 30. After four weeks with the Bulls, where he hit a batting average of .170, he joined the Rays, the team’s parent club, Tuesday night against the Chicago White Sox. Matsui marked his return to the Major Leagues with a two-run home run. “I was welcomed in a way that I have never experienced in my life before, let’s put it that way,� Matsui told the Tampa Bay Times through an interpreter.

Matsui, who missed spring training, played for the Bulls as he waited to be called up to the Rays. Scott Carter, director of marketing for the Durham Bulls Baseball Club, said Matsui’s time with the Bulls was a tremendous experience for the team and fans, both locally and nationally. “Selfishly, we’d love to keep him because it’s been really fun, for the fans and the staff, to see such an accomplished player be a part of Bull’s history,� Carter said.

He added that there was no doubt Matsui would be assigned to the Bulls—the Ray’s highest affiliate in Triple-A—during the interim period, given his talent and legacy in baseball.

The 37-year-old baseball player is a veteran to the sport, having played for Japan’s Yomiuri Giants before coming to the United States where he played for the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels of Ana-

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Despite his vast experience in the Major Leagues, Matsui worked well with the team, Carter said. “It’s clear he just loves playing baseball,� he said. “You wouldn’t be able to tell he’s any different than the other guys on the team.�

Carter noted that the only factor distinguishing Matsui from the other players was the entourage of around 30 Japanese media members who followed him around.

During his time with the Bulls, the team experienced back-to-back sellouts and an increase in fan attendance at home games, Carter said. The rehabilitation assignments of Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox, as well as a busy promotional calendar, also contributed to the strong attendance.

Sophomore Nick Strelke said although he has been unable to attend any of the Bulls’ games so far, he looks forward to watching the team progress in the upcoming years. He added that Matsui’s run with the Bulls was valuable both for the team’s fans and Matsui himself as it may have helped him mentally refocus.

Although Matsui’s time with the Bulls was short, he refueled the fans’ enthusiasm and provided the team with valuable insight on playing in the Major League, said Eric Russman, Trinity ’12, who served as vice president of the club baseball team this past year. “His presence in the line-up definitely filled some empty spots in the stadium,�

Russman said. “Fans are used to seeing players that are developing into stars, not players that are already famous.�

by Jack Mercola THE CHRONICLE

North Carolina public school teachers may lose significant job security in coming school years.

Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R-Guilford, proposed the Excellent Public Schools Act in April with the promise to improve literacy, graduation rates and teacher effectiveness. An updated version of the bill cleared the Senate Education Committee May 29.

If passed, the measure will extend the school year by five days, heavily increase emphasis on reading before fourth grade and create a North Carolina Teaching Corps similar to Teach for America. The most contentious provision, however, would alter teacher tenure—a move that has garnered opposition from educators. “The current system rewards mediocrity and punishes excellence by granting job security to all who teach a few years,�

Berger said.

The Excellent Public Schools Act would cost about $440 million over the next five years, according to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, a non-profit policy think tank which is a partnership of North Carolina business, education and government leaders.

The latest version of the bill would place all teachers on one-year contracts— renewable based on performance and evaluations—for the 2012-2013 school year, said Amy Auth, deputy chief of staff for communications and operations for Berger. Teachers would work on oneyear contracts until they have worked for three or more years, when they will become eligible for one to four-year contracts with the local school board.

The bill also charges each local education board with developing a system of merit pay for teachers, which would reward high-performing teachers with annual bonuses and salary raises.

The original bill would have eliminated tenure for all NC public school teachers—even those with tenured contracts—and moved them to annual contracts with yearly renewal based on

teacher performance.

The sponsors changed the bill’s approach to tenure based on feedback from the education community, Auth noted.

Some educators think the stakes of eliminating tenure are too high. For instance, legal precedent would complicate the firing of teachers, even if tenure is eliminated, said Paul Bonner, principal of Myers Park Traditional Elementary School, a magnet school in Charlotte.

Tenure’s elimination would harm the safety and appeal of teaching careers, he added. “Taking away tenure to allow only one-year contracts would end one of the few benefits teachers have—job security,� Bonner said.

Bonner also said the elimination of tenure would make it more difficult for him to ensure that his teachers are performing at a high level. “Universal one-year contracts would more than triple the number of observations and evaluations principals conduct each year,� he noted. “This would reduce meaningful time rooting out weak teachers, and it would take away the time needed for the myriad of responsibilities required of a principal.�

In an April news release, The North Carolina School Boards Association articulated support for declining tenure to new teachers while maintaining it for those who had achieved tenure or were on track to do so. If tenure is revoked retroactively from teachers, expensive lawsuits may follow. The release cited past lawsuits concerning similar laws and noted that there was little consistency in the legal verdict of these trials. “While a strong legal argument could be made that ending tenure for those who have already earned it is permissible, how the state courts might rule is far from clear-cut and will likely take years of litigation to play itself out,� the release said.

The Senate will vote on the bill today, Auth said. If passed, the bill will proceed to the state House of Representatives for approval.

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Duke engineers have paved a path toward the next generation of quantum electronic devices.

Stefano Curtarolo, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and director of the Center for Materials Genomics, and his team of researchers have created a database of more than 2,000 compounds that can be combined to create quantum electronic devices—devices smaller than conventional wires that can create electricity efficiently. Relying on a specified formula, the database is able to scan materials, find their particular properties, thereby determining the different tasks they can perform.

A major asset of the database is its ability to find topological insulators— man-made crystals that conduct an electrical current on the surface of the compounds. TIs have the potential to change nanoelectronics because they are ideal candidates for making quantum electronic devices, Curtarolo said.

