by Naureen KhanThe chronicle

The international house and the center for Multicultural Affairs will merge into one organization in the coming months as part of the University’s efforts to reduce costs.

Zoila Airall, assistant vice president for student affairs, announced preliminary plans for the new Global cultures center—as it is tentatively being called—Monday evening in a meeting with the council of cultural Group Presidents.

Two staff positions will be eliminated in the merger—Julian Sanchez, current direc-tor of the center of Multicultural Affairs, and Juanita Johnson, a staff specialist, have both been dismissed. li chen-chin, who has been the director of the international house for a year, will take the helm of the new center.

“The programs and services that are al-ready happening are not going to stop, they are going to continue,” Airall said. “But i think we have to think of creative ways to bring some of those programs together.”

She added that she hopes the new cen-ter will fit more cohesively into the Univer-sity’s vision of an international education, bringing together domestic students from multicultural backgrounds and interna-tional students.

Many student leaders who work closely with the Multicultural center and the inter-national house said they were concerned

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onTherecord“It is difficult to bring in new vendors in this difficult financial

situation, but we will do what we think is the best for students.” —Junior Pete Schork on upcoming dining changes. See story page 5

Women’s Soccer: Not done yetBlue Devils get bid to NCAA tournament, play

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Zakaria examines U.S. global leadership status

Admins delay deadline for retirement

by Lindsey RuppThe chronicle

The deadline for faculty to decide wheth-er they wish to request additional funds for their retirement packages has been extend-ed from Dec. 14 to Jan. 30, Provost Peter lange confirmed Monday.

lange announced oct. 23 that the Uni-versity would create a central fund that deans can include in retirement packages of faculty who meet the rule of 75—their age and their years of service must sum to at least 75—who commit to retiring by June 30, 2011. School of Medicine and School of nursing faculty are not eligible for central funds.

“The deans have said that given the number of faculty and the nature of the conversations, they would like the dead-line to be extended to the 30th of January,” lange said.

The funds would come from the oper-ating budget and would be loaned to the deans. Schools can repay the money over five years, lange said.

eligible faculty who choose to retire will discuss their options with their deans to de-termine the details of their packages and the amount of additional funding they will

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Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, addresses the audience in Page Auditorium about the effects of worldwide stability and internationalization on America’s position as the global economic leader.

by Sony RaoThe chronicle

it is only a matter of time before the United States is eclipsed as the socio-economic center of the world stage, says Fareed Zakaria.

noting the rise of developing nations, Zakaria, editor of newsweek internation-al and host of the cnn foreign-affairs show “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” discussed

the United States’ future position in front of a packed audience in Page Au-ditorium Monday night.

Zakaria’s speech was this year’s Ambas-sador S. Davis Phillips lecture, co-hosted by the Sanford School of Public Policy, the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy and the Triangle institute

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Malfunction delays course registration

by Nicole KyleThe chronicle

Some juniors scheduled to register for classes Mon-day morning were unable to do so due to a technical malfunction.

Students using wireless networks other than Duke’s were prevented from logging into AceS, which under-went a redesign last year, and found they could not en-roll in classes.

“We attribute postponement of this morning’s reg-istration for juniors to an internal problem with the authentication service (the service that allows only au-thorized people access to certain applications), which

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New media, new athletesEditor’s note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series spotlight-

ing the impact of social networking and new media on col-lege athletics, particularly basketball. Today, Andy Moore writes about the effects these outlets have on current athletes. Tomorrow, The Chronicle looks into recruit-ing, and Thursday, the focus moves to the Duke bas-ketball program’s response to a changing landscape.

by Andy MooreThe chronicle

early this August, Duke point guard nolan Smith took to the popular website Twitter.com to share with the world his thoughts about returning to Durham.

“About to touchdown in Atlanta, and then eat, and back on plane to Durham aka Bullcity aka bullshity aka durhole aka where i goto school! bye,” he wrote.

it was a moment of remarkable candor from one of the faces of the team—one that would

have been impossible in the days before the ad-vent of new media devices like Twitter and

Facebook. it was also a statement that, for better or worse, shed light onto the state of Durham-Duke relations in an unflattering way, even if it was just an

attempt at humor. in the past, Duke men’s basketball

players underwent intense media train-ing in order to avoid controversial state-ments like the one above. now, that training means less than it used to. Free from the confines of a press confer-ence or the watchful eye of a media di-rector, and with no less than the entire internet at their disposal, players like

Smith can express themselves more

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worldandnationWaShinGTon, D.c. — Glistening

oysters cradled on beds of ice have provoked a political battle, with fish-ing industries along the Gulf coast and their allies in congress pitted against food safety officials in President Ba-rack obama’s administration.

The fight is over whether the gov-ernment should require that Gulf coast oysters headed for raw bars around the country first be treated to kill vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium natu-rally found in oysters harvested from warm waters.

eager to deliver on their pledge to improve food safety, federal officials say sanitizing oysters is a simple way to

save lives. But oystermen, state officials and their representatives on capitol hill say the federal government is over-reaching and aiming to destroy a gas-tronomical delight.

most of the raw oysters eaten in the United States carry vibrio vulnificus, but healthy consumers are unlikely to be affected by it. however, for those with diabetes, liver disease, cancer, aiDS and other chronic conditions, the infection can be deadly. about 30 cases of the infection are traced to Gulf coast oysters annually, and half of those cases are fatal, according to the centers for Disease control and Prevention.

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WaShinGTon, D.c. — The Supreme court appeared split monday along famil-iar ideological lines over whether sentenc-ing a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a non-homicide violates the constitution’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.

The court in 2005 decided that it was unconstitutional to execute juveniles who had committed murder. now, advocates are asking the court to declare that sentencing juveniles convicted of non-lethal crimes to “die in prison” should also be forbidden.

attorney Bryan Gowdy, who represents a man who was sentenced to life without pa-role at age 17, told the justices that his client and others imprisoned as juveniles deserve a right to prove that they have changed.

91 killed in El SalvadorSan SalVaDor, el Salvador — Torren-

tial rains in el Salvador triggered flooding and mudslides that left at least 91 people dead across the central american nation, officials said Sunday.

at least 60 people were reported miss-ing, and authorities warned that the toll could rise as rescuers reached hard-hit zones that remained cut off by flood wa-ters and landslides. about 7,000 people were evacuated and scores were plucked from flood zones by helicopter, said inte-rior minister humberto centeno.

The impoverished nation of seven mil-lion was pelted by three days of rain attrib-uted to “a disturbed weather area” off the Pacific coast of el Salvador, according to the national hurricane center in miami.

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by Tullia RushtonThe chronicle

The position as head of the Post-release Supervision and Parole commission will soon be changing hands.

Gov. Bev Perdue an-nounced the appoint-ment of State Sen. Tony rand, D-cumberland, as the new director last Wednesday.

in order to fulfill his new role on the commis-sion, Sen. rand will have to leave his seat in the Sen-ate and resign as the sen-

ate majority leader. he has worked in elec-tive office for more than 20 years since he was first appointed to the Senate in 1981.

“north carolina is fortunate that Sena-tor rand decided to take this position,” Perdue said in a statement last week. “he, like me, cares first and foremost about pro-tecting the public but also understands the importance of giving people a fair shot at a second chance. i don’t believe i could find a better candidate in the state or country to lead this commission.”

representatives from the commission declined to comment, forwarding all ques-tions directly to rand.

rand said he is excited about his new

by Samantha BrooksThe chronicle

The case of Durham Police employee Alesha robinson-Taylor has now been transferred to the State Bureau of investi-gation for further examination.

robinson-Taylor, formerly a secondary coordinate coordinator at the Durham Po-lice Department, was terminated in Septem-ber 2009 due to excessive overtime pay.

