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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

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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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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

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Out of the Blue Perkins, 4:30-5p.m. Duke’s oldest women’s a cappella group will perform as part of the Duke Arts Festival, a celebration for all the arts on campus.

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Islam in the News Presents: Nick Spicer Sanford 04, 5-6:30p.m. This event features Nick Spicer, a correspondent for Al Jazeera English based out of Washington, DC.

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“Some children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms may have an added burden to carry, a new Duke study claims. After examining federal data on 15,197 adolescents from 1995 to 2009, researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that possessing three or more ADHD symptoms considerably increases the chances of being obese in adulthood.” — From The Chronicle News Blog news.chronicleblogs.com

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A protestor speaks out at the Rally to Restore Sanity Oct. 30 at the National Mall in Washington D.C. The rally catered to people who shared the sentiment, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” according to the rally’s official website. Co-hosted by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the rally drew thousands of protestors and performers.

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Obama admin. questions Iraqi Christians and troops US role in climate debate killed by suicide bombers WASHINGTON — As the next round of U.N. climate talks approach this month in Cancun, the Obama administration finds itself in an awkward position: pushing its enduring commitment to bold climate action, even as the prospects for comprehensive legislation have evaporated at home. The atmosphere is very different from a year ago, when American negotiators headed to Copenhagen touting the recent success of a House-passed climate bill. Now that legislation has died in Senate, and with candidates poised to win this week who are more likely to focus on immediate economic concerns than long-term environmental and energy ones, these constraints are shaping U.S. climate diplomacy. Administration officials might not be able to deliver on all the climate assistance they have promised to give poor countries by 2012, and have questioned some financing proposals linked to longer-term foreign aid.

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BAGHDAD — At least seven Iraqi Christian worshipers and seven Iraqi security forces were killed Sunday night after commandos stormed a church in Baghdad where a band of suicide bombers had been holding parishioners hostage, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said. As Iraqi troops stormed the Our Lady of Salvation Church in the upscale Karradah neighborhood shortly after 9 p.m., some of the assailants detonated suicide vests, said Lt. Col. Eric Bloom, a U.S. military spokesman. The mayhem underscored how dangerous the Iraqi capital remains as a deepening political crisis continues. Iraqi lawmakers remain at an impasse over who is entitled to lead the next government after the March 7 parliamentary election. Many Iraqis fear that the impasse could sow instability and violence as the U.S. military mission here winds down.

Vietnam strengthens ties with neighboring nations

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Durham restaurants compete to serve up best vegan dishes

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students and Chapel Hill residents took to the streets Sunday night to see others’ Halloween costumes and show off their own creations.

Durham’s vibrant food scene got a little more colorful in October as restaurants across the city participated in the Bull City Vegan Challenge. The challenge invited ten restaurants from across the city to create dishes falling into the categories of “best appetizer,” “best entree” and best dessert,” which customers could later vote on using the competition’s website. BCVC took place throughout October and ended on Halloween; the winner will be announced Nov. 9. As part of the limitations, chefs were required to create non-standard vegan platters, meaning that they could not include portobello mushrooms, eggplant, hummus, veggie burgers or chocolate cake. The competition’s initiators, chefs Shirle Hale-Koslowski and Eleni Vlachos, who is also a vegetarian, said the goal of the BCVC was to ameliorate the lack of choice and quality in vegan and vegetarian dishes in Durham. According to the BCVC website, the two wanted to create a competition that would play into the natural sense of rivalry among chefs. By challenging the chefs to create unique yet delectable vegetarian and vegan dishes, the two chefs said they hoped they could spark a new focus on meatless meals for an emerging population in Durham’s food scene. “I just wanted to speak to that whole audience for that type of food to widen my consumer basis,” said Wendy Woods, own-

er of participating restaurant Nosh. “The needs of people now are very different than their needs 10 years ago.” The website cited the popular Triangle Vegan Thanksgiving—which is held annually at Café Parizäde and generally attracts between 600 and 800 people—as an example of consumers’ desire for the city’s food providers to appeal to vegan customers. With the BCVC, restaurants were given a platform to meet those needs. Cam Davis, general manager of another participating restaurant, Rue Cler, said he believes many restaurants provide “on-the-spot” vegetarian or vegan alternatives but have never made it their focus. “Now this is a new, exciting opportunity to make a conscious effort,” he said. The response has been overwhelming for many of the restaurants in the competition. Blue Law, head chef of The Federal, said the restaurant often sells out of its vegan dishes and finds it hard to keep up with the demand. Woods also said Nosh has seen a new array of customers and that her new menu additions have garnered a “tremendous positive response.” Despite the enthusiasm of many of the participating restaurants, Hale-Koslowski and Vlachos initially faced some minor setbacks in organizing the challenge. In an interview with the blog Our Hen House, the chefs described experiences See vegan on page 4

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with two Durham restaurants who declined invitations to the competition. Davis also said that at first, designing the menu options to maintain Rue Cler’s traditional French cuisine was a challenge. “It took our chef two to three weeks to work out the kinks of the dishes because French food usually focuses on creams, fats and livers,” Davis said. “It has changed our outlook on [vegan cooking], knowing it is possible, and will influence us in the future.” The restaurants that competed in the BCVC include Alivia’s Durham Bistro, Nosh, Toast, The Federal, Piedmont, Beyu Caffe, Dos Perros, Parker and Otis Catering, Rue Cler and Vin Rouge. The BCVC used Facebook and Twitter to promote discussions about some of the dishes in the competition. According to the comments, some of the more popular platters were the mango avocado salad at Alivia’s, the vegan chocolate mousse at Beyu Caffe and the grilled artichoke-spread stuffed panini at Parker and Otis. These outlets allowed individuals to share their opinions on food and make recommendations to others. Owners of the participating restaurants said they also checked up on the pages regularly. “[The competition] opened our eyes to the fact that there is a much larger community than we thought and every restaurant is likely to take that into consideration now,” Davis said.

the 13 co-authors of the paper. The e-mail was obtained by The Cancer Letter and published Friday. Nevins wrote that the research, published in 2007, “cannot show a capacity to distinguish responders and non-responders when the correct clinical information was used, contrary to what was reported in the paper.” Potti and Nevins had previously claimed that they could predict patient response to certain chemotherapy drugs using genomic models. Potti is currently under investigation for research misconduct and Dzau said that Nevins’ retraction will be considered by the investigation committee. Nevins is not under investigation. He did not respond to several requests for comment.

