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Outspoken activist to Blue Devils slam Terrapins give MLK Day speech by

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When heralded entertainer and human rights activist Harry Belafonte visits campus Sunday to give the keynote speech at the Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration service,

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praises. After decades of involvement with the civil rights H cause, Belafonte has been stirring political controversy in the media in recent years. Belafonte, who was chosen by the MLK Day Planning Committee more than four months ago to speak in remembrance of King, was a close friend of the celebrated civil rights figure. “There may be moments in which Martin is less sought after, less remembered,” Belafonte recendy told the publication This Month at Duke. “But I think there will always be moments

when the spirit he represented will be evoked and regarded.” MLK Planning Committee members said they were pleased that they could get Belafonte to come to Duke. “[He] was the unanimous choice because he has a historic connection with Dr. King,” said Benjamin Reese, co-chair of the committee and vice president for institutional equity. Reese cited the program of the weekend’s events, which shows Belafonte standing beside Coretta Scott King crying at her husband’s funeral in 1968. “We are looking forward to Mr. Belafonte sharing the fascinating story of his close relationship with Dr. King and his continued pursuit of political and social justice throughout the years,” senior Hollen Reischer, a student member of the committee, wrote in an e-mail. Despite his many admirers, Belafonte has been making headlines in the past few years because of comments he has made regarding past and present members of the George W. Bush administration. In 2002, Belafonte referred to then Secretary of State Colin SEE BELAFONTE ON PAGE 8

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Shelden Williams recorded the first triple-double of the Coach K Era as the top-ranked Blue Devils destroyed No. 23 Maryland, 76-52, and snapped their MARYLAND threegame -76 DUKE

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streak against the Terrapins (114, 1-2 in the ACC). “Shelden had an amazing night,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “No question about it.” Williams tied a Duke (15-0, 3-0) record with 10 blocks, as he led the Blue Devils’ stifling defensive effort and notched 11 rebounds and 19 points to complete the first triple-double since Gene Banks accomplished the feat in 1978. Legendary players such as Christian Laettner, Grant Hill and Jay Williams have passed through Duke’s program without playing such a complete game. And Williams’ tripledouble Wednesday night was not just the third in school history but also the first that included blocks instead ofassists. In the shadow ofWilliams’ historic game, guard JJ. Redick also turned in a standSEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 22

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Sheiden Williams looks on as JJ. Redick slams home the first dunk of his career. The seniorscored 27 points although he shot just9-for-22 from thefield

University seeks 3 bonfire permits for spring by

David Graham

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Students with a burning desire to recrethe mayhem of past years’ bonfires after major basketball victories may get their chance this spring. Despite problems with the tradition last year, the Durham Fire Department has approved preliminary plans to grant three fire permits to the University this semester. “They have signed off on the operating program to run the bonfires,” said Fred Knipper, fire and safety manager in the Occupational and Environmental Safety Office. The permits, which have not yet been granted officially, are pending University compliance with a revised logistical plan. At the behest of Duke Student Government, administrators have requested permits for this year’s men’s basketball contest against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as the men’s and women’s national championship basketball games. University administrators did not apply for a permit for a bonfire following the men’s basketball home game against Wake ate

Students threw benches in thetraditional bonfireafter last season's one-pointvictory over theTar Heels.

Forest University—a contest for which students are tenting this season. DSG President Jesse Longoria, a senior, said DSG only requested three permits because of uncertainty regarding this year’s tenting policy. Duke obtained four permits lastyear, but controversy arose during the first bonfire, which followed a victory over UNC Feb. 29. Rules demanded that no more than three benches be burned simultaneously. When the rule was broken, firefighters extinguished the blaze, and the fire marshal rescinded the permits for the remaining games. University administrators are now working with the Durham Fire Department to get the permits restored. “The expectation is that once we fulfill the requirements of the operating plan the permit will be reinstated,” said Sue Wasiolek, assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students. The operating plan outlines rules concerning the size, placement and oversight of fires and how supervisors will be trained. SEE BONFIRES ON PAGE 9

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WASHINGTON Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito turned aside Democratic attacks on his judicial record and credibility at contentious confirmation hearings Wednesday that left his wife in tears. “IfI’m confirmed, I’ll be myself,” said Alito, a 15-year veteran of a federal appeals court who was named to succeedjustice Sandra Day O’Connorfor a swing seat on the high court. Challenged by Democrats, Alito repeatedly said he had no memory of involvement with the conservative Concerned Alumni ofPrinceton, though he highlight’

ed his membership in a 1985 job application for former President Ronald Reagan’s administration. He repudiated the opinions expressed in articles in the organization’s magazine. “They’re not my views... I deplore them,” he said of writing that contained material that was racist, sexist and homophobic. Under persistent questioning, Alito also declined for a second straight day to say whether he believes, as he did in 1985, that the Constitution contains no right to an abortion. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to speak about issues that could realistically come up” before the courts, he said. Alito, 55, was unflappable for hours on

Alito wards off Democrats'criticisms

end in marathon questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. But his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner, grew emotional near the end of the day. “Judge Alito, I’m sorry that you’ve had to go through this. I am sorry that your family has had to sit here and listen to this,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham. A moment earlier, the South Carolina Republican had offered Alito a chance to defend his integrity, asking whether he was a “closet bigot.” “I’m not any kind of bigot, I’m not,” Alito said. SEE ALITO ON PAGE 12

West says sanctions in Iran possible by

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The United States TEHRAN, Iran and Britain said Wednesday that Western countries will likely seek Iran’s referral to the U.N. Security Council after it restarted nuclear activity. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadmejad said his country would not be bullied and would push ahead with the program. British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he could not rule out the possibility that Iran will face economic sanctions. International impatience with Iran was growing after it broke U.N. seals at a urani-

um enrichment plant Tuesday and said it was resuming nuclear research after a twoyear freeze. Enriched uranium can be used as a fuel for both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. “I think the first thing to do is to secure agreement for a reference to the Security Council, if that is indeed what the allies joindy decide, as I think seems likely,” Blair told the House of Commons in London, adding that he was in close contact with Washington on the issue. “We obviously don’t rule out any measures at all,” Blair said when asked about possible sanctions. “It’s important Iran rec-

ognizes how seriously the international community treats it;” State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack said “it is more likely than ever” that the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, will refer Iran to the Security Council. The council could then impose sanctions. White House spokesperson Scott McClellan said Tuesday if Iran continued on its present course, “there is no other choice but to refer the matter to the Security Council.”

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Army to receive body armor The U.S. Army plans to send thousands of ceramic body armor plates to Iraq this year to better protect soldiers.The Marine Corps already is delivering such gear, military officers said Wednesday. A Pentagon study found that improved armor may have prevented or minimized some torso wounds that proved fatal in Iraq.

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A court Wednesday convicted Vladfmir Arutyunian of trying to assassinate President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili by throwing a grenade at them during a rally last year, and it sentenced him to life in prison.

Volcano erupts, spews ash A volcano on an uninhabited island in Alaska erupted Wednesday, spewing ash about five miles into the sky. The ash from AugustineVolcano was not expected to reach Anchorage, the state's most populous city. News briefs compiled from wire reports "Creativity is the subtle theft of other's

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Puzzle mania: Sudoku spreads across nation by

Sarah Kwak

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Most people unfamiliar with Sudoku probably see it as just a partially filled nine-by-nine-unit grid. But in just a matter of months, the logic puzzle has garnered a massive following, joining crossword puzzles and word jumbles on the pages of daily newspapers around the world. Although the number game was first developed in 1979 by architect and puzzle constructor Howard Gams, it only began to gain popularity in Japan during the mid-1980s. Sudoku, an abbreviation for the Japanese phrase meaning “the digits must remain single,” requires solvers to fill in empty squares by logical deduction.

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Sudoku, a logic puzzle that uses numbers, has quick-

The nine rows and columns that make up the grid must contain the digits 1 through 9 exacdy once. The larger grid is also divided into nine three-bythree boxes, in which the digits 1 through 9 can also only appear once. Although the game uses numbers, most enthusiasts are quick to note it is not a mathematical puzzle. “Sudoku is based on a sort of deductive reasoning, which sets up possible assumptions that exhaust all the possibilities and checks the logically following results from those assumptions,” said philosophy graduate student Woojin Han, who is currently teaching an introductory logic class. “That seems to be why people say that Sudoku just needs simple logic skills.” The Times in Britain started publishing the puzzle in November 2004, and various British newspapers quickly followed suit in the following months. The game began to catch on in the United States last summer when it appeared in daily newspapers, including the New York Post and USA Today. Books featuring the puzzle were published and climbed bestseller lists. “[Sudoku puzzles] don’t make you feel like you’re studying for the SAT verbal section,” sophomore Andrea Crane said, pointing to crossword puzzles’ dependence on vocabulary. “I’ve always been better with numbers than with words. I’ve never been good with crosswords, but they’re similar.” Some residents in Few Quadrangle even returned to their rooms this semester to find a Sudoku puzzle taped to their doors. “One of my [resident advisors] decided he wanted to put the games on the doors,” Few Quad Resident Coordinator Allison Burzio said. “I thought it would be a good idea to do something different.” The logic game comes in various levels, but the difficulty of the puzzle has

ly become a popular game around the world.

