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Brodhead, faculty gather to read poetry Aleena Karediya Local and National Editor President Richard Brodhead joined English faculty and students to read poetry over cake and coffee Monday afternoon. Hosted by the English department, the event was designed to share the pleasure of language and poetry with a diverse group of people. Faculty and students alike shared their favorite pieces of poetry—whose authors ranged from Seamus Heaney to Tupac Shakur—and followed with discussion. The event came as the result of Brodhead’s reminiscing of a ritual during his Ph.D at Yale University, said senior English major Bailey Sincox, who organized the event. “[President Brodhead] wanted this to echo relaxing afternoons of poetry he attended at his time in Yale,” Sincox said. “He missed the nurturing environment that sharing poetry fosters.” Brodhead earned both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in English and taught the subject for more than twenty years. He has written more than a dozen books on 19th century literature. The event was designed to create a community around poetry—a medium that is widely prevalent on campus but without an organized space to share, said Priscilla Wald, professor of English and women’s studies. “The whole idea was to create an environment that allowed people to articulate See Poetry on Page 4

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Lily Coad | The Chronicle President Broadhead, Victor Strandberg and Maureen Quilligan, among other faculty members, participated in a poetry reading sponsored by the English Department Monday afternoon.

The University has struggled to find success with a housing incentive program that encourages employees to buy houses in Durham’s Southside neighborhood. The program was announced a little more than two years ago, designed to benefit both employees by giving them forgivable loans and the neighborhood by helping revitalization efforts. Southside— which occupies approximately 100 acres between downtown and North Carolina Central University—has long struggled with low rates of home ownership and high concentrations of vacant properties. But revival efforts spurred by the City of Durham in recent years, totaling tens of millions of dollars, hope to change that. Duke introduced the housing incentive program alongside this work. But in the two years since the program was announced, just two employees have purchased subsidized Southside homes. The University originally planned to build 46 homes—eligible for various state and federal subsidies—that would constitute an affinity neighborhood for Duke employees, said Phail Wynn, vice president of Durham and regional affairs. Logistical issues complicated the process, however. See Housing on Page 3

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Lily Coad | The Chronicle DUSDAC discussed the docket for next week’s meeting and the food truck rodeo at its meeting Monday.

Whether they are craving barbecue from Humble Pig or dumplings from Chirba Chirba, students might want to take the time to savor their food truck favorites before the end of the semester—the lineup could look very different in the Fall. In a brief meeting Monday, Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee discussed the docket for next week’s meeting and the food truck rodeo. The committee will discuss changes to the current lineup of food trucks on campus and will hear presentations from potential West Union vendors in a “food fair.” “We can go around and talk to them and hear a pitch of what they want to do with their

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restaurant,” said DUSDAC co-chair Brian Taylor, a junior. “It’s in the early stages and it is more just to give us a concept of what’s going on.” As previously reported, the West Union will house approximately 12 food venues on the plaza level. “I think it’s going to be a one-of-a-kind [eating venue],” Director of Dining Services Robert Coffey said. The committee is getting closer to deciding what changes will be made to Duke’s current lineup of food trucks with the help of students’ opinions. After the DSG-funded food truck rodeo, students who attended the event have the opportunity to share their opinions of the vendors with the committee via an online survey. See DUSDAC on Page 4

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Following low turnout, DSG enters third election it out to their supporters tonight or tomorrow,” Fischer-Zernin said Monday evening. DSG elections have struggled over the The Chronicle past year with voter participation. Only 38 Today undergraduates have the opportu- percent of students voted in February’s nity to vote in the third election cycle of the Young Trustee election, compared to 2014’s 53 percent. Even fewer students voted in Spring. These elections—which determine Duke March’s presidential and Student OrganizaStudent Government committee vice presi- tion Funding Committee chair election— dents and senators—will with only 30 percent of be open from 7 a.m. to students submitting bal’ll be putting stuff on lots, down from 58 per10 p.m. The ballot will Facebook and Yik-Yak, cent in 2014. also include candidates for class presidents and and also in the individual Fischer-Zernin exvice presidents. Complained that several steps mittee vice presidents class year groups on Face- have been taken to enare elected by the entire book. Hopefully we can get sure that the elections undergraduate student the posts on Yik-Yak upvot- get more voters than they have in the most recent body, and each class will fill up to two Senate seats ed. elections. be putting stuff on each committee, in — Max Fischer-Zernin on “I’ll Facebook and Yik-Yak, addition to the separate class elections. Although 53 candidates are and also in the individual class year groups running in total, the election will not fill ev- on Facebook,” Fischer-Zernin said. “Hopeery open seat in the Senate. fully we can get the posts on Yik-Yak upvot“The process has always allowed for DSG ed.” to fill those positions with at-large nominaBecause of the large number of positions tions in the fall,” said Attorney General Max with races going on, no parts of the ballot Fischer-Zernin, a senior. “This [Spring] elec- will be required. For example, rising sophotion is always prone to have more empty mores will have a ballot with 15 options, but spots, and that’s something the DSG has they will be able to pick and choose what dealt with in the past.” parts of the ballot to fill out. Although voting does not formally open “I do not expect people to vote on every until 7 a.m., candidates were granted access single issue as they had to in past elections to the ballot Monday in order to mobilize where the entire ballot was mandatory,” their support groups. Fischer-Zernin said. “To make it easier “We’ve given all of the candidates the for students we didn’t make everything Duke Groups link [to the ballot] already, the idea being that they would be able to get See DSG on Page 4

