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To tame a Wildcat Duke will try to break the nation’s longest losing streak when it takes on Northwestern this weekend. See page 13

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Stock markets endure sell-off University By GRETCHEN MORGENSON

confirms 4 N.Y. deaths

NEW YORK Investors survived the first day of stock trading in six days with significant losses but a sense of triumph. Stock prices plummeted in seconds after the opening bell Monday but never succumbed to the

Two other Duke alumni are missing and presumed dead. Alumni Affairs has accounted for all other alumni.

On the first day of trading since last Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, New York’s stock markets absorbed big drops with the help of the Federal Reserve Board. New York Times News Service

frenzied selling that government and business leaders had worked hard to avoid. Trading resumed at a brisk pace, even as the financial community returned to work with heavy hearts after the World Trade Center disaster. Just a few blocks away from the New York Stock Exchange, workers continued to dig remains out of a mountain ofrubble. Given their first chance to buy and sell stocks, investors pushed broad stock market gauges down 7 percent out of concern that world economies, fragile even before the terrorist attack, would weaken further in days ahead. The Federal Reserve Board and other central banks, with an eye on staggering economies in Europe and Asia, attempted to rejuvenate spending and shore up investor confidence. The Fed cut its benchmark federal funds rate by one-half of a percentage point to 3 percent. The European Central Bank followed, cutting its benchmark rate by one-half a percentage point to 3.75 percent. In another show of support, corporations pledged to buy significant amounts of their shares in the open market, and the big brokerage firms refrained from issuing negative investment opinions on individual companies. President George W. Bush, who had spent recent days trying to calm the nation, delivSee ECONOMY on page 9 �

By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle

ARMY NATIONAL GUARDSMAN Tim Grant stands guard in the financial district near the reopened New York Stock Exchange and the site of the collapsed World Trade Center.

A week after last Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, University officials have increased the number of alumni confirmed or presumed dead to six. Todd Rancke, Trinity ’Bl, was working at Sandler O’Neill & Partners, an investment bank, on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center last Tuesday. The Summit, N.J., native remains missing. His sister, Cindy Rancke Bienemann, Trinity ’7B, and other members of his family were on the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes Sunday night, talking about the search for Rancke. “Our first day was spent going from hospital to hospital,” she said Monday. “We had a list.... St. Vincent’s was the main point of information at that time.” Bienemann and Rancke’s father worked at the World Financial Center near the two towers, and their niece worked in the same tower as Rancke. Bienemann said her brother talked to his wife on the phone and two others Tuesday morning. “He talked to Debbie around 9 a.m.” she said. “He was on the phone with his See

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Durham stru ggles to provide affordable housing By RUTH CARLITZ The Chronicle

Staying in homeless shelters, living in motels, dwelling in substandard housing—these are just some of the ways Durham residents deal with the current affordable housing crisis. A combination ofrising housing prices and stagnant incomes for low wage workers has led to an increasing shortage of affordable housing, defined as housing that costs at most 30 percent of a renter’s income. Lanier Blum, director of the Regional Affordable Living Program in Durham County, said the county has always had affordability problems. “But in the past 10 years, in all the rapidly growing metro areas, you’re seeing these dramatic increases in the housing gap,” he said. And housing is only becoming more unaffordable. Among metropolitan areas nationwide, the Triangle had the fifth largest increase in the housing wage from 1999 to 2000, at 14.6 percent. The state suffered only a 1.8 percent increase. But to afford the fair market rent on a privately owned, safe, sanitary two-bedroom unit in Durham County, a renter would need an ;

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hourly wage of $14.52, compared with a state housing wage of $10.16, according to a 2000 study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. A resident making the minimum wage of $5.15 would need to work 113 hours per week to afford the same two-bedroom unit. In addition to affecting renters, the affordable housing crisis extends to would-be homeowners. Durham County’s home-ownership rate is 54.3 percent, according to Census 2000 data. This lags behind the national average of 66.8 percent ownership.

Reasons for the shortage

The cause ofthe affordable housing shortage is twofold, said Blum. Though the median income in North Carolina has risen in the past 10 years, the average inflation-adjusted income of the lowest 40 percent ofhouseholds has not. At the same time, housing prices have increased dramatically, leading to the current crisis faced by poor families. The rise in housing prices pushes manufacturers to build at the high end, where their efforts are more likely to be profitable. The nonprofit sector provides some assistance in terms

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HOUSES ON BEAKLEY STREET, built by Habitat for Humanity, provide some Durham residents with affordable housing. There is an increasing shortage of such housing in the county. See HOUSING on page 8 Duke has a rich tradition of a capella. Members of the The Durham City Council will look into alleviating consinging groups say they enjoy reaching a broad audience residents at cerns raised by Northgate Park neighborhood See 3 on the University's campus. See page 4 night. page a council meeting Monday *

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FBI boosts investigation efforts

The FBI stepped up its search for possible collaborators in Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, detaining 49 people for questioning and casting a global dragnet for as many as 200 others. •

Bush advocates tolerance towards Muslims

President George W. Bush visited Washington’s largest Islamic center Monday and asked the public to view Arabs and Muslims living in the U.S. as American patriots, saying that intimidation and harassment of them “will not stand in America.” •

Violence continues in Israel and Palestine

Gun battles in the West Bank and Gaza Strip left one Palestinian dead and 15 wounded Monday. Four Israeli soldiers were also hurt in the fighting, which came despite U.S. efforts to broker truce talks. •

Chechen rebels attack Russian-held city

Rebels in breakaway Chechnya shot down a Russian helicopter Monday, killing two generals and eight colonels. They attacked the republic’s second-biggest city, Gudermes, in the largest rebel assault in months •

Irish Catholic leader steps down

John Hume, a leader of the Catholic civil rights movement in Northern Ireland for the last 40 years and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, announced Monday in Belfast that he was stepping down as head of the province’s Social Democratic and Labor Party. News briefs compiled from wire reports.

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Afghan Islamic leaders will decide the fate of terrorist Osama bin Laden today By MARGARET COKER Cox News Service

The ISLAMABAD,- Pakistan supreme leader of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban promised a response today to the U.S. ultimatum that his militant group hand over suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden or face massive military reprisals. After a three-hour meeting with Pakistani envoys Monday, Mullah Mohammed Omar said a council of Afghanistan’s top Islamic leaders would decide the fate of bin Laden, the chief suspect in last week’s attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press quoted Taliban spokesperson

Abdul Hai Mutamaen as calling the meetings “positive.” But Pakistan’s foreign minister did not hold much hope that bin Laden would be delivered. “It would take a miracle for the Taliban to hand over Osama bin Laden,” Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar told the British Broadcasting Corp. In Washington, President George W. Bush said Monday the United States wants bin Laden “dead or alive.” Secretary ofState Colin Powell said “We mean no ill” to Afghanistan. But Powell warned that the United States may be forced to take military action because, “All roads lead to the leader of that [terrorist] organization... and his location is Afghanistan.”

