November 10, 2014

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Emma Loewe | The Chronicle Members of the Duke community celebrated the 25th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Berlin with a reenactment of the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall in front of the Duke Chapel, beginning with its construction Nov. 2 and its destruction Sunday afternoon.

The Hudson Center, a new home for the Duke Eye Center, is expected to finish construction by July 2015.

The new facility, which started construction in 2012, is being built in the parking lot next to the current Wadsworth Eye Center. It will replace the current clinic building that was built in 1970. The Duke ophthalmology department is ranked among the top 10 departments in the country, and the clinic gets referrals form across the country.

The number of patients seen by doctors at the center has grown rapidly over the past few decades.

“We are excited about this new space which will enable us to expand our clinical care, education program, and eye research,” Chair of Ophthalmology Dr. Edward Buckley said.

The new four-story building is planned to be more than 116,000 square-feet and will have upgraded equipment. It will also feature the signature Duke Stone that lines the exteriors of many campus buildings. The center is currently on track to be completed slightly ahead of schedule and under budget, Buckely said.

Durham-based LC Industries, the largest employer of visually impaired people in the United States, has contribSee Eye on Page 4

Student-run Over Easy brings ‘My passions were what drove breakfast directly to campus me’: Senior on chess success “We wanted to control the product from kitchen to consumer—develop more of a brand,” says founder Sydney Sarachek The Chronicle A new gourmet breakfast delivery service has arrived on campus—the latest of a number of additions to Duke’s food scene.

With renovations causing a number of campus favorites to close, students are increasingly turning to food trucks and merchants on points vendors. Over Easy—a new student-run startup that launched

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“Over Easy combines the luxury of room service with the convenience of a wake up call,” Richter said. “With just three clicks, we are waking you up with a great breakfast.”

Students can place their breakfast orders at overeasyapp.com before going to bed at night. They select a 20-minute window for the delivery—ranging from 7:30 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.

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Senior Kassa Korley is one of the top chess players in the country— and wants to get even better Claire Ballentine The Chronicle Playing chess comes so naturally to senior Kassa Korley that he cannot even remember how he first learned the game.

“That’s actually a mystery,” he said, “I must have learned somewhere but no one really knows.”

Korley has loved the game since he was a child and has experienced success

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in tournaments around the world. The US Chess Federation currently rates him as among the top 70 active players in the country—or in the top 0.2 percent.

Growing up in New York City, Korley balanced his love for chess with his schoolwork and other activities, always seeking opportunities to play the game. He recounts his experiences as a kid playing chess with Sonny Gibbs—a flower salesman in Harlem who would teach chess to passersby who has become something of neighborhood legend and has been profiled by the New York Times.

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LGBTQ-inclusive question well-received by peer institutions Senior Daniel Kort presented Duke’s new admissions question at the IvyQ conference this weekend Senior Daniel Kort, president of Blue Devils United, headed to Dartmouth this weekend to attend IvyQ—a conference where Ivy League LGBTQ and Ally students discussed building diverse, aware communities. Kort presented to conference members Duke’s new LGBTQ-inclusive question, which made the University one of the first to explicitly mention sexual orientation and gender identity on its application. The Chronicle’s Rachel Chason sat down with Kort to discuss his time at the conference, where he was one of several students from non-Ivy institutions of the 300 total attendees.

Alex Deckey | Chronicle File Photo Daniel Kort, president of Blue Devils United, says that the 30 student leaders he presented to at IvyQ unanimously supported the introduction of Duke’s LGBTQ-inclusive question.

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munity. The gender-neutral housing option geared towards LGBTQ individuals and their allies focuses on community-building, education, and social action. I see this as an excellent model for establishing a residential space around LGBTQ community, advocacy, and scholarship —something we could really benefit from at Duke. I also appreciated our peers’ various robust LGBTQ and sexuality studies academic programs, which is something we’ve lacked at Duke since the discontinuation of the Sexuality Studies certificate in 2012.

TC: What is Duke doing right in terms of LGBTQ issues compared to other schools?

DK: We are certainly ahead of the curve in some aspects, given the size and See Admissions on Page 4

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TC: How did representatives from other undergraduate admissions. The group schools react to your presentation of unanimously backed the idea, so I hope Duke’s new LGTBQ-inclusive question that the attendees begin taking steps to implement some more on applications for the y biggest takeaway equitable and LGBTQClass of 2019? inclusive approaches DK: I was thrilled about was the importo admissions on their the opportunity to presown campuses. ent about Duke’s novel tance of fostering allyship admissions practices to within the LGBTQ umTC: What did you learn about 30 student lead- brella. from peer institutions ers at peer institutions up north. After the — Daniel Kort about ways to improve our own LGBTQ poliworkshop, I polled the cies? audience to see if they supported the practice of asking about DK: I was very impressed by Dartmouth’s LGBTQ identities on applications for new residential Triangle House com-

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The Chronicle: What would you say was the biggest takeaway from the weekend?

Daniel Kort: My biggest takeaway was the importance of fostering allyship within the LGBTQ umbrella, so that individuals of differing identities and perspectives can better support and contribute to ongoing efforts to build inclusive communities. For one example, spaces designated for sexual and gender minorities often may unintentionally neglect issues facing trans and gender non-conforming people. Moving forward, I believe that it will be critical for us to elevate and embrace the values of marginalized people and groups within our demographic.

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This weekend in photos

Catherine Wood | The Chronicle The Kenan Institute for Ethics and the Center for Documentary Studies hosted National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Eula Biss, who discussed her book, “On Immunity,” at the Nelson Music Room Thursday evening.

Ha Nguyen | The Chronicle Mike Ma | The Chronicle WISER Duke, an organization which supports the Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research in Kenya, hosted its Andrew Herscher, an associate professor of architecture at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, discussed the memannual fall benefit concert at McClendon Tower Thursday evening. ory of politics at the second part of the “Art, Conflict and the Politics of Memory” speaker series Friday afternoon.

Spring 2015 Seminar Course

Applications of Mathematics to Physiology and Medicine Course Number: Math 89S Instructor: Professor Michael C. Reed TTH, 10:05-11:20, Physics Building, room 205.

