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At the first event sponsored by the brand-new Duke Politi-

cal Union —a student group that plans to bring high-profile political speakers to campus Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., spoke to a crowd of about 50 students in the Bryan Center Thursday morning. Over danishes and coffee, he offered students a behindthe-scenes glimpse into how a bill becomes a law. He also outlined what he sees as the three most important issues currently facing Congress: Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. In addition to domestic issues, he spoke at length about President George W. Bush’s foreign policy, which he says led to the easing of Israeli-Palestinian tensions, Syria’s withdrawal from Lebanon and the elections in Iraq. “Looking at the international landscape, the president has tried to change the way our Congress acts and how to inject our foreign policy into an everchanging world,” he said. Midway through his 50 minute talk, Burr received an alert on his Blackberry disclos—

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The weeks of waiting are fi-

nally over for the 18,062 high school seniors who sought placein Duke University’s Class of 2009. Admission officials mailed decision letters Thursday, but students were able to check their decisions online as early as 7 p.m. Wednesday. Duke accepted 3,479 regular decision applicants, yielding an acceptance rate of just under 22 percent—the lowest rate in more than a decade. So far, Duke has extended 3,949 ment

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The outcome of Thursday’s Duke Student Government presidential race is still unknown, as the vote-counting process —tempered with scandal and investigation into an apparent campaign law violation—has been put on hold. Results will not be publicized until Sunday at the earliest. Candidate Emily Aviki, a junior, has been cited with posting a link to the DSG voting website on her AOL Instant Messenger profile—effectively a campaign violation that is prohibited by DSG bylaws. The Election Commission is prepared to conduct a 48-hour investigation into Aviki’s alleged illegal behavior; until the commission’s inquiry concludes, a winner will not be declared. Statements from Aviki’s opponents juniors Russ Ferguson and Jesse Longoria —may be released within the investigation period; neither Ferguson nor Longoria could be reached for comment. DSG officials refrained from releasing final voting numbers. Attorney General Elizabeth Ladner, a senior, said she “could not comment” until computer-tallied numbers are finalized. But Aviki maintained she was notified that she had “the most votes.” Aviki denied that she ignored —

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An admissions official files applications. Duke received more than 18,000this year.

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New SAT with writing debuts BY

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Analogies are to the SAT as the Spice Girls are to the radio—outdated. The College Board administered a revamped SAT for the first time earlier this month. Duke’s Class of 2010 will be the first to have it considered as a criterion for college admission. The new, longer test has dropped analogy questions but added a writing section worth 800 points, bringing the total

score up to 2400. Pretty soon, a 1600just won’t cut it anymore. But in terms of scores necessary for admission to Duke, Director of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said the writing section of the test will be considered separately and standards for the critical reading and math sections will remain the same. “The adding of the verbal and the math scores is a conSEE SAT ON PAGE 6

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5 pilgrims killed by bomb A suicide car bomber blew himself up

Thursday near an Islamic shrine, killing five Iraqis in the latest attack on Shiite Muslim pilgrims marking a major religious holiday. The blast killed three civilians, including a child, and two soldiers.

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Bob Schindler embraces an attendee at a memorial servicefor his daughter Terri Schiavo, who died Thursday. “And so his heartless cruelty continues until this very last moment,” said the Rev. Frank Pavone, a Roman Catholic priest. He added: “This is not only a death, with all the sadness that brings, but this is a killing, and for that we not only grieve that Terri has passed but we grieve that our nation has allowed such an atrocity as this and we pray that it will never happen again.” Felos disputed the Schindler family’s account. He said that Terri Schiavo's siblings had been asked to leave the room so

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Students march through West Campus as part of theTake Back the Night rally to raise awareness about sexual assault.

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night, the time is near. We will be controlled by fear.” Marching through the streets and pathways from East Campus through Central Campus, the not

“Out of the dorms, into the streets, we won’t be raped, we won’t be beat,” chanted a group of

about 80 students and organizers Thursday night as they marched across campus in the culminating event of Sexual Assault Prevention Week, Take Back the Night. The annual event began at 7:30 p.m., with a crowd of students gathered in front of the Marketplace. Coordinatorskicked off the evening by presenting poetry readings and rallying speeches to get participants enthusiastic about their cause of raising awareness about sexual assault. The group then marched to West Campus, gaining momentum as they headed toward Duke Chapel. Escorted by police and carrying bullhorns, students chanted slogans such as “Take back the

group reached its destination 40 minutes later directly in front of the Chapel. The crowd quieted and swelled to about 150 as passersbyjoined the group for the Speak Out portion of the event. “Speaking out in such a public setting is a major step toward overcoming and defeating the stigma that surrounds [sexual assault] ,” said Libby Webb, a clinical associate for Counseling and Psychological Services. Peer educators for sexual harassment and rape prevention broke the ice with their own stories and reflections on the value of the experience. Encouraging others to step forward, Jean Leonard, coordinator ofSexual Assault Support Services

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environment for students to voice their feelings and thoughts.” Senior Rachel Winnik, organizer of the event this year, and other peer educators stressed the value and empowering influence of speaking out, some adding their personal tales ofrecovering and dealing with the day-to-day aftermath of sexual assault. “The healing never ends,” Winnik said. “You’re never cured, but you can be a survivor.” Audience members then broke long silences with stories of their own ordeals or those of friends. Men and women alike spoke about the dilemmas they have faced pertaining to sexual assault, saying they hoped to connect with and inspire others in the audience. SEE MARCH ON PAGE 6

