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Students Soros denounces ‘Bush Doctrine’ see selfsegregation by
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This is the second article in a series this week about institutional diversity. by Andrew Collins THE CHRONICLE
Sophomore Michelle Bholan called her mother freshman year, confused and troubled by the lack of interaction among races at Duke. Her mother told her that sometimes, self-segregation is just the way the world works. Several months earlier, in summer 2002, Duke was rated first by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education among highly selective universities for success in integrating African Americans. This disparity between rankings and reality has led many other students to doubt the rankings, saying instead that racial self-segregation is the norm on campus despite administrative efforts toward diversity. Students said a lack of practical diversity in their daily lives belies the high diversity rankings that have been bestowed in the last few years by such publications as JBHE and Black Enterprise. A more salient metric for many was the inclusion of Duke on The Princeton Review’s list of colleges with “little race/class interaction.” ANTHONY CROSS/THE CHRONICLE
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George Soros speak to a packed Reynolds Theater Tuesday about President GeorgeW. Bush's policies.
George Soros has done it all—from surviving Nazi occupation of Budapest, Hungary, where he was born, to living under communism, to establishing a network of philanthropic organizations. But Soros has managed to take on yet another position over the last few months: activist for the preservation of an American open society. In the latest of his eight books, The Bubble of American Supremacy: Correcting the Misuse of American Power, Soros argues that the current U.S. administration has based its foreign policy on military might rather than principles of international law. Soros, alongside a panel of Duke faculty, spoke about his book’s views concerning the presidential election to Tuesday’s overflowing crowd in Reynolds Theater. “After devoting the last 15 years of my life to open society, we have to focus on the U.5.,” Soros said in a press conference before his speech; “I believe the Bush administration is leading us in a very dangerous direction.” But Bush’s present policies, Soros said, are not the ones that got him elected. The current “Bush Doctrine,” as Soros called it, consists of two factors—undivided support for the military at home and the right to intervene abroad. “[The Bush Doctrine] is not consistent with values of open society and cannot possibly be accepted by the rest of the SEE SOROS ON PAGE 6
Judge warns new greeks about hazing dangers by
Andrew Gerst
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through the aisles of Reynolds Theater, appropriating french fries from audience members and joking Wandering
with present sororities and fraternities all around, judge Mitch Crane managed to weave levity into a grim scare-you-straight presentation on the horrors of hazing
Tuesday night.
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Judge Mitch Crane tells new fraternity and sorority members that they do not need to toleratehazing.
The event, sponsored by Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and the Interfraternity Council, drew nearly 500 students, primarily new greek members, for whom attendance was mandatory. “The basic idea is that for the past 10 years, hazing has been a ‘bad word’ around college campuses—greek life has really taken a hit,” said Joseph Kelly, president of Delta Sigma Phi. “We wanted to show that this University is better than hazing.” Crane, a former attorney, high school political science teacher and civil litigation professor —and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon —blamed the poor reputation many individuals have of greek life on biased media coverage and
lampoon films like “Animal House” and “Old School.” He described an episode of “Friends,” where Rachel runs into current members of her old sorority after marrying Ross on a drunken whim in Las Vegas. The show portrays the sisters as snooty, turning their noses up at Rachel, prompting her to observe, “Man, we really are bitches.” “It had nothing to do with the show, just a little message about being greek,” Crane said. “The laugh track was roaring. Every season there’s an anti-greek episode. “Anyone hear about how a fraternity at Penn State University raised $3 million for cancer research last year?” Crane continued. “No? People only hear about the bad things.” Crane pointed out that George W. Bush and A1 Gore played down their fraternity membership during the 2000 presidential election, as have several of the Democratic contenders have thisyear, for fear ofalienating voters. Despite a tripling of the number of SEE HAZING ON PAGE 7
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tinians if peace efforts fail. He has proposed a pullout from virtually all of the Gaza Strip as well as isolated setdements in the West Bank. Although Israel hasn’t carried out any of these steps, talk of abandoning settlements has alarmed Sharon’s hawkish coalition partners. Tuesday, a hardline partner proposed that Israel turn over Arab towns inside Israel to Palestinian control in exchange for Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The proposal brought up by Deputy Education Minister Zvi Hendel of the National Union Party was the latest effort by hawkish coalition
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A parliamentary committee has approved more than $2O million in new funding for Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, despite Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s recent calls to evacuate parts of these areas. The decision Monday by the Finance Committee outraged the Palestinians as well as opposition legislators. It also threatened to complicate a visit this week by senior U.S. diplomats, who are to arrive to discuss peace efforts with Sharon. Sharon has recently called for Israel
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MIDDLETON, Wis. Senator John Edwards surged in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, capturing support from independents to finish a surprisingly close second to Democratic front-runner John Kerry. Howard Dean came in a distant third, ruining his longshot attempt to salvage his sinking campaign. Independent voters, once the mainstay of the Dean constituency, picked Edwards instead, according to exit polls, while Democrats mostly chose Kerry. The unexpectedly strong showing by Edwards as the polls closed Tuesday night firmly established him as the sole alter-
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NEWS IN BRIEF Bombing at Iraqi school kills at least one
An explosion Monday in a corner of a crowded playground of an elementary school for boys in northern Baghdad killed at least one child and injured at least three.The U.S. military said the explosion was caused by a homemadebomb.
Russian investor group seeks chief's release Major shareholders in the Russian oil giant Yukos offered Monday to cede control of the company in exchange for the release from jail ofYukos'
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Diplomat sees no delay in Afghan elections The U.S.ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Monday that government and international officials were still working to hold elections in Afghanistan in June or shortly after.
Airlines must improve fuel tanks, FAA says
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it hoped to propose a rule requiring airlines to cut the risk offuel tank explosions like that which destroyed Trans World Airlines Flight 800.