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Old problems resurface The errors identified by Nevins call into question the scientific basis for two clinical trials involving patients at Duke. Enrollment in those trials in addition to one other was temporarily suspended a year ago after Keith Baggerly and Kevin Coombes, biostatisticians at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center pointed out problems with Potti and Nevins’ research. The trials resumed after Duke commissioned a review of the scientific work. Enrollment in the trials was stopped again this summer after allegations surfaced that Potti falsified portions of his resume, including his claim of being a Rhodes Scholar. Baggerly and Coombes noted that the problems they identified last year are the same as those now recognized by Nevins. “The errors that [Nevins lists] now in October 2010 in stating a rational for withdrawing the paper, are qualitatively iden-

tical to errors we identified and reported to Duke in November 2009, almost a year ago,” Baggerly said. Coombes noted that the data was mislabeled in a way that scrambled those who responded to the drugs and those who did not. However, Dzau said that such mistakes occur at institutions across the nation, noting recent cases at Harvard and Stanford universities. “There are cases like this because science is by nature an exploration and an innovation,” Dzau said. “It’s important for us to see this as an opportunity to advance in science.... We become leaders because we learn from it, and we can become a better university for it.” “I’m starting to worry” In light of Nevins’ request for a retraction, questions have risen about whether cancer patients enrolled in the trials were harmed. “I’m starting to worry,” Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, said in an interview with The Chronicle. “[Potti and Nevins] might have caused some harm, I don’t know yet. I’m waiting for the end of the [Institute of Medicine] investigation.” ACS partially funded Nevins’ and Potti’s research through a $729,000 grant awarded to Potti in 2007. Brawley said he is responsible for protecting both the ACS’s research money and patients involved in clinical trials. Brawley added that he is not convinced patients were harmed, but if investigations turn up fraud in Potti’s research, the IOM may ask that the grant money be returned. Investigations continue Paul Goldberg, editor of The Cancer Letter, reported the problems with Potti’s

resume that led to serious investigations into Potti’s research. “This is the ultimate tragedy of the whole thing. Had I not caught Potti claiming to be a Rhodes scholar, which has nothing to do with his research... this thing might have lingered on and kept on going, and patients could be harmed,” he said. “Even if they weren’t harmed, and I think they were, just the idea of wasting their time on the clinical trial of garbage is harm. It’s harm because it might give them false hope, it’s harm because it’s wasting the resources of Duke staff. It’s harmful in 100 different ways.” After Goldberg identified issues regarding Potti’s resume in July, the University launched an investigation into his credentials and a research misconduct inquiry. The Institute of Medicine later agreed to lead an external review of both Potti’s research and broader issues related to certain predictive tests. The University found “issues of substantial concern” in Potti’s resume but declined to give specific details. The research misconduct inquiry is still underway. The IOM review committee is in its initial stages and will not issue a report until spring 2012. All the information related to the retraction will be provided to the IOM, Doug Stokke, assistant vice president of communications for Duke University Health system, told The Cancer Letter. Dzau said that although the errors Nevins has identified are an important piece of the evidence being reviewed by the Duke committee, they do not necessarily show that research misconduct was committed. Other factors must also be considered, particularly whether the errors were intentional. “The data is not valid,” Dzau said. “But... there is more to misconduct than just looking at the data.” Taylor Doherty contributed reporting.

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Duke blows out Virginia Tech on the road Finley scores a hat trick in the win; Duke nets two goals in game’s first 12 minutes by Andy Margius THE CHRONICLE

Saturday marked not only the final road game of the season for Duke, but also its biggest margin of victory as the Blue Devils blew out Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Duke (8-4-4, 2-3-2 in ACC) used strong play early to create a lead that quickly became insurmountable for the Hokies (4-11-1, 1-5-1 in ACC). Netting two goals in the first 12 minutes, the Blue Devils never looked back as they coasted to an easy 6-1 victory. Forward Ryan Finley once again led Duke on the offensive attack. The sophomore DUKE 6 raised his season goal total to 17 1 VT while collecting his third hat trick of the year. He is now tied for the Blue Devil single-season goals record with Ali Curtis, who accomplished the feat in 1999. Coming out of the gate quickly, Duke scored its first goal in just the sixth minute of the match. Senior midfielder Cole Grossman launched a rocket at the Virginia Tech goalkeeper that rebounded at the feet of senior defender Matthew Thomas. Settling the ball in the middle of the penalty area, Thomas scored his third goal of the season and second in the last two games. A mere six minutes later, Finley scored the first of his three goals, courtesy of an assist from Thomas. While the Blue Devils had a few more good opportunities in the half, none resulted in goals, and the score at halftime remained 2-0. However, Duke was able to open up the contest in the second half with another pair of quick goals. Seven minutes out of halftime, Finley took a pass from Grossman and found the back of the net for his second goal of the match. Returning the favor,

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Ryan Finley came away with a hat trick Saturday, raising his season-goal total to 17 and tying him with Ali Curtis for the single-season Duke goal record. Finley provided the assist for a Grossman goal four minutes later. Finley completed his hat trick in the 66th minute, when he took a pass from junior midfielder Chris Tweed-Kent and chipped it beautifully over Virginia Tech goalkeeper James Daly. Defensively, the only lapse for the Blue Devils immediately followed Finley’s third tally: Hokies’ midfielder Patrick Huang

scored his team’s lone goal of the match in the 67th minute. Despite losing the shutout, sophomore goalkeeper James Belshaw gave the Blue Devils a solid performance overall, recording two saves in 75 minutes of play. While every victory in the ACC is important, Saturday’s win was especially critical because of its effect on playoff momentum. The Blue Devils had yet to come away with a conference road

victory this season, losing to Maryland and Clemson and tying rival N.C. State. With the tournament being held in Cary, N.C., this road victory should give the Blue Devils increased confidence in their ability to win away from home come playoff time. Duke finishes up its regular season Friday as Wake Forest travels to Koskinen Stadium at 7 p.m.

