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Senior dies Sat. after ‘tragic fall’ by Matthew Chase THE CHRONICLE
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Daniel Erb, director of graduate studies and associate professor at Duke University Medical Center, will leave Duke to become dean of High Point University’s new School of Health Sciences. Dennis Carroll, provost and vice president for academic affairs at High Point, said Erb will assume his new position Jan. 1, according to a High Point news release. Erb will be responsible for developing the curriculum in the health sciences programs, hiring faculty and staff and creating new clinical sites in the Daniel Erb medical community, the news release stated. The school comes as part of High Point’s recently announced $2 billion growth plan to be executed during the next 10 years. It is projected to open in Fall 2013 with a new $50 million facility. The new school will house existing undergraduate programs in exercise science and athletic training, as well as
Work on the effects of nature and nurture have earned a married research couple of two prestigious awards. Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi are set to receive two awards this year for their research on the interaction between genes and environment. Moffitt is the Knut Schmidt Nielsen Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and Caspi is the Edward M. Arnett Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience. Moffitt and Caspi were notified in June that they had won the first prize—the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for Productive Youth Development—along with a 1 million Swiss Franc award, the equivalent of more than $1 million. News of the second prize, the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research—a $50,000 award— came three weeks later. “We just could not believe such marvelous good fortune, twice in one month!” Moffitt wrote in an e-mail. When they heard the news of the first award, Caspi and Moffitt
Senior Drew Everson died Saturday night after sustaining severe head and body trauma from an accidental fall. Everson, a 21-year-old from Tampa, Fla., suffered two collapsed lungs and severe head injuries after falling down a set of stairs behind the East Campus Union in an event that is believed to have occurred early Friday morning. A Marketplace employee found Everson unconscious at the bottom of the outdoor stairwell at around 11:30 a.m. Friday Oct. 22, after which Everson was transported to the Duke University Emergency Department. No criminal activity is Drew Everson suspected, administrators said. Chief John Dailey of the Duke University Police Department referred all comment to Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. Everson was in an induced coma until he died around 8 p.m. Saturday Oct. 23, according to administrators. “There is no other way to describe it but an absolute tragedy,” said Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek. “It’s such an extreme level of sadness that I cannot even describe it. To watch his friends learn about the situation—it’s just devastating.” At the time of his death, Everson was surrounded by family members, including his parents, his aunt and his brother A.J Everson, who graduated from Duke in 2009. Family members started arriving Friday night to be with Everson. In a statement released Sunday, the University announced that an ongoing DUPD investigation determined that Everson’s injuries resulted from an “accidental fall,” adding that no details would be available until the end of the inquiry. Wasiolek said Everson was “out with friends” the night of the accident. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta added that Everson, a political science major, had left his group of friends to head home alone to his Watts Street apartment off East Campus when the incident occurred. The outdoor stairwell where Everson was discovered is a “small” staircase with about six to eight stairs, Moneta said. He added that there are some details of the event that “we will never know.” Wasiolek deferred comment to Dailey regarding the specifics of Everson’s state
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DUKE LOSES SIXTH STRAIGHT by Tom Gieryn THE CHRONICLE
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Shocking. That was about the only way Duke could describe its 44-7 shellacking this weekend at the hands of No. 21 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Safety Matt Daniels used the word several times in a postgame interview. So did head coach David Cutcliffe. “By the time [we] got to the locker room, our guys were a little bit in shock,” he said.
Cutcliffe’s squad came in confident, but the problems began for the Blue Devils from the first play, when quarterback Sean Renfree fumbled the snap. He recovered, but his first pass attempt was batted down at the line of scrimmage. Remarkably enough, the first drive was the most rhythm the Duke offense would show all day after several gains by the Blue Devils put them at the Hokie 31-yard line. Desmond Scott was then stuffed for a
four-yard loss, though, and Renfree missed a throw to Austin Kelly and took a sack on a fourth-down attempt to give the Hokies the ball. The turnover on downs brought Duke’s defense onto the field, and it also struggled from the start. The Hokies marched right down the field on their first drive, requiring just five plays and 2:37 to traverse the 57 yards to the end zone. See va tech on page 5
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“It gives us an excuse to come down and visit with our son, which we don’t really get to do with our busy lives. ”
—Duke Parent Katie McHugh on Parent’s Weekend. See sound-off page 6
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Midterm election in Colo. Afghan Taliban thwart gains speed and intensity US attempts at control WASHINGTON, D.C. — The race for the U.S. Senate seat in Colorado is one of the most intense, interesting and important of this year’s midterm elections, with real countervailing pressures. The Republican Party has imploded in Colorado in 2010, and the Democrats have a candidate more tailored to this very purple, as in moderate, swing state. Yet the year, and the anger and anxiety produced by economic conditions, favor Republicans, and a candidate positioned to take advantage of those factors. The Democratic hopeful, Michael Bennet, was a successful businessman and school-reform leader before being appointed to the U.S. Senate 22 months ago to replace Ken Salazar, who became President Barack Obama’s interior secretary; he fended off a liberal challenge in the primary. The Republican is Ken Buck, a prosecutor at the federal and county levels.
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MAQUR — October has been a calamitous month for the Taliban guerrillas waging war from sandy mountains and pistachio forests in this corner of northwestern Afghanistan. The first to die was their leader, Mullah Ismail, hunted down and killed by U.S. Special Operations. Next came the heir apparent, Mullah Jamaluddin, even before he could take over as Taliban “shadow” governor. Within a week, several other top commanders were dead, and the most powerful among the remaining insurgents had lit out for the Turkmenistan border - all casualties of the secretive, midnight work of American commandos. And what has happened here in Badghis province also shows how large a gap remains between killing commanders and dismantling an insurgency. Nearly half of the province remains under insurgent control, an Afghan intelligence official estimated.
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College profs eschew final exams for alternatives by Michael Shammas THE CHRONICLE
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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka spoke Friday on the problems with urban renewal in Lagos, Nigeria, which forms the basis for his play “The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope.”
