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3 seniors named Trustee finalists Schools profit from MEET THE FINALISTS by

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Duke tops Triangle list for research funding by

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Juggling the desire for revenue and a

responsibility to work for the common good, Duke’s technology transfer opera-

tions are striking a balance. Tech transfer—a multi-million dollar business —refers to shifting new technology out of the laboratory and into the market where it can be sold. While it has important social implications like generating licensing revenue, creating jobs and affecting public health, the pull of potential revenue also poses a tough moral question for research universities, including four schools in the area. Wake Forest University’s technology transfer programs are by far the most profitable in the area. In part due to its new development of a vacuum that removes air from a wound before stitching occurs, the Winston-Salem school garnered $l9 million in licensing revenue in 2003—more money from project licensing than Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University combined. The three schools each generated less than $5 million in the same period. In addition, Wake Forest also manages to generate higher revenue while spending less. While Wake Forest spent only $125 million, NCSU had $286 million to work with, UNC received $303 million and Duke, which received the most research funding than any other Triangle university in 2003, topped the list with $475 million, according to a survey conducted by the Association of University Technology Managers. The survey compiles information about inventions, licensing, patents and start-up company activity at not-for-profit institutions like universities and research hospitals. Duke, however, is not concerned about the financial success ofWake Forest’s tech transfer operations because some officials regard revenue generation as a useful indication of progress but not as the most important reason for their work. “You would like to think that you can convert the result of research into something useful,” said Robert Taber, vice chancellor for science and technology. “The SEE TECH ON PAGE 6

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After two hours of deliberation Tuesday night, the Undergraduate Young Trustee Nominating Committee chose three senior campus leaders to advance to the final round of the Young Trustee selection process. All three finalists—former Duke University Union President Jonathan Bigelow, Campus Council President Anthony Vitarelli and Duke Student Government Executive Vice President Andrew Wisnewski—are veterans of the Young Trustee selection process, having participated as members of the nominating committee in years past. The nominating committee chose the finalists based upon the essays and resumes the candidates submitted initially and 20-minute individual candidate interviews that were conducted Monday night. “All three of them have been campus leaders since their freshman year,” said sophomore Joel Kliksberg, chair of the nominating committee and DSG vice president of community interaction. ‘They have a lot of charisma and passion for the University, and they have a wide breath of knowledge about Duke’s plans for the future and its current organizational structure.” Emphasizing their love for the school, the finalists considered all aspects ofDuke as they set forth their potential priorities. “I decided to run because I realized that I had a plurality of experiences that suited the position well,” said Bigelow, whose first contact with the

Anthony Vitarelli

Jonathan Bigelow

Two-time Campus Council President Anthony Vitarelli emphasized the new strategic plan, Central Campus development and

internationalization as important issues for the Board of Trustees to tackle in the near future. A senior, he plans to stay in contact with current students.

Andrew Wisnewski

Former Union President Jonathan Bigelow, a senior, wants the Board of Trustees to examine the Medical Center, buildings and grounds planning and the undergraduate experience. He said his experience with the Union allowed him to know many campus groups.

University took place during his junior year of high school, when he was treated at Duke University Hospital. Bigelow said his time at the hospital helped him to understand the experiences of many other patients and to witness the conflict between research and treatment that academic physicians face. Bigelow has retained an interest in improving safety and quality of care at Duke Hospital and said it would be a paramount concern for him as he served on the Board of Trustees.

Duke Student Government Executive Vice President

Andrew Wisnewski chaired the Young Trustee Nominating Committee last year. In his bid for the position this year, he is stressing the importance of fostering interdisciplinarity in all areas of the University.

Vitarelli listed Central Campus planning as one of the most important current issues for the Board of Trustees. “The ongoing planning for Central Campus will have a dramatic impact not only on student life, but also on the academic experience and the way the University interfaces with Durham,” Vitarelli said. He added that while the selection process is “incredibly humbling,” he feels prepared to take on the Young Trustee SEE TRUSTEE ON PAGE 6

N.C. colleges try new security tools BY

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As other universities turn to technology to enhance safety, Duke has hired more security guards.

A recent flux of crimes at campuses across the state has prompted several universities to employ' new technological gadgets to upgrade their security systems. Duke officials are keeping an eye open for opportunities to improve safety, but the Duke University Police Department is not talking about changing current security measures. There is some tentative testing of a device that makes a laptop go into a “lockdown” and renders its hard drive useless if it is being used “suspiciously” or moved around too much, but officials have not taken any steps toward implementing the device. “We don’t have any concrete plans right now, but we are maintaining an awareness of what’s out there and how that applies to Duke,” said Leanora Minai, senior public relations specialist for DUPD. Other schools across the state are more SEE SECURITY ON PAGE 6

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worIdandnat ion Videotapes of riot squads subduing troublesome terror suspects at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay show the guards punching some detainees, tying one to a gurney for questioning and forcing a dozen to strip from the waist down, according to a secret report. One squad was all-female, traumatizing some Muslim prisoners. Investigators from U.S. Southern Command in Miami, which oversees the camp in Cuba, wrote the report that was obtained by The Associated Press after spending a little over a week in June reviewing 20 hours of videotapes involving

“Immediate Reaction Forces.” The camp’s layout prevented videotaping in all the cells where the five-person teams—also known as “Immediate Response Forces”—operated, the report said. Reviewers said they did not look at all of the available videotapes. Although the report cited several cases of physical force, reviewers said they found no evidence of systemic detainee abuse, according to the six-page summary datedJune 19, 2004. An official familiar with the report authenticated it, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity. AP also reviewed an unclassified log of the videotape footage. The tapes raised questions about mis-

treatment and misconduct, however, said

the investigators, who suggested some clips needed more scrutiny to rule out

Study criticizes MTV for sleaze

abuse. The military has cited 10 substantiated cases of abuse at Guantanamo, and announced Tuesday an extension would be granted for an investigation to interview of witnesses both in the United States and abroad. One such clip the investigators flagged was from Feb. 17, 2004. It showed “one or more” team members punching a detainee “on an area of his body that seemingly would be inconsistent with striking a pressure point,” which is a sanctioned tactic for subduing prisoners.

Bush to offer social security outline by

Terence Hunt

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WASHINGTON President George W. Bush will outline ideas about strengthening Social Security but will not spell out all the details of a plan to fix the system's financial problems when he delivers his State of the Union address Wednesday night. Bush's strategy to offer an overview rather than detailed remedy reflects a split between the two houses of Congress about the president's role in the politically sensitive debate. In the House, where every seat is up for election every two years, Republican leaders want the president to present a specific

plan and work to sell it to the country before pressing Congress to vote. But key Senate leaders prefer that Bush work behind the scenes with Congress to develop a bipartisan consensus. "It’s time to shine a very clear light on the problems facing Social Security and then to talk about ways we can work together to strengthen it,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Tuesday. Social Security will be Bush's top domestic priority when he goes before Congress and a nationally televised audience at 9 p.m. Wednesday. He will devote the first half of his 40 minute speech to domestic matters

Clinton to head tsunami relief U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan selected former President Bill Clinton Tuesday to be the U.N. point man for tsunami reconstruction, saying no one could better ensure that the world doesn't forget the needs of the countries devastated by the Dec. 26 disaster.

