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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011

ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 138

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Lefevre will deliver speech at graduation

Break-ins plague Belmont Management not responsive during series of incidents, students say

by Alex Zempolich THE CHRONICLE

Duke Student Government President Mike Lefevre will voice the student perspective one last time at graduation.

Lefevre, whom the University announced Tuesday will serve as the student speaker at commencement May 15, said he wants his fellow seniors to take away a feeling of community and friendship into the world beyond Duke.

Lefevre said he will talk about the themes he Mike Lefevre believes are important to the Duke experience, including the commitment to community and teamwork that he values at the University—though he said he would like to keep the specific topics of his speech private until graduation day.

“I absolutely love the people here and I want to be able to deliver a message to the student body, many of whom I consider great friends,” Lefevre said. “[I want to] leave them with my reflections on our time together and also give them a new way of looking at how to turn our experiences into something productive for the rest of our lives.”

At graduation, Lefevre will join

by Yeshwanth Kandimalla THE CHRONICLE

A series of break-ins at the Belmont Apartments remains under investigation, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

There have been four confirmed cases of breaking and entering—three of which also involved theft—and one attempted break-in since April 11, said Ron Christie, a detective with the Durham County Sheriff’s Office who has been stationed as a courtesy officer at the apartment

complex since August.

Charges have not been filed in the burglaries, and the search for potential suspects is ongoing, Kammie Michael, Durham Police Department public information officer wrote in an email Tuesday. DPD is primarily handling the investigations.

Three of the homes broken into were those of Duke students.

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Students plan ‘Beer Trucks’ alternative Campus debates merit of BSAI, LSRW programs

by Caroline Fairchild THE CHRONICLE

For senior and Duke Student Government President Mike Lefevre, “Beer Trucks”—the traditional commencement week event that was canceled this year—is worth fighting for.

Under Lefevre’s leadership, there has been a student-led effort to reinstate an event similar to Beer Trucks during commencement week. Last night, Duke University Union voted to postpone their decision on providing funding for the event until the DSG Senate makes a funding decision in tonight’s meeting. The two organizations’ combined decisions will determine if Lefevre’s plan could become a reality.

“All the seniors realized something needs to be done and it was just a matter of who is going to get the event off the ground,” Lefevre said. “We are beginning an initiative to get the event going again, and I have rallied some student leaders to help me in the process.”

Some members of Lefevre’s team include outgoing Duke Partnership for Service President Becky Agostino and Alison Lane, outgoing chair for Duke University Union’s annual events committee.

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Basketball player Alex Murphy to enroll a year early, Page 9

by Amanda Young THE CHRONICLE

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Though ‘Beer Trucks’ will not return in the same form, students are planning to create an alternative version to hold during commencement week.

The answer is neither black nor white.

Both the Black Student Alliance Invitational and Latino Student Recruitment Weekend will likely take place in future years, but some members of the Duke community have raised questions about how effective the weekends are for recruiting prospective students, when the events should take place and whether minority events should combined with other recruitment efforts.

Early in his term at Duke, President Richard Brodhead said that he prefers a racially unified welcome for all admitted students, and in an interview he reaffirmed his stance

ONTHERECORD

“He was a wonderful chair, a brilliant scholar and a great teacher.”

­—Professor William Chafe on the late historian Joel Colton. See story page 4

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Financial aid for online courses sees overhaul, Page 3

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“Earlier today, Alex Murphy confirmed to Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com that he plans on graduating from high school a year early to play for the Blue Devils next season. The 6-foot-8 forward has completed all of his academic requirements at St. Mark’s School in Massachusetts and may join the team in time for Duke’s trip to Dubai and China in August.”

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Michelle Obama’s plane 18 protestors dead as aborts landing after error Syrian clashes continue WASHINGTON, D.C. — A White House plane carrying Michelle Obama came dangerously close to a 200-ton military cargo jet and had to abort its landing at Joint Base Andrews Monday as the result of an air traffic controller’s mistake, according to federal officials familiar with the incident.

Controllers at Andrews feared the cargo jet would not clear the runway in time for Mrs. Obama’s plane to land, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak for their agencies.

FAA officials confirmed that the first lady was aboard the White House plane but had no additional immediate comment.

The FAA, already dealing with a series of controversies involving controllers sleeping on the job, sent a team of investigators Tuesday to the Warrenton, Va. radar control center, where the mistake was made.

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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian activists said Tuesday at least 18 protesters have died in clashes in the three days since President Bashar al-Assad ordered the Cabinet to make changes aimed at calming dissent. The government blamed terrorists for the violence, saying a general and three relatives were killed.

Authorities moved to break up more than 20,000 activists holding a sit-in overnight in a square in Homs to demand the release of detainees and the departure of security forces from the city, Syria’s thirdlargest. Gunfire was heard near the site, and there were at least 10 casualties, an activist, Omar Adalbi, told Al Jazeera. Ammar Qurabi, head of Syria’s National Organization for Human Rights, said there were four casualties, including at least one death, when police broke up the sitin. Syria is the latest Middle Eastern country to be hit by a wave of uprisings.

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University resolves financial aid Sheppard to problems for online courses lead Fuqua

by Ani Saraswathula THE CHRONICLE

Revisions to online course scheduling will allow more students to enroll and receive financial aid this summer.

Duke officials have re-categorized online summer courses as single-term classes so that undergraduates can receive financial aid, Paula Gilbert, associate dean and director of Duke continuing studies and summer session, wrote in an email Monday.

In Summer 2010, students enrolled in one of the University’s two online courses were disqualified from summer financial aid. The University’s financial aid policy stipulates that students enrolled in fewer than one full course credit per term are not eligible for any institutional or federal financial aid. Because each of the online courses earned students one course credit yet spanned both summer terms—an equivalent of a half-credit per term—students were considered ineli-

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Undergraduate students enrolling in online courses this summer will be eligible to receive financial aid thanks to a re-categorization of classes.

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gible for aid. This technicality was the result of a miscommunication between Duke Summer Session and the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid. Gilbert said, however, that the issue has been resolved for the upcoming summer to ensure more students can qualify for aid and enroll in online courses.

“To avoid the problem for 2011, we have scheduled all three of our online course offerings in [Summer] Term 1,” she said. “Thus, any student who is on financial aid and enrolls in one of the online courses will qualify for financial aid consideration.”

She also noted that a new online course, PUBPOL 196S.02: “Writing for Public Policy,” will be offered in addition to the two classes previously available to students— EDUC 168: “Reform in American Classrooms” and ENGLISH 109S: “Writing the Experience: Civic Engagement and Creative Nonfiction.”

The two courses offered online last Summer were Duke’s first foray into online teaching. Kristen Stephens, assistant professor of the practice in Program in Education, said her education course is a “hybrid class” where students and the professor have “synchronous and asynchronous” contact. The course, which students scored a 4.44 out of 5.00 according to ACES evaluations, requires students to log on to eight live virtual sessions with Stephens through Adobe Connect—an online video conferencing software. This is in addition to independent assignments posted on Blackboard.

“A lot of students said they felt more engaged in this class than in classes where they met face-to-face,” she said regarding the unconventional experience her course offers.

Stephens added that her students studied from all over the world—of the nine undergraduates enrolled, one took the course from Durham. “[Online courses] give [students] more flexibility if

Blair Sheppard will serve as dean of the Fuqua School of Business for another five-year term beginning July 1, 2012.

Provost Peter Lange announced Sheppard’s reappointment Monday. Deans and senior Duke officials are subject to a review during their fourth year in their position.

Review committees, which include faculty members and administrators, assess the person’s effectiveness, leadership skills, strengths and weaknesses, according to a Blair Sheppard Duke news release.