Jennifer canada, Assistant Public infor-mation officer for the n.c. Department of Justice confirmed that the transfer took place at the request of Durham District Attorney Tracey cline. SBi officials declined to com-ment on the progress of the ongoing case.

robinson-Taylor claimed 1,837 overtime hours and earned $62,583 in overtime pay between September 2008 and August 2009.

DPD, which faced heavy criticism as a result of the scandal, has begun to take precaution-ary measures to avoid future overtime compli-cations. Durham city Manager Tom Bonfield said the police department is re-evaluating its practices administering and assessing the out-side employment oversight process.

“That is meant to assure that the over-steps don’t happen again,” Bonfield said.

in response to the audit released by Durham’s Audit Services Department, the police force has recently begun to take preventative measures, according to a Sept. 28 memo from DPD chief Jose lopez to

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—Alice Yen, sophomore and founder of Duke University Culinary Society

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two students enjoy sweets served at the dessert expo in the Great hall monday evening. the event, hosted by the culinary society, received positive reviews from attendees.

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The Great Hall was filled with vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, red velvet cupcakes and caramel apple pies as the Duke University Culinary Society hosted its first Duke Dessert Expo Monday.

Sophomore Lucy Yao, president of the culinary society, said about 60 students submit-ted entries and nine local restaurants sent chefs to serve as judges. Great Hall officials estimated that more than 300 people attended the event, which provided attendees with samples, coffee and music from the Duke Saxophone Quartet.

Although many students noted that the crowds were overwhelming, Yao said the turn-out was what she had expected and asked chefs to prepare for the spectacle.

The Chronicle asked participants, attendees and event coordinators what drew them to the event.

—compiled by Lindsey Rupp

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We invite all who are interested in exploring the Catholic faith to come to Christian Initiation discussions (RCIA) . Come meet some faithful Catholics who love the Lord and would consider it a privilege to get to know you. The Catholic Center at Duke University will soon begin a set of sessions to share with others the truths of the Catholic faith and the fellowship of our church family. We invite you to learn what Catholics believe in an open and welcoming environment. These sessions are also opportunities for you to ask those perplexing and difficult questions you may have about the Church.

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Triangle Jewish center to fill cultural voidby Ethan Marks

The chronicle

The Triangle, one of the fast-est growing Jewish communities in the country, is about to get its first Jewish community center.

The charlotte and Dick levin Jewish community center will fill a much-needed void in the area, where there is demand for communal space to serve the region’s Jewish population, as well as a desire for sufficient of-fice and programming space for the Durham-chapel hill Jewish Federation. Professor George Gopen, senior lecturing fellow in english and the School of law, said he can see the attraction of a Jcc in the Triangle.

“A synagogue tends to be more focused on religion and ethical concerns,” he said. “A Jcc can bring Jews together who do not see themselves as observantly reli-gious but who still want to interact with other Jewish people. And it’d be nice for Jewish people to have a place like that here.”

Sophomore Benny Maimon, the rubenstein-Silvers hillel re-ligious vice president for reform, also thinks that the center will be beneficial to the community.

“it would centralize the Jew-ish community and form it into a more cohesive group,” Maimon said. “it will also form bonds be-tween people that wouldn’t have been formed otherwise.”

Dick levin, the largest donor

for the new center, taught at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of north carolina at chapel hill for 35 years before retiring in 1993. he decided to name the Jcc in honor of his late wife who passed away from lung cancer in 2005.

“She would have loved this,” he said. “She was very involved in the community, even more so than i was. She would have been very excited.”

community members gath-ered to break ground on the $7 million Jcc oct. 18. construc-tion will begin within the next few weeks, once the project’s finances are settled. The center will be located on West cornwal-lis road in Durham, just opposite the Washington Duke inn and Golf course and only a couple miles from the heart of West campus. The center is tentatively set to open in early 2011.

rabbi Michael Goldman of Jew-ish life at Duke wrote in an e-mail that 50 years ago, American Jews were mostly immigrants. When they came to the United States, they lost the sense of community that they had felt in their villages in eastern europe.

in addition, many country clubs and other institutions prohibited Jews from joining their respective organizations. As a result, Jewish community centers were formed as places where Jews could interact with their community without dis-

crimination.“it’s worth noting that Jccs,

almost by definition, are secu-lar institutions,” Goldman said. “They’re not connected to any particular stream of religious Judaism, and are intended as a place where people of different stripes—some religious, others, not—can mingle.”

The project is the result of a partnership between the Federa-tion and the Sandra e. lerner Jewish community Day School

in Durham. The two groups cre-ated the Partnership for a Jewish center to oversee the project, and the Jewish Federation will take over the center once it is completed. The new Jcc will be constructed next to the lerner School and the Judea reform Synagogue, creating a unique campus for Jewish life.

The new building will include a gymnasium, an outdoor pool, offices, gallery space for exhib-its, conference rooms, a kitchen,

a health and fitness center, teen and senior lounges and arts and crafts rooms.

Three years of fundraising has produced $7.25 million from 540 donors. The Partnership needs to raise another $250,000 in or-der to complete their fundraising campaign. including the addition of a preschool wing to the lerner School, which has already been completed, the cost of the entire

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dick levin is the largest donor for the new Jewish community center in the triangle Area. located on West cornwallis road in durham, the $7 million center, which broke ground oct. 18, is scheduled to open in early 2011.

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Students may soon see changes to their dining plans, although details are unclear.

The Duke University Student Dining Advisory committee is working closely with Duke Student Government to cut the $2 million dining deficit while minimizing the impacts to students, said sophomore Pete Schork, DSG vice president for ath-letics and campus services.

“We really don’t want to see the din-ing experience go through any negative changes—that’s our stance,” Schork said. “An open forum for students is prema-ture, though, and not many decisions [have been] made.”

Schork noted that dining is an impor-

tant part of student life on campus, and would like to see few negative changes to the current model.

Administrators will likely decide on the changes to dining within the next month, he added.

“it is difficult to bring in new vendors in this difficult financial situation, but we will do what we think is the best for stu-dents,” Schork said.

over the last few months, there have been rumors of Tommy’s rubs and Grubs shutting down, but Schork said he de-clined to comment on the issue to avoid mere speculation.

in other business:At their meeting Monday, DUSDAc

members discussed progress on imple-menting a new Dukecard system for food points that would automatically recharge points to an account if the balance is run-ning low.

“The Dukecard office already has a full system of transferring Flex to Food when it runs low,” said DUSDAc member Mark elstein, a junior. “only terms and conditions are being worked upon.”

Because a student’s full balance of food points does not roll over at the end of se-mester, students would want to keep their balances as low as possible to avoid wasted points, elstein said. he added that the new program would save students a lot of work because they would no longer have to add points manually.

position and that he has always been interested in working in the criminal justice system.

“i should be working on the commis-sion sometime between now and the first of the year, but we haven’t worked out all the details yet,” rand said. he added that he would be meeting with the current head, charles Mann, some time next week to dis-cuss the final details for the transition.

chrissy Pearson, Perdue’s press secre-tary, noted that Mann chose to retire to a part-time position and was not removed by the governor out of dissatisfaction.

“i have a lot of respect for [Mann] and what he has done as the head of this com-mission,” rand said.

The Post-release Supervision and Pa-role commission oversees the process of determining which legal offenders are eli-gible to be released and the conditions for their post-release supervision.

“i want to make sure that the general public is protected,” rand said. “Those kinds of things concern me greatly.”

rand said he does not yet have specific changes in mind for the commission, but will see what he thinks should be done when the time comes.

rand was Perdue’s first choice and she is very pleased that he accepted the posi-tion, Pearson said.

“Gov. Perdue believes that rand is one of the state’s toughest leaders and believes he will bring that to the board,” Pearson said, adding that his toughness is needed in the position Monday.