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and the second half to international issues. On the international front, he will urge North Korea to return to six-nation talks about dismantling its suspected nuclear weapons program, the White House said. He will express support for European efforts to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program. Bush also will point to elections in Iraq and the Palestinian territories as hopeful signs for the spread of democracy around the world. Social Security restructuring has been on Bush's agenda since before he entered the White House and was a key campaign issue in 2000.

A study released Tuesday criticized MTV for the "incessant sleaze" of steamy programming aimed at young people. During one week last March, the watchdog Parents Television Council said it counted 3,056 flashes of nudity or sexual situations and 2,881 verbal references to sex.

Iraq turned away some voters Iraq's interim president said Tuesday that tens of thousands of people may have been unable to vote in the country's historic weekend election because some polling places, including those in Sunni Arab areas, ran out of ballots.

Abu Ghraib guard pleads out SgtJaval Davis, a former Abu Ghraib guard, pleaded guilty Tuesday to battery and two other charges in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal as part of a deal with prosecutors on the eve of his trial. His lawyer said a deal may cap his prison sentence at 18 months. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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Benches found in pond Two wooden benches were removed from concrete and thrown into a frozen pond at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, the Duke University Police Department reported Jan. 25. The benches, worth $2,500, have considerable damage and may need to be replaced.

Get ready to mix fresh veggies and gourmet sandwiches with the usual grease from the griddle —Rick’s Diner has revamped its menu. The popular Keohane Quadrangle eatery, known for its less-than-hearthealthy breakfasts and burgers, has eliminated several meal options to make room for a wider array of sandwiches, salads and pasta dishes. “Our menu was very Southern, and because the majority of the people here are not, we had requests for other options,” owner Rick Lynch said. “We thought we could do better for the students and faculty who eat here.” General Manager Brent Bennett said the process of converting the menu began in October 2004 after business during the peak breakfast and late-night hours began to dwindle. Conversations with student employees and customers helped the management decide which dishes to remove and which ones to add. “By cutting back on the options that we sold only one or two of a week, we thought we could offer other things,” Bennett explained. “Overwhelmingly people wanted more sandwich and salad options.” Bennett said the new menu is “more health-conscious” and “trendier” than the old one. New additions include a paninis and wraps section for customers who want something to “grab and go with,” Bennett said. Choices range from a Cuban panini with roast pork, ham, cheese and pickles to a crispy chicken wrap in an herb tortilla. Customers can also order a Philly cheese steak, buffalo chicken sandwich, pasta with Polish sausage or pizza. And they can end their meals with a chocolate, vanilla or strawberry hand-dipped milkshake. Bennett said a salad bar is also in the works but will not open until a glass sneeze guard is delivered. Among the choices no longer available are the barbecue sandwich and tuna burger. All of the special breakfasts—Pondi’s, Big Daddy’s and Big John’s—are also gone. Bennett said the diner decided to

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A student studies the new menu at Rick's Diner Tuesday afternoon.The new menu features healthier fare. get rid ofFrench toast as well because waffles are bigger sellers. Even with all of the changes, Bennett explained, loyal customers need not worry because the traditional favorites are not going anywhere. “All of the egg breakfasts and omelets are still there,” he said. ‘The 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week breakfast is still an option.” Chiming in with Bennett, Assistant Manager Colin Anderson added, “We still have gravy.” Anderson said customers have responded well to the new menu since the diner started serving the new options Monday. “The buffalo chicken sandwich has been selling like crazy,” he said. “Within an hour, six guys all from the same fra-

ternity came to get it.” Dropping in for a mid-afternoon snack Tuesday, junior Nathan Smith said he was happy to see the menu changes. “It’s cool. It’s good to have some new options,” he said after ordering a new personal pizza with tomatoes. Leaning on the diner’s counter and watching the shiny new panini machine grill a sandwich to perfection, Lynch said the freshly printed menus need to be laminated and the paninis could use a little more meat. But once in place and publicized, Lynch said he hopes the new menu additions will become as popular as the old classics. “I’ve tried all of the sandwiches... and all of them, especially the Cuban, are just great,” he said.

Four cars burgled; multiple items missing Police are investigating four vehicle burglaries. Three occurred Jan. 24 with one car from the PGII parking deck, one on Cornwallis Road and the third at the Duke Center for Living. A doctor in Duke North reported his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban was parked in PCI 1 level 7 and someone smashed a passenger window and tried to steal his stereo. In the second case, a jogger who had parked his 2004 Pontiac said someone threw a boulder through his window and took his cell phone. In the last case, a rock was used to smash a window and gain entry to a car parked at the Center for Living. Taken were a wallet, cell phone, gym bag and compact discs. An employee’s car was broken into Jan. 25, and a stereo was removed from the dashboard. The Toyota Avalon was parked on the second level of the hospital parking garage when someone pried the window glass until it broke to gain entry. The cost of the stereo and damage is $725. Student cited for marijuana Sophomore Lauren McLaughlin, 19, was cited at 4:18 p.m. Thursday for possession of marijuana and dnig paraphernalia, according to a DUPD incident report. Officers responded to a room and recovered rolling papers, a glass pipe and a half ounce of what they believed to be marijuana worth $5O. McLaughlin did not return requests for comment. Doctor reports stalker A Duke doctor has reported being stalked by a woman who is phoning and sending e-mails and text messages to him, according to a police report. The woman, who lives in England, has visited the doctor without invitation and sent gifts.

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Monkeys pay to see sexy pics Duke University Medical Center researches have found that monkeys will "pay" juice rewards to see images of high-ranking monkeys or female hindquarters. They say their research technique offers a rigorous laboratory approach to studying the "social machinery" of the brain and how this machinery goes awry in autism.

Doctors link gene to disorder A gene that plays many fundamental roles in cells throughout the body has, for the first time, been implicated in the human disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, said researchers at the Duke Center for Human Genetics. CMT patients slowly lose normal use of their legs and arms as nerves to the extremities degenerate. The disorder affects approximately one in every 2,500 people, making it one of the most common of all hereditary disorders, said the researchers.

Finding may lead to treatment A new understanding of the causes for symptoms of sickle cell disease,a condition affecting one in every 600 African Americans, has resulted from a study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Their findings may lead to a new, more direct method for treating the disease, they said. Bird brains reconsidered An international consortium of 29 neuroscientists, including two Duke scientists, has proposed a drastic renaming of the structures of the bird brain to correctly portray birds as more comparable to mammals in their cognitive ability. The scientists assert that the century-old traditional nomenclature is outdated and does not reflect new studies.

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Satellite photos of Medan, Indonesia just before the tsunami hit show a fairly intact mangrove ecosystem. The barrier, however, did not stop the tsunami.

The tsunami that ripped through East Asia destroyed homesand businesses as well as natural landscapes. Duke researchers are examining its effects on the environment.

