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Unking by

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Linking has been the talk of the town lately, and now the administration is stepping in. Eddie Hull, executive director of housing services and dean of residence life, announced this week his plan to create a West Campus Housing Strategies Task Force. The task force will address Campus Council’s recommendation to eliminate the linking process and make significant changes to the block-

ing model. A Campus Council resolution that passed last week argued that the current linking policy discourages students from blocking with friends living in other dorms because doing so significantly increases their chance of ending up in Edens Quadrangle. The proposed changes call for a proportional distribution of sophomores across all six West Campus quads—but with priority given to juniors and seniors who want to continue to live in the same quad. Campus Council also suggested increasing the maximum number of students able to block together from eight to 16. “Campus Council has given us a resolution that is worth serious consideration,” said Associate Dean for Residence Life Joe Gonzalez, who will chair task force. “By having a task force look at the issue, it helps guarantee a possible and strong outcome.” SEE LINKING ON PAGE 10

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Students weigh in on Central plans by

Steve Veres

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A cinema. A concert hall. A bar. A recreational center. Some sort of library unit. All these are possible amenities on a rebuilt Central Campus. But at a town hall meeting Tuesday night the only thing administrators had to offer students was a preliminary vision of the construction project that will change the University. Seven top University officials who are spearheading the planning teams for Central Campus addressed students’ questions and concerns about the future development, but few specific details of the epic project have been decided, so concrete answers were hard to come by. “On a 20 year timetable, this is the most important thing we could do,” Provost Peter Lange said. “What we tried

it in the new project. Officials promthat noise policies, bike routes, transtion service and environmental issues d all be considered during the planprocess. his is a transformative opportunity for Lange said, noting that the proposed •ct could potentially add six million e feet of building space to the camWEIYITAN/THE CHRONICLE pus, increasing the size ofcampus by more Administrators gather at a town hall meeting for stu- than 50 percent. “This is close to the scale dents to express concerns about Central Campus. of the building of West Campus.” Administrators said the only requireto do tonight is to give you a picture of ment for the redevelopment of Central where we are at. If you leave here thinking Campus is 1,200 beds which need be comthat there must be another secret plan, you pleted by Fall 2007. To accomplish that are wrong.” goal, Lange said the earliest construction Students expressed concern about the would begin is Spring 2006. current state of Central Campus, wanting to ensure that existing problems do not SEE CENTRAL ON PAGE 9

New restaurant likely to roost above Marketplace by

In the effort to offerfreshmen greater dining options, Johnny Rocket's is one eatery contending to fill the vacant area above the Marketplace.

Kerry Mclntosh THE CHRONICLE

By next fall, either Johnny Rocket’s, Red Robin, or Elmo’s may call East Campus its new home if one of the popular restaurants is able to secure a restaurant contract currently in early stages of negotiation. The initiative by University Dining Services and the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee to bring one of these eateries to campus is part of the larger plan to expand dining options for freshmen. Although there is no definite timeline for opening the on-campus restaurant, Jim Wulforst, director of dining services, said he hopes plans will get moving as soon as possible. No real contacts have been made yet, but Wulforst intends to begin discussions with architects in coming weeks. “We hope to have narrowed the options down by April and hopefully start something going over the summer,” Wulforst said. Other vendors in addition to Elmo’s, Johnny Rocket’s and Red Robin may still be able to obtain the coveted Upper East Side space above the Marketplace, as the

process is still in preliminary stages. The goal, Wulforst said, “is to have a food venue that mirrors what we have on West, which is fun and exciting, and fills the niche for serving students after hours.” An adjacent lounge with a wide screen television and ping pong and pool tables are also possibilities. The addition of a restaurant in the conveniently located space above the Marketplace also takes advantage of prime vacant space. “We have been trying for a long dme to create a late-night dining option on East,” said junior David Gastwirth, one of the co-chairs of DUSDAC. “The upper level of the Marketplace would work well because it is a space of 2,400 square feet and is underused.” Although money has been budgeted for a concept, the total cost for constructing and opening the East CampUs restaurant is not final. Wulforst said it is too early to speculate because of the numerous possibilities that could arise. “The concept can manifest itself in many different ways, and there is no telling where it will go,” he explained. SEE EAST DINING ON PAGE 9

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FEBRUARY 16, 2005

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Security Department Wednesday and plans vestigation strategy but conceded it “had not always been executed perfectly.” WASHINGTON Michael Chertoff to meet with agency employees. The Senate confirmed him nearly two Few expected Chertoff to face widewas sworn in Tuesday as the nation’s second Homeland Security secretary, hours after weeks after he faced pointed questioning spread opposition in the Senate. But his conthe Senate placed the tough-on-terrorism from Democrats about his role as head of firmation was delayed by Sen. Carl Levin, Dthe Justice Department's criminal division Mich., to protest being denied Justice former prosecutor in charge of a bureauto and turf wars. in shaping the probe into the attacks. HunDepartment information about the treatinfighting cracy prone Chertoff, 51, has promised to balance dreds of foreigners were swept up on relament of suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Levin unsuccessfully sought an uneditprotecting the country with preserving civil tively minor charges and held for an averliberties as head of the sprawling agency age of 80 days. Some detainees were ed copy of a May 2004 secret FBI memo that discussed interrogation techniques to that was created as a result of the Sept. 11, denied their right to see an attorney, were 2001, attacks. not told of the charges against them or see if it mentioned or involved Chertoff. The department denied Levin's request Harriet Miers, the counsel to the presiwere physically abused. dent, swore in Chertoff at the White House At the Feb. 2 hearing before the Senate

The shy family doctor, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who emerged Tuesday as the most likely candidate to become Iraq's first democratically elected prime minister said ending the nation's rampant violence is his top priority.

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U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria by

Anne Gearan

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The United States

pulled its ambassador from Syria Tuesday, expressing “profound outrage” over the as-

sassination of a Lebanese leader who had protested Syrian influence in his country. In Lebanon, noisy street processions mourned former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri before the funeral that will bring international leaders to Beirut. Angry Lebanese attacked Syrian workers in his hometown of Sidon, injuring several people and shattering the windows of a Syrian-owned bakery.

Many Lebanese have been pressing Syria to withdraw its 15,000 soldiers in the country for more than a decade. “We believe the Lebanese people must be free to express their political preferences and choose their own representatives without intimidation or the threat of violence,” State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher said in announcing the imminent return of U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey. Administration officials stopped short of direcdy accusing Syria of carrying out the murder. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the assassination was the “prox-

imate cause” of the ambassador's recall Asked if the United States would punish Syria with new economic sanctions, Rice said, “We will continue to consider other options. “The Syrian problem is a serious problem,” Rice said. “Our problems with the Syrian government are not new.” Among the problems, Rice said, were support for terrorism and for insurgents in Iraq. “The Syrian government is, unfortunately, on a path right now where relations are not improving but are worsen-

Sharon commits to withdrawal Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday he has already begun coordinating a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip with the Palestinians and won't be deterred by increasingly belligerent opposition at home, including threats against him and his Cabinet ministers.

China searches for coal miners Rescue crews on Tuesday were searching for a dozen coal miners missing nearly 800 feet underground after a gas explosion in China's northeast killed 203 people in the deadliest mining disaster reported since communist rule began in 1949.

Jackson suffers flu symptoms Michael Jackson was taken to an emergency room with flu-like symptoms Tuesday, delaying Jury selection in the pop star's child-molestation case for a week. The entertainer was being treated for a "flu-like illness with some vomiting." News briefs compiled from wirereports

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N.C. aid for hurricanes still not set

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Rob Saunders, a graduate and professional student Young Trustee finalist and fifth-year graduate student in physics, attributes his academic path to a twist offate. As an undergraduate at the College of William and Mary, Saunders wanted to study engineering. But there was one hitch in his academic plans. “I ended up going to a school that didn’t have an engineering program, which is a bit of a problem if you want to be an engineer,” Saunders said. After contemplating what to study, Saunders discovered medical physics and quickly developed a love for the field. His academic passion brought him to Duke and eventually spurred him to take on leadership activities as a graduate student. A Graduate and Professional Student Council representative for physics students in his first year at Duke, Saunders quickly rose through GPSC’s ranks. He held the office of president for an unprecedented two years and made significant changes to the organization. “He’s willing to think outside the box,” said Jacqueline Looney, associate dean for graduate student affairs and Saunders’ colleague on numerous University committees for graduate student affairs. As GPSC president, Saunders restructured the council’s charter and improved e-mail communication between GPSC and the myriad ofindividual graduate and professional schools. “He does bring people together,” said Vice President of Campus Services Kernel Dawkins, who worked with Saunders through GPSC. “He’s collaborative, sensitive; he presses greatly for the issues that affect grad students and knows how to represent them. At the same time he’s very level headed—he understands how the University works.” If elected Young Trustee, Saunders said he plans to expand his leadership interests beyond the graduate and professional schools. “As a trustee you’re supposed to represent everybody,” Saunders said. “I think it’s really helpful for the University Board to •

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increasing financial aid for both graduate and undergraduate students. “What we raise money for clearly reflects the priorities of the institution,” Saunders said. He also wants to address the condition of living spaces on Central Campus because “the apartments are less than nice.” He said facilitating the Central Campus redevelopment plan will offer Duke students more social opportunities on campus and offer graduate students additional housing. Though many students interpret construction on campus—specifically on Science Drive and Research Drive —as a neverending nuisance, Saunders aims to bill these changes to the Duke grounds as positive institutional developments. “Harvard and Yale and some of our

It has been five months and western North Carolina residents are still waiting for additional support to recover from the hurricanes that ravaged the region last summer. Governor Mike Easley originally committed more than $9O million toward relief, but law makers in North Carolina say that amount does not meet the needs of hurricane victims. They estimated that at least $316 million will be necessary for reconstruction. Easley announced Feb. 2 that he was seeking an additional $6l million in aid. He was nevertheless unable to receive the funding, even though a panel of western North Carolina legislators felt that the sum was less than a fifth what is required for hurricane relief. “What we are planning to do is to get the aid necessary to put people back in their homes and help rebuild the infrastructure,” said Marc Basnight, D-Dare and president pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate. Although his deadline for a hurricane relief bill has passed, no additional aid has been granted to affected areas. While House Democrats are attempting to pass a $316 million bill for hurricane relief, Republican legislators are publicly opposing the proposal, which would increase the state sales tax half a cent to 7.5 cents per dollar. Republicans from western North Carolina, who came to Raleigh last week, argued against the tax increase, insisting that the-state’s $267 million “rainy day” fund is adequate for the reconstruction.

