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Oak Room faces new ownership As students begin to think about the April 15 referendum about privatizing the campus mainstay, they raise questions about whether the Oak Room needs replacing. >

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IF ALL OFTHE POSSIBLE RENOVATIONS HAPPEN, the center of the Bull City, could eventually look like this.

Duke plans to rent in new complex

Developers seek corporate, government support for downtown project By The dePartments most likely to move into the new R^e H Chronid^BIN space would be administrative offices that are alat T-k Seventy-five years after James B. Duke s death, the university he endowed may inhabit the old factory e commanded . r.

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Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said Wednesday that the University has committed to lease about 100,000 square feet if the downtown American obacco complex is renovated. “Like a lot of people, weve been concerned about the future of downtown Durham and that s a very big piece of it," Trask said, We wouldn t do this just to fill an office building.”

ready off campus. The number of affected employees would depend on which offices are moved, Trask said, The $2OO million-plus renovation project, proposed by Capitol Broadcasting Company President and CEO Jim Goodmon, would transform the vacant factory complex into an office park that would eventually inelude entertainment, restaurants and apartments, “It is virtually impossible to imagine a project of this scope happening in Durham without Duke’s leadSee AMERICAN TOBACCO on page 9

Since 1946, the Oak Room has served as an upscale dining option for students, but the next chapter in its history may be its last. Last week, Duke Student Government voted to hold a student referendum April 15 to gauge whether Dining Services should look into privatizing the eatery and transforming it into a franchise unit of a larger restaurant. Currently, the Oak Room employs 80 students and 15 full-time Dining Services employees. In past privatization efforts, those employed by Dining Services have been reshuffled into the system and placed in vacant positions at other on-campus restaurants. Jim Wulforst, director of Dining Services, explained that DSG’s dining advisory committee began investigating this option partly because of the Oak Room’s limited hours. “The students are saying that a namebrand restaurant and extended hours, something open Saturday nights or for Sunday brunches, would be really great,” he said. Wulforst added that the decision to explore privatization has nothing to do with the restaurant’s food quality or financial status. “Losing money isn’t always the driving force,” he said. “We only target the place to break even...” he said. “If a bunch of students say that they want Papas Grill or Taverna Nikos then we’ll seriously pursue it.” But many students are wholeheartedly against privatization. “We come here every day for lunch, for the atmosphere and for the people who work here,” TriniSee

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mbassadors to Mexico, Canada discuss U.S. trade ByANYASOSTEK The Chronicle

As Jeffrey Davidow, U.S. am-

bassador to Mexico, recounted last night in the Sanford Insti-

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would result in a as U.S. jobs crossed borders. Davidow and Gordon Giffin, U.S. ambassador to Canada, stressed in their talks that the 1995 North American Free Trade Agreement has instead brought unparalleled prosperity to all three countries involved. To hear the extent of the t L.S.-Canada-Mexico relationship, about 50 people packed last night’s forum, “The Future of North America,” featuring the two ambassadors. Griffin, Trinity ’7l, focused his speech on the growing North American economic partnerships. Davidow talked mainly about how public policy research can help to improve relations between the three countries.

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Fritz Mayer, associate professor of public policy and director of the North American Studies Program, introduced the two ambassadors and painted a picture of the North American continent. “It has been said about nations that geography is destiny,” said Mayer, who was one of NAFTA’s architects. “In that regard, the U.S. is most fortunate. We’re blessed with two great neighbors.” Giffin cited many numbers in his speech, all documenting the massive trade relationship between North American countries, and the significant boost that NAFTA added to that relationship. For example, Giffin said there is more than $1 billion in trade every day between the United States and Canada, an amount that surpasses the daily trading sum between the United States and 15 European countries. See AMBASSADORS on page 7 �

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JEFFREY DAVIDOW, U.S. ambassador to Mexico, speaks in the Sanford Institute about the progress of NAFTA He argued that the agreement has -brought prosperity to the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Economic growth rate is fastest in 16 years The U.S. economy, powered by heavy spending by consumers and the federal government, was roaring ahead at an annual rate of 7.3 percent in the final three months of 1999, the fastest growth rate in nearly 16 years. Lifespans of Medicare, Social Security grow A vibrant economy has significantly improved the financial condition of Medicare and Social Security, extending the life of Medicare’s trust fund by eight years, to 2023, the White House said. Top Army general files harassment complaint The Army’s highestranking woman, Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, filed a sexual harassment complaint against another Army general, accusing him of groping her in 1996.

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from administration policy on a highly volatile issue, Vice President A1 Gore said Thursday that six-year-old Elian Gonzalez and several family members should be given permanent residency status in the United States. Gore’s statement seemed to take some officials in the Clinton administration by surprise, coming as it did in the midst of negotiations between immigration officials, who want to return the boy to his father in Cuba, and relatives who have been caring for him in Miami.

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burse the state transportation department for bridge and road repairs after the storm. Amid dissent from both ends of the political spectrum, the overall measure was approved by 263-146 after two days of debate. That shifts the focus to the Senate, where the Appropriations Committee plans to write a roughly $6 billion version of the bill next week, despite long-running opposition by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss. ‘lt’s a problem in terms ofthe schedule” of the Senate, “and it’s way out of control in terms of cost,” Lott said. But Lott is under growing pressure to reverse himself. The effort is supported by President Bill Clinton, strong majorities of both parties in the House and many senators.

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Student poet Jebsen discusses her eclectic background By PERI EDELSTEIN The Chronicle

Poet Mara Jebsen shares something with her

art—a unique background. For the poetry, it’s the jazz, blues and hip-hop music that play behind her voice as she recites

and sometimes sings her words to her audience. For the Trinity senior, it’s a childhood spent in two countries in West Africa—Benin and Togo—as a member of a biracial family. Jebsen had never performed her poetry when she arrived at Duke, and she made her debut at one of the first open mikes of the Blue Roach poetry slams her sophomore year. This February, just two years after her first performance at Blue Roach, Jebsen was selected as the venue’s featured poet—an honor usually reserved for a nationally known artist. “[Jebsen’s] blend of music and rhythmic variations, singing, personal experiences... the way through which she conveys her meanings... it moves you,” said her close friend Stan Williams, a Trinity junior. “A lot of performers just say things that sound pleasant to the ear. Mara provides images, tastes, smells, sensations—both good and bad—and her style, combined with that fact, makes her an artist that is spellbinding.” Jebsen is currently working on a book, A Riot VICTOR CHANG/THE CHRONICLE Invisible, and a CD project, Fireflies, with the supTRINITY SENIOR MARA JEBSEN debuted her distinct performance style at the Blue port of Phillip Shabazz, the artist in residence at Roach two years ago. She is currently putting together a book and CD of her work. the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture.

Jebsen said that although she never intended to be “feminist,” her poems often feature women in difficult relationships and situations. “I write a lot about Togo also, but I find it difficult because people don’t really know where I’m coming from,” Jebsen said. “I think it would be really presumptuous of me to say, This is how it is in Togo.’”

Instead, she sticks to her personal experi-

ences. She was born in Connecticut and moved with her family to Benin at age three, where they lived for three years before returning to the Unit-

ed States, this time to Philadelphia. Just before Jebsen’s 14th birthday, her family, including her new West African stepfather, permanently relocated to Togo, a French-speaking country. Jebsen said the political problems in Togo affect all aspects of life there. “Togo had a dictator for more than 30 years,” she said. “It’s supposed to a democracy now, but it’s basically a facade. About 90 percent oppose the political machine, but they don’t want to get

into a war.” Jebsen applied to the University after one of her high school teachers dropped the brochure on her desk. She thought it looked “cool and foreign.” When Jebsen first arrived, she was blown away by how easy everything was for students. “We didn’t live in great conditions in Togo—we See JEBSEN on page 7 �

U.S. News rankings place 3 Duke grad schools in top 10 By JAIME LEVY The Chronicle

According to US. News & World Report magazine, Duke’s medical, law and business schools are among the top in the nation. As usual, each of these schools were ranked in the top 10 in US. News’ Best Graduate Schools edition, hitting newsstands next week. Although these schools were noted for top-of-theline reputations, student selectivity, placement success and faculty resources, the School of Nursing and the graduate program of the Pratt School of Engineering received no mention in the top-25 lists. The School of Medicine was the highest-ranked of Duke’s schools, placing sixth—behind Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Pennsylvania, Washington University and Columbia

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Parents of hospital patient plan lawsuit against Duke

A family alleges that physicians botched a stomach operation on a child with a severe immune disorder By NORM BRADLEY The Chronicle

of the Internet on the media. A GROUP OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS contemplated the effect Journalism. The panel was sponsored by the DeWitt Wallace Center for Communications and

Diverse range of panelists considers old, new media By ELIZABETH CANTER The Chronicle

An eclectic, international group of media members evaluated the impact of the Internet on older news media around the world and assessed the implications of the new information age last night at the Sanford Institute ofPublic Policy. “There has to be a dramatic reallocation of resources,” said Bernard

Gwertzman, senior editor of The New York Times Electronic Media and former editor ofthe Times’ foreign desk. “When television first started it had no news staff, so whether the Internet grows in that respect is a similar

public policy decision —there’s great potential but also great dangers.” Specifically, he said, “It’s more difficult for more serious issues and See MEDIA PANEL on page 9 �

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Donald Ballard of Virginia announced yesterday that he is suing Duke Hospital, the Department ofPediatric Gastroenterology and its staff for malpractice, after a 1996 surgery that allegedly caused his 10-year-old son, Ray, a severe infection. Ray Ballard has severe combined immunodeficiency, a disease that impairs the immune system, forcing many patients to live inside protective bubbles. The incident in question happened when Ray Ballard entered the hospital Nov. 22, 1996 for an outpatient operation to remove a feeding tube from his trachea and replace it with a more convenient feeding device attached to his stomach. The Ballards have a three-pronged complaint. They claim that doctors performed the wrong procedure and executed the surgery in a careless fashion, and that the hospital failed to adequately follow up when it became clear that Ray was having complications from the surgery. The procedure allegedly tore a hole in the side of Ray Ballard’s stomach and as a result, he developed peritonitis—a severe infection of the peritoneal cavity. He was rushed to Duke Hospital for emergency repair surgery on Dec. 1, 1996. Donald Ballard estimated that

the surgery and its complications pushed Ray’s development back 18 months to two years Ray Ballard is now 10 years old, and a later surgery successfully implanted the feeding device in his stomach. The Ballards claim that they have tried to settle their complaint with the University several times, but the University will not discuss such an action. The office of Risk Management and the University Counsel declined to comment on the case. The physician who performed the original surgery—Professor of PediWilliam Gastroenterology atric Treem—is a nationally known expert. He could not be reached for comment yesterday afternoon. Joanna Downer, a hospital spokesperson, said the hospital will not comment on an ongoing malpractice investigation. Donald Ballard claims Treem only presented one option for the procedure, and that less invasive methods would have been better for Ray’s fragile physique, “You would normally not want to use such an invasive procedure,” he said. Ballard also alleges that no doctor verified that the device was correctly lodged in Ray Ballard’s stomach immediately following the procedure. At the conclusion See MALPRACTICE on page 8

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Legislators suggest bond cap to protect tobacco industry From staff reports State legislators from one of North Carolina’s tobacco-processing regions urged Thursday a special

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UNC student alleges labor code violations: A company licensed to make sports apparel for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill should be investigated for possible violations of the university’s new Licensing Labor Code of Conduct, a student activist says. Biyan industries of Mexico, a company subcontracted by Logo Athletic Co. of Indianapolis, has employed children as young as 13 years old to make clothing bearing the

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UNC logo, according to senior Todd Pugatch. Pugatch said he learned of the child labor and other questionable practices during a trip to Mexico last summer with a representative of the Union of Needletrades Industrial and Textile Employees. He did not file a formal complaint with university officials until Wednesday, just days before the UNC men’s basketball team is to play in the NCAA toumament semifinals in Indianapolis. The timing is coincidental, he said, adding he was not aware at the time

that the Mexican facility manufactured items for LogoAthletic or made UNC-licensed products. UNC administrators said they take the allegations seriously and will decide within a few days how to proceed.

