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By MEGAN CARROLL The Chronicle

Campus Council passed a resolution last week recommending potential uses for the unfinished floors of McClendon Tower in the West-Edens Link—most notable among them a bar-type space that students have been asking for since the Hideaway closed two years ago. Campus Council spent three weeks discussing and drafting the recommendation, which calls for a “Duke sports• themed lounge” on floor five in addition to a screening room on floor two and a game room on floor three. The lounge would serve beer and some mixed drinks along with nonalcoholic beverages and food, although the atmosphere would be different from the Hideaway’s. A stage would also be available to student groups who are interested in performing or sponsoring entertainment events. Andrew Nurkin, president of Campus Council, said the recommendation might not influence the decision—which ultimately belongs to administrators —on how to use these spaces anytime soon. The floors are not yet completed, and campus leaders want to consult the new director of residential life and housing services, Edward Hull, who will not arrive until Nov. 1. “I don’t anticipate this happening this year because the construction and logistics are extensive,” said Nurkin, a senior. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, declined to comment on the recommendation. “First, I await the arrival of our new [residential life and housing services] director whose input I seek on this project. Second, I feel com-

� Student Affairs will gain its own development officer beginning this winter, as part of a reorganization of the division. By WHITNEY BECKETT The Chronicle

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LESLIE LAMBERT, a sophomore, waits on sophomore Tony Fernandez at the bar in The Oak Room Grille. Campus Council proposed adding another bar on campus, in the West-Edens Link. pelled to get back to Campus Council lar programming “intentionally vague.” with my reaction to the proposal before “There is a more collaborative spirit,” speaking publicly about it,” he explained he said, explaining that Campus Council in an e-mail. would be interested in approaching stuAt last week’s meeting, Assistant dent groups like the Union to help plan Dean of Residential Life and Housing the tower’s events. Services Deb Loßiondo said the proposal The lounge and game room could remay create a rivalry with the Duke Uni- semble the Armadillo Grill and the pool versity Union, which sponsors events in tables in the Bryan Center. However, the Armadillo Grill bar. However, Nurkin said Campus Council left its role in reguSee WEL LOUNGE on page 7

Citing a growing importance and stature of Student Affairs at the University, officials are in the process of recruiting a new development officer specifically dedicated to the division. The fundraising position, which Moneta outlined in his reorganization ofStudent Affairs, will likely be filled this semester and occupied by January. “It’s an important near-final position in the reorganization,” Moneta said. The search has narrowed to five finalists, who will be interviewed over the next month. Caroline Nisbet, director of resource administration for student affairs, said the search committee is looking for an officer with a connection to student issues and at least five years of diversified fundraising experience with specific focus on major gifts. “There’s a lot of things changing in Student Affairs, and there are a lot of needs,” said Nisbet, who is leading the search committee. See STUDENT AFFAIRS on page 7

SEC chair stresses need for responsibility to investors By TRACY REINKER The Chronicle

In the wake of corporate scandals such as Enron and World Com, the role of corporate directors as promoters of investors’ confidence and proponents of investors’ interests is more important than ever before, Harvey Pitt, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said in a speech at the Washington Duke Inn

Tuesday. The keynote address on the second night of

The Directors’ Education Institute, sponsored by the Global Capital Markets Center, ad-

In related news Leo O’Neill, president of Standard and Poor’s, spoke Tuesday on restoring trust in American corporations. See page 3

dressed the issues of market integrity, investor confidence and government reforms in response to recent economic events. “By now, we’re all painfully familiar with the spate of high-profile corporate failures,” Pitt said. “We must reassure investors that such abuses of the system are not, and will not be allowed to become the norm in American business.” Pitt outlined three ways to achieve this goal. First, he noted the need for legislative action such as the recently signed Sarbanes-Oxley

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corporations. He also emphasized the need for govern ment involvement in regulation and enforc ment and, finally, urged the individuals volved in the corporate system to strive for t. highest standard of professionalism. “This institute, an initiative I strongly a plaud, falls in the third category,” Pitt said. The first half of the speech focused on th need for increased individual responsibili personal ethics and professionalism.

“Corporate directors represent the shar holders of public companies,” Pitt explaine* “Public investors put their faith in you. With out honest, wise and experienced directoi public investors would not trust their funds the managers.” Pitt pointed to the example of Wendy’ founder Dave Thomas, who established the David Thomas Executive Conference Center Duke. He said directors should approach the jobs “as Mr. Thomas did, with the attitude not cutting comers, of working hard, of stayf humble, of taking nothing for granted and seizing opportunities.” Pitt addressed the ways in which the SEi and Congress are working to reform the system

M e di ca l center researchers are investigating whether controlled hypothermia can help prevent long-term brain damage in brain injury patients. See page 4

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HARVEY PITT, chair of the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, speaks to an audience at the Washington Duke Inn about restoring investor confidence.

Mitch Hart, founder of The Home Depot, Inc., and benefactor of the Hart Leadership Program, called for a higher standard of corporate ethics. See oaoe 5

The Graduate and Professional Student Council heard a report from Director of Parking and Transportation Catherine Reeve on graduate student parking. See page 6

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Venezuelan military sparks protest

A group of 14 military officers urged Venezuelans to rise up in protest against President Hugo Chavez in an eastern Caracas plaza, which they declared a “territory liberated by the armed forces." Several hundred citizens participated in the rally.

«Schroeder approved as German Chancellor Germany’s parliament confirmed Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for a second four-year term Tuesday, formally approving his center-left coalition’s election victory last month •

Colombian civil war bombing rocks Bogota

A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside police headquarters in Bogota, Colombia. Mayor Antanas Mockus blamed rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. At least two people were killed and 36 wounded. •

Russia rejects latest U.S. resolution on Iraq

Russia rejected the new U.S. draft resolution on Iraq Tuesday, dealing a sharp blow to American efforts to gain U.N. backing for the automatic use of force if weapons inspectors are thwarted by Baghdad. •

Israel waits to respond to car bombing

For the first time in months, Israel held off on immediate retaliation Tuesday for Monday’s bus bombing that killed 14 Israelis, along with two attackers, but troops destroyed the homes of a suicide bomber and a suspected militant. News briefs compiled from wire reports.