Prerequistes: Math 112 or the equivalent, high school biology, and an interest in human physiology.

Curriculum 2000 requirements: Math 89S fulfills M, QID, R, NS. This seminar, open only to freshmen, will be offered in Spring 2015. Topics include: the heart and circulation, heat and temperature regulation, oxygen uptake in the lungs, the immune system and infectious diseases, nephrons and the kidney, ovulation number in mammals, chemistry and cell metabolism, sensory neurobiology. Other topics may be substituted depending on the interests of the students enrolled.

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ing in the scholastic chess scene, traveling to tournaments around the country.

After improving his skills, he became the continued from page 1 youngest black chess master in the world at the time. Korley earned the title of Inafter school and get some games in,” ternational Master, which is the secondKorley said of Gibbs’ corner. “As a kid, highest title awarded by the World Chess I was pretty competitive when it came to Federation, this past summer. games, so I liked chess.”

He said tournament games are surUnlike many chess players competing prisingly long and mentally draining, at his level, Korley said that no one ever lasting around four hours each. truly served as his mentor or coach. The “Your mind is constantly looking and coaching sessions that most top chess overanalyzing things, so it’s very tiring players pay for were never an option for even though you’re just sitting there,” Korley due to their high cost.

Korley explained.

“My passions were In the past five what drove me. When years, Korley has travt’s what I’ve always it comes to chess, I am elled around the world completely self taught,” done to get better, and to play tournaments, competing in places inhe said. it’s what I still do. Even on Korley said he concluding Budapest and tinues to develop his the worst day when I have a Copenhagen.

“I’m half Danish skills here at Duke by crazy amount of stuff to do, constantly competing I’m still looking at games. and have Danish citiin games online. He zenship, so I’ve been said that playing games — Kassa Korley to Europe frequently, online allows him to but these tournaments play people across the world. He also gave me more international flavor,” he looks at the top games of the top ten said. chess players in the world to figure out In two or three years, he hopes to behow he can incorporate their strategies. come a Grand Master, which is the highest Korley compares this to how football title awarded to chess players. With only players constantly need to watch game one black Grand Master in history—who film. attained the title in his mid-30s—Korley “It’s what I’ve always done to get will be the youngest black Grand Master better, and it’s what I still do,” he said. if he succeeds.

“Even on the worst day when I have “I think it’s important to always look a crazy amount of stuff to do, I’m still ahead and never be satisfied,” Korley said. looking at games.” “[Becoming a Grand Master] would be in He began his chess career by compet- many ways the culmination of the things

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Founders said in addition to convenience, they wanted their service to provide high quality, healthy options. The current menu boasts options including a breakfast burrito, kale wrap and oatmeal.

The service also delivers pressed juices, coffee and tea.

This reporter ordered three times last week—sampling items including the kale wrap and the beet and kale juices, Not only was the food high quality, but service was prompt, with food arriving five minutes into the 20-minute window.

Food is prepared at The Cookery, a certified kitchen space available for rent by the hour on Chapel Hill Steet, by a former chef at Durham-restaurant Revolution, and juices are made by Cold Off the Press, a Raleigh owned and operated juice bar.

Although Over Easy just arrived on campus, the concept for the site had been in the works for a long time. Last year, Richter, Gottlieb and Shoemaker tested their idea in the Divinity School’s Refrectory Café with the same delivery principle.

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Izzi Clark | The Chronicle Kassa Korley has earned the title of International Master, the second highest title awarded by the World Chess Federation.

I’ve worked for since I was a kid.”

Korley noted that chess is but one part of his identity, saying that he wants people to know that chess is a game for everyone.

If people hear that message, he added, more people will be attracted to the game.

“I’m not your stereotypical chess playing nerd that only does chess. I consider myself to be an athlete and a normal guy,” he said.

Korley commented that in addition to chess, he loves playing basketball and keeping up with sports, which is part of the reason he enjoys Duke.

“I like the balance between social and academic life and being at a place with good sports,” he said.

prominence of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and institutional commitment to LGBTQ equity through new policies and programming from admissions and Queering Duke History.

Since we are home to leading Division I athletics, we should also be proud of the excellent organizing and advocacy work that has come out of our Athlete Ally chapter. Finally, this year’s addition of a Queer People of Color discussion group underscores our ever-growing commitment to meeting the needs of a very diverse population of sexual and gender minorities.

TC: What do you think are the next steps we need to take to make Duke a more diverse place?

DK: While momentum around LGBTQ issues is certainly high on campus, we cannot forget that our work is not nearly done. I am particularly concerned about the poor representation of out LGBTQ faculty members. Further, we must continue to reaffirm our commitments to racial, ethnic, international, and religious intersectionality and nonbinary identities like students who identify as asexual, bisexual, pansexual or genderqueer. Additionally, we need to continue bridging gaps between Greek and LGBTQ circles on campus, so that these spaces can become increasingly more mutually inclusive.​

“After testing out the delivery side in the Divinity School, we wanted to control the product from kitchen to consumer— develop more of a brand,” Richter said. “I think that is what we are doing with Over Easy.”

This summer, Gottlieb had the idea to launch a new breakfast delivery program, and run it out their own facilities, so they could deliver the best possible product to students.

“We’re never going to compromise on the food,” Gottlieb said. “People come back for good food.”

Students currently pay for their breakfast delivery with a credit card. There is no tip and no fee for the service. Founders said getting the service on food points would be ideal, but depends on student demand and how flexible Duke is willing to be.

The service has seen “a lot of traction” in the past week, and they have high hopes for the future, the founders noted.

“We have plans for bringing students breakfast on the weekends in the works,” Richter said. “But right now, we want to use the weekends as time to improve our Brianna Siracuse | The Chronicle service because we want every morning to The Hudson Center, a new home for the Duke Eye Center, will accommodate more faculty and be as good as it can possibly be for our cus- staff and better address patient needs, according to Chair of Ophthalmology Dr. Edward Buckely. tomers.” director of the Duke Eye Center, Dr. David Epstein, who has since passed away, said in 2012 that the new building could continued from page 1 help Duke Ophthalmology to become the best ophthalmology department in uted $12 million for the construction of the country. the new building.

