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Strategic goals to guide next 5 years by

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For the past five years Duke has been building on excellence. Now, as the University’s officials prepare to write Duke’s next strategic plan, administrators are looking to determine where the institution’s priorities should lie for the next five years. The strategic plan, the document that guides the University’s overall priorities, could cover anything and everything from academic programs to student life and facilities to diversity and technology. Building on Excellence, the current strategic plan, took effect in 2001 and expires this year. The process of developing the next plan will enter an open phase in the fall, but administrators already have a list of “lessons learned” from Building on Excellence, and they are beginning to highlight priorities for the new one. The Office of the Provost is leading the planning, which will encompass all of the University’s departments, schools and centers. John Simon, vice provost for academic affairs, is coordinating the planning, which has already begun with self-evaluations from various departments and deans. Administrators said they aim to present a draft of the plan at the May 2006 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Some of the plan’s likely priorities include President Richard Brodhead’s well known foci of the undergraduate experience and financial aid, as well as the Central Campus project, which is already well into its planning process. Other objectives include “pushing up the quality of faculty hiring, creating a number of peaks of excellence among various schools and departments” and “making a theme putting our knowledge at the surface of society,” Provost Peter Lange said in February. Jim Roberts, executive vice provost for finance and administration, said there was not yet a ballpark estimate for how much money will be earmarked for the next plan. Funds committed to Building on Excellence totaled $727.1 million over five years. Whereas a significant portion of the last plan’s capital went to building new facilities, Roberts said the next plan SEE PLAN ON PAGE 5

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William LeFew, a third-year Ph.D. student in mathematics, will serve as GPSC president for the next year.

The Graduate and Professional Student Council held its annual executive board and Board of Trustee committee elections during its meeting Monday night. The candidates for each executive position were allotted time for a speech, followed by several minutes of questioning and open discussion by the General Assembly, which was then given the option to motion for a closed discussion open only to GPSC voting members. William LeFew, a third-year applied mathematics doctoral student, won the position of GPSC president over incumbent candidate Heather Dean, a sixth-year student in neurobiology. “GPSC is just beginning to explore its potential,” LeFew said in his statement. “GPSC needs a robust internal structure for external interaction.” LeFew, who has spent the past year as the student life co-chair for GPSC, mentioned that the job has brought him valuable connections with the administration as well as the graduate and professional schools. He also said this is an ideal time to work as GPSC president because, during his fourth year as a doctoral student, he will be focusing mainly on individual research and will have flexibility and more time to put into GPSC matters. “My main question is, how are we going to move forward? We need a face for the organization and to get our foot in the door,” LeFew said about GPSC’s visibility. He also said he aims to bridge the gap between the organization and SEE GPSC ON PAGE 7

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Author, scholar and journalist Anne Fadiman spoke at Griffith Film Theater Monday night about the difficulties she faced while researching cross-cultural conflicts in a Southeastern Asian refugee camp in California. .After her experiences, she wrote a book titled The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, HerAmerican Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures, winner of the National Book Critics Award. The book revolves around the life of Lia Lee —a child of recent immigrants from Asia —who was taken from her parents because they refused to give her medication she needed based on their cultural beliefs. Fadiman—former editor of the American Scholar and a Francis Writer in Residence at Yale University—began working on the eight-year project as an extension of a series of articles intended for The New Yorker. But she said the

magazine’s “celebrity-focused” editor decided not to publish the cultural piece.

She decided to return to the refugee camp and transform her articles into a 300-page book. Back in California, the task turned out to be more difficult than she had imagined. From interpreting the emotions of the Hmong refugees to understanding her English-speaking interpreter, Fadiman’s research was full of unanticipated obstacles. “I often questioned whether it was possible for an upper-class, halfjewish, halfMormon New Yorker to write about the Hmong,” Fadiman said. “I think it’s essential for people to portray others.” Upon arriving in the village, Fadiman hired a male interpreter according to Hmong culture in order to gain better access to interviewees. But when the male interpreter provided only short explanations, she hired a woman whose SEE FADIMAN ON PAGE 6

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Author Anne Fadiman spoke on her award-winning book in Griffith Film Theater Monday night.

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was questioned by regulators Monday in connection with federal and state probes into

Shamed Cardinal leads Vatican Mass by

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Cardinal Bernard VATICAN CITY Law, whose failures to stop sexually abusive priests sparked the worst crisis in American church history, led a Mass for thousands mourning Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica Monday after police whisked away a victim protesting outside. Law celebrated the Mass without disruption, saying in his homily that Italian, Polish and other pilgrims were inspiring in their huge tribute to John Paul. Nearly 3 million mourners flooded Rome for the pontiffs funeral last week. “In these incredible days, the pope con-

tinues to teach us what it means... to be a follower of Christ,” Law said, reading slowly in Italian. “Our faith has been reinforced.” After the service, several worshippers from Europe said they had never heard of Law. American parishioners said they recognized him, but questioned whether the protest was appropriate right after the pope died. “It’s not the time or the place,” said Mary Beth Bauer, who lives in Maine and had followed the abuse crisis and Law’s resignation. But some Catholics said seeing the cardinal presiding over Mass at one of the most significant sites for their faith was another sign that the Vatican did not under-

stand the betrayal parishioners felt that he

protected guilty priests. Barbara Blaine, founder of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests,

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and Barbara Dorris, also a leader of the advocacy group, said the Vatican’s choice of Law devastated victims. “We believe he should take a back seat and stay in the background so Catholics can grieve without having to have the sex abuse scandal in their face,” said Blaine, who had flown into Rome just hours before the Mass. At St. Peter’s Square, Blaine planned to SEE MASS ON PAGE 8

American abducted in Baghdad area by

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A U.S. contractor was

kidnapped Monday in the Baghdad area,

the latest in a string of abductions that have forced many foreigners to work here under armed guard. A pickup truck also exploded near a U.S. convoy as it patrolled a crowded market in the troubled city of Samarra, killing at least three people and injuring more than 20 others. Three suicide bombers also hit a Marine outpost in western Iraq, wounding three Marines and three civilians in an attack claimed by Iraq’s most feared terror groups.

A U.S. Embassy spokesperson said the American contractor, who was working on a reconstruction project, had been abducted around noon. He refused to release an identity or other details, but said the contractor’s family had been informed. In Samarra, a troubled city 60 miles north of Baghdad, a pickup truck blew up near a U.S. patrol, killing three civilians and wounding more than 20 others, including four U.S. soldiers, officials said. One soldier was evacuated for medical treatment, and the others were treated and returned to duty, the U.S. military said. Loudspeakers urged residents to do-

blood as the wounded poured into the hospital. Most of the injured were women and children, hospital official Abdul Nasir Hamid said. The incident was in the Sunni Triangle, a stronghold of the insurgency. Early Monday, suicide bombers tried to crash two cars and a fire truck into Camp Gannon in the western desert, but “the drivers of the vehicles were stopped short of the camp by forces manning the checkpoints,” a U.S. military statement said. The vehicles exploded, wounding three nate

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Sharon must stop settlement President George W. Bush told Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon he must not allow further West Bank settlement growth, and that Israeli and Palestinian doubts about each other were hampering peace prospects. Sharon said Israel would abide by the internationally negotiated "road map"peace plan. News briefs compiled

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Biomedical imaging in the genomic era: Opportunities and Challenges King Li, M.D. Chair, The Imaging Sciences Training Program The National Institutes of Health

Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:00 p.m. Schiciano Auditorium, Side B The Fitzpatrick Center Pratt School of Engineering Duke University

Dr. Li’s diverse research interests include the development of novel site and disease-specific drug delivery systems. He holds multiple patents on novel drug delivery systems and on combining imaging with genomics and proteomics for developing new molecular targets and personalizing treatments. He has been a principal and co-investigator on numerous grants funded through institutional, industrial and federal sources. Dr. Li is a prolific writer and has published more than 65 scientific articles, five book chapters and 15 review articles. He is also a reviewer of scientific manuscripts for five journals and sits on the editorial board of a new journal on molecular imaging. He was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada in 1974. He earned his M.D. in 1981 from the University of Toronto, Canada where he also did a residency in radiology and served as chief resident. Subsequently, Dr. Li completed an MRI fellowship at the University of Michigan and in 1987, became the co-director of MRI at the University of Florida. In 1990 he was director of body MRI at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Barrows Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona and from 1991 to 1997 was at Stanford University.

