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The Chronicle
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH YEAR, ISSUE 48
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Prof. tells Tweed-Kent’s losing NCAA battle of Williams’ jazz legacy by Margot Tuchler THE CHRONICLE
Mary Lou Williams’ legacy extends far beyond Duke’s Wednesday night jazz concerts and Center for Black Culture that bear her name. Anthony Kelley, associate professor of the practice of music, spoke about Williams—who served as Duke’s artist-inresidence from 1977-1981—in the larger context of jazz music during the 20th century in a talk titled “Mary Lou Williams and Expressive Choice: Crossing of the Sacred/Secular Divide in Music.” Part of the Chautauqua Lecture Series, which are hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Education, Kelley’s talk focused on the spiritual influence on Williams’ music and that of her contemporaries. “You usually don’t go into a church or cathedral and think, ‘Hey, it’s time for some jazz,’” Kelley said, referring to Williams’ “Music for Peace,” which was later choreographed and performed as “Mary Lou’s Mass.” “In the 1960s, trust me, this is a challenge to everything that is holy to some people.” The decade marked an “explosion of sacred works,” Kelley said, noting that prominent jazz musicians such as John Coltrane and Duke Ellington composed SEE JAZZ ON PAGE 4
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After a long appeal process with the NCAA, Former Duke men’s soccer player Chris Tweed-Kent was unable to gain back a year of eligibility. by Matt Pun 2012 campaign for Duke on account of a THE CHRONICLE bylaw that counted club sport participaAfter a drawn-out 18-month appeals tion toward a year of eligibility. Without a process, Chris Tweed-Kent received the team to play for, the two-time ACC assists final word on his collegiate playing career. leader decided to return to Durham this The NCAA had again denied him the op- fall, taking a spot with the team as a coach portunity to play a fourth season for the instead. Blue Devils. “After the initial shock of the decision, Having already postponed his pursuit we were all terribly disappointed,” head of being selected in the MLS SuperDraft, coach John Kerr said. “We felt terribly the 5-foot-9 midfielder learned in June for him because his dream was taken out that he would not be able to play in the [from] underneath him and from then
DUHS unveils nurse leadership program from Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE
The Duke University Schools of Medicine and Nursing are launching a leadership training program for nurses across the country in collaboration with pharmaceutical and consumer health company Johnson & Johnson. Known as Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program, the purpose of the joint program is to develop leadership and management skills that can be applicable in small clinical environments. Applications for the inaugural class will become available early December, and the classes are set to begin May 2013. Nurses enrolled in the one-year program will learn from University faculty and industry leaders to develop effective leader-
ship skills in varied health care settings. “We are excited to introduce a new training program that will strengthen primary care services in community settings, and are grateful to Johnson & Johnson for their support of nursing leadership,” said Anh Tran, director of the Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program, in a press release. Duke is the only institution in the country chosen by Johnson & Johnson to start the joint program. The program, which will be funded through a grant, will also provide participants with access to Johnson & Johnson’s resources and expertise. The curriculum of the program will focus on four core subjects—effective SEE JOHNSON ON PAGE 6
SEE TWEED-KENT ON PAGE 12
School Days brings eighth graders to Duke by Carleigh Stiehm THE CHRONICLE
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Local middle school students received a taste of college life on Tuesday. The Duke-Durham School Days program is an annual event that allows eighth grade students to explore Duke’s campus in order to get excited about higher education. Started in 1999, the program selects students from Durham public schools who come from families with no prior college experience. The day is intended to encourage 300 local students to aim for a college education, said David Stein, senior educational partnership coordinator of the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership.
The Duke-Durham School Days program brings local eighth graders to campus each year.
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Duke baseball reaffirms Durham Bulls partnership, Page 9
on, he’s been real professional and continued to say, ‘you know, sometimes in life things don’t go your way, but let’s make the best of the next possibility that you have.’” The NCAA had rejected two prior appeals from Chris and his twin brother Dan, who also walked-on after playing club. And the Tweed-Kents were not the only walk-ons denied a fourth year due to the club sports rule. Virginia midfielder Ari Dimas was barred from playing this September due to the same law. ESPN analyst Jay Bilas has been an outspoken critic of the NCAA’s stringent rules, even tweeting about the strife of these soccer players. “They’re outstanding students,” said Jay Bilas, a former Duke basketball player and Duke Law graduate. “They’re everything that college sports says it’s supposed to be… but because most people don’t pay attention to this, and it’s not affecting the public consumption of the sport, most people don’t care. But if they did know, they would laugh at the ridiculousness of the NCAA and the rigidity and lack of common sense being used here.” Four years ago, it seemed as if Chris and his twin brother Dan might not even get an opportunity to play for Duke’s varsity soccer team. Coming from the small town of Pittsfield, Mass., neither was recruited by the University, and after failing to get a fall tryout with the varsity squad, the brothers decided to play club soccer. “It’s just that’s all I had,” Chris said. That spring, however, the two made
“The best mechanism for motivation is simple: terror....” —Lydia Thurman in “True Terror.” See column page 14
SEE SCHOOL DAYS ON PAGE 5
Q&A with Cathy Davidson, Page 2