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German studies sees renewal of applicants By CINDY YEE The Chronicle
For the time being at least, the graduate program for the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature is likely out of the woods. The German studies program has received 15 applications—more than three times the number received last year when administrators questioned the viability of a doctoral program that had attracted only four new students since the year 2000
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attributed this year’s jump in ap- Ingeborg plications to a massive advertising campaign that included a new and widely distributed brochure and closer collaboration with sister schools such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “We’re really focusing on advertising and publicity, and word is starting to get out about our program now that we finally have some graduates in academic jobs,” said Ingeborg Walther, chair of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature.
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ies James Rolleston said that
having more applications this year is a great relief to the program, which fielded administrative threats of being cut back after receiving only four applications last year. “It’s been something of a crisis year for us,” Rolleston explained. “We think we’re through the crisis, but we can’t be sure.” Dean of the Graduate School Lewis Siegel said he was confident the program is stable for now. “German [studies! should be able to take in a class,” Siegel explained. “They were in the double digits, which was the reWalther quirement.” Rolleston said the program drew more applications this year also in part because the department made strong efforts to form more personal connections with prospective students. “We actually brought some UNC people to campus as part of our effort to get in
touch with other institutions and bring in promising seniors,” Rolleston said, adding that the program connected with other North Carolina students through colleagues See GERMAN on page 7
Nurkin wins young trustee By MOLLY NICHOLSON The Chronicle
After three weeks of applications and interviews, the results are in. Out of three finalists, senior Andrew Nurkin was selected as the newest young trustee at a Duke Student Government general body meeting Wednesday night. Nurkin, an English major with a history minor, will initiate his three-year term in July. “There was no wrong choice here, and it was probably easier to be at the front ofthe room than to be sitting in the legislature,” Nurkin said. Seniors Brady Beecham and Jesse Panuccio, also finalists, both congratulated Nurkin on his selection and expressed confidence in his ability. Before DSG legislators and members of the Intercommunity Council made their decisions, the three candidates each spoke for 15 minutes and
answered questions. “Fm running for young trustee for a pretty simple reason, and that’s because I love Duke,” Nurkin told legislators and ICC members. Over the three-year term he will serve on the Board, the Atlanta native said he plans to focus on the physical development of the campus “according to the wants and needs of faculty and students... and the completion of buildings without disrupting student life.” He raised concerns about
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SENIOR ANDREW NURKIN outlines his young trustee platform in front of a Duke Student Government meeting, moments before being elected. the “hazy” Student Village plans proposed by Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta. “Out of all of the projects now, that one has the potential to open up into a project that could become unwieldy,” he said. Nurkin added that he hopes to enhance the academic program through a more cohesive advising system and
innovation in areas including interdisciplinary study and research. In response to a question from junior Clifford Davison, Nurkin said he thought office space needed the most crucial development on campus. “Most people say social space... but I would wager almost 100 porSee NURKIN on page 6
Heated arguments arise at Israeli divestment forum By CHARLES LIN The Chronicle
A teach-in and discussion designed to initiate the DukeDivest campaign sparked into a fiery debate last night at the Love Auditorium as audience members shot back and forth with panelists over the issue of Israeli divestment. Nine faculty members mostly from humanities departments comprised the panel, which was organized by the DukeDivest group. Members gave individual reasons—ranging from personal experience to intrinsic, moral beliefs—for signing a petition calling for the University to cut ties with companies involved in arms
KAREN SKINAZI, a visiting English scholar from New York University, rises from her chair to protest the call for Duke’s divestment from financial holdings in Israel at a forum on divestmentWednesday night. I iloiUc
Asian-Amerlcan scholars from across the country disj American studies at the University cusse( j the ro | e 0f A S an at a colloquium Wednesday night. See page 3
deals with Israel. Several panelists made comparisons between Israel’s relationship with Palestinians and the affairs of other nations. Associate Professor of Literature Grant Paired, a native of South Africa, commented on the divestment campaign in that nation, adding that in general “sane-
The housing policy for this year remains relatively similar to last year’s, although some changes will occur; for instance, singles will not be reserved for sophomores. See page 4
tions are often a policy of last resort.” Others built their justification out of personal experience. Mekhala Natavar, assistant professor of the practice of Asian and African languages and literature, recounted an emotional story of her father’s last years in the West Bank town of Ramallah. “I am appalled by the blatant inhumane treatment of the Palestinian people by the Israeli forces,” she said. Associate Professor of English Srinivas Aravamudan emphasized the importance of a politically active stance at the University. “We’re no longer in the ivory tower,” he said. “We’re very much in the belly of the beast. And for that reason we should make our university accountable.” After the panelists had concluded speaking, the intensity of the event rose significantly. Audience members actively engaged the panel, disregarding requests See DIVESTMENT on page 6
The LEAPS program offers students the opportunity to engage in service-learning, and to pass on what they gain from those experiences to others. See page 5
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U.S. allies favor granting Iraq time Eight Security Council representatives speak in support of continued inspections By EDITH LEDERER and DAFNA LINZER The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS The United States failed to convince key allies on the Security Council that time has run out for Iraq to cooperate with weapons inspections, as a ma-
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increased international support for military action in Iraq. But neither the largely negative reports from weapons inspectors this week nor President George W. Bush’s argu-
merits in the State of the Union altered the positions of some ofAmerica’s key allies, including France. “The majority of the council thinks we should continue inspections,” said French Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere. “This is what they think today, and I think it is important to say so.” Still, U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte warned that the “diplomatic window is closing,” for the council and “the time for decision-making is fast approaching.” He said the United States would conduct intense negotiations, both at the United Nations and between capSee IRAQ on page 7
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An explosion followed by a raging KINSTON, N.C. fire demolished a plastics factory Wednesday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 37. Three others were feared missing in the burning ruins, which sent a black, acrid smoke billowing over the countryside. There were conflicting reports on the number ofcasualties, but Gov. Mike Easley and Mayor Johnnie Mosley later said two deaths had been confirmed. The mayor also said three people were unaccounted for. Plant manager Thomas Clagon appealed to workers to check in to help figure out who was still missing. The cause of the thunderous blast at the West Pharmaceutical Services plant was not immediately known. The factory, which made syringe plungers and IV sup-
plies, was cited for numerous safety violations last fall. Workers who escaped the fireball and the choking smoke said they thought the factory was under a terrorist attack. The first emergency crews on the scene said they repeatedly rescued workers who were dangling from steel beams. Many had third-degree bums. The Red Cross said at least 37 people were injured, some of them critically. The blast was felt for miles and the building was still burning seven hours later, with the smoke punctuated by exploding fireballs. Nearby trees and brush were aflame. Emergency officials urged residents within a mile of the plant to evacuate because of the smoke, which included fumes from burning plastic from two 800-foot water towers flying through the air.
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Colloquium focuses on AAS program Recruitment
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Signaling the latest step in what some hope will result in an Asian American studies program at the University, three national scholars examined the field’s place in academia and its potential at Duke at a colloquium Wednesday. The colloquium, titled “Transforming the Academy: Asian American Studies,” was part of an initiative that began last year to explore the development of an AAS program. The initiative also includes funding for courses and a research center, and speakers had both praise and
Under the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, NPHC leaders hope to foster greater interaction with other greek umbrella groups By erin McClellan The Chronicle
criticism for the administration’s efforts thus far.
The forum was sponsored by Trinity College, the Asian American Studies Working Group and the Asian American Studies Task Force, and featured Evelyn Hu-DeHart from Brown University, Gary Okihiro from Columbia University and Stephen Sumida from the University of Washington. Introducing the evening’s speakers, Dean ofTrinity College Robert Thompson made specific references to the work of students in bringing the need of an AAS program to the administration’s attention. He also touted the administration’s own efforts to build an AAS program as part of the University’s emphasis on diversity and cross-cultural awareness. “With our history of segregation, we have a particular responsibility in this regard,” Thompson said. One speaker—Hu-DeHart, who teaches history at Brown—countered Thompson’s introduction, criticizing the lack of administrative interest in AAS in the
past at Duke.
“I know of no other field in which students have to take things into their own hands,” she said, referring to the student initiative that sparked University action.
CORRECTION A page five story in the Jan. 29 edition of The Chronicle misspelled the name of a senior who organized a panel on female activism. The student's name is actually Elena Steiger.
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EVELYN HU-DeHART, left, and Gary Okihiro, two Asian-American scholars from other major universities, discuss the place of Asian American studies at the University at a colloquium Wednesday night. Hu-DeHart was also critical of the 30 percent undergraduate diversity figures that Thompson cited in his remarks. She called for a deeper investigation of the
figures, noting that Asian-American students are a highly visible group on college campuses, yet underrepresented in the curriculum. In addition, Hu-DeHart stressed the importance ofAAS programs, which she said can apply to other contemporary fields including race discourse and comparative ethnic studies. Okihiro, who directs the AAS program at Columbia, said AAS had been his passion for more than three decades. He spent much of his presentation defending its academic merit. “Asian American studies is still marginal to other fields of study,” he said. Okihiro noted weaknesses in the program nationally, but pointed to racial
and cultural issues in America as underlying the lack of acceptance for AAS. Sumida, a professor of literature at
Washington, similarly called for a new understanding ofAmerican culture in academia. “There is no alien culture in America,” Sumida said, “We have to change the definition of American culture He stressed the difference between Asian studies—focusing on the Asian continent—and Asian American studies. The colloquium began with a welcoming speech by junior Nancy Lee and sophomore Stephanie Liu, members of the Asian American Studies Working ”
Group and the Asian American Studies Task Force. These groups have worked .since April to develop an AAS program at the University. Although their work has
been highlighted by the inclusion of four AAS courses, Liu noted the absence of a full AAS curriculum.