“We have the oldest clinical facility of The new facility will increase the any top-20 eye program in the country,” number of faculty and staff working at Epstein previously told The Chronicle. the eye center, Buckley added. Although “After the new building opens, we may the center has 30 doctors, the current be ranked first in the country.” space only has room for 12. The new Building the new facility, which will facility will better address patient needs completely replace the old Eye Center, and allow the eye center to continue has been a major construction project. growing, he said.

Buckley said, however, that the ongoing Duke Ophthalmology is currently construction has not affected the curranked as the sixth-best eye hospital in the rent operations of the eye center. country by U.S. News and World Report.

“The construction is in the previous Doctors at the Eye Center have said parking lot, so the construction has not Special to The Chronicle Bacon, eggs and cheese on french bread, burri- that they hope the new building will affected us that much, though some patos and kale wraps are a few of many menu items help to further improve the reputation tients can get confused how to get here,” of the Duke eye program. The former Buckley said. available for delivery by Over Easy.

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Blue Devils sprint past Orange, improve to 8-1

Led by a 17-point outburst in the fourth quarter, Duke won its fourth-straight game Zac Elder Beat Writer Most games are not decided on downs where the punting unit is on the field, but Saturday’s game between Duke and Syracuse came down to just that.

Blue Devil punter Will Monday kept the Orange pinned deep inside their own territory for most of DUKE 27 the second half, and 10 returner Jamison SYR Crowder returned a Syracuse punt 52 yards in the fourth quarter for the touchdown that put Duke ahead for good, as the Blue Devils defeated the Orange 27-10 Saturday on the road at the Carrier Dome.

With the score tied 10-10 early in the fourth quarter, then-No.22 Duke (8-1, 4-1 in the ACC) faced a third-and-three from the Syracuse 40-yard line. Quarterback Anthony Boone lofted a deep pass to Crowder near the goal line, but senior cornerback Brandon Reddish out-muscled Crowder and came down with the interception at the two-yard line.

But the turnover turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the Blue Devils. Backed up to their own end zone, the Orange (3-7, 1-5 ACC) could not move the ball and were forced to punt from deep within their own endzone. With Duke showing pressure on the punt, Syracuse could not get coverage on Crowder downfield. The senior handled the

SPORTS Brianna Siracuse | The Chronicle Senior Jamison Crowder kickstarted the Blue Devils’ 17-point run with a 52-yard punt return for a touchdwon with 12:52 left in the fourth quarter.

punt and took off, going untouched 52 yards for the score.

On the Orange’s ensuing possession, facing a fourth-and-four from its own 31-yard line, Syracuse prepared to punt the ball away.

But instead of playing it safe, the Orange faked the punt and ran the ball up the middle.

The Blue Devils stopped the attempt and capitalized on the miscue five plays later with Ross Martin’s second field goal of the day to go up by 10.

Syracuse’s fourth-string quarterback Mitch Kimble, who replaced third-stringer Austin Wilson after the first half, threw a deep interception to Breon Borders on the Orange’s next possession. Borders pick—his second of the day—seemed to seal the game.

Three plays later, Boone completed a 54yard touchdown pass to Issac Blakeney, and Syracuse fans began their exodus from the

Carrier Dome.

The fourth quarter capped off what had been a low-scoring, back-and-forth affair between the two teams, with nine combined three-and-outs and only 20 total points up to that point.

After trading a pair of field goals to start the game, the offensive production dried up almost entirely for both sides.

The Duke offense put together its best drive of the first half at the start of the second quarter. After beginning the drive on their own nine-yard line, Boone completed back-toback third-and-long passes to Crowder for first downs to give the Blue Devils some breathing room. Duke moved the ball to the Syracuse 22-yard line, where it faced a critical third-andfour. Boone completed a short pass to Issac Blakeney in the flat, where he shed the only defender in his area and took the ball to the

house for the score. The Martin extra point put Duke on top 10-3 to end the first half scoring.

The third quarter began similarly to the majority of the first half, with both teams failing to build any momentum on offense.

With Kimble at the helm, the Syracuse offense showed signs of life on its third drive of the second half. The redshirt freshman marched the Orange 67 yards down the field on nine plays and capped the drive with an eight-yard scamper into the end zone.

Then the Duke defense and special teams units took over and closed the door on Syracuse. The Blue Devils scored 17 points in less than six minutes to finish off the upsetminded Orange.

Duke will return to Wallace Wade Stadium next Saturday to take on Virginia Tech at noon.

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Duke bounces back, sweeps Orange on the road Ali Wells Beat Writer Disappointed Friday by their second loss at home, the Blue Devils regained confidence with a convincing win against Syracuse on the road Sunday.

Duke swept the Orange 25-16, 2521 and 25-19 at the Women’s Building just two days after falling to Pittsburgh in five sets. The squad had given up the match to the Panthers by failing to communicate DUKE 3 and capitalize on 0 opportunities.

SYR Flying to New York the next day, the Blue Devils needed to quickly turn their game around for another conference match.

A different Duke team stepped onto the court Sunday.

“We were crushed after Friday night,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “Then we had to pick ourselves up. I was impressed with how they regrouped as a team. It shows a lot of character that they were able to more forward and focus on what we needed to do to get the win today.”

Duke (18-6, 10-3 in the ACC) opened

the match with a 12-8 lead before the first timeout, with five points coming from Syracuse errors. Led by sophomore Jordan Tucker, the Blue Devils picked up steam after breaking the huddle. The middle blocker knocked down three consecutive kills to extend the lead to seven points.

Tucker amassed 12 kills and five blocks in the three-set match.

“Jordan did a great job today,” Nagel said. “She took away a part of the court with the block. She was fast off transition and the serve receive and got a good number of attempts.”

The offense was firing on all cylinders, with three more Blue Devils recording double-digit kills. Outside hitter Emily Sklar led Duke with 16 kills, and middle blocker Alyse Whitaker recorded 10.

Senior Jeme Obeime sealed the match with her 10th kill.

