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The proposed light rail bridging Durham and orange counties was approved by the Federal Transit Administration Feb. 25. The FTA’s green light will allow the project, five years in the making, to move into its concrete planning stages. As the first step, Triangle Transit Authority, the organization heading the light rail development, will focus its efforts on the environmental process of the light rail. David King, Triangle Transit’s ceo and general manager, noted that the project has many steps to take before its completion, which he estimates will occur in 2025. “We’re at a fairly early stage,” King said. “it’s a long convoluted process before we would be ready to take real people on real trains.” King said the significance of the FTA’s approval is its support of the initial stages of the light rail project and its promise of a financial award if Triangle Transit complies with additional FTA stipulations. The first two years post FTA approval will center on minimizing the construction’s impact on wetlands and endangered species. if Triangle Transit succeeds in meeting these requirements, as well as enumerating building

The U.S. Senate race out of north carolina is tightening as Democratic incumbent Kay hagan and republican challenger Thom Tillis battle over health care. Both hagan and Tillis supporters have attacked the opposing side for their purported endorsement of specific health care policies. hagan has been accused of supporting a faulty Affordable care Act, and others have claimed Tillis would ruin health care for seniors. observers anticipate that health care will continue to be a centerpiece in the 2014 race. “like most things in the world of politics, the people who are looking for things will find them,” said Barak richman, edgar P. and elizabeth c. Bartlett professor of law and health care policy expert. “north carolina is a deeply polarized state, and obamacare has probably deepened the polarity.” last month, conservative political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity launched a new attack ad on hagan—condemning her support for the Affordable care Act. nonprofit, pro-Democratic group Patriot Majority USA retaliated—claiming that Tillis “supports a plan that would end Medicare as we know it.”

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The Blue Devils had a rude awakening when playing their first game in eight days, falling to Wake Forest 82-72 on the road in Winston-Salem.

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A Duke Alert was sent to the student body at 2:34 a.m. Wednesday warning students of a hazardous situation on Anderson Street. An armed robbery occurred at the BP gas station at the corner of Main Street and ninth Street, according to a second Duke Alert sent at 2:36 a.m. The suspect’s vehicle was found wrecked on Anderson Street, and a police dog is tracking the suspect who is currently moving toward Duke University road.

emergency coordinator Kyle cavanaugh said it is the University’s “understanding” that the suspect has not yet been apprehended, although he has had no updates from the Durham police department throughout the day. Photographs of the suspect fleeing led Duke police to believe he was headed off campus last night, rather than towards central campus’ Anderson apartments, cavanaugh added. Five police cars were lined up on Anderson Street as of approximately 2:45 a.m. Duke

Police officers declined to comment on the case, stating that it is a Durham case. An empty black Dodge SUV was also present on Anderson Street.this is an image The Duke Alert described the suspect as a black male in his 40s with a beard, wearing all black. “There is police activity in this area,” the Duke Alert read. “Avoid this area and report any suspicious activity.” Although an alert was not required given the criteria of the clery Act, cavanaugh noted

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that the decision was made to send the alert so students would not go in this area. he attributed the lack of information in the text sent to students as due to the restrictions of text messaging in general. “A text has a fairly tight set of characters that can be placed in there,” cavanaugh said. “The issue was really to avoid the area at that time.” Security officers and Duke police guard the area on campus Drive and Anderson Street on a rotating basis, cavanaugh said.

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SOFC allocates approx. $35,000 to student groups

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SOFC Chair Joyce Lau said more than $35,000 was allocated to student organizations due to “bigticket items.”

by Hayley Trainer Duke Student Government Senate focused its Wednesday meeting on funding, chartering and dechartering student organizations. The senate allocated $35,196.69 to student organization events, leaving a little over $40,000 left to allocate for the rest of the semester, said Student organization Finance committee chair Joyce lau, a junior. lau noted that this is an unusually large amount to be allocated at once, but it was necessary based on the proposals SoFc received. She said she is confident that SoFc will have sufficient funding for the remainder of the semester.

“There have been a lot of big-ticket items that are newer and that are coming at this time, and there has definitely been an influx of groups requesting programing,” lau said. The senate approved: $3,335.49 to Blue Devils United for the lavender Ball and Drag Show that will take place April 4; $6,355 to the Duke Dance Marathon for their event on March 22; $2,144 to Duke relay for life for their event on April 4; $7,233.54 to Duke Student Government for Academic homecoming on March 20; $2,480 to the international Association for Pangea night on See SOFC, page 13

As Bitcoin expands into the Durham area, students are examining the currency’s impact on campus. currently, Duke students interested in Bitcoin technology are spearheading events to encourage others to get involved with the currency. Advocates for Bitcoin range from recent Duke alums to a Durham bakery. Senior Jeremy Welch, among its supporters, noted how valuable the technology has the potential to be. “There is a very high underlying value with the Bitcoin system,” Welch said. “i am very bullish on the technology. inspired by perceived lack of campus knowledge about Bitcoin, Welch decided to create a forum where students can learn about the new technology. he noted that Bitcoin has the potential to bring great change to various industries. on April 5, a group of students led by Welch will host an open discussion about the technology. “We want to put together a forum for people to understand what it is and what companies are doing on the policy side,” Welch said. originally a member of the class of 2009 before he left campus to work for a technology startup, Welch said he is confident in the possibilities Bitcoin provides— and not just for currency. he noted that the coding technology behind Bitcoin could be used for things such as notarizing contracts and other sensitive legal matters. “The reason i bought in is because the technology is sound,” Welch said. “it is not

