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We Like Mike In the second of a threepart series, Sports takes a look at Mike Dunleavy’s NBA Draft chances. See page 11

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Starting quarterback D. Bryant has been ruled academically ineligible for the coming football season and will not play his final year for the Blue Devils. A statement announcing the decision was released Wednesday night and did not contain any additional details on the decision. A spokesperson within the program said that because of privacy laws he could not comment further on the issue. “This is an unfortunate situa- D. Bryant tion under difficult circumstances,” Bryant said in a statement. “I have enjoyed my time here at Duke and have made great relationships with many people. I will certainly miss my teammates and wish them the See BRYANT on page 13

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TIANLU LI (left) and HAVEN GARBER work on a project in their electrical and computer engineering lab in the Pratt School of Engineering.

Pratt women seek additional support Drop-out rates remain equal between sexes, below national average By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle

Walking into an engineering lab often feels like walking into an eighthgrade dance. The few women cluster together, while the swarm of men stay off to their side. The classroom’s DJ is almost always male, and usually the women leave first. Drop-out numbers for women in the Pratt School of Engineering are lower than the national average of 40 percent and have shown a downward trend. Less than 15 percent ofPratt’s Class of 2005 have transferred to Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. The school’s male and female drop-out rates are about

equal, but women still cite struggles. “It is just expected for us to drop out, so a lot of women just give up and feel like it is no big deal for them to do so since it is already expected of them,” wrote Pratt sophomore Katie Page in an e-mail.

said Pratt lacks such a network. “Pratt cares for the academic life of the student; Trinity cares for the student,” Deßoever said. “If Pratt maintained a more supportive environment, with professors who cared about their students as well as their students’ perA recent study conducted by the formance, more women would stay.” Goodman Research Group .Inc. found Important support elements menthat most women who drop out of engitioned in the study include mentor proneering do so not for academic reasons, grams, opportunities to network with but linked female students’ likelihood of practicing female engineers and organicompleting an engineering degree with zations like the Society for Women Enthe presence of “strong social support gineers, a club that Pratt offers. networks within the engineering field.” “It takes a lot to earn full respect Senior Lauren Deßoever, who transSee PRATT WOMEN on page 7 ferred out of Pratt her sophomore year,

Canes’ success brings wave of fans Harvard mulls admit changes By PAUL DORAN The Chronicle

Monday night on 1-40, there was a logjam of cars. While the cars came in almost all shapes and sizes, many of them had a unique feature on them. Somewhere—be it a bumper sticker, decal or flag—was a black-and-red swirl in what is supposed to be a loose caricature of the eye of a storm. The logo is the Carolina Hurricanes’, and if the symbol suddenly seems more prevalent in this historically hockey-free area—where ponds almost never freeze over and it is usually warm enough by mid-May to melt butter —it is because the Hurricanes are in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in their history. In fact, this year’s quest for the cup is the first in the history ofthe franchise—one that grew up as the Hartford Whalers before moving south in 1997—and also the first time the Triangle has had a home sport to cheer for outside ofcollege basketball. “It’s interesting to see people united on something besides basketball,” said Adam Spieler, a Tar Heel alumnus, who cheered the team on at Satisfaction Restaurant and Bar in Brightleaf Square during Monday’s Game 4. Going into tonight’s Game 5 in Detroit, Carolina is

Harvard University threw another wrench into the growing debate over the undergraduate early decision process last week by announcing that it is considering taking regular decision applications from students who have already been accepted early decision at other schools. The Ivy League’s most selective university currently has a non-binding early action process and—under guidelines approved in fall 2001 by the National Association for College Admission Counseling—allows applicants to apply early action to Harvard while also applying early decision to other schools. Harvard officials could not be reached for comment, but told The Boston Globe and The Harvard Crimson last week they are considering extending the NACAC policy to regular decision. Duke Director of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag wrote in an e-mail from a conference of admissions officers that Harvard Dean of Admissions William Fitzsimmons had assured his

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ADAM SPIELER (left) and BENNETT ROGERS watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup series at Satisfaction Restaurant and Bar. Inoirio

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The New Era Cap Company, which lost its Duke contract (ast year has reac hed an agreement with employees and is hoping to win back customers. See page 3

By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle

Medical Center scientists are working to uncover the mysteries of the common heart medication nitroglycerin and why patients develop resistance. See page 4

Study abroad enrollments for next semester fell by 56 amid post-Sept. 11 fears, while the number of students in summer programs increased. See page 5

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A huge wildfire continues to burn outside Denver, but has grown little since Tuesday. The fire still threatens 2,500 homes, and up to 40,000 people have been warned they may have to evacuate. •

U.S, may endorse Palestinian state

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Powell said an interim state under Arafat is one of many ideas under consideration By BARRY SCHWEID The Associated Press

Secretary of WASHINGTON State Colin Powell said Wednesday that the Bush administration is considering establishment of an interim Palestinian state and left open the possibility YasserArafat would head it. “It isn’t all that new and revolutionary a suggestion,” Powell told reporters as he flew to a foreign ministers meeting in Canada. “It’s been a pretty consistent element in all of the discussions about how to move forward in the Middle East.” In an interview Monday with an Arabic-language newspaper Powell said creating a provisional state would give the Palestinian people

Military supply plane crashes in Afghanistan

A U.S. military supply plane crashed on takeoff in eastern Afghanistan yesterday. Three passengers are missing, and seven were flown to a hospital in Kandahar for treatment of minor injuries. U.S. officials said there were no indications of hostile fire. •

U.N. may reduce police task force in Bosnia

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday that the U.N. should cut the 1,600-strong police training mission in Bosnia to 460 officers. The recommendation comes as the United Nations prepares to hand over the mission to the European Union in October. •

ACGME imposes limits on resident work week

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education announced national limits on medical residents’ work hours, setting the average work week at 80 hours. The board said the cutback is important for patients’ safety and the quality of doctors’ education. •

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The al-Qaeda terrorist ISLAMABAD, Pakistan group may be operating in the Kashmir region dividing India and Pakistan, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Wednesday. “I have seen indications that there, in fact, are al-Qaeda in the areas we’re talking about, near the Line of Control” that separates the Pakistani and Indian sectors of Kashmir, Rumsfeld told a news conference in New Delhi, India, before flying to Pakistan. For some time, Indian officials have claimed that alQaeda members have infiltrated Kashmir, in part because such an infiltration would draw a dramatic parallel to the U.S. war against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. An Indian official said this week there is evidence of one- to

said Bush was seriously considering provisional statehood but had not reached a final decision. Other administration officials played down the policy significance of Powell’s remarks and also noted he was speaking to a newspaper with Arab readers. See PALESTINIANS on page 10

two-dozen al-Qaeda fighters in the Indian part of the disputed Kashmir region. Some of the Pakistani militants in Kashmir, do have longstanding ties to al-Qaeda, and some trained in bin Laden’s camps in Afghanistan. A few non-Pakistani al-Qaeda supporters are believed to have sought refuge in Kashmir, U.S. officials said. Efforts to apprehend al-Qaeda members, including in the remote and largely autonomous tribal regions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, were to be a focus of Rumsfeld’s talks Thursday with Musharraf. The prospect of al-Qaeda gaining even a small foothold in Kashmir is troubling, in Rumsfeld’s view, because a terrorist attack there could trigger a sudden military response from either India or Pakistan, which might bring the countries to the brink of war.

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“something they can put their hopes in, their dreams in, something the international community can invest in with some confidence.” “I think almost everybody has come to the agreement there is a need for provisional or interim steps,” Powell said. Wednesday, en route to British Columbia, Powell eased back, saying an interim state was one of many ideas long under consideration. Upon his arrival in Canada, Powell said: “What I have been doing is trying to help the press and the public understand the options that are out there, and help the press and the public understand the advice that the president has been receiving.”