Lange credited Sheppard’s reappointment to his long-term vision and work in student recruitment and faculty support.

“Dean Sheppard’s review underlines his ambitious and far-sighted strategic vision for Fuqua,” Lange said in the release. “There is wide recognition of the value of this vision from the faculty, and the dean has worked tirelessly to advance it.”

In order to realize his vision, Sheppard developed a plan to address several issues, Lange said.

Issues include ensuring the stability of Fuqua’s budget, clarifying Fuqua’s global ambitions and developing faculty leadership. “[Sheppard’s] vision includes the globalization of the school’s strategy, the reconfiguration of some core educational programs and the development

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From Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE

Duke and the Large Hadron Collider Holy Week Catholic Services April 21 - Holy Thursday 9pm Duke Chapel with Adoration following April 22- Good Friday 5pm Duke Chapel April 23 - Easter Vigil Mass 8pm Duke Chapel

A talk for the general public

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April 24 - Easter Sunday Mass 11am Sarah P. Duke Gardens (or Goodson Chapel depending on weather) 9pm Duke Chapel

Physics Professor Mark Kruse

5-6 PM, April 22, Love Auditorium, LSRC Building At the reception following the talk, the public can meet with Duke LHC researchers and ask questions.

All are Welcome

One of the most sophisticated and expensive experiments ever carried out by the human race is underway in Switzerland where scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are colliding subatomic particles with enormous energies to discover new properties of matter, to explore what the universe was like less than a trillionth of a second after it formed fourteen billion years ago, and to understand how the laws of nature have influenced the structure and evolution of the entire universe.

This talk will explain in a nontechnical way why the LHC is so exciting scientifically and discuss how Duke is involved with LHC research.

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Duke historian Colton remembered for vitality From Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE

Famous Duke historian Joel Colton, who co-authored the college textbook “A History of the Modern World,” died April 17.

The 92-year old Colton served as a professor of history at Duke University from 1947 to 1989 and chaired the department from 1967 to 1974. He also served on the Academic Council’s executive committee. On extended leave from

Duke, Colton was director for humanities at the Rockefeller Foundation from 1974 to 1982. He retired from teaching at Duke in 1989.

“Joel Colton was chair when I came [to Duke],” William Chafe, Alice Mary Baldwin professor of history, said in a Duke news release. “He was a wonderful chair, a brilliant scholar and a great teacher. He helped make the humanities richer and better both at Duke and elsewhere through his role as head of the humanities division of

the Rockefeller Foundation. His sense of humor, vitality and his love of people made him a pivotal presence at Duke. I think of him as debonair and full of life.”

Colton received his B.A. from City College of New York in 1937 and his M.A. in history in 1940 and Ph.D. in 1950, both from Columbia University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946 and was commissioned in 1944 as a military intelligence officer—a post he served overseas for 18 months.

Colton published several books during his career, including” Compulsory Labor Arbitration in France, 1936-1939,” “Leon Blum: Humanist in Politics” and “The Twentieth Century.” He also contributed to numerous journals and encyclopedias.

One of his most well-known contributions, the textbook “A History of the Modern World,” has been used to educate students across the world, translated into 10 languages and used in more than 1,000 high schools, colleges and universities.

Early disorder added to Japan’s nuclear crisis

by Andrew Higgins The Washington Post

YOKKAICHI, Japan — When lead-lined Japanese military helicopters took to the sky last month to dump water onto the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, Kazunori Hasegawa watched the desperate and highly risky cooling operation on television with dismay.

“It was so inefficient, so inefficient,” recalled Hasegawa, president of Chuo Construction. The Chinook helicopters had to fly high to avoid potentially lethal radiation and much of the 8,000 gallons they dropped during the day's operation landed wide of the mark.

He had an idea: Might not two huge German-made contraptions he had sitting outside his office here in Yokkaichi do a better job? The devices, truck-mounted concrete pumps, had maneuverable arms 52-yards long and could blast water directly

onto Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s perilously overheated reactors and spent fuel rods.

“I was ready to move right away,” Hasegawa said. Tokyo Electric, known as Tepco, wasn't.

More than a month after he first offered to help, his machines still hadn't been put to use. Instead, Tokyo Electric, with help from the Japanese government, brought in similar, albeit slightly longer, pump trucks from Germany, China and the United States. Two with especially long arms arrived by air from Los Angeles and Atlanta last week.

The episode illuminates some of the headaches that plagued Japan's critical early response to the world's biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Initially reluctant to acknowledge the gravity of the crisis, Tokyo Electric played down the danger as it struggled to keep pace with an escalating and ever-shifting catastrophe at the six-re-

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actor complex. The plant had been built to harness complex laws of nuclear physics, but the damage it sustained in a March 11 tsunami generated a chaos of often mundane logistical problems involving trucks and pumps, fire and water.

The world's largest private electric utility, Tokyo Electric supplied a third of all Japan's electricity before the quake and has dozens of subsidiaries abroad, including a uranium producer in Canada, a company in Delaware and a shipping firm in the Bahamas. Its size, combined with a rigid top-down hierarchy and a commitment to proven procedure, made the company a steady pillar of Japan's corporate establishment but crimped its capacity for swift and innovative action.

When radiation spiked dramatically at its Fukushima plant on March 15 following an explosion in Reactor 3—one of several blasts at the complex—and the exposure of

highly radioactive spent fuel rods, Japan's Self-Defense Forces sent helicopters to dump water scooped from the sea. An initial attempt on March 16 had to be aborted because radiation was just too high.

On the same day at Tepco's Tokyo headquarters, the company's boss, Masataka Shimizu, vanished. His health cracking under the strain, he quit an emergency command center on the second floor and secluded himself in his office upstairs.

When the military helicopters tried again the following day, Hasegawa, Chuo Construction's chief, sat glued to his television like much of Japan. After watching a spray of water drift aimlessly toward the nuclear plant, he knew that every minute mattered.

The businessman contacted a local politician, Eikei Suzuki, who had See japan on page 12

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they want to go home or if they want to have an internship like a lot of students do in the summer,” she said.

“It gives them a little more flexibility to earn Duke credit and be able to take a class wherever they might be.”

As of Tuesday evening, 11 of the three online courses’ 37 seats were filled. Registration remains open through the first three days of summer classes.

Gilbert said enrollment numbers are likely to change, especially for students interested in the public policy course—for which enrollment is currently zero—because many of these students will only register for the class once they have finalized their summer internships.

of new sites for program delivery abroad,” Lange said. “The Kunshan campus, which will be shared with other Duke programs, is crucial to this strategy.”

Sheppard joined Fuqua’s faculty in 1981 as an assistant professor of organizational behavior. In 2000 he founded and served as chief executive officer of Duke Corporate Education, a global learning and development company owned by the University.

In addition, Sheppard has offered consulting services to more than 100 companies and governments and has written more than 50 books and articles on corporate strategy, relationship management, structure and leadership.

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Association was forced to eliminate the event, which has cost approximately $65,000 in past years. But Lefevre said there are ways to maintain the integrity and value of the event without tacking on a hefty price tag.

“An event like this is really not that expensive to run,” he said. “A realistic budget is around $20,000 and we are asking [for] that from student groups, and any support we can get from local vendors in the form of donations is also really going to help us out as well.”

Lane, who is primarily helping with programming aspects of the project, said the group is trying to get the costs down to as low as $13,000, which would simply cover beer, snacks, security and housekeeping services. The major costs for previous year’s events were the tent itself, lighting, tables and outdoor restroom facilities. But by moving the event out-

The seniors have worked out a plan that will not bring Beer Trucks back in its original form but will provide a chance for seniors to celebrate together one last time before they don their caps and gowns. Using the proposed funds from DUU and the DSG Senate, the group would organize kegs on the Bryan Center Plaza or in the Blue Zone for seniors to enjoy the night before graduation.

