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In anticipation of the landfall of Hurricane Isabel, the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, N.C., has canceled classes for the rest of the week and asked students to evacuate by 10 a.m. this morning. Residential Life and Housing Services Director Eddie Hull said the University will have to temporarily house only about 13 undergraduate students—all of whom attend Duke but are studying at Beaufort this semester—in residence halls. They will stay in Edens Quadrangle, where some rooms are currendy unoccupied in anticipation of students returning in the spring from abroad. Undergraduates from the University of North CarolinaChapel Hill and Davidson College will be supported by their respective schools, and graduate students, faculty and staff will find their own individual accommodations. Assistant Director of Auxiliary Services Anne Light said the University offered to house Duke graduate SEE EVACUATION ON PAGE 7

Members of the University’s Latino community are furious over Sigma Chi fraternity’s “Viva Mexico” party, held last Saturday night. The concerned students and faculty said they see the party which included invitations in the form of expired green cards and a “border control” at the door—as derogatory towards Mexicans and Latinos, and as a continuing example ofhow Latinos are marginalized on campus and beyond. nt isn’t just this one weekend; it isn’t just Sigma Chi. I’ve been here three years and this is the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said Ornaf Rashrd, ajbintMDJD candidate and president of the Duke Hispanic/Latino Law Student Association. To some, the party seemed innocent and well-intentioned. In an e-mail, Sigma Chi president Marc Mattioli wrote that the event was “designed to be a light-hearted representation of the Mexican tourism scene.” Still, Mattioli said his fraternity takes responsibility for its actions. “We are fully aware that mistakes were made in the presenta—

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Tim Johnson crinkled his forehead as he tried his best to think ofhis personal pet peeves. It was only 7:30 a.m. on a Friday morning, and the heat of the late summer day had not quite crept in, but he was already sweating—the 46-year-old man had, so far, replaced a dozen trash bags. “I like my floors clean,” he answered after a moment, taking off his cap to wipe the sweat. “Showers, too. You know, those silver things where the water comes out from?” Johnson demonstrated with his hands, pretending to dab something in front of him. “I like it when they shine.” He stood on the first floor of House T, taking a rare momentary break to catch his breath before hurtling up the several flights of stairs to attack the next set of garbage cans and bathrooms. Tall and soft-spoken, Johnson has worked as a housekeeper in Craven Quad since 1992, mopping flooded bathroom floors and tackling mountains ofbeer cans for 11 years. SEE A DAYIN THE LIFE ON PAGE 6

tion of our party and we are takinternally to make sure that this situation does not arise again,” he wrote. “We are very apologetic to the Latino community at Duke and any others that found offense in our actions.” Sandra Sanchez, president of Lambda Pi Chi sorority, said that she had not spoken with anyone from Sigma Chi, but felt that whatever their reasoning, certain respectful decisions should have been made, “Even if [the party] were meant to be fun, they should have thought about the consequences,” Sanchez said, This is not the first time that Latino students have spoken out against social events they viewed as belittling to the Latino community. In October 1994, members of Mi Gente requested that Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and Pi Beta Phi sorority change the name of its annual “South of the Border” mixer, noting that the name of the event used derogatory stereotypes, Sanchez said she hoped the Latino community would make a formal request to have Sigma Chi held responsible in the Greek system. ‘They should be j ng S( e pS

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The Senate apWASHINGTON proved a resolution Tuesday to repeal all of the new regulations that would make it easier for the nation’s largest media companies to grow bigger. By a vote of55-40, the Republican-controlled Senate defied the White House and issued a stinging political rebuke of Michael Powell, the Republican chair of the Federal Communications Commission and architect of the rules. Administration officials had spoken to several lawmakers before the vote in an unsuccessful effort to turn it around, congressional officials said Tuesday. Ad-

ministration officials expressed relief that the vote indicated the measure would not be able to withstand a presidential veto, which the White House has threatened. The sponsors of the Senate resolution acknowledged that it still faced long political odds before becoming law in its current form, although they said they had better chances of repealing significant pieces of the new rules rather than the entire package. House leaders who oppose the resolution have refused to allow it to reach the floor of that chamber. Still, the Senate vote demonstrated broad bipartisan hostility to the new

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ABU GHRAIB, Iraq Six people claiming to be Americans and two who say they are British are in U.S. custody on suspicion of involvement in attacks on coalition forces, an American general said Tuesday. They would be the first Westerners reported held in the insurrection against the U.S.-led occupation. Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, who is in charge of coalition detention centers in Iraq, said the alleged Americans and Britons were considered security detainees, meaning they were suspected of involvement in guerrilla attacks. Karpinski did not identify the purported Westerners but

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Retired Gen.Wesley Clark, who boasts a four-star military record, told political advisers Tuesday he will join the presidential race as the tenth Democratic candidate.

Arafat wants a truce, Israel brushes it off Israeli officials Tuesday rebuffed Palestinian proposals for a comprehensive cease-fire, saying the military would not halt strikes in the West Bank and Gaza Strip until Palestinian security forces begin dismantling militant groups.

Federal court may reconsider recall decision The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday it will consider whether to re-examine its three-judge panel's postponement of the California recall election.

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NY Stock Exchange chair asked to step down The treasurer of California and the state's two major pension funds called Tuesday for the resignation of Richard Grasso,the embattled chairman of the New York Stock Exchange.

said they were being interrogated by military intelligence in Baghdad, where they were being held. “We actually do have six who are claiming to be Americans, two who are claiming to be from the U.K. We’re continuing the interviewing process. The details become sketchy and their story changes,” Karpinski said.

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rules and, as one lawmaker said Tuesday, a symbolically important vote of no confidence in Powell. Twelve Republicans and one independent joined 42 Democrats in voting for the resolution. It was opposed by 38 Republicans and two Democrats, Zell Miller of Georgia and John Breaux ofLouisiana. “I think [Powell] has made a horrible mistake,” said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and chief sponsor of the resolution. “His leadership at the commission has led the commission to cave in to the special interests as quickly and as thoroughly as I’ve ever seen.”

Asked about the detainees at a Pentagon news conference, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said: “The truth is that the folks that we’ve scooped up have, on a number of occasions, multiple identifications from different countries. They’re quite skilled at confusing people as to what their real nationality is or where they came from or what

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Basketball fever is here. Well, almost, First murmurs of the Cameron Indoor Stadium roar emerged Tuesday night at the second Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting of the year. Brian Berman, third-year law student and co-chair of GPSC’s basketball committee, spent fifteen minutes fielding questions about the graduate and professional student camp-out for tickets Oct. 3 to 5. Things will be pretty much the same this year, Berman said. “We have a little more food being sold than usual,” Berman said. “But we’re going to make sure it doesn’t become a flea market-type environment—that was my main concern.” Also at the meeting, members of the board voted on a number of infrastructure issues. The board approved GPSC president Rob Saunders’ appointment of molecular and cell biology graduate student Zach Schafer as vice president and second-year law student Matt Block as communications coordinator. Schafer said the board would also be changing its voting policy this year to a less formal procedure. “In the past, we used to do a Robert’s Rules of Order-type thing,” Schafer said. “Basically, we’re going to just ask for [the board’s] approval of the minutes this year.” Without a single vote of dissent, the board went on to approve the minutes from the last meeting, the GPSC budget and first phase of group funding. GPSC members also approved the council’s seven internal committees, tailored this year to meet the specific interests of the board as a whole, rather than just the executive board. This year’s committees are student life, publicity, buildings and grounds, parking and transportation, health insurance and health care, community service and undergraduate mentoring. Each committee also presented three goals for the coming year. In preparation of a jointmeeting with the Duke Student Government before President Nan Keohane in two weeks, the committees also offered questions they hope to ask her.

