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Class of 2018: new kids at the block partyBSA sponsors candelight vigil for Ferguson
Unlimited free printing forfeited in name of sustainability
In honor of Michael Brown’s funeral Monday, the Black Student Alliance hosted a candlelight vigil and open session for the community to express themselves through poetry and spoken word, among other mediums.
In addition to the nighttime event, BSA encouraged people to wear black Monday in memory of Brown, promoting the idea on social media with #WearBlackForBrown. Other colleges and community organizations across the nation hosted similar events.
“It was an invitation to everyone within the Duke community,” BSA President Jamal Edwards, a junior, said of the event. “We wanted to bring together students in all spaces, because you don’t have to be black to be passionate about this issue.”
Community invited to share words of peace during time of confl ict
Grace WangHealth & Science Editor
See Vigil on Page 12
Darbi Griffi th | Th e ChronicleWilliam Bowman, of Small Town Records, performed at the Forever Duke Block Party hosted by the Duke Alumni Association Monday. (See photo essay on Page 5.)
Unlimited free printing is a thing of the past for Duke students.
Duke’s Office of Information Technology recently announced the change in an effort to reduce students’ impact on the environment. The free allotment students receive will remain unchanged—$32 per semester for black and white printing—but each sheet of paper will cost $0.04 rather than the $0.02 charged last year. This
allotment allows students to print 1,000 single-sided sheets or 2,000 double-sided sheets.
Students can request an additional $8 increase, and print jobs exceeding that cost will be charged to their FLEX accounts. Previously, there was no cap on the increases students could request—allowing unlimited printing.
“We hope the quota will help the heaviest ePrint users to think hard about their printing practices, while raising awareness of sustainable printing for the unaffected majority,” said Evan Levine, OIT’s director of academic services.
“The new quota was chosen based on its minimal impact on the average student. Most students won’t be affected by the change at all.”
These changes are based on recommen-dations from Duke Student Government and Students for Sustainable Living. Stu-dents in SSL have argued that only 20 percent of undergraduates printed over this new quota last year.
“We’re hoping that this change im-pacts how people think,” said junior David Clancy, a mem-ber of SSL who pre-sented the proposed changes to DSG last spring with senior Leah Catotti. “One thing that we hope
will change in the thinking is when someone chooses to print something
Rachel ChasonUniversity Editor
See ePrint on Page 12
UniversityExec. Committee updated on construction | Page 2
SportsNational champions throw out � rst pitch | Page 6
EditorialDuke students stand to gain much from a deeper relationship with Durham | Page 10
We hope this quota will help the heavi-
est ePrint users to think hard about their printing practices, while raising awareness of sustainable printing.
— Evan Levine
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Trustees’ Exec. Committee opens Board business for 2014-15
Emma BaccellieriNews Editor
Darbi Griffi th | Th e ChronicleTh e Chapel, pictured above, will close for a year, starting in the Spring, due to construction. Th e Trustees’ Executive Committee discussed the Chapel’s strategic plan at their meeting Friday.
At its first meeting of the academic year, the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee covered several routine procedures, including faculty and staff appointments.
The committee convened Friday afternoon with 12 of 13 members present. They approved faculty tenure appointments and degrees granted over the summer, in addition to appointing members to the DUMAC Board of Directors, University Secretary Richard Riddell said.
DUMAC is the professionally staffed investment group that manages the University’s endowment. It is governed by an 11-member board of directors, which includes President Richard Brodhead, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask, Board of Trustees Chair David Rubenstein and various alumni. Changes to DUMAC’s board require approval from Duke’s trustees.
DUMAC will announce the departing board members and their replacements after the replacements are formally approved, Riddell said.
The committee also heard updates on several University projects, including Duke Kunshan University, campus construction and NCAA reforms.
Among the discussion topics was the Chapel’s strategic plan, compiled by Chapel Dean Luke Powery.
The strategic plan details a future for the Chapel as an institution of education, community outreach and spiritual care, among other things. The plan considers the Chapel’s place in a changing Christian community—one that is increasingly global and frequently interacts with other faiths.
“The Chapel is more than just a building; it is a church without walls,” the plan reads.
The plan suggests that the Chapel increase its interdenominational work, as well as programming that unites people from different generations and backgrounds and that connects the University to the Durham community.
This Spring, the Chapel will close for a year in order to complete a restoration of the original 1932 structure. The ceiling will be rehabilitated and the roof will be replaced, and several stained glass windows and sections of woodwork will be restored.
The full Board of Trustees will meet the weekend of Sept. 19. The next executive committee meeting is Oct. 31.
The Committee’s meeting included the approval of faculty tenure appointments and summer degrees, among other topics.
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DKU holds fi rst day of class
Photo Courtesy of Duke Kunshan UniversityChancellor Liu Jingnan addresses Duke Kunshan University students and faculty at their fi rst convocation.
Duke Kunshan University held its first day of classes Monday—opening its doors to students after years of planning, construction and controversy.
For its first semester, DKU is home to three academic programs—master’s degrees in medical physics and global health, in addition to a semester-long undergraduate global learning program. Beginning in January, the university will also host a master’s of management studies.
Vicki Russell, senior lecturing fellow and director of the writing studio, is spending the semester teaching in Kunshan after years in Durham. She noted the diversity of her students—with pupils from Vietnam, India, the United States and China.
“In my 18 years teaching at Duke, I have never had as diverse a group of students as I had this morning,” Russell wrote in an email after her first class Monday. “After a week of orientation activities, we have really bonded as a uniquely multi-cultural community and are well positioned to focus on the academic intellectual work ahead.”
Both undergraduate and graduate students arrived on campus last Wednesday for the start of orientation. The undergraduate program enrolled 62 students from 22 universities across the world—including 16 from Duke and Wuhan University, DKU’s Chinese partner university.
Emma BaccellieriNews Editor
See Kunshan on Page 12
Photo Courtesy of Duke Kunshan UniversityStudents at Duke Kunshan University, pictured above, gather for their fi rst convocation.
Photo Courtesy of Duke Kunshan UniversityKun Opera’s performance introduced students and faculty to unique cultural arts and dances of the Jiangsu Province.
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Science fair project leads to HIV discoveryGautam Hathi
Health & Science Editor
A thirteen-year-old’s science project has led to a new discovery about a fungus harmful to HIV patients.
Trees around Los Angeles may host a fungus responsible for infecting HIV patients in the area, according to researchers at the Duke University Center for Microbial Pathogenesis. This discovery could lead to new recommendations for patients whose immune systems are compromised, including those with HIV. Tree samples for the study were collected as a middle school science fair project by Elan Filler, daughter of University of California, Los Angeles infectious disease specialist Scott Filler—both of whom are co-authors of the study.
“What we had found were unusual [samples] occurring in HIV/AIDS patients [in the LA area], and the question was where did they get exposed to this pathogen?” said Joseph Heitman, chair of the department of molecular genetics and microbiology.
The fungus, Cryptococcus gattii, is part of a family of fungi responsible for over 1,000,000 infections and 600,000 deaths every year, mainly among HIV patients.
Cryptococcus fungi had been found in trees in other areas, so in order to determine where the fungus was originating, Elan Filler, who was thirteen at the time, decided to sample trees in the L.A. area for her project. She gave those samples, along with data on the types and locations of the trees she had sampled, to
her father, who sent them to Duke for further analysis.