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“Don’t take life too seriously: you’ll never get out alive.” National Lampoon’s Van Wilder

Police receive new information indicating that children may be targeted next Hill, the same community where the steakhouse just north of Richmond, shootings began. Since Oct. 2, the Va., where the sniper critically ROCKVILLE, Md. A bus driver sniper has killed 10 people and critiwounded a man Saturday night. was fatally shot Tuesday as he was cally wounded three others in MaryMoose said the warning came in about to set out on his morning route land, Virginia and Washington. the form of a “postscript,” but refused in what authorities fear was the 13th The slaying came after police had to describe the rest of the note. attack by the Washington-area spent two days of public entreaties by However, a senior law enforcesniper. Police also revealed a chilling police for the sniper to contact them. ment official speaking to The Associwarning found at a weekend shooting Montgomery County Police Chief ated Press on condition of anonymity scene: “Your children are not safe Charles Moose suggested Tuesday said the note demanded $lO million. anywhere at any time.” police had received a new message More than 140,000 students in the Conrad Johnson, 35, was fatally from the killer, and he said authoriRichmond area remained home Tueswounded just before 6 a.m. as he ties were preparing a response. He day as schools were closed for a secstood on the top step of his bus, setrefused to disclose details about the ond day. School officials cited inforting off a police dragnet and snarling message, believed to be the fourth mation from police in shutting down, traffic in the suburbs north of the authorities have received during the prompting questions for Moose, nation’s capital. He died later at a investigation. whose office is leading the sprawling The warning about children’s safehospital. investigation. The shooting happened in Aspen ty was discovered by police outside a Schools will reopen Wednesday. By DAVID DISHNEAU The Associated Press

North Korea agrees to weapons dialogue By SANG-HUN CHOE The Associated Press

North Korea consented WednesSEOUL, South Korea day to resolve international concerns over its nuclear weapons program through dialogue, but stopped short of meeting a U.S. demand to immediately abandon its nuclear weapons program, according to South Korean media reports. “In order to guarantee peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, the South and North will actively cooperate in resolving all the issues, including the nuclear issue, through dialogue,” said the agreement, which was announced early Wednesday and reported in pool accounts by South Korean journalists. The two sides also agreed to start work in December to build an industrial park in Kaesung, just north of their border. South Korea hopes to relocate thousands of labor-

intensive factories there, possibly through a cross-border road and railway under construction. But the eight-point agreement did not contain a clear North Korean promise to give up its nuclear weapons program and honor its agreements with the United States, South Korea and the UN. International Atomic Energy Agency, which require it not to develop or possess nuclear arms. Washington has demanded that North Korea immediately abandon its nuclear program to win American trust for talks. Delegates of the two Koreas held a series of meetings through midnight Tuesday in Pyongyang, the North’s capital, seeking a last-minute deal. The extended talks postponed the departure of a chartered plane at a Pyongyang airport to take the South Korean officials back to Seoul.

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President of S&P stresses value of trust � Leo O’Neill, president of Standard and Poor’s, called for a reexamination of corporate ethics, particularly public disclosurerules. By MOLLY NICHOLSON The Chronicle

After 34 years on Wall Street, Leo O’Neill said the past two have been by far the most interesting he has seen in his experience with the financial world. O’Neill, president of Standard and Poor’s, a leading ratings service, spoke at a luncheon Tuesday afternoon as part of The Directors’ Education Institute—a two-day program developed by the Duke Global Capital Markets Center that seeks to address corporate governance failures in America, especially of diligence, ethics and controls. “Trust in the integrity of our markets is what separates this country from many others and is the reason our markets recover,” O’Neill said, emphasizing the importance of retaining trust in U.S. markets through main-

taining integrity. With other countries looking to the United States as an example of an honest free market, O’Neill said, “our advocacy [for structural reforms in other countries] loses its credibility when we fail to set the example.” Efforts to retain that integrity have contributed to the frenzy of the last two years, as Congress, the New York Stock Exchange and the Business Roundtable, among others, have tried to impose stricter guidelines for businesses in response to the corporate scandals revealed at Enron, Tyco and WorldCom, O’Neill said. Though NYSE and congressional See O’NEILL on page 8

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Health

Chemists grow nanotubes for tiny devices

Led by Assistant Professor of Chemistry Jie Liu, University chemists are producing large quantities of single-walled carbon nanotubes—molecularsized cylinders of graphite often called “buckytubes”—that may find use in molecular-scale electronice devices. The scientists are growing the molecules on silicon surfaces to ensure desired electronic properties and are also adapting the nanotubes for use as tiny electrical sensors by attaching electrically-conducting polymers. They hope to use the molecules, which measure only about a billionth of a meter across, in sensor devices that can work inside individual cells to detect biological molecules. Their research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston.

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Engineers design microwave drill

By utilizing a unique property of microwave radiation, engineers at Tel Aviv University have designed a new method of drilling into materials that would not require any moving parts, cutting back on noise, dust and engineering difficulties. The invention employs what is often considered a drawback of microwave technology, hot spots, to heat a material at a certain spot, create a molten section underneath the surface and use an electrode to poke a hole in the object. The researchers hope the technology will find use in a variety of industrial settings where quiet and cleanliness are required. •

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Chemical may not predict heart disease

Despite widening beliefs that it may be an accurate harbinger of coronary disease, blood levels of homocysteine—an amino acid prevalent in people who eat large amounts of animal protein and small amounts of vegetables—may not be very helpful in predicting heart attack and strokes in healthy people, according to a study being published today by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, which was based at Oxford University, calls into question many researchers' beliefs that homocysteine is not only a marker of heart disease risk, but may also damage arterial walls itself. News briefs compiled from staffand wire reports

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Hypothermia may aid injury recovery By erin McClellan The Chronicle

Duke medical researchers are trying to prove that maintaining hypothermia in certain brain injury patients might increase the patients’ chances of recovery. The Duke Medical Center is one of nine sites nationwide taking part in the National Acute Brain Injury Study: Hypothermia 11, a $15.6 million project sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The investigation, led by Dr. Guy Clifton, a University of Texas at Austin researcher, is considering how low body temperature in brain injury patients might aid recuperation. The study will involve about 500 hypothermic head-injury patients aged 16 to 45 who enter the emergency room with a closed head injury, in a comatose state and with no other major injuries. Temperature-controlled suits will maintain a low body temperature of about 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit in half of the patients during their first 48 hours at the clinic. Doctors will then gradually warm them over the next 18 hours. The remaining half of the patients will be allowed to warm naturally to about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. “About one-third ofpatients are a little cool when they come in, because when you suffer a brain injury, your body cools immediately as your brain’s temperature controls begin to fail,” said

Dr. Carmelo Graffagnino, an assistant clinical professor of neurology and lead investigator of the study at Duke. Following a major brain injury, the brain swells and releases excretory amino acids that cause secondary neuron injury. “[Cooling the brain] reduces swelling in the brain, and probably directly protects neurons by reducing their metabolic demand,” said Dr. Daniel Laskowitz, assistant professor of neurology. “It’s been known for about a decade that cooling animal brains can improve

their outcome. The treatment has a

DR. CARMELO GRAFFAGNINO, assistant clinical professor of neurology, is leading a study at Duke that will investigate the link between hypothermia and recovery from brain injury.