Writer, Duke alumna Patton dies at 94:

Frances Gray Patton, Trinity ’26, known for her 1954 novel Good Morning, Miss Dove, died Tuesday at 94, Services for Patton, who died at the Medical Center, were scheduled Friday at 11 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh, with burial in Raleigh’s Oakwood Cemetery. Good Morning, Miss Dove was translated into 10 languages and adapted into a movie. Her short stories appeared in several prominent national publications including The New Yorker and Harper’s. Bom in Raleigh, where her father, Robert Lilly Gray, was editor of the Raleigh Times, she attended Duke and the University of North Carolina. She was married to Duke English professor Lewis Patton and taught creative writing at both Duke and UNC.

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Police boost Central presence after attempted break-in From staff reports Two Central Campus residents caught someone trying to pull open the screen to their sliding glass door at around 8:40 p.m. March 29, said Maj. Robert Dean of the Duke University Police Department. While sitting on his couch in his 210 Alexander Ave. apartment, one of the students heard someone pulling on the screen.

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broke into an employee’s vehicle in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens parking lot and stole her $3O brown Daytimer day planner, checkbook and driver’s license from her purse, Dean said. The vehicle was entered between 2 and 4:30 p.m. March 23 by breaking the $lOO passenger vent window.

Fire safety inspector Lawrence Lloyd explained that he and his coworkers pay attention to the prudence of the residents’ evaluation, the functionality of all fire equipment and everyone’s understanding ofthe situation. In the mornings, he said, students are frequently a bit disoriented by the Items stolen: Someone stole more fire drill. $6OO of a student’s property from not than changed the office has Although her wallet, which she left in the Ark’s its procedures over the past He and his roommate changing room. said Lloyd upstairs several years, pushed aside the vertical 7 p.m. March 23 and 12 p.m. aware Between lUlivC are keenly peers his blinds and saw someone runof the fire at Seton Hall March 25, $4OO in cash, a $175 Chi ningaway. Upnorfa l University this year and Omega pin and a $3O day planner were They did not give police the ivvpv the smaller fires that have taken, Dean said. individual’s description. but around campus recently. the area happened officers searched Police Student damages ceiling: During could not find the person taken; a at Pi Kappa Alpha, a student party student reported A Laptop foot “Campus Police has increased damage to the more than $3,300 of her unsecured inflicted about $3OO in patrols, vehicular patrols and additionceiling tile out the by ripping a third-floor ceiling al measures to address this problem in property stolen from 1:30 and 2 a.m. beams between support House in said, Dean room D. study the Central Campus area,” 26. Between 10:35 and 10:38 a.m. March referring to two recent robberies on After several ceiling tiles fell out, he March 29, someone took her $3,000 Central. “We are requesting that resiimmediately jumped out an open winpurple $5O as computer, Dell laptop dents contact Duke Police as soon dow and fled the scene. and Versace $3OO North Face bookbag activity suspicious possible about any man, who is 5’9” tall, 170 The white animal print wallet, which contained in the area.” short dark hair, is between with pounds, $35 cash. 18 20 old and is believed to be years a.m., one of the stuand around 11:30 spilled succeeds: Students At Drill Dean said. Bill, a student named dent’s credit card companies informed onto the quadrangles yesterday mornat her someone used her card the that ing as fire safety officials conducted one Cash stolen: An employee reportFoot Action in South Square Mall, of their two annual West Campus resied $BO stolen from her secured fifthdential quad-wide fire drills. into; floor Duke Hospital locker between broken Someone Vehicle During first semester, the drill

6:50 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 23. There were no signs of forced entry.

Machine vandalized: Pegram dormitory’s Snapple vending machine was broken into between 3 p.m. March 23 and 8 a.m. March 24. The machine suffered $5O in damage, and its $25 coin box was stolen. Officials do not yet know how much money was in the box.

Window broken: Someone broke the $5O glass window of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s front door March 25. Property taken: A student reported that his $2O Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity paddle, $l5 disposable camera, Duke ID, dorm and mail box keys were stolen between 2:30 .and 3 a.m. March 25, Dean said. The unsecured property was taken from the stairway of Edens IC.

Pants pilfered: A student’s $2O jeans and $2O wallet were stolen from a secured Wilson Recreation Center locker between 7 and 7:30 p.m. March 27. There were no signs of forced entry to the locker.

Backpack stolen; Someone stole a visitor’s $4O blue Jansport backpack from an unsecured locker in the Brodie Gym men’s locker room between 5 and 6:25 p.m. March 27.

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U.S. officials credit NAFTA with growth Nursing, Pratt go

AMBASSADORS from page 1 In terms of economic growth due to NAFTA, Giffm cited the 10 percent increase in trade in 1999 and noted that the United States trades more with the province of Ontario than with either Germany or Japan. In order to continue NAFTA’s momentum, Giffin said, it should be expanded to include Latin America, and should cover issues such as culture, biotechnology and

e-commerce. “NAFTA has been a resounding success,” Giffin said. “There can be no doubt that we do better when our neighbors are doing well.”

Davidow focused his speech on how public policy should function in the age of NAFTA, drawing on “intermestic” issues—domestic issues that affect international policy or vice versa, like immigration and drug policy. Noting that the United States turns 50,000 Mexicans away from the border every day, Davidow pointed out the contributions of the millions of “undocumented” Mexicans who do cross the border every year. “Without the undocumented, there would be no agriculture industry in California,” he said. “You would go to the supermarket and broccoli or lettuce would

cost a lot more. We are stopping people, but thank heavens for all that get through. Is that a correct public policy?” Davidow said drugs have been a traditional source of conflict between the United States and Mexico. As a model of sensible international drug policy, he cited the United States’ recent $11.3 million grant to the Colombian government, to help the country pursue drug enforcement. The post-speech questions reflected the wide variety of issues concerning the North American relations, including trade with China, environmental and energy policy and the Mexican elections.

Jebsen’s peers praise her creative poetry �JEBSEN from page 3 didn’t have a washing machine,” said Jebsen.“Here, everything was basically taken care of for you; you just needed to study.” Since her Blue Roach premiere, Jebsen has dedicated herself and her summers to performing her poetry. She has read at open mikes in New York and Boston, and at Duke, she has performed at Arts in the Ark and with the Tibetan Monk Choir. She will take the stage with a modem dance ensemble at Ark Dances in April. Her participation in the Blue Roach poetry collective, a group of student artists started by Shabazz, has provided her with a creative atmosphere which she calls extremely helpful. Jebsen visits the center two to three times each week to share, her new work and bounce ideas off other collective

members, many of whom have become her close friends.

“We influence each other’s work with our own style and by recommending poets,” said Trinity junior Yvette Fanned, the artistic director of the Blue Roach and Jebsen’s close friend. Fanned said she has attempted to incorporate Jebsen-style vocalizing into her own work. Although Jebsen, an African and African American Studies major, said she hopes to be a professional artist, she is not looking to go mainstream. I think people interfere with your freedom and your direction if too many people become involved in the production of your work,” she said. “Even though I’d like to have a lot of people hear me, it’s not my ambition to be in ad of the CD stores or on MTV.”

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Law tied with Cornell University for 10th place. Dean Katharine Bartlett said the drop had been anticipated because the school’s entering class was 15 percent larger than in the past. “We were afraid we were going to drop a little because the ratios that count... were thrown off by an unexpectedly large first-year class.,.,” Bartlett said. “We try not to take [rankingsl too seriously, but admittedly, students take them seriously, so we can’t ignore them altogether.” Neither the School ofNursing nor the Pratt School placed in U.S. News’ top slots, and Pratt School Dean Kristina Johnson cited Pratt’s small size as a possible reason. “It is equally important for us to set priorities by external as well as internal measures of quality—such as the kind of education we give our undergraduate and graduate students, which is not reflected in the metrics used to generate the rankings,” she wrote in an e-mail. When asked whether the Pratt School’s $35 million donation would help the school’s ranking, she replied, “Yes! Bank on it.”

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ty junior Mark Mulroney said. Its just like home.” After frequenting and working at the Oak Room for over three years, Trinity senior Kelly Malcom said she is vehemently opposed to the possibility of privatizing. “The Oak Room has a longstanding Duke tradition and we’d lose a part of Duke if we lost that tradition,” she said. “Alumni come back all the time and say that nothing has changed except for the food, which has gotten better.” Since Dining Services boosted the Oak Room’s menu, Malcom added, the restaurant is a popular choice. “This year we had a slow beginning because ofthe opening ofall the restaurants in the Biyan Center, but since we’ve extended our menu to more options, we’ve jumped out of the original lull in business,” she said. Some students said they might vote for a change if it offered a considerable advantage over the Oak Room’s current fare. Trinity sophomore Judith Joseph said that although she eats at the Oak Room about once a month, she would not be opposed to a new restaurant, if it meant better food and service. “If it will get better, the University should go ahead and change it,” she said. She added that she has no real complaints with the current facility. ‘The Armadillo is so convenient that you go there all the time, but the Oak Room has a lot more variety,” she said. Oak Room cashier and food services employee Clara Snipes criticized the idea of selling out. “I don’t understand the purpose of [privatizingl,” she said. “Basically

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thoughtful discussions to be heard.” Yesterday’s panel also included several journalists from emerging Eastern European countries: Roland Machatschke, a leading Austrian journalist; Lidija Popovic, a Serbian journalist at Radio B-92; Peter Pountchev, president of the Private Radio Association of Bulgaria; and Serbian journalist Ivana Zivkovic. With this international flavor, the panel also discussed the discrepancy between old and new media in the different countries represented. “It’s a transition period here in Bulgaria,” Pountchev said.

“We have more than 200 private radio stations, but we have an emerging culture that’s young, educated and urban.” The panel also included Lawrence Grossman, former president of NBC News and PBS and author of The Electronic Republic: Reshaping Democracy in the Information Age. Grossman added that the Internet, as such a versatile tool, has implications that are beyond

prediction.

“The challenge will not be to anticipate change, but to develop public policy to encourage change and to benefit economic needs and benefits,” he said.

GORE from page 2 on Elian’s best interests.... It now appears that our immigration laws may

not be broad enough to allow for such an approach in Elian’s case. That is why I am urging Congress to immediately pass legislation that is being sponsored ■ by Senators Bob Graham and Bob Smith, which would grant permanent resident status to Elian, his father, stepmother, half-brother, grandmothers and grandfather, so that this case can be adjudicated properly.” Gore’s statement marks his

strongest breach yet with the administration and comes as Cuban exiles and officials in Miami are threatening massive protests if the administration sends the boy back to Cuba. Advisers to Gore said his statement Thursday stemmed logically from his earlier position that the matter should be treated as a custody case. But it stunned several members of his own party, including those within the administration, who said they could not fathom his timing or his reasoning.

