The Chronicle T h e i n d e p e n d e n t d a i ly at D u k e U n i v e r s i t y
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 46
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Illegal students struggle for higher ed Co-author in
Potti paper retracts work by Sonia Havele and Tullia Rushton THE CHRONICLE
the undocumented. Earlier this year, he and other members marched from Miami, Fla. to Washington, D.C. to show support for undocumented students who cannot attend college. “At this point, we don’t really have a choice but to get together and find ways to demonstrate what’s happening,” Matos said. “Fear can be something that paralyzes you or something that actually motivates you to really get together, organize and fight back.” At Duke, the policies for admitting undocumented students
As investigations into Dr. Anil Potti’s research continue, Dr. Joseph Nevins, Potti’s mentor and collaborator, has now acknowledged errors in a paper whose results have been questioned for nearly a year. The paper described a method of assigning patients to cancer treatments and was the basis of two cancer clinical trials being conducted at Duke. Two biostatisticians brought concerns about data in this paper to Duke officials last Fall, prompting Duke to conduct an investigaJoseph Nevins tion of the research. At that time, members of the investigation committee identified only minor problems that did not affect the validity of the research. “I wonder if we should have caught it earlier, or if [Nevins and Potti] should have caught it earlier,” Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, told The Chronicle. “I think [it took] a deep dive, particularly by Dr. Nevins and new statisticians, to go through point by point and line by line to look at this issue.” Nevins, Barbara Levine professor of breast cancer genomics and director of the Center for Applied Genomics and Technology, wrote in an e-mail that he is asking the Journal of Clinical Oncology to retract the paper because of faulty research. He sent the e-mail Oct. 22 to
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Trail of Dreams, an organization that raises awareness for equal opportunities for undocumented persons, marched from Miami, Fla. to Washington, D.C. in January to show support for illegal immigrants who are unable to continue their education in the U.S. by Maggie Spini THE CHRONICLE
When Felipe Matos applied to Duke, he was a topranked student in Florida’s community school system. He was admitted to the University and a number of other top schools, but as an undocumented student without access to government-based financial aid he was unable to attend. Instead, he attends St. Thomas University in Florida, which he is able to afford with the help of two private merit scholarships. Since January, Matos has been active in Trail of Dreams, an organization that raises awareness for equal opportunities for
Thirteen join line of Duke Fulbrights
34 DUKE NAVY 31 BLUE DEVILS STAY AFLOAT by Andy Moore THE CHRONICLE
by Joanna Lichter THE CHRONICLE
Thirteen Duke students and recent graduates won the U.S. Fulbright scholarship this year, making the University one of the top producers of program recipients. The winners are currently studying or will study various topics abroad, including environmental management and gender equality. There were 57 Duke applicants, and 13 out of 14 winners accepted the scholarship. Although all of the scholars around the country were identified by last week, most Duke students and recent graduates learned of their acceptances during the summer. As a scholar, Michael Manneh is currently See fulbright on page 8
Duke soccer tramples Va. Tech, SPORTSWRAP Page 2
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Holding off a ferocious Navy offensive attack late in the game, Duke held on to beat the Midshipmen, 34-31. The Blue Devils will now need to win out to be eligible to play in the postseason.
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“Some issues will affect you more than others, but you’d be kidding yourself if you said that none matter to you.”
—Senior Doris Jwo in “So really, why vote?” See column page 7
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Duke’s defense had to make one last stop. After taking a 24-0 lead into the half— giving Navy (5-3) its largest halftime deficit in eight years—the Blue Devils (2-6) saw their sizable lead quickly dissipate after the Midshipmen scored three touchdowns and converted three two-point conversions in a 12-minute stretch of the fourth quarter. Navy had the ball with less than 40 seconds left in the game, needing only 25 more yards to be in reasonable field goal range and possibly take the game to overtime, capping a historic comeback. Quarterback Ricky Dobbs pitched the ball to Andre Byrd. It looked like the See navy on sportswrap page 5
Area restaurants take on vegan challenge, Page 3