strong laboratory rationale based on animal data. It is an intuitive and straightforward approach to try with people.” In the United States each year, almost 50,000 people die and about 80,000 become permanently braindamaged as a result of brain injuries. Laskowitz noted that currently, there is no treatment available for improving a patient’s final outcome. The study is groundbreaking for another reason—it will be the first Triangle-area study to use community consent. Because the research involves patients who are unresponsive, doctors will waive the patient’s or family’s

right to consent if an immediate relative or a patient’s legal representative cannot be contacted within one hour of the patient’s arrival. By both federal law and the standards of Duke’s Internal Review Board, Medical Center researchers must gain con-

sent to conduct research from members of the community—in this case, through surveys distributed at public forums in the Triangle area. The next educational session the researchers will hold at Duke will take place Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in Duke Hospital North’s Auditorium 2001. See HYPOTHERMIA on page 7

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‘Show me the money’: Hart calls for corporate ethics By EMILY ALMAS The Chronicle

Calling on business executives and boards of directors to prevent further scandals in corporate America, former Board of Trustees member and benefactor of the Hart Leadership Program Mitch Hart urged a return to high ethical standards in a speech Tuesday. Hart—a cofounder and member of the board of directors ofThe Home Depot, Inc., and chair ofThe Hart Group, Inc.—spoke to a nearly full audience of students, faculty and alumni at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. The speech was the first in a series of lectures on “Ethics and Corporate Governance,” cosponsored by the Hart Leadership Program and the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics and

Public Policy and the Profession. After an introduction by Joel Fleishman—the first director of the Sanford Institute, professor of law and public policy, and Hart’s longtime friend—Hart expressed dismay at the reported shady business deals and unethical practices by companies such as Enron and Adelphia. “Anyone here fall through the maze that’s Enron? Did you ever figure out what they really did?” Hart asked, drawing laughter. But Hart also gave his opinion on what should happen to those business executives, saying he hoped they would be indicted and spend the rest of their lives in jail. He emphasized that scandal is not as prevalent in corporate America as the general public often believes and that many people in the trade are angry over recent incidents of

bad business.

“I promise you you’re not as mad as I am,” Hart said. “Over 30 years of sitting on corporate boards, and only twice did I think something unethical might be happening. Legally, [bad business practices] may be all right, but that doesn’t make it right in my opinion.”

Hart gave advice to the audience about choosing companies to invest in and gave an anecdote from his past as an example. “Has anyone ever seen the movie Jerry Maguire ? Remember ‘Show me the money?’ Look at the balance sheets. Show me the money,” he said.

Hart described an incident where the CEO of Home Depot did not inform the board of directors of potential embezzlement in the company’s South American branch. When Hart and the board found out, they terminated the CEO and hired a new one. “Home Depot is clean,” Hart chuckled. “I promise you that.” Audience members seemed to respond eagerly to Hart’s ideas. Senior Brandilyn Dumas said she appreciated hearing Hart’s ideas for punishing white-collar offenders. Alma Blount, director of the Hart Leadership Program, said she thought students enjoyed the speech. “He genuinely cares about students and he is passionate about leadership,” she said. Several alumni returned to Duke to listen to the benefactor speak. Brandon Busteed, Trinity ’99 and former Young Trustee, participated in the Hart Leadership Program when he majored in public policy studies and came all the way from Boston to finally meet the program’s namesake. Connie Bishop, Nursing ’75, a city aiderman for Gibsonville, N.C., said she came to hear “an inspiration in leadership.” Whether musing on the evils of unethical business practices, discussing his own experiences managing several companies, or providing advice for choosing trustworthy investments, Hart stressed the importance of individuals finding a sense of themselves and ANDREA OLAND/THE CHRONICLE their own ethics and morals. of and founder of The Home MITCH benefactor the Hart Leadership Program HART, “You cannot legislate morality or ethics, but calls for more ethical Depot, governance. corporate damn demand he said. it,” sure you can

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Reeve responds to graduate parking complaints By ALEX GARINGER The Chronicle

Director of Parking and Transportation Catherine Reeve addressed a variety of parking concerns at Tuesday’s meeting of the Graduate and Profes-

sional Student Council. Reeve updated council members on her department’s response to a number of items in a September GPSC petition, including permit prices, space in newly available perimeter lots, security issues, proximate lot access and the bus system. She also discussed future plans for parking. Central to her presentation was the issue of perimeter versus proximate lots. While only 350 perimeter spots exist, Reeve said, more than 650 permits for the lots have already been

sold—half to graduate and professional students. The resulting crunch has led tp complaints from students and employees who have had difficulty finding places to park. Reeve noted, however, that a number of permits are still available in lots closer to West Campus, though these are more expensive than the $lO perimeter permits. “We’re trying to get people to move into those [perimeter] lots,” Reeve added. “It has been too much of a good thing.”

GPSC members said students are not upgrading to closer lots because proximate permit prices are too high. Reeve noted that as an auxiliary service, her department is charged to earn money, though struggles to break even each year. However, she conceded

that before next year she hopes to reexamine many permit prices. She said other changes will likely occur before next fall, including an earlier starting time for the entire permit distribution process. “We started way too late,” Reeve said. “By the time you leave this spring, you will have your parking permit.” Other long-term goals include surveying individual schools and students, enhancing transit options and creating a friendlier campus for pedestrians and

bicyclists. The new parking deck behind the Bryan Center, planned for next fall, is expected to partially alleviate overcrowding concerns.

GPSC members said greater communication between parking officials and

graduate and professional students must exist, but said they realize the University is trying to fix the inherent problems associated with limited parking on campus. “Cathy Reeve probably has the worst job in the University,” said Tom Scotto, a fourth-year political science doctoral student. “Her presentation was very impressive. We realize that the parking limitations are not imposed by her,” Law student John Cook said the presentation showed there is no easy solution to the problems, which vary in

how easily they can be addressed. “It’s hard to point a finger at any one thing,” he said. “There really is no one single problem. There are a lot of small to medium-sized problems.”

During trial, Sept. 11 suspect denies knowledge of attacks By DAVID RISING

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A Moroccan student HAMBURG, Germany charged with aiding the Hamburg terrorist cell involved in the Sept. 11 attacks admitted Tuesday he trained in an Osama bin Laden camp in Afghanistan but denied knowing about the plot against the United States. Mounir el Motassadeq, 28, is the first person to go on trial in connection with the suicide hijackings that killed thousands in New York, at the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. El Motassadeq testified that he learned to fire a Kalashnikov assault rifle at the camp during three weeks of training in mid-2000 but was unaware it was run by bin Laden’s al Qaeda organization until

he got there. “I learned that bin Laden was responsible for the

camp and had been at the camp sometimes,” he said. But, he added, “I didn’t know that beforehand and I didn’t meet him either.” El Motassadeq, in custody since his arrest in Hamburg two months after the attacks, faces a possible life sentence if convicted of membership in a terrorist organization and more than 3,000 counts of accessory to murder. His attorneys told the court he is innocent and denies prosecutors’ charges that he provided logistical support to the Hamburg cell, which included hijacker Mohamed Atta and two ofthe other pilots. El Motassadeq said he met Atta at school in 1996 and that the two were Mends, often eating together and discussing religion and politics. But, he said, Atta never told him about the Sept. 11 plot. “I never expected Atta to do anything like this,” el

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Motassadeq said. “I still can’t believe he did it.” Security for the trial was tight, with the road blocked in front of the Hamburg superior court. Visitors had to pass through three security checkpoints before being escorted by police into the courtroom. El Motassadeq told the court he thought it was his religious duty to learn how to handle weapons. He said Atta recommended going to the camp after Atta returned to Hamburg from training in Afghanistan in May 2000. El Motassadeq said he last saw Atta at that time. “In Islam it is wished that one learns to shoot,” el Motassadeq said, adding that he did not take explosives training in the camp, although it was offered. El Motassadeq’s admission contradicts his initial statement to police that he had never been to Afghanistan.

