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For many undergraduate students, the closing of the drop/add period 5 p.m. today

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shopping, administrators and most students found only minor problems with the Spring 2006 drop/add process. “I don’t want to jinx us for future semesters, but there were no significant issues or problems with the registration process,” Associate University Registrar Bill Burig wrote in an e-mail. Although popular classes across all departments are often beset by wait lists, the public policy studies department has seen spaces for its introductory course fill up quickly, particularly since the class became a prerequisite in spring 2005 for other PPS major requirements. For the second semester in a row, the enrollment capacity for Public Policy 55, the introducto-

ry PPS class, remained capped at 122 despite a wait list numbering 70 students at its peak. James Hamilton, professor and director of undergraduate studies for the public policy studies department, said the bulge in enrollment should be temporary as the first few classes of students subject to the new requirement complete the course and finish their majors. Elizabeth Vigdor, the instructor for PPS 55, said the size of the classroom, Sanford 04, restricts enrollment capacity. She added that a second class was not seen as necessary because there was space for any sophomore to take the class. Vigdor also noted that 20 freshmen are in the class. Any sophomores unable to enroll, she said, had joined wait lists for sections of the class that were already full. Other registration problems were rooted not in class popularity but in technology trouble. Jeff Storer, associate professor of the theater studies, reported confusing two sections of his “New Works” class on SEE CLASSES ON PAGE 8

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Former FBI agent and author Gary Aldrich criticized the Clinton White House and left-leaning college campuses Tuesday night.

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Duke’s campus hosted another controversial political speaker this week when Gary Aldrich, former FBI agent and best-selling author spoke Tuesday night. Aldrich spoke in Richard White Auditorium about his experiences working in the Bill Clinton White House as well as liberal bias on college campuses.

Aldrich was an FBI agent who specialized in white collar crime and political corruption for three decades. He worked in the White House during the first Bush administration and the Clinton years performing background checks on White House personnel. “Initially as an agent, I only met corrupt politicians that made me very cynical about politics in general,” Aldrich said.

“Then I began serving in the White House under the Bush administration, and they restored my faith in the political system. And then the Clintons came.” His negative experiences with the Clinton administration eventually led him to write his book, Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White SEE ALDRICH ON PAGE 10

GPSC names Young Affirmative action debate Trustee semifinalists sparks heated comments by

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Five students remain in the race to be the Young Trustee for the graduate and professional student community. The semifinalists are sixth-year neurobiology student Heather Dean, secondyear Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences student Sudha Gollapudi, sixth-year medical- and law-school student Justin Klein, fourth-year law- and business-school student Ryan Nolan and third-year biostatistics and bioinformatics student Joseph Volpe. The semifinalists were announced at Monday night’s Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting. Each year the Graduate and Professional Student Council selects one student from a pool of applicants to serve a three-year term as a member of the SEE TRUSTEE ON PAGE 9

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John is a black student from an urban school with a high dropout rate. Although his SAT scores and grade point average are slighdy lower than the mean of his dream college, should he be accepted? The question of affirmative action was at the crux of a Duke Political Union-sponsored debate, “Equal Opportunity or Unfair Advantage: A Debate on Affirmative Action,” held Tuesday night. The two speakers were Carl Cohen, a philosophy professor from the University of Michigan, and James Coleman, a professor of the practice of law at Duke’s Law School. William Raspberry, professor of the practice of communications and journalism in the public policy studies department and moderator of the debate, said in his introduction that everyone believes SEE ACTION ON PAGE 11

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Professor James Coleman argued in favor of affirmativeaction at a DPU-sponsored debateTuesday.

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Alito nominated to the full Senate by

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Supreme Court WASHINGTON nominee Samuel Alito won narrow approval along strict party lines from the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, propelling the conservative judge toward almost-certain confirmation in the Republican-controlled Senate. In the first vote on Alito’s high court candidacy, all 10 committee Republicans voted for the 55-year-old federal judge while the eight Democrats voted against him. The Senate is likely to follow the same partisan pattern when it takes its final confirmation vote. Only one Democrat—Ben

Nelson of Nebraska—has come out so far in support of Alito. Republicans hold the balance of power in the Senate, 55-44 with one independent. They need only a majority to confirm the 55-year-old New Jersey jurist as the replacement for retiring moderate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the court’s first female member. The final debate begins Wednesday. “We urge the Senate to move forward with a swift up-or-down vote so he can begin serving on our nation’s highest court,” White House spokesperson Scott McClellan said after the committee vote. In the past, a partisan split in committee has signaled that Democrats would attempt

to block a judicial nominee with a filibuster. The Democrats show little interest in that maneuver this time, though they have repeatedly said he is likely to swing the court to the right. Instead, they are working to get a large opposition vote to make their points against President George W. Bush. “I think it sends a message to the American people that this guy is not King George, he’s President George,” said Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid ofNevada. Bush should have picked a woman, said Reid, who urged the president last

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Thousands of police guarded ballot boxes Tuesday and rival militants pledged not to disrupt voting on the eve of the first Palestinian parliament election in a decade—a cliflhanger vote on whether to pursue peace or confrontation with Israel. The battle between the ruling Fatah Party and its Islamic Hamas rival was sure to tilt the balance of a Middle East tom between reform and traditionalism. But concerns over lawlessness, corruption and unemployment also weighed on voters’ minds.

Some undecided voters said they want to punish Fatah for years of mismanagement, but fear Hamas will usher in an Islamic theocracy. “We hope to see change in the Palestinian Authority, that those who were stealing and to have money will be replaced peace with Israel,” said Jaber Saadeh, a 50year-old unemployed construction worker who since the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising in 2000 has been living on a $l5O--month handout from a U.N. aid agency. The Palestinians are at a crossroads, said pollster Nader Said. “For the Palestinians, the whole national agenda is on the ...

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do they want change?” Hamas predicted victory, but pollsters said the race was too close to call, especially with many wild cards in play, including possible violence. Rain forecast for Wednesday could give an edge to Hamas with its ideologically more committed electorate. Despite the fierce rivalry, Hamas and Fatah signaled they are ready to work together. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has spoken to Hamas leaders about possible cooperation after the election, said Hamas spokesperson and parliament candidate Mushir al-Masri.

Stretched by frequent troop rotations to Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army has become a "thin green line"that could snap unless relief comes soon. Andrew Krepinevich said the Army cannot sustain the pace of troop deployments to Iraq long enough to break the back of the insurgency.

Gonzales defends NSA spying Attorney General Alberto Gonzales offered additional defenses of President Bush's domestic spying program Tuesday, as the administration tried to redefine the warrantless surveillance in away that undermines critics,

2 Germans kidnapped in Iraq Armed men wearing military fatigues seized two German engineers from a car in northern Iraq Tuesday in the latest brazen kidnapping to push a foreign government into another desperate race to free its nationals.

