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ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH YEAR, ISSUE 11

Senate candidates gear up for November elections In first debate, Hagan and Tillis clash over key legislative issues

Durham pizza delivery man Sean Haugh has a chance to affect race as Libertarian

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Democratic Senator Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis butted heads over legislative records on the first of three U.S. Senate debates Wednesday.

Tillis and Hagan are closely tied in a contentious race slated as one of a critical few on which the Democrat-controlled Senate depends to keep its majority. The Republicans must win six seats in order to tip the balance of power in their favor. A USA Today and Suffolk poll earlier this month showed Hagan two points in the lead, while a poll by the conservative Civitas Institute showed Tillis ahead by one point. Key issues addressed in the debate included education, healthcare, access to contraceptives, immigration and minimum wage.

The road to the U.S. Senate runs through YouTube—at least, Libertarian candidate Sean Haugh hopes it does.

A 53-year-old pizza delivery man and Durham resident, Haugh is running his campaign for North Carolina’s senate seat mainly through social media. North Carolina’s top third-party option, he has advocated for small government and expanded personal freedoms in a series of YouTube videos—produced in his campaign manager’s basement, usually clad in a t-shirt and with a beer in his hand.

His campaign represents an option for those disenchanted by the two main political parties, Haugh said.

“That’s why I’m here, to give them that option. If there’s no option, I would skip it myself,” Haugh said. “I did this as an act of conscience because I personally wanted to vote for someone who was for stopping all war…. I understand why people are turned off from the political process.”

Polling indicates that Haugh’s chances of winning are slim—with a recent USA Today and Suffolk University poll showing Haugh holding 5 percent of the vote, compared to Democrat Kay Hagan’s 45 percent and Republican Thom Tillis’ 43 percent.

Yet when asked what he hopes the legacy of his campaign will be, Haugh indicated that a

Issues in the arena Hagan criticized Tillis’ record of supporting budget cuts to education funds.

Tillis pointed to the N.C. legislature’s recent bill that raises teachers’ salaries by 7 percent, which Hagan countered by noting that senior teachers would only see a 0.3 percent pay raise.

North Carolina has seen an “exodus” of teachers under Tillis’ leadership of the legislature, Hagan said.

The Affordable Care Act—a centerpiece See Senate on Page 3

Thu Nguyen | The Chronicle U.S. Senate candidates Thom Tillis, Sean Haugh and Kay Hagan are contesting for a seat on Capitol Hill in a race deemed critical by both the Democratic and Republican parties.

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Former director Janie Long leaves legacy that will be hard to follow

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Kali Shulklapper University Editor The search to replace Janie Long as director of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity will likely be over by the end of September.

Long was named associate vice provost for undergraduate education in May and a six-person search committee is currently conducting a nationwide search to fill her position at the CSGD. The committee, consisting of staff from the LGBT Task Force, CSGD and Student Affairs as well as faculty and undergraduates, will be conducting phone interviews with several applicants over the next few days. The committee will then send its recommendations to Zoila Airall, assistant vice president of

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student affairs for campus life. and background. Airall is expected to choose a final candidate “The next person to fill her position is going to face the following on-campus interviews by the end of September. challenge of figuring out what’s next for the center,” said Damon “We would like to see somebody who is able to put a critical Seils, a researcher at the Duke School of lens to polices, while simultaneously Medicine, co-chair of the campus LGBT task being mindful of the higher educational he next person to fill environment and its unique political force and chair of the search committee.

“It has come a long way—how do you her position is going challenges,” said Daniel Kort, a senior and take a center that has gained such a good to face the challenge of president of Blue Devils United. reputation on both the campus and country Seils added that the search committee figuring out what’s next for seeks a candidate with sufficient and take it to the next level?”

Long leaves behind a powerful legacy the center. administrative and supervisory experience from her role as director. During her eight as well as someone understanding of how — Damon Seils young people develop in terms of identity. years at Duke, Long spearheaded the effort to change the name of the LGBT Center “We want someone who has familiarity to the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and assisted the with the world of LGBTQ experience… familiarity with the center’s move to its current location near the entrance of Bryan academic world around LGBTQ issues, somebody who could Center. find new and creative ways to bring even more diversity into the Three dozen applications have already been received for the position and candidates range from all levels of experience See CSGD on Page 3

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Durham skyline to get new tower Lincoln Richards The Chronicle An upcoming downtown development project will represent a fusion between historic and modern.

The City Center project will be anchored by a 26-story, 300foot skyscraper at the corner of Corcoran and Main streets— but the $70 million endeavor also includes the renovation of surrounding storefronts that are decades old. The project additionally marks a continuation of Duke’s involvement in downtown development, with the University claiming 55,000 square feet of office space within the tower.

“It’s a multi-use building that will reclaim historic storefronts on Parrish and Main,” said Geoff Durham, president and CEO of Downtown Durham, Inc., a group that supports downtown revitalization projects. “A retail wrap that goes around the base will help out tremendously with the walkability and connectivity of town.”

Ground is set to break on the skyscraper later this year. The building will include 25,000 square feet of new retail spaces on street level, with the four levels above the ground floor containing 110,000 square feet of office space. The remaining 21 floors will consist of 130 residential units.

Scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016, the modern tower will serve as a complement to the extensive re-use efforts the city has made in the last decade, Geoff Durham said.

Throughout the early 2000s, Durham focused heavily on repurposing its historic structures, particularly old tobacco warehouses, Geoff Durham said. The most prevalent of these restorations is the American Tobacco Campus—the largest adaptive re-use project in the Southeast—which will commemorate its 10th anniversary with a series of celebrations this weekend.

Construction such as the skyscraper represents a new form of expansion for Durham—building its future, rather than renovating its past.

Duke has already secured half of the available office space in the new building, another step in the University’s expansion into downtown.

In 2005, Duke had 70,000 square feet of downtown office space. Now it has close to 1,000,000, Scott Selig, associate vice president of capital assets and real estate, previously told The Chronicle.

Durham City Council member Eugene Brown applauded Duke on its continued involvement in Durham.

