The Chronicle T h e i n d e p e n d e n t d a i ly at D u k e U n i v e r s i t y
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, Issue 141
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Faculty split 9 DUKE UMD 11 over planned China campus Duke falls in ACC tourney final by Lauren Carroll and Anna Koelsch THE CHRONICLE
As administrators release more details about Duke’s China campus, some faculty members have expressed concern that they have not been consulted about the project. Several professors said they feel they have been deliberately left out of the planning process for Duke Kunshan University to prevent criticism of the project. Those professors have begun to voice their concerns, however, drawing scrutiny to DKU as Duke prepares to submit its proposal for the academic institution to the Chinese Ministry of Education in early May. Academic Council Chair Craig Henriquez said faculty interest is increasing with awareness of details about DKU, but he added that he thinks the concerns stem from a general distrust of decisions made without faculty input. Some professors have also questioned the cost of DKU, particularly in light of budget cuts to programs in Durham. “What we’re beginning to see is more faculty at large weighing in on Duke in China as the pieces start to come together,” said Henriquez, a professor of biomedical engineering. ‘Second guessing’ Duke Henriquez said a letter to The Chronicle that was highly critical of Duke’s China plans caused a stir among faculty and led to more discussion of DKU. See kunshan on page 6
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After a poor performance from the faceoff X, Duke fell to Maryland in the ACC championship final in Koskinen Stadium by a score of 11-9. by Andrew Beaton THE CHRONICLE
It’s tough to score when you don’t have the ball. The Blue Devils learned that lesson the hard way Sunday. Duke struggled to gain possession and was forced to play too much defense, resulting in an 11-9 loss to Maryland in Sunday afternoon’s ACC Championship at Koskinen Stadium. The loss is Duke’s first
to an ACC team this year. In the first period, the offense was efficient with the ball, making it seem as if the Blue Devils would cruise to victory. Senior attacker Zach Howell put two early goals away, the second of which was assisted by Jordan Wolf—they lead Duke in those respective categories. Junior Robert Rotanz, who has come on strong toward the end of the season,
added two early goals, and David Lawson put one in to leave the Blue Devils with a commanding 5-2 lead, resembling the offensive onslaught they unleashed on Virginia on Friday. “[In the first period] we had some possessions on offense, we were pretty effective in six-on-six offense and we got a See m. lacrosse on sportswrap 2
Tombstones in the Blue Zone by Julia Love THE CHRONICLE
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Professors raise concerns that faculty members have been deliberately excluded from the planning process on the Kunshan proposal, set to be submitted in May.
Survivor discusses Hiroshima bombing, Page 3
Back when the quickest way to get to Duke was by horse and buggy, Miriam Wilson Jacks liked to sleep in a feather bed at the edge of her family cemetery. The TJ Rigsbee Family Grave Yard is now embedded in the Blue Zone, but Jacks’ kin continue to look after the tombstones she loved. Her daughter, Rosalynde Jacks Robertson, has her finger on the pulse of the nineteenth century. She uses a table that predates the Civil War, fashioned from a fallen walnut tree in the Duke Forest. She has a walnut cradle that has been in her family since 1882, a cozy nook in which she and all her siblings slept as babies. “If your mother had special dishes or a special piece of jewelry, if it meant something to them and you love them it’s going to have a special place for you too,” said Robertson, 57. Robertson, who resides in southern Virginia, says this explains why she and several of her relatives devote time and money to tending to the final resting place of ancestors who See Cemetery on page 5
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The TJ Rigsbee Family Grave Yard, located in the Blue Zone, serves as a reminder of the family who had owned land that would become West Campus.
ONTHERECORD
“Storytellers, no matter their medium, whether it be words or images, work to tell a captivating truth of what happened”
—Senior Maya Robinson in “Made you look.” See column page 8
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