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Bush touts Social Security reforms by

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George W. Bush challenged a hesitant Congress on Wednesday to “strengthen and save” Social Security, saying the nation’s costliest social program was headed for bankruptcy unless changed. Bush’s plan would cut guaranteed retirement benefits for younger Americans but would not affect checks for people now 55 and older. Bush, in his State of the

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Union address, pledged to work with Congress “to find the most effective combination of reforms,” although he has ruled out some remedies such as raising Social Security taxes. Democrats said that Bush’s proposal to divert Social Security revenues into private investment accounts was dangerous and that there were better ways to fix the program. stood and Republicans cheered when Bush urged lawmakers to approve “voluntary personal retirement accounts.” Democrats sat in stony silence, underscoring the partisan divide on an issue likely to dominate the year in Congress. Democrats also groaned and grumbled when Bush said Social Security would re q uir& 4i^^Gallv-4»»b^r taxes, massive new borrowing or severe benefit cuts unless the system is changed. Bush’s speech spanned problems at home and abroad, but it was the first State of the Union address since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that focused most heavily on domestic issues. Despite Democrats’ criticism, he offered no hint of a timetablefor a troop withdrawalfrom Iraq. SEE BUSH ON PAGE 5

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JJ.Redick attempts a long-distance three with less that a second remaining, which would have sent Duke into overtime after coming back from 14 points down.

WINSTON-SALEM It had all the makings ofHill-to-Laettner. Patrick Johnson, a former baseball player, wound up at the baseline with 2.2 seconds remaining Wednesday night, and everyone in the house knew where the ball was going. J. J. Redick, who had just DU KE 89 unleashed WAKE \92 his third threepointer in the game’s final 2:14 to miraculously bring fourth-ranked Duke back to within three points of No. 7 Wake Forest, was ready for The Shot 11. But no sooner than Redick had received the heave, dribbled down the sideline and chucked up a miracle did the ball clank off the rim, crushing any hopes of a repeat of the Blue Devils’ heart-stopping win in the 1992 Elite Eight and the potential shot of the year as the Demon Deacons held on in a thriller, 92-89. “I thought it might go in, the way the things we’re going,” Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser said. “When he’s shooting ’em from the 919 area code SEE WAKE ON PAGE 10

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Purgatorio, a new play by Ariel

Dorfman, distinguished professor of literature and Latin-American studies, will make its world premiere Feb. 4 in Reynolds Theatre. Under the direction ofDavid Esbjomson, it will run from Friday to Sunday during a trial run. As Dorfman observes the audiences’ reactions, he will make changes to the script before releasing the play to major theater companies. Although Dorfman does not workshop all of his plays, he had a suspicion that Purgatorio would need it. “[A play] is not real until actors say it,” he said. He hopes to see how the ideas and the themes within his play are accepted among the Duke community, a group he esteems as informed and astute. “It’s an ideal place to open a play which is intelligent,” he said, adding that he was particularly interested in how stu-

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Professor and playwright Ariel Dorfman's new play will debut in a trial run Friday. dents watching this piece will react to the violence and sex.

In the hands of award-winning Priscilla Lopez and Tom Hewitt, this mind-derailing piece harks the audience to introspective mediation. Following the actors

themes of Dorfman’s other literary work and theatrical pieces, it deals with the concept of redemption and forgiveness. “Purgatorio deals with these issues in a SEE PLAY ON RECESS PAGE 7

After two Duke students reported that a man was photographing them through a hole in the wall of the women’s restroom at Cafe Parizade, charges have been filed against Jose Adrian Gloria Tovar, a busboy at the restaurant, for felony secret peeping and misdemeanor secret peeping. At about 11 p.m. Jan. 27, two women attending a party at the popular nightspot went to the back room to use the single-occupancy ladies’ restroom. They were discussing a picture that was hanging on the wall when they both saw a flash from directly underneath the frame, one of the women said. Upon closer investigation, they discovered a quarter-sized hole in the

wall that connected to the men’s restroom.

The two immediately left the ladies’ room and knocked repeatedly on the door of the men’s room, according to a statement from the Durham Police Department. “The busboy answered the door, and we confronted him,” said one of the women, who both asked to remain anonymous. “But he was holding the door in such away that we couldn’t see the wall.” After a bartender working the back room bar intervened, the women entered the men’s restroom. They said that behind a hanging frame on the wall they discovered a large hole that allowed a clear view into the SEE ARREST ON PAGE 5

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prisoner release, the fate of Palestinian fugitives and a West Bank troop redeployment.

CAIRO, Egypt Egypt on Wednesday invited the leaders of Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan to a summit next week, a move indicating confidence that a much-anticipated breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is in the offing. Word of the summit, which all parties agreed to attend, came as Damascus-based leaders of the Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad met Egyptian intelligence officials in Cairo, is seen as a key step in securing a truce from Palestinian factions. The summit, to be held Tuesday , is expected to focus on a possible Palestinian

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan have all accepted invitations to attend from summit host, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The expected arrival of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the region over the weekend also intensified pressure on both sides to setde some differences over what should be announced after the meeting. There has been no word on whether Rice might attend the summit. The Egyptian president’s office released a statement saying the summit was

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state that the peace process in the Middle East is going through” and was designed to “realize tangible progress on the Palestinian track.” Egypt, a key U.S, ally, is seen as a linchpin in Middle East peace mediation. The Arab state was the first to sign a peace treaty with Israel and has tried for months to coax Palestinian militant factions to stop attacks against Israelis. Egypt is expected to play a key role in developing Palestinian security services in neighboring Gaza following any planned Israeli withdrawal. The announcement of the summit

SEE SUMMIT ON PAGE 7

Ailing pope to remain hospitalized by Victor Simpson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul IPs doctors were on guard for complications Wednesday, a day after the frail, 84-year-old pondff was hospitalized with the flu and breathing trouble. Pneumonia remained a potentially deadly threat, but the Holy See insisted there was “no cause for alarm.” Roman Catholics from Poland to the Philippines prayed for his recovery. The pope will be hospitalized for a few more days to afford “many means to stay ready for any complications,” said Cardinal

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Barragan, head of the Vatican’s health care office. The slumping pontiff also suffers from Parkinson’s disease and crippling hip and knee ailments, and his inability to hold his back up straight has left his lungs and diaphragm in a crushed position, Barragan told Associated Press Television News. Tests showed the pope’s heart and respiration were normal, and he felt well enough to participate from his bed in a Mass celebrated by his secretary, said papal spokesperson Joaquin Navarro-Valls. He said John Paul was running a slight fever and would spend “a few more days”

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newsinbrief Leader sees militants defeated Iraq's interim prime minister declared that

the success of the national elections had dealt a major blow to the insurgents who have not carried out a major attack since the balloting and he predicted they will be defeated within months.

Plane skids offrunway, crashes A corporate jet skidded off a runway in New Jersey on takeoff and hurtled across a six-lane highway, smashing into two cars and going through the wall of a warehouse, About 20 people were taken to the hospital, including two injured in their cars.

Fed raises interest rates The Federal Reserve pushed short-term interest rates higher, to keep inflation and the economy on an even keel. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan raised the target for the federal funds rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, to 2.5 percent. It was the sixth such increase since last summer.

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This year, it hasn’t just been students

grumbling about the frigid weather and the rules of Krzyzewskiville—it’s been professors and parents, too. Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said he has received a “handful” of phone calls and e-mails from professors concerning health issues in K-ville, and at least one parent and one professor contacted him concerning a particularly cold night when students did not receive grace. In past years, grace periods were determined solely at the discretion of the Duke Student Government-appointed Head Line Monitor. But Steve Rawson, this year’s Head Line Monitor said he thought the policy for grace—the temporary suspension of tenting—was unfair to tenters, so he rewrote it this summer. Now, if the weather is below 20 degrees or there are two inches or more of snow on the ground, tenters automatically know there is grace. A five-person committee comprised of Rawson and other line monitors also takes into account alternate factors such as freezing rain or wind chill and announces its decision by midnight. But Feb. 18, when conditions dropped to temperatures that normally would have prompted the committee to issue a grace period, the line monitors had allowed grace for several nights before and anticipated allowing it again soon. Given the circumstances, they kept students in their tents, prompting the complaints from at least one parent and professor. Although Rawson said the concerns he has received “have not really affected the grace policy at all,” several students said he told them the only reason Rawson permitted grace the next night was because a tenter’s mother called and complained to •

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Tenters, parents and professors have complained that Head Line Monitor Steve Rawson has been harsh in granting grace periods.

