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A number of new policies concerning flexible dining options, expanded library services and extended gym hours topped the agenda at a Duke Student Government’s town hall meeting Monday night. Officials announced the return of the freshman meal equivalency program as well as decisions to keep Bostock Library open until 4 a.m. and some gym equipment and space available 24 hours a day. The meeting, called Duke 24, was the first in a series of open town hall discussions. DSG leaders hope the meetings will improve lines of communication between students, DSG and the administration. “It is really important for these administrators to hear straight from the students,” said DSG President Jesse Longoria, a senior. A number of “heavy policies” will likely come out of the meeting, said DSG Executive Vice President Brandon Goodwin, a senior. Students packed Von Canon A to voice their opinions on a number of the topics presented by DSG committee vice presidents and members of the administration. Dining issues, joindy presented by the DSG student affairs and the athletics and campus services committees, started the hour-long meeting. Goodwin said tangible

Andrew Gerst

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At a time when academic freedom remains under close scrutiny, most of the top 10 political contributors at Duke said they have no problems preventing their own ideologies from tainting classroom discussions. According to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, those 10 individuals—all professors—combined for $310,524 in contributions to political candidates and organizations. That amount comprised 37 percent of Duke affiliates’ total $843,895 in contributions. Outside the top 10, Republican contributions at Duke were relatively scarce. Democrats received $605,875 overall from Duke affiliates, 33 percent of which came from the top 10 donors. Those same 10 individuals collectively accounted for 50 percent of the Republican total, which was $157,486. Many of the top 10 contributors—who said academic freedom remains secure in their classes—were surprised to learn how much they had donated. Robert Keohane, former James B. Duke professor of political science, made 86 separate donations. Keohane, now a professor ofinternationalaffairs at Princeton University, was the University’s most frequent donor. Clocking in at $47,750, he was second in total contribution dollars only to Donald Beskind, a senior lecturer at the law school who donated $57,450.

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At a DSG town hall meeting, dining officials announced that thefreshman meal equivalencyplan will return.

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Sophomore Carolyn Kent needs to squeeze her workouts into her free time between classes. “I have about an hour and a half, so I have to run to the gym, work out and get back in time,” she said Sometimes, the balance offitness and academics leads her to study and work out simultaneously. “I make flashcards and go over them while I’m on a machine,” Kent said. “People do work out and study at the same time. It’s not that uncommon.” But the short, intensive workouts that many Duke students engage in may not be the best way to stay in shape. A recent study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers found that time might be a more important factor than intensity in exercise. In other words, they found that a cross-campus jog will do more for cardiovascular health than a hard sprint. In the study, 133 overweight men and women were randomly assigned to three different groups. The first group participated in low amount/moderate intensity exercise, or walking 12 miles a week at 40 to 55 percent of total intensity. The second group participated in low amount/high intensity exercise, or walking briskly 12 miles a week at 65 to 80 percent intensity. The third group participated in high amount/high intensity exercise, or walking briskly 20 miles a week at 65 to 80 percent intensity. SEE EXERCISE ON PAGE

WilsonRecreation Center isoften full of students working totone up in college. A new study suggests the length of a workout is what determines its benefits.

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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks dies by

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DETROIT Rosa Lee Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday evening. She was 92. Mrs. Parks died at her home during the evening ofnatural causes, with close friends by her side, said Gregory Reed, an attorney who represented her for the past 15 years. Mrs. Parks was 42 when she committedan act ofdefiance in 1955that was to change the course ofAmerican history and earn her the title “motherof the civil rights movement.” At that time, Jim Crow laws in place since the post-Civil War Reconstruction required

separation of the races in buses, restaurants and public accommodations throughout the South, while legally sanctioned racial discrimination kept blacks out ofmany jobs and neighborhoods in the North. The Montgomery, Ala., seamstress, an activememberofthelocakhapteroftheNation-

al Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was riding on a city bus Dec. 1, 1955,whenawhite man demandedher seat. Mrs. Parks refused, despite rules requiring blacks to yield their seats to whites. Two black Montgomery'women had been arrested earlier that year on the same charge, but Mrs. Parks wasjailed. She also was fined $l4. Detroit Mayor Kwarae Kilpatrick said he

felt a personal tie to the civil rights icon: “She stood up by sitting down. I’m only standing here because ofher.” The Rev. A1 Sharpton called Mrs. Parks “a gende woman whose single act changed the most powerful nation in the w0r1d.... One of the highlights ofmy life was meeting and getting to know her.” Speaking in 1992, Mrs. Parks said history too often maintains “that my feet were hurting and I didn’tknow why I refused to stand up when they told me. But the real reason of my not standing up was I felt that I had a right to be treated as any other passenger. We had endured that kind of treatment for too long.”

Bombs aimed at reporters explode by

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BAGHDAD, Iraq Suicide bombers including a cement truck packed with explosives launched a dramatic attack Monday against the Palestine Hotel, where many foreign journalists are based, sending up a giant cloud of smoke and debris over central Baghdad. American troops and journalists escaped without serious injury but at least half a dozen passers-by were killed. The deafening attack triggered confusion and panic throughout the hotel, and sent cars swerving wildly on a roundabout to escape the blasts. Inside the 19-story

hotel, the force of the blasts shattered glass, tore pictures off walls and brought down light fixtures and ceilings. The cement truck was the last of three vehicles trying to break through the wall outside the hotel. The first car drove up to the wall and exploded, blasting out a section of the concrete. According to the U.S. military, the second car was headed for the fresh breach in the wall but exploded near the 14th Ramadan Mosque when it was engaged by civilian security forces. Within minutes, the truck made it through the breach but apparendy became stuck on a road between the Palestine and the neigh-

boring Sheraton hotels. The truck rocked back and forth and then blew up after a U.S. soldier opened fire on it. The attack happened at duskjust as Iraqis would have been breaking the daylong fast they observe during the holy month of Ramadan and eating their first meal, called Iftar. It could have been an effort to catch Iraqi security forces at a vulnerable moment when they might have been less attentive. Iraq’s national security adviser, Mouwafak al-Rubaie, said the attack which appeared well planned —was a “very clear” effort to take over the hotel and grab foreign and Arab journalists as hostages.

Hurricane Wilma knifed through Florida with winds up to 125 mph Monday, shattering windows in skyscrapers, peeling away roofs and knocking out power to 6 million people, with still a month left to go in the busiest Atlantic storm season on record.

Cheney listed as leak source Documents in the CIA leak investigation indicate the chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney first heard of the covert CIA officer from Cheney himself, The New York Times reported in Tuesday editions.

Bush refuses to release info Risking a possible clash with the Senate, President George W. Bush insisted Monday he will not turn over documents detailing the private advice that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers has given him while serving in the White House.