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New Era, union reach agreement � The New York-based cap company, with which Duke discontinued its contract last November amid labor concerns, has come to a preliminary accord with its workers. By CINDY YEE The Chronicle

New Era Cap Company and the Communications Workers of America reached a tentative four-year contract agreement, bringing an end to the 11month strike at the company’s Derby, N.Y., facility, according to a joint statement released June 4. New Era now hopes to regain its apparel business with institutions such as Duke that let their licensing contracts expire last November in protest of the company’s unresponsiveness to labor concerns, said New Era Director of Human Resources Tim Freer. The company supplies licensed apparel to hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide. “We value all of our licensing relationships with colleges and universities, and we’re hoping to get those back as a result of the settlement,” Freer said. “We’ve had constant communications with the universities demonstrating our interest in staying with them,” Meanwhile, the University is awaiting the official vote on the new contract before reconsidering licensing with the company, said Executive Vice President Tallman Trask and Director of Duke Stores Jim Wilkerson via e-mail. Ratification is scheduled for

June 21. The University’s contract with New Era expired Oct. 31 and Duke said it would withhold renewal indefinitely, as University officials waited for the company to disclose information on allegations of low wages, unsafe working conditions and anti-union activity. Members of Duke Students Against Sweatshops first brought concerns about New Era to the table by alerting Wilkerson to the workers’ fight and by urging him to suspend the contract. SAS member and sophomore Allison Brim said the University should wait to re-enter into its contract until the union and New Era have finalized the contract, and only if that contract meets the standards of the workers. “Only a tentative agreement has been reached,” Brim wrote in an e-mail. “If universities act too soon See NEW ERA on page 7

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THE DUKE FOREST attracts many runners, walkers and bikers, but has experienced a recent rash of vehicle break-ins

Break-ins prompt police concern By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle

A recent wave of reported car break-ins around campus, especially along N.C. 751, has prompted Duke University Police Department officials to release a crime prevention advisory to community members. In the past eight weeks, at least 54 vehicles were broken into, causing an estimated $5,825 in damages to the vehicles and resulting in an estimated $24,861 in stolen property, according to police reports. “As the weather has gotten warmer, the break-ins have gone up,” said DUPD Lt. Sara-Jane Raines. She added that the campus has been hit hard by break-ins since the fall and that the surrounding Durham communities have also experienced heavier activity. In its advisory, DUPD recommends visitors, employees and students lock vehicles when leaving them unattended and consider using an anti-theft deterrent, such as a car alarm. It also recommends not leaving valuables in vehicles, especially purses, wallets or CDs, but if necessary, to hide them under a seat or in the trunk. “If your stereo system has a removable faceplate, remove it when you leave your vehicle,” the advisory continues. “Exercise caution when using the Duke Forest trails. Consider carrying a cell phone with you.” Raines said police have posted the advisory at the gates of Duke Forest, where eight incidents have occurred since April 19. “In my experience, car thieves look for enticing targets,” she said. “The best thing you can do is make your car as uninviting as possible.” Raines said those responsible for the breaking and enterings have had different methods—some are after

CD players and CDs, while others are looking for wallets with credit cards. She said the various strategies lead the DUPD to believe that various individuals are responsible for the incidents. Thus far, DUPD has arrested two men in connection with the break-ins. Michael Antonio Mitchell, 35, of 919 Carter Ave., was arrested June 4 on three counts of breaking or entering a motor vehicle, two counts of felonious financial card theft, two counts of felonious larceny, one count ofmisdemeanor larceny, two counts of misdemeanor financial card fraud and two counts of injury to personal property. Cedric Maurice Dorsey, 25, of 304 S. Benjamin Street, was arrested May 28 on similar charges relating to an incident that occurred May 11. In each case, DUPD was able to use video surveillance at local stores where the perpetrators allegedly used stolen credit cards to purchase merchandise—as

much as $9Bl worth in one instance. In addition, police trespassed a man May 6 whom they observed looking into vehicles in the Hillsborough Road overflow lot, and they have a warrant out for an-

other suspect. Seventeen of the incidents have centered around N.C. 751, particularly at the lot for the Washington Duke Inn jogging trail, as well as several gates to Duke Forest. The most costly break-in occurred June 7 on Towerview Road near Circuit Drive when police found six cars entered with $9OO in damage and $5,875 in stolen property Construction workers’ vehicles parked in a lot off Duke University Road have been hit a reported four times. A June 3 reported double break-in resulted in $4,670 in equipment and tools stolen.

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In a study of over 4,500 people, researchers found that those who slept for nine hours or longer were 70 percent more likely to die within a 14-year period than those who slept seven to eight hours. Those who slept for six hours or less had a 50 percent higher chance of dying. The researchers are not certain why sleep duration is so important, but it may be because too little sleep increases stress hormone levels and impairs the immune system, while lengthy sleep could be a sign for some other undiagnosed problem. Although the study’s investigators from the Boston University School of Medicine caution these findings do not suggest cause and effect, they believe the link is still strong. •

HIV therapies safe during pregnancy

Prompted by two European studies with similar results, an analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine summarizes seven studies which report that pregnant women with HIV can safely take AIDS medication without risking either a premature baby or one with neurological problems. In the U.S., pregnant women with HIV are commonly given AZT because they have been previously shown to effectively control the mother's disease and prevent the virus from being passed to the baby. Researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital report, however, that mothers who were on drug cocktails that included protease inhibitors were more likely to give birth to babies less than 3.3 pounds heavy, a factor that raises the infant’s likelihood of dying. News briefs compiled from staffand wire reports

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Scientists reveal nitroglycerin’s secrets By JENNIFER SONG The Chronicle

Imagine being treated with a commonly prescribed drug that works in ways of which physicians have no knowledge. Sound far-fetched? Maybe not—for over 130 years, doctors have treated heart disease patients with nitrate-containing compounds such as nitroglycerin without any understanding of how they actually worked. Worse still, many patients develop tolerance to the drugs within a matter of hours, prompting changes to treatment methods and questions about why this was happening. For the first time, Medical Center re-

searchers identified the mechanisms that control nitroglycerin’s biological activity. In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week, the scientists also hypothesize how tolerance to the treatment develops and suggest that in the end nitroglycerin may not provide any help to patients. “There is nothing in the literature that says a patient will benefit from [nitroglycerin]. In fact, there are studies suggesting it may have adverse effects,” said lead investigator Dr. Jonathan Stamler, professor of pulmonary medicine. “Nitrates have been a mainstay of

therapy for [cardiovascular problems for] 130 years and is the most often used drug to treat common heart disease. I find it rather remarkable we gave it without knowing how it works.” Following heart complications, patients need nitric oxide, a cardioprotective agent, in their bodies to help relax blood vessels. For some time, it was believed that nitroglycerin could provide nitric oxide but it was unclear how. Using a macrophage model and a more specific protocol than performed previously, the researchers were able to highlight the enzyme involved in this process and to their surprise, that it was occurring in the mitochondria. The enzyme, called mitochondrial

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oxide as expected. Although these findings answer questions about nitroglycerin’s breakdown,

future research will still be needed. In addition to seeing if nitroglycerin is even necessary, scientists still do not know how the biological activity produced from nitroglycerin is used. Also, this research could be used to improve nitroglycerin’s efficacy, reduce tolerance, understand any dose-dependent relationships and support development of other drugs to treat cardiovascular disease that does not have these problems. “These findings help us understand the phenomenon of [nitroglycerin] tolerance,” said Dr. Josh Hare, associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University. “This work takes several major steps forward in developing a better understanding and protocol for [heart disease] patients in the future.”

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Study abroad to face small drop � Administrators suggest that heightened international tensions, in addition to changes in how the housing process treats students who depart for a semester, contributed to the shift. By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle

Despite a long-anticipated decrease in next year’s study abroad enrollment, the numbers show a far less decisive trend—only about 50 fewer Duke students will leave the country next fall. Fall enrollment numbers for individual programs are not yet available, but Riley said 394 students are planning to study abroad in the fall, compared to about 450 last year. Margaret Riley, assistant dean for study abroad, attributed the approximately 13 percent decrease in

fall enrollment to numerous factors, including the Sept. 11 attacks, the economy, a smaller-sized Class of 2004 and a new, less conveniently located study abroad office. “[Sept. 11] certainly has an impact,” Riley said. “One thing that people have talked about is looking at what is perceived to be a safe location.” Safety precautions continue to be among the office’s top priorities. “We have emphasized to people that they shouldn’t draw attention to themselves as far as being American,” said Mavis Mayer, administrative coordinator of the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute. “We have told them not to spend time at places Americans usually frequent that have a reputation of attracting foreigners. They are there to study, and we encourage them to immerse themselves in the native culture.” Another dissuading factor may be the new housing policy that makes students who decide to study abroad ineligible for the regular housing-selection process, Riley said. As Curriculum 2000 may make it more difficult for students to study abroad and still fulfill their matrices, Riley said undergraduates may be shifting their study abroad opportunities from the academic year to their summers. However, she added that most students are on target to fulfill their requirements and because students can gain foreign lanSee STUDY ABROAD on page 7

