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A week after a violent attack shook the campus at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, details continue to emerge concerning the confessed culprit of the incident—recent UNC graduate Mohammed Re z a Ta h e r i azar. UNC Police Department Detective Matthew Dodson interMohammed Reza viewed Taheri-azar Ta h e r i azar after he drove a Jeep Grand Cherokee through the Pit, a central gathering place on campus, injuring nine pedestrians. In the interview, Taheri-azar confessed that he has been planning retribution against the U.S. government for as long as two years and began planning

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Many students will travel to New Orleans during their Spring Break to help rebuild the hurricane-stricken city.

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Forget MTV’s Carson Daly and his pool-partying cohorts. Many Duke students will put partying aside this Spring Break, as they devote their vacations to community service projects around the world. Members of campus organizations such as Break for a Change and the Duke Chapel will be joined by an assortment of participants in academic classes and Durham initiatives to bring the

fun and unity back into “functioning community.” And they are doing it voluntarily. “If you have the option of going to Cancun versus making a difference in people’s lives, it’s not even a question,” said junior Ali Herman of her decision to spend her break in New Orleans. Herman will be traveling with the other members of her 18-person Documentary Studies class, “Social Activism Motivations.” With them, she will tackle the issue of prisoners’ rights

violations that occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Her classmates’ tasks will include home construction and food distribution. David Schaad, assistant chair of the civil and environmental engineering department in the Pratt School of Engineering, has also organized a Duke initiative to assist in the hurricane relief effort in New Orleans. More than 50 independent student SEE SERVICE ON PAGE 6

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The Arts and Sciences Council resolved Thursday that it should be consulted regarding any proposed substantial change in the structure of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. The resolution, which was passed unanimously, clarifies the role of the Council in major decisions that affect Trinity. Although the Council has no legislative authority over structural changes—the Council is only charged to legislate on academic issues facing the College—the resolution forces the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to consult the Executive Committee of the Arts and Sciences Council on all major structural changes. The Executive Committee will in turn consult the full body if it deems it necessary. After hearing a proposed change to the College, the Council will then give their input. Lee Baker, chair of the Council and associate professor of cultural anthropology, said he hopes the SEE COUNCIL ON PAGE 6

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Senior Sarah Finkelstein’s application to Duke featured her top-three class ranking at Columbia Preparatory School in New York City, a love for the law—and a diagnosis of dyslexia. Since she arrived on campus three years ago, Finkelstein has faced the reality of having a learning disability at Duke. Prior to attending the University, she received accommodations under “lenient regulations” at her high school, she said. Finkelstein found few details on the University’s policy regarding students with learning disabilities before she began her freshman year. “I figured they that if they didn’t have much information, receiving accommodations [at Duke] wouldn’tbe a major issue,” she said. “But I soon learned I couldn’t be accommodated under Duke’s strict interpretation of the ADA.” The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires institutions receiving federal funding to accommodate students with disabilities that cause “a substantial limitation in relation to the Senior Sarah Finkelstein, who has dyslexia, said Duke strictly interprets the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Lee Baker, associate professor ofcultural anthropology and chair of theA&S Council, leads Thursday's meeting on by-laws.

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company abruptiy abandoned its plan for managing operations at six U.S. ports Thursday, defusing an election-year showdown between President George W. Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress over an issue that had become a political land mine for the GOP. “DP World will transfer fully the U.S. operations... to a United States entity,” H. Edward Bilkey, the company’s top executive, said in the surprise announcement that seemed to spread relief throughout the Capitol and the White House. It was un-

clear which American business might get the port operations. Just hours earlier, Republican House and Senate leaders privately told the president that Congress was all but certain to block DP World’s plan. Under pressure from a disapproving public, a House committee overwhelmingly voted against it Wednesday. The leaders told Bush the Senate would inevitably do the same, despite his threats to veto any legislation killing the deal. The announcement gave Bush an out. He now does not have to back down from his staunch support of the United Arab Emirates-based company or further divide his party on a terrorism-related issue with a veto.

Dubai company drops ports plan

The White House expressed satisfaction with the company’s decision. “It does provide away forward and resolve the matter,” said Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary. ‘We have a strong relationship with the UAE and a good partnership in the global war on terrorism, and I think their decision reflects the importance of our broader relationship.” Administration officials expressed surprise at the outcome. White House officials said the decision was the result of conversations between Congress and the company. Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said “upper levels of both governments” worked toward the result. '

U.S. to hand over infamous prison BY SINAN SAIAHEDDIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD, Iraq The U.S. military said Thursday it would begin moving thousands of prisoners out of Abu Ghraib prison to a new lockup near Baghdad’s airport within three months and hand the notorious facility over to Iraqi authorities as soon as possible. Abu Ghraib has become perhaps the most infamous prison in the world, known as the site where U.S. soldiers abused some Iraqi detainees and, earlier, for its torture chambers during Saddam Hussein’s rule. The sprawling facility on the western out-

skirts of Baghdad will be turned over to Iraqi authorities once the prisoner transfer to Camp Cropper and other U.S. military prisons in the country isfinished. Theprocess will take several months, saidLt. Col. Barryjohnson, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad. Abu Ghraib currently houses 4,537 out of the 14,589 detainees held by the U.S. military in the country. Iraqi authorities also hold prisoners at Abu Ghraib, though it is not known how many. The U.S. government initially spoke of tearing down Abu Ghraib after it became a symbol of the scandal. Widely publicized photographs of prisoner abuse by American

The orbiting Cassini spacecraft spotted what appears to be water geysers on one of Saturn's icy moons, raising the possibility that the celestial object harbors life. The images from the moon Enceladus represent dramatic evidence yet that water in liquid form may be present beyond the Earth.

military guards and interrogators led to intense global criticism of the U.S. war in Iraq and helped fuel the Sunni Arab insurgency. But Abu Ghraib was kept in service after the Iraqi government objected. Planning for the new facility at Camp Cropper began in 2004, Johnson said.

Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. wants to turn Abu Ghraib over to the Iraqis fast as possible. “There are facilities being built so that the U.S. can pull out of Abu Ghraib. Then it will be up to the Iraqi government to decide what they want to do. I do not know that the Iraqi government had decided.”

U.N. staff votes against Annan The U.N. Staff Union, representing over 5,000 staff at U.N. headquarters, handed SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan an overwhelming vote ofno-confidence Thursday over his plans to overhaul United Nations' operations,the latest in a string of setbacks for the leader.

Bush signs Patriot Act renewal

Two days after the House gave final approval and a day before parts of the USA Patriot Act were to expire, President George W. Bush signed into law a renewal that will allow the government to keep using terror-fighting tools passed after the Sept. 11,2001,attacks.

Iran warns against U.N. action

Iran's hard-line president on Thursday warned the West will suffer more than his country if it tries to stop Tehran's nuclear ambitions, vowing to press ahead with the program as the confrontation moved into the U.N. Security Council. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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Duke’s system of video surveillance cameras may be in for a facelift. University officials are currendy discussing ways to integrate campus-wide security cameras into one cohesive system, which could involve placing cameras at the entrances to residence halls. Aaron Graves, associate vice president for campus safety and security, said he wants to re-examine the University’s current use of security cameras and develop a more centralized, focused system. Right now, security cameras are scattered throughout the campus under the direction of various organizations, such as Parking and Transportation Services and the Duke University Medical Center. ‘We don’t want a hodgepodge of different systems that in some cases are not able

to talk to one another,” Graves said. “We know that [Duke University Police Department] will be the ones that will have to respond when things go wrong, so we want to have some input into how those systems are designed and implemented.” Graves said he will look at the technology currendy being used and assess where certain areas need improvement. He hopes to create a more consistent scheme across campus. Another improvement under consideration is installing additional surveillance cameras outside of dorms to aid criminal investigations and deter crime, he said. He is currendy discussing options with University officials. Security cameras of this kind have been proposed by administrators but never were implemented, except for two pilot cameras outside Randolph Resi-

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dence Hall that were installed in 2002. Cameras at the entrances to residential areas would provide an additional layer of security to the existing Duke Card readers, which keep track of who enters the buildings at what time, Graves said. Video surveillance would enable DUPD to verify that the name on the card matches the person in the video recording. “If vandalism occurred in a residential hall, and we were pretty sure it was not residents of that building, having the ability to see who entered the building at a particular time might be helpful for holding the right people accountable,” said Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services, in light of the Feb. 4 vandalism of the Giles Dormitory. He stressed, however, that the addition SEE CAMERAS ON PAGE 7

Administrators briefly suspended clinical trials of the blood substitute PolyHeme earlier this week in light of recent reports criticizing the safety of the substance. Dr. Sandy Williams, dean of Duke University’s School of Medicine and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke University Medical Center, stopped the trial Monday after the Feb. 22 edition of the Wall Street Journal published findings that Northfield Laboratories, Inc.—the company that produces PolyHeme—did not disclose safety information to the public. “What became apparent from what was published in the Wall Street Journal was there was legitimate concern. We were sympathetic,” Williams said. “We wanted to be sure that in making a decision that it was ethical to do that and that all of the proper procedures had been followed.” After further review, it was deemed that PolyHeme trials fulfilled ethical guidelines. The trials resumed Tuesday evening. “Certain senior administrators wanted to be sure that we did know all the facts,” said Dr. Ross McKinney, vice dean of research for the School of Medicine. “The review was reassuring to the administrators that the appropriate steps had been taken to evaluate the product before starting again.” PolyHeme is the first oxygen-carrying blood-substitute to make it to clinical trials. If the trials are successful, PolyHeme will be SEE POLYHEME ON PAGE 5

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Durham City Council passed a policy to add a $1 surcharge for all city taxi rides for the next six months.

Private taxis benefit from new surcharge on city cabs BY SHREYA Rag THE CHRONICLE

Durham City Council’s unanimous approval of a $1 surcharge on taxi rides Monday night was good news for privately owned

cab companies like Charlene’s Safe Rides. The surcharge, which will last for six months, was proposed by city-operated taxi companies looking for relief from high gas prices, which have plagued the country since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck last fall. Council members worked to inform citizens most affected by the charge, including senior citizens. Attendees at the meet-

ing voiced no opposition to the decision. The measure adds a $1 charge to each taxi trip in a city-operated taxi that charges customers by the meter. Other cab companies, however, will be free to maintain their current rates.

Privately owned companies hope the discrepancy will work in their favor and appeal to residents looking to avoid the extra charge, said Bell Belahouel, manrate

ager of Charlene’s Safe Rides. “People who cannot afford [the surcharge] are calling us now,” Belahouel

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Poet Derek Wolcott, a Nobel Prize winnerfor literature, speaks at the Nasher Museum ofArt Thursday.

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used in trauma situations. Any adult in Durham County who is seriously injured and treated by emergency medical technicians is eligible for die study. McKinney said five patients from Durham so far have been enrolled in the study, which began in summer 2005. Current medical guidelines require emergency officials to use a saline solution, which cannot carry the oxygen organs need in order to continue functioning. Ambulances do not transport blood because of the multitude of blood types and its short shelf-life. PolyHeme is compatible with all blood types and is usable for 12 months. Ediicists have criticized die clinical trials of PolyHeme since its incepdon because padents are unable to give consent before taking part in die study. Williams said, however, that saline solution is not adequate, and any replacement would need to go dirough human trials before being approved by the Food and Drug Administration. “In order to conduct human experimentation, [the study] must appeal to some higher value,” Williams said. “In this case, the higher value is the societal need to improve care of patients with acute blood loss.” He added that Duke officials conducted eight community information sessions and constructed kiosks in local hightraffic areas. The study was also approved by the city. According to a poll that Williams cited, 90 percent of the local community said the medical need outweighed the ethical implications. Patients can opt out from the study by contacting Duke Hospital and obtaining a bracelet, which a “few hundred people” have received, he said. “I am confident that not only have we followed the letter of the regulation but the spirit of trying to do the right thing,” Williams said.