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Blue Devils sweep opponents at home by Jeff Scholl THE CHRONICLE

that [as a team] we could have gotten at least second.” According to Seymour, the team still needs to improve. The women, who hoped to be competitive with winner Florida State, finished just behind second-place Virginia instead after running what they described as a disappointing race. The Blue Devils’ front-runner, sophomore Juliet Bottorff, finished in 13th. Sophomore Madeline Morgan came in just

Behind stellar performances from junior Amanda Robertson and sophomore Christiana Gray, the Blue Devils rebounded from last weekend’s loss to Florida State by scoring a pair of victories over Clemson and Georgia Tech Friday and Saturday. Robertson posted 22 kills and Gray racked up eight blocks—both ca1 CLEM reer highs—in DUKE 3 Duke’s 3-1 win against the Tigers 0 Friday in Cameron GT Stadium. DUKE 3 Indoor The next night, the Blue Devils extended their home win streak to seven this season by sweeping the Yellow Jackets 3-0. “I feel like the team really was pretty in tune to the importance of this match tonight and the significance of it,” head coach Jolene Nagel said after the Georgia Tech game. “We were pretty focused going into it... understanding that we can control our own destiny as a team.... Our servereceive was pretty solid and that really allowed us to do some things offensively.” The Yellow Jackets (15-10, 8-5 in the ACC) led early in both the second and third sets, but the Blue Devils (19-4, 11-2) managed to

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Despite impressive finishes before the ACC Championships, Duke could not come away with a win Saturday.

Confident Duke falls at ACC Championships by Sarah Elsakr THE CHRONICLE

After a string of successful races, Duke’s men and women had high hopes going into the ACC Championships in Chestnut Hill, Mass., Saturday. Even with their recent impressive performances, though, neither team was able to pull off the win Saturday at the Franklin Park course. For the women, who finished in third place, the results were disappointing. “I wanted to be in the top five,” junior Carly Seymour said. “I thought

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Amanda Robertson had two double-doubles over the weekend and picked up 15 kills Saturday.

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Astute offensive play calling gives Renfree, backs a spark by Jason Palmatary THE CHRONICLE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Entering Saturday’s game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the Duke coaching staff made it clear that they had a precise game plan for the offense. After electing to receive the game’s opening kickoff and get its offense on the field to set an immediGame ate tone, Duke gave Analysis the ball to running back Desmond Scott on the game’s first offensive play. While the three-yard plunge was nothing spectacular, it sent a message that the Blue Devils were going to the ground game on first down. In fact, Duke ran the ball on firstand-10 each of the first ten times it faced that situation. This emphasis on establishing the rushing attack was a premeditated decision made by the coaching staff in an attempt to keep Navy from controlling the clock with its patented long scoring drives. “We felt like we wanted to keep the downs and distances as friendly as possi-

ble,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “We were going to play their kind of football.” No Blue Devil back rushed for over 50 yards on the day, but the strength of the rushing game was in its balance. Including the two quarterbacks, Sean Renfree and running specialist Brandon Connette, five Blue Devils got carries in the game and

“We felt like we wanted to keep the downs and distances as friendly as possible.... We were going to play their kind of football.” — David Cutcliffe combined to gain 142 yards on 45 attempts for a respectable 3.2 yards per carry. To complement the ground game, the offense repeatedly turned to the bubble screen to give its elusive receivers opportunities to make plays after the catch. On top of yielding significant chunks of yardage,

these horizontal throws were high-percentage completions that allowed Renfree to get in a rhythm and build his confidence. “Certainly we put him in a position to be successful by taking what the defense gave us,” Cutcliffe said. “Our screens are part of our run game, too. He did a great job of getting the ball accurately to guys in positions where they could run with it.” In addition to the wide receiver screens, Renfree looked just a little further downfield and got his tight end and running back involved in the quick passing attack. Cooper Helfet had a career-high seven catches for 69 yards, and Scott reeled in five balls for 49 yards. Taking advantage of these short passes was something that the team identified as a priority during its week of preparation. “Their linebackers drop very deep, and we knew we had to come underneath them,” wide receiver Conner Vernon said. “That was exactly what we saw on film, and we came out here and executed.” Renfree, whose 15 interceptions over the last six games have been well documented, had a turnover-free outing and managed to See analysis on page 6

Clockwise from left to right: Ricky Dobbs gave his best effort in the loss, rushing for 83 yards and passing for 227; freshman Brandon Connette came through with a big fourth-down conversion late in the third quarter; tight end Cooper Hel

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After throwing for six combined picks in his last two games, the Renfree of the beginning of the season was back Saturday. He threw for 314 yards and one touchdown, while running for two more.

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lfet had his most productive game to date, pulling down seven receptions; Donovan Varner tallied 57 receiving yards.

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Even with the lead for the entire game Saturday, Cutcliffe showed an aggressive fourth-down playcalling strategy. It paid off: Duke went 2-for3, including this important Connette conversion.

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running back had room to pick up big yardage. Matt Daniels had other plans. The safety flew through the air, tackling Byrd behind the line. The clock ran down. Navy’s last play, a desperate heave from Dobbs as he was being swarmed by multiple Duke defenders, fell harmlessly to the ground. Daniels and the Blue Devils had done it. They had finally gotten their season’s second win. And every Duke fan who made the trip north to Annapolis thought only one thing: Whew. “We had to hold on to dear life at the end,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “There were some big plays made tonight, and none were bigger than what Matt Daniels did there late.” Duke topped a Navy team only a week removed from beating Notre Dame—at the Midshipmen’s home and on their homecoming weekend, no less. It was a win MORE both improbable ONLINE and nail-bitingly close for Duke, Like the photos on especially since it seemed the win these pages? Check was certain for out our photo slideshow from the game. the Blue Devils as dukechroniclesports.com late as the midway point of the fourth quarter. Will Snyderwine kicked a field goal that gave Duke a 34-15 lead, and the three points would turn out to be the game’s crucial difference. After that field goal, Navy’s Dobbs would lead two quick drives that resulted in a Gee Gee Green touchdown and an Aaron Santiago 12-yard touchdown grab. Both two-point attempts after the touchdowns were good, and suddenly the Blue Devils only had a three-point edge. They held onto that lead, though, and afterwards, Cutcliffe came away most impressed with the fortitude of his team, especially when the momentum began going the other way. “These are the most resilient young men I’ve ever coached,” he said. “When you’re 1-6 and they start going away from you, it’s very difficult to grab momentum again. But we had players step up and make plays.”

