February 17, 2015

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Donuts on DeliveryDUSDAC selected Dunkin’ Donuts as the newest Merchants-on-Points vendor Monday | Page 2

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Flurries in February

Alex Deckey and Jesùs Hidalgo | The ChronicleFlurries began around 5 p.m. Monday, after which Duke announced that its severe weather policy would be extended through 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Emma Baccellieri News Editor

As winter weather closed in on the Trian-gle, Duke announced the Severe Weather and Emergency Conditions policy would go into effect as of 7 p.m. Monday—with all classes beginning after 5 p.m. canceled.

The announcement came at 12:40 p.m. Monday. Four hours later, Duke announced that the policy would remain in effect until

10 a.m. Tuesday, with all classes beginning before 11 a.m. canceled as well. Flurries be-gan coming down around 5 p.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Durham County that began 4 p.m. Monday and remains in effect until 9 a.m. Tuesday. Forecasters called for a 100 percent chance of precipita-tion, with approximately one inch of snow predicted to fall before 3 a.m. Tuesday.

The call to inact the weather policy came after days of discussion among Duke’s severe

weather operations team, Vice President of Administration Kyle Cavanaugh said.

“With any kind of weather event, we’re monitoring this literally days in advance,” Cavanaugh said.

Duke’s bus routes adopted several changes to accommodate the weather. The Robertson Scholars bus stopped running at 6 p.m. and all other Triangle Transit routes at 7 p.m. Around the same time, the C2

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K-ville concert cancelled due to weatherClaire Ballentine

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Chronicle File PhotoA-Trak, pictured above, Tim Gunter and the Knocks performed at the Duke University Union’s concert in K-Ville Feb. 8, 2013.

For the second year in a row, the concert in Krzyzewskiville has been can-celed due to inclement weather.

Duke University Union announced the cancellation around noon Monday, per instruction from several University administrators. The hip-hop group At-mosphere was originally scheduled to perform, and another appearance can-not be rescheduled at this time.

“We had to cancel the concert be-cause of the weather,” said senior Harli Grant, the DUU committee chair for

campus concerts. “The buses won’t be running, so there would be no way for students to get there, plus we didn’t want them standing out in the cold.”

She emphasized that the administra-tion, not DUU, made the final decision.

Last year’s concert, which was set to feature Chance the Rapper, was also canceled due to snow.

The concert usually takes place at the same time as personal checks—a period of time when tenters must be in K-ville in order to pass three out of five checks conducted by line monitors. In previous years, the concert happened during personal checks, to entertain students who were tenting. This year,

however, the concert was scheduled af-ter personal checks, during the walk-up line period.

Grant said the goal is always to have the concert a few days before the game, which this year placed it during the walk-up line period rather than during p-checks.

At the moment, the concert is entire-ly cancelled.

“In a perfect world, we would re-schedule, but historically, this just hasn’t worked out,” Grant said.

Grant said that rescheduling would not be possible because moving the

DSG candidates announce campaigns

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Two candidates have announced their campaigns for the presidency of Duke Stu-dent Government—juniors Keizra Mecklai and Tucker Albert.

The election will be held March 3, and the elected candidate will replace current DSG President Lavanya Sunder, a junior. In addi-tion to the presidential race, the election will decide the positions of Executive Vice Presi-dent and the Student Organization Funding Committee Chair.

Sophomores Shaker Samman and John Guarco are running for Executive Vice Presi-dent. Juniors Nikhil Gavai and Sanford Mor-ton and sophomore Apara Sivaraman are running for SOFC Chair. Gavai is currently the DSG Treasurer.

Currently, no constitutional or by-law amendments are on the ballot, but this could

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Dunkin’ Donuts chosen as new Merchants-on-Points vendorAdding Dunkin’ Donuts to the program also means adding

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Dunkin’ Donuts was selected by a unanimous vote to become the newest Merchants-on-Points vendor.

In a brief meeting Monday evening, the Duke University Student Dining Ad-visory Committee enjoyed donuts and listened to a proposal from Pete Turner, a Dunkin’ representa-tive. Adding Dunkin’ to the program will also mean adding Baskin Robbins, an ice cream franchise included in the Dunkin’ Brands group. The decision was made after consid-ering other restaurants that had expressed in-terest in joining the program, including Tijuana Flats and Rudino’s Pizza and Grinders.

“It’s a niche we don’t have filled any-where else,” DUSDAC co-chair Brian Taylor, a junior, said of Dunkin’.

Turner noted that in addition to the traditional donuts and coffee, Dunkin’ also offers healthier options such as chicken salad sandwiches, light lattes and a new option, fruit smoothies. Or-ders will be able to be placed by phone or online and will likely be delivered us-ing Campus Enterprises drivers.

Baskin Robbins will be able to deliver

ice cream and ice cream cakes, an option that is not fulfilled by any existing MOP vendor, Turner said.

“If you want a triple scoop sundae at 11 o’clock at night, we can do that,” he said.

In comparing Dunkin’ to Tijuana Flats—an MOP candidate that presented last week—the committee mentioned that student perception of Dunkin’ is generally more favorable because it is a more established brand.

During their discussion, DUSDAC noted that the new addition would meet the student demand of donuts for meet-ings and breakfast for dinner.

Although DUSDAC was excited about add-ing Dunkin’ to the pro-gram, some committee members expressed concerns.

Currently, Dunkin’s hours of operation are 4:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., but DUSDAC members expressed interest in extending these hours

to accommodate late-night coffee and sugar cravings. The minimum order for delivery would likely be $10 with a low or reasonable delivery fee, but the com-mittee noted that it may be more reason-able to lower this amount and charge for delivery.

Taylor said that DUSDAC has the unique opportunity to add an MOP this semester for a trial period and reevalu-ate at the start of the next year.

“To me, Dunkin’ is the one with the Jesùs Hidalgo | The ChronicleMembers of the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee unanimously select-ed Dunkin’ Donuts as the newest Merchants-on-Points vendor at their meeting Monday.See Dunkin’ on Page 8

To me, Dunkin’ is the one with the biggest

risk, but also the biggest reward. It could go over really well or not be practical to get a donut and coffee delivered.

