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and George Williams, a former event parking specialist—said they wished there had been a larger student turnout, but that they appreciated those who voiced their support. “There is systemic racism on Duke’s campus, and that’s a fact,” Adkins said, speaking to the protestors. “Fear of retaliation is one of the reasons there aren’t more of us here today.” Adkins, who was terminated Jan. 23, 2015

After a national search, President Richard Brodhead and Provost Sally Kornbluth announced Tuesday that Elaine Heath will be the new dean of the Duke Divinity School. Heath—whose studies integrate systemic, pastoral and spiritual theology—is currently the McCreless professor of Evangelism in the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. She will take over the position from Ellen Davis, who has served as interim dean since Richard Hays retired last August. “Elaine Heath is a leading scholar of emergence, the process by which religious faith finds new life outside familiar institutional forms,” Brodhead said in a Duke Today release. “At a time when the religious life of mainstream Protestantism is undergoing profound change, she will be a perfect leader for helping the Duke Divinity School retain traditional strengths while creatively responding to new challenges.” Heath is the co-founder and leader of the Missional Wisdom Foundation, which aims to help clergy

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Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle Former Parking and Transportation Services employees described their fear of retaliation during Tuesday’s student-led protest.

Rachel Chason The Chronicle Students and Duke community members gathered Tuesday to demand the resignation of Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and protest the mistreatment of employees within Duke’s Parking and Transportation Services department. The protest came one week after The Chronicle reported in a two-part series that Trask hit a female contract employee

with his car in 2014 and allegedly used a racial slur against her, and that current and former members described the department as hostile and discriminatory. Approximately 25 students, who were joined by several former PTS employees, gathered at the James B. Duke statue in front of the Chapel then marched to the West Campus bus stop and Allen Building. The former PTS employees—including Renee Adkins, who was the special events manager from 2003 until 2015; Reymond Milan, a former parking events specialist;

Blue Devils open ACC tourney against Wolfpack Brian Pollack The Chronicle Back in September, the Blue Devils celebrated their national championship with a trip to the White House. Now, Duke returns to the nation’s capital looking for another title. The No. 19 Blue Devils begin postseason play in Washington Wednesday with a 2 p.m. tip-off at the Verizon Center against N.C. State in the No. 12 second round of the N.C. State ACC tournament. vs. The 12th-seeded Wolfpack squeaked No. 5 by Wake Forest 75Duke 72 Tuesday to earn WEDNESDAY, 2 p.m. a third shot at fifthVerizon Center seeded Duke, which

has already bested them twice during the regular season. The Blue Devils have not been playing their best basketball of late and enter the conference tournament just 2-3 in their last five games. The team demonstrated its potential during a five-game winning streak in the middle of ACC play that included three consecutive victories against ranked opponents, but has yet to show it can consistently compete at that level game in and game out. “If we take a positive away from the regular season, it’s that we can play with anybody—but the right team has to show up,” Duke sophomore Grayson Allen said after Saturday’s loss against North Carolina. “We’ve been such an up-anddown team, and if you’re up-and-down in See M. BASKETBALL on Page 8

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Duke tuition expert: Middle class being squeezed by college costs top, for whatever reason, is able to fit the bill without much sacrifice. People worry about the the middle class being squeezed out of higher education because for the middle class, financial aid is not making it possible for them to attend. This is not a consequence of rising tuition so much as a consequence of changing income distribution. The income distribution since 1980 has changed markedly, with the incomes of the very richest going through the roof, so we’re seeing at universities some reflection of that.

Neelesh Moorthy The Chronicle Last month, the University’s Board of Trustees approved a 3.8 percent increase in Duke’s 2016-17 tuition. The Chronicle’s Neelesh Moorthy spoke with Charles Clotfelter, Z. Smith Reynolds professor of public policy studies and professor of economics and law, to discuss why college is getting more expensive and Clotfelter’s book “Buying the Best: Cost Escalation in Elite Higher Education.” The Chronicle: Why have costs at Duke and many peer private institutions been rising by around 4 percent recently? Charles Clotfelter: What I did was look at the year-to-year increases in tuition and price inflation and compare those two. Inflation has been hopping along since about 2000 at around 2 or 3 percent a year. Since 1995 or so, the percentage increases of tuition in private and public fouryear colleges are running at about two percentage points above inflation. It’s happening not only in private but also in public. There was a period in the 1980s when the increases were a lot greater than inflation, but they were making up for a period earlier when they were getting hammered by inflation, when inflation was knocking the brains out of everybody. What you see is, hell or high water, colleges, public and private, are increasing their tuition rates faster than inflation.