Soyinka speaks on urban ruin in Lagos by Alejandro Bolívar THE CHRONICLE
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka spoke Friday about the background behind his play “The Beatification of Area Boy: A Lagosian Kaleidoscope.” The Nigerian human rights activist and former Franklin Humanities Institute distinguished scholar in residence discussed urban ruin in Lagos, Nigeria with an audience of about 30 people at Smith Warehouse Oct. 22. He was invited by Franklin Humanities Institute in part-
nership with the Department of Theater Studies for an event titled “Mega-Cities/ Mega-Slums: Urban Ruin and Renewal on the Global Stage.” “The Beatification of Area Boy” presents a kaleidoscopic view of Lagos, a povertystricken city projected to become one of the world’s largest cities in the coming decade. Set after after the 1990s oil boom during the displacement of Nigerian poor by the corrupt government, the play follows a Lagos See soyinka on page 7
What many students consider to be the most frightening aspect of college courses—cumulative final exams—may be vanishing at many of the nation’s universities. A recent article by The Boston Globe titled “The Test Has Been Canceled” cited anecdotal and statistical evidence supporting the idea that fewer college courses are administering cumulative finals. At Harvard University, just 23 percent of the school’s 1,137 undergraduate courses scheduled final exams last semester—the lowest rate since 2002. Exams are often being replaced by take-home essays and group projects, according to the article. It is a break from tradition dating from the 1830s and a challenge to the notion that final exams are the best method of encouraging and evaluating college-level work. Duke does not keep statistics on the number of courses that give final exams, but every class is assigned a time for a final, said University Registrar Bruce Cunningham. Lee Baker, associate vice provost for undergraduate education, noted that there are many viable alternatives to traditional final exams, adding that his class this semester does not have a final test. Instead, his course will have three non-cumulative exams over the course of the semester. “If Duke is giving less finals, I am confident that professors are finding better
ways for students to learn, communicate, think and write,” he said. Partially as a result of his own memories as a student, Orin Starn, professor of cultural anthropology, will also not administer a final this semester. There are better methods of assessment than cumulative exams, he said. “We have three tests, each covering material from one-third of the class,” Starn said. “My own memories of finals as a student was cramming like crazy for them and then pretty much forgetting everything by the start of the next term.” Starn also said that his impression was that finals seem to be more frequently administered in the more humanistic departments than in the physical sciences or engineering. Many Duke students have noticed differences in the number of finals in the University’s departments. Sophomore Zach Epstein said he normally takes math and science courses that often have finals. He has added that it seems like humanities classes frequently have essays and projects in the place of exams. Sophomore Willie Zhang, a math and biophysics double major, said he has had finals in about 80 percent of his classes, most of which were cumulative. But other students, such as Jose Lamazares, a sophomore Japanese major, have had few finals in their Duke courses. See finals on page 7
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parents’weekendsoundoff by Matt Barnett THE CHRONICLE
Visitors came from across the country and around the world for Parents’ and Family Weekend. Events ranged from informational sessions and receptions to an exhibition men’s basketball game Saturday against St. Augustine’s. The Chronicle’s Matt Barnett spoke to Duke parents about the weekend’s events.
“I think it’s very well organized. The kids seem to love to have their parents here, especially the freshmen. “Into the Woods” was really good. —Carol Samuel, parent of freshman Lindsay Samuel
“We just went to the Nasher [Museum of Art], that was wonderful. I was surprised to see it in the middle of the woods.” —Katherine Wells, parent of freshman Jocelyn Wells
“Parents’ weekend was a lot of fun. We enjoyed being here, [there] was beautiful weather. We got to see our boy—it was great.” —Jeff Unger, parent of freshman Bobby Unger “The basketball game, that was a lot of fun. Just the excitement of waiting in line to go in and see it and watching the students and how they reacted—the students get so into it.” —Joan Stelmach, parent of freshman Greg Stelmach “It gives us an excuse to come down and visit with our son.... We love seeing the other parents, talking to them about their experience.” —Katie McHugh, parent of senior Matthew Jacobson “There’s a lot of things to do, you can’t possibly do everything. For us, we started at 9 in the morning and went until 11 at night, and that was plenty. —Debbie DeMarco, parent of junior Ben DeMarco “The weather is fantastic and it’s a beautiful place, it’s hard to go wrong. We were really here to see [our son]. It wasn’t so much about events or information.” —Karen Mozenter, parent of sophomore Ben Mozenter
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Students participate in a yogurt-eating contest on the Main West Quadrangle Friday. The event was part of ZTA’s breast cancer fundraiser.
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“This is our third child, third different school, and Duke is our favorite.... It’s fabulous, who wouldn’t want to be at Duke? We didn’t attend any events, but we did eat dinner at the Washington Duke Inn, which I highly recommend.” —Lyn Wertheim, parent of freshman Alex Wertheim
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A SLAM DUNK START FOOTBALL: DUKE LOSES ITS SIXTH STRAIGHT. PAGES 4-5 • WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BLUE/WHITE GAME BEGINS SEASON. PAGE 3 • ONLINE: PHOTO SLIDESHOWS FROM THE WEEKEND
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141 DUKE STA 68 ST. AUGUSTINE’S SLAUGHTER Singler scores 31 points in only 22 minutes as Duke tops St. Augustine’s in preseason game by Jacob Levitt THE CHRONICLE
Duke started off its pursuit of a fifth national title with an explosive offensive performance in a 141-68 rout of Saint Augustine’s Saturday. And as Kyrie Irving put it, the competition didn’t even match the intensity of the Blue-White game a week ago. “I felt really comfortable out there,” Irving, who finished with 17 points and seven assists with just one turn-
over, said. “We’ve been practicing really hard lately, and... our practices are a lot harder than the game.... It’s not a breeze, but it’s a lot easier than practice.” The Blue Devils opened the game with a 30-1 run, holding the clearly overmatched Falcons without a made field goal for the first eight minutes of the game. Duke’s fast-break fireworks were made possible by its top-notch defense. In the first half alone, the team scored 26 of its 73 points on the break—mostly on a series of hair-raising
alley-oops reminiscent of last weekend’s dunk contest. The display was all the more impressive because the team had only once practiced its up-tempo offense. “If we start off just running, guys may never pay attention to the half-court [offense] like they should,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “On Friday we had a practice where we talked about pushing it more and just having some quick hitters.” “When you have two guards like Kyrie and myself you need to put the big guys rebounding and have them find one of us running down the court,” Nolan Smith added. “It seemed to work, so we’re going to get better at it and just keep working.” The Blue Devils’ depth behind its talented starting guards facilitated its up-tempo game Saturday. Duke had seven of its 10 primary rotation players reach double-digit scoring, led by Kyle Singler’s 31 points—which he racked up in only 22 minutes. “The amount of weapons we have, we feel like we can relax when we go to the bench,” Smith said. “Because we have guys like Seth [Curry] and Andre [Dawkins] coming in the game who can pick us up—we’re going to get better when we go to our bench.” While the evening had to be considered a resounding success, the Blue Devils did show they are not without flaws. Duke allowed St. Augustine’s to shoot 50 percent from behind the arc for the game and forced only five turnovers after the break, compared to 20 in the opening frame. Also of concern was foul trouble: freshman Josh Hairston brought energy to the floor but fouled out in only 13 minutes of playing time. Sophomore Mason Plumlee—
“We’ve been practicing really hard lately, and... our practices are a lot harder than this game.... It’s not a breeze, but it’s a lot easier than practice.” — Kyrie Irving lawson kurtz/The Chronicle
The Blue Devils turned in a top-notch defensive effort Saturday, forcing 25 total turnovers and constantly stopping an overmatched St. Augustine’s.
who struggled to stay out of foul trouble last year—picked up four fouls in only 19 minutes of action, overshadowing an offensive performance in which he converted six shots for 13 points. Krzyzewski, however, didn’t seem concerned by the errors and does not anticipate that it will be difficult to keep his team from reaching its potential. “Our guys are motivated because they want to be really good,” Krzyzewski said. “I never have a hard time motivating my team. They’re playing at Duke, they’re playing in the ACC and they’re playing a great schedule. They love to play—they’re good guys who love to play, so motivation is the least of my worries.... Every one of these guys knows they have a chance to get significant minutes, to play a significant role.”