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Two-time GPSC president Rob Saunders looks to help shape Duke's strategic plan as the Young Trustee. have some insight into the mood on campus, the things on the street that are really upsetting students, whether they be graduate or undergraduate.” Saunders noted several similarities in the graduate and undergraduate experiences at Duke, including the availability of interdisciplinary research, a collaborative academic atmosphere and enthusiasm for basketball. If selected as Young Trustee, Saunders said he will address Duke’s strategic plan and its implications for the growth of the University. The current five-year plan, entitled “Building for Excellence,” has been in place since 2001. The Board ofTrustees will form a new plan, which will set the tone for Duke’s development as an academic institution, in 2006. Saunders said he also plans to focus on Duke fundraising campaigns and the priorities the campaigns encompass, such as

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Health officials are bracing for the possibility of shortages of a new shot, Menactra, a drug that prevents the type of meningitis that often spreads on college campuses. A government panel recommended for the first time Thursday that all 10 million or so 11- and 12-year-olds in the United States get the shot,along with teenagers entering high school and college freshmen living in dormitories. But only 5 million doses are expected to be available this year, said the maker, Sanofi Pasteur.

Raleigh hospital project delayed Building a replacement for Dorothea Dix Hospital and figuring out what to do with the old campus in downtown Raleigh when it shuts down are taking longer than expected. Two construction companies that bid on building the new state psychiatric hospital in Butner say the work will cost more than the $llO million the state has to spend, That will push back work on the project a month or more, until at least April. New board to check drugs The government is setting up a monitoring board to keep checking on medicines once they are on the market and to update doctors and patients on risks and benefits. Plans for the board were announced Tuesday on the eve of a congressional hearing on the safety of prescription pain killers like Vioxx and Celebrex. Coffee may prevent liver cancer That hot cup of coffee may do more than just provide a tasty energy boost. It also may help prevent the most common type ofliver cancer. A study of more than 90,000 Japanese people found that those who drank coffee daily or nearly every day had half the liver cancer risk of thosewho never drank coffee.

places that I hear about .[spreading disease] are places that are piercing underage kids and already breaking other rules.” Even popular mall locations might be somewhat unsafe. Chris Clayton, a body piercer at Ninth

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She has a lip ring, a nose piercing, an industrial, a tragus piercing, zero spacers and a surface piercing on the nape of her neck. She also has a pistol tattooed on each hip. And she wants more. “I’ve just always found tattoos and piercings aesthetically pleasing,” said Rachel Bahman, a freshman. While tattoos have often been associated with rebelliousness, criminality and transmission of disease, in recent years they have become increasingly popular among college students and adults. Trends once considered avant-garde, such as cartilage and navel piercings, have progressively moved to the mainstream. Dr. Mary Duffy, a local dentist, has noted a significant increase of tongue rings among her younger clients. “Some of them are to enhance oral sex,” she said. “I’ve seen several cases where kids have [had tongue piercings] and then had them removed. They can cause some pretty dramatic chipping of the teeth.” Potential consequences extend far beyond dental problems. While studies have yet to demonstrate a connection between body modification and increased incidence of HIV or Hepatitis, clients are still at risk. “You can get anything that’s blood-borne,” said Jean Hanson, administrative director for Student Health. “The instru-

Street’s Dogstar Tattoo Parlor, explained that while many businesses use fresh needles and an autoclave for sterilization, piercing guns will melt if placed in the same type of equipment. “Anywhere that they use a gun, you’re at a really high risk of contracting something. They can say they wiped it down with alcohol, but alcohol doesn’t kill HIV or [Hepatitis] B,” Clayton said. “If the person before you had [Hepatitis] B, and you get pierced right after them, you’re at a very high risk—especially if there’s any blood on that gun.” While such \iruses are a concern, piercers and tattooers are much more likely to encounter side effects such as infection, scarring or local irritation. “What we tend to see are the local infections—for example, infected nipples and belly buttons,” Hanson said.

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Although tattooing is sometimes considered rebellious and edgy, it is becoming commonplace among college students. Potential health risks, however, still exist. ments need to have been sterilized; if they’re not cleaned properly between customers,

Hepatitis B and C and HIV could all be transmitted.” Because of health concerns, piercing and tattoo parlors must

follow strict regulations to avoid spreading communicable diseases. “I’ve never been into a downand-dirty shop where the equipment looks unclean. They usually have the licensing right up on the wall,” Bahman said.“The only

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also arise. Susie Gordon, a medical assistant at Triangle Dermatology in Durham, explained that in the case of split earlobes, damage can be caused by excessively large jewelry or simply by accidents. “Normally, we wait until it’s healed over, and then we cut away the healed skin and will suture the back and front,” she SEE TATOOS ON PAGE 12

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Maggie Peloso can’t identify herself as either a graduor an undergraduate student. She scuba dives with grad students at the Duke Marine Lab and is one year away from getting her Master of Environmental Management degree, but she is also active in undergraduate greek life and goes to on- and off-campus hotspots that grad students do not frequent. “It’s almost like balancing two different worlds,” Peloso said. And she gets the best of both of worlds as the only Duke undergraduate enrolled in the Cooperative College 3/2 Program offered by the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. The program offers students at approximately 25 universities in the country the opportunity to gain both their undergraduate degrees and their Master’s of Forestry or ate

MEM degrees in only five years. Students at any of the accredited schools—including Furman University, Augustana College, Warren Wilson College and Duke—can apply to the Nicholas School after three years of undergraduate study in natural or social sciences, business, engineering or environmental science. The 3/2 Program then allows them to acquire their master’s degree in two years. The two-degree process usually takes six years for students not involved in the program. “It saves people a year, and it allows people who know that they have an interest in a career in the environment to focus that interest earlier and more intently than they might otherwise,” Dean of the Nicholas School William Schlesinger said. The program, which has existed for more than 25 years, has a smaller enrollment rate this year than in the past. There are currently four students in the 3/2 pro-

gram, including three from other universities. Cindy Peters, assistant dean of the Office of Enrollment Services, said the reason for the decline is uncertain. Sometimes it is difficult for undergraduates to fulfill all their graduation requirements within three years, or they simply change their minds and opt for the “senior experience” after their third year, Peters wrote in an e-mail. Norm Moline, professor of geography at Augustana College, believes the program is a positive attribute to his institution because it encourages students from “the bright, new generation” who are interested in the environment to accelerate their studies. But Moline said not enough people are informed about the opportunity early enough to take the academic steps needed to apply to the program. “I think it’s important that the schools with whom Duke is affiliated come to highlight it,” Moline said. “Otherwise SEE NICHOLAS ON PAGE 11

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Dr, Peter Agre is getting ready to dye his lab coat Duke blue. After two dozen years at Johns Hopkins University, he has picked up a Nobel Prize and a host of other accolades. Now he is coming to Duke as the first vice chancellor for science and technology—and as the only Nobel laureate at the University, he’ll be something of a superhero. But as Agre juggles his duties as a scientific and media superhero, the “average through the profesJoe” in him still shines sional glamour and decoration. “I still bring a brown bag lunch, ride a bicycle to work and take a break in the middle of the day and swim laps,” Agre said. “My dog still doesn’t like me any more than before.” But Agre’s friends said he has stood out ever since medical school. Dr. Vann Bennett was Agre’s medical school roommate and remains close friends with the chemist. “He was wild. When I first met him, he was wearing a turban at a party. He had just come back from a year in Asia traveling after he graduated from college a year early. He had acquired a Sikh turban,” said Bennett, professor of cell biology at Duke. Bennett said he has never known Agre to back down from a challenge. When he finally took a tenure-track position as a researcher atjohns Hopkins in 1981, he had to pack up his family and move from Chapel Hill, where he had recently com-

“Jde sold his house to an airport controller, during when airport controllers went on strike. He bought Peter’s house and couldn’t pay for it, so he had a lot of difficulty in that move to Baltimore,” Bennett said. “A lot of people would have been intimidated by the lack of security, but he went ahead and did this, and the rest is history.” That history was a decade in the making. While performing various routine blood experiments, Agre stumbled upon what he and his laboratory would be dedicated to for the next 15 years. He had discovered aquaporins, the proteins that direct the movement of water in and out of cells. The significance of this finding was matched by Agre’s excitement at the numerous research opportunities it would bring. Eventually Agre would win a Nobel Prize for his work. “The 11 years between discovery of the water channel and the Nobel were a blur of intense scientific work by my group and our collaborators at other universities,” Agre said. During this decade, Agre made 260 trips across the country and abroad in order to bring his research to scientific meetings and other universities. This particularly packed schedule strained his personal life, he said. Agre even missed the high school graduation of one of his daughters.

