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Although Brown Dormitory is officially substance-free, many students still consume alcohol.

Alcohol flows in Brown dorm by

Diana Ni

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Officially, Brown is dubbed the substance-free dormitory—but its residents claim otherwise. In fact, Student Health and Residence Life and Housing Services are conducting a survey of current and past Brown residents in the upcoming weeks to assess the practicability and future viability of Brown. Students living in Brown sign a contract that binds them to remain alcohol, drug and smoke-

free, both in and out of the dorm. Students who fail to abide by this policy may find themselves packing up their be-

longings. “In the worst-case scenario, a student discovered with alcohol would be relocated to another dorm on East Campus,” said Terry Lynch, Brown’s residence coordinator. Lynch is not aware of anyone who has violated the policy this year and said if students choose to break the pact, there would

be no reason for the dorm to exist at all. But it’s no big secret to most students that the contract is often violated. “More than 50 percent of my fellow residents in Brown did not abide by the substance-free policy,” said junior James Coyne, who lived in the dorm his freshman year. Current Brown resident Diana Ozemebhoya had a similar SEE BROWN ON PAGE 7

Faculty encourage free flow of PSM dialogue Professors offer support for freedom of speech, hesitate to declare affiliation by

Emily Rotberg THE CHRONICLE

While debate about the principles of the upcoming Palestine Solidarity Movement conference has swept the campus into a storm of rhetoric and competing claims, one voice has been un-

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characteristically quiet—that of the faculty. But recent faculty actions have been targeted

opening new avenues of discussion about the Israe lestmian co: Seven faculty members issued a statement offering support for freedom of speech and democratic principles and insisting that those principles guide responses to the underlying issues. “We support the principle that universities ought to make room for all individuals at

and groups, no matter what their views, to present arguments fully, freely and peacefully to students and faculty,” the statement reads. It then urges the administration to act against any disruption of the free exchange of ideas at the conference. While the statement supports President Richard Brodhead’s decision to open the campus to PSM on the grounds of free speech, it stipulates that anyone who invokes this line of reasoning must, by extension, endorse other democratic principles such as tolerance and the non-violent resolution of conflicts. The statement also calls for a rejection of both Palestinian terrorism and civilian-targeted actions by the Israeli army or Jewish settlers, an end to the expansion of Jewish settlements and the endorsement of a twoSEE PSM ON PAGE 8

President Richard Brodhead oudined some of his goals for Duke in his inaugural address Saturday, and Ellen Medearis is prepared to help finance them. Medearis will assume the role of executive director of university development Oct. 4, becoming the University’s primary fundraising coordinator. Medearis will oversee the Annual Fund, Development Services, Gift Planning, Corporate and Foundation Relations, Communications and Donor Relations and Leadership and Major Gifts. She directed the latter during the Campaign for Duke, which raised $2.36 billion between 1996 and 2003. “Her role has been pretty big for the past several years, but now it is a leadership role,” said Peter Vaughn, director of communications and donor relations for the development office. “It will require leadership, energy and a talent for working with donors and those who work with donors. She’s very good at all these things.” With the University between capital campaigns, Medearis aims to emphasize more general aspects

Ellen Medearis will help lead Duke's effort to fully fund financial aid. of development by getting more people to contribute to Duke. “We’re trying to increase support from individuals,” she said. “We have a big focus on personal donation. Number one, we want people to support the Annual Fund, to get involved and to stay involved.” Brodhead stressed an increased commitment to financial aid in his inauguration speech, and Medearis will be on the front lines of whatever fundraising is demanded by this initiative. Brodhead pledged to SEE MEDEARIS ON PAGE 7

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Suicide bomber kills two Israeli officers by

Peter Enav

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JERUSALEM A Palestinian teenager blew herselfup at a busy Jerusalem bus station Wednesday, killing two Israeli policemen who stopped her for a security check. Sixteen bystanders were also wounded in an attack that evaded Israel’s clampdown on the West Bank for the Jewish holidays. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, meanwhile, dropped a plan to evacuate 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip simultaneously at the beginning of next year, reverting to an earlierfformulaa—a staged pullout in the summer of 2005. That prompted Secretary of State Colin

Powell to say Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia—and not Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat—should be empowered to take control of Gaza. Arafat “is not able to act in this manner,” Powell said Wednesday. Israel and the United States are boycotting Arafat, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Sharon also hinted that Israel might one day assassinate Arafat, as it did with two leaders of die Islamic militant group Hamas responsible for scores of suicide bombings. The A1 Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a violent group with ties to Arafat’s Fatah movement, claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s bombing, but it was unclear what would trig-

ger an Israeli move to assassinate Arafat. Israel has not carried out earlier threats despite attacks with dozens of casualties. The blast at a busy intersection in the French Hill neighborhood of northern Jerusalem destroyed a nearby police post, leaving shards of glass in the road as the smell of burning rubber wafted in the air. The A1 Aqsa brigades identified the bomber as Zainab Abu Salem, 19, from the Askar refugee camp near the West Bank city ofNablus. A group member in Nablus told The Associated Press on condition of SEE BOMBING ON PAGE 9

British hostage appeals to Blair for help by

Kim Housego

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A British hostage appeared on a video BAGHDAD, Iraq Islamic Web site Wednesday weeping and pleading on an posted for his life. Iraq’s leader and U.S. officials crushed reports that they would yield to the kidnappers’ demands and release a highprofile female Iraqi weapons scientist. The captive, Kenneth Bigley, appealed to British Prime Minisr ter Tony Blair to intervene. “I think this is possibly my last chance,” he said. “I don’t want to die.” Bigley was being held by a militant group led by Jordanianborn terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The group has already beheaded Americans Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley, whom it abducted along with Bigley from the Westerners’ Baghdad home last week.

Wednesday, the group also posted a video of Hensley’s killing on the Internet, as it had two days earlier of Armstrong’s beheading. Hensley’s decapitated body was found Wednesday in Baghdad. The gruesome hostage drama played out as fighting raged on in Iraq, killing three U.S. soldiers and wounding four others. Suicide attackers struck key diplomatic and commercial centers of the capital. American tanks and troops searching for weapons stormed into the Sadr City slum, a stronghold of Shiite militants, only to come under a barrage of mortar and automatic weapons fire. The violence across Baghdad left at least 17 Iraqis dead and 100 injured, underscoring the inability ofU.S. and Iraqi forces to bring security to even the most vital areas of the capital. U.S. and Iraqi troops battled with insurgents in the central city

Soldier killed in Afghanistan

An attack on a patrol killed an American soldier, the third U.S. fatality this week in Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday, amid a flurry of attacks that wounded over a dozen Americans in the run-up to the Oct. 9 presidential election.

Network fined for indecency CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to fine each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations $27,500 for indecency.

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Mayor Bill Bell takes questions from students at a meet-and-greet with theNAACP chapters from Duke and North Carolina Central University.

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The Class of 2006 and passing policemen enjoy a free catered barbeque dinner on Main West Quadrangle Wednesday. In addition to the meal, juniors picked up free "Class of 2006" sweatpants to match the flip-flops they received last year.

Mayor Bill Bell spoke to a crowd of students Wednesday in the first event of the year for the Duke chapter of the NationalAssociation for the Advancement of Colored People. This speech focused on the interaction between Duke and the Durham community, The event began with Bell’s speech and was followed by a Question and Answer session. The North Carolina Central University chapter of the NAACP was also present. Introducing the mayor, Duke NAACP president Crystal Sanders emphasized this year’s NAACP “Durham Initiative,” which aims to “bridge the gap between Duke and Durham.” Hearing the mayor speak was a first step in inspiring students to become active in the Durham community, said Sanders, a senior. “We want to make sure students understand all the opportunities they have in Durham,” she said. “And not only in tutoring and mentoring, but also in local politics.” Bell began his speech by giving background on Durham County politics, explaining how local issues were treated and policies were carried out. He then focused on the demographic make-up of Durham, noting that out of a population of approximately SEE NAACP ON PAGE

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U.S. puts British singer on no-fly list Militants allegedly hosted training by

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WASHINGTON The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens is forbidden from flying into the United States because ofhis alleged association with possible terrorists, U.S. officials said Wednesday in explaining why a London-to-Washington flight carrying the peace activist was diverted. The claim was disputed by the brother of the London-born singer, who changed his name to Yusuf Islam more than 25 years ago. David Gordon said his brother has condemned terrorist acts and donates money to terrorism victims. “He just wants to be an ambassador for peace,” said Gordon, who lives in Princeton, N.J., and serves as Islam’s business manager. Ironically, Islam, while in Washington last May, met with officials of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives “to talk about philanthropic work,” according to White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan. The office is located across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. Buchan said that was before Islam was added to the no-fly list. United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport Tuesday when U.S. officials reviewing the passenger list discovered Islam was aboard. The aircraft was diverted to Maine’s Bangor International Airport, where federal agents met the plane and interviewed Islam. He was placed on a plane back to London Wednesday. Gordon said Islam’s 21year-old daughter, Maymanah, was allowed to stay in the country. Meantime, there was confusion about how someone on the government’s “no-

