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Lisa Borders, the first president and CEO of TIME’S UP, will deliver Duke University’s commencement address for the Class of 2019 on Sunday, May 12. “We are so delighted that Lisa Borders will return to Duke our as commencement speaker,” President Vincent Price said in a news release Friday. “As the president and CEO of TIME’S UP, she is leading the way toward building a more just, equitable future for women, a mission that she has carried with her throughout her career in business, public service, philanthropy and the WNBA.” Borders, Trinity ‘79, stepped down as president of the Women’s National Basketball Association in October 2018 to become the first president of TIME’S UP, an organization founded in the wake of revelations of abuse and misconduct in the entertainment industry in the fall of 2017. The group was launched after female artists, executives, producers and other leaders met to discuss how to ensure safe and dignified workplaces for women. “I will forever be grateful to the university for the experiences and exposures I had there which helped me become who I am today,” Borders said in the release. “Duke continues to play a tremendous role in my life and I am so honored to be returning to my alma mater to deliver this commencement address.” She has served on Duke’s Board of Trustees since 2015, and has also served as vice mayor of Atlanta and president of Atlanta City Council from 2004 to 2010. She was previously chair of The Coca-

Less than two years from the 2020 election, presidential primary campaigns are quickly heating up. Eleven Democrats have already declared their candidacy or formed exploratory committees. On Feb. 10, Amy Klobuchar, a senator from Minnesota, became the most recent Democrat to declare her candidacy in an ever-growing, wide-open field of potential runners. Such a large pool of Democratic candidates is not out of the ordinary. Although open presidential nominations typically attract a large number of candidates, this year’s pool may turn out especially large, said David Rohde, Ernestine Friedl professor of political science. “I think the Democrats think that their chances to win the presidency next year are very good, and therefore it makes the Democratic nomination more valuable than it otherwise would be,” Rohde said. “It’s the law of supply and demand.” Something else to consider is that, unlike in 2016, the Democrats have no clear front-running candidate. “There isn’t somebody like [Hillary] Clinton who was clearly the front-runner that you could see room for maybe just one more candidate with a different policy position, like Sanders,” said John Aldrich, Pfizer, Inc./Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. University professor of political science. “Whereas now, it’s really a flat, open nomination.” Democrats also recognize that this particular nomination will critically define the future of the Democratic direction and coalition. “The Democratic Party is at a leadership transition, and what exactly the Party is going to be in the future is open,” Aldrich said. “One of the ways it’s going to be resolved is through this nomination to see which direction the party seems to get support from in the public and how they’re going to go.” Aldrich explained that we can safely predict that this candidate pool will only get larger as more of the on-the-fence candidates, like former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders, make their final decisions in the coming months. Aldrich noted that it’s also possible that a fair number of candidates will drop out leading

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Duke beats N.C. State as Barrett earns triple-double By Hank Tucker Associate Sports Editor

Juan Bermudez | Sports Photography Editor Freshman R.J. Barrett earned the fourth triple-double in Blue Devil men’s basketball history on Saturday against N.C. State.

Four days after needing one of the most improbable comebacks in program history to take down Louisville, Duke didn’t trail for a second in a win back home. Freshmen Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett both excelled offensively, combining for 55 points to lead the secondNCSU 78 ranked Blue Devils to DUKE 94 a 94-78 victory against N.C. State Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium for their first win against the Wolfpack since 2016. Although Duke allowed its most points since Syracuse scored 95

in an upset win more than a month ago, as the Wolfpack penetrated into the paint with ease, they couldn’t keep up with the Blue Devils’ star power in a game played at a frenetic pace. Barrett completed the fourth triple-double in program history with a pass to Williamson for a tough and-one layup in the final minute of the game, and the freshman finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the team’s first triple-double since 2006, when Shelden Williams accomplished the feat as a senior. “It was great. Teammates were finishing and that really opened the court up for me to score,” Barrett said. “We were cleaning the See M. BASKETBALL on Page 12

K-Ville is closed to non-tenters

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Only tenters to be allowed in Krzyzewskiville for UNC game By Ben Leonard Managing Editor

In the wake of last year’s walk-up line fiasco, only those tenting for entrance to the Carolina-Duke game Wednesday will be allowed in Krzyzewskiville between 3 p.m. and the game’s 9 p.m. tipoff, co-head line monitor Steve Hassey, a senior, told The Chronicle. Last year, all students were allowed in K-Ville. Chaos ensued. A drunken mob of students in the walk-up line tried to push their way through barricades, trampling line monitors and threatening them with violence, The Chronicle reported. Students ate signs and threatened each other with table legs. Similar procedures to those used on Jan. 19 for Duke’s matchup against the University of Virginia will be in place in K-Ville ahead of the game against University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For the Virginia game, K-Ville was completely barricaded and

security checked bags at the entrances, students said. “Administration made these changes based on the events and the chaos stemming from the walk-up line last year,” Hassey wrote in a message to The Chronicle. DSG President Kristina Smith notified students via email of a DSG resolution Wednesday asking Duke administration to leave K-Ville open for all students—to no avail. “Last night, the DSG Senate passed a resolution stating that all Duke students should be allowed to engage in this annual tradition, regardless of their ability or desire to tent. However, the administration does have reasonable safety concerns to consider due to issues with the walk-up line last year,” Smith wrote in the email. “DSG aims to work with the administration to allow K-Ville to remain open on all Duke-UNC game days to come, while also ensuring the safety of all involved.” Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, wrote in an email to The Chronicle that he only had “rudimentary knowledge”

Jim Liu | Opinion Photography Editor Students got excited in Krzyzewskiville before last year’s home matchup against North Carolina.

