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Pratt receives $1M gift from former chair

CDC finds 4 resistant flu cases at Duke

A packed Page performance

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The Grand Challenge Scholars program has been endowed with a $1 million donation from the family of a late Board of Visitors chair. Susie Simon announced her family’s $1 million donation in early November at a Pratt Board of Visitors meeting, in honor of her husband J. Stephen Simon, Engineering ’65, who passed away unexpectedly in July. J. Stephen Simon was chair of the Pratt Board of Visitors and a former director and senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation. The GC Scholars program asks Pratt School of Engineering students to address societal issues such as access to clean water. At the Pratt Board of Visitors meeting Nov. 14, Pratt Dean Tom Katsouleas and President Richard Brodhead announced the naming of room 115 in the Teer building as the “J. Stephen Simon Instructional Classroom” “My husband went to Duke and one of his primary causes in life was to work with Duke and Pratt,” Susie Simon said. “He thought very highly of education and always wanted to work for further education for young men and women. I thought of no better way to honor him than to give this to the school.”

Testing conducted last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed four drug-resistant cases of H1N1 influenza at the Duke University Medical Center. CDC tests, requested by infectious disease specialists at the Medical Center, found that four patients in an isolated unit of the hospital had cases of the virus that were resistant to the drug Tamiflu. According to a Medical Center news release Friday, the CDC is working with officials from the North Carolina Division of Public Health, the Durham County Health Department and the Duke Division of Infectious Diseases to research these cases. “Our extensive investigation thus far has revealed that appropriate infection control procedures have been diligently practiced on this isolated unit, and throughout the hospital,” Dr. Daniel Sexton, professor of medicine and director of the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, said in Friday’s release. “We have experienced no illness among employees taking care of these patients

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Students performed at Awaaz, the annual South Asian cultural show at Duke, Friday and Saturday nights. The event was sponsored by Duke Diya and filled Page Auditorium both nights.

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Ceremony 16 DUKE MIA 34 honors former Bowl bid: Dead and Berry-ed homeless locals by Stephen Allan The chronicle

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Jay Hollingsworth had some success against Miami’s defense Saturday, but Duke’s inability to cash in on red-zone opportunities gave the win to the ’Canes.

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MIAMI — Duke seemingly had it all going for three quarters—a quick-strike offense, a defense that forced mistakes and a significant coaching advantage. But there were warning signs that trouble could brew in the fourth quarter. Miami running back Damien Berry, who had just one rush for one yard at halftime, ran for 47 yards on just six carries in the third quarter. And as effective as the Blue Devils had been in getting down the field, they were just as inefficient in finding the end zone with only one touchdown to show for five trips into Hurricanes’ territory. Those two problems, combined with two questionable officiating decisions that proved to be momentum-changing, undid Duke’s upset chances and bowl hopes as No. 19 Miami scored 21 unanswered points in the final period of a 34-16 victory Saturday

Success can be defined in many ways. Terry Allebaugh, executive director of Housing for New Hope, defines it as having your name on a lease. Allebaugh and others celebrated the success of three formerly homeless Durham residents yesterday at the Chapel. William Hawkins, Brian McLendon and Trico Newton all completed one-year residencies in the transitional housing programs run by Housing for New Hope, a non-profit organization that works to end homelessness in Durham. Hawkins and McLendon graduated from the program’s Phoenix House, and Newton from Dove House. All three are now living independently. Attendees of the close-knit gathering included Housing for New Hope board members and staff, current members of the Phoenix and Dove houses,

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“To represent Duke and put Duke back on the national scene has been an honor.”

—Men’s soccer player Cole Grossman. See story page 6

Smart Home celebrates its second year anniversary, Page 3

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Iran starts air defense drills aimed to protect nuclear sites BEIRUT — Iran launched on Sunday what it described as its biggest air defense drill ever with the aim of preparing to protect the country’s nuclear sites from possible airstrikes. The launch comes as international talks to resolve the long stalemate over the nation’s atomic research program falter. At the same time, domestic opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi continued to pressure President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government, praising

protesters for turning an annual march against the U.S. into an anti-government rally met with a violent response by throngs of security forces. “What we saw in the streets was a huge campaign against the people,” he said in an interview posted to his Web site. “Throughout the history of the revolution, I had never seen such a scene and such deployment of so many forces. [It] showed how they fear this movement and what grandeur it possesses.”

Smoking vaccine in works Democrats vote to bring WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smokers have health bill to Senate floor tried a long list of ways to quit: cold turkey, gum, patches and more. Now, a small company is hoping it can make millions of dollars by creating a vaccine for people who want to kick the habit. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals of Rockville, Md., which is in the late stages of testing its experimental vaccine, took a big step toward its goal last week by striking a deal with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline. Under the agreement, GlaxoSmithKline will pick up the cost of developing and marketing the NicVax vaccine if Nabi successfully completes the Phase 3 trials. ”GSK is one of the preeminent pharmaceutical companies with worldwide commercialization reach,” said Raafat Fahim, Nabi president and chief executive.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate voted along party lines Saturday night to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation’s health-care system. After days of indecision, the two final Democratic holdouts — Sens. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana — joined the rest of their caucus in supporting a procedural motion to begin debate. The 60 to 39 vote marks a milestone in the decades-old quest for health-care reform that was reignited by President Barack Obama’s election. “The road to this point has been started many times,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said before the vote. “It has never been completed.”

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A dancer poses during the annual November Dances, which consisted of three shows in Reynolds Theater Sunday afternoon. The program is a display of Modern, ballet and African dances performed by Duke Dance faculty, students and guests.

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Free Walk-In Meditation West Duke, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. The sessions will be taught by John Orr, an Interfaith minister and professor at Duke University. They are open to Duke faculty, staff, and students.

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pratt from page 1 The endowment will guarantee funding for Pratt students who are accepted into the GC Scholars program to pursue innovative and creative projects related to a list of 14 challenges identified by the National Academy of Engineering, said Martha Absher, Pratt assistant dean for education and outreach programs. Pratt will graduate its first group of GC Scholars this year. “Personally, this is so exciting for the Pratt School to have a gift of this magnitude for this educational program,” Katsouleas said. “To be able to launch Pratt into such a lead role is terribly exciting.” The GC Scholars program is a new initiative spearheaded by Pratt, the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, and the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering. The program encourages students to address the National Academy of Engineering’s 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering. The challenges include preventing nuclear terror, producing energy from fusion and securing cyberspace. Previously, the Simons demonstrated their support for the program by making donations to start the GC Scholars program and provide funding for 10 students per year for the coming three years. Katsouleas said the Simons were “very passionate supporters” of the Grand Challenges Summit that Duke hosted last March, attending every talk in the two-day-meeting.

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Simon said she and her husband were very impressed with the summit and that she made the donation in order to let people know how important the Grand Challenges program was for her husband. “After going to the summit and watching the educators talk about the things that could be done, we realized that this was the way we want to put our money to inspire students to achieve these higher goals,” Susie Simon said. Absher said the long-term goal for the program is for Pratt students to become involved in Grand Challenge activities beginning their freshman year and to build a list of Grand Challenges accomplishments before formally joining the program their junior year.