Top wireless phone companies plan merger Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless Services, the No. 2 and No. 3 wireless telephone operators, said Tuesday they would merge to create the nation's largest mobile phone company. News briefs compiled from wire reports. “I never let schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain
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When snow falls, Duke weighs safety, logistics by Cindy Yee THE CHRONICLE
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At the first sign of wintry weather, students across campus begin their not-so-secret pleas to Mother Nature. Let there be sleet. Let there be freezing rain. Let there be just one more snow day. Meanwhile, faculty and administrators hope they will not have to deal with the headache of another round of canceled classes—missed labs, missed lectures and missed assignments that must be rescheduled or squeezed into an already compressed semester. Such was the situation late Feb. 15, as a Sunday evening snowstorm tested the sagacity ofProvost Peter Lange, the administrator responsible for the decisions to hold or cancel classes during periods of inclement weather. In the end, the University canceled only some of the next day’s classes, going ahead with the regular Monday schedule after 10 a.m. “We only missed a couple hours ofclasses, so I hope there won’t be difficulty in making up the lost time,” Lange said. “It’s always an inconvenience, though. There’s no question about it.” Now it is up to the University’s deans to determine whether the missed classes need to be rescheduled and, if so, when. Lange said that after a winter storm prompted him to cancel two consecutive days ofclasses in late January, the deans started planning for the make-ups immediately, setting out a policy by which professors could hold classes during the first two days of the reading period at the end of the semester. Making up for Monday’s cancellations, however, may not be so easy. “When would you make the classes up? There’s no time somebody won’t potentially have difficulties with,” said Robert Thompson, dean of Trinity College. “We’ve already taken two out of four reading days, plus on weekends there is always the potential of running into religious conflicts.” Thompson said Monday that he would postpone a decision on rescheduling
missed classes until he knew what the rest of the week would bring in terms of cancellations. “I’m just wishing for something definitive with the weather,” he said. “It’s this in-between that’s causing all this angst.” Although more snow was forecasted for the week, the weather seemed to be on relatively good behavior Tuesday. Little snow accumulated on campus during the day, and,
“For a long time, we prided ourselves on not canceling classes.” —Robert Thompson for the most part, it was business as usual. Lange noted that class cancellations have become more common over the last two decades, as the University has grown to include more professors living over a wider area and more students who choose to live off campus. “We have a lot more people traveling to campus to take classes than we did 20 years ago, and this has certainly changed some of the considerations in our decision-making,” he said. Thompson said the University has been especially attentive to weather-related safety concerns since Hurricane Fran, which hit the region September 1996. The hurricane caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to the region and killed more than 20 people, mostly by falling trees, flooding and automobile accidents. After Fran, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared 34 North Carolina counties disaster areas. “For a long time, we prided ourselves on not canceling classes,” Thompson said. “We didn’t cancel classes for Hurricane Fran, and it ended up that many faculty members couldn’t make it. It made us rethink our willingness to cancel.”
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Lawmakers challenge USD A mad cow statement by Ira Dreyfus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Tuesday questioned the government’s credibility in the first U.S. case of mad cow
disease, quoting three witnesses who denied Agriculture Department claims that the infected Holstein was lame. The worker who slaughtered the cow, the hauler who delivered it and an owner of the slaughterhouse all recalled seeing the infected animal on its feet, rather than it being the nonambulatory “downer” described by USDA officials. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, the House Government Reform Committee’s chair and senior Democrat said the information challenges the department’s assertion that only downer cat-
tie or cows with a twitch indicating something wrong with their nervous system need to be tested. “If the new information is accurate, USDA’s surveillance program may need to be significantly expanded,” committee Chairperson Tom Davis, R-Va., and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., wrote. ‘The new information also raises questions about USDA’s-credibility. The American people need to have confidence in what USDA reports about the safety of the food supply.” Within a week after the case was confirmed Dec. 23, Veneman doubled the number of cattle to be tested annually for mad cow disease from 20,000 to 40,000. Since then, an international panel she appointed and a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee have said the test-
ing needs to go far beyond that. Waxman said in an interview Tuesday that the department should start random sample testing of healthy cattle. “If this cow was not a downer cow, then their sample is too narrow,” he said. The department stood by its declarations that the animal was a downer, and that its surveillance did the job by finding what was the second known case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, in North America. The first case turned up in Canada last May. Meanwhile, the department’s inspector general’s office said Tuesday that it has begun its own investigation. The infected U.S. animal was slaughtered Dec. 9 at Vern’s Moses Lake Meats, a small plant in Washington state.
Tom Ellestad, who manages the slaughterhouse with his brother, said in an affidavit to the Government Accountability Project that the cow stood up after arriving at the plant and that portraying it as a downer was a “smokescreen.” Ellestad said the Holstein was tested because the plant had a separate contract with USDA, under which Vern’s provided tissue samples regardless of whether the animals appeared sick or healthy. In a separate telephone interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Ellestad said everything in his 18-page affidavit taken by GAP, a whisdeblowers group, and cited by the House committee is accurate. “That was a walking cow,” David SEE MAD COW ON PAGE 6
Controversy-ridden prosecutor sues Ashcroft by
Pete Yost
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WASHINGTON The Justice Department is exaggerin the war on terrorism and has inits performance ating terfered with a major terror prosecution and compromised a confidential informant, a federal prosecutor alleges in an extraordinary lawsuit against Attorney General John Ashcroft. The lawsuit by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino is the latest twist in the George W. Bush administration’s first major post-Sept. 11 terrorism prosecution, a Detroit case threatened by charges of prosecutorial misconduct. Convertino was the lead prosecutor on the case, in which the government did not provide defense attorneys a letter alleging that a prosecution witness lied until long after a trial had ended. In his lawsuit, Convertino says the Justice Department is retaliating against him because he has complained frequently and publicly about “the lack of support and cooperation, lack of effective assistance, lack of resources and intradepartmental infighting” in terrorism cases. “These concerns directly related to the ability of the United States to effectively utilize the criminal justice system as a component in the ‘war on terrorism,”’ says his lawsuit filed in federal court. According to the suit, a senior official in the Justice Department’s terrorism and violent crimes section informed Convertino that news reports concerning the depart-
ment’s anti-terror efforts were not accurate and that the “press gives us more credit than we deserve.” The lawsuit alleges “gross mismanagement” in the terrorism and violent crimes section. Convertino says he complained repeatedly to the Justice Department that it placed “perception” over “reality” to the serious detriment of the war on terror. Convertino came under internal Justice Department investigation last fall after telling a Senate committee of his concerns. Regarding the Detroit case which Convertino handled, the government late last year turned over a jail inmate’s letter to defense lawyers. In it, the inmate alleged that prosecution witness Youssef Hmimssa had lied. A lawyer for Convertino has said he believes his client made the right decision in not disclosing the evidence because it wouldn’t have affected the trial’s outcome. Months before the government turned over the letter, a jury found two defendants guilty of document fraud and conspiracy to provide material support for terrorism. Another was found guilty of document fraud but acquitted of terror charges. And the fourth was acquitted on all counts. A defense attorney who faced Convertino in the Detroit case said one section of his lawsuit “seems completely unfounded.” Convertino alleges a lack of resources, but his resources “appeared to us to be completely unlimited,” said
James Gerometta,
one of the court-appointed defense attorneys in the case. The lawsuit includes excerpts of an e-mail from another prosecutor in the case that Convertino says “identified some of the gross mismanagement which was negatively impacting the ability of the United States to obtain convictions in a major terrorist case.” The e-mail from the other prosecutor shows he complained at the time that efforts by Justice’s terrorism unit in Washington to “insinuate themselves into this trial are, nothing more than a self-serving effort to justify the existence” of the unit. ‘They have rendered no assistance and, are in my judgment, adversely impacting on both trial prep and trial strategy,” the e-mail cited in the lawsuit states. Convertino also accused Justice officials of intentionally divulging the name of one ofhis confidential terrorism informants (GI) to retaliate against him. The leak put the informant at grave risk, forced him to flee the United States and “interfered with the ability of the United States to obtain information from the Cl about current and future terrorist activities,” the suit alleges. The prosecutor is being represented by the National Whistleblower Center, which has represented FBI agents and other whistleblowers in recent cases involving terrorism. Its chief lawyer successfully helped Linda Tripp win damages under the Privacy Act for the leak ofinformation from her Pentagon personnel file after the Monica Lewinsky affair.