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input will then be disseminated to the Academic Council—a body composed of rep-

volunteers will join 90 of his engineering students in a Habitat for Humanity effort to rebuild areas decimated in August. “I’d just be sitting around home sleeping and watching television if I wasn’t going to New Orleans,” said sophomore Kim Griffith, who will be joining Schaad. “I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to do this anyway.” Indeed, many Duke students jumped at the chance to volunteer. “One senior guy turned down a group of girls who wanted him to come to Florida,” Scott Hawkins, international student ministry coordinator, said of one student’s decision to volunteer in Gautier, Miss. “It’s a great way to express faith in a God who cares and comes along in our times ofneed.” Craig Kocher, assistant dean of the Chapel, said 11 religiously affiliated student groups comprised of approximately 175 students and staff members will travel to Belize, Honduras, Mississippi and New Orleans to offer community and home-building aid. Kocher will be leading a six-person prayer retreat to a Benedictine monastery in New Mexico for yet another alternative to the classic Spring Break. He said amid paper deadlinesand grade pressure it is important that Duke students break to “find our value in being rather than our value in doing.” Just “being” is a central theme for many a Spring Break-er, as the student body will be scattered everywhere from Vail, Col., to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for much-needed retreats from Duke’s daily grind. Freshman Kelly Jones has planned a trip first to her home in Pittsburgh, Pa., and then to the suburbs ofNewYork City where she will be shopping and visiting friends. “I think a lot of freshman are going home, like me,” Jones said. “The idea of doing nothing is so relaxing right now.”

resentatives from all facets of University academia —or the Academic Priorities Committee—a body comprised of representatives appointed by the provost to advise him on academic programs. “This resolution did not come from any tension or acrimony between the dean and the Council,” Baker said. He added that the legislation is a precautionary move made so that if thfe relationship between the dean and Council declines in future years, there will be a written policy in place. The resolution was spurred by the Council’s Feb. 9 meeting, where rumors about a significant cutback to or the possible elimination of the theater studies department were dismissed. After reviewing their bylaws, representatives were worried that the dean might not have to consult the Council in order to pass sweeping structural changes to the College. “This body has a highly uncertain role in the process,” said Paul Haagen, professor of law and chair of the Academic Council, at the Feb. 9 Arts and Sciences Council meeting. “Basically, it is not one of those constitutional bodies of the University. It is an advisory body to the dean of arts and sciences.” Haagen recommended that the body “constitutionally and statutorily try to insert itself at that level.” Duke has one of the strongest faculty governance structures of major research universities, Haagen said. The University bylaws require administrators to receive feedback from the faculty on all issues before they are presented to the Board of Trustees. The Academic Council received this

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Flanked by Trinity deans, Professor Michelle Connelly takes part in Thursday's A&S Council meeting. power in 1972, after the Council rejected a proposal by a single vote that would have brought the Richard Nixon Library and Museum to Duke. Not heeding the faculty’s will, the Board of Trustees decided that the facility would come to Duke anyway. The faculty vigorously protested, and eventually the trustees relented. In a committee chaired by George Christie, professor in the Law School, the “Christie Rule” was passed. The rule specified that except in emergencies, all major decisions and plans of the administration must be submitted to theAcademic Council—the only body that represents the entire faculty—for an “expression of views prior to implementation or submission to the Board of Trustees.” But the “Christie Rule” did not pro-

vide any such guarantee for the Arts and Sciences Council. Naomi Quinn, professor emeritus in the Department of Cultural Anthropology, proposed at the Feb. 9 Arts and Sciences Council meeting that the Council should work out a system with the Academic Council so that the Arts and Sciences Council would advise on matters affecting Trinity College. Baker said the resolution passed Thursday effectively ensures the Council’s position in the University advisory structure.

In other business: The Council also agreed to create an ad hoc committee charged with reviewing academic priorities, including the role of bachelor’s of arts and bachelor’s of sciences degrees in Trinity College.

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CAMERAS from page 3 of cameras should not lead to unnecessary policing of students’ behavior. In addition, Graves said, cameras would allow officers to anticipate potential threats before investigating doors that have been propped open. “My personal belief is that privacy trumps security in issues like this, but we’ll need to get more info from the student body,” said Campus Council President Jay Ganatra, a junior. “I hope that the administration will take [students’] opinions into consideration.” Student opposition to dorm security cameras may have played a role in administrators.’ previous hesitation to install the devices. “Personally, I know the students here well enough to believe that their impression of a security camera would be to catch

TAHERI-AZAR from page 1 the March 3 attack two months ago. According to court documents released Tuesday, the suspect also expressed disappointment that more students were not in the Pit when he drove through it. When Taheri-azar was arrested, he had a five-inch folding knife and two cans of pepper spray with him, additional search warrant documents revealed. At the time, the suspect told police that he was acting to “avenge the deaths or murders of Muslims around the world.” In court Monday, he thanked Judge Pat DeVine for “the opportunity to spread the will ofAllah.” Taheri-azar is currendy being held in Central Prison in Raleigh under a $5.5-million bond. He is being charged with 18

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them doing something wrong,” Hull said. “That would not be a reason why I would support cameras at all. I would only support them to provide another layer of protection for the community.” Sophomore Paul Slattery said he might back a decision to add security cameras, but only if the decision reflects the will of the student body. “I wouldn’t be comfortable having cameras in my common room or hallway, though,” he added. Graves stressed that DUPD will not place security cameras inside residential communities. He also said the potential surveillance would be only one component of improving overall security systems at Duke, which will also involve increasing student awareness and responsibility. “No matter what system we have, if you leave windows open and if you don’t lock doors, you could be victimized by a crime,” Graves said.