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N.C. students get grants for college Program gives $l,BOO when residents pick in-state schools by

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It is no surprise that the price of a Duke education can be a little steep—and students often wonder whether it will return dividends. For those students who are residents of North Carolina, however, the state provides a hide bit of help. The 33-year-old Legislative Tuition Grant is an $l,BOO annual gift the state provides to North Carolina residents who opt to attend a private college or university in state, regardless of whether that student has already received other scholarships or grants. Forty other states have similar grant program —they either provide need-based aid or aid regardless of need to those students who decide to stay within the state for college, the president of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Hope Williams, Trinity ’76, explained. In order for the in-state tuition for the public University of North Carolina schools to be substantially lower than the likes of the Wake Forest University and Duke, the state provides in-state residents who attend UNC institutions a $9,800 subsidy offset. Likewise, the state provides an

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ing residents that attend private

schools. “It is less expensive to the state for students to attend private institutions,” Williams said, explaining that the grant is both a “gift” and away to keep North Carolina residents in the state. “North Carolina is fortunate to have an excellent array of institutions of higher learning that keep the students here.” Jim Belvin, Duke’s director of financial aid, finds nothing discriminatory about the program that only targets students from the stat. “It’s not a question of what’s fair,” he said. “This is not institutional money —it’s an entitlement. This is the state ofNorth Carolina’s decision to provide support to citizens of North Carolina. The additional impact is to keep kids in North Carolina.” Duke does not include students from North Carolina who only receive this grant in the official percentage of students receiving aid. Sophomore Lauren Roddy, who benefits from the Legislative Tuition Grant, has no problem with the program. “I’m a proponent for the government to encourage kids to stay in North Carolina,” she said. “As a student who gets it, I’m a fan.” Other North Carolinians, such as junior Emma Stevenson, sympathize with those students who do not receive the grant, but she is happy with the program nonetheless. “I guess it’s probably not very fair, but SEE GRANTS ON PAGE 6

DSG Attorney GeneralElizabeth Ladner helps a student vote during elections.The presidential election went undecided for 6 days.

DSG to revise election rules by

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seeing what went wrong and what went right,” she said.

Junior Jesse Longoria, incoming DSG president, echoed these sentiments, saying that it was important to take a step back and talk to those involved in the elections to understand where mistakes were made. “Once we understand where the problems were we can work with the current [DSG Executive “very infrequent.” “Usually it’s done when Board] and the newly newly electthere’s a problem, when someed Executive Board to underthing’s happened and it needs to stand where we need to look and be addressed,” she said. “Times make bylaw changes,” he said. Presidential candidate junhave changed, and the bylaws haven’t changed.” ior Emily Aviki said Monday Ladner said her committee night she had not yet been conwas consulting with various tacted by anyone from DSG members ofDSG as well as all of seeking her input on the rethe candidates from this year’s forms. Aviki, who was disqualiDSG presidential election to fied from the election because see where improvements could she violated bylaws by placing a live link to the voting website be made. “We’re gathering opinions— on her AOL Instant Messenger

Duke Student Government is to last week’s election fiasco by revising election bylaws in time for next fall’s elections. Senior Elizabeth Ladner, DSG attorney general and chair of the Election Commission, characterized election bylaw changes as

responding

profile, said changes should be made in the bylaws regarding Internet campaigning.

“I think that they need to refine their existing laws, or their existing bans, on electronic and Internet-mediated campaigning,” she said. “Right now they basically don’t allow anything, and I think they need to be a hide more lenient when it comes to AIM or thefacebook because it’s a really effective way of getting your name out there.” Though Ladner would not comment on specific changes being considered, she said her committee would put the proposed revisions in front of the Senate before the end of the school year. “We’re actually going to take some more time with it so that we don’t rush into anything,” SEE DSG ON PAGE 5

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Cash stolen from child and family center Police are investigating an April 8 report of more than $5,000 missing from petty cash drawers at the Center for Child and Family Policy on West Main Street. The center handles disbursements for four programs. An employee told police she began noticing discrepancies in March. The investigation is ongoing. Car stolen from Edens lot A student reported her Honda Accord stolen over the weekend from the Edens parking lot. The student told police she parked the car at 7 p.m. April 9. The 1994 Honda with Florida license tag I97MXL is* worth $5,000. Police prevent theft of state flag Police foiled a man’s attempt April 8 to steal the North Carolina flag from the Allen Building. Two Durham officers were in their patrol vehicle about 3 a.m. when they saw a man cutting rope on the flag pole. The officers drove toward the man, but he ran away. The North Carolina flag was recovered. The Duke flag at the Allen Building was stolen before on March 30.

Laptop stolen from Vivarium A Duke employee reported a laptop stolen April 6 from the Vivarium. The Gateway computer was last seen at 2 p.m. April 1 and discovered missing April 6. Also taken were the power cable and mouse. The laptop is worth $1,500. Textbooks stolen from Keohane Quad Textbooks belonging to two students were stolen this week from Keohane Quad. A student reported the textbooks missing from the third floor den area Thursday. The books are worth $250.

Play Station stolen from parked car A bag containing a Sony handheld PlayStation was stolen April 6 from a car parked at the Washington Duke Inn. The owner told police he left the window of his Jeep Cherokee open and when he returned to the vehicle at 1 a.m., the bag was missing. The Play Station, worth $249, as well as Play Station games and business ,

from staff and police reports receipts were taken Wallet stolen from clinic cafeteria A visitor of the Duke Clinic cafeteria reported his wallet stolen April 4. The visitor told police he left his Jacket unattended while he fetched condiments and noticed his wallet missing after he returned to his table. The wallet contained identification and $2OO. Bike stolen from residence hall rack A student’s bicycle was stolen over the weekend from a rack at Bassett residence hall. The student told police he locked his Trek bike April 8, and when he returned the next day, the lock was on the ground, and the bike was gone. The bike is worth $2OO. Student punched during wrestling match A student was punched in the face Saturday during a wresding match in Wannamaker residence hall. No one was cited. The student sustained a cut under his eye during the 2:57 a.m. fracas.

Parking decal removed from unlocked car A student’s parking decal was stolen from his car Monday in the Blue Zone parking lot. The student told police he parked his Ford Bronco in the lot March 30, and when he returned April 1, the decal was gone. The Bronco was unlocked. The decal is worth $lBO.

North Carolina residents soon won't have to cross the border into Virginia to buy lottery tickets.