“We’ve seen a much closer relationship between Duke and Durham. I think President [Richard] Brodhead and [Executive Vice President] Tallman Trask have been instrumental in that,” Brown said, noting that Duke’s involvement alone was enough to get certain projects off the ground. “When Duke stepped up to the plate on American Tobacco and said that they would rent a certain amount of space, it meant the developer could go to the bank.”

The office space provided by the new tower is significant, Geoff Durham said, noting that downtown office space is becoming increasingly limited as the city continues to develop.

“Office space is an inventory we need to add to,” he said.

“Over 93 percent of downtown office space is filled. [The city] needs to be able to provide for its workforce and expanding businesses.”

The high-rise is being developed by national firm AustinLawrence Partners, founded and led by Greg Hills, Trinity ‘76.

“More people working and perhaps living in downtown Durham is a real plus, because where we prefer to develop is where we already have infrastructure in place,” Brown noted.

“In the last decade, the premise was the city of Durham cannot end up being the hole in the donut—a lagging center core surrounded by fairly affluent surrounding neighborhoods, and we needed to do what we could to save the core city of downtown.”

The new residences will include 101 apartments, 31 condominiums and a penthouse. The price for a two-bedroom apartment is approximately $3,200, while the price for a singleroom apartment is nearly half that. The condos are projected to begin around $300,000, and the penthouse will top out at over $1.5 million.

The prices place the residences squarely in the upper range of Durham real estate, but a city undergoing as much development as Durham is bound to include projects in a variety of markets, Geoff Durham said—some higher-end and others will that tap into lower-cost markets.

“Affordability across the board for office or retail or residential is always a critical concern to make sure you have the right balance,” Geoff Durham added.

Amid the repurposed tobacco warehouses and other historic buildings that many associate with Durham, the new City Center will provide downtown with growth, development and investment, Brown said.

“We are very excited about the development in downtown Durham,” Brown said. [The tower] will alter the skyline in a positive way.”

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win is still the end goal.

“I’m hoping that the legacy of this campaign will be that I serve at least six years in the US Senate,” he said.

Haugh was not invited to participate in Wednesday night’s debate between Hagan and Tillis. Before the debate began, he posted a message on his official Facebook campaign page indicating his dissatisfaction.

“Seriously, if my Democratic and Republican opponents are afraid to face little ol’ me, how can they stand up to our enemies?” he wrote.

Though Haugh’s portion of the vote is small, it is still enough to influence the race—especially with the margin between Hagan and Tillis as narrow as it is. But in response to the notion that he could be the spoiler who propels incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan to victory over Republican Thom Tillis—a possibility discussed by several pundits recently—Haugh rejected the idea of a “spoiler” system.

“The whole spoiler notion is backwards because the Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians don’t own anyone’s votes. The individual voter owns their votes and decides who will own each vote,” Haugh said. “One particular dynamic of the race that I’ve been talking about more and more openly is that my Republican opponent is unelectable. This guy has such high negatives that he can’t win.”

Haugh’s platform is built on principles of limited government and personal freedom, he noted.

“People should be able to live their lives as they see fit, as long as they’re not harming anybody else,” Haugh said.

His positions on several issues reflect this desire for freedom from government constraint. When asked for his view on the legalization of marijuana, Haugh called for full legalization of drugs, citing signs that the legalization in Colorado has decreased violence. He added that he believes the government should release all non-violent federal prisoners and expunge their records.

An additional hot-button issue that Haugh has addressed in his campaign is that of same-sex marriage. “[Marriage is] the last thing government should be regulating, and I think people should be free to form their relationships however they like, as long as everything’s between consenting adults,” Haugh said. “Not just gay marriage. To me, it’s just marriage. It’s not up to me to decide who’s going to get married, it’s up to them.”

Haugh has also expressed a strong anti-war stance, in addition to speaking out against police militarization. He noted that he hopes his campaign can inspire voters, particularly young people and students.

“Be involved in the political process,” he described as his message to students. “Not only does your voice matter, but we have to have it. The system is totally dependent on citizen involvement.

Philip Catterall | The Chronicle Here in America, the citizens are supposed to own government, Downtown construction will result in a 26-story, 300-foot sky- not the other way around. The government is supposed to work scraper at the corner of Corcoran and Main streets. for us.”

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needed to be taken against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which released a video yesterday of beheading an American continued from page 1 journalist, Steven Sotloff, the second such incident to happen in a month. of the Tillis campaign’s attack ads over “I want to see the president’s plans, and the past few months— I’m ready to take action,” remained a topic of Hagan said, noting that he normal situation contention in the debate.

Obama should have would be that the Tillis criticized Hagan of armed moderate Syrian breaking her promise that challenger has a bigger stake rebels earlier.

North Carolina residents in debates.... That’s probably On immigration, would be able to keep both candidates agreed their healthcare plans, true here. that Obama should not and Hagan accused Tillis act without Congress — David Rohde on allowing illegal of refusing to expand Medicaid for 500,000 residents. immigrants to remain in the country. Hagan Hagan also said she is trying to fix issues voiced support for the 2013 Gang of Eight within the ACA and attributed the healthcare Immigration Bill, adding that it was “not policy cancellations in part to dishonesty by amnesty.” insurance companies.

Tillis denounced Obama’s unilateral When asked about the Hobby Lobby approach to immigration, saying that the decision that corporations cannot be required president had turned the three branches of to provide contraception in their health care government into “the executive branch, his plans, Tillis said he supported contraception pen and his phone.” but added that private businesses had the Hagan slammed Tillis’ voting record in right of religious freedom not to provide the state legislature—equally unpopular them to employees.

“I actually agree with the American Medical Association that we should make contraception more widely available,” Tillis continued from page 1 said.

Hagan said Tillis had “consistently made it difficult” for women to access birth control center in terms of who the center is serving,” and accused him of being out of touch with Seils said. female voters.