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continued from page 1 Wynn said that generating interest among employees—who must be found credit-worthy by SunTrust Bank—has not been the main problem, instead citing barriers in the credit approval process. “We did have a lot of interest, but a lot of employees that did apply for the affordable loans had some deficiencies in either their credit readiness or liquid assets,” Wynn said. For the employees who do not qualify, the University created the Duke Homebuyers Club to help them prepare to purchase a home with savings help and credit repair. In March 2013, when the housing incentive was announced, 18 employees expressed interest and met the qualifications. At the time, Duke estimated that the city and developers would be ready to sign contracts for the homes late in the summer of that year, but more challenges emerged. “We had a long delay,” Wynn said. “By the time the city was ready and they really started marketing the homes, the first mortgage rate that we had locked in, which was 3.25 percent, had gone to 4.5 percent.” Eligible employees decided to buy homes elsewhere, in areas that were more affordable and had an earlier move-in

date, Wynn said. The delay resulted from factors including the difficulty in lining up incentives and laying the pads to build the homes on, Wynn noted. The utility work also took longer than the city anticipated. Because the project is publicly funded, rather than by private developers, it takes longer to move through each stage, he said. The program is designed to give $10,000 in forgivable loans to low- to mid-income employees—those who receive an annual income of $40,000 or less from Duke and have been employed by the University for at least five continuous years. Though the project has not met its original goals, Duke’s role in the city economy should not be underestimated said City Council member Steve Schewel, a visiting assistant professor of the practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy. “Duke is a huge driver in anything economically in Durham,” Schewel said. “It’s by far the largest single economic driver that we have, nothing is remotely close.” For the two employees who have participated, however, the impact has been significant. David Steinbrenner, the international program coordinator for the Kenan Institute of Ethics, moved into his Southside home in June 2014—a few years after he moved to Durham as a

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Emma Loewe | The Chronicle Durham’s Walltown neighborhood, pictured above, has been the focus of Duke community initiatives similar to the Southside.

graduate student, not thinking that home ownership would be possible in his near future. “The amount that I was able to get

through Duke did help me with my closing costs,” Steinbrenner said. “Otherwise, I’m really not sure how I would’ve figured that out.”

Announcement of Nominees and Recipients Congratulations to the following students, organizations, faculty and staff, who have been recognized for their leadership and service! Mark your calendar: award recipients and nominees will be celebrated at IN THE SPOTLIGHT on April 16, 2015, at 4 pm at the Arts Annex. The event is open to the Duke community.

Betsy Alden OutstAnding service-leArning AwArds recipients: Trish Ike Laxmi Rajak

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Jamie Bergstrom Emma DeVries Trish Ike Rosie Nowhitney Anthony Olawo Laxmi Rajak Lauren Taylor

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lArs lyOn vOlunteer service AwArd recipient: Ileana Astorga

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participate in the election, judging by the number of candidates running for sophomore positions. Fischer-Zernin also said that despite the number of students running unopposed in committee vice presidential elections, he expects some students to use the write-in option for candidates who missed the deadline for positions. He declined to comment on which candidates or how many students he expects to use the option.

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said that the delays are due to pricing negotiations. Although it seems unlikely that Dunkin’ will join the program this semester, Taylor recontinued from page 1 mains optimistic that the chain will be added DUSDAC members noted that potential eventually. additions to the food truck lineup—Belgian Waffology, Bull City Street Food and Stuft— were some of the most popular vendors at the rodeo. “The line at Belgian Waffology was insane,” Taylor said. In other business: Noodles & Company is under consideration to become a Merchants-on-Points vendor. The chain was unable to send a representative to the meeting, but will communicate with DUSDAC members this week about their interest in joining the program. Dunkin’ Donuts—unanimously selected as the newest MOP vendor in February—continues to face delays in contract approval. Taylor

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continued from page 1 their incoherent thoughts and emotions through poetry,” Wald said. Brodhead chose to share pieces that pertained to school—”September, The First Day Of School,” by Howard Nemerov, about the first day of a student’s primary education, and part of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” a Biblical piece with themes of graduation. He reminded students that the two events were closer than they may think. “Undergraduates are right in the middle of the time frame from when they first stepped onto campus and when they will be dropping their own children off to school,” Brodhead said. “The two are very closely connected, especially in the Rita Lo | The Chronicle foundational knowledge that is gained.” Other faculty members shared poetry echoing similar themes, such as education and student inquiry. English professor Deborah Pope shared a lighthearted piece about common questions in the classroom. “This poem is dedicated to those students who feel the need to ask, ‘Did I miss anything?’ after an absence,” she explained. In addition to faculty, students both within the English department and from other backgrounds participated in the event. Themes shared ranged from uncertainty after graduation to memories from childhood. Yemi Adewuyi, a junior and public policy major, shared two poems from what he called “unconventional” sourc-

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es—”The Rose that Grew from Concrete” and “Can You See the Pride in the Panther?”—by rapper Tupac Shakur. “By choosing these poems, I’m trying to learn how to expand my definition of poetry,” Adewuyi said. “People who grew up in Harlem have a much different definition of poetry than, say, a Ph.D student from Yale.” The event was also a chance to celebrate faculty members of the English department who were leaving along with the seniors—including Maureen Quilligan, the R. Florence Brinkley professor of English, who will retire this year after 15 years at Duke to cap off her four decades as a professor. “I feel as though I’m graduating as well, and it’s bittersweet and a bit terrifying as well,” Quilligan said. Michael Moses, associate professor of English, said he felt the event was successful in the way it brought students and faculty together. He noted that the event reminded him of a similar poetry reading done after the death of Seamus Heaney, the Nobel Prize for Literature winner who passed away two years ago. “Although [Heaney’s commemoration] was more somber, it fostered the same deep sense of community seen here,” Moses said. “This shows that poetry is not about a moment, it’s about life.” Wald said that she hoped similar events hosted by the English department will continue into the future, drawing a larger, more diverse and similarly enthusiastic audience. “We want this to become an annual or biannual affair,” she said. “Poetry has benefits that should be spread widely into the community.”