CRIME BRIEFS From staff reports

Eleven vehicles broken into

At 3:15 p.m, June 7, campus police officers discovered six vehicles broken into while they were parked on Towerview Road near Circuit Drive. Five of the six vehicles had windows broken out, and the sixth vehicle had the window forced and the back seat damaged, for a total of $9OO in damage. Three CD players were stolen, worth $900; two radio consoles were damaged, $150; one face plate was stolen, $5O; 332 CDs were stolen, $3,280; one leather CD case was stolen, $35; one 6”-by-9” speaker, $150; two 12” speakers, $280; two 5” speakers, $250; two 10” speakers, $430; and one amplifier, $350. The total value of stolen items is $4,865. A student reported that a $145 stereo face plate, a $l5O amplifier, a $9O bass tube and two $l7O speakers were stolen from his car, which was parked in a lot on N.C. 751. The incident occurred between 9:30 a.ih. and 5:30 p.m. June 3. There were no signs of

forced entry and there are no suspects. Two visitors reported that between 10:25 and 11:23 a.m. June 6, someone broke into their vehicles parked at the jogging trail on N.C. 751. The first vehicle had the $250 driver’s side window broken and a $4O Banana Republic brown canvas purse, containing a $3O J. Crew wallet, $7O cash, credit cards, driver’s license and $BO black Smith sunglasses, stolen. The second vehicle’s passenger’s side was broken, causing $250 in damage, and the following items were stolen: a $5O Ralph Lauren tote bag, a $7 cosmetic bag, women’s make-up items worth $25 and miscellaneous beauty supply items worth $5. A visitor reported that between 11:35 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. June 7, her vehicle was broken into while parked at the Washington Duke Inn jogging trail lot on N.C. 751. See CRIME on page 10

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UNIVERSITY BRIEFS From staff and wire reports

first black student body president— are: Brandon Hudson of Columbus, Ohio; Twenty-two recent high school graduMichelle Robinson of Laurel, Md.; ates have been selected winners of the Nicholas Shungu of Lawrenceville, N.J.; Benjamin N. Duke Scholarships, the RegiTiffany Udoh of Waverly, Ga.; and Marnaldo Howard Scholarships and Universivin Wickware ofTerre Haute, Ind. ty Scholarships, which provide full tuition. This year’s University Scholars are: This year’s Benjamin N. Duke Joyce Coppock of Chicago, 111.; Emily Scholarships recipients are: AleksanLaDue of Levittown, N.Y.; Yi Li of Fort dra Chmielewski of Weaverville, N.C.; Dodge, Iowa; Samuel Kidder of PoulsDevin Odom of Lexington, N.C.; Erin bo, Wash.; Michael McGahan of GarPhillips of Chesterfield, S.C.; Caroline diner, Mont.; Ilya Voytov of Raleigh; Renn of Greensboro, N.C.; Julianna Huanjie Wang of Richardson, Texas; Tabor of Chapel Hill, N.C.; Kosha and Venis Wilder of Plantation, Fla. A Tucker of Louisburg, N.C.; Anshu $2O million gift from Bill and Melinda Verma of Greensboro, N.C.; and Brian Gates created the program in 1998. Vetter of Spartanburg, S.C. The scholarship honors the brother of Universi08/GYN chair announced ty benefactor James B. Duke. Dr. Haywood Brown, a maternalThis year’s Reginaldo Howard Scholarships recipients—honoring Duke’s fetal medicine specialist at the Indiana

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University School of Medicine, was named chair of Duke’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology last week. Brown succeeds Dr. Charles Hammond, who stepped down in April after 22 years as chair to devote time to serving as president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Brown is currently a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, as well as of medical and molecular genetics at Indiana and is the residency program director of obstetrics and gynecology at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He will assume his duties at Duke in October.

South Florida awaits AAUP decision The University of South Florida

could face censure from the American Association of University Professors because of the school’s treatment of professor Sami Al-Arian. The AAUP said the school’s attitude toward AlArian, suspected by some of having alleged terrorist ties, raises “grave issues” of free speech and due process. A committee of the AAUP—chaired by Duke law professor William Van Alstyne—has been investigating the case and its relation to academic freedom since March. The committee released a statement Saturday supporting Al-Arian—father of former Chronicle columnist Abdullah Al-Arian, Trinity ’o2—and urged USE president Judy Genshaft not to fire him, as she threatened to do last year.

N.C. NEWS THIS WEEK From staff and wire reports

State election director says primaries to be held in August or September Runoff primaries are not practical this year because of delays in the election cycle caused by a redistricting lawsuit, the state election director said Tuesday. In a letter sent to legislative leaders, Elections Director Gary Bartlett said runoffs would squeeze an already compressed election schedule. Bartlett said the best date for primaries now would now be Aug. 20 or 27, but they could be held in September. If runoffs are canceled, it would be the first time in 100 years that runoffs were not authorized, The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday. A final decision is up to the Legislature, where one leader said it is a good idea to call off the second primaries, or runoffs.

“I truly believe the people just want to vote in a primary, get on with this election and get on with a final election in November,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight, D-Dare. He suggested this year’s change might end runoff primaries permanently. Primaries originally set for May 7 were postponed indefinitely because of a Republican lawsuit against legislative districts passed by General Assembly Democrats.

Phipps scandal continues The State Board of Elections might have hindered a criminal investigation of Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps’ campaign contributions by granting immunity to two key witnesses.

That power usually is reserved for prosecutors with a judge’s approval. Questions also are being raised this week about whether Phipps, whose campaign was fined $130,000, and other witnesses could be immune from prosecution as well. Investigators are trying to determine whether Phipps changed state contract policy in exchange for campaign donations. Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby, who typically reviews the results of investigations by state agencies for possible criminal prosecution, said he has reviewed election law violations for 19 years, and has never seen a precedent for immunity. The board granted immunity to Robin Turner, a Florida-based producer of midway carnivals for fairs, and Norman Chambliss, a Rocky Mount businessman and county fair manager.

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PRATT WOMEN,™ page, from both our peers and our professors, and constantly working hard just to be equal can be exhausting,” said Pratt junior Colleen Nolan. “Duke also has a fairly Southern point of view on women. I have had multiple guys ask me why I stay in engineering when I could do something easier and then find a husband at school.” Of the 39 students who transferred from Pratt this spring, 11—or 28 percent—were women. Twenty-nine percent of the rising sophomore class is female. Last year, 10 of the 45 transfer students were women.

Associate Professor ofMechanical Engineering and Material Sciences Phil Jones, who approves transfers between Pratt and Trinity, attributed the increased retention rate to the introduction of Engineering 10, an elective surveying fields of engineering, as well as Trinity’s adoption of Curriculum 2000. “I think some of our first-year classes are not so relevant to what we actually plan to study, and that

NEW ERA from page 3 and let up the pressure by re-entering into their contracts with New Era before a final contract is agreed upon, New Era could easily go back on their word.” Following the settlement, Jason Kozlowski, secretary of Local 14177 of the CWA, thanked the national United Students Against Sweatshops for their efforts on behalf of the Derby workers. “We strongly believe that it is primarily through our coalition that we have been able to bring New Era not only back to the bargaining table, but also to a stance allowing for real negotiations,” Kozlowski wrote in a letter to USAS. “Your work with us, and more so on scores of university administra-

causes many to feel like engineering isn’t quite what they were expecting, so they drop early on,” Page wrote. “I decided to put off physics until this summer so that I could take engineering classes and decide [whether to transfer] after taking some good classes. Unfortunately not many take the route I chose and

will probably drop.” Pratt sophomore Lauren Colgrove said more female faculty would promote a more supportive environment. “All students project themselves onto the role models available for them, so for female students, it is advantageous to have women in positions of success around them,” said Lori Setton, assistant professor of biomedical engineering. “It gives them an opportunity

to imagine themselves as successful individuals.” OfPratt’s 72 tenure-track faculty, five are women, said Pratt School of Engineering Dean Kristina Johnson. However, Johnson hired five more women this year, including Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Chair April Brown. “We did that, and now we should have a new goal. Maybe double it again?” Johnson said.

tions, has brought this dispute to national prominence.” Freer denied that pressure from USAS and the suspension of contracts with 12 major universities played a significant role in reaching an agreement with the CWA. “We were continuing to negotiate all along,” Freer said. “Some negotiations just take longer than others.” Regardless of New Era’s claims that continued external pressure did not affect the negotiating process, Brim still felt USAS had a vital role in encouraging the striking workers. “In away, the students working on the workers’ behalf inspired the workers to continue in their struggle at a point when they thought they had already utilized all of their powers as laborers,” Brim wrote.

The proportion of female faculty members is far lower than in Trinity, but the low number of women in engineering as a profession limits hiring options, said Leslie Collins, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. “It’s hard for the make-up of Pratt to do a whole lot more than reflect the make-up of engineering in general,” she said. “This is probably a very unique university in that my department chair, dean and president are women. There is sensitivity to female issues all the way through the chain.” Pratt has one of the highest percentages of female students in the nation, behind only the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johnson said. Nationally, 20 percent of engineering students are female. Setton said a more personal advising system, which Pratt is currently considering, could also help support women. “It is something that could really have the opportunity to improve things as, uniquely, female students seek more one-on-one time with faculty to feel they are in a more supportive environment,” she said.

