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Chapel labyrinth promotes reflection New Baldwin to host renewed look, acoustics

by Elizabeth Djinis THE CHRONICLE

contemporary outlook in movies like Pan’s Labyrinth to classical mythology involving Theseus and the Minotaur.

This Tuesday, Mar. 5, members of the Duke community are invited to reflectively walk a labyrinth in the Duke Chapel in order to share in this age-old tradition.

The ongoing makeover of Baldwin Auditorium aims to tailor the service it provides to both spectators and performers.

Baldwin, completed in 1927, is currently undergoing renovations and is expected to reopen during the 20132014 academic year. When the renovations are completed, the domed concert space will have enhanced acoustics, a wrap-around balcony, a modern PA speaker system and a more balanced ratio of balcony to orchestra seats, said Aaron Greenwald, executive director of Duke Performances.

“It will allow us to present artists... in a space that will not be embarrassing to the institution or to Duke Performances,” Greenwald said.

Plans to renovate Baldwin were prompted by the building’s structural acoustic issues and its deterioration, including falling plaster, peeling paint and uncomfortable seating.

Administration proposed renovations of Baldwin, West Union Building and Page Auditorium to the Duke Endowment, the Charlotte-based philanthropic foundation created by James B. Duke. The Duke Endowment gave Duke $80 million in March 2011 to fund these repairs.

Greenwald noted that the space has been designed to present chamber and acoustic music, which requires little resonance and venues with soft surfaces.

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On Tuesday March 5, members of the community can walk the path of the Duke Chapel labyrinth. The 40-ft. circle’s journey, meant for contemplation and reflection, takes 30 minutes to one hour.

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Contrary to my own childhood memories, labyrinths do not contain goblin kings played by David Bowie, but rather are pathways that one can travel as a meditative practice. Throughout history, these circuitous pathways have maintained a presence in culture from our own

DUKE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Doytchinov cites knowledge Jones says DSG president of DSG policy in EVP race should be voice for students Sophomore Nikolai Doytchinov, candidate for Duke Student Government executive vice president, comes from Massachusetts. Doytchinov has been involved in student government for several years, starting before he came to Duke.

He currently serves as DSG vice president for academic affairs and served last year Nikolai as senator-at-large for acaDoytchinov demic affairs. He is also a member of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees and a student representative on the Provost’s Advisory Council on Bass Connections. The Chronicle’s Elizabeth Djinis sat down with him to discuss his candidacy and what he hopes to achieve if elected in the March 7 election.

The Chronicle: Why do you want to be executive vice president?

Nikolai Doytchinov: The role of EVP

has always sort of been [about] the constitution and how it’s always functioned—to preside over the senate, run the internal affairs at DSG. That’s been a passion of mine since I joined last year, which is why I’ve worked with the DSG community for two years. I’ve been involved with leading various selection processes, which translates very directly to the role of EVP. At the same time, I do want to change the role of EVP a little bit and do more policy work and advocacy work and establish an effective senate. When DSG is working effectively, you can use that tool as an ally.

If your money’s not being allocated well, senators don’t know what you’re doing right. You need a lot of people working to be a good advocate.

TC: How would you characterize the role of the EVP? ND: First and foremost, the EVP is the

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Stefani Jones, candidate for Duke Student Government president, is a junior from Arizona.

She is a political science major, also pursuing a certificate in journalism and media studies. Currently, Jones serves as the DSG vice president for equity and outreach, president of the Coalition for a Conflict-Free Duke, a member of Duke Debate and a council member for the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy. The Chronicle’s Carleigh Stiehm sat down with her to discuss her platform for the March 7 election.

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Junior Stefani Jones from Arizona is running for Duke Student Government president. The election will take place March 7.

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The Chronicle: What qualities define you as a leader?

Stefani Jones: The quality that most defines me as a leader is the way that I help to empower others to do great work. If you talk to any senator on my committee, the way that I work as a vice president—and the way that I would want to function as a president—is not as someone who micromanages but as someone who really gets SEE JONES ON PAGE 6

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Juniors Jack Riker and Jay Vitha are the Interfraternity Council president and executive vice president, respectively. The organization is working to avoid problems like the recent “Asia Prime” party scandal.

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In the wake of the Kappa Sigma fraternity’s “Asia Prime” party controversy, members of the newly instated Interfraternity Council are making plans to prevent problems in the future.

A change in IFC leadership was made Jan. 28, just three days before the Kappa Sigma party, said junior Jack Riker, president of the Interfraternity Council. Kappa Sigma is not listed as a member of IFC, but the new IFC leadership is now working to learn from the controversy over the “Asia Prime” party, in addition to addressing topics such as the house model and sexual assault prevention.

IFC, in conjunction with the Inter-Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Panhellenic Association, has had several meetings with members of the Asian American Alliance to discuss responses to the Asian-themed party. The alliance played a leading role in protests against the party which led to its national media exposure and Kappa Sigma’s suspension by the national fraternity and by Duke. The groups

are drafting plans for a student-run Group Bias Incident Task Force aims to prevent and respond to future cases of group cultural bias.

“There hasn’t been much structure in the past to handle these types of situations,” said Riker, who also serves as president of Sigma Nu fraternity. “It is our goal to move forward and make sure that, with the help of other student groups and councils, we minimize and eliminate the mistakes made.”

The response is still in the works and is expected to be finalized after spring break.

Riker declined to comment on the specific nature of the plans until a later date, saying are still in progress.

Riker noted that one of his goals is to ensure that the recent incident is not brushed under the rug. Many times, there is an emphasis to cover up and move on from an embarrassing situation. Instead, he said he hopes that there are lessons and positive feedback taken away from the controversy, citing the IFC’s recent efforts to collaborate

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Students use Coursera in ‘flipped classroom’

by Caroline Leland THE CHRONICLE

After teaching thousands through the digital education platform Coursera, professor Mohamed Noor decided to bring the technology home to Duke.

Noor, Earl McLean professor and associate chair of biology, taught “Introduction to Genetics and Evolution� in the Fall on the massively open online course platform Coursera, reaching an audience of nearly 30,000 students. Now he is using the virtual lecture format to teach it at Duke in a “flipped classroom� format.

The flipped-class format in BIOLOGY 202L: “Genetics and Evolution� requires students to learn the material independently by watching online lectures through Coursera and to meet in class to practice and discuss the new information. Students are evaluated twice per week via pre-class quizzes on Sakai and are encouraged to engage in a flipped classroom meeting on Monday and Wednesday mornings as well as a review meeting on Friday mornings.

