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With fewer than three weeks left until the District Attorney primary May 2, challengers have begun to criticize incumbent Mike Nifong’s handling of an investigation of sexual assault allegations made against several members of the Duke men’s lacrosse team. Candidates Freda Black, former assistant district attorney, and Keith Bishop, local defense lawyer, have accused their Democratic counterpart of rash actions and inappropriate decisions that have in essence allowed the media to convict the accused before charges have been filed. “He has pursued it miserably,” Bishop said. “Whenever a prosecutor has information of allegations he has to be reasoned and judicious. As a result, he can’t jump into the media before [he knows the facts] and guarantee arrests.” Nifong has defended the way he has handled the case, and several other local lawyers think he has behaved appropriately or are supporting his candidacy. “I have supported him in this campaign,” said Bill Thomas, a defense lawyer in the case and a close friend of Nifong. Despite serving as members of the defense team in the case, Butch Williams appears in one of Nifong’s campaign advertisements, and Kerry Sutton has a Nifong sign in her yard as of Tuesday. Nifong began speaking with the press at the inception of the case, when a female student from North Carolina Central University claimed she was raped by three members of the men’s

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With the May 2 primaryapproaching, Durham DA Mike Nifong hasbeen the subject of media sgutiny lacrosse team at a March 13 party. He frequently granted interviews throughout the early stages of the investigation, when he required 46 of the 47 teammates to give DNA samples and had police search a residence and a dormitory room. Nifong has since stopped speaking direcdy to die press. Nifong, who served as an assistant district attorney in Durham before he was appointed district attorney by Governor Mike Easley in April 2005, declined to comment for this article.

At a forum Tuesday at NCCU, Nifong dismissed the idea that the case is related to his political campaign. “As the district attorney, you do not get to choose what crimes occur or when they occur,” he said. “This is not about the election. This is about doing justice.” But Bishop said Nifong’s actions in the case and media presence are politically motivated. “It was amateurish, it was poorly coordinated, and it casts a long shadow of SEE NIFONG ON PAGE 6

A group of people close to the Duke lacrosse team has hired Bob Bennett, President Bill Clinton’s former lawyer, to help defend their confident belief that members of the team did not sexually assault an exotic dancer at an off-campus party March 13. Bennett, a former federal prosecutor and Washington attorney, represented Clinton in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case. He is now representing the Committee for Fairness to Duke Families, a group concerned with the allegations made against the lacrosse team. “It is unfortunate that members of the Duke community, players and families are being judged before all the facts are in,” Bennett said in a statement. “A lot of innocent young people and the families are being hurt, and unfortunately this situation is being abused by people with separate agendas. It is grossly unfair.” Prior to taking the case, Bennett also recently represented Judith Miller, a former New York Times reporter, in an investigation into the leak of a CIA agent’s identity. He has joined the collection of people SEE BENNETT ON PAGE 4

Rape allegations, media With mixture of depts will head to Central fallout rankle community ,

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When it comes time to leave the cozy confines of the Languages Building, it will be a bittersweet day for the Romance studies department. “Most human beings are pretty tied to the space where they’ve been living,” said Professor Margaret Greer, chair of the department. “This is an old building with large offices, but there aren’t enough of diem.” Romance studies is one of the 11 departments and facilities expected to move to Central Campus under the $240-million Phase I of renovations to the space, slated for completion in Fall 2008. Chairs of several of those departments said the move is a boon for their faculties, many of which—like Romance studies—feel cramped or are spread out over several buildings on different campuses. But some of the excitement is tem-

pered by unease about what to expect in the overhaul, the details of which are still uncertain. “We’ve been campaigning for many years for more space,” Greer said. She added, however, that the danger is in the potential for isolation—a present concern among departments on East Campus. She said being close to the other Language, Literature and Culture departments may be beneficial, but she also hopes to be near facilities such as the John Hope Franklin Center and the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies to “have a real intellectual core.” Associate Professor Leo Ching is chair of the department of Asian and African Languages and Literature, one of the four LLC departments moving. The departmental offices are currently SEE CENTRAL ON PAGE 6

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Students, faculty and community members gathered to channel the heated emotions stirred up by rape allegations made against the men’s lacrosse team into a useful conversation Wednes-

day night. The audience of about 60 met at a forum —tided “Thinking About This Social Disaster” and sponsored by the African and African-American Studies program—to discuss the long-term effects of the alleged crimes and the media attention they have drawn. “Whatever happens with the court case, people are asking that the everyday change,” said Wahneema Lubiano, associate professor ofAAS and literature. She said students could and should SEE DISASTER ON PAGE 7

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Activist Serena Sebring, a graduate student, talks about race relations at a panel Wednesday night.

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Iran intends to enrich uraTEHRAN nium on a scale hundreds of times larger than its current level, the country's deputy nuclear chief said Wednesday, signaling its resolve to expand a program the international community insists it halt. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran for the first time had succeeded on a small scale in enriching uranium, a key step in generating fuel for a reactor or fissile material for a bomb. The U.N. Security Council has demanded that Iran stop all enrichment activity because of suspicions the program’s aim is to make weapons.

centrifuges, which spin uranium gas to increase its proportion of the isotope needed

for the nuclear fission at the heart of a nuclear reactor or a bomb. Deputy Nuclear Chief Mohammad Saeedi said Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to install 3,000 centrifuges at its facility in the central town of Natanz by late 2006, then expand to 54,000 centrifuges, though he did not say when. “We will expand uranium enrichment to industrial scale at Natanz," Saeedi told state-run television. Saeedi said using 54,000 centrifuges will be able to produce enough enriched urani-

um to provide fuel for a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plant like one Russia is finishing in southern Iran. In theory, that many centrifuges could be used to develop the material needed for hundreds of nuclear warheads if Iran can perfect the techniques for producing the highly enriched uranium needed. Iran, which has made no secret of its plans to ultimately expand enrichment to around 50,000 centrifuges to fuel reactors, is still thought to be years away from a full-scale program. Still, concerns grew Tuesday when Ahmadinejad announced Iran’s enrichment success in a nationally televised ceremony.

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NEW ORLEANS A long-awaited government projection on this city's flood danger recommends that thousands of homes and businesses in areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina be raised at least three feet, a requirement that clears the way for residents to decide how, or whether, t,o rebuild. "This will enable people to get on with their lives,” said Donald Powell, the chief federal coordinator for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery. The so-called flood advisories detail

how high the water might rise in certain sections of the city during a once-in-a-100year storm, and how well the levees would protect residents. Property owners who ignore the guidelines risk losing out on government aid to rebuild and could miss an opportunity for lower flood insurance premiums. The flooding projections will also be key in planning the city's overall reconstruction. In drawing up the advisories, government experts took into account the increasingly active hurricane seasons, recent erosion of coastal land that acted as a buffer against large storms, and the sinking

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of land in parts of southern Louisiana. The Federal Emergency Management Agency had delayed the release of the advisories several times since the start of the year as researchers incorporated new postKatrina data. The government recommended that levee-protected homes damaged by flooding during Katrina be raised by 3 feet, but some residents may have to lift their homes higher, depending on the elevation and location of their property. Federal aid is available to pay for raising houses, but many homeowners could still be stuck paying for a portion of the costs, which can be $40,000 for the first foot.

Fighter jets escorted a Dublin-bound plane carrying 172 people to a Scottish airport Wednesday after the captain received a note saying there was a bomb on board. After closing the airport for two hours, explosives experts said they did not find a bomb.

Mudslides strike California Heavy rain triggered mudslides across northern California on Wednesday, forcing evacuations, closing roads and possibly burying individuals on their own property. The latest storm dumped up to six inches of rain over 24 hours.

ill. shooter claims mind control An Illinois man who believed he was a victim of mind control was found not guiltyby reason of insanity Wednesday in the shooting death of a state Capitol security guard. The man said that he was being controlled by a mysterious eastern European group.

U.S. secrets sold at bazaar Shopkeepers in a market outside Bagram Air Force Base were found Wednesday selling hard drives containing sensitive military data. The discovery prompted a military probe to discover the source of the leak, which included information on nuclear technicians stationed in Iraq. News briefs compiled from wire reports

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Seeing double, admissions office weighs merits of twins Wenjia Zhang THE CHRONICLE

Freshmen twins Mark and Tim Gu both received thethick envelope when theyapplied to Duke last spring.