Easley okay with some changes to lottery bill Gary Robertson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cell phone stolen from Alpine Bagels A Duke employee’s cell phone was stolen April 6 from Alpine Bagel in the West Union. The employee told police his cell phone was in a folder at 4:30 a.m. but gone at 3 p.m. The! Samsung phone is worth $179. GA. vandal dumps clothes and trash Someone dumped trash and clothes April 9 on the third floor hall in GilbertAddoms residence hall. Resident Advisors told police that the contents of large garbage cans were dumped in the hallway and off a balcony to the ground outside. SEE CRIME ON PAGE 8

RALEIGH Gov. Mike Easley, fresh off a huge legislative victory with the lottery, said Thursday he expects the Senate to make some changes to the bill that squeaked through the House a day earlier. But he cautioned against senators loading down the bill with too many additional specifics that may make it difficult for the House to approve a final measure. The House approved a lottery for North Carolina —the only East Coast state without one —by a vote of 61-59 on Wednesday. “The language is very general,” Easley said. “Everybody thinks they were trying to craft language that would be acceptable to different people.”

Easley and House Speaker Jim Black, D-Mecklenburg, lobbied legislators hard enough over the past week for a bill that divided net lottery proceeds three ways for education initiatives. The governor said this bill passed—unlike the referendum bill that failed in the House in 2002—because House members realized education needs couldn't be met in the future without additional revenues. “This year they finally came to the conclusion that there’s no place else to go,” he said. Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare, plans next week to name a select committee to examine the bill. Easley, who has SEE LOTTERY ON PAGE 6

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would focus on funding academic programs. “By the time there is a next plan to put before the community, most of the money would be committed to specific projects,” including academic and student programming initiatives, Roberts said. He noted that one of the strengths of Building on Excellence was that it did not spell out too many financial specifics; for example, it left the details of information technology investments flexible, a philosophy he said could be useful for the next plan as well. Although the open part of the planning will not begin until early fall, several initiatives are already underway to begin outlining the process. The faculty-driven Academic Programs Committee is examining a set of self-assessment questions Lange sent to members of various schools and departments. “The goal of that is two-fold: to identify our areas of excellence, unrealized potential and challenges, and probably more importandy to provoke discussion of how to enhance the intellectual environment,” Simon said. Eventually, the strategic plan will oudine the University’s goals in the broadest scheme. The individual schools will also develop their own strategic plans that expand on the themes in the main plan. In addition, the provost has organized a “blue sky” discovery group that will examine issues in higher education over the next two decades or so. The goal, Simon said, is to avoid missing trends because of a preoccupation with the details of executing the plan. At a retreat following the Board of Trustees’ February meeting, the Trustees discussed some of the lessons they learned from Building on Excellence. Those lessons included the importance of leadership, the balance between sticking with the plan and being opportunistic, the importance of hiring and the way school size affects the impact of hiring. Some of the key elements of Building on Excellence, however, will be absent from the new plan as the University decides to focus its energies elsewhere. Simon noted that science and engineering would not be developed with the same intensity. Other goals from Building on Excellence will be continued in a different way, as recently completed facilities are filled with faculty and academic programs. “It’s really important at this particular juncture not to mix the means with the ends,” Simon said. “Once [buildings are] erected, that’s not the end.” Although Simon currently serves as the administrative point person for strategic planning, the main planning committee will likely be chaired by a faculty member and faculty will play a large role in the overall planning process. “The faculty have to substantially buy in to the goals of the plan and the programmatic elements you want to establish,” Simon said. “There has to be significant bottom-up generation of ideas.” Once the committees are formed, undergraduates and graduate and professional students will also participate. Simon said he expected many of those students would get involved with the committees through student government channels. In addition, he plans to take on a handful of undergraduate and graduate student interns or independent study students who would work directly with him. As officials are turning inward to begin the planning process, Simon said they also have an eye to what Duke’s peer institutions are doing. “We want to make sure,” Simon explained, “we’re not missing trends or opportunities that we should be doing here at Duke, and also making sure we’re not going to embark down a path where we’re going to end up being mediocre compared to the competition in that direction.”

she said. “But it’ll happen before year’s end, definitely.” The bylaw changes will not be made in time to affect the Senate or class council elections taking place Thursday, but Ladner said she was not concerned about running into the same problems that plagued last week’s presidential election. “I feel like the candidates [running this week] are very aware of what happened, and they’re very cognizant of how they have to act and what the bylaws are,” Ladner said. “I don’t think any problems will arise.” Longoria said the process for making revisions would continue over the summer, when he and half the newly

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elected Executive Board will stay on campus to start their work for next year. “Hopefully all the necessary changes will be in place by the fall elections,” he said. Both Longoria and Ladner brought up the possibility of implementing an electronic instant voter runoff system. The system would allow students to rank the candidates when they vote online, negating the need for runoff elections, like the one held this year. Though the use of such a system is currently written into DSG’s election bylaws, it has yet to be implemented. “I think that obviously a system like an instant runoff system would be great if that is something that would improve elections,” Longoria said. “It’s in the bylaws—now it’s time to see how to bring that system to fruition.”

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sought a lottery for education since running for governor in 2000, said he’s okay for the Senate to deliberate. “These are new questions for the North Carolina legislators and I would rather see them take their time before being like the dog who caught the car,” he said. But significant changes could crack the brittle coalidon that was needed to pass the bill Wednesday. The House would have to agree to any changes in the Senate or go to a conference committee to work out difference. Easley would sign any bill for it to become law. A handful of House members didn’t make up their minds until just before or during the debate. Easley suggested the smaller details could be worked out in a separate bill to not lose the House majority. Easley said Basnight made no promises him that the bill would pass in the Senate, where Democrats hold a 29-21 advantage over Republicans. “The equation is pretty close,” Easley said. The current bill would set aside half of net lottery profits to local school construction. Another 25 percent would go to need-based scholarships, with the rest placed in an “Education Enhancement Fund” controlled by the General Assembly. Easley said legislative leaders have expressed a commitment to use the fund money to expand class-size reduction and Easley’s More at Four preschool program.

GRANTS from page 3 nothing really is that fair. The way I look

at it is that they are trying to encourage

kids to go to school in North Carolina. I guess it’s a helping thing, not a taking away from other people thing.” Other students did not mind the grant

Some legislators and interest groups opposed to the lottery argued that the

bill’s language is flimsy on the General Assembly’s intent not to use lottery funds to replace money already being spent on education. They said it wouldn’t prevent future sessions of the General Assembly from supplanting other funds with education dollars. “A lottery in the long run does not mean more resources for education,” said John Rustin with the North CarolinaFamily Policy Council. Easley said he was interested in going one step further, with a ballot referendum to change the state constitution. It would require the Legislature to spend net lottery profits on education programs in addition to, not instead of, funding from other sources. Easley said that current spending levels for More at Four and class-size reduction could be used as a base funding level, onto which lottery earnings would be added. Opponents are also worried about bill language that would allow for lottery “games played on computer terminals.” They argue it could lead to a new form of video poker in which addicted gamblers could keep playing the numbers. Basnight has wanted to ban video poker outright for years, in contrast to Black, who only wants tighter restrictions on that industry. If other states are any indicator, Easley said, the lottery could make video poker less relevant in North Carolina. “Video poker will decrease dramatically once you have a lottery,” the governor said.

being provided to North Carolina residents only because the amount is so small compared to the overall tuition. “I don’t have a problem as far as feeling gypped is concerned,” said junior

Dan Deßemiges, a Baltimore, Md. native. “I guess [sl,Boo] as compared to $40,000 doesn’t seem like too much—l don’t think it’s enough to make a difference.”