Campus Council discussed the roles and responsibilities of resident adviser representatives at its meeting Thursday night. Council members offered criticisms of RA representatives, students chosen by RAs in the residence halls to sit on the quad councils, and suggested ways to improve the quad council system. RA representatives should treat their office “like it’s an executive position,” said Campus Council vice president-elect Ben Rubinfeld, a sophomore. “I didn’t know who my RA representative was until a couple of weeks ago.” Poor attendance at quad council meetings by RA representatives is a large problem, council members said. RA representatives, who replaced house representatives two years ago, are supposed to attend these meetings along with the quad’s executive members to represent student voices. Though each quad has a different number of RA groups and respective RA representatives, they average about 15 representatives per quad. Most quad council meetings only draw eight RA representatives and executive members, with Crowell Quad and East Campus Council reporting an average attendance of only five members, the lowest ofall of the

quad councils. Edens Quad Council meetings draw 67 percent of its members on average, the highest ofany quad council. “Sixty-seven percent is a poor attendance rate,” said outgoing Campus Council President Anthony Vitarelli, a senior. If quad councils returned to a system of house representatives, those appointed would feel a greater bond with the members of their house and feel a greater responsibility to represent them, Campus Council members suggested. “RA representatives either don’t feel that they should do anything, or so much time passes that they feel they don’t have to,” said Jared Layne, a sophomore. Campus Council members mentioned the need for increased coordination among houses and suggested the implementation of training sessions for RA representatives. “Logically [the selection of RA representatives] makes sense but I think practically it has failed,” Vitarelli said. Though Central Campus does not have RA representatives, it could benefit from electing representatives to voice the interests of students living in each group of apartments, Central Campus President Matthew Zullo said. SEE CC ON PAGE 4

Correction In captions accompanying photos alongside an article about the women's tennis team March 31, players were misidentified.The photo on page 9 was of Katie Blaszak, and the photo on page 12 was of Jennifer Zika and Kristin Cargill.

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Sen.Richard Burr discusses U.S. domestic issues and foreign policy with students over a cup ofcoffee.

BURR from page 1 ing news about the death of Terry Schiavo, whose medical status has touched off a national debate about end-of-life care. Since the Schiavo case was unique, he said it was important to “set a precedent for future Congresses” with regards to right-to-life issues. “I don’t think it’s a wrong thing for Congress to get involved with,” he added. After his lecture, Burr fielded questions from the audience. When asked why the United States has not intervened to stop the violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, he answered, “The U.S. has acknowledged the genocide that exists there. We have been inactive waiting for Europe to engage.” Though not all students agreed with Burr’s opinions, many appreciated the Political Union’s efforts to bridge party lines and bring about political discussion. “Senator Burr holds a different perspective than I do, and I thought that by coming I could engage that perspective and learn from it,” said sophomore Daniel Bowes, incoming president of Duke’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. “I really do think that the state of political discussions of issues in general is horrible at Duke,” Bowes said. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994,Burr worked to restore fis-

cal responsibility to the federal government and improved federal regulations of food, drugs and medical devices. In 2004 he beat out Democrat Erskine Bowles to assume vice presidential candidate John Edwards’ senate seat. As Burr approaches the end of his first 100 days in office, many are looking back to evaluate his progress. Before the election, he was often accused of adhering excessively to GOP party lines—Burr backed Bush’s agenda on 96 percent of his votes in the House last year. In his first three months, he has shown continued willingness to work closely with the president and other Republican leaders, but has by no means acted as a dmid freshman senator. Burr was chosen to read George Washington’s farewell address on the Senate floor last month—a tradition usually reserved for more experienced senators. Building on his 10 years in the House, he makes his voice heard in committee meetings and regularly visits the White House. Republican leaders also appointed Burr the chair of a health subcommittee, a position typically not held by freshmen. “He has been fabulous,” said North CarolinaLt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, a Democrat. “He gets a gold star in my book.” When the Senate reconvenes after spring recess, energy policies, health care reform and judicial nominees will be pressing issues facing legislators, Burr said.

DSG election policy, saying that her post of a live link was accidental. “They said that there was a live link on my profile, which I did everything to combat,” she said. Aviki added that she called other candidates to ensure she had legally and correctly posted the link. Aviki saidLadner failed to notify her of the violation until it was too late. “She said nothing about it [Thursday] morning, and I was under the complete impression that everything was okay,” Aviki said. Aviki also claimed that throughout the campaign process, she felt like the Election Commission was unfairly critical of her because she is a DSG “outsider.” “Obviously they’ve had something against me,” she said. “I knew this would happen. I knew they would find something against this.” Aviki currendy serves as president of the Class of 2006 and a member of the DSG Student Services Committee. Sources said preliminary results indicate that if the Election Commission does not take action on the complaint against Aviki, there will be a runoff between top finishers Aviki and Longoria. Election bylaws state that the victor must secure either a 6 percent margin over his or her opponents or an overall majority, equivalent to 51 percent of the total vote. If he or she fails to do so—which has been cited as the case in this year’s race —the election moves to a runoff. Ladner confirmed that a runoff is feasible between the two top candidates. In stark contrast to the presidential race, tame competitiveness seemed the theme of the night for the rest of the executive board

