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Women’s March Grad program director steps down after comes to Raleigh warning students not to speak Chinese By Xinchen Li, Nathan Luzum, Kenrick Cai, Bre Bradham

By Nico Portuondo Contributing Reporter

RALEIGH—Hundreds of people marched to Halifax Mall as part of the Raleigh Women’s March Saturday afternoon to protest a range of issues concerning the current divisive political and social climate. The march started at 1 p.m. with protesters circling the North Carolina State Legislative Building and chanting political calls to action such as “This is what democracy looks like” and “Love, not hate, makes America great.” Protesters marched for an hour until they arrived at Halifax Mall, where they listened to speeches and musical performances put on by the event organizers, Women Mobilize NC. “This is more than about women’s rights. It’s about LGBTQ rights, Black Lives Matter, DACA. We won’t be quiet and we won’t back down,” said Supriya Caton, a student at North Carolina State University from Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Under the umbrella of intersectional feminism, the Women’s March on Raleigh protested issues such See MARCH on Page 4

Two fraternities suspended, new member activity stopped at third By Ben Leonard Managing Editor

Duke’s chapters of Delta Tau Delta and Pi Kappa Phi fraternities have been suspended, and all new member activities at Sigma Phi Epsilon have been suspended pending a hazing investigation. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, wrote to The Chronicle in an email that allegations against the fraternities have prompted an investigation. “Duke University has no tolerance for hazing,” Moneta wrote. “As soon as the university was made aware of these allegations we launched an investigation.” Duke is working with the three fraternities’ national offices and Duke University Police Department in the process of the investigation, Moneta wrote. “Hazing is a violation of university policy and state law, and we take any allegations of potential harm to students very seriously,” Moneta wrote. Delta Tau Delta president Matthew Gallardo wrote that the fraternity is aware of the allegations and that it is working on the situation with its central office. Matthew Conley, president of Duke’s Interfraternity Council, wrote in an email that The Chronicle should reach out to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “At this point in time, I don’t have any further information to contribute,” Conley wrote. The Chronicle has reached out to the presidents of the other two fraternities and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, but they did not respond to requests for comment. Saturday afternoon, Moneta added in an email that he could not comment yet about the specifics of the allegations against the fraternities.

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The director of graduate studies for a School of Medicine program has stepped down and the dean of the medical school has asked the Office of Institutional Equity to conduct a thorough review of the program in response to emails that surfaced Saturday. Screenshots of the emails sent by Megan Neely, director of graduate studies for the Master of Biostatistics program, were posted online Saturday afternoon. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, confirmed that the screenshots were accurate to The Chronicle Saturday night. The screenshots showed Neely asking students to use English after two unnamed colleagues approached her about students speaking Chinese in lounge or study Sujal Manohar | Photography Editor areas. The two colleagues were trying to identify the The director of graduate studies for the department of biostatistics, housed in Hock Plaza, stepped down.

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Similar email sent in 2018 Neely says she ‘deeply

regrets’ hurt email caused

By Kenrick Cai Investigations Editor

A director of graduate studies stepped down after sending an email Friday warning students not to speak Chinese. She also sent an email less than one year earlier telling students to speak English. In the Feb. 28, 2018 email, Megan Neely, director of graduate studies for the Master of Biostatistics program, wrote that “many faculty” had noticed international students not speaking English in the department’s break room. Although most faculty members were not named, the email—with the subject line “To Speak English or To Not Speak English”—refers to a “recent report” by Department Chair Elizabeth DeLong, which was the catalyst for Neely’s email. “Bottom line: Continuing this practice may make it harder for you and future international students to get research opportunities while in the program,” Neely wrote in the email. Mary Klotman, dean of the School of Medicine, confirmed to The Chronicle Sunday that the February email would be included in the Office of Institutional Equity review of the program that was announced after the Friday email came to light. “I don’t know details around the early 2018 email at this time, but it will be part of the review,” Klotman wrote in an email to The Chronicle. The Chronicle reached out to DeLong—who is listed on Duke’s website as having assumed the department chair position in 2007—Saturday evening about the 2018 email. DeLong did not directly address any of the questions sent to her, but shared a statement about recent developments. “I welcome the review by the Office of Institutional Equity and the opportunity to strengthen our program Special to the Chronicle and support our students,” Megan Neely remains as an associate

By Xinchen Li Local and National News Editor

Nathan Luzum Senior Editor

After stepping down from her role as director of graduate studies, Megan Neely expressed “deep regret” for hurt caused by her email that told students not to speak Chinese. Neely, who was the director of graduate studies for the Master of Biostatistics program until she stepped down Saturday, sent an email Friday to first- and secondyear masters students encouraging them not to speak Chinese. Neely also sent an email in February 2018 telling biostatistics students to speak English. The apology email—sent from Department Chair Elizabeth DeLong’s email account but signed by both DeLong and Neely—acknowledged that the Friday email “was not appropriate.” “Although it was not meant to be hurtful, it came out that way and was clearly in error,” DeLong wrote. DeLong also included a statement from Neely in the email. “I deeply regret the hurt my email has caused,” Neely wrote in the email from DeLong. “It was not my intention. Moving forward, it is my sincerest wish that every student in the Master of Biostatistics is successful in all of their endeavors.” The controversy erupted after screenshots were posted online of the Friday email in which Neely told students that two faculty members had approached her about students speaking Chinese “very loudly” in lounge and study areas. “They were disappointed that these students were not taking the opportunity to improve their English and were being so impolite as to have a conversation that not everyone on the floor could understand,” Neely wrote in the Friday email. Mary Klotman, dean of the School of Medicine, also reached out to the students Saturday afternoon and See NEELY on Page 4

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K-Ville sees new security measures

Men’s tennis falls to Tar Heels

Letter: Welcome the international students

After last year’s walk up line devolved into a drunken mob, new security measures come to K-Ville. PAGE 2

Duke’s men’s tennis team takes down Middle Tennessee State, but falls to no. 6 North Carolina. PAGE 8

Seaver Wang writes that Duke should welcome its international students rather than shame them. PAGE 11

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K-Ville sees security changes in season’s first marquee game By Ben Leonard