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“The groups that have taken this most heart are those who want to have it labeled as a terrorist act,” UNC senior Ralph D’lorio said. “So, it’s more like some people want to see it made into a big deal.” Students gathered near the scene of the violence Monday to stage a rally against the administration’s decision. Despite continued protests urging the administration to declare the act “terrorism,” both UNC officials and law enforcement have remained hesitant to do so. “The university is politically correct and doesn’t want to offend anyone of the Muslim faith,” UNC senior Kris Wampler, who helped organize the rally with UNC College Republicans, told The Chronicle to

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TAXIS from page 4 said. “Our customers are more than we can handle.” Belahouel added that he doubts the surcharge would be beneficial for city-operated taxi companies in the long run, especially with the potential loss of customers. “Those companies will lose money and service now,” he said. Council members emphasized that using a surcharge to compensate for high gas prices is not a unique method for such companies, especially in the face offluctuating gas prices. Last June, the Council approved a 20-cent-per-gallon wage increase for taxi service workers to the same end. Even privately owned taxi companies often adjust their rates depending on the state of the gas market, Belahouel

explained.“lt takes time for the city to respond and vote,” he said. “Our fares went from $25 per airport trip to $3O per trip [during the hurricanes].” He added that since those adjustments the company has reinstated its lowerrates. Students, who often rely on taxis to commute to areas further away from campus, will especially be affected by the surcharge. But students like freshman Jessica Davlin noted that they will simply have to accept the elevated taxi prices. “It is a little expensive, but I don’t have any other way of getting to the airport,” Davlin said. For sophomore Jeff Dahlberg, the surcharge is just another reason to avoid Durham’s transportation services. “It’s going to further discourage college students from using taxis,” Dahlberg said.

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average person in the general population.” The law places the responsibility of securing accommodations on college students’ shoulders, said Emma Swain, director of the Student Access Office—the first point of contact for students with disabilities. Students applying for special arrangements through the SAO are evaluated using relevant tests, history of accommodations and interviews to discuss the impact of disabilities, Swain said. Arrangements through SAO include extended testing times, altered testing formats and audio books. They can even extend to increased financial aid. But the structure of the University’s disability network for undergraduates leaves many students’ initial requests unfulfilled, Finkelstein said. At Duke, unlike at many other colleges, the SAO evaluates students’ abilities in relation to the general population, rather than to their peers at the school, she explained. “They’re testing you at a level that wouldn’t even get you into Duke,” Finkelstein said. “The ADA requirements are the bottom line a college can’t cross.” She said other top colleges tend to compare learning disabled individuals to the student body, a practice she called “more enlightened to the mind.” Finkelstein started Individuals with Disabilities in Education Association last fall to counter stigmas linked to learning disabilities and to encourage students to explore available resources. Swain said Duke’s policy regarding primary accommodations through her office reflects the issue offairness. “Testing weeds out those students not able to function at a reasonable level,” she said. “If the law is designed to level the playing field, is it fair to people with learning disabilities and don’tknow it?”

If a student’s request is not approved by the SAO, they are encouraged to use the resources available through the Academic Resource Center. Finkelstein, however, said many students are left discouraged by the initial rejection. Junior Mary Reid Ervin, who wrote her college admissions essay about her struggles with dyslexia, said she was shocked when she was denied accommodations by SAO. “Extended testing helped me to overcome a struggle with academic evaluations my whole life,” she said. Ervin —who did not request extended testing through ARC until her second semester —said she is confused by the set-up of disability services for undergraduates. Donna Hall, director of ARC, said her office has successfully worked with both students and professors to administer academic interventions for students. “We really look at the student’s performance in this area in the context of Duke,” said John Blackshear, clinical director of ARC and a psychologist at Counseling and Psychological Services. He emphasized that special accommodations should be regarded as a last resort. Instead, Blackshear recommended that students use the ARC to learn strategies that will help “compensate” for their disabilities. “Just because a student has a diagnosis doesn’t mean they’ll get support,” he said. Swain said disability liaison networks have worked to standardize the process for granting accommodations at different schools within the University in response to recommendations from the Department of Justice. Finkelstein—who has worked with professors using the ARC’s recommendations for the past two years—said she applauds changes that have been made in support of students with learning disabilities. “But more improvements could definitely be made,” she added.

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GREENSBORO Another shootaround. Another team meal. Another game. Somehow, Wake Forest made sure it has all three. “This is a group that likes to play, and more importandy, they really like one another,” head coach Skip Prosser said. “I’m very, very 78 >roud of them.” WAKE FSU 66 Justin Gray had 25 points and Eric Williams added 14 to help Wake Forest beat Florida State, 78-66, Thursday in the first round of the Adantic Coast Conference tournament, severely hurting the Seminoles’ chances for an NCAA bid. Chris Ellis swished a three-pointer to give the 12th-seeded Demon Deacons (16-15) the lead for good with about 3.5 minutes left, and they pulled away from there for their second straight win. For a team that started 2-13 in the ACC, it’s quite an achievement. Wake Forest moves on to the quarterfinals to play No. 25 North Carolina State. “Every game we go into, we feel like we’re the favorite,” Gray said. “Even though Florida State is a good team, you’ve got to have that confidence in yourself and your teammates. Us being a No. 12 seed, that’s just a label. It’s a new season for us.” Florida State (19-9) finished fifth

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With their Feb. 22 win over Georgia Tech, the Blue Devils accomplished their first goal of the year—to win the ACC’s regular-season title. Today No. 3 Duke (27-3) will have the chance to start on its second at Greensboro Coliseum. The Blue will meet Miami Devils yg at noon in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, to begin their for their seventh TODAY, 12 p.m. quest Tournament Greensboro, N.C. ACC crown in eight years Although Duke suffered two-straight conference loses to close out the season, its 14-0 start in the league secured the Blue Devils the No. 1 seed. After a late-game comeback, the eighth-seeded Hurricanes (16-14) narrowly defeated Clemson, 66-63, in the first round Thursday to earn the chance to face the Blue Devils. “I didn’t want it to end,” Miami guard Robert Hite said after his team’s win Thursday. “I didn’t want to go out today.