“I went to Beer Trucks last year and it was a great atmosphere with students and their families,” Agostino said. “It doesn’t have the same stress or gravity of graduation. I was upset it was canceled this year and I was glad that Lefevre was taking some initiative to continue the celebration in some way.”

Due to budget constraints imposed on commencement week activities, the Duke Alumni

Farming for change

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Sophomore Jamie Patrick, junior Michael Bernert and senior Jaclyn Woodruff took first place in the Duke ChangeWorks competition for their project “Urban Acres.” which plans to create farms in Liberia.

doors, Lane said they could use the Bryan Center, Great Hall or intramural gym as a reserved space in case it rains, thus cutting out all the big-ticket expenses. Other cost-saving ideas include only allowing admittance to Duke undergraduates and their families, which will reduce the number of people attending the event.

“Beer Trucks has been a part of graduation week for 20 years and is a great way for seniors to see each other one last time before graduation in a relaxed environment,” Lane said.

“When you talk to students and read the comments on The Chronicle [website], it’s obvious [Beer Trucks is a] favorite part of graduation weekend.”

Kim Hanauer, DAA director of young alumni and student programs, wrote in an email that canceling the event was a tough decision but that she is not surprised by the student-led initiative to ensure the

event happens.

“We understand that some students and parents are unhappy with this situation and that there are students working to plan an alternative event for Saturday night,” Hanauer said. “Duke students are smart and resourceful by definition, and it’s not surprising that they would explore other possibilities.”

Although the ideas are firmly in place, Lefevre said his group still needs DUU and Senate funding before it can move forward with planning. Despite the event’s name, he stressed that the alcohol is not what makes Duke’s Beer Trucks tradition special.

“The beer is inconsequential,” Lefevre said.

“People are going to want to go somewhere when they come home after dinner before graduation and I think it would be a shame if we didn’t give seniors that.”

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co-founded the nongovernmental organization Carolina for Kibera (CFK) with Salim Mohamed and Tabitha Atieno Festo while he was an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earning his B.A. in Peace, War, and Defense.

CFK invests in local leaders in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya through its model of participatory development.

After graduation, Barcott served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 5 years in Iraq, Bosnia, and the Horn of Africa.

He then earned master’s degrees in business and public administration from Harvard University, where he was a Reynolds Social Entrepreneurship Fellow and a member of the Harvard Endowment’s Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility. In 2006, ABC World News named then Captain Barcott a ‘Person of the Year’ for his dual service to Kibera and the Marine Corps.

Rye Barcott’s signature presentation on social entrepreneurship takes audiences on a journey through the joy and heartbreak, the friendships and betrayals, and the failures and triumphs of creating a movement to spark change from within one of the world’s largest and most volatile slums. As inspiring as it is informative, this presentation will spur you on your own quest to make a difference in the world, no matter your age or avocation. Booksigning to follow in the Kirby Reading Room.

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robberies from page 1 Authorities believe the incidents are linked except for the fourth break-in, which Angela Toon, property manager for the Belmont, wrote in an email was an unrelated and isolated incident.

“For the most part if they pawn [the stolen items] we might get them,” Christie said of the incidents. “A lot of it is more or less trying to catch them in the act with more patrolling.”

The most recent incident, the attempted break-in, produced a description of one suspect. Christie pursued one of the two men he witnessed attempting a break-in Monday at approximately 10 p.m. in the 11,000 block of the apartments before both men escaped, he wrote in an email to Belmont residents Tuesday. He described one suspect as a black male, early to mid-20s, about 5’10’’ to 6’ with close-cut hair and a medium build.

The first in the series of break-ins took place in the 13,000 block between 11:30 p.m. and 1 a.m. April 11, according to a DPD incident report.

Senior Amalia Sirica said she and her roommate were away from their apartment when an intruder broke down a deadbolted door and stole a TV. Sirica called the experience terrifying and said that although she had seen suspicious individuals lurking around the complex throughout the school year, she had not witnessed a break-in or attempted break-in previously.

The second break-in and theft of a Duke student’s apartment happened between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. April 16, said senior Rosie Gellman, one of the apartment’s residents.

She and her roommate were out of the apartment when two TVs and cash were stolen.

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The final break-in of a Duke student occurred Monday morning when senior Rachel Hanessian said she was watching a movie in her bedroom when an intruder appeared at her bedroom door. Hanessian said she had heard someone knocking at the door but decided to wait for a call or text before answering. The intruder kicked open the door—presumably after assuming no one was home, she said. When the intruder saw Hanessian, he fled without stealing anything.

“They bolted out the door.... I literally did not see the person,” Hanessian said, adding that she was unable to provide a description for the police.

Inadequate response?

Several students have said Belmont management has not responded as well to the incidents as they would have liked.

“The general sentiment among students is that they are not safe, and the Belmont is not doing a good job,” said senior Blake Horowitz, a Belmont resident.

Sirica said she believes the management is “brushing it under the rug” because they think that with the end of the students’ college careers approaching, most seniors will ignore problems with security or communication. For example, Sirica noted that the entry gates to the apartment complex are often left open for long periods of time.

“We’ve been very lucky that no one’s been hurt, but to be honest, this is laziness on the part of management,” she said. “I feel like they don’t have our best interests at heart.”

Toon said Tuesday that the North Carolina Detective Agency, a private security company, has been hired to conduct random identification checks at the Belmont entrance and run nightly patrols from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The entry gate—which has been broken since April 7 after being hit

by a vehicle—will be repaired within the next week.

Toon noted that Belmont management has also collaborated with Duke University Police Department’s crime prevention unit to host a community awareness program for residents April 26.

“Together we will discuss safety tips and make residents aware of various resources such as police services and counseling,” she said.

Christine Pesetski, assistant dean for off-campus and mediation services, said the administration is trying to reach out to Duke students living in the Belmont. She added that difficulties often arise as some students may not disclose their Duke affiliation to DPD, which relays information to DUPD and the administration when an incident involving a student occurs.

Pesetski noted that the University will accommodate students at the Belmont who wish to move onto campus for the remainder of the year. Residence Life and Housing Services has confirmed that there is some housing available on Central Campus, she added.

Senior Anita Raheja, a Belmont resident who was not victim of a break-in, wrote in an email Tuesday that she was dissatisfied with the administration’s response to the situation.

“I have been in touch with someone from [RLHS], and they were only made aware of the situation yesterday,” Raheja said. “We have not heard anything officially from Duke. That is very disappointing to me.... I would believe Duke would want to make sure its students are safe, wherever they may live.”

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minorities from page 1 on the weekends. Brodhead was instrumental in eliminating minority-targeted recruitment events at Yale University, where he served as dean of Yale College for 11 years.

“We went from having separate recruitment events to unified recruitment events where people could see the different types of support available,” Brodhead said in an interview Monday. “Those who said it would hurt minority recruitment were not correct. The unified events worked just as well as the previous events, and I think it would be the same at Duke.”

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Targeted minority recruitment weekends such as BSAI and LSRW will likely continue to be held despite Duke President Richard Brodhead openly opposing such events, favoring racially unified recruitment events.

Debate over effectiveness In the past month, many students have engaged in a debate about the weekends— specifically BSAI. In response to a letter to the editor criticizing BSAI written by sophomore Brandon Locke, Black Student Alliance President Nana Asante, a junior, wrote in a letter to The Chronicle published March 30 that BSAI boasts a 50 percent yield, the highest of any recruitment program. Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said he could not disclose exact numbers but noted that the yields of both recruitment events have consistently been equal to or greater than the overall yield for the entering class.