a valuable commodity, it is a valuable technology.” But Welch is not the only member of the Duke community branching out into the world of Bitcoin. Duke alum Fred ehrsam, Trinity ‘10, founded a company that allows businesses to cut down on transaction costs. in 2012, ehrsam quit his job as an investment banker to start coinbase, a de facto online Bitcoin bank that allows customers to buy and use the currency. “in the middle of 2012, there was a distinct lack of a user friendly and trustworthy site that let you use Bitcoin, and that was the idea behind coinbase,” ehrsam wrote in an email Wednesday. The company has gone on to raise a little more than $30 million in financing, ehrsam said, and he hopes to bring more Duke students to the enterprise. in addition, rise, the Durham bakery that recently began accepting Bitcoin, uses coinbase as its Bitcoin transaction processor. efforts on campus to raise awareness about Bitcoin are slowly gaining traction. Sophomore Farrukh Jadoon, president of Duke hackers, said he has hosted multiple events—including taking students to a Bitcoin forum hosted by The American Underground at its Main Street campus—in the hopes of educating the student body about Bitcoin. “As a tech geek, i like keeping an eye on trends around the community,” Jadoon wrote in an email Wednesday. “Bitcoin See BITCOIN, page 13

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ecosystems. “It will take years for the river to recover from this contamination,” he said. These concerns may not be enough to create significant and timely change though. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal energy still represented the country’s largest percentage of energy production in 2013. “The challenge is that we consume a lot of energy and we consume it 24/7,” Pratson

said. “We’re still struggling to come up with sustainable forms of energy that can meet that demand. Until that happens we’ll have to continue to rely on fossil fuels.” North Carolina has been making significant steps in renewable energy production and investment, and is ranked third in the country in utility-scale solar capacity in advanced development or under construction. In addition, the state has a 35 percent renewable energy tax credit that makes it cheaper

to invest in renewables. Furthermore, Gov. Pat McCrory is a strong supporter of solar energy. “North Carolina is home to one of the fastest growing solar industries in our nation,” he said in a press release on his website. “It is important that we recognize the impact the solar industry is making in our state.” The sources of renewable energy, however, can make it difficult to meet the full demand for power. “From a cost competitive standpoint renewables are continuing to make progress toward matching the cost of fossil fuels,” Pratson said. “The challenge is meeting demand when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine.” High demand for energy as well as the environmental and public health risks associated with fossil fuels makes innovation in energy storage technology incredibly important right now, Pratson said. “Business innovation holds promise in helping us provide power in times when we have to bridge the lake of natural resources,” he said. “But it’s not going to happen overnight. These things can take years or even decades to play out.”

close to Science Drive, and one on Ninth Street near East Campus. In order to choose these stops, King noted Triangle Transit had to enter into extensive discussions with various organizations to ensure the locations best represented the clientele. He specifically cited the Duke Hospital stop as subject to change, with a debate between having a stop at Erwin Road or Trent Drive. Sarah Avery, a media relations officer at the Duke Medical Center, could not be

reached for comment in time for publication. Sophomore Haley Sullivan, who is originally from Raleigh, noted that the Triangle area is particularly difficult to navigate without a car but said the light rail could alleviate some of these issues. She added that hospital patrons especially could benefit from a light rail system. “A lot of people come to Duke for the hospital,” Sullivan said. “[The light rail] could potentially be helpful and definitely

might make it more direct.” Sam Veraldi, director of Duke Parking and Transportation, told The Chronicle in May that he hopes students will venture more into the surrounding area with the addition of the light rail. “Today it’s a little bit more difficult to navigate getting there, but if [the light rail] gives people the opportunity to... go all the way up from Durham to Wake Forest, [students can] do things outside of the Duke community,” Veraldi said.

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Several Duke Energy power plants have been cited for environmental violations since a pipe broke under a Duke Energy coal ash pond and leaked ash into Dan River in February. The Dan River Steam Station received two citations following the Feb. 2 spill that covered 70 miles of Dan River with coal ash. Since then, five more Duke Energy power plants have received citations for lacking required storm water permits. The incident has spurred dialogue on the importance of renewable energy such as solar and wind power. “It continues to raise concerns about fossil fuels and motivates people to try and switch over,” said Lincoln Pratson, director of the Duke University Energy Hub and associate director of the Gendell Center for Engineering. Coal-fired power plants generate coalfly ash, which contains toxic trace elements such as arsenic, lead and mercury. Richard Di Giulio, professor of environmental toxicology, said these carcinogenic elements pose a serious health risk if they infiltrate drinking water, and can severely damage surrounding

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and engineering costs, the FTA will cover 50 percent of the expenditure, King said. “We still have to proceed on our own nickel, but it does validate that the FTA believes that we have a project that can reach the finish line,” King said. The planned line would tentatively have three stops at the University—one stop serving Duke Hospital, one on LaSalle Street

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Deacs down Duke behind late 17-0 run

Late collapse raises red flags for postseason

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Trailing at halftime for just the second time all season, Duke got the lead back in the second half. But the Blue Devils could not hold it. Wake Forest scored 17 unanswered points down the stretch to upset the No. 4 Blue Devils 82-72 Wednesday night at Lawrence-Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Demon Deacons entered play having won just one of their last nine games. “I thought we kind of had them on their backs, on their heels,” junior point guard Quinn Cook said. “And then we let up.” Playing their first game in eight days, Duke (23-7, 12-5 in the ACC) struggled to find its rhythm in the first half. The Blue Devils missed seven of their first eight shots and shot just 2-of-12 from behind the arc in the opening stanza. Despite tallying 19 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth consecutive double-double, Jabari Parker was on the bench in foul trouble when Wake Forest started its spurt. The freshman did not use the long layover as an excuse and shouldered responsibility for the team’s faltering down the stretch. “Even if we did [come out flat], we had a five-point lead coming within seven minutes,” Parker said. “I can’t say that I’m a freshman no more. If I want to play big minutes, if I want to [be out there] on the floor with my team, I’ve got to be responsible.”