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wireless networking, the number of students who use laptop computers at Duke is increasing dramatically. For a university that considered implementing a laptop requirement as recently as 2001, the shift indicates, not surprisingly, that students are keeping pace with constandy evolving technology. “A couple of years ago, there was an evaluation of whether we should require laptops of students. The decision was not to require a laptop,” said Tracy Futhey, vice president for information technology and chief information officer. “Interestingly enough, we now find the need to require a laptop is almost a non-issue—everybody’s coming in with laptops.” Sales from the University’s computer store reflect students’ changing preferences. According to figures from the Office of Information Technology, laptop sales accounted for 87 percent of computer sales during the back-to-school period

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this fall, up from 63 percent in 2001. Total sales have also skyrocketed from 515 computers sold during the back-to-school season in 2001 to 758 in 2003. While part of the shift can be attributed to students changing their preference in keeping with the latest advances in technology, Jim Rigney, senior manager of the computer store, said OIT, the computer store and the provost’s office also worked to facilitate laptop ownership and use. The program they devised, called the Duke Technology Advantage Program, offers students the opportunity to buy laptops and desktops with extensive service and support plans through the computer store. The program has both increased overall computer sales and made it easier for students to keep up with national trends that have been spurred by lower laptop prices, better technology and the spread of wireless Internet capabilities, Rigney said. “When you start comparing computers, it gets very confusing because you have to really look at them feature for

feature,” Rigney said. “What we’ve tried to provide are laptops that have all the features that we need. Every machine comes with wireless, a DVD burner and enough RAM that they won’t have to upgrade later.” Students’ computer needs have not changed, but the appeal of laptops has increased with the spread of wireless Internet access, said Clarence Morgan, a manager at the computer store in the Bryan Center. ‘Their needs are still the same as they have been in the past,” he said. The thing students want more than anything is the mobility that laptop computers give them.” Futhey said the move toward laptops has been what the University hoped for, and that the Technology Advantage Program served its purpose of helping students buy and maintain their personal computers. “The University was smart in considering whether it was time to require laptops, but we made the right decision that if we made it easy to own and use laptops, we didn’t have to require it,” she said.

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evening. “We’re really excited about the website,” said Administrative Coordinator of Student Health Ray Rodriguez, who spearheaded the project with Assistant Director of Student Health Jean Hanson. ‘We’ve been waiting for this for so long.” Unlike the old student health website that Health education Specialist Becky Griesse said “you could get lost in,” the new site boasts easier navigability and expanded sections on health information. We’ve been updating and creating new topics on eating and body image concerns, contraception and Healthy Devil information,” Griesse said. ‘The website’s role is to be able to address students’ needs more immediately and make it easier for students to find the information that they want.” Despite the obvious changes in content and format visible on the front page, more interactive features are still to come before the end of September, said Rick Cecil of Hesketh.com, an outside website development company with which the SHC contracted. Feedback from a subset of peer educators and a student advisory committee over the summer helped Hesketh.com and the SHC find out more about how to better meet students’ needs, Rodriguez said. One result of student advice was to provide downloadable forms including peer educator applications and Healthy

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the infirmary, which no longer exists. “We had a lot ofinformation... [that] was difficult to find and change and bring up to date,” Christmas said. “One of the things that this upgrade is doing is making us update the site.” Fran Whaley, who works for Student Health Services at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said she recognizes the importance of maintaining a student health website. “The first place stu•

dents turn to is the Internet, and I think it’s no different for student health programs,” she said. The $50,000 cost of the SHC website’s overhaul was covered by the Waggoner Fund, which will provide $300,000 to the SHC over five years. Established in 2001, the fund is intended to “enhance the wellness of the campus community” and was the first gift of its kind Student Health ever received, Hanson said.

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News Briefs Blasting to start near Perkins Library

The University will begin subsurface blasting in order

to remove rock in the area of the Perkins Library expan-

sion between Perkins and the Old Chemistry Building. There will be a test blast at 10 a.m. today and, if all goes well, two more blasts at 1 and 4 p.m. Daily blasting will continue on this schedule Mondays through Saturdays until blasting is complete. Ray Wrenn, assistant director ofconstruction services for the Facilities Management Department, said the University has set aside a two-month period for the blasting, although there is no definite date for when blasting will be complete. Wrenn said the blasting is not dangerous, nor will it be disruptive “It’s very controlled,” Wrenn said. “If you are inside the buildings, you probably won’t even hear anything. If you are outside, you may hear a little thump. The ground may raise up a bit and there may be a little dust.” He added that those really close to the blast sites may feel slight vibrations when the blasts occur.

Duke enters Green Power Partnership The Environmental Protection Agency announced Duke’s entrance into the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, recognizing the University’s leadership in the move to adopt renewable energy technology. Kurt Johnson, director of EPA’s Green Power Partnership, lauded the University’s dialogue between students and administrators on environmental concerns and cited the Duke Green Power Challenge, started last spring, as one of the factors leading to Duke’s induction into the partnership. The Duke Green Power Challenge encourages students, faculty and staff to purchase wind power for their electricity use. Students behind the Challenge hope that, eventually, 2.5 million kilowatt hours will be generated and supplied to the power grid by a wind farm rather than a coal plant. The administration, in turn, has agreed to match the purchases, dollar for dollar. The Challenge raised $25,000 at the end of the spring semester.

with the bewildered housekeeper, then proceeded to exit the building. ‘The girl came out and asked me if I had seen this boy,” Johnson explained. “When I told her that he left, she looked at me like this”—he pulled his face into a downcast expression—’’and said, ‘He didn’t even say

“I’ve seen and heard so much, nothing surprises me anymore. What’s abnormal is normal, and what’s normal is abnormal,” he said, emitting a little chuckle. “If somegoodbye!”’ thing was normal, then I’d be worried.” Despite his 11 years of experience, however, JohnOriginally from Baltimore, Johnson made his way down to North Carolina in 1987 when his mother fell son’s familiarity in dealing with the out of the ordinary ill. A few years after she passed away, he found his still has not completely immunized him from the effects of what he considers to be the grossest mess: place at Duke; today he says he would not work anyvomit. Whether it’s sprayed across bathroom floors, or where else. “I love talking to students from all over the world,” smeared on the shirt of a student still passed out in the comes to sweep away the recessJohnson said. Appropriately, behind him, a world map was hallway when Johnsonthrow-up is still, as he aptly terms board, to bulletin the different es of a weekend party, tacked a pinpointing neatly homelands of the dorm residents. it, “disgusting What may repulse most Duke students, however, is Johnson began to move again, from bathroom to baththe fact that Johnson room, in an easy and efficient manwakes up at 5:30 a.m. ner. He knocked each time before every morning to go to entering a girls’ bathroom. work, making his initial “Housekeeper,” he called out, rounds before some even paused, then knocked again. “I’ve seen and heard so much, go to bed. “Housekeeper.” nothing surprises me anymore. At 9 a.m., signs of life The bathroom was empty, but have that isn’t always the case. begun to appear and What’s abnormal is normal, throughout the building: “One time, I walked into the what’s normal is normal.” a student stumbles by boys’ bathroom on this floor,” he mumbling motioned at the door. “I knocked, Johnson, Tim “good morning” before and then I went in. There was a girl wearily making his way in there, right out of the shower. out the door. She got a towel on just in time,” he laughed Johnson leaned against the wall and planned out the “We just stared at each other for a while, in shock,” he rest of his day. Sweeping and mopping the floors—it was added. a Friday, after all, there was not too much to do. Monday, witnessed incidents multiple ranging on the other hand, remains a different story. Johnson has “Yeah, Mondays are the worst,” he admitted. “Because from the scary—such as cross-dressing fraternity boys —to the downright bizarre, like when a boy suddenly burst out of the weekend, you know, students like to party.” of a girl’s dorm room, ran past Johnson, down the stairs But unlike most students, Johnson’s time to shine and across the commons room, up the stairs on the other comes after the party, in the wee-hours of the morning, side, then back to Johnson. He paused for a bit, chatted when no one else is around. ”

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unknown how hard the storm will hit Durham. In any event, Hull said, University utilities should be in good shape since power lines are buried underground. Strucstudents, but they declined. tural damage to residence halls from high winds and rain, The students staying at Duke will have full access to achowever, is another matter. ademic and recreational facilities via their Duke Card, will “In the ice storm, it was a very passive event. To the exbe able to apply their Beaufort meal plan to on-campus tent that the limbs got too heavy, they just snapped and eateries and will be given parking access to fell to the ground,” Hull said of the wintry the Blue Zone RRICANE ISABEL storm that paralyzed much of campus and The relatively small number of students Durham in the final days of the fall 2002 Key statistics as of means a minimal burden on facilities. semester. “The hard thing about hurri2 a.m. Sept. 17 “We’re prepared for them to be here canes, the one that distinguishes them, is Category 2 through the weekend, and longer if necesstationary things pretty much fly. It’s reaLocation: 480 mi SSE sonable to assume that depending upon sary,” Light said. of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The lab’s closure comes as Gov. Mike how strong the winds are and what things Easley declared North Carolina in a state of Winds: 110 mph get airborne, any of our facilities are poemergency. At 11 a.m. Tuesday, a hurricane Moving: NNW 8 mph tentially vulnerable to damage.” watch was issued for all coastal counties in He said residence halls on East Camthe state, and several mainland and island regions have pus, West Campus and Central Campus have their adbeen evacuated. Isabel is currently classified as a Categovantages and disadvantages for safety, and that his best ry 2 storm, with winds maxing out at 110 miles per hour. advice was for students to stay as far from windows as Due to the unpredictable nature of hurricanes, it is possible.