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Business leader offers Arab women take steps lessons in management on career paths at Duke by

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With laptop bags slung over their shoulders and coffee cups in hands, students in the Fuqua School of Business filed into the Harold S. Geneen Auditorium Tuesday morning to hear Sharon Allen speak. Allen—chair of the $7-billion-per-year firm Deloitte & Touche USA LLP—was a guest lecturer in the Distinguished Speaker Series held by the Executive Fellows of Fuqua. She spoke to the auditorium of MBA hopefuls on her experience in business and the importance of balance and perspective in career

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Allen cited her respect for the University’s athletic prowess and its academic excellence as reasons for her desire to speak at Duke ‘Yes, I am a college-ball fan, and yes, I do cheer for Duke,” Allen explained. “But the excellence in the classroom, that’s here every day, and that’s why this school is so important for Deloitte.” Beginning her lecture with a discussion on recent changes in the workforce, Allen noted that the retirement of a generation of baby-boomers has forced numerous companies like Deloitte to seek younger employees. “The competition for talent is fierce,” Allen told, the audience. “A firm really needs to offer more than a good paycheck. The best companies need not only to attract the most talented but to keep them engaged.” Allen added that Deloitte has recently emphasized the importance of the employee through several initiatives geared toward women, wellness, technology and a balance between work and life.

Deloitte’s programs such as “Mass Career Customization”—which allows employees to mold their own career paths—and “Personal Pursuits”—which allows a person to take time off—benefit both the employee and the firm itself. “It allows [employees] the choice to fit their lives into work and work into their lives,” Allen said. “But what we learned was, it was really a good business initiative. These programs are not only nice to have. They are must-haves.” Allen also expounded upon the personal lessons she has learned from her years in the business world. “Lesson one for me is: Find something you love to do and do it with a passion,” Allen said. She went on to discuss her undergraduate experience at the University of Idaho and her subsequent rise in the business community, focusing on the importance of personal motivation. “I learned that you kind ofhave to look out for your own career,” she explained. “Be sure that people understand the good

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Some have the equivalents of MBAs. Others are specialized in non-business fields and hope to gain corporate experience in order to later develop a business around their expertise. “Some of them have specific interests and specific skills, and they are trying to translate that into a business venture of some kind,” Brown said. “There’s an emphasis on experiential learning and putting these things into practice.” Currently in its second year, the program welcomed the women to Duke in November 2005 to attend the course. They began their internships earlier this month. After infor terning three months,

In an effort to promote cross-cultural and academic exchanges, the Fuqua School ofBusiness is offering an intensive crash-course in business to Middle Eastern women that prepares them for internships and future entrepreneurship. The Women’s Business Internship Program is part of the Middle Eastern Partnership Initiative. It offers a monthlong business course followed by a three-month internship at any number of firms in the United States, including Cisco Systems, Inc., and IBM. “One goal of the program is to get [the women] more acquainted with “Some of them have specific inbusiness pracparticipants tices and U.S terests and specific skills, and they are required to return to their corporate culare trying to translate that into a ture and to dehome countries to apply velop leaderbusiness venture of some kind.” their ship abilities newly Mark Brown and practical gained skills and experiapplications of business conences. They cepts to the internship and beyond,” may not return to the United States for said Mark Brown, director of the Manat least a year. “They sort of maximize their internagement Communication Center at Fuqua and academic program director ships so when they go back they have for MEPI. some of the skills they need to become The women’s training and stay are orentrepreneurs and be more forceful in ganized by Duke Executive Education, their countries,” Brown said. The women are chosen through an apFuqua’s non-degree education unit, and the majority of their classes are taught by plication process within their respective countries. They are required to speak a regular Fuqua faculty. “The curriculum is a lot of the functioncertain level of English. Brown said the al stuff—accounting, marketing, service women’s language proficiency is quite operations, finance—and also about some good, but he noted that Arabic often breaks out during arguments. of the cultural—American business, leadBut even quarreling is part of the ership communication,” Brown said. The program began in 2004, when training for the internship. “When they Duke and Emory University each hosted 20 get really involved and they want to women hailing from countries including argue, they have to find the words in Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. English,” Brown said. MEPI is a state-sponsored program, Many of the women have already obtained advanced degrees from institurun through the Bureau of Educational tions in their native lands. and Cultural Affairs.

things you’re doing.” Allen also emphasized the importance of courage and risk-taking in the pursuit of

career goals. She urged business students and young professionals to step outside of their comfort zones, as she often has as one of the few women in a male-dominated industry. Many graduate students said they were impressed by Allen’s perspective. “I thought it was great,” noted Alexandra Ketner, a second-year business student. “I make an effort to come [to the speeches] every Tuesday. A lot can be learned.” Fellow second-year business student Jenny Garratt added her appreciation for Allen speaking as a capable and experienced female leader. “We’ve really tried hard to get women,” Garratt said. “I like to hear her perspective and see a strong woman making an impact.”

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healthy diet can be deadly. Kitty Rosati knows from experience. At the age of 18, Rosati lost her father to a heart attack, which she attributes to an unhealthy lifestyle still typical of many Americans. He was only 50. “When you’re so dramatically affected by a loss, it’s a choice of whether you want to live in health or in chronic disease,” Rosati said. “I became a vegetarian that day.” Now a registered dietician, Rosati is teaching others how to live better and longer. In her latest book, The Rice Diet Solution, Rosati tailors the traditional rice diet program—originally developed at Duke in the 1930s—to make it more accessible to the general public. “The basic rice diet is grains and fruit, and although we may do that longer [at a clinic] on the program, it is not possible or recommended at home for more than one day a week,” Rosati said. “It’s too low-sodium to be consumed without medical supervision.” The Rice Diet Solution, which Rosati co-wrote with her husband, Dr. Robert Rosati, associate professor emeritus of medicine, explains the diet in full detail but with some alterations. It also includes advice and recipes for those who are unable to attend the Rice Diet Clinic, currently located in Durham. Changes include adding one

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Kitty Rosati and her husband Dr. RobertRosati co-wrote TheRice Diet Solution, a cookbookbased on a diet program that began at Duke.

daily serving of vegetables, milk, soy milk, regular cereal or bread to the traditional rice diet. Otherwise, dieters run the risk of developing an electrolyte imbalance. Eventually, fish is included on the weekends. “Americans have decided that they can take a pill and eat what they want and not exercise,” Rosati said. “Many of our patients come here for weight loss and then they find out, ‘Wow, I’m just a heart attack waiting

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patients. Adcock, 68, was badly injured when she tripped over a riser at a building dedication and ended up breaking bones in her shoulder, arm and knee. While recovering, Adcock gained more than 100 pounds and developed diabetes and high blood pressure. “I was almost incapacitated,” Adcock said. “It was the first time I’d ever broken a bone.” But nearly a year and a half later, Adcock is fully healed. Thanks to the rice diet, she has also lost 155 pounds and no longer needs medication.

