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Researcher develops immunotherapy to control peanut allergies by Julian Spector THE CHRONICLE
Dr. Wesley Burks is leading the charge in a possible revolution in the world of food allergies with from his lab in the Medical Sciences Research Building. Burks, chief of the division of allergy and immunology in the department of pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, is conducting studies in oral and sublingual immunotherapy that have made it possible for some children with once-fatal peanut allergies to safely consume peanut products. His subjects receive low doses of peanut daily—increasing from minute to larger doses over a period of years—that desensitize their immune systems to the consumption of peanuts. Some patients can tolerate between 10 and 20 peanuts after several months of treatment, Burks said. “It’s a level of protection you’re affording them that they didn’t have before,” he said. “Before the study they all had reactions to literally less than onesixth of a peanut.” Burks said there are two concrete goals in the peanut allergy testing: desensitization and, in the long term, complete immunization. Participants can receive either oral immunotherapy, in which they swallow a powder with
a carefully measured dose of peanut product, or sublingual treatment, in which the subject holds the powder below the tongue before swallowing, Burks said. He noted, however, that currently patients’ tolerance is not a complete solution for the allergy, because the tolerance is not necessarily permanent. “It’s still a study,” Burks said. “There are lots of things that we have to learn about it, the good and the allergic side effects. We really need to do that before it becomes the standard of care.” Cautious optimism Freshman Shannon Kalsow lives with a hypersensitive peanut allergy that she says her allergist described as a 10 out of 10 in severity. “If I smell it, I feel uncomfortable. If I touch it, I’ll get hives up my arm. Eating it is fatal,” she said. Kalsow recently took the first steps toward participating in one of Burks’ studies, but said she feels uneasy about the process because her allergist at home warned against going “anywhere near treatment.” Still, the opportunity to build up a tolerance for peanuts is appealing. “I do have complete faith in Dr. Burks,” Kalsow said. “He’s See peanut allergy on page 3
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Save the Children CEO Charles MacCormack spoke Monday on the implications of changing attitudes toward NGOs.
NGO CEO explores increasing emphasis on development by Jessica Kim THE CHRONICLE
Charles MacCormack said nonprofits are in desperate need of “orchestra leaders”: people with technical backgrounds and entrepreneurial instincts that can
handle global problems in an increasingly complex world. MacCormack, chief executive officer for Save the Children, addressed nonprofit organizations in an era in which he said development has become more
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Event examines Jewish views on sex during Sukkot holiday THE CHRONICLE
Dr. Wesley Burks is developing a way for children with once-fatal peanut allergies to build up immunization by receiving low daily doses of peanuts.
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Although few teenagers would feel comfortable talking to a rabbi about sex, Jewish Dukies openly discussed the topic at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life Monday night. “Sex and the Sukkah” is part of a series of events held by the Freeman Center for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The program was also sponsored by Duke Hillel, Jewish Life at Duke, the Women’s Center and the Wellness Center. Sukkot is celebrated by building and spending time outdoors in a hut known as a sukkah. According to Jewish tradition, it is considered a “mitzvah” or good deed to perform activities in the sukkah usually done at home, including eating and having sex. “This event is a platform to discuss the Jewish perspectives on sex and what is considered healthy sexual behavior,” said junior Risa Isard, Jewish Life at Duke’s vice president for social action. Condoms were also freely available as an incentive for students to practice safe sex and to encour-
age conversation regarding sexual practices and consent, Isard said. The concept of the sukkah comes from the Talmud, the Jewish scroll of law, which originated roughly 1,500 years ago, said Rabbi Jeremy Yoskowitz, campus rabbi and assistant director for Jewish Life at Duke. Judaism sanctifies the concept of marriage and monogamous relationships, Yoskowitz said. In the Torah there is no specific discussion of premarital sex, although any form of adultery outside marriage is discouraged, he added. The event was a discussion among about 20 students and was led by Yoskwotiz and Amy Cleckler, the gender violence program coordinator at the Women’s Center. Yoskowitz opened the event by recounting a story in the Talmud where a young student, Rabbi Kahana, hid under the bed to observe his teacher, Rav, having intercourse with his wife.
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“If you are what you eat, then our nation is in the midst of an identity crisis.”
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Duke students conscious about what they eat, nutritionist says by Ray Koh
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For some Duke students, eating well and looking good go hand in hand. The Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee discussed healthy eating and nutritional information with Franca Alphin, director of nutrition services at Student Health, at its meeting Monday night. In comparison with other schools, Duke students place more emphasis on being healthy, Alphin said. “Duke is an extreme in that we have few overweight people compared to other universities,” she said.