“The two of them would go out, drive around, find trees, either swab the trees or the soil around the trees and then send the samples off to us,” said Blake Billmyre, a fourth-year graduate student and a co-author of the study.
Duke researchers used genome
sequencing to determine that a few of the fungus samples collected by Filler were almost identical to fungi collected from infected patients in the Los Angeles area. Billmyre, who worked on the genome sequencing, said that in some cases, only a few dozen base pairs differed between the fungi in local trees and the fungi found in infected patients, out of the millions of base pairs that make up the fungus’ DNA.
“They are not identical,” Heitman said, “but they are incredibly closely related.”
While the study does not provide conclusive proof that the same fungi in LA patients are also present in certain LA trees, the evidence is fairly convincing. In addition to the genome sequencing data, researchers
also found that mice developed similar infections when exposed to fungi from trees and from patients, Blake Billmyre said.
New recommendations for HIV patients could be developed as a result of this study urging them to be careful in certain areas where trees containing Cryptococcus fungi are present, said Deborah Springer, a post-doctoral researcher in
Heitman’s lab and lead author on the study.“Somebody with HIV/AIDS needs to be aware
that when they travel to certain regions they may be predisposed to infection,” Springer said.
This fungus does not normally pose a threat to people with healthy immune systems, she said. Although there has been an outbreak of a closely related fungus in the Pacific Northwest that has affected healthy people, Cryptococcal infections generally only occur in people with immune systems that are not properly functioning.
“Microorganisims occur all over the environment,” Springer said. “Your immune system is very capable of dealing with these potentially infectious organisms.”
The study has also given a boost to Elan Filler as
a researcher. Heitman said that she has taken part in several science fairs using her research data from this project, including fairs in different parts of the country.
“She’s winning all of her science fairs,” Billmyre said.Blake Billmyre
Deborah Springer
Special to Th e ChronicleDuke professor Joseph Heitman, pictured above, helped to confi rm the source of a certain fungus responsible for infecting HIV patients.
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Darbi Griffi th | Th e ChronicleTh e Duke Alumni Association kicked off the school year by hosting its annual Forever Duke Block Party.
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Xirui Liu | Chronicle File PhotoRedshirt junior goalkeeper Lauren Blazing headlines the trio of Blue Devils selected to the preseason All-ACC squad.
If you take a tour of Duke, the penul-timate stop comes alongside Towerview Drive, in plain view of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Here, the tour guides love to—or perhaps have to—point out the fact
that Duke women’s golf has brought home more national championship titles than men’s basket-ball. As reigning champions, the golf team now holds six
national titles next to just four cut nets—and yet I can’t recall anyone ever getting covered in blue paint just to stand along the fifth hole fairway.
The United States has made a clear delineation between exciting sports—most often those ending in ‘ball’—and every other sport; the line is usually drawn by the amount of media coverage each sport earns. Sports such as golf and tennis have specific channels that must be bought, while the NBA Finals aired on ABC.
The majority of sports fans passionate-ly follow these so-called “exciting” sports during the season and bemoan the off-season, counting down the seconds un-til opening day. But opening your eyes to the wide horizon of the entire sports
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Monday brought some good news for the Blue Devils, as three players were named to the 2014 preseason All-ACC Field Hockey Team. The trio was tied with North Carolina for the most players selected to the squad in the conference.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Lauren Blazing joined juniors Aileen Johnson and Amanda Kim on the team.
Blazing is recovering from a slight knee injury scare but should start against Michigan State in the season opener, head coach Pam Bustin said.
The Durham native is coming off a breakout season in which she garnered third-team All-American honors as well as an All-ACC selection. Johnson, a midfielder, also joined Blazing on the all-conference team last season. Kim’s selection as a defender is the first of her career.
Duke was also selected to finish sec-ond in the ACC. The vote was taken by the conference’s head coaches, who chose the Tar Heels as the favorite to win the ACC this season.
Duke finished close in the poll as it pulled in 30 points to the Tar Heels 31. Syracuse was on the Blue Devils’ heels with 29 points. Boston College and Wake Forest tied for fourth, with Virginia and Louisville rounding out the bunch at sixth and seventh.
The Blue Devils finished with a 17-7 record in the 2013-14 season and caught fire at the end of the season, making it all the way to the NCAA title game.
They lost 0-2 to Connecticut in the championship, but still managed to pull off the upset of the tournament, as they took down No. 1-ranked Maryland in a 3-2 thriller in the semifinals.
Duke will travel to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Spartans Friday, Aug. 29 to kick off the 2014-15 cam-paign.
Brianna Siracuse | The ChronicleThe Durham Bulls honored Duke’s two national championship teams from the 2013-14 campaign Monday as Celine Boutier and Will Haus threw out the first pitch in front of an excited Durham crowd.
National champions throw out first pitch at DBAP
Delaney King
Staff Reports
Three Blue Devils selected to preseason All-ACC team
Monday was a day of firsts for Duke students. First day of school, first day of college for some, and for two national champions, it was their first time taking the mound.
Celine Boutier of women’s golf and Will Haus of men’s lacrosse were both invited to toss out the first pitch at the Durham Bulls game against the Gwinnett Braves Monday night. Both the men’s la-crosse and women’s golf teams were on hand to cheer on their teammates at the game. But they weren’t the only ones, as the duo threw the pitch in front of a packed Bulls crowd, something the pair relished.
“It feels great,” Boutier said. “Because it’s not just about Duke, it’s Durham.”
Women’s golf became the first na-tional championship team of the 2013-14 season for Duke, as Boutier led the charge on the final 18 holes to come back and defeat Southern California and nearly take the individual title her-self May 23. Just three days later, the men’s lacrosse program claimed its third national title in four years when it de-feated Notre Dame 11-9. Haus only took one shot in the game, and it found its way to the back of the net following a run the length of the field.
Boutier spent her summer playing the U.S. Women’s Open, led France to a victory in the European Ladies Amateur Team Championship and competed in the European Ladies Amateur Champi-onship and U.S. Women’s Amateur.
With both players fielding a busy sum-mer schedule, the Bulls made sure to
reach out to them ahead of time about the pitch in order to allow them to settle in and be prepared to take the mound in front of the home crowd.
When it comes to prior experience with—or even exposure to—America’s pastime, neither player is exactly a base-ball guru.
“I played T-Ball,” Haus said.Although that garnered laughs from
his friends and teammates on hand, he was still the more experienced of the two makeshift pitchers when it came to playing on the diamond.
Boutier, who hails from Montrouge,
See First Pitch on Page 8
Brianna Siracuse | The ChronicleDuke could not find the back of the net in either of its weekend contests, falling 0-1 to Ohio State Friday and 0-2 to Stanford Sunday.
Sunday Shutout
Nick MartinSports Editor
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Xirui Liu | Chronicle File PhotoRedshirt junior goalkeeper Lauren Blazing headlines the trio of Blue Devils selected to the preseason All-ACC squad.
If you take a tour of Duke, the penul-timate stop comes alongside Towerview Drive, in plain view of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Here, the tour guides love to—or perhaps have to—point out the fact
that Duke women’s golf has brought home more national championship titles than men’s basket-ball. As reigning champions, the golf team now holds six
national titles next to just four cut nets—and yet I can’t recall anyone ever getting covered in blue paint just to stand along the fifth hole fairway.
