Apr. 4, 2011 issue

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ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH YEAR, ISSUE 126

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Judge lets lacrosse suits proceed Brodhead, Nifong, Dzau among Duke and Durham officials named in claims

by Zachary Tracer THE CHRONICLE

Richard Brodhead John Burness

Robert Steel

Tallman Trask

Victor Dzau

Sue Wasiolek

A federal judge will allow three lawsuits filed by most of the members of the 2006 men’s 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.

The judge’s decision to allow specific claims to proceed does not mean that those claims are true. Lawyers for the players involved in the suits will now be allowed to collect evidence and conduct interviews as they attempt to prove allegations including fabrication of evidence, wrongful searches, fraud and negligence.

Two of the three suits were brought against Duke and the City of Durham as well as individuals for their roles in the 2006 lacrosse case, in which exotic dancer

Crystal Mangum falsely accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape. Mangum is not named as a defendant in the cases. The individuals bringing these suits were never charged with any crimes.

“We are heartened by the judge’s carefully considered decision permitting the lacrosse players’ primary claims to move forward,” attorney Charles Cooper, who represents 38 of the unindicted players, said in a statement. “We will immediately begin taking extensive discovery and preparing the case for trial.”

Robert Ekstrand, an attorney for three other unindicted players, did not respond to requests for comment.

The third suit, brought by the three players who were wrongly charged with rape and other crimes, is directed at the City of Durham and related individuals.

The players—David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann—were ultimately declared innocent and Mike Nifong, the district attorney who bungled the case, was disbarred and jailed for a day. The three have already settled with the University, so Duke is not a defendant in their suit.

Robert Cary, an attorney for the three SEE LACROSSE ON PAGE 5

DUKE STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT

Mizrahi emphasizes student perspective

by Maggie Spini THE CHRONICLE

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Junior Isaac Mizrahi served as a DSG student affairs senator in 2007 and president pro-tempore in 2008.

Junior Isaac Mizrahi’s high school principal told him he would know a meeting went well if everyone in attendance left equally unhappy. This is an adage Mizrahi hopes to follow as Duke Student Government president.

If elected, Mizrahi said he will keep this advice in mind while promoting open conversation and remaining attuned to the concerns of the student body. He plans to do this by including members of different student groups in his cabinet and establishing “out-of-office hours” for DSG senators, which would require senators to visit various student forums, meetings and events to gain perspective—something Mizrahi said he possesses.

“I speak from the heart of the students,” he said. “I associate myself with a diverse collection of social groups and

cultural groups and get to really understand what Duke students feel with their experience.”

Mizrahi served on DSG as a student affairs senator in 2007 and as president protempore of the Senate in 2008. In Spring 2009, Mizrahi, a then-sophomore, left the University voluntarily to return home to Miami, Fla. for personal reasons. Mizrahi returned in Fall 2009.

In March, Mizrahi was confirmed as a senator on the newly formed Residence Life and Dining committee.

Despite his DSG experience, Mizrahi said he sees himself as immune to the organization’s internal politics.

“I’m a very vocal, impassioned outsider,” he said. “That kind of culture shock into student government will shake things up.”

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ONTHERECORD

“He liked to experience the natural world, to be in it and record it.”

—Wendy Moses on the late Timothy Oliver. See obituary page 3

See what you missed this weekend, Page 4

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International ambassadors promote Duke

by Joanna Lichter THE CHRONICLE

Every year, students from across the globe leave their homes to study at Duke and immerse themselves in an American lifestyle.

But for many international students, committing to Duke was not an easy decision. Unfamiliar with the various distinctions among U.S. universities, many students rely on national rankings and word-of-mouth when applying to American colleges.

“When I was admitted to Duke, there were not too many ways to know about SEE AMBASSADORS ON PAGE 6

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“According to Lost Lettermen, Christian Laettner, one of college basketball’s most famously competitive players, needs to cure that competitive fix again. In an interview this week, the two-time national champion said he wants a coaching job. “I’m ready to start meeting people and networking and I’m available if they’re interested in taking a chance on me,� Laettner said.� — From The Blue Zone sports.chronicleblogs.com

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The Wilderness Outdoor Opportunities for Durham Students hosts its 10th annual WOODSmont kids carnival Saturday afternoon. Held at the Back Yard Lawn on East Campus across from Whole Foods, the event featured free food, Duke dance group performances and a raffle for students from Durham elementary schools and their families.

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Republican job cuts raise Authorities expect Japan concerns about business nuclear crisis to persist WASHINGTON — Michael Conner, an executive with Cincinnati-based Frisch’s Restaurants., says he’s all for the Republican push to shrink government spending--except when it comes to job-training programs that help businesses.

In their quest for deep government spending cuts, House Republicans passed a budget bill that would slash funding for a nationwide program that trains unemployed workers and helps them find jobs with companies looking for qualified employees. Conner and other critics say that provision is at odds with Republicans’ pledge to bring down the jobless rate. “I’m an advocate for small government, but this is certainly not the time nor the place for cutting of employment related funding,� said Conner, vice president of human resources at Frisch’s. The company has about 8,600 workers and uses the training program.

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TOKYO — The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant could continue to release dangerous radiation into the air for several months, Japanese officials said Sunday, acknowledging their slow progress in the battle to regain control of the facility.

Goshi Hosono, a special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, first raised the specter of a months-long stabilization process during an interview with Fuji television. The government’s top spokesman, Yukio Edano, then confirmed the time frame at a news conference.

Edano told reporters that the government will continue to examine alternative emergency measures “to shorten that period,� but he conceded they “may not be feasible.�

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Professor remembered for creativity, generosity

by Anna Koelsch THE CHRONICLE

The natural world fascinated the late Tim Oliver, providing him a career in biology and a lifelong love for mountains.

Oliver, an associate research professor in the cell biology department, died March 24. As the director of imaging for the department, Oliver’s work revolved around light microscopy imagTimothy Oliver ing techniques that led to greater understanding of cells, tissues,

organs and organisms. “He liked to experience the natural world, to be in it and record it,� said Oliver’s partner, Wendy Moses. “It wasn’t as much a study as it was an immersion.�

Oliver, described by Moses as generous and encouraging, was born and raised in North Wales. He attended a university in Plymouth, England, and worked in London until moving to North Carolina, where he completed his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “The major feeling of all of the students he helped was that he was incredibly patient

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Senior Daniel Wong, who served in the Singapore army for two years, spoke at the TEDxDuke conference Saturday on realistic idealism and treating the poor as people, not problems to solve.

Reporters find Libya to Orphans require more be a ‘big brother world’ SEE OLIVER ON PAGE 8

mental health services

by Lucy Hicks THE CHRONICLE

A recent Duke study identified a need for additional support and mental health services among orphans and abandoned children.

Of the orphaned and abandoned children from five culturally distinct countries surveyed, 98 percent reported experiencing trauma beyond the loss of their parents, including physical and sexual abuse, disasters and accidents.

These children were more likely to experience further potentially traumatic events and demonstrate a need for additional protection,

care and psychological services.

The study is one of the first to examine the relationship between traumatic events and orphaned and abandoned children over a multiyear period in developing countries, said lead researcher Kathryn Whetten, director of the Center for Health Policy at the Global Health Institute.

The study, which was published March 25 by the Journal of Traumatic Stress, focused on orphans from Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, SEE ORPHANS ON PAGE 7

by Liz Sly

THE WASHINGTON POST

TRIPOLI, Libya — The loudspeakers in every journalist's hotel room burst into life with a “ding-dong� presaging the announcement of a news conference, or perhaps a bus trip to the scene of an airstrike or a school where children erupt with chants of support for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

The summons come with little notice, so many reporters spend their time drinking coffee in the hotel's cavernous, marbled lobby to avoid missing an event. Every now and then the unmistakable voice of Gadhafi unnervingly pierces the air, yelling that the rebels

fighting in the east are rats and that he will hunt them down.

But it's only the cellphone of a government minder—the rambling, ranting speech delivered by Gadhafi at the beginning of the uprising has become a popular ringtone among his supporters here.

And so the days pass in the Big Brother world of the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli, where foreign journalists are obliged by the government to stay in conditions that can best be described as luxury imprisonment. There are whirlpool bathtubs in every room, a sumptuous spa and guards armed with SEE LIBYA ON PAGE 7

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1. The Duke Pitchforks hold their annual Spring Show Saturday in Page Auditorium. 2.

