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Here to stay? With vendor s contract expiring in June 9 officials ponderpast, future Rob Copeland THE CHRONICLE

ARAMARK, Corp., has had anything but an easy run at Duke. As the University’s main food provider for the past five years, the Philadelphia-based news company has faced critianalysis isms from students and administrators alike, Now, with ARAMARK’s contract approaching its June 30 expiration date, concerns about a potential renewal are growing louder. “They haven’t fulfilled the students’ needs,” said Tallman Trask, executive vice president of the University. Complaints about subpar food and weak management are among the major issues that have plagued a company that Jim Wulforst, director of Dining Services, once heralded as “cutting edge.” Wulforst is now singing a different tune—admitting that bringing ARAMARK to campus was a mistake, asserting that the administration should have been tougher on the provider and questioning his own future with Dining Services. “I feel like I’ve brought in a company that can’t do its job,” he said.

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A controversial arrival Five years ago, when thu University first proposed associating Dining Services with major company, support fi the idea was mixed. But when Duke chose ARA MARK, Wulforst was confident in the decision. “Everybody was afraid of aligning Duke with a big food conglomerate. There’s nothing to fear here,” Wulforst told The Chronicle in 2001. He recendy recalled that the University was looking for a company with an international SEE ARAMARK ON PAGE 6

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Freshman Abby Waner and juniorLindsey Harding celebrate theBlue Devils' 75-53 rout of top-ranked Tennessee Monday night in Cameron indoor Stadium.

Tennessee isn’t used to being on this end of a blowout. The Blue Devils destroyed the Lady Vols, 75-53, in the most lopsided victory between the top two teams since 1994. Most fans expected a close result with both teams owning perfect 18-0 records entering the game and outscoring their opponents by an average of more than 23. “We just got our butts kicked,” Lady Vols freshman Candace Parker said. “Tennessee is about heart, and we didn’t show it.” Duke (19-0) used superior depth to wear down Tennessee (18-1) in the second half, outscoring the Lady Vols 45-30 over the final 20 minutes. “Losing is one thing, losing the way we lost is something quite different,” Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt said. “It’s unacceptable in this program. We SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 13

Merchants seek Duke Card review by

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University officials are working on a plan to increase DukeCard flexibility off campus, but the local group that requested the review is upset with how long it is taking. Vice President for Campus Services Kernel Dawkins said he is working with various administrators, including officials from Dining Services and the DukeCard Office, to respond to complaints made in October about the limitations of the DukeCard and the Merchants on Points program. Duke officials said they were working on remodeling the DukeCard based on card programs at other schools, such as the University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill.

ARAMARK, which operates the Great Hall on West Campus and variousother eateries, has been subject to students' and administrators' criticisms in recent years.

“We are looking at options for providing additional flexibility and additional opportunities for purchases on and off campus,” Dawkins said, noting that there was no specific date set for a new plan’s announcement or roll-out. “We are looking at changes to the DukeCard as part of that,” he added. John Schelp, president of the Old West Durham SEE DUKECARD ON PAGE 5

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Jury orders reprimand for U.S. soldier by Predrag Milic THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT CARSON, Colo. A military jury on Monday ordered a reprimand but no jail time for an Army interrogator convicted of killing an Iraqi general by stuffing him headfirst into a sleeping bag and sitting on his chest. Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr. also was ordered to forfeit $6,000 salary and was largely restricted to his barracks and workplace for 60 days. Welshofer, 43, had originally been charged with murder and faced up to life in prison. But on Saturday he was convicted instead of negligent homicide and neg-

Spinner said he might ask the general

ligent dereliction of duty.

On the lesser charges, he had faced a maximum of three years and three months in prison, a dishonorable discharge, loss of his pension and other penalties. After hearing the sentence reached by the jury of six Army officers, Welshofer hugged his wife. Soldiers in the galler many of whom had worked with Welshofer and who had testified as character witnesses —broke into applause. The sentence now goes to the commanding general, Maj. Gen. Robert W. Mixon. He cannot order a harsher sentence, but could lighten it or set the whole verdict aside, defense attorney Frank Spinner said. —

the verdict. Prosecutors said Welshofer put a sleeping bag over the head of Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, sat on his chest and used his hand to cover the general’s mouth while questioning him at a detention camp in Iraq in 2003. Prosecutors said the general suffocated. Spinner said he was gratified by Monday’s verdict but said his client should never have been charged. “When you send our men and women over there to fight, and to put their lives on to vacate

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Conservatives triumph in Canada by

Beth Duff-Brown

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OTTAWA Canada’s major media predicted victory for Conservative leader Stephen Harper in national elections Monday night, an outcome that was expected to push Canada to the right and lead to improved ties with the United States. There were cheers at the Conservative Party headquarters in Calgary as the media predictions were announced. Harper was expected to give his victory speech later in the night. Shortly after polling stations closed, the country’s major news outlets including the

Canadian Broadcast Corporation and the Canadian Press news agency called the election for the Conservatives, who were winning seats for the first time in Frenchspeaking Quebec and making significant gains in the Liberal stronghold ofOntario. With only 36 seats still uncounted, the Conservatives had either won or were leading with 105 seats; the Liberals had 91; the Bloc Quebecois had 49 and the New Democratic Party had won or were leading with 23 seats. The Green Party and an Independents appeared to have the other seats. Based on the media prediction, the Conservatives will fall far short of winning

a majority in the House of Commons and will have to form a coalition to rule. A Conservative victory ends nearly 13 years of Liberal Party rule and shifts the traditionally liberal country to the right on socio-economic issues such as health care, taxation, abortion and gay marriage. Relations with President George W. Bush’s administration would likely improve under a Harper government, as his ideology runs along the same lines of many Republicans south of the border. Many Canadians had grown weary of SEE CANADA ON PAGE 7

The head of a European investigation into alleged CIA secret prisons in Europe said Tuesday evidence pointed to the existence of a system of "outsourcing" of torture by the United States and said it was highly likely that European governments knew about it.

Bush defends domestic spying President George W, Bush pushed back Monday at critics of his once-secret domestic spying effort, saying it should be termed a "terrorist surveillance program" and contending it has the backing of legal experts, key lawmakers and the Supreme Court.

DNA absolves man after 24 yrs Alan Crotzer was released Monday after over 24 years behind bars for crimes he did not commit. A judge freed Crotzer after DNA testing and other evidence indicated he was not involved in the 1981 armed robbery and rapes that led to his 130-year sentence.

W.Va. moves on miners' bill After 14coal mining deaths in three weeks, W.Va. lawmakers unanimously passed a bill Monday that would require mines to use electronic devices to track trapped miners and stockpile oxygen to keep them alive until help arrives. Coal companies will have to comply by the end of February. '

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Triangle rail line project Nasher Museum makes faces additional setbacks first major acquisition Josh

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After months of uncertainty, it appears that the future of the Triangle Transit Authority’s regional rail line might finally be derailed. TTA’s $BlO-million Regional Rail Project hit another bump in the road in midDecember, failing to meet the Federal Transit Administration’s cost effectiveness number, said Brad Schulz, communications officer for TTA. Schulz said the rail line would help commuters throughout the RaleighDurham area, stopping at stations in downtown Raleigh and Research Triangle Park, as well as one on Ninth Street. The FTA told TTA in December that the project wouldreceive a low rating, considering such factors as ridership projec-

lions and financial plans. Despite the fact that the TTA’s highprofile project will be left out of President George W. Bush’s budget proposal sent to Congress in February, Schulz said he is optimistic and believes that there is no need for concern. “Imagine that you turn in a homework assignment late,” Schulz said. “The teacher will give you an incomplete until you have completed it. The reports of the rail project’s death have been greatly exaggerated.” TTA did not meet the FTA’s deadline of mid-December because the project’s cost effectiveness number was too high, Schulz added. The FTA informed TTA that they would SEE TTA ON PAGE 7