The United States has made a clear delineation between exciting sports—most often those ending in ‘ball’—and every other sport; the line is usually drawn by the amount of media coverage each sport earns. Sports such as golf and tennis have specific channels that must be bought, while the NBA Finals aired on ABC.
The majority of sports fans passionate-ly follow these so-called “exciting” sports during the season and bemoan the off-season, counting down the seconds un-til opening day. But opening your eyes to the wide horizon of the entire sports
See Support on Page 9
Share your support
Monday brought some good news for the Blue Devils, as three players were named to the 2014 preseason All-ACC Field Hockey Team. The trio was tied with North Carolina for the most players selected to the squad in the conference.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Lauren Blazing joined juniors Aileen Johnson and Amanda Kim on the team.
Blazing is recovering from a slight knee injury scare but should start against Michigan State in the season opener, head coach Pam Bustin said.
The Durham native is coming off a breakout season in which she garnered third-team All-American honors as well as an All-ACC selection. Johnson, a midfielder, also joined Blazing on the all-conference team last season. Kim’s selection as a defender is the first of her career.
Duke was also selected to finish sec-ond in the ACC. The vote was taken by the conference’s head coaches, who chose the Tar Heels as the favorite to win the ACC this season.
Duke finished close in the poll as it pulled in 30 points to the Tar Heels 31. Syracuse was on the Blue Devils’ heels with 29 points. Boston College and Wake Forest tied for fourth, with Virginia and Louisville rounding out the bunch at sixth and seventh.
The Blue Devils finished with a 17-7 record in the 2013-14 season and caught fire at the end of the season, making it all the way to the NCAA title game.
They lost 0-2 to Connecticut in the championship, but still managed to pull off the upset of the tournament, as they took down No. 1-ranked Maryland in a 3-2 thriller in the semifinals.
Duke will travel to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Spartans Friday, Aug. 29 to kick off the 2014-15 cam-paign.
Brianna Siracuse | The ChronicleThe Durham Bulls honored Duke’s two national championship teams from the 2013-14 campaign Monday as Celine Boutier and Will Haus threw out the first pitch in front of an excited Durham crowd.
National champions throw out first pitch at DBAP
Delaney King
Staff Reports
Three Blue Devils selected to preseason All-ACC team
Monday was a day of firsts for Duke students. First day of school, first day of college for some, and for two national champions, it was their first time taking the mound.
Celine Boutier of women’s golf and Will Haus of men’s lacrosse were both invited to toss out the first pitch at the Durham Bulls game against the Gwinnett Braves Monday night. Both the men’s la-crosse and women’s golf teams were on hand to cheer on their teammates at the game. But they weren’t the only ones, as the duo threw the pitch in front of a packed Bulls crowd, something the pair relished.
“It feels great,” Boutier said. “Because it’s not just about Duke, it’s Durham.”
Women’s golf became the first na-tional championship team of the 2013-14 season for Duke, as Boutier led the charge on the final 18 holes to come back and defeat Southern California and nearly take the individual title her-self May 23. Just three days later, the men’s lacrosse program claimed its third national title in four years when it de-feated Notre Dame 11-9. Haus only took one shot in the game, and it found its way to the back of the net following a run the length of the field.
Boutier spent her summer playing the U.S. Women’s Open, led France to a victory in the European Ladies Amateur Team Championship and competed in the European Ladies Amateur Champi-onship and U.S. Women’s Amateur.
With both players fielding a busy sum-mer schedule, the Bulls made sure to
reach out to them ahead of time about the pitch in order to allow them to settle in and be prepared to take the mound in front of the home crowd.
When it comes to prior experience with—or even exposure to—America’s pastime, neither player is exactly a base-ball guru.
“I played T-Ball,” Haus said.Although that garnered laughs from
his friends and teammates on hand, he was still the more experienced of the two makeshift pitchers when it came to playing on the diamond.
Boutier, who hails from Montrouge,
See First Pitch on Page 8
Brianna Siracuse | The ChronicleDuke could not find the back of the net in either of its weekend contests, falling 0-1 to Ohio State Friday and 0-2 to Stanford Sunday.
Sunday Shutout
Nick MartinSports Editor
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world can help move the offseason along, especially in the 21st century, when a variety of sporting events is available at any minute from any device. Enjoying sports isn’t about enjoying speed or strength—it’s about appreciating the excitement inherent in any ath-letic event, whether it’s played on a field, court, track, or green.
Our society’s preference for some sports over oth-ers is due largely in part to skewed coverage since the media first began carrying sports. A media negotiation breakthrough in the 1950’s allowed individual teams to pay for airtime, paving the way for today’s teams—such as the Los Angeles Lakers—to pay as much as $4 billion on contracts guaranteeing continued coverage. And although most individuals representing professional football or basketball probably don’t need to buy com-panies’ attention, with the apparent disparity between sports, other professional athletes, might want—or even need—to do so.
Speaking from experience, most people—cue Ann Coulter rant in the background—would argue that in sports such as golf or soccer, there is not enough fast-paced action or high scoring to keep a viewer interest-ed. Although I could probably name all 32 NFL Teams with little-to-no trouble, ask me about the latest MLS matchup and I’ll be completely lost.
That said, I still watched on the edge of my seat as the U.S. national team showed the world that we are capable of competing in soccer on the global stage. More than 26 million Americans watched the World Cup Final in Brazil even after the beloved U.S. team was eliminated.
Why is it that Rory McIlroy, winner of the 2014 Brit-ish Open demands only 15 percent of viewer interest, but Tiger Woods, who hasn’t won anything in more than two years, claims 53 percent of a popularity poll?
I’d say it’s because fans love a story—a narrative. Tiger’s young energy fascinated, captured, and main-
SUPPORTcontinued from page 7
Brianna Siracuse | � e ChronicleDespite not having the largest baseball background, Celine Boutier and Will Haus both managed to put forth respectable e� orts on the mound Monday.
France, had never held a baseball or even seen the sport prior to Monday.
“It’s my first time,” she said. “I’ve never watched baseball before.”
But when it came to the pitch, Boutier did much better than the now infamous 50 Cent and Miss Texas throws that may come to mind when thinking of first pitch miscues. Her pitch actually had a decent amount of speed and was just a bit outside to the right—respectable and passable for the usually com-petitive junior.
“It was fun,” she said. “Actually, I was ex-pecting myself to be a lot worse.”
Haus was a bit more critical following his pitch, as he kept it over the middle of the plate but also nearly sailed it over the catcher’s head.
“I’d give myself, out of 10, probably a five,” he laughed.
Of course, when it came to advice, both players were told to take deep breaths and just let the throw come naturally though that is easier said than done when it comes to the real thing in front of friends and strangers alike.
“I was just told to relax and throw the ball,” Haus said. “I wasn’t very relaxed though.... It was a great experience. It was fun. I’ve never done anything like that before.”
Boutier was given only about a week’s no-tice but jumped at the opportunity when it was extended.
When she took the mound, she may have been all smiles, but it was clear she wanted to impress. Just as she is on the golf course,
the Frenchwoman was focused, so much so that she failed to take note of her fellow class-mate and temporary pitcher’s toss to make any judgement calls as to who had the better cannon Monday.
That or she was just too nice.“I didn’t get the chance to see Will’s
pitch because I was too focused,” she said. “Probably him.”