Seils said the center is a much more visible, When pressed to answer whether he effective organization than it was when Long thought a $7.25 per hour minimum wage was first took on her role as director in 2006. It enough for North Carolina, Tillis responded has majorly changed in terms of size, stature, by saying that with Hagan’s policies, costs visibility, number of programs and the amount would increase to the point that no minimum of students accessing the center, he said. wage would be sufficient for workers to live on.

Kort added that simply succeeding Long will “What leader would settle for an economy present a challenge in itself. based on minimum wage?” he said.

“The expectations have been set very high Both Hagan and Tillis agreed that action for a director,” Kort said. “It has become an

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with a disapproval rating of 54 percent. Tillis denounced Hagan for voting closely with President Obama—whose approval rating in North Carolina currently hovers at 41 percent.

Tillis accused Hagan repeatedly of being a rubber stamp for the president and accused her of not fulfilling the promises she had made in the 2008 election, calling her “Kay 1.0, Kay 2.0.”

Hagan responded by pointing to Tillis’ support of tax breaks and budget cuts in education during his tenure as Speaker of the N.C. House since 2011.

Stakes of the debate Hagan campaign spokesman Chris Hayden dismissed the possibility that the president’s unpopularity would affect the race—but added that Hagan had fought him on several occasions.

“The president isn’t on the ballot,” Hayden said.

But Raffi Williams, deputy press secretary for the Republican National Committee, noted that national issues tend to come more into play in Senate races.

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The race ranks among the most costly in the nation, reporting more outside spending than any other U.S. Senate race currently in progress. Last month, the Charlotte Observer reported that outside advocacy groups had poured in approximately $26 million into television ads for the race, and more recently, the Center for Responsive Politics reported that both campaigns combined have spent around $29 million.

The debates have the potential to push both candidates forward in the race, said David Rohde, Ernestine Friedl professor of political science.

“The normal situation would be that the challenger has a bigger stake in debates, because the challenger would be less well known and of a lesser stature than the incumbent,” Rohde said. “That’s probably true here.”

On the other hand, the debate also gives Senator Hagan the change to defend herself against the attacks, he added.

The debate was moderated by CBS News morning show anchor Norah O’Donnell.

The second debate is set for Oct. 7, with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos as moderator.

institutional priority for the LGBTQ community to reinvigorate the academic climate that surrounds LGBTQ studies.”

Kort added that many of Long’s esteemed qualities stem not only from her ability to inspire students in the context of student affairs, but as a role model and mentor for students in the academic realm. He added that one of her classes, titled “Clinical issues for LGBT,” provided him an academic perspective on identities and inspired him to put more emphasis on LGBTQ issues in his own academic work.

“I think an important piece of Janie’s legacy has been her commitment to all pieces of the sexual and gender diversity puzzle, not just Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle those that fit neatly into boxes like LGBT and The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity is in Q,” Kort said. the process of searching for a new director.

DACA Marathon Call for Volunteers What is DACA Marathon?

Co-hosted by the Duke Students for Humane Borders and the D.E.A.R. Foundation, the project helps undocumented youth in Durham who are eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to apply for or renew their DACA licenses.

What are volunteers supposed to do?

The volunteers need to do 3 things: Attend one of two four-hour training sessions.

Time: Saturday Sept. 13th, either 9am-1pm or 2pm-6pm Place: Center for Multicultural Affairs, BC lower level Participate in one or more two-hour sessions to process the application documents for DACA applicants.

Time: Evenings, Sept. 15th - Sept. 24th Place: Rubenstein Hall 142 Cover a four-hour shift in the final ceremony at which applicants finalize their application packages.

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George Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jette,” 1884, is one of the most well-known examples of pointillism, a painting technique born in the 1880s involving the application of dots of pure color to create an overall image. Devotees of the principles of color theory—a guide to color mixing that places emphasis on the purity or ideality of colors, as well as the juxtaposition of complementary colors, as defined by the color wheel—pointillists dot their canvases with blue and orange straight from the tube to create a radiant lake; with purple and yellow to create a sunflower and its shadow, or with red and green to create the leaves of a tree.

Our eyes perceive color through the activation of light-sensitive cone cells in the retina, which relay information to the brain regarding the colors we see. We have over six million cones, yet this wealth of cones can be divided into merely three types: those that absorb red, green, and blue, respectively.

To say an apple is red is to say that it reflects red light, while absorbing other colors. The red light it reflects stimulates our red cones, and we see an apple as being red. But if we challenge the apple to a staring contest, we stimulate our red cones for an extended period of time, fatiguing them. This complex physiology manifests itself beautifully in “Hello, Red Fox,” a children’s book by Eric

Carle that I joyously preoccupied myself with for months after receiving it.

Upon fatiguing our red cones by staring at a red apple, we can observe a fascinating phenomenon by turning to look at a white wall. On the white wall, we will see the same apple from before, except this time it will be green. All colors in the “after” image are complementary, or opposite to, the all respective colors in the original image. These after images have long been explored in the mind-boggling designs of optical illusionists, who have created illusions ranging from inverted rainbows to an image of Jesus.

However, in pointillism, the extremely close juxtaposition of dots of complementary colors causes our eyes to move from one color to its next-door neighbor in continuous minuscule vibrations. This constant vibrational motion makes it nearly impossible for the eye to become fatigued toward a particular color, as it constantly switches between a color and its complement to the order of a fraction of a millisecond or so. This game that we play when we look at “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jette” eliminates our ability to focus on one particular color at a time, effectively preventing the development of familiarity and monotony even as we continue to look at the piece.

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familiarity is radical.

In the development of language abilities, infants show preference for the words that are most familiar to them—a preference that starts in the womb with the mother’s voice and her daily conversation. In the development of archetypes within cultures, familiarity further plays a role in determining whether we tend to associate “avocado” or “peach” with the archetypal group “fruit.” Unconsciously, we tend to migrate towards that which is familiar.

Yet pointillism hinders the development of familiarity, forcing us to continuously remake old associations and create new ones among all the dots on the canvas. Looking at a pointillist piece, we become violators of our own natural tendencies.

