January 31, 2011 issue

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MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011

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Journal retracts paper based on withdrawn work

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The invalidation of a research paper published by The Lancet Oncology marks the third time in recent months that work by former Duke cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti has been retracted by a scientific journal.

The paper, “Validation of gene signatures that predict the response of breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy,” asserted that treatment of breast cancer with chemotherapy is enhanced with the use of “gene signatures.” It was cited 108 times, according to Google Scholar.

The co-authors with connections to Duke listed in the paper are Dr. Joseph Nevins, Barbara Levine Professor of Breast Cancer Genomics, Sayan Mukherjee, assistant professor for the Institute for Genome

by Sabreena Merchant THE CHRONICLE

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Duke University Union hosted a Mardi Gras celebration in the Bryan Center Saturday. The event featured free food, bead giveaways, activities like laser tag and performances from campus groups.

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meettheYoungTrusteefinalists The Young Trustee Nominating Committee selected three finalists for the position Saturday night. The Young Trustee will be elected Feb. 15 by the undergraduate student body.

NEW YORK — On the one-year anniversary of Duke’s lopsided defeat to Georgetown at the Verizon Center, the No. 3 Blue Devils faced off against another Big East opponent Sunday, attempting to build off the momentum of four straight ACC victories.

But even in an arena that Duke fans refer to as home away from Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Blue Devils (19-2) were dominated by start to finish by St. John’s. The Red Storm, losers of five of their last six, put together one of their most complete performances of the year to emerge with a 93-78 victory at Madison Square Garden in front of a sellout crowd.

“They were ready to compete and play,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said of St. John’s. “They had a great game plan. They have had outstanding games this season and this was one of them.”

Duke started the game with a 4-0 edge, but the Red Storm (12-8) took the Blue See m. basketball on Sportswrap 4

Matthew Davis, senior

Major: Biomedical Engineering Involvement: Student representative to the Duke Student Publishing Company Board of Directors; former President of Wayne Manor Why do you wish to serve as Young Trustee? “I love Duke and appreciate all it has done for me, I want to give back to it.

I want to serve Duke and to make a lasting impact on the institution that has made such a lasting impact on my own life.”

Editor’s note: Davis serves as a voting member of the Duke Student Publishing Company Board of Directors, which publishes The Chronicle. His twoyear term on the Board ends in June 2011. He is not involved in the editorial processes of The Chronicle.

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Ben Getson, senior

Major: Computer Science Involvement: Senior policy adviser of Duke Student Government; Ubuntu member Why do you wish to serve as Young Trustee? “I want the opportunity to learn from those that have everything to teach, and I am loathe to leave a place where I am constantly searching for ways I can improve myself and give back to the community. As the Young Trustee, I will do everything I can to work toward a bigger and better Duke.”

Getson was a semi-finalist for the undergraduate Young Trustee position last year.

Michelle Sohn, senior

Major: English Involvement: Former member of The Chronicle’s Editorial Board; Board of Trustees Undergraduate Education Committee member; Duke Student Government liaison for gender issues Why do you wish to serve as Young Trustee? “I did not arrive at Duke as a scholar, I had never served on any sort of student government and I... did not think I would apply for a trusteeship....

This is why I wish to serve as Young Trustee: for the community that has given me a home and my expectation that Duke continues to strive in its path toward improved leadership and innovation.”

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“The environment of college induces students to socially experiment endlessly.”

­—Monday, Monday in “The time of our lives.” See column page 7

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Coming off a brutal Big East stretch in which it lost five of six, St. John’s built a 21-point halftime lead into a dominant win over Duke at Madison Square Garden.

Secret Society A new lecture series aims to improve discourse among the Bass Society of Fellows, PAGE 3

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“Kyle Singler and Jasmine Thomas were named finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award today. According to the press release, the award rewards excellence off the court: ‘To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.’”

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott Muslim group has small plans large tax cut for 2010 role in Egyptian uprising MIAMI — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he’ll cut taxes in his 2012 budget by more than $1 billion and close a $3.6 billion projected deficit in part with workforce reductions and prison-system savings.

The Republican elected in November said in an interview Saturday that his budget, due Feb. 7, will lower corporate and property taxes and include $300 million of savings from a 5 percent reduction in state workers. Programs to shrink the prison population will reduce costs $1 billion over seven years beginning in the next budget, he said.

“We’re going to start growing our economy aggressively,” he said in Washington, where he had meetings Friday with federal officials. “We’ll make up for any of these reductions through an increase in our sales-tax revenue over time as we start growing quickly again, which we will.”

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Undergraduate Political Science Journal Student Opportunities Available Application deadline: February 4, 2011 The Department of Political Science and the Duke Political Science Student Association (DPSSA) are in the process of starting a new journal to publish original research by Duke undergraduates on all aspects of politics. We are searching for students who would like to become members of the journal’s editorial and administrative staff.

Please contact Michael Warady, DPSSA President, at Michael.warady@duke.edu if you are interested in becoming involved in this new academic endeavor. Please include in your email the following information: 1) Name 2) Class Year 3) A brief personal statement.

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CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood found its first martyr in Egypt’s popular uprising Friday, when a teenager named Mustafa Sawi was shot dead in front of the Interior Ministry. But the country’s oldest and best organized opposition group had to take a back seat at his public funeral the next day, as the Muslim Brotherhood insists it is little more than a bit player in the outpouring of resistance to the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

“This is on purpose,” Mohammed Mahdi Akef, who retired last year as leader of the group at the age of 82, said Sunday.

“We want to be part of the fabric of society.”

But as Egyptian society begins to weave a whole new cloth, the Muslim Brotherhood, alternately used and demonized by Mubarak over the years, has been slow to contribute.

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Arab world riveted by Egyptian protests Lecture series to provoke dialogue on education

by Liz Sly

The Washington Post

BAGHDAD - In the middle of Sunday afternoon, most television screens across the Middle East suddenly went blank.

The Arabic service of the celebrated al-Jazeera network, whose live coverage of the upheaval in Egypt had transfixed the region for days, had been blocked by the teetering Egyptian regime, forcing viewers to switch to one of the multiple other channels covering the protests, albeit none with quite so much breadth, depth and passion as al-Jazeera.

And in any case, it may already be too late to stem the tide of revolutionary fervor unleashed by the scenes of turmoil broadcast from Egypt across the one part of the world that had remained stubbornly immune to the surge of democratization that swept Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa in the 1980s and ‘90s.

“This is going to be one big regional wave,” said Hilal Khashan, a professor of political science at American University of Beirut. “After Egypt, wait a couple of days . . . and you will see that the trend is unstoppable.”

The toppling of Tunisia’s dictatorial regime three weeks earlier may have provided the inspiration, the hint of possibility, to a region that has long yearned for change but seemed powerless to bring it about.

But this latest uprising is taking place in Cairo, the political, cultural and intellectual capital of the Arab world.

This is the city that gave the region belly dancing, soap operas, its most beloved singers, the Arab League and the most influential institute of Sunni Islamic learning in the world, al-Azhar University.

