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thoughts on raising the goal. They also asked the program heads to recomAs the Board of Trustees examines mend tentative new goals. the University’s long-range strategic When the schools sent back new plan this weekend, the question ofhow fund-raising targets, several suggested to pay for the hundreds of proposed inigoals that were significantly larger tiatives will likely crop up—and Unithan the originals. versity officials think they might have According to the deans and developan answer. ment directors of those schools: Two senior administrators, speaking The Pratt School of Engineering on the condition of anonymity, told The requested that its goal jump from $5O Chronicle that many of the Universimillion to $l7O million. The school will ty’s schools and departments have rededicate any additional funds to infraquested that the $1.5 billion goal of the structure and faculty support. Campaign for Duke be increased to $2 Arts and Sciences recommended billion. The campaign is scheduled to that its goal rise from $325 million to end in 2003, and as of early November, $4OO million, to be used for infrastructhe University had already collected ture and financial aid. $1.3 billion. The Department of Athletics sugOver the summer, University offigested doubling its goal from $65 milcials asked the deans and directors of lion to $l3O million. Department offivarious schools and programs for their See CAPITAL CAMPAIGN on page 7 The Chronicle

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One of the driving forces behind Durham’s downtown revitalization plan is leaving our city government. Ted Abernathy, the director of Durham’s economic and employment development office, will take a post at the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, a 13-county organization dedicated to economic development. He headed the development office since its creation in 1998. From the start, Abernathy focused on trying to spread the benefits of Durham’s booming economy to all parts of the city, particularly central Durham and downtown. Some of his efforts included the Blue Devil Ventures West Village and the continuing redevelopment of the former American Tobacco warehouses. Current assistant director of economic and employment development Greg Payne, Trinity ’B6, will serve as acting director until a permanent replacement for Abernathy can be found. Payne said that he would continue to work toward the same goals, particularly the transformation of the American Tobacco facility into an upscale retail, office and entertainment complex. Ted Abernathy Abernathy’s departure comes on the heels of a decision by City Manager Lament Ewell, who has also been heavily involved with downtown economic development, to leave for San Diego. But Payne, while disappointed that Abernathy is leaving, said Durham is still in a good economic situation. “I think [Abernathy] is hard to replace because of his creativity, his energy and the fact that he has a lot of good ideas. He’s an idea person,” Payne said. “The good thing is the essentials of Durham’s position have not changed. The economy is certainly one of the most enviable in the country, and certainly in North Carolina.” Ewell agreed that Abernathy's decision to leave would not be disastrous. “Rebuilding cities is not something that can be attributed to one person or two or three people. It takes a team,” Ewell said. “We have built See

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CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER, a professor in the School of Law, told an audience of about 60 people what he thinks of the presidential election Wednesday. Schroeder and three other professors all emphasized the importance of the Constitution in their talk.

Professors ponder future of election By KIMBERLY HOLMES The Chronicle

Nearly a month after election day, America is still without a president and is quickly running out of patience waiting for one. With results pending on the decision of the judicial system to place either Vice President A1 Gore or Governor George W. Bush in the White House, the ongoing presidential election has caused quite a stir in the legal world. Yesterday, Duke Law Professors Jefferson Powell, Thomas Rowe, Christopher Schroeder and William Van Alstyne spoke to a crowded room of 60 students in a luncheon discussion entitled “Election 2000: What Happens Next?” The professors discussed the lawsuits being waged in Florida, the Supreme Court challenge, the role of the Florida legislature in the election and what may happen when Congress convenes in January to count electoral college votes. “What exactly are the issues before the court? First, whether the Florida Supreme Court violated

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federal statutes, and secondly, whether Florida violated Article II of the [U.S.] Constitution,” Powell said. Powell expanded his statement with an illustration ofhow Florida did not violate Article II because “they did no more than to construe and apply laws.” Using the Constitution, he explained the reasoning behind the extended deadlines, the recounts and late votes. Rowe then spoke of the arguments about possible problems concerning whether the issues should or even could be heard in court. Two legal doctrines are likely to come into play in this case, he said. The political question doctrine separates judicial and political issues, and the doctrine of mootness states that if the issue is decided before it reaches the court, it should not be heard. “It is conceivable that the Supreme Court might conclude this is non-justiciable and that it may be a matter for another federal branch,” Rowe said. The See ELECTION FORUM on page 12 P

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Florida governor lends Panel forecasts more medical cost increases support to Legislature Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., Health costs will grow said that it would be an faster than the govern“act of courage” for his ment now assumes and state’s Legislature to conthe long-term financial vene a special session to outlook for Medicare is name its 25 electors if therefore less rosy than Vice President A1 Gore officials assume, a federpersisted in contesting al advisory panel has the state’s balloting. concluded. Aristide officially wins Japanese company to victims Haitian presidency agrees pay Former Haitian PresiIn a potentially farreaching settlement, the dent Jean-Bertrand Arislargest general contractor tide, who faced virtually in Japan agreed to pay no opposition in last Sunabout $4.6 million to the day’s presidential election survivors of nearly 1,000 that was boycotted by the Chinese who were forced major opposition parties, was officially declared the to work in Japanese copmines War in World 11. winner Wednesday. per Columbine parents Clinton tries to expand federal monuments offer settlement President Bill Clinton’s The parents of the Columbine High School administration is atgunmen and a man who tempting to turn federal supplied the two boys with land in western America a weapon have proposed a into national monu$1.6 million settlement for ments, a strategy that victims of the rampage. many see as an intrusion.