— Brian Taylor

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route stopped stopping on Swift Avenue, and the LaSalle Loop route ended its service.

Representatives from facilities manage-ment, parking and transportation services, residential life, Duke Police and the Duke University Health System collaborated on the decision to enact the weather policy—which requires all essential operations to remain open, but allows for the closure or cancellation of all others. Many evening campus events, including the Krzyzewskiv-ille Quad Concert, were canceled.

Provost Sally Kornbluth made the call to cancel classes, Cavanaugh said.

Duke works with the National Weather Service in Raleigh, as well as directly with several meteorologists, to decide how to handle severe weather situations, Cavana-ugh said.

Cavanaugh noted that facilities crews be-gan spreading brine on Duke’s roads and walkways Monday morning.

Gates to parking lots and garages opened at 4 p.m. and will remain open until further notice to ensure safe travel and access.

Other institutions in the area have op-erated similarly in the face of the weather. At 11:31 a.m. Monday, UNC announced that all classes will be canceled from 2 p.m. Monday to 11 a.m. Tuesday. North Caro-lina State University also canceled classes from 3 p.m. Monday to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday. Durham Public Schools announced Sunday night that students would be released three hours early on Monday, and on Monday night that schools would be closed Tuesday.

The impending storm comes just more than a year after the “Snowpocalypse” of 2014, which led to five days of canceled classes. This is the first weather-related class cancelation of the 2014-15 academic year.

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concert to an indoor location would require them to reserve the location months in advance, before the committee begins to plan the dates of the concert.

Many tenters were disappointed when they received the news.

“I felt like the concert was a rite of passage and a reward that comes with tenting, so it seems unfair that we ended up without a concert,” freshman Olivia Deitcher said.

Freshman Megan Moore said that although she was looking forward to the K-ville concert, she was also glad it didn’t take place with Monday’s low tem-peratures.

“I was really excited because it was go-ing to be my first K-ville concert,” fresh-man Megan Moore said. “But it was re-ally cold.”

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During First Take, Penn serves up breakfast and a show

Emma Baccellieri News Editor

On Wednesday, students will be able to enjoy their meals at Penn Pavilion with a side of sports entertainment.

Penn will be used as a set for ESPN’s First Take Wednesday morning before the men’s basketball team takes on the University of North Carolina at home that evening. The show—featuring sports journalists Cari Cham-pion, Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless—will broadcast live from 10 a.m. to noon, with an audience of students. Penn will remain open throughout the day and will not make any changes to its operations, apart from shifting tables to make space for filming, said Director of Dining Services Robert Coffey.

“Penn will operate on its normal schedule but will be offering some ad-ditional themed tailgate menu offerings for breakfast and lunch that day, just like we do for football home games,” Coffey wrote in an email Sunday.

Doors will open to students at 8:30 a.m. and taping will begin at 9 a.m. A number of guests will participate in the program, including former Duke player

and current basketball analyst Jay Bilas. Cheerleaders, the Blue Devil mascot and the pep band will also be present for the show.

The University approached Duke Din-ing about finding a space for the show that would allow for student participa-tion, Coffey said. Penn was designed to serve as open space for special events

and will fill that role after West Union reno-vations are completed, when it is no longer needed for dining space.Though Penn’s tables will need to be rear-ranged to accommo-date First Take, no seating space will be lost, Coffey said. Oper-

ational hours will remain from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“This will be a great event, and it’s nice that Duke Dining is able to host the event in an area on campus that is so accessible to the student body,” Cof-fey wrote.

Before coming to Duke, the First Take crew will spend some time down Tobac-co Road at UNC. Tuesday morning, the show will broadcast from Chapel Hill’s Frank Porter Graham Student Union to an audience of 450 students.

ESPN could not be reached for com-ment.

Chronicle File PhotoPenn Pavilion will be used as a set for ESPN’s First Take Wednesday before the men’s basket-ball team’s home game against the University of North Carolina that evening.

This will be a great event, and it’s nice

that Duke Dining is able to host the event in an area on campus that is so acces-sible to the student body.

— Robert Coffey


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SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Luck just does not seem to run out for the Fighting Irish.

No. 4 Notre Dame took down No. 10 Duke at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind., 63-50 Monday night, extending

its winning streak against the Blue Devils to eight straight games.

Despite an impressive 18 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and a block from senior Elizabeth Williams—her eighth double-double of the season—Duke just could not keep up with the offensively dominant Fighting Irish.

“We learned some things in this game,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “I don’t think we played particularly well, but it was a good experience.”

The Blue Devils (19-7, 10-3 in the ACC) got out to a quick lead Monday night, outscoring Notre Dame 10-2 in the first three minutes of the game. The dominant post duo of freshman Azura

Chris Dieckhaus | The ChronicleSenior Elizabeth Williams put forth her eighth double-double of the season in the Blue Devils’ 63-50 loss to No. 4 Notre Dame.

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After suffering their first loss of the season, the Blue Devils bounced back to notch two top-25 victories—all in one weekend.

No. 6 Duke fell 4-1 to Baylor Friday in the opening round of the ITA Team Indoor Championship, but came back in the following two days to defeat No. 17 TCU and No. 19 Mississippi.

The Blue Devils, having climbed up six spots in the most recent ITA rankings, carried a perfect 9-0 record into their opening-round match against the Bears.

The Bears struck first blood in the contest, winning a pair of doubles

matches. The Baylor team of Julian Lenz and Diego Galeano defeated Duke’s Josh Levine and Jason Tahir by a score of 6-2, while Baylor’s Vince Schneider and Felipe Rios also took down Chris Mengel and Bruno Semenzato by the same score. A third doubles match, which pitted Duke’s Nicolas Alvarez and Raphael Hemmler against Baylor’s Tony and Mate Zsiga, was left unfinished.

“They got us down early by winning No. 2

Jacob WeissBeat Writer

Loss is something the college basketball world deals with all the time.

Every game that is played, one team loses. At the end of each season, programs lose players due to graduation or early

departure to the NBA. But those don’t come close to matching the losses the entire sport has suffered this month with the deaths of

legendary head coaches Dean Smith and Jerry Tarkanian.