FIRST PITCHcontinued from page 6
tained an audience alongside him as he rose to the top. Willingly, we all followed the stars and stripes as they exceeded everyone’s expectations by simply surviving FIFA group play. Without a clear dominator on the green, Americans have turned off golf since Woods’ injury in 2008—golf’s TV ratings have fallen by 47 percent—and have not bothered to watch for anybody with a new story to tell.
Am I telling you to drop everything and stream NBCSports every Sunday morning so you can catch every Barclays Premier League matchup alongside ev-ery Open on the PGA Tour? No, I’m not—but don’t we have a little time to vary our sports fandom across more than a handful of sports? Those complaining of a sports ‘drought’ in between the NBA Finals and the kickoff of preseason football might find an unexpect-ed interest in next Saturday’s packed soccer lineup or
McIlroy’s continued domination of the No. 1 world-wide golf rank.
As a Wade Wacko and Cameron Crazie who is as pas-sionate as the next, I understand the draw of fast-paced sports—but does pace truly provide excitement? In any one NFL game—such as the Super Bowl, watched by 46 percent of the country—the ball is only in play for roughly 11 minutes. For me, that means there’s some-thing about the sport beyond the sport itself—wheth-er it’s media coverage or player publicity, it definitely makes a difference.
Instead of spending so much time worrying about whether Duke has become a football school or remains a basketball one, follow a golf match, or cheer on the tennis team. Any sport becomes exciting from the right angle, but you have to be willing to find it.
Chronicle File PhotoTeams like the 2013-14 ACC and NCAA championship women’s golf program have garnered far less on-campus support in the past than larger, revenue-driven sports.
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45 Try to improve a Yahtzee turn
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50 Many Snapchat users
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world can help move the offseason along, especially in the 21st century, when a variety of sporting events is available at any minute from any device. Enjoying sports isn’t about enjoying speed or strength—it’s about appreciating the excitement inherent in any ath-letic event, whether it’s played on a field, court, track, or green.
Our society’s preference for some sports over oth-ers is due largely in part to skewed coverage since the media first began carrying sports. A media negotiation breakthrough in the 1950’s allowed individual teams to pay for airtime, paving the way for today’s teams—such as the Los Angeles Lakers—to pay as much as $4 billion on contracts guaranteeing continued coverage. And although most individuals representing professional football or basketball probably don’t need to buy com-panies’ attention, with the apparent disparity between sports, other professional athletes, might want—or even need—to do so.
Speaking from experience, most people—cue Ann Coulter rant in the background—would argue that in sports such as golf or soccer, there is not enough fast-paced action or high scoring to keep a viewer interest-ed. Although I could probably name all 32 NFL Teams with little-to-no trouble, ask me about the latest MLS matchup and I’ll be completely lost.
That said, I still watched on the edge of my seat as the U.S. national team showed the world that we are capable of competing in soccer on the global stage. More than 26 million Americans watched the World Cup Final in Brazil even after the beloved U.S. team was eliminated.
Why is it that Rory McIlroy, winner of the 2014 Brit-ish Open demands only 15 percent of viewer interest, but Tiger Woods, who hasn’t won anything in more than two years, claims 53 percent of a popularity poll?
I’d say it’s because fans love a story—a narrative. Tiger’s young energy fascinated, captured, and main-
SUPPORTcontinued from page 7
Brianna Siracuse | � e ChronicleDespite not having the largest baseball background, Celine Boutier and Will Haus both managed to put forth respectable e� orts on the mound Monday.
France, had never held a baseball or even seen the sport prior to Monday.
“It’s my first time,” she said. “I’ve never watched baseball before.”
But when it came to the pitch, Boutier did much better than the now infamous 50 Cent and Miss Texas throws that may come to mind when thinking of first pitch miscues. Her pitch actually had a decent amount of speed and was just a bit outside to the right—respectable and passable for the usually com-petitive junior.
“It was fun,” she said. “Actually, I was ex-pecting myself to be a lot worse.”
Haus was a bit more critical following his pitch, as he kept it over the middle of the plate but also nearly sailed it over the catcher’s head.
“I’d give myself, out of 10, probably a five,” he laughed.
Of course, when it came to advice, both players were told to take deep breaths and just let the throw come naturally though that is easier said than done when it comes to the real thing in front of friends and strangers alike.
“I was just told to relax and throw the ball,” Haus said. “I wasn’t very relaxed though.... It was a great experience. It was fun. I’ve never done anything like that before.”
Boutier was given only about a week’s no-tice but jumped at the opportunity when it was extended.
When she took the mound, she may have been all smiles, but it was clear she wanted to impress. Just as she is on the golf course,
the Frenchwoman was focused, so much so that she failed to take note of her fellow class-mate and temporary pitcher’s toss to make any judgement calls as to who had the better cannon Monday.
That or she was just too nice.“I didn’t get the chance to see Will’s
pitch because I was too focused,” she said. “Probably him.”
FIRST PITCHcontinued from page 6
tained an audience alongside him as he rose to the top. Willingly, we all followed the stars and stripes as they exceeded everyone’s expectations by simply surviving FIFA group play. Without a clear dominator on the green, Americans have turned off golf since Woods’ injury in 2008—golf’s TV ratings have fallen by 47 percent—and have not bothered to watch for anybody with a new story to tell.
Am I telling you to drop everything and stream NBCSports every Sunday morning so you can catch every Barclays Premier League matchup alongside ev-ery Open on the PGA Tour? No, I’m not—but don’t we have a little time to vary our sports fandom across more than a handful of sports? Those complaining of a sports ‘drought’ in between the NBA Finals and the kickoff of preseason football might find an unexpect-ed interest in next Saturday’s packed soccer lineup or
McIlroy’s continued domination of the No. 1 world-wide golf rank.
As a Wade Wacko and Cameron Crazie who is as pas-sionate as the next, I understand the draw of fast-paced sports—but does pace truly provide excitement? In any one NFL game—such as the Super Bowl, watched by 46 percent of the country—the ball is only in play for roughly 11 minutes. For me, that means there’s some-thing about the sport beyond the sport itself—wheth-er it’s media coverage or player publicity, it definitely makes a difference.
Instead of spending so much time worrying about whether Duke has become a football school or remains a basketball one, follow a golf match, or cheer on the tennis team. Any sport becomes exciting from the right angle, but you have to be willing to find it.
Chronicle File PhotoTeams like the 2013-14 ACC and NCAA championship women’s golf program have garnered far less on-campus support in the past than larger, revenue-driven sports.
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I have a friend who loves to debate with me about the merits of gay marriage. Last year, he would come to my room on a weekly basis and tell me
about a new argument he had heard or read in op-position to gay marriage. Each week I would listen to him tell me about how gay marriage would cor-rupt the young, erect societal anarchy and spark the obliteration of Earth. Usually after a half hour of back-and-forth discussion he would leave the room, concluding: “You know, you’re right. Hell, gay marriage might even be a good thing for this country. But if it came down to a vote I would still abstain.” A year of these discussions later, and I am
left with a friend who would choose to abstain from a vote securing one of my basic liberties.
And that’s hurtful. That type of apathetic ignorance stings more than even the most bigoted of attacks, especially when it is displayed by a fellow Duke student. It probably shouldn’t—in truth I’d take my unsympathetic friend over a Westboro Baptist Church member any day—yet there is something incredibly disconcerting about someone actively choosing to remain silent on an issue of social justice due to indifference or fear of taking a stance. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech about a decade before his death in which he reflected: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” With all of the social activists at Duke, it is easy to ignore the deafening silence of so many students. Duke Student Government and activist groups on campus do a great job of raising awareness for social issues, but until other students grasp the necessity of their participation, social progressivism will never reach its potential.