the administration the night before. “At first my mom called campus police because she didn’tknow who to call. Then she called the dean of students,” said junior Diana Tracey, whose mother was concerned about another night when temperatures were in the low 20s. “Her major complaint was that it was below freezing, and she thought it was ridiculous to be out when it’s below freezing.” A three-time tenter, Tracey said she felt the grace periods this year were more up to the discretion of the Head Line Monitor, whereas in past years temperatures below 30 degrees almost guaranteed grace. “We’re always looking out for the tenters’ safety and their health,” Rawson said. “They did choose to be out here, and they understood that it was going to be cold and messy sometimes, but we never want to put them in danger.” Still, many feel the adverse weather SEE TENTING ON PAGE 6

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New living-learning groups will add a different dimension to campus life, starting in Fall 2005. The two new programs are the Baldwin Scholars, a group of women selected for a four-year leadership program and the Wellness Living Learning Group, a spin-off of Brown Dormitory’s substance-free housing for students interested in healthy living on West Campus. Rather than going through a rush process like selective living groups, these new groups will be elective—students will apply and then be selected by a committee. Freshman women apply to Join the Alice M. Baldwin Scholars program, and those selected will then live together their sophomore year. Since the program is in its first year, the current 18 freshman women will be the first group to live together. The program is “designed to be a supportive environment for them to be leaders,” said Colleen Scott, assistant director of the program. Living together will enhance this effort, she added. The Baldwin Scholars will live in a block of rooms in Crowell Quadrangle, but each will be allowed to choose a roommate outside of the program. Because many of the scholars only met this year, the program’s coordinators thought it would be uncomfortable to make them choose roommates from amongst the small group this early, Scott added. Freshman Megan Braley, one of the newly minted Baldwin Scholars, is looking forward to living with the other members of the program. “They want this to be a support network for us and I think that living together is the only way we will get to be really close and trust each other,” Braley said. SEE LIVING ON PAGE 6

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HeadLine Monitor Steve Rawson made a special presentation at Tuesday night’s Duke Student Government meeting to describe the “catastrophic success” of White Tenting registration. In addition to the tenting update, other major business included the Senate’s vote to allocate funding for speaker and performance artist Jose Torres Tama’s appearance. Rawson —who was pursued from his dorm room to the Blue Zone en route to the baseball field, the secret registration location—said he was surprised by the overwhelming turnout for registration. With the 38 tents that participated in Blue Tenting already staked in Krzyzewskiville, 62 official spots remained to fill up

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ing limits on medical malpractice lawsuits, simplifying taxes and extending the life of the tax cuts enacted during his first term. He also urged passage of long-stalled energy legislation and promised to send Congress a budget next week that holds discretionary spending below inflation. Warning Congress that it will face painful choices, Bush said his budget would substantially reduce or eliminate more than 150 federal programs. Bush said his wife, Laura, would lead a nationwide effort to reduce gang violence by encouraging young people to remain crime free. In a nod to conservatives, he renewed support for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Transforming Social Security is a political gamble for Bush and for Republican allies wary of taking big political risks. While Bush cannot run for another term, most GOP lawmakers face re-election next year and are nervous about tampering with a system that Americans like and see no immediate need to overhaul. Democrats, on the other hand, face a risk of appearing as obstructionists if they simply oppose all of Bush’s plan. Under Bush’s Social Security plan, workers would be allowed to divert up to two-thirds of their payroll taxes into private investment accounts, according to a Social Security expert who was briefed on the plan Wednesday. Contributions would be capped at $l,OOO per year, rising each year by $lOO. Social Security’s guaranteed benefits would be reduced to make up for money diverted to the private accounts. A variety of solutions have been proposed over the years, such as limiting benefits for wealthy retirees, raising the retirement age, indexing benefits to prices rather than wages, discouraging early collection of Social Security benefits and changing the ways benefits are calculated, Bush said.

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phone in the trash can. “We found a camera phone with graphic pictures of us and other women in the garbage among the paper towels,” one of the women said. “He tried to take it back, but we wouldn’t give it.” The women called the police 30 minutes after the initial incident occurred, according to an e-mail from Kammie Michael, public relations coordinator for DPD. Tovar, 28, was arrested and fired from Parizade shortiy thereafter. The women claimed that several sources indicated similar incidents had happened before and that Parizade was aware of the situation. But Igor Gacina,

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‘The first five tents on the wait list are Seniors Bridget Newman, a member of Students Against Sweatshops and a columnist for The Chronicle, and Natalie Lamela, Public Relator for Lambda Pi Chi Sorority/Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad, Inc., addressed DSC in public forum regarding the Lambda Pi Chi-sponsored Tama lecture and performance, scheduled for Feb. 16 and 20 respectively. Both Newman and Lamela said Tama’s statements regarding Mexican immigrants and Jews in Germany were interpreted out of context at the previous DSC meeting. Newman and Lamela stressed the importance of fostering different view points. “Duke is a young institution that has always embraced controversy and debate,” Newman argued. Senior Dave Rausen, chair of the Student Organization Finance Committee,

general manager of Parizade, asserted that it was first time and would be the last such an incident happened. “It definitely won’t happen again in the future,” Gacina said. ‘The hole is patched now, and the man was fired on the spot. It was reported once, and it happened once. Nothing like this was ever reported.” There were nine pictures on the camera phone from Thursday night, the woman said. The women claimed there may be an online photo journal with more pictures and parts of the case were referred to the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation. Michael said an investigator was examining the case further, but she did not specify if the investigator worked for the Durham or federal government. Tovar’s bond was set at $4,000, and he was unable to be reached for comment. told DSG “If you use your check on the student activities fee to censor events it’s really arbitrary.” Sophomore Joel Kliksberg, vice presi-

agreed. “It’s our job to scrutinize every single cent that is spent by SOFC,” Kliksberg said. “We’re not a rubber stamp in anyway.” Senators scrutinized the meaning of SOFC bylaws when sophomore Senator Matt Hoekstra challenged the funding of Tama, based on the definition of Tama as a political speaker. “I believe that we are not to pay for political speakers... he is a radical speaker,” he said. Rausen corrected Hoekstra and said DSG can allocate funding for a political speaker, but not for a politician running for office. Hoekstra contributed the sole nay, and aside from two abstentions, the remainder of the Senate voted to allocate $2350 in funding for the event to Lambda Pi Chi.

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TENTING from page 3 conditions are putting students at a significant health risk. Tracey had a cold this week with a runny nose and head congestion—and she was not the only one. “I think half the people in my tent are sick,” she said. Moneta said students in K-ville are showing up at the Student Health Center with more evidence of colds as well as performing less well in class. “I do think tenting is a very important part of Duke heritage and Duke tradition,” Moneta said. “It has wide recognition and appeal. However, I think it has gotten too long and too complicated and in many ways could be hurting the students and the type of spirit we want at basketball games.” Dr. William Purdy, an assistant clinical professor at Student Health, said students who have been tenting most commonly experienced upper respiratory infections and flu-like illnesses. ‘The most important thing is that students basically use their heads and make sure they are warm,” he said. “Certainly students can sleep in that type of weather and do well, but they need proper equipment. But, of course, the lower temperature, the higher the risk.”

In addition to health issues, several professors wrote letters to Moneta expressing their concern that grace regulations were strictly weather-related and did not take into account students’ academic schedules. “I think the rules are at best arbitrary,” said Steven Baldwin, a chemistry professor who wrote to Moneta. “I don’t think the rules are in the best interest of the students. It shouldn’t be an either/or situation—eitherlam going to tent or be a serious student. I think it’s DSG’s job to make sure that gets done. DSG has put me in a position that that week [of the North Carolina game] or the week of any basketball game is offlimits for any serious academic exercise, and that’s not fair.” Although Baldwin said he has not noticed any more sick students in his classes this year than usual, he did say he could usually tell who in his class had been tenting because “they look like they’ve been hit with a baseball bat.” Despite the mounting concerns from professors, parents and students, most residents ofK-ville remain mostly satisfied. “Actually they’ve been pretty good this year,” said junior Josh Bearing. “It’s been cold, but it’s not like I’ve been sitting outside my tent crying for a revolution or anything.”