Although the program has been around for decades, it still remains a popular weight-loss option for celebrities as well as ordinary people looking to improve their health. “Forty-three percent of our rice diet participants maintain weight loss or lose more after six years,” Rosati explained. “We’re just saying this is right for people who want the fastest, most medically proven results you can get.” Since the diet has traditionally SEE DIET ON PAGE 10

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Saving the Earth might involve some trade-offs A team led by Duke researchers recently found that previous methods used to combat global warming may ultimately cause other environmental problems. In a study published in the December issue ofScience, a leading research journal, scientists observed the effects new tree plantations have on their surrounding environments. Although plantations are effective at absorbing excess carbon dioxide, they also use sizable amounts of an area’s water resources. They also contribute to soil acidification. “Using trees to absorb carbon dioxide, we’re 100 percent supportive of it,” said Robert Jackson, professor of biology and environmental sciences in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences and a lead investigator of the study. “But when you’re talking about growing trees on millions of acres of land, you have to ask, ‘What else will happen?’ And the primary thing that will happen is water use.” Nonetheless, popular opinion generally has been in favor of tree planting. “There’s this perception that trees generate rainfall,” said Somnath Baiyda Roy, a research associate with the Department of Civil Engineering. “But when you plant

trees to suck up carbon, they also need a lot of extra water, and that really affects local hydrology.” According to the study, streams surrounding established tree plantations decreased an average of half a foot from their original measurements, with the water flow continuing to diminish as the plantations aged. Moreover, 13 percent of area streams dried up completely for at least a year.

The additional water use is a root cause of salt buildup in the soil, Jackson said. The trees also remove vital nutrients from the soil, raising its acidity. “In some areas, once the trees exhaust the fresh water near the surface, salty groundwater will actually leach up to the surface,” Jackson said. Finding land available for new tree plantations created some challenges. Researchers for the study used climate models to find locations where it would benefit local farmers to grow

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Sky-high sanctuary Contents of purse pilfered A student reported Jan. 23 that a digital camera, camera bag, debit card and cash were stolen from her purse while it was sitting on a table in the third floor game room of McClendon Tower. The property was valued at $566. The incident occurred between 2:00 a.m. Jan. 17 and noon Jan. 19. Unattended bag lifted from clinic A visitor reported Tuesday that her purse and its contents, valued at $320,

U. of Florida insurance policy under fire Critics of a policy at the University of Florida that offers health benefits to the unmarried partners of university employees say that the stipulation requiring potential beneficiaries to sign an affidavit saying they are having sex with their partners is unfair. The university will begin offering health insurance to employee’s unmarried partners, both heterosexual and homosexual, in February. In addition to the “nonplatonic” affidavit, the employees must show that they jointly own property with their partners, have shared bank accounts or have a will that specifies that their partners are beneficiaries.

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Video equipment stolen An employee reported Tuesday that a Panasonic VHS Editing Recorder, valued at approximately $l,BOO, was stolen from an equipment storage room in the Duke Clinics. The incident occured between July 1, 2005, and 2:00 p.m. on Jan. 23.

The nonprofit school’s Board of Trustees will mull over the possibility of selling the campus at a meeting this week. Proceeds from the potential sale of the six-building campus would be used to expand American’s academic programs and hire new adjunct faculty members. Court rules on immunityin bankruptcy cases The legal principle of “state sovereignty” does not protect four public institutions in Virginia from being sued under a federal bankruptcy law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices, in a 5-4 decision, sided with Bernard Katz, an official charged with liquidating the bankrupt Wallace’s Bookstores, Inc. Katz sued Blue Ridge Community College, Central Virginia Community College, New River Community college and the Virginia Military Institute to recover money the schools allegedly owe the company.

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ACES and giving out incorrect permission numbers to his students. Nine students appeared for a “Latin American Literature in Translation” class taught by Ariel Dorfman, renowned playwright and professor of literature and Latin American Studies, only to find that the class did not exist. The course, cross-listed in the literature, Spanish and international comparative studies departments, was scheduled for both 8:30 a.m. and 10:05 a.m.—but only the earlier section was real. Jennifer Prather, Dorfman’s assistant, said the ACES site would not allow the 10:05 class to be removed, even after the class was officially switched to the earlier time. “The registrar couldn’t explain it,” Prather said of the confusion. “When courses are cross-listed like this one, problems can happen more.” Only three of the nine students who appeared for the non-existent class could re-enroll at the different time, Prather said. Freshman So ihie Lehman, one of the six who could not take Dorfman’s class at 8:30 a.m., said she was frustrated by the mistake. “I was very disappointed,” Lehman said. “I thought, ‘This is ACES. They can’t [mess] it up.’” While hoping to be let off wait lists into classes—or scrambling to find new ones—students had to keep up with the work professors were already assigning. Senior Blake Stanfill said he wished professors would go easy on work, at least for the first week of the drop/add period when students are not sure they will remain in certain classes. ‘You can’t check out classes you’re interested in if you have a lot of work in the classes you’re registered for,” Stanfill said. Sophomore Chris Neufeld said he had not switched any ofhis classes since the beginning of the semester but added that he believes students joining his classes late would miss out on information essential to the course. Other students, however, said they think professors are entitled to make use ofevery week in the semester. Junior Christine Schellack recalled switching into a literature class on the last day of drop/add during her sophomore year, only to find the class had already read a novel. “It was difficult for a weekend because I had to read two books at once, but it didn’t affect the grand scheme of things,” Schellack said. “I understand why professors do it. Two weeks is a long time, and the semesters aren’t that long.”

AUTO from page 2 year to pick White House counsel Harriet Miers. “They couldn’t go for her because she was an independent woman,” Reid said of Miers, whose nomination was withdrawn under conservative criticism. Bush then picked Alito, a 15-year federal appeals judge, former federal prosecutor and lawyer for the Reagan administration. Republicans say he is a perfect choice for the high court. They praise his parrying ofDemocratic attacks on his judicial record and personal credibility during his confirmation hearings this month.“lf anybody has demonstrated judicial temperament and poise and patience, it is Judge Alito, And he ought to be confirmed on that basis alone,” said committee chair Arlen Specter, R-Pa.

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ence at Duke, and I’m interested in ensuring those opportunities are around in the future and having some sort of influence University’s Board of Trustees. in where the school is going,” she said. Young Trustees may not vote with the Klein served as president of his senior Board until their second year. class while an undergraduate student at “This is the most diverse group of semiDuke. He also worked in the Duke Univerfinalists since I’ve been here,” said fourthsity Health System before graduate school. year medical- and business-school student I ve really worn a lot ofhats that would Vik Devisetty, chair of the Young Trustee be incredibly valuable in representing all selection committee, who came to Duke in* constituents in the University,” he said. 1998 as a freshman. Klein sees his experience as one of Devisetty, who would not divulge how three finalists for the Young Trustee posimany students applied for the coveted potion last year as an advantage. “I know that sition, said the number of applicants “was it s an extremely humbling experience, in line with past years.” and I certainly think I’m a better person The seven-member selection commitfor having gone through it,” he said. tee looked at each applicant’s knowledge Nolan listed Duke’s adjustment to globof the University, involvement in the Duke alization, intellectual property and rising community and interaction with the tuition costs as his top priorities, should he Durham community when considering be selected Young Trustee. candidates, Devisetty said. “I don’t think the role of a Young Trustee The semifinalists will be interviewed by is to stand up and say, ‘This is what students the selection committee Feb. 5, and the want,”’ he said. “It’s more about bringing three finalists will be announced Feb. 6. the judgment of students [to the Board].” Finalist speeches and public interviews Nolan added that his position as ajointwill occur during the Feb. 20 GPSC meetdegree student would allow him to repreing. The selection ofYoung Trustee will be sent a broader cross-section of graduate made by GPSC representatives, excluding and professional students. the executive board. The winner will be Volpe said he believes graduate and proannounced Feb. 21. fessional students should be better integratDean, the former president of GPSC ed in the overall University community. who received both her bachelor and mas“This is a big opportunity for Duke in ter’s degree from the California Institute the future,” Volpe said. “The University of Technology in 2001, served as the intercan make graduate students feel as loyal im Young Trustee last year after one of the to the University as undergraduates do Young Trustees stepped down. when they graduate.” “I think I can jump right in because I Along with possessing “creative vision know the issues,” Dean explained. “I know and the ability to think strategically,” Volpe the trustees, and they know me. I feel like said he thinks his unique position as a canI could immediately go in and make an didate who will still be on campus next impact.” year makes “the timing right” for him to be Gollapudi said her positive experience selected as Young Trustee. at Duke thus far motivated her to apply for “If we’re not on campus... I don’t know the position of Young Trustee. how you could be the best possible repre“I’m just really happy with my experi- sentative,” Volpe said.