Career Week lets students rub shoulders with alums Eric Bishop THE CHRONICLE

After meeting the head recruiter for Investment Bank at the first annual Duke Career Week—an event designed to guide students in their career exploration—senior Jen Wei landed an internship and was recendy offered a full-time position with the bank. The third annual Career Week, which kicked off Sunday evening, will feature four workshops, more than 30 career-specific panels and a host of other events designed to facilitate student-alumniinteraction. Registering through the Career Week website, 2,026 students have signed up to attend at least one of the events. Students can still register for programs, however, as the week continues. “It really showed me the importance of networking,” Wei said. ÜBS

The Networking Workshop, which will take place in Reynolds Theater Thursday evening, is the most popular event so far with almost 900 registered students. It will give students a step-by-step introduction to building professional contacts. The week will culminate in two key events—The Career and Summer Opportunities Fair Friday and the Fannie Mitchell Career Conference Saturday. More than 60 employers will be on hand to recruit students for internships, summer jobs and full-time positions. Students are encouraged to dress professionally and bring their resumes to the event, which will take place in the Bryan Center. The Career Conference will be “the most impactful, life-changing event of the week,” said Racquel Williams, co-director SEE CAREER WEEK ON PAGE 10

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The Nasher Museum of Art will soon have a new work of art to go along with its new name, new building and new focus on art from the modern and contemporary period. Last week, Nasher Director Kimerly Rorschach announced the purchase of Petah Coyne’s “Untitled #llll (Little Ed’s Daughter Margaret),” an 11-foot

sculpture.

The statue —composed of mixed media including dark blue wax, PVC piping, tree branches and tassels braced on a steel and fiberglass structure—is programmed to “cry” twice a day at unpredictable times. “This one just blew us away,” Rorschach said. “It was a major, fantastic work of hers.” The sculpture—which is currently in an exhibition in Helsinki until August—is expected to be on display at the Nasher Museum in the permanent collection gallery in the fall. Another work by Coyne, “Untitled #1165 (Paris Blue)” —on loan from the Joslyn Art Museum of Omaha, Neb.—is currently on display at the Nasher Museum for its inaugural exhibition, “The Forest: Politics, Poetics and Practice,” which has been attracting viewers since the fall semester. With “Untitled #1165” unavailable for purchase, a team of Nasher Museum officials including Rorschach and Senior Curator Sarah Schroth visited the artist in her New York studio and selected the recently acquired “Untitled #1111.” “Hers was the piece that everybody talked about,” Schroth noted in praise of Coyne’s decidedly distinctive sculpture. “And the one we’re buying is even more powerful —it’s her masterMuseum officials brought the sculpture from the Galerie belong in New

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though a Nasher Museum official confirmed previous reports of a six-figure price tag. The New York Times reported that similar works by the artist have sold for around $75,000. The purchase marks the first major acquisition by the Nasher Museum in its new form. In the near future museum officials do not anticipate purchasing any other works. “We have very limited acquisition funds,” Rorschach said. “We can’t plan in the same way we could if we knew we had steady, renewable funds.”

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UNC-CH freshmen get upper hand in housing by

Victoria Ward THE CHRONICLE

Students at the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill are accustomed to certain privileges that come with seniority tickets to the basketball game against Duke, parking spaces and prime housing. Last week, however, officials at UNC formally released a revised housing policy that will change the seniority system. In the past, housing recontracting has given priority to upperclassmen —many of whom often opt to live on the coveted North Campus. This year, underclassmen will have the advantage in open campus recontracting, —

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Various construction projects on UNC's campus have accompanied a recently revised housing policy.

as the policy represents an attempt to house more freshmen and sophomores on North Campus. Juniors and seniors will be favored in applying for the 917 beds available in Odum Village and the newly-built Ram Village apartments on South Campus. Although the facilities are new, South Campus is generally considered a less desirable area. Looking at housing models from other schools, including Duke, UNC officials have determined that the hall-style dorms of North Campus will facilitate a better SEE UNC ON PAGE 9

GPSC discusses budget, insurance, young trustee Nathan Kundtz, a second-year graduate that a maximum of $5,000 would only be student in physics, called the resolution to used to cover the costs not paid for by money left over from last allocate money for the summer year’s retreat, retreat a “symhich It s through things like [lobby"fthan $2,000, ore L 1 bohc gesture by as the council that well as by sepaing for health insurance] that the GPSC treasrate fundraisinS ~ui p rpnrpWe re aDle 10 pffprtivplv er l ec tlVeiy repre urer could take efforts. into consideraHe also sent OUr Substituents.” tion when deterstressed the imAr 7 Nathan Kundtz mining the Fall portance of the retreat as an op2006 budget. for Representaportunity lives raised concerns that the amount sug- council members to coordinate efforts and gested was too large, but Kundtz explained brainstorm ideas.

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Representatives of the Graduate and Professional Student Council debated and voted on several items of business in their general body meeting Monday night. The council approved a resolution to suggest a $5,000 allocation for the Fall 2006 budget to cover the Summer 2006 GPSC retreat as well as approved changes to the procedures for electing a graduate student young trustee. The Student Health Insurance Committee also reported on its progress in trying to find ways to reduce the rapidly increasing insurance premiums for graduate students.

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Neighborhood Association, claimed that the University said it would respond to his group’s complaints about the

DukeCard within one month from the time he spoke with Executive Vice President Tallman Trask. That conversation occurred Oct. 18, Schelp said. Initial complaints about the current DukeCard system included students’ inability to use food points or FLEX money at off-campus vendors and the high startup costs and commission rates Duke charges vendors for the Merchants on Points program. Startup costs range from $1,500 to $3,500, and the commission Duke takes for delivery purchases can be up to 18 percent. “It’s disappointing because [Trask] said he would get back to us but never did,” Schelp said. “It seems strange because the initial response was encouraging. It’s almost been an act of disengagement.” Dawkins said Trask, after acknowledging the complaints, asked him to review the DukeCard and a possible expansion ofits flexibility. Dawkins said he was never given a specific timetable for his report and he has not been in contact with

Dawkins said he is looking at “a variety of things in relation to those issues” of Merchants on Points and general card flexibility, but he would not limit the scope of his review to just the reduction of startup costs and fees. One reason administrators have cited in the past regarding the difficulty in expanding the DukeCard program is the University’s tax-exempt status as a non-profit institution. When Duke students order food at Duke or through Merchants on Points, they do not pay sales tax. “If Duke is buying something as an institution it’s one thing, but individuals buying a pizza or something is another,” said Tom Campbell, co-owner of The Regulator Bookshop on Ninth Street. “It should be looked at in fairness to everyone else in this community that pays sales tax.” While Dawkins works on Duke’s plan, Schelp and the community will continue to wait. “It’s very clear that they know the ball is in their TOM MENDEL/THE CHRONICLE court and we’re waiting for an answer,” Schelp said. “You expect when someone says they’ll get back to you John Schelp, president of the Old West Durham Neighborhood Associathat they will.” tion, says Duke is unresponsive to concerns about DukeCards offcampus.

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When Wulforst sought proposals for what to do with the vacancy in the Upper East Side of the East Union Building, ARAMARK’s proposal was to open a Quiznos Sub. Wulforst said the idea was “passe, not cutting edge,” especially considering the fact that the University already has a similar eatery in Subway on West Campus. “We’re hiring high school kids in the Trinity Cafe,” he added, noting that the food at that venue is rarely restocked. With regard to the East Campus eateries, Dawkins acknowledged that “having bad food is a real problem.”

reputation for good quality, reliable service and innovative ideas. Ultimately, however, ARAMARK was the only company Duke officials seriously considered. ARAMARK boasted several University alumni on its payroll, including the company’s chief financial officer and the president of the campus services division, Jack Donovan, Trinity ’BO. Donovan had dozens of meetings with Wulforst and came to campus in February 2001 to assure the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee that his company would make the grade, Wulforst said. He told campus leaders he wanted to make Duke a “showcase” for ARAMARK. Then, in an April 5, 2001, open letter to the community published in The Chronicle, Donovan again promised that if ARAMARK was “granted the privilege” of a contract, he would “personally guarantee the quality of the experience.” Wulforst said Donovan has not contacted Duke in four years. Donovan was unavailable for comment. Complaints about quality Problems began shortly after ARAMARK assumed control of several dining locations—including the Marketplace, the Great Hall and Trinity. Cafe—and the University’s catering services in 2001. The year before ARAMARK arrived, The Wall Street Journal rated Duke dining as one of the top college food service programs in the country, Wulforst explained. In 2002, just one year into the contract, the Journal returned to the University but drew different conclusions. While peer institutions like Yale University and Rice University were praised for “boutique china” and “high-end” desserts, the Journal said the University’s best dining feature was the ability to order from outside vendors. “Surprisingly, the food at this school was mediocre,” the Journal concluded. Wulforst said he was not only furious about the poor assessment but also exasperated by the apathetic reactions of ARAMARK representatives. “They dismissed it as ‘just another newspaper article,” 1 Wulforst said.