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A classroom in the Teer building was renamed to honor Pratt’s late board chair, who donated $1 million to the school.

Smart Home celebration hopes to spark new interests by Chun Chit Lai The chronicle

As residents switched the lighting mode of the Home Depot Smart Home from “all-on” to “partay,” partygoers hit the dance floor Friday to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the building’s completion. The party’s main objective was for people to enjoy themselves, said junior Kelvin Gu, president of Smart Home, but residents also hoped the party would draw people who are not in the Smart Home Program to learn more about the live-in research laboratory. The house’s pre-programmed customized lighting system was just one of the many attractions that nonresidents were able to observe. “We want to show people what Smart Home has to offer, and that it is not just a place for engineers,” said senior Andrew First, vice president of Smart Home. First said the party helped Smart Home achieve that goal. John Kear, a Trinity freshman who plans to major in history, said he was impressed by how the house was able to act as a test bed for innovative technology projects, while still retaining a “homey” feeling. Smart Home residents can take a shower heated by its solar hot water system and enjoy its media room replete with three LCD televisions and walls that are highly acoustic

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES: THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT DUKE IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING SOPHOMORES FOR ITS TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

We are hosting an information meeting on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. The Multicultural Center, in the Bryan Center If you are seriously considering attending a Ph.D. program after graduation in one of the following disciplines, please plan to attend to learn more! • Anthropology • Area Studies • Art History • Classics • Computer Science • Demography • Earth Science • Ecology • Ethnomusicology • English • Foreign Languages • Geology • History • Literature • Linguistics • Mathematics • Musicology • Philosophy • Physics • Political Theory • Religion • Sociology The goal of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students and others with a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial disparities, who will pursue PhDs in core fields in the arts and sciences. Fellowships are for two years. Mellon Fellows receive an annual stipend of $5,100 ($3,300 for the summer and $900 per semester), a $750 summer housing allowance, and up to $400 a year for travel pertaining to the Fellow’s research. Each Fellow also receives a $350 project supplies budget, and each faculty mentor receives a yearly award of $750.

For further information and application materials, check our web site: http://trinity.duke.edu/mellon-mays Questions? Contact: Ms. Deborah Wahl, 684-6066 (deborah.wahl@duke.edu) Dr. Kerry Haynie, 660-4366 (klhaynie@duke.edu)

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Students enjoy music and snacks under a pre-programmed lighting system at the Home Depot Smart Home Friday night to celebrate the house’s second anniversary. for enhanced sound effects. “I am seriously considering applying to live in it,” Kear said. Recruiting non-engineering students like Kear into the Smart Home Program has been one of Director Jim Gaston’s main goals. He said it is very important that the projects Smart Home undertakes are addressed from interdisciplinary perspectives. As Smart Home turns two, Gu said that this interdisciplinary sense of community is one of the program’s greatest achievements. Some of the projects underway at Smart Home include a wireless

power service system, which will automatically charges iPods, cell phones and laptops on a single platform. Additionally, the Radio Frequency Identification project is able to detect the whereabouts of Smart Home residents. The RFID sensor can adjust media settings by playing playlists of the residents’ favorite songs when they are in the shower. As music blasted Friday, Gu said the Smart Home is on its way to becoming an incubator for student-based research projects and a home for green and hi-tech inventors and entrepreneurs.

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Students wrap up holiday gifts Saturday afternoon for children in local schools to support the Toys and Tales charity in the Bryan Center.

alumni of Housing for Hope and family members of the new graduates. Allebaugh said Housing for New Hope was invited to hold the ceremony in the Chapel by Pastor Nancy Ferree-Clark and Gaston Warner, director of university and community relations. Allebaugh said it is important to honor the achievements of Hawkins, McLendon and Newton because the structured program can be very challenging, and completion of the program demonstrates that the graduates have made “very important steps.” The difficulty of the program was made clear in stories shared by the honorees. Hawkins, who left the Phoenix House after six months, returned after being imprisoned. He had a hard time getting a job, particularly struggling with passing the computer component of one of his applications. Although McLendon was praised for keeping his focus on completing the program, his case manager, Wayne Eaton, said he was at times resistant to having rules imposed on him.

“We in the community also need this. We are just overwhelmed by bad news every day... [at this ceremony] we get to feel a sense of gratitude.” — Terry Allebaugh, exec. director of Housing for New Hope Newton said when she joined the Dove House, she was “a broken, homeless, and drug-addicted woman, and [she] also felt lonely.” Today, all three graduates have jobs and have their names on a lease. They have also been reunited with their families—specifically, Newton with her children and McLendon with his nephew. Symbols of these achievements, a plaque and a check for $500, were presented to the honorees by their case managers, resident managers and relief staff. The ceremony also “offers inspiration back to [current members],” Allebaugh said. Current members of the two transitional living programs were asked to stand, state their names and the date they will graduate. “[The ceremony] meant a lot because I’m trying to change myself,” said Fred Roberson, a current member of the Phoenix House and Hawkins’ former roommate, Roberson, who has been at the Phoenix House for four months, moved in after being imprisoned for selling drugs. His goals are to become a part of society again and to get his children back. He said Phoenix House has allowed him to realize that his actions affect others. But current members of Housing for New Hope are not the only ones who need encouragement. “We in the community also need this,” Allebaugh said. “We are just overwhelmed by bad news every day... [at this ceremony] we get to feel a sense of gratitude.”

H1n1 from page 1 in the affected unit over this period of time.” These cases are considered the largest “cluster” of drug-resistant swine flu found in the United States so far, indicating that the virus has mutated, the (Durham) Herald-Sun reported Saturday. The drug-resistant cases are rare but are not more severe than other H1N1 cases, the CDC reported. Two women and an adult man died at the Hospital after their samples showed that they were drug-resistant cases. “All of them had pretty serious underlying medical conditions, including some immunosuppression, and so we are unable to say that their deaths were caused by influenza,’’ Dr. Megan Davies, an CDC epidemiologist for North Carolina, said at a press conference Saturday. More than 50 drug-resistant cases of swine flu have been reported in the world since last spring, the Associated Press reported Friday, including another cluster of five cases last week in the United Kingdom.