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eloquence and intellect played a key role in Fadiman’s understanding of the Hmong. Even after conquering her initial struggles, Fadiman said she realized the scope of Lee’s tale was greater than she had first anticipated. Fadiman said a major source of conflict between the Hmong people and the American professionals was their mutual disregard for their respective cultures. “Over time, I came to think that communicating as human beings, rather than as people in particular roles, is of great importance,” Fadiman said. “The transit between medical and spiritual realms was a difficult one.” Even though Fadiman was submersed in the Hmong culture and began to understand its principles, she said she ultimately agreed that acting on the Hmong cultural beliefs would have wrongly harmed Lee’s health. At the same time, Fadiman said the book is not meant to be a critique of one group’s culture, but a look into the general conflict created by the interspersing of multiple cultures. Fadiman added that she included languages from both groups to demonstrate how both languages are equally foreign to her as a layperson. “I put in strange Hmong and medical language to show that we were dealing with two strange cultures, not a medical cult at the center of the universe and the foreign Hmong,” Fadiman said. Fadiman said decreasing the presence of ethnocentric beliefs is essential to overcoming cultural boundaries, which often spark ethnic conflict. During her talk, Fadiman referenced Americans’ responses to the Sept. 11 attacks to highlight current cultural tensions. “There’s been a tremendous rise in fear of those who are different,” Fadiman said. “If we can’t venture out to the edge of our cultural circles even if it’s scary, we’ll never find a common

Cultural conflict can only be taught up to a certain point. To understand some things you have to be born with it? ? The cross-cultural conflict is inevitably mingled with the medical component, so in my opinion the best way to teach young doctors to deal with it is by example 1 ? .

there should be more of an emphasis on weaving into one’s practice cultural elements in a matter-of-fact manner. The way humans are, we present ourselves as a complex mixture rather than uniquely divided black and white sides 5

We know when we’re moving towards another culture’s loom. There’s vibration, there’s discomfort, there’s mistake, there’s worrying that we’re going to offend? 5

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GPSC from page 1 the individual graduate and professional student bodies by making each GPSC member accountable for constituencybased feedback. The president is the chief spokesperson of the council and is the official liaison between the council and all outside bodies. The president’s main objective is to implement annual goals and strategies for the council. Dean, who will enter her final year of graduate school in the fall, said: “I think it is going to be a great year. Bill will do an awesome job. It will also give me a chance to work on the many things I have had an interest in.” She mentioned that these include mentoring, women’s and international programs. Dean also ran for vice president, but Lettye Smith, a third-year student in the Divinity School, won the position. The vice president oversees all internal affairs of the council, acting as chair and setting the agenda for all meetings of the GeneralAssembly and the Executive Board. For both the presidential and vice presidential races, GPSC closed discussion to non-voting members. Smith said her goals were to increase visibility of graduate and professional students on campus and maximize the potential of the executive board. Scott Smith and Audrey Ellerbee ran unopposed for the positions of treasurer and executive secretary, respectively. Smith is a first-year M.B.A. student, and Ellerbee is a first-year graduate student in biomedical engineering. The treasurer is responsible for the proper handling of all funds, as well as preparing and submitting the annual budget to the council.

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Committee: Justin Klein Board of Trustee Institutional Advancement Committee; Jaime Bairn Most of the races were contested. Dean, the current president, said she was excited to see the amount of interest and numbers of candidates running for GPSC officer and Board of Trustee member positions. She said GPSC has had trouble getting enough people to run in past years, and that these elections prove how much the organization has grown.

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distribute flyers, but was quickly surrounded by Italian officers who moved her without incident outside the plaza. The officers did not respond when asked why she was removed, but Blaine said they told her that news cameras were not allowed. Blaine said she felt compelled to travel to the Vatican from her home in Chicago after learning ofLaw’s public role in memorializing the pope. The Mass is one of nine daily services for the pope for the period of mourning called Novemdiales. Law resigned as archbishop of Boston in December 2002 after unsealed court records revealed he had moved predatory clergy among parishes for years without telling parents their children were at risk. He has apologized for his wrongdoing. More than 550 people have filed abuse claims in Boston in recent years, and the archdiocese has paid more than $B5 million in settlements. The scandal erupted in Boston in January 2002 and spread nationwide, causing what American Catholic bishops have called the worst crisis in the U.S. church. After Law’s resignation, the pope appointed him archpriest of St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, one of four basilicas under direct Vatican jurisdiction. Some church leaders have said the Vatican chose Law to celebrate the Mass because he leads an important church, not as a personal honor. Still, the assignment gave Law a position of influence ahead of the papal election, which is set to begin next Monday. The Survivors Network, which claims more than 5,600 members, has spent more than a decade pressing U.S. bishops to acknowledge the scope of molestation in the church.

Clothes were removed from laundry machines and squirted with detergent. Jelly was squirted on hall walls. The vandalism was reported at 2 a.m.

Bag with textbooks stolen from locker A student’s bag containing law textbooks was stolen Thursday from a locker in the School ofLaw. The student told police she put her bag in a locker on the second floor at 2:10 p.m. When she returned 25 minutes later, the lock was cut off, and her bag was gone. The law books are worth $lOO.

Backpack stolen from CIEMAS A student’s backpack was stolen last weekend from the the Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences. The student told police he left the red North Face backpack in the Atrium on April 1 and returned for it two days later. The backpack contained a $lOO calculator, passport and Sony headphones.

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American Cardinal Bernard Law leads a Mass to mourn Pope John Paul II in theVatican Monday. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Law, through an aide, declined to comment on his participation in the Mass. The Survivors Network had asked the American cardinals to intervene to stop Law, but Blaine said they did not respond. Blaine, who said a priest began molest-

ing her when she was about 12 and who received an $BO,OOO setdement from the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, contended the Vatican —not her group—was responsible for making abuse an issue during the papal transition. She did not oppose Law voting in the conclave.

Wallet stolen in car burglary A car belonging to a client at the Center for Living was burglarized April 4, and a wallet was taken. The client told police he left a window cracked in his 1997 Honda Acura, and when he returned at 2 p.m., trousers containing his wallet was missing.

Party results in noise complaint Duke University Police assisted Durham Police with a noise complaint April 9 at 1206W. Markham Ave. Officers arrived at 11:36 p.m. and explained that a noise complaint had been made. The party ended; no citations were issued.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL Jason

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Duke joins global recruiting trend by

Weak prep class forces NBA to tap

collegians College basketball fans, including myself, always complain about how the NBA hurts our game by luring away highschool seniors who have raw talent. This year, however, things are different. This high school class is by far the weakest in recent years. NBA scouts and general managers attending pre-draft camps and exhibition games are not finding athletic freaks like Amare Stoudemire, Leßron James or Dwight Howard. Only one high schooler, guard Gerald Green, has the potential to be picked in the lottery. Many scouts didn’t even watch the McDonald’s All-American game after they were unimpressed with the talent in a private scrimmage before the contest. The international talent pool is also not particularly strong this year. Because of this, college underclassmen who have high stock in the eyes of NBA GMs are more likely than ever to leave school. I think it is extremely unlikely that players like Sean May or Shelden Williams will play another college basketball game. ESPN Insider says both May and Williams are on the fence, SEE DRAFT ON PAGE 12

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Eric Boateng was born in London and played high school basketball at St. Andrew's School in Delaware.