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their friends and if they choose their friends through ethnicity, that’s just the way it’s going to be.”
“I don’t think there’s a lot of interaction [beMost of my friends are Asian, I’m Asian, and I don’t know if I do that consciously, but that’s how it is for me,” said freshman Diana Shin, moments before she fielded a cellular phone call in a foreign language. Bholan observed that most segregation takes place in social settings. “Black people stay with black people and white people stay with white people, and if you don’t fit in with any of those groups you don’t really have a place on campus,” she said. Students said some areas of University life are more integrated than others. Classes, athletics and residence halls—particularly East Campus dormitories—tended to get higher marks for diversity than social life and clubs. Despite a tremendous commitment to diversity from nearly all quarters of the University’s senior administration, students questioned how much of a role the administration can play in further integrating students. “The administration has made strong steps but the student body is simply resistant,” said senior Nathanael Holley, who is black. He said independents, greeks and other student groups have to make a conscious decision to make integration a priority. “I don’t see what you can do,” said sophomore Anson Reilly. “People are going to hang out with
Students were mixed on the subject of whether racism exists among undergraduate students, with most saying they had never personally experienced discrimination based on race but acknowledging that it could exist in some form. Tan Gulek, a senior from Turkey, saw self-segregation as a reflection of friction to integration. “When you look into some peoples’ eyes you see a tendency of a resistance to diversity,” he said. The JBHE rankings were calculated based on quantitative data such as the percentage and growth rate ofblacks in the student body and faculty, as well as graduation rates. They excluded factors like patterns of residential segregation and attitudes of white students toward racial minorities—more qualitative considerations that affect diversity as it is experienced in daily life. As of fall 2002, 11.4 percent of undergraduates were Asian American, 10.4 percent were black and 6 percent were Hispanic. These rates are somewhat comparable to many of Duke’s peer schools, such as Harvard University and Yale University. “From what I see on campus, we might be number one, but I still feel like we have a long way to go,” said junior Dan Southam about the JBHE rankings, echoing many administrators. Most students agreed that diversity at the University was desirable and the administration’s long-existing efforts to increase diversity on campus are a good start—but only a start.
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SETTLEMENTS from page 2 Monday’s death of a 41-year-old la- American officials have recently borer was caused by a heart attack, indicated that they could support The Finance Committee voted Sharon’s disengagement plannesMonday to allocate $22 million to day to discuss Sharon’s new plan, the settlements. Committee apSharon has been under growproval is the last step needed to ing pressure within his governsend the funds. The money was ment since he began talking of originally allocated for housing as- uprooting U.S. envoys are due in sistance for young couples and Israel Wednesday to discuss low-income families inside Israel, Sharon’s new plan, the Haaretz daily reported. Two partners, the National ReUnder the new spending ligious Party and the National plan, most of the funds will be Union Party, have threatened to used for new construction in the pull out of the government if he settlements. Palestinian officials carries out the plan and begun to criticized the decision, saying it un- offer more extreme alternatives, dermines the U.S.-backed “road Tuesday, Hendel, of the Nationmap” peace plan. The plan, which al Union, proposed a territorial aims for an independent Palestin- exchange that would hand Israeli ian state alongside Israel, has been Arab towns to Palestinian control, stalled for months. while Israel would control settle“At a time when they speak ments in the West Bank and Gaza, about withdrawing settlements Israeli Arabs oppose talk of putfrom Gaza, they allocate millions dng their towns under Palestinian of dollars for setdements through- control. Unlike the Palestinians, Isout the West Bank and Gaza,” said raeli Arabs have Israeli citizenship. Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian They also have higher standards of peace negotiator. living than residents of the West While the U.S. formally re- Bank and fear any future Palestinmains committed to the road map, ian state would not be democratic.