Jim Gomez

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MANILA, Philippines A secret govsays Muslim guerrillas in the southern Philippines have hosted terror training camps for militant groups from Indonesia and Malaysia for at least seven years. The training lasted at least until 19 new members of Jemaah Islamiyah— the al Qaeda-linked Southeast Asian terror ernment report

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ing together to figure out what happened, It’s possible Islam’s name was spelled differendy on the list, Homeland Security officials conceded Under rules imposed following the Sept. 11 attacks, once an international flight is bound for the United States, passenger information is forwarded to U.S. officials. The amount of data varies, but can include name, address, flight details, seat location, form of payment and meal preference SEE STEVENS ON PAGE 10

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fly list” was allowed to board a plane. Airline personnel are supposed to check passengers’ names against people on the list. Anyone who matches is to be kept off flights United spokesperson Jeff Green said the airline followed procedures in checking Islam’s name, and it wasn’t on the list, “The information did not match,” Green said. Green and Homeland Security Department spokesperson Dennis Murphy said the airline and the government are work-

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Tobacco lawyers defy accusations of fraud changes in behavior in reaction to this and other lawsuits are too little, too late,” Deputy Associate Attorney General Matt Zabel told

Nancy Zuckerbrod THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON —Lawyers for the leading cigarette makers acknowledged Wednesday that the companies sell dangerous and addictive products, but never conspired to hide those hazards. The government is suing the industry for $2BO billion that the companies allegedly made by deceiving the public about the hazards of smoking and efforts to get children hooked. Lawyer Dan Webb, representing Philip Morris, said the company “may have made mistakes in the past” but that they did not constitute fraud. ‘We’re not perfect,” he said. ‘The government can probably find flaws with what we do.” Webb and others cited marketing efforts that were perceived as overly aggressive and sticking with claims that ultimately proved to be wrong. But the lawyers said the companies did not knowingly deceive consumers or conspire to do so, as the government alleges. A second Philip Morris lawyer, Ted Wells, reminded U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler during opening arguments that the law requires that the government show not just that fraud had occurred but that it probably would continue. Wells said it would be impossible to demonstrate the likelihood offuture fraud because the industry now runs ads and

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The U.S. government is suing several tobacco companies for their allegedly misleading advertising. make information available on Web sites detailing the hazards of smoking and the addictive nature of nicotine. “It’s an unambiguous and clear message,” Wells said. The statements, he said, “are of a permanent, irreversible and everlasting nature.” Wells mentioned restrictions on how cigarettes are marketed and sold today. Such changes resulted from legal settiements worth $246 billion the industry

reached with the states in the late 1990s Government lawyers say past fraud is indicative offuture behavior and that the industry has not reformed itself. They accuse tobacco companies of continuing to go after teenagers, while denying doing so, and of denying that secondhand smoke is hazardous to nonsmokers. The government also say the industry changed only under threat of litigation. ‘The defendants’ recent superficial

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reporters. Tobacco lawyers tried to poke holes in the government’s argument that the industry colluded to mislead consumers about the alleged health benefits of smoking “low-tar” and “light” cigarettes. Recent studies have shown no benefit to consumers who smoke such cigarettes because people tend to inhale them more deeply or take more puffs. Industry lawyers noted that the government previously advanced the idea in ads and public statements that it was better to smoke cigarettes with lower levels of tar and nicotine than regular ones. ‘The government was out there telling people, ‘lf you aren’t going to quit, switch,”’ said RJ. Reynolds lawyer Peter Biersteker. The government’s case rests on internal industry documents in which tobacco executives seem to make statements that conflict with their public remarks. Industry lawyers say the Justice Department has not put some documents in their proper context. For example, government lawyers Tuesday displayed a Philip Morris document from the 1970s stating that a study showed “Marlboro Light cigarettes were not smoked like regular Marlboros.”

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Late Wednesday U.S. House WASHINGTON, D.C. and Senate negotiators approved extending three popular middle class tax cuts and Republicans, anxious to get the bill to President George W. Bush, predicted swift passage in both chambers of Congress. The conference panel approved the bill after overriding objections from Democrats who said the tax cuts should be paid for by tax increases in other areas, limiting its impact on the government soaring budget deficit. The tax breaks are estimated to cost the government $145.9 billion over 10 years. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Bill Thomas and Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley both predicted quick passage.

The House will take up the measure Thursday and Grassley said the Senate will follow either Friday or early next week. “This very important piece of legislation will be moved to the president for his signature,” Thomas told reporters after the conference negotiations concluded after a late-night meeting. The bill was considered must-pass legislation by Republicans because it will extend three of Bush’s most popular tax cuts, which were all due to expire at the end of this year. The measure approved Wednesday night will keep the child tax credit at $l,OOO. It also continues an expanded 10 percent tax rate that lowers tax bills for virtually all taxpayers and continues to offer married couples tax savings. In addition, the measure will also extend for one-year relief from the alternative minimum tax, which was in-

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cut extensions tended to make sure that wealthy Americans did not escape paying taxes but is starting to ensnare more middle income taxpayers. While Democrats had initially insisted that the measure be paid for by increasing taxes in other areas, Republican supporters ofthe proposals are expecting the tax cuts to pass both the House and Senate by wide margins. Democrats are not expected to try to block the popular tax relief measure with an election only weeks away. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, in a tight re-election race in South Dakota, said last week that he would support the package even if it did not include revenue offsets. Senate Democrats did try during the conference committee to get amendments attached that would limit the tax extension to just one year and have the lost revenue replaced by closing a variety of tax shelter loopholes.

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MEDEARIS from page 1 gather “the support to assure that this school never closes its doors to a worthy applicant,” and Medearis acknowledged that such a plan can have direct and indirect benefits for the University. “In particular [University fundraisers] want to support need-blind financial aid,” she said. “If we had a greater endowment for financial aid, it would allow us to do more in other areas, too.” Princeton University’s financial aid budget is famous for being entirely endowed, whereas Duke’s financial aid funds are drawn from the University’s operational budget. Duke will seek a greater separation between the two funds, but officials acknowledge that total separation—a la Princeton—is a far-off hope for Duke. “That’s a very ambitious and idealistic goal, but Princeton has raised money for decades,” said John Bumess, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations. “Ideally, it would be wonderful, but we will have to raise hundreds ofmillions of dollars to get to that point.” Burness added that the first step in raising the money to support Duke’s financial aid program is assembling a group of fundraisers. He called Medearis, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Bob Shepard and Director of Annual Giving and Major Gifts Sterly Wilder “an incredibly strong team.” The next step, officials say, is to develop a direction for a fu-

capital campaign. “A fundamental prerequisite of any capital campaign is having a very strategic academic plan,” Burness ture

said. “You establish institutional priorities with an academic plan before you do anything else.” It is unclear when Brodhead’s initial capital campaign will begin, but the University’s current strategic plan, “Building on Excellence,” expires in February 2005, and Burness said some fundraising priorities would emerge during the current academic year. The Campaign for Duke began three years into Keohane’s term, but officials said there is no magic number of years before presidents typically begin.

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Although some students claim drinking continues to remain prevalent in Brown, others believe the substance-free policy is successful.

BROWN from page 1 experience and said signing the contract has “no real influence on drinking whatsoever.” Once in the dorm, however, students may be more inclined to respect the substance-free policy. “Living in Brown kept a lot of people from drinking because there is peer-pressure not to drink,” Coyne said. This year, Brown had twice as many applicants than beds, and students cite several reasons for choosing to live in there. Some students, such as freshman Mariel Strouse, said they made a personal commitment not to drink alcohol. But other students were influenced by their parents to select the lifestyle. “[Brown is] ‘officially’ substance-free for the name of the school, and parents won’t worry

with their kids there,” senior Gina Gu said Students pointed out that living in Brown provides a quieter atmosphere than other East Campus dorms and encourages its inhabitants to study and work harder. “Brown provides a good environment because I can concentrate better [on schoolwork] with other responsible kids,” current Brown resident Katya Fernandez said. But freshman Omari Wallace said that there’s a distinct trade-offfor this calm and peaceful setting. “Everyone is too involved in academics,” Wallace said. “Residents from other dorms have more personality that I can relate to.” Although Brown may offer more security and a cleaner setting than the other dorms, residents are sometimes singled out for living there. “The Brown stigma is not about substance-free, but fun-free,” Coyne said.