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Ryan Hoerger Staff Writer The Blue Devils and Spartans are set to meet for the first time this season—just a few months later than anticipated. Duke hosts UNC Greensboro Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Jack Coombs Field, looking to bounce back from an 11-1 defeat against No. UNC Greensboro 5 Louisville Sunday afternoon. The vs. Blue Devils were Duke supposed to travel to Greensboro, TUESDAY, 6 p.m. N.C., for the first Jack Coombs Field of a home-andhome set with the Spartans, but that contest was canceled due to a late February snowstorm. After a busy week that included five games in six days, Duke is looking to shake off a fourerror performance in its final contest of the season at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. “[Sunday’s] ballgame leaves a bit of a bitter taste in your mouth because we didn’t play well,” Duke head coach Chris Pollard told GoDuke.com. “We also need to remind ourselves that we did a lot of really good things in the course of the past week, and that’s something that can’t be forgotten.” The Blue Devils (22-15) will also try to right the ship at the plate, where they were held to

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Sanjeev Dasgupta | The Chronicle Freshman Peter Zyla has recorded at least one hit in 22 of the Blue Devils’ past 25 games he has started and will look to keep his hot streak going against the Spartans.

just four runs in the three-game set against the Cardinals. The dearth of runs on the scoreboard was not for lack of opportunities, as Duke stranded 21 runners in the threegame set, including 10 in the series finale. One key cog in the Blue Devil lineup of late has been freshman Peter Zyla. The right fielder leads the team with a .333 batting average and picked up four hits during the

weekend to extend his hitting streak to six games. Pollard praised the Alpharetta, Ga., native’s ability to ignite scoring opportunities late in innings. “He likes to hit early in the count, and he hunts the fastball,” Pollard said. “He’s been the best on our team at extending innings with See Baseball on Page 6

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Duke ties for seventh at PING/ASU Nick Martin Sports Editor It was not the end result they were hoping for this weekend, but the Blue Devils have done everything except ease up down the stretch—and with the ACC tournament five days away, a seventh-place finish may end up helping more than hurting them. Paced by Leona Maguire’s third-place finish, No. 4 Duke finished tied for seventh at the PING/ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. No. 8 Arizona won the tournament by a comfortable seven-stroke margin, shooting 3-under par on the weekend to outpace second-place Baylor. The Blue Devils’ performance was not up to snub with what the squad has put together in past weeks, but head coach Dan Brooks said the competition was just what his golfers needed to face before the upcoming weekend’s ACC tournament. “We went in with high expectations— we’re coming off a performance at

I first had the idea for this column immediately after Countdown to Craziness way back in October. I again felt an urge to write it after he scored 18 points in 18 minutes against Presbyterian. His 27-point outing against Wake Forest was nearly the impetus I needed to finally put pen to paper. But it wasn’t until freshman Grayson Allen came off the bench to lead Duke to its fifth national championship that I finally had my opportunity to write about how Grayson Allen is far and away the most likely candidate to be the next Blue Devil to have his number hung in the rafters at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It’s sort of a strange concept to think about, given Allen was the afterthought of this year’s much-heralded recruiting class. But the reality is that Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow were never realistically going to spend more than a year on campus. Note: Jones has not announced his intentions, and was the most likely of the trio to stay in school, but I’d bet Mike Krzyzewski wouldn’t be trying to get high school point guard Derryck Thornton to reclassify if he expected his floor general to return. Allen, on the other hand, unlike his fellow freshmen, didn’t have the one-anddone mentality when he got to campus. The Jacksonville, Fla. product had his heart set on Duke from ninth grade, even though the Blue Devils weren’t yet recruiting him. He has always put an emphasis on his education, recording a 4.4 GPA in high school. As good as Allen was on the court, he was always going to value his classroom time and stay for at least a second year in Durham. However, there have been plenty of players who play even four years at Duke and don’t have their numbers hanging alongside those of Laettner, Hurley and Hill. It takes a truly special set of circumstances to live in the program’s eternal fame. The first boon for Allen’s candidacy is that he has a national championship under his belt. Although nobody from the 2010 championship had their number retired, multiple members from the other three titles have been honored in this way. Plus, Allen wasn’t just a bystander when the Blue Devils cut down the nets in Indianapolis, he earned his ring. He didn’t sit idly by like freshmen Mason Plumlee and Andre Dawkins

Georgia and a win at the Darius Rucker [Invitational] before that—we didn’t have a great tournament,” Brooks said. “It was a decent tournament. We were in a very, very strong field. I think they recognize where they need to trim things up a little bit. Overall, I think it was a good experience heading into the conference tournament.” The two stars for Duke—Maguire and junior Celine Boutier—continued to shine as the pair finished in the top-six. Boutier, the reigning National Women’s Golfer of the Year and seventh-ranked golfer in the NCAA, wrapped the tournament with rounds of 72 and 73 after an opening round score of 69 to finish with 2-under par for the weekend. After carding a field-best six-under 66 in the opening round, Maguire cooled off on the second day, shooting a 2-over-par 74 in the second round. The Dublin native capped the weekend with a 1-under 71 Sunday, securing third place and earning the Outstanding Freshman Award in the See W. Golf on Page 6

Special to The Chronicle Freshman Leona Maguire—the No. 1 women’s golfer in the nation—was presented with the Outstanding Freshman Award this weekend.

