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Blue Devils mine victory against 49ers

(12/30/09 9:00am)

As the holidays draw to a close, No. 7 Duke (10-1) continued a Christmas tradition of its own. For the 15th straight year, The Blue Devils won their post-holiday break game 84-63 against persistent Long Beach State (6-7). Five Blue Devils finished the game in double figures, led by junior Nolan Smith and senior Jon Scheyer, who combined for 41 of Duke’s 84 points. “Jon’s a terrific basketball player, and he has been for his entire time here,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He understands the value of the ball…. He knows what he’s good at and he becomes excellent in those things.” Senior Brian Zoubek also made his presence felt on both ends of the court, working his way to a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Although Duke led by as many as 26 points in the first half, Long Beach State refused to back down. The 49ers had already played three top-10 teams this season, including No. 6 West Virginia, No. 3 Kentucky and No. 2 Texas. Led by sophomore guard Larry Anderson’s 12 second-half points, the 49ers stayed in the game and cut the lead to as few as 13 points. Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson said it was his bench that helped the 49ers find their footing against the Blue Devils’ stifling defense and barrage of threes.  Unfortunately for Long Beach State, Monson’s bench was not deep enough to overcomeDuke’ defense. “We had to start with defense. The offense will come, but the defense sets the tone,” Smith said. Despite a slow start that held the Blue Devils to 10 points in the first five minutes of play and only shooting 39 percent from the line, Duke quickly found its rhythm—and its 3-ball—sinking nine from behind the arc and shooting 60 percent from the field in the first half. Overall, Duke went 15-of-26 from beyond the arc, for 57.7 percent. Although Duke’s defense often forced the 49ers to take quick shots, Scheyer and Smith helped maximized the Devils’ offensive effectiveness. The two combined for 14 assists and no turnovers. “We had good shots,” Krzyzewski said. “They weren’t quick shots. For the most parts, they were really good shots. If we get good shots, we should get a good percentage against them.” Duke’s big men, Zoubek particularly, led the team’s defensive performance and allowed the offense to create 22 second-chance points and 16 points off turnovers. Duke used its powerful defense and hot offense to fuel a 27-7 run in the first half. And although Long Beach State adjusted its defense after intermission, Zoubek’s seven rebounds and eight points in the last 20 minutes made up for slow second-half offensive showings by Singler and freshman Andre Dawkins. Krzyzewski said Zoubek’s performance has consistently been strong this season.  The senior also contributed three of Duke’s 10 blocks against the 49ers. “I know my role, and I’ve been playing it well,” Zoubek said. “I definitely feel like I’m trying to establish myself. I’ve definitely had some struggles earlier in my career, but I feel like if I can just play consistently hard, the way I’ve been going, hopefully people will notice.” With their 10th win secured, the Blue Devils are looking forward to Thursday’s game against Pennsylvania with their minds on what still needs work before ACC play starts Sunday against Clemson. On which areas he would specifically like to see Duke improve, Singler said, “Everything.” “We haven’t reached our full potential,” he said. “We still have a lot of improving to do, which is a good thing, but at the same time, I’d really like to see the finished product. It’s just how the season goes. We’ve just got to keep on working hard.”  

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Trustees to discuss finances, health care

(12/04/09 10:00am)