Globalization is now as prevalent in college basketball as it is in industry. Utah sophomore Andrew Bogut, winner of the Wooden and Naismith awards as college basketball’s player of the year, leads the growing trend of international players filling college rosters. Despite recruiting challenges, the success of foreign players and the increasing ease of global communication have led coaches to look beyond the United States for size and talent to augment the domestic crop. Duke has jumped aboard this trend in the last few years. Three of the last nine recruits to commit to Duke have been from abroad, including United Kingdom’s Eric Boateng and Lithuanian Martynas Pocius of the recruiting class of 2005. All of the Blue Devils’ international prospects, however, have played high school basketball in the United States. Duke assistant coach Chris Collins said while both Boateng and Pocius were recruited in the United States, it is possible that in the near future top programs could recruit players directly from their home countries. “The globalization of the game makes it much more likely now as opposed to five years ago,” Collins said. “There are now worldwide scouts for all levels, for pro and for college, and now there is more access to information about these players.” Though some players, like Australianborn Bogut, are brought straight from their homelands, the majority ofinternational recruits come to the United States for at least a couple ofyears of high school. Collins said an early arrival is helpful in establishing a comfort level with living in America, but he conceded that it might not be the best thing for basketball development. SEE RECRUITING ON PAGE 10

UNC leads in Carlyle Cup standings Scott Bailey THE CHRONICLE

The Carlyle Cup appears to be headed to Chapel Hill. With the current standings

placing the Tar Heels above the Blue Devils by five points, Duke needs to win seven of its final eight competitions against

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Shelden Williams may be a lotterypick if he enters the NBA draft because of the weak 2005 class.

UNC to hold on to the Cup for the fourth time in five years. Sponsored by jewelers Carlyle & Co., the Cup is awarded to the school that wins the most matches against its rival. All sports played by both participants are included in the competition, which takes place over the entire year. Point values are assigned to each sport, ranging from one half-point to two points per regularseason meeting. The Tar Heels currently lead the Blue Devils 11.5 to 6.5. At this point in the season last year, the Blue Devils held a much better position. Duke swept both men’s and women’s basketball, and the football team won the Victory Bell. The five victo-

ries earned the school six points toward that year’s Cup. This year, the Blue Devils could not repeat their previous success. UNO’s three regular-season basketball victories and dominance on the football field swung five points back to the Tar Heels. Duke won the Cup last year by only two points, so the significant point shift means Chapel Hill will likely be the resting place of the Cup until next year. For the 2004-2005 Carlyle Cup, the only remaining sports are baseball, women’s rowing and men’s and women’s golf, tennis, and track and field. With both Duke tennis teams ranked in the top 15, the Blue Devils should repeat last year’s success on the tennis court and earn two points. The surging North Carolina women’s team, however, is No. 14 in the country and 6-1 in the ACC. They may prove too much for a Duke team that was upset by Maryland

vs 11.5 Last year’s results in final eight events:

Duke won the 2003*2004 Carlyle Cup, 14*12 SEE CARLYLE ON PAGE 10

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Rockie caught taking steroids THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Colorado Rockies NEW YORK outfielder Jorge Piedra was suspended 10 days Monday for violating baseball’s new policy on performance-enhancing drugs, becoming the second player to be publicly identified under the major leagues’ tougher rules. The suspension begins with the Rockies game at Arizona Monday night, the commissioner’s office said. “My understanding is that he is not filing an appeal,” said Gene Orza, chief operating officer of the players’ association. Piedra was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs of the Pacific Coast League Wednesday and sent back down the next day. “It’s unfortunate,” said commissioner Bud Selig, who was in Boston for the Red Sox-Yankees game. “I’m afraid this probably won’t be the last one.” Tampa Bay outfielder Alex Sanchez was suspended for 10 days last Monday. He said he tested positive from a supplement he bought over the counter before Jan. 15, when it was made a controlled substance. Selig wouldn’t say whether he believed Sanchez. “I want to be kind,” Selig said. “He did not fight his suspension, and I’ll rest my case on that.” Under the new policy that took effect last month, steroids and other performance-enhancing substances are the only drugs to draw a 10-day suspension. Baseball officials and the players’ union agreed they would not disclose the exact substance for which a player tests

positive. Piedra has what is known in baseball as a split contract, and gets paid at a yearly rate of $84,280 when he is in the minor leagues and $317,000 —sl,ooo over the minimum —when he is in the major leagues. The suspension will cost him $17,322. Had he tested positive under the minor league policy, Piedra would have faced a 15-game suspension. The Rockies issued a statement Monday calling the situation “unfortunate.” “As an organization we have, and will continue to support Major League Baseball and its drug testing policies,” team president Keli McGregor said. Colorado manager Clint Hurdle declined to comment. Before the Rockies’ game at Arizona Monday night, second baseman Aaron Miles said Piedra was extremely popular among the players. “I think if you asked everybody in here, everybody would say he’s a good guy,” Miles said. “I guess it shows that no matter if you’re in the minor leagues or the big leagues, your name is going to come out.” The Denver Post reported Monday that Piedra expected the suspension. He told the newspaper that the positive test may have been caused by pills he took from a previous injury. The 25-year-old from Van Nuys, Calif, had a pinch-hit single in the Rockies’ 14-6 loss to San Diego

Wednesday night.

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RECRUITING

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“Sometimes the competition back home on a club team may be better than in the high schools here,” Collins said. “On these club and national teams, they get to play with grown men at a young age, so it might be a higher playing level there.” Old Dominion is one program that is taking advantage of the global recruiting environment. The Monarchs had five foreign players on their roster this season, including their star, Australian junior Alex Loughton. Head coach Blaine Taylor said a major advantage to recruiting an international player is the absence of preconceived notions about the

college landscape.

“An international player is less influenced by hyperbole, less influenced by his friends at the playground telling him where he should be playing,” Taylor said. “He more often looks at an opportunity at face value—the day-today life, the academic experience, the relationships involved—none of those have to do with what conference you play in.” Colleges face both practical and administrative challenges when recruiting foreign players. The practical difficulties can be as basic as a language barrier or time-zone differences, but Taylor said these can hinder the recruiting process significantly. Institutional challenges arise because programs must ensure that players comply with NCAA rules regarding academic standards and amateurism. Few countries have educational systems that can be compared directly to the American system, and since no international equivalence tests or standards have been developed, the NCAA must rely on its Foreign Student Records Committee. The NCAA developed the committee to set qualification guidelines for international student-athletes. To achieve that end, the FSRC produces a guidebook that sets an equivalent to the American requirements for every country. The NCAA Clearinghouse—the administrative body that grants NCAA eligibility —uses the guidebook to evaluate all foreign students seeking eligibility. The FSRC serves as an appeals board for any questionable cases. “We’re probably the only committee in the NCAA that is not comprised of coaches, athletics directors and people of the athletic sort,” committee chair Robert Watkins said. “We are not here because of what we know about athlet-

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AustralianAndrew Bogut, who won theWooden and Naismith awards, is the NCAA's top foreign player. ics, but rather what we know about credentials. That’s really what distinguishes us from other committees.” Many stumbling blocks stand in the way of the FSRC’s attempt to level the academic playing field, the most significant of which is “streaming.” High school curricula in the United States require a wide range of studies, but in many foreign countries, a high school student may choose a “stream”—the rough equivalent of a major in a U.S. college. Watkins said students who choose a specific stream may be deficient in certain areas and therefore may not meet the Clearinghouse requirements. The amateurism question emerges from the presence of youth club teams in foreign countries, especially in Europe. Most talented young players will join club teams, which are financed to play other teams around the country. Associate Athletic Director Chris Kennedy, who heads

Duke’s NCAA compliance efforts, believes that determining whether these club teams pay players is a major obstacle to overcome. “If you are a talented young basketball player in Spain, you will probably be on a U-13 or U-16 club team,” Kennedy said. “What is the club paying for? It’s sometimes difficult to determine if they are just paying expenses. They have different ideas as to what they should and shouldn’t be doing to develop these players.” Despite these potential pitfalls, colleges will continue to look for international players as the talent levels abroad rise. “They’ve done a great job in developing their talent,” Collins said of the international basketball community. “The talent level is a lot more equal now. We were so dominant for so long. But the popularity of the sport and the stars that have emerged from all parts of the world have leveled the playing field.”