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SOROS from page 1 world,” Soros said Soros made explicit that he is using both his expertise in international affairs and his money to try to prevent President Bush’s re-election. Soros has already donated $12.5 million to the Democratic effort, a figure that he says is likely to rise. Speaking about the Democratic candidates, Soros expressed his support for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), whom Soros thinks will stack up well against President Bush. “Kerry is an excellent candidate,” Soros said. “He unites the Democratic party... [and] as a war hero [he] stacks up well against [an opponent] who wants to be a war president.” He also addressed the worth of having North Carolina Sen. John Edwards (DN.C.) as a possible running mate. “Edwards would bring a considerable value to the ticket,” Soros said. “[Kerry] needs a running mate who has appeal to the South.” Among the panel, which Provost Peter Lange moderated, political science professor Peter Feaver provided the strongest opposition to Soros’ ideas. Feaver disputed the military-minded
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versed himself. But after weeks oflosses and an exodus by his senior staff, the former Vermont governor retreated to Burlington to decide his next move. Eagerly anticipating a two-man race, Edwards spent the day asserting the differences between his oudook and Kerry’s during campaign stops in working-class Milwaukee neighborhoods. He planned to stay in the race regardless of Tuesday night’s outcome, traveling to New York for a fund-raiser Wednesday night before setting off on a five-state swing through states with contests on “Super Tuesday,” March 2. “Voters will get a better sense of who we are and what the differences are between us,” Edwards said, arguing that the winnowed field will allow voters to focus on himself and Kerry. Although the Rev. A1 Sharpton and Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio remain in the race, neither has won a primary contest or enough delegates to present a serious challenge. Edwards’s strategists have hoped for a one-on-one matchup with Kerry from the start, convinced that the former trial lawyer from North Carolina can outshine the Massachusetts senator on the campaign trail and convince voters he would be more competitive against a Republican in the South. Edwards has also loudly declared his opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the treaty Kerry voted for in 1993,which many in the manufacturing industry blame for a recent spike in job losses. And in Tuesday’s primary, voters said they were most worried about the economy and jobs, according to early exit polling data. Health care came in third place, with Iraq cited by 2 out of 10 voters. Despite his agreement with voters on that issue and his strong showing Tuesday, Edwards still faces an uphill batde for the nomination. According to recent polls, he is running behind Kerry in Georgia, the next primary contest in a Southern state. And Kerry holds all the built-in advantages of first place, including the ability to act as if he were already the nominee. Even before the polls closed in Wisconsin Tuesday, Kerry had enough confidence in his success to ignore his rivals for the nomination and instead challenge President Bush, accusing him of “walking away” from veterans. The remark triggered a swift response from the president’s reelection team, suggesting the general election is under way. ‘This is not a conservative Republican administration; this is an extreme, radical administration,” Kerry said during a daytime campaign stop. ‘John Kerry’s attacks on the president are not supported by the facts and his own record,” the Bush campaign declared in a quickly prepared statement. Kerry and his advisers had privately hoped for a margin of victory of 10 percentage points or more in Wisconsin, believing that it would show great strength over Edwards’s candidacy and probably help knock out Dean, several campaign officials said Tuesday night.
undergraduates nationwide in the past half-century, Crane said the total number of greek members has gone down. He then spent a significant amount of time relating tales of hazing-related deaths—such as a University of Washington student who hung himself after Hell Week—at colleges across the country, admonishing that the same could happen at Duke. “You don’t memorize the campus,” Crane said of the failing greek image. “You don’t memorize the fraternity. You just see that people have died because they were searching for friendship and companionship.” Crane stressed that forcing students to do push-ups or drink excessively against their will hardly shows true commitment, likening the situation to a man asking his fiancee to drink a bottle of vodka to prove her love. He added the “pledging” process only emerged in the wake ofWorld War 11, when returning Gls headed for college
and decided to try out boot camp maneuvers on new fraternity men. “Look, you may think hazing is necessary to building a sense of trust,” Crane said. “But here’s my problem: They didn’t tell you they’d do it. So you have one of two options—you can find an organization that does say they do it, or you can change your stated principles.” Crane ended on an optimistic note, saying the values he learned in joining a fraternity have carried him through the toughest moments of his life. “They’re all looking for what you have,” he said of the non-greek community. ‘They just don’t think you have it... I am proud of being greek, and I hope you all are.” Audience reactions to the speech ranged considerably. “It was pretty good,” said juniorWill Connolly, a member of Sigma Nu and the incoming IFC president. “I hope it has opened some eyes [about hazing dangers].” Others were less enthused. “I don’t really know how to take it,” said freshman Duncan MacKay. “I’m still sort of pondering it.”
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Traveling from one Big Four opponent’s den to another has been Duke’s rigorous itinerary this week. Fresh off its first conference loss at the hands of Tobacco Road-foe N.C. State, the Blue Devils (21-2, 10-1 in the ACC) are facing a short trip down 1-40 for a date with the rejuvenated No. 15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-6, 5-5) at Lawrence-Joel Coliseum Wednesday night. “[Wake Forest’s] very deep,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. ‘They’re very explosive offensively and they can really put points on the board. They’re one of the best teams in the country.” Skip Prosser’s Wake Forest squad has recently gelled as a unit while being fueled by fiery freshman Chris Paul at the point guard slot. In Sunday’s 91-85 victory over then-No. 12 Cincinnati, Paul scorched the Bearcats for a career-high 30 points. Although Paul finished his first game against No. 3 Duke with only seven points in an 84-72 loss, his court savvy and confidence has grown to a level that will push the Blue Devils’ backcourt to the limit Wednesday. “This is a hard league to be a point guard in,” Prosser said. ‘There are so many outstanding point guards in this league and ifyou don’t have a strong constitution you can really get broken down.” Senior captain Chris Duhon’s 10points a game hardly begin to encapsulate his importance in Duke’s offense, as he has served as both a leader and clutch player this year. As the point guard, Duhon will also take on the duty of disrupting Paul’s offensive maneuvers. This matchup will dictate which team is able to control the tempo of the game, a significant aspect of the contest because both squad’s depend on contrasting styles of play. Wake Forest’s backcourt is flanked with short guards, which the Blue Devils SEE WAKE ON PAGE 12
Currently an associate sports editor, sophomore Jake Poses will take the reigns of the sports department beginning in May.
Poses to head 100th volume s sports From staff reports Sophomore Jake Poses was elected sports editor of the 100 th volume for the 2004-05 year by The Chronicle sports staff Tuesday evening. His term begins in May. A graduate of The Riverdale School in New York City, Poses intends to improve and build on the relationship with The Chronicle’s readers by providing more comprehensive coverage of men’s basketball and continuing to expand
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The fencing team has achieved remarkable success as a whole over the course of this winter season, but the Junior Olympics in Cleveland, Oh., gave several fencers a chance to prove themselves on an individual level, and a few did so in stunning fashion. Sophomores Nic Testerman and Dorothy Hubbard led the way, as both finished in the top 10 in the men’s and women’s epee competitions, placing third and eighth, respectively. Freshmen Anne Kercsmar and Theodore Lauzen also had success in the epee, with Kercsmar finishing 17th and Lauzen ending up 107th. Freshman Ibtihaj Muhammad, Duke’s lone competitor in the women’s saber, wound up in 21st, and fellow classmate Ben Hendricks finished 40th out of 236 competitors in the men’s foil. “(Nic) has fenced very well so far this season, but he has had a wrist injury, he just missed the world team,” coach Alex Beguinet said. Nic’s perfectionist side was revealed in response to his effort this past weekend, stating, “Overall I thought my result was respectable, but
I was not pleased with third. I was fencing really well all day until I got [to] the finals. My injuries caught up to me and I was not able to fence up to my full potential.” Hubbard was indefatigable despite the long wait between every match, and she credits Beguinet with keeping her focused. ‘These tournaments are very long, so it is sometimes hard to remain consistent throughout the day,” Hubbard said. “Every time I ran into a problem, [Beguinet] was right there coaching me and helping me to do what I have trained to do.” Muhammad had a strong Junior Olympics for the second year in a row, and she felt that her performance this year should be credited to the team chemistry. “It was a little awkward being without the entire team for the weekend,” Muhammad said. “Without the diligent effort put forth by the team in our strenuous practices, I don’t feel that I would have been as successful as I was this past weekend.” The team will look to continue its strong season in a dual meet against Harvard, Princeton and Yale in Princeton, N.J., February 21st.
