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Reps slam Students flock to Europe to study abroad super PACS Price, Sarbanes offer grassroots alternatives by Tiffany Lieu THE CHRONICLE
Grassroots leaders are preparing for a comprehensive effort to combat the influence of Big Money on political campaigns. The role of money in politics rose to the media spotlight in the recent elections, fueling a movement to reform the influence money wields in elections. These issues in turn fueled a discussion at the Sanford School of Public Policy Thursday, “Big Money vs. Grassroots Democracy.” The four-person panel featured authors of legislation promoting campaign finance reform—Congressmen John Sarbanes, D-Md. and David Price, D-N.C.—as well as Anita Earls, executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and N.C. state representative Larry Hall. They discussed the threat Big Money posed to the democratic process, as well as the best solutions to the problem. “Fundamentally, this movement is about protecting your franchise, to let your candidate continue to represent you in Congress,” Sarbanes said. Unrestricted private campaign donations SEE MONEY ON PAGE 2
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Although study abroad programs all over the world are available to Duke students, an overwhelming majority continue to travel to Europe. by Raisa Chowdhury THE CHRONICLE
Despite increasing talk about a broader global focus, the numbers show European countries remain the primary destination for Duke students studying abroad.
Of a total 576 students who studied abroad in Fall 2012, 412 studied in Europe, according to data from the Global Education Office for Undergraduates. Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are the three most popular locations, and only two non-European coun-
tries—Costa Rica and South Africa—rank in the top 10. The breakdown has stirred conversation about the different levels of cultural and language immersion available to students SEE ABROAD ON PAGE 12
Duke buys in West Uni leads in corporate Village neighborhood research funds again by Georgia Parke THE CHRONICLE
Duke expanded its footprint in Durham by purchasing part of the West Village development in an attempt to finalize a long-term revitalization project. In early January, Duke bought the Powerhouse Building on Fuller Street from the financially troubled Blue Devil Ventures for $2.275 million. This purchase is the latest step for Duke in a years-long expansion into Durham, said Scott Selig, associate vice president for capital assets and real estate for Duke. “In 2005 we had 70,000 square feet downtown,” Selig said. “Now we have 770,000. We are expanding downtown as part of a conscious effort to develop
[the area].” Blue Devil Ventures is a real estate company whose partners include former Duke basketball players Christian Laettner, Trinity ’92 and Brian Davis, Trinity ’92. Financial issues exacerbated by the recent economic downturn led the partners to owe several million dollars to other investors. Davis and Laettner both played professional basketball together for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Selig noted that there are no present plans for filling Powerhouse because of the nebulous timeline of the transactions with Blue Devil Ventures. Complications among the sellers delayed the process, SEE VILLAGE ON PAGE 4
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In an era of tightened government purse-strings, corporations play a central, if not controversial, role in funding research at Duke. Duke has received the most corporate research dollars out of all universities nationwide for the last 10 years—$215 million in 2011. The next highest recipient, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received just $110 million in 2011. As the University research budget soared from $441 million in 2002 to nearly $1 billion in 2011, for-profit firms have kept pace, financing approximately 22 percent of Duke’s research annually over
that period. The increase in corporate research dollars raises questions about possible conflicts of interest influencing the scientific process. Duke responded with a structure of safeguards to protect the legitimacy of its research. The major factor behind Duke’s dominance in corporate-funded research is the Duke Clinical Research Institute, the largest academic research institute in the world. DCRI was among the first “contract research organizations” to focus on corporate clinical trials. Now, at least 75 percent of the University’s corporate-funded SEE FUNDING ON PAGE 2
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have raised concerns about the government being bought and sold by the wealthy, which would undermine democracy, Sarbanes said. The effects of Big Money extend beyond the ballot box, forcing congressmen to redirect time spent creating legislation to raising money instead, Sarbanes said. He estimated that congressmen devote 30 to 70 percent of their time to fundraising. “[We are] professional fundraisers first, and professional congressmen second,” Sarbanes said. Sarbanes described super PACs as “money drones” that generate fear and uncertainty that obstructs the political process. In this agitated environment, congressmen lack the time to connect with their colleagues— a detachment that hinders public policy. All four panelists agreed that the solution to combatting money in politics is grassroots democracy, pointing to disclosure, public financing and a constitutional amendment as elements of a comprehensive campaign finance reform package. “[We will create] America’s super PAC through endorsing public campaign financing,” Sarbanes said. “We’ll be the super PAC—we’re not going to surrender to the private super PAC.” Sarbanes and Price have both proposed legislation seeking to reform the system. Sarbanes’ bill, the Grassroots Democracy Act, includes a match system for grassroots campaign contributions of $100 or less and the establishment of a “citizen-owned” People’s Fund to support grassroots candidates. Price’s proposed legislation, the Empowering Citizens Act, also establishes a matching system and creates new rules to prohibit candidate-specific super PACs. Price pointed to the need for “an awakening of moral and political outrage” in order to catalyze change. Although it will be difficult to obtain the bipartisan support necessary to pass comprehensive reform, Sarbanes remains confident that the combination of congressional fatigue with the current system and public moral outrage will propel the proposals forward. “The material is there for comprehensive reform. The question is, do we have the public support? What’s it going to take to wash over these high barriers of party oppo-
research takes the form of clinical trials within DCRI, said Vice Provost for Research James Siedow. Only $7.5 million of the total $215 million in corporatefunded research go to projects outside of the Medical Center. With federal funding of University research stagnant in the last three years, Siedow has a mixed but more favorable view of the upward trend of industry research dollars spent. “It is a large and, hopefully, growing part of the budget, but I can’t see commercial [funding] picking up federal research slack,” he said. Reviews have unearthed controversial ground when assessing the integrity of this breed of research. A 2010 review by a German medical journal found that industry-funded clinical trials are favorable to the new drug treatments far more often than studies funded by other sources. The Journal of the American Medical Association now mandates that researchers unaffiliated with the corporate sponsor to corroborate the results. In November, the State University of New York Buffalo closed a research institute devoted to studying hydraulic fracturing—also known as fracking—after watchdog groups condemned a study incorrectly claiming a significant decline in fracking-related pollution. That same year, the institute started a multi-million dollar fundraising campaign aimed at gaining donations from large oil and gas firms. Duke is not immune to conflict of interest and potential bias. Dr. Victor Tapson, a pulmonologist, was investigated in 2011 after he recommended the FDA delay approval of a generic counterpart to a blood thinner developed by drug giant Sanofi-Aventis. A Senate report claimed that Tapson did not properly disclose his financial ties—more than $250,000 in consulting fees— to the company. Dr. Ross McKinney, chair of the Conflict of Interest Committee and professor of pediatrics, said a high proportion of corporate research presents several risks, including bias, loss of credibility and forprofit research crowding out less lucrative research.