CC from page 3 “Central really needs to focus on building unity and building excitement,” said Zullo, a junior. “The mentality needs to be changed on Central Campus.” Campus Council members proposed methods to increase publicity for the quad councils by creating an online profile of quad council representatives or setting up quad council bulletin boards in

elections. Juniors Brandon Goodwin, Logan Leinster and Paige Sparkman were elected to the positions they ran for unopposed—executive vice president, vice president of community interaction and vice president of student affairs, respectively. Goodwin, currently vice president of student affairs, said he believes students understood and appreciated the biggest focus of his campaign: scaling back the bulky and inefficientDSG voting body. “I actually really want to start eliminating right away the Cabinet positions that are proponents of red tape,” he said. The race for vice president of athletics and campus services—predicted to be a competitive four-way contest before two candidates dropped out last week—ended in a tight victory for junior Brenda Bautsch, who won by 1.1 percent over sophomore Ryan Strasser. Bautsch ran on a platform that emphasized small projects and student life improvements. “I’ve been looking forward to this since my freshman year,” she said. The new vice president of academic affairs is sophomore Joe Fore, elected over junior Christopher Chin by a sweeping 38 percent margin. Fore’s pet project as a DSG senator on the Academic Affairs Committee this past year was the Academic Expectations Amendment, which appeared on the ballot Thursday as a referendum. Students passed the document, officially making it a part of the DSG Constitution. After inconsistencies plagued online voting last year, Ladner said Thursday’s process was virtually glitch-free for the 52 percent of students who voted. “Things ran perfectly this year,” she said. “We had a very high turnout—that was very impressive. We’ve had no complaints about not being able to access the website.” each residential area. Members also suggested changes to the quad, council election process, such as creating an online voting system, allowing time for executive candidates to give speeches and allowing members who are not doing their job to be impeached. “What we really want to do is figure out how to redo quad councils to get more effective programming and policies,” said sophomore Jay Ganatra, Campus Council

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Saturday, April 2,8:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m.. Kick-off Event, Spring Dance Fever Semi-formal, Freeman Center for Jewish Life. Free tickets for general admission go to the first 75 graduate students to arrive at the dance. Thanks to the Duke Graduate Student Dance Club for collaborating with US in this event. You may get tickets in advance by contacting Michelle at -

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to facilitate or improve their research projects. Panelists: Michael Lavine, Professor ofthe Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences (ISDS) and the School ofthe Environment; and Scott Schmidler, Professor of the ISDS; Jerry Reiter, Professor of ISDS,

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said. “For the first year or two, we are not going to talk about the SATs on a scale of 2400 simply because that’s not the way our evaluation systems will treat them.” The College Board said it removed the analogies because they did not accurately reflect current high school curricula. When updating the exam for the first time since 1994, the testing company also added more advanced mathematical skills based on higher-level algebra and functions geometry. But College Board officials said the new test is not harder—just different and longer. The test now takes almost four hours to complete and contains eight individual sections. Guttentag said the changes should not make Duke’s admissions process any more difficult. “The new SAT won’t make it harder to get in, but it will add another piece of information for us to evaluate for every applicant,” he wrote in an e-mail. Standardized tests are one of six rated elements of the admissions procedure, alongside academic grades, extracurricular activities, high school strength, admissions essays and recommendations. “We want to wait and see how the new test will relate to performance at Duke, the rest of the application, the other scores,” Guttentag said, “so we are not going to make the new writing section part of our rating system.” Officials said they changed the test to better reflect what students are learning in high school. They also considered writing a critical skill necessary for success in college and beyond, saying it should be emphasized as early as possible in primary education. The similarity of this section to the Writing SAT II prompted the College Board to eliminate the additional test most students took as an admissions re-

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offers of acceptance —including about 500 applicants admitted early—while expecting to enroll only 1,660 students. Christoph Guttentag, director of undergraduate admissions, said traditionally the University also accepts 50 to 80 additional students off of the waiting list. “Based on the applications, I think it is going to be a fabulous class,” Guttentag said. “To have about 1,300 more applicants than last year... and to be able to get everything done and to make the best decisions we could is a testament to the staff.” He added that the Office of Undergraduate Admissions had received more than 250,000 pieces of paper which they sorted through and processed carefully. Trinity College accepted 20 percent of its applicants while the Pratt School of Engineering accepted about 30 percent of high school seniors who applied. Duke admitted only about half of the 3,100 applicants who had SAT scores of 1500 or above and only 41 percent of the 1,500 valedictorians who applied. Pratt increased the number of students it admitted as part of a plan to increase enrollment by 50 students. A new residence hall, which will be located between Randolph Dormitory and Broad Street, is on schedule to open by Fall 2005 to accommodate the increase in incoming freshmen. Even though Pratt received only about 150 more applications than last year and, Guttentag noted, yield rates dictated that the University had to accept more than 65 students to fill the new spots Guttentag felt the increased Pratt enrollment would not hurt the overall academic quality of the students. —

try began taking the test March 12, anticipating the new elements of the exam. “The questions weren’t necessarily harder, there were just more of the hard

questions,” said Jeremy Semko, a junior at Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas. “The most challenging thing oth-

erwise is having the endurance to have your mind going for that long—that extra hour makes a difference,” he added. As with any major change, students and admissions officers alike will have to wait and see how the new SAT fares. But overall, the changes should be beneficial, Guttentag said. “As someone who uses analogies a lot, the analogies,” he said. “But I miss I think these are essentially incrementally positive steps.”

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After the Speak Out ended, students lit candles in honor of all those affected by sexual assault and then proceeded to the Women’s Center for cookies and milk, concluding what Leonard called a “night of comfort.” At the Women’s Center, director Donna Lisker reflected on the importance of speaking publicly to erase the stigma as-

“The Pratt applicant pool is much larger and robust than it was five years ago,” he said. “I don’t think the faculty will see any decrease in the quality of the students.” The number of undergraduate applications broke several records this year. Among them, the total number of applications, which surpassed last year’s yield by almost 1,300 students; the number of

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which received almost 15,000 applications; and the number of applications from international students, which at 1,825 students is an increase of 27 percent over last year. “Over the last 10 years, we have gradually increased our outreach internationally,” Guttentag said. “We are doing more to spread the word.” Guttentag also spoke of the difficulties and problems of the admissions process. He said there was too much pressure on high school students to succeed, creating a very stressful situation. “The challenge is that the admissions process rewards a very high level of academic and extra-curricular accomplishment. What we try to do, and away to address this [problem] in some manner, is we keep a close eye out for people that are participating in activities that really matter to them, rather than to pad a resume,” he said. “When we can, we try to be responsive to students who are really engaged in something that matters to them and who are thinking of interesting ways to fulfill their commitments.” The greatest number of accepted students come from North Carolina. Florida, California, New York and Texas were other top states for applicants. Duke offered admission to students from every state in America and dozens ofnations. sociated with victims of this crime “It’s so important because sexual assault is a silent crime, there’s all the shame and guilt to be addressed before victims can move on,” she said. Participants relaxed with the event’s organizers and coped with the night’s emotional impact. “I think this week and especially this event were major steps in combatting a culture that often confuses sex with violence and other negative things,” Webb said.