Pearson noted that public safety is one of the governor’s top issues and rand can bring a new way of looking at improving public safety. She added that rand has sup-ported the Governor’s initiatives to reform the probate and parole system.

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At the dUsdAc meeting monday, members discuss a new dukecard feature, which would automatically recharge a student’s food points if the balance is low.

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Aces from page 1

prevented some users outside the Duke network—peo-ple off campus—from authenticating to AceS,” Klara Jelinkova, assistant vice president of shared services and infrastructure, wrote in an e-mail. “[The office of information Technology] has implemented a perma-nent workaround to alleviate this problem; the root cause is under investigation.”

oiT was immediately notified of the problem. Ju-niors scheduled to register then received an email from oiT about five minutes before the registration window opened, informing them of the issue, junior Ben Xie said.

“i woke up at 6:45 [a.m.] and i couldn’t log on,” Xie said. “But then i got an e-mail 10 minutes later, so it was just ten minutes of trying to figure out what to do.”

As a result of the malfunction, registration windows for all unregistered students have been pushed back

one day, including those for students at the School of law and the Fuqua School of Business.

Students were informed of the postponement in an e-mail at approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday.

“our philosophy has always been that if a portion of the students eligible for a particular window are unable to access registration because of some system or network issues, then we will delay registration so no one receives an unfair advantage in accessing classes because of tech-nical issues,” University registrar Bruce cunningham wrote in an e-mail.

The delay is a slight inconvenience to students who were unable to register in their scheduled window.

“it’s kind of a pain that i have to wake up at 7 a.m. again, but i have to register,” Xie said.

cunningham said he first became aware of problems with the authentication service late Sunday afternoon, but was informed that they had been resolved along with other server issues. he added that the University continued to receive questions from off-campus stu-

dents who could not access AceS, particularly students who are studying abroad.

“The problem was with people coming in from the out-side. We first recognized this with people in europe —the only fair thing to do was postpone,” said Steve o’Donnell, oiT’s senior communications strategist.

Junior cami Parrish, who is studying abroad in Sydney, said when she tried to log into AceS, she received an error message that read “This page cannot be loaded.”

“Around two hours before registration, a lot of students i know who are currently abroad were guessing that it was a problem for anyone not in the U.S.,” Parrish wrote in an e-mail. “i didn’t officially know it was a technical difficulty until i got an e-mail from the registrar about five minutes before scheduled registration.”

Smooth registration would certainly make things easier for everyone, Parrish added.

“i feel inconvenienced,” she said. “My parents probably feel more inconvenienced since i woke them up at 6:30 a.m. to register me.”

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all Jccs across the country has always been open to ev-eryone, Jewish and non-Jewish. centers in the Southeast typically have between 20 and 40 percent non-Jewish mem-bers, she said.

no specific plans have been made for any kind of a part-nership between Jewish life at Duke and the new levin Jcc, but many at Duke are excited about the opportunities that the new center will bring.

rebecca Simons, director for Jewish life at Duke, wrote in an e-mail that the Freeman center will continue to be the primary religious institution in students’ lives but that she anticipates working together with the center.

“The Freeman center for Jewish life will remain a home away from home for all Duke students and will continue to provide innovative and engaging programs and services on campus,” she said. “Jewish life at Duke is always looking to partner and co-sponsor programs and initiatives that are mutually beneficial and of interest to those involved. We look forward to working with the new Jcc.”

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about how a single body would ac-complish the distinct missions of both centers with a smaller staff.

“From my understanding, the [Multicultural center] fo-cuses on minorities in the Unit-ed States and helps facilitate interaction between cultural groups on campus, whereas the international house serves in-ternational students and works with them on a more individual level,” said Asian Students Asso-ciation President Michelle Fang, a senior. “With the merger, two different populations with very different needs are being forced to share the same niche.”

international Association President Alexis rosenblum, a senior, said she was particularly worried about what the merger would mean for international students, who are reliant on the resources provided by the inter-national house.

“The international house, at its inception, was meant to be a home away from home and a place people felt comfortable going. i just hope that in having to do these other things, that comfortable feeling isn’t lost,” she said. “it remains to be seen how this will work out in real-ity instead of the nebulous plan they have right now.”

A steering committee of six students from the council of cultural Group Presidents and the staff of the new center will work on articulating the vision

of the Global cultures center in the coming weeks, Airall said. She noted that no decisions have been made regarding where the new center will be located.

Student leaders said they were not included in the decision-mak-ing process about the merger.

“it probably would have been nice if we had been consulted on this before but they made the decision that they needed to,” said Duke hillel President Scott Gorlick, a junior.

others, however, said they were optimistic about the poten-tial of the new center.

“There will be one central location for students to engage in cultural programming,” said Mi Gente co-President catalina Blanco, a senior.

The merger comes as part of a broader effort within the of-fice of Student Affairs to stream-line services and cut staff in line with the University’s goal of cut-ting $125 million from its an-nual budget.

“We are fortunate that our planning efforts over the past two years have enabled us to consider changes that address our financial obligations while maintaining and even enhanc-ing our services,” Vice President for Student Affairs larry Mon-eta wrote in an e-mail to student affairs staff.

residence life and housing Services will also undergo reorga-nization within the academic year and reduce its staff, Airall said.

Lindsey Rupp contributed to this story.

DUKE SUMMER READING PROGRAMACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

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Please submit your suggestions for the Class of 2014 summer reading!

The Book Selection Committee will choosethis year’s text based on the following criteria:

Submit your nominations online at:http://nsfp.studentaffairs.duke.edu

Past Selections

• Prompts stimulating debate and lively discussion

• Resonates with incoming students

• Stimulates deep thought and personal transformation

• Enriches the intellectual life of students

The 2009 Lynn W. Day Distinguished Lectureship in Forest and Conservation History welcomes Dr. Roderick Nash, Professor Emeritus of History & Environmental Studies at UC Santa Barbara.

Author of Wilderness and the American Mind, Nash is considered America’s foremost wilderness historian. He will explore the historical meaning of wilderness in the U.S. and beyond and what the role of wilderness is in an urbanized landscape. He envisions how wilderness may help society react to global climate, ecological fragmentation, and other issues, suggesting “island civilizations”as one possible technological approach to occupying our planet that centers on re-wilding and reforestation.

http://www.foresthistory.org PLEASE CALL 919/682-9319 FOR DIRECTIONS

Dr. Roderick Nash November 10th at 4:30 p.m. Love Auditorium, LSRC Duke University West Campus

The Lectureship is sponsored by the Forest History Society, the Duke University Department of History, and the Nicholas School of the Environment. For more information, please contact Dr. Steven Anderson, President, Forest History Society, 919/682-9319.

Parking is available in the parking deck on Science Drive at a cost of $2.00. For a map of the area go to:

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graduate student whose Swagger Pie won her a $50 gift certificate to

the Washington Duke Inn

“it’s exciting for us, it’s always nice to see people having a good time in our place and hopefully it’ll be good for business, too. it’ll get people to think about the Great hall, get our name out there—plus i love desserts.”

—Tony Preiss, Great Hall man-ager who helped set up the event and provided drinks, utensils and space

“i just love baking, i aspire to be a cake decorator some day. i feel it’s the best canvas to express my creativity. i find working un-der pressure to be the most re-warding. i made [my pie] in an hour and 15 minutes between work and physics lab.”

—Tammy Lin, senior

“As soon as i saw something in-volving baking i got excited because it’s not something you see very of-

ten.... it gives students an opportuni-ty to express their skills and passions that might not otherwise get seen except by family or friends.”