“I know that students who have participated in programs like BSAI have consistently found it very valuable in their decision to attend Duke,” Guttentag said. “We invite students to both BSAI and Blue Devil Days, and it’s important for students to see both aspects of Duke.”

Asante declined to comment for this article.

Even though Brodhead said he would personally prefer a different setup for minority recruitment, he noted that he will not actively work to eliminate BSAI and LSRW. “My views are generally known, but I haven’t been in the lead role at devising these events and don’t think that would likely be the president’s role,” Brodhead said. “I’m not leading a crusade against these events.”

In his March 28 letter titled “A Week of Segregation,” Locke stated that merging BSAI and Blue Devil Days would give black students an accurate picture of Duke.

Locke, who attended BSAI in 2009, said that the yield rate may not paint an accurate picture of the effectiveness of BSAI. “I don’t think that the 50 to 60 percent retention rate for BSAI is an accurate statistic,” Locke said in an interview. “Just because people came to BSAI and then attended Duke does not mean that BSAI was the reason for their decision. Correlation does not imply causation.”

Locke said that merging BSAI and Blue Devil Days into one event would prevent the self-segregation he feels the minority recruitment event promotes.

“I realize that it isn’t the goal of BSAI to separate, and that it’s to bring students together based on a common culture,” Locke said. “But I felt like separation of black students from the greater community was an inevitable side effect of having BSAI.” The weekend has existed since the 1980s, when BSA collaborated with admission to introduce the “Duke experience from a black perspective,” the BSA website states. LSRW was founded in 1999 ago for similar reasons.

At one time, Brodhead said Duke needed minority recruitment programs more than other universities, partially because of its historical roots.

“Duke was in the formerly segregated South,” he said. “That made it especially important to welcome students from underrepresented minorities. I would say now, the argument [for minority recruitment programs] is less clear.”

The admissions office funds approximately half of the events that take place during BSAI and LSRW, with BSA and Mi Gente funding the remaining portions. The admissions office also sends out the invitations to students who self-identify as black and Latino. BSAI and LSRW both have admissions officers who oversee operations and help organize events for the weekends.

Merging recruitment efforts Every year, the admissions office evaluates the effectiveness of recruitment programs, and admissions officers and undergraduates never completely agree on the timing of the weekends, Guttentag said.

“So far, the consensus has been that having BSAI in late March, when we have it, is the best time,” he said. “But this is always a topic of conversation. It doesn’t surprise me that at a school as diverse as Duke that there would be a diversity of opinion.”

Unlike BSAI—which traditionally takes place before students are even admitted to the University—LSRW typically takes place during Blue Devil Days. Mi Gente tries to ensure that the two events occur at the same time to encourage the celebration of all types of cultures.

“We have always made very deliberate decisions to integrate LSRW into other parts of Duke life,” said Mi Gente co-President Catherine Castillo, a senior. “We always make sure it overlaps with Blue Devil Days and we also invite other organizations to collaborate with us on events.”

LSRW combines events centered on Latino culture—such as a banquet hosted by Lambda Upsilon Lambda, Inc., a Latino fraternity—with events such as a student panel with undergraduates of all cultures who answer questions for attendees.

Castillo said that from her experience watching three LSRWs take place, she does not think that the weekend promotes selfsegregation, stating that many Latino students fully integrate themselves into other parts of the community and activities such as clubs and Greek life.

“LSRW is very important for Latino students who are not familiar with American universities, especially if their parents did not attend a university in the U.S.,” Castillo said. “LSRW is also useful for Latino students who identify strongly with Latino culture, and it lets them see that Duke provides spaces for people to pursue that part of their identity.”

Freshman Albert DeCaprio, who attended LSRW last year, thinks that integrating the event and Blue Devil Days is necessary to expose Latino students to all sides of Duke.

“If LSRW and Blue Devil Days weren’t occurring at the same time, I would’ve felt more segregation,” DeCaprio said. “But LSRW is definitely necessary to provide a sense of community for Latinos who are skeptical of Duke having a Latino community.”

Yet multiple recent attendees of BSAI said they prefer that the recruitment weekend is at a different time than Blue Devil Days.

Ciera Echols, a high school senior from Marietta, Ga., said integrating BSAI and the standard welcome weekends would defeat the purpose of emphasizing the Duke black community.

“BSAI gives black students the chance to meet each other because we’re a minority race,” Echols said. “Usually when you visit a campus, you don’t get to see black kids.

BSAI convinced me to come to Duke because it showed me that the atmosphere at Duke is a lot friendlier than other schools I was looking at.”

Denzel Cummings, a high school senior from Laurinburg, N.C., said that BSAI was the best welcome program he has been to at any school.

“BSAI made me want to come to Duke because I had the opportunity to experience Duke as a student,” he said. “All of the events were open to all students regardless of race. Every individual can participate.”

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Breaking down Duke’s recruiting class Murphy to enroll early OG cody robinson. 6-4/305

s CHRIS TAVAREZ. 5-11/200

Cutcliffe’s efforts to strengthen his offensive line are clear, as he landed three of the top 33 offensive guard prospects according to ESPN. Robinson has excellent size and strength at more than 300 pounds, and he’s also played some center to add to his versatility.

Nicknamed “Hollywood” in high school for his playmaking skills, Tavarez is fast, physical and relentless. Cutcliffe has praised his ability to blitz from the safety position, and he’s known as a ballhawk due to his sidelineto-sideline range and attacking mentality.

K WILL MONDAY. 6-4/185

CB TIM BURTON. 5-10/170

Monday is believed by some to be the best player at his position, so he’ll be a tremendous asset for a program that has struggled to find consistency in the kicking game. He’s drawn praise for both distance—consistently punting over 60 yards in the air—and accuracy on his punts.

The entire 2011 recruiting class is notable for its speed, and Burton led the pack in speed times at camp. He’s small, even for a cornerback, but his explosive speed and ability to change direction could be an immediate asset in the return game.

wr blair holliday. 6-3/185

LB KYLER BROWN. 6-5/215

Recruiting hype can come and go quickly, and Holliday is one of the players that saw his stock rise the most in the months leading up to Signing Day. With excellent size, fluid body control and deceptive speed, Holliday could quickly become a favorite target for Sean Renfree.

Brown will follow his brother Kelby into the Duke linebacking corps. Kyler is rangy and quick like his brother, but he’s already listed at two inches taller and the same weight as Kelby, who was an impact player on defense as a freshman last season.

TE DAVID REEVES. 6-5/246

cb jamison crowder. 5-9/175

Reeves was a surprise commitment for Duke, as he was the only Blue Devil signee not to announce his decision until Signing Day.The graduations of Brandon King and Brett Huffman leave a void at tight end,so Reeves’impressive athleticism should be on display soon.

What Crowder lacks in height, he makes up for in quickness and shiftiness. His position is listed by ESPN as“athlete,”which is a testament to his excellent playmaking ability, and hints at the fact that he could play either cornerback or wide receiver at the collegiate level.

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As college football goes through spring games across the country, it’s time to take a look at some of the new players who’ll be joining head coach David Cutcliffe’s squad next season. Cutcliffe and his staff signed 20 freshmen to make up the recruiting class of 2011, and this is a look at eight of the key signees.

The clear focuses for the Blue Devils were

the offensive line and the secondary: Duke inked five offensive linemen and three defensive backs. It’s somewhat unusual to see a class without a quarterback or running back, but Cutcliffe’s offensive attention was all directed toward players who can help in the trenches. Offensive linemen Cody Robinson, Lucas Patrick, Marcus Aprahamian and Matt Skura all merited three-star ratings

from Scout.com, and all will be strong and versatile options for the offensive front.