Duke ecologists study tsunami's effects by

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Thirty-seven days ago the now infamous tsunami struck East Asia’s beaches. An enormous human tragedy in which hundreds of thousands perished, the tsunami was also an ecological disaster that wreaked havoc on the environment. Clinton Jenkins, a post-doctoral researcher at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, studied satellite photos before and after the tsunami struck. His recent work has focused on determining the differences between the tsunami’s destruction on beaches protected by mangrove forests and on unprotected beaches.

“I’ve looked at the imagery, and some places have disappeared,” Jenkins said. “Some areas that have natural forests kind ofheld on.” Mangrove trees grow naturally in salt water and are abundant off Southeast Asian beaches. Although the trees have strong roots and have adapted to episodic hurricanes and wave disasters, there have been reports that entire mangrove forests were flattened by the tsunami. Still, they can effectively become a natural barrier, protecting the shore from large waves. Villagers sometimes cut down the mangroves, leaving the area flat. This can ease boat travel, but leaves the land less protected against disaster.

“The problem is even having a mangrove barrier did not stop the tsunami. It just reduced some of its power,” Jenkins said. Stuart Pimm, Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology at the Nicholas School, said some natural mangrove barriers in the United States remain protected. In Florida, it is against the law to remove mangroves because the trees help to defend the beaches against hurricane surges. Pimm said sensors are in place to warn officials if a tsunami were generating near America. “Around the Indian Ocean, nobody is terribly wealthy apart from Australia, so no one makes an investment in an early warning system,” Pimm said, adding that

even with sensors, evacuating the villages could still have been problematic. “Clearly people made very poor choices where to build their villages,” he said. Even though helping the survivors has been the primary focus of aid relief, some organizations have set aside funds to try kT study the ecological effects of tnfe tsunami. The United Nations set aside $1 million only a few days after the disaster to assess the natural impact. “Many ecologists for a long time have been arguing that we often don’t credit nature for giving us services she provides.” Pimm said. “And then we learn a hard lesson since we aren’t protected by the natural environment.” remote

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and altruistic product development. “In terms of our mission we try to maximize opportunities. In terms of what we revenue could be considered a marker [of do as an institution, we do both,” he said. success].” Revenue can also be an indirect “A lot of the research that we do that admeasure of how well a university’s tech vances knowledge in a particular field is useful. That is the ongoing, underlying transfer program is performing, he added. Taber also noted that Duke’s licensingpremise of an academic institution. “We spend as much time building relagenerated revenue this year is consistent with numbers from recent years. tionships with companies and people and Gilbert Smith, director of corporate reinvestors in the institution rather than trysearch relations and a licensing officer for ing to get licensing because those relathe Office of Science and Technology, said tionships are more enduring and often another important aspect of tech transfer is lead to broader collaborations that enrich the well-deserved credit that the creators the institution in other ways [like] philanthropy and education,” Herosian said. get from the proliferation of the research. “It is away to recognize the intellectual Taber said two medicines recendy decontribution of the University and individveloped at Duke were designed with the uals at the University,” he said. primary intention of benefiting society, Alan Herosian, Duke’s director of rather than generating revenue. Fuzeon, a injection designed to treat corporate alliances and development, thinks Duke has a healthy balance beAIDS patients that have not responded tween its goals of revenue generation from conventional treatments, was devel-

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SECURITY from page 1 active in this area and working toward changing security within the next semester. Students at East Carolina University in Greenville might soon be carrying another piece of paraphernalia in their pockets along with their keys and student identification cards. Director of the ECU Technology Advancement Center J. Barry Duvall and his staff have been working on a wireless transmitting system activated through panic buttons on keychains. When a student presses the button, it sends a signal to a nearby blue-light help post, which in turn sends a signal directly to the police department. These tailored key-fobs allow the police to know the exact location of a student in danger and the student’s identifying informa-

tion and medical conditions At ECU, phase one of the project, which established the theoretical aspects of the safety system, has ended. Now, before the technology can be put into play, various vendors must review submitted proposals, and the whole thing still awaits administrative approval. An inevitable obstacle is finance. “My dream is that people in different universities and communities will come together on this so we can get the cost in,” Duvall said, noting that the technology is

“very expensive.” At Wake Forest University, the community has been working with the university in order to keep crime statistics low the past few years, said Bruce Sanspree, special projects coordinator for the Wake Forest police department. Wake Forest has a “sort of comprehen-

oped by Duke scientists. Myozyme, a treatfor Pdmpe’s Disease, a rare but fatal glycogen storage illness in children, was pioneered at Duke as well. Both drugs are currently being introduced to the market. ment

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UNC is to facilitate the movement of technology into the marketplace,” said Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and economic development. “[Revenue] is not the primary goal. As a public university, we think it is really important that we move products out that might not be blockbusters for us,” he added, noting an AIDS vaccine that is based on UNC-licensed technology. The vaccine will soon be used in developing countries. Herosian said Duke’s model has become an example other universities try to emulate. “A lot of people look at our model but can’t get organized to do what we do—so they do plain vanilla licensing.” sive approach” to student safety, he said. In addition to blue help lights and wireless access to the police department, the University has an array of safety awareness classes and facilities and police-manned gates at its entrances that can be closed to

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Wake Forest is also dabbling in advanced technology and working on two innovative security projects. A pilot program is underway in which expensive belongings are tagged with devices that trigger an alarm if an item is moved into an “unauthorized” area. Another research project, in collaboration with IBM, involves telephonies and looks at combining wireless capabilities with telephone connectivity. “There’s not one simple magic trick to do that makes crime go away,” Sanspree said. “You have to incorporate all these things together.”

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to the macro issues facing the University and have been able to participate in the decision-making process on the-4ssues that truly affect student life,” Vitarelli said. Wisnewski, last year’s nominating committee chair, also believes his experiences qualify him for the position. “I have the general enthusiasm and understanding about Duke and all of its representations,” Wisnewski said. “I know what the position does, and I know the criteria for it, and I have that coupled with my passion and enthusiasm for making Duke as excellent as it shows itself.” Wisnewski said he stressed the importance of“the need to further increase interdisciplinarity in the University” in his Monday night interview. All three finalists imparted their desire to use the Young Trustee position as away to give back to the University. “I love this place. These have been the best four years of my life,” Vitarelli said. “I don’t want to be a regular alum. I want to help out; I want to give back to the place that has given me so much.” Bigelow also said his involvement with the University will continue regardless of whether or not he is selected as Young Trustee. “Duke has changed my life and made me a whole new person, and I’ll be eternally grateful,” Bigelow said. The finalists will make each presentations to DSG’s four standing committees, and the final decision will be made through a combined vote of the Senate and the nominating committee. The vote will take place at DSG’s Feb.

