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i. About 120 Durham residents submittedi apphcations to serve on the city’s Consolidated Charter Commission—the group charged with working out the details ofthe proposed city-county merger Although the list of applicants does not reflect the diversity envisioned by city officials, lawmakers, who now face the task of choosing 40 members and five alternates by Monday, remained optimistic. “l was very impressed by the people that showed a real interest in taking on this task,” said city council and selection committee member Dan Hill, adding that he was pleased to see several applicants who have empirical knowledge ofDurham and city government. According to The Herald-Sun of Durham, the applicant pool consists ofmainly white men, with 78 white applicants and 32 black applicants overall. Thirty-seven applicants are women, and 91 live within city limits. No applicants said they are Asian or Hispanic. The applicants vary considerably in occupation, however, ranging from physicians and researchers to professors and attorneys. Twelve applicants are University employees. The pool also includes a few former city officials, ineluding former Durham mayor Sylvia Kerckhoff. “I think it’s a reasonably good p001... I would have preferred a broader selection,” said council member Floyd McKissick, who also serves on the selection committee. City council members and county commission,

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with disabilities, bility of the campus in general and i mproV e the accessibility of dormitory rooms and classrooms. The package of changes reached after several years of negotiations—will cost at least several million dollarSj said Executive Vice pres ident Tallman Trask In addition, Duke must pay $25,000 in civil penalties to the United States and $7)500 to the alumna who alleged that Duke violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Justice Department began investigating Duke in 1996, after the then-student filed a complaint, The ADA, controversial since Congress passed it in 1990, requires that private organizations that provide public accommodations prevent discrimination against the disabled and remove architectural barriers to access, “The University was really coopwith us

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Student collaboration tops Devisetty wants to lead both Chatman’s DSG platform long- and short-term projects The NPHC treasurer and Sigma Gamma Rho president The DSG legislator and academic affairs committee plans to reevaluate how campus groups work together member would like to retool financial aid infrastructure Rather, he joined out of frustration with By JAMES HERRIOTT and MARLA ZIMMERMAN campus politics. tional Panhellenic Council, president r^ie Chronicle Basically I thought DSG was an unCarliss Chatman wants to see more and charter member of Sigma Gamma Devisetty being likes tapped resource, he said. I Vik and a Sorority, genInc., Rho collaboration between leaders thought it was inexcusable eral programmer in the first. This year, he was the of student groups at the Uniever to first student that with 50 legislators, nothWomen’s Center. versity, and she feels that being a member of Caming was getting done.” be been on a lot “She’s Duke Student Government | Council, pus Devisetty found that DSG Quad committees, she’s the best to of way president is Council and Duke only appeared inactive, bedealt with a lot of ismake that happen. cause students often do not sues, she’s talked ■■■■■ Student Government “l feel a lot of student leadsame see the results of long-term year. the in with a lot of senior ers are overwhelmed and don’t projects. “My idea is to have a administrators,” said Next year, Devisetty hopes to collaborate,” the Trinity junior president who not only focusWomen’s Center Director be the first junior to serve as said, adding that part of this es on the long-term issues, president. DSG Donna Lisker. dilemma could be solved by but also focuses on shortAnd perhaps surprisingly, Vik Devisetty If elected, Chatman hopes teaching students to be leaders Carliss Chatman term projects, he said. to encourage cooperation on a broader the Chicago-raised Trinity outside the classroom. involved of in any Devisetty was not said his work ethic helps sophomore the Intercommunity Though Chatman has no previous scale by revamping year. his freshman See DEVISETTY on page 7 organizations these � page See CHATMAN on 6 in she has been active DSG experience, By MATT ATWOOD and TREY DAVIS The Chronicle

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L.A. police undergo brutality investigations In a major police corruption scandal, the U.S. attorney’s office, the FBI and the state attorney general announced that they were opening criminal investigations into re-

ports of widespread police brutality in Los Angeles. Diallo police case sent to jury Deliberation began in the case of four white policemen charged with killing an unarmed black man after the judge said fte jurors cou d acquit if they believed the officers acted in self-defense. Pope takes ‘virtual* tour of ancient city in Iraq Unwilling to surrender his dream of making a Holy Land pilgrimage in Iraq, Pope John Paul II made a “virtual pilgrimage” to Ur, the ancient city believed to be the birthplace ofAbraham.

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Guards shot nine inmates, killing one, to quell a race riot Wednesday at Pelican Bay State Prison, which houses some ofCalifornia’s most dangerous criminals. More contaminated chicken found in Ohio Investigators have found more Gold Kist chicken nuggets used in school lunch programs contaminated with Listeria, a potentially deadly pathogen. | ndians put end S|

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McCain charges ahead after big win With two primary victories Tuesday, the Republican intensified his campaign By DAVID BARSTOW with FRANK BRUNI N.Y. Times News Service

SEATTLE With two more primary victories under his belt, Sen. John McCain campaigned across

the Pacific Northwest Wednesday with restored confidence, proclaiming himself a “proud pro-life conservative Republican” yet continuing his appeals to Democrats, independents, young people and minorities. “The party of Abraham Lincoln,” he told a group of college students today, “is a party of addition, and not division.”

Fresh off victories in Michigan and Arizona, McCain repeatedly aimed his campaign appeals at two distinct fronts during a series of events across Washington state, one of three states that will hold Republican primaries next Tuesday. Concerned about his weak support among conservative voters, he underscored his commitment to cherished Republican positions—reducing government spending, opposing abortion and strengthening the military. But delighted with his backing from Democrats and independents,

he reminded large, enthusiastic audiences ofhis terrifying experiences as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, of his determination to end “corporate welfare,” of his “crusade” to show young people that public service is an honorable undertaking. “The great thing about this victory yesterday,” he told several hundred people at Gonzaga University in Spokane, “was we have proved—l hope to my Republican friends, and I believe to most Americans—that we can reassemble a coalition, a coalition that reaches See

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Rock veteran Santana sweeps Grammys By BETH HARRIS Associated Press

LOS ANGELES Carlos Santana, who first gained fame a generation ago with a searing guitar performance at Woodstock, won six Grammys Wednesday for

his commercial comeback album Supernatural. Wearing a black hat and dark glasses, Santana repeatedly climbed the Staples Center stage to accept trophies during the presentations before a three-hour CBS telecast featuring the top award categories. The 52-year-old guitarist won for rock album, rock performance by a duo or group with vocal, pop performance by a duo or group with vocal, pop instrumental performance, pop collaboration with vocals and rock instrumental performance. Another nominee whose career began in the 19605, Cher, won herfirst Grammy for dance recording. She en-

joyed her biggest success last year with the hit single “Believe” and was also nominated for record ofthe year. Feuding soul divas TLC picked up two Grammys—for best rhythm ’n blues performance by a group for their frank put-down of men, “No Scrubs,” and best R&B album for Fanmail. “No Scrubs” was also named best R&B song. Sting sprang an upset in the male pop vocal category with a victory for “Brand New Day,” beating out younger, Latin-influenced singers Marc Anthony and Ricky Martin. Sting also won for pop album. Eminem won two awards, for best rap solo performance and best rap album. Two 70s icons took home their first trophies ever: love god Barry White’s “Staying Power” won best male R&B performance and Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” was honored as best metal performance.

