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New Oak Room owner strives for finer dining By SEEMA KAKAD The Chronicle

The start of each semester brings new classes, new professors and of course, a new Oak Room. After lasting only two months as The Oak Room Grille last semester, the always-fickle West Union Building eatery will take on its latest incarnation Monday as the privatized “Blue Bistro in the Oak Room.” Besides the new name, other changes include a new staff, a scaled-down menu, tips on food points and a new customer base that will improve the Blue Bistro’s chances of maintaining its name and operators for more than a semester.

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Duke quests for UConn’s crown Blue Devil star Alana Beard and the rest of the women’s basketball team will try to end Connecticut’s 58-game winning streak Saturday night. See Gameday for complete coverage.

In December, Dining Services forced ARAMARK Corp. to give up its oneand-a-haif-year Jim Wulforst control of The Oak Room Grille and Faculty Commons and handed the reigns to Fares Hanna, manager of the Blue Express in the Levine Science Research Center. Jim Wulforst, director of dining services, said The Oak Room’s persistent troubles were due to its three-seasonper-year schedule and year-round ex-

penses—including the cost of union labor and rent. During the summer months, when thousands of campers flooded campus, The Oak Room could not stay open because people were not interested in “fine dining.” “There just wasn’t enough activity in The Oak Room to keep it open or to generate enough revenue to pay the bills year-round,” Wulforst said. Hanna, a former vice president of operations at George’s Garage, said he hopes to supplement regular dining with catering. “We are creating a professional, nice atmosphere for students to have semiformals, parties and other private functions,” Hanna said. He hopes to rent out the Bistro’s five private rooms on the weekends. The replacement of 11 union employees will also save the Bistro money, although Wulforst stressed that his office worked with the Local 77 union’s Board to relocate all those displaced employees to a place of their choosing. “We put a plan together that they were comfortable with,” he said. “They have all been relocated to other dining service locations [or auxiliary services units], including the Marketplace as well as the newly opened Subway.” Hanna said that other than the new See OAK ROOM on page 9

Officials question Prof, releases grade inflation data party monitor use By KEVIN LEES The Chronicle

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The system of having students monitor their own parties has undergone little change since its inception a year and a half ago. But this year, several negative incidents have forced the system’s effectiveness to fall under increased scrutiny. Now, University officials and students are trying to figure out what is wrong and how they can change it. “We continue to receive anecdotal information that party monitors in general were not taking their responsibilities seriously,” said Sue Wasiolek, dean of students and assistant vice president for student affairs. More specifically, Wasiolek said some party monitors have violated the rule to remain sober. Administrators instituted the party monitor system in September 2001, rejecting an option to have professionals monitor student parties but still seek-

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In a column in The Washington Post this week, Stuart Rojstaczer, associate professor of hydrology, denounced grade inflation as a real and present danger in higher education, and provided a link with data for Duke’s average undergraduate grade point average from 1969 to 1999. The data, which was confidential until obtained by Rojstaczer from a retired associate dean in Trinity College, shows that since 1969, the average Duke student’s GPA went from 2.79 to 3.33—about the difference between a B-minus and a Bplus. Rojstaczer’s website also contains data for more than 30 other schools and analysis of the rise of grades over the past 30 years. Rojstaczer, a columnist for The Chronicle and a visiting scholar at Stanford University, argued in his Post column that colleges, in order to keep parents and students happy, have abandoned low marks. The data shows that the aver-

Officials from the Center for LGBT Life hope to move their office to larger facilities as planning begins for the Student Village. See page 4

Paul Baerman, special assistant to President Nan Keohane, chooses his words carefully as the president’s speech writer. See page 5

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Panel recommends changes in Title IX

Reacting to cuts in men’s sports, a Bush administration commission Thursday recommended changes to Title IX, which has ignited a women’s sports explosion in colleges and high schools. •

Republicans push nominee past Democrats

Senate Republicans, breaking a Democratic blockade against President George W. Bush’s key conservative judicial nominees, put Miguel Estrada a step closer Thursday to becoming the first Latino on the U.S. Court of Appeals in the nation’s capital. •

European countries back U.S. war on Iraq

Eight European leaders praised U.S. resolve in disarming Iraq and indirectly chided France and Germany for opposing U.S. plans for military action against Saddam Hussein. •

Bush proposes changes in retirement plans

The Bush administration is working on a major shift in retirement savings plans that would allow most Americans to greatly increase the amount of money they could put away in tax-free accounts for retirement and other purposes. •

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Iran’s senior dissident cleric ventured outside his home Thursday for the first time in five years, receiving a hero’s welcome from a crowd of supporters gathered to celebrate his freedom from house arrest. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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U.S. detects N. Korea nuclear activity Spy satellites display movement of spent nuclear fuel rods out of Yongbyon By DAVID SANGER and ERIC SCHMITT New York Times News Service

American spy WASHINGTON satellites over North Korea have detected what appear to be trucks moving the country’s stockpile of 8,000 nuclear fuel rods out of storage, prompting fears within the George W. Bush administration that the country is preparing to produce roughly a half-a-dozen nuclear weapons, American officials said Thursday.

Throughout January, intelligence analysts have seen extensive activity at the Yongbyon nuclear complex, with some trucks pulling up to the 11shaped building housing the storage pond. While the satellites could not

see exactly what was being put into the trucks, analysts concluded that it was likely the workers were transporting the rods, either to another site to get them out ofthe sight, or to move them to a reprocessing plant to convert them into bomb-grade plutonium. The White House has said nothing publicly about the truck activity, deflecting questions about the subject. American intelligence analysts have informally concluded that the move-

ment of the rods, combined with other activity that now appears underway at the Yongbyon facility, could allow North Korea to begin producing bomb-grade plutonium by the end of March. “There’s still a debate about exactly what we are seeing and how

provocative it is,” said one senior official. “The North Koreans made no real effort to hide this from us.” The satellite photographs of the truck activity have been tightly held

by the administration, and not yet shared widely with allies. The administration’s lack of public expressions of alarm contrasts sharply with its approach to Iraq, which the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed Elßaradei, noted Thursday is years behind North Korea in nuclear capability. Some administration officials have said they want to avoid creating a crisis atmosphere with North Korea—they believe President Kim Jong II is hoping to spark a crisis to extract concessions.

‘Shoe bomber’ receives life imprisonment By DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press

BOSTON Richard Reid, the al Qaeda follower who tried to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday by a judge who warned him, “We are not afraid...We are Americans. We have been through the

fire before.” The 29-year-old British citizen cried, “You will be judgedby Allah!” before being dragged from the courtroom in handcuffs. Reid received the maximum sentence after declaring himself a soldier of war and denouncing U.S. foreign policy toward Islamic countries. ‘Your government has sponsored the rape and torture of Muslims in the prisons of Egypt and Turkey and Syria and Jordan with their money and with their weapons,”

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said Reid, who converted to Islam eight years ago. U.S. District Judge William Young would have none of it. “We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid,” said the judge. “We are Americans. We have been through the fire before. ‘You are not an enemy combatant—you are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war—you are a terrorist. To call you a soldier gives you far too much stature. You are a terrorist and we do not negotiate with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice.” The judge then pointed to the American flag behind him and said, ‘You see that flag, Mr. Reid? That’s the flag of the United States of America. That flag will fly there long after this is long forgotten.” “That flag will be brought down on the day of judgment,” Reid replied.

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Residents mourn, celebrate word of Trent closing By MEGAN CARROLL The Chronicle

Trent Drive Hall, historically the least popular dormitory on campus and wedged between Central Campus and the Medical Center, received its death sentence last week after an extended illness. It was about 50 years old. Administrators officially announced the long-expected closing of Trent as a dorm with last week’s release of details for this spring’s housing lottery. Although housing officials attempted to attract students to Trent during last year’s lottery—with advantages such as single rooms at lower prices—only 67 students chose to do so, about 80 percent fewer residents than lived there in the past. Bill Burig, assistant dean for Residence Life, said Trent only remained open this year to smooth the transition for students to the new housing system. He said the West-Edens Link was originally created in part to replace Trent, and he wanted to give upperclassmen more housing options with all rising sophomores on West Campus. “It was kind of our safeguard to make sure that those students who wanted single rooms and who wanted to stay on campus could. We didn’t want to do anything to encourage people to be gone from campus,” Burig said. “The Class of 2004 [was! hit pretty hard with the changes.” Juniors in Trent agreed their class “got the shaft” during housing last year and said they looked to Trent to make the best of a bad situation, remaining in blocks with their friends and having single rooms. “Basically last year was a transition for housing so the juniors really got screwed. But if I did [housing assignments! over again as a senior with priority, I probably wouldn’t be here,” said Sandip Patel, a junior and Trent resident. Director of Residence Life and Housing Services Eddy Hull said that now, it is simply not an economically sound idea to keep Trent functioning as a dorm. “What our experience shows us and what our anticipation would suggest is that there’s not sustainable demand

that would warrant operating a pretty expensive building,” Hull said. Trent, with its simple brick architecture and space for over 300 students, first opened in the 1950s as housing for graduate students. The dorm began to house undergraduates in the mid-19705, as the University’s undergraduate population grew. Together with two other dorms—Hanes House, now the main building of the School of Nursing, and Hanes Annex, now the John Hope Franklin Center—Trent comprised what was known as North Campus. Located next to a busy hospital—helipad included—and a major highway, the

campus was never a particularly popular location. Hanes Annex closed as a dorm in 1994, and Hanes House followed soon after. Discussions of closing Trent arose several times in the 19905, but it was not until last summer—when the opening of the West-Edens Link added 350 beds to West Campus—that housing officials were able to pull Trent’s plug. Administrators said they have yet to determine an ultimate use of the building space. Proposals include office space, an extension of the John Hope Franklin Center and extra room for initiatives in the social sciences. “There are some academic offices that are going in the building but the overall use of the building has not been determined,” Burig said. Students and faculty who five in Trent were not surprised with the official news as they had been forewarned of the closing in the past. Students said they were told Trent will probably shut down before they signed their housing agreements this year, and the faculty-in-residence was told Trent could potentially close when he moved there four years ago. “When I was appointed in 1999, my letter of appointment said that they might move me to another dorm before my term was up,” said John Thompson, the faculty-in-residence in Trent and chair of the history department. “They asked us if we wanted to move to another dorm this year, but we didn’t.” Thompson, along with several stu-

A BULLETIN BOARD in the lobby of Trent Drive Hall announces the latest news at the dorm: It will soon close. Administrators have planned the change for years.

dents, said living in Trent is not as bad as many students who complain about its isolation make it out to be. “In any normal world at any normal university, no one would think that Trent is far away... It’s not farther away than Edens is from Main West,” Thompson said, adding that once a place gets

move next to Uncle Harry’s on Central. “I hope that they will be able to move to another location in the Hospital or Central. They definitely are popular, and a lot of people like to eat there,” said junior Laura Melvin. “We are very appreciative they continued to stay in Trent despite the small population.”