WINSTON SALEM, N.C.—The Blue Devils have more to worry about than their late 4:58 drought. As his team lost its composure down the stretch in an 82-72 loss to Wake Forest, head coach Mike Krzyzewski began showing the ill effects of light-headedness that plagued him in the second half. He remained in the locker room after the game to receive treatment from the team’s training staff. “I think just the emotion of the game [affected him],” associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “Obviously, we weren’t playing as well as we needed. There’s a great emotional investment into the game and I think maybe the emotion got the better of him.” Duke’s chances of winning deteriorated along with Krzyzewski’s physical condition. The Blue Devils held a 66-59 advantage with 5:44 left in the contest after an easy dunk by freshman Jabari Parker and appeared a couple of buckets away from sealing the victory. The Blue Devils failed to replicate their ball movement and activity away from the ball during their next seven possessions, committing three turnovers, missing three 3-pointers and having a layup blocked to fuel Wake Forest’s game-defining 17-0 run. Just as in Duke’s last loss to North

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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski suffered from dizziness and light-headedness during the second half of Duke’s loss to Wake Forest.

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was hampered with dizziness and light-headedness throughout his team’s 82-72 loss to Wake Forest Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Blue Devil coach remained in the locker room to be evaluated by his team’s training staff after the game. Krzyzewski did not address the media, sending associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski in his place. “First of all, [Krzyzewski] sends his apologies. He would be like to be out here, obviously, rather than me,” Wojciechowski said to open his press conference. “Us as a staff, and we as a team expect a full recovery and we’ll certainly be here to support him.”

Wojciechowski said that he and the rest of the coaching staff did not notice something was wrong with Krzyzewski until the second half when a team trainer rushed to his side during a timeout. “During one of the timeouts he had to take a knee because of dizziness and light-headedness, and that continued throughout the game and then into the locker room after the game,” Wojciechowski said. “Our training and medical staff advised him and did immediate treatment.” Krzyzewski has not been ill, lately, Wojciechowski said. Duke’s associate head coach indicated that the course of the game—during which the Blue Devils surrendered a 17-0 run in the closing minutes—could have played a role in the head coach’s physical condition.

“He’s in as good a shape as can be,” Wojciechowski said. “I think just the emotion of the game—obviously we weren’t playing as well as we needed. There was a great emotional investment into the game. I think maybe the emotion just got the better of him.” Wojciechowski emphasized that he expected Krzyzewski to make a full recovery, and the head coach eventually left the locker room walking under his own power. The Blue Devils will return to the court Saturday night for their final regular-season contest, hosting rival North Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “I’ve never met a better fighter than Coach K,” Wojciechowski said. “He pours his heart and soul into everything that he does.” Ryan Hoerger contributed reporting.

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WRESTLING

Blue Devils ready for ACC Championships by Delaney King THE CHRONICLE

The Blue Devils set their sights on the postseason hoping to avenge their close conference losses and earn berths to the NCAA championships in the process. Duke will head to Blacksburg, Va., to compete in the ACC Championships Saturday. All six ACC wrestling programs will compete in the daylong tournament, and while the individuals will be vying for one of 34 ACC slots allocated for the NCAA Championships, they can also score points for their team in search of the conference title. “The matchups are pretty decent for us,” head coach Glen Lanham said. “We see some guys in there that we’ve wrestled before, we’ve had some close matches with them. Now we’ve just got to put it together, and what a great time to do it—ACCs.” Two Blue Devils have already claimed a spot for the NCAA Championships, which will be held March 20-22 in Oklahoma City. This weekend will serve as an opportunity for redshirt sophomore Conner Hartmann, ranked No. 22 in the NCAA’s most recent RPI, and redshirt junior Immanuel Kerr-Brown, ranked 33rd, to improve their seeding for the national tournament. For the rest of the squad, key wins at the conference championships could open the door to a spot at nationals. “[Kerr-Brown and Hartmann] have done enough throughout the season to make sure that they can get to nationals,” Lanham said. “I kind of expected that those guys would be

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Redshirt sophomore Conner Hartmann has already secured his trip to the NCAA Championships in the 197-pound weight class. ranked where they are… [and] I think we’ve got some other guys that we can sneak in there as well.” Wrestlers qualify for the national tournament based on their weight class, and each class has a different number of spots allotted per conference based on the strength of the class. Although Hartmann has already claimed one of five spots in the 197-pound class, Kerr-Brown has a delicate hold on one

of just two ACC spots for 157-pound wrestlers. Kerr-Brown will be destined for Oklahoma City regardless, but a poor showing Saturday could result in his relegation to one of the NCAA Championships’ wild card positions, which would make for a much tougher road in his weight class. The ACC Championships will feature matchups between several wrestlers ranked in the third and final NCAA coaches panel,

including Maryland’s No. 1 Jimmy Sheptock, who remained undefeated in the regular season and looks to be a finalist in the 184-pound weight class. Sheptock is one of 24 ACC wrestlers ranked 20th or better in their respective weight class. In preparation for such formidable opponents, the Duke squad has had a two-week break from competition to correct any mistakes and finalize its strategy. “You’re not going to learn a lot in two weeks, but you can kind of correct what they’ve been doing that they needed to work on,” Lanham said. “We’ve had some guys that have had some injuries, so they’re coming back into their form. I feel like we’re coming in at the right time.” The Blue Devils will be up against wrestlers from No. 10 Pittsburgh—which went undefeated in conference duals en route to the regular-season title—as well as No. 14 Virginia and No. 16 Virginia Tech. Looking to previous years, Duke has finished last in the ACC in eight of the past nine seasons and notched just one conference win during dual competition in the past three years. Although success against the conference’s best is not something Duke has grown accustomed to, Lanham said this year’s squad may have the talent to surprise the ACC’s traditional powers. “It’s going to be a good tournament,” he said. “I feel like we’re peaking at the right time, so we’ll see what happens.”