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SIGMA CHI from page 1 held accountable for their acts and howT they portray greek life,” she said. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said that bad judgment on the part of Sigma Chi did not necessarily warrant a judicial response. “Being stupid is not necessarily a violation,” he said. Moneta added that his office is reviewing its own registration process so it can ask better questions to avoid registering events that could be inappropriate. “We have to be able to anticipate when events could be controversial or inappropriate and use our advisory role to help. We don’t want to strong-arm students,” Moneta said. Although he pointed out that his staff

was not aware that some ideas for the party had grown more offensive, Moneta said, “If we had pointed out to Sigma Chi that this event could have been [deemed] inappropriate, they would have changed

ican, I am even more disheartened by the ramifications of our party,” Mattioli said. “I feel that I have let down members of both the Latino and greek communities. Nonetheless, I think my own actions and the actions of Sigma Chi in general will show this to be a momentary lapse in judgment and not a true indication of the values of our members.” Mattioli also sent a note to Mi Gente copresident Sara Hudson, who said she appreciated the gesture. “There isn’t a personal vendetta with Sigma Chi... people really do want to talk to them,” Hudson said. Hudson stressed the importance of open discussion in developing a greater understanding of the Latino community. “The ignorance is where people don’t see [the party] as an issue, [while] many people do see this as an issue. That’s

[the event].”

Latino community members met Monday to decide what actions to take in response to the party, and wrote a letter to the editor of The Chronicle, which runs today on page 14. Rumors have circulated since the party about the existence of a fraternity-sanctioned and -sold tee-shirt that represented Mexicans in a derogatory manner. The rumor was discredited, although the idea had been discussed among Sigma Chi members, eventually being struck down in favor of a dancing jalapeho holding a bottle, fraternity officials said. “As a Latino and first generation Amer-

Duka University f Union On Stage Committee

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where you really need the discussion,” she said. “People don’t see how this is really important.” Hudson added that a Mi Gente meeting, open to all members of the community, is scheduled for this coming weekend, and the party and its ramifications will likely be addressed. Todd Adams, assistant dean for greek life, said the chapter recognizes the event was planned with poor judgment, and that it does not reflect on the brotherhood itself. “As a Duke greek community we are committed to creating dialogue and community as a whole,” Adams said, pointing to the various multicultural- and diversitythemed programming greek organizations plan regularly. “It reminds us that we have a lot more work to do on behalf of a genuinely accepting campus environment.”

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SUPPLEMENTS COORDINATOR Yu-hsien Huang

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Elder Care Guide

ELDER CARE REFERRAL SERVICE DUKE UNIVERSITY

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

This referral guide lists the names of Duke students, Duke employees, their family members, and alumni who are available to provide child care and elder care. Schedules of availability are approximate, but each caregiver should be available for at least two hours during any listed time period. The names of references are listed with the name of the caregiver. ELDER CARE PROVIDERS are not trained to care for persons who have medical or other problems requiring specialized care. They can be asked to assist the elderly with daily tasks, read to him/her, or provide companionship. If you would like more information about the child care or elder care experience that a particular caregiver has had, please call Staff and Family Programs at 684-9040.

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ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVES Monica Franklin, Dawn Hall ACCOUNT ASSISTANTS JenniferKoontz, Stephanie Risbon, Jenny Wang NATIONAL COORDINATOR Kristin Jackson

SALES REPRESENTATIVES Tim Hyer, Heather Murray, Johannah Rogers, Sim Stafford

Included in this directory is a separate listing of CAREGIVERS FOR SICK CHILD CARE AND FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. The information contained in these sections follow the same guidelines as outlined above.

CLASSIFIEDS COORDINATOR Emily Weiss

LEAD GRAPHIC ARTIST Rachel Claremon

Those seeking care should contact the providers directly. Arrangements concerning transportation, compensation, etc., will be made by the caregivers and those seeking care. You are encouraged to contact references as well as arrange a meeting with the caregiver prior to the time he or she will provide care. The information under CHOOSING A CAREGIVER provides suggestions for getting off to a good start.

CREATIVE SERVICES Courtney Crosson, Laura Durity, Andrew Fazekas, Andrea Galambos, Deborah Holt, Heather Murray, Erika Woolsey, Willy Wu

If you need regular or ongoing child care, visit the Staff and Family Programs website at www.childcare.duke.edu. If you need assistance with elder care resources contact the Duke Family Support Program at 660-7510. Further information can be obtained by calling Staff and Family Programs at 684-9040 or by visiting their office at 154 Trent Hall.

PRODUCTION MANAGER Barbara Starbuck

OPERATIONS MANAGER Mary Weaver BUSINESS ASSISTANTS Sarah Burley, Thushara Corea ADVERTISING OFFICE MANAGER Nalini Milne

NOTICE Neither Duke University nor The Chronicle can warrant or recommend one particular caregiver or service over another. The decision to engage a caregiver must be made by the person seeking care after a prudent evaluation of the prospective caregiver. Likewise, the decision of a caregiver to offer his/her services must be made after prudent evaluation of the person seeking care. Duke University nor The Chronicle will be responsible for the care given by providers. Several caregivers have undergone a background check. Please call Staff and Family Programs at 684-9040 to see which caregivers have undergone a background check. No additional screening of caregivers has been conducted by Duke University or The Chronicle. The responsibility for screening rests solely and completely with caregivers and with those seeking care.

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“Because of our hectic schedules, finding time to maintain a consistent exercise schedule was difficult,” said Sidhu. “By enrolling as a family in the Duke Fitness Club, my husband and I can now exercise while my son is at his swim lessons, all in the same facility. It is a great opportunity for us to spend time together as a family in away that benefits us all.”

professional goals. Our commitment to those who invest their careers here has helped Duke become one of the nation’s premier institutions for education, research, and patient care. While we continue to seek ways to support faculty and staff balance their work and family responsibilities, it is an honor to be recognized by Carolina Parent.”

“Duke University and Health System is a familiar entry on our list,” wrote the editors of Several of Duke’s recent efforts to support More information about Duke’s family-friendCarolina Parent. The magazine highlighted families are the result of an initiative launched ly programs is available on the Duke Human Duke’s health insurance benefits, paid time off by President Nannerl O. Keohane last year to Resources Web site, www.hr.duke.edu, under policy and on-site child care center while refstudy and respond to issues among women at the Benefits tab. erencing a broad range of other benefits. Duke. In spring 2002, Keohane appointed a “Lactation facilities, flextime, tuition reim15-member Women’s Steering Committee to bursement, wellness programs and other great study the experiences of women at Duke and benefits make Duke a likely candidate on any recommend improvements. family-friendly list.” The new paid parental leave benefit and the Duke has introduced several new benefits and expansion of Duke’s on-campus child care initiatives in the last year to bolster its comcenter were recommendations that came out of mitment to supporting families, including the the Women’s Initiative at Duke. A full report of recent announcement of a new paid parental the findings and recommendation from the leave for staff, the expansion of the on-site Women’s Initiative will be issued in late child care facility, a policy providing finanSeptember. cial support for military reservists called to active duty, and the creation of a fitness club With more than 26,000 faculty and staff, Duke with discounted membership for employees is the largest private employer in the Triangle. and family members at facilities throughout the Triangle. “We are proud to be recognized again by Carolina Parent as one of North Carolina’s top Anu Sidhu, a clinical staff pharmacist at family-friendly employers,” said Clint Durham Regional Hospital, was one of more Davidson, vice president of Human Resources. than 1,500 employees who have signed up “We are making significant strides in providfor the Duke Fitness Club since it was intro- ing a family-friendly work place that helps facduced last fall. ulty and staff achieve both their personal and

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NON-STUDENT CAREGIVERS *Mr^a^give^^ SCHEDULE KEY: AM=BEFORE NOON

