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BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraqis embraced democracy in large numbers Sunday, standing in long lines to vote in defiance of mortar attacks, suicide bombers and boycott calls. Pushed in wheelchairs or carts if they couldn’t walk, the elderly, the young and women in veils cast ballots in Iraq’s first free election in a half-century. “We broke a barrier of fear,” said Mijm Towirish, an election official. Uncertain Sunni turnout, a string of insurgent attacks that killed 44 and the crash of a British military plane drove home that chaos in Iraq isn’t over yet. Yet the mere fact the vote went off seemed to ricochet instandy around a world hoping for Arab democracy and fearing Islamic extremism. “I am doing this because I love my country, and I love the sons of my nation,” said Shamal Hekeib, 53, who walked with his wife 20 minutes to a polling station near his Baghdad home. ‘We are Arabs, we are not scared and we are not cowards,” Hekeib said. With helicopters flying low and gunfire

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Indictments handed down recendy by a grand jury in the murder of Duke employee Curt Blackman allege that suspect Thomas An thony Pitt pawned electronic equipment

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When juniors Yousef Mian and Andy Kanderian purchased the centerpiece of their West Campus dorm room—a 51-inch HDTV television—their expectations were high. ‘We had been saving up for a while,” Mian said. “It was about $6OO a person.” But when the Keohane Quadrangle residents wired their gargantuan screen for Duke Television, the Universi-

ty’s cable service, they suddenly knew no emotion but disappointment. Mian said the sheer size of his screen magnifies flaws in DTV’s cable feed, making the image difficult to view. ‘We didn’t expect the cable to be this bad,” Mian said. ‘There’s something flickering across the screen constantly.” David Menzies, marketing manager for the Office of Information Technology, said Mian’s problem can be attrib-

Any student from the graduprofessional schools was eligible to apply for the position, but Julia Bowsher, a fifthyear student in biology and chair of the committee, declined to reveal how many applications were received. She said the committee looked for candidates’ well-roundedness and University involvement as primary factors. “They’re not supposed to serve as a direct representative of our constituents. They’re supposed to look out for the interests of the University in general,” Bowsher said. Each applicant had to answer a series of essay questions,

may have been a motive in the brutal slaying Blackman, coordinator for graduate recruitment and minority programs at Duke, was found by police May 20 in his Hilton Street apartment after failing to show up for work for two days. When officers arrived at the scene they found the 38year-old face down on his bedroom floor, gagged, blindfolded and bound at his ankles and wrists. According to Blackman’s autopsy report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill, he had been stabbed 30 times, including nine stab wounds to his neck. New indictments allege that the electronics Pitt bartered at Cash Converter, a pawn shop in Durham’s Oxford Commons Shopping Center, belonged to Blackman. Pitt had worked at a nearby Burger King restaurant and was arrested without incident inside the Wal-Mart located at Oxford Commons by the Durham Police Department June 4. Pitt confessed to killing Blackman, a Durham County prosecutor said at a June bail hearing. The murder indictment, signed by a grand jury Jan. 18, alleges Pitt killed Blackman May 18 “unlawfully, willfully and feloniously and of malice aforethought.” The indict-

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uted to any number of things, such as a faulty cable connection, an amplifier in need ofadjustment or the presence of a video game adapter. He also said DTV is in compliance with the same FCC regulations that all commercial cable companies follow. “Larger TVs have the general tendency to show more graininess than smaller sets due to the expansion of video SEE TV ON PAGE 5

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Grad student trustee candidates advance by

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Five graduate and professional students were selected Saturday as semifinalists to become the next Young Trustee to represent the graduate and professional students on the Board of Trustees, the University’s ultimate governing body. The Young Trustee Screening Committee selected the semifinalists. After a round of interviews—which will take place Feb. s—the seven-member committee will select three finalists to speak before the full Graduateand Professional Student Council. The Assembly will elect one of the finalists to serve as Young Trustee by a majority vote at its meeting Feb. 21.

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Palestinians prepare to gain cities by

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RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian police commanders began preparations Sunday to take control of four West Bank towns by midweek, after top Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed on a security plan for the West Bank. Transfer of the towns’ control would be the first large-scale Israeli move on the ground to acknowledge that violence has decreased significantly since Palestinians elected Mahmoud Abbas to replace the late Yasser Arafat as their leader Jan. 9. If the calm holds, Israel promises to move all its troops back to positions they —

held before the latest Palestinian uprising began in September 2000, turning the populated areas of the West Bank back to Palestinian control and making a major step toward resuming peace talks. In another significant move, an Israeli official said amnesty would be granted for fugitive Palestinians in the West Bank, ending Israel’s relentless search for dozens of extremists suspected in attacks on Israelis. In more than four years of conflict, dozens of militants have been killed in Israeli raids and many more have been arrested. The amnesty would allow Abbas to fulfill a key campaign pledge that fugitives would be allowed to reintegrate into Palestinian

society with no fear of Israeli reprisal. Meanwhile, more than 100,000 Jewish settlers and their backers demonstrated Sunday night in Jerusalem against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to evacuate all 21 Gaza setdements and four West Bank outposts this summer. The protesters demanded a referendum on the plan, but Sharon has rejected that as a delaying tactic, and he appears to have the political muscle to push the plan through. In all, 8,500 settlers stand to be displaced. Palestinian officials say Abbas and Sharon have agreed to meet for the first time since SEE PALESTINE ON PAGE 8

Hopes dim for formal truce in Aceh by

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Workers BANDA ACEH, Indonesia buried more tsunami victims in Aceh province Sunday as a premature end to cease-fire talks between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels dampened hopes for a quick resolution to a 30-year-old conflict in the devastated province. Five weeks after the tsunami, the government said nearly 5,000 dead were found over the past week in Aceh, increasing the death toll to between 150,000 and 178,000 across 11 nations. Some 26,500 to 142,000 are missing, most of whom are presumed dead.

The variation in numbers reflects differing figures released by separate government agencies in both Sri Lanka and Indonesia, the countries hit hardest by the Dec. 26 disaster. There had been optimism that the immensity of the disaster in Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra island would spur Indonesia’s government and rebels to find away to end fighting and focus on rebuilding the country together. But hopes were dashed when truce negotiations in Helsinki, Finland, broke off. There was no word on why the meeting ended late Saturday, a day earlier than

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planned. Indonesian Communications Minister Sofyan Djalil described the talks as “quite hopeful.” But former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who convened the meeting, said neither party had accepted an invitation to a second round. Both the insurgents, who have been fighting for an independent homeland in Aceh since 1976, and government forces declared an informal cease-fire after the tsunami. But the promises apparently have been ignored, with the military saying it has killed more than 200 suspected rebels since Dec. 26.

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The child molestation case against Michael Jackson is finally ready for a trial that promises to be like no other. Early Sunday, Jackson issued a court-approved video statement on his Web site, calling recent media leaks in the case "disgusting and false" and predicting he would be acquitted.

Georgia recovers from storm More than 230,000 customers had no electricity Sunday in Georgia while crews worked to repair power lines snapped by an ice storm, and the city's airport reopened all its runways as temperatures rose above freezing.

Woman charged with bigamy Julia J.Bish, 34, of Hempfield,faces a preliminary hearing Tuesday on two misdemeanor bigamy charges. Police said she is still married to Randy Bish, whom she married in June 1990 and with whom she has five children, and is also married to a man from Bolivia, N.C.

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Kallmeyer tapped to lead Union

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It’s 3 a.m. on a Saturday night and

Sunday night, junior Chris Kallmeyer made the leap from facilities chair to President of the Duke University Union. Kallmeyer, who was picked from among three other applicants by the Union board, programming chairs and current

you’re waiting alone at a dimly lit bus stop. For many Duke students—especially women —the situation is both frightening and familiar. But starting in March, the Duke Escort Service may give a boost to safety on campus at night.

executive board of the Union, will officially assume his duties from current President Kevin Parker in April. ‘The selection was much more difficult this year than in years past because we had so many highly qualified candidates,” Parker said. “But we felt that Chris was best positioned to address the issues of the

coming year.” Although he is assuming the highest position at the University’s primary student programming group, Kallmeyer has only been involved with the Union for the past year and a half. Before getting involved last year as the facilities chair, he served as treasurer of Campus Council his sophomore year and as a freshman representative for East Campus and Campus Council. “Ever since I joined the Union I was really impressed by the passion and drive of the people working with the Union, so I wanted to continue my involvement,” Kallmeyer said. ‘This will be my main focus now.” Kallmeyer, an economics major and political science minor, said he looks forward to continuing the diversity and ever-increasing amount of programming offered on campus. “We have a full plate of issues for next year, including the 50th anniversary of the Union, so that is certainly going to be a large event and integral part of the year for us,” he said. The Union is responsible for a number of activities on campus, including last week’s Ben Folds concert, the . reopening of the East Campus Coffeehouse and jazz

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Singer Ben Lee opens for Ben Folds at Thursday's concert, one of the Union's major events this year. concerts at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture. ‘The most important thing for Chris to do is as the Union moves into the future is for him to remember all the great things we’ve done this past year and then to build and continue upon that success,” Parker said. The Coffeehouse and the Bryan Center are two of Kallmeyer’s main areas of interest.