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Lawyers for Vice President A1 Gore said Wednesday their only chance for victory in his contest of the

Florida election would be shattered if they have to wait until Saturday to begin counting disputed ballots, and they began an appeal to the Florida Supreme Court to do the counting immediately. The appeal was filed with the District Court of Appeal late Wednesday afternoon, and will be submitted to the state’s highest court early Thursday, Gore’s lawyers said. It essentially asks the Supreme Court to take over

Gore’s contest lawsuit from the slow-moving trial court, to count the ballots itself, and eventually to declare Gore the winner if he wins the recount. But lawyers for Gov. George W. Bush said they had no intention of allowing any hand counting to begin without a vigorous legal fight. To that end, they persuaded Circuit Judge Sanders Sauls to order 1.1 million ballots —every vote cast in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties—brought up from south Florida and placed in the court’s custody. That represents 83 times the

number of disputed ballots that the judge had agreed Tuesday to

transport to Tallahassee at the Gore team’s request. And it could take weeks if not months to count them all, the point that Barry Richard, Bush’s chief trial lawyer here, said he was trying to make in requesting that the ballots be transported here. “We did it to make a point,” Richard said in an interview. “If you recount any ballots, you have to recount all of them. Now, we don’t think any ballots should be counted, because the manual recount of ballots is finished. But in the event the court determines that some ballots should be counted, we wanted them here so they could all be counted.”

Israelis foresee crisis as election looms By DEBORAH SONTAG N.Y. Times News Service

JERUSALEM As the Israeli election campaign unofficially kicked into gear Wednesday, local political experts forecast turbulence on all fronts. Anticipating a rematch of Prime Minister Ehud Barak and the former prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in spring elections, they dourly envisaged a battle between two failed prime ministers against the backdrop of a deeply flawed political system and in the midst of a violent conflict with the Palestinians. And those were the optimists. “It’s a very serious crisis,” said Yaron Ezrahi, a leading political scientist. “In the middle of an emergency

situation between us and the Palestinians, the Knesset is declaring a political war among the Jews. Usually democracies suspend the political process during such times. Not us. We choose to accentuate our domestic conflicts when the country is under siege.” Clearly, the conflict will affect the campaign, and the campaign will affect the conflict. Already Wednesday, Barak canceled a brainstorming session on how to return to the peace table and instead devoted his time to political issues. But the violence would not be put aside; Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinians in Gaza whom they said were terrorists, and Palestinian gunmen critically wounded an Israeli motorist in the West Bank.

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Sherry Caplan, business manager of the law school, succumbed to colon cancer Monday. Even until the end of her illness, she continued coming to work every day. From staff reports

Sherry Caplan, a long-time law school employee and courageous and beloved friend, died Monday at 11:15 p.m. after a long bout with colon cancer. She was 53. Colleagues remember Caplan, the school’s business manager, as a popular and friendly member of the university community, and said she will be missed. “She was a tremendous friend to many of us at the law school,” said Katharine Bartlett, dean of the School of Law. Caplan’s death came as no surprise to many at the law school; Caplan was very open about her disease as she worked for months in spite of it. Sherry Caplan “She was a incredibly courageous human being,” said Mirinda Kossoff, the school’s director of communications. “She didn’t want any of us to feel sorry for her. She continued to work as hard as she could, even up to the time when it became difficult for her walk... The law school was a great deal of her life and she wanted to work.” Caplan worked at the University for 15 years. As business manager, she oversaw the budget and finances of the School of Law. Colleagues said Caplan always ran an organized and efficient budget. “She was a tough task master on the budget, but was always very personable,” said Kossoff. “We’d talk to her about life and her thoughts on death.” A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday in the Divinity School’s York Chapel. Caplan is survived by one son.

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son working on its holiday performance in addition to its weekly Sunday music. “We devote so much time to making it perfect and making it so precise and that’s so respectful,” said senior Carrie Liken, president of the Chapel Choir. “I think that’s what makes it so enjoyable for the choir and the audience.” Some members said they do not mind the hard work, and in fact enjoy the time spent practicing. “For us as individuals, it really starts our Christmas season,” Brown said. “It gives us something to look forward to when we start in August.” Handel’s classic oratorio is divided into three main parts: first, the birth of Christ; second, Christ’s life, suffering and resurrection; and finally, the time when Christ sits enthroned in Heaven while Christians anticipate his final coming. “[Handel] implies this whole story that you can find in the Bible without saying it directly,” Wynkoop said. “A lot of it is told through prophecy, so that means a lot of it is [from the] Old Testament.” Choir members said the best part about the “Messiah” is its appeal to a wide audience. Some of the music, such as the Hallelujah Chorus, is familiar to

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Telling the complete story of Christ in just under two hours and 45 minutes might seem like an impossible feat, but year after year, the Duke University Chapel Choir undertakes the task. The Chapel Choir has been performing its rendition of Handel’s Messiah annually since 1933. The show has become a major arts attraction in North Carolina, proven by a nearly filled Chapel for their past performances. “It’s very important to the community here,” said Elaine Brown, a local resident and Chapel Choir member. “It is such tradition for people.” The Chapel Choir, made up of a combination of North Carolina residents and students, tells this religious story in the form of song accompanied by a professional orchestra of about 30 people. Choir director Rodney Wynkoop said “first-rate” soloists from New York and Boston are some of this year’s highlights, along with the Ciompi Quartet, which will lead the string section. “The orchestra is really some of the best performers around,” Wynkoop said. “It’s really a high level, excellent performance.” most people. That performance does not come without hard But even the unfamiliar interludes can be intriguwork. The choir, which sings at Sunday Chapel ser- ing to listeners. vices during the schoolyear, spends the entire fall seaSee MESSIAH on page 6 “

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PCOBA considers rise in DSG passes two resolutions black student admissions on alcohol policy opinions By WHITNEY BECKETT

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Black undergraduate recruitment led the agenda of Wednesday’s meeting of the President’s Council on Black Affairs. Christoph Guttentag, director of undergraduate admissions, presented inspiring numbers regarding gains in black recruitment to the board. “Last year, we had the most successful year in recruiting AfricanAmerican students,” he told PCOBA. “The only school that is close, in terms of percentage of class, has been Columbia. Even the larger selective schools such as Penn and Cornell don’t have as many black students as we have.” Despite gains, Guttentag and others said there is still room for improvement. “The majority of our African-American applicants are women,” he said, adding that his office is investigating ways to attract more qualified black males to the University, To strengthen the University’s overall black recruitment effort, the Black Student Alliance made a series of proposals to the administration last year. Among the proposals the BSA made was to create a student-of-color phonathon, a web page containing frequently asked questions and a mi-

nority recruitment student advisory committee. Although progress has

been made in a number of these areas, Guttentag said the creation of the advisory committee still needs more attention.