Noor said the format increases students’ engagement with the material. “You can’t do it passively,� he said. “You have to be prepared. You can’t do the baby bird thing—you can’t come to class and expect the material to fall into your mouth.�

Student performance on average and on the first midterm improved noticeably in the flipped format compared to

when he taught the course using traditional techniques, Noor said.

The format also enables the professor to tailor class time based on student input. Each online video lecture is followed by a short quiz that asks students what they found interesting or confusing. Noor then devotes the first few minutes of lecture to addressing the topics students identify as confusing.

At the end of class, Noor expands on whatever students had said they found most interesting from that day’s material. “It’s directly responsive to the students,� he said.

The flexibility of the new system is the biggest draw for sophomore Joseph Wu, a student in Noor’s class. He said it can be easy to zone out and miss important information during a live lecture, but a student can replay any part when watching a pre-recorded lecture online. “I don’t really see a downside to it,� he said.

Sophomore Ha Tran, who is also taking Noor’s course, said the only drawbacks she sees are what any large course would have, such as a high studentteacher ratio. “I was doubtful at first, but it actually worked out really well,� she said.

Tran credits Noor with the course’s success. “His personality makes it work,� she said.

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IFC from page 2 with various councils and student groups.

“The strength of IFC is the defined, very close nature of our chapters,” Riker noted.

“It’s evident that people love their brothers and we want to extend this idea of unification to the rest of the councils and to the student body.”

Other documents that the IFC is currently putting together with the IGC, NPHC and Panhel include efforts to address cultural issues, said junior Ian Zhang, IGC president.

It is critical that the four councils are

LABYRINTH from page 1 “I see the labyrinth tradition as an opportunity to slow down, to deliberately and carefully walk the winding, meandering path,” said Meghan Feldmeyer, Director of Worship at the Duke University Chapel, in an email. “People of all religious faiths—or no religious faith—can find meaning in the quiet, contemplative aspects of walking the labyrinth in solidarity with the thousands of people who have done the same for centuries.”

Originally emerging in the early Bronze age as petroglyphs on artifacts, the labyrinth has been a prominent symbol in various cultures for centuries. A boulder on the Indus River in Pakistan boasts a carving of a labyrinth dating back two millennia. The Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata, bears mention of how Abhimanyu never learned how to escape the labyrinth and thus is fated to die at its center.

“Labyrinths are a very old pattern and

united in addressing such diversity issues, he added.

A lot of students may not realize that there are indeed four councils on campus, Riker said, noting that he hopes to increase general knowledge about the greek community to the rest of the students.

“We are a greek community—not just a group of different councils,” Zhang said.

“When we, as a greek community, put on events that involve other Duke students, we always have to be aware of the diversity around us.”

All councils, for instance, are making sure that members are aware of gender violence through the Prevent Act Challenge Teach

program, an interactive, student-facilitated training sponsored by the Women’s Center to lessen the incidence of sexual violence on campus, Riker said.

The way in which the PACT training requirements are carried out will depend upon each of the councils, Zhang noted.

Members of IFC have also been thinking about the ramifications of the house model on the greek community. The house model did cause relocation of some groups from West Campus to Central Campus, but Riker said IFC members have benefitted from the “sense of space” that the model created. “[Housing] is no longer a rotating thing

and it’s been nice to see various groups invest in and take responsibility of their space,” Riker said. “It creates a sense of belonging for each of the smaller communities on campus.”

Although IFC’s current plans are still “specific and short-term,” Riker hopes to address what some see as negative aspects of the greek life. For example, selectivity of the greek chapters can be viewed in a negative light, and IFC needs to alleviate this stigma as much as possible by becoming accessible to the rest of the student body.

“In the end, we are all Duke students,” Riker said.

practice with many appearances in the ancient world, from coins to gardens,” asserted Feldmeyer. “They began to make appearances in cathedral floors in the middle ages.”

In fact, the particular labyrinth used in the Duke Chapel is a replica of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth constructed in the early 13th century. In accordance with its rich history, the labyrinth has come to be recognized as a tradition in its own right.

However, a labyrinth is not merely a symbol, but a practice. The act of traveling it is a right-brain practice of meditation. While a maze engages the spatial reasoning and analysis of the left brain, a labyrinth can engage the intuitive and receptive activity of the right brain. For some, the unicursal direction of a labyrinth is representative of the purposeful nature of each life—despite disconcerting twists and turns, the pathway has a singular way in and out. For others, this can also reflect the spiritual journey of identifying yourself internally before involving yourself externally with your com-

munity.

“On the circuit of this elongated path, the walker may feel lost, but one cannot get lost. The labyrinth is not a maze, there are no dead ends or confusing intersections, just one continuous path with many curves and turns that culminates at a center point,” said Sally Bates, Chaplain in the Duke Divinity School. “The slow pace, the repetition of the loops and curves on the pathway help to calm the body and clear the mind, and release tension.”

The insertion of the labyrinth into the Duke Chapel has been an annual Lenten tradition for many years at Duke. According to Bates, “the labyrinthine maze can provide a particularly meaningful opportunity to reflect on pilgrimage, sacrifice, and Jesus’ road to the cross.” Each Lent, a 40-foot canvas labyrinth is brought in by Jeanette Stokes from the Resource Center for Women & Ministry in the South.

When guests arrive to walk the labyrinth, Stokes gives out a pamphlet detailing the three stages of the walk: letting go of the details that crowd your mind, illumina-

tion at the center of the labyrinth and integration by becoming empowered to go out in the world.

Although pilgrims can still walk the original Chartes labyrinth today, the replicated pattern is a reminder of the deep history of labyrinths stretching across time and geography. More than that, the labyrinth is a means by which walkers can engage in tradition and selfdiscovery.

“As we walk the labyrinth with others, we are reminded that we are all on a pathway of spiritual growth and discovery. We often meet other walkers on the pathway in our coming in and going out. It is a metaphor for our lives,” reflected Bates.

“The gifts of the journey include peace, solace, insight, discovery.”

The labyrinth will be located in the nave of Duke Chapel from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 5, and takes approximately 30 minutes to mindfully complete. Members of the Duke community can enter through the front door, remove their shoes, grab an information sheet and begin their own meditative journey.

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COURSERA from page 3 “He’s very entertaining in the videos.”

Because of the required video content, though, students’ amount of work outside class is increased. Noor said he reduced lecture time to compensate for this.