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I want to keep playing. 1 just wanted to come out here, give a good effort and help my team come away with a win.” After trailing 48-36 with 12 minutes left to play in the second half, Miami turned the game around and outscored the Tigers 30-15 to close out the contest.

“I thought we showed tremendous resiliency and just kept after it,” head coach Frank Haith said. “It wasn’t like a big run to win the game—we Just kept chipping away, kept chipping away. We missed four free throws in a row. We kicked the ball out of bounds, but we just stayed with it. That’s why I’m so proud of our kids and how we came back and fought through it.” The Hurricanes—who lead the conference in scoring defense—capitalized on a switch to man-to-man Thursday to help pull out their three-point win over the Tigers. “Defense really was the key,” Haith said. “We were able to stop them, and when we went man we did a nice job of containing them and not letting them get to the rim.” Haith said his team created scoring opportunities using its man-to-man scheme by forcing loose balls and scoring in transition. Before the switch, the Hurricanes struggled with the execution of their zone defense, which often left Clemson players open in scoring positions. Miami’s determination on the floor is something that Duke, which'has struggled SEE M. BBALL ON PAGE 12

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GREENSBORO Dave Leitao probably hoped for a sharper performance to start the ACC Tournament. Still, the Virginia coach wasn’t going to complain much since his Cavaliers found away to advance.

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NEW YORK Gerry McNamara waited one day to one-up himself. The senior guard hit a three-pointer with less than a second to play to give Syracuse a win over Cincinnati in the opening round of the Big East . Tournament SYRACUSE 86 nes Then ThursMB4 UCONN day, his three with 5.5 seconds left in regulation tied the game, and the ninth-seeded Orange went on to beat No. 1 Connecticut, 8684, in overtime. “I said yesterday’s shot was the best under the circumstances,” an exhausted McNamara said Thursday. “I’d have to change that to today’s. We needed it.” The win should help the Orange (21-11) end any talk about whether they deserve an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. “Obviously they’re a tournament team,” Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun said. “I thought they were a tour-

yesterday.” McNamara topped Wednesday’s performance in the quarterfinals Thursday by scoring 17 points and handing out 13 assists, one short of the nament team

tournament record.

“He amazes me every time I see him play. He has more guts than anybody I’ve ever coached,” said Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, who apologized for using profanity in defending McNamara Wednesday after local media reported the player was overrated. “As soon as he released it, there was never a doubt. There was nothing but net. “I’d say it’s one of the best wins, if not the best, Syracuse has ever had.” The loss shouldn’t affect the No. 1 seed expected to go to Connecticut (273), but it ended a 10-game winning streak in the Big East quarterfinals for the Huskies, the regular-season cochampions with Villanova. Syracuse, the defending champions in this tournament, will play No. 23 Georgetown, which beat Marquette 6259, in Friday night’s semifinals. The Orange led 39-28 at halftime, and a three by McNamara extended the lead to 49-35 with 16:43 to go. The Huskies, who trailed 10-0 just 2:30 into the game, started chipping away and were within 62-56 with 7:24 to play. McNamara hit a three to restore the lead to nine points, but Connecticut tied the game with a 9-0 run capped by four free throws by Hilton Armstrong. Rashad Anderson’s three-pointer with 32 seconds left in regulation gave Connecticut the lead for the first time, 72-71, and Denham Brown made two free throws with 11 seconds left to make it 74-71. McNamara took the inbound pass something Calhoun had implored his team to not let happen—and he dribbled to just outside the three-point line and drilled his third three of the game to tie it. “I can’t remember the last time we were up three with 11 seconds to go and lost,” Calhoun said. “We got beat by that shot by Gerry. Anything can happen in overtime. We made the decision of who would have the assignment. Gerry made a better play and hit a great three.”

and 12 rebounds in his first start in more than two months for the seventh-seeded Cavaliers (15-13), who advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals to face second-seeded North Carolina. This was hardly a steady performance by the Cavaliers, who led by 10 early in the second half before falling behind by four with about six minutes left. Virginia hit just three field goals in the last 14.5 minutes and committed 17 turnovers that led to 20 points for the TOth-seeded Hokies (14-16), while also shooting 42 percent and missing 12 of 29 free throws. Virginia also had to overcome a shaky day by All-ACC selection Sean Singletary—the guard had eight points on 2-for-10 shooting—and a two-point output by its bench. “This game was going to be won on guts,” said Leitao, who is in his first season with the Cavaliers. “We didn’t play really well, but we were able to tough it out. We bent in a couple of situations, but didn’t break.” Reynolds continued his strong play in the ACC tournament, going 8-for-17 and hitting a pair of three-pointers in 39 minutes. He came into the game with a career average of 12.2 points and 40-percent shooting, but has averaged 20.8 points while shooting nearly 52 percent in five ACC Tournament games. “The postseason is something that I look forward to,” said Reynolds, a thirdteam All-ACC pick. “No matter how good you play or how bad you play during the season, once it comes down to tournament time, it’s a different ball game.” Mikalauskas, a 6-foot-8 freshman, pro-

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Sophomore Sean Singletary, a member of the All-ACC First Team, had an off game, scoring justeight points. vided a physical presence inside to help shut down Virginia Tech’s Coleman Collins, who came in averaging 15 points but finished with five on 2-for-9 shooting. Mikalauskas came in averaging 5.8 points and had not started since the Western Kentucky game on Jan. 2. “I’ve probably been waiting for this game more that anybody,” Reynolds said. “I stay on him all the time, and I knew sooner or later he was going to come through for us.” Mikalauskas went 3-for-5 from the field and 5-for-8 at the line while grabbing seven offensive rebounds in 29 minutes. “[Reynolds] tells me before every game I can play better and I have to play better, and no matter how well I play he says I can

play better,” Mikalauskas said. “I’m trying to do my best, trying not to let him down.” With Virginia Tech leading by one, TJ. and found Bannister penetrated

Mikalauskas for a score inside and a 57-56 lead with 1:54 to play. After a miss by Reynolds two possessions later, Mikalauskas grabbed the rebound and got fouled, hitting a free throw to push the margin to 58-56. Zabian Dowdell missed a shot that would have tied it after Mikalauskas’ free throw, and A.D. Vassallo missed an open three-pointer after a free throw by Adrian Joseph. Reynolds effectively sealed it with a free throw with 8.8 seconds left, giving Virginia at least one win in the ACC tournament for the third-straight year.