Rice puts pressure on Syria Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Syria should drop its "nonchalant attitude" about a United Nations report implicating it in a political killing. She indicated the U.S. may put off a drive for tough international sanctions. President George W. Bush said he hoped the world was not heading to a confrontation with Syria. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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Prof engages in first ‘conversation’ Alleged bike bandit arrested Rob Copeland THE CHRONICLE

Everyone has seen the prototypical college admissions brochure picture: a diverse group of students discussing worldly issues with their professor, preferably outside of the classroom. That fantasy became a reality Monday night, when 13 undergraduates enjoyed dinner with Ron Rotunda, a George Mason University law professor and

renowned legal expert.

The dinner was the first sponsored

event of the “Duke Conversations” initia-

tive, through which the University pays the traveling expenses and costs ofany person invited to a roundtable dinner discussion, so long as the guest forgoes a speaking fee.

Rotunda was at Duke for a debate later in the evening, but he first entertained student queries over Greek food and cabernet sauvignon at Taverna Nikos in Brightleaf Square. Students peppered him with questions ranging from Judicial philosophy to the performance of President George W. Bush. Rotunda even responded to rumors that he could be a dark-horse Supreme Court nominee. “They haven’t called me yet,” he said with a chuckle. Bill English, Trinity ‘O3 and a secondyear graduate student in political science, organized Monday’s dinner and said he was “extraordinarily pleased” that the Duke Conversations program exists. He initially requested a small contribution toward Rotunda’s hotel bill, but said he was encouraged to organize a full-scale discussion on the University’s tab. English reminisced about when he was an undergraduate, noting that the most valuable part ofhis education was interacting with his professors over meals. “This is not phony or in a classroom,” he said. “It is a genuine exchange of ideas that is good for undergraduate social life.” Andrea Caldwell, director of the “Duke Conversations” program, said the initiative represents something new for Duke. “We are encouraging the spirit of having engaging conversations that are not contrived or forced,” Caldwell said.

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Ron Rotunda, a law professor at GeorgeMason University, visited Monday aspart of"Duke Conversations." The initiative, however, has shown signs of growing pains. Just three to four speakers have been confirmed for this semester, although student affairs has received about a dozen inquiries. Caldwell said the program involves a “grassroots effort” and will build momentum leading up to second semester. After announcements were posted in August and e-mails sent out to certain organizations, there was a lull in publicity for the program. Now, however, new flyers scream “GOT TALK” in bright blue lettering and challenge students to invite conversationalists ranging from activists

musicians to inventors.

Sophomore Andy Cunningham said he had a hard time finding the right person to talk to when he wanted to bring in a speaker for Round Table selective living group. Once he got in touch with Caldwell, however, he described the program as outstanding. “The process for applying to ‘Conversations’ was incredibly smooth and surprisingly easy,” he wrote in an e-mail. Eric Van Danen, director of communications for student affairs, noted that the program’s success will be “measured by the quality and experience, not simply the number of speakers.”

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Duke police arrested a Durham man Saturday after someone matching his description allegedly attempted to steal a bike from Crowell Quadrangle. Officers said Isaac Barbee, who resides at 614 Arnette St., was seen carrying a bicycle tire before police stopped him. Barbee was not carrying the tire when the officers stopped him, but police officials found a tire, backpack, several cut bike locks and a set of bolt cutters in the bushes near the location where Barbee was arrested. He was charged with trespassing. Leanora Minai, senior public relations specialist for the Duke University Police Department, said Barbee was also issued a trespass warning earlier this year. Barbee was not charged in connection with the spree of bicycles thefts throughout the last few weeks. As of Saturday, 24 bikes had been reported stolen since Oct. 14. “The investigation is ongoing,” Minai said. “We are looking into whether he has any connection to the reports of other thefts. We are not ruling out whether other people are involved.” Minai said security officials have stepped up efforts to combat the theft problem, noting increased patrols of allied officers around bike racks. She said she did not hear of any bike thefts Sunday or Monday. “It’s kind of hard to pinpoint when someone will strike,” Minai said. “We are really happy somebody called the police.... Who knows what this person will lead us to.” Minai also said community members should secure their bicycle with a steel Ushaped lock to a bike rack, not a tree or blue light telephone. She suggested students also remove valuable items from bikes. “Hopefully, through an experience like this, we can educate people to use the best locks possible,” Minai said.

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Provost s office to host annual speakers series ‘Well, it would be good to have something like that every year to engage the expertise on campus in discussion about a major issue which had both substantive intellectual content and was also of major social

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The provost’s office announced last week that it will be organizing an annual lecture series on a topic relevant to both community members and greater society. The inaugural year’s theme is “Science, Religion and Evolution.” Sean Carroll, professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin, is kicking off die series Thursday. “The original stimulation was the series oflectures that we had about Palestine, Israel and Middle East issues that we had last year,” Provost Peter Lange said. “I thought,

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There will be a total of five speakers coming to campus this year as part of the series, including a theologian, a historian and a philosopher. According to a press release, the speakers will examine the “relationship SEE SPEAKERS ON PAGE

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Two renowned professors of law argued points of constitutional interpretation in a debate Monday.

GPSC discusses health Law professors face off in insurance subsidy, fees debate about Constitution ter,” LeFew said

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GPSC will now work to support the insurance fees for students in the professional schools as well. The majority' of the meeting was allocated to discussion of a student fee increase. The general assembly decided upon a raise of $2.75 per semester this schoolyear, bringing the fee to an even $l5. The discussion began with a brief recap of last week’s presentation by Treasurer Scott Smith, a second-year student in the Fuqua School of Business, regarding the results of a fee survey. The results indicated

At the Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting Monday, President Bill LeFew announced that health insurance for graduate students will be subsidized starting next year. The General Assembly also passed a motion to increase membership fees. LeFew, a fourth-year applied mathematics student, said the proposal to subsidize health insurance fees was approved earlier yesterday by Lewis Siegel, dean of the Graduate School. “This will save each graduate student about nine-hundred dollars per semes-

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A debate about how Supreme Court justices should interpret the constitution took place in the Richard White Auditorium Monday night. Sponsored by the Duke Conservative Union, Duke Political Union and the Department ofPolitical Science, among others, the debate was one of a nationwide collegiate series called “Cicero’s Podium,” which is organized by the Delaware-based Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Monday’s featured speakers were Ron Rotunda, a former assistant majority counsel for the Watergate Committee and

law professor at George Mason University, and Erwin Chemerinsky, a professor at the Duke University School of Law who has argued in front of the Supreme Court on several occasions. The speakers were given 15 minutes each for their respective positions. These were followed by five-minute rebuttals, a 25-minute session for audience questions and closing statements. Rotunda, who represented the affirmative position, initiated the debate by supporting the concept of strict constructionism, which he defined as a judge who current

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crimebriefs Car reported stolen from Central Campus A vehicle was reported stolen Friday from Central Campus Apartments. A student told police her 1999 Chevrolet Malibu was parked on Lewis Street Wednesday, and she discovered it missing Friday. The student told police her apartment was broken into in September, and that a spare set of car keys was taken. Lamb leg looted A leg of lamb was stolen Monday, Oct. 17 from a kitchen in the West Union Building. The meat was left in a sink to thaw with three other legs of lamb Monday afternoon. When workers with Sage and Swift Catering returned to the kitchen Tuesday morning, the leg of lamb, which was valued at $33, was gone. Van vandalized in gas siphoning attempt The gas tank of a Duke van was dam-

from staff re orts aged this week after someone crawled under the vehicle to siphon gas. About $l,lOO in damage was reported to the 2004 GMG that was parked at 2815 W. Pettigrew St. The gas theft was reported Wednesday. Vehicle light thieves caught near Southgate Two Durham teenagers were issued petitions to appear in juvenile court after they were seen Tuesday removing a signal light protector from a vehicle near Southgate residence hall. Duke Police recovered pliers and a baseball bat from the Juveniles.

