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Duke’s genomics center progresses The genomics institute, which does not yet have a director, will unite biological research, ethics and policy in an ambitious

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As scientists move closer to mapping the entire human genome, Duke has begun preparing for the bold new world ofbiological research, ethics and policy that is emerging. In one of its most complex and interdisciplinary initiatives ever, the University is beginning to engage almost every one of its colleges and schools in the Institute for Genomic Sciences and Policy. The institute will comprise at least five centers of research on the science, statistics, ethics and policy associated with deciphering DNA sequences. “I think we see this as one of the major things that we can do to forward the development of biological sciences at Duke,” said Provost Peter Lange. “We have said often that you can’t build department by department. You have to build centers of excellence.” Medical school dean Dr. Ed Holmes is helping to lead the planning effort, and his school will play a key role in each of the centers. “Several of the centers are already functioning to varying degrees and planning for several more will likely lead to functioning programs within the next year,” he said. “Planning for the institute will no doubt continue in conjunction with the University strategic planning process over the next academic year.” The institute does not have a director yet, but centers researching human genetics, models of human disease, genome technology and policy, ethics and law are in various stages of development. The University’s initiative is part of a national trend at several major research institutions attempting to apply genome technology to medical and other fields. See

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TAYLOR PAIGE McKINNEY was the first leap year baby born at the Medical Center

A birthday to remember By DREW KLEIN Trie Chronicle

' Eternal youth may not be possible, but some new parents think their newborn children could come close. Children bom yesterday will have the rare distinction of having leap-year birthdays. Technically, they will have only one birthday every four years—a situation expectant parents found unique and exciting. “I think it would be exciting for the kids,” said Darrell Bradfield, an expectant father waiting with his wife in a Duke Hospital birthing suite. “It’s always fun to

have something different.” He added that having a leap year baby in a millennium year was especially rare. Neither Bradfield nor his wife, who was preparing to deliver fraternal twins, were concerned about potential social difficulties for their children. “I have a friend who’s a twin who was bom on leap year and she always jokes about it,” said Kristen Bradfield. Although most parents seemed excited about the prospect of delivery on Feb. 29, few had planned for the possibility. Lynda Everett, an expectant mother, See LEAP YEAR BABIES

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As midterms mount, so does stress By MATT BRUMM The Chronicle A national survey indicates that college stu-

dents are experiencing more stress than ever, and the classrooms of Duke are no exception. While hundreds pack Cameron for home basketball games, still more can be found studying in libraries and dorm rooms around campus in anticipation of impending midterms. The survey, conducted by the University of California at Los Angeles, reports that 30.2 percent of students feel stressed. The study also found that women were more likely than men to feel high levels of stress 38.8 percent vs. 20 percent. Exams and academic rigor have never been foreign to the University, but officials at Counseling and Psychological Services report that about 13 percent of the undergraduate population seeks their assistance each year, and the number is rising annually. “It’s a national trend, and Duke is part of it,” said CAPS Director Jim Clack. “It is a high competition and high stress environment that promotes and supports anxiety development.” Trinity junior Susan Michelich said that in spite of her workload this semester, she is less ANTONIA ABRAHAM, a Trinity freshman, staves off stress as she studies in the stressed about midterms and tests than when she was a freshman. Trinity Cafe on East Campus. —

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“I go to the gym, take breaks, and hang out with friends, and vent,” she said. “I’m more stressed about finding out what I’m going to do after I graduate.” Some students arrive at Duke with stressful lifestyles they perfected in high school, while others start developing anxiety as they make the transition to college life, Clack said. “Some students have perfectionist tendencies; they always got As. We help them cope with old expectations and parental expectations,” Clack said. In addition to CAPS, students can go to the Academic Skills center, where they can refine their time management skills and ease the transition into the academic atmosphere of Duke. “Some students are taken by surprise when they [come to Dukel,” said Jackie Ariail, an instructor at the center. “They’re making new friends and putting time and energy into that on top of academics.” Keeping completely stress-free through four years at Duke is probably not a likely feat, but students have developed avoidance and management techniques to prevent overwhelming anxiety from ruling their lives. Jenny Hong, a Pratt sophomore, said that she intersperses studying with more relaxing See

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ington state, but Bush won the bulk of the day’s delegates, 56, in the capital of the old Confederacy, He easily defeated McCain in North Dakota’s caucuses to pick up 14 additional delegates to take a narrow lead in the race toward the 1,034—the number needed for the GOP nomination. Bush won the majority of Republican voters in the. chase for Washington state delegates. McCain, however, could still win the non-binding popular vote that included independent and Democratic

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MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. In a school shooting made more shocking by the age ofthe youngsters involved, a six-year-old boy pulled a gun from his pants and shot a little girl to death Tuesday in front of their horrified first-grade teacher and classmates. The boy fired a bullet from a .32-caliber gun inside Buell Elementary near Flint, 60 miles from Detroit, striking six-year-old Kayla Rolland in the neck. She died a half-hour later. The boy, whose name was not released, was taken into the custody of the state child welfare agency after the shooting. Prosecutors did not say how they think the boy got the gun, though they said it had been reported stolen in December and was in the boy’s home.

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ARLINGTON, Va. George W. Bush swept past John McCain in three Republican presidential contests Tuesday, buoyed by the religious right and party faithful in Virginia’s battleground to fatten his delegate count in advance of next week’s 13-state “Super Tuesday” showdown. In the Democratic campaign, Vice President A1 Gore beat Bill Bradley in a popular-vote Washington state primary that yielded no delegates. The defeat was a severe blow for the former New Jersey senator, who had

record rainfall San Francisco set a soggy record, raining 21 days in February. The record will go into the books with an asterisk, however, because this February had 29 days jm

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may have been “some sort of scuffle or quarrel on the playground” between the boy and girl a day earlier. He said five pupils were in the classroom preparing to leave for the library when the shooting occurred. The teacher was standing in the doorway when the boy, who had the gun tucked in his pants, pointed it at a pupil, Busch said. The boy then turned toward Kayla and fired the only bullet in the gun,

the prosecutor said. The boy ran into a bathroom and dropped the gun into a trash can, Busch said. School personnel held the boy until authorities arrived. Regardless of what the investigation reveals, it may be impossible to bring charges against the boy, the prosecutor said. But he said someone may face charges for enabling the boy to obtain the gun.