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business comes from the Med Center during lunch.” Many students living in Trent expressed an element of nostalgia toward Trent and a sadness to see its doors close. “I’m sad in away, because I have good memories, and I think it’s a nice dorm, but I think incorporating everyone closer together will foster a better sense of community,” Melvin said.

“branded it’s hard to shake it.” Students now living in Trent echoed many of their predecessors, pointing to several positive aspects of the dorm, such as larger rooms, the volleyball court and a more quiet atmosphere. “Parking’s a hell of a lot better.... It’s no picnic, but it’s not as bad as everyone makes it out to be,” said Christopher Bermudez, adding that “[Trent can be] too quiet. You get a little stir crazy.” Grace’s Cafe—the Trent eatery that caters to students living there, as well as students and faculty from the nearby

Patel said Grace’s strong customer base will keep it viable. “I think even if Trent closes down it would still get good patronage from other people,” Patel said. “Most of the

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LGBT Center seeks new space, move from ‘little comer’ Current facilities include cramped social areas, overstacked library, little computer space By WHITNEY ROBINSON

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A new shade of paint and fresh carpeting could add some character to the cramped, poorly lit offices of the Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life. But center officials hope for much more than a new interior design in upcoming renovations to the Student Village and are pushing for larger, improved facilities. “Surely, the gay center should be

well-decorated,” said Director of the LGBT center Karen Krahulik, laughing. Krahulik said the offices can barely fit comfortably more than six people, the number of part- and full-time staffers at the center, and that it is not nearly enough space to accommodate the center’s scheduled programs. Weekly events on Fridays up in their current location, 201 Flowers, have been going on for years, often attracting 20 to 50 people and forcing spillage into the hall. “Some people think 201 Flowers be-

dents who drop by to socialize or to check their e-mail. Poynter said it is very difficult to function when everyone is trying to work in the cramped space. “It’s like 500 hundred bees in a beehive. There is a lot of noise, a lot of people and it is very difficult to concentrate,” he said. He added that groups across the hall can be loud, and that students who walk in and out can be disruptive. Also, the furniture is pretty worn, he said. “It looks as if the furniture we have came from someone’s dorm room,” Krahulik said. Poynter added that the carpet is a few decades old and that there is not any central air, only window-box air conditioners that often cause fuses to blow out during some scorching sum-

of Student Affairs, of which the LGBT center is a small part, forcing the center to schedule events all over campus far in advance. “We use a lot of space from other cultural spaces,” said Kerry Poynter, program coordinator of the LGBT center. He said they frequently arrange events in the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture and the Women’s Center, since renting spaces in the Bryan Center costs money and classrooms are not always available. She pointed to events at the center that serve food without aid of a kitchen, a library where over 2,000 books are stacked on top of the bookshelves and a receptionist who sits with her back to the door because mer days. “[Vice President for Student Affairs there is no room for another desk. Krahulik said that while technology is Larry Moneta] and others would like us not necessarily a problem, there are to have a bigger renovated space,” only two full-time computers shared Krahulik said. One of the problems that among five people, not including stuthe center has in relocating is that the

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cation yet sufficiently concealed to allow for anonymity, so students are not “outed” against their wishes, she said. “We don’t want a center built into a quad,” Poynter explained. Krahulik noted the two necessities have added to the difficulty of the search. “Larry has been attentive and we’re working on it. We just don’t know at this point,” she said. When she visits alumni across the country, Krahulik said they are thrilled to see that Duke even has a place for gay students on campus. Still, needed space should be provided, she said. , Poynter reiterated that surface improvements are not enough. “A fresh coat of paint would be nice but won’t do it,” he said. “We have a space to put computers and do some work, but definitely not enough space to put work into practice. Every wall is covered and every wall space is utilized. I feel like I’ve been thrown into a little corner.”

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It’s the day after freshman move-in and President Nan Keohane needs to address 1,600 students anxiously waiting to have their decision to attend the University reaffirmed. Who does the president turn to for help? Paul Baerman, special assistant to the president, has served as Keohane’s speech writer for the past three and a half years. What does being the speech writer for the president of one of the most prestigious universities in the country entail? Baerman—whose background is in English language, literature and research—explained that while he may be Keohane’s “speech writer,” he by no means entirely drafts or completes her work. Instead, the two work together in a mutual process to produce her words for later delivery. “It’s a very interactive process,” he said, sitting in his office surrounded by an open dictionary, shelves of reference books, a white board full of notes and a John Berryman quote on the wall. “There are times when she’ll write the first draft and I’ll edit and revise and then there are times when I’ll write the first draft and she’ll edit and revise it.” Baerman—who has been at the University off and on for the past 11 years in various capacities—attended the University of Rochester, received a master’s degree in English from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business. He explained that his and Keohane’s back-

grounds are very different, but that somehow they mesh perfectly when writing. “One of the things I bring to the job is a sense ofprose rhythm and diction,” Baerman said. “She is systematic and organized and I am not... It works very well because I think a lot about the finer details.” He added that no one can beat the president at the structure of an argument. “The hardest part as a speech writer is to always recognize that your job is to facilitate the message and the goals of the person giving the speech, not your own,” said David Jarmul, associate vice president for news and communication and a former speech writer at the National Academy of Sciences. “The best speech writer is someone who can help bring out the best in the person. I think Paul does that beautifully.” Baerman described his and the president’s working relationship as a “happy accident” and said they owe part of its success to their mutual love for history. See BAERMAN on page 7

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

Kinston factory explosion leaves at least 3 dead In North Carolina’s worst industrial accident in over 12 years, Kinston city officials confirmed three dead and one unaccounted for Thursday. They added that Wednesday’s West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. factory explosion left a total of 35 injured. Among the 10 bum victims left in critical condition, doctors are treating broken arms, a ruptured spleen and symptoms from smoke inhalation. Dr. Michael Peck, director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, said these patients remain sedated and dulled to their pain. “We really don’t know what they’re experiencing minute to minute,” he said. “They won’t remember what they’re going through right now. I think that’s a gift. There’s no reason why they should remember.” The state Department of Labor fined the plant’s owner, West Pharmaceutical Services, $9,075 for 22 safety violations in November, but officials say the problems were corrected more than a month ago and would not have contributed to an explosion. Most citations were for lack of safety procedures for workers. Fire officials said that they found natural gas and propane on the site Wednesday afternoon and that rubber

GRADES from page 1 age GPA shot up in the mid- to late1980s, climbing from 3.05 in 1985 to 3.25 in 1991. Rojstaczer wrote that professors can no longer grade honestly because to grade lower than a B-minus in many classes would mean declining enrollments. “The last time I gave a C was more than two years ago,” he wrote. “That was about the time I came to realize that my grading had become anachronistic. The C, once commonly accepted, is now the equivalent of the mark of Cain on a college transcript. I have forsworn C’s ever since.”

burning inside was partly responsible for the smoke. They also said that they were reviewing a list of hazardous chemicals stored on site by the company.

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between him and Black was being discussed as one possibility. House members said that regardless of who becomes the speaker, Republicans and Democrats will have to work together to accomplish much this year. “The speaker is going to have to have cooperation on both sides. With a 60-60 split, you are going to have to reach across the aisle,” said Rep. David Miner, R-Wake.

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the report in February instead. Robert Thompson, dean of Trinity College, said Thursday afternoon that he had not yet read the column and declined further comment. Lange’s report found that grades have remained steady for the past six

advisory, not in a policy, capacity. Rojstaczer, however, was more skeptical that grade inflation could be explained by a more highly qualified undergraduate body. “University leaders, like stock market analysts talking about the Internet bubble not so long ago, sometimes c©nie up with ridiculous reasons to explain grade inflation,” Rojstaczer wrote. “We are teaching more effectively, some leaders say, or students are smarter and better than in previous decades. Many stu-

Durham faces $4.3 million deficit

An $Bll million overestimation of the county’s tax base last year has left The North Carolina House of RepreDurham with a $4.3 million budget sentatives opened its session Wednesdeficit. Durham County commissioners day in history-making fashion. For what and department heads met Wednesday experts believe to be the first time ever, N.C. Congressman to chair to plan their problem-solving technique. problem began last year when the House remained deadlocked, unable crime, terrorism committee theThe to select its new speaker on the first day county’s former tax administrator of the legislative session. They did not North Carolina congressman Howard overestimated property values and flat Coble will lead an important subcomrevenues. The error continued into this decide Thursday either. The incumbent speaker, Jim Black, D- mittee that puts him on the front lines year’s finances because the actual tax of the battle against terrorism. Mecklenburg, appeared to have the necbase is still lower than last year’s prowhen session bebegan votes the U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner, the jections. That deficit, combined with essary cause one Republican—Rep. Cary Allred, Wisconsin congressman and fellow Renew, less optimistic projections for reR-Alamance—did not appear. Republipublican who chairs the House Judiciacovering back taxes, leaves the projected cans were able to mount procedural dery Committee, named Coble as chair of shortfall. To fix it, commissioners could order lays until Allred showed up more than the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. The program cuts, layoffs, higher taxes or a an hour after the day’s session began. For a sixth straight ballot, Black; body supervises the U.S. Department of combination, County Manager Mike Rep. George Holmes, R-Yadkin; and Rep. Justice, including laws aimed at preRuffin said after Wednesday’s session. To make matters worse, county sales Richard Morgan, R-Moore, split the venting terrorism. “I think we’ll be in the eye of the tax revenues have remained flat invotes needed to win the post. storm.... It’s going to be challenging,” stead of increasing as expected, said “I think there will be co-speakers, unPam Meyer, the county budget director. less [the Democrats] are able to buy off Coble, former Coast Guard and assisanother one of ours tonight,” Rep. Frank tant U.S. Attorney, said Wednesday. In October, the county had a record Among other things, the subcommitMitchell, R-Iredell, said Wednesday. $2.1 million decline in sales tax revMorgan also said that a joint position tee oversees such agencies as the FBI, enue, she added.

Provost Peter Lange, who recently completed a study of grade inflation at the University, said the numbers Rojstaczer published did not completely correspond, but that the numbers only deviated by a hundredth or two-hundredths of a point. “We’ve been doing our own research on the issue of grade increases,” Lange said. “I think Stuart’s article contributes to a national debate on this issue, which as our own research suggests, we’re interested in and con-

cerned with.” Lange, who was supposed to present his findings to the Board of Trustees last December before a winter storm limited the Board’s work, will present

years, and that the long-term increase may reflect many trends, including the nature of pre-Curriculum 2000 standards and a higher quality of admitted students at Duke—for whom Lange said the average SAT score has increased an average 80 points over the last 20 years. He said in December that, because of the very individual nature of grading, any administrative response to grade inflation would be an

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Also describing himself as a lover of language, Baerman said he could not be happier with his job and his boss because no one blinks an eye when he spends an entire day on the job doing historical research. “It’s not hard to spend the whole day finding the right quote for an occasion,” Baerman said. For Baerman, finding the right words for the president means understanding what the speech should make the audience members do or think about after hearing Keohane’s words. “He obviously has a great grasp of language and puts words together beautifully, but he also understands Nan Keohane,” Jarmul said. “He gets what she’s trying to do in a given setting and a given audience.” Baerman was careful to develop a feel for the president’s natural voice, not by studying past speeches, but by observing her more subtle mannerisms, such as how she carries herself in a meeting. But Baerman remains careful to give due credit to the president. “What comes out in the end is always hers... She’s quite a good writer,” he said. “She just doesn’t have the time for it.” A approach may be the key to Baerman’s success on the job. “In a role like this one, you don’t have a high profile and you don’t want a high profile,” he said. “In my private life, I’m really quite a performer... to whatever extent I’m good here, that’s probably why.” Baerman, whose wife Kathy is a resident physician at the University of North Carolina, is an active oboe player and member of his church. He also served as The Chronicle columnist “Gormless” from 1995-1998, a position that he said helped him regain some confidence in his ability to write after serving the University in a more business capacity for sev-

ing away to increase security at such events. Monitors attend a one-time training session and usually take turns monitoring parties for their selective liv-

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Baerman’s writing tasks number about 160 per year, including speeches, letters, reports and opinion editorial pieces. He noted every little speech is fun because they are all so different and reach such different people. “There’s always someone in the room whom this may be the most important day of their week or month or lives, and that’s the person I write for,” he said.