—Nicole Queathem, junior

“i came out to support [senior connie chai] because you never know how many people are go-ing to come out to an event, but it

looks like she didn’t need us.”—Kim Hanauer, Alumni

Association director

“it’s in a good location—all i had to do was walk out of Kilgo [Quadrangle.] it’s really good food, but they may have gotten more people than they expected.”

—Stephen Zhu, sophomore

Germaine Brewington, Durham audit services director.

“Beginning on november 1, 2009, the Police Department will monitor, on a quarterly basis, nonexempt employees’ compen-satory time to ensure that sworn personnel are not accumulating in excess of 480 hours and non-

sworn personnel in excess of 240 hours and that all such time is ap-propriately documented,” lopez wrote in the memo.

he noted that DPD will create guidelines for its payroll depart-ment’s Standard operating Proce-dures by oct. 30 so its employees are provided with clear proce-dures for reporting overtime and any irregularities, “regardless of signature authority.”

Despite the new employment evaluations, the police force is doing little to rebuild any level of damaged trust within the Durham community.

“While we recognize that there was some negative impact on the public’s trust [of DPD], there aren’t specific actions being taken [to improve it],” Bonfeild said. “it’s more of an ongoing process—it’s about doing the right thing.”

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receive, he said. central funds will be distributed in a lump sum with the packages.

lange said the move is “not fundamentally budgetary,” and instead hopes to allow faculty to retire whose plans had been derailed by the recession.

The new incentive will also allow schools to recruit and hire new faculty members, he added.

The University’s average turnover rate has dropped from about 15 percent annually to about 8 percent, ex-

ecutive Vice President Tallman Trask said in previous interviews.

As of last week, 23 Trinity college of Arts and Sciences department chairs could not identify anyone in their de-partments who may be interested in retiring or had ex-pressed interest in the incentive.

Also last week, Tom Katsouleas, dean of the Pratt School of engineering, Bruce Kuniholm, dean of the Sanford School of Public policy, and George Mclen-don, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, said they had not yet discussed the incentive in depth with members of their faculty.

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for Security Studies.Zakaria, best-selling author of “The

Post-American World,” began his speech by describing how the nation’s economic situation has changed greatly over the past year, noting that most people ini-tially predicted another depression. he added that an economic collapse as dras-tic as the Great Depression would be un-likely today.

“We don’t really understand that we are living in a world with deep and powerful roots of stability,” he said.

on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Zakaria said the biggest effect of the collapse of the wall and of the Soviet Union was a marked decrease in the number of people who died as a result of war.

“We have an extraordinary reality of po-litical stability,” he remarked.

Zakaria also discussed the importance of economic stability, noting that the cur-rent recession will deprive many people of future earnings. he said that although the number of countries plagued by hy-perinflation in 1979 was an astounding 79, the only country with hyperinflation

today is Zimbabwe.in addition, he described the techno-

logical revolution as the third greatest sta-bilizing factor in today’s world.

“The great revolutionary technology of 1989 was the fax machine,” Zakaria said. “This was before computers and iPods. it was a very different world.”

Technology has created a seamless and integrated world system, he said, adding that dozens of countries have learned to thrive through technology.

Another result of this technological and economic stability is a decrease in the num-ber of people living in poverty. in fact, the number of people who have risen out of poverty in the last 75 years is approximately 400 million, Zakaria said.w

For the rest of the speech, Zakaria fo-cused on the rise of countries in Asia, Afri-ca and latin America in the economic and political spheres, observing that the United States no longer has the biggest gambling center nor the largest mall in the world.

“We’ve lost shopping and gambling. What is left for the American people,” he said, eliciting laughter from the audience.

Describing what the rise of these countries might mean for the United States, Zakaria compared the nation’s current position to one that was held by

Great Britain in the 1920s, when every-one looked to london as the economic and political world giant. But eventu-ally, the United States and Germany surpassed Great Britain in industrial power, he said.

Zakaria said he does not believe this will necessarily happen to the United States.

“i tend to be an optimist,” he said. “We are not Great Britain. We are still vibrant in our economy and society.”

But Zakaria noted that the United States will have to make changes in its invest-ments. While the nation has spent nearly a trillion dollars in iraq, it has not spent enough money on science and education, Zakaria said.

“We are an enormously rich country, but we have to prioritize,” he said.

Zakaria ended the talk by identifying America’s greatest challenge: reinvigorat-ing its political and economic dynamics.

“My greatest fear is that 200 years from now, a historian will say that the U.S. has globalized the world—it has just forgotten to globalize itself,” he said.

The audience responded positively to Za-karia’s advice on America’s grand strategy.

“i thought it was a superb talk,” said Provost Peter lange. “it showed both great and moderate insight.”

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So it’s November, and it’s still 70 degrees in Durham. That’s pretty cool. Unfortu-nately, you probably know that idle talk about weather is a sign that someone has noth-ing to say, which, in this case, is pretty much true.

You see, because it’s Novem-ber and because it seems like the right thing to do, I wanted to write about Duke Basketbal l today. The

season’s just starting, Harrison Barnes is days away from maybe or maybe not committing to Duke, and Kyle Singler is still re-ally good. You know, something. There has to be some fresh new angle about this team.

Then, creeping closer to deadline, I realized that there was nothing.

Right before the most won-derful time of the year comes the most plain-old-boring-

enough-to-make-me-want-to-hibernate-until-March time of the year. Once we hit Thanks-giving, basketball season starts getting hot and heavy, like a plate full of turkey and stuff-ing. After Christmas, it turns as bright as a bedazzling ev-ergreen. In between? It’s the tryptophan-laced morning af-ter Thanksgiving.

I’ll keep the metaphor alive and say that this little interlude reminds me of a post-Halloween pumpkin, which is about as much of an eyesore as city streets a few hours after snowfall. Some people love pumpkins—pump-kin seeds! pumpkin pancakes! pumpkin spice chai latte with shots of pumpkin espresso!—but I don’t feel too strongly about pumpkins. Except, have you ever seen pumpkins a few days into November? They start to rot. Then they get all gnarled out. And then, in fairy tales, they turn into magical vessels to unite the damsel in distress with her Prince Charming.

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Members of the women’s soccer team celebrated after the Blue Devils were granted a spot in the NCAA tournament. Duke takes on Rutgers Friday in Columbia, S.C.

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Duke receives NCAA tourney bid

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even the Cameron Crazies won’t be able to get hyped up for an unexciting slate of fall semester home dates at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Tara Campbell’s palms were sweating, KayAnne gummersall was more tense than she had been in four years and head coach Robbie Church spent all day ner-vously checking his phone.

With only eight wins in the regular season and an eighth-place finish in their conference, the Blue Devils (8-8-4) had

reason to worry heading into the NCAA tournament selection show. But when all was said and done, Duke received its seventh consecutive national postseason berth. Eight ACC teams made it into the 64-team field, led by No. 1 seeds North Carolina and Florida State.

“This is the happiest I’ve ever been,” Church said. “It hasn’t been an easy sea-son.... We finally found out who we were,

found the right formation and found the right combination of players.”

The Blue Devils were placed in the Tar Heels’ regional—which was announced third of four—leaving the team anxiously waiting through the selection of the first 32 teams. When Duke’s regional was announced, the ESPNU news feed malfunctioned and showed a bracket with no team names before finally revealing the Blue Devils.

“When it popped up on the screen and the names weren’t there, I couldn’t even believe it. I felt like I was in a movie,” Camp-bell said. “Then when the name popped up I wanted to cry, I was so excited.”

Duke will travel to Columbia, S.C. to play its first round match Friday against Rutgers. Seniors Elisabeth Redmond and Sara Murphy have both played on club teams with numerous players on the Scar-let Knights, lending the team extra famil-iarity with its first opponent.