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Carolina, the Blue Devils were not tough enough to hold a late lead on the road and their offensive aggressiveness disappeared. “They made us take some tough shots. They’re long on the wings with [Travis] McKie and [Codi Miller-McIntyre],” point guard Quinn Cook said. “We couldn’t get anything going.... We didn’t execute at the end, and they wanted it more with their rebounding and their defense.” With Parker and redshirt sophomores Rodney Hood and Marshall Plumlee all hampered with four fouls down the stretch, Duke saw its paint opportunities disappear. The Blue Devils’ 19 offensive rebounds sparked their offense throughout the game, but Duke’s interior players were hesitant to continue crashing the glass with the possibility of a fifth foul looming. The Blue Devils also did not share the ball enough against Wake Forest’s zone to get Parker—who finished with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting—and Hood the ball at the high post area or on the baseline where they could attack the basket. Duke more resembled the hesitant squad that gave up a 13-2 run at Clemson and a 20-4 run at Notre Dame to take itself out of the game with poor perimeter

shooting than a team with lofty postseason goals. “I thought at times we settled for perimeter jump shots,” Wojciechowski said. “We weren’t able to get the penetration we would like to get and we didn’t get to the foul line. We can’t be a team that just relies on perimeter jump shots.” After its 6-of-27 performance from beyond the arc Wednesday night, Duke has now shot 27 percent from the 3-point line in its last four games. The Blue Devils have gone 2-2 during their ice-cold stretch, winning the two home games by staying aggressive and playing together and dropping the road contests by losing themselves in individual scoring battles. Duke had 14 more assists than turnovers against Virginia Tech and Syracuse and eight more turnovers than assists against North Carolina and Wake Forest. “I don’t think we played together down the stretch,” Hood said. “I think once shots didn’t fall and they started scoring, we tried to rush to score rather than being patient.... We

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didn’t play connected on the offensive end.” Although Duke’s offense faltered down the stretch, the Blue Devils never defended well enough to earn a road win in conference play. Duke allowed Demon Deacon forwards Tyler Cavanaugh and Arnaud William Adala Moto—who average a combined 15.5 points per game—to score 32 points and grab eight offensive rebounds. Cavanaugh poured in a career-high 20 points thanks to the foul-plagued Duke forwards and 12 free-throw attempts. In its standard man-to-man defense that has sparked Duke’s biggest wins of the season, the Blue Devils had difficulty staying in front of Wake Forest’s players. The Demon Deacons shot 34 free throws by individually beating Duke defenders off the bounce or in the post. “When things got tough—when Wake Forest got momentum—what we would have needed to do is come together and be tougher,” Wojciechowski said. “We didn’t do that.”

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The Demon Deacons (16-14, 6-11) won the battle in the backcourt. Sophomore guard Codi Miller-McIntyre, who missed the first meeting between the teams Feb. 4 due to injury, finished with 13 points and eight assists. His presence helped Wake Forest neutralize Duke’s pressure-oriented perimeter defense—the Demon Deacons committed just 10 turnovers after giving the ball away 19 times without Miller-McIntyre at Cameron Indoor Stadium. At the other end, Quinn Cook, Tyler Thornton

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and Rasheed Sulaimon combined for 10 of Duke’s 15 turnovers. Despite a slow start, the Blue Devils stayed close. Trailing 29-23 with 5:49 left in the first half, Duke erupted on a 10-0 run to take its first lead of the game. Rodney Hood scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half, five of them coming in that stretch. Duke charged out of the locker room and seemed about to reverse its shooting fortunes, scoring on its first three possessions of the second half. Eight quick points from Sulaimon gave the Blue Devils a fivepoint edge, but the hot shooting would not continue. Duke made three of its first five 3-point attempts after halftime but finished the game shooting 6-for-27 from long range on the evening. “I thought at times we settled for perimeter jump shots. We weren’t able to get the penetration that we would’ve liked to get, and we didn’t get to the foul line,” Duke associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “We can’t just be a team that relies on perimeter jump shots.” As was the case in road losses to Notre Dame, Clemson and North Carolina, cold second-half shooting coupled with a break in intensity spelled disaster for Duke. With 9:28 remaining, Duke turned the ball over at halfcourt and Hood fouled Wake Forest senior Travis McKie to prevent a lay-up. The foul was Hood’s fourth, and his departure to the bench started the unraveling for the Blue Devils. Marshall Plumlee was called for his fourth personal foul soon afterwards, putting the Demon Deacons in the bonus. Wake Forest got to the line 34 times on the night, making 25. Duke was just 12-of-18.

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empty, misfiring on five 3-point attempts during the 17-0 run and committing four turnovers. “I think our guys got rattled. [Wake Forest] was scoring easily,” Wojciechowski said. “I didn’t think we had the poise and the leadership on the floor to where, when we had a breaking-point type of moment... [we could] capitalize on it.” Free throws sealed the game for the Demon Deacons, leaving Duke with another sour taste in its mouth after giving up another second-half lead on the road. “I don’t think that we defended or rebounded at the level that you need to to win in March,” Wojciechowski said. “It’s a hard lesson to learn, but we’ll have a chance to regroup and play again.”