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Over the next five days, the women’s swimming and diving teams will be on a mission to prove themselves at this week’s ACC Championships in Charlottesville, Va. Although Duke, which possesses the conference’s only non-scholarship program, is usually light-years behind the rest of the league. This team, however, certainly feels that it is no longer the
doormat of the ACC. Tve been here 26 years,” head coach Bob Thompson said. “This is the best women’s team I’ve ever had.” Meet after meet the Blue Devils have posted unprecedented results, and ever since their close loss to N.C. State this January, they have felt confident that an upset or two are definitely possible in the ACC Championships, “Last year we came really close to
to Charlottesville. Sophomore Katie Ness, who sat out the first half of the season with a knee injury, could very well reach the final heat in all of her events, and Thompson believes that she could provide the push that will propel Duke out of the ACCs basement. “We’re stronger now than we were then because we got Katie Ness, and she’s a biggie,” Thompson said. “She’s the real deal, so she’s going to make a big difference at ACCs.” All eyes will also, be on freshman Jackie Rodriguez, who has already posted NCAA B qualifying times in the mile freestyle and the 200 breaststroke, an event in which she is undefeated. If Duke wants an upset however, then a heavy burden will fall upon its unheralded swimmers to step up and collect points for the Blue Devils. “Only the top 16 swimmers score in any one event,” Thompson said. “We want to get our girls in scoring position. If that happens, then we’ll do something a Duke team hasn’t done in a long time.... There are going to be a lot of kids who never get mentioned who will be in position to score.” It will be crucial for Duke to perform well in the relays, where the Blue Devils have historically finished very poorly. According to assistant coach Lynzee Sharp, though, this year could hold
beating out N.C. State at ACCs,” co-captain Amy Halligan said. “It was so close. But this year we lost to N.C. State by one point and I think at ACCs we have a really great shot at beating them.” In addition to N.C. State, Duke has also targeted Georgia Tech as another team it could possibly defeat—the Blue Devils appear to be unfazed by the low expectations the rest of the ACC has placed upon them. “It’s almost better that last year we finished last,” senior co-captain Lauren Hancock said. “Now...we’re kind of the underdog. So I think we have it easier than Georgia Tech and N.C. State they’re just going to be swimming out of fear of losing to us, whereas we’re going to be hyped up and ready to show them how much we’ve prepared for ACCs.” The Blue Devils will undoubtedly look to their seniors to keep pace with the rest of the ACC, and their leadership has not gone unnoticed by Thompson. “Lauren Hancock and Amy Halligan and Katie Fay—that’s three great seniors, and great leadership,” Thompson said. “And those girls want to go out doing something special.... I think for them to come in and beat a couple of teams at ACCs would just light their fire —I know it’s something they want to do.” The difference between this year’s Duke squad and those of years past however, will be the standout underclassmen who will accompany their senior leaders —
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should be able utilize to their advantage. 6-foot-5 Daniel Ewing, whose 11 points per contest often come at pivotal moments, is the backbone ofDuke’s wing defense. His contribution on the defensive end against Demon Deacons Justin Gray and Taron Downey, who combine for 26 points a game, may shift Wake Forest’s offensive strategy to the inside. 6-foot-4 JJ. Redick, who leads Duke at 17 points per game, may find himself guarded by the taller Jamaal Lew in order to disrupt his deadly shot. In that case, Blue Devil utility man Luol Deng will have the opportunity to beat the less agile Vytas Danelius off the dribble. But if Prosser chooses to put 6-foot-2 guards Gray or Downey on Redick, the Blue Devil shooting guard should have the height advantage to shoot over both guards. Underneath the basket is where Duke can excel in the half-court set. Blue Devil center Shelden Williams, who has had a pattern of bouncing back from subpar games with an excellent effort, will take on Demon Deacons Eric Williams and Levy. Duke’s Williams finished the loss at N.C. State with just four points but in the earlier matchup between Wake Forest and Duke, he dropped 16 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and swatted eight shots. Demon Deacon Williams was plagued with foul trouble and managed just seven points in that contest. Wake Forest’s strategy on the interior will mirror Duke’s —play aggressive and draw early fouls. “I think our team is hungry,” Krzyzewski said. “I want our team to get motivated to get better... You have to be careful thatyou don’t push the button that says we’re going to give everything.”
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“I think the relay teams can do well,” Sharp said. “In most of the relays we’ve usually finished seventh or eighth, we’re almost hitting the bottom every time, but, like I’ve said all year, we’ve swam [sic] better this year than we ever have before.” Indeed, coming together at the right time of the season is the name of the game in ACC swimming, and in contrast to last year, where many felt the Blue Devils’ peak did not coincide with the ACC Championships, all indicators seem to suggest that this time they’ll be ready. “We’re here for six months busting our a** back and forth in the pool, and we want it to show up at ACCs,” Thompson said. “That’s the one that counts for us. That’s where we want our times to be better than they’ve ever been before.” If those times are fast enough, then 2004 could become the year where the Blue Devils finally prove their legitimacy in the world of ACC swimming. BEN YAFFE/THE CHRONICLE
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Academic WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Wednesdays at The Center: 12-Ipm. Robert CookDeegan, "Genomics: The Information Jungle." John Hope Franklin Center, Room 240. Contact: anne.whisnant@duke.edu, 668-1901. Developmental Biology Colloquium: 4pm. Jamila Horabin, University of Alabama, Birmingham. "Sex determination in Drosophila." 147 Nanaline Duke.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Lecture: 12noon. Science and technology policy expert Lewis Branscomb will deliver the Meredith and Kip Frey Lecture in Intellectual Property Law. Free and open to the public. Room 3043 at Duke Law School.
Systematics Seminar: 12;40pm. Rich Moore, North Carolina State University. "Plant evolutionary genetics: sex and the birth of new genes." 144 Biological Sciences.