Money reported stolen from Rick’s The manager of Rick’s Diner reported money stolen from the restaurant in McClendon Tower. The cash was in two money bags, which were last seen at 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

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EXERCISE from page 1 There was also a control group. Overall change in cardiovascular fitness was measured in the subjects after seven to nine months. The results found that there was not a significant difference between those who exercised at high intensity and those who exercised at low intensity. However, there was a marked difference in fitness between those who walked a long distance and those who walked a shorter distance. The findings concluded that the amount of exercise is just as important as the intensity of the exercise—if not more so. “As little as walking briskly 12 miles [a week] can give cardiovascular health benefits,” said Brian Duscha, lead author of the study and research coordinator in the cardiovascular department at DUMC. “Basically, any [exercise] is better than none, and more is better than less.” However, for students short on time, increasing the amount of exercise they do may not be possible. “Sometimes it gets difficult to balance studying and working out,” freshman Julien Cobert said. “Working out is very important to me, and it is necessary to be healthy.” Ideally, Cobert said he would work out two hours a day, six days a week. Though time constraints play a role in being able to exercise, many on campus agree that physical fitness is important to the student body. Cobert—who has been working out routinely for three years and is a certified personal trainer—feels that Duke students care about staying fit. “This is an athletic school, and you can see that the people here put importance on staying in shape,” he said. Michael Forbes, director of intramurals and club sports, said students are doing a good job being active. He estimates that there are 4,000 to 5,000 stu-

dent participants in intramurals. A since he arrived at Duke four years ago, there has been about a 10 percent growth rate in intramural participation. “Every time I walk through the gym, it’s packed,” Forbes said. “Students here are definitely taking advantage of the activities they are offered. They are looking for things to do, and to stay fit.” He said some schools are finding difficulty in getting students involved with intramurals and club sports, whereas Duke has “already capped out on the number of students” that can participate. Forbes is looking to introduce even more fitness-oriented activities on campus. “Our revenues have been growing by about 10 percent a year,” said Jack Chao, manager of the popular eatery Quenchers in Wilson Recreation Center.”Many students are utilizing Wilson gym and taking advantage of what we have to offer here.” Chao said he believes the increased sales of health foods reflects the health concerns of students. Bob Hartel, Brodie Recreation Center entrance monitor, said the East Campus gym is also used often. “It is always pretty busy here,” he said. “A fair amount ofpeople use our facilities and they come often.” However, Hartel expressed concern that it is the “same people who are coming to the gym, over and over.” Duscha also said he has concerns that only students already in shape are working out. “It is the people that aren’t in the gym that should be in the gym,” he said. “People who aren’t in shape may not want to be around people who are.” He believes students may have difficulty finding motivation to begin exercise. “Students who were more sedentary in high school don’t begin to workout intensely as soon as they get to college,” he said. Duscha noted that students should find an activity they enjoy and commit to it. _

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Of the other 44 contributions, 43 went organizations the GRP classifies as “political action committee ideological.” The list, which includes America Coming Together, League ofConservation Voters and the National Committee for an Effecdve Congress, consists mostly of liberal interest groups. Keohane’s lone Republican contribution went in 1996 to Sherwood Boehlert, a moderate U.S. representative from New York. But Keohane said he has never let his politics get in the way of providing a balanced education. “I think there ought to be a sharp line.... You should never be there and lecture on something that’s not directly related to your course broadly defined,” Keohane said. “I think there’s certainly no universal structure... no broad conspiracy that keeps conservatives out of academia. However, it is striking that the imbalance is so great.” Sara Dogan, national campus director for Students for Academic Freedom, explained that while the funding disparity between Democratic and Republican contributions is not necessarily in itself problematic, it may demonstrate a systemic deterrent to conservatives looking to enter academia. “It’s not so much the campaign contributions themselves that are the issue,” Dogan said. “It’s that there might be a blacklist of conservatives at colleges.” Dr. Keith Brodie, president of Duke from 1985 to 1993 and James B. Duke professor emeritus of psychiatry, was surprised to hear that he had donated $27,850 in 21 separate contributions, making him the faculty’s sixth-biggest donor. Brodie made 15 donations to Democratic organizations and candidates and six to His $13,000 contribution to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in February 1992 was the second-greatest individual donation made by a Duke affiliate. J. Donald Cowan, an extended faculty member of the law school and partner in

does not come to a case with a~personal agenda or ideology. Chemerinsky spent the majority of his opening statements and rebuttals arguing

the limitations in Rotunda’s assertions. “The only way the United States can be governed is... to embrace a Constitution that must inevitably evolve through interpretation,” he said. Chemerinsky cited issues like flag burning and medicinal marijuana as situations not clearly elucidated in the original constitution, thus undermining the possibility for strict constructionism. He also highlighted the impossibility of abandoning preconceptions and value

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cent of Duke affiliates’ total contribution to Republicans over the 14 years.

tional Convention Services Corp. Like Keohane, Brodie said he does not feel his contributions have impaired his ability to present both sides of an issue. “I think that’s how the system works—you wouldn’t want to muzzle a professor,” Brodie said, referring to financial contributions. “That’s part of the American democratic process, and you want to not exclude any element of the population.” Brodie gave $17,000 to Republican causes. He and two other professors— Gerard Musante, a consulting professor of medical psychiatry who donated $34,421 to Republicans, and Dr. Robert Waugh, an associate professor of cardiology who donated $25,500, solely to Re-

With regard to keeping political biases of the classroom, Musante expressed sentiments similar to Brodie and Keohane. “I believe those things can be kept separate and should be kept separate,” Musante said, referring to professors’ political views and their lectures. Musante contributed to former N.C. Senator Jesse Helms, current N.C. Senator Elizabeth Dole, presidential candidate Pat Buchanan and former President George H.W. Bush, among others. He noted that he last made a contribution in 2002. “I’ve aged, I’ve gone on—l just have decided that there isn’t much of a difference between the various parties,” he said.