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“60 Minutes” features former Duke lacrosse coach Staff Reports The Chronicle Former Duke men’s lacrosse coach Mike Pressler’s forced resignation was featured in a “60 Minutes” broadcast aired Sunday. CBS’ “60 Minutes” featured Pressler in an episode entitled “Rush To Judgement,” which focused on the Duke lacrosse case that took place nine years ago this month. Sunday’s episode was the most prominent interview Pressler has given in relation to his forced resignation. “60 Minutes” also featured interviews with Chris Kennedy, Duke deputy director of athletics, who was on the record saying Pressler should not have been forced to resign by then-Director of Athletics Joe Alleva. “I think that in some quarters of the University administration, there was some belief this may have happened and that if that’s the case, they had to respond,” Kennedy said to “60 Minutes.” “I think that a lot of officials at the university have come to the realization or came to the realization within a year or so that probably, Mike

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Chronicle File Photo Former Duke men’s lacrosse head coach Mike Pressler, pictured right, was the subject of a “60 Minutes” episode that aired Sunday entitled “Rush To Judgement.”

shouldn’t have lost his job.” Kennedy and Duke Athletics both declined to comment on the episode Monday. The piece—headed by correspondent

Armen Keteyian—highlighted the University’s rush to judgement when three men’s lacrosse team players were accused of rape in March 2006. Pressler was forced out in April and

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process. Maguire is currently the nation’s top-ranked women’s collegiate golfer, a feat even Brooks said he did not fully expect. “She plays very, very solid golf. She has all the parts,” Brooks said. “Leona, in particular, has been playing some really great golf for a long time. I wasn’t surprised to see her come in—of course, to be No. 1, I don’t know if you call it a surprise, but it’s pleasing. But I definitely expect her to be one of the very best college players.” Junior Sandy Choi was next up for Duke, finishing tied for 39th after shooting 6-over par. Gurbani Singh and Irene Jung both tied for 63rd after shooting 11-over par. Lisa Maguire—the twin sister of Leona— rounded out the group, shooting 16-over par to tied for 79th. Even though Duke did not put together the holistic performance it hoped for coming into weekend, the Blue Devils will enter the conference tournament with confidence thanks to the three-headed monster of Boutier, Maguire and Choi, who Brooks called the backbone of an already-talented squad. “Those two—Leona and Celine— and Sandy—who’s right in there—those three, I would have to say, are our rocks,” Brooks said. “You couldn’t ask for three better leaders and more cooperative top players that just get it. All three get it. This is about the team and I think they’re grateful that the other plays well. They’re grateful for the great skill that each brings to this team. That’s when you have a really fun team—when they’re grateful for each other. And I definitely feel we have that.” And as much as the weekend invitational was a fine tuning for the ACC tournament and putting that team spirit to the test, it also served as a short glimpse ahead to the NCAA tournament as the field was loaded with some of the nation’s top programs.

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Chronicle File Photo Junior Celine Boutier finished tied for seventh in the PING/ASU Invitational this weekend.

In particular, the Blue Devils faced off against an all-to-familiar foe in No. 1 Southern California, which is the squad Duke staged a furious comeback against in last year’s NCAA tournament to claim its sixth national title. Also among the field of 15—all but one of which were ranked in the top 50—were No. 2 Washington, No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 South Carolina. “You sign up a year-plus ahead of time [for tournaments], so you never know who’s going to be in the tournaments, but we’ve been pleased USC’s been in every tournament we’ve played in the spring,” Brooks said. “I love it. I think it’s great to get up against the best. I’d play USC every time we get up if we could. This whole thing about playing easy tournaments to

was the only administrator to lose his job throughout the entire duration of the case. In April 2007, the three players had all charges dropped by N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper. Durham district attorney Michael Nifong, who at the time in 2006 was in the midst of a reelection campaign, was disbarred for dishonesty in June 2007. Pressler contributed to the Don Yeager book “It’s Not About the Truth: The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Lives It Shattered” in 2008. Nine years later, the case still hangs over the University, with few administrators going on-record at length to discuss the incident. Leading up to an interview with Kennedy, Keteyian said that Kennedy had told him that Duke officials had come to Kennedy and said, “And I quote, ‘It was not in Duke’s interest or his to talk to us on camera.’” Pressler now leads the men’s lacrosse program at Bryant College, a small Division I program in Smithfield, R.I., and led the Bears to a 10-9 victory against No. 2 seed Syracuse in last year’s NCAA tournament.