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Challenger Bergsman plans Incumbent Ensign hopes to handful of major initiatives continue his VOICE project By GREG PESSIN The Chronicle

Trinity junior Jason Bergsman had to decide whether he wanted to study in London for one semester or two this year. The London School ofEconomics offers a great one-year program, but Bergsman knew he couldn’t stay away from Duke for the whole year—he loved it too much. “Like so many of my classmates, more than 50 percent this year, I wanted to get a fresh perspective on Duke and have the opportunity to experience something different,” said Bergsman, a candidate for Duke Student Government academic affairs vice president. “It really helped me to appreciate some things at Duke I had taken for [granted], particularly in academics.” Since his freshman year, Bergsman has served on the Trinity College academic affairs committee and was a DSG legislator and academic affairs committee member his freshman year. Like current Vice President for Academic Affairs Drew Ensign, Bergsman wants to implement a teacher and course evaluation system. He thinks he can assuage many faculty members’ concerns about libel and the system by approaching them one-on-one. “As far as I know, there haven’t been many cases of [libel in course evaluations] and it’s never been found in favor ofthe plaintiff...,” he said. ‘T would lobby important faculty members who have expressed concerns.” Bergsman said he wants to look at the basics of the advising system, expand the University’s tutoring programs and encourage professors to introduce their students to tutoring. “We should make academic advising a mandatory activity for tenure-track professors,” he said. “It’s good for professors because it requires professors to gain a greater understanding of our curriculum as a whole.” But most tenure-track professors already advise within the major, as Bergsman recommends.

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BERGSMAN Year: Junior Public Major: Policy Studies/ Markets and Management Cert. Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. about advising,” said Trinity senior Ben Kennedy, who served two terms as academic affairs vice president starting in fall 1997. “It seems like such a leviathan. It’s like the dragon you want to slay. I wish anyone luck who tries to take it on.” Bergsman, who is on the Honor Council and the Undergraduate Judicial Board, would also like to see more honor code education—either during orientation, the first-year writing course or by individual professors in their classes. He worries that Duke only rarely educates its students about the honor code and that many students can get punished for unknowingly violating rules. Finally, he would like to expand the financial aid office and tweak the car policy so that financial aid deductions are based on a market value of the car, rather than retail value—the top price anyone would ever pay. This issue, by definition, falls in several areas, but traditionally falls within the purview ofthe student affairs vice president. “I know that [Vice President for Student Affairs! Jasmin French is doing a lot ofwork on this, and I have a lot of interest in working with her on this issue,” he said. “The only way to really get things changed is if the [vice presidents] work together.”

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When Trinity sophomore Drew Ensign was inaugurated as Duke Student Government vice president for academic affairs last year, he knew little about the organization or the University. Ensign wanted to make a difference after only one year at the University and on DSG’s academic affairs committee, but he did not know how to do it. Like it does many new vice presidents, it took Ensign almost three months to leam and get used to his job. But now, he is closer to creating a functioning course evaluation system than anyone in recent years. “I think I have a much better idea about how DSG works as a whole,” said Ensign, who is now running for a second term. “I think my year has absolutely prepared me better for next year because there is a real steep learning curve with DSG vice presidents. Also, one of the problems the administration often has in working with DSG is that there is no continuity so there is no way to work on longterm projects.” Running largely on his experience and work with Views and Online Information through Course Evaluations, Ensign thinks his understanding of the job and relationships with administra-

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Hurricane Floyd relief effort slows ployees focused on rehabilitating a Tarboro County assisted-living facility. Since early October, Facilities Management emShortly after Hurricane Floyd devastated eastern North Carolina in September, University students ployees went three or four times each week to repair and administrators vowed to complete a year-long rethe structural damage that Leisure Home Life, Inc. inlief campaign. curred during the hurricane. Employees gave up sick a days and vacation time, but their work paid off when Although this involvement has been sustained by small number of campus organizations, the interest of Leisure Life residents were back in their home before the Duke community seems to have dwindled slowly, January, said Ellen Plummer, special assistant to department director Jerry Black. said Elaine Madison, director of the Community SerDean Storelli, a University chaplain who accompavice Center. “As with any type of natural disaster, interest is nies Campus Crusade for Christ and the Navigators greatest at the beginning,” she said. “But as media on ongoing trips to Princeville, N.C., said these types of efforts are necessary and beneficial. publicity declines, so does the involvement.” The diminished participation by students is partly “It was very powerful watching the reactions of of recovthese individuals as we emptied their whole lives into due to the type of work required in this stage but many of them were just happy to be removal, was which the street, first, “At the main task debris ery. alive,” he said. can be done [by] student groups, but relief requireInstead of holding their annual spring retreat, ments have changed...,” Madison said. “The most immembers ofthe religious activities staffwill go to eastportant task now is informing the residents of the relief benefits available to them and getting them to fill ern North Carolina to continue working in the devastated region, Storelli said. out the needed forms.” Talk of a mass spring break relief trip has circulatWhile these tasks may seem more menial and less important, they require many volunteers and much ed among students, too, but there are no concrete plans, said Leonard. time, said Trinity junior Rob Leonard, student co-diMadison added that a lack of leadership likely rector of the CSC. “Commitment needs to be at its caused the stagnancy in planning a spring break exstrongest, but unfortunately it has started to slip peocursion. The University is willing to provide a clearple’s minds,” he said. Although the University started its relief effort inghouse for service opportunities, but we are still looking for students to lead the trip and make the with a bang—various students and departments donated food, transportation, water, tools and protective arrangements,” she said. Leonard stressed the need to continue planning gear in the weeks following the storm—only a few groups have continued assisting the areas ravaged by and participating in relief programs. The recovery process will be slow and take a numthe Sept. 15 hurricane. The Facilities Management Department has been ber ofyears to bring this area to its previous state,” he said. “I hope the commitment and pledge to help this one ofthe most active divisions on campus. It recentarea will be maintained.” ly completed clean-up tasks in the area, where emBy MOLLY JACOBS The Chronicle

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Voting at Duke is going online thanks to the Election Act of 2000, which was passed at last night’s Duke Student Government meeting. Although this year’s DSG executive elections and any potential run-offs will not be affected by the policy, students will be able to vote online for class elections this spring. Undergraduates will be able to vote via any computer with Internet access in any DSGsponsored election starting April 1. The timing is good, said at-large legislator and Trinity senior Luis Villa, because traditionally, voter turnout for class elections is extremely low. “And it gives us another month to polish up the program,” he added. “The program isn’t written yet.” One legislator expressed concern that the act would increase uninformed voting. Villa, who sponsored the legislation, noted that the names and personal statements can be incorporated into the ballot. “If anything, it increases the informational level ofvoters,” he said. IN OTHER BUSINESS: DSG passed a resolution recommending that the University Schedule Committee extend the reading period to five days. Resolutions passed handily to slightly change the bylaws regarding the cabinet members and the judiciary. Elections were held for eight empty at-large legislator positions. Trinity freshmen Vinly Eng, Keith Grawert, Nina Nikkhou and Karen Tenenbaum and Trinity sophomores Eddy Serrill, Neely Shah, Erin Walsh and Jared Weinstein were all sworn in at the meeting. Three groups were given charters —The Wendell Theatre Group, Global Grasp and the Duke Electric Vehicle Club. Texans at Duke was also given recognition. A similar club had previously existed on campus, but as Trinity sophomore Catherine Frels said, “The group just fell apart because there was no beef.”