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ARAMARK's five-year tenure at Duke has been marred by controversy and complaints about the food quality. Other difficulties arose when Wulforst

pressed the company to continue its commitment to training food employees to cook specialized cuisines such as Indian food, sushi and barbecue. He added that the company was so poorly modernized it performed inventory at Duke by hand. ARAMARK also gouged the University on food prices and still does, Wulforst claimed. “For example, a box of syrup that we could buy for $3 they are charging us $7.50,” he said. But Bissinger disputed this allegation. “It would be very hard for me to believe that they could beat our prices,” he said. “Our discounts would have to be greater than Duke as an individual could get on its own.” Nonetheless, Wulforst said he removed ARAMARK from catering University events because having the company continue would have been “a losing proposition.” Based on burgeoning problems, Wulforst said he also submitted a proposal to top administration officials about two years ago recommending that ARAMARK be given 90 days to “put their best food forward” and “deliver the promises made by Jack Donovan.” The proposal was rejected, Wulforst said. Trask noted that the University does not usually terminate contracts prematurely. Since then, students have repeatedly lamented the quality of food on campus,

aiming most criticisms at ARAMARK “[The students’] needs are more im-

portant than mine on this one,” Trask said. Duke Student Government has passed two consecutive “no confidence” votes in ARAMARK—but the company stayed, and its problems have yet to be resolved. DSG’s next vote on its confidence in ARAMARK will take place Feb. 1.

East Campus issues Pressing financial concerns remain a troublesome issue in the relationship between the University and ARAMARK At $lO per Marketplace meal, ARAMARK and Dining Services share approximately $4,500 each night that the average 450 freshmen—3o percent of the entire class—skip dinner on East Campus, Wulforst said. Still, the number of students eating dinner each night has increased dramatically since last year, Bissinger said. He added that for the first time attendance has not dropped off from the fall semester to

spring semester.

Wulforst takes a different view of food options for freshmen. “When I go over to East Campus, I can usually tell in about five seconds how my experience is going to be,” he said. “If there are five employees hanging out front, if the steps are dirty, if half the display cases are empty in Trinity Cafe, then I don’t even need to look any farther.”

An uncertain future Wulforst said he has eaten in the Marketplace about four times during the past semester, which is four more times than Trask, Bissinger and Dawkins combined. Trask noted that his favorite places to eat lunch are “Alpine, Armadillo Grill, and the Faculty Commons”—all non-ARAMARK managed properties. Despite limited recent firsthand experience with the company’s product, Trask said he is confident that between him and Dawkins—with input from Wulforst—the right decision will be made about the ARAMARK contract. The company will be allowed to offer a bid for renewal, but other major food providers will be up for consideration. Wulforst, who has been investigating possible replacements, said he is skeptical about the need for a contract with another conglomerate. Of his 11 dining managers, six are ARAMARK employees, and Wulforst said if the company leaves, Dining Services “would just have to tap into our own leadership.” “I’m convinced there’s a lot of things I could have done that I expected ARAMARK to do,” he noted. Ultimately, Wulforst said he accepts that it is his responsibility to improve food quality on campus. He also noted that a senior administration official has told him that if ARAMARK is unsuccessful, it is because of his own lack of oversight. Although Wulforst can only make a recommendation about whether to renew the contract, he said he wouldfind it difficult to remain at Duke if his advice on such an important issue is rejected. “If we are sold a bunch of crap again by someone else, everyone will lose all their faith in me,” he said.

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rorists and guns from crossing the frontier. Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin, 67, had trumpeted eight consecutive the broken promises and corruption scanbudget surpluses and sought to paint dals under the Liberal Party and were apHarper as a right-winger posing as parently willing to give Harper the benefit erate to woo mainstream voters.a modThe of doubt, despite fears the 46-year-old prime minister also has promised to economist was too extreme in his views lower income taxes, implement a nationopposing abortion and gay marriage. al child care program and ban handguns. During the campaign, Harper He claimed Harper supports the war pledged to cut the red tape in social welin Iraq, which most Canadians oppose, fare programs, lower the national sales and would try to outlaw abortion and tax from 7 percent to 5 percent and grant overturn gay marriage. more autonoHarper demy and federal nied those to funding claims and said “Ithink a Conservative governCanada’s 13 Sunday that provinces and Martin had ment is just a backlash against territories. failed to swing also He certain corruption.” voters against wants to imWilliam Azaroff, him.“Canadians prove relations between CanaNew Democratic Party voter can disagree, da and the but it takes a Unite< tales, lot to get Canawhich comdians to inprise the world's largest trading bloc and tensely hate something or hate someconduct $1.5 billion in business daily. body. And it usually involves hockey,” The Liberals have angered Washington Harper quipped. in recent years, condemning the war in Voters cast ballots at 60,000 polling Iraq, refusing to join the continental anti- stations amid unseasonably mild winter ballistic missile plan and criticizing Presiweather. Turnout from the country's dentBush for rejecting the Kyoto Protocol 22.7 million registered voters was exon greenhouse gas emissions and enactpected to be better than the 60 percent of the June 2004 election, the lowest ing punitive Canadian lumber tariffs. Harper has said he would reconsider number since 1898. the missile defense scheme, move beyond William Azaroff, 35, voted for the left-ofthe Kyoto debate by establishing different center New Democratic Party but concedenvironmental controls and tone down ed a Conservative government was likely to the “war of words” over lumber. win. “I think it's a shame,” said the business He also wants to spend more on the ■manager from Vancouver, British ColumCanadian military, expand its peacekeepbia. “I think the last government was actuing missions in Afghanistan and Haiti and ally quite effective for Canadians. I think a tighten security along the border with the Conservative government is just a backlash United States in an effort to prevent ter- against certain corruption.”

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Ifcompleted, the TTA's rail line would make Durham thoroughfares, like Erwin Road, more regionally accessible.

only receive a low rating, instead of the medium rating needed for the FTA to approve of the project. TTA now has until Sept. 30, 2006, to finish its homework. “We have no information to believe that the project has been derailed,” said Garold Smith, director of communications and public affairs for TTA. “We’re working with the TTA toward the September deadline about property issues and overall health of the project.” Schulz added that in mid-December Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr, R-N.C., sent letters to TTA referencing the fact that TTA would not be in the federal budget in February. Schulz emphasized that TTA does not necessarily need to be in the federal budget to continue working on the project. Neither senator could be reached for comment.

Despite the roadblocks the project has faced, Rep. David Price, D-N.C., is still a big supporter of the rail line. “Recent reports have suggested that the [TTA’s] regional rail project may be ‘dead,’” Price said in a Dec. 15, 2005, press release. “Based on the latest information I have, that suggestion is not accurate.” John Burness, senior vice president for public affairs and government relations at Duke, is still optimistic about the project. “We’ve been interested all along in working with the TTA,” Burness said. “The project is clearly up in the air, but it would truly help mass transit in the Triangle.” Price and Schulz both said TTA will continue to work with the FTA to solve ridership issues and work toward providing options for commuters in the Triangle. “The Triangle will need mass transit in the decades ahead,” Price said. “Highways alone cannot fully address traffic congestion and its impact on our quality of life.”

