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Fluid snafu taints surgical supplies Duke claims minimal effects for thousands of local patients by

Steve Veres

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cfixiujh few on-campus eateries were open when students first returned from winter break, by Tuesday it was business as usual.

Early birds starve for options by

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Freshman Laura Brookhiser was excited to spend Sunday participating in the first round of sorority recruitment. But during a long day of walking around campus for meet-and-greets she faced a dilemma; she was hungry and had nowhere to eat.

Like hundreds of other undergraduate women who poured onto campus for recruitment the first time the event has been held the weekend before the —

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Brookhiser faced empty counters and locked doors at many campus eateries. Despite the nearly

800 students scheduled for dorm move-in over the weekend, only four food vendors opened for limited hours Saturday and Sunday, leaving many students with little time to grab a meal.

“I didn’t get to eat all day,” Brookhiser said. “I just went to rush and was really hungry for the whole six hours I was there.,” Accessibility to food Sunday morning was made more difficult by the fact that East-West SEE EARLY ON PAGE 10

More than 4,000 patients treated at Duke-run hospitals were exposed to contaminated surgical equipment after thousands of tools were washed with elevator hydraulic fluid instead of standard detergent.

Officials from Duke University Health System sent letters to the patients Dec. 28 informing them that at Duke Health Raleigh Hospital and Durham Regional Hospital barrels that normally contain detergent were accidentally filled with petroleum-based hydraulic fluid and used throughout November and December.

Officials said a mechanic drained the hydraulic fluid into empty detergent drums during a routine elevator inspection at the Raleigh hospital and neglected to re-label the barrels. Even though officials insist a more thorough investigation is needed in order to identify the exact procedural problem, these drums reentered the supply chain at both Duke Health Raleigh and Durham ReThe substance was used instead of detergent until a surgical doctor noticed an abnormal oily and sticky residue on the tools.

Administrators said they are in discussions with Cardinal Health,

the supplier of the detergent, and Automatic Elevator, the elevator service company, in order to determine the root of the problem. Neither company could be reached for comment.

Katie Galbraith, director of marketing and corporate communications at Durham Regional, said it was not unusual for the tools to have a greasy residue, as the cleaning process includes a lubricant that keeps the tools’ hinges loose. She also said the hydraulic fluid looks and feels similar to the detergent and that both have a similar viscosity. Since hospital officials realized the mistake, all tools have been rewashed and sterilized as a precaution.

Duke specialists remained unconcerned about the health hazards associated with the accidental mix-up.

“We have been assured by our local experts that this is a low-level toxic substance—a category one, which is the same category as the detergent that should have been used—so we don't foresee any adverse effects related to hydraulic fluid,” said Dr. Keith Kaye, Duke physician and co-chair of the Duke Infection Control Network.

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Econ grad student, 29, remembered as scholar by

Matt Sullivan THE CHRONICLE

Shauna Saunders, a sixth-year doctoral student in the Department of Economics, died Dec. 3 at Duke University Hospital. A burgeoning force in her field, a devoted teacher and a wit with a shoe obsession, Saunders struggled with a chronic liver disease she carried since childhood even as her body broke down and multiple liver transplants at Duke fell through She was 29 “I found myself quite unrecognizable and quite scared,” Saunders wrote in her final on-

line journal entry to friends and family. “I continue to hold all of my doctors in trust and realize just how much their hands are tied as well, as they acknowledge with all variety of bedside manner, good and bad, how they are asking incredible, perhaps too incredible, things from me.... I hope that my love and gratitude is something that you all carry with you, and can rely on or something. Trust in.”

At age 11, Saunders was diagnosed with Autoimmune Hepatitis, a rare disease that causes one’s immune system to SEE SAUNDERS ON PAGE 12

Freshmen Rush in

Prospective sorority members like Melissa Barr (right) primped and prepared as rush week took over Duke’s campus early this year. Upperclassmen from groups like Alpha Phi (left) will continue recruitment through Sunday.

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woHdanri nation security chief Bush appoints homeland by

Lara Jakes Jordan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

President George W. Bush nominated federal judge Michael Chertoff as the new homeland security chief Tuesday, completing the second-term Cabinet with a former prosecutor who recendy called for a new look at the tough terrorist detainee laws that he helped craft after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Chertoff, who took his seat on the 3rd U.S. Court of Appeals less than two years ago, is expected to easily win Senate approval. He has won confirmation three times during his career, as U.S. attorney in New Jersey, assistant attorney general

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and appellate judge.

"Mike has shown a deep commitment to the cause of justice and an unwavering determination to protect the American people," Bush told a White House audience that included Chertoff s wife, Meryl, and their children. "Mike has also been a key leader in the war on terror."

Chertoff would replace Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, who helped build the new department after Sept. 11 by combining 22 existing—and often competing—federal agencies. Ridge, often identified with the color-coded terror alerts, plans to step down from his post Feb. 1.

Ridge “leaves some very big shoes to

fill,” Chertoff said Known by colleagues as a fiery workhorse, Chertoff headed the Justice Department's criminal division at the time of the attacks. He said at the White House: “If confirmed as secretary, I will be proud to stand again with the men and women who form our front line against terror.”

Chertoff was the president's second pick for the job. Bush's first choice, former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik, withdrewlast month citing immigration problems regarding a nanny.

Chertoff s resume includes stint a as a SEE CHERTOFF ON PAGE 14

Allawi addresses election safety concerns by

Hamza Hendawi

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD, Iraq

Prime Minister

Ayad Allawi publicly acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that parts of Iraq probably will not be safe enough for people to

Jan. 30 elections, and he announced plans to boost the size of the country’s army from 100,000 to 150,000 men by year's end.

Violence persisted, with at least 16Iraqis killed in two bombings and the seizure of trucks carrying new Iraqi coins. A U.S. soldier was killed in action in Iraq's volatile western Anbar province, the military said.

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The attacks this month have killed more than 100 Iraqis, mostly Iraqi police and security forces, who are seen by the militants as collaborators with the American occupiers.

Allawi discussed preparations for the election over the telephone with President George W. Bush Tuesday, and both leaders underscored the importance of going ahead with the vote as planned, White House spokesperson Scott McClellan said.

The prime minister said at a news conference that “hostile forces are trying to hamper this event.”

“Certainly, there will be some pockets that will not be able to participate in the elections for these reasons, but we think that it will not be widespread,” Allawi said.

Anbar province—a vast area that stretches from west of Baghdad to the Jordanian, Syrian and Saudi borders —and the northern city of Mosul have seen little preparation for the vote because of tenuous security.

The capital also is experiencing an increase in insurgent activity, and residents of some districts may be reluctant to vote

newsinbrief Inmate testifies against Graner

A Syrian insurgent held at Abu Ghraib prison testified by video Tuesday that Army Spc Charles Graner merrily whistled, sang and laughed while brutalizing him and forced him to eat pork and.drink alcohol in violation of his Muslim faith

Indonesia requires travel plans

Citing security concerns, Indonesian authorities have ordered foreign relief workers and journalists to tell the government their travel plans before moving about the tsunamihit regions outside Aceh province's main city, warning they could be expelled if they disregard the order.

U.S. to release four detainees The last four Britons held at Guantanamo Bay and an Australian who allegedly knew of plans for the Sept. 11 attacks but was never charged will be released within weeks after months of appeals to the United States, the three countries said Tuesday.

FTC moves to stop spam ads

Claiming a victory against X-rated spam,the

Federal Trade Commission late Tuesday won an order to shut down illegal Internet advertising for six companies accused of profiting

from sexually explicit e-mail.The FTC says the defendants violated federal laws regulating commercial electronic mail.

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Faculty reject opt-out crimebriefs course evaluations

Employee thwarts attempted robbery A Duke University employee was confronted Jan. 6 by two men who demanded

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As students choose their classes during Drop/Add period, many will still have to do so without one potential source of information: their peers’ course evaluations.

By a margin of only a single vote, faculty

partnership with students throughout this process,” Thompson said. He added that DSG’s current proposal, which surprised and upset many council members, “doesn’t capture the spirit of col-

laboration.” lan Baucom, associate professor of at the Dec. 9 meeting of the Arts and SciEnglish, opened the fiery debate about the possible shift to an opt-out policy. “I’m ences Council decided not to alter the current course evaluations policy, underwhich opposed to this resolution,” he said. A few summaries of data from student evaluations years ago, when the council last considdo not appear on ACES Web unless profesered the policy, faculty opposition was sors actively choose otherwise. strong, he explained. “I haven’t had a A suggestion from members of Duke sense that there has been a significant Student Government that they might change of feelings, certainly in the people create a website linking to unofficial I’ve spoken with.”

Some other council members seemed professor reviews on the national datato share Baucom’s sentiments. “At least base www.ratemyprofessors.com prompted a reconsideration of the opt-in policy. in my department, a real educational job Under the current system, which began needs to be done with individual memwith the 2001 introduction of machinebers of the faculty” before they would be readable evaluation forms, students can prepared to accept an opt-out policy, access course evaluation data only said Harry Davidson, professor of the through ACES and only if the professor practice of music. “They just aren’t inof a course specifically permits them to formed enough.” do so. If a professor takes no action, the Thompson pointed out the failings of information never becomes available to the current system, noting that the main students. reason so little data is on ACES is that 87 Following an explanation of the curpercent of professors do not respond to rent system’s evolution by Robert Thompthe e-mail they receive each semester askson, dean of Trinity College, council ing them whether they wish to opt in. members discussed two resolutions. One ‘That’s the problem with an opt-in policy,” resolution proposed changing the cursaid council chair Katherine Ewing, an asrent opt-in policy into an opt-out policy sociate professor of cultural anthropology. under which evaluations would appear on As a result, little information is accessiACES unless a professor actively objected. ble to students. “I think having data on The other mandated that the method by [so few] of the courses is just not very which professors make their preferences meaningful for students,” argued David about evaluation data known be simpliMalone, associate professor of the pracfied and made more secure. tice ofeducation.

Years ago, binders full of course evaluWhen the council members were ation forms were available for students to ready to make up their minds, more than peruse. In contrast, less than 10 percent one show of hands was necessary to veriof course evaluation data is now on ACES, fy the close vote. Fourteen professors said Thompson, who first asked the counvoted against the change, 13 voted in cil to rethink the policy. He asked council favor and one abstained. Of the council’s members to be mindful of the traditional 33 voting members, one showed up too cooperation between students and faculty late to vote, and four departments had on the issue.

“This has been a collaboration and a SEE EVALS ON PAGE 14

his wallet as he was walking on Research Drive. No one was injured, and the men did not display or imply they had a weapon. The incident occurred at 8:20 p.m. as the employee was leaving his job at the Surgical Oncology Research Facility. As he was walking along Research Drive, two men between the ages of 17 and 20 years old stood on each side of him and demanded his money and wallet.

