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Faculty struggle with child care amid pandemic

As COVID-19 rages on, Duke students pour into gentrifying Durham

By Preetha Ramachandran University News Editor

Rebecca Torrence Contributing Reporter

At the end of March, a year after Erin O’Brien Regan first signed her lease at an apartment complex off West Campus, her landlords threatened to raise rent $80 a month. Duke gives Regan, 40 and in the Class of 2021, $900 a month for housing while she finishes her bachelor’s degree. But she had just lost her bartending job. In the midst of a pandemic, she saw the rental inflation as a money grab. She told the landlords that if they raised her rent, “they would lose Duke’s money, and good luck getting in another low-income tenant with guaranteed on-time payments like me.” They didn’t raise her rent. “If I didn’t have the security of Duke, I would be evicted by now,” she said. The Durham affordable housing market, volatile even before the coronavirus pandemic, is now on the verge of collapse. The statewide eviction moratorium expired June 20, leaving hundreds of Durhamites, newly unemployed and months behind on rent, in danger of homelessness. Then Duke denied campus housing to most juniors and seniors, and students poured into the city to take over apartments and houses hastily secured mere weeks or even days before the first day of classes. Affordable housing experts worry Duke’s decision could exacerbate Durham’s housing crisis by encouraging landlords to raise rent and evict low-income tenants as students backed by the wealthy institution and familial capital vie for last-minute living arrangements. The frenzy for off-campus housing came as a surprise to Mary Pat McMahon, vice provost and vice president for student affairs. She said the policy was designed to push juniors and seniors to remain at home if possible and take classes remotely. “I did not anticipate the extent to which people were going to read [Duke’s decision] that way,” McMahon said. “It feels that it’s more extensive than I thought.” McMahon recognized that students might have chosen to stay home if the decision had come sooner. But she said various

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Throughout the summer and as Duke reopens, one question is constantly on the mind of faculty with kids: What does child care look like during the COVID-19 pandemic? Faculty have taken a variety of approaches to managing their professional and personal obligations, but for many, working from home without child care has meant decreased productivity—and anxiety about the long-term implications of that productivity dip. Catherine Mathers, associate professor of the practice of international comparative studies, is mother to two eightyear-old twin girls. Her family decided to split child-care and homeschooling duties with a family that lived next door. “We were basically all together that weekend where everything started to get shut down and schools were shut down, and so we basically quarantined together,” Mathers said. “We had four kids in ‘school’ for six hours a day.” Mathers said she and her husband, also in academia, are lucky that their jobs allow for doing work “in [their] own time” and taking care of the kids, but she recognizes that this is far from the reality for everyone. “I’m speaking from a position and a faculty position that is, I think, very privileged in the context of the University and then of course even more privileged in the context of labor and work outside the University, outside academia,” she said. Mathers emphasized a few key areas in which the University could provide support to faculty with kids at home, one being a message of support to untenured faculty and the other being providing space and resources to do work outside the home. “Some academics, maybe they have houses with their own study and whatever, and they can close the door. We don’t have that sort of space,” she said, “I don’t have a printer. I can’t scan. And of course, getting materials to students. I can’t do that.” Assistant Professor of History James Chappel shared similar sentiments. Chappel, the father of two young kids, felt—as did Mathers—that the six-month tenure clock extension Duke put in place due to the pandemic was an important message of support to untenured faculty. “That’s like the biggest material thing I can imagine that they could do,” Chappel said. “And they did do that. To me, that showed a recognition, even though it doesn’t make our lives easier on the day to day, it’s a recognition that, ‘We know that this is going to be a black hole of work.’” Chappel said that the balance between child care and work has been challenging, citing a 14-hour parenting day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., only after which he can start working. “Am I really going to start working after that? I could and I have been, but I feel so completely drained at the end of the day,” he said. “I’m aware of the privilege, but on the day to day

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Researchers test vaccine to treat breast cancer By Sibani Ram Contributing Reporter

Breast cancer is a painful illness to endure and a painstaking one to treat, but a team of Duke researchers may have found a two-part solution that could help treat the disease. The researchers, including Herbert Kim Lyerly, the George Barth Geller distinguished professor of cancer research, and Zachary Hartman, an assistant professor of surgery, have developed a vaccine that targets HER2, a protein found on about 20% of breast cancers. The vaccine has so far produced promising results when paired with existing drug therapies. The vaccine is currently in Phase 2 of its threephase testing program. While Phase 1 tests are very limited in scope, giving a new treatment to a small group to test general safety and determine whether there is any immune response to a vaccine, Phase 2 is more extensive. “Phase 2 is when you know that the vaccine or the drug is relatively safe and you have some idea of what dose to give,” Lyerly said. “Then you give it to more people and you say: Is there any evidence that this is going to be beneficial to patients?” The team are now in Phase 2 testing of their potentially effective solution that helps stimulate an immune response to breast cancer—a vaccine that would precede the existing therapeutics to treat the illness. The problem with current HER2 therapies is that they can be quite expensive, and sometimes they have toxic side effects, according to Lyerly. So far, one patient has been vaccinated in Phase 2, according to Hartman. The vaccine will stimulate the proliferation of T cells, which play a key role in the immune response. “The vaccine will stimulate an immune response and your body will start to generate T cells, and these T cells will be killer cells. But the tumors, over the past five or 10 years, we found that the tumors actually produce an immunosuppressive environment that prevents these T cells from functioning,” Lyerly said. Because of that immunosuppressive response, the new vaccine has been paired with drugs that restrict immune suppression. “When you have the T-cells ready to fight the cancer and then you have the drug that prevents the immune suppression—they would call these immune checkpoint blockades—that combination really works unbelievably well,” Lyerly said. Previously, in Phase 1, the researchers vaccinated patients with advanced breast cancer and measured their blood to show if it contained