Someone might abstain from debates on social justice for one of two reasons. Either he fears choosing a side or he thinks the issue is not worth his consideration. When words like “fag,” “retard” and “whore” are employed, the individuals who seemingly lack a thesaurus or even a basic proficiency of the English language are not criticized due to the social stigma that comes with being “politically correct.” On more general disputes, conservatives thrive off of devaluing the importance of progressive stances. Take the renaming of Aycock Dorm, for instance, when the most common critique of the movement was ironically that it did not do enough to counter racial tensions. “If you actually want to combat racism on campus, why not put your time into
something other than a building name?” Such logic is frustrating because the opposition proposes that doing nothing is somehow better than taking a step (albeit a small one) in the right direction.
Whether our silence spawns from fear or ignorance, we should not fool ourselves into believing that inaction somehow absolves us of the responsibility of what we complacently allow. An interesting aspect of the Duke Community Standard that all freshmen sign each year is that there is an individual obligation to prevent potentially unsafe situations for other students. By not doing so, especially in physically and emotionally unsafe
conditions, we set a precedent of silence. And this precedent is a dangerous one. Because silence is more than a personal indifference—it has real consequences for everyone.
Silence is the classism in choosing your friends based on who can afford to eat out every day. Silence is the subtle racism that comes from ignoring the debate about the namesake of a building that really just isn’t worth your time. Silence is the fellow student standing isolated and feeling insignificant at the latest social function. Silence is the homophobia of refusing to change your profile picture from your smiling face to a symbol of equality because of fear that a future employer might not hire you as a result. Silence is the tacit awareness that sexual assault is just a given on a college campus. Silence is the unexpected suicide that results from “friendly” indifference.
Often silence is not a way out but a cowardly and selfish retreat. It is a response that screams loudly and clearly that your comfort is more important than a friend’s discomfort. When neither indisputable reason nor emotional appeal can make someone take a stance on a social issue, then the root of his comfort must by default come from intuitive prejudice.
Of course, holding everyone to a standard of activism is an unrealistic and an unattainable goal and students should retain the agency to choose their battles. But it is essential that we are all aware that when we are silent we make a conscious decision with tangible impacts. Inaction is just a silent action, and it can be just as painful as the loudest discrimination.
Brendan McCartney is a Trinity Junior. This is his first column in a semester-long series.
Inaction = silent action
Brendan McCartneyA PINCH OF GINGER
Let me preface this article with full disclosure—I am white.
As a white American, I am extremely fortunate that I will, most likely, never be disadvantaged because of my race. I and my family will never experience the issues that many black Americans have to face because of their ethnicity. I don’t feel like I have to fear the police.
But, unfortunately, issues such as race-related police misconduct do affect my peers and my community. As a resident of Durham, I am obligated to speak up and advocate for policy changes that will guarantee accountability and oversight of our police, locally and nationally.
This issue has become especially relevant in recent weeks. In Ferguson, Missouri, unrest continues since Michael Brown,
a young black male, was fatally shot in an altercation with a police officer August 9.
These events have brought several issues to national attention. First, it seems that outrage over Michael Brown’s death was not a result of a single tragic event, but of a long string of violations that have built a deep distrust between Ferguson’s police force and its minority residents.
Secondly, the way Michael Brown was killed raises many questions about Officer Darren Wilson’s conduct. Witness testimonies differ greatly from the official story given by the Ferguson police department, but gunshot wounds to the hands and the top of the head may suggest that the victim was shot on his knees with his hands up.
Michael Brown was unarmed.But the third and perhaps most troubling issue has been the
unnecessary and excessive force used in the police response to protests following Brown’s killing. Although protests have for the most part aimed to be peaceful, police actions have been heavy-handed, with the use of force and tactics of intimidation. Protesters have been arrested and held without charges, and members of the press and organizations such as Amnesty International have been arrested or threatened. Reports allege that police have given little to no warning before using tear gas or rubber bullets and officers have removed the name tags and identification badges from their uniforms.
To me, this shows an egregious lack of accountability and total disregard for the safety of residents.
We should all be very concerned about the fact that the rights of American citizens have been violated here on our own soil. Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. In Missouri.
Unfortunately, many Americans really don’t care. According to a Pew Research survey, only 37 percent of white Americans think the events in Ferguson raise important issues
about race. Thirty-seven percent!How is it not obvious that this is a racial issue? This is a
widespread problem in the U.S.—black Americans make up a disproportionally large segment of those killed by police. As of Friday, Brown was the fifth unarmed black man to be shot by the police this month. Unarmed black men have been killed by police for transgressions such as pulling out a wallet or driving to their own wedding.
For some reason, the nonviolent presence of a black person is considered a sufficient threat to justify the use of lethal force.
As members of the Durham community, we should care about racial profiling and police misconduct. In many ways, Durham is not all that different from Ferguson. There are stark racial disparities in both cities, which are 38.7 and 67 percent
black, respectively—both higher than the national average. And in both cities, the police departments have had issues with allegations of racial profiling. Here in Durham, black motorists are twice as likely to be searched during routine traffic stops than their white counterparts. This, and many other issues, has led to a deep distrust of the police department that threatens to undermine the safety of our community.
The University should be aware of and not separate from the issues affecting the surrounding community. As members of this community, we must do everything we can to prevent another tragedy from happening here in Durham. There are several things that we can do in order to ensure accountability and oversight within Durham’s law enforcement.
First, I urge you to support organizations like the Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International. These groups can act as watchdogs and can help victims get the legal help they need.
Secondly, there are certain policy changes that must occur in Durham in order to keep the city safe. First, the local and state governments must remove incentives to increase the overall number of drug arrests, which disproportionally target African-Americans.
Additionally, we must advocate for the demilitarization of police and no longer provide police forces with surplus supplies and dangerous weapons used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And finally, we must support the “Mike Brown Law,” which will require all state, county and local police to wear cameras on the front of their uniforms. These measures will decrease police misconduct, questionable behavior and abuse of power on the part of our police officers.
McKenna Ganz is a Trinity Junior. This is her first column in a semester-long series.
This is our problem
McKenna GanzTHE DUKE LIFE STRIKES AGAIN
Somewhere in the ecosystem of the world, someone thought giving me a Chronicle column would a good idea. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s a fabu-
lous idea. Get ready for a year of shade throwing, life les-sons and the irreverent thought or two.
When sitting down to write this article, I kept asking myself “what can I really tell people?” I realized it’s not about what I could say but what I could share. So, for my virginal Chronicle appearance, I’m going to share with y’all five life lessons that I’ve learned in my three years at dear old Duke!
A little nip slip is OKIt’s college, we all f**k up so don’t be ashamed of it. In all
honestly, get ready for some really bad ones because they’re
going to happen and you will have to deal with it. What I have learned is that screwing up may suck but the lessons you learn from them are extremely helpful. From procrastinating on that 15-page essay final to #winning at that Shooters pregame, you’ll find that each screw-up comes with its own life lesson that will make you a better person in the future. (Well, if you learn from them.) If it makes you feel better, think of them as freckles on the face of your college career. Some people call them imperfections but we can all agree that they are low-key hot.
