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fall 2011

Year in Review

ONE HUNDRED aND SEVENTH YEaR

A Great Year
by Jonathan C. Angier IV General Manager, Duke Student Publishing Company Greetings, Chronicle alums and friends. The books have closed on 2010-11, and I am pleased to report that we made a modest contribution to our surplus from our publishing operations. To generate approximately the same surplus last year as in 2009-10 a year in which basketball and lacrosse national championship boosted revenue was outstanding by today's yardstick. I can proudly say this was made possible by three key elements: 1. The amazing student sales and creative team led by student managers amber su and Christine hall '11 and guided by our professional staff, Chrissy Beck, Rebecca dickenson and Barbara starbuck. 2. Judicious cost-adjustment to counter changes in revenue. 3. a stellar editorial product, thanks to lindsey Rupp and her team. Given a respectable financial performance by today's standards, along with our determination to change with the times to ensure the future of the company 2010-11 was actually a great year!

as a young man working in the st. petersburg Times newsroom and, later, on the business side of the company, I often heard the (possibly apocryphal) story that once, during an interview, Times owner nelson poynter was asked, Mr. poynter, which would you rather have, the best newspaper you can possibly publish or 20 percent on the bottom line? his answer? Yes. Those days are gone. By newspaper (and our own) historical standards, our financial performance in 2010-11 would not be considered good. But Im constantly reminded how rapidly and how much our business has changed, and how our expectations have been altered by this change. see GREAT On paGe 14

I am driven most by the desire to find the truth.

Lindsey Rupp, '11

The More Things Change, The Chronicle's Essence Remains

by Elizabeth Morgan '90 Chair, Duke Student Publishing Company Who edited your first Chronicle story into something that actually resembled journalism? Or taught you to crop your first photo or design your first layout? Ill never forget sitting next to editor shannon Mullen '87, while he patiently and kindly rearranged or rewrote every word of my first assignment covering a particularly News & Notes Jessica Moulton Honored for 15 Years of Service Spring 2011 Events Bring Alumni Together tedious and inconsequential meeting of the Graduate and professional student Council. In between fiddling with his round wire-rimmed glasses, shannon showed me what the inverted pyramid was all about and saved me from embarrassment on page 4 of The Chronicle, Oct. 14, 1986. The Chronicle is where my fellow students taught me to write, a skill that has helped me get every job I've ever had. It's also where I got my first experience managing people and projects, putting me ahead when it came time to develop those skills professionally. and, it was where I made friendships that last till this day. students continue to join The Chronicle because it's one of the most fun and interesting experiences on campus. and, as we learned quite resoundingly in 2010-11, alumni recall their time working for the paper as a formative experience and are eager to support the see ESSENCE On paGe 3

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Q&A with Lindsey Rupp

The editor of Volume 106 looks back on a year of challenges and surprises

urham, N.C., native Lindsey Rupp took the reins as editor of The Chronicles 106th volume in May 2010. In an interview conducted via email with Yeshwanth Kandimalla, a Chronicle staffer and student employee in The Chronicles Office of External Relations, Rupp looked back on a tumultuous but ultimately satisfying year. How did the year you had reflect the year you thought it would be? I knew my term would come with challenges and surprises, but I could never have predicted I would lead The Chronicle during one of the most eventful news cycles in several yearsprobably since the lacrosse case ended. I never thought our volume would cover the most highly scrutinized toe injury in history, the biggest powerpoint scandal to hit duke and the national news, four different felony cases against students and the end of student-revered Tailgate. But serving as editor did not disappoint my most important expectation it was the most rewarding, influential and unforgettable experience of my life. What did The Chronicle do well this year? The Chronicle kept its commitment to its readers to provide timely, in-depth coverage of news relevant to our community on campus and off. We tirelessly pursued storylines that even news organizations like The new York Times shied away from, namely the anil potti scandal. Our coverage of that saga was noted by the scientific community, including nature magazine and Reuters health, and we were recognized as the go-to source for news on this subject. While providing analytical and investigative coverage and serving the public's right to know no matter how grisly the story or obstinate the source, we also trained a fine staff, one of the largest recruiting classes in recent memory.

editors and online developers alike will need to be intimately familiar with these facets of journalism if they wish to continue in the industry, but it is also key to training all students and to keeping The Chronicle relevant. How did Chronicle alumni help you during your tenure? Chronicle alumni were an invaluable resource for volume 106. Whenever I had an ethical question or just plain didn't know what to do, I knew I could call on a host of former editors for advice and comforting words of Chronicle wisdom. The duke student publishing Company Board of directors was also always available to answer questions and provide guidance. How would you encourage alumni to stay involved? The Chronicle's alumni weekend ReTweet in spring 2011 allowed current staffers to get to know alumni who were touched by their experiences in 301 Flowers and are eager to remain a part of the family. as The Chronicle hosts more alumni-oriented events, I encourage alumni to reach out to current staffers. The memories and stories alumni can share with students are inspirational, and they can help us build a network of contacts for careers in and outside of journalism.

Q&A With Lindsey Rupp

... it was the most rewarding, influential and unforgettable experience of my life.

What are some areas for improvement? For The Chronicle to remain a relevant teaching platform for future journalists and non-journalists alike, it is crucial that it improve its Web presence. although we have come far in our site design and integration of blogs, multimedia and social media, we have a very long way to go in terms of mobile accessibility, real-time updates, apps and interactivity on our site. Writers,

I am driven most by the desire to find the truth. One of the most rewarding parts of putting the paper to bed every night (or early morning) was knowing that the stories our audience would read the next morning would add transparency to the world around them. serving the public's right to know is the most exhilarating and fulfilling part of being a journalist. Of course, the fact that this is just about the only job that allows you to ask almost any question of anyone and indulge your curiosity doesn't hurt. How has your experience with The Chronicle shaped your future plans? My three years at The Chronicle have reaffirmed that I am madly in love with journalism. One more year might just hook me for life.