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involved intensive interaction with healthcare providers—including daily checks for blood pressure, blood sugar and weight—in the past, many people hoping to lose weight have opted for other alternatives. For Adcock, who had tried several other weight loss programs—including Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers—the rice diet was a last shot at regaining her health. “I’d lose a little and it was just so slow that I’d get discouraged and gain it back plus a little bit more,” she said, noting that the switch to a low sodium diet has been a major adjustment. But the rice diet involves more than just eating grains and fruit. “Diet” stems from a Greek word mean-

ing “way of life.” The rice diet incorporates this concept with food management to create a more holistic approach to health. Rosati’s recommendations include exercising each day, meditating through yoga or tai chi and keeping a journal of both food intake and daily experiences. For many new “ricers,” such changes can involve a complete lifestyle overhaul. Adcock, who has regained the ability to walk, swim and exercise, said the choice has been an easy one. She plans to complete the program this spring. “Even today, we meet people who have added 50 years onto their life because they have chosen to make a dietary change,” Rosati said. “It’s quite amazing when you meet people in their nineties and they’re still touring the world.”

said. “Then the discussions about her becoming president will end.” He added that he feels Clinton is a Marxist whose views are far from mainstream politics. Many members of the audience enjoyed the speech, though some said they thought it was biased. They said a different viewpoint may have been useful. “It was very one-sided obviously,” sophomore Michael Anderson said. “I would have liked to see someone with a different political persuasion agreeing with him about the Clintons. Otherwise it could have been simply an exaggeration.” Freshman Jeff Ditzler, a member of the College Republicans, agreed. “I can see how people could object to what he had to say. I’m curious if [the Clinton White House] was as bad as he said it was,” Ditzler said.

House, which topped The New York Times bestsellers list. In the book, he discusses unprofessional behavior in the Clinton White House. Aldrich told the audience that members of the Clinton staffused drugs, wore scandalous clothing, stole from their offices and were typically very unqualified for their positions. “One staffer told me he did drugs during the Presidential Inauguration—he said it was to ‘enjoy the experience’ —and this is the crop of the Democratic party,” Aldrich said. He also discussed the “oppression” of conservative students on campus. “Republicans, conservatives and Christians don’t get funding, while the wackiest people get all the support,” he said. “It just isn’t fair.” Aldrich used Harry Belafonte’s speech at Duke last week as an example ofliberal bias. Belafonte, a musician and activist, has been criticized by some for radical political statements including calling President George W. Bush “the greatest terrorist in the world.” “We don’t want to run people like Harry Belafonte off campus,” Aldrich said. ‘We want people like him to keep talking, because every time he opens his mouth he stands out as a problem.” The event was co-sponsored by the Duke Conservative Union and the Duke College Republicans. The audience was mainly conservative and mosdy comprised of students. One audience member asked Aldrich who he would like to see as the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008. He replied he would like to see Sen. Hilary Clinton, D-N.Y, run. “I want her to run so she loses,” he

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Although the night started off smoothly, the debate later became heated, with tensions running high between

the two speakers. I think Professor Coleman gets up and talks about affirmative action and assumes you and he all know what he’s talking about,” Cohen said, noting that not all views of race and affirmative action are consistent. During his speech, Cohen spoke of the Supreme Court case of Brown vs. the Board of Education ending the desegregation of public schools. “Maybe that’s true in Michigan,” said Coleman, referring to Cohen’s place of employment. “In most of the rest of the United States, public schools continue to be segregated.” During the question and answer session, the two men’s differing views resulted in a backlog of questions from audience members. Raspberry was forced to intervene at one point, when a disagreement on economic disparity with regards to affirmative action got out of hand. In spite of the heated nature of the debate, the night was deemed a success by members of the DPU. “Some may argue that the issue of affirmative action is tired and worn out,” said junior Andrew Nowobilski, co-president of DPU, acknowledging the importance of continued discussion. “It’s a good issue in the sense that it does get at the heart of some issues of the American creed,” Nowobilski added. JuniorAaron Johnson, vice president of discussions and debates for DPU, said he hopes attendees will begin to think about both sides of the issues. Sophomore Bryce Suber agreed. “I feel that as an individual I need to hear other people’s opinions about affirmative action,” she said.

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The streak is over, hopes of an undefeated season went down the drain. Fortunately, that is the only major negative that came from Saturday’s loss. Did I have the pipe dreams that this team could run the table, becoming the first team to do so in 30 years? Sure, and those desires were jKF fun while they lasted. But as Coach K, who understands the game a little better than any of the rest of us do, said last week, “[We’re] starting Lee Melchionniand Sean Dockery. You didn’t even say that when we had Bobby Hurley, Christian Laettner and Grant Hill.” Well coach, that’s a pretty strong point. It simply wasn’t going to happen. But there is no reason to believe that a loss at Georgetown removes Duke from the ranks of the nation’s elite. The Blue Devils are still one of the most intimidating teams in the country. Shelden Williams’ paltry effort Saturday notwithstanding, they have the most imposing inside-outside combination in the country. They gave their worst defensive effort of the season and got a measly 43 points from players not named JJ. Redick—and still had a very real chance to send the contest to overtime. Sure Duke’s future opponents may have seen some ways to exploit Blue Devil weaknesses, but it is not as though the Hoyas were doing anything Duke hasn’t seen before.

