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Tar-holed. The women’s soccer team lost to the dominating Tar Heels 3-1 at home Tuesday. See page 11

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Graduate School offers more financial support School plans to give students opportunity to compete for funds to stay over summer By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle

The Graduate School, in an attempt to remain competitive with a number of peer institutions, is making an effort to increase research support for midlevel graduates. Lewis Siegel, dean of the school, said that within the next two months, the graduate school administration will bid out around 50 fellowships that would allow graduate students to remain at Duke during the summer and continue research for their degree. “There will be a competitive process for a number of rewards for relatively advanced students,” Siegel said. “Convince us you’ll do good things with this money in defense of your dissertation.” He said the money, amounting to approximately $5,500 —including the summer health fee and required registration fees—would be available probably no later than year six of a graduate degree and that interested students would be able to fill out an application as they do for most fellowships. Graduate students, who conduct research and teach within their departments, receive an average of $14,000 per year. Often, humanities and social sciences students receive less than sciences students because there is more research support for the sciences. For example, the yearly stipend in English is about $13,000, whereas the average stipend in biology is closer to $14,500. The

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In addition, most graduates doing research in science can more easily obtain funds for research in the summer. “They work on their research,” said Jacqueline Looney, associate dean for graduate student affairs. She said most graduate students spend their summers working on research, either at Duke or elsewhere. Will Tyson, a third-year student in sociology, said that he had a research assistantship, but that others, especially those in social sciences and in the humanities, struggled to find funds for the summer. “It’s a difficult situation,” he said. “The struggle to get money takes up so much time, it really cuts into the research process. Funding by the graduate program would allow for much more

productive research.” However, William Allard, director of graduate studies in mathematics, noted that many students have National Science Fellowships and other funds from outside Duke. He added that the department receives about $3,500 in grants for math graduates during the summer. There is by no means any measure of funding uniformity across departments in the graduate school, however. Tad Schmaltz, director of graduate studies in philosophy, said that the department did not have any research assistantships and that first-year stuSee GRADUATE SCHOOL on page 7 �

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native Date of Birth Hopkins October, 1955 returned to his hometown in 1990, moving into the Few Gardens public housing Occupation complex, where he was appointed Market-to-Market Community representative for District 1 Organizer, Durham Affordable (Northeast Central Durham) of Housing Coalition Partners Against Crime in 1994. A year later, Hopkins was appointed resident commissioner to the Durham Housing Authority Board. GED, Morganton, North Carolina He became the chair of Durham NAACP’s housing coalition and was appointed to the city’s housOffices Held ing appeal board last year. Elective None Hopkin’s primary goals are to increase employment, end homelessness, stop crime and address F mtiy One son the educational gap. IrjQirio

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SAUDI-BORN MILLIONAIRE OSAMA BIN LADEN (middle) is believed to be behind the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

NATO: U.S. proof against bin Laden dear, compelling By SUZANNE DALEY

New York Times News Service

BRUSSELS, Belgium

NATO said

Tuesday that the United States had

provided “clear and compelling proof” that Osama bin Laden’s terrorist organization was behind the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In response, the alliance said it was ready to fight at the side of the United States, should it ask for such help from its 18 NATO allies. The alliance decision amounted to a final stamp of approval for an attack on bin Laden, his al-Qaeda network and

the Taliban government that harbors him in Afghanistan and was one of several signals that some sort of military strike is imminent. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld left Washington Tuesday night on a trip to Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan. Administration officials said that the Pentagon was devising a war plan that minimized the use of bases in Pakistan, where anti-American sentiment is strong and extensive deployment of U.S. troops could destabilize a key ally. See NATO on page 9 P-

Hopkins concentrates on housing This is the third article in a five-part series profiling mayoral candidates. By REBECCA SUN The Chronicle

Stephen Hopkins is not your typical candidate

for mayor. Outspoken and straightforward, Hopkins is known to many in the community as a tireless activist. “Political folks now have no feelings,” Hopkins said. “They don’t like it when you get emotional, but I’m a very emotional person... because I feel people’s pain. I haven’t forgotten where I come from because I’m still there.” Much ofHopkins’ community involvement has come through being a housing advocate, especially for Northeast Central Durham, where he has lived for the past 11 years as a low-income resident. “A lot of people are concerned about the plight of housing,” he said. “It touches jobs. It touches everything. We need more developers who are willing to commit to doing affordable housing.” Hopkins is concerned that downtown development is too lofty and not practical enough. “We’re The University begins celebrating the 150th anniversary of teacher education at Duke with a panel discussion this afternoon. See page 6

thinking too big,” he said. “They’re building a big 5,000-seat theater downtown; now who’s going to be able to afford to go to the theater? I’d like to see a $5 matinee theater downtown. I’d like to see a

Blockbuster downtown.” The Durham native added that, as mayor, he would institute a three-year moratorium on development to ensure that the city’s infrastructure could support such projects. Another major component of Hopkins’ mayoral platform is to address crime and law enforcement. Dissatisfied with what he feels is the lack of adequate police involvement, he recently moved from a neighborhood he felt was unsafe for raising his 12-year-old son “I live in a high-crime area and I don’t see [the

police],” Hopkins said. Instead of adding more officers to the city police department, however, Hopkins’ solution involves turning police authority over to the sheriff who is elected by the entire county. “We don’t need no more cops; we just need to make sure they’re doing their jobs,” Hopkins said. “We hire a sheriff for the county, for the entire county. Durham is 80 percent of the county It only See

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President George W. Bush sent Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld on a four-nation mission that could be a prelude to military strikes against terrorists. Bush warned the Taliban “there will be a consequence” if they fail to surrender bin Laden and his followers. •

Bush links attackers to USS Cole

In presenting its case against Osama bin Laden to U.S. allies, the Bush administration said some of the same suspects involved in the Sept. 11 attack also have been linked to the East Africa embassy bombings and the attack on the USS Cole. •

Legislators near agreement on security

Congress and the White House neared agreement on legislation to better secure airplanes from hijackings, as the Transportation Department evaluated a slew of security proposals from an aviation task force. •

Palestinian men kill two Israelis

Palestinian gunmen broke into a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip and opened fire Tuesday, killing two Israelis and wounding 11 in an attack threatening an already shaky Mideast truce. •

Restricting teenagers’ driving privileges until they prove their ability at the wheel can greatly reduce crashes of 16-year-olds, according to studies of ‘graduated license’ laws in Michigan and North Carolina. News briefs compiled from wire reports.

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BRIGHTON, England Sealing his standing as America’s most passionate and steadfast ally in the fight against terrorism, British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Tuesday that Osama bin Laden was responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks and challenged the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to give him up or “face the consequences.” “I say to the Taliban: Surrender the terrorists, or surrender power,” said a stem Blair, addressing a noisily supportive crowd at the Labor Party’s an-

nual conference in this seaside town,

“In any action, the aim will be to eliminate their military hardware, cut off their finances, disrupt their supplies,

target their troops, not civilians. We let us reorder this world around us.” will put a trap around the regime.” Blair did not set out how or when The prime minister’s speech Britain—and any other country which seemed intended as much to herald ultimately joins the United States in the beginning of a new world order—- military action—planned to attack the with Blair somewhere close to its Taliban. But his remarks were the helm—as it did to address Britons’ most forceful expression yet of his concerns about their country’s role in country’s commitment to taking the the forthcoming conflict. initiative in the efforts to rout out bin Adopting the sweeping rhetoric of Laden and his terrorist networks. an international statesman, Blair “Be in no doubt: Bin Laden and his spoke offilling the void left by the atpeople organized this atrocity,” the tacks in the United States through prime minister said. “The Taliban aid “the moral power of a world acting as and abet him.” a community, An aide to the prime minister said “This is a moment to seize,” he he had written much of the speech by said. “The kaleidoscope has been himself last week. But he and his staff shaken. The pieces are in flux. Soon have been in close contact with their they will settle again. Before they do, See BLAIR on page 8

Intelligence agencies await changes

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‘Surrender the terrorists, or surrender power,’ said the British prime minister

By ALISON MITCHELL

New York Times News Service

WASHINGTON The House committee that oversees the nation’s intelligence agencies has called for far-reaching changes in intelligence operations and for an independent investigation into why government did not foresee or prevent the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Reflecting the mood in the wake of Sept. 11, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, in a report accompanying a classified intelligence bill expected to be taken up by the House this week, says it is urgent “like no other time in our nation’s history” to address the “many critical problems” facing the intelligence agencies. The bill, approved by the committee late last week, would create an independent, 10-member commission to study the “preparedness and performance” of a wide array of federal agencies during and after the Sept. 11

strikes. It would also increase the roughly $3O billion intelligence budget, but the exact dollar sums the bill contains are classified. The committee calls for a “cultural revolution” inside agencies like the CIA and FBI, and a thorough review of the nation’s national security structures, saying “now more than ever we must be bold.” The committee’s bill would rescind CIA director George Tenet’s 1995 restrictions on the ClA’s use of unsavory covert agents and would instruct him to write new guidelines. It speaks of a “culture ofrisk aversion” and says the 1995 guidelines “have had a negative impact on the recruitment of sources against terrorist organizations.” So far the criticism of the CIA has been muted since Sept. 11, with only Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Commit See CONGRESS on page