What motivates you the most as a journalist?

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paper to ensure students will have the same opportunities to learn, to grow, to lead, and to create valuable lifetime connections. The first year of our alumni relations program which included a new publication and events in durham and in Washington, d.C. reconnected generations of alums with one another, with their great memories, and with the current staff. These efforts provided valuable networking and educational opportunities for the students and reminded them of the proud tradition they are continuing. 2010-11 was an exciting year for The Chronicle and its publisher, the duke student publishing Company (dspC), on many fronts. Many thanks to outgoing CoChairs karen Blumenthal '81 and dave Ingram '03, who have led the dspC Board of directors during a period of significant financial and media business-model tumult. With

their guidance, The Chronicle has remained a sound news and training organization providing the best student leadership opportunities at duke. The board is grateful to outgoing members Matt davis '11 and Ryan McCartney '08 for their service and welcomes new members Tejan shah, a junior at duke, and former editor Will Robinson '11. We have continued to build the strength of the dspC board, whose members are primarily Chronicle alumni, particularly in the areas of development, audit and finance. additionally, director of external Relations david Rice turned in an exceptional firstyear performance leading our communications and development activities. Outgoing editor lindsey Rupp '12 and the entire student staff had a terrific year. as in the past, young staffers matured quickly and excelled in challenging circumstances. We are fortunate that lindsey will remain this year as a senior editor under the leadership of The Chronicle's

exceptional new editor, sanette Tanaka. Chronicle alumni donated their time and talent as well as their dollars. In addition to the efforts of dspCs 13 board members, many other alumni planned and delivered two staff training weekends, assisted with fundraising, helped connect with alums who had fallen off our records and provided advice on new media opportunities. as dspC builds its capacity as a nonprofit organization, we will seek to increase volunteer opportunities for more alums. looking forward to 2011-12, planning for a sustainable business model is the dspC's top priority. Because we cant rely just on ad revenue any longer, our responsibility is to buttress the paper for a somewhat uncertain but exciting new media future. We are grateful that so many Chronicle alumni agree that we must preserve what is best about The Chronicle experience for generations to follow. Thank you for your support.

Above, An alumni gathering hosted by Fred Klein '76 drew 50 current and former staffers to the rooftop terrace of DLA Piper in Washington, D.C. Top Right, Harsha Murthy '81 talks about the importance of preserving the Chronicle experience for future students. Bottom Right, Current staffer Courtney Douglas chats with Andrew Burness '74.

The More Things Change, The Chronicle's Essence Remains

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Notable stories from 2010-11

Duke celebrates Everson's 'brilliant curiosity'

By Matthew Chase October 28, 2010 For his family and friends, drew everson's possessions embodied his unique characteristics. his designer jeans and cardigans represented his class, they said at Wednesdays memorial service. his full and colorful Google calendar exemplified his involvement on campus, his favorite bottle of scotch whiskey stood for both his simplicity and passion and his viking hat was emblematic of his love for duke basketball. It was with a wickedly funny sense of humor and a brilliant curiosity that everson made his mark on the duke community, said those who knew him. ...

Judge lets Duke lacrosse suits proceed

Nifong, Brodhead, Dzau among Duke and Durham officials named in claims
By Zachary Tracer April 4, 2011 a federal judge will allow three lawsuits filed by most of the members of the 2006 mens lacrosse team to move forward against duke and durham. The judge rejected many of the claims made in the two suits against duke and specific employees, but claims still stand against president Richard Brodhead, dean of students sue Wasiolek, Robert steel, Trinity '73 and former chair of the Board of Trustees, and dr. victor dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CeO of the duke university health system. a substantial number of the claims in all three suits against durham and its employees were allowed to proceed. ...

Record pledge remains unsettled

$72M Nicholas family gift largely outstanding after Dec. 2008 deadline
By Tayor Doherty September 21, 2010 Much of the $72 million donation that former duke president nan keohane called a fitting capstone to the Campaign for duke has not been paid. William schlesinger, former dean of the nicholas school of the environment, said the school had not received any of its $70 million portion of the donation when he left the university June 1, 2007. The pledge was made by peter and Ginny nicholas in december 2003, when the pair were co-chairs of the Campaign for duke and peter was chair of the Board of Trustees. ...

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Cancer researcher resigns, accepts blame for mistakes

By Zachary Tracer and Taylor Doherty November 22, 2010 The duke cancer researcher who has been under investigation for research misconduct since this summer has resigned. dr. anil potti stepped down from his positions at duke's Institute for Genome sciences and policy and the school of Medicine Friday and took sole responsibility for the problems in his research, IGsp director huntington Willard said. potti had been on paid administrative leave since July. This is obviously a very regrettable series of events at all kinds of levels, Willard said in an interview with The Chronicle Friday. ...

Visit The Chronicle Alumni Portal (www.dukechroniclealumni.com) to learn how current staffers collaborated with the editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, former staffer Paul Goldberg '81, on the Anil Potti story.

Reynolds Price's students recall storied writer's 'magic'

Anne Tyler, Josephine Humphreys and James Taylor remember a Duke legend
By Julia Love February 14, 2011 When duke alum Wil Weldon saw Reynolds price in mid-december for what he did not yet know would be the last time, his former professor gave him a stern warning. he pointed his finger at me and he said, don't you tell anybody at duke that Ive been sick. I don't want them to think I cant teach, Weldon, Trinity '96, recalled. price's famed class on the Gospels was cancelled only after he suffered a fatal heart attack Jan. 16. ...