Should the Blue Devils beat Rutgers, they would face the winner of No. 2 South Carolina and Davidson. Duke has been placed in the same subregional as the gamecocks for the past three years and played South Carolina in the first round of the 2007 tournament. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie and the Blue Devils ad-vanced on penalty kicks.

The rest of the regional includes three other ACC squads: North Carolina, No. 3 Wake Forest and No. 4 Maryland. Duke lost to the Tar Heels and Terrapins this year, but battled to a scoreless tie against the Demon Deacons.

Despite the difficulty of the draw, the Blue Devils are excited to play another day, and have reason to be optimistic. Duke has advanced to the national quarterfinals each of the last two sea-sons, even after a similar eight-win cam-paign in 2007.

“We’ve made it to the Elite Eight the past two years and I think that we definitely want more and definitely can achieve that,” said gummersall, a senior. “Everybody’s going to be really excited. It’s nice knowing, just practicing these next few days, that we’re definitely prac-ticing towards something.”

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C-making the grade

EXAM NO. 9: The North Carolina Tar Heels OFFENSE

Rush:

Going up against the seventh-ranked defense in the nation was too tall a task for Lewis, who had been averaging just under 300 yards passing per game this season. The Tar Heel defensive line was in Lewis’s face all day, forcing him to make quicker decisions than he would have liked. This pressure prevented the Blue Devils from finishing drives, twice having to settle for Nick Maggio field goals after getting inside the 10-yard line.

Pass:

Duke set a new standard for futility in the running game, netting only 12 yards rushing, their lowest total this season. Quarterback Thad-deus Lewis was the Blue Devils’ leading rusher with seven yards, and only a 19-yard scramble by Lewis late in the game prevented Duke from having negative yards on the ground. The Blue Devils’ offensive line was manhandled up front, and North Carolina defenders were in the backfield seemingly every play. Even supposed running game savior Desmond Scott gained no yards on five carries.

Overall Grade:

B-DEFENSE

Rush:

Something had to give coming into the game, and Duke’s highly ranked pass offense gave in to North Carolina’s highly ranked pass defense. The Tar Heel front seven deserves most of the credit, as North Carolina’s secondary never had to cover for more than a few seconds per play. The Blue Devils failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season.

Pass:

North Carolina starting running back Shaun Draughn left the game early with an injury, but Tar Heel backup Ryan Houston ran roughshod over Duke’s defense. North Carolina ran the ball 51 times for 192 yards, 164 of which came from Houston. It seemed every time the Tar Heels wanted four yards, they got it, and Duke was powerless to stop it. Saturday’s was a short game because North Carolina controlled the clock, limiting the chances for the Blue Devils’ offense.

Overall Grade:

X’s & O’s:

Simply put, North Carolina ran the ball whenever it wanted to, however it wanted to. The Tar Heels used long, drawn-out drives and converted in many short-yardage situations, further tiring out Duke’s defensive line and keeping the Blue Devil offense off the field. Not being able to stop the run or run the ball themselves, Duke stood little chance of winning.

X’s & O’s:

Duke’s defense somewhat made up for its ineffectuality against the run by holding North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates to only 119 yards passing on 28 attempts. Blue Devil cornerback Leon Wright picked off another pass, his fifth of the year. Duke’s secondary did a great job in coverage, especially when more players had to be moved into the box to help against the run.

Highest marks: S Jordon ByasThe redshirt freshman may have only recorded two tackles on defense, but he was the sole contributor on the Blue Devils’ special teams play of the day. On the Tar Heel’s second punt, Byas came right up the gut and blocked it. Then he managed to outsprint several Duke and North Carolina players and recover the ball himself.

When the leading rusher is a quarterback, the blame cannot be completely levied on the running backs. Re’quan Boyette and Desmond Scott were met by North Carolina linebackers almost instantly after they touched the ball, and Lewis was also under constant pressure while trying to throw.

— by Lucas Nevola

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openly than ever before—and to an audi-ence larger than ever imagined. It’s enough to keep a coaching staff on its toes.

“Throughout the years, we’ve always sat down with the guys about how to talk to the media,” associate head coach Chris Collins said. “There’s no question that the rise of Twitter and Facebook has added another addition to that…. We just want our guys now to be careful about what they say on it.”

Players on TwitterCurrently, seven men’s basketball players

have accounts with Twitter, a site whose de-fault setting allows anyone in the world see your updates. None of the seven Blue Dev-ils have opted to lock their profiles, which would let only approved people view their tweets. It all makes for a combustible situ-ation, especially if the players feel they can “say a lot more on Twitter than… in person,” as Smith said Oct. 15.

“I think that having [Twitter] ac-counts [is] very dangerous,” said Seth Davis, a Sports Illustrated writer and CBS college basketball analyst. “If I were a coach, I might have a rule against it. Kids don’t always know better… and now [what they say or do] can be all over the Internet.”

Smith (username: @NdotSmitty) is the most prolific of the seven players on the site, having tweeted 815 times since opening his account. Newcomer Seth Curry (@sdotcurry) takes the honor of most followers among his teammates: 4,605 friends, family, and strangers mon-itor his shout-outs to his brother, Ste-phen, comments on the Yankees’ play in the World Series and other day-to-day

observations about his practice schedule and classes. Rounding out the group are Casey Peters, lance Thomas, Steve John-son, Ryan Kelly and Jon Scheyer. All of them have tweeted before (Thomas is apparently a huge “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” fan), but none can match Cur-ry or Smith’s prolific totals and casual tone.

It is precisely this outspokenness that creates an air of unpredictability with player-fan interactions. In the past, to get an interview with a player, one had to go through the proper channels in the sports information department. Now, one can simply ask the player a ques-tion online, and it’s up to the athlete’s discretion to respond. It is possible that banning players from using Twitter will be a move made in the future, but Paul levinson, the noted Fordham University professor and author of “New New Media,” thinks preven-tative measures taken by athletic departments will not contain new media’s progress.

“Everything that people do now is being tweeted about,” he said. “Any coach that tells players not to tweet is very ignorant about our new media environment. This is like say-ing back in ancient greece, ‘Hey, don’t talk to anybody.’ It’s the same thing.”

The Facebook DilemmaIt is difficult to say how many

players are on the website which has become so central to every college stu-

dent’s life: Facebook. The element of pri-vacy offered by the five-year-old website dif-fers it from the openness of Twitter.

Sometimes, though, that privacy is just an illusion. That was the case earlier this year with University of Kansas sophomore basketball player Tyshawn Taylor, who dislocated his thumb in a fight with Jay-hawk football players, then took to Face-book to express his side of the situation. He used racial slurs, and what had started as a private, in-school matter quickly be-came a national story.

At Duke, no players have created a media storm like Taylor did. But it could happen. The athletic depart-

ment has no policy on whether team mem-bers can have Face-book profiles.

“The [pages] are not monitored,” Collins said. “We al-

low them to do it, and we trust them, and keep an eye on it

if it becomes a problem or a distraction. But right

now, we trust our guys.” Just four years after the in-

tense scrutiny of the Duke la-crosse trial, and its now-infamous misuse of technology in Ryan Mc-Fadyen’s email, a less than vigilant so-

cial media policy could leave the Blue Devils with a media circus of its own.

Seth Davis, for one, is worried about the future, and whether the ath-

letes may be unfairly exposed online. “It’s not fair if you play for Duke—you’re

such a public figure. You’re still entitled to some privacy, though, and you may not be

doing anything wrong [in pictures online], but there still may be repercussions.”

The Irving effectKyrie Irving, Duke’s point guard of the

future and fifth-ranked player in his class by Scout.com, committed to the Blue Dev-ils Oct. 22.

What is normally the beginning of some-thing big—committing to play for such a well-known school—was for him the culmi-nation of months of hype, both deserved and self-generated. Irving had kept his fans continuously updated on his recruiting process through his Twitter account.