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of the explicit details of the plans, but said that security measures will be “similar to what was done for the UVA game.” Security arrangements for the game have been developed over “many months” by line monitors, Duke Athletics, Duke University Police Department and Student Affairs, Moneta wrote. The security adjustments come after The Chronicle’s report detailing a lack of alcohol enforcement in K-Ville ahead of Duke’s game against North Carolina on March 3, 2018. Last year, administrators could not say who was in charge of alcohol enforcement. John Dailey, chief of Duke University Police Department, wrote that the alcohol policy is enforced “administratively”—by departments other than the police. He did not respond to a email asking which department that was. Moneta declined to clarify Dailey’s comments. At the Virginia game this year, Bob Weiseman, senior associate director of athletics and athletic facilities, game operations and championships, told The Chronicle that outside security contractor Staff-1 Services Group enforced alcohol policy, with help from DUPD and the “A-team.” The group consists of student, faculty and administration volunteers that enforce the alcohol policy and monitor safety, former co-head line monitor Sara Constand, Trinity ‘18, told The Chronicle last year. Line monitors requested A-team support ahead of last year’s walk-up line chaos, but administrators declined. Clay Adams, associate dean of students, denied the request, saying A-team’s scope was “limited to ensuring the safe and successful execution of an approved bonfire.” Constand said Adams rejected her request because he thought not enough people would volunteer—Adams said he could not remember the specifics of the conversation. Some students welcomed the upped security ahead of the Virginia game. “The experience was a million times safer and more pleasant,” sophomore Bailey Bogle wrote in a message to The Chronicle. “Frankly, students who go to K-Ville before games but are not planning to attend the game don’t have a reason to limit their alcohol consumption the way those who will be standing up for four-plus hours do.” Others lauded K-Ville for its past inclusivity. “It’s a great event for Duke because it’s pretty open,” thenfirst-year Daniel Landa told The Chronicle last year. “There were no exclusive areas, which was nice to see.”

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A tumor removal tool created at Duke was recently designated a “Breakthrough Device” by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This device—called the “Tumor Monorail”— was designed by the Bellamkonda Lab. It works by mimicking the white matter fibers in the brain to trick tumors into moving to locations more accessible by surgeons. Ravi Bellamkonda, Vinik dean of the Pratt School of Engineering and principal investigator on the project, explained how brain tumors like glioblastoma are normally “very tough to treat.” “In some of these tumors, the survival rate has not changed from the 1960’s, before the war on cancer,” Bellamkonda said. “The reason this has been challenging, particularly in brain tumors, is that the tumor does not stay in one place—it is extraordinarily invasive.” However, this device would stop the spread of the brain cancer, which makes the disease easier to treat, according to a Pratt News article. The FDA designation “Breakthrough” is given to projects that could provide improved treatment options for “life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating conditions,” the article stated. Having this designation will fast-track the development, assessment and review of the Tumor Monorail, but “does not mean that the device has been approved for clinical use.” Nassir Mokarram, leader of the project and consulting associate in the department of biomedical engineering, noted that the FDA designation will make the research process moving forward faster and more efficient, Pratt News reported. “The most exciting part about this designation is that it gives us the opportunity to look at

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Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons A tumor removal tool created by a Duke scientist tricks tumors into moving to locations in the brain that are more accessible to surgeons trying to extract them.

the FDA as a partner rather than a reviewer,” Mokarram said in the article. “With direct access to the FDA reviewers, we can get more efficient, faster feedback on our experimental ideas to make sure we’re addressing all of their concerns from the very start.” Bellamkonda explained that, for some forms of cancer, a surgeon can excise a few extra millimeters of tissue to ensure that the tumor has been entirely removed. But, in the case of brain tumors, removing a few additional millimeters may result in the patient losing brain function. After starting the research at Georgia Tech, Bellamkonda and his team have been working for the past five years to engineer a solution to this problem. Bellamkonda noted that the original goal was to stop the tumor from moving along the white matter fibers found in the brain, but added that their focus later shifted to different approach. “We thought, ‘are we fighting nature? This

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thing wants to move—is there some way we can exploit its desire to move in a way that’s beneficial to us?’” he said. The researchers then recreated the brain’s fibers in the lab and noticed how readily the tumor cells moved along them. Based on this observation, they designed the device to use the body’s natural machinery to move a tumor toward the exterior of the brain to a location where a surgeon can more easily remove it, Bellamkonda explained. “It turns out that not just brain tumor cells, but multiple tumor cells love to move along fiber tracks,” he said. “We’ve tested many cell types [such as] breast cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, multiple cancer types.” The device has been tested on rats, and researchers are currently working on making the device safe for humans, according to Pratt News. They aim to have the device approved by the FDA for human trials by the end of 2019.

In recent weeks, Duke had temporarily suspended four fraternities—two only for new member activities—pending investigations into hazing allegations. Three of those suspensions have now been lifted. Pi Kappa Phi’s suspension and Kappa Alpha Order and Sigma Phi Epsilon’s suspensions of new member activities have been cleared, Emilie Dye, director of student engagement for the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, wrote in an email to The Chronicle Friday morning. Dye did not say what the results of the investigation into Delta Tau Delta were. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, confirmed Jan. 25 that the fraternity was suspended pending an investigation into hazing allegations. Dye confirmed in an email Friday afternoon that Delta Tau Delta remains on interim suspension pending investigation. At the time, Delta Tau Delta President Matthew Gallardo, a junior, wrote that the fraternity was aware of the allegations and that it was working on the situation with its central office. “Hazing is a violation of university policy and state law, and we take any allegations of potential harm to students very seriously,” Moneta wrote to The Chronicle when confirming three of the suspensions. He confirmed sanctions for Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon Jan. 25 before confirming the sanctions placed on Kappa Alpha Feb. 7.

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Duke sees more than 41,000 applications for first time this year By Kathryn Silberstein Health and Science News Editor

The profile of incoming students has changed in recent years, said Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions, at the Thursday meeting of the Arts and Sciences Council. Guttentag commented on the University’s ability to select students based on far more than their academic successes, explaining that Duke’s students are chosen for the aspects that set them apart from all other students in high academic standing. “At this point the pool is so large and so robust that a minimum of 75 percent of students we admit score in the 99th percentile,” Guttentag said. Duke received a total of 41,500 undergraduate applications this year, and Guttentag predicts an approximate 6 percent acceptance rate for regular decision applicants, coming on the heels of an 18 percent acceptance rate for early decision applicants in December 2018. This number of applications is approximately 4,000 more than last year, when 37,302 students applied for admission. A successful student is one that not only has outstanding academic credentials, but is also interesting, intellectual and invested in making an impact, Guttentag said. “We have the luxury of choosing the interesting students from among the smart ones,” Guttentag said. He added students are increasingly zeroing in on their specific academic interests, identifying faculty, programs, certificate programs and courses that are relevant to their interests. This new trend has also created an additional avenue for selecting students. What brings top students to Duke is the sense of community and support that students find in the campus culture that sets Duke apart from