Syracuse (8-17, 1-12) could not keep up with Duke’s offensive firepower.

Lindsay McCabe and Leah Levert each assisted on three of the Orange’s six total blocks, and Silvi Uattara recorded See Volleyball on Page 12

Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Sophomore Jordan Tucker led the No. 25 Blue Devils Sunday on the road at Syracuse, as she tallied 12 kills and five blocks throughout Duke’s 3-0 sweep of the Orange.

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Men’s Basketball

Duke slams reigning Division II champs in exhibition Ryan Hoerger Beat Writer Another exhibition game, another blowout win for the Blue Devils.

Four players scored in double-figures as No. 4 Duke defeated Central Missouri 8747 Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor 47 Stadium in its final CMU tuneup contest DUKE 87 before regular season action begins next week. Freshman Justise Winslow’s 17 points led the Blue Devils in scoring for the second straight contest.

In the opening minutes, it appeared as though the reigning Division II champions were prepared to give Duke a fight.

Senior Rakeem Dickerson led the Mules out of the gate, knocking down three pull-up jumpers to help pace his team to an early 9-5 lead. On the other end, the Blue Devils—who scored 119 points in their first exhibition game against Livingstone Tuesday night— missed a couple of point-blank opportunities, misfiring on seven of their first nine shots. “[It was] completely different offensively than the first game in that we hit everything in the first game and then for a while today we hit nothing,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “And then our offense wasn’t run as well, because we’d been accustomed to, in that one game, getting something easy. It was very good for us [to struggle], because shooting’s the most inconsistent part of the game.”

Trailing 13-7 with 13:24 left in the first half, the Blue Devils turned on the jets. Winslow keyed a 17-0 run that spanned nearly eight minutes and put Duke in control of the game.

In a one-minute stretch, the swingman drove through the lane for a nifty finish.

On Duke’s next possession, freshman center Jahlil Okafor found his classmate cutting through the lane for another lay-

SPORTS Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Freshman Jahlil Okafor posted 15 points and nine rebounds in the Blue Devils’ final tuneup game of the preseason.

up. With the Blue Devils applying full-court pressure—something they kept up for most of the afternoon—Winslow drew a charge at halfcourt, putting the momentum squarely in Duke’s corner.

“That was a big momentum swing. While we’re out there we just try to stay focused and stay disciplined [and] make the simple plays,” Winslow said. “When [Okafor] got the ball, I know he’s going to command a double team, so I just made the easy play. It was a lot of fun, that minute-stretch.”

Winslow was joined in double-digits

by Okafor—who had 15 points and nine rebounds—and guards Quinn Cook and Grayson Allen, who chipped in 12 and 10 points, respectively. Krzyzewski cited the balanced, unselfish Blue Devil attack as a key to the season, noting that the Blue Devils are averaging 103.0 points per game but have yet to see a single player eclipse the 20-point

threshold.

That unselfishness and a renewed commitment on the defensive end after the slow start were on full display during the pivotal 17-0 run.

“First of all, you don’t have runs like that often, and when you do it’s because usually you hit a three, get a turnover and hit another three,” Krzyzewski said. “[This one] was over a long period of time. So I like that about our team, that even though we were not knocking them down, it didn’t affect our effort on the defensive end.”

After the hot start, it seemed as though there was a lid on the basket for the Mules.

Central Missouri finished the first half 9-of26 from the field, then missed 11 of its first 14 shots after intermission. Duke scored the first 10 points of the second frame—a 43-9 run spanning both halves—before Brennen Hughes ended the 6:09 scoring drought.

Dickerson would finish the game missing 10 of his last 11 shots.

Okafor didn’t have a lot of field goals— seven of his 15 points came at the charity stripe—but did turn in the day’s two highlight plays. The freshman put the exclamation point on Duke’s 17-0 run with a thunderous dunk over Central Missouri freshman Brad Woodson on a pass in transition from Jones.

Early in the second half, the Chicago native swatted a shot off the backboard for one his four blocks, leading to a run-out in transition.

Freshman Tyus Jones then found Winslow on the ensuing two-on-one fast break, and the rookie from Houston flushed it to push the Blue Devil lead to 26.

With the outcome of the game decided, Allen made a late push into double figures with a pair of 3-pointers, one from each corner. The Jacksonville, Fla., native made his only two shots from behind the arc, but the rest of his teammates did not fare nearly as well. The Blue Devils shot 7-of-25 from downtown Saturday after hitting 15 triples against Livingstone.

Duke ratcheted up the pressure in the second half, forcing 13 giveaways by the Mules, including six in a 1:50 stretch midway through the period. The Blue Devils extended their man-to-man pressure all the way into the full court, something Krzyzewski is likely to continue moving forward with a stable of quick, athletic guards who can frustrate opposing ball-handlers.

“That’s what we’ve been doing since the summer, that’s what we’ve been working on,” Tyus Jones said.” We knew we were going to press and pick up full [court]. We’re pretty comfortable with it now, but we’re still trying to make it better.”

The Blue Devils will have one more week of practice to improve that press even more before opening the regular season at home against Presbyterian Friday at 6 p.m.

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Blue Devil freshmen show off talent in preseason Brian Pollack Staff Writer Jahlil Okafor may be collecting all the accolades—AP Preseason Player of the Year and first team All-American, just to name two—but there are three other reasons why Duke’s freshman class was ranked No. 1 in the Class of 2014.

After stumbling out of the gate, the Blue Devils recovered to knock off defending Division II champion Central Missouri 8747 Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Okafor contributed another efficient effort with 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, but it was the performances of his fellow classmates—Justise Winslow, Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen—that really stood out.

Winslow was the star of the day, hitting sixof-12 shots from the field en route to a gamehigh 17 points, including multiple dunks that sent a buzz through the crowd. The Houston native—who head coach Mike Krzyzewski praised for his ability to score without letting

the air out of the ball—has led Duke in scoring in both exhibition contests and has shot 50 percent or better in both games.

Winslow also picked up six rebounds and played aggressive defense, using his athletic frame to his advantage from his position on the wing.