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Monday night’s nationally televised top-two Duke-Tennessee matchup was only the third time a women’s basketball game has sold out Cameron Indoor Stadium. Ever. For a nationally-ranked program currendy No. 1 in the country—Duke has had limited success in drawing a fan base that rivals other top programs. Recently, however, the Blue Devils’ support has started to grow. “I don’t think we started to get really any respect undl we beatTennessee—and to beat 'em you gotta play ‘em, you know—and beadng Connecticut at Connecticut, those were things that really, I think, put us on the map nationally,” Duke head coach Gail Goestenkors said. Duke’s other capacity-crowds at home came on Jan. 24, 2004 against Tennessee and Feb. 1, 2003 against Connecticut. Both were No. 1 against No. 2 contests. Over the past few years, the Blue Devils have worked not only to remain competitive with the most elite programs in the country, but to gain the national support that goes along with that prestige. “We have to play outside of our conference,” Goestenkors said. “We have to play the best teams in the nation because we’re still growing, people are still learning about us. We need those marquee matchups to get that casual fan or somebody who hasn’t been a fan just to tune in and find out more about us.” Duke’s goals may mirror what has become a reality for programs like No. 2

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On the hardwood, Gonzaga star Adam Morrison and JJ. Redick are neck-and-neck in the National Player of theYear race. Morrison leads the NCAA in scoring this season with an average of 28.3 points per game, and Redick is only one point off th third position. Redick has guided his mad to 17 wins and just one loss ’s Bulldogs hold a 16-3 mark and ranked seventh in the nation. Gonzaga forward, however, has clear advantage over his good friend Redick—on the Xbox Live tattlefield. “All fall semester we played Halo 2 together,” Redick said. “I k he’s a level 31 and I’m a level ght n0w.... He’s played 5,000 or games, and I’ve probably played He’s on there all the time.” ick and Morrison started their distance friendship two summers 'icn they met at Michael Jordan’s ;r camp in California. Since then, have kept in close contact.

Xbox glory awa, The star players call and text message other on a regular basis in addition to faceoffs on Xbox Live. “We talk about a lot of different stuff Redick said. “Sometimes we talk aboi Xbox, but that’s pretty rare. Normally wt talk about basketball, stuff we saw on TV sometimes we turn to politics. He’s real interesting guy and really has a lot to say. The duo is separated by three time z and with Morrison playing in the West' Conference and Redick in the ACC, th have never had the chance to face each in NCAA action. But the 2,500 mile separation has stopped them from tracking each oth games on television. “Anytime he’s on, I don’t go to bed early hour,” Redick said. “I usually stay ui about one or two, so whenever he’s on Bi day, I usually catch that game. “We have a lot of games on TV that I he watches, so we keep up with each oth SEE NPOY ON

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Loss to Hoyas not enough to stop The Train Sometimes, when I’m really sad about game, I made reservations for a tour and something, I like to play mini golf. It always tasting at the Chateau Thomas Winery. Sure cheers me up. Especially if I get to play it’s in Plainfield, Ind., about 16 miles outside with the green ball. Indianapolis, but I’ll have time to take a day There’s really no feeling like a hole-intrip on the Sunday between the semifinals one is there? Just watching the ball roll and the National Championship game. The Blue Devils —like The Train—are slowly past the windmill, down the slope, in good shape. So what if they’re not inching towards the cup—wow. Man, I love mini ranked first anymore in either poll. So golf. You just can’t what if Connecticut stole their top ranking B (Oooooh stole, poor word choice, my bad.). beat it. Alex, are you kidding So what if they weren’t even the last undeou d° nt rea ty feated team left in the nation. So what? think you can get away The Blue Devils are still first in the Rankwith a self-indulgent column, do mini golf ings Percentage Index. And according to the RPI there is as much distance between Duke you? This is Wednesday, Train day. and second-ranked Memphis as there is beOh yeah, The Train—I forgot. Sorry. What’s the matter with you? Can’t face the tween the Tigers and No. 14 Indiana. They’ve still played statistically the nafact that?your precious Blue Devils lost Saturday in D. C. Just admit it. Your sacred Train blew tion’s toughest schedule, and still have the its engine. It’s over, and you’re trying to bail out nation’s best winning percentage. with a stupid column about mini golf. They’re still the most offensively effiOh, so that’s what you think all this is all cient team in the nation, measured in about. I guess I’ll just have to save the mini points scored per 100 possessions. People will say that Georgetown exgolf column for another day. The Train (U.S. Patent No. 83946006 posed Duke, that opponents now have a proven blueprint for toppling the mighty pending) is fine; it’s on its way to Blacksburg, navigating by the light of the glare Blue Devils. And you know what, there is a off of Seth Greenberg’s bald dome. blueprint, but it looks like this: Fear not, Train Nation. 1. Shoot at least 62 percent. No one promised an undefeated sea2. Pray Greg Paulus doesn’t learn from the mistakes he made at the end of the son. I just said it could possibly happen. At the beginning of the season, The Train Georgetown game. Yeah, that’ll happen. And immediately was scheduled for 39 stops, with the last one in Indianapolis. Almost halfway afterward Lee “The Human Emotional there, we’re still planning on 39 stops, Highlight Reel” Melchionni will throw with the last one in Indy. down a nasty tomahawk dunk. Choo, choo, still In fact, immediately after the Georgetown

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January 25,2006 Members of the Duke Community On May 13, 2006, the William J. Griffith University Service Award will be presented to a select number of graduating students whose contributions to the Duke and larger communities have made a significant impact on university life. Those students whose efforts demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities of effective university and civic citizenship are eligible for this award. I invite you to nominate any Duke undergraduate, graduate, or professional student (graduating September 2005, December 2005 or May 2006) who, in your opinion, meets the criteria for this honor. Students may be recognized for participation in off-campus as well as on-campus activities.

To recommend a student for this award, please submit a letter of nomination outlining the nominee’s pertinent accomplishments, citing one or two examples, and the way in which he or she has made an impact on life at Duke. All nominations are due by Friday, March 10,2006 and should be sent to: William J. Griffith University Service Award Box 90834/101-F Bryan Center Or to griffithaward@studentaffairs.duke.edu Please take a moment to consider the students with whom you interact and nominate those who qualify. This award is made once in a student’s academic career, and your help in this selection process is sincerely appreciated. Sincerely,

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. Georgetown couldn’t top its thrilling upset win over then-top ranked Duke on Saturday. It came close, though. The 21 st-ranked Hoyas squandered a 15point first-half lead. They survived a bonehead foul that allowed Notre Dame to force overtime with a

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game-winning basket by Chris Quinn at the end of the first overtime before finally beating the Irish 85-82 in double overtime on Tuesday night. “To come away with a double-overtime win on the road in a place we had not won in quite some time—regardless of what happened Saturday—was extremely important,” Georgetown coach John Thompson 111 said.

