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Duke takes on Virginia, seeking bowl eligibilityFootball

We’ve got to change gears a little bit go-

ing from playing an option off ense into a completely dif-ferent style of off ense again.... This is a huge challenge for us.

— David Cutcli� e

Nick MartinSports Editor

Chronicle File PhotoTrailing 22-0 midway through the second quarter and struggling to move the ball, Duke lookedto be on its way to a blowout loss last time it played Virginia. Duke’s defense improved, and the Blue Devils defeated the Cavaliers 35-22.

The Blue Devils’ defense will face another test in its bout against the Cavaliers Sat.

The Blue Devils are one win from bowl eli-gibility, and for the first time in the past three years, a sixth win seems like business as usual.

Looking to compete in the postseason for the third straight season, Duke will play host to Virginia Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium. The game will be the Blue Devils’ annual Homecoming contest, as they welcome back alumni to cheer on a team that likely has seen more success in the past six games than many former students witnessed during their four years in Durham.

After shutting down then-No. 22 Georgia Tech on the road last week, Duke will have to refocus its efforts on slowing down a hot Cav-alier squad determined to knock off the Blue Devils for the first time since 2011.

“We’ve got to change gears a little bit going from playing an option offense into a com-pletely different style of offense again,” head coach David Cutcliffe said. “So we’ve worked very hard at trying to make that transition work. This is a huge challenge for us.”

Making the adjustment to Virginia’s offense will be critical, but it is far from the most chal-lenging adjustment the Blue Devils have un-dergone this season. When Duke (5-1, 1-1 in the ACC) lost starting mike linebacker Kelby Brown in the preseason, many thought the Blue Devil defense would become a liability and cost them the close games they managed to win last year. After six games, that sentiment has been long been forgotten, as Duke’s de-fense—led by new mike linebacker David Hel-ton and safety Jeremy Cash—has kept the Blue Devils competitive in their two ACC contests.

Against Miami, as the offense sputtered, it was the defense that managed to keep the

game close, holding a Hurricane squad that averages 31.4 points per game to 22. Last week-end in Atlanta, the Blue Devils limited Georgia Tech to 12 points through almost 55 minutes of play before the Yellow Jackets tacked on two late scores with the game’s outcome all but decided. A goal-line stand by Helton and an interception by Cash keyed two of the biggest momentum swings of the game, something only the Duke offensive and special teams units were capable of in past years.

The Blue Devil defense will face another stiff test this week against the Cavaliers (4-2, 2-0). The Virginia offense runs through senior tailback Kevin Parks—through six games, the Salisbury, N.C., native has amassed 427 yards and three scores on the ground.

“On their offense, they’ve got a tremendous back, Kevin Parks, and they execute extremely well,” Cutcliffe said. “They’re big and they’re good up front and work hard on the run game because it’s so different than what we’ve seen.”

In three previous outings against the Blue Devil defense, Parks has averaged only 67.3 yards and one score per game on the ground. But last year, the Doak Walker Award watch list running back hurt Duke with his versatility, catching six passes for 88 yards and one touch-down to go along with his 50 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. Defensive coordina-tor Jim Knowles and his unit know they will need to bottle up the senior one last time if it hopes to push its conference record past .500.

On offense, the Blue Devils have enjoyed a resurgence of their own rushing attack, averag-ing 228.5 yards per game on the ground head-ing into Saturday’s game. The Duke ground game is unique in that it does not rely on a single back, but rather a stable of four running backs with different styles who have all proven that they can step up and take over games.

“We’ve had years where we’ve thrown it for 350 or more yards per game, and we’ve had years where we run it for 250 or more yards per game,” Cutcliffe said. “With our personnel right now, our offensive front is experienced and talented. I think it lends itself to that, particularly when you’re playing conference games where you need to keep the football.”

Against Kansas, freshman Shaun Wilson rushed for a program-record 245 yards and three touchdowns on just 12 carries. Last week-

end, senior Josh Snead burst out for 102 yards and a score on 14 carries. Junior Shaquille Powell—who will return following a week off to rest an injured knee—and redshirt freshman Joseph Ajeigbe have also been catalysts in the rushing game. The group will be tested against a stout Virginia defense that allows just 91.5 yards per game.

In order to loosen up the Cavalier front, quar-terback Anthony Boone will have to perform as he did against Georgia Tech. Although he did not put up staggering numbers—he went 16-of-26 for 131 yards and a score—the redshirt senior and the offense did not commit a turnover against the Yellow Jackets after a sloppy performance

in South Florida Sept. 27. The opportunistic Virginia secondary has picked off nine passes already this season and will be tasked with slowing down a deep group of Duke receivers, headlined by senior Jamison Crowder, redshirt

senior Issac Blakeney and junior Max McCaffrey.

“From our focus, we just want to keep it hot,” Crowder said. “We got a huge win down at Georgia Tech last week. We’re aware that Vir-ginia has some rest and they’re going to come in energized. But the main thing about us is that we

just want to keep it rolling right now. We got our first ACC victory and now we’re looking for another one.”

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10 a.m.-Noon | DUBAC Board Meeting [ invitation only ]Mary Lou Williams Center, 101 Flowers Building, West Campus

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | DUBAC Tranquility LoungeMary Lou Williams Center, 101 Flowers Building, West CampusComplimentary makeovers, facials, and manicures using multicultural beauty products designed specifi cally for women of color.