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ership,” said Mike Hill, Capitol vice president and general counsel. “And the fact that they not only made that commitment but have been willing to state that commitment publicly is immensely important,” Hill added that Duke’s support was crucial to Capitol’s earlier construction of the Diamond View office building, which lies beyond the right field wall of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The massive American Tobacco campus sits across Blackwell Street from the DBAP and has laid dormant since 1987. Goodmon has an option to buy the property but will only go through with the project if the city council and county commissioners fund a parking structure, which Capitol estimates will cost about $36 million. The two governing bodies are currently wrangling over which group will pay how much. In the meantime, both will probably vote soon to pass a resolution in support ofthe plan. City economic devel-

opment director Ted Abernathy said Capitol will bring the city council a detailed plan by May 15 for a final vote The council was optimistic about the idea at a Thursday meeting, Abernathy said. Hill said Capitol was eager for the governments’ support. *We hope that they will step up and answer the question—yes or no,” Hill said. As part of the effort to generate momentum for the plan, Capitol released projections estimating that the renovations would bring nearly 4,500 jobs into downtown. Overall, the plan would include more than 1 million square feet of new space, including 689,000 for offices and nearly 223,000 for retail space. If both governments sign on and several other large tenants commit to the project, construction on office buildings will begin this summer and will be complete by the summer of 2001. The rest of the project is scheduled for completion by the following summer, Hill said. “Is this aggressive? Is this optimistic? Yes and yes,” Hill said.

But we have reason to be aggressive and optimistic.” Even more ambitiously, Capitol released sketches yesterday showing possibilities for the project to expand beyond the American Tobacco site. In addition to another Diamond View building beyond left field, the complex could potentially include the current Durham Area Transit Authority terminal, which will be vacated soon. In that space, there could be several more buildings, said Tom Tingle of the Keith Corporation, a brokerage and real estate firm working with Capitol. The project may also include a parking deck to be shared with the county, which is considering a new courthouse and human services complex to the east of the ballpark. Trask said he hopes that Duke’s involvement will hslp attract other businesses to sign on to the American Tobacco project. “This is a project that a lot of people have to get on board to make happen. If a lot of people get on board, we would get on board as well,” he said.

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administrators began tackling the issue of alcohol a

abuse this semester, their first step was starting promising dialogue full of words like “cooperation,” “compromise

and “campus culture.” 00 Apparently, the latest buzzword is “contradiction. The 33 recommended changes to the event policy— suggested by a committee with have no students represented —run contrary to what administrators collaboan of open attitude changes, proposed the so far. Under said a ration would be replaced by a paternalistic policy that tends toward police state. Given the make-up of the Event Policy Review Committee, which operates under University Life and consists of 13 administrators and police officers, this debacle isn’t surprising. Committee members allegedly wanted to “educate themselves’ on the issue before gathering student input. But what could be more educational than talking with the people affected by the policy? If a wide representation of students had been included on the committee, these changes would never have made it off the table. The result of this flawed structure is an irrational document that is totally out of touch with student life. In effect, the committee proposes strengthening a policy under which many students already eschew registered events for back-to-back shots in their dorm rooms. The greatest folly of this policy lies in its proposed regulation of commons rooms. Requiring students to register BYOB events, even off small ones, targets the wrong people. With binge drinking pushed no longer room are parties doors, commons campus and behind closed the site of binge or underage drinking. Most likely, students will simply disobey this kind ofrule rather than fight their way through red tape. If the policy has any effect, it will be a negative one. Restricting the use of commons rooms has also been presented as away of achieving equity between groups desiring social space. But stripping groups of their commons rooms is not the way to achieve equity. Instead, the University should provide space for those who do not have it without yanking it away from those who do. The policy also proposes that University money should no longer be used for purchasing alcohol, a change that would have little effect on organized groups, such as fraternities, which can easily collect beer money through other means. It might discourage underage drinking by eliminating events such as Sophomore Night at the Hideaway. But it would also discourage legal, moderate social drinking. One change does make sense; adressing the issue of forcing nonresidential groups to pay for security at social events. Campus Police should be available to protect and monitor all social events—regardless of whether or not they happen to be sponsored by a residential group. But in general, strengthening the rules will never change student culture. The administration seemed to understand this concept when it started a campus-wide discussion. Fortunately, these ideas are still only recommendations. Hopefully this bizarre turn of events is just an interruption in the flow of conversation. __

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President encourages participation in Cropwalk I encourage all members ofthe Duke community—faculty, students and staff—to participate in the 2000 Cropwalk on Sunday, April 2 beginning at 2:30 p.m. Fully half of the people alive today on this planet suffer from malnutrition. By signing up as walkers—or by pledging your support to a walker—you will provide desperately needed funds to help relieve worldwide hunger. You will also be helping out

at home, since Durham profit organizations, neighCongregations in Action will borhood associations and of fun distribute 25 percent of all clubs. The combination a service the money raised to local and fundraising in project like this one dovetails hunger-assistance projects. perfectly with Duke’s strong Cropwalk’s This year’s goals are to recruit 3,500 tradition of volunteerism. Please consider taking Durham walkers and raise part in this year’s Cropwalk With $175,000 for the hungry. make a difference for this are to targets these help, your Your involvement cause. realistic. You will be working vital are invaluable. support and alongside with or walking Durham’s of members Nan Keohane diverse religious communiPresident schools, nonties, businesses,

Thank the basketball teams for a wonderful season I am a 1964 graduate of

Duke, and have been an enthusiastic Duke basketball fan ever since. I have been proud to say that in all my years of following the men’s team, I have never once been embarrassed by the team, members of the team or coach Mike Krzyzewski. Whether in print or in television interviews, I have been glad to say that they were representatives' of my alma mater. On the day after the loss to Florida, I read the sports page. The team and the coach were honest and made me proud. But then, in a sidebar

article, I read something that made me sad to be from Duke. A reporter interviewed from Duke someone University who commented on the reception the men’s and women’s teams received in Cameron Indoor Stadium after the Final Fours last year. The women were cheered like champions, and when the men came in, you could hear a pin drop. She was then quoted as saying, “It is too bad when coming in second is not good enough!” The men on this year’s team have entertained us all season with great basketball

and given us plenty to cheer about. They accomplished things they weren’t expected to accomplish. They gave us joy and made us proud to be from Duke. They were one of the very best teams in the country. I am grateful that they did all the hard work and let us be a part of the fun, and I hope you are too. Welcome them back with cheers and thanks. That’s what we did in 1964 when we came in a second to UCLA! Say thank you for the awesome season! Mary

Jane Johnson Preston Woman’s College ’64

Columnist does not understand environmentalism I have to wonder ifTrinity

sophomore Alex Epstein has ever known an environmentalist or did any research on the subject other than to take a quote from one of the more radical organizations. Not every group believes that nature has intrinsic value. It is just that some people look a little more to the future

rather than focusing on selfinterest. After all, if and when the trees are gone, the oil is gone and the animals are gone, does Epstein really believe that humans will still be here, enjoying their “quality and length of human life?” Humans should exist, but we should exist in harmony rather than taking for referenced column, see

down everything in our paths. As for capitalism, what will happen when the factory dumping waste into the river buys the river? Polluting their property doesn’t matter as long as they make a profit. Julie Byrd

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Parking and drinking problems are easily solvable I have a modest proposal

to the dual problems of campus drinking and the parking shortage. Ban all campus alcohol —besides alcohol sold in licensed bars—and bar all undergraduates from bringing cars. Then desperate students will not be able to drive off campus, drink and drive

back drunk. If they really want to drink, they’ll have to walk off campus. This will not only open parking spaces for the people who actually need to drive to campus every day, it will cut the University’s liability and give an economic boost to the bar business within walking distance of

campus, and maybe even spur new bar growth, which is always a plus in Durham. Then all we’d have to worry about is drunk students wandering into traffic.

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Rock concerts aren't what they used to be. Not that that a bad thing—they're just different. In the old days, performances were about an intimate experience between artist and audience. The singer or group would come on stage, play out their hearts and earn their listeners respect and devotion. Now, a concert is not a performance, but a show. It seems the audience no longer wants to concetrate on the artist, but experience multiple impulses simultaneously. At Wednesday's Britney Spears concert in Greensboro, for instance, Britney herself was of course the main act—but the show also presented plenty of distractions. For one thing, Britney herself was constantly duplicated on a huge Megatron— not high above the stagers in other concerts, but right behind her. At times, it was hard to see the real ritney because she was literally dwarfed by her own projection. Then there were the dancers. Why is it that these days every show has to have a chair routine? Being at the beginning of her career, Britney doesn't have too much material yet, so a large part of the 70-minute concert was filled with dancing. When one dancer used N'Sync as his music, the audience went just as wild as when they heard Britney sing. And finally, during one costume change for Britney, the audience got to choose 'the ultimate heartbreaker' from their own ranks. Four poor schmucks were dragged on to the stage and had to explain to the background singers why they deserved the honor. The choice was made by applause. Joe, the happy winner—on whose lap Britney sat for one song—said he was the ultimate heartbreaker because he was a "playa." Next to all this excitement, Britney herself almost paled to a sideshow Which was a shame—she's actually a decent singer when she's not lipsyncing, and she's a fantastic performer. If you missed her this time, you catch her on her next tour, hope'ith aT it Cre ■Story by

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sexual oricially in been one of the great success stories of the '9os. Gay-themed films like Philadelphia and drama such as the musical Rent garnered national audiences and raised acceptance and awareness to new heights. Musicians like Michael Stipe and Kurt Cobain flaunted their ambiguities, while even hard-core straight guys felt comfortable kissing onstage. This decade begins with a very, very different attitude than the previous one, and the industry's challenge is to keep the progress going. Duke is getting things started off right with the Q Music Festival, which brings five nationally recognized gay and lesbian artists to Baldwin Auditorium tonight at 8 pm. According to Kerry Poynter, program coordinator for the Duke Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life, this concert is the first such festival of its kind in North Carolina. Poynter notes that it even helps to set a national precedent: "Really, when you look nationwide, a show of this nature just doesn't happen." Now that the show is happening, the musical possibilities are boundless. Though all are solo artists, the festival's five acts have a refreshing diversity of styles and geographical backgrounds. Jamie Anderson, the •only local artist on the bill and the event's emcee, combines comedy with folk stylings. Barnes, former lead singer of early-'9os act The Nylons, uses hip-hop sampling and dance beats. Robin Renee (pictured above), a black artist and activist from New Jersey, has appeared with national artists ranging from dance-popper Crystal Waters to the jam band moe. Steve Cohen has been called everything from rock to adult contemporary by the press in his hometown of Philadelphia, but both they and Billboard magazine agree that he’s one to watch. Atlanta artist Angela Motter plays a style she cumbersomely labels "folkalternagroove," which despite the name has earned her nominations for two GLAMA's, the gay equivalent of the Grammys.