“It was a very, very good win for our team.” The game marked the third time in the past seven games Georgetown (13-4, T 2 Big East) and Notre Dame (10-7, 1-5) have gone to overtime. The Irish won in quadruple overtime in Washington in 2002 and at home in double overtime in 2003. The victory was just the second in the seven games for the Hoyas. “I thought of the law of averages,” Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. “The overtime games against them have been thrillers.” Notre Dame couldn’t pull out the thrilling ending Tuesday night, though. A 3pointer by Darrel Owens with 2:18 left gave the Hoyas an 83-79 lead. Roy Hibbert scored inside with 1:08 left to make it 85-81. The Irish were 2-of-5 from the free throw

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WINSTON-SALEM Florida State’s road woes clearly are over. Now, coach Leonard Hamilton wants to see how his players respond when they return home for back-to-back FSU games. “Every game WAKE 58 takes on an added importance,” he said. “You have to learn how to manage your emotions when you have a little bit of success.” If the Seminoles get the type of balance they had Tuesday night, they shouldn’t have a problem. Andrew Wilson had a season-high 18 points, Alexander Johnson added 14 before fouling out and Florida State had four players score in double figures in a 75-58 victory over Wake Forest. AI Thornton, who came in averaging nearly 25 points over the previous four games, was held to 13 for the Seminoles (124, 3-3 in the ACC). But he got plenty of help from his teammates, with normally litde-usedjerel Allen contributing 11 points. It was that kind of night for the Seminoles, who won on the road in the conference for the second time this season and head home to host Miami and Clemson, ***

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Georgetown guard JonathanWallace scored 10 points in the Hoyas' double overtime win over Notre Dame. line in the second overtime, though, and they missed two 3-point attempts in the closing seconds thatwould have tied it. “I don’t want to use a boxing analogy, but it was a heavyweight fight,” Thompson said. “We made a run, they come back at us and it goes back and forth, back and forth.” Owens and Hibbert each had 18 points for the Hoyas, who seemed to have the game won in regulation. But Brandon Bow-

man fouled Colin Falls as he hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left and he completed the four-point play to tie the game at 69. At the end of the first overtime with the score 76-76, Notre Dame’s Rob Kurz stuffed a shot in the lane by Jonathan Wallace, with 1.8 seconds left. Kurz threw a length-of-the-court inbounds pass that bounced to Quinn, whose shot went off the side of the rim.

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Academic issues sideline McCray The 18th-ranked Terrapins’ goal of returning to the NCAA Tournament after a one-year hiatus took a serious hit Monday. Senior co-captain Chris McCray, who was leading Maryland in scoring with 15.2 points per game, was ruled academically ineligible and will miss the remainder of the season. The suspension ends his collegiate career. McCray’s mother, Shirleeta, told the Washington Post that her son posted a cumulative gradepoint average ofless than 2.0 after the fall semester, the minimum requirement for seniors to remain eligible for the spring semester. Although he initially declined to comment, Maryland head coach Gary Williams accepted responsibility for not monitoring his senior better Tuesday. ‘You don’t expect it from a senior,” Williams told the Washington Post. “Tlook at this as a one-time situation. We have a lot of things in place that help our student-athletes.” Although McCray is permitted to continue practicing with the Terps, his mother said Monday that he would not choose to do so, although he does plan to continue pursuing his criminal justice degree. NCAA to begin releasing RPI The Ratings Percentage Index, a ranking formula that the NCAA

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YAFFE from page 13 The guards were beaten off the dribble repeatedly and the Hoyas seemed to be able to go backdoor at will. Many teams have attempted to use backdoor cuts against Duke’s overaggressive defense, however—the Hoyas were just the first team to consistendy exploit Duke defenders attempting to jump the passing lanes. And it has never been a secret that dribble penetration is the key to breaking down Duke’s defense. Clemson tried to attack the Blue Devils’ interior and for the most part it worked, but Duke still won that game. N.C. State had success early and found Cedric Simmons open for layups and dunks several times when Shelden Williams had to step up to stop the ball—but the Blue Devils’ defense eventually clamped down and won that game. Against the Hoyas, Duke had various opportunities to get a defensive stop that would turn the game around. But it seemed like Georgetown continued to make a play every JIANGHAI HO/THE CHRONICLE time that situation arose. For the first time all season, the breaks simply did not go the way of the Blue Devils. After Duke's toss to GeorgetownJan. 21, head coach Mike Krzyzewski attributed some of the team's struggles to 11 [Redick] watching." In short, the game was an anomaly. Give credit to Georgetown for executing what no other team had been able to do for a full 40 minutes, but shooting 67 percent in the first half—including 57 percent from beyond the arc isn’t just execution, there’s a little bit of luck involved. Duke really shouldn’t sweat it all that much and should continue playing with the confidence it has had all season long. There is no such thing as a good loss, but the Blue Devils had the closest thing to it. They lost to a team who, thanks to this upset, is firmly implanted in the top 25, so the selection committee should not count this against Duke too harshly come tournament-seeding time. More importantly, they lost to an out-of-conference foe, preserving their perfect ACC season. Don’t forget the karmic significance of this defeat, either. The last time that Georgetown upended Duke was Dec. 5, 1990. There’s a banner hanging in Cameron that tells exactly how that season ended. And when was the first and last time Duke started 17-0, as they did this year? Well, it was in the 1991-1992 season, the year ofDuke’s second national title. Don’t get me wrong, several things in the game worried me. For example, Greg Paulus seemed to stumble a little bit on the road in a big arena. But that’s okay, he’s a freshman, and he’ll learn from a game like this. In fact, the sole reason the Georgetown game was even on the schedule was to give the Blue Devils a chance to learn from it. Come March, Duke could very well find itself in that exact same arena, the MCI Center, playing a four- or a five-seed much like Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament. By then, you’ll be happy that Duke made that fateful trip to Georgetown. —

Shelden Williams scored just four points on 2-of-8 shooting in Duke's loss to Georgetown Jan. 21.

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W. BBALL from page 13 Tennessee, who the Blue Devils upset Monday, 75-53. The Lady Vols average 14,170 fans at home games and routinely play in front of opposing teams’ largest crowds of the season. Head coach Pat Summit—who recorded her 900th collegiate coaching win Jan. 19—has spent 32 years building the program that has become a national powerhouse and she is one of the faces of women’s college basketball. “Over the years, we have increased our support tremendously,” Summitt said. “I think with women’s basketball across the country you are seeing more people are doing what Tennessee did earlier, and that is marketing. I spoke to every civic group at every opportunityjust to promote our program and get people in the stands. There is a great commitment to marketing.” The Blue Devils may struggle with marketing locally because of overlapping territories for neighboring college teams. All three triangle programs —Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State—boast teams that usually frequent the top 25 in the country. “I think it’s a tough market here because we have so much great basketball, both men’s and women’s,” Goestenkors said. “I think there’s a lot of great basketball going around, and then you have the men’s teams as well that are also very successful. I think it makes it a little difficult because there are so many teams and games to choose from.” Although by the numbers Duke does not have the same historical following as a program like Tennessee, the Blue Devils have held their own on a nadonal scale as of late. After its upset win Monday, Duke recaptured the No. I ranking from the Lady Vols. The Blue Devils held the top spot at the beginning of the season.

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“A one-versus-two game is always good for any game, for any sport,” Goestenkors said. “It was an opportunity to showcase two great programs. They have their tradition and we’re still building a tradition here. We’re in the midst ofit. It allowed us to showcase where we are in the national scene as well But the big crowds will not stop after the Tennessee game. ”

Duke will take on North Carolina Jan. 29 in just the fourth women’s game to sell out Cameron Indoor Stadium—and the first time it has ever happened in back-toback home contests. If both teams win their next games, the matchup will likely be between the last two unbeatens left in college basketball, men’s or women’s. Like Monday’s game, the contest will again be nationally televised.