People gather in Perkins Library to enjoy a selection of special edible books as part of a contest sponsored by the Duke University Libraries Preservation and Conservation Departments. 3. Professor Emma Rasiel and professional poker player Arjun Srinivas compete in a heads-up charity poker game to raise money for Japanese earthquake relief. Funds from the event were donated to the Red Cross. 4. Students host “Pancakes for Parkinson’s,” a fundraiser for The Michael J. Fox Foundation. 5. Duke faculty and staff bring their pets to West Campus to interact with students Saturday afternoon.

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Crystal Mangum arrested in alleged stabbing from Staff Reports THE CHRONICLE

Crystal Mangum, the Durham woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006, was arrested in a North Carolina home on assault charges early Sunday morning, NBC17 reported.

Mangum, 32, is accused of stabbing her

LACROSSE from page 1 wrongly indicted players, declined to comment on the judge’s decision. ‘Abuses of government power’ Judge James Beaty allowed many of the claims against the City of Durham and its employees to proceed. His decisions in the three cases, totaling 499 pages, were released Thursday.

Beaty focused in particular on the players’ arguments that Durham police and former district attorney Mike Nifong indicted the players by fabricating evidence and hiding information that contradicted his claim. “The intentional use of false or misleading evidence before a grand jury to obtain an indictment and arrest without probable cause is exactly the type of unreasonable search and seizure that the Fourth Amendment was designed to protect against, and would violate the most fundamental concepts of due process,� Beaty wrote in that case.

Beaty noted in the case of the 38 unindicted players that requiring the teammates to submit DNA evidence may have violated their constitutional rights. The players contend that the order was obtained using false information.

The judge allowed several claims to proceed relating to Durham Police Department Sgt. Mark Gottlieb’s conduct in the case. Gottlieb was responsible for the investigation, and the players say he made up evidence. Beaty allowed claims to proceed against Gottlieb for violating the players’ Fourth Amendment rights, obstruction of justice and making false public statements.

The players also said Gottlieb should not have investigated the lacrosse case be-

46-year-old boyfriend during an argument, Durham police said. She is being charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, authorities noted.

Mangum is being held without bond in the Durham County Jail, and it is unknown if she has an attorney.

This is not Mangum’s first run-in with the law since the 2006 case. In Feb. 2010, Mangum was charged with attempted murder and arson—among other charges—after, police said, she lit her boyfriend’s clothes on fire in a bathtub and continued to assault him in front of her children. She also threatened at the

time to stab her boyfriend, according to a court document.

In December, Mangum was convicted of three counts of child abuse, injury to personal property and resisting a public officer. Her sentence was 88 days in jail; however she had already served this time while awaiting trial.

cause he had a pattern of violating the constitutional rights of Duke students, such as by manufacturing evidence and filing false police reports.

Beaty rejected claims for punitive damages against Durham, though the city may still eventually have to pay the players for actual damages that they suffered. Beaty also threw out the players’ emotional distress claims in all three cases, saying they presented no specific evidence of emotional or mental harm.

Thomas Metzloff, a professor in the School of Law who specializes in civil suits, said the City of Durham still faces substantial claims. “This is still, even without punitive damages, potentially high-stakes litigation for the city,� he said.

Beverly Thompson, Durham’s public affairs director, said in a statement that the city is hopeful the cases will ultimately be decided in its favor. “The city is gratified that the court has dismissed many of the plaintiffs’ claims and has narrowed the issues raised in these cases,� she wrote. “We believe the court correctly dismissed the punitive damages claims against the city and are pleased and encouraged by that favorable determination.�

been dismissed and the few claims remaining are substantially narrowed, as we had hoped,� he wrote.

Many of the remaining claims against Duke, DUHS and individual administrators relate to the alleged conduct of the nurse who examined Mangum. According to the players’ suits, the nurse, Tara Levicy, said Mangum showed physical signs of rape, although no such evidence was present. In addition, the suits state that Levicy altered the examination report to support Mangum’s claim that she was raped.

The judge allowed claims related to Levicy’s alleged conduct to proceed on grounds including obstruction of justice and negligent hiring, training and supervision of an employee.

According to the obstruction of justice claim, Steel and Dzau allegedly helped create false reports and the two men—in addition to Brodhead and John Burness, former senior vice president for public affairs and government relations—then allegedly attempted to conceal the acts.

“An administrator who is a lawyer, who discusses pending criminal charges with her students, who affirmatively cuts them off from other advice by telling them not to seek legal advice and not to tell their parents, and who then directs them to the institution’s attorney in an effort to protect the institution at the students’ expense, could plausibly be liable for constructive fraud under state law,� the judge wrote regarding Wasiolek’s alleged actions.

He added that the plaintiffs will ultimately be responsible for proving these claims.

The judge ruled that the administrators’ disclosure of the players’ DukeCard swipe records to Durham police was not a violation of the players’ rights. But subsequent efforts the players say Duke made to conceal this disclosure might constitute fraud.

Administrators named in that part of the suit include former Duke Police Chief Robert Dean, former DukeCard office head Matthew Drummond, Aaron Graves, former associate vice president for campus safety and security, and Deputy General Counsel Kate Hendricks.

Beaty also said that if Duke failed to follow the disciplinary procedures laid out in the Code of Conduct when it suspended thensophomore Ryan McFadyen in Spring 2006, the University could be liable for a breach of contract. McFayden, a former lacrosse player, was suspended after sending a vulgar email that mentioned killing strippers in what he later said was a joking film reference.

But the judge rejected the portion of the players’ breach of contract claim based on the allegation that Duke faculty and staff harassed the players in violation of University policy. He wrote that the University’s handbook and other policies are not legally enforceable contracts.

Claims narrowed against Duke The judge rejected many of the claims made by the unindicted players in their two suits against Duke, including all claims against Provost Peter Lange and Vice President for Student Affair Larry Moneta, who both declined to comment. He also threw out all claims made by the players’ parents.

Duke will “continue to vigorously defend� the remaining claims in the suits, Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, wrote in a statement. “Many of the claims in the lawsuit have

‘Relationship of trust’ Brodhead, Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and Wasiolek face a claim brought by the 38 unindicted players of constructive fraud, which is deception without intent. The players say the three administrators created a “relationship of trust� with them by encouraging them to discuss details of the situation under promises of confidentiality and then disclosed that information to the Durham police.

The players also state that Wasiolek, who holds a law degree, told them not to hire a lawyer or discuss the case with their families. Instead, she recommended that they consult with a lawyer selected by Duke, the players state.

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AMBASSADORS from page 1 the school,� said senior Jason Li, president of the International Association and originally from Hong Kong. “Recruitment [officers] go to Asia and Europe to talk about [what] Duke is like, but I never had a chance to hear about Duke from a student perspective—especially the social life.�

Recognizing the need to inform international students about Duke, several undergraduates took it upon themselves to establish the International Ambassadors program in Fall 2009. The goal of the program is to increase the information foreign students receive about Duke—and encourage them to apply or commit to the school. “The idea is that you want to send international students present at Duke from different countries, and make them go back to their home countries [where they] act as Duke admissions ambassadors,� said junior Vansh Muttreja, the leader of the International Ambassadors program. “One of the problems of the admissions office is that... they have limited numbers of regions and countries [they can visit]. When we started the International Ambassadors program, we wanted to solve that problem.�

The idea for the program grew out of conversations among international students who were dismayed by the lack of University information they received before coming to Duke, Li said. He said he wished undergraduates would have told him about the student experience to ease the transition. “This stigma is that international students don’t know much about Duke and all they look at is the ranking from U.S. News,� he said. “The ranking only reflects part of what Duke is like.... [Ambassadors] can speak about the culture difference, the language barrier and fundamental things as well, such as getting a driver’s license.�

Recruitment beyond borders Launched two years ago, the program is a collaboration between the International Association and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Jennifer Dewar, associate director of the admissions office, emphasized

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the integral role of the International Ambassadors program in the recruitment process. Because international students best understand native cultures and attitudes toward American universities, Dewar believes the program is vital to recruitment. “Duke students are the University’s best representatives and the admissions office is fortunate to enjoy so much support from the [ambassadors],� Dewar wrote in an email. “[The program] has definitely grown over the years in terms of both the number of students participating and the diversity of countries represented.�

Since its inception, the program has expanded from 53 to 82 students, Muttreja said, adding that more students have recently expressed interest.

The University, however, does not provide any funding for the ambassadors, so students conduct presentations to foreign high schools during scheduled University breaks.

To participate in the program, students attend a series of training sessions led by Duke admissions officers and past international ambassadors. Students then receive promotional material from the admissions office, including brochures and personalized business cards.