comparable institutions, Guttentag said. “[Duke] students are ambitious, but much more supportive of each other and much less competitive toward each other than we find at our peer institutions,” the dean said. He also noted that students are drawn in by the space Duke creates to study multiple areas at once and balance different interests. “Students applying often had one [interest] that was practical and one that was personal, and one appeal of Duke was that they could do both—they could pursue the humanities and the arts and also the interests that their parents or society or culture had said to them, ‘this is the pathway to financial success,’” Guttentag said. Faculty have a unique position to communicate their vision for how Duke and professors will shape and change the lives of students, he added. “There is an insight [faculty] have into the path [students] can take, because [they’ve] seen it happen,” Guttentag said. “Students want to envision the practical impact of what they’re learning.” Comparing pulling in top applicants to the athletic recruitment process, Guttentag also noted that faculty could learn from the close relationships that coaches form with prospective athletes. Some parents may also favor Duke to other institutions because they feel like their child has an adult and authority figure on campus looking out for them. In terms of distributing financial aid, Guttentag said that the group needing most attention is the cohort of families falling between an annual income of $150,000 and $250,000. “Those families generally are not eligible for very much financial aid. They have resources, yet to pay over $70,000 a year is a stretch for them,” he said. The Arts and Sciences Council also heard from leading faculty on changes in their departments. Scott Huettel, professor in the department of

psychology and neuroscience, explained that in recent years the department has invested more time, attention and resources in foundational courses such as Introduction to Psychology. He noted that that department has paid increasing attention to the science and practice of teaching. Going forward, the department is emphasizing discovery, undergraduate research and building co-curricular connections. “One really great way to get students out of the pre-professional mindset is to get them involved in discovery during undergrad,” Huettel said. Discussing developments in the classical studies department, William Johnson, professor of classical studies, pointed out that strategic focus on first- and second-year students has yielded new courses and conceptualized concentrations. In Latin, a class was introduced with the specific purpose of helping students acclimate to college-level Latin language coursework. Johnson added that courses based on modern, relevant issues will hopefully draw a new population of students who wouldn’t ordinarily be interested in exploring the ancient past. “The defining feature is that someone with no interest in antiquity can see words like democracy or slavery and figure out that maybe the history is material to what is going on in the modern day,” Johnson said. Reeve Huston, associate professor of history, shared that like the department of classical studies, the history department has dedicated attention to stimulate interest in its areas of study. As history fell from being the fifth- to the ninth-largest major in recent years, the faculty have sought solutions. One of these solutions has been offering signature courses such as American Dreams, American Realities that appeal to non-history majors by focusing on popular topics and themes. Huston also noted that the history major features more ambiguity than others, as it requires

Chronicle File Photo Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions, said Duke received more than 41,000 applications this year.

students to take certain types of courses rather than specific courses themselves. “We tend to see the courses as interchangeable parts,” he said. To mitigate the problem, the faculty have been working on a clearer path through the major, introducing features such as a required gateway seminar in the spring semester of sophomore year and a research experience requirement. Although the department previously only planned its courses semester by semester, Huston noted that they are now using a three-year scope, enabling students to plan their semesters with more certainty. Nayoung Aimee Kwon, associate professor in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, commented on the recent incident in the graduate school department of biostatistics and bioinformatics, in which a graduate program director emailed students chastising them for speaking in Chinese. Kim emphasized that this was not an isolated event, but instead one in a string of offenses indicating that “the status quo at Duke isn’t working.”

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Barrett’s triple-double with no turnovers reminds nation of Duke’s often unsung star By Conner McLeod Blue Zone Editor

It’s easy to lose yourself in the continuous highlight reel that is the Duke show. And why shouldn’t you? It seems as though freshman Zion Williamson has an SportsCenter top-10 worthy dunk every single night, and with three players on the same team projected to get drafted in the top five in this year’s NBA Draft, it’s no wonder that fast-break alley-oops and monster blocks are all anybody can talk about after the Blue Devils’ games. But there are two downsides to this—first, to ignore the brilliance of Williamson’s partner in crime, freshman R.J. Barrett, and second, to underappreciate the excellence of the team as a whole. With 55 seconds left in the game, Barrett tossed it up to Williamson to set him up for a tough layup through contact near the rim. With that, Barrett notched his 10th assist of the game and the first triple-double of his young career, just the fourth in program history. A sensational game by Barrett seemed overshadowed by the theatrics of the rest of the contest, with Floyd Mayweather and several NBA players in the building. But with so many assists and zero turnovers, no one should deny how essential Barrett is to Duke’s success. “Sometimes when people have a high number of assists, some of those get tipped or some of those don’t complete it to the guy, so for [Barrett] to have zero turnovers the whole game is real impressive,” junior Marques Bolden said. “It was something that I feel like more people need to talk about, but it was real impressive.” Throughout the season, Barrett has proven that he will do whatever it takes to win, whether it’s through high-volume shooting totals—something he has taken heat for from the public—or sharing the ball, a skill he put on full display against the Wolfpack. Duke scored 58 out of its 94 points in the paint, and Williamson and Bolden had Barrett to thank for those buckets, as he continuously put them in good

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Manown’s last-second score drops No. 5 Denver By Winston Lindqwister Sports Managing Editor

In so many ways, the final 30 seconds of Duke’s game against Denver could have ended in heartbreak. All afternoon, turnovers and poor decision making from the Blue Devils’ younger players left them in an early hole that the Pioneers capitalized on. And after a monstrous three goals from Joe Robertson sparked a comeback that could have seemingly put the game away, two more turnovers from Duke DENVER 9 knotted the score 9-9 DUKE 10 with 19 seconds left to play. With such a slim chance of breaking through Denver’s defense, the Blue Devils opted to go for the groundball and draw a foul heading into overtime to try and take the game in extra minutes. But junior Joey Manown had other ideas. The Blue Devils won the face-off and passed to Cade Van Raaphorst, but the senior fumbled the ball deep in Denver territory. Manown swooped in before the Pioneer defenders could box out and rocketed a slicer right between the legs of Denver’s keeper, putting the Blue Devils up for good with just seven seconds left on the clock. No. 8 Duke took down No. 5 Denver 10-9 Saturday afternoon in a Koskinen stadium