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“I’m really good friends with the girls in my dorm, so I look at this as a chance to make new friends.” Although there is no official academic component during the sophomore year similar to the seminar required freshman year, the women living together will have money to plan academic programs. One program idea under consideration is inviting Marie Wilson, president of The White House Project, co-creator of Take Our Daughters to Work Day and advocate of women’s empowerment, to come and speak on the power ofwomen’s leadership. The Wellness Living Learning Group will expand from Brown’s substance-free lifestyle to include other aspects of healthy living, such as nutrition and physical fitness. The Wellness Group will work to incorporate the existing health programs on campus and take advantage of the network of support already here. Deb Lo Biondo and Lisa Beth Bergene —the group’s coordinators and assistant deans of students for residence life—hope to adjust the program according to the desires of the students. The members will be able to choose what aspect of healthy

living they want to focus on and the program will be designed accordingly. “Because the concept ofWellness is all about bringing together the various dimensions ofwhat it means to be ‘healthy,’” Bergene wrote in an e-mail, “we are really looking at this as a Duke [student] effort and not an RLHS initiative.” The group tentatively has space in Crowell Quad for the upcoming school year and will be new for upperclassmen. The program for freshmen will continue in Brown and extend to Southgate as necessary next year. The Wellness Group has not yet been completely developed but leaders hope to bring together different aspects of a healthy lifestyle. So far, student interest has been high, judging from an open forum held in Brown, Lo Biondo noted in an e-mail. Freshman Melissa Fernley plans to apply for the Wellness Group to continue her experience of living in Brown as a freshman. “The thing that makes us special [in Brown] is that we are all substance-free so we bond together and form a sense of community,” Fernley said. “We will get people who are interested in more than just substance-free—people who are interested in nutrition and [physical activities] as well.”

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Recognition of Selflessness Generosity of Service Nobility of Character Person of Integrity Depth of Spirituality

Mr. Sullivan was a man who “reached out both hands in constant helpfulness to others The guidelines to the Award describe him as an accomplished lawyer, a mediator, a powerful orator,a noted philanthropist, a courageous citizen during perilous times,as well as a deeply spiritual and devoted family man. Duke University is giving this award to a graduating senior and a member of the faculty, staff, or graduate student body who exhibit the qualities of Mr. Sullivan. These qualities of service, character and spirituality are recognized in their practical application to daily living. Nobility of character is a criterion that is defined by the foundation as “when one goes outside the narrow circle of self-interest and begins to spend himself for the interests

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The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award committee desires that this prestigious opportunity for recognition be available to student and employee alike regardless of their role at the University. This ensures that all who make significant contributions to the community and who lead lives of integrity, will be considered as candidates for this unique award. For more information or to nominate a candidate, contact Sam Miglarese (for faculty/ staff/graduate student nominations) at samjniglarese@duke.edu. or Betsy Alden (for Duke senior nominations) at alden@duke.edu

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the lungs, Hall said. Pneumonia is “often very difficult to treat because you have introduced bacteria ing pneumonia. ‘That’s the complication that don’t belong in the lungs,” said Dr. of influenza that most frequently, by far, Michael Freedman, head of geriatrics at carries people off,” said Dr. William New York University Medical Center. Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at ‘You usually need multiple antibiotics Vanderbilt University. programs,” he said. ‘The big danger is that “I’m sure every physician (following news if you are having trouble getting air into of the pope’s case) is already worried that you, you can just tire out and you just can’t pneumonia might develop,” Schaffner said. keep up with it.” Elderly men with long-standing, debiliIn St. Peter’s Square, in John Paul’s natating chronic disease like Parkinson’s tive Polandand in many of the 129 countries often die of pneumonia, which comes as the pope has visited over a 26-year papacy, “the final straw” in a long assault by disease the faithful paused to pray for the spiritual on the body, said geriatrics specialist Dr. leader of the world’s 1 billion Catholics. William Hall of the University of Rochester. White House press secretary Scott McThe pope’s slumped posture would Clellan said Americans’ “thoughts and not only impede his breathing but also prayers are with the Holy Father,” and in make it harder for him to cough normalRome, chiefrabbi Riccarco Di Segni offered ly, a reaction that in healthy people helps prayers for a quick recovery. Maria Pasnik, 46, a housewife in the keep pneumonia bacteria from entering

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prayers. It was here, in 2002, that the pope canonized Indian saint Juan Diego during a fifth visit to the country, where he remains immensely popular. “May he recover rapidly, because we need him,” said Isabel Chavez, who attended Mass at the basilica. Navarro-Valls insisted that John Paul did not lose consciousness or require the insertion of a tube into his windpipe to help him breathe—a procedure known as a tracheotomy—and he characterized the hospitalization as “mainly precautionary.” At one point, trying to appear reassuring, Navarro-Valls even joked that John Paul was taken by ambulance to a special

papal suite on the 10th floor of the hospital because “the subway doesn’t go that far.” But with the pope’s advanced age and his health in steady decline for years, “this is just one of those warning signs that everybody’s got to prepare for the inevitable,” said the Rev. Thomas-Reese, editor of the Jesuit magazine America. “As Christians, death is not something we fear,” he said. “It’s a new beginning. But it’s always disturbing.” Navarro-Valls, who has a medical degree, said the pope was suffering from flu and acute laryngeal tracheitis—inflammation of the windpipe—which created a “certain difficulty in breathing.” In a separate statement, the Vatican said the pope also had experienced a “larynx spasm crisis.” Experts said it was possible his Parkinson’s disease, which makes muscle control difficult, made it harder for him to breathe.

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one “nice ass” remark Indeed, as he quietly strummed Eyes’ Conor Oberst. In fact, I would later away at his guitar, I almost felt sorry for learn that night that he would become the guy. Here, he was trying to play recess’ recipient of the 2005 MORD quality tunes, and his own audience was (Most Annoying Rock Dude) award, eftrivializing it all. (I once went to a fectively beating out Dashboard Confes- Bright Eyes concert in NYC, where he sional’s Chris Carabba, that Hoobastank actually admonished the audience for singing along to his songs a la all that guy and the late Elliott Smith. It’s not just because I hate his Bob emo crap). However, as he segued into “When Dylan-worthy songwriting chops, his whiny seal’s bark of a voice or the fact The President Talks to God,” a protest that he’s banging Winona Ryder. No, it’s song that lacks all the subtleness of his because he’s “indie rock’s”—the quotes best material, I could feel excitement are essential—new mascot, “it” boy, flapulse through the assembled crowd. vor of the month. And the saddest thing After Oberst has been frequently feais that he’s still making relevant music as tured in Rolling Stone and now practievidenced by his recent dual releases. cally screams MTV 2 staple, Bright Eyes’ That’s the reason I despise him most. music has become awfully suspicious in As I sat in the audience of the BTI the regard that oftentimes as with the Center—a totally inappropriate venue aforementioned song he seems to be for so-called independent music—l had pandering to —instead of challenging never felt so old. I was surrounded on all his audience. sides by high-schoolers wearing knee And while he still manages to pen and socks, black fingernail polish and T-shirts perform amazing lyrical vignettes like with their trite slogans. the new single “Lua,” in light of every“Indie rock”—my genre—had gone thing else, it makes him all the more a the way of emo and punk. It had been sell-out—a tragic one at that. The most depressing event of that co-opted by the mainstream. The movement’s resident hipsters—annoying night, however, wasn’t his performance. enough already—had been replaced by As I left the auditorium shortly before these faux zit-faced hipsters with their the show ended I noticed a line of cars Hot Topic wardrobe. stationedaround the center’s perimeter. Parents were waiting in their SUVs to Throughout the show, Oberst was assaulted by vicious shrieks from overpick up their brats still jamming inside to come females, instances of cell-phone their “rebel rock.” Robert Winterode waving and several heckles, including

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5. Stealing other people’s songs First Kelly Clarkson got in touch with her inner rock grrl on the Avril-Lavigne penned “Breakaway.” Then Gwen Stefani, Dr. Dre and Eve showed their love for Fiddler On the Roof, wishing Gwen could be an even “richer girl.” It seems like everyone’s giving their good stuff away. Except for Usher, who won’t let his lyrics go without a fight.

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2. Valentines Remakes Every February, the movie industry rolls out a slew of date movies. But this year, it seems they might have gone back to the well once too often. Debra Messing’s The Wedding Date is a blatant rip off of Picture Perfect, and many say that Hitch is Breaking All the Rules with a more marketable star. But, really, who’s more marketable than Jamie Foxx now? 1. Marmite This dark brown food spread, a yeast by-product of the brewing industry in jolly ol’ Engalnd, can be spread on everything from a tuna sandwich to your afternoon crumpets. While Brits have been getting high offit’s noxious flavor for decades, recess thinks Marmite is set to hit it big on the right side of the pond.