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WELLOUNGE« Nurkin said the locations in McClendon Tower are unique because they were designed to foster student interaction. “[The Armadillo Grill is] not a coherent space. It wasn’t designed to be a gathering space on a large scale,” Nurkin said, adding that it is primarily a restaurant and has poor acoustics for concerts. Freshman Christen Needham said the lounge could serve as a weekend alternative to fraternity parties, and many students agreed the tower could offer more social opportunities. “It would be a good place to host different types of functions unlike ’Dillo,” junior Michera Brooks added. “Now that [the Hideaway] is gone, it’s better to have another option.” Many people who were involved in the recommendation agreed that the lounge differs from a traditional bar and could even function as a space for students who choose not to consume alcohol. “There was just as much discussion about those students who don’t drink alcohol and dealing with their needs, as well as those students who want to drink responsibly,” Loßiondo said.

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To be eligible for community consent, Graffagnino said, a study must involve a life-threatening condition with no other treatment, a time-sensitive emergency situation and the development of groundbreaking and safe treatments. “The risk is very minimal,” Graffagnino added. “Smaller studies have shown little difference in bleeding, heart rhythm, infection rate or blood problems in hypothermic patients. The

Nurkin agreed, saying the bar is not the main focus of their recommendation; the lounge would serve other uses like studying and band rehearsals. “Alcohol is available if you’re of age, but there’s no pressure to go and drink in the bar,” he said. “This is not just a place for 21-yearolds. It is not just a drinking venture.” The lounge has a definite allure for students, since it allows them to drink safely on campus without having to pay for a cab or find a designated driver. “For people who are underage, the fact that there’s accessible drinking is a big factor,” junior Lauren Walsh said. Nurkin added he believes administrators will be receptive to Campus Council’s resolution, and discussion will follow to form the overall goal and plan

for this social space. “I think it is realistic that they’ll at least consider [having a lounge]. I don’t know what their long-term thoughts are,” Nurkin said. “I think it’s more of a practicality than a philosophical issue.”

Freshman Garrett Urban said he would not be too upset if the administration opted against the lounge. “If the administration doesn’t allow it, it wouldn’t hurt future parties because it’s not like they’re taking away anything,” he said.

studies done to date do not indicate any increased risk for the temperatures we’re going at.” A similar study, the 1994 NABIS, found that inducing hypothermia in most brain injury patients did not have therapeutic value. However, of the 30 percent of patients who were already hypothermic upon hospital admittance and cooled by doctors, 48 percent showed significant recovery, while only 24 percent of patients who were allowed to warm naturally showed equal progress.

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STUDENT AFFAIRS The new development officer will raise funds for events both specifically outlined in the capital campaign, like West Campus renovations and Moneta’s “student village” concept, and longerterm initiatives, like a new career center. “Arts and Sciences has a huge development goal and Student Affairs is a very small piece of that,” Moneta said. “Because it’s such a small piece, there is a sense that 'well get to it’ and I was concerned it couldn’t get attention ”

Of Arts and Sciences’ $4tK) million campaign goal, $6 million was originally targeted for student affairs—just 1.5 percent of the Arts, and Sciences goal and only 0.3 percent of the entire $2 billion campaign. That goal has long been surpassed, with the total at $9.5 million, in large part due $5 million of a larger $35 million Gates Foundation gift last spring. “That does not mean there are not ad-

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ditional needs,” cautioned Colleen Fitzpatrick, Arts and Sciences associate dean for advancement. “Goals in campaigns can be misleading.” Moneta’s Student Affairs capital goals also include space renovations, student leadership development funds and programming initiatives, like this fall’s inaugural sophomore celebration. “[The new development officer will] be a permanent member of the staff the day he is hired,” Moneta said. “He’s not just a campaign hire.” He added that many other universities have a development position specifically for their student affairs offices. The move is a logical extension, said Peter Vaughn, director of communications and

donor relations. “Every division would like someone to raise revenues for them,” Vaughn said. “I don’t think there is a problem—they just wanted someone representing them.... The more good people there are representing Duke, the better off Duke is.”

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pin from page 1 “Last fall [the SEC] launched the most aggressive reform agenda in our history,” he said. “We embarked on long-needed disclosure reforms to improve the quality and increase the

actions were an important first step, O’Neill said, the “real work” lies in reexamining corporate governance. “The real risk we run now is a return to complacency about corporate governance... that we delude ourselves into believing that our responsibilities end with compliance to a new set of guidelines and restrictions,” he said. To improve corporate governance, O’Neill said, corporations need to improve communication, both within firms and among companies and investors, by making corporate disclosure practices more transparent. “While there are certainly limitations as to how much companies can be reasonably expected to disclose... corporations should not view the disclosure process as threatening,” he said. By publishing a “plain English, reader-friendly annual report,” firms could eliminate common discrepancies -be-

timeliness of disclosure.” Pitt also talked of the three primary principles of President George W. Bush’s new “Ten-Point Plan” for reform: accurate and accessible in-

formation, management accounta-

tween their annual reports and their regulatory reports. He added that firms that increase openness would show that they have nothing to hide. Companies could also improve corporate governance by expanding the type of information that they disclose to stakeholders, such as including a company’s corporate governance code, its top three shareholders and the process for identifying new directors, to name a few, O’Neill said. Besides improving corporate governance to maintain integrity, he added, the Wall Street community needs to adjust to the increasing complexity, diversity and globalization of major corporations and financial institutions though more training and education. Audience members asked O’Neill who he thought should pay for independent analysis of firms, after he said Wall Street should change from sell-side to independent research. Although funding research may be a challenge for “the Street,” O’Neill replied, “it’s one they’re going to have to BRYN BURKHOLDER/THE CHRONICLE get over.” He suggested that Wall Street set up a consortium, funded by capital contributions, to conduct inde- LEO O’NEILL, president of the financial ratings service Standard and Poor’s, pendent analysis. speaks Tuesday on the need for more transparent corporate disclosure practices.