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Director of Nutrition Services Franca Alphin said Duke students are generally more aware of what they eat than students at other schools.
She added that Duke students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on average than students from peer institutions such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “I think people here go through negative freshman 15 instead of gaining 15 pounds,” said committee member Jane Moore, a junior. “It’s really different from what I have seen at other schools.” Alphin noted that students might be motivated to eat well and lose weight in order to “look good,” adding that the campus culture may drive students to become overly cautious about their food choices. “About 80 percent of Duke students will go through an unhealthy relationship with eating at some point during the four years here,” she said. She clarified that this unhealthy relationship does not necessarily constitute an eating disorder. The statistic includes people who experience minor problems with eating, such as purposely skipping a meal to lose weight. DUSDAC also discussed factors that affect appetite, psychological effects on eating, mechanisms of digesting and how to maintain a balanced diet. “When [Alphin] talked about Duke students being healthy, I thought, ‘wow, she’s right,’” Schreiber said. “In high school I noticed quite a few obese people, but around here I don’t even think about it.” In other business: During the next few weeks, DUSDAC members will each pair up with an on-campus eatery to better foster relations between food vendors and students. Each committee member picked two vendors of his or her choice. At the end of each semester, members will give presentations about their chosen vendors to the rest of the committee.
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peanut allergy from page 1 doing a lot of good for a lot of people who just want to go to dinner with their family and not have to worry what the tiramisu was made next to.” Kalsow has not decided whether or not to participate in the study but said she is strongly considering it. Providing peace of mind Some patients have already experienced some relief through the study. After a four-year pilot study that concluded in January, 12-year-old J.P. Hainline can eat up to eight peanut M&Ms whenever he wants. His mother, Janie Hainline, called the oral immunotherapy “life changing.” J.P. grew up with a fatal peanut allergy discovered when he was 18 months old when he let out a strange cry after biting into a peanut butter cracker. “He couldn’t talk because his throat was so swollen, and he began vomiting and breaking out in hives,” Janie Hainline said. When Janie Hainline heard of Burks’ research, she thought it seemed reasonable and practical. After her son graduated from the pilot study, Janie Hainline, formerly an intensive care nurse, began working in Burks’ office as a clinical research nurse. J.P. still carries an EpiPen, but no longer constantly fears having a fatal reaction. Janie Hainline said her son can now do everything the other kids on his soccer team can, adding that the peace of mind is “worth its weight in gold.” Broader implications Burks has worked with a team of researchers for 20 years, starting in Arkansas before moving to Duke. “In the U.S. there are about 3 million people with a peanut allergy,” he said. “We just saw, really, an unmet medical need, particularly for children that needed some type of proactive treatment.” Before any therapy was available, Burks said all he could do was explain how to avoid peanuts and limit the effects of a reaction when it occurs. This therapy offers hope of a more lasting immunity, and should the work with peanut allergies succeed, it could have major implications for the field at large.
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maccormack from page 1 Opportunities,” was sponsored by the Duke Center for International Development’s “Rethinking Development Policy” lecture series. “We need to find people who understand policy, technology, global framework and strategy, who have all the professional skills and can schmooze with celebrities and go on the television programs and meet with billionaires and do [all those things],” MacCormack said. “It seems in parts of the corporate world that does happen, but in the world of social change, [those people] seem less common.” Katie Messick, a masters candidate at the DCID, said she hopes to be a leader in the field. Last summer she worked as an intern for Save the Children, an international organization with offices in 120 countries. “There is hope even though there are challenges that people need to think about and overcome in the role of development,” Messick said. Corinne Krupp, associate professor of the practice of public policy, said MacCormack’s speech was encouraging to those interested in starting careers in international development. “I think he captured, from a macro perspective, what some of the biggest challenges are: all this money, all these people
working to solve problems, how difficult it is to make progress on it—this chaos,” Krupp said. “I think he gave hope to people who want to work in this field—that there’s so much work to do and so many people needed.” In addition to calling for leadership, MacCormack said non-governmental organizations should narrow their goals in order to be effectual with limited funds and should find ways to build coalitions. He added that it can take 10 to 15 years and millions of dollars to produce change in a major area. There needs to be some sort of organizing mechanism to harness the disparate decentralized chaotic activity of NGOs, he said. “What happens to the $90 billion a year devoted to private assistance?” he said. “Nothing much. It just kind of goes on and in general it isn’t helping solve problems because it doesn’t get aggregated and leveraged.” NGOs have difficulty adapting to global developments and changing technology, but MacCormack said he has hope that new leaders will meet the challenges. “This group will be the future leaders of global development,” he told the audience. “Others helped me when I was beginning my career and I certainly feel committed to doing the same, and so it’s a real multiplier effect for me to pass on what I have learned.”