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In the AP poll, No. 4 Duke sits three slots ahead of Wake Forest. But when the two teams collide for a showdown tonight at 9 p.m. in Winston-Salem, head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s squad will be an underdog for the first time this season. “[Wake Forest is] pretty much a welloiled machine,” Krzyzewski said. “They can match up with anyone in the country and they are a national championship contender. We’re not that yet, and we may never be.” Wake Forest has been blessed by inertia. Its roster did not budge over the summer and starters Chris Paul, Justin Gray, Eric Williams, Vytas Danelius and Jamaal Levy have all returned, as well as key reserves Taron Downey and Trent Strickland. But the summer in Durham was much busier. The Blue Devils lost former starters Luol Deng and Chris Duhon to the NBA and were also unable to stop Shaun Livingston from making the jump from high school to the professional level. Players like Lee Melchionni, Patrick Johnson and freshmen DeMarcus Nelson, who played no role in Duke’s run to the Final Four last year, are now logging significant minutes. On paper, the Blue Devils (16-1, 6-1 in the ACC) have the bodies to defend Wake Forest (17-3, 5-2). But North Carolina, arguably the most athletic and talented team in the country, had no defensive answers for the Demon Deacons when they met Jan. 15. Speedy Tar Heel guard Raymond Felton was assigned to stop Paul, but the sophomore scored 26 points and had eight assists and six rebounds. Last year, Duke and Wake Forest each won the game on their home court. In those contests, Duhon and Daniel Ewing were assigned to guard Paul and Gray, respectively. This year, it’s likely that a combination of Ewing, Nelson and Dockery will have to stay with the explosive tandem. “It’s going to be a good matchup,”

NCAA depends on Melchionni Despite losing expected starters Luol Deng and Shaun Livingston to the NBA, Duke has managed to accumulate a 16-1 record and a share of first place in the ACC, the most competitive conference in the country. But the real fun for the Blue Devils has not yet begun. In its first 17 games, the men’s basketball team only competed in one top-25 matchup, an 81-74 win over then-No. 11 Michigan State. Oklahoma, N.C. State, Virginia and Maryland have also been ranked at times this season, but those schools were not included in the Associated Press poll when each played Duke. In contrast, seven of the Blue Devils’ next 10 games will be against a team featured in the current rankings. Although Duke’s nearly perfect record in its first 17 games will not hurt its standing with the NCAA Selection Committee, how the Blue Devils perform in the next month will be a larger determinantof its seed in the NCAA Tournament than any of the games it has already played. Duke enters the most difficult 10-game stretch of its schedule with the most arduous three-game stretch of the season. The team travels to Winston-Salem tonight and takes on Georgia Tech at home this Saturday before matching up with North Carolina, the most explosive team in the country, Feb. 9. In order to weather the coming storm, the Blue Devils must play one of their best SEE MELCHIONNI ON PAGE 10

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Monique Currie may call this year her last at Duke and jump to the WNBA. The junior wing, who red-shirted the 2002-03 season with a knee injury, will graduate this spring with a year of basketball eligibility remaining. WNBA scouts have been impressed with Currie’s play this season and expect her to be picked somewhere in the top-five. “She is one of the best players in the country, game in and game out,” Houston Comets head coach and general manager Van Chancellor said. “You can separate players by how they play in crunch time, and Monique stands out.” Her outstanding play recently has improved her draft stock, as she has shown scouts that she is an exceptional athlete and a team leader.

“I like her competitiveness and desire to win first and foremost,” Charlotte Sting

head coach and general manager Trudi Lacey said. “Against North Carolina she brought her team back in that game single-handedly and really showed some fire down the stretch.” . Currie has not given any definitive indication as to whether she will leave Duke or not after this season. “I haven’t really thought about it,” Currie said. “I said at the beginning of the season that I was going to wait until after the season to make a decision.” Currie also suggested that the team’s success this year will be one of a number of elements that factor into her final decision. Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said that she spoke only briefly with Currie SEE CURRIE ON PAGE

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Wake Forest's Chris Paul averaged 14.8 points per game in 2003-2004 and edged out Duke'sLuol Deng to win ACC Freshman of the Year.

Paul —an honor roll student, homecoming king, senior class president and starting point guard for his West Forsyth High School basketball team. Next to Paul was his grandfather, Nathaniel Jones, wearing the Demon Deacons hat that Paul had used only moments before to announce his decision to attend Wake Forest University in the fall of 2003. With his house just outside of WinstonSalem, Jones would be able to continue to attend Paul’s basketball games as he had done throughout his grandson’s high school career. This dream, however, was cut short. A few weeks after the press conference, Jones arrived home to find four teenagers attempting to rob his house. Upon encountering Jones, the teens proceeded to tie him up and beat him before leaving him to die in the carport adjacent to his house. He was 61 years old. Jones’s murder came as shock to Paul and his entire fam-

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ily. Although basketball was the last thing on everyone’s minds, Paul was soon faced with a decision a few days after his grandfather’s death. Should he sit out West Forsyth’s season opener and continue the mourning process or should he go out and play the game he loves? It was ultimately Paul’s aunt, who Richardson, Rhonda helped make the decision easier for him. Paul’s previous career high was 39 points, and Richardson suggested that her nephew go out and score 61 points, one for every year of his grandfa-

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ther’s life. That way Paul could support his team while still honoring his No. 1 fan. That night, Paul had the game of his life. In the fourth quarter, Paul had scored 59 points and drove into the lane looking for two more. As he put up the shot he was fouled, but the ball still went into the hoop. As Paul walked to the free throw line his eyes began to tear up as he took the ball and intentionally airballed it. With his tribute complete, Paul walked off the court to a standing ovation before collapsing into the arms ofhis family members in the stands. In the two years since the tragedy, Paul has used his mental toughness to emerge as the leader of the No. 7 Demon Deacons. In his freshman season, Paul took home ACC Rookie of the Year honors, breaking Wake Forest’s freshman records for assists, steals, three-point percentage and free throw percentage. “Your point guard is like the quarterback of the football team,” Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser said. “I said last year, and I still stand by this, that I SEE PAUL ON PAGE 12

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Ewing said. “They might think they have an advantage, and we might think we have an advantage. When it comes down to it, you just have to stop people. They might hit some buckets on us, but you can be sure we will come back and hit some buckets on them.” Under the basket, two very similarly built big men will go to war. Demon Deacon center Eric Williams has been unstoppable recendy, averaging 26 points and 10 rebounds over his last three games against Miami, Georgia Tech and Cincinnati. Shelden Williams is having arguably the best year of any big man in college basketball, registering 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3.5 blocks each night. In a college game that does not feature many true big men battling under the basket, this is an exception. “Eric is even bigger than Shelden and has longer arms,” Shavlik Randolph said. “Eric is capable of moving people with his body, and he can create space. Sometimes when people are really big like that, it makes it harder for Shelden to move his arms and block a shot.” In the past, Eric Williams has been accused of being out of shape and passive, but this year things have changed. “He’s done a better job of demanding the ball,” Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser said. “He’s finishing better and he’s making teams pay when they foul him. He’s caught the ball closer to the basket, where he can take quick moves to the basket, and that’s really helped him.” If either Williams gets in foul trouble it could affect the outcome of the game. Both teams are not shy to admit that they heavily rely on their featured big men. “We are going to need Shelden on the

No. 4 Duke Guard—li.Redick (22.0 ppg, 3.2 ipgl Guard —Daniel Ewing (16.2 ppg, 4.0 apg) Guard —Sean Dockery (6.6 ppg. 24 apg] Forward —Shelden Williams (16.3 ppg, 11.8 rpgl Forward Shavlik Randolph (5.6 ppg, 44 rpgl -

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Freshman DeMarcus Nelson is averaging a paltry 3.8 points per game over his lastfive contests. court,” Ewing said. “Even if he’s not producing the way he has been, we need his presence on the court to match up with Eric Williams.” For the Blue Devils to win tonight, Redick will likely have to continue his season-long hot shooting steak. The 6-foot-4 guard is averaging 22 points per game, including 20 or more in his last five games, all against ACC competition. Redick has also been efficient, shooting 43 percent from long range, which is four percent higher than last year.