get a win and feel great about winning—I don’t know about that. I want to play the best as often as possible.” The Blue Devils will only have five days to rest and focus on schoolwork—there is only a week and a half remaining before the last day of classes—before they turn around and head to Greensboro, N.C., for the ACC tournament. “It would have been nice to have a few days between the two tournaments, but other than that, this was a great warmup going into the ACC,” Brooks said. “It’s kind of hard to think about this as a warmup—this was a hell of field. This was amazing. It puts us in a good place. We just need to get back, get some rest, get caught up on schoolwork so we can focus on golf in Greensboro.”

two outs.... If you [set the table] consistently, somebody’s going to step up and get a hit.” Duke’s offense this season has often relied on manufacturing runs—the Blue Devils’ first run Saturday came after consecutive sacrifice bunts, and the second came as Zyla zoomed around to score from first after an outfield collision. In the opposing dugout Tuesday, UNC Greensboro has taken the opposite approach. The Spartans (15-17) have launched 34 home runs in their 32 games this season, powered by seven from Hunter King—who leads the team with 25 RBIs—and six from Aaron Wright, who hits for average as well at .315. UNC Greensboro is 2-3 against ACC teams this season, posting midweek victories against N.C. State and Wake Forest since March 17. “They’re really good offensively. They’ve got some power.... That’s not an easy ballpark to hit home runs in,” Pollard said. “They sit back, and they play for the big inning.” Duke’s pitching staff—which has lost numerous arms to injury in recent weeks and was taxed in the five-game stretch last week— will try to keep the Spartans in the ballpark Tuesday and should get an assist in that pursuit from the cavernous outfield at Jack Coombs Field. The Blue Devils have used a small army of arms on the mound in midweek games all season, and the loss of starter Michael Matuella and reliever Nick Hendrix have continued to stretch the bullpen thin. Third baseman Jack Labosky and shortstop Kenny Koplove each threw multiple innings last week, and left fielder Jalen Phillips continues to nurse a bruised knee sustained during Duke’s trip to Miami two weekends ago. Pollard said the slew of injuries to his team has forced the coaching staff to back off a little in practice to give players a chance to recover but added that he hopes to ramp things up again in the next two weeks.

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continued from page 5 did in 2010, when the duo combined for eight minutes, zero points and one rebound in the championship game against Butler. Allen poured in 16 points in 21 minutes, putting the team on his back with an impressive display of offensive firepower and defensive tenacity to bring the Blue Devils back from the brink of defeat. The other advantage for Allen is that his numbers as a freshman are simply better than those of the 2010 trio of Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler. Since Rasheed Sulaimon was dismissed, opening the door for regular playing time, Allen averaged 19.3 points per 40 minutes. That is compared to the 14.5 points for Scheyer, 16.1 for Singler and 18.6 for Smith their freshmen seasons. Although his 3-point percentage trails those of Scheyer and Smith by a thin margin, his free throw rate (three throw attempts per shot attempt) ranks better than any of the other three by a large margin. But besting the 2010 heroes isn’t enough to warrant Allen’s number waving from the ceiling for eternity. A better indicator would be seeing how his freshman per-40 numbers stack up against the other nine retired numbers from the Mike Krzyzewski era. In terms of scoring, only Johnny Dawkins’ 20.2 and JJ Redick’s 19.5 points per 40 best Allen’s 19.3. His field goal percentage isn’t all that pretty at 42.7 percent, but it is actually better than the percentage achieved by fellow guards Redick, Jay Williams and Bobby Hurley. Dawkins is the only guard from the Krzyzewski era with a better freshman field goal

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percentage. Allen’s relentless assaults on the rim also put him in a class above the rest of the pack. Hurley’s .546 free throw rate tops Allen’s .507 rate, but after the prodigious point guard only post players Laettner and Shelden Williams can compete with Allen’s proclivity for getting to the charity stripe. Of course, there are things working against Allen. None of those players in the rafters played as few minutes freshman year as Allen, which means number 3 has some ground to make up on the pack. Allen would also presumably need to stick around after his sophomore season in

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order to do this. Of the Coach K retired numbers, only Jay Williams didn’t stay all four years, but he did play three seasons in Durham, hanging a banner and winning the Wooden Award. Allen similarly needs to take home some hardware to have his number retired. The retired players all were at least Consensus All-Americans their final season at Duke, and at best they took home Naismith and Wooden Player of the Year honors. But to put things in perspective, Allen had to play with talent unparalleled by those other players. With three presumptive first-round

picks, including two projected in the lottery and an experienced Quinn Cook flanking him, there really wasn’t much room for Allen to spread his wings on the court. And yet he still shined brightest when the pressure was highest. Grayson Allen is far from a lock to have his number retired. Such a distinction simply doesn’t exist at an institution like Duke. However, in the one-and-done era, there is no player with a better chance at seeing his number waving over Coach K Court than the precocious scorer from Jacksonville. Now we’ll just enjoy the show as Allen tries to become the last No. 3 in Duke history.