Sex list draws media to Duke

Casual depictions of sex revive lax-era concerns
By Zachary Tracer October 8, 2010 The sexual practices of duke students are back in the spotlight, four years after lacrosse case coverage subjected campus culture to national examination. Reporters from major news outlets descended on campus yesterday after a detailed list of a duke alumna's sexual encounters went viral. For some, the attention the list has attracted revives questions about duke's social norms and rekindles concerns over public perceptions of the university. people have this impression that duke is this culture of these hypersexual people, and unfortunately events like this don't help our case, said duke student Government president Mike lefevre, a senior. ...

for the full stories, visit dukechronicle.com

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Tailgate canceled after incident with minor

By Matthew Chase November 9, 2010
Tailgate as students currently know it has been canceled, vice president for student affairs larry Moneta confirmed Monday. a minor, who was the guest of a student, was found unconscious in a porta potty at the end of the nov. 6 Tailgate, said Chief John dailey of the duke university police department. a security officer found the teenager after most students had left Tailgate, and emergency Medical services was called to transport the teenager to the duke emergency department, dailey added. Moneta confirmed that to the best of his knowledge the teenager is Ok, adding that the minor was the sibling of a duke student.

This incident was the predominant deciding factor for the decision to end Tailgate, Moneta said. The Tailgate that was originally scheduled for nov. 13 has been suspended, and Tailgates in upcoming years will likely be very different, he added. ...

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Awards, Honors and Transitions

Staff Elects Tanaka as Next Editor

In February, the staff of The Chronicle elected sanette Tanaka to serve as editor of the newspaper's 107th volume. Tanaka was appointed editor of The Chronicle and president of the duke student publishing Company, Inc., which publishes the independent student-run daily newspaper. she previously served as wire editor, arts editor for Recess and an associate editor for news. Tanaka, a senior, succeeded lindsey Rupp for a one-year term beginning in May. as editor, she is responsible for the newspaper's content and for leading a staff of approximately 150 student reporters, editors, photographers, layout designers and other contributors. In an address to The Chronicle's staff, Tanaka said her greatest tasks during the year will include better

utilization of multimedia in packaging stories, distributing work more evenly and improving training for new staffers. Adapted from a story by Chronicle staff that originally appeared on Feb. 14, 2011.

Tracer Honored with Sclafani Award

Zachary Tracer '11 is the 19th student to receive the Matthew a. sclafani award for journalistic excellence and service to The Chronicle. he was honored at the annual sclafani Memorial Banquet on april 23. Tracer impressed the award's selection committee with his intrepid spirit and his incredible ability to work with facility across different departments and in different situations, said committee chair Ryan McCartney '08. Tracer was also praised for his ability to inspire high-quality work in others. Tracer was special projects editor and social media editor for the paper's 106th volume. he previously held posts as news photography editor and university editor. The sclafani Memorial award was established in 1992 by the family and friends of Matt sclafani '91. sclafani, The Chronicle's editor in 1990-91, was diagnosed with leukemia in november 1990. he died in February 1992. Three other students were also honored during the sclafani banquet. Graduating seniors kevin lincoln and Christine hall received the Rolly C. Miller award for extraordinary positive

Melcher and Futrell Awards Announced

Current and past Chronicle staffers were honored when the deWitt Wallace Center for Media and democracy held its annual Futrell and Melcher awards dinner at the sanford school on Feb. 22. Cornelia Grumman '85, who worked for The Chronicle as an undergraduate, received the Futrell award for Outstanding achievement i n Communications and Journalism, presented annually to a duke alumnus. Grumman is a pulitzer prizewinning editorialist, formerly with the Chicago Tribune. she left the Tribune in 2008 to found and direct the nonprofit First Five Years Fund. Rachna Reddy, now a senior, was presented with the eighth annual Melcher Family award for excellence in Journalism for her article Questions linger about hellinga case, published in The Chronicle on april 20, 2010. naureen khan '10 and Ryan Brown '11 received special recognition for their article ladies First: does sexism exist at duke? published in the april 2010 Towerview magazine. Richard Melcher '74 established the Melcher award. ashley B. Brownie Futrell, Jr. '78 established the Futrell award in honor of his father, the late ashley B. Futrell, sr. '33. all three were Chronicle staffers.

qualities including humor, generosity of spirit and passion for The Chronicle. news editor Taylor doherty received the editors award, presented each year by the paper's editor to someone who, in the words of editor lindsey Rupp, works through the muck and mire of office politics, source issues and time constraints to help The Chronicle reach its goal of producing clean and pure and beautiful journalism. Duke sophomore Yeshwanth Kandimalla, a Chronicle staffer and student employee in The Chronicles Office of External Relations, reported this story.

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An Impressive Array of Internships

each year The Chronicle awards paid internships to students who spend a summer working at a north Carolina newspaper. Other Chronicle staffers win internships and fellowships at major media outlets around the country. The summer 2011 intern at the Raleigh news & Observer was junior nicole kyle. senior sanette Tanaka interned at The Charlotte Observer. The Chronicle also provided one student with an editorial work-study scholarship in 2010-11. senior lindsey Rupp was one of a quartet of current and former staffers to hold internships at Bloomberg, along with laura keeley '11, Zachary Tracer '11 and Will Robinson '11. Rupp held the Roger Madoff scholarship, which honors Roger Madoff '95, a Chronicle staffer who became a reporter for Bloomberg news. Madoff died of leukemia in 2006. Junior patricia lee was a summer intern at espn in new York City, where her many duties included editing copy for espn.com and espnW, espn's website for female sports fans and athletes; posting stories online; working with espn's social media sites; and publishing several pieces on the WnBa, Women's World Cup, major league baseball, and the nBa draft. lee won high praise for her work from allison Creekmore '96, a former Chronicle sports editor who is now director of online editorial for espnW. she's been absolutely great, Creekmore says. We couldn't have gotten through the Women's World Cup without her. Current students and recent graduates could also be found this summer at the atlantic Media Company, The Chronicle of higher education, newsday and other top publications. (See After the Masthead on page 10 for internships held by recent graduates.)