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Duke kicks off season with Blue/White game Nation’s No. 1 freshman class shows off talent, scores 73 of teams’ 112 combined points by Steven Slywka and Andrew Beaton THE CHRONICLE
Duke opened its season with the annual Blue/White scrimmage Sunday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium, returning to the court for the first time since its heartbreaking loss to Baylor in last year’s Elite Eight. Those in attendance saw a much different squad than the one that lost last March, though, as the nation’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class scored 73 of the team’s 112 total points. Parade Magazine Player of the Year Chelsea Gray, along with four other freshmen, also showed Sunday that Duke could have one of its deepest teams in recent memory. “I feel really good about our potential depth,” MORE head coach ONLINE Joanne McCallie Check out a photo said. “I think nine and ten deep is a slideshow of Duke’s very critical thing intrasquad scrimwe’ll have.” mage. Preseason indukechroniclesports.com juries to Allison Vernerey and Janeé Johnson left the Blue Devils shorthanded, so the male practice squad stepped in and provided some depth on the Blue team for the first three quarters. The final quarter pitted the practice squad against the women’s team in its entirety, similar to the format of last year’s Blue/White game. The injuries gave the freshmen an increased presence in the game. “We really become a team in practice,” McCallie said. “Showing the freshmen that they don’t have to wait until they’re seniors to be leaders on this team is the biggest thing we can do for them.” For the first quarter, the White team comprised a veteran lineup, including the power tandem of Krystal Thomas and Jasmine Thomas. The Blue team, predominantly made up of freshmen, came out with an intensity that propelled it to a 20-17 victory. Notably, the Blue squad was able to contain both Thomas’s, who combined for
only six points on three-of-eight shooting in the first period of play. In the second quarter, Jasmine Thomas showed her preseason All-American skills, however, finding Krystal Thomas and Chloé Wells off fast breaks for back-to-back easy baskets. She was only outdone by Gray’s nolook pass to Richa Jackson for a layup that left the crowd agape. Thomas, however, got the last laugh when she found senior guard Karima Christmas on an alley-oop layup from center court off of an inbounds play at the end of the period. In the fourth quarter the women’s team played as one unit, facing off against the men’s practice squad. The intensity and tempo picked up as Duke got a chance to play a different opponent for the first time. “After playing those 30 minutes with subs, going out there and playing against those guys is just more free,” Christmas said. Freshmen Tricia Liston, Wells and Gray all connected on treys during this period, showcasing Duke’s abilities beyond the three-point line. Fellow freshmen Haley Peters—sister of Duke men’s basketball player Casey Peters—also added six points. Gray also sacrificed her body, taking a hard charge that left her coach smiling. “That’s always good. She’s tough,” Jasmine Thomas said. However, the increased physicality unfortunately left Krystal Thomas on the floor following an accidental elbow to the jaw. She was helped off the court and would not return to action. Her status is still uncertain. “I can’t tell [the severity], but I just know that she just got hit and she’s got a headache, so we’ll see,” McCallie said. Wells and Liston led the Blue Devils with 18 points each, and Jackson added 16, Peters 13, and Gray eight. Overall, McCallie was pleased with the results, but acknowledged there was much room for improvement. “I think it was a good day. I thought there were good things and obviously we need to get a whole lot better in all areas, but this was a good day to learn from,” she said.
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Karima Christmas scored 16 total points in the series of four scrimmages, while also grabbing four rebounds.
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Increased prep doesn’t translate to results by Laura Keeley THE CHRONICLE
BLACKSBURG, Va. — David Cutcliffe stared straight ahead as he sat with his hands on his temples and his elbows on the table in the postgame press conference. “I would have just about bet my life on us playing extremely well,” he said. “Losing is never easy to take. But when you digress as a squad a little, I think it bothers you more.” Going into the matchup against No. 23 Virginia Tech (6-2, 4-0 in the ACC), the Blue Game Devils felt like they were well prepared as they Analysis as have been for any game this season. Afterward, though, Duke (1-6, 0-4) came off the field with a season-low 208 yards of total offense, its worst defensive performance in a month and a special teams unit that yielded a 61yard punt return in the first quarter. The preparation had not translated into success on the field. Duke lost 44-7. That type of performance, especially when it comes as such a surprise, can leave lasting emotional ramifications. Cutcliffe’s thoughts were foremost on the mental state of the team. “That’s right now probably my number one concern,” Cutcliffe said of the psychological effect of the defeat. “I’m looking at a bunch of young men, and I’m not just saying this, that have worked and done everything we’ve asked them to do, and they’re not reaping the benefit of reward. That’s frustrating, and that’s one of the things we’re battling right now. There’s a lot of emotion.” Cutcliffe pointed to three specific moments, all of which occurred on three consecutive drives in the first half that led his
team into the locker room down 27-0 and in a state of shock. The first came with about 4:30 remaining in the first quarter. Virginia Tech’s Jayron Hosley fielded Alex King’s 40-yard punt at the Hokies’ 20-yard line. Hosley weaved through Duke’s special teams unit all the way down to the Blue Devils’ 19-yard line. Less than 3 minutes later, the Hokies had a 14-0 lead. Duke’s offense, meanwhile, had only amassed 44 yards of total offense. “It kind of hit us hard,” Daniels said. “We weren’t expecting that at all.” The second play Cutcliffe emphasized was Brandon Connette’s interception that led to Virginia Tech’s third touchdown. Connette, who had only attempted 10 passes coming into the game, tried to force a pass under pressure instead of taking a sack on a secondand-10 at his own 34. He threw it right to Hosely, the same player with the long punt return on the last Hokie drive. Virginia Tech capped that drive with seven more points. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s third-down scramble on the Hokies’ next offensive possession was the final element in Duke’s undoing. Taylor—who Cutcliffe called possibly the best quarterback in college football after the game—took off after all of his receivers were covered and gained 36 yards on a third-and-6 play. Chris Hazley kicked a 39-yard field goal to make the score 24-0. Another field goal from the Hokies two minutes later capped a first half that couldn’t have better defied Duke’s expectations. “We all would have bet our lives on this performance being a special one,” Cutcliffe said. “We were very confident coming in, and that’s not a false sense of confidence. We knew we were ready. It shows you how quickly something can slip away from you.”
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Freshman quarterback Brandon Connette was Duke’s rushing leader, taking eight carries for 43 yards.