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International Photo Contest Best in Show: Erica Mutchler

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Chas Salmen Second Place

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It’s the same story for the women’s basketball team—another season full of lofty expectations, another trip back to Durham empty handed. Even though All-American Monique Currie may forfeit her final year of eligibility and jump to the WNBA, with a top recruiting class and all their other key players back next year, the Blue Devils could break through and win their first National Championship. Currie maintained all year that she would carefully consider the move after the season was over and has yet to make up her mind. After her team’s season-ending 59-49 loss to Louisiana State, Currie said that not winning the National Championship will factor into her decision about whether to remain for her final year. “We’ve talked a couple of times, and she’s still weighing her options,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “She wants to win a National Championship, and she wants to go to grad school eventually.” With or without Currie, however, Duke expects to be a much deeper and more dynamic team next season. “We were right there with LSU, and we ran out of gas at the end,” Goestenkors said of the team’s Monday night loss in the Elite Eight. “I felt that some of it might have to do with numbers. We’ll have more depth next year and SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 12

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citing atmosphere.” The expected rain, however, may put a damper on things and force Blue Devil fans to wait two weeks, when Duke will play Virginia—likely for the ACC title. The two teams will enter Saturday’s game moving in different directions. Calling the Buckeyes the “best 2-4 team in the country,”

Junior JJ. Redick was awarded the 2005 Adolph F. Rupp Trophy, which recognizes the nation’s top men’s basketball player, after leading the Blue Devils to a 27-6 record and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. “JJ. had an outstanding year for us, both as a player and as a leader,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. “His hard work and dedication to the program throughout the year put him in position to claim a prestigious individual award like the Rupp Trophy. It is a great honor for him and one that he is certainly deserving of after the year he had.” Redick beat out nine other finalists, including fellow ACC players Sean May, Rashad McCants and Chris Paul, as well as Utah’s Andrew Bogut, who many have expected to collect numerous postseason honors. This past summer Redick improved his conditioning and added facets to his game to complement his shooting ability. The work resulted in his best season as a collegiate athlete.

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popular teams, a 10-0 record, a No. 2 ranking and.an April afternoon together, and there could be a pretty sizable crowd at Koskinen Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m. The men’s lacrosse team has not played a weekend home game while students were on campus since February, and tail-

gaters and local middle school students alike will likely crowd into the newly renovated stadium to watch Duke’s fast-paced attack face Ohio State. “Now that the basketball seasons are unfortunately over for men and women, fans should come out for Duke and Ohio State,” Duke head coach Mike Pressler said. “We expect a good crowd, and it should be an ex-

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cleaning up to do.”

After trying to rehab from As Katie Blaszak began her July through mid-November junior year at Duke, she did not 2003, Blaszak was faced with a wonder what spot she would fill decision. She could rest her shoulder for the remainder of on the Blue Devils’ lineup. Instead she wasn’t sure if she the season or attempt to recovwould play tennis at all. er through training. She chose the latter. The 5-foot-7 Fairfax, Va., In a meeting with head native has struggled with inAshworth, juries throughout her career, coach Jamie to Blaszak mid-April tendinitis pointed including patella on a calendar and decided her sophomore year, but always managed to fight her way that was when she wanted to through the pain. A shoulder be back on the court. She achieved her goal, playing her injury that she suffered in summer practice before her junior first match against Georgia season, however, threatened to Tech April 10. Blaszak went on to earn a 2-1 sideline her for good. “My shoulder was pretty singles record and a 6-2 doubles much a mess,” she said. “They SEE BLASZAK ON PAGE 10 [the doctors] had a lot of THE CHRONICLE

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mark by the end of her junior year. More importantly, however, she developed a mental toughness that has made her a better player this season. Before her injury, Blaszak was a standout performer. In high school, she was ranked in the top five nationally in Girls 18s. She was also ranked as high as 55th during her collegiate debut at Vanderbilt. But after one year in Tennessee, Blaszak transferred to Duke because she wanted to play for Ashworth. Blaszak spent most of her sophomore year in the lower half of the lineup, but she earned an 18-5 singles record that pushed her to as high as 59th nationally. She never was fully confident in her abilities, however. Furthermore, taking a year off because of injuries frustrated Blaszak. It also fueled her desire to succeed. “It’s one of those things that you can look at it as you only have a year left or you can say, ‘I only have a year left, what can I do,”’ she said. “When you start realizing that you have more left, that you can improve, you can do a lot in a year.” Blaszak has taken that philosophy to heart in her senior season, rising to the No. 1 position on the team in late January when Jackie Carleton was injured. Now, even with Carleton back in the lineup, Blaszak still holds the top spot. Playing against tougher competition than she did her sophomore year, Blaszak jumped to 35th in the nation in midMarch. Her 15-6 overall record —10-3 in dual-match play—includes wins over the No. 47 and No. 30 players in the country. “It’s not arrogance, its confidence. If you don’t walk out on the court thinking that you can beat the person on the other side of the net then you shouldn’tbe out there,” Blaszak said ofher attitude on the court. This willingness to put everything on the line has led the Blue Devils to another successful season. The team reached No. 5 in the nation in February and is currendy ranked 10th. After a win over N.C. State Wednesday, Duke holds a 11-5 record on the season with a 2-0 showing in the ACC. With time running out in her senior season, Blaszak’s drive has pushed her to bring her tactical play up to the level of her mental game. She spends hours after