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Wasiolek said the only method for her to evaluate the effectiveness of party monitors is to visit parties herself. When doing so, however, she risks being accused of interfering with students’ lives and trying to ruin their social lives, reasons why Wasiolek has not attended any parties this year. “My very strong preference is for students to step up to the plate, recognize that this is a tremendous opportunity to keep the administration out of their lives and be accountable for their own actions, and to hold each other accountable,” she said.

Wasiolek said she is mindful that students would rather have an opportunity to regulate and govern for themselves than to have it imposed on them. She said she does not know whether a more extensive evaluation is necessary, and that the current system will stay as is “at least for the semester.” Page Inman, president of Maxwell House, said the party monitor system has worked well for Maxwell. Inman likens party monitors to designated drivers, and said they are effective because they scatter throughout a party, maximizing their ability to oversee partygoers. Andy Walls, a sophomore party monitor for KA, said the large size of some parties makes effective governing difficult. “The more people you get, the more you have to choose the way you expend your resources.” He said that his main job is going around making sure people are not breaking windows, stealing or literally about to pass out, not necessarily preventing students from drinking. “The biggest issue is the size of our spaces,” said Todd Adams, assistant dean of students. “We don’t have the best space to host large scale events.” Adams added that it would not matter if the monitor were an officer, an off-duty guard or hired security, because party monitors are stuck in a tough situation when several hundred students try to pile into a small space and end up spilling into public areas. Rick Gardner, director of event advising, said the

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TRAINED PARTY MONITORS walk home after a training session last September.

most important issue is how successfully party monitors have embraced their roles. He added that there have been quite a few negative incidents, and that if groups are not responsible, they will lose their privileges. “Students seem to suggest at times they aren’t [responsible],” Wasiolek said, “which makes me question my own philosophy. Sometimes there is a mixed message that we’re adults but we’re kids.” The party monitor system is “something that we always have to evaluate,” Adams said. “We understand that peer-to-peer contact can be difficult, but it is the most effective method in the businesses. Parties need to be run in a away that safety and security are a priority.”

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Academic FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 University Program in Ecology Seminar and 12;45pm. Brent Helliker, Faculty Search: Stanford University. "Stable isotope ecology: an enriching future." A247-LSRC.

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Catholic Mass: s:lspm, Wednesdays. Duke Chapel Crypt. Campus Ministry Service.

Free Music: 11pm-I:3oam. Duke Union Major Attractions Committee presents the Alan Davis Band, armadillo Grill. Faculty Recital: 4pm. ERIC PRITCHARD, violin with GREG McCALLUM, piano. Nelson Music Room, Duke University East Campus. ADMISSION IS FREE. For more information, please contact the Music Department Office at 660-

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 Wesley Fellowship Bible Study: Fridays. Wesley Office.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Episcopal Student Center: spm, Sundays. Service of Holy Eucharist followed by fellowship dinner. Located at the Episcopal Student Contact Anne Center, 505 Alexander Ave. Hodges-Copple at annehc@duke.edu for more information. Wesley Fellowship Worship: 6pm. Beginning with dinner.

Social Programming and Meetings

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 Coffee Connection: Chapel basement.

12noon-Ipm, Fridays

Allen Building Lock*-ln: 7pm-7am. Dance, Workshops, Food, Speakers, Poetry, Speak Outs, Movies, YOUR Opinion, YOUR Voice. The Lock-In is a commemorative event for the 1969 Allen Building Takeover with additional goals of increasing student, faculty, administrator, staff, alumni interaction; addressing underlying racial tensions at duke; and celebrating the progress of the past. Speakers include, Dr. Zoila Airall, Assistant Vice-President of Student Affairs, Craufurd Goodwin, interim Chair of the Economics Department, Dr. William C. Turner, Associate Professor of the Divinity School, and many more. Allen Building Lock-In Committee a sub-committee of DSG Community Interaction. ‘Exit at any time is permitted. Multimedia Performance: 7pm. "Library in Flames: A Tale of Musicians During Zimbabwe’s Liberation War. By Paul Berliner, jazz musician and ethnomusicologist, that integrates the voices of musicians and their families, audio and video recordings, film footage of Zimbabwe during the war, and Berliner's own chronicle and musical performance. Presented by the Duke Institute of the Arts, the Franklin Humanities Institute, and the John Hope Franklin Center and Center for International Studies, as part of "The Arts in Times of War" series. Free admission. Sheafer Lab Theater, Bryan Center.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Choral Society of Durham: spm. Arthur Duke University Honegger’s King David. Chapel. For more information, call the Choral Society of Durham at 919-560-2733 or

www.choral-society.org. Conference: A catalyst for Social Change: Mitzvah Hero Conference. Meet and be inspired by 12 leading social activists in the fields of eldercare, hunger relief, Project People-outreach to the women of South Africa,, redistribution of goods nationwide, clowning for the nursing home bound. Join the chorus and Record a Song of Love for a child in intensive care at the evening presentation. Hands on workshops. Sponsored by the ZivTzedakah Fund, Covenant Foundation and coordinated by the DurhamChapel Hill Jewish Federation. Register at ww.shalomdch.org or call 489-5335 for further Information. Freeman Center for Jewish Life at Duke.

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Ongoing Events Perkins Exhibit: Through February in the main Perkins Library gallery. That Half-Living Thing: a Book': Extending the Half-Life of the Libraries' Collections. An exhibit describing the Duke University Libraries' strategies for preserving its collections: books, journals, CD-ROMs, DVDs, floppy disks, sound recordings, videotapes, and other materials, so that they will be available to scholars now and in the future. Photo Exhibit: Through March in the first floor hallway gallery at Perkins Library. "Photo by Griff Davis" was a common credit on news photographs from the 1940s through the 1980s. Griffith Davis took photographs for the Atlanta Daily World, Ebony, Black Star, and Negro

Digest. Exhibition Continues: "‘Shroud’ from Anya Belkina." Exhibition runs through February 2, 2003. Duke University Museum of Art. Exhibit: Through Feb 2. "Pedro Figari (18611938): Lines of Uruguayan Life, A Student Curated Exhibition." North Wing gallery. DUMA, East Campus.

Unitarian Universalist: 9-1 Opm, Mondays. Social time, dinner, worship. It’s a religious community for people who question, look for life’s meaning, and believe that truth doesn’t begin with one particular religion. Basement of Duke Chapel. Patty Hannenman, hanneOOl @earthlink.net.

Exhibit: through February 8. “What’s Left: New Sculptures out of the Heart of the Earth.” Works by Aaron Lee Benson. Duke University Brown Gallery, Bryan Center. Exhibit: On display at FCJL until March 2003. “Horizons: an Aerial Photo Exhibit of Israel” Lent to FCJL by the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta, this collection of 28 breathtaking aerial photographs includes images of historic and religious sites in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, the Sea of Galilee and many other locations throughout the Holy Land. Two former Israeli Air Force pilots, who own the Albatross Aerial Photography Company, captured these dramatic scenes from a helicopter. The photos can be viewed free of charge in the downstairs dining area and upstairs hallways.

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Wesley Fellowship Small Group: 9:45pm. Meets in the Wesley office. Contact jay.regennitter with

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Presbyterian/UCC Ministry Bible Study: 12:15-1 pm, Wednesdays. Bring your lunch and Bible. Chapel Basement, Room 036.

Developmental Biology Colloquium: 4pm. Ken Kemphues, Cornell University. “Establishing

Duke Police offers following services: Crime prevention presentations, Rape awareness presentations, Alcohol Law presentations, Workforce violence educational programs, Personal property engraving. Please contact Lieutenant Tony Shipman at 668-2627 to schedule these pro-

grams/services. In support of breastfeeding mothers: Duke Lactation Services and the Duke Hospital Auxiliary are pleased to announce that the Bouncing Ball Gift Shop now has available breastpump sales and rentals, breastcare prod-

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Basement. Father Edward Rummen, 919-7827037, fatheredward@mindspring.com. Carillon Recital: Weekdays, 5 pm. A 15-minute performance by J. Samuel Hammond, University carillonneur. He also gives a recital before and after the Service of Worship each Sunday. Duke Chapel, West Campus. For information, call 6842572.

Organ demonstration: Weekdays, 12:301 ;30pm. A daily recital of mostly sacred music on the Flentrop organ, which both tonally and visually reflects the techniques of Dutch-French organs of the 18th century. Duke Chapel, West Campus. Schedule subject to change. For information, call 684-2572. Exhibit: Dream Street W. Eugene Smith’s Pittsburgh Photographs, an exhibition of work by one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers, will be on view at the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) through March 30, 2003. Center for Documentary Studies. -

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OAK ROOM from page 1 staff, one of the most significant changes will be a smaller, more accommodating menu with a touch of Mediterranean flavor. “If there’s fettuccini listed, and you want fettuccini with shrimp or mushrooms, we’ll do it for you—no problem,” he said. Perhaps the most significant appeal for students as well as staff of the Bistro may be the ability to tip servers on food points as well as FLEX. The issue of dispersing tips has always been a problem for Dining Services, as they have struggled to decide whether to pay students premium wages with a percentage of tips, or a minimum base wage with full tips. “Being a student, tips on points gives me more of an incentive to go there,” said Isaac Dolgovskij, co-chair of the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee. “It’s going to help the employees as well, so that they won’t get stiffed on tips.” Under Hanna’s management, Wulforst and Dolgovskij said they are confident about the future success of the Bistro and that community members will turn to the eatery to find fine-dining on the level of many off-campus upscale favorites. Hanna said he recognizes the need for student input to attract a new customer base. “The first six weeks will be crucial,” he said. “We’re willing to make changes to make this a success.

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Whom do you trust? Three finalists fought this week for a seat on the Board of Trustees, ending in the election of ANDREW NURKIN (bottom middle). Nurkin will sit on the board for three years.