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Duke advances with clutch display in Michigan Demon Deacons await in Round of 16 by Dan Ahrens The chronicle

For the second straight game, Duke raced out of the gates in the first half for a 2-0 lead. And, once again, the Blue Devils were able to make that lead hold up in the second period to upset 14th-seeded Michigan State 2-1 Sunday in East Lansing and advance to the DUKE 2 Round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. MSU 1 “I think we got nervous at halftime with the lead,” head coach John Kerr said. “It’s a dangerous lead, a 2-0 lead, and we knew if they scored they would be back in the game. Mentally it would be in their favor. Luckily for us we defended well towards the end.” Duke (14-6) held possession for most of the first 45 minutes en route to its first-half advantage. Right off the bat, junior Cole Grossman ripped a shot from 20 yards out that flew over the crossbar. Following an exciting first two minutes in which Michigan State (11-8-2) also generated a scoring chance, the game slowed down, with neither team creating much offensively. As the match wore on, the Blue Devils’ offense warmed up. A ball served in by Grossman led to a Christian Ibeagha header that barely missed the post. Duke kept the pressure on, and finally broke through in the 29th minute. Grossman flighted a corner into the box, where Andrew Wenger headed the ball down to Temi Molinar. The sophomore midfielder

then passed it across to Ibeagha who hit the post with his first attempt but was there to finish the rebound. Only 14 minutes later, the Blue Devils struck again from yet another corner. The Michigan State goalie failed to clear the ball, and Wenger won a battle in the box and finished. “We’ve been working on some set pieces all week,” Kerr said. “We’re a threat on the corner kick—we’ve been a threat all season. [Grossman] plays a good ball in and we’ve got some good headers and guys who want to be on the end of things so that’s exciting for us.” In the second half, however, the Duke offense slowed down and Blue Devil goalie James Belshaw was forced to step up. Ten minutes into the period, the Spartans’ Rubin Bega fired a shot on target from 12 yards out, and Belshaw made a spectacular save to parry it away. Only moments later the Duke keeper made another reaction stop to block a header off a Michigan State corner. As time wore on, desperation began to set in for the Spartans, and they redoubled their efforts to get back into the match. After a couple more near misses, Michigan State finally broke through with 13:37 remaining. Following a foul just outside the penalty area, Bega ripped the free kick past the wall and into the left corner of the net. Only one goal behind, the Spartans kept attacking. The Duke defense buckled down, however, and with the exception of

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Freshman Andrew Wenger continued his stellar season with a game-winning goal at Michigan State Sunday. one more great save by Belshaw, limited Michigan State’s opportunities. “When you’re playing away from home the home team’s going to have some kind of flurry,” Kerr said. “They got back in the game with a free kick and caused us some pain down the stretch, but we held in and

did what we had to do to get the victory.” The win puts Duke into the Round of 16, a stage it has not reached since 2006. “This team wasn’t really sure what to expect when we started,” Grossman said. “To represent Duke and put Duke back on the national scene has been an honor.”

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Highlanders hit 104 DUKE RAD 67 by Blue Devils’ Dawkins breaks out in blowout 3-point barrage Men’s basketball

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Duke faced perhaps the toughest test of its young season Saturday, taking on what head coach Mike Krzyzewski called a “really, really good” Radford team. The Highlanders were a force inside, led by dominant center Art Parakhouski, but they made one critical mistake. They forgot about ‘Dre. Freshman Andre Dawkins came off the bench and made his first five shots, all from beyond the arc, to lead the Blue Devils in scoring with 20 points. Dawkins made his presence felt on the defensive end as well, contributing three steals and one block as No. 9 Duke (4-0) cruised to a 104-67 victory over Radford (2-1) Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “Whenever I put it up, I thought it was going in,” Dawkins said. “I had a lot of confidence in my shot. I’ve been working really hard and it’s just nice to see that pay off.”

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Freshman Andre Dawkins scored all but two of his career-high 20 points from the outside in the Blue Devils’ 37-point win Saturday.

The Blue Devils spread the ball around all afternoon against a Highlander squad that stayed in a zone defense for the majority of the game. The zone allowed Duke to make safe, easy passes, and the team had 25 assists against only eight turnovers. Nolan Smith, Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler had seven assists each, and Scheyer was his usual self, taking care of the ball without committing a turnover. “[Radford] seemed pretty comfortable in the zone regardless [of the situation],” Scheyer said. “We just wanted to keep attacking it.” The ball movement from the Blue Devils against the zone meant more opportunities from outside, and Duke tied a school record with 18 three-point field goals on the day. Along with Dawkins’ six total treys, Smith and Scheyer poured in four apiece to finish with 20 and 18 points, respectively. After the first five minutes, the Blue Devils found themselves down three as the teams traded baskets at a rapid pace. As the pace slowed, however, Duke went on a 33-9 run spanning just less than ten minutes to break the game open. The run featured seven 3-pointers, including three from Scheyer. Krzyzewski stressed after the game that even with the high volume of three-point attempts, his players were consistently making good decisions with the ball. “We have taken pretty good shots all year,” Krzyzewski said. “I think that is a big emphasis for us. We are not going to force as many turnovers as we have in the past. We don’t want to take a bad shot and have that be a turnover.” The Blue Devils saw continued progression from their big men as well, as they out-rebounded a strong Radford front line, 45-38. Sophomore Miles Plumlee registered a doubledouble on the day, totaling 12 points and 11 rebounds. Despite posting solid statistics, the tandem of Plumlee and Brian Zoubek could not stop Parakhouski. The Highlanders’ big man dominated the lane with 23 points and 14 rebounds—seven of which came on the offensive glass. Parakhouski drew fouls all afternoon, taking a game-high 12 free throws and putting several Blue Devils in foul trouble. Zoubek fouled out with just over five minutes remaining in the game, while Plumlee and Ryan Kelly were each whistled four times. Parakhouski did not receive much scoring support, though, as Radford was held to 37 percent from the field. Duke was able to slow the big man at times by denying him the ball in the post, forcing him into contested mid-range shots outside of the lane as he finished 8-for-19 on the day. Other Highlanders fared far worse, as Joey Lynch-Flohr managed only 8 points on 3-for-13 shooting after scoring 21 points in each of Radford’s first two contests this season. Starting point guard Amir Johnson struggled mightily, going 1-for-10 from the field in his first game of the year. Duke will look to match this defensive intensity as it heads to New York for the Thanksgiving holiday and the final rounds of the Preseason NIT. The Blue Devils take on former center Eric Boateng and Arizona State Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. in Madison Square Garden, with the winner advancing to the NIT championship game Friday night.