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Panel discusses security, liberty � In the third of five forums, law school pro-

fessors discussed the balance between increasing security in the United States and maintaining civil liberties. By KAREN TENENBAUM The Chronicle

Legal issues surrounding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks took the spotlight Tuesday night at the School of Law in the third of five campus forums on the events’ aftermath. The forum focused on the extent to which civil liberties can be sacrificed for preventative security. More than 130 people attended the discussion, several sitting on the floor. One major topic was whether the government can justify racial or ethnic profiling in the name of national security. “One of the most important things I learned from September 11 was how internment [of Japanese-Americans in the 19405] happened,” said Jerome Culp, professor of law. “We’re only two or three more terrorist attacks from putting people in internment camps again.” Although none ofthe panelists supported profiling, some spoke about the possibility of infringing upon civil liberties to prevent another terrorist attack. “There is a risk of undercutting civil liberties, but it is essential that we make some sacrifice for our safety,” said Professor of Law Robinson Everett, who also spoke about the potential usefulness of military tribunals in terrorist-related national emergencies. James Boyle, professor of law, said other measures may also prevent terrorism without affecting civil liberties. “The great wish after this horrible thing is to sacrifice something, like blood, money or privacy” Boyle said. “I believe that giving up blood or money may do some good, but giving up privacy will not.” If the government must curtail some civil liberties, some of the panelists said such a policy should apply to the entire population.“We need to be more skeptical of any proposals that adversely affect some of us rather than others and open to those that affect all of us,” said Walter Dellinger, professor of law. Added James Coleman, professor ofthe practice of law, later in the forum, “Either we protect the rights ofall groups or we discover one day that we’ve lost all our rights, all of us.”

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Writing Studio lures many students By MEGAN CARROLL The Chronicle

As freshmen struggle through their required academic writing course and upperclassmen draft their theses and scholarship applications, a growing number of undergraduates are turning to the Writing Studio to refine their skills—and also to please their instructors. The Writing Studio, created last fall, serves twice as many students as it did this time last year. During the first four weeks of this semester, the studio scheduled 220 appointments and is using seven of 12 tutors. Director Vicki Russell said the studio can accommodate 106 appointment hours per week at four sites in the Academic Advising Center, Perkins Library, Lilly Library and the Schwartz-Butters Building. Students can either brainstorm or discuss drafts with tutors. Although tutors are not allowed to write directly on students’ papers, students may converse with them to improve their writing. Derek Malone-France, a writing instructor, praised

the Writing Studio for providing knowledgeable tutors, who tailor to the needs of each student. “[They] really listen and communicate with the students,” he

said. “The students receive individualized attention.” Although the Writing Studio does not guarantee improved grades, many students find themselves making appointments to do just that and to demonstrate enthusiasm for writing to their professors. Malone-France conceded that instructors realize how grade-focused Duke students are and that many attend the studio for that purpose. Sheka Ellison, a freshman, acknowledged that her Academic Writing 20 instructor looks “favorably” upon students who work with Writing Studio tutors. Many professors receive summaries from the tutors when their students seek out appointments. Ellison noted that she received a higher grade on the paper she revised at the Writing Studio and has scheduled three more appointments before fall break. See STUDIO on page 8 &

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Duke professor co-authors book on soils

Daniel Richter, a professor of forest soils and ecology in the Nichols School of the Environment, has co-authored a book called Understanding Soil Change, which was published in August. The book documents the history of the soils of southeastern United States, where fields of the former cotton belt are now covered by rapidly growing pines. Richter describes how humans transformed these soils, which are among the oldest in the world, over the past 200 years to provide valuable lessons for land managers.

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Pregnant women warned about vaccines

The National Institute of Medicine is recommending that children and pregnant women avoid vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative, saying that there was an unproved but “biologically plausible" risk that the substance could cause neurological problems. Although the Food and Drug Administration has maintained that the amount of mercury in vaccines is too low to be harmful, the preservative, thimerosal, has been the target of an impassioned campaign by parents who believe childhood vaccines caused their children's autism and other brain disorders. *

Ebola-type virus linked to Black Death

Although the pandemic now called the Black Death lasted no more than six years, some medieval historians believe the disease that followed erupted periodically in different parts of Europe for the next three centuries, killing millions. In the past century, many historians and scientists have strengthened the argument that bubonic plague was responsible for the Black Death, but researchers from the University of Liverpool now report a hemorrhagic virus, like Ebola, was the cause. This theory may address questions about the rapid spread and virulence of the Black Death, which was reportedly transmitted from person to person.

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Japan responds to mad cow disease fears

Japan banned the domestic distribution of cattle feed Monday after health officials received thousands of inquiries from consumers, and several countries banned imports of Japanese beef after the government announced the discovery of Asia’s first case ot mad cow disease last month. Although agriculture officials said the infected Holstein dairy cow trom central Japan had been slaughtered in August, they later revealed the carcass was made into meatand-bone meal. Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe told Parliament Tuesday that consumers had nothing to worry about, and that emergency inspections of the country's 4.5 million cow have found no other cases of the disease so far. About 5 percent of the herd remained to be tested. Mad cow disease is believed to spread by cattle eating meal from infected animals. In Europe, the disease has devastated the beef industry. Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is thought to cause the fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. •

Scientists link whales to hippo clan

New fossil discoveries in Pakistan appear to have answered a longstanding question about the ancestry of whales, establishing that animals like the hippopotamus may be their closest living relatives. Two teams of paleontologists, in separate reports last month, said the fossils showed that whales, porpoises and dolphins, all cetaceans, are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates—a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs and hippos—than to any other mammals. News briefs compiled from staff and wire reports

STEP INSTRUCTOR LISA JINDRA leads a class in Wilson Recreational Center. The new classes, which range from kickboxing to yoga-pilates, have attracted large crowds because of their diversity and high level of group participation.

Duke offers expanded fitness options By DEVIN FINN The Chronicle

Santana pumps through the stereo as you step to the infectious beat. It is Tuesday afternoon, classes are over, and a workout is the perfect ending to a long day. Many students are taking advantage of the growing opportunities for fitness classes offered at Wilson Recreation Center. The physical education department has expanded its group fitness program to 33 weekly sessions to accommodate a variety of morning, afternoon and evening times. “Our goal is to increase participation. We want to get the Duke community involved,” said Lisa Jindra, an 11-year instructor and coordinator of the group fitness program. Jindra, who has worked with the program for three years, noted that the instructors include law students, biomedical engineers and undergraduates. Although students also have the option to enroll in a physical education course for credit, the free group workout sessions have become increasingly popular. Jindra, who teaches a step course for credit in addition to leading some of the group fitness sessions, noted that the formal courses are more instructive than the open group sessions. Those who attend the step sessions are generally more experienced and pick it up quickly, she added. The classes, some of which also meet in the Brodie Recreation Center, are “a fun way to work out in a low-stress environmentJindra said

Freshman Ashley Rudisill, who attended a yoga session out of curiosity, said the courses offer a welcome alternative to exercising -alone. “The classes are nice because you have other

people pushing you,” she said. Junior Vera Liang, who has attended a variety of classes and also takes a dance class for credit, finds multiple purposes in the sessions. “For example, Lin kickboxing] you learn selfdefense and work out at the same time. The class offerings are also really diverse so they appeal to a lot of students.” In addition to kickboxing, the most popular offering, students can attend sessions in strength and tone, funk and yogapilates. The physical education department recently added hip hop and L.A. jazz to the program. The average attendance at each of the weekly classes is 30, although Jindra said turnouts can range from 10 to 50 participants. “There has been a larger response this fall,” she said, adding that interest in fitness classes typically soars before spring break. Jindra also noted that the sessions have been popular among graduate students. Liang has observed that most of the attending students have been women. “All the classes I’ve been to have been primarily girls, and that could be because females really get to show that they can do anything just as well as males can,” she said. “I think [the class is] not appealing to guys because they consider it too feminine—there’s definitely a stereotype.” Jennifer Song contributed to this story.

Attacks cast spotlight on anthrax research

Health officials expect bioterrorism issues to propel increases in research funding and attention By ANNE BARNARD The Boston Globe They have toiled for years with little public notice, studying the way the anthrax bacteria manufactures poison, destroying human cells so efficiently that victims often die gasping for breath. When Harvard University biologists William Dietrich and John Collier dedi-

cated their careers to anthrax research, the possibility that the disease would become a terrorist weapon seemed remote. Even when the two published scientific papers on anthrax recently, few besides fellow researchers even noticed. But now, three weeks after terrorists crashed hijacked planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the science of bioterrorism is hot. The Harvard Medical School researchers were deluged with media calls Monday about their work: Dietrich’s research team has identified a gene that makes mice resistant to anthrax while Collier’s has created a synthetic molecule that keeps the toxin from entering mouse cells.