STUDY ABROAD from page 5 guage credit abroad, she doubted that stricter guidelines deterred many stu-

dents from studying abroad. This summer’s study abroad enrollment increased to 324 students, of which 235 are Duke students—a 20-student increase from last year. Riley also said distribution among summer programs changed significantly. The China, Greece, Oxford and South Africa programs all added at least 10 students this summer, while the Russia trip lost 11.

Mayer said she was surprised by the increased interest in the Duke in China program. She said that the perception that China is safe caused the jump from 21 students to 39 this year. Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology Lee Baker, who is currently in Ghana with 10 Duke students, said summer programs can create unique opportunities for students. “In some respects, they get ail of the benefits of studying abroad without the commitment of time,” Baker wrote in an e-mail. “Moreover, it is very intense and every day is quite literally an adventure.”

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Tfmeless 'Xaylor. When members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company took the stage June 6 to open the 25th season of the American Dance Festival in Durham, they carried with them the history of a choreographer whose work over the past 47 years has left an undeniable thumbprint on the modern dance world. But moving beyond that and into the future proved to ire something more than tylor's stockpile of tradition and 'chnique could offer. The evening opened with Cloven Kingdom, a quirky piece that debuted in 1976. Despite having been around longer than ADF has been in Durham, the piece breathed with vitality and innovation, and

like an old woman whose grace and V beauty masks her advanced age, it could have easily been mistaken for a much more recent creation. Shifting abruptly between the domesticated motions of civilization and the unleashed frenzy of the animal kingdom, the performance revealed the comedy inherent in both. The evening continued with 1998's The Word, featuring knickers-and-suspender clad dancers whose militarized movements and identical costumes melded males and females alike into one genderless nation of dancer-soldiers. But the choreography refused to let the line between the sexes disappear entirely, as males and females were paired off with cotillion-style rigidity. This corps of conformity, whether interpreted as military, corporate or otherwise, was broken by a nymph-like goddess in green whose loose, earthinspired movements sent a ripple through their ranks, but ultimately failed to steer them from their single-minded course. The final piece, an ADF-commissioned world premiere entitled Promethean Fire, should have produced a fiery climax but was more like a carefully-controlled flame that posed no danger of spreading beyond the conventions of modern dance. Every leap, spin and stretch executed by the dancers was technically flawless, evoking the abstract perfection that has come to serve as the standard for Taylor and those he has influenced over the years. But instead of building on the power of that exquisite technique, true innovation burned a soft flame on an evening where the past seemed more like the present, and the present seemed destined to be forgotten. —Kelly McVicker

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this weekend, starting tonight and running through Saturday night in Page Auditorium at Bpm. This world-premiere dance will focus on the impact of the airplane in modern day life 100 years after the Wright Brother's first flight. Doug Verone's troupe will perform over the July 4 holiday weekend in Page, with an Independence Day show at 7pm and with July 5 and 6 shows at Bpm. Doug Verone and Dancers are best known for its frenetic pace upon the sf The Pilobolus Dance Theati way into Page June 18-22 at special one-hour children's p* 22. Instead of using tradition forms, Pilobolus is known foi innovative and improvisation style. The six-member troupe use their bodies to create kinetic sculpture for the stage. Tuesday and Wednesday night performances will feature different set lists than the Thursday, P and Saturday ones.

The special concerns of dance and film will be explored through Dancing for the Camera, a juried film competition. The winners—Resistance, Ghostworld, 3 Minute Birth and Refuge—will be shown along with 15 other films in the White Lecture Hall June 21 and 22 at 7pm and June 23 at 2pm. Ethnic dancing is highlighted in late June, as the African American Dance Ensemble and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan take the stage. The African American Dance Ensemble, who will perform in Reynolds Theater at Bpm June 24-26, attempts to evoke a sense of community through dance. Cloud Gate will share its contemporary vision of Asian dance with ADF for the first time in Page Auditorium June 27-29 at Bpm. The piece— Songs of the Wanderers —will follow a spiritual journey based on Herman Hesse's Siddhartha. Other acts coming to ADF in July include an annual Musicians' Concert howcasing the rhythms drivig the dance, David Dorfman id Dan Froot in Live Sax Acts, DF Faculty Concert, Ariane Reinhart, the Trisha Brown Company, an International jphers Concert and the Mark oup. n and details about other e at www.americandance-

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peers “no decision has been made” about whether to honor the commitment made by students accepted through other colleges’ early decision programs. Guttentag would not comment further. President Nan Keohane wrote in an e-mail that Duke has never considered accepting applications from those who are bound to other schools and would not do so. She said that such an aggressive move by Harvard could lead Duke to rethink its early decision policy, which she and Guttentaghave defended in the past as beneficial for students who are confident that Duke is

Saeb Erekat, a senior Palestinian negotiator, responded coolly to Powell’s suggestion of a provisional or interim state. “I don’t know what he means by that,” Erekat said. “The main thing here is to end the Israeli occupation and to have Israel withdraw” to its old borders, he said. Without saying which countries raised the idea of an interim state, Powell said some thought it would create “a political horizon” that could make it easier for Palestinians to carry out changes needed to improve security and make Palestinian leaders more accountable. Other countries, he said, felt an interim arrangement could put Palestinians in limbo and “you may never get to the end state.” Disagreeing with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel

their first choice.

“I have mixed feelings about [early decision] and these programs,” Keohane wrote, “and even though I think Duke does a good job with them, I don’t think it would be the end of the world ifthey gradually get dismantled under pressures like this. Duke will continue to do quite well without such a program, and we can five easily with a variety of outcomes.” What Harvard is now contemplating, however, would contradict standard admissions practices by challenging the binding agreement between students accepted early decision and their respective schools. Students accepted early at schools like Duke, typically have several weeks to reject the offer but thereafter are bound to their agreement, said Jim Belvin, director of financial aid. Occasionally, students later break their contracts for financial reasons, an accepted practice that universities rarely challenge. For example, Duke accepted 428 students early last year, but only 418 enrolled. Under the proposed change, Harvard, which has an admissions yield of approximately 80 percent and an average financial aid package of $22,428, would be able to accept some of those 428 early decision Class of 2005 students and possibly offer them a more competitive financial aid package. However, for those students to matriculate at Harvard, Duke would need to release them from their early decision agreement. In contrast to Harvard, Duke’s admission yield is about 43 percent and an average financial aid package is $21,431. In December, Yale University President Richard Levin proposed eliminating early decision nationwide.

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Sharon, Powell told the newspaper Al-Hayat that “we are not in line with his position that we should not work with Chairman Arafat.” Other top Bush administration officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, have questioned whether the administration should keep dealing with Arafat as a peace partner. But Powell called the Palestinian Authority a government and Arafat its elected head. “The president understands that,” he said, although Bush also has spoken skeptically of Arafat’s leadership. “It’s up to the Palestinian people to determine who their leader is, to determine who should head their government,” Powell said. “And, at the moment, Yasser Arafat is the leader of the Palestinian people.” Subsequent investigation resulted in Anthony Dylan Rice, 22, of 111 Sassafras Lane, Mars Hill, N.C., being charged with larceny and injury to real property. He was confined to the Durham County Jail under a $l,OOO bond, and his trial date is July 2. The jersey was recovered. Rice could not be reached for comment.

The subject broke out the front passenger window and stole the victim’s gray, pink and blue straw purse containing a black canvas wallet and two checkbooks, two check cards, one debit card, two credit cards and identification, totaling $358. A student reported that between 2:55 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. June 11, her vehicle was broken into in the parking lot of 1914 Lewis Street. The student found the right side door unlocked and ajar and the $2OO stereo missing. See story on page 3.

An employee reported that between 1 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. June 8, someone stole $9OO in petty cash from her office in 2200 West Main St. The petty cash was unsecured at the time of the theft.

Computer stolen from Med Center

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An employee reported that between 5 p.m. June 10 and 9 a.m. June 12, someone stole a $l,OOO computer, still in its box, from an open hallway in the North Pavilion Building.

A student reported that between 4 a.m. June 10 and noon June 11, 20 of his CDs, worth $3OO, were stolen from Perkins Library. The victim left the CDs unsecured but hidden in a computer lab on the second floor.

Canes jersey snatched, recovered

An employee reported that sometime before 5:50 p.m. June 5, someone forced inward a large display case in the Children’s Hospital & Health Center lobby, causing $5O in damage, and stole a $5OO red Carolina Hurricanes hockey jersey, number 2.