CARLYLE from page 9 this past week. Both the men’s and women’s competitions will take place in Chapel Hill Wednesday. Victories on the golf course are likely for the Blue Devils. The women’s team has been winning tournaments all year, while the men are coming off a victory in the Courtyard Marriott Invitational. Both of the ACC Championships will be held April 15 to 17. The No. 7 Tar Heel baseball squad will most likely bring another point back to Chapel Hill when the two teams meet for a three-game series that starts

April 22.

The final points will be awarded for women’s rowing and track and field. The Blue Devils were victorious in the water last year and could repeat. The stellar Tar Heel track and field teams should maintain last year’s form and earn two points, finishing off Duke.

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possibly leaving for the draft who could also drastically change the texture of the

but the fact remains that both big men will probably never be drafted higher than if they leave this year. May was the centerpiece of a national title run and Williams captured National Defensive Player of the Year—it really just doesn’t get much better than that in terms of individual accomplishments. Plus, we all know that the prospect of a guaranteed contract in professional basketball has its way of affecting decisions, regardless of how much an athlete loves the college experience. Don’t believe any athlete who has the potential to make millions of dollars when he says he will stay in school until the declaration deadline passes. As it stands now, there are other players

ACC. Marvin Williams and Chris Paul are both projected to be top-three picks if they leave, so it’s very hard to imagine they will turn down that opportunity. Rashad McCants and John Gilchrist have already declared for the draft, and Jarrett Jack is also expected to leave. Additionally, Raymond Felton has hinted that he will announce his decision to leave North Carolina today. Whoa. What are the Tar Heels without May, Felton, McCants, Marvin Williams and graduating seniors Jackie Manuel, Jawad Williams and Melvin Scott? UNC will have to rely heavily on incoming freshman Tyler Hansbrough. The forward was the best player in a recent exhibition match between top high school seniors and inter-

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devoted solely to grounds interact with one another, The University is well aware of the the recruitment of a single minority group fail to give problems posed by self-segregation prospective students an accurate rep- and in the past has worked to limit resentation of Duke and contribute the amount of self-segregation that occurs on campus, to the self-segregaTherefore, it is counStalT6dltoricll tion that is already terintuitive for the pervasive on campus. The Black Student Alliance Invi- University to hold minority recruittational and the Latino Student Re- ment weekends that set up the very cruitment Weekend offer prospec- divide it is trying to break down, Instead of holding invidiual minorlive students an opportunity to visit weekends, the University should students ity and interact with campus of similar ethnic or cultural back- take a more diversified approach in its grounds. Although this perspective recruiting. This does not mean that can certainly be valuable to incom- the University should abandon targeting students, it is not a true picture ed recruitment all together. All types of minority students—from ethnic miof Duke. norities to female engineers—should immersed the weekend Spending in those communities—the black be specifically recruited, but such recommunity or the Latino community cruitment does not need to come in a for instance—means that those special weekend. Instead of hosting all of the black prospective students miss seeing the Duke community outside of cultural students for an individualized weekgroups. Also, almost by default, the end, for example, BSA could sponsor minority recruitment weekends turn events on the general recruitment weekend. This way, prospective stuBlue Devil Days into white student recruitment. As a result, no group of dents can be exposed to the greater students—minority or non-minoriDuke community and still see the smaller community offered by culturty—gets exposed to an accurate deal groups. This would give a better piction ofDuke’s campus. The groups that host the minorirepresentation of the University and ty recruitment weekends believe promote a more integrated diversity those weekends are vital in brining on campus. When President Richard Brodminority students to campus. Is it rehead was dean of Yale College, Yale ally fair, however, to entice prospective students by misrepresenting the eliminated minority weekends in favor of a more racially unified apUniversity? Furthermore, these weekends only proach to recruitment. Although contribute to the self-segregation that there was an outcry from cultural occurs on campus. The weekends groups who feared the number of minority students would drop drasticalgive incoming students a preconceived notion about social interaction ly, Yale actually saw no decline in at Duke. They only get to see events racial diversity. Ending minority recruitment weekends at Duke would hosted by their minority group inlike have the same effect and would stead of seeing a campus where students of all ethnicities and back- prmote more campus unity. --

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Fall schedule offers fewer night classes The Chronicle’s Wednesday, April 6, editorial speculated that an increase in the number of evening classes has negatively impacted student life at Duke. While I cannot comment on the conclusions, I am writing to correct a basic misperception on which that editorial is based—that the new course scheduling policy has led to an increase in the number of classes offered in the evening. In fact, there are actually fewer classes offered in the evening now than were offered prior to the adoption of the new policy. The number ofclass meetings below the 300 level, including discussion sections, starting after 5 p.m. dropped 26 percent from Fall 2003 to Fall 2004, with the currentFall 2005 schedule reflecting a similar decrease, and 14 percent from Spring 2004 to Spring 2005. In addi-

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Alum recalls ‘great’ experience Although I graduated last year, I came back to Duke this past weekend for the Catholic Awakening retreat. Sticking around for an extra few days, I was appalled and flabbergasted to read Matt Dearborn’s column “And Then We Fell off a Cliff.” As an engineer, I have much respect for people who can write well enough to have their own column in The Chronicle. However, I feel like this gentleman, along with many others before him, abuse this privilege to be the kid who is “too cool for [his] school.” After reading column after column about how Duke’s social scene sucks and the administration is too overbearing, I wondered if everyone really did feel this way. The results of my survey were somewhat different from Dearborn’s. All of my friends (those who have graduated and the many still attending) have had fantastic experiences at Duke. I was provided an opportunity to spend four years of my life with amazingly talented, interesting and fun-loving people. I am not sure what you are expecting Duke to do for you that it doesn’t already do. This is beside the point. What you should really be wondering is, “Who is really to blame?” I bet the answer is staring you in the mirror. As my buddy Harvey Danger so eloquently

proclaimed as he was sitting on a flagpole, “If you’re bored then you’re boring.” If your undergraduate experience isn’t all you had hoped, don’t take the easy road and blame the University. I honestly don’t know why your parents continue to pay for your tuition. It’s like renewing a subscription to a magazine that you never read the whole year. It makes no sense. Go to some school in Northern California where it is never too hot and never too cool but at the very least, take pride in your school. It wasn’t a fluke that I had a great experience at Duke. I worked hard to make lifelong friends and I enjoyed being a Blue Devil for the simple fact that I was able to spend time with them. Others have had great experiences because of exciting academic challenges, still others because of Duke Basketball. President Richard Brodhead, in his address on the undergraduate experience explains it best, “We do our part by creating a super-stimulating ecosystem that will elicit your responsiveness on multiple fronts. You do your part when you engage: when you invest these opportunities with your active life.”