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what I was up against,” Kaffenberger said. She checked into the hospital that day in September and didn’t leave until the following May. “When Sarah was first diagnosed, we were desperate for information and we would have loved to know a family who had been through [whatl we were going to through,” said Kaffenberger’s mother Carol, who hopes public attention to her daughter’s story will help families facing similar challenges. After Kaffenberger’s diagnosis, her

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tion in the national spotlight. By Peri Edelstein family was tested to determine if any one of them would be a suitable donor for the bone marrow transplant she needed. Her older sister Jennifer, who was in college at the time, was a match. ‘The transplant is the simplest thing in the procedure; for the patient it goes in just like a transfusion,” said Dr. Paul Martin, an attending physician in the pediatric bone marrow transplant program at the University Medical Center. ‘The preparation, radiation or chemotherapy, is much more complicated.” Kaffenberger underwent four

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This time last year, Jasmin French had never held a position in Duke Student Government. Now, she’s becoming one ofits permanent fixtures. French, a Trinity junior, is running unopposed as an incumbent for DSG vice president for student affairs. T have truly enjoyed my term and the opportunity it has provided me to interact with both students and faculty,” French wrote in an e-mail from Dallas, Texas, where she was attending a leadership conference last

dent Government vice president for community interaction. She is a political science major with minors in women’s studies and religion.

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took a leave ofabsence from her job, developed a daily routine. Sarah kept busy with physical therapy, visitors, television, her school work—and the computer and modem she received through a corporate partnership. Kaffenberger was determined to not fall behind in her studies. In anticipation of moving forward with her class, she also ran a successful campaign for ninth grade class secretary from her hospital room. T made posters and wrote a speech that a friend delivered for me,” she said. See KAFFENBERGER on page 14 �

A public policy studies major from Indianapolis, Ind., French said she hopes to influence University policies on alcohol and social space. She also wants to work with legislator Sean Young, a Trinity sophomore and candidate for vice president for community interaction, on the student side of a campus-wide online events calendar. “The semester is far from over,” she added. She and her committee are hoping to improve the Duke postal system and host a joint workshop for the Faculty Associates Program and DSG members before the school year ends. See

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Human brain imaging study helps find areas of attention control Researchers say a link may exist between these areas and the pathology of disorders, including schizophrenia the University of California at Davis, asked healthy volunteer subjects to focus on cues on a video screen while lying in a magnetic scanner. The individuals were directed to pay attention to targets that appeared either to the left or Tight side of a central point on the screen. Event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, was used to identify the brain responses to the visual stimuli. This information was then used to highlight the areas ofthe brain that are active during attentional control. Mangun said fMRI works by tracking blood flow changes associated with neuronal activity in the human brain to identify brain structures participating in particular cognitive functions such as orienting and focusing atten-

By JENNIFER SONG The Chronicle

In an important breakthrough, researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging techniques to map the regions of the brain responsible for attention control. “Our work helps to dissect the attention system so that its elementary neural mechanisms can be studied,” explained collaborating researcher Ron Mangun, professor of cognitive

neuroscience and psychology and director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.

The findings of the study, which was co-sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Human Frontier Science Program and the National Science Foundation, will be published in the March issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience. The research may also suggest a link between the brain’s attention control and the pathology of brain damage in post-stroke patients, as well as damage associated with certain attention disorders. This understanding could then be applied to measure the therapeutic activity of drug treatments administered to improve attentional functioning. “It is important for our basic understanding of the capacity of the human brain to navigate complex environments and to bring the work around us into our immediate awareness,”

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RON MANGUN, director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, studies the brain images that are used in his research on attentional control.

said Mangun, who added that the research will help researchers understand attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia and attention difficulties following brain damage. Mangun’s research is an advance over previous studies specifically because it was designed to distinguish responses to stimuli by separating the time lags that occur between increased neuronal activity and the change in blood flow that registers on the scanner.

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tion. “We found that largely non-overlapping neural networks are engaged by both the instruction to attend to a location in visual space and the subsequent selective processing of stimulus inputs from competing locations in space,” said Mangun. “In addition, we challenge some existing views about the roles of specific brain regions in attentional processing.” Currently, researchers are interested in understanding the neural substrates of attention and determining the major components of orientation and perception.

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Durham officials approve list for merger commission By AMBIKA KUMAR The Chronicle

Meeting jointly Tuesday night, the Durham City Council and Board of County Commissioners created a commission to draft a city-county merger proposal, approving the 40 members—including five Duke employees—recommended Monday by a subcommittee. “I think we have a good slate of people,” said county commissioners chair MaryAnn Black, echoing the general sentiment among the two governing bodies. Officials were able to meet the representation goals for blacks, city dwellers, and residents outside the city by choosing 15, eight and 17 members of those groups respectively. Still, county commissioner Becky Heron expressed concern about the membership list. ‘The rural area of the county is not represented on this commission,” she said. “People [must] be satisfied that they are represented not only on this commission but in the government.... [Otherwise], merger will fail Others said they were disappointed they were unable to meet the goals for Hispanic and Asian members. Although they had hoped to have one member of each group represented, no Hispanic or Asian residents applied. “[The Hispanic population] is a very significant segment of our community,” said Mayor Pro Tern Howard Clement. “Please make every effort to ”

bring this segment of the population into the discussion.” member Jacqueline Council Wagstaff cast the sole vote against the list. “I am concerned, looking at the number of people represented by one political action committee,” she said, referring to the several members affil-

iated with Friends ofDurham. But county commissioner Ellen Reckhow, a selection subcommittee member, pointed out that it would have been impossible to satisfy everyone’s membership goals. “In any group process, no one gets all they want. There was some give and take,” she said. “I think it’s a reasonably good mix, and I think we should be pleased so many [talented] people applied.” In addition to discussing commission membership, the city council named Joseph Haenn and Charles Blackmon to co-chair the commission. Several officials said they had hoped a woman would take the position. “I am a little disappointed that we were not able to come up with a malefemale [combination],” said council member Mary Jacobs. And although most officials agreed that the merger process has run smoothly thus far, Heron strongly disagreed. “We better turn around and look at what we’re doing,” she said. “If we don’t get off this fast track, merger is going to fail.”