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TC: Why are tuition costs rising faster than inflation? CC: There’s a classic economics example to that, and that is because of the technology of universities. They use a technology that doesn’t lend itself to technological progress or increases in productivity. You and I are talking, even as we have two machines running on the table, using a technology called speech that was going on hundreds of years ago. A lot of other businesses don’t operate that way—they have robots that are welding the fenders to the cars, whereas they used to have people doing that with tools in their hands. The classic explanation is ‘think of an orchestra or a Mozart symphony.’ You use pretty much the same technology you used 150 or 200 years ago. If you want to conduct a symphony performance, you’re going to have to pay people who do the work in accordance

Special to The Chronicle Professor Charles Clotfelter noted that the University has benefited from improved fundraising to balance tuition costs.

with the rises in wages of people who are educated and can do other work. To get them to perform, you’ve got to pay them more and more because other competing jobs are benefiting from increased productivity. This is called the ‘cost disease.’ The other explanation is that universities do it because they can, and they want to get better. Places like Duke have leaders who have long lists of projects to make the University better. They are able to raise their prices relative to inflation, so why don’t they worry about poor people? They don’t have to as long as there is a robust financial aid system that can presumably make it feasible for people with less resources to attend college. TC: Have rising tuition costs led to greater socioeconomic disparities at universities? CC: Yes and no. Split up the number of students into percentages. Let’s say [family income] is less than 50,000 dollars, between 50,000 and 100,000, between 100,000 and 250,000 and then above 250,000. It turns out the percentage of students at selective colleges whose family income is 50,000 dollars or less hasn’t gone down, but the percentage of students with family incomes above 250,000 has gone up, so what you’re seeing is a squeezing of the middle. There are fewer in the range of 50,000 to 100,000. The bottom is being protected by financial aid and the

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TC: Going back to technology, how do Massive Open Online Courses and online lectures change the equation? CC: When I was answering earlier, I said one answer is the symphony explanation. What you just said is higher education isn’t a symphony—it’s not all about lecturing in front of a blackboard. To an economist who worries about how things are produced and the cost of it, the MOOCs are very exciting. You have the opportunity to do something a lot like normal teaching for hoards and hoards of people. What does that do to the average cost? The denominator keeps getting bigger and bigger, so the average cost keeps getting smaller and smaller. The potential there is really quite astounding. That takes the symphony example and moves it aside. This is something quite different. There is potential for reducing the average cost of education, but then you have to ask the question ‘what is the product, and has it been changed when it now becomes part of a MOOC? Is it different than what it was in the classroom?’ TC: Aside from their potential, have MOOCs impacted the current market? Have universities adopted this technology? CC: Hesitancy is different from refusal. Universities that aren’t skeptical toward a change like this aren’t doing their job. A university that turns its nose up to it is being silly, and I don’t know any that have done that. This University has been willing to experiment, and I think it’s learned a lot of lessons from it. That’s one of the great things about this industry and this institution—it’s up for change. However, not yet. Not at selective, elite, researchintensive, teaching-intensive universities. But something’s going to happen. If I had to bet, I would bet that some of the components of MOOCs—not MOOCs themselves—but some of the technologies will find themselves in collaborations in state universities first, because that’s where the big savings See TUITION on Page 3

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Special to The Chronicle Elaine Heath will replace Ellen Davis, who has served as interim dean of Duke Divinity School since Richard Hays retired in August 2015.

DIV. SCHOOL DEAN from page 1 and laity develop missional communities through on-site learning and theological education. As an ordained minister, she has previously served as a pastor in the East Ohio conference of the United Methodist Church, and has served as a faculty member at SMU since 2005. “The world is rapidly changing, and the church needs leaders who can guide congregations and other organizations through culture shifts toward a vibrant future,” Heath said in the release. “As part of one of the top research universities in the world, and because of its robust, historic grounding in the church, Duke Divinity School is well positioned to develop rigorous new forms of contextualized theological

education while continuing its renowned intellectual tradition.” The national search for the new Divinity dean was chaired by Randy Maddox, the William Kellon Quick professor of Wesleyan and Methodist studies at the Divinity School. “We are excited to welcome Elaine Heath to the Duke Divinity School,” Maddox said in the release. “Leaders across the Christian spectrum have turned to her for guidance in reshaping the mission and ministry of churches in their local settings. And as an ordained United Methodist elder, she is deeply committed to nurturing the Divinity School’s historic Methodist connections, while equally passionate about the value of diversity and the importance of modeling an inclusive community.”

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are going to be. Right now, you’re teaching Chemistry [101] to a few thousand people at University X. If you can take the lecture part of that and reduce it or cooperate with different universities, you’ve saved some money and put it in other places. These things are going to happen. At some point, persistence from the buying public will make the difference. Up to this point, Duke and its near competitors have been able to increase tuition because its customers have been willing to pay. It’s a lot like the frog who is in the hot water and the water keeps getting heated up more and more. We don’t know, but the tipping point might be something.