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What’s up with... recess gets the scoop behind all your campus fashion queries

Designer iPod belts? Shanna Israel has designed belts worn by Madonna, Halle Barry and Paris Hilton. Her products have been featured in magazines like InStyle and People and are available at the trendiest boutiques and, most recently...the Duke Computer Store? That's right, the newest product in Israel's trendy “Genre Collection” is a funky iPod case / wallet attached to her trademark belt, and designed specially for Duke Stores. Israel first started designing iPod cases under the label HipTunes to market in boutiques to her usual upscale crowd, but she became inspired when she heard that Duke was giving iPods to its freshman class. “They were the first major university to say now [this technology] is for education,” Israel said, “and that was something I really wanted to be a part of.” Israel approached Duke Stores manager Jim Rigney and proposed a line of iPod cases and belts specifically for Duke students. “She sent me a sample of her product which I thought had potential,” said Rigney. “But it was way overpriced, because she was marketing to high end boutiques. We worked together and we have a product that's-in the store.” The plain black and Duke Blue belts and cases that are currently available in the Duke Computer Store are a far cry from the shimmering green and candy pink models sold through the Genre Collection website. Israel and Rigney agreed, however, after spending some time in Alpine Atrium observing the clothing styles of Duke students, that it would be better to start with neutral colors and add on. Said Israel: ‘We'll revisit the color situation once this gets off the ground.” So far launch efforts have included several ads in The Chronicle, to lukewarm response. “Right now I don’t think many folks know they're there,” explained Rigney. “I'm not sure how many we've sold, it hasn't been that many,” said Clarence Morgan, a manager of the Duke Computer store. “But I think it's a pretty unique product.” Israel concurred, emphasizing the belt's multiple functions. “The belt offers a hands-free way to hold all of your accessories and be fashionable,” she said. Corinne Lou

Guys in Uqqs? Uggs, the fluffy suede snow booties that hail from Australia, have long been a fashion fixture on campus. Ladies seem to pair them with everything from sweatpants to miniskirts, whatever the weather. To our surprise, though, recess trendspotters have recently seen several campus studs "Uggin' it” as well. The fuzzy footwear seems to be filling in as fashionably-acceptable bedroom slippers for the man with no time to tie laces. As with any trend, though, Uggs may not be for everyone. Some men, like junior Christian Heim, still find the look too effeminate. His advice: "Frat brothers ought to stop shopping in the women's department” But for the fashion forward man, recess has some Ugg tips: Opt for the darker brown color; ix-nay baby-blue and pink, no matter how metro you think you are. Also, the men we talked to recommended tucking the front part of your jeans into the top of the boot. And fashion aside, for those of you spending your nights on freezing K-ville concrete, a pair of undeniably warm Uggs might be a practical addition to your winter wardrobe. Sarah Ball Remember when you were first lAfl*. schooled in the annual expiration date of IAI in 11/1111 Af f white clothing? In first grade, we traded in III our all-white Keds for dark-brown boots. In fifth grade, the white spandex got tossed into the back of the drawer. In ninth grade, that adorable white pleated miniskirt was done and done in early September. Even the most fashion-challenged seem to know and respect the rule. Recently, though, recess has spotted more and more trendsters bucking the no-whiteafter-laborclay code and wearing shoes, sweaters, accessories, and even pants the color of snow. Ever since the Calvin Klein’s winter white collections in the mid-‘9os and Sarah Jessica Parker’s famed white pumps, this one-time fashion taboo has been slowly shedding its summer-only stigma. Junior Lizzie Fortunate points out, “What better to snap us out of dreary winter weather than a piece of clothing or jewelry in shocking white?” So if it makes you feel good, forget the rules. Why not go white this winter? MadelineAndrews

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film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind A March release doomed this Charlie gem to limited Oscar recognition (Kate Winslet for best Actress and Best Original Screenplay for Kaufman), but the film’s quirky brilliance paints a beautiful portrait of a relationship struggling agianst time and memory. Nonlinearity hasn’t been this smooth since Pulp Fiction.

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actor Peter Saarsgard From the conflicted editor in Shattered Glass to Zach BrafTs slacker friend in Garden State to his most recent turn as a bisexual research assistant in Kinsey, Peter Saarsgard’s supporting roles never fail to steal scenes. Meanwhile, Saarsgard himself has been failing to attract notice from awards show voters. Like other great character actors who got small starts (William H. Macy, Paul Giamatti), hopefully Saarsgard will eventually get his breakout role. Till then, recess hopes a supporting actor Oscar is in the cards soon for this overlooked, understated superstar.

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Judging from its trailer, Million Dollar Baby looks like a feel-good boxing picture about a redneck girl with a heart of a champion and the once-resistant coach who makes her a star. And for the first twothirds of the movie, that's exactly what it is. The third act, however, takes a turn so stunning that the movie becomes an examination of something much bigger than a mere sport. If the viewers are particularly observant, perhaps they would initially notice the dark lighting, the dreary set production and Morgan Freeman's somber voiceovers, and predict the dark things to come. And after watching Clint Eastwood's last directorial effort (the cheerless Mystic River) the audience shouldknow to make cinematic fluff. Although the first two-thirds of the movie seem a pleasant if unmemorable sport film. In the harrowing last third of the movie, the actors really hit their stride and make Million Dollar Baby the odds-on favorite for winning

the Best Picture Oscar. Hilary Swank plays Maggie Fitzgerald, a hardluck, androgynous boxer with a deadbeatfamily. It's a role she's played before (The Next Karate Kid, Boys Don't Cry), but she does it well. Eastwood also steps in front of the camera to play Frankie Dunn, a stoic boxing coach and gym owner, a staunch Catholic who is guilt-ridden over a never-explained feud with his daughter. When he cries, so does the audience. Morgan Freeman portrays the coach's best friend, a down and out former boxer who now lives in the gym. Eastwood's trusting, understated directing style serves the actors incredibly well: he steps out of these veteran performers' way to let them form a familial bond that feels authentic. Eastwood deserves much ise for the deli-

Dunn and Fitzgerald. At one point toward the end of the film, he looks at her, and his tender love is clear. Their relationship never ventures toward the creepy or unseemly. His love for her is paternal—he's taken on the role of her dead father; she's a substitute for the daugh-

speak to him. MillionDollar Baby is not a movie about boxing, nor is it one about romandc love. This is a movie that will lull you into a false sense of security, and then deliver the heartbreaking knockout punch when you're least expecting it. ter who won't

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hometowns and spend time in cities like New York or Los Angeles only when they are showing. Curators and gallery owners sift through thousands of artists and pieces of art and pull the artists of particularly striking art into their circles. Once an artist becomes part of a gallery, he usually has one show per year, as each gallery tends to represent about twelve different artists. Smaller galleries feed artists to larger more prestigious galleries. The “crowd” an artist belongs to is important in moving up the hierarchy of galleries. Although this long journey of an artist’s career is often defined by buzzwords such as emerging, midcareer and established. To even be considered an emerging artist is a sign of commercial success. An emerging artist’s work can be purchased for anywhere from $l,OOO to $lO,OOO dollars. Artists need to be

Grrl rock has never been hotter than The Butchies. The Durham-based group's latest release Make YrLife has garnered them shoutouts on MTV 2 and VHI. The album itself sounds like what Ashlee Simpson's debut Autobiography should have been that is if Simpson had a whole lot more soul and growl, influences which range from the Indigo Girls to Cheap Trick and, of course, a shred of songwriting (and singing) chops. Indeed, these powerpop maestros will transcend sonic boundaries and sexual orientations as they play the Coffeehouse Friday. Special note: watch as dreamy lead singer Kaia Wilson croons the band's cover ofOutfield's "Your Love." Fireworks. Robert Winterode

wary of falling prey to buzz and critical appraisal that can actually end up being detrimental to a career. Artists’ prices tend to increase quickly, an average price increase of 20-30 percent per exhibit. Middlebrook warned “Artists to be careful that prices do not go up too fast” resulting in their art being overpriced, “A dealer has to help you control your price and be cautious of price increases.” Many artists, including Middlebrook, consider labels like emerging dangerous, but understand their necessity for the art market and critics. “It’s scary to think you have a label. An artist can be 50 and still consider yourself to be emerging and changing as an artist...lt’s not like being a freshmen, sophomore or junior.”