But his most important contributions came in a quick 90-second stretch in the first half. The Blue Devils had crawled their way out of an early hole, turning an initial 13-7 deficit into a slim 14-13 lead. Then Winslow took over, scoring back-to-back buckets and drawing a key charge on the ensuing defensive possession that energized Duke players and fans alike as the team continued on what was ultimately a 17-0 run.

“The charge, I think that was a big momentum shift, got the crowd into it and really swung the momentum in our direction,” Winslow said. “I just try to make winning plays that give us the best chance going forward.”

Jones—the No. 4 overall recruit in his class and the top-rated point guard—made his presence felt as well, displaying a calm and poise beyond his years as he racked up

six assists and committed just one turnover after dishing out 11 dimes with one turnover Tuesday against Livingstone. The floor general filled out the rest of the stat sheet as well, chipping in eight points, five steals and three rebounds.

Jones’ knack for shadowing the ball and playing aggressive perimeter defense was a huge factor in Duke’s ability to apply fullcourt pressure, as it did against the Mules.

His tendencies to distribute for his teammates and play solid defense have been welldocumented, but Krzyzewski was most pleased that Jones called his own number a few times on offense after failing to attempt a field goal against Livingstone. “[Tyus] is being a little more aggressive with his shot, which is really good,” Krzyzewski said.

“Assists, he had 17 assists and two turnovers in two games. He’s a guy you like to play with because he’s a pass-first point guard. Guys are going to drop off him and he’s got to be able to hit that location or that second or third-pass three that you’re going to get. When he does See Freshmen on Page 9

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Duke ousted from ACC tournament by No. 1 Syracuse Brian Pollack Beat Writer The road has not been kind to the Blue Devils all year, and Sunday was no exception.

Duke was eliminated from the ACC tournament by second-seeded Syracuse, falling 2-0 in a second-round matchup Sunday afternoon DUKE 0 at SU Soccer 2 Stadium. The loss SYR ends a four-game winning streak—and likely the season— for the Blue Devils, who appear to be on the outside looking in to the 48-team field for the NCAA tournament that will be announced next weekend.

“I’m very proud of the players because they gave everything [today],” head coach John Kerr said. “I’m not sure how it’s going to stand once the tournament time comes around, but the effort and the attitude and the approach these past several weeks when we’ve gone on our winning streak is very impressive.”

Despite being shutout on the scoreboard, Duke (9-9-1, 4-4 in the ACC) didn’t come out flat offensively.

The Blue Devils were aggressive in the attacking third from the outset, racking up seven shots in the opening period.

Sophomore Brody Huitema fired off two shots in the first few minutes—including

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Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Senior captain Sean Davis and the Blue Devils could not find the back of the net against a stout Syracuse defense Sunday.

a header that clanked off the crossbar less than a minute into the match.

But the Orange (15-2-1, 5-2-1) are known for their defensive fortitude, ranking second in the country with a .40 goals against average. Led by junior goalkeeper Alex Bono—who recorded seven saves on the afternoon and leads the ACC with 12 shutouts and just seven goals allowed all year—the Syracuse defense was able to keep Duke’s offense from putting the ball in the net.

With their defense keeping the Blue Devils off the scoreboard, the Orange were able to break the scoreless draw less than 10 minutes into the game.

Sophomore midfieder Alexis Halis took a pass from freshman Julian Buescher and deposited it into the net to give Syracuse an early 1-0 lead. “[We] got off to a good start in the game. Brody hit the crossbar in the first minute with a header,” Kerr said. “We were doing really, really well until they

scored. It was like their first chance and they scored, which was a bummer because we were playing well to start the game.”

Duke was not ready to pack its bags just yet, continuing to fight in an attempt to score the elusive equalizer. The Blue Devils had a great chance in the 30th minute, when a Sean Davis corner kick was headed to the far side of the goal by freshman Brian White—the same exact sequence on which Duke scored its game-winning goal in overtime against N.C. State Wednesday. But this time around, there was nobody there to capitalize on the opportunity.

Just like it did in the opening minutes, Syracuse was able to follow up a neargoal for the Blue Devils with one of its own. The Orange extended their lead to 2-0 in the 32nd minute when senior Nick Parea headed a cross past the reach of Duke goalkeeper Wilson Fisher.

“When they were 1-0 up, we had a chance with a scramble in front of the goal and a corner kick and we just didn’t kick the ball in the net unfortunately,” Kerr said. “We kept plugging away and at times I thought we did really, really well. We created a lot of chances. But we allowed them to continue to get into the game and they got that very important See M. Soccer on Page 12

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Coming off the bench, Allen was quiet at first but went off after intermission, scoring eight points in just nine second-half minutes to reach double digits for the second straight game.

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Tear down this wall As students living comfortably in an elite university, we often take our condition for granted. It is easy to forget the historical steps taken to bring about the world we know today. By building and tearing down a cardboard Berlin Wall for the 25th anniversary

Editorial of the event, the Duke German Club brings alive our shared history and invites us to examine our ways of engaging with the past and present.

The wall reminds us that many parts of the world, including countries today considered part of the global West, were once subject to systems completely alien to our current Western lifestyle. One way to interpret the political changes in Eastern Europe of the late 1980s and early 90s is to highlight an ideological triumph. The countries of the Eastern Bloc stepped up against the evils of collectivism and oppression, systems that, at least empirically, failed to ensure the standards of prosperity and humanity that these

nations strove toward. Given this ideological framework, it is easy for Americans to draw parallels between the threats of yesterday and today. For the 9/11 generation, “communism” and “Marxism” have been replaced by “terrorism” and “extremism” as the bywords of animus. Much of our current effort to comprehend the challenges we face consists of equating past evils with current ones and, given America’s positive leadership in the past, this is not altogether a futile approach.

However, different parts of the world may have different interpretations of America’s ideological victories. Rather than drawing the parallel between the Cold War and the War on Terror, many Europeans may instead focus on the fall of the Eastern Bloc as an opportunity for national introspection. After all, the end of the Warsaw Pact was an internal decision, made by Eastern Europeans themselves, which was made possible as a result of the lack of interference from either of the two superpowers. Instead of insisting on an external American victory, we should acknowledge the view that, by tearing down the Berlin Wall, many Europeans also internally

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So is it okay if I call you Mexican?”