It is one of the best and most recent ex-amples of amateur athletes using the tools of social media to their advantage. The blue-chip prospect bypassed traditional media to tell his side of the story, on his terms, continuing to use Twitter to bait Duke, Kentucky and Indiana fans right up until the decision was made.

When it came time for him to make his pick, Irving was conscious of at least one of the downsides of finally picking a school.

“Announcement tmrw on espnu…let’s get this stuff over with…alot of you may be surprised and disappointed..so I expect to lose alot of followers it’s cool though lol,” he tweeted Oct. 21.

Irving’s tweets, and Smith’s as well, are at the forefront of a new age of how col-lege athletes get their word out. It’s a differ-ent time, but different doesn’t necessarily mean bad, at least to Paul levinson.

“By and large, more information is bet-ter…. If you’re in any kind of public sphere, the more the public sees of you and can flesh you out as a person, the more they can follow you and be devoted to you. It humanizes the athlete.

“If he can do it in an intelligent way, it’s worthwhile.”

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The ChroNiCle TueSday, November 10, 2009 | 11

Anyway, right now, the basketball season is pretty much a pumpkin on Nov. 10.

It’s a visceral reminder of Halloween (Countdown to Craziness) and a portent of Christmas wreaths and Cha-nukah menorahs (the NIT and gonzaga in the garden). Soon, the holidays will drown out these short afternoons of Daylight Savings Time, just as marquee nonconfer-ence games will wipe our memories of Friday night games against UNC-greensboro.

In the meantime, what can we do to pass the time? lots of things! Tweet. Do homework. Devise ways to get good tenting spots. Watch football. Catch up on Mad Men. go to Shooters.

Wait. Watch football? like, Duke Football?Actually, even though it’s November, that doesn’t

sound too bad.At most schools this time of year, the frenzy around col-

lege football is just beginning to peak. Here, it’s already an afterthought. Our sporting attention focuses squarely on the hardwood. This season, though, is an anomaly. People are starting to talk about football. If it weren’t for the bibli-cal downpours that accompanied home games this year, students might have even found the student section.

Silly as that sounds, these are fundamental changes to Duke’s football culture, which, for years, was more worthy of conversation than what transpired on the field. In 2007, administrators even took a page from Don Draper and tried to re-brand football games as the gameday at Duke Experience. (There’s a reason you haven’t heard that since.)

And at least for me—someone tasked with reflecting the campus conversation about sports—there’s no basket-ball trend worth discussing ahead of a football season still in the balance, albeit precariously.

After all, there won’t be a meaningful game in Cameron Indoor Stadium until the middle of January. The lineup of heavyweights that will come through Cameron before ACC play: UNC-greensboro, Coastal Carolina, Charlotte/Elon, Radford, St. John’s, gardner-Webb, long Beach State and Pennsylvania. It’s not that those teams might not beat Duke—remember Jimmy Baron, anyone?—but it’s hard to get all psyched up about jumping up and down for Radford when Saturday’s football game in Wallace Wade Stadium de-cides the leader of the Coastal Division. That’s right: Even after the disheartening loss Saturday, Duke still has a shot not only at a bowl bid, but also at a conference title.

The basketball team might be a pumpkin waiting to transform into a carriage, but in these doldrums, what happens in Wally Wade is most worthy of the sports side of our brains. It’s football that will carry us sports fans through these dog days of autumn—and maybe a bit further, too. There are a few dates in December, when the holiday lights are out in full force, that I can think of nothing I’d rather do than enjoy one last gameday at Duke Experience.

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this November, Duke’s remaining football games have real meaning, and Ben Cohen is more excited about them than about tailgate or basketball.

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Senior Rachael Moss’s 32 kills against Florida State and Miami made her the ACC Co-Player of the Week.

fromstaffreportsMoss earns Acc honor

Senior Rachael Moss was named ACC Co-Player of the Week Monday for her per-formance in Duke’s two matches over the weekend. The Blue Devils dropped a tight five-setter to No. 16 Florida State Friday, but bounced back to sweep Miami Sunday. Both contests were on the road for Duke.

Moss recorded 32 kills combined against the Florida schools, including 22 against the Seminoles alone. Against the Hurri-canes, Moss registered the 1,600th kill of her career, making her only the fourth Blue Devil in history to reach that milestone.

The senior leads Duke this season with 279 kills, and she was also named to the ACC All-District first team earlier in the week.

Rowers do well at head of the hoochThe Blue Devil rowing team finished in

the top five at six out of 10 races at the Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tenn. In the Championship 8+ race, Duke took fifth place out of 33 entries with a time of 14:36.3. Duke’s No. 1 boat of Kathy Smithwick, laurel Sisler, Alex Japhet, lesley King, Emily Theys, Caro-line Fox, Brianna Briede, Stephanie Rosser and coxswain Justine Hong reached the fin-

ish line just five seconds behind fourth-place finisher Texas-Austin.

D’Agostino shows at north America cupFreshman Emily D’Agostino captured

a tie for third place in the women’s U-20 epee competition at the North America Cup. D’Agostino outfought 118 other par-ticipants to finish on the medal stand.

Duke’s two other female fencers who en-tered the event, lily Shepard and Keara Ma-geras, finished 68th and 73rd, respectively.

On the men’s side, Jonathan Parker set the bar for Duke with a 24th place finish, and Nathaniel Delucia ended up in 49th.

Dudziak, Tejada place in SalemBlue Devil wrestlers Konrad Dudziak

and Voris Tejada finished in the top three in their respective weight classes at the Hokie Open in Salem, Va.

Dudziak, a senior, won four straight matches to earn the championship at the heavyweight level. Dudziak is the second-ranked wrestler in the country in his class.

Tejada, also a senior, fell at the semifinal hurdle in the 174-lb. division.

—from staff reports

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It’s everywhere. It can be worn in any season. Anyone can pull it off. No,

not it’s not un-derwear.... It’s the ubiquitous Duke gear (although, come to think of it, probably true for underwear too).

Collegiate cloth-ing is some of the most unfashionable apparel I’ve ever laid eyes on (and yes, worn), but it does do what every designer these days dreams of their styles doing: Duke gear is the ultimate transitional clothing. It goes from morn-ing to meeting, from lunch to library, from plaza to party and from studying to sleep. It reminds you where you are and where you belong.

Not surprisingly, you can walk through Perkins and Bostock and find plenty of studious Blue Devils snuggled up in a Duke hoodie or relaxing in some comfy sweatpants (and in Lilly too—obvi, freshmen are rocking their Duke gear hardcore). What’s so ridiculous, in the good way, about our clothing, is that it makes appearances in the most unexpected facets of Duke life. Oh, the party is themed “rep-ping your city?” Technically, I live in Durham, so I’ll wear my Duke stuff. Wait, we have to dress up as a member of our favorite sports team? I freakin’ love Duke football! Are you guys going to the thug life party? Good thing I have over-sized Duke bas-ketball shorts.

Duke gear travels to frat sections. It has been to Devine’s. It has even braved Shooters. And with the new School House clothing line (read: trendy, chic, eco-something and designed by a Duke grad), it might even make it to the runway. This flexibility both facilitates our laziness and puts some much-needed mystery into our lives. When someone steps out for class in their t-shirt and Duke shorts, people can’t be sure if that same outfit made an appearance at the rager last night, if an alarm didn’t go off and the “clothes” are ac-tually pajamas, or if that person just has a lot of school spirit.

No matter the context, Blue Devil pride is al-ways a good thing. Our dedication to this Univer-sity has made our colors immediately recognizable and has created an association with greatness. But, what’s with the new rainbow of T-shirts? Last time I checked, (which was about 10 seconds ago just to be extra sure), our school colors are still officially white and Duke blue. There is no mention of any

neons on Wikipedia—and Wikipedia would know if there had been a change.