It has also endowed the region with its most potent revolutions.

The last time Egypt had a revolt was back in 1952, and it changed the course of history. The young army officer who led the coup that overthrew Egypt’s monarchy was Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose pan-Arab nationalist ideals inspired a generation of revolutionary leaders from Moammar Gaddafi in Libya to Saddam Hussein in Iraq, along with a string of violently destabilizing coups and two Arab-Israeli wars.

This Egyptian revolution, though dramatically different, has the potential to be just as transformational.

Already, activists on Twitter are furiously tweeting the dates of the next putative uprisings: Sudan on Jan. 30, Yemen on Feb. 3, Syria on Feb. 5, Algeria on Feb. 12. “Arab Revolution Timetable,” say the tweets hurtling among the region’s new generation of cyberspace revolutionaries.

Ascertaining the assertions’ credibility is impossible, and most of those countries have stricter controls on the Internet and social media than Egypt, where an impromptu network of mostly middle-class and secular agitators used Facebook and Twitter to first bring people out onto the streets of Egypt’s cities last Tuesday.

But there are already signs that the spark ignited by Tunisia and inflamed by Egypt is spreading. Hundreds of student protesters demonstrated in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, on Sunday to demand that the government resign, prompting a fierce response from armed riot police, who fired tear gas and beat and arrested demonstrators.

Analysts in the region are divided only in their predictions as to where trouble will surface next.

Most vulnerable, said Fares Braizat of the Qatar-based Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, are the region’s republics, from Algeria to Yemen, Sudan, Syria and Libya, whose dictatorial regimes differ from the one in Egypt only in the degree to which they repress their people, and their allegiance or otherwise to the United States.

The traditional monarchies, such as Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, derive legitimacy from their tribal roots and hereditary religious ties, leaving them less susceptible to calls for outright regime change. But demands for political reforms that would temper the power of kings and create constitutional monarchies along the lines of those that thrive in Europe are likely to escalate, Braizat said.

The oil-rich emirates of the Arabian Peninsula, whose citizens enjoy some of the highest per capita incomes in the world, do not confront the same challenges as Tunisia and Egypt, where swelling populations and rising unemployment have clashed headlong with the corrupt exclusivity and lavish lifestyles of a tiny ruling elite.

Iraq and Lebanon, with deep sectarian divides and fragile democratic systems, present yet another set of challenges, unlikely to be affected dramatically by the Egyptian turmoil.

by Fei Chen

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In part by hosting a new annual lecture series, Steve Nowicki hopes to improve the member interaction and involvement of a group of scholars whose presence as a group has been “relatively invisible” on campus.

The Bass Society of Fellows—which honors faculty members who have achieved excellence in research and undergraduate teaching while also increasing faculty-student interaction—will host a lecture series titled, “Re-imagining the Academy,” starting Feb. 2.

Five national experts will speak on campus to provide a critique of American higher education.

Nowicki, dean and vice provost of undergraduate education, said he hopes the lecture series will create opportunity for Bass fellows to interact with each other and “participate broadly in elevating the discussion about advancing teaching and learning at Duke.”

“All of the speakers who are coming have an angle on higher education that essentially challenges the way we think about it,” Nowicki said. “This is explicitly a group of speakers that are invited to provoke discussion.”

The Bass Society inducts new members each Spring and is named after philanthropists Anna and Robert Bass. Anne is a member of the Board of Trustees.

“While I certainly know most of the fellows and find we have many common interests that lead to enormously interesting discussions, we got together See bass society on page 8

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Duke-NUS partnership enters phase two ahead of schedule

by Michael Shammas THE CHRONICLE

Although its first class will not graduate until May, the Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School has entered a new era in which it will partner with a company to improve research and healthcare delivery.

University officials met with representatives from the National University of Singapore Nov. 30, 2010 and decided to enter the second phase of their collaboration.

The transition—which is occurring nearly two years ahead of the scheduled end of the first phase—signals the substantial confidence that stakeholders have placed in the school’s success, said Professor Ranga Krishnan, the dean of the school.

Since the start of construction in 2006, Duke-NUS has focused on developing its infrastructure, but it will now begin to focus primarily on working with the SingHealth company to further develop and improve its capabilities. The school’s second phase is expected to last five years.

The company, which is the largest healthcare organization in Singapore, will provide its expertise in the biomedical sciences industry to quicken scientific discoveries, emphasize patient care and collaborate with other aspects of the University.

“Duke-NUS in Phase 2 will leverage on the excellent infrastructure that is already in place to further expand and integrate education, research and clinical care,” Krishnan wrote in an e-mail.

Duke-NUS was established in 2005 as a

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collaboration between Duke and the National University of Singapore. The partnership reflects Duke’s desire to expand globally, as well as the National University of Singapore’s desire to offer medical training based on an American model.

Currently, medical schools following the American model of education are rare in Southeast Asia.

“Students in Southeast Asia are more familiar with the British system of medical education [than the American one],” said junior Ming Jiu Li, who is from Singapore. “This means that there is no pre-med option, and students immediately enter a school of medicine upon graduation from high school.”

Indeed, Duke-NUS represents an important new milestone for medical education internationally—in many respects, it is the first school of its kind in Singapore, Krishnan said. The school’s graduates will receive a joint Doctor of Medicine degree from both Duke and NUS. “[Duke-NUS] is the first medical school in Singapore to follow the American model of post-baccalaureate medical education,” Krishnan said.

The continued partnership is already yielding benefits for both Duke and the National University of Singapore that will extend long beyond the end of the new phase in growth.

“Through Duke-NUS, there is increased synergy as well as a more active exchange of ideas, knowledge and research between

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Duke advances to ITA Championships with victory

by Andy Moore THE CHRONICLE

By the time singles play rolled around in Duke’s meet against Pepperdine Saturday, the main attraction was arguably over.

After Henrique DUKE 4 Cunha and Reid Carleton easily dis3 patched of their PEP opponents 8-4, and Dave Holland and Chris Mengel fell 8-6,

Duke’s doubles point was up to the pairing of freshman Fred Saba and senior Jared Pinsky.

They didn’t disappoint.

Playing on court two, the collegiate newcomer and seasoned veteran participated in a duel to the finish with Pepperdine’s Alex Llompart and Alfredo Moreno. Saba and Pinsky fell behind 8-7, but battled back with a series of timely shots and dramatic tiebreakers to take the match, 9-8 (10-8), amid the

exuberant cheers of a standing room only crowd in Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.

Their win gave No. 14 Duke (5-0) a point that would prove to be the meet’s deciding factor, as the Blue Devils topped the No. 21 Waves 4-3 to advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.

“It was an amazing doubles point,” head coach Ramsey Smith said. “I’ve been around a lot of tight doubles points, and it was about as tight as they

get.... Fred and Jared, Fred in particular, just willed them to that. I don’t know how they did it.... But it set the tone for the rest of the match.”

The doubles point—an hour-and-a-half in the making, easily Duke’s longest of the year—gave the Blue Devils the momentum they needed to defeat an aggressive Pepperdine (3-1) squad in singles.