The recruitment processes for National Panhellenic Council organizations are well underway, even if they are not as conspicuous as rush events for other campus greek groups. Many if not all of the eight chartered NPHC fraternities and sororities with chapters on campus began their recruitment, or intake, of new members earlier this month. This recruitment season is the first with the NPHC under advising from the relatively new Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and although much of the NPHC groups’ intake remains under wraps, officials say the process is continuing as usual. Since NPHC does not set rules for intake, each fraternity and sorority has great autonomy over its recruitment process. “NPHC groups [conduct intake] at whatever time they feel that they’re ready and want and need to take in new members,” said Todd Adams, OFSL director. “We have a couple of groups that are in the process of soliciting or looking for new members. They will hopefully be extending their membership in the next few months of this semester.” NPHC leaders declined to comment on which groups are currently conducting intake, but two NPHC fraternities, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., often recruit freshmen during the spring semester. See NPHC on page 6
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Burig outlines minor changes to housing policy By MEGAN CARROLL The Chronicle
Administrators hope to remedy last year’s snafus in the housing policy—which relegated some juniors to Edens Quadrangle as sophomores basked in their singles on Main West—with some minor but significant changes. Assistant Dean of Residence Life Bill Burig spoke to Campus Council last week to present the 2003-2004 housing proposal, which gives seniors who have not lived on West the highest housing priority. Although the new plan keeps much of the old intact—including rooms on West for all rising sophomores and the same links between freshman dormitories and West Campus quads—singles will not be reserved for sophomores, and students will receive a higher housing number if they request to return to the same quad. Burig said he wanted to make housing assignments less painful for students by increasing their chances of living in the same place. ‘We want very much for students to land someplace and be able to stay there and not have to worry about having every year to pick up and potentially move somewhere else,” he said. It is now up to Campus Council to approve the changes and cement them into policy. “Campus Council will respond to those changes and come up with a list of strategic long-term initiatives,” said senior Andrew Nurkin, president of Campus Council. Burig said he consulted Campus Council and Duke Student Government earlier to hear their input on the housing system, particularly the issue of seniority.
Playing the lottery
become unavailable to rising seniors to allow rising juniors and sophomores to fulfill the requirement, he said he will remain firm about implementing the policy. The Class of 2005 “is the very first class that has ever been on West Campus as an entire class,” Burig said. “So we’re not going to be flexible.” Last year’s housing policy caused an uproar among many upperclassmen who did not get singles on West while sophomores did. Burig ascribed that
outcome to the decision to separate
room picks by the size of the room. “It was the order in which things were selected that caused the problem. Singles were picked first, then triple rooms,
The success or failure oflinked housing is yet to be determined, as administrators said they are giving the new system one more year to prove itself. “We don’t feel that a one-year process is enough to really make a good assessment in terms of whether or not linked housing is something that should stay or go,” Burig said. “We don’t feel like we’ve properly given it enough time to say if it’s successful or not successful.” Director of Residence Life and Student Housing Eddie Hull, who was hired earlier this year, said he will investigate
the housing process without settling for the current procedure if problems arise.
Additionally, the new housing plan
will force students to live on campus for three consecutive years. In the past,
many students successfully petitioned to move off campus when returning to the University after studying abroad. Instead, starting with the Class of 2005, all students will need to live on campus for three consecutive years to fill vacant beds and to maintain community cohesion. Even though Burig admitted that housing assignments might potentially
then double rooms,” Burig said. “So this year... everything is on the table. It’s in a straight number lottery order, and lottery is obviously by seniority.” The announcement of next year’s system was generally well received among the student body, especially when they heard that seniors are gaining housing priority over other students. “It’s really good that they are allowing for the fact that a lot of juniors have never gotten the opportunity to live on Main West,” junior Rebecca Kristol said. Amelia Hairston-Porter, a sophomore who received a single during housing picks last year, said she thought upperclassmen deserve the singles on West. “I think the policy is fair now. I know if I were an upperclassman, I wouldn’t have been too happy about the policy,” Hairston-Porter said. “I figured I would try for [a single] and see if one was available. It was just kind of a gamble.” Jenni Hainsfurther contributed to this story.
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NURKIN from page 1 cent of the student body is involved in a group outside of class where they need space,” he said, recalling his own
difficulties in finding space as president of Campus Council. Senior Troy Clair, DSG vice president for student affairs, asked each candidate to name one issue on which they would not compromise if selected as young trustee. Nurkin promised not to neglect the current student body while fulfilling the University’s future plans. “My most distinguishing character is my willingness to speak up for the students who are here n0w,... This is the only four years you
get,” Nurkin said. Panuccio named academic standards as one issue on which he would not bend. “I would not support any agenda item that would diminish the academic quality of this school,” he said. Student involvement in administra-
tive decisions was Beecham’s answer. “One change I’ve seen... is that students are being left out of decisions made by administrators... wherein stu-
dent opinions are given by limited av-
enues,” she said. Overall, the finalists thought the questions asked of them were fair. “There were some questions on divestment that I was surprised by, but that’s news on campus, so I guess that’s fair game for young trustee,” Beecham said, referring to specific questions that some legislators asked regarding the University’s divestment
of funds from Israel. Panuccio agreed. “I thought the question on Israel was to pull something out of today’s paper,” he said. Although undecided as to his future plans after graduation this spring, Nurkin is looking forward to his new position. “This is such an honor,” the new young trustee said, smiling. “I’m excited to fulfill the responsibility that’s been given to me.”
NPHC from page 3 “Sororities do mimic the [fraternity] process, but
they have their own rituals and procedures,” said senior Cyril Broderick, historian of Duke NPHC and polmarch—or president—of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Groups generally raise awareness of their organizations through flyers or information meetings at the beginning of either the fall or spring semester. Once non-members show interest, they complete a two- or three-month process before joining. Some recruits may be interviewed, asked to fill out an application or complete a test on their knowledge of the group’s history. Once each NPHC fraternity or sorority selects its new line, the groups present their new members at a
DIVESTMENT.ro. page 1 for calm by the moderators, and at points made irreverent remarks and disrupted panelists as well as each other. A contingent of pro-Israelis in the audience were particularly vocal, booing between panelists’ speeches and firing a slew of directed comments during the question-and-answer session. Most were angry at what they called the presentation of only “one of many histories and one of many views,” among other things. “Panelists should represent a pluralistic viewpoint, especially on a campus where the goal is not to push an agenda but to expose people to many opinions,” Miguel Schwartz, a graduate student in ecology, said after the meeting. Professor of Literature Kenneth Surin countered this notion during the event. “This is partially a forum. It is also the initiation of a campaign,” he said. After the event, participants expressed mixed feelings about the forum.
“By focusing exclusively on Israel, this campaign ignores the multiple narratives and complex geopolitics ofthe Middle East,” said Elliot Ludvig, a graduate student in psychology. Panelists and event organizers, however, had a more hopeful outlook on the discourse. “I’m grateful that people with different views came here,... We need to have follow-up discussions for something
like this to be substantial,” Professor of Religion Bruce Lawrence said. DukeDivest is already planning for the future. “We will continue to do educational events, host forums and dialogue and circulate our petition,” said junior Jessica Rutter, a forum organizer. The panel also included Associate Professor of Literature Michael Hardt, Assistant Professor of English Ranjana Khanna, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology Diane Nelson, and Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature Jehanne Gheith. So far, more than 40 faculty have signed the DukeDivest petition at www.dukedivest.org.
traditional ceremony held in different locations
Duke’s greek life and raise awareness of NPHC groups
around campus. Most groups will conduct a miniature step show and announce each neophyte’s alternative name, by which he or she is known in the fra-
on campus. “Each of us [the umbrella greek organizations] are going to do our own thing, but it’s beneficial to recognize that other groups are there, to respect other groups and get to know each other,” said Maye, a senior. Greek leaders are planning a forum at which all groups can learn about each others’ histories. In addition, in the next couple of months, the OFSL will introduce new websites for each ofthe three umbrella or-
ternity or sorority. The announcement of a new line often occurs only a day or two before the presentation, and, since potential members traditionally do not talk about their recruitment, the revelation of the members can be a surprise to non-members. Each new line of members of an NPHC group contains between about one and eight members. Few organizations recruit every semester, and most recruit simply when others show interest in joining their group.
This semester, NPHC president Sheldon Maye said he hopes to continue to work together with leaders of other greek umbrella groups—such as the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council—to integrate
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ganizations. Maye noted that a wider variety of ethnic groups were present at the NPHC step shows this fall, and he indicated that the new OFSL has aided in integration. “Sometimes it takes an institutional overhead to enforce something. It helps us realize that although we are different from each other, we are united by being
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GERMAN from page 1 at Davidson College and UNC at Charlotte. “We’re never quite sure how people hear about us, but I think our personal connections have had something of a ripple effect.” Rolleston added that the program has made specific connections with students outside North Carolina as well, bringing in applications from as far away as New Orleans and Sweden. A number of German studies faculty members attributed the small size oflast year’s applicant pool to bad publicity from the administration of the Graduate School. “What really hurt us last year is the negative publicity we got based on several things Dean Siegel said about the program not being viable,” Walther said. “As far as I can see, the dean measures viability in terms only of how many people apply.” Leigh DeNeef, associate dean of the Graduate School, countered this accusation, pointing out that
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questions of the program’s viability did not emerge until last year, and therefore had no effect on recently diminishing applicant pools. Also, David Hughes, one of last year’s four applicants to the German Studies program, said he did not come across any negative publicity regarding the program when he applied. “I had no questions about the program’s viability last year,” Hughes said. “But any kind of negative publicity would have been a legitimate concern. It’s a great shame things like this have to be reduced to numbers and figures and bureaucracy because the interdisciplinary aspect of the program is an extremely valuable resource, not just for Germanists but right across the University.” Walther noted that a recent external review ofthe program was very positive—a sign, she said, that the program was not only viable but a model for German studies programs across the country. “We’re trying to make the case that ours is a small program, a new program, an interdisciplinary program for everyone,” Walther said. “We’re trying to do something really innovative, so of course we’ll have a
smaller applicant pool than at established universities like Harvard and Yale.” However, even German studies programs more established than Duke’s—which has only been around since 1992—were not impervious to what Associate Professor of English Thomas Pfau called a “shrinking interest in German studies as a reflex of the American school system that does not emphasize foreign language programs.” Pfau also teaches in the German studies program. Hughes, who applied to other top universities like Harvard and Stanford last year, affirmed that universities were suffering from small applicant pools all around. He added that the “German recession” is occurring worldwide, including in his native England. Hughes said he was not surprised that there were more applications this year. “It’s only right and proper that Duke should have a larger applicant pool than what it was getting because in my view this is the best program in the world,” he said. “The originally small pool owes only to historical circumstances that were taking a toll everywhere.”