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Europe urges caution on U.S. response By CHARLES SENNOTT The Boston Globe Even as European allies continued to exLONDON press sympathy and support for America Monday in its battle against terrorism, the older empires of Europe offered words of caution. In England, France and Germany, leaders expressed wariness of President George W. Bush’s escalating rhetoric of war, and what they fear may be plans for massive airstrikes and a ground invasion of Afghanistan. Many Europeans see such moves as misguided and possibly falling into “a diabolical trap,” as the French foreign minister put it, aimed at pulling the United States into a war it cannot win. The most troubling aspect of the US war planners’ preparations, European military analysts say, is sketchy intelligence on the precise whereabouts of the Saudi exile '

“God does not love the aggressors.”

Monday, the Taliban ordered Afghanistan’s airspace closed to international flights, and warned that planes would be shot out of the sky. The measure was apparently aimed at preventing U.S. or allied reconnaissance planes from looking for bin Laden, whose exact whereabouts are not known. The Pakistani delegation’s lack of success Monday added to a feeling of apprehension at the PakistaniAfghan border, where tens of thousands of Afghan citizens massed, hoping to flee what they expect will be massive bombing of their country. Pakistan said Monday that it would not allow any Afghan refugees

Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in the deadly attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Europeans—especially America’s staunchest ally, the British—are expressing hesitation at committing special forces to a first-phase ground operation that would seek to apprehend bin Laden because, intelligence analysts say, they feel it is not based on reliable information. “We have to assemble the evidence, present it and then pursue those responsible,” the British prime minister, Tony Blair, told CNN Sunday, trying to tread a careful line between public support for the United States in crisis and calls in Britain for caution about the exact terms of Bush’s plans for retaliation. The German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, and foreign minister, Joschka Fischer, similarly called for a cautious approach and a well-thought-out response. “We need to react with a cool head. It is not about revenge,” said Fischer.

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City Council tries to ease traffic woes � The widening of 1-85 caused

increased traffic in the Northgate Park neighborhood, troubling many residents. By MATT ATWOOD The Chronicle

The Durham City Council voted Monday night to try to help a residential neighborhood cope with a traffic influx caused by the widening of Interstate 85—via crosswalks, speed bumps and

sidewalks.

About 10 residents of the Northgate Park neighborhood told the council that they were dismayed to see their normally quiet streets filled with traffic that usually travels on the much busier West Club Boulevard. The boulevard was closed starting Monday for construction projects related to the interstate widening, and will remain closed for up to 90 days. In the meantime, the city has set up a detour through the neighborhood. But this has residents concerned for their safety. “It’s taking your life in your hands just to cross the street to go see your neighbors,” said Jim Corbitt, a resident of the neighborhood who attended at the meeting with his wife Michelle and their infant child. Corbitt was one of several residents who said they had chosen to five in the

Northgate Park neighborhood because of its community atmosphere, which they said is now being threatened. “It feels like we’re under attack right now,” said Elizabeth Gray, accompanied by her daughter Hannah. “The very thing that made this neighborhood so special has been taken from us.” And Cheryl Sweeney, president of

the Northgate Neighborhood Association, said the city administration had not done a sufficient job gathering public input. Council members said they sympathize with the neighborhood’s concerns, but that there was no reasonable alternative to the detour. “As much as I would love to see another road [serve as a detour], I just don’t see where it’s at,” said Erick Larson, a city council member. See

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NURSE JACKIE CARDENAS gives a shot to Lisa Sharrock, a third-year law student in the Marshall Pickens Building. Student Health Services will move to the subbasement of Duke Clinic by the end of the school year.

Officials delay Student Health move High costs force administrators to seek additional forms of funding will proceed in two phases. During tain whether it will be used for buildphase one—scheduled to start in late ing materials, Student Health programming or both. Despite plans to move Student October and end in the spring—offiStudent Health also has been auHealth Services to the lower level of cials will begin renovations and move the Student Health Clinic from the thorized to use $1.5 million from its reDuke Clinic this semester, administraserve funds. tors have pushed that date back to May Marshall Pickens Building at the corner of Erwin Road and Trent Drive; Students and administrators agreed 2002, citing cost as a top concern. “The delay last year was primarily they will also move The Healthy Devil. last year that Student Health—whose because the estimated cost of infraPhase two will include the transfer of services are currently spread out over structure improvements was much the student infirmary from the fourth West and North campuses—should floor ofDuke Clinic. move to the subbasement of Duke Clinhigher than had been originally estiPhase one will cost about $1.5 milic, providing it with much-needed space mated,” said Dr. Bill Christmas, director of Student Health. lion. “I really feel the University and and a more convenient location. the Students said they were surprised “It was concluded that total cost the medical administration are behind of the project would easily exceed the this.... The only thing I can’t predict is the move had not yet been completed. “It just takes a little patience on [the money available, so the project was put the cost. That’s the nail biter right now,” said. is it bestudents’ part],” said Yun-Hsien Tow, a will “My guess Christmas on hold,” Christmas said. sophomore. come a different number.” But now that officials have identi“I think right now, the location is Despite worries of a higher cost, a fied a source of funding, plans for confive minutes from Main West by donation to the Stuabout support $300,000 Christmas struction are picking up. said the Medical Center has allotted a dent Health’s health education and foot. It’s pretty fair for both Main West portion of the space to the cardiology promotion unit was pledged by Duke and Trent residents. But when you’re dead sick, an extra five- to 10- minute division, which will help pay for the graduates Kathy and Richard Wagoner. Their donation will be given over walk can make a world of a differrenovations. ence,” Tow said. To spread costs further, the move a five-year period, but it is still uncerBy ANA MATE The Chronicle

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Voice in harmony Although

the lines do not exactly rival those to get into a Duke basketball game, students have been known to stand in queues that stretch across quads to listen to a cappella groups sing. Most know what it’s like to be in the audience, but few know just what is it that drives these singers to put in hours of practice each week and perform countless concerts throughout the year. From glee clubs to Chapel choir to mandolin groups and string quartets, Duke’s campus has always had a rich history ofmusic. But today’s a cappella groups sing to a different beat than their predecessors did. “We like to dispel some ofthe old notions that a cappella is like a glee club,” said junior Dustin Pizzo, president of the Pitchforks. Pizzo’s group combines classic a cappella singing with current musical trends that began with their establishment in November 1979. “There are a lot of students at school who’s only exposure to

music is MP3’s.... A cappella brings together classical tradition with pop culture,” said junior Erica