BRADY BEECHAM (immediate right) poses in front of the Chapel before the election. Beecham, Nurkin and JESSE PANUCCIO (below, on right) stand together before making their final speeches to Duke Student Government Wednesday. Nurkin listens as a DSG legislator poses a question to him (far right), and Beecham and Panuccio applaud Nurkin after his victory (bottom right). Photos by Jane Hetherington

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No. 1 vs. No. 2: Blue Devils host Connecticut The two best players, two best freshman classes and two best teams will battle for bragging rights and the top spot in the country By TYLER ROSEN The Chronicle For much of January No. 1 Duke (20-0) seemed to be trying to defuse the hype about the looming matchup with No. 2 Connecticut (19-0) Saturday at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils needed 41 points and two last-second free throws from Alana Beard to win at Virginia, and Duke struggled to a surprising extent against Clemson, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest Then the Blue Devils went to Chapel Hill and saw

a loss looming. “We were down seven with six minutes left, so we played our best basketball the last five minutes and then the five minutes of overtime,” said head coach Gail Goestenkors, whose team came back to win 78-67 in overtime. “We hit a turning point there, because we didn’t panic when we were down. That’s when we played our best basketball, and I think the overtime win we had over Arkansas [Nov. 30] made us confident for our overtime game against Carolina.” Since then, Duke has rolled over Maryland, Florida State and North Carolina State, and is well positioned

for the much-ballyhooed matchup. Meanwhile, Connecticut is in the midst of the

longest winning streak in NCAA women’s basketball history. The Huskies have won 58 straight contests, including the first 19 of this season and all 39 from last year’s undefeated national championship run. Four-of-five starters from last year’s team graduated, leaving only All-American junior Diana Taurasi to keep the streak alive. “It has definitely been a change from last year,” Taurasi said. “Obviously the experience was there, the talent was there and everything was there that we needed. This year, ifanything, we don’t have anything. We don’t have the experience. We don’t have talent. We’ve just been winning games with hard work and trying to grit them out.” Most observers would argue that Taurasi is being unduly modest, as the Huskies’ freshman class split CHRIS BORGES/THE CHRONICLE

fobt-two freshman Ann Strother is the second leading scorer for Connecticut, with 10.5 per game and freshman Barbara Turner comes off the bench to average 9.9 points per game, good enough for third on the team. Connecticut’s biggest scare during the streak came Jan. 4 in Hartford when the Huskies needed overtime to defeat Tennessee 63-62. The Blue Devils faced Tennessee in a similarly hyped battle in Raleigh in November. Duke destroyed then-No. 2 Tennessee 76-55. But Duke point guard Vicki Krapohl believes the matchup against Connecticut is bigger for the Blue Devils. “[The game against Tennessee] was just so early, it was more of a prediction of one versus two,” the junior said. “Now, it’s established that we’re probably the top two teams in the country, so I think this game is a little bigger in magnitude.” The game is certainly bigger for Duke fans, who have sold out Cameron for a women’s basketball game for the first time in history. Both Duke and Connecticut are anticipating Cameron Crazies to turn up in

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myself for an award at the end of the season, so I think I will just go play the game.” The Blue Devils feel the game should be more than just Beard versus Taurasi. “If we make this game into Diana versus Alana it’s going to take away from the greatness of the game,” Krapohl said. “I don’t think Alana has any intention of going one-on-one with Diana. There are four other people on both ends of the court.” Much like everything else, Auriemma has comments to add on the marquee matchup and the face of the game. “I wouldn’t be surprised if neither of these guys play well and somebody else emerges as a really good player,” he said. “I also wouldn’t be surprised if both of those guys are the two dominant players in the game. You know funny things happen in big games, but in my mind... Diana or Alana doesn’t have to prove anything to anybody.”

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Saturday night’s much-anticipated

contest in Cameron Indoor Stadium between No. 1 Duke and No. 2 Connecticut not only features the top two teams in the nation, it also pits the game’s two best players—juniors Alana Beard and Diana Taurasi—against each other for the first time in college. At the start of the season—with Duke coming off its second-ever Final Four ap-

pearance and Connecticut winning an NCAA title—the pressure was on the two preseason All-American shooting guards to guide their young but talented teams to the 2003 championship. So far, neither has disappointed. Beard and Taurasi both lead their teams in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and minutes per game. “She’s a great player,” Beard said of Taurasi. “She can pass, she can shoot the three and she can post up. She can do pretty much everything.”

The tw« superstars have also done

what all great players do—they have come through for their teams with the game on the line. Beard led the Blue Devils to a 60-59 win over ACC-foe Virginia earlier this month with a career-high 41 points. Her two clutch free throws with eighttenths of a second left in the game sealed the victory. “[Beard] is everything everybody says she is,” Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said after the game. “She’s in a league by herself in comparison with players across

the country.” For

her part, Taurasi kept the Huskies alive Jan. 4 against perennial

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DIANA TAURASI and ALANA BEARD will contend for national player of the year honors and for a victory Saturday.

powerhouse Tennessee by knocking down a contested three pointer at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime, where she eventually made the winning basket. After the victory against the Lady Vols, Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma had nothing but praise for his captain. “Games like this are when great players make plays,” Auriemma said. “And we have the best player in the country.” Auriemma’s favoritism aside, there

has already been considerable debate about which of the two leading candi-

dates for national player of the year is actually the best, and Saturday night’s

matchup should help to shed some light on the issue. Offensively, both Beard and Taurasi can penetrate, shoot from long range, post up inside and effectively find their open teammates when doubleteamed. Beard has the edge in scoring (23.5 to 17.8 points per game), while her counterpart has averaged more assists (5.1 to 3.8). It may be a draw between the AllAmericans on offense, but Beard would seem to have the edge on the defensive end. The Duke star is known for her long arms and ultra-quick hands, which have helped her collect 64 steals and 22 blocked shots already this year. Conse-

quently, she is also a strong favorite for defensive player of the year honors. Although they have never competed against each other in college, Beard and Taurasi are hardly strangers. The two were roommates when they played under Auriemma on the 2000 and 2001 USA Basketball Junior World Championship teams. “We became really close living and playing together,” Beard said. “We really got to know each others’ games and personalities.” The duo will be reacquainted Satur-

day night in front of a national television audience, where each will have a chance to ruin the other’s undefeated season.

Freshman classes contend for ‘America’s best’ By NICK CHRISTIE

aren’t, but we’ll be learning from some great players. They may not have that opportunity.” Saturday’s battle of the titans features the nation’s That has been the answer from almost everyone in two most decorated freshman classes among the Durham to explain the harsh statistical difference begame’s many battles for No. 1. tween the two freshman classes widely viewed as In what has since become an anger-inducing issue head-and-shoulders above every other. for Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, Duke Strother, Turner and Wolff have all led the head coach Gail Goestenkors beat him out for AusHuskies in scoring in at least one game, and are tralian Jessica Foley, and the Blue Devils’ class of starting on a more regular basis than Duke’s cele2006 earned the top-grade from recruiting experts brated foursome. around the country. Are Duke’s freshmen not pulling their weight? The reputations of Mistie Bass, Brooke Smith, “That’s a tough question to answer,” Michelle Lindsey Harding, Caitlin Howe and Foley were imMatyasovsky said. “It’s tough for the freshmen. We repressive, and the class was supposed to challenge imturn seven players and we return the starting five. I mediately for spots in Duke’s starting lineup, even think the freshmen are coming in and filling the roles with seven Blue Devils returning. that they need to be doing.... I think they’re producing The Huskies freshman class—Nicole Wolff, Willfor us. I don’t think they’re underachieving or anynett Crockett, Barbara Turner and Ann Strother—- thing like that.” attracted No. 1 national rankings as well. All four The Blue Devils have been surprisingly reliant on were McDonald’s All-Americans, whereas only Bass last year’s stars Alana Beard and Iciss Tillis, though. and Smith competed for Duke. Unlike their Blue After preseason All-ACC sophomore Monique Currie Devil counterparts, the Connecticut freshmen tore her ACL, it has been Duke’s veteran core that has weren’t just possibilities for the 2002-2003 starting mostly filled the statistical void. lineup, they were certainties. Duke’s freshmen object to the notion that they One indication of Connecticut’s dominance is visi- aren’t producing enough to merit their preseason ble in the “ring of honor” at the National Women’s Basclass ranking. ketball Hall of Fame, which comprises the best outgo“Obviously Alana and Iciss are essential components ing and incoming collegiate players. The 2002 version to our team, but you have to have five players on the featured an astounding seven Huskies: four graduated court,” Foley said. “You can’t tell a game by the stats. You seniors, two freshmen (Strother and Crockett) and can do a lot of small things that make a big difference. UConn’s current National Player of the Year-candiGoestenkors agreed. date Diana Taurasi. With so many players gone, the “I’ve always felt that we have great depth,” she said. freshmen were going to have to play. “Different people are going to play well on different Play they have, with the four combining to average 90 nights, and I think that happens with youth, especially.” Nonetheless, Saturday’s head-to-head matchup minutes of playing time a game—2o minutes more than their Duke counterparts— who are down to four, howevbetween each side’s crop of four highly decorated er, as Howe is sitting out the season due to a knee injury). freshman will go a long way in determining nation“It looks like their freshmen have had to step up, al opinion for who got the better end of the recruitthey’ve had to do a little bit more for their team,” Foley ing stick. said. “They’ll be getting some opportunities that we You can bet that neither class is keen on second-place, The Chronicle

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Outcome Duke and Connecticut have had several memorable moments in college basketball —men’s basketball, that is. Recall Christian Laettner’s last-second shot in the Eastern Regional Final in 1990 that ousted the Huskies; and UConn’s shocking upset over Duke in the 1999 National Championship. Now, however, the world of college basketball is fixated on Coach G and Coach Gene. UConn has the NCAAs longest-ever winning perform streak at 58. But as Duke’s football team proved this fall, streaks are made to be broken. The keys to the game for Duke: Tillis must strong minutes; offensively Beard must deflate the confident Taurasi; Duke’s interior defense must dominate the boards; the bench must provide as rowdy smart-alecky never faced a crowd as or as very young and have and the Crazies must be loud, clever and respectful. The Huskies are is Duke’s Auriemma, who believes Duke produces “as many Duke graduates waiting on tables as there is from any other school,” aware the require outstanding performances from its stars and its reserves in Cameron Crazies will play a pivotal role for the Blue Devils. Duke will also clear front-runner for the national title in 2003; but Goestenkors has Duke thinking order to defeat the Huskies. A win would establish Duke as the —By Mike Corey only about Saturday’s task. Duke prevails in the spotlight, 79-74.

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DIANA TAURASI dribbles during last year’s national Championship game during the heart of the Huskies’ 58-game winning streak.