by PTS Director Carl DePinto, wrote an email Jan. 15, 2016 to President Richard Brodhead describing a culture of “racism, harassment, retaliation and bullying” in the department. She also wrote that after Trask hit a contract employee, Shelvia Underwood, there was neither a public administrative response nor a thorough investigation by Duke University Police Department. DUPD is overseen by Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh, who reports to Trask. “No one is going to step up to the plate and do anything to Trask, Cavanaugh or DePinto,” Adkins said. “I don’t want anyone’s life to be ruined. I just want accountability.” Milan spoke to the students gathered about the discrimination he had experienced within the department— noting that the first thing he asked for when he testified during arbitration on Adkins’ behalf following her termination was protection from retaliation. “They told me there would be no retaliation, but the very next day, I came to work and had duties taken away,” Milan said. The gathered students listened to the former PTS employees and spoke about their own visions for how the University could improve. Several noted that the turnout was lower than they had expected. “It’s crazy that only 35 people are here,” one protester said. “I believe in reflecting on how much that is a piece of this puzzle. It’s such an apathetic campus.” Several of the protestors, including undergraduate and graduate students, also described the incident with Trask and the culture within PTS as parts of larger issues relating to race and class on campus.

TC: Have there been any changing trends in how much universities can fundraise? CC: Every university that wants to get better has gotten very proficient at fundraising. There was a time when even Duke—which is now one of the best fundraisers—had a very sleepy operation and saw it as something that wasn’t so vital. At the beginning of the 1980s, they lifted a lot of weights and got a lot stronger, and now the operation is as strong here as it is elsewhere. It is the fact that the size of the largest donations seem to be getting bigger and bigger. Among high-income donors, universities are one of the favorite donee organizations. Johns Hopkins for example got a lot of money from a guy named Bloomberg. They are what I’m calling the ‘inequality dividend.’ As much as we decry inequality, places like Duke are in fact reaping some unexpected benefits.

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Duke hosts Penn State before welcoming defending national champion Virginia to open conference play Phil Coons The Chronicle After a successful weekend at the DBAP, the Blue Devils will try to keep the positive momentum going as their first stretch of ACC play approaches. Duke takes on Penn State Wednesday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park at Penn 4 p.m. The Blue State Devils are coming vs. off a three-game Duke sweep of Toledo this past weekend, WEDNESDAY, 4 p.m. and things are Durham Bulls trending in the Athletic Park right direction in anticipation of ACC play starting this weekend with No. 10 Virginia coming to Durham. After falling last Wednesday on the road to Campbell, Duke returned home to beat the Rockets in a threegame set, 2-1, 6-1 and 3-2. Senior transfer Brian McAfee earned his first win on the mound as a Blue Devil, pitching seven innings and allowing one run on four hits with six strikeouts and a walk. McAfee’s outing concluded a stellar weekend for Duke hurlers, as all three starters—Bailey Clark, Trent Swart and McAfee—recorded a quality start against the Rockets. The trio combined for a 0.86 ERA,

Jack White | The Chronicle Freshman Jimmy Herron is off to a fast start in his Duke career, leading the team with a .340 batting average and five stolen bases this year.

23 strikeouts and just two walks in 21 innings. How the Blue Devils manage their pitching rotation after a big weekend and before a huge matchup with the defending national champion Cavaliers will be important—Duke head coach Chris Pollard will need to attempt to save some of his rotation in order to compete with Virginia. “We will make sure that we pitch in a way in the mid-week to have

everybody ready to go Friday night,” Pollard said. “In other words, you won’t see [Nick] Hendrix in a twoinning save situation. I can’t imagine a situation where you’d see one of our relievers go more than an inning, and I think we may look to limit [Kellen] Urbon’s pitch count so we can have him available on the weekend.” Hendrix and Urbon both finished strong against the Rockets to clinch

the win in the series finale Sunday, with Hendrix ending the game on a fly-out to center. Urbon, a graduate student, pitched a scoreless eighth to set up Hendrix’s second save in three games. Duke (8-4) was also successful at the plate Sunday, as all three of its hits went for extra bases and several others would have, too, if they were not directed right at Rocket fielders. Ryan Day and Evan Dougherty crossed home plate in the bottom of the second inning, with Day’s run scored on a Dougherty triple and Peter Zyla’s seventh RBI of the season knocking Dougherty home. Freshman Jimmy Herron stole his third base Saturday and notched two more the following afternoon. The Harleysville, Pa., native has swiped a team-high five bases on the season and has been a dynamic part of the Duke offense in the past couple weeks. Herron leads the team with a .340 average and has been impressive with his ability to get on base in the early part of his career. “He’s altering the game with his speed, not only with the stolen bases but the pressure he puts on teams with the way he gets down the line,” Pollard said. “He’s even causing teams to pitch the guy behind him differently. Guys are getting pitches See BASEBALL on Page 5

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Duke looks to keep ball rolling after strong ACC opener Sid Bhaskara The Chronicle As the regular-season campaign heats up, the Hoyas will leave Washington and head to Durham looking for a boost in the polls. After a convincing road win to start ACC play, No. 14 Duke takes on Georgetown Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium, pitting a young team still experiencing some growing pains Gtown against one aching vs. for its first victory of the year. Winners No. 14 of two straight, the Duke Blue Devils have WEDNESDAY, 3 p.m. rebounded from an Koskinen Stadium unexpected home loss to Elon with a 12-6 win against thenNo. 16 Pennsylvania and Saturday’s 13-4 rout of Virginia Tech. “Georgetown is a young team like us,”

Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel said. “We expect a battle. They are a very good team, they have not won a game yet, I think they’re going to come in here really desperate...and we have to be ready to step up to that challenge.” Despite an explosion for 25 goals in its past two games, Duke (4-3) continues to focus on developing its offense, which boasts a number of new additions following the graduation of six starters. Although senior goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea and rest of the Blue Devil back line have strung together strong defensive performances, Kimel’s offense has not been able keep the team in games, enduring long scoring droughts in losses against the Phoenix, Northwestern and Southern California. Not all of the new additions have had difficulty making the transition, though, as freshman midfielder Olivia Jenner is See W. LACROSSE on Page 5

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every practice that they’re better and that’s all we can ask for.” Georgetown (0-4) returned four of its top five scorers from last year’s squad but came out flat to start this season. In the last two weeks, both Princeton and Towson have beaten the Hoyas in the final quarter, sneaking by on just a single goal on both occasions. Duke is familiar with Georgetown, though, as assistant coach Laura Morton spent two years in Washington alongside Hoyas head coach Ricky Fried before coming to Durham. Fried doubles as the head coach of the U.S. women’s national team, which counts Duke sophomore midfielder Maddie Crutchfield as a member. “Even though you kind of know what to expect, you still have to stop the kids one-onone, ” Kimel said. “You have to make saves, you still have to defend well individually and collectively as a unit. That’s our goal, even though we have a good sense of what they’re trying to create offensively.”

third on the team in points with 14—13 more than the next freshman. Jenner also leads the team in draw controls and has proven adept at giving the Blue Devils extra possessions. One of the freshmen Duke hopes to get more involved in the offense is two-time high school All-American Ellie Majure, the only new addition to the attack unit. Majure has just one goal on the young season and is among three freshmen playing significant minutes, with the rest of the newest Blue Devils waiting in the wings for a chance at more game action. “I think that it’s been a work in progress,” Kimel said. “Particularly these last two games, I’m happy that we are holding teams to under six goals, which is really good at this level, but we’re not scoring as easily as we were last year in part because we’re young. I think every day, every game and

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their six-game losing streak with a gritty victory against UNC-Wilmington on Monday. Penn State won 5-4 to break a winless streak dating back to Feb. 21. Right-hander Justin Hagenman carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and third baseman Willie Burger drove in four runs to upend the Seahawks. The Nittany Lions, who also have two wins against Army, boast an ace starting pitcher in Hagenman with a 0.93 ERA and two wins under his belt. After last year’s leading hitter Aaron Novak and his .326 batting average was lost to graduation, junior Jim Haley has stepped in as the big slugger kakuro_524B.txt for Penn State and boasts a team-high Created by Peter Ritmeester/Presented by Will Shortz .341 average through 14 games, 14 39 8 14 14 4 39 17 24 “I know [Penn State head] 9coach 11 5 Cooper well, they do 16a11 great job. The 6 12 3 Big Ten continues to get better and 6 21 21 23 15 better,” Pollard35said. 5 14 12 11 3 11 R yan Hoerger contributed reporting. 8 17

to hit behind him because teams are worried about him at first, and teams are getting so caught up in trying to hold him at first base that all of a sudden Jack [Labosky] is getting in good counts because the pitchers are missing their spots because they’re focused more on Jimmy than they are on making their pitch.” Labosky, an infielder who also pitches, is one of a handful of young Blue Devils seeing significant time in the lineup. Although Duke’s starting rotation contains mostly upperclassmen on the mound, the lineup has featured four freshmen and five sophomores and their inexperience has been made apparent with the Blue Devils’ inconsistent success at the plate. Duke will try to stay hot against the Nittany Lions (3-7), who just broke

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n yesterday’s editorial, we discussed the value of designating spaces for cultural identity groups on campus. Today we turn to the importance of continuing engagement with and awareness of our student body’s diversity. Through statistics our University boasts the value it sees in having a diverse student body, yet we do not often take the time to explicitly and personally consider as students, faculty and administrators our commitments to understanding each other’s values, backgrounds and identities. To those who ask why diversity matters in our community, we urge you to consider your role as a concerned citizen rather than a defender of speech. As citizens of our Duke community, we are minimally charged with respecting one another in our values and identities. It is our duty to recognize identity’s multiplicity and how that manifests for different people in different contexts. As we all yearn in our own ways for the freedom to express ourselves when being conscious of our identities, we should lend to others the freedom we seek in our vulnerable moments. Whether the discomfort is vocalized or only felt personally, nobody wants to feel invalidated for their race, gender, sexuality, disability or other facet of identity. We can also understand the importance of