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sitions. A student in the class can always talk to someone else besides me.” The story of LEAPS began in 1996 with two Duke juniors who had experienced service learning during high school. Upset that the University did not offer such an opportunity, they met with Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences William Chafe and discovered a faculty member in the religion department who was willing to run a service learning course. “Together, [the students] developed a process where students met with peers to reflect on their service experiences,” said Betsy Alden, service learning coordinator at Kenan. “They quickly saw the potential for such a program because of the enthusiastic response.” Since its inception, LEAPS has undergone many changes, quickly swelling in size as Duke faculty and students have responded eagerly to participating in a curriculum that actively advocates community service as a part of the learning experience. LEAPS’ rapid growth propelled leaders to evaluate and restructure the program last semester. Major changes call for a reduction in the number of courses that are LEAPS-facilitated, as well as more forceful implementation of the house course in service-learning, run by co-facilitators freshman Catherine Cullen and Paul. “The house course is now required for all students who plan on becoming LEAPS facilitators,” Paul said. “We want to make sure they have the right skills and enough skills to facilitate a reflection session. They are responsible for creating a good learning experience for other students.” Currently, there are six students taking the house course, making the atmosphere a relaxed and intimate one. After several rounds of the M&M affair, everyone partakes in discussion, debating over political stigmas that may be attached to community service and the plethora of different volunteer opportunities that are available to Duke students. “Service goes beyond soup kitchens and homeless shelters,” argued senior Arit Amana, in one such debate. “You just have to search for the right kind of op-
portunity.”
Through it all—the educational benefits, the experience of interacting and getting to know others, the rewards of kind deeds—the primary source of motivation to do service may be the simplest of philosophies: “It makes you happy” Paul said. “It makes others happy.”
IRAQ from page 2 itals, ahead of a special Feb. 5 council meeting where Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to present evidence of Iraq’s secret weapons programs and links to terrorist groups. Council diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity said the possibility of a second resolution was being widely discussed. The most likely scenario would be a resolution declaring that Iraq has failed to cooperate actively with inspectors and setting a relatively short deadline for Baghdad to meet certain steps, the diplomats said. Bush said in his State of the Union address that he would use the “full force and might of the U.S. military” if needed to disarm Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
WOMENIS STUDIES Each year the Women’s Studies Program administers awards and grants of up to $l5OO each to currently enrolled (or occasionally recently graduated) Duke students in recognition of outstanding scholarship and research. The awards have been generously endowed through the Council on Women’s Studies, alumnae/i, and Friends of Women’s Studies. The Ernestine Friedl Research Award is given to advanced graduate students working on the cultural, social, and biological constructions of gender in their dissertations The Suzanne E. and Margaret A. Franks Gender and Science Research Award is given to a graduate or professional school student for work that is part of the student’s dissertation research or is a separate interest the student is cultivating at the intersection of gender and science, mathematics or engineering The Dora Anne Little Award is given to a Duke student at the undergraduate or graduate level, who has excelled in service to the campus and community which extends beyond the classroom The Anne McDougall Memorial Award is given annually to a Duke woman undergraduate or graduate student who pursues areas of human service by studying psychology and related fields. Preference is given to returning women students. The Anne Firor Scott Award is given to help students (undergraduates planning to take the History Senior Honors Seminar or graduates) engaged in research in women’s history spend time in archives and resource centers where they can use original historical materials. Recent graduates may be considered. //www.duke.edu/womstud/awards.html Please visit our website at for complete information about each award or call 684-5683 or email phoffman@duke.edu. Applications are due to Pat Hoffman in the Women’s Studies Office, 210 East Duke Building (Box 90760) no later than Friday, March 7, 2003.
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If you found there to be nothing particularly interesting about yesterday's episode of As the World Turns, you weren't alone. But oh, how unperceptive you must've been! On just another sleepy Wednesday morn, Bailey Chase, Trinity '95, made his debut as "Chris Hughes," the long-running soap opera’s newest character. Hughes will appear on the show three or four days a week and Is incredibly hot. Super-stodgy Chronicle Editor and closet soap freak Dave Ingram spoke with Chase earlier this week. Recess: What did you do at Duke to prepare for acting? Bailey Chase: Not much. I was pretty allconsumed in terms of the things I did with football and class. I was also in a fraternity, and I did a lot of work in the Children's Hospital. Just walking into the room with these kids, they would light up and it would also be lift for me. Where do you plan to go from here? Will you follow in the footsteps of former ATWT actress Lauryn Hill? [Laughter] First of all, I can't sing and I can't dance, so Broadway isn't looking too good. [Note: Lauryn Hill is in no way affiliated with Broadway.] When I originally got into the business I dreamt of doing films. That may or not be in the cards. I just signed a three-year contract, so I guess I'll be here for a while. Your character is described as an "impetuous medical student." Would you want someone operating on you who's known as "impetuous?" [More laughter] Probably not. Chris is an intern, so I don't know how serious of med-
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ical operations he'd be doing at this point. They don't have any written in yet, but if I had choice I'd want the chief of staff. Your character is a whistleblower: He will be investigating the "Snyder bam fire" earning him "the disapproval of his superiors at the hospital." Are you up to the challenge? [Note: heavy cliche usage ahead.] Chris acts before he thinks, and in a lot of ways that's admirable. He wears his heart on his sleeve, a" that runs him into troi with the powers that He lets the chips fall where they may. Soap operas tend have kind of a cult following. Are you doing anything to prepare yourself? Working on a show like Buffy the Vampire Slayer [which he did recently], that probably more cultish by definition. CBS haf dies all my fan mail. Maybe a bodygu [More laughter. I m be a great interviewei Maybe. I found in the past that the Buffy fai were very respectful my space. They wouf just be interested in nrr
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Stevie Wonder once said, "If Maceo is not on the groove, then the groove is not on." If he's right, the audience in Page Auditorium Friday night will be on the groove, as jazz/funk legend Maceo Parker takes the stage along with his son's group, the Corey Parker Band. A respected presence in the music world for over 30 years, Maceo has come into his own over the past decade, having jumpstarted a successful solo career as well as collaborating with varied artists including Ani Difranco, Jane's Addiction and Prince. Since picking up the saxophone at the age of 8, this Kinston,
North Carolina, native has been cultivating a sound that is, as he puts it, "2% jazz, 98% funky stuff." Parker spent nearly 20 years playing backup for James Brown and left the band for good after Brown's incarceration in 1988. Lucky for jazz fans everywhere, Maceo embarked on a solo career, and now has several hit records under his belt. It was 1992's Life on Planet Groove that introduced his sound to a wider following—including a broad college audience. Constantly on tour, Maceo has earned a reputation for treating each live show as a wild party. Aficionados of funk music and new
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was not until his second semester that he met Sean Gaiser, Kenin's future lead singer, and embarked on a journey that has led to hundreds of shows in both the D.C. area Duke student and a and in Durham. Almost immediately after current senior that has evolved from a meeting, Gaiser and guitar and drums duo McGaughey laid down tracks into a straightfoward with Gaiser's childhood friend rock 'n' roll group. Pat Smolka, who plays guitar and percussion. The addition Heavily influenced by of bassist Tommy Bullough in groups such as January of 2002 altered the Guster, Dispatch and band's sound by rounding out O.A.R, Kenin features the rhythm section. Even acoustic guitar though the band uses electric chords, varied percussion and convenguitar sparingly, Kern has ROCKIN’THE WONDERLAND: Kenin features two tional lyrics dealing been unable to dist guish Dukies, including recent alum Sean Gaiser (right). with problems peritself from its influences. Its next step in becoming a more diverse group will taining to college students be adding a dynamic that breaks the typical colDuring the release party for their debut CD lege rock mold. Saturday night, Kenin played two sets featuring Mustache, newest as well At the moment, Kenin is not worried about album, songs off their as several cover songs. The release marked a pursuing a record contract. Instead, they would for the the rather turning point band, emerging from focus on playing shows and building a shadows to warm, local recognition. loyal fan base. As Devin McGaughey wandered around cam"If you make enough noise and keep expanding, you freshman, as a he had pus aspirations of formput yourself in a good position," Gaiser said. a and his needs. It —Gabe Githens ing group fulfilling creative
fans alike should be in a treat. —Macy Parker Student tickets are
$l5, available at campus box offices. Macy Parker would like to add that her name is oddly similar to Maceo Parker's. That is all.
Smooth Sailin' London DJ-pack Groove Armada has made the "chill" sound as much a science as an art. In their latest album, Lovebox, the group continues to innovate while still retaining the compelling bass, rhythm and guitar licks that typified their work from Vertigo to Hello Nightclub. A pleasantly adulterated rendition of Hendrix classic "Purple Haze" kicks the album off. Though GRADE: hard to recognize without help from the liner notes, the track is a welcome departure from traditional electronic rapings of classic tunes, e.g. Paul Oakenfold's "remix" of U2's "New Year's Day." During the album's halftime, "Final Shakedown," we are privy to the professions of a large bass-heavy man on how much he wants to get high. Really high. Like, whoa. Yet for some reason, the track resounds as one of Lovebox s strongest. Listening to Lovebox without prior exposure to the Armada will leave you wondering how many bands are on the disc. From track to track, the album jumps from groove to funk to rock to ballad to house and all the way back to groove. An eclectic album, as far as the London music scene is concerned, Lovebox, taken as a whole, is musical ear-chocolate. The groove's the tin wrapper, the beats are the chocolate, the rock's the nougat and the funk's the prized almond in the middle. So next time you bring a girl or guy back to your room after an enchanted evening, and you're pretty sure DMB's sex-classic "Say Goodbye" will get yourself slapped in the face, pop this aural Toblerone into the HiFi. You'll either end the evening laid, stoned, pumped up or ready to fight someone. Any way you look at it, you win.