Dean and vice provost of undergraduate education Steve Nowicki said the flipped-class format is valuable because of the flexibility it provides for both professors and students.

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imposed on in-class lectures. Additionally, students are able to watch their professors’ video lectures according to their own schedules.

Nowicki said he expects the flippedclass format to become more common, but not all courses are suited for it. Many humanities classes already function with a similar method, where out-of-class material is discussed together in class.

Nowicki said the success of the flipped-class format depends on the professor and the subject.

“There will always be a place for a traditional seminar,” he said. “There will always be a place for a typical lecture course.”

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Biology professor Mohammed Noor tests out a new “flipped classroom” format, in which students watch pre-recorded lectures on Coursera at home and complete problem sets in class.

DOYTCHINOV from page 1 manager of DSG’s internal affairs. The EVP needs to preside over the senate, make sure legislation is well-written and effectively debated and oversee the committee structure of DSG. The EVP can also work on projects in collaboration with the president or independently and advocate on issues for students. It’s a prerequisite that the senate can back us up, but the [EVP] should pass well written resolutions, work with students and ally [with the advocates].

TC: Why are you qualified for this position?

ND: My first [qualification] would be my extensive knowledge of all the rules. Robert’s Rules of Order, DSG bylaws, DSG constitution.... I’ve also written a lot of the bylaw amendments, so I’ve very familiar with how DSG operates. I’m also a great manager of people and human resources. In my committee, that’s been really relevant in how I’ve handled the ad hoc process. I’ve invited people who are good applicants, [like] former senators, to stay on as just members of my committee without having to work for the full senate. They can be good, passionate project workers and not want to legislate those long meetings. I’ve mentored the senators well.

TC: If elected, what would you hope to accomplish during your term as EVP? ND: I’d really encourage people to check out my full platform on my website. My primary goals would be to improve communication within DSG and strengthen advocacy on key issues—in particular student conduct, alcohol and housing. One area that really needs a radical overhaul is student conduct. What’s being targeted for enforcement are things which are harmless or trivial. We need to stop punishing drinking behaviors that are fairly safe and responsible....

We also need to work on clarifying the hazing policy. Basically, people have gotten in trouble for things that are absolutely not hazing, like wearing a suit to section or a white dress for formal. We need to hammer out a reasonable person test, based on whether a reasonable person would consider it hazing and fight back for some procedural rights that students used to enjoy in the past....

Another really important thing is to really try to bring back the requirement that an official review occur before students and faculty before policies can be changed.... It used to be that before you could change those policies, you’d have to consult students and faculty. [Vice President for Student Affairs] Larry Moneta has unilateral power to undermine any undergraduate policy. The statute of limitations [for reporting sexual misconduct] got reduced to one year, and we had to fight a retroactive battle to take it away. It’s really dangerous to give one person the authority to change any policy at any time, and it needs to be a more deliberate process.

TC: What qualities make you stand out?

ND: It’s going to be the detail with which I’ve thought about all my goals—the specificity as well as the commitment that I’ve made, posting all that online with dates of when I’m going to do these things. It’s the depth with which I’ve thought about the issues and the detail with which I’m committed to working with them. I would just say that I’ve got the experience and passion for the role of EVP, but I’m also not lacking on the policy. In fact, I’ve gotten into far more depth in terms of outlining specific policy items and the days in which I’m committed than the other candidate.

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BALDWIN from page 1 The architectural changes necessary to harbor this type of music were decided after discussion with financial stakeholders, Duke Performances and leaders from the music and theater studies departments, said Vice Provost for the Arts Scott Lindroth.

“We met regularly with the architects and the whole design team,” Lindroth said.

“We [had to determine] what programmatic functions this hall would have to serve that would come within our budget, and what kinds of capabilities and features the hall would have to bring in the renovation.”

Senior Cameron Thompkins, a project manager at Duke Performances, noted that the renovations to Baldwin reflect a core value of Duke Performances’ program: fitting the venue to the artist.

Thompkins said the renovations will enhance the building from its previous “decrepit” state. “[Baldwin] felt historic but kind of dingy at times,” Thompkins said. “We have more space on stage, so maybe a production we

couldn’t do in a different venue we could do there. That’s going to be another tool at [Duke Performances’] disposal.”

Lindroth said that he hopes the auditorium’s central location in Durham will strengthen the bond between the Duke and Durham communities and increase accessibility for students and community members alike.

“We would love to see that happen where Duke meets Durham,” Lindroth said. “It could be a great site for that, and we want the community to come to events in Baldwin. In some ways, it’s more accessible than West Campus.”

Nevertheless, for Duke Performances, renovating Baldwin is not about broadening its audience but rather about fine-tuning the quality of the music it presents. The quality of the venue influences the quality of the performance, Greenwald said.

“While artists have always liked playing at Duke and coming to Durham, they are challenged by the acoustics,” Greenwald said. “If you think of any great space in which classical music is presented, it has a kind of acoustic that people appreciate and that serves the music.”

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JONES from page 1 other people excited about the work that they are doing and the fact that they can have an impact on campus. I think the most important thing is to take a critical look at the records of the candidates who you are voting for because no matter what the ideas are, you are not going to be able to get any of those things done unless you have someone with experience in advocacy and tools for actually changing big policies on campus.

TC: Why are you qualified for this position?

SJ: I am most qualified for the position because I have the most experience with advocacy, with working with administrators and faculty and doing the things that are most important for a DSG president. You really have to be the voice in the room representing students in any conversation on campus, and I have the most experience in making sure that students’ needs and views are represented to administrators, to faculty, with other student groups and with just about everyone on campus. My experience on DSG is incredibly broad—I served last year on the Athletics, Service and the Environment Committee, and I’ve worked on issues as diverse as alcohol policy, financial aid and athletics. I also think that my track record really shows how I work as a leader in terms of collaborating with students and making sure that I get every opinion possible. I really try and seek results and not just changes to internal DSG rules that don’t actually really affect students.

TC: How do you define the role of DSG on campus?

SJ: DSG has a bad reputation on campus for only focusing on policies that are internal and not those that are really reaching out and helping the student body. I think the role of DSG can be something that really helps to work on policies that are improving student life on a daily basis, and I think where DSG fails a lot of the time is in only working on things—like passing meaningless resolutions or obsessing over bylaws— that in no way reach out to students.

TC: Do you think DSG is an effective force for change on campus? How do you think it can improve?