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members and county commissioners agreed that commission members should be strongly encouraged to follow the timeline, which calls for a merger proposal to be completed on or before July 15. If the proposal is approved by the council and the commissioners, citizens will have the opportunity to vote on merger in November. The approved commission member-

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Trent looms ominously for many fearful freshmen By MATT LIPSKY

freshmen have never been to Trent and their only idea of it is based upon a For children, it’s the bogeyman that seemingly bad reputation. However, one keeps them awake at night. For freshgood thing is that you can block with a bunch of friends and develop camamen, it’s Trent. As the housing lottery deadline apraderie with the other sophomores.” Location is not the only factor that proaches, many freshmen are hoping can cause housing-related stress. “It’s they do not end up in the isolated, mostly-sophomore dorm. tough enough having to study for Freshmen seem to want West Campus midterms while also having to figure out housing because most classes, parties and where I’ll live for the rest of my time in college,” said Trinity freshman Ashley campus events occur there. Trinity freshman Kyle Thomas Falcon. She also pointed out that it is not always easy to get a group of friends agreed. “I just want that my block is fortunate enough to get on West,” he said. together for housing. “I’ve heard things about Trent that Others are upset because it seems aren’t so pleasant and would rather end that the choices are Trent, West or bust for next year. “It sucks ’cause I want to up on West where all the action is.” Trinity freshmen Reechik Chatterjee, live in an apartment and it’s almost imhowever, thinks that students should possible to get one sophomore year,” said not be so quick to judge Trent. “Most Trinity freshman Daniel Oliver. The Chronicle

The selective house system is also causing some problems for freshmen. “I am on the waiting list for a selective house and I may not even find out if I am in until late in the year,” said Trinity freshman Brady Beecham. “This causes a big conflict because if I decide to block as another option I could mess up the block by being accepted into the selective house.” Assistant Dean of Student Development Bill Burig said students on selective house waiting lists should not be worried. “If the students get into a selective living group later, they can pull out of the independent arrangement and the other roommate or roommates will not be harmed,” he said. “The others can simply pick another person or be assigned another person to live with.” However, these roommate replace-

merits cannot be pulled from Trent onto West. Burig explained that he wanted to keep many West spaces open for upperclassmen returning from study abroad. Yet there are some who are feeling a little less anxious about housing. “Fm not really that worried about it because as long as Fm with my friends, it doesn’t matter,” said Trinity freshman Kelly Eagen. “Plus most of the girls Fve talked to end up on West, or it they end up on Trent they are at least stuck there with friends.” Others are simply relieved that they already know where they are living. “Being in Wayne Manor alleviates the uncertainty that independents have to deal with,” said Trinity freshmen Seth Weitberg. “I know that with the threat of Trent people will be blocking, but as long as its with friends it’s all good.”

Huff named Luce scholar By JAIME LEVY The Chronicle

Jeremy Huffs future tain, but it’s a good kind The Trinity senior named one of the 18

may be uncerofconfusion. was recently

national Luce Scholars, and all the Trinity senior knows now is that, come fall, he will be interning somewhere in Asia. “I keep telling all my friends that if they need a place to crash in Asia, look me up next year,” said Huff, Duke Student Government’s vice president for community interaction.

The Luce Scholars Program, designed for individuals without significant experience in Asia or Asian studies, chooses 18 applicants each year from a network of 67 colleges and universities. Huff is not sure when exactly he will find out where in Asia he will be placed, although he assumes it will be sometime within the next month. The Luce program places students in intemship-like experiences in Asia. “[The foundation looks for people] likely to rise in positions of leadership in the United States and whose experience in Asia may serve as a guide to their view on Asia and Asian affairs,” explained Mary Nijhout,

associate dean of Trinity College. Huff, a literature major with minors in English and German, plans to pursue a law career. Although he has already earned entrance into Harvard Law School and is waiting to hear from Yale, Huff will defer admission for a year while he works in Asia. “This was a perfect chance to get different experience not only culturally but from a legal perspective,” said Huff, who has competed on the mock trial team for the past three and half years and is the group’s vice president. Til be more prepared to challenge western assumptions of justice, law and right and wrong.”

Nijhout said the Luce Scholars Pro-

gram seems to be a new favorite at Duke. Since 1991, Huff is Duke’s sixth Luce scholar. More students applied for this award than the Marshall or Rhodes. “When I think of how lucky I am to be at Duke because of all the people I get to know, Jeremy is exactly the type ofperson I have in mind...said Lisa Zeidner, a Trinity senior and DSG president. “I think he’s a very community-minded leader, a pure-minded leader, a kind individual.”

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we should provide adequate parking for students West. These are just a few of the issues I feel must be addressed to make Duke an ideal place for Duke students. Want changes? Vote for reform. Vote James Evans for DSG President.

1 believe

my tenure at Duke, 1 have worked with both student groups and administrative offices, and left a legacy of excellence wherever 1 have focused my energy. I want to continue this legacy of excellence and activism as DSG

president. My platform goals include: Increasing the number of regular security patrols Creating a system of dorm affiliations and mentorship between East and West Improving the quality of life for Central Campus residents Providing new student groups with venture capital Restructuring the Inter-Community Council Developing an administrative office to advise students on leadership and collaboration Developing a system of student leadership training Expanding financial aid facilities Under my leadership, DSG will take the first steps to making Duke an all-inclusive campus. ~

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Why do.less than 30% of the Duke population votes in elections? Why is it impossible to find parking on West Campus? Why does our brand new $20,000,000 gym close at midnight when students still Want to work out? Why does DSG try to speak for the student body when it is obvious that so few people on campus believe that DSG is truly the voice of the student body? I believe Wilson Rec should be open till 2am. 1 belive Duke should have at least on.e 24-hour dining

1 believe students are the University's greatest assets, yet few undergraduates reach their potential to contribute to the institution. Students are disenfranchised by a system that appears impenetrable by outsiders. Throughout

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Jordan Bazinsky

As your DSG President 1 would propose a multi-tier platform to address key issues at Duke. Particularly, 1 look to focus on financial aid; developing more channels between students and academic life at Duke; and restructuring our student government to make it more efficient and better able to serve the student body. Additionally, 1 will continue work on programming space (particularly with regard to non-residential organizations), diversity issues, residential life and parking, and an array of concerns currently affecting campus life. My experience as a former class officer, DSG Legislator, and member of volunteer and social organizations on campus leads me to these ideas can be successfully acted upon with energy, creative problem solving, and perseverance.

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Jason Freedman

“Do you want to improve DSG?” —A question many candidates are answering and the answer for everyone is “yes”. However, more important is “Do you know HOW to improve DSG?” Two years of experience has taught me how to be an effective DSG leader. In my first year, I was voted Legislator of the Year for planning a successful Duke-UNC party in the Marketplace and proposing renovations to the GA Downlinder. In my second year, I planned another successful party at the Marketplace, lobbied for a student activity center, fought for more aid to student groups, worked with Dining Services, examined how to improve life on campus, and more. I’ve worked hard-sacrificing my time and energy to learn every positive and negative aspect of DSG. This level of commitment has taught me HOW to make the comprehensive changes necessary for DSG to be an effective and respected organization.

