The Chronicle T h e i n d e p e n d e n t d a i ly at D u k e U n i v e r s i t y
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 109
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Smaller house size 70 DUKE CLEMSON 59 intended to create A FITTING SEND-OFF strong communities by Nicole Kyle THE CHRONICLE
The house model may be new to Duke, but it’s not uncharted territory for some peer institutions. Undergraduates at schools such as Harvard University, Yale University and Washington University in St. Louis have residential models somewhat similar to the house model Duke will implement in Fall 2012. Administrators involved in developing Duke’s house model, however, said the model will take a distinctly different approach from peer schools to achieve Duke’s goals of equity and community. “Ours is a Duke model and it’s really quite unique,” said Joe Gonzalez, associate dean for residence life. “Part of transitioning to smaller communities is... for communities to be elevated and stronger. With [measures like] the right to return, we’re going to offer to all students what only some students experience now.” And though the Duke house model and residential college models at other universities are similar in that they allow small groups of students from different years to live together, Gonzalez said the biggest differences between Duke’s strategy and the policies of places like Harvard and Yale are the smaller size of houses at Duke and a lesser role for faculty. Gonzalez noted that although the administration wants faculty to have “significant involvement,” there is no desire to have live-in faculty. The average size of a Duke house will be about 40 students, he said, smaller than the average population of a residential college at Yale, which ranges between 400 and 500 students. A smaller number of students in each house, however, means a greater number of houses across West and Central campuses. “We expect these houses to ‘ground’ upper-class Duke students in diverse communities that feel like home, especially since they can return year after year,” Donna Lisker, associate dean of undergraduate education, wrote in a Feb. 22 e-mail. As The Chronicle previously reported, the house model will likely feature 70 houses—a large number that See house model on page 5
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Seniors Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith and Casey Peters addressed Cameron Indoor Stadium after Duke’s 11-point win over Clemson last night.
Singler scores 18 and Smith has 21 to lead Duke to victory by Alex Krinsky THE CHRONICLE
It was a special sight. A superstar of Kyle Singler’s caliber, complete with a national championship and nearly every individual accolade possible, sprinted to the sideline and wrestled with a surprised Clemson defender to help Duke retain possession. It was Singler’s last game in Cameron Indoor Stadium, but he was hustling like it was his first, and it paid off as the Blue Devils defeated Clemson 70-59 on Senior Night. The sentimental significance of last night’s game
was palpable during the brief pregame ceremonies, as senior Casey Peters was greeted with a standing ovation, and then standouts Singler and Nolan Smith received long, thunderous applauses from the crowd. “I came back for a lot of reasons—moments like this, definitely,” Singler said. “It wasn’t a pretty game. We wish we would have played better… But we got the win, and we’re moving on and playing for a conference championship.” That win didn’t come easy. In the first half No. 4 Duke See m. basketball on page 8
Crace named new CAPS director Fourth paper by Lauren Carroll THE CHRONICLE
Kelly Crace, a staff psychologist at CAPS, will become the program’s new director July 1, the University announced Wednesday. Crace said he is excited to lead Counseling and Psychological Services, which will involve staff oversight, strategic planning, cross-campus partner development and serving students and faculty. Before coming to Duke, he was the director of the counseling center at the College of William and Mary from 2001 to 2009. “My interest in this position came from
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a deep care for the staff at CAPS, the opportunity to serve them and the Duke community more expansively and the continued support and value that CAPS has among higher-level administration,” Crace wrote in an e-mail Wednesday. Selected out of a nationwide search, it was Crace’s loyalty to Duke that set him apart from other candidates, Todd Adams, senior associate dean of students and head of the search committee, said in a Duke news release. In addition to his current position, Crace interned at CAPS from 1991 to 1992 while studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
retracted at Potti’s request
“We were fortunate to be able to choose from a number of candidates who could have done the job well,” Adams said. “[The] empathy he feels toward Duke students tipped the scale in his favor.” Crace’s connection to Duke and familiarity with students and faculty will be an asset, said Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek. She believes that he will play an important role in accomplishing the department’s upcoming goals, including improved interdepartmentalism. “Those of us who work closely with
A fourth scientific paper by controversial former Duke cancer researcher Anil Potti was retracted Wednesday. The work, titled “A Genomic Strategy
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ONTHERECORD
“The problem is that they aren’t taking aim with pistols; they’re pulling out bazookas.”
—Sophomore Paul Horak in “How to shoot yourself in the foot.” See column page 11
from Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE
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