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AND WE WISH YOU A NEW YEAR OF HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY.

- The Staff of Duke University Stores®

The following is a listing of the store hours for the Winter Holiday Break. The East Campus Store will be closed from Monday, December 14 through Saturday, January 9. Uncle Harry’s will be closed from Sunday, December 13 through Sunday, January 10. The Computer Store will be closed December 21 through January 3 due to hallway construction. However, store staff will be available by phone Monday, December 21, through Wednesday, December 23. The store will reopen on January 4.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12

East Campus Store ..........................................12pm - 5pm Lobby Shop .................................................8:30am - 5pm Uncle Harry’s ...............................................9:30am - 6pm

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13

East Campus Store ..........................................12pm - 5pm Lobby Shop ....................................................12pm - 5pm

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16

*Stores not listed are open regular hours.* Computer Store ............................................8:30am - 5pm Lobby Shop .................................................8:30am - 5pm

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 & FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 *Stores not listed are open regular hours.* Computer Store ............................................8:30am - 5pm Gothic Bookshop..........................................8:30am - 6pm Lobby Shop .................................................8:30am - 6pm Textbook Store .............................................8:30am - 6pm University Store ............................................8:30am - 6pm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19

Lobby Shop ......................................................9am - 5pm

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20

*All stores and offices are closed except as noted.* Nasher Museum Store .............................12noon - 4:45pm Terrace Shop ...............................................12noon - 5pm

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24

*All stores and offices are closed except as noted.* Office Products .................................................8am - 5pm

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23

*Stores not listed are open regular hours.* Gothic Bookshop..........................................8:30am - 5pm Lobby Shop .................................................8:30am - 5pm Textbook Store .............................................8:30am - 5pm University Store ............................................8:30am - 5pm

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25

*All stores and offices are closed.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26

*All stores and offices are closed except as noted.* Nasher Museum Store ................................10am - 4:45pm Terrace Shop ....................................................9am - 5pm

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27

*All stores and offices are closed except as noted.* Terrace Shop ...............................................12noon - 5pm

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30

*Stores not listed are open regular hours. Gothic Bookshop..........................................8:30am - 5pm Lobby Shop .................................................8:30am - 5pm Textbook Store .............................................8:30am - 5pm University Store ............................................8:30am - 5pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 5

*Stores not listed are open regular hours.* Computer Store ............................................8:30am - 5pm East Campus Store (through Friday)...............8:30am - 5pm Gothic Bookshop..........................................8:30am - 5pm Lobby Shop .................................................8:30am - 5pm Textbook Store .............................................8:30am - 5pm Uncle Harry’s ...............................................9:30am - 6pm University Store ............................................8:30am - 5pm

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 3

*All stores and offices are closed except as noted.* Office Products (Thursday - skeleton crew) ..........8am - 5pm Nasher Museum Store (Saturday) ................10am - 4:45pm Nasher Museum Store (Sunday) ...............12noon - 4:45pm

Please visit our website for information on our store hours for Monday, January 4 through Sunday, January 10.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24

*All stores and offices are closed except as noted.* Office Products (skeleton crew) ...........................8am - 5pm Duke University Stores® is a division of Campus Services

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MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 1, 8:30 or 8:45 AM

Tuesday, December 8

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 2, 10:05 or 10:20 AM

Friday, December 11

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Production Manager Barbara Starbuck

MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 3, 11:40 or 11:55 AM

Tuesday, December 8

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 4, 1:15 or 1:30 PM

Saturday, December 12

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Operations Manager Mary Weaver

MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 5, 2:50 or 3:05 PM

Thursday, December 10

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 6, 4:25 or 4:40 PM

Thursday, December 10

9:00 AM - NOON

General Manager Jonathan Angier

MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 7, 6:00 or 6:15 PM

Sunday, December 13

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

MWF/MW/MF/WF, PERIOD 8, 7:15 or 7:30 PM

Sunday, December 13

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TTH, PERIOD 1, 8:30 or 8:45 AM

Wednesday, December 9

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TTH, PERIOD 2, 10:05 or 10:20 AM

Wednesday, December 9

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

TTH, PERIOD 3, 11:40 or 11:55 AM

Tuesday, December 8

9:00 AM - NOON

TTH, PERIOD 4, 1:15 or 1:30 PM

Sunday, December 13

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

TTH, PERIOD 5, 2:50 or 3:05 PM

Saturday, December 12

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TTH, PERIOD 6, 4:25 or 4:40 PM