Knowing that Duke’s forwards were saddled with foul trouble, Wake Forest pounded the ball inside. The strategy paid off as Cavanaugh and Arnaud William Adala Moto combined to score 32 points. Cavanaugh was the catalyst during the game-deciding run, pouring in 10 of his game-high 20 points in the final 5:44. Hood re-entered when Parker was called for his fourth foul at the 5:09 mark. Ahead 66-61 at the time, Duke was outscored 6-0 without the freshman on the floor, putting Wake Forest ahead 67-66. Parker’s return could not stop the bleeding, as Miller-McIntyre and Cavanaugh added lay-ups to put Wake Forest up five with less than two minutes to play. Needing a basket to stay within striking distance, Duke repeatedly came up

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March 21; $2,404 to Lambda Phi Epsilon and Kappa Phi Lambda for D-Pryde on March 20; $3,430.15 to Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. for Noche Dorada on April 19; $4,870 to the Nasher Student Advisory Board for Hot Rhythm: The Nasher Speakeasy on March 21; and $6,280 to the Coalition for Preserving Memory for Music Night on April 9. Lau noted that inactive groups will be dechartered after Spring break and student group leaders should check the dechartered list that was sent in the DSG Weekly Digest on Feb. 27. Dechartering groups will bring some funding back to the SOFC pool, and a recent change to SOFC bylaws will allow the committee to audit groups for their activity and use of funding. “With the new auditing contract and with the dechartering of groups, I think we’ll be getting a lot of money back,” Lau said. “I know that there are a few more requests coming down the pipeline, but we will be fine.” DSG President Stefani Jones, a senior, said she has approached the Alumni Association about funding the Chanticleer, a change that would take the responsibility for funding away from SOFC. The senate granted chartered status to Momentum Dance Company, an allfemale multi-dance troupe, and Microgravity, a club that organizes teams to participate in NASA’s Reduced Gravity Student Program. The senate also granted recognized status to Street Medicine, an urban dance group for all skill levels.

as a “bucket group” representative on SOFC, and each group within a bucket group will have the right to submit its own budget. The senate approved these changes. Freshman senator Tanner Lockhead introduced a resolution for an on-campus voting site to be implemented for the 2014 primary election cycle. The senate unanimously approved the resolution. “As members of DSG, we all know how important it is to participate in the political process, and I think this change will make it all lot easier,” Lockhead said.

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sponsibly.” seniors and the government is not paying it.” Pressed as to whether she knew about Senior Taylor Imperiale, president of the limitations of the health care law after a Duke College Republicans, did not respond press conference last month, Hagan replied to requests for comment. with, “It wasn’t clear that insurance compaTillis has acknowledged positive aspects nies were selling substandard policies.” of Ryan’s plan, in which beneficiaries would Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest in- be paid by the government an amount they surance company in North Carolina, said could use for private insurance premiums. Hagan’s statements were untrue, according Richman said that neither the Affordable to The Raleigh News and Observer. Care Act, nor the premium support plan, Hagan’s voting record on the health fixed the biggest health care issue—the cost. care law will continue to negatively impact “It’s mostly rearranging furniture on the her campaign, said N.C. GOP Communica- Titanic,” Richman said. tions Director Daniel Keylin. Representatives from both the Hagan and “She’ll have to run an overwhelmingly Tillis campaigns did not respond to request negative campaign since she can’t run on for comment. her record, especially when you consider her biggest accomplishment in the Senate from page 2 was casting the deciding vote for Obamacare,” Keylin wrote in an email Wednesday. As critical as Republicans were of the Af- caught my attention about a year ago.” fordable Care Act, they had no better alterSenior Scotty Shaw said the Bitcoin comnatives, Benson said. munity at Duke is small, in part because of “They don’t have a plan,” Benson said. the currency’s reputation. “Show me the Republican plan. They don’t Recently, two major third party Bitcoin have another solution to this.” holders, Mt. Gox and Flexcoin, declared Patriot Majority’s attack ad accused Til- bankruptcy, each of them claiming much lis of supporting a health care plan which of their inventory of the currency had been would “force seniors to spend up to $1,700 stolen by hackers. more for prescriptions,” in reference to the Welch said the security problems at premium support plan proposed by U.S. those institutions has nothing to do with Representative Paul Ryan, a Republican the security of Bitcoin itself. from Wisconsin. “Talking about Bitcoin’s security beRichman acknowledged that the Ryan cause Mt. Gox got hacked would almost plan would likely increase the costs of be like talking about the internet’s security because someone’s email account got health care for seniors. “If the cost of health care continues ac- hacked,” Welch said. The fluctuating price of the currency is celeration above inflation in the long run, individual retirees will have to go out of not an issue because the technology itself is pocket, so it’s probably true,” Richman said. so valuable, Welch said. Jadoon agreed, noting that it is time for Junior Jordan Deloatch, president of the Duke Democrats, criticized privatizing the Duke community to take notice of Bitcoin. health care insurance. “You can ignore it right now, but you’ll “If we privatize insurance, we’ll see upThe New York Times Syndication be Corporation ignorant two years from now,” Jadoon ward pressure on price,” Deloatch said. “ItSales 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, 10018 wrote in an email Wednesday. just makes health care more expensive on N.Y.