“With greater television exposure, the game has grown tremendously,” Summitt said. “I think we are going to continue to see that happen. I think it will probably mirror the men’s game as far as more and more teams capable of getting to a Final Four and winning a championship. That generates the level of excitement we are looking for, and I think that is great for the game.”

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WAKE from page 15 They snapped a 26-game road losing streak in the conference almost exacdy one year ago at North Carolina State, and they continued their solid play following a tough home loss to North Carolina on Sunday night. Justin Gray had 16 ofhis 19 points in the first half for the Demon Deacons (12-7, 15), and teammate Eric Williams finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds despite playing with a viral infection. He was treated for dehydration following the game. Wake Forest shot only 35 percent, including 9-for-28 in the second half. “There’s not much to say,” coach Skip Prosser said. “We’re obviously at a low ebb right now. We have to find away somehow within ourselves to fight our way out.” The Demon Deacons trailed for the final 35 minutes, and for much of that span, they were down by at least 10points. Finally, they got a run going to get back in it. Most of the damage came at the line, where Harvey Hale made four and Trent Strickland added two. Kevin Swinton followed up a miss by Hale for his only basket to cut the deficit to seven, and Gray had a

chance to bring Wake Forest even closer. But he clanged a pair offree throws off the rim following a media time-out, and Diego Romero later swished a 3-pointer on the other end to make it 58-48. The margin was 12 before the Demon Deacons rallied again. Williams started a 90 run with a layup—his first points of the second half—and Strickland capped it with a 3 to bring his team within 62-59. Again, the Seminoles came up with a clutch shot, with Wilson connecting from beyond the arc for a five-point advantage. Then Gray added one ofhis own a couple of minutes later and Michael Drum drove through traffic to score as he was fouled. Even though he missed the free throw, the Demon Deacons again trailed by only three. They had one final opportunity in the final minute, but Williams lost the ball in the post, and Florida State closed it out by converting 6-of-8 at the line. “We can either pack it in, or we can fight,” Gray said. “There’s going to be some kind of story written at the end of the season. Either the Deacs packed it in and went home, or they fought and made it to the tournament. It’s all up to us. It’s on our shoulders.”

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After every game, Redick and Morrison each said they contact each other to share thoughts and offer guidance. The advice usually revolves around basketball, but Redick said he has also given his buddy some words of wisdom regarding the moustache Morrison has been sporting all season. “I joke with him all the time about [cutting it] all the time,” Redick said. “But it’s his thing, I have to respect it.” Although the friends may be the top two players in the country and the early favorites for National Player of the Year honors, they have risen to prominence with very different styles on the court. “We both like to score,” Morrison said. “He’s probably one of the greatest college basketball players in regard to scoring and shooting and he’s a good guy.... But I think our games differ in that I can bounce it better.” Redick, a shooting guard, is arguably the most feared perimeter threat in college basketball, and Morrison, a 6-foot-8 forward, who averages almost six rebounds per game, is one of the best players in the country at driving to the hoop. His style of play has often been compared to NBA Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird. With both of their teams poised to make runs at the National Championship, Redick and Morrison might just get their first chance to take their rivalry off Xbox

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cards are in and Yet our indignation rises ARAMARK, once again, not so much in response to is failing. DSG has al- ARAMARK’s continued presready voted no confidence in ence, though we remain trouthe corporation’s W X# Staffed llOTia II Rather, we cancampus setup; not stomach the Director of Dinway that repeated complaints ing Services Jim Wulforst emand substantial evidence of phatically proclaimed ARApoor cost-ineffective and performance are sumMARK generally “a company that marily dismissed as irrelevant. We as students are told we can’t do its job.” But don’t expect anything have influence, and yet, that idea is an illusion. And the to change. The furor of student- and same mirage, however unjuststaff-initiated complaints have ly, seems to exist for the director—read; the person in elicited only vague, we’llthink-about-it responses from charge—of dining. We’d prefer be told to stay administrators. Even a proposal two years ago for reform out of it, rather than —as alof the dining conglomerate—- lowing students to form an advisory committee would sugthat’s reform, folks, not dramatic, drastic, disequilibrat- gest—be told we’re an important part of the discusing change—was rejected. ...

sion. If our food-related demands are unreasonable and childish, so be it. But don’t invite us to sit at the grown-up table if you’re simply going to hand us crayons. Don’t give us a wine glass if you have no intention of tilting the bottle in our direction. This is a campus life issue so closely related to student happiness that students should not be robbed of their voices regarding the policies that address it. But unsatisfactory dining has greater repercussions than a mass migration to offcampus vendors or students covering these pages with hectoring columns. External evaluators of our dining performance have noticed its poor showing. Duke

ecord Republicans, conservatives and Christians don’t get

funding, while the wackiest people get all the support.

Gary Aldrich, author and former FBI agent, on the liberal biases that he believes exist on various college camp puses. See story page 1.

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grace, all while Yale’s Berkeley College earns points for (lolloping chive-sprinkled sweetpotato souffle on its plates, we start to lose that edge. And if word gets around that vocal students, an active student government, staffand. student-run advisory committees and the director of dining services himself can’t affect any change, we can kiss at least one of Fiske’s five “Quality of Life” stars

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DSG will report on Feb. 1 whether ARAMARK yet again receives a sad vote of no confidence. As to who’ll be listening, we’re afraid their vote —like everything else that’s occurred over the past five years—will fall on deaf ears.

Changing of priorities

number of graduate growth. There is currently no and professional students transportation master plan to is growing quickly. This deal with the growth that Duke group may even now outnum- is already experiencing. her the underAnother imgraduate populaportant issue is tion at Duke. Yet student services, such as career very few groups mm services, student seem to be dishealth and Councussing the imseling and Psyof this pact change. chological SerWhen the "! ccs ' The Care heather dean Board ofTrustees Center currently the other half approved an inemploys only one crease of 200 unperson to work part-time on dergraduates in the Pratt School of Engineering over four years, a graduate student support, which new dorm was planned, and it is inadequate. The Student seemed that many committees Health Center and CAPS must discussed what changes in student be prepared to handle additional students as well. services would need to be made. The growing number of diBut no plan or committee has yet discussed the implicaverse students in graduate or tions of the increasing number professional schools has led alof graduate and professional ready to a large increase in the students at Duke or its impact number of student groups and on the community. the level of student involvement, but the University has not With the construction of several new facilities over the past yet increased its level of support few years, there is now space for for graduate and professional a number of new faculty hires. student development. The increasing number of Faculty often need students or post-doctoral fellows to conduct students will also put pressure research or bring in grants. on financial aid resources. The The Fuqua School of BusiDuke Women’s Initiative ness has recently added a new showed that the most pressing section, and several new degrees concern for many graduate or have been approved over the professional students is the cost past two years, including Ph.D.’s of education, including tuition, in nursing and public policy and living expenses and health ina Th.D. in divinity. New departsurance. While the current Financial ments, such as bioinformatics and medical physics, have been Aid Initiative includes graduate added as well, drawing many and professional student financial aid, the focus is on undergradumore students to Duke. The additional students neate aid. As the cost of education increases and related costs such cessitate the rethinking of servicas health insurance skyrocket, fies such as parking and transportation, housing, especially for nancing a higher degree will bethe increasing number of intercome even more difficult. national students, communicaAdditionally, new national tion and student group support. legislation will likely increase Parking and transportation the loan debt of students commight be the most obvious of pleting their undergraduate dethese, as students already feel grees as funding for student aid the effects of Duke’s recent and low-interest loans is re-