Pressler said his team will not be looking ahead despite looming matchups with No. 1 Johns Hopkins April 8 and No. 3 Virginia April 16. He added that his team has derived much of its success from a onegame-at-a-time attitude. But Ohio State head coach Joe Breschi is pitching the matchup to his team as a different type of tune-up. Ohio State is readying for conference play as a league championship is likely its only gateway into the NCAA Tournament, and Breschi hopes Duke will prepare his team for the lower-caliber competition. “We have very little to lose, and we just hope to get better because they are more talented at every position,” Breschi said. “They to me are the best team I have seen all year without question. I think they should be ranked No. 1.” When Ohio State beat Duke 16-7 in Columbus last season, the two teams were at very different places. The Buckeyes have lost a lot of their veterans and are a team struggling to integrate a host of young players. The Blue Devils, who start mostly juniors and sophomores, are more experienced now. “After last year they learned a lot about their team and each other,” Breschi said. “For us, we have some young guys and we have some inexperience at different spots, but we are starting to come together as a group.” Like many underdogs do against Duke, Ohio State will try to slow the game down when it can. Breschi said, however, he will still encourage his team to press forward in transition when they see openings. For a team that has not beaten a top-20 squad all season and most recently fell to No. 20 Brown 10-8 March 26, winning faceoffs will be critical. Ohio State has won more than half of its faceoffs this season, relying primarily on sophomore Eric O’Brien. Duke, which has improved its performance in the circle since 2004, lost the faceoff battle in last year’s game at Ohio State. “They throttled us a year ago,” Pressler said, adding that it was the team’s worst lost of a season that had numerous disappointing defeats.

In herfirst full season back since shoulder surgery, seniorKatie Blaszak hasamassed a 15-6 singles record.

practice on the court with Ashworth working on her cross-court forehand

and serve returns, two shots which she feels need improvement. The senior will need all the game she can muster up as the Blue Devils head into weekend matchups with Miami and Florida State. Without Jennifer Zika, who will probably miss the rest of the season because of an injury, the remainder of the

will need to pick up the slack, Although Blaszak admits it’s been difficult coming back from multiple injuries, she said overall it has helped her team

get to her current level. With almost-constant injuries not stopping her, she does

know what will. “I’ve been through everything,” she said. “What else do you have to throw at me? I’m still out there.”

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W. BBALL fram page 9 that will allow us to have better balance.” Duke was forced to play a variety of awkward lineups this season with only seven or eight players healthy enough to step onto the floor. Even if Currie chooses to leave, the Blue Devils will be stocked with 13 other players during the 20052006 campaign. Part of the increased depth will be provided by two players whom the program already knows well. Lindsey Harding, who was suspended before the season began for an undisclosed violation of team policy, is expected to return next year. Harding was an All-ACC defensive player her sophomore year, as well as being one of the best floor leaders in the country. Her presence in the lineup at point guard should shore up what was at times a shaky position for the team this year. Joining Harding on the active roster will be sharp-shooting guard Emily Waner, who sat out the season after transferring from Colorado. Emily will likely be overshadowed, though, when her younger sister Abby Waner comes to Duke next year as one of the most heralded recruits since Currie or Alana Beard. Waner scored nine points in the McDonald’s All-American game Wednesday, adding to her list of accolades that includes McDonald’s and Gatorade National Player of the Year awards. Waner figures to fit in the guard rotation besides Harding and the returning ACC All-Freshman point guard Wanisha Smith. With Waner and Harding on board, Smith will be able to spend more time at the shooting guard position, where she is more comfortable. “I think we’ll be much more up-tempo again next year,” Goestenkors said. “We’ll

have better passers to get the posts the ball and more shooters so people can’t double team as much as they did this year.” Waner will be joined by three other top-flight recruits in Carrem Gay, Brittany Mitch and Keturah Jackson. Together, the recruiting class was tabbed second best in the nation by the Blue Star Report and the All-Star Girls Report. Gay made national headlines early this season when she became the fourth female high school player ever to dunk in a game. “I think they’re all going to contribute right away,” Goestenkors said. Add those four to a team with a now well experienced frontcourt that includes Mistie Williams, Chante Black and Alison Bales, and Duke’s team seems almost too deep. “It offers a new set of challenges,” Goestenkors said. “It’s very easy when you only have seven or eight players to substitute because you only have so many options. Chemistry has been very, very good for us and when you have so many players all vying for playing time I think chemistry can be an issue. People will have to understand that while their playing time may go down your production needs to go up.” For a coach, though, the problem of too much depth is one that would be taken in a heartbeat over too little. One concern for the team could be which returning player would fill Currie’s shoes as a leader. “We’ll have players who will step forward,” Goestenkors said. “Mistie will be comfortable in that role. Jess will be more prepared for that role, so will Lindsey.” But the question for the Blue Devils has never really been a dearth of talent but rather the inability to put all the pieces together. The expectations will be as high as ever next year. “I’m excited,” Goestenkors said. “We're all working towards a common goal, and that’s winning a national championship.”