“I plan on continuing to work with the Coffeehouse to make sure that it is a great spot that students can hang out in as well as make the Bryan Center more aesthetically pleasing,” Kallmeyer said. “Improving facilities and dining services is an important aspect of the Union.” Apart from programming, some of Kallmeyer’s jobs will include choosing and

shaping new programming chairs and an executive board, for which he said he is confident in selecting qualified individuals. Both bodies will be elected in the next two weeks. “What we can do with the Union is make a real, tangible impact on campus,” Kallmeyer said. “So selecting motivated students is an important task.” The Union, which has close to a $1 million dollar budget, has each of its committees handle a portion of the money separately so as to continue the kind of quality programming it hopes to see on campus, Kallmeyer explained. “At Duke the arts should be very important to students, so with Chris I think we can continue to make the arts experience improved and as vibrant as possible,” Parker said.

With the new program, students would be able to request escorts by calling a centralized number. Pairs of volunteers would then walk a student to any location on East, West or Central campuses if he or she feels uncomfortable going alone. Identifiable by DES jackets and T-shirts, escorts would wait with students at bus stops and accompany them to their destinations. Escorts would be available from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Thursday through Saturday nights and until 2 a.m. on all other nights. “You don’t leave your car unlocked, you also shouldn’t walk alone in the dark—it’s not safe,” said senior Deirdre Hess, president of DES. “Horrified” by the multiple sexual assaults that were reported in one March 2004 weekend, she decided a preventative measure was necessary. Hess and sophomore Melissa Richer, DES vice president, are working out the details of the proposal with the University administration. Students volunteering as escorts and dispatchers would operate the service. While on-call in three-hour shifts, escorts SEE ESCORT ON PAGE 8

Correction: In a Jan. 28 article about gender disparities in campus leadership that ran on page 1 ofThe Chronicle, Brady Beecham, a woman, should have been noted as the 2001-2002 president of the Duke University Union.

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Career Week speaker piques students' interest by

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Bewildered, beleaguered seniors and on-the-ball underclassmen alike gathered in Griffith Film Theater Saturday for Career Week’s keynote address and wrapup, in hopes of gaining deeper insight into the question that was on everyone’s mind all week: What will I do after I graduate? Mountain climber and allaround success story Alison Levine, Fuqua ’OO, lightened the mood by trashing UNC basketball as she advised students how to overcome obstacles. Levine began mountain climbing in 1998, only a year and a half after undergoing major heart surgery, and has summited the highest peaks on six continents. She has also skied across the Arctic Circle to reach the North Pole.

Through it all, Levine has remembered her Duke roots, carrying Duke banners or signs to each peak and even proudly holding a sign reading “Go to Hell Carolina” on the top of Mt. McKinley. “I think I’m the best admissions mistake Fuqua ever made,” Levine joked about her enthusiasm for the University. Levine’s diverse background includes 10 years in the health care sector, a career on Wall Street and work as deputy finance director for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gubernatorial campaign. She encouraged students to constandy re-evaluate their goals and not be afraid to depart from a career track that may not make them happy in the long run. “You have to know when to walk away,” Levine said. As team captain for the American

Women’s Everest Expedition in 2002, Levine had to make the difficult decision to turn back just 260 feet from the summit when bad weather threatened, despite the pressure that was on the team to reach the top. Levine also advised students to be firm in pursuing their goals and not give in to fear. She joked that the scariest part of getting to Everest for her was asking for two months off from her new job at banking firm Goldman Sachs. “If you don’t ask, you will not get,” Levine said. “You always have to ask for these things or they will haunt you.” Senior Kristin Holbeck said she found Levine’s address encouraging. ‘The entire speech was really relevant and motivational,” she said. “I can’t say that I remember who spoke last year, but I will defi-

nitely remember this speech.” Attendees also noted Levine’s passion for Duke. “Alison is one of the most inspiring people we could ever find,” said Sheila Curran, the Fannie Mitchell executive director of the Career Center and Career Week co-director. “[She combined] her inspiration with her love of Duke [and it] was just a magical combination.” Curran said the week’s activities were a success. “It has been a wonderful turnout... a substantial increase over last year. There was a huge buzz on campus about Career Week,” she said. More than 2,000 students pre-registered for Career Week activities, and more than 500 went to mentoring dinners. “Students have just loved it. The energy level is really what

surprises me. People early in the week [had positive experiences and] have come to more activities,” Curran said. “We are the only school in the country that does a career week as broad and comprehensive as this.” In his remarks to students before the keynote address, President Richard Brodhead praised Duke’s Career Week as one of the best he had seen. While stressing the importance activities, of the week’s Brodhead also cautioned students against worrying excessively about their immediate postgraduation plans. “It is neither necessary nor likely that what you do the year after you graduate will be what you do for the rest of your life,” Brodhead said. “Write the story of your life on an ongoing basis.”

UNC fee hike to boost athletics, scholarships, faculty by

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It’s getting more expensive to be a Tar Heel. Based on the recommendation of its Board of Trustees, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has decided to increase tuition and add new fees for the upcoming year. The plan includes a $2OO tuition increase for in-state students and $950 increase for out-of-state students enrolled at UNC. Richard Williams, chair of the UNC Board of Trustees, said the tuition hike will be used mostly for “retention and recruitment of outstanding faculty.” Trustees will also introduce a mandatory athletics fee to relieve the strain on the athletics budget. The UNC tuition task force, which includes students, faculty, administrators and trustees, came back with a recommendation to increase tuition in order to retain the quality of education at the University. “Our university has been challenged to keep its best faculty because other univer-

sides are willing to pay more for some of our best professors,” Williams said. Williams added that UNC tuition has always been low reladve to peer public universities. Tar Heels seem more concerned about the mandatory athletics fee than they do about tuition increases in general. “Since I haven’t been to a single game yet, I don't think it’s right that I should be paying almost $250 per year in athletics fees before I graduate.” said Danny Kumar, a freshman at UNC. The plan, devised by Chair of the Faculty Judith Wegner, involves the transfer of profit from Tar Heel merchandise to meritscholarship funds. Previously, this money was allocated to the athletics department. The financial loss of the athletics department will be compensated with an increase in the mandatory athletics fee, which is currendy $9B. Trustees want to raise it first by $5O for the upcoming year and $lOO for 2006-2007.

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If the fees and hikes are approved by. the Board of Governors, UNC at Chapel Hill would gain about $7.4 million a year. A little less than half is earmarked for financial aid, leaving $4.4 million for faculty retention and related issues.

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The cost for non-North Carolina residents has risen substantially for two years now. With this year's increase of $950, tuition now reaches

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TV from page 1 information over a larger area,” Menzies in an e-mail. “As the diagonal size of the screen gets larger, the number of vertical lines stays the same. To make up the difference in size the vertical lines get thicker, making the image appear grainy if viewed closely.” Other common complaints about DTV are its cost and limited channel lineup. DTV’s basic cable package includes access to a total of 49 channels for $32 per month. Senior Bias Catalan!, a resident of Kilgo Quad, is considering drastic action. “For $4O per month, I can afford to hang a dish out my window and get 200something channels, and just pull the dish in at night when I don’t want to get service,” Catalani said. In defense of DTV’s channel line-up, Menzies said it is impossible for DTV to offer any more channels as the service is already operating at maximum channel wrote

capacity.