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GPSC from page 4 graduate student in psychology. For next year, at least, the GraduateSchool will pay for the $2- to $3-million policy from its own reserves, and it will not change the grant-writing budget. The Graduate School is also in the process of determining how to implement the plan. At one point, administrators considered making the University-funded insurance mandatory for Ph.D. students, but they have since decided it should be optional. McCrudden added that there has been confusion about the recent decreases in the number of students that departments are accepting into their programs. She said that these decreases are related to a three-year budget cycle, not the health insurance commitment. The health insurance committee is also looking for ways to lower insurance costs. “Some of the problem is that people don’t know where to go, how much student health affords them,” McCrudden said. The council also discussed and voted on procedures to elect the University’s graduate student young trustee. Concerns were raised about the bias that the GPSC executive board officers introduce during the process, since nominees for the young trustee position often are on the executive board. In the GPSC election of the young trustee, there is a public question and answer session with the candidates, a public discussion without the candidates and a private session for GPSC in which they discuss the nominees and each representative casts a vote for the young trustee. The executive board members do not vote. The council resolved to allow the executive board members to offer opinions in the public discussion session and to limit the board members’ comments during the private session. Under the resolution, the executive board members can only answer direct questions in the private discussion.

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UNC from page 4 freshman experience. The housing move is comparable to one Duke made more than a decade ago. In 1995, Duke implemented the policy of housing all freshmen on East Campus in order to maximize the benefits of the first-year experience. “There is research that has driven the whole philosophy of a first- or secondyear student getting off to a better start in a corridor-style dorm,” said Rick Bradley, assistant director of housing and residential education at UNC. “It helps them in their socialization.” The underclassmen’s presence on North Campus will increase from 45 to 50 percent. Bradley said for juniors and seniors, the primary concern about staying on campus is maintaining privacy. He expects the suite-style dorms and apartments on South Campus to fulfill upperclassmen’s needs. UNC has poured its resources into the area in an effort to make it central to campus life. Since 2002, South Campus has played host to ongoing construction, including the completed Rams Head dining and exercise facility, four residence halls with a total capacity of 1,000 and the Student and Academic Services building, which will open in 2007. The UNC policy has spurned much opposition, especially among many rising juniors, who are disappointed that they will never benefit from seniority in open campus recontracting, said senior Colin Reed, vice president for the Residence Hall Association. Similarly, when all rising sophomores were relegated to West Campus for the 2002-03 school year, many rising juniors were discontented when they discovered

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is not the only institution considering revisions to its housing policy based on the desire to create a more cohesive freshman experience. In October 2004, an offshoot committee of the University of Pennsylvania's Board of Trustees asked its members to consider limiting the campus' main Quadrangle to freshmen only. Just a few days ago, the school's Undergraduate Assembly began distributing a survey to students

that asks them the same question.

"The Pit" is a popular gathering space near UNC's North Campus, where many freshmen will live next year. that seniors and sophomores would get greater priority for housing on West. The disgrunded UNC students have centered their movement in opposition to the change around an online petition. “Freshmen and sophomores should be down on South Campus, because North Campus dorms are much more coveted—for the location, the scenery, the atmosphere,” said Lindsey Weaver, a freshman at UNC. RHA, which is composed entirely of students, met with housing officials before the plan was finalized. “Our biggest concern was with the class of sophomores/’ Reed said. “We suggested that everything go into effect with next year’s freshmen so no one at the university would feel the changes.” Because so many UNC freshmen live together on South Campus, their experiences are much like the freshman lifestyle

on Duke’s East Campus. Like Duke students eager to move to West Campus, UNC students typically consider it a privilege to move to North Campus, which is currently the center of campus life. Seniority still plays a significant role in the housing selection process at Duke. Although sophomores, juniors and seniors are allowed to live on West Campus, only upperclassmen may seek housing in Central Campus apartments, allowing them the greatest number of housing options. Much like UNC’s efforts to increase the desirability of South Campus, Duke hopes to revive Central Campus through extensive construction, allowing it to be a center for both social and academic life. Despite many students’ protests, UNC housing officials believe the new policy will bring necessary changes to an outdated process.

While Penn has no immediate plans to alter its housing schema, the surveys will influence future campus planning. Information gathered from students have shown that the freshman experience is an issue of concern to many, but housing officials note that there is not clear-cut consensus about the value of gathering all of the freshmen to live together in one location. Most Penn freshmen live on the Quadrangle or in College Hill House. Each year, 65 to 80 percent of Quad residents are freshmen.

Some students note that there are benefits to living among upperclassmen—-including being surrounded by people with very different life experiences—but others say living among older individuals can be isolating to first-year students. The recently distributed surveys and a task force formed by the Provost's Office will help guide Penn as it considers whether or not to create an all-freshman housing area similar to Duke's East Campus.

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SOLDIER from page 2 the line, you’ve got to back them up, you’ve got to give them clear rules, and you’ve got to give them enough room to make mistakes without treating them like

ways said that you need to do the right thing, and sometimes the right thing is the hardest thing to do.” Lt. Col. Paul Calvert, also testifying on Welshofer’s behalf, said attacks by Iraqi insurgents around the western Iraqi city ofal Qaim, the area where Mowhoush was taken into custody, “went to practically none” when Mowhoush died. Prosecutor Maj. Tiernan Dolan did

criminals,” he said. Welshofer said he had “the utmost respect for the decision the pane mem came to “I love him more

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This week's events will end with a Career Fair similar to the one held in the fall in the Bryan Center (above).

CAREER WEEK from page 3 ofCareer Week. More than 130 alumni will Duke to conduct career-field panels and network with students. The Conference will also feature a keynote address given by Judy Woodruff, Trinity ’6B and former host ofCNN’s “Inside Politics.” “The Career Conference will feature a variety of career paths that resonate with students of all interests,” said Holly Duke, co-director of Career Week. “It’s also a great opportunity for students to network with alumni.” In response to student demand, new panels like The Business of Fashion and Global Business will also be featured at the Conference, said Sheila Curran, the executive director of the Career Development Center. In addition to the main events, other new programs pepper the schedule this return to

year as the directors seek to reach out to a more diverse student population. Coffee Talks, which took place Monday, are small group discussions focusing on very specific career paths. They are scheduled to take place again this afternoon. Three professional school panels will also debut this year in order to give students a chance to learn about the experience of attending law, medical and business schools. “Career Week helps students make the transition from Duke to the professional world,” said senior Katie Xiao, a Career Week participant. “For seniors, it’s one of our last chances to get the most out of the Duke experience.” As an additional perk, .students who register for the conference will also receive a special “celebrity” wake-up call Sat-

urday morning. Last year’s caller was Richard Brodhead.

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“I deeply apologize if my actions tarnished the soldiers serving in Iraq,” Welshofer said. His wife, Barbara, testified that she was worried about providing for their three children if her husband was sentenced to prison, but she said she was proud of him for contesting the case. “I love him more for fighting this,” she said, tears welling up in her eyes. “He’s al-

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Welshofer, dressed in his Army uniform and seated between his attorneys, listened quietly Monday as other witnesses praised his abilities as a soldier. The defense had argued a heart condition caused Mowhoush’s death, and that Welshofer’s commanders had approved the interrogation technique. Prosecutors described Welshofer as a rogue interrogator who became frustrated with Mowhoush’s refusal to answer questions and escalated his techniques from simple interviews to beatings to simulating drowning, and finally, to death.