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Despite their diversity, these independent artists are united by what Poynter characterizes as "artistic integrity and honesty''—as well as openness about their sexuality. Unlike most of today's most popular gay and lesbian stars, Poynter notes that "these artists are 'out' now in their careers. They're not signed to a major label—they didn t come out a decade later when they were already popular." Even in its debut year, the festival has enjoyed strong nationwide support. Included among the festival's six sponsors are Music Choice, the broadcaster of OUTsounds, a weekly gay and lesbian radio program that broadcasts via the audio channels on cable TV, and GAYBC, an online radio network that will broadcast the show next month. The publicity should be a boon to both the Duke gay and lesbian communi ty and the artists, who Poynter says are more used to playing coffeehouses and bars than in front of hundreds of people. Poynter's goals for the festival are lofty but attainable. He hopes it will raise awareness of gay and lesbian music, both nationally and in the Triangle. "I think there's a lot of talent out there," he says, "The Raleigh-Durham area is pretty open-minded when it comes to gay and lesbian issues.... think people are used to this sort of thing." Though it is a gey and lesbian music festival, the artists are hoping for broader appeal as well. "1 hope people can walk away feeling like [these artists'] being out doesn't mean they can't understand or connect with their music," Poynter says Festivals like this prove that today's Duke is far less stodgy and conserva-

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rious until you actually listen to the Well, get ready for some more. Newcomers Radford busted out onto the pop radio scene last week with the release of their self-titled debut CD. Fresh off of a concert tour with Vertical Horizon and Stroke9, Radford serves up regurgitations of the same stuff that's been playing on the radio ever since bands like Bush, Silverchair and more recently, Creed, figured out that boring lyrics sound a lot cooler if you sing them like you're really pissed off. The tunes are guitar-heavy, with prevalent pop melodies that do a great job of all sounding alike. Radford's music is solid and the vocals

inality and particularly uninspired lyrics, you can be sure to tune into their songs sometime soon on a radio station near you. —By Kelly

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The Best High Duke band The Good Kind don’t promise much, but they do promise a good time. By Toby Coleman When the jam band The Good Kind began playing gigs last fall, they realized how harsh Duke University can be on college bands. DJs dominate the cramped commons room space of fraternities, while Durham venues aren't exactly known for nurturing college bands "I tb nk ird be a lot more successful to be a !, college band at another school, said Jeff Giasson, The Good Kind's drummer. But, in the tiny universe of Duke bands, The Good Kind's funky, improvisational shows have helped them achieve a modicum of success—they're playing on West Campus now, cutting demo tracks and attracting people they don't know to their off-campus shows If you're on campus tonight, you can see them at the Battle of the Bands on Few Quadrangle. Not bad for a senior project. h e Good Kmd sprouted from occasional jam sessions of seniors c Bill Fitzsimmons (guitar/sax), Drew Michael (lead guitar) and Giasson (drums), and has grown to include junior Josh Seitz (bass) and, occasionally, sophomore Porangui McGrew (lead vocals/turntable). Their songs reflect a hodgepodge of influences, from 311 to Phish to the theme song of television's Night Court. Some songs, like "Forget About Your Future, Forget About Your Mind," are great examples of good ol' dope-smoking songs. Others combine folksy guitar nffs that pile upon funky basslines for a toe-tapping beat. Throw in McGrew spinning wax during set breaks and the occasional poetry reading from some of the band's buddies, and you've got a pretty entertaining show. The Good Kind may not be Phish (standard-bearers for the modem jam band), but the band members don't have any delu_

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But that s the beauty of The Good Kind: they don't seem to care. Most of the band members say they'll keep on playing music, band or no band, but because their friends enjoy it, they keep practicing and picking up the occasional gig. After working out their stage jitters at the Lounge at the Cosmic Cantina, the band has been on a veritable hot streak—in the next eight days, they will play in two different attles of the Bands. This increasing number of gigs is a testament to their improving stage presence, but it's also a reflection of an increased understanding of the business. Duke ain't an easy place for a band to grow, they say. Dukes social scene is greek—that's one part of it," said Giasson. Another part of it is fraternities are on campus, so even when fraternities have DJs, they suck anyway." The band agrees that all the shucking for gigs, hauling equipment and hours of practice melt away when they get onstage. "When play sax, just close my eyes and don't even... don't even know what m thinking," Fitzsimmons said. "My fingers move and that's it just close my eyes and trip out for a while." n

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All of these songs are perfectly orchestrated and well-made, and Joni sounds sexier than ever, but I'm left wondering who this Take one 57-year-old Canadian, a dozen romantic mood GRADE: album is for. Considering how youthful her fanbase is at this point songs, one of the finest composers ever and a B full symphony orchestra and you've in her career, it seems that with Both Sides Now, got the Mitchell is trying to break into a new market. If you're newest ear candy from vocal icon Joni Mitchell, along looking for a relaxing, jazzy and soothing collection of with some noteworthy guests like Herbie Hancock. \3*C love to cuddle up to your sweetheart with, this is songs To say this album isn't musically magical would be your ticket. Longtime fans of Mitchell will likely pick this insulting. But with that in mind, I'm still not sure what to up regardless, but if you're not interested in listening take away from it. The concept here was to pick classic to an album that sounds like a soundtrack to a mafia hit, love songs that traced the arc of a modern romantic relasuggest you move along. tionship and translate that energy into the reworkings of To Joni Mitchell and producer Larry Klein's credit, it's the songs chosen. only fair to point out that taking chances and doing something Most of the songs, such as the standards "At Last" and new with a record is an act we just don't see anymore within this Sometimes m Happy, are at least three decades old. This is not wasteland of boy bands and cookie-cutter rock. And that alone is your typical Joni Mitchell release. On Both Sides Now, the veteran what has kept me listening repeatedly. sr a full orchestra—you —By Zach Forbes

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SCOUSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. This film tells the story of nine black youthsfalsely accused of rape in the 19305,

The DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival begins next Thursday. Recess previews this year’s offerings.

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and again in recent years, the calm of the longest economic boom in American history has been shattered by the violent outbursts of angry teenagers. While the gross domestic product continues to swell, more young people than ever suffer through painful modern rites of passage. This year, the DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival explores this question with its thematic program, "Outside Looking In; Coming of Age Stories." The series’ guest curator, independent filmmaker Alan Berliner, teaches a class at New School for Social Research in New York City titled "Experiments in Time, Light and Motion." Yesterday, he chatted with Recess editor Tim Millington about the series, his own projects and the current course of documentary filmmaking.

Now, it's hard to say where the project that I'm currently working on will take me, but I'm even perhaps getting closer to home. I'm making a film about names, and I'm using my own name as a subject to investigate and look into. While all mydilms are autobiographical, in some senses this one is the most overtly so. One of the things I've done in this new film is that 1 found all the people in the world whose name.is "Alan Berliner." 1 found 12 Alan Berliners in the world, and I invited them to New York for dinner.... Not one of them has known German ancestry, so everyone feels a disconnection between having this very German name but having no German history. Sounds like something out of Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. Weil, that's in the film too, absolutely. To a person, they all say that's what everyone brings up. The joke of that, of course, is that in parts of 'Germany a Berliner is a jelly donut, and that's why everyone laughed because Kennedy in effect said "I am a Jelly Donut." How did you end up curating this year's DoubleTake series? 1 think [DoubleTake director Nancy Buirski] asked me because my films have dealt with issues of the family and issues of coming of age, rites of passage. They came to me, feeling that the history of my work would lend itself to being able to see the subject in a broad historical and interpersonal way. When you chose films for the series, were you thinking about the accusation that cinema creates some of the problems young people face with violence and desperation? There are any number of causes for these kinds of things—certainly popular culture and movies and books, genetics, brain chemistry, who knows what causes people to do what they do? 1 was more interested in the idea that there

Tell me about your work in documentary film. The last three films that I've made have been about the family. I made a film called The Family Album which used found, anonymous, lost, orphaned home movies from the '2os through the '405.... That was interesting, but I needed to get closer to my own family, to put a little more at stake, so I made a film following that called Intimate Stranger, a biography of my deceased grandfather who had died in 1974 in the middle of writing his autobiography. In my film I open up these 15 boxes of his life—all his materials, papers, photographs, letters, documents, what-have-you—that had been in storage for almost 20 years after he died, that were waiting for me to open. [But] my grandfather wasn't there to talk about himself, so my next film I made about my living father, a film called Nobody's Business. Although I thought it was just going to be a biography of his life, it turns out to be a story of our relationship and, by implication, of parent-child—or, in this case, father-son A CHANCE TO GROW.Set in a neo-natal intensive care unit, this film traces the early lives of three premature babies. dynamics, and that's my most recent film. —

are different types of violence —emotional violence, physical violence, psychological violence, sociological violence—which is the way that a

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system imposes itself on people who ere coming of ege. wes more interested in the organic levels of that, rather than to say,'"Well, this is a cause of that." If we took physical violence out of films, would that make Columbine go away? No, because there's still psychological, emotional and sociological violence all the time. There was no point to be made there as far as was concerned. was trying to go from the inside out rather than from the outside in. Are any of the films in the series particular favorites of yours? refuse to show favorites. I'm really proud to show LEnfant Sauvage (dir. Francois Truffaut). In away, that film is a kind of metaphor for the whole topic in that sociological sense. But it's a fictional film, not a documentary. You take these curatorial chances and risks. It's a documentary festival, but certain feature films, so-called dramatic films, narrative films, they take on a kind of truth, some of them. include Kids, which think is an enormously powerful film. It has documentary elements to it, the way it's shot, the improvised dialogues and so forth, it's super-real in some ways. In the end, you're making a program about real life. Is there a rule that it has to be a documentary film? No. You're looking at a canvas of nine or ten programs and you know you can't show every film that you want, so you take a little color from here, a little color from there. For instance, I'm also showing Welcome to the Dollhouse and the vulnerability of the protagonist—whether you've been on her side of the equation or the bully's side of the equation, it rings so true. It's haunting. I suppose school is a SETTIN' THE WOODS ON FIRE This portrait of big part of it. And even getting

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DoubleTake's film offerings provide a weekend of cinema that runs from taxidermy to pro wrestling—there truly is a documentary film for everyone somewhere on the four-day program. Dropping in for one or two features that interest you is always an option, but the festival is worth making into a marathon. With guidance from the Center for Documentary Studies' Karen Cirillo and my own interests, here's what I'm hoping to see. Note that Fletcher Hall has a large capacity, Cinema One is medium-sized and Cinema Two is downright small, so seating is far from guaranteed. Clear Pictures (Cinema One. 4/6, 2:3opm) LEnfant Sauvage (Fletcher hall. 4/6.10:15pm) When you work for a magazine that published on Fridays, seeing movies on Thursday is usually not an option. Still, here's two I'm sorry I'll miss: In Clear Pictures (dir. Charles Guggenheim), Reynolds Price tells stories of the people and places that have influenced him as he has risen to become one of the most successful contemporary Southern authors. LEnfant Sauvage, meanwhile, is Francois Truffaut's story of a young boy who grew up raised in the wild and a Parisian doctor's efforts to "civilize" him.

back to L'Enfant Sauvage, society is the school, the system, the set of learned behaviors and code that they're attempting to teach this so-called wild child What it does is questions what's really being taught at school. Is it algebra and trigonometry or is a socialization process to condition us to

be a certain way? Last year's biggest success story, The Blair Witch Project, blurred the lines between narrative film and documentary, Is there anything to learn from its success? What 1 think it points out, if nothing else, is that given the new digital cameras and new inmm techonologies, it doesn't take , * �, a lot of money anymore. . v iß'aiJu JFv SOUND AND FURY: Josh Aronson explores the divide Anyone with an idea, at any between deaf and hearing cultures. point in their lives, can try to do something. The real phenomenon from Blair Witch, unfortunately, is that it's a capitalist success story. Someone spent a little money and someone else made a lot of money. That's the phenomenon. The way that film was marketed, as the indie exception to the rule—the buzz on that film was extraordinary. If Hollywood could bottle that and do it every time, they'd have something. But don't think [Blair Witch] sets a standard that documentarians aspire to or want to aspire to, nor do think that it signals a change in the way that studios look at certain ways of making film. Except the capitalist ethos of “spend little, make lots"— they'd like to apply that as often as they can.