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antibodies against HER2-positive breast cancer. Nineteen patients were vaccinated in Phase 1, Hartman said. Since the vaccine has been demonstrated to be safe, the goal is to combine it with an existing therapy that has Food and Drug Administration approval. The vaccine also holds potential to improve therapies for cancers other than HER2-positive breast cancer. “This ability to allow the T cells to function— that combination is really enabling this new era of vaccines and immune checkpoint blockade,” Lyerly said. “And, so it would be possible that this type of therapeutic strategy would have broad applications and help women around the world that have HER2 positive cancers as well as other cancers.” Hartman noted that several other cancers have HER2 expression, including gastric cancer, and that other cancers have similar receptors. “My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and that, probably as much as anything, sort of spurred my interest in using vaccines to combat cancer,” Hartman said. “Other targets and other cancers using the same kind of approach as our vaccine may be effective.”

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iterations of Duke’s reopening plan were considered mere days before President Vincent Price’s email announcement July 26. She thinks some students never truly considered staying home because they wanted to salvage their expectations for the semester. “Students were counting on a return to normalcy in the fall,” McMahon said. “This shift is an acknowledgement that we’re not there yet.” While the rush to find off-campus housing was widespread, so was criticism for Duke’s decision. Students like junior Olivia Reneau objected in an Aug. 1 Chronicle article to the “horrendously cut and dry” nature of the email announcement, saying it “lack[ed] any kind of acknowledgement that they have caused pain and anxiety.” The pandemic’s economic downturn has made Durham renters more vulnerable to losing their homes. Unemployment in the Durham-Chapel Hill area was up from 3.7% to 10.6% in two months—before falling back to 7% in preliminary June data—and although evictions halted in midMarch, the moratorium is now up. Jesse McCoy, supervising attorney at the Duke Law Civil Justice Clinic, said Duke’s housing plan may make landlords more eager to pursue evictions. “It throws students onto a market in which the landlords know that students, for the most part, can pay,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for landlords to raise prices and recoup what they’ve lost.” McCoy said Duke’s housing decision may also raise the stakes for previously or newly evicted residents. “When there’s already a low supply of affordable housing, Durham residents can’t go out into the housing market with an eviction on their record with students in the mix,” he said. Regan, who inherited the record of an eviction from her late husband, agreed with McCoy. “Landlords want no part of you if you have an eviction,” Regan said. “You’re locked out of any apartment complexes.” It’s impossible to talk about Durham’s housing crisis without talking about race, McCoy said. According to a 2014-2018 County Health Report, only 29% of Black residents and 33% of Hispanic and Latinx residents own their homes, while a dramatically larger 64% of white residents do–– leaving the groups vulnerable to fluctuating rental prices and impending evictions. The pandemic has disproportionately affected the two communities, too. Latinx residents, who make up 13.7% of the Durham County population, account for more than half of all COVID-19 cases in the county––whereas white residents, 43% of the population, account for less than 19% of cases. Black residents have also been hit harder than their white counterparts, accounting for more than 25% of cases as 36.9% of the Durham population. McCoy said there is a “strong possibility” that

the combined consequences of Duke’s reopening plan and the coronavirus pandemic will alter Durham’s rental market in the long term. “Once the landlords get accustomed to getting rent from a Duke student, what’s the likelihood that they’ll go back to renting for less than that after this year to Durham residents?” he questioned. Regan said low-income residents aren’t able to demand better-quality housing for the same price like she and other Duke students can. “I have the leverage to say, okay, I’ll just move to another place if they jack up my rent,” she said. “Someone unemployed does not since they can’t prove income to qualify for a new lease elsewhere. You don’t need to prove income if you’re a Duke student.” She fears residents with less wealth and institutional support will fall prey to landlords “who will charge high rents to low-income families for housing that Duke students might not tolerate.” Yet others think Duke’s housing decision may not have long-term ripple effects in the Durham housing market. Wendy Jacobs, chair of the Durham Board of County Commissioners, said it’s impossible to know for sure. “It’s not like people are moving around right now,” she said. “It may not be an issue.” Still, according to a Pew Research Center survey in early June, nearly one in five Americans changed their residence due to COVID-19 or know someone who did. Jacobs met with Duke administrators and other city and county leaders last week to discuss the university’s reopening plan. She said she didn’t hear any discussion about the effects of Duke’s plan on the Durham housing market. “My biggest concern is the impact—on infection rates—that Duke students will have on the Durham community,” she said. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, said the University has been in “constant contact” with local leaders about its reopening plan. “We are all acutely aware how disruptive these changes are, regardless of when they occur,” he said. Jacobs applauded the University’s dedication to student safety, calling Duke a “national leader” in its COVID-19 response plan. She also noted that the influx of Duke students will benefit local businesses––but she hopes students will support those businesses “in a safe way.” “What every Duke student does, it really does affect the entire Durham community,” she said. McCoy criticized the federal government for its insufficient response to schools and universities seeking guidance for their reopening plans. “You’re seeing a lot of schools wing it because they don’t have direction from the government about how they should operate,” he said. While McCoy recognized the consequences of Duke’s housing decision for the city, he said that “while it doesn’t help the situation, it didn’t create the problem.” Yet he fears the combined impacts of the Durham housing crisis, a pandemic and Duke’s housing decision will reverberate far beyond the fall semester. “There are a lot of people I feel won’t make it out of this situation,” he said.

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it’s just really, really, really challenging.” Yet Chappel said that he felt that support would come if he knew how to ask. “I’ve had the feeling that Duke would help me if I could think of what I needed,” he said. “But Duke does not provide child care.”