sukkah from page 1 “This story might be considered ludicrous today, but its moral is important,” Yoskowitz said. “There is learning to be had, even in sex. Sex is a part of life.” Yoskowitz also showed the group one of the symbols of fertility in Judaism: the four species, composed of the branches of palm, willow, myrtle and yellow citron trees. Yoskowitz then asked students to read some of the quotes from the Talmud regarding sex that were displayed on posters around the room. “There has been never been a time in Judaism that sex has been a taboo,” he said. “But the question often comes up: What about premarital sex?” Yoskowitz explained that in ancient times, sex was a way a couple could get married instead of the contractual form or the celebration that is done today. The concept of premarital sex only came
about later, Yoskowitz said. In response to a question about birth control, Yoskowitz said this topic is not specifically mentioned in the Talmud and its use would depend on a woman’s health risk. Cleckler supplemented the discussion by explaining the importance of sexual consent in present-day society, adding that problems largely arise when couples do not communicate effectively. “One of the great things about Judaism is that it is very sex-positive,” she said. “Sex is openly discussed in the religious texts.” When asked about the acceptance of gays in Judaism, Yoskowitz explained that little is said about gays in the Talmud and that almost nothing is said about lesbians. “Orientation is not necessarily forbidden, but action is,” Yoskowitz said, but he added that reform and conservative Jewish movements now ordain homosexuals as rabbis. “I think the ordaining of gay rabbis shows where the Jewish community stands in relation to homosexuals,” Isard said.
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Canada’s Blue Devil by Scott Rich THE CHRONICLE
Chris Rwabukamba doesn’t say ‘eh’ at the end of every sentence. He doesn’t pronounce the word ‘sorry’ any differently than one might expect. And, most surprisingly, he isn’t up to date on all the latest news from the world of hockey. But make no mistake about it—Rwabukamba is Canadian, and proud of it. Even if he chose to stay in the States this year rather than play in the Canadian Football League. This summer, the redshirt-senior cornerback was selected in the fourth round of the CFL draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and could have forgone his senior season to play football professionally in his home country. But Rwabukamba never truly contemplated skipping his last year at Duke. “When I got drafted I was actually doing some econ homework, so it wasn’t like I was in the green room waiting for the call,” he said. “I’m definitely fortunate to get the opportunity to play in the CFL, but I knew I was coming back for my senior year.” Rwabukamba, who has started all four games at cornerback for Duke this year, took a rather unusual path to becoming a Blue Devil. Hailing from Windsor, Ontario, a Canadian city just across the Detroit River from the Motor City, it might have made sense for Rwabukamba to look to stay in the north, closer to home, to play his college ball. But Rwabukamba’s mother, Jeanne Uwera, told her son that academics would have to be his first priority. So when
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men’s soccer
Blue Devils refuse to overlook the Phoenix by Andy Margius THE CHRONICLE
Coming off of its biggest win of the season Friday against No. 10 Boston College, Duke looks to continue its winning ways as it travels to Elon tonight at 7 p.m. For the No. 11 Blue Devils (4-1-2), the matchup may be tougher than records indicate. The Phoenix (3-2-2) enter havElon ing won or tied five straight games and vs. are fresh off a 4-1 No. 11 rout of Davidson. Duke “It’s going to be a difficult game,” head TUESDAY, 7 p.m. coach John Kerr said. Elon, N.C. “Elon’s a good team and they had a great result over the weekend…. We know we’re going to need to roll our sleeves up and come to play.” Duke comes into the match playing some of its best defense in recent memory. Sophomore goalie James Belshaw has not surrendered a goal in the last 191 minutes of play, a streak that spans more than two games. The defense has also been exceptionally physical, keeping opponents from getting good looks on goal and only allowing six shots over the last two games. “[Belshaw’s] confidence is growing by the minute,” Kerr said. “He made some really quality saves over the weekend to save us from letting Boston College tie it up. The defense is also playing with a lot of
confidence. We feel strong about how we are approaching things defensively.” Yet while the defense performed valiantly against Boston College and UNC-Wilmington, a new challenge presents itself tonight in the form of Phoenix sophomore Chris Thomas. The forward has scored in an impressive five straight games, and has been able to slip by defenses with his quickness. His speed and precision will present a major challenge for Blue Devil defenders. “He’s off to a great start and we have to be very aware of him for sure,” Kerr said. “Yet it’s the same with other teams we play. They always have one or two strikers.” Offensively, Duke looks to improve on Friday’s performance against the Eagles. While the Blue Devils only netted one goal— a strike by junior Chris Tweed-Kent—the offense played a solid match. Connecting passes and getting solid shots on goal, Duke will look to improve its production and rely on a more diverse group of scorers. “We’re creating more chances for ourselves with different areas of the field,” Kerr said. “We’re getting more into our groove offensively, and we’re sharing the load.” The Blue Devils also aim to maintain strong play away from Koskinen Stadium. Tonight is just the second time this season that Duke will travel, and immediately following Elon is the first ACC road Irina Danescu/Chronicle file photo