NAME/PHONE

Martha Baker 220-9087

Brenda Baldwin 361-3018 Emilia Benova

•

AFT=AFTERNOON

HOURS AVAILALBE MON TUE WED

EVE

•

EVE=AFTER 6 PM

THUR

FRI

EVE

•

ALL=ALL SHIFTS

SAT

SUN

•

REC-WANTS REGULAR WORK

CAR/ BIKE

REG/ OCC

•

OCC=WANTS OCCASIONAL WORK

ELDER CARE

REFERENCES

Ingram

Car

Both

Yes

Demeta

ALL

Car

Occ

Yes

Ingrid Price

ALL

EVE

David Roselli

Helen Forte Nancy Holdon

919-598-8131

919-682-6773

919-363-8517 919-493-5650 919-544-2872

ALL

AFT

Car

Both

471-8854 Yvonne Brown 684-2079

EVE

Car

Both

Only

Call Yvonne

919-684-2079

**Serwaa Carr

ALL

Car

Both

Ella Godley

919-596-3357

AM EVE

Both

Abby Covington

919-684-3510

245-0744

Arteshia Bostic

919-682-1550

EVE

Both

Yes

EVE

Car

598-3760

Judy Cox 68T-8685

Car

Occ

or 919-304-4308

Only

Vera Diggins

Call Vera

419-7885

Car

Both

Only

Reg

Yes

EVE EVE Call Wanda

EVE

Car

956-5365

William Allen 919-563-3824 336-282-1 776 Sally Anderson Mary Jane Stillwagon 919-681-8241 Cathy Alston 919-542-3909 Patricia Higgins 919-596-9584 919-477-3542 Hugh Marshall

680-3988

Car

Reg

Yes

Call Wanda

919-680-3988

Deborah Engleles

Call Deborah

957-0706

Car

Both

Dawn Hall Jennie Snead

919-684-3811 919-941-8836

Emma Farrington 489-3173 Ann Hall 682-4744

EVE

Car

Both

Only

919-660-0514 919-490-0063

Both

Yes

Car

Both

Deborah Scurlock Muna Mujahid Ruth Harper Stevens Jackie Andrews Call Marcey

Car

Both

Call Tanika

919-309-7682

Car

Both

Yes

Steve Pascall

Mary Alston

919-682-1543 919-684-2365

Car

Both

Laura Cunningham

919-933-8483

Car

Both

Only

Lisha Johnson

919-220-2267 919-401-2387

High

919-471-6919 919-544-1895

687-0078 **Tanya Cates Linda Clark

419-7885 Doris Edmondson Wanda Edwards 680-3988

or 336-578-1546

EVE ALL

EVE

ALL

EVE

Steve Hinkle

Marcey Harp

684-3325 Tanika Hayes 309-7682

Erika Hensley 949-5826 Veronica Hodges 686-4114

EVE

EVE EVE

EVE

Jean Kibler ALL

ALL

Mary Mack 688-6964 Bidya Marriott

ALL Call Bidya

309-4970

681-8804

EVE

Linda McDonald 479-5415

AFT

AFT EVE

AFT

479-5415

EVE

Delores McNair

ALL

Yolandra McDonald

620-6747 Tanzy McNair 957-3660

EVE

471-1229

309-4970 Catherine McCalop

EVE

309-7682

Call Tanika

EVE

682-4744

Call Ann

Sue Hemingway 684-21 79

EVE

ALL

EVE

919-361-1233

Juanita Allen

957-0706

Heather Solan

Shawna

919-286-5894

919-683-3467 919-684-2032 919-684-3325

919-613-8193

ALL

EVE

ALL

Car

Both

Only

Rita

ALL

Car

Occ

Yes

Prof, jane Hawkins Prof. Steve Jaffe

919-660-3322

Car

Both

Gail Smith Peggy McQuin

919-929-7133 301-916-1852

ALL

Car

Both

Only

Patricia Graham Harreyette

919-682-9194 910-497-4208

AFT

Car

Both

Katrina Price

919-684-4161 919-309-0320

ALL

Car

Occ

Car

Both

Car

Both

ALL

Savaqe

Helen Ellis

Crowell Robinson Janet

919-660-331 7

919-957-2390 919-596-2950

Only

Cynthia Stokely Kendra Jones Annie Poole Steve Kelly

919-490-3025 919-245-3644

Yes

Clora Smith

919-956-5921 919-489-5190

Jessie Jones

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NON-STUDENT CAREGIVERS SCHEDULE KEY: AM=BEFORE NOON

NAME/PHONE

•

AFT-AFTERNOON

HOURS AVAILALBE MON TUE WED

Shelly Reaves

EVE=AFTER 6 PM

SUN

AM AFT

AFT EVE

EVE

Megan Taqqard 309-4137

EVE

687-7791

ALL=ALL SHIFTS

SAT

EVE

ALL

September

•

REC=WANTS REGULAR WORK

CAR/ BIKE

ALL

REG/ OCC

•

ELDER CARE

OCC-WANTS OCCASIONAL WORK

REFERENCES

Car

Both

Only

Margie Klenke

919-471-2475

Car

Both

Yes

Dorothy McGrit

Car

Both

Mike McElrath

919-489-3855 919-680-3161 845-446-8342 847-231-4450 919-286-3394 919-688-1464

Andrea Carson

Courtney Hollett

Call Gwendolyn

471-3663

Car

Reg

Yes

Call Tammy

309-1087

Car

Both

Only

Versell Jones Call Tammy

AM AFT

Car

Both

Only

Call Brenda

919-687-7791

Car

Both

Only

Call Tina

919-563-2461

Car

Both

Pastor D. Q. Fozard Bettie Holder

919-544-2731 919-220-2124

Car

Both

Yes

Kathy Kaye Beverly Carslson

727-641-5470

Car

Reg

Dr. E. Livingston Dr. Tod Laursen

919-471-3921 919-382-0446

Car

Both

Yes

Jennifer Johnson

Car

Both

919-681-8341 919-220-2526 919-544-2872 919-286-7113 919-542-4242 919-847-5712

AM AFT

AM AFT AM

Tina Torian 919-563-2461

AFT

Mercie Lewis

ALL

Connie Warren 477-7909

EVE

**Claudette Weaver 471-6999

AM AFT

EVE AM AFT

Mary Wilkerson 336-599-2538

Call Mary

Valarie Woodbury 403-9110

ALL

Ella R. Woods

EVE

Car

Occ

Yes

ALL

Car

Both

Only

Mr.& Mrs. Signer Mr.& Mrs. Green Call Peggy

EVE

Car

Occ

Yes

Call Sheila

**Deborah Wallace

682-7770

493-81 72 Peqqy Wriqht

252-523-9869 Sheila Younq

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FRI

Veronica Roberts 309-0589

Gwendolyn Terrell 471-3664 Tammy Thacker 309-1087 Brenda Thompson

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THUR

ALL

667-1294

•

336-599-2538 ALL

ALL

Lee Midgette'

Nancy Holton

Jill Shiflett

919-309-1087

703-335-8715

252-523-9869 919-683-8424

683-8424

STUDENT CAREGIVERS SCHEDULE KEY: AM=BEFORE NOON

Laurel Cooper Nurs

613-1137 Jennifer Crane 919-672-4659

Nurs

Amy Dixon

•

AFT=AFTERNOON

•

EVE-AFTER 6 PM

EVE

704-477-1600 Chidimma Eto 613-1698

EVE

Med

Arwen Long 471-3943

Call Arwen

471-3943

Daidree Tafano 704-763-3224

EVE

286-9905

EVE

Call Erika

EVE EVE

286-9905

ALL

•

REC-WANTS REGULAR WORK

EVE

ALL

EVE

AFT EVE

•

OCC=WANTS OCCASIONAL WORK

Car

Both

Call Laurel

919-613-1137

Car

Both

Maureen Price

919-286-9905

Car

Both

Yes

Car

Both

Car

Occ

Sarah Visker Heidi Spiess Carrie Blazer Feben Girma Oluseyi Ojeifo Call Arwen

Car

Both

Brianna Atkins

704-597-8362

Katherine Satterson John Eisen Hecht

919-949-6587

EVE

919-672-4659

Erika Young

ALL=ALL SHIFTS

ALL EVE

Call Jennifer

Grad

•

EVE Car

Both

Jenny Sperry

919-874-0924 828-584-7222

828-584-7201

919-613-0585

202-441-1026 919-471-3943 704-365-4850

919-490-9046

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SICK CHILD CARE These caregivers are available for care of children who are mildly ill but do not need medical supervision. They can come to your home for an entire morning or afternoon if listed for AM or AFT, or for a full workday. These caregivers are not medically trained and will follow your instructions on care. Their rates vary from $2O to $4O or more per day. As always, the responsibility for screening lies with parents and caregivers. References for most of these babysitters are listed in the first part of this directory. Staff and Family Programs recommends that you meet the babysitter(s) before hiring her or him and discuss hours, fees, transportation, and your child's needs You cannot predict on what day your child might be sick, but you can use these babysitters for regular care and get to know them before you have an urgent need