Jessica Moulton Honored for 15 Years of Service

Jessica Moulton '99 joined The Chronicle in august 1995, before she had even attended her first class at duke. she held the posts of news editor in her junior year and editor the following year. Following graduation, Moulton served 11 years as a member of the board of directors of the duke student publishing Company (dspC), the publisher of The Chronicle, including several years as chair of the finance committee and three as board chair. The dspC board of directors has recognized Moultons unique, extraordinary support to the growth and advancement of dspC and The Chronicle by presenting her with the first Chronicle leadership award. The board cited her extraordinary insight, intelligence and inquisitiveness and praised her business expertise and strategic planning skills. Today, Moulton is a partner with Mckinsey & Company. she lives in london, england, with her husband, Jim Moore, an operating partner at the private equity firm TdR Capital, and their daughter addison, who was born on Feb. 19.

Unable to attend the annual Sclafani Memorial Banquet on April 23 and accept her award in person, Moulton sent prepared remarks for Co-Chair David Ingram to read. She also conducted an email interview for this edition of the Year in Review, which is excerpted on The Chronicle Alumni Portal (www. dukechroniclealumni.com).

Chronicle Reporter Accompanies Duke Men's Basketball on Trip to China, UAE

The Chronicle's special projects editor Taylor doherty spent part of his summer vacation with the duke men's basketball team on its trip to China and the united arab emirates. The two-week-long trip began in China aug. 14, as part of a tournament called the Friendship Games, featuring victories in four exhibition games against teams from Beijing, kunshan and shanghai. On aug. 24, the Blue devils left China to head to dubai, where the Fuqua school of Business has select programs. In dubai, the duke men's basketball players defeated the united arab emirates national team and explored the city. While abroad, doherty, a senior, reported and blogged daily on the exhibition games, the team's travel and performance, and the construction of duke kunshan university. doherty and the basketball team returned to durham, n.C., aug. 27 in time for the start of fall classes. The duke student publishing Company, the publisher of The Chronicle, is grateful to the alumni and friends who have made gifts through the Chronicle experience Fund to support The Chronicle's print, online and social media coverage of the trip. Adapted from a story by Chronicle staff that originally appeared on Aug. 2, 2011.

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The Chronicle Experience Fund: Off to a Great Start

The Board of Directors of the Duke Student Publishing Company, the professional staff and the student staff are grateful to everyone who made a gift between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 in support of our mission: To be the first and best source of independent news and analysis about the Duke community and to develop outstanding leaders through journalism.

The first year of The Chronicle Experience Fund exceeded all

expectations, with
134 alumni and friends contributing just over

karen F. Blumenthal '81 and scott McCartney '82 Wallace e. Boston Jr. '76 ann hardison davison '86 adrian e. dollard '92 nelson M. Ford '69* paul B. Gaffney '86

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nina s. Gordon '80 Margaret e. "peggy" krendl '94** amanda davis lister '87 and Thomas h. lister '86 Joe Mchugh '85 elizabeth a. Morgan '90 Jessica C. Moulton '99

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deana a. Calvelli '89 Jeffrey l. davis '81 Frederick l. klein '76**

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Richard liebeskind Jr. '80 Gary R. nelson '64 anne Belton newman '76

pratik p. patel '02 katherine R. stroup '00 Frederick s. Zipp '77 Jonathan s. scher '84 and Charles B. scher '87

John a. Bussian III '76 Matthew diebel u heather elliott '90

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david B. Rice liana s. Rosenthal '00 and Joshua Rosenthal lindsey Rupp kevin d. sack '81 Michael howard saul '94 david F. shaffer '70 kenneth a. shapiro '78 Fred R. sheheen '58 William e. shew '86 daniel shim '89 Beth Torlone sigall '90 erin G. stone '76 daniel J. sullivan '95 Barry W. svrluga '93 Carrie C. Teegardin '87 Gilbert C. Thelen '60 Robert kirk Thompson III '84 patricia p. Truitt '61 Michael d. van pelt '07 stephen a. veres '07 arthur M. Winston '65 patrick Yoest Jr. One anonymous gift

ambika kumar doran '02 and paul T. doran '03 Beau dure '91 Charles W. ebel '73 Martha J. elson '74 Brooks W. Ficke '07 Gordon M. Forbes '55 Flora J. Garcia '87 alexander J. Garinger '04 steven C. Garland '75 Janice a. Gault '87 peter M. Gebhard '07 Judith k. Goffman '56 Gene I. Gorman '93 david a. Graham '09 Jason Y. Greenwald '93 Brody k. Greenwald '01 susan deaton hagen '82 Brian M. harris '97 alan heil '57 and dorothy Finnegan heil '58 les a. hoffman '71 laurence C. Chad hood '92 david h. Ingram '03

lucy heffner Johnson '74 l Merritt Jones '52 and susan pickens Jones '52 emma M. Meg kedrowski '07 Joseph kennedy Jr. '53 Jeffrey J. kraft '72 kevin a. lees '03 Rose Maura lorre '96 douglas lynn '95 and Jamie lynn susan W. MacGahan '69 uuu donald O. Manning '66 Jay h. Marlin '77 Thomas J. Maroon Jr. '81 Ryan McCartney '08 Jennifer M. McGovern '80 John Macneill Miller '06 Thomas h. Morgan '63 shannon p. Mullen '87 Marcie l. pachino '83 Jaime levy pessin '01 and Greg e. pessin '02 James s. poles '75 david p. Redlawsk '80

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gift made in honor of alexander Fords continuing service to the united states of america. Ford 03 is an army officer and was the battalion commander for the army ROTC program ** gift made in response to the China Challenge *** gift advised by sally d. Robinson '55 and Russell M. Robinson II '54 out of gratitude for what The Chronicle meant to Will Robinson '11 in his duke education u gift made in honor of Ryan McCartney '08 uu deceased uuu memory of the donor's father, John MacGahan '41, a Chronicle staffer in

We appreciate every gift of any amount, and make every effort to be accurate in our donor recognition. If we have omitted or failed to spell your name correctly, please let us know and we will correct the error in our records and in future publications.