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David Price, D-N.C., speaks about campaign finance reform with other policy makers at Duke Thursday afternoon. sition?” Price said. Cynicism has slowly taken the place of faith in the idea of equal representation for many voters, with the refrain “best governor, best legislature that money can buy” pervading public discourse, Hall said. Campaign finance issues came to the forefront in North Carolina’s elections last November. Money played a decisive role in deciding senate seats, Hall said, adding that the Democratic Party lost seven seats to candidates with more resources and deeper pockets. “When they have as much power as they have, there is no fair debate,” he said. Big Money also influenced the state Supreme Court elections between Associate Justice Paul Newby, Trinity ’77, and N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Sam Ervin IV, Earls said. With a week left before Election Day and Ervin leading the polls, Earls said, an infusion of advertising dollars funded largely by the Republican State Leadership Committee gave the Newby campaign a boost. He won the race. The judicial elections exemplify not only the influence of Big Money, but also the problematic conflicts of interests that it may foster, Earls said. Newby is scheduled to rule on the constitutionality of the redistricting lines issued in 2011—maps that were largely influenced by the RSLC. “When we have money spent this way, there is no accountability in our government,” Earls said. “The problem of money in politics is a civil rights issue…. [It has] corrupted the democratic process.” 2I¿ FLDO 6SRQVRU RI '3$&
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“I most worry about the introduction of bias… particularly if it’s evident they want a specific outcome or [when it is] done to ultimately obtain corporate funding,” he said. McKinney noted, however, that effective structures are in place to mitigate this risk. Researchers in the School of Medicine must formally disclose outside firms in which they have a significant financial interest. Employees with a significant relationship—at least $25,000—are restricted from being principal investigators for the research in question. If McKinney’s committee deems it necessary, these researchers are also restricted from the analysis and documentation of the research. McKinney mentioned one recent case in which a faculty member was dishonest in his conflict-of-interest disclosure but declined to name the individual. The committee then severely restricted his faculty and research investigator privileges. But McKinney noted that there have been “surprisingly few” cases of faculty dishonesty, assisted in part by the committee’s diligence in combing research sources, like investigative news outfit ProPublica, for conflicts-of-interest. Siedow noted that Big Pharma now prefers Duke as an unbiased third party. It is easier to deal with a failed but scientifically rigorous trial than a fudged trial, leading to later legal trouble. Siedow said it would be foolish to distrust corporate executives while embracing of government or nonprofit officials. Research funded by a competitive federal grant will likely face similar threat of bias as research financed by a corporate contract, he added. The main difference between the two funding sources occurs when an corporate-funded researcher has a personal monetary interest in a study’s results—a situation Siedow argued is accounted for by the conflict-ofinterest reviews. “The risk doesn’t lie with more corporate research—the risk lies with reducing NSF or other national funding,” Siedow said. “We won’t be leading the race for tomorrow’s nylon, tomorrow’s computer. Our brains won’t go dead from corporate research, but the nation itself might get hurt by its national priorities.”
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how to stay healthy in krzyzewskiville Jean Hanson is the associate director for clinical support services and outreach at Duke Student Health. She is also a registered nurse with a master’s in public health. Hanson spoke with The Chronicle’s Jeffrey Cicurel and outlined several tips on how to stay healthy during tenting.
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Get your flu shot. Although the nation, especially the Northeast, has seen increased cases of the flu this winter, Duke has seen a decrease. Hanson and others at student health believe that this trend may be related to more students getting the flu shot.
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You hear it all the time, but wash your hands and keep them away from your face. It can be difficult to wash frequently while in Kryzyzewskiville, but unwashed hands are one of the easiest ways to catch an illness.
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Keep your stress level low. Student health can often tell when it is midterm week simply by the number of students who make appointments. Stress is an easy way to weaken your immune system and get sick. Spending time in the tent gives you less time to focus on school and extracurricular activities, which might lead to more stress and, in turn, illness.
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Sleep well. Not every student can get nine to10 hours of sleep, but while tenting, students need to try and get as close to eight hours as possible in order to keep their immune systems in top shape.
Eat well and stay hydrated. This means a balance of carbohydrates, fats and protein. Many students tent while on diets, which contributes to a decrease in their immune system. One specific example of this is a lack of fat content in student diets. This can lead to a deficiency of Omega-3 fatty acids, which can then lead to illness. Quenchers is right in K-ville and can provide students with healthy ways to get the nutrients they need during tenting. Frequent consumption of juices and water are also important to help students stay healthy.
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Exercise, but don’t overdo it. It is important to stay active, but make sure that you are not killing yourself. Don’t feel that you have to spend hours a day in Wilson. Don’t smoke. Smoking cigarettes and marijuana can not only cause long-term health effects but also hurt your immune system and make you vulnerable to several illnesses.
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If you choose to drink, do it responsibly. Having a few drinks will not give you the flu, but overdoing it might cause hypothermia. In addition, many students think alcohol can be used as a tool to keep them warm in their tents, but this is only the temporary effect of blood being brought closer to the skin. Soon, the heat escapes and causes a reverse effect. Warm clothing and blankets are good ways to stay warm. Also, eat before, during and after you drink.
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Stay dry. Many students do not realize that wet sleeping bags, clothes and other items in tents can lead to illness. Make sure your tent is keeping any rain and snow out at all times.
Attention PPS and other undergraduate Majors!
Study Abroad at University of Glasgow in Fall 2013 Information Meeting: Friday, February 1, 2013 4:00 – 5:00pm Room 225 Sanford Building You are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting if you are interested in studying abroad at the University of Glasgow during the Fall 2013 semester. Students who have participated in the Glasgow program in the past will also be present to answer questions and share their experiences. Refreshments will be served. The Duke-In-Glasgow application can be completed at the Duke Study Abroad website found at: http://studyabroad.duke. edu/home/Programs/Semester/Duke_in_Glasgow. Email anita.lyon@duke.edu for additional information.
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VILLAGE from page 1 which lasted more than 18 months. “We weren’t sure if and when the deal was going to close,” he said. Now that the deal has finally been cleared, a few weeks’ worth of the planning process are underway and a decision of what will fill the building should be made in the coming months. Selig said Duke does not expect to buy any other buildings in West Village now that Blue Devil Ventures has sold the last of their property in the area, but added that the University is constantly in session about leasing or renewing. Other buildings owned by Blue Devil Ventures in West Village have been acquired by Federal Capital Partners. A private real estate investment company operating out of Chevy Chase, Md., FCP manages over $769 million of discretionary capital throughout the eastern seaboard, including many properties in the North Carolina Triangle Area. In January 2012, FCP made its first official purchase of “Phase One” West Village space for $35.25 million. In August of the same year, another $5 million purchase was made to expand FCP’s ownership. These two phases total 453 apartments, 111,000 square feet of commercial space and two parking lots with potential for development. “We are just starting on one of those developments,” said Karen Widmayer, media spokesperson for FCP. “There is a phase three in the works.” This third phase entails building 196 new apartments off of West Morgan Street on two parking lots adjacent to the existing West Village buildings, Widmayer said. A site plan was submitted for review to the Durham City-County Planning Department in November.