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be misconstrued,” McLarney said, citing an online petition that she said pulled statements about PSM out of context. The petition, created by an outside group urging Brodhead to reject the conference, cites alleged speech excerpts from previous conference participants and movement leaders to justify its claim. “They managed to take these statements and really turn them against the speaker,” McLamey said. “With that kind of organized propaganda, people are afraid to be dragged in.” As of Wednesday night, the anti-conference petition had 56,790 online signatures. The faculty statement has 22 faculty onsignatures statements may

PSM from page 1 state solution to the conflict. All of these as-

sertions have been problematic points of disagreement between the pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian student groups on campus and in the broader dialogue. Rann Bar-on, a spokesperson for PSM and a graduate student in mathematics, praised the faculty’s attempt to enter into the dialogue. He took issue, however, with the statement’s terminology. The statement calls participants to “reject the resort by Palestinian armed groups to any form of terrorism” and “reject targeted actions by the Israeli army or by Jewish settlers which result in the line death of or injury Rebecca Stein, think that are worpeople “I to civilians.” an assistant proried their statements may be Bar-on accused fessor of cultural the statement’s anthropology who misconstrued.” will speak at the drafters of discrimination through Ellen McLarney PSM conference, their selection of said “the charge - terrorism of as “The vocabulary. issue here is that the language used is funbeen a genuine distraction from the issues.” “Many faculty have felt that they didn’t damentally pro-Israeli because it does not want to grant these claims legitimacy by enthat the Israeli acknowledge army engages in terrorism, which is a view very strongly gaging in a dialogue,” she said. held by the PSM,” he said. Stein said faculty might be afraid to voice Bernard Avishai, a visiting professor of support for Palestinian activists due to the public policy from Israel, drafted the state“fallacy that the critique of Israel is tantament with constant feedback from the mount to anti-Semitism” in what is already a other involved faculty, who represent a highly volatile arena. Other faculty members are also launchrange of convictions about the history of ing efforts to make themselves heard durthe Middle East. “One of the things that was most frusing the weekend. Several originators of the faculty statetrating and tragic about Jerusalem was that we felt the broad centers ofeach popment met with local conference organizers ulation—Palestinian and Israeli —were to discuss the possibility of a cross-disciplibeing dragged to extreme positions and nary group—which would include citizens of Israel and pro-Palestinian faculty memungenerous versions of one another by fanatics on both sides,” Avishai said. He bers—forming a panel for the conference. added that a similar polarization happens Another group of faculty members recently formed Duke Radical Action Group, on many university campuses when students and faculty feel pressed to identify which has taken a position of strong supthemselves with one camp. port for the conference. “No one chose for this issue to become Alternatively, many faculty have hesitated to declare affiliation. This is not beso urgent right now for Duke,” Avishai said. “But the fact that the conference is going to cause of a lack of opinions, but a lack of an be held here, and the threat of polarization assuredly open and safe space for expression, said Ellen McLarney, assistant profesand the threat of hyperbole is so strong, it sor of the practice of Asian and African seems to me that the faculty should take this occasion to reaffirm the very principles unlanguages and literature. “I think that people are worried their derlying the University.”

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NAACP from page 3 190,000, 40 percent of residents are black and 7 to 10 percent are Latino. Turning to the history of the black population in the region, Bell described Durham as the “envy of the South” in terms ofhow much black people participated in areas such as business and medicine. “[lt is important that we] maintain some of our heritage,” Bell said, referring to the prominent black community in Durham. Specifically, Bell noted plans to “recycle” the tobacco factories in downtown Durham rather than tear them down and to reinstate the railway by having a train run from Durham to Raleigh. Turning to the relationship between Duke and the Durham community, Bell emphasized his delight in being able to work directly with Duke presidents, including President Brodhead, in planning initiatives that serve to increase community interaction. “I can tell you, [community service] can make a difference,” he said, acknowledging that college offers many other attractions, which may prevent students from getting involved. Highlighting student involvement in politics, particularly during an election year, Bell stressed that ‘Your vote does

count.” He referred to his personal election experience to illustrate how much “individual votes [can] count.” In his 2001 campaign for mayor, he won by less than 1 percent of the vote, which amounted to fewer than 500 votes. Following this speech, Bell answered numerous questions from students, covering poverty, crime, education and racial issues. “[Crime is] the number one [issue] that concerns me in the city of Durham,” Bell said. He noted that while overall crime decreased in 2003, the number of violent crimes increased. Twenty-two homicides already have been committed this year. He explained that the profiles of criminals are similar, as many of them are young black men. ‘They are not random homicides.... Generally, the [victim and criminal] know each other,” he said. Reducing crime “is a community effort,” Bell said, adding that “we must understand the root causes.” He emphasized improving after-school programs and reducing the number of suspensions as ways to keep children off the streets and discourage them from committing crimes. Bell de-emphasized the role of race in local issues, stressing instead that “there are not many issues where we don’t see African Americans participating.” Although issues may seem racial, he described them as “issues not of color but of circumstance.”

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CAREER from page 4 representative, who declined to give his name. ‘With websites and everything, you would think that they could do a little bit of research on the company.” But one can always count on a fellow Blue Devil to assuage a struggling Apprentice’s ego. “I am continually impressed with Duke students,” said Goldman Sachs representative Sam Garonzik, Trinity ’O3. “I think that the mentality that these kids should be experts in the investment banking business is not fair. We’re simply looking for smart kids who are interested in the business and looking to learn.” Many employers, such as ÜBS Invest-

BOMBING from page 2 anonymity that Zainab volunteered for a suicide attack, saying she wanted to avenge Palestinian militants killed recently in Nablus. “She said that if we refused, she would attack an army post with a knife,” the A1 Aqsa member said. “So we organized quickly. We set up the attack within 17 hours and we chose this site in Jerusalem because we know it.” Her father, Ali Abu Salem, 48, collapsed and his wife, Sahar, wailed at the news of their daughter’s attack. “Why? Why is this happening to us?,” Sahar asked. Police said two border guards at the bus stop spotted the young woman carrying a bag and asked her to open it. She refused, then detonated as much as 11 pounds of explosives inside. “I just heard this loud explosion and people started yelling, Terrorist! Terrorist!,”’ said Freda Amsalem, 40, from the

Bank, are conducting on-campus interviews during the next few weeks. The only way for students to be selected for an interview is to submit their resumes online through Blue-Devil Track, accessible through the Career Center website or the DukePass web portal. The annual Career Fair, sponsored by the Career Center, marks the official start of the recruiting season. “A lot of deadlines happen very quickly in the fall. We can get everyone’s attention with something big like the Career Fair and employers can gather a lot of resumes,” said Megan Wilson, program and marketing coordinator for the Career Center. “I think it was a great success and I think everyone had a great experience.” ment

nearby West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim. “Why do they do this to us? Why do they do this to innocent people? They’re destroying families. Enough!”

Amsalem was not injured. two days before the holiest day on the Jewish calendar—the fast of Yom Kippur—and at a time of heightened police presence nationwide. Israel has clamped down on the West Bank, banning Palestinians from entering. Still, Palestinians determined to reach Israel for work usually sneak past roadblocks. It was the first suicide bombing in Jerusalem since Feb. 22, when eight passengers were killed in a bus attack. Three weeks ago, two Hamas bombers blew themselves up in southern Beersheba, killing 16. Israelis. The bombings ended months of relative calm. Late Wednesday, Israeli tanks entered the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses said. A bulldozer tore down a house across from a bloc ofJewish setdements. The military said the purpose was to clear areas used by militants to fire

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DUKEPASS from page 4 services. “We don’t want them to be overwhelmed with useless, meaningless and dated information.” More than one-third of the undergraduate population accesses the portal regularly, but Johnson said she expects this number to rise as soon as additions and revisions make the site even more user-friendly. DukePass will gain a new feature Monday called Academic Dashboard, which will enable students to access the ACES and Blackboard websites from one point. This “single sign-on” characteristic of DukePass gives students access to numerous University applications without having to log in each time, Johnson said. “We’re really trying to make it convenient to conduct academic business from your portal,” she added. She said she hopes the novelty of the easy-access features will entice more students to use the website. “It’s like, ‘Here’s this new toy. Go play with it,”’ she said. Students said DukePass is theoretically

HOSTAGE from page 2 of Samarra, where U.S. forces had earlier claimed success against militants waging a 17-month insurgency, police said. At least one child was killed and five people wounded in the fighting, police said. The confusion over the fate of female detainees began when a Justice Ministry official announced that Rihab Rashid Taha, a scientist who became known as “Dr. Germ” for helping Iraq make weapons out of anthrax, would be freed in the coming days because she was no longer a threat to national security. The U.S. and Iraqi officials found them-

Worship with us at Duke University Chapel The Reverend Fleming Rutledge on “The God of Hurricanes” This Sunday atl 1:00 a.m. The Reverend Fleming Rutledge was one of the first women ordained in the Episcopal Church and is now one of America’s most famous and

popular preachers. The Reverend Rutledge is the author of best-selling books, The Bible and the New York Times and Help my Unbelief, There will be a discussion for students on “What is My Vocation?” led by Reverend Rutledge and Chapel Dean Craig Kocher after

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convenient, but they are not too inclined to change their home pages or their habits. “I like the idea, but it would take me a while to actually get used to using it,” sophomore Jessica Ballou said. “If it’s really important information, then I think that email is still the best way to reach people.” Other students said the portal, with all-encompassing log-in system, could be useful but is not.absolutely necessary. “It’s not really that hard to access ACES and Blackboard,” senior Matt Nusnbaum said. “If you can’t get to them you shouldn’t be at Duke.” Johnson said the DukePass team places a heavy emphasis on the fact that DukePass is a student-driven project. Representatives from various student organizations regulate the content of the website as part of an advisory team and an undergraduate student services team. The team members take into account student feedback and prioritize what kinds of changes need to be made. Pending projects include surveys, online ticket sales and instant messaging programs.

selves at odds over who had custody over Taha and another female scientist involved in Saddam Hussein’s biological weapons programs, with Iraqi national security adviser Qassim Daoud saying they were in the hands of Iraqi security forces and that “Iraqi judges decided to release them because they didn’t have any evidence.” But a U.S. Embassy spokesperson disagreed, saying the pair “are in our legal and physical custody.” Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told The Associated Press that his government has begun reviewing the status ofits detainees, including the two female scientists. But he said the review process had nothing to do with the current hostage situation.