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Duke Student Government candidate forum, but the office-seekers still had Ple£ty to say. The 19 attending candidates for the six executive positions spent nearly an hour and a half on opening statements, many taking the opportunity to discuss their running platforms in detail. The small, predominantly black audience drifted in and out throughout the evening. Many candidates also left for bnef periods as they conducted interviews with other student organizations, After the lengthy speeches, organizers elected to forego the planned discussion of eight separate topics relevant to the University community. A brief questionand-answer period followed the speeches, Youth and inexperience of both DSG and the presidential candidates formed the evening s oft-repeated theme. The few aspiring presidents with substantial DSG history repeatedly pinpointed this gap. “You have incoming freshmen next year who know very little about DSG and about Duke, said Jason Freedman, a Trinity sophomore and candidate for DSG president, who explained that one of his primary roles as president would be guiding and instructing new members. “I’m the only candidate with two years of DSG experience.” Candidates discussed nearly every re-

cent campus buzzword, but hot topics like parking space surfaced early and often. Travis Gayles, a Trinity junior and DSG presidential hopeful, said the administration had hastily approved plans for a new dorm in the Ocean parking lot without consulting students. “Students were asked after they found out parking was going to be taken away,” he said, Gayles proposed granting students multi-zone parking passes as a possible solution. Other solutions were more revolutionary. “We’re going to add 500 spots [to Guam],” said James Evans, a Trinity sophomore and DSG presidential candidate. “It only costs $750,000 for 500 extra spots. It’ll be fully funded by the parking passes.” Evans declined to say where he obtained his cost estimates, In addition to the parking crunch, several candidates discussed the finandal aid office’s space crunch. STEPHANIE CHAWTHE CHRONICLE “Financial aid is the leading concern I would have to deal with,” said Jason DSG EXECUTIVE CANDIDATES spent most of last night’s candidate forum outlining their platforms Bergsman, a Trinity junior and candi- and discussing the parking crunch, residential life and financial aid. date for vice president for academic afcent years, and they hoped to improve But while many candidates enjoyed fairs. “There are some severe space conthat image during their term. “I want to highlighting the faults of DSG and their cerns with the financial aid office,” he restore the faith in Duke Student Gov- opponents, at least one candidate’s said. “It’s almost laughable, but more eminent,” said Joshua Jean-Baptiste, a speech was less pointed. Trinity junior than that, it’s an abomination. I want Trinity freshman and candidate for ex- Jasmin French, running unopposed for students to feel comfortable.” ecutiye vice president. her second term as vice president for stuGayles felt the solution was to build a “Ninety-nine percent of this campus dent affairs, said she was pleased that new, more convenient office. “Why not thinks DSG is a joke,” said Vik Deviset- DSG had confidence in her ability. “More take a financial aid representative and ty, a Trinity sophomore and candidate than anything, I’m just place them in the bursar’s office, where for president, adding that few of the or-, one’s running against excited that no me,” she joked, they should be anyway?” he asked, ganization s good ideas are implementEvan Holod, a Trinity junior nlnning Many hopefuls were disappointed ed because individual legislators are not for DSG president, was the only candiwith DSG’s presence on campus in re- sufficiently motivated. date who did not attend the forum.

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Chatman’s priorities include safety, security, police � CHATMAN from page 1 store,” Chatman said, suggesting that Council, which brings together leaders of the Devils’ Den be open with meals at various student organizations. Chatman least once per day to build community suggested ICC would be more effective if on Central Campus. The eatery ceased members applied to fill the 13 board seats daily service last February due to lack of rather than being appointed to them; interest. also, she proposed making the ICC’s chair Despite her lack of DSG experience, an appointed position, instead of letting Chatman has organized campus-wide initiatives. the DSC vice president for community inIn August, she helped coordinate the teraction automatically fill the post. Most dramatically, she said she would Beaufort Student Leadership Retreat. like to give ICC the ability to screen About 50 students, faculty and adminisgroups seeking DSG recognition before trators attended to learn how to coordinate the programming efforts of their rethey appear before the legislature. spective groups. While Jeremy Huff, DSG vice presi“The Beaufort retreat... showed me dent for community interaction, agreed that the ICC executive board is not as ef- that Carliss is a very determined woman fective as it could be, he expressed reserwho has quite a talent for rallying support and enthusiasm,” co-planner and Asvations about drastic changes. Tm not confident... that that process sistant Dean of University life Melinda is the best one or that it fills the goal of Roper wrote in an e-mail. Chatman was the current ICC,” said the Trinity senior. pleased with the retreat’s success, which, Another of Chatman’s plans for the she said, has already helped bring campus groups together. University is to promote interaction between residents of East, West and CenThose who have worked with Chatman are quick to say that building coalitral campuses. She supported an “East-West link” tions is one ofher strong points. “She does a good job with collaborating that would pair each dorm on East with one on West so that freshmen would not with other student groups and administrative offices on campus,” Shannon Johnfeel isolated from the rest of the University; earlier this year, administrators son, program coordinator for the Women’s working on the residential life plan sug- Center, wrote in an e-mail. “It’s an imporgested this possibility as away of easing tant quality in a DSG President... [to bel able to reach out to people.” the transition from East to West. Chatman said her biggest weakness “West has the Great Hall, East has the Marketplace—Central has a grocery was her propensity to over-commit. “I’ve

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really learned to delegate things in the last year,” she said, Chatman advocates providing money to new student groups that lack support from national organizations, expanding the financial aid office and altering the alcohol policy to promote more responsible drinking behavior. “Alcohol on points is a good way to keep students from going out on the quad and splitting a fifth of vodka with their friends,” she said. Safety and security are also important

issues for Chatman, who favors increasing the number of police patrols around East, Edens Quadrangle and Science Drive. “We have this police force but where are they?” she said. “They should definitely be going around more regularly,” Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Sue Wasiolek praised Chatman’s creative problem-solving approach. “Carliss, in my opinion, does not feel bound to do things the way they’ve always been done,” she said.

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ers set membership goals for the charter commission consistent with the 1998 Durham demographics. Based on those figures, the commission should include 23 white and 15 black representatives, 21 women and

19 men, 30 city dwellers and 10 rural county residents,

one Asian and one Hispanic. Because there are no Asian or Hispanic applicants, it will be impossible to meet membership goals for these

ethnicities. In order to fill the other quotas, subcommittee members will be forced to select a disproportionate number of applicants within each specific subgroup. Still* McKissick emphasized the importance of a representative commission. “The key thing is to make

certain that the commission itself reflects the demographic profile of Durham... to the maximum extent possible,” he said. Many applicants were enthusiastic about the opportunity to play a part in the merger process. Dr. Jean Spaulding, vice chancellor for health affairs at the Medical Center, noted the merger’s importance to the Health System. “It’s extremely important when we’re talking about health care, when we’re talking about health and human services, that [the commission has] that perspective,” she said, adding that she would serve as an official representative ofthe University. Arthur Spengler, professor of the practice of public policy, said he thought his skills would be useful in ex-

amining the issue. “I thought my background and experience would be something that would be helpful...,” he said. “[The merger] has the potential for improving the delivery of services to the citizens and the potential to save taxpayers money.” Although Spengler is one of three Duke public policy professors who applied, he said he applied to be on the commission as a resident of Durham, not a representative of the University. Director of Community Affairs Michael Palmer also submitted an application. If the merger process stays on schedule, the charter commission will form a proposal by July 15, and voters will decide on the issue in November.

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Recreations: Spirituality and Religion in the LGBT and Christian Community with Reverend Sue Ann Morrow, Princeton University Chapel. Noonjhursday, Feb. 24-Flowers Bldg. rm. 201. A lunch discussion on same-sex unions at the Princeton Chapel and ways in which supportive heterosexual allies can be better integrated within the LGBT spiritual community. Bring a lunch. Sponsored by the Center .or LGBT Life, QueerGrads and GPSC. More information online at; http.//Ibgt.stuaff.duke.edu/spirituality.html or call 684-6607 or email igbcenter@duke.edu.