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Joey Manown scored the game-winning goal between the legs of Denver’s goalie with just seven seconds to play. thriller. Despite turnovers and poor draw control plaguing the Blue Devils early, a tenacious effort on both sides of the ball in the second half set the home team up for Manown’s showstopper. “I’ve never been so excited for one of my teammates to miss a pass,” Manown said. “It rolled right at me. I didn’t even look at the net, I

picked it up and shot. The key to the victory was great play and ground balls.” Down by three in the fourth quarter and facing a possible second straight home loss, the Blue Devils needed a miracle to break apart one of the nation’s most disciplined defenses. And that miracle came from Robertson. After the Blue Devils (3-1) found a new gear

with a full shutdown of Denver’s possessions, Robertson received a ground ball from JT Giles-Harris and flew through the Pioneer backline to bring the game within two. Just 20 ASK USfound YOUR QUEST seconds later, the Blue Devils yet another turnover that the sophomore attackman converted with ease. And then, Robertson left Koskinen rocking thanks to capitalizing on yet another turnover, knotting the score 7-7 and forcing a Denver timeout. From there, the Blue Devils took control, hounding the Pioneer defense and locking down on Denver’s counterattacks. Garrett Leadmon and Kevin Quigley contributed a goal apiece to build the lead to two with three minutes left. But Pioneer Matt Neufeldt caught an errant behindthe-back pass from Duke freshman Jordan Ginder, which was easily sent to the back of the net by Ellis Geis. Despite the brief momentum drop, the Blue Devils looked in control heading into the final seconds of the match, forcing an out of bounds turnover and getting the ball with less than 40 seconds on the game clock. But Duke’s Wilson Stephenson lost control of the ball bringing it up the field, setting Denver’s Jack Hannah for a cross to Alex Simmons for a game-tying goal, setting the stage for Manown’s heroics. See M. LACROSSE on Page 13

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Blue Devils squander late lead at Northwestern By Dilan Trivedi Staff Writer

After falling to the hands of the Blue Devils last year on the road by a single goal, Northwestern exacted revenge at home Sunday afternoon. With just 25 ticks left in the contest and the score knotted at 20, Lindsey McKone notched her second goal of the day to cap a 3-0 Wildcat run DUKE 20 spanning the last 21 t h r e e - a n d - a - h a l f NW minutes to give the home team a thrilling 21-20 victory at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, Ill. “Northwestern is an excellent team. They are really physical and really fast and obviously very high-scoring offensively. For us, what we are proud of is that we put up 20 goals against a great team. I thought we fought really hard and competed really well,” head coach Kerstin Kimel told GoDuke.com. “We just got stuck in the last three minutes. We made some not so great decisions that put us in a position where they had the ball more than we did.” The game was defined by long scoring runs by both sides, which had allowed No. 24 Duke (2-1) to lead by as many as five with four minutes left in the first half. The final frame was set up by a 3-0 Blue Devil run—two goals from Charlotte North and tally from Olivia Jenner— in less than 90 seconds that gave the guests a 2018 lead with 7:16 left to play. Although two Chase Henrique saves kept No. 7 Northwestern (3-0) off the board for the next three minutes, fouls and turnovers plagued the Blue Devils, who were unable to extend the lead. Following a foul from

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Charlotte North scored five goals on a team-high 12 shots against the Wildcats and leads the Blue Devils with 15 goals through three games. Callie Humphrey, Wildcat Lauren Gilbert converted on a free-position shot for her fifth and final goal of the day to cut the deficit in half with 3:32 to go. Despite Maddie Jenner securing her 13th draw of the day following the goal, Duke squandered an opportunity to ice the game with a Catherine Cordrey turnover. Henrique looked to have bailed out the Blue Devils with another save but a failed clear due to a Michelle Staggers

turnover that allowed Northwestern to score with a free position shot to tie the game with 1:18 left. An ensuing draw control for Brennan Dwyer set up the final decisive possession for the Wildcats. The game started off poorly for the Duke squad, with Northwestern tallying two goals in 59 seconds to jump out to an early lead. However, the Blue Devils responded with two goals from Olivia Jenner and Cordrey to even

the ledger at three apiece just over five minutes into the game. Two Gilbert goals over the next six minutes highlighted a 3-1 Wildcat run, extending the lead to 6-4—the largest lead Northwestern would hold all day. “Even out of the gate the game was really fast right away and we got down. I think our kids showed a lot of fortitude in that they had a next play mentality and we didn’t let it get us down,” Kimel said. “We fought really hard and mentally stayed in the game to put ourselves in position.” From there, Duke went on a dominating tear that ordinarily would have buried any other opponent. From the 18:23 to the 4:05 mark, the Blue Devils rallied off seven straight goals and appeared to be heading into break with a sizable lead. Over that stretch Maddie Jenner had five of Duke’s seven draw controls and a goal while North chipped in two of her five goals to give Duke a 11-6 lead. However, Northwestern had a response of its own, cutting the deficit to just two at the half as it entering the break down just 12-10. The Wildcats rode the momentum into the second half, ripping off three straight goals before Olivia Jenner stopped the bleeding with one of her five goals to even the score at 13 with just under 25 minutes left in the contest. “We took a nice lead. They fought back and then we fought back. Unfortunately, at the end we just didn’t have enough,” Kimel said. Over the next 15 minutes, the teams settled into a back-and-forth contest with neither team leading by more than two. Despite the huge runs on both sides throughout the game, the last 17 minutes saw the teams tied on four different See W. LACROSSE on Page 13

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After convincing victories in his team’s first two matchups of the season, Duke head coach Chris Pollard would finally get to see how the Blue Devils responded to some pressure. And following a long rain delay, they came through. Duke maintained a one-run lead LEHIGH 3 from the fifth inning on, including 4 an 81-minute rain delay, to complete DUKE a series sweep with a 4-3 win against Lehigh Sunday afternoon at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. A three-run fifth inning for the Blue Devils put them in front, while clutch pitching from the bullpen secured a victory. The win marks the first time that Duke has started 3-0 since 2008. “We expected our pitching to come out and perform,” Pollard said. “I felt like today we grew a lot as a group because we had to grind that one out.” Sophomore Matt Dockman and junior transfer Eli Herrick combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to lead the Blue Devils. The Mountain Hawks were able to tally eight hits compared to Duke’s five, but the visitors were limited to just 1-of-11 hitting with runners in scoring position, including the last two outs of the game. Herrick stepped onto the mound after play resumed and was able to keep his young Blue Devil teammates focused on a win after the long delay. “I thought they stayed poised,” Pollard said about his team after the rain delay. “I wondered because we’ve got a younger team in a lot of spots, a lot of inexperience out there.

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Sophomore Joey Loperfido drove in the game-winning run in the fifth inning with a go-ahead RBI single. I wondered how we were going to come out of the rain delay. Were we going to be poised, were we going to be timid, were we going to be nervous? I thought we handled it well. I thought we stayed in the moment.”