Just as much as it lends its voice to the field of psychology, pointillism predicts common sociological and behavioral norms. By causing continuous micro-movements of our eyes from one point to another, pointillism makes it quite impossible for one dot, or one color to stand out from the ocean that is the rest. The focus is not on the individuality of the tiny dots of color, but rather on the image or objects that the dots comprise.

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to jump into right away. ‘Americanah’ achieved this goal very well as it brought many issues that are happening in our everyday lives,” said junior Mansoor Safi, who served as a Head FAC this year.

The novel is unabashedly explanatory in tone and chock full of aphoristic observations of absurd social behaviors examined from the detached perspective of the outsider. Although highly individualistic in nature, “Americanah” is global in scope. “This is how the world works,” Ifemelu (in many ways Adichie’s literary avatar) seems to be saying, although the linguistic and cultural subtleties of such a third culture existence may often elude the casual observer. Partly because of its expansive range of themes, “Americanah” was chosen as the summer reading book for the Class of 2018.

“Having spent a good portion of my childhood in Nigeria and then immigrating into the U.S, the book resonated with me because trying to understand my identity in a new culture was definitely something that I experienced,” said sophomore Okechi Boms, a FAC who led freshmen in group discussions about the book.

Although Boms tells a personal story, his experiences nevertheless resonate with people everywhere and anywhere.

“I do think that ‘Americanah’ transcends the experiences of just Nigerians or Africans,” Boms added. “It relates to anyone who has had to deal with major changes in his or her life.”

Emily Feng The Chronicle Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is coming to Duke this Friday, September 5, to deliver a book talk and discussion about her second novel, “Americanah.”

Adichie is perhaps most well known for her TED talk, “We Should All Be Feminists” and her cameo appearance on Beyoncé’s track, “Flawless.” In “Flawless,” Chimamanda’s regal Nigerian accent rises coolly above Beyoncé’s impassioned cry to “bow down, b*****s,” asking, “Why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage/And we don’t teach boys the same?” She defines feminism in a simple, yet powerful way: “Feminist: the person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.” Since then, Adichie has become a rallying figure in the ongoing discourse on feminism and, particularly in light of her own writing, its intersection with race and ethnicity.

“Americanah” is written in the frank but lyrical confessional style that Adichie brings to her talks. A book about the intersection of race, identity and immigration, “Americanah” walks the thin line between being pedantic and confessional. We gain intimate access into the inner world of Ifemelu, the novel’s protagonist, whose personal experiences illuminate larger narratives of race perception, the use of language and cultural negotiation. “[The summer reading] is meant to intellectually stimulate them and give them a topic of conversation to be able

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Adichie will be speaking at Duke’s Baldwin Auditorium this Friday, Sep. 5 at 7 p.m.

John Oliver brings a welcomed British invasion Adam Schutzman The Chronicle This past Sunday was a struggle for viewers (myself included) as “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” went on a short hiatus. The new variety show on HBO has reached new, unexpected levels of hilarity while still informing viewers across the country.

So, why is John Oliver’s show such a hit? Well, it seems to have an ingenious formula. It all starts with the man himself. John Oliver, former Daily Show alum and citizen of both the US and UK, has expert wit and quirky character voices. He simply knows how to work an audience. Secondly, the shows analogies

are unbeatable. When describing how it’s too hot to have the World Cup in Qatar, he comments “it’s like having the Superbowl in a lake.” Similarly, when someone described how FIFA and bribery go together like PB&J, he immediately responded with, “but they shouldn’t … [they] should go together like peanut butter and a child with a deadly nut allergy.” Best of all, he’s got the freedom of HBO. He knows when it’s time to call someone out on their nonsense, and that just makes us love him more.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of John Oliver is his mid-show rant. Each rant attacks a global situation that may not always be addressed in news, but should be. For example, he goes on about

how General Motors releases cars that are potentially life threatening. “Here’s a sign your corporation is in trouble” he exclaims, “when the statement ‘Our product only killed thirteen people’ is your defense.” He has no fear going after FIFA, Payday loans, immigration, the prison-industrial complex and even the ridiculously boring concept of Net Neutrality.

But here’s the thing. He actually makes a difference rather than simply complaining. He told Internet trolls worldwide to comment on the FCC’s website page for net neutrality in order to stop a bill from passing. The next day, the website crashed. Even FCC chairman Tom Wheeler went out of his way to say “I’m not a dingo” just because

John Oliver called him one on the show.

Thailand’s military junta released a document saying how they found John Oliver’s comedic efforts to be a “threat to the Monarchy” after he insulted the “happiness campaign” led by General Prayuth Chan-ocha. The point is that the world is taking note of John Oliver’s ramblings. His show transcends mere political satire and actually serves as a call to action.

Look. I love “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report,” but when I say “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is a must-see, I mean it. Maybe all America truly needs is a Brit.

John Oliver returns to HBO on Sep. 7 at 10 p.m.

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The Chronicle chats with White Lung’s Mish Way Josh Polkov The Chronicle

White Lung is a great punk rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In advance of their performance at this weekend’s Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, Josh Polikov called up frontwoman Mish Way for a talk about the festival, gender studies, blues, and more!

TC: So White Lung has played a lot of festivals in the past couple of months, how’s that been?

MW: It’s great, I like playing festivals, I have no problem with it. It’s great! Especially when they’re not, you know, acting like actual festivals.

someone faster. That’s something that I really try to do because those are the writers and the musicians that always touched and always make me feel inspired and excited. So that’s how I learned to write… I especially listened to a lot of old blues and jazz growing up because of my grandparents and my parents.

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MW: Yeah, of course.

TC: Are there any particular bands at Hopscotch this year that you’re looking forward to seeing?

MW: Oh yeah, I would like to see High on Fire but I think they play at the same time as us, so… But that’s okay, I just watched them play in LA, I did [merchandise] for them that night. But yeah, we’ll see. Usually unless you’re there for a couple days you don’t really get to see anything else which is always a bummer.

TC: So I read yesterday that you studied Gender Studies in college.