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Aid office, transfer credit headline Devisetty’s goals �•DEVISETTY from page

him stand out. Trinity junior Joe Creech, a DSG legislator on the academic affairs committee with Devisetty, agreed. “He takes a lot of initiative,” Creech said. “He finds the issues students are interested in [and then] follows through really well.” This year, Devisetty has taken on several projects with immediate returns, which he highlighted in a somewhat controversial mass e-mail. Some of the projects included extending reading period, running more busses during the summer, keeping services running 24 hours during exam week and providing “punky blue” hair spray tp students for the Duke-UNC men’s basketball game. But in preparation for a term as president, Devisetty has thought about long

term-issues as well. One ofhis main plans is re-thinking the financial aid office infrastructure. “I think that if several administrators

have to suffer the inconvenience of moving offices for 41 percent of the student body, that’s a sacrifice they should make.” Devisetty noted the lackluster condition of the financial aid office. “The current surroundings are not appealing to students—they feel cramped up,” he said. Earlier this year, University administrators said improving the financial office’s space is a priority and have already considered office consolidation. Residential life issues pose some of the biggest problems for the University, said Devisetty. In particular, he is upset about the lack of student aware-

ness ofthe University’s residential program review and advocates further interaction between residential planners

and students. “I definitely think there should be a place to complain.... Nobody knows who to talk to,” he said. Devisetty is also concerned about the use of Trent Dormitory as swing space during the construction and renovation of West Campus dorms, worrying that administrators will not treat fraternities and selective houses sensitively. Also, Devisetty is concerned about the already tight parking situation that will be exacerbated by dorm construction in the Ocean parking lot, and he wants to ensure students will have a safe, efficient shuttle service from distant parking lots to campus. He will also campaign for Advanced Placement credits counting for distribution requirements. “AP classes are college credit. They should be treated that way,” he said. Former DSG vice president for academic affairs Ben Kennedy, a Trinity senior, said such a campaign had no chance of being implemented. “Given the implementation of Curriculum 2000 and the philosophy that is behind it... that’s not going to be allowed,” said the Trinity senior who served two terms as academic affairs vice president, noting that there is also little support for such a move at Duke’s peer institutions. But perhaps Devisetty’s most talked-about act happened only earlier this week, when he sent out thousands of e-mails boasting his fund-

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DEVISETTY Year: Sophomore Major: Chemistry & Political Science Hometown: Chicago, III; What is the most important problem facing the University? "The biggest problem is definitely residential life.... Students don't know what's coming." What is your top priority? "Long-term issues are definitely top priority. I'd like to consolidate the financial aid [office]." What is the role of DSG? "Obviously the normal answer is it's the voice of the students. I think it's a mechanism for change. I think it's the most powerful tool students have, but few few students have been able to use that." .

raising success in the Last Day of trying to inform students about my exClasses party. perience and my ability,” he said. “I will have raised nearly $25,000 Lazarus said the comparison did not from just the quad councils for this faze him. “It is only slightly misleading, but it is fairly factual,” he said, event, which is twice the amount Trinity junior Jim Lazarus, a fellow DSG noting that the end-of-year festivities Presidential Candidate, raised last budget is $75,000—up from $62,000 year,” Devisetty wrote. last year and $35,000 the year before. Some students found this compariWhile defending the content of the son confrontational. e-mail, Devisetty has reconsidered his “It’s sophomorish political tactics,” campaign method. said Trinity senior Mark Risis. “I’m sure “I didn’t realize it before I did it, but he could have [campaigned! in a more I don’t think students would appreciate sophisticated way.” being inundated with nine candidates, Devisetty, however, did not find this and I probably wouldn’t do that again,” comparison inappropriate. “I was just he said. iuofi'i noiammmoo

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Investing in the future Expanding teachers’ work years and raising pay will help attract and retain educators and improve the quality of their work

improving education is a priority, the time has come to invest in educators. Monday afternoon, U.S. Secretary ofEducation Richard Riley gave his annual speech on the state ofAmerican schools at Durham’s Southern High School. The most notable element of his speech was his proposal to extend teachers’ work schedules and pay to an 11month period instead of the customary nine or 10. Although many practical questions of implementation still need to be worked out, philosophically Riley’s idea makes a lot of sense. Teachers feel they are underpaid and underappreciated. Statistics support their claims. The average teacher works more than 50 hours a week, but only gets paid for 36. Many complain that the workload of their jobs requires them to work all year, but, on average, they only get paid for 186 school days. These factors keep both teacher salaries and respect for the profession at secondrate levels. Riley’s proposal can change all ofthis. Most good teachers are already involved in educational ventures all year long—now they would be paid for all of their hard work after the bell rings. There are several important ventures that teachers can pursue over the summer. For one, America needs more summer school and special-needs teachers now than ever before. A year-round workforce guarantees enough teachers will be available to help these students, ensuring that no student will be left behind by our educational system. A current problem in American education is that teachers need a master’s degree to get secure positions. Paying teachers over the summer encourages potential instructors to return to school and earn advanced degrees. And for those who already have advanced degrees, the possibilities are nearly endless. It would allow science teachers to attend conferences teaching them how to bring the latest technology into the classroom. It would allow humanities teachers to attend seminars on the latest teaching techniques and approaches. And it would allow all teachers to take that refresher course to find out what’s happened in their discipline since they graduated from school. Young adults interested in the profession are frequently scared away not by the work, but by the low salaries. By raising the bar on teacher salaries, the educational system will lose fewer qualified applicants to graduate schools or the business sector. Riley’s proposal creates a year-round cycle for teachers—including not only teaching, but learning, practicing and thinking as well. At worst, this plan will only make the profession more attractive to prospective hires. But at best, it will improve the quality of our educational system for both teachers and students alike.

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Letters to the Editor

Chronicle failed to cover important event adequately The - photo that was included in the Feb. 22 edition of The Chronicle does not give proper credit to the success and accomplishment of the students involved in the Lunar New Year Festival. This past Saturday, Feb. 19, culminated months of planning, coordination and hard work by members of the Asian Students Association It is very disheartening to have been at Duke for four years and to have watched The Chronicle overlook an event so important to such a

large group of students on campus each of those years. Not only have we had this event every year, but it has grown in such proportions that students, faculty, community members and students from other area universities attended. And yet The Chronicle—whose sole responsibility is to share life at Duke with others—did not make it a point to come. We feel that an event that drew in more than 550 people for dinner and 800 people for a show that included

numerous performances that showcased students as well as community professionals should receive due recognition. We would like to thank you for including the picture of the Lion Dance on page three, but we are still dumfounded as to how we took a backseat to James B. Duke

and his plunger. Elaine

Suryakusuma Trinity ’OO

The writer is executive secretary of the Asian Students Association.

Newspaper slights dedication of student leaders I am writing to congratulate the wonderful, dedicated students who made this year’s Lunar New Year Festival such a success; in addition, I would like to express my pride in the Asian Students Association, an organization with such heart and vitality. I am, however, disappointed by the lack of media exposure given to the event,

which attracted over 800 students, faculty and community members. Those of us who worked to make the festival the best it has ever been cannot help but feel slighted by The Chronicle. Not only did the newspaper fail to cover the event, but it also failed— in the caption of a photo of the Lunar New Year celebration that ran in Tuesday’s edition—to give credit to the

many Duke students who

spent hours bringing the festival to life. So, for those who participated in, worked on or came to the Lunar New Year’s Festival, I thank you for making it the best in ASA’s history.

Patricia Yeh Trinity ’OO

The writer is historian for the Asian Students Association.

Nontenters can go to UNC and St. 752... 820... 956... These

are the numbers of students

present at tip-off for the last three home men’s basketball games. Based on past attendance

figures, Cameron Indoor Stadium has the potential to accommodate 1,300 students. However, this number cannot be achieved with a crowd arriving less than 30 minutes before tip-off. It is imperative that students line up by this time in order

for Cameron to reach its full capacity.

We will be entertaining a walkup line for the games against St. John’s and Carolina. With only 103 tents—each having a maximum of 10 members—there is a strong probability that many students in the walkup line will gain admission to Cameron. Please come out and support the conference champion men’s basketball team during

John’s games

the final two home games of the season. Let’s continue to show the rest of the basketball world just what being the Sixth Man is all about! Rob Cuthbertson Trinity ’OO Rusty Shappley

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The writers are head line monitor and Duke Student Government executive vice president, respectively.