“Uhm… yes? I mean, that’s what I am,” was my cautious response.

“I know, I feel like Mexican is usually a dirty word though, so I just wasn’t sure if it was okay.”

The conversations I have on this campus about ethnicity and race are always fascinating and at times terrifying. The exchange above probably falls under the latter. It doesn’t quite beat the time this freshman found out I was Mexican and asked if that meant I was here illegally, but it does hold a special place in my mental collection of memorable life moments.

Because while I could easily dismiss this peer as deplorably ignorant and in desperate need of some cultural awareness, in a really twisted way I understood where she was coming from. The associations, the

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chose the path that best accommodated their own vision for prosperity and integration.

There is room for multiple narratives, even if the broader historical context does suggest a general ideological triumph of freedom and capitalism.

Most importantly, we must not think that past events like the fall of the Berlin Wall are irreversible steps in a march toward perfection. Although the dust of the Cold War has settled, neither Europe nor America has completely fulfilled the ideals of the heroic citizens who tore down the wall. We must forever be vigilant of domestic violations of the freedom and rights we fought against. Similarly, we must admit that institutions, such as the European Union, which have taken on the mantle of post-Cold War optimism, are not always unwavering manifestations of their own ideals.

Questioning our present situation involves thinking critically about the historical context from which it arose. We therefore welcome any initiatives by Duke students to engage with the past, and we applaud the Duke German Club for their thoughtful display.

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stigma, the metaphorical stench— it’s inexcusable, but I get it. Because I used to feel it too.

I am a third-generation Mexican immigrant, meaning my grandparents were the first generation to come to America and make their lives here. This is important, because statistically the third generation is where language is most commonly lost and individuals are least likely to identify with their native culture, which actually pretty accurately sums up my life.

One of my classes this semester examines how the West has historically created and perpetuated power structures through intertwined systems of racism and sexism. Whiteness (and maleness and heterosexuality) is neutralized and normalized as the default position, while everyone who doesn’t fall under this category is relegated to the position of “other.” Whiteness is thus less a fact of biology, and more a symbol of status and belonging. Our culture constructs limited notions of what it means to be an other—to be Asian, black, Latino, etc.—to reinforce the binary and position the default as the superior. While the course focuses on East Asia, it’s forced me to think a lot about my own identity as a Latina, something that’s taken me a really long time to be comfortable with.

Growing up as Mexican in a primarily Asian community, I had a ton of identity issues with what it meant to be Hispanic. At my high school, despite Latinos constituting 40% of the student population, I was always one of the only Hispanics in every single one of my Honors or AP classes. In the news, I learned about how my people were job-stealers, lazy and uneducated, and how as a Mexican girl I was also probably going to end up pregnant. And forget about finding any sort of representation in movies or television. I grew up having

an image of what exactly people meant when they said I didn’t “act Mexican.” What they meant was that I didn’t neatly fall under any of the negative, limited stereotypes that our society perpetuates of what it means to be Latino in America. And for a while, I was happy about that, because I didn’t want any of those associations anyways. To me, being Mexican meant not just being different, but being less.

Then one summer I did a program specifically designed to ignite and empower Latino youth in California. There, I learned about Latino history and accomplishments and met so many other ambitious, passionate students like myself. It was probably the first time I ever felt proud to be Mexican. And while I’ve held on to that pride, coming to Duke has brought along it’s own set of cultural anxiety and identity issues, and I find myself more and more responding to comments about “acting white.”

Acting white. I deplore that phrase. It’s always made me uncomfortable, but for a while I’d just laugh it off and accept it. Now, I try to make the effort to deliberately challenge those sorts of comments.

Because I realize there’s a dangerous, underlying assumption to saying that I’m not “really” Mexican. It’s reinforcing the notion that there’s a clear distinction between the normative narrative and the other. It’s seeing that I don’t fit racist stereotypes and cultural assumptions and being unable to reconcile that with the fact that I am still definitively—and proudly— Latino. I am not white for pursuing an education, for not speaking Spanish, for joining a sorority, for having the friends that I do. I can do these things and still be Mexican because the two aren’t mutually exclusive.

When I first got here, I wasted a lot of time thinking I had to make a choice. I could either be Mexican or try to act white, but I had to choose one—even though regardless, I’d never fully live up to either anyways. But my identity is my own to claim, and it’s not up to anyone else whether or not I’m Mexican “enough.” My culture, while more important on a personal level than ever before, is only one aspect of me. Still, it’s something I am vehemently passionate about outwardly having pride in. Because on a campus like this, I’ve had a tendency to feel a little alone, to feel like while I don’t belong in my own culture, I also don’t belong in theirs.

When I consider my life after Duke, I know I want to keep my Latino identity close. I want to serve as a role model and demonstrate how Latino identities are vibrant and dynamic and so much more than the common narrative of inadequacy and cultural stereotypes we’re often assigned. And that doesn’t mean I’m acting white or abandoning my culture—I am just one representation of many of what being Hispanic looks like.

Michelle Menchaca is a Trinity junior. Her column runs every other Monday.

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cheduling my first Counseling and Psychological Services appointment earlier this fall was possibly the most terrifying thing I have had to do since stepping on this campus over two years ago.

I was lucky to have a couple supportive friends and family who wouldn’t let me allow my mental health to slide to the bottom of the to-do list, where it has resided for the majority of my Duke experience. In many ways, making that call was a personal acknowledgement that my lifestyle was corrosive to my psyche and had begun to hamper my personal development.

Over the past year, I have experienced a variety of issues as a function of my stress and anxiety. Often times the only reason I work late at night is because there are far fewer emails and messages sent after 10 PM, which gives me the space to think and write without the threat of panic. Writing these columns, for instance, has been a struggle at times, staring at a blank Word Document

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On the outside, I might appear impressive, as if I have everything together while taking six credits and managing a long extracurricular schedule. On the inside, a nagging anxiety and feelings of complete inadequacy have been a constant struggle.