The lead would never have been possible without redshirt sophomore Sean Renfree’s finest game in weeks. The quarterback entered the contest with fresh memories of recent games against Miami, in which he threw five interceptions, and versus Virginia Tech, when he was benched for long periods in favor of freshman Brandon Connette. Utilizing short passes and bubble screens to his receivers, Renfree built up confidence in his throwing ability. He even showed noticeable joy after his two touchdown runs. “That’s the real quarterback we saw out there today in Sean. He drove us up and down the field,” said Conner Vernon, who was the recipient of one of those short passes that he turned into a 29-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. Renfree would complete 16 straight passes to start the game, tying a Duke school record. His final numbers were equally staggering: 28-for-30 for 314 yards, with three total touchdowns and a 93.3 completion percentage, the highest singlegame number in school history. “It feels good to get any win, especially after the last few weeks when I have struggled,” he said. “It feels great to get in a groove offensively and score some points again.” Renfree led an offense that seemed to really click for the first time in weeks. In addition to the quarterback’s precision, Duke’s running game showed competence. Desmond Scott rushed for 42 yards on 13 carries, and quarterback Brandon Connette converted two big fourth-down runs. “It was the first time all three phases did what they had to do for the most part,” Cutcliffe said. “We got on our heels a little bit defensively late, but what a performance in the first half. Our kicking game held up extremely well, and our offense played like we think it can play.” While the team could enjoy a rare weekend as winners, though, the Halloween festivities were tempered by preperation for Virginia next week. After all, Duke cannot lose any more games if it wishes to extend its slim postseason hopes. “It helps our confidence, and we now know we’re in a do-or-die situation, where we miss the postseason if we lose,” he said. “So we’re going to celebrate tonight then get back to it tomorrow to prepare for Virginia.”

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analysis from page 4 complete an impressive 16 throws in a row to open the game. Following the contest, Duke’s signal caller stressed how important this consistency was for both his own and the team’s confidence. “It’s been a rough couple of weeks, so it feels great to get back in the groove and score some points,” Renfree said. “We had a good game plan offensively, and I just let our guys make plays.” While it would be fair to describe Duke’s offensive approach as conservative, the coaching staff did stay aggressive when it mattered most. On a fourth-and-2 from the Navy 40 late in the third quarter, Duke elected to go for it and try to extend its 24-7 lead. A Connette keeper led to a successful fourthdown conversion, and three plays later, Vernon turned a short pass into a touchdown and furthered the Duke advantage. “Going into the game, I told the coaching staff to expect us to go for it on some fourth downs,” Cutcliffe said. “When you’re playing teams that possess the ball, you’re forced into making those decisions.” Even as Navy made the game interesting with some fourth-quarter offensive fireworks, the Blue Devils kept up the pace with their no-huddle offense. Continuing to combine the rushing game with short passes, Duke was able to move the ball downfield and get a Will Snyderwine field goal that ended up giving Duke three decisive points. Even though the defense faltered in the fourth quarter, the offensive play calling and subsequent execution was enough to secure the win. “I thought Kurt Roper did a masterful job of managing our offense, and credit the guys for the going out and making plays,” Cutcliffe said.

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Running back Desmond Scott rushed for 42 yards on 13 carries, including this 17-yard run up the field on Duke’s first drive that led to a Will Snyderwine field goal.

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ranked sixth in the nation in blocks per set. Clemson’s 6-foot-3 middle blocker Alexa Rand has averaged over one-andput them away in the closing stages of each a-half blocks per frame this season, but frame. Duke scored the final three points Gray outperformed her on the other side of the second set to pull out the 26-24 win, of the net. The 6-foot-5 sophomore was and Robertson notched the last two kills of instrumental in limiting the Tigers to a the final set, helping the team to a match- .132 hitting percentage in the last set, as clinching 25-23 victory. she had four solo blocks in that span. The Blue Devil defense continued its “You can’t win a game without destrong play a night after holding Clem- fense,” Robertson said. “Defense is defison to a .169 hitting percentage. Four nitely key for us. That’s what we’ve been players posted 10 or more digs versus concentrating on.” Georgia Tech, a feat the team accomWhile Gray and freshman Ali Mcplished against Clemson as well. Curdy—who had a team-high 26 digs— “To see these led the charge numbers, with on the defensive four different end, Robertson people, that’s dominated on ofreally exciting fense. The middle because we’ve blocker converted been really try22 of her 38 attack ing to work on opportunities and our defense,” only recorded five Nagel said. “And attack errors, good that includes for a .447 hitting setting good percentage. blocks—the The only blip on block number the radar for the isn’t kind here, Blue Devils came in but I do think the second set, when that we’re setClemson ended the ting some good frame on a 15-5 blocks—and run to win 25-21. getting some But Duke quickly good touches bounced back from and those really the defeat and shut allow people to down the Tigers the get those digs.” rest of the way. The Tigers The Blue Devils (14-10, 5-8) now sit in a tie with boasted a formiNorth Carolina atop dable defense the ACC standings chelsea pieroni/The Chronicle of their own Friand will face off day, as they en- Libero Ali McCurdy picked up 14 digs against Georgia against the Tar Heels tered the match Tech Saturday, helping Duke attain a 3-0 win. next Saturday.

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There was a lot on the line Saturday afternoon at Jack Katz Stadium. The Blue Devils played their final regular season game, and they saw their hopes of earning a guaranteed spot 2 UVA in the NCAA TourDUKE 1 nament crushed by Virginia in a 2-1 loss. The team needed to achieve a .500 record Saturday in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The loss to No. 3 Virginia (15-2, 3-2 in the ACC) forces No. 18 Duke (8-10, 0-5) to win the upcoming ACC tournament in order to continue its season. The stat sheet for the first half would seem to show that it was an uninteresting game— with the two teams combining for only two shots—but the play on the field proved the contrary. Both teams showed an impressive display of defense, with Nelson making a great save in the 23rd minute to keep the game scoreless going into halftime. “We came back together right before we [re]started the game,” senior Sarah Schoffstall said. “The team was on the field and we just said how good it felt. It felt like the game was really serene. We felt like everything was clicking.” Serene, perhaps, like the calm before the storm. While the first half was lacking offensively, the second half was 35 minutes of high intensity and scoring opportunities. Virginia scored off a penalty corner in the opening minutes of the second