By JESSE COLVIN The Chronicle When Duke and Connecticut collide Saturday night, there will be more on the line than just the outcome of the game and the bragging rights to follow. The Blue Devils come into the contest unbeaten on the year at 20-0, tied for the best start in ACC history, and having won 32 consecutive ACC contests. The Huskies cgme into Durham without having lost in its last 58 games. Either way, an impressive streak will come to end when the buzzer sounds at the end of the game Saturday. That 58-game winning streak Connecticut is in possession of is an NCAA Division I record for women’s basketball. The Huskies broke the previous consecutive games streak held by Louisiana Tech, who won 54 straight games in the early 1980s, with a win against Georgetown earlier this month. The mark for men is held by UCLA, who were victorious in 88-straight contests beginning in 1971 until it fell to Notre Dame in 1974. Duke represents the most serious threat to the streak Connecticut will likely face until the NCAA tournament. Because the game is in Durham and there will be a sellout crowd in Cameron, many people are making the Blue Devils the favorites to win. The question then becomes, on whom does the pressure fall? Will it be theBlue Devils, the home team, No. 1 in the nation, trying to make it to truly elite sta-

tus, or Connecticut, defending the national championship and the recordbreaking streak? Will both teams be so nervous that they will play poorly and the game won’t live up to its hype? “I believe this will be a great game,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “It will be the first game for both us where we can just play and really enjoy this game. We have been feeling the pressure of having 30-some consecutive wins in the ACC and being No. ,1. Connecticut has had the pressure of their winning streak and being undefeated as well. “I feel like we both haven’t been playing our best basketball,” Goestenkors said. “So now this is an opportunity where UConn is playing away from home, where they are facing the No. 1 team, so there is as much pressure. We feel less pressure because we know they are a great team with a great tradition. Both teams, for this one game, should be able to go out and just enjoy themselves.” Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma was less serious when asked about the pressure of the streak, joking that his team had no hope of winning. But the Blue Devils are serious in their respect for the Huskies and their enthusiasm at the chance to make history. “That is a great streak,” Duke point guard Vicki Krapohl said. “That’s amazing. That’s been an amazing basketball program. But streaks are made to be broken, so we are going to at-

tempt to do that.”

Auriemma: Duke students can’t take a joke By MATT SULLIVAN The Chronicle

Geno Auriemma doesn’t like to lose. And though he rarely does, the Connecticut head coach likes to stick to his cynical sense of humor to keep his cool, no matter how much flack he gets for it. So when his comments to the Hartford Courant last November raised a few eyebrows across the country, Auriemma stuck to his guns, no matter how frustrated he was when Columbus, Ohio’s Brittany Hunter signed with the Blue Devils. The choice words—ranging from Duke’s alumni waiting on tables to women’s basketball attendance to freshman Jessica Foley’s drinking habits—caused a ruckus that left Auriemma flabbergasted but, as usual, not for a lack of anything to say. “I just assumed obviously they could take it as a joke,” he said Thursday. “And obviously they can’t, can they? “We live in America today, and you’re not allowed to have a sense of humor. You have to be careful what you say, and you have to be politically correct, otherwise people are going to think, Where does this guy get the right to say what he’s saying?”’ Most people in the basketball world do not question his right to have a sense of humor, but still recognize one of women’s sports’ most definitive figures as having his eccentricities—quirks that do not seem to translate into as many wins as Connecticut has had for anyone but him. Duke’s Gail Goestenkors, for

product of a few too many pints of Foster’s, Foley like most of her teammates is turning the comments into motivation for this weekend’s game. “What Geno said was pretty funny. I must admit, I laughed,” she said. “But at the same time, I would love to come in and have a good game like I’ve had the last couple of [exhibition] games against them. But if I could come in and play well, then it’d be nice to shake his hand after the game and be like, Teah,

have a Foster’s.’” For his part, Auriemma is staying jokingly pessimistic about the game, as ever. “I don’t think there’s any way we can win the game at Duke,” he proclaimed. “I mean with as good as they are, as talented as they are and as experienced as they are, and then you throw in the Cameron Crazies and that’s another 20 points right there, so there’s just no way we can win the game. I’m not expecting to win the game. That’s why I’m actually enjoying this thing. The whole thing has got me kind of smiling right now. I won’t be miserable again until Tuesday when we play St. John’s.” All humor aside, there’s clearly an air of frustration in Auriemma’s voice, not only with Duke threatening to end his team’s 58-game winning streak Saturday but also with Goestenkors building a program suddenly looking a lot like his on the court. And while Auriemma still contends that he shouldn’t be losing recruits for the “asinine” reason of a teenager preferring a Duke degree 20 years down the road over four years in his established system, Goestenkors’ family apone, admitted that she wasn’t as “bold” as her counterpart in Saturday’s matchup between the two proach seems to be working a little better this year. schools, but that Auriemma’s comments nonetheless Even Foley thought that on her visit to UConn “they sent her for a spin. were so focused on basketball, whereas when I came to Duke it’s all focus on more than basketball.” “I was surprised,” she said. “I guess I wasn’t surprised that he thought some of the things, but I was Then even if the Duke faithful at a sellout surprised that he said it, especially to a reporter. Geno Cameron Indoor Stadium are out in their waiter’s is someone who has a very good sense of humor, and he outfits or toasting a Foster’s to Auriemma, he’s not says what he thinks. Sometimes it upsets people, and going to change. he’s okay with that and he’s very confident. So I guess “I’m not smart enough to figure out how to change I was a little surprised, but I laughed at it because I my approach year in and year out,” he said. know that he’s out to get a laugh as well. I didn’t take And if Duke wins tomorrow, does Goestenkor’s offit personally. I know people did, but I chose not to.” the-court family develop into the women’s basketball One person who Auriemma certainly went right standard instead of Geno’s streaking machine—shutafter was Foley, an Australian-born forward the ting him up and leapfrogging UConn? UConn coach lost in another recruiting battle. But de“When they win their fourth national champispite Auriemma attacking her college selection as a onship, that’ll be progress,” Auriemma said.

Lines from Connecticut coach Gend Auriemma

“You know, there are just as many Duke graduates waiting tables as there is from any other school in the country. They may just be working at a better restaurant. ”

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decision, she said that in Australia, people only know about two American colleges:

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“We get more fans to a blueand-white scrimmage than they do to their biggest games. ”

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Women’s team sells out Cameron for first time Hype and growing popularity of team entices 9,314 to watch women’s basketball in biggest on-campus game in Blue Devil history By PAUL DORAN The Chronicle

When the women’s basketball team runs out on the court Saturday night against No. 2 Connecticut, it will be experiencing a different type of Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time in program history—the sold out type. After years of striving for the program’s first sellout, the Blue Devils have finally reached the magic 9,314 person capacity for a women’s game at Cameron. Last season Duke thought it might be able to hit the goal versus arch-rival North Carolina, but in the end it missed, drawing 6,904 people. “Its just an awesome feeling to know that the arena is sold out,” junior point guard Vicki Krapohl said. “Coming in my freshman year we had support, but it was nothing like this. I’m really excited to have a chance to. play in front of a sellout crowd in Cameron.” Historically the women’s program has struggled to draw fans, having a hard time competing with a national men’s basketball powerhouse that plays games during the same season, in the same arena, on the same campus. Recently, the women have begun to build up a fan base oftheir own thanks to both their rise to national prominence and the lack of men’s tickets. Many fans who turned to the women’s team admit to doing so originally because they wanted to watch Duke basketball and the men were sold out; however, more recently, the women’s team has been attracting fans because they’ve consistently been

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CAMERON CRAZIES, pictured during the men’s Georgia Tech game, are expected to show up for the women’s team’s first sell out playing some of the best women’s collegiate basketball. The University has also sold the women’s program by targeting less to the campus community and more to

greater Durham. Thanks to their work with the community, the women’s team has also been constructing a sizable youth fanbase. “The best thing about being ranked No. 1 is that it draws interest—it’s made people curious to know what we’re about,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “That’s really helped with our attendance. People are talking about us more, around campus and in the community as well.”

Despite their No. 1 ranking, the Blue Devils have still had attendance problems relative to some other schools. While other national powerhouses, Connecticut and Tennessee averaged 10,000plus fans a game last season, Duke brought in just over 3,000 per contest. Until as recently as this season, when the Blue Devils drew 7,534 for the matchup against Florida State, their lack of fan support still drew criticism from the NCAA community. On several occasion in past years, Goestenkors had commented that recruiting would be easier if she could sell the same type of Cameron Crazies atmosphere that the men use to draw players.

As recently as November, Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma said that his Huskies draw more to a BlueWhite scrimmage than the women’s basketball team does to real games. A few months later Auriemma and

his crew will find a different situation for their Cameron debut, and according to the Connecticut coach, the Huskies expect Duke’s sell-out crowd to be a major advantage. “As far as the Cameron Crazies go, I don’t think they will be as effective as the Duke basketball players will be,” Auriemma said, adding in jest that he did think the Cameron crowd would give Duke a 20 point cushion.

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Men’s basketball ushers Butler out of Cameron Duke

By JESSE COLVIN The Chronicle 80 With freshman

Shavlik

With solid play out of frontcourt mates Dahntay Jones, Shavlik Randolph and Casey Sanders, Duke hopes its inside woes are over.

Randolph

Butler 60 and senior Dahntay Jones taking turns at the helm, No. 5 Duke (14-2) sunk the visiting Butler Bulldogs (16-3) 80-60 in Cameron Indoor Stadium last night. Jones netted a game-high 25 points for the Blue Devils and Randolph posted the second double-double of his career with 24 points and 10 rebounds. The scoring mark represents a career high for the Raleigh native. “He wasn’t playing off of instincts early in the season,” said point guard Chris Duhon, whose four assists against the Bulldogs brought him to 502 in his career and three dishes shy of assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski and seventh place on Duke’s all time list. “He was just out there, like he was a zombie. Now, we have settled him down, and he has matured, and you are seeing his improvement.” After Butler’s Duane Lightfoot threw Randolph to the ground far away from the action midway through the first half, the Duke freshman appeared to pop up from the ground energized and angry. He came down the court, caught the ball, threw a series of pump-fakes, got his defender helplessly in the air, drew the foul and put the ball away. That sequence seemed to further inspire the freshmen, as he went on to score 9 of the

“Depth” and “collaboration” have been watchwords for the men’s basketball team this season. With Duke’s talent coming from a host of strong returning players and a crop of v|2 freshmen that play as

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head coach Mike Game commentary Krzyzewski’s squad has been tireless in its emphasis on teamwork. The Blue Devils are attempting to play basketball like an orchestra plays a symphony, with the individuals abandoning ego for the good of the group. The symphony featured a lot of solos in last night’s 80-60 victory over Butler, especially from the big men. And they sounded pretty good to Duke’s ears. Forwards Shavlik Randolph and Dahntay Jones and center Casey Sanders took turns providing the impetus for the Blue Devil victory. On a night when the vaunted Blue Devil backcourt duo of Chris Duhon and J.J. Redick were effectively defanged, the frontcourt played like it

SHAVLIK RANDOLPH shoots over Butler’s Joel Cornette in last night’s 80-60 victory over the Bulldogs.