Pinsky was the first Blue Devil off the court, taking his match against Mousheg Hovhannisyan, 6-1, 6-3. The senior was soon followed by Saba, who defeated Jenson Turner, 6-2, 6-4. Mengel fell to Llompart on court three in quick fashion, 7-5, 6-2, while Carleton was upset by No. 112 Finn Tearney, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (16-14).

The Blue Devils had to deal with a strikingly vocal Waves squad during singles play.

Smith was pleased that his team, which fell last season to Pepperdine, 6-1, wasn’t rattled this time by their opponent.

“They are probably the most vocal team in the country. That’s kind of their thing,” Smith said. “They beat us pretty bad last year in their place. We were coming off a loss and not ready for the emotional onslaught.... I told the guys to be prepared for anything [this time], and we did a good job not letting it bother us.”

While he didn’t seem bothered by the Waves, Cunha did struggle early against his opponent, the country’s No. 14 player Sebastian Fanselow. He lost the first set 4-6, but battled back to easily take the next two sets, 6-2, 6-1.

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Fred Saba and Jared Pinsky were responsible for the meet’s most exciting match—a back-and-forth 9-8 (10-8) tie-break win over Alex Llompart and Alfredo Moreno.

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women’s tennis

Aggressive doubles play leads to easy win

by Maureen Dolan THE CHRONICLE

Momentum worked in the Blue Devils’ favor Sunday morning when they defeated Brown 6-1 in the first round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. With early doubles success fueling its winning effort against the Bears, Duke is one step closer to advancing to the final rounds of the ITA DUKE 6 Team Indoor Nationals at Virginia 1 BU Feb. 18-21.

During practice last week, the No. 7 Blue Devils (3-0) made it a point of emphasis to win doubles play, with senior Reka Zsilinszka even saying that winning in doubles “demoralizes the opponent and gives us confidence.” Duke’s success Sunday in doubles allowed it to coast to an easy victory.

“We made a little switch with our doubles lineup, we did some different things in practice this week,” head coach Jamie Ashworth said. “I thought we did a really good job in doubles in coming out and playing aggressive and taking control of the net, which is something we’ve been talking to them about.”

These wins set the tone for the rest of the match, in which the team only lost one match. Standout performances from freshman Rachel Kahan and sophomore Mary Clayton were highlights for the Blue Devils.

“Anytime you get the doubles point, it’s great to get a quick win in singles,” Ashworth said. “Rachel came out at four and just gave Brown nothing to feed off of. To get a

match really quick is a really good thing for our team. Then we were up 2-0, as Mary followed right after with another quick win.”

The Bears (0-2) didn’t go down without a fight, however. Elizabeth Plotkin struggled to top Misia Krasowski, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8), and Monica Gorny fell in the six-spot to Jessica Harrow, 2-6, 6-1, 0-1 (11-13).

“They’re one of the best-coached teams in the country,” Ashworth said. “We’re more talented than they are, but they competed really well, fighting back in some of the second sets.... This is the first match that we’ve had this year where we’ve really needed to compete all the time.”

Duke will face Texas A&M at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The team will expect more competitive matches, though, as the Aggies are nationally ranked.

“We have to do a better job of running through the finish line,” Ashworth said. “[Monday] we’ll learn that you can’t take anything for granted. We can’t assume that someone else is going to win the match for us.”

Talent-wise, the Blue Devils feel they should be able to defeat either team, but their victory will depend on whether they maintain aggressive play for the entire match. Both Duke’s coaches and players are optimistic, though, that they have the ability to pull through against even their toughest opponents.

“Our team is doing really well,” Kahan said.

“We just have to keep supporting each other and everything else should fall into place.”

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Freshman Rachel Kahan “gave Brown nothing to feed off of,” according to head coach Jamie Ashworth.

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Hardy, Brownlee lead dominant attack

by Felicia Tan THE CHRONICLE

NEW YORK — Coming into Sunday’s matchup against Duke, the Red Storm had played seven straight games against top-25 opponents, losing five of their last six. St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin Game said after the game that Analysis although his team was improving, it had been hard to see the improvement the players were making given the quality of their opponents in the secondtoughest schedule in the country.

But in its crushing upset of the thirdranked Blue Devils in Madison Square Garden, the improvement of St. John’s was obvious. The Red Storm’s success started with guard Dwight Hardy and forward Justin Brownlee, who keyed their team to a successful first period and a halftime lead of 21 points. “[St. John’s] kept poise and they made big shots…. [Hardy and Brownlee] are their best players, and they played like it today,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

The duo of Hardy and Brownlee led the veteran Red Storm team on an afternoon when St. John’s started off well and never took its foot off the gas. Hardy led his team

with 26 points and Brownlee contributed 20, ultimately outplaying the Blue Devils’ own duo of Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith.

Even though Singler and Smith combined for more points—52 in total—than Hardy and Brownlee, they got little offensive support from their teammates until late in the game.

On the defensive end, Duke was unable to stop St. John’s from getting to the basket, to the point where the Red Storm did not attempt a trey after halftime.

They didn’t need to. The multitude of shots from around the rim helped St. John’s to a 58.2 field-goal percentage for the game, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range and 78 percent from the free-throw line.

“They got into the lane when we were in the zone in the first half,” Krzyzewski said.

“They got into the lane when we pressed them. They got into the lane when we didn’t press them. They got into the lane when we played man.”

The Red Storm clicked on offense early, cutting, slashing and shooting its way to a 15-point lead after the game’s first 16 minutes. Going into halftime, Brownlee had a hand in seven of the points that pushed the St. John’s margin to 21 points, See analysis on page 7

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Guard Dwight Hardy crashed the lane to lead St. John’s with 26 points on a 9-for-13 shooting performance.

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Aside from Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith, the Blue Devils only scored 26 points. Ryan Kelly [pictured] had seven.

turnovers. The Red Storm would finish the game with 28 points off of those miscues.

Devils’ short-lived lead away at the 15:45 Even when the Blue Devils managed mark of the first half and never looked to hold onto the ball, the team struggled back. Bolstered by repeated backdoor cuts from the floor. After three games of having and precise passing, St. John’s built its lead a consistent third scoring option, Duke’s to 21 at halftime and was able to keep a attack once again devolved into the Nolan double-digit advantage for the remainder Smith and Kyle Singler show. The two seof the game. nior captains put the team on their backs, Seniors Dwight Hardy and Justin Brown- particularly in the second half, and Smith lee, who led the Red Storm with 26 and 20 even approached his career high with 32 points, respectively, found their way into points. the lane at will, overwhelming Duke with Beyond the pair, however, the Blue Devsuperior athleticism. As a team, St. John’s ils only had 26 points, many of which came consistently penetrated inside and was able in the final minutes when the game was efto find open men when the defense col- fectively out of reach. Sophomore Ryan Kellapsed, leading to an astounding 50 points ly had six points in the first half but scored in the paint. only one after the Even the Blue break. Seth Curry “As a program today, we did couldn’t hit anyDevils’ pressure did little to frusthing from long not show up to compete trate the home range after lightteam. Although until about the middle of the ing up Cameron the Red Storm last Thursday, second half. And that’s exoperated at a sigmissing his first nificant height four threes before tremely disappointing.” disadvantage, they finally connecting — Mike Krzyzewski with three minhad multiple effective ball-hanutes left and Duke dlers on the court still trailing by 14. at all times to dissect the Duke defense. St. The Blue Devils had perhaps their best John’s finished the game with 21 assists on chance to the mount a comeback in the sec32 field goals. ond half when two skirmishes resulting in “We were crisp in our judgments,” St. double technicals disrupted the Red Storm’s John’s head coach Steve Lavin said. “We rhythm and brought the lead down to 17. were prudent with our decision-making at But a traveling violation by sophomore Mathe end of breaking their press, whether it son Plumlee killed Duke’s momentum and was sitting down for a jump stop, making a senior-laden St. John’s team responded that extra pass, probing or investigating with a run of its own to regain control. for the open man.”