Travis

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Devisetty

With extensive involvement in DSG, Campus Council, and Quad Council this year, I’ve proven my ability to be an active and successful student leader at Duke. While other candidates will promise to enact change, I’ll let my track record speak for itself. There isn’t an aspect of University life that I haven’t dealt with this year. 1 started the 24-hour library, dining and transportation services last semester, and now the University Scheduling committee is considering my proposal to extend the reading period to 5 days starting next year. 1 am also the Chair of Last Day of Classes, a $70,000 event that will provide 4000 free T-shirts and a phat concert on the main quad. And this March 4th, one of my Campus Council initiatives is to give blue hair to 1500+ Cameron Crazies at the Duke-UNC game. With that said, are you ready for Devisetty?

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contagious! I spread ideas to the minds of others, which cause them to act. In my first week as a DSG legislator, I proposed a model for dialogue. In response to rising interest, dedicated legislators and students took this "fishbowl" model and organized discussions, which remove comfort zones and As Viceencourage communication. President, 1 will be committed to mastering the process of DSG in order to provide an environment where legislators excel. 1 will encourage each legislator to get to know you, understand you, and act on your ideas. “My choice is your voice for change!”

Gayles

One of the things I have found at Duke that most frustrates me is our tendency to plan for the future instead of utilizing resources to make change in the present. Planning for the future is cmcial and essential, yet, sometimes if all of our effort goes in that direction, current problems get ignored and very little gets solved. There will be many important decisions to be made at Duke in the very near future whether it's parking issues with the new dorm, figuring out campus social problems, or where will the money from the Capital Campaign go. As a result, it will be essential for all student organizations to come together, pool our resources, and stand up for what we want, and accept nothing less. As a result, campus organizations will be required to take a more political role. Political role in this sense would mean helping the campus realize that we have problems that affect all of us, and the best solutions will come from a collaborative effort. It is time we start making Duke a more student/user friendly place again by taking advantage of the countless resources available: such as maybe expanding the Lobby Shop or making the financial aid office more accessible. I hope to build on the work of DSC this year and begin to make the connections between campus communities, thereby establishing a solid, united student effort that not only knows what we want, but is successful in obtaining our desires.

artiste Joshua Jean-B Duke University of the world’s prestiis one

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gious Universities. We have a collection of the most intelligent, talented, and fun loving students that the world has to offer. As with any other University, Duke has some areas that need improvement. This is where 1, Joshua Jean Baptiste, plan to play a vital role. Currently the Duke Student Government has the potential to have a substantial and profound impact on student life. I am running for Executive Vice President because 1 plan to enhance the functioning and effectiveness of DSC so that it becomes more representative of die student Ixxly and all of their concerns. Remember, "Jean Baptiste the man with THE plan".

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Evan Holod

Have you ever been in the Daryl Hart reading room and seen that guy in the purple suit? What is he doing? Is he a professor? What is he working on? As your DSG President, 1 will tackle these and other important issues. As the only Greek candidate in this election, I represent the groups on this campus fighting to keep Duke’s social life alive. Hey, for those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Duke has become about as interesting as luggage. Our idea of romance has become a sophomore wedding in Gross Chem. We have become too_ reliant on books and smoothies and forgotten the true spirit of Duke, the spirit of the Eighties. Duke’s aura is being slowly dimmed by irresponsible living groups, hasty administrators, the band, and engineers. It’s time that students take back responsibility for this campus and the principles by which it flourished.

Jim Lazarus

1 bring something to the position of DSG president that no other candidate offers: thelcnowledge of an insider combined with the perspective of an outsider. 1 have never been a voting member of DSG, but my extensive knowledge of the issues

facing Duke makes me uniquely qualified for DSG pres-

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My experience as Vice-President of Campus Council and as a member of Campus Social Board has given me the opportunity to study the University at all levels and formulate plans designed to improve student life for everyone. Important issues I will address next year:

Residential life Creative solutions to the parking crunch Designing a Student Master Plan that addresses undergraduates’ future needs Another key in addressing student needs is assisting student organizations currently working to enhance life at Duke. I will shift more of DSG’s attention toward providing these organizations with the resources they need to be successful. •

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Mike Lieberman

Too many student leaders fail to focus on the real problems we face. The student body is filled with ideas about

improving the school, but rarely are they identified and

implemented. The parking problem can be solved by a reallocation of existing spaces, increasing lighting and security, and running a shuttle system to the most distant lots. The student health service must be reworked and made more responsive to student needs. Student organizations badly need additional office space and programming venues. Social life can be improved through a pool hall on West, a renovation of the Bryan Center, and increased DSC involvement on campus-wide programming. Duke needs someone who can maintain a focus on students’ concerns and not get caught up in politics. 1 have seen DSG succeed and fail, and if elected 1 will be a strong and assertive leader who will tackle real problems effectively.

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Experience is perhaps the most imporquality in selecting an effective Vice President. There are a myriad of issues facing the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and having served in this role for the last year I have experience with all of them. None of my term will be wasted getting accustomed to the job. This last year 1 have created VOICE, a new course evaluation system to serve students as well as many other projects. Next year I hope to continue this successful record if you give me the opportunity. Please re-elect me as Vice President for Academic Affairs. tant

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I am running to VP provide the active and infonned leadership necessary to deal with the University’s diverse and challenging set of academic issues. 1 will leverage my experience on the DSG and Trinity Academic Affairs committees, the DSG general body, and as a member of the Honor Council, to most effectively serve the needs of the student body. 1 will focus my immediate attention on implementing the long-delayed online student course evaluation system; overhauling the undergraduate academic advising system in connection with Curriculum 2000; and strengthening and expanding the scope of the Honor Code.

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Chin wages write-in war against student government By GREG PESSIN The Chronicle

He built the Chapel by hand, he called this year’s snow days, he will save you a seat in Cameron. All these claims and more form the platform for Pratt junior Roger Chin, whose posters around campus declare him as a write-in candidate for every Duke Student Government executive position in this Thursday’s election. “I thought about this last year, and I realized that this is still a popularity contest even though this is college and all,” Chin said. “Nobody pays attention to these flyers because they are just voting for their friends anyway. I’m doing this as an experiment.” The DSG bylaws prohibit write-in candidates from spending their own funds or receiving DSG funds for a campaign. But Chin

has posted his flyers on his personal web site somebody else who I want... [but] I don’t and has encouraged his friends to copy and really know any of the other candidates.” And that’s just the way Chin wants it. post the signs around campus. “I don’t spend More than anything else, his irreverence any money” he said. “My friends who actually think this is funny pay for it.” for the organization and student governElection commission chair and Trinity ment in general is driving the campaign. junior Jen Stapleton said the election com“Student government is just there to mission will have to review Chin’s cammake kids think they have some power,” paign if he is elected. “The basis is he said. “We created a student governwhether or not he is using his personal ment in my high schodl and all the people who wanted leadership positions got it on funds,” she said. “I would say we will probably [try to close this loophole] next year their resume. They got us a toaster. I didn’t use it because it was always dirty and because the bylaw is supposed to let people know that they need to go through the nobody ever cleaned it out. And we didn’t have any bread. It’s kind of like when I organization they are campaigning for.” Even if he wins, Chin does not think he visited the DSG web page. I’ve never used could end up assuming a position. “I’m any of the student services.” Most of all, Chin just does not think pretty sure DSG will come up with some bylaw right before I win that says Roger DSG is, or should be, a serious student orChin can’t get elected,” he said. “I’m figurganization. He said DSG only really ing I could probably endorse my votes to serves to allocate student fees.