Duke’s biggest attraction for sophomore Christopher Shaw was not a gorgeous campus or top-ranked basketball team, but one individual—his twin Jefferson Shaw. “[Jefferson] influenced my decision to go to Duke when he got in early,” Christopher said. “It’s good having the support of someone so close, someone who knows you so well.” Jefferson said he believed that being a twin could have helped his brother’s chance for admittance. “I’m sure he would have gotten in—he was as qualified as I was,” Jefferson said. “But being a twin probably had an effect.” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said that, when one twin is admitted early decision and the other applies regular decision, an admissions officer usually pulls up the admitted twin’s application.

“It is out of curiosity that we’d refer to the other application,” Guttentag said. “It certainly wouldn’t drive our decision in any particular direction.” Guttentag added that similar treatment is extended to applicants whose older siblings also applied to the University. When twins apply at the same time, admissions officers review their applications together, but only to help separate the candidates, Guttentag said. “Oddly enough, we look at the two applications together to appropriately evaluate them as individuals,” he noted. Freshman Tim Gu said he and his twin Mark Gu, who is also a freshman at the University, basically had the same application

“We would edit each other’s application make sure the names of the organizations were consistent, since we were in the same one, and stuff like that,” Tim said. to

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DSG passes bill to add new campus bus routes By

Katherine Macllwaine THE CHRONICLE

Duke Student Government addressed three of the most common sources of student complaint—transportation, health care and dining—Wednesday night. During a general body meeting, the organization passed three resolutions intended to make student life easier. DSG members also heard a presentation from Director of Dining Services Jim Wulforst and Kernel Dawkins, vice president of campus services, about upcoming changes to the University’s dining management. After representatives from the Athletics and Campus Services Committee presented results ofa recent transportation survey of 250 students, the organization passed two resolutions designed to improve the University’s busing system. The first resolution will institute a new route with buses stopping at apartment complexes and popular night venues off campus, as well as at East and West Campus. The transit will run Thursday through Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m, and will start at the beginning of the next

academic year. Several senators opposed the bill, focusing on the system’s price, which representatives said would amount to about $76,000 a year. Senator Kathleen Greene, a senior, said security-minded administrators indicated that they would be willing to bear the brunt of the cost. “The impact on student safety and well-being is so much greater than the monetary value,” she said. Senior Ajay Kori, director of the Student Services Committee, added that administrators were so eager to initiate the project that using the student activities fees to fund it would likely be unnecessary. The next transportation-based resolution focused on improvements to the University’s current busing system. In addition to several smaller changes, the resolution would dramatically alter the weekend C-2 bus route, a commonly referenced woe of many students, particularly freshmen, senators said. SEE DSG ON PAGE 5

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Students call for Latino reps in admissions, studies center by

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Students, faculty and administrators gathered for a panel discussion on the

state ofLatinos at the University Thursday

night at Love Auditorium in the Levine Science Research Center. The forum, which was attended by approximately 65 people, was hosted by Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. Sophomore Brian Ovalle said he was inspired to organize the event after reading an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education called “How Elite Universities Fail Latino Students.” “Once we checked the box on our application that we were Latino, we signed on to be the leaders of our community,” Ovalle said. “Coming from a top-five university, the future leaders of the Latino community will come from here.”

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Brian Ovalle and Brian Flores speak about Duke's Latino community at a panel discussion Wednesday.

In addition to a panel of 12 students, event organizers invited several administrators—including Sue Wasiolek, dean of students, Todd Adams, assistant dean of students, and Eddie Hull, executive director of housing services and dean of residence life—to attend and participate in the dialogue. During a brief presentation, Ovalle and senior Brian Flores listed lack of resources, limited numbers of applicants, over-representation of wealthierLatinos in the student body and a failure to recognize the differences between different Latino groups as shortcomings at the University. In response, Flores outlined three primary areas of focus in solving current problems. First, he suggested establishing student liaisons to work with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to increase the Latino applicant pool. Currently, 6*7 percent of the student body is Latino. Second, he called for a follow-up on a proposal President Richard Brodhead made to create a Presidential Task Force to evaluate the University’s success in addressing Latino issues. Finally, Flores called for the creation of a full-scale Latino Studies Center with a tenured, senior faculty member acting as director. Latino studies addresses the role ofLatinos within American society—their immigration to the United States and their current and future positions in American society. Panelists said there is a misunderstanding on campus regarding the difference between Latino studies and Latin American studies, which focuses on culture and history in Latin American nations. Duke currendy has a Latino/a Studies Initiative that offers research funding and lectures as well as other services, but attendees complained that they must travel to the University of Nordi Carolina at Chapel Hill in order to take Latino studies classes.

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BENNETT from page 1 who are concerned about the reputation ofboth the lacrosse team and the University, but he is not expected to represent any players directly. Earlier this week, defense lawyers announced that results from all 46 DNA tests taken from current members of the team were negative and thus do not com nect any members of the team to the alleged attack. No charges have been filed. Despite the negative DNA test results, District Attorney Mike Nifong said he will continue to pursue the allegations that a North Carolina Central student was assaulted at a team party on Buchanan Street March 13. Nifong has declined requests for an interview. He said at the forum he still believes a medical exam of the alleged victim

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shows that a crime occurred Family members of players on the team have recently spoken out against the investigation. Brian Loftus, the father of Dan and Chris Loftus, two members of the team, questioned why Nifong is still going ahead with the case against the players. “I don’t understand it,” Loftus said The family of Devon Sherwood, a freshman goalie and the only black player on the team, also said the DNA results should end the investigation. Sherwood was the only player not tested because the alleged victim said her attackers were white. “I'm just glad that that ordeal is over with,” Chuck Sherwood, Devon’s father, said. “Hopefully as we progress with the case, it will show that all of the players will be exonerated of any wrongdoing at all.” Tim Whitmire, a reporter for theAssociated Press, contributed to this story. ...

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C-2 buses run between Currently, East and West Campuses on weekends detouring through Central Campus and arriving at stops every fifteen minutes. The resolution dictates that one of the buses must follow the C-l route directly between East and West. The resolution will send only the second bus from West to Central and back. Senator Josh Solera, a senior who presented the resolution, emphasized the difficulties the current system places on freshmen and added that a bus route between Central and East campuses would not be necessary on weekends because students rarely commute between the two locations. The resolution passed despite objections by some representatives. Addressing student healthcare in addition to transportation, the body passed a thirdresolution to establish a “Fast-Track” program within the Medical Center. The program will grant students faster access to medical specialists. Under current regulations, patients must visit Student Health before receiving referrals to specialists in the Medical Center. Senator Kristin Pfeiffer, a sophomore who presented the resolution, said most students must wait about two weeks before they are able to see the specialists. She added that the time span often forces students to search for alternate care in the Durham community or even return home. The Fast-Track program will also give Duke students in need of appointments priority as cancellations occur in the Medical Center. Pfeiffer said the program will allow students to see specialists within seven days and will be implemented first in the dermatology and gastroenterology clinics two

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Aulden Burcher, 2008 Matthew McNeill, 2008 Kernel Dawkins, vice president ofcampus services, said he would work with students to select a new dining service the departments officials told her were most frequendy visited by students. Solera opposed the resolution, and said it would give students an unfair advantage over other members of the community. Pfeiffer refuted his claim, explaining that students would be contacted upon appointment cancellations, but all patients in need of medical care would receive necessary attention. “I’m not kicking-out someone from Durham from their spot,” she said. “If I have a stomach pain, and somebody else has a stomach pain, we’re both going to

get in there.” DSG representatives also addressed dining services by questioning Dawkins and Wulforst about plans to replace campus food provider ARAMARK, Corp. ARAMARK recently announced that it has declined the opportunity to rebid on its contract with the University. Dawkins and Wulforst emphasized their plans to work with students in selecting a new firm to manage dining services. “We want them to be able to adjust to whatever the demand is on campus,” Dawkins said.

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CENTRAL from page 1 located in two separate converted houses, one on Campus Drive and the other on Alexander Street. Classes in the department are taught in spaces ranging from the West Duke Building to Trent Drive Hall to the Sanford Institute ofPublic Policy. “Historically we’ve been so marginalized, not just departmentally but geographical-

ly—nowwe’llbeinacentrallocation,”Ching said. “For selfish reasons, this is good.” The AALL faculty is anticipating the

Mike Nifong, who is in the running for re-election as district attorney, is facing many critics in the community.