The two discoveries, published Friday and Tuesday in scientific journals, could one day lead to treatments or diagnostic tools, though it will be years before either development directly benefits humans. Even before the attacks, research on bioterrorism was projected to be the fastest-growing area of National Institutes of Health funding over the next two years, a priority choice that sparked debate in the scientific community as recently as last month. Some researchers wondered if too much attention was going to a threat that seemed far-fetched compared with mass killers such as malaria and AIDS. Now, funding seems even more secure for researchers like Dietrich, Collier and others interested in possible bioterrorism agents such as smallpox or bubonic plague. Meanwhile, the federal government seems prescient in granting a $343 million, 20-year government contract to Cambridge-based Oravax two years ago to make smallpox vaccine. “I think this money will not be wast-

Ed,” Collier said. “Whatever additional effort is put into funding research on the fundamental microbiology of bioterrorism is going to have positive ramifications for other diseases as well, including emerging infectious diseases At a time when many public officials, from Governor Howard Dean, DVt., to the General Accounting Office, have been sounding alarms that the nation is not prepared for the threat of bioterrorism, once-obscure scientists can offer a measure of reassurance: They have been working for years behind the scenes on a terrifying and daunting problem that most did not think about until recently. “Anthrax is not completely mysterious—it’s something that cam be solved,” said Dietrich, who, like Collier, was originally drawn to anthrax by the bacteria’s sophistication in its method of attack. It builds its own portal to send its toxin into a cell, the way it works inside the host’s body to turn two harmless compounds into poison. ”

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Duke job market escapes recent economic downturn Officials say despite lack of immediate impact, future job binding remains uncertain By ELIZABETH FULK The Chronicle

As a result of the Sept. 11 attacks, the nation’s job market has taken a turn for the worse. Countless consumer confidence reports cite Americans saying they don’t feel secure in their jobs. Industries directly linked to travel and tourism such as airlines, hotels, theme parks and restaurants, have had to fire thousands of workers over the past three weeks. However, there have been no reports of employee layoffs at Duke due to the falling economy. Clint Davidson, vice-president of human resources said, “To date, there have been no specific job eliminations at Duke which have been attributed directly as resulting from the economic downturn.” Whether or not Duke will face layoffs in the future remains uncertain. Davidson also said even though the University has not yet had to layoff workers, “this does not mean that in the future, direct impact for funding on jobs would not be impacted.” Jim Wilkerson, who oversees Duke Stores, said in order for Duke Stores to be forced to layoff some of its employees, “it would have get a lot worse.”

Duke Stores operates more than 25 retailers in the University and Medical Center such as the Bryan Center University and Book Stores, the Lobby Shop and Uncle Harry’s, Wilkerson is optimistic for now, reporting that University retailers have not suffered from the slowing economy, but rather have done better financially this year than last. “We are fortunate in our stores in that we’re following on the heels of a basketball national championship. This has propped us up and sustained us a bit,”

Wilkerson said. Echoing these positive sentiments, Jim Wulforst, Director of Dining Services said, “I predict we will continue to be on good financial footing like we’ve been the last five years.” Rather than cutting jobs around the University, some managers said they actually hope to increase their number of employees. Co-managers of the Alpine Atrium, Jennifer Groth and Dave Swimm said they were actually looking for people. Likewise, Armadillo Grill Manager Rob Linton explained his restaurant is looking to increase employment. “We hired more [workersl so we can cut down the hours of our hourly employees,” he said.

False alarm, false threat Campus police officials enter the Allen Building Tuesday after the building was evacuated because of a pulled fire alarm around 11:45 a.m. A bomb threat caused the evacuation of Hudson Hall earlier in the morning, at about 10:30 a.m. The alarms proved to be false in both cases. Police are following up on a recording of the bomb threat and finger prints from a Hudson Hall telephone where the call was made.

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In celebration of 150 years of teacher education at the University, a panel will meet today to address the current problems in public education. The 4 p.m. discussion, held in the Freeman Center for Jewish Life, is the inaugural event of the year-long celebration and will feature a varied group of speakers from both the University

and Durham communities, including President Nan Keohane, who will deliver a short welcoming speech. “I’m speaking in order to show our institutional pride in having educated teachers for 150 years, and to salute all the Duke grads over the decades who have gone into teaching,” President Keohane wrote in an e-mail. “I think !hese are indeed worth celebrating.” The panel is only the beginning of the year-long observance ofthe sesquicentennial of teacher education at the University, which will feature symposia and a career fair later in the year. “We chose this event to kick-off the year to have an event in which members of the Duke student body and the Durham community could join together in the discussion of education,” said David Malone, the director of the program in education. In addition to the six panelists, the event’s planners expect a great deal of audience interaction, said Melanie Rumsey, the instructor and coordinator of teacher licensure. They also hope University students interested in teaching and those who have volunteered at Durham schools will attend the panel discussion and the “Meet the Educators” portion afterwards. “I’m hoping to see a lot of audiei ice interaction,” Rumsey said. “This is not simply a forum for people to come, sit, listen and leave.” Malone said that one of his goals

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for the panel is for students to leave with a greater sense of civic responsibility regarding matters relevant to public education. “One of the things that the discussion is going to emphasize is what [public education! issues needs to be focusing on,” he said. “Among them are issues of equity and excellence. There is the question of how can we have high standards and hold students to them and, at the same time, make sure all students have a quality education.” The event provides an opportunity to look at the University’s role, said Malone. “Duke can be very proud of our investment in the North Carolina public schools,” he said. “We have Duke graduates who are teachers, deans, principals and superintendents in the community.” One of the panelists, Lyndee Norman, is a Duke graduate who now teaches at Jordan High School in Durham. Other panelists include the Assistant Superintendent of Durham Public Schools Janice Davis, Durham Public School Board of Education member Rev. Michael Page, Judge

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Elaine O’Neal, Department of Psychology Professor Steven Asher and Charles Payne, professor of history and African-American studies. “The panel is very diverse,” Malone said, “In addition to the community members, we also wanted to have members of the faculty at Duke, so we chose members who have experience with child development or education.”

Although the University does not offer an undergraduate major in education, it does offer a certificates in both primary and secondary education. Rumsey advises Duke students interested in teaching in the subject they plan to teach. She said she considers this one of the benefits ofthe program. “The advantage to our undergraduate program is two-fold,” Rumsey said. “[Students] get a grounded education in the subject they wish to pursue, and they also get the practical experience of student teaching in Durham public schools [as part of the certificate]. We are turning out quality people who become teachers and influence the next generation of Duke students coming in.”

Six months after Health Services employees began using their DukeCards to purchase food at various locations in the Medical Center, Hardee’s and Domino’s are joining the crowd. John Diaz, director of the DukeCard system, has been working with Hospital Food Services and hopes the point-of-sale registers will be installed and operating in the two Duke Hospital South eateries by the end of October. “We just have to make sure that whatever we do is in agreement with the existing contract [between the franchises and Hospital Food Services],” Diaz said. “We’re working on the little details, but we have approval for the project.” The DukeCard was implemented as an identification badge for approximately 16,000 Duke Health Services employees in fall 1998. In April, several eateries began accepting the Duke Card, and card readers were installed in 32 vending machines. Diaz said more vending machines will soon be equipped with card readers as well.

Diaz, who called the addition of Hardee’s and Domino’s to the list of DukeCard services “just one of several phases” the DukeCard has gone through in the Medical Center, said he hopes to expand the use of the card there.

Once Hardee’s and Domino’s join the DukeCard system, only a few vendors run by Hospital Auxiliary See HARDEE’S on page 10 >�

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3,2001 � PAGE 7

Fed slashes interest rates as Duke hopes to compete with part of larger economic plan other schools’ stipend offerings By RICHARD STEVENSON New York Times News Service

The Federal ReWASHINGTON serve cut its benchmark interest rate by one-half a percentage point Tuesday to the lowest level in 39 years, continuing its effort to pump some vigor back into an economy that shows all the signs of having lapsed into recession.

With each day bringing additional evidence that the year-long deterioration in the economy has intensified since the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the White House and Congress also stepped up their efforts to settle on an economic recovery plan. President George W. Bush said he and the leaders of the two parties in Congress had agreed in general terms on the need for a package of tax cuts and spending increases intended to put more money in the hands of consumers, spur more investment by businesses and provide additional aid to people who have lost jobs. But Democrats and Republicans con-

tinued to express different views ofhow to achieve those goals, suggesting that it will take considerable negotiation to reach a deal and get a stimulus package

through Congress. Citing the aftereffects of the terrorist attacks, the Fed cut its federal funds target rate on overnight loans among banks to 2.5 percent from 3 percent, putting the rate at its lowest level since 1962. It was the second half-point rate cut by the Fed since Sept. 11 and the ninth time the Fed has cut rates this year. The reduction offour percentage points in the federal funds rate in nine months, from 6.5 percent at the beginning of the year, is the most aggressive slashing ofFed interest rates since 1985 and one of the

most drastic on record. The Fed also cut its discount rate on loans to banks from the Federal Reserve system to 2 percent from 2.5 percent. “The terrorist attacks have significantly heightened uncertainty in an economy that was already weak,” the Fed said in the statement announcing its decision. “Business and household spending as a consequence are being

further damped.” The Fed said the economy’s underlying strengths should become apparent again once the “unusual forces” set in motion by the attacks begin to recede. But the statement offered little in the way of immediate reassurance, and signaled that the Fed is likely to cut rates further in coming months. Stock prices fell slightly after the Fed announced the rate cut around 2:15 p.m., then rose. The Dow Jones industrial average finished at 8,950.59, up 113.76 for the day. The Fed’s action was intended to encourage economic activity by reducing

borrowing costs. Banks immediately began cutting their prime lending rate from 6 percent to 5.5 percent, a step that will translate into lower rates on some home equity, automobile, credit card and small business loans. At the same time, though, rates paid on savings accounts have also fallen to their lowest levels in years, cutting into the returns earned by many retirees. Longer-term rates, including fixedrate mortgages and rates paid by corporations to borrow in the bond market, are determined more by investors’ perceptions of the economic outlook and