Cash pilfered

Crime briefs are compiled from Duke University Police Department reports. Anyone with knowledge about those responsible for these or other crimes at Duke can contact Lt. Sara-Jane Raines at 684-4713 or Durham CrimeStoppers at 683-1200.

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Into the dustpan: LA. sweeps N.J. By CHRIS SHERIDAN The Associated Press

Wednesday afternoon, Duke’s D. Bryant era came crashing to an end. But unlike many who find their football careers cut short, Bryant’s ultimate undoing can’t be detected by looking at an MRI or an xray. Rather, a glance at the 21-year-old’s tran■ fl script shows the reasons behind Bryant’s H premature departure. Now, one day later, the questions lurk; Evan Davis What happened and who s to blame? The answers to these inquiries go back to the Fred Goldsmith era, when the former football coach recruited Bryant out of Detroit’s Cass Technical High School. After entering Duke in 1998 and redshirting for a year, Bryant was forced to miss the fall 1999 semester and reapply for admission to Duke. The official reason given by the University was that Bryant had been declared academically ineligible. Now, three years after being forced HENNY RAY ABRHAMS/AFP

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Another one bites the dust

Los Angeles won its 3rd straight title beating the Nets, 4-0 EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. Proficiently and professionally, the Los Angeles Lakers finished strong, closed out the New Jersey Nets and won their third straight NBA title with a franchise first—a 4-0 sweep in the finals. Shaquille O’Neal had another dominant night with 34 points and 10 rebounds and Kobe Bryant went back to playing a supporting role with 25 points in the 113-107 victory Wednesday. The rest ofthe Lakers also came up big in the deciding game—just as they did a year ago against the Philadelphia 76ers. It was the Lakers’ 14th title in franchise history, five while the team was in Minneapolis—including a threepeat—and nine in Los Angeles, This, however, was the first time the Lakers beat an opponent in four straight games in the finals. “These dogs went to work, and they worked real hard this season,” coach Phil Jackson said. After the final buzzer, the Lakers were subdued in their celebration. They’ve gotten used to this drill, and the only people in purple whooping it up were several hundred Los Angeles fans in the stands.

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MIKE DUNLEAVY is still debating whether to stay in the NBA Draft If he stays he will probably be a top-5 pick.

With the NBA Draft less than a month away, Mike Dunleavy finds himself in a rather peculiar position: Squarely in the intense media spotlight. During his three years as a Blue Devil, Dunleavy often resided in the shadow of more nationally recognizable teammates Shane Battier and Jay Williams. In the past two months, however, the media has desperately sought the answers to two important questions: Will Dunleavy remain in the draft after the June 20 eligibility deadline, and if so, just how high will the 6foot-9 rising senior be drafted? Dunleavy’s answer to whether he will leave is simple: Wait and see. He has until midnight June 20 before he will be irretractably committed to enter the draft selection process, foregoing his final year of eligibility, and, judging by his current pace, he plans to use every minute of it.

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Juniors Alana Beard and Iciss Tillis were named AllAmericans in the first preseason women’s basketball poll. Beard was named to the first team and Tillis received honorable mention.

Elton Brand was one of the final two NBA stars named to the USA’s World Basketball Championship squad. National player of the year Jay Williams will serve as a squad alternate

Still, many media prognosticators predict Dunleavy’s college days are firmly behind him. “Dunleavy will stay in the draft,” said Sports Illustrated college basketball analyst Seth Davis. “From his point of view, he is making a sound business decision. The only reason for him to come back would be [to win] a national championship, player ofthe year, etc., and if that’s his motivator, then why did he even enter the draft in the first place?” Davis also suggested that Dunleavy’s draft stock currently sits at its apex, and that in lieu of climbing the draft boards, Dunleavy might actually sink lower in a year. “Right now he’s a top-5 pick, but he has no where to go but down,” Davis said. “The longer he stays in college the more people are going to pick apart his game, but if he leaves before they can do it, [NBA teams could just draft him on potential] like a Chris Wilcox.” Dunleavy recently acknowledged to ESPN.com that he does have concerns over his future draft potential should he elect to remain a Blue Devil. He alluded to the current buzz surrounding the raw talent exhibited by some high school stars, such as Sports Illustrated cover boy Lebron James. “Everyone says that I should come back next year, and that I will go higher [in the 2003 draft], but that’s not the

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’Canes lacking offense as Game 5 approaches By DAVID DROSCHAK The Associated Press

The Carolina DETROIT Hurricanes had their offense figured out after scoring 17 goals in the final three games against Montreal in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Or so

they thought. After struggling in the Stanley Cup finals, Carolina’s 8-2 series clinching win over the Canadiens must seem like light years ago, not four weeks. The Hurricanes have managed just 16 goals in 10 playoffs games since their mini scoring outburst. They head into Game 5 against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night in one of the worst offensive skids of the year. Carolina hasn’t scored in more than 127 minutes to fall into a 3-1 hole in the best-of-seven series. “I need to give them something they can sink their teeth into for this game,” coach Paul Maurice said as his team sits on the brink of elimination in the franchise’s first trip to the Cup finals. The Hurricanes were able to get by Toronto in the Eastern finals by winning three overtime games with two goals each, but the Red Wings have allowed Carolina a total of six goals in

four games ofthe Cup finals to frustrate the normally poised team. Carolina’s offense is centered on quick puck movement from its defense, which creates speed through the neutral zone and leads to a nagging forechecking game. That worked for Carolina in Game 1 of the series, a 3-2 win in overtime. However, Detroit then changed tactics. The Red Wings have pressured

Carolina’s defenders more, slowing movement out of the zone. That has put the Hurricanes in the neutral zone on their heels, not in attack mode. “The bottom line is we’ve got to start scoring some goals,” Glen Wesley said. “For us to forecheck we’ve got to be getting to the red line with a lot of speed. That’s where our forecheck and our cycle game can create a lot of havoc and opportunities. There is no reason we can’t make an adjustment. We’ve done it in the past and made ourselves better.” Maurice tried to jump-start his offense in a 3-0 loss in Game 4 by breaking up the BBC line of Rod Brind’Amour, Bates Battaglia and Erik Cole, swapping Battaglia and Sami Kapanen. The results weren’t eye-opening Saturday night.

Hall’s 3-run homer lifts Bulls Wednesday From wire reports 6 Toby Hall’s three-run Bulls home run in the Mud Hens 3 eighth capped a fiverun inning and gave the Bulls a 6-3 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Bulls trailed 3-1 managing only three hits entering the bottom of the eighth inning. Emil Brown led offwith a double and scored on a single by Wilmy Caceres to cut the lead to one. Following a walk and an infield single, Ryan Freel plated the tying run on a ground out. After a strikeout, Toby Hall connected for a three-run homer over the Blue Monster in left field. Hall went 3-for-4 on the night, including two runs scored. Jesus Colome gained the victory in relief after pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings including three strikeouts. Lee Gardner claimed his fourteenth save with a scoreless ninth inning. Eric Munson went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI for the Mud Hens, who stranded fourteen base runners. Eric Eckenstahler was the losing pitcher after allowing three runs on two hits in the eighth inning.

June 11: Mud Hens 10, Bulls 5

The Mud Hens scored ten runs against the Bulls bullpen, including six in the ninth inning to overcome a onerun deficit and defeat Durham 10-5 Tuesday night. Trailing 5-4 entering the top of the

THE DURHAM BULLS MASCOT clowns around during a recent home game. allowing four runs on three hits while only retiring one batter in the ninth. Starter Jason Standridge pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks with three strikeouts. The loss ended the Bulls’ seven-game winning streak.

ninth, Jarrod Patterson hit a leadoff home run to tie the score. Jacob Cruz followed with a triple and scored on a June 10: Bulls 6, Mud Hens 5 single by Chris Wakeland to give Durham scored five times in the first inning and held off a late the Mud Hens the lead. After a Toledo rally for a 6-5 win over the pitching change, Eric Munson hit a three-run home run to put Mud Hens Monday night, Already holding a 1-0 lead in the game out of reach. the bottom of the first inning, Emil Brown gave the Bulls a 5-4 lead with a three-run homer Andy Thompson belted a twoout bases loaded triple off the in the bottom of the eighth inning. Brown finished 3-for-4 center field fence and scored on BULLS including a double. Andy NOTEBOOK Torres’ error to give the Bulls a five-run cushion. Jason Sheets added two hits including Tyner, Ryan Freel, and Emil Brown a solo home run in the fourth inning. Oscar Henriquez was the winning each had two hits in the game, Jim Magrane was the winning pitchpitcher after throwing a scoreless ninth inning. Brian Moehler, on a rehab er allowing six hits and three runs with assignment with Toledo, allowed seven three strikeouts in six innings. Travis hits and two runs while striking out Phelps retired Jacob Cruz with runners three in six innings. on second and third to end the game Travis Phelps took the loss after and pick up his sixth save of the season. ■■