Spring 2011 Events Bring Alumni Together

Two spring gatherings offered Chronicle alumni the opportunity to catch up with classmates, meet current staffers, learn about the current state of The Chronicle and have fun together. On april 9, as duke alumni who graduated in years ending in 1 or 6 gathered for Reunion Weekend 2011, more than 50 former staffers crowded into 301 Flowers for refreshments and fellowship. ann pelham '74 served as master of ceremonies, duke student publishing Company Board (dspC) member paul Gaffney '86 offered remarks and 2010-11 editor lindsey Rupp shared the highlights of another outstanding year of coverage of the duke community. kudos to karen Blumenthal '81, anne newman '76 and Clay steinman '71, former editors who worked the phones and laptops in the weeks leading up to the event to ensure a strong turnout. On May 25, a like number of alumni, joined by a handful of current students, gathered on the rooftop terrace of the Washington, d.C., offices of law firm dla piper for a delightful reception hosted by Fred klein '76. dspC Co-chair david Ingram '03 introduced the evenings guest speaker, John harwood '78, CnBC's chief Washington correspondent and a political writer for The new York Times. harwood entertained and enlightened the crowd with stories about the contrasts between print and television journalism and the pitfalls of working with inexperienced freelance videographers to capture an on-location interview with the president of the united states. Following his talk, an impromptu open mic session gave alumni from the 1960s through 2010 the chance to reminiscence about the everevolving technologies of newspaper production and the neverchanging collegiality and collaboration that makes the Chronicle experience an unforgettable part of a duke education. The next Chronicle alumni gathering, in the new York area, is in the planning stages. stay tuned.

Clockwise: Chronicle Editor Sanette Tanaka with Russell Robinson '81; Diane Pahl '71, Jean Cary '71, Les Hoffman '71; Fred Klein '76, David Arneke '75, Jill Klein; Paul Gaffney '86, Wendy (Lane) Cook '86 and her daughters Photos: See the photos linked to the story on the alumni portal, www.dukechroniclealumni.com

After the Masthead

1960s
Gordon Dalbey '64 is an author who speaks at conferences around the world, mostly on men's issues. he is the author of healing the Masculine soul (Thomas nelson). his website is www.abbafather.com.

Obama administrations; in the private sector, he led the speechwriting teams at hill & knowlton and Mckinsey & Company. he is now a senior editor at the World Bank in its division on financial-sector and private-sector development. Chris and his wife eve Belfance, a judge on Ohio's ninth district Court of appeals have two children, William and sophia. Jeanie Faulkner '76: Floridian Jeanie has long claimed Manhattan's upper east side both for home and work. Jeanie serves the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College as assistant secretary, and provides much of the dayto-day support for the board, which is responsible for the general supervision of the programs and operations of the medical college and graduate school. shes also been an adjunct professor of business communications at Baruch College. Janet Holmes '76: a former Chronicle arts editor, Janet is an award-winning poet and english professor at Boise state university, where she is director of the poetry press, ahsahta press. she and her husband, poet, novelist, and opera librettist alvin Greenberg, spend their time among Idaho, the Twin Cities and Ohio, and travel in europe when they can get fellowships there for writers. My only connection with duke these days, writes Janet, is a friend's kid who's an a.B. duke scholar and the most recent dukeunC game where I joined duke alums in Boise at a sports bar and found (To My horror) that none of them knew the fight song. [Former Chronicle sports editor John] Feinstein ['77] made me learn it when I was a night editor, and then Colford took me to a game at Cameron where we sat way, way up next to Carl James, the athletic director. Jonathan Ingram '76: Our former sports editor has had a stellar career covering professional motor racing, a beat he began at the durham Morning herald right out of college. Jon is in his 33rd year reporting on the sport from around the world, writes for top magazines, websites and newspapers, and was a co-author of a best-selling book about dale earnhardt, unseen earnhardt. his profile of lesa France kennedy '83, CeO of International speedway Corp., appeared in the spring issue of duke Magazine. he and his wife, elaine, a child psychiatrist, live in atlanta. Gail Jensen '76: Gail has been a banking lawyer in Washington for 25 years, first at the FdIC and now at the Federal Reserve, where she's the manager in charge of enforcement actions with banks supervised by the Fed. an avid cyclist, she and her longtime partner, trade association attorney lisa Tate, live in Takoma park, Md., with their two

After the Masthead provides an opportunity for alumni Chronicle staffers to keep classmates and the greater Chronicle community informed of significant accomplishments.

1970s
Bob Ashley '70 recently retired as editor of The herald-sun in durham. he subsequently joined preservation durham as executive director. Ralph Karpinos '72 is attorney for the Town of Chapel hill, n.C. he is married to the former Carolyn arnold '71, another Chronicle staffer. Carolyn retired from the practice of law in 2008. earlier this year she spent three months in Ghana, living and teaching at an orphanage in accra.