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President Barack Obama’s promise that, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it”—a sentiment echoed by Hagan— won the Politifact 2013 Lie of the Year award and cost Hagan on the campaign. More than 473,000 people in North Carolina have received cancellation notices for their insurance policy as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to The Raleigh News and Observer. “It’s hard to say if all the damage has already been done or if there may be more,” said David Rohde, Ernestine Friedl professor of political science. “Either of those is a possibility.” Hagan’s approval rating is at its lowest yet—with only one-third of North Carolina registered voters approving of her job performance, according to the latest Elon University poll. Hagan is the only politician in the poll whose rating dropped since November. Ted Benson, chair of the Durham Democratic Party, said that the cancellations were In other news: the fault of insurance companies, not Hagan. DSG Executive Vice President Nikolai “Insurers chose to cancel their plans,” Doytchinov and Lau presented an up- Benson said. “The insurance companies are dated SOFC bylaw to the senate, which adapting the law to their own interest when include two changes: DuArts was added the assumption was that they would act resudoku_411A

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risks of a rising tuition Tuition is rising again. The Board of Trustees held their quarterly meeting this past weekend and approved a tuition increase for the 2014-2015 academic year. Raising the cost of undergraduate tuition from $44,020 to $45,800, the 3.9 percent increase is the most recent hike to an already high tuition that has inclined steadily over the past decade. Less than a week after executive vice provost for finance and administration Jim Roberts announced in a National Public Radio article that the cost of Duke is a discount, President Brodhead attributed the tuition increase to the University’s continued investment in student education. While this investment is reflected in many University expenses, from the expansion of non-faculty staff to multimillion-dollar construction projects, the substantial risks of an increasing price tag cannot be overlooked. The cost of attending Duke has increased over $20,000 in the past decade. With the latest price hike, the total cost of a Duke education—including tuition, room, board and fees—will total over $60,000, a figure nearly $9,000 above the median household income in the U.S. These increases put a disproportionate burden on middle-class

students whose families already struggle to finance a Duke education. Such students, who often do not qualify for financial aid or receive small aid packages, are at risk of being financially squeezed out. If financial aid is not adjusted accordingly, the loss of these middle-class students could

Editorial exacerbate socioeconomic gaps between students. In addition, tuition increases risk jeopardizing the academic quality of the student body. Although the Office of Undergraduate Admissions boasts a need-blind admissions process and robust financial aid budget, the reality is that high-quality students who are not offered sizable aid packages may choose to enroll elsewhere. Not only do lesser quality schools often offer these students full funding, but the peer institutions we compete against also tend to have lower tuition rates. Duke might be a discount but, in the 2013-2014 academic year, Stanford’s tuition was $43,245. Given that Duke is not “blessed with both the resources and location” of Stanford, the decision to attend Duke might be hard to justify for qualified candidates

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concerned about Duke’s annual tuition hikes. If, in order to maintain socio-economic diversity and retain top talent, financial aid is adjusted to account for the increased number of students needing assistance, Duke can reasonably expect greater financial aid costs. Given that 25 percent of tuition already goes toward financial aid, increases in aid spending would likely require further tuition hikes. Is it fair for full-tuition students to carry the burden of financial aid? While we believe such subsidization is fair within limits, we question the long-term sustainability of this kind of positive feedback loop. Duke should maintain its commitment to promoting socio-economic diversity, inclusive of those who fall in the middle of the income distribution. In the tuition-financial aid tradeoff, we hope that the administration will think about cutting other programs before financial aid. By doing so, Duke can work to minimize the potentially adverse effects of tuition increases, including a squeezed out middle-class and lost top talent. Fortunately, given the steadiness of these tuition increases, Duke has time to think proactively about these risks.

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ast night, during a particularly long Skype session with an Australian friend, I launched into a story that involved an undercover sex scandal, an incidence of cyber-bullying, a broiling political climate and the public confession of many people’s darkest insecurities. As excellent as my story-telling skills are, my friend was only listening half-heartedly, having been distracted

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discussion of late has a slippery feel to it, and there is the disturbing sense, at times, that all of this sensation is steeping our campus in a state of maliciousness. And I don’t deny that I’ve taken part in relishing the scandal. I’ve felt myself being caught up with each turn in the plot, each new update. I’ve passed judgments on those I have no right to, talked about people as if I understood their intimate thoughts and

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by the sudden appearance of a large spider in her bedroom (yes, it is Australia). After the appropriate steps were taken (read: shrieking and spraying), she apologized and resumed the conversation with this line: “Sorry, you were talking about some TV show. Which one was it? Scandal?” But I had not been talking about a fictitious TV show at all. I had, of course, been describing the latest events sweeping across the Duke University campus and spreading to some parts of the nation. And my friend’s unwitting mistake only highlighted the absurdity of the charged controversy that has circulated around campus this Spring. With the media frenzy surrounding our part-time porn star, the insidious presence of Collegiate ACB, the hauntingly honest What I Be Project or the permeating DSG elections, it seems that campus has never been more dramatic. A small part of me is half-expecting the long lost love child of Larry Moneta to appear and take over the school. Of course, many of the above issues are contentious by nature and deal with relevant, eye-opening ordeals that do deserve a great deal of attention. For example, Lauren’s choices in sex work have made us consider the portrayal of women at Duke and the meaning of feminism. The What I Be project has promoted an air of authenticity and confession that challenges the notion of effortless perfection. The 40 Percent Plan calls into question the role of agency in our extracurricular student experience. If there is one thing I hope you take from my columns, it is that I am always an advocate for open, unfettered discussion on life, love and where to go for lunch. Much of the conversations regarding issues recently brought to light are ones that ought to be brought up. But it also seems to me that the excitement surrounding these topics is less about its substance and more about its juiciness. The shock value. It is the scandal, the drama that keeps the hushed discussions circulating again and again rather than the crux of the matter. It is the scandal that has begun defining every new update and every new revelation. Rather than contributing to healthy discussion, much of the