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M. BBALL from page 9 defensively in the last few games, will need to match. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said the Blue Devils have not exhibited good defense since their first and only matchup this season with the Hurricanes Feb. 19 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. “I don’t think we’ve played very well defensively in the last few weeks,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said after the team’s game against North Carolina March 4. “I thought we played very well [against Miami]. The thing that hurt us that day was

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“At this particular point, I don’t have absolutely any say in the criteria,” Hamilton said. “That’s already been determined, and me making any speculation right now would be just that—speculation.” A1 Thornton had 17 points before fouling out and Isaiah Swann scored 12 for the Seminoles, who had won four of their past five games. Thornton’s layup early in the second half gave diem a 45-34 lead, and the margin sail was seven following a three-pointer from Swann widi 6:40 remaining. Yet Florida State went nearly six minutes without a basket,

our offense. We turned it over, and they scored because we had poor offense.” In the 83-76 win against Miami, J.J. Redick led the Blue Devils with 30 points to become the team’s all-time leading scorer. Although Redick has struggled with his shot over the past four, games, he said he has just put too much pressure on himself and is looking forward to relaxing once postseason play begins. The game will mark the first time Duke faces Miami in the ACC Tournament, and the first time the Hurricanes —now in their second season in the ACC—have advanced past the first round.

and Wake Forest took advantage An 11-0 run did the trick, and it started with Williams’ post up move as he was fouled. He failed to make the free throw, but his teammates picked up the slack. Trent Strickland drove down the lane and Gray converted a pair at the line to bring the Demon Deacons within one. “We talk a lot of dmes about executing your way out of trouble instead of shooting your way out of trouble,” Prosser said. “We had some guys make some outstanding individual plays.” Ellis then missed from the top of the key, and got another chance after Alexander Johnson clanged a shot off the rim on the other end. This time, Ellis took a pass in the comer from Gray, and his unorthodox delivery sent the ball through from beyond the arc to give Wake Forest its first lead, 61-59. Prosser compared Ellis’ shot to a knuck-

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le ball, while Ellis called it a sidewinder. Either way, it went in. “Coach wants me and Justin to take wide-open threes, the way we shoot the ball,” Ellis said. “I wasn’t hesitant at all taking that second shot.” The Seminoles, meanwhile, were falling apart. Thornton missed a wild three-pointer from the wing that led to Gray’s fallaway jumper on the ensuing possession as the Deacons pulled away. “Honestly, we just weren’t able to hit shots,” Florida State point guard Todd Galloway said. “We had shots that didn’t fall, that usually fall.” The Deacons also had some good fortune. Johnson missed the front end of a 1and-1, and after Strickland did the same, he was able to chase down the rebound. He drove down the middle and banked in a shot from straightaway, perhaps signify-

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ing this truly was Wake Forest’s night, “I feel like the whole world’s back is turned against us,” Williams said. “One thing I can’t stand is when people turn their back on us. I feel like we have nothing to lose and a lot to prove.” Johnson eventually snapped that field goal drought with a putback in the final minute, but it only brought Seminoles within 10 points. Now they must wait and see what happens Sunday, when the NCAA selection committee picks the 65-team field. Gray finished with eight assists and only one turnover, and Strickland grabbed all 10 of his rebounds on the defensive end. “Coach told me that everybody had their role to play in the game, and my role as point guard is to make everybody around me better,” Gray said. “I give all the credit to my teammates for making shots.”

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now and then, a get that MRS degree.” Although it is lamentable, it is commentary will offer an incisive, observant, pene- understandable that not tradng look at an insdtution every girl manages a perfect that fundamentally changes its presentation, Still, Moriarty doesn’t self-image. Melissa pussyfoot around Moriarty’s *.,1 StaffedltOnal She the issue “Duke Girls takes her fellow aren’t what you think” on SlonCampus.com members of the weaker sex to task where appropriate. She does just that. bemoans that “There are In addressing the stereotype that Duke women are all days I walk by people on camugly, Moriarty has hit on a pus and wonder if they seritruism of campus life that for ously think, this is the best I some reason has eluded the can look.” All we can say is, fully rest of us for too long. Women here are “very, very agreed. Duke may have mansmart.... They aren’t blowaged to retain its famous constitutional law professor from the drying, straightening and exclutches of the University of pertly applying eyeliner before class each morning to North Carolina, but our claim

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body (bodies?) is nowhere near secure. If there’s any stereotype we should strive to change about Duke, it’s that our women are ugly. The trouble is, too few of the girls here further this goal. Where’s your A-Team

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with male Chronicle staffers, which would really help them out on so many levels... But we digress. So where do we look to find women that can give Duke a good name, to help ixnay our reputation as a haven for trolls from New Jersey? Moriarty does not leave us to wallow in this hopeless dilemma,

Luckily, according to her, there are those few diamonds in the rough u[W]ho truly have it all: the looks, the brains and the personality.” She and her friends, in fact, are keeping hope alive. But, she warns, “Just consider yourself lucky when you meet one of us... and try not to be

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Perhaps a more appropriate word would be infatuated.