Duke students are also aware of the fact that their friends at peer institutions pay much less for cable, which they say exacerbates their frustration with DTV. Undergraduates at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for example, pay much less for cable than Duke students. A

INDICTMENT mean that Pitt, who was 22 at the time of the crime, can be tried for firstdegree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole or the death penalty. First-degree murder charges require that the crime ments

fee of $9O is built into their housing dues each semester and that charge covers their cable television and their broadband Internet access. Tar Heel students have 76 channels to choose from in the basic package —almost 30 more than what DTV offers. Last year, Campus Council suggested a similar policy for Duke students that had the potential to save students hundreds of dollars on cable television. The student legislators submitted a resolution to Residence Life and Housing Services calling for a plan to bundle the service fee with room rental rates. The objective was to create a higher consumption rate of cable service so that its price could be driven down. The suggestion never made it past the desk of Eddie Hull, executive director of housing services and dean of residence life, because he said he felt uncomfortable imposing the service on students who do not want it. But off-campus students, on the other hand, have freed themselves from DTV’s monopoly. Charlie Korschun, a junior who is living in Partners Place this semester, is ecstatic about his Time Warner On Demand digital cable. “This on-demand stuff may be the end of my life as a productive person,” Korschun said. “There are like a billion channels!”

Some studentshave complained thatflaws in Duke's cable service are magnified on big-screen televisions.

contain an aggravating factor, which would include financial gain from robbery. At a June hearing, Assistant District Attorney Kendra Montgomery-Blinn characterized Blackman’s death as a “particularly brutal murder.” Prosecutors may still choose to try Pitt on lesser charges, including second-degree murder, which carries a maximum

of 40 years Friends remembered Blackman as an honest and caring man. The Trinidad native had recently earned American citizenship and was scheduled to enter a graduate program at Northwestern University last fall. Officials have previously alluded to a connection between Blackman and Pitt

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TRUSTEES from page 1 including a list of important issues the Board should consider. Bowsher said the selection process parallels undergraduate Young Trustee selection. “The graduate and professional students are a very, very diverse population,” she said. “I think in many ways our applicants are a more diverse pool than the undergraduates.... Our criteria is somewhat more loose.” Bowsher said the committee was surprised by the diversity of answers students gave. The issues proposed ranged from the need for increased socioeconomic and racial diversity at the University to the need for interdisciplinarity. In the next round of interviews, Bowsh-

er said the committee would consider personalities when selecdng finalists. ‘There are a few things in the applications that we want to follow up on, and those are different for different people. In general we’re looking for someone who is willing to speak their mind in front of the Board because sometimes it’s difficult to speak up in a room full of powerful people,” she said. The following are the semi-finalists for graduate and professional student Young Trustee: Third-year medical student Seth Blacksburg graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in history from Tufts University and will obtain his M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business in 2005. He has served as project coordinator for research and education at North Shore University Hospital •

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in New York and is currently conducting research focusing on adverse drug event computer surveillance monitoring. Third-year medical student P. Justin Klein graduated from Duke cum laude with a B.S. in biological anthropology and anatomy and an A.B. in economics. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2005. He was president of his senior class at Duke and has worked for the senior executive leadership of the Duke University Health System. Dartmouth graduate Omar Rashid is a student at both the School of Law and School of Medicine. He was president of Lambda Epsilon Lambda fraternity and double majored in biochemistry and Latin. He conducted independent research in molecular biology and in classics. He also participated in the Native Community

Leadership Development Program. Robert Saunders is a fifth-year student in physics. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in physics from the College of William and Mary. He served two consecutive terms as GPSC president and is currendy a student representative on a committee of the Board ofTrustees. Amy Yeung, a graduate of the University of Chicago, worked for three years as a paralegal in a Washington, D.C., firm after receiving her A.B. in political science. She is a student at the School ofLaw, where she serves as the external affairs representative for the student government and represents students on the Young Alumni Leadership Board. She is former president of the UChicago Club in the D.C. arid Baltimore area and is currently on the U-Chicago Library Society Board.

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close by, at least 200 voters stood calmly in line at midday outside one polling station in the heart of Baghdad. Inside, the tight security included at least four body searches, and a ban on lighters, cell phone batteries, cigarette packs and even pens. The feeling was sometimes festive. One election volunteer escorted a blind man back to his home after he cast his vote. A woman too frail to walk by herself arrived on a cart pushed by a young relative. Entire families showed up in their finest clothes. But for no more than 400 people voted in Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit, and in the heavily Sunni northern Baghdad neighborhood of Azamiyah, where Saddam made his last known public appearance in early April 2003, the four

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take 10 days to determine the vote’s winner and said they had no firm estimate of turnout among the 14 million eligible voters. T—he ticket endorsed by the Shiite Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani was the pre-voting favorite. Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi’s slate was also considered strong. “The world is hearing the voice of freedom from the center of the Middle East,” said President George W. Bush, who called the Iraqi election a success. He promised that the United States would continue training Iraqi soldiers, hoping they can soon secure a country America invaded nearly two years ago to topple Saddam. Iraqis, the U.S. president said, had “firmly rejected the anti-democratic ideology” of terrorists.

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BLUE DEVILS OUTPACE PARK The women's basketball team defeats another conference foe by a narrow margin, winning by three points,

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When Shavlik Randolph was introduced in the starting lineup Sunday night for the first time in a month and a half, all eyes at Cameron Indoor Stadium were on one of Duke’s frontcourt stars. But the other one stole the show. Shel d e n VA.TECH 65 illiams scored DUKE 100 21 points on 8-for9 shooting and I grabbed 11 rebounds in the first halfalone as the Blue Devils used a dominating first half inside to grab a lead before finishing off Virginia Tech (11-7, 4-3 in the ACC) from the outside in the second half. Duke (16-1, 6-1) controlled the tempo from the start and led by 25 at the break on the way to a 100-65 blowout Sunday night. Duke shot just 3-for-l 1 from behind the arc in the first half, but the team was 14for-20 from two-point range—mostly because ofWilliams’ dominance down low. “The way Shelden was playing it really didn’t matter too much how we were shooting from the outside,” Daniel Ewing said. “He was doing so much damage on the inside—both rebounding and scoring—and that really opened the game up for JJ. [Redick] and myself and the other guards, especially in the second half.” Indeed, the second half showed a completely different Duke team on the offensive end. While Williams was constandy double- and triple-teamed and only scored four more points, the Hokies left things up to Ewing and Redick, who combined for six three-pointers and 24 points in the second half. For the game, Williams, Ewing and Redick scored 71 of the team’s 100 points. “Our three guys—Daniel, JJ. and Shelden—played extremely well,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “If those three guys come and play like that, then we will have a chance in every game.” With 25 points and 17 rebounds, Williams earned his 11thdouble-doubleof a season that seen him perform with more discipline than last—the often foul-prone center committed three fouls in 35 minutes of play Sunday. “I am trying to make sure that I am on the court giving us a chance to win,” Williams said. ‘That is something I am focusing on all the time.” Even though Duke ran up the score, the Blue Devils did not beat a pushover Virginia Tech team Sunday night. This was a team that had won its previous five games, including a 70-69 upset at Georgia Tech Jan. 22. Despite committing 16 team fouls in the first 11 minutes of the game, the Hokies were within eight points of Duke at that point and had countered nearly every Blue Devil basket with one of their own. This SEE VA. TECH ON PAGE 4 -

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Katie Blaszak muscles a midcourt shot over the net. She won the deciding match6-2,6-3 Saturday.

