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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Gender forum leads to student action plan
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 59
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JCO acts on request for retraction
Lighting up Page
by Maggie Spini
from Staff Reports
Duke Student Government decided it is time for undergraduates to make a plan. More than 60 students gathered to discuss gender inequity during Duke Student Government’s first Campus Gender Summit, held over three days. Women and men met separately Monday and Tuesday respectively to discuss gender issues and then reconvened Wednesday to talk together about tangible action plans that could be implemented on campus. “The goal of the Summit is to propose concrete recommendations that will improve the climate of gender issues on campus,” according to a Wednesday press release from DSG. Liaison to Gender Issues Michelle Sohn, a senior, said she hoped the forum would address what she called a “problematic gender dynamic on campus that... a lot of students are frustrated about.” The problem of gender inequity on Duke’s campus is pervasive, said Sohn, a member of The Chronicle’s editorial board, noting that DSG is 70 percent male and there are no female vice presidents. This week’s forum could lead to a larger movement by University officials and DSG
Three weeks after Dr. Joseph Nevins emailed co-authors of a paper acknowledging it needed to be retracted, The Journal of Clinical Oncology has formally granted the request. JCO formally retracted the paper titled “Pharmacogenomic Strategies Provide a Rational Approach to the Treatment of Cisplatin-Resistant Patients With Advanced Cancer” Tuesday. The article described a gene-based method of predicting patient response to cancer treatments and served as the basis of two cancer clinical trials being conducted at Duke that were recently terminated. The lead author of the paper was Dr. Anil Potti, who has been accused of making false claims on his resume and producing flawed research. Although Potti has not spoken to the media since allegations against him surfaced, the retraction indicates that he signed a statement approving the retraction and its wording, because it is JCO’s policy not to retract an article without permission from all of a paper’s authors. A statement released by JCO noted that the authors wished to retract the article
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Matisyahu, a reggae musician known for using traditional Jewish themes in his work,performed in Page Auditorium Wednesday. Rapper Freddie Gibbs was the opening act.
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Singler becomes a YouTube sensation by Andy Moore THE CHRONICLE
By now you’ve probably seen it. Kyle Singler’s voice comes over the Duke Blue Planet logo, “This is Kyle Singler,” he says, “and I approve this message.” The senior makes a 3-pointer after explaining that, while he likes winning, he still really likes “getting buckets.” And, after that intro, there’s a dizzying array of trick shots reminiscent of the famous Larry Bird and Michael Jordan H.O.R.S.E. commercial, albeit a little more realistic. It’s called “Kyle Gets Buckets,” and it’s the brainchild of Singler and Dave Bradley, Duke’s recruiting director and man-
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“I remember when I was in third or fourth grade carrying a stick around and shouting out spells at people as they walk by.”
—Freshman Cameron Kim on Harry Potter. See sound-off page 5
DSG discusses launch of discussion website, Page 4
ager of the Duke Blue Planet website. It includes shots taken from halfcourt, Mickie Krzyzewski’s seat and the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium. And it took about as long for the video to hit viral fame as it did to film. Bradley uploaded the video to YouTube on Friday, and by Monday, it was on the front page of Yahoo.com. A day later, Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser discussed it on “Pardon the Interruption.” Both were enthralled by it, giving it an “A” in their “Report Card” segment of the show. That night, it led the highlights of Duke’s See singler on page 8
What happens to the University’s hazardous waste, Page 3