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va tech from page 1 A quick exit from the Blue Devil offense on the subsequent drive led to an Alex King punt, which was returned 61 yards by Virginia Tech cornerback Jayron Hosley. The Hokies gained the final 19 yards in under three minutes, and just like that Duke was down 14-0. As the first quarter wound to a close, Cutcliffe turned to backup quarterback Brandon Connette. Connette looked played the same way he has all year: fearless as a runner, but hesitant as a passer. He threw an easy pick in the second quarter and was pulled MORE again in favor of Renfree. ONLINE “During the Safety Matt Daniels game, I felt like we needed to said after the game that Miami was supe- try to get Brandon in a little rior to Va. Tech. dukechroniclesports.com bit more to run the football, to get some consistency to do some things that we think are strengths of his,” Cutcliffe said. After Virginia Tech went up 27-0 at halftime, the Blue Devils mounted their only scoring drive early in the third quarter, thanks to a long kickoff return by Scott and two Renfree completions that got Duke down to the Hokie 30-yard line. Connette entered and rushed three times for 24 yards before Jay Hollingsworth punched the ball into the end zone from the six-yard line to make the score 347. It would be one of only three times Duke crossed midfield into Virginia Tech territory. Renfree re-entered the game on the next drive and proceeded to throw a pick. Connette then took over and engineered two three-and-outs before Renfree finished the game by completing just two of his final eight pass attempts. The end-game offensive statistics were disheartening for Duke. Together, Renfree and Connette completed just 12-of-36 passes for
only 116 yards—just 9.7 yards per completion. The rushing attack was no more potent, as 30 carries went for just 92 yards. “We didn’t have nearly as many big plays on offense as you need against a team like Virginia Tech,” Cutcliffe said. The Blue Devils punted nine times in 14 drives; perhaps the brightest spot for Duke was punter Alex King, who averaged 44 yards per punt and pinned the Hokies inside the 20 five times. To add injury to insult, both running back Josh Snead and tight end Brett Huffman both left the game hurt and did not return. Duke’s defense looked no less errorprone. The defensive line got very little penetration into the Hokie backfield. Soft coverage in the secondary and very poor tackling all around gave receivers room to gain yards after the catch, and quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s 13 completions went for a remarkable 280 yards—an average of 16.5 per attempt, including three touchdowns. Several badly blown coverages didn’t help either: Chris Rwabukamba was caught several times trying to defend passes with his back to the quarterback, and Ross Cockrell left running back David Wilson alone for a 65-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. “We left some people open in coverage that were busted assignments,” Cutcliffe said. “And when you do that against a team like Virginia Tech, as many weapons as their offense has—you give [Taylor] opportunities, he is going to make the most of them.” When Blue Devil coverage did hold long enough to allow pass rushers to get upfield, Taylor was more than willing to take off running, using his speed and shiftiness to elude tacklers at the second level. He would finish the day with six carries for 47 yards. All the statistics did not give Duke many positives to take away from Blacksburg. Cutcliffe, though, insisted he has not lost faith in his team. “I am going to continue to be an optimist,” he said. “We are not going to hang our heads.”
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Behind only 116 yards passing from Sean Renfree—and a subpar 92 yards on the ground—Duke only mustered 208 offensive yards, its lowest amount this season.
44 VERNON THE FAVE For the fourth time this season, Conner Vernon was Duke’s leading receiver, even if he only pulled in 44 yards. The sophomore has 625 receiving yards this year.
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The loss Saturday dropped Duke to 0-6 all-time in Blacksburg, Va. The Hokies have also beat the Blue Devils 10 straight times.
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With 4:22 left in the first quarter, Beamerball strikes Duke. Alex King launches a 40-yard punt, then Jayron Hosley [pictured on defense] returns it 61 yards.
Quarterback Tyrod Taylor faces third-and-6 on the Virgina Tech 39. Unfazed, he scrambles for 36 yards to set the Hokies up for a field goal.
David Wilson only needs one catch to make an impact. With 5:08 left in the third quarter, the sophomore takes a pass from Taylor 65 yards to the end zone.
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Shutout win gives Duke ACC Tournament berth by Patricia Lee THE CHRONICLE
After a rough first half of the season, the Blue Devils have bounced back to earn a spot in the ACC tournament. Duke’s 2-0 victory Sunday night against N.C. State marks the Blue Devils’ third straight shutout, something the team has been DUKE 2 working toward since falling to a NCST 0 1-4-1 ACC record. The Blue Devils (10-5-3, 4-4-1 in the ACC) set the tone early in the match, firing seven shots in the first half. Duke pulled ahead in the 18th minute on a free kick by midfielder Nicole Lipp into the top left corner of the net from 27 yards away. “Especially in the last two to three weeks in training, Nicole has worked on [the shot] either before or after practice, and I’ve seen that two or three times, and that’s a big time shot,” head coach Robbie Church said. “The goalkeeper almost got it, but it went up and over and down. I don’t think we were playing great at the time... so I knew this would be a little bit of a struggle, but they played hard, and they played well. “Any time you get the first goal, it’s key, and that was kind of the key to our three victories, we got the first goal. We have to continue to do that.” With the momentum from the first
score, Duke continued to press hard on the field, attempting seven more shots in the second half, including a goal in the 53rd minute. Forward Laura Weinberg scored from five yards out off a tap pass from Gilda Doria, giving the freshman her ninth goal of the season. Twenty-six minutes later, a shot from N.C. State (7-10-0, 1-7-0) resulted in a goal kick into Wolfpack player Kara Blosser’s back, which dribbled backward toward the goal line before Blosser and Blue Devil goalkeeper Tara Campbell raced back for the ball. The ball appeared to cross the goal line before Campbell corraled it, but the goal was not awarded, and the Wolfpack remained down 2-0. “The officials and the referees were in a much better position to see what happened than I was, and it may have been in, I don’t know, maybe we got a break there, and if we did, we’ll take it,” Church said. “We need to go back and look at that on film to make sure it doesn’t happen again, but [Tara] had a fantastic week.” With three consecutive conference victories under its belt, Duke has ample momentum going into Thursday night’s match against No. 3 North Carolina, which is second in the conference standings after No. 10 Florida State. “We obviously always enjoy playing North Carolina, and they set the standards for women’s soccer, not just for our
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Freshman Gilda Doria set up Laura Weinberg’s ninth goal of the year, which also gave Duke a 2-0 lead. league, but for the nation,” Church said. “It’s a fun game to play, a tough game to play, and because it’s Duke-Carolina, it doesn’t matter what sport, it’s obviously a
great game to have.” “Everyone gets really excited for DukeUNC, and the fact that we’re playing really well helps a lot,” Lipp added.