Duke-Durham relationship Selig explained that he believed Duke’s ongoing expansion into Durham, including the West Village purchase, will improve relations between the city and University. “This will allow… Duke and the city to learn how valuable they are to each other,” Selig said. “Downtown is a gem that Duke can help to polish. These goals are alive in revitalization.” He also noted that revitalizing downtown Durham is in the interests not only of Durham as a community but also Duke as a center of intellect and innovation. “We want to attract the best and brightest faculty, staff and students and give them someplace to go, something to do. Helping to revitalize downtown Durham to make it more interesting will attract the best and brightest,” Selig said. Casey Steinbacher, CEO and president of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, said the location of Duke’s new Powerhouse building is especially important because it is central to downtown. Furthermore, West Village can contribute to the revitalization of the city through its offering of residential spaces, commercial offices and retail, intertwining various aspects of city life in a rare way. “It is attracting more and more of the young professional talent that Durham needs—to live, work and learn all in one,” Steinbacher said. “The more we can create these ‘cool’ kind of places, the more attractive it is to the young professionals and the companies that hire them.”
original community revival strategy— has sold their property to those in a position to finish all of the restorations, the years-long project to improve the quality of life and economic value of West Village will probably be completed soon. “The new ownership will take a look at finishing it up and adding new pieces to it,” Steinbacher said. “I suspect that with everything that is going on it will be accomplished in 12-36 months.” She said the only major roadblocks in moving forward with revitalizing West Village have been financial, due to the erratic economy. “Especially in the investment market, sometimes these things start and stop,” she said. “That’s really the only issue and the community has embraced it.”
FCP declined to comment on the nature of their relationship with Blue Devil Ventures. Steinbacher also noted that she does not believe that renovations have reduced the historical value of the West Village buildings, which can be traced back to the 18th century. She said Durham in particular is a prime example of where historical preservation and modernization can coexist successfully, in part because of Duke’s policies when owning or renting buildings. “These are the kinds of projects that Durham needs,” Steinbacher said. “These projects and many others are going to change the landscape in Durham even more than it has [changed] in the past five years.”
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Going back in search Duke pushes for of a hero second road victory by Brady Buck THE CHRONICLE
With its first true road win now under its belt, No. 5 Duke (18-2, 5-2 in the ACC) will attempt to earn its second straight victory away from Cameron Indoor Stadium, as it travels south to take on Florida State Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles (12-8, 4-3 in the ACC) currently sit tied for fifth in the league with North Carolina. Last year’s ACC tournaNo. 5 ment champs—who Duke defeated traditional vs. conference juggerFlorida nauts Duke and North State Carolina twice each last season—enter SATURDAY, 2 p.m. Saturday’s clash with Donald L. Tucker Center the Blue Devils on the wrong side of the NCAA tournament bubble. Losing to every ranked team on its schedule so far this year, Florida State needs to beat Duke to have any hope of receiving an at large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Seminoles’ best player, senior guard Michael Snaer, knows how much is riding on this weekend’s game. “That’s a must-win for us,” Snaer told the Orlando Sentinel in regards to the Duke game following his team’s win against Maryland Wednesday night. Despite the underwhelming season so far, there is reason to believe the Seminoles—a team that typically gets better as the season
If I could, I would go back to last weekend. I would sit in the back somewhere at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, as the life of baseball great Stan Musial was celebrated, following his death on Jan. 19. Listening to legendary sportscaster Bob Costas eulogize one of baseball’s all-time legends, I would feel the tears welling up over a player who retired nearly three decades before I was even born. I had heard the stories, Tom though, of Musial becoming and remaining a steadfast figure in the St. Louis community throughout his 92-year life. “The genuine hero,” Costas called Musial, “who as the years and decades passed, and disillusionment came from other directions, never once let us down.” And I would wonder. I would wonder what it was like to have a sports hero not let me down. If I could, I would go back a month. I would go back before Jan. 10, when the cover of the New York Times’ sports section was blank in acknowledgment of the fact that no one—not the holder of the all-time home-run record, not the only pitcher in history to win seven Cy Young Awards, not the greatest-hitting catcher of all time—was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Under the shroud of baseball’s Steroid Era, “what should have been a historic day for Cooperstown” became, according to New York Times
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Senior Mason Plumlee is coming off a career-high 32 points against Wake Forest. wears on—might be able to pull off the upset and earn the much-needed victory. Beating head coach Leonard Hamilton’s gritty squads has been quite challenging for Duke in recent years. The Seminoles were 2-1 against the Blue Devils last season with wins coming in Durham and in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. SEE M. BASKETBALL ON PAGE 8
art director Wayne Kamidoi, “an incredibly empty day for baseball.” And that was just the first of the empty days in January. Five days later came the hole that was blasted when Lance Armstrong finally admitted to the world what we had suspected for years and known for months, as his iconic LIVESTRONG campaign—which has raised more than $500 million toward cancer research—was reduced to LIESTRONG on the New York Post’s Jan. 15 cover. Four days after that was the confused space that remained after the courageous tale of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o was revealed as nothing more than a frighteningly elaborate ruse. “Did you enjoy the uplifiting story, the tale of a man who responded to adversity by becoming one of the top players of the game?” Deadspin authors Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey asked at the beginning of their piece exposing the fraud about Te’o’s apparently deceased girlfriend. “If so,” they continued, “stop reading.” I wanted to, but how could I? How could I ignore a truth that had been lurking there below the surface, known to Te’o and other Notre Dame officials for weeks if not longer, and now brought under a floodlight for all to see? I wasn’t prepared to pay the price that the truth would cost me, not ready to watch another sweet sports story turn brutally sour, but what choice did I have? If I could, I would go back a decade.
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Blue Devils demolish Miami in second half by Nick Martin THE CHRONICLE
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Chelsea Gray notched 16 points and six steals Thursday against Miami, leading them to a 82-43 victory.