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Wake Forest comes in with the second-leading offense in the ACC and will try to match up against Duke's ACC-leading defense. The Demon Deacons will look to last week's ACC Player of the Week Eric Williams (26 ppg, 9.7 rpg last three games) to carry the load with sophomore Chris Paul. Paul, last years ACC Freshman of the Year, has hit 54 percent of his threepointers this year, and Gray is leading the ACC in threes.

Though Duke has won 15 of the last 17 meetings between these two teams, Wake has beaten the Blue Devils their last two trips to Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Wake has already proven that it can beat top-notch opponents, having knocked off UNC at home, while Duke has still proven very little despite its record. The Demon Deacons are extremely hard to defeat at home, where they have won 10 straight.

Wake will use their inside depth to get Shelden Williams into foul trouble, and the Blue Devils will be handicapped without their big man. Redick and Ewing will try to keep Duke close with an array of threes, but this Wake team is too good at home. Wake wins, 81 -76. compiled by Andrew Davis

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

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Phone

Dates

Ages/Grades

www.goduke.com (CAMPS)

668-5735

Baseball Camp Day Camp Overnight Camp

6/20-24

1-8 grades 9-12 grades

7/23-26

Basketball Camp Boys Girls Elite Little Hoopers

684-8515 613-7527 613-7527 613-7527

6/11-29 7/1, 3, 5-7 7/9-12, 14-17 7/9-12, 14-17

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Field Hockey Camp

684-4142

6/11-14, 7/1-9

13-18 yrs

Football Camp

684-2635

6/14-16 6/17-19

8-12 yrs. 13-17 yrs

Golf School (overnight, boys only)

681-2494

6/25-30, 7/2-7

11-17 yrs

681-2022

7/9-14, 7/16-21

11-17 yrs

Duke Academy of Golf Boys & Girls

684-4427 684-4166 684-4166

6/23-26 7/25-27 7/29-31

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479-0854

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681-0249

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7/3-7 7/12-16

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684-3847

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682-5847

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598-3760

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919-681-4001

919-806-3871

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Linda Clark

ALL

680-3988

Call Wanda

Both

Ella Godley Evelyn Short

919-596-3357 919-493-6021

Both

Abby Covington

919-684-3510

Car

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Arteshia Bostic

919-682-1550

Car

Both

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Mary Jane Stillwagon 919-681-8241 919-542-3909 Cathy Alston

Car

Reg

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Patricia Higgins

Car

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419-7885

Doris Edmundson 479-31 70

Wanda Edwards

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919-680-3988

Car

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Skyla Carney Osha Joy

919-598-4233 919-530-1223

Car

Occ

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919-450-0336

Car

Both

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919-684-3325

Car

Both

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Mary Avant Doris Edmundson

9T 9-682-5964 919-479-3170

Car

Both

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Mary Alston Alvin Puitt

919-682-1543 919-684-2365

Car

Both

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Rita High

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919-471-6919 919-544-1895

680-3988 AM AFT

**Sylvia Evans 682-6431

Alyson Gould

Call Alyson

AM AFT

450-0336

Marcey Harp 684-3325

EVE

Patricia Heggins 596-9584

AFT

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Jean Kibler

ALL

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ALL

Car

Both

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919-575-8881

ALL

Car

Both

Call Teresa

919-254-9123 919-451-3596

ALL

Car

Both

Only

Patricia Graham Harreyette Crowell

919-682-9194 910-497-4208

AFT

Car

Both

janet Robinson Katrina Price

919-684-4161 919-309-0320

ALL

Car

Reg

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Louis Whitfield

Brenda Separk

919-383-3809 252-586-1343

471-1229

575-8881

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Teresa Martin 254-9123

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Catherine McCalop 681-8804

EVE

Linda McDonald 479-5415

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Audrey Perry-Whitfield

EVE

668-7836

Shelly Reaves

EVE

AFT

EVE

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Call Shelly 599-3697

Car

Both

Only

Call Shelly

919-599-3697

Car

Both

Yes

Dr. Michael Zion

919-684-2666

Car

Both

Only

Lisha Johnson Shawna Savage

919-220-2267 919-401-2387

Car

Both

Yes

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919.493.7436

Car

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Tomonori Nozaki

212-491-4842

599-3697 Celestine Rogers 620-5318 Veronica Scott 686-4114

EVE

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Nancy Spielberqer 493-7436

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493-7436

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403-0414

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Tammy Thacker

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FRI

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Car

Both

Only

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919-309-1087

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Carey Unger 668-2118

EVE

Connie Warren 430-8307

ALL

**Ruth West

AM AFT

866-1344 Mary Wilkerson 336-599-2538

Call Mary

Valarie Woodbury

ALL

Car

Both

Call Carey

919-668-2118

ALL

Car

Both

Yes

Kathy Kaye Beverly Carlton

727-641-5470 703-335-8745

Car

Both

Yes

RaNae Christensen Laura Alvarez

919-847-8739 919-841 -1606

Car

Both

Yes

Jennifer Johnson Lee Midgette

919-681 -8341 919-220-2526

336-599-2538

ALL

EVE

ALL

Car

Both

Nancy Holton Jill Shiflett

919-544-2872 919-286-7113

Car

Occ

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Mr.& Mrs. Signer Mr.& Mrs. Green

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Car

Occ

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403-9110 Ella R. Woods 493-81 72

ALL

Sheila Young 683-8424

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Beth Garber

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ALL

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ALL

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Car

Both

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Car

Both

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Cynthia Stokely Raquel McNair

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Car

Both

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ALL

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EVE

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ALL

717-677-8211

919-471-9265

Both

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Both

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

MON

TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

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SAT

SUN

CAR/BIKE

AM AFT

Car

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Car

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TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT AM AFT

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Read a good reference source on using caregivers in your home. Booklets and videos are available through the lending library of Staff and Family Programs at 154 Trent Hall. Call 684-9040. Decide on questions you will ask the prospective caregiver during the phone interview. Make notes as you talk. Include:

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Discuss emergency plans for fire, etc.