A series of last-ditch 3-pointers at the end Krzyzewski echoed that sentiment. of the game kept the Blue Devils’ margin of “They passed the ball brilliantly,” he defeat closer than it might have been. The said. “They really played beautifully as a effort was too little too late, however, to team.” make an impact on the final outcome.

Unfortunately, that type of precision “As a program today, we did not show was not present in the Blue Devils’ offense. up to compete until about the middle of From the beginning, St. John’s frustrated the second half,” Krzyzewski said. “And Duke with its 2-2-1 press and forced 17 that’s extremely disappointing.”

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TIME FOR REVENGE? Veterans hope to avenge last year’s 33-point loss with win on road

by Steven Slywka THE CHRONICLE

Head coach Joanne P. McCallie and her team would lead you to believe this is just another game, but the Blue Devils’ upcoming contest against No. 2 Connecticut is different. No. 3 Duke will travel to Gampel Pavilion Monday night with the opportunity to extract revenge for last year’s 33-point loss in Cameron Indoor Stadium and make a statement against the premier team in women’s basketball.

The Blue Devils (20-0) are the country’s only undefeated team and have beaten two top-10 opponents already, yet they still remain ranked behind one-loss teams from Baylor and Connecticut. With a victory on the road, however, Duke would become the first team other than Stanford to beat the Huskies in three years while firmly asserting itself as one of the favorites for the title come March.

All-American candidate Jasmine Thomas, who is averaging 15.1 points per game, admits that while she’s excited about the upcoming tilt, the Blue Devils won’t be intimidated by the aura of Connecticut.

“Anything that brings attention to women’s basketball is great, but as a player and wanting the best for my team, we’re just going into it like another game,” Thomas said. “They’re a great team, but we’ve played great teams, and we’re excited about the challenge.”

While their record-setting 90-game winning streak may be over, Connecticut (20-1) is still the two-time defending national champion, and boasts arguably the best player in the nation in senior Maya Moore. Moore, the 2009 John Wooden Award winner, is averaging 23.8 points per game.

She is joined by scoring threats Tiffany Hayes and Bria Hartley, who both average double-digit points per game as well.

According to McCallie and Thomas, the key to overcoming Moore and the

“As a player and wanting the best for my team, we’re just going into it like another game. They’re a great team, but we’ve played great teams.”

— Jasmine Thomas

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>>23.8 Moore’s scoring average this season, five points above her career average >>13 The amount of games Moore has led her team in scoring this year >>20 How many points Moore scored against Duke last time out

rest of the Huskies’ offense is solid ball movement and limiting turnovers.

“Obviously, trying to slow down Moore is a big part,” McCallie said.

“They’re attached to Hayes and Moore, and if you take a bunch of quick shots against Connecticut, that’s about the worst thing you can do. They’re a very good transition team.”

“UConn’s been a team that’s made people pay for their mistakes,” Thomas added.

Following last year’s devastating loss, McCallie called the Huskies the most unbeatable team in the country. Both teams have vastly different rosters, however, from last year’s contest. The Huskies lost center Tina Charles, the 2010 Wooden Award winner, to the WNBA. Freshman Stefanie Dolson has tried to fill her large shoes, and in McCallie’s opinion, has performed admirably so far.

“On paper you see a freshman starting, but Dolson has held her own, even with [Baylor’s Brittney] Griner,” McCallie said. “Tina Charles was certainly a very special player and there’s no one like that out there, but you have to give credit to Dolson.”

Nonetheless, Connecticut’s post players are inexperienced, and senior center Krystal Thomas, who is averaging 8.5 points and eight rebounds per game, can use that to her advantage.

“I’ve played a lot of great posts in the country, and this is another game, another opponent,” Thomas said. “I’ll be ready for whatever is thrown at me.”

Even though Duke has five freshmen who weren’t there for last year’s game, McCallie isn’t worried about their ability to adjust to the hostile environment that awaits the Blue Devils. Duke will most likely experience its largest crowd of the season. Connecticut averages nearly 10,000 attendees at home, whereas the Blue Devils’ biggest crowd this season was just over 6,000.

“It’s a focus game,” McCallie said. “It’s not something on age particularly, but who can keep their poise. It’s definitely a poise game.”

One of those freshmen, Chelsea Gray, has already proven herself to be a vital piece of Duke’s offense, averaging 8.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists. She says that Duke’s youth won’t be a factor, and they’ll rely on the leadership of their seniors, who have been there before.

“I’m looking forward to it, when we get there my team will tell me what I need to know,” Gray said. “I trust my team in what they say.”

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>>15.1 Thomas’s scoring average this year, the only Blue Devil who is currently averaging double figures >>2 Game-winning shots by Thomas this year, not including her seven points in the final two minutes against Maryland or gamesaving blocks versus Kentucky

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TRACK & FIELD

fencing

Anumba breaks school’s shot put record

Men, women post 4-1 records in Penn St. Duals

Beach tops 3 personal Duke tops No. 4 marks at Millrose Games Penn St., No. 7 Penn

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After testing his abilities against some of the world’s best athletes, sophomore Curtis Beach returned from New York with three new personal records.

For Beach, the meet was an unforgettable experience. He was able to compete against Olympic gold medalist Bryan Clay, defending heptathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton, NCAA record holder in both the decathlon and heptathlon Trey Hardee and U.S. decathlon champion Jake Arnold. Before the Millrose Games, Beach had stated that his dream of being a top competitor in the world of track and field had begun at an early age. Last Friday, part of that dream came true.

“Ever since I was in in middle or high school I looked up to these guys,” Beach said. “To actually be there with them was pretty remarkable.”

As a collegiate athlete, Beach’s presence at the meet was impressive in itself, and expectations were not high. Despite finishing last overall, however, Beach was able to keep within a reasonable distance of these top athletes and even managed to beat a few in one of the events. He placed second in the high jump, earning the same number of points as the overall

winner Ashton Eaton, and setting a new indoor personal record. In other words, at least in one event, Beach was able to beat Hardee, Arnold and Clay.

“I knew where everyone stood going into the event, so I expected to perform well in the high jump,” Beach said. “But to do better in an event than the defending Olympic world champion was kind of cool—it was fun.”