It is unclear if similar security measures will be employed before the game against North Carolina at Cameron Feb. 20. Bob Weiseman, In the first marquee men’s basketball game at senior associate director of athletics and Cameron Indoor Stadium since the Carolina walk- athletic facilities, game operations and up line devolved into a drunk mob, security in championships, declined to answer specific Krzyzewskiville was significantly beefed up. questions about security plans. Hassey noted Last year, ahead of the rivalry game March that security plans for the Carolina game will 3, all students were allowed into K-Ville, likely be finalized by Feb. 10. regardless of whether they were going into the “It is not good practice to publicize security game. Chaos ensued. plans,” Weiseman wrote in an email to The Students ate signs, threw beer cans, trampled Chronicle. “Athletics in working with the each other and threatened each other with line monitors provided financial and human broken-off table legs, The Chronicle reported. resources to implement the plan designed and Students pushed their way through barricades agreed upon by the Line Monitors and Larry in a drunken frenzy to try get into the game, Moneta after summer meetings.” trampled line monitors and threatened them In March 2018, students reported there was a lack with violence. of alcohol policy enforcement before the Carolina Ahead of the primetime matchup battle game. No campus authority could say at the time between Duke and who was supposed to Virginia that brought enforce alcohol policy. It sucks that students behaved ESPN’s College John Dailey, chief of GameDay to campus poorly and caused this to Duke University Police Jan. 19, only students happen, but the recent security Department, wrote in with wristbands an email at the time that for the game were has made the experience better alcohol policy is enforced allowed into K-Ville for everyone else. “administratively”—by and security was departments other than upped, according bailey bogle the police. He didn’t to co-head line SOPHOMORE respond to a clarifying monitor and senior email asking who he Steve Hassey. The entirety of K-Ville was gated was referring to. At the time, Larry Moneta, vice off, according to sophomore Bailey Bogle and president for student affairs, also declined to junior Michael Tan. Bags were also checked at comment on what Dailey meant. the points of entry, Bogle wrote in a message to “The police can only enforce obvious The Chronicle. violations of the NC law,” Dailey wrote. “The experience was a million times safer and But, it seems that the University has a clearer more pleasant,” Bogle wrote. “Frankly, students plan for enforcement now. who go to K-Ville before games but are not Weiseman told The Chronicle that third planning to attend the game don’t have a reason party security contractor Staff-1 Services Group to limit their alcohol consumption the way those enforced the policy ahead of the Virginia game, who will be standing up for four+ hours do.” assisted by DUPD and the “A-team,” which Managing Editor

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Jim Liu | Opinion Photography Editor Before big games—like the North Carolina game—Krzyzewskiville becomes a party scene as students wait to get into the game.

is led by David Pittman, senior director of student life. Line monitors are also responsible for alcohol enforcement, Moneta wrote in an email to The Chronicle. Line monitors requested A-team support in K-Ville ahead of the Carolina game last March, but were shot down, The Chronicle reported last year. Clay Adams, associate dean of students, met with then co-head line monitor Sara Constand, Trinity ‘18, in December 2017, when she requested support for alcohol enforcement from the A-team—a group of student, faculty and administration volunteers who Constand said enforce alcohol policy and monitor safety. Adams denied the request, citing a Bonfire Safety Program document that said their scope was “limited to ensuring the safe and successful execution of an approved bonfire.”

The Chronicle reported that Constand said that Adams rejected her request for A-team support in alcohol policy enforcement in K-Ville because not enough people would volunteer. When asked if this was true, Adams said in March 2018 that he didn’t remember the specifics of the conversation because it was in “mid-December (2017).” The increased security kept things under control for the Virginia game this year, both Tan and Bogle noted. Bogle wrote that before last year’s Virginia game she was shoved onto the ground unintentionally by a drunk student and had beer thrown in her hair. “It sucks that students behaved poorly and caused this to happen, but the recent security has made the experience better for everyone else,” Bogle wrote.

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At Raleigh Women’s March, politics is a family affair By Rose Wong Staff Reporter

RALEIGH—Thousands gathered for the third annual Raleigh Women’s March, drawing together women of all ages and backgrounds. Activists marched around the N.C. Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh, before convening on Halifax Mall for a line-up of speakers and performances Jan. 27. Women Mobilize NC—the ad hoc volunteer group that organized the march, which is not affiliated with the national Women’s March organization—designated this year’s theme to be “Women United for Justice.” Holding a watercolor painting of President Trump kicking down the Statue of Liberty, 68-year-old Liz Seaborn said that she created the artwork as commentary on the current administration. “Everyone has a statue that they want to take down,” Seaborn said. “I’m here for the feeling of community. It’s reassuring to

know that people feel the same way and want change.” A group of three girls wearing silver face glitter told The Chronicle they had a similar reason for participating in the march. “It’s hard to stay hopeful, so we’re marching to renew hope,” said 14-year-old Zari Emerson. Amelia Posner-Hess, who marched alongside Emerson, was also at the march to support her mother, Beth Posner, an associate professor at the UNC School of Law, who was scheduled to speak at the event. “She’s going to talk about Title IX,” Posner-Hess said. “She raised me to be a radical feminist.” Participants expressed that the march represented more than just specific issues—it was also an opportunity for women of different generations to come together. In hopes of passing down her commitment to grassroots activism, 64-year-old Mavin Stith shared that she brought her daughter and granddaughters to the march. “I’m concerned about voting rights, job wage and the cost of being educated,” Stith said.

Charles York | Special Projects Photography Editor Hundreds took to the streets in Raleigh on Saturday as part of the third annual Women’s March.

Kaylee Farmer, Stith’s 12-year-old granddaughter, said that she hoped for increased racial representation in politics. “I want to see not only a woman, but a woman of color, a woman who looks like me,” Farmer said. “Someone who I can connect with, someone who started from the bottom.” Stith added that minority visibility is not only necessary in elected offices, but also in activism events such as the Women’s March. “We need more blacks to be more vocal and come out and fight,” Stith said. “They don’t think their voice[s] will be heard because they think the system has failed them.” Among the event’s lineup of performers was the Raging Grannies, an activist organization of older-aged women who rewrite the lyrics of existing songs to advocate for social issues through their performances. With “gaggles” in cities across the United States and Canada, the Raging Grannies dress in clothing that mocks stereotypes of older women, such as lace aprons, colorful boas and flowerembellished swinger hats. Members from the Triangle sing in front of Sen. Thom Tillis’ office every Tuesday, focusing on lyrics that relate to feminism, the environment and economic justice. “Women of a certain age who speak out get attention,” said Ann Wringland, a 75-year-old “granny.” When asked about the requirements for joining the Raging Grannies, Wringland said that prospective members only need to be “willing to [be] outrageous.” Duke students were also present at the Women’s March. Senior Shannon Malloy, a resident assistant in Crowell Quad, organized an event that brought 18 of her residents to the march. “I know financial barriers limit the opportunities of many students to engage in these activities, so by planning it through [Housing and Residence Life], we were able to cover the costs of transportation and [have] three completely full vans of Duke students,” Malloy said. Malloy added that she thought the march was a great experience for Duke students. “It was so empowering and a great way for [students] to engage in topics they’re passionate about while getting to know each other better,” Malloy said. “I hope that we can continue to expand Duke’s presence at the Women’s March.”