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CHARLIE from page 1 resilient. His clear blue eyes sparkle with childlike innocence and boyish optimism as he faces yet another lunch hour alone, sighing, “Some psychologists say people who eat peanut butter are lonely.” Junior Jacqueline Langheim brilliantly portrays the overbearing and loudspoken Lucy, embodying the character right down to her perpetual crush on the Beethoven-worshipping Shroeder, played by freshman Edward Wardle. Freshman Katharine Vandergriff cited time constraints as the most difficult factor in putting on “Charlie Brown” this season. The mere three weeks ofrehearsal was “half of what you usually have,” she said. We put in 10 to 12 hour days, but it was really professional and fun at the same time.” But for junior Caroline Watnick, who plays Charlie's beloved beagle Snoopy, the biggest challenge was learning how to be a dog. This musical is unusual in its layout; instead ofa conventional storyline, it is a collection of short vignettes and a few longer melodramas that give the feeling ofbrowsing through a comic book. The scenery, complete with Snoopy's famous red doghouse and Schroeder's purple piano, is vibrant in color and effectively minimal. You ’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown portrays Charlie’s heartfelt mishaps and everyday successes with both humor and poignancy. Jack McDonald, a freshman who plays the blanket-toting Linus, says the best part about Duke Players is that “there's never a feeling that it's about who you know, as opposed to how good you are...there's a lot of talent here.” That talent and hard work definitely shows through. You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Feb. 3-5, 8 p.m.; Feb. 6, 2 p.m. 209 East Duke, East Campus. Tickets: $8; $6 Stu-

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pigeon-hole in that regard. Rock? Jazz? Funk, Latin, punk, polka? The only sure thing is that the songs on As Best as We Can create an intriguing and extremely catchy collection. “My Defense!” features an infectious guitar riff and funny stories of legal troubles. The rest of the album ranges from dance (“Disco Barry!”) to rock (“If!”) to Latin jazz/lounge (“Another Song Ray Hates!”). As the exclamation points (which appear after all but one of the album's track titles) imply, As Best as We Can displays high energy and a charming

drum. Together with the shockingly catchy title track and the piano-driven “Summer 91,” Worlds Apart is indeed sep-

arated from this rock band's past. The album dips with the repetitivesounding “And the Rest Will Follow” and “Caterwaul.” Just as the album begins to bore, though, it comes roaring back with the surging duel guitars of “Classic Art

very differentway,” Dorfman said. The traditional views on justice, redemption, forgiveness and the importance of differing viewpoints are juggled as the characters work through these issues, slowly revealing their identities. Set in purgatory—as the title suggests—the two characters, Man and Woman, take turns playing the role of the therapist for each other. They are traveling through a circular chronology, reflecting on the lives they had lived while on earth. The couple hurt each other during their lives and now they must work together in order to escape their current cir-

Taking the audience along on an evocative journey of self-discovery through a nonlinear continuum of time where chronology is insignificant, the literary characters discover new perspectives. In revealing who they were on earth, their personae are given new di-

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the energy that you get at an SNMNMNM live show.” Like all great live acts, SNMNMNM tries to up the ante with each show, creating an adventurous atmosphere that's not readily transferable to recordings. The band's reputation was built on extensive touring, a feat made easier by the

group's brotherly connection. ’’Having my brother in the band is a lot of fun. I think we really transferred that sense of brotherhood to the whole group.” This sense of fun, implicit in the band's multiinstrumental genre-hopping and lyrical playfulness, is what fuels SNMNMNM and makes the band one of the freshest acts in the country. SNMNMNM is having a CD release party at Local 506 in Chapel Hill Friday, February 4 before embarking on yet another tour. Seamus Kenney forewarns concert-goers: “Prepare to be rocked. ”

Showcase.” “Let it Dive,” an echoing song reminiscent of Oasis, lacks the intensity of most of the album, but is resurrected by its enchanting chorus: “Let it fade out of sight / Let it drag us down / Let it fade” and becomes one of the album's brightest points. Of the last four songs, the only truly successful one is the urgent, passionate, soaring “All White,” which is less than

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There is Worlds Apart, nonetheless, is a good rock album, with half-great tracks and half filler. Its best moments are its most honest as well as its largest departures from Source Tags and Codes. With this album, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead stands strong as one of the few genuine rock bands still playing.

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When the women’s basketball team heads to Miami today the Blue Devils will be entering uncharted territory. Miami’s addition to the ACC this season means that No. 3 Duke (20-2, 6-1 in the ACC) must make the trek down to southern Florida for its first-ever game against the Hurricanes (10-10, 25). More than just travel, though, it means that the Blue Devil coaching staffand players have to spend time preparing for a littleknown opponent. “I’m not as familiar with the players,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “I don’t know [Miami head coach Feme Labati’s] tendencies as well. They play a little bit different style than we’ve seen.” Miami features ACC leading scorer Tamara James, who averages 22.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Other ACC opponents have experimented with a number of different defensive schemes in their attempts to stop her. Duke plans to use multiple defenders on

James, including Monique Currie and Mistie Williams, Goestenkors said. Against conference opponents, coaches are usually able to rely on information gained from SEE MIAMI ON PAGE 12

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have some of their weakest performances of the season against the one man they knew they had to stop, that’s a setup for disaster. Ewing’s engine never started,

and it shut down early when he fouled out with just five points on 2-of-6 shooting in 20 minutes of play. While Ewing was moving sideways, fending off Paul and only sometimes dumping the ball inside to Shelden Williams, Wake’s All-American was jetting vertically down the court and then down the baseline on his way to 23 gut-checked points. ‘We need Daniel to play more and better,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “I’m really surprised that we had an opportunity to win it without Daniel.” It was the fight with 5:39 to go in the first half that sent Ewing flailing and Paul skyrocketing. Three plays after they were both hit with a technical foul— Ewing’s third personal—Paul drove for a highlight-reel reverse scoop, which Dockery promptly followed up with a botched set play. Paul would then pull the

If head coach Ted Roof is going to turn the Duke football program around, Feb. 2, 2005 may be remembered as one of the most important dates in Duke football history. Twenty-four football players from across the country solidified their commitments to play for the Blue Devils Wednesday by sending in their National Letters of Intent. Ranked among die nation’s top 30 by some recruiting analysts, die class is one ofDuke’s best in decades. ‘We wanted to recruit the best players in the country and recruit them hard and go after them and set our sights on getdng the very best,” Roof said. “I think it’s a big step for our football program in building a foundation.” Duke’s class includes seven three-star players, two four-star players and one five-star player. In comparison, the Blue Devils’ last three classes have combined to produce just five three-star recruits and one four-star prospect. “I think recruiting is on the

same move two more times and take matters into his own hands in the second half. While Paul was rattling off eight straight points, Ewing was totally lost in the fold. After Paul drained a pull-up three to put Wake up 10 and force Krzyzewski to call a timeout, he picked up his third foul. But Ewing lost the ball and chased Paul back down the court, only to foul him on his way up. “Our best defense against him was when he was in foul trouble,” Wake head coach Skip Prosser said of Ewing. Dockery would pick up his fourth foul soon thereafter, and in two straight plays to follow, Nelson missed an easy floater and Ewing botched two free throws. With a speed advantage over even the quick Duke trio,

Jamie Newberg, national scout.com analyst, said of the Duke program. “Coach Roof has surrounded himself with guys like [Associate Head Coach] David Kelly, who know how to get out and get kids. I think this is a real good sign of things to come.” The star of the class, defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase, is already on campus after graduating early from high school. At 6-foot-6 and 335 pounds, Oghobaase has both the size and the talent to make an immediate impact for the Blue Devils, Roof said. Oghobaase spurned Miami, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Arizona to become Duke’s first five-star football commitment since ranking prospects became popular. “Obviously it was a big coup for us, as it came down to Miami, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M,” Roof said. “I think Vince has a chance to be a very good football player.” But Oghobaase is not the only defensive lineman in the class that the Blue Devils anticipate will contribute as soon as he arrives in Durham. The commitments of players like four-star defensive

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and we’re 336, that’s pretty impressive.” The long-distance spree began just after Demon Deacons point guard Chris Paul, who finished with 23 points and six assists, blasted down the baseline and hit a jumper to put Wake Forest (18-3, 6-2 in the ACC) ahead 84-75. Redick answered with a behind-the-back dribble and a pulsating shot for three of his 33 points. Two plays later, Paul tried a three of his own, but it rimmed out and Redick went behind his back again and made it a game. Crumbling to the floor as he released a three with just under a minute to go, Redick slung Duke (16-2, 6-2) to within two. Deacons forward Eric Williams followed the ensuing timeout with a dp-in off one of his 11 offensive rebounds, but Redick drove back for a scoop off the glass. After Paul hit two free throws with 23.3 seconds left, Redick and Lee Melchionni missed from beyond the arc before Redick loaded up another one from the comer and gave Duke a final chance down one. “JJ. did everything he could to keep them in the game,” Wake Forest guard Taron Downey said. “He hit a couple threes at the end of the game, and it seemed like they just didn’t want to die and they didn’t.” Duke came back from double-digit deficits throughout the second half, but until Redick hit the three with 2:14 left Wake always had a knockout blow in store. After the Blue Devils cut a 14-point Deacons lead to seven in Just over two minutes, Shelden Williams blocked another Eric Williams putback to set up Redick for another dagger. But his three-point attempt glanced off the rim, and Downey threw up an alley-oop to Trent Strickland to put Wake ahead 82-73 with less than three minutes to play. Opening the second period, the Blue Devils were perfect from the floor and cut the lead to one on a Shavlik Randolph three-pointer, but Paul would pick up eight straight points to stretch the margin back to 11. Melchionni’s deep shot three minutes later brought Duke to within six, but two straight Blue Devil fouls—the team had 19 fouls in the second half alone—left the ball in Wake’s hands, allowing the Deacons’ Chris Ellis to slam home two ofWake Forest’s 25 second-chance points. ‘They can score from a number of different positions, so you can’t key on one guy,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. —

JJ. Redick slips in a reverse to score two of his 22 second-half points.The shooting guard put theBlue Devils on his back with about 10minutes remaining.