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bility and auditor independence. He discussed the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and cited statistics on the improvement of the Enforcement Division since 2000. Between the 2000 and 2002 fiscal years, the number of actions for financial reporting and issuer disclosure violations increased 58 percent, the number ofunfit officers removed from corporate office increased by 232 percent and the number of temporary restraining orders filed against corporate violators increased 45 percent. During a question and answer session, Pitt discussed the newly created Accounting Oversights Board, whose members he will announce next week. “It is the central obligation of the

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Disappointment characterized yesterday’s final round for the men’s golf team, as the Blue Devils finished second despite entering Tuesday with a share of the lead. Duke was eight shots behind Augusta State, which played an impressive round and took home the team crown at the Duke Golf Open played at the Duke Golf Club. “We would have liked to play a little better," said head coach Rod Meyers. “Anytime you are tied for the lead you want to have a chance to win. Augusta State just played too well." Frustration also ruled the day for Mike Castelforte, who was challenging

bling-bling This weekend, parents and siblings will descend on campus, eager to spend the weekend with their hard-working undergraduate kids. Dinners at Angus Barn, shopping sprees at Wal-Mart and walks through the Gardens—the weekend will undoubtedly be filled with a plethora of “quality time” before suburbia comes calling and brings its minions back home. But at Duke, such events are not enough to appease the folks. mj They all want to see the edifice that Sports Illustrated ranked No. 4 in its list of the

for the individual championship. The Duke junior had a five-stroke lead after 36 holes, but shot a plus-four 76 in the final round and finished third. Castelforte ended the event three shots behind individual champion Oliver Wilson of Augusta State. “It’s about as disappointed I have been about a round of golf in a long time," Castleforte said. Wilson came out firing and posted a final round 68, an impressive comeback given the conditions and the inherent difficult of the course. The recent rain and the cool temperatures added significant difficulty to the

Evan Davis world’s greatest sport-

venues. Cameron Indoor Stadium. It’s a testament to the power wielded by the institution known as Duke basketball. If there is anything that can sway parents’ minds from wondering why the university is setting up a construction site less than 10 feet from their son’s window, Duke basketball is it. Realizing this bubbling enthusiasm, Fmm the cheap seats

course. Additionally, many pins were either tucked in comers or on the most challenging sections of the putting surface

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MIKE CASTLEFORTE tees off during the final round of the Duke Golf Open

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The New York Daily News reported that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have offered Mariners manager Lou Pinella a four-year, $l3 million deal to become the team’s manager.

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Scott Spezio’s three RBI led the Angels to a 10-4 win over the Giants in Game 3 ot the World Series. Ramon Ortiz got the win as the Angles took a 2-1 lead in the Series.

The women’s soccer team will face off against Virginia tonight in Charlottesville. Virginia is looking for its first ACC win of the season, while Duke is hoping to reach the .500 mark.

announced that running back Jerome Bettis will not need surgery on his injured knee, but will likely miss Sunday’s game against Baltimore.

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DAVIS from page 9 sensible thing: glorify an intrasquad scrimmage, call it the Blue-White game and sell tickets for 20 bucks a pop, which is what a ticket costs to watch Duke football try to win a Parents’ Weekend game for the first time

LEIF OLSON’S final round score of 72 helped him tie for eighth place in the Duke Golf Open

MEN’S GOLF from page 9 As a team, Duke shot a plus-four 292 Tuesday. Ryan Blaum turned in the low round of the day for the Blue Devils with a minus-one 71. Leif Olson fired a 72 and finished the tournament tied for eighth, placing second among Blue Devil competitors. Myers was happy with his teams overall performance during the tournament. He noted that second place was impressive given the level of competition and relative youth of his golfers. “If you asked me before the tournament started, I would have realistically taken second place," Myers said. While Castleforte was fighting for his first collegiate title, he was most upset about letting down the team. “It put a lot of pressure on everyone else,” he said. “I am disappointed to put everyone in that situation." Castleforte blamed his high final round score on his putting woes, as he missed a number of shortrange putts on the front nine holes.

“It boiled down to making putts,” he said. “I hit the ball pretty similar to yesterday’s round.” Besides the putting, Castelforte struggled on the ninth hole when he had difficulty clearing an errant tee shot from the woods. He posted a double bogie, capping a front nine he would like to soon forget. “This was the first time for Mike to be in that kind of position," Meyers said. “Ironically, he played very solid." The team will not have long to dwell on the disappointment of yesterday’s loss, as the Blue Devils travel across the country to compete in The Nelson at Stanford University this weekend. The tournament will give Duke the opportunity to play against some of the best teams in the nation. The Blue Devils have played well on the Stanford University course in recent years and look to build on an already successful fall season. “I am trying to forget about today’s round," Castleforte said. “It feels like the fundamentals are good and we should have a good weekend at Stanford."

in the Carl Franks era. Plenty oftickets are still available to watch the Blue Devils battle the Maryland Terrapins inside Wallace Wade Stadium. Want to watch Duhon take on Dockery? Good luck with the scalpers. When my parents and sister came last year, the four of us went to the Blue-White game. My family loved sitting in the stands and watching the Blue Devils play basketball. The players didn’t even come close to matching their normal game intensity, but nobody seemed to mind. If you ask them, it was 60 dollars well spent. After my father and sister flew down in the spring to watch Duke take on St. John’s, I was glad that my father had gotten the opportunity to watch a real game in Cameron, one with an actual opponent. This happiness was revived a few weeks ago, when people were complaining about having to awaken at 6 a.m. to get in line for Blue-White tickets, while I happily set my alarm for 11 a.m. and crawled into bed. The next day, my sister was on the phone, upset that I had not gotten tickets to this year’s Blue-White game. I told her that she had already seen two actual games as well as last year’s scrimmage, but she didn’t care. To her, the concepts of visiting her brother and attending a basketball game were pretty much synonymous. Telling my family that they might have to wear hardhats to get to my fraternity hardly phased them, but informing them of my decision to not get BlueWhite tickets solicited an instantaneous response. Duke basketball’s power reigns supreme. Those who attend the Blue-White scrimmage this year will, by definition, see a Duke team win the game. Meanwhile, those at Wallace Wade will likely see the Blue Devils lose their 22nd straight ACC contest. Certainly, Angus Bam will also rank among the big winners this weekend. But when it’s all said and done, Duke’s athletics will end up the biggest winner of all. Evan Davis is a Trinity senior and senior associate sports editor. His column appears every Wednesday.

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PASSING YARDS Comp/Att Yds P. Rivers, N.C. State 107/165 1651 D. Durant, UNC 112/195 1635 M. Schaub, UVa 138/198 1527 W. Simmons, Clemson 109/188 1199 C. Rix, FSU 86/155 1168 S. Mcßrien, Maryland 65/120 971 RUSHING YARDS Att. G. Jones, FSU 139 A. Wade, Duke 136 I McLendon, N.C. State 115 C. Downs, Maryland 65 Y, Kelly, Clemson 92 N. Burney, Wake Forest 83

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Virginia Clemson Maryland Wake Forest Georgia Tech North Carolina Duke

Last week in review Thursday, October 17 Maryland 34, Georgia Tech 10 Saturday, October 19 Wake Forest 24, Duke 22 Miami 28, Florida State 27 Virginia 37, North Carolina 27 Clemson 31, Wake Forest 23

This week’s schedule Thursday, October 24 N.C. State @ Clemson, 7:45 p.m Saturday, October 26 North Carolina @ Wake Forest, noon Notre Dame @ Florida State, noon Maryland @ Duke, 1:00 p.m. Virginia @ Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m.