Wednesday will mark the first trip down Tobacco Road for North Carolina to battle Duke since Smith’s passing. What is always an emotional night on the college basketball calendar will also coincide with the first Blue Devil home game since the game lost Smith—who made up one half of legendary rivalry games for decades before his death at age 83.

And as the crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium honors Smith’s life and legacy, the man who has been the voice of college basketball’s greatest rivalry won’t be broadcasting to millions of television viewers for the first time since 1979. Monday, reports surfaced that ESPN’s Dick Vitale will not call Wednesday’s matchup between the Blue Devils and Tar Heels. Dan Shulman—Dickie V’s usual partner in crime—will be joined by Duke legend Jay Bilas for the 239th installment of the historic series.

Before you hurl your paper across the room in outrage, let’s take a step back. Vitale isn’t gone forever—the 75-year-old is likely to participate in at least one more Duke-North Carolina broadcast before he calls it quits. Losing him from Wednesday’s game is not a loss to mourn like that of Smith, a transcendent figure in both the sport of basketball and the history of North Carolina.

But I’d be lying if I said Duke-North Carolina wouldn’t be a little different without the strained, throaty, high-pitched voice of Dickie V. For anyone under the age of 36, he is the only voice they’ve known when it comes to college basketball’s most heated rivalry.

Depending on where your loyalties lie, everyone has their favorite Dick Vitale moment. For our neighbors about eight miles down the road, it could be his call

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A moment of silence for the ultimate PTPer

Daniel CarpStevens and Williams each scored four points in Duke’s hot start. And a few minutes later the latter—a three-time All American—made history.

Williams, who is known for her tremendous shot blocking ability, hit a benchmark in the category in the contest

against the Fighting Irish. She blocked the 400th shot of her career 6:15 into the first half. She needs just 35 blocks to break the ACC record currently held by former Blue Devil Alison Bales. Despite approaching this major feat, Williams is

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Blue Devils go 2-1 at ITA Championshipsand No. 3 doubles,” head coach Ramsey Smith said. “They played exceptionally well, and won decisively. We probably would have won No. 1 singles, though, but it was left unfinished.”

Duke responded in singles with a win by No. 9 Alvarez, against No. 10 Lenz in the No. 1 singles spot by a score of 6-4, 6-2. Three close wins by Baylor athletes, however, propelled the Bears to victory. No. 67 Max Tchoutakian defeated No. 38 Tahir by a score of 7-6 (9-7), 6-4, No. 27 Tony Lupieri defeated No. 77 Hemmler with a score of 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2 and Schneider defeated Levine in a match 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 6-3.

“Their singles were phenomenal,” Smith said. “The singles won the match for them, but I’m still proud of our team. We competed hard, and, yes, another top-10 win would have been nice, but the match was still a valuable experience for us.”

Duke’s 4-1 first round loss to Baylor eliminated the Blue Devils from contention for the ITA Championship, so Duke had to spend the remainder of its stay in Chicago playing in consolation matches. The Blue Devils’ first contest was against TCU, which they won 4-2.

Against the Horned Frogs, Duke secured the doubles points with wins in No. 1 and No. 3 doubles by the teams of Alvarez and Hemmeler (6-4) and Mengel and Semenzato (7-5), and a

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Jack White | The ChronicleFreshman Nicolas Alvarez went 3-0 in singles and teamed with Raphael Hemmeler to finish 3-0 in doubles in the rookie’s first appearance at the ITA Team Indoor Championships.

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flurry of singles victories. Alvarez defeated No. 18 Cameron Norrie by a score of 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, Hemmeler won against Arnau Dachs by a score of 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) and Semenzato defeated Will Stein by a score of 7-5, 6-1.

“It is always hard to come back after a devastating loss, like the one against Baylor, and compete the next day,” Smith said, “But it is just part of the game, and our boys did an excellent job of that. Hearing the talk of [the ITA] semifinals and finals all around you, and not being a part of it can be discouraging, but we didn’t let it get us down, and we played some of our best tennis the next two days.”

Duke’s last match of the trip was against Ole Miss, which the Blue Devils won handily by a score of 4-0. Duke won the doubles point behind victories by Alvarez and Hemmeler and Mengel and Semenzato yet again, and then won three quick singles matches to

secure the win.Tahir defeated No. 78 Stefan Lindmark by

a score of 6-4, 6-3, Hemmeler downed Gustav Hansson with a score of 6-3, 6-2 and T.J. Pura beat Vinad Gowda by a score of 6-1, 6-1.

“Everyone was a little banged up, a little tired, but everyone still showed up,” Smith said. “I was really impressed with how we came out in singles, and really took it to them in a couple of different spots. I also have to commend Pura for playing great in his first match of the weekend.”

After the conclusion of the Blue Devils’ weekend showing at the ITAs, their record is 11-1. The last time that Duke men’s tennis started off a season with a better record was 1933.

“We performed really well on a national stage, with the top 16 teams in the country,” Smith said. “To only lose to a really good team in Baylor is excellent for us, and I am certainly happy with our overall record.”

The Blue Devils will continue their historic start to the 2015 season with a doubleheader against Coastal Carolina and UNC-Charlotte Feb. 28.

Darbi Griffith | The ChronicleBlue Devil senior Raphael Hemmeler fin-ished singles play 2-1 at ITA Team Indoor Championships.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Luck just does not seem to run out for the Fighting Irish.

No. 4 Notre Dame took down No. 10 Duke at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind., 63-50 Monday night, extending

its winning streak against the Blue Devils to eight straight games.

Despite an impressive 18 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and a block from senior Elizabeth Williams—her eighth double-double of the season—Duke just could not keep up with the offensively dominant Fighting Irish.

“We learned some things in this game,” head coach Joanne P. McCallie said. “I don’t think we played particularly well, but it was a good experience.”

The Blue Devils (19-7, 10-3 in the ACC) got out to a quick lead Monday night, outscoring Notre Dame 10-2 in the first three minutes of the game. The dominant post duo of freshman Azura

Chris Dieckhaus | The ChronicleSenior Elizabeth Williams put forth her eighth double-double of the season in the Blue Devils’ 63-50 loss to No. 4 Notre Dame.