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tion, defendants could request a change of venue, which would move the trial to another county in North Carolina, said Duke

doubt on the integrity of Nifong’s motives,” Bishop said. “That’s why I drew the conclusion that he was fishing for votes.” Although Nifong has stopped speaking directly to the media, the opposing candidates both said they will refrain from speak-

Law Professor Thomas Metzloff. He said he was surprised by the initial strength of Nifong’s statements of the certainty about the guilt of the players because of the comments’ potential to taint the jury pool. “People were really stunned at how strongly he expressed his personal beliefs in his version of what happened,” Metzloff said. “[Nifong’s] lack of experience and the fact that he is in the middle of a political campaign contributed to his inappropriate, but not unethical, response.” Johnny Gaskins, a lawyer based in Raleigh with a background in criminal law, supported Nifong’s actions. “I’m not critical of the way he has handled this case,” he said. “I think everybody has been playing to the media. Right now, the defense is winning.” Because only Democrats are running for district attorney, the May 2 primary could decide the election. But if one candidate does not receive more than 40 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff election between the top two vote-getters in June. Jared Mueller contributed to this story.

ing to the media about the case until it was resolved. “The damage that has been done is irreparable—die damage to the community, the damage to Duke’s image, and the damage to the judicial system,” Black said. At a candidates’ forum Tuesday evening, Black told audience members that although she had previously refrained from commenting about the case, she felt it was necessary to start criticizing Nifong after he spoke at the NCCU forum. Black said thaf because of extensive media coverage, it would be “almost an impossibility to find 12 people who know nothing about the case” to serve as jurors, even if a trial were moved to another county. If charges are filed, a judge could prevent the prosecution from participating in potentially damaging publicity. In addi-

bers expressed some qualms about the location. She said they had hoped to be further south, in close proximity to the Nasher Museum ofArt. “The best art history programs are often attached or within great museums, and now that we have a great museum, we’d love to be able to take advantage of that,” she said. “We’re willing to move to Central, but at the very least—in Phase II if we can’t do it in Phase I—we’d like to be closer to the Nasher.” Acting Co-Director of the Dance Program M’Liss Dorrance, an associate professor of the practice, said her department is eager for potential collaborative opportunities. move to CenShe also

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Art History and Visual Studies is spread over several facilities. Students attend classes in the East Duke Building and the Smith Warehouse and use darkrooms in the Center for Documentary Studies. After its move, the department is likely to continue using the Smith Warehouse in addition to acquiring a new facility on Central, said Department Chair Patricia heighten, a professor of art history. The new building will likely be on the north side of the campus near Erwin Road. Though excited about the move, heighten said she and other faculty mem-

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Thavolia Glymph, AAAS assistant professor, said she is disappointed with the community because “since the DNA results were returned Monday, we [have been] moving backwards.” She said the results have given the community a false sense of vindication and that students now feel issues such as race and gender no longer need to be examined. Those present also criticized the media’s reporting and coverage of the alleged rape and subsequent campus reaction. “It really frustrates me when the newspapers paint the issue as rich, white Duke versus poor, black Durham,” one student said. “There are many people who aren’t in these neat boxes like it is

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Communitymembers gathered Wednesday to discuss the social implications of the lacrosse rape allegations.

Another audience member noted that the media’s influence on community discussion has been negative. “We have been programmed by the media to see this story from the media’s perspective,” she said. “Race and sex are being depicted by the people who use it to divide us.” At one point, Charles Payne, director of

AAAS, stood up and asked that all members of the media in the room—including a reporter from The Washington Post —to identify themselves as such. “People should know if they are speaking to half of America,” Payne said. Senior Wintta Woldemariam, president of Black Student Alliance, said she has been hesitant to speak to the media. “When speaking to the news, I’ve been cautious. I don’t want to make it a black woman versus white male issue,” Woldemariam said. “What disgusts me is that the media is framing the issue in such a

simplified way.”

She also commented on President Richard Brodhead’s recent e-mail to the entire student body, which oudined the administration's planned response to the lacrosse situation. “I thought the e-mail was very good but conveniently danced around the issue of race,” she said. The forum concluded with discussion of the need for students to convene and exchange ideas about the alleged assault as well as other issues. Lubiano suggested that weekly meetings be held to promote discussion, in an effort to mimic the daily meetings of activists during the Civil Rights Movement. “We have to provide an opportunity for people to start thinking about this situation together,” she said.

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“We don’t assume that twins will go to the same college,” he said. “That’s a decision that every family, every group of twins Since many twins have the same acamakes for themselves.” demic backgrounds, comparable activities Some twins who attend Duke said they and even similar social security numbers, find their sibling’s presence both comfortit is very easy to mix up parts of one appliing and helpful. cation with another, Guttentag said. In some cases the relationship is extended to three, as was the case for freshAlthough most twins do receive similar decisions, one twin’s admission decimen triplets Charisma, Deborah and Shansion does not determine the other’s, he non Nelson. said. Guttentag said no statistical data re“It is much easier to have them around,” Shangarding twin admissions is non said. “I alavailable. ways have some“It is much easier to have them “Most of the one to chill time we end up around. I always have someone with, and it is easier to meet making similar to chill with, and it is easier to decisions on people, too.” twins because Deborah meet people, too.” we find the said having two Freshman Shannon Nelson sisters not only twins often start looking simimakes social lar,” he said life easier, but “But we feel very comfortable making dif- also helps academically. ferent decisions when we think there’s a “We have always been study partners; significant difference.” we boost each other up to do better,” she Such was the case for freshman Eric added. Mark and Tim Gu, who are currendy inJones and his twin Forrest Jones, who was declinedadmissions to Duke. volved in the same activities, agree they Eric said he and his brother were very work better together. “The best way for any activity to funcsurprised at the admissions results, noting that he does not think there was a wide distion is when discussion happens outside of the activity,” Tim said, adding that they parity between their applications. “Although I had slightly higher test often bounce new ideas off each other grades and GPA, he’s a better writer. He during their daily conversations. should have put together a better applica“We also make a greater impact [in extracurricular activities] simply because tion,” Eric said. When the brothers called Duke’s admisthere are two of us,” Mark said. sions office in order to ask about the deciAlthough Eric Jones used to work sidesion, the office was unable to give them a by-side with his twin, he did not observe a clear reason. decrease in work efficiency now that he is Guttentag said the admissions office alone. “Not having him around makes it does not consider the possible benefits of so I have to decide more things on my own,” Eric said. keeping twins together.

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Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag, who attended the event, said he would be supportive of student-led Latino recruitment teams. “I think that when we’re talking about Duke, students have the greatest credibility when talking to prospective students,” Guttentag said. “I really like the idea of a liaison program.” Chrissy Cortina, coordinator ofLatino recruitment in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, said that while she agreed with some of the concerns voiced, she felt that students need to be careful in their rhetoric. “It’s true that we need more Latinos, but it’s troubling to use what we call identity politics,” she said. “I think you do a

lot of people a great injustice if you make a blanket statement that, ‘You don’t understand me.”’ Cortina said she had also encountered problems finding hosts for Latino Student Recruitment Weekend—for example, she said, a student ofCuban descent may only want to host another Cuban. “As Latinos, we do have a wonderfully diverse background,” she said. “But when it comes down to the nitty-gritty, sometimes those things draw us apart.” Although freshman Cathy Zhou said she attended the event largely because she has some Latino friends, she said she was still interested in what she learned. “It really puts some perspective on the issue—because the Latino population is so little, I don’t focus on it much,” she said. “This made me realize the need for a Latino center on campus.”