“I’m giving them my money so they can give it out to other organizations. But I’m not going to their events. So I’d rather just have my student dues back so I can buy more parts for my EE projects,” he said. Pratt senior Brian Stempel, a longtime DSG authority and current DSG director of computing, said he remembers one other write-in candidate during his time here. “I don’t think it attempts to be successful,” he said of Chin’s campaign. “I think it attempts to be funny. And its successful at being funny.” One of Chin’s most outrageous posters reads that Chin plays violent video games and he’ll shoot whomever votes against him. But he does not want to frighten anyone into writing him in. “I’m 5’4” and I weigh under 100 pounds,” Chin said. “I’m also Asian and an engineer, so I’m not very threatening.”

Financial aid focus groups draw unprecedented interest The Chronicle

When many campus leaders try to gather student opinion, they come up empty-handed. But when the Duke Student Government President’s Task Force on Financial Aid invited about 300 students to five separate focus groups on the University’s financial aid program, they were overwhelmed with the response. The committee, which meant to invite 36 students to each session, accidentally ended up inviting 60. For one of the five groups, 51 people wanted in. ‘This is amazing, because people generally don’t come to focus groups...,” said Trinity sophomore Erin Reid, chair of the task force. “We were going to be happy if we got eight.” Each group was limited to between eight and 12 to suit the focus group format. As it has since it began its work last year, the task

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I would like to thank the Student Body for electing me to the position of Vice-President ofStudent Affairs in the 1999-2000 elections. It is because of this opportunity, that 1 am coming in front of you once more to be re-elected. This past year, I have oriented the Duke Student Government's involvement around the students that we represent. Last fall, I created and helped implement the Student Interactive Initiative to bridge the gap between DSG and underrepresented student organizations. Tire Student Affairs Committee has been involved in discussions on the alcohol policy, the Duke Postal System, the Annual Review Policy, and the Faculty Associates Program. This March, I ask that you re-elect me to the position in which I have served the Student Body well.

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Emily Grey

1, Brandon Lowy, as Vice President of Facilities and Athletics, hope to work in the best interest of the students. The long, hated parking crisis will be of utmost important in the upcoming months and I plan to work with both Duke students and administrators to alleviate all foreseeable problems. In light of the recent fires in dormitories on college campus across the nation as well as on our own East Campus, 1 believe that it is also important to examine fire safety here at Duke and do what we can

Motivation, experience, and vision are the keys to success for the upcoming year. Currently serving on the Facilities and Athletics Committee, I bring to you my enthusiasm and love for the committee itself, and my experience and knowledge of how the committee functions in our student body. In the past semester, I have developed close ties with students and administrators who are involved with the F&.A committee, especially through projects such as my campus safety campaign, and I have served for the past year on the SOFC committee, which is in charge of overseeing DSG spending. My vision for the committee includes generating progress with parking allocation and making sure that all prominent groups are represented equally and fairly in the process, improving Brodie Center workout equipment, promoting support at lessattended sporting events, and increasing the amount of

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focus groups to identify areas of concern or interest and potential questions for a survey it will distribute to all financial aid recipients after spring break. Zeidner will present the results to the Board of Trustees in late spring or early summer. “I think the Board ofTrustees is interested in how they can make the Duke experience the same for everyone...,” Reid said. “I think the time is right to examine and change financial aid structures.” Although there has been many complaints about the physical layout of the financial aid office, Reid said that is not the real problem. “I’ve found out that the financial aid office is a symbol,” she said. “A lot of people complain about the financial aid office, but we’re finding out that its not the office but the structural things that affect people’s lives at Duke.” Norm Bradley contributed to this story.

force is focusing on the financial aid administration system and its social impact on aid recipients. In particular, the focus groups have revealed that the disparity in the cost of housing on Central and West pressures many aid recipients to live off the main quadrangles. Reid said she hopes her work could help change quality of life issues like equalizing this price. The sessions began last week and ended with Monday’s session. They were divided into two sessions of West Campus and Trent Dormitory independents, one each of greek men and women, one ofCentral Campus independents and one of East Campus residents. “We are going to be using these focus groups to put together a survey to do more quantitative analysis,” said DSG President and Trinity senior Lisa Zeidner, who made this task force and financial aid in general her main priority this year. The task force is using the

By GREG PESSIN

Carrie Johnson

The Vice President of Community Interaction can and should facilitate positive change within the university. He or she focuses on—and strives to improve—the way Duke students see each other and those in the surrounding University and Durham communities. In order to accomplish this, my goals include improving race relations and cultural understanding between students, helping student groups collaborate, and furthering Duke-Durham relations. In tackling these and other initiatives, I would rely on my leadership experience and my willingness to listen to, motivate and organize the efforts of others. Progress is always possible, and I'll help make it happen.

Anupam

Pradhan

"In the two years I've spent on DSG's Community Interaction Committee, I've learned a lot about Duke and its proud community. I've learned from organizing 'From the Ground Up' which brought together Duke employees and students to beautify a local elementary school. I’ve learned from interacting with Durham residents through Project BUILD and as an America Reads tutor. I've learned from helping initiate ClC's race forums as well as served on DUPD's Minority-Relations Committee. My diversity of experiences at Duke makes me the best candidate to serve in this office. Vote Anupam Pradhan for VP of Community Interaction."

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Rob Leonard The Vice-President for Community Interaction is the advocate for improving Duke/Durham relations and addressing student group concerns. 1 have spent three years building enough experience to become this advocate. As Student Director of the Community Service Center 1 strive to bring Duke and Durham closer together in the areas of off-campus housing and community service, and will continue to do that in the upcoming year. I will make myself the student groups’ ear within DSC by maintaining close contact with the student body and by reinvigorating the Inter-Community Council. Let me use my experience and initiative to be your advocate.

Sean

Young

"People may doubt what you say but they will always believe what you do." In my two years as a Legislator on the Community Interaction Committee, 1 established the DSC constituency system, coordinated race forums, compiled data on race-related issues for the Administration, helped bring both Greek and independent student leaders together for collaboration, started the annual Spring Student Activity Fair, instituted a comprehensive online calendar for student groups, and am now working on two collaborative projects involving the Durham community. Vote for a VP whose promises are backed up by action. Vote Sean Young for VP of Community Interaction.