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goals,” said senior Carolyn Sattin, president of Out of the Blue, the oldest female a cappella group on campus. “We just want to have a visible role on campus... and have a diverse repertoire and attract different kinds ofaudiences.” The groups draw their audiences through a variety ofperformances. Most reach students through dorm concerts, as they are often hired by residential advisors as part of yearlong programming. The multiple groups on campus all come together to hold the annual A Cappella Jam that kicks off the academic year. This year, the Aug, -26 concert featured eight groups and attracted long lines ofstudents who waited more than hour to get into Page Auditorium. In addition to dorm concerts and the annual jam, groups participate

in other activities, such as charity concerts, a parent’s weekend show and various sorority events. “Everybody seems to enjoy it if you like music at all,” Pizzo said. “[People enjoy it because] we take the top 40 songs and put our own twist to it.” Some of the groups attribute their talents to a higher cause and cite religion as their motivation. “We sing for God,” said Dave Chong, musical director for the group Borrowed and Blue. “We think that everything we do and

have.... Our ability to sing has been given by God and we aim to share what God has done in our lives through music.” Showy choreography along with improvisational humor is a trademark of some of the groups. This can lead to fan clubs of sorts; Pizzo said that some of his group memhers have been given girls’ phone numbers after concerts, Sattin also mentioned the social benefits and student unity the groups create. “It’s fun entertainment, and at the same time, it’s a great social outlet that allows older and younger students to intermingle she said. The groups are often attractive to freshmen intimidated by the time commitments required by other campus musical groups, “I think it provides a good number ofstudents the opportunity to continue singing’’ Sattin said, “[With a cappella groups], they know they’ll have the chance to sing in college.” But in the end, the thing that drives most ofthese students is their love for music and the joy it gives them, “Our most immediate goal is just to have fun... We work really hard to make beautiful music,” Featherstone said. “But if we’re not having fun, we know some”

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Vehicle broken into, $l,OOO in CDs stolen from car Vehicle entered: A student reported that between 12:15 and 5:25 p.m. Sept. 13, while his vehicle was parked in the alumni parking lot on Duke University

From staff reports A student reported that between 11 p.m. Sept. 9 and 5:24 p.m. Sept. 10, someone broke out the $lOO side window to her vehicle while it was parked at 1913 Erwin Rd., stole 100 CDs worth $l,OOO and a $25 black leather CD case and caused $3OO in damage to the console, Dean said.

Road, someone broke out the $lOO side window, stole his $3OO Sony CD player and caused $l5O in damage to the console, Dean said.

Bike swiped: Between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10, someone stole a student’s $5OO Schwinn bicycle from the rack at Randolph Dormitory and cut the $2O bicycle lock that secured it, Dean said.

Telephone pole uprooted: At 11:52 p.m. Sept.

12, a campus police officer discovered that someone had uprooted the emergency telephone pole at the 205 Alexander St. parking lot, causing about $l,OOO in damage, Dean said. It appeared as though someone hit the pole head on with a vehicle or backed into it, causing it to break at the bottom.

Satchel taken: Between 5:45 and 6 p.m. Sept. 13, someone stole a student’s $3O unprotected black canvas satchel containing a $7O Ericsson cellular phone, $95 passport, and four books worth $195 from Lilly

Windshield broken:

An employee reported that between 4:55 and 5:05 p.m. Sept. 14, while her vehicle was parked at 705 Broad St., someone shattered the $BOO windshield with a brick, Dean said.

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Vehicle vandalized: A student reported that between 7 p.m. Sept. 9 and 6:27 p.m. Sept. 10, someone broke out a $lOO window to his vehicle while it was parked at 1909 Yearby St. and stole his $2OO Sony CDX-C5750 AM/FM radio with CD player, Dean said.

Vehicle vandalized: A student reported that between noon and 5:55 p.m. Sept. 13, while his vehicle was parked in the alumni parking lot on Duke University Road, someone broke out the $lOO side window and stole his $llO Infinity 6.5” speakers, $2OO JL speaker box with a 10” speaker and $lOO white Phoenix amplifier with gold color fins, Dean said.

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Money bags stolen: An employee reported that between 3:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and 7:50 a.m. Sept. 10, someone entered his unsecured office in Duke Clinic, entered a safe and stole six Wachovia Corporation money bags—serial numbers SB7lO, 5N4013, 067, 062, 063 and 56624—containing $l5O cash, Dean said. There were no signs offorced entry. Money taken: Someone entered an employee’s unsecured office in the Duke Clinic Blue Zone between 9 and 9:10 a.m. Sept. 13 and stole her $l5 wallet containing $BO cash, credit cards, driver’s license and $2O cosmetic case, Dean said.

Cash nabbed: Between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 11, someone entered a student’s unsecured room in Southgate Dormitory and stole her $3O wallet containing $BO cash, credit cards and a driver’s license, Dean said. Duke police requests that anyone who has knowledge about those responsible for these and other crimes at the University contact Lieutenant SaraJane Raines at 684-4713. Up to $1,200 will be paid for information leading to an arrest, and information can be given anonymously.

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Duke students compound housing problems for some cepts applications for the provision except from people who are elderly, disabled, handicapped, displaced or homeless, said Patricia Wearing, director of Occupancy and Section Eight. Applicants for public housing also face a wait; about 1,000 applications were pending as of the end of July. The affordable housing crisis is a national phenomenon, but the approach to solving it differs by region. In the Northeast, a lack of space has contributed to more progressive policies, said Amanda Abram of the North Carolina Low Income Housing Coalition. In the Southeast, there has not been as much recognition of the problem. “We do have a lot ofland and it’s not quite as crucial,” Abram said. However, the abundance of land also leads to the dispersal oflow-income famines that requires longer commutes to work. The City of Durham has been stepping in to assist low-income families in Where to turn for help In their search for affordable housing, their search for affordable housing. The low-income families may turn to organitwo major components of the city’s initiazations such as the DAHC, whose servictive are building new affordable housing es include helping renters and prospecand rehabilitating old housing. Since tive home buyers. 1996, Durham voters have approved mulBut because the DAHC cannot assist tiple bond referendums to set aside about $47 million to fund affordable housing all Durham residents, the group encourages those it cannot help to turn to other projects, said Dan Hill of the Durham avenues, such as applying for federally City Council. Durham has a zero-interest loan prosubsidized Section Eight housing or pubgram for people who can qualify with lic housing. This provision offers assistance to families whose housing costs exbanks. Additionally, some of the bond ceed 30 percent of their income. money is being used to rehabilitate apartBut this may also turn out to be a ment units and build new multi-family dead end for low-income families. As of units, Hill said. But the city has also had to cope with the end of July, the Section Eight waiting list had about 2,000 applications, more a squeeze on housing funds. The state cut than 40 percent of which have been on its affordable housing subsidy by 65 perthe list for at least five years. Since 1996, cent last year. “We have more responsibilthe list has been so long that the ity and less funding from both the state and federal governments,” Hill said. Durham Housing Authority no longer ac-