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During the winter break, construction crews erected support columns and a temporary bridge to the West Union.

New plaza begins to take shape over winter break by

Saidi Chen

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Construction of the new student plaza is progressing on schedule, as crews have taken advantage of the mild temperatures in recent weeks, Larry Moneta, vice president

for student affairs, confirmed Wednesday. “I’d say they’re even a little bit ahead. They have a little bit of elasticity,” he added. “They’re working on lots ofsections simultaneously and they’ve been benefitted by great weather.” Over the month-long winter break, construction crews finished erecting all the support columns for the plaza and began work on the decking that will extend from behind the Flowers Building to the far side of Kilgo Quadrangle. Administrators said the new West Campus plaza, which is slated to be completed by

the end of the summer, will provide a centralized gathering space for students. “They’re laying out the forms for the decking itself now,” Moneta said. ‘You can get a real feel for how wide it will be.” The walls on the side of the Bryan Center that faces the walkway have been removed and will be replaced by panels of glass, which administrators hope will modernize the building. The “planter box” located on the side of the Bryan Center that faces the Duke Chapel has also been completed. The box will be filled with soil up to the height of the plaza. Trees will then be planted in the soil. The change to the plaza area most readily felt by students returning from break is the closure of the small portion of the walkway SEE PLAZA ON PAGE 12

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Cruise ship provides housing for Tulane Two hundred returning professors, staffand students to Tulane University are boarding the Dream Princess cruise ship in the Port of New Orleans —but not so they can venture the seas. The University has leased the 1,076passenger Israeli-owned vessel this semester in order to accommodate for the loss of certain buildings adjacent to the Tulane campus during Hurricane Katrina. New residents of the liner await the start of classes Jan. 17.

Professor to testify in Alito hearings Erwin Chemerinsky, professor oflaw and political science, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committe Thursday in hearings about the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. In a 2005 NPR interview, Chemerinsky said Alito’s conservative views on federal power could threaten some basic rights protected by Congress. Chemerinsky, who has testified and argned previously in cases before the Supreme Court, has been the Alston and Bird professor oflaw at Duke since 2004. Term paper lawsuit settled Duke graduate student Blue Macellari

and a website operator reached an agreement this week in a lawsuit in which Macellari accused the operator of posting her term paper online without her permission, Details about the settlement have not been disclosed. Macellari filed suit against Rusty Carroll, who operates two web companies, in August, citing copyright infringement, invasion of privacy and damage to her reputation after a paper she wrote was made available on several websites registered to Caroll’s companies. Macellari’s attorney said his client is satisfied with the case settlement. Carroll released a statement saying he is also pleased.

UConn to ante up millions to feds The University of Connecticut will pay the federal government $2.5-million to settle allegations that it overcharged the government on more than 500 research grants from 1997 to 2004. According to the settlement agreement, the university allegedly did not update costs it billed to these grants after 1996. Federal rules on federal research grants require such updating once every two years In addition, the agreement says, the institution allowed principal investigators to bill their summer salaries to grants even though they received annual salaries that already covered those months. The government also claimed the university failed to make cost-sharing contributions toward research expenses out of its own institutional funds at levels it had promised as a condition of grant awards. Korean school apologizes for research Seoul National University, South Korea’s top apologized Wednesday for the scandal over Hwang

Woo-suk’s faked stem cell research, noting that it tarnishes the country that embraced the scientist as a national hero, The government said it would withdraw Hwang’s “top scientist” title—an honor created especially for him in the wake of purported breakthroughs that raised hopes for using stem cells to develop new treatments of diseases from Alzheimer’s to diabetes. Seoul National University’s apology came a day after its investigative panel confirmed that Hwang faked all of his human stem cell research, including his landmark 2004 claim in the journal Science that he cloned a human embryo and extracted stem cells from it. “I, as the president of the university, sincerely apologize to the public,” Chung Un-chan, the head of the staterun institution, told a nationally tefevised news conference. He called Hwang’s fraud a “blemish on the whole scientific community as well as our country” and a “criminal act in academia.” Dillard students enjoy hotel rooms Free cable TV, rooms with a view and twice-a-week maid service—the New Orleans Hilton Riverside trumps a stay in a dormitory any day, say Dillard University students who started their first day of classes at the upscale hotel Monday, The campus of the 135-year-old historically black university was flooded by Hurricane Katrina barely two weeks after the start of the fall term, and the students had to finish the semester at other schools across the country. SEE ROUNDUP ON PAGE 10

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Bush answers war, spying program questions by

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. After initial reservations, President George W. Bush said Wednesday he is not bothered by congressional hearings into his domestic spying program, as long as they don’t aid the enemy. “That’s good for democracy,” Bush said, provided the hearings don’t “tell the enemy what we’re doing.” In the days after the secret wiretapping without warrants was revealed, Bush cautioned against hearings, saying that congressional leaders had been privately consulted and that he had worked within the law to authorize eavesdropping on Americans with suspected ties to insurgents. Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., has promised hearings on the issue, and the Senate Intelligence Committee could also investigate. House Democrats have asked their Intelligence Committee for hearings, and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee plan to hold a forum on the monitoring program’s legal ramifications on

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20. In Louisville, Bush hosted a casual, town hall-type event reminiscent of his

campaign stops. Bush paced, with microphone in hand, like a talk show host in front of signs that left no doubt about the administration’s message of the day: “Winning the War on Terror.” Bush’s approval rating bumped up slightly to 42 percent in December, but it remains low, with 40 percent of Americans approving and 59 percent disapproving of the way he’s doing his job, according to the latest AP-Ipsos poll

conducted the first week of January. After his opening remarks, Bush fielded about 10 questions from the audience of invited groups. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the questions were not prescreened. Bush said no topics were off-limits, and even invited a question about Iran, but nobody asked one. Instead, the audience wanted to know about the war, attacks and a host of domestic issues, including health care, education and immigration. Bush acknowledged differences over Iraq. “Whether you agree with me or not, we’re doing the right thing,” Bush said, adding that insurgents fighting democratic reform in Iraq are “not going to shake my will.” A seven-year-old boy’s question—“ How can people help on the war on terror?” gave Bush an opening to score some political points against his critics and try to keep Democrats from using Iraq as an issue in this year’s midterm elections. “It’s one thing to have a philosophical difference—and I can understand people being abhorrent about war. War is terrible,” Bush said. “But one way people can help as we’re coming down the pike in the 2006 elections is remember the effect that rhetoric can have on our troops in harm’s way, and the effect that rhetoric can have in emboldening or weakening an enemy,” he added. It was the second day in a row that Bush warned his critics to watch what they say or risk giving comfort to U.S. —

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Commemoration at Duke University January 18-2,2,, 2,006.

The voice and vision of Martin Luther King Jr. called a social movement into existence, but it was the response of common yet courageous people that gave it power. The radical social activism of Dr. King lived between call and response suffering people called; King listened. King called people to action? they listened. This beautiful reciprocity of call and response, witnessed in words and deeds, not only shaped King’s life, but also gave birth to and sustained the Civil Rights Movement’s moral vision for social justice. The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee invites the Duke and Durham community to join in our commemoration of Dr. King and his legacy of call and response. Through a wonderful collage of events including a freedom school, talks, films, and performances we will honor this profound legacy and hold ourselves accountable to its demands.

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Breaking Bread: A Conversation with King p3o am Bryan Center Von Canon Booms 3-.30 pm Mary Lou Williams Centerfor Black Culture An event for employees to come together for refreshments and to engage in a dialog on the significance and impact of King’s life on the working class.

Call and Response: Listening, Learning Living the Legacy Duke University Hospital Lobby 6:30 amand6:3opm Piano Music 2:3opm Duke Responds: Where We Go From Here—Hospital Leadership Commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Program to include music and dance.

ChroniclingCivil Rights in Durham with King: Photographic Exhibit Through January 3 1

Mars Gallery Hospital North/South Corridor Living the Legacy at Duke Hospital: Written and Artful Expressions from Duke Staff ,

Duke Student National Medical Association-isth Annual MLK Symposium 6:3opm Durham Hilton "Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future: The Legacy of Dr. King and Current Challenges in Healthcare.” Keynote Speaker: Hon. Thomas Perez, J.D., M.P.P, Montgomery County, Maryland Council Member. Student tickets $lO. general admission s3o.

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January 15,2006 HARRY BELAFONTE at Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Service Time: 3 p.m.; doors open.at 2:30 p.m Location; Duke Chapel Harry Belafonte will be the keynote speaker

celebrating The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy. An entertainer and activist, Belafonte was a friend and ally of King’s during the Civil Rights Movement.

at the service

Isaac Julien Retrospective—Two Films Time: 8:oo pm-Location; Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center Looking for Langston and BaadAsssss Cinema by Afro-British filmmaker Isaac Julien, who will visit Duke from February 8-u, 2006 as the Franklin Humanities Institute’s Mellon Annual Distinguished Lecturer in the Humanities. Looking for Langston recreates the private world of black artists and writers such as Langston Hughes who formed the Harlem Renaissance of the 19265, exploring questions of black beauty within queer desire. BaadAsssss Cinema is a documentary that examines the shoft-lived, but deeply influential, flourishing of commercial Black independent filmmaking in the early 1970 which became known as "blaxploitation.”