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Transportation

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What they like to do with children or older people

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Their experience with infants and children or older people

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Check references. Arrange a personal visit:

Present a situation involving your child or elder; ask how caregiver would respond. �

Allow time for caregiver and child or elder to get acquainted. �

� Always ensure a safe trip home for the caregiver.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES CHILD CARE

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

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With his team already down 14-0 to North Carolina Tuesday night, Duke’s Antwone Floyd scored a quick takedown on Chris Ramos. Twenty seconds later, Ramos got to his feet, and instead of trying to bring him back to the mat, Floyd let him go. He would not score again and Ramos took a 10-2 major decision UNC 28 t 0 increase UNC’s lead to 18. From the opening whistie, it DUKE 10 was clear that the Tar Heels (4-5, 3-1 in the ACC) had entered Cameron Indoor Stadium with an intensity unmatched by the Blue Devils (5-3, 1-2). UNC jumped out to an 18-0 lead and was never challenged on the way to a 28-10 victory. “We were just tired of losing,” UNC head coach C.D. Mock said. “These guys were fired up, and I think they were here to make a statement tonight.” Duke had talked about stepping up in this match as well but was unable to compete with a more aggressive UNC team. ‘We didn’t have the fight that we normally do,” sophomore Bryan Gibson said. ‘We’ve just got to pick it up in the room and get ready for ACCs.” Although Duke wrestlers jumped out to an early lead in several matches with good technique on their feet, UNC’s superior work on the mat turned most of those contests around. The Tar Heels dominated the riding time in almost every match, successfully countering the Blue Devils’ impressive takedowns. “They controlled us on top, and they wore us down,” Duke head coach Clar Anderson said. “By the time we got back to our feet we were exhausted.” In the second match of the night, Gibson faced heavily '

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about her plan, and Currie told her that she had not made up her mind yet. “I don’t want her making any rash decisions after a big win or a big loss,” Goestenkors said. “I recruited making sure she had the option to come back. If she come’s back, we’ll have 14 players on scholarship. I wouldn’t have recruited another player because I wanted to give her the option to come back.” Currie’s play on this year’s eight-woman squad has shown her strengths and weaknesses as a player. Scouts continue to be impressed with her versatility. Currie’s strengths include driving to the basket, rebounding, scoring down-low and defending the other team’s best player. Chancellor, who coached the USA’s women’s Olympic team this summer with Goestenkors as an assistant, said Currie’s versatility is an invaluable asset. “She reminds me of a young Nykesha Sales at UConn, because they were similar in college and ’Kish had to improve her outside shot in the WNBA,” Lacey said. Currie’s three-point shooting is the only major concern for WNBA scouts, who have been following Currie in person and when Duke plays on television. The junior said she is working hard to improve her outside shooting and noted that it has been a concern her whole career. No female player has ever forfeited college eligibility in order to pursue a career in the WNBA. Currie may not be the only one, though, as players such as LSD’s junior guard Seimone Augustus and Arizona center Shawntinice Polk are also rumored to be considering leaving school early after this season. “If you sign with a college, you ought to stay,” said Chancellor, who coached at Mississippi for 19 years. “Go to college, enjoy your time and play. It’s the best time of your life.” The Comets will have the fifth pick in April’s draft, and the Sting beat long odds to win the lottery and will choose first. Other players expected to be picked early are Minnesota’s Janel McCarville and Notre Dame’s Jacqueline Batteast, both of whom have led their teams to victories over Duke during the past two years.

The Blue Devils were quick to force their opponents down to the mat but were unable to score enough points to overcome the early deficit.

WRESTLING from page 9 favored Evan Sola, No. 9 in the country. The sophomore earned a takedown in the first 30 seconds of the match, but Sola quickly escaped and grabbed a takedown of his own. He then rode Gibson through the first and second periods before pinning him with 29 seconds left in the second period. The pin put UNC on top 10-0. In the next match, the Tar Heels’ Isaiah Britton took Wesley Kuser down early and used his riding technique to earn a 13-3 major decision, pushing UNC’s lead to 14-0. Gibson and Kuser were underdogs, but both had expected better outcomes. “We knew they were considered a favorite, but I really expected our guys to do better than they did,” Anderson said. “I don’tknow if it was from anxiety or what, but our guys didn’t have the will to rise up and beat someone that

was supposed to beat them. You have to reach in deep and fight and we just didn’t do that.” In the final six matches, Duke stayed even with UNC. Each squad won three, but the Tar Heels’ early lead was too much for Duke to overcome. “If we had started better in the lighter weights, maybe we could have had a little more steam going into the later matches,” Anderson said. “It’s tough watching your teammates get dominated for seven minutes again and again and trying to get up for your match.” The Blue Devils now sit at 1-2 in the ACC and hopes of a conference title are probably finished. With league matches remaining against N.C. State and Virginia, Duke now hopes to get in shape for the ACC Tournament. “We’re going to work on conditioning,” Anderson said. “Blame it on whatever you want, but they were in much better shape than we were and we can’t afford to let that happen ”

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games of the season tonight at Wake. There are a number of factors that predict a solid Duke showing. The Blue Devils have won 15 of the last 17 matchups with the Demon Deacons. Duke is also scoring better on the road, shooting 55 percent away from Cameron and 44 percent in front of the Crazies. But head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s squad has dropped its last two games in Lawrence Joel Coliseum, and the No. 7 Demon Deacons have played their best basketball against their most elite competition at home. Wake Forest downed then-No. 14 Texas 89-88 Dec. 18 and defeated North Carolina in a surprisingly easy 95-82 victory Jan. 15. The Demon Deacons’ best three players —Chris Paul, Justin Gray and Eric Williams—also match up favorably with Duke’s top trio ofJJ, Redick, Daniel Ewing and Shelden Williams—and Wake Forest gets solid LAUREN PRATS/THE CHRONICLE production from its bench. For the Blue Devils to overcome Junior Lee Melchionni scored 16 and 14 points in road games against N.C.State and Miami,respectively. these tough obstacles, they need an a career performance from one of their performance, it opens up things for Shelden,” Krzyzewski said after a 92-83 win role players: junior Lee Melchionni. Duke’s stars. Wake Forest has the type at Miami. “That’s an advantage for us. A lot The 6-foot-6 forward is averaging just of firepower to lock down three solid of times he was one-on-one. He showed a 6.8 points per game this season, but he players at once. But if Melchionni starts lot of poise tonight and made some bighas knocked in 12 points a contest in to find his stroke, stopping Redick, time moves.” three ACC road games, including a Ewing and Williams becomes almost imWhether Duke’s three stars struggle to well-timed career-high 16 against N.C. possible. When Melchionni began to get their points or consistently make “bigState. Melchionni’s improved play is arscore from the outside Jan. 19 against time moves” revolves largely around the play of an X-Factor like Melchionni. If Melguably the main reason the Blue Devils Miami, the Hurricanes, despite featurhave remained a top-5 team despite losing a pair of athletic big-men, had no chionni can step up on the road once ing so much talent to the NBA. Redick, chance of stopping Williams. The Landagain—or if another player, like Sean Ewing and Williams have slightly ex- lord went on to score a career-high 30 Dockery, can find the hot hand—Duke ceeded their individual expectations, points that night. should finish these next 10 games in posibut Melchionni is the only Duke player “Because we have two outstanding tion to obtain a No. 1 or 2 seed in the tourwho has clearly performed at a higher perimeter guys [Ewing and Redick] ournament. If it cannot, the Blue Devils level than most predicted. selves and because Lee is such a good should expect the No. 5 seed many preWhen Melchionni brings in a solid shooter, it’s tough to double-team dicted for the team in the preseason.