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The Blue Devils may have taken the field for warmups in parkas on a rainy, 39-degree Sunday afternoon, but their offense was anything but cold right off the bat. Duke defeated Penn State in its ACC/Big 10 Challenge finale 3-1 at Duke Softball Stadium, improving to 4-5 on the season and ensuring that the weekend PENN ST 1 tournament did not 3 pass without a Blue DUKE Devil win. Duke took the lead in the top of the third after the teams traded early runs, and the hosts remained in the driver’s seat for the rest of the contest with freshman Shelby Walters going all seven for the Blue Devils in the circle. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Duke, which was looking to get back on track in the early portion of its season before conference play begins. “We just had to fight,” head coach Marissa Young said regarding her message to the team following a grim start to the weekend, dropping three games—two to Indiana and one to Penn State. “We haven’t had the outcomes we wanted in the first couple of games, but every day is a new day and we are always one swing away.” And her Blue Devils did not take very long to get going. Third baseman Jameson Kavel led off the game with a drive to the alley in right center for two bases. A bobble from catcher Ally Kurland of Penn State (3-6) was all Kavel needed to snag third—

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Jameson Kavel led off Duke’s game against Penn State Sunday with a single and scored the first run of the afternoon. but she was not done yet. Catching the Nittany Lion defense in a lapse, she swiped home on a moment of inattention after Deja Davis bunted for a single and put the Blue Devils up 1-0. Duke put two more runners on, but left them both stranded in scoring position when a slick off-speed pitch by pitcher Bailey Parshall had shortstop Marissa Gagliano window shopping.

Penn State—the “home” team despite playing in Durham—was not to be outdone, however, getting two runners on with only one out in the bottom of the frame. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other ideas, quelling the rally with a downpour that forced the players off of the field, and the tarp onto it. More than an hour later, and dancing to “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” the teams

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FROM PAGE 1 defensive glass, so it was a great team effort.” Duke (23-2, 11-1 in the ACC) took an early double-digit lead with an 11-2 run sparked by a four-point play by freshman Cam Reddish less than five minutes into the game. Freshman point guard Tre Jones knocked down a triple to cap off the run, but Barrett and Williamson took care of the rest and kept attacking the rest of the half. N.C. State (18-8, 6-7) started four guards 6-foot-5 or shorter, giving up several inches in matchups with Barrett, Reddish and Williamson, and the Blue Devils’ size advantage showed on the glass and in the paint. Williamson and Barrett both finished at the rim over smaller defenders at will, and when they missed, they often got their own rebounds. The Wolfpack often could only stop them by fouling, which didn’t help much with Duke shooting 21-of-28 from the line. But what N.C. State lacked in size, it partially made up for in quickness—Markell Johnson was as effective as any point guard defended by Jones all season, blowing by him several times and dishing out five assists to shooters on the perimeter or big men catching lobs at the rim. “We weren’t really locked in on the defensive end tonight as a team. We knew that they wanted to run a lot, and we fell into that trap for sure,” Jones said. “We turned into trying to outscore them rather than trying to get as many stops as we usually do.” Williamson already had 19 points by halftime,

retook the field as the tarp was lifted and the Diamond Dry was spread. Young seemed unperturbed by the interruption—rain delays having a nasty tendency to quell any momentum. “We just had to come out ready to go and finish what was started,” she declared. Haley Vallejos stepped to the dish, Walters delivered, and the game was back underway after 88 minutes. Walters quickly silenced the Nittany Lion bats, stranding two runners on with two grounders to the right side. Penn State’s Parshall came out of the rain delay looking warmer than two hours prior, sending down the Duke bats with a quick top of the second. And the Nittany Lions kept their defensive energy into the bottom of the frame, lefty catcher Kurland belting a solo shot to center to knot the game at one. But the tie did not stand for long. Duke’s Davis got on with her second hit of the afternoon and promptly stole second. Freshman Caroline Jacobsen drew a walk, and after a sacrifice bunt from first baseman Rachel Abboud, the Blue Devils were set up with two runners in scoring position. Taking advantage, Kristina Foreman shot a single through a hole in the infield, bringing two runners around to score and taking the Blue Devils into the bottom half of the third holding a 3-1 lead. That frame was the end of the road for Parshall, who relinquished the reins to junior Hannah Shields after giving up three runs on six hits to the Blue Devils. Duke was a team re-energized after the

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Zion Williamson needed only 16 shots to score 32 points against the Wolfpack. but the Wolfpack scored enough to stay in the game and trailed 48-40 at the break. The Blue Devils padded their cushion with three straight dunks in the first 75 seconds of the second half, forcing N.C. State head coach Kevin Keatts to use a timeout. But once again, the Wolfpack battled back, with timely shooting from Johnson, C.J. Bryce and Torin Dorn keeping them close. The game may have even come down to the wire if not for junior captain Jack White’s effort off the bench in the middle of the second half. He started a productive stint on the floor with an athletic chase-down block on a Johnson layup, cut to the basket for a dunk soon afterwards and pulled down an offensive rebound in traffic before converting a putback to give Duke another double-digit lead with 8:26 left. “He’s been such a good player for us, and the last month, he’s been okay, but he’s been

like a shell of who he was,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He made a great defensive play and hopefully that’s a sign of him being who he was for the first almost half of the season.” The Australian forward wasn’t done yet, running the floor on a three-on-one fast break to slam home an alley-oop off an assist from Barrett. N.C. State didn’t come closer than eight points the rest of the night. “I just went out there and tried to have energy and play hard. I was trying to make things happen, and I was fortunate the ball kind of bounced my way a few times,” White said. “I was just happy it kind of paid off.” Next up, Duke will renew the most iconic rivalry in college basketball, meeting No. 8 North Carolina for the first time of the season Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

8-of-17 shooting, going perfect at the charity stripe with a 3-pointer to boot. Throughout the season, Barrett has gotten better at taking the right shots and making his time with the ball count. Barrett made his smaller defender, Jericole Hellems, pay with continuous drives to the rim and a relentless will to score. He also showed his ability to score off the pickand-roll, as evidenced by a one-handed slam with two minutes left in the game. To top it all off, Barrett led his team in rebounds with 11, making sure N.C. State had few opportunities for second-chance points. Instead of running out on the break after stops, Barrett made it a habit to secure the rebound and start the break himself. The main beneficiary of Barrett’s unselfishness was Williamson, who had a couple of wide-open dunks on breaks started by Barrett. “He had a complete game today. He dominated the game everywhere possible,” Jones said. “He was rebounding, he was scoring like always, but he was finding guys when guys were helping off of us and guys were able to make plays.” The Cameron Crazies love to see Williamson’s high flying acrobatic maneuvers, but Duke needs Barrett’s consistency and all-around solid game just as much to beat teams the way it has this season. Barrett, a frequent unsung hero, showed up for the Blue Devils in a big way against N.C. State and made his presence felt, whether people noticed or not.