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rwabukamba from page 7 both Duke and Stanford offered a scholarship, the future Academic All-ACC cornerback’s choice became much easier. “My mother was a huge influence on me, and she told me that it was between Duke and Stanford, because academically you can’t beat those two schools,” Rwabukamba said. He saw the opportunity to blaze a new trail at Duke. “One of the guys I played against in high school had already committed to Stanford, and OJ Atogwe [now a safety for the St. Louis Rams] went to my high school and had played [at Stanford],” Rwabukamba said. “I wanted to do my own thing, so when I got the Duke offer… I thought I had a chance to come in and play early, play against elite competition and kind of make my own path.” The transition to Division I football, though, was more difficult for Rwabukamba than it was for the typical American. Along with dealing with the usual challenges of collegiate football, Rwabukamba also had to adapt to a new set of rules on the gridiron. Canadian football differs from the American version of the game in many crucial ways. The Canadian game features 12 players on the field instead of 11, a change that leads to many unique formations and all but eliminates the tight end as a position. What’s more, Canadian teams only have three downs to advance 10 yards, instead of the typical four, and there is no limit to how many offensive backfield players can be in motion at the snap.
Even the field of play is different for our neighbors to the north: Canadians play the game on a 110-yard field with 20-yard deep end zones, and the field goal posts are placed on the goal line. But for Rwabukamba, the core of the game remained the same, albeit at a faster pace. “There were different rules, but at the same time football is football,” he said. “The fundamentals are the same: tackling, catching the ball, covering. But with the bigger field you have more time to react…. That was the biggest adjustment, adjusting to the speed of the game.” Rwabukamba will now get to use the skills he has learned and, in his final year at Duke, attempt to catch the attention of NFL scouts—the cornerback definitively said he’d “rather play in the NFL, play against the best.” But beyond hopes of improving his draft stock, he also knew that coming back would allow him to be the leader of a young and inexperienced group of cornerbacks. That’s a job Rwabukamba takes seriously, even if the results on defense haven’t been up to his standards thus far this season. “I take it upon myself to teach the corners the ropes and how to play the aggressive style that we play,” Rwabukamba said. “We have a lot of young guys playing, but that’s not an excuse.” The most die-hard Canadians might consider it almost treasonous to see Rwabukamba dream of playing a professional sport besides hockey in America. But while Rwabukamba hopes his future includes playing football in the United States, he made it quite clear where his heart lies. “I definitely consider Canada my home,” he said. Even if he doesn’t say ‘eh.’
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Chris Rwabukamba was drafted in the fourth round of the CFL draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats this summer but chose to come back to Duke.
m. soccer from page 7 match of the year against Maryland. While tonight’s matchup doesn’t matter toward the ACC standings, it does present a major opportunity to show the conference that Duke means business on the road, a point Kerr was quick to reiterate. “We’re excited about the opportunity to go on the road again and prove we can get wins,” Kerr said.
fromstaffreports McCallie signs extension Duke University Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White announced Friday that women’s basketball head coach Joanne P. McCallie accepted a three-year contract extension. McCallie is now signed through the 2017 season. “Duke Athletics is absolutely thrilled that coach McCallie has agreed to a contract extension through the 2016-17 season,” White said in a statement. “Joanne is one of the bright stars at the university, and under her outstanding leadership, Duke is positioned to be one of the elite programs in the country.” The financial particulars of the contract were not released. McCallie expressed her enthusiasm at the signing in a statement released to the press. “My family and I are absolutely thrilled about the contract extension and the leadership at Duke,” McCallie said. “To receive that extension, to give us the opportunity to continue to pursue championships here at the highest level and to coach an amazing group of women means so much to all of us. We are excited to move forward and do a whole lot more.” Duke Rowing dominates Potomac In its first race of the year, the Head of the Potomac, Duke Rowing won the top two places in three of the event’s four races. Competing on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the Blue Devils won the 8+ entry with rowers Justine Hong, Emily Theys, Breanna Briede, Alex Japhet, Rory Erickson-Kulas, Nancy McKinstry, Sydney Johnson, Victoria Tsamis and Joline Doedens. The 4+ was won by Emi Machetti, Theys, Erickson-Kulas, Kathy Smithwick and Laura Sciarrino. Japhet, Kathryn Lowry, Laura Guth and Stephanie Rosser won the 4- entry.