Duke University Freedom School w am-gpm Bryan Center Von Canon A. B and C (For a complete schedule, see backpage) "One Baptism...One Faith,..One God’’— Photographs by Titus Heagins Reception 6-y pm Exhibition January 9 through March 3 Reynolds theater Lobby Gallery Photographs by Durham resident and Duke AlumnusTitus Heagins, including images of spiritual ceremonies of descendants of Africa living int he west, plus a selection from East Durham.

January 19,2006 Call and Response: Listening, Learning Living the Legacy Duke University Hospital Lobby

6:3opm Piano Music 2:3opm Duke Responds: Where We

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Juneteenth by Titus Heagins Speak Truth to Power: Voices From Beyond the Dark 7p.m. Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center Dramatic reading of a play by author and Duke professor Ariel Dorfman, based on the bookSpeafc Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World by Kerry Kennedy Cuomo. Free and open to the public. Discussion to follow.

Lee, PhD. Pholodocumentary Installation that captures the impact of Dr, King’s legacy and the Civil Rights Movement on the lives of DUHS employees. Their compelling stories are told through images and words and through objects that represent the impact.

Duke University Hospital’s Response 2pm Room 2002 Duke Hospital Looking to the past to inform the future through the experiences of employees and a special guest.

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Hallway near cafeteria. Artists: Leah J. Sobsey, MFA and James S.

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Here—Hospital Leadership Commemorates MartinLuther King, Jr. Program to include

January 14,2006 Bpm Page Auditorium Seven-time Grammy award winner Take 6’s swinging, harmony-rich gospel sound has won them admiration from the top songwriters and jazz artists, loyal fans and enthusiastic audiences around the world. They topped Downbeat Magazine’s Reader's and Critic’s polls for seven consecutive years for best vocal jazz. From their modest begin-

Gatheringin the Stories: The Impact of One man’s Legacy on the Lives of Duke University Health System Employees 3-6 pm South Clinic Basement, "GoldSale"

January 16,2006

Friday Film Night/Panel Presents CHARLES STONE 111 y-ypm Richard White Auditorium, East Campus Charles Stone 111, director of the movies Drumline and Mr. 3000 , will speak and show film clips.

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"critics” as those that best exemplify Dr. King’s dream in the context of the students’ respective fields of study. The esteemed "judges” will introduce the filmsand explain their personal significance, both in the context of MLK Week and in the greater context of the professions for which they are training. Among others, featured films will included Time to Kill Trading Places, and ,

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RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT in "Facing Mekka” Bpm Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center Philadelphia’s much -heralded hip-hop choreographer, Rennie Harris, returns to his pure dance roots with Facing Mekka, an evening-length collage of movement, rhythm, sound and image that offers a view of dance as a vehicle for uniting people and cultures. Includes a solo performed by Harris-"Lorenzo’s Oil”—a Butoh-like performance that turns hip-hop dance on its head, away from the negative and angiy, towards the positive and affirming. s2g/szo Reserved; Duke students.

January 21,2006 Duke Responds: Where We Go From Here 2:30 pm Duke University Hospital Lobby Hospital Leadership commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Program includes music and dance.

RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT in Facing Mekka”

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BELAFONTE from page 1 Powell as a house slave, later adding that his comments applied to then National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice as well. Last August, Belafonte likened the Bush administration to Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich, and just this past weekend he called the U.S. president “the greatest terrorist in the world” while in Venezuela voicing support for Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution. Such remarks will keep at least one student group from rolling out the welcome mat at Duke this weekend. “We have a lot of respect for [King] and the ideals he stood for and appreciate Belafonte’s contributions to music and entertainment, but we’re disappointed in the selection [of Belafonte] because ofhis recent stances—they are radical, very leftist and extreme,” said Duke Conservative Union President John Korman, a senior, speaking on behalf of the group’s executive board. “He’s doing a lot of irresponsible name-calling to people we respect,” Korman added. “We want people who continue to live [King’s] dream of racial reconciliation, equality and human dignity and feel that Belafonte has failed to uphold that legacy.” Korman also noted that DCU’s executive board “totally supports free speech.” Various members of the Duke administration, however, feel the committee’s choice ofBelafonte is justified. “If we believe in free speech, which we do, and if we’ve invited controversial speakers in the past, which we have, there is nothing new here,” said MLK Day Planning Committee member Judith Ruderman, vice provost for academic and administrative services. She added that the committee is “very

Now a renowned African-American musician and activist, Harry Beiafonte was born in Harlem, New York in 1927. He lived in Jamaica with his mother from 1935 to 1939 before returning to New York to attend high school. He later joined the U.S. Navy and served in World War 11. Belafonte began studying acting in the 1940 and decided to pursue a career in theater, working as a jazz singer in New York for a period of time. He ultimately turned his artistic energies to folk music, focusing on Jamaican calypso. He searched for material in the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress and signed a recording contract in 1952. He made his movie debut in 1953. That same year, Beiafonte won a Tony Award for his performance in John Murray Anderson's Almanac Belafonte's most famous song, "The Banana Boat Song," ignited a calypso beat craze in the music world. It was also the first million-selling album. Belafonte's films include Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957) and Kansas City (1996). Aside from his work in film and music Beiafonte proved himself an ardent supporter of the Civil Rights Movement in the 19605. He is also a well-known advocate of human rights. He has received awards from the Peace Corps and UNICEF.

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Harry Belafonte, who is most famous for singing "The Banana Boat Song," will visit Duke Sunday. lucky to have gotten [Belafonte].” “The theme of the celebration is ‘Call and Response,’ and if [Belafonte] feels the call to make certain responses, then that’s his prerogative. He may repeat incendiary remarks,” Ruderman said. “Anyone is welcome to come to the events and give counter views.” Past MLK Celebration speakers have included other liberal thinkers like Angela Davis and Lonnie Guinier. Less controversial individuals, such as singer Bernice Johnson Reagan, have also, been invited to speak. Organizers maintained that the holiday weekend is ultimately centered around celebrating King’s life. “We look for speakfh who can speak to the values of Dr. King,” Reese said. “Political

affiliation is never part of the conversation.” Ruderman noted that the selection ofliberal speakers is appropriate given that the Civil Rights Movement could be considered a “liberal movement,” though she said there “needs to be more of the other side.” “We’re probably not going to have somebody who says everything is hunkydory,” she said. Korman said that although he “criticizes the University’s choice” of Belafonte as a speaker, his group does not plan on publicly protesting the talk. “It’s not our style to disrupt speeches—we leave that to more leftist groups,” he said. Belafonte will speak Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Duke Chapel. Ruderman said the speech will not be televised and seating will be limited.

ROMANCE STUDIES SPACES STILL AVAILABLE FOR SPRING 2006

FRENCH Creative & Practical Writing Workshop Professor Alice Kaplan ALP,CCI,FL,W 1:1:15-3:45 Carr 136 Gives students of French an opportunity to try out their written skills in a variety of practical and literary genres: letters (from the job application cover letter to the love letter); personal ads, short stories, movie reviews, translations. Comic dialogue, “verlan” [French slang], political speeches, obituaries, interviews, and news stories. Each class session will include a review of some useful feature or style. Studies examples of each genre by its greatest practitioners. Students will keep an ongoing dossier of their work for the semester. Native speakers need consent of instructor.

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SPI42SJO4 ALP,CCI,FL TTH 2:50-4:05 208 Languages How remember the unspeakable? How, and where, can mourning take place in the absence of closure? Over the last couple of years, the question of how society can come to terms with the legacies of state terrorism, and which political and juridical consequences to draw from these, has once again occupied centre stage in Argentina, the country which between 1976 and 1982 experienced the most violent military dictatorship in South America. Recent films, essays, fictional / autobiographical writings, monuments and exhibitions. Authors include Marco Bechis, David Blaustein, Miguel Bonasso, Pilar Calveiro, Martin Caparros, Albertina Carri, Tulio Stella and Nora Strejilevich. Taught in Spanish with bibliography in English and Spanish.

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“This is not new. It’s just been formalized and everyone has signed it,” Wasiolek said. “I suspect that we will have to demonstrate that we have done die appropriate training.” Several stipulations are being added to rules governing bonfires. “Without giving confidential information to the marshal, we have to ensure him that, for any students who violate the policy, appropriate action will be taken,” Wasiolek said. She added that the city is expected to grant the second and third permits if festivities go smoothly following the UNC game. Campus Council President Jay Ganatra, a junior, and Longoria met with administrators to discuss the possibility of students helping to maintain safety and order during bonfires. University administrators hope to supple-

administrative oversight the A-Team—with students, who would help to ignite and maintain fires. Any students involved would have to undergo training before participating. “These organizations representing students will take the point in recruiting students to make sure safety is maintained,” Longoria said. Ganatra said, the administration hopes that making the celebration more studentled will give oversight teams more credibility with students. Wasiolek said she is confident die University's adjustments will appease the city's concerns. “I’m optimistic, and there’s no sign that we won’t get the permit,” she said. But her optimism included a forewarning. “If we fail at any time there will not be a second chance,” she said Durham fire officials declined comment for this story.