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“We were just going try to muck it up,” Duke head coach John Danowski said. “We were going to try and draw a foul off a ground ball, maybe the foul would carry over into overtime, and the gameplan wasn’t to win it in those last few seconds. The plan was just fight for the ball and see what happens, and not foul them. The ball just bounced our way.” Although the Blue Devils came away with the win, Duke struggled through much of the match. All afternoon, the Blue Devils looked out of sorts against Denver’s meticulous style of play. Although Duke created opportunities off of fast-break turnovers and high-tempo offense, the Blue Devils looked sloppy against the Pioneers’ stifling defense. Multiple promising pushes from Duke came up short due to errant passes, with the Blue Devils recording 22 turnovers for the afternoon. These turnovers directly contributed to Denver’s offensive success over the first three periods, with the Pioneers (1-1) taking as much as a four-goal lead. “They were all over us,” Danowski said. “We knew what was coming but unfortunately things we were practicing we did not execute. We were disappointed at halftime. You tip your cap at your opponent, but we knew what was coming and we didn’t do a good job of handling it. Defensively, every possession was a battle. Our kids fought and played really well together.” The Blue Devils continue their home slate next Saturday against Penn.

occasions before the final two runs closed out an electrifying match between two evenly-matched teams. The Jenner sisters combined for 21 draw controls as the Blue Devils won the matchup at the face-off 26-17. However, the Wildcats outshot Duke with 88.6 percent of their 35 shots on target while the Blue Devils could only muster a 67.5 shot-on-goal percentage on 40 shots. In a game with seemingly very little defense, Northwestern did a solid job of forcing 11 of Duke’s 15 turnovers, an important differencemaker as the Wildcats only coughed up the ball eight times. “I think that Maddie and Liv did a great job on the circle. They kept on throwing all different people at them. I think they are kind of selfless: ‘I can take this kid, you can’t or I am not doing well against her, you go’,” Kimel said. “For them to help us dominate the draw and give us possession as much as they did was fantastic.” The Blue Devils will look to regroup in time for the start of ACC play. Duke returns home next Saturday to take on Virginia Tech, who are currently on a two-game skid. “We can score. I think we competed really well. A lot of kids helped us today in different ways,” Kimel said. “We have to tighten up defensively and I am interested to watch the film to see what that looked like. That’s an area we have to focus on as we head into next weekend.”

The lead was short-lived, however, as offensive spurt. And nobody is happier Lehigh took advantage of a Blue Devil about run support than the starting mistake to grab the advantage in the pitcher. As soon as she got a two-run lead, third. With two outs in the inning and Walters hit cruise control. runners on the corners, the Mountain “This is what I need,” said the freshman, Hawks scored on a passed ball and then affirming that she knew she could go the secured two more runs from an RBI distance with a simple, “Yeah.” single by Casey Rother and an RBI triple Walters may be a woman of few words, from Ryan Malloy. but her presence was felt on the field Lehigh (0-3) could not hold off the hotSunday afternoon. After the offensive hitting Blue Devils, however, as freshman burst from Duke, both teams decided to Ethan Murray drove in a pair to tie the hit the pause button. Penn State recorded game with a triple, and Duke took the lead a hit in the bottom of the third, but that after Loperfido drove the freshman in on was the most offense seen from either side the very next at-bat. for two-plus innings. “We strung together some good atIn the top of the sixth, Duke looked bats against some good arms,” Pollard to snap the scoring drought with Kyla said. “Lehigh has a good club, and that’s a Morris leading off with a double down the team that’s going to win a lot of ballgames line almost before she was introduced by over the course of this year.” the PA announcer. But it was for naught, The Mountain Hawks threatened as three straight grounders put Penn State once again in the ninth with a one-out right back on offense. double, but more clutch pitching from Walters continued to deal for the Herrick produced two straight strikeouts lighter of the two blues, adding another and a Blue Devil victory. strikeout along with two groundouts to “Herrick executed some really good send the Nittany Lions down in order. pitches,” Pollard said. “The thing for me She would finish the game, needing that was really impressive was two different only 98 pitches to record her first Blue times in the ninth, he missed really bad Devil victory. with a slider, and he came back with it on “We’ve got all the pieces in place this the next pitch and executed it.” year,” Young stressed. ”We just have to do Next up, Duke will travel to Charlotte, a better job of rebounding when we don’t where it will take on Davidson Tuesday have success and we will be fine as we night. Then, it’s back to Durham as move forward.” Northwestern will come to the DBAP And Sunday, despite their 0-3 start The NewTen York TimesinSyndication Corporation for an ACC-Big matchup a three- Sales to the weekend, Young’s Blue Devils did 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y.just 10018 game weekend series. that. For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For ForRelease ReleaseThursday, Monday, February February18, 14,2019 2019

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American cities. As with most public projects of considerable scale, the Durham-Orange Light Rail has also specifically attracted a number of NIMBY-(“Not in my back yard”)-based concerns, including a classaction lawsuit from Durham residents objecting to the route’s construction alongside their neighborhood near Farrington Road. Alongside this deeply divided debate surrounding the light rail’s net effects on Durham, it is also noteworthy to consider Duke’s general relationship to Durham as a significant stakeholder in many urban renewal projects. When the city dismantled the historic Hayti neighborhood during the 1960s and 1970s to make room for Highway 147, the University tacitly accepted the arrangement, which resulted in the destruction of hundreds of black-owned homes and businesses in Durham. Students, graduates and well-heeled affiliates of Duke have benefited financially from the revitalization of the city—often to the detriment of low-income residents being forced into other neighborhoods. In 1999, when plans for a light rail connecting Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh were being considered, University administrators balked at the project, particularly at the “change of character of the neighborhood [around Duke]” the project could potentially cause. Being transitory members of the Durham community who exist mainly inside our campus bubble, undergraduates most likely do not hold a major stake in the future of the light rail. Rather, whatever effect the light rail may have for the next 20 years will land mainly on the shoulders of Durham residents who will bear its success—or failure. In making an informed decision on whether or not to finalize the University’s involvement in the light rail, administrators should pay heed to voices in the Durham community who depend on Duke’s action (or inaction) in achieving community-centered goals. Given Duke’s relationship to such projects in the past, hopefully whatever Price’s decision ends up being is one that will benefit many outside the walls of this college campus.