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Faust should stand firm on ROTC Last Tuesday, a slimly sus- be a pyrrhic move for most tained filibuster in the Senate universities. ROTC programs blocked a repeal of the mili- are an important source of tary’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ financial aid for enrolled stupolicy. But students still sour dents, and few schools have about that vote should take the resources to replace that heart—also last funding with week, Harvard university moneditorial U n i v e r s i t y ’s ey. There are President Drew Gilpin Faust also other prudential reasons reaffirmed her school’s com- for not ending programs, as mitment to have no ROTC most universities could not program so long as the ‘don’t command public attention ask don’t tell’ policy persists. for their efforts and would Harvard’s activist approach end up harming students to a political issue should not without doing much good. be emulated across higher But Harvard is uniquely education. But Faust should situated to take a stand on this be commended for using her issue. It is first among equals unique institutional position when it comes to funding finanto take a stand on an issue sig- cial aid. Further, Harvard stunificant to university life. dents can participate in ROTC Shutting down ROTC pro- at the Massachusetts Institute grams to protest the ‘don’t of Technology. This allows the ask, don’t tell’ policy would University to support its ROTC
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candidates without supporting the program. President Faust has made a point to show her support for Harvard students who participate in ROTC off campus. The Boston Globe reports that she has recently attended their commissioning ceremonies and other events. Harvard is also the face of American higher education and can command national media attention that others cannot. Harvard’s refusal to have an ROTC program sends a strong symbolic message to America that higher education will not stand for an intolerant policy. President Faust’ lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. serve to reinforce this message. As the flag-bearer of American higher education, Harvard should not raise
a raucous about any of the myriad political issues that emerge. But the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy is a problem that cuts to heart of the mission of higher education. The policy privileges the rights of some students over others and, in an age where universities strive for equity and diversity, this inequity is intolerable. This is not to mention the burden borne by students forced to hide their sexual orientations during college. President Faust is right to protest this policy. But Faust should not abuse the Mephistophelean power that comes with Harvard’s pulpit. Harvard’s ROTC program has been discontinued since the Vietnam War. No great bureaucratic stir was caused in ‘discontinuing’ the program
in protest of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ In fact, it would be easy enough for Harvard never to reinstall an ROTC chapter. This raises the concern that Harvard cares more about press than principle. That said, President Faust’s actions and public statements demonstrate an understanding of the value of an ROTC program as well as a firm desire to have one at her school. We hope that Faust will make good on her promise to reinstate an ROTC program if ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is repealed. Harvard is right to bar ROTC from campus as long ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is in place. Duke should not follow in Harvard’s footsteps on a political issue such as this one, but we support Faust’s handling of a unique set of circumstances.
Hate equals hate
uring resident assistant training, the Wom- it and inserting a funny video to go along like a skinen’s Center presented us with a booklet of ny black guy in a red bandana waving around a hair reprinted e-mail invitations for frat parties at comb. Voila: by today’s standards you’ve managed to Duke, all of which were not only chauvinistic but also produce a socially acceptable way to laugh at blacks, extremely degrading to women. The gays and poor people without feeling Women’s Center’s objective in doing so bad. Don’t get me wrong, I thought was simple: to call attention to the small those videos were hilarious just like fixtures of the Duke community that many others, but let’s face it: the further propagated the subjugation of core of what was making me laugh women—whether we were always conis also at the core of Boyle’s e-mail, sciously aware of it or not. While some the only difference being that his criticize acts of exposing what is said presentation was a lot more blunt. behind closed doors at Duke as being The root of both the videos and the metty fisseha intrusive and out of context, they can e-mail were the same, yet why did it i’m just saying also be used to evoke public discourse shock me so much when I read the around a simple question that addresse-mail? es the larger minority populations on campus: despite The answer is simple: our society has deemed it the fact that more students sport “Love=Love” T-shirts easier to swallow a ridiculously funny portrayal of and that not only black people now attend Black Stu- black people on YouTube than it is to stomach a dent Alliance events, what tangible strides have we harsh, straightforward criticism. made in fostering a more tolerant campus culture? This distinction between private and public, comeUnfortunately, the language used toward women dic and critical discourse is not only applicable toward in those e-mail invitations, the number of negative minority issues on