I’ll admit, putting this out in public scares me, especially because it removes a lot of the barriers that allow me to pretend with casual friends that I do in fact always have everything together. But my hope is that we can start an honest and vulnerable discussion of busyness, success and the effects they have on our health at Duke. If my experiences can play a role in sparking campus dialogue, then it will be well worth it.

It is not as if these things have hampered my worldly success, but I realized recently how they have affected my personal perception of self and my enjoyment of daily life. I spent the weekend with a group of alumni and students, many of whom were involved in entrepreneurial endeavors, and over the course of the experience, I recognized quickly how many current students and alumni also struggle with the same problems I face. When you’re always busy being successful, there’s little time to figure out who you are and where you are going with your life.

My first column of the semester discussed the concept of busyness and how it restricts us from having authentic relationships with the people around us. Busy is more than a drain on relationships-it’s a cause of significantly more complicated and difficult issues. I have struggled with my mental health because I have always been busy.

When every organization and center on this campus asks “How do we get more students engaged in X?” even when X is something like “reflection,” why are we surprised when students say that they are overcommitted, over-programed, stressed and simply busy? In a university where the maxim is excelling inside and outside the classroom in a variety of pursuits with minimal effort, this obsession with engagement is self-destructive.

We spend so much time doing things from classes

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to extracurricular involvements that there is little time to simply sit and think, to internalize and process life around us or spend time with other people. When Duke’s message is a consistent mix of get involved in this organization, apply for this position or program or come to that event, it makes sense that we’re always running from one thing to another in a constant state of busyness and engagement, where every text message or email needs an immediate response and the next meeting on my calendar is in exactly 6.45 minutes.

That lifestyle is simply not sustainable.

At a certain point, our bodies and minds need the space to rejuvenate and be restored. If you work and play with all your energy and effort, then there’s little space to “be” and only time to “do.” When everyone is so engaged, there is little space to unplug. We don’t simply limit our ability to develop relationships as a result--we harm our own development and enjoyment of life.

I make these statements from personal experience as someone who has seen how a lifestyle of busyness can be draining. Admitting to myself that I something about my life was amiss and that I needed help was enough of a step, but it took nearly a month to finally act on that recognition.

Being vulnerable, showing chinks within the armor, can be extremely difficult, but acknowledging those cracks opens the door to growing stronger and more resilient to the challenges of life ahead.

Our culture promotes action and accomplishment and relishes the concept of being busy and constantly engaged, but rarely gives us the opportunity to step back and think about what we really want out of our lives. In the constant pursuit of the resume line or prestigious accomplishment, we spend our days at Duke racing around to complete all these different tasks so that we can apply and be accepted into a career in which we race around and complete more tasks. All that busyness comes at a cost to our sense of self and the direction of our lives. We can all do what we love, but that simple truth does not mean forsaking all that we are to become all that we do.

I write about some of these experiences not because I want any sympathy or to warn younger students of the dangers of overcommitting to involvements. I could use this space to make a point about a topical issue. But I want this column to be about issues that matter to me and to this community. Engagement and busyness are products of life, but there has to be a middle ground somewhere between achieving and thriving.

I certainly do not have the answers, but I firmly believe that we can only come to them together when our community takes a moment to pause and enter a serious dialogue about mental health and busyness. Powerful social change is only possible when a conscious collective acknowledges the realities of our community and stands up to change them. My hope is that we can begin to deconstruct the fear of admitting a lack of perfection and openly discuss these issues. We can begin to acknowledge our vulnerabilities while still succeeding in life.

I know that my experience is not an anomaly. If you’re reading this, and you’re stressed or busy and aren’t sure what to do, know this—There is strength in vulnerability. You are not alone.

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Letter to the Editor In response to the thoughtful letter by Jordan Elkins about his experiences at Duke Kunshan University, I am delighted that he has had an excellent academic experience, improved his Chinese and travelled extensively in China. At the same time, his letter provides insight into some of the challenges faced by the first DKU students during the past several months. Even so Jordan and his classmates have brought great energy and creativity to our first semester, certainly shaping the student culture of DKU for many semesters to come. Most notably, everyone has been remarkably flexible regarding continuing delays in construction of the DKU campus.

As Jordan’s letter reveals, a start-up enterprise isn’t always smooth. Here let me only address the health care situation. At the Swissotel we were two blocks from Kunshan’s best comprehensive hospital which provided medical service in several critical and minor cases. Now

that we are at the campus center, a dedicated car and driver are available from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. for immediate delivery to a hospital. Ambulance service is also available. Urgent but not life threatening situations are handled by day-time transportation either to a hospital or to a bilingual, international clinic in Suzhou. Routine medical care can also be sought at either location. In addition, we are preparing to open a clinic on campus, with bilingual medical assistance, soon.

Jordan Elkin’s letter reveals great expectations for DKU—I trust that in time both he and his classmates will be proud to have been a member of the pioneering class.

Mary Brown Bullock Executive Vice-Chancellor Duke Kunshan University

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s part of my weekly meeting with the higher ups in the Duke administration, I was reminded that your guardian devil is supposed to be a role model since you all need a lot of help.

Usually I would use the annual nationwide Duke scandal to espouse the virtues of becoming a better you, but I guess this year CNN is too busy focusing on ISIS—no, not the Information Science and Information Studies certificate—or polar vortex part two, to care about some students who learned how to copy and paste. Regardless, your guardian devil will just have to use this semester’s melodrama and life lessons to teach you how to be cool and popular. Conventional wisdom will tell you that being yourself is cool, but conventional wisdom also tells you that an apple a day will keep the doctor away, which makes no sense. I spend like thousands of dollars on produce at Whole Foods since I can’t find any on campus and I still have to actively avoid all the crazy neurotic wannabe premeds and the healthcare staff working with Ebola patients.

Speaking of Ebola, due to the recent scare at Duke Hospital, in addition to the computer science cheating scandal and the crashing of ACES, it has become clear to me that this community is far from perfect. I was under the impression that a university with a billion dollar endowment could afford an online system that wouldn’t

Monday Monday WITH DISDAIN, YOUR GUARDIAN DEVIL crash when well-intentioned, albeit nerdy, students create code.