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While it may seem impossible to turn an 800page Charles Dickens novel into a film of reasonable length without doing it a great injustice, writer/director Douglas McGrath succeeds admirably with Nicholas Nickleby. The story revolves around the journey toward justice of 19-year-old Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunman), who has recently lost his father. Along with his mother and sister, he seeks aid from his uncle Ralph (Christopher GRADE: Plummer). Plummer offers a seamless rendition of the malicious Ralph, and his devilish performance is complemented masterfully by Jim Broadbent's own as Wackford Squeers—the sadistic, one-eyed and absolutely horrifying director of the boarding school where Nickleby works. Ensconced in a helpless situation, Nickleby seems downright overmatched. It's a good thing, however, that he receives a little help from his friends —token bright characters introduced into the mix to balance the evil. What ensues is an emotional rollercoaster created by the quick scene-changes and McGrath's insightful juxtaposition of good and evil. While one is oftentimes befuddled by what had just occurred in the 19th century London setting, all
The hardest thing in the world is just to say something. Because when we try to, meaning is thrown in, as is morality; some sort of glint or twinge that evokes a purpose. What good was there in saying "that" and what sort of meaningful addition did "this" bring to our life? But there are certain things that to do any rightful justice to, it can only be said and nothing more. And for The Pianist, Roman Polanski absorbed this notion fully. This is life, drawn out from memory onto the
screen. White you can sing praises day and night for Polanski's brilliant vision and his genius as a director to bring all this —this brutal tattered display of a man caught in the chaotic raping of Warsaw—to realization in perfect detail, you won't. For in doing so you remind yourself that this was a movie again; You know, two and a half hours of celluloid pulp that when fully digested will leave a warm fuzzy aftertaste and a slight Oscarish burp. What Polanski created looks just like the images of history, and the characters portrayed in The Pianist resemble the flickering nameless faces in old movie reels. All of them, they're nobodies
dredged from the past. You can hardly call Adrien Brodie's Szpilman the leading character because he didn't do anything save survive; it's as if a camera followed him around for five years with interjections of music and editing. Coming to the end of the ordeal, Szpilman has fallen even from redemption. He's become a ghost looking down at mad desperation and mayhem, seeking only survival of body. It's nothing but pitiful watching him drink out of some latrine bucket in desperate need of water and seeing him
coddle a can of cucumbers as if it were his savior and babe all at once. What little hope one can eke out from his survival by luck is muted by a raging feeling of injustice, provoked by scenes of disgust when Szpilman, having the chance to help, just walked on. Don't see this film looking for a story. See it to remind yourself of the darkness that passes so easily through the eyes of man. Because as a story, there's no meaning in it, no hope or salvation, just a plot of horrific detail seen through a broken window pane by the eyes of a man a nocturne detached from sympathy, reduced to a single grain of sand smashed through the revolting cogs of the machine of war. —Charles
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Cncc Xtpm a "Art flick culture has long been in the hands of Hollywood, and the trendy "art" movies often showcase big stars and large budgets. Enter The B-movie—untouched by the hand (and money) of Hollywood. The art of the B-movie lies in the minimalist techniques: donated film, dubbed sound, very un-professional acting. However, the true wonder comes from the ingenuity of such techniques. The expensive luxury of sound (no joke) Is often side-stepped for a reliance upon the true soul of film: visualization. The simple camera shots are lar unaltered, remaining true to their subj and oftentimes providing a deep reali that showcases the true protoplasmi ing of the characters. Welcome to the Carolina Theatre fourth annual Nevermore Horror, Go and Science-Fiction film festival d< cated to bringing you the weird, the off-color and the never-before-show in-North Carolina flicks of the most vibrant, avant-garde obscurity. This cross-section of the underground highlights the sadistic gleam of the gothic and horror directors and the cleverness of the thrifty sci"
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ence-fiction buff. If you remain open-minded, you c. in the "roots" of film-making and enjoy the gems of these forgotten genres. I have to spend my entire weekend watching hours of this crap? Here's my recap of the festival, and in case you're interested, most of these films can be rented at the local Blockbuster: Jesus Christ: Vampire Slayer Advertising tagline? "The first testament says "an eye for an eye." The second testament says "love thy neighbor." The third testament... Kick Ass!" Set in an unnamed Canadian city, this film stars the pierced, retro-dad, kung fu master Jesus Christ. Played by Phil Caracas, Jesus battles the dreaded kung-fu atheists and lesbian hunting vampires while screaming the sacred psalm—"May the power of Christ impale you!" Around 75 minutes long, it could have been completed in 15 minutes without losing a thing. Did I really watch this? Yeah, and the whole audience, including me, is going to hell. May I had been reading about this film on Internet "top ten lists"
Calendar for the last six months—and I didn't even know what it was Unless people don't enjoy plots set within the special effects of good cheap horror, this film should be getting national attention. Angela Bettis is a name to remember—her performace is remarkable and utterly Oscar-worthy. The Happiness of the Katakuris Considered to be one of the most avant-garde filmmakers in the world, Japan's Takashi Miike has a laundry list of the most bizarre concoctions of film that have been showcased across the globe. ional Japanese family that runs an s their guests commit suicide, die itC.
did not know was that Miike's film tries to transcend the unbreakable boundary between laymation and real camera shots. I on't know if this is the result of me peyote-induced binge, but the :e of the characters' heads occaially superimposed on that of clayon bodies made me woozy. Oh and it's a musical too (song, , and tap)—a diarrhea of nonsense oss-cultural misunderstandings, an experience. Digging r Digging defines the message and purpose of the Nevermore festival. Shot by J.T. Petty—a New York University film student—using donated film and a budget of $6,000, this semisilent film is truly scary and disturbing: something Hollywood directors have been unable to do. Donnie Darko Most of us missed this film when it premiered two years ago. However, a theater filled to the brim during the Super Bowl can attest to the power of Donnie Darko—that it is becoming one of the greatest cult films of the last decade. Resurrecting the brilliant world of Hitchcock and The Twilight Zone, Darko offers the story of a misunderstood suburban teenager with visions of the apocalypse. At the hands of first-time director Richard Kelly, Jake Gyllenhaal (Darko) is simply amazing. He allows you to look into the soul of his character, and amongst the impossible, I saw something so real, so moving, so incredibly weird and original—it can't be put into words. I had never left a movie feeling quite the way I did that day. —Tom Roller
AR.TS Friday night at Reynolds Theater, there will be a performance of George C. Wolfe's The Colored Museum. This theatrical piece offers a satirical look at the black experience in America, and it promises to be well worth your time. $6 for students, and $7 for everyone
M U S I C. In a review of Luna's latest album, Romantica, some critic said that the entire disc had a certain "post-coital glow." That's funny—my mom said the exact same thing. Oedipus aside, Luna's show at the Cat's Cradle Sunday is an excellent opportunity to catch an excellent (there's that word again) band. Doors open at 8 p.m., and it's $l2 in advance. 300 E. Main St., Carrboro. So sugary sweet that this diabetic might not be able to attend, The Apples in Stereo will also be hitting the Cat Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. Their new single "Please" is even being played on MTV2M Doors open at 8:30. $B.
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utes of Dawson's Creek or five pages of the new J. Crew catalogue and you should be fine. Bonus points to girls whose skin-toskirt ratio is 2:1. The Usual Suspects : Shaggy boys, sometimes shagging. Overheard. "Oh, we don't always drink beer Sometimes we drink lite beer." Don't be a party pooper. Section parties are low-key and honestly, lots of fun (as long as you're not a bored senior). Bring your friends for optimum dance-floor damage.
The Off-East Frat House The Where : East Campus Student Ghetto hop the wall and run for it. The Wear. Jeans with heels, jeans with flipflops, jeans with boots, jeans with Sauconys.... The Usual Suspects: That cute guy who slipped you an invite in Chem class, the girls whose screen-names' you stalk but never have the nerve to call, and all of their Onslow Street neighbors, too. Overheard: "Can we use your room? We'll only be two seconds...." Don't be a party pooper. Like a section party without the campus rules, these places are great for seeing your friends, your crushes and people who play Beirut with even less skill than you do. Get a carpool and buy your designated driver dinner. —
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The Sorority Crush Party The Where ; Vin Rouge, Shooters or George's, but usually a bus from West Campus will whisk you away. The Wear. Obviously, your social life is over if you're not porting an LV pochette, the new Stila spring color palate and some new Jimmy Choos. Or you could just wear what you wear to every other party: jeans. The Usual Suspects: , Girls named Savannah THONG-TH-THONG-THONG-THONG: Fresh off their appearance in Girls GoneWild Doggy Style, these sorority sweethearts get down drinking Southern at a local bar. from Long Comfort, girls Island with spiked iced teas, girls named Natasha drinking White Russians, girls from California drinking sex on the beach. And lots of guys buying them those
The Theater Bash The Where: Figure out Alexander from Anderson, and head to Central Campus. Follow the elaborately costumed kids across Erwin and you've probably found the place drinks, too. The Wear. It's all about the theme. Be Overheard: "Omigosh, we must be sisters—we have the same as creative and as crazy as possible and taste in men!" Don't be a party pooper. A chance to dress up, a place to dance try to keep any purchases for the party under $10—especially challenging (and and a guaranteed way to score some juicy eye candy—these things are even more fun than shopping! way fun) for party premises like "Zoolander Returns" and "Revenge of Doctor Drunkenstein." If you feel fabulous The Off-Campus Happening and a little silly, chances are you're outfit's The Where : There are two ways to find this party—wait for an invitation that has a map or follow the steady stream of people you perfect. never knew The Usual Suspects: Those kids in your went to Duke as they cut through East Campus and end up in another dimension. bio class who looked so innocent by day... The Wear. Like theater bashes, these parties usually have a theme Overheard: "I'm not drunk; I'm just actdrunk." ing dress accordingly or dress like you just don't care. Old high school varsiDon't be a party pooper If you can find ty T-shirts, wrinkled oxford button-ups, batik wraps, boys' pajama tops boasting dinosaurs or anything vintage are always good bets. one, theater parties have great music, hilarious moments and genuinely nice people. The Usual Suspects: The kids in your English seminar who actually mi a ineme party, 7s And damn, are they funny! (whose eyes have been covered to protect their identity) talk, the boys who gave you a ride to catch your fave unknown band dress as G.l. Jane, Dorothy and Snow White. at Cat's Cradle, some P-Wild kids, people who can quote High The 'Dillo Fidelity from start The Where: Uh, the Bryan Center. Hello. to finish, Recess staffers. The Wear. Whatever you had on when your friends dragged you out the door Overheard: "Is that Greg to come to 'Dillo with them. Bloom? He looks so hot in The Usual Suspects: The central location and the pay-on-points policy means person!" this place is always packed. Look for sophomores and seniors in flocks, and if Don't be a party pooper If you're lucky, the Alan Davis Band is you haven't destroyed all rocking out onstage. your brain cells with beer Overheard: "Which has less caloyet, these parties are the ries—the queso or the margarita?" best of all sides—you can a With Don't be party pooper have a great conversation, tequila on food points and the whole meet a potential date, dance enchilada a few feet away from your like a maniac and drink like a dorm room, there's no excuse not to Dukie all in one night. ONE HELL OF A NIGHT: If you're not passed out like this guy visit. —Faran Krentcil at the end of your night out, then you didn't have enough fun! —
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relationships seem to occur as much in art as they do in science—-take it from Visiting Lecturer of Theater Studies Jay O'Berski, who notes the give and take between Duke's drama community and Manbites Dog Theater, a professional non-profit Durham theater that often uses Duke students and faculty members in its shows. "We give them incredible students, and they provide a great place to perform," O'Berski said Tonight, Manbites Dog begins a threeweek run of Neil Laßute's The Shape of Things, directed by O'Berski and with two Duke students in front of the curtain and one behind. Graduate student Susan Walsh works as stage manager while juniors Danny Smith and Meghan Valerio, who is also co-editor of Recess' Arts section, work on stage in Shape's twisted love story, featuring a 20-something engaged couple. This is the first time any of the three has worked for a professional theater company; although, all have done extensive work with on-campus theater. They hope their professional debuts with Manbites Dog lead to more gigs in the future. While the talent on campus is hard to ignore, O'Berski recognizes that Duke is not "an arts school." Most students, he said, perform on the side. His own desire to start a theater company brought him to Durham 10 years ago, where he was cast in plays at Manbites Dog and was eventually allowed to direct before creating his own company, Shakespeare & Originals. At Duke, he teaches "Intro to Performance" for non-theater majors, and he still doesn't understand why people say it's so hard to make it in acting; "Do they
think being a doctor or being a lawyer is any easier?" he asked. Junior Danny Smith entered Duke as a pre-med student who had always dreamed of becoming a doctor, but last semester, he redeclared as a theater studies major. Smith had performed in on-campus shows including The Changeling, Our Country's Good and Macbeth before being invited to audition for O'Bersksi last October. A busy fourth-year molecular cancer biology graduate student, stage manager Susan Walsh was hired after sending Manbites Dog an e-mail asking if they needed help. Walsh commented that the Manbites show is focused more on acting, rather than stage design and costumes, unlike the non-professional campus productions she has worked with Duke's Hoof 'n' Horn and Wendell Theater. All the participants note the great difference in preparation time for a professional versus on-campus production since The Shape of Things rehearsed for only a month before opening night. Manbites gives more than an opportunity to perform. All actors are paid employees, and one of Manbites' biggest casting pools for late-teen, early 20-something roles lies in the Gothic Wonderland.Duke-affiliated cast members, many of whom met on the set rather than at Duke, said they feed off each other's ability and experience. "Manbites Dog is a great training ground. We're trying to find talent and not kid them about it," O'Berski said. —Kim Holler
These Duke drama pros are in action at Manbites Dog Theater Thursday-Sunday Jan. 30-Feb. 16. Call 682-3343 for tickets.