The employee saw a Safe Rides Van and tried to flag it down but was unable to stop it. The men pursued the employee, but the employee saw another Safe Rides Van and flagged down the driver. The men were last seen running in the direction of Erwin Road. The driver of the Safe Rides Van drove the employee to his car. One of the men who demanded the employee's wallet is described as 6-feet tall and 200 pounds. He was wearing an orange and bluejacket and blue jeans. The other man is 5-feet-10, 160 pounds.

Duke students duke it out Police responded to a fight between two Duke students Tuesday outside Cameron Indoor Stadium and Card Gym. The male students, who were in the tenting area of K-ville, were not injured or arrested. The incident began at 5:30 p.m. when one student, who had been drinking, performed an obscene act. Soon after, a fight broke out with the two students pushing and punching each other. Police arrived and separated the two students.

The matter has been referred to the Dean's Office.

Hospital visitor poses as doctor A woman was arrested and charged

Wednesday Dec. 29 with simple assault after police said she entered a patient's room in Duke Hospital North, posed as a doctor and touched the patient's leg.

The woman, Ethleen Smith, also commented aloud that the 16-year-old patient was not wearing undergarments.

Smith told authorities she was a doctor, but she was not wearing physician's clothing and did not have credentials, police

from staff and police

reports

said. Her identification gave an age of 73 and a New York address, but police said Smith looked to be in her late 30s. Smith was taken to Durham County Jail, where she is being held in lieu of $l,OOO bond.

She was told not to return to Duke University for any reason. The investigation is ongoing.

Doors to dorm rooms damaged Six wooden doors to dormitory rooms in Few Quadrangle were damaged sometime over winter break. When the damage was discovered Jan. 3, police reported that the doors are still secure but appeared to have marks that suggested someone tried to kick the doors in.

Missing car merely repossessed A 1991 Honda that was reported stolen from Parking Garage I on Dec. 19 was located on Jan. 3. The car had been repossessed because payments for the car by the present owner had not been made.

Student reports stolen iPod An Apple iPod was stolen from a Duke student's room in Randolph residence hall over winter break. The student left Dec. 12 and returned to campus at 9:20 a.m. Jan. 3 and found that someone had entered his room, plugged in his television and placed two chairs on top of his chest of drawers. His iPod and two music compact discs were missing. There were no signs of forced entry, and the room door was locked when the student returned. The iPod is worth $200; the discs are worth $2O.

Misplaced manhole damages car A Duke student's vehicle was damaged Tuesday Jan. 11 when the car hit a man7 hole cover that had been placed upside down in the roadway. The incident occurred at 3 a.m. on Campus Drive in front of University Development. The student was driving west in his white 1997 BMW and struck the manhole cover, which someone moved 12 feet from its proper location. Damage to the front bumper and wheel fender is estimated at $6OO. No SEE CRIME ON PAGE 13

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Europe’s toughest laws against smoking in public places. Outdoors, private homes and restaurants and bars with ventilated smoking rooms are the only places spared from the anti-smoking law. Enforcement began at 12:01 a.m. Monday.

Trials become more transparent

The embattled pharmaceutical industry announced its intention Thursday to publish more data

about clinical drug trials, despite skepticism about whether the initiative will really increase transparency and improve drug safety.

Asbestos issues loom in Congress Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Aden Specter, R-Pa., said Tuesday Congress must come to grips with the issue of banning asbestos lawsuits, a fight over legal-accountability that has divided lawmakers and pitted labor against management. Calling to order a hearing on a plan that would put these suits off

limits in exchange for a multibilliondollar compensation fund, Specter said,"This may well be the last best chance to deal withthis issue in the foreseeable future."

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Duke mobilizes to help tsunami victims by

Steve Veres

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Dr. Ralph Corey was with his family in Canada when the tsunami crashed into the Southeast Asian beaches Dec. 26, and, like many citizens of the world, he immediately started thinking about ways to help the survivors.

As the director of Duke’s HubertYeargan Center for Global Health, however, he believes he and other top University Medical Center officials can make a major difference.

With Duke’s recent push for global health and health inequalities awareness, many University officials have worked in a variety of different fields to both educate the campus about the health issues tsunami survivors face and bolster the relief effort.

“The tsunami added umph to previous projects,” Corey said.

“It was a terrible thing, but it helped us mobilize the energies at Duke to be more creative and forceful in our attempts to be a global university.”

And these energies have come from almost all aspects of the Medical Center.

Minutes after the tsunami struck, more than 150,000 people perished under the crushing waves. But weeks after, as the threat of disease looms, doctors worry that the number could double if survivors do not receive adequate medical support.

The first concern is locadng uncontaminated drinking water a difficult problem in the more remote areas where wells must be dug. Waterborne outbreaks of disease that could occur include cholera, salmonella and E. Coli.

“All of these are very worrisome for the next six months,” Corey said. “Everyone is trying to chlorinate the water and bring in fresh water from the outside.”

Doctors also worry about the mosquito population, which will increase as a result of pooling water. Mosquitoes lay eggs in stagnant fresh water—a result of the rain in these tropical areas. Even though this worry plagues the region every year, now the tsunami reconstruction efforts have taken priority over preventing the diseases mosquitoes spread.

But so far, reports from the nations remain positive.

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A member of the international disastervictim identification information management center looks at a dental photograph of a victim from the massive tidal waves.

“This hasn’t started already,” Corey said. “Everyone has dire predictions. So far it hasn’t come true.”

Disease, however, is not the only issue the region is facing.

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The following 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration and Celebration events are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated.

Thursday, January 13 9:ooam 4:oopm SERMONS AND SPEECHES OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Recorded sermons and speeches will be played throughout the day. Duke Chapel.

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Duke University School of Medicine Chapter of the Student National Medical Association. HIV/AIDS educator and patient Rae Lewis-Thoraton will speak on “Ensuring Equality in Health Care through Exposure and Education.”

Durham Marriott at the Civic Center, downtown Durham (contact Porcia Bradford: ptb2@duke £du).

Friday, January 14

10:30am MUSIC OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA Performers from the Duke University community will sing songs from the civil rights era to patients, staff and visitors Duke Hospital.

Monday, January 17 10:30am 4:3opm FREEDOM SCHOOL Inspired by the Freedom Schools organized during the Civil Rights Movement, a series of concurrent discussions featuring Duke students, faculty (including William Raspberry,Ariel Dorfman, Jim Joseph,Bruce Payne,Alex Harris and Peter Storey), alumni and invited speakers.

Topics include Sunflower County Freedom Project (Missisippi Freedom School), environmental justice, the ethics of protest, NFL sports management and presentations by the Center for Race Relations and the Freeman Center. Von Canon Hall, Griffith Theatre in Bryan Center and Mary Lou Williams Center, West Union, Duke’s West Campus.

4:oopm to s:3opm SPEECH. Marshall Jones,a Ph.D. mechanical engineer, fellow of the National Academy of Engineering, GE Fellow, and winner of the National Society of Black Engineers Pioneer of the Year Golden Torch Award, will speak on in the Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences, Auditorium B. Sponsored by Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering.

3:3opm “MAINTAINING YOUR CULTURAL IDENTITY IN TODAY’S POLITICALLY CORRECT (P.C.) WORLD” Panel discussion led by graduate faculty and students.

CIEMAS Auditorium (Fitzpatrick Centerfor Interdisciplinary Engineering Medicine and Applied Sciences), Light refreshments served.Duke’s West Campus

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Thursday, January 20 Noon “IS KING’S DREAM STILL ALIVE?” A British Parliament-style debate, modeled after those held in the House of Commons, on King’s contributions and legacy. Audience participation encouraged. Duke Law

Noon “HEALTH DISPARITIES WITHIN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY: THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED” Forum led by

hospital staff and employees .Durham Regional Hospital,

first-level classroom.

3:3opm “THE LEGACY OF JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN”

Noon MUSICAL REMEMBRANCE

4:45pm A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO KING Duke’s Faculty.in Residence perfom a tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Food and drink to be provided.

Gilbert-Addoms Residence Hall, Down Under, Duke’s East Campus.

Music by Duke Jazz Ensemble, readings and the ringing of carillon bells will punctuate “A Moment of Remembrance” for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.Duke Chapel.

7:oopm KEYNOTE SPEECH ANGELA Davis, civil rights activist, criminal justice critic

6:oopm Q&A

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1:00pm MUSIC & DANCE Performances by Clay Taliaferro (words from Dr. King); Barney Branch (saxophone); N.C. Central University jazz musician Baron Tymas (hymns), students from the Duke -

Dance Program and members of the Duke Choir. Duke Hospital North, lobby to cafeteria.

and University of California, Santa Cruz professor will give the keynote speech of the day. Page Auditorium, Duke’s West Campus. A book signing and reception will follow in the Faculty Commons and Mary Lou Williams Center, West Union, Duke’s West Campus.

Tuesday, January 18

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A documentary film about the 1960 Greensboro Wool worth sit-in followed by a panel discussion with the film’s executive producer and special guests. Performance by student a cappella group, Speak OfThe Devil, and a reception will precede the film. Richard White Auditorium, Duke’s East Campus.

7;oopm “SHATTERED DREAMS” A musical production by Oren Marsh,performed by Duke University and Durham Regional Hospital employees.

Carolina Theatre, downtown Durham.

s:oopm CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

Hear excerpts from the Rev. MartinLuther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech and lighting of candles in remembrance. Durham Regional Hospital, front lawn

Time: TBA “FIFTY YEARS AFTER BROWN, WHY ARE WE STILL USING THE WORD SEGREGATION?” Abigail Themstrom, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, member of the U .S. Commission on Civil Rights and author of No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning (2003), will discuss topic. Duke Law School.

In celebration of John Hope Franklin’s 90th birthday, the historian’s former students will discuss his legacy, (seating is limited) Nelson Music Room, Duke’s East Campus.

Historian JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN will mark his 90th birthday with a discussion and question-and-answer session. The talk will be preceded by a reception and followed by refreshments, (seating is limited) East Duke building, Duke’s East Campus.

7:oopm “UP ABOVE MY HEAD, I HEAR MUSIC IN THE AIR” Musical presentation honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Durham Regional Hospital auditorium.

Friday, January 21 8:00pm STEPSISTERS: A POETIC DIALOGUE ON RACE AND WOMANHOOD” Glenis Redmond and Patricia Starek. Through the language of poetry and the power of stepping, these two women communicate the hardships that they have endured and also speak

passionately about the power that the present holds to change the future . Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, Duke’s West Campus. Tickets: $5 General, Free to Duke students and employees. 919-684-4444 or wwwlicketsduke£du.