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Dr. Peter Agre, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in chemistry, will join the University this July. ued to investigate aquaporins—discovering uses for them in the root systems of plants, fluid in spinal columns and activity in yeast, fat cells, white blood cells and the liver. It had taken 11 years for Agre to finally settle down in his scientific life and only a few minutes for a simple, early morning phone call to shatter the fragile balance. “The announcement from Stockholm on October 8, 2003 caused immediate and unbridled jubilation in my lab and throughout our medical school,” Agre said. The voice on the other line told an unbelieving Agre that he had just been named the winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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newsbriefs from staff Pratt and Navy team up in engineering management The Pratt School of Engineering has agreed to partner with the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program to let nuclear-trained Navy officers enroll in Pratt’s Master of Engineering Management degree program. Under the agreement signed Feb. 9 Navy students would receive advanced standing for prior Navy work, up to 12 credits, as well as a partial fellowship from Pratt. Two Navy officers are already participating in the program. The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts will also give out fellowships to engineering students next year. The $9,000 grants will reward students interested in aeronautics, space and the sciences who show extraordinary originality and dedication in their academic pursuits. Proposals are due by April 15 and can be found and submitted through NIAC’s website.

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OTS taps new president Elizabeth Loses will take over as president and CEO of the Organization for Tropical Studies March 1. She will oversee an international consortium of 63 universities and research institutions. The organization has a staff of about 160 in training graduate students at three field stations in Costa Rica and satellite locations in other countries. Losos—who has a doctorate in biology and a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University—comes to OTS from the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Tropical Forestry Science, where she heads a forest research network that spans four continents and 14 countries. She will replace Donald Stone, a professor emeritus in botany. He was the executive director of OTS from 1976 to 1996 and interim CEO since 2003.

Broad plans for Central to be laid out Provost Peter Lange and Vice President for Campus Services Kernel Dawkins will describe a “broad conceptual phase” for Central Campus’ redevelopment in an open meeting with Durham residents today, nearly a year after a similar discussion that raised residents’ concern about zoning and retail issues. The University is developing plans for such things as how Central will link East and West Campuses, what amenities it will have and how its new housing will be arranged. The first phase of redevelopment will include two dormitories. More detailed plans will be laid out for the 200-acre plot of land in the next couple of months. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Erwin Mill Building, 2024 W. Main St.

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WASHINGTON Colleges should better measure and report their students’ progress, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Monday, urging university presidents to adopt the spirit of President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind law regarding elementary and high school students. Spellings did not suggest that a higher education equivalent of the controversial 2001 law is in the offing a prospect that would alarm college officials. But in her first speech on higher education since joining Bush's Cabinet, she told the American Council on Education that the federal government provides onethird of higher education revenues—compared to one-tenth for the K throughl2 system —and said taxpayers are entitled to the kind of accountability NCLB had provided for primary education funding. She called on states and universities to use NCLB “as a model as you work to close your own achievement gap” in her address to the American Council on Education’s annual meeting. That gap was illustrated by the release Monday of ACE’s annual report on minorities, which showed minority enrollment had grown by 1.5 million students, or 52 percent, between 1991 and 2001. The participation rates of blacks (40 percent) and Hispanics (34 percent) still

trail that of whites (45 percents). NCLB, which requires annual testing in grades three through eight in reading and math, has helped give educators data they need to identify students in danger of falling through the cracks, Spellings said. Better data could do the same for higher ed, she said. Higher education leaders said they were confident Spellings’ understood that K through 12 and higher education face different challenges that require different solutions. “I think to the degree she wants accountability, it would be done in a much more nuanced way,” said David Ward, president of ACE. Still, the prospect of more aggressive federal oversight is an difficult subject for college leaders, who have complained at the conference here that scarce federal funds for research and financial aid are increasingly coming with strings attached. They are also concerned about Bush’s budget proposal, a subject that comprised a major portion of Spellings’ remarks. The proposal calls for an increase of $lOO in the maximum Pell Grantaward each of the next five years, to a total of $4,550, but also cuts other federal student support programs. “I cannot overstate how important they have been in our overall strategy to increase participation rates,” William Kirwan,

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Executive Vice President Tallman Trask said renovating existing Central apartments to Duke’s desired standard would cost much more money than tearing down what is currently there and building anew. “The buildings came to the end of their useful life,” Trask said. Some students noted that Central housing is currently less expensive than other on-campus options. In response, Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, said he was conscious of the need to make housing affordable, but he called Central “sub-standard apartments at sub-standard costs.” Moneta said that the new housing would be more competitive with the Durham market, and the University plans to address housing costs through financial aid.' The first housing unit is slated to be constructed where the Central Campus tennis courts currently stand. After the complex is built, old apartments can be torn down to make way for other structures. With the planned residential model, Central Campus housing will primarily be occupied by seniors who usually gain a newfound independence after returning to Durham from study abroad junior year, Moneta said. “We think the nature of the environment would be so appealing that seniors would be drawn there,” Moneta said, adding that the exodus of seniors from West Campus would open up rooms for juniors. “This would cause a natural shift to an environment ofWest being predominately sophomores and juniors.” Administrators were coy on the future of selective living groups and did not know whether new housing for them would be included in the plans. Moneta said they were still in the early stages of that discussion and were “still grappling” with how best to proceed. Plans call for the Duke University Bookstore, the Career Center and all student media to move to new space on Central during the first phase of development, which will likely take several years. The administrators said a new concert hall to replace Page Auditorium was slated for construction in Phase 11, which is still several years away. Administrators said that although some kind of fixed route transportation system is still planned, a monorail connecting the campuses seems unlikely. “We had some conversations with people who said they would give us a monorail,” Trask said. “But when we said we might do it, they disappeared.” Senior Jonathan Bigelow, former president of the Duke University Union, criticized the panel for not sharing plans with top student leadership prior to Tuesday night. “This process is so important; people in the Durham community are concerned,” he said after the meeting. “Transparency is something we must be conscious about.” A series of planning committees—composed of student and administrative leaders—that have met periodically throughout the semester generated the details that were presented. Four subcommittees have been discussing separate aspects of the revitalized campus: housing and dining, academic programs and spaces, recreational services and community relations. Each committee will submit a preliminary report Feb. 21 to administrators who will then distill the suggestions and give new, more directed tasks to the subcommittees. All of this is overseen by the Central Campus project coordinators Lange and Kernel Dawkins, vice president of Campus Services. The entirety of the plans should be presented to the Board of Trustees during their May meeting.

Bringing a restaurant to East Campus is not a new idea—the Marketplace’s limited hours and the lack of alternative weekend eating venues other than Trinity Cafe create a pressing need to spice up freshman dining options. If they do not order food for delivery, freshmen either have to go to West Campus or off campus to get a meal after 2 p.m. on weekends. The most notable recent initiative to improve East Campus residents’ dining satisfaction is the increased dinner hours of the Marketplace. Although it used to only serve dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Marketplace has extended its hours to 9 p.m. because of student feedback. Additionally, last semester’s “Late Night at the Marketplace”—when the Marketplace reopened from 11pm to lam—began as an effort to bring business back on cam-

SECURITY from page 2 but said the memo did not refer to Chertoff “by name or otherwise.” Known as a fiery, wiry workhorse, Chertoff previously had been confirmed three times—as a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge, Justice Department assistant attorney general and U.S. attorney in New Jersey. He takes over the 180,000-employee Homeland Security Department in the wake of new regulations replacing salaries based on workers’ seniority with a merit pay system. Four labor unions who represent the agency’s employees are challenging the regulations in federal court. Chertoff replaces Tom Ridge, who stepped down Feb. 1. Senators not voting were Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.

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pus. Due to lack of success, the idea was abandoned. Another component of the larger plan to expand dining options is the recent arrival of the Q Shack to GilbertAddoms Down Under. Beginning this past weekend, students can now buy dinner on food points or with cash every Friday and Saturday night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the rest of the semester. There is also a possibility of a refreshment bar opening up in Brodie Gym. Wulforst said discussions have already begun with Jack Chao, owner of the juice bar Quenchers in Wilson Gym, about potentially coming to East. Many East Campus diners who said they do not like venturing too far away for food are finding both the current initiatives and the possible future changes pleasing. “Aside from being able to choose from other places to eat, I usually don’t like leaving campus,” freshman AJ. Somers said. “With more dining options available on East, I might never have to.”