half, and Duke capitalized on one of its penalty corners in the 47th minute, when junior Tara Jennings buried a shot to tie the game at one. The intense play turned physical in the second period—senior Susan Ferger had to go off the field to change due to blood on her jersey. “It just shows that it was a really intense game,” Ferger said. “Hard-fought, blood and all.” The Cavaliers took the lead for good from a rebound shot with only two minutes remaining in the game. The Blue Devils were unable to make up the onepoint deficit. Though the outcome was not in the Blue Devils’ favor, the team statistically played a better game than the Cavaliers did, especially in the second half. Duke outshot the Cavaliers 10-8 after intermission and also led in penalty corner opportunities 8-7. “I think certainly in the second half we outplayed them,” head coach Beth Bozman said. “I thought there were a couple of unfortunate calls that hurt us but I think we played great hockey. We couldn’t hit any more posts or have worse luck about getting in the goal but we certainly had our chances. It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t win this one, because it felt like it would have been a deserved win.” Duke won’t have to wait long for a chance at redemption. The team faces off against Virginia Thursday in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. It could be the seniors’ last game—or the match that extends the season possibly towards the

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Junior midfielder Tara Jennings scored Duke’s only goal of the game in the 47th minute off a penalty corner. NCAA Tournament. And the Blue Devils will hold nothing back this time around.

“Everything, all out,” Schoffstall said. “There’s no other option. Those are the expectations.”

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weekendwrapup Tyler Adams decommits And then there were three. The recruiting class for Duke’s 2011 basketball team shrank Friday, as verbalcommit Tyler Adams announced he has re-opened his recruitment. “I told them last week that I was going to open it,” Adams told ESPN’s Dave Telep. “We didn’t really decide to part ways. I just told them I was going to look at other schools.” Adams, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center from Brandon, Miss., committed to Mike Krzyzewski and Duke last April 26, just three weeks after the Blue Devils won the 2010 national championship. He had never visited officially Duke when he verbally committed. Rumors that Adams’ commitment to the Blue Devils might not remain firm grew louder when Adams opted to attend Midnight Madness at Georgetown on October 15 instead of visiting Cameron Indoor Stadium for Countdown to Craziness. Telep, among others, wrote that while Adams says he is still considering Duke, it is unlikely that the center, who is ranked the 83rd-best prospect in his class by Scout.com, will end up as a Blue Devil. Duke will count on Marshall Plumlee, Scout’s 40thranked prospect, as their center of the future. He’ll be joined in the 2011 recruiting class by shooting guard Austin Rivers, No. 3 on Scout, and small forward Michael Gbinije, No. 21. Two highly-ranked recruits are still publicly considering the Blue Devils: point guards Quinn Cook, No. 20, and Myck Kabongo, No. 9, who re-opened his recruitment this weekend after having been committed to Texas.

Acc Champ from page 3 four seconds behind her with a time of 20:49.2. Both runners earned All-ACC honors as a result of their top-14 finishes. “I don’t think that our team is aggressive enough,” Seymour said. “We have the talent and capability, we just need to execute it in races.” The men’s team was unhappy with its performance as well, as it took fifth place instead of the hoped-for first. The depth which had previously allowed the Blue Devil men to capture come-from-behind wins seemed to be lacking this meet, with Duke unable to match Florida State’s deep roster. Despite this, Duke’s No. 1 runner, senior Bo Waggoner, did run a time of 23:43.9 to finish in fifth. As a result of his All-ACC performance, he became the first runner under men’s head coach Norm Ogilvie to finish

Duke Swimming falls short to N.C. State After a week of honors for Duke swimmers—including senior Spencer Booth, who won the CousilmanHunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week honor Wednesday, and freshman Christine Wixted, who earned the ACC Performer of the Week award— Saturday was a fall back to earth. The Blue Devils lost to N.C. State in a meet at home, with Campbell University also participating. The Duke men (2-1, 1-1 in the ACC) trailed for the majority of the meet and fell to a dominant Wolfpack squad,181-119. Except for sophomore diver Nick McCrory, who took the one-meter and three-meter diving titles, the Blue Devils failed to finish in first place in a single event. The Duke women (1-3, 0-2) swept Campbell 238-49. They almost found their first conference win of the season as well, leading the Wolfpack by 10 points when the final event of the evening, the 400-freestyle relay, began. N.C. State took first and second place honors in that race, though, and gained enough points to put the team over the top, 150-147. Wixted continued her strong swimming against the Wolfpack, taking the 100-yard breaststroke and leading the Blue Devils to the 200-yard medley relay title with Meghan Dwyer, Steffi Niessl and Lauren Weaver. Wixted also took the 400-yard IM and the 200-yard breaststroke. Duke’s swimmers will not take to the pool again in the fall, picking things back up Jan. 7 in a meet with Ohio State, Wright State and N.C. State in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Devil divers compete again Nov. 18-20 at the Nike Cup in Chapel Hill and Durham. —from staff reports in the top 14 at the ACCs for four years straight. “Bo ran himself an All-American type race,” Ogilvie said. “He deserves a lot of credit for that.” Unfortunately, many of the other runners on the men’s team did not have such a good race, and with only twelve points separating second through fifth place, it was enough to drag Duke down. “There were a few disappointing performances,” Ogilvie said. “It was not a tragedy, we’re still a very good team, but this will allow us to refocus.” The Duke men will take the worse-than-expected results as motivation to do better in upcoming meets. They now continue their training in preparation for the NCAA Southeast Regional Nov. 13. “We would have loved to have won,” Ogilvie said. “But we have full confidence that we will come back really strong and run well at the regional meet.”