Sunday, January 16 11:00am DUKE CHAPEL SERVICE Sermon by Bishop Gregory Palmer, resident bishop of the lowa area of the United Methodist Church, on “Martin Luther King Jr. and Vocational Discernment.” Special music

by Duke Chapel Choir. Duke Chapel

4:oopm 16™ANNUAL MLK SERVICE OF

CELEBRATION & COMMEMORATION Bernice Johnson Reagon, scholar, artist, activist and founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock will be keynote speaker. Duke Chapel. Reception willfollow in Schaefer

Wednesday January 19 B:3oam 9:3oam PRAYER BREAKFAST NC Senator Jeanne Lucas will deliver keynote -

address. Durham Regional Hospital Auditorium.

Noon “CHRISTIAN CALLING AND THE WORK OF THE REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.” Craig Kocher, acting dean of Duke Chapel and the Rev.

Patrick Thompson, director of Black Campus Ministry will lead discussion. Lunch provided. Mary Lou Williams Center, West Union, Duke’s West Campus.

Saturday, January 22 Noon POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP Glenis Redmond and Patricia Starek conduct workshop. Mary Lou Williams Center, West Union, Duke’s West Campus. To reserve space call 684-3897.

Sunday, January 23 2:oopm THE FISK UNIVERSITY JUBILEE SINGERS World-renown group will sing for John Hope Franklin and in memory of Martin Luther King Jr. Duke Chapel.

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Bush pushes for Social Security policy changes by

Nedra Pickler

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON President George W. Bush tried to increase pressure on members of Congress who are leery of his ideas to change Social Security by telling them Tuesday they could be risking their jobs.

“I happen to believe people who have been elected to office who ignore problems will face a price at the ballot box,” Bush said during a forum with voters who support his goal of creating private investment accounts to partly replace guaranteed benefits.

Democrats say that they, too, will make an issue of Social Security in the midterm elections. “Republicans should be worried,” said Democratic National Committee spokesperson Jano Cabrera. “Whether Republicans are cutting benefits, raising taxes, or further exploding the budget deficit, Democrats intend to make Social Security a key issue in 2006.”

Social Security is projected to start paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2018, according to Social Security trustees but will be able to pay full promised benefits until 2042. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has projected the program will be solvent until 2052.

The president wants to revamp the government retirement program by letting younger workers divert some of their Social Security payroll taxes into personal investment accounts, although he has not provided details of his proposal.

Many Democrats are unwilling to give

Bush a chance to cut guaranteed benefits and question how setting up personal investment accounts will fix the system's solvency problem.

Bush said he realizes some lawmakers see “too much political danger” in changing the nation’s retirement system. With renewed political confidence after reelection, Bush has said he will try to give cover to those who support an overhaul and make it politically risky for those who qppose him.

“Members who will work, constructively work with us will be able to look back and say, T did my duty. I came to Washington to be more than just a place holder,’” Bush said.

“Some .are afraid to touch it, some don’t want to touch it, some provide excuses not to touch it,” he said. “I know, I’ve heard it before. But I believe that the president has a responsibility for setting the agenda.” He said members of Congress have “an obligation to confront problems head on.”

The White House is promoting a restructuring of the Social Security system as one of the top items ofBush’s secondterm agenda, along with revamping the federal tax code and limiting lawsuit

damages.

In an interview with The Washington Times being published Wednesday, Bush also said he would move ahead on his proposal to grant temporary work visas to some illegal immigrants despite opposition FABIANO/SIPA

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JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to congratulate him for his landslide victory in an election to replace Yasser Arafat, signaling Israel’s readiness to work with the new Palestinian team after years of boycotting Arafat.

Both sides said a meeting will take place, but no date was set.

Abbas' election victory on Sunday and Sharon's success this week in putting together a government that favors his plan to pull out of Gaza and part of the West Bank this summer have raised hope the two leaders can break through layers of mistrust built up over four years ofIsraeli-Palestinian violence.

Alongside the optimism, both sides face internal problems. Palestinian National Security Adviser Jibril Rajoub resigned, and critics in Sharon's own Likud Party complained that his new government cannot survive without support from doves and Arab parties—their bitter rivals.

Sharon congratulated Abbas “on his personal achievement and his victory in the elections and wished him luck,” said a statement from Sharon's office, adding, ‘They agreed they would continue talking in the near future.”

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said plans for a Sharon-Abbas meeting were still in an early stage.

“When the right time comes, we will go for a well-prepared meeting. We will not go just for a meeting, but for a useful one,” he said.

Sharon and Abbas last met in August 2003, during Abbas' brief term as Arafat’s prime minister. Abbas resigned shortly afterward, blaming Arafat for refusing to hand over authority and Israel for failing to accept his demands to ease restrictions and release Palestinian SEE MEETING ON PAGE 16

Rescue workers look for survivors at the mudslide at La Conchita, Calif., Tuesday, the day after a mudslide hit the town north of Ventura.

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Rescuers with listening deLA CONCHITA, Calif. vices sensitive enough to pick up a whimper or faint tapping searched Tuesday for victims feared buried in a mudslide that sent trees and dirt thundering onto this seaside hamlet, killing at least six people.

There was hope of finding survivors because searchers were discovering spaces under the debris large enough to hold people, Ventura County Fire Chief Bob Roper said as darkness fell on the rescue effort for a second night. Authorities said around a dozen people were missing, and 10 had been injured.

Neighbors and relatives of the missing watched in agony as rescuers hauled away dirt bucket by bucket and

looked for signs oflife. Commands for quiet would bring activity to a halt as rescuers lowered microphones into the debris to listen for survivors.

“I know they've got to be there. I'm not going to stop,” Jimmie Wallet said as he desperately searched for his wife and three children, ages 2, 6 and 10. His face and clothes were caked in mud after digging for hours.

The mudslide was a byproduct of a ferocious string of storms that have claimed at least 21 lives around the state since Friday. The heavy rain has left bluffs and hillsides soaked, raising the risk of more mudslides like the one that devastated La Conchita on Monday.

The dirt flowed like a waterfall, engulfing more than a SEE MUDSLIDE ON PAGE

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GENEVA The record generosity toward tsunami victims—now at more than $4 billion pledged —should set the standard for caring for the world's most desperate people, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday. But aid group Oxfam said it fears the money might simply be rerouted from existing funds for Africa.

Jan Egeland, U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said a new outside auditing system will not only prove a further guard against any misuse offunds given to the United Nations, but will also make sure governments meet their pledges.

"We are seeing an extraordinary effort, probably unique in the history of humankind," Egeland said after an 81-nation meeting with ministers and other officials.

Both Indonesia and Sri Lanka tried

Tuesday to defuse tensions with insurgencies to make sure aid efforts aren't disrupted on the ground.

Indonesia offered a cease-fire to rebels in Aceh province, the area hardest-hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 150,000 people. A rebel spokesman said the offer was a positive step even if it was late in coming.

In a gesture apparently aimed at helping mend the rift between warring communities in Sri Lanka, President Chandrika Kumaratunga —an ethnic Sinhalese announced plans to adopt a child from the disgruntled Tamil minority orphaned by the tsunami.

So far, governments and international development banks have pledged more than $4 billion to aid 5 million tsunami victims across the region. That figure does not include private contributions to many charities.

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“We do not yet have the cash in hand reto meet even the most urgent needs,” Egeland said. “We are in a race against time and we need cash now if we are going to provide assistance to all in need during the next six months.”

Egeland said $717 million has been converted from pledges to binding commitments.

But some donors have failed to make good on their promises after past disasters, and aid groups say they will keep the pressure on to make sure the help recently announced with great fanfare doesn't evaporate.

For example, donors promised more than $1 billion after an earthquake killed 26,000 people in Bam, Iran, in December 2003. A year later Iran says it's gotten only $17.5 million.

Even if all the pledges are honored, Oxfam said it fears money earmarked for

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African relief may be shifted to Asia and urged countries to confirm that their donations would be “new” money, not taken from another aid project.

“At the moment we're looking at Germany, who have confirmed that all of the money that they're pledging is new money,” Oxfam spokesperson Amy Barry said. “Nobody else has done that so far.”

European aid commissioner Louis Michel agreed. “It wouldn't be right to deal with this tragedy by cutting assistance for Africa or other regions of the world in the grip of permanent humanitarian crises.”

Donor countries should have the same generosity to all victims, he said.

“The world has never been richer,” Egeland said. “It should be possible to feed those 20 to 30 million people in desSEE AID ON PAGE 17

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EARLY from page 1 buses were not running, Brookhiser explained. “We didn’t know where we were supposed to park on West Campus if we drove over there, so we had to take cabs or park illegally,” she said.

Freshman Brooke Jandl said some firstyears, unable to get a ride, resorted to another option. “I know some girls who walked over in heels a mile and half, which is rough,” she said.

Similar complaints about food and transportation over the weekend echoed in the lines of disgruntled students that trailed from Alpine Atrium and McDonald’s. Though Grace’s and Quencher’s were also open during the weekend, the bulk of customers flocked to the two Bryan Center eateries because of their main campus locations.

“It’s been hell,” Alpine Atrium cashier Erica Bagley said with a laugh Sunday while serving up coffee to a patron. The mass of customers Saturday—augmented by visitors on campus for the men’s basketball game—grew so large that the store nearly ran out of food, Bagley added.

Jandl made it to Alpine around noon as the store’s food supply was diminishing. “I ate fruit, and by 6 p.m. I was lightheaded,” she said.

Because no food was available on East Campus until Tuesday night, many freshmen walked to Ninth Street, swamping Whole Foods and local restaurants. “We all went out to dinner off campus because that was the only place that we could get food,” Brookhiser said.

Jim Wulforst, director of dining services, acknowledged both students’ and employees’ grievances, saying he was “frankly embarrassed” to hear the complaints about the lack of dining options.

“If we’ve missed a beat by having too few things open this weekend, then we need to fix that,” he said. “Normally we are customer service-driven. We want to be open when people are here.”

Wulforst explained that campus vendors schedule their hours based on the number of customers expected to be on campus at a given time. Because the Panhellenic Association, which plans sorority recruitment, did not reach out to dining services to discuss the number of students who would be on campus for the weekend, eateries opened based on patron numbers from years past. Wulforst noted, however, that he did not blame Panhel for the lack of communication.

“I, as an administrator, could have reached out to them,” he said. ‘The last thing we want is to not have anything for people to eat. That’s contradictory to our mission.”

Todd Adams, assistant dean of students and Panhel’s advisor, said the organization did not speak to Wulforst because it did not anticipate any problems when it made plans for the weekend. He said recruitment participants were provided with dinner Saturday night and several breaks for food Sunday. Nonetheless, Adams said Panhel will communicate with Wulforst about future recruitment weekends.

Adams recommended that Panhel join athletic teams and other groups that have students on campus early in discussions about food availability.

“We could put together a group that would make it worth talking to dining services about options before their standard opening date,” Adams said.