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Urinetown Slava Petrova recess Urinetown, The Musical, Hoof ’n’ Horn’s latest production, has the potential to be far more entertaining than its title suggests. “This is not a show about urine,” said director Russell Hainline, a junior. “It is about revolution, following your heart and trying to overcome the wrongs in society, all told in a hilarious and absurd way.” Urinetown takes place in a town plagued by a drought. The stereotypical corrupt corporation, Urine Good Company, manipulates the government into instituting a ban on private toilets and enforcing a fee to use public bathrooms. The poor become oppressed by these unreasonable fees —and the painful inability to urinate—resulting in riots in the city. They are led by a revolutionary by the name of Bobby Strong, played by sophomore Shaun Dozier, who unfortunately falls in love with the daughter of the company’s CEO, played by senior Jody Kyler. Traditional plotlines are turned into epic comedy with actors directly addressing the audience, Hainline said. The musical also takes different conventions from well-known shows, such as Les Miserables and Oklahoma, turning them into

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John Park, Trinity 'O6, seeks to make a name for himself as an Asian-American hip-hop artist while staying faithful to his family, friends and identity. Peter Blais recess Snacky Chan paused in reflection. “I was introduced to hip-hop probably in middle school by my neighbors,” he said. Together they listened to LL Cool J, Run DMC and other household names from mid ’9os hip-hop. “But, I didn’t have anywhere to align myself. I was Asian, one of the few Asians, so the black culture really made sense to me to gravitate towards. I guess their culture, the whole struggles they were having as minorities attracted me.” Nowadays, Chan runs a record label, schedules appearances on an MTV network channel and finds his music videos playing on Asian and Asian-American music channels around the world. As one of the most pervasive presences in the Asian underground hip-hop scene, Chan’s cool demeanor and frank accessibility almost represent the patience exhibited by the entire culture as it waits in by

the wings for its introduction to the mainstream. “I think hip-hop is something that everyone can identify with—be it the sound, the tunes or what someone is representing or saying,” said Simon Yin, a VJ on MTVChi, an MTV station geared toward Chinese-Americans. Established in December 2005, MTVChi is yet another indication that, slowly but surely, Asian Americans are having a greater say in popular culture. “Indie labels are definitely a lot more open because they don’t have anything to lose really, where major labels would consider it too much of a liability or risk,” said Phil Chang, a manager with FAM Group. ‘You see a lot more half-Asians, like Rachel Yamagata, KT Tunstall.” This Asian presence in the Western music industry, however, is far from a novelty. Almost every genre can lay claim to a well-known Asian in its ranks, ranging from Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James

Iha, Ladytron keyboardist Reuben Wu, Bloc Party bassist Matt Tong, worldrenowned DJ Kid Koala, super-producer Dan the Automator, and the list goes on and on. Hip-hop, however, more than other forms of music, has seemed to resonate with Asian-American fans. “The way hip-hop captures life, it’s very unique,” said John Park, Trinity ’O6, also a hip-hop artist. “When you speak a certain way, when you write a flow a certain way, you connect with people. Any art form is like that—dance too. It breaks barriers.” As an established rapper, president of the Defining Movement dance group and a staple in campus cultural showcases, Park said he is looking forward to the time when he will finally have the freedom to cultivate his art. “Freshman year I was at home doing some church event, and someone asked me to do two songs,” Park said. “Out of SEE HIP HOP ON PAGE 4

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chubbier days... Gifted 1. Richard H. Brodhead with a rather obese vocabulary, Brodhead’s larger days were most likely spent curled up with a book and a bag of Cheetos-brand cheese puff products. How did Dick burn all those calories? Well, attempting to teach George W. Bush the subtleties of T.S. Eliot can be quite tiring. Clin2. President Bill Clinton ton’s Big-Mac days were likely spent with a similarly overweight intern helping him with his “exercise.” This is actually true. Look at him now he’s laid off the Monica, he’s laid off the pounds. Either that, or Hilary has scared him into anorexia. 3. Jon Stewart Picture this: a fat, nerdy comedian making smart-aleck comments to a bunch of much cooler frat guys. Also see: swirlee (noun). 4. Britney Spears See present day.

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TV’s top tragedies... Leslie getting the boot on America’s Next Top Model. Okay, so her photos didn’t live up to her breathtaking potential. But she was so pretty, darnit! With both Mollie Sue and Leslie gone, recess wonders who’s still fit to take home the ANTM crown among the overly tall, awkward, snipy remaining contestants. The OC breaking up everyone. We know Sandy and Kirsten fight and rebound and fight again, and that Sadie girl had worn out her welcome—but Cohen and Summer? They were our one constant in a seedy, drug-addled, drama-filled world. Our cool commentators on everyone else’s oh so theatrical goings-on. Please tell us this is part of some everyone-ends-up-at-Berkeley season four-saver. Grey’s Anatomy making us wait for new episodes. George and ortho doc finally hooked up, Meredith has a hot veterinarian to help her purge her McDreamy Joneses and Izzy and Denny are about to make some very medical-ethically questionable choices—tell us more, now! Boone getting killed off on Lost. Okay, so it happened last season—but we’re still bitter! Without Boone’s smoldering eyes, this season’s viewing just hasn’t been the same. We understand lan Joseph Somerhalder probably had things to do and that after months of living on a deserted island, someone had to go. But why did it have to be someone so hot?\ With only Matthew Fox left as eye candy, recess hopes the castaways get an airlift of island cuties —stat. American Idols Queen debacle. Proving once again that post-Kelly the show has been about great ratings and passable talent, every single one of this season’s American Idol contestants butchered their respective songs on Queen tribute night. We’ll take the original idols any day.

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This weekend’s Durham Art Walk, now in its seventh year, turned Duke’s backyard into an oversized museum for the hundreds of pedestrians who scoped the city’s best artistic offerings. While it may not be the Louvre, the city-turnedartspot highlighted the burgeoning Durham art scene that is present even past the two-day event. The Durham Arts Council sponsors the biannual event to give local artists a chance to present their work publicly, said Margaret DeMott, director of artist services for Durham Arts

Photos and story by Varun Leila Council. “People get to walk around and be part of the community and build pride in the artistic talent Durham has to offer.” Equipped with a map, camera and trusty notepad, recess trekked the trail in search of the most interesting artistic work the Bull City has to offer. The event, spread through such diverse locales as the American Tobacco Campus, Blayloc and the West Village Apartments, may be over, but many of the displays of paintings, sculptures, photographs and crafts extend far into summer.

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Participating in the Art Walk is away to gain exposure for many young artists, said Aaron Williamson, Jessica Nobles and Lauryn Oliver, all members of the Art Students Association at North Carolina Central University. With adjacent displays at American Tobacco Campus, the students hoped to sell pieces as well as create awareness of local student artwork. Williamson, a senior from Greensboro, does ink art and digital photography work that results in bold, unique pieces. “I want my art to be intense so people remember it,” he said. “Maybe someone will buy a piece and.say, T have an Aaron Williamson piece,’ and someone else can say, ‘Yeah, I’ve heard of that guy. I remember seeing his stuff.’” Durham native Nobles, also a senior, is relatively new to photography. She said she fell in love with the art form while taking a 35mm photography class, and now plans on attending graduate school for fashion photography to turn her hobby into a career. Nobles said she believes the benefits of Art Walk go beyond just artistic entertainment. “All different views and cultures in Durham come together in away that expresses different versatilities and opinions,” she said. “It is very important to have, especially for the children. Art helps them achieve a heightened sense of self-awareness at an early age.” The youngest of the students, sophomore Oliver, often hears students complain about there not being much to do in town, but she disagrees. “The Art Walk shows some local flavor and V shows Durham has a lot to offer,” she said. ,

part of Durham Art Walk, Duke alumnus Kim David Durack reminisced about his travels. “I was born in Australia but grew up here,” he said.- “My documentary photos on display here were captured on my trip to Cuba, back in 2004.” Durack’s large-print, black-and-white photographs use negative space and non-political subjects to create neutral, yet compelling images. “I try to create photos that carry as little influence as possible,” he said. “To make a photo that speaks and can connect to people is what I strive for.” Durack, who received a degree in history, sees the Art Walk as away to connect with artists from the area now that he has relocated from Francisco, San while also helping to reinvigorate downtown Durham. “The event promotes people walkdowntown, ing which is usually seen as a negative , event,” he said