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There’s an old adage in basketball: Live by the three, die by the three. Against No. 9 Duke Saturday, Radford played a zone for the majority of the contest, forcing the Blue Devils’ hand and hoping that they would die by the three. Unfortunately for the Highlanders, Duke’s hot shooting allowed the team to coast to an easy victory. “We wanted to try and protect [our] two big guys [Joey LynchFlohr and Art Parakhouski] by Game playing zone, but obviously, it Analysis wasn’t very effective,” Radford head coach Brad Greenberg said. “With any team, when that ball starts going in, that basket gets bigger and bigger for them. I think they saw a huge basket. They know they’ve got to be able to make some shots to match up against the zone, and they’re not afraid to shoot.” The Blue Devils had quick triggers from the get-go, attempting from long range on six of their first nine shots. Sophomore Nolan Smith was the only player to connect from beyond the arc in that opening stretch, however, and it appeared that the Highlanders’ zone defense might frustrate Duke after all as Radford See zone defense on page 11

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Nolan Smith’s four 3-pointers, including two early on, helped Duke get past a slow start and rout Radford at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Key series, penalty send Duke sp by Archith Ramkumar The chronicle

MIAMI — For the second straight week, Duke lost a lead against a ranked team. But unlike last week, when the Blue Devils were simply manhandled by Georgia Tech in the last three quarters, factors outside of Duke’s control played a part in the Hurricanes’ eventual victory. Trailing 20-16 early in the fourth quarter, Game the Blue Devils were down the Analysis marching field. Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis had completed four passes on the drive, and running back Desmond Scott had picked up 20 yards of his own to put Duke at the Miami 10-yard line. On first down, Jay Hollingsworth gained four

yards and it looked like the Blue Devils were in prime position to retake the lead. But on second down, the screen pass that was called was well-covered by the Hurricane defense. With nowhere to go, Lewis threw the ball at the ground, seemingly near a receiver. Then a yellow flag appeared for intentional grounding, and the Duke sideline looked on in absolute disbelief. “Their guy came and tackled our back,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “Everybody in America teaches their quarterback to throw the ball at the feet of the back when he gets knocked down and that’s what we did.” The questionable call put Duke in a tough spot on third down from the 13yard line, and Lewis’ pass over the middle was batted down in traffic. The Blue Devils

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brought kicker Will Snyderwine on for a 31-y field goal attempt, hoping to get within a poin the Hurricanes and at least get something ou the possession. But the normally accurate Snyderwine, w was 3-for-3 on the day prior to this attem pushed the field goal wide right. Miami prom ly took over, and Hurricanes’ quarterback Ja ry Harris quickly shredded the Duke second After completing a couple of medium-len passes, Harris lobbed up a throw to 6-fo Leonard Hankerson. The wideout, who ha huge size advantage on 5-foot-10 cornerb Chris Rwabukamba, easily hauled in the p bulling his way into the end zone and putt the Blue Devils in an 11-point hole. Any hopes of a miraculous Duke comeb were dashed when, on the next Blue Devil fensive series, Lewis’ pass over the middle picked off by Darryl Sharpton. The linebac raced down the left sideline for 73 yards, p ting an exclamation point on a disastrous fou quarter for the Blue Devils. “It took the wind out of our sails,” Cutcliffe s “Our defense had been on the field a great d and when we go down and miss a field goal, it difficult for our defense to charge up again.” In a span of seven minutes, the game transformed from nail biter to disappo ment. And the sequence overshadowed a gr effort by Duke for the first three quarters. T

Ryan Williams’s four touchdowns made Senior Day a happy occasion at Lane Stadium as Virginia Tech continued the Wolfpack’s miserable season with a big win in Blacksburg. The Hokies led by just three at the end of the first quarter, but scored 28 of the next 31 points.

No. 15 Clemson 34 - 21 Virginia Clemson officially recovered from a slow start to the season and clinched the ACC Atlantic Division title with a home victory over Virginia Saturday. Running back C.J. Spiller set the ACC’s single-season all-purpose yardage record, and the Tigers pulled away from the Cavaliers with a 10-0 third quarter.

Boston College 13 - 31 No. 23 UNC The Tar Heels continued their resurgence and extinguished any hopes Boston College had of reaching the ACC title game with another defensive show. This week, Cam Thomas and Kendric Burney each returned Eagle turnovers for touchdowns, and North Carolina returned another interception to the 1-yard line.

Florida State 29- 26 Maryland The Seminoles became bowl-eligible Saturday with a closer-than-expected victory over ACC-worst Maryland. It took a three-yard rushing touchdown by Lonnie Pryor—preceded by a long punt return from Greg Reid—to send Florida State into the postseason. michael naclerio/The Chronicle

Miami’s Aldarius Johnson reaches forthe falling football (top), while Vaughn Telemaque crushes Duke wide reciever Donovan Varner (bottom) on a hitch-and-go rout during Saturday’s game at Land Shark Stadium.

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Blue Devils had kept Jacory Harris and the twoheaded monster of Javarris James and Graig Cooper in check. On offense, Duke was able to move the ball with relative ease. In particular, Donovan Varner was repeatedly open over the middle of the field, as he finished with eight catches for 165 yards. But the Blue Devils struggled again in the red zone, as they have all season. And this time, a dubious call was just another reason Duke failed to score a touchdown, as opposed to attempting a field goal. “Momentum is all part of the game,” quarterback Thaddeus Lewis said. “When you don’t get it, it swings the other way.” The loss means that the Blue Devils are eliminated from bowl contention, and the nine Duke seniors will be playing their last game next Saturday against Wake Forest. Although neither Cutcliffe nor Lewis would come out and say it, they both pointed at the intentional grounding penalty as a turning point in the game. Lewis wouldn’t call the penalty bogus—the senior just mentioned that “maybe there’s some rule in the rulebook that I don’t know about.” The end result was that Miami, which had been sluggish all game long, was able to escape the Blue Devils and turn the home crowd’s boos into cheers. But the final score does not michael naclerio/The Chronicle

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Running back Jay Hollingsworth is tackled by three Miami defenders Saturday. Duke’s running attack showed signs of life against a tough Hurricane front seven.

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e from Duke linebacker Abraham Kromah while getting a block from teammate Graig Cooper in Duke’s 34-16 loss Saturday.

afternoon at Land Shark Stadium. With the loss to the Hurricanes (8-3, 5-3 in the ACC), the Blue Devils (5-6, 3-4) will not play in a bowl game and will have only pride and the program’s first non-losing season since 1994 to play for next Saturday against Wake Forest. “We had nine seniors on this team trying to get an experience they’ve never had before, so it hurts,” quarterback Thaddeus Lewis said. “It’s frustrating to let a win slip away. That’s more frustrating than [losing to Miami].” Making the loss all the more frustrating was how effective the gameplan for attacking Miami turned out to be. Duke’s receivers, covered man-to-man for the majority of the game, had no problems getting past the Hurricanes’ cornerbacks and linebackers for big gains between the 20-yard lines. But once the Blue Devils’ offense reached the red zone, it stalled out severely, as Duke’s biggest advantage—using the field to spread out Miami—dissipated and the game became a battle of whose athletes would perform better, head coach David Cutcliffe said. As it was, Cutcliffe didn’t even know if his offense would have Lewis to lead the unit. Already without backup Sean Renfree due to an ACL tear, Duke did not have the senior quarterback available for practice all week because of a bad ankle, and even Friday Cutcliffe wasn’t sure if he would play. “I was real thrilled after Tuesday or Wednesday when I asked how he was and he said, ‘Well, I can get in my car now,’” Cutcliffe said. “He is the toughest guy you’d ever want to find in a football game.” Lewis said while his mobility wasn’t fully there, he was able to do what he needed to do to keep offensive drives alive. Aside from running back Desmond Scott, who had a handful of nice returns and decent runs, and Donovan Varner, who had eight catches for 165 yards and a touchdown, he didn’t get a whole lot of help on the offensive end. But if it weren’t for a defensive meltdown in the second half, the offense’s output may have done the job. The Hurricanes only had 10 points at halftime—