Friday, December 11

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TTH, PERIOD 7, 6:00 or 6:15 PM

Sunday, December 13

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

TTH, PERIOD 8, 7:15 or 7:30 PM

Sunday, December 13

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Department/Classes

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Chemistry 31L

Wednesday, December 9

9:00 AM - NOON

Physics 53L, 62L

Thursday, December 10

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Math 25L, 31L, 32, 32L, 41L, 103, 107, 108, 215

Friday, December 11

9:00 AM - NOON

Saturday, December 12

9:00 AM - NOON

Retail Sales Manager Rebecca Dickenson

Student Advertising Manager Margaret Potter

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Dining Schedule

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SUNDAY December 6

THURSDAY December 10

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inals week. Which means that it’s time to get pumped up—not because you want to, but because you need to. Worried and meek is no way to approach the endgame. Just ask Bill Bellichick. Good Internet videos ooze inspiration. Below you will find only the finest exam-week watches—videos assured to inspire you in all the necessary ways. They’re not ranked, because who is a humble columnist to draw distinctions among the sublime? Duke Countdown to Craziness Dunk Contest Round 2 connor southard (YouTube): This clip gets the dead poet nod over a bunch of other Duke basketball options because of one man: Olek Czyz. Skip ahead to the 2:40 mark to see a stunning dunk from another alarmingly unathletic Blue Devil. But it’s not about the bucket. Olek’s “vroom, vroom motorcycle!” celebratory strut is the single most moving piece of performance art this University has seen in years. Sorry, Classical Theatre of Harlem. Godot got Czyzed on. Video Review—The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Spill. com): You’re a bright person, and so you’re puzzled by “Twilight.” Why would anyone read a book composed of nothing but adverbs, sighs and rain? Why would anyone watch movies based on a series of such books—even if said films feature a brooding hunk like Kristen Stewart? As our most astute critics have shown, the whole thing’s not even so much puzzling as it is grounds to drink until you pass out. There’s hope. The lads at movie review site Spill.com take on “New Moon” in a zippy animated audio review. In the process, they manage to dismantle the entire abstinence/ vampire/adverb phenomenon mercilessly, profoundly, wittily—you may now sigh happily. If such a spectacle does not inspire you, you’re probably a 14 year-old girl. Samuel L. Jackson—Snakes on a Plane (Youtube): The ranks of true film classics offer no shortage of rousing speeches that provide an instant boost powerful enough to

impart the martial confidence one needs to walk right up to an exam and kick its ass. Mel Gibson in “Braveheart,” Al Pacino in “Any Given Sunday” and Jon Belushi in “Animal House” all offer true tearjerkers that ready us for battle even as they tug at our heartstrings. How to winnow the field down to that one perfect, touching cinematic moment? There was once a freshman dorm where, very briefly, Samuel L. Jackson was the guiding light. Fifteen or so young, dedicated souls stayed up unnecessarily late the night before they were all to disperse for Thanksgiving break to do one crucial thing: watch Samuel L. Jackson deliver a 13-second monologue. Were they willing to sit through most of the 105 minutes of “Snakes on a Plane” to get there? Like any bunch of self-respecting zealots, they were prepared to sacrifice, and they did. Camaraderie and devotion to an ideal are powerful things—inspiring, even. But you don’t have to sacrifice. Enjoy this short and sweet dandy: It is the best work of the only actor in history who can talk for less than 15 seconds and gross $62 million at the worldwide box office in the process. When you reach the point at which Jackson declares that he’s about “to open some [fragrant] windows,” I promise you one thing: You may

not be any more ready for your polisci final, but you’ll no longer have any doubt about how best to get rid of “these [melon-farming] snakes on this [melon-farming] plane!” Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No (FunnyOrDie.com): In June 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a complete-game no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. During the entire game, Ellis was tripping on LSD. This clever animated short from the good people at No Mas TV features a voice-over retelling by Ellis himself, in which he candidly describes what exactly it takes to pitch a “no-no” while exploring the inner depths of one’s consciousness: grit, determination and a willingness to deal with a baseball that might go from massive to tiny with no warning. Of all the inspirational true stories in circulation, this one might take the cake: Anyone can apparently do anything at any time under any circumstances. If Dock Ellis can make such a psychedelic mockery of the passe notion that you have to earn your glory, chances are that you, too, can be wildly irresponsible about your preparation and still come out a finals week winner. Connor Southard is a Trinity sophomore. This is his final column of the semester.