Do the thinkie, wrap your twinkie.As I said, these life lessons are all things I learned from
my own mistakes—however, this one does not mean that I have illegitimate children running around. This lesson is all about cleaning up your act and being responsible for your actions. For me, college was the first time I was really on my own. I didn’t have mom or dad waking me up so that I got to class on time or even an elder sibling fighting my battles against bullies. I was alone and that meant I needed to up my responsibility game. That research paper I should have started three weeks ago or that class I should have gone to, all of that was on me. It’s a little daunting to be responsible for so much in such a short amount of time. Every little mistake was my fault but more importantly, every success was all me. It’s great to wake up and think, “You the mother f****in’ man, you don’t need no help.”
The library is not the only place where you can read.Being responsible for your actions is not only what
you do, but also how you let others treat you. For those of you who are unaware of the proper use of the verb read, reading is when you kindly (just kidding, more like not so kindly) let someone know that: 1. They are wrong, 2. You are right and 3. They are a buffoon. It’s all about standing up for yourself. You dictate how people treat you. So when someone has the audacity to say something slick, you must read them and put them in their proper place. Beyoncé said it best “Bow down b****.” However, excessive reading can be a problem. I’m not advising anyone to destroy the will of others. Just be cognizant that we are all grown ups—or at least some close approximation to adulthood—and we should all treat each other with respect.
The grass is never greener on the other side.One thing that I quickly realized about Duke students is that
we’re all pretty awesome. I’ve met students who have had their research published in prestigious journals, created unique and successful startups and are just overall awesome people. Their awesomeness made me also strive to be awesome. I felt that I had to up my game to show that I deserved to be here. What I did not realize at first was that I was already awesome. There was no need for me to prove myself. At Duke, you will meet amazing people who have done extraordinary things but that does not make them trophies to put on a pedestal. We all struggle, we all have issues, we all need help and finally we all deserve to be here. Whether you’re a Humanities major or a BME/Pre-Med/Econ/Pre-Run-the-world major, you deserve to be here and you’re awesome in your own way.
Don’t be afraid to pop the cherry.My last lesson is one that I am sure you have heard a
thousand times. Don’t be afraid to try new things. College is when you explore those new horizons. I never thought I would skydive or even enjoy buffet style meals at the Marketplace (#jokes) but in college it is all fair game. The best thing I ever did in college was getting out of my comfort zone and trying things that I never thought I would try. Yes, not all of those experiences make the top ten greatest Fedner experiences but, hey, it’s all about learning. And isn’t that the point of college?
Fedner Lauture is a Trinity Senior. This is his first column in a semester-long series.
Dear Duke
Fedner LauturePROFESSIONAL SHADE-THROWER
Pop the Duke bubble Unlike many American universities, Duke
has never been associated with having a lively college town, though some may argue that Durham has done quite well on its own since an urban rejuvenation campaign that began in the 1990s. Endowed with a rich history and blessed with good weather, Durham can now boast of being called one of the South’s “foodiest small towns” and featuring one of the best theaters in the US.
Duke University’s contributions to Durham’s growth as a national destination should be noted and appreciated. As a recent Towerview article describes, Duke was instrumental in kickstarting funding for the Durham Performing Arts Center, and the University’s office presence in downtown Durham has been helpful in revitalizing the area. Last academic year, Duke began subsidizing university employee housing Southside, an often-overlooked but redeveloping Durham neighborhood. As the largest private employer in the state of North Carolina, we recognize that Duke has a mandate to give back to the community it interacts with. Such a relationship has been, and will continue to be, mutually
beneficial to both parties by attracting top talent to Durham.
Despite the University’s engagement with Durham, there has, disappointingly, not been the same response from Duke students. Whether because of sometimes difficult to navigate public transportation system in Durham or the apathy surrounding the Duke “bubble,” an average Duke student’s knowledge of Durham often does not extend
past Shooters.Yet there is much for Duke students to gain
from a deeper relationship with the greater Durham community. We have long encouraged students to remain politically engaged with local politics, and Duke students have the ability to register to vote in North Carolina. Furthermore, hot button political items such as civil rights, voter I.D. laws and education will be prominent in the close senate race between Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis.
Duke offers several resources that make Durham more accessible. The Bull City Connector stops at most major food and shopping destinations in Durham, though service can sometimes be challenging to plan. DukeEngage in Durham and service-learning courses are positive steps towards local engagement, though strengthening and publicizing these resources is necessary.
There is, however, a caveat to our push for greater flow between the university and Durham. Much of what makes Durham distinctive from other cities is also vulnerable to the gentrification that often accompanies city rejuvenation campaigns. Maintaining Durham’s unique characteristics - its inventive food scene, local art galleries, independent music and warehouse architecture, for example - should be a constant priority as Durham’s rents rise and chains replace local small businesses.
Here’s a resolution to start off the year for you: get into Durham more. But do so consciously, respectfully and with an eye for what makes Durham different.
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I have a friend who loves to debate with me about the merits of gay marriage. Last year, he would come to my room on a weekly basis and tell me
about a new argument he had heard or read in op-position to gay marriage. Each week I would listen to him tell me about how gay marriage would cor-rupt the young, erect societal anarchy and spark the obliteration of Earth. Usually after a half hour of back-and-forth discussion he would leave the room, concluding: “You know, you’re right. Hell, gay marriage might even be a good thing for this country. But if it came down to a vote I would still abstain.” A year of these discussions later, and I am
left with a friend who would choose to abstain from a vote securing one of my basic liberties.
And that’s hurtful. That type of apathetic ignorance stings more than even the most bigoted of attacks, especially when it is displayed by a fellow Duke student. It probably shouldn’t—in truth I’d take my unsympathetic friend over a Westboro Baptist Church member any day—yet there is something incredibly disconcerting about someone actively choosing to remain silent on an issue of social justice due to indifference or fear of taking a stance. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful speech about a decade before his death in which he reflected: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” With all of the social activists at Duke, it is easy to ignore the deafening silence of so many students. Duke Student Government and activist groups on campus do a great job of raising awareness for social issues, but until other students grasp the necessity of their participation, social progressivism will never reach its potential.
Someone might abstain from debates on social justice for one of two reasons. Either he fears choosing a side or he thinks the issue is not worth his consideration. When words like “fag,” “retard” and “whore” are employed, the individuals who seemingly lack a thesaurus or even a basic proficiency of the English language are not criticized due to the social stigma that comes with being “politically correct.” On more general disputes, conservatives thrive off of devaluing the importance of progressive stances. Take the renaming of Aycock Dorm, for instance, when the most common critique of the movement was ironically that it did not do enough to counter racial tensions. “If you actually want to combat racism on campus, why not put your time into
something other than a building name?” Such logic is frustrating because the opposition proposes that doing nothing is somehow better than taking a step (albeit a small one) in the right direction.
Whether our silence spawns from fear or ignorance, we should not fool ourselves into believing that inaction somehow absolves us of the responsibility of what we complacently allow. An interesting aspect of the Duke Community Standard that all freshmen sign each year is that there is an individual obligation to prevent potentially unsafe situations for other students. By not doing so, especially in physically and emotionally unsafe
conditions, we set a precedent of silence. And this precedent is a dangerous one. Because silence is more than a personal indifference—it has real consequences for everyone.