“When you’re at the forefront of research, you don’t know what problems you are going to find tomorrow,” he said. “It’s like climbing a mountain that’s never been climbed before—we need to try different directions and hope one direction will not bring us down.”

Using the database, Curtarolo and his team were able to find a new class of TIs. He noted that many scientists

thought such compounds could not be used for creating TIs given their reliance on a limited group of previously tested compounds. The database, however, allows for an unbiased analysis of potential compounds.

Currently, when making materials that can conduct electricity, certain supplies are needed, Curtarolo noted.

For example, the process to make an inductor—an electrical component that stores energy—requires a wire. With TIs, the direction the crystal grows in determines how it will conduct electricity, so supplies typically used to make electrical components are not needed.

“You can make a slow substrate, like silicon, and then grow [the crystals] in different directions, and naturally [they] will be different devices,” he said. “These materials are very powerful, but the biggest problem is that too few are known—searching for them is the biggest issue.”

Kesong Yang, a postdoctoral fellow in Curtarolo’s laboratory and first author of the paper, noted that the database could be used for more than just finding TIs. “This database is very useful not only for TIs but also for finding other materials, like other compounds that can be used for properties,” he said.

Curtarolo added that one use is finding thermoelectric materials, which can be used to convert heat into energy.

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Authorities charge man in 1975 murder

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Bobby Coley walked into the Montgomery County (Md.) Sheriff’s Office this week, hoping to clear up what he thought was a minor warrant because he was trying to get a job. The 63-year-old was told to take a seat in the lobby.

In a back office, Sgt. Chris Wade typed Coley’s information into Maryland’s law enforcement database. Nothing there.

Wade tried a second source and was stunned by the decades-old information in front of him. “Boys,” he remembers telling colleagues nearby, “I think we might have someone with a murder warrant out front.”

The deputies quickly confirmed that the warrant was valid and took Coley, of the District of Columbia, into custody— opening up a case that has raised as many questions as answers.

“Quite candidly,” prosecutor Peter Feeney told District Court Judge Eugene Wolfe on Wednesday, “we cannot tell you what the viability of this case is at this point.”

Viable or not, the allegations are startling.

In 1975, according the original 1984 arrest warrant, Frances “Ricky” Chromak told police that her husband, Leopold Chromak, then 29, had disappeared after leaving their apartment in Wheaton.

In fact, according to the warrant, she hired men to kill Leopold because he allegedly beat her, broke her nose, tried to force her to have sex with her dog and then killed the dog. Coley was identified as one of the hit men, who strangled or suffocated the victim, wrapped him up,

and took his body away, according to the arrest warrant.

As the allegations were stated in court Wednesday, Coley, wearing a green jail jumpsuit, his hair his flecked with gray, shook his head. He was otherwise calm— as officials said he was the day before when placed under arrest. A prosecutor said in court that Coley had denied being involved in a murder but had told of meeting Leopold Chromak, apparently in a halfway house.

Authorities said it was not immediately clear whether Frances Chromak or anyone else had been charged in the case before, and detectives were scrambling to dig up details. Feeney said in court that Frances Chromak is believed to be alive.

The Washington Post was unable to locate a working phone or current address for Chromak or her relatives. At one point, according to the arrest warrant, she changed her name to Barbara Ann Stevens.

Leopold Chromak has not been heard from since 1975, according to police records. His body has not been found.

Coley’s attorney, John Lavigne, noted in court that Leopold Chromak was on parole in the 1970s.

“We don’t even know if there was a murder, because we don’t even know if the person is dead or if he just absconded from parole and disappeared,” Lavigne said.

Coley continues to be held without bond. Wolfe, the judge, gave prosecutors time to come back with more facts.

“You have one week to do something and do something very seriously,” Wolfe said.

“Otherwise in one week, we’re probably

going to look at this differently.”

Even back in the 1970s and ‘80s, the case was a long time in developing. Although the disappearance dates back to 1975, it wasn’t until 1981 that Detective Gerald Boone got a big break in the case, according to the arrest affidavit he wrote in 1984.

One unnamed source told Boone that Frances Chromak had said she had her husband killed and then reported him missing to police. The source told Boone that Chromak hired three men who were painters at the company she and her husband owned, Miracle Paint Co. The three men, including Coley, allegedly entered the couple’s apartment and had a casual conversation with Leopold while Frances Chromak went into another room. At that point, according to the affidavit, the men killed Leopold and wrapped his body in a rug. One of the other men, not Coley, is described as kissing Chromak on the cheek and saying, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Chromak.”

Then the men loaded the body into a van and drove away, according to the arrest documents.

The source also told Boone about six other people whom Chromak allegedly had told about her husband’s death.

Boone was able to track down one of them, who told him that Chromak had said she paid “some” men $3,000 to kill her husband, according to the arrest warrant. The men entered the couple’s apartment, strangled Leopold, wrapped his body in some bedding and removed the body, according to the warrant.

The detective spoke with a third unnamed source, who alleged that Chromak had said two men went to the couple’s

apartment, had a casual conversation with her husband before she “was told by one of these men that she should go into the other room because they didn’t want he to watch them kill her husband,” according the warrant.

The two men did so, holding a pillow over his face, the source told Boone. In this account, the men wrapped Leopold’s body in a painter’s dropcloth, and Frances Chromak was hysterical and afraid in the days after the incident.

In court Wednesday, Feeney said detectives were trying to verify the information. “We don’t know the identity of these three individuals who provided this information,” he said.