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STEPS DOWN FROM PAGE 1 students they heard speaking Chinese to record their names in case the students ever applied for an internship or were interviewed by them, she wrote in the email. “I have asked the university’s Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) to conduct a thorough review of the Master’s of Biostatistics Program and to recommend ways in which we can improve the learning environment for students from all backgrounds,” wrote Mary Klotman, dean of the medical school, in an email to students in the program Saturday afternoon. “In addition, Dr. Neely has asked to step down as director of graduate studies for the master’s program effective immediately and will be replaced by an interim DGS to be named shortly.” The Chronicle reached out to Neely for comment about the emails Saturday afternoon, but did not receive a response in time for publication. The Chronicle emailed Klotman for comment Saturday night, but did not immediately receive a response. First-year and second-year students in the Master of Biostatistics program received an email Friday afternoon from Neely, who encouraged them to “commit to using English 100% of the time” when they are in Hock Plaza—where the department is located—or other professional settings. According to screenshots of the emails, Neely wrote that two faculty members had stopped by her office and asked to see photos of the first- and second-year biostatistics masters students so that they could identify a group of students who were “very loudly” speaking Chinese in a lounge or study area. “They were disappointed that these students were not taking the opportunity to improve their English and were being so impolite as to have a conversation that not everyone on the floor

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could understand,” she wrote, according to the screenshots that were posted online. The email from Klotman, provided to The Chronicle by Keith Lawrence, executive director of news and communications, apologized for the comments made in Neely’s email. Klotman reassured students that they were not restricted in the languages they could speak on campus. “There is absolutely no restriction or limitation on the language you use to converse and communicate with each other,” Klotman wrote in the Saturday email. “Your career opportunities and recommendations will not in any way be influenced by the language you use outside the classroom. And your privacy will always be protected.” A committee of Chinese graduate students at Duke has drafted a petition calling for the University to set up “an independent committee to conduct a full-scale investigation into the incident surrounding Neely’s emails and the actions of the unnamed faculty members.” As of Saturday evening, more than 1,000 students had signed the petition. According to Songhui Zhao, a graduate student in the biology department, the committee has sent the petition to several administrators, including President Vincent Price; Kathryn Whetten, co-chair of the University Diversity Task Force; Paul James, assistant vice president of the Office of Institutional Equity; and Don Taylor, chair of the Academic Council. In her email, Klotman also acknowledged remaining issues with cultural awareness at Duke and pledged to continue improving the situation. “We will always be committed to ensuring that you are welcomed and included in every aspect of university life,” she wrote. “Sadly, this matter demonstrates that we must continue to work on overcoming deep-seated concerns about our cultural awareness and understanding.”

WOMEN’S MARCH FROM PAGE 1 as white nationalism, racial prejudice, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of hate and bigotry that protesters believe dominate the current social and political landscape, according to the march’s website. Despite the wide range of issues the march tackled, many protesters shared a singular resistance to the current presidential administration. “This administration has broken my heart over and over and over again. I knew this presidency was going to be bad, but it has been so much worse than I ever thought it could be,” said Joshua Berkov from Raleigh. Although the protest dealt with extremely serious issues, humor played an important role in lightening the mood. A group of senior women known as the Raging Grannies sang on stage at Halifax Mall to promote peace, justice and equality. Creative signs made by protesters often attempted to make comical digs at the presidential administration and the president himself. One sign read “Two of Trump’s three wives are immigrants—proving immigrants are taking the jobs no one else wants.”

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or wanted to work on a master’s project with them. “They were disappointed that these she wrote. students were not taking the opportunity Neely did not respond to request for to improve their English and were being so comment from The Chronicle regarding impolite as to have a conversation that not her February email. everyone on the floor could understand,” “I don’t like being the language she wrote in the Friday email. police, but I have gotten these The email prompted Neely’s comments enough times in the past resignation as the program’s director of few weeks that I feel like I should share graduate studies, but Michael Schoenfeld, them with you,” Neely wrote in the vice president of public affairs and February email. government relations, confirmed She continued to explain her that she remains in her position as reasoning behind the statement. assistant professor of biostatistics and “Beyond the obvious opportunity bioinformatics. to practice and perfect your English, When asked whether the 2018 email speaking in your native language in provoked any administrative action at the the department may give faculty the time and for information about the two impression professors named that you are I don’t like being the language in Neely’s Friday not trying to email, Schoenfeld improve your police, but I have gotten these wrote that it English skills comments enough times in the would be part of and that you are the OIE review not taking this past few weeks that I feel like I and confirmed the o p p o r t u n i t y should share them with you. screenshot of the seriously,” Neely email—first posted wrote in the Facebook pages megan neely on February email. along with the more DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES “As a result, AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR recent emails—was they may be accurate. more hesitant “Duke does to hire or work with international not have any restriction or limitation students because communication is on the language that can be used such an important part of what we do outside the classroom,” Schoenfeld as biostatisticians.” wrote Sunday. “Indeed, we believe that Neely wrote in the Friday email a global university should reflect the to first-year and second-year Master languages and cultures of our students. of Biostatistics students that the And further, career opportunities and two faculty members were trying to recommendations should never be identify students’ names in case the influenced by the language students use students interviewed for an internship to converse outside the classroom.”

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Some pets also displayed similarly humorous but impactful messages, with one dog having a sign reading “Even I know that no means no.” Some Duke students were able to make the trip to Raleigh and participate in the march. An event page on Facebook called “Women’s March on Raleigh - Duke Edition” coordinated rides and poster decorating among Duke students. Junior Rachel Lau was the student who created and organized the Facebook event. She said that women’s marches and similar protests offer an opportunity for students to have their voice heard in a landscape that is dominated by media. “I believe that the march can be for everyone- all female identifying people, non-binary identifying people, and allies alike… I don’t think people should stop trying to make their voices heard, because people are listening,” Lau wrote in a message to The Chronicle. As the event came to an end, Peter Sumanaseni from Raleigh said that he was especially hopeful younger generations would take an event like this an example for future action. “This is our third women’s march where we bring our kids and I think it’s really important to teach the younger generation about social activism. They have to learn that things won’t change unless you act,” Sumanaseni said.

Charles York | Special Projects Photography Editor The march stretched from the General Assembly Building to Halifax Mall as hundreds gathered for the third march.

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assured them that speaking a foreign language was not a problem. “There is absolutely no restriction or limitation on the language you use to converse and communicate with each other,” Klotman wrote in the email. “Your career opportunities and recommendations will not in any way be influenced by the language you use outside the classroom. And your privacy will always be protected.” A committee of Duke graduate students drafted a petition calling for the creation of an independent committee to investigate Neely’s emails. More than 2,000 people signed the petition as of Sunday afternoon, according to the graduate students who drafted the petition. This committee of students, who identify as “concerned Duke students,” noted that they “do not in any way represent the views of the Chinese student body at Duke, nor the graduate student body as a whole.” First-year Chinese students in the Master of Biostatistics program have issued a joint declaration, originally in Chinese and translated by The Chronicle, in which they stated that “they do not tolerate racism in any form.” “We will contact the School of Medicine and the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, asking for a thorough investigation of the incident,” the declaration states. The students added that they hoped the University would identify the two faculty members and verify the details mentioned in Neely’s email. When The Chronicle reached out to the students, they refused to take interviews on an individual basis in order to protect their privacy. Academic Council Chair Don Taylor wrote in an email to the committee Sunday morning that the Executive Committee of the Academic Council will include the matter on its agenda for its Jan. 30 meeting. “I am sorry this happened, and students deserve and should expect to be treated respectfully at Duke,” Taylor wrote in the email. “All of our students are valuable, and should be valued by the faculty at Duke.”