The coaching staff is also pleased with the geographic breakdown of their class.

15 recruits from 10 states other than North Carolina were pointed to as a sign of Duke’s increasing reputation.

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Small forward joins Rivers in Class of 2011 from Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE

Looks like Andre Dawkins isn’t the only one who can graduate from high school early.

Yesterday, Alex Murphy decided to reclassify into the Class of 2011, having already met all his graduation requirements at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass.

“It was a very difficult Alex Murphy decision but in the end, I just thought this was the best thing for my future,” Murphy told ESPN.com. “It’s a great opportunity.”

Murphy is a versatile small forward who has drawn comparisons to Kyle Singler and Mike Dunleavy, Jr., due to his ability to both score from beyond the arc and post up down low. He is ranked No. 40 in the overall rankings for the Class of 2011, and No. 11 among all small forwards by ESPN.com.

Murphy will join four others in the Class of 2011, including Austin Rivers, the guard from Winter Park, Fla. who has been named by many as the No. 1 high school player in the nation. Quinn Cook, a point guard from Oak Hill; Michael Gbinije, a small forward from Chester, Va. and Marshall Plumlee, a center and brother to Mason and Miles, round out the recruiting class.

There also seems to be a good chance that a sixth player could be added to the See murphy on page 11

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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame for 10 years now. But, surprisingly, he’s not a member of the Duke Hall of Fame—which is located beside a building that bears his name.

But on September 9, that will be corrected, as Krzyzewski will join four other Duke notables in being enshrined in the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame. Bobby Hurley, Ben Bennett, Jenny Chuasiriporn, Vanessa Webb and Krzyzewski will join 119 members in the Hall, which started inducting members in 1975.

Hurley, a member of both the 1991 and 1992 national championship-winning teams, will join teammate Christian Laett-

ner in the Hall. Hurley graduated with the NCAA records for most assists in a career.

Bennett, a football player who graduated in 1983, was a quarterback who was just one of two players in the history of the ACC to win both Rookie and Player of the Year awards.

The Sunnyvale, Calif. native graduated as the NCAA’s all-time leading passer and still holds 21 Duke passing records.

Chuasiriporn, who graduated in 1999, earned All-American honors four times in her career at Duke for her work on the golf course. She also helped the Blue Devils win the NCAA Tournament in 1999.

Webb, a four-time All-American tennis player, won the NCAA individual singles title in 1998.

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Five people will be inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in September, including Bobby Hurley and Coach K.

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Doug Collins wrong about succession plan We all know the day is coming. As the accolades, successes and trophies continue to pour into the coffers of Duke basketball, it’s easy to ignore the day. But one day in the future, the sun will rise over Cameron Indoor Stadium and the sixth-story windows of Schwartz-Butters, into the office that belonged—past tense—to Mike Krzyzewski.

And everyone will wonder who should replace the legend.

Tom During an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show this past Wednesday, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doug Collins talked about his son Chris, Krzyzewski’s longest-tenured assistant and perhaps a top candidate to replace Coach K. Collins’ advice to his son? Stay away.

“I would not recommend my son to take that job,” the elder Collins told Patrick. “I think to follow coach [Krzyzewski] would be… I don’t know how you could do that.”

Doug, who has had a lengthy career as an NBA coach and TV analyst, said he has recommended that Chris keep his eyes open for other head coaching opportunities rather than merely waiting for Krzyzewski to retire.

He emphasized, though, that there’s no reason for his son to be anxious to leave.

“He’s going to be very selective where he goes because he’s got one of the best jobs in the country as it is right now,” he said.

Doug Collins has a point. No tortured cliche about legacies or big shoes can express how difficult it will be to succeed Coach K. Obviously there’s the basketball element: Duke fans and administrators have expectations of national prominence for the Blue Devil basketball program, and while Krzyzewski may make such sustained success look easy, it may not be as simple for his successor. Any top recruit that considers Duke but chooses another school, any loss to a team that Duke “shouldn’t lose to,” any early exit from a conference or national tournament, and the new coach will start hearing the whispers. It’s unavoidable.

But that’s not the only challenge that confronts the next coach. Krzyzewski is a campus icon, his persona embedded deeply within the culture of Duke. He represents Duke on an international stage as the head coach of the U.S. national team. His motivational skills are admired all over the world. He’s a staid and respected face for a university whose athletic PR has not always been stellar.

Big shoes, indeed. But someone has to fill them. It won’t be easy, but someone will have to do it.

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One day head coach Mike Krzyzewski will retire, and Duke could do worse than hire a successor like Chris Collins, Tom Gieryn writes.

The athletic administration could hire an experienced college coach with a long track record of success, like North Carolina did when it hired Roy Williams, who already had Final Four appearances under his belt from his tenure at Kansas. But that would only raise the expectations for immediate success, and a coach with an established style could be a culture shock to a program that’s been defined for so long by Krzyzewski and his unique brand of coaching expertise.

They could look for a rising star in the coaching world, a promising young leader of a less prestigious program looking to make the jump to a major institution. Think Butler’s Brad Stevens or VCU’s Shaka Smart, whose phones are undoubtedly ringing off the hook after their deep NCAA Tournament runs this season. Someone of that ilk would be an exciting jolt to Duke, since his youthful exuberance and coaching prowess has been displayed on the biggest stage. But will they be able to handle the crushing pressure of a national powerhouse after being used to lower expectations?

Or they could hope that Doug Collins was wrong, and

that one of Coach K’s proteges will be open to moving one seat over on the Duke bench and removing the “associate” from the title of “associate head coach.” These men won’t have experienced what it’s like to helm a major program, but they will have experience that most other coaches can’t boast: They understand not only basketball, but basketball at Duke. And that’s no small distinction for a university whose lore has often been written on the hardwood.

They have seen the way that Krzyzewski operates, manages, motivates, listens and teaches. Krzyzewski is unafraid to delegate responsibilities to his assistants, so it’s not as if Collins and his colleagues of the present and future are accustomed to just sitting cross-legged on the sidelines while the big guy does all the work.

They’ve had a chance to develop their own coaching personalities, but not without the image of Coach K as inspiration.

I won’t be the first or the last to say that no one can replace Mike Krzyzewski, but someone is going to have to try.

And who better than someone that’s had the opportunity to learn from the Coach himself?

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After a tough series against Virginia over the weekend, it was no surprise that Duke (20-20) came out and scored three runs in the first inning against UNCGreensboro (19-16).

The 5-4 final score in favor of DUKE 4 the Spartans, however, was not UNCG 5 the result the Blue Devils were looking for in their return to Jack Coombs Field last night.

“We had a great opportunity tonight to get back out there at home and got off to such a good start and just couldn’t sustain it,” head coach Sean McNally said. “We had plenty of pitches to hit, plenty of opportunities to score and just couldn’t take advantage.”

Duke started the game well, scoring three runs against starting pitcher Andrew Spleth, who was pulled from the game without recording a single out. Greg Smith then came in and allowed only one run over four innings of relief, killing any kind of offensive momentum the Blue Devils developed.

Starting pitcher Robert Huber delivered a solid performance from the mound for Duke, retiring the first five batters of the game. Overall, Huber pitched 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing only two earned runs while also striking out five. It was the third straight start the freshman pitcher had thrown at least six innings.

“Robert had been pitching with a lot of confidence in the midweek,” McNally said. “He pitched with the most confidence that I’ve seen him throw [this season].”