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Fall Reading and Exam Period December 5, 2009 - December 13, 2009

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Fri 12/11

Sat 12/12

Sun 12/17

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Close at 8pm

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11am-1pm

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1pm-9pm

9am-9pm

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What’s The Situation? Political leanings in “Jersey Shore”

recent political debate program helps illustrate the critical balance between fact and opinion. “Jersey Shore” is the Music Television Channel’s revolutionary new educational talk show hosted by eight self-identified guidos spending a summer together on the Jersey Shore. It is MTV’s first foot in the talk show door, espousing new perspectives on politics, economics and law while, some argue, perpetuating horribly offensive stereotypes about Italian Americans. Consequently, “Jersey Shore” has become ben brostoff a hotbed of controversy. The show’s critics accuse bro’s stuff it of operating under the guise of an academically valuable venture while in reality spewing messages of intolerance and hate. As a result of the controversy, some corporate sponsors want nothing to do with “Jersey Shore”. The first company to extricate itself from the politically explosive program was Domino’s last Friday. Vice President of Communications Tim McIntyre said thanks but no thanks to airing ads during the program: “One of the ads [for “Jersey Shore”] happened to show up and once we saw what the program was, we decided that the content wasn’t in keeping with what we’re all about.” What exactly is “Jersey Shore” about, you may ask? The same things that are discussed in our lecture halls. Thorstein Veblen’s conspicuous consumption: “Your bank account can be low, but you always gotta look good— always have to get a new haircut, always gotta wear new sneakers, always gotta look fresh,”

points out Ronnie. Charles Darwin’s natural selection: offers Jennifer, “I think it’s my mission to hook up with the hottest Jersey Guido.” Metaphors as evocative as Eliot’s in “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”: “My abs are so ripped up, I call it ‘The Situation,’” reads Mike in his latest sonnet. Metanarratives: Mike refers to himself both as Mike and as “The Situation.” The issues of commercialization inherent in the creation of art: Mike successfully sells booty shorts with the catchphrase “Do you love The Situation?’ to numerous guidettes. No one is questioning the educational value of “Jersey Shore”. Rather, at stake is the distasteful and biased manner in which the show’s talking points are conveyed. Several social activist groups believe the show reflects poorly on Italian Americans. Detractors of “Jersey Shore” claim that when the eight anchors discuss Italian Americans in the news, the stories involved generally are negative in character, including binge drinking and illicit sex. Even more troubling for these groups is that the only news reported by the “Jersey Shore” talking heads is news that they themselves literally produce. Accusations of a lack of journalistic integrity have run rampant over the last several days. Much maligned Sammy Sweetheart has been pigeonholed for a quote that has incited charges of journalistic muckraking. Sweetheart was caught on camera saying, entirely unprovoked, “I am looking to break a lot of hearts.” Ironic indeed. She later went on to note, “If you’re not a guido you can get the [expletive] out of my face,” furthering doubt that the coverage of “Jersey Shore” of Italian Americans was fair. An additional concern for some media watchdogs is the notable presence of group think phenomenon in “Jersey Shore”, a common occurrence when people of

similar backgrounds and interests come together. At this point, these concerns seem largely overblown. In the show’s premiere, male panelists fiercely debated local immigration policy. At stake was whether nonhouse female members of the Shore should be allowed on house grounds. MTV spokesmen are quick to point out Mike’s change of heart midway through the argument as evidence of the openness of the personalities to new ways of thinking; Mike had originally supported an open immigration policy, but a thoughtful, albeit terse, conversation with Sammy fostered a more conservative frame of mind in The Situation. For now, at least, fears of a discernible “Jersey Shore” political slant appear misguided. More of a threat to the show’s credibility is the polarizing personality of Nicole, known on air as Snookie. A perceived lack of self-confidence has led some to question Snookie’s expertise on a number of issues. Snookie herself laments, “I just honestly, like, don’t know what I’m feeling right now.” Others question whether Snookie’s camera personality is a clever guise, intended to pave the way for manipulation of vulnerable viewers. Before the public can accept “Jersey Shore” as a legitimate forum for educated discussion, they must be sure that its personalities are not there to promote political agendas. Strangely, the University of New Jersey at Durham (in some quarters known as Duke University), a school well known for a tradition of social activism, has yet to release an official statement on MTV’s most discussed program. Some of the indifference seems to stem from the common misperception that “Jersey Shore” is a reality television show. Ben Brostoff is a Trinity sophomore. This is his final column of the semester.