After the Masthead

Anne Newman '76 with Fred Klein '76 Anne Newman '76 was one of about 50 current and former staffers who gathered at 301 Flowers on April 9 for the Chronicle ReTweet gathering during Reunion Weekend. In answer to a challenge from her fellow former editor Karen Blumenthal '81 to see who could encourage the most classmates to attend the event, Anne tracked down a number of her fellow staffers. Here is her report on what they are up to today: Chris Colford '76: a researcher long ago for famed Washington post political columnist david Broder and then an editorial writer for the Berkshire eagle, Concord Monitor and Cleveland plain dealer Chris left journalism for a career as a Washington speechwriter. In government, he served as a speechwriter for the Clinton and

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There are four ways to submit notes for publication: Fax: 919-668-1247 Email: chroniclealumni@duke.edu Write: director of external Relations, The Chronicle, Box 90858, durham, nC 27708-0858 Online: Fill out the form at the send us Your news site on the Chronicle alumni portal www.dukechroniclealumni.com spoiled australian shepherd dogs, and spend vacations cycling through national parks and visiting europe. Fred Klein '76: a longtime Washington-area real estate lawyer, Fred and his wife, american university professor Jill klein, have three children, including a son who graduated from duke in the spring. In May, Fred kindly hosted the first gathering of Washington-area Chronicle alumni at his offices at dla piper in Washington (see spring 2011 events Bring alumni Together, page 9). Anne Newman '76: a senior copy editor at Bloomberg Businessweek in new York, anne has worked part-time for the magazine for the past 16 years while raising a daughter, a duke freshman, and son, 13, in suburban new Jersey. after reporting for newspapers in appalachia and the south, she headed to Washington, where she worked for an anti-apartheid group that sent her to south africa in 1984, and later for the energy press, before going to new York to earn a master's in journalism from Columbia. anne was a reporter for The Wall street Journal in new York before switching to part-time editing for BusinessWeek. her husband, paul nadler, is a project manager for a French bank and an adjunct graduate professor of theater history at new York university. This summer anne has had the pleasure of getting to know some recent Chronicle editors current senior lindsey Rupp and david Graham '09 interning or working in new York. Mitch Ratliff '76: after working as assistant to the publisher of penthouse publications and as an editor at Ces publishing, the leading trade magazine group in the consumer electronics industry, Mitch got his MBa in marketing from new York university. he then spent 30 years working in a variety of marketing jobs at advertising agencies and a host of firms like nabisco, Citibank, Chase and new York life. Currently, Mitch is president of sagg Creek Marketing, a strategic marketing consultancy. he resides in Montclair, n.J., with his wife Robin (Rubinstein) '75, whom he first met when she called him on his all-night radio show on WdBsFM and requested a 30-minute pink Floyd song. Mitch and Robin have two children, emily, 21, and Marshall, a freshman at duke. Clem Richardson '76: although not a Chronicle staffer, Clem was head of the Black students association our year, worked with anne at a newspaper in south Carolina and has had a distinguished newspaper career working at The atlanta Journal/Constitution, the Chicago sunTimes, The Miami herald and new York newsday before going to the new York daily news in 1993, where he now has a newly created column covering harlem. he has two daughters and lives in park slope, one of new York's great neighborhoods. Jack Sirica '76: Jack is a longtime newsday reporter and editor on long Island, where he lives with his two children and wife, Coimbra, a vice president with Burness Communications, owned by former Chronicle sports editor andy Burness '74. Their oldest, a daughter, graduated from duke in May, and their son is an entering freshman. In 2005, Jack donated to duke law school the letter that then-president Richard nixon wrote to Jack's father, Judge John sirica, claiming executive privilege and refusing to turn over the Oval Office tapes in the Watergate case. That confrontation led to a landmark supreme Court ruling regarding executive privilege. Steve Steinhilber '76 (our indefatigable business manager who probably bore the brunt of our refusal to run those Gallo wine ads): Cisco systems' vice-president for emerging ecosystems, steve is married to lucia Bassett steinhilber '77, a Columbia MBa and CFO of a high-level executive search firm in silicon valley. They have a son and a daughter at duke now. lucia's father was duke sports hall of Fame member and team physician dr. Frank Bassett.

Jill Klein, Fred Klein '76, Steve Steinhilber '76, Lucia Bassett Steinhilber '76

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Brendan Daly '84 recently became executive vice president and national director for public affairs at Ogilvy Washington. Before joining the Washington, d.C., office of the global public relations firm this year, he worked for former speaker of the house nancy pelosi (d-Calif.) for nine years as her communications director. Bart Pachino '81 retired from the corporate world (general counsel at kB home in los angeles) and became a lecturer at California state university, northridge's College of Business and economics in 2009. earlier this year, he became executive director of valley Beth shalom synagogue in encino, Calif.

Bob Ashley '70, Jean Cary '71, Les Hoffman '71 Kim Tanzer '77 is the dean and edward e. elson professor of architecture at the university of virginia. prior to beginning her tenure at the university of virginia in July 2009, she served as a professor of architecture at the university of Florida for more than two decades. after graduating from duke, she earned her master of architecture from north Carolina state university.

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Hugo Lindgren '90, became the editor of The new York Times Magazine in October 2010. prior to joining The Times, he was executive editor at Bloomberg Businessweek. he also was the editorial director at new York Magazine and an editor at The Times Magazine, where he helped create The Way We live now section.