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of furthering the stock of affordable housing, but not nearly enough to keep up with demand. New housing stock has to trickle down to reach the market, by which point it may become substandard, Blum said. The lack of affordable housing close to their places of work forces many low-income families to live on the outskirts of the Triangle, she added. This problem extends to Duke. “Duke employees have a hard time being able to afford homes [close to the University] because they are competing with students,” said Lorisa Seibel, a community organizer with the Durham Affordable Housing Coalition. “Duke could do more to help employees, [such as] house all students.” Many students live off campus although Duke guarentees them housing on campus. J

City amends small-area plan � CITY COUNCIL from page 3 But the council did unanimously agree to look into ways to preserve the neighborhood’s safety through such measures as crosswalks, sidewalks, speed bumps and improved signs explaining the path

of the detour to motorists. Sweeney agreed that the city was trying to make the best of a bad situation, but other residents had lingering doubts. “I think they were sympathetic, I think they listened,” Gray said. “It’s just like too little, too late, anything we ask for, because the detour’s there,”

IN OTHER BUSINESS: The council

approved an amendment to the smallarea plan for future development in East Central Durham and a rezoning request to allow the rehabilitation of 10 dilapidated duplexes in the Eagle Village neighborhood.

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mation before taking any action. Some citizens said the plants would cause both air and noise pollution.

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Bush insists U.S. economy still strong despite attacks � ECONOMY from page 1 ered the message again just before noon. “I understand it’s tough right now,” Bush said of the nation’s economy. “But the underpinnings for economic growth are there. We’re the greatest entrepreneurial society in the world. We’ve got the best farmers and ranchers. We’ve got a strong manufacturing base. But there’s a challenge ahead of us, and I’m confident that our business community will rise to the challenge.” All eyes were riveted on the stock market, a symbol of the country’s ability to return to a more normal state after the devastating violence of last Tuesday. Nevertheless, by the end of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 7.1 percent to its lowest point since December 1998. It is now down 24 percent from its peak in January 2000, well into what is considered bear market territory. The Nasdaq composite lost 6.8 percent Monday; it is down 69 percent since its high in March of last year. Stock prices plunged from the moment trading began. Even as traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange were observing two minutes of

silence honoring the attack’s victims, prices on the Nasdaq, an electronic market with farflung participants, went into free fall, with its composite index shedding almost 6 percent of its value. Moments later, after Big Board traders finished singing “God Bless America,” the selling wave spread to

the shares listed on their exchange. Within 45 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had shed more than

600 points. The broad decline in stock prices had been widely expected by both institutional and individual investors, who recognized that shares in U.S. markets, which had been closed since Sept. 10, would have to drop to reflect the lower values in foreign markets that had remained open for business during the disaster. All eyes were on the stock market, which is seen as a crucial gauge of confidence in the nation and its political and business leadership. And even though the losses were severe, the overall action was not calamitous. Nor was the selling frenzied. But there was an overriding sense among investors that many players remained on the sidelines Monday and that the days ahead could prove to be even more difficult. “We’ve taken, today to rejoin the U.S. markets with the rest of the world.” said James Paulsen, chief investment officer at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis. “Four days of information had to be priced into the market in a day. Now we get away from the crisis and the opening to what the economy looks like. And on that score it’s going to be challenging.” Trading was heavy. A record 2.3 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, up from the previous peak of 2.1 billion registered Jan. 4.

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Six families of alumni cope with tragic losses ALUMNI from page 1 wife when the first building was struck. He said, ‘Debbie, oh my God, we’ve been hit’.... Two people talked to him after his wife did. After that, they were just trying to stay put. People were coming on the intercom saying to stay put, to just wait.” Bienemann’s niece, who worked for Morgan Stanley on the 60th floor, did not take that advice. Bienemann said her sister’s daughter was on the steps on the way down when people told her to stay put but she justkept walking downstairs. Rancke joins as many as five other alumni among those who died either on planes or in the World Trade Center. Four of those, including Rancke, are confirmed dead or missing, and Laney Funderburk, vice president for alumni affairs, is still searching for two alumni. Peter Ortale, Trinity ’B7, worked in the second tower and was an all-conference lacrosse player. Funderburk said he is missing and presumed dead. Ortale lived in New York City as well. John “Rob” Lenoir, Trinity ’B4, worked on the 104th floor of the south tower as an executive for Sandler O’Neill & Partners. A former football player at Duke from 1981 to 83, he is also missing and presumed dead. His wife Susan, Trinity ’B4, has planned a memorial service. “I’m dealing with a national tragedy on TV and such a personal loss at home,” she said. “In some respects, with my children, that 4,000 families are in the same position as we are, it’s kind of comforting. It’s not just, Why Daddy? Why just him?”5

Frederick Rimmele, Medicine ‘94, a resident of Marblehead, Mass., was on United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston to Los Angeles, which crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center, Funderburk reported last Thursday. Funderburk said there are still two more Duke alumni on his fist whose locations he has not been able to confirm. A man named Patrick Quigley was among the passengers on United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston to Los Angeles. The Washington Post reported last week that a 40-year-old Patrick Quigley, of Wellesley, Mass., a partner at PriceWaterhouse Cooper, was the man aboard the plane. Funderburk said, however, that he had not yet reached an alumnus by the same name—Patrick Quigley, Engineering ’97, of San Mateo, Calif. Christopher Todd Pitman, Trinity ’93, whose residence is fisted in New York City, is the only other person Funderburk said his office has not accounted for. For the families of Bienemann and Lenoir, both of whom gave DNA samples to city officials at the New York armory, closure is now the main priority. “Now we just sit and wait,”Bienemann said. “That’s what everybody’s doing now... We’re still waiting to see if they find him one way or the other.” “If, somehow, he walks out of the rubble, asks for a beer and how Shane Battier is doing this weekend, we’ll have a celebration,” Lenoir said. “But at this point, after a week with no signs, we’re not holding out any hope.”

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Franks optimistic as football prepares for Wildcats By SHAWN NICHOLLS The Chronicle After last week’s tragedies at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the subsequent postponement of Saturday’s game at Clemson, the Blue Devils will try to regroup this week before playing Northwestern Saturday at 6 p.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium. Even with the events still lingering in everyone’s mind, Duke head coach Carl Franks felt it was important for his team to start practicing again. “I don’t think it’s going to be any problem getting into the swing of things and concentrating on the game of football, but I wouldn’t say things are normal by any means,” Franks said. “Everybody continues to keep track of what’s going on with developments. You just can’t not pay attention. I was just very glad that people put enough thought into it to not play last week. I don’t think anyone would have been concentrating very well.” Freshman linebacker Jim Scharrer agreed. He said it would have been impossible to play because everyone was “pretty freaked out,” and though it is hard to concentrate at the moment, over CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO time things will get better. CHRIS DOUGLAS and the rest of the football team will resume their schedule this weekend against Northwestern. The team took Saturday off but

resumed practice again Sunday to start preparing mentally and physically for the games ahead.