“Usually they can put, offensively, some-

times five guys out there who can score.” Still, Paul was the one who had all the answers. After he and Daniel Ewing were each hit with a technical foul following a shoving match between the two teams late in the first half, Paul drove to the baseline for a wild reverse layup—a move he would repeat time and again, eventually forcing Ewing to foul out with just five points and 7:22 still to play in the Blue Devils’ second heartbreaking loss of the year. ‘They reacted better than us after the scuffle,” Redick said. “And Daniel picked up the foul. That’s it.”

NOTES: With the win, Wake moved into a secondplace tie with Duke in the AGC standings.... Redick shot 10-for-22for the game and 8-for-18 in the second half, his 33 points falling one short of a career high.... During one stretch of the second half, Redick took six straight shots for the Blue Devils.... With 16 points and 12 rebounds, Shelden Williams tallied his fourth-straight double-double.... Following the loss Wednesday night, Duke continues its roughest schedule stretch of the season, with Georgia Tech coming to Durham Saturday afternoon and North Carolina to follow.

DUKE FG 3-PT FT REB PF A 2 Williams 6-10 0-0 4-8 3 12 Randolph 3-6 2-2 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 5 Redick 10-22 5-13 8-9 Ewing 2-6 1-2 02 5 3 1 6 4 4 Dockery 1-4 1-1 2-2 Melchionni 4-6 3-4 2-2 5 0 4 Nelson 3-6 1-2 Johnson 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 OO TEAM 2 TOTALS 306113-24 16-23 37 24 14 Blocks—Williams (4); Randolph (1) Melchionni(2); Redick (1) FG%: Ist Half: 43.8; 2nd Half: 55.2; Game; 49.2 FT%: Ist Half; 85.7; 2nd Half; 62.5; Game: 69.6

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PAUL from page 9 Paul kept charging, pushing in transition on back-to-back drives that led to a dynamic crossover layup and a drive-and-dish that forced Ewing’s final exit at the 7:22 mark. With Prosser delicately bringing his star in and out of the game to keep his foul trouble under control, Paul was as intense —and

SIGNING DAY end Ayanga Okpokowumk, three-star defensive end Clifford Respress, three-star defensive end Ryan Radloff, two-star defensive lineman Kinney Rucker, two-star defensive tackle Joe Suder and twostar defensive end Norman Gee combined to give Duke one of the nation’s top-10 incoming defensive lines, according to scout.com. Many of the linemen will have opportunities to play as freshmen and will add depth to a front line devastated by injuries last year, Roof said. The recruiting class’ next highest-pro file position is place-kicker Joe Surgan, who was a Florida All-State selection and

fast—as could be. While Nelson was taking over momentarily at the point, turning the ball over and missing jumpers, Paul was throwing up alley-oops, stealing back steals and matching JJ. Redick as best as anyone could down the stretch. Krzyzewski said after the game that Redick’s run at the end gave energy to the rest of the Blue Devils, but Paul walked all over Duke’s paltry point guards all night

long—no sweat. “It’s not a crazy, unbelievable upset anymore when we beat a North Carolina or a Duke,” Paul said, an almost perfect night behind him. “That’s because we know we can beat anyone as long as we just treat them like anyone else. Don’t get too up, don’t get on a high horse, just treat them like any other team and we can play with them.”

the nation’s No. 4 kicker on scout.com. Like the defensive linemen, Surgan will challenge immediately for the starting job. Inconsistencies in the kicking game cost Duke opportunities to beat Connecticut and Wake Forest last season. Quarterbacks Gene Delle Donne and Zack Asack are the players from the class who will lead Blue Devil offenses down the field. The loss ofChris Dapolito to graduation and Duke’s failure to recruit a quarterback in two consecutive recruiting seasons made it imperative to take two signal-callers in this year’s class, Roof said. And the two quarterbacks Roof signed both have the potential to challenge for playing time next season. Delle Donne, the

Delaware State Player of the Year, has earned praise and accolades for his strong and accurate throwing arm. Asack, who is also a Massachusetts state champion in the 55-meter hurdles, has the ability to beat defenses with his arm and sub-4.5 40 speed. Both quarterbacks are three-star prospects and rank among the nation’s top 40 quar-

terbacks, according to scout.com.

Delle Donne and Asack will have plenty of weapons to throw to, as Duke inked two three-star running backs and a three-star athlete Wednesday as well. Marcus Jones played five positions in high school and could potentially be the Blue Devils’ go-to guy in the red zone as a receiver or even as a dual-threat quarterback. He ranks

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among the top 45 receivers in the country. Meanwhile, running back Clifford Harris is a second-team all-state selection in Louisiana after a senior campaign in which he rushed for 1,600 yards and 28 touchdowns as an option quarterback. In North Carolina, Re’Quan Boyette rushed for more than 1,900 yards his senior season, earning him a place among the state’s best players in the annual North CarolinaSouth Carolina Shrine Bowl. Harris is a top-40 running back, and Boyette rates among the nation’s top 100. “Like every coach across America, we’re very excited about this year’s group and where we think we’re going with it,” Roof said.

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years of seeing some of the same players and many of the same coaches. “I really feel for Miami and Virginia Tech because we have to prepare for two new teams while they have to prepare for nine new teams,” Goestenkors said. Along with the opponent, Duke will be relatively unfamiliar with the venue. “It’s just like going to the [ACC] Tournament,” Currie said of playing in a new arena. She also said her experience at Miami would be similar to that of the freshmen, who have never played in many of the ACC arenas before. Miami moved from the Big East to the ACC along with Virginia Tech after muchpublicized negotiations in 2003 and 2004.

At the time, Duke raised objections because the 11-team format would mean that some teams would not play each other twice during the regular season. “I really miss playing everybody twice,” Goestenkors said. “I think that the results at the end of the day—who wins the conference or comes in second—could be vastly different depending on who you have to play twice. You don’t have a true champion in that you’re not playing the exact same teams someone else is.” After a thrilling battle in Raleigh last Sunday, Duke will not get a chance to play N.C. State at home this season because of the imbalanced schedules. This is a concern for Duke’s attendance, which despite the team’s No. 1 ranking for a stretch of the season, has remained low. Behind the North Carolina home game, the N.C. State game was always the secondhighest attended conference game of the season in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will also face Virginia, Clemson and Florida State only once. ACC schools, with the exception of Duke and North Carolina, were in favor of the expansion primarily for financial reasons related to football. Some members of Duke community still see the changes as a positive for the conference, in part because of the additional excitement generated by playing new teams. “When tournament time comes you’re seeing some teams for the third time, and so it’s good to see a new team sometimes,” Currie said. Duke’s players also get to escape the blustery Durham winter for a night. The women are scheduled to return for classes early Friday morning. “I wish we got to be like the boys and spend a couple more days down there,” Currie said of the men’s team’s two-game trip to Florida in January.

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Duke will look to exploit its interior size because Miami's second tallest starter is 5-foot-10, shorter than every player in the Blue Devil starting lineup. So far this season, Duke has taken advantage of small teams by allowing opponents to double-team inside and kicking the ball out for open three-pointers. Look for Foley and Smith to have plenty of opportunities from beyond the arc. McCormick, Miami's senior point guard, runs the Hurricane offense and will likely be too quick for Smith to guard. She will try to find James, the ACC's leading scorer. James' faceoff

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with Currie will be one of the more intriguing matchups of the ACC season. James could have difficulty scoring on the inside over Bales and Williams, so she, along with the team's speedy guards, will try to beat Duke in the transition game.