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The Blue Devils participated in an overtime game for the second straight time Friday—but this time it didn’t have the happy ending the team wanted. Duke fell 2-1 to Clemson, giving the Tigers their first conference win of the season. The Tigers (4-7-3, 1-3-2 in the ACC) matched the Blue Devils’ tough, phys1 DUKE ical soccer, leading CLEM 2 to an abundance of penalties. Between the two squads, there were four yellow cards awarded and 30 total fouls called. No. 24 Duke (6-4-4, 1-3-2), initially looked like it hadn’t missed a beat after Tuesday’s thrilling victory over High Point. The team played suffocating defense and held the game scoreless until the 44th minute, when Clemson’s K.C. Onyeador scored on a header to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. The second half brought more of the same as the contest turned into a defensive chess match. Onyeador almost scored again for the Tigers early in the period, but the Blue Devil defense cleared the ball just before he could make his final move towards the goal. Duke also put an im-
mense amount of pressure on the Clemson defense late in the half, but could not capitalize on multiple opportunities. Andrew Wenger had the best chance with a little over seven minutes left, sending a shot in from 20 yards out that was barely deflected by Clemson’s goalkeeper. But just as the game started to look like it was over, Ryan Finley came through for the Blue Devils once again, scoring in the 84th minute to tie the game. Duke earned even more good chances down the stretch, outshooting the Tigers 12-5 in the half, but their effort was to no avail. The Blue Devils entered overtime with all the momentum, but it was Clemson who came out firing early, nearly scoring a goal within the first few minutes. Continuing to ratchet up the pressure, the Tigers’ many chances finally turned into a goal when Riley Sumter scored with four minutes left in the first period of overtime. Even in the loss Duke had an edge in several offensive categories, including a 1512 margin in shots and 7-5 in corner kicks. But in the end, the Blue Devils were outlasted again in an ACC contest, and the team occupies a dangerous position near the bottom of the ACC standings as the end of the regular season draws close.
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Despite a successful 3-2 win Friday night against Miami, Duke was unable to carry over the momentum Sunday in Tallahassee, losing to Florida State 3-2 after winning the first two sets. In a matchup between the ACC’s two preseason favorites, DUKE 2 the Blue Devils (173 4, 9-2 in the ACC) FSU came away with solid 25-19 and 253 DUKE 21 wins in the first 2 and second sets, MIA respectively, before allowing a pair of Seminoles—Jekaterina Stepanova and Stephanie Neville—to combine for 11 kills and finish the third set 25-21, turning the tide for No. 24 Florida State (15-6, 7-4). With a change in momentum, the reigning ACC champions were able to come out on top in the final two sets 25-20 and 15-13, aided by the duo of Stepanova and Neville who combined for 25 kills in the final three sets and 36 total. “We knew it’d be a battle, and we were up two games to nothing, and we worked very hard to put ourselves up in that position,” Duke head coach Jolene Nagel said. “I think we had a little bit of a let up in game three and dug ourselves in a hole that was too big for us to make up later.” Even with the Seminoles hitting .243
and leading Duke in blocks 12.5-10, the Blue Devils led Florida State in every other statistical category. In the end, though, Duke was doomed by its 26 errors to the Seminoles’ 21. The Blue Devils did see stellar performance from some of its players, however, such as junior Sophia Dunworth, who reached a career-high 22 kills and hit .375. Sophomore middle blocker Christina Gray hit at a .500 clip with 13 kills, and senior Becci Burling added 17 kills and five blocks Sunday. In Duke’s 3-2 win Friday over Miami, Burling made Blue Devil history, becoming only the 19th Duke player to hit the 1,000th career kill mark after posting 21 kills in Coral Gables. The Blue Devils had five players who reached double-digit kills and were able to finish off the Hurricanes despite struggling defensively in the first two sets, allowing Miami (15-6, 5-5) to hit .333 and .361 in the first and second periods, respectively. “The win on Friday night was a really big win—our team rallied and came out there and battled for the win,” Nagel said. “It’s a real tribute to our kids mentally and physically, and [Sunday], we just weren’t able to pull it out, but I do think that we’re going to learn from this and get better for next weekend.” With a loss to Florida State, Duke drops to a first-place tie with North Carolina and will return to Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday to take on Clemson at 7 p.m.
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weekendwrapup Last day struggles doom Duke Women’s Golf After leading the Landfall Tradition for the first two rounds, No. 5 Duke collapsed on the final day of action—with four Blue Devils shooting an 80 or worse. Alejandra Cangrejo, Kim Donovan, Courtney Ellenbogen and Stacey Kim were unable to find the 70s Sunday as Duke shot 28-over for the day and squandered a five-shot lead it had attained Saturday. In shooting 891 over the three days, the Blue Devils were unable to defend their title at the tournament played annually at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. Duke finished fourth, and UCLA won with a three-day total of 880. North Carolina finished second with a score of 885. and Texas and Virginia rounded out the top five with the Blue Devils. Duncan was Duke’s top player Sunday after shooting a 76 and finishing in a tie for third. The sophomore still couldn’t escape the uniform poor play that characterized Duke, though, and the 76 followed her first two rounds of 74 and 66. Duncan mustered only one birdie Sunday and missed half the greens. She also needed 28 points to get through the Pete Dye Course. Duke was without one of its best players, freshman Laetitia Beck, who competed last week in the World Amateur Team Championship for her Chronicle file photo home country of Israel. Sophomore Lindy Duncan shot rounds of 74, 66 and 76 to finish She finished tied for 126th tied for third in the individual section of the Landfall Tradition. with a score of 315 after an
up-and-down four rounds. Field Hockey falls at Penn State The Blue Devils’ postseason chances took a major hit on Saturday as they lost to No. 11 Penn State 2-1. Duke (8-9) could not overcome its early 2-0 deficit Saturday against the Nittany Lions. With only one game left—and against No. 3 Virginia, no less—the Blue Devils must reach a .500 record to be considered for postseason play. Penn State outshot the No. 17 Blue Devils 9-6 on the afternoon, though Duke took eight penalty corners to the Nittany Lions’ three. The Blue Devils were put in a hole just eight minutes into the game on a goal from Penn State’s Jenny Purvis. And nine minutes into the second half, the Nittany Lions added another score to extend their lead. However, Duke held Penn State to just one more shot in the period, and freshman Emmie Le Marchand added a goal in the 52rd minute to keep the Blue Devils close. It was her team-leading eighth goal of the season, and it came off a pass from Devon Gagliardi. Le Marchand was able to corral the ball near the left side of the goal and fire it past Nittany Lion goalie Ayla Halus. No other Blue Devils were able to get it past Halus, though, who finished with three saves on the day. Duke’s goalkeeper, Samantha Nelson, also had three saves in the contest. The Blue Devils will take the field in their pivotal regular season finale on Saturday at Williams Field. Duke Men’s Swimming dominates Maryland In its first conference match of the year, the Duke men’s swimming squad (2-0, 1-0 in the ACC) took down Maryland 168-124 behind wins in four events. The team of Spencer Booth, Ben Tuben, Bryan Durazo and Benjamin Hwang set a pool record in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:35.52. The pool record for three-meter board jump also fell Saturday after sophomore Nick McCrory scored a 433.05. Other top Duke performances in the men’s division included Alex Harmon, who won the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:42.49, and Hunter Knight, who took the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 57.74. The Blue Devils were not as fortunate on the women’s side of competition, however, falling to Maryland 163-136. Duke’s Christine Wixted did set two pool records despite the team’s loss, with times of 1:02.39 in the 100 breaststroke and 2:16.09 in the 200-yard breast. The loss drops the women to 0-2 on the season. Both the men’s and women’s teams play again Friday, when they host N.C. State at 5 p.m.