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ex-manager Ross Perkins is one of the no-name guys at the end of the Duke bench. In fact, he’s the guy all the way at the end of that bench. Does that upset the senior? No, especially considering that two years ago he wasn’t even on the bench. He was weara jacket, tie and slacks, and the only action he saw was wiping some of JJ. I Redick’s sweat off Jordan the hardwood. Prior to his junior year, Perkins was a manager for the men’s basketball team, working the full-time gig with an eventual Coach K recommendation as the only compensation. The job description: take inventory of the electrical closet, videotape practice, rub marks off basketball sneakers, and if lucky, get promoted to keeping track of statistics or holding the ball and towel. At the beginning of his sophomore year, Perkins had the crazy idea that he would try to become a walk-on. He wanted to make the leap from the peasantry to the nobility, and the initial response from the coaching staff was, “Yeah, right.” “At the beginning of my sophomore year I talked to [associate head] coach [Johnny] Dawkins, just to put in his ear that I was thinking about being a walkon,” Perkins said. “And he said to me, *You were a big guy in high school, you would probably be a guard at Duke, and

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Lindsey Harding terrorized the Lady Vols on both ends of the court Monday. The junior scored a team-high 15points while notching eight steals in Duke's 75-53 rout.

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Ross Perkins, who was once a basketball manager, walked on to the team after his sophomore year.

Looking at the stat sheet before Duke’s game against No. 1 Tennessee, it seemed like the Blue Devil defense was going to have their hands full. The Lady Vols entered the contest averaging 82.1 points per game, and the team features two of the nation’s most dangerous scorers in Candace Parker oame Shanna and analysis zoiman. lnstead, No. 2 Duke’s match-up zone and intense on-the-ball pressure gave Tennessee headaches all night. The Blue Devils frequently took away the Lady Vols best shot and held their opponent to a seasonlow 53 points and forced them into committing 22 turnovers. “I’m really proud of our decoach Gail fense,” head Goestenkors said. “I thought we really set the tone on the defen-

sive end. I thought it was a great effort.” Duke’s defensive pressure paid huge dividends during a key stretch in the first half, as the team was able to capitalize on a flurry of Lady Vol turnovers to build a lead the Blue Devils would not relinquish. Starting with a Jessica Foley steal with 7:41 to go in the first half, the Blue Devils managed to take away five balls and grab two defensive rebounds, turning a slim one-point lead into a sevenpoint advantage. The lackluster performance of the Lady Vols starkly contrasted Duke’s fiery defensive effort. Tennessee allowed the Blue Devils to run their offensive sets unchallenged all night. The Lady Vols struggled to keep up with the speed of Duke’s backcourt and failed to contain any of the Blue Devils’ outside team

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The Blue Devils stifling defenseforced 22 turnovers in a blowout victory over the Lady Vols, who were held to a season-low 53 points.

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After winning the National Championship a year ago and losing its top seven scorers, North Carolina expected this season to be difficult. But for a team that has started three freshmen for most of the year, the Tar Heels surprised many of their critics by losing only two non-conference games and climbing into the top 25. Nevertheless, UNC’s recent twogame ACC skid served as a reminder ofhow tough conference play can be for a young team. As a result, it was important that head coach Roy Williams’ squad responded on the road Sunday, handing Florida State its first home loss of the season, 81-80.

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In its third ACC road game in history, Boston College finally secured its first victory away from Conte Forum Saturday with a 65-61 win over Miami. Since joining the ACC this year with high expectations —

they were picked to finish second in the conference during the preseason —the Eagles have struggled. After losing its first three ACC games, Boston College has won its last two and has of adjusting to the conference’s com-

petitive nature.

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In addition, Williams felt his team was lacking an outsideshooting threat so he gave junior Wes Miller the starting nod for the first time this season against the Seminoles. Entering the game averaging just six points in 20 minutes, Miller turned in a career-best performance, tallying 18 points, all on

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with his nucleus of talentedfreshman has made coaching this team fun for Williams, he said. “It is a big time challenge,” Williams added. “We’re treading water where nobody has ever been before with the inexperience that we have and how much we lost. It’s a wonderful group of kids who are trying extremely hard.”

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“We were fortunate to get out of there with a win, and I think we needed it too,” Williams said. Although freshman standout Tyler Hansbrough has provided a consistent interior scoring option for the Tar Heels all season —he has scored 14 or more points in each of his last 10 games—Williams was concerned that his inexperienced team was making too many fundamental errors in its recent ACC games. “It was a total breakdown of what we like to think we practice every day,” Williams said of UNC’s loss to Miami Jan. 14. “We didn’t guard people off the bounce. We didn’t rebound the basketball, didn’t keep them off the offensive boards, didn’t stop them from penetrating the ball to the basket.”

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Aside from Duke, no team in the ACC has broken away from the field in the conference standings. The Miami Hurricanes are one of four teams tied for third place at 3-2. But with four games in the next 12 days—three of which will be on the road—the Hurricanes will rely heavily on their veteran guards’ play to win. Senior Robert Hite and junior Guillermo Diaz have quiedy become two of the highest scoring guards in the ACC. Hite, who has reached double figures in 42 of his last 48 games, and Diaz, who has done the same in 44 of his last 47, are sixth and ninth on the ACC’s active career high-scor-

ers list, respectively. In Miami’s most impressive win of the season, an 81-70 upset of then-No. 20 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Jan. 14, Hite and Diaz both dropped 24 points to ensure the Hurricanes’ victory. When its guards struggle, however, Miami is not the imposing team that deflated the Dean Dome. In their 65-61 loss to then-No. 21 Boston College Jan. 21, which broke the Hurricanes’ four game winning streak, their guards all but disappeared at the end of game. Diaz missed four consecutive shots in the final minutes. In addition, junior Anthony Harris—a player whom Miami head coach Frank Haith called the leader of his team—did not

have a single field goal until he hit an insignificant threepointer in the closing seconds of the game. “We just have to be smarter and more patient,” Haith said. “Those are the types of things you’ve got to do better if you want to win a high-level game.” The trio of Diaz, Harris and Hite will be tested tonight when the Hurricanes open up their road swing at Virginia (96, 3-2), a team that also showcases talented guards of its own in Sean Singletary and

J.R. Reynolds.

Offensively, Miami’s guards have to shoot well—and shoot well early—to win. The Hurricanes are 4-0 when they hit at least 50 percent from the field and are 9-1 when they lead at half.

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back, Harding said. “They are Tennessee. They have great tradition [and] play with

will learn from it.” Whenever the Lady Vols mounted any kind of comeback, Duke responded. With 9:03 remaining in the contest, Sidney Spencer hit her second threepointer in 30 seconds to bring Tennessee within 14 points. Duke freshman guard Abby Waner responded immediately with a three ofher own just 15 seconds later to reestablish control. Waner ended the game with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and 2-for-3 from behind the arc. “I expected them to make a come-

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a lot of heart.” Five Blue Devils scored in double figures and eight played more than 15 minutes in the game. Tennessee, however, showed signs of fatigue in the second period, as every starter logged at least 28 minutes. The difference showed. Duke’s bench outscored the Lady Vols’ reserves 30-9. I know our bench was huge for us,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. I thought we were able to wear them down a little bit. Every game we go into we feel like our depth will be a factor in the second half.” Lindsey Harding led the Blue Devils with 15 points, tied a career high with eight steals and also dished out four assists in a team-high 33 minutes of play. “She took it to the basket when she needed to,” Goestenkors said. “She got the ball to the open player and ran the offense for us, so I thought she had an exceptional game.” Duke kept Tennessee from getting into an offensive rhythm by forcing 22 turnovers. Six Blue Devils recorded at least one steal and Tennessee had only 10 assists on the night. Duke also kept Lady Vols’ leading scorer Shanna Zolman without a point for the first time since Jan. 8, 2005. Zolman, who had been averaging 15.7 points per game, was 0-for-7 from the field and registered no assists or rebounds. The three Duke seniors had solid, if not spectacular, games as All-American Monique Currie scored 13 points in only 28 minutes of play. Jessica Foley came off the bench to add eight points on a 3-for-5 shooting performance and Mistie Williams was just one rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 10 points while grabbing nine boards. Duke’s mixture of constant ball pres-

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ground frustrated the Lady Vols through-

the night. Tennessee’s 53 points marked its lowest output of the season and the Lady Vols were out-rebounded 33-26. out

“We didn’t handle the intensity that they were throwing up, we didn’t match their energy,” Tennessee guard Alexis Hornbuckle said. “I think they had the swagger that we usually carry.”