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sponse.” The resolution will be a “starting point,” Hull said, explaining that the task force will then set out to “test some of the assumptions” and ask “what if” questions Campus Council may not have addressed. The task force will bring together students and administrators to determine the best solution to student housing. Specifically, the group will include five or six students chosen by Campus Council, as well as representatives from Residential Life and Housing Services. If needed, other members of the community who Eddie Hull are particularly well-suited to address questions that arise will also be asked to join meetings “The task force is an effort to engage a broad range of constituent groups in the

Through the Campus Council members of the task force, student input will remain a significant factor in determining the final decision. “So far, through Campus Council, we have been active in engaging students,” said senior Anthony Vitarelli, Campus Council president. He is certain that no proposal would pass without student support. “The voices at the table should be of those who will be impacted,” Hull said. “They are the ultimate consumer of the change.” Because Campus Council elections are taking place March 3 and the representatives to serve on the task force are scheduled to be determined by March 20, Vitarelli said it will be up to the next Campus Council

EDUCATION from page 8 chancellor of the Maryland university system, said of the

targeted programs Spellings, the mother of a high school senior who has recently applied to college, called for colleges to help provide the public better information on critical but hard-toresearch topics like students’ prospects for graduating in

four years and whether their credit hours from other schools will be accepted. “One of our biggest challenges is a lack of compatible

taking advantage of that.” The task force has been scheduled to meet for the first time the week of March 21. It will meet several times before the end of spring semester and over the summer will continue to communicate electronically and through conference calls if necessary. The task force will write up monthly progress reports due to Hull and the new Campus Council president. These reports will include progress, plans for future steps and any questions that have arisen. The task force is expected to release a proposal Sept. 16 that will be reviewed by RLHS before they make an official decision Sept. 30. Students will be informed of the decision through an extensive marketing campaign in October. “The hope is that on the one hand it is a very generous amount of time,” Hull said. “But on the other hand it will happen during the summer time so we need to make sure that a conversation can occur in which everyone feels they can

president appoint delegates. Vitarelli said

they will be students who have had experience with Campus Council, Quad Councils or have otherwise been involved in residential life, explaining that these students will be able to contribute the most to the discussion. Hull similarly emphasized that “students will represent the range of residents that we have in our system.” On Hull’s recommendation, Gonzalez accepted the position of chair of the task force. “My central role is to be one of helping us identify the issues that need strong consideration and thought,” Gonzalez said. “And to make sure we are making continuous progress on those issues and don’t remain stagnant.” While the plans for this taskforce are specific and a time-line has already been drawn out, changes to the residential housing process would not take effect untilFall 2006. “We have the luxury of having time to consider this issue,” Gonzalez said, “We’re

and comprehensive measurements —the kind ofinformation parents have Come to expect from K through 12 schools,” Spellings said. “Parents see a mosaic offine higher ed institutions, each with wonderful qualities, but find it difficult to piece the puzzle together.” The annual ACE report found that college enrollment among blacks rose 37 percent from 1991 to 2001 to 1.8 million students. Hispanic enrollment increased 75 percent to 1.4 million students. The number of whites fell from 10.6 million to 10.1 million due largely to demographic changes, though the participation rate has also fallen slightly in recent years.

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“The message really is getting to young people in their schools, in their communities, in their houses of worship: If you want to live the kind oflife you want to live, you've got to maximize your education,” said William Harvey, vice president and director ofACE’s Center for Advanceof Racial and Ethnic Equity. The data, however, are several years old and don’t measure possible effects of the Supreme Court’s 2003 decision clarifying the legality of some forms of affirmative action. Also, the number of students declining to report their race has more than doubled to nearly 1 million, and officials acknowledged that may affect the accuracy of their data. ment

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NICHOLAS from page 5 it becomes something that is on some faculty member’s shelf or drawer.” Regardless of enrollment numbers, however, Schlesinger considers the program to be a success. “I like to encourage people to study the environment, and this makes it attractive and easier to do so,” he said. Peloso said the program has helped her focus her efforts and given her a chance to write her undergraduate thesis based on research done at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C. “It’s a really unique opportunity,” she said. Most students in the program intend to have careers in environmental management or public policy. After her early graduation, Peloso hopes to go to law school and then work in the United Nations environmental program in Nairobi, Kenya. “I have a huge save-the-world complex, and I’ve always been antsy in school and always wanted to do actual things and do something that really matters,” she said.

ACRE from page 6 Butler by the U.S. Department of Justice Butler, chief of the infectious disease division at Texas Tech University, was arrested in January 2003 for making false statements to the FBI pertaining to the disappearance of 30 vials of plague from his lab. Researchers in the United States have easy access to samples of plague and Buder himself had been researching the bacteria for over 25 years. Scientists across the nation have spoken out against the injustice imposed upon Butler. While Agre was off campaigning for science, his lab continued work with aquaporins—often with its flagship scientist away. “It’s been a mixed blessing—we’ve got to do some fun things since he won the prize,” said Jennifer Carbrey, Agre’s lab manger at Hopkins, who will accompany him to Duke in July. “It’s also been hard because he’s been so busy, and we don’t get to see him so much, and we’ve had to fend for ourselves much more.” Despite the media storm and a second, more potent round of traveling, Agre welcomes these opportunities to encourage young scientists and bring his research to American citizens. When he steps into his role at Duke, a large part of his work will be that advocacy role that until now has been an add-on. “This is not something that I would necessarily have chosen,” Agre said of his media fame. “The recognition has been gratifying, but the loss of privacy has been withering.”

SAUNDERS from page 3 peers have been building the whole time while we were not,” Saunders said. He added that construction, while beneficial, must be correctly managed so that students and faculty are not adversely affected. Saunders said that the Young Trustee selection process has been “very humbling” and slightly stressful—but worth it. “It is a really exciting thing to do because you’re able to see a lot of the decisions that will affect the University, not just for the next year but for the next 20 to 30 years,” he said. “Duke’s been able to give me a lot, and I wanted to be able to give back something.”

SYRIA from page 2 ing,” she said. Scobey’s return does not break diplomatic relations with Syria, a country the United States has accused of exporting terrorism. Syria took no immediate reciprocal action, such as recalling its own ambassador from Washington. The Syrian ambassador, Imad Moustapha, said Tuesday that those insinuating Syria had a role in the attack are

“lacking logic” and accused people of trying to use a tragedy for political advantage. He also suggested damaging Syria was part of a plot. “Syria has nothing to benefit from what has happened,” Moustapha told CNN. “Certain factions are trying to damage Syria because of what has happened, and this indicates a sinister plot that does not only stop at the murderous act of assassinating Rafik Hariri but also trying to point fingers at Syria.”

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still a stigma with it—this whole rebellious anti-establishtype of thing,” Clayton said. ‘You sit in the tattoo shop and watch people walk by and make weird faces, but the stereotype, its changing. Especially in Durham, you get some yuppies and some guys going through midlife crises, getting their first biker tattoo;* Clayton said. He noted, however, that Duke and University of North Carolina students comprise much of his clientele. Health risks aside, critics of body modification also cite the difficulty and expense of tattoo removal as a deterrent. Many still find it difficult to understand the appeal of irreversible physical change. Yet, enthusiasts such as Bahman disagree. “Its definitely an artistic piece of work. At this point, I feel in a very superficial sense that the clothes I wear don’t really define who I am, but are an expression of it,” she said. “I definitely have my days where I look at my tattoos—and there’s a certain element in that they are so permanent.” ment

said. “We usually don’t recommend repiercing that ear for another year or so.” Gordon explained that unsighdy overgrowths of scar tissue can also occur. More serious infections are fairly uncommon but are not unheard of within the medical community. Dr. John Engemann, an associate professor in the Department of Infectious Disease, said a bacterial invasion of the bloodstream could create potentially life-threatening

complications.

“Sometimes people get small infections at the site of piercings, but they can occasionally cause worse prob-

lems,” he said. “There’s been at least one case where a person’s gotten endocarditis, which is an infection of the heart valves.” Engemann noted, however, that such occurrences were extremely rare. While piercings and tattoos continue to grow in popularity, they still remain outside the mainstream. “There’s

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HURRICANE from page 3 “Our major damage was over five months ago,” said Rep. Phillip Frye, R-Mitchell, who claims that the reserve fund can cover the hurricane damage and therefore opposes a tax hike. “People are desperate to get back to their homes, so the money has to come immediately.” While Rep. Jim Crawford, D-Granville, articulated the views offellow Democrats, he was still hesitant to endorse an increased sales tax. Crawford mentioned that some hurricane victims from 1999 are still waiting for relief and asked people to be patient. “These things don’t happen overnight,” he said. Many small business owners however, have suffered without state support. Before Hurricanes Frances and Ivan wrought havoc in western North Carolina five months ago, Tom Wilson, 66, was planning to retire. The tropical storms however, flooded his small business, American Cleaners in Canton, N.C. He had 10 employees, and he did not want to leave them behind, so he worked hard to rebuild his firm without government aid. “It was disastrous, completely mind-boggling,” Wilson said describing the hurricanes’ damage. Frances dumped seven feet of water in his office; then Ivan came through and raised the level to nine feet. “It was about the depth of a swimming pool,” Wilson noted with laughter. Wilson lost all of his equipment and more than $500,000. “Nobody has done anything to this date constructively,” he said. Plus Linen and Uniform Service, located nearby Wilson’s American Cleaners, had to cope with a greater magnitude of damage. They lost more than $2 million worth of property, and they were able to recover only a quarter of it with insurance. The owners decided to close retail dry cleaners and leave the market share to American Cleaners, which was once their competitor. Canton small business owners said the hurricanes were a catastrophe. Canton Mayor Patrick Smathers, Trinity ’76, said there was nearly $3O million worth of damage. The hurricanes destroyed the town’s buildings, police department and recreation center. The mayor and his staff had to relocated to store fronts and bank buildings. “We’ve been told that there would be a hundred percent reimbursement to rebuild our infrastructure,” said Smathers, who is disappointed that the relief has not come yet. He does see progress, however, and he thinks that the governor and the legislature are working on a feasible relief proposal. “They are going to help, but they haven’t decided on how to do it yet,” he added.