MW: Yep. TC: So for people at Duke who might be considering a similar course of study, would you have anything to say to them—words of advice, anything like that?

MW: Yeah. Well, I got into University through their Creative Writing program. I did that for a year, and then I just took a feminist philosophy course as an elective and it completely changed my way of thinking. Because you know in high school I had one friend who was kind of like the punk feminist friend, and we felt like we were sort of the only two. And, I always had the notions and the ideas in my head but never the concrete theories and academics to back up all the things that I recognized, like sexism.

And so to get that out of school was really exciting to me and I switched over and decided I wanted to complete my degree doing that, because it just made me excited, and made me inspired, and made me feel a little more sane about the world around me. And at that time too I was in my early twenties and I was really angry.

TC: [laughs] MW: I just think its something that’s, you know, great for… It’s just a way to look at the world that’s really critical and can be really positive. And I don’t think it should be limited to just something that women are into. Like when I went in it was still called Women’s Studies which I feel kind of shoos men away. There’s Queer Studies too, I did a lot of that, but, you know, it kind of ends up boxing people. But I think it’s something for everyone. As Bell Hooks once said, “feminism is for everybody.”

TC: Do you think that those studies translated into your music?

MW: Of course, because it was just my way of thinking.

You know that was just my brain. It was like a code that was in my brain, and when I started to look at the world through a feminist lens of course it affected my written work, and the way I would write songs. I’m thankful for it.

TC: So what were some of your other influences as far as your music and your written work?

MW: There are a lot. There are, you know, my rock n roll idols which I’ve been staring at since I was a teenager.

And certain writers I’ve looked at too.

TC: Who were those rock n roll idols?

MW: Diana Washington, Helene Smith, Van Morrison, Courtney Love, it goes on and on… anyone that has a really strong presence, but is going also to be vulnerable.

Because I think vulnerability is what makes you connect to

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Duke looks to extend road streak against Troy Brian Mazur Beat Writer It has been a while since Duke has lost a true road game.

On November 24, 2012, when the Blue Devils lost 24-42 to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, running back Shaun Wilson was Duke a junior in high school, vs.

Anthony Boone was the back-up quarterback Troy and redshirt senior wide receiver Issac Blakeney Saturday, 7 p.m.

Veterans Memorial was competing in his Stadium first season as a Blue Devil at tight end.

Setting out to win its sixth straight road game, Duke will look to jump out to a 2-0 overall record for just the second time since 1998 with a win against Troy at Veterans Memorial Stadium 7 p.m. this Saturday. After a comfortable 52-13 win in Durham last Saturday, the focus is still just as intense as it would be for any home game.

“Taking away the distractions,” Boone said. “Having to board a plane, being in a different city—that can often distract teams. But just staying focused, we do a good job within our meetings. honing in the focus... that this is a road trip, kind of a vacation, but more of a business trip. Whether you are at home or away, whether you are in front of a big crowd or a small crowd, you have to prepare to

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win every game.”

Although the game will be a home game for head coach David Cutcliffe and tight end David Reeves, who both hail from the Yellowhammer State, the first time Cutcliffe has taken a Blue Devil team back to his home state, it is the weather that may provide an unfriendly, but warm, welcome to the team.

With temperatures expected to be in the 90s along with scattered thunderstorms forecasted around the 7 p.m kickoff time, the conditions will be working against Duke, who has been practicing in slightly

milder weather this fall.

To combat the heat, Cutcliffe said all players underwent a hydration seminar from the team’s medical staff at the beginning of fall camp. But some warm weather throughout the Piedmont this week has also helped the Blue Devils prepare for the scorching heat.

“It may have appropriately been our hottest day of practice,” Cutcliffe said.

“When you are going to play in Troy, Alabama, you are going to a different climate than what we have in North Carolina. So that was good for our

squad. We tried to push through it.”

It doesn’t seem like the heat is going to slow down the Blue Devil offense, which was clicking Saturday night against Elon. Boone threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns, including two apiece to senior wide receivers Jamison Crowder and Blakeney. Crowder is currently No. 10 in ACC history in both career receptions and career 100-yard games.

On the ground, a handful of Duke backs, led by redshirt senior Josh Snead and quarterback Thomas Sirk combined for 275 yards and three touchdowns.

The strong performance last week starkly contrasts that of the Troy defense, which gave up 48 unanswered points and 490 yards of total offense, including 338 on the ground to UAB. After losing three starters up front this offseason, the Trojans (0-1) are trying to find some support on the line for junior defensive end Tyler Roberts who had 49 tackles and 5.5 sacks last season.

Although the Blue Devils are aware of the blowout loss Troy suffered this past week, it doesn’t mean that the Trojans aren’t being taken seriously.

“We can’t say just because UAB handled them easily, that we are going to do the same thing,” Boone said. “It is their first home game, so it is going to be a different mentality. They are probably a little salty about last year’s game too.”

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Blue Devils set to host Duke Nike Classic Ryan Neu Beat Writer The Blue Devils have finally found their stride offensively—and at the perfect time, too.

After traveling to Chapel Hill two weeks Arkansas ago to open its season vs. at the UNC Nike No. 22 Classic and failing to Duke score a goal, Duke Friday, 7:30 p.m. will host its own Nike Koskinen Stadium Classic at Koskinen Stadium this weekend.

No. 7 Penn Friday’s games start State with No. 14 North vs.

Carolina taking on No. 22 No. 7 Penn State at Duke 5 p.m., followed by Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

No. 22 Duke against Koskinen Stadium Arkansas at 7:30 p.m. The action will continue at Koskinen Stadium Sunday, with

the first matchup between North Carolina and Arkansas set for noon and kickoff for the Duke-Penn State match set for 2:30 p.m.

“This is a huge weekend,” head coach Robbie Church said. “We only have two more nonconference weekends, so you need to string some wins together because the ACC is so tough, and every win is so precious, but our nonconference [schedule] this year is almost like ACC games basically…. We’ve got a really loaded field again at the Duke Nike Classic, and it’s really become a tradition to have that.”