The second half of the meeting addressed the University’s support of the black undergraduate experience. Representatives from a handful of programs and services offered reports to the council. Julian Sanchez, director of the Office of Intercultural Affairs, complained that his office was underfunded and understaffed. BSA President Denis Antoine spoke of the difficulties he encountered while creating the AfricanAmerican Mentoring Program. With so many services available, Dr. Erich Jarvis, an associate professor ofneurobiology, suggested that the University might consider centralizing all of its resources dedicated to black students. Keohane agreed and said previous administrations have tried integrate the University’s services for minority students. “This is an issue of long standing at Duke,” said President Nan Keohane. “Resources and staffing are one issue. Philosophy and how we get each of these programs to support each other is another,”

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Drew Ensign said. ‘That is the job of North Carolina police.... I think the Duke alcohol policy should be silent regarding

state law.” The other alcohol recommendation two alcohol policy statements. While the conveyed the opinions of the student resolutions echoed many similar ideas, body, said Junior David Nefouse, one of one endorsed a collection of opinions of the resolution’s authors. the student body as taken from an meetBy passing this resolution, “DSG isn’t ings with student groups. The other, howclaiming the report is theirs,” Nefouse ever, reflected an overview ofDSG’s views said in his presentation. “N0... this is a reon the current policy. port of the students, by the students and The latter, DSG’s own position, offered for the students.... We aren’t telling the five basic beliefs: that the alcohol policy students what matters should be adshould “focus more on addressing dangerdressed, because in this report, they are ous drinking than on underage drinking;” telling us what matters to them.” that a more restrictive policy aggravates In addition to the two alcohol policies, drinking problems; that the University DSG gave its support to a resolution reshould create a policy that respects stuquesting a Safe Carts program, which dents as “responsible, competent adults would use golf carts to transfer people at able to make reasonable choices;” that a night from one area of the campus to ancondensed or simplified version of the polother, concentrating on the Blue Zone icy should be made available to students; parking lots. The entirely student-run and that the student body is willing to service would operate from 10:00 p.m. to work with the administration in devising 2:00 a.m., seven nights a week. an alcohol policy. IN OTHER BUSINESS: DSG Presi‘The policy we are coming up with will dent Jordan Bazinsky said administraaffect each and every one of you,” co-autors supported “95 percent of everything thor Jasmin French said. “Unfortunately DSG asked for this summer” in its finannot every student can give their input on cial aid recommendation. the alcohol committee, but this can repreThe report suggested creating a fisent their thoughts.” nancial aid guide book and offering aid Before the resolution passed, legislafor international students and sumtors raised questions about the first sugmer programs. gestion and how it might conflict with DSG also approved a survey at Mcstate laws on underage drinking. Donald’s to test student interest in Mc“Duke is under no obligation in itself Donald’s serving breakfast until 2:00 p.m. to enforce North Carolina law,” co-author on weekends.

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Malone, now at VA Hospital, to be arrested upon release

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David Patrick Malone, the man who allegedly entered ‘ Beohane’s office with a and to kill himself Sept. 6, is receiving antidepresHosPltal and will be arrested once he is a If he is convicted on three felony counts of firstdegree kidnapping and one count of having a weapon on campus, Malone could be sentenced up to 50 years in jail.

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Vehicles entered; Two students’ vehicles parked in the Alumni Affairs lot and the adjoining lot across from Chapel Drive were broken into Nov. 19 or 20, Dean said. A white 1990s Buick was seen in the lot at about 9:22 p.m. Nov. 20 and could be linked with the crimes.

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coat from an unlocked closet in 4100 Duke Hospital between 6:50 a.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 23, Dean said.

Robe taken: A student reported that between 1 p.m. Nov. 18 and 1 p.m. Nov. 25, someone stole a plastic bag of clothing worth $lOO and including a dark green Japanese robe from the trunk of his car, which was parked at 1905 Erwin Rd., Dean said. The student reported that the driver’s window had been lowered half an inch.

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Judge: City owes money to charter school Choral piece From staff reports In what could be a precedent-setting case for charter school funding in North Carolina, a judge ruled last week that a school system had inappropriately withheld funding from a

Russell Tucker, who was scheduled to die Dec. 7 for killing a Kmart security guard in 1994, will have his case returned to Forsyth County Superior Court for a hearing with new lawyers. Tucker’s original lawyer, David Smith, said in an affidavit that he had suffered from insomnia and depression while representing Tucker. Smith said he

charter school. Buncombe County Superior Court Judge Robert Payne ruled that the Asheville school system owes the knew that his coFrancine Delany New School for ChilXT counsel, Steven city’s of the funddren a share two of Allen, had misnr ing sources: a county tax designed to m understood the raise supplemental funds for city deadline tor tilschools and a criminal fines and forfeitures fund, which is also given to the ing an appeal with the state Supreme Court, and had intentionally refrained school system. The sum could amount to as much from correcting the mistake because as $236,000 in total over the past he thought Tucker deserved to die. But Smith later admitted his error three years, said representatives for and filed the affidavit detailing his acthe charter school. tions. “I did what I had to do to rectify The case is among the first to atthe situation I created,” Smith said tempt to interpret how state law apearlier this month. “I had to put out plies to dividing money between charter schools and traditional public the truth.” schools. If the ruling survives the apBoard dismisses ad complaint: peal that experts say is sure to come, it could force other school systems to de- The state Board of Elections threw out vote more funding to charter schools in a complaint that Roy Cooper, the their area. Democratic Attorney General-elect, broke campaign laws by broadcasting Court stays Tucker execution: false advertisements just days before The North Carolina Supreme Court the election. unanimously ruled Tuesday to stay The complaint, brought by Dan the execution of a man convicted of Boyce, Cooper’s Republican opponent murder after his lawyer admitted that in the Nov. 7 election, refers to an ad he had prevented him from appealing that accused Boyce’s law firm of suing the decision by intentionally missing a the state and charging taxpayers crucial deadline. $28,000 an hour in fees. Boyce’s firm

