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A 27-2 mn helped Duke avenge an earlier loss to the No. 7 Wolfpack

� A large, young set of contenders for Duke Student Government president will battle it out as the countdown to the March 2 election begins.

By NEAL MORGAN The Chronicle

By RICHARD RUBIN The Chronicle

This year’s crop of Duke Student Government presidential candidates is the largest, youngest and least experienced since DSG was formed DSG

seven years ago Elections Nine candidates filed for the race ;; 2000 this week, up from the previous high of seven in 1996. Three of these candidates are sophomores, creating a potential for the first-ever junior

DSG president. And most remarkably, for the first time since 1994, none of the candidates is a sitting

vice president.

Jasmin French and Drew Ensign, student affairs and academic affairs vice presidents respectively, both ran again for their current positions, leaving the presidential field without a clear front-runner and encouraging a whole range of candidates who might not have had a chance in any other year. “It made people realize: ‘Hey, I’ve got just as good a chance as anybody because there are no incumbents,”’ said French, a Trinity junior who is running unopposed this year. Insiders and outsiders Only two of the candidates are currently in the legislature, and five have never served in DSG. During the campaign season, those candidates with DSG experience will be stressing their ability to make a smoother transition to the presidency. ‘The future DSG president should not be an outsider to the organization, because even if he has the ability to See DSG on page 6

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ADAM GANZ/THE CHRONICLE

SOPHOMORE KRISTA GINGRICH scored a team-high 19points to lead Duke past the N.C. State Wolfpack Thursday night.

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Duke 70 The post-Peppi Browne identity N.C. State 64 crisis may finally be over. Last night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, No. 14 Duke survived a late run to upset seventh-ranked N.C. State, 70-64. For the Blue Devils (21-4,10-3 in the ACC), the win marked their first victory over a quality opponent since Browne tore her ACL three weeks ago. “This was a huge win for us,” coach Gail Goestenkors said. “I felt like this was a game we needed to win to feel really good about ourselves. The last two wins were good for us, but we needed to beat a ranked team, someone that we considered a great team.” The Blue Devils had plenty to feel good about after surviving a late Wolfpack rally. Duke, propelled largely by a 27-2 first half run, led by as many as 18 in the second half but watched State (20-5,11-3) furiously charge back. Amy Simpson’s three-pointer from the left corner capped a 20-3 Wolfpack run and cut Duke’s lead to 55-54 with just over four minutes left, but the Blue Devils called timeout and regrouped. Over the final 4:11, Duke shot a perfect 10-for-10 from the freethrow line, led by Lauren Rice, who made her last six from the charity stripe. See WOLFPACK on page 15

University changes policy on room air conditioners By MELISSA LAN The Chronicle

Edens Quadrangle may sound like the garden ofparadise, but starting next year it will be the main home for independent sophomores who request air conditioning for medical reasons. Rising independent sophomores who claim this medical need will be given priority for double rooms in Burton, Hastings, Lancaster and Stratford dorms with central air conditioning

rather than window units. The policy was implemented to reduce the number of blown-out fuses caused by the units in dorms across West Campus. However, the measure is only a stopgap solution because all of the wiring will be redone in the renovations over the next few years.

“We don’t believe it’s cost-effective to

FRESHMEN WITH WINDOW AIR CONDITIONERS on East Campus this year will not be able to take them to Main West when they become sophomores.

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[install window units] where you want to and just spend money that will be lost,” said Bill Burig, assistant dean of student development. Burig said this year will serve as a trial period and that the policy may be changed again in the future.

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He added that rising juniors and seniors will be grandfathered in and therefore unaffected by the policy. There are currently about 260 independents living on campus who are on file as having medical needs. Burig said selective house rushees will not have to go to Edens. He explained that there are designated rooms within selective houses with circuits that can accommodate the extra electrical load of a window unit. If students choose not to live in these rooms, he warned, “Don’t come to us screaming if fuses blow.” Most freshmen had not heard of the policy, but after being informed about it, had mixed reactions. “It’s a very smart policy, if you have a necessity for air conditioning,” said Trinity freshman Will Bolton, saying that it could be away for people to avoid Trent Dormitory. “They get A/C and get on West.” Some were excited by this possibility. “I’m not sure if I want to live in Edens. [But] Trent is just out of the question,”

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See A/C on page 7

N.C. State, page 14


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