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Fix my DsG Today, elections are being held for Duke Student Government committee vice presidents, senators and class offices. Yet, many of these elections are either uncontested or lack candidates entirely. Though a dip in interest is not unusual for Spring semester elections, we find this dip to be a disturbing bellwether for next year’s DSG representatives. Last year, five of the seven vice presidential races were contested. The year before, thirteen people ran for those same positions. We take issue with the lack of candidates running and believe it to be a symptom of the external perception problems and internal dysfunction of DSG. First, we note that, for many minority students, the first means for institutional change that come to mind are cultural organizations and advocacy groups, not DSG. DSG should work on its group partnerships to create inroads to participation, thereby shifting from its current underrepresentation of minority students. DSG also has a reputation for taking up projects students have little interest in. Although this is not true of every committee matter, DSG forecasts of student interests tend to

miss the mark. Zagster is a prime example of a service that passes the “nod test” within the senate—nobody can really loathe increased bike access—despite the lack of assurance that the actual usage of the service lives up to the forecast and dollars being spent on it. A second area for improvement is DSG’s internal function. A frequent complaint by prospective candidates is that the Wednesday night senate meetings drag on for exorbitant amounts of time. This is perhaps the largest, most glaring symptom of an ineffective prioritization of issues. Thus, we continue to emphasize the potential for DSGRU, as it was designed to give DSG a better attention span. DSG should emulate Fix My Campus’ blend of student input and project progress feedback on its Facebook page. In real elected offices, politicians are held responsible to their constituents, whereas, in DSG, there is virtually no meaningful accountability for student leaders. Ultimately, we see DSG being most effective as a bridge between administrators and students. Organizations like the Duke University Union, the Center for Multicultural Affairs

onlinecomment Let the investigation lead where it may. There is little similarity between the two cases, and nine years ago is an eternity. Let the truth come out.

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oday feels penultimate—shoutout to Lemony Snickett for teaching us that word way back when - penultimate week of classes. Penultimate clubs meetings. For me, penultimate column. We’re almost finished—and for me and the rest of my class, this time finished is final. This whole week feels a little bit like that awkward moment when you’re saying goodbye to someone but not quite leaving yet—that lingering, not-starting-aconversation, too-early-to-get-sentimental moment. So I’m using this awkward time to talk about something that is awkwardly self-conscious but nevertheless important. I want to use this column to talk about… columns.

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Those to whom sharing themselves comes naturally and inspires little self-consciousness often lack the constant questioning of convictions that is necessary for sharp analysis and original ideas. To me, if you doubt yourself, there is no higher qualification for speaking up. Hearing from all perspectives—not just those born loud and fearless—heightens the quality of the public debate. It’s also selfishly fulfilling. In the conversations I’ve had about columns with other students, administrators and people from outside the Duke community, I’ve learned so much about other people, and I’ve gained so much from them: interesting insights, tips about communicating better, new techniques for ap-

Ellie Schaack Brave new world When younger students ask me for advice about how to Duke, I tell them, regardless of what they study: “write a column”—which is actually more general advice than it may seem, though I also mean it literally. First, I’m asking them to constantly push themselves to decide what to believe. For three years, every two weeks, I’ve had to search around my consciousness for some shred of conviction. I’ve had to read news and observe my fellow students and pressure myself to take a perspective, and then clearly elucidate that perspective, and in doing so refine it or change it completely. Sometimes I surprised myself by my own stupidity—sometimes before publishing, sometimes after. Sometimes I surprised myself by my own insight. I hate that adage “college is a time to find yourself” or “college is a time for self-discovery.” I think finding yourself is a little tragic. When I stumble on beliefs I didn’t know I had, ones I didn’t craft but discovered, they’re usually shallow and wrong. College isn’t a time for finding yourself, for accidentally landing in activities that then make sense to continue for the sake of a less hectic resume. College is a time for deciding who you will be—what will be important to you, the perspectives you’ll take on the important things. I have benefited so much from being constantly pressed to perform this exercise so regularly. My thinking is sharper, more critical. My convictions are smaller but more powerful. Second, I mean that they should speak up about these beliefs—particularly if they’re shy about doing so. In one of my favorite poems, “The Second Coming”, William Butler Yeats writes one of the more important sentences I’ve ever read. “The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity.”

proaching problems. It scratches some fundamental itch for people to know you. I think this is often confused for an itch for people to know of you. But I really mean the first—not to recognize a name or face but to really recognize a part of you, even 800 words of you, a single thought that you selected as your most interesting for that week. Just one person out there understanding and identifying and engaging with me has been a longtime cure for loneliness for me. It’s an odd truth that someone who has read my columns knows more about who I am than many of my friends do, just as fellow students in discussion courses can sometimes feel so oddly close, sometimes closer than those sleeping in a bed ten feet away every night. So this is what I’m saying: write a column. And by that I mean click on the “Apply to be a Fall columnist button,” and I also mean participate in class discussions and write things, no matter what they are, and share them with people, and I mean open conversations with your friends that are more challenging but ultimately rewarding. Maybe this is some version of “be an intellectual,” but I think it’s closer to “be a critical thinker, and be a little bit public about it.” Don’t wait to discover who you are. Spend your days deciding who you’re going to be. With that alliterative advice I’ve officially crossed into kitschy inspirational speaker territory, so I’ll take my leave for the penultimate time. Before I do, though, I want to say thank you. Thanks for the discussions and emails and comments and shares. Thanks for supporting and cheerleading and disagreeing. Thanks for reading. Ellie Schaack is a Trinity senior.