Dora Vastag and the rest of Indiana’s women’s tennis team spent most of Saturday afternoon watching winners whiz by them inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The eighthINDIANA ±_ ranked Blue Devils shots 5 pounded DUKE past the Hoosiers for three hours on their way to a 5-2 victory. No. 29 Indiana could do nothing to stop Duke for most of the day. The matchup turned into target practice for Katie Blaszak after Duke took the doubles point and the first two singles matches. On match point against Dora Vastag, Blaszak ran around Vastag’s serve and scorched a forehand down the line that secured Duke’s second consecutive victory over a top-30 team. “I thought it was fitting,” Blaszak said of her shot, which she had been working on after practices. “I missed the first one of the match, and then I finished it hitting a winner off it.” In their first match together, the Duke duo of Clelia Deltour and Parker Goyer set the tone for the day with an 8-3 victory over Dominika Walterova and Kara Zeder. Minutes later Kristin Cargill and Jennifer Zika clinched the doubles point when Cargill hit an overhead between Indiana’s Sarah Batty and Laura McGaffigan. Indiana looked like it might find some momentum in the third doubles

match, when Vastag and Brianna Williams rallied from a 5-2 deficit to tie the score at 7-7. But Blaszak and Saras Arasu stifled the comeback, winning the tiebreaker 7-4. Heading into singles play with a 1-0 lead, Duke wanted to end the match as quickly as possible. “Our goal in the singles was to get on top of them early in points and early in games... so we could not give them any confidence,” Ashworth said. Deltour heeded her coach’s wishes, dismantling Williams 6-0, 6-0. Next off the court was Cargill, who broke Cecile Perton’s serve at 5-1 in the second set and won 6-3, 6-1. Blaszak then gave Duke the win with her 6-2, 6-3 victory over Vastag. Although Duke dropped two of the remaining three matches, both of those losses came in tiebreakers. The tiebreakers were played to decide the split-set matches because the overall result had already been determined. Duke took the match convincingly without the help of Jackie Carleton, who played No. 1 in both singles and doubles last week against Tennessee. She took the day off, recovering from tendonitis. “With the National Team Indoors coming up this week, which is one of our biggest tournaments of the year, [taking Carleton out] was just kind of precautionary to make sure she’s okay to play there,” Ashworth said.

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In just her first meet of the year, Shannon Rowbury topped her All-American performance from last season in the mile, claiming first place and setting a Duke record.

On Senior Day in Durham, the men’s

swimming and diving team started with a win in the 200-yard medley relay but

3) at the Sheffield Tennis Center in their second match of the indoor season, 7-0. “The last time we played each other, [van der Merwe] served really well and I had trouble returning his serves,” Walter said. “This time, I returned a lot better, I pressed [the net] well on both my forehand and backhand, and I served pretty well.” Down 2-0 in the first set, Walter suc-

could not muster many more victories. Both the men’s (3-7, 0-4 in the ACC) and women’s (3-7, 0-4) team fell to clearly superior Maryland squads, and both Duke teams returned the following day, only to lose to UNC-Wilmington. The Duke and Maryland coaches agreed to shorten the distance of many of the races because both squads had to race in more competitive meets the following day. The Blue Devils’ team ofDavid Peck, Kevin Arthofer, John Humphrey and Billy Pierce won their shortened relay, a distance assistant coach Lauren Hancock said they preferred. “It was a pretty good time,” Peck said. “We don’t usually swim that format. And if you start everything off well it helps out.” With both the men’s and women’s squads balding sickness throughout the previous week, the early lift from the relay was not nearly enough. Humphrey and Arthofer still managed to win the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke, respectively. Peck, who swam his best time of the season, was second in the 100-yard backstroke. Tim Hyer won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, but Duke still lost 144-96. “We posted times much better than the weekend prior,” Hancock said. “It was just a much better meet.” Maryland’s women were even stronger than their male counterparts, and the No. 12 Terps topped the Blue Devils 180-63 as the home team only won l-of-13 races.

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Rowbury’s record-setting performance was just one of many this weekend at Boston University’s Terrier Invitational. “This is a meet that people come from all over the country for,” head coach Norm Ogilvie said. “It was a tremendous weekend for us.” In the mile, Duke used one if its runners as a “rabbit” to draw the competition out in the early stages of the race. Rowbury ran just behind the leaders and sped up during the last 400 meters to finish in 4:39.09, a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Indoor Championships. “I was ready to run fast, but I didn’t expect to run that fast,” Rowbury said. “I’ve had seven years ofconsistent training, and [the sport] is a lot about experience.” Rowbury also set a Duke record in the 3000-meter race Friday. Like in the mile, Rowbury maintained her position behind the leaders for the majority of the race, only to pick up her pace for the last two laps. But Roisin McGettigan, a professional runner, edged out Rowbury at the finish line. Sophomore Debra Vento also topped her performance last year, which earned her a trip to the National Indoor Championships. Vento broke the school record in the high jump, clearing 5-11.5, and captured first place with an NCAA Provisional mark. On the men’s team, freshman Jade Ellis SEE TRACK ON PAGE 7

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Ludovic Walter tries to beat Izak van der Merwe with a backhand during his 6-4,6-3 win Friday.

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This time, Ludovic Walter was ready for Izak van der Merwe. After falling to the seventh-ranked South African in ODU the fall, the sixthranked Walter DUKE bounced back to defeat van der Merwe in straight sets Friday. Led by Walter, the No. 9 men’s tennis team (2-0) swept No. 59 Old Dominion (2-

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MARYLAND 79-6A.TECH 71 Nik Caner-Medley scored 19 points and Chris McCray had 16, leading a balanced attack that carried rejuvenated Maryland past No. 22 Georgia Tech 79-71 Sunday. The Terrapins let a 10-point halftime lead dwindle to three before pulling away to their second win over a ranked opponent in a fiveday span. Maryland tost three of five before upsetting No. 2 Duke on the road Wednesday. Isma'il Muhammad led the Yellow Jackets with 15 points. Luke Schenscher had 12. (AP)

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Justin Gray finished with 20 points and the Demon Deacons (17-3, 5-2) cruised in the second half to improve to 10-0 at home less than 48 hours after a heartbreaking, overtime loss at Georgia Tech. Wake Forests' defense was a no-show in the first half, allowing the Hurricanes (13-6,4-4) to shoot 56 percent—including 10-of-11 on threepointers—and take a 49-48 lead at the break. It was tied at 63 before the Demon Deacons finally took control. Williams started a 16-4 run with a dunk in traffic, and Paul and Gray added three-pointers. (AP)

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tensity and a 15-6 run to cut the lead to 16. The team entered the game ranked 17th nationally in steals and had allowed an average of only 72 points per game. “Virginia Tech had done a heck of a job, winning four straight conference games,” Krzyzewski said. “In all of those games, the pace was really more half-court and slow. We sped up the pace and used our bench early. We thought that would cause some fouls, and it did.” If Duke’s game plan was to get the Hokies in foul trouble, then the team was certainly successful. Virginia Tech committed 22 team fouls in the first half alone and 34 in the game. Three of the team’s starters forwards Carlos Dixon and Coleman Collins and guard Jamon Gordon—played six, two and four minutes, respectively, in the first half. “I am proud that our guys tried to play hard,” Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg said. “They are a very young basketball team in a very difficult environment, and I did not expect to play the first half with Carlos Dixon, Coleman Collins, and Jamon Gordon sitting next to me.” —

Coming off Wednesday’s loss to Maryland and heading into a matchup against Wake Forest this Wednesday, Sunday’s game was a statement for Duke. “This is a long season for this team,” Krzyzewski said. “We responded really well tonight, and we’re going to have to play this hard just to have an opportunity to win any game. We’ve always known that.” NOTES: David McClure sat out with a knee injury. He is questionable for Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest.... Redick missed three free throws. It was the first game in which he missed more than one free throw in his Duke career.... Duke closed out the first half with a 21-6 run.... Williams finished without a blocked shot for the first dme this season.... Virginia Tech’s 34 team fouls were seven short of the ACC record. Clemson committed 41 fouls against North Carolina in 1998.... The 100 points were the highest total for Duke this season.... Williams had five opportunities for a three-point play in the first half.... Each of Duke’s 12 active players saw action Sunday night.... Greenberg was ejected with 4:39 left game.... Duke has lost two straight games at Wake Forest heading into Wednes-

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FG 3-PT FT REB PF A TP Melchionni 1-4 0-3 6 3 1-2 2 1 Randolph 0-1 0-1 3-6 5 0 3 2 Williams 9-13 0-0 7-13 3 3 25 17 8-19 6-11 7-10 3 0 0 29 Redick Ewing 6-12 3-7 2-3 3 4 2 17 Dockery 5-9 1-3 3-4 3 1 4 14 Nelson 1-5 0-1 3-7 5 4 1 2 Perkins 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Davidson 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 Pagliuca 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Novick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Johnson 0-0 0-0 2-2 6 3 1 2 TEAM TOTALS 30-6310-26 36-49 42 20 14 100 Blocks—none Steals—Dockery (3); Nelson (3); Melchionni (2); Willia FG%: Ist Half: 54.8; 2nd Half: 40.6; Game: 47.6 FT%: Ist Half: 54.3; 2nd Half: 78.6; Game; 61.2 3PT%: Ist Half: 27.3; 2nd Half; 46.7; Game: 38.5 MARYLAND A TP FG 3-PT FT REB PF Washington 1-5 6 0-0 4-4 3 2 1 Dixon 0 1-2 0-0 OO 1 4 2 Collins 3-9 0-0 5-6 8 3 0 11 Dowdell 7-19 1-4 00 3 15 2 2 Gordon 3-5 1-1 1-2 0 5 8 1 Harris 4-6 0-0 0-0 6 5 8 1 Witherspoon 0-3 0-2 1-5 0 11 1 Krabbendam 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 1-2 Cooke 2-6 1-2 0-0 3 2 2 -5 Calloway 0-1 0-0 OO 3 0 0 2 King 8 6 4 1 2-7 0-1 2-4 Tucker 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 1 5 . 1 TEAM TOTALS 24-64 8 65 34 42 Blocks—Collins (1) Steals—Washington (2); Dowdell (2); Cooke (2); three with 1 FG%: Ist Half: 33.3; 2nd Half: 41.9; Game: 37.5 3PT%: Ist Half; 14.3; 2nd Half; 66.7; Game: 30.0

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Early intensity unmatched by smaller Virginia Tech by

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Judging from the first-half box score, one might think the Blue Devils were gridlocked in a typical ACC battle Sunday nigkt. Duke committed 11 personal fouls, game missed 16 free throws

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turnovers than assists.