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PHILIPPINES from page 5 Southeast Asia have said they trained in the southern Philippines. The Philippine government has acknowledged that foreign terrorists have trained in the south in the past, but officials say the camps now have been broken up, thanks in part to military training and logistical support from Washington. The military says up to two dozen Jemaah Islamiyah members may still be in the south, but they’re on the run and no longer training. Other military officers said on condition of anonymity that training continues at the camps, where some of the training has been done by al Qaeda operatives, the report said. The 14-page report by Philippine intelligence officials gave an overview of the country’s major terror threats from four Muslim and Marxist groups, including Jemaah Is-

lamiyah. The report was given to Philippine agencies involved in counterterrorism work. The government has arrested suspected Indonesian and Filipino operatives for Jemaah Islamiyah in recent months, leading to the discover)' of bank accounts and business fronts believed used to funnel funds intended for attacks. It also set up an anti-terror force. Jemaah Islamiyah seeks to establish a hardline Islamic enclave in Southeast Asia’s Muslim heartland— Indonesia, Malaysia and parts of Thailand and the Philippines. It has been blamed for several lethal attacks, including the Oct. 12, 2002, bombings thatkilled 202 people in Bali, Indonesia. This month, the group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed nine people outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. There’s no direct evidence the perpetrators of those attacks trained in the Philippines.

STEVENS from page 5 U.S. authorities use the information to run a more thorough check against government watch lists. That’s when authorities discovered that Islam was on the plane. Unlike airline workers, law enforcement officers are trained to look for names that sound like those on the watch list or are spelled differently than the ones on the watch list, Homeland Security spokesperson Garrison Courtney said. The Transportation Security Administration, which is part of the Homeland Security Department, announced plans Tuesday to take over the task of checking names against watch lists before passengers get on planes. The agency is developing a computerized system that will compare passenger data with the watch lists for domestic flights only. U.S. authorities provided few details about Islam’s alleged connection to terrorism. Homeland Security spokesperson Brian Doyle would only say that the intelligence community has recently

obtained information that “further heightens concern” about Islam. “Yusuf Islam has been placed on the watch lists because ofactivities that could potentially be related to terrorism,” Doyle said. “It’s a serious matter.” A second government official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said U.S. authorities think donations from Islam may have ended up helping to fund blind sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted for a plot to bomb New York City landmarks, and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group* considered a terrorist organization by the United States. In July 2000, Islam was deported hours after arriving in Jerusalem. A local paper reported then that the government claimed he had delivered tens of thousands of dollars to Hamas during a visit in 1988. Islam denied ever knowingly supporting Islamic terrorists. The Council on American-Islamic Relations at a news conference Wednesday said the deportation “sends a message to the Islamic world that even those who seek peace and condemn terror are not fit to enter the United States.”

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By Matt Dearborn One month ago, Bob Groves, the owner and operator of the Starlite Drive-in Theater, was surveying the ruins of his life’s work. Flames had engulfed the theater’s 60-year-old uninsurable screen —as well as 80 percent of

Groves’ belongings—the afternoon before. Groves, who was in Cary when the fire occurred, remembers receiving an urgent call to come back to Durham. Shortlyafterward, he fell into shock. “I can’t recall anything that happened in the three days after the fire,” he said. The day after the Starlite burned down, Carla Strawser, a one-time Starlite employee, organized a small meeting with the drive-in staff, some close friends of Groves and a few of the theater’s regulars. They decided to raise money to buy a new screen, and so, among the rubble and despair, the Save our Starlite Foundation was born. The SOS Foundation, a 10-person organization, is currently putting together a benefit concert, a vintage and new car show and other activities. The foundation hopes to raise $35,000 the cost to buy a new insured' screen—thereby bringing the Starlite back into business. Almost every night, Groves and the members of the SOS Foundation sit around a small plastic table lit by a tiki torch. They discuss the Starlite’s past and future, debate times and dates for events, argue over the appeal of their fliers and discuss the filming of a documentary about the Starlite. Everyone involved with the SOS Foundation has his own task to accomplish. “We’re like the X-Men,” one of the men joked. “Everyone has their own skill.” Although members of the foundation hope to be able to purchase a new screen by Halloween, Groves has still lost a big part of his

Wilco’s inventive, ecletic melodies become bar-hand rock live. Above: and Tweedy Jeff friends jam at a previous gig.

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By Paul Crowley Wilco is either the most popular avantgarde band in the world or it’s just an avantgarde, popular band. In fact, most of the intentionally difficult aspects of Wilco’s studio work seem friendlier in person. ‘At Least That’s What You Said,” the opening track of A Ghost is Bom sounds like a discordant intellectual exercise on CD; live, it sounds like it’s being played by an exceptionally talented garage band with a chip on its collective shoulder. Those going to Saturday’s 8:00 p.m. show in the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium should ,

know what to expect: Wilco live is like the 4.0 student who cuts loose every Friday: the intellectual capacity is present, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of the fun. In addition to softening up their highbrow songs live, a Wilco show often dredges up songs from the band’s more straightforward past, showcasing everything from unabashed country rock to Woody Guthrie covers. Frontman Jeff Tweedy is a practitioner of the Silent Bob school of onstage charisma: he rarely opens his mouth, but when he does, the audience listens up. Only a few months removed see

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An opera for American idiots By Alex Frydman Green Day has released its long antici-

pated punk rock opera, American Idiot with stunning results. It’s hard to believe this is the same trio that exploded onto the music scene more than 10 years ago with the release of their infectious album, Dookie. On American Idiot they’ve reincarnated the long-dormant genre of the rock opera with the politically,

charged story of the fall of the American dream and the disenchantment of its citizens. The album features characters such as Jesus of Suburbia, Whatshername and St. Jimmi and is essentially framed by two epic songs, each of which clocks in at over nine minutes. These tracks, “Jesus of Suburbia” and “Homecoming,” are even separated into acts, like one would find in see Opera on page 3

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Donner also opened an adjoining coffee shop that offers high quality coffee drinks and homemade pastries. The cafe also features of vintage performances by local musicians An eclectic mix music is right at night and serves as a low-key clothes, coffee, and around the corner from campus study environment during the at the Untidy Museum and the day The spacious Untidy neighboring Ooh La Latte cafe. Museum has pink, white and Both businesses are owned by black walls and is filled with invitpartners Michelle Lee and ing animal print and paisley Jennifer Donner. The Untidy couches that give the cafe a retro Museum was originally a store feel. Wireless internet is also that contained a plethora of vin- available in the cafe, making it a tage merchandise; ‘sos ties and fun and practical alternative to cat-eye glasses, old comic books, the usual study spots. Life magazines and a notable shoe Southern charm collection as well as the trendy “Durham, love yourself” T-shirts that can be seen on many Duke The destination for fine wine, students. Last year, Lee and aged cheese and imported choco-

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late in the Triangle is A Southern Chapel Season, gourmet Hill’s market. food Located just 20 minutes ■ from Duke, the store serves the needs of from everyone Cadbury enthusiasts to wine confrom noisseurs, dilletantes culinary to hostesses who desire to own Nigella Lawson & And cookware. that’s just the beginning. Founded in 1975 Michael by a Barefoot, of University North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate, A Southern Season has expanded to a 59,000square-foot store, featuring over 75,000 items divided into the cattea, egories of grocery, coffee wine, cheeses, deli, candy, housewares, floral and gifts. The sheer size of the location gives A Southern Season a supermarket feel, but the autonomy of each section creates the ambiance of a European street market. Although Duke students might not have much use for hundreds of cooking gadgets and flatware patterns, anyone with a sweet tooth will appreciate the chocolate and confection area, which offers a grand tour of the world’s best candy. And although global in concept, the store also sup&

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by featuring local grocery items. Plenty of delicious samples add to the fun of shopping. A Southern Season is a perfect parents weekend destination, an ideal place to pick up classy gifts and a fabulous option for the gourmet guru in all of us to run wild.