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Peter Aman '88 will serve as chief operating officer of atlanta, Ga., through the end of 2011. he has been on leave from his position as a partner at Bain & Company, a global business consulting firm. an announcement of his appointment to a second year in the post cited his work addressing atlanta's pension crisis, reducing emergency response times, improving critical service delivery and building the city's reserves. Robertson Barrett '88 was named vice president of news and finance at Yahoo in May 2011. he has held top positions at Tribune Interactive, Time Inc., aBC news, primedias Channel One Interactive and The Feedroom. Before joining Yahoo, he was chief strategy officer of perfect Market, a Comcast-backed start-up. Karen Blumenthal '81 received a glowing notice in the July 17, 2011 new York Times sunday Book Review for her children's book, Mr. sam: how sam Walton Built Wal-Mart and Became america's Richest Man (viking). she has also recently published another book for young people, Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the lawless Years of prohibition (Flash point).

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Tim Britton '09 is a Red sox beat writer at the providence Journal. he is also co-founder of and contributor to nopunIntendedBlog.com. Before joining the Journal, he was an associate reporter for MlB.com and MilB.com. Ryan Brown '11 worked as a summer intern in the profession section at the Chronicle of higher education, covering issues related to university administration and the academic workplace. she reports that she very much enjoyed working in another newsroom that lovingly referred to its publication as "the Chron" and obsessed 301 Flowers-style over the complexities, quirks and contradictions of university life. From september 2011 to June 2012, she is a Fulbright scholar in south africa, conducting research for a biography of the south african journalist nat nakasa. Matt Davis '11 completed a two-year term as a member of the duke student publishing Companys board of directors. he also graduated with degrees in biomedical engineering and economics, and began a new job with Bain & Co. in Boston.

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Lisa Du '11 spent the summer of 2011 in an internship with newsday's business desk, where she reported breaking news about how the latest economic turmoil in america may affect the long Island community. she also wrote in-depth longform features about unique small businesses on long Island.

Kevin Lincoln '11 spent the summer contributing on a regular basis to GQ.com and The Good Men project Magazine. he also wrote for The awl (www. theawl.com/) and splice Today (www.splicetoday. com/). Ryan McCartney '08 completed a two-year term as a member of the duke student publishing Companys board of directors. he was an associate editor/producer on the msnbc.com politics team at the nBC news bureau in Washington, d.C., and left that position this fall to begin to begin law school at Yale university. Emmeline Zhao '11 is associate education editor at The huffington post, charged with managing the education page, reporting/writing and working with education reporters and bloggers.

Lindsey Rupp, Taylor Doherty, Nicholas Schwartz, Ann Pelham '74 Eliza French '11 is a fellow for atlantic Media Companys events team, atlanticlIve. In addition to The atlantic, atlantic Media publishes the national Journal and Government executive. Laura Keeley '11 is now a sports reporter at the st. petersburg Times.

Deaths
Bill Brill (William) '52, longtime sports writer, editor and columnist, died april 10, 2011 after a battle with esophageal and liver cancer. he was 79. after graduating from duke, where he wrote for The Chronicle and held a variety of official and unofficial positions with duke athletic teams, Brill became sports editor of the Covington virginian in 1953. Three and a half years later, he accepted a job with the Roanoke Times, where he worked until his retirement in 1991. he was also the lead columnist for Blue devil Weekly and Goduke the Magazine. although Brill covered the Washington Redskins, his passion always was with college sports, and especially the atlantic Coast Conference. he covered every aCC basketball tournament from 1960 through 2005, and reported on 111 duke-unC games in a row (and 125 of 126). he authored or co-authored three books on duke basketball, including a season is a lifetime (simon and schuster) with

Mike kryzewski after duke's 1992 back-to-back championship. Brill was named to the duke sports hall of Fame in 1996. he is survived by his wife, Jane shaw Brill, of 49 years, his sister, Cassie Brill, of deltaville, va., Jane's cousin, larry, and wife, suzan Cheek of Chapel hill, plus a special friend, sarah Fish of durham. This obituary was adapted from GoDuke.com.

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GREAT from page 1

The transformation from paper to digital products and services, with so many entrants into the media marketplace offering so many choices, is unprecedented. a remarkably different landscape demands operational and strategic changes, many of which will not increase revenue or decrease expenses in the short term. Financial management is now often a matter of survival. even more ... we will be moving interesting, the old saying, You have to new quarters within the to spend money to make money still applies, probably more than ever. Taking next two years. We don't short-term financial steps backward or sideways to improve our game in the know where yet, but we longer term is now not only thinkable will be working with Duke but expected. It's like Tiger Woods and his new swing. to establish a first-class We are experiencing the same operation in the heart challenges facing other news organizations, but we've been very of West Campus with a fortunate. We have a wise board of newsroom that will carry us directors and the courage to make bold, difficult choices. We also understand well into the future. that its a new ball game that will take a good while to master. To continue the historical newspaper tendency of myopic vision is a prescription for extinction. Financially, we now chart our course with financial trend lines that are sometimes flat or downward, and measure our performance by incremental inclines of the slope of these lines. But the company is committed to keep pace with the industry specifically to achieve the same credibility, respect and effectiveness as a multi-media operation that we have as a newspaper.

A Great Year

so why was 2010-11 a great year? The Year in Review you hold in your hands details many reasons: our budding external relations program; the amazing response of our alumni and friends to the first year of our Chronicle experience

Fund; and the internships, leadership trainings and scholarships made possible thanks to your help not to mention a once-in-a-lifetime trip to China and the united arab emirates for a top reporter. There is more cause for excitement at the newly reengineered Chronicle online (http:// dukechronicle.com/). There, you can find constantly updated news about the duke community, sign up for daily email updates and soon download a new mobile app. Our alumni portal (www.dukechroniclealumni.com) is also being redesigned, with more news about you our many accomplished alumni and friends. On the business side, we continue to invest in website products, multi-media and new advertising platforms. The company's modest investment in sidewalk, a deal mobile app developed by duke students, is the happy result of our involvement in the duke startup Challenge. The Chronicle's online housing website, launched in the fall of 2010, has helped the housing advertising market remain one of the largest segments of our advertising revenue despite a deteriorated market. One last but important note: we are preparing for the eventuality that West union and Flowers buildings will be renovated, thanks to an $80 million gift from the duke endowment, and that we will be moving to new quarters within the next two years. We don't know where yet, but we will be working with duke to establish a first-class operation in the heart of West Campus with a newsroom that will carry us well into the future. all in all, we have much to be thankful about. We are in the early stages of what will be a very interesting journey over the next few years. We're glad that you are with us. That road is likely to get bumpy, and it is good to know that we will have your support as volunteers, donors and wise counselors as we face our challenges and share our successes.