Well-Founded Fear (Fletcher Hall. 4/7,2:15pm) Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini explore the struggle immigrants face to gain political asylum in States-only 0.5 percent of requests are granted. The film shows firsthand the hopes, fears and tough decislon s that can mean life or death for refugees. Afterward, there's a panel discussion with immigration lawyers

Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (Fletcher Hall. 4/7 s:lspm)

This film tracks the tragic case of nine young blacks accused of raping two white women in Mississippi in 1931. Directors Barak Goodman and Daniel Anker trace the boys' show trial and wrongful incarceration in a little-known but hauntingly familiar story of racial injustice. I'm a Pro Wrestler (Fletcher Hall. 4/7,10pm) Fastpitch (Fletcher Hall. 4/7, approx. 11:30pm) Friday's last two films could be the day's highlight. After some weighty offerings, the MTV-produced I'm a Pro-Wrestler (dir. Banks Tarver) looks at the world of sports entertainment from the eyes of stars, alsorans and wannabes. The world premier of Jeremy Spear's Fastpitch follows—it explores the vanishing world of professional fastpitch softball in small-town middle America.

Children in War (Cinema One. 4/8, 12:45pm) In the smoldering, hate-fueled conflicts of modern war and terrorism, whole generations of children have grown to adulthood without knowing peace. Susan and Alan Raymond's film looks at how conflicts have affected children in Bosnia, Israel, Rwanda and Northern Ireland. The directors will

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GeorgeWallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (Cinema One. 4/8, 9am) Saturday morning starts early with Paul Stekler and Daniel McCabe's portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace. Although Wallace is renowned for his opposition to desegregation, this film explores the former presidential candidate's efforts at redemption later in life.

BUT THE DAY CAME This shortfilm records the last days of a 92Vear-old Nebraska fanner put into a retirement home.

John Huston-War Stories (Fletcher Hall. 4/7, noon) America dispatched documentarian John Huston to Europe to make patriotic propaganda; he returned portraits of the horror of war that were banned by the Pentagon. Midge Mackenzie's film probes the media's role in wartime with excerpts from Huston's films.

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take questions after the screening Tomorrow (Fletcher Hall. 4/8,4:45pm) This film (dir. Joseph Anthony II), based on a William Faulkner story, isn't a documentary, but its powerful atmosphere lends in the aura of reality. Robert Duvall stars as a Mississippi farmer who befriends a pregnant woman. Duvall introduces the film and will take questions afterward. The War Game (Cinema Two. 4/8, approx. 7:3opm) If Friday evening was one to spend glued to a seat in Fletcher Hall, Saturday evening is all about hopping between shorter films. This feature, banned from English TV in the 19605, portrays the horrific effects of a nuclear strike on Britain (dir. Peter Watkins). One Survivor Remembers (Fletcher Hall. 4/8, 7:3opm) One Survivor Remembers { dir. Kary Antholis) is the story of a Polish Jew who survived six years of Nazi occupation and the death of almost her entire family during World War 11. It's being shown as part of a tribute to Sheila Nevins, the recipient of the first annual Industry Award at this year's festival Shadow Boxers (Fletcher Hall. 4/8, 10pm)

Saturday's nightcap is Katya Bankowsky's flashy feature on women's boxing champion Lucia Rijker. Rijker's story is interwoven with those of other female boxers.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS. This powerful expose traces the rise of tobacco.

One weekend, 13 documentaries—it's a lot to swallow. Even if you can't complete this marathon, DoubleTake's screenings are a wonderful (and rare) opportunity to see a side of cinema that seldom makes it to Wynnsong. If your idea of a good documentary is The Blair Witch Project, you've got a lot of learning to do. For a complete listing of showtimes and locations, see calendar, pg. 11. For more information about the films, visit the festival's web site at http://wwwcds.aas. duke, edu/filmfestival. —By Tim Millington

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Does it annoy you to be identified as 'the author of American Psycho '? I'm fairly pragmatic about things, and I pretty much understand why that happens. I can't really be annoyed by it. Most books go out of print five years after they're published, let alone sell better in the last four years of a ten-year period than they did in the first four years. I can't complain; 1 really have no basis for it. People identify me with this book-a lot of authors are identified with one key work, and it tends to just happen. Are you involved with the e-quel? Are you doing the writing? I didn't actually read them until Saturday night. Well, there's your answer! They have a group of writers who are doing them. I was kind of angry about it because a lot of articles gave off the impression that I was in fact the writer. I have to say I like the e-mails that I read, and I couldn't have done it. The minute I finished writing that book everything about that character and everything about that world slowly but surely just left my point of reference. I really don't know that world anymore. You have seen the film. Did you like it? Yeah. You were involved early on with a screenplay that included a musical number? I couldn't figure out away to end it, so I ended it with a musical number. Patrick Bateman whistling a happy tune? Singing a happy song with a bunch of his Wall Street buds. Big, like a Busby Berkeley dance music. Dance through the streets of New York, and I think it ends at the World Trade Center. 1 thought it was great; I would have loved to have seen that. So the people involved who wanted to make this into a movie really might have been amused, but never were going to film that. Is there any connection between reading American Psycho and watching it? None whatsoever. I don't think if you're a real fan of the book you're going to be a real fan of the movie. I don’t know, it's possible. But I think that also pretty much holds true for most books and movies, at least in my experience. Does it surprise you that the movie got its R rating for the depiction of sex rather than violence? Not at all. When I saw it, before it was rated, I assumed, "Oh, yeah, this is an R-rated movie." Because they were contractually obligated to bring in L.

an R-rated movie for Lion's Gate, and they did. The violence definitely does not warrant an NC-17 And the sex doesn't warrant an NC-17 either. I don't know why the sex scenes bother the MPAA [Motion Picture Association of America] so much Didn't they have to cut a threesome? They had to trim a couple of shots. You can have four thrusts in a R-rated sex scene, but you can't have six. He's looking at the mirror while he's fooling around with these girls, and they didn't like that attitude. It's a very unerotic scene; it's not sexy. There's a lot of flesh in it, but it is not a turn-on. It's a comic scene, actually. It's so typical. You know that old adage, that you can't show someone fondling a woman's breast, but you can show someone cutting it off. In your most recent novel Glamorama, your protagonist offers everyone Mentos. What's up with that? It just seemed to me this very interesting candy. I suppose because it's how bizarre and strange the advertisments were. And also how the advertisements that were made for Mentos were shown globally, which is very rare for a commercial. [So it] became like a global candy. I don't know why. I was not a big fan of Mentos until recently. When I was making up lists of what Victor Ward was about, I thought, well, he'd like Mentos, because he would think it was a cool candy. Basically he's a display creature, and everything he has signifies his hipness or coolness or irony in away, his faux irony. Besides, I just thought it was funny. A lot of stuff you do in a book is not so pre-planned, a lot of the time it's just sort of, you know, unconscious or fun. [lnterviewers don't always get that.] Yesterday, I was in Phildelphia, and I was doing these interviews, and someone asks me, "Well, what do you think about evil?" What do you say to that?

Well how's this interview going, as interviews go? On one to ten, you get an eight. Do you have any favorites among your own books, anything that you particularly enjoy going back to? never go back to any of them. But if think of any with any fondness, it would probably be Rules of Attraction, just because that was the one book where I really got the most of what I initially wanted to do down on paper. I guess I like it because it's kind of the runt of the litter; it was the least successful of all my books, and I kind of feel bad for it in a way. The others all seem like big bullies that can take care of themselves, you know. And I'd also have to say two or three stories in The Informers. I think if you want to take a course in me and and my writing, think you could go to these stories, begin with them, and you could get what I'm about as a writer, what my concerns are and what I'm interested in.

Have your protagonists grown up with you? You're right, they have. If the next book that I'm going to write or want to write is any indication, yeah, I suppose they do get older. The people I'm writing about in this book are in their early to midthirties. It does kind of mirror where I'm at in my life right now. So I guess there is this progression of writing about people who are my age from book to book to book. That is true. If you want to find any sort of autobiographical strains throughout the first five books, I guess that's the most obvious one, because there isn't any autobiography in any of the books.

High Fidelity Welcome to the Two-Hour John Cusack

Monologue, featuring the type of romantic hysteria and pop-culture skewerings that only the king of sardonic loserdom can carry off successfully. At times, that is John Cusack has sadly become too hip for his own good. He's successfully mastered a combination of both self-deprecating honesty and glib irony that have made his characters accessible but yet intelligently sexy. That worked well for his confused hit man in Grosse Pointe Blank... it was even endearing in Say Anything, one of the 'Bos finest romantic teen comedies. But a constant barrage of sheer irony where every line is delivered with that eyebrow raising cleverness soon wears out its welcome. And displays an unfortunate lack of versatility. Just ask Matthew Perry's Chandler Bing. Sarcasm works in small, well placed doses. Having said that, I must concede that I don't know any other way that High Fidelity, the best-selling novel by Nick Hornby, could have been translated to the big screen. It's one huge interior monologue by Rob Gordon, a shaggy-haired lovable loser who prides himself on his knowledge of music, his smarmy top-five lists and the ability to make great compilation tapes. Soliloquies don't transfer well to film, so what you get is a whole lotta Cusack talking to the camera. And fans of the novel won't like that

it's set in Chicago rather than London. It's when Cusack isn't winking at the camera that the movie features its most interesting moments. Gordon, a college drop-out, is one of those geeky-hip bohemian intellectuals who owns an independent

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record store, Championship Vinyl” You know the type. Vintage clothing, promo t-shirts, and lots of insider music advice about how the Propellerheads aren’t really hard-core techno and Green Day only knows how to play three guitar chords. He employs two weirdos, one a soft-spoken Todd Louiso and the other, Barry (a hysterically boisterous Jack Black) who are equally as snobby about their musical tastes. Barry is in fact a musical fascist who does much to scare away customers with "bad taste" to the nearest

Virgin Megastore. When they're not taunting Stevie Wonder fans, they're making lists like the "top five songs about death." That's as

bad as film critics sitting around discussing the nuances of surrealism in Fellini films As for the romantic hysteria, Gordon spends most of his time mooning about in rain scenes pondering his list of flaky girlfriends who have dumped him, including his last one, Laura (Iben Hjejle). This isn't particularly romantic and unfortunately takes up most of the screen time. But there is a cameo by Bruce Springsteen, who dispenses relationship advice to the love-lorn Gordon Old folks certainly won't like the shallow romance or the obscure music references, but if you can take the overdose of super-cool hipness long enough to appreciate its blithe humor, maybe you too can learn to be an underappreciated Film Snob.Q

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and Kevin Kline, eager to rid themselves of the shame of Wild Wild West) discover the Lost City of Gold and continue to bicker between themselves while DIR; 8080 BERGERON. WITH THE VOICES OF: ARMAND ASSANTE, KENthe natives worship them as gods. Some supernatural hijinks provided by an NETH BRANAGH, KEVIN KLINE, EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, ROSIE PEREZ evil shaman are thrown in as the weak main conflict. a certain hollowness to The Road to El Dorado that There's Elton John and Tim Rice have been banking on their tune-writing popuGRADE: eludes me. I'll give Dreamworks credit for competing with the larity ever since they won an Oscar for The Lion King. I'd appreciate it if animation monopoly that is Disney, Elton John didn't find the need to sing all the but the edge right now is in animated songs in this movie, as fun as they are. features that appeal to both children and adults Remember the good old days when the actual without relinquishing depth or intelligence. On characters sang the songs instead of the disemthat matter, no one has been able to beat bodied voice of a gap-toothed Brit? At least Disney's Pixar division, creators of the superb Branagh and Kline sing the best song of the lot, Toy Story movies, although Randy Newman's "It's Tough to be a God." songs don't exactly blow me away. Maybe the hollowness comes from a hurried I'll dispense quickly with the plot. Two bumbling script and a less-than-meaty story. We flit from Spaniards, Almodovar and Banderas—no, wait one adventure to the next in a kaleidoscopic blur Tulio and Miguel find themselves on a ship sailing without even the benefit of a chattering horse for the New World in search of gold. The ship is, and armadillo. of course, helmed by the infamous and looming Shut Branagh and Kline up, and bring on the talkCortes, who, being a Spanish explorer, is inhering dillo. He stole the show. POCAHONTAS: NOT AT ALL LIKE Kenneth Branagh, left, and Kevin ently evil. The idiots (voiced by Kenneth Branagh —By Angela Fernandes Kline reunite, hoping to repeat the success of Wild Wild West.