wouldn’t trade Paul for any guard in the country. I have confidence in him, and so do his teammates, that he will play well. He is a very, very, very talented player with an excellent work ethic.” This season, Paul, the preseason favorite to win Player of the Year honors, is widely considered to be' the premier point guard in the college basketball. He currently leads the ACC with 131 assists and is shooting 54.4 percent from the three-point line. “He’s stronger, he guards better, he’s a better three-point shooter, his decision making is better,” Prosser said. “I think he’s a better player.” Paul is not only attracting attention from the coaching staff at Wake Forest but also earning the respect of head coaches around the ACC as well. “He’s got a knack, he can weave down and use his teammates and himself,” North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said after the Tar Heels lost to the Demon Deacons last month. “He’s got an instinct of getting to the basket, he’s got the ability to get to the basket, hang, draw the foul and finish the play. He’s got a slight build, he’s not Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he plays like he is that size.” Despite all of the praise and accolades, Paul still keeps his grandfather’s memory close to his heart. Before every game, Paul reads his grandfather’s obituary and a prayer before coming onto the court for the opening tip-off.

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Iraqi election cause for optimism I felt compelled to respond to David Kleban’s overly pessimistic response to the Iraqi elections. He uses Hanna Arendt’s statement that democracy is “an environment that allows individuals to be participants in government” as a jumping off point to supposedly prove the illegitimacy and falsity of the entire electoral process in Iraq. Fact: This election represents the first time the majority Shiites, minority Kurds and indeed the entire female population of Iraq has ever had an opportunity to be participants in the governing process. Discarding this hard fact and asserting that the millions of voters lining the streets unafraid of terrorist attacks were trying to fake the spirit of democracy so callously proves Kleban’s own bias. He proceeds to prove his point that Iraqi democracy can never possibly work because citizens seemed to be voting based on “religious coalitions” as opposed to the candidates. Couldn’t a similar judgment be made about American democracy? Ask people what religious affiliation they have, how often they go to religious services and how strongly they

feel about certain moral values and you can probably figure out how they voted in the last election. Just look at how the red-blue map of the United States looked on election night: Religious conservative areas of the country voted Republican, while more cosmopolitan areas that protest the religious overtones of the current administration voted Democratic. Tens of millions ofAmericans vote on the basis ofreligious coalitions and the ideas represented by them. Finally, his assertion that that election may soon become a code-word for subjugation seems totally off the wall. Subjugation is what Iraq had when an extremely small number of men from a minority population held a complete monopoly on power and gassed their own citizens. I’d venture to say that the throngs of Iraqi voters lining 1the streets and potentially risking their own lives to vote would say that even a “superficial notion of democracy” is better than government by a genocidal dictator. Matt Ericksen Trinity ’O5

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popular opening for a Chronicle column—“We here at Duke are the best of the best in every way, but...”—and chuckle as they sift through papers from kids who still have much to learn? What would Harvard or Yale students say if they got to take a look at a few examples of this mantra in our paper? Would they be impressed? Or would they be inclined to dispute with and maybe even humble us? The point is that there will always be someone somewhere out there who can, and will, challenge (and maybe even beat!) you in every way you think you’re superior. What would I say to the talented top 6,400 students at UNC, many of whose greatest deficiency wasn’t in academics but in being too middle class for their own financial aid good? Does Duke “constantly steal their thunder” or just not hear it? Could it be that maybe “they” resent us because we’re championing a sort of chauvinism—Duke style? most

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The fondue pot

first it seemed as though she were dying. She looked different, and her slurred words made me think oh my god brain tumor, and her hair, once loose and liberated like the Iraqis, now reduced to a string-cheesy mat anchored to her head with a homely hodge-podge of rubber bands. She, like many others, is the helpless victim of a new disease sweeping across the postmodern landscape. Happily, it isn’t fatal: It’s cultural She went from being Hispanic and integrated in our high school, speaking His Majesty’s English and dressing in the middle of the sartorial bell curve, to talking in dialect and wearing comrows a few months before departing Duke. Not that there’s anything wrong with this of course; it’s just interesting that several years here is enough to cause a complete ethnic metamorphosis. But what are the murky forces that drive such a change, the fearsome powers that would convert a White egg into a Spanish fly? After three years of classes and two “dimatt versity retreats,” it seems to me that a multicultural thought virus that has convinced us to worship at the altar of difference is to blame. The melting pot has been replaced with a centrifuge, and an expensive one at that. According to Duke Student Government’s Student Organization Financial Committee 2003-2004 budget report, student groups based on race secured more than $40,000 dollars from the student government alone, to say nothing of the $lOO,OOO slush fund set up to subsidize cultural activities in a trigger-happy University response to an anti-reparations ad published in The Chronicle in 2001. Although these groups deserve a place in our community, we must recognize that in 2005 University-funded ethno-cultural groups also have the insidious effect of making people of and hypersensitive to the place of race in their lives, with the ill effect of seeing everything with a melanin tint. There should be no doubt about it; the University’s aggressive effort—as is outlined in the Multicultural Center’s philosophy—“to create an environment where difference is cherished and respected” has been overwhelmingly sucDuke has become Balkanized, a small area where , pimijari people of roughly the same socioeconomic status erect fictional cultural barriers. This isn’t celebrating diversity; it’s promoting ethnic separatism. The trajectory ofmy friend—and others like her—is a lamentable example of

what the diversity agenda yields when it is taken too far and self-consciously institutionalized. Flush cultural groups program aggressively and, through their high-profile activities around campus, heighten race-consciousness, which reminds otherwise unconcerned and accomplished minorities of their distinctiveness and encourages them to break off into separate racial enclaves. Oftentimes, as one might expect, this emphasis of race is coupled with an unapologetic disdain for Caucasoids that one can practically see running around on spindly legs at diversity retreats. Whites are invariably the oppressors, and there’s nothing more entertaining than watching affluent Anglos buy into this while minorities of equal or lesser qualifications are picked over them for jobs and places in graduate school. At this point in history it is undeniable that smart, motivated minorities are playing a game of <sygf existential foosball with the table tipped heavily in their favor. gillum Solving the problem of racial non-association on our campus may be impossible, veritas but there are a few options emerging from the gloom, other than scaling back university support for cultural groups. Though it may be true that the melting pot has its problems, its sister approach to race relations, the fondue pot, is becoming more and more common. It’s not easy to collect data on this, but from personal experience I suspect that many of the minority students at Duke are really “pseudo-minorities,” sufficiently ethnic to be called ethnic, but by all appearances white. So' there we have it; the best solution to the problem of competing ethnic rivals may be a merger-interbreeding, the genetic swirl fondue. If anything, more cultural funds ought to be spent promoting dating between groups. In the meantime, the ethos of the melting pot deserves another look, if for no other reason than because it promotes the success and integration ofminorities into American society. I, for one, am grateful that my grandmother embraced American culture, abandoned Spanish and forced her children to assimilate. In doing so she showed foresight as great as the taste ofher Spanish rice and prepared her descendents for success in the greatest nation on earth. Matt Gillum is Wednesdays.