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BACK AND BUZZIN’

Duke’s freshmen bounce back from sloppy start to claim another solid conference win By Mitchell Gladstone Sports Features Editor

Georgia Tech guard Jose Alvarado pumped his fists at halfcourt, looking for his bench to get to its feet. And as Coach K called timeout, the Yellow Jackets obliged. With 18 minutes to go, Georgia Tech had No. 2 Duke on the ropes and Cameron Indoor Stadium in what could be best described as a state of confusion. 53 The Blue Devils TECH 66 couldn’t possibly DUKE lose on their own floor for the second time in less than two weeks, could they? Duke answered that question with an emphatic no. The Blue Devils used an overwhelming 29-9 surge in the span of 12 minutes to overcome its worst offensive half of the season and take out the Yellow Jackets 66-53 in Durham Saturday afternoon. Freshman Tre Jones wasn’t at his sharpest in his return to action after missing nearly two weeks with a separated AC joint in his right shoulder—finishing with six points and four assists—but classmates R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson combined for 46 points to carry the offensive burden. “He said, ‘Little kids do stuff like this. If you want to be a loser be a loser,’” Williamson said when asked about the message from

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R.J. Barrett contributed yet another double-double to help propel Duke past a tough Georgia Tech zone defense. head coach Mike Krzyzewski in that critical timeout. “‘But if you’re a winner, you say you’re a winner, and you go out there and show why you’re a winner.’”

After Georgia Tech stretched its advantage to eight in the opening minutes of the second half, Williamson punched home his second dunk of the afternoon on an inbounds play

to get the offense rolling. Cam Reddish then drilled a triple from the left wing a few trips later, igniting the Cameron Crazies for the first time all afternoon. Reddish finished the day just 1-of-11 from the field, yet his lone made bucket was as critical as any in the win. “I thought we were in a trance [for the first 22 minutes,]” Krzyzewski said. “After the timeout, our guys really started playing defense and we did a couple of different things against the zone that got us quick buckets…. This is a game you lose if you’re thinking about being a winner. It’s a game that winners win.” The Yellow Jackets, however, were the ones pushing all the right defensive buttons from the start. Georgia Tech, which began the day with the 16th-best defensive efficiency per KenPom.com, threw a number of different looks at Duke, as head coach Josh Pastner utilized 2-3 and 1-3-1 zones that forced the Blue Devils to try to make offense happen from the outside. But long-range buckets didn’t come easily for a Duke offense that is now shooting a miserable 30.2 percent from 3-point land this season. The Blue Devils’ only first-half triple came from Barrett within the first two minutes before missing their next 10 tries. In total, Duke (17-2, 6-1 in the ACC) made See M. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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Tre Jones’ intensity and leadership key to Duke victory By Riley Pfaff Associate Editor

When Tre Jones hit the deck during Duke’s loss to Syracuse last week, Blue Devil fans everywhere held their collective breath. As he walked off the floor clutching his right shoulder, hopes of a historic season seemed to follow him off the court. Although this team has no shortage of talent, Jones has been labeled by many as the most important player on the floor, a tenacious defender who leads the offense with a maturity not typically seen in a true freshman. However, it was revealed last week that the injury—a shoulder separation in his shooting arm—was not as serious as initially thought, and on Thursday he was listed as “probable” for Duke’s contest against Georgia Tech. Finally, just ten days after the injury, Jones walked back onto the floor in uniform Saturday to a thunderous ovation from the Cameron Crazies. “It felt amazing,” Jones said. “I just felt all the love from them. I really feel like they’re the best fans in the world, and the fact that they’re there cheering me on from the moment I stepped out on the court meant a lot.” Jones and the rest of the Blue Devils overcame possibly their worst half of the season to rebound after halftime and dispatch the Yellow Jackets at home 66-53. In 35 minutes of play, Jones finished with six points on 3-of7 shooting from the field and dished out four assists while committing one turnover. While he didn’t have his strongest

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After missing two games and 12 days of play, Tre Jones made his return to the hardwood against Georgia Tech in Cameron. With Jones running the floor, the Blue Devils overcame a slow start to put the visiting team away. performance offensively on a day when the entire team struggled for much of the game to find the bottom of the net, Jones certainly made his presence felt on both ends of the court. Georgia Tech’s starting backcourt combined for eleven turnovers, including five each from Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe. Although he recorded just one steal, Jones played a major role in harassing the Yellow Jackets guards and fueling Duke’s stifling man-to-man defense,

particularly in the second half. “It’s a great feeling [to have Tre back]. Tre brings that defensive intensity that we need, and it showed a lot in the second half once he got back in his groove,” said fellow freshman Zion Williamson. Indeed, having Jones on the floor was critical early in the second half after Georgia Tech went on a 6-0 run to stretch its halftime lead to eight barely two minutes out of the break. Williamson got the Blue Devils going

with a dunk after coach Mike Krzyzewski called a timeout, but it was Jones who found Cam Reddish for a critical 3-pointer—one of only two Duke hit in the game—that cut away at the Yellow Jackets’ lead. Following Reddish’s three, Jones took over again off an Alvarado turnover to finish a layup at the other end of the floor. At that point, the Blue Devils were off and running See JONES on Page 9

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No. 13 Syracuse rallies to take down Duke By Glen Morgenstern Staff Writer

For two quarters, anything seemed possible for the Blue Devils. But once again, reality came crashing down in the form of Syracuse guard Kiara Lewis. The Blue Devils kept the game close for a while but fell to another ranked team in a 64-55 loss to No. 13 Syracuse Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Lewis’ 15-point third quarter was part of a larger breakout for the Orange that ultimately led to Duke’s demise. The Orange looked vulnerable from long range in its previous two games but found its shooting 64 stroke in the CUSE 55 second half of DUKE Sunday’s game. While Duke forced Syracuse into taking long range shots, the Orange thrived instead of died from beyond the arc, converting on 40 percent of their treys. “Obviously for us, it was a tough game because it did not finish the way we wanted it to finish,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “I’m very proud of the team’s effort. Being in these games, being in positions to take the games, handling adversity and all those things—it’s tough.” Duke (9-10, 1-6 in the ACC) struggled to find an antidote to Syracuse’s play style early on. The Blue Devils failed to penetrate the Orange’s 2-3 zone, making them reliant on the three-pointer; half of their shots in the opening period came from beyond the arc. The Orange played sloppy and fast and owned the glass. Despite a sizable height advantage, Duke pulled down no rebounds in the first six minutes of play and was outrebounded 16-4 in the first quarter. Syracuse (16-4, 5-2) held a five-point lead after one quarter of play. “There are just so many interesting stats that go your way, and then you always fall back to rebounding,” McCallie said. “What is really frustrating about this is to see how many balls were in our hands, and then we don’t grab or rip. That’s a big step and something to improve.” Freshman guard Miela Goodchild nailed a corner three just seconds after entering into the game and made a fast break layup. Goodchild totaled 10 points on the day. Sophomore guard