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After being denied the 901st victory ofher career, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt lauded the Blue Devils’ superior play while confessing that her team never could get comfortable in Cameron. “Duke made us play a little bit overanxious, and we never could really settle down and consistently have the type ofcomposure that we needed to have,” Summitt said.

Duke-UNC may feature pair of unbeatens

If North Carolina (18-0) defeats Wake Forest Friday and Duke beats Clemson Thursday, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels will face off in yet another matchup ofundefeated teams Sunday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke is approaching the best start in school history and may have a chance to equal the mark against its rival. The 2002-2003 squad began the season 20-0 before losing to second-ranked Connecticut.

The Blue Devils played in front of 9,314 fans Monday, recording their third home sell-out in team history. Duke has also sold out Sunday’s contest against North Carolina, marking the first time it has sold out two consecutive home games.

Lady Vols fail from the line

In Tennessee’s worst free-throw performance since before the 2004-05 season, the Lady Vols shot a paltry 2-for-10 from the line. Alexis Hornbuckle shot particularly poorly, missing all four of her attempts. The sophomore entered the game hitting 78% of her foul shots, but may have been affected by jeers from the Cameron Crazies, who waved empty Wal-Mart shopping bags whenever Hornbuckle stepped to the line. The prank referred to a shoplifting incident that occurred while she was a prep senior. Duke fared much better as a team, hitting 9-of-12 from the stripe.

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DEFENSE from page 11 shooters. This allowed Abby Waner and Jessica Foley to rain back-breaking threes on the Lady Vols when they seemed poised to regain momentum in the second half. “There was quite a difference in how their defense affected what we did offensively than our defense did against Duke,” Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt said. “They pretty much ran what they wanted to run, handled traps. We didn’t rotate our defense. But bottom line, defensively, I just thought they disrupted us and we did not disrupt them. “It was a tough night for us, but they had an awful lot to do with it.” Duke’s defensive effort was spearheaded by the sensational play of Lindsey Harding, who upset the tempo of the Tennessee offense all night. The junior relentlessly hounded point guard Alexis Hornbuckle whenever she brought the ball up the court, finishing with a careerhigh eight steals. “Lindsey was amazing,” Goestenkors said. “If there’s a better defensive player in the nation I’d like to see her. She did a little bit of everything on the defensive end and disrupted so many things they wanted to do.” Hornbuckle recorded just three assists on the night while committing a season-high six turnovers. Harding said she tried to pressure the sophomore into dribbling as much as possible with the hope that it would cause her to lose control of the ball. “We didn’t handle the intensity that they were throwing up. We didn’t match their energy,” Hornbuckle said. “Our shots weren’t falling, and our defense wasn’t there, and you can’t win a big game like this if you don’t play defense.” The Blue Devils were especially effective in shutting down Zolman, who entered the game averaging nearly 16 points per game and finished with none. In addition, the shooting guard was held without an assist, rebound or steal, making her two turnovers her only contribution of the night. “Shanna was a non-factor,” Summitt said. “And the disappointing thing is that when she wasn’t scoring, she wasn’t doing other things. That was a big disappointment, and it obviously hurt us. She’s got to be more involved and do other things.” Chante Black and Mistie Williams also came up big for

you’re not that good, so the chances aren’t that good.’”

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center Alison Bales got into foul trouble in the first half. The pair combined for 14 rebounds and two blocked shots, and Black even managed to pick up two steals. “I was able to get good open looks and just finish the

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But near the end of that season, Perkins got a call from the athletic department and learned that there might be an opening for him. So he spent the summer of 2004 working his tail offfor that one chance to achieve his lifelong dream, and before the season ofhis junioryear, he got another call. This time, Perkins heard what he wanted to hear—he was selected for the final spot on the basketball squad. For the last two years, Perkins has had a differentfulltime gig. The newjob description: help the talented freshmen get up to speed, bring energy to practices and be a cheerleader from the very end of the bench. Despite his promotion, it is still easy to ridicule Perkins’ role. He has to bust his butt every single day with no chance—zero—of ever playing a meaningful minute. He sometimes has trouble getting in the game when the Blue Devils are up by 40. But for Perkins, it’s not about getting in the game, and he doesn’t care what critics think. “I look forward to meeting them, hopefully with a ring on my finger,” Perkins said of doubters. “I sort of shake it offbecause obviously they don’t have the same passion for the sport. It’s not about me—for me, it’s about the team and winning a national championship.” To his surprise, the benchwarmer did get the opportunity to play one meaningful minute. Prior to last season’s home contest against Wake Forest, head coach Mike Krzyzewski offered Perkins a chance to start along with two other walk-ons. While the other two accepted the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Perkins’ gut instinct told him to discuss it further with Krzyzewski. After meeting, the two agreed that it was best for the team if Perkins did not start. Following his gut instinct is one of the many lessons Perkins says he has received from maybe the best leader in the history of college basketball. That tutelage has no price tag, and it has helped Perkins achieve success off the court. The senior accepted a job offer to work for Accenture next year, and he traces much of his success to Krzyzewski.

“I definitely have picked up some of his phrases and ideas,” Perkins said. “He knows how to run a successful business, and he has further developed my work ethic.... I think I can take that into the next few years.”

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cils. But they are exclusive organizations, and they are not opportunities for everyone. Selective housing options for women are severely limited. Fraternities dominate selective living groups. Some quad members see selective living groups as an unfairly powerful unit in quad decisions because of the cohesiveness of their members. Since the abolition of annual review several years ago, the University has no formal way to evaluate the effect selective living groups have on their members or on the surrounding areas. As Duke reevaluates the quad system and the experience of residence life as a whole, it will consider the way selective living groups enhance or detract from the ideal Duke experience. None of these are ques-

tions about whether any particular group should be granted housing. They are about the community as a whole and the role that these small institutions play in shaping it. Residential planners are still considering how they want to answer these questions. Continuing to incorporate new groups will only complicate that evaluation. Yes, RLHS should have come up with some answers already. If they had, then perhaps these two groups could be set up as models for developing the ideal selective living groups. Instead, they will fall into the existing model of selective groups. And when RLHS finally decides its goals for these groups, everyone will have to scramble to adjust. This is no moratorium. It’s just the status quo.

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violated to allow two fraternities space on campus? And why was the more drastic step taken to raise the cap on the percentage of selective beds in a quad above 50 percent? The addition of these groups nullifies the halt to residential changes that took place two years ago and highlights several ongoing—and with growing—problems Duke’s residential policies. The major issue is that after two years of supposed study, no one has an answer to the question of selective houses. These groups offer vibrant social life to their members and allow students a particular experience of living among a large group of their chosen peers. Selective houses often serve as anchors of the social scene on campus, and their members are frequently leaders in quad coun-