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you remember when you were a kid and you’d parents were powerless to stop you from getting all the find something you desperately wanted in a toy great things you wanted? When was the one time when you store? You’d tug at your parent’s pant leg and plead were sure you could outmaneuver them? When your grandwith them to let you have it. In fact, you’d put on quite a parents came to town, of course! The same charade that performance —puppy dog eyes, fake tears, whatever it failed to convince your parents melted your grandparents’ heart, and you knew you had free reign at the toy store. took. Nevertheless, as soon as your act was over, your parIf we want to protect our right to Social Security beneents would respond “maybe” and deflate your dreams. You knew that when they said “maybe,” they meant no and fits, we need to team up with seasoned political groups, like they were going on the assumption that a different shiny the AARP, and start a broad-based campaign that will be catalyzed by the exuberance of the young object of desire or television show would and the funding of the old. The AARP opsoon occupy your mind and that all poses the changes to Social Security on thought of that toy would disappear. Fellow members of Generation Y, principle; anything that takes money out of the system is a threat to their base. Togethtonight’s State of the Union will be the er with this national association of grandmother ofall maybes. As President George parents, we can shift public opinion about W. Bush lays out his plans for Social Securithe insidious nature of the President’s ty, please try your hardest not to be distractRecent polling data shows that ed because what he’s proposing affects you agenda. jimmy som much more than it affects the gray-haired most Americans aren’t wild about “privamatter of fact tized” Social Security in the first place. In politicos seated in the House chamber. fact, if you listen closely to the State of the The cornerstone of Bush’s plan for Social Security is the creation of private accounts. He argues Union, you will hear the word “personal” and not “prithat private investment will give people a chance to get vate.” Don’t be fooled—this is deliberate deception by the President, and he hopes you’re not paying attention. Tarmore bang more their buck, but many economists disgeted campaigns run by the AARP and other powerful lobagree. This idea is such a political hot potato that pundits tend to underemphasize the second critical result of a bying groups have undercut the administration’s fear-monchange in Social Security: benefit cuts. Why give less air- gering to some extent and demonstrated that the time to the other elephant in the room? It doesn’t affect American people haven’t given the President carte blanche to change fundamental institutions. them or their primary audience... but it does affect YOU. I see one of two possible outcomes, depending on our We are the ones hardest hit by the benefit cuts. If Bush decision. If we choose to fight for the thousands of dollars succeeds in privatizing Social Security, the trillions of dollars in transition costs will doom one generation to biting to which we are entitled, we may reduce or prevent the the bullet and taking a benefit cut for everyone else. Trying damage. On the other hand, if we do nothing and play to cut benefits of Gen-Xers or Baby Boomers is political suiright into the administration’s game plan, then we will be cide, so Bush will go after the one age group that he knows left with a veneer of security. We will be getting the cheap imitation toy. Maybe it won’t be so bad, but it certainly will be apathetic enough to let something like this slip by. won’t be as great as the real thing. So how do we as a generation stop this looting and pillaging knowing that our political and financial means canJimmy Soni is a Trinity sophomore. His column appears every not outmatch our older, more powerful opponents? Think back to your childhood: When was the one time when your other Wednesday.

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people become president, but most don’t. Why, exactly? Nobody really knows, but after exhaustive research the best explanation seems to me to be name recognition. Consider the startling statistics. Seventy-three people have been president or vice president of the tlnited States. Those 73 have only 64 surnames between them. To refresh your memory, two different presidents have shared the surnames Adams, Johnson, Harrison, Roosevelt and Bush, and let’s not forget vice presidents George Clinton (1805-1809), Richard Johnson (18371841) and of course Henry Wilson (1873-1875). (Amazing fact: George W. Bush may be president 43, but only 42 people have been president, because of Grover Cleveland’s two non-consecutive terms. Isn’t this fun?) So much name replication should make us suspicious. Could this pattern of naming just be a coincidence? We can in fact calculate the probability that two people in a group share the same name. There are more than 15,000 unique surnames in the United States today, so if we picked two Americans at random, the probability m they’d have different surnames is 14,999/15,000 Adding a third person to our group makes the probability of three unique mike fflickiSOVl names 14,999/15,000 x a modest proposal 14,998/15,000: a little lower, but still very likely. Continuing the process, a random sample of 73 Americans gives 73 unique names 85 percent of the time, and in most other cases a single double-up. This is a far cry from the seven doublings and three Johnsons we actually observe, so clearly the distribution of presidential names departs significantly from randomness. One’s surname has a notable effect on one’s chances at higher office. Why? My theory is the comfort Americans take in the familiar. Whether hamburger restaurants or presidents, the U.S. consumer trusts a well-known brand—just look at the plethora of Johns, James, Henrys and Williams that have graced the Oval Office. Additional support for this hypothesis comes from a tendency for former office holders to have the same names as well known cities: Cleveland, Dallas, Washington and Fairbanks. 1 modestly propose we call the number ofnames a president or vice president shares with a previous office-holder the Dickison Index (DI). The higher your DI, the better your chance of being president one day. With the recent proliferation ofmedia and marketing, one would predict this trend to be increasing, and indeed it is. In fact, a remarkable finding of my research is that for the last 50 years, the presidential race has been won by a candidate with a higher DI than their opponent. Surnames trump first names, and the more surnames the better. For example, Ronald Wilson Reagan (DI of 1) trounced Jimmy Carter (partial credit for James: DI of 0.5) and Walter Mondale (DI: 0). George Bush shared the first name of Washington, Dallas, and a previous Clinton (DI: I), but while this beat Michael Dukakis (DI; 0) it was insufficient against William Jefferson Clinton (DI: 3, at that time a record). Bob Dole (DI: 0) of course had no chance against such a well-named incumbent. The current president shares three names with a predecessor (DI: 3), so one can see why he beat A1 Gore, who only shares two names with a previous senator. John Forbes Kerry had strong brand recognition (DI: 1 0.25 for previous primary presidential candidate 0.5 for initials). A good try, but nomenclaturally not quite enough. Remarkable as this pattern is in its consistency, my theory does not explain the defeat ofAdlai Stevenson (DI: 3) in 1952 and 1956 to Dwight Eisenhower (DI: 0). Did television begin exerting its branding influence in the 19605? This puzzle would make a fruitful dissertation topic. Lastly, could this model call future presidential races? Hillary Clinton (DI: 1) currently has the advantage here. Arnold Schwartzenegger (DI: 0) would have no chance, even with his movie-star branding. The dream candidate, with a DI of 2, is of course Harrison Ford. Consider this when you procreate: in the United States, anyone can be top dog, but it sure helps if you’re called George, James or William (not Obama, Jose or Susan). Parents, name that president. +

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