Noon-2 p.m. | DUHLAA Conference LunchScharf Hall, Michael W. Krzyzewski Center for Academic and Athletic Excellence (next to Cameron Indoor Stadium)This special luncheon features remarks by Maria Cardona, A.B. ’88, Principal at the Dewey Square Group (DSG) leading the Public Affairs Practice, and founder of Latinovations. Cardona is also a Democratic strategist and CNN/CNN en Español political contributor where she provides political analysis on US domestic issues.

2:30 p.m. | DUHLAA Roundtable DiscussionCenter for Multicultural Affairs, lower level, Bryan CenterDUHLAA alumni are invited to participate in this discussion with administrators, faculty, and student leaders.

3:30-4:30 p.m. | Alumni Admissions Information SessionLocation TBDA member of the undergraduate admissions department will explain the process and the challenges of selecting the entering class of undergraduates each year, as well as the admissions process for children and grandchildren of alumni. Carole LeVine ’86, director of the alumni admissions program, will also be on hand to answer questions.

4-5:30 p.m. | Sanford School of Public Policy Faculty Panel and ReceptionFleishman Commons, Sanford BuildingFritz Mayer will speak about the Sanford School’s Strategic Vision and Emerging New Initiatives.

4-6 p.m. | BLUE DEVIL PEP RALLYBryan Center Plaza, West CampusThe cheerleaders are ready, the band is all warmed up, and Coach Cut is ready for his boys to “rip ‘em up, tear ‘em up, give ‘em [‘heck’] Duke!” That’s right—it’s time to show those Cavaliers who’s boss. Make sure you’re part of the offi cial #DukeGang that comes out to show love for the Blue Devils!

4-6 p.m. | National Pan-Hellenic Council Plot DedicationBryan Center Garden-Level PatioThe Grand Opening of the NPHC Plot Garden will take place on the Bryan Center Garden-Level Patio immediately before the Homecoming Step Show. All are welcome to join the NPHC in celebrating this historic occasion.

4:45-7:45 p.m. | Duke University Marching Band Rehearsal and CookoutEast Campus, Adjacent to the Field Hockey StadiumAll are welcome to attend the band’s marching rehearsal located on East Campus adjacent to the fi eld hockey stadium. An informal cookout for undergrads and DUMB alumni will follow rehearsal (which ends at 6:45), so bring blankets and lawn chairs and plan to stay for food and camaraderie. Parking is available near the Bivins and Biddle buildings.

6:30-7:30 p.m. | LGBTQ Network and Friends ReceptionPerkins Library Gallery, West CampusLGBTQ friends and alumni are invited to attend a reception to see the exhibit Queering Duke History. The Library is hosting this event and will be providing cheese and wine.

7-9 p.m. | DUHLAA Conference DinnerPiazza Italia, 905 W Main St #18a, Durham, NC 27701

7-9 p.m. | National Pan-Hellenic Council Step ShowReynolds Theater, upper level, Bryan CenterThis annual event is a crowd-pleasing, foot-stomping show presented by Duke’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). It’s not only a celebration of the proud history of each organization, but also a fundraiser that will allow the Duke NPHC to form and sustain community outreach. Tickets must be purchased through the Duke Box Offi ce, in person or online.

8-9:30 p.m. | The Graduate School ReceptionKirby Horton Hall and Patio, Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke GardensDean Paula D. McClain, Duke Alumni Affairs, and the Graduate School Board of Visitors cordially invite you to join Graduate School students and alumni for a reception preceding President and Mrs. Brodhead’s Homecoming Dance.

8-9:30 p.m. | VIP Lounge for Alumni (early entry to President’s Homecoming Dance)Tent outside of Wilson Gym, Krzyzewskiville QuadDuke alumni are invited to enjoy VIP status at the annual President’s Homecoming Dance; meet up with your group/friends/classmates before the crowds descend at 9:30 p.m.—nosh, sip a beverage, and get your Homecoming 2014 weekend off to a festive start!

9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. | President Brodhead’s Homecoming DanceWilson Basketball Court and Tent on Krzyzewskiville QuadThis highlight event takes place in the Wilson gym basketball court and under a giant tent on K-ville Quad… a true Duke tradition not to be missed! Light reception fare, beverages, a live band, and student performers add to the festive atmosphere.**All guests must enter the dance from the tent on Krzyzewskiville Quad on the side closest to Cameron (just in front of the Wilson Center); walkway from IM Building to Wilson will be closed.

Saturday,October 188:30-10 a.m. | Black Men’s Coffee & Breakfast TalkVon Canon, Lower Level, Bryan Center

10-11 a.m. | DUHLAA Cafecito with StudentsCenter for Multicultural Affairs, Lower Level, Bryan Center

10 a.m.-Noon | LGBT Network Stakeholder MeetingCenter for Sexual and Gender Diversity, upper level, Bryan Center

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | DUBAC Tranquility LoungeMary Lou Williams Center, 101 Flowers Building, West CampusComplimentary makeovers, facials, and manicures using multicultural beauty products designed specifi cally for women of color.