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Duke! An insidious new hazard may soon be The broader point here is that nutrition facts are just foisting itself upon the University community. In an that—facts—and facts are not “bad.” The tenuously preera when danger can be found in everything from ferred that a minority could abuse the data does theory shampoo to cell phones, we are now being told that “post- not mean they should be denied to the majority of stued food facts may be harmful.” Yes, that’s nutrition facts dents who could use them to gauge intake of vitamins, we’re talking about. minerals, calories, protein and fat. There’s a reason the You probably thought any information abouthow to lead U.S. government mandates nutrition labels on food proda healthy lifestyle would be helpful. No, according to Stuucts. Similarly, there’s a reason Harvard, Northwestern dent Health Dietician Franca Alphin and Dining Services and Ohio State—to name a few universities—have made Director Jim Wulforst. Because food facts might be abused nutrition information readily available for students. At by students with eating disorders, Dining Services has deter- http://www.food.osu.edu/nutrition/nutritionsearch.asp, mined that the information should not be posted at all Ohio State students can easily determine the nutrition valJust so we’re clear; a beneficial public ues of their food. Duke should follow suit. tool is being withheld because it could be The current policy has complicated the misused by a disordered minority. By this lives of another minority—those with food logic, we need to make some other changes allergies. These students, employees and visaround the University. Ban the metal forks itors have to go through the hassle of conand knives at the Great Hall—a sociopath tacting Student Health dieticians to obtain could use one to stab someone else. Forget the ingredient list for on-campus foods. about freedom of academic discourse—a Wulforst suggested an alternative of asking radical Marxist treatise published by some employees and/or managers for ingredient andrew collins literature professor could be misused by a lists. Now we’re relying on the wraps lady to revolutionary. And beer should definitely hazzards of duke accurately assess whether a potentially deadnot be sold at the ’Dillo or Loop, because an ly allergen is present in food? alcoholic could use it to feed their disease Incidentally, intrepid vendor Jack Chao I’m not clear on why Alphin and Wulforst think denying has bucked the anti-informationrules at Quenchers, providus nutrition facts is going to decrease the number of stuing misleading nutritional data about his protein smoothies dents with eating disorders. Given no information, a student that is worse than nothing at all. The smoothies seem aswith an undereating disorder is likely to get less accurate in- toundingly low in calories, unless and until you realize that formation from another source, make erroneous guesses the posted data is only for the protein supplement and not about caloric content or simply not eat out of fear of the unfor the rest of the smoothie. Tricky, but dangerous. known. Certainly, they’re not going to say “screw it” and A reliable, accessible system for obtaining nutritional forego their anorexia. A few might use posted nutrition facts data would benefit the vast majority of students. Td love to to further their eating disorder—there’s no way of knowing make sure I’m getting enough fiber. One of my friends this without empirical research—but the root causes of eatwould like to know if the Great Hall is using unhealthy oils so she doesn’t have to grill her own vegetables at home. Peoing disorders run deeper than the availability of data. Alphin and Wulforst have also apparendy forgotten ple with food allergies surely would appreciate a frill ingrediabout overeating disorders, which often result in part beents list without having to call some diet hotline. cause students don’t know what they’re putting into their This is America, people. Information can be used for bodies. I’ve met people who genuinely think eating a couple good or for ill, but information is certainly not to be Loop chicken sandwiches and fries every day constitutes a feared or suppressed. It’s time to make nutrition facts healthy diet. The agonizing experience of gaining weight available on-site. without knowing why has led at least one of my friends to an Andrew Collins is a Trinity senior and former University ediundereating disorder; Alphin surely knows about this cycle and should know better than to inadvertendy facilitate it. tor of The Chronicle. His column appears Tuesdays.

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Pulsar Triyo is going to save the world. Don’t ask I just can’t handle it when people tell me what to like. When a corporation takes someone without any talent, me about the specifics. I just know it’s going to happen. But first, let me introduce you to Dan. gives them songs written by somebody else, and then inDan and I argue a lot about music. For example, I’m a flates them into icons and movie stars, I want to vomit. Here I make the distinction where “Toxic” is a good Ramones fan while Dan is a Clash enthusiast. Dan is an accomplished musician and songwriter; I merely rock the song, Britney Spears is evil. “Toxic” has an intriguing poor man’s iPod (e.g. hum to myself). But the argument I beat and an interesting rhythm. It is a credit to whoever would like to present here is a very simple one. Dan says I’m wrote it. But that person was not Britney. Ms. Spears, known for her advancement of women’s equality with an elitist, and I say I’m not. songs like “I’m a Slave 4 U” is at best, a decent vocalist Let me first note that music is inherently whom we are compelled to celebrate. divisive. It helps delineate us into groups This breed of processed entertainment is and will always involve some exclusivity. For :n»: antithetical to art, music and everything example—punks listen to punk, country decent in the world. boys listen to country, and the lobotomized The Pulsar Triyo is our way out. Not just listen to smooth jazz. Everyone else listens to because of their genius experimental jazz, pop while chewing cud. but because they can turn Pop into music. Right now, someone is thinking, “But all IfI listen to Britney’s “Toxic,” I feel guilty. music is beautiful and unifies humanity. I know she’s making millions that she . Don’t label me just because I like gideon weinerth doesn’t deserve. A generation exposed to You’re such an elitist!” You then agree with brain inconsequential her confuse a “performer/entertainwill friend He believes that anything if my Dan. er” with a real musician. sounds good to you, you’re entitled to listen When I listen to the Pulsar Triyo’s version of “Toxic” (a to it, guilt free. Bake your brains out on Ashlee Simpson and free downloadfrom their website) it’s a completely different what can and you Idol. limit Otherwise, if you American experience. They’re just three talented guys making music. can’t listen to, you’re a corrupt music snob. I, the aforementioned snob, agree on the universality of The Triyo’s creativity and impromptu stylings add nuances music. If anyone utterly rejects country music, they’ll never that make the song brilliant. Better still, they don’t demand know how great Johnny Cash is. If someone refuses to listen a cult of personality. They’re a struggling student band. You to hip-hop, they are missing out on lyrical genius. Good might have even had class with them. Heck, I’ve even eaten music should transcend petty self-imposed borders. When lunch with Pulsar back when he was still underground. I don’t blame you if you like “Toxic.” It’s a good song melodies and lyrics address something basic to the human and music is made to be enjoyed. But if you really like the condition, it can bring us together. Many can sympathize instead of Britney’s body parts, check out The Pulmusic Paradise.” Many with the tortured young man in “Gangsta’s sar Triyo. If independent bands like them continue to more of us can find common ground in making fun of a religious minority in “Amish Paradise.” (Thus, Weird A1 out- emerge, we can still have innovation and honesty in music. And if Dan (who also hates Britney) doesn’t like sold Coolio). Even if it is the lowest common denominator, pop still that, he can write his own column. brings humans together. And I’m all for the reconciliation of Gideon Weinerth is a Pratt Sophomore. His column appears our species. So, if pop has now been universalized to include every other Tuesday. all genres and styles, why am I still an elitist for hating it?