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“Don’t all ofyou in this room have some view on whether Roe v. Wade was rightly decided, or whetherBrown v. the Board of Education was rightly decided? That’s a preconception,” he said. “Certainly every justice that comes to the court has some preconception on key legal issues.” At one point, Chemerinsky pointed to the use of “he” in the constitution as an example of the limitations in strict constructionism, as it would entail that only a man could be chosen for office. Rotunda, on hearing this statement, showed visible frustration. He addressed this argument in his closing statements. “Another issue is what we mean by strict constructionism, and basically Erwin has the definition that makes the argument completely silly,” he said. “My favorite one is that the framers meant that the President had to be male because he uses “he”, referring to the President. That’s true...but then they list qualifications.” The debate itself lasted for nearly two hours. Rotunda’s rebuttals tended to be concise, while Chemerinsky often exceeded the five-minute mark. Some of the members of the audience said the night’s debate had a clear winner. “I thought they both presented their argument well,” said junior Daniel Bowes, president of Duke’s American Civil Liberties Union. “But I have to say I felt that Erwin Chemerinksy’s opening remarks were one of the most insightful and well thought-out arguments on interpreting the constitution that I have ever heard.”

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Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst said he intends to work with DSG and the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee to improve dining options on campus. DUSDAC endorsed the resurrection of the meal equivalency program Oct. 17. The group is currently drafting a resolution for a similar program, which will go into effect before Thanksgiving, Wulforst said. Last year’s pilot program allowed freshmen who missed breakfast to use $4.85 toward weekday lunches at the Marketplace. Although it was well received by students, the program was discontinued at the end of the spring semester. “We have a group forming to look at meal plans in general,” Wulforst said. DSG Vice President of Academic Affairs Joe Fore, ajunior, said his committee plans to work closely with Tom Wall, di-

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GPSC from page 4 that a majority of students were in favor of a fee increase at or below two dollars. An increase of two dollars per semester is needed for GPSC to break even. A graduate student in psychology pointed out GPSC fees are much lower than equivalents at other schools. The closest comparison is the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill. The student said that although UNC fees have historically been about ten dollars higher than those at Duke, the fee is now $l5 to $2O over Duke’s former fee. The General Assembly passed the motion to raise student fees by 38 votes to nine. Students pointed out that if an increase is implemented, their constituents should be informed about how the money would be spent. Joshua Feira, a second-year Fuqua student, motioned for an amendment to impose an oversight committee in accordance with the bylaws to monitor the usage of funds.

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Many expressed their concerns about the functions of the committee. Kelly Demeester, attorney general of GPSC and second-year Fuqua student, pointed out that according to the group’s charter, such a committee already exists. Currently, the treasurer oversees the GPSC’s spending and appoints appropriate groups to be in charge of group funding. A friendly amendment was passed that changed the oversight committee to a standing committee. In other business: Earlier in the meeting, the Academic Affairs Committee announced that Cathy Davidson, director of interdisciplinary studies, recendy allocated up to a thousand dollars per semester to fund interdisciplinary events. The council will decide how to allocate this money at next week’s meeting. Also next week, GPSC plans to discuss the structure of the implemented standing committee to oversee the budgeting of student fees as well as how many semesters the fee increase should last.

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You suffered more injuries than Allan Houston (ok, maybe a slight exaggeration) and Coach K decided to go with five guards instead of substituting you into the Sweet 16 game against Michigan State last season when Shelden Williams fouled out of your final game as a Blue Devil. You came to Duke after a brilliant high school career that spurred a fierce recruiting battle among the nation’s elite programs—particularly between Duke, North Carolina, and N.C. State. UNC’s former head coach Matt Doherty desperately wanted you to become a Tar Heel, so he sent you a picture of Michael Jordan in the “Shav Country” shirts that had become popular at your high school, Broughton. You were a can’t-miss prospect —your grandfather Ronnie Shavlik was even an All-American center at N.C. State. And you never lived up to the hype. But Shav, that’s all in the past. Your contract with the Philadelphia 76ers guarantees you at least the league minimum, which is more than $398,000. And as you celebrate your NBA contract, you are the one laughing now. MTV Cribs, quality time with Philadelphia’s own Stephen A. Smith, and nights out with Allen Iverson lie on the horizon. But the bottom line is that you will not be missed on this Duke basketball team. You left Durham knowing it would be a struggle to log minutes as a Blue Devil because you lacked a clear-cut role. The talented lefty freshman Josh Mcßoberts was a lock for playing time, especially with his freakish athletic abilities. And Eric Boateng, who in Saturday’s Blue-White Scrimmage appeared less raw and unfinished than people originally thought, is more than capable of spelling Williams for a couple minutes each game. During extended stretches last year, ,

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Brooks sets all-time win record Head coach has elevated program to nation's elite by

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While serving as an assistant golf professional at Crane Creek Country

Club in Boise, Idaho more than two decades ago, Dan Brooks received a flier from the Boise State men’s golf coach regarding a job opening at Duke. The Duke athletic department sent the advertisement to all Division I programs searching for an “assistant golf professional and women’s head golf coach.” Paying little attention to the flier, Brooks quickly shrugged off the op-

portunity.

“T don’t want to move to Texas,’” Brooks said, unknowingly, “[The Boise State head coach] said, ‘you won’t have to, it’s not in Texas.’ The rest is history.” Brooks, now in his 22nd year as the head coach of the Duke women’s golf team, has brought the Blue Devils to the top of the collegiate golf world. Brooks became the winningest coach in Division I women’s golf history Sunday, after notching his 92nd tournament tide at the Stanford Intercollegiate. He surpassed Mark Gale, who retired in 1996 after coaching at San Jose State for 18 years. In his tenure at Duke, Brooks transformed the Blue Devils into the team to beat in women’s golf, compiling 12 ACC Titles—winning the past 10 years—and three NCAA Championships to complement his 77 other tournament victories. This year’s Blue Devils have won their first three tournaments and are the top-ranked team in the nation.

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CoachBrooks and Liz Janangelo captured theBlue Devils' third national championship in May. Brooks came to Duke in 1984 at a time when collegiate women’s golf was in its infancy. The NCAA Championships had been played only three times, and the ACC Tournament just once. By 1988, Brooks had guided die Blue Devils onto the national scene with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. “What’s interesting is I talked to [men’s golf coach] Rod Myers in 1988 after we’d finished fifth in the country,” Brooks said. “We were talking about what I should do as far as my career, and he was leaning toward the idea that the team had gotten to fifth in the country, and that -was a quite a lot to attain that quickly, and that maybe it would be time for me to move on and get a job in men’s golf.” SEE BROOKS ON PAGE 14

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In each ofDuke's last three games, sophomore Ronnie Drummer hashad arun of 50 or more yards.