SJ: DSG can definitely be an effective force for change on campus. We are unique in that we are one of the only organizations that has a seat at the table in any discussion with the administration or on any important issue on campus. You can see that where we are most effective is in things like changing the statute of limitations on the sexual misconduct policy on campus. That is an effort that I led this Fall that affects everybody on campus and anyone who has

faced harassment or sexual assault. You can see that where we are most effective is in large-scale lobbying efforts, like pushing for changes to the house model, helping student centers like the [Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life] acquire more space and in protecting the rights of students. That’s where DSG can succeed, and that’s where my expertise is.

TC: What is your proudest accomplishment as a leader on campus and why?

SJ: My proudest accomplishment on DSG was the effort that I led last semester to eliminate the statute of limitations on the sexual misconduct policy. I worked with over 20 schools to research their policies over the summer and came back to campus to work with administrators. We wrote memos to a lot of different administrators as well as got together a coalition of student groups to really rally behind the issue.

When we felt a little bit of push back from the administration, we really organized a strategy to gain campus support including writing op-eds in places like The Huffington Post and trying to make sure that everyone understood the gravity of the issue.

Eventually, we were successful, and the statue was repealed completely, and that is a huge victory for not only victims of sexual assault but even victims of harassment in general because the policy applies to students in both situations. That definitely highlights a little bit of my leadership style and the way I address problems on campus in the way that I get groups together in order to tackle big issues, and I don’t just want to work on them myself without others’ input.

TC: What is your top priority for next year if you win?

SJ: There are a few of them, but two of the largest ones are going to be addressing impacts of West Union [Building] construction—where I think dining is going to be a huge issue on campus. With so many food vendors closing, there is going to be a huge dining shortage on West Campus. I want to have a critical role in increasing our access to dining through increased food trucks, increasing the merchants on points program and trying to bring in new vendors, like grocery stores, on to that plan so that students can have extra access to dining.

We’ll also need to take a critical look at our University alcohol policy next year, and I’m uniquely equipped to do so. I’ve been working with student leaders for over a year now on the issue, and the key is that we need to work for a policy that is inclusive and reflects the dangers associated with pushing drinking culture off campus.

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Curry, Kelly 8 years of VT DUKE and Plumlee CAMERON • TUESDAY • 7 p.m. • SENIOR NIGHT going Crazie Student seeks 100th say goodbye win at Cameron Indoor

by Ryan Hoerger THE CHRONICLE

by Danny Nolan

Ryan Kelly’s dazzling 36-point performance Saturday night against Miami had all the makings of a Hollywood script—a senior coming back from nearly two months without playing to put forth the best performance of his career.

“I’ve seen some exceptional performances from players over the last 33 years. But nobody had a performance like Ryan, considering the fact that he was out for 51 days, really practiced part of one practice,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday during his weekly teleconference. “It’s one of a kind.”

But Kelly and fellow seniors Seth Curry and Mason Plumlee will get to write one final chapter to their Cameron Indoor Stadium careers at 7 p.m. tonight, as No. 3 Duke welcomes Virginia Tech on senior night. It will also be the final home game for senior Todd Zafirovski, a former walk-on who

As the final seconds ticked away this past Saturday in Duke’s win against Miami, the talk of the town was the legendary performance of senior Ryan Kelly. But the win Kelly gave Duke also put one Cameron Crazie on the edge of a milestone: It was the 99th win this Crazie had seen in Cameron Indoor Stadium as a student.

Meet Sam Tasher, who in his eight years as a Duke student, will have witnessed 100 home victories if the Blue Devils beat Virginia Tech on senior night.

Although rain is in the forecast for tomorrow, there’s no stopping Tasher. As a senior, he toughed out a bout with pink eye to see the then-No. 9 Blue Devils beat then-No. 8 Wake Forest 101-91 after the Demon Deacons had narrowly upset Duke earlier in the season.

“I was out for twelve hours, and I was trying to put the drops in my eyes and they were freezing,” Tasher said. “We got in there, and the place was rocking.”

Tasher graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science in 2009, completing his undergraduate

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Sam Tasher, center in the Viking helmet, is in his eighth and final year attending Duke. A win against Virginia Tech Tuesday would give Tasher 100 wins at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Outdoor play begins Duke in ‘exploration against VCU Tuesday mode’ against Penn

by Olivia Banks THE CHRONICLE

After a two-week break, the No. 4 Blue Devils will play their first outdoor match of the season Tuesday at Ambler Tennis Stadium against Virginia Commonwealth at 2 p.m.

Duke (11-2) is coming off a 2-1 performance at the ITA National Team Indoors that included a loss to top-ranked Virginia and a win against then-No. 5 Pepperdine. And the difficult opponents continue with the outdoor season against the No. 28 Rams (11-3).

“I think the break was really good for us,” Blue Devil head coach Ramsey Smith said. “We were battling some injuries, so we were able to rest up for a week and do some conditioning and get a good week of practice outside.”

Duke is looking to maintain focus and intensity right from the start of the match to produce an early lead against the Rams. Winning the doubles point will be one of the Blue Devils’ main focuses, in the hopes that the momentum will carry over to singles play.

The doubles pair of sophomore Jason Tahir and freshman Michael Redlicki, ranked No. 9 in the nation, is eager to showcase its abilities outdoors and prepare for the NCAA tournament, which will take place outside.

“We’re been working really hard

the past week,” Tahir said. “We’re a team that plays better outside, and all we can do is keep improving.”

Although the men are confident in their outdoor abilities and past results, they expect a lot from VCU. Tahir said the Rams feature an athletic lineup with the ability to run down balls, meaning they could be in for long points on a potentially nasty afternoon with rain in the forecast. Tahir said they will have to stay on the offensive and be deliberate with their shot placement.

The Rams bring with them a deep lineup, consisting of mainly international students. When the two teams met last season, Duke topped VCU 5-2 at Thalhimer Tennis Center in Richmond, Va. Duke leads VCU 32-3 all-time.

“They’re a good team,” Smith said.

“They’ve had a good year so far, but we’re just excited to get back on the court and get the juices flowing again.”

Smith said that overall, the team is looking good and feeling good, and is confident that the team’s drive and preparation will take it to victory.

“We’ve had a good indoor season,” junior Fred Saba said.

“We’re just looking to keep on executing, and I think we can take the ‘W’ if we continue to play at our level.”

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To Duke head coach Chris Pollard, the beginning of the baseball season is a time for experimentation.

“We’re in an exploration mode at this time of year,” Pollard said. “We put some guys out there on the field and see what they can do, even if it means you have some difficulties.”