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Blue Devils ready for revenge in Seminole country Men’s basketball takes backstage to women as Blue Devils return to site of last season’s Ist loss By ROBERT SAMUEL The Chronicle

Although there have been three history majors on the men’s basketball team’s last two squads, Duke has—for better or worse—avoided historical trends on its last two trips to Florida State. Last year, the Seminoles pulled a reverse Andrew Jackson and drove the Blue Devils out of Florida in a stunning 77-76 win Jan. 6, 2002, ending Duke’s 22game winning streak. In 2003, more fans, both at Duke and nation-wide, will be talking about the women’s game against Connecticut than the men’s team happenings for the first time. The Duke men (14-2, 4-2 in the ACC) will be quietly looking for revenge Sunday at 8 p.m. as they return to ACC action against Florida State (10-8, 1-6), happily playing second fiddle to the women. “I think it’s great [that the women’s team will be getting more attention],” Duke’s leading scorer Dahntay Jones said. “It’s not a problem. They work hard. They deserve it.” While they have no problem with the women’s See FSU on page 16

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The men’s tennis team, which recently rose to No 10 in the rankings, fights Virginia Commonwealth Friday before facing Princeton Saturday. Both matches are in Durham.

The No. 4 women’s tennis team gets back to the courts this Saturday when it plays the Indiana Hoosiers at 11:30 a.m. in the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.

The wrestling team will be in action twice this weekend, first against Davidson and then TennesseeChattanooga. The Wildcats will host the three-meet event Saturday.

The swimming team has a pair of opponents on the schedule for the weekend. The Blue Devils are set to face Maryland Friday and William & Mary Saturday in the Taishoff Aquatic Center

Track in Penn., UNC The men’s and women’s track team will split up this weekend, sending some athletes to the prestigious Penn State Relays, while other team members will attend the Carolina Fast Times Meet.

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Maryland uses 2nd-half run to beat N.C. State After consecutive wins over Duke, North Carolina, Wolfpack start strong then falter vs. Terps By DAVID GINSBURG The Associated Press

PARK, 75 COLLEGE Md. As he walked N.C. State 60 into the locker room senior Drew Maryland halftime, at Nicholas had mixed emotions. The Terrapins’ leading scorer was down on himself for being blanked, yet he had reason to be optimistic because No. 10 Maryland trailed North Carolina State by only 28-27. “Down by a point with the way Fd been playing, I felt pretty good,” he said. “I knew I was going to get myself going.” Nicholas hit two straight 3-pointers during a 14-0 second-half run, and Steve Blake scored 20 points as Maryland pulled away to a 75-60 victory Thursday night. Nicholas scored all 13 of his points after halftime as the defending NCAA champions solidified their hold on first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with their 14th straight home win over the Wolfpack. “We’ve established ourselves as the top team in the ACC,” Blake said. “Now we need to work to stay there. We have to keep getting better.” Maryland (13-4, 6-1) was clinging to 43-41 lead before finally busting loose. Tahj Holden started the 14-point run with Maryland

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STEVE BLAKE helped lead Maryland out of a jam against N.C. State yesterday.

two free throws, and Nicholas followed with successive shots from long range. Nik Caner-Medley then made a layup, and four free throws made it 5741 with 10 minutes left. Marcus Melvin had 15 points and Julius Hodge 14 for N.C. State (11-5, 42), which missed a chance to extend its winning streak to four and move into first place in the ACC. “Nicholas hit some shots in the second half that really helped them,” said Hodge, who missed five of eight field goal attempts. After committing six turnovers during Maryland’s 14-point run, the Wolfpack battled back. A 10-0 run made it 60-54 with 5:20 to go, but two free throws by Blake and a basket by CanerMedley quelled the comeback. “It’s a game of runs,” Hodge said. “They had theirs, we made ours. One more shot might have done it for us, but we didn’t get that shot.” Blake went 7-for-10 from the field, made all four of his 3-pointers and had seven assists. Nicholas went 4-for-7 after halftime, including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. “Drew and Steve were terrific in the second half. They’re a great backcourt together,” Maryland coach Gary Williams said.

North Carolina women crush Virginia in Chapel Hill Tar Heels shoot 24 percent in Ist half en route to worst shooting performance of season From wire reports North Carolina 74 CHAPEL HILL UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell wasn’t very 54 happy in the aftermath of her Virginia team’s worst shooting performance of the season. “That was a pretty ugly first half,” she said. Still, the seventh-ranked Tar Heels overcame 24-percent shooting from the floor in the first 20 minutes to pull away for a 74-54 victory Thursday night over Virginia. Hatchell was able to muster some words of encouragement even after her team missed 31 of its first 41 shots and led by just 26-25 at the break. “I told the team at halftime not to panic,” she said. “We played pretty poorly and still led by one. “We were going to play better in the second half. And we did.” The Tar Heels shot much better—l7-for-34 in the second half—but still had their worst night of the season overall. They made 36 percent for the game. Virginia shot almost as poorly, 21-of-54 (38.9 percent) from the floor, and killed any chance of an upset with its season-high 27 turnovers. “It was just sloppiness that hurt us,” Virginia’s LaTonya Blue said. “It was more us being sloppy than it was their defense.”

North Carolina (18-2 overall, 7-1 ACC) never trailed after overcoming an early 7-2 deficit, but didn’t put the Cavaliers away until the closing minutes. Virginia went without a field goal in the game’s final 3:39, while North Carolina reeled off 11 straight points before a single Cavalier free throw to end the

scoring with 41 seconds left. “The wheels came off there for a while,” Virginia’s Debbie Ryan said. “There was a lot of sloppy play there.” Nikita Bell scored 13 of her 21 points in the second half, and La’Tangela Atkinson had 14 points and 12 rebounds for North Carolina. Candace Sutton added 11 points, and Coretta Brown had 10 points and nine assists. “I don’t like the word ‘slump,’ and I won’t say that the teams are tired, but it’s that time of the season when you’ve played a lot of basketball and maybe you’re just not as focused as you have been,” Hatchell said of the poor shooting from both sides. Bell, 4-of-8 in the first half, had eight points by the break. She scored the Tar Heels’ first six points of the second half and six of their last eight in an 111 closing run. Coming off a career-high 30 points against Maryland, Bell connected on 10 of 15 shots.

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Unranked Cardinal edge No. 1 Wildcats, 82-77 Lottich nails three-pointer By 808 BAUM The Associated Press

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McKale Center is Arizona 77 an awful place for visiting teams, except for the Stanford Cardinal. Matt Lottich scored 23 points, including a crucial three-pointer with 58 seconds to play, to lift Stanford to an 82-77 upset of No. 1 Arizona Thursday night. Stanford beat a No. 1 team for just the third time in the school’s history and the first time on the road. But wins at McKale Center are nothing new for coach Mike Montgomery’s squad. The Cardinal (15-5, 6-2 Pac-10) won at Arizona for the third year in a row. “It was a great win considering we didn’t even play our best,” Montgomery said. When it was over, there was no wild celebration. The Stanford players patted each other on the back, shook hands and walked away. “We’ve beat ranked teams before. They just happened to be No. 1,” Stanford’s Nick Robinson said. “The fact that we’d beaten them here the two times previous, we had a lot ofconfidence.” Despite the loss, Arizona (15-2, 7-1) remained tied with California for first in the Pac-10. No. 20 Cal lost at Arizona State 75-70 Thursday night. The Bears play at Arizona Saturday. Julius Barnes, who had 14 points and 10 assists but shot just 4-for-21, sank both free throws in a one-and-one situation with 8.5 seconds to play to seal the victory.

with 58 seconds left to clinch victory for Stanford in Tucson

Lottich made 5-of-8 three-pointers. Julius helped me get some great shots, Lottich said. “They were sucking down on him, so he was kicking the ball out to me. I got some great looks because of that.” Jason Gardner scored 22 and Luke Walton a season-high 20 for the Wildcats, who rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to take a three-point lead, but couldn’t hold it. “We can’t make the number of mistakes we made with the ball and we can’t miss 12 of 26 free throws,” Arizona head coach Lute Olson said. The Wildcats 19 committed turnovers—five by Gardner—and were 14-for-26 at the foul line. Salim Stoudamire, who scored 34 in Arizona’s victory at Kansas last Saturday, played just 17 minutes because of foul trouble and had three points on l-for-5 shooting. Rob Little scored 13 for Stanford, including two big baskets down the stretch. Robinson added 10 points. Freshman Andre Iguodala’s 3-pointer with eight minutes left put the Wildcats up 63-62, then Gardner capped the surge with a driving layup to put the JASON GARDNER had 22 points and five turnovers in the Wildcats’ loss to Stanford Wildcats ahead 65-62 with 7:15 to go. It Stanford possessions, then made one of the mark, then Lottich sank a 3-pointer was Arizona’s first lead since the game’s two free throws and Stanford led 75-71 to put the Cardinal ahead 80-75 with 58 opening 2:30. with 3:10 to play. Baskets by Walton seconds to play. Rick Anderson’s But Stanford didn’t fold despite the and Gardner tied it at 75. Gardner was rebound basket cut the lead to 80-77 deafening noise of the home crowd. fouled on his basket, but missed the with 43 seconds to play. Barnes tied it at 65 with a threefree throw. Lottich missed the first of a one-andpointer, then Lottich’s 3 put the Robinson’s driving layup put one with 23 seconds to play to give Cardinal ahead 68-67 with 5:51 to play. Stanford ahead for good 77-75 with 1:42 Arizona a chance to tie it, but the Little scored inside on consecutive to go. Gardner’s three-point try was off Wildcats couldn’t convert.

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In the remainder of the half, Randolph became a force in the paint, racking up nine points, three boards, had something to prove. Jones, three blocks and a steal. His shots showed off the touch Randolph and Sanders proved that most everyone gets to dominate—for that makes him a legitimate threat from beyond the arc, as he was perat least a few minutes. Randolph’s 25 and 24 fect from the field and the foul line in points Jones’ the first half. points and 10 rebounds were impresRandolph’s defense and post play sive, as were Sanders’ defense and emotional leadership. Perhaps more also confounded Butler, exhibiting a impressive were the streaks in which physical side that he has rarely shown to Duke fans. these players exhibited their talent. The beginning of the second period Sanders started the game off at a blistering pace, with two rebounds, also belonged to Randolph, as the 6five points, a block and an assist in foot-10 freshman continued his hot just over four minutes. He assisted or streak. His first three baskets of the scored eight of Duke’s first ten points, half netted him seven points in as including a seemingly prescient pass many minutes, and his tight defense to a wide-open Redick and a ferocious allowed the Blue Devils to climb to an 18-point lead. dunk that most people can only per“Obviously Shav was terrific. He form on a Nerf hoop. “I realized [blocking shots] is what I gave us a low-post presence offensiveshould be doing,” Sanders said. “I’m ly,” Krzyzewski said of the East probably the best in the country at that.” Campus resident’s second career double-double. “Casey gave us a low-post Sanders’ play cooled off five minutes into the half, but the occasionally presence defensively.” timid Randolph soon found his own Randolph played out the game competently, but the next impact player in intensity. Six minutes into the game, Butler the Blue Devil frontcourt was Jones, forward Duane Lightfoot matched up who quickly took center stage with 16 with Randolph in the paint and points in the second half, including two banged the Raleigh native around galvanizing three-point plays. before turning to stick a jumpshot and After tonight it would appear that Duke’ frontcourt is no longer any kind rough start for the freshman. However, with 17 minutes to play, of liability. Jones, Randolph, Sanders Randolph pulled down a hard-earned and even the likes of Shelden rebound before being fouled to the Williams—who started but only logged floor. As he got back on his feet, his six minutes Thursday—are all legitimate threats in the paint. intensity had already increased.