With his team’s chances of winning an ACC matchup slipping away each passing week, Duke head football coach Ted Roof has begun to open up the playbook to try to secure a victory in the final stretch of the 2005 campaign. Although he refused to say that the one-win squad is carrying a “nothing to lose” attitude, Roof said the coaching staff will take an aggressive approach to its last three games. “As far as nothing to lose, you always got something to lose,” Roof said. “As far as being aggressive and making calls that there might be some risk involved, we’re going to do that.” Following the team’s 52-7 drubbing at the hands of then-No. 9 Miami Oct. 8, Roof and offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien were

criticized for executing a game plan that was deemed too conservative and unimaginative. In that game, Duke frequendy ran quarterback draws against a quick Hurricanes defense and had only one play go for more than nine yards the entire afternoon. In the two contests since then, however, the Blue Devil offense has shown signs that it is prepared to gamble more often. In the second quarter of its eventual 35-10 loss to Georgia Tech Oct. 15, Duke took a number of shots down the field, including a 38-yard completion to wide receiver Eron Riley. The trend continued into Saturday’s game against then-No. 11 Florida State —the Blue Devils tested the Seminoles secondary with a number ofpasses downfield. “We’re going to continue to try and be aggressive and make big plays,” Roof said. SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 13

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ATLANTA TheAtlanta Falcons made Vinny Testaverde look every bit like a 41-

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Michael Vick didn’t look much better. Testaverde fumbled three dmes in the first 18 minutes, leading to two touchdowns, and the NY JETS J 4 Falcons dealt New ATLANTA 27 York another road loss, beating the Jets, 27-14, Monday night. Warrick Dunn rushed for 155 yards, breaking off a 65-yard run in the second quarter when the Falcons (5-2) were backed up on their own 5-yard line. That set up a field goal for a 20-0 lead. The first 17 points were handed over by Testaverde, whose three fumbles tied a career worst. He also threw an interception as New York dropped to 04 on the road this season, averaging a mere 10.3 points in those losses. All beat up, Testaverde left the game late in the third quarter with a right Achilles’ injury, having gone 11-of-18 for 140 yards. He was replaced by Brooks

Bollinger.

Vick ran for a couple of touchdowns from one yard out, but had a dismal night otherwise. Appearing confused by the Jets’ coverages, he threw a career-high three interceptions while going 11-of-26 for 116 yards with only three completions to wideouts. His passer rating was a grim 16.3 the worst showing of his five-year career. “I’m the quarterback. It’s all on me. Everything falls on my shoulders,” Vick

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Falcons 11 was knocked down by Demorrio Williams. “We have to figure out away when we get the ball first to put it in the end zone and score some points so that we aren’t playing catch-up the entire game,” Testaverde said.

RALEIGH The Ottawa Senators needed barely three minutes to take a two-goal lead, and the rough start left Carolina goaltender Martin Gerber a bit shellshocked. “They’re for sure better feelings out there,” he said with a smile. “But the game is over after 60 minutes.” Frantisek OTTAWA Kaberle scored CAROLINA 3 early in the third period, Gerber finished with 44 saves and the Hurricanes (5-2) rallied from that deficit to hand Ottawa (6-1) its first loss of the season, 3-2, Monday night. The Nashville Predators (7-0) are the only remaining unbeaten team in the NHL. Eric Staal and Matt Cullen also had goals for the Hurricanes, who remained unbeaten in three home games and won for the fourth time in five games overall. “When you make mistakes against good teams, they come back to haunt you,” Ottawa coach Bryan Murray said. “We got careless with the puck.” The Senators were the last Eastern

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“Some of that, as people grow and develop, you don’t want to do too many things you aren’t ready to do.” This attack-driven strategy is already paying dividends for the Blue Devils. Duke’s 24 points against Florida State were the most it has scored against a Division-I opponent all season, and the Blue Devils would have had seven more had another touchdown not been negated by a penalty. In addition, Duke crossed midfield on six of its 13 possessions against Florida State, a large improvement from the one play it ran past its own 50-yard line against then-No. 7 Virginia Tech Sept. 10. Duke’s running game has also benefited from Roofs more aggressive approach. The Blue Devils have seen their average yards per carry jump from 3.0 yards against Miami to 5.3 yards against die Seminoles and are now ninth in the ACC in rushing offense. Duke’s success rushing the football is especially surpris-

ing considering the slew of injuries suffered by its top three running backs—Justin Boyle, Cedric Dargan, and Re’quan Boyette were all hurt against Navy Oct. 1. In their absence, however, sophomore Ronnie Drummer has used his explosive speed to break a number of long runs. In

each of the team’s last three games, Drummer has had a run of 50-yards or more, including an 81-yard touchdown against Miami and a 55-yard reverse against Florida State. “It seems like I remember playing against some guys who did that,” Roof said. “Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson seemed to do that with a lot of regularity too. I’ve been fortunate to have been around some good players, and Ronnie certainly has big play capabilities, that’s pretty evident. We’ll look for him to do more of that in the next few weeks of the season.” Credit for Duke’s recent success running the football should also be given to the improved play of the offensive line. Saturday, die line held a strong Florida State pass rush, which had nine sacks against Miami the first weekof the season, to a lone sack on the Blue Devils’ final possession.

Although Duke has enjoyed success with this aggressive offensive strategy, the instances when these risks have not worked out have proven to be cosdy for a team that has little margin for error. Against the Seminoles, Roof called a fake punt run from Duke’s own 27-yard line that was stuffed for a one-yard loss and effectively killed the Blue Devils’ chances for an upset. Nonetheless, Roof maintained that play calls such as that are necessary in the context of the game and are part of a larger lesson he wishes to teach to his squad. “We talked all week about coaching to win, playing to win and taking that approach,” Roof said. “I wanted to send a message to our football team that when we tell them something that’s the way it is, to continue to build trust in one another.” NOTES: Patrick Bailey, the team’s third leading tackier, is out for the remainder of the season after sustaining an ankle injury against Florida State.

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Duke head coach Dan Brooks has led his teams to 10 consecutive ACC Championships and 12 overall.