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A TIMES WAR
Presented as part of the ongoing series
of events on the theme "The Arts in Times of War," coordinated by the Duke Institute of the Arts, and sponsored by the Institute of the Arts with support from the Mary Duke Biddle foundation, the
franklin Humanities Institute's "Making the Humanities Central" project, and the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary
Studies.
nun written and performed by PAUL BERLINER
Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31, 2003 7:00 pm. Sheafer Lab Theater, Bryan Center FREE ADMISSION This moving multimedia performance by Paul Berliner, professor of music at Northwestern University and visiting Fellow in the John Hope Franklin Center for International and Interdisciplinary Studies during 2002-2003, integrates the voices of musicians and their families, audio and video recordings, film footage, and Berliner's own chronicle and musical performance. It is a compelling story of resistance, regime change, and the human effects of war.
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Ctesry Clreklr*'* Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's most famous works, such as The Seagull, Uncle Vanya and The Three Sisters, turned him into a 20th century critic's darling. But, for all the critics' praise he received, Chrekhov was troubled by the label "tragedist" because he considered his plays, which deal with loss, suicide and missed opportunities, to be comedies. Sophomore Amit Mahtaney agrees: As a director in the upcoming Duke Players' offering of Chekhov one-acts this weekend, he aims to show Chekhov's humor with three short pieces;
On The Harmful Effects of Tobacco and The Bear, both by Chekhov, and The Audition, by Neil Simon. Mahtaney co-directs The Audition and The Bear with fellow sophomore Naomi Reagan and performs in On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco under the direction of freshman Sabrina Jawed. “There's a feeling of being depressed associated with Chekhov," Mahtaney said, but the pieces "comment on the stuffy side of Chekhov with a twist of humor." The Bear is a one-act farce touching on the absurdity and whimsy of physical attraction, while The Audition features the disembodied voice of Chekhov auditioning a nervous young woman. With a cast of stellar Duke stage regulars taking the stage tonight, perhaps Chekhov will provoke, rather than the usual misty eyes and postshow soul-searching, a round of raucous laughter. —Meghan Valerio Duke Players Lab Theater runs tonight through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in East are $6 for stu Branson Theater $8 dents for adults
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lii Fact, Nat a Small Bowl If
you've ever been to Asia, the "night-market" shopping experience is one that you must not miss. For a little over $3, you can choose from an eclectic selection of T-shirts with misspelled brand names like "PKNY" "Cap" "Channel" and many more For some strange reason my desire to return to these markets resurfaced as I sat in the Big Bowl Asian Kitchen. The uniforms that the waitresses were wearing with the words "Big Bowl" directly translated into Chinese characters boldly printed across their back reminded me of those fake bargain T-shirts. Nontheless, the golden glow from the paper lanterns brought about a warm, albeit kitschy, ambience. Our appetizer was steamed vegetable wontons with peanuts and Chinese greens stuffing served in a bamboo basket. Typically cooked in soup with shrimp-egg noodles, these wontons are wrapped in a thin piece of dough that resembles ravioli sheets. The zesty flavors of the ginger-plum sauce blended with the herbal and nutty wonton filling, and the abundance of sauce made the appetizer moist and succulent. —
For the main course, we dined on blazing "chow fun" with chicken and red and green chilli peppers. "Chow fun" is a flat, thick and pale noodle, interestingly resembles fettucini in appearance, and is primarily
concocted a delicate balance between the mild tangy spices and the mellow coconut milk. Basil leaf and lemongrass scents magically highlighted the complexity of sensations on the palate. Serving the dish at a higher tem-
perature would have improved the lumpy consistency of the curry
composed of rice water. It has a tendency to
sauce and allowed more released,
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and seeing that 90 per-
become
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sticky when overcooked The trick is to stir-fry these noodles in intense heat but not for too long. The bite of the "chow fun" was a little too glutinous, but this misstep was offset with the rarely employed addition of tiny black soybeans. Salty and flavorful, the taste of these beans were infused into the sauce, creating an appetizing aroma. Next was the coconut curry chicken with snowpeas, green peppers and steamed rice. The chefs
of our taste comes
from smell, heat could have potentially enhanced the eating experience. Topping off the evening, we drank the
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Golden-Buddha Magarita and Hibiscus iced-tea, which offered more than your regular nothing margarita and raspberry iced tea with a fancy marketing twist. Alternatively, walking over to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory for a decadent and crunchy caramel apple might bring a better finale to an otherwise delightful meal.
—Katy Yung
Hummus!!!
So Mediterranean Deli and Catering in Chapel Hill beef and lamb, dipping them in the hummus and pairing won't win any awards for name originality, but they them with tears of pita bread certainly have some of the best Middle Eastern food in the area. I was introduced to the restaurant We couldn't distinguish between the lamb and beef, but it didn't really mata couple of weeks ago by a friend, who I had previter because the whole dish was all wonderful. ously dragged to several new spots. I must admit The only dull spot of the evening was the spinach to much trepidation when I followed his lead and ordered the shawerma—a chicken or pie. The dough was slightly gummy, Mediterranean Deli and and the spinach was far too bitter. beef sandwich marinated with Catering Lebanese spices served in a pita. But For dessert, I indulged in walnut the beef was pleasantly spicy without baklava and a date-stuffed cookie. The Address: 410 W. Franklin St, Chapel Hill. baklava was good, but no better than being heavy, so I decided to return for an official review. any other restaurant's in the Triangle. Hours: Mon.-Sat; 11 To expand my Mediterranean horiThe sugar cookie shell surrounding a.m.-10 p.m., Sun.: 11 zons, I sampled three new dishes, along the dates tasted as if the recipe had a.m.-9 p.m. with a couple of desserts. In my experibeen stolen from Pepperidge Farm. Phone: 919.967.2666 Mediterranean Deli may not be ence, falafel is a dish that's really hard to get right. Ninety-percent of the time worth a separate trip to Chapel Hill, it ends up being way too dry and crumbling entirely but if you're headed in that direction, stop by and in your mouth. Mediterranean Deli's hummus and try the hummus. falafel pita sandwich beats the odds. It's soft and —Meg Lawson moist, and similarly to my first visit, the spices were well-balanced and the hummus didn't overwhelm the flavor of the falafel. In fact, hummus is one of Mediterranean Deli's strongest assets—it's very creamy with no bitterness at all My friend, who had recently returned from Israel, pronounced it extremely authentic Next I tasted the hummus and gyro—a plate of hummus under spiced lamb and beef with a pita on the side. My friend and I took turns tearing pieces of the long, flat slices of
go with the yiezedes, pie* yourself eyeing a sampler stuffed grape leaves, I other exotic looking getting full when your main you make room for a superb with fresh vegetables and wa\ devours the rack of lamb, whici assures you, will "slide right off it actually does. You want to say, ' . is place impressive," but your mouth is full. Now, quite starry eyed, you press on to dessert: kataifi, a <
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Party on, Mario 1 Nintendo somehow manages to come up with another way to waste your life
It's
a cold Saturday night. Snow falls on a windswept West Campus quad. You're out of booze and you smoked your last jay this afternoon It seems as though you are doomed to commit the ultimate college sin. Working on the weekend! But alas, friend! Hope is not lost—allow me to show you the way. The game company from whose genius such classics as Excitebike and Tetris have sprung is here to resurrect this tragic evening. do checked in this :h the fourth installit of its Mario Party ranchise. A game hat combines a ariety of hysterical ni-games with ood ol' board gametyle competition for p to four players, Mario Party has something to offer everyone. Whether you're frantically prancing for rainbow-colored butteries or going toe-totoe with the ruthless ChompChomp, Mario and s gang of buddies
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I met Snood midway through
installments Party. Players
choose from a diverse list of characters that includes long-time favorites such as Mario and Luigi, as welt as those that only hardcore gaming addicts will recognize. With his selected persona, each player takes turns cruising around the board racking up coins and trying to grab stars. Each turn is punctuated with a mini-game that can come in three varieties: battle royale, three-on-one or twoon-two team battle. There is always the option of tackling a couple computer-controlled opponents, but the real magic happens when four humans pick up the controllers. The formula is a success because Nintendo keeps it simple, cutting back on frivolous extras and allowing players to face off mano a mano. Mario Party IV is,great for all the reasons that Nintendo markets it to be great. It has an addictive quality that can't be captured in a word or phrase; it's something that has to be experienced with five other gamers and a case of beer at two in the morning on a Wednesday. —Jon Schnaars
freshman it was Those year, friendly faces were love. always waiting for me —waiting, smiling, never judging. The orange ones look like Cheetos, bless 'em. And that's what freshman year was all about. Snood, I mean. I've known electronic addictions. Back in the fifth grade I could make Oregon in four months fiat with three oxen, two spare wagon wheels and only a mild case of dysentery. Later there was Zelda. In high school, Goldeneye. Snood was different. Cool video games are perfectly acceptable fixations. But among recreational addictions, Snood is the social equivalent of being hooked on cough syrup, or maybe eating Elmer's glue. I played over 11,000 games and got no respect. 1 would position my laptop away from disapproving eyes and keep Word documents open for quick cover. I deceived my friends. I led a double life. I was ashamed. The problem solved itself when my laptop bailed; something about bubble gum in the A drive. To everything there is a season, turn-turnturning and so forth. I've grown up, moved on and learned my lesson. These days it's all about Deer Hunter 2003: Legendary Hunting (Walmart, $19.97). Git your hunt on!