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Stanford offers admission to 2,144 students, expands financial aid program”, the press release stated. While its acceptance rate was almost half that of our own school, the second part of the headline was what drew my attention. The leadership of the Stanford financial aid office announced that they will raise the amount of money an applicant’s family could earn while still paying zero dollars towards tuition; now, parents of the class of 2019 students can make up to $125,000 per year and still pay solely for room and board, a $25,000 increase from the previous year’s cutoff. The Internet was quick to respond. Countless friends shared various articles covering the policy change, expressing their desire for their own alma mater to make such generous financial aid gifts. They have good reason to do so; unsubsidized, Stanford costs approximately $65,000 per year, one fifth more than the average American family earns in the same period of time. With tuition increasing

earning at least $160,000, it’s clear the majority of students attending such schools are extremely well off. In other words, some rough arithmetic reveals approximately half of Duke and Stanford students hail from households earning at least three times what the average American family does. I do not intend to disparage Duke and its peer institutions’ efforts to make college accessible to members of the middle and upper classes, but I cannot help but feel administrators’ efforts are directed towards the wrong end of the income spectrum. Granted, $65,000 is an incomprehensible sum to all but the wealthiest citizens of the world, but couldn’t financial aid dollars that now slightly subsidize the educations of a dozen already privileged Duke students instead fully fund someone whose family lives below the poverty line? Most schools are particularly generous towards their poorest students—those attending Duke are awarded an average of $53,000 each year, according to

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bout five months ago, I wrote a column for The Chronicle about the jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson over the shooting of Michael Brown. That column’s tone was probably dictated more by emotion than I would’ve liked, but the message was the same: Americans of color live with racial injustice every day, and, in the 21st century, that should make your blood boil. Fast forward to last week where hundreds of people gathered at the steps of the Chapel to rally against the hanging of a noose on campus. As a statement, that rally seemed like an excellent way to illustrate Duke’s solidarity. However, as students and bystanders dispersed, the general feeling many people conveyed to me was one of fragmentation, not unity. When President Brodhead took the podium, he was greeted by a resounding chorus of “Duke you are guilty!” Not only did this seem wildly off base, but it also set an uncomfortable precedent for the way that the campus dialogue has developed. People wouldn’t have showed up to that rally if they hadn’t cared, and the fact that such a widespread feeling of disenfranchisement—even fear—has

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constantly and showing no signs of slowing down, it is only logical that universities concerned about continuing to attract the most qualified students increase financial aid awards, especially when even small differences in them can influence admitted students’ final college choice. As the eager protégé walking in the footsteps of Stanford’s wise monk, Duke also responded to its role model’s well-publicized act. An April 9 article in this newspaper notes that our own endowment, at one-third the size of Stanford’s, simply cannot sustain that level of generosity. Duke admissions are need-blind, or made without credence given to an applicant’s ability to pay, but officials have only publicly declared people earning less than $60,000 a year to be fully exempt from paying for tuition. Because of its larger financial resources, older and wealthier schools are simply better able to offer generous aid packages to people from all walks of life. Though I commend the cardinals or trees, whatever their mascot actually is, on their efforts to make the obscenely high price of an elite private education as small an obstacle as possible to potential students of all backgrounds, something remains missing from conversations about college affordability. In reality, financial aid should only be one part of a larger effort to open a university’s doors to people of all socioeconomic backgrounds. For now, Stanford, Duke and all of the U.S. News and World Report’s darlings remain institutions consisting primarily of the extremely wealthy. Look more closely at the financial aid statistics, for instance. At Stanford, according to The College Board, just more than half of applicants even receive financial aid in the first place. That number is even lower here at Duke. Considering such information in addition to the fact that some combination of grants, loans and work-study is available to Stanford students with a family income of around $225,000 and Dukie households

our admissions website—but admit few of them. A Chronicle column called “I came to Duke with an empty wallet” and the responses it has inspired reveal just how frequently money and socioeconomic status are taken for granted at this university. The author herself mentions this school’s “amazing financial aid”, but the number of beneficiaries is low. Statistics regarding universities’ economic diversity are difficult to track down, but according to U.S. News and World. Report (http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/economic-diversity-among-top-rankedschools), Pell grant recipients, who generally come from poor families, make up only 14 percent of Duke’s student body, a proportion about one-third that of the University of California, Los Angeles and half that of Columbia University, two other reputable colleges. In short, it seems that Duke has chosen to give small quantities of aid to many students instead of large sums to needier ones. In order to become a more diverse community and continue our “quest for social justice”, as President Richard Brodhead wrote in a 2006 summary of Duke’s strategic plan, we should not aspire to ape Stanford’s actions simply by increasing the maximum amount of money one’s family can earn before becoming ineligible for aid. Instead, we should seek to bolster existing efforts to recruit students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and ensure they can graduate debt-free. The creation of a Director of Outreach and Access position within the financial aid office and the 1G pre-orientation program, resources that serve first-generation college students, are a start, but they are not enough. Top students come from all income brackets, not just those whose members need only a small loan to make Duke affordable.