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able should be eliminated. At the current time, there is no official process for groups to dissolve themselves,

Hence, they remain on the books even after they have become defunct. Secshould focus on next year. ond, DSG should inIt is important StaTteClltOrialI crease its programthat DSG not set an ming binds, allowing agenda that is too because then it risks it to give getting money for one-time events broad, without requiring the group to have a nothing tangible accomplished. Instead, DSG should select one or two DSG charter. Not only would this promote social life on campus by allowing major concerns and devote the necesmore people to get DSG funding for and resources totime, sary energy ward addressing those concerns. programming, it would reduce the First, we would like to see DSG fix number ofchartered organizations refunding problems and the Student questing on-going binding. It would Organization Financial Committee. also allow students to hold events withCurrently, funding requests exceed out having to create a perpetually enDSG’s budget, and thus DSG does during organization. The second thing DSG should not have the ability to fulfill most requests. As standard policy, SOFC focus on next year is course evaluations. Currently course evaluations does not fully fund any group’s requests. Administrators even advise are part of an opt-in system, where organizations to inflate their budgets professors must agree to have their so that they receive the money they evaluation scores posted on ACES. actually need. As a result, many de- For years now DSG has been trying to get this changed to an opt-out system, serving groups are left without apand for years now DSG has been failfunds. propriate In order to receive funds, a group ing. It is time for DSG to rethink the places where it has continually failed must be DSG-chartered, but not all DSG-chartered organizations are to produce results. If professors are equally deserving of binding, and DSG not willing to change to an opt-in sysexecutives should realize this. There tem, then DSG needs to bypass the seem to be few current avenues for professors and create an independent SOFC to differentiate among groups’ course evaluations website. Not only would this give students access to contributions to the community. course evaluations for all classes and be learned from If anything can last year’s DukeTravels scandal, in professors, it would also allow DSG to create a more subjective course evaluwhich a DSG-chartered group defrauded students, it is that DSG ations form that is more useful than needs to be more cautious and the current numerical one. If DSG only does two things next thoughtful when approving groups year, we would like to see these two and allocating funds. things get done. They would be of In order to fix the funding problems DSG should do two things. First, great benefit to the student body and would enhance both social life and every organization must be rechartered and groups dial are no longer vi- the academic experience.

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Living wage benefits everyone they had lost 270 pounds. It was their ninth day without food. At least one of them had to be rushed to the hospital. But for the 25 students who went on hunger strike at Georgetown University, the answer to the question, “How long will you starve yourself?” was simple: “Until we get a living wage!” The students’ determination along with the support of numerous workers and community members paid off—at 11;23p.m. March 23, Georgetown announced a “Just Employment Policy.” This policy implemented a living wage of $l4 an hour for all Georgetown workers, including contract workers A living wage, like the one

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wages actually benefit the entire community by increasing worker productivity and decreasing worker absenteeism as well as stresses that result from inadequate wages. Workers making substandard wages are often forced to rely on public assistance, thereby draining the

community of resources that should have been provided by the employer in the first place. In the case of Duke, a tax-exempt organization, Durham taxpayers must pick up where Duke leaves off. Duke already acknowledges its linked fate with the rest of Durham through its Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership and its encouragement of Duke students to “give back” to their President community. Richard Brodhead himself believes, “Universities and at implemented recently their communities may think Georgetown, ensures that all lead separate lives, but they workers are able to afford basic bridget newman in truth their lives are insepliving costs such as rent, food looking for the holes arable, and we all benefit and health care. The living when we work together for D.C. is wage in Washington, high because the cost of living in that area is the common good.” A living wage would be especially steep, and activists pressured the the true manifestation of such a belief. Secondly, even though Duke stands to benUniversity to take this into account. We currently have a living wage both in the city and efit from implementing a living wage, it also county of Durham that is adjusted for the cost has a moral imperative to do so. Georgetown of living in this area and will increase as living largely based its decision on its status not only costs continue to rise. Our living wage, like the as an elite private university, but also as a one at Georgetown, includes contractors who school that prides itself in moral leadership do business with the city and county. The given the proud Jesuit tradition of social jusDurham living wage, like the living wage at tice and equality. Duke also holds itself to a high moral standard and strives to be a univerGeorgetown, did not spring from the benevoDurham lence of those in power. passed a liv- sity not only nurturing the “intellectual ordinance because growth” of its students “but also [their] develhardworking ing wage opment as adults committed to high ethical members of Durham Congregations, Associastandards and full participation as leaders in tions and Neighborhoods pressured our leadtheir communities.” Convincing Duke to live ers to do the right thing. Recently, Durham CAN, Duke Students up to these ideals has always been a task that student, community and worker leaders have Against Sweatshops, Duke workers and concerned community members have come topursued with gusto Thirdly, a living wage empowers workers to gether to demand that Duke implement a living wage for all of its workers. While Duke’s make their own workplace and community demove to set a wage floor of $lO an hour for cisions. One of the most heartening results of workers it officially employs will certainly help the Georgetown living wage campaign was the some Duke workers, it is not a living wage by way students, community members and workers all came together to pressure the Universiany means. First, this wage increase is not indexed to increase to keep pace with living ty to do the right thing. Workers felt emboldcosts in this area. Second, Duke failed to inened to speak out against poverty wages and clude contract workers under the umbrella of unjust conditions as they brought water and vitamins to hungry striking students. Here at this wage increase. Strangely, the same UniverDuke last Thursday, a pilgrimage came sity that has been a pioneer in the anti-sweatshop movement and forced companies to through Durham to remember the courage of make changes for their workers is now telling slain Archbishop Oscar Romero and remind us that they have no control over companies ourselves of the importance of working for the rights of the poor. We marched up to Presihere on campus! Most disturbingly, this actualdent Brodhead’s office —toddlers, priests, ly gives Duke an incentive to outsource workworkers, students and community leaders—to ers. The recent outsourcing ofDuke Universidemand that Duke implement a living wage Health to and the System laundry Angelica ty and uphold workplace rights for all its workwage and benefit cuts that followed only further illustrate this point. Third, this wage iners. Brodhead was polite as he took our quescrease does not make any improvements in tions, but like many leaders before him he told benefits or working conditions. Durham CAN us to be patient, that it wasn’t really his deciand Students Against Sweatshops are united in sion and couldn’t we all come back for his scheduled office hours sometime? demanding Duke address these issues as well. A baby sounded its scream of protest as we Why would Georgetown students starve themselves for nine days to win a living wage? stood unimpressed. “Workers rights can’t Why do Durham CAN and Duke Students wait!” shot out from the crowd as we descendAgainst Sweatshops care so much about this ed down the Allen Building stairs. This is only issue? A living wage is vitally important to all the beginning, and if you would like to be a communities for many reasons, but the first part of the movement for a living wage and jusand foremost forms the slogan of Durham tice at Duke please contact Duke Students CAN’s living wage campaign: “A living wage Against Sweatshops at dukesas@gmail.com. buys a better bottom line for everyone.” While it may first appear that living wages are merely Bridget Newman is a Trinity senior. Her colan act of charity from those in power, better umn usually appears every other Thursday.