“We’ll keep moving on and play,” Franks said. “Hopefully by Saturday people will need to come out and have some kind of diversion. It certainly won’t make you forget what happened, but maybe it will be a temporary diversion.” Last year, the Blue Devils (0-2) struggled No. 16 against Northwestern (1-0) and the Wildcats high power offense, losing 38-5. Before this week’s game, Franks hopes to cut down on crucial mistakes that hurt the team against Rice, as well as focus on better tackling. Overall, he feels the team is playing harder this year than last and is doing a good job with fundamentals, such as protecting the quarterback. Franks also said the team is preparing for Northwestern the same way it had already begun getting ready for Clemson since both teams run no-huddle offenses and look to spread out opposing defenses. “I think [the Wildcats] have a lot of confidence in their offense and that they are going to move the ball and create points, and give them a chance to win the game,” Franks said.

Unlikely freshman leads field hockey team in offense By CHRISTINA PETERSEN

ing considering that her high school team only practiced three hours a week, comIn Johanna Bischof’s hometown of pared to the more intense 10-plus hours North Vancouver, British Columbia, you that have become standard for American are more likely to find youngsters playing high school teams. hockey with pucks than balls, but this To augment her playing experience, Bischof competed on local club teams, where freshman forward hasn’t been found lacking in experience. she met current Duke teammate Suzanne Bischof currently leads the eighth-ranked Simpson. The two-time first-team Regional field hockey team (4-1) with four goals and All-Star then traveled to West Palm Beach, 10 points. In a surprising display of domiFla., for the National Field Hockey Festival. nance for a first-year player, Bischof has “We were looking to pick up some talenteither scored or assisted on a goal in each of ed players,” coach Liz Tchou said. “We were the five games Duke has played so far. especially looking to pick up a back like “She is pretty confident in her skills, [Simpson] to replace [leading scorer] more so than a typical freshman,” senior forCourtney Sommer. [Bischof] just fit in well ward Liz Bateman said. “She doesn’t play with our system and players.” like a freshman; it feels like I’ve been playBischof s team placed third in the tournaing with her for years.” ment, and her competitive play caught the A member of the cross country, soccer eye ofmany American universities. “I was banking on going to the local coland track teams, Bischof only began,, playing field hockey competitively in eighth lege, [the University of British Columbia], which is 20 minutes away from my house,” grade, when her school picked up on the rising trend and added the women’s version of Bischof said. “Then I went to the national popular ice hockey to its sports program. tournament and got recruited.” Merely recruited is an understatement, She did not become serious about the sport until her junior year, though, when her as the University of Richmond, Wake high school, Carson Graham, dropped its Forest, Maryland and Yale all expressed CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO interest in the speedy forward. But Bischof women’s soccer program. See BISCHOF on page <None> JOHANNA BISCHOF has helped the field hockey team rise to No. 8 in the country. Bischof’s success is all the more surprisThe Chronicle

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The ACC announced Monday that it has rescheduled Duke’s football game at Clemson for Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. The game was postponed after Tuesday’s attacks.

The ACC announced make-up dates tor all seven football games postponed last weekend. Most notably, the Georgia Tech at Florida State game was moved to Dec. 1.

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Braves, Phillies reopen pennant race after hiatus By ROB MAADDI

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It was such an that even Scott Braves 2 Rolen and Larry Bowa bonded. Rolen hit two home runs off Greg Maddux, and the Philadelphia Phillies came back from baseball’s sixday break to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 Monday night, tightening the NL East race. Phillies

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The Phillies closed within 2 1/2 games ofAtlanta by winning the opener of a four-game series. The Braves had won six of seven before the terrorist attacks forced the majors to postpone games. Rolen broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth with his 22nd home run and 100th RBI. He had to be coaxed out ofthe dugout to tip his hat as fans gave him a standing ovation. “I was three steps from the [clubhouse] door when Bowa came up the runway,” said Rolen. “I didn’t feel right about coming out. Bowa said T know it’s not you and you don’t want to do this, but there’s something special about this night.’ We agreed on something. I’m glad I did it.” The game began with fans chanting “USA! USA!” and ended with them cheering. But it took only three batters for Phillies fans to get back in form as they booed after Chipper Jones hit a home run off Robert Person in the first inning. “You realized the healing had started when they booed Chipper,” said Bowa, who wiped tears from his eyes during a pregame tribute. Person (15-6) won his sixth straight decision. He allowed two runs and six hits in improving to 11-1 since losing to the New York Mets June 5. Jose Mesa worked the ninth for his 37th save. “I felt a little awkward at the start. We were choked up,” Person said. “I wasn’t focused until the second or third inning.” Maddux couldn’t tell where he was because the fans in Philadelphia had never been so polite. “It was cool. I actually felt patriotic,” Maddux said. “The TJSA’ chants were cool. Running my sprints before the game, there were no obscene remarks. It was like everybody was together, people in the stands, players on the field. It was like we were on the same team.” Rolen answered Jones’ homer with one of his own in the second, tying the game at one. After Bobby Abreu tripled to start the fourth, Rolen’s RBI grounder made it 2-1. Atlanta tied it at two in the fifth when Rey Sanchez tripled and scored on Paul Bako’s groundout. “The big play of the game was [Brian] Jordan lining out,” Braves manager Bobby Cox said about Jordan’s inning-ending, double-play liner to center with two run-

ners on in the sixth. “If that ball goes through, we win.” Maddux (17-9) gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings. He is 3-4 with a 4.88 ERA since Aug. 1. “I felt real good,” Maddux said. “A couple of little kinks, but then it was like opening day. I felt fresh.”

Mets 4, Pirates 1

Rey Ordonez’s RBI single off PITTSBURGH Mike Fetters (3-2) started a three-run ninth inning, and the Mets returned from their trying week off and beat Pittsburgh.

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run double made a winner of John Franco (6-2), a native New Yorker and the Mets player probably most personally affected by last week’s terrorist attacks. Wearing caps honoring the New York firefighters, police and rescue workers, plus American flags on their jerseys and hats, the Mets won for the 18th time in 23 games. Armando Benitez finished up for his 39th save. Franco, in the Mets’ dugout, got several pats on the back after the final out.

Cardinals 2, Brewers 1

Coming off his no-hitter, rookie Bud ST. LOUIS Smith (4-2) allowed only three hits in seven innings as St. Louis beat Milwaukee. The 21-year-old Smith held San Diego hitless Sept. 3. He skipped a start after throwing 134 pitches in that outing, then waited for baseball to resume play after Tuesday’s terrorist attacks. Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the sixth inning as the Cardinals won for the seventh time in eight games and pulled into a tie with idle San Francisco for the wild card lead. St. Louis is 4 1/2 games behind NL Central-leading Houston. Milwaukee starter Ruben Quevedo (4-3) lasted seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits. Pujols’ RBI was his 112th, tying the team rookie record set in 1953 by Ray Jablonski. Steve Kline got four outs for his eighth save.