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BUTLER from page 11 team’s 11 points in the ensuing stretch, collecting a pair of blocks and a steal along the way. “Shavlik played great tonight. He is capable of games like this. He is capable of this all season long,” Jones said. “He was really confident in all his moves and all his shots tonight. He was not second guessing himself. He played strong, he kept it really simple.” After a low-scoring first half in which Butler was able to slow the game down and use most of the shot clock, the Blue Devils came out of the locker room with a hot hand. Duke made eight out of its first nine shots, pushing the lead to 18 with 14 minutes left in the game, where it would stay for the rest ofthe contest. And when Randolph wasn’t shouldering the offensive load—he played less than half the game—it was Jones who pushed the Blue Devils in spurts. He finished the second half with 14 points and had a perfect night, 7-7, from the free throw line. The game against the Bulldogs, which Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski called an NCAA tournament type game, was the Blue Devils’ twenty-third straight home win. Butler gave Florida a scare in the NCAA tournament two years ago and will likely make it to the dance again this year. Krzyzewski credited Butler and his defense after the game. “They are so well coached,” he said. “You have to love their team. It’s an amazing school with beautiful kids. It was a pleasure playing against them. “They missed some open 3s, but they

really had to work hard in order to get them. I thought our defense was very

good in an unusual way. Casey [Sanders]’ playing [Darrell] Archey, and that’s a tough game for Casey, but I thought he did a really good job. He changed some shots. He played like a veteran tonight. Shav was our offensive post presence and Casey was our defensive post presence.” Sanders blocked several Bulldog shots and provided perimeter pressure in an odd matchup when the senior center was switched onto Butler’s shooting guard Darrell Archey numerous times. “I took the cue from the younger guys tonight,” Sanders said. “As a team, I thought we did a heck of a job talking and switching all game.” Duke 80, Butler 60 FINAL Butler (16-3) Duke (14-2) Butler Monserez

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Florida State (10-7,1-5) Coach Leonard Hamilton Guard Nate Johnson, Jr. 4.4 ppg, 2.9 apg. Guard Tim Pickett, Jr. 18 ppg, 5.9 rpg. Forward Michael Joiner, Jr. 9.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg. Forward Anthony Richardson, So. 11.9 ppg Center Trevor Harvey, Sr. 7.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg.

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a solid ball club,” Jones said. “They have a very good coach. They have been playing really hard. They’ve been a lot more consistent than last year.”

moment in the spotlight, the Blue Devils are hoping to avoid last year’s Even if Duke’s perimeter players performance at Florida State. To do so, struggle in the Sunshine state, the Blue the team must slow down Florida Devils will have a rare advantage in the State’s 6-foot-4 guard Tim Pickett. The frontcourt, as Pickett is the Seminole’s junior is the Seminole’s leading scorer leading rebounder at only 5.8 a game. at 18.2 points per game, scoring over 20 “We’re not posting up on the inside points in each of his last three games. very well,” Florida State head coach This contrasts with Duke’s 6-foot-4 Leonard Hamilton said. “We’ve been shooting guard, J.J. Redick. After scoring challenging [our frontcourt players] a Duke freshman record 34 points and since day one, so I’m not sure we can being called perhaps the best player on challenge them anymore. This team will the nation’s best team, things have sighave to grow up and understand what nificantly slowed for the Roanoke, Va., we have to do to win games.” native. Struggling in the second half in Freshmen interior players Shavlik the Maryland loss, Redick broke out of Randolph and Shelden Williams look to his brief slump against N.C. State, continue their recent development bombing away from the outside for 20 against the lowly Seminole interior, as points in the first half. Unfortunately for Randolph scored a career high 24 points Thursday against Butler and Williams the Blue Devils, Redick’s scoring a threepointer in one half was a break in the played his best game ofthe year against slump, not a break-out of the slump. Georgia Tech last Saturday. The pure shooting guard has shot just 4-for-26 from the field since the first half in Raleigh, putting his sure-shot starting spot in jeopardy. Redick needs a big game for both his and his teammates’ confidence on the turbulent ACC road. While Redick has struggled recently, Jones has been on fire. Proving that he is this team’s No. 1 scoring threat, the high-flying small forward has scored over 20 points in four of his last five games, increasing his average to 17.6 points a game. Despite his success, Jones is treating the Seminoles, who are already five games under .500 in the young ACC season, very seriously as to avoid an upset like last years’. “Those guys are always good, always

Also a concern for Duke is going on the

road, as the Blue Devils have suffered both their losses away from Cameron. “Teams are not winning road games as they have in the past,” Jones said. “The road competition is harder now.” Although many of the players on this year’s Duke team were still in high

school when Florida State ended Duke’s

chance at perfection last year, everyone is focused to learn from history and not

allow Florida State to do another Old Hickory impression. “I think last year’s team took them kind of lightly,” Williams said. “Everybody plays well against Duke. We need to come over there and play well, and not take anyone lightly.”

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Invest in Israel There are many steps to be taken before peace is reached in the Middle East, but divestment from Israel is not one of them. Duke Divest, a group of students, staff and faculty members, kicked off its campaign this week to urge the University to withdraw holdings from any company involved in providing Israel with military supplies. The organization mimics movements that began last semester at Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley, and in the minds ofthe organizers it also mimics the 1980s movement to divest from apartheid South Africa. Their goal is to use financial pressure to force Israel to give into the desires ofthe Palestinian Authority, but their efforts will do nothing of the sort and are, in fact, quite counterproductive The nature ofthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a failure of trust, prompted by the refusal of both some Palestinians and some Israelis to recognize the other people’s basic right to exist. The Palestinian leadership has continually failed to negotiate a peaceful solution, causing Israelis to fear for their own security. Israelis’ concern for their basic safety in response to terrorist attacks manifested itself in the most recent election, when they voted for a prime minister, Ariel Sharon, who sets national security as a prerequisite for continued negotiations. Calls to divest from Israel—even just from companies that deal arms to Israel —can only heighten most Israelis concern for their security. Furthermore, the nature ofthe military supplies sold to the Israel are not simply used in conflicts with the Palestinian Authority, but in all aspects of national security. Duke Divest should be an outspoken opponent of the violent factions of the Palestinian national movement —those groups, such as Hamas and Fatah, that use bombings and other violent means to try to intimidate Israelis and stifle peace. Breaking the hold of such organizations on the Palestinian majority is essential to the start of a peace process, and students can facilitate that outcome by renouncing their practices and offering an alternative, democratic vision for Palestinian economic and political development. In the 1980s, divestment contributed to the end of apartheid because outcry was widespread as American companies were profiting from an immoral situation. In this instance, however, no companies are profiting from the conflict in the Middle East. Moreover, the political dynamics ofthe situation were vastly different from those in Israel. While Duke should consider divestment in some situations, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is not one of them. The experience of divestment from South Africa taught the world that sometimes economic pressures can have profound effects, and the University should consider divestment in certain situations. Occasionally, there do exist problems that are so morally troublesome that to invest in parties involved would be outrageous. The situation between Israelis and the Palestinians is certainly a tragedy, but divestment will do nothing to bring it to an end.

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The last time I gave a C was more than two years ago. Stuart Rojstaczer, associate professor of hydrology and Chronicle columnist, on grade inflation (see story, page one).

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Fighting preservatives tion in Germany in 1939 and Iraq in 2003. The column concluded with the proclamation we should go along with whatever our leaders tell us. The problem with the column, of course, is that the analogy doesn’t work: Unlike Hitler, You know who Fm talking Saddam is not actively trying to conquer a large about. They run organizathe Duke section of the world. And while Hitler was in tions like power only five years before the Munich Conservative Union and the Agreement ceded part of Czechoslovakia (then Progressive Alliance. Their known as the Sudetenland) to the Germans in political views are strictly 1938, Saddam has been president of Iraq since wed to the group (the left or Lucas they pledge 1979, and when he did try to go after Kuwait, in allethe right) 1990, America didn’t appease him. Schaefer giance to, and their ideas While historical analogies can certainly be about everything—from the useful, too often preservatives use them loosely, war in Iraq to abortion to capital punishment—can be discerned without talking to without much attention to detail. Then again: Why bother doing research when you can just them. They write Chronicle letters-to-theair of rattle off some dates and sound like you’re sayover with an editor, usually brimming moral superiority, decrying one policy or ing something substantial? In truth, if all of the another and poking at their “opponents.” historical analogies employed by letter writers They call themselves either “progressive” or and columnists in The Chronicle and other pub“conservative,” but really they are two sides lications since Sept. 11 are accurate, not only is of the same coin. For this column, let’s just Saddam the same as Hitler, but Hitler is the same as Ariel Sharon, who is the same as Bush, call them preservatives. The worst crime these preservatives commit who is the same as Osama, who is the same as is not self-righteousness, but rather that they Yassir Arafat, which, by the transitive property don’t actually say anything. Having found a of equality, makes Sharon the same as Arafat, the same as Saddam, etc. group to which they feel they “belong,” they simNow, I don’t like Bush and I don’t like Osama, ply spin progressive or conservative rhetoric, in part to prove to the other members oftheir group but if you can’t see the difference between the two, you can’t see the advantages you might just how progressive or conservative they are. Here I would like to show three devices have in defeating either of them. While comparpreservatives use in theirrhetoric to sound creding Hitler to Sharon or Arafat may catch people’s ible without actually saying anything, and then attention, that’s really all it does, because it provides no helpful information and only serves to suggest an alternative: 1. Instead of debating ideas, the preservative antagonize those who disagree. It may provoke a spends his time debating whether certain ideas big reaction, but nothing is actually being said. 3. History begins on the date that is most conshould be debated. After Laura Whitehom, a political “activistTterrorist” who blew up part of venient to advance a preservative’s argument. the U.S. Capitol in 1983, was invited to speak on The preservative never views history in the campus in March, the DCU published a fhll page long-term. Time only begins when it is politicalad in The Chronicle asking readers to “tell Duke ly convenient for it to begin. While a conservaPresident Nan Keohane [and others] YOU tive preservative might use Sept. 11 to show DON’T WANT THEM TO USE YOUR MONEY why America needs strong military and intelligence agencies, rarely will he bother acknowlTO CONDONE TERRORISM.” Why on a college campus, allegedly devoted edging what happened prior to that date which to intellectual discussion, are we wasting time may have helped lead to the disaster. And deciding who should and should not have a preservatives ofall political stripes exploit histovoice? The progressive preservatives, of course, ry for their own agendas when it comes to the were quick to point out the hypocrisy of their Middle East, a region created either thousands right-leaning (and freedom-of-speech loving) of years ago, in 1948, in 1967 or in 2000, dependbrethren. The progressives, however, wreak of ing on what you’re trying to prove. These are just a few of the ways preservahypocrisy too, because they were employing many of the same tactics the conservatives are tives use rhetoric to blow steam without advancnow using when, two years ago, protests erupted ing any sort ofidea. But do not be so cynical as over the publication of David Horowitz’s slave to think this is what politics should actually be reparations advertisement in The Chronicle. about. And don’t thirds; what I’m advocating is Said one letter writer at the time: “Too often in moderation. What I’m advocating is a changing this country people take cover under the fiction of the guard. Make no mistake about it: Right now, the preservatives are the most vocal “politcalled ‘freedom of speech’ in order to give credence to their racist pathologies.” Horowitz was ical activists” at Duke, and on a university campus, I don’t think this should be the case. What labeled a racist (maybe he is); Whitehom a terrorist (quite possible, too). Either way, the labels I’m suggesting is that those who are sick of the are not really relevant, because no one, not even preservative mentality do something. the all-knowing preservatives, should be deemed How? Well, that’s where it gets tricky, but I have a place to start: See, the problem with the the suitable arbiters of what is and is not appropriate speech. What’s particularly annoying preservatives isn’t only that they say nothing, about this preservative tactic is that it’s often but they also create nothing. done to silence fellow preservatives (like You want to see creation? Last year, Mary Horowitz), whose hollow rhetoric could be refutAdkins and Adam Bloomfield were upset over ed easily, but who instead are given more attenhow our University dealt with disordered eating tion than they could ever possibly deserve. on campus. Their provocative play, The Perks of Disordered Eating, led to scores ofconversations (As a side note, it is true that politicallyactive, non-preservatives come to campus to across campus about how we deal with the issue. speak. But too often, guest lectures denigrate That is political activity. Two kids in my freshinto political circle jerks when only those with man dorm wanted to combat hunger in Durham the same political views as the lecturer show up and thought it was unfair how the University to the speech. Slam poet Saul Williams gave a took back students’ left-over food points at the provocative and entertaining talk on MLK Day, end of each semester. They negotiated with the but unfortunately got off easy with the questions University and created the Duke-Durham because the preservatives in the audience were Hunger Alliance, which, through two food point ideologically aligned with Williams already and drives, has raised $15,000 from students’ unused food points. That is political activity. chose to blindly cheer him on instead of actually—gasp!—challenge what the guy was saying). Maybe you don’t have the ability to create 2. The preservatives routinely misuse historsomething on those scales, maybe you do. But ical analogies as away of oversimplifying issues whatever the case, don’t be inactive. Don’t let the and in lieu of doing their own research. preservatives be the loudest voice on campus. A recent column on these pages pointed to the “immense similarities” between the situa- Lucas Schaefer is a Trinity junior. There is a scandal on this campus. The most vocal self-declared “progressives” and “conservatives” at Duke are actually the exact same people, and no one is saying anything about it.