Litter around campus embarrasses the University The trashing of the campus has become an epidemic. Litter is everywhere. It’s ugly and wasteful. On a

the lack of respect for this place where we work, live and study. Remember those wonderrecent walk from the Allen ful people on campus who Building to the traffic circle used to pick up after us using and back, I plucked a large a long stick and a big bag? plastic bag from the rose Not surprisingly, with budget garden and then had no cuts at every level, they seem trouble filling it with cups, to have disappeared. Since bottles, cans, paper and common sense tells us that wrappers from both sides of we shouldn’t count on others the road. What must visitors to cover our own responsibilthink? I am saddened, out- ities, who does that leave? raged and embarrassed at You guessed it! What if every

conscientious student at Duke who embraces human decency pledged to pick up two pieces of trash daily—inside buildings or on the grounds—and disposed of them properly? It could make a difference. We might even be' able to regain some pride in this beautiful campus. Robin Puckett Administrative Assistant, Nicholas School of the Environment

On the record “The group just fell apart because there was no beef”

Trinity sophomore Catherine Frels on the failure of an earlier incarnation of the Texans at Duke club several years back (see story, page 4)

Announcement We will be having editboard tonight at 7:15 p.m. to interview Duke Student Government presidential candidates. Please come, or else Norm will be a sad panda.

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A softer touch to K-ville A Strand in the Web Heather Morris

Dana Vachon There comes a time in every man’s life when he must probe his own conscience and answer the question, “What do I really believe in?” He might go further and try to answer the question, “What would I die for?” I haven’t really gotten to that point yet, but I still want to run for Duke Student Government president, and, my fellow Dukies, I hope that you will support my campaign. Now, I never got around to actually filing for candidacy, so we are going to have to do this through write-in votes. Worse, preliminary polling shows that my largest block of support lies in Duke’s illiterate community. This might pose a challenge to the success of a “write-in” candidacy, seeing as such a campaign involves a lot of “writing,” which, as illiterates, my potential voters are incapable of doing. But fear not, I have devised a winning four-point

Point Two: I will promise a Latin' American style

dictatorship once 1 get elected. platform. I will call these four points of my candidacy “The Four Points Point One: I will express unflagging support of Proposition 172. No other candidate has a stance—or even a cursory understanding—of Prop. 172. This is largely because it doesn’t exist; I made it up. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a relevant part ofthis campaign. Through active support of Proposition 172, we can achieve passage of Proposition 173, and that will allow us to pass Motion 119. Then we’ll really be talking. Point Two: I will promise a Latin-American style dictatorship once I get elected. Don’t cry for me Durham. Latin-American dictators are the best kind of dictators, because they wear really huge hats. If elected, I will wear the biggest, most overtly militaristic hat I can get my hands on. Also, I will grow a mustache, wear dark sunglasses and launder money. Point Three: I will dedicate half ofthe DSG budget to reuniting and booking the living members ofEMF, the early ’9os Irish rock band. The rest of the budget will be spent hiring Oasis to come and play at Duke on the same day as EMF. We can then sit back and watch as Liam and Noel Gallagher beat the living daylights out of the guys from EMF, who are now probably fat and in their 30s. Then we can spend the rest of the year making bad puns about how what happened was “Unbelievable.” Point Four: I will abolish the current application for undergraduate admissions. It will be replaced with a single question, asking applicants to compose a 30-second rap paying homage to Dr. Dre, and perhaps bemoaning the fact that “folks” have “forgotten” about him. Students will be encouraged to look to the work of Eminem in composing these “rhymes” which they can “kick” in front of the admissions committee. A student who scored 1600 on the SAT might rap “Stop the beat a minute/I got something to say/Dre, thanks for tutoring me.” A Westinghouse finalist might say something a bit different, like “Stop the beat a minute/E got something to say/ Dre, thanks for showing me how cold fusion works.” You get the idea. Friends, countrymen, women of Dockside Dolls, lend me your ears. Today I offer you the chance to forge a new Duke, a bold Duke, an entertaining Duke. Viva la Ron Jeremy! ”

Dana Vachon’s editors understand most of these

ideas would fall under the purview of the Union, but what the hey it’s funny.

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A couple of weeks ago, while in Kville, my friends informed me of something amazing—there’s Internet access in the lampposts. Evidently everyone else already knows this, but somehow I missed this piece of knowledge. I guess now those who tent for basketball games can bring their computers along, plug into a lamppost and they won’t even have to miss an e-mail. Ah, all the amenities of home. What will they think ofnext? Perhaps the University’s first eatery in a tent! K-ville has the basic needs covered—shelter and Internet access. But what about food? How’s a tenter to eat? Since there are Alpine eateries all over campus, it seems like this would be the perfect opportunity to add one more. It could be called “Alpine Under the Awning.” Diehard fans would no longer suffer without their daily bagel, and Duke’s first canvas eatery would be bom. Some will complain that new options such as these make tenters soft. “But you’re taking all of the suffering out of tenting. Whatever happened to cold, wet weeks with nothing to do but actually read all of the documents assigned in your classes?” they will say. Never fear. In keeping with the

old bagels, and there would be no the tenters? How many of them live freshly squeezed orange juice. Hey, in Trent? Maybe K-ville isn’t about camping out is tough. school spirit after all! Maybe it is a With permanent e-mail access refugee camp for students from Trent available in Krzyzewskiville, perwho want to live on Main West. Not haps more computer access is not all that likely, but someone should far away. Nobody wants to see stucheck it out. In any event, the admindents’ academic efforts slide because istration should note the willingness of dedication to the team, so what students have to happily live in subabout a “Perkins” tent with a printer standard structures. It might provide to print e-reserves? It goes without a solution to future housing probsaying that in the pioneering spirit lems. Thirty years from now, our offof K-ville, the printer would be an spring who attend Duke may live in old one. There would be no e-reserve Krzyzewski Residence Hall, the first printing in under five minutes. A Kcanvas dormitory in the nation. ville e-reserve station would take at What else might the future hold least 30 minutes to print an artifor Krzyzewskiville? Well, speaking of housing solutions—and the parkcle—just like the old days. When looking at Krzyzewskiville, ing spaces that are going to vanish it’s a little funny that the same people soon on West Campus—future tenwho complain about being “forced” to ters might not camp out in tents at live in Trent Dormitory (a horrible all. They may wait out long weeks in yet heated building with bus service K-ville in their cars. I don’t know and a built-in restaurant and gym) what we’d do when tent 55 had to will gladly move into a damp, unheatmake a quick run to the store, but at ed tent in K-ville for weeks on end. I least it would be warmer! guess that it’s all about motivation... or maybe it’s really about Main West Trinity senior Heather Morris is Campus housing. Has anyone ever camping out for tonight’s done a demographic breakdown of women’s game.

spirit of Krzyzewskiville as a place

where only the most spirited and hardy souls persevere for the best seats, the new Alpine branch would not sell its entire line of products. The sandwiches would all be on day-