Silence is the classism in choosing your friends based on who can afford to eat out every day. Silence is the subtle racism that comes from ignoring the debate about the namesake of a building that really just isn’t worth your time. Silence is the fellow student standing isolated and feeling insignificant at the latest social function. Silence is the homophobia of refusing to change your profile picture from your smiling face to a symbol of equality because of fear that a future employer might not hire you as a result. Silence is the tacit awareness that sexual assault is just a given on a college campus. Silence is the unexpected suicide that results from “friendly” indifference.
Often silence is not a way out but a cowardly and selfish retreat. It is a response that screams loudly and clearly that your comfort is more important than a friend’s discomfort. When neither indisputable reason nor emotional appeal can make someone take a stance on a social issue, then the root of his comfort must by default come from intuitive prejudice.
Of course, holding everyone to a standard of activism is an unrealistic and an unattainable goal and students should retain the agency to choose their battles. But it is essential that we are all aware that when we are silent we make a conscious decision with tangible impacts. Inaction is just a silent action, and it can be just as painful as the loudest discrimination.
Brendan McCartney is a Trinity Junior. This is his first column in a semester-long series.
Inaction = silent action
Brendan McCartneyA PINCH OF GINGER
Let me preface this article with full disclosure—I am white.
As a white American, I am extremely fortunate that I will, most likely, never be disadvantaged because of my race. I and my family will never experience the issues that many black Americans have to face because of their ethnicity. I don’t feel like I have to fear the police.
But, unfortunately, issues such as race-related police misconduct do affect my peers and my community. As a resident of Durham, I am obligated to speak up and advocate for policy changes that will guarantee accountability and oversight of our police, locally and nationally.
This issue has become especially relevant in recent weeks. In Ferguson, Missouri, unrest continues since Michael Brown,
a young black male, was fatally shot in an altercation with a police officer August 9.
These events have brought several issues to national attention. First, it seems that outrage over Michael Brown’s death was not a result of a single tragic event, but of a long string of violations that have built a deep distrust between Ferguson’s police force and its minority residents.
Secondly, the way Michael Brown was killed raises many questions about Officer Darren Wilson’s conduct. Witness testimonies differ greatly from the official story given by the Ferguson police department, but gunshot wounds to the hands and the top of the head may suggest that the victim was shot on his knees with his hands up.
Michael Brown was unarmed.But the third and perhaps most troubling issue has been the
unnecessary and excessive force used in the police response to protests following Brown’s killing. Although protests have for the most part aimed to be peaceful, police actions have been heavy-handed, with the use of force and tactics of intimidation. Protesters have been arrested and held without charges, and members of the press and organizations such as Amnesty International have been arrested or threatened. Reports allege that police have given little to no warning before using tear gas or rubber bullets and officers have removed the name tags and identification badges from their uniforms.
To me, this shows an egregious lack of accountability and total disregard for the safety of residents.
We should all be very concerned about the fact that the rights of American citizens have been violated here on our own soil. Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. In Missouri.
Unfortunately, many Americans really don’t care. According to a Pew Research survey, only 37 percent of white Americans think the events in Ferguson raise important issues
about race. Thirty-seven percent!How is it not obvious that this is a racial issue? This is a
widespread problem in the U.S.—black Americans make up a disproportionally large segment of those killed by police. As of Friday, Brown was the fifth unarmed black man to be shot by the police this month. Unarmed black men have been killed by police for transgressions such as pulling out a wallet or driving to their own wedding.
For some reason, the nonviolent presence of a black person is considered a sufficient threat to justify the use of lethal force.
As members of the Durham community, we should care about racial profiling and police misconduct. In many ways, Durham is not all that different from Ferguson. There are stark racial disparities in both cities, which are 38.7 and 67 percent
black, respectively—both higher than the national average. And in both cities, the police departments have had issues with allegations of racial profiling. Here in Durham, black motorists are twice as likely to be searched during routine traffic stops than their white counterparts. This, and many other issues, has led to a deep distrust of the police department that threatens to undermine the safety of our community.
The University should be aware of and not separate from the issues affecting the surrounding community. As members of this community, we must do everything we can to prevent another tragedy from happening here in Durham. There are several things that we can do in order to ensure accountability and oversight within Durham’s law enforcement.
First, I urge you to support organizations like the Human Rights Watch or Amnesty International. These groups can act as watchdogs and can help victims get the legal help they need.
Secondly, there are certain policy changes that must occur in Durham in order to keep the city safe. First, the local and state governments must remove incentives to increase the overall number of drug arrests, which disproportionally target African-Americans.
Additionally, we must advocate for the demilitarization of police and no longer provide police forces with surplus supplies and dangerous weapons used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And finally, we must support the “Mike Brown Law,” which will require all state, county and local police to wear cameras on the front of their uniforms. These measures will decrease police misconduct, questionable behavior and abuse of power on the part of our police officers.
McKenna Ganz is a Trinity Junior. This is her first column in a semester-long series.
This is our problem
McKenna GanzTHE DUKE LIFE STRIKES AGAIN
Somewhere in the ecosystem of the world, someone thought giving me a Chronicle column would a good idea. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s a fabu-
lous idea. Get ready for a year of shade throwing, life les-sons and the irreverent thought or two.
When sitting down to write this article, I kept asking myself “what can I really tell people?” I realized it’s not about what I could say but what I could share. So, for my virginal Chronicle appearance, I’m going to share with y’all five life lessons that I’ve learned in my three years at dear old Duke!
A little nip slip is OKIt’s college, we all f**k up so don’t be ashamed of it. In all
honestly, get ready for some really bad ones because they’re
going to happen and you will have to deal with it. What I have learned is that screwing up may suck but the lessons you learn from them are extremely helpful. From procrastinating on that 15-page essay final to #winning at that Shooters pregame, you’ll find that each screw-up comes with its own life lesson that will make you a better person in the future. (Well, if you learn from them.) If it makes you feel better, think of them as freckles on the face of your college career. Some people call them imperfections but we can all agree that they are low-key hot.
Do the thinkie, wrap your twinkie.As I said, these life lessons are all things I learned from
my own mistakes—however, this one does not mean that I have illegitimate children running around. This lesson is all about cleaning up your act and being responsible for your actions. For me, college was the first time I was really on my own. I didn’t have mom or dad waking me up so that I got to class on time or even an elder sibling fighting my battles against bullies. I was alone and that meant I needed to up my responsibility game. That research paper I should have started three weeks ago or that class I should have gone to, all of that was on me. It’s a little daunting to be responsible for so much in such a short amount of time. Every little mistake was my fault but more importantly, every success was all me. It’s great to wake up and think, “You the mother f****in’ man, you don’t need no help.”
The library is not the only place where you can read.Being responsible for your actions is not only what
you do, but also how you let others treat you. For those of you who are unaware of the proper use of the verb read, reading is when you kindly (just kidding, more like not so kindly) let someone know that: 1. They are wrong, 2. You are right and 3. They are a buffoon. It’s all about standing up for yourself. You dictate how people treat you. So when someone has the audacity to say something slick, you must read them and put them in their proper place. Beyoncé said it best “Bow down b****.” However, excessive reading can be a problem. I’m not advising anyone to destroy the will of others. Just be cognizant that we are all grown ups—or at least some close approximation to adulthood—and we should all treat each other with respect.