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Jonathan Angier, General Manager Chrissy Beck, Assistant General Manager & Advertising Director Rebecca Dickenson, Retail Advertising Manager David Rice, Director of External Relations Barbara Starbuck, Creative Director Mary Weaver, Operations Manager

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Yeshwanth Kandimalla, Staff Writer Megan Meza, Designer & Creative Services Student Manager David Rice, Editor

Chelsea Allison '10 was editor of The Chronicle in 2008-09. she is the features associate at vogue in new York. Before joining vogue, she was an investment banking analyst covering consumer and health care clients at Wells Fargo securities.

Peggy Krendl '94 (Audit Committee Chair) was editor of The Chronicle in 1993-94. she is a senior manager in accenture's Finance & performance Management service line, based in new York. she has extensive experience in shared services, human performance, strategy development and implementation, business case formulation, organization design, and business solutions implementation. Before joining accenture, peggy worked as a business reporter for The Topeka-Capital Journal.

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Philip Bennett is now the managing editor of the pBs investigative documentary series FROnTlIne. he is also the eugene C. patterson professor of the practice of Journalism and public policy at duke university. From 2005-09 he was the managing editor of The Washington post, and has been an editor of international and national security coverage, a local news reporter and a foreign correspondent. While he was managing editor, The post was awarded 10 pulitzer prizes, including six in 2008, the most in the paper's history. Karen Blumenthal '81 (Development Committee Chair) was editor of The Chronicle in 1979-80. a long-time financial reporter and editor, she writes The Wall street Journal's Getting Going column. karen is also the author of four nonfiction books for young people (see our alumni notes section) and two for adults. another book for adults, a personal finance guide, is due out at year end. she lives in dallas with her husband (and former Chronicle editor) scott McCartney '82. Stephen Buckley '89 was an editorial columnist at The Chronicle. he is currently the dean of Faculty at the poynter Institute. his career includes positions of digital publisher, managing editor, assistant managing editor/ world, national reporter and city editor at the st. petersburg (Fla.) Times. prior to the Times, he was a Metro reporter and a foreign correspondent at The Washington post. he was the winner of the paul hansell distinguished Journalism award from the Florida society of newspaper editors in 2002. Buckley is married with two children. Paul Gaffney '86 was editor of The Chronicle in 1985-86. he is a partner at Williams & Connolly llp in Washington, d.C., where he handles a wide variety of complex litigation. paul also devotes significant time to Williams & Connolly llp's media and professional liability practices. he has served on the boards of Catholic Charities of Washington and the Washington area lawyers for the arts.

Elizabeth Morgan '90 (Chair) was editorial page editor of The Chronicle in 1988-89. she is director of external relations for the national College access network in Washington, d.C., where she is responsible for new member development, fundraising and communications. liz previously served as director of youth programs at the Jack kent Cooke Foundation and as a grant officer for the Michigan state Bar Foundation. she has also worked as a journalist and editor for the Bureau of national affairs, the World Bank and the alumni magazine of the Washington College of law.

Will Robinson '11 (Secretary) was editor of The Chronicle in 2009-10. he also served as local and national editor and chair of the editorial board during his time at The Chronicle. This past summer he was an intern for Bloomberg news in new York. he graduated this spring with a degree in public policy and is originally from Greensboro, n.C.

Richard Rubin '00 (Nominating Committee Chair) was managing editor of The Chronicle during his senior year and has been on the dspC board of directors since 2007. he has worked at The Charlotte Observer and Congressional Quarterly and he is now a tax policy reporter at Bloomberg news. he lives in Washington, d.C., with his wife and son.

Tejen Shah is a junior at duke studying biomedical engineering and global health. he is a class president for the engineering student Government and the editor for dukeengineer magazine. he has been an engineering intern at Raytheon for two summers and recently worked with a health sector nGO through the duke engage program in Jodhpur, India. Tejen plans to pursue a career in social entrepreneurship and medicine.

David Graham '09 (Vice Chair) is a reporter at newsweek in new York City and was editor of The Chronicle in 2007-08. david majored in history with a minor in arabic and earned an Islamic studies certificate. he interned as a business reporter at The national, an englishlanguage daily in abu dhabi, and at The Wall street Journal.

Sanette Tanaka (Ex Officio) is the current editor of The Chronicle and president of the duke student publishing Company. she is a senior at duke double-majoring in public policy and history, with a policy journalism certificate. Originally from Chicago, sanette interned at The Charlotte Observer last summer and plans to pursue a career in journalism after graduation.

David Ingram '03 (Alumni Relations Committee Chair) was editor of The Chronicle in 200203. he is the congressional reporter for legal Times and The national law Journal, based in Washington, d.C. he previously covered north Carolina politics and state government for The Charlotte Observer and the Winston-salem Journal.

Patrick Yoest is a second-year student at duke law school, and a former reporter for dow Jones newswires and The Wall street Journal, as well as Congressional Quarterly. he graduated from the university of pittsburgh in 2006 with degrees in economics and history.

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