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After suffering their first loss of the season, the Blue Devils bounced back to notch two top-25 victories—all in one weekend.

No. 6 Duke fell 4-1 to Baylor Friday in the opening round of the ITA Team Indoor Championship, but came back in the following two days to defeat No. 17 TCU and No. 19 Mississippi.

The Blue Devils, having climbed up six spots in the most recent ITA rankings, carried a perfect 9-0 record into their opening-round match against the Bears.

The Bears struck first blood in the contest, winning a pair of doubles

matches. The Baylor team of Julian Lenz and Diego Galeano defeated Duke’s Josh Levine and Jason Tahir by a score of 6-2, while Baylor’s Vince Schneider and Felipe Rios also took down Chris Mengel and Bruno Semenzato by the same score. A third doubles match, which pitted Duke’s Nicolas Alvarez and Raphael Hemmler against Baylor’s Tony and Mate Zsiga, was left unfinished.

“They got us down early by winning No. 2

Jacob WeissBeat Writer

Loss is something the college basketball world deals with all the time.

Every game that is played, one team loses. At the end of each season, programs lose players due to graduation or early

departure to the NBA. But those don’t come close to matching the losses the entire sport has suffered this month with the deaths of

legendary head coaches Dean Smith and Jerry Tarkanian.

Wednesday will mark the first trip down Tobacco Road for North Carolina to battle Duke since Smith’s passing. What is always an emotional night on the college basketball calendar will also coincide with the first Blue Devil home game since the game lost Smith—who made up one half of legendary rivalry games for decades before his death at age 83.

And as the crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium honors Smith’s life and legacy, the man who has been the voice of college basketball’s greatest rivalry won’t be broadcasting to millions of television viewers for the first time since 1979. Monday, reports surfaced that ESPN’s Dick Vitale will not call Wednesday’s matchup between the Blue Devils and Tar Heels. Dan Shulman—Dickie V’s usual partner in crime—will be joined by Duke legend Jay Bilas for the 239th installment of the historic series.

Before you hurl your paper across the room in outrage, let’s take a step back. Vitale isn’t gone forever—the 75-year-old is likely to participate in at least one more Duke-North Carolina broadcast before he calls it quits. Losing him from Wednesday’s game is not a loss to mourn like that of Smith, a transcendent figure in both the sport of basketball and the history of North Carolina.

But I’d be lying if I said Duke-North Carolina wouldn’t be a little different without the strained, throaty, high-pitched voice of Dickie V. For anyone under the age of 36, he is the only voice they’ve known when it comes to college basketball’s most heated rivalry.

Depending on where your loyalties lie, everyone has their favorite Dick Vitale moment. For our neighbors about eight miles down the road, it could be his call

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Daniel CarpStevens and Williams each scored four points in Duke’s hot start. And a few minutes later the latter—a three-time All American—made history.

Williams, who is known for her tremendous shot blocking ability, hit a benchmark in the category in the contest

against the Fighting Irish. She blocked the 400th shot of her career 6:15 into the first half. She needs just 35 blocks to break the ACC record currently held by former Blue Devil Alison Bales. Despite approaching this major feat, Williams is

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Blue Devils go 2-1 at ITA Championshipsand No. 3 doubles,” head coach Ramsey Smith said. “They played exceptionally well, and won decisively. We probably would have won No. 1 singles, though, but it was left unfinished.”

Duke responded in singles with a win by No. 9 Alvarez, against No. 10 Lenz in the No. 1 singles spot by a score of 6-4, 6-2. Three close wins by Baylor athletes, however, propelled the Bears to victory. No. 67 Max Tchoutakian defeated No. 38 Tahir by a score of 7-6 (9-7), 6-4, No. 27 Tony Lupieri defeated No. 77 Hemmler with a score of 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2 and Schneider defeated Levine in a match 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 6-3.

“Their singles were phenomenal,” Smith said. “The singles won the match for them, but I’m still proud of our team. We competed hard, and, yes, another top-10 win would have been nice, but the match was still a valuable experience for us.”

Duke’s 4-1 first round loss to Baylor eliminated the Blue Devils from contention for the ITA Championship, so Duke had to spend the remainder of its stay in Chicago playing in consolation matches. The Blue Devils’ first contest was against TCU, which they won 4-2.

Against the Horned Frogs, Duke secured the doubles points with wins in No. 1 and No. 3 doubles by the teams of Alvarez and Hemmeler (6-4) and Mengel and Semenzato (7-5), and a

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Jack White | The ChronicleFreshman Nicolas Alvarez went 3-0 in singles and teamed with Raphael Hemmeler to finish 3-0 in doubles in the rookie’s first appearance at the ITA Team Indoor Championships.

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flurry of singles victories. Alvarez defeated No. 18 Cameron Norrie by a score of 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, Hemmeler won against Arnau Dachs by a score of 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) and Semenzato defeated Will Stein by a score of 7-5, 6-1.

“It is always hard to come back after a devastating loss, like the one against Baylor, and compete the next day,” Smith said, “But it is just part of the game, and our boys did an excellent job of that. Hearing the talk of [the ITA] semifinals and finals all around you, and not being a part of it can be discouraging, but we didn’t let it get us down, and we played some of our best tennis the next two days.”

Duke’s last match of the trip was against Ole Miss, which the Blue Devils won handily by a score of 4-0. Duke won the doubles point behind victories by Alvarez and Hemmeler and Mengel and Semenzato yet again, and then won three quick singles matches to

secure the win.Tahir defeated No. 78 Stefan Lindmark by

a score of 6-4, 6-3, Hemmeler downed Gustav Hansson with a score of 6-3, 6-2 and T.J. Pura beat Vinad Gowda by a score of 6-1, 6-1.

“Everyone was a little banged up, a little tired, but everyone still showed up,” Smith said. “I was really impressed with how we came out in singles, and really took it to them in a couple of different spots. I also have to commend Pura for playing great in his first match of the weekend.”

After the conclusion of the Blue Devils’ weekend showing at the ITAs, their record is 11-1. The last time that Duke men’s tennis started off a season with a better record was 1933.