Non Students Tanzy McNair

MON

TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT

ALL

AM AFT

SUN

CAR/BIKE Car

957-3660

Brenda Thompson 678-7791

Car

CAREGIVERS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

EVE

Call Erika

286-9905

MON

TUES

479-5415

EVE

Tanzy McNair

ALL

678-7791

AM AFT

Mary Wilkerson

Call Mary

336-599-2538

Students Laurel Cooper

MON

613-1137

Erika Young

SAT

SUN

EVE

CAR/BIKE Car

Car

286-9905 Itudents

FRI

WED

Yolandra McDonald

EVE

ALL

AM AFT

SAT

SUN

ALL

Car

ALL

Car

957-3660

Brenda Thompson

Car

336-599-2538

Nanny Information Available Duke employees can now access information about nanny agencies, searching for a nanny, nanny sharing, and individual nanny listings, when available, through the Office of Human Resources, Staff & Family Programs. In addition to the Care Connection Network of Family Child Care Homes, and links to state listings of all licensed centers and homes, our web site, www.hr.duke.edu/childcare now includes this nanny section As always, you can consult with Lorna Chafe about child care via email at loma.chafe@duke.edu or call 684-1940, and she is available for appointments

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ELDER CARE

Resource and Referral Agencies

These agencies provide information on availability, affordability, and quality of child care as well as current listings of registered day care home providers, licensed day care centers, preschools, afterschools, summer programs and child sitters.

Child Care Services Child Care Services Association of Durham County Child Care Services Association of Orange County Chatham County Child Care Networks Child Care Resource and Referral of Wake County

403-6955 967-3272 542-6644 832-7175

Information and Support Phone Line Family Information Network (Information and materials for parents Child and Parent Support Services (CAPSS) (Crisis Line) NC Family Health Resource Line

660-7510 549-0551 688-8247 245-2000 872-7933

Elder Care Consultation Service (Duke) Triangle J Area Agency on Aging Council for Senior Citizens Orange County Department on Aging Resources for Seniors (Wake County)

Information and Referral Phone Line National Elder Care Information

1-800-677-1116

Support Groups Daughters Concerned for Aging Relatives Open to daughters/daughters-in-law concerned about issues regarding aging relatives. For more information call the Duke Family Support Program at 660-7510. -

1-800-TLC-0042 of children with special needs.) 683-1595

1-800-367-2229

Infolinc (formerly FlrstCall)

Parent and Caregiver Support Group for Memory Disorders more information call 668-2836.

For

Alzheimer's Support Group For more information call the Duke Family Support Program at 660-7510. -

Infolinc 1-800-831-1754 (Information and resources in Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake Counties) Information and referral relating to the growth, health and safety of young children.

CHOOSING A CAREGIVER You can help to provide a safe and happy experience for your family member and your caregiver by doing the following; Read a good reference source on using

caregivers in your home. Booklets and videos are available through the lending library of Staffand Family Programs at 154 Trent Hall. Call 684-9040.

Decide on questions you will ask the prospective caregiver during the phone interview. Make notes as you talk. Include:

Their experience with infants and children or older people Any training in CPR, first aid or in child or elder care � What they like to do with children or older people � Availability � Fee � �

�

Transportation

Arrange a personal visit � Give tour of home (Parents can let older children help with this) � � �

Tell the prospective caregiver about your family. � Describe the person(s) for whom care is needed � Discuss any special needs

Discuss emergency plans for fire, etc.

Give basic care instructions. Discuss preferred methods of discipline and/or communications. Present a situation involving your child

or elder; ask how caregiver would respond. � Allow time for caregiver and child or elder to get acquainted. � Always ensure a safe trip home for the caregiver. *

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NAMES OF PARENTS OR RESPONSIBLE ADULTS Phone Phone:

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Northgate

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Mall

2 WORK ADDRESS:

2 NAMES AND AGES OF CHILDREN OR ELDERS

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS Doctor

Office

Fire De

Police

Rescue:

Poison Control:

Taxi

Hospital Preference:

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Home

Relative

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Friday's home game

Women's soccer vs. Richmond, 7 p.m Saturday's home game

Football vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m. Sunday's home games

Women's soccer vs. UCLA, 12 p.m Men's soccer vs. Maryland, 2 p.m.

Big-time women’s recruit visits by

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Take it off Coach Franks

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Attention head football coach Carl Franks; Publicly announce and promise to your team that you will shave your ever-present mustache if the team wins six games this season. History is stacked with other successful examples of humorous, public incentives for teams to win. Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel promised to put his hair in dreadlocks if the Buckeyes won the national title, a promise he kept after Ohio State’s victory over Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ manager Lou Piniella pulled off a similar stunt when he bleached his hair after the Devil Rays won three consecutive SEE SHAVE ON PAGE 10

One week after receiving a commitment from high school prospect Laura Kurz, the women’s basketball program hopes to impress another potential member of its class of 2007, as six-foot-five center Chante Black makes her official visit to Duke today. Black, a native ofWinston-Salem, N.C., averaged 20.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and seven blocks per game last year as a junior at East Forsyth High School and is rated the No. 13 prospect in the country by All Game Sports. Her rare combination of size, speed and athleticism have made her one of the most soughtafter high school seniors in the country. “She’s very athletic for such a tall girl and she can run very well,” said Brian Robinson, Black’s AAU coach for the past five years. lOßlack knows several current Blue Devil players—including sophomores Lindsey Harding and Mistie Bass and junior Wynter Whitley—from the adidas Top Ten summer camp in Atlanta. She has also been impressed with the success that Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors has had in recent years. “Coach G. is a great coach and she takes care of her kids,” Black said. “With the way that she has improved Duke women’s basketball to what it is now, you know she’s a good person, too.” Although basketball is important to Black, academic considerations will also be paramount to the honor roll student. “Academics are definitely important to me, and Duke is one of the best,” she said. “I’m looking to become a pathologist, so I’m interested in the biotechnology field.” In addition to Duke, Black is considering Georgia, Connecticut, LSU and North Carolina. She has already made her official visit to the Tar Heels and hopes to choose a school

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20.5 points 16.5 rebounds 7 blocks

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-Brian Robinson, Black’s AAU coach

by the middle ofOctober. The Street & Smith honorable mention All American honed her skills over the summer playing in the elite 2003 USA Basketball Women’s Development Festival. She led her secondplace South Region team with 9.8 rebounds per game and 11 blocked shots during the five-game tournament. After competing with some of the best players in the nation, Black should be able to handle the transition to the star-studded roster of whatever school she chooses. “I don’t think she would have any problem playing with a lot of really good players,” Robinson said. “She’s played on Team North Carolina in the Junior Olympics and with USA basketball, so she’s used to being around a lot of talent.” Black’s decision will ultimately hinge on her comfort level at each school, and her official visit to Duke today should go a long way in determining her impression of the Blue Devils. “It will be a matter of where I feel comfortable and who I trust the most,” Black said. ‘Just feeling comfortable and having good academics will be important to me.”

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SEE VOLLEYBALL ON PAGE 10

THE AVERAGES

“She’s very athletic for such a tall girl and she can run very well. She’s also a very good defensive rebounder and shot blocker.”

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Standing in front of 6-foot-3 Krista Dill is a humbling experience. One of the volleyball team’s top players is arguably one of the toughest middle blockers in the ACC this year. There does not seem to be an opponent that intimidates her or that is too strong for her to, as she puts it, take care ofbusiness. “Challenges are going to come to us every game,” she said. “We just need to take care ofbusiness on our side of the court.” That is exactly what Dill does and what she, as a senior leader, pushes her team to do. But even back when it all began, as a member of head coach Jolene Nagel’s first recruiting class, Dill showed that she was going to be a lasting threat to the conference. In her freshman year, Dill was, named ACC Rookie of the week four times and was selected for the All-ACC Rookie Team. She posted 14 kills and seven blocks under the pressure of the 2000 NCAA Tournament against Arizona State and led Duke for the season in attack percentage (.339), total blocks

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CHANTE BLACK

PF Mcßoberts chooses Duke by

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Krista Dili has been Duke's leader thu far in on-court play, and looksfor improved results in the ACC

Movin'on up

Sparks shocked

Duke's field hockey team is ranked fourth in the most recent STX/NFHCA National Coaches Poll, up one spot in the second poll of the year. ACC foes Wake, UNC and Maryland sit atop the rankings.