And according to Beach, his ability to focus on just enjoying himself made the meet so memorable. Due to his relaxed mindset, and the motivating presence of his impressive competitors, Beach successfully pushed himself to a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles and the shot put, in addition to his indoor personal best in the high jump.

Looking back on the competition, Beach noted that one of the most valuable things he takes away from the experience was a new sense of perspective.

“I think the biggest thing is just making the first priority to enjoy the experience,” Beach said. “I think that helps you relax and compete very well just putting it in perspective…. If you don’t perform well that’s okay. The biggest reason I did well was because I made a point to have fun.”

Saturday wasn’t a great day to be a Pennsylvania fencing team facing the Blue Devils.

At the Penn State Duals in University Park, Pa., Duke’s men’s and women’s teams each went 4-1, pulling off a significant upsets over ranked foes from the Keystone State. The ninth-ranked men’s team upset No. 4 Penn State 16-11, while the women stunned No. 8 Penn 16-11.

“I am very, very proud of our team today,” head coach Alex Beguinet told GoDuke.com. “They are growing quickly into a strong team, learning to depend on and support each other. This is a special group of kids.”

In addition to the upset of Penn State, the men (8-2) swept all three weapons against Drew, Johns Hopkins and North Carolina, but fell to the seventh-ranked Quakers. The foil and epee teams, led by senior Dorian Cohen and junior Tristan Jones, respectively, each pulled out four wins on the day, while seven of Duke’s nine participants racked up double-digit individual wins. Senior Charles Keilin, who has not seen competitive action since his freshman year, pulled off an incredible upset of last year’s defending men’s saber champion Aleksander Ochoki.

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On a day in which the Duke women upset No. 8 Penn, 16-11, junior Becca Ward went 14-1.

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analysis from page 4 including two jumpers, a free throw and a long outlet pass to Paris Horne for two

No. 3 Duke 78, St. John’s 93 St. John’s (12-8) No. 8 Duke (19-2) St. John’s min fg 3-pt ft r a Polee Jr. 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 Kennedy 22 4-5 0-0 2-2 3 2 Brownlee 36 7-13 0-0 6-8 9 6 Hardy 40 9-13 2-3 6-6 3 3 Horne 39 4-9 1-2 6-7 3 6 Boothe 19 1-2 0-0 2-6 0 1 Evans 11 5-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 Burrell 23 2-6 0-0 4-4 5 0 TEAM 5 Totals 200 32-55 3-5 26-33 32 21 Blocks — Burrell (1), Polee Jr. (1) FG % — 1st Half: 57.1, 2nd Half: 59.3, Game: 58.2

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DUKE MIN FG 3-PT FT R A TO S PTS Ma. Plumlee 18 0-2 0-0 2-2 4 1 2 1 2 Singler 38 7-17 1-7 5-6 2 0 2 1 20 Kelly 31 2-4 0-1 3-4 9 0 3 0 7 Smith 38 10-19 2-6 10-14 7 4 4 3 32 Curry 23 1-5 1-5 0-0 1 0 2 1 3 Thornton 9 1-2 0-1 1-1 1 0 1 0 3 Hairston 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 0 0 Dawkins 27 3-8 1-6 0-0 0 2 0 1 7 Mi. Plumlee 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 4 TEAM 4 Totals 200 26-62 5-26 21-27 32 9 17 7 78 Blocks — Smith (3); With one: Curry, Ma. Plumlee, Singler, Dawkins FG % — 1st Half: 29.6, 2nd Half: 51.4, Game: 41.9

fast-break points.

When Duke threatened to start a lategame comeback, cutting the lead to 15 several times, Brownlee, Hardy and Justin Burrell sank free throws and found gaps in the Blue Devil defense that afforded them easy layups and dunks. And despite Smith, Andre Dawkins and Seth Curry combining for four straight 3-pointers in a 1:14 span, the Blue Devils never cut the St. John’s lead under 11 points in the final three minutes.

Both teams identified effort as a key factor in Sunday’s outcome. For the Red Storm, fighting through the second-toughest schedule in the country finally paid off in the stunning upset over Duke. For the Blue Devils, the lack of effort contributed to a disappointing nonconference loss against a team that played outstanding basketball for 40 minutes.

“In order to beat [St. John’s] today, we would have had to show up and be ready to compete at the level we normally compete at,” Krzyzewski said. “We may not have beat them anyway, because they played really well. Hardy, Brownlee, those kids were terrific.”

8:02 left in 1st half

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St. John’s 24, Duke 14

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Back in the New York area for the first time since his injury, Kyrie Irving couldn’t hide his frustration Sunday.

19:51 left in game St. John’s 48, Duke 25

1:46 left in game

St. John’s 87, Duke 76

Four straight 3-pointers from Duke A dunk by Sean Evans put St. John’s up Just 10 seconds into the second half, 10, its first double-digit lead of the game this Kennedy dunk put St. John’s up 23 made the game seem closer than it was

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track from page 6 Other members of the Duke team spent the weekend competing in the Kent TaylorUNC Run for the Kids Invitational in Chapel Hill. For them, it was another successful weekend as several athletes set personal and school records.

Sophomore Michelle Anumba was one such athlete as she managed to shatter the previous school record in the shot put by approximately three feet, while

senior David Piccirilli’s performance in the weight throw was the second best in Duke history.

“We did pretty well,” senior Amy Fryt said. “It was a pretty small meet, and we sent mainly just sprints and jumping, so I think we did well overall given the number of people.”

The Blue Devils were not present in full force however, as some athletes spent this weekend resting and training for their upcoming meet, the Armory Collegiate, in New York this weekend.

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The No. 9 women’s team (7-2) added wins over Temple, Drew and North Carolina to its impressive victory over Penn, though second-ranked Penn State handed the Blue Devils their second defeat of the season. The upset of the Quakers was a sweep by all three weapons, but the highlight was the shutout by the saber team, which won in all nine of the team’s matches as its leader, junior Becca Ward, went 14-1 on the day. All of the women posted individual winning records, with seven of those fencers garnering ten wins or more.

The Duke fencers will compete next on Feb. 6 at the Eric Solle Invitiational at M.I.T. — from staff reports

careful... and his opponent was really aggressive,” Smith said. “I told him after the match that he always seems to raise his levels when it matters. He raised his level incredibly and played pretty much a perfect final set.

“I’m getting spoiled, I’m getting used to it.”

Spoiled of Cunha’s success or not, Smith will need his No. 1 player to come up big when Duke takes on the next stage of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The tournament, featuring 16 of the top teams in the country, is set to be held Feb. 18-21 in Seattle, Wash.

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Klopp, Bencomo take titles at Appalachian The Blue Devils sent 12 competitors to the Appalachian State Open in Boone, N.C. Saturday, and brought home six topthree finishes including two individual tournament championships.

Redshirt freshman Bret Klopp took his second title of the season with a victory in the 174-pound division, while redshirt sophomore Diego Bencomo won his first tournament of the year at 184 pounds.