the federal government’s borrowing needs than by the Fed. As a result, they have not fallen as much as short-term rates this year, and are not likely to change much because of the Fed’s action Tuesday. The federal funds rate is now approaching, or by some measures passing, the point where it is lower than inflation, a threshold the Fed usually crosses only during recessions. The measure of inflation most often cited by Alan Greenspan, the Fed chair, known as the core personal consumption deflator, is running at a 1.6 percent annual rate, 0.9 percentage points below the funds rate. The better known core consumer price index is running at a 2.7

percent annual rate. With rates already low by historical standards and both businesses and consumers nervous about the outlook, analysts said the Fed’s move would probably not lead to any immediate increase in spending and investment. But they said it would help ease the financial strain on households and corporate balance sheets as the economy goes through a rough patch. Automakers are already offering buyers zero percentage rate financing

on new cars. Companies are holding off on investment plans not because of the cost of borrowing money, but because they have more capacity than they can use. “There are virtually no businesses or consumers who are not making investments or purchases now who will be induced to do so because interest rates are lowered from the already exceptionally low levels,” said David Orr, chief economist at First Union Corp. “What monetary policy can do,” Onsaid, “is cushion the downturn by reducing the interest cost of short-term floating rate debt, helping profit margins for companies and monthly payments for consumers.” The economy all but stalled during the spring. Economists said it almost certainly contracted during the third quarter and will probably shrink again in the fourth quarter, which began Monday. The most commonly used definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters in which economic output falls. After meeting with the congres-

sional leadership at the White House this morning, Bush said the the stimulus package should not be so expensive that it clouds the long-tetm budget outlook.

The prospect that the government might not be able to afford to carry out its plan to pay off much of the national debt could lead the bond market to drive up long-term interest rates, offsetting some or all of the benefits of any stimulus package. “We’ve got to come together with a vision about how big the package ought to be, to make sure that affect the economy in the short run in a positive way, but don’t affect it in the long run in a negative way,” Bush told reporters. The House and Senate budget committees and the White House have slashed their projections of the federal budget surplus for the fiscal year that started Monday to $52 billion, down from $176 billion a month ago. The new figure does not include the cost of any stimulus package beyond the $4O billion in emergency spending and the $l5 billion airline bailout package.

� GRADUATE SCHOOL from page 1 dents do not teach. During the sum-

mer, he said, graduate students have to be creative. “Some stay at Duke and work at various jobs. Other go away. It’s a split, I think,” Schmaltz said. “[Summer stipends will] be a big thing, will really help the students a lot. I’ve talked to them about it and they think this will speed things up for them.” Duke’s stipend improvement effort is part of a push to remain competitive among a dozen other peer institutions—including Harvard University, Yale University, and Stanford University—despite an expected $1 million to $1.5 million budget shortfall in Arts and Sciences this year.

Compared to a group of peer institutions, Siegel said Duke ranked toward the bottom of the pack, but hoped to move more toward the middle. He

added that another 50 fellowships might be available for younger graduate students in their first years, but that in light of budgetary concerns, the Graduate School might wait to implement those. Siegel noted that this, has been promised only to the incoming class of graduate students and any funds distributed now would go to classes that did not expect extra stipend money. He also said it would be much more difficult to choose between second and third year graduate students than among more advanced graduates’ projects.

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Studio users Prime minister emerges as strongest ally hope for better grades >

BLAIR from page 2

US. counterparts, the aide said, and it is clear that Blair’s stark, unequivocal language about the approaching conflict had

STUDIO from page 3

Sameer Deshmukh, another freshman, also scheduled an appointment in pursuit of a better grade. Deshmukh said that going to the Writing Studio forced him to revise his paper. The influx of new writers could also be attributed to a massive advertising campaign. Tutors gave five-minute presentations during the first week of the fall semester in many classes. In addition, the studio has placed posters in several

departments and computer clusters

and distributed fliers. Lecturer Christina Askounis said that the studio was sorely needed. “The Writing Studio is long overdue at such a major university,” she said. Furthermore, Russell hopes students will take advantage of the studio on a regular basis. “We’re looking forward to a time when going to the Writing Studio becomes a habit,” she said. Russell added that even if students are satisfied with their writing techniques, they should consider meeting with a writing tutor. Chris Armstrong, a tutor and graduate student, emphasized that the Writing Studio’s services are not simply remedial aid, but a tool for everyone. “The best writers gain just as much with the exposure and expertise of the tutors,” Malone-France said.

Washington’s support. As during NATO’s war with Yugoslavia over Kosovo in 1999, Blair has placed himself firmly at the forefront of what he casts as an alliance opposing tyranny. “This is a battle with only one outcome: our victory, not theirs,” Blair said. “The action that we take will be proportionate, targeted; we will do all we humanly can to avoid civilian tragedies. But understand what we are dealing with. Listen to the calls of those passengers on the planes. Think ofthe children on them, told they were going to die.” Blair, who was re-elected to a second

term with a huge majority in June, did not explicitly say that his government was committed to toppling the Taliban regime, but he did imply it. Addressing himself to the Afghan people, he said: “If the Taliban regime changes, we will work with you to make sure its successor is one that is broad-based, that unites all ethnic groups, and that offers some way out of the miserable poverty that is your present existence.” The underlying theme of Blair’s speech was that the attack on the United States was tantamount to an attack on the world. The concerted effort to combat terrorism, he said, should be matched by an effort to reach greater consensus on a host of issues: fighting poverty, particularly in war-ravaged areas like Afghanistan; in-

vesting in Africa, which he called “a scar on the conscience of the world;” and helping “breathe new life” into the Middle East peace process. Blair also praised the Kyoto agreement on climate change and said that other countries should adhere to it. “Kyoto is right,” he said. “We will implement it, and call on other nations to do so.” Labor Party conferences can be fraught affairs, with critics in the party attacking their leaders at every turn. But Blair has a reputation for rising to the occasion during foreign crises, and the mood was almost universally respectful. Blair also talked of his domestic program, including spending more money on infrastructure and encouraging greater private investment in public services.

Congress suggests independent commission I?' CONGRESS from page 2

tee, calling for Tenet’s resignation. The Bush administration has rallied behind Tenet, and many lawmakers say it is not the time to remove him or to run an investigation that could distract or demoralize agencies that should be focused on preventing further attacks. The House committee chose its words carefully. In the report accompanying its bill, the committee says it “does not in any way lay blame to the dedicated men and women of the U.S.

intelligence community for the success of these attacks. If blame must be assigned, the blame lies with a government, as a whole, that did not fully un-

derstand nor wanted to appreciate the significance of the new threats to our national security despite the warnings offered by the intelligence community.” Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., who chairs the intelligence committee and is himself a one-time CIA case officer, emphasized in an interview that he is a strong supporter ofTenet and that he personally leaned against establishing an independent commission at this time. But he added, “The debate has already started” over what needs to be changed. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the committee, said, “The point is not to point blame or point fingers. The point is to see where the weaknesses are in our system.”

The commission would be appointed by the President himself and congressional leaders, and they would examine the performance of a wide array of federal agencies that are responsible for public safety, law enforcement, national security and intelligence gathering. It would have subpoena powers and would report back in six months of its formation. President George W. Bush has already ordered internal reviews of intelligence gathering. But the committee said “if history serves, however, no substantive changes will occur after these reviews are complete. The committee believes that major changes are necessary.”

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U.S. briefs allies Hopkins hopes to lower crime rate on investigation �

P- NATO from page 1 Bases in Central Asia and the Persian Gulf, as well as aircraft carriers, could serve as alternatives. In Britain, Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a stern speech suggesting that a diplomatic solution was impossible in waging the new war on terror. He warned the terrorists and particularly the Taliban that they faced a military strike. For all who oppose terrorism, Blair said, the choice is to “defeat it or be defeated by it.” “This is a battle with only one outcome: our victory, not theirs,” he said. Blair said actions would aim

to eliminate military hardware, cut off finances and disrupt supplies. “The action we take will be proportionate, targeted; we will do all we humanly can to avoid civilian casualties.” Secretary of State Colin Powell, in an interview Tuesday with The New York Times, said that administration officials had been briefing allies on what he called “pretty good information” establishing the link between the airplane attacks and bin Laden. But, he added, “it is not evidence in the form of a court case.” Powell alluded to past crimes attributed to alQaeda and bin Laden, who has been indicted in the United States for the August 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa and is suspected of masterminding the bombing of the destroyer Cole in

Yemen harbor last October. The secretary of state said the briefings spanned “the history of the organization and the fact that we have every right to go after them because they’ve already been indicted—al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden—for past crimes against the United States and against civilization.” The briefings also included evidence showing what Powell called “additional activities since those indictments that have caused them to become very suspect.” Finally, the briefings contained what the secretary said was “pretty good information that links them to the events of the 11th of September.” NATO’s secretary general, Lord Robertson, referring to the evidence presented by Frank X. Taylor, the U.S. ambassador at large, as “classified,” said only that “the facts are clear and compelling.” One Western official at NATO said the briefings, which were oral, without slides or documents, did not report any direct order from bin Laden, nor did it indicate that the Taliban knew about the attacks before they happened. A senior diplomat for one closely allied nation characterized the briefing as containing “nothing particularly new or surprising,” adding: “It was descriptive and narrative rather than forensic. There was no attempt to build a legal case.” The evidence was built not only on information from the United States, but also on what some allies have discovered, including the Germans, an official in Europe said. #

While NATO deemed the evidence sufficient to make the case for an attack, Pakistan appeared to find it less convincing. The US. ambassador to Pakistan, Wendy Chamberlin, briefed the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Tuesday on the links established between bin Laden and the attacks. But Riaz Muhammad Khan, the spokesperson for the Pakistan Foreign Ministry, said the U.S. envoy had not provided conclusive proof. Robertson was reticent about the kind of military action being contemplated. “The United States are still developing their thinking and they will come back to the alliance in due course when that thinking is crystallized,” he said. At a NATO meeting last week, some European states pressed for evidence that would justify attacks on bin Laden. A compelling case is deemed crucial by many diplomats if America is to keep its support for a military campaign, particularly from countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, whose rulers face skeptical Muslim populations. But just how much information to share has been the subject of debate among President George W. Bush’s advisers. Some European officials suggested that Washington was still withholding some information about aspects of the case.