What’s your number, Miss Meliss? We know a few Chronicle staffers who wouldn’t mind a date with you —should you find time between orgo and getting your mani-pedi, that is. This editorial, like the minds that conceived it, is a joke. Have a stellar spring break, kiddos.

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are two important parties at Duke, and I’m not talking about politics. I’m talking about the partiers and the non-partiers. I’m not sure what percentage of people fall into each group, but there are probably more non-partiers than you think; theyjust aren t too visible. It’s not like a your partying gets interrupted by the SSt.

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jordflll 6V6TSOII opposed, but they also don’t hang out one f jne morning that much. In fact, the campus is pretty segregated. If you want to party, it’s more or less required that you go greek. Those Princeton Reviewesque college guides should include a litde disclaimer: “Forty percent greek but only 50 percent partiers, so pretty much you have to be greek unless you don’t want a social life. Add in selective housing, and being independent is impossible.” Just look at K-ville last weekend. I bet something like 80 percent of the population of Duke drinkers was out there. I’m sure there had to be a sober tent or two present—I mean, among the thousands of people out there, statistically, I think there had to be at least one group that just wasn’t drinking. I didn’t see them. I wasn’t drinking. I would have liked to have seen a couple of my fellow soberites. I guess they were a litde scared. I can understand that. Drinkers are a litde scared of soberites, too. The segregation between these two groups is terrible. Just like politics, partiers and non-partiers are not two succinct groups but a spectrum. Some go out every night, some not at all, but most are in between. The current system —greek or not—forces people to chose between debauchery and abstinence. Mark Twain said, “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between he does what he wants.” For me, freshman year, this could not have been truer. I loved it. I had a solid group of friends I did almost everything with, but it was all still fresh. Come rush, I was having such a good time with the people I was .

with that I didn’t see the point in joining a selective living group. Then sophomore year, I lived with a bunch of my friends from the year before, though many others had joined groups and left. Essentially, I was stuck in a rut: For most of first semester the excitement of freshman year lasted. But it was all the same, all repetitive. By winter break, I realized I had not made a single new friend. I had had fun, but I couldn’t imagine doing it again. So I rushed and am now pledging. Sophomore year at Duke is often called hard. For independents, it’s nearly impossible. The social structure simply does not exist for independents to meet people who were not in their freshman dorms. The spectrum from partier to non-partier is cut in half: Those in living groups and their leeches, who should have joined a living group, and those who want nothing to do with partying. The whole housing system needs to be overhauled. -Getting rid of linking and the other moves RLHS has made this year will not be enough to make sophomore year work. I say specifically sophomore year because going abroad junior year and living off-campus and having access to the Chapel Hill bar scene senior year make them completely differentbeasts. What needs to be done is a little bit more radical. No more independents. Everyone should be required to join a selective living group. Just imagine how different second semester freshman year would be if you knew you had to find a selective living group that would fit you. People would actively try to meet and make friends with new people after the first few weeks of first semester, when no one knew anyone. And people would know that they had to find a group they fit in with and would work at it. Some people might fail to find a good fit, but then they probably fail to find a good group of independent to live with under the current system. The end result of this change: Everyone would have a home. More groups would throw parties. Parties would be thrown by people whose lives don’t revolve around drinking and would be healthier. Fewer people would be lost not knowing what to do with themselves.

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Textbook terrorism

Mohammad

Taheri-azar, a 2005 UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, turned himself into police on Friday afternoon after driving a rented sports utility vehicle into a crowd of students at the University of

North Carolina. Since his arrest, Taherimtm&ss azar has admitted he was purposely trying to kill people in a premeditated attack to “avenge the death of Muslims around the world.” Then, arriving at his first court hearing on Monday, he smiled and boston cote waved at cameras and told the the naked truth judge that he was “thankful for the opportunity to spread the will ofAllah.” A description of these events as they actually happened seems to fit exactly into the textbook model of terrorism as Americans have come to understand it since Sept. 11, 2001. Muslim? Check. Violent act? Check. Done in the name ofAllah and Islam? Double check. But is it terrorism? After the fulfillment of those familiar “requisites” became apparent over the weekend, the media’s refusal to call the violent incident an “act of terror” became glaringly evident. And despite the weighty absence of the word “terrorism” in the media’s description of the attack, it didn’t take much time for the public to connect the dots and notice its absence. (The American public may be a lot of things, but it is certainly not shy about labelling people “terrorists”). Predictably, some individuals like senior Jillian Bandes, a member of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and former Daily Tar Heel columnist, were incensed at the media’s portrayal (or lack thereof) of the incident: “This is innocent people being attacked by an SUV, driven by a man who was doing it for retaliation for treatment of Muslims around the world. To me, that spells terrorism.” Like Bandes, I too was outraged at the absence of the word “terrorism.” But having given it a bit more thought, I have to commend local police forces, the national media and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their far-sighted reluctance in automatically branding this act with so menacing a word as “terrorism.” Americans are in the fourth year of our war on terror, and since it began, politicians, authors and media commentators have done precious little but demonize the Arab world. According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, nearly half of Americans express negative views of Islam, and a majority now says that Muslims are disproportionately prone to violence. Moreover, the ongoing riots in the Middle East over a series of anti-Islamic political cartoons published by a Danish newspaper nearly six months ago and the highly publicized debate over Arab companies managing American seaports are current stories that are only fueling further mistrust and suspicion of Muslims, Arabs and Islam. Given the particularly volatile political climate, a media-sanctioned stamp of T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-M only begs official retribution against those responsible for acts of violence. It accordingly seems wise for the American media to respond to new, unfolding acts of suspected domestic terrorism as prudently as possible. In describing Taheri-azar’s crime as a “hit-and-run” in violation ofNorth Carolina law, and by not leaping to the seemingly natural conclusion that terrorism had hit the Triangle, law enforcement agents and media alike may have in turn prevented retaliatory violence against Muslims. In their decision to (rightly or wrongly) avoid stamping Taheri-azar’s act as one of terror, law enforcement officials and media outlets have also been able to sidestep accusations of harboring racist or anti-Islamic sentiments. But given that since his arrest, Taheri-azar has made his terror-inspiring motives and violent intentions abundantly clear, it is absolutely appropriate and imperative that the media restructure how the attack is now being portrayed. Not only is the continued omission of “terrorism” disrespectful to the students injured in last Friday’s attack, but it also underplays the brooding menace of Taheri-azar’s anti-American ,