Klopp needed a close 4-2 decision to defeat his first opponent before cruising through his next two matches in under six minutes combined to raise his season record to 26-7. Bencomo’s road to the championship ran somewhat in reverse, as he won his first two matches handily ­before emerging from two closer decisions to hoist the trophy in his division.

Also notable was senior Willy Mello’s third-place finish at 165 pounds, as he lost his first-round matchup before facing the same opponent again in the consolation match for third place. After a narrow single-point defeat the first time, Mello exacted revenge on Gardner-Webb’s Justin Guthrie with a 14-6 major decision to earn third-place honors. Freshman Brandon Gambucci wrestled unattached in his first collegiate competition and placed third in the 133-pound division. Also placing third in their

respective weight classes were senior captain Mike Bell (141 pounds) and freshman Brian Self (197 pounds).

Duke will return to ACC competition on Feb. 12 as they undertake a swing through Virginia to face Virginia and Virginia Tech.

— from staff reports

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Competing in the 184-pound division, Diego Bencomo won his first tournament of the year Saturday.

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Tour changes merited This month Provost Peter Tour guides themselves ofLange met with Duke Tour fer prospective students the Guides to discuss changes to opportunity to meet a current the group’s manual that are student who embodies the aimed at promoting greater zeal of learning in a given field representation of academic or area of interest. endeavors in H o w e v e r, tours given to Duke must editorial prospective stucontinue to dents. navigate the proper balThe changes were made ance between advocating in response to a variety of for name-brand academic feedback showing that Duke’s programs—such as DukeEnreputation did not reflect new gage or individual departacademic offerings and initia- ments—and emphasizing a tives such as DukeEngage. tour guide’s individual and Overall we commend these unique experiences. changes but emphasize the Showing off buildings may need to keep a proper per- speak to the relative signifispective on the role tours play cance of the programs they in attracting students. First house, but it is also imporand foremost, campus tours tant to consciously emphasize are meant to be a showcase academic offerings that are of the beautiful buildings and not necessarily represented other facilities across campus. by a single physical entity on

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Although it is helpful to speak broadly and advertise the programs of which Duke is most proud, prospective students are just as likely to respond to an anecdote about a favorite professor or class from a tour guide’s personal undergraduate experience. A tour guide who demonstrates passion for a particular niche on campus is more effective than one who chooses to adopt a tone that is artificially broad, even if it covers all the programs administrators seek to emphasize through this new initiative.

It is worrisome that some of the feedback given to admissions officials reflected

unawareness of important academic programs on the part of tour guides, but we cannot reasonably expect that every tour will cover every topic of interest to prospective students.

It is simply beyond the ability of a single guide giving a short tour to accurately encompass the full scope of the diversity of interests and offerings of the University. However, it is important that whatever aspects the guide does convey are done so thoroughly and with a passion that reflects what makes our University experience unique.

We commend admissions officers for continuing to make the connection between identifying common themes from admissions essays and providing those aspects heightened exposure on campus tours.

Overall, these changes seem

to make sense, yet ultimately it is important to remember that these tours are, by their nature, superficial views of campus.

Any in-depth examination prospective students hope to acquire regarding our academic offerings will require additional avenues of research during the recruiting process.

For many prospective students, tours are their first impression of Duke. Given the University’s mission, it makes sense for tour guides to mention academic experiences during their presentation of campus.

For the most part, tours offer a chance to peruse the physical beauty of campus and interact with a current student.

Any thorough review of Duke’s academic offerings requires a much deeper exercise.

The gao kao system Last December, Shanghai students debuted in an score doesn’t measure up, they could spend aninternational standardized test—the Program for In- other year studying for the gao kao.

Gaining admission into an elite university such ternational Student Assessment—and outperformed the rest of the world in reading, math and science as Peking or Tsinghua is the ultimate prize, but spots are limited at any college, eswhile the U.S. scored 15th place in readpecially an elite one. Each year, 10 ing, 23rd in science and 31st in math. million students from around the The American response to these recountry compete for roughly six sults was immediate. Secretary of Edumillion spots in universities. cation Arne Duncan grimly called the The test-oriented culture is a PISA results a “wake-up call,” insisting product of Chinese sociopolitical that American students are being poorly history. During the Maoist era, prepared to compete internationally. In education was used as an ideologia globalizing environment, he asserted, jessica kim cal tool where students had to go we have been left in the dust and are out of the fishbowl through their work-units in ornow resting in a “mantle of mediocrity.” der to gain admission to colleges.

Duncan is right to be concerned.

News like this holds all sorts of real implications When Deng Xiaoping came into power after Mao’s about our competitiveness and productivity in the death, he realized that in order to narrow the eduface of a rising power like China that invests huge cation gap between China and other countries like the U.S., achievement—and not politics—would be amounts of resources in education.

At the same time, there’s confusion about how the basis of Chinese education, leading to the gao the U.S. should interpret and respond to its grow- kao.

Now, Chinese students recognize the impracticaling anxiety of being out-educated by countries like China. Should we transplant the Chinese culture ity of the gao kao system but accept it as a reality they of education into our own system? Not only is it can’t escape until they get into the university of their difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of high aca- choice. In America, though the college admissions demic performance, but it’s also difficult to quali- system is inherently more arbitrary, students are tatively compare Chinese and American students judged based on not only SAT scores but also grades, because of the vastly different incentives built into recommendations and extracurricular involvement.

Xiaochen also mentioned the vast differences our respective education systems.

I recently had dinner with a friend, Xiaochen, between student culture in China and America. He who is one of those high-performing Chinese stu- doesn’t attend parties, even in college, and he redents. Xiaochen has successfully navigated China’s counted that in high school people rarely dated. If college admission system and now attends Peking they did, a teacher might take them aside to quesUniversity, widely regarded as the most elite and tion the effects of the relationship on the students’ premier university in the country and often called academic performance, which would be unthinkthe “Harvard of China.” ably awkward in an American high school.

Behind the reality of Chinese students’ extraorDespite the fact that Chinese students are exdinary performance is a more complicated story tremely academically well-equipped, there is a lot of trade-offs. Chinese students go through a highly about the American education system that Chistressful, test-oriented academic environment be- nese students and professors envy. Many Chinese cause admission to college is based on one exam complain their system lacks creativity and producadministered in July called the gao kao. tive teacher-student discourse, stemming from Xiaochen described studying 16 hours a day the Confucian legacy of utmost deference to a for three years for the gao kao, even during school teacher. Not surprisingly, the number of Chinese hours. He called his senior year of high school the international students coming to the U.S. to study worst in his life and said the gao kao is probably has increased dramatically in the last decade. the single most important event in any Chinese Although the PISA results show a real need for student’s life. The exam enters into a Chinese stu- America to focus on its myriad educational probdent’s consciousness early on as the one event that lems, the basic philosophy that an education should will determine the university he attends and argu- impart not only the ability to do well on tests but also ably the sort of life he can lead after that. allow students to pursue a more balanced set of acIn Beijing, high school seniors must list their tivities is a good one. This balance is something that top three university choices before taking the gao can’t be adequately reflected by a standardized test. kao, which turns college admissions into a huge gamble. Confident students might pick Peking Jessica Kim is a Trinity junior studying abroad in University as their top choice, but if their gao kao Beijing, China. Her column runs every other Monday.