The International Association also provides ambassadors with a PowerPoint presentation, which is altered according to regional preference, Muttreja said. “The presentation is basically a template.... For example, in China basketball may be popular so you would keep the slides in about Duke basketball,� said Muttreja, who currently serves as vice president of external affairs for the International Association and is from New Delhi. “But in India, it may not be popular, so you would focus on academics.�

Increasing visibility Last summer, junior Roger Look led several sessions in Singapore, his home country. Look said students demonstrated considerable interest in applying to the University, attending sessions after school to inquire about American academics and culture.

But in spite of the University’s growing presence in the region, Look said many students had never even heard of Duke. “Duke’s reputation where I come from isn’t as visible as the top Ivy League schools.... Some people may

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know [about Duke], some may not,� he said. “[But] for most of the high schools we went down to, there was a lot of interest.... There were situations when there wasn’t enough space in the room to sit down.�

Muttreja echoed similar sentiments about India, adding that schools like Carnegie Mellon University and the University of California at Berkeley—which have long focused on building an international brand—are far more well-known in the country. “Duke is not the most famous school in India.... A lot of American colleges ranked lower than Duke are more famous,� Muttreja said. “Duke in the past hasn’t focused a lot of its efforts on becoming international....

In the past 15 or 20 years, they started focusing on the international aspect and now they are getting recognized.�

Domestic expansion As the International Ambassadors program expands, the initiative’s leaders have also sought ways to attract domestic students to the program. Because it lacks funding to send ambassadors abroad, the program is currently collaborating with DukeEngage and the Global Education Office for Undergraduates to offer the program as an optional addition to the abroad experience.

Students are also working to institute an incentivebased scheme through which ambassadors would receive compensation or subsidized airfare for their participation.

Muttreja said both University departments have been highly receptive to the idea, though specifics are still being finalized. For DukeEngage, Muttreja said the program’s goals are to reach students in underprivileged regions like Tanzania and Uganda and provide them with resources to learn about Duke and American universities as a whole. For study abroad programs, students can lead sessions in their respective areas of study—where they are likely familiar with the native language—and further market Duke. “Why just limit it to international students? Students studying abroad can craft a program and do this as well,� Li said. “In terms of specifics, we’re still in the ongoing stage... but we are pretty aggressive and we are pretty ambitious.�

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ACC DOMINANCE

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Duke finishes Kahan wins 17th straight Freshman hasn’t lost in singles second, but Duncan struggles

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Closing out the individual portion of the season, Duke relied on a late Sunday comeback to finish as runner-up to Alabama at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic this past weekend.

Shooting a collective seven-under par on the final day, the Blue Devils were sparked by the play of freshman Laetitia Beck. The Caesarea, Israel native finished with a three-under final round and took third overall. With SEE W. GOLF ON PAGE 7

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Stacey Kim birdied four holes on the back nine en route to a final round 74. The sophomore finished T-54 in the tournament.

After coming up with a definitive 7-0 win against Virginia Tech Saturday, No. 4 Duke pulled away with a 5-2 win against No. 17 Virginia Sunday at Ambler Stadium thanks to two late singles victories.

The Blue Devils (17-2, 6-0 in the ACC) started off behind the Cavaliers (14-5, 3-4) after winning only one of three doubles matches, the first time after eight matches that Duke failed to win the doubles point. “We didn’t play the doubles with a lot of passion at the be2 U. Va ginning,� head coach Jamie Duke 5 Ashworth said. “I would’ve liked to play better in doubles 0 V.T. because that kind of came out nowhere, but we did a good Duke 7 of job rebounding from that.�

Despite the team’s less-thanstellar performance in the first part of the match, the players made up for it with five first-set wins in singles play.

All but Nadine Fahoum—who played at the No. 1 spot—ended up winning their matches.

Senior Elizabeth Plotkin was off the court first at the No. 4 spot, and senior Reka Zsilinszka evened the overall score at 2-2 after Fahoum lost in straight sets. Zsilinska was coming off a record-setting performance Saturday: Her win in the Virginia Tech (9-10, 1-5) match gave her 34 career ACC singles victories, the most in Duke history.

Senior Ellah Nze’s 7-5, 6-4 victory over Virginia’s Emily Fraser ensured Duke would top the Cavaliers, when the contest seemed very likely to go either way. “I got down because she was just playing really well, but I quickly refocused and took it on one point at a time and stayed patient, and things went my way,� Nze said. “I remember going in, taking my time and not rushing because she likes playing fast. I just wanted to pull it out then.�

Ashworth echoed Nze’s feelings, adding that he felt very comfortable with the two players who were left on the court—Nze and Rachel Kahan—since both typically perform well for the Blue Devils. “Ellah had a huge win, and when you go up 3-2 and have a senior with over 100 career wins and a freshman who hasn’t lost a match, we knew we were in pretty good shape,� he said. “If I had to pick people, they would definitely have been people I would have picked. They were great for us this year.�

Kahan’s 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 win Sunday extends her winning streak to 17 on the season, and she is undefeated

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In a brutal four-hour round Sunday, freshman Rachel Kahan won 6-2, 1-6, 7-5, extending her winning streak to 17. in singles this year. Her match was the longest, lasting just over four hours. “It wasn’t my best tennis, but it was really good to pull through with a win,� she said. “The team’s great, the crowd was awesome, and it was really nice to have them to support me because otherwise I don’t think I could’ve pulled through, especially because today was a close one.�

Sunday was the second time Duke faced Virginia this season. The first meeting came during the ITA Indoor Nationals in February, in which the Blue Devils closed off the Cavaliers 4-2. They expect to face each other again. “Each time we play them, we know they’re going to be tough,� Nze said.

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Anumba in position to Duke rebounds from compete for nationals UVa loss to topVa.Tech In the javelin throw, sophomore Andrea Hopkins and senior Amy Matulewicz were As they move through their first few able to maintain the momentum and finoutdoor meets, the Blue Devils have car- ish in first and second, respectively, while ried on the success that was a hallmark of Shannon Sullivan took fourth. Due to their indoor meets this season. their stellar performances, Hopkins and This past weekend the Duke track squad Matulewicz are now sitting in the top 20 divided, with some athletes competing at spots in the NCAA’s eastern division. the Tiger Track Classic at Auburn and othOn the men’s side of the field, freshman ers traveling to the Colonial Relays at Wil- Tanner Anderson continued his tradition liam & Mary. While the Duke program had of breaking school records in his first meets, an impressive as his jump of 6 showing in the feet, 11.5 inches “We’re trying to become a running events, set a new Duke the most dramat- more balanced and complete standard, good ic successes took fourth place track and field team. This is a for place in the field. in this meet. FelAt Auburn, gradual evolution.... We still low freshman on the women’s Michael Krone have areas to improve.” side, freshman came in close Michelle Anum— Norm Ogilvie behind Anderba threw 53 feet, son to take the 10.25 inches in fifth-place spot the shot put to take first place and continue for Duke with a jump of 6 feet, 9.5 inches. her undefeated outdoor season. Anumba’s Freshman Justin Amezquita pole-vaulted to performance has improved with each meet a fifth-place finish as well. this season, and she currently holds a ninthIn the shot put, the men took home place ranking in the NCAA. According to the first and third collegiate spots as director of track and field Norm Ogilvie, junior Michael Barbas set two personal this puts her in the position to be able to records this weekend, and senior Mike compete in nationals as a freshman.

Schallmo finished two spots behind with Freshman Erica Brand, who competed throws of 55 feet, 4.25 inches. in the shot put with Anumba, had anothSchallmo then went on to compete er strong performance shortly afterward SEE TRACK ON PAGE 7 in the discus, where she finished second.

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Friday, the Blue Devils saw their undefeated ACC record blemished. Sunday, they bounced back in style.

After losing 6-1 to No. 1 Virginia (210, 6-0 in the ACC) in Charlottesville, No. 10 Duke (14-7, 5-1) dominated Virginia Tech from start to Duke 6 finish, winning the road matchup 6-1, 1 V.T. including a sweep of the doubles Duke 1 matches.

“I thought we U. Va 6 did a great job rebounding from a tough loss. We haven’t been too great at rebounding in past years,” head coach Ramsey Smith said. “I was really proud of the guys today. We treated it just like the Virginia match.”

That Virginia match was a tough one for the Blue Devils. Facing the team that bested them in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments last year, Duke came in most likely looking for revenge. None was to be found.

The Blue Devils dropped the doubles point after Reid Carleton and Henrique Cunha fell 8-6 to Drew Courtney and Michael Shabaz, then David Holland and Chris Mengel fell to Jarmere Jenkins and Sanam Singh.