Following Thursday night’s contest, there was no doubt that Chelsea Gray is the heart and soul of this Duke basketball team. Going into halftime with a tied score, Gray took over the game in the second half and led what might have been the Blue Devils’ most impressive offensive half of the season. Duke (19-1, 9-0 in the ACC) was able to do what its male counterpart could not when it handily defeated Miami 82-43, led by Gray who notched 16 points and six steals. Gray was not the only Blue Devil scoring Thursday night. Five Blue Devils reached double-digits by the end of the game, with Tricia Liston leading all scorers with 17. Sophomore center Elizabeth Williams added 12 of her own, with 11 coming in the second half. Alexis Jones put in her first career double-double, with 10 points and 10 rebounds. “The rebounding was huge.... [Jones] is quick as a cat,” Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “She gets in there and gets that ball. That was a helpful thing because at half we weren’t exactly rebounding.” Unlike other teams that Duke has faced this season, Miami (14-7, 5-4) was able to
match the Blue Devils’ size and length thanks to their 6-foot-6 senior center Shawnice Wilson. Wilson’s presence in the paint was an initial problem for Duke, as she held Williams in check for the entirety of the first half. Miami opened up the first half strongly due to their defensive intensity and physicality, which seemed to frustrate the Blue Devils. They forced Duke to settle continually for fade-away baseline jump shots that would bounce off the rim. On the offensive end, the Hurricanes found their own success much easier, as they drove to lane early and often, converting on three straight layups off of set plays at one point. The Hurricanes were able to jump out to a quick 8-0 lead behind the 3-point shooting of junior guard Krystal Saunders. “I thought in the first half that we just caught Duke flat. We had a great performance by Saunders to keep us in it,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said. Liston once again was not in the starting rotation, but came into the contest with 12:13 left in the first half. The insertion of the 3-point specialist forced the Hurricanes to stretch out their defense, opening up the lane for junior forward Haley Peters and Williams. SEE W. BASKETBALL ON PAGE 7
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TRACK AND FIELD
Blue Devils hope to set records in N.Y. by Sarah Elsakr THE CHRONICLE
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Cydney Ross hopes to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
The Blue Devils have created a tradition of success at the Armory Collegiate Invitational in N.Y.—one that they hope to carry on this weekend as they travel north to compete in the Invitational once again. This time, however, many of the athletes are looking to do more than just win their races. “Everyone here is pretty good: you have to be good to get to this meet,” director of track and field Norm Ogilvie said. “Everyone here also has goals for later in the season. I would say it’s the highest-level regular season meet in the country.” Each year, the team heads to the Armory Invite with a group of athletes that have been selected to make the
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Duke’s long drive to MIT by Jackie Klauberg THE CHRONICLE
The Blue Devils will travel nearly 700 miles to Cambridge, Mass. this weekend to participate in the MIT Duals. The team will not be flying that distance, and instead will traverse the Atlantic coast by bus—the ride is estimated to take about 12 hours. Despite the long distance traveled, Duke head coach Alex Beguinet does not think that his team will be phased. “First, our focus during the season is entirely on winning and improving at every meet,” Beguinet said. “How we travel to our destinations is irrelevant. We adhere to budgetary standards like every other athletic program and we feel—as we have during all 28 years here—that we are able provide the possible experience for our fencers during their time at Duke.” Despite the absence of some sick and injured fencers, Duke had a strong showing at the Philadelphia Invitational last weekend, fencing in a sixth-place finish. “The Philly meet this past weekend was challenging,” Beguinet said. “On the day of, we had some starters out with both illness and injury, but we took this as an opportunity to learn how to deal with adversity the best way we could—as a team. Many people were asked to fill new and unexpected roles. We were extremely pleased with the way the younger athletes were able to step up, adapt to difficulty and, in many cases, truly shine.”
Senior fencer Sean Cadley went 18-0 in the tournament, earning herself Ronald McDonald House Charity’s Duke Student-Athlete of the Week honors. “Cadley, our top female saberist, had an incredible [performance in Philadelphia], going 18-0 and utterly dominating the field,” Beguinet said. “The departure of senior captain and three-time NCAA champion Becca Ward left some big shoes to fill, but it also gave some new leaders a chance to emerge. Sean, who has impressed everyone in this program with her determination, encouragement and achievement, was our anchor on this trip, and we are grateful to her not only for her stellar performance, but also for her leadership and the fine example she sets. Looking at her now, it is almost impossible to believe that she could barely walk five months ago after a double knee surgery.” Beguinet was not only impressed by Cadley’s performance last weekend, but also by his team’s ability to step up and to compete in the face of odds. This weekend proves to be no different. “Our upcoming trip to MIT’s Cambridge campus this weekend is our longest—and coldest—journey of the regular season,” Beguinet said. “After last weekend, there will be no surprises for the new starters and we hope to have a very strong showing there.” The event, Beguinet noted, will be good practice for the team’s highlight meet of the year, at Duke on Feb. 9 and 10.
trip due to their outstanding performances in previous meets and practices. This season, 35 Blue Devils have been chosen to represent Duke against a strong field of athletes from more than 100 universities. “I found out I was coming immediately after my 4x800m race at Virginia Tech, and then practice went well so things didn’t change too much after that,” sophomore Henry Farley said. “Last year I definitely felt like I ran two of my best races at the Armory, so I’m excited to [try] again and hopefully [set a personal record].” Each athlete is approaching the meet with a certain goal in mind. For Farley, that goal is running the first leg of the 4x800m race fast enough to be able to represent Duke in February at the Millrose Games—a highly competitive and historic meet that pairs a professional competition with high school and collegiate events. Competing at the games means an opportunity to race in front of thousands of track and field fans and a live television audience. For others, such as graduate student Cydney Ross —who gave up her spot on the women’s 4x400m relay for a chance to compete in the distance medley relay— the Armory Invitational presents an opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Ross will be joined by teammates Anima Banks, Abby Farley and Elizabeth Kerpon. Taking Ross’s place in the 4x400m relay will be junior Hannah Goranson. Goranson, who previously competed in the 400m hurdles, is eager to try her hand at the event in such a competitive setting. “I recently switched [from just hurdles to the 400m race] and I’ve done a lot of training in the 400 this year so we’re hoping I can run some fast times,” Goranson said. “The relay… is a lot harder. I never had the endurance, but with this endurance training I’ve been doing I think it will go really well.” Goranson, Ross and Farley will be joined by several other high-level competitors—such as senior Michelle Anumba who holds several school records in the throws and senior Mike Moverman who will be competing in the championship 3,000m race. Although going to the Invitational means intense competition and the pressure of living up to previous performances, the athletes and coaches see this as motivation rather than a cause for nervousness. “It’s always been very competitive and it’s always produced great performances,” Ogilvie said. “That’s why we come here.”