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Although he appreciated Myers’ “fatherly” advice, Brooks decided to remain at

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continue coaching women’s golf, Brooks and his Duke teams averaged slightly more than two victories a season and qualified for the NCAAs six times, while winning four ACC Tides. In 1994 the Blue Devils topped their 1988 performance at the NCAAs by finishing fourth and repeated the feat in 1998. The Blue Devils, however, made their biggest strides toward becoming the national powerhouse they are today in the 1998-1999 season. That year, freshmen Beth Bauer and Candy Hannemann joined a Duke squad that already featured Jenny Chuasiripom. The senior had finished fifth individually at the NCAA Championships the previous year. While Chuasiripom did not repeat the success from her junior year, Hannemann and Bauer paced the Blue Devils, leading them to a team-record seven victories entering the NCAAs. At the NCAA Tournament at the Tulsa Country Club, in Tulsa, Okla., Hannemann finished in second place and sophomore Kalen Anderson placed 12th, as Brooks captured his first of three national tides. “That was a really good year,” Brooks said. “We had won a lot of tournaments that year. I would say that was a significant difference, between the ’9B season finish and the ’99 finish.” Since 1999, Duke has averaged a staggering 8.3 victories per season, has won every ACC Championship and has taken home two more national championships. “Dan has found away to be amazingly successful,” Myers said. “I’ve been extremely proud of the success he’s had. The men’s team has been trying our best to catch up with him.” After Bauer and Hannemann helped solidify Duke’s position in women’s golf, Brooks’ talent at recruiting has kept the Blue Devils on top. The four-time National

Coach of the Year said that while winning has played a big role in attracting the best young golfers in the world, the character of his players and the quality ofDuke Universt ty have made his accomplishments possible. “We had some really great characters on these teams, and that’s what recruits for us,” Brooks said. “I’ve always believed that character attracts character. All I needed to do was get them here. If I could get them to come take a visit, then I had a team that presented enough character and fun, that I think we came across as very attractive.” Over the last few years, Brooks has carried fewer golfers on his team than he used to. With just a five-person roster, Brooks has sculpted close-knit teams that continue to win. “Coach Brooks is a very caring person,” current captain Liz Janangelo said. “We have a small team, and he gets to know us all on a personal basis, not just as golfers. I feel like that’s why he’s been so successful in his time at Duke.”

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On New York’s second offensive play of the game, Testaverde hobbled the snap from replacement center Pete Kendall. Atlanta’s Bryan Scott recovered at the Jets 20. That play epitomized the plight of an injury plagued team. Testaverde came out of retirement after New York’s top two quarterbacks, Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler, went down. Kendall moved over from guard to replace six-time Pro Bowl center Kevin Mawae, out for the season after tearing his triceps last week. Testaverde’s fumble led to Vick’s first touchdown, a dazzling run that actually covered a lot more than one yard. He rolled to his left, feigned a throw to fake out safety Kerry Rhodes and slipped just inside the pylon with a burst of speed. On New York’s next possession, Antwan Lake broke through to sack Testaverde and the ball came loose just before the quarterback’s knee hit the ground. Patrick Kerney scooped it up and nearly broke free for a touchdown, getting tripped up by fullback Jerald Sowell.

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Williams did a fine job holding his own as the only man under the basket, and based on early preseason polls, the Blue Devils are the clear No. 1 team in the nation, even after your departure. When you left, heads were turned but no tears were shed. People were confused why a player who struggled to log minutes in college would decide to declare for the NBA, but no one was upset that you left. You really needed a change, and so did Duke fans. It may almost be a blessing that you are in the NBA because the talented class of 2009 will develop that much faster without scrapping with you for minutes. I suppose you’ll get a chance to show Coach K that he never allowed you to showcase your skills, and that columnists like me should shut up already. You may even be able to erase the memory of your collegiate stat line—6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game—with a respectable NBA showing. But that won’t happen just yet —first you’ll have to conquer yet another injury.

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With Monday's 3-2 win over Ottawa, the Hurricanes took over first place in the Southeast Division. The Falcons settled for Todd Peterson’s 22-yard field goal, but the defense wasn’t done. Two possessions later, Rod Coleman burst straight up the middle without being blocked and slung Testaverde to the ground, the ball flying loose again before he went down. Backup defensive end Chauncy Davis picked it up in stride and ran 24 yards for his first career touchdown. The Jets finally showed signs of life before halftime. After Justin Miller’s 95-yard kickoff return was ruined by a holding penalty, Testaverde led New York down the field. He completed three passes for 59 yards on the drive before scoring himself with a 1-yard plunge. Adanta tightened up its run defense after giving up 211 yards to New Orleans a week earlier. Curtis Martin was held to 28 yards on 14 carries. Overall, the Jets managed just 37 yards rushing. Atlanta, the league’s top rushing team, helped its average with 205 yards on the ground. “I’m excited where this team is going because I see the potential to get better,” Falcons coach Jim Mora said. “Sometimes it’s not pretty. But the bottom line is we got the win.”

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terations that generally occur after reviews. Like the revamp of the public policy curriculum last year, this overhaul demands that students achieve a certain amount ofrigor in their major fields of study. While requiring that means more work for students, it also signals a slow but steady strengthening of the Duke education. The motivations behind these moves echo with the same goals President Richard Brodhead keeps laying out for the school: Make education applicable to research and make research applicable to the world. The elimination of the economics B.A. is the latest at-

tempt to give students the tools for research that real people in real jobs are actual-

ly using.

While it is yet to be seen whether this goal will be achieved, it is a step in the right direction. With the proliferation of interdisciplinary certificate programs, Duke should continue to examine areas where the classic degrees have become stilted or disingenuous. Other departments should follow the lead of economics and seriously analyze whether their major If Duke wants to be an integrated community of scholars that includes undergraduates, then majors are the

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niques is admirable. A basic understanding of economics is a skill that could benefit every student, and the gateway classes of basic micro- and macro-economics will remain core aspects of a liberal arts education. For students who want to pursue more depth in the field, an economics minor is still available and requires minimal math. But the University should not be in the practice of handing out degrees that suggest a specialization when only the fagade of that mastery is present. This is a substantial shift to the undergraduate economics degree—far more profound than the minor al-

Drunk driving deaths need to stop My mother informed me the other week of a Duke student’s death by a drunk driver; I logged onto The Chronicle and learned of Tyler Brown’s short but enriching life, read heart breaking testimonials from friends and saw photos of a young man on the cusp of doing anything and everything. But what hurt the most is that it was all too familiar. The members of the Class of 2006 may remember from their freshman year similar articles about Maggie Schneider. In December of 2002 (can it really be almost three years ago?), she was killed by a drunk driver while traveling back to the Marine Lab after Thanksgiving. She, like Tyler, was a light in many people’s lives, a person one could not wait to see what marvelous things she would be up to, a true friend. Two students in three years! That is two too many. Please, please, please: Do not allow anyone, including yourself, to drink and drive. Be careful. Most importantly, cherish all the Maggie’s and Tyler’s of the world because, as we are all too well aware, things can change in an instant.