Once Huber left the game with a 4-2 lead, though, it was as if the defensive prowess left with him. UNCGreensboro cut the deficit to one by scoring off of an Eric Pfisterer wild pitch, then tied the game after catcher Mike Rosenfeld threw a ball into left field while trying to throw out Bobby Martin.

“We feel if we played better defense, we win the

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Despite Duke’s unexpected loss to UNC-G, Jeff Kremer went 2-for-4 yesterday, and he reached base for the 30th straight game.

murphy from page 9 class soon. DeAndre Daniels, ESPN’s top remaining player in the Class of 2011 and a skilled post guard, took his official visit to Duke last weekend and attended the seasonending banquet. He is expected to make a decision soon, and AAU coach Dinos Trigonis told The Chronicle two weeks ago that he thinks Daniels will decide by the end of the month where he is going next year.

game 4-2,” McNally said. “And that’s something we really pride ourselves on, but tonight we made too many fundamental errors.”

The top of the lineup was the key to the Spartans’ success. John Hein, Bobby Martin and Trevor Edwards went a combined 6-for-13 at the plate and accounted for three RBIs, including Edwards’ go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to give them a lead they would not relinquish.

Jeff Kremer continued to put up impressive numbers, batting 2-for-4 with an RBI and walk, as well as a run scored. It was the 30th straight game that Kremer has reached base.

But while Kremer continues to put up big numbers, the team has struggled on the offensive end. The sophomore,

however, said the best thing the team could do was not to think about their recent offensive problems.

“UNC-Greensboro put out a few good pitchers and they threw the ball over the plate, which is what they needed to do,” Kremer said. “As far as why we’re not hitting, it’s a question of a day-to-day thing. The minute you start thinking you’re in a slump, that’s when you start slumping.”

Things don’t get any easier for the Blue Devils, as they’ll travel to Tallahassee to take on Florida State in an ACC clash this weekend. McNally knows the series is important and that the best thing to do is leave the past behind.

“We’re all frustrated, we have to regroup, and get ready for weekend.”

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commencement speaker John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, a communication and information technology company. Lefevre said what will distinguish the two speeches is his perspective. His address will focus on the “special things about being a Duke student.”

“I’m not trying to be the commencement speaker—I’m trying to be the student speaker and speak about student life here at Duke,” he said.

Lefevre was one of 24 seniors who submitted a seven-minute speech by the day before Spring Break. Six students ultimately performed their speeches before a selection committee consisting of students, faculty and administrators after making recommended revisions from the reviewers.

Kim Hanauer, director of young alumni and student programs for the Duke Alumni Association and a member of the selection committee, said Lefevre was chosen by representatives from many different areas of Duke.

“There are a number of University representatives, people from the president’s office to Student Affairs to News and Communications and Duke Magazine,” she said.

Hanauer believes that Lefevre’s speech “has a unique message” and said she thinks the audience will connect with it.

“His message is also really positive and I think it will do well to send students off,” she added. “We’re really excited.”

contacts in Tokyo and asked him to offer Chuo Construction's machinery for immediate use. It was early afternoon on March 17, just two days after radiation levels skyrocketed, and Japan teetered on the edge of a fullscale nuclear catastrophe.

Suzuki, the local politician, who at the time was running for governor of Mie Prefecture against the ruling party, got in touch with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, or METI, in Tokyo, and passed on Chuo Construction's offer. Suzuki used to work at the ministry, a big promoter of nuclear power and also the industry's regulator. Later the same day, the nuclear safety agency, which is under METI, called Chuo Construction: “Please wait a while for a call from Tokyo Electric.”

While Hasegawa waited, military fire trucks and police water cannons were called in to squirt water from a distance.

They sometimes hit their target but released so much water that the crippled nuclear facility was soon awash with contaminated liquid.

Only this week did Tokyo acknowledge that radioactive material released in these early days made the disaster a level-7 event on an international scale, putting it on a par with Chernobyl. And it took until

Sunday for Tepco to admit that cooling systems crippled by the tsunami were beyond repair and will have to be replaced.

This and other work to halt radioactive emissions and bring Fukushima-Daichi to a stable state and will last six to nine months, the company announced.

Three full days after his initial offer, Hasegawa received a late-night call from Tokyo Electric asking him to send his machines as soon as possible. He dispatched them the same night. Tepco, however, then decided it would wait for the arrival of similar devices from elsewhere.

Noriyuki Shikata, deputy cabinet spokesman, confirmed that Chuo Construction offered its machinery on March 17 and said this was passed on to Tepco the same day. “Due to the situation,” he added, “some loss of time” might have occurred, but this was due to “operational reasons” and the confusion attending Japan's gravest crisis since World War II. A Tepco spokesman, Yoshimi Hitosugi, declined to comment on the utility's dealings with Chuo Construction. He said German and Chinese-made pump trucks are now in use at Fukushima Daiichi but added that “it is extremely difficult to confirm the process of how decisions for each individual activity were made on the ground.”

Concrete pump machines, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy head of Japan's nuclear

safety agency, are “more precise” than the helicopters and fire hoses that were initially deployed. He said the concrete pumps had been used “as soon as possible after they were offered.” Asked about Tokyo Electric's delay in responding to Chuo Construction, he replied: “It is a big company.”

The government, for its part, moved more swiftly to embrace the idea of using concrete pumps, though not those offered by Hasegawa. A day after the construction boss first made his suggestion, a deputy chief cabinet secretary met with the local boss of Putzmeister, a German company that manufactured the two machines owned by Chuo Construction.

Putzmeister had no experience in cooling overheated fuel rods, but one of its machines had been used in a 1986 operation to seal the doomed reactor at Chernobyl. Hiroshi Suzuki, Putzmeister's Japan chief, took along a model of a truck-mounted concrete pump and explained that such devices could perhaps be used to fire water into the nuclear plant.

“They reacted quickly,” recalled Suzuki, who was asked whether his company could divert a pump truck then en route from Germany to Vietnam via Japan for use at Fukushima Daiichi. On March 20, the pump started moving toward Fukushima from Yokohama Port near Tokyo, but trouble with the machinery brought the truck to a stop.

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he Duke Alumni Asso- tion as a necessary and valuable ciation’s announcement stopgap measure. We anticilast week that it was can- pate this year’s event will proceling “Beer Trucks” during vide valuable feedback toward graduation weekend aroused establishing a memorable and significant student backlash. Al- sustainable festivity for students most immediateto enjoy with ly, students and their parents editorial recent alumni and families on began clamoring for the rein- the eve of commencement. statement of this cherished traMany students were undition for seniors’ last night on doubtedly counting on this campus before graduation. event to occur, and the timing It now appears that Duke of the DAA announcement Student Government and made alacrity of student reDuke University Union will sponse pivotal. Next year, we collaborate to ensure that a would expect the DAA to anBeer Trucks event or some- nounce their intentions in a thing similar takes place. more timely fashion to allow While the specifics are still students a more appropriate being ironed out, the prin- time frame to plan and execute ciple elements of funding graduation week activities. and function are set and will Seniors and students in likely be implemented. general have enjoyed the We commend this collabora- Beer Trucks event for more

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Yes, Kyle and Larry, what I – and some of my hallmates who had come out of their rooms to confirm - had just experienced was a “TEST” of the tornado warning system, IN THE MIDST OF A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR.

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than two decades due to its ability to foster community during undergraduates’ final night on campus.

It is important that the University maintain a central and cohesive event for the night before commencement rather than force students to attend fractured, disjointed gatherings. Students should have the opportunity to attend an on-campus, inclusive event to celebrate their sense of unity and school pride as undergraduates before they leave campus.