HOPKINS from page 1

makes sense for the sheriff to be the number-one law enforcement [officer] Durham County Sheriff Worth Hill felt that the proposal had merit. “My opinion, if [the city and county law enforcement agencies] do merge, is that law enforcement should be under the sheriff because the sheriff is elected by the people,” Hill said. Hopkins has criticized many prominent black leaders in Durham, calling several of them “slumlords” for overlooking the living conditions of poor blacks. “[The elite blacks] own property, they don’t take care of it. They rent it to poor blacks while they live in their nice, cushy apartments. I’m not only trying hard to resolve the issue, but I’m living the issue. It gives me an unfair advantage that [none] of my opponents have,” he said. Despite Hopkins’ passion for the living conditions of low-income residents, he was unable to gamer an endorsement from the local citizens group People’s Al-

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Panelists agree on need for caution � PANEL from page 3

All of the panelists spoke of the need for a circumspect and deliberate debate on citizens’ rights versus security. “The Constitution requires us to go through laborious processes, to hire and pay lawyers, which slows the process down. This is a good thing,” Boyle said. To this end, Boyle spoke in favor of “sunset provisions” in any Congressional bill concerning the attack. Sunset provisions expire after a specified period of time, allowing subsequent legislatures to reevaluate measures taken in the immediate wake ofthe attacks. Katharine Bartlett, dean of the law school, said after the forum that “the temperate quality of the debate reinforced the message that we need to be temperate about these choices.” After opening introductions, each panelist had eight minutes to make comments before the floor was opened to questions from the audience. In the question-and-answer part ofthe forum, one undergraduate asked how Osama bin Laden might legitimately be brought to justice. “You can’t put bin Laden on trial [within the U.S. criminal justice system] because the government wouldn’t be able to reveal its sources and methods for information gathering,” Dellinger said. Dellinger also spoke about public confusion stemming from now-blurred distinctions between war and the civil and criminal justice system, and between national security and civil law enforcement. “We’re confused because all of our previous paradigms and models seem to be conflating on one another,” Dellinger said. Marta DeLeon, a first-year law student who attended the forum, said the panelists raised issues she had not thought of. “I thought the forum was very informative,” she said. “It was nice to hear a more mature perspective on these issues.”

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AN EMPLOYEE buys food at the Hardee’s located in Duke Clinic. Along with Domino’s, the eatery will soon begin accepting points on the DukeCard.

Officials hope to speed up service I* HARDEE’S from page 6

Services, such as gift shops, will remain unaffiliated. “We’d like to make it so that any place you can spend money in the hospital, you can use FLEX, just like at the University,” he said. “As more people use [the DukeCard], we’re able to offer more services.” Joe Pietrantoni, vice president for auxiliary services, said the main reasons for the expansion are to speed up service in the Medical Center and to make employees feel safer by not having to carry cash. Diaz said he has been working with Hardee’s on the project for about two months. A month ago, Allen

Tyndall, owner of Domino’s in Hospital South and on Main Street, approached Pietrantoni about accepting the DukeCard. Employees can add money to their FLEX account at the Duke Card office in the West Union building or at any of four value transfer stations in the Medical Center, or they can opt for payroll deduction. Although five hundred employees currently use FLEX accounts, Diaz anticipates that number to increase as the DukeCard system expands. “The more places where people can use FLEX, the more likely they are to sign up and use it on a regular basis,” he said.

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Duke stays close but eventually falters late in loss � The women’s soccer team battled No. 1 North Carolina tooth-and-nail throughout, but gave up two late goals that sealed UNC’s win. By NICK CHRISTIE The Chronicle

3 In a highly entertaining match between Duke 1 two ACC archrivals, Duke fell to the No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels 3-1. For the game’s first 80 minutes, the Blue Devils (4-4, 0-2 in the ACC) kept the deficit to within one, before an aggressive Duke formation shift led to two UNC goals in the final eight minutes that sealed UNC

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CARLY FULLER (right) scored Duke’s only goal with two seconds remaining in regulation.

North Carolina tallied its first strike in the game’s 28th minute. Anne Remy deftly flicked a Susan Bush cross to the middle of the box, where Ball promptly roofed a blast from 12 yards out. However, unlike in recent years, when an early Tar Heel goal quickly opened up the flood gates, Duke held strong behind the excellent play of goalkeeper Thora Helgadottir, who finished the game with 12 saves. Helgadottir made several brilliant stops, including a spectacular reflex save on Alyssa Ramsey early in the first half, keeping the game scoreless. Afterwards, Helgadottir, who frequently plays for the national team of her native Iceland, compared the dramatic contest to others she has played abroad. “This was huge,” she said. “The team

Duke’s only strike came in dramatic was nervous because this was the fashion, as Carly Fuller blasted a 40- biggest game of the season. It doesn’t yard shot over the head of North really matter if you’re playing another Carolina goalkeeper Kristin DePlatchett country or if you’re playing your biggest rival.” with just two seconds left on the clock. Helgadottir managed to keep her Before Elizabeth Ball scored her second goal of the contest in the 82nd team close until coach Robbie Church, minute, Duke had many chances to needing a goal to equalize, ordered his equalize, as the Tar Heels (9-0, 1-0) team to shift from a defensive 3-3-4 struggled with nerves and fatigue. alignment into a more attacking 3-4-3. However, after Ball’s perfectly struck Ball scored almost immediately. ball found the net’s top right-hand cor“We’re always going to play to win,” ner, North Carolina appeared to have Church said. “It’s eight minutes left, regained its composure. we’re down a goal, we’re pushing “We’ve got a lot of experienced players hard—we need another front runner at a lot of positions who have been in a up there. I would do it again in the lot of close games,” UNC coach Anson same situation.” Dorrance said. “The thing I’m most Church added adamantly that proud of is that this is our sixth game in staying defensive, so as to keep the 12 days. That’s a remarkable run of score as close as possible, was simply games against the caliber of competition not an option. we’re playing.” See WOMEN’S SOCCER on page 16 �

Tennis player Yani reaches finals at Adidas Classic By PAUL DORAN The Chronicle

Going into this season, no one on the men’s tennis team had any idea what to expect. Having lost three of the four best players in the Jay-Lapidus era to graduation, the perennial powerhouse found itself in a foreign place having to rely on a slew of unproven players. However, if last weekend’s tournament is any indication, there is no reason to worry. In the Adidas Classic in Palm Springs, Calif, the Blue Devils—and particularly Michael Yani—surprised everyone, including themselves, with a stellar performance in which Yani rolled off numerous upsets to reach the finals. After his first-round victory, the unseeded, unranked junior from Boca Raton, Fla. beat the No. 7 player in the country, Jean Julien Rojer of UCLA, 6- 3-6,6-3, in the second round. He then continued by knocking off numerous seeded players until falling to fourth-ranked A1 Garland of Pepperdine 7- 6-3 in the finals. “This was the best college tournament I’ve had so

far,” Yani said ofhis Adidas Classic performance. “I think if I can get confidence from this and roll with it, I should be doing great.” Adding to this weekend’s strong statement were junior Alex Bose and freshman Peter Schults. Bose advanced to the quarterfinals, which included a 61,1-6, 6-2 dismissal offifth-seeded Tobias Clemens of UCLA.

Schults reached the finals of the Flight B bracket by crushing Mark Dietrich ofTennessee 6-1, 6-3. Also playing this weekend was Yorke Allen, who lost in the first round 7-6,6-2 to Tennessee’s Simon Rea. “Watching Peter reach the finals [of the Flight B bracket] was a really nice sign,” Lapidus said. “I think all these guys who didn’t have the opportunity last year, like Yorke, Mike, Alex and others, are going to step up this season and be really good. There’s less pressure on us because expectations are not quite so high, but based on this, we should still be a threat.” The Blue Devils will next travel to Stone Mountain, Ga. to participate in the ITA AllAmerican Classic Oct. 11-14.