Where have all the athletes gone? several years. Their every action was the topic of conversation at bars and hair salons. Their pictures were in magazines and on billboards selling everything from televisions to tickets. A trip to the mall reveals scores of children and children-at-heart wearing these stars’ jerseys. So who can we blame for this tragedy? Norm Bradley Let’s blame the owners—they are convenient targets for the fans’ wrath. But they haven’t done anyI don’t follow sports as closely as I did when I was in thing wrong—who wouldn’t jump at the chance to high school. Still, I usually meander over to ESPN.com acquire a player of megastar status? And if you remove the emotional component and look at things objectiveduring the day. And clearly, the sports story that captured the headlines this month was the Cincinnati Reds ly, taking a chance on a draft pick may be a better strategy than paying a king’s ransom for an established acquisition of baseball’s best player, Ken Griffey Jr. What is going on in the world of professional sports? star —or, worse yet, a star in decline. So let’s blame it on the other party—the players. But Never before have superstar-level players changed teams so frequently. Alex Rodriguez is also on the tradthey are clearly as innocent as the owners on this one. ing block and Juan Gonzalez recently moved to the They have little control over whether they get traded or if Detroit Tigers. Now, I know baseball’s all-time greatest they are released. They are the ones who have played their player, Babe Ruth, was traded in the prime of career. entire career in one city only to be downsized by a pencilBut the circumstances that dictate change in today’s pushing bureaucrat in the front office. They are the ones market—economics—are far different than the reason who move at the owner’s whim. Griffey certainly used Mr. Ruth was traded—that the Red Sox have always some leverage to force the Mariners to trade him to the Reds. However, this only happened after it became obvious been run by a bunch of schlemiels. Look at the other sport currently in its offseason that he was not going to remain in Seattle past this year. football. It seems that every Pro Bowler over 30 has So who’s at fault? Perhaps there isn’t a convenient tarbeen cut in the last month: Neal Smith, Hardy get to blame. In some ways, sports in the 1990s will be Nickerson, Ben Coates and a trio of Bills —Bruce remembered as the decade when salaries and revenues went through the roof. Professional sports leagues have Smith, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed. Nine-figure contracts have changed the entire become big businesses, and we will never revert to days sports world—and, once again, it’s the fans who are of yore. One could argue that this has been good for sports, as more people attended professional sports getting screwed. Granted, sports is a performance-based business. Just events in the 1990s than ever before. We have reached a golden age of athletic entertainment in America. as new athletes will always emerge to star in Nike comRegardless, it still stinks to be the fan left holding mercials, old stars tend to fade. If you can be replaced by the $BO Wayne Gretzky St. Louis Blues jersey. a younger, hungrier and cheaper player, it is in management’s best interests to dump you while you still have value. Still, it is disconcerting to see so many icons on the Norm Bradley is a Pratt junior and editorial page move. These are people who personified a community for editor of The Chronicle

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Graduate Program in Ecology: “Stratospheric Ozone Reduction and Ecosystem Responses to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in Tierra del Fuego” seminar by Dr. Martyn Caldwell of Utah State Univ. 12:45-1:45 p.m. in Bio Sci Broadway at Duke presents “Smokey Joe’s Building, Rm. 144. Cafe." Winner of the 1996 Grammy for Best of Earth and Ocean Sciences Musical, and nominated for 7 Tony Awards, Division Nicholas School of the Environment Distinthis show is a musical celebration that will leave you humming for days! 8:00 p.m. in guished Lecture Series: “Return to the Page Auditorium. Call 684*4444 for more info. Rocks: A Petrographic Perspective,” by Ron Perkins, Duke University. 3:00 p.m., 201 Old Chemistry Building.

Freewater Films: “M*A*S*H,” directed by Choral Vespers Service, Every Thursday at Robert Altman with Elliott Gould and Donald 5:15 p.m. in Duke University Chapel. CanSutherland. Tickets are free to Duke stuService the Duke dlelight Vespers featuring dents, $3 for the public. For information, call FRIDAY University Vespers Ensemble. Call 684-3898 684-2911.7:00 and 9:30 p.m. in Griffith Film Black History Month Committee; Talk on for information. Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. the Haitian Revolution by Sibylla Fischer. The Wesley Fellowship (United Methodist) For information, call 684-3814. Noon-1:30 PARSHAT HA SHAVUAH Weekly Torah celebrates eucharist each Thursday afterp.m. in Mary Lou Williams Center for Black portion, with Rabbi Pinny Lew of Chabad. Culture, 02 West Union Building, West noon at 5:30 in the Wesley Office. We will cover the text and expound upon it Campus. with old and new commentaries. Then we Spanish-American Film Series: 'The Lovers Circle” (English subtitles) by will have a discussion with Q&A. Knowledge Guest writer Anne Vilen speaks at 12:00 of the Arctic of Hebrew is not necessary. 7:00 p.m. in Free- noon in Julio Medem of Spain. 7:00 p.m. in 116 Old Administrative Conference Room, man Center for Jewish Life. Contact jewishlife 14218 Red Zone, MCCS. $ Chemistry Building. -

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Duke will spend millions to improve accessibility �SETTLEMENT from page 1 dorm rooms accessible;

enlarge doorways in many nearby rooms so students in wheelchairs can •

visit friends; provide wheelchair accessible seating and viewing conditions in Cameron Indoor Stadium and other entertainment venues; offer accessible parking throughout campus and replace signs so they can be read by people with vision impairments. The University must also catalog the ways in which the campus is and is not wheelchair-accessible in order to ascertain how much change is neces•

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Usually, complaints like these are handled by the Department of Education. HadDuke and the Justice Department

story.

Bush blasts McCain for speech seeking Republican supporters � McCAINfrom page 2 out across party lines, preserving our core

with conservative Republican principles

and yet attracting to our banner people who are Independents, people who are Democrats, Libertarians, vegetarians.” For his part, Gov. George W. Bush reached out to a wider audience than he normally does, visiting a privately

who voted for McCain had tried to “hijack the primary to help A1 Gore.” “I didn’t anticipate that nearly 20

percent of the Republican primary would be made up of, in many cases, liberal Democrats,” he said. “I don’t think anybody did. The only thing we need to do is rally our base and rally our support.” funded social service center that helps During his speeches Wednesday, Mcprovide food, clothing and education Cain avoided mention of Bush, instead assistance to people in inner-city Los his fire at President Bill Clinton and Angeles. Vice President A1 Gore, just as Bush did The Dream Center, as it is called, is a after winning the South Carolina primodel for Bush’s efforts to encourage mary Saturday. But in interviews with private, faith-based involvement in soreporters, McCain and his aides atcial services. tempted to pin Bush to the terrain ofthe He later held a news conference in far right. Rarely did they utter Bush’s which he belittled McCain’s appeal durname without mentioning his support ing his victory speech for Republicans to from social conservatives like Pat support his insurgent campaign. Robertson and Jerry Falwell, or Bush’s “I was amazed last night to hear my controversial campaign appearance at opponent is reaching out to RepubliBob Jones University in South Carolina. cans,” he said. “It’s an amazing admisMcCain left the possibility that his sion to make.” campaign would continue to place He also blamed the “liberal Democraphone calls telling Catholic voters that tic vote” for his six-point loss in MichiBob Jones has made a series of antigan and suggested that the Democrats Catholic remarks.

Rabbi Seymour Siegel Memorial

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not reached a mutual agreement, the United States could have sued the school. However, Wodetch said, “We prefer to have this kind of resolution because the money can be spent making buildings accessible, not paying court costs and lawyers’ fees.” U.S. officials said they hope the resolution with Duke can provide a model for other schools to follow. “With what’s going to be done here, I think Duke will be one of the leaders.” Wodetch said. “I think that there are a lot of colleges that need to do more with accessibility.” Katherine Stroup contributed to this

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universities around the country will argue a medical ethics case dealing with physician involvement in the administration of the death penalty. The final round, which is open to the public, will be held in the Duke Law School Moot Court Room at 3:00 on Saturday. The judges will be the Honorable Sarah Parker of the North Carolina Supreme Court, the Honorable Gerald Tjoflat of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the Honorable Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.

Sports

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� UNC-Wilmington adds to baseball’s woes UNC-Wilmington jumped out to a 6-0 lead after four innings before throttling the Blue Devils 12-4 yesterday at historic Jack Coombs Field. Jeff Becker provided one of Duke’s only highlights with a 3-for-4 performance that included, his first longball of the season.