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before ARAMARK signed on. Food quality dipped, too, and students began avoiding the dining halls after three salmonella outbreaks. Only two years into thieir contract, ARAtract is set to exMARK was given Pisa the axe. pire this June Duke’s adminYale: The administrators at istration now has Yale were fed up the opportunity with running a (and political jimmy soni $2-million deficit cover) to cut and on their dining run. And it’s high matter of fact services, so they time we did. Talk to any number of called on ARAfrustrated freshmen, and you MARK to control the rising costs. can almost taste the insufferable After one year, the deficit had ballooned from $2 million to $3 Marketplace food. Glance at articles about ARAMARK’s arrival, million. A Yale Daily News investiand you’ll see a sad picture of gation found that ARAMARK was strained employee relations. actually paying 20 percent more Listen to any Duke alum wax for its food, due to a long-standnostalgic about campus dining, ing contract with food-distributor Sysco Corporation. With ARAand you’ll hear the story of delicious times long gone. MARK trying to tighten their But accepting that efficiency belts, food quality plummeted. and cost-cutting tend to trouble Yale’s top chefs issued public critemployees, taking into account icisms, saying that they “were that alumni usually rave about tired of cooking this garbage” how wonderful things were back and comparing the food to “kind in their day and realizing we’re of stuff you’d get at a snack bar in too quick to believe that the grass a bowling alley.” MIT; The would-be econois greener on the other food service provider’s campus, we ought mists at MIT were unhappy: The to take the time to listen to ARAschool had renewed its contract MARK’s side of the story. with ARAMARK, effectively giving Therein lies the trouble. the food service provider a moThere is no side to their story. nopoly over campus dining. MoThey have yet to respond to this nopolies, they knew, would lead most recent furor, except to say to inflated prices and poor qualithat they serve more than 400 colty. So they protested. MIT eventuleges and universities. Let’s have a ally cut back ARAMARK’s stronghold and built a system that look-see at some of the others: The Claremont Colleges: incorporated three major national providers. Brought in with a promise to imThe New Mexico Department prove food quality and cut costs, ARAMARK took over in 1998 at of Corrections: After ARAMARK took over the food services for this five-school consortium in California. Within five months, the the state of New Mexico’s prison company was operating at a loss. system, inmates at the Los Lunas The schools were forced to refacility were so disappointed with work their contracts and setde for the changes in food quality that the same price they were paying they organized a hunger strike.

jig is up, or so it seems, After years of patience, DSG inquiries and pitiful ratings for flagship eateries the Great Hall and Marketplace, ARAMARK’s con-

Wake Forest, UNC, Trent University, University of Michigan, University of Houston, Wesleyan University and the University of Texas have all seen similar protests over food quality and worker treatment. These stories are not indicative of every ARAMARK-operated eatery. Student reporting and student opinion inevitably have their biases. But there are alternatives to a food service provider that, at least in its Duke dealings, has failed to make significant improvements in the face of student

disappointment. We can easily do better. Why

into limited contracts with a few different national providers (the MIT model), giving them each control over certain sections of campus? Competition between them will force changes. Take it one step further. Yale’s Berkeley College dealt with its ARAMARK woes by forcing the company to buy fresh, locally grown produce from farms, a move it borrowed from other campuses across the country. The cost was slightly higher at the outset, but the healthier options caused student satisfaction to soar. Want even more variety and even steeper competition? Invite more local eateries to set up shop on campus. When MIT switched to its new model, it brought on seven local vendors to foster healthy competition; Duke itself succeeded when it brought Sitar on campus. Use market forces to make better meals. But please do something. We’ve endured too many false promises and heard too many complaints for this issue to just be shuffled under the rug. After five long years, it’s time for a change. not enter

Jimmy Soni is a Trinity junior. His column runs every other Tuesday.

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been very disappointed with ARAMARK,” Jim Wulforst, director of din-

surances that they would bring new products, improved employee training and world-class food. Given these lapses, it is surprising that Wulforst said he never personally attempted to termi-

ing services, said last week. He told me last semester; “I lose sleep over it.” Wulforst isn’t the only one who’s disappointed. After two votes of no confinate ARAMARK’s contract. dence by the Duke UniversiBut Wulforst’s hands were ty Student Dining Advisory seemingly tied when it Committee, endless comcame to ARAMARK “I’ve 8 83P3 plaints from students, the been told to work with removal or resignation of 35 them and that if they fail ARAMARK managers and a it’s because I let them fail,” elliott wolf he said. long series of promises made and broken, there is Within Duke, there are transparency very little popular support three people with the aufor the renewal of ARAthority to direct Wulforst to MARK’s contract when it expires in June. do anything: Vice President of Campus This isn’t anything new. The last five Services Kernel Dawkins, Executive Vice years have represented a cycle of problems, President Tallman Trask and President temporary fixes and reneged commitments. Richard Brodhead. Duke Dining worked diligendy with ARASo who is ARAMARK’s cheerleader in MARK to document and correct problems, the administration? Why would one or but they often resurfaced under constandy more of these men intervene in the relachanging ARAMARK management. A Detionship between an autonomous auxiliary cember 2002 confidential memorandum service and one ofits contractors? obtained by The Chronicle described ARAI think the following might be plausible reasons, and they don’t have anything to MARK’s managers as “incapable of managdo with food: ing conflict or generally disorganized.” Now that we have reached this point, we L. Frederick Sutherland (Trinity ’73) The executive vice president and chief fiare left to ask: Why has ARAMARK’s specnancial officer of ARAMARK sits on the tacular failure been five years in the making? Why has ARAMARK received an estiTrinity Board of Visitors (along with his wife). According to the board’s website, it mated $5O million in student business? Duke could have terminated the conhas been “particularly involved” with the tract at any time, for any reason with only “all-first-year East Campus” (the Market90 days notice. place—the dining component of the first Wulforst maintains that ARAMARK conyear experience—comprises about half of tinued at Duke because Dining Services ARAMARK’s revenue at Duke). According had made a five-year commitment to to published donor lists, the Sutherlands them—a commitment that Duke adhered donated between $20,000 and $50,000 to the Annual Fund in 2004 and again in to while ARAMARK failed to live up to as—

The namesake of the new von der Heyden Pavilion and a current director at ARAMARK sits on Duke’s Board of Trustees. He is also the former vice chair of the Board of (73 J BY, Directors of PepsiCo. Mad Hatter’s contract stipulates that only Pepsi products are allowed to be sold inside the pavilion and, acGy'S. TOE cording to Wulforst, “We were required to that because die donor spent $5 million.” This begs the question: If von der Heyden’s former position at Pepsi is influencing food service in the pavilion, what are the effects of his current position at ARAMARK? title .E Larry Moneta—ln 2002, our vice president for student affairs co-authored The Privatization of Student Sendees with Bill DilDuke UtyrfcvJi lon, ARAMARK’s vice president for faciliBY: ties management. While at the University of Pennsylvania, Moneta hired a then-ARAMARK regional vice president to oversee TITLE; i its dining operations, according to The University of Pennsylvania Almanac. Kernel Dawkins—Wulforst’s boss also SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE oversaw an ARAMARK takeover of the food Duke alumni I. Frederick Sutherland and Jack Dono- service at Yale University when he was assovan signed the 2001 contract with ARAMARK. ciate vice president of facilities there. The Yale Daily News uncovered in 2001 that 2005. They also fund a graduate fellowship. after ARAMARK took over, the “food manSutherland signed the 2001 contract on beagement giant... dramatically and unapolohalfof ARAMARK getically slashed the dining hall food budgJack Donovan (Trintity ’BO) —The sen- et at Yale College.” Chefs “openly expressed ior vice president of ARAMARK and the disgust with the quality and variety offood.” Although these connections may appresident of ARAMARK Business, Sports and Entertainment was the other signatory pear to be quid pro quo, I can only venture a of the original 2001 contract. As then-presspeculative “maybe” as to whether conflicts ident for campus services at ARAMARK he of interest are at play. But ARAMARK is, helped assure Wulforst that ARAMARK after all, still here. If ARAMARK’s contract is renewed, it defwould take care of Duke. He wrote in a initely won’t be because we liked the food. 2001 letter to The Chronicle that ARAMARK’s service would be “worthy of the University that changed my life.” Elliott Wolf is a Trinity sophomore. His colKarl M. von der Heyden (Trinity ’62) umn runs every Tuesday.