Duke’s singles play wasn’t much better, SEE M. TENNIS ON PAGE 8

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For the third time in his career, Henrique Cunha beat Virginia’s top-10 ranked Michael Shabaz.

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Despite Mackler’s heroics, Duke loses

by Steven Slywka THE CHRONICLE

Mollie Mackler could only put the team on her back for so long.

Despite a career day from the junior goalkeeper, Duke’s offense disappeared down the stretch, as No. 2 Northwestern (10-0) rallied to defeat the Blue Devils 12-10 Saturday.

“I’m disappointed because we played our game,” head coach Kerstin Kimel said.

“We played tough, aggressive, really 10 Duke scrappy. But in the 12 second half, we just N.W. didn’t finish plays.”

In spite of being outshot 21-13 throughout the first half by the Wildcats, No. 3 Duke (9-2) led 7-5 at halftime thanks to a stellar performance from Mackler. Mackler made 15 saves in the first half alone, including stopping the first nine Wildcat shots on goal. This allowed Duke to jump out to an early lead following back-to-back goals by Emma Hamm and Kat Thomas.

“Mollie had an unbelievable performance,” Kimel said of the junior goalie, who also stopped eight of nine Wildcat free-position shots in the first half. “She was just absolutely amazing.”

Mackler would finish the game with a career-high 20 saves, but received almost no help offensively from Duke in the second half. Amanda Jones’s goal gave the Blue Devils a three-goal lead three minutes into the second period, but a variety of turnovers and missed scoring opportunities allowed Northwestern to close out the game on a 7-2 run.

“In the second half we didn’t finish on our shots and we turned the ball over too often,” Kimel said. “I think those were the two big things. I felt like we were on the doorstep, just we missed the cage or shot right at the goalie.”

Jones and Hamm were the only Blue Devils to find the back of the cage in the second half, each finishing with three goals.

Hamm’s goal with just under 10 minutes remaining tied the game at 10, but Northwestern dominated possession toward the end, running out the final five minutes.

“We were careless with the ball in transition a few times, and it’s a shame because some of those turnovers came after we made great stops,” Kimel said. “Northwestern is a great team and they make you pay for your mistakes, and they definitely did that Saturday.”

Duke was just 3-for-14 shooting and committed eight turnovers in the second half.

The Blue Devils have now lost seven straight games to the Wildcats, including two last season, the last of which knocked Duke out of the NCAA tournament.

“We have to have a more productive second half,” Kimel said. “You’re not going to win many games against top-five teams doing that.”

Saturday was not the first time that the Blue Devils dominated the first half, only to appear to wilt as the game progressed.

This season, Duke has more than doubled its opponents’ scoring output in the first half, outscoring other teams 98-46. They haven’t earned nearly such an advantage in the second half, with a 68-68 tally. The Blue Devils have held early leads in both of their losses this season, only to watch those leads disappear down the stretch.

Kimel acknowledged that her team’s focus needs to be on closing out games.

“Overall, as a team we are very disappointed that we didn’t finish this game,” she said. “Our whole mentality going into the game was if we battle this team for 60 minutes we will do great. We really battled in all aspects of our game, for only about 45 minutes.”

[Clockwise left to right] Goalie Mollie Mackler had one of the best games of her career Saturday, tallying 20 saves and holding a dynamic Northwestern offense at bay for the first half; Shannon Smith proved to be too much, scoring a hat trick in t

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11 DUKE ‘CUSE 13 Blue Devils fall in Big City Classic Duke finds itself in early 8-1 hole, but battles back late it to any one thing, but we did make a lot of mistakes in the first half. Not just After falling into an 8-1 hole in the young guys, old guys too. So I’m not sure game’s first 20 minutes, Duke nearly man- we could chalk that up to freshmen being aged a comeback against No. 1 Syracuse scared or something like that.”

(8-0) last night.

The lopsided 9-2 halftime margin was But it was not to be, and the No. 3 Blue particularly strange, because Duke was so Devils (8-3) eventually fell 13-11 in the Big successful in the faceoff circle (9-for-13) City Classic at New Meadowlands Stadium. and was able corral a majority of ground Despite statistically dominating crucial balls. In the third period, the Blue Devils aspects of the game—faceoffs and ground- extended their dominance in the hustle balls—from the very beginning, the Blue statistics by collecting 11 ground balls to Devils were unable only four for the to break through Orange, while “Regardless of the outcome also winning 6-ofagainst Orange goaltender John Still, of today’s game, we’re going 8thefaceoffs.

Galloway, who set effort was to become a better team.” an NCAA record only enough for by recording his two teams to — John Danowski the 52nd career victrade goals, and tory.

Syracuse kept a And in the earseven-goal lead ly going, Galloway was a cut above his coun- as the final period began. terpart, Dan Wigrizer. Galloway allowed In the last quarter, Duke was finally only two goals in the first half and racked able to parlay its dominance of possesup a save percentage of .778. By contrast, sion into goal-scoring opportunities, Wigrizer failed to notch a save until 11:37 out-shooting Syracuse 12-2. Although the remained in the second quarter, by which Blue Devils took at least as many shots as point he had already allowed seven goals. their opponent in each of the first three Several of those scores came on unset- quarters as well, the offense only started tled opportunities, as the Blue Devils man- seeing quality looks toward the end of the aged only four successful clears out of nine game. Those chances helped Duke score attempts in the first half, including a dis- four goals in just over eight minutes to mal 1-of-3 in the first period. cut the lead to 13-10 with around three “I’m not sure whether people were minutes remaining. making mistakes in the first half because Freshman Brandon Fowler won the of the big stage,” senior attacker Zach ensuing faceoff and junior CJ Costabile Howell said in the postgame press conferSEE M. LACROSSE ON PAGE 8 ence. “I’m not sure you could attribute

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the win; Syracuse’s Javon Miller picked up four points against the Blue Devils; the Orange ran out to an early 8-1 lead, and held a commanding seven-goal advantage at halftime.

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Dan Wigrizer, who came into the game after playing several solid games in a row, stumbled in the first half, coming up with just four saves. He turned it on the second, though, only allowing four goals

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Relieved Blue Devils stop 9-game losing streak Bullpen holds Yellow Jacket bats to no runs

by Tom Gieryn THE CHRONICLE

When you’re staring down the barrel of a 10-game losing streak, it’s an incredible relief just to win a game against any opponent. Duke got that 11 win Saturday—and G.T. it against a topDuke 5 got 10 opponent.

Although the 3 G.T. Blue Devils (16-14, Duke 4 3-9 in the ACC) dropped two of three against pe9 G.T. rennial powerDuke 2 house Georgia Tech (23-6, 11-1) this weekend at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, they were encouraged by their quality play against a tough opponent. Duke failed to protect an early lead on Friday, and could not get out of an early 7-0 hole on Sunday, but in between those games, they ended a run of nine straight losses with a 4-3 Saturday victory, handing Georgia Tech its first conference loss of the season.

“We needed to get a win,” head coach Sean McNally said. “It had been a while.”

Part of the problem for McNally during the losing streak has been finding the right combination of starting pitchers, as he has started a different trio in each of his four conference weekend series. Sophomore Chase Bebout, the team’s star Friday starter, was hit by a line drive March 11 against

N.C. State, and though he appeared out of the bullpen last weekend, has yet to return to the rotation.

“We certainly miss him,” McNally said. “We’re not going to rush him back but we certainly would like to have him.”

Replacing him has been difficult due to the youth and size of the Blue Devil pitching staff. Duke has only 13 pitchers on its roster—just 10 schools in the nation have fewer. Of those 13, just five are upperclassmen, and 38 percent of the team’s innings have been pitched by freshmen.

On Friday, freshman Dillon Haviland took Bebout’s place. Duke supported him with two runs in the third off Georgia Tech’s Mark Pope, but the formidable Yellow Jacket offense answered with five runs in the next three innings. Pope was flawless the rest of the way, pitching a complete game while allowing just four hits and one earned run and striking out seven.

The Blue Devils’ few veterans led by example on Saturday, though, as senior starter Dennis O’Grady—the only Duke starter to have started in all seven weekend series so far—held Georgia Tech to three runs in his 5 2/3 innings of work. He left trailing 3-2, but shortstop Angelo LaBruna keyed a pair of rallies that each resulted in a hardfought run.

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Anthony D’Alessandro tied the game at 3-3 Saturday, then in the seventh inning scored to put Duke up 1.

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W. GOLF from page 2 Beck leading the charge, Duke moved up two spots on the final day to come away with its best result of the season. “Today was nice to watch,â€? head coach Dan Brooks said. “It was great to have our best performance be on our last day because we really fought for it‌. And [Laetitia] played great. She had everything going well.â€?