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duced, making additional years of education and debt in graduate school unattractive. If Duke is to continue to attract the best graduate and professional students from all backgrounds, the University must keep education affordable. Even now, some departments struggle to fund their graduate students. Some cut off funding for students beyond the fifth year, which can create great difficulties for students with heavy teaching loads, family responsibilities, changes of advisors or advisors who spend time on sabbatical. This is especially difficult for international students, who may be slowed down by language difficulties or cultural adjustments, especially since visas often do not allow students to work outside of the university. A large financial aid endowment for graduate and professional students would allow departments to fund students for longer and would protect the budgets of professional schools, which often rely on tuition dollars. These issues are certainly being discussed as they affect undergraduates, but what about the effect on graduate and professional students? Duke’s alumni association is now recognizing and planning for the changing demographics among Duke alumni, as Duke now awards more graduate and professional than undergraduate degrees each year. It is certainly time that the broader University plan for the changes in student demographics. An increased focus on graduate and professional student services and funding is extremely important if Duke is to continue to attract the best new leaders in law, medicine, business, policy, science and more. Heather Dean is a graduate student in neurobiology. Her column runs every other Wednesday.

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doleezza Rice and Colin Powell, were actually “slaves” living in the “house of the master.” I must have missed the sermon on the virtues of racist character assassination. The last person to speak before Belafonte was James Joseph, former Clinton ambassador and distinguished professor of the practice for the public policy department. Perhaps overawed to be sharing the stage with Belafonte in all his race-baiting, America-hating, dictator-loving glory, Joseph actually said that Belafonte was following in the “tradition of the Old Testament prophets” and “the tradition of the framers.” He described Soviet- and Cuba-supporting Belafonte as a “patriot” and said it was a “great honor” to introduce him. Tell that to the countless innocents massacred by Belafonte’s beloved communist regimes. Belafonte then made his way to the podium. The packed house immediately got to its feet and offered a thunderous standing ovation. Throughout the speech, people cheered and applauded Belafonte, their fervor growing the more sinister and vitriolic his remarks became. To parse through all the lies, deception and pure hate that filled Belafonte’s address would take hours. But I’m sure it would surprise no one that he said Bush was no better than the terrorists who flew the planes into the Twin Towers. This didn’t stop Dean Jennings from later describing Belafonte’s words as “profound.” In truth, the only dimension in which Belafonte’s words were profound was in their depravity. It is distressing, especially as we are engaged in a struggle for the survival of our nation, that so many supported and so few protested the selection of Harry Belafonte to honor Dr. King’s legacy. I am proud to say though that the Duke chapter of Students for Academic Freedom, which I head up, and the Duke Conservative Union did extensively protest the continued co-opting of MLK Day to advance a narrow partisan agenda. Belafonte has a right to say just about whatever he wants. And free-thinking individuals have a right to condemn him at every turn. One of the biggest misjudgments those who love America can make is to think that radicals like Belafonte do no harm. There’s a reason why our enemies are so eager to receive him. It is through carefully chipping away at the patriotism and vigilance of the American citizenry that those bent on destroying us will realize their darkest fantasy. Let’s make a stand and return MLK commemoration to actually commemorating MLK—not the fifth column.

warm day in Cameron Indoor Stadium when I was barely out of Huggies, I sat down in my father's lap for my first Duke basketball game and asked, “Where’s Michael Jordan?” It was then I learned how to be a true Duke & fan—including never 1* getdng a Duke player mixed up with a Tarhole, even if you’re two and Air Jordan commercials mallOIV plckard r appear regularly on ; diary of a transfer every cable channel. Flash forward to 1992. I’m almost six years old, prancing around in my new L.A. Gear hightops and taking pictures with the championship team the day they return to Durham. Christian Laettner must have seen the deep disappointment in my eyes when I saw the line to talk to Grant Hill because he came over, gave me a high five and signed my t-shirt; I distinctly remember thinking he was the giant in “Jack and the Beanstalk.” I cried over a Duke game for the first time in 1999 when we lost the NCAA Championship. I was in middle school and was one of two Duke fans in my grade. I even had a Duke backpack, so you can imagine the scrutiny I faced the following morning in social studies. People flashed at me the newspapers, all with a giant photo of Carawell crying on Coach K’s shoulder on their front pages. I called my grandparents that afternoon to tell them about the blasphemous Tarholes, and my grandmother, in true Cameron Crazy fashion, said, “Mallory, just tell them Carolina can go to hell.” I told her I wasn’t allowed to say that in middle school, but I definitely learned how to keep my composure as a minority Duke fan in Raleigh after that. My first Duke-UNC game was in 2003, a milestone for any Duke fan. Jason Williams had his jersey retired, Dahntay Jones got into it with cry-baby UNC coach Matt Doherty and one Cameron-Crazy-Drunk made an appearance on Coach K Court covered in nothing but blue paint. You would have thought the security guard was the Waterboy and the kid had just made a “Mama” joke the way that scene ended. 2005:1 transfer to Duke from Appalachian State University. No, I do not have any uncles named Billy Bob with missing teeth. Yes, someone actually asked me that, but I digress. I spotted Melchionni fairly early on in the semester and told my roommate the story as if I had seen a celebrity. ‘Yeah, Lee lives in our dorm,” she responded indifferendy. What? We call these guys by their first names? A few weeks later, I thought I had the hang of treating the players like normal people, but I was mistaken. My friend and I ventured down to the vending machines around 3:30 a.m. one weekend (you can only guess what kind of state we were in) only to run into DeMarcus Nelson. “Are you Nelson?” I asked him like one of those annoying characters in the movies. I babbled on about basketball and asked him questions about his injury until my friend finally dragged me back to the room to pass out. Shortly after that incident, Duke was losing to Virginia Tech at home, and I sat nervously in my dorm room, half working on an English paper, half watching the game. When Duke got the ball with those few moments left, my roommate screamed, “Get out the Christian Laettner shirt!” No, I’m not so disillusioned to say that my shirt aided that victory, but it was a pretty sweet coincidence. Unfortunately, I was out of town this past weekend when Georgetown won. Some of my friends blamed me for not taking the Laettner shirt. Bygones. 2006: My first Duke game as a Cameron Crazy. Though the girls behind me kept trying to find “Paulers” because he’s so cute, I still finally reached the pinnacle of being a real Duke fan. From the regular seats in Cameron, you can see the entire body of Crazies swaying back and forth like a living wave, and excuse the Obi-Wan Kenobiness of my description, but they are like a force that almost controls the game. The Crazies get excited, and you can almost see the energy flow from the stands onto the court, into the players’ shoes and out into a dunk, a three-pointer or an amazing block. I think that energy will help the team to another national championship this year, and becoming a part of it has been the best thing about my transfer to Duke.

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