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Lauding Lazarus Trinity junior Jim Lazarus has the requisite leadership and communication skills necessary to be an effective DSG president There is certainly a crowded field this year in the race for Duke Student Government president. Several candidates have compelling strengths that make them worthy of consideration for this very important job. However, Trinity junior Jim Lazarus stands out because he has the background knowledge, leadership skills and work ethic necessary in a DSG president. The breadth and depth of his knowledge of University issues is compelling and impressive. He is as comfortable in a high-level administrative meeting as he is in Krzyzewskiville. He has substantive ideas that will improve many sectors of the University. Lazarus possesses tremendous organizational skills that will allow him to be an effective committee member. In his three years, he has worked diligently with many organizations including the President’s Advisory Council on Resources, Campus Council, the line monitoring system and Project BUILD. Most importantly, students can trust Lazarus to represent them fairly and passionately to administrators. The DSG president must focus on long-term, administrator-based issues and short-term student-centered projects. Lazarus is well-connected to both groups and can lobby aggressively for students’ best interests. Trinity junior Travis Gayles is also an exceptionally qualified and talented candidate. He is well-spoken and presents intelligent and holistic analyses ofUniversity issues. Gayles also possesses tremendous interpersonal skills. Everybody who has worked with him holds him in the highest regard. Clearly, he has a solid base of ideas, and he would work well with both the legislature and the cabinet. However, he does not have the demonstrated leadership experience of Lazarus. This does not mean he would make a poor president—he certainly could pick up tips from holdover Vice President for Student Affairs Jasmin French and outgoing DSG President Lisa Zeidner. However, Lazarus’ campus experience is the determining factor. Trinity sophomore Jason Freedman has proven himself as a mover and shaker dedicated to improving University life from the moment he set foot on campus. His exhaustive list of projects and initiatives shows focus and vision, and his tremendous work ethic could serve to motivate younger legislators. However, many of his ideas are administrator-focused, and it is unclear whether he can connect with and represent students while working with upperclass legislators, many of whom he alienated this year. The Chronicle endorses Jim Lazarus for the position of DSG president.

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Gayles emerges as BSA’s choice for DSG president I would like to report to The Chronicle who the Black

Student Alliance has decided to endorse for the respective Duke Student Government executive positions. It was an extremely difficult involving process intense deliberation, as we all felt that each of the candidates displayed a high

level of competence and political aptitude. However, we could only select one person to endorse

for the various positions, and here are our results: President: Trinity junior Travis Gayles; Executive vice president: •

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Dodson; Vice president for academic affairs: Trinity junior

more Sean Young.

In conclusion, we feel that the aforementioned candidates will best represent the interests and concerns of the BSA within DSG’s infrastructure.

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Jason Bergsman; Vice president for student affairs: Trinity junior Jasmin French, Vice president for community interaction: Trinity sopho•

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Damani Sims Trinity ’OO

The writer is president of the Black Student Alliance and his letter speaks for the leadership of the organization.

Bazinsky heads Panhel’s DSG endorsement list As the largest student group on campus, the PanhellenicAssociation represents more than 1,000 women who belong to National Panhellenic Conference sororities. We are an organization that is concerned not only with greek and women’s

issues, but with student issues as a whole. The candidate for president of Duke Student Government who will best represent University students is Trinity junior Jordan Bazinsky. Jordan has the leadership experience combined with the genuine desire to make Duke a more inclu-

sive, responsive community. He has an impressive

knowledge of the issues facing students and their organizations and has developed a number of sensible, feasi-

ble solutions. The Panhellenic Council believes that Jordan will be a strong advocate of women’s issues at Duke as well as a representative voice for all students. For these reasons, the Duke Panhellenic Association endorses Bazinsky for DSG president Panhel also endorses the following candidates: Trinity freshman Joshua JeanBaptiste for the position of executive vice president,

Trinity junior Jasmin French for the position of vice president for student affairs, Trinity sophomore Sean Young for the position of vice president

for

community Trinity junior Jason Bergsman for the position of vice president for academic affairs. Their leadership, initiative and vision made them

interaction

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all excellent candidates for DSG offices. Kate Heath Trinity ’Ol

The writer is president of the Panhellenic Council, and this letter represents the majority view ofPanhel.

On the record “It’s like I’m giving them my money so they can give it out to other organizations.... Td rather just have my student dues Sack so I can buy more parts for my EE projects.” Pratt juniorRoger Chin criticizing DSG’s fund allocation practices (see stoiy, page 9)

Editor’s Note Tomorrow, The Chronicle will be running several extra pages of letters to the editor to accommodate individual endorsements of candidates for Duke Student Government executive offices. If you still want to write one, e-mail letters@chronicle.duke.edu before 5 p.m. And no, if you are a candidate, you can’t endorse yourself.

Announcement Thank you to all editors ofThe Chronicle who participated in Duke Student Government endorsement interviews. You are all swell.

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Spring in Durham The two months until graduation will be filled with blue skies and sunny days As it were... Richard Rubin

ushers us out the door. But I prefer to focus on this spring, to linger on the lush green lawns that we’ll lie on as we turn into alumni. Assuming any luck at all, we’ll walk out of Wallace Wade Stadium on an absolutely perfect day. I’m hoping, in fact, that it will remind me of the day I

Stuck in a dusty corner of my dorm visited Duke. I’m hoping that my senior room, my fan has laid dormant since spring and my graduation day will October. I’ve often looked at'it longingly, rekindle the emotions I had when I eager for the day when I would need to decided to head South for college. J spin the dial and feel the cool air. As a result, the seasonal shift pushes me further out the door, but it also And this week, finally, after a fourmonth-long gray Durham winter, after 15 draws me closer to Duke and Durham. inches of snow, I gladly turned my fan The ongoing change from winter to back on. As the blades started spinning, I spring is remarkably incongruent with heard them whisper, “Spring is here.” one of Durham’s most popular coldI know, spring weather traditions— officially doesn’t basketball. The Triangle start for a couple is the hotbed not sure of college basketball, more weeks and most of the trees are but in March the game barely resemstill barren, but I still call this spring. bles its roots. wants to James Naismith Forget the equinox. When I designed the game as a don’t have to wear a a refuge from the bit,er-cOiId t" ou tdioors, a jacket and when there are daffodils on my desk, it’s way to promote winter activity. Now, howspring enough for me. ever, we play and watch basketball well This spring is especially sweet for me into the spring, out of its natural element. because it marks the beginning of the This Saturday, Duke will become the end of my time at Duke. literal hotbed of college basketball, as Knowing that my last two and a half 9,314 people crowd into Cameron months in Durham will be full of blue Indoor Sauna to watch the game’s skies, flowering trees and sunny days is greatest rivalry. Outside, if all goes extraordinarily comforting. Although according to plan, it will be a warm, hectic, I expect the days until I don the sunny day—and it will be extremely warm in one spot on the quad. cap and gown to be quite peaceful. There’s really only one appropriate My class came into Duke with Saturday’s Hurricane Fran, so we could see the relationship between snowstorm as a bookend weather weather and the game inside, and event, a parenthetical catastrophe that that’s the color of the sky.