Virginia freshman Darryl Blackstock tied the ACC single season sack record for freshmen last

Saturday in Virginia’s 37-27 win against North Carolina. Blackstock’s two sacks in the game gives him eight on the season, tying him with former Blue Devil Chris Combs and ex-Cavalier Sean Scott.

� McMullen moves on up With three catches for 35 yards in last weekend’s 37-27 victory over North Carolina, Virginia senior Billy McMullen rose to ninth place in ACC career receiving yardage with 2,586 yards and is 10th on the career receptions list with 174 as he continues his climb up both the Cavalier and ACC record books.

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Saturday N.C. State’s Philip Rivers will take his ACC-leading 1,651 yards passing and undefeated season to the Clemson Tigers, whose pass defense tops the conference. Rivers, who leads the nation in passing efficiency, has passed for 680 yards and seven touchdowns in his two previous games against the Tigers.

� It’s a team effort In last Saturday’s 31-23 loss at Clemson, Wake Forest rushed for a season-high 365 yards. Wake has averaged 249.9 yards rushing per game to lead the ACC and ranks 10th nationally, despite not having a player run for 100 yards in a game this season. Freshman Chris Barclay leads the team with 460 yards.

I prefer being the underdog as opposed to being the favorite.” Clemson coach Tommy Bowden on HIS TEAM’S STATUS AS THE UNDERDOG against No.

9 N.C. State.

“Matt has now demonstrated pretty definitively his ability to trust in himself and those around him and come out and play better.” Virginia head coach Al Groh, on QUARTERBACK MATT SCHAUB LEADING HIS TEAM IN ITS COMEBACK WIN AGAINST

North Carolina.

“I was not nervous. I was thinking, ‘Just make the kick, just make the kick.’ Was it a bad snap or a bad hold? I don't know the answer, it was a blur.” Florida State placekicker Xavier Beitia, after missing a 43-vard field goal ATTEMPT WIDE LEFT IN THE FINAL SECONDS OF

Miami's 28-27 victory over FSU.

“From here on out, we just need to take care of business each and every week and we'll be in this thing in the end if we can do that.” Maryland Terrapins head coach Ralph Frieogen, after his team’s first

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saw in Smith. The two talked a few times, and Smith began to seriously consider Duke. Once baseball ended, Smith immediately focused on football and was named offensive MVP at Reno Football Camp in Reno, Nev. Smith continued to call Duke in the summer, and he came down to visit training camp. Smith fell in love with Duke, and two days after his visit, he committed to the program. “I came out here and watched freshman practice [and] loved it,” Smith said. “I went back home, and two days

year’s national champions and this year’s top-ranked team. College recruiting was not a lost cause, however, for Smith, for the brief times he did get to play, he showed he had real talent. “There were so many schools out there watching [Dorsey] that some took some notice in me, as well,” Smith said. “Some of [my] recruiting got done through him being as good as he was.” The scouts who came to see Dorsey in practice noticed Smith as well. This was later I committed.” the main way that Duke head coach Smith returned to California for his Carl Franks first became acquainted great senior season, in which he finished with him. with 2,687 yards and 28 touchdowns. “We had some tape on him from pracHis team compiled an 8-3 record, good tice,” Franks said. enough to win the league championship Recruiting was not "at the level and an appearance in the state playoffs. Smith wanted, though, and he knew he Smith was named first team All-Califorwould have to market himself as best as nia and rated one of the ten best quarhe possibly could during his senior seaterbacks in California by the recruiting son, when he would be the star after service RivalslOO.com. Dorsey’s graduation. Realizing that he needed to hone his Over winter break of his junior year, quarterbacking skills before coming to Smith sent letters to colleges across the Duke, Smith declined to play baseball country, including Duke, letting them his senior year. “I did a lot or working out and runknow about his situation. “I had to send out letters informing ning for football,” Smith said. [colleges] about this person, being me, Still, Smith came to camp as a that was sitting behind Kenny Dorsey, freshman undersized, and lacking who felt he was a pretty good quartersome skills. back and wanted to play in college,” “He looked like an out-of-bounds pole Smith said. on a golf course,” Duke head coach Carl Franks joked about Smith’s skinniness The letters encouraged many recruiters to come to spring practice at Mias a freshman. ramonte High School, but there continThough Smith acknowledges that he ued to be obstacles for scouts to evaluate is surprised with the path his football Smith. Smith was still playing baseball, career has taken, Franks noted that he and only was able to practice football for was confident from the beginning in only one full day. Smith’s ability to succeed. Luckily, Ben Bennett, who was “There’s been a lot of good players Duke’s quarterbacks coach at the time, that have been backups to outstanding was in attendance, and liked what he players,” Franks said.

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Systematics Seminar: 12:40pm. “Phytogeny of the Lyophylleae (Agaricales, Basidiomycetes): systematic versus ecological transitions in Basidiomycota,” Valerie Hofstetter, Duke University. 144 Biological Sciences. Popßio Seminar: 7pm. “Combined effects of plant resistance to herbivores and herbivore natural enemies on plant fitness,” Ryan Bartlett, Duke University 140 Biological Sciences. “Unity in Action” Duke Divinity School Conference Speaker: Will Jennings, will speak at a lunch forum on “The Fragmentation of the Body of Christ: What Is at Stake?” For information, contact Amanda Miller Garber at AMGlSLP@aol.com 919-471-5630.

Religious WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Presbyterian/UCC Ministry Bible Study: 12:15-1 pm, Wednesdays. Bring your lunch and Bible. Chapel Basement, Room 036. Catholic Mass: s:lspm, Wednesdays. Duke Chapel Crypt. Campus Ministry Service.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 Presbyterian/UCC Campus Ministry Drop-in Lunch: 12-1 pm, Thursdays. Chapel Basement Kitchen. Intercultural

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Duke Speech Team; Bpm. Like to talk? Join the start-up of Duke Speech Team. Griffith Board Room, next to main stairs in Bryan Center. Email ‘eyp’ for more info. ISIS Film Series: Bpm. “Teknolust,” (2002) Starring Tilda Swinson, with Karen Black. Written and Directed by Lynn Hershman-Leeson. Discussion Leader: Lynn Hershman-Leeson. Love Auditorium, LSRC. French and Francophone Film Series: Bpm. “La Pianiste”(The Piano Teacher). Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. For further informavisit website tion, please our www.duke.edu/web/cffs or contact Shannon Mullin at 668-1938 or shannon.mullin@duke.edu.