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Bunting will continue to platoon Curry, Durant at QB quarterback rating that is 37 points below his freshman teammates’. A 39-yard touchdown run by Curry was called back Saturday because of a holding penalty, but the senior also made a pair of mistakes that cost the Tar Heels potential points. On one occasion, Curry was picked off as he was being chased by Wolfpack defenders. Another time, Curry allowed himself to be sacked and taken out of field-goal range. The team scored all 17 points under Durant’s leadership. Bunting insisted the QB rotation system would remain the same for this weekend’s game against East Carolina (2-2). “We’ve discussed that maybe if somebody really has a hot hand we would make a change or go with one,” Bunting said. “But that has not been my perception and I am ultimately the guy making that decision. I talk with Gary, but I am pleased with the way it has gone so far.” Two senior players said Tuesday there would be no rift on the team if Durant eventually won the job. However, Kory Bailey and Joey Evans believe Curry can still lead the Tar Heels to wins. “College football is not very much unlike the pros in that it’s a business,” Bailey said. “You have to go with the guys who are getting it done.” “Not at all,” Evans said, when asked if the upperclassmen would take it hard if Curry saw less time. “Ronald is a competitor, but the bottom line with this team is we want to win games. Those two are very good quarterbacks. We can’t go wrong with

ing is 37 points higher than senior Ronald Curry’s, but the two will continue to trade off at QB. By DAVID DROSCHAK The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL North Carolina coach John Bunting expected questions about his quarterback situation to stop after North Carolina won both its games splitting time between Ronald Curry and Darian Durant.

Apparently, the first-year coach (2have known better, especially with Durant putting up better num3) should

bers and point production. “I am not sure why I have to keep talking about this,” Bunting said Tuesday. “I have pretty much said the same thing each time. I think Ronald does some good things. I want to keep playing Ronald because he is going to help us win a football game. I like to win.” Curry, a senior, started in the new coach’s opener. But he was replaced each time in the second half by the freshman Durant after poor showings in losses to Oklahoma, Maryland and Texas, all of whom remain undefeated. Bunting and offensive coordinator Gary Tranquill then decided to rotate the QBs every two series to see what would happen, a system that has produced wins over Florida State and N.C.

State the last two weeks. Durant’s numbers in those two games have remained decidedly better than Curry’s, prompting more questions about why Durant hasn’t been given the job on a full-time basis. In the two wins, Durant is a combined 19-for-30for 243 yards and three TD passes, while Curry is 11-for-27 for 151 yards and one TD pass. On the season, Durant has completed 57.5 percent of his passes for 539 yards and six touchdowns, while Curry has connected on a lowly 37 percent for 355 yards and just one TD pass, which amounts to a I

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RONALD CURRY (shown here last year) is still seeing time as North Carolina’s quarterback. twice under former coach Mack Brown. Jason Stanicek and Mike Thomas split time during a 9-3 season in 1992, while Oscar Davenport and Chris Keldorf did the same and went 11-1 in 1997. Notes; Former UNC coach Bill Dooley will be honored at halftime of Saturday’s game. Bunting played for Dooley, who won 69 games and three

ACC titles in Chapel Hill in 11 seasons.... Willie Parker started the season as the No. 1 tailback but hasn’t carried the ball in the last two games.... East Carolina may be looking for Andre’ Williams early in each series. The North Carolina tailback ran it on first down in the first four possessions against the Wolfpack.

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Duke’s best recruiting class ever The Best... ever? That was one of the many catchphrases used to describe the class of 2001. First it was Battier, then Avery, Brand and finally Burgess. It was a class that any school in the country would dream of getting just once in its school history. But not Duke. Today the Blue Devils will have an unprecedented sixth recruit verbally commit to the class of 2006. And for the icing on the cake, five of those six are ranked among the top-30 high school seniors in the country.

gun point guard known for his quickBattier was the first to verbally comness, court awareness and exceptional mit to Duke and like Redick, Michigan’s strength. As a high school senior, he Mr. Basketball got Duke off to a great averaged 17 points, seven assists, five start. Battier was also actively involved rebounds and four steals per game. in recruiting Brand to come to Duke. Dockery is known as an unselfish The last, but definitely not least, offensive player who can knock down the Randolph is the crown jewel for Duke. three with Chris Duhon-like accuracy. The 6-9 forward has a superb all-around As a junior in high school, the Chicago game that makes him an inside-outside native averaged 21 points, nine assists, threat similar to Battier. The Raleigh eight rebounds and five steals per game. native averaged 27 points and 13 Verdict—Avery and Dockery are of rebounds as a junior and was at one similar size and ability. Dockery was point thought to be considering the NBA. Duke’s first choice for point guard all Randolph’s stock dropped this sumalong, while Avery was second after mer as he battled an ankle injury, but Baron Davis. Still, both players are topmany scouts still consider Randolph one caliber and had/will have an impact on of the best players in the country and a the Duke program. Draw. huge pick-up for Duke. Shooting Guard—Redick Melchionni is a top-100 player who The class of 2001 did not have a won’t single-handedly win Duke a title, shooting guard, but of course, Duke but can contribute to a national champialready had Trajan Langdon. Then onship team. As shown by his willingagain, basketball analysts have comness to walk-on for a year to allow Duke pared Redick to Langdon, some even to recruit five other players, Melchionni saying that Redick is a better shooter. exemplifies, a true team player. Being the first to commit to the senVerdict—Battier and Randolph is a sational class of 2006, Redick got Duke match-up for the ages. Both players off to a great start. The 6-foot-5 guard is were highly touted and have talent in known as an extremely good passer and every facet of the game. Not even a leader on the floor, a quality Melchionni can break this tie. Draw. Forward—Brand vs. Williams Krzyzewski looks for in his players. Verdict—Advantage 2006. Possibly one of the best players ever to Forward—Battier vs. Randolph take the floor for Duke, the Peekskill, N.Y. and Melchionni native was the dominant post-presence What is there not to say about Battier? Duke needed. At 6-9 and 260 pounds, When he entered Duke he hoped to bring Brand had great strength and physical versatility, saying he would do anything stamina to go along with a 7-4 wingspan. the team wanted him to do. He also Brand was known as a ferocious reboundbrought intelligence and an excellent er whose prowess on the boards was credunderstanding of the game. Battier might ited to rebounding fundamentals and his have said it best when he commented, “I’m strong will to get the ball. a jack of all trades but a master of none.” Williams is rated by many as one of

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Andrew Greenfield First it was JJ Redick, then Michael Thompson, Lee Melchionni, Sean Dockery, Shelden Williams and as of today, Shavlik Randolph. You think Melchionni doesn’t realize how good this class is? Guess again. The NCAA has a rule stating that a school may only give out five scholarships in one year. So Melchionni, whose father Gary was a star for Duke in the early 19705, said that if necessary, he would pay his own way for a year. This would allow Duke to bring in Randolph on scholarship. This leads to an important question: Is the class of 2001 still Duke’s best recruiting class ever? Well, lets look at the match-ups:

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Badgers put on probation for third time in seven years By JR ROSS

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MADISON, Wise. —Wisconsin was put on five years’ probation and lost some football and basketball scholarships Tuesday after an investigation found a shoe store gave unadvertised discounts to athletes. The NCAA, however, did not strip the school of any postseason awards, including its 2000 trip to the men’s Final Four. The university disciplined itself in April. But the NCAA decided to levy additional penalties because it was the school’s third major rules violation since 1994 and it involved a number of athletes, said Tom Yeager, a member of the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee. “This wasn’t one or two athletes and someone bought them a Diet Coke. This was hundreds of kids involving thousands of dollars. That’s significant,” Yeager said. The university had already put itself on three years’ probation, penalized itself $150,000 and stripped five scholarships over three years—four from football and one from men’s basketball. The NCAA reduced the number of football scholarships the university can offer in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 school years from 25 to 20. It also ordered the school to cut a men’s basketball scholarship in 2003-04. Chancellor John Wiley said the school will not appeal the committee’s decision, even though it strongly disagreed with the additional scholarship reductions. “We want this to be over,” he said. A report in the Wisconsin State Journal prompted the university’s investigation that found 157 athletes in 14

sports violated NCAA rules by accepting at least $23,000 in unadvertised discounts from The Shoe Box, a store 25 miles from Madison in Black Earth. In some cases, athletes received nointerest credit arrangements that weren’t generally available to other students. All the athletes were ordered to pay a charity the amount of their discounts. Others were suspended and ordered to perform community service. The university has since banned athletes, coaches and athletic administrators from shopping at the Shoe Box. The university also was disciplined for providing impermissible housing benefits for football and basketball prospects between 1998 and 2000 and for failing to adequately monitor its athletics program, especially since it had already committed two major violations over the last seven years. Yeager said the NCAA could have imposed even harsher penalties than the additional reduction of scholarships, but did not because the three violations were so different from one another.

Yeager also credited the university for the actions it took in April, saying they were a major reason why the committee did not strip Wisconsin of its 2000 Final Four appearance. “Once it was detected, the university moved very swiftly, very decisively in trying to correct the problem and to establish policies and procedures to greatly eliminate the possibility that it can happen again,” Yeager said. As part of the corrective measures it took, the university implemented a new

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WISCONSIN COACH BARRY ALVAREZ will be reprimanded for improper housing assistance Wiley also reprimanded athletics director Pat Richter and compliance officer Tim Bald for their failure to properly investigate the accusations. Each violation occurred during Richter’s tenure, and his salary was frozen for one year.