The king ofclubs King’s Barcade in Raleigh is one part cold beer, one part arcade, and one part rockin’

music. Started by three, local, music aficionados, King’s is built around a live music atmosphere but is open even on non-concert nights as a private, full-service bar and game room. The barcade has trivia nights, movie screenings, and, of course, drink specials when it’s not showcasing local musical talent. Though big-name acts don’t frequently play the club, King’s unique appeal should soon make it a premiere venue in the area. The bar itself is respectable, with a nice, reasonably priced selection (including Pabst Blue Ribbon). Small sitting tables, random arcade games, and foosball and pool tables dot the floor of the lively main room. At the back of the barcade, in a great feat of feng shui, a cozy stage and standing area are set off from the drinking and Pac-man.

better offForgotten

By Andrew Collins The Forgotten is three movies spliced together. The first is a by-the-numbers domestic drama. The second is a by-the-numbers action flick. The third is a sci-fi movie so bewildering and preposterous that you’ll wish you had those numbers back. The film is almost redeemed by a typically engaging performance from Julianne Moore as Telly, a woman who believes that her son was killed in a plane crash but begins to question her sanity after all evidence of his existence disappears. Moore’s somewhat stilted portrayal suggests that she still has a tendency to delve into the same sort of overacting she displayed in The Hours. Nonetheless, her bereavement and dazed strength are compelling. Also in The Forgotten's favor is an irresistible premise: if all the evidence of a memory were to disappear, could the memory be retained? The first part of the film, the domestic drama, is a darkly photographed, blue-hued expression of tortured isolation that proceeds

slow, familiar pace. Telly stands at her son’s shirt drawer. Telly calls her psychiatrist (Gary Sinise in an unnecessary role). Telly has a strained conversation with her husband, Dr. Greene—excuse me, Anthony Edwards. You’ve seen it all before, in some other, supposedly serious fall movie. Then, out of nowhere, the movie kicks into gear, becoming a wild, high-octane, action film. Telly meets up with a fellow parent named Ash, played by the serviceable British actor Dominic West, and goes on the run. Cars crash. People die. Instead of Sweet November, you’re suddenly watching The Recruit or Enemy ofthe State Although it might have been a more interesting idea to explore the depths of bereavement and doubt at this point, the movie’s reversion to campy action is not all bad. Telly’s run-ins with her pursuers, though repetitive, are fun and, occasionally, expertly-rendered. In terms of genuine, pulse-pounding action, The Forgotten delivers in the middle. Then the wheels fall off. The final revelaat a

tion, although utterly stunning, feels too mad-

cap even for a movie as devoid of cohesion as this one. It’s an unnecessary twist, which seems cut from the M. Night Shyamalan mold, but in this case lacks relevance. We learn nothing about Telly’s psychological breakdown or the value of external cues as instruments of memory, and the core of the story is thereby left to blow in the wind. It was unnecessary for director Joseph Ruben to stir sci-fi into the pot. The film had enough acting firepower and room for psychological exploration to stand on its own as a drama or even as a drama-action film. It could have spent more time on the relationship between Telly and her husband, or it could have fleshed out Sinise’s psychiatrist just a little bit. Instead, the viewer is stuck with a bizarre conclusion that leads nowhere. Ultimately, the film is hindered by poor timing. It is predictable in ways it should be inventive, and it is bizarre in ways it needs to be consistent. And for a cast and theme with so much promise, that’s a real shame.

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By Caitlin Donnelly On June 11, an indie flick about

a high school misfit in rural Idaho premiered on six and Los Angeles. Four screens in New months later, with a total gross exceeding $3O million, NapoleonDynamite finally cracked the top 10 and was still expanding to theaters as far-reaching as, well, rural Idaho. In an era in which it is typical for major Hollywood films to drop 50 percent or more in box office returns by their second week of release, Napoleon has somehow managed to increase its gross with each successive week. The credit for this success belongs to an ingenious marketing strategy devised by Fox Searchlight, which has relied on word of mouth among the teen crowd to draw increasing flocks of moviegoers as the film has spread city to city at a snail’s pace. This remarkable success came after a shaky start at January’s Sundance film festival. “From a strictly cinematic point-of-view, this film is a... zero,” declared Variety reporter

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Todd McCarthy after Napoleon’s world premiere. Still, Napoleon became an unexpected Sundance hit, and first-time director Jared Hess (who shot the movie for $400,000) walked away with a distribution deal from Fox Searchlight worth $3 million. But critics remained wary, referring to Napoleon as a Rushmore rip-off and predicting it would go the way of Happy, Texas a Sundance hit from 1999 that earned less than $2 million. Fox Searchlight, however, recognized Napoleon’s unique appeal to a youthful demographic. They struck a marketing deal with MTV Films that ultimately led to hours of free advertisement on teen-targeted shows like Total Request Live. Fox also chose to postpone the wide-release date to generate more buzz. This strategy has proved critical to the film’s staying power. At a recent screening of Napoleon in Chapel Hill, 14 weeks after the film first opened, sentiments inevitably echoed that of 20-year-old Matt Pelz, who said he came to see the film because a friend in Wednesday’s creative writing class was rav-

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life. Movie memorabilia such as posters and irreplaceable 35 mm films, as well as all of his childhood artifacts, were in the supply closet when it burned. “Every time I go though the rubble, I find something else,” Groves said, putting his head in his hands. “I still haven’t realized everything I’ve lost.” With an amused smile, he added, “Well, I suppose the good news is that when I move, I won’t have to do any packing.” The Starlite employees consider working with Groves an honor. An amiable, older man who is rarely seen without a smile, he refers to his employ-

ees as his “adopted daughters.”

Groves, who has been managing theaters since he was 13 years old, has been known to spray employees with water guns and play other pranks during film screenings—but he is serious about his work. “I’ll play a film for one car,” Groves said as he lit a cigar with the flame of the tiki torch. “Even if it means [taking} money out of my own pocket.” Although Groves will never regain the items he lost in the fire, his hopes, as well as those of the SOS Foundation and the many contributors to the cause, may help them recover as much as he can.

ing about it. Audience members over the age of 25, however, were scarce. This word-of-mouth strategy has been tried before with other smaller features, yet it has produced mixed success. Fox Searchlight’s other Sundance acquisition, Garden State, followed a similar path, opening July 30 in nine theaters and continuing to expand to 800 over the course of the next six weeks. But despite all the hype, State currently stands at $lB million and will likely gross less than Napoleon. Ghost World and Welcome to the Dollhouse two films similar in theme to Napoleon both lasted over six months at the theater, but neither managed to reach more than a few-hundred screens. Napoleon Dynamite on the other hand, will eventually be released on more than 1,200 screens. Having returned 7,750 percent on its budget and counting, Hess’s bargain creation stands to become one of the most profitable films in indie history So, head to the theatres and see Napoleon Dynamite but don’t bother to run, it’ll probably be there for another couple of months.

from a stint in rehab for an addiction to oral narcotics, Tweedy’s haggard appearance belies a goofy sense of humor in which the jokes frequently come at the expense of his own addiction. “I’m not used to talking to large groups of people,” he said at a show earlier this fall. “The painkillers used to help with that.” With Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt the only original members of the band left, the band’s character has changed from month to month. Gone are the melodic keyboards of Jay Bennett and the virtuosity of multi-instrumentalist Leroy Bach. All that is left of Wilco are Tweedy, Stirratt and the smartest bar band in Aanerica.

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“Jesus of Suburbia” is a lyrical masterpiece. The character of Jesus of Suburbia articulates the feelings of disillusioned youth. “Homecoming” showcases the eclectic influences of the album, including everything from gongs and marching drums to Beach Boys-esque harmonies and thrashing punk chords. These new sounds, however, don’t overpower Green Day’s signature poppunk style, but instead enhance it. And there are still some straight up poppunk songs scattered throughout the album, such as the first single, ‘American Idiot.” Overall, the album is sure to please both hardcore Green Day fans and those who have not been drawn to the band in the past.

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Duke defender Kyle Helton ran . with out-stretched arms toward his sideline. His 30-yard shot following a failed East Carolina clear had just skimmed along the ground and into the left corner of the net. Helton’s celebration and the goal, which put Duke

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message: The Pirates may have ended the No. 13Blue Devils’ shutout streak at seven games, but they would not terminate Duke’s eight-game winning streak. “Those are the hardest to stop whenever somebody takes a shot like that,” Helton said of his goal. “Immediately after, I just wanted to come back over into the guys on the sideline and make sure they were involved and try to get the team pumped up as much as possible.” Duke’s 3-2 victory Wednesday night at Koskinen Stadium over a less-talented but energetic East Carolina (3-4) team was an exercise in survival for the Blue Devils (8-0). The game was close Sophomore Kyle Helton scoredthe game-winning goal against East Carolina Wednesday night with 15 minutes remaining. throughout, but the tension “Playing these mid-week any time you see a team, a win is in the defensive end to congest peaked when the Pirates pulled to within one goal with three the Blue Devil offense and kept games in between conference a win.” minutes remaining. Head coach games is very, very difficult,” East Carolina employed a one player far upheld at all John Rennie, despite describing Rennie said. “We played an strategy similar to the one used times for a quick counter said East the win as “ugly,” was pleased inspired team, we held them by Campbell and several other attack. Rennie with his team’s ability to come off, we scored enough goals we teams against Duke this season. Carolina’s game plan successdidn’t play our best game... but The Pirates packed 10 players fully slowed the Duke attack away with a victory.

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and limited solid scoring opportunities. “You have to go over the top a lot, or get it wide, so it wasn’t a very pretty game,” Rennie said. “It makes it hard to get behind the defense, it makes it hard to score g0a15.... Our chances were more of crosses, and early in the first half we had a ton of them, but we didn’t finish any.” The Blue Devils’ only first half goal resulted from an East Carolina miscue. Duke received an indirect free kick after Pirates goalkeeper Brian Pope mistakenly picked up a ball passed back from a teammate. Duke midfielder Paul Dudley passed the ball across the top of the 18-yard box to Chris Loftus who knocked the ball into the corner of the net. The goal gave Duke a onegoal advantage only 13 minutes into the game. The Pirates would strike back 20 minutes later, ending the Blue Devils’ seven-game shutout streak. Goalkeeper Justin Papadakis misplayed a pass from a teammate, allowing East Carolina forward J. W. Gallagher to streak in and tie the game. “I play the ball a lot with my feet and it was my mistake,” said Papadakis, who got a rare start as Justin Trowbridge took the night off. “It was disappointing [to see the scoreless streak end], but the main thing is we keep the wins going.” The Blue Devils bounced back SEE MEN’S SOCCER ON PAGE 14

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Two verbally committed members of the women’s basketball class of 2005 will make their official visits to Duke this weekend. Carrem Gay, a wing player for Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village, N.Y, and Brittany Mitch, a guard from the Washington, D.C. area, will be in Durham this weekend to see the campus and take in the football game against

Maryland.