We anticipate that this occasion will serve to showcase a new era of collaboration between DSG and DUU. In light of the DSG-Campus Council merger, these groups are the two remaining bastions of student representa-

tion and programming. This event can and should serve as a valuable trial run for their cooperation in executing student events going forward.

We appreciate DSG’s quick response to what was a late-term announcement by the DAA. Recognizing the elevated degree of student concern, the student government appears to have acted quickly in conjunction with DUU to find funding for an event students cared about.

The Duke Alumni Association’s initial reaction should not have been to outright cancel the event. While we understand the budget concerns and agree that the price tag became exorbitantly high, we hope the DAA will reach out to DSG and DUU about sponsoring this event

or contributing to it in some form in the future.

As seniors prepare to embark on the first steps of their journeys as alumni, the DAA should capitalize on the opportunity to send them off with a positive, memorable celebration. In deciding to entirely forgo any association with seniors during potentially their last communal experience as students before commencement, the DAA is choosing to miss out on a beneficial opportunity.

In the short term, we appreciate the student efforts that have created this sensible and responsive solution. We look forward to an effective system of review that will establish an equally enjoyable and more financially sustainable model for this tradition going forward.

Idealistic bricklaying I applied to be the Student Commencement Speaker at Furthermore, in the near future we’re certainly graduation this year, but I wasn’t selected. The message going to make many more practical decisions reI wanted to communicate through my speech has been on garding our career, family and social life. Unformy heart for a long time, so I’d like to use my final col- tunately, all this pragmatism tends to focus on layumn to share an abridged version with ing bricks and making walls, rather you. Naturally, I’d like to dedicate it to than on building cathedrals. the Class of 2011. So imagine yourself at In contrast, the hallmark of Wallace Wade Stadium, dressed in acacathedral building is idealism. demic apparel, with your proud loved Consider some of these amazing ones in the stands … achievements: The United States of One scorching-hot summer day, America was founded on ideals. The a woman decided to go for a walk civil rights movement was founded around her neighborhood. She on ideals. Even the invention of the daniel wong passed by a construction site and airplane was founded on ideals. saw a worker taking a brick, applying loving life, loving lives Similarly, ideals should form the mortar to it and putting it on top of foundation of greatness for us as another brick. individuals. For example, a good The woman asked him, “Excuse me, what are friend of mine works in a biology research lab that you doing?” is investigating a specific mechanism of cell diviThe man replied curtly, “Can’t you see? I’m lay- sion. The experiments don’t always produce the ing bricks.” expected results, and this causes morale in the lab The woman spotted a second man laying bricks, to suffer. To encourage his team, the research di10 yards away from the first man. She asked him, rector always says in complete seriousness, “Let’s “Excuse me, what are you doing?” keep on working. We must discover the secret of With absolute indifference he said, “I’m mak- life and death.” ing a wall.”

That sounds pretty cheesy, doesn’t it?

A short distance away, there was a third man layBut the research director displays such incredible ing bricks. The woman walked over and asked once drive and perseverance in his work that you know he again, “Excuse me, what are you doing?” genuinely means what he says. To him, even a failed The third man flashed a brilliant smile and experiment means that he and his team are one step proudly answered, “I am building a cathedral.” closer to discovering the secret of life and death.

On this momentous occasion, let me ask you: Are Now, that’s the spirit of a cathedral builder! you a bricklayer, wall maker or cathedral builder?

Like that research director, we must keep our All of us graduating today are extremely good eyes fixed on our ideals, so that even the most at laying bricks. We know how to study effectively, mundane activities take on new significance. Sheer write persuasive academic papers and give brilliant willpower and determination can only get us so far; presentations. It’s these abilities that have enabled clarity of vision and purpose are what propel us to us to graduate from this elite university. As we re- the finishing line. ceive our Duke degrees today, we’re aware that they Holding firmly to our ideals is what leads to that will open many doors for us, both in terms of our clear vision and purpose. Similarly, a life well-lived professional and personal development. In other is founded on ideals. Yes, this idealism needs to be words, we’re well on our way to becoming world- worked out on a day-to-day basis in the form of pracclass at laying bricks. tical actions and practical decisions. This kind of But just because we’re skilled at laying bricks pragmatism, which flows out of idealism, is destined doesn’t make us cathedral builders. What is it, for cathedral-building greatness. then, that distinguishes bricklayers from catheSo whether you’re going to be a doctor or an indral builders? vestment banker, an engineer or a social worker, by The key difference lies in why people do what all means do what is practical. After all, you need to they do. Bricklayers make decisions on the basis of lay bricks in order to build a cathedral. But choose pragmatism, while cathedral builders make deci- to hold on to your ideals and protect them at all sions on the basis of idealism. costs because it’s in this decision that you say “yes” Don’t get me wrong; I’m not saying that prag- to a truly great life. matism is bad. In fact, most of us graduating today Class of 2011: We possess boundless cathedralare pragmatic people. We chose to come to Duke building potential. Let’s utilize every last ounce of it. for practical reasons: the outstanding academics, the good reputation, the bragging rights that go Daniel Wong is a Pratt senior. This is his final along with having a top-notch athletics program. column.

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hen I visited Duke as a high school ing. It wouldn’t have been fun to throw junior, I picked up a copy of The my opinions and anecdotes out into the Chronicle. I remember looking void. It was fun to think that I was starting at the backpages, at the columnists, and conversations, making people think about thinking how cool it would things in new and differbe to have my own column. ent ways. I think I did that, Having my own column in at least for some people, The Chronicle, a forum to some of the time. broadcast my opinions all I care very deeply about over campus, became my only a few topics: patient geeky dream. care and medical research, Now, I’ve lived that Duke Basketball, Duke Unidream for six years and versity. I tried to only write alex fanaroff have probably broadcast about the things I cared farewell tour my opinion all over camdeeply about, because if pus more times than anyI couldn’t bring myself to one in this paper’s history. Perhaps not care, I knew I couldn’t make others care. surprisingly (considering I’ve kept at it I tried to think critically about what could well past the point where any decent per- make them better without changing their son would’ve quit and given someone essence. I tried to remember that any fruselse a chance), I can report that writing tration and anger I felt came from the fact a newspaper column was even more fun that I cared so much, and tried to make than I had dreamed. my opinions convey that fact.

Of course, the best part of writing a I think I succeeded sometimes and that column was its agreeable effect on my ego. I failed sometimes, too.

People that I’ve never met know me. They But as I write my last farewell column recognize me at bars, in the stands at Cam- (of at least four; I’ve lost count), and step eron Indoor Stadium, on the wards at the away from the backpages for the last time, hospital, in line registering for a 5K. Most my only regret is that I can’t do this forof you have never been famous before. You ever. Next year, I will no longer be a Duke may have read online that there are cer- student. Instead, I’ll be a Duke employee, tain drawbacks to being famous, like the an internal medicine intern. I won’t have paparazzi. But, as someone who is kind of the time to do more than a mediocre job. a big deal, I can tell you that being famous So this is really and truly it. It’s fiis only awesome and has no drawbacks. nally over.

Despite my considerable fame, I have had I’d like to thank my editors, who put no problems. up with my diva-like refusal to check the For example, the other day, I was accuracy of statistics and facts and just outside a bar in Chapel Hill talking with corrected my numerous errors for me. some friends.

I’d like to thank my friends for graciously A guy walked up to me, smoking a allowing me to appropriate their opincigarette. ions when I couldn’t come up with one of “Holy s---!” he said. “You’re Alex Fan- my own. I’d like to thank my family and fiaroff. You write that column in The ancée for reading my columns when they Chronicle. I want to go to medical school remembered to. too, and your column is great.”