With regard to criticisms about transportation services, Cathy Reeve, director of parking and transportation services, said the buses do not resume a normal schedule until classes begin. Adams said

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that four large Safeßides vans were used to transport recruitment participants between campuses after Panhel realized the busses were not running. Though no students were stranded as a result of limited transportation, he said Panhel will considera more efficient option next year.

“In the future, we will most likely use Duke or some other charter to do larger loads,” Adams said Sitting in Alpine Bagel Tuesday after-

noon enjoying her first bagel sandwich of the semester, after taking a bus from her dorm on East, Brookhiser said increased communication between Dining Services, transportation services and Panhel would have made the weekend much smoother.

“I think it should all have been planned better, and they should have talked to each other about what the schedules were going to be,” she said

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TSUNAMI from page 4 Anirudh Krishna, assistant professor of public policy and political science, said the poor will bear most of the effects of the tsunami.

‘They will be hurt economically in the sense that they have lost the capital to produce income,” Krishna said. “Many have lost income-earning members of their family, and they have been injured or have fallen sick.”

Krishna estimates that it could take as long as three to five years to bring people back to a position where they will live a

SAUNDERS from page 1 attack its own liver; doctors later found a second disease eating at her bile ducts.

Saunders was in and out of the hospital until her conditioned worsened in November, a trying month when several donor organs were deemed unusable and a final rush to promote her to a higher donor status failed.

“She kept being told to get ready for a liver transplant and it never happened,” said Katy Fenn, Saunders’ best friend and an instructor in the literature department.

A native of Saskitoon, Saskatchewan in Canada, Saunders graduated with a B.A. from York University and an M.A. from the University of Toronto before coming to Duke, where she stood out in a crowded economics department to be appointed Dudley Wallace Instructor of Economics. The promotion was a result of her revered and original course, “Historical Perspectives on Women in Economics,” which incorporated her research as well as her experience with students. It also coincided with the ris-

lifestyle “at least as good as they were living previously.”

Within days of the tragedy, Dr. Victor

Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of Duke University Health System, had set up a committee to determine appropriate response measures.

Comprised of distinguished faculty, including Corey, forming dean of the nursing school Mary Champagne and chair of the Department of Medicine Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt, the group quickly organized a Medical Center fundraising campaign.

The hospital donated $50,000 to start the campaign. While complete decisions about where to direct the money have been

ing presence of the Women’s Initiative last year.

Thomas Nechyba, chair of the economics department and Saunders’ dissertation advisor, is in the process of finalizing the Shauna Saunders Memorial Fund to promote the. study of women in the field. Saunders’ colleagues will also complete her dissertation for her and posthumously award her a Ph.D this May. “It’s quite an honor that they are recognizing her that way, and her dissertation will be tidied up and finished off,” said her mother, Helen Saunders. “She had that side of her—the dedicated scholar—but she enjoyed other dimensions of life too. She certainly was always available for help and advice. She was really just a great gift to us, and we always enjoyed being in her company. She was very witty and could carry an interesting conversation... and laugh.”

A funeral mass was held at the Immaculate Conception Church in Durham Dec. 11, and a memorial celebration followed on Duke’s East Campus later that day. Another service is being planned in Canada.

made, according to an internal e-mail sent

by Dzau, one suggestion is to “adopt” a village and send all funds there.

“It is clear that the recovery will extend over a period of years, and we believe that Duke Medicine can make a long-term contribution to improving the health of those affected by this catastrophe, delivering services that are in line with our unique core expertise,” Dzau said in the e-mail.

While no concrete plans to send personnel to help the relief process have been announced by the Medical Center, Corey is working with Southeast Asian governments to find programs where

FLUIDS from page 1 “This incident did not compromise patient safety, but I think we want to fully disclose our actions to our patients.”

Officials said there was little risk to patient safety and they noticed no increase in infection rate during this period. They explained that the hospitals’ washing procedure is a six- to eight- step process. This mix-up affected the second or third step of the cycle, after which the tools went on to be sterilized.

“The hydraulic fluid has the same low health hazard rating as the other chemicals used in the process. Therefore we do not anticipate significant toxicity related to the apparently minimal residual that would remain after final processing,” said Dr. Wayne Thomann, an occu-

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The hospitals have fielded about 50 calls from concerned patients, but Carla Hollis, vice president of marketing and development for Duke Health Raleigh, was “unaware” ofany lawsuits due to the mix-up.

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A bigger problem, however, is receiving approval from governments to work over there.

“Right now it’s hard because we can’t go into Indonesia without government approval, and getting at the highest level is difficult,” Corey said. “It is tough because it is difficult getting permission to go in and not be in the way and to make sure we are going to be effective before we go over.”

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CRIME from page 3 injuries were reported Multiple vehicles thrashed Three employees’ vehicles were vandalized over the weekend in level two of the Medical Center parking garage. Tires on the vehicles—a Toyota and two Hondas were punctured with a knife, and the doors on two of the cars were scratched. The employees parked their cars on Friday and returned Saturday and Monday to discover the damage. Damage to all vehicles is estimated at $1,525.

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p.m. Tuesday Dec. 28 when a Duke officer saw a group of young men at the Exxon gas station on Erwin Road, shaking hands and flashing gang signs. When the men saw police, the crowd dispersed and three of the men jumped in the Chevrolet and sped away. Police pulled behind the Chevrolet and initiated a traffic stop because it was driving recklessly and crossing the center line and ran the red light at Erwin Road and Fulton Street. The driver of the Chevrolet refused to stop. The driver proceeded on Highway 147 and crossed the median and ran several other red lights Durham Police responded at Morreene Road and Highway 15-501. The Chevrolet was last seen in the area of Morreene Road and American Drive. Police are searching for the vehicle and its occupants.

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Faculty were more supportive of changing the process by which they can choose to have data posted. Changes to the process will allow professors to choose to have all their evaluations automatically posted or hidden, instead of having to reaffirm their preferences each semester. Owen Astrachan, a professor of the practice of computer science, summarized the improvements for his fellow council members, noting that the old system did not even require entry of a NetlD to confirm a professor’s identity.

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Whitewater investigation. He helped develop the USA Patriot Act, which greatly expanded the government's surveillance and detention powers.

His role in crafting that law, a measure that has become a flashpoint for critics who say it has eroded civil liberties, is expected to bring sharp questioning in Senate confirmation hearings.

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security properly.”

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repeatedly called for taking a fresh look at the policy of detaining terror suspects and has questioned the extent to which that process should be open to judicial review.

“Two years into the war on terror, it is time to move beyond case-by-case development,” Chertoff wrote in The Weekly Standard, a conservative publication, in December 2003. “We need to debate a long-term and sustainable architecture for the process of determining when, why, and for how long someone may be detained as an enemy combatant, and what judicial review should be available.”

Chertoffs call for a review “is a good thing,” said former Solicitor General Ted Olson, a friend of the nominee. “I know he believes the act was necessary and was working well and has not been abused, but there’s nothing wrong with looking at it,” Olson said.

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Allawi said Tuesday the government was reaching out to tribal and religious leaders in some of Iraq’s volatile areas to try to get them to participate in the vote. He said he expected the country to reach a “consensus” in the next two weeks that elections were necessary.

In Cairo, the Egyptian capital, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the government planned to meet with parties supporting the call for a boycott. He said an Iraqi non-governmental organization, the Iraqi Committee for Peace and Solidarity, is hosting a conference Sunday in Baghdad on reconciliation between the government and its opponents.

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Jordan's ambassador to Washington, Karim Kawar, warned Tuesday that more than 40 percent of Iraqis would be unable to participate in the.vote. “This raises questions about the authenticity of the elections,” he said.

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Bush’s opponents have criticized him for repeatedly saying the Social Security system is in “crisis.”

He used the word only once Tuesday, when mocking his critics during a discussion with Utah dairy farmer Josh Wright, who is in his 20s.

“If nothing takes place, if Congress says, ‘Oh, don’t worry* we’ll just push it down the road, why do we need to deal with it, there’s no crisis,’ if nothing happens, and we don’t start moving on it now, by the time Josh gets to retirement age, the system will be flat broke,” Bush said.

“So ifyou’re 20 years old, in your mid-20s and you’re beginning to work, I wantyou to think about a Social Security system that will be flat bust, bankrupt, unless the United States Congress has got the willingness to act now,” Bush said.

However, people their mid- to late-20s today would be able to collect around 70 percent of benefits owed if when they reach full retirement age in the 2040 there is no change to the system, according to Social Security trustees.

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to negotiate with Arafat, accusing him of encouraging attacks against Israelis. The last meeting Arafat had with an Israeli prime minister was in 2000.

In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Abbas failed as prime minister because Arafat “was in the way.” Powell told Fox News if Abbas fights those who support violence, “the United States will be able to support him.”

Before daybreak Wednesday, Israeli tanks entered Gaza City briefly, and soldiers arrested two Palestinians, witnesses and Palestinian security officials said. One gunman was slighdy wounded by Israeli gunfire, they said. Israeli military officials said it was a “limited operation.”

Abbas, widely considered more moderate than Arafat, has spoken out against violence, calling attacks against Israel a mistake.

Israel's first demand of the new Palestinian leadership is to make an effort to stop the violence—a precondition \ for peace talks.

After shunning Arafat for the last four years, Israeli officials have said they are eager to get to work with Abbas.

A senior Israeli Defense Ministry official said Tuesday that Israel is ready to hand over to the Palestinians security duties in West Bank cities.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said discussions with the Palestinians on the issue would likely begin in the coming days.

Israel has had security control over all West Bank cities since launching a large offensive in April 2002 in response to a suicide bombing that killed 29 people.

Abbas has refused to order a crackdown on the violent groups, saying he wants to negotiate a cease-fire instead.

During his election campaign, he embraced armed militants and pledged that the fugitives wanted by Israel would be allowed to live as free men.

The Hamas and Islamic Jihad militant groups have said they are ready to work with Abbas, but are resisting his calls for a cease-fire.Hamas militantsfired several barrages of mortar shells and homemade rockets at Israeli towns and Jewish settlements in Gaza Tuesday. No one was hurt, but several buildings—including a synagogue packed with

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Fifteen homes were destroyed and 16 were damaged. Estimates of the missing had ranged as high as 27, but authorities later revised the figure to about a dozen. The missing included three children, Roper said.

Yellow-clad firefighters and prison crews in orange suits clambered over the dark brown mound, using their hands, shovels, buckets, wheelbarrows and chainsaws.

Initial work was done by hand, but by afternoon, a backhoe was brought in to move larger debris.

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The fourth, fifth and sixth bodies were discovered Tuesday. The victims include three men in their 50s and a woman.

Wallet, the man who spent the night digging for his wife and lads, was briefly handcuffed and detained after trying to run past a barricade.

“I have to get my kid! I have to get my kid!” Wallet screamed before he was taken into a command post and then allowed to return to the mound.

Wallet had gone to pick up ice cream when the mudslide hit. Emerging from a store, he watched the dirt curve toward his block. He sprinted to his home, but it was buried under the muck.