The Detroit Shock stunned the LA Sparks, 83-78, in the decisive third game of the WNBA finals, denying LA in its quest for a three-peat. Ruth Riley led the way with 27 points for Detroit.

Wild card war In the first of six games between the teams in the season's final two

weeks, the Phillies pounded the Marlins, 14o,to pull within a half game of Florida in the tense NL wild-card race.

Josh Mcßoberts, a 6-foot-9 junior power forward, committed to Duke Tuesday at a press conference at his high school. Mcßoberts has visited Duke on at least two occasions, including basketball camp at Duke over the summer. But the clincher for the talented Carmel, Ind., native was the unofficial visit he took with his family to last weekend. “I’d say that probably just my whole visit down there [clinched it],” the lanky forward told The Chronicle Tuesday night. ‘Just being around the players, coaches, staff, that was really a big thing.... I really had a great time.” The early commitment surprised some analysts; Mcßoberts is just a junior and gave little indication of an impending commitment in interviews with The Chronicle as recent as Saturday afternoon; even Coach Mike Krzyzewski was a little taken aback. “He was a little surprised that I made [the decision] while I was [at Duke],” Mcßoberts said. “He just wanted to make sure that I was sure. He said that I had to feel great about making the decision, and I did [feel great].” Check The Chronicle Online for further details.

WUSA goes beliy-up The board of governors

of the WUSA voted to fold the cash-strapped women's soccer league amidst dismal TV ratings and poor attendance, bringing its three-year life to an abrupt end.

MLB results Yankees 6, Orioles 3 Expos 5, Braves 4 Red Sox 3, Devil Rays 2 Phillies 14, Marlins 0 Royals 12, Indians 8 Reds 12, Pirates 4 Blue Jays 9,Tigers 6 Rangers 10, Mariners 5

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VOLLEYBALL from page 9 (146) and blocks per game (1.2). “She’s been a starter since the day she arrived,” coach Nagel boasted. “She’s such a big force in the middle for us, especially blocking, that we can base our defense 'around her.” Over the rest ofher career playing for the Blue Devils, Dill has continued to be a central part of the volleyball program. She ranked fourth in the ACC in 2001 with 1.27 blocks per game and led Duke in hitting in 2002 with a 29.4 percent average —seventh in the conference. With such an impressive career, Dill can only build on her momentum—and she already has. In the Blue Devils’ first three matchups this season against Pittsburgh, Dill registered 15 kills and nine blocks, bringing her into fourth place on the all-time blocking list with 401 career blocks. In addition, Dill has the ability as a leader to bring her W

team up to a certain level of play.

“I have the experience like all the upperclassmen but the underclassmen are a big part of the success of the team,” Dill said. “We have firepower in all lanes on the court.” As Nagel tries out new personalities on the floor, Dill has had the opportunity to share the front lines with both experienced players like fellow senior Tassy Rufai, who in the same Pittsburgh contest matched Dill’s 15 kills, as well as young new talents such as Nana Meriwether who had 14 kills and seven blocks against Marquette. Where the Blue Devils are most successful is in their ability to bring these strengths together in a united power unit. ‘The team is a cohesive group,” Nagel said. “But [Krista] is a core individual that helped that come about.” On the court and off, Dill continues to be an intregal part of Duke’s volleyball program. And with the Blue Devils’ high aspirations this year for ACC and NCAA Tournament championship challenges, they will need her to remain a core individual.

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Head football coach Carl Franks may want to consider shaving his mustache as an incentivefor his athletes.

SHAVE from page 9 games this past summer. Now is the perfect time for the Duke program to do this: The Blue Devils have won back-to-back games for the first time in the Carl Franks era; fan support has reached a five-year high, with Franks even opening his weekly press conference thanking the student body for its backing; and at worst, this event would bring national media coverage that would help increase high school players’ awareness to Duke’s commitment to winning. When approached with the idea, Franks downplayed the effects of such a plan. “That’s not that big of a deal,” Franks said. But in examining the history of the Franks mustache, it definitely would be. Franks started his whiskers while still a teenager, and was first forced to shave them for a high school football all-star game. The shave only made the mustache grow bushier, and he has since rarely removed it. The last timeFranks ridded himself of the facial hair was in 1994 or 1995 at the request of his youngest daughter. Once Franks truncated it, his daughter responded, “Okay Dad, shave it back on.” Basically, a Franks mustache shave is a once in every 10 year occurrence. That’s about as often as a president with the last name of Bush invades Iraq. Also, the players desire such an incentive. While Franks thought it was inconsequential, redshirt freshman quarterback Mike Schneider was very open to the idea. “It would be a really funny thing to see happen,” he said. “It’d be great humor. It would be [a good media event].” And it wouldn’t just be a humorous opportunity for the players; the Wade Wackos should jump all over this. And a jump-start is badly needed in Wallace Wade, as the football supporters pale in comparison to the Cameron Crazies. The two most prevalent cheers at the football games, the “Dee-Fense” and “Block that Kick” hurrahs, are cliches at best. The Franks mustache-shaving story would allow better cheers to write themselves. Students could bring “Shave It! Carl” signs, while wearing faux mustaches and taking shaving cream to the games. These ideas are only the dawning of what the creative Duke students could imagine. Wallace Wade might finally have a personality of its own. While Franks does not seem very perceptive to the idea now, it is certainly not because of a lack of interest in motivational techniques. Franks was a psychology major while a student at Duke 1980s, and continually says he uses his degree every the in day in efforts to galvanize his team. Franks is also a big reader, using the lessons from titles as diverse as ‘The Art of War” by Sun Tzu and “It’s Not About the Bike” by Lance Armstrong to help his team. Although the techniques have only led to seven wins in Franks’ five seasons at Duke, players believe in his approach.

“He’s more motivational than my coaches in high school,” Schneider said. “He works well with people.” But my message to you, Carl Franks, is to play down the high-brow motivation tactics and just shave off your low-brow. It’d be worth it to us all.

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Sooners lose star linebacker Mitchell Top-ranked Oklahoma and its vaunted defense suffered a crippling blow on Monday, when an MRI revealed a torn ligament in the left knee of star middle linebacker Lance MitchelL A Butkus award

candidate and the Sooners' leading tackier, Mitchell is likely to miss the rest of the season, leaving junior Gayron Allen and freshman Lewis Baker to attempt to fill his large shoes.

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Ohio State quarterback Craig Krenzel might miss Saturday's contest against Bowling Green because of an elbow injury suffered in last weekend's triple-overtime victory over N.C. State. Krenzel was hit while throwing a pass in the second quarter, but gutted it out to throw for 273 yards and four touchdowns. His arm tightened up in the days following the game.

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Tennessee wideout done for year

No. 1 Oklahoma vs. UCLA No. 2 Miami at Boston College No. 4 Ohio State vs. Bowling Green No. 5 Michigan at No. 22 Oregon No. 6 Kansas State vs. Marshall No. 7 Georgia at No. 10 LSU No. 8 Va.Tech vs. No. 20 Texas A&M

Tennessee sophomore JonathanWade will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an injury to his left shoulderthat will require surgery. Wade, who has split time between receiver and defensive back, was hurt catching a pass in the Volunteers'victory over Marshall, his only reception of the year.

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Academic WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Wednesdays at The Center: 12-1 pm. Grant Parker and miriam cooke, "Moments in the Mediterranean: A New Volume from the Duke University Press." John Hope Franklin Center, Room 240 (2204 Erwin Road, parking available in the Duke Medical Center parking deck) Contact: anne.whisnant@duke.edu, 668-1901.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Systematics Seminar: 12:40pm. Mary Berbee, University of British Columbia. "Molecular phylogenetics and breeding systems in the ascomycete fungi." 144 Biological Sciences. Hart Fellows Discussion: 4pm. "Going Public: Stories of Community-Based Research in Brazil, China and Tanzania." Join the 2002-2003 Hart Fellows in a lively discussion about the challenges of conducting community-based research. Working in conjunction with host organizations and Duke faculty advisors, Fellows learned first-hand the complexities of international health policy, as well as the rewards that come from sustained engagement with local communities. Fleishman Commons, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy.

Seminar/Super Speaker; 7pm. Loren Riesenberg, Indiana University. "The cultivated sunflower: origin, domestication, and consequences of genetic modification." 144 Biological Sciences.