Penn The Blue Devils vs.

(5-5) will have their Duke last chance to make adjustments before ACC play when Penn Tuesday-Wednesday arrives for a two-game Jack Coombs Field series at Jack Coombs Field Tuesday. The Quakers (1-3) may seem easy to shrug off after giving up 38 runs in their season-opening series against William & Mary, but Pollard is quick to compare them to his own squad.

“Those things can be misleading,” he said.

“I talked to [Penn head coach John] Cole about it. You look at the numbers… but a lot of teams, [Penn] included, are in exploration mode too.”

Penn’s offense has been off to a hot start with a team batting average of .301 through its first four games. Junior left fielder Brandon Englehardt leads off the Quakers’ lineup with a .353 average, followed by fresh-

man second baseman Michael Vilardo with a .333 average. Knocking them home has been senior right fielder Ryan Deitrich, who has been carrying Penn with a .600 batting average, hitting out of the three, four and five holes.

The Quakers’ pitching, however, has not helped to back up their lineup. With a team ERA of 8.42, sophomore righty Dan Gautieri was the only Penn starter to earn a win against William & Mary, allowing two earned runs in 5.2 innings of work. Each of Penn’s other three starters, Connor Cuff, Jeff McGarry and Matt Gotschall, got rocked by the Tribe, all posting double-digit ERAs. Their struggles present a prime opportunity for Duke’s offense to continue its hot hitting after earning an 8-6 win against Towson Sunday, avoiding a sweep. All eyes will be on junior catcher Mike Rosenfeld, who had a sizzling performance against the Tigers, going 8-for-11 on the weekend. Although Pollard wants his players to be fresh to open conference play against Miami this weekend, his captain’s offensive spark is too much to lose.

“He’s playing great, and he’s swinging the bat great, with lots of confidence,” Pollard said. “I do think it’s important to get him a day of rest behind the plate… but I think we need his bat in the lineup every single day.

We don’t really want him to change anything.

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has played just 16 career games.

The Hokies (13-16, 4-12 in the ACC) sit at the bottom of the conference standings, but come to town looking to play spoiler against the Blue Devils (25-4, 12-4), some of who will be battling the emotions of playing their final game on Coach K Court. “[Senior night] can be a very emotional game,” associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “These seniors have a chance to do something that not all seniors have an opportunity to do, which is to go undefeated at home.”

Although Duke lost three games at home last year, the Blue Devils’ four seniors were a part of teams that went undefeated in their first two seasons in Durham.

Standing in their way will senior guard, Erick Green, who leads the nation in scoring with 25.0 points per game. At 6-foot-3, Green can score from anywhere on the floor and has great vision to distribute to his teammates.

The teams last met in Blacksburg, Va. Feb. 21, when Duke put the game out of reach in the first half and ultimately won 8856. Curry led the charge, netting 22 points and hitting five 3-pointers. Duke shot 12-for17 from beyond the arc for the game.

Green matched Curry point for point, also finishing with 22 on 8-of-14 shooting.

Most of Green’s points came off pick-androll action.

“I tried to attack the basket, tried to create my shot, and tried to get to the foul line, because that always helps,” Green said.

Wojciechowski said the Blue Devils know they won’t be able to shut down Green, but rather to contain his open looks and keep him off the charity stripe.

“He’s not a guy you’re going to shut out,” Wojciechowski said. “You can’t expect to guard him with only one guy. It’s got to be a team awareness.”

Kelly’s return to the lineup will substantially affect the game plan of both teams. “[Having Kelly back] opens things up for drives with Cook and Sulaimon and Curry. That opens things up for Plumlee inside, also,” Virginia Tech head coach James Johnson said in his weekly teleconference Monday.

Green is well aware of the challenges Kelly poses for Virginia Tech.

“We’ve got to contain him, make sure

career when most current undergraduates were attending high school. He then graduated from Duke Law at the end of last school year. As if that weren’t enough, Tasher is currently completing his master’s from Duke Law, making this his final year at the university where he has spent a third of his life.

All Crazies have moments they will never forget from a game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tasher, meanwhile, has been in attendance for almost every significant home game Duke has had for the past decade. One of his favorite moments? Former Blue Devil David McClure’s buzzer beating layup against Clemson... in 2007.

“I was actually standing at the player’s entrance, and on the way out, I got a high five,” Tasher said. “I actually knew him— great guy. I took a class with him. They took a picture of him high fiving a bunch of fans, and I am right there.”

This season, Duke has experienced some tough road losses, ranging from a close decision against N.C. State to a historically bad loss in Coral Gables, Fla. against the Hurricanes. Although Duke hasn’t lost at home this year, a seasoned Crazie such as Tasher knows to keep his head up after any regular-season defeat.

“If I remember, our first loss ever I had was against, not even at home, just ever, was against Georgetown [in 2006], and it was just unthinkable,” Tasher said. “But you know, [the players] are kids. They are here to learn too. And you understand and respect that more being here for so long.”

Tasher wasn’t always the Crazie that he is today. When he first arrived on Duke’s campus in 2005, he was a run-of-the-mill freshman: He was excited to be in the building, but wasn’t necessarily a “Crazie.” It wasn’t until his junior year that he became the fanatic that he is today.

“I got in with a group of friends, and this was their sort of thing, so I would go with them,” Tasher said. “We would all turn this into a big thing, and my senior year I had never actually tented for Carolina before, so I said I would.”

Although the waning student attendance at home games is always a hot topic of conversation, it only makes Tasher’s commitment more impressive. When the eight-year student completed his undergraduate education, he was worried his time as a Cameron Crazie had ended.

Nearly losing the opportunity only made him appreciate it more.

“It’s having had the loss of ability to go to Cameron when I graduated first,” Tasher said. “You come to appreciate what it is. Every person I know who graduates, friends always call me, and say, ‘Get me back in. I want to come back. You have no idea how much I would kill to come back. I miss it.’

I think that’s maybe what it is at this point that makes me appreciate the fact that I still have the ability to see this and do this.”

But even Duke’s Van Wilder can’t stay a student forever.

“I am gonna be that same guy calling my friends saying you have no idea how lucky you are,” Tasher said. “But I also at the same time respect that each Crazie has his time there and next year there will be a new generation of Crazies that will be trying to take the mantle. We each get our time and we do with it as we wish.”