Popßio Seminar: 7pm. Pat Lorch, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "The evolution of sex differences in autosomal recombination." 140 Biological Sciences. Chemistry Seminar: 3:3opm. “Multi-Scale Structural Model of the Lac Repressor Complex with DNA.” Refreshments at 3:15 in the Lobby. 103 P.M. Gross Contact; Chemical Laboratory. janet.rosenthal @ duke.edu.
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Duke Events Calendar APSI Speaker Series lecture: 4-s:3opm. Bruce Cumings, Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History, University of Chicago. Decoupled from History: North Korea in the "Axis of Evil". Breedlove Room (204 Perkins Library) Duke West Campus. For more inforcall or visit us at mation 684-2604 www.duke.edu/APSI.
Religious WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Catholic Mass: s:lspm. Chapel Crypt,
Campus Crusade for Christ: 7:3opm, Wednesdays. Come Journey with friends, Pursue truth and Encounter Christ! Nelson Music Room in the East Duke Building on East Campus. Open to absolutely everyone! For more information visit us on the web: www.dukecru.com. Wesley Fellowship-Senior Small Group: 10pm, Wednesdays. Wesley Office.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Weekly Eucharist (Holy Communion): s:3opm, Thursdays. Wesley Office (Chapel Basement). Intercultural Christian Fellowship: Thursdays, 7:3opm. Chapel basement, www.duke.edu/web/icf/ or dsw9@duke.edu.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Tenting Shabbat: s:3opm, in k-ville, 7pm, free dinner. For more info contact courtney.wisotsky@duke.edu.
15th Annual Anti-Racism Conference: Friday, February 20th (spm-9pm) and Saturday, February 21st (Bam-6pm). Sponsored by Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Cost is $35 and includes dinner
Friday and continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Keynote speaker is Rania Marsi. Contact www.eruuf.org for details. ERUUF is located at 4907 Garrett Road in Durham.
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and Meetings WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Fresh Docs Works in Progress: 7pm. "Cemetery." CDS, 1317 W. Pettigrew Street off east campus. Contact 660-3663. Event URL: cds.aas.duke.edu. French Table: Wednesdays, 7pm. Join us for French! Speak French and meet new people outside of the classroom. Great Hall meeting point: entrance from Bryan Center Walkway. Bpm. Duke Symphony Orchestra; Baldwin Auditorium. Contact Department of Music, dukemusic@duke.edu, 660-3300, www.duke.edu/music. Harry Davidson, music director, with student concerto competition winner Tasha Tanhehco. "American Spring" for Strings Copland: Program: Walker: Lyric Appalachian Spring Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor. FREE. Screen/Society Hip Hop Film Series; Bpm. "Scratch."
Richard White Lecture Hall, East Campus. Contact hokazak@duke.edu. the Sponsored by Film/Video/Digital Program, the Program in Literature, and the Program in Women's Studies.
Screen/Society Special Events: Bpm. "Forget Baghdad" w/ Guest Speaker Ella Shohat. Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. Contact hokazak@duke.edu. Sponsored by the Duke Center for International Studies, the Film/Video/Digital Program, the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, the Program in Literature, the Program in Women's Studies, and the Duke Institute of the Arts with funding from the Eleanor Naylor Dana Endowment.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Presentation: 7pm. "Regarding the Pain of Others," with Satendra Khanna, Mel Rosenthal, and Hong-An Truong. CDS, 1317W. Pettigrew Street, off east campus. Contact 660-3663. In conjunction with the exhibition Sebastiao Salgado "Migrations; Humanity in Transition." Performance: Bpm. “LOVE & TAXES." Love & Taxes is a hilarious and harrowing ride down the rabbit hole of the US Tax Code, written and performed by Josh Kornbluth, the Bay Area's funniest playwright and solo performer. Tickets: $2O/$lO. Call 684-4444 or go to tickets.duke.edu. Location: Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center. Duke Wind Symphony: Bpm. Winter Concert. Baldwin Auditorium. Department of Music, duke919-660-3300, music@duke.edu, www.duke.edu/music. John Randal Guptill, visiting director. FREE.
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response to a series of specifics of identifying criminal crimes on and around cam- behavior. In addition, it should pus, the Duke Police Depart- also be stressed that any attempt ment is considering paying gradu- on the part of students to interate students $lO per hour to help vene in situations directly, unless patrol campus and increase secu- under dire circumstances, will not rity. Similar programs have be tolerated. Furthermore, worked at other _tacc cmmoiA ■ STAFF EDITORIAL
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eluding the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With some changes, the program could become a feasible addition to Duke’s safety arsenal. DUPD is correct in recognizing that current safety precautions are insufficient, and that any remedies must, to be successful, be part of a larger commuity-wide effort. The most obvious option would be contracting additional campus security officers who could patrol and check buildings and the like. However, this would be extremely expensive, and is unlikely to be implemented any time soon. Given these circumstances, hiring students seems like a reasonable alternative. Students will not be asked to do anything dangerous, nor will they be allowed to engage suspicious individuals or enter dubious situations. Their role will be restricted to patrolling campus or standing watch in buildings, and they will be trained only to spot suspicious activities and radio DUPD to respond. Though added campus se-
curity forces would be ideal, these are not tasks beyond the capability of a graduate, or for that matter, and undergraduate student. Without question, students should undergo comprehensive training before being hired to patrol. They should be trained in the use ofradios, general campus security procedures and in the
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Line monitor announces game policies This Sunday, the men’s basketball team takes on the University of Maryland at 4 p.m. in one of the biggest home contests of the year. There are currendy around 54 tents lined up for Sunday’s game, and there is still time to get into the tenting line. We will be accepting new tent registrations at all tent checks until Friday at 3 p.m. Personal checks will take place Friday night from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. and Saturday night from 5 p.m to 8 a.m. Each tenter must make three out offive personal checks called during these times to earn a wristband into the game. Personal checks also count as tent checks, so at least two people must make each of the five checks called during those times. There is still room for many people to be let in from the walk-up line. Students in the walk-up line will be admitted after all of the tenting students. The line should form with students exiting the line only to attend class, get food and attend to human needs. Friday afternoon, the line monitors will arrive to register the people in the line. Each individual in the line may register along with one friend, forming a two-person group. At the time of registration, only one person from the group needs to be present. Line monitors