Duke (2-2) opened up the season with two tough losses to Ohio State and Stanford in the UNC Nike Classic. In those games, the Blue Devils were outscored a combined 3-0 by the Buckeyes and the Cardinal.

The team was able to recover quickly, as it pulled off a strong 2-0 victory against thenNo. 13 West Virginia on the road, followed by a decisive 3-1 win against UAB in its home opener last Sunday. Now with their attention focused back on playing top competition, the Blue Devils will have to continue the torrid

scoring streak they have been on.

Duke will play its opening match against an Arkansas team that has a very different style of play than the Blue Devil’s possession-oriented approach. The Razorbacks (3-0-1) feature a physical attack that focuses on set plays—such as long thrown-ins and corner kicks—which they use to their advantage.

On the other hand, Penn State (3-0-0) plays a very similar style to Duke, Church said. The Nittany Lions prefer to play with the ball on the ground, connecting series of passes and making runs based on tactical play. Facing off against two teams in three days that are so different can make preparation during the week difficult, but Church was not discouraged.

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“Penn State on the back end is more like us.

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Duke heads to Michigan for first road trip of the year Ali Wells Beat Writer

Opening the season with a tournament sweep at the Duke Invitational and a win against Campbell Tuesday, the Blue Devils will head north with hopes of taking down Big No. 19 Ten opponents this Duke weekend. vs.

No. 19 Duke will leave Cameron Michigan Indoor Stadium to Friday, 7 p.m. kick off a slate of Cliff Keen Stadium five road games with matches Friday at 7 p.m. at Michigan No. 19 and Saturday at Duke 5 p.m. at No. 14 vs.

Michigan State.

No. 14 Team chemistry Michigan will be a key focus for State Saturday, 5 p.m. the Blue Devils for Jenison Field House the next two weeks.

Communication and support on the court will help the squad play each point and prevent the other side of the net from going on a scoring run as they have already seen earlier this season.

“We are still working on… getting to know each other and what everybody needs out there,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “We are still learning those

Dayou Zhuo| Chronicle File Photo Junior Emily Sklar is coming off a career-high 22-kill performance against Campbell and will look to lead the Blue Devils against Michigan and Michigan State this weekend.

things about each other and I can definitely see that out there on the court. I’m learning about them as well.

It’s just going to take some time.”

Coming off a night of career-highs against the Fighting Camels earlier this week, outside hitters Emily Sklar and Jeme Obeime and libero Sasha Karelov will look to provide strong leadership on the court and help the team rally back

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To prevent their opponents’ good plays from shifting the game’s momentum this weekend, Karelov must continue to hold the back line together.

The sophomore—who amassed 35 digs in four sets Tuesday—is making strides toward filling the shoes of ACC all-time digs leader Ali McCurdy and establishing herself as a key presence for Duke (4-0).

Obeime also collected a career-high 22 digs against Campbell and sealed the match for the Blue Devils with her eighth kill.

In the same match, Sklar recorded 22 kills and showed her willingness to takes risks with her shots. Going after points off less-than-ideal sets could help Duke turn the game’s momentum in its favor and build the team’s confidence this weekend.

In the season’s first away game in Ann Arbor, Mich., the Blue Devils will take on Michigan (2-1) and its star libero Tiffany Morales. The Wolverines sit just outside the top 25 in the most recent AVCA coaches poll, receiving five votes.

Ready to shut down Duke’s offense, Morales will enter the match Friday coming off a 21-dig performance against Arkansas. Although the Wolverines fell to the Razorbacks 3-2, Morales was still named the Arkansas Invitational Most Outstanding Libero.

Leading Michigan on offense will be setter Lexi Dannemiller—an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America honorable mention last season—and middle blocker Abby Cole, who has notched 46 kills in three games.

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obody should be surprised by the Ice Bucket Challenge.

Duke students buy random food and apparel for philanthropy events all the time, sometimes without knowing which organization they are supporting. Even more often they buy these things without knowing how much these organizations spend, how much income they generate already and what they spend that income on.

Yet these small-scale, unresearched donations don’t seem to spark that much criticism. It’s taken the ubiquity of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to generate article after article asserting that for challenge participants, the cause has become a means of generating Facebook likes, that the stunt shadows the real purpose. For the most part our generation is

not that effective, then by all means criticism is in order.

But the ALS Association is continually highly rated by independent sources like Charity Navigator, and a large majority of their expenditures—79 percent—are in public and professional education, research and patient and community services. The conversation needs to be shifted.

Furthermore, the idea of a ‘bucket challenge’ has spun-off to promote other powerful causes as well. Manju Latha Kalanidhi started a ‘rice bucket challenge’ in India by posting a picture of herself handing a bag of rice to a neighbor in Hyderabad. In two days, an estimated 8,500 pounds of rice were donated, snapped and shared and Kalanidhi received two international awards for ‘doing something small, yet significant, to make a

Lydia Thurman DOUBLY A LIE inclined to donate when there is social pressure to do so, without doing research into where that donation might be best received. And now the Ice Bucket Challenge, with its millions of unique videos, has proved that in a very quantifiable, visual way.

Still, I would like to offer a defense of the Ice Bucket Challenge. This is not a defense of people who donate or participate without understanding. It certainly isn’t a defense of charity insomuch as it fuels egotism. It is a defense of the challenge itself.

When you consider any charity, not everyone who donates has the same intentions. Not everyone is as motivated to stamp out ALS as those who have lost loved ones or themselves suffer from the disease. Not everyone has devoted their working life to the cause the way ALS researchers have. Most people probably put more thought into how they look on camera than what a cure to ALS might actually mean.

But charity is fundamentally about outcomes, not intentions. To consider it a single action, the donation, is to cheapen the true effect stemming from what that money enables. Focusing on the donor reflects the same egotism that critics isolate as a major issue with the challenge. In reality, a fundraising campaign is about the recipient. If the organization benefiting from the bucket challenge was a bit questionable or

difference in the world,.’

By virtue of existing in cyberspace, by virtue of being posted and posed, a cause does not lose its value.