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“There must be transparency on both sides,” she said.

French Deputy Foreign Minister Renaud Muselier said donors need to perate need of assistance.”

He noted that the United Nations has stick by tsunami-affected countries for years to come—even when the highaccepted an offer from outside accountants to track operations. The system proprofile disaster has slipped from the posed by PricewaterhouseCoopers “will headlines. make donors accountable for honoring “The rhythm of images and emotion their pledges and hold the United Nations doesn’t necessarily tie in with the rhythm accountable for disbursing the money and of reconstruction,” he said. for doing a good job in the field.”

Andrew Natsios, the administrator “We will also work on a system of immefor the United States Agency for Interdiate investigation of all possible, alleged national Development, said the United mishandling of funds,” Egeland said. “We States would consider raising its $350 cannot afford any question marks on million pledge after the United Nations whether or not there is an effective use of has put together a comprehensive this unprecedented generosity.” budget.

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Down two big men, Duke survived a series of scares over the break while facing outof-conference competition—even one to ACC cellar-dweller Clemson. But 11 games into the season the Blue Devils remain undefeated and ranked fifth in the nation.

Since classes let out Duke beat Toledo, Illinois-Chicago, Clemson, Princeton and Temple all at Cameron Indoor Stadium and topped Oklahoma in a JJ. Redick-led second-half comeback at a packed Madison Square Garden.

Still, withoutforwards Shavlik Randolph, who is out indefinitely with mononucleosis, and Reggie Love, who suffered a broken foot in die 62-54 victory over Clemson Jan. 2 and will miss the next five to six weeks, Duke’s unblemished record may not stand for long. The team begins play in the nation’s best conference in earnest Thursday night with its only regular season matchup against N.C. State at 7 p.m. in Raleigh.

“We’re not a great team, we’re a good team that has to have a lot of things go right or we have to make things go right,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday.

“We’re not going to blow anybody out. We have to play with them and keep things close in the end.”

Slow starts have been typical in Duke’s out-of-conference games, but with strong defense the Blue Devils have held the advantage at halftime in each contest except when they trailed Oklahoma by 10.

Duke limited Clemson to 24 first-half points and Princeton to 19.

“I think it’s very important that we come out strong in the first half,” junior Sean Dockery said. “We’ve been struggling, and we’ve been working on that in practice, and hopefully Thursday we’re going to get that done.”

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Most Duke students swifdy departed campus after final exams for a month of unwinding. The women’s basketball team used its time off more productively than the majority of the student body, tallying 13 consecutive victories dating back to mid-November oh their way to earning the No.l ranking.

“It doesn’t matter,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “We’ve been No. 1 the past several years in the polls and it really hasn’t helped us. We didn’t finish No. 1.

We know all too well that being ranked No. 1 doesn’t matter at all.”

While Duke (15-1, 1-0 in the ACC) was winning every time it took the floor, higherranked teams could not shake off the upset bug. Most recendy, previously top-ranked LSU lost to red-hot Rutgers last week. Although Duke’s new ranking may have litde to do with what could happen in March, it does recognize the Blue Devils’ dominant play over the past month and leaves the team in prime position as it begins conference play.

‘We have a lot of things to work on and improve on still, but I think we’re where we want to be right now,” Goestenkors said. T think we’ve played some incredible competition, and I think we’ve done really well, considering our youth and considering that we have a freshman out there at point guard. I feel like we’re in a good place right now, and we also see that there is so much room for improvement so it’s exciting to think about where we can be in another month or two.”

Down to only eight active players, the Blue Devils will rely on their freshmen more than ever in the coming weeks. The team announced Tuesday that junior point guard Lindsey Harding will be suspended for the remainder of the season because of a violation of team rules.

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One year ago, the hiring of offensive coordinator Marty Galbraith was one of the Blue Devils’ biggest off-season moves. With a wealth of college and NFL experience, many anticipated that Galbraith, who molded N.C. State star quarterback Phillip Rivers, would invigorate a moribund Duke offense.

Galbraith, however, failed to add punch to a Duke attack that ranked near the bottom of the league in passing, rushing and scoring offense. At the end of a three-win season, head coach Ted Roof parted ways with Galbraith.

“I wanted to try and make the moves that we felt were necessary so we could move forward,” Roof said. “He’s a great guy; he’s a good football coach. I just felt like we

needed to go in a different direction.”

Replacing Galbraith is Maryland running backs coach Bill O’Brien, Roof announced Friday. Like several other members of the Duke coaching staff, O’Brien coached with Roof at Georgia Tech from 1998 to 2001.

“We are very excited to have someone of Coach O’Brien's experience, knowledge and energy join the Duke staff,” Roof said. “I have known him for a number of years and of course we served on the same staff at Georgia Tech. He is a tireless worker with an excellent offensive football mind, and will be an asset to our program as we move forward.”

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DUKE’S ROAD OVER THE BREAK Coach K captured his 700th win as the Blue Devils cruised to an 82-54 victory. Shelden Williams controlled the paint, scoring 18 points and grabbing 15 boards.

Duke’s defense was too much for Toledo, as the Blue Devils held their opponent to just 23 second-half points.

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JJ. Redick scored 20 of his 24 points after halftime, but Duke did not regain the lead until Lee Melchionni hit a three-pointer midway through the second half.

Love, who earned his first career start in Randolph’s absence, broke a bone in his right foot in the first half leaving Shelden Williams to man the ffontcourt on his own. He responded with another double-double and a seasonhigh 16 rebounds.

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Temple hung with the Blue Devils throughout the game.

Duke used hot three-point shooting from JJ. Redick and Daniel Ewing to surge forward during the second half. Temple, however, kept pace by scoring on the fast break, taking advantage of turnovers and from the foul line.

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Duke used a 24-4 run spanning more than 14 minutes in the first half to open a 17-point lead that they would not relinquish in defeating Princeton 59-46.

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Trailing by 10 at the break, the Blue Devils turned the ball over moments into the second half when miscommunication caused Daniel Ewing to pass a ball intended for JJ. Redick out of bounds. The Sooners regained possession and scored, forcing Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski to call a timeout, during which he asked his players to step up and be men in order to win.

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The biggest question mark surrounding the Blue Devils at the start of the season was their lack of depth. And during the winter break the problem worsened when Shavlik Randolph was forced to the bench with mononucleosis and his backup, Reggie Love, broke a bone in his right foot in the first half of the Clemson game.

The loss of the two forwards has forced other players into more significant roles, but it has not changed Duke’s attitude.

“We have some injuries, but come on, we’re playing basketball,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “If we make excuses because of injuries, we’re complete idiots, as far as what’s going on around us. Hey, this is the hand we got, so let’s play it.”

Fortunately for the Blue Devils, Randolph resumed practicing Sunday, with limited contact. Krzyzewski said he expected Randolph to return to action when the team travels to Florida next week. Love had surgery Jan. 4 and will be out another five to six weeks.

Junior Lee Melchionni earned the first start in his college career against Princeton and has turned in two solid performances since. He scored six points versus the Tigers and added nine more against Temple, including two key threes in a critical run that put the Blue Devils ahead by 10 midway through the second half.

“I’ve had a more prominent role since Reggie and Shav got hurt and just try to come in and do what I can to help the team win,” Melchionni said. “With each game I feel more comfortable. I’m not trying to play outside myself or anything like that, just stay within myself and help the team win.”

Freshman DeMarcus Nelson’s role has also been altered significandy, as he has had to use his strong frame to help guard

other team’s bigger players. Nelson, who has steadily seen his minutes increase, believes his quickness creates matchup problems for opposing teams.

“Having this responsibility on my shoulders is something I’ve always looked forward to, something I’ve always had playing basketball,” Nelson said. “It’s something I’m used to, something I like, and I’m going to take this as a challenge to get better personally and to make sure that collectively as a group we continue to get better and win ballgames.”

Because of the injuries, Duke’s guards are being counted on to contribute in different ways as teams have been able to focus on containing Shelden Williams.

‘We’re not that big. Our perimeter has to rebound,” Krzyzewski said. ‘We got 15 rebounds from the starting perimeter against Temple. Shelden’s played great, some of his scoring suffers because you can concentrate on him more, but he’s played great, and I’m proud of him.”

Williams, who is averaging a double-double for the season, has stayed out of foul trouble, which has been essential because the Blue Devils do not have another true big man in their rotation. None of the teams that Duke has played without Randolph and Love hashad an incredibly talented big man that have tested Duke’s deficiency.

As long as the Blue Devils continue winning, however, the players’ absence may actually benefit Duke later in the season because the reserves are getting valuable experience.

“That’s how you get better and if guys come back, you’ll be even better,” Krzyzewski said. “You don’t become a winning team by rationalizing and making excuses. You become a winner by defeating rationalization and having no excuses. That’s the way we’re going to run our program.”

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In the 100th year of Duke Basketball, one day shy of the 65th birthday of Cameron Indoor Stadium, the giants of the program and the building returned to the court.

Nearly 100 players, coaches and trainers were announced and greeted with a standing ovation from the 9,314 fans in attendance Jan. 5. Among those in attendance were Chuck Holley—a participant in the first game played in Cameron Indoor Stadium Jan. 6, 1940—and other Duke greats, like Jeff Mullins, Art Heyman and Gene Banks.

The list of guests included Blue Devils who played under every head coach from Eddie Cameron in the 1940’s to current head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Former head coaches Vic Bubas and Bill Foster—each of whom led the Blue Devils to a Final Four—were also in attendance.

The Blue Devils celebrated the anniversaries with a 59-46 victory over Princeton.

The showdown between the two teams was a rematch of. Cameron Indoor Stadium’s first game, a 36-27 Duke win. The teams’ tough defense and shaky shooting threatened to reproduce the score from that first game—Princeton recorded just 18 first-half points, only two more than in the 1940 game—but the Tigers’ 28-point second half eliminated that possibility.

Though Krzyzewski missed the halftime festivities, the head coach had celebrated a milestone of his own less than a month before. Krzyzewski notched his 700th career win in an 82-54 victory over Toledo Dec. 12, 2004 J|rzv|ewski, 57, became the the 17 coaches to second-youngest reach the benchmark.

“Mike Krzyzewski has become the most dominant coaching force in all of college basketball,” ESPN basketball analyst Dick Vitale said. ‘The numbers don’t shock me, and they will continue to grow as he is a complete leader in every way. He is a master motivator, teacher, communicator and genuine, solid-gold Hall of Earner.”

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“It just gives you an amazing feeling, it just makes you want to play out there like a maniac because Duke has an unbelievable, storied history and basketball program,” said forward Lee Melchionni, son of former Duke captain Gary. ‘To have guys come back and watch you—you know, my dad played here, so it’s a

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2003 year which the Blue Devils finished 8-10-1, the team welcomed a talented freshman class that gave the Blue Devils what they needed to regain their prominence at a national level.