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Elaine Marshall for US Senate For the 2010 U.S. Senate of State, a post she has held election in North Carolina, continuously for the past 13 The Chronicle’s Editorial years. She previously ran an Board supports the Demo- unsuccessful campaign for cratic candidate, Elaine Mar- U.S. Senate in 2002 and was shall. Although she is not defeated by Erskine Bowles. the most charWe are ismatic or pononetheless editorial litically astute impressed with candidate, her stance on some aspects of Marshall’s civil issues and experience as background. She grew up on North Carolina’s Secretary a farm and was the first memof State make her our choice ber of her family to graduate over the Republican incum- from college. bent, Richard Burr. In addition, we find sevIt should be noted that we eral of Burr’s far-right poare not entirely sold on Mar- sitions to be incompatible shall’s ability to be an effective with our beliefs. senator, and we believe the Given the recent slew of Democratic Party likely could LGBT-identified teen suicides, have offered a stronger can- Burr’s opposition to civil equaldidate to oppose Burr. Mar- ity for the LGBT community shall’s last major campaign is especially troubling. In June victory came in 1996 when 2006, he voted in favor of a she was elected N.C. Secretary constitutional ban of same-sex

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marriage and has publicly supported the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Marshall, on the other hand, has voiced support for the LGBT community. She supports repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” and the Defense of Marriage Act. Beyond the LGBT community, Marshall’s pro-environmental stance contrasts sharply with Burr’s 10 percent rating by the League of Conservation Voters, an environmental organization. He has also voiced opposition to any sort of path for citizenship for undocumented denizens—a stance that directly conflicts with the DREAM Act, a piece of legislation that would enhance educational opportunities for undocumented students. Furthermore, Burr’s staunch

conservatism is reflected in his voting record. He has voted with the Republican Party 94 percent of the time. This is not to say that we dismiss Burr as a viable option in a race with two underwhelming candidates. During his tenure as legislator, he has demonstrated some high-profile examples of constructive pragmatism rather than strict partisan opposition. For example, during the health care reform debate, Burr proposed an alternative health care reform plan instead of simply opposing the Democratic legislation. Moreover, Burr’s fiveyear career as a U.S. Senator and 10-year stint in the U.S. House of Representatives give him a leg up on Marshall in terms of federal legislative

experience. Nevertheless, Marshall’s considerable experience as N.C. Secretary of State as well as being the first woman elected to statewide executive office speaks to her thorough knowledge of North Carolina and her pioneering spirit. Marshall may not be the ideal candidate in terms of federal experience and political charisma. But we believe her more equivocal views on the environment the LGBT community and a range of other issues make her the more compassionate and bold voice in this race. North Carolina and the U.S. Senate need more views like hers. The Chronicle’s Editorial Board formally endorses Elaine Marshall for U.S. Senate. Remember to vote Tuesday.

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appy Hallowmas! For those of you who then becomes: What’s the official Catholic docdon’t know (viz., everyone except Cru trine on whether or not Leo was trapped in limbo members and the Chapel organist), to- at the end of Inception? Was it all a dream? Was he day is the Solemnity of All Saints. baptized?? Why are there no consisAs one might question the particutories on the issues that matter? lars of how Easter has come to enOK, “Gossip Bro,” you’re retail bunnies and brightly colored ally losing me. What does any of eggs, you’re probably wondering this have to do with Halloween? about the relationship between a Because, dear reader, the Church Christian day of solemnity and the doesn’t do anything to commemoact of donning a slutty Hermione rate All Saints any more than we do. Granger costume to get banged by monday, monday They probably get super drunk and a drunken Antoine Dodson. I know in the best Imperial Red Guard cosgossip bro at first blush the connection seems tumes this side of Skywalker Ranch tenuous at best, but there’s actually they have the dankest All Saints’ Eve a fascinating history that, if properly interpreted, frat party that trillions of dollars of guiltily extorted makes perfect sense! I’ll explain. frat dues can buy. Haven’t you ever wondered why All Saints Day honors those who have attained they smoke up some headies every time they elect the ludicrous concept of the beatific vision in a new Pledge Master? There’s a reason they call it heaven. This is when, according to bros who never the “College” of Cardinals, and while a few historigot laid, a soul in heaven is able to actually see ans disagree with my analysis of the origins of HalGod through direct, visual perception. Thomas loween, I think it’s pretty clear that the custom of Aquinas states that the experience transcends getting effed up and parading around in costumes “both reason and faith,” another preposterous no- is straight ex cathedra. tion and, perhaps not inappropriately, an invaliNow that we’re clear, let’s flash forward to dation of Duke’s pithy (and itself contradictory) 2010. It’s Halloween weekend, and with his tradeLatin motto. In 1334, there was heated disagree- mark satire Gossip Bro is dressed as “Slutty Hitler,” ment over whether saved souls attain the Vision leaving no Waffle House unvomitted in and all the before Judgment Day or on it, and a consistory was while documenting the experience with photos in held in the Vatican to stay the controversy. an effort to ensure that he never, ever gets a job as You have to wonder what goes on at these “con- anything other than a Gossip Bro. There were a sistories” that the Church holds to settle internal number of stellar costumes this year, and I started disputes, and now I’m approaching the point: Any to realize that the best thing about attending an time a bunch of aging bros dress up like Celia elite university is not the potential for intellectual Cruz and get together in a gigantic palace that is stimulation in the classroom, but rather the utter also a country they own to argue over the most cleverness of our Halloween costumes. I personalminute details of S— THEY MADE UP IN THE ly had a lot of difficulty deciding between going as FIRST PLACE, one cannot help but distrust the the Westboro Baptist Church, the Smoke Monster sincerity and seriousness of their conduct. I mean, from “Lost,” a Slutty Chilean Miner... I even conwe’re supposed to believe the same group of peo- sidered going as “Slutty Deepwater Horizon Oil ple who have run the world for millennia actually Spill,” but I didn’t really have the legs to pull it off. sat around bickering about whether unbaptized But in general, the costumes that were afoot this babies go to limbo or heaven or Middle Earth or weekend were both topical and provocative, and some other made up dimension? And the funniest they really contributed to the already rich marpart is that they actually come to decisions on this ketplace of ideas that we have here at Duke. One codswallop. Just a few years ago, the Pope reversed costume I saw that I thought deserved particular Catholic doctrine and claimed “new findings” re- kudos was a group of girls who went as “The Four vealed that there is no limbo, and babies actually Lokos.” Simply brilliant. go to this new made up place where they are in a So Halloween may be over, and you may be fret“perpetual state of grace.” OK, Pope Benedict... ting over the reluctant return to your books and you clearly just called up Christopher Nolan and pens and Adderall, but fear not! Just remember asked him what sort of deus ex machina contriv- that you’re only five days and 12 Lokos away from ance you could use to save you from a failing and the triumphant return of Tailgate, from which Halhole-filled plot. And while we’re on the subject, if loween is really just a minor distraction anyway. the Pope is somehow able to commune with fantasy and illicit “new findings” about fictional places …And all the FourLokos and all his drunk friends / such as limbo, the question on everyone’s mind Couldn’t put Gossip Bro together again.