Jessica Fuller Trinity ‘O4

Armenian slaughter is genocide In the article “Grad student recounts months jailed in Armenia” (Oct. 21, 2005), the writer makes reference to the “so-called genocide of 1 million Armenians in 1915.” The systematic, government-ordered slaughter of more than 1.5 million Armenian Turks in the years 1914 through 1918 is not a “so-called” genocide. It was genocide, by any meaningful defi-

nition of the word. The seemingly innocent use of the word “socalled” denies the true nature of the event in a political move to placate supporters of the Turkish government’s attempts to obscure the facts of the Armenian Genocide. Do we speak of the “socalled” Jewish Holocaust, or the “so-called” ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo? The Armenian genocide is well documented and any research into the subject will show that debate on the matter is purely political in nature. Yektan Turkyilmaz, the Duke graduate student who was recently detained in Armenia, said in and interview with Inside Higher Ed News, “It is very clear that almost the entire Armenian population of eastern Anatolia was subjected to forced migrations and massacres beginning in the early months of 1915.” While politicians may speak of the “so-called” genocide, we at Duke should beware of such qualifiers that obscure the truth in favor of appeasement.

Stepan Paul Trinity 'O7 Urinals not supposed to smell Everyone agrees the smell from the urinals in the men’s restrooms in Bostock Library is not how the urinals should work. Waterless urinals are installed throughout the country and operate without offensive odors while resulting in huge savings in water consumption. The contractor is installing new filters in Bostock this week and the problem should be resolved.

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Toxic mold is a serious issue Your recent coverage of Duke student Josh Sommers’ political advocacy regarding Toxic Mold (“Freshman fights mold with research, activism” Oct. 21, 2005) is both timely and illustrates an emerging public health issue of critical importance. Regarding the reference to Hurricane Katrina, many of the health hazards that the standing water and moisture damage in New Orleans present are clear; others are not. The toxic soup that covered much of that city contained not only chemical pollutants, viruses and bacteria, but will also bring the inescapable growth of toxic mold. There is now an overwhelming amount of medical research supporting evidence of serious human illness after overexposure to molds and the biotoxins they are capable of producing in our homes, schools and businesses. The danger presented after such a major event as Katrina remains as yet undefined in national public health policy. Physicians in the Gulf region and across our country need to be able to recognize the symptoms of biotoxin poisonings and have access to breaking medical research that will allow them to treat

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the surface, President being sought in the name of fiRichard Brodhead seems nancial aid, one would hope the to have the right priorities increase would be significant. The true answer, however, seems to be at heart. Duke now has someone surprisingly little, who is willing to stand up and recif at all. Instead of ognize we have a 'ymffij! being augmentmm ed, much of the problem that must J be addressed. That money from the problem is the curoperating budget rent state of Duke’s will merely be refinancial aid. placed. Because of our “I want to preelliott wolf limited financial vent any future aid endowment, collision between transparency Duke is not able to two fundamental offer the same level imperatives: our of assistance to students that our obligation to social openness and peer institutions can. Although our obligation to academic excellence,” said Brodhead in his annuwe (supposedly) meet 100 percent of students’ demonstrated al address to the faculty, very clearneed, we are still a long way from ly indicating his desire to take the burden for financial aid off of the the most generous packages offered by Harvard and Princeton. operating budget. Executive Vice President Tallman Trask echoed Around 60 percent of Duke students (parents) can afford to pay similar intentions when the initia$160,000 for an education, and tive was first announced. The few specific figures that the rest are often burdened with debt for years after graduation. were provided also shed light on Thankfully, Brodhead has the situation: While Trask emphasized that made increasing the financial aid endowment one of the main the figures were not final, he told goals of his tenure-in June, a The Chronicle in July that $350 to major fundraising initiative was $450 million would boost the porannounced, and approximately tion of the financial aid budget $lOO million has been raised to that is endowed to 50 percent. date. Brodhead even netted the This assumes a total financial aid largest-ever single gift to Duke: budget in a range roughly on par with our current total budget $75 million from the Duke Endowment to bolster the financial (not even considering almost certain increases in tuition over the aid endowment. That endowment currently multi-year campaign). This also represents a signifiprovides only 20 percent of Duke’s annual $55-million financant decrease in support from cial aid budget, while the rest the operating budget. If the Unicomes out of operating funds that versity undertook this campaign while maintaining the current are spent at Duke’s discretion. But one obvious question has payout from the operating budgbeen conveniently left out of the et, it could significantly increase the amount of financial aid discussion surrounding the campaign: How much will this actually given to each student by substiincrease financial aid? Given the tuting grant money for loans or hundreds of millions of dollars work study.

Only time will tell the actual effect of the campaign, but every newly “available” dollar that is diverted from financial aid represents a betrayal of the donors who are underwriting it and of the students who are held up as the recipients of it. Every dollar shifted away represents a missed opportunity to bolster one of the few areas in which Duke truly does need improvement. But it seems that instead of financial aid, some new series of extraneous undertakings are likely to be the beneficiaries of this campaign. Financial aid is merely a selling point to free up operating money for something else—not to break down the barriers that make a Duke education costprohibitive to so many. So, given that Brodhead considers financial aid as something “absolutely fundamental to this school—a fundamental obligation of the University,” is it that much to ask that the $44 million that Duke can currendy muster out of the $1.3 billion operating budget stay dedicated to financial aid? Should it even be increased? If we are to ask donors to support Duke financial aid, shouldn’t we as an institution do the same through the operating budget? Our commitment to financial aid is demonstrated by our willingness to spend money that could be used for other purposes on it. I would very much like to see Brodhead, Trask or Provost Peter Lange make a clear commitment to unilaterally increasing the financial aid budget. I hope that they, like me, define the strength of our aid based on how much we can offer, not where it happens to come from. Elliott Wolf is a Trinity sophomore. His column runs every other Tuesday.

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Pledge not to drink and drive As