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street gangster, Sanda, who acts as a modern-day Robin Hood and is the leader of the local area boys. In his talk Friday, Soyinka described the destruction of historic colonial structures in Lagos following Nigerian independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 as his “first mature encounter with the mindlessness that goes with urban renewal.” He cited the example of the old supreme court building, which was torn down to build a fountain, commemorating Nigerian independence from which “water never flowed.” He said urban renewal allowed the young nation to present a false notion of prestige at the cost of seeing humans merely as obstacles to profit. “The humanity—which occupies the land—has a second place where profit is concerned,” Soyinka said. Such was the case for Maroko, the slum in the play, which was destroyed overnight to make room for new development, displacing more than a million people. The destruction, though, brought many people together. Soyinka mentioned that the initial rescue operation was carried out by expatriates, whom many of the residents of Maroko worked for. At the same time, Soyinka said there is great danger in romanticizing what should be unacceptable. Even though there is something very heroic about people who live with very little, idealizing this only removes social responsibility, he added. Soyinka’s speech coincided with the Department of Theater Studies’ production of his play, which premiered Thursday, Oct. 21 and is running through Oct. 31 in Reynolds Theater. Specific to Duke’s production, projections of Detroit were shown in the background to place “the audience in their own reality,” he said. The play has been performed in several cities across the world, but for Soyinka the most meaningful adaptation he directed was in Kingston, Jamaica. He called the adaptation an instrument for reviving a stressed area of the city. Because the play was performed in a theater in the Kingston slums, the actors were not immune to urban violence and two of the actors were killed by gunfire outside the theater. Additionally, child actors often had to spend the night in the theater because it was too dangerous for them to return home. “What goes on in Lagos is child’s play compared to Kingston, Jamaica,” Soyinka said. Although the concept of “area boys” is universal, there are cultural differences ranging from country to country. Soyinka defined area boys as petty criminals that abide to strict rules; some are not allowed to get drunk or smoke marihuana, for example. Contrary to gangs in the United States, area boys have a stronger sense of attachment to their land. “Professor Soyinka has a large world view [and is] very well-travelled, which provides an integrative view to explain his thoughts to the audience,” said Ami Shah, lecturing fellow in the Thompson Writing Program. Shah called the presentation fantastic, saying it was descriptive of Nigeria but also dealt with issues affecting Duke. “I had never heard about Nigeria or the concept of area boys,” said Erica Salvador, an intern at the Franklin Humanities Institute. “I was quite astonished by the explanation and whole concept.”
finals from page 3 “This year I’m going to have final exams in all my classes, but last year I had finals in only one or two of my classes,” he said. “The rest were all essays or group projects.”
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The Duke Quidditch Team plays its first match of the season versus NC State on the West Campus Turf Fields Sunday.
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dPS development encouraging Since the Community Committee. Ultimately, dPS Service Center disbanded in scrutinizes each club and recearly 2009, Duke Partnership ommends how much money for Service, a student-run um- SOFC should allocate to each brella organization for service group within its purview. groups, has helped fill the void. We view this as a helpThe organizaful function editorial tion has focused because dPS on improving members have the visibility of and coordina- the background and expertise tion among the many service to review philanthropy groups groups on campus. We see this more effectively than SOFC. as a positive development. dPS is also attempting to Now in its second year, dPS institutionalize a culture of has taken on a number of roles service on campus. By helping to promote philanthropy. First, Greek organizations, selecit supports more than 80 char- tive living groups, faith-based tered and recognized groups communities, scholars procommitted to making a social grams and cultural organizaimpact. Each of these groups tions work together, dPS aims has a liaison on the dPS execu- to make large-scale events tive board, and dPS helps them more feasible. Considerable navigate through the process effort has also been put into of securing funding from the dPS Connect, a new initiative Student Organization Finance focused on connecting first-
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service groups based on their impact, innovation, sustainability and collaboration. This assessment system will make clubs more accountable for the SOFC funds they receive. Moreover, this system will help dPS identify redundancy among clubs and consolidate resources where possible. A major concern going forward is the apparent disconnect between dPS and the Duke Center for Civic Engagement. Although the former is primarily associated with student-led groups and the latter tends to focus on Duke Engage and service-learning courses, we believe that a coordinated effort between the two would enhance the efficacy of both. We also have reservations about the large size of dPS’s executive board. With 19 ex-
ecutive board members, we are concerned that dPS could become bogged down by too many managers. We are encouraged that dPS’s current president Becky Agostino, a senior, built a track record with hands-on service work before ascending to her current leadership position. It is essential that dPS not be viewed as convoluted and bureaucratic, and its leaders should continue to earn their positions by exhibiting a steadfast commitment to service during their time at Duke. We are impressed by dPS’s strong start in replacing the ineffective Community Service Center. A student-run approach to unifying service groups at Duke is a worthy goal that fits within the University’s broader initiatives.
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dministrators rarely are honest and forth- employees received substantial at-risk salaries durcoming when explaining themselves. ing a time when the endowment shrank by more So I was thoroughly impressed by Friday’s than 27 percent. Chronicle report claiming that UniThe facts are unavoidable: DUversity officials provided a detailed MAC managed the investments presentation to faculty members that led to Duke’s endowment Thursday regarding the underlying shrinking from $6.1 billion to $4.4 processes and structure of Duke’s billion. Yes, please pay them more. budget. They talked about the acGo ahead and say it was a bad ecocounting processes and the revenue nomic time, but the idea that these stream of various Duke schools, inat-risk salaries kicked in when the cluding the Fuqua School of Busi- antonio segalini endowment’s risk-management ness and the School of Law. team failed is ridiculous. But “atmusings They even discussed the idea of risk” salaries must be incentive pending cuts, stating that schools’ based, I presume. deans are primarily responsible for balancing dePerhaps the blame should not fall entirely on partmental budgets and deciding in which areas to the administration, though. Duke University is make cuts. Provost Peter Lange spoke to the idea essentially governed by its trustees and adminisof where academic cuts will come from, stating, trators, despite the fact that it is impossible for a “Rarely have we said, ‘You need to make this cut small group of people to govern the entire Duke and this is how you need to do it.’” Lange gave a system. So I guess blaming the administration for somewhat (rarely is the same as never, right?) lucid not keeping track of the salaries and at-risk salaexplanation that where cuts come from will hope- ries of employees in different branches of Duke is fully be decided based on class sizes, professors’ somewhat of a stretch. ratings from course evaluations and research. Yet, according to the American Association of Despite the clarity provided by Duke’s admin- University Professors cited in Rickards’ column, istration, the meeting failed to address an issue at “male full professors earn an average of $164,700 the forefront of Americans’ minds since the reces- and female $146,800. Male associate professors sion: compensation. Administrators used the term average $109,700 while females are $89,100. And “at-risk” salary to define what has been described male assistant professors are averaging $96,300, as bonus pay or compensation bonuses for several while females are $79,500,” not including research officials in the Duke University Health System and grants or outside funding or the fact that a culDuke Management Company (the group respon- tural anthropology professor probably does not sible for managing the endowment). In discussing earn as much as, say, a biomedical engineering these at-risk salaries, President Richard Brodhead professor. So why in the world are DUMAC manstated that a Herald-Sun op-ed article by Ed Rick- agers—managers Anders Hall and Andreas Ritter, ards outlining the bonuses “neglected to note that for instance, received bonuses of $434,804 and the numbers in question were from calendar year $269,500 respectively in the last fiscal year— get2008 and thus were from the period before the ting paid significantly more than professors? Why financial downturn and lack of salary increases.” are the people that “manage” our endowment getHe then went on to say “people who work at DU- ting paid more than the people that make Duke MAC and people who work in executive positions University, well, Duke University? in the health system are not compensated with a There is a disgusting lack of correlation beflat salary—they are compensated with a base sal- tween importance to the University and payment ary and then an ‘at-risk’ salary.” for that importance. When I think of Duke, I do My Duke education unfortunately has not yet not think of the guys managing its endowment or prepared me for the idea that a flat salary with a even the guys in the Allen building who do... wait bonus is different from a base salary and an “at-risk” what do those guys do? I think of the professors salary. Consequently, I find myself unable to com- that make this school great. Instead, Duke’s comprehend the idea that some Duke University em- pensation structure is starting to look like that of ployees are entitled to excessive compensation irre- a Wall Street shop. Duke needs to value education spective of performance or economic conditions. and success in the classroom above all else, and Even if we are to believe Brodhead’s statement the only way to do that is to give people the salathat the salaries and at-risk salaries came at the ries they deserve. time before the financial meltdown, the numbers are still staggering. For the 2008-2009 academic Antonio Segalini is a Trinity sophomore. His column year, the top earning DUMAC and Health System runs every Monday.