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Iran observes minute of Bischof, field hockey team silence at start of match surprise nation with skills By FRANK DELL’APA The Boston Globe

There were reports of either “a minute of silence” or “a mass prayer” at Azadi International Stadium in Tehran before the start ofFriday’s Iran-Bahrain World Cup qualifier. Hassan AJ Safar, a Los Angeles-based

play-by-play broadcaster for Radio Seday Iran, explained the silence. “In the Moslem world, when you stop for one minute, you pray within yourself,” he said. “It’s like going to church—you don’t have to read loudly; you can read quietly. We call it fateheh. It is asking a blessing and forgiveness for people who have died. When we go to a mosque for a funeral, someone asks for a fateheh. “This was for the Iranian people to pay respects to the people who died in New York last week. It is very important that the Iranian government, even though there is no official relationship with the American government, would call for this. At the Friday prayer, there were no antiAmerican slogans. All of this is a very good sign of humanity, at least.” The sociocultural transformation of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been accelerated by events surrounding soccer. When the Iranian national team qualified for the 1998 World Cup, there was an enormous outpouring of emotion. People took to the streets to celebrate. Women doffed chadors and went to the stadium for the first time in defiance of Sharia regulations. The entire country was contravening laws against public gatherings, expressing mass dissent and using patriotic support of the national team as a platform. At that point, it was clear Iran would be thrust back into the global mainstream. It was a question of time. Two games against the United States—in Lyon during the World Cup and last year in Pasadena—would connect the Iranians to their huge expatriate community in France and the United States, and eventually to the entire Western world. The country’s new generation, inspired by the national team’s success, would seek to change the fanatical fervor of Red Fridays (bloody Fridays) to White Fridays (peaceful Fridays). But this transformation is complicated, and also greatly symbolic. Iran is the largest of the Middle East oil-producing countries and it has long set standards for progress in the region. The country also became a center for fundamentalist theologians and foment-

Ed a terrorist mentality as the U.S. embassy was besieged and fatwahs were declared. Millions fled. A1 Safar arrived in the United States in the mid-19705, and soon afterward; his home city, Abadan, was almost completely destroyed. On Aug. 19,1980, the doors and exits to the Rex Theatre in Abadan were locked, gasoline was poured inside and the building was torched, incinerating more than 400 people. Similar arson was attempted at three other theaters that weekend. This became a key event in the rise of the Islamic Revolution. Two months later, Iran’s oil minister and five other members of the government were taken hostage in Abadan by the Iraqis as the Iran-Iraq War escalated. Soon, Abadan’s refinery would be flattened. “We know what these people are capable of,” A1 Safar said, referring to extremists. “What happened last week in New York was a flashback for me. You think, ‘What are we doing to deserve this?’ Life is too short to have this happen. People who haven’t done anything, innocent people, have died for us to live freely. What is happening now in Iran gives us hope that this will be solved in a good manner.” Soccer provides a gauge ofthe geopolitical situation ofthe Middle East. Iran first expressed its predominance in the region in the 19605, winning three successive Asian Nations Cup titles and advancing to the finals of the 1978 Argentina World Cup. This success mirrored the country’s advancement in other arenas, but also presaged a backlash of the radical fundamentalists. The convergence of nationalism, extreme conservatism and sporting success can be volatile. Lately, the sporting dynamic has produced positive results in Iran. But authorities are being cautious. “The stadium holds 120,000 people, but only half of it was full for this game against Bahrain,” A1 Safar said. “About 50,000 people were left outside the stadium. There were a lot of rumors about why this was. I received calls from people who said they were not permitted to go, who were told they could not buy tickets because the game was sold out. We don’t know exactly why. “But any time you have 120,000 people in a stadium, control is not easy. Maybe they don’t want an uprising. Or there could have been anti-America chants started. Who were allowed to buy tickets? They could be soldiers or Revolutionary Guards.”

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chose Duke based on the Blue Devils’ coaching staff and the University’s academic reputation. “Coming from Canada, you don’t hear of many universities in the United States, but I had heard of Duke,” Bischof said. “I heard about the athletics first, especially the basketball team, and then the school Like most first-year players, Bischof was uneasy about making the transition from high-school to collegelevel play. One of her main reasons for attending Duke was that two-time national champion and Honda-Broderick recipient Cindy Werley is one of the assis”

tant coaches. The Honda-Broderick Award is equivalent to the Heisman Trophy for field hockey and is given to the top collegiate field hockey player in the country. Citing Werley as one of her role models, Bischof was excited to begin working with the famous coach. However, not even she expected to dis-

play the level of success she began with.: Her first career goal came seven minutes into her first collegiate game against Radfod Aug, 25. Tm still surprised I got to start, this early in the season,* Bischof said.. “I was looking forward to getting a varsity letter out of this season. I by no means thought this would happen.”

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Americans understandably upset after the recent terrorist attacks, many are looking to point the finger of blame. Pictures of Osama bin Laden and other militant Muslims can create biases against people for their faith and their appearances. But Q no level of public anxiety will ever justify these prejudices. From Washington to Mississippi, Muslims and Arab-Americans have been harassed, and such unwarranted treatment must stop. Assumptions about a person’s background or affiliations because of their appearance or religious beliefs led to the murder of an Indian man in Mesa, Ariz., this past weekend. Last Thursday, a Muslim student at Arizona State University was beaten and egged essenLetters to the editor tially because he was different. Even Duke has encountered instances of despicable behavior. On Sept. 13, a Muslim student received a threatening e-mail from an anonymous source. A community cannot allow such incidents to Last Tuesday’s horrible go. It just seems ironic to me fill on an individual level. It continue. The University must strive to foster the same type of toltragedy really got to me. Like that our first knee-jerk reacerant environment for religious and ethnic differences that they seems to me that it would many others, my first emotion tion is to strike out with the take an incredible amount of have for academic differences. Fortunately, University administraafter complete shock was one exact same sentiments and hatred and anger for individtors have already made a commendable effort thus far, encouraging of anger. How dare anyone do emotions that drove those uals to plot a terrorist attack, tolerance through recent events such as the vigil last Wednesday. No one can blame a member of a religious or ethnic group for the this to us! We must strike twisted individuals to commit and so isn’t our real enemy back! I heard many similar these terrible acts. Is that exactly that hatred and work of extremists. For instance, when hateful acts—such as blowreactions as I watched the really the only response that anger that festers and ing up abortion clinics —are committed by Christians, all Christians news reports flooding in of works? I’m merely pointing spreads amongst people? It are not blamed. Similarly, Americans must not assume that the people saying that we must out the irony in responding by seems that if people could beliefs and attitudes of a few zealous Muslims are shared by all get our revenge quickly. furthering those same nega- reduce hatred and find peace believers. Citizens should become educated about the tenets of At a certain point though, tive sentiments offear, hatred on an individual level, then Islam and the broad spectrum of those who adhere to the faith. these harsh statements and anger. Would you tell this would necessarily People of every faith are grieving with the country. There were began to grate on me. I mean, your son after he gets in a spread, and a world of such Muslims and Arab-Americans among those who perished in the sure, it makes sense that we fight that the right thing to do people would necessarily be attack, and their families, friends and communities are not only have to let people know that the next day is to go pick peaceful. Sure, catch, try and feeling the pain of loss but also facing the additional burden of the United States won’t stand another fight? Then why does put behind bars whoever did harassment from their fellow Americans. for this. But at the same time, everyone think that is the this and bring sanctions It is sad that our environment has forced Muslim and Arabit seems so starkly clear from obvious thing to do on an. against the countries that American organizations to come forward to condemn these attacks. my everyday life that reacting international level? harbored them, but striking Christian organizations were not forced to come forward and conto violence with yet more vioIt seems that we are never back is only bound to bring demn the Oklahoma City bombing, even though the attacker was lence, responding to hatred going to have complete peace another round ofretaliation. an adherent to that faith. and anger with yet more on an international level or This is a time that the American people must unite to help those hatred and anger seldom even on an interpersonal Chuck Eesley turns out to be the best way to level until we become peacewho are suffering in the wake of this terrible attack. Now is not a Trinity ’O2 time to divide over ethnic or religious differences.