relayed choice pieces of gossip that I had no place in repeating. But enough is enough. Enough of sick websites like CollegiateACB that allow a cruel and malicious distribution of every rumor on campus and the trash-talking of individuals. Enough of conversations that attempt to deconstruct the motivations and predict the next moves of prominent campus figures. Enough of judgments, and, certainly, enough of the drama. Because I did not come to Duke to indulge in the cheap pleasure of dramatized conflict. Neither did you, I think. We came to Duke to get a damn good education, and, yes, that means, inevitably, we will confront situations that make us uncomfortable and people who challenge us to see new perspectives. So a student at Duke is a porn star. So that girl in your lab is recovering from an eating disorder. Both of these people add yet another unique character to a school where everybody has an individual story to tell. In some instances you might know about it. In most, you don’t. In either case, they do not exist to entertain your curiosities and give you your fill of juicy gossip. At the end of the day, our campus is a bubble. A bubble where the weather no longer makes sense and the squirrels are the sassiest in the world, but it is a guarantee that eventually every single one of us will leave this bubble. We are going to move on. We are venturing into the world beyond and will find that it cares very little about the campus commotion at Duke in the Spring of 2014. So enough is enough. And the irony of writing a somewhat dramatic column about not contributing to drama has not escaped me. But shall we try? Shall we be kind to each other? Shall we forgo sensation and drama? Can we agree that scandal has had its 15 minutes of fame? Isabella Kwai is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Thursday. Send Bella a message on Twitter @tallbellarina.

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n these past few weeks, Duke has taken some big steps. We elected a promising and qualified new DSG president— who also happens to be our campus’s third consecutive woman president and the second woman of color in three years. Feminist applause all around (of course, under the rules of feminism, you can clap for whatever you like). On top of that, we’ve had like eight snow days. AND, on a personal note, I recently conquered K-Ville and was able to spend a whole 60 percent of a night in a tent before bailing and sleeping under a

Lillie Reed wumbology radiator in a Crowell common room. Yet, perhaps most interesting to me in these past few weeks is the What I Be Project. The campaign was a vocal and powerful answer to Duke’s culture of constantly pretending that we have our s--together when we absolutely do not. In my opinion, this project is undeniably good for Duke’s campus—spurring discussion, confirming that sharing insecurities and weaknesses is normal and getting multiple people over 300 likes on their profile pictures (I never dreamed I’d gain so much from my Duke experience). All jokes aside, there is a lot to gain from campaigns like the What I Be Project. To me, participating in the What I Be Project has been very similar to my experience on Common Ground. For those living under a rock, Common Ground is Duke’s retreat on race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status and other facets of identity. At least in my experience, CG served as basic boot camp on social justice for many students who otherwise might never have learned about such issues in their college career. Much like the What I Be Project, CG encourages self-awareness and fosters acceptance. Both projects do and have done undeniable good for this campus. But to me, perhaps the most important similarity is that both projects enable students to express their insecurities, identities and past experiences, in a safe but, at least somewhat, public space. This provides an amazing opportunity for people, whose experiences and feelings have left them feeling invalidated, unimportant or silenced, to be heard and appreciated. Yet, as the What I Be Project gains clout on campus, and as another troupe of students returns from Common Ground, I’ve begun to worry. I worry because there is a danger whenever people share intimate details of their lives—a danger that, although they will be appreciated and their stories will be heard, these people will be understood and defined as only their past experiences. When someone shares something important about their life—whether it be

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on Common Ground, through a photo campaign on Facebook or outside of some formalized means of sharing—it is human nature to want to be close to that person. To give them comfort and support. Yet what can be difficult on programs like Common Ground and through campaigns such as What I Be is to give that support in a helpful, non-minimizing way—in a way that does not define those people by their experiences. To use a CG buzz-phrase, I’m speaking from personal experience here. When I shared experiences of my own on Common Ground, for the most part, I felt supported and accepted. Hugs were exchanged. But I felt as if some people only valued me for the negative experiences I’d had. These people only became interested in talking to me after learning of these experiences. They were, however, not particularly interested in befriending me—as if they already knew enough after I’d shared a few small facets of my life. I was called “amazing”—but only because some s---ty stuff had happened to me. Now, I know I’m amazing, but that’s not why. When Common Ground was over, I left with new friends, experiences and lessons under my belt—but in a way, I also felt used and, at the risk of sounding like an angsty 14-year-old, misunderstood. Similarly, reactions to my participation in the What I Be Project have been generally amazing. Some peoples’ reactions, though, have left me feeling as if all that matters to them are the few things I’ve shared. I felt like these people assumed they knew me and my life simply by reading a few words written on my face. I don’t mean to disparage Common Ground or the What I Be Project in any way. I think both are great and necessary, and, from what I understand, the Common Ground I knew is very different from Common Ground now. What I am trying to do is encourage you to delve deeper. Whether you heard testimonials on Common Ground, know someone in the What I Be Project or maybe a friend just shared an important part of their life with you, don’t be satisfied with only knowing that small piece of that person. Sharing our experiences with others is a means to connect—so act like it. Get to know the people who shared on your Common Ground—and those who didn’t share. Use the What I Be Project to start a conversation with participants and nonparticipants alike, but don’t let it end there. To make the most out of your experiences—Common Ground, What I Be or just life in general—you have to put in the time and effort to get to know others around you. And not just their stories, but their context. So I implore you: Be ravenous in your pursuit of understanding others. I assure you, it’s well worth it.