Beginning the season with a 12-game winning streak, Duke climbed the national polls and defeated ACC powers Wake Forest, Maryland and North Carolina.

Their Cinderella story, however, came to a screeching halt Dec. 10 when the Blue Devils—the only unseeded team to reach the Final Four —fell here to ninth-seeded California-Santa Barbara, 5-0, in the semifinal game of the NCAA Tournament. UCSB went on to lose the title game to Indiana.

After allowing only one goal in its previous four games, Duke (18-6) allowed the Gauchos (21-2-1) to score in the first minute, something head coach John Rennie had hoped to avoid.

“We talked this whole week about the start of the game,” Rennie said. “We wanted to come out strong physically to match their well-known intensity at the beginning of a match and not commit any silly fouls and give them any easy chances.”

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Despite being down after the early Gaucho goal, the Blue Devils managed to play well for much of the first half, outshooting UCSB 8-4. Duke answered the goal with five shots in the next 25 minutes, but three were stopped by Gaucho keeper Dan sent

Kennedy, and the Blue Devils could not find the back of the net.

UCSB, while only getting off four shots in the first half, managed to put three on goal, the last of which pushed the Gauchos’ lead to 2-0 in the 34th minute. Defender Lochhead charged up the field, received a pass and crossed the ball into the

Greg Paulus will be playing basketball for Duke after all.

The senior point guard announced Dec. 6 that he signed a letter of intent Nov. 16 to play basketball for the Blue Devils. The announcement ends weeks of speculation that Paulus, one of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks, might forego his verbal commitment to the Blue Devils to play football elsewhere.

“I’m looking forward to four special years playing for Coach K,” Paulus said. “Although I love football, and am flattered by all the positive attention and compliments that I have received during my career, basketball is my passion.”

Paulus shied away from the media while leading the Christian Brothers Academy football team to a state championship this season.

“My future plans have not been discussed or announced because I did not want to focus on my individual plans and take away from the accomplishments of my team and team-

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Youth and experience combined to help then-No. 2 Duke open its ACC schedule with a win over No. 25 Virginia Tech Sunday.

Senior Wynter Whidey and freshman Wanisha Smith combined for Duke’s last eight points of the first half as the Blue Devils (15-1, 1-0 in the ACC) VA.TECH 67 went on a 19-2 run that spanned gg halftime and blew open a previDUKE ously close game. Duke went on to defeat the Hokies 88-67 on its way to the No. 1 ranking.

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(11-3, 1-1) center Erin Gibson.

“I thought she did a great job defensively. She was on the ground a lot and just making husde plays,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said of Whitley. “I thought we came out and played really hard. There were a lot of hustle plays by both teams.”

The Blue Devils began the game patient on offense and focused on attacking the post, as nine of the team’s first 10 shots came from inside. Duke’s post presence helped it overcome a hot start by Hokie junior guard Carrie Mason, who scored 10 points in the first 10 minutes of the game, and build a seven-point lead.

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Eight could be enough for Blue Devils this time with four other ranked opponents. “Eight is enough,” the rally cry from the 2001-02 The women’s basketball team is riding season that carried the team to the Final high after this weekend’s victory over Vir- Four, may have to be re-adopted this year, ginia Tech to open its ACC season. With as guard Caitlin Howe will undergo surtop-ranked LSU falling to Rutgers earlier gery Thursday to remove a staple from her in the week, the Blue Devils (15-1) moved leg and will be out six to eight weeks.

Freshman point guard Wanisha Smith up in the polls and currently hold the top the has been one of the main reasons for Duke’s spot in country.

Her numbers are not phenomenal Head coach Gail success. analucic allalyb Goestenkors down- (12.1 points per game and 4.5 assists per game), but considering she was not expectplayed the ranking, noted to start at point guard and is learning a ing that it only matters what her team acnew position, her performance has been complishes at the end of the season. vital thus far. Not large in stature, Smith has and First place rankings high expectations are no stranger to the Duke women’s caused major matchup problems by driving to the hoop often when teams put extra team. With what looked like a team capable of giving the program its first National guards into the game, then attempting Championship, Duke fell in the Elite Eight three-point shots or passing off to teammate to Minnesota last year. If Duke wants to Jessica Foley when teams implement a lineavoid another disappointing ending it is up with more forwards or a zone defense.

Alison Bales, 6-foot-8, saw her playing certainly going to have to earn it.

The ranking this early in the season time increase gready, and has responded may mean little, but the accolade is a by averaging 4.1 blocks per game and 6.6 tremendous accomplishment considering rebounds. Returning players Foley, Mistie Williams, and Monique Currie have set a the personnel the team lost. National PlayBeard, the Alana center kiss great example and are all enjoying their er of Year best seasons as Duke players, with Currie Tillis and point guard Vicki Krapohl gradaveraging 17.3 points per game as a strong uated, Brittany Hunter transferred to Conof the Year candidate. and the team’s Player Lindsey Harding, necticut Even with the team’s excellent performco-captain and starting point guard, was ance thus far, there is still room for improvesuspended for the entire season. ment. Freshman center Chante Black startLeft with only nine players, the inexperienced Blue Devils have won 13 straight ed the season dominating in the low post, games and have knocked off then topSEE TOP RANK ON PAGE 32 ranked Tennessee in the process, along by

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M. BBALL WRAP from page 19 luster fast-break execution. Turnovers have troubled the team—12 steals by Temple’s zone resulted in fast breaks that kept the Owls in the contest as the Blue Devils keyed in from three-point range.

“Fortunately for us we’ve been able to win without really having a good offensive showing in 11 games,” senior Daniel Ewing said. “Hopefully it will click real soon, beginning Thursday. The offense still hasn’t clicked the way we know it can, the way we can shoot the ball and the way we can spread out a defense, especially with the lineup we have now. We can just continue to be patient and try and work it out.”

Ewing remains the starting point guard, but Dockery steers the team for long stretches, allowing Ewing to become more of a scorer.

Led by Ewing and Redick—who has been the team’s hottest and most consistent player through the first 11 games—Duke is relying heavily on the three. The Blue Devils are hoisting up 22 threes per game, and Redick, the ACC’s leading scorer, is shooting better than 40 percent from behind the arc.

With Randolph and Love out, teams are keying in on Shelden Williams, the nation’s leading rebounder, by triple-teaming him at times when he catches the ball in the post. Lee Melchionni has moved into the starting lineup and hit muchneeded threes at critical junctures of the games against Clemson and Temple.

When the program celebrated the 100th anniversary of Duke Basketball and the 65th anniversary of Cameron Indoor Stadium against Princeton Jan. 5, freshman DeMarcus Nelson came up with a similarly needed lift in the second half. Nelson, who injured his thumb in the preseason, is back

full strength after a protective brace affected his shooting for several games.

“We’ve been able to have one or two kids step up and make some big plays at certain Junctures of a game,” said Krzyzewski, who celebrated his 700th victory with Duke’s win over Toledo Dec. 12. “It’s not only Shelden or Daniel [Ewing]. Lee has made some, Sean, DeMarcus against Princeton.”

As the team moves into its ACC season, sluggish starts and inconsistent offense may not prove enough to win in a conference that featured seven top-25 teams for several weeks this fall. Still, with its threepoint shooting, Duke has the opportunity to beat any team on a given night—the proven Cameron advantage might not be enough to vault a team, that in a close first half against Temple, featured a lineup of Redick, Dockery, Nelson, David McClure and walk-on Patrick Johnson to another conference championship.

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mates,” Paulus said. “I wanted to focus 100 percent of my attention on the team’s goals of winning the state championship.”

Paulus’ gridiron talent had led some recruiting analysts to believe his future as a quarterback was brighter than his basketball future. The owner of a host of New York state and school passing records, Paulus was named both Gatorade National Player of the Year and a starting quarterback in the upcoming All-America Bowl.

“I know many people may question this decision, but I have to do what is right for me. My heart is telling me to play basketball,” Paulus said.

The signing of Paulus, the No. 3 point guard in the class according to scout.com, gives Duke five signees for the class of 2005.

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box, and UCSB attacker Jonathan Davis knocked in the team’s second goal.

After that, Rennie replaced the 5-foot-8 forwards Danny Kramer and Spencer Wadsworth with Matt White and Paul Dudley, two players more than 6-feet tall.

“We had trouble winning the first balls,” Kramer said. ‘They’re a big, physical team, and we knew that. We tried to match that as best as we could.”

Size was not the Gauchos’ only advantage, both coaches said. Rennie and UCSB head coach Tim Vom Steeg agreed that the inexperience of the Blue Devils, who start five freshmen, contributed to the inconsistency.

“I don’t think they have probably come back in the games they’ve lost,” said Vom Steeg, citing Duke’s 17-1 record when scoring first. That is a young team, and they will be very good for many years to come. But against [Duke], because they were young, scoring that first goal was really good.”

Hoping to emulate the Gauchos’ successful start in the second half, the Blue Devils saw their closest chance less than a minute after the break. Camp was granted a free kick right outside the 18-yard line, but Kennedy blocked his shot. Dudley gathered the rebound and crossed the ball in front of the net, but nobody was able to put it away.

The Blue Devils took numerous free kicks throughout the game, a result of 26 UCSB fouls, but a strong Gaucho defense anchored by Lochhead and Kennedy kept Duke scoreless. UCSB, on the other hand, took advantage of the Blue Devils’ fouls, scoring its third goal off a free kick outside the 18-yard line. Lochhead took the shot and buried it into the bottomright of the goal.

With what was essentially a home field advantage, the Gauchos felt the presence

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“Every time you make a good play, you’ve got the whole crowd behind you,” Kennedy said. ‘Tonight, the crowd was right behind us, supporting us. It really worked to our advantage.”

After two more goals scored in the 65th and 68th minutes by McAthy and Matt Ely, respectively, the Blue Devils realized their run was coming to an end.

McAthy’s second goal was a textbook header off a cross from Bryan Byrne.

Ely’s shot hit the top left shelf off a pass

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‘They did almost everything right on their scoring opportunities,” Rennie said of a team that put 9-of-10 shots on net. “I think that comes from experience and being a strong team, as well.”

Although the Blue Devils’ youth may have worked against them in the semifinal game against the Gauchos, it will only work to their advantage from here. With three All-Americans returning next season (Camp, Wadsworth and Michael Videira), Duke looks to its bright future.

‘We had a great season,” Rennie said.

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guiding an offense that led the ACC in passing and ranked in the top three in scoring. Several players from that offense have since parlayed that success into NFL careers, such as the- Minnesota Vikings’ wide receiver Kelly Campbell and teammate offensive tackle Nat Dorsey.

As the Blue Devils’ offensive coordinator, however, O’Brien plans to base his offense on the Maryland attack.