will return to the line at random, unannounced times to perform checks of the line. Each group must have at least one of its two members present at all times. At each check, new groups will be registered at the end of the list in the order they are in the line. Any group missing a check will be moved to the end of the line, behind the new groups registering at that check. There is no guaranteed grace period following checks of the walk-up line. At the final check four hours before tipoff, bracelets will be distributed to all groups that have made their checks. The possession of a bracelet does not guarantee admission into Cameron. More details about the walk-up line can be found online at dsg.duke.edu/kv.html. Finally, there will be many events in and around Krzyzewskiville this weekend to gear up for the game. Please check the K-Ville website for more information on the events. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, send me an e-mail at dgw2@duke.edu. Go Duke! Donald Wine 2003-2004 Head Line Monitor
Time to move on over Deng comment Like so many other students, faculty and alumni who read Matt Sullivan’s comments regarding Luol Deng following the Duke-UVA game, I was shocked. As a professional editor, my first thought was not, Who wrote this? but rather, Who edited this? Regardless, Sullivan and his editors have endured enough flogging for their carelessness and poor judgment. As a community, we have allowed this incident to be blown way out of proportion. I am
willing to bet that if a sports writer had referred a nerdy white basketball player as having had Inspector Gadget arms we would not have seen one letter to the editor. Let’s all just take a deep breath, let Sullivan write his stories, get off the backs of the editors and move on with the season. to
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Student group responds to HIV outbreak The members of Generation HIV were
pleased to see that The Chronicle has taken the time to write an article on the report of an HIV outbreak on North Carolina college campuses. The realities of the HIV epidemic are ones that, as Ray Rodriguez adequately pointed out, affect everyone in today’s society, including the Duke community. The rise in the rates of infection among collegestudents should in no way be underestimated. With a rise in recently reported infections there are also many people living with the disease that are unaware they are infected. In UNAIDS and WHO’s 2003 AIDS Epidemic Update it was reported that almost one quarter of people living with HIV in the United States do not know that they are HIV positive. This epidemic has had its hold on the United States and the rest of the world for over two decades now. Yet its grip can be loosened considerably
through education and prevention efforts. Generation HIV is a recently chartered student group on campus that is committed to helping bring light to the issues raised in this article. We hope to continue to raise awareness surrounding HIV and its impact within Duke’s campus, North Carolina, as well as internationally. Generation HIV hopes to open up the discussion about HIV/AIDS on Duke’s campus as well as the prevalence of other STDs that are affecting the student population. If anyone is interested in working with Generation HIV to help in addressing these issues, please contact Chelsea at csf4@duke.edu or come to our meetings Monday nights at 8 p.m. in the Perk. Chelsea Friauf-Evans Trinity ’O6 and other Generation HIV members
ON THE RECORD Look, you may think hazing is necessary to building a sense of trust. But here's my problem: They didn’t tell you they’d do it. So you have one of two options—you can find an organization that does say they do it, or you can change your stated
principles.
Judge Mitch Crane, to greek organizations on hazing incidents
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The Edwards Surprise WASHINGTON FDR’s secretary of when he was nobody, the Navy, Claude Swanson, gave us this poThe Washington Post editorialist just litical adage: ‘When the water reaches the noted “his fuzziness on issues ranging from upper level, follow the rats.” Iraq to gay marriage... He voted for the This lugubrious saying is called to mind North American Free Trade Agreement yet by the way the chair ofHoward Dean’s cam- now talks in protectionist terms... He must paign stabbed his candidate in the back on explain how he would manage the real and the eve of his do-or-die Wisconsin primary. dangerous challenges the U.S. now faces in Steven Grossman, former chair of the Iraq—without the fuzzing.” Democratic National Committee, knew that The Post’s Fred Hiatt is not yet Meg his last-minute defection Greenfield, but his influenwould dominate the finaltial wake-up call is sure to ec^oe(^ —especially in day news and crush Dean’s Willinm Snfirp hopes of a stronger-thane light ofWisconsin’s results, Quest Commentary expected showing. Kerry’s momentum is What drives an old pro now checked. The surprise to such political disloyalty? was Edwards’ powerful Was Grossman trying to win his way back showing, especially among independents, into John Kerry’s good graces by dumping followed lamely by Dean. If Dean had Dean at the propitious moment? taken the Grossman gas pipe and anTo most political pros, that doesn’t add nounced he would quit, I believe his antiup. As Tuesday’s stunning Wisconsin re- establishment vote would have split 2-1 for suits show, it is in Kerry’s interest for Dean the Southerner Edwards, snatching victory to stay in the race even beyond Super Tues- from Kerry—and in Wisconsin, by yimday, March 2. miny, where voters can hardly understand First, contested primaries keep Kerry in a word he’s saying. the news, waving victoriously, gaining TV If Edwards is smart (and a trial lawyer “debate” time to blaze away at President who got $25 million for himself out of the Bush. Dean is now a useful sparring partmedical profession must have an agile ner, jabbing lightly, the perennial loser mind) he will carry an empty chair around who helps define the consistent winner. New York, Ohio, Georgia and California The other service Dean now performs demanding that Kerry debate him one on for Kerry is to split the not-Kerry Democraone about NAFTA, where he is a genuine tic vote. This is not yet an anti-Kerry vote, Smoot-Hawley protectionist and Kerry because the Massachusetts senator has merely a primary-conversion protectionist. stolen Dean’s antiwar resentment and Kerry would probably refuse to debate adopted John Edwards’ cheerful soak-the- unless Dean was included, to steal the derich pitch. But many Democrats could turn bate spotlight like Ross Perot. But if Dean anti-Kerry if Edwards continues to play the wanted to get even, the embittered Vermonter would accept and then back out at feisty Avis to Kerry’s establishment Hertz. There’s a new phase a-coming. Kerry the last minute to let the two front-runners has had his comeback honeymoon. He has have at it. Oh, boy. offered only a high-carb diet of populist Did I just say “two front-runners”? How platitudes in stump speeches. For a serious can that be —when Edwards starts from so man running for a serious job, Kerry has far behind? And when Kerry is belatedly linot made a policy speech since December, onized by Clintonites who thought a Dean
debacle would pave the way for Hillary in 2008? And when Kerry’s Kennedy acolytes turn ashen-faced only at the rumor that an A1 Gore endorsement immi-
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wards, he could help transform a routine Boston coronation into a neck-and-neck race down the homestretch. There’s a consummation devoutly to be wished, it would mean he will carry
If Edwards is smart an empty chair around New York, Ohio, Georgia and California demanding that Kerry debate him One on one about
how: Although Dean is not a kingmaker, he can NAFTA. be the front-runner-maker. By staying in through Super Tuesday, this anti-Warwick could ensure Kerry’s nomination. By throwing his waning strength (and Web fund-raising) to Ed-
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over and the media pendulum could swing again—and that the pressure would be on Edwards to cut the class warfare lest he expose the deep economic split in the Democratic Party. ;
William Safire’s column is syndicated by the New York Times News Service.