But despite those miscues the Blue Devils opened a 25-point halftime lead because they were more intense from the outset. “We played flat on Wednesday night [against Maryland], and we wanted to play with some emotion tonight,” JJ. Redick said. ‘We just wanted to play better, not X’s and O’s-wise, just our effort and our attitude.” Whatever Duke did in practice to up its intensity level worked Sunday. Last Wednesday, the Blue Devils were constantly outscrapped by a Maryland team that was more aggressive than Duke. But two minutes into Sunday’s contest, Shelden Williams sent Virginia Tech forward Deron Washington sprawling to the floor after blocking a dunk attempt. The foul and ensuing staredown sent a message to the Hokies—Williams was not going to be stopped inside the paint, and the Blue Devils were not going to be outworked. From that point, Duke drove at will, drawing fouls grabbing offensive rebounds on nearly every possession. Williams flourished inside, scoring on numerous putbacks off missed layups and free throws. With 13:29 remaining in the first half, Williams had outscored the entire Virginia Tech team 14-12. Williams’ tremendous play loosened the Hokies’ perimeter defense, which had held the Blue Devils to just 27 percent shooting from beyond the arc before halftime. Virginia Tech was forced to doubleteam Williams every time he touched the ball in the second half. Consequently, the Hokies could not stop Redick and Daniel Ewing —who buried all hopes of a Virginia Tech comeback with a combined 25 in the last 20 minutes. Unable to respond to Duke’s aggressive play, Virginia Tech resorted to fouling Duke players on virtually every possession. The Hokies committed 22 fouls in the first half, forcing three Hokie starters, forward Carlos Dixon, guard Jamon Gordon and center Coleman Collins to the bench early. The Hokies committed 34 fouls, Just seven short of the ACC record. Visibly frustrated by the escalating foul totals, the Cameron crowd and Duke’s ag-

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Sean Dockery contributed 14 points and three steals off the bench against the Hokies Sunday night. sive game plan. With 9:09 left in the first half, Dixon shoved Sean Dockery to the ground, resulting in a flagrant foul that sent him to the bench. Dixon, the Hokies’ leading scorer, watched helplessly for most of the game as Virginia Tech committed 16 turnovers.

‘Virginia Tech’s done a heck of a job, winning four straight conference games.

In all of those games, the pace of the game was really more half-court and slow,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “We just wanted to speed the game up, and we used our h early to try to put them on a differdghway. We thought that would cause fouls, and it did.” he high-energy pace benefited DockWas it nice to come out and dominate a game from the opening tip?

it was nice to

get a win. It was nice to get a win the way we did. Shelden in the first half was great the way he was finishing. He gave us a huge boost.

efy. The sparkplug point guard ended his recfent struggles by hounding the Hokie

backcourt all night for three steals to go along with a 14-point, three-assist effort. But most importandy, Duke’s intensity gave it a much-needed win heading into

the most brutal section of its ACC schedule. The Blue Devils travel to Wake Forest Wednesday to begin a seven-game stretch that will likely make or break their ACC title run. ‘There was no other alternative for us tonight than to play like this, coming off a loss at home against Maryland,” Ewing said. ‘That’s just the way we needed to play. That’s the way we need to come out each game and really get after them.”

Did you need something like this going into the next game?

We've lost at Wake the last few years so we know it's going to be a battle. They’re playing well. They always seem to be playing well. We know they're going to be ready to go and the place is going to be rocking.

you remember playing in a game where there was this many fouls?

What was the mindset of the Duke team, between this game and the loss to

What was practice like in the few days after the Maryland game?

There were guys in foul trouble, guys fouling out, but when you're out on the court it didn't really seem like it was affecting the flow of the game. It was just a physical game and that's the way the whistles were blowing.

We just wanted to play better, not X's and O's wise but with our effort and our attitude. We played flat Wednesday night and we wanted to play with some emotion tonight and I think we did that.

ishment or anything like that. It was more us working on our effort and our attitude and playing harder

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Maryland?

Practice was really intense. It wasn't running and pun-

every play.

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Coach, you looked like were smiling when they were making their run? You almost just have to shake your head and smile because otherwise you're going to explode, and my team didn't need me to explode at that point in time. They needed to know I still had confidence in them.

What about your decision to go with the big lineup in the second half? In the Carolina game I went with a smaller lineup with Laura Kurz, and wondered if should have gone with Wynter in that game. Wynter has been through these situations before. She's a senior, she's tough, and she makes scrappy plays.

What did you think of Chante

Black's play today?

Chante is coming along. I said from day one she's going to be a great player for us, It's just learning to deal with that physical play. In the second half she really came out

and battled.

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MARYLAND 84-ARIZONA 77 Shay Doron converted a crucial three-point play in overtime and finished with 26 points, leading No. 20 Maryland to an 84-77 victory over Arizona Saturday night. Crystal Langhorne scored with 1:18 remaining in the extra session to give Maryland (14-5) a 77-75 lead. Langhorne had her fifth double-double in seven games. (AP)

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RALEIGH With 46 seconds remainthe women’s basketball top-ranked ing, team found itself down a single point to No. 25 N.C. State. Duke designed a play to get the ball to its star player, Monique Currie, and after successfully putting the ball in her hands and setting up a double screen near the baseline, the Junior still faced two Wolfpack defenders. With time running out, Currie put the shot up and drew a foul while still managing to kiss the DUKE 52 jumper off the N.C. STATE 49 gl» The Blue Devils mobbed the co-captain, who remained on the floor, and hoisted her to her feet so she could complete the three-point play that would eventually lead to Duke’s 52-49 victory at Reynolds Coliseum Sunday. “Currie made an incredible shot,” N.C. State head coach Kay Yow said. “It was a tough loss, to play that hard—play that well on one end of the court—and lose it at the end on a shot like that.” But Currie’s late-game heroics would not have been necessary had Duke (20-2, 6-1 in the ACC) not blown a 12-point lead to N.C. State (15-5, 4-3). With the Wolfpack playing for a share of first place in the ACC, the Blue Devils controlled play in the second half and the game appeared over. Duke held its opponent scoreless for more than five minutes and was able to build up its 12-point lead. The Blue Devils had all the momentum, but JessicaFoley fouled out after stealing the ball and promptly committing an offensive foul with 7:18 left. Duke, already undermanned with eight players, was down to just seven. Freshman Laura Kurz and senior Wynter Whitley were the only options to replace Foley, and head coach Gail Goestenkors decided to go with experience. ‘Wynter has been in these situations before,” Goestenkors said. “She’s a team senior, she’s tough, she makes those scrappy plays.”

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MistieWilliams falls to thefloor as she reaches out to grab the ball away from N.C. State's Billie McDowell.

Whitley’s presence was not enough to halt the Wolfpack’s charge. N.C. State’s 19-6 run gave die team its only second-half lead, but Currie quickly responded with her game-winning three-point play. During their run, the Wolfpack forced six Duke turnovers, were perfect from the line and shot better than 50 percent from the field. The first half of play Sunday featured none of the excitement of the second. The

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Monique Currie has been the Blue Devils' only consistent scoring presence in theirpast three games.