Hunger is a fairly significant problem in India and if social media and the current obsession with sharing self-sacrifice can diminish that, I refuse to believe that’s a bad thing.

It’s incredibly tempting to write off the Ice Bucket Challenge, and it’s easy to focus on the superficiality of Facebook shares and likes. But at the end of the day, the ALS Association has received $100 million in donations in the past month. It shouldn’t matter if you think an Internet fad is a stupid reason to donate—it shouldn’t matter if you roll your eyes every time you see another video.

People should chafe at the idea of superficiality fueling a major charitable campaign. But we’re lucky that today, social media and hashtag activism are serving to fund real research and intelligent, motivated people. There might be a problem with the way in which donors view charity, but I challenge anybody to take real issue with the ALS Association’s capitalization on the fad.

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: “How are you?”’

B: “I’m good. Just stressed. I have a midterm on Thursday.”

A: “Oh, you have a midterm? I have two midterms this week.”

B: “Two midterms? I have three papers.”

A: “Three papers? I have four job interviews.”

Sound familiar? In his 2014 TEDXDuke talk, Trinity junior Kari Barclay provided this script to a certain conversation we hear over and over again on Duke’s campus, whether it be riding the bus or walking to class. It’s humorous, but it also embodies those two words that have been said so many times they’ve become trite--“effortless perfection”-the notion that one must have the perfect grades, perfect body and perfect social life, all without making a visible effort. As a result, we are so busy

give them your heart, but to give them that power anyway. College has taught me that this is not only the better way, it is the only way. Many of us come to Duke without ever having felt the need to ask for help. So when we face challenges that require us to do exactly that, our sense of identity feels threatened. But that’s kind of the point.

The dominant narrative can make it feel as though our time here is about two things: studying and partying. Yes, both of these things are fun and take up a large portion of our time, but if that’s all you can say you’ve done at the end of four years, I’d argue you didn’t get your money’s worth. Almost every graduation speech I’ve heard to date has made the same assertion: “DARE TO FAIL.” “It’s not how many times you fall, it’s how many times you get back up.” “Fail young, because

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s a habitual procrastinator, I’ve had my fair share of late nights, cram sessions and break-downs in Perkins. However, the haggard look I carried around the latter half of my sophomore year didn’t always characterize me. As Yoda says, there is no try. There is only do, or do not. And I did!

Well, at least I used to.

A significant portion of us came to Duke never having had to work hard a day in our life. Or at least we never worked hard only to then fail. We were always good at sports, or excelled in piano or were the math wizard for a three-month streak in third grade.

We showed up to class, did our work, got A’s and then went to our various extracurriculars of which we were the president--or secretary if we wanted to take it easy. Everyone told us we were

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trying to prove to the world--or maybe just to each other—that we have it all figured out, that we don’t have the time or the willpower to open up to others when things get a little rough. We don’t know how to be vulnerable.

The issue with this opening script is that it defines the dominant narrative on campus, which creates an all too narrow characterization of Duke students as 1) always busy doing impressive things and being “successful” and 2) always being completely in control of their lives and everything going on within them. So what happens when we aren’t always okay or things don’t always go as planned? Because, here’s the thing, a lot can happen in four years— as a super senior returning for one last victory lap semester, I can promise you that if your college career looks anything like mine has, you will have experienced your highest highs and lowest lows by the time you walk across that stage in cap and gown. And I can guarantee you that every person who walks up to receive their diploma has a story to tell.

So why are we so afraid of sharing our failures and learning from them? Why are we so intent on hiding our scraped knees and wounded pride? I’d argue it’s because the dominant narrative is far too convincing, to the point that when we inevitably do struggle, we feel ashamed because we are so certain we are the only ones, that we are utterly alone.

In high school, I always wanted to be the friend who others would come to for help, but never asked for anything in return. I never realized that this one-way flow of vulnerability was a total cop out. It impeded my ability to form closer relationships because what makes a bond truly special is the mutual trust that goes along with knowing you have both given each other a piece of yourselves. It takes courage to know that people can’t hurt you if you don’t

when you fail young you fail cheap.” But I would go so far as to say-- there is no such thing as failure, there is only learning.

Struggling is what makes you more than just your default self. Taking chances can get messy, but it’s the only way to own your identity and figure out exactly why you are the way you are and do the things you do. Sometimes you have to walk into a mistake, even if you know it’s not going to end well, because you can’t live life protecting yourself. Sometimes you just need to know what the wrong choice feels like, you just need to live something out to the end because that was the route it was meant to take. Don’t go too crazy, but allow yourself to feel things and even to get hurt. Hurt is nothing more than the measure of how much something meant to you and mourning is only a representation of how well we attached ourselves to the life we are living. Our emotions remind us we are alive, and as we experience the higher highs and lower lows, our perspective, our understanding of what life can be, is expanded.

My hope for this column is that it will be a place where the dominant narrative can be deconstructed. A place where what it means to be a “Duke student” can be fleshed out more fully to include the good and the bad, the pretty and the ugly. I hope to send the message that you are not just “Duke” when you ace a test or when you paint yourself up as a Cameron Crazy. You are still “Duke” when you need to go to CAPS or you cannot find a job before graduation. You are never alone. And because of this, I think we need to strive to show enough of our own vulnerabilities that others don’t feel such a need to hide theirs.

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stars and so we believed them. And with that we stopped trying to put in actual effort because who needs to try when you, in the words of Beyoncé, “woke up like this—flawless.”

But last year something happened--my usual routine of simply showing up and acing the test wasn’t working for me.

Cramming has always been my default, but when I started falling behind in my classes, relationships and even basketball attendance, I had to question my previous methods. Why wasn’t I operating at a minimum enough level to succeed anymore—to be happy?