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Never heard of sudoku? Lost on how to solve the puzzle? Here are some tips on tackling the newest puzzle fad. Then, try your hand and mind at the game, which will begin to appear on the Diversions page of the Chronicle beginning today.

3. Try not to guess Guessing can often lead you down paths that will make the puzzle unsolvable. Unless you have exhausted every possible definite answer, avoid guessing. And when you do guess, make sure you can backtrack your steps in case you're wrong.

Remember that 1 Understand the rules the digits 1 through 9 must appear only once in each smaller 3x3 block, column- and row.

if you're just starting Some Sudoku snobs take pride in being able to finish the puzzle in pen without having to notate which numbers can fill a certain unit. But if you're a novice and still learning what methods work best for you, writing down the possibilities can be a huge help in visualizing the puzzle more easily.

4. Write the possibilities down, at least

Since 2. Scan for the easy fills first each number can appear once, you can eliminate possibilities. Many times, you'll be able to eliminate enough if you scan rows and columns and will be left with only one choice. Or, if you prefer to work smaller box by box, scanning the rows and columns of the open units can help you yield the correct answer.

5. Patience is a virtue —The more time you mull over the various possibilities, the greater the chance you'll be able to finish even the hardest puzzle. And of course, have fun!

Although for some people Sudoku has dethroned the crossword as the puzzle of choice these days, the longevity of the game will only be determined with time. “I think there’s a larger audience [for Sudoku],” Crane said. “Crosswords are a little limited to those people that not only have the vocabulary but also the interest in words—whereas anyone can use the numbers one through nine.” The concept and skills needed to solve Sudoku puzzles may be painfully easy, but their challenging aspect seems to keep puzzlers interested. “I think that if a person has this kind of reasoning skill and has some [or great] patience, all puzzles can be solved in principle,” Han said. “But the key is the caution or patience, rather than logic skills: The skill is so simple.”

SUDOKU from page 3. little to do with how many numbers are given. Rather, it has to do with the placement of those given numbers. Solving the puzzle, which has even spawned a television game show featuring celebrities in Britain, includes scanning and analyzing the given numbers to deduce possible solutions. But many people have their own specific methods when approaching a new puzzle. “Usually, there’s one [three-by-three] box that’s easier to fill in than the others,” Crane said of her method to begin filling in grid box by box. After exhausting her options, Crane said she begins to tackle the puzzle by columns and rows.

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UNC-Asheville University also made the top 50.

Other area schools are reopening their campuses this month, but Dillard is still closed because of severe flood and fire damage estimated at $4OO million. Roughly half of Dillard’s pre-Katrina 2,200 students have returned for this semester, and 800 are living at the Hilton, along the Mississippi River. “I see all the boats and ships that pass by. It’s nice,” freshman Alexander Bumpers said of his 12th floor room. Most classes are scheduled at the hotel, but some also are being held at the nearby World Trade Center, or at Tulane and Xavier universities. Student fees have not increased from last semester, university spokesperson Wendy Waren said. The cost for them to stay at the Hilton is being subsidized with insurance money, she added.

Early decision applications rise in 2005 After a one-year lull, “early decision” college applications seem to have picked up again this fall around the country, worrying some experts who think the trend shows the admissions process is starting too early in students’ high school years. Using the early decision process allows students to lock in to their topchoice as first-semester seniors in high school, making the rest of the year relatively stress-free. It may also boost applicant’s chances by a showing a college it is that student’s top choice. But some worry that too many students apply early to try and beat the system, hoping the tactic will demonstrate enough enthusiasm to sneak them into a tough school. The risk, however, is getting stuck with a bad match or inadequate financial aid. Last year, for the first time since surveys on early decision began in 1999, more colleges reported these applications were down than up from the year before. But this fall, 53 percent of colleges got more applications than last year, compared to 25 percent who said they got fewer, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

UNC ranked best value public university For a fifth consecutive time, Kiplinger’s Magazine has ranked the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the best value among public universities. Other schools making the top five include the University ofFlorida, University of Virginia, The College of William & Mary and New College of Florida. North Carolina State University ranked 28th. UNC-Wilmington University, Appalachian State University and

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tion Center were combative. Viewpoints were different across the street, where about 200 noisy demonstraadversaries. On Tuesday, before a gathtors protested Bush’s policies. Renee Woodrum of Louisville said, ering of Veterans of Foreign Wars, he said Democ“When I think it rats who do can’t get any will suffer at worse and then I “Whether you agree with me or the ballot box hear some other in November. scandal or some not, we’re doing the Bush apcorrupt thing that’s going on right thing.” peared in a or more soldiers Kentucky disGeorge W. Bush, trict where Anare dying, and I drew Horne, an president the United States can’t believe it.” Iraqi war veter“I just don’t an who opknow how much posed the invalonger America sion, is hoping to unseat Republican Rep. can afford to have George Bush as our Anne Northup, a strong Bush supporter. president. I think the war is causing more None of the questions Bush received hatred toward America and encouraging terrorism,” he said. at the Kentucky International Conven-

President GeorgeW. Bush spoke in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday about the merits ofhis Iraq policy.

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PLAZA from page 3 that remained accessible throughout the fall semester. To access The Loop, Subway and

the Great Hall, community members now walk over a plywood pathway that leads diagonally to the the eateries. “It seems pretty shaky,” sophomore Matthew Piehl said. “At first I didn’tfeel safe walking over or under it.” Others, however, did not encounter problems walking on the path. “Today was must

the first time I walked on it,” said Sinziana

Popa, a fourth-year political science graduate student. “I think the plaza will open up some space.” Despite the temporary inconveniences,

students said the progress made over the break has given many of them a better idea of what is in store for campus once the plaza is completed. ‘You can see what they’re trying to do, which you couldn’t tell from the drawings,” Piehl said. “I think it’ll be cool once it’s done. It’s just a pain now.”

Judge Samuel Alito speaks on the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

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The tempest proved short-lived. Specter later announced the committee

would have access to the records. “No sir, you’re not,” Graham agreed. Kennedy questioned Alito sharply Alito’s wife returned with him following about the organization, which drew notice a brief recess. for opposing admission practices that reThe nominee commands the support sulted in rising numbers ofwomen and minority students at the Ivy League school. of all 10 Republicans on the Senate Judi“If I had received any information at ciary Committee, and while the Democrats could delay his approval by the panel they any point regarding any of the matters you cannot block it. referred t0... I would never have had anyHis prospects for confirmation by the thing to do with it,” said Alito, who listed his membership in the group on a 1985 full Senate are also strong, although Democrats have not ruled out the possibility job application for the Reagan administration but now says he does not recall anyof a filibuster that could require supporters to post 60 votes in the 100-member thing about it. Outside the committee room, Kennedy chamber. Still, unlike Chief JusticeJohn Roberts was scathing. last fall, Alito may draw the opposition of “He can remember all 67 dissents... in all eight Democrats on the Judiciary great details,” he said ofAlito and his judipanel. Partisan maneuvering was evident cial record. “But he can’t remember anyWednesday. thing about this organization.” Those judicial dissents drew the attenAbortion triggered one incident. Sen. Richard Durbin, who supports abortion tion of several Democrats, as did other rulrights, told Alito that his 1985 written view ings over the course of Alito’s 15-year on abortion “does not evidence an open tenure on the appeals court. mind. It evidences a mind that sadly is Durbin cited rulings in cases involving a closed in some areas.” black man accused of murder, a retarded Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, saying man who had been sexually molested and he wanted to “razz” Durbin, soon noted an injury at a coal worksite. that the Illinois Democrat had himself He said that in each case, Alito had changed his mind on abortion. “For 45 made rulings that favored the powerful at the expense of the powerless. “I find this as years, Senator Durbin was adamantly prolife, and he wrote multiple, multiple letters a recurring pattern, and it raises the question in my mind whether the average perexpressing that up until 1989,” said Repubson, the dispossessed person, the poor perlican Coburn. Later, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy pressed son who finally has their day in court... are the committee’s chair, Sen. Arlen Specter, going to be subject to the crushing hand of R-Pa., to subpoena records at the Library fate when it comes to your decisions.” of Congress that might shed light on Alito defended his rulings one by one Alito’s membership in the conservative and was then offered a chance for a genPrinceton group. eral reply. He cited a case in which a “high school “If I’m going to be denied that, I’d want to give notice to the chair that you’re student had been bullied unmercifully by going to hear it again and again and again, other students in his school because of and we’re going to have votes of this comtheir perception of his sexual orientation, mittee again and again and again until we been bullied to the point of attempting to have a resolution,” said the Massachusetts commit suicide.” Democrat. The school board refused a request from the parents to move their child to a Specter, bristling, said, “I’m not concerned about your threats to have votes different school, but Alito said, “I wrote an opinion upholding their right to have again, again and again. And I’m the chairman, of this committee.... And I’m not him placed in a safe school in an adjacent municipality.” going to have you run this committee.”