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Duke has been advertising Monique Currie as a Player-of-the-Year candidate all season, and Currie has shown she deserves that accolade during the past three games. While the rest of the Blue Devils have struggled in a tough stretch of games against ranked ACC opponents, Currie has picked up the slack, especially in the most crudll VS IS cial situations. With the game tied against N.C. State Sunday, Currie banked in a jump-shot as part of a three-point play that put Duke ahead for good in the final minute. Tied with Maryland Thursday, Currie’s final-minute jump shot also lifted the Blue Devils to victory. Currie led Duke’s furious attempt to rally back against North Carolina last Monday, a game the Blue Devils ultimately lost. TThe co-captain scored 17 points in a crucial five-minute stretch that brought the lethargic Blue Devils back in a game that previously did not look close. Currie did miss a short shot in the lane on a late RALEIGH

Nikita Bell scored 12 of her 14 points in the first half to power No. 12 North Carolina to an easy 55-41 victory over Georgia Tech Sunday. Bell scored six points in a 15-0 run in the opening six minutes to give North Carolina (17-3) an early 17-2 lead.(AP)

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team’s combined for only 15 points in the opening 10 minutes as both teams struggled from the floor. Duke center Alison Bales, who has emerged as an inside threat this season, played poorly in the opening minutes, turning the ball over and missing two closerange shots in the first four minutes of the game. Goestenkors immediately removed two

possession, but Duke would not have

even been in the game without her determined play. “In tough situations [the other players] know that Monique can come through for us,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. Only special players like Currie can deal with the pressure and expectations of taking the most important shots—almost every game. Currie has an assured mentality, but is also quick to remember the other Blue Devils. “When my teammates set good screens we get open shots,” Currie said. “I’m pretty confident I can knock it down if I get a good look at the basket.” Currie is averaging 22 points and nine rebounds during the past three games. Her team’s point totals in those three games have been a meager 51, 60 and 52,

respectively.

The other usual scoring threats for Duke played poorly the past week. Freshman Wanisha Smith had a relatively good game against Maryland but was pulled in the second half against North Carolina and SEE CURRIE ON PAGE 7

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Duke used its depth to secure three victories Saturday at the Delaware State Duals. Four Blue Devils replaced usual starters partly because of a flu bug that has swept through the team, as Duke (52) won a tough match against York College, 23-13, and then rolled through James Madison and Delaware State, winning 34-3 and 36-5, respectively. “They responded well even though some guys were sick. The greatest concern is that we’re back and healthy by Tuesday,” head coach Clar Anderson said of the team’s upcoming, match with North Carolina. Junior Scott Doerr stepped in for sick co-captain Frank Comely in the 184team

pound weight class and won both of his

matches. Freshman Konrad Dudziak replaced injured junior Mark Thompson and secured two pins in the 197-pound class. Junior Daniel Shvartsman went 2-1 as a substitute in the 141-pound weight class, and junior Philip Wightman stepped up one weight class and won his only match at 157. “This definitely builds the realization that even if you’re not starting, you need to be ready to go in and compete,” Anderson said. The Blue Devils have dealt with injuries all year and are accustomed to relying on their second-string wrestlers. Freshman Kellan McKeon gave up his redshirt to replace injured sophomore Christian Smith, who won the ACC Tournament last year at 125. Anderson said

Lapidus said. Junior Stephen Amritraj continued his Strong play after a disappointing sophomore season, dominating his opponent Henrique Cancado, 6-3, 6-2. Lapidus attributed Amritraj’s success to an improved serve and an increased focus on attacking the net. “I didn’t really have a great year last

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Jonathan Stokke volleys the ball during the Blue Devils'7-0 rout ofOld Dominion Friday.

M. TENNIS from page 3 ceeded in breaking van der Merwe’s powerful serve twice to take the set 6-4. Walter then won the second set, 6-3. “After I broke him back and broke him again, the momentum changed, and in the second set he was kind of pissed at himself,” Walter said. The rest of the singles matches went just as smoothly, as five of the six Blue Devils won in straight sets. “I’m pleased to see the way the players are coming together,” head coach Jay

N.CSTATE from page 6 her and sat her on the bench for the next 10 minutes. “I didn’t think she was playing tough, and I let her know that,” Goestenkors said. “I thought she came back much more aggressive.” Bales’ inspired play led to one of the highlights for Duke on the afternoon. With the score knotted at 46, Mistie Williams turned the ball over, leading to a Wolfpack fast-break and what appeared to be their first second-half lead. But Bales leapt from under the basket and swatted Kendra Bell’s layup out of bounds. After a week when Duke won 2-of-3 games against top-25 ACC teams, the team holds a one-and-a-halfgame lead in the conference as it heads into an easier stretch. NOTES: Wanisha Smith failed to score for the second time in three games.... Chante Black scored four points with eight rebounds in limited action.

year,’ 1 Amritraj said. “I’ve been a lot more relaxed this year and feel like I’m playing a lot better because of that.” The sole Blue Devil loss came in a 9-8 tiebreaker when the Monarchs upset the 15th-ranked doubles team of Peter Rodrigues and Jonathan Stokke. But Duke’s No. 2 and No. 3 doubles teams pulled out wins, securing the doubles point to begin the competition. ‘That was the one little glitch there,” Lapidus said of Duke’s lone defeat. “We actually played pretty well—it wasn’t a bad loss. It was just one of those things where they came up with some big shots at the end and beat us.” Inclement weather forced the cancellation of Duke’s match against No. 3 Florida Sunday. Lapidus said his team would have liked to face the Gators at home before traveling to No. 5 Illinois and Notre Dame next weekend. ‘We were looking forward to playing Florida today, because I think we’re playing well,” Lapidus said. “I would have liked to have had an opportunity to play them, but Mother Nature stepped in.” DUKE

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McKeon is starting to overcome his initial struggles, as the freshman won all three of his matches in the 125-pound weight class Saturday. “His weight class is going to be crucial for us in the ACC competition, so hopefully this weekend will give him some confidence,” Anderson said. Duke has an important ACC match against North Carolina Tuesday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Tar Heels (3-5, 2-1 in the ACC) are coming off a loss to Navy Saturday, and the Blue Devils said that the dual is a good opportunity to improve their 1-1 conference mark. ‘This weekend prepared us for Carolina,” McKeon said. “If we go in there with a lot of confidence and really wrestle hard, we can get the win.”

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Duke returned to the pool Saturday in Wilmington expecting to be more competitive, but the Seahawks won 17-of-26 events and beat both the Blue Devils’ men’s and women’s teams. Katie Ness, Nora Stupp and Michelle Aristeo all won their races on the women’s side, while Teddy Heffers, Humphrey, Peck and Arthofer each picked up wins for the men. “It was somewhat disappointing, but a lot of them had tapered for the meet,” Peck said. “It was their Senior Day, and we were worn down.”

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TRACK from page 3 took first place for the second week in a row. Ellis, who was recruited for and competed in the triple jump last week, recorded a long jump of 23-9—six inches longer than his previous best, set in high school. ‘Jade is probably only a couple of meets away from setting the school record,” Ogilvie said of Ellis’ performance, which ranks second in the Blue Devil record books. Fellow freshman Chris Spooner was the deciding factor on two distance relays for the Blue Devils. Ogilvie said Spooner ran a “textbook anchor” for the distance medley relay, which also featured Tyler Wasilewski, Peter Lewellen and Steve Craig. When Spooner received the baton for his anchor mile, he was 15 meters and several positions behind the leader. He used the first half-mile to catch up to the leaders and then sprinted ahead in the final 150 meters to beat the Boston

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Spooner also anchored a 4xBoorelay consisting of John Brockhart, Ryan McCann and Steve Craig that also won first place. Lewellen capped off a week of top freshman performances, setting a Duke record in the 500-meter dash. Although he ran a school-high time, he finished third overall in his race at the distance. -

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Freshman Jason James swims breaststroke for Duke, which lost to both Maryland and UNC-W.