Memo to Richard Brodhead: Student Life
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leaders, like basketball players and scholars, natural leaders abound at Duke. She is the friend at the are developed with a combination of natural end of your hall to whom everyone instinctively gravitates when in need. ability, practice and coaching. The path that students follow, athletically and academiUnfortunately, in our present system, that spectacular individual may cally, is guided by coaches, peers, professors and friends with the intention of never reach a broader audience due to a lack of prompting. All these factors maximizing their natural abilities. then, combined, four types of Duke student do those students with a Why natural inclination to lead have to bumleaders have emerged. First, and worst, are students in posible through Duke bureaucracy with no tions of leadership due to their self-mosupport to find a place where they can excel as a leader? tivation and are made ineffective by their lack of peer consciousness. These An examination of the manner in Chase Johnson which Duke fosters leadership shows a are your typical career-minded, reAnthony Vitarelli pronounced lack of support and guidsume-building, self-aggrandizers. Guest Commentary ance for student leaders You will find them in the most visible, noted, popular leadership roles on Leading at Duke, a recendy created program within the Division of Student campus. These inward-looking stuAffairs, although noble in its intentions, fails to identify dents throw sand in the machinery designed to better those with natural leadership abilities, leaving us with student life. Second, and ideally, are students in leadership roles students in positions of leadership solely because of motivation. We love basketball, but our motivation alone with a passion for giving their peers an excellent Duke does not get us a seat next to Coach K. In fact, it doesn’t experience. While also present in visible leadership positions, these students are frequently found in the lesseven get us a try-out. The leadership abilities of Duke students are unrevered roles, such as RAs, and artistic, cultural and athtapped by the administration and by the student body. letic group leaders. These are the students who motivate The incapacity to effectively empathize and communitheir peers to slave away in dark, inadequate theaters for cate with one’s peers is one of the greatest failings of the hours a day to entertain us once a semester. Duke community. These are the students who recognize our racial tenThose with the ability to assist and understand their sions and create a forum for us to converse. These are fellow students have the foundation for great leadership the students who sacrifice their time (and often their that many students in leadership positions lack. Morehealth) to lead the cheers from the front row of over, these students often have a confident awareness of Cameron Indoor Stadium. These are the students who how one action can affect the web of Duke life. These not only oil the machinery of your Duke experience but
also create new engines altogether. Third, are those students who have all the characteristics of the former category but without a conduit through which to channel their abilities. This is the girl at the end of the hall who sees the big picture but doesn’t know where she fits in. This group clearly has the greatest unutilized potential for improving student life. If we as an institution can give these students a forum to lead, we will phase out the unempathetic and ineffective students of the first category. Fourth, and unimportant for the purposes of this column, are those students who have neither the desire nor natural ability to lead. So Richard, how do we maximize our natural leadership abilities? Can we devote the same financial and administrative resources, as well as emotional energy, to recruiting leaders within Duke as we do to recruiting basketball players outside it? The girl at the end of the hall is not entirely hidden from view. She is likely an active participant in class and the cornerstone of her peer group. The leadership abilities of this student are in plain sight to professors, RAs and any staff member with whom she interacts. As the mission of Duke is to develop students into “leaders in their communities,” you must compel your staff to actively and persistently seek out potential leaders in the student body. Though the present student leadership situation at Duke is less than ideal, be comforted by the fact that all the tools required for a smoothly running, empowering, effective leadership model exist on campus. You just have to coax them out. Chase Johnson and Anthony Vitarelli are Trinity juniors.
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February Class of 2004 Senior Gift News Virada “Oui” Nirapathpongpom
Donald Wine II Hometown: Farmington Hills, Michigan Major: Political Science Duke Involvement: Head Line Monitor, Mirecourt, and Duke Football Staff After Duke Plans: Law School
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Bangkok, Thailand Major;
Psychology Duke Involvement: Varsity Golf After Duke Plans; Joining the Professional Golf Tour Why Duke? The combination of excellent academics and excellent athletics. Favorite highlight of your Duke experience? My parents know that the experience I have had here is one that they could not have given me back home. Why give $20.04 to the Senior Class Gift? I have received so much from this institution and the experience I have gotten is so much more than I could ever give back, it is the least I can do to give back here and there. Notable Quotable “I chose not to turn pro after 2 years because I have grown so much each year at Duke, and I did not want to miss that by going pro early”
Why Duke? It has an established reputation of excellence, and you leave having met great people while receiving a great degree. Favorite highlight of your Duke experience? The Ist move in day on East Campus. It was one of the best moments in my life. As a freshman, I met so many people in my dorm who today will be my life long friends. Why give $20.04 to the Senior Class Gift? Duke is one of the few places where both athletics and academics are superior. I want to support particularly the facility needs on both those levels so that we can continue to remain the Duke I love. Notable Quotable “Work Hard, Play Hard”
The senior gift at Duke is different...while it’s nice to have that bench out there with the class name on it, and get your name on the alumni plaque, the gift at Duke is really all about paying it
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Let’s face it...our contribution does make a difference. It’s one more day in the ice storm where Duke has heat, it’s the financial aid that made Duke possible for you, it’s being sure that your major will go on...lt’s not flashy, but it’s the backbone of Duke. ;enii ir class at Duke is differen admittedly we the class of 2004 take pride in surviving the changes, for survival binds us together and makes us unique. The senior gift committee (52 and
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Richard Bouchard Dan Broderick Chelsea Castellano Corinne Cerny Christina Chang Ashley Clark Cliff Davison Libby Ferlic Sarah Hawkins Margot Hill Elizabeth Hinshaw Laura Howard Sara Hudson Calvin Hui Heidi Hullinger Amanda Johnson Lisa Jones Emily Kloeblen Annie Longon Jennifer Lopez Jeni Luehrs Devon MacWilliam Andrea Mangones Stephanie McCray Greg Millwater Katie Mitchell Dave Moe Meredith Moore Alex Niejelow Dani O’Hara Mark Pike Pushpa Raja Avery Reaves Scott Reid Katie Rutledge Mike Sacks Courtney Sauer Heidi Schumacher Matt Slovik Chelsea Stine Bryan Unkeless Tamara Wilson Jenny Woodson •
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B http://annualfund.duke.edu/pages/senweek2oo4.htm “It’s all about Senior Love”