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UNC guard Felton still overrated I’m tired of hearing how great Raymond Felton is. The North Carolina guard is certainly one of the five best point guards in the ACC, and he is the floor leader of the most talented squad in the country. But any objective measure of his performance and progress at North Carolina should lead one to conclude that he has been a disappointment. Felton won the 2002 high school Naismith Award, a prize that acknowledges the best high school player in the country. Felton was selected for the award over players like Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony, who have both averaged more than 20 points a game for a full NBA season. At Carolina, Felton has yet to average more than 13 points per game or take his team to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Despite this, Felton receives nothing but respect and praise. “Hey, everybody loves Raymond baby!” Dick Vitale wrote of Felton while selecting him for his 2005 preseason All-Rolls-Royce SUPER SIX First Team on ESPN.com. “He is so creative and innovative, and I believe he’ll have a phenomenal season. Felton has improved his perimeter game, and within coach Roy Williams’ system he’ll be ready to explode.” Rather than exploding, Felton has averaged a career-low in points during his junior season and merely maintained his assist output. Every year Felton is predicted to explode, then plays just solid—not exceptional—basketball. Before his freshman season, Felton was overwhelmingly voted preseason SEE FELTON ON PAGE 20

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In the locker room after the DukeNorth Carolina game Feb. 9, DeMarcus Nelson told a reporter that he didn’t really see himself as a freshman—that he just saw himself as a player. Daniel Ewing, who overheard what Nelson had said, thought it’d be a good time to interject. “Yeah, you’re still a freshman,” Ewing said with a sarcastic laugh from his locker.

questions from the media. After the UNC game, Ewing talked at length about how excited he was for Nelson and how he knows what it’s like to be the only active freshman in a regular rotation. “I’m probably more happy about it than he is,” Ewing said of Nelson’s performance. As the lone scholarship freshman to

join the 2001 National Championship Blue Devils, Ewing looked up to the the likes of Jay Williams and Chris Duhon. Now, as a senior, he’s the one with the added wisdom from his earlier experiences on the team. “I just try to keep him by my side in tough times, especially in tough times,” Ewing said. “I give him pointers here and SEE NELSON ON PAGE 17

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This might just be the strongest year ever in women’s ACC basketball. With four teams in the top 25 and a few close behind, the conference has a chance to garner its highest number of NCAA bids ever come tournament time. This week’s Associated Press poll has Duke at No. 3, North Carolina at No. 8, Maryland at No. 20 and N.C. State at No. 21. Florida State, which was in the poll two weeks ago, and Virginia also received votes in the latest edition. “This is the best the conference has been in my 13 years, without a doubt,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “There are some other great conferences out there; most of them are a little bit top heavy, whereas ours, top to bottom is very

high quality.”

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Most of the ACC teams played difficult out-of-conference schedules, which will help their in-conference opponents improve their strength of schedule rating.

The Rating Percentage Index, which is used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to help determine bids and seeding, uses a strength of schedule rating as one of its key ingredients. According to collegerpi.com, a service that attempts to replicate the secret RPI formula, all six ACC schools that got votes in the most recent AP poll are in the RPI top 25. Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, which have struggled with the difficult conference schedule, are in the top 40 in the RPI estimation. As a conference, the ACC has held the highest aggregate RPI throughout season. In the 64-team field, at least 33 spots are reserved for at-large bids. With the top teams usually winning their respective conference championships, this usually means that most teams in the RPI top-40 receive an invitation to the tournament. Despite mediocre 4-6 and 3-6 conference records, respectively, Georgia SEE NCAAS ON PAGE 17

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For years when the Cameron Crazies have entered the stadium for home games, the line monitors have distributed "cheer sheets" full of suggested chants and dirt on Duke's opponents. But since the Maryland game Jan. 26, when a Terrapin fan suggested a chant for the cheer sheet that tricked the Crazies into mocking themselves, the practice of distributing the papers has drawn national attention to the renowned student section.

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originality declining The Cameron Crazies have taken a lot ofcrap in recent years. To be honest, they deserve it. I am not an expert on the history of the Cameron Crazies. Despite what every single Duke graduate I have ever spoken with about the subject has told me, I can’t tell you that the Crazies of the past were so much better than they are now, because I wasn’t there. What I can tell you is this—the Cameron Crazies of the last three seasons have been totally lame. Lamer than that kid who shows off his knowledge in huge lectures, and even lamer than 98

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I went to almost every game freshman year, but since then my Cameron attendance has been rare to quite rare. The cheers were downright unoriginal, and I simply felt like I was losing I.Q. points by the minute. Every Cameron diehard will

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The Cameron Crazies havebeen criticizedfor their lack of creativity. Their cheer sheets, which are supposed to suggest ideasfor new chants, have received mix reviews. tell you that he doesn’t care about originality, that winning is all that matters. If that is so, then why do we have these cheer

sheets giving us good fodder for innovative chants? And why do SEE CHEERS ON PAGE 20

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around the Internet, of the Cameron Crazies. Apparently our restraint from throwing objects on to the court means that we’ve lost a step, and our emphasis on classiness at games takes away from our prowess as the best fans in college basketball. We don’t know about you, but that sounds to us like people have the wrong idea of what makes a great student fan section. Specifically targeted for much of this negativity has been the practice of passing out cheer sheets before games. We’d like to address some of these criticisms. First of all, cheer sheets are not, and have never been, a script for the Crazies. Their purpose is to provide potentially useful information in creating cheers; the more information you have on the other team, the more likely you are to be able to get inside their heads. To this end, cheer sheets provide information on family background, criminal records, basketball career exploits, behavioral tendencies, and relationships, which the Crazies can use as desired. Sometimes some ripe information (Jackie Manuel’s marriage proposal story, for instance) doesn’t get used. On one occasion, some faulty information made it on to a cheer sheet. That event has certainly been the catalyst for the firestorm over cheer sheets recently, but it has been blown way out of proportion. First, the prank didn’t work: we never chanted anything except “Piggy,” and let’s be honest: calling Maryland’s star basketball player “piggy” is pretty funny. Second, although the scheme was carried out by a Maryland student, little attention has been given to the fact that he was helped by one of our fellow Duke students. (“Et tu, Brute?”) The complaints following that one occasion have overshadowed some of the real classics that came courtesy of cheer sheets this year. No one seems to

remember the NCCU coach’s “championship poem” that was distributed, which had the NCCU players alternately blushing with embarrassment and rolling with laughter. No one seems to remember the Michigan State game, where the (frighteningly accurate) information on Paul Davis’ ex-girlfriend got under his skin and made a huge difference in that key win. For those who have forgotten, Davis—MSU’s go-to player—went a solid l-for-5 from the charity stripe in the waning minutes of a very tight game while the Crazies chanted “Caroline!”, “Call Her Back”, and “She Still Loves You” while waving copies of Caroline’s picture in the stands. Incidentally, our source at MSU told us that Davis flipped out about the whole thing when he got home. The most telling test ofstudent opinion on cheer sheets was the response when they were not prepared for Georgia Tech. Countless people asked, “Where are the cheer sheets?” and requested that they return for the UNC game. So they did, and so will there be a great cheer sheet for the Wake game, though students should be advised not to give them to press people. Cheer sheets are for Duke and Duke only. Our advice to the Crazies: Ignore the media, ignore other fans (they are all just pretenders wanting to tear us down), and just have fun at the games. We aren’t the Crazies for national attention or to be worshipped by other fans. We are the Crazies to carry our team when they need it most. The Crazies do that better than any fans in the country; we believe the cheer sheets help. And we dare anyone who was at the UNC game last Wednesday to tell us the Crazies have lost

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On Senior Night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Blue Devils put together two dominating performances against overmatched Campbell and CAMPBELL Q Duquesne TuesDUKE day as they imtheir proved DUQUESNE 7 record on the season to 8-4. DUKE Duke’s four seniors—Frank Comely, Andrew Herbert, Mark Thompson and Steve Smith—combinedfor a perfect 6-0 record as the Blue Devils shut out Campbell (2-15) in the first match, 50-0, and defeated Duquesne (8-7) by a score of 34-7 in the second. “It’s always a tough time because these guys have been with me for four years and you see all the sacrifices and the work that they put in representing Duke University as a wrestler,” head coach Clar Anderson said of the team’s seniors. At 184 pounds, defending ACC champion Comely pinned Duquesne’s Jared Ricotta 2:11 into die first period. It was his second pin on the night, having earned one earlier against Campbell senior Lantz Nixon. . “I actually had a pretty close match with him last year,” Comely said of Nixon. “He was their stud, the best kid on their team, and getting the stick was pretty nice especially in front of the home crowd.” Except for their two losses, the Blue Devils did not trail in a single bout against eidier squad, but Duke managed just two pins ••

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Sophomore Bryan Gibson won two matches for Duke Tuesday night at the 133-pound weight class.

against Duquesne—Comely’s and Wes Kuser’s at the 141-pound weight class. Smith won his 165-pound Duquesne match against Jon Denk by a major decision, 11-3. After taking an early lead through the first two periods, Smith nearly pinned his opponent in the final seconds of the third period, but he was unable to get both of Denk’s shoulders on the pad. In his first match of the night against

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Black earns Ist Rookie of the Week Duke freshman center Chante Black won ACC Rookie of the Week honors Monday after having one of her best games of the season in the Blue Devils’ 60-49 win at Maryland Sunday. During the contest, which was played in front of an ACCrecord crowd, Black scored eight points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked four shots in only 23 minutes off the bench. Black, who became the second Duke freshman to earn ACC Rookie of the Week honors, turned an ankle in the second game of the season. After pulling down 27 rebounds in her first two contests, Black missed two games and two weeks of practice. Infielder named Player of the Week Adam Murray earned the ACC honors after batting .636 with seven hits and six RBIs in Duke’s three-game sweep of Maryland-Eastern Shore this weekend. Murray, who started at a different infield position each day, did not record a single error. Starting at shortstop Saturday, Murray went 4-for-4 and also had a sacrifice fly. On Sunday the senior was less productive at the plate, going just l-for-4 but still recording an RBI and scoring a run. ODU matchup set for today The No. 6 women’s tennis team will face Old Dominion today on the courts of the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center at 4 p.m. Duke is 4-1 during the indoor season, and the Monarchs are 64. Duke won the last meeting between the two teams, 6-1, also in Durham,

Eight land on ACC academic team The Blue Devils led all conference teams with eight players on the Academic

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Chante Black's performance against Maryland Sunday earnedher ACC Rookie of the Week honors. All-ACC

Football squad. Giuseppe Aguanno, Christian Mitchell and Ken-

neth Stanford were all repeat selections to the team. Brendan Dewan, Eli Nichols, Andy Roland, Malcom Ruff and Mike Schneider also made the team, announced Feb. 8 by the ACC league office. ACC meet gets underway today The women’s swimming and diving championships begin today in Atlanta, Ga. Duke finished eighth last season.