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Aluminum tree museum opens: The world’s only official museum for aluminum Christmas trees is scarcely the size of a garage, but it does have a

really long name—the Stephen Paul & Tree Aluminum Jackson Aesthetically Challenged Seasonal Ornament Museum And Research Center, or SPJATACSOMRC for short. The museum opens this Saturday in the lobby of a 90-year-old hotel that Jackson rented for a few hundred dollars. It is open only four days a year, because that is all Jackson can afford. Inside is one of the world’s largest private collections of vintage aluminum Christmas trees, 37, covered with an even bigger collection of the world’s most pathetic Christmas decorations, including an entire set of 40 Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker Christmas balls purchased years ago. Other highlights of the museum include an ornament made of a Cheeto wrapped in foil and an Elvis-themed tree.

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“One of the things that’s interesting is that the music has tons of little things in it that almost everyone can get,” Wynkoop said. “Sure, [some of the musical tricks arel kind of obvious, but it does mean that if people listen, they can take with them and understand [the story] even if they don’t understand Baroque music.” The intricate musical maneuvers are meant to tell a story within themselves. For instance, when alluding to heaven, the singers use high notes.

Naturally, low notes indicate references to hell. “The Messiah is one of the most popular choral works of all time,” Wynkoop said. “One of the reasons it is popular is it’s not really all that high-brow.” The choir’s performance of the piece is meant as a gift to the community as well as to those more directly involved. “I feel like the Messiah in the Duke Chapel is very much a part of the Duke experience,” Ragsdale said. “It was here before I came and will be here after I’m gone.” Tickets for the Messiah performances, scheduled for December 1-3, are available at the Duke University Box Office. ‘

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cials said any additional funds will be dedicated to paying for several new buildings that were not originally anticipated. The Divinity School asked that its goal rise from $35 million to $B5 million. The school wants to strengthen financial aid, infrastructure and funding for interdisciplinary programs. The Nicholas School of the Environment recommended a change from $55 million to $6O million, and will dedicate its increase to technological innovation and expansion. The School of Law recommended its goal change from $5O million to $55 million, to increase the number of faculty. The trustees will have to evaluate the priorities of each school’s plan and the amount of resources dedicated to each. If they decide the priorities are appropriate, the board will then have to determine whether raising the goal is the best way to provide for such priorities, taking into consideration the general health of the economy and the ability of the University to hit its new target. “One of the big [variables] is the state of the economy,” President Nan Keohane said. “We have very loyal alumni, and I’m sure there are a great number of them out there who want to give. But no matter how loyal you are, if your stock is reduced by 90 percent, you’ve got some limits on giving.” The University has already collected 89 percent of its original $1.5 billion goal, and officials acknowledge the possibility of achieving that amount by the end ofthis academic year. Administrators have wrestled with the idea ofboosting the goal for some time, and they have said consistently that they will not extend the 2003 deadline for the efforts. Some argued that the University should play it safe and continue raising funds without raising their goal. Others disagreed. “There are two schools of thought and, believe me, they’ve been expressed,” said Peter Vaughn, director of communications and donor relations for University development. “Raising the goal gives you something to shoot f0r..., but people who have worked on this [campaign] have seen that there are cycles where it was hard to raise funds.” Despite those cycles, many schools have been successful in their fundraising since the campaign’s beginning in January 1996. The Pratt School has already surpassed its goal by $57 million, and the athletics department has surpassed its own goal by $35 million. •

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Although the athletics department was not a part of the overall strategic planning initiative, several unanticipated construction projects—the Sheffield Tennis Center and the Schwartz-Butters Athletic Center, for example—have become unexpectedly costly. Athletic department officials had set their original campaign goal before Athletic Director Joe Alieva took office in 1998. “Our original plan was missing some significant pieces. The largest part of this is new facilities,” said Susan Ross, director of athletic development, adding that “just as a provost change affected academic planning, the change in directors brought some changes

in athletics.” If the trustees approve an increase of the goal, many officials said they are confident of the University’s ability to collect the extra $5OO million. But

some said that even with such an increase, many aspects of the University need more money. Ross of the athletic department and Katharine Bartlett, dean of the School of Law, all said they needed more than what they recommended, but were insecure about the opportunity to raise more. Bartlett said she would have liked to recommend an increase to $75 million, but was unsure if the law school had the alumni support or resources to achieve such a goal. “There are different degrees of ambitiousness that one could be driving for,” she said. “We think we’ll meet 55. It’s not clear that we have the base for the 75.” Others said they would continue to raise funds even after they achieved their new goals. “If we make it to 130, it would be the bare minimum we need,” Ross said. “We would continue to look at our possibilities.”

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Letters to the Editor

Gore’s actions, not Bush’s, tarnish the presidency The complaint of a Clinton-Gore supporter in the Nov. 28 issue of The Chronicle that Texas Gov. George W. Bush has tarnished the presidency makes me laugh out loud—after cigars, Lincoln room and an solicitations impeachment, I think it’s fair to say that that ship has sailed. Calls upon Vice President A1 Gore to concede for the public good are appropriate—the problem is

that we are dealing with a pathetically ambitious man who hasn’t the first conception of what the public good entails. He’s not the bigger person (without engineering he wouldn’t even be a person). If nothing else, this past election has taught us what A1 Gore is truly

about—himself.

away that under one percent lead that Gore insists on pounding his chest about. Here’s a reality check—there is essentially a 50-50 divide in this country about the presidency—no matter who wins, about half will be

Who is Gore fighting for?