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ow much meaning can you squeeze into But there exist two separate imperatives for the four letters? Obscenities aside, here’s an typical college student. One is the broadening of example: ENTP. If you’re in the know, horizons, implicit in this the breaking down of then I just gave you several clues prejudices. We meet people of about how I function in the world. diverse backgrounds, shed our biYou can now tell that I’m argumenases and acknowledge the validity tative and chatty, that I love abstracof other viewpoints. tions and that I find it almost imposThe other is a construction of sible to make solid decisions. the self; the discovery of personal If you’re in the know, then you values and preferences. It’s all well understand exactly why I’d roll my and good to be open-minded, but eyes at the mention of an ISTJ, why the task of placing yourself among shining li I’d caution an ENFP friend against a collection of viewpoints is also all too human getting too attached to a new love necessary. interest, why the idea of an INTP in The other day, a friend said public office is hilarious. something in conversation that Want in? I’m talking about the Myers-Briggs puzzled me. I was trying to grasp what was actuType Indicator, a funny little personality test that ally at stake in a recent argument I’d had. I menclaims—using only four dichotomous factors tioned the possibility that my extraversion could (Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, be incompatible with a certain type of introverThinking/Feeling, Judging/Perceiving)—to clas- sion, and that maybe this conflict was irreconcilsify people into distinct personality types. able. “Why do you do that?” my friend asked with The MBTI is often offered—for instance, by the a hint of disdain. “You’re always analyzing and Career Center—as a means to “help improve work labeling. Not everyone does that.” and personal relationships, increase productivity My friend’s reaction was gentle, but his insinuand identify [students’] leadership and interper- ation—that I should stop being so judgmental—is sonal communication preferences,” according to a common criticism. He meant that I should stop Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc, which owns the imposing so much meaning on these differences. rights to the test. All you have to do is answer a slew I should be more tolerant, as it were. of multiple-choice questions, and presto: The intriBut how else to make sense of the multitude of cacies of your nature will be delivered to you in the opinions and approaches found on a college campus? form of a several-page report. You know exactly what Can we really just accept every value system we come kind of person you are, who your friends should be across and stop there, without acknowledging the disand what you should do with your life. cord? Admittedly, the MBTI offers only a framework Don’t buy it? If you’re skeptical, here’s why: of generalizations that may not explain every nuance You think people are “complex.” You don’t be- of personality, but isn’t it a start to comprehending lieve personalities can be broken into factors. You the underlying differences between us? distinctly recall your kindergarten teacher at the It’s comforting to think that personalities eschalkboard and the many times she repeated, cape classification, but it’s also naïve. We’re not “Everyone is unique, like a snowflake.” all potential best friends. We don’t all have the You’re right, to an extent. Personality assessments same values. We can’t resolve every clash of prefsuch as the MBTI are shortcuts. The test offers only erences by “tolerating” each other. The truth is— four dichotomies, allowing room for 16 different and there’s no innocuous, politically correct way kinds of people. In a sense, the MBTI represents an to say it—my values keep me from getting too impulse toward categorization that our socialization close to certain types of people. tries to beat out of us from early childhood. Drawing Yes, snap judgments are unfair. It’s dangerous distinctions and acknowledging dissimilarities is an to pigeonhole. But it’s equally dangerous to lose anathema to the worldly, politically correct mindset yourself in the jumble of assigning everyone else’s toward which we’re all taught to strive. values equal weight, to become nihilistic in the College students are especially fed the ideal face of complexity. We must organize if we are to of endless acceptance. Understand and befriend locate ourselves among the chaos, if we are at all everyone! Look at these brochures and realize interested in effectively “finding ourselves.” that we should all sit on the quad meaningfully As a trend-obsessed, logically-inclined ENTP, I reconciling our various backgrounds. What, you strongly encourage you to give the MBTI a whirl. don’t like everyone? You must be a misanthrope. Here, go on a retreat, attend a workshop, listen to Shining Li is a Trinity junior. Her column runs eva lecture to fix your deficiencies. ery other Monday.