10:30 a.m.-Noon | DUBAC Town Hall MeetingMary Lou Williams Center, 101 Flowers Building, West Campus

11 a.m. | Delta Gamma 75th Anniversary Celebration LuncheonR. David Thomas Executive Conference Center, Science Drive, West CampusBeta Theta chapter of Delta Gamma celebrates the 75th anniversary of the original founding of the chapter in 1939. After lunch, alumnae will have the opportunity to tour the chapter housing on Central Campus.

10 a.m. | Alumni Leadership Awards Lunch [Invitation Only]Hart House, Residence of President and Mrs. Brodhead (2324 Duke University Road)After enjoying lunch together, President Brodhead will honor the 2014 Charles A. Dukes award winners and the 2014 Forever Duke award winners.

Saturday 3 hours prior to kick-off | DUBAC and Black Student Association Networking and Pregame Celebration GatheringPenn Pavilion

10:30 a.m. | Duke Alumni Association Pregame CelebrationHall of Honor and Patio, adjacent to upper concourse of Cameron Indoor StadiumGet ready for some football at the DAA pre-game gathering. The DAA will provide the food, beverages (beer, sodas, water) and fun for the whole family, including face painting, a photo booth, and a balloon artist It’s also a great place to meet up with members of your affi nity group: sign your group up here, and we’ll provide a meet-up area—and a banner to help group members fi nd each other. Don’t miss this pre-game tradition!Participating affi nity groups include:Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship Alumni, Classes of ‘81-’84 Cluster Reunion, DUBAC, DUHLAA, DukeEngage, Delta Gamma Alumni, Kappa Alpha Theta Alumni, Duke Interfraternity Council Alumni, Duke LGBT Network, Duke Band Alumni Association, Duke University Chorale, First Year Reunion (Class of 2014), Neuroscience Department and the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program

12:30 p.m. | Duke Football vs. University of VirginiaWallace Wade StadiumCheer for football and Coach Cutcliffe when the Blue Devils take to the gridiron against the University of Virginia’s Cavaliers in Wallace Wade Stadium.

8:30 p.m.-Midnight | Duke Band Alumni Association PartyDining Room (“Blue Express”) in the Levine Science Research CenterAfter the game, join DUMBlings past and present for a party! All current DUMB members and DUMB alumni (and their guests) are invited. Previous directors Paul Bryan, Jim Henry, and Neil Boumpani will be in attendance. The evening will include the ticket raffl e drawing for the 2014 fundraising efforts.

11 p.m. | Class of 2014 “Saturday Night at Sati’s”Satisfaction Restaurant and Bar, 905 W Main St #37, Durham, NC 27701Join the Class of 2014 at Sati’s for karaoke, drink specials, and a Duke Class of 2014 mug give-away.


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After delays, Duke Kunshan to hold fi rst classesFrom the Archives:

Three years after its initial planned opening, faculty and staff are settling in to the new campus

Emma BaccellieriNews Editor

See Kunshan on Page 13

More OnlineRead Th e Chroni-cle’s regular cover-age of Kunshan at dukechronicle.com

Chronicle File PhotoDKU held an orientation for undergraduate and graduate students prior to the start of classes, start-ing with a Convocation ceremony Aug. 20.

When students attend their first classes in Durham on Monday, another set of Duke stu-dents will be doing the same thing more than 7,000 miles away.

Nearly five years after it was first introduced to faculty—and three years after its initial planned opening—Duke Kunshan University will hold its first classes Monday. Orientation for undergraduate and graduate students be-gan with a Convocation ceremony Aug. 20, and faculty and staff are currently settling in to the new campus.

The path to the campus’s opening has not been simple—with faculty resistance and construction delays, among other issues. The campus is still a work in progress, but administrators say they are pleased with DKU’s first days and looking forward to the semester.

“The journey hasn’t been easy,” Lingling Wang, assistant registrar and enrollment man-ager, wrote in an email Thursday. “We have a strong and collaborative team here at DKU and I believe it will become a truly world class university.”

Classes are being held in the school’s con-ference center—the only building currently completed on the campus. Students are being housed in a nearby hotel as construction con-tinues on five other campus buildings. Four of the five will be completed in the coming weeks, administrators say.

“The atmosphere here in Kunshan is very positive,” Nora Bynum, vice provost for DKU and China initiatives, wrote in an email Thurs-day. “The students are an amazing mix of tal-ents and aspirations for their time here—in my interactions with them they often mention the small class size, the variety of topics across the natural and social sciences and the humanities, the presence of senior faculty from Duke and the opportunity to learn from their peers.”

The campus is currently home to a semes-ter-long undergraduate program in addition to graduate programs in medical physics and global health.

DKU will also be home to a Master’s of Man-agement Studies program, though students are currently in Durham. They will travel to Kun-shan for classes beginning in January.

When DKU was announced, many ex-pected it to be the first legally independent American university approved by the Chinese government. But construction delays and management issues meant that the title went instead to New York University’s Shanghai cam-pus, which opened Fall 2013.

The concept of a campus in China was first presented to Academic Council in November 2009. Pushed by Fuqua as an opportunity to expand abroad, DKU was initially set to open in Fall 2011, offering the MMS degree and en-hanced programming for the Global Executive MBA.

The University’s conversations about the

campus grew beyond Fuqua, and in January 2010, Duke entered into an agreement with the city of Kunshan, securing 200 acres for the DKU campus, with the local municipal govern-ment signing on to manage and fund construc-tion. President Richard Brodhead traveled to Kunshan that month to announce an academ-ic partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni-versity, which is consistently ranked as one of the top five universities in China. Crews broke ground on construction that September, with administrators saying they expected the cam-pus to be finished in time to welcome students in Fall 2012.