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After dominating victories against Wisconsin and Wyoming during the ITA Kick-Off Weekend this past week, the No. 3 Blue Devils will head to Evanston, Ill. Sunday to take on what head coach Jamie Ashworth believes is the team’s first real challenge in No. 14 Northwestern. “It is the first time that this team will really be tested,” he said. “I think we need to see where we are against a top-20 team.” The Wildcats are one of only a few teams to have been ranked No. 1 in the nation in the past few years, and facing them on their home courts presents the Blue Devils with a signifi-
W. BASKETBALL from page 5 Williams, however, never found her groove in the contest, shooting zero-for-three from the field and only managing two rebounds in the first half. Although the offense picked up behind Liston’s quick eight points off the bench, Duke’s defense was still lacking, with the Hurricanes finding success in driving to the lane and knocking down the easy bucket or kicking it to Saunders. “I didn’t think the first half was necessarily bad, I just think we took too many quick shots and put ourselves in the position where we were running back on defense too many times and our transition defense was a little suspect at times,” McCallie said. The catalyst for Miami in the first half was Saunders, who led all scorers with 15 first-half points. Saunders shot nothing but 3-pointers,
cant obstacle on their way to the all-important National Indoor Tournament, slated to begin Feb. 8 in Charlottesville, S.C. Along with Linda Abu Mushrefova and Nida Hamilton—the No. 42 doubles pair in the nation, Northwestern is also home to Kate Turvy, the No. 67 singles player. But Duke is not one to shy away from a challenge. “Half the battle is just believing in yourself,” Ashworth said. “We’ve gone through a little bit of adversity without Rachel [Kahan] and Beatrice [Capra] on the court, but I think all of that makes us a tougher team. We just need to get out there and prove that against a good team.” The Blue Devils lead the Wildcats 13-5 all-
time, including a 5-0 victory last season. Historically, this match-up is always exciting, both for players and spectators, Ashworth says, but the girls look at every match as a unique opportunity to get better and to play their best tennis. “We’re excited about the opportunity and we’re working the hardest this week of practice so far,” he said. “We have to play disciplined, and that’s something we always talk about as a team.” One major focus for the team this Sunday will be to capitalize on the opportunities that arise during play, as they will be few and far between against a top-ranked team like Northwestern.
But as important as the offensive aspect is, the girls also need to focus on minimizing their unforced errors and making their opponents hit one more tennis ball. “When we get chances to finish points or put balls away, we have to do it,” Ashworth said. “We can’t let people hang around and start to believe that they can beat us. At the same time, make them begin to question what they have to do to win points against us.” A victory on Sunday would not only solidify their status as one of the elite teams in the nation, but also bolster overall confidence heading into the National Indoor Tournament next weekend.
going five-for-seven from downtown. “It was time for [Saunders] to sort of step up and hit those shots, so it was really exciting,” Meier said. Chelsea Gray, determined not to be shown up on her home court, answered with a pair of 3-pointers. But aside from her and Liston, the Blue Devils struggled to find success in converting on their opportunities in the first half. The Blue Devils and Hurricanes entered the locker room at halftime with the score tied at 29 apiece, but it was clear that Duke was not satisfied with its opening half performance. It shot 11-for-28 from the field in the opening half, with many of the missed shots being either forced or routine shots that the Blue Devils should have knocked down. “We were unhappy at halftime relative to our shot selection, our transition defense and
spotting up with a hot shooter,” McCallie said. Miami opened the second half using the same formula they did in the first—swing the ball around the perimeter while forwards flashed to the block looking for the easy basket. It worked for the first two Hurricane possessions before Gray forced two straight turnovers resulting in easy layups for the Blue Devils. “We have to make one-on-one stops, not let them in the paint and help out when we need to help,” Gray said. “We just have to do what we can out there.” This quick swing put Duke up 37-33 and the Blue Devils rode the momentum for the remainder of the contest. The turnaround on defense allowed Duke to pull away from Miami. “It’s just that when push came to shove, Duke decided to shove and we just didn’t shove back,” Meier said.
Gray led the way on defense, collecting six steals, with three of them coming during a 20-0 run in the second half to put Duke up 5133. From this point on, the lead never dipped below 16. “Overall we were just being more aggressive and playing off my teammates a little more,” Gray said. Saunders, who had been red-hot for Miami in the opening half, failed to find her shot in the second half and was held scoreless, ending with her 15 first-half points. She was the only Hurricane to reach double-digits, due to Miami’s poor shooting performance in the second half, in which they went a combined 5-for-30 from the field. “Our defense [was playing well], especially with [Gray] on the steals that started the fast break,” Liston said. “Once we got one it kind of sparked everyone and then it pretty much kept going from there.”
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M. BASKETBALL from page 5 In the 2010-11 season, Florida State beat Duke 66-61 in Tallahassee, which was their only meeting that year. Furthermore, this Duke team has been vulnerable since losing starting big man Ryan Kelly and is still trying to find its groove. Blue Devil fans should be nervous if the game comes down to the wire. Snaer, a preseason All-ACC selection, has consistently delivered for the Seminoles with the game on the line. As the team’s leader and backbone, he has been one of the most clutch players in college basketball over the past two seasons. The hard-nosed, 6-foot-5 shooting guard has hit four game-winning shots in the past two seasons during ACC play. The most recent case of Snaer’s late-game heroics came Wednesday night against Maryland. Snaer’s three-point dagger with 1.1 seconds left allowed the Seminoles to defeat the visiting Terrapins 73-71 for the second time this season. The victory gives them some momentum heading into Saturday, some-
GIERYN from page 5 I would go back to the days when Armstrong and Tiger Woods and Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were the heroes of a childhood. McGwire and Sosa’s home-run chase saved baseball from the abyss of a recent labor strike, and it seemed every bit appropriate when Sports Illustrated named them Sportsmen of the Year, clad on the cover in the garb of Greek gods. I remember watching Tiger Woods on television in middle school with a friend of mine and exchanging a confused look when Woods broke his confident stride to sneeze, as if he shouldn’t be susceptible to such trifles. Armstrong was among the most inspiring stories of a generation, Woods—aside from being the greatest golfer the world had ever seen—was a faithful husband in a fairytale romance and McGwire and Sosa didn’t need steroids to unleash hell on opposing fastballs. None of these things are real, of course, and they never were. But I didn’t know that, and I didn’t need to. What I needed was
thing Hamilton’s club has struggled to garner this season. A victim of a Snaer game-winner itself, Duke is well aware of what he is capable of in high-pressure moments. Last season, he nailed a three-pointer as time expired in Cameron Indoor Stadium to hand Duke its first home loss since 2009. On the bright side for the Blue Devils, the Seminoles’ have struggled mightily to put points on the board as of late. Florida State has averaged just 58.3 points per game in its last three outings, which is well below its season average of 69 points per contest. Aside from Snaer, Okaro White is the team’s only other player averaging double figures in scoring. The 6-foot-8 junior forward tallies 12.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest. After losing Bernard James and Xavier Gibson to graduation, the Seminole frontcourt is much less imposing than it was a year ago. To make matters worse and further contribute to the recent lack of offensive production from Florida State’s post players, the team is playing without forward Terrence Shannon. The 6-foot-8 big man—who is referred to as the team’s “dirty-work
guy” by Hamilton—has not played in the last three games due to a neck injury that may keep him out for the rest of the year. Shannon had been averaging 8.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game before the injury. Defensively, even without Shannon, the Seminole bigs put forth perhaps their best defensive effort of the year against Maryland, holding potential NBA lottery pick Alex Len to 4 points and 5 rebounds. A similar performance will be needed if Florida State hopes to slow down Duke senior center Mason Plumlee, who is coming off a career-high 32 points to lead the Blue Devils over an upstart Wake Forest team Wednesday night. Otherwise, Hamilton’s squad, which has made the NCAA tournament fourstraight years, will almost certainly be on the outside looking in come Selection Sunday.