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The Young Trustee dance dent; the Panhellenic Council president, the Diva exsemifinalists in this year’s Young Trustee competition are uniformly qualified folks. They are leadpresident and the Undergraduate Judicial Board coers. Any of them would make a fine Young Trustee. chair. Period. These insider students meet with administrators, read But as I “met the semifinalists” and learned about their Chronicle and are familiar with the Umvenity’s Chronicle, struck The the 18 edition ofThe was I goals in Jan. strategic goals. And fluey know toeing the line offers them as if by a Duke Student Government gavel. the best chance to become Young Trustee because the seEvery semifinalist’s top priorities involved a combination of internationalization, research, financial aid and lection committee is comprised of organization types who the Central Campus renovation. The only candidate advocate the same consensus priorities.. Failure to stress the obvious could reek of naivete. who avoided that quad of priorities was Brandon GoodStill, with all the brilliance and leadership ability in this win, and whatever “betyear’s group of semifinalists, you would think at least one ter knowledge base” andrew collins person would dare to venture off-message with his or her means, it sounds simitop priorities. Nobody needs a Young Trustee to come in lar to research guest column and advocate internationalization. We know. We’ve got it. No one would argue Gil Merkx is on the case. that these are unimporPerhaps some of these candidates independently tant issues. Rather, what alarms me about these particular areas of focus is that they are the exact same as the came to the conclusion that internationalization, research, financial aid and the Central Campus renovacurrent top priorities of the Duke senior administration tion are the most important priorities for the Universiand Trustees. ty’s development You can’t breathe the Allen Building air without getBut the precise alignment of these areas with existing ting baked on the fumes of internationalization. Central University priorities suggests to me that such a belief is research oband are University-wide Campus improving most likely borne out of insularity, a lack of imagination sessions, and President Richard Brodhead has proand the way the Young Trustee selection process encourto venclaimed endowing financial aid be the signature ture of his early presidency. “Meeting the semifinalists” ages candidates to prefer convention to bold ideas. Certainly, there is no shortage of possible priorities for was like reading the provost’s Blackberry! Young Trustee. Imagine “meeting” some of is than few a potential a In fairness, an application more top priorities. The semifinalists’ footnotes could be rife with bold these characters: Wants to Duke to become a leader in distance learning challenges and fresh ideas of novel do not Wants to establish a universal community service reBut a few obscure nuggets thinking broader which is that the quirement the problem, Young eclipse Wants to pass a mandatory deficit cap for all divisions Trustee selection process is structurally flawed. semifmalists include the DSG Wants to drop ACC football presiThis year, your Wants to make a real commitment to an Arts Corridor dent, executive vice president and would-be president; Wants to require the Trustees to obtain DSC approval the Union president; the Interfraternity Council presi-

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hdfoirr any" major decision affecting student life, gDanlmg siudeims the same right that the faculty ton through Acadeaouc Council Wants to affirm commitment to/abolish/create a row for fraternities Waits to' make political orientation an ad hoc “diversity” factor in the faculty hiring process Wants to offer ever)' entering student a laptop computer Wants to strategically eliminate Duke programs, as a cost-cutting strategy, and encourage students to instead use programs at neighboring schools Wants to create a written academic freedom policy that defines University associations with outsiders Wants to lead the charge by boycotting the U.S. News rankings Wants to redefine affirmative action for admissions Wants a monorail Wants a duorail Wants to establish a University hate speech policy Wants to open up the Young Trustee compedtion This year’s eight semifinalists can easily exceed and improve upon this list, and they can certainly do better than the redundant yes-men priorities they submitted in their first “meeting” with the University communityjan. 18. The ideas and even inspiration are doubdess there; it’s more a matter of resisting the constraints that the selection process perennially imposes. Luckily for us all, there is still time for these candidates to think creatively, speak boldly and advocate solutions that could turn the Board on its head. Duke was built on challenging the consensus, not cowtowing to it Young Trustee semifinalists, good luck. •

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Andrew Collins graduatefrom Trinity College in 2005 and is former University Editor of The Chronicle.

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THE CHRONICLE

JANUARY 24,2006

EXHIBITIONS, DISCUSSIONS,

ARTS EVENTS ON CAHHIS: JAN, 24 FEB. I -

SCREENINGS

1/25 Screen/Society BOYS FROM FENGKUEI by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Cine-East 7: New East Asian Cinema Series. Bpm. Richard White And., East Campus. Free.

Exhibition. “Daido 80: Vintage photographs from the 80s by Daido Moriyama.” Curated by Diego Cortez. Thru Jan. 31. JHFC Gallery. Exhibition. "One God, One Faith, One Baptism." Photos by Titus Brooks Heagins. Spiritual ceremonies ofthe descendants of Africa living in the West and images from East Durham neighborhood churches. Thru March 3. Hanks Lobby Gallery, Reynolds Theater. Free.

1/26 Black Panther Legacy Discussion. “Recovering the Panther Legacy of Community Organizing and Activism,” a panel moderated by Timothy B. Tyson. In conjunction with the exhibition "The Black Panther Party: Making Sense of History” 7pm. Center for Documentary Studies. 1/29 Screen/Society ZIZEK! Documentary Film: Politics of Truth. Bpm. Richard White Aud.,. East Campus. Free.

Exhibition. “Maxwell did it!— Photographing the Atlantic City Boardwalk, 1920-19505,” images from the Duke Library’s Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. Thru Mar. 26. Perkins Library Special Collections Gallery. Free. 1/24 ISIS Tech Tuesdays. Cathy Davidson, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, “HASTAC: The Humanities, Arts, Science, 8c Technology Advanced Collaboratory.” 12pm. JHFC, Room 240. Free.

1/25 Wednesdays at the Center. Melissa Delbridge, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, “Don’t Go Near the Water! Race, Sexuality, Genealogy, Religion and Swimming in Alabama.” 12pm. JHFC, Room 240. Free.

29 SUNDAY

JASON MORAN and THE BANDWAGON. One of the brightest lights on jazz’s future, Moran and his band challenge the status quo with each appearance. Bpm. Nasher Museum Aud. $2O General; $5 Duke students.

ORGAN RECITAL: Frederick Hohman, Concert Organist. spm. Duke Chapel. Free. (The parking garage will be charging $5 during this

1/30 Screen/Soclety YOUNG SOUL REBELS. Isaac

Exhibition. “Highlights of the Duke University Musical Instruments Collection.’* Thru March 10. Perkins Library Lobby Gallery. Exhibition. "The Black Panther Party: Making Sense of History." Photographs by Stephen Shames. Thru March 26. Center for Documentary Studies.

26 THURSDAY

27 FRIDAY Encounters: with the music of our time presents ALARM WILL SOUND. Twenty piece chamber ensemble will present a reading

of works by Duke graduate student composers. 3pm. Baldwin And. Free.

Julien

Retrospective. Bpm. Griffith Film Theater, Bryan

1/31 Screen/Society HEAD-ON (Gegen die Wand). German Cinema. Bpm. Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center. Free. ■

2/1 Screen/Society WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL. Cine-East 7: New East Asian Cinema Series. Bpm. Richard White And., East Campus. Free. 2/1 Wednesdays at the Center. Ranjana Khanna, Associate Professor of English, Literature, and Women’s Studies; Franklin Seminar Fellow, “On Disposability: Marxist Feminism for the Future.” 12pm. JHFC, Room 240. Free.

I WEDNESDAY PIANO MASTER CLASS with Phyllis East. spm. Nelson Music Room. Free.

i|lM|4 ,wpin" 2006 NC Festival of the Book at Duke and throughout

Center. Free.

1/31 Poetry with the President. Richard H. Brodhead, president of Duke, will draw upon the works of American poets of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as poets from earlier periods and other countries in the Nasher Museum’s first poetry reading. 7:3opm. Museum Aud. Free.

event.)

Durham April 26-30 www.ncbook.org Featuring:

28 SATURDAY ALARM WILL SOUND. A 20 member ensemble of young musicians committed to innovative per-

formances and recordings of contemporary music. The New York Times calls them “[t]he future of classical music Bpm. Baldwin And. $l5 General; $5 Duke students. ”

TICKETS:

Call 919-684-4444 or order online:

www.tickets.duke.edu Screen Society info: www.duke.edu/web/fiim/screensociety

Barbara Kingsolver, Tom Wolfe, Pat Conroy, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ann Patchett, Roy Blount, Jr.,

Pearl Cleage, Anne Rivers Siddons, Tom Perrotta,

Reynolds Price, Kaye Gibbons

Arts Around Duke coordinated by

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