ACC MEN

� UNC 70, FSU 67 Jason Capel broke a 66-66 tie with a three-point play on a driving layup in transition with 51.8 seconds left to lift the Tar Heels over the Seminoles last night in Tallahassee. Brendan Haywood made all seven of his shots from the floor to lead UNC in scoring with 19.

� NHL deals McSorley heavy suspension Boston Bruins defenseman Marty McSorley was suspended yesterday for at least the rest of the season following his brutal attack on Vancouver’s Donald Brashear Monday night. The penalty is the harshest ever handed out by the league for on-ice violence.

� Triple-hubcap, double-

fist combination Former Olympic ice skater Tonya Harding was arrested after being accused of throwing a hubcap at her live-in boyfriend and repeatedly punching him in the face, Harding is due to appear in Camas Municipal Court today.

76ers 94, Clippers 78 Kukoc (PHI): 18 pts, 14 mbs

Lakers 116, Cavs 98 Bryant (LAL): 21 pts, 7 mbs

Pacers 118, Pistons 111

Smits (IND): 29 pts, 9 rebs

Heat 99, Nets 85 Mourning (MIA): 43 pts, 16 rebs

Raptors 99, Knicks 88 Carter (TOR): 32 pts, 9asts, 9 rebs

Warriors 91, Bucks 86 Marshall (OS): 37 pts, 21 rebs

Hawks 100, Kings 94 Webber (SAC): 28 pts, 20rebs

“We don’t feel sorry. We

want to push, make the score as high as possible, because we don’t want to be embarrassed." Svetlana Abrosimova, after UConn beat West Virginia 100-28 last night,

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Rice, seniors end Cameron chapter fßauer � In Duke’s regular sea-

son home finale

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Florida State, the Blue Devils will bid farewell to their four seniors.

By DAVID THORKELSON The Chronicle Beth Bauer shot a 73 in

By VICTOR ZHAO The Chronicle

Sometime around 7 p.m. Cameron Indoor Stadium, the PA announcer will bellow out, perhaps for the final time, “At forward for Duke, a six-one senior from Peru, Indiana, Lauren Rice.” And emerging from somewhere within the Duke huddle will be the Blue Devils’ senior tri-captain, most likely kicking and screaming, arms flailing everywhere. The fiery leader who always wears her emotions on her sleeve will play the same game in the same place where she has left buckets of sweat, a few drops of blood and tears and an entire arena-ful of memories. But this isn’t just any game. When the Blue Devils (21-4, 11-3 ACC) face Florida State (11-14, 4-10) in Cameron Indoor Stadium tonight, Rice and fellow seniors Peppi Browne, Jennifer Forte and Missy West will close tonight in

IF DUKE FAILS to get a top-four seeding in the NCAA tournament, Lauren Rice will play her final game in Cameron tonight against Florida State. the books on a highly successful four years on the fabled court. “It’s kind of sad, but it’s also exciting,” Rice said. “It’s exciting because the ACC title is coming down to these last few

games. It’s sad because I’ve enjoyed playing here so much. I love the game, I love Duke, I love playing in Cameron, “The fans are great. That’s the See RICE on page 15 �

the final round of the Arizona Wildcat Invitational to claim her first victory of the year, and the women’s golf team finished in fourth place behind host Arizona, Arizona State and Stanford at the Randolph Park Golf Club yesterday. While a fourth-place finish may be disappointing for No. 2 Duke, coach Dan Brooks was satisfied with his team’s performance, “We want to win, and that’s what we intend to do whenever we play, but given this past winter, we’re impressed with this,” Brooks said. Commenting on the winter, Brooks, of course, referred to the snow that paralyzed the Duke community for nearly a week. With inches of ice and snow on the Duke’s putting greens, golfers were unable to refine See W. GOLF on page 14

Andre the little giant One dizzying week turned Andre Buckner from a Tennessee walk-on to a Blue Devil By CRAIG SAPERSTEIN

Buckner was flattered by Duke’s sudden interest. He If someone had asked had not been recruited by Andre Buckner at this time any schools, save a few small last year if he was going to programs near his home receive a scholarship from town in Kentucky. Duke, he probably would have Buckner had previously decided to attend Tennessee laughed in that person’s face. In fact, when Buckner was and hope to make its basketball first notified that the Blue team as a walk-on, but when Devils were interested in him, Krzyzewski called him last he could only assume someone April, Buckner eagerly accepted was pulling his chain. the surprise scholarship offer. “I thought it was another “I thought it was a joke when a couple of guys at my walk-on situation,” Buckner school came up to me and said said. “I didn’t know I was going that Duke was going to start to come here on a full scholarrecruiting me,” Buckner said. ship. I think coach [Krzyzewskil was really pleased with my “But things fell into place.” In other words, this joke competitiveness.” turned into reality. Along with this competitiveCoach Mike Krzyzewski ness, the coaching staff was and his assistants were in particularly struck by the desperate need of a point defensive tenacity ofthe 5-foot-10 Buckner, a quality that they guard when Will Avery unexpectedly bolted for the NBA. viewed as a necessity for their Luckily for Buckner, his high backup point guard during the school coach Jeff Jackson was upcoming season. They knew a regular at Duke’s summer Jason Williams would need a basketball camps. Jackson pesky defender to go up against gave Krzyzewski a tape from everyday in practice to quicken Buckner’s state tournament, his adjustment to college ball. So far, Buckner’s defensive and it was enough to attract EDDIE GEISINGER/THE CHRONICLE the attention of Krzyzewski. pressure has been a boon for LEAPING FOR A LOOSE BALL in the preseason tune-up against Australia, Andre In what turned out to be a Williams, and the star point See BUCKNER on page I' 6 > frantic, week-long courtship, Buckner makes his most important contributions defensively. The Chronicle

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Wolfpack dominates wrestling in home finale Lack of practice on greens costs

By MATT ATWOOD The Chronicle

Blue Devils

NCSU 31 Plagued by injuries and facing off against the Duke 9 ACC’s top team, the Duke wrestling team was the clear underdog in last night’s home finale against N.C. State. So while the 31-9 loss to the Wolfpack (12-4, 5-0 in the ACC) was certainly a disappointment, it came as no great surprise to coach Clar Anderson and the

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Blue Devils. “[N.C. State] handled Virginia, which handled us,” said Anderson. “But [going into the meet], we thought we had some

good matchups.” Despite Aiiderson’s hopes, the Blue Devils (3-12-1, 0-4) won only two bouts, one ofwhich was by forfeit. After 197-pound sophomore Daegan Smith lost to Jason Gore in a disappointing 20-5 technical fall, senior heavyweight Alex Hunt defeated Ngozi Collins 3-2 in his last dual match ever. This defensive battle was not decided until Hunt took down Collins with 26 seconds remaining in the final period to score two points and break a 1-1 tie. “Alex Hunt—we’re very pleased with his win,” Anderson said. “This was his last match, and he did real well.” Following Hunt’s victory, sophomore Tommy Hoang won by forfeit at 125-lb. to put Duke up 9-5, but the Wolfpack came back to win the last seven bouts, taking the match going away. At the 165-lb. class, freshman Mike Mitchell fought through his match against the Wolfpack’s Joel Dramis, who had pinned him earlier in the season, before dropping the bout 9-2.