As a result of tough wind conditions on the course, the No. 4 Blue Devils began the tournament with poor rounds on Friday and Saturday. Shooting threeover and eight-over respectively, Duke

entered the final day in fourth place. But as the winds died down on Sunday, the Blue Devils stepped up their game. They hit greens with much greater consistency, and birdies began to fall. Duke shot 16 birdies as a team on Sunday, three more than the previous two days combined.

Notable efforts this weekend came from both Beck and fellow freshman Aleja Cangrejo. Beck’s third-place finish ties her best result on the season. For Cangrejo, her 15th-place finish marks her best result in a Duke uniform. And her opening 70 is just the fifth time this season she has shot below par in a round.

Unfortunately, for the Blue Devils, sophomore Lindy Duncan registered her

worst weekend of the season. Despite winning the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic last year after shooting three-under par, Duncan shot 18-over for the tournament, a full 10 strokes worse than her previous worst score this year.

While Duncan’s poor play may have cost Duke a shot at winning this weekend, the result proves the depth of the Blue Devil roster, Brooks said. Even without their sophomore star, Duke still competed with the best in the nation. “Lindy’s scores are always a very significant part of our team performance,�

Brooks said. “The fact that she didn’t have a good weekend and [we] still finished runner-up‌ bodes well for the future.â€?

Looking ahead to the ACC and NCAA championships, the Blue Devils will look to collectively perform in a more consistent fashion. As exemplified by this weekend, Duke rarely has all its players performing up to their potential at the same time. Although it is important to see strong individual performances, the Blue Devils will try to perform better overall. “We’ve had everybody contribute now including this tournament, but we need to have everybody contribute on the same days,� Brooks said. “I think when that happens we will perform well at tournaments.

We have enough talent, we just have to get it all together.�

TRACK from page 3 alongside Austin Gamble in the discus, where the two Blue Devils took second and fourth place, respectively.

The Duke men also performed admirably in the running events, where a close race in the 1500-meter saw seniors Ryan McDermott and Bo Waggoner, as well as redshirt freshman Domenick DeMatteo, place in the top six spots. Another tight race in the 3000-meter ended with six Duke athletes in the top 11 spots. Senior Josh Lund led the group as he crossed the line in second, followed by junior Andrew Brodeur who beat fourth-place finisher Cory Nanni by less than a second.

The strong performances shown this past weekend are, once again, indicative of Duke’s recent emphasis on the field element of the track-and-field program, according to Ogilvie. “We’re trying to become a more balanced and complete track and field team,� he said. “This is a gradual evolution.... We still have areas to improve.�

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Next weekend, the Blue Devils will return home to Wallace Wade Stadium for the annual Duke Invitational.

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BASEBALL from page 6 was faced with a tough decision in picking his next pitcher. But rather than go back to his bullpen, he instead brought in the best arm available: his scheduled Sunday starter Marcus Stroman, who had struck out 30 men in 23 2/3 innings this season.

“When you have an chance to beat a Georgia Tech, you’ve got to seize that,” McNally said. “When you’re one inning away from a win versus nine... you just have to do that.”

The decision cost the Blue Devils their Sunday starter, but Stroman sealed the Saturday win in nearly perfect fashion, getting five of the final six outs by strikeout.

M. LACROSSE from page 5 picked up one of his 10 ground balls for the day. After racing into the attacking half to set up an unsettled opportunity for the Blue Devils, the ball ended up in the stick of Howell, who had scored the previous two goals and assisted on the two prior scores. Howell shot and missed high.

Duke retained possession, but Syracuse was able to force a Josh Dionne turnover and, following a successful clear, was able to draw a one-minute holding penalty against freshman defenseman Luke Duprey. The ensuing extra-man opportunity allowed the Orange to effectively kill the clock.

The Blue Devils lost, but the furious comeback has to give the young team some confidence moving forward.

Wigrizer ended the game much improved on his start, saving 60 percent of

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Sunday’s replacement for Stroman was freshman Mark Lumpa, who made his first collegiate start after 13 appearances and a 1.59 ERA out of the bullpen.

He lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs. Duke’s offense did its best to fight back, as Stroman, Jeff Kremer and freshman catcher Michael Rosenfeld each pounded out three hits.

But baserunning mishaps and the continually growing Georgia Tech lead— they extended their advantage to 7-0 in the third and 10-2 in the fifth—spelled doom for the Blue Devils.

Still, McNally was pleased with his team’s effort on Sunday.

“Offensively we finally started to put some good swings on the ball, which we haven’t done a whole lot, haven’t been as competitive as we’re capable of,” he said. the shots he faced after the initial sevengoal outburst he allowed in the game’s first 20 minutes.

The offense, after scoring only twice and failing on all four man-up situations in the first half, scored nine goals in the second half while going 3-for-5 on extraman opportunities. The offense benefited enormously from the team’s success clearing the ball in the second half. It’s no coincidence that the fourth quarter, which the Blue Devils won 5-0, was the only one in which Duke was successful on all of its clear attempts.

Afterward, head coach John Danowski said that while the team clearly had work to do going forward, he was encouraged by its resilience.

“Regardless of the outcome of today’s game, we’re going to become a better team,” Danowski said. “But [I’m] really proud of our guys for continuing to play, and play the right way.”

M. TENNIS from page 3 with five of the six Blue Devils falling to their Cavalier counterparts. Only Cunha could top his opponent.

Overall, though, Smith was pleased with the manner in which his team handled the difficult competition.

“We were certainly close in a bunch of matches, but didn’t take advantage of a few opportunities that we had,” the coach said.

“It’s great to play an undefeated team like that, to see how we match up.”

Friday represented the fourth career singles match between Cunha and the nation’s fifth-ranked player, Shabaz.

Shabaz bested Cunha and Carleton in doubles play, 8-6, but his singles match against Cunha would prove much more challenging.

The first set was hard-fought, ending with Cunha winning in a 9-7 tie-breaker.

In the second set, Cunha came out with a much more comfortable 6-3 win. The win moved Cunha to a career record of 13-0 in ACC. “It was a really hard match,” Cunha said. “[Shabaz] is a great player, and I was serving well and hitting my forehand and backhand well. I think he lost a little mo-

mentum on the tie-break in the first set.

In the second set, I kept playing aggressive and won.”

Sunday, Duke faced the Hokies (11-8, 3-4) in Blacksburg and came away with a win spurred on by a dominating performance in doubles play, with all three teams topping their Virginia Tech opponents.

Carleton was the first off the court for the Blue Devils after beating his opponent in a “great” 6-2, 6-4 win, according to Smith. Cunha was next off, then freshman Chris Mengel, who won his match against Pedro Graber after winning the first set in a 7-4 tie-breaker.

The last three matches all went to three sets, with Torsten Wietoska and Luke Marchese coming out on top.

Smith chalked the win up to a steady energy from the team, despite having to play in hostile surroundings.

“I think we’re a really tight team and we come out with a lot of energy,” Smith said.

“On the road, every match is really tough. I thought we had more energy and intensity today than Virginia Tech.”

The Blue Devils will need to keep up that intensity, because their schedule isn’t getting any easier. This weekend, the team hits the road again to face Georgia Tech in Atlanta then Clemson in South Carolina.

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ORPHANS from page 3 Kenya and Tanzania. Researchers used data consisting of a sample of more than 1,200 orphans or abandoned children under age 15 as well as a control group of 272 non-orphaned or abandoned children.

“What these results show is that there is a real need—in addition to [basic needs]—to be able to identify when kids are vulnerable,” Whetten said.

According to the study, orphans need emotional support in order to develop into healthy adults. Early measures designed to give children the ability to cope with stress and hardships can potentially reduce the number of traumatic events the children will face.

Although many programs target girls in specific, the research indicated that males can be just as affected as fe-

LIBYA from page 3 Kalashnikovs posted at the gate.

Their job, it is clear, is to keep journalists in, not intruders out.

In the initial stages of the conflict, when 130 members of the foreign press corps were first “invited” by the Gadhafi regime to Tripoli in a rare moment of openness, there was at least a degree of pretense that reporters were free to do their jobs.

Although those who strayed into sensitive areas or toward a battle zone would likely be detained, often for hours, trips into central Tripoli were tolerated. From there it was possible to slip into other neighborhoods, meet ordinary Libyans and take the pulse of the city.

But since an unexplained gun battle near the hotel in the early hours of Friday, all unaccompanied forays out of the hotel have been banned. Even trips to the grocery store across the street, for chocolate bars or shampoo, now must be supervised by a Libyan “companion,” the government’s euphemistic term for the minders assigned to keep watch on the journalists.