Certainly not military personnel. Certainly not people who voted in predominantly

Republican areas. Just like his tax plan, Gore is pushing for a targeted democracy. Everyone is equal and has the right to be counted. It’s just that some are more equal than others. If Gore were truly interested in fairness, then he would have to call for a nationwide recount

by hand. If dimples count in Florida, they need to count in Oregon, New Mexico and even Georgia. Maybe it wouldn’t change the electoral outcome, but it might allow more people to “be heard”—if that’s all Gore truly wants. Perhaps most interestingly, maybe Bush would overtake Gore in the popular vote, thus wiping

disappointed. With the push

for 600 in Florida, you are disgruntling millions, while at the same time dragging

the country through endless and compounding legal battles. I’m no politician, but that doesn’t seem like a truly statesman-like approach. In any case, for the good of the country, it needs to stop. According to a recent CNN poll, 56 percent of the nation thinks Gore should concede. Let’s honor the people’s voice. Sarah Baumgartel

Trinity ’Ol see /28/09Losertake.html column, http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/chronicle/2000/11 for referenced

Letter writer sees Chronicle bias where none exists I was quite surprised to see “Franksville” mentioned in a letter in the Nov. 28 issue alleging that The

one “oversight” in no way should be viewed as “discrim-

Chronicle discriminates against Asians. Our little

Chronicle covered both an “Islamic Awareness” prayer and the black “Jubilee Singers.” If you really want to address a Chronicle oversight, have the editor explain to the Duke community exactly why the idiotic comic strip of the “Bigfoot: King Netherworld” continues to

tenting joke seems like an unnecessary and un warranted target of such anger,

inatory”. In the Nov. 20 edimentioned, tion The

ability. The paper’s time and resource-deprived staff cannot feasibly be at all events that happen on campus—however significant they are deemed. The mere substance of one-fourth page of backcover material shouldn’t ignite such claims of “discrimination.” “Franksville” should be viewed as sarcasti-

However “trivial” and “significant” this act might seem to Steve Chu, its truth, namely cally reflective of school disthe lack of support for the interest in the football team, Duke football team, is however trivial and insignificant to some that might be. appear in print. inescapable. The Chronicle consistently Minority events are, in my Taylor COLLISON covers events that are of sig- opinion, covered by The nificance to minorities. This Chronicle to the best of their Trinity ’O4 for referenced letter, see http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/chronicle/2000/11 /28/08Chronicleexhibits.html

Pep teams helped in volleyball’s recent victories The Duke volleyball team would like to thank the Duke University Marching Band and cheerleading squad for all their support during the 2000 fall season. These groups epitomized the Blue Devil spirit

that characterizes this university and makes Duke so special. The Band’s enthusiasm helped propel the volleyball team to great play versus archrival University of North Carolina in both the regular

season and ACC tournament. We cannot thank you enough.

Josie Weymann Trinity ’O3 The writer is a member ofthe Duke volleyball team.

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To the spoiled goes the victory Little, if anything, has gone right in this presidential election

screen, however, but on the op-ed pages of our local newspapers. The quacks and conspiracy theorists are coming out of the woodwork, talking about ballot tampering and making other attacks on the members of both parties, as well as both Maureen McClarnon candidates. During the past year, IVe noticed that partisan (usually Well, how can anyone not write Republican) individuals are writing bruabout the election? My only other choictally nasty letters to the News & es are rampant holiday consumerism Observer, both about A1 Gore and the and what’s going on between Israelis paper itself, which apparently sits to the and Palestinians. far left of Che Guevera. Snide insinuaFirst, I’d like to tell the 24-hour news tions and amusing little jabs are one networks that it’s not breaking news if thing, but out-and-out nastiness is entireyou’re reporting on some event in its ly another. People’s willingness to take entirety. Breaking news requires the time out of their day to write letters to the event to be in progress and for reporting editor just to say that Democrats are eatto occur while it’s unfolding. Second, we ing ballots and sipping mai tais on the should ditch CNN for CCNN (Comedy beach is alarming. All of the sudden, peoCentral News Network), because Jon ple are living in this extremelyblack-andStewart is consistently more intelligent white world in which the good guys not than 85 percent of the reporters on the only have the moral high-ground but tickother cable news channels; He’s funny on ets for an elevator that goes straight to purpose. For this, Jon holds a very special heaven when they die. The bad guys are place in my heart. Actually, I wouldn’t rapscallions, vile little worms who will even watch all ofthis @#s&% coverage if stop at nothing to get their way. it weren’t for my partner, who’s addicted Let me put it this way: Both candito any sort of long-term disaster coverage dates are being vile and childish; I didn’t that occurs on multiple networks, and want either as a president before, and he’s not even a citizen! He’s Canadian, now I just find them both fairly repellent. and I think he’s laughing at us (or at least Bush has had everything handed to him he would be, if he didn’t have to live here). on a silver platter; not only is this sort of Frankly, I have no desire to listen to frustration new to him, but it’s just plain the rantings of people whose opinions wrong, as far as he’s concerned. His simply don’t matter. John Sununu, for daddy and his millionaire friends won’t example, was trotted out by MSNBC be much help this time. Gore, on the early on in this brouhaha. It’s not as if other hand, is just as obviously ticked off, Sununu were some great, upstanding guy and he’ll try every trick in the book to in our government at one time. Au conkeep from being bested by a man who is traire! I’m waiting to see what else the such an obvious intellectual inferior. CNN cat drags in. I’m hoping for Fawn We need to put thesekids in the sandHall, maybe Ollie North—maybe even box and teach them how to share. In fact, Paula Jones or Monica. Or how about if Bush is so set on this whole unifying Britney Spears? She’s not old enough to thing, he should have no problem with sharing the presidency with Al. They vote, but I’m sure she has an opinion. The scariest things aren’t on the could do alternate years or try to do the