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Jocelyn Olcott—professor of history; international comparative studies; and gender, sexuality and feminist studies— is one of three team leaders for the Bass Connections team The Value of Love: Global Perspectives on the Economy of Care. The team spent the school year working with researchers around the world to look at the See CARE on Page 3

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CARE FROM PAGE 2 potential for a “global care index,” a tool to rate countries on how they value all forms of care, from environmental care to health care. Amanda Kang, a junior and a member of the project team, identified child care as her topic of interest, and she researched it throughout the spring semester. When students were sent home because the pandemic, Kang decided to reach out to the gender, sexuality and feminist studies department to help with a podcast series they were starting related to the work of her Bass Connections team. Kang helped put together the panel for the first episode, a group consisting of Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.); Rhian Evans Allvin, CEO of the National Association for the Education of Young Children; and Bisa Batten Lewis, president of the Black Child Development Institute-Atlanta and managing partner of Ideal Early Learning. The panel spoke about the underfunding of child care and the disproportionate effect the pandemic has had on women, particularly women of color, who are the majority of the child-care labor force. Kang told The Chronicle that the biggest takeaway from the discussion was just how prevalent the issue was before, though it really took “COVID to really crack down on [the problem].” “How we reopen will be really different given that there’s just such a lack of funding, and it’s going to be really hard for providers to make the adjustments necessary to reopen,” she said. Olcott agreed with panelists on the podcast. “One of the things that I think has been interesting with COVID is… how it’s made visible to many, many more people what a problem [child care] is,” she said. “The problem isn’t that [parents] have to ‘do’ child care, the problem is people trying to do child care and do their fulltime jobs at the same time.”

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Olcott has been discussing potential solutions to the child-care problem with colleagues but has found it difficult to pin down answers. “I do keep asking colleagues, ‘What would we like to see the administration do,’ and I’m coming up empty or coming up with some range of people just sort of throwing their hands and being very frustrated,” she said. That said, a few ideas have been “floated,” Olcott said. “You could set up something like a health savings account that’ll be a childcare savings account, that would be tax deductible, that maybe employers contribute to. That would create the possibility of at least having some kind of child care, of payment for child care or subsidized child care going forward,” she said. Olcott noted that this solution does not solve the problem of the availability of child care, nor does it make things easier for parents who can’t send their kids to school, but it does provide support for parents who may need to hire help “for two weeks because [their] kid has gotten quarantined,” for example. Another possible solution, Olcott said, is an office that vets child-care providers, ensuring that these individuals are being regularly tested, wearing masks and taking appropriate health measures. These individuals would be on call to help employees with child care should the need arise. “Or just simply giving faculty who are parents either leave now or the ability to take leave later to catch up,” Olcott said. Ultimately, the future is unclear, which makes it difficult to come up with lasting solutions. “There’s not an easy solution for any of this other than just saying you’re going to give people paid leave, but you can’t do that forever,” Olcott said, “We’re looking at something that can go on for a few years. That’s a pretty hard call for administration to make. I mean, Duke is a very generous place, but even for Duke. Much less for places with fewer resources.”

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Netflix’s “The Baby-Sitters Club” (2020) Nostalgic reboots have been an uncreative blight on television and film line-ups for years now, but Netflix’s reimagining of the classic 90s book series “The Baby-Sitters Club” superbly updates the sugar-sweet source material for modern audiences. While still adorably wholesome and kind-hearted, the series tackles contemporary issues like transgender discrimination, disability and broken families with an unflinching maturity that respects the intellect and empathy of its tween protagonists. In a world where role models are either sanitized corporate products or reckless influencers, the brave, open-minded girls of “The Baby-Sitters Club” represent the kind of flawed, but loving pre-teens that the world is full of — and assures them that they’re on the right path. —Sydny Long, managing editor “Do the Right Thing” by Spike Lee (1989) Just like the boiling heat, the issues and conflicts tackled in this classic Spike Lee joint are as relevant as ever this summer. It’s a perfect time to watch it again to remind ourselves how racism and police brutality have persisted even before this film’s release in 1989, and why we need to keep fighting. Bonus: it’s still a deeply satisfying visual and auditory feat even in 2020. —Eva Hong, staff writer

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Kelly Stamps’ Youtube Channel I can’t tell you exactly why I spent an entire Saturday this July binge-watching Kelly Stamps’ YouTube videos, but considering the fact that she has gained nearly 300,000 subscribers since May, I assume I am not alone. Defying both category and expectation, Stamps’ hodgepodge of fashion, comedy and lifestyle content is just so likable — much like Stamps herself. Maybe I admire her candor and trademark “unbothered” demeanor or maybe I’m just socially deprived and feel a bond over our shared love for tiramisu. Whatever she’s doing, it’s working. —Tessa Delgo, local arts editor

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Summer Releases (2020) At the start of quarantine, I began naming my playlists after U.S. cities that corresponded with their associated genres: “Seattle” for grunge music, “New Orleans” for jazz and “Nashville” for, you guessed it, country. It was my “L.A.” playlist, though, that defined my Summer 2020. Bold and empowered hits from Ke$ha, Beyoncé, Flo Milli and Megan Thee Stallion — among many more — helped me embrace independence and femininity in this isolating year. I love each of the women on this playlist, but I wanted to highlight Megan for embodying the hot girl summer. With the “Savage” remix, “Girls In The Hood” and “WAP” all making the Billboard Top 10, Megan is taking charge of her life and career while brilliantly collaborating with other empowering black female artists. And I love it. —Skyler Graham, culture editor