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arrive on stage as a visually and musically impressive interpretation of an African folktale. Luyala is a story of love found in exile and of the trials that both Luyala—a spoiled princess banished from her mythic African land—and Muoma, the wounded beggar who finds her, must endure before they can ultimately be united. In its current incarnation, Luyala is a dance opera produced as a partnership between Chuck Davis' African American Dance Ensemble, Triangle Opera and the Duke University Artists Series. "Dance opera is not completely new, but something you don't see every day," said Bill Banfield, who composed Luyala. The presence of these two local artistic giants at Duke adds to the texture of this production by allowing for double casting; Each character is portrayed by both a dancer and a singer. While this can at first be confusing—the performers are of different ages and wear different costumes, so reading the synopsis in the program beforehand is recommended—the effect's contribution to

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the overall emotional impact of the performance is soon evident as both the dancers and singers perform in their individual but synchronized spaces. Banfield says he saw Luyala as a project whose artistic vision "married the notion of African sensibilities and the notion of the artist and the community." The African sensibility is also visible in the play in the theme of the community of ancestors. Banfield described the music of Luyala as influenced by a number of factors including traditional African music, jazz and twentieth-century modernist music. "I drew inspiration from many sources: European Romantics like Verdi and Wagner; the modem tonalities of Stravinsky and Anthony Davis; traditional African and contemporary music." He said-that balancing the authenticity of the African music with what he wanted to do as a composer was a struggle, but that the music integrated all of these influences, which "float from.one to the other." He also compared the opera to the work of Richard Wagner in that it contained a moral sensibility and served as an institution where people could be transformed. The cast of Luyala includes Durham native and Grammy-nominated jazz notable Nnenna Freelon, who plays the role of the Ghost Queen, Luyala's mother. Chuck Davis stars as the dancing part of Luyala's father. Dancer Monique Newton and soprano LouiseToppin share the title role of Luyala. Stafford Berry Jr., the Assistant Artistic Director of the African-American Dance Ensembje, dances the role of Muoma. Tazewell Thompson, a regular at the Chapel Hill Play Makers Repertory Company whose most recent project is Porgy and Bess at City Opera in New York, directs.

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Sock puppets in corporate America

The cross-marketization of products leaves consumers confused and overwhelmed both entertainment and news programmoguls are frustrated by their own as they fear losing “mind share” on local Life ming. The corporate links were not menmachinations, that’s poetic justice; If cable systems controlled by Time-Wamer. tioned in any of these cases. The Times they’re going to confuse us, it’s only fair So what does this have to do with the examined was fairly indignant about it all. that we confuse them back. Edward Benson I have seen the future, and it is the pets.com sock puppet. The funny, dog-like charmer has made quite an impact since his debut last August, as the spokes- (what? dog? man? person? hand?) for the pet-supplies web site. There are fans. There are fan clubs. The puppet appeared on ABC’s Nightline to comment on Charles Schulz’s retirement. It was interviewed on ABC’s Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and Good Morning America television shows. Just last month, the puppet used in the company’s hit Super Bowl advertisement was auctioned—sold on theAmazon.com website for a whopping $20,100. And last Sunday, the sock puppet hosted go.com’s coverage of the Academy Awards. Of course, the go.com web site also promotes the puppet. It includes a question-and-answer page, and 12 different officially licensed sock-puppet products—my favorite is the placemat that reads “Eat, drink and be messy.” Yes, it is entertaining. But it’s also modern business, and it offers us a glimpse of corporate tie-ins and beyond. Here’s the dirt: As The New York Times reported this past Monday, the go.com web site is owned by Disney, which also owns ABC, and go.com owns 5 percent of pets.com. That’s right, the same ABC television network that prominently featured the sock puppet on

The Times didn’t even note that go.com “proudly named” the sock puppet as its Academy Awards host, or that Amazon.com—which hosted the puppet’s auction—owns a whopping 40 percent of pets.com. Neither of those sockpuppet tie-ins noted those facts, either. Compare this to other sock puppets in American pop culture. Sifl and Oily never raised these kinds of questions, probably because they simply aren’t normal or popular enough. Nor did the sheep-like Lamb Chop, despite its huge popularity, because it was of an earlier, less complex era. No, this sock puppet is of its time: engaging, sure, but all about business, with a multinational multimedia stage like no other sock puppet in history. This is the sock puppet of tomorrow—today! In a small (and yes, somewhat silly) way, the use of the pets.com sock puppet illustrates the continual blurring of the lines between entertainment and news, between corporate cousins working “synergistically” to boost their impact. As this case makes clear, we modern media-consumers must be concerned about the continued integrity of ostensibly independent sources, journalistic or otherwise. How are we to know when a news show or a “special appearance” is simply public-relations bluster by another name? Obviously, in the current atmosphere, we can’t. Ironically, such cross-marketing of brand icons and personalities make all of us even more skeptical of media products. If so, that would undercut the very “buzz” the media conglomerates are trying to foist on us. To the extent that the

But the impact of these tie-ins reaches beyond that. It ties into another dispute, with both local and national effects. Time-Wamer Cablevision of Durham is currently having a spat with the

Disney-ABC conglomerate. The latter group demands a higher fee for their local and national media product and the inclusion of the Disney Channel in more of Cablevision offerings, and it threatens to pull its programming; on the other hand, Time-Wamer says that DisneyABC is being greedy and is holding local news “hostage.” Meanwhile, Disney is lobbying Congress to treat the AOL-Time Warner merger with “concern.” Disney fears denial of fair access to AOL-Time Warner subscribers and web sites—just

sock puppet? These two media empires are just beginning to realize that all their crossbrand marketing and tie-ins are just the beginning. They have to try to get as much market share as possible, because there are only so many eyeballs out there and only so much time for those eyes to be watching something. So the media empires must keep on trying to compete, to leverage their platform as best they can. The sock puppet and his ilk are here to stay. In the meantime, we probably shouldn’t take it out on him. He’s just doing his job, after all, even if no one can be sure exactly who he’s doing it f0r.... Edward Benson is a Durham resident.

The difficulties and dilemmas of dating at Duke

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As many of you may have read, Duke was recently voted as having the “Best University Dating Scene” by Mother Jones magazine. I cannot agree more. The only reason my parents sent me to Duke was to find a husband, and even though I had little, luck, I’ve come to the conclusion that my situation was some sort of freak anomaly. The magazine article divulges some of the previously tightly guarded secrets about how Duke students have managed to turn on their charm so successfully. Need to find a member ofthe opposite sex who shares your religion?” the article asks. No problem. Religious services at Duke are some of the best places to find your date for the next weekend. After a night of heavy drinking, you will wake up feeling refreshed and ready make conversation with any of “God’s great gifts.” (Try to refer to your potential love-interest with this phrase as much as possible.) The smoke scent that still lingers in your hair from three bars you frequented last night will only accent the stale beer smell of your breath—a definite tum-on both sexes. As you slip into the seat next to the hot|or u® of your choice, try out one ofthese lines: You: “You’re not hurt, are you?” Them: “Pardon me?” You: “I just thought that the fall from heaven might have been a bit bumpy.” Or try this one: “How ’bout going back to my place an d trying a little of‘love thy neighbor?’” Looking for a liberal-minded lass or chap? The magazine suggests this Duke-specific strategy: Write down

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the title “Students Against (or For)” on a piece of paper. Grab a Cosmo or GQ magazine and flip through the pages as you count to five. When you hit five, stop flipping and write down the first word or group of words that you see. Recent tests produced “Students Against Cellulite,” “Students for a Free Manicure” and my favorite, “Students Against Large-Breasted Women.” After you have settled on a name, send a message to President Nan Keohane complaining about all of the injustices that have been committed against (insert your newly chosen cause here). Attach your PPS 55 classmates’ e-mail addresses in order to feign widespread university support for your cause. After receiving no response from Nan, issue a press release in which you vow to take over the Allen Building until your grievances are heard. Poster the Duke campus with flyers bearing the name of your group, the starting time for the sit-in and, in large block letters, “Free Pizza and Resume-Stacking Seminars.” Let me tell you, the hotties are bound to show up. And now, my little Don Juans and Juanas, is when you turn on the charm. Pack a backpack with your cleanest sheets, a box of Franzia wine, candles and a book by Marx. (Remember, you’re supposed to be a liberal.) As organizer of the sitin, claim dibs on one of the waiting room couches, and lay out your spread. As the participants begin to file in, pick out a cutie and invite him or her over to your couch to discuss his/her “support for the movement.” Before you know it—and after a few glasses of Franzia—(s)he will be gushing about the charisma and courage it must take to be the movement’s leader. Nod your head and drum your fingers on the Marx book, making sure to look as mysterious as possible. It’s a guarantee that that phone number will be yours in minutes. Finally, the East Campus Gym was selected as the top place to meet and converse with your future spouse. And who wouldn’t guess that it was the perfect place? This is where you males can practice your always-entic-

ing “disinterested look.” Station yourself in front of one of the many TVs and grab the heaviest weight with which you can do endless bicep curls. When a waif-like female comes up next to you to do her own bicep curls,

make sure to act as though the arms exercises are straining ever muscle in your body. Grunt a lot. And never, no matter how tempted you are, wipe the dried spittle from the sides ofyour mouth—chicks dig it. If she tries to talk to you, never take your eyes from the sports event you’ve been watching and make sure to punctuate ever sentence with one of those grunts. If weightlifting isn’t your thing fellas, then pick-up basketball is key. And don’t even think about playing a game on the ground floor, because the real action is on the second floor. Yep, one word for you: Stairmaster. Those ladies want nothing more than to watch your sweaty, stinky, flabby body lope around the court after the basketball. Whereas their thoughts were previously consumed by thoughts of Brad Pitt or a round, fresh bagel, after you enter their line of sight*lheir fantasies will soon turn to thoughts of your hairy back and pigeon toes. And ladies, don’t think that you can’t search out Prince Charming at the gym either. A quick peek into the comfortably heated pool area and you will discover oodles of eligible bachelors with nothing more than a tiny Speedo covering up their milky white legs. I’d suggest that you discard such formalities as “swim here often?” and just get down to business: Whispering in his ear that your massages are famous for relieving those always-painful foot cramps. (Just think of it like this: although it might not have washed it away yet, the chlorine must have killed most ofthe foot fungi.) All in all, I can’t agree more with the magazine’s assessment of our dating scene. Duke is a wonderful place to be young and single. Oh, and happy April Fool’s Day everybody. Maureen Milligan, Trinity ’99, is a former associate University editor of The Chronicle.

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FRIDAY The Durham County Health Department is offering a vaccine for Rubella. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Call 919-5607540 (English) or 919-560-7654 (Spanish). SPRINGTERNATIONAL: Two of Duke's annual tests, Springiest and International Fest will combine to celebrate and unite the diverse cultures at Duke and enjoy a day of fun. The festival features food, vendors, and entertainment from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Main and Cl Quad of West Campus.

Department of Botany, Duke University, Plant Physiology Seminar; "Biochemical and Genetic Studies of the Role of Brassinosteroids in Plant Growth and Development," by Dr.Steven D.Clouse, Department of Horticulture, North Carolina State University. 10:00 a.m., Room 140 Biological Sciences Building.