Rant, rave and squaredance

entire term together. Look, Georgie, your bucket isn’t very useful without sand, but Al has sand and needs a bucket, so if either of you wants to get something built, you’ll have to pool your resources. Al, stop kicking sand at George! I’ll be honest: I’d prefer a Democratic administration. To understand why, just take a look at Thanksgiving: Al and Tippfer gave boxes of food to needy people; George and Laura went to a potluck, and Laura was in charge of the salads. This, in a nutshell, is what a G.W. administration would look like: Handouts to the people he knows (and owes) and nothing nutritious for the rest of the country to nibble on. I want a president who tries to do stuff for people outside of the government—people who aren’t giving him something in exchange. And I like Tipper, who really does seem to care about homeless people (and other groups she works with) and who is honest enough to speak about her own depression publicly. Laura Bush, on the other hand, is very active

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with her country club and other society people (I found this out from A&E’s ‘The Candidates’ Wives” Biography special), and she probably wouldn’t even admit to having a run in her stocking, ever. I’ve sort of resigned myself to the fact that Bush will most likely be the next president. He’s done so well with uniting disparate factions so far that I can’t wait to see him in action when he has real power. He’s not the brightest of bears: I fear other countries will laugh and use “our leaders may be corrupt or violent or just plain evil, but they generally aren’t, umm, cranially challenged.” He’s not set up for four years of smooth sailing, what with a divided Congress and a divided, grumpy country, and I can only hope he’ll follow in his dad’s footsteps by missing re-election. On the bright side, I won’t have to hear that c-word any more. Maureen McClarnon is a graduate student in sociology.

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The need for the Electoral College Into the fire

Marko Djuranovic By now, almost everyone has chimed in on the presidential election results, be these results official or not. Some are finding important lessons in this mess while others are finding new bull’s eye targets for their dartboards—I hear Ralph Nader is a popular one in Democratic households, although he is quickly being replaced by the likes of Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris and Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Theresa “Butterfly” LePore. I figured that I’d throw in my own two chad as well. From the get-go, I’ll admit that had I written this column Nov. 8, I would have bashed the Electoral College. But upon further review and numerous discussions with those more knowledgeable than myself, I’ve changed my mind. Instead of highlighting the inadequacies of the Electoral College, I think this election really shows the merits of this oft-criticized system of electing our commander-in-chief. Many have said that if Texas Gov. George W. Bush proves the winner, it will be on a technicality, since his popular vote total is less than Vice President A1 Gore’s. But this view misses the point, for the popular vote is not the foundation of this country—after all, this country’s official name is the United States of America. Although the Constitution begins with the words “We the Pe0p1e...,” it is essentially the 50 states that frame the nation’s laws and direct its course. In the same vein, who the 50 states want as the presi-

dent is more important than who the American people want—and that’s how it ought to be. This may seem like a strange claim to make, but there are very good reasons for it. Just imagine how much abolishing the Electoral College would change the character of the presidential election, especially the campaigns. Without the Electoral College, a 5 percentage-point swing in California would be more important than the combined vote total of the entire state of Delaware. There would be little incentive for

presidential candidates to hunt for votes in the areas without large concentrations of voters. Why would either Bush or Gore bother to take their campaign

trails through the Dakotas when the same half-a-million votes could be obtained by pushing for a greater voter turnout in Florida, New York or Texas? Instead, by having a winner-takes-all system, candidates are currently forced to spend some time in every state because the risks of completely ignoring small states can add up. Although Florida is proving to be the key to victory this year, one shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that out of the 29 states Bush carried, 19 of them were worth less than 10 electoral votes each. But when combined, these states accounted for more than half of Bush’s total electoral vote. Some have also stated that the Electoral College doesn’t change much because a candidate can still clinch the presidency solely by focusing on the larger states. For example, adding up the electoral votes from California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina and Georgia would be enough to win the presidency. But that’s exactly the point. Look at this list of states. If you can find a platform that wins you the majority of votes in each of these states, congratula-

tions—you’ve also found the golden middle and you’re likely to sweep the rest of the states as well. Any man who can unite the above-listed states truly deserves the Oval Office. And the best part of this political engineering is that the opposite holds true as well. You cannot win the presidency without winning at least one of these states. In this manner, winning the election is not a matter of getting just any votes—you have to get votes from a variety of states. The system, of course, is not without its drawbacks. After all, under the Electoral College system every vote does not count equally. In the 2000 election, a single vote cast in Oregon, Wisconsin or Florida was more valuable than a single vote in California, Texas or Connecticut. Had an additional 5,000 supporters cast their ballots for A1 Gore in Texas, the effect on the election would have been insignificant. But if these ballots were cast in Florida, A1 Gore would now be preparing for the presidency instead of making announcements five minutes prior to Monday Night Football. But which would you rather have —a system where the candidates ignore the same low population areas of the nation year after year or as a system where the importance of a single vote rises exponentially as the race for a particular state grows tighter? I’d take the latter any day. This is why I think the true lesson of the 2000 election isn’t the cliche “every vote matters so go vote in the next election kids.” If we look past all the recounts, challenges and pregnant chad we can see an election that highlighted the utility and the purpose of the Electoral College.

Marko Djuranovic is the medical center editor Chronicle and a Trinity junior.

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� Duke launches Toys for Tots drive The athletic department is joining with the U.S. Marine Corp Reserves to collect new and used toys, as well as canned food at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The drive began last night at the women's basketball game against Charlotte and will continue with the men’s game against Davidson next Tuesday. The toys will be distributed to the Durham Rescue Mission, Oxford Orphanage and other local organizations.

� Parks traded to LA Former Duke basketball standout Cherokee Parks was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday. Parks has averaged only 3.7 points per game after 13 games with the Washington Wizards so far this season. Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor said the 6foot-11,230 lb. native of Huntington Beach, Calif., will add considerable size and experience.

� Friedgen returns to alma mater to coach Maryland announced yesterday the hiring of Ralph Friedgen as the Terrapins’ new head football coach. Freidgen comes to Maryland after serving as offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech and 29 years as an assistant at various schools, including a stint with Maryland under Bobby Ross. Freidgen replaces Ron Vanderlinden, who was fired last week after positing his second consecutive 5-6 season.