“I am looking forward to getting to know the team and seeing their routines,” said Gay, who received her itinerary Wednesday. “I expect to have fun.” Gay’s high school team has been a breeding ground for women’s basketball talent. Two WNBA stars, the Washington Mystics’ Chamique Holdsclaw and the SEE RECRUITS ON PAGE 14

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Brittany Lang was the top Duke finisher at four under par.

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The women’s golf team displayed no ill effects from a disappointing finish to the 2003 season. The Blue Devils bounced back from a third-place showing at last year’s NCAA Championship to take the 2004 NCAA Fall Preview for the second consecutive year. The Blue Devils were locked in a batde with Washington throughout play Wednesday and secured the championship down the stretch. Duke sank clutch birdie putts and was three under after the 15th. Washington saw its chances at victory slip away as it shot two over on the final four holes. “My experience is that when a team has the right energy and plays as a unit, good things will happen, as they did for us today,” head coach Dan Brooks said. “I saw everything I wanted out there, winning was just the icing on the cake.” Brittany Lang, who finished third overall, sank a pair of birdie putts on the last two holes to secure the six-over-par victory. The sophomore set the pace for the Blue Devils in the opening round Monday, setting a school with her seven-

under 64, and continued her strong play in the final two rounds. After falling behind the Huskies by three strokes early Wednesday, Duke made four birdies on the fourth hole, energizing the team and setting the tone for the rest of the day. The two teams proceeded to swap the lead until the eight hole, when a pair of double bogeys dropped Washington to two over par and gave Duke a lead it never relinquished. At the turn, Duke clung to a two-shot advantage, and during the back nine, the Huskies remained within striking distance. However, a pair of chip-ins from Anna Grzebien and 2003 NCAA Player of the Year Liz Janangelo on the 14th and 16th holes, respectively, helped expand Duke’s lead before Lang’s key birdie putts finally defeated Washington. “We’re all very supportive of each other and managed to stay patient even when we were having tough luck with putts falling,” said Janangelo, who placed eighth overall in the tournament at two over par. The Blue Devils beat the Huskies by six strokes with Oklahoma State, Arizona SEE WOMEN’S GOLF ON PAGE 14

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As the old cliche goes, “every cloud has a silver lining.” Although the first three games of the season have resembled more of a storm than a cloud for Duke’s football team, there have also been a fair share of pleasant surprises. With the team suffering from a deluge of injuries at the major skill positions, several true freshmen have seen some serious playing time early in their college careers. “They’ve played in every facet. In special teams, they play a huge role in that. I think we’re getting more and more athletic with them on the field,” head coach Ted Roof said. “On offense, at the skill positions at running back and the receivers, you see a lot of them and then defensively, at outside backer and in the secondary. They’ve had a big impact on our team.” True freshmen are playing primarily at positions where the Blue Devils opening-game starters have gone down with injury. This was somewhat expected as a number of true freshmen started high up on the depth chart; however, Roof was expected to play a number of his younger players. Among the freshmen who have stepped up is tailback Justin Boyle, who is helping to fill in for junior Cedric Dargan. After carrying the ball only five times in the team’s first two games, Boyle’s workload increased against a tough Virginia Tech defense, running the ball 10 times for 29 yards. “It’s a cool experience,” said Boyle. “It’s a lot different than high school. It’s a lot more stuff thrown out you and it’s real fast. I’m still getting used to it. We’ve had some injuries and need those guys to get well, but I’ve been adjusting to it pretty good.” Another true freshman who has seen action is wide receiver Corey Thompson, who is filling in for senior Senterrio Landrum and sophomore Deonto McCormick. Thompson has only caught two passes for 29 yards, but after starting a

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From staff reports Head coach Ted" Roof confirmed Wednesday that Mike Schneider, who suffered a concussion last week at Virginia Tech, will start at quarterback in Saturday’s home opener against No. 23 Maryland. Schneider’s backups, transfer Curt Dukes and senior captain Chris Dapolito, will be moved around the offense and may play on special teams even if they are not under center. “We’re working [Dapolito] and Curt Dukes at a couple positions,” said Roof, who hopes to exploit his backup quarternotebook backs’ athleticism. “They’re both working at running back.” In drills this week, the offense has focused on passing because of Schneider’s strength in the pocket. Schneider, first on the depth chart, has taken the first snap in all but one of the Blue Devils’ games this season. Both wide receiver Senterrio Landrum and tailback Cedric Dargan continue to batde with injuries, and neither attended Wednesday’s practice. Although Landrum and Dargan have been receiving treatment and may see some time Saturday, Roof said that it is still unlikely that either will play. Dargan’s absence increased playing time for sophomore Aaron Fryer and true freshmen Ronnie Drummer and Justin Boyle at tailback. Comerback Kenneth Stanford, who has also been injured, is listed as probable for Saturday’s game. “We’re not going to release [Stanford] unless he is healthy,” Roof said. “We never want to jeopardize a player’s health to play a football game. But if he’s clear to play, we’ll see what he can do.”

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Wide receiver Chancellor Young is one of a handful of true freshmen receving considerable playing time. game and taking 54 snaps, he has quickly become acclimated to the faster-paced collegiate game. “Basically, the big difference is going full speed every play and learning the plays of being in an NFL offense,” an exhausted Thompson said after practice Tuesday. “In high school, at receiver you just line up and throw it.” Thompson, however, is not the only freshman wide receiver to make waves.

Both Chancellor Young and Jomar Wright have seen considerable playing time, each contributing in different ways. Young has split time between offense and special teams and was the team’s leading kickoff returner against Virginia Tech. Wright lead the Duke receivers against the Hokies, catching two passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 16

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,

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Clemson faces a potential turning point less than a month into the season. The Tigers head to Florida State with a two-game losing streak. Another loss could lead to a long season, while a second straight win over the Seminoles puts them back in the Atlantic Coast Conference title hunt. The latest matchup between Clemson coach Tommy Bowden and his father, Bobby, has a familiar feel. Last year, the Tigers were slumping when Clemson went into Florida State and beat the Seminoles. It was the younger Bowden’s first victory in five tries against his dad's team, and Clemson closed the season with three more victories. Coming off a 27-6 loss to Texas A&M 276, the Tigers, who began the season ranked 15th, are in need of another turnaround. “I don't know how this year's team is going to respond yet,” Tommy Bowden said. “Last year’s team lost some early and bounced back and had success. Right now I think most teams in college football are going to respond that way. Florida State lost their first game and responded well and came back and won.” Bobby Bowden figures he’ll be facing a desperate Clemson squad. “They got to have this one,” the elder Bowden said.

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MOSCOW, Idaho—A University of Idaho football player was shot to death and police arrested two brothers from Seattle after a car chase that extended across two states. Eric McMillan, 19, was pronounced dead early Monday at an area hospital, Moscow police Capt. Cam Hershaw said. McMillan was a starting cornerback for the Vandals and played Saturday against Washington State. A motive for the shooting was not immediately clear. Idaho players will wear a decal with McMillan’s initials on their helmets when they play at Oregon on Saturday, coach Nick Holt said Tuesday. Holt canceled practice Monday, but said returning Tuesday would be a form of therapy for the Vandals. “Practice might be the best thing for what our team is going through,” Holt said in a conference call. “I know Eric would want us to practice. He was a competitor and he would want us to compete." A memorial service is planned Wednesday in Moscow, and Oregon officials have asked Holt if the Vandals would like a moment of silence for McMillan prior to the game, Holt said. “We thought that would be a good idea if it is available to us,” Holt said.

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MichaelVideira (10) and Danny Kramer helped Duke pick apart ECU's defense, which kept 10 men back.

MEN'S SOCCER from page 11 and regained the lead on freshman midfielder Tomek Charowski’s penalty kick goal. Freshman Zachary Pope drew the penalty after carrying the ball into the 18yard box on a give-and-go with forward Spencer Wadsworth. On the free kick, Charowski aimed toward the middle of the

WOMEN'S GOLF State and Auburn rounding out the top five. The Tigers made a late push Wednesday, shooting a tournament-best round of six under par, but they failed to make up for poor first and second rounds. After only playing in three tournaments last season, the team’s only senior, Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh, contributed to the team’s victory this week. She played consistent golf all tournament and had her best showing Wednesday with an even-par round. Freshman Jennifer Pandolfi struggled some on The Meadows Course in

net, gambling that the East Carolina goalkeeper would dive to one side. The wager paid off, as Charowski netted his second goal of the season to put the Blue Devils ahead for good. “We just wanted to make this game like a building block, we didn’t expect to go all season without getting scored on,” Helton said. “We just wanted to get the win here tonight and get ready for Maryland on Saturday.”