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Seniors Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry and Mason Plumlee will play their final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium tonight. he doesn’t get so hot again. He’s a great scorer, and a key part of their team, so we’ve got to try to frustrate him, get him out of his rhythm,” Green said.

At 6-foot-11, Kelly’s defensive presence will also impact Green’s looks offensively.

“He’ll hedge out on you. He’s a big body, so you’ve got to try to attack the basket, draw a foul on him,” Green said. “I’ve got to try to get around him, get past him, I mean I got some speed on him, but he’s got that size and that length.”

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Although it didn’t show Saturday night, Krzyzewski noted that reintegrating Kelly into the offense will require a transition phase. He added that Kelly’s foot was not problematic the day after the Miami game.

Wojciechowski said Kelly easily fits within the offense, opening up quality looks for himself and for others, which should shorten the readjustment period.

“I don’t know that Ryan is going to go for 36 every night—but if he did that’d be great,” Wojciechowski said.

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He should just keep doing what he’s doing.”

Another weapon looking to break out against the Quakers is the Blue Devils’ redshirt sophomore first baseman, Chris Marconcini. In his first 10 games back after missing last season recovering from a knee injury, Marconcini has already belted four home runs and has knocked in a team-leading nine RBIs, despite a .242 batting average.

“It’s hard when you have a full year off, and everybody expected him to jump right into it and light it up from the get-go, but you have to play yourself back into shape,” Pollard said. “Chris is doing that. You can see with each game he’s getting more and more comfortable. He’s poised to catch fire right now.”

Duke’s usual starters—sophomore lefty Trent Swart and junior righties Drew Van Orden and Robert Huber—will most likely not appear on the mound against Penn to be saved for the Miami series. Pollard will instead look to his bullpen, which is rested after each of the three starters went at least five innings against Towson.

“You have to be cognizant of not overusing pitchers that you feel like you may need later,” Pollard said. “But that being said we have everyone available to us on Tuesday, and then from there we’ll read how it goes.

We may approach our pitching differently than we have previously.”

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espite being bundled up in scrubs, a surgi- for us to see inside the patient’s gut: As the nurse cal gown, gloves and a pair of odd, shoe- swung the camera from one side to the other we covering slippers, I still felt cold. ORs are identified the small intestine, pancreas, stomach, always kept cool to limit the spread of bacteria, and liver, gallbladder and finally, appendix. The surthe sterile cold that surrounded me geon then poked two more holes on didn’t seem much warmer than the either side of the abdomen and fed Wisconsin winter outside the hospilong, claw-like tools through them tal walls. I had decided to spend my to work at dislodging the appendix Spring break shadowing physicians from stomach muscle and fat. After and surgeons and was about to see about 45 minutes of constant hackmy first surgery: a left mastectomy. ing and cutting, the laparoscope was The patient lay on the table anesremoved and the surgeon pulled the thetized and draped in a sterile blue dislodged appendix out from the blanket, with just her left breast exnavel in a plastic bag. At the time, I posed. The surgeon drew a black thought this was just about the neatcircle along the target site and then, est thing I had ever seen! with me looking over his shoulder, Afterwards, the surgeon and I took up his scalpel and Bovie pen to went to the clinic to check up on make the first incision. he had operated on in the pre-med series patients A small amount of blood oozed weeks before. A day that began at premeditations out of the incision. To limit bleed5:30 a.m. did not end until about ing, the surgeon constantly singed 7:30 p.m. Despite having eaten only closed the blood vessels that feed tissue with his an apple and some breakfast bars for the day, I was Bovie pen and the result was the unpleasant smell feeling remarkably energetic and upbeat. I asked of burning flesh. The only way for me to avoid the the surgeon if this was always the case. He said, smell was to breathe through my mouth rather “No, there are a lot of days when you feel burnout. than nose, which caused my glasses and face-shield That’s why you have to remember that life is about to fog up throughout the operation. Through the the journey and not the destination. You have to refog I saw the surgeon slowly and meticulously work member to enjoy the journey, and not devote all of his way around the black circle, exposing cream- your time and energy to, in your case, clearing the colored, lace-like strands of fat, and red and clear various hoops you will have to jump through before strings of muscle, which make up the pecs. After an becoming a full-blown doctor. And remember, it’s hour of work the breast came off, exposing a beau- not all smooth sailing when you’re done!” tiful matrix of muscle, arranged like the strings of That was a year ago, and those are words that a piano—the surgeon would touch the strings with I will carry with me throughout my medical jourhis Bovie pen, and they would twitch and dance in ney. They apply to other pursuits as well. But the response to the small electric shock. road to becoming a physician is a particularly long I stood by the surgeon’s side as he traded his and arduous one: pre-med courses, the MCAT, gap scalpel and pen for the tools required to stitch and glide years, medical school, boards, residency, up the patient’s chest. He chatted with the nurses boards, fellowship and more boards! It’s easy to get and me as he methodically closed up the gap, and caught up in the hoops and miss the bigger picture, before long the patient was being taken off anes- especially when you’re considering specialties as thesia and wheeled to the recovery room, where competitive and adrenaline-rich as surgery. Every we would visit her later in the day. We shed our person will have to strike his or her own balance, gloves and gowns and prepared for lunch, but but it’s good to go in with a healthy attitude from were interrupted with news that another patient the start—an attitude that views medicine as a jourwould need an emergency appendectomy. Scarce- ney to be enjoyed, rather than just experienced. ly half an hour later, we began a now familiar rit- With such an attitude, a gap year is seen as an inual. Hands washed, scrubs on, cloaked in gowns vestment in and bridge to your future practice. And and face-shields, we entered another cold, sterile residency, fellowship and boards are stops on the OR, where the patient was already under, draped way of a lifelong journey in medicine. in blue with her abdomen exposed.

This operation was nothing like the first. InPaul Horak, Trinity ’13, is a Duke pre-med. This colstead of making an incision, the surgeon poked umn is the eighth installment in a semester-long series of a hole through the patient’s navel and then fed a weekly columns written on the pre-med experience at Duke, long tube with a camera on the end—what’s known as well as the diverse ways students can pursue and enas a laparoscope—through it. This made it possible gage with the field of medicine.

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dsg endorsements BDU endorses Jones for DSG president, Doytchinov for EVP As Duke’s premiere undergraduate organization for LGBT, queer and allied students, Blue Devils United endorses Stefani Jones for president and Nikolai Doytchinov for executive vice president with the belief that these two candidates will be the best possible advocates for both LGBT issues and for Duke as a whole.