But issues began to surface with the SJTU partnership, and by Fall 2010, Duke was look-

ing for a new Chinese partner.Back in Durham, meanwhile, several mem-

bers of the faculty expressed concerns about the project. The question of academic free-dom in China came into play, while others wondered whether the campus would dilute the University’s brand or divert significant re-sources away from the Durham campus.

In February 2011, Duke signed an agree-ment with Wuhan University. With a partner secured, Duke began pursuing government approval for the campus. But that Fall, admin-istrators announced that DKU’s opening had been pushed back to Spring 2013 due to con-


Construction Obstruction:From the Archives:

Improving Duke’s future, but what about today’s students?

Danielle Muoio Towerview Editor

See Construction on Page 14

Chronicle File PhotoPerkins Library’s entrance is being renovated, requiring its closure through the summer of 2015. Such renovations are a part of many projects sweeping across Duke’s West Campus.

Every morning, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask hears the beeping of trucks re-versing and sounds of drilling from his cushy office in the Allen Building.

Laying out three sheets of paper detailing 48 Duke construction projects that are currently in the works or planned to start soon on his round wooden table, it’s clear that even Duke admin-istrators cannot escape the signs of the Univer-sity’s numerous construction projects.

For students on the ground, however, con-struction is an everyday nuisance disrupting the flow of a normal campus life. When I visited Durham recently, I realized construction had become more prominent than I thought pos-sible when I moved out of my West Campus dorm a month before.

Cars and buses struggled to get around the $1 million Chapel Circle improvements project on their way up to the Chapel. The parking lot in front of the Chapel was completely shut off by tall silver fences. The shortcut through the Flowers Building to the Bryan Center plaza no longer exists. A gaping hole stands in its place, as part of the $95 million West Union project. And let’s not forget the scaffolding in front of the libraries, the closed main entrance to Per-kins Library, the closed main entrance to the plaza and the imminent closing of the Cha-pel—Duke’s primary landmark will be repaired for the entire 2015-16 academic year.

I could not help but chuckle when I saw the latest Chronicle issue detailing yet another con-struction project—adding a parking garage on

Science Drive.Having three major projects in the heart

of West Campus has particularly irked upper-classmen. Emily Hadley, a rising senior, noted that having so many projects occurring at once without any forum to discuss the issue has been her biggest frustration. Additionally, having so many projects transpire at once has disrupted a sense of a Duke community that used to exist.

“I underestimated how important it was to have things like the plaza be accessible or the entryway to Perkins or the Great Hall,” she said. “We used to study in the Great Hall. You could walk through and see people you know. It meant you didn’t have to do much planning ahead of meeting with people—you could count on seeing people out and about in cer-tain gathering areas.”

Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said he hears this kind of complaint “all of the time.” He noted that the issue arises from having two things intersect—thoughtfully planned projects and those the administrators did not expect.

An in-depth look at Duke’s projects and price tags:

In his office, Trask showed me a piece of limestone about the size of my forearm. This, he said, is what fell from the Chapel roof one afternoon, starting a long and unexpected res-toration process.

The Chapel ceiling roof is 85 years old. When the limestone fell, it was taken to the Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. structural engineering lab in Chicago. The engineers

Chronicle File PhotoAs part of the $95 million West Union renova-tions, the shortcut through the Flowers Build-ing to the Bryan Center plaza no longer exists.

Chronicle File PhotoDue to renovations, materials from the Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library have been housed in Perkins or at the Library Service Center.

Chronicle File PhotoWhen completed, the West Union, pictured above, will host new vendors, several meeting spaces, a pub and a coffee bar.


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From the Archives:

Endowment arrives at record high of $7 billion

Carleigh Stiehm & Emma Baccellieri Editor-in-Chief & News Editor

Thu Nguyen | The Chronicle

The Duke University endowment reached a record high of $7 billion at the end of the 2013 fiscal year.

The growth—which stems from a 20.1 percent return on total investments—was announced in a report to the Board of Trustees, who held their first meeting of the academic year this weekend. The endowment’s previous peak came before the economic downturn, reaching $6.1 billion in 2008 before dropping more than 25 percent.

“Everyone was glad to hear the economic report,” President Richard Brodhead said. “Many of our Trustees have been on the Board the whole time through the incredible downturn, and the fact that our endowment is now here...is wonderful.”

The endowment’s value represents an increase of $1 billion from the 2012 fiscal year, which also saw high growth—a reported 13.5 percent return on the endowment investments, which raised the endowment’s value from $5.6 billion to $6 billion.

The endowment is professionally managed by DUMAC, an investment group controlled by the University. The fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

Students should not underestimate the lasting impacts that a strong and growing endowment have on academic and student life, said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. He noted that the University’s endowment makes possible Duke’s extensive financial aid options, endowed professorships and programs such as DukeEngage.

Recent estimates state that slightly more than 20 percent of the endowment is designated to support the financial aid budget.

The endowment’s growth comes after a second consecutive record-breaking year of fundraising. Under the current capital campaign, Duke Forward, the University earned $441.8 million in philanthropic contributions for the 2013 fiscal year—amassing $2.17 billion of the campaign’s $3.25 billion goal with three years left to go.