points Miami was lucky to have, given that Leon Wright muffed a punt deep in Duke territory and Charlie Hatcher deflected a pass that wound up in the hands of Tervaris Johnson for a touchdown. After the break, though, Berry became the focus of the Hurricanes’ offense. The junior picked up the tough yards on the ground, and when Miami needed a thirddown conversion, quarterback Jacory Harris looked in the direction of tight end Jimmy Graham, whose five catches all led to a first down. The Hurricanes scored on every offensive possession in the second half except for the final drive, when they simply killed the clock. The biggest momentum swing—and all of the problems that had been kept under wraps up to that point—came midway through the fourth quarter when what could easily have been a three-point Duke lead quickly became an 18-point advantage for Miami. Facing 2nd-and-goal from Miami’s 7-yard line, Lewis looked to hit running back Jay Hollingsworth for a screen pass. Hollingsworth, though, was knocked down, so Lewis threw the ball at his feet, which Cutcliffe said every quarterback is trained to do. The referees called intentional grounding on Lewis, moving Duke outside the 10-yard line. On the ensuing play, Varner drew a lot of contact from a Hurricane linebacker on a slant pass, but did not draw a pass interference call. The normally stoic Cutcliffe went irate on the sideline, throwing his headset to the ground and yelling at the referees. Kicker Will Snyderwine then missed a chip shot 31-yard field goal, and Miami scored five plays later to make it a twopossession game. When linebacker Darryl Sharpton returned a Lewis interception for a 73-yard touchdown barely a minute later, any chance at the win disappeared. But as he has the entire season, Cutcliffe kept his head high through disappointment and defeat, and refused to declare the season over. “The score had nothing to do with the ball game,” he said. “These seniors, they’d been 1-23. I don’t know that anyone anywhere can appreciate what they’ve done. They’ve set a precedent for a whole lot of people. That’s why I’m so hurt for them today.”

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Sophomore middle blocker Amanda Robertson (3, left) had 13 kills as Duke avenged an early-season loss to North Carolina Saturday.

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cause we talked a lot about how we wanted to be identified as a team.... We knew we wanted to come out confident the next time we faced them.” Duke demonstrated that desired level of confidence by coming out strong in the first set, keeping the Tar Heels to a .062 hitting percentage and dominating them with 25-18 win. After a close second game win of 27-25, Duke knew that North Carolina would be eager for a win in game three. Sophomore Amanda Robertson was focused on eliminating the Tar Heels’ opportunity for a comeback right away. “We just took the momentum from game two and used it for game three,” Robertson said. “We beat them because we knew that they were going to come back fiery. We jumped on them early and took them out quick.” With this mentality, Duke squashed the Tar Heels in a 2516 win. Robertson had a teamhigh 13 kills and a .407 hitting percentage and was a main contributor to Duke’s overall success throughout the match. With four blocks and just two attack errors for the night, the middle blocker hit a season peak that she attributes to her deep desire to beat

With a trip to Cancun for the Caribbean Challenge looming, the No. 11 Blue Devils (2-1) will first look to take care of business at home against Charlotte (1-2) tonight at 7 p.m. Off the heels of a poor

shooting performance against Georgia Southern, in which Duke went 4-for-21 from behind the arc, the Blue Devils will need a more balanced offensive attack against the 49ers, something head coach Joanne P. McCallie has emphasized as critical to Duke’s success. “We’re quite capable offensively. We just need to take better shots,” McCallie said. Duke now starts two point guards in the See w. basketball on page 12

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zone defense from page 7 jumped out to a 13-10 lead. But good shooters keep shooting. The Blue Devils did just that. Midway through the first half, Duke connected on three consecutive 3-pointers from Smith, Kyle Singler and Andre Dawkins to open up a double-digit advantage,

26-15. The Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially Dawkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;were just getting started. Duke attempted a whopping 22 3-pointers in the first period and drained 13 to tie a school record for threes in a half, and Dawkins was responsible for four of those. The rookie took four shots in the opening period and connected on all four from beyond the arc, including three in a span of 1:28 as the Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

lead ballooned to 24 near the end of the half. Most of those shots were wide open looks as Duke passed effectively around the perimeter to combat the zone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made passes, we found open people and we took good shots,â&#x20AC;? Singler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We connected on passes. We were connecting shots,â&#x20AC;? head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was rhythm, a really good rhythm.â&#x20AC;? Dawkins, in particular, had no difficulty finding his shooting stroke. He made his first five 3-pointers and finished 7-of-9 shooting for 20 points. His six 3-pointers tied a school record for threes by a freshman. More importantly, all of Dawkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scores were assisted on, as the Blue Devil starting backcourt made an effort to find the freshman for open shots. The trio of Singler, Smith and Jon Scheyer passed well all game and the three finished with seven assists apiece compared to five total turnovers. They all had their hand in scoring as well. Smith started the Duke onslaught with two 3-pointers in the first three minutes and finished with four. Scheyer also chipped in four scores from long range and Singler added three of his own, and all three scored in double figures. Despite the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success facing the zone, Singler said he expected to see similar defensive looks as the season progresses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of teams have been playing zones against us,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would imagine teams would want to man us and put pressure on us.... But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing well against the zone. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shooting the ball well. We just have to keep taking good shots.â&#x20AC;? Which means that, in spite of the Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; litany of big men, Duke may very well continue to live and die by the three.

analysis from page 9 do justice to the way the game was actually played, and Duke can take comfort in how hard it fought against an opponent with much better athletes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frustrating to have a lead in the fourth and not keep it, but I could not be more proud of the football team,â&#x20AC;? Cutcliffe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our seniors now realize that their bowl dreams have slipped away, but what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve built over the past two years will not ever slip away.â&#x20AC;?

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w. basketball from page 10 backcourt with fifth-year senior Keturah Jackson’s return from a rotator cuff injury, giving the Blue Devils more chances to spread the floor. Jackson’s speedy recovery, after suffering an injury playing a pick-up game over the summer, provides a much-needed energy boost and an anchor on the defensive end for the Blue Devils. After giving up 95 points to Texas A&M last week, McCallie has stressed defense in practice. The 49ers, led offensively by senior guards Aysha Jones and Shannon McCallum, who average 18.3 and 17 points a game, respectively, will prove a legitimate test to Duke’s perimeter defense. Jones has shown she can be a dangerous scoring threat on the road this season, and is coming off a 27-point effort against Appalachian State last Friday. Experience and balance will be the calling cards for Duke this season, and each Blue Devil can expect to get her fair share of chances against the 49ers. According to junior guard Jasmine Thomas, winning is simply a matter of execution. “Everybody on this team is capable of putting numbers on the board,” Thomas said. “It’s not something we emphasize, it’s something we expect.” caroline rodriguez/The Chronicle

Libero Claire Smalzer’s defensive efforts—the junior tallied 23 digs Friday against N.C. State—pushed Duke to two wins this weekend.