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IRAN from page 2 McCormack said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had discussed the situation by telephone with lAEA chief Mohamed Elßaradei and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. Russia, a longtime ally of Iran, expressed anger as well. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked with Rice, and both sides shared “a deep disappointment” over Iran’s move, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. But Ahmadinejad shrugged off the international outcry. “Unfortunately, a group of bullies allows itself to deprive nations of their legal and natural rights,” Ahmadinejad told a crowd during a visit to the port city of Bandar Abbas. His speech was broadcast live on state-run television. “The Iranian nation is not frightened by the powers and their noise.” Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani took a sharper tone, denouncing the West’s “colonial policy.” “If they cause any disturbance, they will ultimately regret it,” the cleric warned in a speech for the Islamic holi-

day ofEid al-Adha aired on state TV. “Even if [the Westerners] destroy our scientists, their successors would continue the job,” he said. “It would not be easy for them to solve the [nuclear] case by imposing sanctions or anything like that.” Rafsanjani, who was Iran’s president in the 19905, lost to Ahmadinejad in a runoff election in June. The policy of pursuing the nuclear program has become a point of national pride for many Iranians, a rare issue that crosses the

reformist-conservative divide. Rafsanjani now serves as head of the Expediency Council, a powerful body that mediates between the elected parliament and Iran’s unelected Islamic clerical leadership, which holds ultimate say in the country. Iran insists its research is for peaceful energy production only. But the United States suspects Tehran has ambitions to produce nuclear weapons. “I tell those superpowers that, with strength and prudence, Iran will pave the way to achieving peaceful nuclear energy,” Ahmadinejad said. “In the near future, [nuclear] energy will be completely carried out by the Iranian nation.”

The president accused the West of seeking to prevent Iran’s technological development and control the country by forcing it to buy nuclear fuel abroad. “They falsely say that they oppose nuclear weapons. They want to have nuclear monopoly to sell it drop by drop at an expensive price and use it as an instrument for domination over nations,” he said. Blair said Iran’s decision to restart its nuclear program, coupled with Ahmadinejad’s recent inflammatory comments about Israel, “cause real and serious alarm right across the world.” Ahmadinejad recently called for Israel to be “wiped off the map” and said the Holocaust was a

“myth.”

German Deputy Foreign Minister Gemot Erler cautioned against referring the dispute to the Security Coun-

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Maryland entered Wednesday night’s contest against Duke ranked No. 1 in the ACC in points scored, pouring in 84.1 per game. So the Blue Devils decided to get defensive, holding the Terrapins to just 30.2 percent shooting and 32 points below their season avergame age in a 76-52 drubbing. analysis Duke shadowed ball-handlers with -a tight man defense most of the night and forced 29 turnovers, including 19 steals, and kept the Maryland offense on its heels, often quite literally. “I guess the first thing is that when you turn the ball over 29 times, you’re probably not going to win the game,” Maryland head coach Gary Williams said. “Duke plays nothing dirty, just good, physical defense.” Shelden Williams led the Blue Devils with his first triple-double, scoring 19 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and registering 10 blocks, a career high. He swatted nine shots previously this season, coming just one block shy of SEE DEFENSE ON PAGE 20

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In his press conference after the game, Maryland head coach Gary Williams seemed resigned. He rarely looked up from the box score sitting in front of him as he answered questions in the hushed room. With their 76-52 loss to Duke, Williams’ Terrapins fell to 1-2 in the ACC, losing their last two games. For a team that had risen to No. 14 in the polls before falling to Miami Jan. 7, losing consecutive lopsided games was unexpected. A reporter finally asked the obvious: Where does this team go from here? “We are 1-2 with two road losses, and we have two home games coming up in the league,” Williams responded, referring to Maryland’s upcoming contests against Wake SEE

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were called, the not look like the Blue Devils. Facing a Georgia Tech team that was 02 in the ACC and had not defeated a ranked opponent this season, the No. 2 Blue Devils (15-0, 4-0 in the ACC) shot a season-low 32.8 percent but managed to escape with a 67-59 victory. “I’m just glad to come away with a win,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “I think this was probably very good for us because I felt like we got outhustled on many plays. We had to scrap and claw, and we talked about the fact that there were going to be some games when our shots weren’t falling.” The Yellow Jackets (11-4, 0-3) utilized a collapsing match-up zone that kept Duke from pounding die ball inside. The Blue Devils responded by setding for outside looks, shooting 7-for-23 from three-point range. Georgia Tech even outscored the larger Blue Devils in the paint, but Duke’s size advantage did result in 23 offensive rebounds, helping to compensate for the poor shooting effort. “Lots of teams have played us zone, we just usually shoot the ball a little bit better,” Goestenkors said. “It is not the first

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time we have seen a zone. I’m sure it won’t be the last time, but we have usually handled the zones a little bit better than we did tonight.” Two and a half minutes into the second half, Stephanie Higgs, who led the Yellow Jackets with 21 points, hit a jumper to give Georgia Tech a 36-34 lead. The Blue Devils, however, held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for the next four minutes and secured an eight-point lead that they would not relinquish. “They made a defensive adjustmentthey went to a 1-3-1 zone, and we struggled a little bit scoring against that,” Georgia Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph said. “That was the time of the game when they got in control. We weren’t as aggressive offensively when they went to the zone.” Georgia Tech, however, did have a chance to tie the game with less than eight minutes remaining following a Monique Currie turnover with the score 48-45. A three-point attempt from Higgs rimmed out, and Chante Black and Lindsey Harding combined for six points over Xhe next two minutes to extend Duke's lead back to nine. The Blue Devils knocked down eight of their last 10 free throws to seal the narrow victory. Senior Monique Currie struggled from the field, shooting 4-for-13, on her way to just 11 points. Alison Bales was particularly bothered SEE GA. TECH ON PAGE 21

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Sloppy win keeps Florida undefeated

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EAST LANSING, Mich. —'Maurice Ager and Paul Davis were challenged publicly and privately by Michigan State coach Tom Izzo after two poor games. They responded. Ager scored 28 points and Davis had 23 points and 10 re73 bounds to lead the INPIANA 87 14th-ranked SparMICH.ST. tans to their first Big Ten win, 87-73 over No. 9 Indiana on Wednesday night. Michigan State (13-4, 1-2) bounced back from two straight double-digit losses because Ager and Davis were tough to stop after struggling in those setbacks. Ager and Davis combined for 34 points at No. 7 Illinois and No. 21 Wisconsin. “It’s a no-brainer, we can’t win if me and Paul both play bad,” Ager said. That’s essentially what Izzo told reporters, and the standout seniors. “That’s what you’re supposed to do with good players that have been around for four years,” Izzo said. “I do spend a lot of time with them, and I tell them, Tm not going to make excuses for you.’ “I did not think I went after either player. I just said they didn’t play well. If a guy can’t take that, whether he’s in college or the pros, something is wrong.” Marco Killingsworth had 27 points and Robert Vaden added 20 for the Hoosiers (10-3, 2-1), who had won six straight and reached their highest ranking since Dec. 16, 2002. “In the second half, we had no energy on the defensive end,” Vaden said. “I don’t know why we didn’t come out and fight.” The Spartans made 64 percent of their shots after halftime as they outscored Indiana by 12. Michigan State went ahead for good midway through the first half and pulled away with a 10-0 run, taking a 76-60 lead with 3:34 left. “It’s not the end of the world when you’re 0-2, but who’s kidding who? Everybody was down,” Izzo said. “It wasn’t a monstrous step, but we beat a good team.