Capt. David Gillespie, commander of the Montgomery police major crimes division, said detectives had not been looking for Coley, given the age and inactivity of the case. They are trying to comb through case records and talk to any of the available players. “There’s absolutely no way for us to tell yet what the substance of the evidence is,” Gillespie said.

Gillespie said that in one sense, time could be on his detectives’ side. As years go by, people who know about crimes can alter allegiances or begin to feel a need to clear their consciences. “People can change their lives,” he said.

But Lavigne, Coley’s attorney, said outside court that prosecutors have a tough road ahead of them.

“If this gentlemen is actually even dead, I think the state, at this point, would have a very difficult time coming close to proving it ,” Lavigne said. “I’m sure they will be working very diligently in the next week.”

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CAP from page 1 two weeks over spring break while competing at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in March—working on the coding and debugging in the evenings.

“I was compelled by the idea of coming up with hundreds of hilariously crude captions and giving the app out to my friends so we could all have a good laugh,” Kolodziejzyk wrote in an email Wednesday.

Several factors have led to the sudden popularity of the application, said James Martin, who writes the blog “Martin on Mobile Apps” for CIO.com—a media outlet serving chief information officers and other information technology leaders.

Martin noted, however, that a bulk of the application’s success was due to the function it serves in social settings.

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“Once you select a photo, the fun begins, because you have no idea what funny, crude, lewd, politically incorrect, or downright knuckleheaded caption the app will add to your pictures,” Martin said. “I could imagine people at a party having a lot of fun with this app.”

Kolodziejzyk also said he believes that it is the “raw and dry” nature of the application that has captured the attention of so many young people, noting that this sector of society is much more willing to share their user generated content and experiment with new social networks.

“I started [the application] with my friend group in mind, but I later realized that the offensive and shocking nature of the app really appealed to people [who] are a few years younger than me,” he said.

The application has also

reached many Duke students, with several of whom noted it’s simplicity.

“With technology becoming increasingly complicated, it’s easy to get lost in that,” Sophomore Clair Hong said.

“It’s nice that it’s basically accessible to anyone who has a smartphone.”

In a society that highly values speed and efficiency, Kolodziejzyk said, it was important to eliminate user friction when it came to sharing the photos created using the application. He noted that the integration of Twitter greatly facilitated the sharing component of the “I’d Cap That” phenomenon. “[Implementing this] allowed the user to share content with minimal intrusion on their user experience,” he said. “As a result, the ‘capped’ photos went totally viral, and the app shot up to the top of

the charts in a few days.”

Kolodziejzyk declined to comment on the financial aspects of the mobile application.

Kolodziejzyk said he hopes to continue working in the mobile industry, a passion he has harbored for a while, adding that he will be working in Silicon Valley in the coming year.

As a University student who has built upon lessons learned within the classroom, Kolodziejzyk hopes his success with the application will prompt other students to follow up on their own personal projects.

“I could have easily chosen not to bother with this, but ultimately I realized that I wouldn’t lose anything from trying,” he said. “Not only did the app hit number one, but I’ve learned so many valuable things about the app industry along the way.”

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QUANTUM from page 3 Despite the discovery of many TIs, Curtarolo and his team have not yet made a quantum electronic device.

“If you want to make a big crystal, it can take a year,” he said. “We cannot wait for the test because if someone else comes out with the material and a patent, we lose a lot of money.”

It will take some time to determine whether the TIs listed in the database are better than what is currently listed, in terms of manufacturing and cost, he noted.

Even with these advancements, using the database has not always been easy, said Shidong Wang, postdoctoral associate on Curtarolo’s team.

“You have to run the correct programs and think about how effective the execution of the database will be so you can do things in a fast way,” he said. “It takes one month to finish each project and it’s a lot of energy.”

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Head coach calls it quits after seven years

Growing up, Brian Zoubek was always enamored with a bakery in his hometown of Haddonfield, N.J. that he believed made its products in a unique way.

Now quite the grownup, standing at 7-foot-1, the former Duke center has called basketball quits and is using that childhood inspiration to start a bakery of his own— “Dream Puffz.”

“My plan is to bring my brand of cream puff to the world,” Zoubek said. “We do them a little bit smaller, the shell is a little bit softer than usual, and we have unique, fresh and natural ingredients.”

Following his senior year and the team’s national championship in 2010, Zoubek initially tried to make the NBA. After going undrafted and dabbling in professional basketball over that summer, he then worked on a technology project with a few other people.

But the aroma of cream puffs beckoned, eventually luring him to begin his own venture, with his first Dream Puffz set to open in Haddonfield less than a month from now. It required investing his own money into the project, in addition to a contribution from his parents, but he now has plans to bring the project to New York City, as well.

Zoubek is working with a young chef from Philadelphia, but said he can also make the cream puffs himself.

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McNally resigns Director of Athletics Kevin White announced the resignation of baseball head coach Sean McNally today, according to a press release from Duke Athletics.

The head coach since 2006, McNally had an overall record of 192-198-1, with the Blue Devils struggling mightily in ACC play, recording a 63-145-1 mark for a winning percentage of just .301. Duke finished 9-21 in the conference this year, good for last place. The team failed to make the ACC tournament in six of his seven years at the helm.

“I would like to thank Duke University and Duke Athletics for the amazing opportunity to have served as the head baseball coach at my alma mater for the last seven years,” McNally said in the release. “The effort to become a consistent winning baseball program in Atlantic Coast Conference play has been exhausting, and the results have been disappointing. I am looking forward to spending more time with my family and seeking out a new professional challenge going forward.”

Under McNally, 13 players were selected in the MLB Draft with a 14th very likely in next week’s upcoming draft. Junior righthander Marcus Stroman is expected to be a first-round selection, the first in program history.