Screen/Society Presents: Bpm. “La Pianiste,” directed by Michael Haneke, French with English subtitles. Richard White Auditorium. Free and open to public. For more information, call 660-3031 or go to www.duke.edu/web/film/screensociety/.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 Freewater Films; 7, 9;3opm. “Bringing up Baby,” (1938) with Cary Grant. Free to students, $4 for employees and $5 for the public. Call 684-2323. Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. Hoof N Horn Presents: Bpm. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Tickets $7 students $9 general, musical murder mystery to be presented by Hoof N Horn in the Emma Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center. Institute of the Arts: Bpm. Quraishi, Music of Afghanistan. Call 660-3300. Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building, East Campus.

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upon a time, concerts were commonplace in Cameron. Bands would move in and out ofthe venerable facility several times each semester, giving students a social outlet in a large, welcoming environment. Then came the renovations, and, in 1997, athletics administrators effectively shut down students’ access to Cameron for concerts. Citing the need to protect an expensive new floor, officials mandated that any use ofthe stadium for concerts or other large events make cumbersome preparations. Now, student leaders have shown a willingness to make those preparations, and the Department ofAthletics has wisely agreed to cooperate. If students can find a band to fill its Feb. 7 window, Cameron will host its first major concert in six years. This plan is long overdue. One ofthe most effective ways administrators and students can create a greater sense of community on campus is through large-scale events like concerts. Events that are open to everyone and that are centered around a common interest have the most potential for positive impact. Cameron has proven itself as a unifying student space for athletics—it holds dozens ofathletic events each year—and the facility has worked in the past for non-games, including when students come together to watch Final Four events there. In order for those events to take place, however, planners need a venue. Since Duke lacks a large venue with new technology and space for equipment—Page Auditorium holds fewer than 1,200 people in an outdated space—the only indoor venue that fits the bill is Cameron. As a long-term solution, Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, should include a new performance space in redesigning student social space, but for now Cameron is the only option. That students were able to convince athletics officials to use Cameron for concerts is a testament to unity among student leaders. The heads of four major student organizations—Campus Council, Duke Student Government, the Duke University Union and the Graduate and Professional Student Council —worked together on the proposal and demonstrated the change that can take place when student leaders act in their constituents’ best interests. It would be a shame, however, if that unity were lost after this year and the planned concert became a one-time event. As the gatekeepers of some of the most viable programming space on campus, athletics officials need to commit to working with students on using athletics facilities for such events in the future. Assuming the concert goes well and the wooden frame that will be constructed will protect the floor, Cameron should remain open for the entire student body.

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“Arts and Sciences has a huge development goal and Student Affairs is a very small piece of that. Because it’s such a small piece, there is a sense that ‘we’ll get to it’ and I was concerned it couldn’t get attention.” Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, on the role ofStudent Affairs in the development goals ofArts and Sciences (see story, page one)

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Letters to the editor

Administration must not ignore Mt. Olive problems This

summer

the

University’s administration, without the consent of stu-

dents or farmworkers, lifted a boycott on the Mt. Olive Pickle Co. My curiosity prot

voked, I recently visited two farms that supply cucumbers to Mt. Olive. In addition to not earning minimum wage, the workers, who are mostly undocumented Mexicans or on temporary visas, are subject to inhumane conditions, crammed in tiny, rancid spaces infested with insects, inhaling toxic chemicals in

the

fields

and

working

relentlessly six days a week. The little money they do earn is taken back by the owners for rides to stores, overpriced food and enormous transportation costs from farm to farm. A cycle is

created, leaving the workers with little or no money, working for a goal that is impossible to reach. However, there is hope. If Duke supports this boycott, aiding in unionization, the lives of al farm workers in North Carolina will be changed for the better. In Ohio, students like us were able to help in the unionization of a corporation like Mt. Olive. Because farmers realized that workers would leave nonunion farms for the unionized one, a domino effect was inaugurated throughout Ohio and resulted in improved working conditions for all Ohio

farm workers. I don’t doubt the Duke administration’s ability to make decisions. It is clear that they have just been

misinformed.

When

President Nan Keohane visited a Mt. Olive farm, she was taken to a “model camp” under the auspices of Mt. Olive’s CEO. This same CEO required the farmworkers shower and clean up before Keohane arrived. I think it is about time the administration started listening to farmworkers and students instead of believing the promises of a man who has so much to lose if Duke boycotts his company. It’s so easy to forget this issue, but these are real people, and, like any people, they deserve respect and dignity. We need to address their concerns.

Nitin

Goyal Trinity ’O5

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Despite columnist’s comment, Duke has debates If Bill English claims that Duke is “not a place for the free exchange of ideas,” he’s obviously been taking the wrong classes or been talking

to the wrong people. I’m a freshman, and in almost every one of my classes (political science, history, writing and Spanish), we’ve controversial discussed issues and engaged in substantial debates. The same thing has happened among other people in my dorm—and many of them have views like English, and have no trouble publicizing that fact. My point being, if you Http:

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want constructive debate, you really don’t have to look very hard. I’ve heard plenty of people with English’s own controversial opinions! On top of that, all the responses and feedback he has gotten for and against his columns further demonstrate that Duke is a place dialogue and debate. In fact, many other Chronicle editorials suggest ideas or arguments that may not neces-

sarily be popular. There were three in the paper I Monday alone. Just because some people believe

correct at the same time doesn’t mean that their ideas aren’t constructive. Just because people disagree with English and think his articles show a great deal of ignorance does not mean that they’re not willing to engage in a discussion with him (as I’m doing right now). If English, a Trinity sen-

ior, feels that Duke is full of mindless politically-correct liberals, he’s obviously been living in a bubble for the last four years.

that you can still argue forcefully and be politically

Jon Ross Trinity ’O6

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The South Pacific’s darkest day One glance at a list ofthe worst terrorist attacks in the past two decades shows their immense geographical diversity. This has truly been a global problem, with terrorists making no distinction between countries large and small, rich and poor. But until Oct. 12, the South Pacific has been largely spared by the terrorist wave sweeping the globe. In a region that Pavel in w rarely dabbles power politics, many Molchanov Politics governments adopted the tempting fallacy and Other Means that “it can’t happen here.” And yet it did. The perpetrators of the monstrous atrocity in Bali, Indonesia, had only one goal: to kill as many people as they could. Certainly, Bali’s tourist area was chosen as a target because of its large number of Westerners, but of the nearly 200 people who perished in the Pacific Rim’s bloodiest terrorist attack ever, there were representatives from every continent. In this sense, and in many others, this attack reminded people of the World Trade Center disaster. The brunt of the bombing, however, fell on two countries that have never before suffered from terror of this scale. It was, in effect, their Sept. 11. This event has resulted not only in the loss of life, but also in the crippling of the Indonesian economy. Foreign investment, which the country has lacked since the Asian financial crisis, will be even harder to attract during these uncertain times. For its neighbor Australia, America’s strongest ally in the South Pacific, this was the deadliest attack on its citizens since World War 11. In fact, when describing the injuries of survivors, one Australian doctor said that “they were the sort of ,

thing you would only see in a war-like situation.” It is estimated that half the casualties in Bali were Australian—an astonishing number when you consider that the attack was hundreds of miles from Australian soil. It appears probable that Australians were tar-

For the last year, the government has been on the receiving end of the intricate intelligence-sharing agreement it joined as a member ,of the ASEAN alliance.