notoriously car-dependent infrastructure spread across low-density communities in three major urban centers: Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Along with significant population and economic growth, the resurgence of the Triangle region over the past few decades has also resulted in greater traffic gridlock, less affordable housing, greater environmental pollution and other major social problems that plague the region at the end of the 2010s. In discussion for over twenty years, a light rail connecting all the major vertices of the Triangle seemingly represents a public-transit oriented solution to such problems, providing an affordable, efficient and environmentally sustainable method of traversing the region’s low-density urban sprawl. Nonetheless, the light rail has also received criticism from its opponents, who cite the high public costs, low ridership and potential gentrification that could result from the system’s construction. Light rail systems have emerged in the past decade as popular, and controversial, additions to public transit in urban centers all across the country—with decidedly mixed results. In Atlanta, for instance, investments in a municipal streetcar system failed to invigorate ridership, and the city, as with most metropolitan regions across the country, faces declining public transit usage as commuters continue to drive to work. Other critics have claimed that light rails naturally This was written by The Chronicle’s Editorial Board, lead to gentrification and skyrocketing rents in neighborhoods surrounding stations, leading to which is made up of student members from across the a dearth of already scarce affordable housing in University and is independent of the editorial staff.

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How long has that book been on your shelf?

o, here we are in 2019. We haphazardly make a list of goals we want to achieve: go to Wilson at least once this semester, eat Sprout occasionally, actually eat lunch with your friend who hasn’t seen you in six months because you’re consumed by caffeine, courses and the chaos of Duke. What else makes it on that list? Oh yeah, maybe I should start reading more. Surprisingly, this one resolution is the seventh most common New Year’s resolution. 17 percent of people say they want to finally crack open that novel collecting dust on their bookshelf. As Duke students, I’m sure reading is high on our list of resolutions too. Many of us were ferocious readers as children, eating up the Percy Jackson series and staying up late on school nights to read Harry Potter. Then, we got older, and by high school and college we just… stopped. We become inundated with college applications, APs and SATs, and that favorite pastime of reading become a distant memory. At Duke, the same mentality applies: we have a plethora of course work to concern ourselves with first and foremost. What used to be an exciting escape for most us is now just seen as a warm remembrance. A lot of us simply do not read anymore. Let me be more specific: None of us read for pleasure… on our own accord anymore. I make this statement to my friends a lot and most of their immediate responses are “Are you kidding me? I have readings due every week!” That is a valid rebuttal, but it is not what I essentially want to bring attention to. A lot of us read a lot throughout the week for our classes, but are we really doing that as our own choice? Of course, we could just not

the deal? What’s stopping you? As a cliché a lot of Duke students say (including myself): we are all Duke students, we are all busy, [insert excuse here]. There are all a million reasons to not do something, and those reasons are pretty easy to come by. One reason, however, that I seem hear a lot is that reading is just not a good use of our time. Here is where I want to pause, because I believe this is the meat of the issue at hand. I think a lot of us fancy the idea of reading more but fail to see the value of investing time into reading on our own. Reading is actually extremely beneficial to key areas of our lives that we utilize frequently as college students: increased memory, better concentration, improved writing skills, increased expression of creativity, the development of a more robust vocabulary, and can even be beneficial in cognitive stimulation. Personally, I hear a lot of my friends complain about disliking writing or not being great writers, but little do they know that reading more often can help make you a better writer. Even billionaire Warren Buffet endorses the value of reading whenever you can whatever you can. Buffet continually discusses the importance of reading a multitude of different books in order to improve different aspects of your life. As one of the most successful men in the world, his methods might be something to consider. Clearly, reading is an essential part of developing we are as individuals and who we are students. Reading helps us access different parts of our brain and personality that we do not always encounter on a daily basis. This increased exploration of ourselves in our powerful thing to undertake and can help to strengthen both our personal identities and

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do the readings, but our professors put the readings in the syllabus as our assignments, and they are technically required. We do our readings like the Duke students we are, but it is important to discern that type of reading from the type of reading a lot of used to adore. Those readings are primarily found in academic texts, or from required books, that are pre-selected for us. We are not actively engaging in the joy of reading a piece of text that we sought out ourselves. Our connection and attraction to the literature of our choice is half of the experience of reading a novel. Most of us just aren’t choosing to take some time to sit down with that book we’ve been hearing a lot about and just read it; we don’t enter another universe of our choosing and stay there for a while. So, I ask everyone with this mindset, what’s

sense of self. Additionally, we could all use an exercise that helps us become the best students we can. This is one of the reasons why came to such an elite university in the first place. We, as individuals, should consider putting aside 20 or 30 minutes, once a week, to just read anything we wish to read; to enter another world or learn more about something you’re super interested in. Most importantly, choose the reading yourself and immerse yourself in that environment. I know we are all busy, but we could use a little sliver of time just to our personal wellbeing and personal growth. Even if it’s just a small portion of your week, you’re working to develop a healthy habit that will help us grow as individuals and students. Cliff Haley is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs on alternate Thursdays.

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A call for community

e have just completed the annual ritual of rush. Hundreds of students spent hours on end meeting with members of fraternities, sororities, and non-Greek selective living groups (SLGs) with the hope of being accepted to a tight-knit social communities. For some, bid day was the day where their dreams came true, opening the door to the exciting years ahead of new friendships, events, and a strong support network. For others, bid day represented the disappointing end of what appeared to be blossoming relationships and the shattering of your vision for the Duke experience that lay ahead. I admire Lizzie Bond’s courage in writing about the exclusivity which has deeply permeated Duke’s social culture. I was particularly struck by her answer to what increased selectivity’ has led to: “More dejection, emotional distress and feelings of unworthiness among those hundreds of students who unsuccessfully rush these fraternities, sororities and non-Greek SLGs.” Reading this statement, along with hearing about the social stress many people I know are currently experiencing, I realized that I need to open up about the difficult struggles I faced because of rush. During the first semester of my first year, I met a lot guys from a particular fraternity, and spent many weekends having fun at their parties. As winter break came around, I knew that I wanted to rush this group, but also decided to check out as many other fraternities and SLGs as possible to ensure I found the best fit. I went to dozens of rush events, but I couldn’t help myself from thinking about that one fraternity. I really enjoyed meeting the guys, and I felt like I could be myself with them. Seeing how well I clicked with the group, a friend of mine told me “you gotta have at least a 95 percent chance of getting in.” Sitting in my room on bid night, I waited for a piece of paper saying “congratulations,” but it never came. I hadn’t really considered the possibility of not getting a bid from what I envisioned as my future home. But, there I was, dealing with an awful mix of confusion, insecurity and rejection. These feelings were exacerbated by subsequently being denied a bid to my favorite SLG. Fortunately, I made some incredible friends sophomore year, participated in an amazing living and learning community (LLC), and got more involved in the activities I loved. I found my niche at Duke and charted a path I’m really happy with. But, looking back, I wonder what it would have been like having a unified social community and the events, conveniences, and connections that come with it. My goal of sharing my experience isn’t to criticize these groups, nor the rush process. Instead, I want every first-year and upperclassman to be able to find the community they desire, irrespective of

whether they rushed or if they received a bid. Everyone should feel like they have a group for sports games, parties, and events in Durham. Nobody should be excluded from having these amazing experiences because a particular group didn’t think they were the right fit for it. In light of this, I believe we should create different kinds of community at Duke. Our campus desperately needs all-inclusive social groups, where anyone can come to meet new