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the biggest problems on campus is that sex in the stacks is just too awkward. Who wants to wake up in the morning with a line of Dewey Decimal numbers imprinted on their butt? marked specifically for the Primate Center because he We can fix that found its inhabitants easier to deal with and more likable More Pauly Dog franchises: I have many potentially than people. While I’m certainly no fan of people either, I fatal vices: drinking, cigars, American Idol .. but I think the don’t want the lemurs, who are arguably smarter than most one that’s most likely to do me in is my love for those niof us here, getting access to a slush fund because I fear that trate-laden blood pressure bombs that taste sooooo good. they might rise up and take over the campus. Nonetheless, My mother nags me that my frequent trips to Pauly’s stand it is that time ofyear, and the 10 orso of us seniors who have are going to kill me, to which I reply “at least I’ll die decided to make our bill for college a nice round happy.” There are many worse ways to go, like getting $140,020.05 (insert joke about this school taking every last mauled by mountain lions or, I dunno, starving and comnickel) have a choice to make: where do we send this cash? atose, so I say bring the red onions and spicy mustard to I’ve racked my brain, addled by applications every corner of campus! Permanent jousting platforms; Sure, as it is, and offer you a few suggestions for they’re out at Oktoberfest and Spingteryour hard-earned beer money. Swirly chairs: The chairs that currently national, but I feel that there’s no dispute come in on-campus housing, as you should on this campus that can’t be settled by the be aware by now, have three settings: Upuse of “pugile sticks.” Awkward love trianright, Slightly Reclined and Massive Head gle? Let ’em joust! Honor code violation? Trauma. Students might actually want to live Let ’em joust! Financial aid arbitration? Let ’em joust! It boggles my mind that we on campus if they didn’t fear for their lives matt dctlira can find the money to give the basketball every time they tilted back beyond five desrees when at their desks. Give us the team a brand-new practice facility but we r sitting . 6. tor good or tor awesome can’t recreate the American Gladiators swirly chairs ofr the computer lab and semiArena (from Universal Studios, Fla) here nar rooms with their glorious 360 degrees of rotation and 12 inches of hydraulic lift! Plus, they’d lead to on campus. Make the Eliminator a mandatory phys-ed regreater productivity: if I got sick ofspinning around in them quirement while we’re at it. at home, I wouldn’t have to waste 50 minutes doing it in the Spork fund: The problem with dining on Duke’s campus classroom. (Fewer funny looks from my professors, too.) isn’t ARAMARK, or the employees or that lovely post-’Dillo Garden hoses for the main quad: They would enable rumbling in your stomach. The problem is a noticeable lack of sporks. The spork should be the official symbol of the slip-n-slides, sprinklers to run through and most imporKid; versatile and yet slightly tacky. I didn’t price them allow me those obnoxious couDuke to drench absolutely tantly, ples who have decided that I absolutely need to watch out, but your $20.05 could make sure a lot offuture Dukies them slobbering on each other while I’m trying to throw are sporking away at the Loop. the football around. Of course, if all else fails, you could always remember Beds for Perkins: Let’s face it: we all know at least one or which columnist keeps you entertained on Fridays and send two kids who pretty much live there. This is just the next him the money instead.... (I think I may have just made Rob and has added bonuses. a very rich man.) First, it two it would step, major help alleviate the housing crunch. Second, it would mean a Matt DeTura is a Trinity senior. His column appears every comfortable place for students to fulfill that most elusive of graduation requirements, because right now, I feel one of other Friday. has it that Christian Laettner, our favorite shotmaking misanthrope, was once asked to donate to Duke. In response, he supposedly gave money ear-