Duke puts down frisky 49ers team By EVAN DAVIS

After the No. 3 Blue Devils finally broke out of their sluggish play with an explosive 15-0 run to begin the second half, one had to wonder what coach Gail Goestenkors told her team during the break.

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Duke 78 The No. 3 women’s basketball team (7Charlotte 59 0) continued to steamroll its opposition last night with a 78-59 victory over the Charlotte 49ers (1-3) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. While the 49ers’ Alicia Abernathy led all scorers with 17 points, Duke’s tandem of Georgia Schweitzer and Sheana Mosch combined to score 23 points as the Blue Devils overtook their Conference USA foe. When the two teams headed to the locker room at halftime, however, they appeared to be evenly matched. Abernathy’s seven first-half points paced the 49ers to only a 31-23 halftime deficit. “DQ give Charlotte a lot of credit,” Duke coach Gail Goestenkors remarked. “I thought they did a great

Thomas Steinberger Game Commentary Rather than admonishing their lack of aggressiveness or giving a motivational speech, Goestenkors pointed to a much more

mundane

job against our pressure, made the extra pass, and really broke us down several times in the first half.... I thought they did a great job. They weren’t intimidated and I felt like we were not ready to play initially and they took advantage of that.” Absent from the first half was Duke’s typical ball control. Usually a well-disciplined team, the Blue Devils committed an unusually high number of turnovers during the game’s first 20 minutes. “I felt like we were being careless with the basketball,” Goestenkors said. “We ended up REGAN HSU/THE CHRONICLE with 13 turnovers at halftime and they only had two steals, which MISSY WEST, who celebrated her birthday last night, also celebrated 2-for-4 threeSee CHARLOTTE on page 16 � point shooting en route to a 78-59 Duke victory.

reason that turned the game around. “We changed presses,” the coach said, referring to the 1-3-1 trap that Duke used for the first time this season and which forced the 49ers into 19 secondhalf turnovers. Sophomore Sheana Mosch agreed, after admitting that the Blue Devils took the scrappy Charlotte

team too lightly. “I think a lot of [the runl had to do with switching defenses,” said Mosch.

“They weren’t expecting it and we were able to get a lot of steals off of it.” Although that change may have been the spark that disrupted Charlotte’s See COMMENTARY on page 15 �

Blue Devils meet Sun Devils in NCAAs By ANDREA BOOKMAN The Chronicle

� The Final Four matchup that was not

One thing is certain about tomorrow night’s NCAA tournament volleyball game, Duke’s first since 1994. The Devils will prevail, but it remains to be seen whether they will be of the Blue or Sun variety.

Two of last year’s Final Four teams, No. 3 Michigan State and No. 6 North Carolina, faced off last night. With a 42-29 lead at the half, the Spartans never relinquished the lead in the second half and went on to a 77-64 win.

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Pete Gillen had a great night as Chris Williams and Donald Hand both notched 24 points and the No. 21 Cavaliers forced 23 turnovers against Purdue in a runaway 98-79 victory. The Boilermakers were coming off a 72-69 win over previously topranked Arizona last week.

iiijiiiiiiigiii “I wouldn’t want to continually subject our teams to the anticipation of being selected and fairly considered when it just doesn’t happen.”

Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen, threatening to pull his league out of the BCS.

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will face Arizona JILL SONNE launching a kill during the regular season in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Championships State in the first round of the NCAA

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“He really showed us a lot. He was the man down there. I expect that. Kris Lang is a player who can put up 20 points and 10 rebounds every night.”

� Duke’s rebounding woes continue Suffering from a lack of depth and experience inside, the Blue Devils have had constant trouble cleaning up the boards this season. So far, Duke has outrebounded its opponents by a mere 213199, an unimpressive figure considering that the Blue Devils have played lightly regarded Army and Princeton this season. In particular, Duke was outrebounded Tuesday night by Illinois 42-27.

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� Strong Booze

Duke sophomore center Carlos Boozer has unexpectedly taken the early lead in the race for the Blue Devils’ top scorer. The Alaska native has averaged 18.3 ppg over his first six games, nearly three points more on average than fellow sophomore Jason Williams and senior Shane Battier.

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very well play them again come March.” Shane Battier,

Maryland, who, in the preseason, was viewed by many as a top-10 team nationally and as a contender for the ACC title, has slipped into mediocrity at the start of this young season. The Terrapins’ current record stands at a meager 1-3, although two of these losses have come against respectable teams like No. 9 Illinois and the No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers, which made the Final Four last season.

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“We’re amazingly small now. I thought these days were over a couple of years ago, but because of the situation we’ve put ourselves in, we’re small again.”

� Blue Devil theft

Herb Sendek, commenting on N.C. State’s lack of size due

Apparently, coach Mike Krzyzewski’s preseason emphasis on defense has paid off. The No. 1 Blue Devils have been stifling on the defensive end, especially in the steals category, where they lead the conference with 11.8 per game. Even more staggering is the fact that their total number of steals (71) is 26 more than any other ACC team.

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Blue Devils’ defense drops 49ers

REGAN HSUmiE CHRONICLE

GEORGIA SCHWEITZER and ALANA BEARD set a trap.

COMMENTARY from page 13

confidence, the biggest difference was in the attitude of two of Duke’s leading scorers: freshman Alana Beard and Naismith player of the year candidate, senior Georgia Schweitzer. Beard made up for an off-night offensively with four steals in the second half, which helped lead to seven quick points by the senior Schweitzer during the run. Both players exhibited a big increase in their intensity to start the second period, swarming the slower Charlotte backcourt and attacking the basket continually. Their explosiveness contrasted a first half in which the freshman phenom Beard did not even attempt a shot. “Early in the second half, we played some excellent basketball,” said Goestenkors. “[The trap] really disrupted them.” The run, in which the Blue Devils held Charlotte without a field goal for over five-and-ahalf minutes, indicated just how good the talented and deep Duke squad can be. During one stretch, the 49ers turned it over an astonishing five straight times, repeatedly getting trapped by Beard, Schweitzer and others in their half-court set. “We just didn’t attack it,” Charlotte coach Ed Baldwin said. “When you play a team like that, you figure that sooner or later they are going to make a run.”