“We performed really well on a national stage, with the top 16 teams in the country,” Smith said. “To only lose to a really good team in Baylor is excellent for us, and I am certainly happy with our overall record.”

The Blue Devils will continue their historic start to the 2015 season with a doubleheader against Coastal Carolina and UNC-Charlotte Feb. 28.

Darbi Griffith | The ChronicleBlue Devil senior Raphael Hemmeler fin-ished singles play 2-1 at ITA Team Indoor Championships.


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This past Wednesday morning, with the air frigid, the clouds bleak and the wind rough, we woke to a heart-rending tragedy. We were

told the lives of Deah Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were taken from us far too soon. Barakat, a second-year student at the University of North Carolina at Cha-pel Hill School of Dentistry, his newlywed wife, Yusor Abu-Salha, who planned on attending the UNC School of Dentistry in the Fall, and Razan Abu-Salha, a sophomore at North Carolina State University, were murdered on Tuesday in Chapel Hill, only a few miles from the UNC campus. De-scribed as “generous, outstanding…exceptional… intelligent… [and] dedicated,” Barakat and Yusor and Razan Abu-Salha found great joy in giving back to their community. It was only a few weeks ago when Barakat delivered food and dental supplies to the homeless. It was only a year ago when Yusor and Razan Abu-Salha ventured off to Turkey in the summer to deliver dental care to students there. Similarly, Barakat planned on traveling to Turkey

this upcoming summer on behalf of the project “Refugee Smiles” that aims to provide dental relief to Syrian refugee students at primary and second-ary schools. They will surely be missed by all those they have crossed paths with.

Such a senseless tragedy can hardly be un-derstood. The deaths of Barakat and Yusor and Razan Abu-Salha are not just numbers added to a statistic; they are not just names set aside as victims of a horrendous tragedy. They were three admirable individuals whose acts of com-passion and generosity left the world a better place than it was before.

In the shadow of such misfortune, how can we move forward and show solidarity with the victims’ families and the affected community? The vigil held at UNC last Wednesday night and open to all in remembrance of the lives that were taken is one path toward presence and commemoration. There, thousands gath-ered as candles were lit and tears were wept. The vigil provided a space for healing and a

heartening stand for remembrance. Yet, we must do more: We should listen to the com-munity, the Muslim community especially, with sympathy and openness. Rather than tear down their concerns or sense of fear, we must engage their concerns in discussions and con-front their hurt and fears rippling in the wake of the tragedy. With the understanding of the extended history of abuse their people have faced, the Muslim community has hurt most heavily. Although the reasons for the murders remain uncertain, we stand in solidarity with the community as a whole as the horrendous, meaningless misfortune that has been placed on Barakat and Yusor and Razan Abu-Salha, their families and their community should not be placed on anyone.

We remember the lives of Barakat and Yu-sor and Razan Abu-Salha and the promising futures that lied ahead of them. We extend our sincere condolences to their friends, family and loved ones. May they rest in peace.

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Letter to the EditorMonday, Feb. 9, a Chronicle article asked,

more or less, “What can a humanities degree do for you?” As the Director of Academic Engagement for the Humanities here at Duke, I have a few answers.

1. It can provide you with a wide array of analytical tools by which to dissect terms like value, gender, doubt, skill, and education. You will learn to develop arguments and counterarguments of rhetorical finesse and insight that are also empathetically responsive to human experience. In this approach you have a stronger chance to meet the needs of a multi-dimensional world with critical responses of corresponding complexity.

2. It can give you an edge in knowledge acquisition and creative problem solving that has tangible effects. Data from the Association of American Colleges and Universities 2013 report “It Takes More than a Major” showed that over 70 percent of employers look for the the following attributes in college graduates—capacity for critical thinking and analytical reasoning, effective oral and written communication skills, the ability to locate, organize and evaluate information from multiple sources, innovation and creativity. Humanities majors have not cornered the market on these proficiencies. However, in humanities coursework—which at Duke includes the creative and performing arts—these modes of learning are front and center in the classroom and in the

research and scholarship produced.3. It can help you place what is presented as

a common-sense, economic prosperity-driven funding plan for higher education within the history and immediate context of North Carolina General Assembly’s attitude towards higher education’s longstanding role in producing a diverse, broadly informed, critically adept citizenry.

No major is a “golden ticket” to security, however you want to define that term. What you do within your major, optimizing the myriad opportunities to deepen, interconnect and apply your studies inside and outside Duke’s classrooms and being able to speak about your choices with confidence—that is what helps craft a landing place for you after graduation. With humanities disciplines, much of that optimizing is in the hands of the individual student. There is great freedom to uncover the key questions you want to try to answer and the modes of analysis you will bring to bear upon them. I am one of many people at Duke interested in helping you craft an intentional and rewarding path in the humanities, and I’d welcome the opportunity to meet over coffee and discuss.

Julrd Odendahl-James, Ph.D., M.FA.Program Director of Humanities Advising

“Dude you need to get your head examined.”“Your parents must have not taught you to be ashamed of your arrogance”“One of the dumbest, inaccurate and blatantly pro-feminist, anti-male

articles written.”“Typical perspective from a young 22-23 year old who hasn’t been around the

block nearly enough and spends too much time listening to those liberal brain-washing professors.”

“Do not blame her for opinions - which is another word for prejudices (?) - that have been relentlessly drummed into her since she was a kid…”

The first time I wrote a column that got more than one negative comment, I was in my sophomore year. I had grown up in a world where teachers talked to me in compli-ment sandwiches, where I got a big trophy for participating in soccer every season. The meanest thing anyone had ever said to me happened in third grade, when my frenemy Cory cut me off and said “Nobody cares.”

I must have refreshed the page fifty times throughout the day. I never got terribly upset or cried or had a deep personal crisis about my stupidity or arrogance or ig-norance or supposed mental illness. But the flames did cause anxiety—so much so that a good friend, seeing my obsessive refreshing, commented: “HEY SHE’S A NICE LADY!!”

Many people don’t realize that Chronicle columnists aren’t allowed to comment back in the comments section, to clarify misconceptions or provide extra information in our defense. For a long time, this really bothered me. I am a stereotypical people-pleaser, a child of the overly-accommodating. I’m sorry I offended you! I wanted to say. Or I think you misinterpreted what I said, or I disagree—let’s talk about this.

But I couldn’t engage. So I quickly developed a defense mechanism centered around completely devaluing the opinion of the commenter. Well he’s an idiot, I’d think. He completely misinterpreted that argument, or she doesn’t understand this critical piece, or—if I was being really petty—for crying out loud, he doesn’t even know how to spell.

This was a solid enough defense mechanism. But then, after a piece I wrote last semester, it failed me. I got one of the good old flames:

“Jesus Effing Christ. You have been so brainwashed that you have zero capacity for critical thought…You should demand your tuition money back.”

It was a typical flame—but I recognized the alias (the person in question has since deleted his or her account). The same account had provided the sole comment on the piece I had written the week before. There, the person had said:

“This piece will slip by unappreciated, but it is brilliant, showing awareness, accep-tance of reality, humility, and ultimately optimism…I think you are poised for a bright and stable future.” Oh.

So the comment wasn’t from a person filled with blind hate. It wasn’t from a person who just got a kick out of tearing people down. It was from someone who had at least some opinions that…well, frankly, I agreed with, thank you very much.

And all of a sudden, that crowd of dozens of flamers that existed in the back of my head morphed from inhuman hate-filled blobs to real people—people who I knew and loved, people who I would debate against and lose to. And the crowd joined that voice in my head that was always present but often silenced—that voice that said, when-ever I opened my mouth, “maybe you’re wrong”.

If this voice had gotten louder a few years earlier, before I had built up my defenses and been sufficiently affirmed, I might have been crippled. But, as it was, it joined forc-es with my old conviction to create something I’ve grown to rely on. The evidence you have says you’re right, I’ll tell myself—because if I have conviction about something, there’s a reason why—but maybe you’re wrong.

The maybe you’re wrong isn’t a casual statement that I don’t mean. It isn’t a caveat to fall back on so I don’t look like an idiot. It’s an actual, legitimate consideration. And, as it’s grown, it’s also grown my ability to look at the world around me with a critical eye. The louder it gets, the better debater I am, the better writer I am—the better person I am.

Believing that you’re absolutely right makes you afraid of new information be-cause that new information could prove that you’re incorrect. Believing that you’re absolutely wrong makes you afraid to say anything in the first place. But believing a little bit of both—that is fearlessness. That balance is what it takes to truly begin refining your vision of the world until it aligns most closely with reality.

A few weeks ago, I met with a professor who told me that I lacked potential in a skill that I valued—even cherished, and certainly relied upon for my future plans.

I held back tears until the meeting was over. As I walked down the stairs, I felt my brain oscillating between the two extremes. Stupid professor, doesn’t know any-thing, I thought. That was immediately followed by, he’s probably the most quali-fied person to evaluate me, so his word is the best evidence I have. I need to accept that I can’t do this.

I reached the door to the quad. I needed to stop crying before I stepped out-side. I stopped walking, and, standing in front of the door, I had a moment. This moment is why I wrote this column, why I love my old flames and why I wish every-one could have the agonizing joy of being regularly criticized so that they could experience it themselves.

I thought about what he had said, and I readjusted my understanding of my own abilities in my mind to account for the new information. Maybe I was wrong. It was certainly a possibility, and it was probably healthy to get acquainted with it. And then I thought, matter-of-factly, without challenge or sass—with fearlessness.

Well I guess we’ll see.And I pushed open the door.

Ellie Schaack is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every other Tuesday.

To my old flames, with love

EllieSchaack BRAVE NEW WORLD

Starting sometime around fourth grade, my bedtime began extending towards midnight. That privilege—earned in large part due to

whining—was also motivated by my desire to start watching a certain late night television show an-chored by a witty, middle-aged comedian.

This marked the beginning of my time as a member of The Daily Show’s audience. For nearly 12 years, sometimes religiously and sometimes in-termittently, I have tuned in to watch Jon Stewart. Repeatedly, his commentary gave the stagnancy and frustration of American politicking some much-needed humor. His voice quickly became one I sought after big political news broke, re-gardless of whether or not his opinion resonated with me. Those nightly monologues chronicled the events occurring over the largest portion of my life, and in many ways acted as my audiovisual timeline of that span. The significance of that role

only occurred to me after Stewart unexpectedly announced that he would be leaving “The Daily Show” at some point this year.

Contrary to what most of his critics say, I never really believed that Jon Stewart’s primary ambi-tion was to make people agree him. His clear pos-session of wit, intellect and empathy made him acutely aware of the increasing flow of misinfor-mation in the world. As a man with 30 minutes of primetime television every night, he chose to take on the pundits and politicians he saw as peddling that misinformation for personal gain. While his ideological views undoubtedly came to surface, the overlying intention was clearly to poke fun at the political landscape’s conceit, and to do a little fact-finding in the process.

People will never forget the jousts with Bill O’Reilly, Jim Cramer and the overwhelming major-ity of the Fox News’ anchors. However, pinpointing Jon Stewart’s career as an anti-conservative crusader detracts from the genre he has grandfathered.

Over the course of Stewart’s reign on Comedy Central, print and broadcast journalism have un-dergone rapid and drastic change. No industry has been more defined by the instant access of technology, thirst for around the clock content and glut of advertising revenue. Increasingly, on-air vitriol has been more highly rewarded than a measured dialogue, and pundits’ ability to rant

and rave with impunity has transformed the news-room in to a war room.

Jon Stewart has never been a news anchor, and he would be the first one to tell you that. His job as a comedian is to make people laugh, and given the content of his show it was always going to be at the expense of the political sphere. American politics of the past decade have been marred by hyperpartisanship and stagnancy. A good joke is often funny because there’s some kernel of truth buried in it, and that’s no less true of a political one. Jon Stewart exposed hypocrisy five nights a week, and disenfranchised young Americans loved him for it.

His show and his disciples opened up a new type of political forum. “The Colbert Report” brought political ridicule to new heights, and Stewart’s nightly newscast became a discussion of its own. The fact that Stewart achieved such popularity indicates the weight of his message. The channels of information, our nightly news, had become so muddled and petty that a comedy show had proved to more capably relay the day’s headlines. On top of that, it made political news more accessible and understandable by pointing out the political spin applied by every news station. The Daily Show repackaged headlines with hu-mor and simplicity, and the value of that clicked.