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Taurean GAINESVILLE, Fla. Green walked over to the bench and asked Florida coach Billy Donovan whether he was shooting too much. Donovan responded, “Who else is going to shoot? You’re the only one on the floor. Everyone else is next to me.” Green didn’t hesitate the rest of the game, scoring MISS. ST. 60 20 points and FLORIDA 75 helping the second-ranked Gatorsremain unbeaten with a sloppy 7560 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Green picked up the slack with Corey Brewer and Lee Humphrey in foul trouble and A1 Horford and David Huertas slowed by strep throat. Green had five assists, three steals and hit two key 3-pointers with the shot clock winding down in the closing minutes. “He created and made some things happen,” Donovan said. “He made some very timely three-point shots when they were trying to make a run.” Green finished 6-of-18 from the field and 5-of-ll from 3-point range as the Gators (15-0, 2-0 in the SEC) broke the school record for consecutive wins and extended the best start in school history. They surpassed the previous mark of 14 straight wins set in 2001-02 and tied the following season. Brewer had 18points and was 10-of-13 from the free throw line, and Humphrey added 13 points. Although Florida shot 43 percent and had a season-low 12 assists, the only thing that mattered to the players was getting another win “You can call it iffy if you want to. I call SEE FLORIDA ON PAGE

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“If you’re patient, it’ll come.” The Wildcats had beaten Rutgers (114,1-1) by 33 points last season, the Scarlet Knights’ worst defeat in its 27 years in the Louis Brown Athletic Center. This back-and-forth game was markedly different with both teams shooting well—Rutgers was 27-for-54 and Villanova was 27-for-58. Lowry made the game’s key play in overtime and it began with two missed free throws. Teammate Will Sheridan tapped the second miss back out to him, and Lowry immediately drove the lane and scored while being fouled with 1:42 left. The three-point play gave Villanova a 79-76 lead. “That play where he took it right back to the rim, that’s Kyle,” Wright said. “Conventional wisdom might say that you pull the ball back out, but I give those guys some freedom out there.” Rutgers trailed 70-67 with 19 seconds left in regulation after two free throws by Allan Ray. But litde-used center Jimmie Inglis, who hadn’t even attempted a three-pointer in his one-plus seasons at Rutgers, threw in a bank shot off the glass with 2.5 seconds left to send the game into overtime. Rutgers took the lead in overtime on two free throws by Marquis Webb, but managed only two points after Adrian Hill’s dunk off a feed by Douby with 2:04 remaining. “We felt we were going to win the game,” Webb said. “We took the lead and that gave us some emotion, but I don’t think we executed our sets well. That’s something we did earlier in the game but in overtime we didn’t do that.”

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Nelson re-injured in Ist half

Duke’s win over Maryland did not come without a price. Sophomore guard DeMarcus Nelson, who had missed nine games with a hairline fracture in his right ankle before returning for Duke’s win over Wake Forest Jan. 8, injured his right foot late in the first half. Nelson appeared to bang his foot against that of a Maryland player while chasing down a loose bail. He corralled the ball, but came away limping. On the same possession, Nelson received the ball and drove to the basket. He collided with another Terrapin player and collapsed in a heap under the basket. He limped off the court under his own power, but did not play again. “He can’t recall just how it happened,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He had that charge but he can’t say, ‘Well this is what happened.’” Nelson came out of the locker room for the second half wearing a boot on his right foot. He sat on the bench next to head team manager Mike Jarvis —with crutches nearby—wearing warm-ups. During breaks in the action he remained on the bench while the team huddled on the court. After the game, he limped around the locker room grimacing. No timetable has been set for Nelson’s return, as the game ended too late to x-ray the injury. “DeMarcus is a strong guy who’s going to be here for his team,” guard Sean Dockery said. “He’s going to get better and probably get better fast.”

Williams records triple-double

With 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks, forward Shelden Williams recorded his first career triple-double—the first registered by a Duke player in more than 28 years. GeneBanks had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists on Jan. 9, 1978 for the Blue Devils’ most recent triple-double before Williams’ performance Wednesday night. The only other triple-double in Blue Devil history was registered by Art Heyman on Feb. 28, 1963. He had 21 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over Virginia.

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Magic Johnson was one of many celebrities in attendance at Wednesday night's game. Williams’ 10 blocks tied Cherokee Parks for the highest single-game total in Blue Devil history. He needs only five more blocks to tie Mike Gminski for the Duke career record.

Johnson, other celebs attend Several former Duke players and national celebrities were among the 9,314 in attendance. Former Blue Devils Nate James and Jason Williams—members of the 2001 National Championship squad—sat together behind Duke’s bench. Christian Laettner and Brian Davis—both members of Duke’s back-to-back National Championship teams in 1991 and 1992—sat on the baseline. NBA Hall-of-Famer Magic Johnson sat on the opposite baseline from Laettner and Davis and Bob Novak—the nationally syndicated columnist who initially disclosed the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame —sat behind the Maryland bench. “Meeting Magic Johnson today, and knowing the success that he had in college and the NBA, playing point guard and getting a lot of triple-doubles, it’s great to have a triple-double in front of him,” Shelden Williams said. “Having great company like that watching you, it’s a great feeling.” —Alex Fanaroff

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a triple-double against Davidson Nov. 19. “It’s great to have the Landlord out there,” Sean Dockery said. “He’s a guy who is going to help you out tremendously.” Dockery also joked that since Williams is such a premier shot-blocker, he yells for teammates to clear out just so he can stuff another victim. William’s interior defense thwarted the Terps game plan all night. Despite the fact that Maryland out rebounded Duke 45-37 and grabbed 21 offensive boards, the team could not score down low as Williams altered seemingly easy shots. The Blue Devils outscored the Terps, 32-26, in the paint and had more second chance points. “He was great,” Gary Williams said. “He had great timing tonight. He had some really great plays off of his man, blocking shots and things like that where it looked like we had layups and we didn’t get them after that. There’s the intimidation factor which I thought took place as the game went on.”

The Terps top-ranked scoring offense boasts five scorers averaging more than 10 points per game, the only team in the ACC to have such a balanced scoring attack. But only one of the quintet made it to double digits; leading scorer Chris McCray scored 12 points on 4-for-ll shooting. Even Nik Caner-Medley, known Duke-

killer, could only manage a measly eight points on a 2-for-8 performance from the field. Caner-Medley averaged 18 points per game against the Blue Devils last season, helping his team defeat Duke twice, “I think we played great defense. We were really helping each other as a team,” Dockery said. “We just came out and played together, and that’s all we want to do this whole year.” Dockery led the Blue Devils with five steals while he and fellow guard Greg Paulus kept relentless pressure on the ball and rarely gave Maryland open passing lanes. The Terrapins had only six assists all night, a far cry from their season average of 17.4. While a 1:1 assist-to-turnover ratio is considered fine, Maryland’s awful ratio was close to 1:5 for the night, just six assists

against 29 turnovers. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said his team expended a great deal of energy playing defense in the first halfand he was proud of his team’s intensity and its refusal to let up defensively throughout the game.’ Maryland never had a chance to gain momentum facing constant pressure and an inability to get open looks. The Terrapins largest scoring streak of the game was just six points. “We were just on our defensive game,” JJ. Redick said. “Certainly we’ve done that to some low D-I teams, but not a team like Maryland.” .

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M. BBALL from page 1 performance and was in familiar territory with a team-high 27 points. Redick, however, did something he had never done in any game during his storied fouryear career: The 6-foot-4 All-American slam dunked. With the Blue Devils comfortably ahead and just over five minutes left on the clock, freshman Greg Paulus stole the ball from Parrish Brown near midcourt and hit a wide-open Redick in stride. The senior then sent the Cameron Crazies into a frenzy, as he went up with two hands and slammed in his first dunk in a game. “I’ll give it maybe like a 5.142 out of 10,” Redick said ofhis jam. “It wasn’t much of a blow it was kind ofweak. There hadn’t been a dead ball in a while so my legs were kind of tired, and you know that just switched further affirmation to me on why I shouldn’t dunk. It takes way too much energy, and for the next possession my legs were just like shooting with pain. So no more dunking for me. I got my one, I’m done.” On a night where Redick struggled from three-point range, connecting on only four of his 13 attempts, the senior again showed his new offensive prowess, putting the ball on the floor, attacking the rim and even dishing out passes when he had open looks from behind the arc. Maryland entered Wednesday night’s game as the top-scoring team in the ACC, but Duke pressured the ball the full 40 minutes and held the Terrapins to their lowest offensive output of the season. “We thought we could really deny passing lanes tonight and our kids did, and that was something we really exploited right from the get-go,” Krzyzewski said. “That was set up by [Paulus’] pressure on the ball.” With William’s terrorizing Maryland in the paint and Duke maintaining consistent ball pressure, the Terrapins shot an abysmal 30.2 percent from the field and turned the ball over 29 times while tallying only six assists. “Give Duke credit for their defense,” Maryland head coach Gary Williams said. out

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it a win,” said reserve forward Adrian Moss, who scored eight points. “That’s the only thing that matters. What’s it going to say in the win-loss column? Iffy win? Chalk it up as another win. “We’ve still got zero in the loss column. That’s all that’s

important.”

The Gators were seemingly in control after a 10-0 spurt gave them a 60-40 lead midway through the second half. But they went scoreless for nearly 7 minutes, and Mississippi State got back in the game with Jamont Gordon continually driving to the basket. Gordon led the Bulldogs (11-4, 1-1) with 17 points and seven of their nine assists. He also had eight of the team’s

24 turnovers. He scored six points in a 12-4 spurt to help Mississippi State cut into the 20-point lead, but Green drained two longrange shots that ended up sealing the victory for the Gators. Green’s 3-pointer with 4:18 to play ended Florida’s long

scoring drought and extended the lead to 67-52. Brewer hit a free throw and Gordon made two on the other end, then Green connected on another one from farther out to make it 71-56 with 2:30 remaining. Mississippi State played a third consecutive game without leading scorer Jamall Edmondson (groin) and had its three-game winning streak snapped. Bulldogs coach Rick Stansbury called Florida the best team in the country two weeks ago and was even more impressed after the game. “I don’t know it they’re harder to guard, but they have better chemistry [than last season],” Stansbury said. “I don’t have the key [to beating them]. They are 15-0. I don’t think anyone has the key.” Donovan said his entire team will have throat cultures Thursday to determine who else might have strep. Horford, Green, Brewer and Joakim Noah share an off-campus apartment. “I’m concerned a little bit that it may go through our team,” Donovan said. “If anybody does come back positive, we’ll try to start them on some antibiotics.”