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U.S. should wage war on terrorist-harboring nations

News flash to Duke’s prayer and hand-wringing, I and the justified retaliatory administration: America is at will do so in their stead. violence required to save war. The greatest threat to Black Tuesday was made American lives. If the United us is not the “fragmentation” possible by an American forStates does not use extreme of the “Duke community,” as eign policy of appeasement, violence against terroristthe recent series of prayer which let terrorists and the sponsoring countries, viovigils and forums on unity nations that support them go lence will not stop. It will would suggest. The Pentagon unpunished for their crimes simply be further directed has been attacked, New York against the United States. against US. citizens by terCity has been decimated and The only moral and practical rorists and governments thousands have been murresponse to last Tuesday’s who know they can get away dered by Islamic terrorists. If attack is for the U.S. governwith it. Similarly, we must America does not take proper ment to declare war on all reject calls for “tolerance”— action, it will happen again. nations that sponsor, support toleration and appeasement At a supposedly intellecand harbor terrorists. Only of the America-hating tual institution such as by destroying its government Islamic fundamentalist terDuke, the proper response to backers can we eliminate the rorist countries is precisely a such a catastrophe is root ofterrorism. what has made the last 20 rationally to identify its I encourage my fellow years of terrorist attacks cause and then propose the students to reject the calls to possible. To win this war, we proper solution. Since the “stop the violence.” This cannot tolerate evil—we University administration refrain evades the difference must destroy it. and most professors have between the unjust initiachosen to abdicate this tion of violence committed Alex Epstein responsibility and turn to by the terrorist countries Trinity ’O2

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A plea for peace and understanding It was 11:30 a.m. at a stop on the Central Campus bus route when a little boy boarded, presumably with his dad. With a laugh and a smile, the young rider asked for a 10l- 9 lipop, but the bus drivJpr

vicious deeds pointed, according to the media, almost immediately to Islamic countries. While it is now apparent from released evidence that some members of an Islamic fundamentalist group directed the four planes toward their targets, we must discover what drove them to er regretfully replied their plight. v that he did not have For when we do discover who helped any. He assured the orchestrate the terrorist plot, the Kevin boy that he would Qgorzalek United States and its allies will Ui orzaleK stock some for future undoubtedly utilize their mighty forces rides. That was at the front; meanto lay waste those who attempted to while, toward the back ofthe bus, a disdestroy our lands. traught young woman spoke on her cell Yet, it is important to remember that phone, trying to ascertain the fate of violence begets violence. For every loved ones who worked in or near the cruise missile, fighter jet or Navy SEAL World Trade Center. used to destroy the camps and facilities Of all the experiences I had on Sept. of terrorism, only more will spring up, 11, 2001, this short scene aboard the bus ever more vengeful. Terrorism is a disrevealed to me the transition America ease plaguing the world. To strike at made on that fateful morning—from a the individual culprits is merely to seal supposedly innocent nation to one forever a lesion and not seek its ultimate remetarnished by the specter of terrorism. dy. No earthly justice can truly mend Peace in an age of madness should be the wounds inflicted through the Sept. our primary goal following this heinous 11 atrocities. attack. The events that transpired Sept. As Americans awaiting the undoubt11 have been likened to Pearl Harbor edly powerful display offorce our milithrough sheer destruction, loss of life tary will use to strike against those and surprise. Yet aside from those basic responsible for the attacks—and the deaths of many thousands of fellow characteristics, the events differ entirely. Sixty years ago, the attack came Americans—let us look inside ourselves from an easily identifiable enemy, and ask if we are partly to blame. Do we against whom we could rally as a not treat the rest of the world as our underlings? Do we not tread upon the nation. A scattered few of the perpetrators are known, but their network still sovereignty of other nations and ignore remains shrouded, causing confusion treaties supported by the global comand uncertainty. Last week’s attack munity for our own economic benefit? crippled the nation and forever changed Did we in any way provoke this attack and, if so, what can we do to prevent our American freedom. The search for those ultimately future attacks of a more devastating responsible for last Tuesday’s terrorist nature? Is this an outcry from some disacts began immediately, and speculation sident community that we have as to who could have carried out the ignored, yet cannot any longer?

If any good is to come out of this horrible and tragically senseless act of violence, I hope that we as a world can become closer. More importantly, we as a nation must begin to realize the real happenings outside our borders. We were one of the few nations to avoid international terrorism, until last week. For our sake and that of the world, let us re-evaluate our way of life and seek one that does not clash so heavily with other populations of the world, so that we do not cause the sort of mass destruction we all witnessed on that fateful September mornevery ing. Obviously, our economic system does not sit well with all peoples; there otherwise, would be less animosity toward the States. United While the majority of the earth’s people exist in squalor or the chaos of warfare, Americans know relative peace and prosperity unparalleled throughout the rest of the world. We have security provided by the absence of any significant threat. That security shattered amidst the crumbling twin towers of the WTC. We can no longer ignore the concerns of fundamentalist groups and impoverished nations as we have in the past. We are now obviously vulnerable, and the oceans no longer provide a barrier between the world’s clashing cultures. These terrorists grew up in lives that we, as Americans, can never truly understand. They see us as the culprits causing their pain and in turn

wish to repay us for our dealings. By killing the terrorists and destroying their country as our sole course of action, we will accomplish nothing—save mustering increased wrath against ourselves and more suffering for all the world. George Washington once stated, “We must learn from our mistakes and grow by suffering.” America grieves over its wounds that will not heal in the near future. We must, however, look to cure the ills of aggrieved nations that we have exploited before we can sleep peacefully each night. Let us make a concerted effort to better or understand all cultures and, in so to doing, foster peace and international brotherhood to avoid more more tragic deaths. If we do not choose a more amicable path of diplomacy and selftransformation, then I hope we do not go aimlessly firing into the night if other attacks do indeed come. Violence is a vicious and unceasing circle that often returns to haunt its creator. As Mahatma Ghandi said, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” We should not end up wielding the blade of vengeance in our own self-created darkness that may eventually cut ourselves. Let us pray for clear vision on the road to peace and healing as we pick up the pieces of our broken buildings and broken world as one.