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conscientious diversity as engaged scholars. Studying identity in ourselves and in others academically is a window into human kindness and understanding. These fundamental emotions put the responsibility on us to learn about scopes of identity in our time at Duke. Ideas and problems surrounding identity and empathy do not evaporate when we leave Duke and enter the job market. Whether at Goldman Sachs, a tech-firm or another university, understanding one another and the value of identity is essential

Editorial to problem-solving, avoiding conflict and working collaboratively and authentically with other people. There is no graduating from these themes of human interaction and compassion. As the dialogue surrounding diversity enters the mainstream through media trends and events like recent backlash about the whiteness of the Oscars—and it borders on cliche—we encourage students to better learn how to talk to one another. This means not merely celebrating victories such as the expansion of the Center for Multicultural Affairs but becoming participants or even the leaders behind such changes that elicit heightened

awareness in our community. While students may hesitate to pose questions or say something for fear it causes offense or discomfort, it is okay and in fact an important first step to simply Google unknown terms. Perusing The Bridge and other campus and online publications are great steps along the way. We can also talk to each other, exchange personal stories and be courageous enough to inquire about someone’s background. We can ask questions; dare to be uncomfortable and dare not to know; be open to being wrong and be understanding of offense. While we should not place the burden on marginalized students to answer these questions, the character of our University insists on a level of open dialogue to promote our community’s growth. Students need to be honest with themselves and each other. We need to acknowledge existing power dynamics that underlie how students do and do not ask each other about identities and experiences. We need to acknowledge that students feel hurt, and we must ask ourselves what we can do differently to make this University one where we can each grow in empathy and understanding. By striving to habituate practices like these in ways great and small we can cultivate an atmosphere in which our experiences are not just collected but empower each of us.

Beyond a single sexy week

ast week, One Sexy Week arrived on campus with a keynote address by feminist activist and sex educator Laci Green. Green’s lecture focused on combatting rape culture by dismantling dangerous themes through education, awareness and action. As an avid enthusiast of taking down the patriarchy, I love that Duke supports and promotes this type of programming, but I’ve noticed it’s often the same students who attend these events. A topic this important should be accessible and disseminated to all—so where is everyone else getting their information? Not even specifically about rape culture, but sex in general. Given

In spite of this deficit of knowledge, 95 percent of Americans end up having premarital sex. According to the CDC, about half of Americans lose their virginity by age 17 (defined as penis-in-vagina intercourse, itself a problematic definition considering same-sex couples have sex differently, and other forms of sexual activity carry risks). Connecting it back to Duke, a slightly outdated study found that nearly 60 percent of incoming freshmen reported, they were still virgins while less than a quarter leave that way. Clearly people don’t refrain from sexual activity simply because they aren’t educated about it—they are only

Michelle Menchaca A WORK IN PROGRESS the dire state of sex education in our country, they are probably not. Abstinence-only programs continue to be well-funded, even though studies repeatedly show they are ineffective at preventing sexual activity. According to the Guttmacher Institute, only 23 states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education in public schools. Only 13 states require that this curriculum be medically accurate. What justification could there be for providing information that is not accurate? I genuinely do not know. 13 states require discussion of sexual orientation, but four of those only require that negative information be given. It is horrifying. As explained by author Jonathan Zimmerman, sex education in America essentially amounts to a “smattering of information about [teens’] reproductive organs and a set of stern warnings about putting them to use.” Even in a very liberal state like California, where I grew up, all I remember from my younger days is a brief semester of health education where I was told the mechanics of sexual intercourse, shown a slide show of STI-riddled genitalia and then got to watch a live child birth on television which scarred me to this day. But I didn’t learn anything about gender identity or sexual orientation. I wasn’t taught about the different types of contraception and preventative care available to women. I wasn’t told about sexual assault, misconduct or coercion. I never once heard the word “consent.” And I’m sure I’m not the only one. We don’t equip young people with the information necessary to make the choice that’s right for them, mistakenly believing that they’ll refrain from such activity altogether.

left unprepared and on their own to deal with all the complexities that come with making that decision. The ramifications of this are devastating—America has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the developed world and adolescents account for nearly half of new STI cases each year. We are fine objectifying and sexualizing bodies onscreen and in the media, but can’t seem to handle people—especially women—being sexual on their own. We have no problem bragging about sexual conquests, but how often do we talk about whether these hookups are enjoyable or even safe? We don’t talk about sex, not really. And that only makes conversations about sexual assault and rape culture that much more difficult to have. How can we breed a culture of consent if we refuse to discuss sex and sexuality in an honest, accurate and inclusive way? Put simply, we need to get over our hang ups with sex. It’s there, it exists and failing to provide comprehensive sex education does a disservice to everyone. Duke can and should continue sponsoring events like One Sexy Week, but the conversation must extend beyond that and before we even arrive on campus. We can debate all we want about the best channels to distribute this type of information, but it is clear that adolescents deserve better than the current education system. Information for healthy relationships and decision-making should be available to all, separate from any sort of moralistic judgment. That is not the model we have today, but it is one from which we should remove the politics, and create. Michelle Menchaca is a Trinity senior. Her column runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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nd that should be the last order of business for the day. Good meeting, everybody. Now, if our esteemed colleagues from the North wouldn’t mind too much I’d like to grab a few moments alone with the Prime Minister.” No one was going to deny the leader of the free world that request. A minute of portfolios shuffling and chairs scuffing across the oak floor later the two men sat alone in the great room of state. Justin Trudeau, the new Prime Minister of Canada, had just arrived in Washington, D.C., for a