Duke’s campus but also on the narace-related threads on Juicy Campus/College ACB tional scale. Consider the vote to repeal the “don’t ask, and more recently, the appalling nature of the mes- don’t tell” law that recently failed in the U.S. Senate. sages sent between members of Duke College Repub- The maintenance of the military ban on openly gay licans involving the Justin Robinette case reveal that and lesbian service members further emphasizes the the answer to this question is bleak, at best. What is reality that our society has not come as far as we would even more alarming is the idea that wearing the shirts like to think in treating all persons equal despite race, and attending the events is just a facade for a culture gender and in this case sexual orientation. However, of hate that has submerged itself deep below the sur- gauging from the public response to the bill, the fact face. It turns out we’re not as tolerant as we should be, that it lost by 60 votes seemed to surprise a lot of peono matter how much we pretend. ple. Why? Simple: on the surface it looks like we are Does that even come as a surprise? Some of the gaining momentum moving toward tolerance when most circulated YouTube videos today—like “Bed- in reality, both on Duke’s campus and on the Hill, we room Intruder” and “Guy gets hit by ice cream truck” have tangible evidence that indicate otherwise. —are comedies built on how funny black people can So which makes more sense? Condoning all forms be by being so ghetto. But those are politically correct of social commentary—YouTube videos and Boyles’s since no one uses the N-word in them, right? Com- statement included—or advocating for a politically pare the message from those videos to the following correct public discourse at the risk of fostering intolexcerpt from an e-mail sent by former DCR Chair erance in the private domain? Carter Boyle to club members, reproduced in the apI had a hard time answering that question as I was pendix of the Cause of Action document recently pro- walking around East Campus at the Pride Parade and posed to the Duke Student Government Judiciary: Festival this weekend. While my friends were taking “Well, it appears our African-American friends have pictures of the llamas and laughing at signs that read found yet something else to be pissed about. A black “God hates shrimp,” I realized that being present was congresswoman (this would be Sheila Jackson Lee of my way of repenting for the fact that I say “that’s so Houston) reportedly complained that the names of gay” and laugh at Chris Crocker videos on YouTube. hurricanes are all Caucasian sounding names. She And I guess if more people were to put themselves would prefer some names that reflect African-Ameri- in such environments where it at least looks like they can culture such as Chamiqua, Tanisha.... She would are expanding their horizons, then maybe people like also like the weather reports to be broadcast in ‘lan- Boyle won’t be tolerated. But in the midst of all this guage’ that street people can understand.... I can hear protocol and pretending, I’m worried we’ll lose sight it now:.... Hehr-i-cane Chamiqua be headin’ fo’ yo ass of why we cared in the first place. like Leroy on a crotch rocket!” I know: there’s no way that isn’t racist. But try autoMetty Fisseha is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every tuning the voice, throwing an upbeat instrumental on Tuesday.
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trategic planning isn’t sexy. Diversity and Access? Cha-ching! The Duke’s own strategic plan, “Mak- $300 million Financial Aid Initiative. ing a Difference,” is not exactly enInternationalization? Kazam! A camgrossing reading, but mastery of it is ab- pus in China, a vice president and vice solutely critical if you want provost for global strategy, to understand where this the Global Semester Abroad University is heading— and the Winter Forum. (Anand why. other note: The latter two The strategic plan is a are also not in the strategic tale with three main “charplan, but, again, are ceracters”: cornerstones, tainly in harmony with it.). Owls and Jack Bauer. The Owls have flown in The plan was adopted and done their part quite gregory on Sept. 14, 2006, two spectacularly indeed. But years after the beginning I’d also say that there aren’t morrison of President Brodhead’s more Owls we should finish the thought any first term and almost exexpect to arrive soon. actly six months after the And so, enter the final lacrosse case began. The Dow Jones In- character: Jack Bauer or, as he is known dustrial closed that day at 11,498 and the in “Making a Difference,” capital conDemocrats were two months away from struction. Much of the strategic plan winning control of Congress for the first relies on extensive capital construction time since 1994. The previous strategic to meet its goals. The press release anplan, “Building on Excellence,” dated nouncing the adoption of the strategic from February 2001. plan touts the planned investment of “Making a Difference” celebrated its “$1.3 billion above normal budgets over fourth birthday two weeks ago. It’s time the next five to eight years in students, to evaluate the performance of the cast. faculty, programming and facilities.” The state of the economy poses serious The breakdown of those plans reveals challenges to the vision articulated in the that fully an entire billion dollars of original script. that sum was intended for capital conThe first characters to appear on struction projects, aka facilities. The stage are the cornerstones. These are word “facilities” appears 84 times in the the five “fundamental planning man- 78-page document. dates” which affirm the University’s I wrote