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Rethinking cancer awareness

The time of our lives

In 1991, the now internationally recognized symbol of breast cancer, the pink ribbon, first appeared when the Susan G. Komen Foundation handed them out at a charity run for breast cancer survivors. Just a year later, in 1992, the pink ribbon was adopted as the official symbol for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Today, a mere 20 years after its first appearance, the presence of the pink ribbon, and the color pink in general, has exploded in American culture as a symbol maggie lafalce for breast cancer awareness.

The color pink was chosen, southern highlander because in many Western cultures, the color is clearly associated with the feminine gender. So in this way, wearing the ribbon shows solidarity and goodwill to not only breast cancer survivors but also to the finer sex in general.

The undesired consequence of this choice of color palate, however, has been the extreme feminization of an illness shared by both women and men. While the figure for women is certainly much higher, there were 1,970 new diagnosed cases of breast cancer in men in 2009. But the feminization of breast cancer has female victims as well. The aggressive breast cancer awareness campaigns, which often feature drawings and models of breasts or attractive women in barely-there clothing have essentially glamorized cancer.

This glosses over the gruesome reality of cancer and the frustratingly slow progress of cancer research.

Sociologist Gayle Sulik examines the downsides of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in her book “Pink Ribbon Blues.” She argues that the pink pizzazz of Breast Cancer Awareness Month does nothing more than distract the public from the sorry state of breast cancer research. At the height of breast cancer awareness movements, in the years from 1990 to 2005, the risk of dying from the disease after diagnosis dropped by only 0.05 percent. The average woman will now spend much more on her breast cancer treatment and medications and have to endure more invasive treatments that a woman 50 years ago; yet the two women have almost the same risk of dying. With statistics like these, it would seem that the only profiteers of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the pink crusades are the pharmaceutical giants. But what disturbs me more is the effect of breast cancer’s “pinkification” on the place of cancer in American culture.

Our society now views breast cancer, and indeed other types of cancer, through pink-tinted glasses. The pink movement’s unwavering focus on the optimistic, perky and womanly side of cancer neglects the truth of the disease. Advanced cancer is an unmerciful illness that slowly erodes a person physically and emotionally. It is a death that creeps along, robbing its victims of far more than their hair. In the end, cancer patients, drugged nearly comatose, are cognizant of little besides pain. A person’s experience with cancer changes them uniquely in a way that can’t be swept under the big pink umbrella of breast cancer—The Brand. The Brand is more than hordes of spandex-wearing, pink-covered women power walking to the tune of “I Will Survive;” it is the huge number of companies and products that have capitalized on the pink logo.

You can buy Yoplait yogurt, chocolate-strawberry flavored Kit-Kats (never mind that eating too much sugar is a risk factor for cancer), IPhone covers, blenders, nail polish, hair straighteners, lipstick, purses, nail files, coffee mugs, digital cameras and much more, all the while feeling as though you are curing breast cancer and saving the world. This is the sad truth: Many modern awareness campaigns revolve on commodities. By combining some of our favorite pastimes – buying unnecessary items, feeling good about ourselves and doing as little actual work as possible – awareness campaigns have gained enormous popularity in wealthy countries, especially the United States.

We can get a little ego-boost, feel as though we are combatting the influence of cancer and buy that Pepto-Bismol colored blender we’ve had our eye on, all in one fell swoop.

And while big corporations reap the profits of our sympathy-driven consumerism, cancer’s victims are abandoned, left on their own to reconcile their fear and anxiety with a formidable world of pink.

Maggie LaFalce is a Trinity Sophomore. Her column runs every other Monday.

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If only I had a walnut every time I heard the phrase town honeys and long-term friends with benefits (interest“There is a time and a place for everything.”. I’ve heard this ingly enough, socially acceptable between the ages of 20-35 used an excuse to celebrate a rare occurrence, like Halley’s and 65-136). I’ve heard of relationships failing at all stages: Comet, Mardi Gras or an A in Econ 51. I’ve heard it used some last three hours, some end during engagement. as an excuse not to do something, such as True to the experimental mindset, “don’t do your homework on the kitchen once people find that one method doesn’t table during dinner” or “no Shooters-style work, they move onto another method. cage dancing on the kitchen table during When you figure out gently stroking a girl’s dinner.” Even more commonly, this phrase coat is kind of creepy, a logical change-up is utilized to point out the stupidity of one’s would be to flirtatiously point out that she actions. For example, it’s generally unadvisis looking “sweeter than tree sap.” Successable to talk about sex-capades during your ful behaviors normally lead to some form wedding toast. There is, however, a time monday monday of reciprocation, allowing flirters to figure and a place that the implied regrets of this out what gets the ladies. “Wow, that would the gothic squirrel have been great to know earlier” say most phrase lose their meaning: college.

College IS the time and the place to do evpeople when hearing these stories, but we erything, and more than that, do it incorrectly. As Ms. Frizzle wise men can’t tell you everything about getting tail. So it told all the kids on “The Magic School Bus,” “Take chances, takes some baseline level of knowledge to know that there make mistakes, get messy”. Other than perhaps preschool, are clearly some things that you shouldn’t do. Specifically, college is the only place that this isn’t terrible advice. Let’s this includes actions that have long term (i.e., beyond colthink about this. If you do something wrong on an exam, you lege) consequences. Getting your pup-cousin drunk in get a few points taken off. If you mess up on your quarterly the parking lot is not a good idea because your aunt will fiscal projections because you made a small calculation error, hate you forever. Getting a tramp stamp right at the base you lose your job. If you decide that you hate your field of of your tail is not a good idea either—these stay cute and interest in college, you change your major; in the real world, fresh about as long as that Snooki person. These choices you lose your job. Even if you blink awkwardly at your boss, are always bad, regardless of time and place. If you ever find you can lose your job. College is the research lab where peo- yourself on the verge of making one of these choices, not ple are able to socially experiment while still having room for even the college safety net will catch you before you hit the error (plus or minus two standard deviations). ground (and reality) hard.

The environment of college induces students to socially So enjoy your time here at college and make mistakes. experiment endlessly. Most social endeavors I hear about Go listen to that Black Eyed Peas remix for the thousandth range from interesting to explicit, even more explicit than time. I have never felt this way before. Yes, I swear it’s the the joke “My girlfriend left me for a squirrel with bigger truth. And I owe it all to you nuts.” BTW, everybody kisses and tells, totes not a social faux-paw. One might even write a thesis on that… I’ve The Gothic Squirrel does not endorse the use of “(I’ve Had) the heard of people having nice college relationships, home- Time of My Life” as a wedding song.

lettertotheeditor Lack of female Young Trustees disconcerting The position of Young Trustee was instated in 1970 to incorporate Duke undergraduate community members into the governing board of their University. Forty-one years later, women have remained conspicuously absent from the ranks of this role. The last female Young Trustee to serve on the Board, Katie Laidlaw, concluded her term in 2006; she remains the sole woman to take this position in the first decade of the 21st century. Unfortunately, there have been only three women in this role in the past 17 years.