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Sympathy for the devil I stood outside an Italian restaurant at 10 o’clock Friday night on a dirty Boston street, cradling a tiny espresso cup with a burning candle inside. With the post-attack news cycle slowing, CNN and others have turned to human interest reporting to fill the airwaves. As good news organizations do, they’ve depicted this tragedy from an incredible range of vantage points. Middle American farmers. Relatives of the missing. Arab-Americans. Soccer moms. Soldiers Firefighters. Fathers. I see people trying to help, people whose work keeps us fed, keeps us safe, keeps us healthy. People who, in their small ways, make this country move by doing their best every day at whatever they do. But where am I? I spent this summer in an office Blank three blocks north of 14th Street, working for an entertainment magazine. I lived and breathed New York, the most fantastic, most diverse, most daunting yet alluring city on earth. But, like all impetuous love affairs, my time with the city was finite. I left New York in mid-August to start law school at Harvard. Today, friends who worked near the World Trade Center are staying home because their offices are structurally unsound. Two of my Newsweek friends spent last Tuesday night scurrying from story to story, reporting on the goings-on at mosques, morgues and hospitals. One of them even made it to ground zero, where she managed to get a hell of a story. She told me the other day that it still didn’t seem real. It didn’t seem real here, either. By Wednesday, my law school routine was back to normal. We were back to talking about torts and contracts and civil procedure. Actually, one professor dedicated class to talking about the attack. There were the expected calls for revenge, the expressions of confusion and fear and the concerns about friends and loved ones whose destiny remained uncertain.

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often a venue where all the hot air amounts to nothing. Although several actions of President Nan Keohane’s administration made a mockery of what I believe in during my years at Duke, I hoped that attending a different university would diminish my American global hegemony, even slavery. That disgust with the academy. This disaster has only Osama bin Laden’s hatred was justifiable and the magnified it. I was safe in my classroom, but I was also impotent. violence explicable. That this catastrophe was no worse than the terrible suffering that happens While the rest of this country was uniting to solve this crisis, we over-privileged students were trying to argue around the world every day. is has a that at both sides of the story. We languished in a safe lecture legacy Our country, like all nations, times messy and at others downright ugly. But to hall as others were preparing to give their lives to secure us the right to do so. draw any parallel, or worse, try to establish an approthis vioIn academic climates rank with privilege and heinous, priate causal relationship between lent assault and our nation’s history is wrongheaded token radicalism, people tend to forget that their easy lives are not free. We are the heirs of a birthright that and inappropriate. This act’s motivation was not politics, but hate. others are still paying for. We are the heirs of a This act’s victims were not political. They were not nation’s mixed legacy that it is our duty not merely to criticize, but to improve. combatants. They were not There is a great deal of nation a at war. citizens of merit to being able to see both They were bankers, waiters, sides of an issue. That is what bureaucrats and parents a rational person does. But a no to in way who were were people person with integrity, a person responsible for U.S. history or with courage—an American policies. Our tragedy is not restore also takes a stand for what he more important because so believes in. many of the people were Our time in the academy is Americans. It should be It is a time to bask in were finite. us because it is to important the freedom of cheap ideology ours to deal with a and proselytize about things Firefighters, cops and we often know very little politicians were trying to about. But one day, many of restore order that Wednesday words so I They will affect deciLaw and were our won’t be costless. fellow Harvard students morning. My lives. some In cases, they will affect will they sions; a class discussion. having busy What most frustrated me about the dialogue was affect nations. But right now, my words can’t change not that I didn’t agree with some of what was said but the pall over this one. And that is the most frustrating sensation of all. that what was said cost so little. We had the privilege academic where any opinion enclave of sitting in an University is given credence, where any idea is worth debate. Jonas Blank, Trinity ’Ol, attends Harvard The academy—be it Harvard, Duke or elsewhere—is School ofLaw and is a former editor of Recess. What I did not expect were comments that, to me, verged dangerously on equivocation, or even justification, for this thing that has happened to us. Some seemed to suggest that we were reaping the sour fruits of Iran-Contra, Operation Desert Storm,

Firefighters cops and politicians trying order that Wednesday morning. M.y fellow Harvard busy Law students and I having class discussion. ,

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21ST ANNUAL BENENSON LECTURES IN ART HISTORY

Weds., Thurs., Fri, Sept. 19,20 & 21

5:30 pm in 2048 East Duke Building Free Admission Renowned art historian SVETLANA ALPERS gives this year’s distinguished “Benenson Lectures” on the topic, “Three Ways of Looking at Velazquez and The Spinners.”

Ol\l I Foundry Theatre’s Production of NO BLACK MALE SHOW Conceived and Performed by Carl Hancock Rux Thurs. and Fri., Sept. 20 and 21 8:30 pm in Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center $l7 General, $l2 Students

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Poet/performer/playwright Carl Hancock Rux crosses all of these disciplines in his four-person performance work,,the “No Black Male Show.” With dazzling use of language, Rux and his collaborators excoriate laughably racist stereotypes, spin funkadelic yams, and create complex characterizations. The first event in the Institute of the Arts’ NEW DIRECTIONS series.

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guest artist, with director Paul Jeffrey and the Duke Jazz Ensemble, in this opening concert of the fall Duke Jazz Series. Pete Sims has worked with the greatest jazz musicians of the 50’s and 60’s and now leads his own group, SwingTime.

(dir. Lasse Hallstrom, UK, 2000), 7pm and 9:30 pm in Griffith Film Theatre. $5 Gen., $4 Employees, Free to Duke students with I.D.

Sat., Sun., Sept. 22-23 Quad Flicks presents SHREK, Ipm, 7pm, 10pm in Griffith Film Theatre. $5 General Public, $4 Duke students/employees

Mon., Sept. 24: Caribbean Crossings series presents AVA and GABRIEL (dir. Felix de Rooy, 1990). 8 pm in Griffith Film Theatre. Free.

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“THREE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN THE CLASSROOM” Studies, the John Hope Franklin Center, and the Durham Arts Council at the Center for Documentary

A trio of exhibitions organized by the Literacy Through Photography project at the Center for Documentary Studies, these shows feature the work of three internationally known visual artists—Alfredo Jaar, Whitfield Lovell, and Deborah Willis—created in collaboration with Durham middle- and high-school students. Visit all three exhibition sites through October 28.