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HURRICANES from page 1 in a 3-1 series hole; however, the threestraight losses have done little to kill

“’Canes fever.” Most retail stores have started stocking some type of Hurricanes’ apparel, including jerseys, hats and shirts. “Its hard for us to keep the jerseys in stock,” said Mike Salvin, a manager at the Sports Fan-Attic, at the Streets at Southpoint. “Everyone has been wanting the [player] jerseys with the names and numbers on them, but those are flying off the racks. They usually have to settle for the [generic] ones.” Salvin estimated that sales have increased around 60 percent, and that business was especially good the day after a Hurricanes win. “I guess everyone likes a winner,” he said. Other hockey-related industries, most notably ice skating rinks in the area, also report that Carolina’s presence has a positive effect on their business. From the time the ’Canes moved here, ice hockey rinks have reported between a 10 and 20 percent increase yearly, said a representative for the Triangle Sportsplex, a rink in Hillsboro. Despite all the current hype around

the Triangle’s hockey team, not all fans are confident that the Hurricanes’ popularity will sustain itself.

BRYANT from page 1 best of luck. I hope to play college football at another school this fall and return to Duke in the future to earn my degree.” The loss means that Duke, which has not won a game in its last 23 tries, will be without an experienced play caller when the season opens. The Blue Devils currently have four other quarterbacks on their roster, including sophomores Chris Dapolito, Adam Smith and Chris Wispelwey and

“I’m not completely thrilled,” said David Canady, another fan stationed in Satisfaction during Game 4 who admitted to having never been to a game. “But there is something everyone can cheer for. It does seem kind of plastic; Hurricanes fans came out of the blue.” New Carolina fans are particularly prevalent at Duke—especially during the summer when a lack of student activities forces students to explore entertainment options in Durham. Junior Claude Burton admitted to being one of the new fans “I’ve been watching all of the games with my friends. It’s been fun,” he said. “It’s kind of like we’re instant hockey fans.” Durham resident Jiane Shoe, who said she had been following the team closely for two years, agreed that there appeared to be a lot of new Hurricanes fans, but did not think that was a problem. She said all the national attention was good for the city. However, many fans were more skeptical about whether Carolina’s popularity would sustain itself. Bennett Rogers, who also watched the game at Satisfaction, said he was eager to see if the fans remained faithful. “I kind of want to see if the loyalty lasts,” he said. Jane Hetherington contributed to this story. incoming freshman Mike Schneider. “We are disappointed that D. will not have the opportunity to finish his playing career here at Duke,” coach Carl Franks said in a statement. “He has played an important role in our football program these last two seasons. We will do everything possible to assist him in completing his football eligibility at another institution, possibly at an NAIA school.” Bryant, a senior, had started 18 contests under center—including playing that slot nearly all of last season. He ends his Duke career with 3,902 yards and 16 touchdowns.

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has awed scouts with his combination of perimeter skills and formidable size. Although many mock drafts list Tskitishvilli in the lower section of the draft’s top-10 selections, his stock has climbed rapidly as scouts drool over perhaps the next Pau Gasol, a 7-foot native of Spain who was recently named NBA Rookie of the Year. The most prominent issue affecting Dunleavy’s draft status is that, in the eyes of many professional scouts, he currently lacks a defined position. “The big thing with him is that scouts cannot figure out what position he’s going to play,” Davis said. “He’s not strong enough for the power forward position or quick enough for the small forward position.” Davis, however, saw Dunleavy’s versatility as an positive rather than a

case,” he said. “There could be high school kids and with the way they draft I could slip no matter what kind of year I have.” Current mock drafts list Dunleavy as a bona fide top-5 pick. Golden State, which picks third, and Memphis, Battier’s current franchise, which selects fourth are his most predicted destinations. It’s is unlikely Dunleavy will be taken much higher, because Chinese sensation Yao Ming and Williams appear to have a lock on the top-two slots. “Mike has tremendous talent, but Jay’s just at another level,” said Bill Duffy, Williams’ agent. “Mike will be an excellent pro, but you would be crazy to pass on a guy like Jason.” Should he choose to remain in the NBA draft, Dunleavy’s biggest challenge will come from a player unfamiliar to most basketball fans. Nikoloz Tskitishvilli, a seven foot tall Georgian—the country, not the state

hindrance. “He could just be some type of unique point guard,” he said. “He’s the best multi-position guy in the draft.” Paul Doran contributed to this story.

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DAVIS from page 11 time working on a General Motors assembly line, Bryant is once again packing his bags, this time for good. Assigning blame in a situation such as this is nearly impossible. Maybe Bryant wasn’t trying hard enough; then again, maybe he simply wasn’t capable of making the grade.

Should Goldsmith have foreseen these consequences? Cass Technical isn’t exactly Detroit’s version of Stuyvesant High in New York, but then again, numerous students excel at Duke from a wide range of backgrounds and upbringings. How about Carl Franks? Can he look back and say that he did everything he could for his player, especially after he returned to school from his

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NBA FINALS from page 11 Bryant walked over and hugged Nets coach Bryon Scott, and O’Neal sought out Nets guard Jason Kidd and then walked over to embrace his grandfather, who toweled the sweat off O’Neal’s face. Jackson also went over to Scott, smiled and shook hands at midcourt. Jackson tied Red Auerbach for most titles as a head coach and passed Pat Riley for the most career postseason victories. Jackson also extended his own record by winning his 24th straight playoff series, including three seasons with the Chicago Bulls. The Nets all but conceded defeat with 44 seconds left, subbing for Kidd and Kenyon Martin despite trailing by only six points. Bryant made two free throws while the two Nets got a rousing ovation, and 14-year veteran Mitch Richmond hit the final shot of the game—and his only one of the series. The Nets played gallantly, trying to salvage some respect in a series that turned out to be a mismatch. But the Lakers had a little too much of everything—ll three-pointers, big nights from their two superstars and doublefigure contributions from Derek Fisher, Devean George and Robert Horry. O’Neal, who considers nearby Newark, to be his hometown, won his third consecutive finals MVP award. He scored 36,40 and 35 points in the first three games, finishing the series by going 12-for-20 from the field with four assists and two blocks.

He thanked his teammates for “looking for me and having the confidence in me to give me the ball.” “I told them if we made the finals I wasn’t going to let them down,” O’Neal said. Bryant added eight assists and six rebounds as the Lakers finished off an almost perfect series. This was the fifth time in NBA history that a team has won three straight titles. It’s become almost common since Jackson became a coach, first with the Bulls and then with the Lakers. The Michael Jordan-led Bulls won three straight titles twice, 1991-93 and 1996-98. Before that, a team hadn’t won three championships in a row since the Boston Celtics (1959-66). The Nets had little chance against Shaq & Co. They abandoned the full-court pressure they had used without much success in the first three games and went to a 2-3 zone whenever O’Neal was in the game. But the Lakers kept moving the ball and finding the open man, and the Nets were unable to come up with the clutch shots they needed to make it just a little

suspension? Regardless of who is to blame, Bryant’s days as a Blue Devil are over; Bryant commented that he intends to play this season at another school, but also remarked that he hopes to return to Duke in the future to obtain his degree. Say what? The only good thing that Duke takes away from this scenario is its reputation for academic integrity. In an era where one school after another is accused of doctoring grades and providing other illegal measures of assistance to keep its athletes eligible, Duke showed that, quarterback or not, every student has to earn his passing

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grades if he hopes to stick around next year. After returning in 2000 from his suspension, that message seemed to have gotten through to Bryant. “It’s definitely a second chance...” he said after returning to Duke. “I wasn’t ready for what I stepped into, but right now I think I might be ready, so we’ll see.” Yep. We saw. Whatever the reasons behind his academic difficulties, Bryant has shown that he’s not up to the academic rigors of Duke by once again failing to make the grade. Yet, surprisingly enough, he nonetheless desires to return in the future for his degree. I feel bad for Bryant. He was undoubtedly in a tough situation in Duke’s classrooms, not to mention on the grass of Wally Wade. But while Franks is hopeful that Bryant can return to finish his degree, I for one am somewhat more cynical. Every class that Bryant took at Duke was paid for by a scholarship. He had not one, but two chances to complete his degree requirements, but showed both times to be unable to meet Duke’s academic challenges. I wish Bryant the best at whatever university is willing to admit him, but if his days as a Blue Devil are over, his days as a Duke student should be as well. Evan Davis is a Trinity senior and senior associate sports editor. His column appears weekly.