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Wake ForCORAL GABLES, Fla. est’s potent offense misfired Tuesday night, so the Demon Deacons relied on defense for a change. By holding Miami to 33 percent shooting in the second half, No. 5 Wake Forest won 68-63 to retain its lead in the ACC. “We’re 68 t 0 runnin scorWAKE 63 ing in the 80s MIAMI and the 905,” guard Chris Paul said. “Tonight we did just enough to win. I think it really shows how far along our team is.” The Demon Deacons enjoyed their biggest lead at 61-53 with 4:30 left in the game. Miami rallied and had one shot to tie, but Anthony Harris’ 22-footer fell short with five, seconds to go. Wake Forest (22-3, 10-2 in the ACC) earned its sixth straight win, a streak that includes two victories over Miami (15-8, 6-6). The Demon Deacons reached 10 conference victories for only the second time in the past eight seasons. The latest win came even though Wake Forest had its lowest point total since December, 18 points shy of its average of 86 per game. “Usually we can score,” head coach Skip Prosser said. “Tonight when we didn’t, our defense carried the day. It’s nice to talk about a game we won because of how we guarded.” The Hurricanes shot 47 percent in the first half but finished at 39, shooting 12for-36 in the second half. They finished 3-

for-18 from three-point range after making 13 three-pointers in a loss at Wake Forest last month. “We knew they were really good threepoint shooters,” Demon Deacons center Eric Williams said. “We tried to take the three away from them. We just decided that if they wanted to drive, drive, because we weren’t going to give away any threes.” Williams and Paul each scored 13 points for the Demon Deacons, and Justin Gray added 11. SEE WAKE ON PAGE 20

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NCAAS from page <None> Tech and Virginia Tech are still in very good shape for the postseason. Even RPI No. 51 Miami, boasting a 4-7 record in the ACC, is still in the mix to get into the bracket. “Right now when you look at it you’d say definitely six, but I think we’ll get more than that because there are still so many games to play, and then you add the conference tournament,” Goestenkors said. “So I think there may be one or two other teams that hit the stretch run and do really well. And I think that might pull a seventh or an eighth team in.” The ACC has historically been more interested in the success of its men’s basketball teams. The NCAA women’s basketball tournament debuted in 1982, and the conference as a whole only made it to the Final Four once in the first decade. Virginia enjoyed a brief stint of success in the early 19905, and North Carolina won the ACC’s only national championship in women’s basketball in 1994. Through the efforts of conference administrators, schools and most importantly individual coaches over the past decade, the ACC has raised its profile in many sports, including women’s basketball. Goestenkors, along with long-time assistant Gale Valley, pulled off a recruiting coup in 1993 when they pulled in the ninth-best class in the nation, according to the Blue Star Report. Since 1999, every Blue Devil recruiting class has been in the top-five, with some recruiting services calling Duke’s

haul the best in four of the past five years. “Duke’s success has brought recognition to the conference,” Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph said. “It’s given all of us the opportunity to go out and sell to recruits just the fact that you’re going to be able to play against the best. “This year I think you can really see the benefits we’ve had in recruiting. We’ve had some very good teams in recent years in the ACC, but this year teams like N.C. State and Maryland are also emerging as major contenders.” Other powerhouse conferences such as the Big East, Pac-10 and SEC have showcased programs such as Connecticut, Stanford and Tennessee to use as a selling point. The Blue Devils are now playing that role for the ACC. The ACC’s recent expansion has also strengthened the overall level of play. Miami and Virginia Tech, which both made the NCAA Tournament last season, give the conference a chance to earn its most berths ever. “We’ve added some great teams in Miami and Virginia Tech, and the conference’s commitment to being No. 1 in women’s basketball has really helped more than any one school’s commitment,” FSU head coach Sue Semrau said. The most teams the ACC has ever gotten into the tournament was six in 2001. Shrinking the conference schedule from 16 to 14 games this season allowed schools to play more rigorous out-of-conference slates. Along with more television exposure and two more teams, this year’s ACC is ready to break that record.

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there and just try to help him whenever he gets down about certain things, or when coaches get on him about someout

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Frustration may have been a new feeling for Nelson, who was showered with accolades before coming to Duke. The California native holds his state’s high school record with 3,462 points. He led the West team with 22 points in the 2004 McDonald’s All-America game and averaged more than 30 points per game for three straight years in high school. But that was high school. After coping with a thumb injury for the early part of the season, Nelson said he is finally beginning to feel more comfortable and more confident, although he didn’t expect the injury’s effects to last so long. Even after the Feb. 5 game against Georgia Tech—a game in which he went l-for-4 from the free-throw line—Nelson mentioned his shooting was still not feeling up to par because of his thumb. “Coming off an injury, you might be 100 percent, but there’s still a psychological and mental thing that plays into it, too,” Nelson said. “That’s something that I took a while to get over, but hopefully I’m over it.” Nelson joined last year’s Final Four Duke squad as one of two freshmen. Now that David McClure is sidelined with a knee injury, Nelson is by far the youngest Blue Devil seeing significant minutes on the court. In his first season, Nelson is averaging 7.1 points and 19.6 minutes per game. He admitted that he struggled to find his touch at first but said it’s slowly

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DeMarcus Nelson and Daniel Ewing celebrate last Wednesday's 71-70 win over North Carolina. After the game Ewing said he was proud of Nelson's 16-point performance.

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points against Valparaiso in December and giving the Blue Devils the extra boost they needed with 16 against North Carolina. “He really played great tonight,” Ewing said after the UNC game. “It really shows what kind of player he can become, especially playing in this type of atmosphere and in this game.”

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The praise, however, doesn’t run just one way. Nelson describes Ewing as “a real good person —a great leader.” He also emphasized the support system Ewing and the rest of die team have created. Even with all his experience and wisdom, Ewing isn’t about to spoil some of the fun for the younger players. When asked if he gives Nelson advice on field-

ing reporters’ questions, Ewing chuckled: “No, I’ll let him learn on his

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REPLAY from page 15 try instant replay like the Big Ten did last year. “After a full season, we believe that instant replay adds to the effective administration of this great game of college football,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney said. After seeing the success in the Big Ten this season, Duke head coach Ted Roof said Tuesday that he was in favor of the change for the upcoming season. “I think we have great officiating in the ACC, but I am all for anything we can do to improve the overall quality of the game,” Roof said. “Statistics have shown that itistant replay does not lengthen the time of the game, and it willjbe an asset to our league.” The ACC is not the only conference that will use instant replay in 2005. The Big Ten will continue-to utilize the system, and

the Big 12 will join the ACC as a replay newcomer. Big 12 Assistant Commissioner Bob Burda said the conference will either decide to carry out a Big Ten-style plan, one similar to that of the NFL or a blend ■ of the two. The Big Ten replay system involves a booth official who halts the game if he believes there is a disputable call and reviews the available video footage. This procedure does not involve either coaches or on-the-field officials. This is unlike the NFL system, which is ‘run through a coach’s challenge mechanism until the final two minutes of each half. The NCAA is allowing conferences to experiment with different forms of instant replay, and Burda said he did not expect the NCAA to pick one system to implement throughout Division I. “I think the NCAA will leave it at the conference level and let conferences determine what suits them best,” Burda said.

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the Crazies spend the entire game trying to come up with funny cheers if winning is all that matters? Beyond being unoriginal, I heard a fan yell something so moronic at the Michigan State game that for a second I thought a Carolina student had trespassed into our student section. The fan yelled at a referee, ‘You work at home depot!” I don’t mean to pick at an isolated example, but that was atrocious. I believe the students lack ingenuity because tenting has largely become a freshman phenomenon. I am not trashing freshmen—we were all freshmen once—but us older folks are Just a little more clever. Tenters complain left and right about spending time in K-ville, but I have the perfect solution: while in your tent, put down the books for a little and brainstorm for some cool, ORIGINAL cheers. I’ll be at the Wake game Sunday, so if you come back with a vengeance and make me eat my words, I’ll throw you some recognition.