part of the Duke Community, and to demonstrate my understanding of thegrave consequences of drunk driving Ipledge that I will not drive under the influence of alcohol, nor will I allow my friends to do so, under any circumstances. Over the past two weeks I have been struggling to process my anger at the man who killed my close friend. While I was tempted to get some sort of “I-hate-youlook-what-you-did!” petition going, I know that we can make a much more powerful stand by finding a positive action to deal with our anger and grief. This pledge against drunk driving is that action At 21, Tyler Brown was a man emily wren ofaction. As we remember and honor Tyler, who was killed by a guest column drunk driver Oct. 9, we tell stories about his laughter and the many ways in which he fully indulged in college life at Duke. We applaud the ways in which he helped people, both here at Duke and on the other side of the world in Indonesia. He was amazing in so many regards, and those of us who knew him are keenly aware ofall that has been stolen from us. Losing Ty has been one of the hardest things I’ve faced at Duke, and I often wonder when, if ever, I will reconcile his death in my mind. A large part ofmy grief comes from the unwarranted manner in which he died. Tyler did nothing wrong that night, and yet his life was taken by a man who made a decision to drive while under the influence ofalcohol. We might never know what that man was thinking when he got in the car that night, but I imagine it wasn’t very different from the decisions we face as students every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Just imagine: It’s chilly when you step outside the bar. You drove over, not planning to drink much, but you met up with some friends and one thing led to another and soon you were five or six (or seven or eight) drinks deep and feeling pretty good. Last call rolls around and it’s time to go home. You don’t feel unsteady; you aren’t falling down drunk; and you have enough senses about you to slip under the radar of any watchful bartenders. But you aren’t sober. Your car is in the parking lot. You could call a cab, but your apartment is less than a mile away, and it seems like a waste to wait for a cab, leave your car overnight in the lot, risk being towed and ticketed and have to come back for it in the morning. It’s cold, and you’d really like to save those five dollars for cosmic. So what do you do? You convince yourself the risks of driving are low enough to make it worthwhile, and you start your car. I’m sure many of us have been in this situation before, and probably a good number of us have gotten behind the wheel. What’s scarier is that many of us have made it home okay. But that’s not to say it was safe, or right, and it should not undermine the immense threat we assusme—to our own lives and the lives of others—when we make that decision. No matter what happens on a drunk drive home, the risks are always intolerably high. Think about it; Kevin McGuinness had been caught driving under the influence three times prior, meaning he had probably gone un-reprimanded more times than that. Most times he made it home without incident, but one time, Oct. 9, 2005, he took the lives of two people. That one time, and every one time before it, was one too many. Tyler was someone who would have done everything possible to actively resolve a problem he saw in the world. Part of honoring Tyler’s life is to take actions to reduce the risk of this happening to someone else’s friend, boyfriend, best friend, son, brother, cousin or colleague. I was saddened and disappointed to hear of the two drunk driving incidents that occurred on or around our campus even in the first week following Tyler’s death, and this made me realize that at Duke, we don’t take drunk driving seriously enough. Perhaps this pledge won’t change the world, and perhaps Kevin McGuinness will never know about it. But if we could make a small change, even just in our community at Duke, then that would be something worthwhile. This pledge will be available for signing at Tyler’s memorial service on Sunday Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. in the Goodson Chapel of the Divinity School. Please sign the pledge to show your support for Tyler, his family and friends, and seriously consider the ways in which you personally can prevent this tragedy from being repeated. Emily Wren is a Pratt senior.

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Exhibition. "Tree Planting: Photographs by Sarah Anne Johnson." Thru Nov. 11. JHFC Gallery. 10/25 Brown Bag Series. Jimmie Banks discusses his creative process and r’ book, Jimmies new visual arts u. Artwork. View works on display. Noon. MLW Center, 201 West Union. Free. ,

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10/26 Symposium. "Sisterhood, Riot Grrrl and the NextWave: Feminist Generations/Generating Feminisms, the 2nd biennial symposium of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture." Keynote address by Eleanor Smeal. Thru Oct. 28. Perkins Library. Free. 10/26 Lecture. Judy Chicago. Lecture and reception with the artist and feminist. 7pm. Nasher Museum. Free. 10/26 Screen/Society LOVE BATTLEFIELD. Cine-East 6: New East Asian Cinema. Bpm. Richard White Auditorium. Free. 10/27 Film at the Nasher: Werner Herzog’s THE WHITE DIAMOND. The quixotic struggle to perfect a heliumfilled dirigible and explore the Amazon. Southern Premiere! Film series to complement the exhibition, The Forest Politics, Poetics, and Practice. 7pm. $3 orfree with paid admission, www. duke.edu/web/film/screensociety/For est.html

10/27 Lecture. “Policing Eros: ‘Rational Procreation’ and DuChamp’s Sexual Automatons.” Fae Brauer, Dept, of Art History and Theory, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Sponsored by Dept, of Art 8c Art History. spm. 2048 East Duke Bldg. Free & open to the public. 10/28 Fresh Docs: Work in Progress. "Two Forms of ID: How My Brother Became My Sister," a film by Diana Newton, and "Lebanese Americans," a photography project by Amy Joseph. 6:3opm reception, 7:3opm presentation. Center for Documentary Studies. Free. .

10/30 Family Day at the Masher Muscum of Art Entertainment, make-and-take crafts, family tours and activities to complement the exhibition The Forest: Politics, Poetics, and Practice. Noon. Free to Duke students, faculty ..

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10/30 Screen/Society BREAKING NEWS. Cine-East 6: New East Asian Cinema. Bpm. Richard White Auditorium. Free.

THE KING'S SINGERS and SARBAND ENSEMBLE. The acclaimed British vocal ensemble will perform psalms in Turkish, Hebrew and French. Bpm. Duke Chapel. $3O Reserved, $25 General, $5 Duke students. INSIGHTS: Informal talk by Allan Friedman, Assistant Director of Chapel Music. Learn more about the context of the performance that night. 7pm. Chapel Basement Lounge. Free to ticket holders for the performance.

26 WEDNESDAY LIVE JAZZ NITE at the MARY LOU. Featuring The John Brown Trio; free wine and cheese tasting. 9pm. MLW Center. Free. WOMEN'S MINYAN, by American-lsraeli playwright Naomi Ragen. Now in its fifth year at Israel’s national theatre, this American premiere is a spellbinding exploration ofreligious fundamentalism in a patriarchal society. "Stunning and Stirring Work" Alan Hall, Front Row Center. Oct. 26-30. Bpm, Sundays at 2pm. Meet Naomi Ragen Oct. 27. Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center. $25/20 Reserved, $l5 Wed. Community Night, $5 Duke Students w/ valid ID.

Room 240. Free.

ORGAN RECITAL. OUvier Latry, Titular Organist of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. spm. Duke Chapel. Free. FACULTY RECITAL. HsiaoMei Ku, violin; Ben Ward,

piano. Bpm. Nelson Music Room. Free.

2 WEDNESDAY LIVE JAZZ NITE at the MARY LOU. (See Oct. 26).

MARK YOUR CALENDARS 2006 NC Festival of the Book, April

26-30. Info: viww.ncbook.org

10/31 "Tales of the Uncanny" read by Reynolds Price. A Duke Halloween tradition! 7pm. von der Heyden Pavillion. Free.

11/2 WEDNESDAYS at the CENTER. “Isaac Newton and the Boundaries of Science.” Andrew Janiak, Mellon Asst. Prof, of Philosophy. 12pm. JHF Center,

30 SUNDAY

10/31 Screen/Society ALIEN: RESURRECTION. Genes & Screens, Bpm. Richard White Auditorium. Free.

11/2 Reading. Award-winning novelist Caryl Phillips reads from his latest book Dancing in the Dark. spm. Nasher Museum. Free.

FACULTY RECITAL. Penelope Jensen, soprano; Thomas Brown, piano and harpsichord. Bpm. Nelson Music Room. Free.

TICKETS: 29 SATURDAY HINDUSTANI VOCAL CONCERT by NACHIKETA SHARMA. Initiated into Hindustani classical vocal music by his parents, he currently teaches at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Francisco. 7:3opm. Nasher Museum Auditorium. $l5 General, $5 Duke students.

Call 919-684-4444 or order online: www.tickets.duke.edu Screen Society Info: www.duke.edu/web/fffm/screerisoc iety

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