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Although Haley Gorecki contributed a 26-point, 10-rebound double-double, the Blue Devils could not hold off an explosive second-half surge from the Orange. Jayda Adams made her second consecutive start but couldn’t match her 12-point Wake Forest performance, missing all four of her field goal attempts. The Orange’s frantic pace did them in during the next frame, however, as the Blue Devils found their footing on both sides of the ball. A short jumper from Odom tied the game up at 20-20, and Duke took the lead for the first time midway through the second period on a jumper from Gorecki. Another Odom jumpshot and fast break layup later, the Blue Devils found themselves in the lead at 26-21 at the intermission. Last year’s first team all-ACC guard Tiana Mangakahia headlined the Orange lineup, but Duke’s trap zone defense successfully forced the ball out of her hands. Mangakahia attempted only three field goals in the first half and scored just four points. She also recorded no assists in

the half—out of character for the country’s most prolific passer last year. The Blue Devils’ volume shooter, redshirt junior guard Haley Gorecki, could not be stopped, scoring 14 points and pulling down six rebounds in the first half. “Haley’s play—playing 40 minutes and having to handle the basketball, drawing all the defense—continuing to do what she does is rather incredible,” McCallie said. It looked like much of the same to start the second half. Duke forced turnovers on the first three possessions and extended its lead to 10. The pendulum soon swung back the other way, though. The Orange converted four layups and connected on three triples to take an eight-point lead—and it didn’t stop there. The Blue Devils surrendered 19 points over four minutes. Syracuse had an impossibly good quarter, scoring 31 points—more than either team scored in the entire first half. The

Orange shot 12-for-18, including 5-for-9 from deep. Guard Kiara Lewis caught fire, scoring 15 points and draining four treys. On the other side of the coin, Duke had a quarter it would soon like to forget. At the end of the period, Syracuse had a 12-point lead. As much as the Blue Devils tried, they could not come back from the double-digit deficit in the final quarter. Duke did come within seven points several times but never came any closer. “We were right there,” Gorecki said. “I don’t know what we need to do. I think that’s what we’re figuring out right now, but obviously just keeping fighting is what we’re going to do because I know that’s what our team loves to do.” The Blue Devils are approaching the end of their front-loaded conference schedule. Duke will seek to reverse its fortune Thursday evening at Boston College.

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Blue Devils beat Wake Forest, secure first ACC win By Spencer Levy Associate Editor

One team was going to walk away with their first ACC victory of the season, the other would fall to 0-6. Although she said she didn’t shoot well earlier in the day, one Duke sophomore was almost perfect from behind the arc when it mattered most. Duke extended a narrow four-point halftime lead to take the in-state rivalry matchup 66-52 against Wake Forest Thursday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. In her first career start, sophomore Jayda Adams knocked down four 3-pointers and registered a career-high 12 points—four more than her previous high mark. The Irvine, Calif., native shot 4-of-5 from long

range, brought down four rebounds and had three assists in 27 minutes. “Actually, I was missing a lot during shootaround this morning,” Adams said. “I got some extra shots up and when it went in, it just felt right. After that, no hesitation.” Junior Leaonna Odom led all scorers with 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field. Odom’s 20 points was three points short of her season-high mark achieved earlier this season against Elon. The Lompoc, Calif., native registered three rebounds and assisted on two baskets to go along with a pair of steals and a block. “I didn’t think we did a very good job contesting her shots, I thought we let her get a little too deep. We wanted her to be a catch-andshoot, not get into the gut of the defense,” Wake

Forest head coach Jen Hoover said of Odom. “She’s just so long and she can elevate and get her shot off over top of you.” Adams opened up the scoring with an open corner 3-pointer and freshman Miela Goodchild, the first Blue Devil off the bench, knocked down a triple to give her team the 6-5 advantage. Goodchild finished the game with 11 points and five rebounds in 31 minutes. From then on, Duke (9-9, 1-5 in the ACC) controlled most of the rest of the contest and only relinquished the lead for less than a minute midway a few minutes before the halftime break. The low-scoring opening quarter came to a close as Duke held a 13-9 lead. “I’m really proud of the team’s defensive discipline because obviously Wake wasn’t

moving fast. They were trying to slow down,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “It takes a lot of defensive discipline to pressure the ball, keep your player in front, and keep playing off each other.” Duke started the second quarter with two consecutive turnovers, the team’s six and seventh of the game, before Odom drained back-to-back mid-range jump shots. But after Odom scored in transition and Haley Gorecki converted a 3-point play to put Duke up 2215, Wake Forest went on a 7-0 run to even the score. Duke then regained the lead after Odom stole the ball and took it all the way for a fast break layup and the Blue Devils took a 28-24 advantage into the locker room. See W. BASKETBALL on Page 9

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Blue Devils look to continue strong conference play on the road against Notre Dame By Derek Saul Blue Zone Editor

Within the first few years of Notre Dame joining the ACC, it seemed as if vaunted Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski finally met his kryptonite—the Mike Brey-led Fighting Irish captured five of their first six contests against the Blue Devils as conference rivals. Yet, less than three years after Notre Dame eliminated Duke from the ACC Tournament for the second consecutive year, Krzyzewski has proven why he, and not his former protégé in Brey, is the man to fear in the ACC. In the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, the Blue Devils took care of the Fighting Irish in all four of their matchups, with a healthy 14-point average margin of victory in the span. Brey, who served as an assistant to Krzyzewski from 1985 to 1987, hopes to reverse his squad’s recent misfortunes against No. 2 Duke when the Blue Devils travel to South Bend, Ind., to take on Notre Dame Monday night at 7 p.m. Duke’s 66-53 victory over a mediocre Georgia Tech team Saturday afternoon did not come easily—the heavily favored Blue Devils trailed 35-27 with 18 minutes remaining into the second half when an impassioned Krzyzewski called for a timeout. “He said ‘Little kids do stuff like this—if you want to be a loser, be a loser,” Duke forward Zion Williamson said. “But if you’re a winner, you say you’re a winner, and you go out there

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Zion Williamson has been one of Duke’s most effective offensive weapons all season and will be the key to breaking through the Fighting Irish defense. and show why you’re a winner.’” Following the break, the Blue Devils came out with a vengeance, and a 13-3 run gave Duke the lead for good with just over 13 minutes left in the contest. Saturday marked the Blue Devils’ lowest offensive output of the season, and their abysmal 2-for-21 performance from beyond the arc was easily their least efficient 3-point effort of the 2018-19 campaign. Although the dreadful 3-point shooting is a major concern for Krzyzewski’s bunch— Duke’s 30.1 3-point percentage is just the