Sunriver, Ore., shooting 16 over par on the week. The early woes, however, do not bother Brooks. ‘Jen brings a great attitude to the game and it’s simply a matter of time until we see a lot of great golf out of her,” Brooks said. In May, the Blue Devils will return to the same Oregon course to avenge their frustrating finish in 2003. As it looks to repeat last year’s perfect fall season, Duke will travel to Nashville next week to compete in the Mason Randolph

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“This win was very important for our confidence and a great way to get momentum going,” Janangelo said.

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Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird, sported jerseys at the high school located near New York City. Despite the prestige of her high school basketball program, Gay looked for more than a name when deciding where to play college basketball. “I was just looking for a college that fit me personally and I found that in Duke,” said Gay, who also considered Virginia and Rutgers. Although she chose to attend the most distant school from her New York home, the power forward noted that her family already has plans to attend some of her college games. Mitch, the other recruit visiting this weekend, has been eyeing the Blue Devils for a while. The 6-foot-2 guard, who committed in March, first visited Duke when she was about eight years old and said she “loved it.” Mitch has developed a relationship with

IDAHO from page 13 Police responding to a report of gunshots Sunday afternoon arrived at McMillan’s house to find someone had already taken him to the hospital, Hershaw said. Based on a description and license plate number given by witnesses who saw a car speeding from McMillan’s home, sheriffs deputies pursued the vehicle, officials said. A spike strip across a highway ended the chase several hours and jurisdictions later. Matthew Wells 11, 27, and James Wells, 25, of Seattle, were arrested Sunday night on Interstate 90 near Vantage, Wash., about 150 miles west of Moscow. The brothers, former football standouts at a high school in Seattle, were being held in a Washington jail for investigation of felony attempted eluding. Bail was set at $75,000 each, prosecutor Denis Tracy said. Airest warrants for first-degree murder were issued for the men from Latah

Blue Devil Monique Currie after playing her first few years of high school basketball at The Bullis School, where Currie also played. Although Mitch has since transferred high schools and the two never played together, they have seen each other during school breaks the last few years, and Currie influenced Mitch’s decision to come to Duke. Ten years after her initial visit to campus, Mitch will get to know Gay this weekend and they will spend time with their future teammates. The two recruits played together this summer as part of the USA Basketball Junior Olympic developmental program. Gay and Mitch represented the East against fellow class of 2005 recruit Abby Waner, who hails from Colorado. Although the two visiting recruits have talk often, they have not yet spoken about this weekend’s plans. Tm actually becoming good friends with her and am really excited about coming down with her,” Mitch said. County, Idaho. McMillan’s friends and relatives struggled with the grim news. “We’ll deal with this as a football family and get through this together,” Idaho coach Nick Holt said. “We're all baffled,” Idaho sports information director Becky Pauli said. McMillan, a redshirt freshman from Murrieta, Calif., had three tackles in Idaho's 49-8 loss to Washington State on Saturday. He is survived by two sisters, one of whom is his twin, Pauli said. “If you wanted a son, you'd pick Eric McMillan. He affected everybody he was around,” said McMillan's former high school coach, Wally Clark. “He had a bubbly personality, a huge white smile, no enemies. Teachers used him as an example: This is what you want to become.” A former high school teammate said the Wells brother were good students and good athletes. “Everybody is still shellshocked right now,” Adrian Conley told the Seattle Post?

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FOOTBALL from page 12 On the defensive side, cornerback Daniel Charbonnet, who has taken the place of the injured Kenneth Stanford, has started the past two games and recorded 11 tackles, six of them solo. The challenges for these true freshmen go beyond the football field. Many of the freshmen have to cope with their first set of midterm exams while they combat the anxiety associated with the home opener. “Throw in [a] home game where several of them are playing a key role [with] their first round of testing at Duke—not just at college, but at Duke University—that adds another dimension to them,” Roof said. “It’s a lot for freshmen to absorb in the transition, [but] it’s onto the next thing for them.” Furthermore, this past weekend marked the end of the three-game grace period for redshirting players. Although Roof does not like redshirting, he acknowledges that it takes some players longer to transition than others. Injuries, however, may force Roof and his coaching staff to grant eligibility to more of the true freshmen than he had expected at the start of the season. Roof praised his freshmen for their resilience and their determination, singling out the unity that has prevailed despite this mix ofinternal and external pressures. “I’m really proud of the freshman class,” he said. “They’ve really bonded and become a tight knit group. I feel like they’re going to be a big part of turning this program in the right direction, where we need to go. It’s critical that these guys feel that, not only for themselves but for each other.” Both Boyle and Thompson reaffirmed Roofs statement, praising their fellow classmates for turning the team into a family. “The upperclassmen [have made it] the best environment I’ve been around as a team,” Thompson said. “Everybody’s working hard to get better, everybody’s got the same goal, winning.”

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Bike-friendliness not a priority was International addition to being relatively good for Car-Free Day, and bike en- the environment in comparison to thusiasts made sure the en- everyone driving a car, the buses are tire campus knew it. Duke Bike Advo- going to continue regardless of how cates, a student group that promotes many students ride bikes, Since the buses awareness of cycling, StatTeCi 1101*131 run anyway, stuwill organized three days dents who opt to take of events —a free bike fix-up, a two-and-a-half mile bike the bus should not feel obligated to switch to bikes. Buses also have their ride and a rally on the Chapel Quadadvantages—they are faster than rangle. The organization also presented the University administration bikes, more helpful to students carrywith a list of six ways to make the caming heavy loads and much more comfortable in cold weather. In fact, if more bike-friendly. pus The students involved with Duke every single person on campus were Bike Advocates are right —Duke’s to ride bikes, it would probably incampus is not very conducive to crease traffic congestion. bikes. This does not mean, however, Although the recommendations made by Duke Bike Advocates are that the University should devote resources to building more bike paths. probably not the University’s top priority, students who enjoy biking First, there is the space consideraaround would all the bike campus should continue to tion—where paths go? Second, the University has much do so. Bikers should remember, howmore pressing issues at hand, such as ever, to always take the proper precampus safety, and does not need to cautions to ensure their safety and be spending its time planning and the safety ofothers. Always follow traffic laws and be aware of surrounding building bike paths. The bikers also bemoan the numcars. At night always remember to ber of stairs all over campus and want wear reflective clothing. Also, bikers need to remember more ramps, because you can’t bike that bikes have their place —sidewalks stairs. the cerAlthough University up tainly needs more ramps, it needs are not meant for bikes, and neither ramps in order to comply with the is the often congested Bryan Center Americans with Disabilities Act and walkway. This is for the safety of both bikers and pedestrians. not to make biking easier. Cars, bikes and pedestrians can Duke Bike Advocates also supports co-exist on campus if each peacefully of biking as a means reducing polluparty respects the others and obeys tion because cycling is environmentally friendly. This is certainly well-in- the rules of the road. Duke Bike Adtentioned, and if students wish to vocates made a strong case for biking bike around campus, then by all this week, but the University should means they should. The University, remember that it has bigger fish to fry however, already has a bus system. In than bike-friendliness.