obstacles of a deadlocked legislature and a hyperpolarized country. This rakish statesman with whom he had locked eyes represented everything he had ever wanted—but that he could never have. Desire burned in him— desire to see the things he had long fantasized of realized. “Say it, Justin.” “What?” “Say what you’re thinking. Say something forbidden. Something dirty. Say something so damn liberal it’d make Bill O’Reilly have an aneurism.”

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ixty-seven days from today, members of the Class of 2016 will have graduated. They will be alumni. They will no longer hold an amorphous “administration” responsible for fulfilling their social and interpersonal experiences. They will no longer compete within their curved classes to beat the test median and finish higher than the class’

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state dinner with President Obama; their two delegations had just finished up a formal meeting in advance of the evening’s festivities. They sat facing across from one another in the large room. “So, congratulations again on your election. I’ve been impressed by your progress these first few months,” said Obama. Trudeau blushed. “Oh—thank you, you too!” The flush in his cheeks deepened as he went to correct himself. “I mean, not you too, because you were elected ages ago, but —well, not that I’m not impressed by you, but-” he laughed nervously and looked away, cringing inwardly at how badly he’d already messed up this first impression. “Hey there, no reason to get flustered,” said Obama as he walked up and took a seat closer to Trudeau. “Don’t worry about me being the President. You’re a fine young liberal leader. I’m the one who should be intimidated by you! So vivacious, so full of soul—those are attractive qualities for any… electorate.” Trudeau giggled. Barack really could put him at ease. “We’re just two world leaders hanging out, you know?” he continued. “Here, I’ll prove it to you: let’s talk ISIS.” Trudeau felt relieved at this: he was pretty sure he could speak about policy without embarrassing himself. Both he and the President took out an agenda and a pen as Trudeau began to speak. “Well, um, as you probably know, I’ve decided to end Canada’s involvement in airstrikes on ISIS bases. As far as we’re concerned airstrikes are expensive, they cost innocent lives and we believe that ISIS is far less pressing of a threat than, um, things that kill people every day in Canada: heart attacks, car crashes, poverty. I know that contradicts your government’s position, but …” “Absolutely it contradicts our position. But how do you think I could possibly sell that to the American people? I can’t just say ‘sorry America, but to be honest the terrorists are less of a danger to you than the fact you’re all overweight and bad at driving.’ What would they think of me?” Trudeau felt something in the air change. He could tell Barack really was listening to him on this. He took a risk and suddenly moved over to sit right next to the American commander in chief. “Well, you know Barack…sometimes you just have to ignore what people think about you … and just do what feels right.” He put a hand on the President’s shoulder. “…You know what I mean?” Obama took in the young man before him. Lithe, healthy, with twinkish good looks— Trudeau reminded him of himself, at the start of his presidency. In a sense, he admired that about the Canadian premier; but there was something more there. Because in another, strange sense, Obama resented Trudeau. He knew that ultimately, Trudeau would be able to fulfill so much more of his potential—to further the liberal agenda without facing the