“They didn't have a great night shooting the ball, but found away to win,” Miami coach Frank Haith said. “That shows they're a top-notch team. They’re experienced, and they come at you in waves—they’re a deep ball club.” Guillermo Diaz led the Hurricanes with 20 points. Harris added 14 but was limited to 23 minutes because of cramps. Robert Hite totaled six, 12 below his average. Taron Downey hit a three-pointer to put Wake Forest ahead to stay, 47-44 midway through the second half. Gray’s three-pointer made it 59-53, and Trent Strickland then scored to put the Demon Deacons up by eight points for the first time. Hite intercepted \ pass and made the ensuing layup to cut the margin to 63-59, and Diaz hit two free throws to make it 63-61 with 1:32 to go. Paul sliced through the lane for a layup, and Diaz scored again for Miami to make it 65-63 with 20 seconds to go. Strickland made l-of-2 free throws, but Harris missed over Jamaal Levy from beyond the top of the key.

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ACC Rookie of the Year, and many Tar Heel fans worried he would leave for the NBA. Instead, North Carolina did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament in 2003, and head coach Matt Doherty was fired. But none of this was blamed on Felton.

I would not have a problem with the lack ofcriticism if there had not been a similar player who took significant heat for not dominating during his junior year. That player was Duke’s Chris Duhon. Duhon arrived at Duke with Felton-like hype after winning the Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year and the McDonald’s All-American three-point contest. As a freshman in 2000-2001, Duhon mostly served as a roleplayer before coming on strong and starting in all six of the Blue Devils’ NCAA Tournament victories. During his sophomore year, Duhon once again played in the shadow of All-Americans Jay Williams, Mike Dunleavy and Carlos Boozer. But in his junior year, Duhon was expected to take more of a leadership role and was voted preseason ACC Player of the Year in 2002-2003. Duhon struggled throughout his third year at Duke, only earning third-team AU-ACC honors. Duhon’s offensive numbers were only slighdy worse thanFelton’s as the Blue Devil finished the season averaging 9.2 points and 6.4 assists per game. But comparing Duhon’s significant leadership skills and defensive abilities to Felton’s makes the differences in offensive production negligible. But Duhon was criticized all year by Duke fans and Duke-haters, alike, for so clearly playing below his potential. During his senior season—when he finally did obtain All-American status—Duhon admitted he had been disappointing as a junior. “I used to beat myself up for every little mistake and try to be that perfect leader,” Duhon told the Blue Devil Weekly. “I felt like I couldn’t make any mistakes. I didn't realize that nobody is perfect. This year I came in with a new mindset: to go out and enjoy every game, to play each game with a high energy level, to share these locker rooms and games with these guys I’m with because I will not have a second chance to do it again.” I can’t even imagine anyone asking Felton a question about his struggles because no one acts as if he is struggling. Felton certainly is a good player and creates a lot of matchup problems for opposing teams, but he has not come anywhere close to dominating college basketball. If Duhon was a disappointment in 2002-2003, Felton is a bigger one in 2004-2005.

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Vitarelli already looks eye-popping endowment, yet he also the part. He’s hobnobbed understands the University’s vision with University bigwigs for for Central Campus the best of the more than three years now, and he’s three finalists, Indeed, if Central planning is to lived with one foot in “Old Duke” coincide with the fuwith an eye toward ture integration of St3lToClltOri3l its future. Now it’s academics, residentime for Vitarelli to tial life and student affairs, who betofficially take his place. ter and to be the young voice than a Duke Student Government the Young Trustee Nominating Rhodes finalist, Campus Council President and student favorite all in Committee convene tonight to seone? lect this year’s undergraduate repreVitarelli also has an appreciation sentative to the Board of Trustees. With the reimagination of Central for Duke’s increasing internationalization as both a diversifier and a Campus and a huge push for endowfinancial aid the money-maker. He understands the fill sure to ing Board’s slate for the three years the pressing need to harmonize the Medical Center with the rest of camnew Young Trustee will serve, conpus, both for proximity and interdiscrete student perspective is absolutely vital on the Board. The man ciplinarity’s sake. But he also understands what it with the right perspective is Vitarelmeans to be a trustee —to think with li—no doubt about it. Fellow finalists Jonathan Bigelow broad, idealistic goals in mind while and Andrew Wisnewski both provide putting the University first. Vitarelli definite passion for the post and are is the ultimate communicator, netcertainly well-qualified—Bigelow for worker and student politician, one his experience leading the Duke who goes beyond the realm of overachievers into someone we can trust University Union and his perspecto have his voice heard at what are tive on the arts and initiative on advising, Wisnewski for his extensive bound to be intense Board meetings DSG career, his view of Duke’s less these next three years. Although all three candidates are privileged side and his understanding of the position as former chair qualified and would serve the Uniof the nominating committee. But versity well, as Duke heads into the formation of its next strategic plan Vitarelli gets it—how to be entrepreneurial in forming ideas, how to and into the crucial first steps of translate them to action and how to mapping the new Central, Vitarelli keep the ideals of the University in is the best suited to join the University’s governing body. perspective all the while. The Chronicle formally endorses would make what Perhaps Vitarelli such an effective member senior Anthony Vitarelli for underof the Board is his ability to synthegraduate Young Trustee. Chronicle Senior Editor Andrew size Duke’s financial limitations with its limitless goals. He appreciates Collins, a semi-finalist, was not present for this meeting of The Chronithe school’s ability to spend effiEditorial Board. cle’s a less than ciently despite having --

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A call to future leaders up in the public schools of El cipal doubled the number of students in Ms Paso, Texas, Aurora Lora experienced Lora’s classroom.) After teaching at her Houston school for first-hand the educational disparities that persist in our country. The daughter of four years, Ms. Lora decided that she owed it a Mexican immigrant, Aurora encountered to herself and her students to work to the reality that the United States’ education strengthen our education system on an even larger scale. Today, she is earning her PhD system, like those in most of the wealthiest nations, often provides the least resources and from Harvard University’s selective, four-stuopportunities to the students who need extra dent Urban Superintendent Program. “Ms. Lora” will soon be “Dr. Lora,” and will be acthelp the most. Aurora’s next first-hand encounter with ing on the insights and sense of outrage she these disparities came just a few years later, earned in her classroom to improve the acabut this time she had the opportunity to do demic achievement of students in one of something about them. After a phenomenal America’s largest urban school districts. Aurora’s story is a testament to the power four-year academic and leadership record at and impact that committed recent college the University of Texas, which honored Aurograduates can have, even immediately, on ra at graduation for her contributions to stuthe educational disparities that are our naTeach America. “Ms. dent life, she joined For tion’s most serious domestic Lora,” at the age of 23, stood challenge. before a room of fourth In our country that aspires graders in inner-city HousWendy kopp so admirably to be the Land of ton —most of whom could guest commentary . Opportunity, and that in so read and write only on a firstdoing holds so much promise or-second grade level. As for its citizens and as a model for the rest of the their teacher and leader, she showed her students that she believed in their potential and world, the sad, persistent reality is that by the that they could succeed if they worked hard. time they are just nine years old, students who live in low-income communities are an average Although others scoffed, she and her stuof three grade levels behind students who live dents set ambitious goals for their progress. Armed with little experience but with the in high-income communities. This gap only becomes worse over time, and students bom in focus and determination that idealistic leaders bring to great causes, Ms. Lora went to low-income communities are ultimately seven work. She convinced her principal to let her times less likely to graduate from college than sturun classes into the evenings two days a week, dents bom in high-income communities. What Aurora and others have shown us, and then expanded those classes to five days a week. She held Saturday classes. Following however, is that these disparities don’t need to exist. When children growing up in ecoher lead, the students—and their families worked, and worked, and worked. They nomically marginalized communities are began to believe that they could in fact “catch given the opportunities they deserve, they can and do excel on an absolute scale. Yes, up” academically, with Ms. Lora’s help. the gap in educational outcomes is an exlater, when the months test eight Just scores came back, Ms. Lora’s students—ALL traordinarily entrenched social problem of them—had passed the state exam. Even but a true movement of our generation’s fuAdrian, the student who had been handed ture leadership can tackle it. Educational inequity must be our generaover to Ms. Lora by another teacher with the admonition that he’s “too dumb” for fourth tion’s civil rights issue. It needs the unrelentgrade, passed the test. In fact, more students ing commitment of the most talented and dehad passed the test in Ms. Lora’s class than terminedamong you. had previously done so in the entire school. Wendy Kopp is the founder and president of Ms. Lora had literally closed the achievement Teach For America (wwu. teachforamerica. org). gap for her students. (The next year, the prin-

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like the East and West Campus student employee picnics and bus driver appreciation day, but beyond these things, this week is about something more. It is about realizing that in this wonderful place where we live and where we leant, we have a community, which is as deep as it is wide. It is a place where each person, regardless of title, plays an integral role in the life and success of our little Gothic Wonderland. So, take that moment to look out instead of remaining in, to voice your appreciation of so many individuals who help to make our lives better. Mel Baars Trinity ’O5 Alice Williamson Trinity ’O5 Co-directors of the Community Service Center