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In the first-ever matchup between these two squads, the Hurricanes could have jitters playing the third-ranked team in the nation. But the Hurricane fans should be hyped up because Duke is the first major ACC opponent to visit Coral Gables. A change of scenery should be good for the Blue Devils after struggling in recent games against ranked ACC teams, especially from beyond the arc.

James will have a big game, scoring at least 20, but it won't be enough for the Hurricanes to overcome the Blue Devils' interior dominance. Look for Duke to take control of the game early and win going away,

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It is also disturbing to see Bush relast night’s State of the Union address, President George W. iterate his support for a constitutional Bush set forth an ambitious agen- amendment protecting the institution da for his second term. Social Securi- of marriage. The government has no ty reform was at the center of Bush’s right to legislate people’s lifestyle and Bush’s opponents speech; he laid out a must fight to prevent StaitedltOrial plan to institute volan amendment, untary personal savBush also called on the Senate to workaccounts that would allow ings ers to invest a portion of their uphold its responsibility when it paychecks and maintain control over comes to judicial nominations. Bush their own money. Bush did an excel- was right when he said, “Every judilentjob of explaining the Social Secu- cial nominee deserves an up-or-down rity problem, and whether you agree vote.” The Senate cannot allow judiwith his position or not, he framed cial seats to remain empty because it the issue well. Social Security, as Bush may become a threat to peoples’ right aptly pointed out, is a problem that to a speedy trial. Senate Democrats eiaffects the younger generations, and ther need to approve the nominees young people must understand and or accept to the fact that they don’t have the votes in Congress to reject engage in the issue. It is admirable that Bush is tack- the president’s choices, Bush’s argument about terrorism ling such a critical concern instead of putting it off for future presidents to and Iraq is still weak. He called for deal with. Bush recognizes that Social other Middle Eastern states, such as Security needs to be fixed, and he is Saudi Arabia and Egypt, to demonattempting to open a bipartisan dia- strate leadership in the fight against logue in an attempt to solve what may terrorists; however, now Bush must acseem like an insolvable problem. He tually follow through with these reis doing his part to reach out to De- quests. Otherwise Bush’s political rhetoric will be just that, political rhetoric, mocrats, saying, “I will listen to anyFinally, Bush has still failed to offer one who has a good idea to offer.” That being said, Bush’s personal ac- a suitable exit plan in Iraq. Although we should not set an “artificial count plan represents a stark ideological shift in government policy. Moving timetable” for the removal of troops, away from the current system—in there must be a more concrete plan for which everyone pays in and Social Se- both the future or Iraq and the future curity is paid out to those who need of American soldiers in Iraq. . As Bush moves forward with his it—and toward a system that rewards individuals at the cost of the under- bold plans to reform Social Security privledged is a frightening change that and fight terrorism and reiterates his ignores the moral obligation of the vow to spread freedom, liberty and government to provide for those less democracy, Bush must reach out to the fortunate. Even though Bush’s plan Democrats in order to accomplish anycould solve the money flow problem thing meaningful. Likewise, DemocofSocial Security, it is the place of the rats in Congress must do their part in government to provide services like working with the president to move the Social Security to all citizens. country toward its bright future. „

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State of the Union: Wrapped in words really believe he is better than FDR? While he can make Social Security “permanendy sound,” weshould apparendy excuse “the founders of Social Security,” who could “not have foreseen” condidons 70 years later. “Junk lawsuits. Intended to set the stage for a debate on tort or medical liability reform by presuming that most lawsuits are, indeed, “junk” and result in higher medical liabilf ISn insurance costs. The onus overhauling t commenlary to prove otherwise is now shiftdomestic policies and institued to the defense and those rations to reflect a government whose primary—if not only—responsibility is paciously greedy trial lawyers. Few would security and defense. Everything else is, as the argue that trial lawyers are necessarily saints, but then neither are the pharmaceutical inpresident said, “discretionary.” But don’t be fooled. “Restraining the dustry or incompetent physicians. What the spending appetite of the federal govern- president neglects to mention, is that 1) plainment” and eliminating 150 government pro- tiffs already lose 70 percent of malpractice grams that do not reflect “essential priorities” suits, 2) huge compensatory awards are rare is not an exercise in streamlining administra- and 3) capping financial awards in states like five bureaucracy, as the president made it Texas has not retarded the rise in medical sound. If the last four years are any indica- malpractice insurance costs, “America be in a supporting role”, “[iue tion, it will mean deeper cuts to programs that nation secure its liberty. ’’The proud most Americans do consider essential: cuts help] will for the EPA to regulate clean air and water, lengthy section devoted to Iraq reflects the cuts for the FDA to regulate imports of food- second part of the Bushspeak strategy for stuffs, cuts to No ChildLeft Behind (if it ever framing the debate; make a situation that is gets funded), cuts to federal contributions increasingly critical seem under control in for Medicaid, cuts to highway funding and order to relinquish responsibility. It is a bit difthen the big albatross that dwarfs them all, a ficult to accept the president’s insistence that the United States can now give the Iraqi army gigantic hatchet to Social Security. The brilliance of Bushspeak, and that of and security forces control over their country the Republican Party in general, is that they based on one day of voting. Though, I’ll command the English language. Unless one admit, it is reassuring that we will now be abides by the useful aphorism that the “devil funding the training of the Iraqi military, The absurd overall message, however, as is in the details,” the slogans sound pretty reflected in the quotes above, is that through good. Let’s decipher a few of them. “Driven toward bankruptcy, “the money is their vote for freedom and liberty, the Iraqi yours, “voluntary personal accounts” and “per- people now understand the intrinsic value of manently sound. The president’s crusade to democracy (much as Americans have over fundamentally rewire the Social Security sys- our 300 year history), and only need a helptem is a classic example of creating a state of ing hand from the United States, Voting is an integral part of democracy, fear based on dire predictions and then coming to the rescue. First, as has been reported and high turnout at the polls last Sunday was ad nauseam by Paul Krugman of the New York encouraging, but casting a ballot is only an Times, switching to private accounts will cost expression of freedom assuming certain funthe government more than shoring up the damentals. The fact remains that you cannot current system. The second and third sound have a functioning sovereign democracy bites are also beyond disingenuous. Return amidst chaos, violence, weak institutions and on the accounts will depend on stock rates, ethnic conflict. But then, these are pesky dewhich are driven up by demand.The govern- tails that will no doubtfall in place with time, All that’s left to worry about are the words. ment cannot possibly hope to achieve the historically unprecedented return rates of 6 or 7 percent without blocking early withJared Fish is a Trinity junior and president of drawals and regulating individual investment Duke Democrats.

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lieves that he will ever see a dime of Social Security or even that Social Security is a good deal for him. For decades, the government has collected Social Security taxes from employees and employers. Every year, a portion of that money was spent on benefits to recipients in that year, and the remainder was loaned to the government, which then spent it. All along, the government effectively made a bookkeeping entry to keep track of the loans. In 2018, the government will have to start paying those loans back. In 2042, or about the time that Soni will want to retire, the fund will run completely dry. In the meantime, the federal government will have to either raise taxes or cut spending to make up for the money that it cannot borrow from Social Security any more. Benefit cuts will have to result. And, the reason is basically that there are a lot of baby boomers getting older who will live a lot

longer than they were expected to when Social Security started. The government will take 12.4 percent of Soni’s salary to fund social security, half from him and half from his employer. If he makes $60,000 per year for his working life (presumably a low estimate for a Duke grad) and inthat money for himself at a moderate 8 percent, he will have about $2.5 million at retirement.With that money, he could pay himselfabout $200,000 per year for the rest of his life. Social Security, if it still exists then, would give about $50,000 ofbenefits. I am a gen-X-er. I would gladly give up every cent I have paid into Social Security and any right to future benefits, if only the government would stop taking the money from me so I could invest it myself. In doing so, I would give up illusory future benefits in return for a significandy better retirement. Private accounts are the only way of doing this.