The other 35 minutes of the game, however, showed that a team who can take care of the basketball can have a measure of success against the young Blue Devils. An unimpressed Goestenkors was aggravated by Duke’s 26 turnovers and lack of cohesion during the first half and toward the end of the game. “We’re going to have a hard practice tomorrow,” said Goestenkors. “We’re going to be running quite a bit for our turnovers.” Duke did shoot 67 percent from the field in the second half, but turned the ball over frequently and never seemed to get Beard and fellow freshman standout Iciss Tillis into their rhythm. Also largely missing was Duke’s perimeter game, as the Blue Devils made just three three-pointers on only eight attempts. The Blue Devils’ previous season low for attempts was 13, and they have made an average of more than six per game this year. Goestenkors’ disappointed face after the game suggested that she knows Duke will have to play more than five minutes of good basketball against stronger teams.

Baldwin was nonetheless impressed by Duke’s effort and he predicted a big season as the year unfolds for the Blue Devils. “We tried to prepare for it, but how are you supposed to prepare for it against a team this talented?” he said. “They’ll go far this year.”

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Duke in Ist NCAA Duke turns up aggressiveness in 2nd half tourney since 1994 � VOLLEYBALL from page 16 Minnesota may have a distinct advantage this weekend, as the Golden Gophers are comfortable at home. Before it gives much attention to its more formidable host, though, Duke must focus on Arizona State, a squad with a .500 record in a top conference, the Pac-10. The Sun Devils finished only fifth in their league, but the Pac-10 is a stacked conference that sent six teams to the NCAA tournament this season. The ACC, on the other hand, only received three bids —for Duke, ACC tourney champion North Carolina and regular-season victors GeorgiaTech. Duke coach Jolene Nagel is quick to point out that although Arizona State comes from a tough conference, the Sun Devils look a lot like Duke in terms of national prominence. ‘They went to the NCAA tournament last year, but it’s not as if they have a 20-year streak of tournament appearances,” Nagel said. “Their tournament experience is something that cannot be discounted, but they are similar to us in that they have been on-and-off in

the postseason.” Meanwhile, in only her second year at Duke’s helm, Nagel has the team in a bracket they have not occupied since before most of the current players could drive. The last time the Blue Devils participated in an NCAA tournament, all-ACC freshman Krista Dill and her classmates were still in middle school. Duke was by no means a lock for the NCAA tournament bid it received last Sunday, though. After a rough streak midseason in which the Blue Devils dropped five straight matches, it looked like Duke would once again finish its season in November. But an inspired run in the ACC tournament, during which Duke knocked off top-seed Georgia Tech before falling to North Carolina in the final round, convinced the selection committee. Now the Blue Devils are busy watching videotapes of Arizona State and practicing tough serving and cross-court digging. Arizona State is known in the Pac-10 for its dig-heavy defense, leading the conference with an average of 18.9 digs per game. “We feel we can probably pick apart their defense,” Dorrette Burwell said. “We’re not the most powerful hitters, we don’t slam the ball through the court, but we are very good at picking our shots and making them.” Krista Dill said yesterday at practice that ball control and momentum should also play a key role in tomorrow night’s game. “I think we can take advantage of their ball control,” she said. ‘They’re not as -strong with that. We are going to come out on top by controlling the really long rallies.” The Sun Devils are led by outside hitters Amanda Burbridge and Jami Coughlin. Burbridge, a senior, recorded an outstanding 5.63 kills per game throughout the season, placing her in the top 10 nationally for that statistic. “We want to take them out of their game,” outside hitter Jill Sonne said. “We really want to do everything we can to stop them from having their best game against us.”

Duke consistently relies on All-ACC performers Dill and Sonne, as well as junior outside hitter Ashley Harris. The trio is responsible for almost nine of the Blue Devils’ average 15.5 kills per game. Of course, Nagel hopes the Devils who win tomorrow night’s contest are the Blue ones. And she is proud of the team she says achieved a big goal by focusing on the smaller, day-to-day ones. “They have put in a lot of hard work to develop themselves as players and as athletes,” Nagel said. “Not everyone gets a chance to play in an NCAA tournament. It’s very exciting. I knew at the beginning of the season we had the ability to do this, but I’m not sure we realized as a team what we were capable of. It was always a goal, but there were always smaller goals along the way.”

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CHARLOTTE from page 13 meant, in my mind, we had 11 cases where we were careless with the basketball.” Also absent from first-half action was Alana Beard scoring ability. Duke’s freshman sensation did not attempt a shot in her eight first-half minutes and registered only two assists. Goestenkors recognized her team’s lackluster performance, calling a timeout less than five minutes into the game following consecutive turnovers by Mosch and forward Iciss Tillis. “We were having breakdowns,” Goestenkors said. “We were rushing things on offense and on defense I thought we were having some mental breakdowns.” The 49ers’ persistence seemed to surprise the Blue Devils, who had not expected to be involved in such a closely contested affair. “They did a great job of really trying to attack us,” Mosch said. “They came out and they were ready to play.... We took them a little too lightly—we

didn’t expect them to come at us as aggressively as they did.” Knowing that the 49ers refused to simply roll over and die, the Blue Devils came out ready to play for the game’s final 20 minutes. After going into halftime with

only an eight-point lead, Schweitzer and Mosch looked to change the tempo. They combined to score 11 of Duke’s points during the Blue Devils’ 15-0 run to open the half. After establishing a 23-point lead, Duke was finally able to utilize the rest of its bench. Thirteen Blue Devils appeared in the scoring column, including Krista Gingrich, still recovering from a knee injury. While the Blue Devils’ bench didn’t jeopardize the lead, Goestenkors was somewhat displeased with their game. “Early in the second half we played some excellent basketball, and then once again we lost our focus when we began to go deep into our bench—that’s an area that we definitely need to work on,” she said. “Overall, [I am] happy to win, but not happy with our performance.”

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