Duke should consider herself lucky to have two such qualified contenders for EVP as Tre’ Scott and Nikolai Doytchinov; each candidate commands the energy and ability to accomplish much in the position. However, we believe Nikolai’s goal-oriented, strategic outlook and seemingly limitless dedication better equip him for the position.

For president, we fully endorse Stefani Jones and find her competition quite bare. Stefani has been a staunch historical ally of Duke’s queer community, as demonstrated by her central role in achieving gender-neutral housing and her close work as vice president of equity and outreach with our community during the ongoing West Union renovations and relocations.

We are also impressed by the leadership shown in the abolition of the statue of limitations for sexual misconduct and trust that she will continue to be a staunch advocate for survivors of sexual violence as president. Stefani has a clear vision for improving the handling of bias incidents and discrimination on campus that is marked by balance and realism. Stefani’s career in advocacy at Duke is littered with successes, any one of which is a landmark event unto itself. We at BDU are confident that Stefani Jones will continue this tradition of excellence into her presidency.

Michael Pruitt, Trinity ’13 Outreach chair, Blue Devils United Black Student Alliance endorses Oathout for DSG president The Black Student Alliance is pleased to announce its endorsement of Patrick Oathout for DSG president.

Oathout demonstrated a more thorough understanding of the issues that impact minority communities and provided concrete recommendations for solving them.

In particular, we were impressed

by Oathout’s legislative record and consistency. In his roles as senator and executive vice president, Oathout launched several initiatives including Fix My Campus, which solicits student ideas for campus improvement, and the student bill of rights, which outlines student rights as they pertain to DSG. Additionally, his involvement as founder of Duke’s Sigma Pi, as a Chronicle columnist and as president of the Duke Colloquium Fellows are proof of his impact.

Oathout is strategic and pragmatic, and provides a unique perspective on minority issues—often citing his struggles as an openly gay man as a point of empathy with those of other minorities. Oathout articulated his story without likening his experiences to those of a racial minority. In sum, we would characterize Oathout as dedicated, empathetic and detail-oriented.

Stefani Jones also illustrated a complex understanding of equity issues,

citing her work as an advocate for cultural groups and, most notably, her role in leading the efforts to repeal the statute of limitations for sexual assault.

We were impressed by Jones’ dedication to student advocacy and pro-active measures as founder of the Coalition for a Conflict-Free Duke. During the endorsement interview, she articulated the issues well but did not provide recommendations for solving them. It is clear that Jones does well in formulating solutions to complex problems, but that did not shine through during our interview.

We also interviewed the candidates for the position of executive vice president but are unable to endorse either at this time. In our estimation, Tre’ Scott’s charismatic personality and broad campus experiences would be better served in a different position on DSG. Nikolai Doytchinov came prepared with a 53-page proposal, but fell short by explaining how he would prioritize advocacy for the “most important constituencies.”

Marcus Benning, Trinity ’14 President, Black Student Alliance Duke Panhellenic Association endorses Jones for DSG president, Scott for EVP The Panhellenic Association is proud to announce our endorsement of Stefani Jones for DSG president and Tre’ Scott for DSG executive vice president.

While both Patrick and Stefani are fabulous candidates for president, our organization unanimously believes that Stefani boasts more experience working on issues like gender equality and women’s empowerment that we hold principal to our organization. Her involvement in establishing the gender task force, implementing bystander intervention training and repealing the changed statue of limitations on sexual misconduct show an unwavering commitment to making Duke a better place for women.

However, Stefani’s experience is by no means limited to gender affairs; she has held equally notable positions on other panels dealing with a wide array of campus issues, including her time as a DSG senator for athletics, services and environment, on the Board of Trustees business and finance subcommittee, and on the alcohol and conduct working group. Her bright, approachable personality and familiarity with student leaders and University administration make her a well-rounded candidate equipped to address a diverse array of campus issues as DSG president.

For EVP, we have chosen to endorse Tre’ Scott because of his experience as EVP for duArts and DSG vice president of services. Tre’ is very well integrated into the broader Duke community and is a comfortable and effective communicator. Additionally, he has demonstrated a strong understanding of issues important to the student body like opening up discussions on hazing and alcohol policies on campus. We are proud to endorse Tre’ as a member of the greek community, and Stefani as a member of the Panhellenic Association. Make sure to vote on Thursday!

Katie Howard, Trinity ’14 President, Panhellenic Association

Steroids, the NCAA and human expectations

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merica and apple pie, Duke This uneven testing distribution and K-Ville, steroids and base- coupled with programs’ financial inball. Mention steroids and most equalities, begs for an unbiased solupeople think of baseball, Barry Bonds tion that would hold all student athletes and the Mitchell Report. to the same standard. As Few think of football. a governing body, the This makes sense; baseNCAA technically holds ball is a stats game, and dominion (the right to performance-enhancing suspend programs, playdrugs (PEDs) jeoparers, coaches, etc.) over dize the integrity of all collegiate programs. cross-generational comHowever, Drug Free parisons among players.

Sport, the privately held travis smith But football is a physicompany that provides with a space cal game, in which enthe NCAA with testhelmet on hanced performance reing services, tested only sults in huge health risks 10,735 athletes during for the user and other players on the the 2010-2011 academic year. This repfield. So while steroids’ effect on base- resents a mere fraction of Division I ball bookkeeping gets the most media and II athletes. These small numbers attention, steroids’ effect on football are due in part to the prohibitive exsafety is my paramount concern. penses associated with a comprehenOur football stars are modern-day sive testing panel. gladiators. Our appetite for spectacle With testing inconsistent, expenand seemingly inhuman displays of sive and, according to a vice president athleticism is insatiable. We see ath- of Drug Free Sport, usually focused on letic records as temporary, just wait- drugs with a potential for abuse, like ing to be broken. Fans pay for their marijuana, over PEDs, how can PED seat, their beer and their parking, so use be curbed? I challenge us to look is this really undeserved? On Oct. 7, at ourselves. We’ve created an environ2012, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback ment for athletes where income and Matt Cassel lay on the turf of Arrow- success is so closely linked with athlethead Stadium with a head injury that ic performance that not taking PEDs would remove him from the rest of endangers their future careers. This the game. As he lay there, he heard harms the players directly through the cheers from his home fans. Disap- long-term effects of steroid use as well pointed with his recent performance, as indirectly through the force these fans celebrated his injury. drugs allow them to exert on each othWhen faced with such immense em- er. In baseball, this added muscle alphasis on outcome and performance, lows players to hit the ball harder, thus many NFL players use PEDs and, ac- upsetting statisticians. In football, this cording to Allen Barra of The Atlantic, added mass allows players to hit each the league has never really cared. For other harder, in a sport already facing student athletes, especially football concussion-related lawsuits from thouplayers, this sets future expectations sands of past players. inhumanly high, and they react. An Lead sports writers argue that investigation by the Associated Press drug testing will never catch up to found rampant steroid use among the PED industry. I don’t doubt this, NCAA athletes, and minimal enforce- but I doubt hiding behind this fact. ment. What’s more, drug policies dif- We must reevaluate our expectations fer by school, with Duke being on the of our athletes. Anyone in the public strict end, suspending players for one sphere is stripped of their humanness year after a positive test. Compare this and boiled down to the traits we desire to UCLA, where athletes can fail three and thus have made profitable. But we tests before facing suspension. This can’t let high salaries, huge fan bases means players must decide between and intense rivalries reduce these playuncertain futures: one without PEDs, ers down to just stats, sports records in which they may be outcompeted by and jersey numbers. artificially enhanced opponents, or Stop it where it starts. College athone with PEDs, in which they may lose letes don’t come to school to prostitheir ability to play because of their tute their bodies for our enjoyment. home school’s sanctions.