—from staff reports

Former Duke basketball player Brian Zoubek is opening a cream puff shop in his hometown in N.J.

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Offensive woes doom Blue Devils

by Daniel Carp THE CHRONICLE

It is one of the oldest adages in sports— you cannot win if you cannot score.

Then it should come as no surprise that No. 3 Duke (15-5) fell to unseeded Maryland (12-5) 16-10 in the NCAA tournament semifinal at Gillette StaGame dium in Foxborough, Analysis Mass. Saturday evening. The Blue Devils, who scored 17 goals in the first three quarters of its quarterfinal victory over Colgate, were unable to put together a scoring run when they needed it the most.

“You could see it looked bad, but we didn’t play up to the level we’ve been these past couple weeks, which makes it kind of disappointing,” senior Justin Turri said. “We just didn’t do a good job of being patient enough.”

Duke’s offensive attack was stymied by Maryland’s defenders, scoring just eight goals in the game’s first 58:33 before adding two late goals to soften the blow with

the game out of reach. In program history, the Blue Devils are 19-7 in NCAA tournament play when scoring 10 goals or more, but just 1-8 when tallying single digits. Terrapin defenseman Goran Murray held Jordan Wolf, the Blue Devils’ leader in points, without a goal. Wolf, who only registered one shot on the evening, was scoreless in Duke’s three matchups with Maryland this season.

“The Maryland kids come in, and they’re tough and rugged young men and very confident,” Duke head coach John Danowski said. “I thought our guys backed down at times and were not as confident as they’ve been. But, again, perhaps it was due to how well Maryland was playing.”

Duke, which dismantled Colgate thanks to a 13-0 run, has taken advantage of its quick strike ability all season. The Blue Devils frequently utilize their ability to win faceoffs as a means of getting out in transition, and even though they was able to come away with 15 of the contest’s 28 draws, there was little transition offense to be found.

Duke was never able to string togeth-

er more than two consecutive goals, but the Terrapins tallied three or more unanswered scores on three separate occasions in the contest. After holding Colgate scoreless for 26:14 last weekend, the Blue Devils were held scoreless for stretches of 13:30, 13:05 and 12:17 by Maryland’s defensive unit.

“We had a really good gameplan. Our coaches put us in good positions to succeed,” Maryland goaltender Niko Amato said. “Our scout guys on offense gave us a great look all week and mimicked Duke’s offensive personnel and gameplan.”

The Terrapin defenders were able to cut off Duke’s passing lanes, allowing them to key on individual matchups without having to worry about the Blue Devils’ ball movement. Duke’s three assists were its second-lowest total on the season. The Blue Devils averaged just under seven assists per game in its victories this season while managing just three per game in its losses.

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the entrepreneurial kick. I’ll be doing that the rest of my life no matter what happens with this [individual project].”

His former teammates are also getting a kick out of his venture, as many assembled at the Krzyzewski Center for Athletic Excellence for the 10th annual K Academy, Duke basketball’s five-day fantasy camp that began Wednesday.

Nolan Smith, who now plays for the Portland Trailblazers in the NBA and played at Duke with Zoubek for three

John Danowski said. “They shot very well and put the ball on each other’s sticks. I thought they were much more confident than we were.”

After surrendering three unanswered goals to the Terrapins in the first 12:48 of play, Duke sophomore Josh Dionne finally put the Blue Devils on the scoreboard with a goal assisted by sophomore Jordan Wolf. Senior Robert Rotanz then added an unassisted tally to bring them within one.

In the second quarter, however, Duke struggled to stay close as Maryland efficiently netted four of its five shot attempts. It began when Terrapin sophomore Mike Chanenchuk fired a low shot past junior goaltender Dan Wigrizer on a man-up opportunity 32 seconds into the period. Costabile answered with a goal off the ensuing faceoff, but goals from junior Kevin Cooper and Owen Blye extended Maryland’s lead to three with 10:28 left in the half.

A Duke timeout at the 3:36 mark helped the Blue Devils regroup, with sophomore Christian Walsh scoring 23 seconds later. The first of Snider’s goals, however, coming with 13.4 seconds remaining in the half, sent Maryland to the locker room with a commanding 7-4 advantage.

“We were finding each other on good spots on the field,” Snider said. “We all felt really comfortable with our offensive game plan. I thought we were very organized.”

Snider kicked off the second-half scoring 5:54 into the third quarter, then notched his third tally less than two minutes later to give the Terrapins a 9-4 lead. Duke senior Justin Turri and junior Josh Offit responded with two goals to cut Maryland’s advantage to three, and the two teams traded goals to finish the frame to keep that margin steady.

After Rotanz scored 1:14 into the fourth quarter to bring Duke within two, the smallest margin since the second period, Maryland rattled off six consecutive goals to take a 16-8 lead and put the game firmly out of reach. The Blue Devils scored two late goals in the final minute and a half of regulation, but it was too little too late, as the Terrapins had already punched their ticket to the championship game.

“I just wanted to remind these guys, we know we’re talented, but we’re an unseeded team, and we definitely want to play with a chip on our shoulder,” Maryland goaltender Niko Amato said.

After toppling fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins in the quarterfinals and then Duke, Maryland could not overcome first-seeded Loyola (MD) in the championship game, losing 9-3.

“Jon is training, and he’s already fat. He can’t have any.”

— Brian Zoubek seasons, said he plans to tease his former teammate, though he is confident Zoubek will be successful.

“I haven’t [given him grief] yet. I’m going to though,” Smith said. “I’m excited for him. He’s a great guy with a great mind.”

Jon Scheyer played all four years with Zoubek and, after playing basketball in Israel this past year, is back working out and trying to compete stateside. Although separated by distance, the pair have stayed in touch throughout the process.

“He’s going to be a very successful businessman one day, whether it’s with cream puffs or whatnot,” Scheyer said.

Scheyer expressed disappointment that he has yet to try one of the cream puffs.

Zoubek, however, joked this is a good thing because his former teammate needs to stay in shape.

“Jon is in training, and he’s already fat,” Zoubek said. “He can’t have any.”

Former teammate Casey Peters, who graduated with Smith, has also yet to try a cream puff but soon may have the opportunity to gain easy access to the tasty treats. Currently working at Crestline Investors in Fort Worth, Texas, Peters said he may move to New York City where he and Zoubek have discussed moving in together.

“Dream Puffz are going to be big,” Peters said. “He said they go pretty quickly as soon as they get put in the fridge.”

While Zoubek remains close to his connections from Duke basketball who are supportive of his endeavor, he has now evolved because he is no longer an athlete. He can stray from his once-strict diet and eat foods, such as cream puffs, that he used to avoid.

“Now that I’m done with basketball, I can indulge a little bit,” Zoubek said. “I eat it all the time.”

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Josh Dionne was limited to just one goal against Maryland on five shots, four of which were on goal.

ANALYSIS from page 7 goal by Justin Turri with 2:20 remaining in the third quarter kept Duke in reach, trailing by a 10-7 margin. The Blue Devils had a bevy of chances before the quarter drew to a close, failing to convert on two extra-man opportunities. The man-up unit, which has been Duke’s Achilles’ heel all season, scored just once in six opportunities against the Terrapins.

Robert Rotanz made a run from mid-

field to pull within two goals early in the fourth quarter, but the Blue Devils had let too many opportunities slip through their grasp. Maryland took a page out of Duke’s playbook, scoring three unanswered goals in 3:07 to build a 13-8 cushion. Danowski took out Dan Wigrizer in favor of Kyle Turri and pulled his goaltenders out of the cage to double the ball as the Terrapins found the emptied net three more times.

Duke left the field for the second year in a row following a loss to Maryland in the semifinal, once again outplayed by the unseeded Terrapins.

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A multifaceted search The search for a new dean fact required to complete an to head the Sanford School of internship in a public policyPublic Policy has been extend- related field. The early exed after the selected candi- posure of students to widelydate declined his offer. As the applicable skills of public search committee gears up to policy analysis is a plus for continue lookthe University, ing for candistaff editorial and the school dates, we hope has done well they do so with eye towards a to develop a strong global foleader capable of continuing cus—one which the new dean the school’s strong suits while should deepen and expand. charting new paths.

The school has an internaIn Sanford’s 41 years, un- tional career adviser, a global dergraduates have been the policy pathway, and a study prime beneficiaries of the abroad program in Glasgow, public policy program. Inter- Scotland. The new dean disciplinary course offerings should be supportive of such give students the opportunity programs and bring in ideas to experience a wide range of for new ones, in addition to fields through a single major, how to having a conception certificates allow students to of how Sanford’s goals fit into delve deeper into the mate- Duke’s global expansion projrial. Students receive strong ects like Duke Kunshan Unicareer guidance and are in versity.

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The continuation and growth of Sanford’s global presence will require deep pockets. The school recently announced plans for a $90 million fundraising campaign, one for which the new dean will likely bear responsibility. The search committee should consider candidates’ fundraising experience in light of this looming task.

A possible explanation for Sanford’s weaknesses has to do with inherent geographical limitations. Programs in law and medicine depend on resources within the school’s control, but public policy programs benefits from close proximity to sites where international and domestic policy is formed. For its other strengths and relative closeness to Washington, D.C.,

Durham will not be that hub of policy-making. The nascent Duke in D.C. program is a step in the right direction in terms of recognizing the importance of geographic ties to policy makers. An attractive candidate for the dean position would have connections in the capital and be able to leverage them to boost Sanford’s curricular and pre-professional resources.

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onday was Memorial Day, a day that nurse finally came in to check on the patient, marks the annual commemoration of she asked of his relation to the old man. The the brave men and women who have solider replied by telling her that he was the died defending our country. On this day, fam- patient’s son. ily of the fallen mourn their losses, memorial At times throughout the night, the nurse services honor countless servicemen and wom- would suggest that the soldier let go of the en and many pray for a time when war will no patient’s hand and rest for a while, but the longer be necessary. Although remembering soldier refused. Every now and then, he would the fallen is an emotionally draining experi- utter a few words of prayer. In turn, the dying ence for anyone, it’s important to ensure that old man said nothing and only retained his the men and women who have sacrificed their grip on the soldier’s hand. Just as the sun was lives for us haven’t died in vain. Too often, beginning to rise, the old man stopped breathwe overlook the “Memorial” in Memorial Day. ing. The soldier finally released the old man’s We do not observe the day properly—as a time lifeless hand to notify the nurse, and moments to honor our ancestors and loved ones who later, she came in for a final declaration of have died protecting our flag. Indeed, some death and offered a few words of sympathy to of us even forget to celebrate the holithe soldier. As the nurse was beginday at all. Observing Memorial Day is ning to walk out, the soldier startled important, but it is also important to her with an unexpected question: remember our troops at other times “Who was this man?” throughout the year.

“Wasn’t he your father?” replied Our troops embody the soul of our the nurse suspiciously. “I have never country. They fight, not for themseen him before in my entire life,” selves, but to defend the rights of the said the soldier. After hearing his remillions of Americans who support sponse, the nurse started shedding them from the home front. Journaltears. ist Francis A. Walker once said, “We The soldier knew that the old man come, not to mourn our dead solneeded his son despite his son’s abdiers, but to praise them.” Thus, let sence. After realizing that the old mousa us not be saddened by the deaths of man was sedated, the soldier deour soldiers, but instead let us be alshanteer cided to stay, knowing that the old inspired by the fact that our fallen you don’t say? man needed him. Sure, there’s no exemplify exactly what “home of the way of me telling whether or not my brave” stands for—honor, duty and sacrifice. uncle’s story is true, but I know well enough In order to do this, I would like to share a that there are thousands of inspirational stostory that was passed on to me by my uncle, ries out there, just like this one, that bring Sergeant “Sarge” Fuller, who served in the tears to our eyes. Yes, we are all divided based Vietnam War. Uncle Sarge had a friend he met upon whether or not we are in favor of current during basic combat training in Fort Bragg, wars, but regardless of our disunity, there’s no N.C. Every now and then, he and his friend reason why anyone shouldn’t honor our fallwould visit the medical center to volunteer or en heroes—for indeed they, like my uncle’s participate in a training program. One day, friend, embody what is best in the American Sarge’s friend was walking through the halls spirit. of the medical center when he heard an old Memorial Day is a day when we should all be patient calling out for his son. The service- grateful for the work of our troops, but it is not man approached the old man’s bedside and an excuse for us to care about them for only sat in a chair alongside the patient’s bed. one day out of every year. We have thousands of Heavily sedated in order to dull the pain re- troops who, as you are reading this column, are sulting from a heart attack, the old man could fighting to defend our country. Is it not selfish not tell whether or not the soldier was his son, of us to honor them on one day and then to but he slowly reached out his trembling hand, proceed with our lives on the next? Rememberhoping that it was his son standing next to the ing the fallen is an American duty. Rather than oxygen tank. The soldier wrapped his tough just thanking them for their service on one day, fingers around the old man’s fragile hand, we can do a hell of a better job at making sure conveying a much-needed message of love and that they didn’t die in vain. reassurance. Throughout the night, the solider kept hold of the old man’s hand. When the Mousa Alshanteer is a Trinity freshman.

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arlier this month, Amendment One— revealed themselves to progressive voters an amendment to the North Carolina here, many of whom now seem to be eager to Constitution that precludes the state distance themselves as much as possible from from recognizing gay marriage, among other the state and their fellow citizens. kinds of domestic partnerships—was passed Take, for example, their observation that by voters. Much has already been made of the support for Amendment One is inversely bill’s content and the need to “vote against,” related to level of education, and that those but it seems to me that the issue should never counties that voted against the amendment have been put to the vote in the first place. are all home to major universities. It is, of One of the problems with course, difficult to say exa statewide referendum on the actly why it is that voters issue of gay marriage, or any dohave invoked these relamestic matter, is that it implicitly tionships, but some seem to assumes that the state—as opdo so as an assertion of the posed to the county, city, neighvalidity of their position. borhood, place of business or What has been overlooked, any other pool of people—is however, is the way that this the appropriate unit for collecreality affirms the ideas of tive decision-making. It suggests Hayek and Hans-Hermann chris bassil that state residency is a common Hoppe on democracy as a human action denominator fundamental process. It is likely in many enough to bind 9.7 million peocases that those living close ple to one another’s opinions, to universities may choose interests and backgrounds—complex, diverse, differently—not always better and not always and contradictory though they may be. It con- worse, both of which are subjective moral valtends that it is morally acceptable for 93 coun- uations in the first place—than those living ties to decide an issue not only for themselves, in more rural areas. After all, the influence but for the remaining seven as well. And it de- of the schools on the surrounding populace nies a man—or two, or several—the opportu- will undoubtedly restructure the behaviors nity to lead his life as he, and not as his distant and philosophies of citizens in ways so varied neighbors, sees fit. that we cannot hope to anticipate them. To In fact, this is true of any state election— put such a matter to a statewide vote then— from the local to the federal—regardless in which every possible character trait and of the issue or its outcome. To be sure, the personal history becomes a variable—is Amendment One decision results in a greater something of an absurd version of “applesand more visible loss of freedom than many to-oranges.” Each voter holds the population others, but each and every vote that has ever of North Carolina to his or her own personal been cast has been predicated on establish- standards and influences the decision toward ing a uniform set of rules for a heterogeneous his or her own personal goals, with the result group of people. A simple examination of the that millions end up unhappy. purpose behind voting shows this to be true Hoppe discusses this same basic problem a priori. If, on the one hand, the population in relation to the immigration question, but was entirely homogeneous, there would be his point about the supremacy of small states no need to vote, since our identical beliefs, in collective decision-making would be fitting incentives and experiences would compel us here as well. “Secession solves this problem,” all toward the exact same actions and conclu- Hoppe explains, “by letting smaller territories sions. The vote, by virtue of its own existence, each have their own admission standards and therefore implies our heterogeneity. On the determine independently with whom they other hand, it also implies our search for—or will associate on their own territory and with perhaps toleration of—one-size-fits-all solu- whom they prefer to cooperate from a distions to our varied and diverse problems. (If tance.” He goes on to point out that as units we were content with different solutions for of decision-making get smaller and smaller, different people, again, there would not be a the variability between states increases to the need for the vote). extent that the varied interests of a diverse As local backlash to the Amendment global population are increasingly better One decision has shown, however, one-size- served. And, so long as citizens are able to fits-all solutions tend to fit the mobs that “vote with their feet,” pressure will largely be instate them better than the minorities that put on communities to make themselves as reject them. Put otherwise, the outcome of appealing as possible. the recent vote is not actually a uniform soHoppe’s point is an extreme one, but it lution for the heterogeneous population of does not take a secession to return to what North Carolina. It is a uniform solution for many of us have known since we were chilthe largest homogeneous community within dren, and what many of us have wished for in that population, by which all of the smaller, the past few weeks: that each of us should be subordinate populations will henceforth be allowed to decide what is best for ourselves, made to abide. The tension arising from this so long as we only allow others to do the arrangement, as Friedrich Hayek noted in same. Placing each personal decision—from “The Constitution of Liberty,” is fundamen- our lifestyle choices to the fates of our wealth tal to the democratic process. “The current and estates—on state and nationwide ballots theory of democracy,” Hayek wrote, “suffers violates this basic principle, and we are ever from the fact that it is usually developed with the more frustrated for it. some ideal homogeneous community in view and then applied to the very imperfect and often arbitrary units which the existing states Chris Bassil, Trinity ‘12, is currently a research constitute.” Both the imperfection and arbi- technician in the department of pediatric oncology trariness of state-level decision-making have at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass.

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here is an old Syrian proverb: occurred during the Hama protests in “A little spark can kindle a great 1982, when Bashar’s father Hafez used fire.” tanks and aircraft to slaughter 20,000 On January 26, 2011, that is exact- of his own people. If the West remains ly what happened in Damascus when silent, who knows how high the death Hasan Ali Akleh set himself on fire in toll—which surpassed 8,000 in Februan act of self-immolation similar to ary—could climb? If Assad believes he what Mohamed Bouazizi did in Tunis faces no consequences for his actions, on December 17, 2010. In both cases, nothing will stop him. the result was the same: revolution.

Yes, we have interests in Syria; yes, Kindled by the hopes and dreams of those interests could be helped or hurt an entire region, a spark caught fire in by intervening. But simple humanity Syria—and it spread like wildfire. It was calls on us to do something. We don’t fueled by the past transgressions of that even need to send in missiles; no, sendcountry’s brutal leadership and now, ing words would do. But the words we despite more than a year of murder, send must be more potent than what Bashar al-Assad has yet to contain that has already been said; we—as humans— fire. For he has failed to understand must demand rights for the Syrian peothat every Syrian father, mother and ple, must demand that Iran cease its child he kills is fuel for the revolution’s intervention and that Assad step down. persistence. After nearly five decades Only then can we bolster a people who of Ba’ath Party rule, the idea that the have been treaded on for so long. Only country is not his—that the govern- then can we bring our actions in line ment exists to serve the people, rather with our rhetoric. than the other way around—means The Syrian protesters are a ragtag nothing to him. And so the revolution group of rebels demanding freedom rages on. from oppression. Their situation is Yet even the most stubborn protes- not unlike that of the American rebtors must succumb to force eventually. els of the eighteenth century—poorly Even the loudest rally is equipped citizens fighting no match for bullets. As I for freedom from a vastly watch the videos of peacemore powerful force that ful crowds being mowed refuses to represent them. down by Syrian soldiers Yet even our ancestors had and government thugs, help in attaining liberty— my heart sinks. Without and unlike the majority of help, these people will Syrian civilians, they were fail; the flawed doctrine armed. They could fight of “might makes right” michael shammas back. fairly unbalanced will prevail. And though All the protestors are much of the world claims asking of us now is to know to champion freedom, we care—to know that the and therefore to empathize with these world cares. Even if democracy wins out activists whose sole demand is democ- in Syria, I fear that later our inaction racy, the international community has will bear heavily on the minds of those so far met the protestors’ demands with who have shed blood to attain liberty. little more than empty actions and si- As Dr. King said, “In the end, we will relence. member not the words of our enemies, It is a silence of hypocrites. but the silence of our friends.” True, Because of this shameful dithering, not all Syrians consider us friends, but Assad believes—rightly so—that he can Assad has never been our friend. And commit atrocities without facing con- now we have this one chance to show sequences. Lacking a moral compass, the people who could replace him that he has no reason to stay his hand. This our defining ideology—freedom—is is deeply disconcerting. For three de- not only an ideal but a reality, too—and cades, Lebanese civilians like my par- a reality that extends to all people, reents suffered torture, intimidation and gardless of race or religion. terrorism from the Assad regime. Now Eventually, Assad or his sons must reSyrians are being murdered in their nounce power—history teaches that no own homes by the same government. repressive regime lasts forever. But how Enough is enough. long until this family falls? How long Take a moment to consider the situ- until “might makes right” is replaced by ation’s gravity. People are dying for morality, until the pen and law and huthe simple reason that they yearn for man decency really do triumph over the democracy, yet the West—despite inter- sword? How much longer can the world vening in Libya on behalf of armed reb- stand by and do nothing while young, els at a time when fewer had died—has decent people are tortured, their boddone little but watch as Assad murders ies mangled beyond recognition? unarmed protestors. How can we call Silence is murder. As of today, the ourselves champions of democracy if entire world is silent. By sheer complawe do nothing? cency alone, the world has allied with a The Syrian uprising is now a fire, a murderer. It is the Syrian rebels versus flame, but unless the protestors receive the world. a boost from the world now it will inThey don’t stand a chance. evitably dwindle to just a flicker. We need only remember the tragedy that Michael Shammas is a Trinity senior.

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ANGIER from page 1 at Duke is The Chronicle’s coverage of the lacrosse scandal, particularly the pride he felt seeing Seyward Darby, Trinity ’07 and editor of The Chronicle’s 101st volume, being interviewed repeatedly on national television.

The Chronicle underwent a number of changes during his time as general manager Angier, said, including the digitization of the paper and the diversification of the staff.

“The most obvious [change] is the swing towards electronic and digital journalism,” he said. “It has changed a lot of things. I also think that the staff of The Chronicle have become more diverse culturally and [in terms of] background.”

Throughout the changes, Angier brought a sense of continuity to The Chronicle, said Elizabeth Morgan, Trinity ‘90 and chair of the Duke Student Publishing Company board.

“He’s provided a lot of stability to the company over the

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18 years that he’s been general manager,” she said. “He’s been a very good steward of The Chronicle and very much believes in the work that students do.”

The board is looking to fill the general manager position with someone who will bring a fresh approach to the media business model despite the ambiguity that defines journalism’s future, Morgan noted.

“It’s a challenge to figure out how to bring in the revenue to support the business,” she said. “We’re looking for someone who can look at it as an opportunity rather than a challenge.”

David Graham, vice chair of the DSPC board and Trinity ‘09, noted the breadth of Angier’s expertise, which helped Graham during his time as editor of The Chronicle’s 103rd volume.

“Jonathan was a lot of fun to work with because he understood the organization so well, had been there so long and understands the University so well,” Graham said. “He understands journalism well, too, which I think is something you don’t always get in people who work on the business side of newspapers.”

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Among hundreds of international ventures, Duke Kunshan University has emerged as the tour de force in Duke’s global expansion movement.

Scheduled to open in July 2012, the University’s China campus has fueled steady conversation among faculty members, students and administrators since the project began to take shape in 2009. Although DKU has drawn criticism because of its potential risk factors, administrators who oversee the project remain confident that they are taking all the necessary steps to create a viable institution abroad.

Administrators took a major step forward June 20 when they submitted an official government proposal required to open an international institution in China, Nora Bynum, director of global strategy in the office of global strategy and programs, wrote in an email June 24. This proposal is an operational plan for both the construction and potential academic programs at DKU. The proposal will first be evaluated by the Jiangsu Province Education Bureau—the province where the city of Kunshan is located,

outside of Shanghai—before going to the Chinese Ministry of Education for final approval.

The document was submitted several months later than administrators anticipated, as Duke originally expected to offer the proposal in March.

Duke administrators hope that the proposal will be approved within the next few months, Bynum said, adding that DKU campus development will continue while the approval is still pending.

“There is much to work on, in terms of academic planning, for example,” Bynum said.

“Construction on the Phase One buildings and operational planning also continues.”

Administrators have noted that although the proposal could technically be rejected by the Chinese government, they are confident it will be accepted.

Although the Fuqua School of Business will be the first school to offer degrees at DKU— a Masters in Management Studies program to enroll students in 2012 and an Executive Masters of Business Administration to begin in 2013—academic planning is still in its early stages, said Fuqua professor Jeanette Song, a

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Graham also noted the poise with which Angier has directed The Chronicle through the economic crisis.

“Like many newspapers we don’t have the sort of revenue we once did, but we’re in better shape than a lot of college papers,” he said. “That’s a testament to his planning and his ability as a general manager.”

Editor Yeshwanth Kandimalla, a junior, said Angier’s guidance has laid the groundwork for the direction the organization will take in coming years.

“He’s really adjusted to the changing nature of journalism as a business,” Kandimalla noted. “He’s gotten the ball rolling for us to plan long-term strategies. Whoever takes his position has big shoes to fill.”

Angier said the most rewarding part of his experience is not the paper itself, but the people.

“The real reward of this job is working with students and helping where we can for them to be successful,” he said. “The kids we get both on [the editorial] side and [the business] side are kids that want to do the right thing, that know how to work, who are not afraid to challenge things.”

AU BON PAIN from page 1 to adapt its menu to include seasonal specialties and other items in demand.

The adjustment was spurred by the West Union renovations scheduled for the summer of 2013, said Rick Johnson, assistant vice president of housing and dining. Students will likely turn to the Bryan Center for dining options during the two-year transition phase before the renovations are complete.

“Alpine was very limited,” he said. “It didn’t make sandwiches to order, didn’t make salads to order, didn’t offer six soups every day, didn’t offer a whole array of low-calorie offerings—and those are all the strong points of Au Bon Pain.”

A committee consisting of dining administrators and students from Duke Student Government and the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee examined proposals last Fall from five restaurants before selecting Au Bon Pain.

“Students always want food that is prepared well, that’s healthy and quality and can be eaten very quickly to fit into the demands of student life,” said senior Beth Gordon, DUSDAC co-chair. “Au Bon Pain really caters to that niche.”

Alpine Atrium could have submitted a proposal but declined to do so, Johnson said. Alpine Atrium workers were employees of Alpine and not the University, so Johnson could not confirm if the same employees would be hired for the new Au Bon Pain.

Johnson declined to provide exact figures for the renovation project, but noted that Au Bon Pain is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on the development of its Duke location, in addition to more than $200,000 contributed by the University.

The current Bryan Center redesign project includes construction of a basement kitchen for Au Bon Pain, using half of the large catering kitchen space next to the Von Canon rooms as well as the smaller space occupied by Alpine Atrium’s support kitchen. The new kitchen will measure approximately 500 square feet, Johnson noted.

Au Bon Pain and Duke were mutually interested in establishing the new location on campus, Johnson noted. Au Bon Pain operates at multiple universities, including Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Both Duke and Au Bon Pain are looking for the restaurant to be a long-term addition to campus, Coffey said.

“They want to be at Duke,” he said. “They’re making a sizeable investment both in money and effort to build a new store on this campus.”

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