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Arizona-based indie/country/experimental/pop/rock band (take your pick) Calexico is back with Garden Ruin—leaving many of their eclectic roots and . turning slightly toward song-based pop arrangers. Less genre bending than past works, GardenRuin is the ideal album for a relaximmer drive. Drifting country guitar lines, handsome stirring vocals by Joey Bums and an often strolling beat keep the listener at ease. The lyrics are smart and the melodies mellow. But don’t worry, the band picks up the tempo with “Letter to Bowie Knife” and “Deep Down.” You might even consider putting the top down for those. Lovers of this southwestern favorite will appreciate hints of their musical past such as the bright horns on “Roka.” If the majestic, tearfulbeauty of “All Systems Red” (free on their website) induces nausea, beware of this album. Otherwise, find a lover, a painted sunset and do as Joey Burns sings, “Leave these troubles behind.” —Colin Tierney

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The Streets, the moniker of British rapper Mike Sinner, is back in top form with his third album The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. Though this album may have lost much of the gritty sheen present on his debut, Original Pirate Material, the beats are as catchy and eclecdc as ever and the lyrics still have loads of tongue-twisting originality. Like on his previous album A GrandDon’t Come For Free, The Hardest Way is loosely arranged around a theme—this time the consequences of Mike Skinner’s newfound celebrity. Skinner tackles everything from spending copious amounts of cash and cheating on girlfriends to over-the-top celebrity escapades a la certain British supermodspecialto recess e js an( j camera phones. (See the i ssues opening lines of the hilarious “When You Wasn’t Famous” for a more detailed description.) The Hardest Way may just be one of the few albums that can describe the life of the rich and famous without losing its relevance to the kid standing on the corner. And for that, it’s definitely worth a listen. —Alex Frydman

Kamikaze Grey, a prominent rapper who is also halfFilipino and half-Puerto Rican, said he believes that the racial issue is something that can be overcome under the the blue [manager Danny Kim] came up and mentioned right pretenses. “In talking to labels, I get two responses,” said Grey. “One, it’s going to be hard to sell you because recording my stuff. Kim, of Full Blast Music and a grade school friend of Jin didn’t make it; and two, it’s going to be easy to sell you Park, said he convinced Park to peg his rhymes to tape. because there’s no one like you.” “We pretty much took him under our wing, gathered the The story of Jin, also known as Emcee Jin or simply minions and started selling his single. Eventually we sold The Emcee, has reached almost mythic proportions. them all out.” Gaining notoriety on BET’s TV show 106 & Park, Jin won

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Park admitted, however, that there are certain obstacles in place for Asian rappers. “I am strongly rooted in my Korean identity, and I am strongly rooted in my American idendty—it’s inseparable,” he said. “But when kids that aren’t the typical minority kids do that they just get laughed at. For them, it’s a much bigger decision to get involved in hip-hop.” Andy Won, UNC ’O7, who goes by the stage name Rousseau, understands the dilemma but, like Park, is determined to persevere. “Anytime you go into a situation where people aren’t used to you, they’ll judge you and knock you. But once you prove yourself they can’t deny it.”

seven straight freestyle batdes on his way to a record deal with the Ruff Ryders/Virgin records. He was publicized everywhere from the New York Times to Rolling Stone and even acted in 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious. However, his debut The Rest is History suffered many delays and encountered paltry sales at just over 100,000 units when it was finally released. In addition, the brandishing of the Asian-American identity in such things as his “Team Chinese” music video caused some controversy even among his peers. “He was sort of pushing himself as an Asian rapper, but he didn’t want to do it that way—the label made him do it,” said Grey. “Nobody cares that you’re Chinese. Good music is good music. When you push that out there, it’s a gimmick. He was pushing it like a crutch.” The result, said Grey, was resentment from members of the Asian community. “Everyone I knew basically told me, T don’t want to Learn Chinese,”’ he said. Jin’s ordeal with a major label serves as a warning to other Asian artists who have to dance the fine line between their art and their identity. A key example is Joe Han ofLinkin’ Park, said manager Chang. “He reached the white demographic, the MTV demographic, the everything, before Koreans even knew who he was, and then Koreans followed suit and were like, ‘Hey we’ve got a Korean in the mainstream.’ You sort of have to mute your Asian identity in deference to getting yourself out there first.” Grey said his business plan relies on talent over de-

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‘You can’t be an Asian artist and just focus on the Asian community,” he said. “Like Eminem, he wasn’t the first white rapper, but he was the first prominent one to be respected by everybody. IfI’m successful and everyone likes me, then the Asian community will come out and support me, but it has to start from somewhere else first.” While the blueprints for an Asian rapper to break out may be in place, most artists remain uncertain

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“Do I think it’ll happen?” Rousseau asked. “In two or three years, no, probably not even five. But I think it’s something that isn’t too far out there, because the talent is there. If enough people came knocking on the door eventually the record companies will have to answer.” In the meantime, life goes on. Grey is in the midst of finishing his fourth mix tape. 'Chan and his Dynasty Muzik label are prepping the release of a debut album by The Devil’z Rejects, followed by a compilation of Chan’s best works, which might find its way into chain music store shelves by summer. As for Duke student Park, upon graduation he plans to return to New Jersey to work on his musical career. “I’m going to basically disappear for a month or two, go into training, write a lot, read a lot, work on my breath control, performance style,” he said. “It’s going to be like Rocky." Among so many cultural factors, Park said he wants to follow the model of Nas on his debut album Rlmatic. no fluff, no cameos —“just someone who has a lot to say, who cares about his community, who’s not out there for the money, just out there for his family and friends and to be positive,” Park said.

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ing, I like to remind myself that I am more than what I do. I like to use color in the way I dress. I like to be playful and goofy—it’s all a part of who I am.” Today’s feminists strive to be seen as whole people instead of sexual objects. But for self-identifiedfeminists like senior Heather Imsande, a Dancing Devil, that does not mean that a feminist cannot express her sexuality. “People are surprised at how assertive I am about women’s rights,” Imsande said. “Ifyou have long hair some people automatically think you want to play the submissive role.” One significant aspect offeminism is the idea that a person can be anything they want to be and can look any way they wish to look. Associate Professor ofCultural Anthropology Diane Nelson takes that concept to heart she keeps a fairy-tale princess dress and boa in her office for whenever the mood strikes her. Indubitably, feminists around campus agree that people should dress how they feel comfortable and happy. With the onset of World War II and the emergence of women into the workforce, practical clothing like pants finally became acceptable for women. But whether dressed in a T-shirt and jeans or a couture gown, feminism is all about expressing the ideas of equality, acceptance and empowerment. —

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American obsession with the illustrious New York Times crossword. Whether the audience was composed of old school puzzle aficionados scorning the rise of Sudoku, or viewers recovering from Ken Burns’ work-in-progress tearjerker War, World Play was a shoe-in crowd-pleaser. Celebrity testimonies from Bill Clinton to Jon Stewart added to the hilarity. In one example, Stewart hunches over his desk and yells, “Bring it!” He then proceeds to challenge puzzle Editor Will Shortz by threatening to use a sharpie to fill in the blocks. Seemingly destined for popular buzz, World Play was purchased by IFC films and will be released in June. While Full Frame wasn’t exactly a hot spot for distribution deals, it was for many a first step along the path of publicity—a site where filmmakers could gain invaluable exposure and watch their films on the big screen for the first time. In some cases, the festival and the screening of films grew to be an emotional experience. Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, co-directors of A Lion in the House (given Honorable Mention by the Full Frame Grand Jury), which follows the stories of child cancer patients, revealed how meaningful the festival was to them personally. Reichert, in a tragic twist of fate, had been recently diagnosed with lymphoma. This is the first time the couple has been able to travel since Reichart’s diagnosis. “To see such incredible films is going to let us get though this stupid chemo,” Reichert said. “Film is going to nourish us.” Barry Goldwater Jr., who joined his niece CC, the director of Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater, said he had reservations about being part of the post-screening Q&A. “I told CC, I can’t get up there, I’ve just been crying,” said Goldwater Jr. regarding the documentary about his father, the losing 1964 Republican presidential candidate. Like Goldwater Jr., the casts of the documentaries were sometimes present for the screenings—after all, these were films about actual people. Coach Bill Ressler, star of the highly praised documentary, Heart of the Game, about a high school women’s basketball team, was in town for the festival and stopped by Duke to check out Cameron Indoor Stadium. Amid jaunty poses in front of the Krzyzewskiville sign and sightseeing in the women’s basketball office, Ressler said he was astounded by the finished documentary. “The first time I saw [the film], I was amazed. I was shocked because I didn’t realize how much emotion [the director] had captured in the process of filming these girls,” Ressler said, “It Just bleeds off the screen.” Ressler said his experience with director Ward Serrill over the stunning seven years of filming was a mixture of luck and passion, one which led to a fairy tale athletic victory even Jerry Bruckheimer couldn’t concoct. Whether stirring or amusing—and more often a little of both—these documentaries have, nevertheless, faded from Durham screens in continuation of their passage through festivals and distribution deals across America. But with any luck, some of them might just land in a theater near you.