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udging from the flyers around campus these days one

might think that no kind of love is wrong. From gay posters advertising a “queer trysts” film series to Vagina Monologues promotionals oozing phrases like: “it

smelled like spoiled milk and was getting on the seat ofhis car,” the air is thick with the musk of transgressive love, the illicit acts ofromance, of lust with people of the same sex and even perhaps between species. But there is one kind of sexual relationship that was recently prohibited by the University. Alarmingly, few have noticed and fewer care. As an article in The New York Times Magazine reports this week, a large number of books have been published recently about the relationship between Abelard and Heloise, a famous medieval coupfe of this type, a student and teacher who dared to cement the bond of learning with the bond of copulation; a dark deed that lead to the castration of Abelard—the teacher—and their ultimate installation into a matt monastery and cloister, respectively. Apparently, our morals haven’t changed much since the middle ages. Several years ago, Duke University decided thatthe most common type of student-teacher relationship —that between a teacher and a pupil in one of her (or his, sigh) classes could no longer be allowed. We cheer queer trysts but suppress love in one of its most natural milieus, the classroom. Greek philosophers and Afghan warlords are both know by their penchant for making love to their pupils, and judging from the Latter Day success of both the ramifications of this process were less than deleterious. Indeed, some folks in the Church of the Latter Day Saints are legendary for having multiple wives, and for this we respect them as we respect all religions, no matter how ridiculous their claims or repressive their policies, yet we bum amorous teachers at the stake. A teacher and a student having a romantic relationship is hardly more ridiculous than polygamy. In fact, in many ways it is more sensible: there are no scriptures that view dark skin as a curse from God or mentions of simple things like the wheel before they were invented. And the motives for a student-teacher relationship are beyond reproach; a love of knowledge merged with a love of the

flesh, the sacred and the profane bundled into a single package—the human being most exposed. Or, for those of us who aren’t philosophically inclined, it’s a great way to pass hard classes. And we can think of it as a public service, a mitzvah. Poor academics, slaving away for knowledge and truth can often become tired in their solitary questing, exhausted in the hunt for novelty as ATP-dependent organisms so often become. This is where you, young and beautiful undergraduate, can help. Classical antiquity is rife with examples of the muse, the woman —and I suppose man these days—driving the great poets to the pinnacle of human achievement, to the apex of possibility and beyond with tender words and a loving embrace. After long hours spent wresting knowledge from the unknown, our teachers need relaxation and release. They need the sweet embrace of a youthful lotus who can take their pains with a nubile offering of love, to be cherished in its purity and verltas genuine donation. Without motivation, humans are an unworthy assortment of organisms, content and willing to remain in one place, to be battered by the impersonal tides of Fate and the wicked hand of Destiny. But enter the Muse, thatspecimen of rare character and sweetness who inspires redoubled effort and inspired productivity! Without the irresistible flame oflove the human moth would never have risen from the jungles of its birth. The success of a research university depends on this age-old bond, upon the pairing of master and apprentice, and it is a scandal that we have allowed bureaucrats to revoke this sacrosanct right. Who are they to stand in the path of the heart, the timeless yearning of DNA to claim yet another generation for its own? There is an old saying in France: men are like melons; they get better with age. Unfortunately, youthful melons fare less well, which is why this unjust rule must be abolished before these formidable assets are allowed to sag, untouched by the Hands ofKnowledge.

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the old adage that away to a man’s heart is through of four—including a Jewish-American and a Palestinianhis stomach holds true, then perhaps the recent American—sat on top of dryers and debated truly burning changes in the Merchants on Points program will cause questions. The realities of the Israeli-Palestinian divide take a shift in cultural relationships on campus. The palette of shape over the hum of washers and the lasting scent of Tide. available eateries has expanded to include Dale’s Indian Stories about a friend’s .grandmother being robbed in the Cuisine and Chai’s Noodle Bar and Bistro. Citing the West Bank, or about generations of family olive trees being unmet dining needs of a diverse student population, the uprooted or the reflections on daily life as a Jewish-Amerinew additions allow students to broaden the horizons of can carry through with a raw emotion that no panel could theirkitchen tables, but will they, in fact, influence our dayachieve. We laughed, pondered, argued, yelled, agreed and provoked —and not at the behest of an orinteractions? to-day ganization or movement. For Duke to truly My best guess would be that these new lead heartfelt for break through unspoken barriers, administo a options will not gusto trative efforts must at least appear natural, multiculturalism. (Heartburn, maybe). This avoiding the kind of compartmentalized dichange, however, coupled with a spate of alogue that shirks difficult questions. panels and programs, has once again highBut students may wonder: Why is any of lighted the need for a deeper University dithis significant? Can’t we just accept the alogue on racial understanding. In an examfractured racial conditions and trick ourple of such a discussion, an event sponsored som jimmy selves into believing that all is well? Unforthe Samuel Dußois Cook feaSociety by tunately, all is not well, and our lack of cultured a “multi-generational and multi-ethmatter of fact tural engagement bleeds into the nic” panel, including President Richard community at and beyond Duke. The reBrodhead. Seated around a kitchen table, the panelists reflected on a variety of topics and noted the cent clamor about off-campus parties is as much a function ignorance and insularity which often characterize the race of Duke-Durham cultural miscommunication as it is a product of student hedonism. debateamong the student population. Even our future professions will require a new degree of And while they acknowledged Duke’s commitment to empirical diversity, they recognized that admissions-based cultural sensitivity. The new business identity will stress the social engineering was not the cure to our cultural woes. I global consumer and the untapped marketplace. NGOs and imagine that other panels this week, including “Shades of non-profits looking to change the world will find themselves navigating increasingly difficult ethnic conflicts. And forBlack: Ethnic Politics at Duke” and “A River Runs Through reached confuseign policy will soon have to adapt to a much more regionsimilarly it: Whiteness in a Sea of Diversity” ing conclusions about cultural discourse among students. al paradigm, finding solutions because of global cooperaWhile these are all commendable attempts to spark debate, tion and not in spite ofit. There are unmet needs of dialogue that will take time it is important to recognize that the process of understandand diligence to fulfill. But achieving such conversation is ing will only succeed if the dialogue is organic. The onus is on us. Our deepest periods ofreflection and the recipe for the quintessential collegiate experience. Next time you’re at your kitchen table over Dale’s or Chai’s, see if engagement cannot possibly be crafted, organized, or advertised—they will be motivated by pure happenstance. My you can’t try to cook up a conversation. most profound cultural experience at Duke occurred last week not in a Von Canon room, or in a classroom, but in a Jimmy Soni is a Trinity sophomore. His column appears every hours, wonderful diverse other Wednesday. room. For three a group laundry *

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years ago, House Majority Leader Dick Armey; (R-Texas); said on MSNBC’s Hardball that the Palestinians should be expelled from the occupied territories. He was happy with the idea of a Palestinian state, as long as it wasn’t in Israel. There are, he pointed out, “many Arab nations that have many hundreds of thousands of acres of land,” and they should give some to the Palestinians. This seems like the perfect solution, creating a homeland for the Palestinians and removing their proximal threat to Israel. The only flaw in Armey’s idea is the burden it places on the Arab states. After all, most of these countries are small, dry and desolate, with burgeoning population problems of their own—they’re scarcely in a position to absorb millions ofPalestinian refugees. So I’ve come up with a modest proposal ofmy own Let’s resettle the Palestinians in South Dakota. * Now at first glance this seems a little impractical, I admit. South Dakota after all has a miserable climate, dropping to -30 dem ike dkkISOII grees in winter and climba modest proposal ing to 110 degrees in August. Much of it is dry and barren. But in fact it’s not half bad compared to the Occupied Territories. The average rainfall is 20 inches a year, nearly twice that of the West Bank. The soil is fairly fertile, there are permanent rivers and more than a million acres ofPonderosa pine forest. Now I’m not suggesting turning the whole state (population 800,000) over to the Palestinians—that would be ridiculous. Just the east bank of the Missouri, from the Black Hills to Pierre. That’s 150,000square miles of frontier, bigger than Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria combined. Those countries have a combined population of 33 million, but north/west South Dakota is essentially uninhabited—a handful of small towns, maybe 20,000 people in all. Plenty of room. Of course, we still have to transport 4 million Palestinians there. The United States currently gives Israel $3 billion every year in foreign aid, so that’s our budget. After some bargain-hunting on Orbitz, I found that $3 billion will buy 4 million one-way tickets (low season) from Tel Aviv to Rapid City, many of them reduced child (2-14) fares. The Palestinians would all have to change planes in Minneapolis/St. Paul, but that’s a small price to pay for peace. I’ll bet with block bookings one could get some excellent discounts, so the relocation would probably come in under budget. The money saved on air fares would then be enough to supply every Palestinian man, woman and child with either an axe, a shovel, a mule, or a hag of seed corn (their choice). There’s plenty of unused forest; they could get to work making log cabins right away, hardworking pioneers carving homesteads from the wilderness. But wouldn’t Israel’s economy be crippled by cutting all U.S. foreign aid for a year? Not necessarily; remember, most of that money is spent on military hardware to suppress the problem we’d be removing. Israel would still have the fourth most powerful military on Earth (plus nukes!). They’ll make do for a year. Setting up a vibrant, growing state next to South Dakota would invigorate its flagging economy—losing some underused territory would be a small price to pay for solving the Palestinian problem forever (after all, there’s no chance of them all moving back!). A few South Dakotans would need to be relocated for this promised land to be achieved, but the number wouldn’t really be that signify cant. It’s not like those reservations are their original tribal lands—how attached to them could they be? Maybe they could even find jobs in the Palestinian Free State of Dakota, commuting in each day. That would be swell. Yes, South Dakota isn’t the Jordan Valley. Sure, we’d all like to live where our ancestors did. But as Dick Armey pointed out, “Most of the people who now populate Israel were transported from all over the world to that land, and they made it their home.” If they could do it, why can’t Palestinians? Mike Dickison is a graduate student in zoology. His column

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