There was silence. Trudeau stared at Obama in shock—but only for a moment. There was something desperate about Barack right now. Something that needed release. He had the President of the United States in the palm of his hand—and he was going to milk it for all it was worth. “I’m going to march at Toronto Pride.” Barack’s breath stuck in his throat. “I’m raising my son to be a feminist, and I said so on camera.” The President leaned in closer towards Trudeau. “I openly refer to myself as a lapsed Catholic.” “Oh my God!” sighed Barack. “You’re so left wing Justin! Don’t stop, please, don’t stop!” At this point they were both scribbling furiously in their agendas, never breaking eye contact. “Your turn,” smirked Trudeau. “Tell me your fantasy. Tell me your dirtiest, most liberal fantasies for America. Don’t hold back.” “I want a single-payer healthcare system. No more insurance company control. Complete European-style socialism, baby.” “Yeah you do!” Trudeau egged him on. “What else do you want?” “Oh my goodness…Oh wow. I want to … I want to get rid of the Second Amendment! Totally gone. Destroy it! Tear it up, yeah!” “Yeah Barack, realise that socialist utopia!” “And I want to accept all the Syrian refugees!” Barack yelled. “No vetting. No waitlists. Let them all in. Build houses all across the country for them to live in, warm and clothed and fed, integrated into the local community—all of them! All the Syrian immigrants! Every last one!” At this stage they had been writing so vigorously in their agendas that much of the paper had become torn up. “Well you know what, Barack?” Trudeau whispered. “I am doing that. I’m letting 20,000 Syrian refugees into Canada.” “Oh my God Justin, YES! Take it! Take it! Take those Syrian refugees I’m politically unable to!” They went on like that for an hour—their policies bumping up against one another, their shrewd political minds probing one another’s policy prescriptions in a firework display of Socratic inquiry. From that night on they became political allies—ideological bed buddies. But they did not have sex, however. I want to make that entirely clear—absolutely no sex was had. Nothing just described was sexual. A literal description of sex would not make it past The Chronicle’s editors and so this was obviously not sex. This column imagines only a speculative meeting between two national leaders and a political discussion they might have had. Thank you for keeping this in mind and I hope the entirely platonic scenes imagined above keep you well for the rest of your day. Bron Maher is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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B- average. They will no longer live and breathe Duke, walking Abele Quad during the day and sleeping in university housing at night. They also probably won’t be donating. Statistics online on Duke’s donations page shows a clearly decreasing trend towards how likely students are to donate to Duke upon graduation. An all-time high of 69 percent of the Class of 2009 donated upon graduation; just a few years later only 40 percent of the Class of 2012 donated. Last year only 32 percent of the class donated. Last I’d heard, this year’s class was still in the single-digit percentage for seniors who’d give money to Duke. There is something clearly wrong with this picture, and while the administration has taken steps towards trying to combat it (they did provide bottomless champagne at the Blue and White Senior Dinner after all) they are missing the point. Seniors feel like they’ve been swindled, and construction is a big reason why. Entire sections of campus have been closed down, and sites that were once landmarks become inoperable for years at a time. I was barely on campus before the plaza shut down, and I still doubt I will ever see the plywood in the door from the main quad leading into West Union removed. I have difficulty fathoming why so much construction, ranging from Penn Pavilion to West Union to Parking to the Bryan Center to the Chapel and more, needed to be completed at the same time. A visiting alumnus from my fraternity noted that it seemed like half the campus was under construction. Visitors note how strange it is that there’s a one-way road that requiring mobile traffic lights, which regularly features working jackhammering the pavement. Before recently, when friends would visit it would even be difficult to take a photograph of the iconic Duke Chapel because of the crane that was just within sight. It’s undeniable that frequent construction on campus has been an eyesore for Duke’s beauty and a hassle for its students. The Board of Trustees, which presumably makes most of the decisions regarding construction, is woefully out of touch with the impact these

numerous construction projects have had on campus culture. The past Young Trustees have done a woefully inadequate job of representing Duke students’ voices during decision-making concerning construction. The onslaught of construction was rarely communicated except shortly before it would begin and was presented as inevitable. Without doubt, the idea to socially

engineer on-campus activities through physical locations such as the Events Pavilion, the Devil’s Krafthouse and other locations are a much-needed bonus to bring events back on campus. However, there was not a need for all of these locations to be constructed simultaneously. The net result is that the Class of 2016 will graduate never having truly used these event spaces (no, “Senior Preview” does not count). While President Brodhead may try to tell us that increasing the percentage of seniors who donate to the school will increase the value of our degree because U.S. News and World Report uses it as an input in its annual rankings, that is hardly an inspiring argument. When Duke’s President makes such a baseline and purely self-interested argument for an initial donation (in the hopes of perpetual pestering in the years to come) you know the situation is desperate. Donating to increase degree marketability may be an uninspiring argument, but it is undoubtedly a Duke argument. It may be true that in recent years there has been a new form of student activism where students from historically marginalized groups assert themselves in a desire to build space on campus, and that these groups tend to be dissatisfied with the administration. But judging from the often-limited participation at various “DukeEnrage” protests I believe it is safe to conclude that while this may be a contributing factor for some students, it is not an issue that is at the forefront of most student’s minds. Similarly, although recent years have been filled with administrative scandals in various facets of student life often dealing with the intersection of race, gender and class, this is hardly without precedent here. Yet the donation rates continue to drop. The years directly preceding and following the Class of 2016 will likely be known as the “Lost Years” where donations plummeted, largely a result of relentless and all-encompassing construction. But hey, at least we have a $2 million dollar glass box. Tyler Fredricks is a Trinity senior. His column runs on alternate Wednesdays.

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“The purpose of this campaign is to attack every facet and corner of institutional racism, starting with Trask,” one student at the gathering said. Sue Wasiolek, dean of students and associate vice president for student affairs, joined several other faculty members who observed the gathering from a distance. The protestors also said that other men who were standing in sight of the gathering were DUPD detectives. Wasiolek declined to comment on the gathering. “We’re under surveillance, but the type of egregious crimes committed by Trask are not punished,” said Danielle Purifoy, a fourth year Ph.D. candidate and one of the protestors. “He is gallivanting around town, demonstrating that he believes he is above the law.” A number of local media outlets— including WRAL and The Raleigh News and Observer—were on campus covering the story. Felicia Arriaga, also a Ph.D. student who attended the gathering, said she had been in meetings about diversity all day and noted that she thought administrators were trying to come up with “a bandaid solution” for a much larger problem. “They can put forward recommendations, but that won’t change anything—the problem is how to change the perception on campus that allows people to get away with this type of action,” Arriaga said. “What kind of university do I