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Wordplay Status: Limited distribution by IFC Films, beginning June 16 Wordplay is the most fun you’ll have at a documentary this year. It’s silly and touching, features Jon Stewart and Bill Clinton and manages to make crossword puzzles interesting for over an hour and a half. Director Patrick Creadon speaks to preeminent members of the entertainment, sports and political spheres while following the stories of several crossword puzzle devotees preparing for the 28th annual national championship and finds complete success. Surprisingly, the best moments of the film are not the time spent with Stewart or Clinton but the half of the film devoted entirely to the unknown, geeky crossword-obsessed. Watching 20-year-old engineer Tyler Hinman solve the Sunday New York Times puzzle in under five minutes is as great as watching Stewart riff on the inferiority of the, USA Today crossword—and the contrast between old and young serves as a reminder of the puzzle’s ability to unite people of all backgrounds and interests. —Brian McGinn

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hysterical moments of parody. Choreographer Becky Grotty, a junior, integrated this tactic of spoofing theatrical norms into the musical numbers as well. “The way the music makes fun of musical theater is not just silly but smart and clever,” Grotty said, “Having never heard of the show before we began, I was excited to take my knowledge of dance and play with these dances in a completely new way.” Urinetown was a surprise success on Broadway, winning two 2002 Tony Awards for best original score and best book of a musical. Even with a questionable title, audiences made the musical one of the most unlikely hits in Broadway history. The show was originally discovered in the New York Fringe Festival, which brings thousands of cuttingedge theater performances to Manhattan every August. Starting offBroadway, the fully staged musical was quickly brought to the larger Henry Miller Theatre; the show only closed when the venue was demolished in January 2004. Hoof ’n’ Horn, a completely student-run organization, is behind bringing the new musical to Duke for the first time ever. Their production, all around well-done and professional in all aspects, proves to move and delight its audience as much as its New York

predecessor. Despite the tide’s tendency to provoke an awkward smile, Urinetown is worth seeing. “Although

on the outside it looks like an absurd story, it is not. It is about treating things seriously that look absurd, making the show hilarious," absolutely Hainline said.

Urinctown, The Musical plays in Reynolds Theater April 13-15 and 21-22 VARUN LEILA/ RECESS at Bp.m., and April 23 at 2 Hoof 'n' Horn perform Urinetown: the Musical which p.m. It will also show graduwon several Tony Awards during its Broadway stint. ation weekend.

Student Artist Spotlight summers participating in different intensive programs all across the country. As she neared the end of high school, Davis was unsure about her dancing future. She decided to go to college and forgo the chance to audition for professional companies. While Duke’s dance program was definitely an appealing factor, Davis said she did not use dance to determine which school she would attend. “I thought I’d be able to walk away from ballet, but 1 couldn’t,” said Davis. She began taking classes a few times a week and soon found herself dancing every day at Duke. Davis said she gives a lot ofcredit to the structure ofDuke’s dance program. While her old ballet school was very strict, the Duke program is more flexible. COURTESY OF LINDSAY DAVIS Duke Dance has allowed her to thrive, Lindsay Davis, center, is a Trinity seniorand History major. Her dance ca- according to M’Liss Dorrance, director of undergraduate studies for the dance dereer, however, began at age three. partment. “As a dancer she has the longby Lauren Fischetti legged line and quicksilver speed of a New York recess City ballerina and the wit to match,” Dorrance said. Lindsay Davis has been taking ballet lessons Although she will graduate with a degree in since she was three years old. But when she came history and is finishing up her thesis, Davis says to Duke, Davis was not sure that ballet would play her plans have changed, and she will pursue a major role in her life. “I was burnt out,” said the dancing after graduation. senior. “I wanted a normal life.” Since January, Davis has been away from Duke As a young girl, Davis often went to see the every weekend auditioning all over the country. Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet in her native Ohio. She has received a few offers and is waiting to Even at her young age, Davis said she knew she hear back from a few more companies. Davis said the process is very frustrating bewanted to be a part of the company. She then joined at age seven and danced with the group cause it is so competitive, but Dorrance believes until she graduated from high school. she can succeed. “Lindsay can carve a space out “Ballet was pretty much my life,” Davis said. for herself in the very competitive professional She practiced for hours every day and spent her arena,” she said.

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Just after Stephen Amritraj won his No. 6 singles match, the scoreboard showed that the Blue Devils led, 3-0, but they were far from finishing off their rivals from Chapel Hill. The 12th-ranked Tar Heels (21-3, 6-3 in the ACC) led three of the four remaining matches, and Q UNC *okkc I 3 To-DUKE 4 the only Blue Devil leading his match at the time, trailed 5-4 in the second set. “I’ve seen enough tennis to know you’re not comfortable until the end,” Duke head coach Jay Lapidus said. “Things were very hairy, very close there. It could have easily gone the other direction.” Joey Atas’ performance in his final two sets, however, ensured the 4-3 Duke victory. The junior bounced back from a first-set tiebreaker loss to take the No. 4 singles match 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1, and clinch the win for Duke. “I thought [Stokke] was going to win his match, so I didn’trelax really, but my mind wasn’t 100 percent there,” Atas said. “But after he started getting tight on his serve, then I was like, ‘Alright, I’ve got to finish this match.’ I really stepped up my game in the second and third sets.” The Blue Devils (16-5, 8-1) defeated North Carolina Wednesday at Ambler Stadium, despite losses from seniors Stokke and Ludovic Walter at the top two singles spots. With the win—the team’s eighth over a top-25 team this season—Duke sets up a potential de facto ACC championship with Virginia Sunday. The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead by winning two of the three doubles matches. The No. 1 pair ofAtas and Stokke

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A group of middle school students flocked toward junior center Alison Bales and sophomore forward Laura Kurz outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium Wednesday afternoon. They eagerly waved posters, pictures and pieces of paper in their outstretched hands as the two towering posts gladly signed them. Even though the Blue Devils fell just season short of their ultimate goal of a Nationwrap-up al Championship this season, the jubilant scene outside Cameron was a sign that the women’s basketball program was establishing a legacy at Duke and gaining the popularity it deserves. “We’re in the process of building a great tradition here at Duke,” head coach Gail Goestenkors said. “It’s an exciting time to be a part of the program. We haven’t won the National Championship yet, but whenever you get the national T.V. exposure that accompanies going to a Final Four and a championship game, it is good for the program because so LAURA BETH DOUGLAS/THE CHRONICLE many general fans get to know Duke women’s basketball.” On Jan. 23, Cameron sold out for the fifth time in school Freshman Abby Waner, who had a strong NOVA Tournament, will be one history as the Blue Devils trounced then-No.l ranked Tenof Duke's top returners next season.

nessee, 75-53. Six days later, the fan support was still high as

Cameron sold out again for the second straight game in which Duke suffered a 74-70 loss to North Carolina. The draw of Tennessee, a powerhouse women’s basketball program, and the Tar Heels, Duke’s deep-seeded rival, helped spurn crowd attendance. But the Blue Devils consistent play and steady position atop the polls this season also contributed to the increased fan attendance. Both the team and the fans excitedly anticipated the beginning of the 2005-2006 season as Duke returned all of its starters. From the outset, the Blue Devils consistendy wiped out non-ACC opponents by at least 30 points. When conference play began, Duke showed few signs of wearing down as it handily defeated both N.C. State and Maryland. The highlight of the regular season was when the Blue Devils rolled over the Volunteers, a program that has sustained the national popularity that Duke hopes to attain. As Duke climbed to the top of the polls, dreams of the program’s elusive first National Championship were becoming a conceivable reality. The Blue Devils, however, SEE W. BBALL ON PAGE 12