last week that goal four, transcommitment to interdisciplinarity, fac- forming the arts at Duke, has been less ulty excellence, research, the attraction successfully attained than the others. of students who are the best of the best That’s because, as I pointed out, too and the preparation of students who are much of the desired transformation was “prepared to meet the challenges of the supposed to come from new performing 21st century.” The entire plan seeks to and study spaces on New Campus and improve University performance as it re- renovations of the existing performance lates to those core values. venues. Other examples abound of unThese planning mandates are sup- due reliance on capital construction. plemented by six identified “enduring Duke will attract the best grad students themes” which were a bit more aspira- in part by building the best graduate stutional rather than extant, although not dent housing. Duke will commit to the entirely: interdisciplinarity, knowledge interdisciplinary initiatives with a new in the service of society, centrality of the building for the Nicholas School. Duke humanities and interpretative social sci- will improve relationships between the ences, internationalization, diversity and University and Durham through a huge affordability/access. investment in New Campus. Duke will From these planning mandates and improve access—and I mean access in a enduring themes, we get what really mat- Campus Culture Initiative kind of way— ters about the plan: The Five Goals. by remodeling West Union and the gothThese goals, and the attendant ap- ic residential quads. proaches for meeting them, are the heart I don’t fault the authors of “Makof “Making a Difference.” They are: ing a Difference” for their reliance on 1. “Attract and Retain Outstanding capital construction. Obviously, the Faculty” document was intended to be a fund2. “Deepen Engagement in Educa- raising tool and donors need to know tion by Undergraduate and Graduate what you plan to do with their money. Students” Capital construction is an effective 3. “Transform the Campus with New solution and can help the University and Improved Facilities” achieve its goals. And I don’t think that 4. “Strengthen the Arts” the authors identified frivolous capital 5. “Recommit to Diversity and Access” projects. But the fact is, in “Making a Enter the Owls, a mixed bag of people, Difference,” capital construction was to offices and initiatives outlined as part of Duke University what Jack Bauer is to meeting The Five. the United States in “24.” Deepen engagement in education? A continued robust economy was Jack Bam! DukeEngage (note: not in the Bauer’s transportation to campus. It strategic plan, but certainly in harmony crashed. with it). The question now is how do we get Interdisciplinarity? Wham zing! The where we need to go without him? The Global Health Institute, the Institute for answer no longer lies in the strategies of Brain, Mind, Genes and Behavior, and “Making a Difference.” the Sanford Institute of Public Policy’s transformation into a school. Gregory Morrison, a Trinity senior, is former Strengthen the arts? Poof! A vice pro- Duke Student Government EVP. His column vost for the arts, a Council for the Arts, runs every Tuesday. This is the second of a threethe recently announced Master of Fine part series. The conclusion of this three part series Arts and a fund to support innovative arts will explore how to move forward with the Strateinitiatives on campus. gic Plan given current University finances.
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f you are what you eat, then our selling “pesticide-free” fruit. nation is in the midst of an idenGovernment regulatory bodies like tity crisis. the Food and Drug Administration and In the golden age of Department of Agriculour naïveté surroundture and groups of major ing processed foods, we food producers painstakhappily ate anything in ingly negotiate the finer brightly-colored packagdetails about which ining without asking what gredients go into food was in it or where it was and what food labels say made. But now we’re about those ingredients. told that heart disease, In response to mounting eliza french obesity and a host of othconsumer concern about je ne sais quoi er health issues lurk inhigh-fructose corn syrup side every shiny Snickers over the past decade, the wrapper and crinkly bag of Cheetos. Corn Refiners Association is petitioning Food sensitivities and restricted di- the FDA to re-categorize the sweetener ets were once marginalized from main- under the name “corn sugar.” stream food culture. Now vegan and Even if we take the corn refiners’ gluten-free products are commonplace, stated goal of “eliminating consumer even at Duke and in Durham. You might confusion” at face value, it is hard to notice additions to the menu at some imagine how this or any other measure Durham restaurants participating in the could rescue us from our complete dis“Bull City Vegan Challenge” during the orientation. Each new study published month of October. The “Meatless Mon- and expert interviewed reaches a drasday” movement, a public health aware- tically different conclusion about the ness program started by Johns Hopkins substance’s health consequences. Bloomberg School of Public Health, has With a new appeal to allow genetichanged the meals in the nation’s res- cally modified salmon to be sold on taurants and dining room tables. Even the market unlabeled, we find ourformer President Bill Clinton, more fre- selves stuck in the same quandary. So quently associated with baby-back ribs far, FDA scientists have found no sigthan baby carrots, recently revealed that nificant difference between the “franhe has been following a mostly