go to where it is okay to hit someone and have there be no consequence?” Shortly after 5 p.m., as the gathering was occurring, an email was sent to students on behalf of the task force on bias and hate issues, noting that it recently launched a website with information about its work. “Progress comes when all contribute and work together,” the email states. “We welcome you to the conversation and encourage your feedback as we work through these tough issues together.” One student noted that a number of student groups—including the Asian American Alliance, Students for Justice in Palestine, United Students Against Sweatshops, Mi Gente, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Blue Devils United, the Muslim Students Association, the Native American Students Association and Diya— signed the statement on Change.org calling for the removal of Trask. The petition had gained more than 250 supporters online as of Tuesday night. “Where is everyone?” one protester asked. “There needs to be some kind of accountability. What would it look like for all those people to be here, to be willing to stand here. Imagine what kind of a difference that would make.” The protestors gained attention as they moved from the statue to the bus stop to the Allen Building—chanting sayings including “Whose University, our University!” and “Hey ho, Trask has got to go!” “We need to mobilize more,” one student protester said. “We pay tuition here—[Trask] is in charge of tuition, but we’re the ones paying it.”

N.C. State frequently plays at a level higher than its subpar record implies. Allen poured in 28 points in both games against the Wolfpack—topping 50 percent from the field in each contest as well— and is the driving offensive force for Duke after leading the team in scoring in nine of its final 10 regular-season games. The Blue Devils function best when freshmen Brandon Ingram and Luke Kennard can get going from the outside to give the team three dynamic scorers, but the rookies have hit a bump in the latter half of the season as the rigors of a full ACC slate have taken their toll. Duke forfeited an opportunity to secure a double-bye in the conference tournament with its loss to the Tar Heels, meaning the Blue Devils would have to win four games in four days to capture their first ACC tournament title since winning three straight from 2009 to 2011. With a rotation of mainly six players, depth has been an issue all season for Duke, a cause for concern if the Blue Devils continue advancing toward the weekend. But Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said he is worried only with the opponent in front of him and getting that first win out of the way. “Let’s just play the first game. Let’s just play the first game. If we win, then we get to play the second game. Can you assure us of the first game?” Krzyzewski said after Saturday’s loss. “In the military, one of the expressions that they have is ‘a need-to-know basis.’ And we don’t need to know [if we can win four in a row]. Let’s just figure out what we need to know about Wednesday’s game.”

the postseason, you’re done. Your season is over. So we can’t do that, and we have to be mentally and emotionally prepared to make sure the right Duke team shows up.” If they are not sharp, the Blue Devils (229) could be upset by N.C. State (16-16), a dangerous team despite its 5-13 ledger in conference play. Led by first team All-ACC selection Anthony “Cat” Barber—who paced the conference in scoring at 23.4 points per game during the regular season—the Wolfpack boast several offensive weapons who can put up points in a hurry against a Duke team that has struggled defensively at times. The Blue Devils had some success at home defending Barber with freshman point guard Derryck Thornton, but containing the lightning-quick guard for 40 minutes is a heavy burden to place on the shoulders of any one player. “He’s really talented and a really athletic guard, so that’s something where our whole team needs to help in guarding him,” center Marshall Plumlee said after the teams’ second meeting Feb. 6. “No one person should have that assignment and so we tried to play good team defense. There were some good moments, and there were some lapses, but all in all I thought we were able to do what we needed to do in order to get the win.” With 240-pound Abdul Malik-Abu and 285-pound BeeJay Anya down low, N.C. State packs quite a punch on the interior. The pair combines to average 17.4 points and 14.1 rebounds per game and will look to take advantage of an undersized Blue Devil frontcourt that features Plumlee as its one true post player alongside 190-pound Brandon Ingram as the stretch four. Freshman Maverick Rowan complements Barber on the perimeter. The 6-foot7 wing looked right at home in his first postseason contest against the Demon Deacons, draining 6-of-13 triples on his way to a 24-point outburst. Neither Barber nor Rowan are particularly high-percentage shooters—the Wolfpack as a team ranked 13th in the ACC with a 43 percent mark from the field—but both are capable of catching fire from outside and are adept at beating defenders off the dribble. In both of the first two meetings between the teams, Duke put up 88 points against a suspect N.C. State defense—which allowed 73.9 points per game in the regular season, second-worst in the conference—and held Kristen Shortley | The Chronicle Jesús Hidalgo | The Chronicle off the pesky Wolfpack late to come out with After starting in front of the James B. Duke statue and marching to the bus stop, protestors a victory. Neither game was a comfortable Barber led the ACC in scoring during the win for the Blue Devils, an indication that regular season with 23.4 points per game. walked to the Allen Building and left signs in front of it.