In addition to the financial report, the Board approved funding for several campus construction projects.

Increased funding was granted for the repairs to the West Duke Building, after it was determined that the renovations were far more extensive than had originally been planned. The building was damaged when a second-story roof collapsed in the Spring.

The Board allotted additional money for the renovations to Page Auditorium as part of a scheduled funding increase, bringing the total budget close to the estimated final $5 million, Schoenfeld said.

Brodhead noted that the timeline for the Page renovations had been moved forward to accommodate the upcoming work on the Chapel, which was unexpected.

“One thing that worked out somewhat differently than we had anticipated...was the fact that we would have to close the Chapel,” Brodhead said. “Planning for that led us to accelerate the work on Page.”

The University discovered that the Chapel was in need of repairs during a 2012 review of the structure. The structure will close for a year following Commencement in 2015.

Preliminary discussions began regarding renovations to East Campus Union, particularly the Marketplace. The Board also saw beginning stages of the layout for the new health and wellness center, which is set to begin construction in the Spring and will open in 2016.

In other business:Although many of the action items on the Board’s agenda

revolved around construction, Brodhead noted that much of the weekend’s discussion centered on academics.

Dean Thomas Katsouleas presented an update on the Pratt School of Engineering’s strategic planning process, and Provost Sally Kornbluth discussed the University’s research efforts.

“Maybe 12, 14 years ago—the Trustees understood that Duke would never be the university it wished to be if it didn’t have strength in the sciences and engineering,” Brodhead said. “It’s interesting for us to see how those strategic investments have paid off.”

The board also Skyped with Mary Brown Bullock—executive vice chancellor of Duke Kunshan University—about DKU’s opening weeks and had a discussion on intercollegiate athletics with Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White.

Brodhead and his wife, Cindy, were recognized by the Board for 10 years of dedication to Duke.

“This was as happy and positive a Trustee meeting as I’ve ever seen,” Brodhead said.

Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Oct. 17, 2014 issue of The Chronicle.


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Duke adds LGBTQ-inclusive question to applicationFrom the Archives:

Kali ShulklapperUniversity Editor

Chronicle File PhotoTh e Center for Sexual and Gender Diver-sity provides support for the Duke LGBTQ community.

A new LGBTQ-inclusive question on Duke’s admissions supplement puts the Uni-versity among the first to explicitly mention sexual orientation and gender identity on its application.

Applicants for the Class of 2019 will find an additional optional question on Duke’s supple-ment page—one that makes history and speaks directly to Duke’s commitment to a wide range of diversity, administrators said. Duke is the first school that uses the Common Application to ask such a question on its supplement. There are three other undergraduate institutions across the country that do so—the Massachu-setts Institute of Technology, the University of Iowa and Elmhurst College in Illinois.

Duke’s supplement this year will feature the following optional prompt, with a 250 word limit for the response:

“Duke University seeks a talented, engaged student body that embodies the wide range of human experience; we believe that the di-versity of our students makes our community stronger. If you’d like to share a perspective you bring or experiences you’ve had to help us understand you better—perhaps related to a community you belong to, your sexual ori-entation or gender identity, or your family or cultural background—we encourage you to do so. Real people are reading your application, and we want to do our best to understand and appreciate the real people applying to Duke.”

Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Chris-toph Guttentag said the goal of such a question is to understand applicants broadly rather than narrowly. He added that the question gives

students the opportunity to express these char-acteristics without portraying them as defining factors.

“We wanted to make it clear to the applicant and everyone involved in the application pro-cess that diversity is really broadly defined and not just in terms of a box you can check, not just in demographic characteristics,” he said.

Guttentag noted that one of the many rea-sons for the question is that the perception of diversity at Duke lags behind the reality. Duke is a significantly more diverse place—across any number of dimensions—than it used to be, he added.

The application question grew from an ini-tiative by Blue Devils United, the undergradu-ate support and advocacy group for LGBTQ students. Known as the EqUALS Project—Equitable Undergraduate Admissions for LG-BTQ Students—the program is a collaborative effort between the admissions office and BDU.

Senior Daniel Kort, president of BDU, said he had grown concerned that there was not enough information available on the demo-graphics of Duke’s LGBTQ students. He feared LGBTQ students were either not applying to Duke or, if accepted, were not seriously consid-ering it due to stereotypes about the South.

“We looked at admissions as a central hub on campus for dictating the campus culture, as they play a large role in determining what a Duke student is,” he said.

Historically, Duke has not always been known as an affirming environment for LG-BTQ students and other historically marginal-ized groups, Kort added. He said he believes this question holds the potential to challenge applicants’ stereotypes about Duke.

Kort said he first envisioned the question of sexual orientation and gender identity mani-

fested as a check box, but the proposal was rejected.

The Duke nondiscrimination statement names several identity factors including race, gender, age, ethnicity, military status, sexual ori-entation and gender identity, he added. The office of undergraduate admissions collects de-mographic information on all factors with the exception of sexual orientation and gender identity.

“This question is a historic step in the right direction,” he said. “That being said, I believe that the absence of this sort of check box ulti-mately serves as a double standard of treating gender and sexual minorities differently than their peers of other historically marginalized demographics.”