They do, however, dedicate much of Costs spur much of this inequality, their college experience to improving with small private programs compet- their bodies and honing their skills, ing with tax-funded state school pro- all the while witnessing the expectagrams. Don Catlin, an anti-doping sup- tions society places on professional porter who spent years conducting the athletes. Suddenly running 40 yards NCAA’s laboratory tests at UCLA, told in under 4.5 seconds isn’t enough.

ESPN that it would cost about $34,000 Putting on 25 pounds of lean muscle to test 85 football players—an entire in one year isn’t enough. Being huteam—for steroids twice a season. This man isn’t enough. The pressure of translates to less than 0.5 percent of being objectified, idolized and wellthe $14 million average big-time foot- paid by fans trickles down to the colball budget, but can be prohibitively legiate level, putting our peers at risk. expensive for smaller programs.

The ripples of this pressure are felt Unreliability of school self-enforce- down to the collegiate level, putting ment is furthered because there are no our peers at risk. We need to pressure incentives for a team or teammates to the NCAA to better level the playing report a suspiciously high performing field and curb PED use. But in the player—this is great news for the team, meantime, may your expectations be coaches and fans. In addition, Mary human.

Wilfert, the NCAA’s associate director of health and safety, told ESPN that the Travis Smith is a Trinity senior. His NCAA could not mandate schools to column runs every other Tuesday. You can provide uniform testing and sanctions. follow Travis on Twitter @jtsmith317.

12 | TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013

THE CHRONICLE

Presenting violinist

Leila Josefowicz March 5 – March 18 Exhibitions A Mockery of Justice: Caricature and the Dreyfus Affair.

How the popular press satirized one of the most notorious legal cases in French history. Thru March 9. Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery. Free.

Mapping the City: A Stranger’s Guide. How maps project ideas of urban space. Curated by students in the Franklin Humanities Institute Borderwork(s) Lab. Thru March 17. Perkins Library Gallery. Free.

Alphabetic Excursions. Prints by Merrill Shatzman, associate professor of the practice of visual arts. Thru March 31. East Duke Corridor Gallery. Free.

Assemblages. Video installation. An audio-visual research project on Felix Guattari by Angela Melitopoulos and Maurizio Lazzarato. Thru March 31. East Duke Corridor Gallery. Free.

Light Sensitive. Photographic Works from North Carolina Collections. Thru May 12. Nasher Museum of Art. Post This Up! American Broadsides from the Rubenstein Library. Highlights from the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s collection of broadsides, posters, and other printed ephemera. March 11-May 17. Rare Book Room Cases, Rubenstein Library. Free.

Street Exposure: The Photographs of Ronald Reis. Scenes of daily life in the city by American street photographer Ronald Reis. March 18-May 17. Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery.

Free.

One Place: Paul Kwilecki and Four Decades of Photographs from Decatur County, Georgia. Paul Kwilecki’s black-andwhite images of his birthplace. March 18–July 27. Center for Documentary Studies. Free.

Events March 6 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Harry Davidson, music director.

Centennial Celebrations 1. Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Gluck-Wagner: Overture to Iphigénie en Aulide; Wagner: “Good Friday Spell Music” from Parsifal & Overture to Rienzi; and featuring 2012-13 student concerto competition winner Jingwei Li, performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto. 8pm, Page Aud. Free.

March 7 Violin Master Class with Leila Josefowicz. 5pm, Nelson Music Rm. Free.

First Thursday. Gallery talk on Light Sensitive with collector Frank Konhaus. 5:30pm, Nasher Museum of Art. March 9 Duke University String School. Dorothy Kitchen, dir. Beginning Ensembles & Intermediate I, 3pm. Intermediate II & DUSS Youth Symphony Orchestra, 7pm. Page Auditorium. Free.

March 10 Alice Fest. Screenings of works-in-progress and completed works by female filmmakers. Time TBD, Center for Documentary Studies. Free.

March 14 Full Frame 2013 Film Schedule Announced. Full Frame website.

March 17 Free Family Day. Gallery hunt, make-and-take crafts, live entertainment. 12pm, Nasher Museum of Art.

Screen/Society

Duke Performances concert: Friday, March 8, 2013 | 8:00 pm Reynolds Industries Theater Leila Josefowicz, violin Brahms, Schumann, Falla, Kurtag, John Adams

Violin Master Class with Leila Josefowicz Thursday, March 7 | 5:00 pm, Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building Free and open to the public.

Info: music.duke.edu or 919-660-3333 Presented in association with Duke Performances

All events are free and open to the general public. Unless otherwise noted, screenings are at 7pm in the Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. (W) = Richard White Auditorium.

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GOODBYE PYONGYANG (W) Transnational North Korea Cine-East: East Asian Cinema

3/7

FLAME (1996/Zimbabwe, by Ingrid Sinclair) (W) Feminism & Freedom Film Series

3/18

BROTHER NUMBER ONE – discussion to follow 2013 Ethics Film Series: Love and Justice ami.duke.edu/screensociety/schedule

This message is brought to you by the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Center for Documentary Studies, Chapel Music, Duke Dance Program, Duke Music Department, Duke Performances, Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University Libraries, Screen/Society, Department of Theater Studies with support from the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts.