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Blue Devils bounce back, rout Wakeby Daniel Carp

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Coming off a long road trip and a quick turnaround from an emotional loss to Syracuse, Duke took some time to find its rhythm against Wake Forest. When the shots started falling, the game did not stay competitive for much longer.

The No. 11 Blue Devils used an 18-1 run at the end of the first half to break open the contest and blow by the De-mon Deacons 83-63 Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Jabari Parker led all scorers with 21 points and Ra-sheed Sulaimon followed up his heroic effort against the Orange with 19 points.

“We beat the emotional hangover of being in two amazing games last week, and especially the game over the week-end when we lost a difficult game on a controversial play at the end,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “The last eight minutes of the first half we re-ally started playing well defensively, and then our execution on offense was out-standing.”

With Duke trailing 28-26 with 6:02 to play in the first half, Parker hit a turn-around jumper in the lane to begin Duke’s run. After Rodney Hood took a charge, the redshirt sophomore—who was scoreless to that point—found his

See M. BASKETBALL, page 13

Connection Bar opens to help researchers

Kat Zhang looks to shape higher edu. at Dukeby Imani Moise

THE CHRONICLE

Senior Kat Zhang hopes to help re-shape the face of liberal arts as Young Trustee.

A Robertson Scholar from Charlotte, N.C., Zhang believes she has the exper-tise, breadth and passion necessary to be successful in the role of Young Trustee. In her four years at Duke she has served as chair of the The Chronicle’s inde-pendent Editorial Board, a first-year advisory counselor, a Common Ground

facilitator, a house course instructor and co-president of the Asian American Al-liance.

Zhang believes she is most qualified for the position because of her passion for higher education and Duke’s evolv-ing place in it.

“Duke is at an exciting point in its history,” Zhang said. “It’s deciding what kind of school it wants to be in 10, 20, 50 years in terms of curriculum, physical campus and student culture.”

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by Tim baiTHE CHRONICLE

When it comes to providing in-depth data analysis, a newly-established help desk is raising the bar.

The Connection Bar, located on the sec-ond floor of Gross Hall, offers students and faculty many resources for accomplishing their research goals. The bar is modeled af-ter Apple’s Genius Bars and is staffed by sev-eral graduate students throughout the day who can provide detailed assistance on all steps of the research process. Affiliated with the Social Sciences Research Institute, the bar also encourages interdisciplinary cross-talk and aims to help clients across a wide variety of departments.

Jonathan Morgan, a graduate student in sociology who works at the Connection Bar, said it was created for three primary pur-poses—to help researchers organize data collection, to expose different research methods across multiple departments and to serve as an open atmosphere for answer-ing general research design questions.

“I think the Connection Bar is a really wonderful idea and addition to the services Duke provides,” said Alison Koenka, a fel-low in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience who staffs the Connection Bar. “I’ve really enjoyed interacting with stu-dents and faculty at different stages of their academic careers.”

The computers the bar uses for consult-ing are PCs loaded with data analysis soft-ware, but personal Macs are also available, Koenka said. Moreover, Koenka said the bar recently added a chat feature that allows students to ask questions online without coming in directly to the desk for help.

Koenka is well-versed in meta-analysis software to integrate results from different studies, but she said the Connection Bar is most effective due to the extensive and dif-ferent software each graduate student assis-tant specializes in. The work she has done as

as chair of the independent Edito-rial Board founded in 2006, Zhang described her role as being similar to working at a “think tank” for the Uni-versity, an experience that would allow her to join in on the Board of Trustees’ discussions about the future of inter-disciplinary and online courses without having to play catch up.

“Duke wants to cement its place at the top, but it’s wrestling with the same

See KAT, page 8

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Freshman Jabari Parker led the Blue Devils with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting as Duke dispatched Wake Forest 83-63.

quick turnaround from an emotional loss to Syracuse, Duke took some time to find its rhythm against Wake Forest. When the

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A staple of the local live music scene is redefining itself.

The new venue—Social Games and Brews—will take the space formerly held by live music venue Casbah, which closed in early January. A fixture on Main Street since 2010, Casbah was home to a wide range of musical acts and varied special events. After renovations and rebrand-ing, the club will reopen as a game-based bar that will include activities like old-school arcade games, skee ball and pool.

Casbah’s closure could indicate lim-ited demand for small-scale live music in Durham. Mark Cromwell, one of the partners involved in establishing Social, cited an over-saturated market as one of the primary factors behind the decision.

“Motorco opened at the same time as Casbah… and sort of split the Durham music scene in half. That was a big part of it,” he explained. “It was just kind of time. Casbah wasn’t necessarily doing poorly, but it wasn’t really going in the direction the owners wanted it to go in.”

Although downtown Durham has been revitalized in recent years, the clos-ing of Casbah may illustrate that the market for live music is fragile. Nightlife spots that combine other amenities with live music, however, seem to be more sustainable. Devine’s, a restaurant and bar that frequently hosts live acts, is one example.

“Small business has to be versatile and has to do what it takes to stay open,” Devine’s Manager Brad Fortier said. “Other venues like Motorco have done such a good job that it is hard to com-pete.”

Although people may be sad to see Casbah go, Social will be a unique addi-tion to Main Street. It will offer 32 craft beers on tap and focus on providing fun activities for patrons. Fortier is enthusi-astic about the new direction Social is going in.

“I do like entertainment and I fully support bringing another bar to Main Street and making this an entertainment

Live music club Casbah makes way for games at Social

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Casbah will be replaced by Social Games and Brews, a bar with old-school arcade games.

See CASBAH, page 8

by Anthony HagouelTHE CHRONICLE

Project-based learning can have sig-nificant advantages in the public educa-tion system, according to the weekly Edu-cation and Human Development talks within Bass Connections Tuesday.

The discussions, co-sponsored by Bass Connections, DukeEngage and the Duke Community Service Center, take place every Tuesday night at the Social Science Research Institute in Gross Chem. This week, Vicky Patton, Trinity ‘67 and Fuqua ‘81, spent time discussing the benefits of implementing project-based learning—an educational approach that strays from an information-regurgitation mentality—in the public education system.

“On the elementary level, it means that the children do most of their learn-ing through working on projects,” Patton said. “When they came to visit, teachers would invariably say, ‘This is wonder-ful, but we can’t possibly do this in our school.’ We wanted to demonstrate that it can be done with a diverse student body and the resources available to public schools—and we’ve done it.”

The approach, which focuses on al-lowing students to work in groups on self-proposed projects, has been implement-ed successfully in two schools by Patton, including the Central Park School for Children in Durham, which opened in 2002.

Part of the approach is redefining the role of the teacher within a classroom from an instructor to a guide, Patton explained. For example, a fourth grade class at CPSC raised more than $5,000 on kickstarter.com to make their classroom completely energy independent by in-stalling solar panels, which they learned more about through poems, songs and research.

“It’s easier to individualize a child’s role within the group and the contribu-tion to the project so that it suits each child where they are,” Patton said, who explained that children with special needs especially thrive in this environ-

ment.Further, children in these environ-

ments directly shape the course of their education by determining projects, cre-ating methods for evaluation from their peers, delegating tasks and determining resource allocation.

A few drawbacks of the approach in-clude inconsistent methods to report individual student and school-wide prog-ress in achieving specific educational goals, getting children to sit still during long state-administered exams and re-sources from the state.

Senior Kim Higuera explained that she attended the discussion because it matched her interest in project-based learning from previous experiences.

“I think project-based learning is ba-sically the buildup to college and the re-search experience,” Higuera said.

A part of the series’ Education and Human Development theme, the talks are designed to make research topics more available to students and faculty who are not necessarily involved in the program.

“The notion across all the themes is that we’re encouraging faculty to get undergraduates involved in research that they otherwise wouldn’t be,” said Martin Zelder, director of undergradu-ate studies for the Initiative on Educa-tion and Human Development within Bass Connections.

Zelder explained that members of these research-oriented project teams reached a small audience, but the topics explored have larger impacts.

“The first element is that we have these project teams, but that’s only go-ing to capture those students who are committed to doing that in a more for-mal way and those who are selected,” Zelder said. “We understood that there are ideas here that are ideas here that are of interest to the broader commu-nity—you don’t have to be on a project team if you can sample what the ideas are—these talks are a way to get your feet wet.”

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New evidence is coming to light that antibacterial soaps may be ineffective and actively working against the battle with germs.

A recent study published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety indicates that pathogens are rapidly evolv-ing to become triclosan resistant. Triclo-san is a common ingredient in antibac-terial soaps that is supposed to protect consumers from disease-inducing bacte-ria. It is possible that it is having the op-posite effect. The research also indicates that washing with antibacterial soap is not any more successful than traditional hand washing with regular soap.

The Center for Disease Control also notes that there is no added benefit to uses antibacterial soaps over regular soap.

“To date, studies have shown that there is no added health benefit for consumers—this does not include pro-fessionals in the healthcare setting—using soaps containing antibacterial ingredients compared with using plain soap,” the CDC websites states. “A link between antibacterial chemicals used in personal cleaning products and bacte-rial resistance has been shown in vitro studies (in a controlled environment).”

The study examined bacteria associ-ated with fecal material at a wastewater site in New Jersey, and found that 80 percent of the bacteria were resistant to triclosan. This staggering figure is in-dicative of the proliferation of resistant

bacteria. The widespread use of anti-bacterial soap has essentially created a widespread “super-pathogen.”

Mohammed Noor, Earl McLean pro-fessor and associate chair of biology, explained that antibacterial soaps are creating a significant threat without pro-viding tangible benefits.

“If we’re getting no health benefit from our brief exposure to triclosan, all we’re doing is making superbugs,” he wrote in an email Monday. “It’s the same as taking precautionary antibiotics—all it does is make it more likely that when someone somewhere actually needs anti-biotics, the antibiotics won’t work.”

In the wake this new information re-garding antibacterial soap, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a new rule last month. The agency announced that it will now require antibacterial soap manufacturers to submit data demon-strating the efficacy and safety of their products.

“If companies do not demonstrate such safety and effectiveness, these prod-ucts would need to be reformulated or relabeled to remain on the market,” the FDA said in a December media release. “Today’s action is part of a larger, ongoing review of antibacterial active ingredients by the FDA to ensure these ingredients are proven to be safe and effective.”

This move, however, is not all-en-compassing. The rule does not apply to hand sanitizers or wipes, two enormous

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Starting in Alabama, a professor from the Divinity School will kick off a five-year series of talks between Baptists and Methodists.

Curtis Freeman, director of the Bap-tist House of Studies, was announced the chair of the Baptist delegation Friday. As chair, Freeman will lead an international dialogue between the Baptist World Al-liance and World Methodist Council. The dialogue is intended to promote a greater understanding and appreciation between the two organizations, provide mutual gift exchanges for the “enrich-ment” of the churches, increase partici-pation in a common witness and mission in the world and identify barriers to cre-ate fuller fellowships.

“Our Lord prayed that his followers might be one so that the world might be-lieve,” Freeman said in a Divinity School press release. “This means that ecumeni-cal conversation is integral to God’s mis-sion in the world. It is important that the global families of Baptists and Method-ists are taking this step.”

The talks will explore the theme “Faith Active in Love: Sung and Preached, Con-fessed and Remembered, Lived and Learned” and will end 2018. The World Methodist Council and Baptist World Al-liance agreed to begin the international dialogue after years of negotiation and a meeting in London, England.

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Analysts: Americans will reduce hours, quit or stop looking for jobs due to ACA

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WASHINGTON — More than 2 million Americans who would other-wise rely on a job for health insur-ance will quit working, reduce their hours or stop looking for employ-ment because of new health benefits available under the Affordable Care Act, congressional budget analysts said Tuesday.

The findings from the nonpar-tisan Congressional Budget Office revived a fierce debate about the impact President Barack Obama’s signature health-care program will have on the U.S. economy.

The White House scrambled to defend the law, which has bedev-iled Obama since its 2010 passage, arguing that the report shows it will work as planned, freeing people to care for their children, retire early or start their own businesses without worrying about health coverage.

“The Affordable Care Act today, right now, is helping labor markets, is helping businesses and is helping jobs,” said Jason Furman, the presi-dent’s chief economist.

But Republicans hailed the report as fresh evidence that the law will decimate the American workforce, encouraging people to forgo private employment in favor of taxpayer handouts.

“Today’s CBO report gives a so-

bering outlook on our economy,” Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said in a state-ment. “It confirms what we’ve known all along: The health care law is having a tremendously negative impact on eco-nomic growth.”

The report raises new questions about the health-care law just as some Repub-licans are again looking for concessions related to the Affordable Care Act in exchange for an agreement to raise the federal debt limit. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has urged quick action on the debt limit — with no concessions or ne-gotiations — saying he could run out of cash to pay the nation’s bill’s by the end of this month.

Meanwhile, the health-care law prom-ises to be a major issue in midterm congressional elections this fall, with Republicans looking to bludgeon Demo-crats over the program’s botched launch and Democrats hoping to highlight the millions of Americans who have gained coverage.

On Tuesday, few Democrats publicly defended the law, a sign that lawmakers recognize its vulnerability. In its report, the CBO said severe technical prob-lems during the October rollout of the HealthCare.gov website would sharply curtail enrollment this year.

In its assessment of the law’s impact on the jobs market, the agency had bad news for both political parties. In an im-plicit rebuke of GOP talking points, the CBO said that there was little evidence that the health-care law is affecting em-ployment and that businesses are not expected to significantly reduce head count or hours as a result of the law.

But the report also contained a set-back for the White House. The CBO predicts that the economy will have the equivalent of 2.3 million fewer full-time workers by 2021 as a result of the law — nearly three times previous estimates.

After obtaining coverage under the health-care law, some workers will choose to forgo employment, the report said, while others will voluntarily reduce

their hours. That is because insurance subsidies under the law become less generous as income rises, so workers will have less incentive to work more or at all.

The design of the subsidies — like many social safety-net programs — rep-resent “an implicit tax on additional work,” CBO Director Douglas Elmen-dorf said.

The CBO attributed the decline in workforce participation primarily to this effect. But there were other, less impor-tant causes, too, including the likeli-hood that some employers will cut peo-ple’s hours, hire fewer workers or offer lower wages to new workers to avoid or compensate for a new fine on employers that fail to offer insurance to employees who work more than 30 hours a week.

While the CBO’s assessment of the law’s impact on the labor market gener-ated the most political heat, budget ana-lysts also provided significant updates on the Affordable Care Act’s effects on health coverage.

The agency predicted that 6 million Americans will have bought private health plans through the new insurance exchanges by the March 31 deadline for obtaining coverage this year, while 8 million low-income people will have enrolled in Medicaid. Both figures are off by 1 million people compared with previous CBO forecasts.

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Alexandra Cooper, associate director of education and training at the Social Science Research Institute, said the Connection Bar is able to serve anybody in any department interested in social and behavioral research topics. Cooper said the bar arose as a team effort in part to help connect various disci-plines, and the connections developed by the scholars working for the bar have helped facilitate conversations about research hap-pening at Duke.

Cooper stated that maintaining the Con-nection Bar is relatively low-cost under the SSRI’s budget and that the desks are not in competition with the similar Link help desk in Perkins Library. She also added that it is not infrequent for either desk to refer stu-dents to the other desk for help with specific issues.

“I see it much more as both groups try to support the people who are on site,” Coo-per said. “There is sort of a... standard level of support that all of us try to provide, and we all specialize in different things.”

The Link, which opened in August 2008, currently sees around 75 to 125 visitors on an average day during the week and com-monly helps students with more technical tasks such as resolving personal laptop is-

sues and circulating multimedia equipment for use, said Cara Bonnett, communications strategist for the Office of Information Tech-nology. She noted that the two desks have the capacity to work collaboratively.

“The Link desk provides comprehensive campus service for student technical prob-lems,” Bonnett wrote in an email Tuesday. “Our understanding is that the Connection Bar is focused on research and software sup-port related to research.”

Morgan noted that the number of gradu-ate and undergraduate students who come in for help with their projects seems to fluc-tuate throughout the semester.

“At the beginning of the semester, we may see maybe ten people in a day across our shifts, and they’ll mostly be graduate students or researchers,” Morgan said. “But when we get closer to exam time, we get many more people coming in... we do help them [figure out] how stats packages work, how Qualtrics work.”

Morgan said he was initially skeptical of the Connection Bar’s placement in Gross Hall and the amount of traffic it would get there. But because of the Gross Hall renova-tions and the popularity of the complimen-tary snacks and coffee, he anticipates that the Bar will likely remain in its current loca-tion for quite a while.

The Connection Bar is currently open with drop-in hours 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on weekdays.

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questions as all of higher [education],” she said. “In an age of economic anxiety, glo-balization, and rapid technological advance-ment, what’s the place of a liberal arts univer-sity? Why will people pay $60,000 for a Duke education?”

Zhang may not currently have the an-swers to these questions, but she said she spends her free time considering them.

“I actually talk about how students can do interdisciplinary research while major-ing in only one or two subjects, or how to make the humanities relevant and excit-ing,” she said. “That might make me a nerd, but it would also make me a great Young Trustee.”

James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of economics Craufurd Goodwin said that Zhang’s genuine curiosity and insight makes her a good candidate.

“She would raise questions for the Board and suggest provocative answers,” he said. “She will inform and challenge the trustees and they will be as delighted with her as we are.”

Goodwin also noted that Zhang’s nomina-tion for both economics and English Faculty Scholarships is a testament to her breadth.

Another item on Zhang’s agenda is in-creasing the transparency and accessibility of the Board. Her first step toward achieving this would be to propose a Board of Trustees press release to outline decisions and rationales for the student body.

“Construction especially may cause stu-dent concerns,” Zhang said. “Renovations will only ramp up over the next few years, making contact between [Young Trustees] and the students even more important.”

If elected, Zhang will host office hours where students can voice their concerns and ideas about the University.

A friend of Zhang’s since freshman year,

KAT from page 1 senior Ajeet Hansra noted Zhang’s ability to understand the concerns of others as another strength.

“I am regularly delighted by Kat’s ability to grasp issues beyond her personal experi-ences and engage with me in meaningful discussion regarding student issues,” he said. “Kat truly seeks to serve her peers. This deep-seated quality is rare, and undoubtedly adds a unique element to her immense qualifica-tions for the position.”

Zhang, a member of The Chronicle’s indepen-dent editorial board, took a leave of absence from the group during the campaign.

CASBAH from page 2

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cessful precedent. Cromwell envisions a fun and relaxed environment in which customers can enjoy a variety of games over beer and cocktails.

“One of our big inspirations was Bar-cade in Brooklyn, which was the 2011 Bar of the Year in New York. We’re not copying that, but it was an inspiration,” Cromwell said. “There’s not a great spot, especially on Main Street, where you can go and have the option to have a drink

parts of the personal hygiene industry, according to the FDA release. The soap companies that would be forced to re-move their products from the market for lack of evidence will hardly be dealt a deathblow, as there are other antibac-terial agents that could replace triclosan and cause similar resistance problems in the future.

In the face of market demand, action by companies may be unlikely unless consumers make the active decision to stop buying antibacterial soaps.

ANTIBACTERIAL from page 3

Vice President for Facilities John Noonan explained the University’s ap-proach to stocking bathrooms in an email Saturday.

“We do not use antibacterial soap,” he wrote. “The soap found in bathrooms of University buildings under our responsi-bility is a certified green soap.”

Although it may be an uphill battle, many believe antibacterial resistance is a solvable problem. David McAdams, professor of business administration and economics at the Fuqua School of Busi-ness, applied game theory to bacteria evolution in a lecture recorded August 2013. He believes it is possible to elimi-nate the threat of bacterial resistance.

“Although we may never be able to rid ourselves of bacterial disease, we can potentially rid ourselves of antibacterial resistance,” McAdams said.

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and do some sort of activity. Social will provide that.”

A number of Duke students are open to a new bar that could serve as a change-of-pace to mainstays like Shooters II Sa-loon and Devine’s. Junior Alex Kunycky said he likes the idea, and plans on going once it opens.

“There aren’t too many places with a really good selection of beer and activi-ties besides dancing,” he said. “I would definitely be interested in checking it out.”

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92 percent in 2017.The Obama administration has not

produced its own enrollment forecasts for coverage under the law, one of the president’s main domestic achieve-ments. But internally and in public fo-rums, the administration’s top health officials have for months been using the 7 million estimate that the CBO issued in May.

Asked Tuesday whether it was a prob-lem that fewer people are now expected to have insurance this year, White House press secretary Jay Carney, did not an-swer directly but said, “We’re confident we’re going to have a substantial num-ber of Americans covered both through the exchanges and through expansion

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Duke’s young, injury-ridden team will look for a midseason pickup against fa-miliar foe Gardner-Webb.

The Blue Devils will take on the run-nin’ Bulldogs 5 p.m. Wednesday at Card Gymnasium. After a recent two-match skid, Duke looks to main-tain its 10-year unde-feated streak against Gardner-Webb.

“i feel like we know them pretty well, and that’s why we have them on our schedule when we don’t have to,” head coach Glen lanham said. “They’re a gritty team and they play hard, and that’s what matters right now. A lot of people get caught up in how many duals you win, but my thing is just getting guys experienced for ACCs and

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With seven of the top 20 teams in the intercollegiate Women’s lacrosse Coaches Association preseason poll in the ACC, Duke will be faced with one of its most challenging schedules in recent memory. But unlike past years, the Blue Devils will have a plethora of experience to rely on this season.

returning 22 players—including nine starters—and bringing in the sixth-ranked freshman class in the nation, no. 6 Duke is ready for all the challenges the 2014 sea-son will present. After playing underclass-man heavily in the past two years, the Blue Devils will be able to rely on a deep bench and talented upperclassman when they square off against five of the seven ranked teams in the ACC.

“The last two seasons, we feel like we’ve been a young team, and [we] re-lied a lot on younger players to do a lot of the heavy lifting for us,” head coach Kerstin Kimel said. “We feel as though

right now we’re a much more veteran team. Being a year older and the combi-nation of that and a talented freshman class, we’re excited about our depth.”

headlining Blue Devils’ defense is goalkeeper Kelsey Dureya, who led the conference in ground balls per game, saves per game and save percentage last season. her performance earned her a spot on the All-American second team—the first freshman netminder to make the team in Duke history. The sopho-more was also named to the Preseason All-ACC team, along with senior defend-er Taylor Virden.

“every kid is different in terms of how they handle expectations,” Kimel said. “i think for Kelsey Duryea, what we’ve really focused on this year with her is do-ing things and working on areas of her game that we weren’t really able to fo-cus on last year because she was coming back from an injury. i think we’ve been

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Sulaimon’s role continues to expandSophomore runs the point in Blue Devil blowout

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After the last week there will be no more talk of rasheed Sulaimon being banished to head coach Mike Krzyzews-ki’s doghouse.

“Sometimes you play well and some-times you go through a little bit of a lull,” Sulaimon said. “i’m just playing with a lot of confidence right now, and right now it’s time to go.”

The sophomore guard was a jugger-naut for the Blue Devils Tuesday night, scoring 19 points to lead no. 11 Duke to an 83-63 win against Wake Forest—the perfect way to avenge an emotional loss to Syracuse Saturday night.

With Quinn Cook nicked up and struggling to produce, Krzyzewski opted for a starting backcourt of Sulaimon and senior Tyler Thornton. Sulaimon has played bits of point guard during the course of the season, but mostly in blow-outs after Cook had been removed from the game for good.

Against the orange, that all changed. Sulaimon was handed the keys to the offense, and he drove the Blue Devils through what has been the best college basketball game of the season to date.

“it kind of started at the time where i wasn’t really playing that much and i

was on the second unit a lot,” Sulaimon said. “i just started playing a lot more point guard for the second unit and ijust started developing more confidence with the ball in my hands. i just kept working on it, and kept working hard at it in practice and Coach gave me a shot

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Sophomore guard Rasheed Sulaimon scored 19 points and handled the point guard responsibilities as the Blue Devils notched a 20-point win against Wake Forest.

tonight.”Before the Syracuse game, Sulaimon

had been in another one of his ruts of-fensively. The guard shot a combined 2-for-15 from the floor in the two games against Florida State and Pittsburgh, though he did manage to shoot a per-

fect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe. But against Syracuse Sulaimon carried the load, making big shot after big shot—most notably the 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.

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shooting stroke by scoring eight points in the span of 1:24. After hitting from the right elbow, Hood stepped out and hit back-to-back shots from beyond the arc to energize the home crowd.

After going just 6-of-16 from the floor against the Orange, Parker re-found his efficient stroke, shot 8-of-10 from the field and wowed the crowd with a pair of thunderous fast-break slam dunks. The freshman from Chicago also added

eight rebounds.Tyler Thornton sealed the run for the

Blue Devils (18-5, 7-3 in the ACC), mak-ing one of his three steals on the night and pushing it ahead to Parker for the slam. The Blue Devils’ defensive tenaci-ty was on display the entire night, turn-ing 19 Wake Forest (14-9, 4-6) turnovers into 26 points for the Blue Devils.

“It was really exciting, all praise to him. A lot of people should give him a lot of praise and a lot of credit for the lead we ended up getting,” Parker said. “His energy he had rubbed off on us.”

The senior hit a triple of his own on Duke’s next trip down the floor to ex-tend the Blue Devil advantage to 12. Lat-er in the contest, Thornton earned a big high-five from Krzyzewski after making another defensive play to knock a pass out of bounds. The Duke head coach said that Thornton, “played like a senior captain.”

“Man, it’s invigorating,” said Sulai-mon when asked what it was like to watch Thornton play defense. “Just to see him make plays like that, it hypes ev-eryone up.... When we see Tyler making great plays like that, everybody gets on him and everybody steps up their level of intensity as well.”

Duke went into halftime holding a 46-33 lead after making eight of its final 10 field goals to end the period. The team’s run to end the half was accom-plished with a special guest in the stands as well. Stand-up comedian Jeff Foxwor-thy joined the Cameron Crazies with 6:52 remaining in the first half, just be-fore the Blue Devils took their game-al-tering run.

Nationals, and that’s what this team is. It’s a good test for us.

Wednesday’s contest marks the sixth match in a row that the Blue Devils (5-10) will start at a deficit due to forfeits. Freshman Xavier Ramos lost to Runnin’ Bulldog Ryan Mosley at the Hokie Open in November, but will be unable to com-pete this week because of a knee inju-ry. Instead, his 141-pound weight class, along 125, will forfeit and give Gard-ner-Webb (6-12) a 12-point head start.

“It’s gonna be a tight match,” Lanham said. “We’re going in forfeiting the 141

and 125 [weight classes]. Any time you spot someone 12 points, it can make a match of it. But the guys that are in there for us can pull it out. If we just go out there and com-pete, we should have a good performance. But it is unusual—usually you try to go two weight classes deep.”

Fresh off ACC Wrestler of the Week honors, 197-pound redshirt sophomore Conner Hartmann looks to reassert his place in the national polls this week after bouncing in and out of the rankings this season. Hartmann upset No. 14 Brandon Palik in Saturday’s loss to Drexel, mark-ing his second victory against a ranked opponent this year. Redshirt junior Im-manuel Kerr-Brown has also been on a

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able to push her a lot more physically than we have in the past and it shows.”

Duryea will be protected by an experi-enced defensive corps, led by Virden and junior Gabby Moise. Virden, who was the first Blue Devil defender named to the All-American first-team since 2008, led the team in draw controls and was second in ground balls and caused turnovers. Moise, meanwhile, was third in the ACC with 1.30 caused turnovers per game. Last season, Duke’s defensive unit limited opponents to single-digit scoring 11 times, the third-most in the ACC.

On the other side of the ball, juniors Taylor Trimble and Kerrin Maurer will anchor a veteran offensive unit. Trimble and Maurer are the Blue Devils’ leading returning goal scorers, recording 37 and 35 tallies last season, respectively. Maur-er also paced Duke with 35 assists. Both Blue Devils garnered All-ACC and All-South region honors, and Trimble was recently added to the United States na-tional team roster.

After falling to Maryland in the quar-terfinals of the NCAA tournament to end last season, Duke will face the Terrapins one final time March 1 before they leave the ACC for the Big Ten next season.

Maryland, ranked No. 2 in the IWLCA poll, returns seven starters, including In-side Lacrosse National Player of the Year candidate Taylor Cummings. The Terra-pins enter 2014 after winning their fifth consecutive ACC championship.

“We will miss Maryland,” Kimel said. “We’ll miss playing them. We developed a tradition over the years. I’ve watched Maryland and played at Maryland—it’s hard to imagine the ACC without them.”

The Blue Devils will later face the newest member of the ACC, Syracuse, March 29. The Orange, who are the only new conference member to have a wom-an’s lacrosse program, went undefeated during their final year in the Big East. Duke and Syracuse have not met on the field since an exhibition game during the 2008 season.

A familiar foe for Duke, however, will be North Carolina, the reigning NCAA champions. The Blue Devils will close out their spring slate against the No. 1 Tar Heels, who boast three preseason All-America first team members in mid-fielder Brittany Coppa and defenders Sloane Serpe and Margaret Corzel. As a redshirt sophomore, Corzel returned from a knee injury to start all 21 games for North Carolina and rank second in the ACC in ground balls per game.

Against Wake Forest, Sulaimon was dynamic scoring the basketball, coming up clutch yet again when the Blue Dev-ils needed him. Sulaimon was the only answer Duke had for Demon Deacon forward Devin Thomas in the opening minutes, as the Houston native scored five of the Blue Devils’ first seven points. Sulaimon’s fingerprints were also all over Duke’s 18-1 run, when he assisted Rodney Hood on back-to-back jumpers and buried a triple of his own.

At times, Sulaimon looked unguardable.“Rasheed’s a great player,” graduate

student Andre Dawkins said. “He’s one of the best attackers in the country re-ally. Not many people can stay in front of him. He just needed to get his confi-dence back, get his aggressiveness back, and really just start attacking the basket. He’s been doing that the last few games and he’s been great and that’s a big help to our team.”

It’s not just the scoring that has made Sulaimon so effective of late—it’s his distributing. In his last six games, Sulai-mon has had a share of the team lead in assists four times, recording four dimes in the other two contests. All signs point towards him becoming more and more of a point guard.

“It’s a lot easier,” Dawkins said of do-ing his job with Sulaimon on the floor. “He’s attacking, you have to make a de-cision to help or stay with me. Decide between a layup at the rim for him or an open shot for me, and I don’t think oth-er teams want either one of those. All I have to do is catch it and knock it down.

He does all the hard work.”Put together two straight strong per-

formances as a team for Duke and the fewest minutes in a game for Cook since Feb. 21 of last season in a 32-point blow-out win against Virginia Tech, and the result may be more of Sulaimon running the show. With eight more regular sea-son games on the docket, the Blue Devils are looking for more production from the point guard spot, and the man who watched from the bench for the entire-ty of the team’s victory against Michigan earlier this season may be the answer.

“He’s very versatile,” Dawkins said. “He has a great handle of the ball and he’s also good at finding guys. He has good court vision. Most of the time you don’t really have to yell his name—he knows where you are.”

With another long travel game on tap when the team heads up to Boston Col-lege before a date with North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center next week, Sulaimon’s point guard play has a cou-ple of tough tests on the horizon. But the guard is doing all the right things to meet the challenge and continue to propel Duke forward.

“I just try to continue to work hard,” Sulaimon said. “They say good things come to those who work hard, and I guess that’s what’s happening now.”

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tear of late, and narrowly snapped a five-match winning streak in a tight contest against Drexel this past weekend.

Lanham noted the importance of growth this season as a team. Fourteen of this year’s wrestlers are either redshirt or true freshmen.

“[We’re working on] finishes, and not being lazy in positions. Our guys some-times want to stay down on their knees,” Lanham said. “It’s hard to come up to your feet when you’ve got another op-ponent’s leg, even though that’s the best position for us. We’re trying to teach our guys to not always look for the easy way—the best way is not always the easy way. I feel like they’re responding to it.”

Both teams are approaching the game

with expectations to snap losing streaks. Gardner-Webb is also likely to expect a strong performance from 22nd-ranked 166-pounder Austin Trott, who has a 22-3 record on the season. The Runnin’ Bulldogs would also have the added ac-colade of beating an ACC team.

“It’d be a big win for them, cause we’re an ACC team,” Lanham said. “We just have to get out there—ACC, Big South, whatever, it’s going to be tough.”

Despite the Blue Devil’s deficit, Hart-mann feels confident about the match given his recollections of the Runnin’ Bulldogs from last season.

“I don’t really remember them,” he said. “And I think that speaks for itself.”

“I think [the Duke-North Carolina] rivalry is a passionate one,” Kimel said. “We both started our programs at the same time. It’s typically a one-goal game, no matter who on paper is supposed to

beat the other. It’s a really respectful ri-valry and we look forward to that game the same way they do.”

Duke will kick off its regular season at home against Elon Friday.

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shooting stroke by scoring eight points in the span of 1:24. After hitting from the right elbow, Hood stepped out and hit back-to-back shots from beyond the arc to energize the home crowd.

After going just 6-of-16 from the floor against the Orange, Parker re-found his efficient stroke, shot 8-of-10 from the field and wowed the crowd with a pair of thunderous fast-break slam dunks. The freshman from Chicago also added

eight rebounds.Tyler Thornton sealed the run for the

Blue Devils (18-5, 7-3 in the ACC), mak-ing one of his three steals on the night and pushing it ahead to Parker for the slam. The Blue Devils’ defensive tenaci-ty was on display the entire night, turn-ing 19 Wake Forest (14-9, 4-6) turnovers into 26 points for the Blue Devils.

“It was really exciting, all praise to him. A lot of people should give him a lot of praise and a lot of credit for the lead we ended up getting,” Parker said. “His energy he had rubbed off on us.”

The senior hit a triple of his own on Duke’s next trip down the floor to ex-tend the Blue Devil advantage to 12. Lat-er in the contest, Thornton earned a big high-five from Krzyzewski after making another defensive play to knock a pass out of bounds. The Duke head coach said that Thornton, “played like a senior captain.”

“Man, it’s invigorating,” said Sulai-mon when asked what it was like to watch Thornton play defense. “Just to see him make plays like that, it hypes ev-eryone up.... When we see Tyler making great plays like that, everybody gets on him and everybody steps up their level of intensity as well.”

Duke went into halftime holding a 46-33 lead after making eight of its final 10 field goals to end the period. The team’s run to end the half was accom-plished with a special guest in the stands as well. Stand-up comedian Jeff Foxwor-thy joined the Cameron Crazies with 6:52 remaining in the first half, just be-fore the Blue Devils took their game-al-tering run.

Nationals, and that’s what this team is. It’s a good test for us.

Wednesday’s contest marks the sixth match in a row that the Blue Devils (5-10) will start at a deficit due to forfeits. Freshman Xavier Ramos lost to Runnin’ Bulldog Ryan Mosley at the Hokie Open in November, but will be unable to com-pete this week because of a knee inju-ry. Instead, his 141-pound weight class, along 125, will forfeit and give Gard-ner-Webb (6-12) a 12-point head start.

“It’s gonna be a tight match,” Lanham said. “We’re going in forfeiting the 141

and 125 [weight classes]. Any time you spot someone 12 points, it can make a match of it. But the guys that are in there for us can pull it out. If we just go out there and com-pete, we should have a good performance. But it is unusual—usually you try to go two weight classes deep.”

Fresh off ACC Wrestler of the Week honors, 197-pound redshirt sophomore Conner Hartmann looks to reassert his place in the national polls this week after bouncing in and out of the rankings this season. Hartmann upset No. 14 Brandon Palik in Saturday’s loss to Drexel, mark-ing his second victory against a ranked opponent this year. Redshirt junior Im-manuel Kerr-Brown has also been on a

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able to push her a lot more physically than we have in the past and it shows.”

Duryea will be protected by an experi-enced defensive corps, led by Virden and junior Gabby Moise. Virden, who was the first Blue Devil defender named to the All-American first-team since 2008, led the team in draw controls and was second in ground balls and caused turnovers. Moise, meanwhile, was third in the ACC with 1.30 caused turnovers per game. Last season, Duke’s defensive unit limited opponents to single-digit scoring 11 times, the third-most in the ACC.

On the other side of the ball, juniors Taylor Trimble and Kerrin Maurer will anchor a veteran offensive unit. Trimble and Maurer are the Blue Devils’ leading returning goal scorers, recording 37 and 35 tallies last season, respectively. Maur-er also paced Duke with 35 assists. Both Blue Devils garnered All-ACC and All-South region honors, and Trimble was recently added to the United States na-tional team roster.

After falling to Maryland in the quar-terfinals of the NCAA tournament to end last season, Duke will face the Terrapins one final time March 1 before they leave the ACC for the Big Ten next season.

Maryland, ranked No. 2 in the IWLCA poll, returns seven starters, including In-side Lacrosse National Player of the Year candidate Taylor Cummings. The Terra-pins enter 2014 after winning their fifth consecutive ACC championship.

“We will miss Maryland,” Kimel said. “We’ll miss playing them. We developed a tradition over the years. I’ve watched Maryland and played at Maryland—it’s hard to imagine the ACC without them.”

The Blue Devils will later face the newest member of the ACC, Syracuse, March 29. The Orange, who are the only new conference member to have a wom-an’s lacrosse program, went undefeated during their final year in the Big East. Duke and Syracuse have not met on the field since an exhibition game during the 2008 season.

A familiar foe for Duke, however, will be North Carolina, the reigning NCAA champions. The Blue Devils will close out their spring slate against the No. 1 Tar Heels, who boast three preseason All-America first team members in mid-fielder Brittany Coppa and defenders Sloane Serpe and Margaret Corzel. As a redshirt sophomore, Corzel returned from a knee injury to start all 21 games for North Carolina and rank second in the ACC in ground balls per game.

Against Wake Forest, Sulaimon was dynamic scoring the basketball, coming up clutch yet again when the Blue Dev-ils needed him. Sulaimon was the only answer Duke had for Demon Deacon forward Devin Thomas in the opening minutes, as the Houston native scored five of the Blue Devils’ first seven points. Sulaimon’s fingerprints were also all over Duke’s 18-1 run, when he assisted Rodney Hood on back-to-back jumpers and buried a triple of his own.

At times, Sulaimon looked unguardable.“Rasheed’s a great player,” graduate

student Andre Dawkins said. “He’s one of the best attackers in the country re-ally. Not many people can stay in front of him. He just needed to get his confi-dence back, get his aggressiveness back, and really just start attacking the basket. He’s been doing that the last few games and he’s been great and that’s a big help to our team.”

It’s not just the scoring that has made Sulaimon so effective of late—it’s his distributing. In his last six games, Sulai-mon has had a share of the team lead in assists four times, recording four dimes in the other two contests. All signs point towards him becoming more and more of a point guard.

“It’s a lot easier,” Dawkins said of do-ing his job with Sulaimon on the floor. “He’s attacking, you have to make a de-cision to help or stay with me. Decide between a layup at the rim for him or an open shot for me, and I don’t think oth-er teams want either one of those. All I have to do is catch it and knock it down.

He does all the hard work.”Put together two straight strong per-

formances as a team for Duke and the fewest minutes in a game for Cook since Feb. 21 of last season in a 32-point blow-out win against Virginia Tech, and the result may be more of Sulaimon running the show. With eight more regular sea-son games on the docket, the Blue Devils are looking for more production from the point guard spot, and the man who watched from the bench for the entire-ty of the team’s victory against Michigan earlier this season may be the answer.

“He’s very versatile,” Dawkins said. “He has a great handle of the ball and he’s also good at finding guys. He has good court vision. Most of the time you don’t really have to yell his name—he knows where you are.”

With another long travel game on tap when the team heads up to Boston Col-lege before a date with North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center next week, Sulaimon’s point guard play has a cou-ple of tough tests on the horizon. But the guard is doing all the right things to meet the challenge and continue to propel Duke forward.

“I just try to continue to work hard,” Sulaimon said. “They say good things come to those who work hard, and I guess that’s what’s happening now.”

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Sophomore Kelsea Duryea was one of two Blue Devils named preseason first team All-ACC and will lead the Duke defense into the 2014 season.

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Duke went on an 18-1 run as soon as co-median Jeff Foxworthy moved from his seat to join the Cameron Crazies.

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tear of late, and narrowly snapped a five-match winning streak in a tight contest against Drexel this past weekend.

Lanham noted the importance of growth this season as a team. Fourteen of this year’s wrestlers are either redshirt or true freshmen.

“[We’re working on] finishes, and not being lazy in positions. Our guys some-times want to stay down on their knees,” Lanham said. “It’s hard to come up to your feet when you’ve got another op-ponent’s leg, even though that’s the best position for us. We’re trying to teach our guys to not always look for the easy way—the best way is not always the easy way. I feel like they’re responding to it.”

Both teams are approaching the game

with expectations to snap losing streaks. Gardner-Webb is also likely to expect a strong performance from 22nd-ranked 166-pounder Austin Trott, who has a 22-3 record on the season. The Runnin’ Bulldogs would also have the added ac-colade of beating an ACC team.

“It’d be a big win for them, cause we’re an ACC team,” Lanham said. “We just have to get out there—ACC, Big South, whatever, it’s going to be tough.”

Despite the Blue Devil’s deficit, Hart-mann feels confident about the match given his recollections of the Runnin’ Bulldogs from last season.

“I don’t really remember them,” he said. “And I think that speaks for itself.”

“I think [the Duke-North Carolina] rivalry is a passionate one,” Kimel said. “We both started our programs at the same time. It’s typically a one-goal game, no matter who on paper is supposed to

beat the other. It’s a really respectful ri-valry and we look forward to that game the same way they do.”

Duke will kick off its regular season at home against Elon Friday.

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Interdisciplinarity, usually an ill-defined buzzword at Duke, has found a concrete purpose in a partnership between the Divinity School and the School of Medicine. The jointly launched Theology, Medicine and Culture initiative seeks to “deepen theological reflection, church practice, and community formation related to the human experience of illness, suffering and death.”

Founded in 2013, TMC offers Divinity students the option of pursuing a certificate program and medical students the opportunity to attain a dual degree. Ray Barfield, the program’s director, stresses TMC’s role in promoting holistic medicine, noting that, “medicine is failing, and one of the main reasons is because the only language it has access to is the incredibly efficient and devastatingly limited language of biology.”

By broadening doctors’ vocabularies, the joint program seeks to address two common criticisms of health care delivery: the inability of many doctors to communicate effectively with patients and a lack of cultural competency among health care providers.

Doctors who coolly treat their patients as

test subjects or who fail to connect with them can sow mistrust and, in some cases, worsen health outcomes. Cultural tone-deafness—doctors failing to understand a patient’s background—can cause patients to remain wary of their health care providers and lead to poor treatment.

It seems plausible that theological study would help doctors better communicate with and understand the beliefs of their Christian patients. TMC may, for this reason, help some doctors improve their ability to treat Christians. Although medical practice should be informed by science, the medical profession can use theological knowledge to improve care. As Medical School Fellow Philip Choi notes, many patients who choose aggressive end-of-life care are more religious, and an understanding of theology promises to help any doctor, especially one who guides patients through difficult end-of-life choices.

The scope of the TMC program is, however, necessarily limited, and we doubt that religious training addresses challenges in medical care better than other forms of humanistic learning and cultural education. That many patients

are Christian and that religion touches on broad questions of existence does not mean that studying in the Divinity School will improve a doctor’s bedside manner more than reading Shakespeare will. TMC also privileges a Christian theological education over a broad study of religious beliefs and practices. Although focusing on Christianity makes sense given that Duke boasts an exceptional Divinity School, the emphasis on Christian doctrine further confines the program’s scope.

TMC’s mission is innovative and commend-able. But it is narrow. Programs designed to improve doctors’ communication skills should focus on just that—they should train medical students in methods and techniques for relat-ing to and speaking with other human beings. Patients’ backgrounds are, moreover, broader than religion alone, and programs designed to improve doctor empathy should accommodate a greater range of cultural and religious prac-tices and beliefs.

Communication skills go beyond theologi-cal inquiry, and religion is not the only defin-ing feature of identity. TMC is valiant but in-sufficient.

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Young Trustee EndorsementsDuke Diya endorses Tobia for Young Trustee

Duke Diya had the pleasure of hearing from this year’s three highly qualified Young Trustee finalists. We were impressed with the immense levels of commitment, passion and service to Duke each candidate embodied, as well as the unique perspectives of their Duke experiences they shared. After careful consideration, Duke Diya is happy to announce its support for Jacob Tobia as this year’s Young Trustee.

Jacob is a proven leader who has shown the ability to bring students together for various causes throughout his Duke career. With his work with Gender Neutral Housing, Jacob succeeded in advocating for and ultimately instilling positive changes on campus. His work with DukeOpen resulted in the support of thousands of undergraduate students for endowment transparency and investment responsibility. Jacob has climbed the ranks to actually meet with current members of the Board of Trustees and engage them on such issues most important to students. Jacob has gone beyond the undergraduate institutions that the majority of students work in to the higher up administrators, meetings and conversations. Jacob has shown that he will be able to command the respect of the Board of Trustees and be in the ideal position to make sure valid student concerns are addressed.

Finally, we believe that Jacob will best represent the views and interests of minority students at Duke. We heard sincere and genuine passion in this finalist’s voice, and we believe that his ability to instill trust in those around him will make Jacob an excellent addition to the Board of Trustees. Duke Diya has no doubt that Jacob will fill the role of Young Trustee best, for Duke as a whole as well as our organization in particular. We wish all the candidates the best of luck in this year’s election and look forward to the results.

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Duke Panhellenic Association endorses Tobia for Young Trustee

The Panhellenic Association is proud to announce their endorsement of Jacob Tobia for Young Trustee. We are very impressed with his vast campus involvement, ranging from successful social justice activist efforts to service on DSG and various student committees. His work with DukeOpen, the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and Blue Devils United have all clearly shown his dedication to improving the Duke experience for students of every race, gender and sexual preference. Put simply, Jacob has repeatedly immersed himself in student affairs with impressive and meaningful outcomes.

We believe that Jacob has the dedication, passion and experience to make him an effective and approachable student liaison. The Panhellenic Association also firmly believes that Jacob’s commitment to gender and sexual diversity will help him best represent our interests as the largest women’s organization on campus. We enthusiastically support Jacob in the upcoming Young Trustee election and encourage all members to cast a vote on February 6.

Katie Howard, Trinity ’14President, Panhellenic Association

Mi Gente endorses Jacob Tobia for Young TrusteeMi Gente, Duke’s Latino student association,

enthusiastically endorses Jacob Tobia for Young Trustee. After meeting with all three candidates, we believe that Tobia would be a powerful addition to the Board of Trustees. Throughout his time at Duke, Tobia has been a vocal activist in realms that Duke had not even conceived of before, including gender-neutral housing, endowment transparency and financial aid assistance for undocumented and international students. We believe that Tobia’s passion for social progress, unique perspective and desire to hear students from different groups on campus will translate to effective and efficient communication between current Duke students and the Board of Trustees.

Along with our belief that Tobia will be able to effectively articulate and voice his opinions to the Boards of Trustee, Mi Gente believes that Tobia’s

exposure and relationships to Duke administration and members of the Board of Trustees will allow him to serve the position productively. As the voice of many students during his time at Duke, Mi Gente believes that Jacob Tobia will continue to play this role and improve the Duke experience for all students if chosen for Young Trustee.

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Duke Democrats endorse Tobia for Young TrusteeIn the view of Duke Democrats, the position of

Young Trustee is much more than a seat filled by a person who happens to be under the age of 30. As one of the largest and most active political groups on campus, Duke Democrats endorses the Young Trustee candidate who is most adept in current political issues affecting the University, most committed to safeguarding the interests of student voters and most willing to stay up-to-date on the ever-changing needs of our diverse student body.

For these reasons, Duke Democrats has chosen to endorse Jacob Tobia for the position of Young Trustee.

Jacob Tobia’s campaign for gender-neutral housing and the DukeOpen campaign are perhaps the most visible of his successes, but much of Tobia’s most important work has occurred behind the scenes. From meeting with current Board members to bring gender-neutral housing options to East Campus, to helping organize the nationally recognized Duke campaign against Amendment One in 2012, Tobia has the proven experience and forward-thinking mentality required to serve as Young Trustee.

Tobia shows a long-term commitment to increase the number of student voices heard by the Board. Tobia’s successful push for endowment transparency last semester underlines his commitment to have student groups interact directly with current trustees through occasional town-hall style meetings. Tobia has the unique ability to see on-campus changes through the eyes of a future Duke student and college-aged voter. He acknowledged the importance of policies that will keep students informed on matters concerning elections, such as what is required to vote in North Carolina and where voting will take place.

Finally, his commitment to the issue of increased socioeconomic diversity and his vocal support for undocumented Duke students makes Tobia a candidate who will support students of every background and advance Duke’s position as an innovative liberal arts institution. He applauds the institution’s “need blind” admissions process and is committed to finding other feasible ways to increase socioeconomic diversity on campus.

Jordan DeLoatch, Trinity ’15President, Duke Democrats

Baldwin Scholars endorse Katherine Zhang for Young Trustee

After meeting with the three finalists, the Baldwin Scholars have decided to endorse Katherine Zhang for Young Trustee. Katherine is remarkably qualified for the position: She has extensive experience discussing and debating significant University issues through her work with The Chronicle’s Editorial Board and has also demonstrated a breadth of interests through her academics and diverse array of extracurricular involvements. We were particularly impressed by Katherine’s thoughtfulness and her comprehensive knowledge of issues that are and will continue to be of critical importance to Duke. Her voice will be a credible and well-informed one on the Board, and we are confident that she will represent students well.

The Baldwin Scholars strive to encourage and promote female leadership at Duke and beyond. Katherine will contribute to the growing diversity on the Board, and will serve as a strong female leader and role model for others. It is with confidence and excitement that the Baldwin Scholars endorse her to serve as Young Trustee.

Alexandria Lattimore, Trinity ’14Chair, Alice M. Baldwin Scholars

Blue Devils United endorses Tobia for Young Trustee

After meeting with the three candidates, Blue Devils United is proud to endorse Jacob Tobia for the position of undergraduate Young Trustee.

We find tremendous value in Jacob’s experiences as a leader and activist on campus, which have afforded him the unique opportunity to develop relationships with important University officials. Having already sat on the Business and Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, Jacob has established meaningful connections with members of the Board. These relationships proved crucial for the successful DukeOpen campaign, which Jacob led with admirable dedication.

Additionally, Jacob’s leading role in instituting extensive gender neutral housing at Duke demonstrates his enthusiasm for maximizing the University’s commitment to diversity. Jacob impressively garnered support in favor of these plans from a wide variety of student groups, which is clear evidence of his ability to transcend ideological boundaries that often permeate the campus culture. Because of this effort and his outstanding record as an advocate for LGBTQ people, Blue Devils United undoubtedly trusts Jacob to continue to represent our community on the Board of Trustees. His plans for activism, however, are certainly not limited to the LGBTQ community.

Jacob’s aspiration to prioritize the needs of undocumented students at Duke clearly indicates his broader view in advocating on behalf of marginalized communities. We place a great deal of faith in his ability to actively listen to and elevate the needs of the various communities represented on campus.

Duke is absolutely lucky to have candidates as qualified as those running in this year’s election. That being said, we admire Jacob’s leadership, initiative and dedication to the needs of LGBTQ individuals, and we enthusiastically endorse his candidacy.

Daniel Kort, Trinity ’16President, Blue Devils United

Duke Engineering Student Government endorses Zhang for Young Trustee

It is with confidence that the Engineering Student Government endorses Katherine Zhang for the position of Young Trustee. All three finalists, Katherine Zhang, Neil Kondamuri and Jacob Tobia are candidates with incredible potential and have done amazing jobs as on-campus leaders in their four years at Duke. Having met and interviewed each of the candidates, we feel that Katherine Zhang’s unique range of experiences as well as her understanding of campus issues makes her both the best voice for Pratt students and the entire undergraduate body to serve on the Board of Trustees.

We feel that Katherine’s position on online education best represents the Pratt undergraduate voice. Online education is a highly prevalent and important issue that the Board of Trustees will be addressing in the upcoming years. Katherine would serve as a strong voice on the Board that understands undergraduate reservations moving forward with massive open online courses and other forms of online courseware. For Pratt students, one of the most valuable resources is direct access to professors and their research. This is an aspect of online education that we feel needs to be investigated and worked through before broad-spectrum implementation. ESG believes Katherine Zhang understands the undergraduate opinion on MOOCs and will be able to clarify this position to the Board very effectively.

Additionally, Katherine’s emphasis on interdisciplinary programs and overall prioritization of undergraduate academic issues is important to engineering students. Her commitment to meaningful and rationally achievable change typifies the character we want to see in a Young Trustee. For Pratt students, and for all students, ESG is confident Katherine Zhang is the best candidate for Young Trustee.

Anna Knight, Pratt ’15President, Duke Engineering Student Government

Last week, the House of Representatives did some-thing pretty special—it passed a bill. It has al-ready been diagnosed with a fatal flaw, however,

because President Obama almost immediately stated that he would veto the bill if it ever comes across his desk. What is this intriguing bit of proposed legislation? H.R. 7, the No Tax Payer Funding for Abortion Act.

The Act has two principal parts. Title I makes permanent the Hyde Amendment, passed in 1976, which first prohibited the use of federal funds to pay for abortion. But the Act would do more than just make permanent the existing federal policy. Rather, Title II of the Act considers federal funding for abortions in the context of the Affordable Care Act. Title II would amend the ACA to disqualify from receiving a tax credit for buying health insurance on the health insurance marketplace anyone who wishes to purchase a health insurance plan that provides coverage for abortion.

There has been much discussion in the media in recent weeks about the importance of the tax credit for individuals who are now required to get health insurance coverage under the ACA. Under the ACA after the Supreme Court decision, individual states have the option to accept federal funds to expand their Medicaid eligibility to include greater amounts of low-income adults. If states do not accept the Medicaid expansion program, however, there is a coverage gap between those who qualify for Medicaid under state rules (because they earn up to a median of 47 percent of the federal poverty line) and those who earn enough to qualify for the federal tax credit (because their income is between 100 and 400 percent of the federal poverty line).

That is, there are whole groups of people who just are not poor enough to get healthcare.

As a result, health navigators are scrambling to find ways to help individuals teetering on the edge of the federal poverty line earn enough money to qualify for the federal tax subsidy. For example, a healthcare navigator working in the mountains of North Carolina is encouraging the people she works with to take on a couple extra shifts or to sell the fruits and vegetables from their home garden in order to inch over the federal poverty line and qualify for the subsidy.

This scramble to find extra sources of income in states that have not agreed to the Medicaid expansion program would result in economically disparate effects of H.R. 7. If the proposed legislation became law, individuals who needed the federal tax subsidy in order to be able to afford health insurance coverage under the ACA effectively would be forced to abdicate

their right to choose to have an abortion. Naturally, this is exactly what the bill’s proponents want.

But the reality remains that Roe v. Wade has not been overruled, and women still have the right to chose when and whether they have children, up to the point of the viability of the fetus outside of the mother’s womb. Moreover, if the advocates of the bill

were so focused on promoting good family values, the Act would actually be counterproductive. If these legislators have a vested interest in providing children with safe and nurturing homes where two loving parents invest all the necessary energy into parenting to produce mature and competent members of society, then forcing women already struggling financially to bear another child compromises that ideal.

Finally, we must ask why the House Republicans are so obsessed with women’s health. In a Congress that is infamous for its unproductivity, it is quite incredible that the House has managed to pass another anti-abortion bill, after it already passed a 20-week abortion bill in June. Although women have made huge strides in representation in Congress in the last couple of elections, there are still only 81 women in the House: 62 Democrats and 19 Republicans. This means that a predominantly male body is obsessed with regulating women’s reproduction. This is hardly a new phenomenon, of course. (Consider the 19th century gender norms that confined women to the pedestal of motherhood, and simultaneously praised and mandated that women be mothers and wives exclusively.)

But this is 2014. Employers can be liable for sex discrimination now if they make significant employment decisions based on a woman being a woman, and human resources departments beg executives to never ever put their sexist prejudices on paper. If we have truly accepted that women no longer need a dashing white knight to rescue them from their own feminine instability, then the male House Republicans need to stop passing bills they know President Obama will veto.

Congress needs to focus on the larger picture of a country struggling to cope with the pressures of a changing world and pass immigration reform, job creating measures and ensure that we will be safe from another government shutdown. Leave the symbolic legislation for when there’s nothing else to do.

Joline Doedens is a second-year law student. Her column runs every other Wednesday. Send Joline a message @jydoedens.

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Interdisciplinarity, usually an ill-defined buzzword at Duke, has found a concrete purpose in a partnership between the Divinity School and the School of Medicine. The jointly launched Theology, Medicine and Culture initiative seeks to “deepen theological reflection, church practice, and community formation related to the human experience of illness, suffering and death.”

Founded in 2013, TMC offers Divinity students the option of pursuing a certificate program and medical students the opportunity to attain a dual degree. Ray Barfield, the program’s director, stresses TMC’s role in promoting holistic medicine, noting that, “medicine is failing, and one of the main reasons is because the only language it has access to is the incredibly efficient and devastatingly limited language of biology.”

By broadening doctors’ vocabularies, the joint program seeks to address two common criticisms of health care delivery: the inability of many doctors to communicate effectively with patients and a lack of cultural competency among health care providers.

Doctors who coolly treat their patients as

test subjects or who fail to connect with them can sow mistrust and, in some cases, worsen health outcomes. Cultural tone-deafness—doctors failing to understand a patient’s background—can cause patients to remain wary of their health care providers and lead to poor treatment.

It seems plausible that theological study would help doctors better communicate with and understand the beliefs of their Christian patients. TMC may, for this reason, help some doctors improve their ability to treat Christians. Although medical practice should be informed by science, the medical profession can use theological knowledge to improve care. As Medical School Fellow Philip Choi notes, many patients who choose aggressive end-of-life care are more religious, and an understanding of theology promises to help any doctor, especially one who guides patients through difficult end-of-life choices.

The scope of the TMC program is, however, necessarily limited, and we doubt that religious training addresses challenges in medical care better than other forms of humanistic learning and cultural education. That many patients

are Christian and that religion touches on broad questions of existence does not mean that studying in the Divinity School will improve a doctor’s bedside manner more than reading Shakespeare will. TMC also privileges a Christian theological education over a broad study of religious beliefs and practices. Although focusing on Christianity makes sense given that Duke boasts an exceptional Divinity School, the emphasis on Christian doctrine further confines the program’s scope.

TMC’s mission is innovative and commend-able. But it is narrow. Programs designed to improve doctors’ communication skills should focus on just that—they should train medical students in methods and techniques for relat-ing to and speaking with other human beings. Patients’ backgrounds are, moreover, broader than religion alone, and programs designed to improve doctor empathy should accommodate a greater range of cultural and religious prac-tices and beliefs.

Communication skills go beyond theologi-cal inquiry, and religion is not the only defin-ing feature of identity. TMC is valiant but in-sufficient.

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Young Trustee EndorsementsDuke Diya endorses Tobia for Young Trustee

Duke Diya had the pleasure of hearing from this year’s three highly qualified Young Trustee finalists. We were impressed with the immense levels of commitment, passion and service to Duke each candidate embodied, as well as the unique perspectives of their Duke experiences they shared. After careful consideration, Duke Diya is happy to announce its support for Jacob Tobia as this year’s Young Trustee.

Jacob is a proven leader who has shown the ability to bring students together for various causes throughout his Duke career. With his work with Gender Neutral Housing, Jacob succeeded in advocating for and ultimately instilling positive changes on campus. His work with DukeOpen resulted in the support of thousands of undergraduate students for endowment transparency and investment responsibility. Jacob has climbed the ranks to actually meet with current members of the Board of Trustees and engage them on such issues most important to students. Jacob has gone beyond the undergraduate institutions that the majority of students work in to the higher up administrators, meetings and conversations. Jacob has shown that he will be able to command the respect of the Board of Trustees and be in the ideal position to make sure valid student concerns are addressed.

Finally, we believe that Jacob will best represent the views and interests of minority students at Duke. We heard sincere and genuine passion in this finalist’s voice, and we believe that his ability to instill trust in those around him will make Jacob an excellent addition to the Board of Trustees. Duke Diya has no doubt that Jacob will fill the role of Young Trustee best, for Duke as a whole as well as our organization in particular. We wish all the candidates the best of luck in this year’s election and look forward to the results.

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Duke Panhellenic Association endorses Tobia for Young Trustee

The Panhellenic Association is proud to announce their endorsement of Jacob Tobia for Young Trustee. We are very impressed with his vast campus involvement, ranging from successful social justice activist efforts to service on DSG and various student committees. His work with DukeOpen, the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and Blue Devils United have all clearly shown his dedication to improving the Duke experience for students of every race, gender and sexual preference. Put simply, Jacob has repeatedly immersed himself in student affairs with impressive and meaningful outcomes.

We believe that Jacob has the dedication, passion and experience to make him an effective and approachable student liaison. The Panhellenic Association also firmly believes that Jacob’s commitment to gender and sexual diversity will help him best represent our interests as the largest women’s organization on campus. We enthusiastically support Jacob in the upcoming Young Trustee election and encourage all members to cast a vote on February 6.

Katie Howard, Trinity ’14President, Panhellenic Association

Mi Gente endorses Jacob Tobia for Young TrusteeMi Gente, Duke’s Latino student association,

enthusiastically endorses Jacob Tobia for Young Trustee. After meeting with all three candidates, we believe that Tobia would be a powerful addition to the Board of Trustees. Throughout his time at Duke, Tobia has been a vocal activist in realms that Duke had not even conceived of before, including gender-neutral housing, endowment transparency and financial aid assistance for undocumented and international students. We believe that Tobia’s passion for social progress, unique perspective and desire to hear students from different groups on campus will translate to effective and efficient communication between current Duke students and the Board of Trustees.

Along with our belief that Tobia will be able to effectively articulate and voice his opinions to the Boards of Trustee, Mi Gente believes that Tobia’s

exposure and relationships to Duke administration and members of the Board of Trustees will allow him to serve the position productively. As the voice of many students during his time at Duke, Mi Gente believes that Jacob Tobia will continue to play this role and improve the Duke experience for all students if chosen for Young Trustee.

Karina Santellano, Trinity ’15Walter Solorzano, Trinity ’15

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Duke Democrats endorse Tobia for Young TrusteeIn the view of Duke Democrats, the position of

Young Trustee is much more than a seat filled by a person who happens to be under the age of 30. As one of the largest and most active political groups on campus, Duke Democrats endorses the Young Trustee candidate who is most adept in current political issues affecting the University, most committed to safeguarding the interests of student voters and most willing to stay up-to-date on the ever-changing needs of our diverse student body.

For these reasons, Duke Democrats has chosen to endorse Jacob Tobia for the position of Young Trustee.

Jacob Tobia’s campaign for gender-neutral housing and the DukeOpen campaign are perhaps the most visible of his successes, but much of Tobia’s most important work has occurred behind the scenes. From meeting with current Board members to bring gender-neutral housing options to East Campus, to helping organize the nationally recognized Duke campaign against Amendment One in 2012, Tobia has the proven experience and forward-thinking mentality required to serve as Young Trustee.

Tobia shows a long-term commitment to increase the number of student voices heard by the Board. Tobia’s successful push for endowment transparency last semester underlines his commitment to have student groups interact directly with current trustees through occasional town-hall style meetings. Tobia has the unique ability to see on-campus changes through the eyes of a future Duke student and college-aged voter. He acknowledged the importance of policies that will keep students informed on matters concerning elections, such as what is required to vote in North Carolina and where voting will take place.

Finally, his commitment to the issue of increased socioeconomic diversity and his vocal support for undocumented Duke students makes Tobia a candidate who will support students of every background and advance Duke’s position as an innovative liberal arts institution. He applauds the institution’s “need blind” admissions process and is committed to finding other feasible ways to increase socioeconomic diversity on campus.

Jordan DeLoatch, Trinity ’15President, Duke Democrats

Baldwin Scholars endorse Katherine Zhang for Young Trustee

After meeting with the three finalists, the Baldwin Scholars have decided to endorse Katherine Zhang for Young Trustee. Katherine is remarkably qualified for the position: She has extensive experience discussing and debating significant University issues through her work with The Chronicle’s Editorial Board and has also demonstrated a breadth of interests through her academics and diverse array of extracurricular involvements. We were particularly impressed by Katherine’s thoughtfulness and her comprehensive knowledge of issues that are and will continue to be of critical importance to Duke. Her voice will be a credible and well-informed one on the Board, and we are confident that she will represent students well.

The Baldwin Scholars strive to encourage and promote female leadership at Duke and beyond. Katherine will contribute to the growing diversity on the Board, and will serve as a strong female leader and role model for others. It is with confidence and excitement that the Baldwin Scholars endorse her to serve as Young Trustee.

Alexandria Lattimore, Trinity ’14Chair, Alice M. Baldwin Scholars

Blue Devils United endorses Tobia for Young Trustee

After meeting with the three candidates, Blue Devils United is proud to endorse Jacob Tobia for the position of undergraduate Young Trustee.

We find tremendous value in Jacob’s experiences as a leader and activist on campus, which have afforded him the unique opportunity to develop relationships with important University officials. Having already sat on the Business and Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, Jacob has established meaningful connections with members of the Board. These relationships proved crucial for the successful DukeOpen campaign, which Jacob led with admirable dedication.

Additionally, Jacob’s leading role in instituting extensive gender neutral housing at Duke demonstrates his enthusiasm for maximizing the University’s commitment to diversity. Jacob impressively garnered support in favor of these plans from a wide variety of student groups, which is clear evidence of his ability to transcend ideological boundaries that often permeate the campus culture. Because of this effort and his outstanding record as an advocate for LGBTQ people, Blue Devils United undoubtedly trusts Jacob to continue to represent our community on the Board of Trustees. His plans for activism, however, are certainly not limited to the LGBTQ community.

Jacob’s aspiration to prioritize the needs of undocumented students at Duke clearly indicates his broader view in advocating on behalf of marginalized communities. We place a great deal of faith in his ability to actively listen to and elevate the needs of the various communities represented on campus.

Duke is absolutely lucky to have candidates as qualified as those running in this year’s election. That being said, we admire Jacob’s leadership, initiative and dedication to the needs of LGBTQ individuals, and we enthusiastically endorse his candidacy.

Daniel Kort, Trinity ’16President, Blue Devils United

Duke Engineering Student Government endorses Zhang for Young Trustee

It is with confidence that the Engineering Student Government endorses Katherine Zhang for the position of Young Trustee. All three finalists, Katherine Zhang, Neil Kondamuri and Jacob Tobia are candidates with incredible potential and have done amazing jobs as on-campus leaders in their four years at Duke. Having met and interviewed each of the candidates, we feel that Katherine Zhang’s unique range of experiences as well as her understanding of campus issues makes her both the best voice for Pratt students and the entire undergraduate body to serve on the Board of Trustees.

We feel that Katherine’s position on online education best represents the Pratt undergraduate voice. Online education is a highly prevalent and important issue that the Board of Trustees will be addressing in the upcoming years. Katherine would serve as a strong voice on the Board that understands undergraduate reservations moving forward with massive open online courses and other forms of online courseware. For Pratt students, one of the most valuable resources is direct access to professors and their research. This is an aspect of online education that we feel needs to be investigated and worked through before broad-spectrum implementation. ESG believes Katherine Zhang understands the undergraduate opinion on MOOCs and will be able to clarify this position to the Board very effectively.

Additionally, Katherine’s emphasis on interdisciplinary programs and overall prioritization of undergraduate academic issues is important to engineering students. Her commitment to meaningful and rationally achievable change typifies the character we want to see in a Young Trustee. For Pratt students, and for all students, ESG is confident Katherine Zhang is the best candidate for Young Trustee.

Anna Knight, Pratt ’15President, Duke Engineering Student Government

Last week, the House of Representatives did some-thing pretty special—it passed a bill. It has al-ready been diagnosed with a fatal flaw, however,

because President Obama almost immediately stated that he would veto the bill if it ever comes across his desk. What is this intriguing bit of proposed legislation? H.R. 7, the No Tax Payer Funding for Abortion Act.

The Act has two principal parts. Title I makes permanent the Hyde Amendment, passed in 1976, which first prohibited the use of federal funds to pay for abortion. But the Act would do more than just make permanent the existing federal policy. Rather, Title II of the Act considers federal funding for abortions in the context of the Affordable Care Act. Title II would amend the ACA to disqualify from receiving a tax credit for buying health insurance on the health insurance marketplace anyone who wishes to purchase a health insurance plan that provides coverage for abortion.

There has been much discussion in the media in recent weeks about the importance of the tax credit for individuals who are now required to get health insurance coverage under the ACA. Under the ACA after the Supreme Court decision, individual states have the option to accept federal funds to expand their Medicaid eligibility to include greater amounts of low-income adults. If states do not accept the Medicaid expansion program, however, there is a coverage gap between those who qualify for Medicaid under state rules (because they earn up to a median of 47 percent of the federal poverty line) and those who earn enough to qualify for the federal tax credit (because their income is between 100 and 400 percent of the federal poverty line).

That is, there are whole groups of people who just are not poor enough to get healthcare.

As a result, health navigators are scrambling to find ways to help individuals teetering on the edge of the federal poverty line earn enough money to qualify for the federal tax subsidy. For example, a healthcare navigator working in the mountains of North Carolina is encouraging the people she works with to take on a couple extra shifts or to sell the fruits and vegetables from their home garden in order to inch over the federal poverty line and qualify for the subsidy.

This scramble to find extra sources of income in states that have not agreed to the Medicaid expansion program would result in economically disparate effects of H.R. 7. If the proposed legislation became law, individuals who needed the federal tax subsidy in order to be able to afford health insurance coverage under the ACA effectively would be forced to abdicate

their right to choose to have an abortion. Naturally, this is exactly what the bill’s proponents want.

But the reality remains that Roe v. Wade has not been overruled, and women still have the right to chose when and whether they have children, up to the point of the viability of the fetus outside of the mother’s womb. Moreover, if the advocates of the bill

were so focused on promoting good family values, the Act would actually be counterproductive. If these legislators have a vested interest in providing children with safe and nurturing homes where two loving parents invest all the necessary energy into parenting to produce mature and competent members of society, then forcing women already struggling financially to bear another child compromises that ideal.

Finally, we must ask why the House Republicans are so obsessed with women’s health. In a Congress that is infamous for its unproductivity, it is quite incredible that the House has managed to pass another anti-abortion bill, after it already passed a 20-week abortion bill in June. Although women have made huge strides in representation in Congress in the last couple of elections, there are still only 81 women in the House: 62 Democrats and 19 Republicans. This means that a predominantly male body is obsessed with regulating women’s reproduction. This is hardly a new phenomenon, of course. (Consider the 19th century gender norms that confined women to the pedestal of motherhood, and simultaneously praised and mandated that women be mothers and wives exclusively.)

But this is 2014. Employers can be liable for sex discrimination now if they make significant employment decisions based on a woman being a woman, and human resources departments beg executives to never ever put their sexist prejudices on paper. If we have truly accepted that women no longer need a dashing white knight to rescue them from their own feminine instability, then the male House Republicans need to stop passing bills they know President Obama will veto.

Congress needs to focus on the larger picture of a country struggling to cope with the pressures of a changing world and pass immigration reform, job creating measures and ensure that we will be safe from another government shutdown. Leave the symbolic legislation for when there’s nothing else to do.

Joline Doedens is a second-year law student. Her column runs every other Wednesday. Send Joline a message @jydoedens.

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