something that even adults needed, that I still need now even as my college graduation draws near: Things to root for, people to believe in against all odds, games that could transport me away from my everyday concerns and place me gently, in the words of baseball writer Christina Kahrl, “on grass fields, in the sun, where we all want to be.” It’s ironic, perhaps, that we thrust these burdens of heroism on a collection of individuals who are in some ways the least qualified to bear them, despite their physical strength. Of the greatest athletes on Earth, we ask the impossible: To be single-minded in pursuit of victory, to stop at nothing between the lines, but then to be gentle and humble and pure once they step back into our troubled reality. Perhaps, in an era when the last dark corners of the sporting world are being illuminated by Twitter and a 24-hour news cycle, this is the new ultimate challenge for athletes. In the same way that men once defied the impossible to climb Everest or collect a base hit in 56 straight games, perhaps someone in today’s sporting landscape can emerge, conquering both the competitors of his or her sport and the demons of his or
her own nature, as an unquestionable hero. If I could, I would go back to 1946. I would watch Stan Musial in person, in perhaps the greatest season of his career, when he returned from a year of wartime military service to bat .365, lead the majors with a remarkable 20 triples and win the second of his three MVP awards. And as I sat at old Sportsman Park, I would pick Stan the Man as my hero. Because unlike almost all of the sports icons I’ve admired who have since vanished from respectability, “no one in St. Louis ever had to wonder where Stan Musial had gone. He was right here,” Costas said, fighting back tears on several occasions, “right here at home. Our greatest ballplayer, sure, but also our friend, our neighbor.” “We understood that it’s more important to be appreciated than to be glorified, to be respected than to be celebrated, to be understood and loved than to be idolized, and that friendship is more important than fame.” If I could, I would go back. I can only hope that someday I won’t have to say that.
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Was it worth it? As everyone comes back was justified is rarely asked. from breaks, the usual In asking whether studying question-and-reply routine abroad is worth the tradeoffs (“How was your break?” it imposes, we should ask “Good, too short”) begins, ourselves what students and but after winter break, one the Duke community at large question, spestand to gain cifically geared from sending editorial towards the its students to hundreds of students who other countries for a semeshave returned from a fall se- ter or more of study. mester abroad, is also asked: Studying abroad carries “Where did you go?” significant costs. Returning The study abroad experi- juniors who left en masse ence has become a de facto during the Fall often have component of the much li- trouble finding housing. onized “college experience” Those who study abroad and, indeed, a small major- must also forgo any leaderity of Duke students study ship role they might have abroad at some point in their had on campus for that year, Duke careers. Given its status while students who decide to among Duke undergraduates stay at Duke their junior year as a routine, if not expected, often complain that the sudundertaking, the question den departure of hundreds of whether studying abroad of their peers negatively im-
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pacts student life and culture on campus. Does the study abroad experience make up for these hindrances? There are a plurality of good reasons to go abroad, and we identify at least three, if not more, overlapping justifications. The first is to study at a unique academic institution, such as Oxford University, that offers an educational experience that cannot be found elsewhere. Study abroad can also be incredibly effective for cultural immersion. Finally, study abroad can greatly aid language acquisition. In Fall 2011, the top three Duke study abroad destinations were Italy (116 students), Spain (102 students) and the United Kingdom (81 students). Study abroad
was heavily concentrated in western Europe, while Asian countries do not even make the Duke top 10 locations. While legitimate reasons certainly exist for studying abroad in Europe surrounded by one’s fellow Duke students, more often than not, real emotional, mental and intellectual growth comes from adapting on one’s own in a foreign environment. Given the tangible tradeoffs that come with study abroad, Duke’s students and the University itself should make sure study abroad does not effectively become a credited leave of absence. To this end, Duke should implement the homestay model more extensively among its programs, especially in its most popular pro-
grams where Duke students often live in a complex filled with American students like themselves. This encourages individual independence, cultural immersion and language acquisition. Students themselves can try to spend their recreational time with as many non-American or local peers as possible, perhaps by becoming involved in an extracurricular activity at their study abroad campus. Finally, by becoming more acquainted with one’s local surroundings rather than eurotripping in some debauched version of the grand tour, those who study abroad can more easily gain a real sense of their new home. Instead of “Where did you go?” we can begin asking each other, “Was the experience worth it?”
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am an investor. And so are you. wavering choice above all other things. We have Every day, we buy into things. We buy into to do something, anything, every moment, or we people. Investment of any type is a difficult aren’t doing enough. task and a formidable foe. We inWe are told to find a passion. vest our trust and our time—someSomething to do. Those who lack times our money and often our passion are rectified in due time, dignity and devotion—into a task and the inability to find a cause or a team or a thing. When we are or skill about which we feel insurfeeling overtly bold or unwaveringmountably zealous is deemed a ly daring or irreparably dim-witted, failure. A friend of mine once conwe invest in a person. Sometimes vinced me that he believed in a dewe get it right and often times we ashley camano finitive nobility that comes with bedon’t. Everyday is made up of a reing really, truly good at something. going camando lentless amount of investments in Something specific. One specific things. Just things. Events. Meetthing. Just any single thing to be ings and conversations. Classes, practices, work- great at. It could be playing music or playing outs. Papers and tests. Just simply things. chess. It could be hitting a baseball. A curveball. The concept is not difficult or unfamiliar A fastball. It could be writing long, overly-didacto the imagination. Our days are made up of tic, flowery worded opinion columns. Doing one ceaseless transitions from one thing to the next, thing, being dedicated to that one thing, putting from the moment we rise with (or before) the 10 thousand hours into that one thing—that was sun until the moment we collapse hollowly onto noble. And giving anything less wasn’t noble, overturned bed sheets late at night. There is a wasn’t enough. Wouldn’t be worth it. unanimous and echoing appeal for more hours I bought into this idea, this distinction that in a day, but with this need for a longer count of concentration and dedication indicate nobility. time, we measure each day by counting things— Definite and unwavering commitment is both lots of things. Too many things. empowering and fleeting, especially in situations There is a definite and dismal assumption that adverse or uncomfortable in nature. I respect the gravitation and inclination toward spreading the need for a passion and the indelible fortiyour investments widely is a good thing. More tude that comes with allegiance to something, tasks are encouraged. The more time filled, the but I fear that we too frequently feel pressure better. We invest everywhere with everyone we to spread ourselves too thin. We do too much, know, and in pressure situations, we overinvest. and our balancing act is unraveling slowly at its We make promises for deeper ventures that, by worn and unsubstantial seams. We concentrate virtue of expired minutes and depleted energy, on our passion to no end, and when we think we remain empty and worthless. Our investments have done enough, we do something else. We are invaluable, but should we spread ourselves spread ourselves too thin and leave no room to too thin across too many outlets, we, too, lose breathe. Every minute is clocked out and meaour richness. This inclination to invest every- sured, minutes measuring things and things where is the indelible, deep-seated and falsely turning into full days. respected glorification of “busy.” Over the weekend, I drove some of the streets I am both enthralled and disgusted by the glo- around campus. I sat fully upright, close to my rification of being constantly and incessantly busy. steering wheel, hands clenched tight, shoulders The abominable destruction associated with the tense with anxiety. I didn’t know why. I didn’t assumption that a schedule of events commands have work to do or somewhere to be or anycharacter is abhorring, a detriment to personal- thing on my mind, but I felt like I was late for ity and far from altruistic for the individual. A something. But I had nothing. In that moment, constant monotony of work or complaints is hyp- I rolled down my windows and turned off the notic and contagious. It is a recipe for breakdown music coming from my stereo. I sat back and and a glorification that is no doubt unjustified. loosened my grip and unshrugged my knotted We associate busy people with driven people, and tense shoulders. when there is hardly a correlation between the I wasn’t busy, so I stopped acting like I was. two. We think that in order to be successful and And that is something to glorify. motivated and committed wholeheartedly, commitment must come at the expense of spare time. Ashley Camano is a Trinity junior. Her column It must come at the compromise of momentary, runs every other Friday. You can follow Ashley on necessary breaths of fresh air. It must be the un- Twitter @camano4chron.