I recently read an article that questioned the traditional practice of praising your kid by telling her she’s a rockstar for just waking up. Although, let’s be honest, sometimes that is something to be proud of. For 18 years someone told me I was special and smart and worthy, but when I didn’t wake up a rock star and who I thought I was didn’t cut it, the praise I was given as a child started to seem a lot less valid. I found myself sitting in my math class envying the girl who texted during class and dozed off during lecture but still managed to have it all together. The mentality that attaining success was effortless came back to bite me and I found myself giving up before I even tried for fear of failing. I stopped doing the things that made me happy. I stopped pushing myself to work harder because the identity that others had built up for me was not invincible anymore. She was scared.

So I made a decision, and it started with a suitcase. Now, as most serial procrastinators know, packing is the ultimate test in how long you can delay something. Two times this summer, on my way to Detroit and back, I packed less than 12 hours before my flight. Both times I succeeded, but by the time it came to go back to school, I was over it. I was going to pack for school on time.

When I left that Sunday for Duke, I wasn’t scrambling, I didn’t forget my charger or contacts. I was ready. And I felt good about myself. I made a commitment, albeit trivial in the larger scheme, but it still felt good to follow through for once. I made up my mind that junior year would follow the same trajectory. I wasn’t going to wait until the last minute because it was easy. I was going to try--and fail--because I was worth the effort.

The girl who left Duke this past May is someone I’m sure a lot of people can identify with. When it came to facing head-on all that life demanded of her, she retreated at the first signs of distress. Taking charge of your life is not something they teach you in AP English. It’s scary owning up to all your excuses and those insecurities you’ve been trying to forget about. However, doing as little as possible in order to bypass confronting those demons is not the life you want to live. When you are surrounded by some of the most brilliant people in the world, being complacent is something you can’t—and shouldn’t— consent to anymore.

Maybe you’re different, though. You couldn’t dream of studying more than an hour for a test or you see your friends whenever and everyone loves you, including yourself. But that’s not how it works for me. I realize growing up and tackling the monsters in my closet is not the easy life I had before coming here, but it’s something I’m going to persevere through.

Learning here and failing is an opportunity I am lucky to have and I take both my future and, more importantly, what I think of myself now, very seriously.

I hope you do, too.

Brianna Whitfield is a Trinity junior. This is her first column of the semester. Follow her on Twitter at @bwhit923.

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after breaking his collarbone in week Spartans since 1997, when Michigan two against Memphis, Boone is looking State ran away with a 14-point lead in the fourth set to tie the match then defeat for his first career win against Troy this weekend, a. Without Boone, the Duke 3-2 at home.

Sweeping their first three opponents Trojans trailed through most of the game until knotting the score at 28 in in the Alabama-Birmingham/Samford the third quarter. But the Blue Devils Tournament and dropping Samford 3-1 to claim the title, Michigan State responded with a four-yard touchdown run from Brandon Connette which received standout performances from team leaders libero Kori Moster and allowed Duke to pull away and squeak out a victory.

Allyssah Fitterer.

But a much improved Blue Devil Moster, the two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Alldefense is looking for revenge after Troy Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle America selection, leads the squad with put on an offensive clinic at Wallace Wade Stadium last year and racked up Senior Kelly Cobb found the back of the net for the first time this season against UAB last week an average of 3.92 digs per set, with a 514 yards on the day. Running backs and will look to keep attacking the defense this weekend at the Duke Nike Classic. total of 51 digs in four games.

Brandon Burke and Jordan Chunn, Closing out the win against the going right at people and trying to break Bulldogs, Fitterer was named tournament who accounted for the bulk of the them down.” rushing yards, return to lead a potent MVP. The middle blocker recorded 16 Senior forward Kelly Cobb will look to kills and three blocks, hitting .462 on the Trojan rushing attack that could open continued from page 8 add a spark of her own for Duke after her night. Fitterer will look to lead Michigan the field for true freshmen quarterback opening goal against UAB less than seven State’s offensive attack again Saturday.

Brandon Silvers. minutes into the match. Cobb had yet to The concern for Duke is the mid- be really difficult.”

The crowded stadiums of both Sophomore Toni Payne—reigning find the back of the net. After struggling opponents will be an added challenge for section of the defense, which has been softened by the injury to Kelby Brown. ACC Player of the Week—has been with injuries to her ankle and knee the the Blue Devils. The Spartan’s Jenison Although David Helton is acclimating to on fire of late and will continue to be opast two years, Cobb may be regaining Field House holds more than 5,000 at the mike linebacker position, Cutcliffe a key component in Duke’s offense the form that led her to 11 goals in her maximum capacity, and the team ranks and his staff are still searching for this weekend. The midfielder from freshman campaign.

11th in the nation for fan attendance.

“Kelly’s done everything right,” Church With a capacity of 1,800, Michigan’s Cliff another linebacker to step up and start Birmingham, Al., registered two goals aside Helton. But both redshirt junior and an assist in her last two games and said. “She runs hard, she’s training hard, Keen Arena allows spectators to be nearly on C.J. France and redshirt freshmen was a huge spark for the Blue Devil she’s passing the ball better, she’s done the court with the players, an arrangement Chris Holmes missed practice time this offense in both contests. everything except scoring goals so for the fans use to their advantage.

“Toni’s a very talented player,” Church her to get the first one was big.” offseason due to injuries, which has “I compare [the fans] to the Cameron said. “What we need her to continue to do As Church admitted, this team is Crazies,” Sklar said. “They had looked up had an impact on their play.

“We have had so much missed is build on last week, which was probably still getting better and improving with our bios and knew all of our stuff. We will practice time. That is a position that is the best I’ve ever seen her in a Duke every practice and every game that it have to be really focused when we play going to have to grow and expand as uniform…. She can beat anybody out plays. By the end of this weekend, the against them because it’s a tough crowd.” we go through,” Cutcliffe said. “Zavier there on the dribble and in a one-v-one. squad may well be on its way toward its Duke last travelled to Michigan in Carmichael did some nice things and Early in the year she was a taking a few ultimate goal of winning a national title. 2012, when the Blue Devils failed to The NewtoYork Times Syndication Corporation have go through two toughSales there may be others that have to show too many touches and going backwards But it will upset the then-No. 22 Wolverines in the 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 and sideways, and this week she started competitors first. fifth set. up there.” sudoku_431B

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