Even though I’m the Head Hypocrite in Charge, I find it confusing that the University seeks to punish students who have both copied code and created their own. Likely, Ebola-panic has induced the Duke administration into confusion—but this also explains why a fake Berlin wall was built at the bus stop when there are so many real, equally oppressive walls already on West Campus.

Honestly, I would have assumed that by now, all the recent and previous Common Ground graduates would have forcefully indoctrinated the rest of us into being morally upright and politically correct individuals who wouldn’t have time to do anything else but hold hands with the closest and most diverse person you can find, while singing Kumbaya.

I digress. The point of the matter is, based on the mentality of Duke students, there is a standard—ew, no, not that weird online magazine where attractive Duke students have their pictures taken against white backgrounds—of success at this University and it extents beyond a 4.0 GPA and a killer resume, which as I’ve stated before is completely necessary to be anything worthwhile after graduation.

From eavesdropping on conversations in Perkins, the East Campus Bus Stop, Food Factory and French Family Science Center, I have determined who the elusive “perfect Duke student is”—a tall, attractive trust fund baby with facial symmetry, low percent body fat and a European car, who spends his time sleeping the recommended 8 hours a day, going to social events, eating healthy, enjoying Netflix galore and getting with other near perfect specimens while not failing out of school.

In essence, it’s me. If Duke were American Idol, I’d be a better, more palatable version of Kelly Clarkson.

Because obviously most of you aren’t like me, and I’m definitely the ideal standard to which every student at the University aspires to be, you’re all doing something wrong. First of all, if you weren’t blessed by my level of beauty like I was genetically (thanks Mom and Dad for meeting via genetic matching!), there’s always plastic surgery—or reasonably priced plastic surgery in countries like Honduras. Different perceptions of physical beauty and Dove commercials be damned, there’s one way to look hot, and most of you are not. End of discussion.

In continuing with teaching you all how to be perfect like me, it’s time to talk about fitness. As anyone who knows anything would tell you, you have to maintain a certain level of fitness for people to respect you and if you aren’t respected, you can’t be loved, and if you aren’t loved, you can’t be perfect. It’s kind of like the “Jersey Shore”-inspired “GTL—gym, tan, laundry,” except in our case it’s Gym Tan Lettuce, because I don’t do my own laundry and I’m pretty sure lettuce has no calories. So essentially, if you want to make it, you need to haul yourselves to the gym like 7 days a week then straight to the salad bar right after (dressing on the side).

Important in maintaining a perfect image like I have is to not appear like a basket case of stress, anxiety and sleep deprivation.

I keep my calm demeanor by watching incredible amounts of television and sleeping like a baby when I’m not out socializing with all my friends. I get that being hot and being fit involve some work, but this is entirely too easy since it involves no real effort, just time management. If that seems daunting, your guardian devil suggests you get a team of secretaries like me. I got mine by tabling at the Marketplace and promising some bright-eyed freshmen that I would get them summer jobs at one of the companies my parents own.

Because I’m truly this day and age’s Mother Teresa, I thought about having open office hours so you could all meet me in person in order to better understand how to actually become like me. Alas, I was told that my presence on this campus is far too valuable and essential for my identity to be exposed so readily. Never mind, your guardian devil doesn’t want to be seen with you pathetic souls anyway.

Your guardian devil is currently in the process of figuring out how to best enter a seat of power, post-midterm elections, a la “House of Cards.”

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first set 25-16—the largest lead of the game. Duke traded the lead with the Orange squad in the opening points of the second frame, as kills from Sklar and Whitaker gave the Blue Devils a lead they would not relinquish. Duke claimed the second set 25-21.

Syracuse was unable to mount a comeback in the final set, with its only lead in the frame coming from a Blue Devil attack error on the first point.

Duke earned the 3-0 victory with a 25-19 performance in the final set.

The Blue Devils have been competing this weekend without outside hitter Brianna Atkinson, who rolled her ankle in the opening set against Virginia Tech last Sunday. The junior had played in every match of the season, collecting 148 kills, 96 digs and 38 blocks in the 21 games.

Junior Christina Vucich stepped in for her classmate this weekend. Vucich recorded four kills and two blocks Sunday and seven kills in Friday’s loss to the Panthers. She had not played since Sept. 13 at Santa Clara, when she recorded one kill in her two sets on the court. Vucich played in all eight sets this weekend.

“It has been exciting to see other Carolyn Chang | The Chronicle people take advantage of an opportunity Sophomore libero Sasha Karelov posted 22 at that position,” Nagel said. “Vucich digs in Sunday’s victory. went in there and did a great job offensively for us.”

Sunday’s win was a much-needed confidence booster for the squad, but continued from page 6 the Blue Devils will need to focus on maintaining their communication and a team-high nine digs. rhythm from Sunday. Duke has only five The Blue Devils also amassed six total games left in the regular season, and will blocks, but libero Sasha Karelov led the take on two more ranked opponents— defensive effort with 22 digs, helping to No. 3 Florida State at Cameron Indoor hold McCabe to nine kills in the match. Stadium Nov. 13 and No. 8 North The Blue Devils easily claimed the Carolina in Chapel Hill Nov. 26.

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second goal, which made our task a little tougher.”

The two-goal deficit would prove to be too great for the Blue Devils to overcome, with Syracuse playing solid defense and Bono contributing two more saves in the second half to thwart any attempts Duke made at mounting a comeback.

The Division I Men’s Soccer Committee will announce the 48 teams in the championship bracket—comprised of 23 conference champions and 25 at-large bids—next weekend and first round play begins Nov. 20. With Duke

ranked No. 51 in the most recent poll, it appears unlikely that the Blue Devils will be chosen to compete—which means this is the end of the road for a decorated senior class that carried the team to the postseason these past few weeks.

“The seniors showed the exact way how to behave and not give up down the stretch with our backs against the wall,” Kerr said. “I’m very grateful to the seniors for leading the way and I think the younger guys that are going to come back next year and beyond are going to benefit from these tough experiences.

We played a lot of the season with some young guys and the lessons that we’ve learned were tough to take at the time, but I think that we’re going to be better for it as we move forward.”