As far as I know, Sweet Briar College and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are the only institutions/organizations that actually have a legitimate rea-son for sporting hot pink and lime green. And though it’s nice to stand out, what about when you decide to support your team at a sporting event in your new blindingly bright shirt? Those at home watching the Cameron Crazies will only be able to think, “Who is that Care Bear in the middle?” Don’t get me wrong, I love a good pink-green combo, but I wouldn’t be silly enough to wear it in Cameron.

Do you buy the adorable designs and cutesy colors to be trendy? Who decided the word Duke would for some reason look better in polka dots anyway? Guys, it’s still a sweatshirt! It can’t be trendy—it is a shapeless piece of cotton. And just because the sweatpants are brightly colored does not mean they no longer make your butt look flat. Own them, wear them, whatever, but don’t be fooled into thinking they are any more stylish than the blue, white, gray and navy versions.

In addition to absurd colors and stylized scripts, it seems the Duke Store has over the last few years expanded the types of products it of-fers. Gear no longer just includes the typical hat, T-shirt and sweatshirt. These days you can dress your baby for all occasions, support your team in the office and pretty much have the Duke logo surrounding you at all times (literally, they make clocks). It is heartwarming to think that people constantly want to be reminded of and let others know about their university, but are Duke shower shoes really necessary to do that? I don’t need a Duke flip-flop to help me remember where I am bathing: The hair in the drain and the terrible water pressure are pretty good signals. And by printing Blue Devils on boxers, Duke has even expanded their ad space to men’s rears. Like I said, it’s everywhere.

I wear my fair share of unflattering athletic apparel, but I don’t pretend to be at the height of fashion. You may be repping Duke by name with your fancy clothes, but in the crowd you just look like you’re at the wrong school. Save the turquoise for a Jacksonville Jaguars game. You knew what Duke’s colors were before you got here so just accept the neutrals. And if you really need to have Duke close to your heart at every second, get a sick chest tat. Just please not in pink.

Anna Sadler is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Tuesday.

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In yesterday’s editorial, we argued that several amend-ments to the Young Trustee selection by-law are necessary to bring true reform.

The process should be led by an elected Special Secre-tary independent from DSG, the by-law should specify a role for the Inter-commu-nity Council in selecting its representatives for the Young Trustee Nominating Com-mittee and it should ensure that at-large members of the Nominating Committee are not chosen by DSG.

But most importantly, the final selection of the Young Trustee should be made joint-ly by the Nominating Com-mittee and a student body election in which juniors and seniors are eligible to vote.

Under the flawed proposal submitted last week, the DSG

Senate and the Nominating Committee would choose the Young Trustee, with both groups receiving 50 percent of the vote.

Compared to the old model, the proposed by-law actually in-

creases DSG’s i n f l u e n c e on the final

selection, giving it a majority of the vote. DSG members oc-cupy six of the 18 spots on the Nominating Committee and will select the six at-large com-mittee members. Therefore, DSG would hold sway over two-thirds of the Nominating Com-mittee’s 50 percent vote, in ad-dition to the Senate’s own 50 percent. This is problematic.

Although DSG is not monolithic and in general does not vote as a block, giv-ing it a monopoly over the Young Trustee vote over-em-phasizes DSG’s policy-making

perspective and consolidates too much power in the hands of a Senate that is composed mostly of underclassmen. It also discourages those out-side of the organization from bothering to run for YT.

A better selection mecha-nism could increase wide-spread ownership over the process by incorporating a vote from the Nominating Commit-tee and a general election.

The Nominating Commit-tee deserves half of the vote in the final selection of the Young Trustee. Its members—representatives from DSG, ICC and at-large members—have diverse perspectives, and they have spent time getting to know the candidates, vetting their applications and asking pointed questions.

But instead of the DSG Senate receiving the other 50 percent of the vote, it should

be put to a general student body election with juniors and seniors participating. Juniors and seniors are most likely to know the candidates first-hand and have a deeper knowledge of the University. Plus, their broad perspective would com-plement the Nominating Com-mittee’s detailed knowledge of the candidates. Combining the two viewpoints would provide a complete picture of the final-ists and select the best student for Young Trustee.

Concerns that an election would become a “popularity contest” are unfounded. The very source of DSG’s political legitimacy as a representative body is a student body elec-tion, so impugning the valid-ity of general voting would also call DSG’s authority into question.

Student body elections—for Young Trustee or for DSG Sen-

ators—should be considered legitimate means of selecting student representatives.

Any argument that students would be apathetic or unin-formed about the election is similarly off the mark. Young Trustee candidates don’t run on a platform of issues, so there is nothing for voters to be in-formed about beside their im-pression of how the candidate carries themselves and how well the candidates works with others—key attributes for suc-cess on the Board of Trustees. And increasing student partici-pation will heighten enthusi-asm for the selection process and balance out any conflict or bias on the Nominating Committee.

To have any shot at reform, the DSG Senate must incor-porate a junior-senior student body election into the YT se-lection process.

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The case for a YT election

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DSG needs to let go of its chokehold on the YT selection process.

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Tiffany is 20, I am 21 and John is 22. We are all young students with more things in common than we might have imagined. But sometimes it

is hard to realize our similarities when the counter and the cash register are be-tween us on a stressful Tuesday morning in Trinity Cafe.

Our short conversations during my regular visits to get a daily dose of caf-feine, however, have made us closely acquainted—even friends. Talking to John and Tiffany has given me new in-sights into what it means to be a Duke employee—particularly what it means to be a young employee and a student at the same time.

For one thing it is not easy. To balance a part-time job and full-time enrollment in an educational insti-tution is difficult to handle, yet possible if one is or-ganized with one’s time, so they tell me. Tiffany, a Durham native, is enrolled at Durham Technical Com-munity College in the licensed practical nursing pro-gram in order to become a nurse, and later a midwife, as she has always wanted. She tells me that above all, she wants to work with babies or little children and to make the most of what she considers to be her best quality: “I’m a caring person; no matter who it is, I care about them.”

On the other hand, John’s interests lie in the music

industry and radio. Growing up in Atlanta until the age of 12, he developed an immense love for the city that makes him want to go back, at least in his long-term plans. Cur-

rently, he attends North Carolina Central University and is pursuing a degree in mass communication. Apart from his job and studies, John works at a music studio with his friends in Durham and performs once in a while. In fact, he and a friend were the musicians who opened Purple’s activism concert in September.

John and Tiffany are extremely busy all the time—just as anyone who works part time at Trinity Cafe would be. The two of them applied for the job twice,

and the reason why they didn’t get it the first time was because they weren’t enrolled at any educational in-stitution. They said that one of the conditions to get a part-time position at Trinity Cafe is to be a student. And they both told me they really appreciate this re-quirement, because it is a way to encourage young peo-ple to study—as it was for them—and for students who have a hard time finding part-time positions to make some extra money.

When I asked them how they found their job so far—Tiffany just started this semester and John started a year ago, though he has been working at Duke since he was 16—they both said they like it a lot. “Of course you deal with a rude person once in a while, but that’s fine,” John

said. For Tiffany, the only negative aspect is that peo-ple perceive her to be older: “They tell me ‘thank you Ma’am,’” she says to me while laughing, “and I hate it. I’m only 20!”

And it is exactly Tiffany’s remark on perception that triggered my interest in writing this column. I was curi-ous to hear how young employees perceive Duke’s student body, and how they feel they are perceived by their custom-ers, who are mainly students. To be honest, I was expecting a little bit more drama or tension, but I gladly discovered that the overall dynamics between students and young workers—at least in John’s and Tiffany’s experiences—have been rather smooth and that they have really enjoyed the experience. As Tiffany described while laughing, “ev-ery day is funny.”