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North Carolina the second time around. “I knew we had to win because we were seeking a little bit of revenge,” Robertson said. “There was just this sense of urgency to finish them off quick[ly] and I just wanted to have a good game and have fun. My brother goes to Carolina so there is a little bit of a rivalry there. We had a lot of fans supporting us and it was just fun and the chemistry came together and everyone had a really good night.” On the defensive end, senior Rachael Moss had an impressive 18 digs for the match while junior Becci Burling posted five blocks. The two players who are constantly pillars of support and consistency for the Blue Devils added in seven kills each. The Blue Devils faced the Wolfpack (7-27, 0-19) Friday and breezed through the match without dropping a single game or allowing N.C. State to take the lead at any point during the match. Executing a high .381 hitting percentage with 42 kills and a mere five errors, Duke controlled

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the tempo of the game from the start. The Wolfpack is currently ranked last in the ACC and could only kill 26 hits compared to its 19 attacks errors throughout the match. Smalzer, Duke’s defensive specialist, was responsible for N.C. State’s low success rate on offense as she picked up 23 digs in the match. Smalzer ascribes this success to her team’s ability to maintain a high level of play, even against opponents with inferior skill sets. “We were really focused on being aware,” Smalzer said. “We were on our toes no matter where the ball went because their can always be an awkward touch that you have to pursue.” As the Blue Devils look towards the rest of their season, they know that this weekend of wins will help them later down the road as they aspire toward major success in postseason play. “I think the one thing these wins do is give us more confidence as we get ready to hopefully go as deep as we can in the NCAA tournament,” Nagel said. “This team has wanted to make history and I really think we can do that this season.” Duke faces Wake Forest tomorrow at 7 p.m. in its last home game of the year.

fromstaffreports Duke wins IC4As for 2nd straight year Duke defended its men’s title in the IC4A Championships over the weekend, taking first place out of 13 teams at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, NY. The Blue Devils totaled 41 points, far ahead of second place William & Mary which totaled 67 points. Sophomore Andrew Brodeur led the way, finishing the 8K course in 25 minutes, 28 seconds to take third place overall. Senior captain Ken Sullivan was right behind Brodeur, taking fourth place in 25:29. Junior Ryan McDermott was the third Blue Devil in the top ten, finishing eighth with a time of 25:35. Duke’s attention now turns to Terre Haute, Ind. and the NCAA Championships. The men’s squad will start its 10K race at 12:08 p.m. and the women will start a 6K race at 12:58 p.m. This will be the Blue Devil men’s first NCAA appearance since 2001, although junior Bo Waggoner qualified as an individual last year, finishing with a time of 31:09. Duke swims to success at Gamecock Invitational The Blue Devil women’s swimming & diving team finished second in a nine-team field over the weekend, while the men’s team finished third at the Gamecock Invitational, hosted by South Carolina. Junior Ashley Twichell defended her meet title in the 1650 freestyle, winning the event by 32 seconds. Twichell fell about five seconds short of her own meet record for the event, set last year in 16:06.76. Freshman Cara Vogel also swam to first place honors in the 200 backstroke, finishing in 2:01.84. The women found the most success in the 200 butterfly, as Elizabeth Bellew, Shannon Beall and Steffi Niessl finished second, fifth and sixth, respectively. Duke will not return to competition until January 2 at the Key Largo Classic.

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That does not mean, however, that the section shuffle should proceed as planned. Specifically, RLHS and Campus Council should alter the menu of sections available to residential groups. Many of these sections are on the third and fourth floors of dormitory buildings, far removed from any common room in which groups can host events. Moving groups away from common spaces goes against the principles of the RGAC process. Groups are evaluated not only on their contribution to their individual members but also on their value added to the larger Duke community. If the goal of RGAC is to encourage residential groups to participate more fully in the University’s social life,

it is counterproductive to stymie their ability to host functions by placing them on upper floors away from commons rooms. Fraternities and selective living groups do not need to “own” their own common rooms, but such a space should be within a reasonable distance of their sections. This would allow group members to make use of the room when necessary without shutting out independents. While the RGAC process is on hold, all stakeholders involved should work with RLHS and Campus Council to create a section menu that both empowers groups to make positive contributions to the community and upholds the rights of independent students.

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The walkway grew into joke about them. the West Campus Plaza, where good Continuing along the path, Pauly things happen. Dogs tickles the olfactory senses, This is but the stuff of lore, as all and… tickles… the digestive tract. In the students to have seen the walk- monday, monday the enclave behind that famed food way of legend have since passed into stand, a Republican and a Democrat i am the great beyond known as the Real down on a Yankee and a Veggie charlotte simmons chow World. There remains not one of us Delight, respectively, arguing loudly who can speak of the grandeur of about union contracts in Duke Dinthe walkway of yore. The Plaza is all we know. ing Services. Their quarrel is stopped short as a swarm Yet just this week, a young graduate student of bees attacks the Republican’s Mountain Dew. named Charlotte journeyed through the Plaza to Bravely into the breach we go, for ahead lies the find its great vision corrupted. Instead of “the bricks- gauntlet of tables. “Buy tickets to my show! Come hear and-mortar expression of Duke’s ongoing commit- NAMBLA’s associate vice president for uninteresting ment to cultivate and celebrate community,” as talks this Tuesday! Donate to children with no left inChris Roby called it at its inception, the Plaza was dex finger!” Herein lies the one moment you want to a bastion of heckling activists. Filled half with stu- have no friends. If you hold so much as a tangential dent groups tabling for their causes, and half with acquaintance with the heckler behind the table, you BC-bound students trying to avoid the first half, the will be forced to stop and discuss whatever it that perPlaza seemed more a graveyard of broken dreams. son wants you to discuss. “I don’t have any FLEX right Join me on a tell-all trek from the Gothic archway now,” you might say. “Oh, I’d love to, let me go see connecting the West Union building and Kilgo Quad- who else is going and decide when to come.” These rangle all the way to the Bryan Center. I warn you: The tactics are not enough. “I have a computer! You can following paragraphs are not for the faint of heart. add to your FLEX right now! Plus, I have the schedule No more than three seconds after crossing the of everyone you know and love, let me work out the threshold to the Plaza this bright afternoon, I am best performance for you to attend right here!” accosted by a pamphlet-wielding ruffian hoping to The gruesome nature of this segment of the Plaza secure my donation to some BS hippie cause. “Do is amplified by the beauty of the opposite side. To your you have a minute for the environment,” he asks, his right are those comfy swinging, covered love seats that scruff and Birkenstocks belying his sinister purpose. someone seems to claim every morning at 5:30 and Beware, ye of good faith, for if you do tell him you never relinquishes. Seriously, have you ever seen any have a minute for the environment, he will speak to one of them available? What’s more, the sweet nectar you for eight minutes, and demand money at the of the misters are sporadically on, creating an etheend of his monologue. And lest you imagine the real atmosphere as tantalizing as the Siren’s song. molestation complete when you dismiss him with a Finally, having traversed the gauntlet, you are now simple, “Sounds interesting, I’ll think about it,” re- close enough to fall under the watchful eye of that member that he will preach to you again when you perverse panopticon that is the Plaza cam. Any Peepwalk back, forgetting the first encounter entirely. ing Tom who would fill his voyeuristic fix may do so Having survived that ordeal, I look to either with the click of a mouse. Somewhere, somehow, Larside, to find flights of stairs down to the locations ry Moneta is watching you this very instant. so offensive to the University, they lie in the subIs the Plaza a realm of dreams, or a nightmare Plazanean depths, ’twixt the dumpsters. Included landscape of terror? Discover the truth at your among them is the LGBT Center, an institution own peril. only less unfortunately positioned than the Center for Race Relations (wedged between the men’s Charlotte Simmons is also watching you on the and women’s bathrooms across the Von Canon Plaza cam.