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DUKE’S DAEGAN SMITH fell to N.C. State’s Jason Gore via technical fall, 20-5, in the opening match of last night’s contest. “Mike Mitchell... did good,” Anderson despite a rib injury that forced him to call for a time out during the match. said. “He’s been improving all season.” 174was also with While such moral victories may seem pleased Anderson lb. sophomore Matt Hoover’s 10-2 loss to inconsequential, they may be all that Kevin Boross, who had defeated the top could be hoped for against the Wolfpack, wrestler in his weight class in the counthe only team undefeated in the ACC. “State’s a really good team; State try last year. “Matt Hoover did a pretty good job,” beat [North Carolina],” Hunt said. “So Anderson said. “Bumping up a weight the fact that we were close in a lot of class, keeping it that close —it was a moral matches speaks well of our team.” The Blue Devils’ next stop will be the victory, if it wasn’t an actual victory.” The coach commended 141-lb. sophoACC tournament, scheduled for March 4 more Harry Clarke, who lost only 6-4 in College Park, Md.

their short games. This lack of practice showed throughout the tournament in Arizona as the Blue Devils failed to make important putts. Above all, however, finishing fourth without sufficient putting practice earlier this season is a testament to the Blue Devils’ talent. Brooks knows this and remains confident in his team’s ability. “Given the conditions we had this spring, we did pretty well,” Brooks said. Although his team’s performance was admirable, Brooks is most excited about Bauer’s win. Bauer’s three-day total of 211, good for six-under-par, was enough to give her a one-stroke victory over her closet competitor. “[Bauer’s play) was fantastic,” Brooks said. “She’s very excited about it.” While Bauer’s play thrived in the desert, Candy Hannemann struggled throughout the tournament. Hannemann, regarded as one of Duke’s top players, shot a three-day total of 236, or 20-over-par. If the Blue Devils are to be successful, Hannemann must play better. The Blue Devils do not have another tournament until March 10 and 11 when they will travel to the Dominican Republic to play in the Casa de Campo. “I’m excited to have these two weeks,” Brooks said. “We’re going to use it wisely and hope for good weather.” Richard Rubin contributed to this story.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2000

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part I’m going to miss, the atmosphere.”

knee freshman season. And in the most cruel twist of all,

It’s almost funny now to think Rice Browne, who has been the team’s hardest has arrived at the end of the road when worker for four seasons, will watch in she nearly took a fork after walking the street clothes what should have been her first mile. coronation as Duke’s ultimate gamer. “I wish Jen and Peppi could both be in The wide-eyed girl from the Midwest uniform,” Rice said. grew so homesick her freshman season that ‘They’ve meant a lot for she came within a twothe program and done a lot of good things. I’ll foot jumper of leaving Duke altogether. But never forget when we came in together. I’ve realthree years later, the ■* Indiana native is findly been lucky to be surrounded by good people.” ing Cameron nearly impossible to let go. Tonight, for perhaps “As each year passes the final time, the player by and you get older, it who used to seem uncommeans more and more—fortable with the ball will each opponent, each confidently mix it up inside and loft three-pointgame you play in, each “You never want the teammate you play last one to come, but ers from behind the arc. with,” Rice said. “As I’ve The player whose vertical gotten older, I’ve grown it’s finally coming.” leap is measured in milto cherish each moment. Lauren Rice, on her final limeters rather than inches will somehow snatch You never want the last HOME REGULAR SEASON GAME one to come, but it’s rebounds out of the air and over her opponents. finally coming.” That last game has And she will be suralready come for Browne and Forte, who rounded by a cheering, familial throng, will watch their classmates’ final home a far cry from Rice’s first introduction to Cameron five years ago as a visitor. performances from the bench. While Rice focuses on battling FSU’s “It was in the summer and it was potent frontcourt of Latavia Coleman about 110 degrees in the gym,” Rice and Brooke Wyckoff, and West tries her said. T didn’t really know of any players hand against trigger-happy Seminoles then, so we just peeked in here.” From a nervous Peeping Tom to a feaguard April Traylor, Forte will occupy that familiar yet awkward role of cheertured participant, Rice has traveled ing from the sidelines—a role she has quite a road—a road that’s approaching occupied since severely injuring her the end marker all too quickly.

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No. 9 DUKE 21-4 (11-3) Coach Gail Goestenkors Krista Gingrich, So. (7.9 ppg) Sheana Mosch, Fr. (8.3 ppg) Georgia Schweitzer, Jr. (16.0 ppg) Rochelle Parent, Jr. (5.4 ppg) Lauren Rice, Sr. (9.3 ppg)

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How good is FSLTs potential All-ACC frontcourt duo of Coleman and Wyckoff? Just ask Lauren Rice. “Wyckoff is such a great rebounder, such a great shot-blocker,” she said. “[Wyckoff] does a lot of little things that don’t show up on the stat sheet. Coleman, once she gets the ball, she’s automatic." Rice and Parent may have their hands full tonight. Saying Traylor has had turnover problems this season is akin to saying Colombia has had drug problems—she averages more than six turnovers a game. “April has been learning the point spot the whole year,” Semrau said. “We’ve given her a lot of freedom.... We’re going to live with that." But against Duke’s pressure defense, FSU may die with it also.

Although Missy West will certainly get her share of minutes on senior day, Duke’s newest sensation off the bench is the nearly forgotten LaNedra Brown. But FSU sharpshooter Molly Beal and talented youngsters Leyys Torres and Lauren Bradley more than hold their own. “We like the depth of our frontcourt,” Semrau said. With good reason. Two nights ago, Florida State lost another emotionally and physically draining game to UNC, 78-74, its sixth ACC loss by five points or less. The Seminoles flew into Durham yesterday a tired team buried at the c bottom of the ACC standings. Duke still has a small glimmer of hope for the ACC title and should be riding on a crest of emotions. A drained FSU team and a Duke team that will be high on emotion both point to a Duke landslide. But the Seminoles don’t lack for talent and are fighting desperately to finish higher than seventh in the ACC in order to stay out of first-day action in the ACC tournament. The improving play of Gingrich, Rice and Brown should, however, set off the fireworks in tonight’s farewell party to the seniors as Duke rolls, 78-55. Compiled by Victor Zhao

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defensive nuisance to Williams, his experience at Duke has not transpired without difficulty. Upon arriving at Duke, Buckner, a relative unknown, clearly had to prove himself more than his other freshmen classmates, who had all received substantial hype from being high school All-Americans. In fact, the only thing that most ofhis future teammates knew about him was that his brother was Dallas Mavericks’ forward Greg Buckner, a former ACC rookie of the year and All-ACC selection at Clemson. However, this family association proved helpful to Buckner, as players who had played against the elder Buckner assumed that Andre would overachieve as his brother had at Clemson, “I knew Greg Buckner was a fierce competitor in this league after competing against him for a year” Shane Battier said. “So I was all for Andre coming here.” In addition to establishing an identity for himself, whether it be as Greg Buckner’s little brother or not, the younger Buckner has also attempted to overcome his own mental problems, as he suffers from a selfdescribed lack of confidence on the basketball court. “I don’t think that my mental approach is there. I

want to be able to know that I can compete,” Buckner said. “I want to be confident with myself on and off the court. On the court, I want to improve my ballhandling and have that desire to get things done.” But until his confidence does improve, Buckner will have little chance of seeing increased playing time. Assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski feels that the rapid pace of Buckner’s transition from small-town Kentucky high school basketball to big-time college hoops has been one of the factors that has led to the young guard’s lack of confidence. “It’s been a huge step for him, as it happened so fast for him,” Wojciechowski said. “He’s not just here for show, so he’s got to believe that he’s capable of helping our team. He can do that only by competing and believing in himself.” And when he improves these aspects, Buckner expects that he will be able to earn more playing time,

“[Buckner]’s not just here for show, so he’s got to believe that he’s capable of helping our team.” Steve Wojciechowski as he will become a more viable option as a replacement to spell Williams. But for now, he understands and agrees with the decisions that Krzyzewski has made in regard to his playing time. “Of course, I would like to see more [playing time], but I’m not unhappy with my role on the team,” Buckner said. “[Krzyzewski] knows who needs to play and who doesn’t, so I’m pleased with that.”

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