I was also pleasantly surprised to find that we have a great amount of common interests that I would not have otherwise known unless I had taken the time to talk to them after their shifts. As young students, we are all constantly thinking about our homework, sleep-ing enough, having fun and most importantly, about our futures, how to achieve the things we desire most and keeping in mind the people that we care about the most.

All in all, these wants are the same on both sides of the counter.

Andrea Patiño is a Trinity sophomore. Her column runs every other Tuesday.

To Future Young Trustee Nominating Committee Member X:

Congratulations on your acceptance into one of our University’s most select committees! Your position is one of the utmost importance, and the responsibility of reforming a flawed Young Trustee selection process rests largely upon your shoulders. You no doubt are aware of some of the critical issues Spe-cial Secretary for the Young Trustee selec-tion process Amanda Turner raised in her presentation of “The Young Trustee Pro-cess Report” to DSG last Wednesday. Turn-er’s concerns mostly hinge on the fact that the pool of applications for Young Trustee is, at best, a small one largely dominated by those with impressive leadership creden-tials. It is Turner’s position that “there is a need to fix the perception that positional leadership is all one needs to run for Young Trustee suc-cessfully.” I am sure you, like me, agree with Turner on this point.

Amending these problems will be contingent on the creation and eventual adoption of innovative solutions. In the “Future Suggestions” portion of Turner’s report, she emphasizes the need to “talk to more people” about reform of the YT process and, consequently, I feel it per-tinent to answer her call by talking back. Absent from the discussion of YT reform has been the inclusion of strictly quantitative criteria in the selection process. As currently constituted, candidates are evaluated on the basis of the committee’s subjective opinions garnered from applica-tions and interviews. There has been little to no imposi-tion of quantitative tools of evaluation. Namely, the com-mittee has largely overlooked the powers of numerical representation as it relates to selecting a suitable Young Trustee.

The gains of quantitatively oriented evaluation tools are relatively easy to find in modern contexts. Using

complex ranking systems driven by mathematical formu-lae, our society has displayed a profound ability to value everything from corporations to college football teams. Our own University has even developed a complex quan-titative system to evaluate its student living groups and dole out housing assignments accordingly. When I say the

Residential Group Assessment Committee is one of the most respected committees on campus, I am more stating a fact than an opinion.

It is with this principle in mind that I wish to answer Turner’s suggestion that Duke Student Government “talk to more people” and submit my own recommen-dations for selecting a new Young Trust-ee. Turner has identified five broad areas in which candidates should be especially adept, and I have used those areas cited

in the report to construct a numerical ranking system for a potential Young Trustee. Each area would be weighted 20 percent under my proposed system. The candidate who accumulates the highest score on the scoring sheet below would assume the title of Young Trustee. I hope you will find my evaluation methods satisfactory.

With warm regards,Benjamin M. Brostoff

Please award the candidate 1 or 0 points for the criteria listed below:

“Evidence they are able to think broadly about the Uni-versity.”

___Realizes that outside of BYU, pretty much every col-lege student in the world likes sports, drinking AND learn-ing!

___(if male) Can come to grips with the fact that the smoking hot girl on the plaza the other day was visiting

from UNC OR ___(if female) Understands that Jimmy from Spanish class has no real interest in Spanish; he does, however, have a real interest in fulfilling his T-Reqs and working at Goldman Sachs

___Went abroad and “for the first time had an epiphany about the role of a Duke education in the modern world” (has this line memorized for convenient use)

“Able to articulate a world view about issues with a breadth of understanding.”

___Has a poster that says “There are sober kids in In-dia” in his/her dorm room

___Able to use the word “globalization” and cite that time Thomas Friedman came to campus

___Knows that DukeEngage exists, but also knows that mindless bureaucracy exists

“Ability to speak up in intimidating situations while rec-ognizing when and how to do so.”

___Knows when to frat hard and when not to frat hard“Demonstrated commitment to making Duke a better

place and helping further its mission.”___Attends Tailgate___After graduation, returns calls from Duke Annual

Fund asking for contributions by politely making small talk with freshman employee but then feigning shock at mis-placement of credit card

___Wears Duke T-shirt off campus“An active interest in continuing to learn about the Uni-

versity and how it works.”___Spends at least three seconds looking at mail from

University before absentmindedly glancing at Blackberry___Watches basketball games after graduation___Calls Career Center from time to time for advice on

resume-padding

___TOTAL (multiply by 1.5 if candidate is photogenic)

Ben Brostoff is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Tuesday.

Open letter to the YTNC

Behind the counter

Want groupies? Apply to be a Chronicle columnist, blogger or

cartoonist for the Spring semester.E-mail Shuchi (sp64@duke.edu) for an application.

The deadline is Nov. 27.

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All events are free and open to the general public.

Unless otherwise noted, screenings are at 7pm in the

Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center.

(“White” = Richard White Auditorium, East Cam-

pus. “Nasher” = Nasher Museum Auditorium.)

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Ciompi quartet: first Course

Thursday, Nov. 12 • 6 pmKirby Horton Hall, Duke Gardens

urban bush womenThursday, Nov. 12 • 8 pm | Reynolds

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Friday, Nov. 13 • 8 pm | Reynolds

Ciompi quartet: ConCert no. 2Saturday, Nov. 14 • 8 pm | Nelson Music Room

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EventsWednesday, November 11

FILM. Alexander. A film by Martin Bell, made

in conjunction with photographer Mary Ellen

Mark’s project documenting the lives of disabled

children in Iceland. In conjunction with the

exhibit Undrabörn/Extraordinary Child at the

Center for Documentary Studies. 7pm. Nasher.

Free.

MUSIC. Jazz @ the Mary Lou. Professor John

Brown and his house band. 9:30pm. Mary Lou

Williams Center. Free.

Thursday, November 12

TALK. Jennette Williams presents her work, The Bathers,

winner of the CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photogra-

phy. 5:30pm. Perkins Library Rare Book Room. Free.

Friday, November 13

MUSIC. Graduate Composers Concert. 8 pm. Nelson

Music Room. Free.

MUSIC. Golden Ghost, Jookabox, Hope for agolden-

summer. 9pm. Duke Coffeehouse. $5 gen; free for Duke

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Based on The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky, The Lower D’s is set in present-day Lagos, Nigeria and follows the lives of disenfranchised citi-zens of the world. Directed by Jay O’Berski, the play is being produced as a carbon-neutral event, using found objects for the set and costumes.

Sheafer Theater$10 general admission;

$5 students and seniors.Runs Nov 12 – 21

Thursdays & Fridays at 8 pmSundays at 2 pm

The Lower D’s

11/11 Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina (7:30pm)2008, USA, Lue Simopoulos. Documentary pre-sented by the filmmakers. – Q&A to follow!

11/14 Video Art/Short Films: Latino Portrait Project presents works by Andres Tapia-Urzua (White) Latin American Film Festival – Q&A to follow!

11/15 Our Daily Bread (White) 2005, Germany, Nikolaus Geyrhalter. Politics of Food film series.

11/16 Sleep Dealer 2008, USA/Mexico, Alex Rivera. Latin American Film Festival -- Q&A to follow!

fvd.aas.duke.edu/screensociety/schedule.php

Saturday, November 14

MUSIC. Explorers Club, The Hugenots,

Tripp. 9pm. Duke Coffeehouse. $5 gen;

free for Duke Students.

Sunday, November 15

MUSIC. Duke Jazz Combos. 6 pm.

Nelson Music Room. Free.

Tuesday, November 17

MUSIC. Student Chamber Music Re-

cital. 7:30pm. Nelson Music Room. Free.