Case Studies: Files from the Undergraduate Conduct Board The following are composite examples of UCB cases, findings, and sanctions from Fall 2009. CASE: STUDENT A’s residence hall room smoke detector was found covered with a bag and tape. An ashtray and packages of cigarettes were also found in the room. Potential violation: Fire Safety; Smoking Finding: Responsible Sanctions: Disciplinary probation for the remainder of his academic career; revocation of housing license for the remainder of the 2009-2010 academic year; trespassed from the residence hall quad; monthly written reflection papers through the end of the 2009-2010 academic year. CASE: STUDENT B was issued a citation by Alcohol Law Enforcement for providing alcohol to an underage student. Potential violation: Alcohol Policy – Unsafe/Irresponsible Behavior Finding: Responsible Sanctions: Disciplinary probation for the remainder of her academic career; purchase of a halfpage article in the Duke Chronicle bulletin board design outside the Office of Student Conduct. CASE: STUDENT C presented false information on his resume. Potential violations: Academic Dishonesty, namely Lying; Falsification/Fraud Finding: Responsible Sanctions: One semester suspension; disciplinary probation for the remainder of his academic career; educational programming initiative with the Career Center. CASE: STUDENT D was arrested for driving while impaired, speeding, and driving after consuming alcohol and being less than 21 years of age. Potential violations: Alcohol Policy – Underage Possession/Consumption; Alcohol Policy – Community Expectations Violation. Finding: Responsible Sanctions: Disciplinary probation for the remainder of her academic career; production of an educational film on alcohol use and impairment of judgment; community service; exclusion from Joe College Day and LDOC; substance abuse counseling; written apology to the passengers in her car.

Healthy Coping Mechanisms for the Duke Student This time of year can be particularly stressful for students. Here are 25 recommendations on how to handle pressure and anxiety at any time of the academic year. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Join a religious group on campus Exercise at the gym Join a study group Join a sports team Attend free group fitness classes at the gym Allot time to a hobby each week Get a massage at the Oasis Make an appointment with CAPS even if it seems unnecessary 9. Keep a journal 10. Attend a stress management workshop 11. Listen to music 12. Get a tutor 13. Attend an event on campus of interest 14. Go to peer advising 15. Spend a night out with friends 16. Attend a Nutrition Workshop 17. Talk to close family/loved ones 18. Seek out a Resident Assistant 19. Join a club of interest 20. Make a schedule/plan at the Academic Resource Center 21. Meditation 22. Visit the Lemur Center 23. Personal Time 24. Blog 25. Sauna

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Learning to juggle

very family has that one crazy relative—in my family, it’s my Uncle Steve. He used to ride a unicycle to work, he celebrates “1,000 days” instead of birthdays and he reuses calendars year after year (he owns exactly 14, one for each possible calendar configuration: Jan. 1 on each of the seven days of the week, leap year and non-leap year editions). But as a kid, my favorite bradford colbert quirk of my uncle’s was his the other side talent for juggling. Keeping three things afloat with only two hands? It’s a hypnotizing party trick for young and old. Here comes the smooth transition into something topical and relevant—by this point in the semester, you can probably smell these segues coming. We have reached the final week of the semester. Exams, papers and projects—not to mention packing to go home and preparing for the winter holiday of your preference—all loom over your head, and the schedule and routine you have come to rely on all semester is now simply a clue in decoding the exam schedule. Yes, this is the week when every Duke student becomes a juggler. Juggling the Duke end-of-semester workload and actual juggling share a difficult learning curve. My uncle started trying to teach my twin brother and me to juggle in third grade. My brother (who appears destined to be my kids’ crazy uncle) took to juggling immediately. It took me until my freshman year of high school, more