I’m exactly why, but it’s like Durham have Duke blue sky...

Wait, you might say, sky blue is Carolina’s, that nasty shade of powder blue that adorns those ugly jerseys. But this fact holds true everywhere except in Durham. At least according to me and the few people I’ve convinced of this, the sky color here is a deeper blue than any place else. I’m not exactly sure why, but it’s like Durham wants to have a Duke blue sky, resisting the influence of the powder-blue patsies down the road. I’ve lived in Durham with only short breaks since August 1997, and every time I leave the area, especially when I go back to my suburban New Jersey home, I miss the sky. I miss that dark blue and the contrast it creates with the red ofEast Campus and the gray of West. But while I’m away, I’m comforted by the thought that I will return soon, that

I’ll be able to look up at that Duke blue and think of being a p-frosh and ofevery lovely spring day. Once I graduate, however, that sense of imminent return will disappear. My unending spring break won’t be requited by a return to the verdant campus. Although there are plenty of things I dislike about Duke and plenty of reasons why I’ll be glad not to live on campus, I’ll miss spring in Durham. The bright side of graduation is that I can determine exactly when I return. I can come back to campus in the midst of a spring, on a perfect day like the ones I will always associate with life in the real blue heaven. Richard Rubin is a Trinity senior and managing editor of The Chronicle, at least for 35 more issues. He’s not sure yet if it’s a happy or sad countdown.

Coming clean on drinking The Halls of Cynicism Toby Coleman It’s only college. This line is frequently repeated as an excuse for why students engage in heavy drinking. I don’t know if I buy this line of reasoning anymore. However, my doubts will not stop me from drinking. They won’t even stop me from drinking to get plastered every once in a while. Despite my reservations, “It’s only college” still works for me. Perhaps that’s because I’m lucky. I’m lucky to be writing this article right now. Last August, I went out for a night on the town with a couple of friends, pulling down margaritas, beer and plenty of Seagram’s Seven and Seven in the process. I drank way past my limit, and after I had passed out for the evening, I threw up all over the place. Against my bedroom wall, on the floor next to my bed, even on my sheets. I woke up, hung over, to a disgusting scene the next morning. Despite this horrible memory, I can’t help but thinking I was fortunate that evening—l was sleeping on my side. That one little twist of fate—my tendency to sleep on my left side—kept me from suffocating or contracting aspiration pneumonia, a viral infection that we all know now can be contracted by inhaling vomit. At least two other Duke students were not as lucky as I happened to be last summer. One student, Pratt junior Raheem Bath, lost his life after drinking heavily in November.

Now, administrators are planning to start a campus-wide dialogue on binge drinking. It can only work if students, drinkers and non-drinkers alike are open and honest about the reasons why people drink to excess. Will that happen? I don’t know, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Why not? First, I think that administrators have just seen the tip of the iceberg. Despite the annual substance abuse surveys by people who work in the Healthy Devil, statistics on alcohol and drug-related references to Duke Hospital’s emergency room and the incident reports compiled every weekend by the Office of Student Development, the administrators at this University simply do not know how much, or

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“It’s only college” justification. how often, a segment of the undergraduate population drink to excess. Current Young Trustee Brandon Busteed, Trinity ’99, believes part of the upper echelon’s ignorance can be attributed to the fact that administrators and faculty rarely stick around campus after the sun goes down. But that is only one cause. Those students who enjoy drinking socially, like myself, are also to blame. We have not been honest with our elders about our drinking habits. For many, the subject is taboo because they are underage. For those under 21, talking openly about their drinking habits with administrators means recounting

the number of times they have broken the law. For others, it is a subject simply not talked about in polite company. It may be socially acceptable to tell a roommate about a weekend bender, but it’s in poor taste to tell a professor about last night’s drunken revelry. After all, people out in the real world do not tend to buy into the “It’s only college” justification. Second, the reasons students drink to excess are varied and intensely personal. There are those simply ignorant of the dire consequences that drinking past their limit can have. Some believe that things like aspiration pneumonia could never happen to them. Others may have relatively high tolerances for booze. And, of course, a good portion of students drink to feel more comfortable in their social surroundings. Third, many—including myself—feel that the choice of when and how much to drink is something that they should make on their own, regardless of University rules or North Carolina drinking laws. A significant portion of students do not trust the administration when it comes to sensitive subjects like drinking. They believe that any administration-fostered dialogue on drinking is simply a prelude to more restrictions on alcohol consumption and distribution on campus. I believe they’re at least partially right. As for me, I will continue to drink, occasionally to excess. I know it’s unhealthy, and, if I am not careful, I could do some serious harm to myself. Despite all logic, I continue to believe that I have the occasional free pass to indulge in irresponsibility when I drink. It’s only college, after all. I struggle with that. Toby Coleman is a Trinity senior and associate editor of TowerView.

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the way in medical research, the University could make its true mark by combining this success with its other strengths. “Arts and Sciences should play an important role in the overall genomics initiative first because the biological sciences are pivotal in the

“We’re trying to define how we will be unique,” said John Rarer, vice provost for academic affairs. “We have not seen as much in the policy side. In the late ’Bos, there was a possibility of having a program in science policy. That would have been a very different thing, but now that this has reintroduced that, it is very exciting.” For Holmes, the initiative’s medical leader, the policy implications are critical. “The genome initiative has the potential to fundamentally change the way we conduct fundamental discovery and it has the potential to be of tremendous benefit to society,” he said. “Because of this extraordinary power, it also has the potential to do harm as well as good, therefore the policy component of the institute is critical to ensure that we explore the range of ethical, legal and social implications as well as the scientific opportunities.” Although University officials expect the institution to quickly lead

animal side of biology and on the plant side of biology. One of the major areas has to do with genomics and plant biology.” In the end, Holmes and other administrators hope Duke’s research can create a whole new medical research paradigm. “Imagine what the discovery of all the elements... has done for the natural sciences. The sequencing of these many organisms, including man, will provide the foundation to explore biology in away never before possible,” Holmes said. ‘The importance to medicine is that we anticipate the ability to predict who will develop many diseases before they acquire them and intervene to prevent or reduce the burden of illness. In many cases we will be able to predict who is likely to respond to a particular therapy and thereby direct therapy much more specifically for individuals. [Wei will gain insight to the pathogenesis of human diseases that will open therapeutic approaches we cannot imagine today.”