326th-best mark in the mark—perhaps more worrying for the Blue Devils was their inability to get in transition Saturday. The Yellows Jackets controlled the pace, and kept the high flying Williamson and Duke off the run, and the Blue Devils finished with just 7 fastbreak points. “You can’t come up empty in transition at the basket,” Krzyzewski said. “How hard do you work to get there? We’ll show our guys— you’ve got to finish or get fouled. And we weren’t fouled. We didn’t finish.” If the struggling Fighting Irish find a way to

pull off a miraculous upset against No. 2 Duke, they will likely follow the same recipe that Georgia Tech could not follow through with: force the Blue Devils into half-court sets and make them shoot from deep. Even though Notre Dame currently owns the worst conference record in the ACC, there are signs to indicate that the Fighting Irish are better than their ledger suggests— they have the third-lowest turnover rate in college basketball and a budding star in John Mooney, who is averaging 17.4 points and 13.6 rebounds on 46.2 percent from outside in conference play. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, Duke’s Tre Jones, perhaps the most indispensable Blue Devils, returned to action Saturday, ending a 12-day absence due to a shoulder injury. The freshman point guard is unquestionably Duke’s emotional leader, and leads the team with 5.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game. “This kid is a special, special competitor,” Krzyzewski said. “I love him and it’s not anything I taught him, but thank goodness he’s with us. This kid is a special kid and his teammates know that.” With Jones back and the sensational Williamson, who is averaging 27.3 points on 68.9 shooting in his last 4 contests, in the fold for the Blue Devils, it’s hard to imagine a healthy Duke squad being upset by a subpar Notre Dame squad Monday evening, unless Brey can produce the same magic he had against the Blue Devils a few seasons ago.

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Duke takes down Middle Tennessee State, falls to Tar Heels By Ramona Naseri Staff Writer

After dominating their Friday matches, the Blue Devils faced a tough challenge in No. 6 North Carolina right around the corner. And despite an impressive doubles showing, the Tarheels’ dominance up and down the roster prevented Duke from notching an upset. The Blue Devils competed in the ITA KickOff Weekend at North Carolina’s Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, where Duke notched a 4-0 win against Middle Tennessee Friday but fell 4-1 to North Carolina Saturday. Although the Blue Devils started their weekend off strong and notched a historic doubles point against the Tar Heels, North Carolina flipped the script in the singles arena. “Our main goal was to go out and be aggressive and just kind of go after it,” Duke head coach Ramsay Smith said. “Make sure we’re not playing careful, not playing defensive, try to play on our terms as much as possible. I thought we did that our first match against Middle Tennessee state, did a really great job with that. The doubles and the start of singles were very good. And today we played our best doubles point of the year, we played a heck of a doubles point.” Friday was a great day for the Blue Devils, as they started their weekend with a sweep of the Blue Raiders. Lots of good action played out on court 2, as senior Jason Lapidus and sophomore Sean Sculley brought in the first win

of the weekend, dropping just one game. Juniors Spencer Furman and Nick Stachowiak also worked well together and the duo brought in a quick 6-3 doubles win for the Blue Devils. With doubles victories already under their belts, the Blue Devils loosened up and finished out the singles matches with ease. Furman and Lapidus both won their matches 6-3, 7-5. The rest of the singles matches went into third sets, but Duke ended the day with a comfortable win against Middle Tennessee State (2-2). Going into Saturday, the Blue Devils (3-2) knew they had a hard evening of matches ahead. Historically, North Carolina has had Duke’s number, ourscoring the Blue Devils 90-40 over the course of the rivalry. Losing the past six matches against North Carolina, none of the players had felt a victory over the Tar Heels. However, the Blue Devils didn’t let this discourage them as they went into the match fighting. The first doubles win went to North Carolina (4-0), as Mateas and senior Vincent Lin lost 6-3. However, the second match went to Duke’s Stachowiak and Furman with a 6-3 win. With wins on opposite sides, stakes were high for the final doubles duo of Lapidus and Sculley. The last time Duke took the doubles point from the Tar Heels was at the 2015 ACC tournament, and Lapidus and Sculley were ready for a change. The dynamic duo toughened it out in a long and hard battle that came down to the final

possible rally. In dramatic fashion, Lapidus and Sculley pulled out a 12-10 tiebreak victory to win the match 7-6. “It was a really exciting doubles point night,” Smith said. “Definitely one of the more memorable points I’ve been involved in. It came down to court number two, 12-10, it was a packed house, and our guys really stepped up so overall our doubles have improved a lot during the season. We lost our first two doubles points and won our last three. So definitely excited with the improvement on the doubles side.” Unfortunately, after the exciting doubles win and a weekend of some great tennis, Duke struggled in all of the singles matches

and dropped the match 4-1. In both of the unfinished matches, the Blue Devils were also trailing North Carolina as well. “Singles we got off to a pretty good start, I feel like there was a big change of momentum at the end of the first set,” Smith said. “Where we lost a lot of close first sets or we had the chances, Cat had set point in the first set and I felt like we just needed something to continue momentum and creds to UNC—I thought they played extremely well and once got had those first sets under their belt they loosened a little bit and they were the better team in singles tonight.” Duke will next head to Champaign, Ill., to play Illinois Friday.

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just eight of its 27 first-half field goal attempts. 11 fouls by Georgia Tech (11-9, 3-4) didn’t allow the hosts to find any sort of flow, either. “[Coach] just challenged us to get back to playing like ourselves,” Barrett said. “We weren’t showing any energy or enthusiasm, nothing out there. We were extremely dead, we knew we had to pick it up, have a little life, and then Alex [O’Connell] was able to come in and give us a huge spark and keep that going for us.” It was not a banner afternoon for O’Connell, as the sophomore wound up only 2-of-5 from the field and missed both of his 3-point tries. Yet he managed to give some life to a bench that only added five points—O’Connell grabbed a couple of loose balls and the Blue Devils turned all three of his misses into second-chance points. “He hasn’t played well, and he hasn’t played with the verve that he has in the past,” Krzyzewski said. “The last two days in practice, you could tell he was different. When he came in, the guys had confidence in him…. He was terrific. He was a big part of us winning.” As has been the case for much of the season, Duke’s defense helped make things happen on the other end of the floor. The Yellow Jackets scored just 24 points in the final 20 minutes, as the Blue Devils kept the pressure up on Georgia Tech guards Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe—the backcourt duo combined for 10 turnovers, as Jones made his presence felt in the later stages of the game. “When the game is taken from you, it makes you realize how much it really means to you,” Jones said. “For the last week or so I’ve just been able to sit back and appreciate the game of basketball so much more, so being able to go out there and play tonight just meant a lot.” Duke will have just one day between games as it heads north for a matchup at Notre Dame Monday evening in frigid South Bend, Ind. The Fighting Irish were walloped on their home floor Saturday afternoon, losing 82-55 to No. 3 Virginia.