While I do not always agree with Stewart, I have never once doubted how much he cares. Time and time and time again, he has been willing to show that his deepest intentions are rooted in a genuine care for his country and his compatriots. “The Daily Show” is a unique medium, one which gave Stewart total autonomy on how to express himself and his comedy. He has always illustrated that his goal is not to advance a party, a policy or an agenda, but rather to enhance and develop the national conversation. You don’t have to be a jour-nalist to do that, just an articulate, measured voice.

In their youth, my parents would listen to Walter Cronkite read the news every night. Like nearly every other American, Cronkite was a man they trusted to give them the facts, and more im-portantly, to frame the national discussion. Nowa-days, they watch Jon Stewart. “The Daily Show” shouldn’t necessarily be the first stop to get the news, and certainly not the last. However, for the past 15 years Jon Stewart has created a 30-minute venue where the news can be funny, hypocrisy can be shown the door and people can come to con-clusions on their own terms. For that, thanks Jon. 11 pm has some pretty big shoes to fill.

Caleb Ellis is a Trinity junior. His column runs ev-ery other Tuesday.

Your moment of zen

CalebEllisMORE OR LESS

Tinder, not kindling

TomVosburgh THE STRUGGLE

My phone buzzes, and a small red-and-white flame icon appears. “Congratulations, you have a new match!” I examine my sur-

roundings to ensure no one is nearby enough to catch me in the act and then cautiously slide my thumb across the screen. Sure enough, a UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore who likes coffee and is “mainly looking for friends” and I have decided that, based on our brief biographies and perhaps five pictures, we are vaguely interested in going on a date, or at least saying “hey”. To paraphrase Ke-sha, it’s going down, and I’m using Tinder.

My experience with everyone’s favorite swipe left/swipe right app began due to an epiphany I had while studying in Spain last semester. After two years of ill-fated involvements, each ending more

tragically than the last, I finally realized that I had no idea how to actually go on a date. Until then, all the moments I had shared with my romantic interests had been casual, ranging from studying together in Perkins to getting brunch the morn-ing after Shooters—each lacked any sort of formal planning, let alone a dinner reservation. Fearing this skill deficit could retard my personal evolution from college student to Westchester County soccer dad, I resolved to become a dater, someone who took people to coffee shops in undiscovered neigh-borhoods and had informed yet politely worded opinions on everything from the Eurozone crisis to the struggles of being an American in Spain. De-termined to secure a European Union passport, or at least learn how to flirt in Spanish, by the end of the semester, I followed in the footsteps of some 22 million people and hit the “download” button on my phone. It was time to light some fires.

Tinder became addictive immediately. It has an absurdly simplistic interface – you swipe right on peo-ple who appeal to you and left on people you don’t – and the match notifications are just dramatic enough to catch your attention. Most entertaining for me, however, was the process I used to screen potential matches. I came to automatically reject people who duckfaced, cropped out their faces or took style cues from Salvador Dalí, while anyone in salmon shorts or a beer stein from Oktoberfest merited further as-sessment. Overly sentimental biographies, especially those that featured Marilyn Monroe quotes or the phrase “live, laugh, love” merited scorn, while any reference to art history attracted my attention. Even-

tually, Tinder became less of a way to “find bae” and more of a method to kill time on the Metro.

Every so often, however, I would be redirected to my original mission of becoming better versed in the art of sober flirtation by someone courageous enough to actually ask me out on a date. On those rare occasions, an “Hola, ¿Que tal?” actually led to a legitimate conversation about something or other, and then we found ourselves face-to-face in a café in some obscure corner of the city. My first Tinder date was bad—I ate too many croquettes and made a joke about the Spanish economy before discovering that my companion was unemployed—but subsequent ones were better. With time, I was telling tax lawyers that their jobs sounded interesting and politely re-minding my less tolerable dates that I absolutely had

to catch the last train home. I was learning how to talk to strangers while sober and actually enjoying it.

Since returning to the United States, though, I’ve taken a sabbatical from my self-education, and it wasn’t just because of LDOC hookups and former high school classmates appearing with alarming fre-quency. In reality, I got Tinder fatigue due to how overwhelming it became. Thanks to the app, my pool of potential dates grew from the Duke student body to the thousands of people within the 25-mile radius I had set. Hence, I fell prey to what psycholo-gist Barry Schwartz calls “the paradox of choice”. Each match became more than just someone I could grab dinner with; they became someone who needed to outclass the other people with whom I was chatting. By ignoring all else in pursuit of some platonically ideal man, I gave up the opportunity to meet plenty of attractive, interesting Tinder match-es. By seeking perfection, I found nothing.

Now that the drama of Valentine’s Day and the stress of midterms have passed, I’ll probably be log-ging back onto Tinder sometime soon. This time around, though, I hope I’ll be able to resist the temptation to treat matches as mere self-esteem boosts and instead consider them real people. After all, I’m running low on food points and wouldn’t mind a benevolent graduate student paying for my dinner while we discuss the implications of Duke’s latest scandal. Tinder may cause a spark, but I’ve re-alized that it’s my responsibility to turn it into a fire.

Tom Vosburgh is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Tuesday.


change if the DSG Senate approves amend-ments which would restructure the Senate.

Attorney General Maxime Fischer-Zernin, a senior, explained the process for those who want to run for these positions.

“By 6:00 P.M. today [Feb. 16], they were re-quired to give me a petition with 100 names and NetIDs of people who support them,” Fischer-Zernin said. “Once you have 100 names either written down or taken electroni-cally, you are registered as a candidate.”

The campaigns have already begun for sev-eral candidates, including the two presidential candidates, who have started spreading the word through Facebook and other social me-dia platforms.

Fischer-Zernin explained that he will try to solve some problems in previous elections, in-cluding student awareness of the ballot, which is sent out via the Duke email service the day of the election.

“In order to reconcile that, I will person-

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biggest risk, but also the biggest reward,” Taylor said. “It could go over really well, or not be practical to get a donut and coffee delivered.”

ally be posting in the different year groups on Facebook, as well as throwing up a Yik-Yak tell-ing people how to access the polls,” he said.