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Divestment: for the sake of Palestine, and Israel national movement behind a making many thousands homeless, and campaign calling for institutional burying many under the ruins of their divestment of stock in companies homes. Other Caterpillar equipments are used to build Israel’s apartheid wall on with ties to the Israeli military is under reland, seizing much of the land Palestinian lentless attack on a multitude of issues that leaves out divestment itself. Critics shy and uprooting thousands of olive trees. In the late ’7os and early ’Bos, students away from debating divestment for the were the backbone of the anti-apartheid, lack of a rationale by those who oppose it. divestment movement across the United out for divestment is the In reality, way Palestinians and Israelis and has proven States that helped bring to an end the successful in South Africa, India and other apartheid regime of South Africa. Similarly, students across the United States, heedcountries. The Palestine Solidarity Movement is ing the calls of the likes of anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu are rising an umbrella coalition of diverse organizations from across North America that are to lift the injustices off of yet another oppressed nation. dedicated to putting an end to the PalesAn increasing number tinian-Israeli conflict. The of diverse civil society orPSM is preparing for its Fayyad Sbaihat ganizations and institufourth annual conference Guest Commentary tions are recognizing the slated to take place in mid need for divestment as the October on the campus of only promising strategy to end the misery Duke University. The conference and its organizers have of both peoples. The general assembly of been under a verbal attack starting several the Presbyterian Church U.S.A, held this summer, resolved to divest the church’s weeks before the conference was announced earlier this summer amusingly, holdings in companies doing business none of the attacks or critiques voiced has with Israel upward of $1 million. Weeks later, the 115-nation None-Alignment been focused on the conference’s message, divestment. Rather, critics resorted Movement, the largest political body outside the United Nations, decided to call to personal attacks on conference affiliates and mysterious, allegations linking on its member nations to impose sanctions the group to violence. on companies contributing to Israel’s conDecades of state-led diplomacy to solve struction of the apartheid wall. In addithe conflict have proven to be futile. The tion, last week, the United Nations Confersuccessive resolution proposals led by the ence of Civil Society in Support of the United Nations, the United States and the Palestinian People, which primarily European Union failed to recognize the brought national and international NGO’s root cause of the bloodshed, and attempttogether, issued a statement calling for ed to treat some symptoms without dealing placing an embargo on Israel and threatened divestment from companies doing with causes of the disease—the Israeli occupation. The monopoly maintained over business in the Jewish state. Divestment is meant to not only to prothe hypothetical peace process preempted the grassroots participation in it, neither tect Palestinians, but the Israelis and the world alike. Just like it saved white by the Palestinians and Israelis, nor concerned individuals around the world. It colonists in South Africa from the reprisal also allowed special interest groups and of the oppression they inflicted on the napowerful Washington lobbies to dictate the tives of the land, it will put an end to the bloodshed of many Israelis and save them course of such initiatives and proposals. from the madness of their army generals, Divestment is potentially the most effective non-violent tactic that would prepare whether they are in the ranks of the military or in the Prime Minister’s office. Bethe atmosphere for peaceful resolution, yond ending of the apartheid-like regime where the outcome is not dictated by military might. It calls for institutions, starting against the Palestinians, divestment is with universities, to sell off their stocks in about restoring the long lost respect to the companies that provide the Israeli army United States in the international arena. with weaponry that are used to kill innoRegardless of where you stand on divestment, civilians and violate the basic livelior the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a cent whole, you must admit the benefits the conhood of the others. ference brings to the campus community. Caterpillar is among the foremost comSince the beginning of this academic year, panies targeted in the divestment campaign for its Israeli military contracts. The Chronicle has served as a forum for deCaterpillar, primarily an agricultural and bate on the conflict, publishing material mining equipment supplier, provides the nearing in volume to that of all last year. Now is the time that you take charge Israeli army with a bulldozer known as D-9. This massive, two-story high machine is and stand for what’s right. Divestment is designed exclusively for the Israeli Army your peaceful way to put an end to the sufto operate in densely civilian-populated fering of both peoples. areas. It has been used to demolish thousands of Palestinian homes, including Fayyad Sbaihat is the national spokesperson much of the Jenin refugee camp in 2002, for the Palestine Solidarity Movement.

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900 8.C.E., a Greek shepherd named Maggy research was intriguing when it first became prominus walked on rocks that mysteriously plucked the nent back in the 1920s and 19305, it quickly fell from iron nails from his sandals. Three hundred years grace in academia. In order to conduct experiments in later, the philosopher Thales discovered that amber, the field, scientists like Rhine needed the approval of varrubbed with cloth, inexplicably attracted feathers. ious University institutions (like Internal Review Boards) These two phenomena, with a few millennia of human in order to work with human subjects, get funding, etc. curiosity and ingenuity, eventually led to supercomputers, Such institutions tend to be dominated by practitioners telecommunications and innumerable other “miracles” of of mature sciences. I don’t purport to be an expert in the sociology or phitechnology that define our society today. Imagine going back in time, demonstrating these things to Thales and losophy of science, but it seems to me that perhaps there was an element of jealousy in the decision to Magnus—showing them the tree that grew from the seed they planted. Hopefulexile parapsychology from academia; perly that thought will help put things in perhaps the normal scientists who controlled the powerful institutions in the University respective for what follows. Science has changed a great deal in alized the momentum of Rhine’s work, and the last 2,600 years. Much of the “scidecided that if they couldn’t shift or establish ence” performed today is what philosoa scientific paradigm, nobody could. pher of science Thomas Kuhn would call Why exactly does parapsychology have “normal science,” a process of puzzlesuch a bad rep? I am not talking about the solving. In a “mature science,” like tony manela “study” of UFO’s and Bigfoot sightings. I am talking about the statistical analysis of data physics, most scientists spend their careers basically confirming the underlycollected in legitimate, controlled scientific experiments. Modern-day parapsychology exing assumptions that form the paradigm of the field. The vast majority of scientists today don’t look periments involve electromagnetic shielding, Random for, or expect to discover, revolutionary new phenomena. Event Generators based on quantum processes, computerAccording to this view, only an infinitesimal fraction of randomized image selection and many other rigorous those practicing science in our age will become Newtons protocols employed throughout the sciences. or Einsteins. The rest will live out their careers unnoticed They yield evidence that is extremely statistically signifand not remembered by history; Kuhn’s term “puzzle-solvicant (evidence that wouldn’t be questioned if it appeared ing” seems to suggest that the work of such scientists has in a psychological or pharmacological context). They more in common with completing a crossword puzzle yield evidence of a phenomenon in nature that cannot be than actually exploring nature. While the role of such explained away by our current body ofknowledge —a phe“normal” scientists is necessary, it is not at all glorious or nomenon for which there is not yet a paradigm. This is the only reason why the field is abhorred by the “scientifeven, arguably, meaningful. ic community.” Not all sciences, however, are mature ones. A prime example of a burgeoning science is parapsychology (the Parapsychologists today find themselves in the same study of the transfer of information and energy through place as Thales did 2,600 years ago, having just touched means inexplicable by physics). on something strange and intriguing. They need the supDuke University actually has a legacy in this field of port of the rest of the scientific community, not its spite which most Duke students aren’t aware. In 1927, a scienand jealousy. After all, look at all we’ve created on the basis of some magnetic rocks and amber that attracted tist named J. B. Rhine joined the faculty and began studying “the unexplained powers of the mind.” He coined the feathers. Imagine what technologies could be brought term “extrasensory perception” (ESP). He revolutionized about in the next 2,600 years if we had the wisdom to recthe field with his famous card-reading experiments—conognize and cultivate burgeoning sciences. The Rhine Research Center is still in operation today a trolled experiments held to the most rigorous scientific mile off campus. If you’re interested in volunteering or standards. Basically, Rhine noticed a phenomenon in nature, and began thoroughly exploring it. learning more about parapsychology and its history at Unfortunately, the Rhine Research Center (which Duke, visit www.rhine.org. used to be located in the West Duke Building) is no Tony Manela is a Trinity sophomore. longer affiliated with the University. While parapsycholo-

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gued the U.S. delegation at a recent U.N. summit on hunger. This comment was in response to Brazilian President Lula’s call to tax the global arms trade. Even though more than 50 world leaders attended these meetings and over 100 countries have endorsed a global campaign to raise $5O billion a year to combat hunger, President George W. Bush failed to attend. In response to a call for aid to poor countries, we argued that “economic growth is the long-term solution to global poverty.” In a world in which over one billion people live in extreme poverty and live on less than $1 a day, we are the Marie Antoinette of nations. The assumption underlying these recent U.N. meetings is that global poverty is inexcusable in the presence of wealth and development. ‘The greatest scandal is not that hunger exists, but that it persists even when we have the means to eliminate it,” stated a declaration signed by 110 nations and adopted at the end of the summit. As the richest country in the world, our conscience should be troubled. In 2002 alone, Oxfam International estimates that 800 million people suffered from chronic hunger, 500,000 women died in childbirth or pregnancy and almost two million children died from diarrhea. The leaders at this summit believe that global poverty is not only a humanitarian concern, but also a threat to security. U.N. Secrqtary-GenerBridget newman al Kofi Annan, astute[lobal looking for the holes wamed of “a underclass of the hungry poor, who are untouched by larger economic forces improving die lives of the rest of humankind.” The desperation faced by billions of people around the world breeds resentment and hatred. Without the ability to improve their situation, many in this “global underclass” embrace fanatical religion and dogma in order to get through the hell that is their lives. Whether this means that young men in Sierra Leone embrace a military dogma that tells them to slaughter their fellow citizens or that young people in Palestine look to Islamic fundamentalism as an escape from their material reality, world security pays the price. Closer to home, I would argue that recent crimes on our campus are pardy the result of an outrageous amount of wealth situated amidst some ofthe most extreme poverty in the United States. North Carolina now ranks 41st in the nation in terms of median income, 17 percent of our population lacks health insurance, and 23 percent of North Carolina’s children live in poverty. About 60 percent of Duke student are able to foot a $42,000 annual bill without financial aid. While coercion is never justified, and I certainly count myself among those shaken by recent robberies, I must admit that some of my fear stems from my knowledge that we are the “haves” and Durham is largely made-up of the “have-nots.” We might want more security, greater surveillance and even higher walls around our campus, but none of these measures really protect us when we are surrounded by people who work a year to earn what we pay to attend Duke for four months. Fortunately, Duke has been somewhat aware of this connection and has funded initiatives in Durham to a much greater degree than our national government has addressed global poverty. Perhaps our government is simply unaware of the connections between poverty and violence. Or, perhaps security is not really our top concern. Could it be that we oppose a tax on the arms trade because we are die world’s number one supplier of arms? It is interesting to note that according to Amnesty International, 39 percent of our arms exports are to the Middle East and North Africa. In fact, these regions are the main recipients of arms exports from the U.S. Many poor nations, such as Oman and Burma, spend more on arms than they do on health and education combined. But someone here in the U.S. is raking it in to the tune of $l4 billion each year, and few of us are drawing the connection between our role in the arms trade, poverty and world security. To their calls for democracy and bread, we tell poor nations to eat the cake of “economic development” as we sell them arms. Marie Antoinette would have been proud. Bridget Newman is a Trinity senior.

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