“Pure Moods, Vol. 1” by Various Artists (1994) “Pure Moods” is a compilation album of New Age music highlights. It’s over-the-top, it’s mystical and, at times, it recalls healing crystals, Marianne Williamson and prancing in a field of tall grass somewhere in California. The tracklist, featuring Enya, Enigma, Kenny G, early house music and TV theme songs, provided a perfectly bizarre and heart-swelling soundtrack to my equally bizarre, yet decidedly less lush, summer in quarantine. “Forever and a Day” by Anthony Horowitz (2018) —Stephen Atkinson, culture Given that I am stuck in my childhood home and editor surrounded by my own personal memorabilia, quarantine has reminded me of all the things I used to love as a kid. One of my particular favorites has been indulging in my favorite literary genre — murder mysteries. Anthony Horowitz, a British murder mystery writer, occupied a special place in my heart, and during quarantine, I enjoyed his 2018 Ian Fleming-inspired novel, “Forever and a Day.” This beautiful take on James Bond novels is an incredible escape from the everyday and into the French Riviera in 1950. I would definitely recommend to any lovers of murder mystery and spy novels. —Kerry Rork, campus arts editor

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The Coop provides an inclusive platform for Duke women By Skyler Graham Culture Editor

This time last year, I entered my freshman dorm and met the initially intimidating group of girls living on my hall. I felt like everyone was smarter and more accomplished than me, richer than me and definitely prettier than me. I went from the familiar solitude of my house to being in a hall of smart, accomplished, rich and pretty girls. Duke girls. The issue, though, is that I never saw myself as one of the girls surrounding me. We all attend the same college — literally living in the same dorm — and I didn’t think I could measure up to them. For most women, that doesn’t stop us from trying. This July, Duke sophomores Riley Hicks and Claire Kraemer launched The Coop, an online publication created by Duke women, for Duke women. The bold orange site features a beautiful blend of satirical articles and serious conversations about equality and image, all designed to bring Duke’s women together and reject the unspoken competition between us. After examining existing publications and noticing a lack of freedom and inclusivity, the founders decided to launch their own site over the summer. “We didn’t feel like there was a place for people to publish whatever they wanted, a place where they don’t have to abide by a certain culture or censor the image they’re supposed to uphold,” Hicks said in a virtual interview. “We wanted to have an unfiltered space where people could post what they want and any version of anyone’s self is accepted.” They started reaching out to students who were already involved in publications, talking to people from past classes and posting their application on Instagram — merely in an attempt to find contributors. What they discovered, however, was a variety of perspectives and styles searching for a stage without restrictions. “Everyone had something to contribute [to the publication],” Hicks explained. “Everyone has a different voice and no one’s writing about the same thing. Everyone’s coming from different places and backgrounds, which is what we wanted. The goal for us is to create an environment where people feel like they aren’t alone in their thoughts or opinions. That someone else is writing something — maybe it’s vulnerable, maybe it’s funny

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— but something that somebody else can connect to. I think it’s especially important for women in general to have an allinclusive community to fall back on.” Community is often a source of stability, especially in a school of eager students looking to climb the ranks through a stressful (and to most, seemingly impossible) combination of courses and activities. This competitive atmosphere extends to physical appearance, and consequently, eating habits. Women at Duke are more than twice as likely to suffer from anorexia nervosa than the general population — a dangerous trend not uncommon at elite universities. To avoid feeding into the masked disorder, the indulgent recipes featured on The Coop’s “Chow” section are intentionally anti-diet. One writer, Betsy Blitch, addresses the importance of nutrition to brain health on her own blog, “Smart Girls Gotta Eat.” These recipes — simple as they may appear — normalize enjoying cookies and lasagna, encouraging readers to view dishes as an art instead of a necessary evil. “There is enormous pressure, but it’s very much under the radar. It’s just something that we’ve accepted,” Kraemer said. “There’s always been the unspoken ‘effortless perfection’ of Duke’s campus, and opening a really honest dialogue about mental health, eating disorders and this pressure is really important. Especially since we can’t be together physically, Subscribe to our daily email creating an online platform with The Chronicle’s top where we can create some sort of headlines. community is really important.” The Duke social scene is not immune to perfectionism either: Greek life and SLGs are infamously built upon exclusivity. As Coop

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writer Olwyn Bartis writes, the superficial and classist process of joining Greek organizations “establishes an unhealthily competitive and destructive environment, in which members’ mental health and personal wellbeing becomes compromised.” The expectations involved in rushing these organizations often enforce a silencing conformity and anxiety over status. The Coop is providing a platform for women that is more focused on their voice than their image. “I feel like The Coop could become something really important that you don’t have to sign up for, you don’t have to rush for, you don’t have to apply for,” Kraemer said. “You can just go on and interact with people. That’s what I see the future of Coop being: an all-inclusive community.” Their bold orange is representative of the effortlessly unapologetic nature of The Coop: from the playful and pensive photo series of their “Capture” section to articles confronting mental health stigmas, the blog’s honesty and enthusiasm provides a sense of comfort during undeniably uncomfortable times. “I think women can be more competitive just because we are very strong in general, and at Duke we have a very strong voice,” Hicks said. “We want to keep voicing our opinion and voicing that we are doing everything amazing, that we can’t let down our communities and society. We need to be doing things constantly to prove ourselves. That should not be the case, because that’s not reality.” What stands out to me, however, is not merely the presence of a female-dominated space, but how reading through a female-dominated publication helps me realize what we’re capable of when we’re unafraid to say whatever we want. Each article and photo series on The Coop not only presents vibrant individuality, but a desire to connect with and understand the world — even if it’s through “exciting” quarantine activities or a Carrie Bradshaw analysis. We are sorority girls and women in STEM and entrepreneurs and cool Coffeehouse indie chicks. We can be simultaneously all of these and so much more. We’re smart, strong, caring and radiant girls. Duke girls.