Ben Reese, vice president of the office for institutional equity, said he recognizes that some students favor checking off a box to ex-press various aspects of their identity. He add-ed, however, that this question will probably not be the last step in providing the potential for students to express their experiences and identity.

“I don’t imagine that this will be the final point we get to in thinking through how to en-courage students to express their fullest range of a background,” Reese said. “But I think this is an important step.”

Guttentag noted that applicants should not worry if they choose against answering the optional question. Diversity—in terms of perspectives, interests and values—is paid attention to in terms of creating a class as a whole, he said. Individually, he added, there are scores of factors taken into account, and diversity is not something that by itself drives an admission decision.

Guttentag added that through conver-

sations with students, administration, and alumni, it has been made clear that Duke is a welcoming place for the whole range of sex ori-entation and gender identification.

“We feel that we were in a position to ex-press that explicitly,” he said. “The world is dif-ferent now than it was five years ago. We wanted to make sure with respect to sexual orientation and gender identification that people essential-ly understand that if it’s important to them, it’s important to us, and to Duke.”

Kort said he hopes to work closely with the office of undergraduate admissions in the com-ing year to assess the effectiveness of this years question and investigate whether this question may function better in a different format.

“I am eager to see if the question in its current state will equitably serve the needs of LGBTQ applicants,” he said. “If it doesn’t, I would hope that the office of undergraduate admissions may again consider the idea of a check box.”

Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Aug. 29, 2014 issue of The Chronicle.


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Durham celebrates fi rst same-sex marriagesFrom the Archives:

N.C. couples rejoice after federal judge rules state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional

Emma BaccellieriNews Editor

Last month, Randy Cahoon and Russell Tingle decided they had waited for marriage long enough. After 33 years together, the Durham couple planned to wed in Washing-ton, D.C., which has allowed same-sex mar-riages since 2009.

At the last minute, however, the pair changed their minds—deciding that they would wait until same-sex marriage was legal in their home state of North Carolina.

“We thought it would be a long wait,” Cahoon said with a smile. “But it was only a month.”

Cahoon and Tingle were among the first same-sex couples to be married in Durham County, holding a small ceremony on the Old Courthouse steps just after receiving their marriage license. They were one of more than a dozen couples who wed in the courthouse Monday—the first full day that North Carolina issued same-sex marriage licenses.

After a federal judge struck down Amend-ment One—the state’s gay marriage ban—late Friday afternoon, same-sex marriages officially became legal in North Carolina. The move sparked celebration across the

state, more than two years after Amendment One defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.

The ruling followed a decision issued in July by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, stating that Virginia’s gay marriage ban was unconstitutional—meaning that the same would hold for the gay marriage bans of other states in the fourth circuit, including North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia. The Supreme Court de-clined to review the case last week, opening the door for specific cases across the circuit to officially strike down the states’ respective laws against same-sex marriage.

In North Carolina, Amendment One was officially struck down just after 5:30 p.m. Friday. The first same-sex marriage licenses

in the state were offered that evening, but most counties—including Dur-ham—had already closed their register of deeds of-fice for the weekend and began offering licenses Monday morning.

Right from the start, the Durham office was

busy processing license applications—and watching the weddings of couples who sim-ply did not want to wait any longer, said Reg-ister of Deeds Willie Covington.

“It was real busy this morning,” Coving-ton said. “There was a crowd waiting for us.”

On a typical day, the office grants be-tween 12 and 15 marriage licenses. Monday, Covington estimated that the office granted at least 50.

Many couples obtained their marriage li-censes Monday with plans for a formal wed-

Chronicle File PhotoAfter a federal judge struck down Amendment One, Nancy Blood and Catchy Chandler, pictured above, became one of the fi rst same-sex couples to be married in Durham County.

ding in the future, but more than a dozen chose to get married right away.

“The biggest reason we did it fast was be-cause of the kids,” said Christy Moore, who has two children with her partner, Kathleen Moore.

The two have been together for a decade and had a formal commitment ceremony six years ago, but marriage offered a chance

to make legal matters—such as parenthood and owning a house together—less compli-cated, Christy Moore said.

For others, the decision for a Monday wedding was an opportunity to seize mar-riage right away, in the event that the deci-sion was reversed.

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Chronicle File PhotoTommy Humphries, left, said that a heart transplant at Duke had saved him from an infection that caused heart failure and was present at the record-breaking gathering of heart transplant recipients.

Duke Medicine may have broken a Guin-ness World Record by hosting the largest gath-ering of heart transplant recipients ever Sunday.

The event—held to celebrate the more than 1,000 heart transplants conducted at Duke Medicine since the program began in 1985—was planned after the 1,000th transplant earlier this year. Nearly 200 transplant recipients, along with families, doctors and hospital staff gath-ered at the Washington Duke Inn for food and discussion.

“What you see here is really the fruits of an incredible amount of work by a really wonder-ful team,” said Dr. Joseph Rogers, cardiologist and medical director of the Duke Cardiac Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Sup-port Program. “There’s no way you could attri-bute this to one person.”

The gathering may have set a record for the number of heart transplant recipients in one place at the same time, and representatives from Guinness World Records were on hand to verify the total attendance. The previous record was set in Michigan this year with 132 transplant

recipients in attendance.Duke’s heart transplant program began in

1985, but was a low-volume program until the mid-1990s, Rogers explained. Today, Duke Medicine is one of the largest centers for heart transplants in the country. Rogers said that 60 to 65 heart transplants are usually conducted at Duke every year.