And, of course, I’d like to thank you, He looked at his cigarette. “I don’t my readers, not only for sticking with me usually smoke,” he added. “Only when to the end of this remarkably (even for I’m drinking.” me) self-indulgent column, but for stickIn all seriousness, I would’ve quit writ- ing with me for six years. I could not have ing a long time ago if I thought that no done it without you, and even if I could one cared. And the fact that people did have, I wouldn’t have wanted to. care, did write me emails, comment online and stop me around campus to talk Alex Fanaroff is a fourth-year medical stuabout my columns, is what kept me go- dent. This is his final column.

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Don’t lower burden of proof

recent directive from the Department cases receive specific sexual assault training, of Education mandates that all univer- and physical partitions are placed between sities that receive federal funding must complainants and the accused. Furtherlower their standard of proof significantly in more, the finding of responsibility for sexual deciding cases of sexual assault. assault must be unanimous As The Chronicle’s indepenif suspension or expulsion is mike lefevre dent editorial board correctly being considered, while for guest column reported last week, a guilty vermost other cases all that is dict for sexual assault at Duke needed is a majority. There will now be based on “a preponderance of is no compelling reason to establish a stanevidence,” rather than the current standard at dardized burden of proof when we already most universities, which is “clear and convinc- have an un-standardized judicial process. ing” evidence of guilt. Let us leave that deciA second and less discussed component sion aside—it is well reasoned and, more im- of the directive gives complainants the right to portantly, we’re legally bound to it. appeal the UCB’s decision, just as the accused What is more troubling (and has gone un- may do. Extending this privilege to all cases reported) is that Duke is now considering ex- would be almost as destructive as lowering the tending that lowered standard of proof to all burden of proof, except that it seems much cases. Yes, to maintain a uniform judicial code, less likely to happen at Duke. Thankfully, noDuke may enable the Undergraduate Conduct body involved with student disciplinary poliBoard to convict students in all situations based cies seems intent on giving all complainants on a certainty of guilt somewhere between 51 the right to appeal a ruling on the accused. to 75 percent. This is commonly summarized In 2007, then-Duke Student Government as the threshold where guilt is “more likely President Elliot Wolf, Trinity ’08, wrote a series than not.” I can think of no greater injustice to of columns for The Chronicle on disturbing the student disciplinary process and the rights trends in Duke’s judicial code. Wolf believed of Duke students. that, in trying to maintain a disciplinary proIf it is extended to all cases, the “prepon- cess that both adjudicates and educates, Duke derance of evidence” rule will truncate due was sacrificing its students’ basic rights. Under process and reduce the depth to which the the direction of Stephen Bryan, director of Undergraduate Conduct Board must investi- the Office of Student Conduct, the concept of gate cases. Quite simply, the student disciplin- finding “teachable moments” had become an ary process is too important to convict based excuse for shoddy protections in the student on a 60 percent confidence level. As it stands, conduct system. Four years later, the situation “clear and convincing” is already a lower stan- has not improved, and the Office of Student dard than what is used in the court system, and Conduct continues to build a framework that students are not afforded a number of basic leans too heavily toward the presumption of legal protections. A uniform reduction in the guilt as it tries to teach lessons about owning burden of proof is a reduction in the protec- up to one’s actions. tions for our students.

When the student conduct administrative The Department of Education’s directive advisory group meets May 17 to discuss whethwas based on concerns over circumstances er Duke will determine guilt on “a preponderthat are unique to sexual assault. It was cer- ance of evidence,” I hope its members will base tainly not intended to set the precedent for their decision on the policy’s impact on Duke a nationwide standardizing of university ju- students, and not on a perceived pressure to dicial codes. And yet the rationale Duke ad- standardize our judicial code. (I’ll be there to ministrators have given for the potential ex- make sure.) Sexual assault is a unique offense tension of this standard is just that—that we with its own set of challenges, and our judicial should maintain consistent judicial policies. policies should reflect that distinction.

But in practice, Duke already has a different judicial process for cases of sexual assault.

Mike Lefevre is a Trinity senior and is the PresiConduct Board members hearing those dent of Duke Student Government.

A great title for my last column

nother year is coming to pass, ladies and gentleman, provided the spark that most of us needed to be successful in and as such, this will be my final column for the fore- our endeavors. We have not only gained knowledge, but we seeable future. Without getting nostalgic, I wonder learned how to prioritize, to understand what we are good at where the last 25 percent of college went. There has been and ultimately how to become better at achieving what we want some heartbreak, a little triumph, but mostly to achieve. Through direct or indirect means, just a lot of hazy nights spent partying or readwe learn how to manage everything—from ing over lecture notes, groggy mornings and academics, to relationships and careers. the comfort of relative irresponsibility. Yes, at Yet I ask again: Is it enough? Any person the conclusion of my junior year, I feel that who wants to achieve great things in the realms much of college thus far has been a blur, and of business, medicine, law, politics and even sciI can hardly believe that at this time next year, ence, must be taught not just to manage, but it will be 2012, and I will be among the crop to lead. of imminent graduates, ready to reveal my talWhat is the difference between a manager milap mehta ents to the waiting world. and a leader? As Warren Bennis and Burt I often wonder if I am ready for life after what i think i think Nanus write in their book “Leaders, Strategies college, even with a whole year left. I can only for Taking Charge,” “‘To manage’ means ‘to imagine how nervous seniors are as they ponder their new jobs bring about, to accomplish, to have charge of or responsior their entrance into graduate school. Are they ready? Has bility for, to conduct.’ ‘Leading’ is ‘influencing, guiding in a Duke given them what they need to succeed? Coming from direction, course, action, opinion.’” This distinction between Duke, our reputation precedes us. Undeniably, the majority of managing and leading is crucial. Many people in positions of us are smart, hardworking and ambitious—our future employ- authority nowadays are managers. They are concerned with ers or institutions already know this much. Hopefully our edu- the bottom line, with achievement not in the sense of breakcation has given us the knowledge to make informed decisions ing new ground, but in fulfilling deadlines, making sure their in the world and sparked our passions. But, at the end of the employees are on task, etc. A leader challenges established day, have we been given enough? order. In the face of adversity, the leader takes a bold step forMany of us have huge ambitions: to become corporate ward. A leader innovates, creates, inspires and collaborates. leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers and the like. Few people In America, we are facing a paucity of leaders—that is why could deny that most of us have the smarts to be those types the roads are cracking, there is unacceptable pollution in of people and that the sky is the limit. Academically, Duke has our rivers and streams, and it seems like nothing is ever done

about any of it in our nation’s capital. Executives at large corporations are content with their seven-figure bonuses … all the while ignoring the complaints of their employees, environmental organizations, human rights advocates and so on (cough Wal-Mart, Nike, McDonald’s cough). Take a closer look at your own life, at your beliefs and your fears, to see which category you fall into. You may not be happy with what you find.

Will the leaders of tomorrow come from Duke? Maybe the man who finally begins to solve some of our environmental problems will graduate from Duke next month. Perhaps the woman who risks her career on a potential cure for HIV/AIDS will throw her square hat into the sky at the Class of 2011 graduation. It depends on if he or she is willing to step outside the established boundaries of society and challenge the norms that we have heretofore been forced to accept. In short, it depends on if he or she is ready to take risks and to truly become one of the leaders of our generation.

There are amazing academic opportunities at Duke, and the quality of the education here means that recent graduates are often given positions of authority. It makes me wonder if Duke truly does prepare us for the responsibility associated with such positions. Namely, are we prepared to challenge our roles, to be innovators? Or are we simply glorified placeholders? As of now, it is up in the air. Manager or leader: Which are you?

Milap Mehta is a Trinity junior. This is his final column of the semester.

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