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reprimand football coach Barry Alvarez for the improper housing assistance. Alvarez said the punishment handed down Tuesday was a relief compared to

before the Badgers’ home opener. Picked as a possible contender for the national championship in the preseason, Wisconsin struggled to a 9-4 record as Alvarez continually juggled his starting lineup the first four weeks of the season. “The worst is over,” Alvarez said. “We know the restrictions now. We have time to deal with it, time to address it.”

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September spurt that got them within three games ofthe NL East lead, played like they already had been knocked out. The Mets, who gave up 15 hits, have been outscored 15-2 in two nights by the team with the worst record in the league.

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� WOMEN’S SOCCER from page 11 “This program’s too far along to play for respect,” he said. “We play to win every time we step out on the field.” Despite the game’s one-sided final score, the Blue Devils came off the field with heads held high. An upbeat Katie Heaps talked about the effort of the team’s senior class, who entered this game realizing that the two teams might meet again in the

Jena Kluegel—who earlier this fall played with the U.S. national team, but whom Duke managed to hold point-

less—discussed the contest’s hardfought atmosphere. “It’s always a great fight between these two teams. It was very combative,” Kluegel said. “Duke came out running at us. Every 50-50 ball, it was a battle. They really dominated part of the second half. We felt that. They had a lot of great chances, and they could have stuck one in at the end.” Afterwards, Church spoke about what a joy it was to see his team play so well against the perennially elite

ACC tournament. “I think all the seniors gave 100 percent,” she said. “I think the team works off that. The game showed that we can beat a Carolina, we can beat the number one team in the country.” For a 10-minute stretch late in the second half, Duke came very close to pulling even. However, despite several opportunities, the Blue Devils were unable to score until the contest’s

Tar Heels. “I was very proud,” he said. “We have struggled trying to find our chemistry, trying to find our right combination. To see them really start to live up to their potential, and the level of play that we can play at —I was very happy.” Church, ever wary, also guarded against being too content with what amounted to be only a moral victory. “We were disappointed to lose that game,” Church said. “We stood toe-to-toe to them, and we battled with them the whole match. I want to see us build on that, and continue to grow. I don’t want that just to be the Carolina game.”

final seconds. “I think that’s the best we’ve come out this year, and I think we were the better team for a large part of the second half,” Duke forward Sarah Pickens said. “I’m just personally frustrated because I need to be able to finish better.” Typical of the Duke-UNC rivalry, both sides played with a very physical style. As it became clear that referee Peter Dhima would permit aggressive play, each team battled with grit and determination. “They played honorably; they played hard,” Dorrance said of Duke. “It’s a contact sport, and we have some very physical players ourselves. This game isn’t for choir girls Standout North Carolina midfielder

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Wednesday October 3 Restorative Yoga for cancer patients, family members and caregivers. Every Wednesday from 11:00 am -12:30 pm, at the Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 111 Cloister Ct., Ste22o. Overlook Building in Chapel Hili. For more information cati 401-9333 or see the web site at www.cornucopiahouse.org. The Duke University Program in Education and Master of Arts in Teaching program will jointly sponsor the symposium Exploring Education oh October 3,2001 in the Freeman Center from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in honor of Duke’s 150 years of teacher preparation. President Keohane will open the symposium to honor Duke’s commitment to education; other speakers include Prof. Charles Payne, Prof. Steve Asher and Judge Elaine O’Neal. Refreshments will be served during a question-and-answer session following the speakers’ addresses. For more information, please call 660-3075.

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Duke Gardens: The Splendor of Spring Flowering Bulbs.” $l5 general public, $lO Friends of Duke Gardens. To register, call 684-3698.2:00 pm, Head House. Founders’ Day Ceremony Address by Margaret Taylor Smith, past chair of the Kresge Foundation. The ceremony will include a recognition of the members of the Duke community who died in the Sept. 11 events. Call 681-4514. 4:00 pm, Duke Chapel, West Campus. -

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Thursday American Red Cross: Open blood donor site. By appointment (684-4799). 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Duke Clinic. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will conduct free tax workshops for small business owners from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Interested persons should call Durham Technical Community College at 686-3448 to register or to obtain more information. Restorative Chi Gung for cancer patients, family members and caregivers. Every Thursday from 12:45-1:45 pm, at the Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, 111 Cloister Ct., Ste 220, Overlook Building in Chapel Hill. For more information call 401-9333 or see the web site at www.cornucopiahouse.org.

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The Chronicle Unwelcoming climate Administrators should heed faculty complaints about racial atmosphere

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University has had its share ofracial climate issues since the first black professor came to Duke in 1966. To this day, black faculty still face an atmosphere that is challenging, and at times, unwelcoming. The experiences of Monica Green and William Hart are only the latest installation of a problem that cannot be allowed to continue, The underlying problem that created the unpleasantness is complicated—it did not develop simply and it will not disappear simply. Certainly, University administrators have worked hard to recruit minority professors, through the Black Faculty Initiative and other efforts. Unfortunately, administrators have done too little to ensure that the professors enter a welcoming environment. The climate for these faculty members varies from department to department. In some departments, there are scholars who feel accepted, and in others, there are professors who feel marginalized and unappreciated. Department chairs look to the administration and the administration looks to the departments, and somewhere in between, a number of professors continue to fall through the cracks and away from the University. Hart’s situation is particularly unfortunate. Hart, having received the honor of tenure at Duke, a top-10 university, summarily left for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in part because the racial climate at Duke was too unpleasant for him to remain. Not even personal attention from President Nan Keohane could convince him otherwise. This trend cannot be acceptable to the University. The issue of minority faculty climate was raised openly in 1995 in an article by Melvin Peters, professor ofreligion. No one heeded Peters’ call then, leading to today’s continuing problems. The University, from the administration to the departments to individuals, must work for change. Provost Peter Lange has wisely indicated he wants to use more exit surveys, but this change is just the start. More specifically, Lange and deans should work with departments to revise and strengthen the mentoring process, so that all junior faculty members, including minorities, feel welcome and are encouraged in their scholarship. There must also be a strong monitoring process so grievances can be heard in the future. Perhaps more unfortunate than the recent departures is that by the time anyone tried to dissuade Hart from leaving, it was already too late. Frustrated faculty need a forum in which they feel safe to complain. Such forums must be open not only for black faculty but for all faculty, including those who have historically faced discrimination. In addition to an official forum, communication altogether should increase, from the tenure process to regular meetings with administrators and fellow faculty members. The University should be embarrassed that some black faculty feel as if communication can do nothing. At a university, of all places, people, especially those who feel marginalized, must be heard.

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Letters to the editor

Letter writer mistakes attack motivation as religious Brian Quaranta raises a point in his Oct. 1 letter to the editor that I think is a little off base regarding the aims and motives of so-called Islamic terrorists. He states that “these religious zealots believe that their way of life is the one true way... and that it is the will of G0d...” to destroy us. While this may be true for some of the lowertier members of these organizations, it is clearly not the motivating factor for their for referenced letter, see

leaders, such as Osama bin Laden. The point of these attacks and others that will certainly occur in the future is to destabilize the U.S. economy and government in order to weaken our influence in the world and in particular the Middle East. There is no pretense to importing Islam to the Western world in these attacks. There are no letters left behind expounding on the evils of the United

States. They are carried out anonymously, to impart the greatest degree of fear and uncertainty they can to the

American people.

It is a mistake to view this in any way as a religious war; if we do, we risk inciting a conflict of much greater scale than is actually required in response to these crimes.

Charles

Sharpless

Associate Professor

Pratt School of Engineering http: //www.chronicle.duke.edu /story.php?article_id=236ss

Pacifists seek to deter violence before it develops I read Martin Lewis’ commentary with great interest, for I find myself in a mixed position: While I would like to consider myself a pacifist, I often find myself strongly questioning its effectiveness. Unfortunately, Lewis’ analysis of pacifism is flawed: To say that pacifism would have failed during World War II misses the point of pacifism in general.

Pacifism, when properly practiced, seeks deterrents at much earlier stages than con-

ventional

methods

do.

Following his WWII example,

the pacifistic approach would have been to prevent or correct the treaties that originalfor referenced letter,

ly led to the frustration and subsequent rise of the Nazi in regime Germany. Pacifism’s failure is not its inability to solve problems but rather in our difficulties in wielding a pacifistic policy. To wield it effectively, one must have a proactive, forward-looking multinational organization that has a moral code upon which its actions are based. As of this time, I am aware of no organizations that meet this prescription. It is indeed a lofty goal, but in the end, the proactive solution, pacifism, is much stronger than retroactively

device in the situation we face today. People who say pacifism cannot work with regimes like the Taliban are ignoring the evidence: The

Pacifism is also a valid

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Taliban’s regime has been dramatically weakened without the firing of a single bullet. Pacifism is, in fact, most effective when it is tied with morality. The awesome power of moral suasion in conjunction with pacifism is one that cam and has taken the worlds most powerful nations to task; it can certainly do the same for the problems we face today.

responding with war.

see http:! / www.chronicle.duke.edu

Steven Daniels

story.php?article_id=236s7

Microsoft trial has been a crutch for competitors The Chronicle has an

interesting perspective on Microsoft considering the school that you attend and

its namesake. After

all,

Washington Duke made money the old-fashioned way—he earned it. He was one of the founders of the tobacco industry. Bill Gates is of the same cut ofcloth. He is one of the pioneers of a young industry. He carved out a small niche, if a very visible one, in the information technology industry. Microsoft has about a 10 per-

sonal share overall of that industry. Gates doesn’t even have the largest share of the industry—that would be for referenced editorial,

that other monopoly: IBM. You know the one that has a total monopoly in both hardware and software over

mainframes. However, I digress. The point is that all Microsoft is doing is something that anyone can do—produce great software. If you don’t like that, I am sorry. Go out, buy yourself a computer and start writing code that is better than the competition. If you do it well, people will beat a path to your door like they do to Microsoft’s. Meanwhile, the longer the Department of Justice drags this trial out, the more powerful Microsoft becomes. In

other words, DOJ should scrap this ridiculous trial and tell Microsoft’s competitors to get moving—start competing. The longer the DOJ pursues Microsoft, the more the competition is losing ground. They have to understand that they are the only ones that can outdo Microsoft. They just have to have more spirit and drive than Microsoft does. It is only then that consumers will really benefit. DOJ: Take away the crutch that this trial has been to the industry.