than six years later, to finally put the pieces together and learn to juggle. Juggling isn’t something you can learn from a book (although for those looking for a book on the subject, I would recommend adding “Juggling for the Complete Klutz” to your holiday wishlist). You learn by doing— and by failing. You’ll drop a lot of bean bags before everything finally clicks and you get the motion down. Exam week juggling should not be so daunting. And although experience helps, I think that juggling your assignments during exam week is something that you can improve through reading (this column). I don’t have all the answers, but I can milk this analogy for at least three bullet-points worth of senior wisdom. Here are some ways you can avoid drops as you bring your semester to a close: Prepare. Before you start throwing balls in the air and hope to catch them, you need to make a few preparations, like making sure there are no sharp or breakable objects around and putting the bean bags in your hands the way you practiced. Similarly, your exam week experience will be much smoother if you start with a clean slate. List or diagram out your exam times, due dates, study group meetings and the like in whatever format you prefer—be it Google calendar or a giant whiteboard on your wall—so that you can know at a glance what you’re up against this week. You could also clean your room and your desk and organize your study space, giving yourself a fresh start for exam week, but these projects could also be highly successful procrastination techniques later in the week. →Keep your focus on what’s in front of you. Littleknown fact about juggling: most of the time, only one ball is actually in the air. The others, resting in your

hands, are in your peripheral vision, but your focus is on the one in the air. Exam week is the same way. Of all the assignments you may have over the next week, you can only focus well on one at a time. Stay aware of the other projects, but target your efforts and give each of your projects your undivided attention in spurts to do your best work. And if your focus is on what’s in front of you, it can’t be on the things that are behind you—like the exams and papers you’ve already finished and handed in. Those are out of your hands and into the hands of your professor—your wise, merciful, dashingly handsome/ stunningly beautiful professor you so deeply respect and admire. Your time is better spent studying for the exams still to come than obsessing over the ones you’ve already completed. Most importantly, don’t freak out. There’s a lot of work, but don’t let yourself get overwhelmed. It’s when you start panicking that the balls start to drop to the floor. You know how to do your work; you’re smart and you’re prepared and you’re going to do fine. Treat yourself to occasional study breaks doing something you enjoy. Think about it this way—aren’t you too busy to be stressed? You can worry about things once you’re on winter break, but right now you have too much work to waste time worrying about how much work you have. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel—winter break, New Year’s, ACC basketball season and, if you really turn forward your calendars, next year’s World Juggling Day is June 19. Best of luck on making it through all your exams. Bradford Colbert is a Trinity senior. This is his final column of the semester.

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Prioritize student-employee relations

fter little more than three months ing to be told, but I was skeptical that there of writing columns about Duke’s would be an audience for them. employees, I have been able to get In many ways I was wrong. a better understanding of what it means to The first thing that I learned is that the work at Duke. dynamics between employees and students It might be, of course, a very tiny grasp of are not as static as I initially thought. Or perwhat the overall experience haps if they are, the reasons is actually like. If you ask me, for why this happens are however, writing this column more complex than mere and all the things that the apathy. Not only are stutask implied—everything I dents busy running around learned, the people I met campus all day, but a lot of and the situations it trigthe time employees are too. gered—have impacted my In most of the cases, it is not Fall semester, and I’m sure andrea patiño about people who are unmy overall Duke experience. willing to listen to each othnumb I started to write this coler but about limited spaces umn because I was intrigued and lack of time. by the stories I encountered in my visits to Nevertheless, I still think that there is the Marketplace, the Great Hall and the something missing when it comes to relaDillo. These were very intimate and human tions between employees and students. I’m stories—sometimes funny, sometimes sad, not sure if the missing element is interaction, sometimes boring. Whatever their content, debate or adequate spaces to discuss some of it felt as if many of those stories were urg- the issues I have been writing about this Fall.

I do know, however, that whatever is lacking should become a priority in the list of issues the Duke community should address. It would be beneficial for the University to devote more time and focus to studentemployee relations. Despite most employees being black and Hispanic, I discovered that the diversity of their stories and backgrounds is rather astounding. Some of them are immigrants, some of them are here by choice, some of them love their jobs and others simply hate what they do. The employee population is so diverse that it reflects many profound issues about the world that we don’t think take place on campus. For example, the question of race, which for some is irrelevant and stale, was something I came across several times this semester. I was surprised to realize that there are in fact a lot of racial tensions, and not precisely between students and employees, but within certain groups of workers. It caught my attention because rarely do we realize the complexities that take place behind the counter. It seems to me that the dialogues we’ve been having about race have been focusing either on students only, or on students versus employees. These seem, however, to be issues that are common to other populations, and if together we can figure out a way to address them through a different