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The only thing better than the weather Wednesday night at Jack Coombs Field was the Duke offense. Brett Bartles and Nate Freiman combined to drive in DAVIDSON 5 eight runs in the DUKE 11 middle of the order as the Blue Devils cruised to an 11-5 victory over Davidson The Blue Devils (12-26) scored seven of their first eight runs with two outs, finally showing the clutch hitting needed to drive in runs that they have lacked for much of the season. “We did a great job making them earn that last out every inning,” head coach Sean McNally said. “That’s something we keep track of—two-out RBIs—and we did a great job tonight with it.” Duke showcased its situational hitting when it broke the game open in the second inning. With one out and the bases loaded, the Blue Devils’ ninth batter, Daniel Palmer, hit a dribbler down the third-base line—his first of four hits on the night—that Wildcat catcher Alex Entrekin could not handle to begin the scoring. One out later with the bases still loaded, Bartles hit a sharp single into center to plate two more runs for a 3-0 lead. Bartles moved to second on the throw home and scored on Freiman’s two RBI single to right for a 5-0 advantage over the Wildcats (12-21). The Blue Devils added another in the third on Adam Murray’s two-out single to right field. The following inning, Freiman

M.TENNIS from page 9 upset the Tar Heels top duo, sixth-ranked Raian Luchici and Brad Pomeroy, 8-4. Duke’s second pair, Amritraj and Peter Rodrigues, secured the doubles point with an 8-5 victory before the Tar Heels took the No. 3 doubles match in a tiebreaker. Rodrigues started off Duke’s singles effort with a dominating 6-1, 6-3 win, improving his dual singles record to an impressive 19-1. Amritraj also won, 6-1, 6-3, before freshman Kiril Dimitrov fell at the No. 5 spot, increasing the pressure on Atas. In front of a near-capacity crowd, the Ohio State transfer sealed the win to cap off his first Duke-UNC ex-

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A Duke player beats out the tag for one of theBlue Devils 11 runs duringWednesday's win over Davidson. laced a two-out triple to score Bardes and later crossed the plate himself on a Davidson error to give Duke an 8-0 lead. Bartles and Freiman combined to spark another rally in the seventh. Bardes drove in Jimmy Gallagher with a double to right before Freiman knocked in his fourth and fifth runs of the game with a double down the left field line. “Hopefully [Bartles and Freiman] can feed off each other at the top of that lineup and we can see more of that,” McNally said. “Those were good swings.” Freiman has brought a presence to the

middle of the Blue Devil lineup since his injury two weeks ago. In his eight games back, the freshman has hit three home runs and driven in 14 runs. “He certainly can give a big help to the middle of the order,” McNally said. “He’s made it easier for some of the other guys to swing the bat, too, knowing we have another guy in there that can really swing it.” Duke senior Sean O’Brien (1-0) got the win in his first career start, pitching three scoreless innings while allowing only one hit. Michael Kaufman (0-4) took the loss for Davidson. return from an

“Before today, I didn’t really realize how big the rivalry was between UNC and Duke, just because its my first year,” Atas said. “But as soon as we walked out, I noticed the atmosphere and I just got really pumped up for it.” Walter, who is ranked fourth in the nation and set the school record for career wins April 7, fell to No. 18 Luchici in two closely fought sets, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Luchici broke Walter’s serve late in both sets, and fought off three break points in the final game to complete the upset. “He had about four set points in the first set, and if he wins that set maybe things change around, but when he lost that set the other guy got a lot of confidence,” Lapidus said. “Ludo capitalizes on those opportunities probably 90 to 95 percent of the time, but today he just couldn’t close it out.” With the victory, Duke ties North Carolina at 10 in the Carlyle Cup, a yearlong athletic competition between the two schools.

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suspended all of the players. Because they’re role models, and role models don’t look at naked women. “Within 24 hours of being notified of the incident, we took swift and punitive action and believe this reinforces our zero tolerance for these types of episodes,” Colorado AD Mike Bohn said. Swift. Punitive. Zero tolerance. It’s exactly what Duke needs. Zero tolerancefor athlete immorality, whether or not they’re breaking the law. Who cares if hiring a stripper is “legal”? Athletes should be better than that. Who cares if racial slurs are “legal” and tens of millions of Americans use them every day without punishment? These are athletes, they should be better than the rest of us. Who cares if suspending an athlete from school for writing a vile e-mail is essentially equivalent to suspending him for the contents of his thoughts? Athletes should be suspended for their impure thoughts.

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A delicate discussion the past few weeks, most controversial event in the lacrosse scandal our recent memory, tensions has created a wave of also run high, The lacrosse scandal raised controversy over some of the questions about most sensitive is■ rr ST3lthe divides besues a university tween the rich campus can face. between the and and poor various Understandably, But perhaps town and gown. on responded groups campus the most emotionally charged by calling for dialogue. In particular, they have fo- issue to surface in the wake of cused on perceived racial ten- the spectacle is race, Duke is a diverse campus sions within our community. Duke has witnessed the ca- located in a diverse communipacity of a single event to un- ty. The alleged crime that took place on Buchanan leash vehement disagreement and strife. The Palestinian Boulevard, in many peoples’ Solidarity Movement and minds, brought to light a dynamic of oppression that exSigma Chi’s Viva Mexico party also created fault lines within isted latently and perhaps the community. Now, in the sometimes, blatantly, weeks following perhaps the Campus groups, in at-

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Faithfully waiting Perhaps, as Stephen Miller suggested yesterday, the Lacrosse team incident was not the incident that protesters and community leaders should have cited to speak to larger ingrained prejudice at Duke University. Perhaps it just wasn’t “the case.” But how long do we have to wait for “the case”? Before Rosa Park’s bus incident, Claudette Colvin became the first person jailed for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person Her case was not the case that fired the civil rights movement, because she was a young unwed mother. Civil rights leaders needed “perfect” woman to make their “perfect case”. A student and mother may. not have been raped that night at 610 Buchanan, but proof every Lacrosse player’s innocence would not change the racism, sexism and classism embedded in Duke’s culture. Do I need to find a Rosa Parks to stand outside a ffat house untilracial epithets are thrown at her between sips ofNatty Light? I guess I just have to keep waiting. In the meantime, let a biology professor tell you in class that “you might want to reconsider taking his course because it requires a lot of memorization.” Then wait while he tells a white male student that “He should be fine. He looks like a smart guy.” After that, listen while a white female student approaches your 5’6” ballet dancer frame to ask if you play basketball. Read an article in the Chronicle about how your SAT score must be lower than your roommate’s because

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talk to me about how a racist society is an artide of my faith. Danae Plattenburg Trinity ’O7 Shame on Nifong and the DPD As both a Durham resident and Duke student, I am appalled at the recent events and actions taken by the DA’s office and Police Department in their investigation of the Duke Lacrosse team. The Police Department and DA’s office went out and DNA tested all of the white members of the Lacrosse Team as a method of punishing them for not talking to police, even though the DA’s office even admits that several of the players were not at the party. Mike Nifong has used this case as a political opportunity and has further stirred up racial discord in Durham in an attempt to win his bid for election to the District Attorney’s office. Instead of waiting to receive all of the evidence, Mr. Nifong has tried this case in the public forum and received the conviction he was searching for from many throughout the city, country, and media. However, now that the DNA evidence has returned, Mr. Nifong intends to pursue this case, and who can be surprised by this. He almost certainly has no chance of winning the election if he drops this case to which he has so publicly tied himself. I can only hope that the voters of Durham send Mr. Nifong a message and that the next DA of Durham County decides to try cases in the court room, rather than the court of public opinion. Richard Bailey Trinity ’O6

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used the words “incompetent” and hour, it was so emasculated by four amend“irrelevant” to describe Duke Student ments that it lost most of its initial supportGovernment—but “corrupt?” That’s ers and failed in a 12-20-6 vote. All this was in the senjust crazy. ate, a body whose members Or so I thought. Three recent events and regularly high-five and say one from the beginning of things like “I object to your pants.” the school year show how DSG has become both Another, strongly-worded resolution by Senator inept and unscrupulous Chauncey Nartey was I’ll start with the most innocuous and the biggest tabled, and the executive Elizabeth rudisill board waste of time finally presented its Do SomethinG Senator Craig Bohn prestatement that it had been formulating for a few days sented a resolution “Endorsing the Conclusions of the Report on in conjunction with the Women’s Center. Some senators still wanted a resolution, but the Independent Study Survey” to the senfinally realized that they were not resolved ate April 5. to anything and, after almost two hours in Now, I’m sure the survey required inthe quagmire, decided to sign the statetense work and created valuable information on independent studies, but why in ment that was sent to the student body in the world was it presented as a resolution an e-mail two days later. This would have been a comedy of erinstead of as a presentation? Reviewing and unanimously passing the resolution rors, except that there was nothing funny wasted time and elicited ridiculous quesabout it. The final statement was sensible and didn’t jump to conclusions. If not for tions from senators who wanted to seem interested, but hadn’t paid any attention to Cederblom’s tacky, petty refusal to sign, it would have been signed unanimously. the presentation. The best illustration of the senate’s However, the process to get there was cumbersome—the executive board would have clunking through a meeting was the debacle of trying to pass a resolution about the been better off presenting their statement lacrosse fiasco March 29. It started with a at the top of the meeting, cutting off the proposed resolution. Over the course of an lengthy and heated discussion. I’m not say-

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is a good thing Early Decision is binding, otherwise we might not have a new freshman class. While that would solve the housing crunch, I wonder who in my class would accept their seats if this all was happening two years ago. Duke has always been my dream school, and there are amazing things about this place that reaffirm that idea everyday. Regardless of the great things we do here, though, we are only as strong as our weakest link.