The grass is never greener on the other side.One thing that I quickly realized about Duke students is that
we’re all pretty awesome. I’ve met students who have had their research published in prestigious journals, created unique and successful startups and are just overall awesome people. Their awesomeness made me also strive to be awesome. I felt that I had to up my game to show that I deserved to be here. What I did not realize at first was that I was already awesome. There was no need for me to prove myself. At Duke, you will meet amazing people who have done extraordinary things but that does not make them trophies to put on a pedestal. We all struggle, we all have issues, we all need help and finally we all deserve to be here. Whether you’re a Humanities major or a BME/Pre-Med/Econ/Pre-Run-the-world major, you deserve to be here and you’re awesome in your own way.
Don’t be afraid to pop the cherry.My last lesson is one that I am sure you have heard a
thousand times. Don’t be afraid to try new things. College is when you explore those new horizons. I never thought I would skydive or even enjoy buffet style meals at the Marketplace (#jokes) but in college it is all fair game. The best thing I ever did in college was getting out of my comfort zone and trying things that I never thought I would try. Yes, not all of those experiences make the top ten greatest Fedner experiences but, hey, it’s all about learning. And isn’t that the point of college?
Fedner Lauture is a Trinity Senior. This is his first column in a semester-long series.
Dear Duke
Fedner LauturePROFESSIONAL SHADE-THROWER
Pop the Duke bubble Unlike many American universities, Duke
has never been associated with having a lively college town, though some may argue that Durham has done quite well on its own since an urban rejuvenation campaign that began in the 1990s. Endowed with a rich history and blessed with good weather, Durham can now boast of being called one of the South’s “foodiest small towns” and featuring one of the best theaters in the US.
Duke University’s contributions to Durham’s growth as a national destination should be noted and appreciated. As a recent Towerview article describes, Duke was instrumental in kickstarting funding for the Durham Performing Arts Center, and the University’s office presence in downtown Durham has been helpful in revitalizing the area. Last academic year, Duke began subsidizing university employee housing Southside, an often-overlooked but redeveloping Durham neighborhood. As the largest private employer in the state of North Carolina, we recognize that Duke has a mandate to give back to the community it interacts with. Such a relationship has been, and will continue to be, mutually
beneficial to both parties by attracting top talent to Durham.
Despite the University’s engagement with Durham, there has, disappointingly, not been the same response from Duke students. Whether because of sometimes difficult to navigate public transportation system in Durham or the apathy surrounding the Duke “bubble,” an average Duke student’s knowledge of Durham often does not extend
past Shooters.Yet there is much for Duke students to gain
from a deeper relationship with the greater Durham community. We have long encouraged students to remain politically engaged with local politics, and Duke students have the ability to register to vote in North Carolina. Furthermore, hot button political items such as civil rights, voter I.D. laws and education will be prominent in the close senate race between Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis.
Duke offers several resources that make Durham more accessible. The Bull City Connector stops at most major food and shopping destinations in Durham, though service can sometimes be challenging to plan. DukeEngage in Durham and service-learning courses are positive steps towards local engagement, though strengthening and publicizing these resources is necessary.
There is, however, a caveat to our push for greater flow between the university and Durham. Much of what makes Durham distinctive from other cities is also vulnerable to the gentrification that often accompanies city rejuvenation campaigns. Maintaining Durham’s unique characteristics - its inventive food scene, local art galleries, independent music and warehouse architecture, for example - should be a constant priority as Durham’s rents rise and chains replace local small businesses.
Here’s a resolution to start off the year for you: get into Durham more. But do so consciously, respectfully and with an eye for what makes Durham different.
Editorial
12 | TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 www.dukechronicle.com The Chronicle
Last year, DKU administrators told The Chronicle that they hoped to enroll 100 students in the undergraduate program.
The three master’s programs collectively enrolled 42 students from 11 countries.
“The culture exemplifies everything we value here at Duke: academic curiosity, innovation and diversity,” senior Taylor Laub, co-chair of Duke’s Kunshan Student Advisory Council, wrote in an email Monday. “It is a special
place and I hope my classmates and future Duke students have a chance to be a part of it.”
Construction continues on the campus, with one of six buildings complete. Four of the remaining five should be ready for use in the coming weeks, Nora Bynum, vice provost for DKU and China affairs, previously told
The Chronicle. Students are currently being housed in a nearby hotel, but the mood on campus is still one of enthusiasm, DKU faculty and students have noted.
“The students are very excited to be a part of this inaugural semester,” Russell wrote. “They are very engaging and very engaged—a winning combination.”
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VIGILcontinued from page 1
Khloe Kim | The ChronicleMembers of the Duke community, pictured above, gathered at a candlelight vigil, hosted by the Black Student Alli-ance, in honor of Michael Brown Monday evening. The event featured an open session of poetry and spoken word.
EPRINTcontinued from page 1
Rita Lo | The Chronicle
out, they realize that printing is using resources—both environmental and financial.”
Clancy, Catotti and Fareed Khan, a Master of Management Studies candidate at the Fuqua School of Business, noted in a guest column, published in The Chronicle April 8, 2014, that ePrint users printed the equivalent of 2,100 trees or 170,000 pounds of paper last year.
Clancy added they will be not be able to gauge the new policy’s impact until printing data has been collected at the end of the semester or year.
“The process of making paper is a rather dirty and resource-intensive process,” he said. “Any reduction in paper will be good for the environment.”
Levine said the change has been well received by students so far.
“Printing is a necessary service for students at Duke and our goal is to continue offering the ePrint service in a sustainable and high-quality manner,” he said. “Students have been very supportive of this approach, and keeping these conversations going will ensure the change is effective.”
When the BSA executive board first convened after summer break, many members noted that they were strongly affected by Brown’s death and the ensuing police action in Ferguson, Mo., Edwards noted in the evening’s opening remarks.
“We are very overwhelmed and just overjoyed by the amount of people that came out tonight,” Edwards said. “We knew that there are a lot of students who came back from summer break with a lot on their mind regarding the situation in Ferguson, we wanted to get people in open platforms to express that.”
Brown, an 18-year-old black male, was shot and killed by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson three weeks ago. The incident put Ferguson in the national spotlight—with thousands of protestors and nationwide conversations on police brutality and racial profiling.
The vigil included a candle lighting by audience members, designed to encourage reflection on historical incidents of police violence, particularly against black males.
Audience members were then invited to sign up to share their thoughts and feelings, in any medium of their choosing, for the “Speak Your Peace” portion of the night.
Freshman Taylor Jones said she appreciated the evening’s opportunity for self-expression.
“I found it so meaningful,” Jones said. “So many times, we are not encouraged to speak out about things, we are not encouraged to tell people how we feel. We are too radical, we are deemed too black. But here, in so many different forms of poetry, songs and just free speech, it makes me proud to be black, it makes me proud to be a Duke student, and it makes proud knowing that there are so many people going down the road addressing
problems like [Ferguson].”Edwards said that he hoped this event will bring the Duke
community together, emphasizing the power of the arts and self-expression in uniting people.
“I think community is one of the best ways to heal and get out collective ideas,” Edwards said. “We value the arts, we value voices and expressions and just human narratives, and we thought the best way to really bring this issue to the forefront for the Duke community is to have an event like this where people can openly say what’s on their mind.”
Chandra Guinn, director of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, closed out the ceremony. She encouraged
students to challenge people in the community with opposite views and have the strength to stand up for themselves.
“I think events that demonstrate to others who have varying perspectives really help to show the heart of our students,” Guinn said.
So many times, we are not encouraged to
speak out about things, we are not encouraged to tell people how we feel.