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Amid chaotic week, Duke presses on with fall camp By Jake C. Piazza Blue Zone Editor

It’s been a hectic week not just in college athletics, but college in general. Nevertheless, Duke football has continued to press on, with no signs of altering its course. On Aug. 17, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced it would be switching all of its courses to mandatory online due to 130 positive COVID-19 tests between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16. In addition, Notre Dame— which the Blue Devils are currently scheduled to play on the road Sept. 12—decided Aug. 19 to move to fully online classes for a minimum of two weeks. Aug. 17 also marked the first day of class for the fall semester at Duke, and so far, the University’s name has remained absent from television ticker headlines. Meanwhile, the school’s football team has continued with fall camp, and there is quite a bit to key in on as Duke’s date in South Bend, Ind., approaches. At the top of every player and fans’ mind is the big question of who head coach David Cutcliffe is going to choose for his week one starter at quarterback. Despite the season opener rapidly getting closer, there is still no official word from Cutcliffe on who will be under center. Cutcliffe, along with a number of his players, was clear to note that Chris Katrenick, Chase Brice and Gunnar Holmberg have all been competing at a high level since the team’s return to Durham. “I’m happy I’m not [Cutcliffe] because he has to make a tough decision at the end of the day,” redshirt junior defensive end Chris Rumph II said. “All three of those guys are incredible quarterbacks.” The Blue Devils’ backfield is equally as messy, with two of Duke’s five scholarship running backs—redshirt junior Marvin Hubbard III and sophomore Jaylen Coleman—injured. Cutcliffe acknowledged how thin the team currently is at the position and believes some non-

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Led by senior Victor Dimukeje, Duke’s defensive line should be one of the best groups in the ACC.

scholarship running backs or receivers may be called upon to handle some of the running load. On the other side of the field, Rumph has skated through his college career tremendously under the radar for the type of production he’s had. But over the past few months, he’s finally begun to receive some recognition. The Gainesville, Fla., native is a projected first round draft pick in next year’s NFL Draft, with Pro Football Focus recently ranking Rumph as the No. 7 player in all of college football. Senior defensive end Victor Dimukeje also returns after leading the team with 8.5 sacks a year ago, a number that placed fourth in the ACC and 17th nationally. He and

Rumph should be one of the scariest pass rush duos in the country this season. Duke’s secondary is playing as expected, with the unit returning its core from a year ago and reincorporating redshirt senior Mark Gilbert, a former All-ACC first team pick who’s missed the majority of the past two seasons due to a hip injury. “It’s the same Mark Gilbert that you guys knew and loved before he got hurt,” co-defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri said. “He’s been absolutely fantastic and an even more mature version because he’s had to overcome so much adversity in his life.” Rounding out the defensive end is the young linebacker group, headlined by redshirt sophomore Shaka Heyward. “He’s a guy that you’ll see as the heart and soul of what we do in the middle of our defense,” Guerrieri said. The Blue Devils are going to need some young players to step up to aid Heyward in the middle, and Guerreri and Cutcliffe both expressed excitement regarding true freshman linebacker Christian Hood. “He is a physical player and an intense player,” Cutcliffe said. “He’s got the Mike Singletary eyes.” Cutcliffe added that many answers to the remaining questions on Duke’s depth chart will begin to be revealed in the coming week, especially after the team’s recent scrimmage. In this year of uncertainty, the question marks about the Blue Devil roster seem to be par for course. “We’ll find out a lot tomorrow about our personnel,” Cutcliffe said during the Aug. 21 press conference. “First scrimmage tomorrow and we’re going to take a good look at every position. And I mentioned it the last time, a lot of competition. So to tell you anything definitive today about battles for this or battles for that would be a little bit premature. So after tomorrow, we’ll know a little bit more.”

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Column: Paolo Banchero commitment sets Blue Devils up for unique, talented 2021-22 roster Without a set commitment date or even a single recruiting expert from 247Sports’ Crystal Ball picking Duke as the favorite, Paolo Banchero’s choice to join the Blue Devils Thursday was nothing short of stunning. It seemed like Washington, Kentucky and even Tennessee were jostling at the top for the No. 3 overall prospect, but it was Mike Krzyzewski who swooped in to nab Banchero, now setting the table for a Shane Smith potential crop of 2021 recruits easily deserving of the title of best class in the country. Though he’s listed as a center according to ESPN, Banchero plays anything but a typical big man game. The 6-foot-8, 230-pounder has the size to compete down low, but is talented as an initiator anywhere on the court. With the ability to score from all three levels and great ball handling skills, Banchero is a wild card who can be a nightmare for opponents—think of a slightly less athletic Marvin Bagley III. Banchero joins fellow top-10 recruit A.J. Griffin in Krzyzewski’s 2021 recruiting class, which at first glance has the potential to rival the classes from 2017 and 2018. The Blue Devils look primed to add another centerpiece with No. 2 overall prospect Patrick Baldwin Jr. and are still heavily involved with five-star shooting guard Trevor Keels. It’s unclear whether or not any other recruits could commit to a college career in Durham, though Duke wouldn’t need much more with the versatility of Banchero, Griffin and Baldwin, if the latter does end up choosing the Blue Devils. That trio could bring a unique team makeup and scheme to Cameron, one rivaled only by the 2018-19 trio of Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish. If Baldwin joins the two commits, it won’t be hard to envision Duke as one of the national title favorites. To put it simply, the Blue Devils would be the more talented team every time they step on the court. Any Cameron Crazie should be oozing with excitement to see Krzyzewski get another chance to coach a

trio of elite wing prospects with guard skills on the same team, especially after what he learned in the 2018-19 season. The offensive weapons are a fun thing to imagine, but a team with this many mobile forwards is another opportunity for Duke to run a fluid man-to-man defensive scheme that switches all screens. The freshmen will need time to adjust to defending college players, though returners with similar frames and athleticism like Jaemyn Brakefield, Henry Coleman III and Joey Baker would provide unmatched depth at the wing position. Of course, the major question mark for 2021 is at guard. Jordan Goldwire will graduate and freshmen Jeremy Roach and D.J. Steward are certainly talented enough to go pro after one season, potentially leaving the Blue Devils short on ball handlers. After missing out on 2021 five-star guard Kennedy