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Wolfpack huffs, puffs, Blue Devils stand strong By JOSH SILVERSTEIN
32 minutes into RALEIGH Wednesday night’s contest at Reynolds Coliseum, Duke led N.C. State 46-24. The fans were rather bored, to say the least. Duke’s advantage came mostly from a wealth of lay-ups, particularly off the break. Both sides looked anemic from the perimeter. As the immortal Woody Harrelson BM| uttered so profoundly in White Men Can’t Jump, “Why
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N.C. State game, where the shots simply were not falling, the women’s basketball team compensated for its lowest scoring effort of the season by frustrating N.C. State with stifling man-to-man defense to the tune of a 54-44 win last night at Reynolds Coliseum. The victory was the Blue Devils’ 32nd-consecutive victory in conference play. The win also allowed Duke (20-0, 8-0 in the ACC) to match Virginia’s 1985-86 record of the best ever start by an ACC team. The Blue Devils thwarted the Wolfpack’s offensive attack in the first half, holding N.C. State (9-10, 4-4) to
Nick Christie 'Gamecommentary and build a house for the homeless or something?” There was certainly no shortage of building material, that’s for sure. The two sides combined to miss 86 of their 113 shots, including 19-of- 21 from three-point range. There were also a collective 44 turnovers. “It was probably one of the ugliest games ofbasketball, offensively, that I’ve seen in a long time,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “Both teams really struggled.” Iciss Tillis, two-time defending ACC player of the week, agreed. “It’s kind of shocking because in practice we have been doing well offensively,” she said. “I was expecting us to have a good game, offensively. That was
just 11 points on dreadful 5-of-26 shooting. With Duke limiting the Wolfpack’s biggest offensive threat, junior forward Kaayla Chones, to just l-of-5 shooting in the first frame, the Blue Devils’ defensive game plan made it difficult for N.C. State to get any sort ofrhythm going on offense. “The first half was one of our best halves of basketball,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “I thought we did a really good job on Chones. I thought our rotations were good and I thought we played good personnel.” The Wolfpack improved their shooting at the outset of the second half and found themselves within six points of Duke just five minutes into the act. But the Blue Devils then exploded on a dominating 18-2 run. The offensive outburst featured several nice scoring efforts from freshman point guard
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reckless abandon. “I was glad we we’re trying to push it but I thought that our timing was off
ALANA BEARD poured in 24 points and snagged 11 boards in Duke’s 32nd consecutive ACC win.
See WOLFPACK on page 12
See COMMENTARY on page 12
No. 5 Blue Devils play host to unheralded Butler Tenacious Bulldog defense meets explosive Duke offense in Cameron Indoor Stadium By TED MANN The Chronicle
In last Sunday’s Super Bowl, the dominant defense reigned supreme over the prolific offense. Duke hopes that this principle doesn’t apply to mens basketball, as its high-scoring offense hosts Butler and the stingy Bulldog defense tonight at 7 p.m. in
Cameron Indoor Stadium. In the first ever matchup between the two teams, Duke’s offense—averaging an
DAHNTAY JONES is currently the Blue Devils’ leading scorer, averaging 17.1 points per game
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NCAA-leading 87.2 points per game—will have to crack Butler’s defense, which allows a miserly 58.3 points per game, seventh-best in the nation. This stifling defense has made
Butler (16-2) perennially one of the best mid-major teams in the country. And, like Gonzaga, the Bulldogs are a team that nobody wants to face in the NCAA tournament. Butler competes in the anonymity of the Horizon League playing against unknowns like Wright State and Wisconsin-Green Bay. The showdown with Duke (13-2) on national television provides the chance for exposure and validation against a national powerhouse that the Bulldogs have coveted. “You always want to go against the best,” Butler senior guard Darnell
N.C. State recruits well
Sloan, Artest suspended
Football recruiting guru Tom Lemming listed N.C. State’s recruiting class as the ninth-best in the country. Lemming considers the Wolfpack’s recruiting success a huge surprise.
Utah head coach Jerry Sloan was suspended for seven games for shoving an official, and Indiana star Ron Artest can not play for four games for his antics against Miami.
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guards—its two leading scorers are 6foot senior guard Brandon Miller and
Archey said. “We' know that playing against Duke will put us on the map.” Butler has had success in the past against teams from major conferences, and has even joined the nation’s elite in the NCAA tournament in four of the past seven years. In 2001, the Bulldogs upset Wake Forest in the first round of the tourna-
ment before losing to Arizona, which went on to lose to Duke in the championship game. The year before, Butler nearly shocked eventual runner-up Florida in the first round, losing only on a lastsecond shot in overtime. In the past two regular seasons, Butler has notched victories over Wisconsin, Indiana and Purdue. All of these upsets, however, would pale in comparison to beating Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium. “We’re going to play a team that’s had the top program since I’ve been alive,” Bulldog senior forward Joel Cornette said. “It’s something I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid, getting a chance to go after the big boys.” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski scheduled Butler precisely because of its reputation for playing David to the big-name teams’ Goliath. At the beginning of the season, Krzyzewski said his young Blue Devil squad needed experience against this type of opponent. If Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils want to pick up a victory along with some expe-
rience, they will have to avoid letting the deliberate Bulldogs control the pace of the game with their patient offense and stalwart defense.
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the 6-1 Archey. “We know that we’re going to have to be guarding guys on the perimeter a lot,” senior forward Nick Horvath said. “Even [the 6-foot-10 Cornette] is more of like a point-center for them, and...they can all shoot, so we’re going to have to play a lot outside.” The size discrepancy between the teams should allow the Duke big men to build on their solid performance against Georgia Tech. In that contest, Duke’s post players responded to critics that had railed the Blue Devils for not having any offensive threats on the interior. Pundits were proven correct in consecutive losses to Maryland and N.C. State, in which Duke’s big men were hardly noticeable on the offensive end. Against Georgia Tech, however, the Blue Devil frontcourt was a force to be reckoned with, going 13-for-21 from the field and ripping down 24 rebounds. The inside effort was headed by Shelden Williams, who established career-best totals of 18 points and 13 rebounds. He looks to continue to emerge as a sorely-needed inside threat for the Blue Devils. “He’s a beast inside, and he’s finishing well,” Horvath said ofWilliams. “At times he rushes his shot, but [lately! he’s been patient, finding his spots and finishing well.” The rest of the Blue Devils might be
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mg threat on a team that only .me. Duhon will have his work cut ring point guard, but the Duke stellar all year. Archey’s woeful is the major factor in a big loss threat to be taken lightly. As an at third in the nation in field bunches, much like Daniel Her, as the Bulldogs reserve :e’s depth down low, especially lay, gives them the edge.
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WOLFPACK from page 9 Lindsey Harding. Despite her smallish stature, Harding was able to take it inside several times against the N.C.
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little bit,” Goestenkors said. “Too high, too long—l’m not sure exactly why. I think we were excited to be able to run. We hadn’t been running much in recent games, but there’s not excuse for that. We had 13 turnovers in the first half and we’re usually a team that takes care of the basketball.” Duke looked impressive from a hustle standpoint, however. The Blue Devils were particularly outstanding on the glass, outrebounding N.C. State 48-32.. “We know that rebounds are a tough area for us,” said Wolfpack head coach Kay Yow. “We’re still working on that. We know we lost the battle there.” Although the Blue Devils appeared to have a formidable size advantage inside, their impressive rebounding edge appeared to come mostly from sheer
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Harding—all 5-feet-8 of her—pulled down five offensive rebounds by herself. “You certainly would like to think that the short guards couldn’t get in the lane to follow a shot,” Yow said, seemingly a little miffed at such a statistical oddity. High flying Duke entered
Wednesday night averaging more than 85 points a game, with just 14 turnovers. Their performance tonight featured little of that offensive firepower. But one of the truest cliches in basketball lexicon is that defense really does win championships. Floor burns and grit go a long way against whomever you’re playing, and will certainly be needed in large supply this Saturday when the Connecticut Huskies, the nation’s only other undefeated team, come to Cameron with their record-setting 58-game winning
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Sheana Mosch then contributed with a hard-scoring drive to the basket during the run that drew a foul. Mosch capitalized and converted the from the line. The Wolfpack responded to the Blue Devils’ 18-2 attack with a 12-0 run oftheir own, cutting their once 22-point deficit to just 10 with 5:04 remaining. Duke again was able to distance themselves from N.C. State with a couple of lay-ups by Alana Beard. The Wolfpack, however, would not let Duke get away without a fight, as junior guard Terah James hit a cutting Liz Bailey for an easy bucket that once again cut Duke’s lead down to just six with 1:30 remaining. But while Duke bended, it did not break. The Blue Devils shut N.C. State out for the rest of the game to preserve its spotless record. “They just kept on chipping away at our lead and I was proud of our poise down the stretch,” Goestenkors said. “I was a little disappointed that we let that lead slip away, but again, justproud of the poise that we exhibited in the last couple minutes ofthe game.” Duke did not have its optimal offensive output Wednesday. It went a mere 1for-14 from behind the arc and shot just 35 percent. The Blue Devils did however have their fair share of highlights. Beard led Duke’s scoring force with 24 points and eight offensive rebounds (11 total). Time after time, the 5-foot-11 junior made the court her personal dance floor, juking and shimmying past would-be Wolfpack defenders. “After last game, the coaches told me to take it to the basket more,” Beard said.