CURRIE from page 6 was held scoreless here Sunday. Because of Smith’s turnovers—she had 15 over the three-game stretch—Currie has been asked to fulfill some ball-handling duties that are not a the strength ofher game. The suspension ofLindsey Harding left the Blue Devils thin at point guard, and Goestenkors experimented with Jessica Foley and Currie there early this season. Currie has shown thatshe has the talent to play out of position at times and still dominate a game. The Blue Devils were plagued by poor outside shooting this week. Duke’s best three-point threat, Foley, has been dogged by opposing defenders and has been unable to find open looks at the hoop. She had only three points Sunday, partially because foul trouble has limited her playing time. “Every team and every individual goes through a series of ups and downs, peaks and valleys, throughout the season,” Goestenkors said. “You go through lulls

where it is very difficult and it doesn’t seem like the team is in sync, and I think we’re in one of those periods right now.” For Duke to go far in post-season play, the rest of the team must help Currie. She is playing too many minutes right now and has often looked fatigued at points in the second halves of games. Smith and Foley are the keys to relieving Currie’s burden. If Smith can control the point and Foley can find her shot again, Currie will be able to return to her familiar slashing-wing position. Great players are often asked to carry a heavy load when the team needs them. Currie has shown this past week that she is indeed a great player—perhaps the best in the country —because of her ability to adapt to different situations and continue to thrive. After her performance this week, though, Duke should expect opposing defenses to concentrate even more energy on the junior. The onus will be on Currie to know when to rely on improved play from her teammates and when to take control.

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ESCORT from page 3 would carry walkie-talkies, ID cards and flashlights. Students who volunteer for DES would be required to attend training sessions and consent to a criminal background check. “We felt a need for this on campus because a lot of other schools have this service,” said junior Jesse Duke Student Longoria, Government representative for DES. Columbia University’s escort service also utilizes pairs of students on-call, while escort programs at Harvard University, Emory University, the University ofVirginia and Yale University are run by the campus police. Hess is confident that DES’ call for student volunteers will attract interest in “something that all people could do to be proactive and make a difference.” Students would feel more comfort-

able if escorted by fellow students instead of police officers, she said. Several students said they approve of the proposal but may feel hesitant to use the sendee. If alone late at night and needing someone to walk with, “most likely I would just call a friend,” senior Rita Polikov said. But for those times when friends aren’t around, Polikov said DES wouldbe “a good idea. I’m sure that if I really, legitimately didn’t feel safe, I would use it.” First-year Divinity School student Sharon Hodde also wondered how much the service will be used, but she said certain areas of campus, such as the Blue Zone parking lot or Keohane Quadrangle, are frightening after dark. Interest and awareness may become the largest issues confronting the program. If a student is in a dangerous situation—alone or intoxicated, for example —he or she would have to know that

UNC from page 4 “We had a lot of discussions and several board members thought this was the best idea/’ Williams said. Officials are confident that the new plan will solve financial problems in the athletics department without compromising education or merit scholarships. ‘There will ultimately be a pool of nearly $4 million for merit scholarships,” Williams said. Tuition increases are becoming a trend at

calling for an escort is an option. “What we really want is to let people know that they can use this service—that it’ll be safe and reliable,” Richer said. The estimated first-year budget is approximately $17,000, to be obtained through DSG and grants from the Community Service Center, the Women’s Center, the Panhellenic Association and the Interfratemity Council. DES’ pilot version wouldrequire at least 70 volunteers to run on weekends, while a more expansive version would require at least 200 volunteers. While DUPD officers would not act as escorts, they would play a role by training prospective escorts and dispatchers. ‘You can’t be everywhere all at once,” said Leanora Minai, senior public relations specialist for DUPD. ‘The more eyes and ears you have out there, the more opportunity you have to prevent incidents from happening.”

UNC, following a hike of $1,500 last year—a trend that could spread to other universities. “You'll probably see more public universities who are increasing in-state and out-state fees. As a result of economic problems, a number of states have not been able to support the universities as much as they were accustomed to.” Williams said. He gave the examples of the universities in Texas, Michigan and especially in California at Los Angeles and Berkeley —that had to significantly increase their tuitions because of a lack of state support. —

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2003, when Abbas was prime minister. It would be the first meeting between an Israeli premier and a Palestinian leader since 2000, when Arafat sat down with thenPrime Minister Ehud Barak. Feb. 8 was emerging as the date for the summit, which would be two days after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to arrive in the region. Israel’s ChannelTwo TV showed video Sunday of an advanced radar tracking system being installed next to Gaza to monitor incoming rockets heading for Sderot. Abbas arrived in Moscow on Sunday for an official visit as part of his first foreign trip since his election. He was expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Monday.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if Duke follows a similar pattern,” Williams said. John Bumess, Duke’s senior vice president for public affairs and government relations, said the trend would not influence Duke’s policy. “The principle driver of a decision [such as a tuition increase] relates to our goals for the University and how we are going to fund them.”Burness said, ‘Tuition increase has been a trend since the economy started a downturn around 2000. “The issue of state support has nothing to do with Duke, since we do not rely on state support,” Bumess said.

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Residential Life and Housing cial aspects of the current process Services and Campus Council while attempting to minimize the evaluate the linking process in current problems, In order to elimiate the confoundthe upcoming semester, they must consider the current system’s many ing problem of linking for location instead of linking for flaws. Although there St3tT6ultori3l community, RLHS have been linking should consider a success stories since program in which freshmen choose the program began in Fall 2002, overto link before they know what quad all linking is not fulfilling the residentheir dorm will link to. Once RLHS tial life goals of the University and determines how many students from should be seriously altered. each freshmen dorms are linking, it The fundamental obstacle to successful linking is the architecture of would allot linking space for those West Campus. A quadrangle is a groups. The rest of the freshmen much larger residential unit than an would enter a general lottery where East Campus dormitory, so freshmen they could form blocks. This would who link automatically lose some of elimitate the geographical incentive the cohesion that comes from a for linking and would encourage students to link because they want to smaller, self-contained dorm. Freshmaintain the community of their men linking from GA may end up nowhere near others linking from East Campus dorm instead of because they desire a prime location. the same dorm. This would also allow for all of the Additionally, despite the Universistudents linking to live in closer quarit, refusal to not all ty’s acknowledge West Campus quads are built equal. ters instead of being spread through Linking is often times a geographical a large quad. In a sense, the portions move—an effort to get a room in a of West that freshmen link to would good location—instead of an effort to become like graduated East Campus dorms and would have a greater maintain and build community. The current linking process also chance to mimic the cohesive East creates problems for upperclassmen Campus experience. This new system would not solve who want to stay on West. Since the must certain the reserve a problem of continuity between University sophomore and junior year, but that number of rooms for linking freshmen, it is often difficult for juniors continuity is already lacking. Having large units of linking freshand seniors to stay in their quads. This again creates fragmented quads men will also create a better sense of balance between independents and with a limited upperclass presence. selective has flaws that its living groups. These groups challenge Linking principal purpose; it also has logistical of independents would be more likeflaws. As the size of the freshman class ly to be involved in quad councils and increases and West Campus loses bed quad programming. Linking has potential, but only if it space to renovations, the problems of is drastically revamped, which is what linking will only be exasperated. RLHS should develop a linking RLHS and Campus Council need to program that maintains the benefi- do now. „

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Against tradition, toward imagination

The

tapestry of human knowledge is a wondrous thing. Scientists re-deflne nature, politicos pre-

they may be at a disadvantage, istructured into the traditionalism of their particular discipline or profession. Furthermore, those in the academy are sometimes the worst perpetrators of linear (or lefdst) groupthink. It is probable that, isolated away in a corner office or laboratory, one can miss the big picture or be blind to how knowledge outside the field can inform those within it. Mark Bauerlein, professor of English at Emory University and director of research at the National Endowment for the Arts, calls this phenomenon the “false consensus effect,” where “people think that the collective