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MARYLAND from page 15 Forest and Virginia Tech. “We played Duke as well as Texas did, as well as anybody has. This is a tough game.” “I am proud of what we have done in the past,” he added. “We didn’t do it tonight, but it doesn’t mean we are a bad basketball team, because a lot of teams that were ranked higher than us couldn’t get it done.” The No. 23 Terrapins (11-4) had won six in a row before their two-game skid—including a home win over then-No. 6 Boston College, Dec. 11. They have played the 48th-hardest schedule in the nation, topping Minnesota and Arkansas and playing Gonzaga and George Washington to close losses in their major non-conference games. Williams said Maryland has played “a really good schedule and really good teams.” But in their two most recent ACC match-ups, Maryland started poorly and trailed throughout. Miami jumped out to a 13-0 lead, and Duke quickly led 7-0. Another constant in the two losses has been poor

ball-handling. The Terrapins started the season with their point

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Williams stressed after the game that it would be unfair to pin Maryland’s turnover woes on that position. Still, Strawberry and shooting guard Chris McCray combined for 11 turnovers against the Blue Devils. The team turned the ball over 29 times Wednesday after committing 20 turnovers against the Hurricanes. “We drop a lot ofballs in traffic,” Williams said. “Duke came up with quite a few of them. Offensively we dropped some that would probably have led to easy scores if we catch the ba11.... When you drop some easy scores, it takes you out ofit.” The two road losses make the Terrapins’ upcoming home games even more important. Only four ACC games have been won by road teams this season; several projected conference bottomdwellers have already scored upset victories on their home courts. Clemson defeated Wake Forest, 74-73, Wednesday night on its home court and Georgia Tech beat Boston College Jan. 8 in Adanta. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski noted after Wednesday night’s game that in a league as competitive as the ACC, Maryland would have to rebound quickly from its pair of losses to remain competitive. “The one thing you learn in this league is if you do get beat, you better put it behind you,” Krzyzewski said. “If we get beat, it’s got to be like, ‘Okay, that’s it, we’re on to the same thing.’ You have to do the same thing with wins. That’s the way our league is because there are no off nights in this league.” Despite the losing streak, Williams is not panicking; he has coached 17 years at Maryland, winning the outright regular season championship in 200T “We’ll meet tomorrow, then we have two days to practice for the Sunday game against Wake Forest,” Williams said. “This time ofyear you can’t reteach a lot of stuff or anything, you just prepare for the next game... and realize that we get another shot later in the year.”

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and unprepared when it comes to enforcing this rule. Yes, there were cruitment this year were not, as many “illegal” returnees—and not all they were last January, left without of them male. The men’s basketball food or transportation. After Dining game at Wake Forest allegedly drew a few students back on campus Services was deemed unprestaffeditoriai early, as did the annual establishment. ofK-ville. pared for last It’s also true that the disruption year’s influx of females—nearly 1,000 women were back on campus, while these students created was minimal. But a significant number of these only a few eateries were open with abbreviated hours of operation—this students were not, as RLHS fears, reyear marked a decent turn-around. turning early just to start the party up. Nine eating establishments on campus Students spent a semester abroad were open for business. Similarly, the wanted extra time to move all their bus system, largely defunct during last possessions back into dormitories. year’s recruitment period, was up and Likewise, some international students running. This year, there were no in- have restrictive flight and travel schedvoluntary, empty-stomach East-to-West ules that necessitate an earlier return to campus. They certainly derive the hikes in four-inch heels. same right as potential sorority memThe bad; If early move-in is supposed to be exclusively for women bers to move in early, given such logistical difficulties. going through or running sorority reAnd while we understand that stucruitment, Residential Life and Housing Services seems both out of touch dents with no daily structure will likely

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by an army of residential advisors —some of whom were not yet back on campus. It is silly to pretend that once open to a sizeable chunk of the student body, campus will not flood with others like water under the door. And without all RAs back on campus, enforcement becomes difficult. The end result? Students locked in rooms, whispering; rumors that RLHS will call the police on unapproved residents; K-ville residents allowed on campus during the day to wait in line for the game (tents were not yet allowed), but prohibited from sleeping in their dorm rooms at night. We hardly want the early move-in procedure to become as complicated and overwrought as the K-ville rules book. All we’re asking for is a simple policy that is fair for all those demonstrating a need to move in early—and one that has clear and simple enforcement.

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do little to ease the minds of residential coordinators (at least, in the eyes of the safety-first administration) these two groups should be treated like greek women—as exceptions to the rule. Perhaps if the RLHS early movein stance were one of clemency toward these students (and just these student) , fewer people would be covertly moving back in. And finally, the ugly: We respect the right ofadministrators to dictate when students can legally return to campus. We also respect their right to punish those who break the rules. Having three days of “Camp Duke”—read: inebriated, unimpeded mayhem unpunctuated by classroom time—is not desirable by any means. But the policy for dealing with the rule-breakers should be clearly stated before move-in commences. This year, as last year, it seemed that the RLHS policy was more a patchwork of disparate rules than a cohesive stance, all

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is the first official day and houses on an “off’ night of Interfratemity Council when there is not a major event Recruitment, commonly scheduled. Only then will freshreferred to as framen begin to form the personal relationships that temity rush. The will define their most unfortunate ofrush this greek experience. aspect Regardless of year is that it is what anyone says limited to two and to the contrary, half weeks as opfreshmen should posed to the four also understand weeks it once was that “section” is when I was a adam yoffie the most imporfreshman. Thus united we stand ted of frafreshmen, about to make a decitemity life and the sion that will affect their entire key source of brotherhood within undergraduate experience, any greek body. Brothers eat toshould not waste a single night, gether, study together and party together in section. Section also beginning with the IFC meeta common on-campus provides and-greet Thursday evening. space for upperclassmen living With three and half years ofclasses remaining but fewer than off campus to kill time in-between three weeks of rush, work should classes. It is the heart of any franot be a hindrance. ternity—even in the face of a conIn IFC’s defense, the rush certed administrative effort to process this year is more open to manipulate social life on campus. Aside from the shortened allow fraternities greater leeway in shaping their schedule of time span, the current restricevents. Freshmen will have the tions on drinking, games and inopportunity to get a taste ofall of creasing vigilance of laughable resident coordinators on power the fraternities at the meet-andtrips force freshmen off campus greet and then get to know brothers during the open houses where it is more difficult for scheduled for the weekend. Addithem to understand the dynamtionally, the greater flexibility in ics of greek life. When I was a freshman, I got planning semi-formals and date functions will prevent freshmen to know all of the sophomores from feeling pressured to spend and juniors living on campus hundreds of dollars on dinners, during late-night games of quarters and Beirut. Now, freshmen dates and drinks during the decishould keep their alcohol in sive final week. IFC changes aside, I am sure plastic cups and not allow inthat some freshmen are hesitant transigent resident advisors to about entering rush. But freshruin their rush experience. That is not to say that joining men should not be deterred by the spiteful innuendo surrounda fraternity is for everyone. ing recruitment and specific There are all-male and mixedgreek organizations. They should gender selective houses that are instead make an effort to get to not affiliated with national greek know as many upperclassmen as associations, as well as the option possible in order to get a more of blocking as independents. personal feel for the various fra- Nor is the greek system without ternities on campus. One way to its flaws. It has the potential to get to know upperclassmen is to separate freshmen friends from spend time in section, apartments one another and is one of the

leading causes of racial segregation on campus. Nonetheless, I hardly believe that the absence of fraternities and sororities would rectify the social segregation that begins long before freshman year commences. It is important for freshman males to understand that fraternity rush bears no resemblance to sorority recruitment. Like fraternities, sororities are an integral part of campus life. They offer freshmen access to a large pool of women spread across four grades and, contrary to the beliefs of some, do not demean women but rather empower them for future positions of leadership. Just ask Senator Elizabeth Dole. In spite of my support of female greek life, I believe that the Pan-Hellenic Association should consider expanding upon the current “small talk” format that dominates all stages of the rush process. The student-run organization should also consider adopting rush uniforms utilized by many states schools. Uniforms prevent girls from flaunting expensive clothing and accessories. Instead of $l,OOO purses, all interested freshmen are required to keep their belongings in a standard-issued plastic bag. The reality is that a there is absolutely an element of pretentiousness and absurdity in greek life. But those who are quick to criticize should relax and not always take themselves so seriously. We all work very hard at Duke and will be working for the better part of the next four decades of our lives. Yet greek organizations offer students unparalleled social outlets on campus, friendships that enrich our private lives outside of the classroom and continued contact with Duke well after we leave campus. Adam Yoffie is a Trinity senior. His column normally runs every other Monday.