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Distinguished Professor Courses COURSE OFFERINGS Fall 2000: (DPC 183S) SCIENCE AND RELIGION (cz, ns). Taught by Professor Edward M. Arnett. T.Th. 3:50-5:05p.m. in 228 Gross Chem Lab. (DPC 1965) HUMAN POPULATION GLOBAL AND GROWTH CHANGE (ns). Taught by Professor H. William Wed Schlesinger. 3:506:20p.m. in 144A Biological Sciences. (DPC 2075) PSYCHOBIOLOGY (C-L; Psychology 2075) (ns, ss). Taught by Professor H. Keith Brodie. Monday 2:20-5:00p.m. 205 East Duke. See ACES and Course Synopsis on-line for

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APPLICATIONS available now in 04 ALLEN BUILDING or online

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available for Duke summer youth programs in science, creative writing and the arts. Work with bright, creative young people (grades 511). Mid June through early August. Counselors are responsible for supervision of program participants as well as planning and leading recreational activities. This is a live-in position and counselors must be available 24 hours per day during camp sessions. Prefer individuals who have experience working with young people and/or working in Residence Life. Apply immediately. Science Camp TA position also available. Call Kim Price at 684-5387 for job descriptions and applications, or stop by our office, room 203 of the Bishop’s House, located on East Campus to the left of the pre-major

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Graduating in May? The CAREER CENTER is seeking recent Duke grads to fill two Fellow positions for the 2000-01 academic year. As well as gaining experience in a college career office, Fellow have the opportunity to interact with employers, students, and Duke administrators in a wide variety of career-related activities. For more details about this paid position please drop by 109 Page to pick up an application or see the

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Chronicle Business Office seeking student for summer. Approx 12-15 hrs per week. May-Sept. Can start immediately for training 6 hrs. per week. Call Mary Tabor 684-3811.

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days, nights. Apply in person at 1000 W. Main Street 683-3223

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operation. Accounting knowledge helpful, attention to detail a must. Flexible hours, benefits. Fax resume to 956-5224. family owned retail

Reliable gardener for maintenance of 2 small gardens. Must like dogs. Close to East campus, commitment 3 through July or more. hours/week, $B.OO to $lO.OO/hour, depending on experience. Call 286 5141

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

Earn $lO in one hour for participating in a simple media research study. Must be 18 or older. Email Kerry at khk3@duke.edu for more information.

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN 2

A new research technician 2 position is open to carry out research in pathways signal transduction involved in the regulation of growth and development of normal and cancel cells. Specifically, our laboratory uses genetic, cell biological, and molecular biochemical approaches to investigate the functions of tyrosine kinases and their targets in normal and cancer cells. Requirements are a BA/BS in physical sciences. biological or Experience in basic molecular biological techniques is desirable. Main qualifications are energy, enthusiasm, and a desire to learn novel approaches to uncover fundamental issues in the regulation of cell growth and development. For more information contact: Dr. Ann Marie Pendergast 681-8086, (919) pendeol4@mc.duke.edu

SECRETARY WANTED (PART TIME) JUDEA REFORM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. 25 hr/wk. General office tasks, maintain student database, assist with programs. Word and Excel experience preferred. Contact 489-7062 or efk@cs.duke.edu

SMOKING CESSATION COUNSELOR WANTED Duke University Medical Center is starting a project to help teenagers quit smoking. Part-time telephone counselors are needed to provide

smoking cessation counseling to participants. Applicants should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and enjoy working with teenagers. A year commitment is required for the job. Upper classman and graduate students preferred. Job begins the end of March, mostly evening and weekend hours $ll/hour. Please send a resume and cover letter to Deborah Iden by fax, (919)956email, or 7451, by idenOOOl @mc.duke.edu. Students needed for office responsibilities to include making deliveries, answering phones copying, filing, retrieving and sorting mail, etc. Work up to 10 hr/wk @ $6.00/hr. If interested please call 684-3377 or 684-4318,

TEACHERS NEEDED FOR RELIGIOUS AND/OR HEBREW SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MIDRASHA (TUESDAYS 4:00-5:30 PM AND/OR SUNDAY MORNINGS) OPENINGS FOR YEAR. 2000-2001 SCHOOL GOOD WAGES. CALL 489-7062.

Work Study Job in a Neurobiology lab in Medical Center. Need motivated students ASAP. The position involves various lab and library >lO hrs/week/flexible chores. hours. Summer work also available. Please contact Keiko 6816165, keiko@neuro.duke.edu.

WORK STUDY JOB: MEDICAL CENTER ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE SEEKING

MOTIVATED/ENTHUSIASTIC

STUDENT WITH GOOD OFFICE SKILLS. COMPUTER EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A CONFISETTING. DENTIAL

57.00/HRS./FLEXIBLE HOURS. SUMMER WORK ALSO AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL 684-3852

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INTERVIEWER WANTED Duke University Medical Center is starting a project to help teenagers quit smoking. Part-time interviewers are needed to complete telephone interviews with participants. Applicants should have excellent communication skills and enjoy working with teenagers. A one year commitment is required for the job. Telephone experience preferred. Upper classman and graduate students preferred. Job begins the middle of March, mostly evening and weekend hours, at $lO/hour. Please send a resume and cover letter to; Deborah Iden by fax at: (919)956-7451, email at: idenOOOl @ mc.duke.edu.

Available May 2000, charming furnished bungalow, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath 1/2,1 study, living room, dining room, breakfast/study nook, front porch lovely backyard, impeccable condition, quiet and light, walking distance to East Campus and Durham’s best restaurants. Most suitable for one or two adults. refundable $1200.00/ month

Houses For Rent 4 BED HOUSE Great four-bedroom/ 2 bath house for rent 6/1/00-8/1/00. $412.50/month/person. Call Greg at 613-1457.

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Beautiful, traditional 3 bedroom family home, 2050 square feet, Northern Durham. Quiet,family neighborhood. 12 minutes to Duke. $147, 900. Owner-broker. 919-4719310 HILL, Sedgefield CHAPEL Subdivision. 2090 SqFt. two-story home, traditional wooded 1 acre homesite. in highly desirable neighborhood. 3 BR, 2 bath, fireplace, hardwood floors, large rear deck.

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For Sale By Owner in northwest Durham. 953 Clarion Dr. Charming 3 BR, 3 bath two story Cape Cod. Freestanding storage shed/workshop on large 1.3 wooded lot. partially acre Permanent swing/slide/sandbox for kids. Stable, safe, family neighborhood. $154,900 Call 383-5252.

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� Women’s tennis up 4-2 when match suspended No. 19 Florida State had an outside shot of snapping No. 11 Duke’s 12-year ACC win streak yesterday in Tallahassee when play was suspended due to predetermined travel arrangements. The two teams will look to finish the match, which the Blue Devils led 4-2 heading into doubles, April 11 in Atlanta. Duke hosts two matches this weekend, hosting Baylor tomorrow at 1 p.m, and Indiana Sunday at noon.

� Busy Duke weekend In other weekend action, the men's tennis team travels south for matches against Florida and Florida State. Women's golf competes at the Liz Murphey in Georgia, while men's golf is at the Cleveland Classic. Track races at the Colonial Relays and crew heads to the San Diego Classic.

NCAA MEN

More trouble for Knight

Bob Knight angrily ordered Indiana athletics director Clarence Doninger away from a locker room area following a loss last month, The Indianapolis Star reported yesterday. The resulting shouting match after Indiana's 82-71 loss to Ohio State on Feb. 19 became so confrontational the men had to be separated.

� Miller cleared to play

Florida officials cleared forward Mike Miller to play in the Final

Four after determining he made no improper contact with an agent who called him 45 times since last September. "This is not a major problem," coach Billy Donovan said. "There are no issues with Mike Miller, no issues eligibility-wise.”

� Mets say sayonara to Tokyo with win over Cubs

Benny Agbayani. ticketed for the minors in 10 days, lined a pinch-hit grand slam in the 11th inning and the Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 yesterday for a split of their season-opening series in Japan. Rey Ordonez's streak of 101 straight games without an error, a major league record streak for shortstops, ended when he overran Damon Buford’s roller in the first inning.

When we came to the

Final Four

in my freshman year we walked in with our chests a little bit bigger. We were expected to win •t. We came with this attitude of, ‘Yeah, we know what we’re here to do.’ This year we’re coming in w 'th, ‘Whew, we made it.’”

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Men’s lacrosse hosts improved Harvard squad No. 5 Duke is out of its offensive slump but faces a test in an experienced Crimson squad By DAVID THORKELSON The Chronicle The Duke men’s lacrosse team and, more specifically, T. J.

Durnan, are on fire. Duke’s two-game slide is now an afterthought as Durnan has led the Blue Devils to three consecutive victories by scoring four goals in each win. This Sunday, Duke will look to continue its winning ways against undefeat-

Unfortunately for Harvard,

even if Psaki is able to neutralize Duman, the remainder of

Harvard’s defense does not

match up well with Duke’s talented offensive unit, which has received positive contributions from multiple players during the current winning streak. Jared Frood has raised his game to the next level by tallying seven goals and seven assists in

ed and 13ththe last three ranked Harvard. games. In addiA year ago, tion, Frood has Harvard was worked particumanned by inexperienced and larly well with Duman; the two untested players. The result have teamed up for goals nine was a dismal three-win, 10-loss times this season. season, which Harvard is eager Duke has also received qualito forget. ty midfield play from sophomore Last year’s baptism by fire, Chris Hartofilis, who posted MIDFIELDER KEVIN CASSESE tries to get Eric Jones during however, has proved valuable strong offensive showings Wednesday’s 13-11 win at Koskinen Stadium.around UMBC’s as Harvard enters this weekagainst UMBC and Georgetown. end’s game with four wins and The Blue Devil offense will have little problem scoring able to play a half-field offensive no losses. should be challenged by goals if Duman and Frood congame, Frood and Harvard is led by All- Harvard goaltender Keith tinue to drive aggressively to Duman inevitably are able to drive past American defender Jeff Psaki. Cynar, who was named Ivy the goal as they have over the their defenders and get quality Psaki is big, strong and physiLeague rookie of the year two past week and a half. shots on goal. cal, attributes that Harvard years ago and selected as a preDuke’s offensive fortunes will Against Harvard, these qualhopes will help him succeed season All-American. be determined between the ity shots could come often and against Duke’s equally physical Despite Harvard’s relatively retraining lines. When Duke result in goals and in Duke’s and talented Durnan talented defensive unit, Duke controls the ground balls and is fourth straight win.