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emerged seems to have exacerbated the issue. I know I want to help, but right now I don’t know how. The anger at the noose has permeated nearly every aspect of Duke. It doesn’t seem healthy to let such a single-minded and ignorant symbol color the University in its entirety regardless of the fact that there are deeper institutional issues that our student body, faculty and alumni need to confront. A lot of that flack has been directed at the administration whose message has frequently been colored as having an undercurrent of racism. Not every email and speech has been articulated perfectly, but to consistently decry the administration as enabling a racist environment doesn’t seem true. They wouldn’t have acted swiftly and intently if they didn’t care, nor would they have shown up at the rally. A lot of criticism has been directed at the use of the term “colorblind” in the President and Provost’s message to the student body. In retrospect, it probably wasn’t the most apt word to use, but to misconstrue it as indicative of racial ignorance seems far-fetched. In my eyes, that email aimed to illustrate the administration’s emphasis on maintaining a university with a “broad measure of inclusion and openness to others’ experience and points of view.” Even if they faltered, condemnation isn’t the right way to greet an attempt to step forward. I’ll never claim to have lived racism, but I will go so far as to say that I’ve seen it. It’s made me angry, and it’s made me ask why. I grew in a city with a history of condoning prejudice, and when I finally started to recognize that my everyday experience differed from my peers based on something as arbitrary as skin color, I knew I wanted to take part in making that go away. However, this environment doesn’t feel like one where I can help, nor does it seem like one where that’s wanted. So much of the conversation revolves around “you don’t understand,” or “that’s what I would expect you to say.” It hurts to hear, and I wouldn’t put it past myself to hold a similar line if I felt as targeted. Yet, it’s a dialogue that won’t foster inclusivity. To get to the place we all want to go—save the few and irrelevant ignoramuses—there’s likely going to be several missteps. However, branding hastily crafted words as synonymous with ill intentions does a disservice to the conversation as well as those trying to get involved. The fact that someone would hang that noose—either as a joke, a threat or anything in between—remains stupefying. In any of its forms, racially motivated harm is despicable and has no place on this campus. But if the dialogue sustains its current trajectory, I’m not sure what medium we’re working towards. So long as the intentions of a more inclusive Duke exists, we should be working to alleviate vitriol, not fuel it. If you’re still hurting, you’re still angry and you still feel like the community hasn’t responded properly, I’m not here to say you’re wrong. I’m here to say I want to help except I don’t exactly know how. I’ve never known what it feels like to be put down based on my skin color, but I do know what it’s like to be fearful of sharing my opinion. Please, help me make this better; I know I’m not the only one who wants to help. Caleb Ellis is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Thursday.

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The Order Of Omega TH 13 Annual Greek Awards would like to congratulate the winners of the

2014-2015

Outstanding Fraternal Values

Outstanding risk management

Pi Kappa Phi

Chi Omega

embOdying Fraternal Values Lindsey Rosenthal, Alpha Delta Pi

Outstanding serVice Delta Tau Delta

Outstanding cOmmunity serVice Haley Hickey, Zeta Tau Alpha

Outstanding PhilanthrOPy eVent Lambda Upsilon Lambda

Outstanding member educatiOn Chi Omega

Outstanding new member Uzoma Ayogu, Alpha Phi Alpha

Outstanding greek cOllabOratiOn Pi Kappa Phi

Outstanding greek inVOlVement Emma Welch, Zeta Tau Alpha

Outstanding PrOgramming Delta Sigma Theta

Outstanding uniVersity inVOlVement Anna Knight, Alpha Delta Pi

duwell’s PrOmOting wellness award

interFraternity cOuncil President’s award Max Schreiber, Alpha Epsilon Pi

Norah Karlovich, Alpha Delta Pi Zakerra Lance, Sigma Gamma Rho Torrey Mayes, Phi Beta Sigma Malena Price, Delta Gamma

multicultural greek cOuncil President’s award

highest chaPter gPa awards

natiOnal Pan-hellenic cOuncil President’s award

Ifc – Alpha Epsilon Pi Mgc – Theta Nu Xi Nphc – Delta Sigma Theta Panhellenic – Pi Beta Phi

Outstanding intramural sPOrts Pi Kappa Phi

greeks’ chOice awards IFC – Pi Kappa Phi MGC – Theta Nu Xi NPHC – Phi Beta Sigma Panhellenic – Gamma Phi Beta

greek hall OF Fame inductees E.j. Baldridge, 2014-2015 Interfraternity Council President Sabrina Zeller, 2014-2015 Multicultural Greek Council President J.t. Ross, 2014-2015 National Pan-Hellenic Council President Kate Preston, 2014-2015 Panhellenic Association President

william J. maschke Jr. memOrial award Nick Strelke, Chi Psi

Michelle Dang, Alpha Kappa Delta Phi

Chioma Iwelumo, Delta Sigma Theta

Panhellenic assOciatiOn President’s award Katie Chaplin, Kappa Kappa Gamma

Outstanding alumni/alumnae adVisOr Colleen Scott, Omega Phi Beta

Outstanding chaPter President Jennifer Lunde, Zeta Tau Alpha

mOst imPrOVed chaPter Sigma Chi

greek wOman OF the year Kate Preston, Alpha Delta Pi

greek man OF the year J.t. Ross, Phi Beta Sigma

chaPter OF the year Alpha Kappa Delta Phi

Order OF Omega President’s award Chief John Dailey, Duke University Police Department (Dupd)

THE ORDER OF OMEGA WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ITS SENIOR MEMBERS: Ann Danello (VP of Membership), Becky Richards (VP of Programming), Lei Zhang (VP of Administration), Jina Yun (Fall 2014 President), Priya Achaibar, Dustin Ashley, Jamie Bergstrom, Zeena Bhakta, Hilary Bowman, Kate Bulger, Jasmine Chigbu, Lia Cromwell, Chelsea Decaminada, James Fitzgerald, Stephanie Egeler, Mallory Ellingson, Aisha Golaub, Emily Harris, Hannah Hopkins, Lindsey Kirschenbaum, Max Lipscomb, Diana Liu, Sharon Moon, Connor Moore, David Muoser, Max Orenstein, Daniel Reiff, Jackson Scharf, Hayley Trainer, Jenny Ward, Emma Weitzner, Jack Willoughby