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American Dance Festival: Tribute to Martha Myers. For tickets, 684-4444. 7:30 pm, Baldwin Auditorium, East Campus.

Monday American Dance Festival: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. For tickets, call 684-4444. 8:00 pm, Page Auditorium, East Campus. Through Saturday June 15.

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 CL, Ste 220, Overlook Building in Chapel Hill. Call 401-9333 or see Friday the web site at www.comucopiahouse.org. International Coffee Connection: Fridays, 12 Noon-1:15 pm, Duke Chapel Lounge. Restorative Yoga for cancer patients, family members and caregivers. Every ThursJumah (Muslim Community Prayer). Medday from 6:00-7:30 pm, at the Cornucopia ical Center Chapel/Mosque, Duke HospiHouse Cancer Support Center, 111 Cloistal. 1:15 pm. to 2:00 pm. For more inforter Ct., Ste 220, Overlook Building in mation, call Dr. Sameer Ahmad, 970-0225. Chapel Hill. Call 401-9333. Living with Advanced/Metastatic Cancer Summer Festival of the Arts. Arts in Duke Support Group for cancer patients, family Chapel. The pealing bells of the Duke members and caregivers. Every Friday Chapel Tower will again ring throughout from 3:00-4:30 pm, at the Cornucopia the campus when University Carillonneur House Cancer Support Center, 111 CloisJ. Samuel Hammond demonstrates this ter Ct., Ste 220, Overlook Building in cherished university tradition. 7:00 pm, Chapel Hill. Call 401-9333. Duke Chapel. Call 684-6259

Sunday Weekly gathering of Falun Data voluntary teaching and practice of the five sets of physical exercise. South lawn of the Duke Gardens. 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Web site; http://www.duke.edu/web/falun. Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 am, Duke

Chapel. For information, call 684-2572.

Catholic Mass: 11:00 am, York Chapel in the Divinity School, West Campus and 9:00 pm in the Duke Chapel, West Campus. Duke Mediation Group meets at 5:00 pm every Sunday. Practice meditation sittings and instruction. Room 200 Divinity Buildat the web site See ing. http://www.duke.edu/web/meditation.

Catholic Mass, 7:00 pm, Catholic Student Center in the Chapel basement, West Campus.

Tuesday American Red Cross; Open blood donor site. By appointment (684-4799). 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. Duke Clinic. The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) meets on Tuesdays at 7:15 pm. Study and recreate the middle ages. Sword-fighting, feasting, dancing, costuming, etc. For information, call Katherine at 682-0551 or email katherineluvel@hotmail.com.

American Dance Festival: Pilobolus Dance Theatre. For tickets, call 6844444. 8:00 pm. Page Auditorium, West Campus. Through Saturday, June 22.

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March, Huffman Aviation School in Florida received letters confirming student visas from the Immigration and Naturalization Service for two of the Sept. 11 hijackers. In the days leading up to the attacks, FBI agents witnessed suspicious behavior among some of the bombers, yet these agents’ superiors did nothing at a time when doing something could possibly have prevented those heinous crimes last fall. And as Congressional investigations continue to look into the conduct ofthe Bush administration and intelligence organizations before Sept. 11, the public may learn of even more bureaucratic snafus that may have prevented saving thousands of lives. Fortunately, President George W. Bush is taking steps to address and preempt such errors. Last Thursday, he addressed the nation and outlined his proposed Department of Homeland Security, which would consolidate numerous different governmental organizations responsible for internal defense and national protection into a single hierarchy with increased accountability. Although what the country has been presented so far remains rudimentary, Bush’s proposal is logical and necessary considering the bureaucratic oversights surrounding Sept. 11. If Bush’s plan is carried out, it will be the single largest government reorganization since the World War 11-era, and like Harry Truman’s military reorganization in the 19405, the amalgamation ofhomeland security departments is a response to a threat to our freedoms and very existence. With Truman, it was the rise Communism. With Bush, it is the threat ofterrorism. The strength of the proposal is that it mandates communication and cooperation between various agencies that are all ultimately charged with protecting America. For example, the Coast Guard, responsible for defending America’s coastline, reports to the Department of Transportation, whereas the Customs Service, an enforcement agency responsible for monitoring America’s borders, reports to the Department of the Treasury. Instead of having organizations with overlapping responsibilities reporting to disparate Cabinet secretaries whose departments have no proper role to play in defending our nation from outside aggressors, putting them under the single umbrella of the proposed homeland security department makes perfect sense. Even though Bush’s move is well-advised, its announcement comes at a time when his administration is under fire for possible Sept. 11 failings. Inquiries into these failures are necessary to address all the gaps in the system, such as those preventing communication between the FBI and the CIA. Bush’s speech also did not give sufficient detail about his plan. Of course, speeches are necessarily sparse on details, but hopefully over the next few weeks Bush’s plans will come into clearer focus as Congress considers his proposal. Congress, for its part, must move forward on this proposal and not use stalling tactics as it has in the past. But this reorganization is not just an effective step forward for fighting terror for today. It will also be vital ten and twenty years from now, when Bush’s foresight in creating a Department of Homeland Security will be evident. These problems will not be solved on their own, but require proactive leadership like Bush’s.

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Letters to the editor

Arafat has failed Palestinians

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leader for peace Ross noted, “[Palestinian leaders] have never yet to this day honestly presented to their own public what it is that was presented because when you hear it as we just described it, you say it looks like a pretty good deal.” Rather than blaming Israel, be should Palestinians demanding Arafat explain why he rejected a deal that would have given them the state they so badly desire. It’s time for a new

Recently there has been much uninformed speculation regarding the IsraeliPalestinian negotiations at Camp David and Taba, Egypt. Ambassador Dennis who as former Ross, President Bill Clinton’s special Middle East coordinator was actually present at the Taba talks, recently provided an insider’s account. At Taba the United States proposed a Palestinian state on 97 percent of the territories, with east Jerusalem as its capital. Ross rejected as completely untrue suggestions that the Palestinian state would have been divided into four cantons. It was to have been a contiguous state with no Israeli presence. He also dismissed as “bogus” reports that the plan required a

nine-to-one land swap in Israel’s favor. So what happened?Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak accepted the offer. Although the plan was acceptable to many Palestinian negotiators, PLO Chair Yasser Arafat rejected it. Ross believes Arafat rejected the deal because it called for an end to the conflict and “Arafat can agree to all sorts of things as long as he doesn’t have to admit the conflict is over.”

In Jenin the fourthstrongest army in the world invaded refugee camps and in the name of eradicating terrorism women and children were killed. Their deaths were an acceptable sacrifice to win the Israeli version of the war

refugees were slaughtered. has hit it”; “I am watching two Now Sharon has added Jenin brothers pull their father from the ruins, the stench of death to his tally of camps transformed into Palestinian is horrible. We are seeing a 12year-old boy being dug out, graves. Just as the refugees came out in 1982 to collect totally burned.” It is clear that mass and mourn their dead, the people of Jenin have come out destruction and murder took place. As to the extent of the to do the same. For three weeks, medics, carnage and destruction, we journalists and investigators can only wait for the final were not allowed into Jenin. assessment and pray its not The whole of Jenin was a worse than what has already closed military zone and no been described by the United one apart from soldiers and Nations envoy as “horrific settlers who lived beyond the beyond belief.” I hope that checkpoint were allowed the people of this country through. People were dying in protest this injustice and the camps, and medics were object to President George W. not allowed to enter the camp Bush’s characterization of to treat them. Sharon as “a man of peace.” I As for what happened in encourage everyone to go to the camp, words cannot the BBC and other major atrocities. news outlets to learn about describe the Firsthand accounts given to what really happened in the BBC of what happened in Jenin, Sabra and Shatila. the camps describe a massacre: “It is totally destroyed, Ershad Elahi Trinity *O4 it looks like an earthquake

Arafat’s failure to end the Palestinian leader. The expert homicide bombings against who spent over eight years Israel also shows that his real negotiating with Arafat remarked, “The conclusion I goal is Israel’s destruction. Some suggest homicide drew based on everything we bombings are understandable did with [Arafat] is that he because Palestinians lack could not end the conflict.” hope. Despair can never justiEvan Reed fy murder. Some Palestinians feel desperate because, as Law’o2

Murders in Jenin show Sharon does not want peace

on terrorism. We must not ignore what happened in these camps. Their deaths must not be in vain. The world must not grant Sharon this victory. The

three-week campaign finally came to a close, and Sharon stated that Israel “achieved very profound results,” Of what results does he speak? If the number of Palestinians killed is a profound result, then he achieved what he set out to do. Once again, Sharon has overseen the destruction of a camp and its people. His most infamous moment occurred at Sabra and Shatila, where at least 1,500 Palestinian

On the record I have had multiple guys ask me why I stay in engineering when I could do something easier and then find a husband at school” “

Pratt junior Colleen Nolan on being a woman at the Pratt School of Engineering (see story, page one).