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’ll admit that I had a hard time get- fers concretely to the traditions of his alma ting worked up about what one of my mater to support his austere ideals—he classmates jokingly called the “merger speaks for a system wherein comparatively and acquisitions activity on campus”—the little is expected of universities. much discussed (and now apparently deI won’t bore you by giving Grayling layed) merger of the International House more space than he’s due: If you want to and the Multicultural Center. Mostly, read the article, Google “grayling spoonthat’s just because I’ve had feed.” I promise you some little to no interaction with chuckles before you reeither organization in my turn to the hard work of time at this University. being spoon-fed by your But if I were to wake University at 2 a.m. of a up one morning, pick up dreary night in Perkins. The Chronicle and disI’m not writing this colcover that some element umn to point and laugh at of University life much connor southard English universities: Duke more near and dear to my in Oxford was a great time. dead poet own heart had been alBut I do owe Grayling and tered, I might have somesome of the LSE faculty a thing to say about it. For instance, let’s “thanks” for reminding us of what is valusay Duke suddenly decided to become a able about the uproar over the merger, more patronizing place. Case in point: a whether or not one is invested in that pardear friend’s time abroad at the London ticular controversy. School of Economics. As much conflict as it might create, we Sadly, my friend’s experiences have American students expect a lot from our colled her to believe that her eminent and leges. Our expectations can be seen in the important LSE professors don’t respect strident (and occasionally far from realistic) undergraduates. Her professors have one advocacy of our editorials and columns and “office hour” per week, and they can only in our refusal to let an administrative decibe bothered to lecture for an hour each sion pass without a fight. We believe that our week—oh, and after the lecture, they re- University should not just educate us (and fuse to take questions. She’s even seen that’s all that the vast majority of universiprofessors yell before lectures that “you ties around the world even attempt to do), all need to be quiet now! I have better but that it should also provide us with the things to be doing!” Charming, I’m sure. chance to do service in Namibia and attend Although we’ve got arrogance over basketball games in Cameron. here as well, most American professors And if someone tried to tell us that we seem to take questions, and I’ve never weren’t entitled even to talk at length to heard of such snotty preemptive yelling. our professors, we’d call him by the name To shed some light on the roots of this he deserved: nitwit. sort of thing in English academic culture, For a University like Duke to continue my friend linked me to an op-ed piece to do all of the many things it does well— that had recently run in London’s The including the pernicious practice of enGuardian. The column was by British phi- couraging student-faculty interaction— losopher A.C. Grayling, and was entitled there must always be a lofty sense of “Universities are not there to spoon-feed.” expectations among students. Someone Here’s a tidbit: has to take up arms and say, “we must do “The assumption that lies behind the con- [insert good cause] better.” I don’t have tact hours issue is a deeply mistaken one. It an opinion on the merger, but I’m happy is that universities are a simple extension of that someone does. Even when our objecschool, and that as at school, students should tions become overly idealistic, we’re infibe given as much attention as possible…. To nitely better off as hard-fighting idealists wish to increase contact hours is to demon- than we would be as icy cynics. strate a complete lack of understanding of So, cynicism be damned. If we don’t what a university should be.” complain when we think a merger unjust, By “contact hours,” Grayling means any and if we don’t occasionally write overly time students actually spend interacting with self-indulgent columns (who would do faculty, whether in the office, classroom or such a thing?), then it won’t be long bewhatever you call the site of a British “tuto- fore we start to hear a decisive response to rial.” Grayling essentially argues that univer- our thoughts about our University: sities should facilitate student-faculty avoid“You all need to be quiet, now!” ance instead of encouraging interaction. If Grayling speaks with any credibility—he’s Connor Southard is a Trinity sophomore. got multiple degrees from Oxford, and re- His column runs every Monday.

lettertotheeditor Duke police notably absent from site of robbery I am writing regarding the robbery that occurred on West Markham Avenue last Monday night. This corner, as many Duke students know, is the location of a certain “blue house.” If you ask any resident of the “blue house,” or Duke student who has attended a social gathering there, they will tell you that every weekend night that corner is overflowing with law enforcement. You can’t walk half a block without seeing a Duke police officer drive by, and I’ve personally seen four police cars pull up to the house for a “noise complaint” on a Friday night. However, last Monday night, when a

Duke student actually needed a police officer for protection, there were none to be found. This is an unfortunate message that the University is sending to its students: When you party too loud, we’ll be the first to lay down the law. However, when you actually need us the most, we’ll be nowhere to be found, and leave you to fend for yourself against Durham crime. I have no problem with the University cracking down on noise complaints or trying to eliminate underage alcohol consumption. However, it has to work both ways. The University can’t be there to punish us on the weekends and not there on weeknights when we’re

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A holiday for every American