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t’s a typical Duke scene: A 50-something in a black puffer with Burberry-checked cuffs makes her way down the Bryan Center plaza, acquainting the public with her recent rhytidectomy by firmly setting her Coach sunglasses above her face rather than on it. She briskly walks a few paces ahead of her daughter, partly because her sororstitote bag of a bygone age is decidedly smaller than the 40-pound fortnighter her daughter’s sorority has deemed it acceptably feminine to shoulder, and partly because she’s determined to monday, monday prove that those quinquagenarian legs gossip bro have “still got it.” Seeing the clowder of former 8s all over campus this weekend made me consider what were in my mind the only two possible explanations: either the umpteenth degree of everyone’s “Bigs” had returned to shower their great-great-great(etc.) grand littles with “girls’ night in” packages, or a murder of RLS afflicted crows had flown in and trampled the faces of the Key Three. And then it dawned on me: Parents’ Weekend! It’s that wonderful weekend of the year where you get to pretend for a moment that you don’t drink, smoke, cheat, have sex, skip class, buy drugs, do drugs, sell drugs, etc., yet it’s a little bit stressful because you actually have to remember what classes you’re taking when you’re asked. You also get to see where your friends really came from—in more senses than one—whether their parents are chill bros and, most importantly, whose mom is hot. And while Parents’ Weekend has its benefits, like being taken out to dinner at non-food points locations and the decidedly meta experience of checking into Four Square on foursquare, wouldn’t it be better if instead of putting on airs for other people’s parents we just embraced the fact that we’re finally old enough to actually be friends with them? I’m sure our parents were all pretty sweet in their day (I mean they had us, right?), and we all know they got just as messed up on weekends as we do and had just as many raucous, albeit pre-PowerPoint and thus undocumented, sexcapades. So now that we can relate to our parents on that more personal and just plain fun level of intimacy, we should transform Parents’ Weekend from the tamest weekend of the year to the sloppiest one! And just think of the limitless potential for theme-parties: Freaky Friday, where you dress up as your mom or dad and they dress up as you (and you get to blow lines, as an added bonus, in honor of Lindsey Lohan’s character); Pat and Mat parties, instead of Frat parties, where your parents get decked out in the freshest frat-gear; perhaps best of all, we could host a “MILFs Drink Free” night at Shooters. Just as a note, I would never use such a lewd acronym in a respectable publication to describe someone’s parents if it actually abbreviated the profanity you think it does, but since it actually stands for “Mom I Love to Fratbang,” I thought it was fully appropriate. So next year, let’s tell our parents to stop wasting their money buying our friends “brunches” at bourgie Durham locales and start bringing some fancy alcohol and a few lids of the headiest nugg when they come on down to the Dirty D. And for any parents out there in the audience (hi Gossip Mom and Gossip Dad!), Gossip Bro is also looking at you to make this happen. See you guys next year! Gossip Bro cannot wait to see who’s clever enough to be Gossip Bro for Halloween.
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Parents’ Weekend While move-in day was spent checking in and unloading cars, freshmen finally got a chance to spend time with their parents this weekend. Students, alongside their parents, attended several events on campus, including DUI’s show and the Pitchforks’ Fall Classic.
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everson from page 1 when he was found. Dailey then directed comment to Schoenfeld, who did not respond to the second request for comment late Sunday night. Moneta notified the student body of Everson’s injuries at 5:45 p.m. Saturday. The e-mail instructed students to contact Duke Police with pertinent information and Counseling and Psychological Services for assistance. Schoenfeld wrote in an e-mail that Moneta’s message was prompted because “a number of students and parents were contacting the University having heard inaccurate and incorrect information about the incident.” Administrators also met with students throughout the weekend. About 60 to 75 students met with University officials, including Moneta, Wasiolek, Associate Dean of Students Todd Adams and representatives from both CAPS and Residence Life and Housing Services. The meeting was held at Devil’s Den 4 p.m. Saturday and aimed to give an update on Everson’s medical status. “I don’t think it was a long time after that when it became much clearer that this was not going to be heading in the direction that [the medical staff] had hoped,” Wasiolek added. About 100 students gathered again to meet with administrators at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, when Everson’s death was announced. Moneta sent another e-mail shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday announcing the death to the entire student body. At Duke, Everson was a Chronicle columnist in 20082009 and a member of the debate team and Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Pi Kappa Phi President Jordan Stone, a junior, wrote in an e-mail that Duke’s response to the
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death has been strong. “The administration has been nothing short of amazing in communicating with those close to Drew and in providing support to all those affected by this numbing tragedy,” he wrote. President Richard Brodhead and Steve Nowicki, dean and vice provost for undergraduate education, visited the Everson family at the hospital Sunday. The University will host a memorial service in the Chapel at noon Wednesday Oct. 27, followed by a reception in the Scharf Commons. The memorial will be open to the student body. Wasiolek added that Everson’s family may host a private memorial in their hometown of Tampa, Fla., but said Wednesday’s service will be the primary event to commemorate Everson. “The family very much wanted to have the service at the Duke Chapel,” she said.
awards from page 1 were researching in New Zealand, during the country’s bitterly cold midwinter. “For both [Terrie] and I, our first thought was, ‘Will it be warm in Zurich when they have the prize ceremony?’ Our second thought was how great an honor this is!” Caspi wrote in an e-mail. Moffitt and Caspi’s research has focused on how people’s environment as well as genetics affect psychological outcomes, particularly in those with mental health problems. Moffitt and Caspi drew their most significant conclusions from two longitudinal studies: one in New Zealand, with the children of 1,000 families, and a sister study in Great Britain. The research subjects were studied throughout their lifetimes. “The purpose of these longitudinal studies is to discover what happens to children who have mental health problems years later, when they grow up,” Caspi said. “Do they grow out of it, versus become violent, or addicted or long-term unemployed?” In particular, two study conclusions published in The Archives of General Psychiatry proved especially important. In 2002, the couple published findings showing that children who claimed to hear voices or see hallucinations stood a 50 percent chance of developing adult schizophrenia, Caspi said. A year later, the couple reported that more
Editor’s note: The Chronicle will accept letters to the editor remembering Drew until 8 p.m. Tuesday for Wednesday’s paper. Following Wednesday’s service, The Chronicle will write an obituary honoring Drew’s memory. Our thoughts are with Drew’s family and friends. than half of adults with psychiatric conditions showed symptoms before the age of 15. Caspi said he and his wife undertook this research with the hope that their evidence could help direct the course of health policy, especially concerning mental health care and illness prevention programs for children. Equipped with such information, policy makers can target psychological problems and risk factors before they manifest themselves as illnesses like schizophrenia and heart disease. The couple said they hope to use their prize money to further fund their research and ensure quick turnaround in investigating new, “hot” ideas. “The prize money is very welcome to help our longitudinal follow-up studies survive the years ahead, when government funds for research are suffering cutbacks,” Moffit said. “Our lab at Duke should not have to lay off any research staff.” Huntington Willard, director of the Institute of Genome Sciences and Policy, wrote in an e-mail that he has used Caspi and Moffitt’s research in his teaching for years—even before the couple’s arrival at Duke in 2007. Ahmad Hariri, professor of psychology and neuroscience, has collaborated with Caspi and Moffitt for several years and credits them with having more or less created a new discipline in psychology. “I would describe [their work] as nothing less than revolutionary,” he said. Reflecting on the experience of working as a husband
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erb from page 1 proposed graduate programs in physician assistant studies, physical therapy and occupational therapy. High Point is also examining the establishment of a School of Pharmacy, which will be part of the new school. Erb graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1981 with a degree in physical therapy, and received a master’s degree and doctorate in anatomy from the Medical College of Virginia. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Erb has been at Duke for the last 11 years. During his time at Duke, Erb also created a physical rehabilitation practice that specializes in treating stroke and brain injuries. Eric Hegedus, associate professor at the Medical Center, will take over Erb’s position. He is also founder and director of Targeted Enhancement of Athletic Movement, a community-based health and wellness organization. and wife research team, Moffitt said their grandparents’ generation serves as a role model. “In their day it was common for couples to work together to operate a family farm or a family business,” she said. “We two have different skills and knowledge that complement each other.”
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Duke researchers Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi have won two awards recently for their work on genes’ interaction with the environment.