Chandler to Tennessee, Duke looks to have its confidence riding on a commitment from Keels, the fourth-ranked shooting guard in the class. If the Blue Devils eventually find themselves staring at a roster situation without a point guard, it may be an opportunity for Krzyzewski to roll with a point guard by committee system. Keels and Baldwin could provide some help should they commit, while Griffin is flying under the radar as one of Duke’s most versatile recruits. While the 2020-21 season hasn’t even kicked off yet, the Blue Devils have an exciting roster to put in the back of their minds just over that horizon. The faces always change, but like always, championship level talent will be in Cameron and Krzyzewski just has to find a way to piece it all together.

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Duke’s 2021 recruiting class could rival that of Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett’s star-studded freshman group in 2018.

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Column: NCAA playing Whac-A-Mole with extra eligibility decision Fall athletes received excellent news Aug. 21, as the NCAA announced that this year would not count against their eligibility. The decision had been expected, but still comes as welcome news for the players. Furthermore, by guaranteeing that Em Adler participating in 2020 fall sports— notably, regardless of which season they actually take place this year—won’t count against eligibility, the NCAA is helping to relieve the burden of player participation. On its face, that’s great news for everyone involved. Players who wish to compete can do so without worrying about their eligibility. ACC, SEC and Big 12 schools can expect to field most of their rosters. The NCAA can legitimize this season with closer-to-full rosters, ensuring as much business-as-usual as possible. For 2021-22 freshmen, however, this decision spells more trouble, mostly in the form of roster room. See, the NCAA caps scholarships in each sport. While seniors

who take advantage of this extra eligibility won’t count against scholarship limits for next season, that still leaves many athletes who will. In addition, these rulings will still present numerous issues as athletic departments see where they can find extra scholarship money from. Duke’s main problem is if its seniors exercise their additional eligibility. Players like Mark Gilbert and Brooke Heinsohn will graduate and likely go to the pros, and freshmen will replace them on the scholarship rolls. But if a senior decides to come back for 2021, that’s playing time that would’ve gone to an underclassman that’s now taken away. The end result is that there will be more talent across the board being pushed to the FCS, Division II and JUCO levels. That movement could be blatant and have longterm significance for the sport, or it could simply throw FBS and Division I recruiting and transferring out of whack for a few years. There will also be long-term consequences caused by the increase of scholarship limits, widening the gap between Power 5 and Group

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Redshirt senior goalie Brooke Heinsohn has a tough choice to make after this season. of 5 conferences. That’s unfortunate for sports already facing questions about how they’re going to either play and move across state lines during a pandemic or try to pull off delayed seasons in the spring, the latter of which would mean the athletes playing two full seasons in a grueling calendar year. But the short-term is settled. The NCAA has

certainly solved more problems than it’s created with this decision. In many ways, however, this is just another example of it kicking the same can down the road that they’ve been kicking for six months. If the pandemic has proven anything, it’s that the NCAA has significantly less control over its problems than it would want you to believe.

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History has its eyes on you: Calling ‘the church’ to radical political protest

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he church” often and This body has historically and presently consistently stands on failed to do the radical work to “defend the wrong side of history. the cause of the poor of the people, give “the church,” in this instance, represents deliverance to the children of the needy,

and “so often the arch-supporter of the status quo.” It is for this reason that I do not believe it can truly be called The Church but rather must be seen as “the church.”

in America, “the church” is once again all too silent, falling short of its charge to be a place of radical political protest. It is failing to live into the call of true