“I’ll hopefully add some touches of my own, like we did at Georgia Tech, but it will be very similar to what you’ve seen over the years in [Maryland head coach Ralph] Friedgen’s offense,” O’Brien said.

In addition, O’Brien stressed the importance of a balanced attack in having a successful offense.

“I think the teams that I’ve been around that have been very good on offense have been very balanced,” O’Brien said. ‘They ran the ball well and also threw the ball well. I think we have to get some consistency in this offense.”

That stability will be difficult to develop on a Duke team that struggled to score points last year. The 2004 Blue Devils ranked last in the league in rushing, scoring and red zone offense. Individually, Duke did not feature a single player in the ACC’s top five of any offensive category. As a result, O’Brien’s first goal is to resurrect the confidence of an offense that is now learning its third scheme in as manyyears.

“What I need to do first of all with the staff is really try to change the mentality and bring in an energy level and help these guys have some confidence in this league,” O’Brien said. “We may not be able to get everything in in spring practice, but we will change the intensity and the energy, and hopefully our guys will get some confidence in what we do with our offense.”

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W. BBALL WRAP from page 19 let down myself, my team, my coaches and Duke University,” Harding said in a statement. ‘This has been a very difficult time and I appreciate all the support everyone has given me. I will continue to work very hard in practice, in the classroom and look forward to playing again next season.”

Goestenkors said that Harding will continue practicing with the team and provide leadership from the sidelines. Harding will travel with the team when it does not conflict with her class schedule.

The Blue Devils are already without Caitlin Howe, who is having surgery to remove a bothersome staple remaining from a previous knee operation. Since Howe arrived at Duke she has been riddled with knee injuries that began in high school. She will be out for six to eight weeks and may be available for the NCAA Tournament.

“We’ve faced adversity in the past and we have a great coaching staff, so I knew they would get things going,” junior Monique Currie said. “We have a great team, and we just work with what we have.

We’ve come a long way, and I think we’ll continue to get better.”

Freshman Laura Kurz, who was emerging as a dangerous scoring threat even before Howe’s injury, will be expected to pick up even more of the slack now.

Against Holy Cross Jan. 4, Kurz did just that, hitting her first four three-pointers and finishing with 15 points as Duke routed the Crusaders 101-42. Currie continued her stellar play with 21 points and sophomore center Alison Bales controlled the paint with 14 points and eight rebounds.

The rotation of Bales along with Mistie Williams and reserves Wynter Whitley and Chante Black has formed an imposing front line.

“I think we worked a lot on it,” Bales said of the team’s physical play. “Our [male practice players] played pretty physical with us in practice, and we worked on a lot of different things, but that was definitely a focus for us.”

The Blue Devils had plenty of time over the past month to work on what they needed. After finishing exams, Duke trounced Liberty 83-48 and Jacksonville State 99-36 at home in games that were close for not much more than a blink of an eye.

The Blue Devils then headed to the Indiana to for a pair of contests. The team started slowly against Purdue but was able to pull away behind the hot hand ofKurz and a strong game from Currie.

After a brief hiccup against Purdue, Duke returned to form two days later against Ball State. The final score was 8131, which included a 35-1 run to close out the first half. The Blue Devils stayed focused throughout the game despite knowing that an eight-day Christmas vacation was in order when the clock expired. Bales had a career-high eight blocks on the night.

The team reconvened on Dec. 29 for the first round of the Auburn Christmas Tournament. Duke captured the tournament title two days later after beating Rhode Island 89-63 in the opener and then Auburn 80-61 on New Years Eve. With conference play already underway after Duke’s defeat of No. 25 Virginia Tech Sunday and with the added honor of the No. 1 ranking, the Blue Devils feel like they are prepared to deal with a more talented ACC this year. When the other two ranked teams in the conference, No. 9 North Carolina and No. 17 Maryland, faced off Jan. 9, Maryland pulled off a minor upset in College Park.

“It’s definitely exciting to get into conference play now,” Bales said.

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VA.TECH from page 23 Mistie Williams scored inside to start Duke’s run, which coincided with Duke’s switch to a zone defense.

“I think our zone bothered them a little bit. They got some open looks out of the zone, but they didn’t hit them,” Goestenkors said. ‘They looked like they were more comfortable against our man-to-man, but when we went to the zone, I thought that caused them some problems.”

Virginia Tech never cut the deficit to less than 12 after Duke’s run, pardy be-

cause of the Blue Devils’ great shooting.

The team shot 60 percent in the second half and 55 percent for the game. This was the fourth contest in a row that the Blue Devils have shot more than 50 percent for the game, and one reason for the high percentages was that so many of the Blue Devil’s shots were in the lane, as Duke outscored the Hokies 48-24 in the paint.

Four Blue Devils scored in double figures.

“I think they just make you pay when you make mistakes and we made mistakes and when we did, they knocked down their shots,” Virginia Tech head coach Beth Dunkenberger said.

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but has since struggled scoring points for the Blue Devils.

Three-point specialist Laura Kurz will also need to step up her play for Duke to make a championship drive. Kurz has shot better than 50 percent from beyond the arc, but has been unable to draw any fouls, having attempted just three free throws all season. With an unorthodox shot that starts near her hips, better teams will key on her jump shot and take away her weapon if they know she is not going to challenge them inside.

With just eight players, Goestenkors and her coaches are going to need to help Black and Kurz develop their game because a team cannot afford to have any liabilities for a championship drive.

‘We’ve faced adversity in the past and we have a great coaching staff, so I knew they would get things going,” Currie said. ‘We have a great team, and we just work with what we have. We've come a long way, and I think we'll continue to get better.”

If the b-foot-5 Black can get her game back on track, Duke will be blessed with four options in the post—Black, Bales, Currie and Williams—and could improve on already impressive offensive rebounding totals. Currie and Williams have shown they have scoring ability, and Bales has been effective passing to Foley, Smith and Kurz for outside shots. With this inside-outside combination the Blue Devils team will be an offensive nightmare for opponents.

Nobody predicted the Blue Devils would be without five of last year’s top players and return to the top of the AP Poll, and with perennial powerhouses Tennessee and Connecticut looking weaker than usual, Duke has a golden opportunity to sneak in and capture a title.

Clearly it will be hard to fault this team if they lose in the tournament, competing with just eight players, three of which are freshman but Duke has put itself in a position to win a championship and bring the women’s program to the same level as its male counterpart.

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past weekend women in campus. Food and transportation are sororities flocked back to cam- two of these basic needs, and the Unipus for recruitment, and they versity should have done more to betwere greeted with limited dining op- ter accommodated these needs, At the same time, Panhel was at tions and inadequate transportation the helm of recruitservices. As of SaturSt3tToUltOri«ll ment —the main reamore than day night, son so many students -700 students, includreturned to campus early—and it ing more than 300 freshmen, had reshould have done more to ensure turned to campus for a variety of reasons, primarily sorority recruitment. that women involved in recruitment A home basketball game Saturday were fed and could travel around drew even more people to campus. campus. The problems of the weekThe only campus dining locations end reflect poorly on Panhel, as it serving food Saturday were vendors at shows that the organization did not do the necessary planning for early Cameron Indoor Stadium, McDonald's and Alpine Atrium. Cameron recruitment. Panhel should have communicated better with the Uniopened just for the game. McDonald's closed at 3 p.m. The Atrium ran versity to ensure there were enough campus dining options and that out of food and closed even earlier. freshmen could get to West Campus. food and Obtaining transportaIt is not typical for more than 700 tion between East and West Campusstudents to be on campus before classes proved to be challenges for freshdid not open es have begun, and as a result the Unimen—the Marketplace until Tuesday night and the buses versity was probably not prepared to were running on a limited schedule deal with the increased demand for making it difficult for women to get food and buses. It would be wise, however, for both the University and Panto the first round ofrecruitment. Students were forced to trek off campus hel to be more thoughtful in the future. If recruitment occurs early next to find dinner, and some had to walk year, the events of this weekend to West Campus.

Although no one person can be should provide a valuable lesson.

The University, however, must serve blamed for the problems of the weekstudents better than it did this weekend, they reflect an absence of communication and an oversight on both end. In the future, the University the part of the University and of the should consider what events are occurring on campus—from recruitment to Panhellenic Association’s leadership. basketball games—before making deThe University was aware that recruitment was beginning early, and it cisions about dining services and should have done a better job catertransportation.

If the University is more considering to the residential needs of the students returning early. Residential life ate of what is going on around campus is not confined to having a room to and if communication improves besleep in; residential life includes the tween student groups and the Univerbasic needs of a student living on sity, future problems can be avoided. „

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Freshman Laura Brookhiser on the lack of dining options and the difficulty of finding a meal last weekend during sorority recruitment. See story page 1.

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Hippies lose protest movement Moeser arbitrarily changed his university's policy on the recognition of religious-student organizations. He declared that limiting memership. Credible tales of professors grading bership to one religious group is nothing less down conservative students have always run than sanctioned discriminationand prohibited the practice. In line with his new policy, UNC rampant. Biased lectures remain the unremarkrefuses to recognize Alpha lota Omega Christable norm. One variable has changed, howevian Fraternity because the group declines to er. Liberal academia lacks its traditionally readmit non-Christians. In the past, Chancellor ceptive audience.

Moeser might have had the final say, but today's war, the weeks of the Iraq opening During professors were shocked by the absence of anti- Tar Heels are not so easily silenced. The group war fervor among their pupils. Leading up to has resorted to the courts and seeks an injunction against the new policy. Again, Congressthe 2004 elections, record numbers of undergraduates joined the College Republicans and man Jones has come to their aid, bringing nationalattention to the cause. other conservative organizations. Ingenious student protests, such as Berkeley's affirmative Recognizing Congressman Jones' continued action bake sale and Duke's “W” (Bush) T-shirts dedication to protecting the First Amendment (worn in Cameron Indoor Stadium during tel- rights of campus conservatives, at UNC and across the country, the Duke evised Blue Devil basketball), College Republicans created have garnered national attenpiecnik the Walter B. Jones Campus and tion support.

Defender Award. It will be This is not to say that all colguest commentary presented annually to the legiate scholars are voting Repolitician, professor or propublican. I simply state the obvious premise that our current student tester who best reflects [Jones'] legacy,” as “the population is markedly more conservative chief defender of campus conservatives across Carolina.” A newly forming foundation has than their counterparts in professorial and administrative positions. The differing generapledged to attach a $l,OOO prize to the award.

The first recipient of the award was Rachel Lea tional perspective has caused noticeable friction between the scholars of past and present, Hunter, a Republican attorney who promised and this ideological friction is the root cause to represent any victims of liberal bias on campus in North Carolina. of the upsurge in media attention to the subThe protest spirit offree speech is alive and ject of liberal bias on campus. Our professors' passion for Marxism, Stalinism, multicultural- well on the American campus... but unlike the ism, moral relativism, atheism and the Demohippie generation, we protest liberal academia. crat Party is no more profound in the new milCampus conservatives, for lack of a better word, lennium than it was in the old. The sea change are cool. College Republicans have become has occurred within a different body politic: the antiestablishment fraternity, and their membership levels have exploded. What could the lowly freshmen.