At the half, Odom, Adams and Gorecki paced Duke again, playing their style of basketball to perfection in with 10, six and five points, respectively. Odom’s five the span of a 12-minute, 29-9 run that effectively put the baskets came from only six shots from the field and the game away. team shot an even 50 percent. But after draining a trio of Through it all, Jones ran the point as he had all season 3-pointers in the first quarter, Duke missed all three of its and was key in helping Duke pick apart a zone that had given second-quarter attempts. them some trouble in the first half. Adams started the second half the same way as she opened “That [run] is definitely how we wanted to come out the first—with a corner 3-pointer. Soon after in the same exact into the game. We were prepared with everything except spot in front of her bench, it was Adams again with the triple to the emotion and the energy so coming out of that timeout extend the Blue Devil’s lead to double-digits midway through our coaches challenged us to have that and get back to the third quarter. Before Wake Forest (9-10, 0-6) went on a playing like ourselves,” Jones said. “From then on we 6-0 run of their own, the Blue Devils used a 12-0 run to take a started playing with energy, locking down on defense and commanding 45-31 lead. it opened up everything. “Jayda just hustled all over the floor and really gave us Beyond the intensity and leadership he brought during some great defense,” McCallie said. “Offense as well, and that’s that run and for much of the game, Jones also showed he a very important thing, but her defensive energy and ability to was not only back, but back to his usual form. It was initially play the whole floor is very important to us.” unclear how many minutes he could be expected to play, In the fourth quarter, Gorecki knocked down a 3-pointer and Jordan Goldwire came in for several minutes to give with just over five minutes remaining in the game for her him a break in the first half. In a tighter game than many only triple of the game. She finished the game with 14 points anticipated, however, he stepped up and played nearly the and six assists. Freshman Onome Akinbode-James scored entire game without issue. five points while sophomore Jade Williams contributed four “Once the game starts, you get all the adrenaline and points and a pair of boards. everything, you tend to not think about it at all unless you get In their second game since Duke announced that hit, unless you make a movement that tweaks it a little bit,” redshirt-freshman Mikayla Boykin was out for the season Jones said. “It feels great, no pain no issues after [35] minutes with a torn ACL, the Blue Devils continued to mix up who of play so I’m extremely happy.” is running the offense. The Blue Devils have a quick turnaround before their “We have a lot of sous chefs. If Neah is the chef now, game Monday night in South Bend, Ind. against Notre Dame, because she is, we have sous chefs,” McCallie said. “There’s one but having Jones back and playing like himself is a huge cook in the kitchen and there’s lots of people that can add a lot, boost that most could not have imagined in the throes of the chopping up vegetables and all that good stuff.” Syracuse loss nearly two weeks ago. With a tough stretch of “That will be a great test for us; it will be a different tempo conference games looming in February, seeing the floor again game. There’s a lot of quick shots and up and down in that and getting back into a rhythm will be key for Jones and Duke game. I would like us to be more effective on the press break,” going forward. McCallie said. “I’d really like to see us, obviously, rebound the “The game was all of a sudden taken from me, so [sitting ball so much better…. I’d love to see us really attack pressure out] just helped me appreciate the game of basketball so much in a way of good fakes and really just take the wind out more and how much it means to me,” Jones said. “So being able The New York Times Syndication Salesball Corporation York,ofN.Y. 10018 of New any kind press.” to go out there and play again, it means a lot.” 620 Eighth Avenue,

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nstitutional racism at Duke has once again made national headlines this weekend, courtesy of a strongly-worded email sent by an administrator to her graduate students. In a mass email sent to all firstyear and second-year students enrolled in the Master of Biostatistics program, the director of graduate studies, Megan Neely, warned her students against conversing in Mandarin while on campus. In an earlier email from Neely, she expressed similar sentiments, castigating Chinese international students for speaking in Mandarin while carrying on private conversations. It seems that for Neely and certain members of the biostatistics department, the sound of Mandarin being spoken at an international research university was too much for their monolingual white ears to handle. The consequences they laid out for students who dared to violate their linguistic mandate were, unsurprisingly, draconian: refrain from speaking Mandarin in front of professors, or risk losing work and research opportunities. [Editor’s note: Mandarin is the most likely language to have been spoken by the students; Neely’s email only said the students spoke “Chinese.”] The backlash was almost immediate. Within minutes, screenshots of the most recent email appeared on the popular Facebook page, “Duke Memes for Gothicc Teens,” and went up on the more general “All Duke” page as well. As this story has developed over the weekend, its audience has grown to be an international topic of discussion. On Subtle Asian

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the issue, but the implications of the incident merit further discussion. Not only were the two emails blatantly xenophobic, but the fact that the chair of the department, the director of graduate studies and at least two faculty members actively agreed on such sentiments indicates that this is a deeply systemic issue—one that leads to concrete racial discrimination in the form of denied jobs, research positions and internships. The question arises: why the Chinese students, specifically? If they were French or German and speaking in their native languages, would the two faculty members have approached Neely and requested their names and faces? We see this contradiction play out all around us. Certain languages deemed too far outside the white mainstream—like Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic—incur more scrutiny and suspicion than others, and their speakers face more persecution. This form of racism affects more than just international Chinese students: multiple ethnic groups share solidarity in the fight for linguistic and, by extension, cultural autonomy. Of course, Duke outwardly values diversity in language, culture, and experiences. We brand ourselves as an

international research university, and with our new campus at Kunshan, this marketing has only gotten stronger. When the new class of Kunshan students arrives in Durham to study at Duke’s U.S. campus, they will quickly realize that all the talk of inclusivity hides the true mission of both campuses: cultural imperialism. Duke has a long history with this; in the mid-1880s, Duke accepted 20 Cherokee boys—all below college age—into the university with the express mission of ‘re-education’ and assimilation into American culture. To be an international student at Duke, assimilation continues to be a prerequisite for success: learn English, learn to drive, accustom oneself to fatty Western foods, learn Western social norms and etiquette. Ultimately, assimilation results in the absorption and performance of “whiteness,” a combination of which is required in most professional and academic circles worldwide. Neely claims that speaking Mandarin within earshot of potential employers will hurt students’ professional chances, and she’s right, she is speaking to this nationwide process of quashing languages and other aspects of culture outside of the white norm. For students of color at Duke who enjoy conversing in Mandarin, Korean, Arabic, Spanish, Hindi, etc. with friends and family outside an academic setting, this incident is, needless to say, tremendously disheartening. For parents and family members of students who come to campus this May to celebrate the graduation of the current senior class, be forewarned. Lest you ruin the value of your child’s Duke degree, please refrain from speaking to students in any other language but English while on campus; faculty members will be keeping note during the ceremonies and reporting them to future employers. This was written by The Chronicle’s Editorial Board, which is made up of student members from across the University and is independent of the editorial staff.