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times like these, I can sum up my mean for women each year. Even if position on this time in American you don’t identify as a feminist, you history using the words of one of probably agree with many of the feminist ideals, including equal pay, equal my favorite authors and poets, June Jordan. In her collection of opportunity, equal rights essays entided “Affirmato education for both tive Acts,” she writes, “I sexes and reproductive am a feminist, and what freedom and choice. 'Wmm that means to me is And although many have much the same as the demonized it, these wst. meaning of the fact that things are really what I am Black: it means that feminism is all about. When it comes to reI must undertake to love aria branch myself and respect myproductive freedom and where i live now self as though my very choice, many believe that life depends upon selfyou can’t be pro-choice and identify with the modern women’s love and self-respect.” Whenever I’ve turned on C-SPAN to movement. But this is simply not true. watch the Samuel Alito hearings over the You can believe that abortion is wrong past two days, my “feminist mindset” and be pro-life, but still understand that kicks in. It has become apparent to me it is a woman’s right to choose and that after watching the news and reading The the government should have no part in New York Times that if Alito is confirmed that choice. Feminists believe that as a Supreme Court Justice, the governwomen have the right to determine the ment could have the power to take away path that their own lives will take—and a what many would consider the most intibig part of that is when and whether or mate decision some women make in not they will have children. I don’t think that any woman should their lives. If Alito is confirmed, the future for be forced to bear a child based upon the women in our country could be very opinions of politicians and judges. Most women want to have healthy relationbleak. During the Alito hearings, the right ships with their children and be successto have an abortion has become the ful parents, so they should not be forced most important issue, above the limits to bear children in circumstances that of presidential power. And whether or are not the best for the mother or child. In this case, when determining not Alito is confirmed could mean many different things for the future of whether or not Alito should be confirmed, it is important to see that he women in the U.S. . Whether or not you identify with the would be replacing Sandra Day O’Conlabel “feminist,” you should still be nor. She was the essential and fifth vote aware of the dangers of confirming that defended women’s issues. It is Alito and what these dangers could clear that Alito views the law much difw ’

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ferently than O’Connor did and that he could potentially sway the court away from protecting women’s rights. The biggest issue surrounding this could be his potential willingness to overturn Roe v. Wade. The National Organization for Women, the largest organization of feminist activists in the U.S., is not supporting the nomination of Alito to the Supreme Court. On their website NOW leaders write, “NOW is strongly opposed to the elevation of Judge Alito and will activate our members in communities nationwide to defeat his nomination to the high court. Since Bush caved to the extremists’ vicious campaign against Harriet Miers, women’s rights supporters have been anticipating that he would bend to their will and appoint a judicial extremist of their choosing. He has done exactly that and we are ready for the fight.” The bottom line is that the majority of Americans embrace the fact that it is the decision of a woman to choose whether or not she wants to have an abortion. Judge Alito’s views, although not yet clearly stated during the hearings, are out of line with mainstream America. And for this reason, as well as the fact that he will most likely neglect women’s rights, he should not be confirmed. I am waiting for the day when women’s rights are at the top of the government’s agenda. Confirming Judge Alito could only make that day come later. Ana Branch is a Trinity freshman. Her column runs every other Thursday.

letterstotheeditor Valuing homophobia? I was appalled by the antigay bigotry in Stephen Miller’s latest column, “Hollywood and the Culture War” (Jan. 11, 2006). After making a number of ridiculous, baseless assertions (“the Hollywood crowd feels sympathy for the terrorists?” Are you serious?), Miller criticizes gay-themed TV shows such as Will & Grace by claiming that these shows “promote alternative lifestyles and erode traditional values.” So any TV show that features gay characters undermines “traditional values?” Traditional values like

what—homophobia? I always thought Will

Grace was a wholesome sitcom about friendship and love; I had no idea that it was as harmful as Miller suggests it is. I guess Miller is afraid that people who watch Will 6s Grace might become more willing to accept gays as equals (God forbid). Miller cites the critically acclaimed film Brokeback Mountain as another example of Hollywood’s “leftist tripe.” This claim is so ignorant as to be almost unbelievable. Brokeback Mountain is not a political film; it’s a love story. The only thing remotely political about the film is the fact that some critics have described it as a plea for

tolerance. But I suppose that tionary device as a source of only Hollywood radicals could educational modernization, create something with such a curricular transformation, far-left message as that. and to a lesser extent dance Someone should tell Miller party politics. Another iPodthat gay people exist, whether inspired trend, however, has or not Hollywood makes gained little attention despite movies about them. Shows like its link to more pervasive beWill & Grace and films like havioral influences and ultiBrokeback Mountain are not mately more profound experiproducts of a “far-left agenda,” ential consequences. nor are they intended to “proI am referring to the inmote alternative lifestyles”—as creasing number of students if anyone would (or even that are relying on ffieir iPods to provide musical entertaincould) model their sexual orientation after what they see ment while they go about their onscreen. Will & Grace and on-campus activities. Many students, in this way, are losing Brokeback Mountain are representations of Americans just touch with an important comlike us, who have their own ponent of the Duke experifeelings and values. The only ence. They are making a statething different about them is ment of social isolation and the sexual orientation of the detachment and suggesting that Duke isn’t worth listening characters. If Miller is so concerned to. In order to experience Duke in the fullest sense we about the existence of gaythemed shows and films, must use all of our senses. The then he should stop whining iPod is a marvelous study and and realize that he is free to party aid, but it is not meant to watch something else. I take provide the soundtrack to your the same attitude toward Fox Duke life. Instead, try to consider your experience at Duke News. lan Faerstein as a combination of all your Trinity ’O6 sensory perceptions. In this way, Duke is defined as much Tuning into Duke by the sound of an idling EastThe age of the iPod is West bus as it is by the Gothic upon us. A large volume oflit- architecture or the smell of erature circulating around Sitar on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Granted, the sounds of Duke has framed this revolu-

Duke are not always so pleasant. The echoes of ongoing construction efforts and freshmen recounting their ridiculous black-out stories may not be as enjoyable as the 5 o’clock Chapel bells. Nevertheless, these are the sounds of Duke. They are representative of what is going on at Duke during your tenure here, and they are more deserving of your attention than your iPod is. Put simply, I am urging you to maximize your experience at Duke by pocketing your iPod on campus and taking note of the way Duke sounds. I encourage you to enjoy your iPod while buried in Bostock or Brodie, but ask you not to mute the sounds of Duke during your campus commute. Pocket your iPod because you might hear people conversing in an unfamiliar language on your walk from the Bryan center to the LSRC this week. Pocket your iPod so that the person sitting next to you in the Loop can tell you that she likes your green hat Pocket your iPod, most of all, because the sound of music, from Beethoven to the Beatles, can always be replayed, while the sounds ofDuke cannot. Eric Berkowitz Trinity ’O6

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Transition week

Since

Duke Cable afforded us no grace period during the beginning of the second semester, I’ve been reduced to flipping between MSNBC and an all-Russian station. It’s good that I can have access to Tucker Carlson for free,

though,

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because leather-bound books a I’m sucker for a bow tie. Still, I can’t help but feeling like I might not be the typical viewer when the commercials are for life insurance and syntheticknee replacements. But I feel highly edified. Not only can I recommend a host of effective medicines for arthritis pain, but I can also carry on an intelligent discussion about the mouse that was responsible for a house fire (and how that allegation was later retracted). And if my list of news sources did not include cable networks, I might not get incisive reports about a brother and sister who mummified their dead mother. MSNBC and other networks do spend time on “legitimate” stories about congressional corruption and Supreme Court nomination proceedings. But if it weren’t highly abbreviated and interspersed between stories about rodents doing unusual things (a water skiing squirrel got some airtime as well), this coverage might not be compelling enough to captivate my attention. There are other nice things about coming back from breaks besides being forced to watch a selection of the worst cable stations. If you want to see anyone who goes to Duke, just park yourself in the Loop or Armadillo Grill for a couple hours... since nowhere else is open, you’re bound to run into someone in the hour-long lines. If you’re lucky, you can take care of the obligatory “How was your break?” exchange with everyone you know in one fell swoop. It’s also unusual to enjoy a period of unbridled optimism about myself. Usually, I have the utmost contempt for my work habits. But at the start of a fresh semester, resolutions like “I’ll get my work done early,” or “I’ll stop coming up with column ideas the day they’re due” sound realistic. This faith in myself is somewhat undermined when I have to stop throughout the day to consult a cheat sheet about where and when my classes meet—I feel like the only other people who have to do that are first semester freshmen. Still though, if I didn’t know myself better, I might even be under the impression that this will be the year when my aerobic exercise constitutes more than the halfjog (it’s in the arms, mainly) to a departing C-2 bus. Other than the moment of tooth gritting at the checkout line in the bookstore, the first week back is nice. Spans of inactivity, light workloads and resolutions toward selfimprovement abound. “How was your break?” remains a viable conversation topic for at least a few days, and “How is your class schedule?” carries us even further. Pretty soon we’ll settle into the grind of the semester. I’ll come to accept my aerobic limitations and return to spending all-nighters finishing papers. Until then, let’s all stay informed about what the rodents are doing. David Kleban is a Trinity junior. His column

appears every other Thursday.

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