and crush the oppressor!”(Psalms 72:4). During a space and time in which the Instead, “the church” has often been, in the United States is awakening to the urgency words of Martin Luther King, Jr., “ a weak, of abolishing white power and privilege, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound” coupled with calls for the unseating of white privilege; the institutional church must be held accountable for its role in hot take of the week its perpetuation of oppression upon Black Bodies and spirits. While this piece calls for those who “Crime is socially constructed. That’s why I steal from the identify as white and hold positions of power in “the church” to be attentive to DSG office.” their calling, it is not absolving those church denominations and leaders who —Jake Satisky, former Editor-in-Chief, on August 23, 2020 identify as or are predominantly Black. However, these Black communities have historically done most of the labor for Black rights and equity, and it is far past time the rest of “the church” offered support, allyship and action. Direct submissions to: Slavery. The Civil Rights Movement. The Chronicle welcomes submissions in the form of letters to the editor Apartheid. All of these major moments E-mail: or guest columns. Submissions must include the author’s name, signature, and movements mark a period of time chronicleletters@duke.edu department or class, and for purposes of identification, phone number and local or a social issue where large portions address. Letters should not exceed 325 words; contact the editorial department Editorial Page Department of “the church” stood on the wrong for information regarding guest columns. The Chronicle side of history by actively and passively The Chronicle will not publish anonymous or form letters or letters that are Box 90858, supporting the suppression of the rights promotional in nature. The Chronicle reserves the right to edit letters and guest Durham, NC 27708 of various Black communities. columns for length, clarity and style and the right to withhold letters based on Phone: (919) 684-2663 Slaveholders used the Bible not only the discretion of the editorial page editor. Fax: (919) 684-4696 to convert slaves to Christianity but also to justify slavery as God’s seemingly preordained will. In the 1950s and 60s as Black Americans fought for their rights to equality, “the church” vehemently Est. 1905 Inc. 1993 opposed their fight for rights, in some cases going so far as to have Black MATTHEW GRIFFIN, Editor protesters arrested for trying to integrate EVAN KOLIN, Sports Editor worship services. When it came to MARIA MORRISON, Managing Editor apartheid, “the (American) church”— CARTER FORINASH, News Editor with a few notable exceptions—did MONA TONG, Assistant News Editor little more than offer empty words of ROSE WONG, Senior Editor condemnation and condolences, while JAKE SATISKY, Digital Strategy Director continuing to function as if millions SIMRAN PRAKASH, Photography Editor were not being denied basic human MIHIR BELLAMKONDA, Opinion Editor rights. Decades later, “the church” keeps SARAH DERRIS, Recess Editor having “come to Jesus” moments where CHRISSY BECK, General Manager it offers its most profuse and deepest apologies, cites a Martin Luther King, REBECCA SCHNEID, Sports Photography Editor SHANE SMITH, Sports Managing Editor JACKSON MURAIKA, Assistant Sports Photography Editor Jr. quote and promises that next time it MASON BERGER, Video Editor AARON ZHAO, Features Photography Editor MARY HELEN WOOD, Audio Editor will do better to raise its voice against BELLA BANN, Photography Social Media Editor NADIA BEY, University News Editor injustice. Well, this is “next time”…. MARGOT ARMBRUSTER, Opinion Managing Editor LEAH BOYD, University News Editor and “the church” is still standing on the NICHOLAS CHRAPLIWY, Opinion Managing Editor PRIYA PARKASH, University News Editor wrong side of history. VICTORIA PRIESTER, Opinion Managing Editor PREETHA RAMACHANDRAN, University News Editor Over the past several months, SYDNY LONG, Recess Managing Editor WILLIAM HE, Local and National News Editor the United States has seen demands BEN WALLACE, Community Editorial Board Chair ANNA ZOLOTOR, Local and National News Editor for justice and equity for the Black RYAN WILLIAMS, Community Editorial Board Chair ASHWIN KULSHRESTHA, Health and Science News Editor community as protests have arisen SHANNON FANG, Equity and Outreach Coordinator MICHAEL LEE, Health and Science News Editor following the senseless murders of NADIA BEY, Recruitment Chair STEFANIE POUSOULIDES, Investigations Editor multiple unarmed Black bodies. 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Christianity to stand with the oppressed and the silenced. “The church” has forgotten that it is meant to “stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law,” and that “if you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.” (Galatians 6:1-3). If this continues, “the church” is once again going to find itself on the wrong side of history. Sure, individual clergy and the occasional congregation serve as allies to the Black Lives Matter movement, but by and large “the church” is once again offering nothing more than pro forma support, passively watching as the Black Lives Matter movement and others begin the reconciliation that this country is in dire need of. In order not to repeat the past, “the church” must offer more than articles on websites or messages from one of its few Black identifying pastors calling “the church” to action. Nothing short of “the church’’ actively encouraging, supporting and attending protests is an acceptable form of justice. Even these actions are only a start. They must accompany sermons, Bible studies, community meetings and the permeation of every other part of church practice and function with teachings and discussions of anti-racist work and support of Black bodies and spirits. This support cannot just come from the Black parts of “the church’’ or congregations who have Black clergy and Black parishioners. Rather, the most important place that this support to be found is in the spaces that are wholly white. Of course, this call to lean into justice work requires “the church’’ to confront, address and begin dismantling the racism and white normativity that it historically—and presently—perpetuates. Either “the church” will step up and be reminded of its call to do “what is good and what is required of us: ‘To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.’” (Micah 6:8); or several decades from now it will find itself once again backpedaling and reflecting on a lot of “shoulda, coulda, wouldas.” And should the “the church” once again prove itself too weak and ineffectual to stand on the right side of history, perhaps it will need to admit it is not the true religion and movement of Jesus Christ, nor does it truly understand the message and life of Jesus.

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Recent high school graduates are stupid and also dumb

’m sitting on the hardwood floor of an East Campus dorm room, across from a first-year who’s trembling in the fetal position. “I just want to congregate. I just want to congregate so f**king bad.” These anguished words push through gritted teeth behind a surgical mask.

decisions—that they would make poor decisions? Ooh! Ooh! Put me down for 7 dead, 21 hospitalized!” I’ve sat in on meetings between Duke faculty, lawyers and the Board of Trustees throughout the summer, keeping my finger on the pulse of the decision making process for the fall. Administrators were surprisingly candid with me, likely due to their

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“I have never been able to openly drink alcohol, do drugs, or have sex. Surely you can understand the kind of stress I am under.” I’ve spent the past few months serving as The Chronicle’s summer correspondent. It’s only by posing as the Dean of Pratt’s son that I’m able to be here talking with my latest interviewee: this graphic-t-shirt-wearing, socially progressive yet fiscally conservative, pale white male of average height and shoulders upon which all of our fates seem to precariously rest. He grabs a pillow off of his bed and begins dry-humping it. I ask myself, “How did we get here?” Horny, repressed, zit-faced, socially-inept, newlyindependent, fresh-out-of-high-school adolescents are exhibiting bad judgement. Administration is baffled. “Eighteen-year-olds acting irresponsibly? This is unheard of. Those monsters!” complains one faculty member as he stands inside a ring of other faculty members in the shadows of the loading dock behind The Loop placing bets on the COVID body count by the end of the first month of classes. His identity remains anonymous behind a face shield, double mask and several unravelled rolls of toilet paper obscuring any remaining exposed skin. “It doesn’t make any sense. Who could have possibly predicted that when we brought together thousands of freshmen—a demographic notorious for making poor

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Horny, repressed, zit-faced, sociallyinept, newly-independent, freshout-of-high-school adolescents are exhibiting bad judgement. Administration is baffled.