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Childs play? The bell rings and its recess at Global Elementary School. Little Georgie strolls out to the playground and glowers at Saddam, one of his classmates. “Stay cool,” Georgie tells himself. “I’ll get him soon enough. I’ve got work to do today.” He meets his best friends Colin, Donald and Condi. “Okay guys, we’ve A(Bk been talking about taking care of that m jerk Saddam. He’s so sneaky, and I know |p)| W& f he is planning some kind of mischief. It’s ■ time we do something, before he gets us. \ mjPZ I was thinking we should get a bunch of ****** kids together and egg his house so bad Andrew he’s gotta move out. What do ya think?” Rothman “That’s a great idea, Georgie,”replied v v . Er Mysdf Vo Donald. “I’ll get the eggs.” Colin hesitated for a minute, but a stem look from Georgie was all the convincing he needed. “All right, I’m down,” he said. “11l talk to some of the other kids and get ’em on board.” “And 111 go get us some juice and cookies!” added Condi “Good girl, Condi,” said Georgie. “I’ll go talk to Tony. Even though he’s kinda goofy and wears a retainer, he makes a good cheerleader.” And with that the four friends set off around the playground. They were all excited about finally getting Saddam. He’d always been so arrogant and obnoxious, wearing that fake mustache and putting drawings of himself all over the classroom. Plus, the gang was convinced his clever mind was cooking up some mischief. But deep down, Georgie had another reason for wanting Saddam out of the neighborhood. Georgie’s dad once told him that there was buried treasure behind Saddam’s fence. The treasure fascinated Georgie, and it was on his mind as he met with Tony on the playground. >

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Andrew Rothman is a Trinity junior. His column appears every fourth Friday.

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Two tender fillets sizzled slowly on the grill with eager Biological Anthropology and Anatomy students waiting for their dinner inside the compound. Hours earlier we had skinned the eland using only .' y h.evm the stone tools we made for that pur- Ogorzalek pose. The skeleton The Big 0 remained on the plain where it fell earlier. This unique experience that I treasure not only as a scientist-in-training but also as any human would, will not be available to future Duke students if the administration carries through with plans to diminish the BAA department to a mere shadow of its current self. Why cancel BAA? This mystery intrigues many. To get answers, I went straight to the source of confusion. Dean Bill Chafe and Dean Bemdt Mueller met my questioning with cordial answers. They explained that the cuts would not be immediate. The Medical Center is dumping professors into the unwelcoming hands of Arts and Sciences, as Arts and Sciences cannot support more faculty. They also said that no other departments would experience this sort of size reduction. Duke needs to stay on the cutting edge, which means a University-wide genomics initiative. I didn’t quite agree with them, but despite my Jedi mind tricks and interrogation, they stuck by their original position that Arts and Sciences will not replace retiring BAA faculty, which will in effect kill the department. It is one of the finest departments the school has, even if it deals with _

primate behavior, fossils and human anatomy. Maybe BAA classes should include an origami component, like my CPS 001 class and not have to worry about losing faculty. BAA attacks issues still relevant to society, such as the origins of Homo sapiens, cultural diffusion and other questions critical to our existence. The behaviorists, anatomists and paleoanthropologists all complement each other. By trimming this department, the University has effectively said, “Screw questions about our origins and explanations for human behavior; we can make money!” Duke should stop saying that it supports the advancement of knowledge. We’re no longer a University; we’re a for-profit institute without taxes. Expansion occurs where grant money and wealthy alumni dictate. That is why Fuqua and Pratt keep growing. Let’s churn out only business, law, medical and engineering students so they can become wealthy alums and donate to construct more parking garages and other buildings that will keep Duke looking like it’s growing. This would be true for the genomic center if only we were not five years behind Yale and Harvard. Ironically, Arts and Sciences is reducing a standard-setting department from 10 faculty to six as they retire over the next few years, even after the completion of a successful capital campaign. The Campaign for Duke accrued much of its success through stock options, some of which have gone south with the market. If Duke accepts crappy stock, banking on its return to profit, I will personally pledge my 25 shares of Motorola stock to Duke University in order to fund

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the BAA department, which when compared against all rival institutions, receives the second largest amount of grant money available to physical anthropologists. This would not be the first pledge to fund BAA The Duke Endowment just donated $13.5 million with a portion earmarked for that department. In response to the gift, President Nan Keohane said, “We are extremely grateful to The Duke Endowment for its sustained and generous support of

university priorities.” So now we are cutting university priorities. Budget is a funny word and another source of personal confusion. Arts and Sciences is over budget while every other aspect of Duke accrued enough money in the Campaign to support a developing country. The college responsible for educating the majority of Duke students does not have adequate funds to maintain its faculty, even as Fuqua hires more professors and expands to South Korea, the abysmal football program gets $3O million to build a facility and we build a parking garage. I guess Duke likes to scrap the fillets, leaving the gaudy pieces that lack unique flavor and make us like any other school. Too often do we look to other institutions to see what’s en vogue, rather than asserting ourselves. Why don’t we sharpen the edge instead of letting others? We must reassess our goals, realize that departments like BAA gamer international fame for the University, provide fascinating education opportunities and are truly the heart and soul of any academic institution. Kevin Ogorzalek is a Trinity junior.

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Forget label wearing, name dropping and the basketball team. The latest announcement from administration by far separates Duke from all the rest. I hear conversations about “the monorail” and mistakenly assume it’s in reference to The Simpsons. Then I find out that it’s a possible transportation system for campus. But there’s more: We’re going to have “Main Street” and tear down and rebuild all of Central. So, as Duke plans Wlach to sink exorbitant amounts of money into a project that will come to fruition when The Y Perspective we’re in our forties, I ask: Is this a

settling to those of us who will not be here to enjoy it There has got to be a better way. I admit that’s not the shortest of short-term goals. But how about doors on bathroom stalls? Not that I don’t love the ghetto fabulous shower curtains that match the archaic urinals in the women’s bathrooms, but I think at a top five ranked university, actual doors would be appropriate. Another good thing would be hot water. Nothing makes a girl happier on 30-degree mornings than a shower with no warmth and no water pressure. Now, speaking on behalf of students with cars, I turn to the roads. The recent storms have left potholes that make going down Towerview and other streets like driving the Rockies. I have seen no work done to fix the holes, but there is the pungent smell of tar hanging over the BC Walkway every day. I don’t know where the tar is, or what it’s being used for, but let’s get some ofthat thick black goodness over to the streets so someone doesn’t destroy their vehicle trying to get to the Blue Lots. Lastly, Union Drive. For the past two years I have been blessed with a window facing this road, and thanks to the 750,000 trucks that back down it every morning I don’t need an alarm clock. The incessant beeping that starts as early as 4 a.m. and goes well into morning needs to be reconciled. First off, it’s a dead end—where could these trucks possibly go? Secondly, there is no longer major work going on. Thirdly, why can’t they just drive down the normal way? These are just a few of the many minor changes that our campus needs now. Big plans are great and I’m all for making Duke a pavilion for education. But, as a member of the Class of 2004 who has gotten the shortest possible end of the stick for three years, I ask, no, I plead: Please make changes to Duke that we will actually be here to appreciate. We too deserve the best environment in

University or a themepark? I can just see it now: We’ll officially rename it The Gothic Wonderland. Instead of Epcot, we can do Frat-Cot where all the fraternities kicked off campus can have their own “nations of the world” area. Clearly, the Chapel is the Magic Kingdom. We can even have students work as characters, dressed up as professors and administrators. With tuition about to clear the $40,000 mark I’m sure we can afford it. And if construction costs go over, we can always have the members of Pi Kappa Alpha build it for us as part oftheir community service. But before we start sketching plans for “It’s Nannerl’s World” and “The Washington Duke Teacups,” let’s focus on the main problem with this part ofthe Master Plan: There are improvements that can and should be made now. Yes, having this Master Plan is key, and several important changes have come from it. But just like we’re taught in middle school, short-term goals are fundamental in life. First offis parking. I don’t know about you, but I have never seen a situation where the walk to and from your car is so far that you need Gatorade stands to refuel. I know we are building this massive parking complex, but honestly, it’s Durham. If it were Boston, I could see a which to live and leam. Special thanks to the recent birthday girl Diana for multi-tiered garage. At the University of Sydney there was ample parking for 39,000 students—many of whom the column topic idea. Happy 21st! commuted—and it is an international city! We’ve hired parking specialists and the problem worsens each semesJennifer Winch is a Trinity junior. Her column appears ter. And telling us it will get better in a few years is not every other Friday.

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