Chopsticks and peanut butter

four-year-old life consisted of watching Sesame same disrespect my parents had, but knowing that the restaurant owner was probably unaware of the major faux Street every day after preschool, playing with my extensive Fisher-Price toy collection and taking trips pas, I sent an e-mail to him explaining the need to change to Japan, Disney World and the beach. While embarrassing the entree’s presentation. home videos and pictures capture these moments, I honestSure enough, the restaurant owner was sincerely apololy don’t remember any of them. In fact, my first childhood getic as he called me the next day, citing that another customer had referenced the same mistake previous to my memory is eating dinner with my family one evening, a monumental experience because it was the first time I did somecomplaint. Changes had been already made prior to my visit, but with a few newly hired waiters, thing “very, very bad.” You see, I had always been the easier some miscommunication must have occurred. And while that was all done and Kubagawa child to raise compared to my then six-year-old brother, who didn’t mind good, I couldn’t help but think of my own personal experiences when I had unintensharing his tears and puke with innocent bystanders. My mother willingly brought my tionally disrespected someone other than munchkin selfwith her for errands and “big my always-forgiving parents, simply because I wasn’t culturally aware. people” events because I was painfully shy. “Multiculturalism” and “diversity” are Even when the “big people” pinched my miho kubagawa cheeks or petted my mushroom cut hair, I thrown around so much here that we often discere vivendo lose sight of theirreal-world importance and just smiled and acted like a good girl, hapimplications, just as it is for “effortless perpily bopping around in my own world with fection.” Even as a melting pot country, we frankly aren’t my imaginary friends. Yet, in my first childhood memory, I had been playing that culturally competent. Take, for example, our humaniaround with my chopsticks, when I decided to make the tarian aid efforts in Afghanistan during our military bombgrave mistake of sticking a chopstick straight into my rice. ing campaign. Though we dropped hundreds of thousands The next thing I know, my mom immediately took it out of packets that were vegetarian and Muslim dietary-friendly, and slapped my wrist, an action that signified serious diswe sent vegetarian and Muslim dietary-friendly American foods like peanut butter. And while we may have viewed it as appointment in me. I learned that by sticking my chopsticks into my rice, I was essentially performing a practice a “rare and sumptuous treat” (CNN.com) for starving only carried out in funerals of some Asian cultures. In my Afghans, international news reports indicate that products pre-school mind, I thought this death-offering custom was like peanut butter were not what the Afghans truly needed. trivial, but to my parents, I had seriously disrespected the If anything, Afghans were left asking, “What is this?” Even at Duke, we parade around the banner ofmulticulJapanese culture. And so when I celebrated my friend’s birthday this turalism and diversity, but the stigma is that a student does weekend at a local, Duke-favorite restaurant, which not truly become “culturally aware” until one studies abroad strives to serve dishes that are not only delicious but and then suffers from the “2nd semester, junior year” synuniquely presented, I once again relived my earliest drome. Yet, campus-wide events like today’s Springtemachildhood memory. My friend’s dish, which required tional should not be regarded as another empty promotion the use of chopsticks, was served to him with the chopfor multiculturalism and diversity (or another excuse to sticks sticking straight up from the entree. have beer on points). If anything, we possess valuable reNow, because my friend was familiar with appropriate sources for attaining cultural competency right here on chopsticks etiquette, he immediately took them out once campus, that can prevent chopsticks and peanut butter his dish was before him, as we both awkwardly grinned blunders: each other. and explained to our friends this cultural blunder. Surely, Miho Kubagawa is a Trinity sophomore. Her column appears on a day when we were celebrating our friend’s birthday, the last thing we wanted was a wish of death. Feeling the every otherFriday.

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Column disingenuous There are a few items that I must point out in response Elliott Wolfs disingenuous column “Too little, too late.” Firsdy, Duke Dining is the pioneer in “competition” in the college food service market. Elliott would be hard pressed to find another school that offers students the flexibility of over 20 privatized campus operations, in addition to traditional cafeteria-style dining. Duke is known throughout the higher education community as an innovator in dining, and other schools look to us as a model for their programs. In an effort to eliminate missed meals, Duke has taken the lead in offering an equivalency program (which has been hugely popular). Duke’s required board plan is among the least restrictive for first-year students (most schools require a 21- meal plan; Duke only requires 12). In terms of protecting jobs, Mr. Wulforst is referring to the numerous employees who have worked for Duke Dining for decades and were guaranteed a superior working experience under ARAMARK They have invested valuable time at Duke. As for the call for DUSDAC to wake up, I would like to remind you of all of the accomplishments thus far this year—a latenight option on East, the return ofKosher Dining, five new Merchants-on-Points (MOP), the Meal Equivalency Program, menu revisions at Rick's Diner, The Loop and Armadillo Grill and the expansion of the ’Dillo Bar drink menu. Campus dining isn’t perfect, but Duke Dining Services is one of the most student-friendly and responsive administrative bodies on campus and DUSDAC and DSC are working hard for students at our weekly meetings. Thanks for your gratitude. to

David Gastwirth Co-Chair Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee

Supplement inappropriate I was shocked to open my March 30, 2005 Chronicle to find a supplement that was advertising” a pro-life stance. I was shocked because regardless of my personal political views, an advertising supplement promoting a specific political agenda has no place in the Chronicle. There were no Bush or Kerry advertisements in the Chronicle last fall, nor would I expect there to have been. Where does the line get drawn? If the amount ofmoney is right, can any organization pay for their propaganda to be distributed with the Chronicle? The Chronicle should remain neutral on political issues, and having a supplement such as the one today makes it seems that the Chronicle supports such views, even if it does not. The fact that the Chronicle will accept money for political, religious or personal agendas to be included with the newspaper is not only disappointing, it shows poor judgment—that money is more important than remaining a valid, impartial news source. “

Laura Thomas Grad ’OB

Duke Escort Service begins The long-heralded Duke Escort Service will begin operating safewalks services on the evening of Monday, April 4. For the remainder of the semester we will be conducting a pilot program on Monday and Thursday nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Services will be offered for West, East and Central Campuses. In order to access DES, dial 684-WALK and we will dispatch two escorts to walk with you to and from any location on campus. In addition to decreasing burglary and sexual assault, our mission is to make the Duke community feel safer. DES is open to anyone affiliated with Duke, whether they are students, employees or faculty. Pending funding increases, Duke Escort Service intends to expand operation to seven nights per week some time next year. If you are interested in participating as a Volunteer, Dispatcher or on the Executive Board please contact Melissa Richer at mgrs@duke.edu. You can find out more about us on the web at www.duke.edu/web/des. Finally, we would like to thank all of our volunteers as well as the members of the administration and student body who have helped to make Duke Escort Service a reality. Deirdre Hess President Melissa Richer VicePresident Duke Escort Service

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