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President George W. Bush gave his third State of the Union address to the nation. Although the speech focused more on what Bush wants to accomplish in the future rather than what his administration has done in the past year, it was nevertheless an encouraging restatement of many of Bush’s top priorities, domestic and international. The second half of Bush’s speech focused primarily on international issues such as terrorism and Iraq. One ofthe most important statements of the night was that Secretary of State Colin PoweH will go before the UN. Security Council to outline the reasons for a war against Iraq. Bush made a convincing case for a war against Iraq last night—especially his argument that it would be foolhardy to wait for the threat to be immanent before eliminating it—and if Powell presents sufficient evidence of Iraq’s malfeasance next week, the United States will be justified in going to war, whether as the head of a coalition or alone. The most damning piece of evidence against Saddam Hussein so far is simple arithmetic: At the end of the GulfWar, the United Nations accounted for all ofHussein’s weapons of mass destruction; now, Hussein must be able to account for where all those weapons are or how they were destroyed. So far, he has been unable and unwilling to do this, suggesting that he is most likely hiding weapons of mass destruction. Hopefully, Powell will present more concrete evidence to the Security Council soon. Also on international policy, Bush proposed a revolutionary humanitarian mission providing $l5 billion to fight AJDS in Africa. No one should disagree with this use of America’s wealth to help the least fortunate of the world. At home, Bush also focused on health care, promising to fix Medicare. Reforming the American health care system is something sorely needed, and it is encouraging that the 40 million Americans without health insurance are foremost in Bush’s mind. Two possible ways to make health care more affordable and efficient is to encourage privatization of insurance policies and to cap malpractice suits. Another major problem facing America is a sluggish economy, which Bush aims to fix through large tax cuts. Bush is right to accelerate the timing of the tax cuts and eliminate dividend taxes, both of which will immediately help the economy and spurn job creation. However, Bush should have discussed the current fiscal crisis many states are in and how the federal government will help rectify that situation. Moreover, Bush should have focused more on specific ideas for job creation. However, it is encouraging that Bush promises fiscal responsibility in the government, since unnecessary government spending in the past has crippled the nation. Lastly, Bush’s most innovative idea is that of funding for hydrogen cars. Bush is right to point out that new technology is the best way to preserve the environment; however, that technology may be several years away. Therefore, Bush should also be focusing on reducing emissions now, both to reduce our dependence on oil and to protect the environment.
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Deans explain recent actions concerning BAA tional deans of the Medical Medical School departments; School held a second meeting and 4) an understanding that with Kay, discussing the same the size of the current corps of Arts and Sciences faculty will Chronicle this past week proposals. At the second meeting with be in the area of six or seven about the biological anthroKay, we indicated that we faculty, with the composition pology and anatomy departof that group—tenure-track ment. Our intention is to clar- wished to meet with the faculify the history of deliberations ty of BAA as soon as possible or non-tenure track—to be determined through discuson BAA, the procedures that to discuss directly with them we have followed, and our the proposals, and to seek sions with the department. understanding of how the their response. Kay indicated The total size of the departprocess will unfold. While that he would be out of the ment will, of course, be larger individual views on proposals country for a period of time, given the transfer of Medical School faculty. Moreover, for restructuring BAA may but would arrange such a faculty meeting at the earliest given the increased number of differ, we hope that this narrative will dispel misunderpossible moment. (It will be undergraduate Arts and standings about the substance held Feb. 7). We felt it would Sciences courses taught by be improper to discuss the the former Medical School and process of our actions. Discussions about the proposal with anyone until we faculty, it is our expectation future of BAA—since 1989 a had held such a meeting with that the total undergraduate the faculty. The Chronicle course offerings available in * department jointly administered by the School of seems to feel this represented the . new department will Medicine and by Arts and a mishandling of the situa- remain basically unchanged. Sciences—were initiated by tion. In our view, it was the Throughout our goal is to sustain in biological anthropolothe School of Medicine most appropriate way to probecause of concerns about ceed. After meeting, we intend gy, the high quality that has resources and the intellectual to refine the proposals in light been characteristic of BAA at direction of the teaching of of comments. The proposal Duke. It is our intent to work will then become part of the with the BAA faculty to gross anatomy to medical stuthe normal deliberative process ensure a gradual transition encouragedents. With ment of Provost Peter Lange, dictated by rules of faculty toward such a program that does not depend on resources the deans of the Medical governance. Arts and Sciences As to the themderived from services to the proposals School and began to explore the financial selves, they involve, at this Duke Medical Center. We look forward to disand faculty implications of time, 1) the long-recommendBAA cussing the ed reunification of the this issue over the consolidating department within Arts and Sciences, a faculty in one space, which coming weeks and months, prescribed goal repeatedly endorsed by will take place approximately following external reviews of the four to five years from now University procedures. We department and endorsed by when the French Science hope that this narrative clarimany of the current members Center is completed; 2) an fies the history of the process of the department. After arrangement whereby the and why we have proceeded extended discussion, a work- School of Medicine, on a slid- as we have. mg proposal was developed. ing scale, will provide finanWilliam Chafe Shortly thereafter, Dean of the cial support to affected faculty School of Medicine Sandy for the duration of their conDean of the Faculty Williams briefed Professor tinued participation in teachof Arts and Sciences 3) of the medical the departanatomy; ing Rich Kay, chair Sandy Williams ment, about the plans. Then expectation that, as current Dean of Natural Sciences faculty retire, the Medical Dean of the School of Medicine Bemdt Mueller, Dean of the School eventually will place Faculty of Arts and Sciences the responsibility for teaching Berndt Mueller William Chafe and two addigross anatomy within other Dean of Natural Sciences We are writing about the series of articles and editorials in The that appeared
Top professors argue that Duke must support BAA Duke alumni in some of our graduate programs have called to our attention a series of articles that have recently appeared in The Chronicle. We have read with dismay the articles projecting a downsizing of the biological anthropology and anatomy department at Duke University. Duke’s BAA department has long been a center of excellence in the study of primate and human evolution and has had a profound influence on our current understanding ofprimate evolution. Its faculty includes leading researchers on the primate fossil record, primate functional morphology and biomechanics, primate ecology and primate behavior and human paleontology. Its graduate program is one of the best in the world, producing outstanding students, many of whom have gone on to become leaders in their field. BAA faculty—including non-tenure track post-docs—have successfully and competitively funded these endeavors with
grant money from many the including sources, National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. BAA faculty have also been instrumental in the development of the Duke University Primate Center, which is of central importance for research into prosimian biology, evolution and conservation—which is arguably the single most important locus for the study of prosimian biology in the world. It is unfathomable to us that a university such as Duke, dedicated as it is to excellence in research and teaching, would consider decimating a department of the quality of BAA and threatening the existence of the Primate Center. Such actions would be extraordinarily short-sighted and ill-advised. We urge the Duke administration to develop a more realistic plan for BAA, building on its strengths and rewarding its excellence. To do otherwise would be to diminish the quality of research and under-
graduate and graduate educa-
tion at Duke.
Don Johanson Arizona State University
JohnAllman Cal. Tech, Christopher Beard Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Daniel Lieberman
David Pilbeam Harvard University Brigitte
Demes Diane Doran William Jungers Andreas Koenig David Krause Susan Larson Callum Ross Jack Stern Jr. Stony Brook University
Deborah Overdorff University of Texas-Austin
Erik Trinkaus Washingotn University, St Louis
Anne Yoder Yale University
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Just say no or yes to hickeys A guy on my hall today was strutting around unabashedly with a red and purple infused hickey on his lower neck. Below the hickey was a colorful V-neck sweater from Abercrombie and Fitch. No scarf, no
because of the attribution of gender unsightly marks that make some traits. Women have to hide their people uncomfortable because they hickeys, lest they be subject to are so intrinsically linked to sexual scrutiny as a possible slut. Guys can activity. I can imagine it would not sport them like new cars, jumping at be too pleasant staring at a hickey the opportunity to tell their story. Of on your professor’s neck, forced to foundation, no course this isn’t true for all guys and contemplate what he or she was turtleneck. As I Apßi '% girls on campus, but for a large part doing the night before. Is this same stared at what displeasure created by hickeys on of campus, hickeys create a dichotocould have been a I||li .' r my of pride and shame. your friends, your hall mates, your cancerous lesion, This pride and shame permeates roommate? If this is the case, then “It’s racism! How will we ever have a he remarked, most sexual activity. When was the perhaps girls are acting properly by “I Japf' fair country if we continue to distinhad a great night.” last time a guy performed the “walk concealing their hickeys, and guys i Emily on guish people based theirrace?” Christopher of shame” back Good to know. to section? Who was are just remiss. And so the debate regarding class- and LaDue chatted I with a the last admired for her ability Or maybe girls ought to be able to girl Scoville race-based affirmative action began. We n—rr . Beyond the weekend? around with their hickeys in i A “play” about the obtruto strut girl guys every Par(l(je are both white women who grew up m To(toi sive mark of sexual “walk” is a walk of the same manner that guys do, with guy’s prowess. Jwr Tower working to middle-class suburbia, given can’t he’s “I passion. said, hos, She believe Girls are not These V-neck and all. Nevertheless, there is playas. nearly identical opportunities in educadoing anything about it. I would roles are so ingrained that even something inconsistent with hicktion and extracurricular activities. We are both from towns not do that. At least wear a something as insignificant as a eys. Until this is figured out, to get in which the majority of parents participate in and donate never freakin’ scarf.” Preferably not a red bruise on one’s neck is cause for rid of hickey, try applying ice or a to the PTA, meet regularly with their children’s teachers, purple scarf. sentence by the People’s Court of refrigerated teaspoon. You can also pick their children up from school and school functions and and Do hide the Duke student body. girls tendency have a to try making a bruise compress, are usually home enough for support. hickeys more than guys do? True, guys aren’t the only thanks to Kathi Keville, author of Surprisingly, Our schools have new textbooks, adequately paid girls seem to possess more of the ones to blame for this system. Girls Herbs for Health and Healing : teachers, sports programs, clubs and preparation for instruments 1 tablespoon tincture of arnica. necessary for quick conrevel in gossip over hickeys and SATs, APs and college applications. By the time we were touch of foundation, a other love bites. Who’s getting action cealment. St. John’s Wort flowering tops. A in high school, or even middle school, we were convinced classic argyle sweater wrapped and who’s not is often the first topic Witch hazel bark or chamomile that scholarships and financial aid exist to help us chicly around the neck or Armani’s of conversation in many social cirflowers. through college, college is there for us to succeed in the of turtleneck sweaters cles, irrespective of gender. Hickeys latest line 4 drops of lavender essential oil. world and the world is ours for the taking. 