Today incoming students are challenging be stodgier or more conformist than supporting John Kerry for president, being anti-war their professors' supposed monopoly on wisand anti-American? The vast majority of audom. Where their predecessors might have acquiesced or even agreed, the modem student thority figures on campus would wholeheartedbody has objected. At UNC-Greensboro, the ly agree with you.

The hippie generation, now the keepers of resident College Republican chapter protested their school's gay “Pride Week” by organizing the keys to the ivory tower, has become what it their own “Morals Week” to run simultaneousonce hated most: the censor, the oppressor, “the Man.” Today, it is they who advocate camand the Colly. Joined by politicians reporters, pus speech codes to quiet the politically incorlege Republicans debated their liberal counterrect. It is they who force feed propagandized parts to a standstill.

At UNGChapel Hill, a Christian student was curriculum with classes on race-privilege and lambasted by his professor in a class-wide e-mail pornography. It is they who seek to remake an for expressing his personal belief that homosexunwilling generation after their own intellectual is immoral.

Back the the felimage. Contrary to the lament of America's in uality, poor day, low might have been without recourse, quieted professors, our student body never lost the pasby his own fear. However, the student fought sion of protest. We just changed sides. back, and with the help of U.S. Rep. Walter John Plecnik is a Duke law student. This colJones (R-N.C.) the offending professor was punumn has been printed in several other publications, ished for violating the student’s civil rights.

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Ah, Spring!

Theswapped

ruffled skirts of Indian Summer have been culture. In their culture, I learned, social hierarchy is for stained, days-old running pants. determined by a combination of the amount of black You have to stand on the bus at 6 p.m. because three you wear and the number of holes you poke into yourself in painful places.) They were both great, but now pillows and a rolled-up sleeping pad took the last seat.

Shooters is so jam packed with drunk freshman girls that I'm back I promise you two things: 1.) You will never find a decent spot in the Blue Zone during bid week that you don't even care that they're drunk freshman girls anymore—you just want to get out. again.

It must be spring semester. For those 2.) I will not bore you with stories of ofyou who're still feeling bouncy and enmy travels unless they include extreme intoxication, explosions or intercultural ergized at the prospect of being back, relations, if you get my drift. think about all the things you were planToo many people who spend time outning to get done over break, when you fiside of this country think it gives them linally would have the time. Now think how much of that you actually got accomcense to wax philosophical about life Doesn't bode well for this comhere in the states, or even life in general. plished.

The sorts of things that these people ing semester, does it? john miller learn during their time in other counSpring brings lots of new sights and the grindstone tries are so shockingly simple and obvisounds to campus, but by far my favorite ous that you, as the listening audience, new characters are the “study-abroadchanged-my-life” people. A few upstarts arrive in the fall, are supposed to be tricked into thinking these lessons but the real swarm shows up in early January. Dealing must be very, very deep. Most of these parables run with these guys is one of the rites of passage in the Ameralong the lines of: “Huddling for warmth under the rotican educational system. You have a friend who told you ting planks of an abandoned wharf in Guyana made me realize just how lucky we Americans are.” last Spring' that they'd been accepted for study in Mecksuh-co for the coming fall, but then they come back from I guess when I hear this sort of story I'm supposed to May-hee-koh foaming at the mouth about how the people be nodding and realizing how lucky we Americans are, in their residencia are like their second family and they too, but the reality is that I've known how lucky we were went there not knowing a word of the language but now for a long time. Instead, it gets me thinking about what they're totally fluent and they even had a dream about it kind of people need to be sent to another country and made to squat under a dock just to realize that we have last night that was all in Spanish let them tell you.

The only thing worse than listening to someone talk it good. It also makes me wonder if these people could about their boring dream is listening to them talk about continue to learn simple and heart-warming lessons for their boring dream that shows how knowledgeable and the rest of their lives if we let them stay outside our cultured they've become. country permanently. I don't think it would be morally Now I don't mean any offense to the helpful people defensible to deprive them of that, do you? over at the Office of Study Abroad—I did the Barcelona thing and the New York thing. (Yes, New York counts as John Miller is a Trinity junior. His column appears every study abroad because New Yorkers belong to a foreign other Wednesday.

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ple in the world, nay, the universe, maybe even amples of hardworking among our crowd because they Research Triangle Park. From all the hullabaloo I were working weekend nights to get the same or lower hear on this campus about the Duke student body, I can grades as the people in the previous category. However, draw only one conclusion: we are the smartest beings these people are apparently not intelligent in the tradialive. The funniest part is when people admonish us for tional sense, but who’s to say someone who is extremely downplaying how smart we are, and then tell uswe must dedicated and willing to put in the work necessary to succeed is not intelligent? I’d say they’re accept and embrace our abnormally and damn good at doing something that is ridiculously high intelligences. This led me to wonder what exactly smart means, dshwlll bhimd going to help them succeed, and if intel-

ligence isn’t it, then we are using the and why we Duke students have so much . what can brown do for you? cMn c. n £ wrong standards. offtthis mysterious quality. Since Duke is the finest arbiter of who the Finally, if smart means you pile on the obviously brainiacs are in the high school crowd, I reflected on AP classes and clubs and sports and community service what got us into this equally excellent institution, and and general extracurricular activities, then every one of this is what I found: us is definitely due for a Nobel Prize in general intelliIf smart means getting a super high SAT or ACT gence. Everybody here at Duke had some sort of extra score, then sure, a bunch of us are smart. Only the few, padding on their application in order to increase their the proud, the Duke student body could do well on “applicant attractiveness” to the admissions office. Sure, these standardized tests, sure-fire methods of measuring this does not seem relevant to the intelligence of the stuintelligence. It’s not as if these scores are the results of dent body, but we are the geniuses, right, so whatever contributed to the tower of acumen that made us Duke nervous, Adderall-popping high school Duke applicants taking practice tests constantly and actually studying for quality must be indicative of said alarmingly sky-scrapa standardized test. Nah, the average Duke SAT score by ing intelligence. itself shows that we are, in two words, super geniuses.

So let me restate that sentence from before. From all If smart means being a lazy bum, not working or the hullabaloo I hear on this campus about the Duke doing anything constructive but still acing all your tests, student body, I can draw only one conclusion: We are then many of us are painfully bright. The prevalent deffull of ourselves. If smart means believing way too highinition of an intelligent person would be someone who ly of oneself, then we are rocket scientists. I’m not sure can naturally do well on tests without preparing for what intelligence worth bragging about is or should be, but it’s not characterized by the imperfections dethem, but what if he or she is the laziest, most disengaged person on the planet? Whatever, I guess that scribed above. Maybe it is a composite that is represendoesn’t matter because, woo hoo, even though I have no tative of only an elite few of accomplished students drive whatsoever, I aced my tests and now I can go here. So instead of accepting your role as a superior, smoke pot. Okay, maybe I’m a little hard on these types. super intelligent member of the human species, do what It is highly probable that they correspond with the first you’re doing and embrace a little modesty instead. category, doing well on standardized tests in high school Then you can tell everyone you are the most modest person ever. and maybe even, dare I say, the Presidential Physical Fitness test in P.E. Ashwin Bhirud is a Trinity sophomore. His column appears Alternatively, if smart means working your ass off all through high school to get a good GPA, then, yes again, every other Wednesday. .

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matter how much some ladies doth protest, a woman's beauty best predicts her spot in the social hierarchy at Duke, and at no time is this fact more naked than during Sorority Rush. Only at this instant is it possible for the Inquisitors to make their opinions overt, to relegate the un-pretty to the un-groovy bottom elans of the popularity pyramid. For those who find Homo sapiens more boring a species than, say, animals with mating seasons one can literally smell, this part of the year scores well on drama. Bursting with frippery, bedecked and baubled, bobbing boobies bulging from bras, nubile East Campus females are a sight. With more than a little feminine anxiety, they have commended their spirits to women who will select them largely on the basis of their attractiveness, pedigree and affluence. Not coincidentally, the principal attribute up for judgment—beauty—is what the Duke Man most treasures.

But what is beauty, and why does he cherish it? To the contrary of what some feminists have argued, beauty is remarkably stable between cultures, and as r Nancy Etcoff reports in her riveting book Survival of the Prettiest: The Science ofBeau;i| llw m3tt M 9 11,Um ty, hunter gather bands veritas like the Ache of Paraguay are likely to agree with Westerners about the attractiveness of people from cultures other than their own.

We value beauty and catapult those who possess it to the top of our social hierarchies because it indicates qualities important to the reproductive success ofits possessors.

As Etcoff points out, beauty is more valued in cultures that have problems with parasites, suggesting that men initially preferred “beautiful” women because they were parasite free. She also argues out that the well-known female obsession with eradicating all traces of acne—and the male aversion to women with it—have adaptive significance; pimples reveal the presence of androgens, which are male sex hormones, and it has been demonstrated that women who seek acne treatment are significandy less fertile.

But the most telling fact about beauty has to do with what is know known as the waist to hip ratio, the circumference of a woman’s waist divided by the circumference ofher hips.

This measurement is a fairly accurate gauge of the hormonal status of a post-pubertal female, and thus her fertility. Etcoff reports the work ofDevendra Singh, a psychologist who has found that this number is more important to men than weight or—astoundingly —breast size. Less surprisingly, she reports that Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe had the ideal ratio (.7), as do most contemporary supermodels. (‘Top” Duke sororities are probably in this ballpark, too.)

Fascinating though it is to know that sororities subconsciously select their members based on breeding ability, health and freedom from parasites, it is simultaneously pathetic. Men escape such torment. Although more attractive males receive somewhat higher esteem in the eyes of their peers, there is more of a meritocracy, with their social status hinging on their level of “dominance,” which depends on skill, intelligence, athleticism and resources-categories that are far more malleable than beauty. For women, ugliness never pays in our culture, no matter what.

Perhaps this explains why SAT-acing, genome-sequencing, archive-combing girls cram themselves into ridiculous clothes and parade themselves before organizations that select members based on male preferences established many thousands of years ago when humans still roamed the earth and bivouacked on the margins of tar-pits.

Women need to kick the Iceman out of their sororities and put a stop to the psychological spear throwing that makes bid day so distasteful. Humans are now, as biologist E.O. Wilson suggests, fast approaching a point where it will be possible to “decommission” natural selection and promote happiness for more than just those at the top of the social ladder, by working to recalibrate the seedier segments of our DNA. To do this we will need female scientists, not the scores of sobbing girls whose sense of selfworth—both social and intellectual—will be demolished to our collective detriment come Sunday. ,

Matt Gillum is a Trinity senior. His column Wednesdays.

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