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geted because of Prime Minister John uncompromising stance against terrorism. The United States must never forget that his government was one of very few in Asia that provided military assistance during combat operations in Afghanistan. As we remember the loss suffered by

families from Melbourne to Perth, we have to realize that, very likely, they are paying the price of their country’s historic alliance with America. There can be little doubt that alQaeda played a pivotal role in this brutal bombing, whether or not its operative actually placed the explosives. The indiscriminate murder of innocent civilians, the targeting of a major center of economic life and the sheer scope of the operation—all of these point to one and only one culprit. A1 Qaeda has been busy lately, orchestrating attacks on U.S. troops in Kuwait, as well as the French oil tanker Limburg in the Arabian Sea. The latest in this series of terrorist acts proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that the threat posed by A1 Qaeda remains as real and severe as it was one year ago. The quiet year after Sept. 11 may well come to be viewed as the calm before this new storm. The government of Indonesia could not have prevented this bombing, just as the United States could not have stopped the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11.

But there is no question that Jakarta bears responsibility for consciously ignoring warnings from the United States and regional allies about its domestic terrorist groups.

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Indonesia did next to nothing, even in the face of personal from pleas President George W. Bush to its head of state, Megawati Soekamoputri.

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ply because the attack was “over there.” Whatever Jakarta asks for—money, equipment, intelligence, even military assistance —should be pro-

“The latest in this series

of terrorist acts

vided, and promptly. It is true that Indonesia does not have a particularly

record on good human rights, but that is no reason to deny it aid that will it easier to make a bring killers to justice and secure the population against further harm. In spite of the country’s lackluster as severe record in fighting terror, it deserves our full support as it takes on this menace. It is worth repeating here, as Secretary of State Colin Powell and Howard made clear, that this new battle in the war on terror is not a battle of faiths or civilizations. The vast majority of people in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, are outraged by what happened and will not stand for further violence. We must support and protect these people. They suffered great loss in this tragedy, and while we may criticize their government for its past shortcomings, there is no question that the entire world will stand with Indonesia at this trying time, as it stood with the United States after Sept. 11. For the people of Indonesia, Australia, and every other nation that lost citizens in Bali, we have to renew our determination to win this war.

proves beyond the shadow of doubt that the threat posed by al Qaeda remains as

real and

it was one year ago

acknowledge that it committed a grave error in pretending that the danger from Islamic extremists was exaggerated. Washington and Canberra certainly have a vested interest in persuading it to make this admission, and even importantly, to take the lessons of Oct. 12 to heart. It is not enough to condemn the terror—concrete action must be taken to prevent such atrocities in the future. There are encouraging signs that the government of Soekamoputri is finally ready to make some tough decisions. Within days ofthe bombing, the cabinet was considering an emergency decree that would authorize the police to detain terror suspects without specific evidence. This would not be an overreaction under the circumstances considering the dire situation. The United States also has a role to play in helping Indonesia crack down on militants. Now is no time for the Bush administration to sit back and adopt an isolationist stance sim-

”

Pavel Molchanov is a Trinity senior. His column appears every other Tuesday.

Government for, and by, the insiders The mood among business lobbyists, according to a jubilant official at the Heritage Foundation, is one of “optimism, bordering on giddiness.” They expect the elections on Nov. 5 to put

Paul Krugman Commentary Republicans in control of all three branches of government and have their wish lists ready. “It’s the domestic equivalent of planning for postwar Iraq,” says the official. The White House also apparently expects Christmas in November. In fact, it is so confident that it has already given business lobbyists the gift they want most: an end to all this nonsense about corporate reform. Back in July, George W. Bush declared, “Corporate misdeeds will be found and will be punished,” touting a new law that “authorizes new funding for investigators and technology at the Securities and Exchange Commission to uncover wrongdoing.” But that was then; don’t you know there’s a war on? The first big step in undermining reform came when Harvey Pitt, chairman of the SEC, backtracked on plans to appoint a strong and independent figure to head a new accounting oversight board.

But that was only a prelude. The SEC has been underfunded for years, and most observers —including Richard Breeden, who headed the agency when Bush’s father was president—thought that even the budget Bush signed back in July was seriously inadequate. But now

the administration wants to cancel most of the “new funding” Bush boasted about. Administration officials claim that the SEC can still do its job with a much smaller budget. But the SEC is ludicrously underfinanced: Staff lawyers and accountants are paid halfwhat they could get in the private sector, usually find themselves heavily outnumbered by the legal departments of the companies they investigate and often must do their own typing and copying. Officials say there are investigations that they should pursue but can’t for lack of resources. And the new law expands the SEC’s responsibilities. So what’s going on? Here’s a parallel. Since 1995 Congress has systematically forced the Internal Revenue Service to shrink its operations; the number of auditors has fallen by 28 percent. Yet it’s clear that giving the IRS more money would actually reduce the federal budget deficit; the agency estimates that it loses at least $3O billion a year in uncollected taxes, mainly because highincome taxpayers believe they can get

away with tax evasion. So starving the turn their backs on that world? And don’t forget the personal incenIRS isn’t about saving money, it’s about cheats. tives. Almost all ofthose ex-CEOs in the protecting affluent tax Similarly, top officials don’t really administration became wealthy thanks to the connections they believe that the in had acquired SEC can do its the Washington; excepless with job tion is Bush himself, who the money; became wealthy thanks whole point is to to the connections his the prevent father had acquired in from agency This Washington. doing its job. continues. Sen. process retrospect, In Gramm, who Phil it’s hard to see pushed through legislawhy anyone money tion that exempted believed that Enron’s trading pracour curren tices from regulation leadership was serious about corporate reform. To an while his wife sat on the company’s extent unprecedented in recent history, board, is retiring and taking a new job: this is a government of, by and for cor- He’s going to ÜBS Warburg, the compaporate insiders. I’m not just talking ny that bought Enron’s trading operation. Somehow, crusaders against busiabout influence, I’m talking about perThe ness abuse don’t get similar offers. Bush sonal career experience. bottom line is that you shouldn’t The contains more former administration worry about those TV images of men in CEOs than any previous administration, but as James Surowiecki put it in suits doing the perp walk. That was for The New Yorker, “Almost none of the public consumption; now that the public is focused on other things, it’s back to CEOs on the Bush team headed competitive, entrepreneurial businesses.” business—insider business —as usual. Instead they come out of a world of “crony capitalism, in which whom you Paul Krugman’s column is syndicated know is more important than what you through the New York Times News do and how you do it.” Why would they Service.

“Similarly, top officials don’t really believe that the SEC can do its job with less ”

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