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am waiting for the American Eagle to... straighten up and fly right.... I am awaiting, perpetually and forever, a renaissance of wonder.” So wrote my favorite Beat poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, in 1958, expressing his generation’s yearning for an authentic politics, on the eve of one of the most dramatic student movegunther peck ments in U.S. history. guest column That yearning endures in every group of students I have ever taught, whether seventh graders in Greece or undergraduates at Yale University, the University of Texas at Austin or Duke. Sometimes that yearning burns brightest in the energies of individual students. I think of Andrew Cunningham, who helped create an all-girls school in Kenya and founded the Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research. I think of the quieter work of Duke students who tutor children in Durham’s public schools. All three of my children have been taught and nurtured by the engagement of Duke students. Sometimes that yearning burns brightest in partisan efforts that seem to transcend partisanship. I think of the work of Duke students in the last presidential election, a movement for change that literally delivered the heart of the old Confederacy to the first black president in our history. Barack Obama captured North Carolina by winning just one age cohort, voters aged 18 to 29, who voted for Obama by a three to one margin. Duke students led the way in that movement, turning out some of the highest percentages in the state, with 85 percent of all students voting and an astounding 91 percent of the class of 2012. Today, the political engagement of Duke students seems

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radically reduced. When I voted last Tuesday, I discovered that out of 1,671 students registered on Duke’s East and West campuses, just 18 had voted. A vast majority of Duke students seem to be waiting rather than doing in this election cycle. But waiting for what? When I asked my students why just 18 had voted, one student suggested his peers didn’t need to vote because they were rich. Such cynical generalizations seem fashionable again, making the provocative “hope” articulated by Duke students just two years ago seem a distant memory. But there are more mundane reasons for students’ lack of engagement this year. In 2008, students had a voting site on campus: This season, because of financial constraints, the Board of Elections could not support an early voting site at Duke. Unfortunately, Duke administrators have provided little help redressing the access problem. Nonpartisan Duke student groups asked Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta for buses more than a month ago that would have taken students to the polls during early voting and on election day. But Moneta declined each request, citing “logistical” challenges. That inadequate response makes me question Duke’s vaunted commitment to students’ civic engagement. It costs Duke roughly $10,000 to send every DukeEngage student abroad. It costs about $1,000 to rent one of Duke’s buses to drive voters to the polls for a day. Is it really possible that the logistical challenge of sending one bus one mile into Durham a couple dozen times, bringing several hundred Duke students to the polls, is greater than sending one student to Calcutta, India? Blaming the administration for low student turnout may seem unfair, as students certainly bear responsibility for making it to their polling places. If they can find their way to

the Durham Bulls Athletic Park or Shooters II, then surely they can find their way to their polling place. No doubt faculty bear some responsibility, too. How many of us have even mentioned that an important election is underway, one that will determine the future of all major legislative change over the next two years, including action on global warming, the Bush tax cuts, comprehensive immigration reform and deficit reduction? Some of my politically minded colleagues seem to be waiting for a purer form of politics before engaging, a moment that may never arrive. Civic engagement does not begin and end with voting, but it shouldn’t exclude voting either. Civic engagement is a process of questioning and involvement, of debate and action. For me, canvassing is the best epitome of civic engagement, a process of listening, learning and speaking from the heart about what you believe. Canvassing transforms the anxiety, cynicism and despair that characterizes our contemporary political discourse into hopeful action and understanding. Canvassing is an opportunity, not an end, for generating civic-minded discourse that redeems our politics from sound-bites, attack ads and the headsmashing stomps of over-zealous activists. On election day, Duke students, faculty and engaged citizens will be driving Duke students to the polls. Rides will be available for every single one of the approximately 1,500 students who are registered locally and have not yet voted. Look for the large sign at the bus stop on West Campus. We will be there all day. It’s time to stop waiting and get moving. Gunther Peck is the Fred W. Shaffer Associate Professor of History and Public Policy Studies.

So really, why vote?

n the past week, you have undoubtedly encountered at least one person soliciting you to vote in tomorrow’s midterm elections. In the past month, you’ve probably glanced over the news and skimmed through heated political discussions ranging from rants against Tea Partiers, rants against Colbert/ Stewart ralliers, disgust and/ or support for Juan Williams or Christine O’Donnell, outcries against the election doris jwo staffer who stepped on a protwo points for tester’s head and everything honesty in between. And, you’ve likely read Chronicle coverage of the abysmal student early voter turnout for Duke thus far. There is an abundance of opinions swirling around. That said, it’s easy to wonder exactly why, as a busy college student with a million important things to do, you should make the effort to go vote in a Congressional election that does not appear close in the polls. Many students, whether solicited by an activist group or political party to vote, will auto-pilot their way out of such an uncomfortable situation and walk in the opposite direction. If you are interested enough to stick around, you will hear the typical reasons why you should vote. Duke Democrats President Ben Bergmann states that it “is deeply connected to [Duke’s] general emphasis on civic engage-

ment.” For him, the administration’s decision not to fund transportation to voting sites was a “deeply embarrassing” decision that ignores Duke’s mission of civic duty. Gunther Peck, Fred W. Shaffer associate professor of history and public policy studies, cites “a need for principled debates” and political activism from students of all ideologies, believing in “having an impassioned debate” and “listening even when you disagree with me.” In general, many arguments are based on ideas of civic duty and patriotism, contributing to discourse, making your voice heard and shaping the future of America. I agree with those reasons, but I also recognize why they may not be enough for the average college student. As a public policy major, I am an adamant supporter of political debate and discussion, and I love being able to argue with friends about anything and everything. Most Duke students are equally interested in intellectually stimulating conversations and have vague desires to impact the course of society, but they don’t feel like they can stomach voting (which is inarguably time-consuming), don’t think their out-of-state origins apply to North Carolina politics or don’t know enough to make an informed decision. So here’s what I will say (and, of course, it is your American right to agree or disagree with me): We aren’t responsible citizens because we vote, but because voting makes us responsible adults. I don’t mean this in the sense that through voting, we will have fulfilled our contribution to society or that we’ll have changed the course of policy for the years ahead.