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here are a number of essential principles that com- it does not affect anyone else for a woman to make decipose the fabric of who we are as a citizenry: freedom sions about her own body, or for a loving and commitof speech, freedom to worship, freedom to wear ted gay couple to celebrate their union and receive the white after Labor Day. These are the freesame legal benefits as a loving, committed doms on which we agree—and many would straight couple. Guns, even in their most say the agreement ends there (even if “winlight-hearted and sportsmanlike contexts, ter white” continues to be divisive). We are affect everyone. (Dick Cheney and everybitterly divided on reproductive rights, on one he’s ever gone hunting with know gay rights and on what one might term as what I’m talking about.) gun rights. These topics of debate are unitIf you don’t like abortion, don’t have ed by the same fundamental tension—the an abortion. If you don’t like gay marriage, pull between freedom and the limitations lindsey barrett don’t get gay-married. But this is not a on freedom for the sake of security. How thread of logic that applies to gun control; impolitic much of one must we give up in order to renon-participation wasn’t really an option ceive an adequate proportion of the other? if you were trying to catch a screening of The answer isn’t easy, and it varies very much depend- “The Dark Knight Rises” in Colorado or go to school in ing on whom you ask and where you ask it. There are some Connecticut. My marrying someone of my own gender or (here’s lookin’ at you, Pauls Rand and Ron) who believe undergoing a medical procedure does not affect you. Your in the paramount importance of unfettered freedom, and purchase of an assault rifle that can very easily get into the still others who believe in that same freedom with some wrong hands, and wind up in a movie theater, elementary key exceptions. And neither gay nor reproductive rights school or college campus, very much affects me. It is not ever threaten physical security; rather, there are certain enough to simply say that freedom is paramount, and that sectors of the population who see the exertion of those a restriction of our ability to purchase guns is a restriction rights as a threat to the security of our national values. of that freedom: Why do you need the freedom to empty But the question shouldn’t be the relative importance of 27 rounds in a room crowded with innocent people? Reone over the other, freedom versus security. I think it’s fair stricting that freedom isn’t retreating from our belief in to say no one’s a big fan of dystopian, Orwellian-Leninist- liberty, it’s confirming our belief in the sanctity of life and Huxleian totalitarianism, or that a rabid and chaotic state- the freedom of other people to stay alive. of-nature scenario in which we fend each other off with There are plenty of rights we already suppress: It is pointy sticks is preferable either. The question can’t be suppressing the rights of a crack user to make him stop the relative virtue of one side over the other—security or doing crack, and suppressing the rights of an axe murfreedom. The dynamic is only relevant when placed in the derer to make her stop murdering people with axes. Sure, background of the specific issue in question. these are harmful actions fully brought to fruition—the The three key issues in which the freedom-security dy- simple act of owning a gun is not. But can’t we agree that namic is most important are also the issues that are most the virtue of preventing senseless acts of murder is worth divisive: gay marriage, abortion and guns. But the reason limiting the gun owner’s rights, just a little? And I don’t why context (as always) is king is that the relative impor- want to hear the slippery slope argument, that first we’re tance of both ends of the freedom-security spectrum is en- limiting guns, now we’re limiting oxygen, now America tirely different from one situation to another. It is a denial has transformed into the Third Reich overnight. We have of a woman’s freedom to prevent her from terminating one of the highest rates of gun deaths in the world, one of a pregnancy; it is a denial of a gay person’s freedom to the highest gun-per-citizen ratios, and the least common deny him or her the benefits of a legally recognized mar- sense about the link between deadly assault weapons and riage; and yes, it is a denial of a potential gun owner’s free- our basic civil liberties. We need to fundamentally rethink dom to deny him or her the chance to buy one. But the how we consider security and freedom in this country; first two issues are radically different from the third—the without the one, there’s very little use for the other. idea that freedom is freedom in any case doesn’t stand up to reality. It actively harms women and gay people to Lindsey Barrett is a Trinity junior. Her column runs every deny them their freedoms in their respective situations; other Friday. You can follow Lindsey on Twitter @lambchop212.
hen I came back to Duke after a semester in New York City, I didn’t realize that people knew about the Run for Shelter on campus. I figured that, since it happened in New York, only a few people would have known that I had raised $10,000 for homeless LGBT youth impacted by Hurricane Sandy by running across the Brooklyn Bridge in five-inch heels. I assumed that only a few of my closest friends would have been following the story. And then I went to Wednes- duke partnership day night Shooters. for service Between dancing on the think globally, bar, climbing into the cage act locally and dancing on the bar some more, people I hardly knew or had only met once somewhat-drunkenly approached me saying “Congratulations on the run dude!” or asking, “You’re the guy who ran across the bridge, right?” In light of all of this attention, my ego couldn’t help but get involved. I had never felt more effective as an activist, and it went to my head. But now, a little more than a month after the run, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it all really meant; more importantly, I’ve been thinking a lot about the value of charity. What I learned from doing the Run for Shelter is that how you raise money matters, that all charity is not created equal. During my time in New York, I was able to see egregious examples of charity gone wrong. Case in point? The charity gala. In the world of the New York City Elite, a charity gala is perhaps the hippest kind of party you can go to. There are galas for breast cancer, for poverty reduction, for HIV prevention and for almost every cause imaginable. As I see it, these galas are often fraught with two major hypocrisies. First, they are lavish affairs where people wear designer gowns and tuxedos, eat a gourmet dinner and somehow feel that it is all justified by the fact that they’re giving money. But if they really cared about the cause, wouldn’t they donate more money to their charity of choice and spend less on their gown for the party? Individuals are able to justify their extravagant lives through the donations they give. After all, it’s okay to have five yachts if you donate annually to charity, right? The second problem with the idea of charity is that it establishes the individuals who donate as the saviors of those less fortunate. The rich are yet again made to feel powerful through being able to save an African child from starvation or through being able to provide a poor Vietnamese family with a house. But if we really cared about those people, why do we exploit them in the first place? If we create global poverty through our own lifestyles and exploitation, why are we congratulated when we try to fix it? After all, it’s kind of our fault in the first place. What I mean to say is this. Though I am very proud of how Run for Shelter turned out, I’m becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the recognition that I’ve gotten for it. In my mind, the individuals who deserve to be recognized are the homeless LGBT youth across this country and around the world who accomplish something incredible everyday simply by managing to survive. I am not their savior; homeless LGBT youth save themselves. They struggle everyday to ensure that they find somewhere to sleep, avoid harassment by the police and protect themselves from the homophobic and transphobic violence that is endemic within the shelter system. They are the ones we should be congratulating, because despite the fact that the world has by and large abandoned them, they continue to form community and stay afloat. I think that’s why I’m against “charity” as we know it, because it congratulates those who help others simply through their financial contribution. Instead, why don’t we congratulate those around the world who survive marginalization, those who manage to keep their families together despite terrible odds and those who work to transform the systems that marginalize others in the first place? Those are the people we should be celebrating, not some college student who ran across the Brooklyn Bridge in heels.