2 tablespoons of cold water. perfect for nippy weather. Boys on are a surefire indication of funky We are the privileged. Though the majority of stuoften lack the proper behavior the night before. More so, the other hand Soak a washcloth in the liquid, dents here contest that they worked hard to get here, is that any hickeys have become the post-modit out and place it directly on wring but accouterments, and I have no doubt they did, it is necessary to see that excuse? Or is there something wrong em scarlet letter for many girls, but your hickey. Or you can just allow we were given the opportunities to do so. It isn’t neceswith the fact girls often hide signs of rarely for most guys. Hickeys may be the hickey to heal naturally and sarily wrong that we were given these chances, but it is physical enjoyment, while boys can unsightly, but they should not be a bask in your own sexual glory. quite abhorrent that so many human beings aren’t given overtly exhibit red marks? source of stigma. them. Regardless of how we manage to produce the tens hickeys is just Maybe I’m reading too much into Christopher Scoville is a Trinity The concealment of of thousands of dollars every year, we all do it, and not one symptom of the sexual represamorous love bites resulting in sophomore. His column appears just at our own expense. For every hard-earned sion women typically have to endure bruised skin. Maybe they are just every third Thursday. American dollar made, there is someone being exploited; the system works in favor of white, wealthy individuals. My friend’s answer to this:The world is unfair, and we must subscribe to the society into which we are bom. There will always be injustice and we must live with LOS ANGELES Did the State of the Union message Chronicle that Saddam might be enticed into exile. whatever problems and inequities that we encounter. make the case for attacking Iraq? President George W. “Alternatively, a permanent inspection regime might For example, she continued, millions of people have canBush certainly made a strong case that a crafty Saddam provide reasonable assurance that Iraq cannot build cer, and it is not their fault. we are toward a cure? we Hussein is hiding weapons of mass destruction. He was dangerous weapons” even with Saddam there. If working Isn’t that why Treverton also says: “If the United States achieves succan improve the quality of living for more human beings, reinforced in advance by the previous day’s report from the shouldn’t we? Of course, affirmative action does so little chief UN. inspector, Hans Blix, that Saddam is doing his cess short of war, it will be because it portrayed itself... as in the expansive exploitative world in which we live, but best to mislead and conceal. But Bush has not yet con- utterly prepared to go to war.” A winter war might be so quick, successful and light on casualties among American it is far better than giving in to social injustice. For individuals, and especially students at universitroops and Iraqi civilians that opposition dissolves in applause, or at least critics join up with the winning side. ties, to say that affirmative action is unfair is hypocritiThe US. military proved in Afghanistan that it was capaCommentary cal. How can any student at Duke self-righteously proble of quickly planning, fighting and winning a next war claim that it is unfair, preferential treatment when they hidden vinced the rest ofthe world that the weapons presvery differentfrom the last. treatment for an alumni accept will preferential having If war in Iraq is postponed, the predictions for a difficonnection? There is nothing wrong with having a grand- ent a clear and present danger justifying war. In the final analysis, the only way to make the case cult fight in the summer heat or a year late might turn father who donates thousands of dollars to the Annual Fund to help you to get into Duke, but it is immoral to for war is to wage the war. If it is quick and clean, then out to be wrong. And postponement, together with congive a student “extra admission points” because she lives it will have been justified by the facts now known. But tinuing Iraqi dissimulation, might ultimately bring to if the attack slows down in blood, or its aftermath is America’s side a comfortable number of allies. in a country that defines individuals by class and race? But a war that bogs down, in the desert or more long and dirty, then the consequences can be even more are at a disput great The claim that white students advantage because of affirmative action is unfounded; if negative than letting Iraq retain its concealed likely in the cities, or incurs thousands of American affirmative action was eradicated, the chances of white weapons while counting on deterrence and other casualties or an Iraqi civilian bloodbath, or brings into play Iraqi weapons of mass destruction—and a strong students being admitted to the most prestigious univer- devices to prevent their use. The potential downside of war is deep. But the ideoUnited States or Israeli reaction—would end up with sities would only increase from 25 to 26.2 percent. Less than 17 percent of blacks earn college degrees each year, logues who have brought the administration this far the Bush administration, the United States and the while 30 percent of whites and 40 percent of Asians do. have succeeded in making the possible results of no war world far less stable than before. Within the United States, a public that had rallied America is full of opportunity, for those who are lucky almost as bad. The president should have been provided behind the president at the start would fall away as it enough to be bom into comfortable communities. with real escape routes at every step. He was not. Immediate war is strongly opposed by most U.S. did from Harry Truman in Korea and Lyndon Johnson in Affirmative action and state and federal financial aid exist so that individuals who are not given the same allies, by most of Iraq’s neighbors and, absent interna- Vietnam. A reasonably successful war plus a difficult privileges that others inherit by birth can be given tional support, perhaps even by a majority ofAmericans. political aftermath might not be as traumatic, but it could set back other U.S. objectives such as diminishing opportunities to succeed. In this capitalist society, there Most of the world remains unconvinced of the immiterrorism and containing proliferation. is unfortunately no other way for lower and working nence of Saddam’s threat. Continuing postponement while capabilities and supA unilateral attack could have very dangerous impliclass individuals to gain education and hopefully create war for its aftermath port itself, erode, and while Saddam remains in power with at cations for the success of the more economic equality in the nation. The ideal society would have economic equality and and for long-run foreign policy. On the other hand, by least his current weapons and with the success of having there would not have to be policies such as affirmative choosing not to go to war now the president would leave made the world’s most powerful leader back down, looks little better. The Bush administration would suffer action. But we are no where near that. As long as soci- an army in the desert losing its edge as Saddam dissemety still uses exploitation for profit, we will have to bles, inspectors and diplomats dither, the weather turns severe political wounds. Unfortunately for Democrats as well as Republicans, so would the United States. counteract the effects as much as we can. If individu- super hot and support within the United States wanes. they out of the but Let us hope that Treverton is right. And also that the ways dilemma, There be may and race, als are forced to be identified by their class time “pre-emption” is invoked, the president is prosharper diplomatic a lot of even with next luck, let’s conwould take it. And not we are blind to let’s not pretend has thus than the administration far demonstratvided with worst-case scenarios on both sides. skills tribute to oppression. ed. A RAND Corp. analyst, Gregory Treverton, who was Emily LaDue is a Trinity freshman. Her column appears deputy director of the National Intelligence Council in Robert Levine’s column is syndicated by the New York the Clinton administration, writes in the San Francisco Times News Service. every Thursday.
After George W. Bush’s statements against affirmative action were reported in the news, I said to a friend, “I cannot believe that Bush spoke out against affirmative action with all of the opposition that he faces already. Maybe this will open up some people’s eyes for the next election.” “What?” my friend said, her eyes suddenly widened. “You support affir- jLm mative action?”
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"I was a pacifist for much of my life, and I am very against terrorism." -Laura Whitehom, 2003
"(W)e purposely aimed our attack at the institutions of imperialist rule rather than at individual members of the ruling class and government. We did not choose to kill any of them at this time. But their lives are not sacred..." -Taped statement from Laura Whitehom's terrorist group claiming responsibility for the US. Capitol bombing, 1983 Becky Thompson, the
visiting African and African-American Studies professor responsible for inviting Laura Whitehorn to Duke, claims that Ms. Whitehorn's "work was actually the opposite of terrorism." But the AAAS has still not acknowledged the full extent of Ms. Whitehorn's crimes. On May 11, 1985, the FBI raided a Baltimore apartment occupied by Ms. Whitehorn. The FBI was rounding up a criminal gang comprised of known associates of Ms. Whitehorn that included Marilyn Jean Buck, who is now serving an 80-year prison sentence. Ms. Buck secured funds used in the gang's "revolutionary" activities by carrying out two armored car robberies in which two guards and two police officers were shot to death. Later, she was also found guilty of participating in a string of bombings along with Ms. Whitehorn and other conspirators.
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found the following items in Ms. Whitehorn's apartment: weapons, including an Uzi semiautomatic 9 mm, a .38caliber revolver, and a .22 automatic pistol with a silencer; bombing components; $lO,OOO in cash; hundreds of pieces of false identification; equipment to produce false identifications; stolen driver's licenses; police department patches; two badges from the N.Y.C. Police Department; U.S. military uniforms; surveillance logs of banks and corporate and government locations; intelligence files on the police and FBI; bulletproof vests; terrorist instruction manuals; a copy of the FBl's "1983 Summary of Terrorist Incidents"; a copy of the attorney general's "Guidelines on the Conduct of Domestic Security/Terrorism Investigations"; and a folder marked "In Progress" containing diagrams and photos of potential bombing targets, including the Old Executive Office Building and the U.S. Naval Academy. The FBI said Ms. Whitehorn's apartment yielded evidence of its use by extremist groups suspected of 16 bombings and that the gang's arrest prevented 14 planned acts of terrorism.
"(Laura Whitehorn's) work was actually the opposite of terrorism." -Dr. Rebecca Thompson
Ms. Whitehorn and six other members
of the self-described "Communist politico-military organization" were indicted by a federal grand jury in May 1988 in a string of eight bombings, including that of the U.S. Capitol; the National War College at Fort McNair; the Washington Navy Yard's computer center and officers club; an FBI office; the Israeli Aircraft Industries Building in New York; the South African consulate; and the New York Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. After initially pleading not guilty, Ms. Whitehorn later pled guilty to conspiracy and/or malicious destruction of government property in the eight bombings. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The
Duke Conservative Union calls on Ms. Whitehorn, Dr. Thompson, and Duke President Nan Keohane to renounce terrorism categorically and to renounce ALL the bombings perpetrated by Ms. Whitehorn. We call on President Keohane to explain why she denounced a simple academic argument from David Horowitz, but she refuses to condemn Ms. Whitehorn's terrorist bombings. Is an argument against slavery reparations really a bigger threat to the administration's supposed values of tolerance, pluralism and free speech than a serial bomber? Contrary to Dr. Thompson's shocking claims, bombings are not "patriotic" acts of dissent. They are acts of terrorism and illegitimate violence committed by those whose ideas have failed in the public realm. A cloak of "progressive" politics does not justify armed robbery, bombings, and murder. While no one would deny Ms. Whitehorn's constitutional right to free speech now that she is no longer incarcerated, the public has a right to know to what extent she and her sponsors still defend bombings and other acts of terrorism. Finally, we call on Ms. Whitehorn to acknowledge that at some point since she bombed the U.S. Capitol in 1983, she ceased regarding herself and her associates as the rightful arbiters of whose life is "sacred" and who should be killed. Sources: Washington Post articles (1/28/86, 5/12/88, 9/8/90, 11/17/90, 12/7/90) and letters (3/17/90, 3/24/90); New York Times articles (5/12/88 sec. A-& B, 5/26/88, 8/3/88, 12/8/90).
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