It is because when we are faced with a decision, whether it is which college to attend, what career path to take or which candidate to support, we are forced to examine within ourselves our values and priorities. In doing so—in taking the time to decide what is important and what can wait—we take a step toward the next stage in our lives. And we do so knowing more about how national policy is going to shape the next two, four, 10 or more years of our lives. Whether you are graduating this year or in the coming years, politics and policy will affect your life. Financial regulation, health care reform, foreign trade policy—some issues will affect you more than others, but you’d be kidding yourself if you said that none matter to you. Don’t decide not to vote because you feel uninformed. Go out and vote to get yourself informed about the future of this nation and about how you want to live your life in it. Go out and decide who you want to be as a citizen of the United States. If nothing else, vote so that you know yourself enough to tell others what you think about politics rather than the other way around. Jon Stewart’s “if we amplify everything, we hear nothing” quotation from the rally this Saturday was insightful enough to take seriously, but remember one thing: If you say nothing, think nothing and do nothing, it wouldn’t have mattered what the heck you heard anyway. Doris Jwo is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every other Monday.

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immigrants from page 1 are simple, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag wrote in an e-mail. The University does not prevent undocumented students from applying, nor is it prevented from admitting those students. But for undocumented students, like other international students, Duke is “need aware” but not “need blind.” The admissions rate for applicants that are neither U.S. citizens nor legal permanent residents of the country is just 3.5 percent, Guttentag said. “In other words, whether they apply for financial aid, and how much aid they would be eligible for, is taken into account when making the admissions decision,” Guttentag said. “This is because these students are not eligible for government-based financial aid, and so all financial aid for these students comes only from Duke funds.” In North Carolina, the rights of undocumented students is an especially pertinent debate considering the growing Hispanic population. North Carolina is the home to a Hispanic population of about 678,000—the 11th largest in the country—according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

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The University of North Carolina allows undocumented students to attend if they pay out-of-state tuition, UNC system spokeswoman Joni Worthington wrote in an e-mail Thursday. Fewer than 30 undocumented students attended the state’s public colleges last year, however, The Daily Tar Heel reported last week. Nationwide admissions In many public universities, admissions policies for undocumented students frequently change as legislators pass and subsequently overturn laws that affect these students. Earlier this month in Georgia the Board of Regents voted to bar undocumented immigrants from attending the state’s five most selective four-year public colleges. The ban, which will take effect next Fall, is the subject of fierce debate. Its supporters note that it is a response to concerns that undocumented students were taking away seats from qualified legal residents, and some state legislators hope to introduce a bill that would ban undocumented students from all public institutions. “Personally, I am appalled by this ban,” said senior

Christine Contreras, a member of Duke Students for Humane Borders. “It’s just kind of disheartening to know that Georgia as a state is taking a measure to... make it impossible for undocumented students to further their education whether they have the money for it or not.” Contreras called the ban inconsistent, as undocumented children are educated in public elementary and high schools. “The government is already investing in these students’ education... not allowing [them] to go on to college [is] just a complete waste of government funding,” she said. Georgia’s former policy allowed undocumented students to pay out-of-state tuition in order to attend public universities. The legislation makes Georgia the second state in addition to South Carolina to require colleges with competitive admissions processes to check whether students are documented. Some Duke students have actively supported legislation to grant illegal immigrants admission to the country’s universities. Catherine, a Duke student whose name has been changed to protect her family’s privacy, is an active supporter of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which would help undocumented students eventually become eligible for financial aid after becoming citizens. She said she realizes it is impossible to ask Duke to cover all of these students’ tuition. Instead, Catherine—whose mother is undocumented—has focused on political action to break down legislative barriers for equal opportunity. The results of tomorrow’s midterm elections will likely affect the future of the DREAM Act, and Matos said he is optimistic that the nation’s policy will someday change. “What happened in Georgia was despicable because it feels like going back on time, in a time in the South when people were not allowed to go to certain colleges and to certain universities,” he said. “We believe that history will not fail us. We have seen time after time... groups that were discriminated against, but because of the work of... dedicated people those conditions were able to change.”

fulbright from page 1 exploring alternative forms of energy at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. He is also working with the Environmental Society of Oman, a nonprofit green organization, and is promoting full-scale recycling in his community. “The hard part is not getting the opportunity, the hard part is filling the shoes of [previous scholars],” said Manneh, a graduate student in the Nicholas School of the Environment. “There are 75 Pulitzer Prize winners, 20 to 40 Nobel laureates and I was just thinking, ‘Oh my god, I’m not even going to be close to achieving what these folks have achieved.’” Many recipients spoke highly of the Fulbright program, pointing out the extensive network of scholars within their regions of study. Current scholar Ella Lipin, Trinity ’10 and an English teaching assistant in Cairo, Egypt, said the network of scholars has been “wonderful,” adding that 35 to 40 scholars work in her area and nine to 10 work in her school. “One of the great things about Fulbright was really the intentional outreach among students,” said Timothy Lang, who studied religion and theology in Germany with the program last year. “Everywhere I went I was constantly meeting up with Fulbright scholars.... you had people to take care of you when things happened.” Some recipients noted that a 2008 change in the scholarship’s administration at Duke has improved the program’s advising. In Spring 2007, The Chronicle reported comments from several Fulbright applicants who said they were disappointed by Duke’s advising for the scholarship. The program was previously led by Darla Deardorff, manager of international programs at the Center for International Studies. In academic year 2008-2009, Fulbright was moved to the Office of Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows, which handles the majority of post-graduate degrees that require University support, including the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships. OUSF hired Karin Shapiro, a former international Fulbright scholar, to lead student advising. Lang, a religion graduate student, said he was extremely pleased with the change in leadership, emphasizing the role of OUSF in helping him to secure his scholarship. Lipin added that OUSF was valuable because the advisers read her application multiple times before sending it for review. Last year, the same number of Duke students and graduates accepted the scholarship as this year, and 17 applicants won the scholarship in 2008. A Fulbright scholarship is the U.S. government’s “flagship international educational exchange program” and provides the opportunity for a year of study, teaching or research abroad. The Duke scholars are among the approximately 1,500 U.S. citizens who receive funding from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program every year.