Commentary

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Shadows of the Empire

With EU politics in the balance, Great Britain and Spain clash over the Rock of Gibraltar

It has an area slightly larger than the National Mall in Washington, D.C., a population of 28,000, and a gross domestic product about the size of a modest U.S. corporation’s annual revenue. It also happens to be at the center of the biggest diplomatic crisis in the entire European Union. i i I am talking about Molchanov none other than the Rock of Gibraltar, one of the last remaining outposts of the British Empire. ■ If you are confused about why a tiny peninsula on the coast ofSpain that conjures images of medieval lore should cause such an uproar in the modem world, you are not alone. And yet this has been an uproar almost 300 years in the making. It all has to do with the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, one of those obscure peace deals studied in high school history class and then promptly forgotten after the exam. This treaty obliged Spain to permanently cede Gibraltar to Britain, and, to this day, the Rock remains a British overseas territory. Well now Spain wants it back, badly, and Britain is equally determined to give it back. The only problem is that the Gibraltarians want to remain under British rule. In 1967, when the last referendum on the issue was held, 99 percent of the voters opposed the idea of a handover. I personally don’tknow of any other vote, with the possible exception of Saddam Hussein’s last ultra-democratic “re-election,” in which 99 percent of the voters agreed on anything. The colony’s popularly chosen government has demanded that London consult with it before unceremoniously ending its commitment to the Rock. This commitment is espoused in this simple -

promise: “Her Majesty’s Government will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes.” Considering that 25,000 residents recently marched in support of staying British (not quite 99 percent, but close), it’s pretty clear what their freely expressed wishes are. On the other hand, the territory is geographically an appendage of Spain, much like Hong Kong is of China. This is not a simple decision by any means, but here is something that is clearly unacceptable: Making a decision about the future of almost 30,000 people without their consent, which is regrettably what London apparently intends to do. In all fairness, the fears of the colony’s residents over reunification with Spain are blown way out of proportion. In 1967, when Gen. Franco was doing everything possible to make the lives of Gibraltarians unbearable, such sentiment was understandable. But now, with Spain a democracy for two decades and cross-border trade growing daily, it is a little irrational. London’s argument for the handover is basically, “How bad can it be?” I agree. It won’t be bad at all. It will certainly be no worse than the handover of Hong Kong, especially if some kind of self-governing arrangement is agreed upon. “One country, two systems” is not a very appropriate term here, because Gibraltar will not need to be protected from a quasi-Communistregime. Despite all this, the right of people to choose their government must not be infringed, and one has to wonder whether Tony Blair truly understands this. His main reason for returning the Rock is not his love for Spain but simple

realpolitik. He needs Spanish support in for a country that shouts about the importhe European Union against the tance of territorial integrity on its own German-French alliance, and if giving coast, what is? This whole debacle is rife with corup Gibraltar is what it takes, then so be it. In other words, Blair is playing poliruption, duplicity and political infighttics, pure and simple. ing. Gibraltar should stay British Spain’s own games with Gibraltar, because that is what an overwhelming even after Franco’s death, have also not majority there wants. Its small size been very helpful in proving its good does not render the principle of selfintentions to the colony’s residents. determination any less valid. But Lengthy border delays, water cutoffs regardless of how this problem is and limits on telephone links, all of resolved, it needs to be resolved quickthese petty annoyances supposed to perly. It is distracting Europe’s attention suade Britain to give up the Rock, have at a time when historic constitutional naturally had a radicalizing effect. reforms are being proposed in the EU. Moreover, Madrid’s policy on its own If Madrid and London can’t get out of colonial outposts, located just across from this mess, one has to question the comGibraltar in Morocco, must be considered petence of their leaders in dealing with very disingenuous. It has retained these the big decisions to come. territories since Morocco’s independence from France in 1956 and is now refusing Pavel Molchanov is a Trinity senior. His to hand them back. If this is not hypocrisy column appears regularly.

Miss Universe Pageant perpetuates female stereotypes At this month’s Miss Universe pageant the final five contestants were asked a ridiculous and insulting final question. To pick the woman who would best represent the universe, the judges asked: “What makes you blush?” Beauty pageants are often critijj|Pll cized as being ridiculous events themselves, but that final question trivialized any integrity the event may have had. Donald Trump, who owns the rights to the pageant, Jenniter boasted in a New York Post article “You can all the celloWlach put Monday, playing rocket scientists you want on the runway, but men—and women—like seeing dropdead gorgeous girls. That’s what I give ’em—beauty beats brains any time.” In a society where women are supposed to be making gains, the female gender is rapidly losing ground in the battle for sexual equality. Recent events in the media and society show that women are still being recognized for all the wrong reasons. And after fighting for respect for decades, women are still gladly allowing themselves to be labeled by chauvinistic _

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The proof is everywhere you look. Anna Nicole Smith has signed on with ABC to do a show that chronicles her life, an attempt by the network to cash in on MTV’s success with “The Osbournes.” Check the newspaper and you’ll read about a mother who was forced to quit her job as a stripper so that her young daughter could return to Catholic school. What did the mother do to replace her income? She turned down several lucrative job offers to pose for Playboy magazine, saying posing is “the American dream for a woman.” Playboy as the American dream? Last time I checked the newsletter from the National Organization for Women that wasn’t the case. When

Disney starts hiring ex-Playmates who marry mentally incapacitated senior citizens for the money, something is off-kilter. We are glorifying T and A instead of women who represent the best the female gender has to offer. A worthwhile reality show would follow a female politician or females competing in professional sports. Instead we get Bachelorettes in Alaska and Sorority Girls. And so the question remains: Why, after we have worked for equality is our sexuality still the only thing that sells? Yes, these cases are somewhat extreme, but the image of women as little more than sexual objects has become resurgent. It’s why people are having Botox parties and why “lunch break plastic surgery” is a sad reality. It’s why Katie Couric has been re-styled with blonde hair and a more chic wardrobe. Even the queen of morning talk has got to have sex appeal. The brunt of the blame for this unfortunate trend lies with females. When women market themselves as a pretty face, hot bod or large chest, that nauseating image is imposed on all of us. Granted, no one is asking Janet Reno to show some cleavage, but for the most part, women are still judged by their exterior first. Even in 2002, women feel a need to live up to the Barbie-doll image. No matter how many barriers we break through, there is always the pressure to put face first. Yes, brains are great, but a polished face, great smile and tight ass are what you need to get your foot in the door. It’s deplorable that so many women are resorting to 1950s pin-up girl tactics for success. Britney Spears says she wants to be a role model, then dances around in an outfit made of panty hose and sequins. If there is any hope for women to advance as a gender we need to prove the stereotype false, not fuel the fire with nakedness. The other culprit in this downward spiral is the media, which laps up women’s sexual images like a

bulldog laps water in July. As wrong as women are to promote themselves based on appearance, the media is at fault for selling this image to the rest of society. Magazines, newspapers and television need pictures, so they wallow in those who are proud to be little more than another pretty face. Glamour and Vogue don’t fight over putting Barbara Walters on the cover, but mention Jennifer Aniston and they are grabbing for her like desperate bridesmaids at a bouquet toss. Perhaps the best example of this is Cindy Crawford, who was valedictorian of her high school, but is more often associated with a well-placed mole than intelligence. Examples of this warped trend exist on campus as well. Women at Duke are a special breed of the aesthetically obsessed. You’ll find girls going half-naked to class or lying out wearing less material than a stripper. On the bus you hear stories of girls who fly home for the weekend to get their hair dyed or their eyebrows waxed. At a university renowned for its scholasticism, I cannot begin to list all of the female students who want to be known for their bodies, not their minds. If women want any hope of achieving true equality with men, we need to stop taking off our clothes and start opening our mouths. Only when we prove to society and, more importantly, to ourselves that we offer more than good looks can we advance in the fight for sexual equality. We gain respect through intelligence, grace and conviction, not with centerfolds in porno mags. It is time to prove the Neanderthal mentality of Mr. Trump and those like him wrong. When we show that our abilities stretch far beyond our appearance, men will learn women are capable of more than they ever imagined.

Jennifer Wlach is a Trinity junior and a former health and science associate editor of The Chronicle. Her column appears regularly.

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