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people and have an amazing time. Imagine if you never had to plan your weekends, because you knew you could participate in something fun. Getaways, parties, break trips, and beach week would become more accessible to everyone. Going to Skyzone, Frankie’s Fun Park, Eno River, or the movies would be as simple as seeing a message in a group chat and showing up. I was excited to find that this vision is already underway. Malcolm Brown, president of The Duke Student Group, “DSG,” founded the organization with the goal of making Duke a home for everyone. Every Sunday at 7 p.m., DSG hosts community dinners in Skillet that are open to every student. When I spoke with DSG Executive Communications Director Ryan Bergamini about the initiative, he said, “It’s on all of us to make our campus community. We are creating a space for anyone who wants to meet new people.” When I asked if DSG is an “actual” group, he responded with a question: “What really defines an ‘actual’ group?” He went on to say that the name attracts interested individuals, but the overall goal is simply creating a lowstress environment to make friends and for people to enjoy themselves. These projects are just the start. Whether by our student government or individual initiative, we should create opportunities for students to grab meals or explore Durham with new sets of people. We can build the type of relationships that typify selective living groups without being selective or having a living requirement. Instead, the bonds will be come from a genuine interest in meeting new people. I aspire to the day when people have as many accessible social events on the weekends as they do hours of homework. Not only would fulfilling this goal contribute to the experience of independent students, but it would facilitate new friendships and opportunities for everyone on campus. This is a call for community; let’s act upon it to make our campus a better place. Elliott Davis is a Trinity junior. His column usually runs on alternate Fridays.

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BORDERS FROM PAGE 1 Cola Foundation and vice president of global community affairs at The Coca-Cola Company from 2013 to 2016. Borders was president of the WNBA for two years. During her presidency, the WNBA saw its highest regular-season attendance in six years during the 2017 season. It also saw its mostwatched season in four years in 2018. The league also launched “Take a Seat, Take a Stand” during her presidency, a program that donates a percentage of WNBA ticket sales to nonprofit organizations that empower girls and women. During her time, the WNBA innovated new ways for fans to engage with the league. A full roster of WNBA teams and players appeared in NBA LIVE 18, a first for the WNBA. From 2008 to 2013, Borders served as president of the Grady Health Foundation. She

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led a five-year, $325 million capital campaign for Grady Health System, Georgia’s largest public hospital. Borders also serves on the advisory board for Operation HOPE, a nonprofit that aims to promote financial dignity and inclusion. Borders’ term extends to 2021 on the Board of Trustees, where she currently serves on the Next Generation Living and Learning Experience Task Force and the External Engagement Committee, according to her biography on the Trustees’ website. Duke’s previous two commencement speakers were also alumni who served on the Board of Trustees. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Fuqua ‘88, spoke in 2018 and is a member of the Board. In 2017, philanthropist David Rubenstein, Trinity ‘70, gave the commencement address, and previously chaired the Board. From 1987 to 2018, a total of nine commencement speakers have been Duke alumni. Borders will become the 10th when she delivers her address May 12.

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up to the starting line if they have difficulty finding financial support. Although it is unpredictable which candidate will emerge from this pool, Rohde and Aldrich indicated some factors and trends that will make predicting the outcome easier as the race becomes clearer over time. According to Rohde, the early part of the nomination race is typically a race within the factions of a party. Each candidate within each faction fights to become the victor, and that person then moves into the last stage and compete against the remaining candidate of another faction. Rodhe explained that of the people who have declared their candidacy or announced exploratory committees so far, Democrats like Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand are all from the same faction. “They’re mainly competing with each other for being the representative of the progressive faction in the party, or at least the female representative of the progressive faction, and then they can fight it out with Cory Booker or someone after that,” Rodhe said. Although the remaining faction representatives have traditionally split along moderate and progressive lines, Aldrich introduced the possibility of another split in the Democratic primary race, especially in light of an increasing number of minority voters in the United States. “So whether minorities are going to be appealed to by a moderate [or a progressive], that’s the reason the party is open,” Aldrich said. “Moderate is moderate, but there are now a variety of directions the more progressive vote could go and that’s what’s up for action. The progressive vote is up for being either split Special to the Chronicle or captured by different people.” Aldrich and Rohde agree that predictions Lisa Borders was president of the WNBA, then she stepped down to take over as leader of the TIME’S for the moderate faction, however, may become UP organization.

The Chronicle clearer depending on whether Biden chooses to run or not. Biden has an inherent advantage over current moderate candidates because of his already broadly known, credible status and general likability amongst Democrats. “I think he’ll sufficiently make it difficult for anybody else on the moderate side to accumulate enough delegates to really compete against whomever emerges out of the [progressive] wing,” Aldrich said. Another factor that will play a role in predicting the nomination is the time at which states hold their primary election. Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina are set at the beginning. Some of the states that follow– such as California, Massachusetts and Vermont– are the home states of potential candidates. “In the Southern states, the Democratic Party is dominated by minorities. So the candidate that can have the strongest appeal to minorities at that point has the potential for a tremendous advantage,” Rohde said. “And doubling that is that the only minority candidate among [Harris from California, Warren from Massachusetts and Sanders from Vermont] is Harris. And California is also the largest pool of votes, forget the convention.” Ultimately, a successful Democratic candidate will be one who is able to unite votes across these factions, Rodhe explained. Whether the Democratic nominee can also be the most electable candidate and beat Donald Trump, however, is also unpredictable. Trump’s likelihood of winning in 2016 was extremely low, and his likelihood of winning in 2020 may be even lower, but is still possible, Rohde said. “I think his winning re-election is less likely than his original election because of the way he produced his electoral vote victory,” Rohde said. “He’s got to win the industrial states across the western part of the East and the Midwest, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. I think it’s unlikely that he can do that again. They were very narrow victories.”