vegan, kenfish” and its original counterpart plant-based diet and that he lost more and are unlikely to require labeling. than 20 pounds before his daughter’s We have (perhaps unwittingly) been wedding. eating unlabeled genetically modified This past weekend, Michelle Obama produce for years, but the impending visited the organic restaurant Blue Hill salmon decision still leaves some conat Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. sumers and experts feeling queasy. to help local schoolchildren make lunch Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard from food they had gathered from the professor and former chair of the Derestaurant’s farm and garden. Berkeley partment of Nutrition, Food Studies Unified School District, supported by and Public Health at New York Univerdarling of the organic movement Alice sity, who has authored several books Waters, implemented its Edible School- on nutrition and food policy and also yard program in the summer of 1996. has served on the FDA’s Food Advisory The National Gardening Association Committee, wrote on her blog, “The has awarded 9,310 grants and awards, issue of GM foods cannot just be about totaling around $3.7 million, to fund safety.... Even if genetically modified school gardens since 1982. Obama’s foods are safe, they are not necessarily campaign against childhood obesity and acceptable.” for balanced eating might finally bring Whether you’re ordering late-night legislative and regulatory endorsement from McDonald’s or choosing from the to an initiative that has taken root over local food menu at (the now endanthe past two decades. gered) Law School Refectory brunch, High-fructose corn syrup, hydro- your choice is necessarily politicized. genated oils, artificial sweeteners and The issues debated by the FDA and genetically modified foods have gradu- organizations like the Corn Refiners ally surfaced to disturb the calm of our Association impact the information public consciousness. Now that the gap available to make your decisions about between food production and food what is “acceptable.” consumption has widened to a cavernWhen determining food preferous abyss, we are desperate for basic ence, there is a fine line between obknowledge about the origins of the sessive and well-informed, between foods we put into our bodies every day. hyper-aware and intelligently mindful. What we once considered a blessing— Most college-age young adults struggle to have such an abundance of food and to find the mythic “healthy balance” in such efficient means of producing it all areas of our lives, especially in food —has proved to be a curse. and beverage consumption. This goes Centralized food production can beyond considering calorie counts on feed the masses cheaply. Unfortunate- menus or daily recommended values ly, it can also lead to large-scale con- on food labels to identifying the most tamination and mass product recalls, basic material that constitutes your as in the case of the Aug. 13 Wright Subway sandwich or Alpine bagel. County Egg recall that affected many As a country, we are learning to brands distributed across the country. trust ourselves, to look critically at the Even those who can afford organic hand that feeds us, and to recognize and small-scale local suppliers aren’t what is healthy. We have no choice but guaranteed quality. Reporters from to depend on government regulatory NBC Los Angeles recently investigated agencies and food suppliers to reinfarmers markets around the Los Ange- force the progress America is making les area. They found several vendors in our schools, in our kitchens and in selling produce grown on “local” farm- our everyday choices. land that doesn’t actually exist. Laboratory tests revealed pesticide residue Eliza French is a Trinity senior. Her colin some produce from other vendors umn runs every other Tuesday.
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Duke Jazz Ensemble: Celebrating the Music of Frank Foster Friday, October 1. 8pm. Baldwin Auditorium Saxophonist Frank Foster, Grammy Awardwinning composer, NEA Jazz Master, Count Basie Orchestra member and leader (1986-1995), has selected The Jazz Archive at Duke to be the recipient of his compositions, arrangements and personal papers. [This concert, featuring Jazz Ensemble alumni, including NYC saxophonist Todd Bashore, celebrates Mr. Foster’s generous donation to the University.] The Duke Jazz Ensemble is directed by John Brown. Tickets: $10 Gen., $5 students & Sr. Cit.
ART. Literacy Through Photography–Arusha, Tanzania. Work from a Center for Documentary Studies project with DukeEngage students in Africa. Thru January 8, 2011. CDS Gallery. Free. ART. Cinema Play House. Photographs by Nandita Raman & Daylight/CDS Photo Awards: Photographs by Elizabeth Moreno, and work by eight other winners. Thru December 23. 6-9pm. CDS Gallery. Free. September 30 PANEL. The Geography of Marriage: Photographs by Anne Weber (Center for Documentary Studies’ Lewis Hine Documentary Fellow, 2009-2010). 6pm. Rm. 153 Rubenstein Hall, Sanford School of Public Policy. Free. October 1 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Tonality 1900-1950: Concept and Practice. Tonality, or the feeling of key in music, achieved crisp theoretical definition in the early 20th century, even as the musical avant-garde pronounced it obsolete. This conference will re-consider the debates surrounding tonality. 9am–5pm. Person Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill. Free. October 2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Tonality 1900-1950: Concept and Practice. (See October 1) Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building. Free.
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