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Open the books April 12, 2005

Dr. Tallman Trask, Executive Vice President Dr. Larry Moneta, Vice President for Student Affairs Mr. Eddie Hull, Dean of Residence Life

To Whom it May Concern: There is a widespread impression among students that prices for on-campus housing are inflated and have reached unreasonable levels. Prices for room and board have been steadily rising and are now considerably higher than at many of our peer institutions. The few students who are allowed to live off campus generally manage to pay far less than those who are forced to live on-campus, and still have many times more space. Therefore, in an attempt to discover why housing is so expensive, I have been seeking budgetary information that would provide detailed breakdowns on how students’ room and board money is spent. I came across several budget documents from 1998-2000 that provide significant insight into why Duke charges so much and suggest that the price of housing is not directly tied to the costs Duke incurs while housing a student. These documents indicate that in the 1999-2000 academ/ear, Residence Life and Housing Services (then a division of Auxiliary Services) was operating at a surplus of $3 million on total revenue of $23.98 million. This represented more than $5OO surplus per undergraduate living elliott wolf on campus. The documents also intransparency di cate th'at after a.iread’y spending $3.24 million on renovations and routine maintenance, Duke put an additional $4.23 million into reserve funds for future maintenance, renovations and building projects. This $3 million surplus existed even after all of the money was fed into the reserve funds and after an additional $4.18 million was used to pay debts on various construction projects. The surpluses and reserves together constitute almost $1,500 per undergraduate. Larry Moneta indicated that housing runs surpluses some years and deficits other years based on what renovations are being undertaken at a given time. RLHS attempts to adjust costs as to not “surprise” future student populations. However, financial records and records of past housing rates indicate that rates have risen along with the always present operating surplus of RLHS. Publicly available summary reports (mandated under State and Federal law) of Duke’s budget from 1993-2003 indicate that RLHS has consistently operated with a surplus, and that surplus has increased from $365,000 in 1993 to levels in the millions of dollars—the most being $3.65 million in 2000-2001. While the institutional framework of “housing” has changed significantly since 1993, Duke still defines it as having operated with a surplus in all of its available data. I eagerly await a response to the questions thatarise from these internal documents and the publicly available financial statements. Having already quietly appealed to almost every division that is connected to housing, I would like more than a simple referral to another budget officer or another division. On behalfof myself and every other undergraduate at Duke, I am now publicly appealing directly to the top—I am asking a direct question and I would like a direct answer: Exactly where and how is our housing money spent? Exactly where do these surpluses go? While an explanation would be helpful, given all of the ambiguity in answers from Duke officials, I would most like to see the University respond by making its books and other detailed budgetary information for recent years publicly available. The documents that originally spurred my inquiries have been passworded by the University since I began investigating them, but I have copies. There is no doubt that the documents I am seeking do exist in accessible formats (many are already online, but access is restricted), and there is no reason why they should not be subject to scrutiny by The Chronicle or by the rest of the Duke community. When students are paying up to $7,600 per year for a 100-odd-square-foot room, they have a right to know what that money is actually paying for. Duke holds an absolute monopoly on housing for freshmen, sophomores and juniors, and it is completely improper to abuse that power, especially in the ways that are suggested by some of some of these financial statements. I eagerly await your response. Elliott Wolf is a Pratt freshman. His column appears every other Tuesday.

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Duke Symphony Orchestra HARRY DAVIDSON, music dir. Bartok, Dvorak, and Tchaikovsky with student concerto winner RAHUL SATIJA, violin April 13, Bpm. Baldwin Auditorium. Free.

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Into the Woods STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S Tony-winning £ w score about the Brothers Grimm fairy tales with what happens after “happily ever after.” April 14-16 & 21-23, Bpm; April 17, 7pm; April 24, 2pm. Reynolds Theater. $ $9 GeneralPublic, $7 Students/Sr. Citizens.

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LINDA BRYANT, founder of Charis Books and More, Atlanta bookshop and feminist advocacy organization. A program celebrating the 30th anniversary of Charis. April 12, 7pm. Perkins Library Rare Book Room. Free.

Theater 2005: New Works Festival Workshops and readings of plays by playwriting students. April 20-23, Bpm & April 23,2pm. Branson Theater, East Campus.

DUU Major Speakers AMY TAN, author of The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God’s Wife. A booksigning will follow in the LGBT Center. April 12, Bpm. Page Auditorium.Free.

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The Full Monty A raucous and heartfelt story of six H r unemP loy ed ■ steelworkers who go I ii I ■ | to great lengths to make some cash and help out a friend in trouble. April 19, Bpm. Page Auditorium. $45, $4O, $35 General. $25, $2O, $l5 Duke Students.

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Leading comics scholars will deliver lectures discussing current theoretical approaches to comics. For program details

email rmitch@duke.edu. April 22, 9am-spm. Mary Lou Williams Center. Free.

Reading LAURA FLANDERS will read from her book, Bushwomen: How They Got Their Man in the White House. Bring your lunch! Dessert and drinks provided. April 25,12pm. Perkins Library Rare Book Room. Free. Comic Book Cultures Selections from the comic book collections of the Duke and UNC-CH libraries. Thru May 15. Perkins Library Gallery.

Duke Opera Workshop SUSAN DUNN, dir. A Game of Chance by Seymour Barab. April 24,2pm & Bpm. Baldwin Auditorium.

Road in Sight: Contemporary Art in North Carolina Curated by Lauren Miller and Jessica West. Exhibition sites: Allen Building Gallery, The Space at the Smith Warehouse, Center for Documentary Studies, East Duke Building, East-West bus route, John Hope Franklin Center, Campus Dr. at Oregon St., East Campus

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Duke Vespers Ensemble Josquin’s Missa Range Lingua. ALLAN FRIEDMAN, dir. April 24, 6pm. Duke Chapel. Free.

Cabaret Workshop Directed by RAFAEL LOPEZ-BARRANTES April 26, Bpm. Branson Theater, East Campus. Free.

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Duke Chorale RODNEY WYNKOOP, dir. End-of-year Chorale Celebration concert with refreshments. April 29, Bpm, Biddle Music Building, Free.

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Fresh Docs: Work in Progress Documentary artists share their work in progress. April 29 & May 27, 6:3opm. Center for Documentary Studies Auditorium. Free.

Archipelago Theatre Documentary Images “Re-Viewing Documentary: The Photographs ofLouise Rosskam.” Talk by

The Woman in the Attic Original production by ELLEN HEMPHILL and NOR HALL. The Woman in the Attic is an exploration of the suppressed creativity and sense of possibility that coexists with the external projection of our day-to-day identities. May 5-7,11-14,19-21, & 26-28. Bpm &May 22,2 pm. Sheafer Theater, Bryan Center. $2O General, $5 Duke Students.

Exhibition A. Life in Photography: Louise Rosskam and the Documentary Tradition. Photographs by one of the elusive pioneers of what some have called the golden age of

LAURA KATZMAN, Associate Professor of Art and Director of Museum Studies, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. In conjunction with the exhibition A Life in Photography. April 21, 7pm. Center for Documentary Studies. Free.

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James Karales Photographs: 19505—1980 s The life of Martin Luther King, Jr.; the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights march; commercial logging in Oregon; the integrated coal mining community of Rendville, Ohio; the Vietnam War; and the Lower East Side of New York City. Thru July 24. Perkins Library, Special Collections Gallery.

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LIFE AQUATIC

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

Screcn/Society presents Bpm, Richard White Auditorium, unless otherwise indicated (“G” Griffith), Free. Updates at www.duke.edu/web/film/screensociety. 4/12 DANGEROUS LIAISONS: ISRAEL AND USA —with filmmaker Jacqueline Rose 4/13 PEDICAB DRIVER (G) .

Spring Oratorio Verdi Requiem. Duke Chapel Choir,

Duke Chorale and Chamber Choir of the Choral Society with orchestra and a soloists. April 17, 3pm. Duke Chapel. £ $l5 general, $5 Students (free admission to first 300 Duke students). “

Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

The new art museum, designed by worldrenowned architect RAFAEL VINOLY, is taking shape on Central Campus, adjacent to the Sarah R Duke Gardens. Opens Oct. 2.

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FIGHTER IN THE WIND Student Film Showcase (spm) The best of the current crop ofstudent films produced at Duke this semester.

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