The Board of Trustees will review the University’s financial situation, consider replacements for two trustees and discuss the potential effects of health care reform on Duke and the health system.  As the University continues to try to cut about $70 million from its budget this year, the Trustees will hear an update on Duke’s financial state at its meeting this weekend. Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said he and Provost Peter Lange are on target to meet their budget goals so far.  Trask added that with monthly retirement incentive decisions due Dec. 8, the Duke Administrative Reform Team has completed its major personnel projects and has begun to examine program budgets, including those for the units of Information Technology and Communications. Lange said that as units begin to see reductions in personnel from retirement initiatives, vacancy management and reductions in overtime, he will look to update the Board on how those units are beginning to adjust to smaller staffs.  Chair and Democratic state Sen. Dan Blue, Law ’73, said he is confident Duke is on track to meet its budgetary goals.  He added that the Trustees will continue to stay informed about cost-cutting methods, including decentralized layoffs.  “The Business and Finance Committee will probe that, I’m sure... and the entire Board will be interested in that,” Blue said. “As you know, there is no policy to have a reduction in force using [large-scale] tactics. Duke is a decentralized campus in many ways... we discussed that again and thought at one point as this recession got deeper and deeper that we had all kinds of options available to us and [mass layoffs] is not the one that we chose.” Blue also said the Board will review the project definition for K4, the proposed fourth wing of Keohane Quadrangle. The basic inside design has been completed, Trask said. The Board is considering two candidates to fill the unexpired terms of Rev. Charles Smith, Trinity ’62 and Divinity ’65, and Dr. Lewis “Rusty” Williams, Ph.D. ’77  and Medicine ’78. The approved candidates will take their positions in July 2010, Blue said. Smith will have reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 years old and Williams chose to retire before the expiration of his term to pursue other things, Blue added. To fill an unexpired term, the Board may vote to approve candidates and bypass the traditional Trustee approval process, said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations.  The Board will also discuss how national health care reform could affect the University and the Duke University Health System, Blue said.  In addition to discussing the future of the University health plan for employees, Trask said the Trustees will engage in discussions already taking place in DUHS about potential health care reform scenarios.  “Duke is not a minor player in this, [Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and chief executive officer of DUHS,] is very involved at the national level of what health care ought to look like,” Blue said. “We are a major player in the region and nation, so how this regulation impacts Duke will be very representative of how this will impact a lot of other institutions as well.”

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Section selection postponed

(11/20/09 10:00am)

The section shuffle for selective living groups and fraternities has been postponed. Administrators and students involved in the residential group assessment process must further discuss issues raised at the Wednesday night meeting with stakeholders, Associate Dean for Residential Life Joe Gonzalez said at the Campus Council meeting Thursday. Gonzalez said he is not sure when the selection process, originally intended to take place Sunday afternoon, will be rescheduled. “The group that’s talking needs some more time to figure things out some more,” he said. “I guess one of the things we’re doing is sort of pushing the pause button.” Officials from Residence Life and Housing Services, Student Affairs, Campus Council and the Residential Group Assessment Committee met Wednesday night until almost 3 a.m. and again Thursday afternoon to discuss concerns and future plans. At their Thursday night meeting, Campus Council members also heard updates on living communities including sophomores on Central Campus, substance-free living and East meets West. Junior Ryan Echternacht, a member of the policy committee, said interviews and surveys revealed that sophomores living on Central are happy with their living arrangements and would enjoy living there again.  The major complaint from sophomores—echoing the complaints of upperclassmen—was that the availability of transportation to and from the middle campus is inconsistent, Echternacht said. He added that residents suggested adding amenities like study spaces to Central and that many did not know the status of renovations. Gonzalez said Mill Village, currently under construction, should be completed in February 2010 and will include a small computer lab. But Echternacht said he is “troubled” by what he heard from residents of the East meets West sections in Kilgo and Few Quadrangles. Eighty percent of students surveyed in the section said their primary motivation for applying to the block was the desirable location or to stay on West Campus.  “What’s really scary is that people weren’t lying,” Echternacht said. “They could easily say, ‘Oh, [I wanted] to meet new people, that sounds good,’ but they didn’t, so I actually found those results very troubling.”    In other business: Junior John Pryor, facilities and services committee chair, updated the Council on ongoing and future projects. He said there are plans to reduce the computer labs, implement an online laundry tracking program, improve handicapped access to residential features and install a reverse vending machine in Wannamaker Quadrangle in January. The machine will cost about $11,000 to install.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2009/11/section-selection-postponed