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Czech support for Iraq coalition admi rable Iraq’s

election has come and gone, and it seems most everyone is hailing it as a historic achievement for Iraqis and Americans. Seemingly lost amid the congratulating, however, has been the effect the election could have in Coalition countries—the 28 states that have continued to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom despite intense pressures and hardships. One nation whose government was in particular need of a sign of hope this week is the Czech Republic, a country whose ongoing support for the United States-led efforts in Iraq remains both fascinating and admirable. The Czech Republic has supported the United States in Iraq through thick nathan and thin. Prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom, the central European nation granted Coalition forces overflight and basing permission and sent 251 officers to Kuwait for Consequence Management Support and local training. As U.S. tanks rolled into Iraq in March 2003, Czech soldiers transported a high-tech 50-bed mobile hospital and medical staff from Zbiroh, Czech Republic to Basra, Iraq, and began providing care to hundreds of injured, burned and sick Iraqis. And the Czech military, famous for its scientific weapons expertise, also ended up deploying a 400-person nuclear, biological and chemical response unit to the Middle East to work with other Coalition members. Today, the Czechs are still committed to Iraq, even amid insurgency, prison scandal and a major restructuring of their own government. On Friday, Czech Parliament voted to extend the deployment of their military officers currently training Iraqi forces in southern Iraq until the end Of the year. According to Defense Minister

Karel Kuehnl, the decision was simply based on the Czechs’ view that it would be inappropriate to withdraw troops during a time of instability. Czech contributions in Iraq seem especially hefty considering public opinion back home, as polls show Czechs were staunchly opposed to the war when it began and still are today. The Prague Post cited a figure of 70 percent in March 2003, and other studies rate opposition as high as 80 percent. Moreover, other European nations like France have been very public about their objections to the war and the U.S.-led Coalition. And even more striking, the Czech Republic’s elected President Vaclav Klaus is a vocal opponent of carleton his nation’s involvement in the war who poker often criticizes U.S. efforts and motives—though it is the Prime Minister and Parliament, not him, who has ultimate say on foreign policy matters. So why, exactly, did the Czech government risk unpopularity and backlash inside and outside their borders and join the Coalition anyway? And why have they kept contributing despite constant setbacks? All signs indicate that the Czechs’ behavior comes from two desires: a desire for international unity no matter what the cause, and a simple altruistic desire to help the Iraqi people. When pressed, Czech national leaders hold that their government seems as far from an ‘unwilling’ Coalition partner as a nation could be. Vladimir Galuska, the Czech Republic’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, leaves little doubt that his country independently wanted to join the Coalition and is on board today. “In Iraq, we have always been supportive of the Bush administration to the extent that our resources allowed us,”

he says. “It wasn’t any whitewashing or window dressing. After political debate, it was a decision we felt was a right one. From the beginning, the perception was considered to be a symbolic show of respect for America.” Similarly, Jiri Schneider, head of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Policy Planning Department, stresses perhaps the biggest reason behind Czech support for the war: preventing division. “It’s not a secret that here, the political scene was quite divided,” he says. But “right or wrong, it’s important to be in the conflict... It’s the worst scenario when Europe and the U.S. are against each other.” Significantly, a desire to help the Iraqi people seems to have existed from the get-go, as even President Klaus notes that Europe was very concerned about how to get rid of Saddam Hussein for the sake of Iraqis before the Coalition ever intervened. And today, even some Czech citizens who opposed the war as a policy seem comfortable that their country is an important part of the Coalition. As Hannah Halfaovi, a 38-year old website designer from Prague says, “I didn’t like it. I don’t think war is good for any nation. But I think they are helping. I think there will be a better life for Iraqis.” Czechs like Halfaovi can likely envision a better life for Iraqis more easily now that this week’s once-dreaded elections occurred with relatively high turnouts and relatively low violence. While Sunday was certainly a day for hope in Iraq and the United States, it was also the same for the other nations participating in the Coalition, and in turn battling both insurgency in the Middle East and dissatisfaction at home. Nathan Carleton is a Trinity senior. His column appears on Thursdays. The reporting for this column took place in Prague, CZ in June 2004.

Playing the race card

program often makes the difference between poverty Tuesday Jan. 25, President George W. Bush addressed African-American leaders in an attempt and a decent standard of living. Bush’s suggestion that for private Social Security acto sell them on his new controversial proposals counts would especially benefit blacks is also flawed befor reforming Social Security. The president has been aggressively pushing his plan cause many blacks’ low incomes would prevent them to partially privatize the federal programs and allow from contributing significantly anyway. Charles B. Rangel, an African-American congressman who met wage earners to divert some of their Social Security paywith Bush last week and said he was “really offended” by roll taxes into private accounts. He stated that his proposal would particularly benefit blacks because “African- the remarks, pointed out that unless blacks have better economic prospects, private Social SecuAmerican males die sooner than other rity account will not help them. He told males do, which means the system is inthe president, “You can’t get out what you herently unfair to a certain group of peocan’t put in.” ple. And that needs to be fixed.” Paul Krugman, an op-ed columnist in So basically, because blacks die before The New York Times, pointed out the they can collect all their Social Security misunderstanding of life expectancy benefits anyway, Bush’s plan is better. numbers reflected in Bush’s argument in While President Bush is not especially his Jan. 28 column entitled “Little Black well known for his eloquence or tact, as amelia Herbert Lies.” He points out that while it is true an African American I found his comthat the current life expectancy for black ments to be especially offensive and ultidon't believe the hype males at birth is 68.8 years (compared to mately unconvincing when studied in 75 for white males), that doesn’t always mean that a more detail that blacks don’t benefit Bush’s argument equally black man who has worked all his life can expect to die from Social Security because of their death rate is not a after collecting only a few years’ worth of Social Securinew one, but it is one that has been effectively proved ty benefits. “Blacks’ low life expectancy is largely due to wrong by the Social Security Administration, AARP high death rates in childhood and young adulthood. African-American men who make it to age 65 can exanalyses and various economists. If looked at on a superficial level, the fact that blacks pect to live, and collect benefits, for an additional 14.6 years—not that far short of the 16.6-year figure for die sooner than whites might lead one to naturally conwhite men.” clude that they receive less from Social Security, a proDespite the many arguments against the theory that gram that kicks in at age 65. However there are many President Bush is advancing to gain African-American other factors that must be considered. Bush’s argument doesn’t address the other features support for his policy, the thing that I find most despicaof the Social Security program which make up for the ble has nothing to do with the truth of his claims. The most glaring problem with Bush’s arguments, disparity in direct retirement benefits and are depended on by many blacks—disability and survivor benefits. one that screamed out at me and prevented me from understanding how his PR people allowed him to say these African-Americans account for 18 percent of those rewords to public, is that it explicitly presupposes the ceiving Social Security disability payments and 23 permortality rates for black Americans without makAlso, ofchildren survivor benefits. Social higher cent receiving Security pays lower-income workers more, relative to ing that fact itself a problem. In fact, it indicates acceptance and acquiescence to what they pay in, than higher-income workers, and the reality that blacks die sooner. When the president blacks are paid less on average than whites. According to Jeffrey Liebman, an associate professor says that the system “needs to be fixed” he is addressing of public policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Social Security—but what about the other overarching Government and former adviser to President Bill Clin“system,” the one where less access to healthcare, higher unemployment rates, lower wages, less access to eduton, this alone accounts for the gap caused by differcation, higher occurrence of crime and poverty and inences in death rates. He says that lower income people benefit more from Social Security because for them, the stitutional racism create the very environment where

low black life expectancy is taken for granted? Essentially, the president is taking advantage of the fact that blacks die sooner to push his own agenda, and blatantly so, for he did not even attempt to couch the crux ofhis argument in vague and convoluted language, as politicians often do. If Bush were actually concerned about combating the problem of blacks living shorter lives, reforming theirretirement plans does not seem like the best plan of action. Perhaps focusing that attention on the environmental and financial factors which lead to staggering disparities would be a better start. The Census Bureau reports that 11 percent of whites do not have health insurance, compared to 20 percent of blacks. A 2001 study by the University of Michigan found that in the poorest neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, a 16-year-old black male could expect to die at 59 years old—ls years younger than the average white male his age. Blacks are 2.5 times more likely than whites to die in the first year of life. One CDC study found that homicide deducts about seven months from the life expectancy of the average black male. Black children die of asthma at about three times the rate of whites because of greater exposure to air pollution and less access to health care. In 2000, the rate of new AIDS cases was 10 times higher in blacks compared to whites. The prevalence of diabetes is 70 percent higher among African Americans than among whites. Rates of death from cardiovascular disease are 30 percent higher among African American adults than among white adults. When it comes down to it, simply being African American is a risk factor. Bush has already accepted this, moved on, and tried to use it to his advantage. These rates aren’t coincidental or natural, despite our president’s comfort with treating them as such; rather they result from systematic discrepancies in healthcare and education. As Krugman pointed out, the president’s attitude ironically brings to mind some famous words he spoke not long ago when addressing his Democratic opponents. “We are challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations.” Looks like the president has decided to make an exception in this case. Amelia Herbert is a Trinity senior. Her column every other Thursday.

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