or college students, Thanksgiving much of the native population of the is an opportunity to take a “break” northeast preceded the Pilgrims’ arfor a few days before the semester rival by two years. By all surviving acraces to a close. “Break” is in quotation counts, the Pilgrims themselves had marks because you’ll be good relations with their so overloaded with final native neighbors. Maybe papers, exam preparaI’m nitpicking—what’s in tion, football, parades a name?—but calling all and shopping that the white settlers “Pilgrims” only thing you might acas the UAINE do is akin tually get a break from to calling all the natives is laundry. in the area “Nasset” or It’s also an opportu- bradford colbert “Patuxet,” a mistake the nity for us to field the Pilgrims would not have the other side questions we love about made. what we’re doing with Before you write off our lives after college from every rela- Thanksgiving, consider this chapter of tive imaginable, from your parents on its history. In 1863, with the nation emdown to the aunts, uncles and cousins. broiled in Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale, I’m kidding. Thanksgiving is hands editor of the widely popular Godey’s down my favorite holiday, and one that Lady Book, saw the New England traI often feel forced to defend. Increas- dition as one that could provide sanity ingly, a day once known for handprint- for an insane country. Her letters and turkeys and big hats with buckles on editorials about Thanksgiving caught them has been recast as a reminder of the attention of President Abraham our nation’s long history of mistreat- Lincoln, who issued a Proclamation of ment of Native Americans. Thanksgiving to recognize the nation’s The United American Indians of successes and commonalities “with one New England annually stage a protest heart and voice by the whole American on the fourth Thursday in November, people.” The holiday has been celebratwhich they call “National Day of Mourn- ed every year since. ing” for fallen natives. The first UAINE American Indians have faced disprotest in 1970 included burying Plym- crimination for hundreds of years. But outh Rock and boarding the Mayflower the problem is not Thanksgiving or its to remove the flag flying from its mast. symbols. If you want to protest a holiThe flyers for this year’s demonstration day, Columbus Day seems the more fitcontain a depiction of a native asking, ting choice: a celebration of the man “Who’s the illegal alien, PILGRIM?” who brought smallpox and slavery to Many elements of the story of the first the “New” World. Thanksgiving’s histoThanksgiving aren’t true. The buckles, ry, like most of American history, is not for instance, were not actually a popular squeaky-clean, but its underlying mesfashion until later in the 17th century. sage is one that should transcend race. And the 1621 Plymouth feast wasn’t re- The spirit of the day is to appreciate ally the first Thanksgiving, as colonists and share what you do have, however in Virginia had celebrated a Thanksgiv- much or little. ing in December 1619, before the MayOf course, there’s another group of flower had even set sail. people that consider the day’s feast a But accounts of the Pilgrims as symbol of the gluttony of our increaswhite invaders are overblown. Keep in ingly-obese nation, a perfect prelude mind that the term “Pilgrims” refers to to the Christmas shopping season that the members of the separatist Leiden epitomizes the American obsession with church aboard the Mayflower—not the consumerism. That’s a tough charge, other Mayflower passengers, not their too, but again, the point of Thanksgivdescendents, not the later settlers in ing is neither the food nor the Black the Plymouth Colony and not settlers Friday sales. Thanksgiving is a time for in the then-separate Massachusetts Bay reflecting on all the things in our lives Colony. for which we ought to be thankful. There were no Pilgrims fighting I’m thankful for this University and in King Philips’ War in 1675, 55 years all the things I like about it—starting after their arrival in Plymouth. And with the fine members of the faculty, the smallpox epidemic that wiped out staff and administration who put students first. I’m thankful for ePrint, Cheerwine, the C-6 and the commitment to free speech that allowed creationism advocates to distribute propaganda disguised as Charles Darwin’s the most vulnerable. If Duke is going “Origins of the Species” on the Plaza to expect us to uphold the Duke Comlast week. Although I don’t necessarily munity Standard, then it needs to uprespect the presentation here (much as hold its end of the bargain and give us I don’t respect burying Plymouth Rock a safe community of which to be a part. on Thanksgiving), I respect the right to And until I see four cops surrounding share controversial views and challenge my neighborhood on a Monday night, people’s thinking. I’m not buying any of the DukeAlert eI’m thankful for the start of basketmails assuring me that effective safety ball season and for the most successful measures are in place. football season in my four years here. Whether or not you’ve been to the I’m thankful for the men and women “blue house” before, we can all agree serving our nation in the armed forces that Duke has a responsibility to protect overseas. its students—not just when they’re havAnd I’m thankful for my friends and ing a party, but every night of the week. family, our health and our optimism. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Zach Graumann Trinity ’10 Bradford Colbert is a Trinity senior. His column runs every other Monday.

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What Are You Thankful For? What will you say on Thursday when asked? We’d like everyone to know we’re thankful for the many people, campus groups, departments, and university partners listed below (and some we may have missed) who help us engage, connect, and celebrate our alumni, the university, its students, and the Duke community.

We’re thankful for: INDIVIDUALS Clay Adams Todd Adams Renee Adkins Jimmy Aiken Leslie Calihman Alabi Nancy Allen Julie Tetel Andresen Nancy Andrews Mary Ann Andrus Srinivas Aravamudan Dan Ariely Cynthia Baker Connie W. Bales Yvette Barrow Ian Baucom Rhema Bjorkland Kimberly Blackwell Josh Bond Carl Bowler Lawrence Boyd Richard H. Brodhead Sherryl Broverman John Brown Meg Brown Caroline Bruzelius John Burness Craig Burnside Lisa Campbell Terry Chambliss Bill Chameides Li-Chen Chin Leo Ching Krystal Clarke Jeff Clay William Conescu Jennifer Copeland Bruce Corliss Janice Daniel William Darity Diane Decker Sally Deutsch

Jennifer Dewar Alexander Downes Matthew Drummond Holly Duke Victor Dzau Janet Ewald Mark Faust Peter Feaver Bill Fick Colleen Fitzpatrick Connel Fullenkamp Erin Gasch Jim Gaston Henri Gavin Gary Gereffi Roland Gettliffe Thavolia Glymph Matthew Godfrey Craufurd Goodwin Deirdre Gordon Gloria Graham John Graham Kristen Greenaway Ada Gregory Christoph Guttentag Jordan Hale Will Hansen Alex Harris Cameo Hartz Kerry Haynie Jim Hodges Sharon Holland Guo-Juin Hong Amelia Howle Reeve Huston Rob Jackson Windy Jacobs Deborah Jakubs Bruce Jentleson Katie Joyce Paul Kartcheske

Lisa Keister Ranjana Khanna Mark Kitchens Rich Kless Peter Lange Lori Leachman Scott Lindroth Donna Lisker Ralph Litzinger Kristin LoBiondo Janie Long Michael Malone Melissa Malouf Dana Marks Doug Martelon Paula McClain Catherine McClellan Susan McLean Neil McWilliam Gil Merkx Michael Merson Sean Metzger Christy Parrish Michels Eric Mlyn James Moody Michael Moses Judd Moul Michael Munger Steve Nowicki Jay O’Berski Michael Orbach Clarybel Peguero Scott Pelletier Inga Peterson Henry Petroski Jim Phillips Orrin Pilkey Wendy Dow Piniak Reynolds Price Tim Profeta Tim Pyatt

Ann Marie Rasmussen Richard Riddell Margaret Riley Jim Roberts Tom Robisheaux Chris Roby Alex Roland Kimerly Rorschach Judith Ruderman Michael Ryan Mike Schoenfeld Trevor Schoonmaker Sarah Schroth Pete Sigal Chris Simmons Anne Sjostrom Jim Slaughter Laura Small Selden Smith Pam Sprott Kelly Stewart John Thompson James Todd Laura Tran Tallman Trask III Sarah Trent Linda Tucker Cindy Van Dover JoAnne Van Tuyl Lawrie Virgin Sue Wasiolek Jonathan Weiner Sam M.B. Wells Erica White Kevin White Tom Whiteside Robyn Wiegman Carlisle Willard R. Sanders Williams Bill Wright-Swadel Donna Zapf

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We wish everyone all the best for the coming holidays and in the New Year! The staff of the Office of Alumni Affairs and the Duke Alumni Association