My mom used to remind me: Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits they become your character. Watch your character it becomes your destiny. And I chalked it up as those quaint Midwestern values, suspecting people could hold words and actions independent in the real world. And then a boy who lived in my freshman dorm was a top story on CNN for words about killing and stripping the skin off another human being. The email made me nauseous; what would possess someone to say something so horrifying? I was the first to condemn Ryan as the lowest of the low, and then I realized I had seen this writing before. It’s common across male-list serves on this campus. It’s sad, but that email could have been in hundreds of inboxes a month ago without causing the reader to flinch. We can’t point fingers at Ryan and pretend he is the deviant. We tolerate a disgusting level of violent speech in our daily interactions. People are immune to derogatory words for women and minorities. In fact, dropping the.n-bomb, having sex with a girl too drunk to remember her name and calling someone a fag while pretending to sodomize him are qualities glorified by certain exclusively male groups at Duke. Earlier this semester, the blog posting a “how-to guide to banging a sorority girl” caused more outrage for its stereotyping than its shameless degradation of women. Sexual Assault Awareness Week has come and gone, but are we any closer to ending violence against women? Does the student body even realize what that entails? I ask the boys on this campus: what if Ryan’s email joked about getting off on killing and skinning your mother? While I doubt he sincerely intended to follow through, would you feel safe letting him near a woman you care about? We go to one of the best universities in the world, yet we accept behavior that is clearly ignorant and immoral. We need to realize fixing our culture starts on an individual basis. Whether these allegations prove true or false, it says a lot that few on this campus rule their validity out of question. It’s been a rough month for the Blue Devils, and this is going to take a lot longer to clean up than a pair of dirty spandex. —Joy Basu The author is a Trinity sophomore.

ing debate is bad. But polarized chaos and widespread frustration—which, make no mistake, is what this was—most definitely is. And herein lies one of the biggest problems with DSG: the executive board is much better than the senate at doing, well, everything. This encourages closed-door meetings that make the organization quite opaque in its operations. DSG should be held accountable in its actions, but that’s impossible when all the real work is done behind the scenes. Another instance of the executive board’s backroom power and good works is making funds from the “DSG balance forward” available to all student groups. Student Organization Finance Committee Chair Jeff Federspiel has done a fantastic job this year. He is always prepared at senate meetings, puts an unfathomable number of hours into making SOFC run perfectly and has fixed longstanding problems like this one. But these two pieces of funding legislation were brought before the senate at the March 29 meeting without the proper approval, which President Pro Tempore George Fleming brought to the senate’s attention. Federspiel and Executive Vice President Brandon Goodwin looked like they had been caught red-handed. After gaining the appropriate authorization, both transfers were approved by

the senate April 5. Because they know the rules (of DSG and parliamentary procedure) better than anyone else, the executive board is somedmes able to pull the wool over the senate’s collective eyes, and would have done so here if not for watchdog Fleming. The shady means to this commendable end make DSG unaccountable and dangerous. And if DSG is already unaccountable and dangerous, the step to corrupt is more like a shuffle of the feet. Take the approval of a funding request earlier this year for pre-law club Bench & Bar, of which Goodwin is the president. The approval was voted on at an “informal,” unpublicized meeting —for which the public records of course don’t exist. Although he never said it direcdy, I believe this is why then-Treasurer Chris Chin resigned from his post. We end the year with a floundering organization consisting of many disinterested resume-builders and a few truly outstanding student leaders, a powerful but clandestine executive board and a well-meaning but inept senate —a group of students without the courage of conviction to stand up to administrators or to anyone else. Here’s to hoping next year’s DSG actually does something. Elizabeth Rudisill is a Trinity sophomore. This is herfinal column.

"Grappling with reputation" My

lovely editor described my previous column as “750 words with no point.” In fact, it was about how Duke is perceived by outsiders (but she was right about the lack of point) Shortly thereour after, school started to make national headlines for a reason I never would have predicted, rendering moot my more

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The event prompted us all to think about what it means to go here. President Brodhead addressed an e-mail to the entire Duke community about the issues brought to new light by the lacrosse scandal. Primarily it struck me as an instance of, as The New York Times puts it, “Duke Grappling With Impact ofScandal on Its Reputation.” To be fair, the letter also addresses many concerns that may be confronting those of us who go here—it is not simply a strategic response to the recent PR fiasco. But the factors affecting our experience ofattending this school are so far removed from those that determine its reputation. This is ironic, because I assume I’m not alone in the fact that I chose to attend Duke largely because of this reputation. In fact, by picking Duke, I selected the school ranked highest by U.S. News to which I was admitted (although not solely for that reason). When you don’t know what you want to do with your life, how much can it hurt to have a good name on your diploma? There is quite the dichotomy between the outsider’s gaze and the student’s life. Pre-frosh will notice that we have gorgeous new engineering facilities, a beautiful new library and some of the best professors in the world. Only students, however, know that we also have showers in Craven quad from which people emerge smelling “like crap.” Forgivably, I think, President Brodhead didn’t address plumbing in his letter. But his points encounter a similar divide—one between how we are seen and how we live. Alcohol is one example. Local residents, and now the national media (last time it was the KYJelly incident), have presented an

image of Duke replete with outrageous parties and irresponsible drinking. But those of us who live here realize that the social life that may once have been characterized this way is steadily eroding. With the University’s buyout of the Trinity Park houses, and the now perilous position of tailgate parties, it seems like some sort of masterplan is being implemented: Every weekend night, have one to two parties on campus that the majority of underage undergraduates will attend. Being as these are the “only game in town,” they will be vastly overpopulated. Students will be funneled through botdenecks in quad sections, scrounging for an elusive can of Busch Light (or, if particularly lucky, Busch Ice). It’s brilliant—they’ll all think they’re partying. In reality, they’re drinking reasonable, sensible amounts. Duke has also been accused of elitism—an isolated bastion of privilege in a community of misfortune In fact, when I walk by girls in heels, shrouded by Coco Chanel sunglasses and iPod headphones, I have to give some kind of credence to this picture. Yet to witness the objective inequality between the demographic that attends Duke and residents of the Durham area gives little insight into the pervasive fear one has of the other. We are, indeed, asshole 20year-olds who drive Beamers. But we are also well-intentioned college students who read about our peers being mugged blocks from campus. I went on a field trip for a class to a Durham County jail. Toward the end of the tour, the Sergeant warned us all, but especially girls, not to walk alone, on-campus or off. As a fellow columnist has pointed out, we cannot be faulted for our desire for isolation. Duke is in a unique position of transformation. The New York Times put it this way: “Duke University is widely considered one of the great success stories in higher education, having transformed itselffrom a respected regional university with a history of segregation into a selective research university on a par with the country’s most elite institutions.” This dynamic character, allowing our reputation to flourish with better facilities and stronger departments, also makes us vulnerable to decline. From President Brodhead’s letter, it seems that the administration is all too aware of this. But in Duke’s efforts to be respected in the community and by the nation, I hope it is kept in mind that some of us actually go here.

David Kleban is a Trinity junior. This is his final column.

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