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Religious WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Catholic Mass: s:lspm. Chapel Crypt. Lecture series: Wednesdays, 6:30-7:3opm. Beyond Fear and Sensation; Looking at Current Events From the Perspective of the Wisdom Traditions. Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship's Senior Minister, Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube will lead this thought-provoking series, which combines lecture and discussion. Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707, 489-2575, www.eruuf.org.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 12-1 pm. Westminster Fellowship and Presbyterian/UCC Campus Ministries sponsored luncheon. Chapel Kitchen. $2. Luncheon;

Weekly Eucharist (Holy Communion): s:3opm. Wesley Office (Chapel Basement). Contact: pgilbert@duke.edu. Intercultural Christian Fellowship: Thursdays, 7:3opm. basement. or Chapel www.duke.edu/web/icf/ dsw9@duke.edu.

Freshman Small Group II: 9pm. Blackwell Commons Room. Contact: rnd2@ duke.edu.

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Presidential Search Forum: Express your thoughts on the search for a new President of Duke University. The meetings will be held from 12-1 pm; lunch will be available for $3 or you may bring your own; refreshments available for all. All women employees are invited to participate.

Invitations will be mailed to AWN members and RSVPs will be required. Presented by Duke University Administrative Women’s Network, if you have question you may contact AWN Chair, Judith S White at judith.s.white@duke.edu. Seminar Room F, East Wing, Fuqua School of Business. Fresh Docs, Works in Progress: 7pm. Bienvenidos a Carolina del Norte, produced and directed by Cynthia Hill and Charles Thompson. Center for Documentary Studies.

Relay For Life Informational Meeting: 9:3opm. Info about forming a team, joining the planning committee and this year's event. Bryan Center Meeting Room B.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 After Hours: 5:30-B:3opm. "Art Stars: An Alumnus Collects." Please join us for a fabulous evening of art and entertainment. Duke alumnus and international art collector Tom Newby (T64) will share the inside story about the New York art gallery world and the way his collection came to be. Reception at 5:30, talk begins at 6. $3 general public, $2 students, Free to FRIENDS of DUMA. Duke University Museum of Art. Contact, Adera Causey 684-5135. Exhibit Opens: Koz'ma Prutkov; A View of St. Petersburg. Exhibition of images illustrating the writings of fictitious Russian bureaucrat Koz'ma Prutkov. Duke University Museum of Art. Master Class: Bpm. Vladimir Viardo. Nelson Music Room Duke University; East Campus. Free event, for additional information, call, 660-3300.

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Malpractice lawsuits out of control Unless malpractice lawsuit damages are capped, rising insurance rates could cripple private physicians and smaller health care networks

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North Carolina Senate is currently in the midst of a heated debate that will determine the future of medical malpractice lawsuits in the state. One of the primary points of contention is a proposal to cap “pain-and-suffering” damages awarded to plaintiffs. While patients and family-members negatively impacted by negligence or malpractice on the part of health care providers deserve compensation, a reasonable limit should be placed on monetary awards. If non-economic damages are not capped, skyrocketing insurance rates could force many physicians and health care providers to close their doors, and place an unnecessary strain on the health care system as a whole. The proposed malpractice damage caps would only affect non-economic awards to plaintiffs. These types of awards are commonly known as “pain-and-suffering” damages. In recent years, these awards have grown to exorbitant amounts, often exceeding hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. In addition, lawyers for plaintiffs can spend equally large sums during trials, hiring several expert witnesses costing anywhere from $lOO,OOO to $200,000.

Proponents of the caps claim that these types of suits are unreasonable —it is impossible to place a price tag on someone’s painful experiences, and it is unreasonable to award someone several times more money in damages than they would conceivably have made in their entire lifetimes otherwise. Lawyers could go around in circles for years attempting to settle on a specific sum to associate with a plaintiff’s particular ailments. Since it is impossible to place a pricetag on pain-and-suffering in individual cases, they should be capped at a reasonable sum for everyone. Economic damages, such as compensation for loss of income or living cost associated with disabilities would not be affected. The strongest claim among proponents of these caps is that the threat of unreasonable malpractice suits has caused insurance rates for doctors to shoot through the roof. All physicians must pay inflated rates to protect themselves against the possibility of lawsuits, forcing many private doctors, or those with small practices, to shut down or refuse treatment to high-risk patients. This timidness amongst health care professionals is detrimental to everyone who seeks medical attention. The attempt to cap non-economic damages in malpractice suits is not a ploy to discourage patients from taking legal action, nor to limit the amount of money paid to malpractice attorneys. Plaintiffs and their legal representatives will still be given their due in economic damages, and a significant non-economic award. However, capping the awards will limit lawsuits from burgeoning further out of control, halt the current exodus of private physicians from their practices and reduce the monetary strain on our health care systems.

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Letters to the Editor Sigma Chi Party offensive, racist Last Saturday, three days before Mexican Independence Day, Sigma Chi fraternity held a “Viva Mexico” party. The party featured a border control station, fliers with a expired green cards marked “Issued by Sigma Chi” and advertising displaying fat Mexican men with sombreros and alcohol bottles. This vile and racist act makes us embarrassed to be part of the so-called Duke Community. Equating Mexicans with drunkenness, deportation and illegal immigration objectifies an entire people, culture, history and language. The issues of deportation and border control mean life and death for many people. It is degrading to think about Duke students walking around offending so many members of our community. This is supposed to be a community where people come together as equals. This type of event destroys that environment of trust. Sigma Chi owes an apology not only to the student body, but also to the staff, employees, faculty and everyone else that is part of the Duke Community. On a campus that specifically recruits minority students, including Latinos, this is a disgrace. It’s a disgrace for Sigma Chi that they don’t think their actions are offensive, and it’s a disgrace to an administration that claims to support acceptance—yet approved this party. Why can groups such as Sigma Chi expect to throw

this kind of party without expectation of retribution from the administration and fellow students?—because such events have occurred in the past. We did not come to Duke University to be degraded and dehumanized. This is not a problem that is limited to the ignorance of the student body. The fact that this party went through the residential system and received approval is a stain on the administration as well as the students. These actions were racist, and yet no warning flags went up in the administration because there is no system in place to prevent this kind of occurrence. It’s time for the administration to confront blatantly prejudiced acts towards already marginalized minorities on campus. Although it is an essential first step, changing event registration policy is not enough. We demand that the University tackle the overarching issues: the lack of minority faculty, the lack of support for minority students and the pervasive ignorance on campus. Racism is not merely a black and white issue. It is time for Duke to recognize the fallacy of this dichotomy.

Mi Gente, LPC Sorority, Inc, LUL Fraternity, Inc. And an additional 4 groups and 10 individuals (full list available online)

Officers should put student safety first In a Sept. 10 letter to the editor published on September 10, Mark Hecker complained about an incident in which a police officer forced a group

of inebriated students to walk home from off campus because the car they were in was “overcrowded.” Although there is no doubt that the students involved acted irresponsibly, that does not change the fact that the police officer displayed a shocking disregard for their safety and well-being. A hazing incident on April 14, 2003, in which a group of drunken students was told to walk home from off campus, resulted in Sigma Nu fraternity being placed on probation. Has the police officer responsible for this recent offense been subjected to similar disciplinary action?

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Granted, the students Hecker is referring to were closer to campus and, as Tierney Ahrold reiterated in a letter on Sept.ll, they “all returned to their rooms” safely. However, their safe return was not guaranteed by the police officer, who was, in fact, responsible for putting them in a potentially dangerous situation. Why couldn’t he have driven some of them home in his patrol car so that the car they had been in would not be “overcrowded?” Why is a police officer, whose duty should be to protect and help the members of the community, allowed to jeopardize the safety of a group of students, while Sigma Nu is being punished for the same reason?

Jessica Efird Trinity ’O5

funding to do its job

The Sept. 16 editorial on community service brought out one important fact: the projects and work of the Community Service Center play a profound role in the University’s mission of community outreach. The center has continuously worked with campus and

community organizations to create opportunities that will benefit both the campus and Durham. In spite of this great responsibility, the center must often perform these tasks with a limited budget in comparison to other student groups on campus. This lack of funds sometimes

affects the amount of publicity that some of the events receive. While I agree that greater coordination efforts would improve event exposure and activity recruitment, a larger discussion must be held to improve the funding resources available to the center. If the center is to continue serving the community effectively, as it has since its inception, it should receive the necessary funding commitment to make such events possible. Travis Gayles Trinity ’Ol, CSC Co-Director ’OO-’Ol

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WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 2003

Jew-B-Q and Viva Mexico —what's next? I’m not sure how many students remember the “Crocker Sack” newsletter that used to fill the halls of firstyear dorms. The title itself was especially hurtful since “crocker sacks” were the sacks that slaves used to carry as they picked cotton. It was a horribly offensive piece of literature that picked on women at Duke, people of color at Duke, etc.: The usual suspects.