“There were many more people that would benefit from transplant, and because of that we really began a much more aggressive approach at looking at people and trying to enlist them in transplant,” Rogers said.

Roger noted that many patients were able to live normal lives after receiving a transplant—a result of Duke Medicine’s heart transplant pro-gram. He also pointed out a man who had re-turned to playing tennis on a regular basis after receiving a new heart.

“The funny part about this is that every one of these people has an interesting story,” Rog-ers said. “Some of them are sort of funny, some of them are religious, some of them are very family-oriented, but there is a story behind all 1,000 people.”

Tommy Humphries, a Roxboro resident,

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Bryan Center entrance to close in the Spring due to renovations

Adam BeyerTh e Chronicle

Another student traffic route will be blocked due to construction, as work is set to begin on renovations to the Bryan Center entrance.

The construction—which will begin over spring break—is set to conclude during Summer 2015. The main doorway between Panda Express and Joe Van Gogh will close for the entirety of this time to allow the construction of a new glass facade onto the plaza. Students will be able to enter through the University Store during its operating hours and the traffic-circle entrance at any point.

“There shouldn’t be much inconve-nience because of it,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta.

The entrance is being renovated to im-prove the environment inside and around the Bryan Center.

“The new glass entry will allow more natural light inside the Bryan Center during the day, and will glow with artificial lighting in the evening,” said Sarah Burdick, director of administration and special projects.

The inspiration for the space was influ-enced by the design of other buildings in the vicinity, such as Penn Pavilion, she said. The entry’s increased height will give the space a greater distinction, Burdick said.

“It’s all part of the overall plan to make better use of all the buildings surrounding the plaza providing both better functional-ity and aesthetics,” Moneta said. “This is the

near final part of the overall renovation pro-cess the Bryan Center has been undergoing for the last year.”

One advantage of the redesign is that it will allow for easier access to the building with only one layers of doors instead of the current two.

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Special to Th e ChronicleIn the Spring, the Bryan Center’s main entrance will close to permit the construction of a new glass entrance.

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In September 2012, Duke administrators maintained that the campus would open in time for the following school year, with five of the DKU’s six buildings set for completion in July 2013. But a few months later, the opening date was pushed back once again—this time to Fall 2014, when five of the six buildings would be complete.

“From [the Ministry of Education] appli-cation to campus construction, each task is a challenging one and wouldn’t have been done without so many people’s hard effort and deep belief in this project,” Wang wrote.

Although construction is not finished and DKU continues to hire staff, the doors have opened and classes are set to begin—moving into the next stage of the campus’s journey.

“After so much work over so much time by so many people here at DKU and at Duke Uni-versity, it was gratifying to see faculty students and staff united in celebrating the opening of DKU,” Bynum wrote of the Convocation.

Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Aug. 22, 2014 issue of The Chronicle.

KUNSHANcontinued from page 4

“We wanted to do it now, before any-one in the legislature somehow changed their mind,” Cahoon explained.

He and Tingle dressed in matching yellow shirts, holding yellow flowers as they were married by Presbyterian min-ister Jeanette Stokes outside the court-house.

Stokes was one of several local clergy who came to the courthouse to perform weddings for any couple who was inter-ested.

“A Presbyterian minister, my mother will be so happy,” Cahoon joked.

For Stokes, officiating the marriages was truly a labor of love—a chance to fi-nally perform legal marriages for same-sex couples, decades after she began officiat-ing same-sex commitment ceremonies.

“I’ve been working on this fight for 35

years, in the church and in the commu-nity,” Stokes said. “It’s just tremendous.”

Although there were reports of pro-testors outside some county courthouses across the state—and in at least one case in Pasquotank County, a magistrate re-fused to perform a civil ceremony for a same-sex couple—the scene in downtown Durham was largely a joyous one. Couples celebrated each other’s weddings, with passersby stopping to watch and cheer.

“It’s just such a great group of people,” Tingle said.

Logistically, the day was somewhat of a challenge, Covington said—with the reg-ister of deeds receiving its first gender-neutral license forms late Sunday night, and no distinct guidelines for how to proceed under the new ruling. But there were no major issues and all in all, the day was a happy one, he said.

“I really think it went well,” Covington said. “It’s been a good day.”


MARRIAGEcontinued from page 9

said that a heart transplant at Duke had saved him from an infection that caused heart failure.

“When I got here on the first of Septem-ber, within two or three days they said I would probably need a heart transplant,” Humphries explained. “It was a long ordeal, but Duke Hos-pital was great.”

Humphries said his life was mostly the same now as it was before his heart failed. He goes to work, plays golf and volunteers at Duke Hospi-tal. Humphries added that the heart transplant

has allowed him to be present at important family moments that he otherwise would have missed.

“I’ve had three grandchildren since I’ve had my transplant,” Humphries said. “I’ve become a granddaddy in the seven years since I got the heart.”

Johnny Fogleman, another heart transplant recipient, also expressed his gratitude toward Duke Medicine.

“They are all super nice, doctors, nurses, ev-erything. You couldn’t find anyone better than at Duke,” Fogleman said. “And I’m not a Duke fan either. I’m a Carolina man.”

Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Sept. 8, 2014 issue of The Chronicle.