Government officials say the restrictions are for the journalists’ protection. “Weapons are everywhere because we are arming the people. They believe the international media is part of the conspiracy against us,” chief government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim explained at a recent briefing. “This is risky for you.”

Yet most Libyans encountered randomly on the streets are friendly and welcoming, and the only real sense of threat comes from within the confines of the government-sanctioned bubble. On two occasions, angry Gadhafi supporters have burst into the hotel to noisily denounce the Western journalists, chanting “correspondent, correspondent.” It was a sinister twist on “zenga zenga,” or “alley by alley,” the rallying cry taken from the Gadhafi speech in which he pledged to hunt down his opponents.

Every few days, reality-show-style, journalists awake to discover that their ranks have been depleted by a deportation. On Sunday, it was Damien McElroy of London’s Daily Telegraph, who received a midnight telephone call telling him a car would be ready in the morning to take him to the Tunisian border. “You know what you've done,” the caller said before hanging up.

McElroy was the fourth journalist to be ordered out in less than three weeks for offenses never quite spelled out.

Others have been warned that they are on a list of future deportees.

“People think you are really nasty,” one government official cautioned a journalist with an American news organization. The menace crackles almost as loudly as the sinister bursts of gunfire that echo beyond the hotel in the dead of night.

Yet even within this gilded cage it is possible to glean important insights into the workings and mindset of the Gadhafi regime—and at least some of the reasons why it is facing an uprising from citizens who in recent years have gained glimpses of an alternative world through the Internet and satellite television.

“Their efforts to run the press are similar to the way they run the country,” said McElroy, the Daily Telegraph correspondent. “It gives us the sense of how the state is and what things are like for ordinary Libyans.”

Bus trips are stage-managed affairs that always begin with a supposedly spontaneous demonstration by Gadhafi supporters who just happen to be on hand whenever journalists turn up. Yet out of earshot of the government, ordinary Libyans frequently sidle up to reporters and express dissenting views, a reminder that this is still a city brimming with suppressed discontent six weeks after the uprising here was crushed.

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males, meaning that programs that cater to both genders are necessary to ensure proper development.

The research is a part of the Positive Outcomes for Orphans study, a four year effort at Duke funded by the National Institutes of Health. More than 143 million children have lost a parent and millions more been abandoned by both, according to a 2004 study by UNICEF, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the United States Agency for International Development.

“No information is really out there on the effects of different programs and what really needs to be done for these children,” said Jan Ostermann, co-author of the study and associate research professor at the Center for Health Policy.

Whetten said at least 10 percent of the $43 billion allotted to the second five-year installment of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—which serves to combat HIV and AIDS—is spent on orphans and vulner-

able children. She added that the money should be spent on programs that support children’s emotional health in addition to programs covering their basic needs. “[Children] are being so affected by the traumatic events... that it affects their daily living,” Whetten said.

“That is going to impede their ability to stay in school, perform well in school... and the way they are going to interact with [others].”

Rachel Whetten, co-author of the study and senior program coordinator at the Center for Health Policy, said she hopes these recent findings will spur countries to restructure and strengthen the programs they already have in place in order to address the mental health needs of orphans. “[We hope] over time that [program coordinators] will realize that orphans need much, much more than just food and shelter,” Whetten said.

News briefings are exercises in parallel realities. One speaker began his statement by reprimanding journalists for not showing enough respect for Gadhafi. “Brother Leader Moammar Gadhafi does not belong only to Libyans, he belongs to all mankind including yourselves,” an army spokesman, Col. Milad Hussein, sternly told a stunned roomful of reporters.

Government officials announce a cease-fire, then another, and then reproach reporters for failing to report that the Libyan army is observing a cease-fire.

Yet even as the government trumpets its cease-fires, TV networks are reporting the latest fighting from the front lines. Officials seem genuinely outraged that reporters are questioning their claims of multiple civilian casualties in NATO bombing raids even though they have presented no evidence that there are widespread casualties.

The Orwellian propaganda seems more suited to 1984 than 2011, and yet most Libyans find themselves in a bubble, too. The Internet has been cut off for the past month, and satellite TV has been jammed.

Some Libyans have found a way around that, but for many the only source of information is Libyan state TV, which broadcasts an endless diet of martial music, marching soldiers and ecstatic crowds extolling Gadhafi's virtues.

That was why the outburst of Iman al-Obaidi, the woman dragged screaming from the hotel after she tried to tell her story of rape at the hands of Gadhafi militiamen, was so revelatory. In an instant, she crystallized the harsh realities of the Libya that the government goes to such lengths to prevent foreign journalists from seeing.

The government has repeatedly promised that a small group of female correspondents will be allowed to interview Obaidi. But Sunday, they were told the interview would not take place after all.

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Mizrahi is running on a platform aimed at increasing DSG outreach and transparency and effecting change in campus culture. He wants to increase DSG consideration of groups and issues, he said, the general student body currently ignores, including Duke’s gender climate, race relations, socioeconomic diversity and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community.

“If [DSG was] attuned with what was going on culturally on campus, then [students would] have a reaction,” Mizrahi said. “The facts are that we’re not. DSG is not, but I can change that.”

Senior Becki Feinglos, who has known Mizrahi since their freshman year, has also worked with him on the Greek Women’s Initiative and participated with him in Common Ground, a program that provides a forum for participants to discuss issues like gender and race.

“He [understands] that issues that affect greek women also affect all women on camps,” she said. “I think he’s very aware and very open to discuss these topics.”

Mizrahi believes DSG should take a stance on timely campus controversies like the Black Student Alliance Invitational weekend, fraternity progressives and Tailgate. In the past, Mizrahi has been active in finding pragmatic solutions to these challenges.

“I was a part of coordinating the tailgate at Shooters [II],” he said. “At that tailgate, we had incredible attendance. We had not one person underage drinking, and we had buses going to and from the game.”

That kind of success, he said, is what students could expect from him as DSG president.

Racial issues also have special significance for Mizrahi.

If elected, he would be Duke’s first Latino DSG president.

“That speaks volumes to where we are,” he said. “But at the same time, race seems to be that issue that nobody wants to discuss at Duke, and it’s bothersome because it’s the one that affects us the most.”

Jordan Hale, a program coordinator in the Office of Student Activities and Facilities, was one of Mizrahi’s supervisors while he worked at the Outpost. Hale said some of the personal struggles Mizrahi has faced uniquely prepare him for the presidential position and indicate Mizrahi’s dedication to the University. “[Taking time off] can be tough for anybody, but he decided to come back,” he said.

and generous,” said Brigid Hogan, chair of the cell biology department. “He contributed to hundreds of papers, but he wasn’t always the first author. He was an author who was there as a major collaborator.”

Oliver worked extensively in collaboration with other departments—ranging from medicine to anthropology—and helped students and faculty to better their understanding of microscopy.

“He loved the microscope first and foremost, and he loved helping people to get beautiful images,” said Jonah Cool, a doctoral candidate in cell biology who worked with Oliver.

“He really liked to push limits and expand upon them.”

Nature in its purest form was Oliver’s sanctuary and where he spent most of his free time. He loved climbing mountains, kayaking, rafting, sailing and taking photographs of nature and people. He climbed everywhere from mountains in Peru to the Alps, Moses said, and his favorite mountain was Tryfan in Snowdonia, Wales.

“He felt absolutely at home there. That area was the center of him,” Moses said. “He climbed and hiked and walked everywhere he could.”

His love of Wales extended beyond the mountains. Hogan, also from the United Kingdom, said she and Oliver spoke about how they missed the friendly, down-to-earth people and liberal social values that characterize the area.

In addition to his role as a scientist, Oliver was an artist.

He was driven by creativity and loved painting and drawing.

He also loved theater, opera and attending the ballet.

“He used creativity in all his endeavors,” Moses said.

“That’s one of the things he was always searching for or trying to express.”

Oliver consistently made contacts beyond the scientific community. Moses recounted a time when the two of them found an installation art piece in the United Kingdom that they particularly liked and Oliver insisted on meeting the artist. The pair ultimately spoke with the artist and had the chance to look at more of his work.

“He would go ahead, make the contact and encourage,” Moses said. “He made contacts throughout his life—not just in science, but in everything.”

Oliver is survived by his mother, older brother, uncle and cousins in North Wales as well as a vast circle of friends. A memorial gathering will take place April 15 at 4 p.m. in 147 Nanaline H. Duke Building with a reception to follow.