project, and secondly because the bioinformatics side is where we have a major contribution to the work in math and statistics,” said William Chafe, dean ofthe faculty of arts and sciences. “And third... [because of] the degree to which we’re talking public policy issues...” Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine will be the initiative’s biggest players, but the Pratt School of Engineering is also involved; the School of Law and the Fuqua School of Business will participate to a lesser degree. “We recognize there are a number of schools engaged in this,” Lange said. “There has been engagement with this topic already, but the faculty haven’t yet been brought together. This allows us to use our strength in the human and

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In September, she began high school with the rest of her class. But in March, Kaffenberger was forced to withdraw from softball tryouts as a result of high fever and exhaustion She checked back into the hospital, and Kaffenberger still remembers the physical pain of hearing from the oncologist that the cancer had redeveloped and spread to her spinal column. Her prospects were extremely grim; She could go home and live for a few weeks, undergo more chemo to extend her life a few months, or receive a second transplant—a procedure never before performed at that hospital. “In our hearts we were thinking there was no way she was going to make it,” said her mother. “But there was no time to wallow in self-pity,” Ten days later she had her second transplant. She left the hospital in April and has been healthy since. “When I was sick, it kind ofbecame my identity. I almost introduced myself, as ‘Hi, my name is Sarah, I’ve got cancer,’” she said. Getting involved in an advocacy group called Teens for Transplants eased Kaffenberger’s transition back to a normal life. She also began competing in triathlons. Her junior year, she competed in her first, where she collected

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money through sponsorship, “It seemed natural to raise money for cancer,” she said. Last year she completed her third triathlon and raised over $2,500 at Duke by discussing her cancer. However, when she applied to colleges, she did not mention her illness on her applications. “When Sarah first came [to Dukel, she wanted to leave her cancer experiences behind and to be like everyone else,” said her mother. All in all, Kaffenberger now leads the typical busy life of a Duke undergraduate. “The obstacles she encounters in daily life don’t really seem like a big deal,” said Trinity junior Betsy Lucas, one of her closest friends. “She loves to dance and often shakes her DC bootie on the frat dance floors. We go shopping, to [Alpha Omega Pi] mixers, on a few road trips to DC—the normal stuff!” But Kaffenberger uses her experiences to help others in the community through service projects and the Best Buddies program in the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant program at the University Medical Center—where she now spends at least four hours a week with her buddy. “Sarah can talk about how it felt when her hair fell out, when she was isolated and couldn’t see friends, and when she couldn’t eat her favorite foods,” said Martin. Lucas, one of the first people Kaffenberger opened up to, said she is an amazing friend and resource to families dealing with cancer. “She’s passionate, energetic, an amazing listener and great source of hope for the families,” she said.

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Parents can French plans to build on year’s success induce labor for leap day LEAP YEAR BABIES from page 1

said she was surprised at the possibility of delivering yesterday but hadn’t thought about it until the baby was overdue. “When the doctor said she would induce us today, we got numerous reactions,” she said. Everett added that many of her family and friends had voiced concerns about the anticipated delivery date. Most parents, however, were entirely upbeat. “It’s special and it’s different because it only happens once every four years,” said Keith Kimball, an expectant father. Kimball and his wife were planning to induce a Caesarean section to guarantee delivery yesterday. Parents with leap-year children inevitably have to decide when they wish to celebrate the children’s birthdays. “We will celebrate on Feb. 28,” Everett said. “When he’s four, we’ll have a big celebration.” Sandra Seeney, a research technician on the maternity floor, was accidentally dating documents March 1. Despite the unusual possibilities for such a birthdate, few parents capitalized on the opportunity by asking doctors to induce labor. “It’s definitely a slow day today,” she said.

from page 3 to address town-gown relations. French said she thought the lack of opposing candidates for French said she is proud of DSG’s newly increased campus visibility. Members stay more in touch with the campus her post signified the student body’s confidence in her community this year, she added, thanks to her student ability to carry out her plans. ‘They first showed this interaction initiative. confidence by electing me... last year to this position, “[That program] forced DSG members to go talk and it has resurfaced in this election,” she said. to different groups that she didn’t feel had enough French, a sales representative for The Chronirepresentation on campus,” said Trinity sophomore cle, is satisfied with many of the University’s reJason Freedman. “What’s remarkable is she was cent efforts to improve student life. After years of new to DSG this year, yet she made the student afrequests, students can finally grab a bite late at fairs committee a truly effective organization.” night on campus—a change French pushed for in Freedman, who is running for the DSG presidenher campaign platform last year. cy, serves on French’s committee this year after chalShe has also brought a fresh issue to the table, lenging her in last year’s student affairs race. “She’s meeting with minority groups to discuss improvJasmin French brought a level of leadership to the organization ing security and housing equity. which was badly needed,” he said. “I think returning Her plan to reinvigorate the Faculty Associates Program has been a hit, with 45 professors signed up. And she as student affairs VP this time, with the knowledge that she’s recently brought Mayor Nick Tennyson, Trinity ’72, to campus gained this year, she’s going to bring so much to DSG.”

Most students learn to conquer stressors �STRESS from page 1 activities. “I play piano or take a nap and get back to it.” Sometimes the best way to relieve anxiety is to simply hit the books.

“Being prepared helps relieve stress. You don’t have to worry whether or not you know the material,” Trinity sophomore Kelly Fayard said. Self-management may work for many, but additional help is available for those who need it. CAPS director Clack said that the vast majority of students who seek out their services take advantage of the

center’s individual counseling to identify sources of stress. “We help develop strategies of cop-

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ing and ways to change behavior. We also train in deep muscle relaxation. When you get in stressful situations, you can relax yourself,” he said. CAPS has seen what they call “statistically significant” improvement in 98 percent of the cases they are involved in. The level of improvement is determined by a questionnaire taken at the begining and end of counseling. The Academic Advising Center, which offers peer tutoring and assistance in developing skills necessary to succeed in the classroom, is another campus resource for dealing with students’ stress. “We tutored more people last year

than ever before,” said Francie Sweet, the peer tutoring program coordinator. “It’s not always stress-related. There is a lot of competition.” Sweet said that 400 students worked with peer tutors last year in in-

troductory classes like calculus and chemistry, with freshmen making up the largest group. The good news for freshmen is that relieving stress can get better with age. Senior Jill Bergson said that while the work in her freshmen and sophomore years was difficult, she now manages her time well enough to get it done with ease. “You get the hang of it by the end,” she said.

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