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lettertotheeditor Response to “Web of relationships complicates nomination process” The Young Trustee Nominating Committee is far from perfect, but its members are not to blame. A qualified applicant for YT is someone with a broad range of experiences at Duke who has built a robust network of personal connections. Thus, no matter who vets YT applicants, there are bound to be conflicts of interest. I contest the assertion that this year’s process was biased. This year’s YTNC was more open than ever before in letting applicants know about conflicts, and we proactively set up a process to allow applicants the opportunity to voice their concerns about conflicts (which none of them felt the need to do). Members with major conflicts of interest could not speak about or vote on those candidates— their opinions had no influence in the process. The YTNC considered every applicant seriously and voted for those they thought would make the best YT. Additionally, I think that The Chronicle did not fully think through the supposed DSG bias that they imply
occurs. DSG has consistently placed checks on YT selection, which was previously carried out (sans-election) by an internal DSG committee. After transitioning to a selection-election model, DSG made the decision to stop allocating automatic spots on the YTNC to senators. Due to overlapping interests, it just so happens that those who seek to be on the YTNC are often those involved with DSG. Finally, The Chronicle neglected to mention that the majority of DSG-affiliated YTNC members are new to DSG this year and never served on DSG in any capacity with any of the applicants. They also fail to point out that there were actually three DSG-affiliated semifinalists, not two. I think that the next time The Chronicle wants to stir up controversy surrounding the YT process, they should do more research and reflection before publishing such a sensational piece of journalism. Dan Pellegrino, Trinity ’14 Chair, Young Trustee Nominating Committee
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Jacob Tobia, Trinity ’14, is president of Blue Devils United. This column is the fourth installment in a semester-long series of weekly columns written by dPS members addressing the importance of social action, as told through personal narratives. You can follow dPS on Twitter @dukePS.
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ABROAD from page 1 depending on the region of the world. Duke currently sponsors 14 semester programs—nine are located in Europe, three in Asia, one in Africa and one in Latin America. The Global Semester Abroad program located for the first half of the semester in Udaipur, India and the second half in Beijing, China, is currently in its last year. “Historically, Western Europe has always been favored as a destination, not just by Duke students, but nationally,” Director of Global Education Margaret Riley said in an e-mail Tuesday. The Institute of International Education reported that the top three study abroad destinations for 2012 were the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. The report noted that countries outside Europe saw significant gains in popularity, with the number of students studying in China and India growing by 5 percent and 12 percent respectively. Some suggest programs set in Europe are less culturally immersive for United States students due to cultural similarities. Others say these programs are still valuable. “Obviously, the pros and cons have entirely to do with what students’ interests are,” said Ralph Litzinger, co-director of the GSA program and professor of cultural anthropology. Litzinger said, as one strength, European countries offer a chance to learn more about Europe, the European Union and historically ‘West-
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ern’ places, but students may be less exposed to more unique conditions in other areas of the world. “[Students who study abroad in Europe] would take exception to any suggestion that a semester in France is less culturally immersive or eye-opening than a non-Western nation,” Riley said. “Obviously there are cultural differences that can be experienced regardless of destination, even within the United States.” Richard Rosa, associate professor of Spanish and director of Duke in Madrid, added that though Spain and other parts of Europe may have more in common with the United States than other regions of the world, there are still important cultural differences. “Europe is changing a lot in terms of immigration in the last few decades, so when we think about Europe, we should not be thinking about this image of a traditional Europe, but also of a place that is changing a lot and undergoing some important demographic transformations,” Rosa said. Even in Europe-based programs, the notion of study abroad is changing from the idea of the “gentlemanly tour” for wealthy, white students to a more involved, immersive experience compatible with the addition of new programs in non-traditional countries and a shift to adapting to globalization, Rosa said. “Students want to get more involved in the everyday things going on in the places they are visiting and being participants in social activities, for example,” Rosa said. “When you go to those [Europe-based] programs, I think you will find a differ-
ent kind of Europe in each of those countries.” Although Global Education programs are not necessarily diverse in terms of physical location, Riley said there are different ways to define diversity. For example, she cited four domestic semester and two domestic summer options. Although they are not termed ‘study away’ not study abroad, the specific themes of these programs create unique educational experiences with out-of-classroom components. 323 Duke students chose to participate in programs run through other institutions compared to 148 Duke students who chose Dukesponsored programs, which offers courses that automatically count toward a student’s GPA and graduation requirements. Sophomore Jaclyn Dobies is currently in the process of getting a School for International Training in Cameroon titled Social Pluralism and Development program approved for credit. Dobies, an international comparative studies and French double major looking for a Francophone program in Africa, said she was not able to find something that Duke offered or had already approved that fit her interests. “What Duke offers is good but limited,” Dobies said. “[Programs] are in hotspots for study abroad like Spain and Friance. I think it’s good Duke allows students to petition for programs because it allows for them to do what they’re really interested in.” Although Dobies said she is hap-
py with her decision to pursue approval for a non-Duke program, she added that not getting credit towards her Duke GPA or being able to use courses from her program of choice to fulfill Modes of Inquiry requirements are disadvantages and create extra pressure regarding class selection in her remaining semesters. Riley, who will retire next year, predicted that her eventual successor and a committee currently working on a strategic plan for global ed-
ucation will make further changes to the existing opportunities. “All students who are going to read this article need to know that the ground is changing underneath their feet,” Litzinger said. “I have had administrators say to me that the University as we know it will not look the same in 10 years, but a lot of people have the sense that things are changing and changing very rapidly. But I don’t know what that Duke will look like in 10 years.”
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Museum-goers examine a statue Thursday at the Exposing the Gaze: Gender and Sexuality in Art exhibit at the Nasher Museum of Art.