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message Calling it “terrorism” to begin with would have been unjustifiably phobic. But not calling it “terrorism” now is gravely negligent. Taheri-azar’s attack was a manifestation of a radical, sadistic and dangerous ideology and, at this point, to avoid labeling this intentional act of violence a premeditated act of terror is unacceptable and contemptible. Boston Cote is a Trinity senior. Her column runs every Friday.

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lettertotheeditor Immature display from faculty Republicans, Democrats and every Duke student in between should be thoroughly embarrassed and disgusted by Professor Diane Nelson and her follwers’ behavior at David Horowitz’s March 7 lecture. It’s one thing to disagree with Horowitz; I certainly do as do many others. It’s another thing altogether to attend a University as esteemed as Duke and not be able to get to hear every side of every issue. The immature behavior of Nelson and her comrades was absolutely astounding to me and many of my friends. Interrupting while Horowitz was speaking, not allowing his voice to be heard and making a mockery of the concept of free speech —I truly am astounded these are professors at the school that I love and attend. While Professor Nelson may indeed disagree with the points Horowitz made, she certainly should understand the right of everyone to be heard. She further should not have interfered

with Duke students’ ability to hear every angle and judge for themselves. Horowitz is controversial but holds beliefs many subscribe to, and he should be given the oppurtunity to be heard. Protesting his presence is a protest of the fundamental right offree speech. I would have been happy to listen to Professor Nelson counter his arguments on her own night, during her own lecture, in an appropriate manner not in-

volving immature T-shirts and obnoxious behavior. I only wish she could have composed herself and made an academic debate as Horowitz did. I speak for myself and many of my friends when I say that it was truly embarassing to Duke as a collective body of mature, freethinking adults to witness a professor act in such a juvenile, un-

professional manner.

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I’ve often stated, I consider myself a conservative, so I have not missed the fact that Duke’s faculty is heavily weighted to the left. And I couldn’t care less. You read correctly: It doesn’t bother me in the least that most of my professors are liberals. Not only that, but I take ofOliver fense at the way that the Students you tell me for Academic Freedom have approached the issue, especially with regard to David Horowitz’s visit to our campus Tuesday. Let’s consider the way the event was publicized. The very first poster I saw said “David Horowitz Educates Duke.” The brazen arrogance of the line surprised me, and being a brazenly arrogant guy myself, that’s saying something. Later posters, however, continued in the same vein. “Come hear what universities don’t want you to know,” read the flyers Then we have the event itself. There was some back and forth with hecklers (I’ll get to them later), but afterward Stephen Miller delivered this gem to a hosdle professor at the Q&A: “I’m hesitant to give you the microphone considering you came here to fight the exchange of free views.” I encourage you to read that sentence one more time, just to let it sink in. That one goes in a file next to John Kerry’s, “I voted for the $B6 million, before I voted against it.” And that one sentence just goes to show the absurdity of the whole business. SAF wants free speech, but only if you agree with them. They want to tell us about this secret conspiracy that involves our professors shouting liberal dogma in every class, ostensibly without us noticing. They want to “educate” their professors on how to profess. Nonsense. Now it would be all too easy for me, a history major, to jump on this bandwagon. After all, one of my own professors, Alex Roland (oh, I’m naming names!), called Dick Cheney a “barbarian” earlier this semester. Shouldn’t I be fighting such intolerable indoctrination? Not at all. Professor Roland was, in fact, making '

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a valid point about the historical groupings of war hawks and doves, and he was right. Not only that, but he framed current events in away I had not thought of myself, and he showed me a new perspective. And after all, isn’t that what I’m paying $40,000 a year to get? I’m certainly not paying for some outsider, who isn’t even an academic, to come tell me that my professors are not up to theirjobs, because they are. Are they liberals? Most of them. Do they bring it up in class? Sure. But as a rational human being, I’m able to hear a different opinion and not be indoctrinated or assimilated. After all, conservatives have the great inherent advantage of being right. Now if, as the SAF suggests, some faculty members are not objective in their grading, then that is indeed cause for concern; however, the way to deal with such a problem would be exposing the practices of that particular professor, not trying to strong arm entire departments into signing “academic freedom pledges.” It would be enough for me to hear President Brodhead say that politicized grading will not be tolerated, and there’s the problem solved. To be fair, Horowitz has some valid points. Some of the professors in his “101 most dangerous” list are literal terrorists, and at least one has spent time in jail for torture. And it’s undeniable that certain overly venerated institutions of the northeast are biased in a very fundamental way toward the left. But Duke is not, thank heavens, an Ivy League school, and miriam cooke (Duke’s most dangerous prof, according to Horowitz’s book) certainly doesn’t look like a terrorist to me, even if she doesn’t use capital letters in her name. If we have any problems, we can deal with them ourselves without need of a national AcademicFreedom movement. I do have some things to say about the hecklers. It seems to me that they only played into the hands of the SAF. To be ignored is the greatest insult, especially in politics, and I think pictures of an empty Page Auditorium would have stopped the foolishness much better than any catchy T-shirt slogan. And in his own way, Miller was right when he said it was beneath a professor to organize a resistance movement. Like my mother always said, it’s better to just walk away, and if you’re lucky, you’ll make the list next time. In any case, here’s to my bid for the 101 most dangerous columnists.

OliverSherouse is a Trinity freshman. His column runs every other Friday.

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