HEARTcontinued from page 11

problematic, especially during peak student flow hours,” Burdick said.

The work could not happen earlier be-cause the University Store was undergo-ing renovations and both entrances could not be taken out of service simultaneously,

Burdick explained.Several students expressed concern

about the disruption caused by the closure.“I think it will be inconvenient, and it’s

unnecessary,” freshman Brooke Huang said.James Carpenter Design Associates de-

signed the 250 square-foot space. It is also responsible for the new bridge to the West Campus Union currently being constructed.


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When asked how much the Chapel renova-tion project would cost, Trask replied, “that’s a very interesting question.” He estimated it would be approximately $10 million, but they cannot be sure just yet.

This kind of bad luck has stretched across campus as well. It was just an average Wednesday in February when the ceiling collapsed in the West Duke building on East Campus, forcing the building to close for the remainder of the year. Again, faulty construction was to blame—construction workers had built “false ceilings” to cover up the building’s air conditioning units. Fixing this problem turned into a $5 million project, as workers discovered the building is composed of wood frames but lacked a sprinkler system to protect it from fire (oops).

Not all construction projects came out of the woodwork, though. The West Union project, which arguably serves as the greatest hinder-ance to West Campus life, is one component of a three-part construction project funded by the Charlotte-based Duke endowment.

The endowment set aside $80 million to renovate Baldwin Auditorium, West Union and Page Auditorium. Baldwin was completed last summer at $15 million. The major renovations planned for Page Auditorium were forced to take a backseat due to the growing expense of West Union, which turned into a $95 million project by itself. To cover the extra costs, Duke administrators have relied on philanthropy, and a gift of $10 million for West Union construc-tion was announced this past year. The Page Auditorium renovations are, therefore, largely cosmetic—rolling in at a modest $5 million. Col-

lectively, the three-part project has turned into a $115 million expense.

When completed, the West Union will host several meeting spaces, a pub and coffee bar. Students will also be able to eat Indian, Asian and Italian food, among other venues. It is set to be completed Spring 2016.

“In many ways the West Union project and all the work with Duke houses go hand-in-hand,” Moneta said, referring to the hous-ing model installed three years ago. “The last three years [spent] to create a house model and create communities that are adequately resourced—where independent students aren’t second class to selective [student groups]—is complimented by a creation like West Union where communities can gather.”

But as Hadley notes, “The rising seniors and rising juniors are the classes getting screwed.”

“We are the classes getting the most con-struction and we are never going to see it. The university is also not offering any alter-natives,” she added.

Vice President of Facilities and Manage-ment John Noonan said that since he started working at Duke in 2005, there are 175-300 projects going on at any given time. What is unusual this year is the physical proximity of these projects, he added.

And there are more to come.Workers will begin building a Health and

Wellness Center March 2015 at the corner of Towerview Road and Union Drive next to Penn Pavilion. The Center was approved by the Board of Trustees and is expected to cost approximately $30 million.

Administrators are also in the works design-ing an Arts Building that will be built across from the Nasher Museum of Art. Estimated at $35 mil-lion, the building will host studio space for paint-ing, sculpture and dance as well as classrooms. It is set to begin May 2015.

Almost all the projects are funded via phi-lanthropy, Trask said. The Chapel renovations will be funded by central and school revenue

streams, the parking garage on Science Drive will be funded by Duke Parking and Transpor-tation; West Duke will be funded via emergency repairs and Edens Quad renovations set to begin May 2015 will come from Housing, Dining and Residence Life. The Charlotte-based Duke en-dowment funded most of the West Union, Page Auditorium and Baldwin Auditorium projects.

Construction at Duke is hardly contained to academic and residence life. Thanks to funding from the Duke Forward campaign, the Univer-sity has been steeped in a number of athletics-based facilities projects during the past two years. The largest of these projects is renovations to Wallace Wade Stadium, which will take place following each of the next two football seasons.

The first phase of renovations, which is due to begin directly after the last home game of the 2014 season, will involve removing the track surrounding the field, lowering the field and demolishing walls surrounding the track to add four rows of seat. This phase of construction will cost $6 million and will be completed by August 2015, Trask said.

The more costly phase of Wallace Wade’s renovation will begin in April 2015, which will involve the construction of a new media tower in place of the current Finch-Yeager Building. Trask said that he and Athletic Director Kevin White have yet to finalize a design for the proj-

ect—original designs were appraised at $50 mil-lion, and the group’s goal is to spend $40 million on the project.

Trask noted that the 50-foot frontal ad-dition to Cameron Indoor Stadium, which is due to begin construction in May 2016, is priced at $15 million and is projected for an August 2017 completion.

Other athletics facilities projects include the construction of brand new grass and turf practice fields, which opened in December 2013, the new Williams Track and Field Com-plex, which will open in February 2015 and Scott Pavilion, which will house a new ticket office, team store and office space for the ath-letic department.

As it stands now, construction will only con-tinue to progress for the next two academic years. For future generations of Duke students, the campus will become a hub of activity. But for now, students can only hope to find more shortcuts to get to class.

“There are very few students for whom this is a positive part of their Duke experience,” Hadley said. “We recognize that Duke needs to expand and grow, but I feel this isn’t the first time the University has neglected the students’ opinions on something that affects students’ lives.”

Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the July 2014 issue of Towerview.

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