Jae Hawksworth Fayetteville, N.C.

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the record

We don’t need no more cops, we just need to make sure they’re doing their jobs. Durham mayoral candidate Stephen Hopkins on refocusing the city’s police department (see story, page one)

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Is Russia ready for its debut? One ofthe most remarkable international developments since Sept. 11 has been the willingness of Russian Vladimir President Putin to go along with

President

George W.

Bush’s proposed war on terrorism. The flexibility Putin has shown in

domestic balancing Pavel pressures from hardlin- wit Molchanov ers and requests for assistance from a former Cold War foe are nothing short of a diplomatic coup. It seems that Russia is getting prepared to emerge from its semi-isolation of the 1990s and to join the West, which has spent so much time and money courting Russia as a full partner. The question now is how long it will it last?

Before analyzing the future, let’s look at Russia’s recent, troubled past. Putin had seemed the perfect candidate to lead Russia into the second decade of its post-Soviet life. He was Boris Yeltsin’s prime minister and had the aging leader’s unconditional support. The youngest Russian head of state since 1917, he was energetic and vigorous—almost a Kennedyesque figure. Putin made many promises, and the world believed that he would deliver. And so it was a terrible surprise when his government launched an offensive upon domestic civil liberties in 2000. For all his lip service in favor of press freedom, Putin—a former KGB agent—seems to believe that the media’s sole purpose is to serve the principle of incumbent protection, particularly to help him and his entourage. If this must be done at the expense of editorial integrity, so be it. The government’s attack on NTV—formerly Russia’s only independent television network—serves as prima facie evidence of this.

Putin’s actions run contrary to post-Soviet freedoms The West protested, in vain, when the company’s owner, Vladimir Gusinsky, was imprisoned on trumped-up finan-

cial fraud charges. His so-called “indictment” smacked of the police-state tactics that most people thought ended under Gorbachev. The charges against Gusinsky were so patently false, that even the Russian judicial system had to agree that his release was warranted. Putin’s real objection was that NTV was a little too critical of his military strategy in Chechnya, especially its incisive reporting on human rights abuses committed by federal troops. This is precisely why, under the pretext of a commercial arrangement, NTV was taken over by Russia’s state-linked gas monopoly. Putin’s attempts to stifle the press, restrict political parties and reduce the autonomy of Russia’s provinces are well known. But is it possible that he seeks to start a new chapter in foreign policy? It does appear so. He could have effectively vetoed the decision of former Soviet republics in Central Asia to allow U.S. troops on their soil for a possible invasion of Afghanistan. Russia still maintains a large military presence in some of those republics and, if the Cold War mentality were still in place, would see Americans there as a security threat. The Russian general staff no doubt voiced their strong opposition to Putin’s decision, but to his credit he did not change his mind. Moreover, he allowed the use of his country’s airspace for U.S. “humanitarian” flights, which might appear to be a mere sop to Washington, D.C., but is actually a huge concession.

seeks to block the accession ofits Eastern European neighbors into NATO, at least for as long as it can. It was clearly displeased when Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic joined the Atlantic alliance. Yeltsin made rumblings about the potential for World War 111 when U.S. and British jets bombed Kosovo, not least because these three former client states were in the coalition. The thought of NATO troops on the territory of Baltic states—which all border Russia—is most

disquieting to the Kremlin. Finally, Putin would like the West to ignore Russia’s own peccadilloes when it comes to Middle Eastern policy. This primarily means that the war in Chechnya should be seen as part of the grand alliance against terrorism and hence any excesses committed by Russian troops should quickly be forgiven and forgotten. It seems very likely that Washington will

compromise on this issue, since Russia’s support in this present crisis is so essential. It is somewhat less likely that it will look the other way when Russia sells missiles and nuclear technology to alleged terrorist-supporting states in the Middle East. Russia will be indispensable in any effort to fight international terrorism, and the Western allies obviously recognize this. What they should also understand, though, is that a historic opportunity to engage the Russian government presents itself right now. Instead of being a reason to ignore the Putin administration’s wrongful domestic policies, the present spirit of cooperation between Russia and the West will hopefully strengthen Russia’s emerging democracy.

Pavel Molchanov is a Trinity junior.

Russia’s desiredreward for being such a good, upstanding member of the world community is threefold. First, it wants increased international aid to boost its economy, which is eminently reasonable. Second, and more problematically, it

International coverage resurfaces One of the greatest effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is that Americans—many of whom would normally disregard international events —must now reassess their global view and take notice of world news. After the Cold War ended in 1989, most major media outlets scaled back their foreign coverage, citing low audience interest and financial constraints as factors. But with the events of Sept. 11 still fresh in Americans’ minds, the media has accordingly shifted its focus outward and concentrated on the worldwide ramifications of the attacks. This trend must continue.

Bill Hatfield Guest Commentary

sively won, at least according to the first Bush administration’s objectives. In President Bill Clinton’s years, we witnessed an unprecedented economic boom that caused us to become even less concerned with international events, save for the conflicts in Iraq and Kosovo. The three national news networks and major American newspapers and magazines all scaled back their coverage of foreign news on a grand scale. In justifying this, news executives cited research showing widespread audience disinterest and signs offinancial burdens on their own operations. This concern for the bottom line was not surprising. Before the 1980s, it was expected that the news divisions of ABC, CBS and NBC would lose money. But the networks have now

cable networks, Hardball with Chris Matthews—a program for which I interned last summer—and The News with Brian Williams, favor American politics. At Hardball I noticed that the show’s producers would hold off on foreign coverage unless the stories were developing into major conflicts. This is understandable, as Hardball is a niche program whose audience is primarily interested in the nuts and bolts ofWashington politics. However, neither Fox nor MSNBC has developed a program that is devoted only to world news. Throughout the ’9os, the media frequently gave us financial tips, reports of new drug treatments and the latest in entertainment news. These sorts of stories that the media once covered extensively now seem relatively inconsequential; they are not compatible with our stature in the world. The global reach of the Internet and the ease oftravel have made the world much smaller, butAmerica has become more insular throughout the past decade. Our dazzling economic success imbued us with the feeling that if we withheld our attention from global matters, we would not be affected. The inadequate media coverage of terrorism in the ’9os left many Americans unprepared for the Sept. 11 attacks. The news executives and producers who make the calls on what to report are now presented with a unique opportunity. With the media’s approval ratings at an apex and in light of record audience levels for news programs, journalists must be vigilant in informing Americans of every aspect of this battle against terrorism. Sadly, the events of Sept. 11 were a violent shock to our system, awakening us from a decade-long slumber. We cannot allow ourselves to fall asleep again. Complacency is our worst enemy, and terrorism knows no boundaries.

been absorbed by large corporations. The presidents of the network news divisions were ordered by their corA recent Pew Research Center poll indicates that 89 porate bosses to cut costs, and the logical step was to percent of those surveyed have a favorable impression scale back foreign coverage by eliminating bureaus of the press’ attack coverage. That’s a tremendous and firing correspondents and producers. International news thus became a boutique item in jump in the media’s approval ratings when examined in relation to pre-Sept. 11 media attitudes. Journalism the post-Cold War era. You could find it if you tried, but is traditionally one of the less prestigious professions it was not readily available if you didn’t have access to in America. Public reaction to many important news cable or the Internet. Some programs, including stories in the 19905-including the O.J. Simpson trial, Nightline and 60 Minutes, should be commended for the Clinton scandals and the numerous celebrity death their attention to global affairs since 1989, but those extravaganzas-showed high initial interest in the stoprograms have been the exception rather than the rule. ries, but this was eventually followed by a sense of Cable news networks have had the opportunity to media overkill in each case. pick up where the broadcast networks left off, but in Running parallel to this distrust and sensationalism most cases they have not done so. CNN has usually paid was a significant decrease in international coverage. more attention to world affairs than its competitors. But The demise of the Cold War was the impetus for this in the months before the attacks, CNN was attempting decrease. America’s new standing as the world’s lone to revamp its coverage to include less reporting and more superpower lulled most Americans into a false sense of analysis. The Fox News Channel has been a tremendous security. We had triumphed over both fascism and comratings draw over the past year, featuring a feisty and munism; surely there was little else that could chal- opinionated lineup of prime-time pundits; Fox has conlenge our security now! The Gulf War seemed to validate centrated on domestic stories and is still developing an Bill Hatfield is a Trinity junior and a former associate that worldview: The war was quickly fought and decioverseas presence. The two signature programs of NBC’s wire editor for The Chronicle.

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