Today, our student body is divided nearly equitably between men and women, and the applicant pool reviewed by the Young Trustee Nominating Committee this year mirrored this ratio: There were nine women out of 20 total applicants. Yet, just two women were selected in the group of eight semi-finalists. The basic criteria for the selection of a Young Trustee, as enumerated in the YTNC’s bylaws, are gender neutral, and it is doubtful that any one female candidate has ever been explicitly eliminated on account of her gender. However, for the past two decades the selection bias in favor of male students is undeniable. As individual applicants we respect the committee’s decisions, but as women we are concerned about gender discrimination in the vetting process. This is a significant problem, and it is one that must be met head-on in the following ways: First, female students who are passionate about Duke and its future must continue to apply for Young Trustee.

Women at Duke must not be complacent in allowing male students to be selected more frequently for the position. If this year’s crop of applicants is indicative of the years to come, then female applications will not be few and far between.

Next, the YTNC must approach candidates with a modern lens of what makes a strong candidate for Young Trustee. In recent years, the YTNC has equated leadership in Duke Student Government with a strong potential to be fruitful on the Board. Christine Larson, chair of the nominating committee, told The Chronicle on Tuesday that a student with DSG experience makes a “more qualified” Young Trustee candidate. Yet, it is common knowledge that DSG is a predominantly male organization. Therefore, if the YTNC continues to prioritize DSG leadership, the committee is inherently biased toward putting male candidates through to future rounds of finalists. Furthermore, putting DSG on a pedestal as the ideal experience for an aspiring Young Trustee dis-

credits the dozens of other student organizations across campus that also offer incredible leadership opportunities and represent the forever growing and changing Duke identity.

Most importantly, the problem of gender discrepancies in the Young Trustee selection process cannot remain unaddressed. Leadership within the YTNC must take this fact into account and work toward new methods of candidate evaluation that will eliminate this annual bias in the future. Simply put, given the historically low number of female Young Trustees, this role is not fully representing the Duke undergraduate community.

Young Trustee Applicants Becki Feinglos, Trinity ‘11 Alyssa Granacki, Trinity ‘11 Kate Schisler, Trinity ‘11 Announcing the President’s Forum on Campus Life Last semester our student body was faced with a number of challenges to our way of life. Issues of gender, accessibility, sexuality and our social culture became the topics of conversation not only on campus, but also in the national media. While the news stories have passed, a host of questions remain. We hope to give students the chance to ask those questions of Duke’s senior leadership this week in an event we are calling the President’s Forum on Campus Life.

On Thursday, Feb. 3, President Brodhead, along with Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki, Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta and Dean of Students Sue Wasiolek will engage the student body in a discussion of campus life centered on questions you submit.

Although there is no set list of topics for discussion, we have heard interest from students in the state of the social scene, gender issues, housing and the evolution of the role of independents at Duke. We hope you will help us make the event great by submitting questions you’d like the panelists to answer that night. Please e-mail dukepresidentsforum@gmail.com with your submissions.

We look forward to seeing you in Perkins 217 at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Mike Lefevre, Trinity ’11 DSG President Chris Martin, Trinity ’11 Honor Council Chair

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bass society from page 3 only informally,” Emily Klein, a Bass fellow and senior associate dean for the Nicholas School of the Environment, wrote in an e-mail Saturday. “I really applaud Dean Nowicki for reaching out to tap into the enthusiasm of this group.”

The first speaker of the series is Laura Palmer Noone, former president and chief academic officer of the University of Phoenix, a for-profit university that offers online degrees. Nowicki said that although he, like many others, is critical of the “for-profit” model of higher education, he believes it cannot be ignored.

The second speaker of the series, Eduardo Ochoa, is the assistant secretary for postsecondary education under the Obama administration. Nowicki said that Ochoa is a fervent supporter of community college, a system of education that contrasts the elite, private four-year college system Duke students and faculty are familiar with.

The other speakers include Ben Wildavsky, senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, Louis Menand, a professor at Harvard who won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in history, and Mark Taylor, chair of the religion department at Columbia University.

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Noah Pickus, Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics, noted that these three speakers have recently written widely-publicized books that critique the traditional way American academic institutions are organized.

The speakers are familiar with the challenges facing higher education that include globalization, new technologies and new forms of knowledge, Pickus said.

Universities must find a way to prepare to adjust to these changes, he added.

“All of [the speakers] pay attention to the challenges, but also to analyzing what’s possible to change in a university and what the pitfalls are,” Pickus said.

Nowicki said he hopes the speakers will promote discourse but does not expect everyone to agree with their sentiments.

“The best thing that happens is to have a meaningful debate about the discussions that are being raised,” Nowicki said.

Klein said the idea for the theme of this year’s lecture series evolved from discussions among Bass fellows and other faculty about novel and experimental teaching methods that were being tried at various institutions across the country.

“Dean Nowicki asked us for suggestions, and I think the wealth of suggestions led to an impetus to broaden the focus to more than teaching, and include a wider diversity of mini-revolutions that are taking place in higher education,” Klein wrote.

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courtesy of the singapore ministry of health

Administrators from Duke University and National University of Singapore sign an agreement for Duke-NUS, which is now entering phase two.

potti from page 1 Sciences and Policy, and Chaitanya Acharya, a graduate student.

According to a release on The Lancet Oncology’s website, the journal chose to retract the work because the work was based on an approach reported in a paper published in the medical journal Nature Medicine that has since been retracted.

“Re-examination of the validation datasets used for the Nature Medicine study has uncovered errors in the labeling of the clinical response in some of the datasets,” the release noted. “Reanalysis of the predictive accuracy with correctly labeled data has

the schools,” Krishnan said. “Our programs have been complementary and have greatly enhanced the research in both locations.”

Ultimately, one of the greatest benefits that Duke receives from the partnership may be increased name recognition abroad.

“Duke didn’t have much name recognition [in Singapore] before, at least when I applied to Duke in December 2006,” Li said. “It’s definitely catching on, though, judging by the number of Singapore’s students who apply to and have enrolled at Duke in recent years.”

Starting the collaboration with SingHealth is not the only upcoming milestone for Duke-NUS. The first class, which was composed of just 26 students chosen from more than 300 applicants in August 2007, will graduate this May. Krishnan said that students are excited to begin their careers. “[The students] are definitely looking forward to being able to serve the public when they graduate,” he said. shown that in two instances the reported signatures do not predict the response of the validation samples to chemotherapy.”

Potti resigned from his posts at Duke in November and has been accused of falsifying portions of his academic resume in addition to producing flawed research concerning biological markers and individualized chemotherapy treatments.

The first retraction of a paper co-authored by Potti and Nevins occurred in midNovember by the Journal of Clinical Oncology when Nevins—one of Potti’s mentors at the IGSP—found that the paper’s scientific methodology could not be reproduced. The 2006 Nature Medicine paper was then officially retracted earlier this month.