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Judging from their cam- a priority, we support Bhutani. paigns, this year’s candidates In his platform, Bhutani for the upcoming Duke Stu- expresses extensive knowldent Government executive edge about a wide range of povice president election are tential issues facing students in running for two different po- the coming year and beyond. sitions.

His identification of the house Sophomore model, finanGurdane Bhucial aid and lack editorial tani, DSG’s vice of student inpresident for student affairs, put at the administrative level has outlined a broad vision as the most pressing senatorial for the position, focusing on concerns demonstrated an unthe general policy issues affect- derstanding of both broader ing the University community University concerns and the from a student’s perspective. role of the Senate in addressFreshman Patrick Oathout, an ing these issues. academic affairs senator and Furthermore, Bhutani best rules committee member, is shows the leadership skills running on his commitment to necessary to effectively direct reform and enforce the rules the Senate. His belief in the governing the DSG Senate. importance of developing Although we have several interpersonal relationships issues with his candidacy and between the Senate and the agree that resolving proce- executive board mark him as dural inefficiencies should be a pragmatic leader. Bhutani

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said he was included on Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta’s administrative review committee, which shows his ability to work with administrators and be an effective student advocate.

Still, some aspects of Bhutani’s candidacy are troubling.

His relative lack of interest in the internal affairs of the Senate indicates that Bhutani is presupposing a transformation in the role of EVP through a potential referendum next Fall. Bhutani’s platform seems tailored to the DSG presidency—rather than the EVP post —and causes us to question his commitment to fulfilling the roles of the EVP as written in the DSG constitution. Considering the inefficiency and apathy rampant in the current Senate, it will be imperative that Bhutani engages himself

in procedural reform at a level greater than his current lack of interest.

Where Bhutani’s candidacy is the weakest, Oathout’s is the strongest. Oathout demonstrated a fervent commitment to remedying the current inefficiencies in the Senate. His belief in the necessity of procedural reform and increased enforcement of senatorial regulations dovetails perfectly with his vision of the EVP as a largely parliamentary role.

Although Oathout’s personal commitment to the constitutional role of EVP is compelling, his scope is overly narrow. He presented little in the way of substantive policy ideas, and, while not the primary focus of the position, his lack of policy depth would impede his ability to coordinate between the Senate and

executive board. While we are heartened by some aspects of his candidacy, we simply do not believe he is qualified to serve as DSG’s second highest ranking member.

Whoever wins this election would benefit from incorporating the perspectives of his current opponent. But due to his more nuanced understanding of University-wide issues and his realistic knowledge of interactions among students, DSG and the administration, The Chronicle’s independent Editorial Board formally endorses Gurdane Bhutani for executive vice president.

Precious Lockhart and Katherine Zhang recused themselves due to their roles in DSG. Cory Adkins recused himself due to personal ties.

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uke admitted 3,739 students for the Class of lar decision applicants is approximately 36 per2015. The overall admission rate dropped cent, a one-percent rise in the rate would bring to 12.6 percent, staggeringly low when com- nearly 40 more students to campus. You figure out pared to the 14.8 percent for Duke’s Class of 2014 where to put those 40 extra kids. According to the and 17 percent for those graduating Chronicle, the admissions departin 2013. It is easy to be impressed by ment expects a “yield rate in the the number trend. Simply put, a low mid-40 percent range and is aimadmissions rate means a school is ing for 1,705 incoming students,” “more selective” and adds a certain there is very little room for error. prestige to it all.

Forty more students would bring If we break off the early decision the number back to the number applicants and acceptances and just for the Class of 2014, which is alconsider regular decision, this year’s ready expected to cause strain on numbers dip even lower: a 10.8 per- antonio segalini campus life. cent admissions rate and 3,094 stuEarly decision makes it easier musings dents selected. to control and keep the number The overall number of admitted of incoming freshmen closer to students has also declined over the past few years, 1,700 than 1,750, but it is far from perfect. The as 3,974 and 4,065 students were accepted for the current system causes a great deal of uncertainty classes of 2014 and 2013, respectively. As this num- and leads to a waitlist that exceeds the number of ber decreases, one of two things must be true: Ei- students that actually attend. The waitlist for the ther admissions officers want a smaller class size Class of 2015 is 2,300 students, and that’s after and expect matriculation to stay the same, or ad- scaling back 1,000 from last year’s list. missions officers want the same class size (it was Regular decision matriculation probably will approximately 1,750 students last year) and ex- not deviate too much from the 36 percent. But in pect matriculation rates to increase slightly. years when it does, the impact is far-reaching.

Of course, there is a third factor. An increase in While much of the talk centering on Duke’s earearly decision admissions will limit the amount of ly decision program is whether or not to eliminate spots available for regular decision applications. the process altogether, the best way to increase Over the past three years, the number of appli- stability as well as the matriculation rate is to concants accepted under early decision has increased sider an Early Decision II program. Early Decision rapidly. From 548 for the Class of 2013 to 602 for II would allow students to join in a binding agreethe Class of 2014 and 645 for the Class of 2015, ment in January with the same effects as Early Duke has seen an enormous boost in the number Decision I, which would still have a November 1 of ‘guaranteed’ matriculation admits. Whether deadline. By adding the second program, Duke alor not you agree with the early decision process lows those students who were wary over making is irrelevant. The number of early decision appli- a binding decision (or who may have applied to cations increased 14 percent since last year, and other schools in November) to take added time the number of early decision admits increased before deciding that Duke is their best choice. only 7 percent, so it isn’t like Duke is accepting Since Duke’s regular decision deadline would be unqualified students because they are promising on the same day, there would be no extra work to to come. Instead, Admissions is responding to the submit the application under Early Decision II. increased numbers by continuing to select the New York University added Early Decision II best applicants. for the Class of 2015 and saw a “43 percent surge By having an early decision program, Duke in the number of early decision applicants,” apadds stability to matriculation rates. Considering proximately half of which came from the Early Dethat the University competes with top institutions, cision II program. By adding the second binding the ebb and flow of students coming to Durham decision, NYU decreased the number of students needs to be controlled. Even last year, the Univer- accepted through regular decision and therefore sity ended up with 1,750 students matriculating, a decreased the school’s matriculation volatility. number much higher than previous years. Since By adding Early Decision II, Duke would still Duke has to accept many more students than it accept from the same pool of exceptional applihas spots for, it is constantly at the mercy of stu- cants but would give itself more leeway and less dents’ decisions. On-campus housing, class sizes exposure. and offerings all become influenced by the matriculation rate.

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endorsements Mizrahi, Habashi for DSG The Hindu Students Association endorses Isaac Mizrahi for Duke Student Government president and Michael Habashi for vice president for student life. While all candidates are equally competent and capable of serving as president, as a religious group, we felt that Mizrahi was most familiar with and understood the issues surrounding minority religions on campus and could relate well to our challenges and future aspirations. Additionally, we feel that his perspective as an outsider to DSG would be refreshing, and his enthusiasm would help bring about a positive change to student life on campus. His vision of reaching out to the community and making students an integral part of DSG very much resonates with organizations that are looking for the right means to raise awareness and voice concerns.

Both candidates for vice president for student life have shown exceptional leadership in DSG this past year as senators for student affairs. Although Simpson has had one more year of experience as a DSG senator, we believe Habashi is the right candidate for VP. Both candidates advocated for similar changes to DSG, transparency, advocacy, etc. Simpson and Habashi, however, differed on how to implement those ideas. As a student organization, we find it hard to believe that there will be adequate student involvement in order to sustain action-based focus groups as per Simpson’s plan. Having open committee meetings allows for student organizations to attend when the agenda coincides with the organization’s mission, which may foster greater attendance, participation and transparency in DSG. Furthermore, we believe Habashi’s unique experience with the DSG Survey Commission has identified key issues facing every student on campus. While Habashi has not collected data directly related to religious life on campus, his experience with this year’s survey provides insight into the lives of undergraduates at Duke. Armed with empirical proof and

experience working in DSG, Habashi is the candidate HSA is endorsing to put the “U” back in student life.

Moana Jagasia Trinity ’11, co-president, Hindu Students Association Kavin Vasudevan Pratt ’13, treasurer, Hindu Students Association Vote Mizrahi for DSG president After hearing the three candidates for DSG president, Mi Gente has chosen to endorse Isaac Mizrahi. While all candidates had great things to say, Mi Gente found Isaac’s style refreshing and invigorating. We felt that Ashley Jordan, while approachable, severely lacked experience and the type of “large-scale” thinking that Mi Gente would want in a DSG president. Mi Gente was very impressed with Pete Schork’s experience and accomplishments on DSG, but in the end felt that Isaac was our best option. We felt that Isaac presents a unique opportunity for substantial change in the character of the organization. We believe that Isaac’s honesty and genuine commitment to our school were his strongest qualities, and we are excited for the possibility of having such a unique personality in office. As a Hispanic student he truly understands the problems facing minority students on campus and has an optimistic view of how we can make Duke a better experience for all students. Isaac would bring a new perspective to DSG—one that is unfortunately very often overlooked.