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Dear Duke, stop being racist toward white people

his week, I decided to give up my column to provide a voice for an anonymous student. Though this student would like to protect his identity, he wants to be sure you all know that he’s “just saying what everyone else is thinking!” Dear Duke, In the wake of my fraternity’s suspension, I just wanted to bring up an issue that has been weighing on me for quite some

Monday Monday NOT NOT TRUE time. Duke University, in choosing to unfairly target fraternities for simple displays of fortitude and brotherhood, once again misdirects their efforts and focuses on the wrong issues. Here is the real issue that we need to focus on: this university, as an institution, is racist towards white people. Though many people may disagree with me, I hope that reading this column will show you the error of your ways and sway you to see my (correct) point of view. First and foremost, I would like to ensure that everyone reading this column knows I am not racist. I literally can’t be racist—I’m from New York, not the South. Plus, I have two black friends; Chipotle is my favorite restaurant; I go to Cabo every spring break; and I don’t even say the n-word while listening to Mo Bamba. I have a deep appreciation for all cultures, and all I ask is for Duke to share that appreciation. My culture and its traditions—getting cornrows on cruises, not vaccinating our kids, counting the seconds after a lightning strike, and smiling without teeth when passing a stranger on the sidewalk, just to name a few—matter too. Despite Duke’s so called commitment to diversity, I struggle to see any opportunities for white students to thrive on this campus. We are lampooned on Duke Memes for Gothicc Teens and openly criticized in West Union, yet are never provided any

sort of space or resources to cope with such attacks. I’m just going to say it: white students need safe spaces on campus, too. Where’s my Mary Lou Williams Center? Why doesn’t the Center for Multicultural Affairs ever host opportunities for white students? Sure, almost every academic department’s faculty are majority white, and literally all ten former university presidents are white, but what about everyone else? I search and search for places to be myself on campus, but it is obvious that Duke simply does not care. On top of that, this school makes absolutely no effort to recruit students from Caucasian backgrounds. Each spring, I see first-years arrive on campus for Latino Student Recruitment Weekend and Black Student Alliance Invitational Weekend. Duke even just added a LGBTQIA+ component to Blue Devil Days, but they just don’t seem to care about me as a white student. I’m half Italian, three sixteenths Scottish, an eighth German, an eighth French, and one sixteenth Swedish. Why isn’t there a recruitment weekend for any of my identity groups? And why do I feel like if I asked for a White Student Recruitment Weekend, I would be called racist? Duke, your obviously racial double standards disgust me and make me ashamed to attend this university. And then there are the student groups on campus! I’m a proud annual attendee of Me Too Monologues. Each February, I love to watch my peers beautifully act out the struggles of our anonymous classmates. That being said, for the third year in a row, I submitted a monologue about how difficult it is to be white at Duke, and it was not selected for the showcase. That shocked me. I thought the whole point of the show was to highlight unique viewpoints, especially minority viewpoints. According to the Admissions Office’s Class of 2021 Profile, 53 percent of the Class of 2021 is diverse. That means the class is 47 percent white, and since 47 percent is less than 50 percent, white students are actually in the minority. Despite my minority status, there is nowhere on campus where I am celebrated or welcomed. This issue extends beyond Duke and into our nation as a

whole. A newfound focus on sensitivity means we now favor sensitivity at the expense of inclusivity. Whenever I’m in Perkins, I see people with laptop stickers that say “Black Lives Matter.” One time, I asked a stranger attempting to complete their term paper why they had that sticker and explained that I personally believe that All Lives Matter. Of course, they responded that I was “so offensive,” “out of line,” and “shouldn’t be talking on the silent floor of the library.” All of a sudden, I was made out to be the bad guy—talk about blaming the victim! I thought the whole purpose of the library is for me to learn! If I can’t even express my opinion in a friendly conversation on the 4th floor of Perkins, where am I supposed to learn about other people’s views? At one of Duke’s events focused on just such learning? Through taking an ethnic studies course? By reading a book? Even doing a quick Google search? I don’t have time for any of that because I’m trying to snag a Goldman Sachs offer without the benefits of affirmative action. This is just one example of Duke as a microcosm of America’s attack on white people. I hope my column changes the way some of you look at racism on campus. Next time you laugh at someone for wearing Vineyard Vines or listening to EDM too loudly in Perkins, think to yourself: am I making a microaggression? And to my fellow white students, please know that I feel your pain and see your struggles. If you ever want to talk, just meet me at Cafe— everything else in West Union is too spicy. Sincerely, Looking for a Safe Space Monday Monday neither condones nor shares any of the viewpoints enumerated in this column. However, Monday Monday is an advocate for free speech and a proud promoter of the free press. They are confident in their decision to sacrifice their column to a frequently overlooked voice on campus. After all, isn’t The Chronicle just Duke’s receptacle for unnecessary hot takes? If this column made you too uncomfortable, don’t worry—your regularly scheduled programming will return in two weeks.

Letter: Try welcoming international students, not shaming them

n February 28, 2018, all masters students in Duke Biostatistics received an email from their director of graduate studies, Dr. Megan Neely. In her message, Dr. Neely singled out international students and expressed disapproval on behalf of “many” Duke Biostatistics faculty regarding their practice of conversing in their native languages

Seaver Wang LETTER TO THE EDITOR while on break. Faculty, she claimed, viewed students who chose not to speak English during private interactions as unprofessional and as not taking their academic experience seriously. On January 25th, 2019, Dr. Neely sent a second email, again explicitly requesting that enrolled international students speak English “100% of the time when you are in Hock or any other professional setting.” I acknowledge that Dr. Neely may merely have been a messenger, conveying

this policy on behalf of the department’s leadership at large. However, the attitudes conveyed show clear insensitivity towards the international students to which they are addressed. I strongly suggest that the Biostatistics department, as well as other departments at Duke, first examine their own organizational culture to identify areas for potential improvement rather than dictate the behavior of students. If international students are primarily mingling together, doesn’t that suggest that they do not feel at home in their academic environment? Perhaps the department could do more to foster camaraderie between international and domestic students? Might faculty be perceived as unapproachable? Could reforms to the Biostatistics orientation process for incoming students be warranted? In addition, this unfortunate interaction between faculty and the international student body arguably stems from a larger problem of attitudes singling out international students based on their national origin. The suggestion by Dr. Neely that faculty feel threatened when confronted by conversation that they

cannot understand suggests that they are not willing to trust their international colleagues. It is also ironic for the Biostatistics faculty to suggest that they might decline to work with international students due to communication concerns when research studies have demonstrated strong biases in graduate admissions and other settings based solely on the ethnic origin of applicants’ family names. I would suggest that international students thus already confront ample bias within the academy without veiled threats of an exclusion policy from potential research opportunities. Certainly, it is true that herculean efforts by international students to master English while in America will likely be rewarded within the academic and professional world. A long historical narrative of Western military, economic, and political primacy has ensured the maintenance of such a status quo. Given these established norms within the academy internationally, it is entirely reasonable to expect that professional and research communications take place using English. However, it is ultimately the choice of international students alone how they

choose to confront this unfair reality outside of working hours. Furthermore, the challenge of integrating into American academic culture need not be an individual one, left largely to the responsibility of the student themselves. The Duke Biostatistics department, as well as departments all across Duke, ought to be reminded of their own responsibility to provide help and mentorship to those enrolled within their programs. Rather than police behavior, I urge them to find greater compassion for their students and to incorporate constructive feedback and initiatives in their efforts to maximize the competitiveness of their programs’ graduates. My proposed solution is not an easy one, and certainly asks more of overcommitted faculty than is required to compose an aggressively-worded email. However, being unable to do enough to welcome our students from abroad nevertheless represents an immeasurable improvement over making them feel actively unwelcome at Duke. Seaver Wang is a 5th year Ph.D. student in the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences.

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