dict how human beings interact and humanists envision new possibilities for what we can be. Probing the depths of our world, our minds and ourselves, we ask the questions that will help us understand the true nature of reality. But in a new generation—one filled with theories of string, low-carb diets and religious fundamentalism—the boundaries of knowledge are becoming increasingly blurry. No longer can we compartmentalize our study into neat boxes, squirreling the science opinion of their own group matches that folk away from the humanities folk and of the larger population.” then further separating the biologists But I am not one to throw the baby from the physicists, the literature buffs out with the bathwater. The best that Duke has to offer inspires us to re-work from the political junkies, and so on. Psythe ingrained connections we’ve formed chologists critique the assumptions of in our brains. Duke in particular is at the capitalism in exciting ways; poets help to forefront of interdisciplinary thought; cure the sick; historians create new alwe’ve got the John Hope Franklin Cenliances around traditional concerns of sophilip kurian ter, CIEMAS and the Institute for Gecial equity. nomic Sciences and Policy, just to name We should recognize those a-ha! mothe pen Is mightier ments of discovery when brilliant cona few of the latest initiatives. But institutions are one thing; getting into our nections are made across disciplines, or when someone tackles a problem from an entirely new heads is another. Take, for example, the traditionalcampus issues: the angle, but human beings are strange creatures: we resist lack of conservatives, the lack of minorities, abortion, afchange. The American political system is a case in point. Refirmative action, God, hierarchy. Rarely do we see in the publicans are the party of liberty; Democrats are the pages ofThe Chronicle a conversation that moves us beparty of equality. Republicans champion free markets, yond one-dimensionality, and the few who challenge us social conservatism and God; Democrats advocate social out of orthodoxy are often met with derision, or even welfare, free expression and reason. Whether these contempt. There are so many theories that could govern our claims are true or internally consistent is irrelevant—we become caught up in the rhetoric surrounding them. lives: Freudian, Marxist, evolutionary, race, gender, reliThe intense adherence to party identity in America—evgious, cosmological or “we’re all so insecure we try to fool ourselves into thinking we’re important.” There are idenced by the dearth of political cross-dressers—is tesmerits to all of them, and it is our duty to understand tament to a citizenry unaccustomed to thinking in imaginative ways, locked as we are into stagnation and a how they expand our understanding. It is our duty to see linear vision of what is right. things in multiple dimensions. It is our duty to make the We are taught to understand everything in one dimengreat connections, so that we will never be duped into sion, by the very men and women we call our leaders. imagining that things are, or have ever been, simple. For those who might be wondering, this is not a tirade against the un-educated. I do not believe that the formalPhilip Kurian is a Trinity senior. His column appears on ly educated have a monopoly on imagination. In fact, Mondays.

TOMMY SEABASS pays his respects

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SEABASS was forced to change his plans last year. I know Steve Spurrier, dammit!” boasted Franks. week once the news of former Duke President Dou“Sorry,” said TOMMY SEABASS, as he shut the bus’s glas Knight’s death hit campus. Having planned a re- door and peeled away. Minutes later, Brodhead discreedy laxing weekend with his favorite niece and nephew at his pulled the stop cord while giggling like a schoolgirl. cabin in the woods, TOMMYSEABASS instead volunteered “Knock it off back there,” TOMMY SEABASS ordered, to drive members of the Duke community to Doylestown, only to be hit in the back of the head with a spit-wad. The trip up 1-85 was uneventful, aside from a brief disPa. for President Knight’s funeral. There were two factors behind TOMMY SEABASS’s decision: one, an undying pute between Franklin and Pepe over where to stop for lunch. The quarrel ended though when the bus stopped at commitment to serving his University, and two, an inability to pass up a road trip. a combinationKFOTaco Bell in Delaware. While TOMMY SEABASS was unable to The bus arrived at Knight’s funeral after a five-hour journey. It was raining, acquire a full-size campus bus on such short and Chao’s face quickly lit up. He and notice, he easily secured a much-shorter bus from the Triangle Area Rental Division. Pepe proceeded to unravel a supply of umbrellas, which they began selling to tearful First to board the bus were Quencher’s owner Jack Chao and his blender-wielding mourners for $lOO a piece. Brodhead took the stage to deliver the helper Pepe. Chao refused to board the bus until TOMMY SEABASS assured him refusing to let the rain or the occaeulogy, tommy seabass sion dampen his alwaysjovial demeanor. there would be no charge for the ride and monday, monday Noting the precipitation, he nodded at agreed to grant Chao exclusive rights to sell refreshments to other passengers. Knight’s family. “It’s just not your week, is it Chao again delayed his own boarding, opting instead to now?”Brodhead said, “HaHaHa.” Having sufficiently broken the ice, Brodhead followed with a somber and eloquent euextort a $5O boarding fee from those waiting to get on the bus and offering them his children’s leftover Halloween logy, just as one would expect from a Yale English doctorate. The funeral actually ended on such a positive note that candy for $2 a piece. Next up were Duke President Dick Brodhead and Pepe suggested spending the remainder of the week in famed civil rights historian John Hope Franklin; and last Pennsylvania. There was, however, an objection. “We can’t stay,” Franklin said, “I forgot a toothbrush.” on the bus was Duke football coach Ted Roof, who sur“A what?” asked a befuddled Brodhead. prised TOMMY SEABASS with his choice in outerwear: a Others protested too, saying they had too much work leather biker jacket. “Wait a minute,” TOMMY SEABASS said, as he reached towards Roof s face, yanked off a mask to do. One was Brodhead. “What are you talking about?” asked Pepe, “you just sit and realized that the passenger-to-be was actually former in your office and play Solitaire all day.” Duke football coach Carl Franks. ‘That’s outrageous!” said Brodhead. “I play at least “Sorry Coach,” said TOMMY SEABASS, “this bus is for Duke personnel only.” three games of Minesweeper every day. Plus I’m getting “C’mon, I just want to pay my respects to the one per- better at Hearts.” son who left Duke with a more tarnished legacy than me.” TOMMY SEABASS poses the following equation to Matt “I don’t think so—,” started TOMMY SEABASS. “C’mon, I won some games—almost beat Carolina that Gillum: YjYou Y J YourTerribleColumn=? +

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case you’ve forgotten, I am the columnist who sat at the West Campus bus stop in a folding chair to raise awareness of complaints made by Duke Transit employees. I now offer a follow-up column in easy-to-read question and answer form. But first, a little review. From Kirschenfeld (11/18/2004): “Until I am satisfied, I will sit...with our University’s bus drivers to protest... their unfair and unnecessarily bad working conditions... [and] our administration’s complicit stance in perpetuating old systems of economic and racial dominance.” Did you do this? No. Why not? I mean, I did sit out there for two days. Yet aside from it raining on the planned third “protest” day, there was no good reason I stopped sitting. Was I satisfied? On one level, yes. I made my point. The focus needed to shift off of my sitting and onto the situation at hand. But, truthfully, it was more or less my own laziness and lack ofcommitment which ended the sitting. Did you get any response from the administration? Yes. On the second day I was approached by both Assistant Director ofTransit Peter Murphy and Director of Transit Catherine Reeve. Ms. Reeve also penned a letter “appreciating] [my] concern for Duke pts employees and aaron kirschenfeld encouraging] all Duke so far, so good students to be attentive to

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work being done by our staff.” I was also treated to a tour of the Transit office and a sit down meeting with both Murphy and Reeve. During that meeting, we discussed various things, including where I was possibly being misled. So, did anything happen? What do you mean? Did the situation get better for the bus drivers? I don’t really know. I doubt it. I know it’s almost time for them to renegotiate their union contract. The column probably even further alienated dissatisfied workers from their bosses (or so I’m told), but I’m sure it did little else. Did you receive any other response? Well, about 30 people came out to sit on the first day with me, which I appreciated gready. I had one online comment castigating me for being a sub-par “martyr.” Congratulations, you obviously did not read my column and your comments were idiotic (“Are you going to sit in two feet of snow, barefoot, and uphill too?”). I did get some positive response too, but what’s the fun in talking about that? If I’m concerned about bus drivers, what do I do? A group of students is trying to start an organization to work closely with the bus drivers to further advance the complaints they want heard. I will not be the leader of this organization and never intended to be. I wanted to bring something to the attention of the Duke community that would not have otherwise been heard. I did not laud the bus drivers for their great service to Duke nor place them above fault for poor job performance. I just voiced a concern. That being said, for now try contacting Students Against Sweatshops as they seem to be dealing with the “protest” activities surrounding Duke employees. Any final thoughts? In his poem “I Am Waiting,” Lawrence Ferlinghetti writes that he is “waiting for a sweet desegregated chariot to swing low.” In away, so am I. America’s (and really the world’s) race and class discrimination will not go away if Duke is more respectful of their bus drivers. Don’t get me wrong, Duke should be more respectful of its employees. We don’t need to bilk them or bully them (while we also needn’t blindly praise them, either). Will I ever feel like “I’m not a plantation owner” as I hoped I would? I’m not sure. White supremacyis so deeply embedded in our society that to look at it as a whole becomes unbearable. But I still think Duke is a good place to focus our vision of it and a good place to start acting. Finally, remember that nothing is static, especially with the opinions expressed in my column. Take them for what they’re worth. I think I’m right when I express them while realizing I may not be later. In the case of our bus drivers, I still think I’m right in doing what I’ve done. I look forward to what comes next.

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