Bridget Newman One especially vile issue (and fortunately the last one to be published) described the physical features of several Marketplace employees and used racial and gender slurs to degrade them. The Crocker Sack was posted in the Marketplace so that the workers featured in its pages could see for themselves just what Duke students think of the people who serve us. Disturbingly, the use of such offensive language and images has not been limited to ignorant freshman boys at Duke. This weekend was a sad reminder of the work that remains to be done to make Duke a true community. For those who think that a discussion of prejudiced language resigns us to the dark dungeons of the “PC Police,” I would remind you that our country was founded upon the words of our Constitution. I would remind you that language is the way we communicate and the way we create our realities. We

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to say whatever we want, but if we ignore the power of language we ignore it at our peril. On Friday afternoon, the Freeman Center held a Shabbat dinner entitled “Jew-B-Q.” Instantly when I saw this I thought of the cremation of Jews and other peoples during the Holocaust. I called theFreeman Center to discuss the use of this title for their dinner and while they were sensitive to my concerns, I am not sure they realized the significance of Jewish people holding aJew-BQ. While some might argue that any group may degrade itself however it may desire, I am not sure that say, Eli Weisel, would appreciate the humor of calling a Shabbat dinner a Jew-B-Q. Perhaps even more disturbing than the Freeman Center’s Jew-B-Q on Friday was Sigma Chi’s “Viva Mexico” party on Saturday. The flyers themselves were blatandy discriminatory. They had pictures of little green cards that said, “issued by Sigma Chi” and they had “EXPIRED” stamped over them. This obviously implies that all Latinos are undocumented immigrants. Or perhaps Sigma Chi merely meant to tell Latinos, especially workers, that they are not welcome members of our community. While the flyers alone were enough to disturb anyone, the party decorations were even more disgraceful. Members of Sigma Chi built a large “Border Control” station for the party. To many, “Border Control” signifies injury, rape and even death. Given that it is Latino Heritage Month and Mexican Independence Day is coming up, Sigma Chi could have chosen to truly celebrate Latino culture. Instead,

they held a racist party, complete with fly-

ers and decorations that belittle and humiliate all Latinos. For those of you who think anything should go at this University, I have a proposition for you. I’ve noticed that white ffat guys have been largely left out of the nonPC fun lately and I wouldn’t want them to feel excluded (even if that is a silly liberal concept). What if I threw a party called “Everything’s All White.” As you come in, you have to check all alcohol, coke, heroin and other substances at the door (don’t worry, white frat guys never go to prison for that kind of thing). We could do a background check of all party goers to see just how many women at Duke you have assaulted or attempted to assault during your undergraduate career. We will also be implementing “Legacy Control” so that only those who got into Duke because their

granddaddy gave lots of money will be let into the “Everything’s All White” party. The only dancing allowed will be bouncing completely devoid of rhythm. The only conversation permitted will be phrases like “whatever dude.” Of course, you have to act like you are The Man while you get down with your white legacy buds. If that party wouldn’t have been acceptable, why was the Viva Mexico party approved by the administration and attended by so many students? Why are Latinos being singled out for ridicule and humiliation? I challenge all members of the Duke community to ask these tough questions. Sticks and stones might be the only things that can break bones, but words break minds and hearts. Bridget Newman is a Trinity junior. Her colappears every other Wednesday.

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been warned: Stop using KaZaA or any other peer-to-peer network to download music... or Else. And with “Else” entailing messy lawsuits and paying damages of up to $150,000 per music file illegally downloaded, Duke students have listened—or rather, stopped listening. Most students have either substantially curbed their downloading habits or have quit using Kazaa altogether. As seen on college campuses everywhere, the era of fast and free music is quickly approaching an end, and a lost generation of music-loving students has consequently emerged.

Perhaps nothing can replace peer-to-peer in the hearts of Duke students; however, alternative music sources fortunately do exist. In fact, given the unsatisfied demand on campus for affordable music, now is the perfect time to revive 88.7FM WXDu, the Union sponsored radio station. Not only does WXDU have the potential to satisfy students’ demands for fresh music, but reinventing the station would also reap other substantial benefits for Duke. By creating a station that draws listeners at Duke and in Durham, not only would WXDU improve strained community relations, but it would also increase name recognition for the University and provide a convenient and long overdue forum for voicing student opinion. Unfortunately, WXDU is in no state to assume the prominence on campus that it should. WXDU has been and continues to be virtually unrecognized at Duke and by the surrounding community. According to Kelly Quirk, general manager at WXDU, only 20 to 50 people tune in daily to listen to WXDU’s webstream. With small, local community college stations, like WZIP of the University of Akron in Ohio, registering an average of 59,100 listeners a week, WXDU is essentially an embarrassment to Duke. Luckily, it is an embarrassment no one knows about since no one exactly knows what WXDU is or even that it

exists. Nevertheless, unless WXDU corrects two of its funrenewed. Instead, the station quietly accepted the decision damental flaws—a weak signal and unmarketable proand lost halfof its potential listening audience. It’s time for gramming—WXDU will never be the radio station that a the Union to exert the pressure that a prestigious university school of Duke’s caliber deserves. like Duke affords on the FCC and ensure that WXDU takes Although the Duke University Union funds WXDU, any advantage ofall possible resources. student on West campus who attempts to listen to 88.7 soon Second, the Union must reinvent WXDU’s image. By discovers that she pays for static. Because the station’s broadsimplifying 88.7’s program to one core music genre supcast tower is located in Hillsborough, none of West campus ported by supplemental programming blocks, the Union can receive a clear signal. Even if WXDU’s signal could reach can create a new, unified and marketable image of campus, I doubt any students would listen anyway. Put simply, WXDU. The decision of what genre of music 88.7 ultiWXDU’s programming offers little mainstream appeal. Its mately broadcasts, however, should not be made by schedule is far too complicated and eclectic with “Space,” WXDU alone. Instead, the Union should dictate, accord“Americana,” ‘World,” and jazz music haphazardly broadcasting to campus preferences, WXDU’s broadcast philosoed at different times each day. 88.7 phy. Since Duke students ulWXDU conveys no consistent radio persontimately fund The songs on WXDU's playlist are through Union fees, 88.7 ality and consequently cannot market itself to a base audience. Even should be representational not "underground"; rather, listenworse, WXDU further alienates lisof what the campus desires. ing to the station's "Space" or Fortunately, an expansion of teners by championing the extrem"World" broadcasts for merely WXDU’s playlist beyond inist end of a progressive music movement. The songs on WXDU’s five minutes readily demondependent labels should not incur playlist are not “underground”; any additional costs why strates WXDU and its music rather, listening to the station’s for the station. Since educaselections remain obscure. tional radio stations pay a “Space” or ‘World” broadcasts for merely five minutes readily demonlump sum for its records, playing independent labels strates why WXDU and its music selections remain obscure carries the same price tag as broadcasting Billboard hits. WXDU need not remain static in the ears of the Duke and Playing more mainstream music, however, does not transDurham community. The Union only needs to take two corlate into WXDU selling-out to pop-culture and becoming anrective steps to revive 88.7. First, because FCC regulations curother Top 40s Clear Channel station. Rather, by striking a balrently constrain the strength and extent of WXDU’s signal, ance between the well known and the obscure, WXDU has The Union and Duke Student Government need to mobilize the potential to create a distinct identity that students find apto lobby the FCC for a stronger or broader signal. If concertpealing. Indeed, Duke students should demand no less from ed efforts to generate a stronger signal fail, however, the itsradio station than it does from its daily newspaper. As many Union should at least aggressively pursue a contract for a campuses across the country demonstrate, college radio can translator to create a duplicate station for West Campus and and should play an integral and positive role in daily campus blackout spots in Durham. life. Clearly, no such parallel can currently be drawn at Duke. Seven years ago, 103.5FM served as 88.7’s twin station on Isn’t it about time for the static to stop? West. In 1996, however, the contract for the appropriate translator was revoked without explanation by the FCC. Tammy Tim is a Trinity sophomore. Her column appears every WXDU should have sought out why their contract was not third Wednesday.

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