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.ENDING A HELPING SHOVEL, Trinity junior Colin Kimbrell, left, and Trinity senior Rob Brind tackled he difficult task of digging out a friend’s snow-bound vehicle Thursday.
tions created a third straight day of waiting and tough decisions for administrators Thursday. In the end, they decided to send students and professors back to their normal schedules Friday, with the hopes that Thursday night’s temperatures would not refreeze roads and walkways. The severe weather policy remains in effect Friday for first-shift employees. “I think the roads are still a little tough. There’s some ice and they’re likely to freeze over tonight,” said Executive Vice President Tallman Trask, who called the severe weather day. “Anything off the main roads is still pretty treacherous.”
Provost Peter Lange, who decided to resume classes today, said Friday’s light schedule played a large part in his call. He added that unless it snowed again Thursday night, he would not change his mind. “It’s a question of how many people you’re putting on the road,” he said. “We felt after my drive home and Tallman’s drive home, having the number of faculty who have class and the number of graduate and professional students who have class Friday was a reasonable thing.” The provost will announce a class make-up schedule for each of the schools by Monday. Meanwhile, some professors
used e-mail to conduct Thursday’s business, making assignments and clarifying schedules. A few even demanded that papers be turned in over the Internet. See CLASSES on page 7
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Clinton’s speech Blue Devils stomp Heels, 101-58 ists year’s goals By VICTOR ZHAO The Chronicle
Call it a first-round TKO for the Blue Devils. The Duke-North Carolina rivalry has always featured bitter slugfests ’till the final whistle, regardless of time, place or records.
� In a grueling, hour-and-a-half State of
the Union address, President Bill Clinton letailed an ambitious agenda for his final year in the White House.
Last night’s contest certainly
By MARC LACEY
N.Y. Times News Service
Delivering his final address to WASHINGTON Congress, President Bill Clinton boasted Thursday light that the state of the union had never been better md proposed using some ofthe nation’s wealth to provide modest tax relief for lower- and middle-income Americans, particularly married ones. “Our economic revolution has been matched by a revival of the American spirit,”Clinton said pumping his fists for emphasis. “Crime down by 20 percent, to its lowest level in 25 years. Teen births down seven years in a row, and adoptions up by 30 percent. Welfare rolls cut in half to their lowest levels in 30 years. My fellow Americans, the state of our union is the strongest it lias ever been.” As Clinton stepped to the rostrum, the House chamwas crowded, as always, although the entire berSupreme Court was puzzlingly absent, some without my stated reason. But the drama of his address a year igo, delivered on the eve of his impeachment trial, was ?one. Instead, Clinton’s main adversary was the calendar, which shows less than a year to go until his successor’s proposals are the ones that matter. With Vice President A1 Gore seated behind his right shoulder and Hillary Rodham Clinton in the balcony ibove, Clinton did much to try to help their political forces and the effort of other Democrats to take back the douse from the Republicans who had impeached him. So packed full of proposals was the speech that it lasted 89 minutes, breaking Clinton’s record of 81 minutes, ■vhich he set in 1995’s speech. The president also received uore than 100 ovations, far more than he has received in my of his seven previous State of the Union addresses. In one applause-winning proposal, Clinton, as he See STATE OF THE UNION on page 7
wasn’t one of them. In a rout of historic proportions, the women’s basketball team (18-2, 7-1 in the ACC) trounced North Carolina (10-9, 26) 101-58 last night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The 43-point margin of victory was easily the most lopsided win for Duke in its series history against North Car-
olina and the worst loss for the Tar Heels in nearly a decade. “I’m justreal proud of the team,” Duke coach Gail Goestenkors said. “Obviously we were very focused and ready to play. Tonight, we played a great game. It was the most complete game we’ve played,
offensively and defensively.” Peppi Browne set the tone early for the Blue Devils, blowing past UNC star LaQuanda Barksdale on the game’s opening possession for a layup; and her teammates quickly followed suit. Before the Tar Heels could even gather themselves, the Blue Devils had roared out to a 30-8 lead behind a 15-of-21 shooting performance in the game’s first 12 minutes. Browne and reserve Sheana Mosch each contributed six points to the opening blitz. “I’m satisfied we came away with this win,” forward Lauren Rice said. “I’m a little shocked at how
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FRESHMAN OLGA GVOZDENOVIC fights for the ball as Duke beat North Carolina for the third straight time, a program first. lopsided the score was. I expected a little bit more from [UNCI.” But before things got any better for Carolina, they got much worse. The Blue Devils put on an absolute clinic at both ends of the floor in a mesmerizing first half. Duke as-
sisted on 17 of 22 field goals and held the Tar Heels to only 7-of-28 shooting from the floor. “We weren’t a very good team tonight, and Duke was an outstanding team,” North Carolina See UNC on page 14
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