Stephanie Weiss Trinity ’12, co-president, Mi Gente Vote Mizrahi, Bhutani After meeting with each of the candidates for DSG president, the Black Student Alliance has decided to endorse Isaac Mizrahi. Mizrahi demonstrated that he has a thorough understanding of the distinct issues facing the black com-

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act: Alaska is cold. Fact: Squirrels can’t live spite of) what their backgrounds suggest they there. Myth: Alaskans refer to the Bering would stereotypically enjoy.

Sea and Aleutian Islands as BSAI. Alaskans, As for point two, whoever thinks that some squirrels and Duke students level of self-segregation, whethalike know that “BSAI” means er conscious or subconscious, something completely different isn’t apparent at Duke is kidding in the Gothic Wonderland. themselves. But to that point, Another common trait of this has absolutely nothing to do the three groups is that our with BSAI. outer color is highly depenIs there a problem with trydent upon heritage: skin color ing to show prospective students for humans and fur color for monday, monday what the campus has to offer? For squirrels. The BSAI weekend, a campus whose black basketball gothic squirrel otherwise known as the Black players were idiotically referred Student Alliance Invitational, to as a bunch of “Uncle Toms,” invites potential students who identify as “hav- a display of black culture helps further discredit ing increased melanin” for its festivities. The outsiders who judge the Duke community and purpose of this weekend is ostensibly to cater show p-frosh the real campus culture. to the interests of the people who attend the Self-segregation is a separate situation that weekend. can’t be solved by any pre-orientation weekend, I did not participate in BSAI, but that was be- but rather requires attention when students cause I am not a Duke student—the only quali- actually arrive on campus. Self-segregation is fication necessary to attend the events. Let’s a by-product of people wishing to stay within look at one event that happened to occur that their comfort zones, but once people acclimate weekend, the “Evening with John Legend” spon- themselves, their comfort zones are defined sored by BSA and the DUU Speakers and Stage more by their activities than by their race. Duke committee. Regardless of who first thought of does not attempt to create an environment with bringing John Legend for the performance, separate or (un)equal organizations. Social cirI’m sure the conversation did not go like this: cles are based on common interests and fresh“Hey let’s bring him because he’s black!” Rather man dorms. One could easily point out that it is I assume it went like this: “This event is going to unbecoming of the University to so openly facilbe awesome ... it’s going to be LEGENDary.” itate this comfort zone of race, but what do you Although many people liked the events of want Duke to do? If Duke didn’t have opporBSAI, there were also many that had problems tunities for every race, people would complain with the weekend. Their objections were twofold. that these opportunities didn’t exist. Now that First, why was Duke spending “extra” money on Duke does have race-specific programs, people events for the weekend? And secondly, does still complain. The University should cater to this promote self-segregation? I think that since the interests of each student in his or her prethese events were open to everyone, it’s not re- orientation experience. ally extra money. Duke is just allocating money Squirrels don’t play basketball, but I’d to a group that desires to do an event. There are guess prospective basketball players would resources available to every student group that do basketball player things like taking a trip wants to host events or programs. This mindset to the practice facility, meeting Coach K, goturns a blind eye to everything else that Duke ing to a game and maybe practicing with the has to offer that could potentially attract specific team. The athletic department wants to show demographics. Think how many females went recruits what they might be interested in, why to see Tucker Max or how many history majors should BSA be raked over the coals for doing live in the Smart Home. By the way, we have a the exact same thing?

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munity, as well as the wider Duke community. He expressed concern over the lack of attention given to issues of culture and diversity. In addition to the multicultural liaison, Mizrahi plans to establish a cabinet composed of members from each major cultural group and will work closely with them to ensure that the needs of their respective community are met. Through his involvement in the Greek Women’s Initiative, he has demonstrated a commitment to combating adversity and promoting equality.

Although Schork clearly defined goals for his presidency, we feel that his vision does not fully encompass the perspectives and opinions of the black community. We found Ashley Jordan’s potential to provide a new perspective refreshing, but her lack of basic knowledge raised many questions about her ability to lead effectively. After evaluating the three candidates, we have complete confidence in Mizrahi’s ability to advocate on the behalf of the student body.

For DSG executive vice president, BSA proudly endorses Gurdane Bhutani. We feel that he possess the institutional knowledge and experience with administration that is necessary to perform this role. Patrick Oathout had a scheduling conflict and was unable to meet with us. Taking this into consideration, we evaluated both of the candidates’ platforms and found Bhutani’s goals to be the most suitable to the needs of the black community.

Although both candidates have demonstrated their ability to conduct a meeting, Bhutani articulated a willingness to transform the EVP into a more visible role.

Mizrahi’s passion and enthusiasm for student advocacy combined with Bhutani’s experience with administration make them an ideal duo for leading DSG. Ubong Akpaninyie and Ebonie Simpson recused themselves from the endorsement process.

Marcus Benning Trinity ’14, executive vice president-elect, Black Student Alliance

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ver seen the movie “Raiders of the into the theater with as little informaLost Ark”? It’s a movie about ar- tion as possible and simply sat there and cheologists who try to find the lost watched with an open attitude. It was one Ark of the Covenant. If you of the best film experienchaven’t seen it, it’s very, very es of my life, and a large good. And here’s a tidbit part of that was because I of information you should didn’t know exactly what know before you watch the to expect. As a comics fan, film: They find the Ark. All I knew the basic plot arc: the bad guys die at the end, Batman will beat up crimiand then they pack the Ark nals. The Joker will do into a mysterious governsomething weird. (Actual harrison lee ment warehouse, never to spoiler alert) Harvey Dent be seen again. Did I just only a master of evil will, at some point or anspoil the ending? Oops. other, become Two-Face As my mom and dad used to say be- (end actual spoiler alert). But the joy of it fore forcing me to handwrite thank you was seeing how it all unfolded, all the little notes, it’s easy to get spoiled in today’s side turns and details that fleshed out what society. When a movie, TV show or book I already vaguely knew. gets made with a secret twist that is supI’m a senior in college. The real world posed to surprise the audience, the “se- looms in a few months. For a very long cret” passes through dozens, hundreds or time, I’ve wanted to know what is going to even thousands of hands before it reaches happen to me after I graduate. Will I be those who want to be surprised. And with happy working a 9-to-5 job? Where will I the Internet’s ability to rapidly disseminate live? Do I end up married? What kind of information, any one of those hands could family will I have (if I have one)? Is it still anonymously become the weakest link in socially acceptable to play laser tag after I the chain. graduate? I want spoilers for my own life, I love spoilers. I love the rush I get from but there’s not a website in the world that knowing what the solution to a mystery is. can tell me the answers to these questions.

A combination of Google, YouTube and It took me a long, long time to let go Wikipedia has served to help me ruin the of this desire. I’ve always laughed at the endings of many works that I’m interested cliched advice I’ve heard from people in but haven’t taken the time to read or regarding enjoying college and not worwatch. I know, for example, the bleak end- rying about the future, but now I undering of “The Dark Tower,” what the island stand why it’s a cliche—because it’s true. in “Lost” is for, and that the scrappy little I don’t know what’s going to happen to basketball team in “Hoosiers” ends up me, exactly. I know I will have a job and beating the mean old powerhouse team in will hopefully get married and have a the championship. family and all the rest of the “plot points” Numerous people have chided me from real life. But I’m OK with not knowfor this problem. A friend of mine took ing exactly how it goes. me to task recently because (paraphrased The new season of “Doctor Who” is and censored) “the answer isn’t the point, starting soon, and it’s supposed to have the experience of getting to the answer some crazy twists. I’ll be following them is.” And ultimately, though it’s taken me as they happen and enjoying them the a long time to admit it, they’re right. I same way I’ll be enjoying my adult life: remember fondly the summer of 2008, spoiler-free. when “The Dark Knight” was released. I tried an experiment for the movie: I did Harrison Lee is a Trinity senior. His column my best to remain spoiler-free. I walked runs every other Monday.

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Sunday 4/10/2011

Event: Relay for Life Location: Main Quad

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Event: Malasada Mixer Location: Bryan Center Plaza Time: 1:00P.M. – 3:00P.M.

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