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aggressive binge-drinking, liberal usage of psychedelic drugs and cavalier experimentation with a smorgasbord of amphetamines while constructing the plan for this semester. Here are some key takeaways and anonymous quotes from various faculty: As licensing prices for Zoom increase, Duke is considering conducting the Spring semester of classes entirely via Nintendo DS Chat. “Wait, We’re supposed to start giving a damn about their well-being? Haven’t they seen our tuition prices?” Computer science professors have tampered with the code of SymMon, Duke’s chosen student symptomtracking app, so faculty can use it as a sort of “game” wherein they get “points” for correctly predicting hotspots and “level-up” if all 300 designated coronavirus hotel rooms become occupied. “Frankly I’ve never really cared for students. They’re so fleshy and gross.” President Price recorded a video in his office, sitting in front of his gold-plated telescope, announcing the fall plan to exile upperclassmen from campus. This made him seem more “relatable” to students than if he had recorded it in front of his platinum, diamond-encrusted telescope. “I think the best way to approach our response to this pandemic is to do the same thing we did with our response

to the Black Lives Matter movement this summer: promise that we’re going to do something, and then not do anything but vaguely disguise it as doing something.” In an effort to make admissions more equitable, Duke will allow students to submit TikTok videos as responses to the “Why Duke?” question on the Common App, in addition to accepting SAT and ACT scores optionally. “Community colleges are thriving right now. They’ve been pros at online education this whole time. I hope our students don’t realize that what they’re actually paying for here is the Duke stone background in their LinkedIn profile pictures, and not much else.” The first draft of the Duke Compact was actually Vincent Price’s drunk text to UPenn, asking them to rehire him. Minimal editing was required. Times are tough. But here’s a pretty cool silver lining: If you’re a current student, you are empirically more badass than every alumni before you because you’ve had to go through this and they haven’t. So call an alum this week. Tell them they’re a nambypamby. And tell ‘em Monday Monday sent you. Monday Monday failed to sign a lease on an apartment before they all got snatched up, so they now live in the rubble of Central Campus, amongst the rats.

‘It is, just us’: The Durham protest A

s I stood atop the grey slab of concrete in front of the Durham County Police Station, I raised my right hand in the air, stretched my finger out, and scanning the massive crowd of onlookers, I declared, “It is, Just Us!” In

The justice which so many have called for has yet to be received. And so, the sentiment of “it is just us” resonates with a people whose communities have for so long been the victims of a country which has allowed for systemic racial violence to continue.

particularly by various police departments and a criminal justice system which has failed to hold police fully accountable for their negligent and fatal actions. Moreover, the Durham protests served as a reminder that communities are not as

Christopher Newman GUEST COLUMN (FROM THE ARCHIVES, MAY

unison, each voice loudly repeated, “It is, Just Us!” The strands of “No Justice, No Peace” had run its course. It had been declared. Now, I felt a new, declarative chant must be thrown into the universe. “It is, Just Us!” As a thirty-nine-year-old Black community organizer, social activist and educator, along with being a graduate student at Duke Divinity School, I have been involved in more than my fair share of protests over the years. A native of Columbus, Ohio, I have been on the front lines of community outrage at the systemic racism which permeates within and throughout various American police departments, where anti-Black violence has historically lacked sufficient and appropriate justice. And it is because of this that so many exhausted, disconcerted, and frustrated persons, both Black and White, have erupted in a heartbreaking yet beautiful exhibition of protest.

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The sentiment of “it is just us” resonates

with a people whose communities have for so long been the victims of a country which has allowed for systemic racial violence to continue.

” The Durham protests brought together people within our community of various races, genders, ethnicities, cultures and ages. The Durham protests stood in solidarity with those around the country who have declared they can no longer bear witness to anti-Black violence,

fractured as one might assume, as standing next to a young White college student was an older Black woman, or walking beside a Black father with his three young sons was a Native American woman. The voices of the Durham protests called for peace. And their faces bore the deep scars

of pain all too familiar to some, not fully understood by others. Yet within the prism of misunderstanding came time to reconcile, to explain and to listen. Various members of the Durham community spoke, outwardly decrying anti-Black violence, while sharing their own stories of not only what it means to be Black in America, but to be White, male or female, young or old. The signs, each written with a different message, all spoke the same language. The language of peace. And it was because of these things, because of these people, because of us, that we assembled in a showing of love and grief to express that love and grief while a nation is plunged yet again into despair and confusion. And while the police presence was a constant reminder that any contrary actions could be met with force, composure was kept and thus, the police either stood by or sat in their cruisers, respectfully allowing for all of us to release our tensions, even if for a brief moment in time. No one knows where this will end, how it will end or if it will end at all. We all would like to hope it will, and soon. Yet the tragic reality is that it may not. However, as the Durham protests proved, voices united will rise to declare hope for the hopeless, and demonstrate peace for those so broken by the lack of it. I am proud to have stood in solidarity with my comrades, many of whom I have never met. And yet, I now feel as if they are all my extended family. My family of peace. My family of Durham. Christopher Newman is a Masters student in the Divinity School.

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