Albert currently serves as DSG’s Vice Presi-dent for Social Culture. His campaign will cen-ter on increasing the sense of community on campus and improving campus safety, among other projects.

“I want to be president because I want to make a lasting impact on issues I feel strong-ly about. The last two years have seen a lot of great change—I bring the experience as well as the ideas,” Albert said. “If you look at my track record on the committee, I think it speaks for itself. I want to bring my drive and passion for student issues to an office where I can make integrative change.”

Albert’s platform calls for initiatives such as increasing access to Prevent.Act.Challenge.Teach training—frequently referred to as PACT training, which educates bystanders on how to prevent sexual assault—and improving the po-lice response time for the blue light system.

The housing system will be another area of focus for Albert. He hopes to bolster the independent house model by helping to cre-ate “super blocks,” which would allow larger

groups of students to block together and hopefully form stronger independent houses.

Mecklai, who is the current DSG Vice President for Equity and Outreach, plans on campaigning with a focus on the University’s sexual assault policy.

“As the Vice President of Equity and Out-reach, somebody who’s literally spent this entire year trying to unpack what our sexual misconduct policy is, deliver it to students, work with faculty to make it make more sense, I think that when it comes to issues facing this campus in the year to come, I have enough of a hold on it to really be an intelligent and strong advocate for students in the best pos-sible way,” she said.

Her platform against sexual misconduct in-cludes clarifying and simplifying Duke’s policy, in addition to increasing student awareness as to what that policy says about sexual relations.

Mecklai also hopes to work with administra-tors on housing guidelines, which she said are guided by the administration’s attempt to bring the focus of social life back to campus. She added that she would also move to increase DSG trans-parency by getting house council presidents to rank DSG projects in order of preference.

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Nicole Savage | The ChronicleFreshman Azura Stevens was the sole Blue Devil to join Elizabeth Williams in double fig-ures, as the rookie went for 13 points.

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of Jerry Stackhouse’s reverse slam in 1995. Those who prefer a darker shade of blue could be more partial to his reaction to Jeff Capel’s 40-footer at the buzzer to send that same game to double overtime. Others prefer the way his calls have spanned the years—hundreds of sensational performances by diaper dandies across America, leaving him asking every time, “Are you serious?”

This isn’t to say that Vitale is perfect by any stretch. Earning the dubious nickname “Dukie V,” Vitale is oft-accused of being too friendly to the Blue Devils, who for the past 25 years have been the nation’s most hated college basketball program. In recent years, he has grown slower to the punch. Take 2012 for example, after Austin Rivers completed Duke’s most improbable comeback in the history of the Tobacco Road rivalry with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The moment was without question overwhelming, but all you heard from Vitale was, “Oh...oh...unbelievable.”

As years have gone by, he’s started to call fewer games, reserving his energy for college basketball’s biggest stages. I remember flipping through the channels last Saturday and seeing Vitale calling

Kentucky’s shellacking of South Carolina—a mediocre SEC game—confused that ESPN would assign him to a game of such little consequence.

Doing anything for upwards of four decades is going to take its toll, no matter what that is. But even without the same lyrical prowess of decades past, watching a game called by Dick Vitale is an experience within itself.

Seeing Vitale in Cameron Indoor Stadium these last three years has been like watching him in his natural habitat. He feels so comfortable within a space where outsiders normally can’t feel any more unwelcome. He feeds off the energy of the building and the magnitude of the moment.

The phrase “years young” when describing a person’s age is thrown around often—rarely is it ever truly deserved. You want to see a man 75 years young, watch Dick Vitale crowd-surf the Cameron Crazies.

Watching Wednesday’s game without him will be sad, especially for people my age. We can appreciate the accomplishments of Dean Smith, but are unfortunately too young to truly understand them. To us, Dick Vitale represents a more tangible and irreplaceable piece of this rivalry that is being laid to rest prematurely.

Moments of silence tend to accompany mourning. Wednesday, the silence itself will also be mourned.

most concerned with the way the team closes out the season.

“I just think its really important for us to finish out conference play really strongly,” Williams said. “We need to continue to grow and learn and get better.”

After the block, however, momentum seemed to shift in favor of the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame (24-2, 11-1 in the ACC) went on a 12-5 run to bring the game within two points. A 3-pointer by

Madison Cable at the buzzer gave the Fighting Irish their first lead of the game with 9:43 left in the half.

Notre Dame was on a roll from that point on. In the last seven minutes of the half, the Fighting Irish went on yet another 12-5 run. Duke began to struggle with fundamental issues that have plagued them throughout the season, committing eight turnovers and and six fouls in the closing 10 minutes of the half. Notre Dame finished the half with a total of six 3-pointers to lead the Blue Devils 34-24.

“Obviously the difference is 32,” McCallie said, referring to Notre Dame’s junior Jewell Loyd. “She’s a super guard. She’s grown her game and she made some big shots. Without her big shots the game could have gone the other way. She was the difference in the game.”

Duke came out to start the second half with much of the intensity it was missing in the end of the first. The Blue Devils scored six unanswered points in the first three minutes before the Fighting Irish scored a quick seven points in retaliation. McCallie was forced to take a timeout in an attempt to slow them down.

A failed attempt, that is. The remainder of the half was all Notre Dame, with an occasional spurt of Duke momentum intermixed. The Fighting Irish maintained a 10-point lead from 15 minutes left in the half onward. Redshirt freshman Rebecca Greenwell fouled out in the last minute of the game. She scored four points on the night—well below her 20.5 average points per game leading up to the contest. Duke finished the game 0-for-12 from beyond the arc.

“Horrible,” McCallie said. “You would think we would smarten up and get the ball inside. It was just terrible.”

This loss snaps a six-game winning streak for the Blue Devils and stunts their rise up the conference standings. Duke will finish out a four-game road trip with games at N.C. State and Georgia Tech before hosting North Carolina in a rivalry match-up to close out the regular season.

Chronicle File PhotoESPN sportscaster Dick Vitale will not call the Duke-North Carolina game for the network for the first time in 36 years.

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