Blue Devils try to avoid letdown Baseball takes By GREG VEIS The Chronicle

The women’s lacrosse team survived a last-ditch attempt at a comeback by fifthranked North Carolina Wednesday for an 8-7 win over its 15-501 archenemy. However, Duke (6-2) did not emerge from Chapel Hill unscathed. After such an intense game centered around an infamous distaste for the opposing squad, all participants left the field in some state ofmental or physical disrepair.

they have only won one game, and I think they are definitely a dangerous team,” she said. “Their hunger to win will make them a tough test for us.” The Tribe’s three senior captains— Eganne Wolfington, Jacque Orsi and Amy Pugno—serve as the backbone of the team. Wolfington’s role as captain reflects her spiritual rather than her active role on the team, while Orsi fills the space between the posts adequately, stopping 51 percent of shots headed her way. Among this triad though, Pugno looms as Duke’s largest threat with her superior field vision that led her to 26 assists in the 1999 campaign, a single-season William & Mary record. She has continued to amass fine statistics this year, as evidenced by her tie for the team lead with junior Lindsey Lawman for points scored with 18. Other potential luminaries for the Tribe in Saturday’s game are juniors Tara Hannaford and Kim Fabel. Simply put, Hannaford scores goals. Ofher 17 points this year, only one has come from an assist. On the other side of the field, Fabel, an All-American last year, notoriously plays some of the nastiest one-on-one

As the third-ranked women’s lacrosse team prepares for an April Fool’s matchup at lowly William & Mary (1-5), Blue Devil sophomore Kate Kaiser, fresh off of a hat trick, recognizes the potential for a letdown following Wednesday’s dramatic victory. ‘We absolutely cannot lower our play,” said Kaiser. “We must continue playing at a high level because William & Mary will defense in the collegiate ranks. While William & Mary needs a victory really try to play up to us.” The Tribe, riding a wave ofhigh hopes at against a highly regarded team such as the beginning of the season under new Duke to salvage the wounds suffered in such coach Tara Kelly, has wiped out completely. a disappointing year, the Blue Devils want to Though William & Mary is ranked 20th in leave Williamsburg triumphant to continue the nation, it remains winless in the their march to possible postseason success. Colonial Athletic Association. In its last “We have a great overall team effort,” game, No. 4 James Madison ravaged the Kaiser said. “It really gets the team going Tribe by a 16-7 count. when the defense starts the play and the Nevertheless, it’s precisely the Tribe’s futilattack finishes with a goal. The relationship ity which troubles Duke coach Kerstin Kimel. between the offense and the defense ignites “I worry about William & Mary because the whole squad.”

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Demon Deacons By KEVIN LLOYD The Chronicle In case you were wondering how the

ACC baseball schedule differs from The Bible, your answer is in. In The Bible,

after you slay Goliath, you get to go home. But on the heels of knocking off Georgia Tech, the Blue Devils (11-21, 24 in the ACC) get rewarded with a matchup against the 22nd-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons (21-9-1,3-3). Baseball vs. Wake Forest

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present problems for both the Duke pitching staff and lineup. Nonetheless, the Blue Devils, bolstered by strong play of late, are enthusiastic heading into the weekend. Td say we’re very upbeat and excited coming off a strong ACC weekend,” pitcher Brad Dupree said. “I think everyone is fired up. The first home ACC series is always very exciting.” Wake Forest boasts the third best in the conference. The See BASEBALL on page 16

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Duke must shut down championship NIT Forest earns Wake Deacons’ hot offense By DENNIS WASZAK Associated Press

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midseason struggles a distant memory as they celebrated the NIT title. Robert O’Kelley, the tournament MVP, made five three-pointers and finished with 19 points to lead Wake Forest to a 71-61 victory over Notre Dame in the final of the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden last night. “It feels great,” O’Kelley said. “It to come feels really special for me out here and play well and help my team win the championship.” Craig Dawson added 13 points and Darius Songaila 12 for the Demon Deacons (22-14), who won their first NIT final in the first game between the schools. “I am absolutely beside myself with the effort given by this basketball team against a team that gave equal effort,” Wake Forest coach Dave Odom WAKE FOREST’S JOSH SHOEMAKER wrestles with Notre Dame’s David Graves said. ‘They matched us toughness for yesterday during the NIT final in New York. toughness, hustle for hustle, sweat for sweat. The difference was that our kids made big plays season for any other.” Wake Forest, which lost nine of 13 games midway early and just refused to lose the lead.” Notre Dame’s Troy Murphy finished with 20 through the season and saw its postseason hopes points on 8-for-16 shooting, but was mostly held in quickly fading, ended the season by winning eight of its last nine games. check, getting most of his points late. None was bigger than this one. It has been speculated that Murphy, a sophomore, am so happy for our players,” Odom said. “It’s nice “I for draft. He said he the NBA will make himself eligible hoped to make his decision within the next few weeks. to be able to end the season with a championship win.” Wake Forest played throughout with energy and Til talk to coach [Mattl Doherty and my parents determination, we’ll decide looking much better than it did in its and see what they have to say, and what’s best for me to do,” Murphy said. Tt was a long semifinal victory over N.C. State Tuesday night, season, but a great season. But I wouldn’t trade this when it had 23 turnovers.

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heading into the series. “There definitely is a level of concern,” he said. “But our pitching coach coached at Wake Forest last year and knows how to pitch a lot of their hitters, so we are actually in a better position than we normally are going into the series.” Wake Forest has four players with more than 30 RBIs. Dan Conway leads the ACC in home runs with nine, and both Cory Sullivan and Corey Slavik are in the top seven in batting average. The power numbers stand out, but Dupree said that to be successful, the Blue Devils will have to such down Sullivan. “I would say that according to our scouting report, Sullivan is the key to how their offense goes,” he said. “If we can get him out, we can prevent a lot of other aspects of their game.”

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�BASEBALL from page 15 Demons Deacons have a 3.94 team ERA and have almost a 2-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The ace of the staff is Scott Simeon, who leads the conference in shutouts, is tied for the lead in wins and is third with a Pedro Martinez-esque 1.59 ERA. In addition to Simeon, Wake Forest has Ben Clayton, who is fourth in the conference in strikeouts, and two pitchers in the top eight in saves. The Demon Deacon pitching staff presents a problem, but it is their offense that presents the biggest difficulties. Wake Forest scores runs, lots of them. The Demon Deacons are averaging over nine per game—or for the purposes of comparison, over twice the number scored by the Blue Devils. Wake Forest has actually scored 16 mores runs than Duke has hits. The Demon Deacons are third in the conference in batting average, hitting .330 as a team. That number puts them almost .070 above the Blue Devils, who currently sit last in the conference at .264. While the Demon Deacons have the stats, Dupree said the Duke pitching staff might have an advantage

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Admitting that he was torn in both directions, Arizona’s 7-foot-l center Loren Woods announced yesterday that he would not leave school for the NBA and would return for his senior season. “By me coming back, I’ll definitely be a better player,” Woods said, “but I think I’ll also be a better person. By me growing up and maturing in a year, it will be a huge difference than if I would have gone to that level this year—emotionally, handling things on and off the court. I’ll definitely be more mature after

another year.” Woods’ decision means that all seven players who played regularly for the Wildcats will return from a team that shared the Pac-10 championship and was the No. 1 seed in the West in the NCAA tournament. Arizona started three freshmen—guards Jason Gardner and Gilbert Arenas and forward Luke Walton—along with sophomore Michael Wright at forward and Woods in the middle last season. “If we’re not preseason No. 1, then there’s somehigh school teammate of Chris Carrawell, thing wrong with the polls,” said Woods’ teammate, LOREN WOODS, a two at Wake Forest before transferring to Arizona. years of played Richard Jefferson, who briefly toyed with the idea next season. turning pro but decided to return Woods led the Wildcats in scoring at 15.6 points to block a shot Feb. 12 against Washington State. The per game. He also grabbed 7.5 rebounds per game and injury would have prevented him from participating in any full-scale tryouts for NBA teams. was one of the most prolific shot blockers in the counan NCAA record 3.9 blocks. He tied Without Woods, the Wildcats went 4-2 down the try, averaging with 14 blocks against Oregon Feb. 3 and was named stretch, including an 86-81 win over Stanford that helped them win the Pac-10 title and a No. 1 seed Pac-10 newcomer of the year. of a games the final seven because in the NCAA tournament. But after beating Woods missed compressed disc in his lower back. He suffered the Jackson State in the first round, Arizona was upset injury to the disc, between the 12th thoracic and first 66-59 by eighth-seeded Wisconsin in the second lumbar vertebrae, when he landed awkwardly trying round March 18.

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Clyde Drexler quit yesterday as HOUSTON coach of the University of Houston basketball team just two years after he retired from an All-Star NBA career to take over at his alma mater. “He’s been thinking about it a while,” said Chet Gladchuk, Houston’s athletic director. “It boiled down to his position that he’s had a 20-year run in basketball as a player and the last two years as a coach and it’s time he needs a break.” Drexler said he wanted to spend more time with his family, in spite of his love for basketball and his job. “The time away from home has been difficult,”, Drexler said in a statement. “Despite my enthusiasm for the job, I need to reprioritize my lifestyle so that I can spend more time with my family. “The day-to-day rigors and demands ofthis profession take me from them, and at this point I want to watch my children grow.” Drexler returned to the Cougars in 1998, hoping to return the school to the basketball prominence it enjoyed in the early 1980s when Drexler was a member of the famed Phi Slama Jama teams that went to the Final Four three straight years. Drexler was a member of the first two of those teams. But in his first coaching stint, he was unable to duplicate that success and went 10-17 and this past season was 10-21. “He jump-started some things we asked him to do,” Gladchuk said, crediting Drexler with bringing alumni back to the campus and improving Houston’s recruiting. “There was no other agenda, simply that he had 20 years on the road and just wants to watch his children grow up.”

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Cleaves, Izzo By HARRY ATKINS Associated Press

EAST LANSING, Mich. When he was a high school point guard, Tom Izzo lost his coach. Now the role is reversed. Izzo, the successful coach at Michigan State, is about to lose his point guard, Mateen Cleaves. The only question is whether Cleaves will play one more game, or two. The Spartans (30-7), the only No. 1 seed to make it to the Final Four, face Wisconsin in the national semifinals Saturday at Indianapolis. If they win, Cleaves has one more game. It’s not a happy thought for Izzo, even though the Spartans are 102-32 record in the four years Cleaves has played. “He has an incredible will to win,” Izzo said. “And that’s what separates him, if you ask me, from any point guard in the country.” Izzo doesn’t throw that kind of praise around easily. But there is such a special bond between Izzo and Cleaves that the praise flows both ways. “He’s the most humble person I’ve ever been around,” Cleaves said. Izzo earned his humility the hard way. He had a celebrated failure in high school. But he had a coach who knew how to handle both success and failure, and those lessons have stuck with Izzo. He relates especially well with Cleaves, who is the very heart of this Michigan State team. There have been times the past few years when Cleaves has tried Izzo’s patience, but there has never been a time when there wasn’t a perfect understanding between the two. “We’ve been through a lot,” Izzo said. “We have a lot in common. Mateen and I both have a will to win.... So, it’s been a good marriage.”

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This is one reason why the Spartans have been able to come from far behind to win their last three games. The coach and the point guard almost always think alike. “We execute well down the stretch,” Izzo said. “Maybe that has to do with a point guard that can run your team like Mateen does.”

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Cleaves missed the first two months with a stress fracture in his right foot. As a result, the Spartans lost some games they probably should have won. “In some ways, you wonder if you’ll ever replace a guy like Mateen,” Izzo said. “He brings so much to the table.”

MADISON, Wis. Hundreds of people lined the streets of Wisconsin’s capital city Wednesday to cheer a bus driving to the airport. The bus contained Wisconsin’s basketball team, headed for Indianapolis and the NCAA tournament Final Four. Men and women left their office buildings and children left school early to get one more peek at their heroes before their latest charge into battle against college basketball’s established powers and collective wisdom. The Badgers’ success has been improbable, perhaps even more so because of the man leading the charge. Jon Bryant, a Division II transfer who was in the midst of an inconsistent and low-scoring senior season, has suddenly become a shooting star for Wisconsin during the NCAA tournament. “It’s my dream,” Bryant said. “It’s incredible that we’re getting ready to play in the Final Four. You think about stuff like this, but deep down you probably think it will never happen. I’m just glad I’m helping the team more than I was earlier in the year.” Bryant helped beat Fresno State with a career-best seven three-pointers, including four on four straight possessions, then hit three more and had 12 points in Wisconsin’s upset of top-seeded Arizona in the second round. He followed those performances with two more good offensive games which were complemented by an increasing role in the team’s defense. Bryant scored 16 points in the upset of fourth-seeded LSU and hit five three-pointers on the way to 18 points in the Badgers’ West Regional final victory over Purdue.

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