direction, maybe we will be able to break stagnating conversations about race. In regards to the people I met because of this column, I have just one thing to say: It was simply priceless. I became friends with many of the workers I interviewed and my everyday experience on campus and perceptions of the spaces that I often visit changed drastically. For one thing, I speak much more Spanish these days—both with Hispanic and American employees who have learned the language in their jobs. And given that it is my last column of the semester I would like to take advantage of it and thank them. Finally, I learned a lot about myself. When I first proposed to write about this topic, I had visualized that it would be easy to interview employees every week and write their stories. Soon I realized that it wasn’t, and I was challenged in many ways. I wanted to approach a very diverse group of workers and for a while, as easy as it was to talk to Hispanic employees, it was hard to talk to those who weren’t. I also questioned my reasons to write about workers, who might have not even wanted to be written about in the first place. In the end, however, I think it was worthwhile. And I hope you all think so too. Andrea Patiño is a Trinity sophomore. This is her final column of the semester.

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Abandoning California’s commitment to education In 1960, a committee of educators working Act and, within short order, slightly more under the leadership of the visionary Univer- than half of all California high school gradsity of California President Clark Kerr handed uates were attending college -- in an era Pat Brown, an equally farsighted when less than one-third governor, something he’d long of all Americans went on to tim rutten hoped for: a master plan for higher education. The pubhigher education in California. featured column lic universities’ burgeoning Brown and Kerr shared a deweb of affordable professire to create a system that would sional schools amplified simultaneously encourage academic excel- the system’s effect. Its contribution to the lence and equality of opportunity for students decades of unparalleled prosperity that folof every class and background. They succeed- lowed can’t be calculated. ed beyond even their expansive dreams and, Of all the damage that has been done in in the process, created not simply a network recent years by Sacramento’s habitual flight of world-class academic institutions but also a from fiscal responsibility -- particularly during great engine of social progress and prosperity the disastrous Schwarzenegger years -- none for the California economy. has been more injurious or perverse than the The plan guaranteed the top 12.5 percent budgetary mistreatment of the state’s universiof the state’s high school graduates places in ties and community colleges. Starved for adethe University of California system; the top quate funds, what was once California’s greatone-third of graduates were assured places in est guarantor of social mobility based on merit the state colleges; and free community colleg- has become, in fact, a force for the growing es were open to all. A graduate of the latter’s inequality that threatens this state’s future. two-year programs was guaranteed admission Today, just 36.3 percent of California’s high as a transfer student to a university or state school graduates go to college, compared with college. Fees and books at those institutions better than 40 percent nationally. Among the amounted to a few hundred dollars a year. country’s 20 largest states, we now rank 18th in A special legislative session passed the the percentage of 12th graders who go directplan as the Donahoe Higher Education ly to college and 17th in the number who ever

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seek higher education. The well-documented decline of California’s primary and secondary schools has played a role in that; only 20 states spend less per pupil than we do, and we rank next to last in student-teacher ratios. On top of that, the costs of higher education have become too much for many families. Over the last decade, UC fees have increased 300 percent to $10,302 annually, and a student planning to live on campus now needs $27,502 a year. A California State University student living at home still must be prepared to pony up $4,827 a year. It costs $40,522 to attend UCLA Law School for a year and $41,654 for UC Berkeley’s business school. In an overlooked essay in the New Republic recently, the magazine’s senior editor, John B. Judis, noted California’s well-known loss over the last decade of more than onequarter of its manufacturing and mid-level office jobs, formerly crucial rungs on the social mobility ladder, particularly for blacks and Latinos. He went on, moreover, to point out that those losses masked some disturbing aspects of the state’s economic success stories. The state’s economy, Judis wrote, “currently boasts some of the country’s leadingedge industries, including computer and telecommunication hardware and software,

biotechnology, alternative energy, entertainment (one of the country’s biggest exports) and aerospace technology. These industries provide high wages and help pay for state government. But except, perhaps, for alternative energy, they’re different from the industries that triggered California’s earlier booms. They enjoy extremely high rates of productivity, which means they increase their output without creating millions of new jobs.” Is it any wonder, then, that over the last two decades, the annual share of California’s total income garnered by the top 1 percent of the state’s earners went from 13.8 percent to 25.2 percent? That means the most affluent 20 percent of our population now has an average yearly income nearly eight times that of the poorest fifth of the state. So, while budget cuts continue to push advanced education beyond the reach of a growing number of Californians, our public universities and colleges are helping to create an economy that increasingly dooms those without degrees to a kind of perpetual helotry. Inadvertent or not, this is social policy that has moved from mere perversity into outright pornography. We are, it seems, a state removed from 1960 by more than time.

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