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ven before he was The Dude in “The Big Lebowski,” Jeff Bridges was the dude. In 1982, he had a fantastic line in the movie, “Tron,” where he was told to be serious and stop fooling around. His deadpan response was, “With me, fooling around is always serious.” It’s a great lesson for all of us: to take our fun seriously. It’s an even more significant lesson when you consider the holiday of Purim. It’s a holiday with a lot of fooling around, but it is also deadly serious. Purim, which derives it name from the word for casting lots, is a Jewish holiday in which we recount the story

Jeremy Yoskowitz the duke rav told in the book of Esther. Despite what is often conveyed to children, it’s not the nicest of stories. It takes place in ancient Persia under the reign of a king, Ahaseurus, or Artaxerxes the Second, who is depicted as more than a bit of a rager. It begins with a feast that has been going on for several days, when the king calls for the queen, Vashti, to appear before his guests to show off how beautiful she is. When she refuses, she is exiled by the king. After the king sobers up, he realizes that he misses his queen, or at least he misses having a queen, so a call goes out to the kingdom for beautiful young women to present themselves to be the new queen. It’s the ancient Persian version of American Idol, but a) the judge may have combined all the best and worst aspects of the entire Idol panel and b) with a lot more implied sex. The woman who is selected is the titular heroine, Esther, a Jewish woman who becomes the Queen of Persia. While she is the queen, the Prime Minister of Persia is a man called Haman. He is identified as an Agagite, a descendant of Agag, the last king of the Amalekites who was executed by the Prophet Samuel. The Amalekites were enemies of the Jewish people since the Exodus from Egypt when the Amalekites attacked the Israelite column from the rear where the very young, very old, weak and infirm were. While there was a commandment in the Torah to wipe out the Amalekites entirely, it wasn’t done very well. Haman demands that all bow down before him, but a man named Mordechai, who is the uncle of Esther, refuses to do so. In an example of an extreme overreaction, Haman arranges for a date to be set when all of the Jews in Persia will be killed. Long story short, Haman’s plot fails in no small part due to Esther pointing out to the king that if Haman

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Lillie Reed is a Trinity senior. Her column is part of the weekly Socialites feature and normally runs every other Wednesday. Send Lillie a message on Twitter @LillieReed.

does succeed, she will also be killed. Since the king’s initial decree can’t be rescinded, a new decree goes out that the Jews of Persia may defend their own lives and property. In the fulfillment of this decree, a lot of people die violently. By the numbers given in the book of Esther, it’s many thousands of people who are killed in the fighting. More than any other holiday, this exemplifies the pattern of “they tried to kill us, they failed, let’s celebrate!” And we do celebrate, as Purim is one of our most joyous holidays where people wear masks, cheer for the good guys and boo the bad guys. Attending

a Purim service is a raucous and joyous celebration for both the young and the old. And some people take it exceedingly seriously—treating Purim celebrations as seriously as they take the fasting, prayer and atonement that mark Yom Kippur, the most solemn and joyous Day of Atonement! Much like Jeff Bridge’s character in Tron, for us, fooling around is serious! In a little over a week, we celebrate the holiday of Purim, the ultimate expression of “work hard, play hard” in the Jewish calendar. There are only four commandments associated with Purim (hearing the scroll read, having a celebratory meal, gifts to the poor and gifts to your neighbors), and they’re all a combination of serious effort as well as incredible joy. In that sense, it takes “work hard, play hard” to the next level. “Work hard, and play seriously.” It’s not simply about the frivolity, but about the message that goes into it. “Playing hard” isn’t and shouldn’t be about going as hard as you can until you hit the wall and can’t go any more. (There is a Purim story about that too—it doesn’t end so well.) That’s not playing hard, that’s living hard. Going into Spring Break, we know that we’ll play hard against UNC on Saturday night. But when we relax and play over break, let’s do it seriously. Let’s follow the wisdom of Jeff Bridges and play seriously, knowing that we have a well-earned break that we shouldn’t need another week to recover from. Instead, let’s take it as a time to rest, recharge and play in ways that restore us so we come back to campus ready to work hard again. Play like you mean it, and love it. Jeremy Yoskowitz is the campus rabbi and assistant director for Jewish life. His column runs every other Thursday. Send Rabbi Jeremy a message on Twitter @TheDukeRav.

Letter to the Editor The next step in our quest for equity at Duke The Council for Collaborative Action, a body comprised of student leaders from a diverse mix of cultural, academic and extracurricular student groups, stands with Blue Devils United in proposing that Duke adopt the practice of asking an LGBTQ identity question on our application for undergraduate admission. This practice would offer several benefits to the LGBTQ community at Duke and

the University as a whole. Providing an opportunity for LGBTQ students to self-identify during the college admissions process is the safest, most secure and efficient way to monitor rates of admission, yield and retention of LGBTQ students. At present, this information is not available like it is for other minority populations on campus. This data will prove invaluable for offices like the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity in their

efforts to provide an inviting, supportive and safe environment for LGBTQ students. According to BDU, this data collection will facilitate the connection between the University’s resources and the students whom they benefit, a practice currently in place for Catholic students, as one example. BDU also indicated to the CCA that since the LGBTQ community differs structurally from other identity markers, the implementation of an optional LGBTQ

identity question would not offer any applicants unfair advantages. The CCA finds BDU’s initiative to be insightful, balanced and productive. We urge the administration to implement these recommendations, and we ask the student body to support our LGBTQ community by supporting the proposal. Marcus Benning Chair, Council for Collaborative Action

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Archibald Motley Jazz Age Modernist

Master colorist and radical interpreter of urban culture

January 30 - May 11, 2014 The first retrospective of the American artistâ€™s paintings in two decades will originate at the Nasher Museum and travel to the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chicago Cultural Center and the Whitney Museum of American Art. nasher.duke.edu/motley

2001 CampusDrive, Durham 919-684-5135 I nasher.duke.edu Archibald J. Motley Jr., The Octoroon Girl (detail), 1925. Oil on canvas, 38 x 30.25 inches (96.5 x 76.8 cm). Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, LLC, New York, New York. ÂŠ Valerie Gerrard Browne. Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist is made possible by the Terra Foundation for American Art; the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor; and the Henry Luce Foundation. Major support is provided by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art; Drs. Victor and Lenore Behar; the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources; and Deborah DeMott. This project is made possible in part by funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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